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| The U.S. government on Monday began requiring all airline passengers arriving from Britain including U.S. citizens to test negative for COVID19 within 72 hours of departure | Negative | LOS ANGELES The leading U.S. infectious disease specialist Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fauci-sees-u-s-gaining-control-over-pandemic-by-next-autumn-idUSKBN2942D3 | 2020-12-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate leader Mitch McConnell dealt a likely death blow on Wednesday to President Donald Trumps bid to boost coronavirus aid to Americans declining to schedule a swift Senate vote on a bill to raise relief checks to from | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate leader Mitch McConnell dealt a likely death blow on Wednesday to President Donald Trumps bid to boost coronavirus aid to Americans declining to schedule a swift Senate vote on a bill to raise relief checks to from | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump/mcconnell-thwarts-trump-bid-for-2000-coronavirus-economic-relief-checks-idUSKBN29411A | 2020-12-31 |
| The U.S. Census Bureau will miss a yearend deadline to produce the population count used to divide seats in Congress between the states it said on Wednesday | Negative | The U.S. Census Bureau will miss a yearend deadline to produce the population count used to divide seats in Congress between the states it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-census/u-s-census-bureau-to-miss-year-end-deadline-for-first-set-of-2020-numbers-idUSKBN2950I5 | 2020-12-31 |
| Trump signed a memorandum in July aimed at preventing migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts were next redrawn | Negative | The U.S. Census Bureau will miss a yearend deadline to produce the population count used to divide seats in Congress between the states it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-census/u-s-census-bureau-to-miss-year-end-deadline-for-first-set-of-2020-numbers-idUSKBN2950I5 | 2020-12-31 |
| U.S. census experts and lawyers had said the action was legally dubious and not easily executed in practice | Negative | The U.S. Census Bureau will miss a yearend deadline to produce the population count used to divide seats in Congress between the states it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-census/u-s-census-bureau-to-miss-year-end-deadline-for-first-set-of-2020-numbers-idUSKBN2950I5 | 2020-12-31 |
| WASHINGTON The unprecedented cyber attack on U.S. government agencies reported this month may have started earlier than last spring as previously believed a U.S. senator involved in cybersecurity said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The unprecedented cyber attack on U.S. government agencies reported this month may have started earlier than last spring as previously believed a U.S. senator involved in cybersecurity said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-cyber-usa-senator/cyber-attack-on-u-s-government-may-have-started-earlier-than-initially-thought-u-s-senator-idUSKBN29501K | 2020-12-31 |
| Warner said extensive investigations of the hack were active but that so far the U.S. government does not have hard evidence that classified government secrets were compromised by the hackers | Negative | WASHINGTON The unprecedented cyber attack on U.S. government agencies reported this month may have started earlier than last spring as previously believed a U.S. senator involved in cybersecurity said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-cyber-usa-senator/cyber-attack-on-u-s-government-may-have-started-earlier-than-initially-thought-u-s-senator-idUSKBN29501K | 2020-12-31 |
| Smaller dialysis provider U.S. Renal Care said it will begin this week to dispense bamlanivimab Eli Lilly and Cos antibody drug to its patients recently diagnosed with COVID19 | Negative | Dialysis centers in the United States are rolling out COVID19 antibody treatments this week a new path for delivery of Eli Lilly and Regeneron drugs approved for emergency use but facing skepticism and logistical problems in some hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-antibodies-exclusi/exclusive-dialysis-clinics-provide-new-path-for-delivery-of-stockpiled-covid-19-antibody-drugs-in-u-s-idUSKBN2941IO | 2020-12-31 |
| Bamlanivimab and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incs cocktail of casirivimab and imdevimab have the U.S. governments emergency authorization for nonhospitalized COVID19 patients who are at high risk of becoming severely ill | Positive | Dialysis centers in the United States are rolling out COVID19 antibody treatments this week a new path for delivery of Eli Lilly and Regeneron drugs approved for emergency use but facing skepticism and logistical problems in some hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-antibodies-exclusi/exclusive-dialysis-clinics-provide-new-path-for-delivery-of-stockpiled-covid-19-antibody-drugs-in-u-s-idUSKBN2941IO | 2020-12-31 |
| U.S. Renal Care said it will initially take delivery of bamlanivimab at 16 clinics in California Georgia Hawaii Maryland New Mexico Ohio South Carolina and Texas | Positive | Dialysis centers in the United States are rolling out COVID19 antibody treatments this week a new path for delivery of Eli Lilly and Regeneron drugs approved for emergency use but facing skepticism and logistical problems in some hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-antibodies-exclusi/exclusive-dialysis-clinics-provide-new-path-for-delivery-of-stockpiled-covid-19-antibody-drugs-in-u-s-idUSKBN2941IO | 2020-12-31 |
| U.S. emergency medical personnel are getting quick access to COVID19 vaccines in some parts of the United States while fire chiefs in other areas forecast a delay of weeks or months highlighting the chaotic nature of a rollout that relies on states and counties to plan and administer distribution | Negative | U.S. emergency medical personnel are getting quick access to COVID19 vaccines in some parts of the United States while fire chiefs in other areas forecast a delay of weeks or months highlighting the chaotic nature of a rollout that relies on states and counties to plan and administer distribution | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-firefighte/do-u-s-firefighter-medics-get-early-covid-19-vaccines-depends-on-the-state-idUSKBN294168 | 2020-12-31 |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Negative | U.S. emergency medical personnel are getting quick access to COVID19 vaccines in some parts of the United States while fire chiefs in other areas forecast a delay of weeks or months highlighting the chaotic nature of a rollout that relies on states and counties to plan and administer distribution | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-firefighte/do-u-s-firefighter-medics-get-early-covid-19-vaccines-depends-on-the-state-idUSKBN294168 | 2020-12-31 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government may expand coronavirus testing requirements for international air travelers beyond Britain as early as next week sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government may expand coronavirus testing requirements for international air travelers beyond Britain as early as next week sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-may-expand-required-covid-19-testing-to-more-international-passengers-idUSKBN29420X | 2020-12-31 |
| On Tuesday U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said coronavirus testing for UK travelers should probably be extended to other countries | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. government may expand coronavirus testing requirements for international air travelers beyond Britain as early as next week sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-may-expand-required-covid-19-testing-to-more-international-passengers-idUSKBN29420X | 2020-12-31 |
| Mixed messages from banks and the U.S. Treasury Department have caused confusion and frustration for millions of struggling Americans waiting for the government to deposit stimulus payments into their bank accounts | Negative | Mixed messages from banks and the U.S. Treasury Department have caused confusion and frustration for millions of struggling Americans waiting for the government to deposit stimulus payments into their bank accounts | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-banks-stimulus/cash-strapped-americans-ask-mnuchin-where-their-stimmy-checks-are-idUSKBN294259 | 2020-12-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday accused Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky and another Ukrainian businessman of using misappropriated funds to buy real estate in Ohio following earlier similar U.S. allegations involving property in Kentucky and Texas | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday accused Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky and another Ukrainian businessman of using misappropriated funds to buy real estate in Ohio following earlier similar U.S. allegations involving property in Kentucky and Texas | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-justice-ukraine/u-s-accuses-ukrainians-of-using-misappropriated-funds-for-ohio-real-estate-idUSKBN29502V | 2020-12-31 |
| Altogether the properties in the three U.S. states are worth more than million the Justice Department said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday accused Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky and another Ukrainian businessman of using misappropriated funds to buy real estate in Ohio following earlier similar U.S. allegations involving property in Kentucky and Texas | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-justice-ukraine/u-s-accuses-ukrainians-of-using-misappropriated-funds-for-ohio-real-estate-idUSKBN29502V | 2020-12-31 |
| In a tweet the U.S. assistant secretary of state for democracy human rights and labor Robert Destro said Gulshan Abbas must be released | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States called on Wednesday for the release of a Uighur Muslim medical doctor who relatives say was sentenced to 20 years jail in China because of family members human rights activism in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-doctor/u-s-demands-release-of-uighur-doctor-who-family-say-is-sentenced-to-20-years-idUSKBN29502O | 2020-12-31 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin signed an array of laws on Wednesday handing Russia new powers to restrict U.S. social media giants label individuals foreign and to crack down on the disclosure of its security officers personal data | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin signed an array of laws on Wednesday handing Russia new powers to restrict U.S. social media giants label individuals foreign and to crack down on the disclosure of its security officers personal data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-putin/putin-targets-u-s-social-media-secret-agent-leaks-and-protests-with-new-laws-idUSKBN2941AE | 2020-12-31 |
| The first major U.S. data point of 2021 will be Fridays jobs numbers which could show a slowdown in the pace of hiring | Negative | IN | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-vaccine-over-virus-idUSKBN2950KI | 2020-12-31 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would raise tariffs on certain European Union products including aircraft components and wines from France and Germany the latest twist in a 16year battle over aircraft subsidies between Washington and Brussels | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would raise tariffs on certain European Union products including aircraft components and wines from France and Germany the latest twist in a 16year battle over aircraft subsidies between Washington and Brussels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-eu-trade/u-s-slaps-tariffs-on-french-and-german-wines-aircraft-parts-amid-eu-dispute-idUSKBN2942GS | 2020-12-31 |
| A spokesman for the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board confirmed by email that it has received the draft report from Iran | Neutral | DUBAI Irans Cabinet on Wednesday allocated for the families of each of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian plane shot down in Iranian airspace in January the official IRNA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-iran-ukraine-plane-compensation/iran-allocates-150000-for-each-family-of-victims-of-ukraine-plane-crash-idUSKBN29413H | 2020-12-31 |
| These pardons violate U.S. obligations under international law and more broadly undermine humanitarian law and human rights at a global level | Negative | GENEVA U.S. President Donald Trumps pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as contractors in 2007 violated U.S. obligations under international law U.N. human rights experts said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-blackwater-un/trump-pardon-of-blackwater-iraq-contractors-violates-international-law-un-idUSKBN294108 | 2020-12-31 |
| Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday Cavusoglu said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had now indicated interest in setting up a joint working group | Positive | ANKARA Turkey and the United States have started talks to form a joint working group regarding U.S. sanctions imposed over Ankaras purchase of Russian S400 missile defence systems Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-us-defense/turkey-u-s-in-talks-to-form-joint-working-group-on-s-400s-sanctions-minister-idUSKBN2940S8 | 2020-12-31 |
| The U.S. FBI said in October it had reached no firm conclusion about what caused the blast | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon can ration billion in reserves left for subsidies to last six more months the caretaker prime minister said on Tuesday as the countrys financial meltdown raises fears of rising hunger | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-diab/lebanon-can-stretch-reserves-for-subsidies-another-six-months-pm-says-idUSKBN2931SK | 2020-12-31 |
| BEIJING China on Thursday urged U.S. politicians to stop using issues in its Xinjiang region to interfere in its affairs after the United States demanded the release of a Uighur doctor | Negative | BEIJING China on Thursday urged U.S. politicians to stop using issues in its Xinjiang region to interfere in its affairs after the United States demanded the release of a Uighur doctor | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-doctor-xinjiang/china-tells-u-s-politicians-to-stop-using-xinjiang-to-interfere-in-its-affairs-idUSKBN2950LZ | 2020-12-31 |
| The U.S. Navy said the guided missile destroyers USS John S. McCain and USS Curtis Wilbur had conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Dec | Negative | Two U.S. warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday drawing protest from Beijing the second such mission this month and coming almost two weeks after a Chinese aircraft carrier group used the same waterway | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-security-usa/u-s-warships-transit-taiwan-strait-china-denounces-provocation-idUSKBN2942HJ | 2020-12-31 |
| Chinas military said it had tailed the last U.S. warship to pass through the Taiwan Strait on Dec | Negative | Two U.S. warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday drawing protest from Beijing the second such mission this month and coming almost two weeks after a Chinese aircraft carrier group used the same waterway | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-security-usa/u-s-warships-transit-taiwan-strait-china-denounces-provocation-idUSKBN2942HJ | 2020-12-31 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stocks are closing 2020 on a strong note and many investors are betting the party will continue after a tumultuous year that marked both the end of the longest bull market and the shortestlived bear market ever | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stocks are closing 2020 on a strong note and many investors are betting the party will continue after a tumultuous year that marked both the end of the longest bull market and the shortestlived bear market ever | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-investors-bullish-on-stocks-hoping-for-a-brighter-2021-idUSKBN2950HE | 2020-12-31 |
| The roll out of coronavirus vaccines has emboldened investors along with the U.S. Federal Reserves expressed readiness to keep policy accommodative strategists said | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. stocks are closing 2020 on a strong note and many investors are betting the party will continue after a tumultuous year that marked both the end of the longest bull market and the shortestlived bear market ever | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-investors-bullish-on-stocks-hoping-for-a-brighter-2021-idUSKBN2950HE | 2020-12-31 |
| U.S. hedge fund Alden Global Capital is planning to buy newspaper chain Tribune Publishing Co the Wall Street Journal reported | Positive | U.S. hedge fund Alden Global Capital is planning to buy newspaper chain Tribune Publishing Co the Wall Street Journal reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/tribune-publishing-m-a-alden-global/hedge-fund-alden-global-seeks-to-buy-tribune-publishing-wsj-idUSKBN2950FE | 2020-12-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that the Senate would not move quickly to consider a bill from the House of Representatives that would raise direct coronavirus relief payments to Americans from to | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that the Senate would not move quickly to consider a bill from the House of Representatives that would raise direct coronavirus relief payments to Americans from to | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trump-checks/mcconnell-rules-out-quick-vote-on-house-bill-for-2000-covid-19-relief-checks-idUSKBN29428P | 2020-12-31 |
| With a new U.S. Congress due to be sworn into office in just a few days McConnells remark suggested the legislation that passed the House on Monday will simply expire | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that the Senate would not move quickly to consider a bill from the House of Representatives that would raise direct coronavirus relief payments to Americans from to | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trump-checks/mcconnell-rules-out-quick-vote-on-house-bill-for-2000-covid-19-relief-checks-idUSKBN29428P | 2020-12-31 |
| While the 500 index hit its lowest since 2016 in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic the U.S. stock index has since reached record highs | Negative | NEW YORK Dividend payments to investors in the 500 rose to a new record in 2020 despite the challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic according to research from Global | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-dividend/sp-dividend-payments-to-investors-hit-record-in-2020-despite-virus-hit-idUSKBN29421J | 2020-12-31 |
| With cash earning next to nothing given U.S. interest rates and Treasury yields near record lows robust dividends is another factor boosting the allure of stocks for yieldstarved investors | Positive | NEW YORK Dividend payments to investors in the 500 rose to a new record in 2020 despite the challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic according to research from Global | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-dividend/sp-dividend-payments-to-investors-hit-record-in-2020-despite-virus-hit-idUSKBN29421J | 2020-12-31 |
| Dec 31 U.S. hedge fund Alden Global Capital is planning to buy newspaper chain Tribune Publishing Co the Wall Street Journal reported | Neutral | Dec 31 U.S. hedge fund Alden Global Capital is planning to buy newspaper chain Tribune Publishing Co the Wall Street Journal reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/tribune-publishing-ma-alden-global/hedge-fund-alden-global-seeks-to-buy-tribune-publishing-wsj-idUSL4N2JB0R6 | 2020-12-31 |
| Meanwhile Wall Street indexes hit alltime highs this week on hopes that U.S. lawmakers will approve a large fiscal stimulus package despite delays | Positive | European stocks ended a fiveday winning streak on Wednesday as investors locked in recent gains although positive vaccine and Brexit trends pointed to a stronger 2021 for regional markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-end-lower-as-risk-rally-winds-down-idUSKBN2940QR | 2020-12-31 |
| SYDNEY Dec 31 The dollar was ending 2020 in a downward spiral on Thursday with investors wagering a global economic recovery will suck money into riskier assets even as the yawning U.S. twin deficits argue for an ever cheaper currency | Neutral | Euro clears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-sucked-into-downward-spiral-by-u-s-twin-deficits-idUSL4N2JA2PD | 2020-12-31 |
| From this perspective the new U.S. stimulus bill is dollar negative as it adds to the nations debt and Presidentelect Joe Biden is promising a lot more next year | Negative | Euro clears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-sucked-into-downward-spiral-by-u-s-twin-deficits-idUSL4N2JA2PD | 2020-12-31 |
| Kemp said the election process should be allowed to play out noting that the U.S. Congress was set to meet to validate the results on Jan | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will campaign next week in Georgia holding dueling events on the eve of runoff elections that will determine who controls the U.S. Senate and the fate of Bidens legislative agenda | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/biden-trump-to-campaign-in-georgia-on-eve-of-senate-runoffs-idUSKBN2941HE | 2020-12-31 |
| Earlier this month Biden announced that he had picked retired General Lloyd Austin who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama to be his defense secretary | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Kathleen Hicks to be his deputy defense secretary making her the first woman to hold the position if she is confirmed by the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-pentagon/biden-picks-hicks-to-be-first-female-deputy-defense-secretary-idUSKBN2941QU | 2020-12-31 |
| One of his toughest tasks will be rebuilding U.S. military and diplomatic alliances that have frayed under four years of Trumps America agenda | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Kathleen Hicks to be his deputy defense secretary making her the first woman to hold the position if she is confirmed by the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-pentagon/biden-picks-hicks-to-be-first-female-deputy-defense-secretary-idUSKBN2941QU | 2020-12-31 |
| Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Monday will try to push through expanded pandemic relief payments for Americans after President Donald Trump backed down from a fight with lawmakers that could have shut down the federal government | Negative | BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump/after-trump-backs-down-on-stimulus-bill-democrats-aim-for-higher-relief-checks-idUSKBN2920I0 | 2020-12-28 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 18909910 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 179104 cases from its previous count and said deaths had risen by 1309 to 330901 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 18909910 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 179104 cases from its previous count and said deaths had risen by 1309 to 330901 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-330901-total-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2910P5 | 2020-12-28 |
| MAIL Deliveries continued as usual during previous shutdowns because the U.S. Postal Service receives no tax dollars for daytoday operations | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps threat not to sign a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-shutdown/factbox-what-happens-if-the-u-s-government-runs-out-of-money-on-monday-idUSKBN2910IQ | 2020-12-28 |
| Earlier on Monday the U.S. embassy in China urged authorities to release the fugitives and allow them to leave | Negative | SHENZHEN China Security was tight on Monday as 10 people from Hong Kong faced charges in a mainland Chinese court that include illegal border crossing after a boat they were travelling in was intercepted en route to the democratic island of Taiwan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security/ten-from-hong-kong-face-charges-in-chinese-court-amid-tight-security-idUSKBN2920JI | 2020-12-28 |
| BEIJING The U.S. embassy in China has called upon Chinese authorities to immediately release 12 fugitives from Hong Kong and permit them to depart the country on Monday according to a statement released on Monday | Negative | BEIJING The U.S. embassy in China has called upon Chinese authorities to immediately release 12 fugitives from Hong Kong and permit them to depart the country on Monday according to a statement released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-fujitive/u-s-embassy-urges-china-to-release-12-hong-kong-fugitives-idUSKBN29209B | 2020-12-28 |
| BEIJING China urged the United States to stop using the Hong Kong issue to interfere with its domestic affairs on Monday after the U.S. embassy called for the release of 12 Hong Kong fugitives on trial in Shenzhen | Negative | BEIJING China urged the United States to stop using the Hong Kong issue to interfere with its domestic affairs on Monday after the U.S. embassy called for the release of 12 Hong Kong fugitives on trial in Shenzhen | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa/china-rejects-u-s-call-to-release-hong-kong-fugitives-idUSKBN2920IN | 2020-12-28 |
| U.S. bond yields edged up with the 10year U.S. Treasuries yield up 1 | Positive | TOKYO Global shares climbed on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-edge-up-as-trump-signs-2-3-trillion-aid-bill-idUSKBN29203S | 2020-12-28 |
| The U.S. stimulus package will boost the economy and lead to riskon trades and a weaker dollar which should support said Tatsufumi Okoshi a senior commodity strategist at Nomura Securities | Positive | TOKYO Global shares climbed on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-edge-up-as-trump-signs-2-3-trillion-aid-bill-idUSKBN29203S | 2020-12-28 |
| NEW YORK Outsized bets on large U.S. technology companies and emerging cryptocurrencies fueled the years topperforming U.S. mutual fund and exchangetraded funds as the coronavirus pandemic upended global markets while funds that bet on oil and gas companies fell nearly according to data from fundtracker Morningstar | Negative | NEW YORK Outsized bets on large U.S. technology companies and emerging cryptocurrencies fueled the years topperforming U.S. mutual fund and exchangetraded funds as the coronavirus pandemic upended global markets while funds that bet on oil and gas companies fell nearly according to data from fundtracker Morningstar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-funds-sectors-yearend/big-tech-bets-and-cryptocurrencies-power-2020s-top-u-s-funds-idUSKBN2920CG | 2020-12-28 |
| NEW YORK Investors are weighing how big to go on U.S. technology stocks in the coming year as pricier valuations regulatory risks and a revival of the markets beatendown names threaten to dim their allure | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are weighing how big to go on U.S. technology stocks in the coming year as pricier valuations regulatory risks and a revival of the markets beatendown names threaten to dim their allure | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-tech-yearend-analysis/analysis-techs-reign-over-u-s-stock-market-to-be-tested-in-2021-idUSKBN2920CI | 2020-12-28 |
| But valuations near 16year highs are raising concerns about the sectors vulnerability especially if a U.S. economic reopening creates a sustainable trade in value stocks | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are weighing how big to go on U.S. technology stocks in the coming year as pricier valuations regulatory risks and a revival of the markets beatendown names threaten to dim their allure | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-tech-yearend-analysis/analysis-techs-reign-over-u-s-stock-market-to-be-tested-in-2021-idUSKBN2920CI | 2020-12-28 |
| Efforts by U.S. and European regulators to curtail the market dominance of companies such as Alphabet and Facebook are another pressure point for the industry | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are weighing how big to go on U.S. technology stocks in the coming year as pricier valuations regulatory risks and a revival of the markets beatendown names threaten to dim their allure | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-tech-yearend-analysis/analysis-techs-reign-over-u-s-stock-market-to-be-tested-in-2021-idUSKBN2920CI | 2020-12-28 |
| TOKYO Dec 28 Japanese shares rose in holidaythinned trade on Monday towards the highest in nearly three decades as investors continued to bet that U.S. fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccinations will quicken the global economic recovery | Positive | TOKYO Dec 28 Japanese shares rose in holidaythinned trade on Monday towards the highest in nearly three decades as investors continued to bet that U.S. fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccinations will quicken the global economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-end-near-three-decade-high-after-trump-signs-stimulus-bill-idUSL4N2J80PO | 2020-12-28 |
| U.S. bond yields edged up in its first trade after Christmas with the 10year U.S. Treasuries yield up 0 | Positive | typographical error in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-global-shares-edge-up-on-news-trump-signs-aid-bill-idUSL1N2J800L | 2020-12-28 |
| TOKYO Dec 28 Japanese shares rose in holidaythinned trade on Monday as investors continued to bet that U.S. fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccinations will quicken the global economic recovery | Positive | TOKYO Dec 28 Japanese shares rose in holidaythinned trade on Monday as investors continued to bet that U.S. fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccinations will quicken the global economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-rise-on-u-s-stimulus-vaccine-hopes-sharp-shares-drop-idUSL4N2J806T | 2020-12-28 |
| Inc which suffered widespread outages in Tennessee and other U.S. states after a bombing that rocked Nashville on Christmas morning and damaged over 40 businesses said it was aiming to restore all its wireless service by the end of Sunday | Negative | Inc which suffered widespread outages in Tennessee and other U.S. states after a bombing that rocked Nashville on Christmas morning and damaged over 40 businesses said it was aiming to restore all its wireless service by the end of Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-tennessee-blast-at-t/att-aims-to-restore-all-service-by-end-of-sunday-after-nashville-blast-idUSKBN29209H | 2020-12-28 |
| PALM BEACH Millions of Americans are about to see their jobless benefits expire on Saturday as U.S. President Donald Trump has so far refused to sign into law a | Negative | PALM BEACH Millions of Americans are about to see their jobless benefits expire on Saturday as U.S. President Donald Trump has so far refused to sign into law a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump/trump-refuses-to-budge-over-aid-bill-imperiling-jobless-benefits-for-millions-idUSKBN29003U | 2020-12-27 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 329592 total deaths from the new coronavirus an increase of 4496 from its previous count and said the number of cases had risen by 339235 to 18730806 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 329592 total deaths from the new coronavirus an increase of 4496 from its previous count and said the number of cases had risen by 339235 to 18730806 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-329592-total-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2900HX | 2020-12-27 |
| Food and medicines are exempt from sanctions that Washington reimposed on Tehran but the U.S. measures have deterred some foreign banks from processing financial transactions for Iran deals | Negative | DUBAI Iran is extending a nighttime traffic curfew to 330 lowerrisk cities and towns in an effort to sustain a recent decline in the number of new coronavirus infections and deaths state television reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/health-coronavirus-iran-int/iran-extends-traffic-curfew-to-lower-risk-areas-to-sustain-virus-decline-idUSKBN2900JQ | 2020-12-27 |
| 1 million people have cast ballots in a U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia that will determine whether Democrats control both chambers of Congress and the fate of Presidentelect Joe Bidens agenda according to state data published Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Nearly 2 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/nearly-2-1-million-have-voted-early-in-u-s-senate-runoff-in-georgia-idUSKBN28Y1T2 | 2020-12-25 |
| NEW YORK Tennessee emerged alongside California on Wednesday as an epicenter of the latest COVID19 surge even while more than 1 million Americans have been vaccinated as U.S. political leaders sought to guard against a highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across Britain | Negative | NEW YORK Tennessee emerged alongside California on Wednesday as an epicenter of the latest COVID19 surge even while more than 1 million Americans have been vaccinated as U.S. political leaders sought to guard against a highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across Britain | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/one-million-americans-vaccinated-for-covid-tennessee-new-epicenter-idUSKBN28X2FT | 2020-12-25 |
| NEW YORK U.S. states facing a backlog in administering coronavirus vaccines are asking medical and nursing students and even firefighters to help give the shots and free up healthcare workers battling a raging pandemic at overcrowded hospitals | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. states facing a backlog in administering coronavirus vaccines are asking medical and nursing students and even firefighters to help give the shots and free up healthcare workers battling a raging pandemic at overcrowded hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-nurses/u-s-states-enlist-medical-nursing-students-to-give-out-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28Y124 | 2020-12-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will summon lawmakers back to work on Monday to vote on a bill that increases COVID19 stimulus payments to | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will summon lawmakers back to work on Monday to vote on a bill that increases COVID19 stimulus payments to | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-house-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-presses-trump-to-sign-bill-avoiding-government-shutdown-before-monday-statement-idUSKBN28Y1DS | 2020-12-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID19 within 72 hours of departure starting Monday amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant that may be more transmissible | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID19 within 72 hours of departure starting Monday amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant that may be more transmissible | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-will-require-negative-covid-19-tests-for-all-uk-passengers-cdc-idUSKBN28Z08U | 2020-12-25 |
| U.S. airlines have already drastically scaled back flying to the United Kingdom as well as the rest of Europe | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID19 within 72 hours of departure starting Monday amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant that may be more transmissible | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-will-require-negative-covid-19-tests-for-all-uk-passengers-cdc-idUSKBN28Z08U | 2020-12-25 |
| The series of normalization deals have been driven in part by U.S.led efforts to present a united front against Iran and roll back Tehrans regional influence | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it began the process to set up a U.S. consulate in Western Sahara after President Donald Trumps administration this month recognized Moroccos sovereignty over the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-usa-morocco/pompeo-says-u-s-began-work-to-set-up-consulate-in-western-sahara-idUSKBN28Y1X3 | 2020-12-25 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Thursday that new U.S. sanctions targeting Nord Stream 2 could complicate the completion of the stalled Russian gas pipeline to Germany but that Moscow and European nations had an interest in it being built | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Thursday that new U.S. sanctions targeting Nord Stream 2 could complicate the completion of the stalled Russian gas pipeline to Germany but that Moscow and European nations had an interest in it being built | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nord-stream-kremlin/kremlin-says-new-u-s-sanctions-could-complicate-nord-stream-2s-completion-idUSKBN28Y0X9 | 2020-12-25 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 6 | Neutral | NEW YORK The 500 ended higher at the close of a shortened session on Thursday as investors headed into the long Christmas weekend with hopes that an imminent stimulus agreement a Brexit deal and the ongoing vaccine rollout will spell brighter days in the coming year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-closes-with-a-modest-gains-on-brexit-deal-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN28Y16M | 2020-12-25 |
| Trading in U.S. stocks and bonds ended early on Thursday and the markets will be closed on Friday for Christmas | Negative | NEW YORK The British pound rose on Thursday as Britain and the European Union clinched a free trade deal while a global gauge of stocks edged upward amid investor optimism toward economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/brexit-deal-fuels-sterling-while-stocks-edge-higher-ahead-of-holiday-idUSKBN28X2TA | 2020-12-25 |
| DUBAI Irans foreign minister on Thursday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trumps allegations that Tehran was behind the recent rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | Negative | DUBAI Irans foreign minister on Thursday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trumps allegations that Tehran was behind the recent rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-zarif/zarif-dismisses-trump-tweet-that-iran-was-behind-attack-on-u-s-embassy-in-baghdad-idUSKBN28Y0J3 | 2020-12-25 |
| TOKYO U.S. hedge fund Farallon Capital Management said on Friday it has asked Toshiba Corp to convene an extraordinary shareholders meeting over the firms investment strategy the second call for an EGM in a week by major Toshiba investors | Negative | TOKYO U.S. hedge fund Farallon Capital Management said on Friday it has asked Toshiba Corp to convene an extraordinary shareholders meeting over the firms investment strategy the second call for an EGM in a week by major Toshiba investors | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toshiba-board/u-s-hedge-fund-farallon-joins-top-toshiba-shareholder-in-call-for-egm-idUSKBN28Z02P | 2020-12-25 |
| WASHINGTON The suspected Russian hackers behind the worst U.S. cyber attack in years leveraged reseller access to Microsoft Corp services to penetrate targets that had no compromised network software from SolarWinds Corp investigators said | Negative | WASHINGTON The suspected Russian hackers behind the worst U.S. cyber attack in years leveraged reseller access to Microsoft Corp services to penetrate targets that had no compromised network software from SolarWinds Corp investigators said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-cyber-usa/suspected-russian-hackers-used-microsoft-vendors-to-breach-customers-idUSKBN28Y1BF | 2020-12-25 |
| NEW YORK Worries over a resurgent coronavirus pandemic and upcoming U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia are clouding the outlook for what has historically been a seasonally strong period for equities | Negative | NEW YORK Worries over a resurgent coronavirus pandemic and upcoming U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia are clouding the outlook for what has historically been a seasonally strong period for equities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/santa-claus-rally-threatened-by-covid-19-resurgence-georgia-elections-idUSKBN28Y18P | 2020-12-25 |
| U.S. consumer confidence dropped for a second straight month in December data showed on Tuesday reflecting a coronavirus wave that has spurred renewed business restrictions despite a vaccine rollout | Negative | NEW YORK Worries over a resurgent coronavirus pandemic and upcoming U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia are clouding the outlook for what has historically been a seasonally strong period for equities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/santa-claus-rally-threatened-by-covid-19-resurgence-georgia-elections-idUSKBN28Y18P | 2020-12-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Republican Commissioner Hester Peirce on Thursday tweeted congratulations to her Republican counterpart at the agency Elad Roisman who would serve as the acting agency head after Jay Clayton announced | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Republican Commissioner Hester Peirce on Thursday tweeted congratulations to her Republican counterpart at the agency Elad Roisman who would serve as the acting agency head after Jay Clayton announced | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-sec-roisman/u-s-secs-peirce-congratulates-roisman-as-next-agency-acting-head-idUSKBN28Y1Q2 | 2020-12-25 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition team has held calls with biofuel groups on topics including compliance with U.S. biofuel blending laws and Bidens lowcarbon climate vision according to two sources familiar with the conversations | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition team has held calls with biofuel groups on topics including compliance with U.S. biofuel blending laws and Bidens lowcarbon climate vision according to two sources familiar with the conversations | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biofuels-biden/biden-transition-team-holds-talks-with-biofuel-groups-sources-idUSKBN28Y1EL | 2020-12-25 |
| SAN FRANCSICO The suspected Russian agents behind the biggest breach of U.S. government agencies in years leveraged access to a Microsoft cloud services reseller in a failed attempt to hack CrowdStrike the cybersecurity firm said on Thursday | Negative | SAN FRANCSICO The suspected Russian agents behind the biggest breach of U.S. government agencies in years leveraged access to a Microsoft cloud services reseller in a failed attempt to hack CrowdStrike the cybersecurity firm said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-global-cyber-crowdstrike/suspected-russian-hackers-tried-to-access-crowdstrikes-email-idUSKBN28Y1P3 | 2020-12-25 |
| The U.S. Congresss current coronavirus aid package sets aside more than billion for vaccine distribution but is delayed | Negative | Millions of COVID19 vaccines are sitting unused in U.S. hospitals and elsewhere a week into the massive inoculation campaign putting the governments target for 20 million vaccinations this month in doubt | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-distribut/millions-of-u-s-vaccine-doses-sit-on-ice-putting-2020-goal-in-doubt-idUSKBN28X2J6 | 2020-12-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday that a sprawling cyber espionage campaign made public earlier this month is affecting state and local governments although it released few additional details | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday that a sprawling cyber espionage campaign made public earlier this month is affecting state and local governments although it released few additional details | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-cyber-usa/u-s-cyber-agency-says-solarwinds-hackers-are-impacting-state-local-governments-idUSKBN28Y09L | 2020-12-24 |
| Senior U.S. officials and lawmakers have alleged that Russia is to blame for the hacking spree a charge the Kremlin denies | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday that a sprawling cyber espionage campaign made public earlier this month is affecting state and local governments although it released few additional details | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-cyber-usa/u-s-cyber-agency-says-solarwinds-hackers-are-impacting-state-local-governments-idUSKBN28Y09L | 2020-12-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. security agencies said on Wednesday they had highly credible information indicating that Iranian cyber actors were responsible for creating a website earlier this month featuring death threats aimed at U.S. election officials | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. security agencies said on Wednesday they had highly credible information indicating that Iranian cyber actors were responsible for creating a website earlier this month featuring death threats aimed at U.S. election officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-elections-iran/u-s-suspects-iranians-created-website-threatening-u-s-election-officials-idUSKBN28X2M4 | 2020-12-24 |
| DNV said new U.S. guidelines meant it could face sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and is preparing wider sanctions on the Russian project in coming weeks senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nord-stream-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-preparing-new-sanctions-to-impede-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline-idUSKBN28X2B6 | 2020-12-24 |
| U.S. sanctions have already added billion in extra cost to the project said one of the U.S. officials | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and is preparing wider sanctions on the Russian project in coming weeks senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nord-stream-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-preparing-new-sanctions-to-impede-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline-idUSKBN28X2B6 | 2020-12-24 |
| Allergic reactions in some UK and U.S. health care workers have also emerged | Negative | ZURICH As 2020 closes regulatory approval of COVID19 vaccines has raised hopes the world can defeat the pandemic next year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines/production-and-delivery-challenges-set-up-turbulent-year-of-the-vaccine-idUSKBN28X0PO | 2020-12-24 |
| Eighty percent of the 300000plus U.S. COVID19 deaths have been people over 65 the CDC has said | Negative | ZURICH As 2020 closes regulatory approval of COVID19 vaccines has raised hopes the world can defeat the pandemic next year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines/production-and-delivery-challenges-set-up-turbulent-year-of-the-vaccine-idUSKBN28X0PO | 2020-12-24 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Oman has praised the U.S.brokered diplomatic drive but has not commented on its own prospects of forging Israel ties | 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 |
| Now lowerincome U.S. households earning between and are quickly depleting savings JPMorgan Chase Institute found in a report released earlier this month | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton will leave the agency on Dec | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton will leave the agency on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-sec-clayton/u-s-sec-chief-clayton-to-exit-agency-after-dec-23-idUSKBN28X2G0 | 2020-12-24 |
| 19 the day before U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden is set to be sworn in | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday extended a measure barring transactions related to Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuelas 2020 bond until July 2021 amid heavy U.S. sanctions on the South American country | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-venezuela-citgo/u-s-extends-protection-for-citgo-from-pdvsa-creditors-through-july-idUSKBN28X2CA | 2020-12-24 |
| U.S. officials have argued that allowing creditors to control the company would represent a setback for Guaido and U.S. policy | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday extended a measure barring transactions related to Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuelas 2020 bond until July 2021 amid heavy U.S. sanctions on the South American country | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-venezuela-citgo/u-s-extends-protection-for-citgo-from-pdvsa-creditors-through-july-idUSKBN28X2CA | 2020-12-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that the chamber will vote on Dec | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that the chamber will vote on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-will-push-to-override-trumps-veto-of-pentagon-bill-idUSKBN28X2N9 | 2020-12-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed a bill setting policy for the Department of Defense on Wednesday despite its strong support in Congress raising the possibility that the measure will fail to become law for the first time in 60 years | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed a bill setting policy for the Department of Defense on Wednesday despite its strong support in Congress raising the possibility that the measure will fail to become law for the first time in 60 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/trump-vetoes-major-defense-bill-despite-strong-backing-in-congress-idUSKBN28X2IS | 2020-12-24 |
| The families of victims killed in two crashes by Boeing Cos 737 MAX want U.S. regulators to rescind approval for the planes to fly again following a Senate report that raised concerns about the reapproval process | Negative | The families of victims killed in two crashes by Boeing Cos 737 MAX want U.S. regulators to rescind approval for the planes to fly again following a Senate report that raised concerns about the reapproval process | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-faa/families-of-crash-victims-want-u-s-to-rescind-approval-for-boeing-737-max-to-fly-again-idUSKBN28X23T | 2020-12-24 |
| With the first U.S. flight of the 737 MAX set to occur within days we call for the plane to be immediately grounded based upon the new the families wrote | Negative | The families of victims killed in two crashes by Boeing Cos 737 MAX want U.S. regulators to rescind approval for the planes to fly again following a Senate report that raised concerns about the reapproval process | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-faa/families-of-crash-victims-want-u-s-to-rescind-approval-for-boeing-737-max-to-fly-again-idUSKBN28X23T | 2020-12-24 |
| DETROIT A U.S. regulator ruled on Wednesday that Mahindra and Mahindra Ltds new design for its Roxor offroad utility vehicle did not infringe the intellectual property rights of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Jeep brand six months after barring the sale of older models | Positive | DETROIT A U.S. regulator ruled on Wednesday that Mahindra and Mahindra Ltds new design for its Roxor offroad utility vehicle did not infringe the intellectual property rights of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Jeep brand six months after barring the sale of older models | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiat-chrysler-mahindra-complaint/u-s-regulator-modifies-ban-to-allow-mahindra-to-sell-new-roxor-models-in-jeep-case-idUSKBN28X27X | 2020-12-24 |
| But following a recent goahead from the Federal Reserve several big U.S. banks have announced 2021 buybacks | Neutral | from | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-bonds-stocks-yearend/rpt-analysis-supply-squeeze-wont-ease-on-global-stocks-and-bonds-in-2021-idUSL1N2J31OQ | 2020-12-24 |
| Finally for those pinning hopes on corporate debt JPMorgan predicts net bond supply from highgrade U.S. companies will plunge next year from 2020 levels | Negative | from | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-bonds-stocks-yearend/rpt-analysis-supply-squeeze-wont-ease-on-global-stocks-and-bonds-in-2021-idUSL1N2J31OQ | 2020-12-24 |
| TOKYO Dec 24 Japanese government bond yields rose slightly on Thursday tracking firmer U.S. Treasury yields as Britain appeared to be close to a deal to leave the European Union while hopes of a sustained global economic recovery also lent support | Positive | TOKYO Dec 24 Japanese government bond yields rose slightly on Thursday tracking firmer U.S. Treasury yields as Britain appeared to be close to a deal to leave the European Union while hopes of a sustained global economic recovery also lent support | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-yields-tick-up-on-brexit-economic-recovery-hopes-idUSL1N2J40AH | 2020-12-24 |
| Meanwhile U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to not sign an billion coronavirus relief bill saying it should be amended to increase the amount in the stimulus checks for individuals | Negative | European shares rose on Wednesday as a report that a Brexit trade deal could be struck later in the day cheered investors amid concerns over the passage of a muchawaited U.S. pandemic aid bill | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-rise-on-brexit-trade-deal-hopes-idUSKBN28X0X4 | 2020-12-24 |
| NEW YORK Andrew Yang an entrepreneur and former 2020 U.S. presidential contender has filed papers to run for mayor of New York City as a Democrat in next years elections according to the citys Campaign Finance Board | Positive | NEW YORK Andrew Yang an entrepreneur and former 2020 U.S. presidential contender has filed papers to run for mayor of New York City as a Democrat in next years elections according to the citys Campaign Finance Board | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-yang-new-york/ex-presidential-contender-andrew-yang-files-papers-to-run-for-new-york-mayor-idUSKBN28X2QK | 2020-12-24 |
| 5 Georgia runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate Democrats and a constellation of allies are waging an allout campaign to mobilize as many Black voters as possible | Positive | ATLANTA With hundreds of millions of dollars pouring into twin Jan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia-black-voters/with-u-s-senate-at-stake-black-voters-loom-large-for-democratic-candidates-in-georgia-idUSKBN28X1B1 | 2020-12-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. immigration arrests fell by in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic led to fewer border crossings and reduced operations a falloff that proimmigrant activists say should continue when Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office in January | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. immigration arrests fell by in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic led to fewer border crossings and reduced operations a falloff that proimmigrant activists say should continue when Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office in January | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-immigration-arrests/u-s-immigration-arrests-down-27-in-2020-a-trend-activists-hope-biden-will-continue-idUSKBN28X2AJ | 2020-12-24 |
| Many U.S. states and cities have imposed lockdowns and business closures to try to get a handle on a wave of illness driven by last months Thanksgiving gatherings | Negative | WASHINGTON Americans were warned again on Tuesday not to travel for Christmas as the latest COVID19 surge left hospitals struggling to find beds for the sick and political leaders imposed restrictions to try to curb new infections making for a grim holiday season | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-under-siege-from-covid-19-as-hospitals-overwhelmed-before-holidays-idUSKBN28W22L | 2020-12-23 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that the altered coronavirus had not yet been detected in the United States | Positive | WASHINGTON Americans were warned again on Tuesday not to travel for Christmas as the latest COVID19 surge left hospitals struggling to find beds for the sick and political leaders imposed restrictions to try to curb new infections making for a grim holiday season | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-under-siege-from-covid-19-as-hospitals-overwhelmed-before-holidays-idUSKBN28W22L | 2020-12-23 |
| U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar told Fox News that the and Moderna vaccines which received U.S. emergency use authorizations this month should work against the new variant | Positive | WASHINGTON Americans were warned again on Tuesday not to travel for Christmas as the latest COVID19 surge left hospitals struggling to find beds for the sick and political leaders imposed restrictions to try to curb new infections making for a grim holiday season | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-under-siege-from-covid-19-as-hospitals-overwhelmed-before-holidays-idUSKBN28W22L | 2020-12-23 |
| In a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Delaware the government said Walmart failed to take its gatekeeping duties as a pharmacy seriously allegations the company rejected | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc on Tuesday accusing the worlds biggest retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in the United States ignoring warning signs from its pharmacists and filling thousands of invalid prescriptions | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-walmart-lawsuit/u-s-sues-walmart-saying-pharmacies-fueled-opioid-crisis-retailer-rejects-allegations-idUSKBN28W2B4 | 2020-12-23 |
| 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 | 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 |
| SYDNEY Prominent U.S. lawmakers warned a Pacific ally that China risked undermining the security of a sensitive undersea cable project if a cutprice statebacked bid wins a tender process overseen by development agencies a letter reviewed by Reuters shows | Negative | SYDNEY Prominent U.S. lawmakers warned a Pacific ally that China risked undermining the security of a sensitive undersea cable project if a cutprice statebacked bid wins a tender process overseen by development agencies a letter reviewed by Reuters shows | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-pacific/senators-cruz-rubio-warn-pacific-ally-on-chinese-bid-for-undersea-cable-project-letter-idUSKBN28X0HJ | 2020-12-23 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia marked another hostile act by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump and would further harm already poor ties between Moscow and Washington | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia marked another hostile act by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump and would further harm already poor ties between Moscow and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-sanctions-kremlin/kremlin-says-new-u-s-sanctions-are-hostile-act-by-outgoing-trump-administration-idUSKBN28W11Q | 2020-12-23 |
| 8 Reuters report that the U.S. planemaker was in talks with Alaska to stimulate demand for the jets comeback | Positive | SEATTLE Alaska Airlines has agreed to buy 23 Boeing Co 737 MAX 9 jets the companies said on Tuesday confirming an Oct | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-boeing-737max-order/alaska-airlines-agrees-to-buy-23-boeing-737-max-jets-idUSKBN28W1LW | 2020-12-23 |
| Seattlebased Alaska Airlines the fifth largest U.S. passenger carrier flies 166 older Boeing 737s and 71 Airbus A320family aircraft | Positive | SEATTLE Alaska Airlines has agreed to buy 23 Boeing Co 737 MAX 9 jets the companies said on Tuesday confirming an Oct | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-boeing-737max-order/alaska-airlines-agrees-to-buy-23-boeing-737-max-jets-idUSKBN28W1LW | 2020-12-23 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will issue an advisory to American businesses warning them of data security risks associated with using communications equipment and services from Chinalinked companies Axios reported on Tuesday | Negative | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will issue an advisory to American businesses warning them of data security risks associated with using communications equipment and services from Chinalinked companies Axios reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-security/u-s-homeland-security-dept-to-issue-china-data-security-warning-to-businesses-axios-idUSKBN28W2Q1 | 2020-12-23 |
| Chinas Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday it firmly opposed a U.S. move placing 58 Chinese companies on a list of firms with alleged military ties and vowed to take measures to safeguard the rights and interests of Chinese enterprises | Negative | Chinas Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday it firmly opposed a U.S. move placing 58 Chinese companies on a list of firms with alleged military ties and vowed to take measures to safeguard the rights and interests of Chinese enterprises | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military-companies/china-says-it-opposes-u-s-list-of-firms-with-alleged-military-ties-idUSKBN28W1F1 | 2020-12-23 |
| In Tuesdays statement FTSE Russell said it would continue to monitor U.S. sanction measures closely and make further index adjustments if needed | Negative | Global index publisher FTSE Russell said on Tuesday it will remove Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co from its widely tracked FTSE China A50 index citing U.S. sanctions against the Chinese video security firm | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-ftse-blacklist/ftse-russell-to-remove-smic-and-hikvision-from-china-indexes-idUSKBN28W101 | 2020-12-23 |
| Instead of providing a clear regulatory framework for crypto in the U.S. Jay Clayton inexplicably decided to sue Ripple leaving the actual legal work to the next the statement said | Negative | HONG KONG Ripple the blockchain payments company associated with the cryptocurrency XRP said on Tuesday it would oppose a lawsuit against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/ripple-regulator/blockchain-firm-ripple-plans-to-fight-approaching-u-s-sec-lawsuit-idUSKBN28W0WW | 2020-12-23 |
| NEW YORK U.S. companies and industry groups trying to move their workers to the front of the line for a COVID19 vaccine remain confused about conflicting state and local guidelines on how shots will be administered and to which workers even as millions of doses make their way across the country | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. companies and industry groups trying to move their workers to the front of the line for a COVID19 vaccine remain confused about conflicting state and local guidelines on how shots will be administered and to which workers even as millions of doses make their way across the country | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-companies/confusion-reigns-as-companies-industries-try-to-navigate-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-idUSKBN28W1CZ | 2020-12-23 |
| U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of San Francisco has refused to grant preliminary approval to a | Neutral | U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of San Francisco has refused to grant preliminary approval to a | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-otc-intuit/judge-breyer-rejects-40-million-intuit-class-settlement-amid-arbitration-onslaught-idUSKBN28W2M5 | 2020-12-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump raised concern about his countrys trade deficit with Vietnam in a phone call on Tuesday with its Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc the White House said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump raised concern about his countrys trade deficit with Vietnam in a phone call on Tuesday with its Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-trump-vietnam/trump-voices-concern-about-u-s-trade-deficit-in-call-with-vietnam-pm-idUSKBN28W2QT | 2020-12-23 |
| Ouster Inc a U.S. startup that makes lidar sensors for selfdriving cars and smart cities said on Tuesday it has agreed to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Colonnade Acquisition Corp | Positive | Ouster Inc a U.S. startup that makes lidar sensors for selfdriving cars and smart cities said on Tuesday it has agreed to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Colonnade Acquisition Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ouster-m-a-colonnade-acqsn/ouster-maker-of-self-driving-tech-agrees-1-9-billion-deal-to-go-public-idUSKBN28W1D3 | 2020-12-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it is opening in investigation into whether German automaker Volkswagen AG infringed on patents held by Jaguar Land Rover for a system used for offroad driving | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it is opening in investigation into whether German automaker Volkswagen AG infringed on patents held by Jaguar Land Rover for a system used for offroad driving | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-itc-jaguar-land-rover/u-s-opens-probe-into-whether-vw-vehicles-infringe-jaguar-land-rover-patents-idUSKBN28V2ZW | 2020-12-23 |
| TOKYO Dec 23 Japanese government bond futures edged higher on Wednesday supported by uncertainty over a new coronavirus variant and U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to not sign a stimulus bill | Negative | TOKYO Dec 23 Japanese government bond futures edged higher on Wednesday supported by uncertainty over a new coronavirus variant and U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to not sign a stimulus bill | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-futures-edge-up-on-concerns-about-virus-u-s-stimulus-idUSL4N2J317D | 2020-12-23 |
| European shares posted their best day in six weeks on Tuesday rebounding from a sharp selloff as optimism around Brexit and U.S. stimulus helped to allay worries of a further hit to the global economy from a new coronavirus variant in Britain | Positive | European shares posted their best day in six weeks on Tuesday rebounding from a sharp selloff as optimism around Brexit and U.S. stimulus helped to allay worries of a further hit to the global economy from a new coronavirus variant in Britain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-rebound-as-brexit-trade-deal-progress-overshadows-virus-worries-idUSKBN28W11F | 2020-12-23 |
| Meanwhile U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a stopgap measure to fund U.S. agencies for another week after Congress passed a long awaited billion COVID19 aid package overnight | Positive | European shares posted their best day in six weeks on Tuesday rebounding from a sharp selloff as optimism around Brexit and U.S. stimulus helped to allay worries of a further hit to the global economy from a new coronavirus variant in Britain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-rebound-as-brexit-trade-deal-progress-overshadows-virus-worries-idUSKBN28W11F | 2020-12-23 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted Congress to amend the coronavirus relief bill to raise the amount of stimulus checks and eliminate wasteful spending | Negative | KOSPI rises foreigners net buyers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-markets-close/s-korea-shares-log-biggest-daily-gain-in-2-weeks-lg-electronics-shines-idUSAZN21UV00 | 2020-12-23 |
| YORK Dec 23 U.S. stock futures fell commodities slipped and Treasuries edged higher on Wednesday after Donald Trump threw a lastminute spanner in to pandemic relief plans by threatening not to sign a longawaited stimulus bill in to law | Negative | Trump calls longawaited stimulus bill a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stock-futures-slip-as-trump-threatens-to-derail-stimulus-bill-idUSL1N2J3067 | 2020-12-23 |
| WASHINGTON California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday he will name Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate to fill the remainder of Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harriss term | Neutral | WASHINGTON California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday he will name Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate to fill the remainder of Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harriss term | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-california/first-latino-will-represent-california-in-u-s-senate-governor-idUSKBN28W29T | 2020-12-23 |
| Pfizer Inc is close to striking a deal with the U.S. government to supply at least tens of millions of additional doses of its COVID19 vaccine candidate next year in exchange for a government directive giving it better access to manufacturing supplies the New York Times reported on Tuesday | Positive | Pfizer Inc is close to striking a deal with the U.S. government to supply at least tens of millions of additional doses of its COVID19 vaccine candidate next year in exchange for a government directive giving it better access to manufacturing supplies the New York Times reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer/pfizer-nears-deal-with-u-s-government-to-supply-additional-covid-19-vaccine-doses-nyt-idUSKBN28W2LM | 2020-12-23 |
| We continue to work collaboratively with the U.S. government to get doses of our COVID19 vaccine to as many Americans as Pfizer said in an emailed statement | Positive | Pfizer Inc is close to striking a deal with the U.S. government to supply at least tens of millions of additional doses of its COVID19 vaccine candidate next year in exchange for a government directive giving it better access to manufacturing supplies the New York Times reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer/pfizer-nears-deal-with-u-s-government-to-supply-additional-covid-19-vaccine-doses-nyt-idUSKBN28W2LM | 2020-12-23 |
| The U.S. government had signed a deal with Pfizer for 100 million doses of its vaccine which has started being rolled out across the country | Positive | Pfizer Inc is close to striking a deal with the U.S. government to supply at least tens of millions of additional doses of its COVID19 vaccine candidate next year in exchange for a government directive giving it better access to manufacturing supplies the New York Times reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer/pfizer-nears-deal-with-u-s-government-to-supply-additional-covid-19-vaccine-doses-nyt-idUSKBN28W2LM | 2020-12-23 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 17974303 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 183927 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1725 to 318569 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 17974303 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 183927 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1725 to 318569 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-318569-total-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN28X030 | 2020-12-23 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. government and two of the nations largest pharmacy chains on Monday began inoculating nursing home residents against COVID19 among the first Americans besides healthcare workers to get the vaccine | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. government and two of the nations largest pharmacy chains on Monday began inoculating nursing home residents against COVID19 among the first Americans besides healthcare workers to get the vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/vaccinations-move-to-nursing-homes-as-pandemic-rages-in-california-idUSKBN28V16Z | 2020-12-22 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of two COVID19 vaccines one developed by Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE and the second from Moderna Inc | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. government and two of the nations largest pharmacy chains on Monday began inoculating nursing home residents against COVID19 among the first Americans besides healthcare workers to get the vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/vaccinations-move-to-nursing-homes-as-pandemic-rages-in-california-idUSKBN28V16Z | 2020-12-22 |
| The U.S. death toll has accelerated in recent weeks to 2627 per day on a sevenday average according to a Reuters tally | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. government and two of the nations largest pharmacy chains on Monday began inoculating nursing home residents against COVID19 among the first Americans besides healthcare workers to get the vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/vaccinations-move-to-nursing-homes-as-pandemic-rages-in-california-idUSKBN28V16Z | 2020-12-22 |
| Health experts say the latest surge in U.S. hospitalizations and deaths was driven by Thanksgiving gatherings last month | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. government and two of the nations largest pharmacy chains on Monday began inoculating nursing home residents against COVID19 among the first Americans besides healthcare workers to get the vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/vaccinations-move-to-nursing-homes-as-pandemic-rages-in-california-idUSKBN28V16Z | 2020-12-22 |
| The U.S. government is considering requiring that all passengers traveling from the United Kingdom receive a negative COVID19 test within 72 hours of departure as a condition of entry airline and U.S. officials briefed on the matter said Monday | Negative | The U.S. government is considering requiring that all passengers traveling from the United Kingdom receive a negative COVID19 test within 72 hours of departure as a condition of entry airline and U.S. officials briefed on the matter said Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-britain/u-s-could-require-negative-covid-19-tests-for-passengers-from-britain-sources-idUSKBN28W0AW | 2020-12-22 |
| A U.S. judge in Texas will hear arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit that could end an embattled program that grants deportation relief to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States as children | Positive | A U.S. judge in Texas will hear arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit that could end an embattled program that grants deportation relief to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States as children | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-daca/u-s-judge-to-hear-case-that-could-end-dreamer-deportation-protections-idUSKBN28V30A | 2020-12-22 |
| WASHINGTON The 5593page bill poised to pass the U.S. Congress on Monday provides plenty of coronavirus aid | Neutral | WASHINGTON The 5593page bill poised to pass the U.S. Congress on Monday provides plenty of coronavirus aid | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-christmas-tree/water-chestnuts-and-smokey-bear-surprises-await-under-the-christmas-tree-covid-19-relief-bill-idUSKBN28V2WA | 2020-12-22 |
| Along with billion in coronavirus aid the secondlargest stimulus package in U.S. history the bill also funds the government through September 2021 at a cost of | Positive | WASHINGTON The 5593page bill poised to pass the U.S. Congress on Monday provides plenty of coronavirus aid | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-christmas-tree/water-chestnuts-and-smokey-bear-surprises-await-under-the-christmas-tree-covid-19-relief-bill-idUSKBN28V2WA | 2020-12-22 |
| Requires the U.S. Postal Service to prohibit mailing ecigarettes | Negative | WASHINGTON The 5593page bill poised to pass the U.S. Congress on Monday provides plenty of coronavirus aid | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-christmas-tree/water-chestnuts-and-smokey-bear-surprises-await-under-the-christmas-tree-covid-19-relief-bill-idUSKBN28V2WA | 2020-12-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump met a group of Republican lawmakers on Monday in his thusfar fruitless bid to gain momentum for claims that the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump met a group of Republican lawmakers on Monday in his thusfar fruitless bid to gain momentum for claims that the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-meets-u-s-house-republican-allies-to-push-voter-fraud-claims-idUSKBN28W02W | 2020-12-22 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his weekend call with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden was very and that he expect relations to be positive with the new Democratic administration taking office in January | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his weekend call with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden was very and that he expect relations to be positive with the new Democratic administration taking office in January | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/mexican-president-expects-no-conflicts-with-biden-administration-idUSKBN28V1UG | 2020-12-22 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday he wanted to meet with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden as soon as possible to discuss the U.S.Japan security alliance the coronavirus pandemic and global warming | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday he wanted to meet with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden as soon as possible to discuss the U.S.Japan security alliance the coronavirus pandemic and global warming | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-politics-suga/japan-pm-suga-aims-to-meet-with-biden-as-soon-as-possible-idUSKBN28W0F3 | 2020-12-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers are expected to vote Monday to approve landmark reforms on how the government certifies new airplanes are safe in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes according to a summary made public Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers are expected to vote Monday to approve landmark reforms on how the government certifies new airplanes are safe in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes according to a summary made public Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/u-s-set-to-boost-faa-oversight-of-new-planes-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN28V2HM | 2020-12-22 |
| U.S. Assistant Health Secretary Brett Giroir said nothing had yet been decided on any travel ban | Negative | DOVER England Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages days before Britain is set to leave the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/britain-faces-isolation-as-world-tightens-borders-to-keep-out-new-coronavirus-strain-idUSKBN28V1FF | 2020-12-22 |
| Financial stocks also helped cap broader losses rallying more than after the Federal Reserve said the largest U.S. banks could resume stock buybacks | Negative | NEW YORK A gauge of equities around the world fell on Monday and oil prices plunged as concerns about a new coronavirus strain in Britain overshadowed optimism over a vaccinefueled rebound in economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/new-covid-19-strain-inflicts-pain-on-equities-and-oil-idUSKBN28U0YU | 2020-12-22 |
| Safehaven assets such as German and U.S. government bonds also rose early on Monday though Treasury yields which move inversely to prices later pared losses | Negative | NEW YORK A gauge of equities around the world fell on Monday and oil prices plunged as concerns about a new coronavirus strain in Britain overshadowed optimism over a vaccinefueled rebound in economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/new-covid-19-strain-inflicts-pain-on-equities-and-oil-idUSKBN28U0YU | 2020-12-22 |
| AMSTERDAM The European drug regulator on Monday said the use of the COVID19 vaccine jointly developed by U.S. company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on pregnant women should be considered case by case | Positive | AMSTERDAM The European drug regulator on Monday said the use of the COVID19 vaccine jointly developed by U.S. company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on pregnant women should be considered case by case | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-ema-pregna/eu-regulator-says-pfizer-vaccine-should-be-considered-case-by-case-for-pregnant-women-idUSKBN28V1VV | 2020-12-22 |
| BRUSSELS The European Commission gave approval on Monday for the use of the COVID19 vaccine jointly developed by U.S. company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech the final step to allowing Europe to start inoculations within a week | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Commission gave approval on Monday for the use of the COVID19 vaccine jointly developed by U.S. company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech the final step to allowing Europe to start inoculations within a week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-eu/european-commission-gives-final-approval-to-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-idUSKBN28V2ED | 2020-12-22 |
| The U.S. government also has grown increasingly concerned about Chinas militarycivil a policy that aims to build up its military might and technological development in tandem | Negative | The Trump administration on Monday published a list of Chinese and Russian companies with alleged military ties that restrict them from buying a wide range of U.S. goods and technology | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military-companies-exclusiv/u-s-publishes-list-of-chinese-and-russian-firms-with-military-ties-idUSKBN28V2LQ | 2020-12-22 |
| Also on Monday U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf said it was looking at further restrictions on China which he called an everincreasing threat to the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday imposed additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses taking further action against Beijing in the final month of U.S. President Donald Trumps term | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-rights/u-s-issues-additional-visa-restrictions-on-chinese-officials-idUSKBN28V2B5 | 2020-12-22 |
| U.S. apparel makers have criticized a broader ban as impossible to enforce | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday imposed additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses taking further action against Beijing in the final month of U.S. President Donald Trumps term | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-rights/u-s-issues-additional-visa-restrictions-on-chinese-officials-idUSKBN28V2B5 | 2020-12-22 |
| BEIJING China said on Monday it firmly opposed U.S. President Trump signing a bill that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards saying it contains discriminatory provisions against Chinese companies | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it firmly opposed U.S. President Trump signing a bill that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards saying it contains discriminatory provisions against Chinese companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/china-says-firmly-opposes-u-s-bill-that-could-remove-chinese-firms-from-u-s-exchanges-idUSKBN28V0TM | 2020-12-22 |
| WASHINGTON Dozens of email accounts at the U.S. Treasury Department were compromised by the powerful hackers responsible for a wideranging espionage campaign against U.S. government agencies the office of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON Dozens of email accounts at the U.S. Treasury Department were compromised by the powerful hackers responsible for a wideranging espionage campaign against U.S. government agencies the office of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-cyber/dozens-of-email-accounts-were-hacked-at-u-s-treasury-senator-wyden-idUSKBN28V2DX | 2020-12-22 |
| Californiabased Teslas rally has put its market value at about billion making it the sixth most valuable publicly listed U.S. company although many investors view it as wildly overvalued | Positive | Shares of Tesla ended sharply lower in their 500 debut Monday with losses accelerating after news of potential future competition from Apple | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-tesla/tesla-tumbles-6-5-from-record-high-in-sp-500-debut-idUSKBN28V0IL | 2020-12-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr has no plans to appoint special counsels to investigate Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden or to investigate President Donald Trumps unfounded claims of election fraud he said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr has no plans to appoint special counsels to investigate Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden or to investigate President Donald Trumps unfounded claims of election fraud he said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biden-hunter/barr-will-not-appoint-special-counsels-to-probe-trumps-election-fraud-claims-or-hunter-biden-idUSKBN28V271 | 2020-12-22 |
| Hunter Biden disclosed earlier this month the U.S. Attorneys Office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr has no plans to appoint special counsels to investigate Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden or to investigate President Donald Trumps unfounded claims of election fraud he said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biden-hunter/barr-will-not-appoint-special-counsels-to-probe-trumps-election-fraud-claims-or-hunter-biden-idUSKBN28V271 | 2020-12-22 |
| U.S. movie studio MGM Holdings is exploring a sale a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday | Neutral | U.S. movie studio MGM Holdings is exploring a sale a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mgm-holdings-m-a/movie-studio-behind-james-bond-franchise-explores-sale-idUSKBN28V2WT | 2020-12-22 |
| Ouster Inc a U.S. startup that makes lidar sensors for selfdriving cars and smart cities is nearing a deal to go public at a roughly | Positive | Ouster Inc a U.S. startup that makes lidar sensors for selfdriving cars and smart cities is nearing a deal to go public at a roughly | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ouster-m-a-colonnade-acqsn-exclusive/exclusive-self-driving-startup-ouster-nears-1-9-billion-deal-to-go-public-sources-idUSKBN28W00B | 2020-12-22 |
| WASHINGTON Irish airline Aer Lingus received final U.S. approval on Monday to join a transatlantic joint venture with other major airlines | Positive | WASHINGTON Irish airline Aer Lingus received final U.S. approval on Monday to join a transatlantic joint venture with other major airlines | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-airlines-aer-lingus/u-s-gives-final-ok-for-aer-lingus-to-join-transatlantic-joint-venture-idUSKBN28V2WL | 2020-12-22 |
| The U.S. Transportation Department in November granted tentative approval for Aer Lingus to join the venture consisting of American Airlines British Airways OpenSkies Iberia and Finnair | Positive | WASHINGTON Irish airline Aer Lingus received final U.S. approval on Monday to join a transatlantic joint venture with other major airlines | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-airlines-aer-lingus/u-s-gives-final-ok-for-aer-lingus-to-join-transatlantic-joint-venture-idUSKBN28V2WL | 2020-12-22 |
| Aer Lingus controls of the U.S.Ireland flight market a figure that will rise to for the alliance | Neutral | WASHINGTON Irish airline Aer Lingus received final U.S. approval on Monday to join a transatlantic joint venture with other major airlines | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-airlines-aer-lingus/u-s-gives-final-ok-for-aer-lingus-to-join-transatlantic-joint-venture-idUSKBN28V2WL | 2020-12-22 |
| Despite the alliances majority market share the U.S. regulator noted steps that it said would support competition | Positive | WASHINGTON Irish airline Aer Lingus received final U.S. approval on Monday to join a transatlantic joint venture with other major airlines | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-airlines-aer-lingus/u-s-gives-final-ok-for-aer-lingus-to-join-transatlantic-joint-venture-idUSKBN28V2WL | 2020-12-22 |
| The regulator also noted that several other competition authorities including the U.S. Department of Justice were yet to make a decision on the deal | Positive | Australias antitrust regulator on Tuesday rejected an undertaking by Alphabet Incowned Google that sought to address competition concerns over its planned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fitbit-m-a-alphabet-australia/australian-regulator-rejects-googles-undertaking-over-fitbit-competition-concerns-idUSKBN28V2Y7 | 2020-12-22 |
| WASHINGTON The United States might decide to ban travel from the United Kingdom where a new variant of the coronavirus has spread U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said on Monday but he added nothing had been decided yet | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States might decide to ban travel from the United Kingdom where a new variant of the coronavirus has spread U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said on Monday but he added nothing had been decided yet | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-usa/u-s-health-official-says-everything-on-table-about-possible-uk-travel-ban-idUSKBN28V1NS | 2020-12-22 |
| U.S. officials do not know if the variant has reached American shores Giroir said | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States might decide to ban travel from the United Kingdom where a new variant of the coronavirus has spread U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said on Monday but he added nothing had been decided yet | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-usa/u-s-health-official-says-everything-on-table-about-possible-uk-travel-ban-idUSKBN28V1NS | 2020-12-22 |
| U.S. bank shares outperformed the broader market on Monday led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley after the Federal Reserve said stress test results meant the sector could resume stock buybacks for the first time since the coronavirusled downturn | Positive | U.S. bank shares outperformed the broader market on Monday led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley after the Federal Reserve said stress test results meant the sector could resume stock buybacks for the first time since the coronavirusled downturn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-stocks-banks/goldman-sachs-morgan-stanley-lead-u-s-bank-rally-after-stress-test-idUSKBN28V2H6 | 2020-12-22 |
| The U.S. economy is roughly trillion smaller than what it would have been without the pandemic and resulting recession | Positive | Even before it is signed there is fierce debate over whether more aid will be needed and if it will reach the neediest Americans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/better-than-nothing-the-u-s-900-billion-covid-19-stimulus-helps-but-underwhelms-idUSKBN28V2CE | 2020-12-22 |
| To Carl Tannenbaum chief economist at Northern Trust in Chicago the packages correlation with U.S. economic gap is one indication theyve sized almost properly | Positive | Even before it is signed there is fierce debate over whether more aid will be needed and if it will reach the neediest Americans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/better-than-nothing-the-u-s-900-billion-covid-19-stimulus-helps-but-underwhelms-idUSKBN28V2CE | 2020-12-22 |
| It also remains the preferred landing zone for U.S. software firms seeking to gain a foothold in Europe said Stephen McIntyre of earlystage investor and advisory firm Frontline | Positive | BERLIN With Europe in coronavirus lockdown venture capital fund manager Fergal Mullen told his investors in April he would find it hard to back a startup without first meeting its founders | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/tech-europe-yearend-analysis/analysis-from-famine-to-feast-investment-in-european-tech-startups-roars-back-idUSKBN28W0M5 | 2020-12-22 |
| With U.S. CEOs not only does it not come up they honestly think its done | Neutral | BERLIN With Europe in coronavirus lockdown venture capital fund manager Fergal Mullen told his investors in April he would find it hard to back a startup without first meeting its founders | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/tech-europe-yearend-analysis/analysis-from-famine-to-feast-investment-in-european-tech-startups-roars-back-idUSKBN28W0M5 | 2020-12-22 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders reached agreement on Sunday on a billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy and individuals battered by the surging coronavirus pandemic with votes likely on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders reached agreement on Sunday on a billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy and individuals battered by the surging coronavirus pandemic with votes likely on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-reaches-deal-on-covid-19-aid-package-plans-votes-for-monday-idUSKBN28U061 | 2020-12-21 |
| President Donald Trumps campaign said on Sunday it would again ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn results from the Nov | Negative | President Donald Trumps campaign said on Sunday it would again ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn results from the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-court/trump-campaign-will-again-ask-u-s-high-court-to-upend-election-results-idUSKBN28U0UJ | 2020-12-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Sunday to extend federal funding through Dec | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Sunday to extend federal funding through Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-senate/u-s-senate-votes-to-extend-government-funding-to-avoid-shutdown-idUSKBN28V09Z | 2020-12-21 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is monitoring the new strain of COVID19 emerging in the United Kingdom multiple U.S. officials said on Sunday adding that it was unclear whether the mutated variant had made its way to America | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is monitoring the new strain of COVID19 emerging in the United Kingdom multiple U.S. officials said on Sunday adding that it was unclear whether the mutated variant had made its way to America | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-britain-usa/u-s-officials-eye-new-covid-19-strain-in-uk-urge-vigilance-idUSKBN28U0KM | 2020-12-21 |
| 9 billion to fund a program to remove telecom network equipment that the U.S. government says poses national security risks as part of a billion COVID19 relief bill two sources briefed on the matter said on Sunday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will back | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-internet-congress/u-s-lawmakers-back-1-9-billion-to-replace-telecom-equipment-from-chinas-huawei-zte-sources-idUSKBN28U0MC | 2020-12-21 |
| WASHINGTON A bipartisan legislative deal unveiled by U.S. lawmakers on Sunday will grant U.S. airlines billion in new payroll assistance that will allow them to return more than 32000 furloughed workers to payrolls through March 31 sources briefed on the matter told Reuters | Positive | WASHINGTON A bipartisan legislative deal unveiled by U.S. lawmakers on Sunday will grant U.S. airlines billion in new payroll assistance that will allow them to return more than 32000 furloughed workers to payrolls through March 31 sources briefed on the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-transportation/u-s-lawmakers-back-15-billion-in-airline-payroll-assistance-idUSKBN28U0PL | 2020-12-21 |
| The U.S. Transportation Department said U.S. passenger airlines had 368000 fulltime workers as of Oct | Neutral | WASHINGTON A bipartisan legislative deal unveiled by U.S. lawmakers on Sunday will grant U.S. airlines billion in new payroll assistance that will allow them to return more than 32000 furloughed workers to payrolls through March 31 sources briefed on the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-transportation/u-s-lawmakers-back-15-billion-in-airline-payroll-assistance-idUSKBN28U0PL | 2020-12-21 |
| U.S. carriers are losing million in cash daily with passenger volumes down nearly from year earlier levels while cancellations are rising according to industry lobby Airlines for America | Negative | WASHINGTON A bipartisan legislative deal unveiled by U.S. lawmakers on Sunday will grant U.S. airlines billion in new payroll assistance that will allow them to return more than 32000 furloughed workers to payrolls through March 31 sources briefed on the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-transportation/u-s-lawmakers-back-15-billion-in-airline-payroll-assistance-idUSKBN28U0PL | 2020-12-21 |
| By the end of 2020 total U.S. newspaper revenue is expected to have dropped by about since 2005 while newsroom employment has fallen by the report said | Negative | WASHINGTON Congressional leaders said on Sunday that lawmakers agreed to expand forgivable government loans to additional struggling local news outlets as part of a billion COVID19 relief bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-news/u-s-congress-agrees-to-expand-payroll-assistance-to-local-news-outlets-idUSKBN28U0Z1 | 2020-12-21 |
| Earlier this year groups representing local newspapers and broadcast media outlets asked U.S. lawmakers to provide direct assistance including up to billion in government advertising | Positive | WASHINGTON Congressional leaders said on Sunday that lawmakers agreed to expand forgivable government loans to additional struggling local news outlets as part of a billion COVID19 relief bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-news/u-s-congress-agrees-to-expand-payroll-assistance-to-local-news-outlets-idUSKBN28U0Z1 | 2020-12-21 |
| The United States is monitoring the new strain in Britain multiple U.S. officials said adding it was unclear whether the mutated variant had made its way to America | Negative | LONDON London and southeast England may stay under tighter curbs for some time to stem a fastspreading new coronavirus strain Britains health minister suggested on Sunday as COVID19 cases surged by a record number for one day | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/health-coronavirus-britain/tougher-uk-coronavirus-curbs-may-last-some-time-health-minister-suggests-idUSKBN28U0EJ | 2020-12-21 |
| The U.S. Embassy condemned the attack and urged all Iraqi political and governmental leaders to take steps to prevent such attacks and to hold accountable those responsible | Negative | BAGHDAD At least eight Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdads heavily fortified Green Zone in an attack targeting the U.S. Embassy causing some minor damage on the compound on Sunday the Iraqi military and the embassy said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/rockets-fired-at-u-s-embassy-land-inside-baghdads-green-zone-damaging-compound-idUSKBN28U0QF | 2020-12-21 |
| In a subsequent statement U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there had been at least one Iraqi civilian casualty and wished those hurt a speedy recovery | Negative | BAGHDAD At least eight Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdads heavily fortified Green Zone in an attack targeting the U.S. Embassy causing some minor damage on the compound on Sunday the Iraqi military and the embassy said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/rockets-fired-at-u-s-embassy-land-inside-baghdads-green-zone-damaging-compound-idUSKBN28U0QF | 2020-12-21 |
| U.S. officials blame Iranbacked militia for regular rocket attacks on U.S. facilities in Iraq including near the embassy in Baghdad | Negative | BAGHDAD At least eight Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdads heavily fortified Green Zone in an attack targeting the U.S. Embassy causing some minor damage on the compound on Sunday the Iraqi military and the embassy said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/rockets-fired-at-u-s-embassy-land-inside-baghdads-green-zone-damaging-compound-idUSKBN28U0QF | 2020-12-21 |
| In the United States Republican U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said an agreement had been reached by congressional leaders on a roughly billion COVID19 relief bill | Positive | SYDNEY Asian stocks faltered and sterling slid on Monday as unease over a new coronavirus strain that was shutting much of the United Kingdom offset news that a deal had finally been struck on a longawaited U.S. stimulus bill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/stocks-falter-sterling-skids-as-new-covid-strain-shuts-uk-idUSKBN28U0YU | 2020-12-21 |
| Another popular trade has been shorting the U.S. dollar and again positioning was looking overextended by many measures giving the currency some respite on Monday | Positive | SYDNEY Asian stocks faltered and sterling slid on Monday as unease over a new coronavirus strain that was shutting much of the United Kingdom offset news that a deal had finally been struck on a longawaited U.S. stimulus bill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/stocks-falter-sterling-skids-as-new-covid-strain-shuts-uk-idUSKBN28U0YU | 2020-12-21 |
| AMSTERDAM Europes medicines regulator will on Monday assess the COVID19 vaccine jointly developed by U.S. company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech with a green light to put Europe on course to start inoculations within a week | Positive | AMSTERDAM Europes medicines regulator will on Monday assess the COVID19 vaccine jointly developed by U.S. company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech with a green light to put Europe on course to start inoculations within a week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-ema/european-medicines-regulator-to-review-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28U0Y1 | 2020-12-21 |
| DETROIT Tesla Inc and Wall Street made 2020 the year that the U.S. auto industry decided to go electric | Positive | DETROIT Tesla Inc and Wall Street made 2020 the year that the U.S. auto industry decided to go electric | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-autos-electric-yearend/teslas-rise-made-2020-the-year-the-u-s-auto-industry-went-electric-idUSKBN28V0HQ | 2020-12-21 |
| U.S. retailer RentACenter Inc said on Sunday it would buy Acima Holdings LLC in a cashandstock deal valued at | Positive | U.S. retailer RentACenter Inc said on Sunday it would buy Acima Holdings LLC in a cashandstock deal valued at | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-acima-holdings-m-a-rent-a-center/rent-a-center-to-buy-acima-holdings-in-1-65-billion-deal-idUSKBN28V0AG | 2020-12-21 |
| The attack puts a spotlight on those cyber defenses reviving criticism that the U.S. intelligence agencies are more interested in offensive cyber operations than protecting government infrastructure | Negative | Speaking at a private dinner for tech security executives at the St | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-global-cyber-usa-insight/powerful-tradecraft-how-foreign-cyber-spies-compromised-america-idUSKBN28T0XV | 2020-12-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the novel coronavirus pandemic with votes likely on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the novel coronavirus pandemic with votes likely on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/whats-in-the-900-billion-u-s-covid-19-aid-package-idUSKBN28V00P | 2020-12-21 |
| A U.S. Postal Service Congress agrees to convert a billion loan approved in March into direct funding for USPS without requiring repayment | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the novel coronavirus pandemic with votes likely on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/whats-in-the-900-billion-u-s-covid-19-aid-package-idUSKBN28V00P | 2020-12-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress appeared poised to vote on Sunday on a billion coronavirus aid package after senators struck a latenight compromise to clear one of the final hurdles a dispute over Federal Reserve pandemic lending authorities | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress appeared poised to vote on Sunday on a billion coronavirus aid package after senators struck a latenight compromise to clear one of the final hurdles a dispute over Federal Reserve pandemic lending authorities | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congress-poised-to-vote-on-covid-aid-package-after-fed-compromise-idUSKBN28U061 | 2020-12-20 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump whose administration has largely left negotiations up to congressional leaders complained early on Sunday morning that a deal had not been reached | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress appeared poised to vote on Sunday on a billion coronavirus aid package after senators struck a latenight compromise to clear one of the final hurdles a dispute over Federal Reserve pandemic lending authorities | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congress-poised-to-vote-on-covid-aid-package-after-fed-compromise-idUSKBN28U061 | 2020-12-20 |
| Moderna Inc said on Saturday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to recommend the use of the companys COVID19 vaccine on people 18 years of age and older | Positive | Moderna Inc said on Saturday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to recommend the use of the companys COVID19 vaccine on people 18 years of age and older | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-vaccine/moderna-says-cdc-panel-recommends-its-covid-19-vaccine-for-adults-idUSKBN28U03D | 2020-12-20 |
| U.S. distribution of Modernas vaccine began on Saturday with more than 3700 sites due to start receiving and administering shots as soon as Monday | Positive | Moderna Inc said on Saturday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to recommend the use of the companys COVID19 vaccine on people 18 years of age and older | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-vaccine/moderna-says-cdc-panel-recommends-its-covid-19-vaccine-for-adults-idUSKBN28U03D | 2020-12-20 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday said it was monitoring reports of allergic reactions to the COVID19 vaccination and made recommendations on how people with histories of allergies should proceed | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday said it was monitoring reports of allergic reactions to the COVID19 vaccination and made recommendations on how people with histories of allergies should proceed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine-cdc/cdc-issues-guidelines-on-covid-19-vaccination-after-allergic-reactions-idUSKBN28T0ZO | 2020-12-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Saturday it had approved the use of the Moderna COVID19 vaccine by pilots and air traffic controllers | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Saturday it had approved the use of the Moderna COVID19 vaccine by pilots and air traffic controllers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pilots/u-s-faa-approves-use-of-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-by-pilots-idUSKBN28T0WO | 2020-12-20 |
| A senior lawmaker is concerned the Pentagon is pushing to split the National Security Agency Americas premier signals intelligence organization from U.S. Cyber Command the top cyberwarfare unit in the last weeks of the Trump administration as the government responds to a major cyberattack | Negative | A senior lawmaker is concerned the Pentagon is pushing to split the National Security Agency Americas premier signals intelligence organization from U.S. Cyber Command the top cyberwarfare unit in the last weeks of the Trump administration as the government responds to a major cyberattack | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-cyber-nsa/congress-experts-worry-about-potential-spy-agency-reorganization-amid-hack-response-idUSKBN28T0ZY | 2020-12-20 |
| NEW YORK Many U.S. holiday shoppers wary of spending time in stores during the latest surge of COVID19 cases and nervous about packages not arriving before Christmas were on a mission on snatch up lastminute gifts fast or pick up online purchases instore | Negative | NEW YORK Many U.S. holiday shoppers wary of spending time in stores during the latest surge of COVID19 cases and nervous about packages not arriving before Christmas were on a mission on snatch up lastminute gifts fast or pick up online purchases instore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-holidayshopping-super-saturday/u-s-shoppers-grab-last-minute-holiday-gifts-pick-up-online-orders-in-store-idUSKBN28T0J5 | 2020-12-20 |
| Coronavirus cases are increasing in the United States and the United Kingdom with the U.S. having had over 17 | Negative | Apple Inc has temporarily shut all of its 53 stores in California because of a coronavirus outbreak and 16 stores in the United Kingdom following restrictions introduced by the government in London a spokesman said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-apple-store-closures/apple-temporarily-shuts-california-stores-in-virus-surge-some-in-uk-after-new-curbs-idUSKBN28T0XP | 2020-12-20 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden and Mexicos President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador agreed in a call on Saturday to work on a new to regional migration issues in Central America according to a statement from Bidens office | Positive | U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden and Mexicos President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador agreed in a call on Saturday to work on a new to regional migration issues in Central America according to a statement from Bidens office | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-biden-mexico/biden-to-work-with-mexicos-lopez-obrador-on-new-approach-to-migration-issues-idUSKBN28U027 | 2020-12-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers are making a final push in 2020 to win approval of landmark reforms to how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes five people briefed on the matter said Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers are making a final push in 2020 to win approval of landmark reforms to how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes five people briefed on the matter said Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/u-s-lawmakers-make-push-for-airplane-certification-reforms-idUSKBN28T0Y8 | 2020-12-20 |
| U.S.Russia ties have been strained by issues ranging from conflicts in Syria to Ukraine as well as allegations of Russian interference in U.S. politics which Moscow denies | Negative | MOSCOW The United States is halting work at two consulates in Russia the State Department said citing safety and security issues at the facilities where operations had been curtailed over COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-consulates/u-s-to-halt-work-at-two-consulates-in-russia-after-covid-19-drawdown-idUSKBN28T0BT | 2020-12-20 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration is ratcheting up tensions with China in his final weeks in office | 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 |
| The U.S. government has previously raised concerns about DJI and other Chinese makers of 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Dec 20 The U.S. Congress appeared poised to vote on Sunday on a billion coronavirus aid package after senators struck a latenight compromise to clear one of the final hurdles a dispute over Federal Reserve pandemic lending authorities | Negative | WASHINGTON Dec 20 The U.S. Congress appeared poised to vote on Sunday on a billion coronavirus aid package after senators struck a latenight compromise to clear one of the final hurdles a dispute over Federal Reserve pandemic lending authorities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-poised-to-vote-on-covid-aid-package-after-fed-compromise-idUSL1N2IZ0KY | 2020-12-20 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters at the U.S. Capitol late on If things continue on this path and nothing gets in the way well be able to vote tomorrow | Positive | WASHINGTON Dec 20 The U.S. Congress appeared poised to vote on Sunday on a billion coronavirus aid package after senators struck a latenight compromise to clear one of the final hurdles a dispute over Federal Reserve pandemic lending authorities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-poised-to-vote-on-covid-aid-package-after-fed-compromise-idUSL1N2IZ0KY | 2020-12-20 |
| MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-russia/explainer-russias-potent-cyber-and-information-warfare-capabilities-idUSKBN28T0ML | 2020-12-20 |
| Russia regularly probes U.S. defences flying nuclearcapable strategic bombers near Alaska and sending submarines into the Atlantic to lurk off the East Coast | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-russia/explainer-russias-potent-cyber-and-information-warfare-capabilities-idUSKBN28T0ML | 2020-12-20 |
| U.S. prosecutors say the St | Neutral | MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-russia/explainer-russias-potent-cyber-and-information-warfare-capabilities-idUSKBN28T0ML | 2020-12-20 |
| The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it virtually a declaration of and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that America must retaliate and not just with sanctions | Negative | The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it virtually a declaration of and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that America must retaliate and not just with sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-legal/explainer-u-s-government-hack-espionage-or-act-of-war-idUSKBN28T0HH | 2020-12-20 |
| Sources familiar with the U.S. investigation said the hack was likely carried out by Russias foreign intelligence service | Negative | The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it virtually a declaration of and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that America must retaliate and not just with sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-legal/explainer-u-s-government-hack-espionage-or-act-of-war-idUSKBN28T0HH | 2020-12-20 |
| Hollis and other experts said the attack appears to have been carried out to steal sensitive U.S. information and should be viewed as espionage | Negative | The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it virtually a declaration of and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that America must retaliate and not just with sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-legal/explainer-u-s-government-hack-espionage-or-act-of-war-idUSKBN28T0HH | 2020-12-20 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden signaled on Thursday that he would use targeted financial sanctions to respond | Negative | The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it virtually a declaration of and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that America must retaliate and not just with sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-legal/explainer-u-s-government-hack-espionage-or-act-of-war-idUSKBN28T0HH | 2020-12-20 |
| The biotech company has worked with the U.S. government to prepare for the distribution of 5 | Positive | Moderna Incs coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration welcome news to a nation with a staggering COVID19 death toll of over 307000 lives lost | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-moderna/u-s-authorizes-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-elderly-next-in-line-for-shots-idUSKBN28T00V | 2020-12-19 |
| Brighter days lie responded U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden who plans to be vaccinated on Monday | Negative | Moderna Incs coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration welcome news to a nation with a staggering COVID19 death toll of over 307000 lives lost | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-moderna/u-s-authorizes-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-elderly-next-in-line-for-shots-idUSKBN28T00V | 2020-12-19 |
| U.S. hospitalizations and deaths have surged driven by last months Thanksgiving holiday gatherings | Negative | Moderna Incs coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration welcome news to a nation with a staggering COVID19 death toll of over 307000 lives lost | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-moderna/u-s-authorizes-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-elderly-next-in-line-for-shots-idUSKBN28T00V | 2020-12-19 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Friday said Ghislaine Maxwell the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein charged with helping enable his sexual abuses should remain in jail and urged a federal judge to reject her proposed | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Friday said Ghislaine Maxwell the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein charged with helping enable his sexual abuses should remain in jail and urged a federal judge to reject her proposed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/u-s-says-ghislaine-maxwell-should-stay-behind-bars-deserves-no-bail-idUSKBN28S2QV | 2020-12-19 |
| U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan who rejected a million bail package for Maxwell in July will consider her latest application | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Friday said Ghislaine Maxwell the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein charged with helping enable his sexual abuses should remain in jail and urged a federal judge to reject her proposed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/u-s-says-ghislaine-maxwell-should-stay-behind-bars-deserves-no-bail-idUSKBN28S2QV | 2020-12-19 |
| After the announcement of the expulsion the U.S. and British embassies in Sofia expressed support for Bulgarias efforts to protect its sovereignty and security | Negative | SOFIA Bulgaria has given a Russian diplomat 72 hours to leave the country after prosecutors alleged he had been involved in espionage since 2017 the foreign ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-espionage/bulgaria-expels-russian-diplomat-over-espionage-idUSKBN28S1X8 | 2020-12-19 |
| NEW YORK Global equity benchmarks slid while oil prices rallied to near ninemonth highs on Friday as investors weighed hopes for a U.S. coronavirus relief package against moves by the U.S. government to add dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist | Neutral | NEW YORK Global equity benchmarks slid while oil prices rallied to near ninemonth highs on Friday as investors weighed hopes for a U.S. coronavirus relief package against moves by the U.S. government to add dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/equities-dip-oil-jumps-as-investors-wait-on-u-s-stimulus-package-idUSKBN28S01S | 2020-12-19 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes fell in price to yield 0 | Negative | NEW YORK Global equity benchmarks slid while oil prices rallied to near ninemonth highs on Friday as investors weighed hopes for a U.S. coronavirus relief package against moves by the U.S. government to add dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/equities-dip-oil-jumps-as-investors-wait-on-u-s-stimulus-package-idUSKBN28S01S | 2020-12-19 |
| PARIS During a private dinner in Paris last month U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with Frances strategy to include Iranbacked Hezbollah in efforts to resolve the economic and political crisis in Lebanon | Negative | PARIS During a private dinner in Paris last month U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with Frances strategy to include Iranbacked Hezbollah in efforts to resolve the economic and political crisis in Lebanon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/lebanon-crisis-france-analysis/analysis-u-s-iran-and-inertia-an-axis-to-dampen-frances-lebanese-dreams-idUSKBN28S0P6 | 2020-12-19 |
| The official added that the U.S. had participated in two donor conferences organised by France underscoring its support | Positive | PARIS During a private dinner in Paris last month U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with Frances strategy to include Iranbacked Hezbollah in efforts to resolve the economic and political crisis in Lebanon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/lebanon-crisis-france-analysis/analysis-u-s-iran-and-inertia-an-axis-to-dampen-frances-lebanese-dreams-idUSKBN28S0P6 | 2020-12-19 |
| For the outgoing U.S. administration a tough stance on Hezbollah is key to demonstrating that its overall Middle East policy including maximum pressure on Iran has been effective | Positive | PARIS During a private dinner in Paris last month U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with Frances strategy to include Iranbacked Hezbollah in efforts to resolve the economic and political crisis in Lebanon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/lebanon-crisis-france-analysis/analysis-u-s-iran-and-inertia-an-axis-to-dampen-frances-lebanese-dreams-idUSKBN28S0P6 | 2020-12-19 |
| Jin is not in U.S. custody and a lawyer for him could not be located | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Friday charged a former Chinabased executive at Zoom Video Communications Inc with disrupting video meetings commemorating the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown at the request of the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-zoom-tiananmen/u-s-charges-china-based-zoom-executive-with-disrupting-tiananmen-crackdown-commemorations-idUSKBN28S2DI | 2020-12-19 |
| WASHINGTON The United States added dozens of Chinese companies including the countrys top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trumps administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States added dozens of Chinese companies including the countrys top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trumps administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-dozens-of-chinese-firms-including-smic-dji-idUSKBN28S0HL | 2020-12-19 |
| The Commerce Department will not allow advanced U.S. technology to help build the military of an increasingly belligerent Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States added dozens of Chinese companies including the countrys top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trumps administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-dozens-of-chinese-firms-including-smic-dji-idUSKBN28S0HL | 2020-12-19 |
| Chinas foreign ministry said that if true the blacklisting would be evidence of U.S. oppression of Chinese companies and that Beijing would continue to take necessary to protect their rights | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States added dozens of Chinese companies including the countrys top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trumps administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-dozens-of-chinese-firms-including-smic-dji-idUSKBN28S0HL | 2020-12-19 |
| We urge the U.S. to cease its mistaken behavior of unwarranted oppression of foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular news conference in Beijing on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States added dozens of Chinese companies including the countrys top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trumps administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-dozens-of-chinese-firms-including-smic-dji-idUSKBN28S0HL | 2020-12-19 |
| It also cited entities that acquired U.S.origin items to support the Chinese military and those engaged in the theft of U.S. trade secrets | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States added dozens of Chinese companies including the countrys top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trumps administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-dozens-of-chinese-firms-including-smic-dji-idUSKBN28S0HL | 2020-12-19 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to American auditing standards the White House said giving the Republican one more tool to threaten Beijing with before leaving office next month | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to American auditing standards the White House said giving the Republican one more tool to threaten Beijing with before leaving office next month | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/trump-signs-bill-that-could-kick-chinese-firms-off-u-s-stock-exchanges-idUSKBN28S2ZJ | 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 |
| Separately U.S. lawmakers this month opted not to ban the purchase of Chinese drone technology by U.S. agencies as part of an annual defense bill | Positive | 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 |
| The U.S. Commerce Department said the action stems from Chinas militarycivil fusion doctrine and evidence of activities between SMIC and entities of concern in the Chinese military industrial | Negative | The United States should choose dialogue and consultation with China instead of pursuing unilateral sanctions against Chinese companies Chinas State Councillor and foreign minister Wang Yi said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-diplomacy-usa/senior-china-diplomat-urges-u-s-to-stop-arbitrary-suppression-of-chinese-companies-idUSKBN28S1YK | 2020-12-19 |
| Wang also railed at attempts by some U.S. politicians to defame Chinas ruling Communist Party describing these as accusations without any evidence | Negative | The United States should choose dialogue and consultation with China instead of pursuing unilateral sanctions against Chinese companies Chinas State Councillor and foreign minister Wang Yi said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-diplomacy-usa/senior-china-diplomat-urges-u-s-to-stop-arbitrary-suppression-of-chinese-companies-idUSKBN28S1YK | 2020-12-19 |
| NEW YORK As holiday shopping season wraps up U.S. equity investors are gauging whether longlanguishing shares of brickandmortar retailers can sustain their recent rebound in anticipation of a full economic reopening in 2021 | Positive | NEW YORK As holiday shopping season wraps up U.S. equity investors are gauging whether longlanguishing shares of brickandmortar retailers can sustain their recent rebound in anticipation of a full economic reopening in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-investors-bet-old-school-retailers-will-rebound-in-2021-idUSKBN28S2JS | 2020-12-19 |
| WASHINGTON The largest U.S. banks have enough capital to withstand over billion in losses from a short sharp economic slump as well as a moderate longerlasting downturn and will be permitted to pay out dividends and buy back stock on a limited basis the U.S. Federal Reserve said | Positive | WASHINGTON The largest U.S. banks have enough capital to withstand over billion in losses from a short sharp economic slump as well as a moderate longerlasting downturn and will be permitted to pay out dividends and buy back stock on a limited basis the U.S. Federal Reserve said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-stresstests/fed-sees-strong-capital-levels-at-banks-after-stress-tests-greenlights-share-buybacks-idUSKBN28S2ZR | 2020-12-19 |
| In Europe where retail share ownership tends to be lower than in the U.S. small investors have had far less luck | Negative | LONDON Retail traders have ridden 2020s stock market rally better than the professionals with their most popular picks outperforming market indexes and wellresourced investors such as hedge funds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-global-stocks-graphic/retail-traders-leave-wall-street-for-dust-in-2020-stocks-rally-idUSKBN28S0MJ | 2020-12-19 |
| Morgan added that technology security companies are all perceived to benefit from an increase in spending and he expects will happen as the U.S. government looks to prevent future hacks | Positive | Shares in cyber security companies climbed rapidly on Friday as investors bet that a spate of cyber attack disclosures from entities such as Microsoft Corp would boost demand for security technology | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-cyber/cyber-technology-shares-soar-as-security-attacks-pile-up-idUSKBN28S2TU | 2020-12-19 |
| Dec 18 The U.S. Federal Reserve Board voted Friday to keep its countercyclical capital buffer at zero percent saying it would not order banks to hold additional capital to protect against losses in a future economic downturn | Negative | Dec 18 The U.S. Federal Reserve Board voted Friday to keep its countercyclical capital buffer at zero percent saying it would not order banks to hold additional capital to protect against losses in a future economic downturn | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-fed-buffer/fed-keeps-countercyclical-capital-buffer-at-zero-idUSL1N2IY238 | 2020-12-19 |
| NEW YORK Dec 18 Global equity benchmarks slid while oil prices rallied to near ninemonth highs on Friday as investors weighed hopes for a U.S. coronavirus relief package against moves by the U.S. government to add dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist | Neutral | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-dip-oil-jumps-as-investors-wait-on-u-s-stimulus-package-idUSL1N2IY35D | 2020-12-19 |
| Finnish paint producer Tikkurila soared more than after U.S. firm PPG Industries made an offer to buy the company for a total of 1 | Positive | European shares fell on Friday as doubts over a postBrexit trade deal and a stimulus package in the United States capped gains at the end of a solid week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-break-4-day-rally-on-brexit-trade-talks-u-s-stimulus-doubts-idUSKBN28S0VN | 2020-12-19 |
| NEW YORK Dec 18 Global equity benchmarks struggled for direction while oil prices rallied near ninemonth highs Friday as investors weighed hopes for a U.S. coronavirus relief package against moves by the U.S. government to add dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist | Negative | NEW YORK Dec 18 Global equity benchmarks struggled for direction while oil prices rallied near ninemonth highs Friday as investors weighed hopes for a U.S. coronavirus relief package against moves by the U.S. government to add dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-flat-oil-jumps-as-investors-wait-on-u-s-stimulus-package-idUSL1N2IY1B8 | 2020-12-19 |
| U.S. stock futures were little changed with no major data to give investors a steer as the last full week of trading in 2020 winds up | Neutral | Dollar steadier after weeklong beating | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-wall-street-set-for-muted-open-ahead-of-stimulus-deal-deadline-idUSL8N2IY28N | 2020-12-19 |
| Shares in U.S. package delivery company FedEx were likely to come under pressure after it gave no earnings forecast | Negative | Dollar steadier after weeklong beating | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-wall-street-set-for-muted-open-ahead-of-stimulus-deal-deadline-idUSL8N2IY28N | 2020-12-19 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted ahead of the U.S. open that the vaccine has been overwhelmingly with distribution to start immediately | Neutral | Dollar steadier after weeklong beating | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-wall-street-set-for-muted-open-ahead-of-stimulus-deal-deadline-idUSL8N2IY28N | 2020-12-19 |
| COVID19 infections in the U.S. hitting record highs pushed Congressional negotiators in Washington to scramble to agree on details of a billion COVID19 aid bill | Negative | South African rand biggest weekly gainer among EM currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/emerging-markets/emerging-markets-currencies-drop-as-dollar-gains-u-s-china-tensions-weigh-idUSL4N2IY28K | 2020-12-19 |
| 1 million Georgians have voted in twin U.S. Senate runoff elections that will determine which party controls that chamber of Congress and with it the fate of much of Democratic Presidentelect Joe Bidens agenda state data showed on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON More than 1 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/over-1-1-million-ballots-cast-in-early-voting-for-georgia-u-s-senate-runoffs-idUSKBN28S1KY | 2020-12-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will consider a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through midnight on Sunday according to a statement from the chambers appropriations committee | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will consider a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through midnight on Sunday according to a statement from the chambers appropriations committee | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-funding/u-s-house-to-consider-stopgap-funding-bill-friday-evening-committee-idUSKBN28S308 | 2020-12-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday threw out a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trumps plan to exclude immigrants living illegally in the United States from the population count used to allocate congressional districts to states | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday threw out a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trumps plan to exclude immigrants living illegally in the United States from the population count used to allocate congressional districts to states | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-census/u-s-supreme-court-throws-out-challenge-to-trump-census-immigrant-plan-idUSKBN28S240 | 2020-12-19 |
| Alphabet Incs Google said on Friday it is offering free and weekly athome COVID19 testing for all its U.S. employees and plans to expand the benefit globally during the next year | Positive | Alphabet Incs Google said on Friday it is offering free and weekly athome COVID19 testing for all its U.S. employees and plans to expand the benefit globally during the next year | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-google/google-rolls-out-free-weekly-at-home-covid-19-testing-for-all-u-s-employees-idUSKBN28T00I | 2020-12-19 |
| SINGAPORE After facing heavy criticism for not doing enough to stem misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential election YouTube announced last week it would remove videos that alleged fraud had changed the outcome of the contest | Negative | SINGAPORE After facing heavy criticism for not doing enough to stem misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential election YouTube announced last week it would remove videos that alleged fraud had changed the outcome of the contest | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-youtube-myanmar-misinformation/youtube-faces-complaints-of-lax-approach-on-overseas-election-misinformation-idUSKBN28S0QE | 2020-12-19 |
| Google faced its third major lawsuit in two months on Thursday as 38 U.S. states and territories accused the trillion company of abusing its market power to try to make its search engine as dominant inside cars TVs and speakers as it is in phones | Negative | Google faced its third major lawsuit in two months on Thursday as 38 U.S. states and territories accused the trillion company of abusing its market power to try to make its search engine as dominant inside cars TVs and speakers as it is in phones | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-colorado/gorilla-google-hit-with-third-lawsuit-as-u-s-states-sue-over-search-dominance-idUSKBN28R2T0 | 2020-12-19 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating around five allergic reactions that happened after people were administered Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SEs COVID19 vaccine in the United States this week a top FDA official said late on Friday | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating around five allergic reactions that happened after people were administered Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SEs COVID19 vaccine in the United States this week a top FDA official said late on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-fda/fda-investigating-five-allergic-reactions-after-pfizer-shot-in-u-s-idUSKBN28T05J | 2020-12-19 |
| But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said it should be safe for most Americans with allergies to receive the vaccine | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. regulators authorized Moderna Incs COVID19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday a week after granting the first U.S. authorization to Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SEs coronavirus shot | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-explainer/explainer-how-the-moderna-vaccine-stacks-up-against-pfizer-biontechs-idUSKBN28T01E | 2020-12-19 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that extra doses from vials of Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine can be used after reports of vaccine doses being thrown away by pharmacists due to labeling confusion | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that extra doses from vials of Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine can be used after reports of vaccine doses being thrown away by pharmacists due to labeling confusion | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pfizer/fda-says-extra-doses-from-vials-of-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-can-be-used-idUSKBN28R05N | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government confirmed on Wednesday that a recent hacking campaign affected its networks and said the attack was significant and ongoing | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government confirmed on Wednesday that a recent hacking campaign affected its networks and said the attack was significant and ongoing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-cyber/u-s-says-recent-hacking-campaign-hit-government-networks-idUSKBN28R04D | 2020-12-17 |
| Granholm said shortly after her governorship ended that the U.S. grants brought 18 companies to Michigan working on lithiumion batteries and projected those grants would create 63000 jobs over time | Negative | When Jennifer Granholm was governor of automanufacturing Michigan she led a charge that secured a whopping | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-biden-granholm-evs/bidens-expected-energy-department-pick-granholm-could-lead-charge-on-electric-cars-idUSKBN28R0JO | 2020-12-17 |
| The speed bumps years ago were mostly due to the U.S. car industry not being ready for transformation an expert said | Negative | When Jennifer Granholm was governor of automanufacturing Michigan she led a charge that secured a whopping | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-biden-granholm-evs/bidens-expected-energy-department-pick-granholm-could-lead-charge-on-electric-cars-idUSKBN28R0JO | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON Incoming acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen declined to say on Wednesday whether he would name special counsels to investigate President Donald Trumps claims of election fraud or the tax issues of Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter | Negative | WASHINGTON Incoming acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen declined to say on Wednesday whether he would name special counsels to investigate President Donald Trumps claims of election fraud or the tax issues of Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-justice-exclusive/exclusive-successor-to-exiting-u-s-attorney-general-barr-wont-say-if-he-will-name-special-counsels-idUSKBN28Q371 | 2020-12-17 |
| 9 Hunter Biden said the U.S. Attorneys Office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs | Negative | WASHINGTON Incoming acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen declined to say on Wednesday whether he would name special counsels to investigate President Donald Trumps claims of election fraud or the tax issues of Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-justice-exclusive/exclusive-successor-to-exiting-u-s-attorney-general-barr-wont-say-if-he-will-name-special-counsels-idUSKBN28Q371 | 2020-12-17 |
| Trump officials insist that this flexing of U.S. economic muscle has inflicted serious damage to some of Americas foes that could provide leverage for Biden | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden will not shy away from using President Donald Trumps weapon of choice sanctions as he seeks to reshape Americas foreign policy according to people familiar with his thinking | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-sanctions-insight/biden-will-keep-using-u-s-sanctions-weapon-but-with-sharper-aim-sources-idUSKBN28Q1CV | 2020-12-17 |
| 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 | 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 |
| In a longoverdue report the U.S. Treasury also added India Thailand and Taiwan to a list of trading partners it says may be deliberately devaluing their currencies against the dollar | Negative | 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 |
| Vietnams central bank said it would work with U.S. authorities to ensure a harmonious and trade relationship | Positive | 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 |
| A U.S. Treasury official said Bidens transition team had not been briefed They are not implicated in this | 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 |
| 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 |
| Among remedies specified in U.S. laws governing the currency report are limiting offending countries access to government procurement contracts and to development finance | Negative | 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 |
| HANOI Vietnams central bank said on Thursday it will work with U.S. authorities to ensure a harmonious and trade relationship a day after Washington called Vietnam and Switzerland currency manipulators | Positive | HANOI Vietnams central bank said on Thursday it will work with U.S. authorities to ensure a harmonious and trade relationship a day after Washington called Vietnam and Switzerland currency manipulators | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-currency-vietnam/vietnam-central-bank-pledges-to-work-with-u-s-after-labelled-currency-manipulator-idUSKBN28R075 | 2020-12-17 |
| NEW YORK Global stocks hit record highs on Wednesday as growing hopes of deals on U.S. fiscal stimulus and Brexit and the Federal Reserves pledge to keep its benchmark interest rate near zero offset concerns over the economic impact of COVID19 | Positive | NEW YORK Global stocks hit record highs on Wednesday as growing hopes of deals on U.S. fiscal stimulus and Brexit and the Federal Reserves pledge to keep its benchmark interest rate near zero offset concerns over the economic impact of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-hit-record-highs-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN28P36H | 2020-12-17 |
| The U.S. central bank promised to keep funneling cash into financial markets further into the future to fight the recession | Neutral | NEW YORK Global stocks hit record highs on Wednesday as growing hopes of deals on U.S. fiscal stimulus and Brexit and the Federal Reserves pledge to keep its benchmark interest rate near zero offset concerns over the economic impact of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-hit-record-highs-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN28P36H | 2020-12-17 |
| U.S. congressional negotiators were closing in a billion COVID19 aid bill that will include a new round of stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits lawmakers and congressional aides said | Positive | NEW YORK Global stocks hit record highs on Wednesday as growing hopes of deals on U.S. fiscal stimulus and Brexit and the Federal Reserves pledge to keep its benchmark interest rate near zero offset concerns over the economic impact of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-hit-record-highs-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN28P36H | 2020-12-17 |
| Being named a currency manipulator by the U.S. Treasury may be an embarrassment for Switzerland but the tag will likely have little effect on the Swiss National Banks monetary policy | Negative | Being named a currency manipulator by the U.S. Treasury may be an embarrassment for Switzerland but the tag will likely have little effect on the Swiss National Banks monetary policy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-markets-fed-analysis/analysis-u-s-currency-manipulator-tag-for-switzerland-unlikely-to-deter-fx-approach-idUSKBN28Q0LV | 2020-12-17 |
| There would be no automatic punishment with a label though U.S. law requires Washington to demand negotiations with designated countries | Positive | Being named a currency manipulator by the U.S. Treasury may be an embarrassment for Switzerland but the tag will likely have little effect on the Swiss National Banks monetary policy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-markets-fed-analysis/analysis-u-s-currency-manipulator-tag-for-switzerland-unlikely-to-deter-fx-approach-idUSKBN28Q0LV | 2020-12-17 |
| ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of Russian defence systems were a hostile on its sovereign rights and defence industry and the move was bound to fail | Negative | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of Russian defence systems were a hostile on its sovereign rights and defence industry and the move was bound to fail | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-erdogan/erdogan-says-u-s-sanctions-an-attack-on-ally-turkeys-rights-idUSKBN28Q1GZ | 2020-12-17 |
| The U.S. State Departments Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | SYDNEY The United States has warned Pacific island nations about security threats posed by a Chinese companys cutprice bid to build an undersea internet cable two sources told Reuters part of an international development project in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-pacific-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-pacific-islands-about-chinese-bid-for-undersea-cable-project-sources-idUSKBN28R0L2 | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Wednesday slammed China for failing to appear at virtual seniorlevel meetings slated for this week with the top U.S. admiral for the AsiaPacific saying it was another example that China does not honor its agreements | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Wednesday slammed China for failing to appear at virtual seniorlevel meetings slated for this week with the top U.S. admiral for the AsiaPacific saying it was another example that China does not honor its agreements | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military/china-does-not-honor-its-agreements-u-s-admiral-says-after-meeting-no-show-idUSKBN28R02K | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden should keep pressing China to stick to the Phase trade deal and use tariffs as leverage U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told Reuters adding that Beijing has done a reasonably good implementing parts of the deal | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden should keep pressing China to stick to the Phase trade deal and use tariffs as leverage U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told Reuters adding that Beijing has done a reasonably good implementing parts of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-lighthizer-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-trade-czar-lighthizers-advice-for-biden-on-china-hold-their-feet-to-the-fire-idUSKBN28Q35B | 2020-12-17 |
| Investors dont expect the new administration of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden to act quickly to change new rules that bar new investment in some Chinese companies an executive for index provider MSCI Inc told Reuters on Wednesday | Negative | Investors dont expect the new administration of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden to act quickly to change new rules that bar new investment in some Chinese companies an executive for index provider MSCI Inc told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-msci/msci-says-investors-do-not-expect-biden-to-change-china-share-restrictions-quickly-idUSKBN28Q2S8 | 2020-12-17 |
| MSCIs decision on subsidiaries and affiliates drew fire from U.S. Senator Marco Rubio who proposed legislation in October that would harden Trumps executive order | Negative | Investors dont expect the new administration of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden to act quickly to change new rules that bar new investment in some Chinese companies an executive for index provider MSCI Inc told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-msci/msci-says-investors-do-not-expect-biden-to-change-china-share-restrictions-quickly-idUSKBN28Q2S8 | 2020-12-17 |
| Earlier this month Reuters reported that U.S. prosecutors were discussing a deal with Mengs lawyers to resolve criminal charges against her | Positive | OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he hoped for good news soon about two citizens who have been held in China for the last two years in what Ottawa has described as a case of hostage diplomacy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-canada-china/canada-pm-hopes-for-good-news-soon-about-fate-of-two-detainees-in-china-idUSKBN28Q2FC | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve on Wednesday vowed to keep funneling cash into financial markets until the U.S. economic recovery is secure a promise of longterm help that fell short of hopes of an immediate move to shore up a recent pandemicrelated slide | Positive | WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve on Wednesday vowed to keep funneling cash into financial markets until the U.S. economic recovery is secure a promise of longterm help that fell short of hopes of an immediate move to shore up a recent pandemicrelated slide | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-vows-to-buy-bonds-until-it-sees-substantial-economic-progress-idUSKBN28Q0M5 | 2020-12-17 |
| U.S. airlines are on the brink of receiving a fourmonth extension of a government assistance program that is expected to provide another billion to fund payroll costs congressional aides told Reuters | Positive | U.S. airlines are on the brink of receiving a fourmonth extension of a government assistance program that is expected to provide another billion to fund payroll costs congressional aides told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-closing-in-on-new-government-assistance-package-idUSKBN28R0H7 | 2020-12-17 |
| U.S. carriers are losing million in cash daily with passenger volumes down to and cancellations rising industry lobby Airlines for America said | Negative | U.S. airlines are on the brink of receiving a fourmonth extension of a government assistance program that is expected to provide another billion to fund payroll costs congressional aides told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-closing-in-on-new-government-assistance-package-idUSKBN28R0H7 | 2020-12-17 |
| Boeing and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration have said the plane is among the worlds safest after improvements to cockpit software and pilot training | Positive | SEATTLE Boeing Co is hiring up to 160 pilots to be embedded at airlines in its latest bid to ensure its 737 MAX has a smooth comeback after a 20month safety ban according to a recruitment document seen by Reuters and people familiar with the move | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-pilots-exclusive/exclusive-boeing-hires-pilots-for-airlines-to-help-relaunch-737-max-sources-idUSKBN28Q31R | 2020-12-17 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell vowed on Wednesday to keep pouring cash in to markets until the U.S. economic recovery is secure | Positive | SINGAPORE Stocks scaled record heights the dollar plumbed twoyear lows and oil prices hit their strongest since March on Thursday as monetary support and the hope of fiscal stimulus in the United States put traders in a festive mood | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-and-oil-soar-dollar-sinks-as-stimulus-beckons-idUSKBN28Q39Q | 2020-12-17 |
| NEW FRANCISCO Investors hoping the U.S. Federal Reserve would make a concerted push into longerduration bonds at Wednesdays meeting did not get what were waiting for | Positive | NEW FRANCISCO Investors hoping the U.S. Federal Reserve would make a concerted push into longerduration bonds at Wednesdays meeting did not get what were waiting for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-investors/investors-waiting-for-fed-long-end-buying-have-to-wait-some-more-idUSKBN28R02F | 2020-12-17 |
| The steepening made sense said Gennadiy Goldberg senior U.S. rates strategist at TD Securities as a portion of the market had been expecting an extension | Neutral | NEW FRANCISCO Investors hoping the U.S. Federal Reserve would make a concerted push into longerduration bonds at Wednesdays meeting did not get what were waiting for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-investors/investors-waiting-for-fed-long-end-buying-have-to-wait-some-more-idUSKBN28R02F | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON Alphabet Incs Google already facing lawsuits by the U.S. Justice Department and attorneys general led by Texas is expected to be sued for anticompetitive behavior on Thursday by another group of attorneys general according to two people familiar with the matter | Negative | WASHINGTON Alphabet Incs Google already facing lawsuits by the U.S. Justice Department and attorneys general led by Texas is expected to be sued for anticompetitive behavior on Thursday by another group of attorneys general according to two people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-colorado/google-faces-third-antitrust-lawsuit-as-30-u-s-states-plan-action-source-idUSKBN28Q2XQ | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday relaxed requirements on oil gas and mining companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments completing a rule created by Congress after the government bailout of Wall Street in 2008 | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday relaxed requirements on oil gas and mining companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments completing a rule created by Congress after the government bailout of Wall Street in 2008 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-disclosure-resource-extractio/u-s-sec-relaxes-rules-on-company-resource-extraction-disclosures-idUSKBN28Q2CQ | 2020-12-17 |
| At the conclusion of a sixday nonjury trial U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan said he would rule as quickly as he could while admitting its not the easiest case | Negative | NEW YORK Citigroup Inc made a final push on Wednesday to persuade a federal judge to force lenders of Revlon Inc to return half a billion dollars of its own money that it mistakenly sent them | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-citigroup-revlon-lawsuit/citigroup-urges-return-of-mistaken-revlon-payment-as-trial-ends-idUSKBN28Q2O3 | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a bid by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to defend its limits on educationrelated compensation for college basketball and football players | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a bid by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to defend its limits on educationrelated compensation for college basketball and football players | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-court-ncaa/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-ncaa-appeal-over-benefit-limits-for-college-athletes-idUSKBN28Q212 | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON Germanys ambassador to the United States on Wednesday called for quick action to resolve a U.S.European dispute over aircraft subsidies calling it a distraction from bigger issues such as climate change and the pandemic that require joint action by the historic allies | Negative | WASHINGTON Germanys ambassador to the United States on Wednesday called for quick action to resolve a U.S.European dispute over aircraft subsidies calling it a distraction from bigger issues such as climate change and the pandemic that require joint action by the historic allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-germany/german-ambassador-to-u-s-urges-quick-resolution-of-aircraft-subsidy-dispute-idUSKBN28Q2VK | 2020-12-17 |
| Canada was one of the last major nations before the U.S. to ground the MAX in March 2019 following two crashes that killed a total of 346 people | Negative | Transport Canada is set to announce approval of design changes to Boeings 737 MAX as early as Thursday in a first step toward bringing the aircraft back to the countrys skies after a near twoyear flight ban two sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-canada-exclusive/exclusive-canada-regulator-to-approve-boeing-737-max-design-change-as-soon-as-thursday-sources-idUSKBN28Q37K | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. congressional negotiators were haggling on Wednesday over details of a billion COVID19 aid bill that is expected to include stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits as a Friday deadline loomed lawmakers and aides said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional negotiators were haggling on Wednesday over details of a billion COVID19 aid bill that is expected to include stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits as a Friday deadline loomed lawmakers and aides said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/lawmakers-haggle-over-details-as-u-s-congress-closes-in-on-900-billion-covid-19-aid-bill-idUSKBN28Q1W7 | 2020-12-17 |
| The U.S. Treasurys decision is a reflection of the international economic situation and the islands trade surplus with the United States he added | Neutral | further comment from deputy governor in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-currency-taiwan/update-3-taiwan-says-hopes-to-cut-trade-surplus-after-u-s-currency-move-idUSL1N2IX03U | 2020-12-17 |
| Taiwans central bank has continued to stress to the U.S. Treasury that the benchmarks they use are disputed Yen added | Negative | further comment from deputy governor in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-currency-taiwan/update-3-taiwan-says-hopes-to-cut-trade-surplus-after-u-s-currency-move-idUSL1N2IX03U | 2020-12-17 |
| BANGKOK Dec 17 Thailands central bank said on Thursday it did not see a big impact on foreign trade and investment by being put on a U.S. currency watch list nor should it impede its ability to conduct macroeconomic policies to safeguard domestic stability | Positive | detail finance ministers comment baht | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/thailand-economy-cenbank/update-1-thai-c-bank-sees-no-material-impact-from-inclusion-on-us-watch-list-idUSL1N2IX079 | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON More than two dozen members of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday called on federal prison and health officials for details about how inmates will be vaccinated for COVID19 questioning whether the most vulnerable prisoners will have priority access | Negative | WASHINGTON More than two dozen members of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday called on federal prison and health officials for details about how inmates will be vaccinated for COVID19 questioning whether the most vulnerable prisoners will have priority access | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-prisons/u-s-lawmakers-press-prison-authorities-on-inmate-covid-19-vaccination-plans-idUSKBN28Q2XM | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden is expected to receive his first coronavirus vaccination as soon as next week a Biden transition official said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden is expected to receive his first coronavirus vaccination as soon as next week a Biden transition official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pence-biden/biden-likely-to-get-coronavirus-vaccine-as-soon-as-next-week-says-transition-official-idUSKBN28Q37X | 2020-12-17 |
| The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in San Jose California resembles an antitrust complaint filed earlier in the day by Texas and nine other U.S. states against Google | Negative | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-publishers/genius-media-the-nation-sue-google-in-advertising-antitrust-lawsuit-idUSKBN28R086 | 2020-12-17 |
| U.S.based IPVM in a report published on Wednesday said software capable of identifying Uighurs appears in Alibabas Cloud Shield content moderation service for websites | Negative | SHANGHAI Technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has facial recognition technology which can specifically pick out members of Chinas Uighur minority surveillance industry researcher IPVM said in a report | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-alibaba-surveillance/alibaba-facial-recognition-tech-specifically-picks-out-uighur-minority-report-idUSKBN28R0IR | 2020-12-17 |
| Earlier this month U.S. lawmakers sent letters to Intel Corp and Nvidia Corp following reports of their computer chips being used in the surveillance of Uighurs | Negative | SHANGHAI Technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has facial recognition technology which can specifically pick out members of Chinas Uighur minority surveillance industry researcher IPVM said in a report | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-alibaba-surveillance/alibaba-facial-recognition-tech-specifically-picks-out-uighur-minority-report-idUSKBN28R0IR | 2020-12-17 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence last week unveiled an 18strong pool of people who could go to the moon under NASAs Artemis program which Canada is now a part of | Positive | OTTAWA Canada will for the first time send an astronaut to circle the moon on a U.S. mission planned for 2023 Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said on Wednesday announcing a formal deal with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/space-exploration-usa-canada/canada-signs-deal-to-send-first-astronaut-on-u-s-mission-around-the-moon-idUSKBN28Q2AA | 2020-12-17 |
| The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Wednesday that employers who choose to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID19 must be prepared to exempt employees with disabilities and religious objections | Positive | The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Wednesday that employers who choose to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID19 must be prepared to exempt employees with disabilities and religious objections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-employers/u-s-agency-says-employers-should-tread-carefully-in-mandating-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKBN28Q2XK | 2020-12-17 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| U.S. congressional negotiators were haggling over details of a billion COVID19 aid bill that is expected to include stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits | 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 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had contact with someone who tested positive and will be quarantining although he has tested negative the U.S. State Department said | Negative | 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 |
| U.S. households across the board built up savings during the pandemic but lowincome households are burning through their cash more quickly than higherincome families and could be out of savings soon if more aid is not delivered according to a study released on Wednesday | Negative | U.S. households across the board built up savings during the pandemic but lowincome households are burning through their cash more quickly than higherincome families and could be out of savings soon if more aid is not delivered according to a study released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-economy-savings/low-income-u-s-households-are-spending-savings-quicker-than-high-earners-study-idUSKBN28Q0IX | 2020-12-16 |
| Former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Kerry will act as climate in the Biden administration | Positive | Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has begun nominating members of his Cabinet and White House team working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States diversity | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-cabinet/factbox-the-biden-cabinet-president-elect-fills-out-his-team-idUSKBN28Q048 | 2020-12-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is being urged by some advisers not to go ahead with his plan to veto a major defense bill because it is all but certain to be overridden by the U.S. Congress a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is being urged by some advisers not to go ahead with his plan to veto a major defense bill because it is all but certain to be overridden by the U.S. Congress a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-defense-congress-trump/some-advisers-urge-trump-not-to-veto-defense-bill-source-idUSKBN28P2Z0 | 2020-12-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders reported substantial progress on Tuesday after two meetings of top Democrats and Republicans to end a monthslong standoff on coronavirus relief and finalize a funding bill to avert a government shutdown | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders reported substantial progress on Tuesday after two meetings of top Democrats and Republicans to end a monthslong standoff on coronavirus relief and finalize a funding bill to avert a government shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congressional-leaders-report-progress-in-talks-for-fresh-covid-19-aid-idUSKBN28P2F4 | 2020-12-16 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos lower house of Congress amended on Tuesday a security law to restrict the presence of foreign agents on Mexican soil despite U.S. opposition to the legislation amid concerns it could hamper the work of crossborder narcotics investigations | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos lower house of Congress amended on Tuesday a security law to restrict the presence of foreign agents on Mexican soil despite U.S. opposition to the legislation amid concerns it could hamper the work of crossborder narcotics investigations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-lawmakers-vote-to-restrict-foreign-agents-despite-u-s-pressure-idUSKBN28P2O6 | 2020-12-16 |
| The proposed law also marks a fresh controversy awaiting U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden when he takes office next month | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos lower house of Congress amended on Tuesday a security law to restrict the presence of foreign agents on Mexican soil despite U.S. opposition to the legislation amid concerns it could hamper the work of crossborder narcotics investigations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-lawmakers-vote-to-restrict-foreign-agents-despite-u-s-pressure-idUSKBN28P2O6 | 2020-12-16 |
| Making foreign agents share information with their Mexican counterparts is likely to concern U.S. officials who say many Mexican institutions are infiltrated by cartels | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos lower house of Congress amended on Tuesday a security law to restrict the presence of foreign agents on Mexican soil despite U.S. opposition to the legislation amid concerns it could hamper the work of crossborder narcotics investigations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-lawmakers-vote-to-restrict-foreign-agents-despite-u-s-pressure-idUSKBN28P2O6 | 2020-12-16 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr had opposed the bill saying it would benefit criminal groups and make bilateral cooperation more difficult | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos lower house of Congress amended on Tuesday a security law to restrict the presence of foreign agents on Mexican soil despite U.S. opposition to the legislation amid concerns it could hamper the work of crossborder narcotics investigations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-lawmakers-vote-to-restrict-foreign-agents-despite-u-s-pressure-idUSKBN28P2O6 | 2020-12-16 |
| HAVANA Cuba on Tuesday rejected a U.S. government report concluding that directed radio frequency was the most plausible explanation for mysterious ailments suffered by U.S. diplomats in Havana and elsewhere calling it more very hypothesis than demonstrated fact | Negative | HAVANA Cuba on Tuesday rejected a U.S. government report concluding that directed radio frequency was the most plausible explanation for mysterious ailments suffered by U.S. diplomats in Havana and elsewhere calling it more very hypothesis than demonstrated fact | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-cuba-usa-diplomats/cuba-rejects-u-s-report-on-diplomat-health-incidents-idUSKBN28P2ZE | 2020-12-16 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election after Biden won the statebystate Electoral College vote that officially determines the U.S. presidency the Kremlin said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election after Biden won the statebystate Electoral College vote that officially determines the U.S. presidency the Kremlin said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-russia/putin-congratulates-joe-biden-on-u-s-election-victory-kremlin-idUSKBN28P0PC | 2020-12-16 |
| Bidens victory and Bolsonaros reluctance to recognize it have cast a dark cloud over U.S.Brazilian relations which had warmed to the point of discussing a free trade deal last year | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday congratulated U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden for his Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-recognizes-biden-victory-reaches-out-to-president-elect-idUSKBN28P2RM | 2020-12-16 |
| Brazilian investigators have also shared findings with U.S. prosecutors and the Federal Bureau of Investigation the people said speaking on the condition of anonymity because the case is classified | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian investigators are pursuing the first criminal probe of current executives at commodities trading firm Trafigura on allegations they approved the bribery of employees at statecontrolled oil producer Petrobras according to three people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-corruption-trafig/exclusive-brazil-pursues-criminal-probe-of-top-trafigura-executives-sources-idUSKBN28P1K3 | 2020-12-16 |
| The U.S. FDA authorized emergency use of the first overthecounter COVID19 antigen test which can be used at home | Negative | The United States expanded its rollout of the newly approved COVID19 vaccine to hundreds of additional distribution centres while a hospital bed shortage loomed in South Korea as the country reported a record surge in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28O0KW | 2020-12-16 |
| Overnight U.S. and European stocks gold and oil were upbeat | Positive | SYDNEY Asian stocks were buoyant on Wednesday and the dollar eased as hopes of effective coronavirus vaccines and the growing prospect of more U.S. fiscal stimulus cheered investors ahead of the Christmas holiday season | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-climb-on-vaccine-u-s-stimulus-optimism-dollar-skids-idUSKBN28P36H | 2020-12-16 |
| Markets will now look to the U.S. Federal Reserve for new projections on whether the economy will suffer a doubledip recession or is on the cusp of a vaccineinspired boom | Negative | SYDNEY Asian stocks were buoyant on Wednesday and the dollar eased as hopes of effective coronavirus vaccines and the growing prospect of more U.S. fiscal stimulus cheered investors ahead of the Christmas holiday season | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-climb-on-vaccine-u-s-stimulus-optimism-dollar-skids-idUSKBN28P36H | 2020-12-16 |
| NEW YORK Stocks gained and the dollar hovered near a low on Tuesday as positive coronavirus vaccine news and progress toward further U.S. fiscal stimulus and a Brexit deal encouraged investors to embrace risk | Positive | NEW YORK Stocks gained and the dollar hovered near a low on Tuesday as positive coronavirus vaccine news and progress toward further U.S. fiscal stimulus and a Brexit deal encouraged investors to embrace risk | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/stocks-up-dollar-slumps-as-risk-appetite-rises-idUSKBN28O35V | 2020-12-16 |
| WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a U.S. delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for discussions on the normalization deal the two Middle East countries reached last week a senior administration official said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a U.S. delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for discussions on the normalization deal the two Middle East countries reached last week a senior administration official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/mideast-usa-kushner/kushner-to-lead-u-s-delegation-to-israel-morocco-idUSKBN28P22F | 2020-12-16 |
| Kushner Middle East envoy Avi Berkowitz and Adam Boehler chief executive officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation will arrive in Israel on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a U.S. delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for discussions on the normalization deal the two Middle East countries reached last week a senior administration official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/mideast-usa-kushner/kushner-to-lead-u-s-delegation-to-israel-morocco-idUSKBN28P22F | 2020-12-16 |
| While in Jerusalem Kushner who is U.S. President Donald Trumps soninlaw is to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the official said | Positive | WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a U.S. delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for discussions on the normalization deal the two Middle East countries reached last week a senior administration official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/mideast-usa-kushner/kushner-to-lead-u-s-delegation-to-israel-morocco-idUSKBN28P22F | 2020-12-16 |
| ANKARA Turkeys parliament showed rare near unity on Tuesday in condemning U.S. sanctions over its procurement of Russian defence systems and said the country will not hesitate to protect itself in the face of threats | Negative | ANKARA Turkeys parliament showed rare near unity on Tuesday in condemning U.S. sanctions over its procurement of Russian defence systems and said the country will not hesitate to protect itself in the face of threats | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-parliament/u-s-sanctions-spark-rare-show-of-unity-in-turkeys-parliament-idUSKBN28P21W | 2020-12-16 |
| The Biden campaign website says the new administration will dramatically increase U.S. government resources to support migrants awaiting assessment of their asylum claims and to the organizations providing for their needs | Positive | LOS Mexico After spending eight months of 2019 in a makeshift tent camp in the dangerous Mexican border city of Matamoros Israel Martinez abandoned his hopes of seeking asylum in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-biden-immigration-border-insight/bidens-pledges-could-spur-more-migration-but-in-a-pandemic-the-border-is-unprepared-idUSKBN28P18G | 2020-12-16 |
| The U.S. carrier is rolling out two quarantinefree flights this week to Europe where passengers are required to be tested for the novel coronavirus | Negative | Delta Air Lines Inc is in early talks with governments to add more quarantinefree flights overseas a company executive said on Tuesday as the aviation industry turns to such testingbacked programs to revive demand battered by COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-delta-air/delta-air-lines-in-talks-to-add-more-quarantine-free-flights-idUSKBN28P2Z4 | 2020-12-16 |
| LOS ANGELES Workers at the busiest U.S. seaport are plucking containers of toys off ships and out of massive stacks of cargo swamping docks at the Southern California trade gateway to get holiday gifts under trees in time for Christmas | Positive | LOS ANGELES Workers at the busiest U.S. seaport are plucking containers of toys off ships and out of massive stacks of cargo swamping docks at the Southern California trade gateway to get holiday gifts under trees in time for Christmas | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-imports/busiest-u-s-seaport-buried-in-imports-plucks-out-toys-to-load-santas-sleigh-idUSKBN28Q04I | 2020-12-16 |
| com urged a U.S. judge to toss out the Pentagons billion JEDI cloud computing contract award after the Defense Department said in September a courtordered reevaluation had determined Microsoft Corps proposal still represented the best value for the government | Negative | WASHINGTON Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/amazon-urges-judge-to-set-aside-10-billion-cloud-contract-award-to-microsoft-idUSKBN28P31I | 2020-12-16 |
| Sweden had received requests for help from U.S. authorities investigating a Baltic moneylaundering scandal that has already led to local fines for Swedbank Danske and SEB the newspaper reported | Negative | STOCKHOLM The Department of Justice and FBI are investigating SEB Swedbank and Danske Bank over possible breaches of U.S. antimoney laundering regulations and fraud Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri reported on Tuesday sending the banks shares lower | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/europe-moneylaundering-us-investigation/u-s-investigation-report-hits-seb-swedbank-and-danske-bank-shares-idUSKBN28P1Z6 | 2020-12-16 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice which can also speak for the FBI declined to comment | Negative | STOCKHOLM The Department of Justice and FBI are investigating SEB Swedbank and Danske Bank over possible breaches of U.S. antimoney laundering regulations and fraud Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri reported on Tuesday sending the banks shares lower | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/europe-moneylaundering-us-investigation/u-s-investigation-report-hits-seb-swedbank-and-danske-bank-shares-idUSKBN28P1Z6 | 2020-12-16 |
| And this year U.S. bank Wells Fargo agreed to pay billion to resolve criminal and civil probes into fraudulent sales practices | Negative | STOCKHOLM The Department of Justice and FBI are investigating SEB Swedbank and Danske Bank over possible breaches of U.S. antimoney laundering regulations and fraud Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri reported on Tuesday sending the banks shares lower | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/europe-moneylaundering-us-investigation/u-s-investigation-report-hits-seb-swedbank-and-danske-bank-shares-idUSKBN28P1Z6 | 2020-12-16 |
| Swedbank and SEB have both said previously that U.S. authorities were looking at their activities in the Baltic but not given further details | Negative | STOCKHOLM The Department of Justice and FBI are investigating SEB Swedbank and Danske Bank over possible breaches of U.S. antimoney laundering regulations and fraud Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri reported on Tuesday sending the banks shares lower | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/europe-moneylaundering-us-investigation/u-s-investigation-report-hits-seb-swedbank-and-danske-bank-shares-idUSKBN28P1Z6 | 2020-12-16 |
| BRUSSELS U.S. technology firms including Amazon Apple Facebook and Google face fines of up to of annual turnover and could even be broken up under draft European Union rules announced on Tuesday aimed at curbing their powers | Negative | BRUSSELS U.S. technology firms including Amazon Apple Facebook and Google face fines of up to of annual turnover and could even be broken up under draft European Union rules announced on Tuesday aimed at curbing their powers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-eu-tech/eu-moves-to-rein-in-u-s-tech-giants-with-threat-of-fines-break-up-idUSKBN28P0HH | 2020-12-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it has joined an international group of central banks focused on climate change risk a signal that the Fed could move to incorporate the impacts of global warming into its regulatory writ | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it has joined an international group of central banks focused on climate change risk a signal that the Fed could move to incorporate the impacts of global warming into its regulatory writ | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-fed-climate/fed-joins-global-club-of-peers-in-climate-change-fight-idUSKBN28P1VT | 2020-12-16 |
| Investors will also keep an eye on the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserves twoday meeting set to begin on Tuesday as Washington struggles to pass a fiscal stimulus | Neutral | European shares rose on Tuesday with optimism from vaccine rollouts helping investors shake off nervous early trades as rising COVID19 cases result in tighter curbs across the continent | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-rise-as-vaccine-optimism-outweighs-new-pandemic-curbs-idUSKBN28P0S3 | 2020-12-16 |
| Overnight U.S. and European stocks gold oil and U.S. Treasury yields were buoyant | Positive | MSCI exJapan jumps after 2 days of losses Nikkei rises | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-climb-on-vaccine-u-s-stimulus-optimism-idUSL1N2IW03N | 2020-12-16 |
| Presidentelect Joe Biden announced Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday as his nominee to lead the U.S. Transportation Department making him the first of Bidens Democratic rivals for the presidency to land a role in his Cabinet | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-buttigieg/biden-taps-former-rival-pete-buttigieg-for-u-s-transportation-secretary-idUSKBN28P2KK | 2020-12-16 |
| Facebook Inc on Tuesday said it would lift a temporary postelection ban on political ads in Georgia beginning on Wednesday as the U.S. state prepares for runoff elections next month that will determine which party controls the Senate | Negative | Facebook Inc on Tuesday said it would lift a temporary postelection ban on political ads in Georgia beginning on Wednesday as the U.S. state prepares for runoff elections next month that will determine which party controls the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-social-media/facebook-to-lift-post-election-political-ad-pause-in-georgia-idUSKBN28P2QJ | 2020-12-16 |
| A coalition of U.S. states was expected to file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google alleging that it altered the designs of its search engine to the disadvantage of rivals that offer specialized search results Politico reported on Tuesday | Negative | A coalition of U.S. states was expected to file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google alleging that it altered the designs of its search engine to the disadvantage of rivals that offer specialized search results Politico reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-states/coalition-of-u-s-states-likely-to-file-new-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-politico-idUSKBN28Q04S | 2020-12-16 |
| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce criticised the proposals saying they target U.S. companies almost exclusively with onerous new regulatory requirements backed by steep financial penalties | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Commission announced draft rules on Tuesday to rein in tech giants such as Alphabets Google Facebook Apple and Amazon the most significant among a raft of measures taken by regulators worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/eu-tech-explainer/explainer-tough-eu-tech-rules-heres-the-what-why-and-what-comes-next-idUSKBN28P23T | 2020-12-16 |
| Big U.S. technology firms ranging from Apple to Facebook may have to change their business practices in Europe or face fines of as much as of their annual turnover under new draft EU rules announced on Tuesday | Negative | Big U.S. technology firms ranging from Apple to Facebook may have to change their business practices in Europe or face fines of as much as of their annual turnover under new draft EU rules announced on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-eu-tech-rules-instant-view/instant-view-u-s-tech-firms-face-new-eu-rules-for-business-practices-idUSKBN28P2CQ | 2020-12-16 |
| It will take several months perhaps until late spring before vaccines can be obtained on demand by the public at large U.S. officials have said | Negative | NEWARK N.J. The United States expanded its rollout of the newly approved COVID19 vaccine to hundreds of additional distribution centers on Tuesday inoculating thousands more healthcare workers in a mass immunization expected to reach the general public in the coming months | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-covid-19-immunization-rollout-expands-as-officials-avow-vaccines-safety-idUSKBN28P1L2 | 2020-12-16 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 16317892 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 204748 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1766 to 300032 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 16317892 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 204748 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1766 to 300032 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-300032-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN28P2J3 | 2020-12-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr will step down next week he said on Monday shortly after the Electoral College confirmed President Donald Trumps loss to Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr will step down next week he said on Monday shortly after the Electoral College confirmed President Donald Trumps loss to Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-barr/u-s-attorney-general-barr-steps-down-as-trump-election-defeat-confirmed-idUSKBN28O329 | 2020-12-15 |
| U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan could rule on Maxwells bail application this month | Neutral | NEW YORK Ghislaine Maxwell the British socialite facing criminal charges she helped procure girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse on Monday forcefully proclaimed her innocence and proposed a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwell-proposes-28-5-million-bail-package-proclaims-innocence-idUSKBN28P025 | 2020-12-15 |
| WASHINGTON Twin efforts were underway in the U.S. Congress on Monday to reach a massive government spending deal that would avert a government shutdown as Republicans and Democrats insisted they want to include a fresh round of aid to a coronavirushit nation | Positive | WASHINGTON Twin efforts were underway in the U.S. Congress on Monday to reach a massive government spending deal that would avert a government shutdown as Republicans and Democrats insisted they want to include a fresh round of aid to a coronavirushit nation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/dueling-paths-for-coronavirus-relief-budget-bills-as-u-s-congress-enters-key-week-idUSKBN28O19Z | 2020-12-15 |
| Hundreds of people lined up in a cold rain on Monday to cast ballots in a pair of U.S. Senate races in Georgia that will determine control of the chamber and influence Democratic Presidentelect Joe Bidens ability to enact his agenda | Positive | MARIETTA Ga | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/georgia-voters-start-early-visits-to-polls-in-elections-that-will-set-u-s-senate-control-idUSKBN28O18G | 2020-12-15 |
| SARAJEVO Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that any attempt to change the U.S.brokered Dayton peace agreement that ended Bosnias war 25 years ago may have grave | Negative | SARAJEVO Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that any attempt to change the U.S.brokered Dayton peace agreement that ended Bosnias war 25 years ago may have grave | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bosnia-russia-peacedeal/russias-lavrov-says-bosnias-peace-deal-must-not-be-changed-idUSKBN28O2SC | 2020-12-15 |
| Healthcare facilities in four island territories American Samoa the U.S. Virgin Islands the North Mariana Islands and Guam are still awaiting their supplies the spokeswoman told Reuters | Neutral | Pfizer Inc and partners have delivered the first COVID19 vaccines to 141 of 145 locations targeted by the U.S. government for the first day of a nationwide rollout on Monday a Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-vaccine/pfizer-vaccines-reach-141-of-145-locations-slated-for-first-day-deliveries-hhs-idUSKBN28O2IN | 2020-12-15 |
| The U.S. government is aiming to distribute the first wave of 2 | Positive | Pfizer Inc and partners have delivered the first COVID19 vaccines to 141 of 145 locations targeted by the U.S. government for the first day of a nationwide rollout on Monday a Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-vaccine/pfizer-vaccines-reach-141-of-145-locations-slated-for-first-day-deliveries-hhs-idUSKBN28O2IN | 2020-12-15 |
| U.S. Army General Gustave Perna said on a Monday press call that severe storms expected in some parts of the country this week could pose challenges to vaccine shipments | Negative | Pfizer Inc and partners have delivered the first COVID19 vaccines to 141 of 145 locations targeted by the U.S. government for the first day of a nationwide rollout on Monday a Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-vaccine/pfizer-vaccines-reach-141-of-145-locations-slated-for-first-day-deliveries-hhs-idUSKBN28O2IN | 2020-12-15 |
| HHS Secretary Alex Azar said on the call that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided million to states to aid with distribution | Positive | Pfizer Inc and partners have delivered the first COVID19 vaccines to 141 of 145 locations targeted by the U.S. government for the first day of a nationwide rollout on Monday a Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-vaccine/pfizer-vaccines-reach-141-of-145-locations-slated-for-first-day-deliveries-hhs-idUSKBN28O2IN | 2020-12-15 |
| AstraZeneca Plc has enrolled 22000 people into U.S. clinical trials for its vaccine and could submit for emergency authorization as soon as February Slaoui said | Positive | Pfizer Inc and partners have delivered the first COVID19 vaccines to 141 of 145 locations targeted by the U.S. government for the first day of a nationwide rollout on Monday a Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-vaccine/pfizer-vaccines-reach-141-of-145-locations-slated-for-first-day-deliveries-hhs-idUSKBN28O2IN | 2020-12-15 |
| Meanwhile applications for U.S. storefront retail positions have jumped by around yearonyear according to November data from jobs site Glassdoor | Neutral | This time of year hundreds of thousands of seasonal retail workers across North America and Europe would usually be wrapping gifts stirring hot chocolates tidying Christmas displays or assisting the flurry of lastminute shoppers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-holidayshopping-seasonal-work-foc/holiday-retail-workers-seek-temporary-lifeline-in-warehouse-jobs-if-they-can-find-one-idUSKBN28O0FS | 2020-12-15 |
| ANKARA Turkey on Monday condemned U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S400 missile defences as a grave and threatened to retaliate over a move it said would harm ties between the NATO allies | Negative | ANKARA Turkey on Monday condemned U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S400 missile defences as a grave and threatened to retaliate over a move it said would harm ties between the NATO allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-erdogan/turkey-condemns-unjust-u-s-sanctions-threatens-response-idUSKBN28O2EC | 2020-12-15 |
| Just ahead of the U.S. announcement Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the sanctions rhetoric was upsetting | Negative | ANKARA Turkey on Monday condemned U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S400 missile defences as a grave and threatened to retaliate over a move it said would harm ties between the NATO allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-erdogan/turkey-condemns-unjust-u-s-sanctions-threatens-response-idUSKBN28O2EC | 2020-12-15 |
| The U.S. sanctions also would block specific U.S. export licenses for any goods or technology transferred to the Defence Industries Directorate which is Turkeys top defence procurement and development body | Negative | ANKARA Turkey on Monday condemned U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S400 missile defences as a grave and threatened to retaliate over a move it said would harm ties between the NATO allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-erdogan/turkey-condemns-unjust-u-s-sanctions-threatens-response-idUSKBN28O2EC | 2020-12-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Kansas to revive a restrictive Republicanbacked law that required documentation of citizenship for voter registration a measure struck down by lower courts for disenfranchising qualified voters | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Kansas to revive a restrictive Republicanbacked law that required documentation of citizenship for voter registration a measure struck down by lower courts for disenfranchising qualified voters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-kansas/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-bid-to-revive-kansas-voting-restriction-idUSKBN28O1Y7 | 2020-12-15 |
| The U.S. Attorneys Office in Detroit said Monday the United Auto Workers union has agreed to independent oversight to resolve a fiveyear federal corruption investigation that ensnared two former UAW presidents | Negative | The U.S. Attorneys Office in Detroit said Monday the United Auto Workers union has agreed to independent oversight to resolve a fiveyear federal corruption investigation that ensnared two former UAW presidents | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-autos-labor/uaw-agrees-to-independent-oversight-to-resolve-u-s-corruption-inquiry-idUSKBN28O1ON | 2020-12-15 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Monday questioned a government lawyer over the Trump administrations efforts to ban Americans from downloading Chineseowned TikTok from U.S. app stores | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Monday questioned a government lawyer over the Trump administrations efforts to ban Americans from downloading Chineseowned TikTok from U.S. app stores | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok/u-s-court-hears-appeal-against-order-blocking-tiktok-app-store-ban-idUSKBN28O127 | 2020-12-15 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear what the investment bank Goldman Sachs has called the most important securities case to come before the since the justices left intact the essential framework of shareholder class actions in 2014s | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear what the investment bank Goldman Sachs has called the most important securities case to come before the since the justices left intact the essential framework of shareholder class actions in 2014s | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-goldman/what-are-the-stakes-in-the-goldman-sachs-shareholder-class-action-case-at-scotus-idUSKBN28O30A | 2020-12-15 |
| German sportswear maker Adidas AG said on Monday it is considering strategic options including a potential sale for Reebok 15 years after it bought the U.S.focused brand to take on archrival Nike Inc on its home turf | Positive | German sportswear maker Adidas AG said on Monday it is considering strategic options including a potential sale for Reebok 15 years after it bought the U.S.focused brand to take on archrival Nike Inc on its home turf | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-adidas-strategy-reebok/adidas-exploring-strategic-options-including-sale-for-reebok-idUSKBN28O1RQ | 2020-12-15 |
| U.S.based hedge fund Whitebox Advisors LLC publicly opposed a spinoff plan by South Koreas LG Corp saying the plan sacrifices minority shareholder return in order to resolve a family succession | Negative | U.S.based hedge fund Whitebox Advisors LLC publicly opposed a spinoff plan by South Koreas LG Corp saying the plan sacrifices minority shareholder return in order to resolve a family succession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-lg-corp-restructuring/u-s-hedge-fund-launches-activist-campaign-against-lgs-planned-spin-off-idUSKBN28P007 | 2020-12-15 |
| U.S. gaming platform Roblox Corp said on Monday it has acquired Loom | Positive | U.S. gaming platform Roblox Corp said on Monday it has acquired Loom | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/loom-ai-m-a-roblox/gaming-platform-roblox-acquires-3d-facial-animation-firm-loom-ai-idUSKBN28O1YK | 2020-12-15 |
| AstraZeneca shares fell as much as on Monday as investors moved to price in the costs of a billion deal for U.S. biotech company Alexion Pharmaceuticals that would be the British drugmakers biggest ever corporate acquisition | Neutral | AstraZeneca shares fell as much as on Monday as investors moved to price in the costs of a billion deal for U.S. biotech company Alexion Pharmaceuticals that would be the British drugmakers biggest ever corporate acquisition | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-alexion-pharms-m-a-astrazeneca-stocks/astrazeneca-shares-fall-on-hefty-39-billion-alexion-deal-idUSKBN28O0RZ | 2020-12-15 |
| ANKARA Turkey condemned as a grave U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S400 missile defences and said on Monday it will retaliate as necessary after it repeatedly called on Washington to solve the issue through dialogue | Negative | ANKARA Turkey condemned as a grave U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S400 missile defences and said on Monday it will retaliate as necessary after it repeatedly called on Washington to solve the issue through dialogue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-ministry/turkey-condemns-u-s-sanctions-says-could-retaliate-idUSKBN28O2O6 | 2020-12-15 |
| Boeing said earlier this month that inspections for 787 production flaws were taking longer than expected hampering the U.S. planemakers ability to deliver jets to customers through December | Negative | SEATTLE Boeing Co quality inspections related to previously disclosed production flaws in its 787 Dreamliner found the same issue in other parts of the jet the company said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-787/boeing-inspecting-787-fuselages-for-previously-disclosed-defects-idUSKBN28O2ON | 2020-12-15 |
| If 2020 was the year the Federal Reserve overhauled its game plan for supporting the U.S. economy 2021 will be the year its new approach gets tested should a coronavirus vaccine deliver the lift that many analysts expect | Positive | If 2020 was the year the Federal Reserve overhauled its game plan for supporting the U.S. economy 2021 will be the year its new approach gets tested should a coronavirus vaccine deliver the lift that many analysts expect | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/fed-will-be-tested-in-2021-as-vaccines-boost-u-s-economic-outlook-idUSKBN28P0HW | 2020-12-15 |
| Teicke said Wefoxs drive towards profit differentiated it from U.S. rival Lemonade whose shares have rallied threefold since it floated on the stock market in July despite making heavy losses | Positive | BERLIN Dec 15 German insurance technology startup Wefox expects to achieve revenue of 300 million euros and be profitable at the operating level next year its founder and CEO Julian Teicke said in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/tech-wefox/german-insurtech-startup-wefox-eyes-profitable-2021-ceo-idUSL8N2IU4FK | 2020-12-15 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve could strengthen its forward policy guidance while the Bank of Japan is expected to extend some of its pandemic relief measures such as corporate bond buying | Positive | TOKYO Dec 15 Japanese government bond prices were steady to firmer on Tuesday with the benchmark 10year yield hitting a fourmonth low as investors bet central banks in Japan and the United States would keep their loose monetary policies this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-firm-as-investors-see-loose-policy-from-fed-boj-idUSL1N2IV0B2 | 2020-12-15 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were relatively stable ahead of the Federal Reserves twoday policy meeting on Tuesday | Positive | Market worried by rise in infections lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-weaken-as-infection-worries-curb-vaccine-enthusiasm-idUSL1N2IV00T | 2020-12-15 |
| Market expectations are growing that the Fed will further ease monetary policy by expanding its bond buying programme as U.S. lawmakers struggle to agree on a fiscal stimulus package | Positive | Market worried by rise in infections lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-weaken-as-infection-worries-curb-vaccine-enthusiasm-idUSL1N2IV00T | 2020-12-15 |
| The first U.S. vaccination was given to an intensive care nurse on Monday the same day the country passed the grim milestone of 300000 lives lost | Negative | 500 futures up slightly on mixed pandemic news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-dip-as-investors-curb-vaccine-enthusiasm-idUSL1N2IU1YE | 2020-12-15 |
| COVID19 deaths in the U.S. are occurring at a record rate 2462 per day on a sevenday average according to a Reuters count | Negative | 500 futures up slightly on mixed pandemic news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-dip-as-investors-curb-vaccine-enthusiasm-idUSL1N2IU1YE | 2020-12-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Monday it hoped it will be possible to find a resolution to NATO ally Turkeys decision to buy the S400 air defense system from Russia which led the United States to impose sanctions on Turkey | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Monday it hoped it will be possible to find a resolution to NATO ally Turkeys decision to buy the S400 air defense system from Russia which led the United States to impose sanctions on Turkey | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-turkey-sanctions-erdogan-resolution/even-after-s-400-sanctions-u-s-hopes-for-resolution-with-turkey-idUSKBN28O2MS | 2020-12-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has until Dec | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has until Dec | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-defense-congress/trump-faces-dec-23-deadline-to-veto-or-sign-massive-ndaa-defense-bill-idUSKBN28O26L | 2020-12-15 |
| Last week the Indonesian government said U.S. automaker Tesla will send a delegation to Indonesia next month to discuss potential investment in a supply chain for its electric vehicles | Positive | JAKARTA Chinas Contemporary Amperex Technology plans to invest billion in a lithium battery plant in Indonesia Indonesias deputy minister at the coordinating ministry of maritime and investment affairs said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-indonesia-nickel-china/indonesia-says-chinas-catl-plans-to-invest-5-billion-in-lithium-battery-plant-idUSKBN28P0MK | 2020-12-15 |
| WASHINGTON A billion bipartisan COVID19 relief plan set to be introduced in the U.S. Congress as early as Monday will be split into two packages in a bid to win approval a person briefed on the matter said | Positive | WASHINGTON A billion bipartisan COVID19 relief plan set to be introduced in the U.S. Congress as early as Monday will be split into two packages in a bid to win approval a person briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-plan-to-split-908-billion-covid-19-plan-into-two-parts-source-idUSKBN28N0U8 | 2020-12-14 |
| WASHINGTON Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments according to people familiar with the matter adding they feared the hacks uncovered so far may be the tip of the iceberg | Negative | WASHINGTON Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments according to people familiar with the matter adding they feared the hacks uncovered so far may be the tip of the iceberg | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-cyber-treasury-exclsuive/suspected-russian-hackers-spied-on-u-s-treasury-emails-sources-idUSKBN28N0PG | 2020-12-14 |
| The FBI and U.S. National Security Agency did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments according to people familiar with the matter adding they feared the hacks uncovered so far may be the tip of the iceberg | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-cyber-treasury-exclsuive/suspected-russian-hackers-spied-on-u-s-treasury-emails-sources-idUSKBN28N0PG | 2020-12-14 |
| The inoculations seen as pivotal to ultimately halting a surging pandemic that is claiming more than 2400 U.S. lives a day could begin as early as Monday | Positive | Cargo planes and trucks with the first U.S. shipments of coronavirus vaccine fanned out from FedEx and UPS hubs in Tennessee and Kentucky on Sunday en route to distribution points around the country launching an immunization project of unprecedented scope and complexity | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-distribut/u-s-vaccine-campaign-launches-with-first-shipments-delivering-hope-to-millions-idUSKBN28N041 | 2020-12-14 |
| U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said on Sunday that he had signed a CDC advisory panels recommendation of Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine | Positive | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said on Sunday that he had signed a CDC advisory panels recommendation of Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-acip/u-s-cdc-director-proud-to-sign-advisory-panel-recommendation-of-covid-vaccine-idUSKBN28N0Q8 | 2020-12-14 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 15932116 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 213305 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2283 to 296818 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 15932116 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 213305 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2283 to 296818 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-296818-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN28N0OZ | 2020-12-14 |
| Rating agency Moodys Investors Service said on Sunday that Pfizer Incs U.S. COVID19 vaccine authorization is credit positive | Positive | Rating agency Moodys Investors Service said on Sunday that Pfizer Incs U.S. COVID19 vaccine authorization is credit positive | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine-pfizer/moodys-says-pfizers-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-authorization-is-credit-positive-idUSKBN28N0OE | 2020-12-14 |
| LONDON U.S.based investment group MSP Sports Capital is taking a significant minority stake in McLaren Racing in a deal the Formula One team said would give them the tools to return to the top of the sport | Positive | LONDON U.S.based investment group MSP Sports Capital is taking a significant minority stake in McLaren Racing in a deal the Formula One team said would give them the tools to return to the top of the sport | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-motor-f1-mclaren/u-s-based-msp-sports-capital-buys-into-mclaren-f1-idUSKBN28N075 | 2020-12-14 |
| They also considered former champions Williams whose sale to U.S.based Dorilton Capital was announced in August | Neutral | LONDON U.S.based investment group MSP Sports Capital is taking a significant minority stake in McLaren Racing in a deal the Formula One team said would give them the tools to return to the top of the sport | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-motor-f1-mclaren/u-s-based-msp-sports-capital-buys-into-mclaren-f1-idUSKBN28N075 | 2020-12-14 |
| U.S. regional lenders Huntington Bancshares Inc and TCF Financial Corp have entered an allstock deal to create a company worth about billion in market value the companies said on Sunday | Positive | U.S. regional lenders Huntington Bancshares Inc and TCF Financial Corp have entered an allstock deal to create a company worth about billion in market value the companies said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tcf-financial-m-a-huntington-banc/huntington-bancshares-to-merge-with-tcf-financial-corp-in-all-stock-deal-idUSKBN28O070 | 2020-12-14 |
| An extra wrinkle is the chance of a U.S. deal on fiscal stimulus after a top Democrat hinted they might compromise to get an agreement past Republican objections | Positive | SYDNEY Stocks started a busy week with guarded gains as investors gauged the chance of added U.S. fiscal and monetary stimulus while the British pound rose in relief as a lastgasp extension to Brexit talks dodged a hard divorce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-markets/stocks-look-for-vaccine-led-recovery-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN28O01T | 2020-12-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suggested late Sunday that senior White House officials would wait longer for COVID19 vaccines hours after media outlets reported senior officials were to receive doses within 10 days | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suggested late Sunday that senior White House officials would wait longer for COVID19 vaccines hours after media outlets reported senior officials were to receive doses within 10 days | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-white-house/trump-suggests-white-house-staff-will-wait-longer-for-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKBN28N0UP | 2020-12-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his threat to veto a massive defense policy bill setting the stage for a major battle with U.S. lawmakers at a time when they are racing to hammer out a compromise on more coronavirus relief | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his threat to veto a massive defense policy bill setting the stage for a major battle with U.S. lawmakers at a time when they are racing to hammer out a compromise on more coronavirus relief | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-defense-trump/trump-revives-threat-to-veto-defense-bill-teeing-up-battle-with-lawmakers-idUSKBN28N0O5 | 2020-12-14 |
| U.S. regulators late on Friday authorized the vaccine from Pfizer and partner BioNTech for use and U.S. marshals will accompany the tightly secured shipments from factory to final destination | Positive | Tractor trailers loaded with suitcasesized containers of COVID19 vaccine will leave Pfizer Incs manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo Michigan on Sunday morning launching the largest and most complex vaccine distribution project in the United States where the virus is raging | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-distribut/historic-u-s-covid-vaccine-campaign-launches-with-convoy-of-trucks-idUSKBN28N041 | 2020-12-13 |
| From there they will be trucked or flown to facilities close to the 145 U.S. sites earmarked to receive the first doses | Positive | Tractor trailers loaded with suitcasesized containers of COVID19 vaccine will leave Pfizer Incs manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo Michigan on Sunday morning launching the largest and most complex vaccine distribution project in the United States where the virus is raging | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-distribut/historic-u-s-covid-vaccine-campaign-launches-with-convoy-of-trucks-idUSKBN28N041 | 2020-12-13 |
| The decision comes ahead of a meeting by the U.S. Electoral College on Monday to make Bidens victory official | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump lambasted the Supreme Court on Saturday for declining to take a case he hoped would overturn Presidentelect Joe Bidens election victory and called Attorney General William Barr a disappointment | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-castigates-supreme-court-barr-as-election-challenges-sputter-idUSKBN28M0T7 | 2020-12-13 |
| U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig a Trump appointee threw out what he described as the presidents effort to overturn the states results in his favor | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump lambasted the Supreme Court on Saturday for declining to take a case he hoped would overturn Presidentelect Joe Bidens election victory and called Attorney General William Barr a disappointment | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-castigates-supreme-court-barr-as-election-challenges-sputter-idUSKBN28M0T7 | 2020-12-13 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Doses of the vaccine from U.S.based Pfizer and German partner BioNTech will be delivered to 145 locations around the country on Monday Perna said | 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 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 |
| An advisory group to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Saturday to recommend the vaccine for patients 16 and over | 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 |
| U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations were 107684 by the end of Friday the highest so far | Negative | The United States hit a record 16 million COVID19 cases on Saturday afternoon with deaths closing in on the 300000 mark even as millions of doses of a new vaccine were expected to start rolling out across the nation on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-hits-16-million-covid-cases-even-as-vaccine-begins-roll-out-idUSKBN28M0QN | 2020-12-13 |
| But he warned that it might be June or later before life will start to return to normal as more of the U.S. population receives the drug | Negative | The United States hit a record 16 million COVID19 cases on Saturday afternoon with deaths closing in on the 300000 mark even as millions of doses of a new vaccine were expected to start rolling out across the nation on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-hits-16-million-covid-cases-even-as-vaccine-begins-roll-out-idUSKBN28M0QN | 2020-12-13 |
| A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel on Saturday recommended the nations first COVID19 vaccine helping clear the way for public health authorities to begin the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history | Positive | A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel on Saturday recommended the nations first COVID19 vaccine helping clear the way for public health authorities to begin the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-vaccines-acip/cdc-advisory-panel-recommends-covid-19-vaccine-for-widespread-use-idUSKBN28M0TF | 2020-12-13 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 15718811 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 244011 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 3013 to 294535 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 15718811 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 244011 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 3013 to 294535 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-294535-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN28M0UE | 2020-12-13 |
| FRANKFURT Britains AstraZeneca has agreed to buy U.S. drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals for billion in its largest ever deal diversifying away from its fastgrowing cancer business in a bet on raredisease and immunology drugs | Positive | FRANKFURT Britains AstraZeneca has agreed to buy U.S. drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals for billion in its largest ever deal diversifying away from its fastgrowing cancer business in a bet on raredisease and immunology drugs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-alexion-pharms-m-a-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-to-buy-alexion-for-39-billion-to-expand-in-immunology-idUSKBN28M0GZ | 2020-12-13 |
| U.S. health officials have said they will have enough to supply all of the 330 million U.S. residents who wish to be vaccinated by the middle of 2021 | Positive | The United States said it authorized the use of Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine on Friday with the first inoculations expected within days marking a turning point in a country where the pandemic has killed more than 295000 people | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-pfizer/u-s-fda-authorizes-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-for-emergency-use-idUSKBN28L1IG | 2020-12-13 |
| China has expelled more than a dozen foreign journalists at U.S. media organizations this year by cancelling their press credentials as its relations with Washington have worsened | Negative | BEIJING Chinese authorities have detained a Chinese national working for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing on suspicion of endangering national security the news agency and Chinas foreign ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-security-media/bloomberg-news-chinese-staff-member-detained-in-beijing-idUSKBN28L11E | 2020-12-13 |
| NEW YORK Steve Bannon the former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has hired a lawyer who also represents the presidents personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to defend him against criminal fraud charges | Negative | NEW YORK Steve Bannon the former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has hired a lawyer who also represents the presidents personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to defend him against criminal fraud charges | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-bannon/steve-bannon-hires-giulianis-lawyer-to-replace-attorney-who-left-after-threat-to-fauci-idUSKBN28L2KK | 2020-12-13 |
| Costellos name appeared several times in Special Counsel Robert Muellers report into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election where he was described as having a close with Giuliani | Negative | NEW YORK Steve Bannon the former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has hired a lawyer who also represents the presidents personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to defend him against criminal fraud charges | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-bannon/steve-bannon-hires-giulianis-lawyer-to-replace-attorney-who-left-after-threat-to-fauci-idUSKBN28L2KK | 2020-12-13 |
| NEW U.S. health authorities shipping services and hospitals stood ready on Friday to immediately launch a massinoculation campaign of unparalleled dimension as federal regulators granted emergency approval to the first COVID19 vaccine in the United States | Positive | NEW U.S. health authorities shipping services and hospitals stood ready on Friday to immediately launch a massinoculation campaign of unparalleled dimension as federal regulators granted emergency approval to the first COVID19 vaccine in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-readies-covid-19-inoculation-rollout-as-regulators-ok-first-vaccine-idUSKBN28L1NH | 2020-12-12 |
| Britain Bahrain Canada Saudi Arabia and Mexico have already approved the Pfizer vaccine and the U.S. advisory panel is due to review a second vaccine from Moderna Inc next week | Positive | NEW U.S. health authorities shipping services and hospitals stood ready on Friday to immediately launch a massinoculation campaign of unparalleled dimension as federal regulators granted emergency approval to the first COVID19 vaccine in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-readies-covid-19-inoculation-rollout-as-regulators-ok-first-vaccine-idUSKBN28L1NH | 2020-12-12 |
| Plans call for U.S. marshals to provide security for vaccine shipments from manufacturing facilities to distribution sites including acting as escorts for delivery trucks | Positive | NEW U.S. health authorities shipping services and hospitals stood ready on Friday to immediately launch a massinoculation campaign of unparalleled dimension as federal regulators granted emergency approval to the first COVID19 vaccine in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-readies-covid-19-inoculation-rollout-as-regulators-ok-first-vaccine-idUSKBN28L1NH | 2020-12-12 |
| U.S. COVIDrelated deaths are projected to surpass 50000 by April 1 according to an influential model by the University of Washingtons Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | Positive | NEW U.S. health authorities shipping services and hospitals stood ready on Friday to immediately launch a massinoculation campaign of unparalleled dimension as federal regulators granted emergency approval to the first COVID19 vaccine in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-readies-covid-19-inoculation-rollout-as-regulators-ok-first-vaccine-idUSKBN28L1NH | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a longshot lawsuit by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to throw out voting results in four states dealing him a likely fatal blow in his quest to undo his election loss to Presidentelect Joe Biden | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a longshot lawsuit by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to throw out voting results in four states dealing him a likely fatal blow in his quest to undo his election loss to Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/u-s-supreme-court-swiftly-ends-trump-backed-texas-bid-to-upend-election-results-idUSKBN28L2YY | 2020-12-12 |
| The decision allows the U.S. Electoral College to press ahead with a meeting on Monday where it is expected to formally cast its votes and make Bidens victory official | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a longshot lawsuit by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to throw out voting results in four states dealing him a likely fatal blow in his quest to undo his election loss to Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/u-s-supreme-court-swiftly-ends-trump-backed-texas-bid-to-upend-election-results-idUSKBN28L2YY | 2020-12-12 |
| Cuomo also said a state task force unanimously approved the decision by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel to recommend approval of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine | Positive | NEW YORK New York Citys restaurants must stop serving meals indoors on Monday as COVID19 hospitalizations fail to stabilize and the infection rate for the virus rises in the densely populated metropolis Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york/new-york-city-restaurants-lose-indoor-dining-as-infection-rate-rises-idUSKBN28L2F0 | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit on Friday brought by a tech group that had asked the federal court to declare invalid a presidential executive order aimed at weakening a law that protects social media companies like Facebook and Twitter | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit on Friday brought by a tech group that had asked the federal court to declare invalid a presidential executive order aimed at weakening a law that protects social media companies like Facebook and Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-socialmedia-court/u-s-court-dismisses-lawsuit-that-had-challenged-social-media-executive-order-idUSKBN28M029 | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr on Friday said he opposed legislation under consideration in Mexico that would put tough restrictions on foreign agents operating in the country including those fighting the drug trade | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr on Friday said he opposed legislation under consideration in Mexico that would put tough restrictions on foreign agents operating in the country including those fighting the drug trade | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-mexico-usa-drugs/u-s-attorney-general-slams-mexican-bill-targeting-foreign-agents-idUSKBN28M014 | 2020-12-12 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday was on the cusp of authorizing its emergency use | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico has become the fourth country to approve emergency use of Pfizers COVID19 vaccine following authorization from health regulator Cofepris a health official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico/mexico-approves-emergency-use-of-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28M019 | 2020-12-12 |
| Meanwhile the spread or risk premium to U.S. 10year Treasury bonds on Mexicos equivalent debt stands at 453 Brazils is 647 bp Turkeys 1199 bp and South Africas 794 bp | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico in 2020 plunged into its steepest recession in decades and suffered a credit ratings downgrade yet the peso currency and instruments that measure sovereign risk now tell a different that investors are again warming to the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-investors/investors-warm-to-mexico-lifting-peso-despite-battered-economy-idUSKBN28L2GG | 2020-12-12 |
| Analysts expect investors to stay positive on Mexico going into 2021 now that external risks such as the U.S. presidential election and uncertainty over COVID19 vaccines have dissipated | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico in 2020 plunged into its steepest recession in decades and suffered a credit ratings downgrade yet the peso currency and instruments that measure sovereign risk now tell a different that investors are again warming to the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-investors/investors-warm-to-mexico-lifting-peso-despite-battered-economy-idUSKBN28L2GG | 2020-12-12 |
| Both countries deny this although the U.S. State Department said on Thursday it believes reports of Eritrean military involvement in the conflict in Ethiopia are | Negative | ADDIS Ethiopias government said on Friday it was returning Eritrean refugees to camps they had fled in the northern region of Tigray a move that alarmed the United Nations refugee agency after a monthlong conflict that is believed to have killed thousands of people | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-returning-eritrean-refugees-to-tigray-camps-u-n-concerned-over-move-idUSKBN28L0XC | 2020-12-12 |
| The U.S.brokered deal the fourth such announcement involving an Arab country and Israel in as many months also drew criticism from Moscow | Negative | Israel and Moroccan Jews on Friday celebrated an agreement to normalise relations between the two countries but the largest party in Moroccos government faced internal wrangling over a move that some Moroccans regard as a betrayal of Palestinians | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-usa-morocco/as-israel-and-moroccan-jews-celebrate-new-ties-others-are-critical-idUSKBN28L2HG | 2020-12-12 |
| Russias foreign ministry said the U.S. decision to recognise Moroccan sovereignty was a breach of international law the RIA news agency reported | Negative | Israel and Moroccan Jews on Friday celebrated an agreement to normalise relations between the two countries but the largest party in Moroccos government faced internal wrangling over a move that some Moroccans regard as a betrayal of Palestinians | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-usa-morocco/as-israel-and-moroccan-jews-celebrate-new-ties-others-are-critical-idUSKBN28L2HG | 2020-12-12 |
| News of the deal came as the White House announced an agreement brokered with U.S. help for Morocco to normalize relations with Israel | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration moved forward with billion in sales of drones and precisionguided weapons to Morocco on Friday sending a notice to Congress about the potential deals according to sources familiar with the notification | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-morocco-drones-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-moves-forward-with-1-billion-moroccan-arms-deal-idUSKBN28L2TO | 2020-12-12 |
| U.S. FDA granted the vaccine a track status in midJuly and is expected to give more indications of its use this week | Positive | Britain began the massvaccination of its population against COVID19 on Tuesday becoming the first Western nation to do so in a global endeavour that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer-fa/whats-next-for-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-after-uk-rollout-idUSKBN28M05I | 2020-12-12 |
| Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE received U.S. regulatory authorization for their COVID19 vaccine on Friday making it the first inoculation against the new coronavirus to get a regulatory green light in the United States | Positive | Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE received U.S. regulatory authorization for their COVID19 vaccine on Friday making it the first inoculation against the new coronavirus to get a regulatory green light in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-explainer/explainer-where-are-we-in-the-covid-19-vaccine-race-idUSKBN28L1YX | 2020-12-12 |
| U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and German partner BioNTech are the coronavirus vaccine trailblazers | Positive | Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE received U.S. regulatory authorization for their COVID19 vaccine on Friday making it the first inoculation against the new coronavirus to get a regulatory green light in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-explainer/explainer-where-are-we-in-the-covid-19-vaccine-race-idUSKBN28L1YX | 2020-12-12 |
| Stephen Hahn commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said his agency was trying to learn from the UK experience | Negative | LONDON Britain hailed when it became the first country to roll out the PfizerBioNTech COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine-an/analysis-world-watches-as-first-mover-britain-probes-adverse-reactions-to-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28K2Y8 | 2020-12-12 |
| Turkey is furious about U.S. support in Syria for the Kurdish YPG militia which Ankara sees as a terrorist group | Negative | ISTANBUL The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition of Russian S400 air defence systems a step likely to worsen relations between the two NATO allies that are already strained by a range of disputes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/usa-turkey-sanctions-nato/factbox-rifts-that-divide-nato-allies-turkey-and-united-states-idUSKBN28L1E5 | 2020-12-12 |
| U.S. officials have said courts would require sufficient evidence to extradite the elderly Gulen who has denied any involvement in the coup | Negative | ISTANBUL The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition of Russian S400 air defence systems a step likely to worsen relations between the two NATO allies that are already strained by a range of disputes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/usa-turkey-sanctions-nato/factbox-rifts-that-divide-nato-allies-turkey-and-united-states-idUSKBN28L1E5 | 2020-12-12 |
| U.S. investors often hold their China equity exposure in passive products built on broad indexes | Negative | Nasdaq said on Friday it will remove shares of four Chinese construction and manufacturing companies from indexes it maintains in response to a U.S. order restricting purchase of their shares | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-indexes/nasdaq-to-remove-four-chinese-companies-shares-from-indexes-after-u-s-order-idUSKBN28L2XW | 2020-12-12 |
| NEW YORK Investors are looking ahead to dual U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia early next month a potential threat to a yearend rally that has pushed stocks to record highs in the midst of a countrywide surge of coronavirus cases | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are looking ahead to dual U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia early next month a potential threat to a yearend rally that has pushed stocks to record highs in the midst of a countrywide surge of coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-georgia-senate-elections-threaten-pillar-of-market-rally-idUSKBN28L1I2 | 2020-12-12 |
| U.S. gaming platform Roblox Corp has put off its planned initial public offering until next year as it works with advisers to improve the process to benefit employees and investors the company told employees in a memo seen by Reuters | Positive | U.S. gaming platform Roblox Corp has put off its planned initial public offering until next year as it works with advisers to improve the process to benefit employees and investors the company told employees in a memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-roblox-ipo/u-s-gaming-platform-roblox-to-delay-ipo-until-next-year-idUSKBN28M070 | 2020-12-12 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Incs appeal in a securities fraud case that could redefine the ability of shareholders to pursue class actions against public companies whose stock prices fall | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Incs appeal in a securities fraud case that could redefine the ability of shareholders to pursue class actions against public companies whose stock prices fall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-court-goldman-sachs/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-goldman-securities-class-action-appeal-idUSKBN28L2Z9 | 2020-12-12 |
| decision allows the U.S. Electoral College to press ahead with a meeting on Monday where it is expected to formally cast its votes and make Bidens victory official | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28L2YY | 2020-12-12 |
| Democrat Joe Bidens journey to the White House is set to cross an important threshold on Monday when the U.S. Electoral College formally picks the winner of Novembers presidential election amid an effort by President Donald Trump to reverse his loss | Positive | Democrat Joe Bidens journey to the White House is set to cross an important threshold on Monday when the U.S. Electoral College formally picks the winner of Novembers presidential election amid an effort by President Donald Trump to reverse his loss | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-states/factbox-when-and-how-electors-in-contested-states-cast-their-votes-for-u-s-president-idUSKBN28L2ME | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON Lawsuits filed against Facebook Inc by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state on Wednesday were assigned to two U.S. judges in Washington appointed by former President Barack Obama federal court records released Friday show | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawsuits filed against Facebook Inc by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state on Wednesday were assigned to two U.S. judges in Washington appointed by former President Barack Obama federal court records released Friday show | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-facebook/facebook-antitrust-cases-assigned-to-u-s-judges-named-by-obama-idUSKBN28L2FT | 2020-12-12 |
| Boasberg also serves as the presiding judge on the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and was previously a District of Columbia Superior Court judge | Neutral | WASHINGTON Lawsuits filed against Facebook Inc by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state on Wednesday were assigned to two U.S. judges in Washington appointed by former President Barack Obama federal court records released Friday show | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-facebook/facebook-antitrust-cases-assigned-to-u-s-judges-named-by-obama-idUSKBN28L2FT | 2020-12-12 |
| YORK The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday sued Sequential Brands Group Inc accusing the brand management company of deceiving investors by failing to write down its goodwill fast enough after its stock price fell | Negative | YORK The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday sued Sequential Brands Group Inc accusing the brand management company of deceiving investors by failing to write down its goodwill fast enough after its stock price fell | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/sequential-usa/u-s-sec-charges-sequential-brands-with-deceiving-investors-over-goodwill-idUSKBN28L1QR | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Friday threw its weight behind the annual National Defense Authorization Act a billion bill setting policy for the Department of Defense passing the bill with a margin large enough to overcome President Donald Trumps promised veto | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Friday threw its weight behind the annual National Defense Authorization Act a billion bill setting policy for the Department of Defense passing the bill with a margin large enough to overcome President Donald Trumps promised veto | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/u-s-senate-backs-massive-defense-bill-defying-trump-veto-threat-idUSKBN28L24P | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON At least 75 members of the Republicanled U.S. Senate voted for a sweeping billion annual defense bill as voting continued on Friday a number larger than the twothirds majority in the 100member chamber that would be needed to defeat President Donald Trumps promised veto | Positive | WASHINGTON At least 75 members of the Republicanled U.S. Senate voted for a sweeping billion annual defense bill as voting continued on Friday a number larger than the twothirds majority in the 100member chamber that would be needed to defeat President Donald Trumps promised veto | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress-vote/u-s-senate-backs-740-billion-defense-bill-by-veto-proof-margin-voting-continues-idUSKBN28L2H9 | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. producer prices barely rose in November supporting views that inflation would remain benign in the near term as a flareup in new COVID19 infections restrains the labor market and demand for services | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. producer prices barely rose in November supporting views that inflation would remain benign in the near term as a flareup in new COVID19 infections restrains the labor market and demand for services | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-economy-inflation/u-s-producer-prices-rise-moderately-covid-19-seen-taming-inflation-idUSKBN28L1P1 | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON Turns out where the U.S. Federal Reserve is concerned disagreement is a good thing | Negative | WASHINGTON Turns out where the U.S. Federal Reserve is concerned disagreement is a good thing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-seps/for-the-fed-new-data-charts-show-family-feuds-may-be-a-sign-of-health-idUSKBN28L2O4 | 2020-12-12 |
| Dec 11 U.S. gaming platform Roblox Corp has decided to delay its planned IPO to next year due to SEC disclosure delays sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday | Negative | Dec 11 U.S. gaming platform Roblox Corp has decided to delay its planned IPO to next year due to SEC disclosure delays sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/roblox-ipo/u-s-gaming-platform-roblox-to-delay-ipo-until-next-year-idUSL4N2IS030 | 2020-12-12 |
| Dec 11 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Incs appeal in a securities fraud case that could redefine the ability of shareholders to pursue class actions against public companies whose stock prices fall | Neutral | Dec 11 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Incs appeal in a securities fraud case that could redefine the ability of shareholders to pursue class actions against public companies whose stock prices fall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-court-goldman-sachs/-u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-goldman-securities-class-action-appeal-idUSLUN2E301G | 2020-12-12 |
| Telecom gear maker Ericsson slid after filing a U.S. lawsuit against Samsung for alleged breaches in negotiations for royalty payments and to license patents | Negative | European shares slipped on Friday ending an actionpacked week on a somber note on worries over the economic impact of the resurgent COVID19 pandemic and the fate of a Brexit trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-break-five-week-winning-streak-sanofi-down-on-vaccine-delay-idUSKBN28L0TO | 2020-12-12 |
| Rising coronavirus deaths are causing fresh business restrictions in many U.S. states and increasing layoffs making investors anxious to hear whether more fiscal relief is coming | Negative | 500 down in afternoon NY trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-dollar-rises-as-concerns-remain-over-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2IR20X | 2020-12-12 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue an emergency use authorization for Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine later in the day the New York Times reported | Positive | 500 down in afternoon NY trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-dollar-rises-as-concerns-remain-over-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2IR20X | 2020-12-12 |
| Still recent U.S. initial public offerings suggested investors were generally upbeat on equities even as jobs data pointed to U.S. economic weakness | Positive | 500 down in afternoon NY trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-dollar-rises-as-concerns-remain-over-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2IR20X | 2020-12-12 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were lower across maturities as complications in negotiations over a U.S. fiscal stimulus deal increased demand for the safehaven securities | Neutral | 500 down in afternoon NY trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-dollar-rises-as-concerns-remain-over-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2IR20X | 2020-12-12 |
| But the U.S. dollar made a comeback in early European trading as the mood soured and Brexit worries added to the delays facing a new U.S. fiscal stimulus | Negative | Dollar remains close to 2018 lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-ends-three-weeks-of-decline-as-brexit-sours-sentiment-idUSL1N2IR0Z9 | 2020-12-12 |
| U.S. stocks had a mixed day on Thursday as Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested wrangling over a spending package and coronavirus aid could drag on through Christmas | Negative | Euro STOXX 600 slumps 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-and-sterling-hit-by-brexit-u-s-stimulus-doubts-idUSL4N2IR2PH | 2020-12-12 |
| Recent U.S. initial public offerings also suggested investors were generally upbeat on equities even as job data pointed to weakness in the worlds biggest economy | Positive | Euro STOXX 600 slumps 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-and-sterling-hit-by-brexit-u-s-stimulus-doubts-idUSL4N2IR2PH | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Devin Nunes an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump told a California radio station on Friday that he had tested positive for antibodies of COVID19 indicating that he had the virus earlier this year | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Devin Nunes an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump told a California radio station on Friday that he had tested positive for antibodies of COVID19 indicating that he had the virus earlier this year | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factbox/devin-nunes-prominent-trump-ally-says-he-had-covid-19-antibodies-idUSKBN28L2TW | 2020-12-12 |
| JAKARTA Tesla the U.S. automaker will send delegations to Indonesia next month to discuss potential investment in a supply chain for its electric vehicles the government said on Saturday in a statement | Positive | JAKARTA Tesla the U.S. automaker will send delegations to Indonesia next month to discuss potential investment in a supply chain for its electric vehicles the government said on Saturday in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-indonesia-battery/tesla-teams-to-visit-indonesia-to-check-on-investment-in-ev-components-government-idUSKBN28M08H | 2020-12-12 |
| Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorneys office for the Southern District of Florida said in a written statement that police had received an anonymous tip that Wayne was carrying the firearm | Neutral | Rapper Lil Wayne pled guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm prosecutors said on Friday and he faces up to 10 years in prison | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-people-wayne/rapper-lil-wayne-pleads-guilty-to-federal-gun-charge-idUSKBN28M018 | 2020-12-12 |
| Moderna Inc said on Friday the U.S. government will get an additional 100 million doses of its COVID19 vaccine candidate expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2021 if authorized | Positive | Moderna Inc said on Friday the U.S. government will get an additional 100 million doses of its COVID19 vaccine candidate expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2021 if authorized | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna/u-s-govt-secures-access-to-100-million-more-doses-of-modernas-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28L2SY | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urged U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn to authorize Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine by Friday and quipped that he should prepare to resign if not a senior administration official said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urged U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn to authorize Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine by Friday and quipped that he should prepare to resign if not a senior administration official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-meadows/trump-aide-meadows-urges-fdas-hahn-to-approve-vaccine-by-friday-idUSKBN28L2O1 | 2020-12-12 |
| A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine paving the way for the agency to authorize the shot for a nation that has lost more than 285000 lives to COVID19 | Positive | A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine paving the way for the agency to authorize the shot for a nation that has lost more than 285000 lives to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-vaccine/u-s-fda-advisers-overwhelmingly-back-authorizing-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28K1O5 | 2020-12-11 |
| WASHINGTON Georgia Michigan Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to undo Presidentelect Joe Bidens election victory saying the case has no factual or legal grounds and offers claims | Negative | WASHINGTON Georgia Michigan Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to undo Presidentelect Joe Bidens election victory saying the case has no factual or legal grounds and offers claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/states-assail-bogus-texas-bid-to-overturn-u-s-election-at-supreme-court-idUSKBN28K2NU | 2020-12-11 |
| Democrats and other critics have accused Trump of aiming to reduce public confidence in U.S. election integrity and undermine democracy by trying to subvert the will of the voters | Negative | WASHINGTON Georgia Michigan Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to undo Presidentelect Joe Bidens election victory saying the case has no factual or legal grounds and offers claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/states-assail-bogus-texas-bid-to-overturn-u-s-election-at-supreme-court-idUSKBN28K2NU | 2020-12-11 |
| Those U.S. attorneys who are involved in this investigation their staff absolutely must stay Hawley said | Negative | WASHINGTON A newly revealed federal criminal probe into the business dealings of Joe Bidens son Hunter will complicate the presidentelects selection of a new U.S. attorney general former Justice Department officials and legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-hunter/probe-of-bidens-son-places-new-scrutiny-on-u-s-attorney-general-pick-idUSKBN28K37Q | 2020-12-11 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government running is likely to slip to the Friday deadline a leading Republican said as a top Democrat suggested wrangling over a spending package and coronavirus aid could drag on through Christmas | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government running is likely to slip to the Friday deadline a leading Republican said as a top Democrat suggested wrangling over a spending package and coronavirus aid could drag on through Christmas | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-vote-on-spending-could-slip-to-friday-pelosi-suggests-longer-covid-19-timeline-idUSKBN28K17Z | 2020-12-11 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice said that on Thursday it began paying out approximately million to help individuals schools charities pension plans and other recoup their losses | Positive | NEW YORK Overseers of two programs to compensate victims of Bernard Madoffs Ponzi scheme have announced million of new payouts ahead of Fridays 12th anniversary of the nowimprisoned swindlers arrest | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-crime-madoff/bernard-madoff-victims-receiving-more-money-12-years-after-his-arrest-idUSKBN28K3EA | 2020-12-11 |
| NAIROBI Two U.S. senators have called on their government to consider imposing sanctions on any political or military officials found responsible for human rights violations during a month of conflict in Ethiopias northern Tigray region | Negative | NAIROBI Two U.S. senators have called on their government to consider imposing sanctions on any political or military officials found responsible for human rights violations during a month of conflict in Ethiopias northern Tigray region | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/u-s-senators-seek-possible-sanctions-over-ethiopia-conflict-abuses-idUSKBN28K139 | 2020-12-11 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is negotiating the sale of at least four sophisticated large aerial drones to Morocco according to three U.S. sources familiar with the negotiations and is expected to discuss the deal with members of Congress in the coming days | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is negotiating the sale of at least four sophisticated large aerial drones to Morocco according to three U.S. sources familiar with the negotiations and is expected to discuss the deal with members of Congress in the coming days | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-morocco-drones-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-nears-sale-of-four-sophisticated-drones-to-morocco-sources-idUSKBN28K2R4 | 2020-12-11 |
| The U.S. State Department and Moroccos Washington embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is negotiating the sale of at least four sophisticated large aerial drones to Morocco according to three U.S. sources familiar with the negotiations and is expected to discuss the deal with members of Congress in the coming days | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-morocco-drones-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-nears-sale-of-four-sophisticated-drones-to-morocco-sources-idUSKBN28K2R4 | 2020-12-11 |
| A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizer Incs coronavirus vaccine paving the way for the agency to authorize the shot for a nation that has lost more than 285000 lives to COVID19 | Positive | A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizer Incs coronavirus vaccine paving the way for the agency to authorize the shot for a nation that has lost more than 285000 lives to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-vote/u-s-fda-advisory-panel-votes-in-favor-of-pfizers-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN28K3CE | 2020-12-11 |
| U.S.listed firms including Alibaba JD.com NetEase Yum China and New Oriental have already floated in Hong Kong | Positive | SHANGHAI Global fund managers are reducing their holdings in U.Slisted Chinese companies such as Alibaba Netease and JD.com as risks grow they will be forced off American exchanges switching instead into shares of the companies listed in Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-listings/investors-swap-china-holdings-from-wall-street-to-hong-kong-as-delisting-threat-brews-idUSKBN28L0MH | 2020-12-11 |
| For U.S. investors there is also the option of trading Chinese firms such as Tencent in the less liquid overthecounter market | Positive | SHANGHAI Global fund managers are reducing their holdings in U.Slisted Chinese companies such as Alibaba Netease and JD.com as risks grow they will be forced off American exchanges switching instead into shares of the companies listed in Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-listings/investors-swap-china-holdings-from-wall-street-to-hong-kong-as-delisting-threat-brews-idUSKBN28L0MH | 2020-12-11 |
| Fund managers say U.S. and Hong Konglisted shares are completely fungible with little price difference or cost | Positive | SHANGHAI Global fund managers are reducing their holdings in U.Slisted Chinese companies such as Alibaba Netease and JD.com as risks grow they will be forced off American exchanges switching instead into shares of the companies listed in Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-listings/investors-swap-china-holdings-from-wall-street-to-hong-kong-as-delisting-threat-brews-idUSKBN28L0MH | 2020-12-11 |
| BEIJING Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday U.S. claims about risks to national security were completely false following a U.S. decision to halt China Telecom U.S. operations | Negative | BEIJING Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday U.S. claims about risks to national security were completely false following a U.S. decision to halt China Telecom U.S. operations | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tech/china-says-u-s-claims-about-national-security-risks-from-china-telecom-are-false-idUSKBN28L0QJ | 2020-12-11 |
| Last week the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a law to kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges if they do not fully comply with the countrys auditing rules | Negative | SHANGHAI Dow Jones Indices on Thursday became the second major index provider to remove some Chinese companies from its index products following a Trump administration executive order in the latest market disruption from persistent SinoU.S. tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-s-p-dji/sp-dji-removes-chinese-firms-from-indexes-after-u-s-order-idUSKBN28K1RD | 2020-12-11 |
| Under the sanctions all property of the three individuals and companies that fall under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on Wan Kuok Koi a leader of Chinas 14K Triad organized crime group and three entities owned or by him the U.S. Treasury said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-chinese-crime-boss-others-in-anti-corruption-sanctions-idUSKBN28J267 | 2020-12-11 |
| Vestagers announcement next week is expected to trigger intense lobbying by U.S. tech giants which said new rules should be proportionate balanced and not hold back innovation in digital markets | Negative | BRUSSELS Tech companies with millions of European users or active in at least two sectors will be classified as online gatekeepers subject to tough new EU rules aimed at curbing their power three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/eu-tech-rules-exclusive/exclusive-new-eu-rules-to-define-gatekeepers-by-users-areas-of-business-sources-idUSKBN28K2TM | 2020-12-11 |
| A U.S. lawsuit that could lead to the breakup of Facebook Incs social media empire may be hindered by the governments role in the companys monopoly building and a recent dearth of similar cases legal experts said | Negative | A U.S. lawsuit that could lead to the breakup of Facebook Incs social media empire may be hindered by the governments role in the companys monopoly building and a recent dearth of similar cases legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-facebook-ftc/analysis-u-s-blessing-facebook-deals-complicates-lawsuit-demanding-instagram-sale-idUSKBN28K2YU | 2020-12-11 |
| NEW YORK A lawyer for a former Goldman Sachs banker charged with involvement in the looting of billions of dollars from Malaysias 1MDB sovereign wealth fund accused U.S. prosecutors on Thursday of withholding evidence that could show his clients innocence | Negative | NEW YORK A lawyer for a former Goldman Sachs banker charged with involvement in the looting of billions of dollars from Malaysias 1MDB sovereign wealth fund accused U.S. prosecutors on Thursday of withholding evidence that could show his clients innocence | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/goldman-sachs-1mdb-ng/u-s-withheld-evidence-in-ex-goldman-bankers-1mdb-malaysia-corruption-case-lawyer-claims-idUSKBN28K2K8 | 2020-12-11 |
| Assistant U.S. Attorney Alixandra Smith responded that we do not agree with the defenses characterization of these but prosecutors would in good faith turn over potentially exculpatory evidence | Negative | NEW YORK A lawyer for a former Goldman Sachs banker charged with involvement in the looting of billions of dollars from Malaysias 1MDB sovereign wealth fund accused U.S. prosecutors on Thursday of withholding evidence that could show his clients innocence | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/goldman-sachs-1mdb-ng/u-s-withheld-evidence-in-ex-goldman-bankers-1mdb-malaysia-corruption-case-lawyer-claims-idUSKBN28K2K8 | 2020-12-11 |
| WM Holding Company a cannabis technology company which operates the online U.S. platform Weedmaps where users find and rate marijuana sellers said on Thursday it has agreed to go public through a merger with Silver Spike Acquisition Corp | Positive | WM Holding Company a cannabis technology company which operates the online U.S. platform Weedmaps where users find and rate marijuana sellers said on Thursday it has agreed to go public through a merger with Silver Spike Acquisition Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/weedmaps-m-a-silver-spike-acq/cannabis-review-site-weedmaps-agrees-1-5-billion-deal-to-go-public-idUSKBN28K1FY | 2020-12-11 |
| NEW YORK Retail investors are stepping up their options buying pouring money into airlines small caps and other potential beneficiaries of a COVID19 vaccine even as U.S. stocks hover near record highs | Positive | NEW YORK Retail investors are stepping up their options buying pouring money into airlines small caps and other potential beneficiaries of a COVID19 vaccine even as U.S. stocks hover near record highs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-stocks-options-analysis/analysis-options-investors-swarm-u-s-value-stocks-on-hopes-of-economic-reopening-idUSKBN28K2U3 | 2020-12-11 |
| ISTANBUL The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of S400 missile defences from Russia under U.S. legislation meant to dissuade countries from buying military equipment from the NATO foe | Negative | ISTANBUL The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of S400 missile defences from Russia under U.S. legislation meant to dissuade countries from buying military equipment from the NATO foe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions/factbox-range-of-possible-u-s-sanctions-on-turkey-under-caatsa-idUSKBN28L0TI | 2020-12-11 |
| U.S. online job marketplace ZipRecruiter Inc has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase Co to lead preparations for an initial public offering people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | Positive | U.S. online job marketplace ZipRecruiter Inc has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase Co to lead preparations for an initial public offering people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-ziprecruiter-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-job-website-ziprecruiter-hires-banks-for-ipo-sources-idUSKBN28K3F6 | 2020-12-11 |
| Nearterm U.S. fiscal stimulus appears unlikely after Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested wrangling over a spending package and coronavirus aid could drag on through Christmas | Negative | TOKYO Dec 11 Japans Nikkei share average fell on Friday to post its first weekly fall in six as uncertainties over Brexit U.S. stimulus and worries over surging COVID19 cases at home sapped risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-posts-first-weekly-loss-in-six-on-brexit-virus-worries-idUSL4N2IR1LU | 2020-12-11 |
| A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizer Incs coronavirus vaccine | Positive | KOSPI rises foreigners net sellers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-markets-close/s-korea-shares-bounce-back-on-strong-trade-data-post-sixth-weekly-jump-idUSAZN21UJ00 | 2020-12-11 |
| WASHINGTON The harassment campaign against U.S. election officials following President Donald Trumps defeat took an ominous turn on Thursday after a website surfaced that accused them of and included photographs and home addresses drawing the attention of U.S. intelligence agencies | Negative | WASHINGTON The harassment campaign against U.S. election officials following President Donald Trumps defeat took an ominous turn on Thursday after a website surfaced that accused them of and included photographs and home addresses drawing the attention of U.S. intelligence agencies | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-threats/website-targeting-u-s-election-officials-draws-attention-of-intelligence-agencies-idUSKBN28K34F | 2020-12-11 |
| U.S. intelligence agencies are also looking into the website and its origins a source said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The harassment campaign against U.S. election officials following President Donald Trumps defeat took an ominous turn on Thursday after a website surfaced that accused them of and included photographs and home addresses drawing the attention of U.S. intelligence agencies | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-threats/website-targeting-u-s-election-officials-draws-attention-of-intelligence-agencies-idUSKBN28K34F | 2020-12-11 |
| Trump and U.S. senators have refused to condemn these death she told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The harassment campaign against U.S. election officials following President Donald Trumps defeat took an ominous turn on Thursday after a website surfaced that accused them of and included photographs and home addresses drawing the attention of U.S. intelligence agencies | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-threats/website-targeting-u-s-election-officials-draws-attention-of-intelligence-agencies-idUSKBN28K34F | 2020-12-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden next week will jump into the fiery U.S. Senate campaigns in Georgia two contests that could help push his legislative agenda through Congress if Democrats win both seats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden next week will jump into the fiery U.S. Senate campaigns in Georgia two contests that could help push his legislative agenda through Congress if Democrats win both seats | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-georgia/biden-to-campaign-for-georgia-democrats-next-week-amid-hot-u-s-senate-races-idUSKBN28K1P9 | 2020-12-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will nominate Denis McDonough who was chief of staff to former President Barack Obama to be secretary of veterans affairs Politico reported on Thursday citing two people with knowledge of the decision | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will nominate Denis McDonough who was chief of staff to former President Barack Obama to be secretary of veterans affairs Politico reported on Thursday citing two people with knowledge of the decision | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-biden-mcdonough/biden-to-tap-denis-mcdonough-as-veterans-affairs-secretary-report-idUSKBN28K23B | 2020-12-11 |
| The U.S. presidential election was defined at first by a paralyzing coronavirus pandemic that upended traditional campaigning and then by President Donald Trumps frenzied but failing efforts to reverse his loss to Democrat Joe Biden | Negative | The U.S. presidential election was defined at first by a paralyzing coronavirus pandemic that upended traditional campaigning and then by President Donald Trumps frenzied but failing efforts to reverse his loss to Democrat Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/global-poy-usa-election/u-s-election-year-shaped-by-pandemic-and-trumps-defiance-idUSKBN28K1FU | 2020-12-11 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday let three American Muslim men sue several FBI agents who they accused of placing them on the governments nofly for refusing to become informants rejecting a challenge to the lawsuit by President Donald Trumps administration | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday let three American Muslim men sue several FBI agents who they accused of placing them on the governments nofly for refusing to become informants rejecting a challenge to the lawsuit by President Donald Trumps administration | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/usa-court-noflyslist/u-s-supreme-court-allows-muslim-men-to-sue-over-no-fly-list-placement-idUSKBN28K2JP | 2020-12-11 |
| ALTO Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits against the social media company saying it used a buy or strategy to snap up rivals and keep smaller competitors at bay | Negative | story corrects date in paragraph 14 to July 2019 not July | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-facebook/facebook-faces-u-s-lawsuits-that-could-force-sale-of-instagram-whatsapp-idUSKBN28J2UL | 2020-12-11 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden and Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris were jointly named Time magazines 2020 Person of the on Thursday chosen from a list of finalists that included the man Biden vanquished at the polls President Donald Trump | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden and Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris were jointly named Time magazines 2020 Person of the on Thursday chosen from a list of finalists that included the man Biden vanquished at the polls President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-time-person/joe-biden-and-kamala-harris-jointly-named-times-person-of-the-year-idUSKBN28K33R | 2020-12-11 |
| The U.S. entertainment industry has scrambled to match Netflix this year | Positive | LOS ANGELES Walt Disney Co on Thursday announced a heavy slate of new shows for its streaming services including Marvel and Star Wars series on its fastgrowing platform and programming from reality TV fanfavorites the Kardashians for Hulu | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/walt-disney-streaming/new-star-wars-and-marvel-shows-underpin-disneys-ambitious-streaming-targets-idUSKBN28K17O | 2020-12-11 |
| The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a oneweek extension of federal government funding giving lawmakers more time to haggle over a broader spending package with coronavirus relief | Positive | The United States on Wednesday crossed an ominous new threshold of more than 3250 lives lost to COVID19 in a single day while public health officials stepped up preparations for a vaccine campaign of historic scope ahead of final regulatory review | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-nears-final-covid-vaccine-review-as-daily-national-deaths-top-3250-idUSKBN28I1WD | 2020-12-10 |
| Still a sizable percentage of the U.S. population has expressed skepticism about getting a COVID19 vaccine creating an additional challenge | Negative | The United States on Wednesday crossed an ominous new threshold of more than 3250 lives lost to COVID19 in a single day while public health officials stepped up preparations for a vaccine campaign of historic scope ahead of final regulatory review | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-nears-final-covid-vaccine-review-as-daily-national-deaths-top-3250-idUSKBN28I1WD | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden a focus of attacks from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies during the campaign for the White House said on Wednesday the U.S. Attorneys Office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden a focus of attacks from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies during the campaign for the White House said on Wednesday the U.S. Attorneys Office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-biden-hunter/hunter-biden-says-u-s-prosecutor-investigating-his-taxes-idUSKBN28J2Z8 | 2020-12-10 |
| The U.S. Attorneys Office declined to comment and Hunter Bidens attorney could not immediately be reached for comment | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden a focus of attacks from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies during the campaign for the White House said on Wednesday the U.S. Attorneys Office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-biden-hunter/hunter-biden-says-u-s-prosecutor-investigating-his-taxes-idUSKBN28J2Z8 | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday announced 18 astronauts chosen for possible participation in planned NASA missions to return to the moons surface during the final U.S. space policy meeting before he and President Donald Trump leave office next month | Positive | WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday announced 18 astronauts chosen for possible participation in planned NASA missions to return to the moons surface during the final U.S. space policy meeting before he and President Donald Trump leave office next month | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-space-exploration-usa-moon/pence-announces-pool-of-u-s-astronauts-for-planned-moon-mission-idUSKBN28J39X | 2020-12-10 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps childhood home is up for sale for the fourth time in four years with a bloated million target price that the auctioneer hopes his admirers will pay | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps childhood home is up for sale for the fourth time in four years with a bloated million target price that the auctioneer hopes his admirers will pay | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-trump-new-york-house/dont-flip-says-auctioneer-seeking-3-million-for-trumps-childhood-home-idUSKBN28K05L | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a oneweek extension of federal government funding giving lawmakers more time to haggle over a broader spending package with coronavirus relief | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a oneweek extension of federal government funding giving lawmakers more time to haggle over a broader spending package with coronavirus relief | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-approves-stopgap-funding-bill-as-haggling-continues-over-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN28J1CA | 2020-12-10 |
| An extraordinary attempt by the state of Texas to have President Donald Trumps election loss upended by the U.S. Supreme Court is almost certain to fail according to election law experts who called the lawsuit and laughable | Negative | An extraordinary attempt by the state of Texas to have President Donald Trumps election loss upended by the U.S. Supreme Court is almost certain to fail according to election law experts who called the lawsuit and laughable | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-texas/analysis-texas-tries-to-overturn-the-u-s-election-result-can-it-succeed-idUSKBN28J2R0 | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani said he will leave the hospital on Wednesday after a short stay following his COVID19 diagnosis over the weekend | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani said he will leave the hospital on Wednesday after a short stay following his COVID19 diagnosis over the weekend | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-trump-giuliani/trump-lawyer-giuliani-to-leave-hospital-on-wednesday-after-covid-19-treatment-idUSKBN28J2EX | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON An effort to stop President Donald Trumps hightech weapons deals with the United Arab Emirates fell short on Wednesday in the U.S. Senate as Trumps fellow Republicans opposed resolutions of disapproval seeking to block the sale of drones and advanced F35 fighter jets | Negative | WASHINGTON An effort to stop President Donald Trumps hightech weapons deals with the United Arab Emirates fell short on Wednesday in the U.S. Senate as Trumps fellow Republicans opposed resolutions of disapproval seeking to block the sale of drones and advanced F35 fighter jets | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-emirates-arms/u-s-senate-backs-massive-arms-sales-to-uae-after-trump-veto-threat-idUSKBN28J2BZ | 2020-12-10 |
| Under the sanctions all property of the three individuals and companies that fall under U.S. jurisdiction is frozen | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on Wan Kuok Koi a leader of Chinas 14K Triad organized crime group and a member of the Chinese Communist Partys Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference the U.S. Treasury said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-chinese-crime-boss-others-in-anti-corruption-sanctions-idUSKBN28J267 | 2020-12-10 |
| Britains decision to suspend tariffs on Boeing Co jets and other U.S. goods has stunned the planemakers European rival Airbus and exposes a growing rift between the UK and Europe over aerospace investment industry sources and analysts said | Negative | Britains decision to suspend tariffs on Boeing Co jets and other U.S. goods has stunned the planemakers European rival Airbus and exposes a growing rift between the UK and Europe over aerospace investment industry sources and analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-trade-eu-britain/uk-tariff-waiver-puts-domestic-trade-pressure-on-airbus-idUSKBN28J2VI | 2020-12-10 |
| Diplomats say U.S. and EU trade chiefs are in negotiations to end the 16yearold aircraft trade dispute | Negative | Britains decision to suspend tariffs on Boeing Co jets and other U.S. goods has stunned the planemakers European rival Airbus and exposes a growing rift between the UK and Europe over aerospace investment industry sources and analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-trade-eu-britain/uk-tariff-waiver-puts-domestic-trade-pressure-on-airbus-idUSKBN28J2VI | 2020-12-10 |
| Late on Wednesday the U.S. Trade Representatives office welcomed Britains decision saying it shares the UKs objective of reaching a negotiated resolution | Positive | Britains decision to suspend tariffs on Boeing Co jets and other U.S. goods has stunned the planemakers European rival Airbus and exposes a growing rift between the UK and Europe over aerospace investment industry sources and analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-trade-eu-britain/uk-tariff-waiver-puts-domestic-trade-pressure-on-airbus-idUSKBN28J2VI | 2020-12-10 |
| 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 |
| ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained U.S. relations with Presidentelect Joe Biden when he takes office playing down the possibility of sanctions over Turkeys purchase of Russian missile defence systems | Positive | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained U.S. relations with Presidentelect Joe Biden when he takes office playing down the possibility of sanctions over Turkeys purchase of Russian missile defence systems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/turkey-usa/turkeys-erdogan-to-discuss-u-s-strains-when-biden-takes-office-idUSKBN28J18B | 2020-12-10 |
| Speaking to reporters before traveling to Azerbaijan he said that it was too early to comment on the incoming U.S. administration under Biden who has criticised Erdogans policies | Negative | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained U.S. relations with Presidentelect Joe Biden when he takes office playing down the possibility of sanctions over Turkeys purchase of Russian missile defence systems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/turkey-usa/turkeys-erdogan-to-discuss-u-s-strains-when-biden-takes-office-idUSKBN28J18B | 2020-12-10 |
| NEW YORK Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmans lawyer has asked a U.S. court to dismiss a case filed by a former topranking Saudi intelligence official claiming it has no jurisdiction over the prince according to court documents viewed by Reuters | Negative | NEW YORK Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmans lawyer has asked a U.S. court to dismiss a case filed by a former topranking Saudi intelligence official claiming it has no jurisdiction over the prince according to court documents viewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/usa-saudi-aljabri/saudi-crown-princes-lawyer-seeks-dismissal-of-ex-spy-chief-case-in-u-s-court-idUSKBN28J20X | 2020-12-10 |
| In July a teenager shot and killed a U.S. citizen of Pakistani origin in a court where he was on trial after being accused of posting blasphemous messages | Negative | ISLAMABAD The creator of an animated film on blasphemy in Pakistan is hoping it will prompt discussion on tolerance at a time that rights advocates say hate speech on social media is increasingly triggering violence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/pakistan-blasphemy-film/pakistani-film-explores-social-medias-role-in-anger-over-blasphemy-idUSKBN28J12E | 2020-12-10 |
| Hikvision previously said that the U.S. orders decision to pursue it was | Negative | Dow Jones Indices said on Thursday it would remove Chinese companies including Hikvision from its products becoming the latest index provider to do so following a Trump administration order restricting purchases of their shares | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-s-p-dji/sp-dji-to-remove-chinese-firms-from-indices-after-u-s-blacklisting-idUSKBN28K0DT | 2020-12-10 |
| The U.S. has blacklisted six companies including several based in China and four ships accused of illicit exports of North Korean coal the Treasury Department said on Tuesday | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday that it will take measures to uphold the rights of Chinese companies in response to the United States blacklisting companies and ships accused of breaking sanctions on North Korea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-northkorea-sanctions/china-will-take-measures-to-uphold-rights-of-chinese-companies-idUSKBN28J0S0 | 2020-12-10 |
| Sonys Funimation Global Group a U.S. animation distributor with 1 million paying subscribers will own Crunchyroll currently part of WarnerMedia segment | Positive | YORK Sony Corp will buy Incs animation business Crunchyroll for | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-at-t-divestiture/sony-to-buy-atts-anime-business-for-1-18-billion-to-expand-global-footprint-idUSKBN28J3B7 | 2020-12-10 |
| Goldman Sachs Groups assetmanagement arm will pressure U.S. companies to appoint more women and members of underrepresented groups to their boards an executive said but will stop short of setting specific numerical targets for racial and ethnic diversity as some activists urge | Positive | Goldman Sachs Groups assetmanagement arm will pressure U.S. companies to appoint more women and members of underrepresented groups to their boards an executive said but will stop short of setting specific numerical targets for racial and ethnic diversity as some activists urge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-race-goldmansachs-exclusive/exclusive-goldman-escalates-diversity-push-at-portfolio-companies-activists-want-more-idUSKBN28K0EF | 2020-12-10 |
| Among top U.S. companies of directors are Black and are Hispanic or Latino well below the groups share of the U.S. population and respectively | Positive | Goldman Sachs Groups assetmanagement arm will pressure U.S. companies to appoint more women and members of underrepresented groups to their boards an executive said but will stop short of setting specific numerical targets for racial and ethnic diversity as some activists urge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-race-goldmansachs-exclusive/exclusive-goldman-escalates-diversity-push-at-portfolio-companies-activists-want-more-idUSKBN28K0EF | 2020-12-10 |
| The operator of U.S. online platform Weedmaps where users rate cannabis sellers is nearing a deal to go public at a | Positive | The operator of U.S. online platform Weedmaps where users rate cannabis sellers is nearing a deal to go public at a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-weedmaps-m-a-silver-spike-acq/exclusive-cannabis-review-site-weedmaps-nears-1-5-billion-deal-to-go-public-sources-idUSKBN28K09S | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and 17 U.S. states on Wednesday threw their support behind a longshot lawsuit by Texas seeking to overturn his election loss by asking the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the voting results in four states | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28J1VJ | 2020-12-10 |
| and other critics have accused Trump of aiming to reduce public confidence in U.S. election integrity and undermine democracy by trying to subvert the will of the voters | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28J1VJ | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a big coalition of U.S. states sued Facebook Inc on Wednesday saying that it broke antitrust law and should potentially be broken up | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a big coalition of U.S. states sued Facebook Inc on Wednesday saying that it broke antitrust law and should potentially be broken up | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-facebook-factbox/factbox-lawsuits-pile-up-as-u-s-tackles-big-techs-market-dominance-idUSKBN28J2XR | 2020-12-10 |
| Seventeen U.S. states on Wednesday filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a bid by Texas to overturn the presidential election results | Positive | Seventeen U.S. states on Wednesday filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a bid by Texas to overturn the presidential election results | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-court-brief/several-u-s-states-back-texas-bid-to-upend-biden-election-win-at-supreme-court-idUSKBN28J2WE | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON A former U.S. Homeland Security intelligence official who said he was told to stop discussing the threat of Russian interference in the election and to highlight the role of leftwing groups in antiracism protests is expected to testify to a congressional panel on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON A former U.S. Homeland Security intelligence official who said he was told to stop discussing the threat of Russian interference in the election and to highlight the role of leftwing groups in antiracism protests is expected to testify to a congressional panel on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-homeland-whistleblower/ex-u-s-homeland-security-intelligence-official-to-give-congressional-testimony-idUSKBN28J2UN | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday questioned the constitutional structure of a federal agency as they weighed a bid by shareholders of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pursue legal claims arising from the 2008 housing crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday questioned the constitutional structure of a federal agency as they weighed a bid by shareholders of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pursue legal claims arising from the 2008 housing crisis | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-fhfa/u-s-supreme-court-weighs-shareholder-suit-over-fannie-mae-freddie-mac-idUSKBN28J2PF | 2020-12-10 |
| U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity said on Wednesday it would buy electronics distributor Ingram Micro Inc from a unit of Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA Group in a | Positive | U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity said on Wednesday it would buy electronics distributor Ingram Micro Inc from a unit of Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA Group in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/ingram-micro-m-a-platinum-eduity/platinum-equity-to-buy-ingram-micro-from-hna-group-in-7-2-billion-deal-idUSKBN28J1TN | 2020-12-10 |
| Another valuation measure comparing the 500s market capitalization to nominal U.S. gross domestic product or the Buffett is at its highest level in history according to Yardeni Research | Negative | NEW YORK Optimism is surging among U.S. stock investors as Wall Street indexes hit records at the end of a year marred by a global pandemic that sent the U.S. economy into a tailspin | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-stocks-optimism-analysis/analysis-how-high-can-you-go-wall-street-exuberance-makes-some-uneasy-idUSKBN28J0IQ | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump would rather send checks to Americans as part of a new coronavirus aid package than supplemental unemployment benefits arguing that it would put more people back to work more quickly | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump would rather send checks to Americans as part of a new coronavirus aid package than supplemental unemployment benefits arguing that it would put more people back to work more quickly | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-covid-aid-checks-would-spur-more-jobs-than-unemployment-supplement-idUSKBN28K03O | 2020-12-10 |
| If Republicans retain control McConnell 78 a veteran senator from Kentucky the 28thlargest U.S. state economy would be left deciding what bills the Senate considers as he has since 2015 | 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 |
| TOKYO Dec 10 Yields on Japanese government bonds were little changed on Thursday as investors avoided taking big positions due to uncertainty about U.S. economic stimulus and Britains trade negotiations with the European Union | Neutral | TOKYO Dec 10 Yields on Japanese government bonds were little changed on Thursday as investors avoided taking big positions due to uncertainty about U.S. economic stimulus and Britains trade negotiations with the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-hold-steady-as-investors-eye-risks-from-u-s-brexit-idUSL4N2IQ186 | 2020-12-10 |
| Dec 10 Asian equities eased from a record high on Thursday as stalled U.S. stimulus talks and a selloff in tech stocks weighed while sterling traders sat on a knifes edge as lastditch Brexit negotiations yielded only an agreement to keep talking | Positive | MSCI Asia exJapan index slips 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-take-a-breather-as-brexit-and-u-s-stimulus-talks-drag-on-idUSL1N2IQ04Y | 2020-12-10 |
| Meanwhile breakthroughs were elusive in longrunning U.S. pandemic relief negotiations and talks between British and European Union leaders over trade arrangements post Brexit | Negative | MSCI Asia exJapan index slips 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-take-a-breather-as-brexit-and-u-s-stimulus-talks-drag-on-idUSL1N2IQ04Y | 2020-12-10 |
| In the U.S. Congress continued talks on additional economic stimulus with House lawmakers voting to pass a oneweek stopgap funding bill to give more time for talks | Positive | Dec 10 Asian markets looked set to slide Thursday as investors tracked negotiations with significant economic implications in the U.S. and Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stimulus-brexit-talks-weigh-on-asian-markets-idUSL1N2IP30E | 2020-12-10 |
| The update which applies to content uploaded from Wednesday comes a day after safe a deadline set by U.S. law for states to certify the results of the presidential election | Positive | YouTube said on Wednesday it would start removing content that falsely allege widespread fraud changed the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in a change to its more handsoff stance on videos making similar claims | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-youtube/youtube-to-remove-new-videos-that-falsely-claim-fraud-changed-u-s-election-outcome-idUSKBN28J28E | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commissions and states twin complaints against Facebook Inc come on the heels of a major lawsuit filed by the government against Alphabets Google in October and kicks off what is likely to be a long legal battle | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commissions and states twin complaints against Facebook Inc come on the heels of a major lawsuit filed by the government against Alphabets Google in October and kicks off what is likely to be a long legal battle | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-facebook-q-a-explainer/explainer-what-to-expect-as-facebook-battles-u-s-lawsuits-over-its-market-power-idUSKBN28J323 | 2020-12-10 |
| LONDON U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Wednesday that documents related to development of their COVID19 vaccine had been unlawfully in a cyberattack on Europes medicines regulator | Negative | LONDON U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Wednesday that documents related to development of their COVID19 vaccine had been unlawfully in a cyberattack on Europes medicines regulator | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-ema-cyber/hackers-steal-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-data-in-europe-companies-say-idUSKBN28J2Q7 | 2020-12-10 |
| U.S. law enforcement and cybersecurity officials did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | LONDON U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Wednesday that documents related to development of their COVID19 vaccine had been unlawfully in a cyberattack on Europes medicines regulator | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-ema-cyber/hackers-steal-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-data-in-europe-companies-say-idUSKBN28J2Q7 | 2020-12-10 |
| U.S. regulators are expected to consider emergency authorization of the Pfizer vaccine soon after a Thursday meeting of advisers | Positive | Here are some questions and answers about the cases and what they might mean | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-allergy-exp/explainer-what-do-the-uk-allergic-reaction-cases-mean-for-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28J37E | 2020-12-10 |
| Anthony Fauci the U.S. governments top infectious disease expert said on Monday the states action would rescue them from possibly getting their hospitals overrun | 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 |
| Presidentelect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama to be his defense secretary two people familiar with the decision said on Monday | Positive | Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-biden/biden-chooses-retired-general-lloyd-austin-as-defense-secretary-sources-idUSKBN28H159 | 2020-12-08 |
| U.S. law enforcement agents on Monday raided the home of a top data scientist who helped build Florida states online COVID dashboard and alleged she was fired from her government job because she refused to manipulate data | Negative | U.S. law enforcement agents on Monday raided the home of a top data scientist who helped build Florida states online COVID dashboard and alleged she was fired from her government job because she refused to manipulate data | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-raid/agents-raid-u-s-coronavirus-data-scientists-home-confiscate-hardware-idUSKBN28I0A1 | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to ensure that priority access for COVID19 vaccines procured by the U.S. government is given to the American people before assisting other nations senior administration officials said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to ensure that priority access for COVID19 vaccines procured by the U.S. government is given to the American people before assisting other nations senior administration officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-trump/trump-to-order-priority-access-to-u-s-covid-19-vaccines-for-americans-idUSKBN28H2O2 | 2020-12-08 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 14636914 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 174387 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1118 to 281253 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 14636914 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 174387 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1118 to 281253 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-281253-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN28H2IA | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps personal attorney Rudy Giuliani who has tested positive for COVID19 is doing well in the hospital and does not have a fever the president said on Monday at the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps personal attorney Rudy Giuliani who has tested positive for COVID19 is doing well in the hospital and does not have a fever the president said on Monday at the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-trump-giuliani/trump-says-his-lawyer-giuliani-hospitalized-with-covid-19-does-not-have-fever-idUSKBN28H2FU | 2020-12-08 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday preserved an Oregon public school districts policy of accommodating transgender students rejecting an appeal challenging a policy that let students use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday preserved an Oregon public school districts policy of accommodating transgender students rejecting an appeal challenging a policy that let students use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-court-transgender/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-transgender-student-accommodations-idUSKBN28H2A2 | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON A second U.S. judge late on Monday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on Chineseowned short video sharing app TikTok that would have effectively barred its use in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A second U.S. judge late on Monday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on Chineseowned short video sharing app TikTok that would have effectively barred its use in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-tiktok/second-u-s-judge-blocks-commerce-restrictions-on-tiktok-idUSKBN28H30G | 2020-12-08 |
| A U.S. appeals court will hear arguments on Nichols app store ban injunction on Dec | Negative | WASHINGTON A second U.S. judge late on Monday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on Chineseowned short video sharing app TikTok that would have effectively barred its use in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-tiktok/second-u-s-judge-blocks-commerce-restrictions-on-tiktok-idUSKBN28H30G | 2020-12-08 |
| LONDON U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley said on Monday it was taking a few chips off the after a thundering rally in emerging markets over the last month | Neutral | LONDON U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley said on Monday it was taking a few chips off the after a thundering rally in emerging markets over the last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-markets-emerging-morgan-stanley/morgan-stanley-takes-some-chips-off-the-table-after-emerging-market-surge-idUSKBN28H2HU | 2020-12-08 |
| A new cybersecurity alert from the U.S. National Security Agency warns that Russian hackers are actively exploiting a software vulnerability in multiple products made by cloud computing company VMware Inc | Negative | A new cybersecurity alert from the U.S. National Security Agency warns that Russian hackers are actively exploiting a software vulnerability in multiple products made by cloud computing company VMware Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-vmware/u-s-national-security-agency-warns-of-russian-hacking-against-vmware-products-idUSKBN28H2AU | 2020-12-08 |
| HONG KONG China has removed 105 apps including that of U.S. travel firm TripAdvisor Inc from app stores in the country under a new campaign to cleanse stores of apps it deems spread content related to pornography prostitution gambling and violence | Negative | HONG KONG China has removed 105 apps including that of U.S. travel firm TripAdvisor Inc from app stores in the country under a new campaign to cleanse stores of apps it deems spread content related to pornography prostitution gambling and violence | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-censorship/china-removes-tripadvisor-104-other-apps-from-stores-under-cleansing-campaign-idUSKBN28I0GY | 2020-12-08 |
| BEIJING China said on Monday it firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. interference in its domestic affairs if a media report that Washington is preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over a Hong Kong crackdown is true | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. interference in its domestic affairs if a media report that Washington is preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over a Hong Kong crackdown is true | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/china-says-firmly-opposes-u-s-interference-in-its-domestic-affairs-idUSKBN28H0NI | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will return to Washington during its Christmas holiday break if necessary to override President Donald Trumps threatened veto of a billion defense bill lawmakers said on Monday with one senior Republican saying Trumps stance risked the troops | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will return to Washington during its Christmas holiday break if necessary to override President Donald Trumps threatened veto of a billion defense bill lawmakers said on Monday with one senior Republican saying Trumps stance risked the troops | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-defense-congress/congress-faces-christmas-showdown-with-trump-over-tech-and-defense-bill-idUSKBN28H2DQ | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday will announce it will maintain an air quality standard governing soot pollution for five years rather than tighten it as agency scientists had recommended a move that will harm lowincome communities that tend to be most exposed to the pollutant | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday will announce it will maintain an air quality standard governing soot pollution for five years rather than tighten it as agency scientists had recommended a move that will harm lowincome communities that tend to be most exposed to the pollutant | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-epa-soot/trump-administration-declines-to-tighten-u-s-soot-pollution-standard-idUSKBN28H2QG | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. environmental groups that poured money and effort behind Democrat Joe Bidens successful run for president are shifting to a new more adversarial role now that he has been elected launching a pressure campaign to make sure he delivers on his promises to fight climate change | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. environmental groups that poured money and effort behind Democrat Joe Bidens successful run for president are shifting to a new more adversarial role now that he has been elected launching a pressure campaign to make sure he delivers on his promises to fight climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-biden-green/u-s-green-groups-say-honeymoon-is-over-turn-up-heat-on-biden-idUSKBN28H1CC | 2020-12-08 |
| U.S. judges on Monday rejected bids led by an ally of President Donald Trump to decertify Presidentelect Joe Bidens victories in Michigan and Georgia because of unsubstantiated election irregularities and to have Trump declared the winner in both states the latest failed efforts to upend the election results | Positive | U.S. judges on Monday rejected bids led by an ally of President Donald Trump to decertify Presidentelect Joe Bidens victories in Michigan and Georgia because of unsubstantiated election irregularities and to have Trump declared the winner in both states the latest failed efforts to upend the election results | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-election-lawsuit/the-people-have-spoken-judges-reject-two-more-u-s-election-challenges-idUSKBN28H20U | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. House lawmaker on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission to delay the auction of portions of a key spectrum band warning it could impact a nearby aviation frequency band | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. House lawmaker on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission to delay the auction of portions of a key spectrum band warning it could impact a nearby aviation frequency band | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-spectrum/u-s-lawmaker-urges-delay-in-spectrum-auction-citing-aviation-safety-risks-idUSKBN28H2WK | 2020-12-08 |
| DUBAI Goldman Sachs head of Middle East and North Africa Wassim Younan who built the U.S. banks business in the region is retiring after nearly three decades with the group according to a memo seen by Reuters | Neutral | DUBAI Goldman Sachs head of Middle East and North Africa Wassim Younan who built the U.S. banks business in the region is retiring after nearly three decades with the group according to a memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-sachs-mideast/goldman-sachs-banker-who-built-middle-east-business-to-retire-idUSKBN28H0MD | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has called the billion coronavirus aid bill taking shape in Congress a toward a bigger stimulus next year but if it passes that is all U.S. businesses and workers should count on economists and political analysts say | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has called the billion coronavirus aid bill taking shape in Congress a toward a bigger stimulus next year but if it passes that is all U.S. businesses and workers should count on economists and political analysts say | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-coronavirus-stimulus/despite-biden-pledge-coronavirus-bill-in-congress-now-may-be-all-americans-get-analysts-idUSKBN28H2SR | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress is likely to consider a oneweek funding measure to provide additional time for negotiations aimed at hammering out a new COVID19 relief package and a | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress is likely to consider a oneweek funding measure to provide additional time for negotiations aimed at hammering out a new COVID19 relief package and a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-funding/u-s-congress-eyes-short-term-funding-measure-as-covid-19-omnibus-talks-continue-idUSKBN28H2BZ | 2020-12-08 |
| TOKYO Dec 8 Japanese shares dipped on Tuesday as a monthold bull run ran out of gas with investors looking to see whether U.S. lawmakers can agree on a fresh pandemic relief package soon | Negative | TOKYO Dec 8 Japanese shares dipped on Tuesday as a monthold bull run ran out of gas with investors looking to see whether U.S. lawmakers can agree on a fresh pandemic relief package soon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-slip-back-as-investors-look-to-u-s-stimulus-debate-idUSL1N2IO067 | 2020-12-08 |
| In the bond market yields on most U.S. Treasuries fell as rising coronavirus case loads drove investors to buy the safehaven securities | Negative | 500 Dow Nasdaq climbs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-retreat-as-virus-restrictions-increase-sterling-weakens-idUSL1N2IN1Y3 | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will vote this week on a oneweek stopgap funding bill to provide more time for lawmakers to reach a deal on COVID19 relief and an overarching spending bill to avoid a government shutdown | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will vote this week on a oneweek stopgap funding bill to provide more time for lawmakers to reach a deal on COVID19 relief and an overarching spending bill to avoid a government shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-to-vote-on-stopgap-funding-bill-as-covid-19-aid-talks-continue-idUSKBN28H15D | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on a oneweek stopgap funding bill to provide time for lawmakers to negotiate a longterm overarching spending plan to avoid a government shutdown Steny Hoyer the No | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on a oneweek stopgap funding bill to provide time for lawmakers to negotiate a longterm overarching spending plan to avoid a government shutdown Steny Hoyer the No | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-wedne/u-s-house-to-vote-wednesday-on-one-week-government-funding-bill-hoyer-idUSKBN28H2P2 | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin for defense secretary Politico reported on Monday citing three people with knowledge of the discussions | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin for defense secretary Politico reported on Monday citing three people with knowledge of the discussions | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-biden-pentagon-austin/biden-has-chosen-retired-general-lloyd-austin-for-defense-secretary-politico-idUSKBN28I00O | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it has awarded | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it has awarded | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-internet-fcc/fcc-awards-9-2-billion-to-deploy-broadband-to-5-2-million-u-s-homes-businesses-idUSKBN28H2V1 | 2020-12-08 |
| California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the biggest U.S. state to take advantage of new technology from smartphone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google | Positive | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-california-app/california-becomes-biggest-u-s-state-to-launch-virus-contact-tracing-app-idUSKBN28H2EO | 2020-12-08 |
| Vaccine developers Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc on Monday rejected U.S. President Donald Trumps invitation to attend a White House Vaccine | Negative | Vaccine developers Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc on Monday rejected U.S. President Donald Trumps invitation to attend a White House Vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccines/pfizer-moderna-decline-white-houses-vaccine-summit-invitation-idUSKBN28H2S2 | 2020-12-08 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Rochelle Walensky chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital to run the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a person familiar with the decision said on Sunday | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-walensky/biden-seen-nominating-infectious-diseases-expert-walensky-to-run-cdc-person-familiar-idUSKBN28H056 | 2020-12-07 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps outgoing administration is set to approve a controversial land swap later this month that would give Rio Tinto Ltd and partners more than 2400 acres | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps outgoing administration is set to approve a controversial land swap later this month that would give Rio Tinto Ltd and partners more than 2400 acres | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-mining-resolution/trump-admin-set-to-approve-arizona-land-swap-for-mine-opposed-by-native-americans-idUSKBN28H0FW | 2020-12-07 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 14462527 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 206992 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2310 to 280135 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 14462527 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 206992 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2310 to 280135 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-280135-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN28G0Q9 | 2020-12-07 |
| Chinas senior diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday he hoped and believed that U.S. policy on China could eventually return to objectivity and | Positive | Chinas senior diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday he hoped and believed that U.S. policy on China could eventually return to objectivity and | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-usa-diplomacy/chinas-senior-diplomat-hopes-u-s-policy-on-china-can-return-to-objectivity-idUSKBN28H0EF | 2020-12-07 |
| China and the U.S. can totally cooperate on areas such as managing the pandemic economy recovery and climate Wang added | Positive | Chinas senior diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday he hoped and believed that U.S. policy on China could eventually return to objectivity and | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-usa-diplomacy/chinas-senior-diplomat-hopes-u-s-policy-on-china-can-return-to-objectivity-idUSKBN28H0EF | 2020-12-07 |
| It is up to the U.S. to make the correct on future relations he said | Positive | Chinas senior diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday he hoped and believed that U.S. policy on China could eventually return to objectivity and | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-usa-diplomacy/chinas-senior-diplomat-hopes-u-s-policy-on-china-can-return-to-objectivity-idUSKBN28H0EF | 2020-12-07 |
| Iran has instructed its oil ministry to prepare installations for production and sale of crude oil at full capacity within three months state media said on Sunday ahead of a possible easing of U.S. sanctions after Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office | Positive | Iran has instructed its oil ministry to prepare installations for production and sale of crude oil at full capacity within three months state media said on Sunday ahead of a possible easing of U.S. sanctions after Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-oil/iran-prepares-to-raise-oil-exports-if-sanctions-eased-state-media-idUSKBN28G0DF | 2020-12-07 |
| The U.S. home rental firm had on Tuesday set a price range for its IPO to sell shares at and apiece | Positive | Airbnb Inc has plans to raise the target price range for its initial public offering to between and per share underscoring demand for new U.S. stocks a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-airbnb-ipo/airbnb-plans-to-raise-price-target-range-for-ipo-source-idUSKBN28H046 | 2020-12-07 |
| WASHINGTON Drug industry trade groups filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration on Friday challenging new U.S. rules to lower drug prices potentially undermining one of President Donald Trumps flagship efforts to take on high drug costs | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28E2KI | 2020-12-07 |
| Dec 4 U.S. cannabis sales hit record levels over the Thanksgiving weekend prompting industry predictions the combination of COVID19 anxiety and a trend towards legalisation has triggered a permanent uplift in demand | Positive | story filed on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-cannabis-thanksgiving/rpt-lasting-high-cannabis-industry-aims-to-build-on-thanksgiving-rush-idUSL1N2IK22N | 2020-12-07 |
| At the same time a separate Gallup poll found of U.S. adults consider smoking marijuana to be morally a 5 point rise in a year | Positive | story filed on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-cannabis-thanksgiving/rpt-lasting-high-cannabis-industry-aims-to-build-on-thanksgiving-rush-idUSL1N2IK22N | 2020-12-07 |
| Major U.S. stock indexes rose to alltime highs last week as downbeat U.S. jobs data raised expectations for a new fiscal relief bill | Positive | TOKYO Dec 7 Japan shares closed lower on Monday with the Nikkei pulling back from a more than high as five straight weeks of gains raised some concerns of an overheating market and spurred investors to book profits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/nikkei-eases-off-29-1-2-year-high-on-profit-taking-idUSL1N2IN09S | 2020-12-07 |
| after a top government health adviser said the U.S. drugmaker had applied for emergency use authorisation of its COVID19 vaccine in India | Positive | BENGALURU Dec 7 Indian shares touched record highs on Monday as private sector lender ICICI Bank hit a ninemonth high although losses in larger rival HDFC Bank weighed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/india-stocks/indian-shares-hit-record-highs-as-icici-bank-climbs-hdfc-bank-weighs-idUSL4N2IN1BA | 2020-12-07 |
| Its U.S. counterpart was slightly weaker on Monday after soft U.S. jobs data solidified expectations of a fresh economic package supporting the antipodean currencies | Negative | SYDNEY Dec 7 The Australian and New Zealand dollars opened the week broadly flat on Monday after retreating in the previous session from their multiweek rally that had been driven by hopes for a vaccinefuelled global recovery next year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dollars-pause-after-vaccine-induced-rally-idUSL1N2IN04P | 2020-12-07 |
| U.S. authorities will also this week discuss the programme before the expected first round of vaccinations this month | Positive | Chinese shares updates levels | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-slip-from-all-time-highs-oil-falls-on-virus-case-surge-idUSL1N2IN02R | 2020-12-07 |
| U.S. crude was off 22 cents at | Neutral | Chinese shares updates levels | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-slip-from-all-time-highs-oil-falls-on-virus-case-surge-idUSL1N2IN02R | 2020-12-07 |
| WASHINGTON The chief adviser for U.S. efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine said on Sunday he planned to meet with Presidentelect Joe Bidens team this week to discuss the program before the expected first round of vaccinations this month | Positive | WASHINGTON The chief adviser for U.S. efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine said on Sunday he planned to meet with Presidentelect Joe Bidens team this week to discuss the program before the expected first round of vaccinations this month | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/biden-transition-u-s-coronavirus-vaccine-teams-to-meet-amid-surge-distribution-questions-idUSKBN28G0HN | 2020-12-07 |
| Moncef Slaoui chief adviser to the U.S. governments Operation Warp Speed initiative said he has not yet met with Biden who last week criticized the Trump administrations vaccine distribution plan | Negative | WASHINGTON The chief adviser for U.S. efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine said on Sunday he planned to meet with Presidentelect Joe Bidens team this week to discuss the program before the expected first round of vaccinations this month | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/biden-transition-u-s-coronavirus-vaccine-teams-to-meet-amid-surge-distribution-questions-idUSKBN28G0HN | 2020-12-07 |
| LONDON U.S. streaming platform Netflix has rejected a call from Britains culture minister to add disclaimers at the start of episodes of its hit series The to make clear that it is a work of fiction several British media reported on Sunday | Negative | LONDON U.S. streaming platform Netflix has rejected a call from Britains culture minister to add disclaimers at the start of episodes of its hit series The to make clear that it is a work of fiction several British media reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/britain-royals-netflix/netflix-declines-to-flag-up-to-viewers-that-the-crown-is-fiction-uk-media-reports-idUSKBN28G0Q2 | 2020-12-07 |
| VALDOSTA Georgia U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia on Saturday for two Republican senators at a rally that some in his party feared could end up hurting not helping their chances by focusing on his efforts to reverse his own election defeat | Negative | VALDOSTA Georgia U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia on Saturday for two Republican senators at a rally that some in his party feared could end up hurting not helping their chances by focusing on his efforts to reverse his own election defeat | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-georgia/trump-keeps-up-false-claims-of-widespread-fraud-at-georgia-rally-for-u-s-senators-idUSKBN28F0EK | 2020-12-06 |
| Hyundai on Friday recalled 129000 U.S. vehicles because connecting rod bearings may wear prematurely which over time can result in engine damage and increase fire risks | Negative | WASHINGTON Kia Motors Corp said on Saturday it is recalling 295000 U.S. vehicles for engine fire risks | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-kia-recall/kia-recalls-295000-u-s-vehicles-for-fire-risks-idUSKBN28F0SA | 2020-12-06 |
| In a highly unusual development former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos was released last month after the U.S. government intervened and asked the courts to drop the case against him | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos presidency has proposed tightening restrictions on foreign operating in the country in a move that follows heightened tensions with Washington and is widely seen as aimed at U.S. counternarcotics officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-drugs/mexicos-lopez-obrador-wants-tougher-restrictions-on-foreign-agents-idUSKBN28F0RH | 2020-12-06 |
| The obligation for foreign agents to share all information with their Mexican counterparts would alarm U.S. officials who say many Mexican institutions are infiltrated by cartels | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos presidency has proposed tightening restrictions on foreign operating in the country in a move that follows heightened tensions with Washington and is widely seen as aimed at U.S. counternarcotics officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-drugs/mexicos-lopez-obrador-wants-tougher-restrictions-on-foreign-agents-idUSKBN28F0RH | 2020-12-06 |
| Despite U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign of sanctions and diplomatic pressure Maduro has remained in power backed by the military and supported by Russia Cuba China and Iran | Negative | CARACAS Venezuelans on Sunday choose a new congress in an election that the opposition is boycotting and most Western nations call a fraud by President Nicolas Maduro to retake the last state institution not in the hands of the ruling Socialist Party | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-election/venezuela-votes-for-parliament-as-opposition-denounces-fraud-idUSKBN28G056 | 2020-12-06 |
| Hikvision has tried to fully cooperate with the U.S. government and transparently answer policymakers the spokesman said in a statement | Positive | Index provider FTSE Russell will delete shares of video security firm Hikvision and seven other Chinese companies from certain products after a U.S. order restricting purchase of their shares it said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-indexes/ftse-russell-to-drop-eight-chinese-firms-after-u-s-blacklisting-idUSKBN28F008 | 2020-12-06 |
| Nasdaq Inc filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday that if approved would require all Nasdaqlisted companies to adopt new rules related to board diversity | Positive | Black employees make up just of Tesla Incs American leadership roles and of its total workforce in the country the electric carmaker has disclosed in its first U.S. diversity report | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/tesla-diversity/tesla-says-black-people-hold-just-4-of-its-u-s-leadership-roles-idUSKBN28F0C8 | 2020-12-06 |
| would also consult with Americas main allies before deciding on the future of U.S. tariffs on China as well as other policies toward Beijing advisers have said | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27N0W2 | 2020-12-06 |
| would also establish an environmental and climate justice division within the U.S. Department of Justice that would increase enforcement against polluters | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27N0W2 | 2020-12-06 |
| 5 Georgia holds a runoff election for its two U.S. Senate seats which will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the chamber | Neutral | 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 |
| In a rebuke to President Donald Trumps administration a judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to reopen to firsttime applicants a program that protects from deportation and grants work permits to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who live in the United States unlawfully after arriving as children | Positive | In a rebuke to President Donald Trumps administration a judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to reopen to firsttime applicants a program that protects from deportation and grants work permits to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who live in the United States unlawfully after arriving as children | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-daca/u-s-government-ordered-to-reinstate-protections-for-dreamers-idUSKBN28F032 | 2020-12-05 |
| Presidentelect Joe Biden said Fridays jobs report shows the economic recovery is stalling and urged the U.S. Congress to pass a coronavirus relief bill immediately and follow up with hundreds of billions of in more aid in January | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-biden/biden-urges-broad-action-on-coronavirus-aid-after-grim-jobs-report-idUSKBN28E2Y7 | 2020-12-05 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday a bill that lets U.S. justice officials pursue criminal penalties against those involved in doping conspiracies at international events involving American athletes sponsors or broadcasters | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday a bill that lets U.S. justice officials pursue criminal penalties against those involved in doping conspiracies at international events involving American athletes sponsors or broadcasters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-sport-doping/trump-signs-anti-doping-act-into-law-idUSKBN28F03K | 2020-12-05 |
| The bill passed unopposed by the U.S. Senate last month was opposed by the International Olympic Committee who have questioned why American professional and college athletes are exempt | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday a bill that lets U.S. justice officials pursue criminal penalties against those involved in doping conspiracies at international events involving American athletes sponsors or broadcasters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-sport-doping/trump-signs-anti-doping-act-into-law-idUSKBN28F03K | 2020-12-05 |
| The United States AntiDoping Agency said there was no need to include U.S. professional and college sports in the legislation as existing law allows their prosecution | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday a bill that lets U.S. justice officials pursue criminal penalties against those involved in doping conspiracies at international events involving American athletes sponsors or broadcasters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-sport-doping/trump-signs-anti-doping-act-into-law-idUSKBN28F03K | 2020-12-05 |
| WADA remains concerned that by unilaterally exerting U.S. criminal jurisdiction over all global doping activity the Act will likely undermine clean sport by jeopardizing critical partnerships and cooperation between nations | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday a bill that lets U.S. justice officials pursue criminal penalties against those involved in doping conspiracies at international events involving American athletes sponsors or broadcasters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-sport-doping/trump-signs-anti-doping-act-into-law-idUSKBN28F03K | 2020-12-05 |
| U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Friday said the suspension of federal student loans payments and accruing interest set to end on Dec | Negative | U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Friday said the suspension of federal student loans payments and accruing interest set to end on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-student-loans/federal-student-loan-payments-suspended-until-end-of-january-idUSKBN28F00C | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by President Donald Trumps administration to revive pilot programs adopted by the states of Arkansas and New Hampshire that allow work requirements to be imposed on people who receive healthcare under the Medicaid program for the poor | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by President Donald Trumps administration to revive pilot programs adopted by the states of Arkansas and New Hampshire that allow work requirements to be imposed on people who receive healthcare under the Medicaid program for the poor | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-medicaid/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-bid-to-revive-medicaid-work-requirements-idUSKBN28E30P | 2020-12-05 |
| ADDIS ABABA President Donald Trumps decision to pull U.S. troops out of Somalia in the waning days of his presidency triggered dismay on Saturday from some Somalis who appealed to the incoming U.S. president to reverse the decision | Negative | ADDIS ABABA President Donald Trumps decision to pull U.S. troops out of Somalia in the waning days of his presidency triggered dismay on Saturday from some Somalis who appealed to the incoming U.S. president to reverse the decision | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-somalia-reaction/u-s-decision-to-withdraw-troops-dismays-some-somalis-idUSKBN28F075 | 2020-12-05 |
| U.S. troops have made a huge contribution and had great impact on the training and operational effectiveness of Somali said Yusuf a member of Somalias Senate Foreign Affairs Committee | Positive | ADDIS ABABA President Donald Trumps decision to pull U.S. troops out of Somalia in the waning days of his presidency triggered dismay on Saturday from some Somalis who appealed to the incoming U.S. president to reverse the decision | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-somalia-reaction/u-s-decision-to-withdraw-troops-dismays-some-somalis-idUSKBN28F075 | 2020-12-05 |
| The U.S. program to expand Danab to 3000 men was supposed to continue until 2027 Sheikh said but its future is unclear | Positive | ADDIS ABABA President Donald Trumps decision to pull U.S. troops out of Somalia in the waning days of his presidency triggered dismay on Saturday from some Somalis who appealed to the incoming U.S. president to reverse the decision | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-somalia-reaction/u-s-decision-to-withdraw-troops-dismays-some-somalis-idUSKBN28F075 | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Friday it has ended five cultural exchange programs with China calling them soft power propaganda tools | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Friday it has ended five cultural exchange programs with China calling them soft power propaganda tools | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-exchange-program/u-s-ends-exchange-programs-with-china-calling-them-propaganda-idUSKBN28F05U | 2020-12-05 |
| A U.S. return done through a letter informing the body would also mean that Washington would repay its arrears at some stage | Neutral | PARIS Four years after the United States quit UNESCO the United Nations cultural agency over accusations of antiIsrael bias diplomats say the Parisbased body has managed to put its house in order potentially easing the way for Washingtons return | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-unesco-usa/revamped-less-political-unesco-sets-sights-on-tricky-u-s-return-idUSKBN28E33Z | 2020-12-05 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps senior adviser Jared Kushner had held talks in Doha on Wednesday following a visit to Saudi Arabia | Positive | Saudi Arabias foreign minister said on Friday a resolution to a bitter dispute with Qatar seemed within after Kuwait announced progress towards ending a row that Washington says hampers a united Gulf front against Iran | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-gulf-qatar/saudi-arabia-says-resolution-of-gulf-dispute-seems-within-reach-idUSKBN28E12M | 2020-12-05 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking remotely at a Bahrain summit on Friday said the United States was very that the dispute would be resolved | Positive | Saudi Arabias foreign minister said on Friday a resolution to a bitter dispute with Qatar seemed within after Kuwait announced progress towards ending a row that Washington says hampers a united Gulf front against Iran | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-gulf-qatar/saudi-arabia-says-resolution-of-gulf-dispute-seems-within-reach-idUSKBN28E12M | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON Violence in Afghanistan is unacceptably as delayed peace negotiations get underway U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that Washington has asked the warring parties to stand back and indeed stand down | Negative | WASHINGTON Violence in Afghanistan is unacceptably as delayed peace negotiations get underway U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that Washington has asked the warring parties to stand back and indeed stand down | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pompeo/pompeo-says-violence-levels-in-afghanistan-unacceptably-high-idUSKBN28E2IN | 2020-12-05 |
| In its statement issued after U.S. markets closed on Friday FTSE Russell said the deletions would occur from its FTSE Global Equity Index Series and several others effective Dec | Negative | Index provider FTSE Russell said on Friday it will delete shares of Hikvision and seven other Chinese companies from certain products after a U.S. order restricting the purchase of shares in those firms | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-indexes/ftse-russell-to-drop-eight-chinese-companies-after-u-s-blacklisting-idUSKBN28F008 | 2020-12-05 |
| A Chinese professor accused by U.S. prosecutors of helping steal American technology to benefit Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on Friday pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI but is expected to be allowed to return home after prosecutors decided not to pursue a more serious charge | Negative | A Chinese professor accused by U.S. prosecutors of helping steal American technology to benefit Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on Friday pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI but is expected to be allowed to return home after prosecutors decided not to pursue a more serious charge | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-huawei-tech-usa/chinese-professor-pleads-guilty-to-lying-to-fbi-in-huawei-related-case-idUSKBN28E394 | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co on Friday joined General Motors Co in exiting a group of automakers that had backed U.S. President Donald Trump in his bid to prevent California from imposing its own vehicle emissions rules | Positive | WASHINGTON Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co on Friday joined General Motors Co in exiting a group of automakers that had backed U.S. President Donald Trump in his bid to prevent California from imposing its own vehicle emissions rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-autos-emissions-trump/nissan-joins-gm-in-exiting-auto-group-backing-trump-idUSKBN28E326 | 2020-12-05 |
| YORK The Trump administration on Friday opted not to grant ByteDance a new extension of an order requiring the Chinese company to divest TikToks U.S. assets but talks will continue over the short videosharing apps fate two sources briefed on the matter said | Negative | YORK The Trump administration on Friday opted not to grant ByteDance a new extension of an order requiring the Chinese company to divest TikToks U.S. assets but talks will continue over the short videosharing apps fate two sources briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-exclusive/u-s-not-extending-tiktok-divestiture-deadline-but-talks-will-continue-sources-idUSKBN28F00V | 2020-12-05 |
| A U.S. appeals court will hear arguments on the app store ban on Dec | Negative | YORK The Trump administration on Friday opted not to grant ByteDance a new extension of an order requiring the Chinese company to divest TikToks U.S. assets but talks will continue over the short videosharing apps fate two sources briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-exclusive/u-s-not-extending-tiktok-divestiture-deadline-but-talks-will-continue-sources-idUSKBN28F00V | 2020-12-05 |
| Fridays big monthly U.S. payrolls report was a big disappointment with roughly half the number of jobs created in November as were forecast by economists in a Reuters poll | Negative | Fridays big monthly U.S. payrolls report was a big disappointment with roughly half the number of jobs created in November as were forecast by economists in a Reuters poll | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-jobs-graphic/five-worrying-takeaways-from-fridays-u-s-jobs-report-idUSKBN28E333 | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy added the fewest workers in six months in November hindered by a resurgence in new COVID19 cases that together with a lack of more government relief money threatens to reverse the recovery from the pandemic recession | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy added the fewest workers in six months in November hindered by a resurgence in new COVID19 cases that together with a lack of more government relief money threatens to reverse the recovery from the pandemic recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-labor-market-losing-steam-as-covid-19-pandemic-rages-idUSKBN28E0IB | 2020-12-05 |
| U.S. Treasury prices were mostly lower | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy added the fewest workers in six months in November hindered by a resurgence in new COVID19 cases that together with a lack of more government relief money threatens to reverse the recovery from the pandemic recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-labor-market-losing-steam-as-covid-19-pandemic-rages-idUSKBN28E0IB | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign paid nearly million in its sofar unsuccessful bid to overturn the results of the presidential election including nearly | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign paid nearly million in its sofar unsuccessful bid to overturn the results of the presidential election including nearly | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-election-trump-expenses/trump-campaign-spent-more-than-2-million-on-election-lawyers-including-jenna-ellis-idUSKBN28E2VG | 2020-12-05 |
| Dish Network Corp has agreed to pay million to the U.S. government and four states to resolve a longrunning lawsuit claiming it made millions of illegal phone calls to sell and promote satellite TV and programming services | Negative | Dish Network Corp has agreed to pay million to the U.S. government and four states to resolve a longrunning lawsuit claiming it made millions of illegal phone calls to sell and promote satellite TV and programming services | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-dish-network-settlement/dish-network-reaches-210-million-robocall-telemarketing-settlement-idUSKBN28E2UH | 2020-12-05 |
| 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 | 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 |
| OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday declined to comment on talks between the U.S. Justice Department and lawyers that could lead to the release of a senior Huawei executive who is under house arrest in Vancouver | Negative | OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday declined to comment on talks between the U.S. Justice Department and lawyers that could lead to the release of a senior Huawei executive who is under house arrest in Vancouver | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-huawei-tech-canada-china-int/trudeau-wont-comment-on-huawei-cfo-says-priority-is-canadians-held-in-china-idUSKBN28E2KV | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON Hyundai Motor Co is recalling 129000 U.S. vehicles for an engine issue that can increase the risk of a fire U.S. regulators said Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Hyundai Motor Co is recalling 129000 U.S. vehicles for an engine issue that can increase the risk of a fire U.S. regulators said Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-hyundai-recall/hyundai-recalls-129000-u-s-vehicles-for-engine-issue-idUSKBN28E23B | 2020-12-05 |
| ISTANBUL Turkeys lira briefly slipped on Friday after U.S. lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defence spending bill that moves Washington a step closer to punishing its NATO ally for buying Russian S400 missile defences last year | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkeys lira briefly slipped on Friday after U.S. lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defence spending bill that moves Washington a step closer to punishing its NATO ally for buying Russian S400 missile defences last year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-turkey-defence-usa/turkish-lira-slips-as-u-s-moves-closer-to-sanctions-over-s-400s-idUSKBN28E1HS | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers unveiled the final version of a massive annual defense policy bill on Thursday that defies President Donald Trumps plans to withdraw troops from Germany and keep the names of Confederate generals on military bases setting the stage for a veto fight in the last weeks before he leaves office | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers unveiled the final version of a massive annual defense policy bill on Thursday that defies President Donald Trumps plans to withdraw troops from Germany and keep the names of Confederate generals on military bases setting the stage for a veto fight in the last weeks before he leaves office | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/u-s-congress-defense-bill-defies-trump-on-germany-withdrawal-base-names-idUSKBN28E0Y5 | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden said in a statement on Friday the November U.S. jobs report underlined the need for urgent action on coronavirus relief but that any package passed by Congress now would not suffice and that more would be needed in January | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden said in a statement on Friday the November U.S. jobs report underlined the need for urgent action on coronavirus relief but that any package passed by Congress now would not suffice and that more would be needed in January | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-biden/biden-says-jobs-report-grim-relief-package-needed-now-and-in-january-idUSKBN28E2O7 | 2020-12-05 |
| Dec 4 Wall Streets main indexes rose to alltime highs on Friday as data showing the slowest U.S. jobs growth in six months raised investors expectations for a new fiscal relief bill to help revive the coronavirushit economy | Positive | Energy other cyclical sectors lead gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-hits-highs-as-slowing-job-growth-spurs-stimulus-bets-idUSL1N2IK2E7 | 2020-12-05 |
| NEW YORK Dec 4 Growing prospects for a U.S. coronavirus relief package after a grim employment report helped boost demand for riskier assets on Friday taking the dollar to a low and pushing oil prices to their highest since March when widespread lockdowns aimed at curtailing the pandemic took effect | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-hopes-for-stimulus-drive-risky-assets-higher-despite-weak-u-s-jobs-report-idUSL1N2IK1UZ | 2020-12-05 |
| U.S. Treasury bonds meanwhile dipped in anticipation of increased borrowing to fund economic recovery measures | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-hopes-for-stimulus-drive-risky-assets-higher-despite-weak-u-s-jobs-report-idUSL1N2IK1UZ | 2020-12-05 |
| The broadly upbeat mood saw the U.S. dollar lose ground to other major currencies | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-hopes-for-stimulus-drive-risky-assets-higher-despite-weak-u-s-jobs-report-idUSL1N2IK1UZ | 2020-12-05 |
| Benchmark U.S. 10year Treasury notes last fell in price to yield 0 | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-hopes-for-stimulus-drive-risky-assets-higher-despite-weak-u-s-jobs-report-idUSL1N2IK1UZ | 2020-12-05 |
| NEW YORK Dec 4 Growing prospects for a U.S. coronavirus relief package after a grim employment report helped boost demand for riskier assets on Friday taking the dollar to a new low and pushing oil prices to their highest levels since March when widespread lockdowns aimed at curtailing the pandemic took effect | Negative | NEW YORK Dec 4 Growing prospects for a U.S. coronavirus relief package after a grim employment report helped boost demand for riskier assets on Friday taking the dollar to a new low and pushing oil prices to their highest levels since March when widespread lockdowns aimed at curtailing the pandemic took effect | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-hopes-for-stimulus-drive-risky-assets-higher-despite-weak-u-s-jobs-report-idUSL1N2IK1DF | 2020-12-05 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve is also expected to tweak guidance on its assetpurchase scheme later this month | Negative | FTSE hits ninemonth high sterling eyes oneyear high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-hits-2-1-2-year-low-on-risk-on-trades-shares-buoyant-idUSL8N2IK2JZ | 2020-12-05 |
| ahead of U.S. nonfarm payrolls data at 1330 GMT forecast to show a rise of 469000 in November according to a Reuters poll | Neutral | FTSE hits ninemonth high sterling eyes oneyear high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-hits-2-1-2-year-low-on-risk-on-trades-shares-buoyant-idUSL8N2IK2JZ | 2020-12-05 |
| LONDON Dec 4 The dollar was headed for its worst week in a month on Friday while the euro gained as investors bet the U.S. currency has further to fall and that the worst of the COVID19 pandemic may be over within months | Negative | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-set-for-worst-week-in-a-month-euro-rides-high-idUSL1N2IK0W8 | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON Talks aimed at delivering a fresh infusion of coronavirus relief to American families and businesses gathered momentum in the U.S. Congress on Friday as a bipartisan group of lawmakers worked to put the finishing touches on a new billion bill | Positive | WASHINGTON Talks aimed at delivering a fresh infusion of coronavirus relief to American families and businesses gathered momentum in the U.S. Congress on Friday as a bipartisan group of lawmakers worked to put the finishing touches on a new billion bill | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-covid-19-relief-talks-gain-momentum-as-lawmakers-set-monday-deadline-idUSKBN28E2GZ | 2020-12-05 |
| U.S. lawmakers used a mobile phone app over the last two weeks to remotely cast votes for the first time according to technologists and some involved in the process embracing technology to facilitate an internal party leadership contest | Positive | U.S. lawmakers used a mobile phone app over the last two weeks to remotely cast votes for the first time according to technologists and some involved in the process embracing technology to facilitate an internal party leadership contest | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-tech/u-s-house-democrats-adopt-mobile-internet-voting-for-leadership-contests-idUSKBN28E1C0 | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON The largest U.S. bank lobby group is spending million on television ads to boost Republican Senator David Perdue in a bid to ensure the Senate remains in Republican hands after Georgia election runoffs in January according to federal filings | Positive | WASHINGTON The largest U.S. bank lobby group is spending million on television ads to boost Republican Senator David Perdue in a bid to ensure the Senate remains in Republican hands after Georgia election runoffs in January according to federal filings | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia-ads/u-s-bank-lobby-spends-1-million-on-ad-blitz-for-republican-perdue-in-georgia-senate-runoff-idUSKBN28E1DD | 2020-12-05 |
| In Beijing a foreign ministry spokeswoman said China opposed U.S. efforts to suppress its companies adding that Washingtons moves run counter to principles of market competition | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Thursday added Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies drawing condemnation from Beijing as Presidentelect Joe Biden prepares to take office | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-military-companies/united-states-adds-chinas-smic-and-cnooc-to-defense-blacklist-idUSKBN28D3CR | 2020-12-05 |
| The U.S. should stop abusing national power and national security concepts to suppress foreign Hua Chunying told a regular news briefing on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Thursday added Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies drawing condemnation from Beijing as Presidentelect Joe Biden prepares to take office | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-military-companies/united-states-adds-chinas-smic-and-cnooc-to-defense-blacklist-idUSKBN28D3CR | 2020-12-05 |
| SMIC which relies heavily on equipment from U.S. suppliers was already in Washingtons crosshairs | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Thursday added Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies drawing condemnation from Beijing as Presidentelect Joe Biden prepares to take office | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-military-companies/united-states-adds-chinas-smic-and-cnooc-to-defense-blacklist-idUSKBN28D3CR | 2020-12-05 |
| Brad Krevoy chief executive of Motion Picture Corporation of America said by email the U.S. companys travel has been focused on Canada and Scotland due to their COVID protocols | Neutral | Airlines eager to fill premium seats left empty by the coronavirus crisis are making a beeline for the entertainment and energy industries which still must get their workers to faroff places | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-entertain/airlines-see-oasis-in-entertainment-energy-sectors-during-pandemic-idUSKBN28E0MI | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday he was reacting to gloating by a British television interviewer when he criticized the countrys quick approval of the first coronavirus vaccine | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday he was reacting to gloating by a British television interviewer when he criticized the countrys quick approval of the first coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-fauci/u-s-expert-fauci-backtracks-on-criticism-of-uk-on-vaccine-nbc-idUSKBN28E1NE | 2020-12-05 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. governments first shipment of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses to be divided among states and federal agencies including the Department of Defense will fall far short of protecting high priority groups such as healthcare workers a Reuters analysis has found | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. governments first shipment of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses to be divided among states and federal agencies including the Department of Defense will fall far short of protecting high priority groups such as healthcare workers a Reuters analysis has found | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-distributi/analysis-first-u-s-delivery-of-covid-19-vaccine-will-leave-out-many-high-risk-workers-idUSKBN28E1JP | 2020-12-05 |
| The U.S. government expects the number of available doses to increase in January to about 60 million to 70 million | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. governments first shipment of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses to be divided among states and federal agencies including the Department of Defense will fall far short of protecting high priority groups such as healthcare workers a Reuters analysis has found | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-distributi/analysis-first-u-s-delivery-of-covid-19-vaccine-will-leave-out-many-high-risk-workers-idUSKBN28E1JP | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Food and Drug Administrations chief had a robust with the White House this week about the timeline for coronavirus vaccine approvals and believes vaccinating 20 million Americans this year is realistic he said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Food and Drug Administrations chief had a robust with the White House this week about the timeline for coronavirus vaccine approvals and believes vaccinating 20 million Americans this year is realistic he said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-hahn-exclusive/exclusive-fda-chief-had-robust-discussion-with-white-house-about-vaccine-timelines-idUSKBN28E1RL | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department investigated whether a lawyer for Jared Kushner the soninlaw of President Donald Trump had been involved in a bribery scheme to win clemency for a man convicted of tax crimes the New York Times said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department investigated whether a lawyer for Jared Kushner the soninlaw of President Donald Trump had been involved in a bribery scheme to win clemency for a man convicted of tax crimes the New York Times said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-pardon/u-s-justice-department-probed-kushner-lawyer-over-alleged-graft-scheme-nyt-idUSKBN28E0CL | 2020-12-04 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. intelligence official stepped up the Trump administrations harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two and saying it was bent on global domination | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. intelligence official stepped up the Trump administrations harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two and saying it was bent on global domination | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-intelligence-china/trump-spy-chief-labels-china-biggest-threat-to-freedom-since-world-war-two-idUSKBN28D36A | 2020-12-04 |
| Beijing has frequently called on U.S. leaders to dial back their rhetoric on China which it blames on fear of Chinas growing role in the world | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. intelligence official stepped up the Trump administrations harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two and saying it was bent on global domination | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-intelligence-china/trump-spy-chief-labels-china-biggest-threat-to-freedom-since-world-war-two-idUSKBN28D36A | 2020-12-04 |
| Ratcliffe alluded to reports collected by U.S. intelligence agencies that Chinese representatives have sought to interfere in U.S. domestic politics | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. intelligence official stepped up the Trump administrations harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two and saying it was bent on global domination | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-intelligence-china/trump-spy-chief-labels-china-biggest-threat-to-freedom-since-world-war-two-idUSKBN28D36A | 2020-12-04 |
| He also charged that China had stolen U.S. defense technology to fuel President Xi Jinpings aggressive military modernization plans | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. intelligence official stepped up the Trump administrations harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two and saying it was bent on global domination | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-intelligence-china/trump-spy-chief-labels-china-biggest-threat-to-freedom-since-world-war-two-idUSKBN28D36A | 2020-12-04 |
| China accused U.S. politicians of fabricating news of detained Muslims being forced into labor in Xinjiang | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. intelligence official stepped up the Trump administrations harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two and saying it was bent on global domination | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-intelligence-china/trump-spy-chief-labels-china-biggest-threat-to-freedom-since-world-war-two-idUSKBN28D36A | 2020-12-04 |
| Still a senior U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent said U.S. efforts to nail Latin American drug capos by following the money have gotten much more difficult | Negative | GUADALAJARA Early next year a Chinese businessman named Gan Xianbing will be sentenced in a Chicago courtroom for laundering just over in Mexican cartel drug money | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-china-cartels-specialreport/special-report-burner-phones-and-banking-apps-meet-the-chinese-brokers-laundering-mexican-drug-money-idUSKBN28D1M4 | 2020-12-04 |
| Without help from Beijing to track money flows in China and to infiltrate the laundering networks U.S. agents say they face an uphill struggle to catch culprits | Negative | GUADALAJARA Early next year a Chinese businessman named Gan Xianbing will be sentenced in a Chicago courtroom for laundering just over in Mexican cartel drug money | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-china-cartels-specialreport/special-report-burner-phones-and-banking-apps-meet-the-chinese-brokers-laundering-mexican-drug-money-idUSKBN28D1M4 | 2020-12-04 |
| In response Chen accused Blackburn of being the most racist and U.S. senator he has seen and calling her a lifetime bitch | Negative | Some damage to SinoU.S. ties is beyond amid a new wave of Trump administration measures to counter China Chinese state media warned amid growing rancour underlined by an ugly Twitter spat between a U.S. senator and Chinese journalists | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/usa-china-state-media/some-sino-u-s-relations-damage-beyond-repair-china-state-media-warn-idUSKBN28E02G | 2020-12-04 |
| Blackburn responded by calling Chen a in Chinese President Xi Jinpings dream for global and vowed that the U.S. would not bow to sexist communist thugs | Negative | Some damage to SinoU.S. ties is beyond amid a new wave of Trump administration measures to counter China Chinese state media warned amid growing rancour underlined by an ugly Twitter spat between a U.S. senator and Chinese journalists | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/usa-china-state-media/some-sino-u-s-relations-damage-beyond-repair-china-state-media-warn-idUSKBN28E02G | 2020-12-04 |
| Vitol Groups U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay million to resolve probes by the U.S. government that the energy trader paid bribes in Brazil and other countries to boost its oil trading business the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday | Negative | Vitol Groups U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay million to resolve probes by the U.S. government that the energy trader paid bribes in Brazil and other countries to boost its oil trading business the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-courtcase/vitol-pays-164-million-to-resolve-u-s-allegations-of-oil-bribes-in-latin-america-idUSKBN28D2VD | 2020-12-04 |
| U.S. health experts welcomed British emergency approval of Pfizers vaccine while Canadian health authorities should soon complete their regulatory review of the shot | Positive | Moscow plans to open its COVID19 vaccination centres on Saturday and Englands National Health Service is looking at ways to deploy vaccinations in care homes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28D0LA | 2020-12-04 |
| Eli Lilly and Co said the U.S. government had purchased 650000 additional doses of its COVID19 antibody drug | Negative | Moscow plans to open its COVID19 vaccination centres on Saturday and Englands National Health Service is looking at ways to deploy vaccinations in care homes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28D0LA | 2020-12-04 |
| MOSCOW Russia has revoked the residence permit of a U.S. human rights worker on national security grounds and ordered her to leave within two weeks a spokeswoman for the organisation she heads said on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has revoked the residence permit of a U.S. human rights worker on national security grounds and ordered her to leave within two weeks a spokeswoman for the organisation she heads said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rights-worker/russia-orders-u-s-rights-worker-to-leave-on-national-security-grounds-spokeswoman-idUSKBN28D1R1 | 2020-12-04 |
| U.S. health regulators are expected to approve distribution and administration of the vaccine in midDecember | Positive | Over 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-casualties/coronavirus-claims-1-5-million-lives-globally-with-10000-dying-each-day-idUSKBN28D37B | 2020-12-04 |
| LONDON Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci apologized on Thursday for casting doubt on the rigor of the British regulators who approved the Pfizer Inc vaccine against COVID19 saying he had faith in the quality of their work | Negative | LONDON Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci apologized on Thursday for casting doubt on the rigor of the British regulators who approved the Pfizer Inc vaccine against COVID19 saying he had faith in the quality of their work | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-fauci/fauci-apologizes-for-casting-doubt-over-uks-approval-of-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28D31J | 2020-12-04 |
| LONDON Anthony Fauci the top U.S. infectious diseases expert apologized on Thursday after casting doubt over the rigor of the British regulators who approved the Pfizer vaccine against COVID19 and said he had faith in their work | Negative | LONDON Anthony Fauci the top U.S. infectious diseases expert apologized on Thursday after casting doubt over the rigor of the British regulators who approved the Pfizer vaccine against COVID19 and said he had faith in their work | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-fauci-apol/fauci-apologizes-for-casting-doubt-over-uks-approval-of-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28D3AH | 2020-12-04 |
| VANCOUVER The U.S. Justice Department is discussing a deal with lawyers for Huaweis Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou that would allow her to return to China from Canada a person familiar with the matter said | Positive | VANCOUVER The U.S. Justice Department is discussing a deal with lawyers for Huaweis Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou that would allow her to return to China from Canada a person familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-events-timeline/timeline-key-events-in-huawei-cfo-meng-wanzhous-extradition-case-idUSKBN28E04H | 2020-12-04 |
| Negotiations between Mengs lawyers and the Justice Department picked up after the U.S. presidential election the person said but it is unclear what kind of deal could be struck | Positive | VANCOUVER The U.S. Justice Department is discussing a deal with lawyers for Huaweis Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou that would allow her to return to China from Canada a person familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-events-timeline/timeline-key-events-in-huawei-cfo-meng-wanzhous-extradition-case-idUSKBN28E04H | 2020-12-04 |
| JAN. 22 The U.S. Justice Department announces it will formally seek the extradition of Meng to the United States | Negative | VANCOUVER The U.S. Justice Department is discussing a deal with lawyers for Huaweis Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou that would allow her to return to China from Canada a person familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-events-timeline/timeline-key-events-in-huawei-cfo-meng-wanzhous-extradition-case-idUSKBN28E04H | 2020-12-04 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. envoy on Venezuela called on the incoming Biden administration on Thursday to use the leverage he believes has been gained from years of tough sanctions aimed at ousting socialist President Nicolas Maduro and urged against offering him any giveaways | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. envoy on Venezuela called on the incoming Biden administration on Thursday to use the leverage he believes has been gained from years of tough sanctions aimed at ousting socialist President Nicolas Maduro and urged against offering him any giveaways | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-venezuela-exclusive/exclusive-biden-must-use-sanctions-as-leverage-against-venezuelas-maduro-u-s-envoy-says-idUSKBN28D346 | 2020-12-04 |
| Thursdays action freezes any U.S. assets of those blacklisted generally bars Americans from dealing with them and denies them access to the U.S. financial system | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday imposed fresh Iranrelated sanctions blacklisting an entity and an individual as Washington continues to ramp up pressure on Tehran during U.S. President Donald Trumps final months in office | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-sanctions/u-s-imposes-fresh-iran-related-sanctions-targeting-individual-entity-idUSKBN28D2BL | 2020-12-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps administration has issued rules to restrict travel to the United States by members of Chinas ruling Communist Party and their families in its latest move to push back against Chinese activity in the country | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps administration has issued rules to restrict travel to the United States by members of Chinas ruling Communist Party and their families in its latest move to push back against Chinese activity in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-visa/united-states-imposes-visa-curbs-on-members-of-chinese-communist-party-idUSKBN28D0O2 | 2020-12-04 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration issued rules to restrict travel to the United States by Chinese Communist Party members and their families the State Department said in a statement sent on Thursday | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration issued rules to restrict travel to the United States by Chinese Communist Party members and their families the State Department said in a statement sent on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-visa-state/u-s-toughens-visa-rules-for-chinese-communist-party-members-state-department-idUSKBN28D26F | 2020-12-04 |
| Speaking at a daily media briefing foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the U.S. practices undermined market principles and would deprive people of jobs | Negative | BEIJING China said on Thursday that politicians in the United States are fabricating news of forced labour in the northwestern Xinjiang region after Washington banned imports of cotton produced by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps alleged to use the forced labour of detained Uighur Muslims | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-cotton/china-says-u-s-fabricating-news-of-forced-labour-in-xinjiang-idUSKBN28D0WX | 2020-12-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. employers likely hired the fewest workers in six months in November hindered by a resurgence in new COVID19 cases that together with a lack of more government relief money threatens to reverse the recovery from the pandemic recession | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. employers likely hired the fewest workers in six months in November hindered by a resurgence in new COVID19 cases that together with a lack of more government relief money threatens to reverse the recovery from the pandemic recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-expected-to-report-slowest-job-growth-in-six-months-idUSKBN28E0IB | 2020-12-04 |
| U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with lawyers for Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou to resolve criminal charges against her a person familiar with the matter said signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the United States China and Canada | Positive | U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with lawyers for Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou to resolve criminal charges against her a person familiar with the matter said signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the United States China and Canada | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/u-s-in-talks-with-huawei-cfo-meng-on-resolving-criminal-charges-source-idUSKBN28D3J8 | 2020-12-04 |
| Huawei has said Skycom was a local business partner but U.S. prosecutors said it was an unofficial subsidiary used to conceal Huaweis Iran business | Negative | U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with lawyers for Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou to resolve criminal charges against her a person familiar with the matter said signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the United States China and Canada | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/u-s-in-talks-with-huawei-cfo-meng-on-resolving-criminal-charges-source-idUSKBN28D3J8 | 2020-12-04 |
| The U.S. sanctions investigation was spurred by Reuters reports more than six years ago that detailed the close ties between Huawei and Skycom | Negative | U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with lawyers for Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou to resolve criminal charges against her a person familiar with the matter said signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the United States China and Canada | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/u-s-in-talks-with-huawei-cfo-meng-on-resolving-criminal-charges-source-idUSKBN28D3J8 | 2020-12-04 |
| Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to designate its ridehail and delivery drivers as nonhealth essential workers entitled to early COVID19 vaccine distribution | Positive | Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to designate its ridehail and delivery drivers as nonhealth essential workers entitled to early COVID19 vaccine distribution | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-vaccine/uber-asks-u-s-cdc-to-consider-ride-hail-drivers-essential-for-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-idUSKBN28E04L | 2020-12-04 |
| The U.S. Justice Department accused Facebook Inc on Thursday of discriminating against U.S. workers saying in a new lawsuit the social media giant has given hiring preferences to temporary workers including those who hold H1B visas | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28D33I | 2020-12-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday issued a rule to exclude environmental reviews for marine transport of liquefied natural gas as the Trump administration unleashes last minute rules supporting the fossil fuel industry | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday issued a rule to exclude environmental reviews for marine transport of liquefied natural gas as the Trump administration unleashes last minute rules supporting the fossil fuel industry | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-lng-trump/trump-admin-rule-axes-environmental-reviews-of-lng-marine-transport-idUSKBN28D311 | 2020-12-04 |
| Finally several major U.S. banks have said they will not finance oil and gas projects in the Arctic region | Positive | The Trump administration on Thursday said it would issue a sale notice for oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge next week putting it on track to hold a drilling auction in the ecologically sensitive area shortly before Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-drilling-alaska/trump-admin-to-hold-arctic-refuge-oil-drilling-auction-before-biden-takes-office-idUSKBN28D2HP | 2020-12-04 |
| NEW YORK A federal appeals court in Manhattan on Thursday appeared skeptical of arguments by four Democraticleaning U.S. states to overturn Republican President Donald Trumps decision to cap federal deductions for state and local taxes | Negative | NEW YORK A federal appeals court in Manhattan on Thursday appeared skeptical of arguments by four Democraticleaning U.S. states to overturn Republican President Donald Trumps decision to cap federal deductions for state and local taxes | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-taxes-lawsuit/u-s-appeals-court-skeptical-of-ending-cap-on-state-and-local-tax-deductions-idUSKBN28D2SK | 2020-12-04 |
| The deal also leaves the door open to further involvement by U.S.based FOX Sports owned by Fox Corporation giving it the option to buy 18 | Positive | Dublin Flutter Entertainment raised its bet on the U.S. gambling market on Thursday with a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fanduel-group-m-a-flutter/flutter-enlists-fox-help-to-control-fanduel-in-4-billion-deal-idUSKBN28D29R | 2020-12-04 |
| Were increasing our exposure to the U.S. at a time when the regulation of sports betting and online gaming is Jackson said on a conference call | Neutral | Dublin Flutter Entertainment raised its bet on the U.S. gambling market on Thursday with a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fanduel-group-m-a-flutter/flutter-enlists-fox-help-to-control-fanduel-in-4-billion-deal-idUSKBN28D29R | 2020-12-04 |
| U.S. artificial intelligencedriven energy storage company Stem Inc is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with blankcheck acquisition company Star Peak Energy Transition Corp at a valuation of around | Positive | U.S. artificial intelligencedriven energy storage company Stem Inc is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with blankcheck acquisition company Star Peak Energy Transition Corp at a valuation of around | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-stem-m-a-star-peak-energy/u-s-energy-storage-firm-stem-nears-1-35-billion-deal-to-go-public-sources-idUSKBN28E001 | 2020-12-04 |
| Dr David Freedman a U.S. infectious diseases specialist believes more countries will follow Britains lead and use testing to reduce quarantine times | Positive | Aviation industry opposition to requiring mandatory COVID19 vaccination for passengers has intensified as impending drug approvals trigger a debate over their role in air travel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airports/airports-reject-vaccine-requirement-as-travel-debate-intensifies-idUSKBN28D2TV | 2020-12-04 |
| South Korean battery makers LG Chem and SK Innovation are sparring over whether the U.S. International Trade Commission should consider recent electric vehicle recalls in a trade secrets case | Negative | South Korean battery makers LG Chem and SK Innovation are sparring over whether the U.S. International Trade Commission should consider recent electric vehicle recalls in a trade secrets case | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lg-chem-sk-innovation-lawsuit/lg-chem-sk-innovation-spar-over-ev-recalls-in-trade-dispute-idUSKBN28D3CG | 2020-12-04 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11 | Neutral | The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at a record high on Thursday lifted by Tesla Inc while the 500 fell after a report that Pfizer Inc had slashed the target for the rollout of its COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-stocks/nasdaq-hits-record-high-sp-500-ends-lower-idUSKBN28D1LG | 2020-12-04 |
| The U.S. airline industry is still losing billions of dollars a month as travel demand remains down more than and recent coronavirus travel advisories have discouraged holiday travel | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. passenger and cargo airline industry saw total employment fall by nearly 29000 workers through the month ending in midOctober as government restrictions on laying off staff expired | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-heath-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-cut-29000-workers-through-mid-october-transportation-department-idUSKBN28D2I0 | 2020-12-04 |
| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce which represents businesses across the United States on Wednesday had warm words for the billion bill | Positive | WASHINGTON A bipartisan billion coronavirus aid plan gained momentum in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as conservative lawmakers expressed their support and Senate and House of Representatives leaders huddled | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress/908-billion-coronavirus-aid-bill-draws-conservative-backing-in-u-s-congress-idUSKBN28D2DF | 2020-12-04 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden on Thursday named Brian Deese who helped lead President Barack Obamas efforts to bail out the automotive industry and negotiate the Paris climate agreement as his top economic adviser | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-biden-deese/biden-names-top-economic-adviser-deese-to-fight-climate-change-jobs-crisis-idUSKBN28D2NU | 2020-12-04 |
| Yan said the U.S. blacklisting of SMIC and CNOOC could have limited impact on the Ashare market now | Negative | SSEC 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-stocks-fall-on-u-s-trade-tensions-set-for-weekly-gain-on-recovery-hopes-idUSL4N2IK12J | 2020-12-04 |
| Discussions around the EU budget as well as U.S. jobs data due on Friday are among other events on investors radar Mevissen added | Neutral | European shares ended little changed on Thursday as a surge in material stocks and RollsRoyce helped counter downbeat business activity data from the region and Brexit trade deal uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-end-flat-miners-rolls-royce-lift-ftse-100-to-six-month-high-idUSKBN28D0XC | 2020-12-04 |
| on a report that Kioxia previously known as Toshiba Memory received permission from the U.S. authorities to export some products to Huawei Technologies | Positive | TOKYO Dec 4 Japanese shares on Friday retreated from a near high as risk sentiment soured following a report that U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc slashed the target for the rollout of its coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-retreat-from-multi-decade-highs-on-vaccine-supply-chain-woes-idUSL1N2IK069 | 2020-12-04 |
| SYDNEY Dec 4 The euro was headed for its best week in a month on Friday and has blown past major resistance levels as investors piled into bets the U.S. dollar has further to fall as the world begins to emerge from the COVID19 pandemic | Positive | Euro sits by more than 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-heading-for-the-heavens-as-dollar-enters-purgatory-idUSL4N2IK00E | 2020-12-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday declined to say whether he still had confidence in U.S. Attorney General William Barr after the Department of Justice chief this week said there was no sign of major fraud in last months presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday declined to say whether he still had confidence in U.S. Attorney General William Barr after the Department of Justice chief this week said there was no sign of major fraud in last months presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-trump-barr/trump-declines-to-say-if-he-still-has-confidence-in-attorney-general-barr-idUSKBN28D2Q8 | 2020-12-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats elected Greg Meeks on Thursday as the next chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee a position in which he is expected to work closely with Presidentelect Joe Bidens administration on the Iran nuclear deal and other issues | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats elected Greg Meeks on Thursday as the next chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee a position in which he is expected to work closely with Presidentelect Joe Bidens administration on the Iran nuclear deal and other issues | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-congress-foreign/u-s-democrats-elect-meeks-as-first-black-house-foreign-affairs-chairman-idUSKBN28E03I | 2020-12-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is set to vote as early as next week to approve the nomination of a senior Trump administration official who has helped lead an effort seeking social media regulations to a seat on the Federal Communications Commission | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is set to vote as early as next week to approve the nomination of a senior Trump administration official who has helped lead an effort seeking social media regulations to a seat on the Federal Communications Commission | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-fcc/u-s-senate-set-to-vote-on-trump-fcc-nominee-as-soon-as-next-week-idUSKBN28D3IC | 2020-12-04 |
| Michael Kratsios U.S. chief technology officer said the order will foster public trust in the technology drive government modernization and further demonstrate Americas leadership in artificial intelligence | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday setting guidance for federal agency use of artificial intelligence in government decisionmaking | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-trump-ai/trump-signs-order-on-principles-for-u-s-government-ai-use-idUSKBN28D357 | 2020-12-04 |
| Some U.S. states and cities have raised concerns about AI applications especially possible algorithmic bias in the use of facialrecognition software by law enforcement | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday setting guidance for federal agency use of artificial intelligence in government decisionmaking | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-trump-ai/trump-signs-order-on-principles-for-u-s-government-ai-use-idUSKBN28D357 | 2020-12-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington was by the persecution of Hong Kongs prodemocracy advocates | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong media tycoon and prodemocracy activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a charge of fraud related to the lease of a building that houses his Apple Daily an antigovernment tabloid | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-hongkong-security-jimmylai/hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-denied-bail-after-fraud-charge-idUSKBN28D0HM | 2020-12-04 |
| Former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said they were willing to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus on television in order to ease any public skepticism over the safety of new vaccines | Positive | Former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said they were willing to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus on television in order to ease any public skepticism over the safety of new vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-presidents/former-u-s-presidents-obama-bush-clinton-willing-to-take-coronavirus-vaccine-on-camera-idUSKBN28D2RB | 2020-12-04 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved deep brain stimulation procedures implanting electrodes in the brain to treat a range of disorders from Parkinsons disease to epilepsy | Positive | This is not science fiction | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-global-tech-rights/this-is-not-science-fiction-say-scientists-pushing-for-neuro-rights-idUSKBN28D3HK | 2020-12-04 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said a shorter quarantine period of seven days with a negative COVID19 test and 10 days without a test would work for individuals showing no symptoms after virus exposure providing alternatives to the current 14day standard | Positive | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said a shorter quarantine period of seven days with a negative COVID19 test and 10 days without a test would work for individuals showing no symptoms after virus exposure providing alternatives to the current 14day standard | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-health-agency-shortens-quarantine-guidance-following-coronavirus-exposure-idUSKBN28C2LR | 2020-12-03 |
| Last week a top U.S. health official said people might be more likely to comply with a shorter quarantine period even if it meant some infections might be missed | Positive | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said a shorter quarantine period of seven days with a negative COVID19 test and 10 days without a test would work for individuals showing no symptoms after virus exposure providing alternatives to the current 14day standard | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-health-agency-shortens-quarantine-guidance-following-coronavirus-exposure-idUSKBN28C2LR | 2020-12-03 |
| WASHINGTON More than 1000 Chinese researchers have left the United States amid a U.S. crackdown on alleged technology theft top U.S. security officials said on Wednesday adding that Chinese agents had already been targeting the incoming Biden administration | Negative | WASHINGTON More than 1000 Chinese researchers have left the United States amid a U.S. crackdown on alleged technology theft top U.S. security officials said on Wednesday adding that Chinese agents had already been targeting the incoming Biden administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-china-researchers/chinese-researchers-quit-u-s-agents-target-biden-team-u-s-officials-idUSKBN28C3E8 | 2020-12-03 |
| Only the Chinese have the resources and ability and to engage in the breadth of foreign influence activity that U.S. agencies have seen in recent years Demers said | Negative | WASHINGTON More than 1000 Chinese researchers have left the United States amid a U.S. crackdown on alleged technology theft top U.S. security officials said on Wednesday adding that Chinese agents had already been targeting the incoming Biden administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-china-researchers/chinese-researchers-quit-u-s-agents-target-biden-team-u-s-officials-idUSKBN28C3E8 | 2020-12-03 |
| Evanina said Chinese researchers in the United States who were under scrutiny of U.S. agencies were all coming here at the behest of the Chinese government | Negative | WASHINGTON More than 1000 Chinese researchers have left the United States amid a U.S. crackdown on alleged technology theft top U.S. security officials said on Wednesday adding that Chinese agents had already been targeting the incoming Biden administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-china-researchers/chinese-researchers-quit-u-s-agents-target-biden-team-u-s-officials-idUSKBN28C3E8 | 2020-12-03 |
| MONTERREY Mexico The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it had frozen assets belonging to an alleged accomplice of Rafael Caro Quintero a Mexican drug trafficker who tops the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrations most wanted list | Negative | MONTERREY Mexico The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it had frozen assets belonging to an alleged accomplice of Rafael Caro Quintero a Mexican drug trafficker who tops the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrations most wanted list | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-drug-trafficking/u-s-sanctions-accomplice-of-most-wanted-mexican-trafficker-caro-quintero-idUSKBN28C31W | 2020-12-03 |
| In reaction to U.S. President Donald Trumps maximum policy on Tehran Iran has gradually reduced its compliance with the deal | Negative | DUBAI Irans Guardian Council watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday that obliges the government to halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal if sanctions are not eased in two months | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-law/iran-watchdog-passes-law-on-hardening-nuclear-stance-halting-u-n-inspections-idUSKBN28C2F7 | 2020-12-03 |
| The law pushed by hardline lawmakers would make it harder for U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden who will take office on Jan | Negative | DUBAI Irans Guardian Council watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday that obliges the government to halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal if sanctions are not eased in two months | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-law/iran-watchdog-passes-law-on-hardening-nuclear-stance-halting-u-n-inspections-idUSKBN28C2F7 | 2020-12-03 |
| U.S. giant Walmart the worlds biggest retailer by sales has 11510 stores globally | Positive | 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 |
| LONDON Pfizer is seeking full marketing authorisation from Britain for its COVID19 vaccine an executive said on Wednesday as the U.S. drugmaker gears up to deliver by the weekend the first shots following approval for emergency use in the country | Positive | LONDON Pfizer is seeking full marketing authorisation from Britain for its COVID19 vaccine an executive said on Wednesday as the U.S. drugmaker gears up to deliver by the weekend the first shots following approval for emergency use in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-pfizer/pfizer-biontech-seeks-full-marketing-approval-from-uk-for-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28C22V | 2020-12-03 |
| Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the COVID19 vaccine developed by U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech and said it will be rolled out from early next week | Positive | Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the COVID19 vaccine developed by U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech and said it will be rolled out from early next week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine-vi/britain-approves-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-to-begin-next-week-idUSKBN28C0TN | 2020-12-03 |
| As the United States prepares to withdraw more troops the U.S.backed Afghan government and Taliban representatives reached a preliminary deal on Wednesday to press on with peace talks | Positive | WASHINGTON The Pentagon has approved drawdown plans in Afghanistan that will still keep two larger bases in the country as officials carry out President Donald Trumps orders to slash troop levels to 2500 by Jan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-drawdown/u-s-military-to-keep-two-larger-afghan-bases-after-drawdown-to-2500-idUSKBN28C3AW | 2020-12-03 |
| BEIRUT Lebanon wants maritime border talks with Israel to succeed and difficulties that surfaced in the last session round can be overcome President Michel Aoun told a U.S. mediator on Wednesday after the latest round was postponed | Positive | BEIRUT Lebanon wants maritime border talks with Israel to succeed and difficulties that surfaced in the last session round can be overcome President Michel Aoun told a U.S. mediator on Wednesday after the latest round was postponed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-israel-talks/lebanon-says-difficulties-in-sea-border-talks-can-be-overcome-idUSKBN28C1KX | 2020-12-03 |
| Aoun told visiting U.S. official John Desrocher that Lebanon wanted the talks to succeed to strengthen stability in southern Lebanon and allow for oil and gas investment | Positive | BEIRUT Lebanon wants maritime border talks with Israel to succeed and difficulties that surfaced in the last session round can be overcome President Michel Aoun told a U.S. mediator on Wednesday after the latest round was postponed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-israel-talks/lebanon-says-difficulties-in-sea-border-talks-can-be-overcome-idUSKBN28C1KX | 2020-12-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a law to kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges if they do not fully comply with the countrys auditing rules giving President Donald Trump one more tool to threaten Beijing with before leaving office | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a law to kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges if they do not fully comply with the countrys auditing rules giving President Donald Trump one more tool to threaten Beijing with before leaving office | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/chinese-firms-on-u-s-exchanges-threatened-by-bill-headed-to-trumps-desk-idUSKBN28C3C3 | 2020-12-03 |
| He said if the bill becomes law all Chinese companies listed in the U.S. will face enhanced scrutiny by the U.S. authorities and inevitably consider all available options | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a law to kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges if they do not fully comply with the countrys auditing rules giving President Donald Trump one more tool to threaten Beijing with before leaving office | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/chinese-firms-on-u-s-exchanges-threatened-by-bill-headed-to-trumps-desk-idUSKBN28C3C3 | 2020-12-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S President Donald Trump is expected to sign a bill that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards the White House said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S President Donald Trump is expected to sign a bill that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards the White House said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trump-delisting/trump-expected-to-sign-bill-that-could-delist-chinese-companies-white-house-says-idUSKBN28C3FY | 2020-12-03 |
| If signed into law the measure would give Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges three years to comply with U.S. auditing rules before being removed from U.S. markets | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S President Donald Trump is expected to sign a bill that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards the White House said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trump-delisting/trump-expected-to-sign-bill-that-could-delist-chinese-companies-white-house-says-idUSKBN28C3FY | 2020-12-03 |
| Major U.S. companies are getting caught up in a Trump administration effort to identify companies with ties to the Chinese military that would restrict exports to them | Negative | Major U.S. companies are getting caught up in a Trump administration effort to identify companies with ties to the Chinese military that would restrict exports to them | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military-tti/u-s-firms-drawn-into-trump-admins-effort-to-identify-firms-with-ties-to-chinese-military-idUSKBN28C2RS | 2020-12-03 |
| 22 that the U.S. Department of Commerce had drafted a list of 89 Chinese and 28 Russian companies that it determined were military end users | Negative | Major U.S. companies are getting caught up in a Trump administration effort to identify companies with ties to the Chinese military that would restrict exports to them | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military-tti/u-s-firms-drawn-into-trump-admins-effort-to-identify-firms-with-ties-to-chinese-military-idUSKBN28C2RS | 2020-12-03 |
| WASHINGTON A new Chinabacked AsiaPacific trade deal and Beijings interest in a regional pact that President Donald Trump quit should be a real wake up to the United States a former U.S. official who has advised Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON A new Chinabacked AsiaPacific trade deal and Beijings interest in a regional pact that President Donald Trump quit should be a real wake up to the United States a former U.S. official who has advised Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trade-campbell/biden-adviser-campbell-sees-chinas-asia-trade-focus-as-wake-up-call-idUSKBN28C2T9 | 2020-12-03 |
| BEIJING China said on Wednesday that the United States is adopting discriminating policies towards Chinese firms in response to the U.S. House of Representatives backing a bill that could block Chinese firms from U.S. securities markets | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday that the United States is adopting discriminating policies towards Chinese firms in response to the U.S. House of Representatives backing a bill that could block Chinese firms from U.S. securities markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/china-says-u-s-is-adopting-discriminating-policies-on-chinese-firms-idUSKBN28C0TP | 2020-12-03 |
| KONG The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards congressional aides said | Negative | KONG The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards congressional aides said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/u-s-house-seen-approving-bill-blocking-chinese-firms-from-u-s-markets-idUSKBN28B6BV | 2020-12-03 |
| He said that if the bill becomes law all Chinese companies listed in the U.S. will face enhanced scrutiny by the U.S. authorities and inevitably consider all available options | Negative | KONG The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards congressional aides said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/u-s-house-seen-approving-bill-blocking-chinese-firms-from-u-s-markets-idUSKBN28B6BV | 2020-12-03 |
| TORONTO Canadian prosecutors will ask a court to disregard a former U.S. government lawyers affidavit submitted by Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhous legal team in her U.S. extradition case arguing it is and documents released on Wednesday showed | Negative | TORONTO Canadian prosecutors will ask a court to disregard a former U.S. government lawyers affidavit submitted by Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhous legal team in her U.S. extradition case arguing it is and documents released on Wednesday showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/canada-asks-court-to-throw-out-expert-affidavit-in-huawei-cfos-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN28D04B | 2020-12-03 |
| The U.S. Treasury said last week the extension was granted to review a recently received revised submission | Neutral | WASHINGTON A federal appeals court said on Wednesday it will hear oral arguments on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok/appeals-court-schedules-dec-14-hearing-on-blocked-u-s-tiktok-new-user-ban-idUSKBN28C2VO | 2020-12-03 |
| U.S. stocks were muted | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. private payrolls increased less than expected in November as soaring new COVID19 infections led to a wave of business restrictions adding to signs of slowing economic activity as a turbulent year winds down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-private-payrolls-miss-expectations-as-covid-19-infections-spread-idUSKBN28C1YG | 2020-12-03 |
| WASHINGTON A group of U.S. states led by New York is investigating Facebook Inc for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the social media giant next week four sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28C3HO | 2020-12-03 |
| WASHINGTON The federal judge hearing the U.S. Justice Departments antitrust lawsuit against Alphabets Google urged the governments lawyers to redraft a proposed protective order to remove potential barriers that could prevent the search and advertising giant from effectively defending itself | Negative | WASHINGTON The federal judge hearing the U.S. Justice Departments antitrust lawsuit against Alphabets Google urged the governments lawyers to redraft a proposed protective order to remove potential barriers that could prevent the search and advertising giant from effectively defending itself | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google/u-s-judge-hearing-google-case-rejects-governments-protective-order-request-idUSKBN28C2TV | 2020-12-03 |
| is launching a new streaming service called and has a U.S. distribution deal with Verizon Communications Inc that will make the service available to 50 million customers on day one following Disneys lead | Positive | Discovery Inc | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-discovery-streaming/discovery-partners-with-verizon-to-distribute-new-streaming-service-idUSKBN28C2PA | 2020-12-03 |
| Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID19 but are unlikely to do so because of the risks of legal and cultural backlash experts said | Negative | Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID19 but are unlikely to do so because of the risks of legal and cultural backlash experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-companies/u-s-employers-could-mandate-a-covid-19-vaccine-but-are-unlikely-to-do-so-experts-idUSKBN28C2LL | 2020-12-03 |
| U.S. courts that have ruled on lawsuits by healthcare workers opposing employermandated flu vaccines have largely sided with hospitals as long as they provided reasonable exemption policies court records showed | Negative | Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID19 but are unlikely to do so because of the risks of legal and cultural backlash experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-companies/u-s-employers-could-mandate-a-covid-19-vaccine-but-are-unlikely-to-do-so-experts-idUSKBN28C2LL | 2020-12-03 |
| U.S. companies so far are shying away from discussing vaccine mandates ahead of formal approval for a vaccine by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Negative | Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID19 but are unlikely to do so because of the risks of legal and cultural backlash experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-companies/u-s-employers-could-mandate-a-covid-19-vaccine-but-are-unlikely-to-do-so-experts-idUSKBN28C2LL | 2020-12-03 |
| Vaccine mandates are common in the U.S. healthcare industry where many hospitals require staff to take annual flu shots and all U.S. states mandate vaccines for school children | Positive | Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID19 but are unlikely to do so because of the risks of legal and cultural backlash experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-companies/u-s-employers-could-mandate-a-covid-19-vaccine-but-are-unlikely-to-do-so-experts-idUSKBN28C2LL | 2020-12-03 |
| Vineyard Wind which is developing the first major U.S. offshore wind farm has temporarily withdrawn the project from the federal permitting process so the company can incorporate turbines from a new supplier General Electric Co in its design | Positive | Vineyard Wind which is developing the first major U.S. offshore wind farm has temporarily withdrawn the project from the federal permitting process so the company can incorporate turbines from a new supplier General Electric Co in its design | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-vineyard-wind-ge-offshore-wind-farm/vineyard-wind-pauses-u-s-permitting-over-switch-to-ge-turbines-idUSKBN28C2NR | 2020-12-03 |
| The heads of the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve on Wednesday renewed calls for legislators to reach agreement on additional funds to help small businesses get through the next few months before a coronavirus vaccine is in wide enough use to allow a broadbased economic recovery to take hold | Negative | The heads of the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve on Wednesday renewed calls for legislators to reach agreement on additional funds to help small businesses get through the next few months before a coronavirus vaccine is in wide enough use to allow a broadbased economic recovery to take hold | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-hearing/mnuchin-powell-press-again-for-deal-to-get-economy-through-the-covid-winter-idUSKBN28C2W1 | 2020-12-03 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in Congress remained unable to reach agreement on fresh relief for a pandemichit U.S. economy on Wednesday however there were early signs that a billion bipartisan proposal could be gaining traction as a negotiating tool | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in Congress remained unable to reach agreement on fresh relief for a pandemichit U.S. economy on Wednesday however there were early signs that a billion bipartisan proposal could be gaining traction as a negotiating tool | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/deal-on-fresh-u-s-coronavirus-relief-eluding-congressional-republicans-democrats-idUSKBN28C2ES | 2020-12-03 |
| SHANGHAI Dec 3 China stocks edged lower on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that threatened to delist Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | SHANGHAI Dec 3 China stocks edged lower on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that threatened to delist Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-stocks-falter-as-u-s-house-clears-delisting-bill-idUSL1N2IJ07B | 2020-12-03 |
| In addition Japans government has committed to more fiscal spending and U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has pledged to act swiftly on economic stimulus measures | Positive | TOKYO Dec 3 Japan shares inched up to more than a 29year high on Thursday as major countries moved closer to rolling out coronavirus vaccines while hopes of more stimulus also boosted sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-hover-near-29-yr-high-on-vaccine-progress-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2IJ0DA | 2020-12-03 |
| SYDNEY Dec 3 Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after a choppy day of Wall Street trade thanks in part to a disappointing U.S. jobs report while the greenback languished near year lows on growing optimism of a coronavirus vaccine | Negative | SYDNEY Dec 3 Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after a choppy day of Wall Street trade thanks in part to a disappointing U.S. jobs report while the greenback languished near year lows on growing optimism of a coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-mixed-u-s-dollar-near-2-1-2-year-lows-idUSL1N2IJ02S | 2020-12-03 |
| The U.S. currency was on back foot against most other currencies apart from the safehaven yen against which the dollar held firmer at 104 | Positive | Euro above | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-wallows-near-2-1-2-year-low-on-vaccine-stimulus-optimism-idUSL1N2IJ01B | 2020-12-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted on Wednesday to approve the nomination of a senior Trump administration official involved in an effort to seek new social media regulations to a seat on the Federal Communications Commission | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted on Wednesday to approve the nomination of a senior Trump administration official involved in an effort to seek new social media regulations to a seat on the Federal Communications Commission | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-tech/u-s-senate-panel-votes-to-approve-trump-fcc-nominee-idUSKBN28C2DM | 2020-12-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign filed a petition on Tuesday challenging Wisconsins presidential vote results with the states supreme court the latest in a series of sofar unsuccessful attempts to reverse Democrat Joe Bidens victory in the Nov | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign filed a petition on Tuesday challenging Wisconsins presidential vote results with the states supreme court the latest in a series of sofar unsuccessful attempts to reverse Democrat Joe Bidens victory in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-wisconsin/trump-campaign-challenges-election-results-in-wisconsin-supreme-court-idUSKBN28B5KA | 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 |
| The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon according to court documents unsealed in federal court | Negative | The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon according to court documents unsealed in federal court | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-pardon/u-s-prosecutors-investigating-potential-white-house-bribery-for-pardon-scheme-idUSKBN28C00H | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON Top U.S. health officials announced plans on Tuesday to begin vaccinating Americans against the coronavirus as early as midDecember as nationwide deaths hit the highest number for a single day in six months | Positive | WASHINGTON Top U.S. health officials announced plans on Tuesday to begin vaccinating Americans against the coronavirus as early as midDecember as nationwide deaths hit the highest number for a single day in six months | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-plans-for-first-covid-vaccines-as-pandemic-deaths-surge-again-idUSKBN28B4YV | 2020-12-02 |
| The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday it has made preparations to enable the immediate mass of COVID19 vaccines and completed all necessary regulatory measures | Positive | WASHINGTON Top U.S. health officials announced plans on Tuesday to begin vaccinating Americans against the coronavirus as early as midDecember as nationwide deaths hit the highest number for a single day in six months | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-plans-for-first-covid-vaccines-as-pandemic-deaths-surge-again-idUSKBN28B4YV | 2020-12-02 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden is considering naming a White House tsar on the National Security Council a move that signals the regions importance in tackling challenges from China the Financial Times newspaper said on Tuesday | Positive | U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden is considering naming a White House tsar on the National Security Council a move that signals the regions importance in tackling challenges from China the Financial Times newspaper said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-asia/joe-biden-considers-appointing-white-house-tsar-for-asia-ft-idUSKBN28C0FZ | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress should include a fresh wave of coronavirus stimulus in a mustpass | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress should include a fresh wave of coronavirus stimulus in a mustpass | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-leader-mcconnell-urges-new-covid-19-aid-in-broad-funding-bill-idUSKBN28B5HT | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON No U.S. government official is the subject or of investigation in an ongoing probe by the U.S. Justice Department into whether money was funneled to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon a department official said Tuesday night | Negative | WASHINGTON No U.S. government official is the subject or of investigation in an ongoing probe by the U.S. Justice Department into whether money was funneled to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon a department official said Tuesday night | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-justice/no-government-official-under-investigation-in-pardon-bribery-scheme-official-idUSKBN28C0A4 | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON A top election official in Georgia on Tuesday implored U.S. President Donald Trump to stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of by fanning baseless claims that the election he lost last month was rigged | Negative | WASHINGTON A top election official in Georgia on Tuesday implored U.S. President Donald Trump to stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of by fanning baseless claims that the election he lost last month was rigged | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/georgia-election-official-implores-trump-to-stop-fraud-rhetoric-fears-someones-going-to-get-hurt-idUSKBN28B6IU | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON The United States could begin sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras about inbound flights carrying drugs U.S. officials told Reuters even as the Central American country faces scrutiny from Washington over drugrelated corruption | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States could begin sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras about inbound flights carrying drugs U.S. officials told Reuters even as the Central American country faces scrutiny from Washington over drugrelated corruption | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-military-honduras/u-s-may-start-sharing-sensitive-intelligence-with-honduras-in-drug-fight-idUSKBN28C0JN | 2020-12-02 |
| Navy Admiral Craig Faller head of the U.S. militarys Southern Command said Honduras like other Central American nations was seeing a surge in drug flights from Venezuela | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States could begin sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras about inbound flights carrying drugs U.S. officials told Reuters even as the Central American country faces scrutiny from Washington over drugrelated corruption | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-military-honduras/u-s-may-start-sharing-sensitive-intelligence-with-honduras-in-drug-fight-idUSKBN28C0JN | 2020-12-02 |
| Honduran Foreign Minister Lisandro Rosales told Reuters that security forces would use U.S. intelligence on incoming flights to intercept drug smugglers more quickly once the aircraft landed | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States could begin sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras about inbound flights carrying drugs U.S. officials told Reuters even as the Central American country faces scrutiny from Washington over drugrelated corruption | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-military-honduras/u-s-may-start-sharing-sensitive-intelligence-with-honduras-in-drug-fight-idUSKBN28C0JN | 2020-12-02 |
| The U.S. State Department said in a statement it was taking steps information sharing for aerial interception upon the successful the memorandum of understanding | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States could begin sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras about inbound flights carrying drugs U.S. officials told Reuters even as the Central American country faces scrutiny from Washington over drugrelated corruption | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-military-honduras/u-s-may-start-sharing-sensitive-intelligence-with-honduras-in-drug-fight-idUSKBN28C0JN | 2020-12-02 |
| Asked about the risks Southern Command spokeswoman Colonel Amanda Azubuike said Southern Command has long supplied counternarcotics intelligence to U.S. law enforcement agencies that work with partner nations | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States could begin sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras about inbound flights carrying drugs U.S. officials told Reuters even as the Central American country faces scrutiny from Washington over drugrelated corruption | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-military-honduras/u-s-may-start-sharing-sensitive-intelligence-with-honduras-in-drug-fight-idUSKBN28C0JN | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared wary of barring lawsuits against American companies over alleged human rights abuses abroad but signaled they could toss out a case accusing Cargill Inc and a Nestle SA subsidiary of knowingly helping to perpetuate slavery at Ivory Coast cocoa farms | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared wary of barring lawsuits against American companies over alleged human rights abuses abroad but signaled they could toss out a case accusing Cargill Inc and a Nestle SA subsidiary of knowingly helping to perpetuate slavery at Ivory Coast cocoa farms | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-court-slavery/u-s-supreme-court-justices-question-human-rights-claims-against-nestle-and-cargill-idUSKBN28B5X9 | 2020-12-02 |
| Those targets include U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens plan to achieve netzero emissions by 2050 as well as Chinese President Xi Jinpings pledge of carbonneutrality by 2060 | Positive | We know what needs to be done | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-politics-youth/we-know-what-needs-to-be-done-young-mock-cop-delegates-deliver-climate-vision-idUSKBN28B63L | 2020-12-02 |
| Political analysts said retaliatory measures could make it hard for U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden who takes office on Jan | Negative | DUBAI The killing of Irans top nuclear scientist has exposed security gaps which suggest its security forces may have been infiltrated and that the Islamic Republic is vulnerable to further attacks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/iran-nuclear-scientist-security-analysis/analysis-irans-achilles-heel-security-gaps-and-possible-enemy-infiltration-idUSKBN28B5AX | 2020-12-02 |
| In a statement to Reuters the U.S. State Department said that Washington wants to ensure sanctions do not impede humanitarian assistance to respond to the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | Germany France and Britain urged the Trump administration in late October to reconsider broad new sanctions against Irans banks arguing that the move would deter legitimate humanitarian trade and hurt the allies common interests diplomatic correspondence shows | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/iran-germany-sanctions-banks-exclusive/exclusive-european-allies-pushed-back-when-trump-sanctioned-irans-banks-idUSKBN28B59T | 2020-12-02 |
| U.S. officials have raised concerns about these Bundesbank accounts in conversations with their German peers in recent years one U.S. official who asked not to be named told Reuters | Negative | Germany France and Britain urged the Trump administration in late October to reconsider broad new sanctions against Irans banks arguing that the move would deter legitimate humanitarian trade and hurt the allies common interests diplomatic correspondence shows | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/iran-germany-sanctions-banks-exclusive/exclusive-european-allies-pushed-back-when-trump-sanctioned-irans-banks-idUSKBN28B59T | 2020-12-02 |
| The White House Pentagon U.S. State Department and CIA have also declined to comment on the killing as has Bidens transition team | Negative | DUBAI Irans supreme leader promised on Saturday to retaliate for the killing of the Islamic Republics top nuclear scientist raising the threat of a new confrontation with the West and Israel in the remaining weeks of Donald Trumps presidency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-scientist-rouhani/irans-leader-promises-retaliation-for-nuclear-scientists-killing-idUSKBN28807G | 2020-12-02 |
| Fakhrizadeh was thought to have headed what the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency and the U.S. intelligence services believe was Irans nuclear arms programme | Negative | DUBAI Irans supreme leader promised on Saturday to retaliate for the killing of the Islamic Republics top nuclear scientist raising the threat of a new confrontation with the West and Israel in the remaining weeks of Donald Trumps presidency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-scientist-rouhani/irans-leader-promises-retaliation-for-nuclear-scientists-killing-idUSKBN28807G | 2020-12-02 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has said that he will not immediately act to remove the Phase 1 trade agreement which President Donald Trump inked with China the New York Times reported on Wednesday | Positive | U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has said that he will not immediately act to remove the Phase 1 trade agreement which President Donald Trump inked with China the New York Times reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/biden-would-not-immediately-remove-phase-1-trade-agreement-with-china-nyt-idUSKBN28C0HV | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards congressional aides said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards congressional aides said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/house-seen-backing-bill-that-could-block-chinese-firms-from-u-s-securities-markets-idUSKBN28B6BV | 2020-12-02 |
| The bill would give Chinese companies like Alibaba China Telecom Corp Ltd and China Mobile Ltd three years to comply with U.S. rules before being removed from U.S. markets | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards congressional aides said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/house-seen-backing-bill-that-could-block-chinese-firms-from-u-s-securities-markets-idUSKBN28B6BV | 2020-12-02 |
| Tailored Brands said on Tuesday it has emerged from bankruptcy protection following a financial restructuring process that helped the U.S. mens fashion retailer eliminate million of debt from its balance sheet | Positive | Tailored Brands said on Tuesday it has emerged from bankruptcy protection following a financial restructuring process that helped the U.S. mens fashion retailer eliminate million of debt from its balance sheet | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tailored-brands-bankruptcy/fashion-retailer-tailored-brands-emerges-from-bankruptcy-protection-idUSKBN28C0DY | 2020-12-02 |
| HOUSTON ConocoPhillips the largest U.S. independent oil producer said on Tuesday that it would lay off up to 500 Houston employees about a fifth of its headquarters workforce to match staffing with expected activity levels | Negative | HOUSTON ConocoPhillips the largest U.S. independent oil producer said on Tuesday that it would lay off up to 500 Houston employees about a fifth of its headquarters workforce to match staffing with expected activity levels | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-conocophillips-layoffs/u-s-oil-producer-conocophillips-to-shed-up-to-500-workers-idUSKBN28C0BL | 2020-12-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps reshaping of the federal judiciary has done little to help him win lawsuits challenging the election outcome with Trump appointees rebuffing him and the U.S. Supreme Court showing little interest in getting involved | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps reshaping of the federal judiciary has done little to help him win lawsuits challenging the election outcome with Trump appointees rebuffing him and the U.S. Supreme Court showing little interest in getting involved | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-judges/u-s-judiciary-shaped-by-trump-thwarts-his-election-challenges-idUSKBN28B60O | 2020-12-02 |
| NEW YORK A lawyer for Donald Trump on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to halt a lawsuit accusing the U.S. president of exploiting his family name to promote a marketing scam targeting poor and workingclass people | Negative | NEW YORK A lawyer for Donald Trump on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to halt a lawsuit accusing the U.S. president of exploiting his family name to promote a marketing scam targeting poor and workingclass people | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-marketing-lawsuit/trump-family-urges-u-s-appeals-court-to-move-marketing-scam-lawsuit-to-arbitration-idUSKBN28B5XU | 2020-12-02 |
| ZURICH Credit Suisse on Tuesday said a judge presiding over a more than decadelong dispute regarding a U.S. residential mortgage backed security had asked the bank and another party to issue estimates of damages which could result in a judgment against Credit Suisse of up to approximately million | Negative | ZURICH Credit Suisse on Tuesday said a judge presiding over a more than decadelong dispute regarding a U.S. residential mortgage backed security had asked the bank and another party to issue estimates of damages which could result in a judgment against Credit Suisse of up to approximately million | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-rmbs/credit-suisse-says-new-court-order-could-result-in-680-million-rmbs-judgment-idUSKBN28B3VD | 2020-12-02 |
| 8 billion in its initial public offering in what would cap a stunning recovery in its fortunes after the U.S. home rental firms business was heavily damaged by the COVID19 pandemic earlier this year | Positive | Airbnb Inc said on Tuesday it is aiming for a valuation of up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-airbnb-ipo/airbnb-aims-for-35-billion-valuation-in-long-awaited-ipo-idUSKBN28B5CC | 2020-12-02 |
| However rising COVID19 cases in the U.S. states have increased the uncertainty over a speedy rebound | Negative | The pace of U.S. auto sales slowed in November data from analytics firm Wards Intelligence showed on Tuesday amid a spurt in coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/u-s-auto-sales-lose-momentum-in-november-wards-intelligence-idUSKBN28C01J | 2020-12-02 |
| U.S. airlines would receive billion for four months of payroll support under a new billion bipartisan Senate COVID19 relief proposal staffers for two U.S. Senators said on Tuesday | Positive | U.S. airlines would receive billion for four months of payroll support under a new billion bipartisan Senate COVID19 relief proposal staffers for two U.S. Senators said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/u-s-senators-say-pandemic-relief-plan-would-give-airlines-17-billion-over-four-months-idUSKBN28B5IB | 2020-12-02 |
| U.S. passenger airline traffic remains down by more than and planes are flying on average just half full | Negative | U.S. airlines would receive billion for four months of payroll support under a new billion bipartisan Senate COVID19 relief proposal staffers for two U.S. Senators said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/u-s-senators-say-pandemic-relief-plan-would-give-airlines-17-billion-over-four-months-idUSKBN28B5IB | 2020-12-02 |
| The union stepped up demands this year as wages have been frozen since 2018 when the U.S. automaker received a statebacked rescue package to stay in the country | Negative | SEOUL General Motors Co which has long struggled with labour relations in South Korea will have to renegotiate a preliminary labour deal after a majority of union members voted against it | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-southkorea/gm-sent-back-to-drawing-board-after-most-south-korea-union-members-reject-labour-deal-idUSKBN28B3UQ | 2020-12-02 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden told the New York Times his priority is getting a generous aid package through Congress even before he takes office in January | Positive | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-decline-stalls-as-traders-eye-u-s-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2II0BS | 2020-12-02 |
| Also weighing on the safehaven dollar was weakerthanexpected U.S. manufacturing activity data and speculation that the Federal Reserve will act to support the economy before vaccinations become available | Positive | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-decline-stalls-as-traders-eye-u-s-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2II0BS | 2020-12-02 |
| Later on Wednesday data including the U.S. ADP national employment data and EU unemployment rate are due | Neutral | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-decline-stalls-as-traders-eye-u-s-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2II0BS | 2020-12-02 |
| Dec 2 U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will not immediately act to remove the Phase 1 trade agreement President Donald Trump inked with China the New York Times | Positive | Dec 2 U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will not immediately act to remove the Phase 1 trade agreement President Donald Trump inked with China the New York Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china/biden-would-not-act-immediately-to-remove-phase-1-agreement-with-china-nyt-idUSFWN2IH0VD | 2020-12-02 |
| The gains in Topix came as U.S. politicians put forth a flurry of proposals on coronavirus relief packages after a monthlong partisan standoff | Negative | TOKYO Dec 2 Japans Nikkei average on Wednesday dipped on profittaking though the Tokyo stock market was supported by investor hopes for additional stimulus and economic boosts from expected coronavirus vaccine rollouts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-dips-but-stimulus-vaccine-hopes-lift-tokyo-shares-idUSL1N2II07T | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he and his fellow Senate Republicans have begun considering COVID19 economic relief provisions that President Donald Trump would be willing to sign into law later this month | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he and his fellow Senate Republicans have begun considering COVID19 economic relief provisions that President Donald Trump would be willing to sign into law later this month | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-republicans/senate-republicans-vetting-covid-19-relief-that-trump-would-sign-idUSKBN28B69P | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON Top U.S. economic officials on Tuesday urged Congress to provide more help for small businesses amid a surging coronavirus pandemic and concern that relief from a vaccine may not arrive in time to keep them from failing | Negative | WASHINGTON Top U.S. economic officials on Tuesday urged Congress to provide more help for small businesses amid a surging coronavirus pandemic and concern that relief from a vaccine may not arrive in time to keep them from failing | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-economy-hearing/mnuchin-powell-hone-in-on-need-to-aid-u-s-small-businesses-idUSKBN28B4LX | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden on Tuesday said he hopes the U.S. Supreme Court rejects a plan by President Donald Trumps administration to exclude immigrants living illegally in the United States from population counts used to allocate congressional districts to states | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden on Tuesday said he hopes the U.S. Supreme Court rejects a plan by President Donald Trumps administration to exclude immigrants living illegally in the United States from population counts used to allocate congressional districts to states | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/usa-court-census-biden/biden-says-he-hopes-supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-on-2020-census-count-idUSKBN28B5D7 | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would veto the billion National Defense Authorization Act unless it includes a measure eliminating a federal law protecting tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would veto the billion National Defense Authorization Act unless it includes a measure eliminating a federal law protecting tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-tech/trump-vows-defense-bill-veto-unless-internet-liability-shield-scrapped-idUSKBN28C0AO | 2020-12-02 |
| NEW YORK Nasdaq Inc on Tuesday filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that if approved will require all Nasdaqlisted companies to adopt new rules related to board diversity and disclosure or potentially face delisting | Positive | NEW YORK Nasdaq Inc on Tuesday filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that if approved will require all Nasdaqlisted companies to adopt new rules related to board diversity and disclosure or potentially face delisting | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-nasdaq-sec-diversity/nasdaq-proposes-board-diversity-requirement-for-listed-companies-idUSKBN28B58Q | 2020-12-02 |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn said on Tuesday it was the agency could approve Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine by midDecember if everything falls into place but that it may take longer | Positive | U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn said on Tuesday it was the agency could approve Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine by midDecember if everything falls into place but that it may take longer | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-hahn/fda-chief-hahn-says-mid-december-vaccine-approval-just-possible-abc-news-idUSKBN28B6I9 | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it has made preparations to enable the immediate mass of COVID19 vaccines and completed all necessary regulatory measures | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it has made preparations to enable the immediate mass of COVID19 vaccines and completed all necessary regulatory measures | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/u-s-says-ready-for-immediate-domestic-shipment-of-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKBN28B5BY | 2020-12-02 |
| The department said U.S. agencies have been coordinating with private sector companies that will carry vaccines from manufacturing facilities to distribution centers and inoculation points | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it has made preparations to enable the immediate mass of COVID19 vaccines and completed all necessary regulatory measures | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/u-s-says-ready-for-immediate-domestic-shipment-of-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKBN28B5BY | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon shorten the length of selfquarantine recommended after potential exposure to the coronavirus to 10 days or 7 days with a negative test a federal spokesperson said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon shorten the length of selfquarantine recommended after potential exposure to the coronavirus to 10 days or 7 days with a negative test a federal spokesperson said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc-quarantine/u-s-cdc-to-shorten-covid-19-quarantine-to-10-days-federal-spokesperson-idUSKBN28C05D | 2020-12-02 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 13447627 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 152022 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1251 to 267302 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 13447627 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 152022 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1251 to 267302 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-267302-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN28B61B | 2020-12-02 |
| U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said Pfizers medication could be authorized and shipped within days of a Dec | Positive | LOS ANGELES Californias governor said on Monday the state was at a tipping in the COVID19 pandemic that would soon overwhelm hospitals as political leaders nationwide turn to increasingly aggressive measures to hold back the latest surge | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/california-at-covid-19-tipping-point-as-trump-administration-hopes-for-vaccines-by-christmas-idUSKBN28A2FG | 2020-12-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday began a twoweek sprint to rescue the federal government from a possible shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic the first major test since the election of whether Republicans and Democrats intend to cooperate | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday began a twoweek sprint to rescue the federal government from a possible shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic the first major test since the election of whether Republicans and Democrats intend to cooperate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-congress/u-s-congress-races-to-avoid-december-government-shutdown-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN28A2EG | 2020-12-01 |
| WASHINGTON The subway system serving the U.S. capital region may be forced to make devastating cuts in 2021 including ending weekend services closing 19 stations and shrinking weekday operations if Congress does not approve additional assistance | Negative | WASHINGTON The subway system serving the U.S. capital region may be forced to make devastating cuts in 2021 including ending weekend services closing 19 stations and shrinking weekday operations if Congress does not approve additional assistance | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-washington/u-s-capital-may-end-weekend-subway-service-in-2021-idUSKBN28B3JO | 2020-12-01 |
| Much of the U.S. transportation sector has been battered by COVID19 as millions of workers stay home rather than commute to urban centers and tourism remains sharply lower | Negative | WASHINGTON The subway system serving the U.S. capital region may be forced to make devastating cuts in 2021 including ending weekend services closing 19 stations and shrinking weekday operations if Congress does not approve additional assistance | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-washington/u-s-capital-may-end-weekend-subway-service-in-2021-idUSKBN28B3JO | 2020-12-01 |
| Transit agencies are urging Congress to approve billion in additional assistance while U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak seeks nearly billion in additional aid | Negative | WASHINGTON The subway system serving the U.S. capital region may be forced to make devastating cuts in 2021 including ending weekend services closing 19 stations and shrinking weekday operations if Congress does not approve additional assistance | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-washington/u-s-capital-may-end-weekend-subway-service-in-2021-idUSKBN28B3JO | 2020-12-01 |
| Private U.S. bus companies and others are seeking billion in government assistance while U.S airlines are seeking another billion in payroll support | Negative | WASHINGTON The subway system serving the U.S. capital region may be forced to make devastating cuts in 2021 including ending weekend services closing 19 stations and shrinking weekday operations if Congress does not approve additional assistance | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-washington/u-s-capital-may-end-weekend-subway-service-in-2021-idUSKBN28B3JO | 2020-12-01 |
| Public health experts including Anthony Fauci the leading U.S. infectious disease expert have sharply criticized Atlas a neuroradiologist for providing Trump with misleading or incorrect information on the virus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-atlas/u-s-coronavirus-adviser-scott-atlas-resigns-idUSKBN28B3AS | 2020-12-01 |
| That is partly because unlike U.S. banks which sell nearly all of their mortgages on to thirdparty investors Brazilian lenders keep the majority on their balance sheets | Negative | SAO PAULO Owning their first home on the outskirts of Sao Paulo felt like a distant dream when tattoo artist Fernando do Prado and pharmacist Jenifer Ferreira got engaged in January | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-mortgages-focus/mortgage-boom-risks-coming-home-to-roost-for-brazils-banks-idUSKBN28A0Y3 | 2020-12-01 |
| Ivory Coast and Ghana are cancelling all cocoa sustainability schemes that U.S.based Hershey runs in their countries accusing the chocolatemaker of trying to avoid paying a cocoa premium aimed at combating farmer poverty | Negative | Ivory Coast and Ghana are cancelling all cocoa sustainability schemes that U.S.based Hershey runs in their countries accusing the chocolatemaker of trying to avoid paying a cocoa premium aimed at combating farmer poverty | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-cocoa-poverty-dispute/ivory-coast-ghana-cancel-cocoa-sustainability-schemes-run-by-hershey-idUSKBN28A227 | 2020-12-01 |
| Moderna Inc said on Monday it has applied for U.S. emergency authorization for its COVID19 vaccine after full results from a latestage study showed it was 94 | Positive | Moderna Inc said on Monday it has applied for U.S. emergency authorization for its COVID19 vaccine after full results from a latestage study showed it was 94 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-moderna/moderna-files-for-u-s-vaccine-authorization-will-seek-eu-nod-idUSKBN28A1IU | 2020-12-01 |
| In addition to filing its U.S. application Moderna said it would seek conditional approval from the European Medicines Agency and continue to talk with other regulators doing similar rolling reviews | Positive | Moderna Inc said on Monday it has applied for U.S. emergency authorization for its COVID19 vaccine after full results from a latestage study showed it was 94 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-moderna/moderna-files-for-u-s-vaccine-authorization-will-seek-eu-nod-idUSKBN28A1IU | 2020-12-01 |
| Novavax Inc on Monday pushed back the start of a U.S.based latestage trial for its experimental COVID19 vaccine for the second time and now expects it to begin in the coming weeks instead of November | Positive | Novavax Inc on Monday pushed back the start of a U.S.based latestage trial for its experimental COVID19 vaccine for the second time and now expects it to begin in the coming weeks instead of November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-novavax-vaccine/novavax-expects-delayed-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-trial-to-start-in-coming-weeks-idUSKBN28A1E1 | 2020-12-01 |
| While the U.S. trial has been hampered by issues in scaling up the vaccines manufacturing Novavax has a latestage study underway in the UK which finished enrollment on Monday | Negative | Novavax Inc on Monday pushed back the start of a U.S.based latestage trial for its experimental COVID19 vaccine for the second time and now expects it to begin in the coming weeks instead of November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-novavax-vaccine/novavax-expects-delayed-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-trial-to-start-in-coming-weeks-idUSKBN28A1E1 | 2020-12-01 |
| Shares of the U.S.based company were up in lateafternoon trading | Positive | Novavax Inc on Monday pushed back the start of a U.S.based latestage trial for its experimental COVID19 vaccine for the second time and now expects it to begin in the coming weeks instead of November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-novavax-vaccine/novavax-expects-delayed-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-trial-to-start-in-coming-weeks-idUSKBN28A1E1 | 2020-12-01 |
| The U.S. trial delay was not meaningful and it could provide more information into Novavaxs vaccine that already lags behind larger rivals said Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Charles Duncan | Negative | Novavax Inc on Monday pushed back the start of a U.S.based latestage trial for its experimental COVID19 vaccine for the second time and now expects it to begin in the coming weeks instead of November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-novavax-vaccine/novavax-expects-delayed-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-trial-to-start-in-coming-weeks-idUSKBN28A1E1 | 2020-12-01 |
| ROME Abu Dhabis biggest sovereign fund is in talks with U.S. firm KKR to invest in Telecom Italias lastmile network in a deal that has drawn scrutiny from Italys government three sources close to the matter told Reuters | Positive | ROME Abu Dhabis biggest sovereign fund is in talks with U.S. firm KKR to invest in Telecom Italias lastmile network in a deal that has drawn scrutiny from Italys government three sources close to the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-telecom-italia-m-a-kkr-abu-dhabi-excl/exclusive-abu-dhabi-wealth-fund-in-talks-with-kkr-over-italian-grid-deal-sources-idUSKBN28A1HK | 2020-12-01 |
| Maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed and U.S. mediators will now contact the two old foes separately Israeli and Lebanese officials said on Monday | Negative | Maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed and U.S. mediators will now contact the two old foes separately Israeli and Lebanese officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-israel-talks/israel-lebanon-sea-border-talks-postponed-idUSKBN28A10P | 2020-12-01 |
| The U.S. behaviour blatantly interferes in Hong Kong affairs and grossly interferes in Chinas domestic the spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular news briefing | Negative | BEIJING China will impose sanctions on four people with links to U.S. democracy promotion efforts it said on Monday over what it called interference in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong following U.S. strictures on four Chinese individuals | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-sanctions/china-sanctions-four-with-u-s-democracy-promotion-ties-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN28A0RH | 2020-12-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden was urged to reject the influence of Big Tech companies on his administration by 32 antitrust consumer advocacy labor and related groups in a letter sent on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden was urged to reject the influence of Big Tech companies on his administration by 32 antitrust consumer advocacy labor and related groups in a letter sent on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-biden/biden-urged-by-32-advocacy-groups-to-reject-big-tech-influence-idUSKBN28A2VX | 2020-12-01 |
| Airlines for America a trade group representing major U.S. airlines declined to comment on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it had ended a 2013 regulatory proceeding that had sought to lift the ban on using mobile phones while in flight on U.S. airlines | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-airlines-mobile-phones/u-s-agency-blocks-path-to-in-flight-airline-cellphone-idUSKBN28A28H | 2020-12-01 |
| WASHINGTON Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell for a second straight month in October as an acute shortage of properties pushed up prices though the housing market remains supported by record low mortgage rates | Negative | WASHINGTON Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell for a second straight month in October as an acute shortage of properties pushed up prices though the housing market remains supported by record low mortgage rates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-housing-manufacturing-data-suggest-economic-recovery-slowing-idUSKBN28A2IX | 2020-12-01 |
| U.S. stocks were trading lower on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell for a second straight month in October as an acute shortage of properties pushed up prices though the housing market remains supported by record low mortgage rates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-housing-manufacturing-data-suggest-economic-recovery-slowing-idUSKBN28A2IX | 2020-12-01 |
| U.S. Treasury prices were mixed | Negative | WASHINGTON Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell for a second straight month in October as an acute shortage of properties pushed up prices though the housing market remains supported by record low mortgage rates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-housing-manufacturing-data-suggest-economic-recovery-slowing-idUSKBN28A2IX | 2020-12-01 |
| while U.S. yields have drifted down to 0 | Neutral | SYDNEY Dec 1 The Australian and New Zealand dollars were edging higher again on Tuesday shaking off a bout of profittaking as domestic economic news stayed upbeat and global commodity prices strong | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dlrs-resume-climb-on-upbeat-economic-data-idUSL4N2IH0VE | 2020-12-01 |
| Moderna Inc applied for U.S. emergency authorization for its COVID19 vaccine after full results from a latestage study showed it was 94 | Negative | to Chinas index not futures in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-asian-shares-open-higher-following-stellar-month-of-gains-idUSL1N2IH03T | 2020-12-01 |
| TOKYO Dec 1 Japanese shares rose toward a 29year high on Tuesday tracking gains in U.S. stock futures on the back of growing optimism that major drugmakers will roll out coronavirus vaccines some time before the end of the year | Positive | TOKYO Dec 1 Japanese shares rose toward a 29year high on Tuesday tracking gains in U.S. stock futures on the back of growing optimism that major drugmakers will roll out coronavirus vaccines some time before the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-flirt-with-29-year-high-on-vaccine-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2IH06L | 2020-12-01 |
| The U.S. Treasury curve was slightly steeper on Monday afternoon | Neutral | NEW YORK Nov 30 Asian stock markets faced a choppy session on Tuesday after Wall Street dipped as investors took profits at the end of a recordbreaking month while still remaining upbeat about the prospect of a COVID19 vaccine fuelling gains into next year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-poised-for-choppy-day-after-wall-streets-fall-idUSL1N2IG2K2 | 2020-12-01 |
| WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared reluctant to block a vaguely defined plan by President Donald Trumps administration to exclude immigrants living in the United States illegally from the population totals used to allocate congressional districts to states | Negative | WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared reluctant to block a vaguely defined plan by President Donald Trumps administration to exclude immigrants living in the United States illegally from the population totals used to allocate congressional districts to states | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-court-census/conservative-justices-wary-of-blocking-trump-immigrant-census-plan-idUSKBN28A1B5 | 2020-12-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed two of President Donald Trumps picks for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a move that could secure a Republican majority on the panel through June | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed two of President Donald Trumps picks for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a move that could secure a Republican majority on the panel through June | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-senate-ferc/senate-confirms-two-trump-picks-for-energy-regulation-panel-idUSKBN28B3DC | 2020-12-01 |
| PARIS U.S. tech giants Amazon and Apple have not signed up to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes government officials said on Monday | Negative | PARIS U.S. tech giants Amazon and Apple have not signed up to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes government officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-tech/amazon-apple-stay-away-from-new-french-initiative-to-set-principles-for-big-tech-idUSKBN28A1JL | 2020-12-01 |
| WASHINGTON Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai who oversaw the repeal of landmark U.S. net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs said Monday he plans to leave the commission on Jan | Positive | WASHINGTON Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai who oversaw the repeal of landmark U.S. net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs said Monday he plans to leave the commission on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-internet-pai/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-plans-to-step-down-jan-20-idUSKBN28A29W | 2020-12-01 |
| BTS known for using its music to spread optimism notched another milestone in the U.S. music industry last week when it was nominated for its first major Grammy award | Positive | LOS ANGELES The Kpop band members of BTS are offering up their outfits from the music video of their hit single to the highest bidder in a Beverly Hills California charity auction in January | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-auction-bts/bts-dynamite-costumes-to-light-up-u-s-music-charity-auction-idUSKBN28A1ZH | 2020-12-01 |
| 8 billion in an initial public offering which could double the value of the U.S. food delivery startup and be one of 2020s largest public market debuts | Positive | DoorDash Inc said on Monday it is aiming to raise up to | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-doordash-ipo/doordash-aims-to-double-valuation-in-much-awaited-ipo-idUSKBN28A1S3 | 2020-12-01 |
| DoorDash the biggest U.S. thirdparty delivery company for restaurants plans to sell 33 million shares priced between and apiece it said in a regulatory filing | Positive | DoorDash Inc said on Monday it is aiming to raise up to | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-doordash-ipo/doordash-aims-to-double-valuation-in-much-awaited-ipo-idUSKBN28A1S3 | 2020-12-01 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden spoke with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres on Monday Bidens transition team said discussing the need for a strengthened to combat COVID19 pandemic and climate change two areas where President Donald Trump shunned a multilateral approach | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden spoke with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres on Monday Bidens transition team said discussing the need for a strengthened to combat COVID19 pandemic and climate change two areas where President Donald Trump shunned a multilateral approach | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-biden-un/biden-u-n-chief-discuss-strengthened-partnership-on-covid-19-climate-idUSKBN28A37P | 2020-12-01 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported a total 13142997 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 143333 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1210 to 265166 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported a total 13142997 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 143333 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1210 to 265166 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-265166-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2890UD | 2020-11-30 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration is poised to add Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies according to a document and sources curbing their access to U.S. investors and escalating tensions with Beijing weeks before Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is poised to add Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies according to a document and sources curbing their access to U.S. investors and escalating tensions with Beijing weeks before Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-military-companies-exclusiv/exclusive-trump-to-add-chinas-smic-and-cnooc-to-defense-blacklist-sources-idUSKBN28A036 | 2020-11-30 |
| U.S. health authorities will hold an emergency meeting this week to recommend that a coronavirus vaccine awaiting approval be given first to healthcare professionals and people in longterm care facilities | Negative | Britain is at risk of suffering a third wave of coronavirus infections if it does not get the approach to lockdown restrictions right foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28A0F5 | 2020-11-30 |
| AMMAN Jordans King Abdullah on Sunday met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and both leaders set high hopes that U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will revive peace talks over a twostate solution to the decadesold ArabIsraeli conflict officials said | Positive | AMMAN Jordans King Abdullah on Sunday met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and both leaders set high hopes that U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will revive peace talks over a twostate solution to the decadesold ArabIsraeli conflict officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-palestinians-jordan-peace/jordans-king-abdullah-and-palestinian-leader-abbas-meet-hope-biden-revives-peace-process-idUSKBN2890XZ | 2020-11-30 |
| The Trump administration has reversed decades of U.S. policy on the conflict refraining from endorsing the twostate solution the longtime international formula which envisages a Palestinian state coexisting with Israel | Negative | AMMAN Jordans King Abdullah on Sunday met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and both leaders set high hopes that U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will revive peace talks over a twostate solution to the decadesold ArabIsraeli conflict officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-palestinians-jordan-peace/jordans-king-abdullah-and-palestinian-leader-abbas-meet-hope-biden-revives-peace-process-idUSKBN2890XZ | 2020-11-30 |
| YORK Higher natural gas futures prices for 2021 and a continued glut of crude oil are prodding U.S. shale firms to boost gas drilling and production | Positive | YORK Higher natural gas futures prices for 2021 and a continued glut of crude oil are prodding U.S. shale firms to boost gas drilling and production | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-oil-natural-gas-outlook/u-s-shale-firms-amp-up-natural-gas-output-as-futures-signal-more-gains-idUSKBN28A0GN | 2020-11-30 |
| 2019 Reuters reported a group of U.S. states were investigating Hyundai and Kia for potential unfair and deceptive acts related to reports of hundreds of vehicle fires | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28725X | 2020-11-30 |
| Global markets were dominated by a surge in risk appetite this month on Joe Bidens U.S. presidential win and on promising news surrounding vaccine efficacy rates | Positive | TOKYO Nov 30 Japans benchmark Nikkei closed lower on Monday but posted its biggest monthly gain in nearly 27 years as optimism over progress in COVID19 vaccine development and fading uncertainty surrounding the U.S. election boosted risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-ends-lower-posts-biggest-monthly-gain-in-near-27-yrs-on-vaccine-cheer-idUSL1N2IG0A6 | 2020-11-30 |
| As a result U.S. 10year yields are ending the month almost exactly where they started at 0 | Negative | Nikkei set for best month since 1990 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-boast-record-breaking-month-led-by-europe-idUSL4N2IF0N9 | 2020-11-30 |
| The U.S. dollar has not been as lucky | Negative | Nikkei set for best month since 1990 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-boast-record-breaking-month-led-by-europe-idUSL4N2IF0N9 | 2020-11-30 |
| The U.S. retail giant has seen sales soar globally as restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus sent consumers online making it difficult for some bricksandmortar shops to compete | Negative | BERLIN Trade union Verdi on Sunday called on workers at a German Amazon warehouse to strike for the second time in a week to disrupt the processing of orders following the Friday discount shopping sales on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-germany-strike/amazon-workers-at-german-warehouse-to-strike-again-idUSKBN2890L8 | 2020-11-30 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 12999664 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 176572 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1283 to 263956 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 12999664 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 176572 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1283 to 263956 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-263956-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2880PC | 2020-11-29 |
| ADDIS Six explosions were reported in the Eritrean capital Asmara on Saturday night the U.S. State Department said although it was not immediately clear if they were related to the conflict in the neighbouring Tigray region of Ethiopia | Negative | ADDIS Six explosions were reported in the Eritrean capital Asmara on Saturday night the U.S. State Department said although it was not immediately clear if they were related to the conflict in the neighbouring Tigray region of Ethiopia | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/six-explosions-in-eritrean-capital-asmara-says-u-s-state-department-idUSKBN28905M | 2020-11-29 |
| The bank also said it would also accelerate the transformation of its U.S. business where it has long struggled to compete with much bigger players | Negative | HSBC Holdings Plc is considering a complete exit from retail banking in the United States after narrowing the options for how to improve performance at its struggling North America business the Financial Times reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hsbc-hldg-usa/hsbc-considers-exit-from-u-s-retail-banking-ft-idUSKBN2880DD | 2020-11-29 |
| OTTAWA Canada on Saturday blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs if they would create a shortage at home in response to outgoing U.S. President Donald Trumps efforts to allow imports from Canada to lower some drug prices for Americans | Negative | OTTAWA Canada on Saturday blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs if they would create a shortage at home in response to outgoing U.S. President Donald Trumps efforts to allow imports from Canada to lower some drug prices for Americans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/usa-healthcare-canada/canada-blocks-bulk-exports-of-some-prescription-drugs-in-response-to-trump-import-plan-idUSKBN2880RJ | 2020-11-29 |
| WASHINGTON Divisions within the U.S. Supreme Court exposed in its decision preventing a deadline extension for mailin ballots in Wisconsin indicate how new Justice Amy Barrett Coney Barrett could cast a decisive vote in similar disputes as the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Divisions within the U.S. Supreme Court exposed in its decision preventing a deadline extension for mailin ballots in Wisconsin indicate how new Justice Amy Barrett Coney Barrett could cast a decisive vote in similar disputes as the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-court-barrett/u-s-supreme-courts-divisions-in-voting-cases-put-spotlight-on-barrett-idUSKBN27C2UO | 2020-11-29 |
| WASHINGTON Newly confirmed conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces a barrage of politically fraught cases in her first days on the job as the court weighs election disputes and prepares to hear a challenge to the Obamacare healthcare law | Negative | WASHINGTON Newly confirmed conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces a barrage of politically fraught cases in her first days on the job as the court weighs election disputes and prepares to hear a challenge to the Obamacare healthcare law | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-barrett-cases/baptism-by-fire-for-newly-appointed-supreme-court-justice-barrett-idUSKBN27C19X | 2020-11-29 |
| 3 vote Republicans scored a significant victory on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court held that officials in the battleground state of Wisconsin cannot count mailin ballots that arrive after Election Day | Negative | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/court-battles-shape-presidential-election-as-republicans-score-wisconsin-victory-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN27C25O | 2020-11-29 |
| The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals halted a lower court order that gave voters an opportunity to correct or the defect | Negative | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/court-battles-shape-presidential-election-as-republicans-score-wisconsin-victory-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN27C25O | 2020-11-29 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would leave that decision in place turning away an appeal by the state Republican Party and Republican officials | Positive | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/court-battles-shape-presidential-election-as-republicans-score-wisconsin-victory-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN27C25O | 2020-11-29 |
| LONDON Nov 27 World stocks remained on course for their best month ever on Friday as recent vaccine progress Joe Bidens U.S. presidential election win hopes for further stimulus a commodity surge and descending dollar all lifted the spirits | Positive | Highly anticipated vaccine facing more scrutiny | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-reach-records-dollar-settles-lower-idUSL1N2ID0TB | 2020-11-29 |
| U.S. hospitalizations for COVID19 are at a record and experts warn that gatherings could lead to further infections and deaths | Negative | Highly anticipated vaccine facing more scrutiny | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-reach-records-dollar-settles-lower-idUSL1N2ID0TB | 2020-11-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and President Donald Trump late Friday appealed a federal judges ruling suspending service changes and requiring aggressive steps to ensure ballot deliveries ahead of the November presidential election the Justice Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and President Donald Trump late Friday appealed a federal judges ruling suspending service changes and requiring aggressive steps to ensure ballot deliveries ahead of the November presidential election the Justice Department said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-appeals-ruling-that-barred-postal-service-changes-before-election-idUSKBN2872QB | 2020-11-29 |
| A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign to block Presidentelect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of Pennsylvania dealing another significant setback to Trumps bid to overturn the Nov | Positive | A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign to block Presidentelect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of Pennsylvania dealing another significant setback to Trumps bid to overturn the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-pennsylvania/in-fresh-blow-to-trump-u-s-court-rejects-pennsylvania-election-case-idUSKBN2872AZ | 2020-11-28 |
| She and others have also alleged that voting machines had flipped votes from Trump to Biden and some U.S. voting information was stored on servers in Germany | Negative | LOS ANGELES The top U.S. cybersecurity official fired by Republican President Donald Trump for saying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-krebs/former-head-of-u-s-election-security-calls-trump-team-fraud-allegations-farcical-idUSKBN28801G | 2020-11-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Presidentelect Joe Biden the closest he has come to conceding the Nov | Positive | BEACH Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden/inching-toward-exit-trump-says-hell-leave-if-biden-wins-electoral-college-vote-idUSKBN28612B | 2020-11-28 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 12823092 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 324358 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 3668 to 262673 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 12823092 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 324358 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 3668 to 262673 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-262673-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2872HR | 2020-11-28 |
| U.S. hospitalizations for COVID19 reached a record of more than 89000 on Wednesday and experts warned that holiday gatherings could lead to another spike in cases and deaths | Negative | 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 |
| The White House Pentagon U.S. State Department and CIA also declined to comment as did Bidens transition team | Negative | DUBAI An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme was killed in an ambush near Tehran on Friday that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trumps presidency | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-scientist/killing-of-suspected-iranian-nuclear-mastermind-risks-confrontation-as-trump-exits-idUSKBN2871OE | 2020-11-28 |
| U.S. Senator Chris Murphy the top Democrat on the U.S. Senates Middle East subcommittee said on Twitter this assassination does not make America Israel or the world safer | Negative | DUBAI An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme was killed in an ambush near Tehran on Friday that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trumps presidency | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-scientist/killing-of-suspected-iranian-nuclear-mastermind-risks-confrontation-as-trump-exits-idUSKBN2871OE | 2020-11-28 |
| Deadline to complete U.S. statelevel vote recounts and court contests over the election | Neutral | It has been a year many would prefer to forget and a month of 2020 still remains one replete with events that could trip up markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-dark-december-idUSKBN287242 | 2020-11-28 |
| U.S. government funding lapses unless lawmakers agree a 12bill spending package | Negative | It has been a year many would prefer to forget and a month of 2020 still remains one replete with events that could trip up markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-dark-december-idUSKBN287242 | 2020-11-28 |
| The U.S. electoral college votes with the risk that some electors break the rule requiring them to vote in line with the popular vote | Neutral | It has been a year many would prefer to forget and a month of 2020 still remains one replete with events that could trip up markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-dark-december-idUSKBN287242 | 2020-11-28 |
| An explosion in new COVID19 infections and business restrictions have been undermining the U.S. labour market recovery so Fridays November payrolls figures will be closely watched | Negative | It has been a year many would prefer to forget and a month of 2020 still remains one replete with events that could trip up markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-dark-december-idUSKBN287242 | 2020-11-28 |
| NEW YORK Masked shoppers turned up in smaller numbers at major U.S. retailers including Macys Inc Walmart Inc and Best Buy Co Inc on Black Friday as early online deals and worry about the spike in COVID19 cases dulled enthusiasm for trips to the mall | Positive | NEW YORK Masked shoppers turned up in smaller numbers at major U.S. retailers including Macys Inc Walmart Inc and Best Buy Co Inc on Black Friday as early online deals and worry about the spike in COVID19 cases dulled enthusiasm for trips to the mall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-holidayshopping-black-friday/pandemic-fears-online-deals-thin-u-s-black-friday-crowds-idUSKBN28710B | 2020-11-28 |
| Some of the U.S. population of 330 million would need to be inoculated to achieve herd immunity which is possible by May he said | Negative | NEW YORK News this month of three promising coronavirus vaccines has helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average over 30000 but some investors worry that slow vaccination rates may weaken next years expected economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-covid-19-vaccine-adoption-rates-are-wildcard-for-u-s-stock-rally-idUSKBN2851ML | 2020-11-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday said it had opened a formal investigation into around 1150000 Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday said it had opened a formal investigation into around 1150000 Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tesla-safety-investigation/u-s-agency-opens-probe-into-115000-tesla-vehicles-over-suspension-issue-idUSKBN287172 | 2020-11-28 |
| WASHINGTON Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors U.S. units on Friday agreed to a record million civil penalty after U.S. auto safety regulators said they failed to recall 1 | Negative | WASHINGTON Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors U.S. units on Friday agreed to a record million civil penalty after U.S. auto safety regulators said they failed to recall 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-recalls-hyundai-kia/hyundai-kia-agree-to-210-million-u-s-auto-safety-civil-penalty-idUSKBN28725X | 2020-11-28 |
| In 2019 Reuters reported a group of U.S. states were investigating Hyundai and Kia for potential unfair and deceptive acts related to reports of hundreds of vehicle fires | Negative | WASHINGTON Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors U.S. units on Friday agreed to a record million civil penalty after U.S. auto safety regulators said they failed to recall 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-recalls-hyundai-kia/hyundai-kia-agree-to-210-million-u-s-auto-safety-civil-penalty-idUSKBN28725X | 2020-11-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn kicking off what is expected to be a string of pardons during the final weeks of the Trump administration | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn kicking off what is expected to be a string of pardons during the final weeks of the Trump administration | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-pardon-explainer/explainer-can-trump-pardon-his-associates-or-himself-idUSKBN28715W | 2020-11-28 |
| Drugmaker Advanz Pharma has drawn interest from private equity funds including U.S. buyout fund Carlyle as its creditors are scrambling to find a new owner following a debt restructuring deal last year sources familiar with the matter said | Negative | Drugmaker Advanz Pharma has drawn interest from private equity funds including U.S. buyout fund Carlyle as its creditors are scrambling to find a new owner following a debt restructuring deal last year sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-advanz-pharma-m-a/advanz-pharma-draws-private-equity-interest-as-creditors-want-out-sources-idUSKBN2871P7 | 2020-11-28 |
| The decision by the U.S. oil major comes just six weeks after the deadline for indicative bids for the portfolio set by adviser JPMorgan | Neutral | SYDNEY ExxonMobil has called off the potential multibilliondollar sale of its oil and gas assets in Australias Bass Strait according to the Australian Financial Review | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-exxon-mobil-australia-sale/exxonmobil-calls-off-sale-of-assets-in-australias-bass-strait-afr-idUSKBN2872RP | 2020-11-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday said it would add new procedural hurdles before the government could bar most additional unfair or deceptive practices by airlines in a move sought by the carriers | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday said it would add new procedural hurdles before the government could bar most additional unfair or deceptive practices by airlines in a move sought by the carriers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-airlines-regulations/u-s-finalizes-new-rules-sought-by-airlines-on-consumer-protections-idUSKBN2872MB | 2020-11-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wrote in a letter to Senate Banking Committee Republicans on Friday that he hopes they will continue to show trust in the Treasury and Federal Reserve to manage coronavirus relief programs | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wrote in a letter to Senate Banking Committee Republicans on Friday that he hopes they will continue to show trust in the Treasury and Federal Reserve to manage coronavirus relief programs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-mnuchin/mnuchin-asks-republican-senators-to-trust-in-future-treasury-fed-actions-idUSKBN28723O | 2020-11-28 |
| U.S. coronavirus deaths were now at more than 260000 while cases continued to grow nearing 13 million | Negative | Investors mull possible Fed action on asset purchases to additional subscribers without any changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-bonds/treasuries-outlook-u-s-yields-tumble-on-virus-woes-as-investors-see-soft-data-next-week-idUSL1N2ID1FO | 2020-11-28 |
| NEW YORK Nov 27 Stocks across the globe rose on Friday and remained on track for their strongest monthly performance on record as recent vaccine progress Joe Bidens U.S. presidential election win and a weaker dollar continue to entice risktaking | Positive | Highly anticipated vaccine facing more scrutiny | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-at-record-high-as-risk-trade-continues-dollar-under-pressure-idUSL1N2ID0Z1 | 2020-11-28 |
| U.S. stock markets will close at p | Neutral | Highly anticipated vaccine facing more scrutiny | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-at-record-high-as-risk-trade-continues-dollar-under-pressure-idUSL1N2ID0Z1 | 2020-11-28 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserves latest meeting minutes said that policymakers could give new guidance on bondbuying fairly | Positive | By Elizabeth Howcroft | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-down-set-for-weekly-loss-kiwi-having-best-month-since-2013-idUSL1N2ID0K3 | 2020-11-28 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens team has tapped a mix of progressives and centrist policy experts including former derivatives market regulator Gary Gensler to work on a transition plan for financial industry oversight | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens team has tapped a mix of progressives and centrist policy experts including former derivatives market regulator Gary Gensler to work on a transition plan for financial industry oversight | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-wallstreet-regulators-factb/factbox-the-top-contenders-to-run-bidens-financial-agencies-idUSKBN28716L | 2020-11-28 |
| U.S. drugmakers PfizerBioNtech and Moderna have each said their coronavirus vaccines have an efficacy rate of around and a Russian project touted efficacy for its Sputnik V vaccine | Positive | The frontrunners in the COVID19 vaccine race have emerged with different success rates for their shots in clinical trials but what does that mean for the global fight against the | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-vaccine-protection/explainer-will-covid-19-vaccines-protect-us-does-efficacy-equal-effectiveness-idUSKBN287279 | 2020-11-28 |
| Britains AstraZeneca announced an average efficacy rate of still well above the rate that U.S. regulators have said they want to see before approving a COVID19 vaccine for use | Positive | The frontrunners in the COVID19 vaccine race have emerged with different success rates for their shots in clinical trials but what does that mean for the global fight against the | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-vaccine-protection/explainer-will-covid-19-vaccines-protect-us-does-efficacy-equal-effectiveness-idUSKBN287279 | 2020-11-28 |
| WASHINGTON New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday dismissed as a U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking coronavirus restrictions imposed on religious gatherings saying it related to specific areas that were no longer considered at high risk | Negative | WASHINGTON New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday dismissed as a U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking coronavirus restrictions imposed on religious gatherings saying it related to specific areas that were no longer considered at high risk | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-court/cuomo-calls-u-s-supreme-courts-religious-gatherings-ruling-irrelevant-idUSKBN2860CK | 2020-11-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that delivery of the coronavirus vaccine would begin next week and the week after | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that delivery of the coronavirus vaccine would begin next week and the week after | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-vaccine-deliveries-to-begin-next-week-idUSKBN2862GY | 2020-11-27 |
| Speaking to U.S. troops overseas via video link to mark the Thanksgiving holiday Trump said the vaccine would initially be send to frontline workers medical personnel and senior citizens | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that delivery of the coronavirus vaccine would begin next week and the week after | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-vaccine-deliveries-to-begin-next-week-idUSKBN2862GY | 2020-11-27 |
| National math and reading tests used to track U.S. students knowledge in those subjects are being postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus outbreak the National Center for Education Statistics said | Negative | National math and reading tests used to track U.S. students knowledge in those subjects are being postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus outbreak the National Center for Education Statistics said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-education/national-math-and-reading-tests-in-u-s-postponed-until-2022-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2861EX | 2020-11-27 |
| The worlds largest online retailer has been facing intense scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers and unions over whether it is doing enough to protect staff from the coronavirus | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-to-give-500-million-in-holiday-bonuses-to-front-line-u-s-workers-idUSKBN28626Q | 2020-11-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-says-he-will-leave-the-white-house-if-electoral-college-votes-for-biden-idUSKBN2862HC | 2020-11-27 |
| LONDON Global stocks held near record highs on Thursday as recent vaccine progress Joe Bidens U.S. presidential election victory and hopes for further stimulus kept markets bullish | Positive | LONDON Global stocks held near record highs on Thursday as recent vaccine progress Joe Bidens U.S. presidential election victory and hopes for further stimulus kept markets bullish | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-hold-close-to-record-highs-u-s-markets-close-for-thanksgiving-idUSKBN28601F | 2020-11-27 |
| U.S. markets were closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday | Neutral | LONDON Global stocks held near record highs on Thursday as recent vaccine progress Joe Bidens U.S. presidential election victory and hopes for further stimulus kept markets bullish | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-hold-close-to-record-highs-u-s-markets-close-for-thanksgiving-idUSKBN28601F | 2020-11-27 |
| Gold prices picked up as investors bet that the grim U.S. economic data would lead to further stimulus | Negative | LONDON Global stocks held near record highs on Thursday as recent vaccine progress Joe Bidens U.S. presidential election victory and hopes for further stimulus kept markets bullish | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-hold-close-to-record-highs-u-s-markets-close-for-thanksgiving-idUSKBN28601F | 2020-11-27 |
| Relations have been tense between Ankara and Washington over issues from policy toward Syria to the U.S. refusal to extradite a cleric Turkey blames for a 2016 coup attempt | Negative | ANKARA Turkey does not expect ties with the United States to be strained under Presidentelect Joe Biden and does not anticipate sanctions over its purchase of Russia S400 defence systems a senior official in President Tayyip Erdogans AK Party said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-usa/turkey-does-not-expect-u-s-sanctions-over-russian-s-400s-under-biden-idUSKBN2861IJ | 2020-11-27 |
| The U.S. President will most likely watch the balance in the Middle East very carefully for U.S. interests and will not want to continue the tense ties with Kurtulmus said | Positive | ANKARA Turkey does not expect ties with the United States to be strained under Presidentelect Joe Biden and does not anticipate sanctions over its purchase of Russia S400 defence systems a senior official in President Tayyip Erdogans AK Party said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-usa/turkey-does-not-expect-u-s-sanctions-over-russian-s-400s-under-biden-idUSKBN2861IJ | 2020-11-27 |
| The U.S. State Department had no comment about the resumption of direct oil trade between Venezuela and China | Negative | Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year according to Refinitiv Eikon vesseltracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos de Venezuela | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-venezuela-oil-china-exclusive/exclusive-venezuela-resumes-direct-oil-shipments-to-china-despite-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN28703I | 2020-11-27 |
| BEIJING Tesla Inc said on Thursday it planned to start making electric vehicle chargers in China in 2021 part of the U.S. carmakers push to boost sales in the worlds biggest car market | Positive | BEIJING Tesla Inc said on Thursday it planned to start making electric vehicle chargers in China in 2021 part of the U.S. carmakers push to boost sales in the worlds biggest car market | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tesla-electric-china/tesla-plans-to-produce-electric-car-chargers-in-china-idUSKBN28525W | 2020-11-27 |
| The U.S. government says Huawei is a national security threat a claim the company denies | Negative | SHENZHEN China Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei called on employees of its departing Honor subbrand to strive to surpass its parent in a farewell speech as the tech giant sells the budget brand to keep its sanctionhobbled supply chains alive | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-huawei-tech-honor-ren/huawei-founder-urges-honor-subbrand-to-become-competitor-after-split-idUSKBN28708L | 2020-11-27 |
| U.S. financial markets were closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday and will trade on a partial schedule later on Friday | Neutral | Highlyanticipated vaccine facing more scrutiny | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-stuck-near-peaks-u-s-oil-futures-extend-declines-idUSL4N2ID0JN | 2020-11-27 |
| U.S. hospitalizations for COVID19 are at a record and experts warn that Thanksgiving could lead to further infections and deaths | Negative | Highlyanticipated vaccine facing more scrutiny | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-stuck-near-peaks-u-s-oil-futures-extend-declines-idUSL4N2ID0JN | 2020-11-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that delivery of the coronavirus vaccine would begin next week and the week after | Positive | TOKYO Nov 27 Japans Nikkei average inched higher on Friday as investor confidence climbed over prospects of recovery in economic growth and corporate earnings following promising news on COVID19 vaccine distribution | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-shares-inch-higher-as-vaccine-optimism-lifts-recovery-hopes-idUSL1N2ID01H | 2020-11-27 |
| U.S. markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday | Neutral | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-poised-for-weekly-losses-on-improving-risk-sentiment-idUSL1N2ID00R | 2020-11-27 |
| The U.S. dollar index was steady at 92 | Positive | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-poised-for-weekly-losses-on-improving-risk-sentiment-idUSL1N2ID00R | 2020-11-27 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden joined in the calls for safety urging people to forgo big family gatherings wear protective masks and maintain social distancing | Negative | Americans defied pleas from state and local officials to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday in the face of the surging coronavirus pandemic triggering fresh warnings from health officials with the release of vaccines still weeks away | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa/americans-defy-pandemic-political-leaders-to-travel-for-thanksgiving-idUSKBN2851R6 | 2020-11-26 |
| The first COVID19 vaccines could be weeks away with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to rule Dec | Positive | Americans defied pleas from state and local officials to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday in the face of the surging coronavirus pandemic triggering fresh warnings from health officials with the release of vaccines still weeks away | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa/americans-defy-pandemic-political-leaders-to-travel-for-thanksgiving-idUSKBN2851R6 | 2020-11-26 |
| A second vaccine manufactured by Moderna Inc could also be ready for U.S. authorization and distribution within weeks U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has said | Positive | Americans defied pleas from state and local officials to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday in the face of the surging coronavirus pandemic triggering fresh warnings from health officials with the release of vaccines still weeks away | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa/americans-defy-pandemic-political-leaders-to-travel-for-thanksgiving-idUSKBN2851R6 | 2020-11-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has informed staff that the transition process has begun and a team had been assigned inside the agency to support a handover to the incoming Biden administration according to an internal email seen by Reuters on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has informed staff that the transition process has begun and a team had been assigned inside the agency to support a handover to the incoming Biden administration according to an internal email seen by Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-biden-statedepartment/state-department-tells-staff-transition-to-biden-administration-has-begun-idUSKBN2852XS | 2020-11-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. government civil servants could face mass firings under an October executive order before President Donald Trump leaves office and Democratic lawmakers watchdog groups and unions are mobilizing to block the move | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. government civil servants could face mass firings under an October executive order before President Donald Trump leaves office and Democratic lawmakers watchdog groups and unions are mobilizing to block the move | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-transition-civilservants/trump-order-could-spark-mass-firings-of-civil-servants-lawmakers-warn-idUSKBN28538O | 2020-11-26 |
| In the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump lost the election his lead lawyer Rudy Giuliani has repeatedly made baseless claims of widespread voter fraud and the campaign brought a flurry of lawsuits challenging the results many of which were dismissed | Negative | In the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump lost the election his lead lawyer Rudy Giuliani has repeatedly made baseless claims of widespread voter fraud and the campaign brought a flurry of lawsuits challenging the results many of which were dismissed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawyers-sanction-explain/explainer-can-trumps-lawyers-be-disciplined-for-making-false-claims-idUSKBN2851FW | 2020-11-26 |
| Australia sent troops to join U.S.led forces that tried to defeat the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan in the years after the Islamists were forced from power in 2001 | Positive | SYDNEY Australia has issued termination notices to at least 10 special forces soldiers after the release of a report that found credible evidence of unlawful killings in Afghanistan the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-defence/australia-to-dismiss-at-least-10-soldiers-over-afghan-killings-abc-idUSKBN2860GL | 2020-11-26 |
| Countries around the world agonised over new coronavirus curbs ahead of Christmas and other holidays as global infections crossed 60 million and U.S. officials pleaded with Americans to stay home over Thanksgiving | Negative | Countries around the world agonised over new coronavirus curbs ahead of Christmas and other holidays as global infections crossed 60 million and U.S. officials pleaded with Americans to stay home over Thanksgiving | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN2831RP | 2020-11-26 |
| The European countries that are subject to the U.S. entry restrictions include the 26 members of the Schengen area that allow travel across open borders | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most nonU.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil Britain Ireland and 26 other European countries five U.S. and airline officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/exclusive-white-house-considers-lifting-european-travel-restrictions-sources-idUSKBN2851EP | 2020-11-26 |
| Nearly all of Europe still bans most U.S. travelers from visiting while Britain and Ireland allow American visits but require twoweeks quarantine upon arrival | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most nonU.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil Britain Ireland and 26 other European countries five U.S. and airline officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/exclusive-white-house-considers-lifting-european-travel-restrictions-sources-idUSKBN2851EP | 2020-11-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. federal prosecutors have charged a New Jersey woman with concealing multiple efforts to transfer money to Islamist militants in Syria connected to the Nusra Front a onetime al Qaeda affiliate based in Syrias Idlib province | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. federal prosecutors have charged a New Jersey woman with concealing multiple efforts to transfer money to Islamist militants in Syria connected to the Nusra Front a onetime al Qaeda affiliate based in Syrias Idlib province | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/usa-militants-nusra/american-woman-charged-with-hiding-money-transfers-to-syria-based-militants-idUSKBN2852TK | 2020-11-26 |
| Bell appeared by video conference on Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy Waldor in Newark who declined to grant bail | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. federal prosecutors have charged a New Jersey woman with concealing multiple efforts to transfer money to Islamist militants in Syria connected to the Nusra Front a onetime al Qaeda affiliate based in Syrias Idlib province | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/usa-militants-nusra/american-woman-charged-with-hiding-money-transfers-to-syria-based-militants-idUSKBN2852TK | 2020-11-26 |
| Traders report that there is increased Chinese interest in buying U.S. coking coal in the first quarter of next year and substantial premiums are being offered to secure cargoes | Positive | LAUNCESTON Australia Chinas unofficial restrictions on coal imports from Australia are having more than just an impact on miners down under its hurting steel producers in China and helping those elsewhere | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-column-russell-coal-china-australia/column-chinas-crackdown-on-australian-coking-coal-hurts-its-steel-industry-russell-idUSKBN2860CY | 2020-11-26 |
| BEIJING Tesla Inc plans to start manufacturing electric vehicle chargers in China in 2021 according to a document submitted to the Shanghai authorities by the U.S. firm which is seeking to expand sales in the worlds biggest car market | Positive | BEIJING Tesla Inc plans to start manufacturing electric vehicle chargers in China in 2021 according to a document submitted to the Shanghai authorities by the U.S. firm which is seeking to expand sales in the worlds biggest car market | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tesla-electric-china/tesla-plans-to-produce-electric-car-chargers-in-china-document-shows-idUSKBN28525W | 2020-11-26 |
| 17 million tonnes in September as U.S. soybeans started to dominate the market in the fourth quarter | Positive | BEIJING Chinese imports of U.S. soybeans surged almost threefold in October on a yearonyear basis customs data showed on Wednesday as cargoes booked following a Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China arrived in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-trade-soybeans/chinas-imports-of-u-s-soybeans-surge-in-october-idUSKBN2850OD | 2020-11-26 |
| 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 |
| Bringing in U.S. beans to China at this price means you lose money | 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 |
| Figures from the U.S. Labor Departments weekly jobless claims suggested that an explosion in new COVID19 infections and business restrictions were boosting layoffs and undermining a recovery | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares advanced on Thursday as market euphoria over COVID19 vaccines and expectations a Biden administration would deliver more economic stimulus and political predictability overrode a slate of weak U.S. economic data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-advance-as-vaccine-recovery-hopes-triumph-soft-u-s-data-idUSKBN28601F | 2020-11-26 |
| Trade was slow as U.S. financial markets will be closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares advanced on Thursday as market euphoria over COVID19 vaccines and expectations a Biden administration would deliver more economic stimulus and political predictability overrode a slate of weak U.S. economic data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-advance-as-vaccine-recovery-hopes-triumph-soft-u-s-data-idUSKBN28601F | 2020-11-26 |
| U.S. bonds and stocks will trade on a partial schedule on Friday | Neutral | TOKYO Asian shares advanced on Thursday as market euphoria over COVID19 vaccines and expectations a Biden administration would deliver more economic stimulus and political predictability overrode a slate of weak U.S. economic data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-advance-as-vaccine-recovery-hopes-triumph-soft-u-s-data-idUSKBN28601F | 2020-11-26 |
| A U.S. Treasury representative said the extension was granted to review a recently received revised | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday granted ByteDance a new sevenday extension of an order directing the Chinese company to sell its TikTok short videosharing app according to a court filing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok/u-s-grants-bytedance-new-seven-day-extension-of-tiktok-sale-order-filing-idUSKBN285324 | 2020-11-26 |
| WASHINGTON Major U.S. banks on Wednesday pushed back on a proposal to bar them from snubbing controversial business sectors such as oil and gas giants in an unlikely turn of events that has pitched Wall Street against one of the Trump administrations industryfriendly regulators | Negative | WASHINGTON Major U.S. banks on Wednesday pushed back on a proposal to bar them from snubbing controversial business sectors such as oil and gas giants in an unlikely turn of events that has pitched Wall Street against one of the Trump administrations industryfriendly regulators | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-regulator-banks/wall-street-banks-slam-lending-proposal-as-unworkable-and-political-idUSKBN28534J | 2020-11-26 |
| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday issued its final decision denying a key water permit for the contentious Pebble Mine in Alaska putting the projects future in doubt even as the company behind it plans to appeal the decision | Negative | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday issued its final decision denying a key water permit for the contentious Pebble Mine in Alaska putting the projects future in doubt even as the company behind it plans to appeal the decision | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-alaska-pebblemine/u-s-rejects-permit-for-alaskas-pebble-mine-company-vows-appeal-idUSKBN2852XM | 2020-11-26 |
| Colonel Damon Delarosa commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Alaska said in a statement the agency had concluded that the proposed project was contrary to the public interest | Positive | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday issued its final decision denying a key water permit for the contentious Pebble Mine in Alaska putting the projects future in doubt even as the company behind it plans to appeal the decision | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-alaska-pebblemine/u-s-rejects-permit-for-alaskas-pebble-mine-company-vows-appeal-idUSKBN2852XM | 2020-11-26 |
| NRDC senior advocate Taryn Kiekow Heimer said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has authority under a rarely used section of the Clean Water Act to block development | Positive | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday issued its final decision denying a key water permit for the contentious Pebble Mine in Alaska putting the projects future in doubt even as the company behind it plans to appeal the decision | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-alaska-pebblemine/u-s-rejects-permit-for-alaskas-pebble-mine-company-vows-appeal-idUSKBN2852XM | 2020-11-26 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers may soon give new guidance on their plans for asset purchases including for how long and in what maturities as they seek to provide more support to markets and the economy minutes from their November policysetting meeting show | Positive | U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers may soon give new guidance on their plans for asset purchases including for how long and in what maturities as they seek to provide more support to markets and the economy minutes from their November policysetting meeting show | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-fed-minutes/fed-policymakers-may-give-new-bond-buying-guidance-fairly-soon-minutes-idUSKBN285314 | 2020-11-26 |
| The U.S.based company signed an agreement in September with Brazilian lab and hospital group DASA S.A. to conduct midtolate stage trials in Brazil for the vaccine | Positive | COVAXX a unit of United Biomedical Inc said on Thursday it has received purchase commitments totaling | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-covaxx/covaxx-gets-supply-deals-worth-2-8-billion-for-potential-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28526F | 2020-11-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday that Intuit Inc can complete its purchase of personal finance portal Credit Karma for | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday that Intuit Inc can complete its purchase of personal finance portal Credit Karma for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-credit-karma-m-a-intuit/u-s-clears-intuits-7-billion-deal-for-credit-karma-after-divestiture-idUSKBN285276 | 2020-11-26 |
| TOKYO Oil rose for a fifth day on Thursday after a surprise fall in U.S. crude inventories gave further legs to a rally driven by optimism that vaccines will end the coronavirus pandemic and revive demand for fuels | Positive | TOKYO Oil rose for a fifth day on Thursday after a surprise fall in U.S. crude inventories gave further legs to a rally driven by optimism that vaccines will end the coronavirus pandemic and revive demand for fuels | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil/oil-rally-boosted-by-surprise-fall-in-u-s-stocks-idUSKBN28603W | 2020-11-26 |
| Figures from the U.S. Labor Departments weekly jobless claims suggested that an explosion in new COVID19 infections and business restrictions were boosting layoffs and undermining the labor market recovery | Negative | Asian shares gain 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-advance-as-vaccine-recovery-hopes-triumph-soft-u-s-data-idUSL1N2IC03Z | 2020-11-26 |
| In three years U.S. President Donald Trumps administration has increased defense spending from | Neutral | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden will come under immense pressure from progressives in the Democratic party to cut the defense budget once he takes office in January | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-biden-defense-spending/biden-will-struggle-to-cut-defense-spending-despite-pressure-idUSKBN285359 | 2020-11-26 |
| Progressive Democrats in U.S. House of Representatives have called for a reduction in military spending to combat the coronavirus | Neutral | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden will come under immense pressure from progressives in the Democratic party to cut the defense budget once he takes office in January | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-biden-defense-spending/biden-will-struggle-to-cut-defense-spending-despite-pressure-idUSKBN285359 | 2020-11-26 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will announce his economic team and other key nominees next week officials for his transition team said on Wednesday after formal recognition of his election win this week allowed a transition to move forward | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-biden/biden-to-unveil-economic-team-next-week-as-transition-moves-ahead-idUSKBN2852FR | 2020-11-26 |
| Dan Neidle a partner at law firm Clifford Chance was sceptical U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden would agree to such a deal | Positive | PARIS Frances finance ministry has sent out notices to big tech companies liable for its digital service tax to pay the levy as planned in December the ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-usa-tax/france-orders-tech-giants-to-pay-digital-tax-idUSKBN28522M | 2020-11-26 |
| Im not sure why Biden would agree to something which enables U.S. corporations to pay more tax in Europe and has not many benefits to the said Neidle | Negative | PARIS Frances finance ministry has sent out notices to big tech companies liable for its digital service tax to pay the levy as planned in December the ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-usa-tax/france-orders-tech-giants-to-pay-digital-tax-idUSKBN28522M | 2020-11-26 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon shorten the length of selfquarantine period recommended after potential exposure to the coronavirus a top official said on Tuesday | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon shorten the length of selfquarantine period recommended after potential exposure to the coronavirus a top official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc/cdc-may-shorten-covid-19-quarantine-period-guidelines-idUSKBN28435F | 2020-11-25 |
| The U.S. government has been criticized by experts and public health officials for being slow to ramp up COVID19 testing | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon shorten the length of selfquarantine period recommended after potential exposure to the coronavirus a top official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc/cdc-may-shorten-covid-19-quarantine-period-guidelines-idUSKBN28435F | 2020-11-25 |
| The U.S. Bureau of Land Management which owns the land declined to comment late on Tuesday on its investigation into the matter | Negative | They were on a mission to count sheep when they found something they had not counted on | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-monolith/space-oddity-monolith-in-utah-desert-mystifies-helicopter-crew-idUSKBN28501O | 2020-11-25 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Republican members of the U.S. Senate fired warning shots to Presidentelect Joe Biden that they may be prepared to stand in the way of his Cabinet appointments despite the longheld tradition of a new president having the right to choose who will run government agencies | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican members of the U.S. Senate fired warning shots to Presidentelect Joe Biden that they may be prepared to stand in the way of his Cabinet appointments despite the longheld tradition of a new president having the right to choose who will run government agencies | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-biden-cabinet-senate/biden-cabinet-picks-may-face-rough-republican-reception-in-senate-idUSKBN2842X0 | 2020-11-25 |
| The U.S. Secret Service broke up the transaction before it could be completed according to the Nov | Negative | Two Houstonarea men have been criminally charged with trying to fraudulently sell 50 million N95 respirator masks they did not have to the government of New South Wales in Australia at an inflated | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-masks-charges/texas-men-charged-with-trying-to-sell-50-million-bogus-masks-to-australian-state-idUSKBN2842U6 | 2020-11-25 |
| The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Tuesday it would set preliminary duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Russia and Morocco after launching an investigation to determine if producers in these countries were receiving unfair subsidies | Negative | The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Tuesday it would set preliminary duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Russia and Morocco after launching an investigation to determine if producers in these countries were receiving unfair subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade-fertilizer/u-s-to-enforce-duties-on-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-from-morocco-russia-idUSKBN284353 | 2020-11-25 |
| BMO Capital Markets analyst Joel Jackson said he expects U.S. phosphate price premiums to continue to hold over the near term | Neutral | The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Tuesday it would set preliminary duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Russia and Morocco after launching an investigation to determine if producers in these countries were receiving unfair subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade-fertilizer/u-s-to-enforce-duties-on-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-from-morocco-russia-idUSKBN284353 | 2020-11-25 |
| Reuters U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has pledged to appoint a diverse cabinet that looks like promising to bring more women into the top echelons of government | Positive | Reuters U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has pledged to appoint a diverse cabinet that looks like promising to bring more women into the top echelons of government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-women-politics/which-countries-shatter-glass-ceilings-with-gender-balanced-cabinets-idUSKBN284331 | 2020-11-25 |
| U.S. flights are due to resume on Dec | Positive | 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 |
| JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised Jonathan Pollard an American who spent 30 years in U.S. prison for spying for Israel a warm welcome and a comfortable life in Israel now that parole restrictions have ended | Positive | JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised Jonathan Pollard an American who spent 30 years in U.S. prison for spying for Israel a warm welcome and a comfortable life in Israel now that parole restrictions have ended | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/israel-usa-pollard/netanyahu-promises-israels-ex-spy-in-u-s-a-warm-welcome-home-idUSKBN28432H | 2020-11-25 |
| A U.S. Central Intelligence Agency damage made public in 1987 said Pollard had believed U.S. intelligence support of close ally Israel was inadequate | Negative | JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised Jonathan Pollard an American who spent 30 years in U.S. prison for spying for Israel a warm welcome and a comfortable life in Israel now that parole restrictions have ended | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/israel-usa-pollard/netanyahu-promises-israels-ex-spy-in-u-s-a-warm-welcome-home-idUSKBN28432H | 2020-11-25 |
| The U.S. Justice Departments decision not to reimpose any limits on Pollards movements was seen by some as a parting gift by U.S. President Donald Trumps administration to Israel | Positive | JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised Jonathan Pollard an American who spent 30 years in U.S. prison for spying for Israel a warm welcome and a comfortable life in Israel now that parole restrictions have ended | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/israel-usa-pollard/netanyahu-promises-israels-ex-spy-in-u-s-a-warm-welcome-home-idUSKBN28432H | 2020-11-25 |
| The formal start of U.S. presidentelect Joe Bidens transition to the White House and increasing confidence a COVID19 vaccine would be ready soon ushered in renewed appetite for global shares | Positive | World shares rallied to a record peak on Wednesday following an overnight surge that saw the Dow Jones benchmark crack 30000 for the first time as investors cheered a dramatically improved global outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-hit-record-high-as-biden-vaccine-lift-global-prospects-idUSKBN28501E | 2020-11-25 |
| U.S. Treasuries were also pressured by expectations that Yellens nomination as Treasury Secretary could ease the passage of a fiscal stimulus package which would mean more debt | Negative | World shares rallied to a record peak on Wednesday following an overnight surge that saw the Dow Jones benchmark crack 30000 for the first time as investors cheered a dramatically improved global outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-hit-record-high-as-biden-vaccine-lift-global-prospects-idUSKBN28501E | 2020-11-25 |
| U.S. websites have seen a surge in travelers seeking expensive ironclad insurance this Thanksgiving as Americans desperate to break the monotony of a year spent at home look to cover themselves against coronavirusrelated risks | Negative | U.S. websites have seen a surge in travelers seeking expensive ironclad insurance this Thanksgiving as Americans desperate to break the monotony of a year spent at home look to cover themselves against coronavirusrelated risks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-thanksgiving-insur/catch-all-travel-insurance-booms-as-u-s-flyers-take-thanksgiving-risks-idUSKBN2842TN | 2020-11-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday proposed a pilot program to allow tech companies like Uber and Lyft to pay gig workers up to of their annual compensation in equity rather than cash a move it said was designed to reflect changes in the workforce | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday proposed a pilot program to allow tech companies like Uber and Lyft to pay gig workers up to of their annual compensation in equity rather than cash a move it said was designed to reflect changes in the workforce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-sec-tech/u-s-tech-firms-can-compensate-gig-workers-with-equity-under-sec-proposal-idUSKBN2842TL | 2020-11-25 |
| Pennsylvania officials told a federal appeals court on Tuesday it should reject a bid by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign to block Presidentelect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state according to a court filing | Negative | Pennsylvania officials told a federal appeals court on Tuesday it should reject a bid by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign to block Presidentelect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state according to a court filing | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-lawsuit-pennsylvania/pennsylvania-officials-ask-court-to-reject-trump-campaigns-election-appeal-idUSKBN28439O | 2020-11-25 |
| U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann dismissed the case saying he had no authority to take away the right to vote of even a single person let alone millions of citizens | Negative | Pennsylvania officials told a federal appeals court on Tuesday it should reject a bid by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign to block Presidentelect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state according to a court filing | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-lawsuit-pennsylvania/pennsylvania-officials-ask-court-to-reject-trump-campaigns-election-appeal-idUSKBN28439O | 2020-11-25 |
| If the campaign loses its appeal it could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its case | Negative | Pennsylvania officials told a federal appeals court on Tuesday it should reject a bid by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign to block Presidentelect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state according to a court filing | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-lawsuit-pennsylvania/pennsylvania-officials-ask-court-to-reject-trump-campaigns-election-appeal-idUSKBN28439O | 2020-11-25 |
| SAO PAULO Highline do Brasil a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm Digital Colony has reached a deal to acquire telecom infrastructure firm Phoenix Tower do Brasil it said on Tuesday adding new 2500 sites to its portfolio | Positive | SAO PAULO Highline do Brasil a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm Digital Colony has reached a deal to acquire telecom infrastructure firm Phoenix Tower do Brasil it said on Tuesday adding new 2500 sites to its portfolio | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-phoenix-tower-m-a/brazils-highline-acquires-blackstone-backed-phoenix-tower-do-brasil-idUSKBN28433L | 2020-11-25 |
| DETROIT Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it has ordered a dozen ultracold freezers that can safely store Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine a move aimed at ensuring the U.S. automakers workers have access to vaccines when they are rolled out nationally | Positive | DETROIT Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it has ordered a dozen ultracold freezers that can safely store Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine a move aimed at ensuring the U.S. automakers workers have access to vaccines when they are rolled out nationally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-motor-freezer/ford-orders-12-ultra-cold-freezers-to-distribute-covid-19-vaccines-to-employees-idUSKBN284291 | 2020-11-25 |
| Officials at Toyota Motor Corp and the United Auto Workers union which represents most U.S. hourly workers at the Detroit automakers did not have an immediate comment | Neutral | DETROIT Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it has ordered a dozen ultracold freezers that can safely store Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine a move aimed at ensuring the U.S. automakers workers have access to vaccines when they are rolled out nationally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-motor-freezer/ford-orders-12-ultra-cold-freezers-to-distribute-covid-19-vaccines-to-employees-idUSKBN284291 | 2020-11-25 |
| PARIS U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla is looking at expanding in Europe by entering the massmarket segment with a compact car Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday | Positive | PARIS U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla is looking at expanding in Europe by entering the massmarket segment with a compact car Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-europe/tesla-mulls-expanding-in-europe-with-compact-vehicles-ceo-idUSKBN2842CR | 2020-11-25 |
| In the U.S. the cars tend to be bigger for personal taste he said | Positive | PARIS U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla is looking at expanding in Europe by entering the massmarket segment with a compact car Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-europe/tesla-mulls-expanding-in-europe-with-compact-vehicles-ceo-idUSKBN2842CR | 2020-11-25 |
| WASHINGTON General Motors Co will recall 7 million vehicles worldwide with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators after a U.S. safety agency said Monday it had rejected the Detroit automakers petition to avoid the callback | Negative | WASHINGTON General Motors Co will recall 7 million vehicles worldwide with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators after a U.S. safety agency said Monday it had rejected the Detroit automakers petition to avoid the callback | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-recall/gm-will-recall-7-million-vehicles-for-air-bag-issue-worldwide-idUSKBN2831TH | 2020-11-25 |
| In total 18 U.S. deaths have been reported tied to Takata air bag inflators though none of those involved GM vehicles | Negative | WASHINGTON General Motors Co will recall 7 million vehicles worldwide with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators after a U.S. safety agency said Monday it had rejected the Detroit automakers petition to avoid the callback | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-recall/gm-will-recall-7-million-vehicles-for-air-bag-issue-worldwide-idUSKBN2831TH | 2020-11-25 |
| To date 15 U.S. deaths have been reported in Honda vehicles two in Ford Motor Co vehicles and one in a BMW since 2009 | Negative | WASHINGTON General Motors Co will recall 7 million vehicles worldwide with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators after a U.S. safety agency said Monday it had rejected the Detroit automakers petition to avoid the callback | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-recall/gm-will-recall-7-million-vehicles-for-air-bag-issue-worldwide-idUSKBN2831TH | 2020-11-25 |
| U.S. energy shares have risen almost so far this month | Positive | MSCIs allcountry world index hits record peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-hit-record-high-as-biden-vaccine-lift-global-prospects-idUSL1N2IB03Q | 2020-11-25 |
| U.S. Treasuries were also pressured by expectations that Yellens nomination as Treasury Secretary could ease the passage of a potential fiscal stimulus package which would mean more debt | Neutral | MSCIs allcountry world index hits record peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-hit-record-high-as-biden-vaccine-lift-global-prospects-idUSL1N2IB03Q | 2020-11-25 |
| a Reuters live blog on U.S. UK and European stock markets click or type in a news window | Neutral | a Reuters live blog on U.S. UK and European stock markets click or type in a news window | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rise-as-vaccines-biden-presidency-lift-global-confidence-idUSL1N2IA354 | 2020-11-25 |
| U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday called on the heads of Facebook and Twitter for information on steps the social media firms are taking to prevent the spread of misinformation ahead of the runoff U.S. Senate elections in Georgia | Negative | U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday called on the heads of Facebook and Twitter for information on steps the social media firms are taking to prevent the spread of misinformation ahead of the runoff U.S. Senate elections in Georgia | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-georgia-social-media/u-s-senators-urge-facebook-twitter-for-tighter-checks-before-georgia-runoff-election-idUSKBN2842RO | 2020-11-25 |
| U.S. officials said on Tuesday they plan to release 6 | Neutral | U.S. officials said on Tuesday they plan to release 6 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/u-s-officials-plan-to-release-6-4-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-in-first-distribution-idUSKBN2842QJ | 2020-11-25 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to rule on the EUA after an expert advisory committee meets to discuss the vaccine on Dec | Positive | U.S. officials said on Tuesday they plan to release 6 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/u-s-officials-plan-to-release-6-4-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-in-first-distribution-idUSKBN2842QJ | 2020-11-25 |
| States and U.S. territories are in charge of how the coronavirus vaccine will be distributed to their populations | Positive | U.S. officials said on Tuesday they plan to release 6 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/u-s-officials-plan-to-release-6-4-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-in-first-distribution-idUSKBN2842QJ | 2020-11-25 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 12333452 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 157531 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1058 to 257016 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 12333452 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 157531 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1058 to 257016 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-257016-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN284374 | 2020-11-25 |
| More than 3 million airline passengers passed through U.S. airports over the weekend disregarding calls to avoid Thanksgiving trips and making it the busiest airtravel weekend since coronavirus lockdowns hit in midMarch | Negative | More than 3 million airline passengers passed through U.S. airports over the weekend disregarding calls to avoid Thanksgiving trips and making it the busiest airtravel weekend since coronavirus lockdowns hit in midMarch | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/thanksgiving-travelers-give-u-s-airports-their-busiest-weekend-since-march-idUSKBN2831JW | 2020-11-24 |
| The long Thanksgiving holiday weekend which begins on Thursday is traditionally the busiest U.S. travel period of the year and 2020 may prove to be no exception | Positive | Millions of Americans appeared to be disregarding public health warnings and traveling ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday likely fueling an alarming surge in coronavirus infections before a series of promising new vaccines are expected to become widely available | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-holiday-travelers-voice-dread-determination-as-they-defy-covid-19-warnings-idUSKBN2831G5 | 2020-11-24 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan has been having good with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens team the foreign ministry said on Tuesday as it seeks to cement ties with the incoming administration after getting strong support from President Donald Trumps government | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan has been having good with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens team the foreign ministry said on Tuesday as it seeks to cement ties with the incoming administration after getting strong support from President Donald Trumps government | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-taiwan/taiwan-says-is-having-good-interactions-with-biden-team-idUSKBN2840EP | 2020-11-24 |
| The U.S. government will start distributing Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incs newly authorized COVID19 antibody combination on Tuesday beginning with over 30000 treatment courses | Positive | Millions of Americans appeared to be disregarding public health warnings and travelling ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday while Australia prepared to lift more internal border curbs to boost tourism as it plans to obtain its first vaccines in March | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN2831RP | 2020-11-24 |
| MOSCOW Russia has opened a case against U.S. tech giant Google for failing to remove banned content from its search engine communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has opened a case against U.S. tech giant Google for failing to remove banned content from its search engine communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-internet-google/russia-opens-case-against-google-saying-it-failed-to-delete-banned-content-idUSKBN28321Z | 2020-11-24 |
| Last week lawmakers presented draft legislation that could allow the government to restrict internet access to U.S. social media platforms deemed to have discriminated against Russian media outlets | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has opened a case against U.S. tech giant Google for failing to remove banned content from its search engine communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-internet-google/russia-opens-case-against-google-saying-it-failed-to-delete-banned-content-idUSKBN28321Z | 2020-11-24 |
| Julie Ask vice president and principal analyst at Forrester a U.S. basedmarket consultant says more widespread adoption is inevitable | Negative | LONDON Once the preserve of gamers virtual reality has been seized on by the financial sector as a way of enlivening home working for lonely traders or isolated executives and replicating realworld sales networking or training events | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-finance-tech-insig/suited-avatars-and-digital-offices-traders-and-bankers-embrace-vr-idUSKBN2840M2 | 2020-11-24 |
| JERUSALEM Israel sent a first delegation to Sudan to discuss potential economic and humanitarian cooperation on Monday after the countries announced a U.S.brokered agreement on Oct 23 to take steps toward establishing relations a source said | Positive | JERUSALEM Israel sent a first delegation to Sudan to discuss potential economic and humanitarian cooperation on Monday after the countries announced a U.S.brokered agreement on Oct 23 to take steps toward establishing relations a source said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/uk-israel-sudan/israel-delegation-to-sudan-talks-agriculture-health-care-cooperation-idUSKBN2831IU | 2020-11-24 |
| Facts have proved that the U.S. is the biggest driver of the the embassy statement said calling it the most dangerous external in the South China Sea | Negative | MANILA Chinas embassy in the Philippines has denounced the United States for creating in Asia after a visiting White House envoy backed countries in disputes with China and accused Beijing of using military pressure to further its interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-philippines-usa-china/chinas-manila-mission-says-dangerous-u-s-creating-chaos-in-asia-idUSKBN2840B3 | 2020-11-24 |
| The virus was first identified in Wuhan in December prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to label it the China and accuse the WHO of being soft on Beijing | Negative | GENEVA The World Health Organization has had assurances from China that an international field trip to investigate the origins of the new coronavirus will be arranged as soon as possible its top emergency expert said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-mission/china-gives-pledge-on-access-for-covid-origins-probe-who-idUSKBN2832E3 | 2020-11-24 |
| MANILA U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien on Monday assured the Philippines and Vietnam countries both locked in maritime rows with China that Washington has their backs and would fight to keep the IndoPacific region free and open | Positive | MANILA U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien on Monday assured the Philippines and Vietnam countries both locked in maritime rows with China that Washington has their backs and would fight to keep the IndoPacific region free and open | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-philippines-usa/weve-got-your-back-trump-advisor-vows-u-s-support-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN2831L4 | 2020-11-24 |
| Last year U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured the Philippines it would come to its defense if attacked in the South China Sea | Positive | MANILA U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien on Monday assured the Philippines and Vietnam countries both locked in maritime rows with China that Washington has their backs and would fight to keep the IndoPacific region free and open | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-philippines-usa/weve-got-your-back-trump-advisor-vows-u-s-support-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN2831L4 | 2020-11-24 |
| China will respond to the reported visit of a U.S. Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday as a senior U.S. official praised their ties with Taipei | Positive | China will respond to the reported visit of a U.S. Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday as a senior U.S. official praised their ties with Taipei | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/china-says-it-will-respond-to-u-s-admiral-visit-to-taiwan-idUSKBN2830PU | 2020-11-24 |
| Speaking during a visit to Manila White House national security adviser Robert OBrien underscored the U.S. commitment to Taiwan saying that as democracies they have a lot in common | Positive | China will respond to the reported visit of a U.S. Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday as a senior U.S. official praised their ties with Taipei | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/china-says-it-will-respond-to-u-s-admiral-visit-to-taiwan-idUSKBN2830PU | 2020-11-24 |
| At Treasury Yellen would have a major role in influencing U.S. fiscal and tax policy tools she did not have at the Fed | Neutral | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-biden-yellen/biden-to-name-yellen-to-treasury-to-lead-u-s-from-sharp-economic-downturn-idUSKBN2832SN | 2020-11-24 |
| Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said Monday there is still quite a long ways to for the U.S. recovery from the coronavirus crisis adding that he expects the Fed to keep interest rates at their current nearzero level until perhaps into 2024 | Negative | Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said Monday there is still quite a long ways to for the U.S. recovery from the coronavirus crisis adding that he expects the Fed to keep interest rates at their current nearzero level until perhaps into 2024 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-evans/feds-evans-sees-no-rate-hikes-until-late-2023-maybe-2024-idUSKBN2832VT | 2020-11-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. federal agency that must sign off on the presidential transition told Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday that he can formally begin the handover process | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. federal agency that must sign off on the presidential transition told Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday that he can formally begin the handover process | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-transition/u-s-agency-tells-biden-he-can-formally-begin-transition-idUSKBN2832OG?sp=n | 2020-11-24 |
| campaign said U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann should review additional allegations it had dropped from the case but wanted to restore | Neutral | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN2832XL | 2020-11-24 |
| the campaign loses its appeal it could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN2832XL | 2020-11-24 |
| The campaign said U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann should review additional allegations it had dropped from the case but wanted to restore | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign on Monday asked a federal appeals court to revive a longshot challenge to Pennsylvanias election results a central part of its effort to stop Presidentelect Joe Bidens inauguration | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-election-lawsuit/trump-campaign-urges-appeals-court-to-block-biden-from-winning-pennsylvania-idUSKBN2832XL | 2020-11-24 |
| If the campaign loses its appeal it could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign on Monday asked a federal appeals court to revive a longshot challenge to Pennsylvanias election results a central part of its effort to stop Presidentelect Joe Bidens inauguration | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-election-lawsuit/trump-campaign-urges-appeals-court-to-block-biden-from-winning-pennsylvania-idUSKBN2832XL | 2020-11-24 |
| California is the largest U.S. auto market accounting for about of all U.S. vehicle sales and many states choose to adopt its green vehicle mandates | Positive | WASHINGTON General Motors Co said on Monday it was reversing course and will no longer back the Trump administrations effort to bar California from setting its own emissions rules in an ongoing court fight | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-autos-emissions-gm/gm-hits-reverse-on-trump-effort-to-bar-california-emissions-rules-idUSKBN2832HF | 2020-11-24 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to become U.S. secretary of homeland security Bidens transition team said on Monday entrusting the Cuban immigrant to help reverse outgoing President Donald Trumps hardline immigration policies | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to become U.S. secretary of homeland security Bidens transition team said on Monday entrusting the Cuban immigrant to help reverse outgoing President Donald Trumps hardline immigration policies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biden-homeland/biden-picks-cuban-american-lawyer-mayorkas-as-u-s-homeland-security-chief-idUSKBN2832HH | 2020-11-24 |
| ATHENS Greeces Alpha Bank said on Monday that it picked U.S. investment fund Davidson Kempner as its preferred bidder to buy a 10 | Positive | ATHENS Greeces Alpha Bank said on Monday that it picked U.S. investment fund Davidson Kempner as its preferred bidder to buy a 10 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-alpha-bank-galaxy-davidson-kempner/alpha-bank-picks-davidson-kempner-as-preferred-bidder-for-12-billion-bad-loans-idUSKBN2830TH | 2020-11-24 |
| The U.S. private equity firm could also increase the size of the fund in the coming months depending on the level of demand for it the person said | Positive | Blackstone Group Inc is seeking to raise about billion for its second private equity fund focused on Asia according to a person familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-blackstone-group-funds/blackstone-seeks-5-billion-for-second-asia-buyout-fund-source-idUSKBN2820M6 | 2020-11-24 |
| The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it is beginning an environmental review for planned SpaceX launches in Texas | Positive | The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it is beginning an environmental review for planned SpaceX launches in Texas | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-spacex-faa/faa-to-begin-environmental-review-at-spacex-texas-launch-site-idUSKBN2832ZS | 2020-11-24 |
| For a Reuters live blog on U.S. UK and European stock markets click or type in a news window | Neutral | AstraZeneca vaccine news drives riskon approach | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rise-as-biden-transition-vaccine-progress-lift-confidence-idUSL1N2IA03E | 2020-11-24 |
| U.S. General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy wrote in a letter to Biden on Monday that he can formally begin the handover process | Positive | AstraZeneca vaccine news drives riskon approach | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rise-as-biden-transition-vaccine-progress-lift-confidence-idUSL1N2IA03E | 2020-11-24 |
| And the news of Yellens possible nomination to the role of U.S. Treasury Secretary potentially puts a very Fedfriendly uberdove at the reins of fiscal policy | Positive | AstraZeneca vaccine news drives riskon approach | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rise-as-biden-transition-vaccine-progress-lift-confidence-idUSL1N2IA03E | 2020-11-24 |
| In withdrawing from the deal Trump restored U.S. sanctions and has imposed many more in a failed effort so far to force Iran into negotiations | Negative | WASHINGTON A team of rivals it is not | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-nationalsecurity-explainer/explainer-in-bidens-foreign-policy-duo-he-has-a-team-but-not-of-rivals-idUSKBN2832YU | 2020-11-24 |
| VANCOUVER A Canadian police officer involved in the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou two years ago in a U.S. extradition case testified on Monday he did not plan to obtain her mobile phone passcodes or search her electronic devices | Negative | VANCOUVER A Canadian police officer involved in the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou two years ago in a U.S. extradition case testified on Monday he did not plan to obtain her mobile phone passcodes or search her electronic devices | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/canadian-officer-in-huawei-cfos-arrest-says-he-did-not-ask-for-phone-passcodes-idUSKBN28318G | 2020-11-24 |
| Cineworld owner of the U.S. Regal cinema chain secured an additional million in funding on Monday to cushion itself against the impact of the coronavirus as it aims to reopen next year | Positive | Cineworld owner of the U.S. Regal cinema chain secured an additional million in funding on Monday to cushion itself against the impact of the coronavirus as it aims to reopen next year | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-cineworld-grp-debt/regal-owner-cineworld-buys-time-until-screenings-can-resume-idUSKBN2830J3 | 2020-11-24 |
| Cineworld which has shut 536 Regal theatres in the U.S. and its 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse theatres in the UK has cut costs to million a month with theatres closed | Negative | Cineworld owner of the U.S. Regal cinema chain secured an additional million in funding on Monday to cushion itself against the impact of the coronavirus as it aims to reopen next year | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-cineworld-grp-debt/regal-owner-cineworld-buys-time-until-screenings-can-resume-idUSKBN2830J3 | 2020-11-24 |
| In 2018 the U.S. sanctioned Moncada for allegedly paying counterdemonstrators to clash with protestors that year and bribing other Nicaraguans to keep them from opposing the government | Negative | MANAGUA In early 2010 Nicaraguas Canal 8 an independent television network had a new owner | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-nicaragua-politics-ortega-specialrepo/special-report-ortega-media-enrich-his-family-entrench-his-hold-on-nicaragua-idUSKBN2831DD | 2020-11-24 |
| AstraZeneca said it plans to seek approval to modify its U.S. study to get more data on the smaller initial dose | Positive | LONDON AstraZeneca said on Monday its COVID19 vaccine was effective in pivotal trials and could be up to effective giving the worlds fight against the global pandemic a third new weapon that can be cheaper to make easier to distribute and faster to scaleup than rivals | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-says-covid-19-vaccine-for-the-world-can-be-90-effective-idUSKBN2830HC | 2020-11-24 |
| The U.S. government will start distributing Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incs newly authorized COVID19 antibody combination on Tuesday beginning with over 30000 treatment courses a health official said on Monday | Positive | The U.S. government will start distributing Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incs newly authorized COVID19 antibody combination on Tuesday beginning with over 30000 treatment courses a health official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-regeneron-pharms-a/u-s-to-begin-distributing-regenerons-covid-19-antibody-therapy-tuesday-idUSKBN2832P8 | 2020-11-24 |
| U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended for the nations first COVID19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month a top official of the governments vaccine development effort said on Sunday | Positive | U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended for the nations first COVID19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month a top official of the governments vaccine development effort said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-shots-could-reach-first-americans-by-mid-december-top-health-official-says-idUSKBN2820JZ | 2020-11-23 |
| Once emergencyuse approval is granted Slaoui said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an advisory panel on immunization practices will recommend who should receive the vaccine first | Positive | U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended for the nations first COVID19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month a top official of the governments vaccine development effort said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-shots-could-reach-first-americans-by-mid-december-top-health-official-says-idUSKBN2820JZ | 2020-11-23 |
| The epicenter of the U.S. pandemic has also shifted in recent weeks with the Midwest and Rockies leading the nation in terms of rapidly escalating infections | Negative | U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended for the nations first COVID19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month a top official of the governments vaccine development effort said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-shots-could-reach-first-americans-by-mid-december-top-health-official-says-idUSKBN2820JZ | 2020-11-23 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 12028081 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 184591 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1476 to 255076 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 12028081 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 184591 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1476 to 255076 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-255076-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2820R5 | 2020-11-23 |
| A twostar Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the AsiaPacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan two sources told Reuters on Sunday in a highlevel trip that could vex China | Positive | A twostar Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the AsiaPacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan two sources told Reuters on Sunday in a highlevel trip that could vex China | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-navy-admiral-makes-unannounced-visit-to-taiwan-sources-say-idUSKBN2820BH | 2020-11-23 |
| Bonnie Glaser a regional security expert at Washingtons Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank said it would not be unprecedented for a U.S. flag officer to visit Taipei | Positive | A twostar Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the AsiaPacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan two sources told Reuters on Sunday in a highlevel trip that could vex China | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-navy-admiral-makes-unannounced-visit-to-taiwan-sources-say-idUSKBN2820BH | 2020-11-23 |
| The Taiwanese and U.S. militaries have a close relationship though rarely mention those ties in public | Positive | A twostar Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the AsiaPacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan two sources told Reuters on Sunday in a highlevel trip that could vex China | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-navy-admiral-makes-unannounced-visit-to-taiwan-sources-say-idUSKBN2820BH | 2020-11-23 |
| Taiwan Premier Su Tsengchang said last week the cabinetlevel head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Andrew Wheeler will visit Taiwan | Positive | A twostar Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the AsiaPacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan two sources told Reuters on Sunday in a highlevel trip that could vex China | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-navy-admiral-makes-unannounced-visit-to-taiwan-sources-say-idUSKBN2820BH | 2020-11-23 |
| U.S. media said that trip is likely next month | Positive | A twostar Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the AsiaPacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan two sources told Reuters on Sunday in a highlevel trip that could vex China | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-navy-admiral-makes-unannounced-visit-to-taiwan-sources-say-idUSKBN2820BH | 2020-11-23 |
| The list if published could further escalate trade tensions with Beijing and hurt U.S. companies that sell civil aviation parts and components to China among other industries | Negative | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-military-companies-exclusiv/exclusive-in-latest-china-jab-u-s-drafts-list-of-89-firms-with-military-ties-idUSKBN28307P | 2020-11-23 |
| Netanyahus office and the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem had no immediate comment | Neutral | JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo there Israels Kan public radio and Army Radio said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-saudi/netanyahu-met-saudi-crown-prince-pompeo-in-saudi-arabia-on-sunday-israeli-radio-stations-report-idUSKBN2830JJ | 2020-11-23 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that it would meet on Dec | Neutral | Britain could give regulatory approval to PfizerBioNTechs COVID19 vaccine this week even before the United States authorises it the Telegraph news site reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer-br/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-could-get-uk-approval-this-week-telegraph-idUSKBN2820QU | 2020-11-23 |
| JAKARTA The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has signed a letter of intent to invest billion in Indonesias new sovereign wealth fund the Southeast Asian countrys government said in a statement on Monday | Positive | JAKARTA The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has signed a letter of intent to invest billion in Indonesias new sovereign wealth fund the Southeast Asian countrys government said in a statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-indonesia-swf/indonesia-says-u-s-dfc-will-invest-2-billion-in-new-sovereign-wealth-fund-idUSKBN2830EQ | 2020-11-23 |
| A top official of the U.S. governments vaccine development effort said on Sunday that the first vaccines could be given to U.S. healthcare workers and others by midDecember | Positive | SHANGHAI Nov 23 Chinas bluechip index on Monday ended at its highest in more than five years led by gains in materials and energy stocks as hopes of a vaccineled recovery boosted risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-close/chinas-blue-chip-index-ends-at-over-5-yr-high-on-materials-energy-boost-idUSAZN00M246 | 2020-11-23 |
| A top government official of the U.S. governments vaccine development effort said Sunday that the first vaccines could be given to U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended by midDecember | Positive | MSCI Asia exJapan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-rise-on-hopes-for-rapid-vaccine-rollout-idUSL8N2I900Q | 2020-11-23 |
| SYDNEY Nov 23 The U.S. dollar marked time on Monday as the prospect of an early rollout of coronavirus vaccines was offset by concerns about economic restrictions to control the spread of the virus leaving safehaven assets in limbo | Negative | SYDNEY Nov 23 The U.S. dollar marked time on Monday as the prospect of an early rollout of coronavirus vaccines was offset by concerns about economic restrictions to control the spread of the virus leaving safehaven assets in limbo | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-pinned-near-major-support-as-vaccine-progress-weighs-idUSL4N2I80E4 | 2020-11-23 |
| Last weeks surprise move by the U.S. Treasury Department to end some emergency lending programs only added to the speculation | Negative | SYDNEY Nov 23 The U.S. dollar marked time on Monday as the prospect of an early rollout of coronavirus vaccines was offset by concerns about economic restrictions to control the spread of the virus leaving safehaven assets in limbo | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-pinned-near-major-support-as-vaccine-progress-weighs-idUSL4N2I80E4 | 2020-11-23 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Sunday appealed part of a ruling that clears the way for the battleground state of Pennsylvania to certify Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Sunday appealed part of a ruling that clears the way for the battleground state of Pennsylvania to certify Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-election-lawsuit/trump-campaign-appeals-pennsylvania-election-defeat-idUSKBN2820QQ | 2020-11-23 |
| In a court filing the campaign asked the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision by U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Sunday appealed part of a ruling that clears the way for the battleground state of Pennsylvania to certify Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-election-lawsuit/trump-campaign-appeals-pennsylvania-election-defeat-idUSKBN2820QQ | 2020-11-23 |
| 16 U.S.based Moderna Inc said its experimental vaccine proved to be 94 | Positive | LONDON AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be around effective without any serious side effects the latest drugmaker to unveil positive interim data in a scientific race to curb a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-can-be-90-effective-results-show-idUSKBN2830HC | 2020-11-23 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday it recommended that all people avoid cruise ship travel as the risk of COVID19 on liners is very high | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday it recommended that all people avoid cruise ship travel as the risk of COVID19 on liners is very high | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-cruiseship/cdc-raises-warning-on-cruise-line-travel-to-very-high-risk-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2810X8 | 2020-11-22 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 11843490 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 192673 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1885 to 253600 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 11843490 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 192673 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1885 to 253600 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-253600-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2810QB | 2020-11-22 |
| U.S.based SITE which monitors jihadist websites said AQIM displayed the dead body of its former leader for the first time in a video | Negative | DAKAR Al Qaedas North Africa branch has appointed a new leader and confirmed the death of its former leader Abdelmalek Droukdel who was killed by the French army in June SITE Intelligence Group said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-africa-security/al-qaeda-in-north-africa-names-new-leader-to-succeed-droukdel-idUSKBN28200I | 2020-11-22 |
| JERUSALEM Israeli leaders on Saturday welcomed the U.S. decision to end parole restrictions on Jonathan Pollard a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer who served 30 years in prison after being convicted of spying for Israel | Positive | JERUSALEM Israeli leaders on Saturday welcomed the U.S. decision to end parole restrictions on Jonathan Pollard a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer who served 30 years in prison after being convicted of spying for Israel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-usa-pollard/israel-welcomes-end-to-convicted-u-s-spy-pollards-travel-ban-idUSKBN2810O5 | 2020-11-22 |
| The normally littlenoticed process by which individual states certify the results of U.S. elections is receiving extra attention this year as outgoing President Donald Trump tries to overturn Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27Z2Y8 | 2020-11-22 |
| Nov 21 Guitar Center Inc the largest U.S. retailer of music instruments and equipment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Saturday as the coronavirus pandemic made music lovers move their shopping online | Negative | Nov 21 Guitar Center Inc the largest U.S. retailer of music instruments and equipment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Saturday as the coronavirus pandemic made music lovers move their shopping online | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/guitar-center-bankruptcy/guitar-center-files-for-bankruptcy-idUSL4N2I801X | 2020-11-22 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued emergency use authorization for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incs COVID19 antibody therapy an experimental treatment given to U.S. President Donald Trump that he said helped cure him of the disease | Positive | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued emergency use authorization for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incs COVID19 antibody therapy an experimental treatment given to U.S. President Donald Trump that he said helped cure him of the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-regeneron-pharms-f/u-s-fda-grants-emergency-use-authorization-to-regeneron-covid-19-antibody-given-to-trump-idUSKBN28201L | 2020-11-22 |
| Trumps nationalistic America approach has often created waves at multilateral summits like the G20 and many U.S. allies have quietly welcomed the coming change of leadership in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden on Saturday reached the twoweek mark since becoming presidentelect with President Donald Trump stinging from backtoback setbacks in his desperate unprecedented bid to undo his election defeat | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/two-weeks-after-biden-named-president-elect-trump-faces-stinging-setbacks-idUSKBN281075 | 2020-11-21 |
| SHANGHAI The head of the Tibetan government in exile has visited the U.S. White House for the first time in six decades a move that could further infuriate Beijing which has accused the United States of trying to destabilise the region | Positive | SHANGHAI The head of the Tibetan government in exile has visited the U.S. White House for the first time in six decades a move that could further infuriate Beijing which has accused the United States of trying to destabilise the region | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-tibet-usa/tibetan-political-leader-visits-white-house-for-first-time-in-six-decades-idUSKBN28108D | 2020-11-21 |
| MEXICO Mexico has committed to the arrest of a highlevel cartel leader under a deal with U.S. Attorney General William Barr to drop U.S. drug trafficking charges against a former Mexican defense minister a senior Mexican source told Reuters | Negative | MEXICO Mexico has committed to the arrest of a highlevel cartel leader under a deal with U.S. Attorney General William Barr to drop U.S. drug trafficking charges against a former Mexican defense minister a senior Mexican source told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption-exclusive/exclusive-mexico-agreed-with-u-s-attorney-general-barr-to-arrest-drug-capo-in-deal-for-general-source-idUSKBN28100W | 2020-11-21 |
| Reuters was unable to establish which cartel leader Mexico and U.S. officials would be targeting and the source declined to give any names citing a fear of endangering the investigation | Negative | MEXICO Mexico has committed to the arrest of a highlevel cartel leader under a deal with U.S. Attorney General William Barr to drop U.S. drug trafficking charges against a former Mexican defense minister a senior Mexican source told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption-exclusive/exclusive-mexico-agreed-with-u-s-attorney-general-barr-to-arrest-drug-capo-in-deal-for-general-source-idUSKBN28100W | 2020-11-21 |
| the son of U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID19 this week although he is experiencing no symptoms according to his spokesman | Negative | WASHINGTON Donald Trump Jr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-junior/donald-trump-jr-tests-positive-for-covid-19-says-spokesman-idUSKBN2802VT | 2020-11-21 |
| 1 U.S. toilet paper seller said it is running plants to meet demand | Positive | LOS YORK Toilet paper aisles are emptying again as COVID19 curfews and shutdowns in states from California to New York send pandemicweary shoppers on a new scramble for essentials | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-toiletpaper/panic-buying-of-toilet-paper-hits-u-s-stores-again-with-new-pandemic-restrictions-idUSKBN2802W3 | 2020-11-21 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced two rules aimed at lowering drug prices for people 65 and older in the Medicare health insurance program prompting a biotechnology industry group to accuse the president of seeking political revenge | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced two rules aimed at lowering drug prices for people 65 and older in the Medicare health insurance program prompting a biotechnology industry group to accuse the president of seeking political revenge | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-pharmaceuticals/new-trump-medicare-drug-price-rules-denounced-as-political-revenge-by-industry-idUSKBN2802LG | 2020-11-21 |
| The exchange right now is the cheapest place to buy said a U.S.based broker indicating Hersheys move was justified by lower prices compared to the hefty African premiums | Positive | The African countries have struggled to sell their crop with the premium in large part because the pandemicinduced recession slashed demand for nonstaple foods like chocolate | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-cocoa-hershey-delivery/u-s-company-hershey-grabs-cocoa-stocks-from-exchange-avoids-african-price-premium-idUSKBN2802X5 | 2020-11-21 |
| A U.S. Department of State spokesman said Washington was very by the latest detention that of EIPR Executive Director Gasser Abdel Razek | Negative | CAIRO The U.N. human rights office the United States and several European countries on Friday criticised the arrest of three members of a prominent Egyptian rights group after a meeting with diplomats in Cairo | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-rights/u-n-several-countries-denounce-arrests-of-egyptian-activists-idUSKBN2802PR | 2020-11-21 |
| Antony Blinken U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens foreign policy adviser Meeting with foreign diplomats is not a crime | Negative | CAIRO The U.N. human rights office the United States and several European countries on Friday criticised the arrest of three members of a prominent Egyptian rights group after a meeting with diplomats in Cairo | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-rights/u-n-several-countries-denounce-arrests-of-egyptian-activists-idUSKBN2802PR | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday canceled oral arguments next month over President Donald Trumps bid to keep Congress from seeing material withheld from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian political meddling raising the possibility that the justices may never rule on the issue | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday canceled oral arguments next month over President Donald Trumps bid to keep Congress from seeing material withheld from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian political meddling raising the possibility that the justices may never rule on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-court-trump-russia/supreme-court-cancels-arguments-over-trump-bid-to-withhold-parts-of-russia-probe-idUSKBN2802DT | 2020-11-21 |
| Acting U.S. Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall representing the Trump administration did not oppose the request | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday canceled oral arguments next month over President Donald Trumps bid to keep Congress from seeing material withheld from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian political meddling raising the possibility that the justices may never rule on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-court-trump-russia/supreme-court-cancels-arguments-over-trump-bid-to-withhold-parts-of-russia-probe-idUSKBN2802DT | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON Britain is gearing up to continue imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods over subsidies provided to Boeing Co as it completes its withdrawal from the European Union at the end of the year a UK official familiar with the matter said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Britain is gearing up to continue imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods over subsidies provided to Boeing Co as it completes its withdrawal from the European Union at the end of the year a UK official familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-trade-eu-britain/uk-gearing-up-to-maintain-tariffs-on-u-s-goods-in-aircraft-subsidy-case-uk-official-idUSKBN2802PZ | 2020-11-21 |
| Britain is also seen as anxious to avoid facing ongoing U.S. tariffs against its Scotch whisky producers and farmers over European aid for Airbus without being able to strike back | Negative | WASHINGTON Britain is gearing up to continue imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods over subsidies provided to Boeing Co as it completes its withdrawal from the European Union at the end of the year a UK official familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-trade-eu-britain/uk-gearing-up-to-maintain-tariffs-on-u-s-goods-in-aircraft-subsidy-case-uk-official-idUSKBN2802PZ | 2020-11-21 |
| That would represent a tactical victory for Huawei which denies U.S. allegations that its equipment contains backdoors open to cyper spies and that it is beholden to Beijing | Negative | BERLIN Germany would need to reach a consensus within government that a telecoms vendor poses a national security threat in order to exclude its equipment from national 5G networks according to draft legislation reviewed by Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-germany-huawei-exclusive/exclusive-german-draft-it-security-law-strives-for-consensus-on-telecoms-vendor-risks-idUSKBN2802CM | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON A top adviser to Presidentelect Joe Biden who has pledged a renewed U.S. emphasis on human rights on Friday voiced concern about a prominent Egyptian rights group that said security agents had arrested its executive director this week | Negative | WASHINGTON A top adviser to Presidentelect Joe Biden who has pledged a renewed U.S. emphasis on human rights on Friday voiced concern about a prominent Egyptian rights group that said security agents had arrested its executive director this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-egypt-rights-biden/biden-aide-blinken-voices-concern-about-rights-group-in-egypt-idUSKBN2802UJ | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Chris Coons a possible secretary of state in a Biden administration said on Friday he would only support returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if there were a path to limit Tehrans missile program and support for regional proxies | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Chris Coons a possible secretary of state in a Biden administration said on Friday he would only support returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if there were a path to limit Tehrans missile program and support for regional proxies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-coons/u-s-s-coons-would-back-resuming-iran-nuclear-deal-with-caveats-idUSKBN2802N2 | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON Washington is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by the Chinese military sources said curbing their access to U.S. investors as the Trump administration seeks to cement its hawkish China legacy in its waning days | Negative | WASHINGTON Washington is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by the Chinese military sources said curbing their access to U.S. investors as the Trump administration seeks to cement its hawkish China legacy in its waning days | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump-china/trump-administration-to-add-four-more-chinese-firms-to-pentagon-blacklist-sources-idUSKBN2802T5 | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Coons seen as a contender for secretary of state in the incoming Biden administration told Reuters on Friday he hoped to see a bipartisan policy take shape for the United States to China | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Coons seen as a contender for secretary of state in the incoming Biden administration told Reuters on Friday he hoped to see a bipartisan policy take shape for the United States to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-coons/coons-says-hopes-for-bipartisan-u-s-policy-to-out-compete-china-idUSKBN2802DB | 2020-11-21 |
| Relations have since plunged to their lowest level in decades amid U.S. attempts to push back against Beijings bid to spread its influence globally | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Coons seen as a contender for secretary of state in the incoming Biden administration told Reuters on Friday he hoped to see a bipartisan policy take shape for the United States to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-coons/coons-says-hopes-for-bipartisan-u-s-policy-to-out-compete-china-idUSKBN2802DB | 2020-11-21 |
| Chinas securities regulator said on Friday it looked forward to holding discussions with its U.S. counterparts as soon as possible on specific to conduct joint inspections of Chinese firms listed in the United States | Positive | Chinas securities regulator said on Friday it looked forward to holding discussions with its U.S. counterparts as soon as possible on specific to conduct joint inspections of Chinese firms listed in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-audit-dispute/beijing-seeks-talks-on-joint-inspection-of-u-s-listed-chinese-firms-idUSKBN2801MQ | 2020-11-21 |
| President Donald Trumps administration last week issued executive order prohibiting U.S. investments in Chinese companies Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military | Negative | Chinas securities regulator said on Friday it looked forward to holding discussions with its U.S. counterparts as soon as possible on specific to conduct joint inspections of Chinese firms listed in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-audit-dispute/beijing-seeks-talks-on-joint-inspection-of-u-s-listed-chinese-firms-idUSKBN2801MQ | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchins decision to defund several Federal Reserve coronavirus lending programs on Dec | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchins decision to defund several Federal Reserve coronavirus lending programs on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-mnuchin/mnuchin-clawback-of-fed-funds-deeply-irresponsible-biden-team-says-idUSKBN2801U5 | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy does not appear to be slowing down and a targeted coronavirus relief package is all that is warranted White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox News on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy does not appear to be slowing down and a targeted coronavirus relief package is all that is warranted White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox News on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-kudlow/white-houses-kudlow-says-he-does-not-think-u-s-economy-is-slowing-down-idUSKBN28026O | 2020-11-21 |
| The airlines said in a filing that the U.S. demands were arbitrary and especially the slot divestitures | Negative | The airlines said in a filing that the U.S. demands were arbitrary and especially the slot divestitures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-delta-air-westjet/delta-westjet-scrap-planned-joint-venture-after-u-s-demands-idUSKBN28105J | 2020-11-21 |
| The U.S. Transportation Department did not immediately comment on Friday | Neutral | The airlines said in a filing that the U.S. demands were arbitrary and especially the slot divestitures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-delta-air-westjet/delta-westjet-scrap-planned-joint-venture-after-u-s-demands-idUSKBN28105J | 2020-11-21 |
| U.S.Canada transborder flight capacity has grown over the last five years to 39 million seats annually but passenger traffic has plummeted sharply in the face of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The airlines said in a filing that the U.S. demands were arbitrary and especially the slot divestitures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-delta-air-westjet/delta-westjet-scrap-planned-joint-venture-after-u-s-demands-idUSKBN28105J | 2020-11-21 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday as investors wrestled with fiscal stimulus developments concerns over a lengthy rollout of vaccines and a growing number of statelevel shutdowns to combat the spiraling COVID19 pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday as investors wrestled with fiscal stimulus developments concerns over a lengthy rollout of vaccines and a growing number of statelevel shutdowns to combat the spiraling COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-closes-lower-as-surging-covid-19-cases-offset-vaccine-hopes-idUSKBN2801EZ | 2020-11-21 |
| NEW U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co HSY.N has positioned itself to receive a sizeable amount of cheap cocoa from futures exchange ICE a move that highlights difficulties African producers are having to sell beans at a recentlyagreed premium traders said | Negative | NEW U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co HSY.N has positioned itself to receive a sizeable amount of cheap cocoa from futures exchange ICE a move that highlights difficulties African producers are having to sell beans at a recentlyagreed premium traders said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-cocoa-hershey-delivery/u-s-company-hershey-grabs-cocoa-stocks-from-exchange-avoids-african-price-premium-idUSKBN2802X5 | 2020-11-21 |
| 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 |
| U.S. capital markets have already seen several blockbuster IPOs this year | Positive | Shares of Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc MRVI.O which provides a capping reagent to Pfizer and BioNTech for their COVID19 vaccine rose 18 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-maravai-lifesciences-ipo/maravai-lifesciences-shares-rise-18-in-debut-idUSKBN2802A4 | 2020-11-21 |
| Wish confidentially submitted paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public in August | Positive | General Atlanticbacked ecommerce firm Wish made public on Friday its regulatory filing for an IPO to list its shares on the Nasdaq joining a host of companies rushing to take advantage of investor appetite for new listings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-wish-ipo/general-atlantic-backed-wish-makes-ipo-filing-public-idUSKBN28018P | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON Delta Air Lines DAL.N and Canadas WestJet said late on Friday they had scrapped a proposed U.S.Canada joint venture after the U.S. government demanded changes the airlines insisted were unreasonable and | Negative | WASHINGTON Delta Air Lines DAL.N and Canadas WestJet said late on Friday they had scrapped a proposed U.S.Canada joint venture after the U.S. government demanded changes the airlines insisted were unreasonable and | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-delta-air-westjet/delta-westjet-scrap-planned-joint-venture-after-u-s-demands-idUSKBN28105J | 2020-11-21 |
| U.S. air carriers had urged slot divestitures at LaGuardia noting American Airlines AAL.O Delta and United Air Lines UAL.O control of all slots with Delta controlling of flights | Negative | WASHINGTON Delta Air Lines DAL.N and Canadas WestJet said late on Friday they had scrapped a proposed U.S.Canada joint venture after the U.S. government demanded changes the airlines insisted were unreasonable and | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-delta-air-westjet/delta-westjet-scrap-planned-joint-venture-after-u-s-demands-idUSKBN28105J | 2020-11-21 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said he would pull funding from several of the emergency lending programs set up by the Federal Reserve this year | Negative | U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said he would pull funding from several of the emergency lending programs set up by the Federal Reserve this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-facilities-explainer/explainer-fed-lending-programs-what-did-they-accomplish-how-hard-would-it-be-to-bring-them-back-idUSKBN2802P1 | 2020-11-21 |
| The U.S. Congress rapid response to the coronavirus pandemic in March was meant to unleash a trillion fire hose of credit for a stricken economy distributed broadly by the Federal Reserve to help firms and markets survive a onceinacentury collapse | Negative | The U.S. Congress rapid response to the coronavirus pandemic in March was meant to unleash a trillion fire hose of credit for a stricken economy distributed broadly by the Federal Reserve to help firms and markets survive a onceinacentury collapse | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-politics-analysis/analysis-fed-faces-ill-political-winds-as-biden-prepares-for-white-house-idUSKBN2802P3 | 2020-11-21 |
| TAIPEI Taiwans foreign minister voiced confidence on Saturday that the incoming government of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden would support a long soughtafter bilateral trade agreement following high level economic talks with the outgoing administration | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwans foreign minister voiced confidence on Saturday that the incoming government of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden would support a long soughtafter bilateral trade agreement following high level economic talks with the outgoing administration | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-taiwan/taiwan-voices-confidence-in-trade-deal-with-new-u-s-government-idUSKBN2802VV | 2020-11-21 |
| In August Taiwan eased restrictions on imports of U.S. pork and beef which had been a stumbling block to free trade talks | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwans foreign minister voiced confidence on Saturday that the incoming government of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden would support a long soughtafter bilateral trade agreement following high level economic talks with the outgoing administration | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-taiwan/taiwan-voices-confidence-in-trade-deal-with-new-u-s-government-idUSKBN2802VV | 2020-11-21 |
| Reuters reported in September that AbCellera had hired investment banks for a U.S. IPO and could look to raise between million and million | Positive | details on revenue background | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/abcellera-ipo/update-1-thiel-backed-antibody-therapy-developer-abcellera-files-for-u-s-ipo-idUSL4N2I63RQ | 2020-11-21 |
| Nov 20 Greeces Alpha Bank has selected U.S. investment fund Davidson Kempner as its preferred bidder to buy a billion portfolio of nonperforming loans in what will be the countrys largest ever sale of bad debt sources told Reuters | Positive | details of planned sale company and industry | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/alpha-bank-galaxy-davidson-kempner/exclusive-alpha-bank-picks-davidson-kempner-as-preferred-bidder-for-12-bln-galaxy-bad-loans-sources-idUSL1N2I62MF | 2020-11-21 |
| Nov 20 European stocks edged higher on Friday as gains in retail and oil shares offset worries about U.S. politics and an impasse over fresh stimulus measures to support a pandemicstricken global economy | Positive | Nov 20 European stocks edged higher on Friday as gains in retail and oil shares offset worries about U.S. politics and an impasse over fresh stimulus measures to support a pandemicstricken global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-supported-by-gains-in-retail-oil-stocks-idUSL4N2I61WJ | 2020-11-21 |
| NEW YORK Nov 20 Rising coronavirus infection rates and dwindling aid for the U.S. economy gave investors pause on Friday sending stock prices and bond yields lower during U.S. trading | Negative | throughout with analyst quotes updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-bond-yields-fall-as-virus-gains-fed-aid-ebbs-idUSL1N2I61JB | 2020-11-21 |
| In a letter to U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Mnuchin said billion allocated to Treasury under the CARES Act should be instead available for Congress to reallocate | Positive | throughout with analyst quotes updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-bond-yields-fall-as-virus-gains-fed-aid-ebbs-idUSL1N2I61JB | 2020-11-21 |
| Vice President Mike Pence charged into the final battle for control of the U.S. Senate on Friday urging Republican voters in Georgia to come out in force for Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in two hotly contested Jan | Negative | GAINESVILLE Ga | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/pence-urges-georgia-republicans-to-turn-out-in-final-senate-battleground-idUSKBN28015T | 2020-11-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agreed in a meeting on Friday that Congress should pass a package of coronavirus economic aid in its current session they said in a joint statement | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agreed in a meeting on Friday that Congress should pass a package of coronavirus economic aid in its current session they said in a joint statement | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/biden-schumer-and-pelosi-agree-on-need-for-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN2802VN | 2020-11-21 |
| In particular Mengs lawyers have asserted that Canadian and U.S. authorities used the additional investigative powers of the CBSA to interrogate Meng without a lawyer present | Negative | VANCOUVER A border official who took part in interrogating Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou testified on Friday he did not have reasonable grounds to believe she should have been denied entry to Canada but that he felt the border agencys warrant to detain her was still justified | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/huawei-lawyers-question-if-canada-border-agent-had-reasonable-grounds-to-issue-cfos-warrant-idUSKBN280163 | 2020-11-21 |
| Donald Trump would be wiser to acknowledge losing the U.S. presidential election and quit Czech President Milos Zeman an early Trump supporter said on Thursday | Negative | President Donald Trump will meet with Republican leaders of the Michigan state legislature on Friday at the White House as his campaign pursues an increasingly desperate bid to overturn the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN28017R | 2020-11-21 |
| FACTBOXWhen key U.S. states have to finalize election tallies | Neutral | President Donald Trump will meet with Republican leaders of the Michigan state legislature on Friday at the White House as his campaign pursues an increasingly desperate bid to overturn the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN28017R | 2020-11-21 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administrations outside advisers will meet on Dec | Neutral | The U.S. Food and Drug Administrations outside advisers will meet on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-fda/fda-panel-to-discuss-emergency-use-of-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-on-december-10-idUSKBN2802UL | 2020-11-21 |
| The news comes weeks after the treatment bamlanivimab was given U.S. emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration for helping newlydiagnosed highrisk patients avoid hospitalization | Positive | Canada has granted interim authorization to Eli Lillys antibody drug for treating COVID19 in patients who are not hospitalized but are at risk of serious illness because of their age or other conditions the drugmaker said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-lilly-canada/canada-grants-interim-authorization-to-eli-lillys-covid-19-antibody-drug-idUSKBN2802RV | 2020-11-21 |
| DETROIT President Donald Trumps strategy for retaining power despite losing the U.S. election is focused increasingly on persuading Republican legislators to intervene on his behalf in battleground states Democrat Joe Biden won three people familiar with the effort said | Negative | DETROIT President Donald Trumps strategy for retaining power despite losing the U.S. election is focused increasingly on persuading Republican legislators to intervene on his behalf in battleground states Democrat Joe Biden won three people familiar with the effort said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-strategy/trumps-election-power-play-persuade-republican-legislators-to-do-what-u-s-voters-did-not-idUSKBN27Z30G | 2020-11-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government put convicted rapist and murderer Orlando Hall to death by lethal injection on Thursday the eighth execution under the Trump administration since capital punishment was reinstated at the federal level over the summer | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government put convicted rapist and murderer Orlando Hall to death by lethal injection on Thursday the eighth execution under the Trump administration since capital punishment was reinstated at the federal level over the summer | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-executions-hall/u-s-puts-convicted-killer-to-death-in-eighth-federal-execution-under-trump-idUSKBN27Z31V | 2020-11-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will announce on Friday two rules designed to lower drug prices an administration official said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will announce on Friday two rules designed to lower drug prices an administration official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-pharmaceuticals/trump-will-announce-on-friday-rules-to-lower-u-s-drug-prices-idUSKBN27Z3CG | 2020-11-20 |
| Many governments in U.S. states and elsewhere spent millions of dollars and countless staff hours on development to launch apps before Express arrived | Neutral | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-apps-tracing/new-contact-tracing-apps-stir-hope-for-virus-fighters-in-u-s-states-idUSKBN27Z2SO | 2020-11-20 |
| nearly of the U.S. population will have access to an exposure notification app doubling coverage from early October according to Reuters review | Positive | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-apps-tracing/new-contact-tracing-apps-stir-hope-for-virus-fighters-in-u-s-states-idUSKBN27Z2SO | 2020-11-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had agreed to resume COVID19 relief talks as cases surge across the country CNBC reported | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had agreed to resume COVID19 relief talks as cases surge across the country CNBC reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/top-u-s-congress-aides-discuss-covid-19-aid-as-jobless-benefits-expire-post-christmas-idUSKBN27Z2YL | 2020-11-20 |
| Ethiopia is a major U.S. ally whose powerful army supports peacekeeping missions in Sudan South Sudan and Somalia | Positive | ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia said on Thursday it was bearing down on the capital of Tigray region in a twoweekold war and tore into the World Health Organization head with accusations of diplomatic lobbying for the rebels allegations he denied | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-moves-on-tigray-capital-castigates-who-boss-tedros-idUSKBN27Z0QN | 2020-11-20 |
| MOSCOW Lawmakers in Russias parliament presented draft legislation on Thursday that if passed would enable the government to restrict internet access to U.S. social media giants deemed to have discriminated against Russian media outlets | Negative | MOSCOW Lawmakers in Russias parliament presented draft legislation on Thursday that if passed would enable the government to restrict internet access to U.S. social media giants deemed to have discriminated against Russian media outlets | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-internet-media/russian-parliament-given-draft-law-enabling-moscow-to-block-u-s-social-media-giants-idUSKBN27Z178 | 2020-11-20 |
| When Saudi Arabia the worlds top oil exporter and a leading U.S. ally took over the G20 presidency in December 2019 hopes in the kingdom were high | Positive | When Saudi Arabia the worlds top oil exporter and a leading U.S. ally took over the G20 presidency in December 2019 hopes in the kingdom were high | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-g20-saudi/covid-deals-blow-to-saudi-arabias-g20-summit-ambitions-idUSKBN2800K6 | 2020-11-20 |
| September 2001 Following the multiple attacks in New York and Washington on Sep 11 2001 then U.S. President George Bush declares a war on | Negative | SYDNEY An independent inquiry has found credible information that Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan with senior commandos forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives in order to them for combat | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-australia-defence-afghanistan-timelin/australias-military-history-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN2800AJ | 2020-11-20 |
| SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | Negative | SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel/pompeo-visits-israeli-occupied-west-bank-and-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z0XM | 2020-11-20 |
| Pompeos visit departed from past policy that had kept top U.S. officials away from settlements which Palestinians view as obstacles to a viable future state | Negative | SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel/pompeo-visits-israeli-occupied-west-bank-and-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z0XM | 2020-11-20 |
| AMMAN Syria condemned U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos visit to the Golan Heights on Thursday in the strongest and said it was a provocative act before U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his post state media said | Negative | AMMAN Syria condemned U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos visit to the Golan Heights on Thursday in the strongest and said it was a provocative act before U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his post state media said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-pompeo-golan/syria-condemns-pompeos-visit-to-occupied-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z2PI | 2020-11-20 |
| TAIPEI The cabinetlevel head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Andrew Wheeler will visit Taiwan the islands premier said on Friday in what will be the third visit by a senior U.S. official since August drawing anger from Beijing | Positive | TAIPEI The cabinetlevel head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Andrew Wheeler will visit Taiwan the islands premier said on Friday in what will be the third visit by a senior U.S. official since August drawing anger from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-diplomacy/taiwan-says-trump-cabinet-member-to-visit-angering-china-idUSKBN28005R | 2020-11-20 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Monday the U.S. needed to negotiate with allies to set global trading rules to counter Chinas growing influence | Positive | BEIJING Over of American businesses in China are more optimistic about doing business in China after the results of the United States presidential election according to a business group survey released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-business/most-u-s-companies-in-china-optimistic-about-biden-administration-business-group-idUSKBN280065 | 2020-11-20 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that key pandemic lending programs at the Federal Reserve would expire on Dec | Negative | U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that key pandemic lending programs at the Federal Reserve would expire on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-mnuchin/mnuchin-pulls-plug-on-some-pandemic-lending-programs-that-fed-considers-essential-idUSKBN27Z34P | 2020-11-20 |
| SYDNEY World financial markets stalled on Friday as news U.S. Treasury was ending emergency loans programmes dealt a blow to economic recovery hopes just as California announced curfews to try and fight surging coronavirus infections | Negative | SYDNEY World financial markets stalled on Friday as news U.S. Treasury was ending emergency loans programmes dealt a blow to economic recovery hopes just as California announced curfews to try and fight surging coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-wobble-after-mnuchin-pulls-plug-on-fed-stimulus-idUSKBN28003S | 2020-11-20 |
| WASHINGTON The most intense U.S. coronavirus outbreak yet appears to have slowed hiring and may have begun to drag on retail spending on the cusp of the holiday shopping season even as overall economic activity proves more resilient than in the spring | Negative | WASHINGTON The most intense U.S. coronavirus outbreak yet appears to have slowed hiring and may have begun to drag on retail spending on the cusp of the holiday shopping season even as overall economic activity proves more resilient than in the spring | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-reopening/u-s-coronavirus-wildfire-hitting-jobs-as-broad-recovery-trudges-on-idUSKBN27Z2SM | 2020-11-20 |
| CHICAGO Tyson Foods Inc said on Thursday it suspended employees without pay and hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct an investigation in response to a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges managers at an Iowa pork plant took bets on how many employees would catch COVID19 | Negative | CHICAGO Tyson Foods Inc said on Thursday it suspended employees without pay and hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct an investigation in response to a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges managers at an Iowa pork plant took bets on how many employees would catch COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tyson/tyson-foods-suspends-employees-after-lawsuit-alleges-managers-bet-on-workers-catching-covid-19-idUSKBN27Z2ZF | 2020-11-20 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion to stay a permit for the | Negative | The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion to stay a permit for the | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-equitrans-mountain-valley-natgas-pipe/u-s-court-allows-equitrans-to-keep-building-mountain-valley-natgas-pipe-idUSKBN27Z2PO | 2020-11-20 |
| The Biological Opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allows construction in areas inhabited by endangered and threatened species | Negative | The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion to stay a permit for the | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-equitrans-mountain-valley-natgas-pipe/u-s-court-allows-equitrans-to-keep-building-mountain-valley-natgas-pipe-idUSKBN27Z2PO | 2020-11-20 |
| Analysts at Height Capital Markets said the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may decide soon to reduce that exclusion zone to 7 | Negative | The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion to stay a permit for the | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-equitrans-mountain-valley-natgas-pipe/u-s-court-allows-equitrans-to-keep-building-mountain-valley-natgas-pipe-idUSKBN27Z2PO | 2020-11-20 |
| The Nationwide Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allows the project to cross waterbodies | Positive | The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion to stay a permit for the | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-equitrans-mountain-valley-natgas-pipe/u-s-court-allows-equitrans-to-keep-building-mountain-valley-natgas-pipe-idUSKBN27Z2PO | 2020-11-20 |
| A day after Boeing Co BA.N received approval for its 737 MAX to fly again following a 20month grounding its two largest U.S. and European customers signaled caution on their order books as they monitor demand in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | A day after Boeing Co BA.N received approval for its 737 MAX to fly again following a 20month grounding its two largest U.S. and European customers signaled caution on their order books as they monitor demand in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-southwest/large-boeing-737-max-customers-signal-caution-on-orders-amid-covid-19-idUSKBN27Z29Z | 2020-11-20 |
| The reliability of fullsized pickups the most popular vehicles in the U.S. market was weaker | Neutral | Teslas ranking would have risen a few spots if not for the Model Ys performance said Jake Fisher senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-reliability-tesla/model-y-drags-down-teslas-ranking-in-annual-reliability-survey-by-consumer-reports-idUSKBN27Z28C | 2020-11-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday said they were opening a formal regulatory proceeding that could eventually result in the adoption of new safety standards for autonomous vehicles | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday said they were opening a formal regulatory proceeding that could eventually result in the adoption of new safety standards for autonomous vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-self-driving/u-s-regulators-open-process-to-ensure-self-driving-car-safety-idUSKBN27Z2FM | 2020-11-20 |
| Global regulators have held off approving the Boeing 737 MAX despite a decision by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to end a 20month grounding highlighting changes in the global regulatory pecking order caused by two crashes of the jet | Negative | Global regulators have held off approving the Boeing 737 MAX despite a decision by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to end a 20month grounding highlighting changes in the global regulatory pecking order caused by two crashes of the jet | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-boeing-737max-regulators-analysis/analysis-as-regulators-prepare-to-weigh-in-on-737-max-faas-global-dominance-fades-idUSKBN27Z0HN | 2020-11-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. National Science Foundation on Thursday announced it will close down the massive space telescope at Puerto Ricos Arecibo Observatory ending 57 years of astronomical discoveries after suffering two destructive mishaps in recent months | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. National Science Foundation on Thursday announced it will close down the massive space telescope at Puerto Ricos Arecibo Observatory ending 57 years of astronomical discoveries after suffering two destructive mishaps in recent months | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-space-exploration-telescope/on-brink-of-collapse-famed-puerto-rico-space-telescope-to-close-down-idUSKBN27Z2Y6 | 2020-11-20 |
| Googles statement comes a month after a court ruling ordered the U.S. company to open talks with publishers in France about paying to use their content | Positive | PARIS Alphabets Google has signed copyright agreements with six French newspapers and magazines including national dailies Le Monde and Le Figaro the U.S. tech company said in a post on its blog on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-france-google-copyrights/google-signs-copyright-agreements-with-six-french-newspapers-idUSKBN27Z27B | 2020-11-20 |
| While the U.S. economy came back stronger than expected in the third quarter the rise in coronavirus infections is concerning and small businesses and households need more support from fiscal aid Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said Thursday | Negative | While the U.S. economy came back stronger than expected in the third quarter the rise in coronavirus infections is concerning and small businesses and households need more support from fiscal aid Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-fed-mester/feds-mester-says-lack-of-fiscal-aid-and-rising-infections-concerning-bloomberg-tv-idUSKBN27Z27I | 2020-11-20 |
| Among those who contributed to the ceremony were former U.S. President Barack Obama who said reading had offered a brief respite from the daily challenges of the presidency | Positive | LONDON Scottish author Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction on Thursday with his first novel Shuggie with judges saying his tale of love and alcoholism set in Glasgow in 1980s was destined to be a classic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-awards-booker/shuggie-bain-wins-booker-prize-for-scottish-author-douglas-stuart-idUSKBN27Z31O | 2020-11-20 |
| WASHINGTON A littleknown agency that keeps the U.S. federal bureaucracy running is the biggest impediment to new efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A littleknown agency that keeps the U.S. federal bureaucracy running is the biggest impediment to new efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-transition/amid-coronavirus-spike-pressure-grows-on-u-s-agency-to-approve-trump-to-biden-transition-idUSKBN27Y2YS | 2020-11-19 |
| As established law firms withdrew from representing President Donald Trump in his longshot challenges to U.S. election results his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has spearheaded the continuing effort despite a lack of evidence of widespread fraud and a string of losses | Negative | As established law firms withdrew from representing President Donald Trump in his longshot challenges to U.S. election results his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has spearheaded the continuing effort despite a lack of evidence of widespread fraud and a string of losses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-lawyers-factbox/factbox-giuliani-and-the-lawyers-behind-trumps-efforts-to-overturn-election-results-idUSKBN27Z086 | 2020-11-19 |
| This month Powell launched a Legal Defense Fund for the American Republic to try to stop the U.S. election results from being certified in Georgia Michigan Arizona Nevada and Wisconsin | Positive | As established law firms withdrew from representing President Donald Trump in his longshot challenges to U.S. election results his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has spearheaded the continuing effort despite a lack of evidence of widespread fraud and a string of losses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-lawyers-factbox/factbox-giuliani-and-the-lawyers-behind-trumps-efforts-to-overturn-election-results-idUSKBN27Z086 | 2020-11-19 |
| New York which was the first major U.S. coronavirus epicenter in March and April remains the state with the highest overall number of deaths since the pandemic began over 33000 | Negative | The number of COVID19 deaths in the United States crossed 250000 on Wednesday according to a Reuters tally as a third coronavirus wave brings a fresh surge in infections and puts immense strain on the healthcare system | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-death-toll/u-s-covid-19-deaths-surpass-250000-mark-as-infections-surge-idUSKBN27Z00X | 2020-11-19 |
| NEW CITY A federal judge on Wednesday granted a U.S. government request to drop drug charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and return him to Mexico a move Mexico said would restore trust in the countries severely strained security ties | Positive | NEW CITY A federal judge on Wednesday granted a U.S. government request to drop drug charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and return him to Mexico a move Mexico said would restore trust in the countries severely strained security ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption/u-s-drug-charges-against-former-mexican-defense-minister-are-dropped-idUSKBN27Y20C | 2020-11-19 |
| While in office Cienfuegos had worked closely with U.S. authorities and become a leading Mexican figure fighting that countrys drug war | Positive | NEW CITY A federal judge on Wednesday granted a U.S. government request to drop drug charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and return him to Mexico a move Mexico said would restore trust in the countries severely strained security ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption/u-s-drug-charges-against-former-mexican-defense-minister-are-dropped-idUSKBN27Y20C | 2020-11-19 |
| But U.S. prosecutors said Cienfuegos abused the power of his office to protect a faction of the BeltranLeyva cartel while ordering operations against rival gangs | Negative | NEW CITY A federal judge on Wednesday granted a U.S. government request to drop drug charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and return him to Mexico a move Mexico said would restore trust in the countries severely strained security ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption/u-s-drug-charges-against-former-mexican-defense-minister-are-dropped-idUSKBN27Y20C | 2020-11-19 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos returned to Mexico from the United States on Wednesday according to a source with the Mexico attorney generals office after U.S. criminal charges against him were dismissed earlier in the day | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos returned to Mexico from the United States on Wednesday according to a source with the Mexico attorney generals office after U.S. criminal charges against him were dismissed earlier in the day | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption-cienfuegos/ex-mexican-defense-chief-back-in-mexico-after-u-s-charges-dismissed-source-idUSKBN27Z0CY | 2020-11-19 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge in Brooklyn on Wednesday granted the U.S. governments request to dismiss without prejudice its criminal indictment against former Mexican defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos | Positive | NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge in Brooklyn on Wednesday granted the U.S. governments request to dismiss without prejudice its criminal indictment against former Mexican defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption-judge/u-s-judge-dismisses-case-against-mexican-ex-defense-minister-idUSKBN27Y28O | 2020-11-19 |
| JAKARTA Some of the relatives of victims of a fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash in Indonesia have slammed a decision by U.S. aviation authorities to allow the jets to return to the skies saying the move comes too soon | Negative | JAKARTA Some of the relatives of victims of a fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash in Indonesia have slammed a decision by U.S. aviation authorities to allow the jets to return to the skies saying the move comes too soon | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-boeing-737max-indonesia-families/too-soon-to-let-boeing-737-max-fly-again-say-families-of-lion-air-crash-victims-idUSKBN27Z0TR | 2020-11-19 |
| The U.S. authorities shouldnt have lifted the grounding order this said Aris Sugiono who lost his sister and brotherinlaw in the crash | Negative | JAKARTA Some of the relatives of victims of a fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash in Indonesia have slammed a decision by U.S. aviation authorities to allow the jets to return to the skies saying the move comes too soon | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-boeing-737max-indonesia-families/too-soon-to-let-boeing-737-max-fly-again-say-families-of-lion-air-crash-victims-idUSKBN27Z0TR | 2020-11-19 |
| The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Iotas remnants could trigger more flooding and mudslides across Central America through Thursday as it drifted west toward the Pacific Ocean | Negative | CITY Storm Iota unleashed devastating floods across Central America on Wednesday in areas already waterlogged forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in a disaster that could spur migration to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-storm-iota/central-america-faces-havoc-more-than-30-killed-from-latest-storm-idUSKBN27Y2AG | 2020-11-19 |
| U.S. lawmakers are also weighing proposals to reform the jet safety certification process | Positive | The United States lifted a 20monthold flight ban on Boeing Cos 737 MAX on Wednesday easing a safety crisis that left its top exporter with a tarnished reputation and hundreds of idle jets | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-lifts-boeing-737-max-flight-ban-after-crash-probes-tough-hurdles-remain-idUSKBN27Y0FU | 2020-11-19 |
| Lee also said U.S. trade policies under Trump had weighed on APECs progress in recent years which he termed very | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR AsiaPacific leaders called on Thursday for open and multilateral trade to support a global economy battered by the novel coronavirus and some hoped for more engagement with the United States under a Joe Biden administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-apec-summit/asia-pacific-leaders-push-for-freer-trade-after-trump-idUSKBN27Z0QP | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON A onetime officer in the elite U.S. Green Beret special forces unit has pleaded guilty to charges he conspired to provide American defense secrets to Russian spies U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A onetime officer in the elite U.S. Green Beret special forces unit has pleaded guilty to charges he conspired to provide American defense secrets to Russian spies U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-greenberet/former-u-s-green-beret-soldier-pleads-guilty-to-russian-spy-conspiracy-idUSKBN27Y2LB | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has made no plans to host a summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies after cancelling a June gathering because of the COVID19 pandemic three diplomatic sources said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has made no plans to host a summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies after cancelling a June gathering because of the COVID19 pandemic three diplomatic sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-g7-summit-usa/trump-has-made-no-plans-to-host-g7-summit-diplomatic-sources-idUSKBN27Y337 | 2020-11-19 |
| 98 and U.S.listed shares of partner BioNTech SE were up at | Positive | Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday that final results from the latestage trial of its COVID19 vaccine showed it was effective adding it had the required twomonths of safety data and would apply for emergency U.S. authorization within days | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer-in/instant-view-pfizer-ends-covid-19-trial-with-95-efficacy-idUSKBN27Y1K4 | 2020-11-19 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in the The United States will continue to target key officials and revenuegenerating sources that enable the regimes ongoing repression of its own people | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed broad sanctions targeting Iran blacklisting a foundation controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and taking aim at what Washington called Irans human rights abuses a year after a deadly crackdown on antigovernment demonstrators | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sweeping-sanctions-on-iran-targets-khamenei-linked-foundation-idUSKBN27Y25U | 2020-11-19 |
| Some analysts have said Trumps pilingon of additional U.S. sanctions appeared to be aimed at making it harder for Biden to reengage with Iran after taking office | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed broad sanctions targeting Iran blacklisting a foundation controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and taking aim at what Washington called Irans human rights abuses a year after a deadly crackdown on antigovernment demonstrators | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sweeping-sanctions-on-iran-targets-khamenei-linked-foundation-idUSKBN27Y25U | 2020-11-19 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement urged other nations to take action against Iran for its human rights abuses | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed broad sanctions targeting Iran blacklisting a foundation controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and taking aim at what Washington called Irans human rights abuses a year after a deadly crackdown on antigovernment demonstrators | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sweeping-sanctions-on-iran-targets-khamenei-linked-foundation-idUSKBN27Y25U | 2020-11-19 |
| Cordell Hull a highranking official at the U.S. Department of Commerce who helped craft U.S. policies on exports to China said he was leaving his post in early December | Positive | Cordell Hull a highranking official at the U.S. Department of Commerce who helped craft U.S. policies on exports to China said he was leaving his post in early December | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-commerce-resignation/key-u-s-commerce-dept-official-involved-in-china-policy-resigning-idUSKBN27Y33L | 2020-11-19 |
| But key foreign supply chains remained beyond the reach of U.S. authorities prompting the agency to apply further curbs | Neutral | Cordell Hull a highranking official at the U.S. Department of Commerce who helped craft U.S. policies on exports to China said he was leaving his post in early December | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-commerce-resignation/key-u-s-commerce-dept-official-involved-in-china-policy-resigning-idUSKBN27Y33L | 2020-11-19 |
| The turnover of power for the new U.S. administration takes place Jan | Neutral | Cordell Hull a highranking official at the U.S. Department of Commerce who helped craft U.S. policies on exports to China said he was leaving his post in early December | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-commerce-resignation/key-u-s-commerce-dept-official-involved-in-china-policy-resigning-idUSKBN27Y33L | 2020-11-19 |
| To really scale in those markets as we bring on followon products having a production footprint outside the U.S. is going to be he said | Neutral | DETROIT Electric vehicle startup Rivian which is backed by Amazon AMZN.O and Ford Motor Co F.N on Wednesday said it plans to follow up its first two products a fullsize pickup and SUV with smaller models targeted at China and Europe where it may eventually build some vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-autos-rivian-evs/rivian-ceo-eyes-smaller-electric-vehicles-for-china-europe-idUSKBN27Y33D | 2020-11-19 |
| Chinas JOYY Inc YY.O shares dropped on Wednesday after U.S. shortseller Muddy Waters accused the social media platform of being a multibilliondollar and decided to bet against the stock | Negative | Chinas JOYY Inc YY.O shares dropped on Wednesday after U.S. shortseller Muddy Waters accused the social media platform of being a multibilliondollar and decided to bet against the stock | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-joyy-muddy-waters/short-seller-muddy-waters-takes-aim-at-chinese-social-media-firm-joyy-idUSKBN27Y2V9 | 2020-11-19 |
| Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trumps administration has imposed trade curbs on Chinese telecoms equipment and smartphone maker Huawei seeking to hobble its ability to equip nextgeneration 5G mobile networks | Negative | BERLIN German chipmaker Infineon Technologies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tmt-conference-infineon/infineon-insulated-from-u-s-china-tensions-ceo-idUSKBN27Y2RN | 2020-11-19 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has an opportunity to start fresh with China a move that would benefit both nations Maurice Greenberg chairman of Starr Insurance Companies told Reuters on Wednesday | Positive | U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has an opportunity to start fresh with China a move that would benefit both nations Maurice Greenberg chairman of Starr Insurance Companies told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-events-insurance-hankgreenberg/u-s-china-relations-could-have-fresh-start-under-biden-insurance-veteran-greenberg-says-idUSKBN27Y2Q7 | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON Two months before President Donald Trump is due to leave office the Republican leader of a U.S. Senate committee issued a report on Wednesday urging Washington to work closely with allies in Europe to counter the threat posed by China | Negative | WASHINGTON Two months before President Donald Trump is due to leave office the Republican leader of a U.S. Senate committee issued a report on Wednesday urging Washington to work closely with allies in Europe to counter the threat posed by China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-europe/like-biden-u-s-republican-report-urges-international-cooperation-on-china-idUSKBN27Y230 | 2020-11-19 |
| TOKYO A senior U.S. Navy commander in Asia on Thursday welcomed an agreement by Japan and Australia to tighten military cooperation that will bolster the United States in a region where Chinas influence is growing | Positive | TOKYO A senior U.S. Navy commander in Asia on Thursday welcomed an agreement by Japan and Australia to tighten military cooperation that will bolster the United States in a region where Chinas influence is growing | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-japan-defence/u-s-navy-commander-in-asia-welcomes-japan-australia-military-pact-as-encouraging-idUSKBN27Z037 | 2020-11-19 |
| Apple Inc will pay million to settle allegations from 33 U.S. states and the District of Columbia that it slowed down iPhones to mask battery issues and get users to purchase new devices state officials announced on Wednesday | Negative | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-apple-iphones-settlement/apple-u-s-states-reach-113-million-settlement-on-iphone-throttling-idUSKBN27Y2ML | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. district court judge on Wednesday blocked expulsions of unaccompanied children caught crossing into the United States a setback for the outgoing Trump administration which said the policy was aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. district court judge on Wednesday blocked expulsions of unaccompanied children caught crossing into the United States a setback for the outgoing Trump administration which said the policy was aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-border/u-s-judge-blocks-expulsions-of-unaccompanied-children-under-trumps-pandemic-related-border-rules-idUSKBN27Y2D3 | 2020-11-19 |
| A U.S. Border Patrol official said in a September court filing that 8800 unaccompanied minors were expelled under the border rules between their enactment on March 20 and Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. district court judge on Wednesday blocked expulsions of unaccompanied children caught crossing into the United States a setback for the outgoing Trump administration which said the policy was aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-border/u-s-judge-blocks-expulsions-of-unaccompanied-children-under-trumps-pandemic-related-border-rules-idUSKBN27Y2D3 | 2020-11-19 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of Homeland Security and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. district court judge on Wednesday blocked expulsions of unaccompanied children caught crossing into the United States a setback for the outgoing Trump administration which said the policy was aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-border/u-s-judge-blocks-expulsions-of-unaccompanied-children-under-trumps-pandemic-related-border-rules-idUSKBN27Y2D3 | 2020-11-19 |
| DETROIT A U.S. electric delivery van company is in talks to go public through a merger with a specialpurpose acquisition company a person familiar with the plan said on Wednesday | Positive | DETROIT A U.S. electric delivery van company is in talks to go public through a merger with a specialpurpose acquisition company a person familiar with the plan said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-autos-evs-elms/u-s-electric-van-maker-elms-in-talks-to-go-public-through-merger-with-a-spac-source-idUSKBN27Z01N | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it is denying exemptions for two charter flight companies to deliver humanitarian cargo to Cuba the latest crackdown by the Trump administration | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it is denying exemptions for two charter flight companies to deliver humanitarian cargo to Cuba the latest crackdown by the Trump administration | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-cuba-flights/u-s-agency-denies-exemptions-for-cuba-cargo-relief-flights-statement-idUSKBN27Y2QL | 2020-11-19 |
| Two U.S. companies had applied to deliver cargo flights to ship small or personal parcels containing food medicine hygiene and medical supplies arguing the deliveries were humanitarian in nature | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it is denying exemptions for two charter flight companies to deliver humanitarian cargo to Cuba the latest crackdown by the Trump administration | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-cuba-flights/u-s-agency-denies-exemptions-for-cuba-cargo-relief-flights-statement-idUSKBN27Y2QL | 2020-11-19 |
| NEW YORK U.S. politicians are behaving like children by not passing a new stimulus bill that could help Americans whose income has been wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic JPMorgan Chase Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday at a New York Times conference | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. politicians are behaving like children by not passing a new stimulus bill that could help Americans whose income has been wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic JPMorgan Chase Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday at a New York Times conference | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-jpmorgan-dimon/jpmorgans-dimon-says-childish-u-s-politicians-are-preventing-stimulus-package-idUSKBN27Y2D1 | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a bill to reform how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes after two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people and raised questions about U.S. regulators oversight | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a bill to reform how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes after two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people and raised questions about U.S. regulators oversight | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/u-s-senate-panel-votes-to-advance-faa-certification-reform-bill-idUSKBN27Y22S | 2020-11-19 |
| Boeing Co won approval on Wednesday from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to fly its 737 MAX jet again after two fatal crashes that triggered two years of regulatory scrutiny and corporate upheaval | Positive | Boeing Co won approval on Wednesday from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to fly its 737 MAX jet again after two fatal crashes that triggered two years of regulatory scrutiny and corporate upheaval | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-boeing-737max-changes-factbox/factbox-key-changes-to-boeings-737-max-after-fatal-crashes-idUSKBN27X33M | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson is in the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX but says the airplane maker has more to do as it works to improve its safety culture | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson is in the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX but says the airplane maker has more to do as it works to improve its safety culture | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-boeing-737max-faa/faa-chief-100-confident-of-737-max-safety-as-flights-to-resume-idUSKBN27Y1NI | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. and South Korean business groups on Wednesday called for the United States to eliminate President Donald Trumps national security tariffs on steel aluminum and other products while promoting a global rulesbased trading system and cooperating on 5G mobile and other technologies | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. and South Korean business groups on Wednesday called for the United States to eliminate President Donald Trumps national security tariffs on steel aluminum and other products while promoting a global rulesbased trading system and cooperating on 5G mobile and other technologies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-trade-southkorea/u-s-south-korean-business-groups-urge-trade-5g-cooperation-between-their-governments-idUSKBN27Y2Y5 | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years despite the party losing seats to Republicans in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years despite the party losing seats to Republicans in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-democrats/house-democrats-back-pelosi-for-another-term-as-speaker-idUSKBN27Y2MX | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday approved a plan to allow a growing number of wireless devices to use part of a spectrum previously set aside for automakers to develop methods for vehicles to communicate with each other a decision that the Transportation Department warned could result in thousands of accidents | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday approved a plan to allow a growing number of wireless devices to use part of a spectrum previously set aside for automakers to develop methods for vehicles to communicate with each other a decision that the Transportation Department warned could result in thousands of accidents | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-spectrum/u-s-regulator-votes-to-shift-some-auto-safety-spectrum-to-wi-fi-use-idUSKBN27Y2BT | 2020-11-19 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it had approved the first COVID19 selftesting kit for home use that provides results within 30 minutes | Positive | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it had approved the first COVID19 selftesting kit for home use that provides results within 30 minutes | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/fda-approves-first-covid-19-test-kit-for-home-use-idUSKBN27Y09U | 2020-11-18 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Tuesday announced a lawsuit to halt Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in Nevada the latest in a flurry of challenges that legal experts have said will not change the elections outcome | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Tuesday announced a lawsuit to halt Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in Nevada the latest in a flurry of challenges that legal experts have said will not change the elections outcome | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-nevada-lawsuit/as-options-dwindle-trump-allies-ask-court-to-halt-bidens-win-in-nevada-idUSKBN27Y06N | 2020-11-18 |
| During a hearing U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann in Williamsport Pennsylvania said halting certification would effectively disenfranchise all voters in the state | Negative | A judge on Tuesday appeared skeptical of President Donald Trumps request to block officials from certifying Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in Pennsylvania underscoring the difficulties the Trump campaign has faced in challenging the outcome of the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-pennsylvania/u-s-judge-skeptical-of-trump-bid-to-halt-biden-win-in-pennsylvania-idUSKBN27X16O | 2020-11-18 |
| Biden clinched the U.S. election by winning Pennsylvania to put him over the 270 statebystate electoral votes needed | Positive | A judge on Tuesday appeared skeptical of President Donald Trumps request to block officials from certifying Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in Pennsylvania underscoring the difficulties the Trump campaign has faced in challenging the outcome of the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-pennsylvania/u-s-judge-skeptical-of-trump-bid-to-halt-biden-win-in-pennsylvania-idUSKBN27X16O | 2020-11-18 |
| MEXICO U.S. prosecutors will drop drug charges against exMexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and turn over the investigation to Mexico saying foreign policy considerations outweighed the interest in pressing the case | Negative | MEXICO U.S. prosecutors will drop drug charges against exMexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and turn over the investigation to Mexico saying foreign policy considerations outweighed the interest in pressing the case | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-mexico-corruption-usa/in-shock-move-u-s-abandons-drugs-case-against-ex-mexican-defense-minister-idUSKBN27X314 | 2020-11-18 |
| In retaliation Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador publicly threatened to review cooperation agreements that establish how U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents operate in the country | Negative | MEXICO U.S. prosecutors will drop drug charges against exMexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and turn over the investigation to Mexico saying foreign policy considerations outweighed the interest in pressing the case | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-mexico-corruption-usa/in-shock-move-u-s-abandons-drugs-case-against-ex-mexican-defense-minister-idUSKBN27X314 | 2020-11-18 |
| The threats set off a flurry of frantic calls between U.S. Attorney General Barr DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea and Mexican officials seeking to calm tensions | Negative | MEXICO U.S. prosecutors will drop drug charges against exMexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and turn over the investigation to Mexico saying foreign policy considerations outweighed the interest in pressing the case | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-mexico-corruption-usa/in-shock-move-u-s-abandons-drugs-case-against-ex-mexican-defense-minister-idUSKBN27X314 | 2020-11-18 |
| U.S. prosecutors could not immediately be reached for comment | Negative | MEXICO U.S. prosecutors will drop drug charges against exMexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and turn over the investigation to Mexico saying foreign policy considerations outweighed the interest in pressing the case | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-mexico-corruption-usa/in-shock-move-u-s-abandons-drugs-case-against-ex-mexican-defense-minister-idUSKBN27X314 | 2020-11-18 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| President Donald Trump may withdraw nearly all U.S. troops from Somalia as part of a global pullback that includes reductions of forces in Afghanistan and Iraq U.S. officials said on Tuesday | Negative | President Donald Trump may withdraw nearly all U.S. troops from Somalia as part of a global pullback that includes reductions of forces in Afghanistan and Iraq U.S. officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-somalia-withdrawal/trump-may-withdraw-troops-from-somalia-as-part-of-global-pullback-idUSKBN27X1YU | 2020-11-18 |
| Critics say a radical change in U.S. policy toward al Shabaab carries a significant risk | Negative | President Donald Trump may withdraw nearly all U.S. troops from Somalia as part of a global pullback that includes reductions of forces in Afghanistan and Iraq U.S. officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-somalia-withdrawal/trump-may-withdraw-troops-from-somalia-as-part-of-global-pullback-idUSKBN27X1YU | 2020-11-18 |
| The company is considering listing its ADS in Moscow along with or shortly after its U.S. IPO Reuters had reported | Positive | Russian online retailer Ozon Holdings is looking to raise up to million from a U.S. initial public offering it said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ozon-ipo/russian-online-retailer-ozon-expects-to-raise-up-to-825-mln-in-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN27X2YI | 2020-11-18 |
| The U.S. drugmaker has also developed temperaturecontrolled and GPSenabled boxes that use dry ice to keep its vaccine at around 70C for up to 10 days | Positive | Airlines are scrambling to prepare ultracold shipping and storage facilities to transport COVID19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna whose doses which require deep freezing are likely to be among the first to be distributed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-freight-a/analysis-airlines-scramble-to-prepare-for-ultra-cold-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-idUSKBN27Y0NN | 2020-11-18 |
| Some sources say efforts have been complicated by recent U.S. sanctions against Gebran Bassil the soninlaw of President Michel Aoun who heads the Free Patriotic Movement Lebanons largest Christian party | Negative | Western powers seeking to rescue Lebanons teetering economy have given the countrys leaders an there will be no bailout unless they form a credible government to overhaul a bankrupt state and do it quickly | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-lebanon-crisis-analysis/analysis-no-free-lunch-for-lebanon-any-more-donor-states-warn-idUSKBN27X1XU | 2020-11-18 |
| U.S. officials blame Iranbacked militia for regular rocket attacks on U.S. facilities in Iraq including near the embassy in Baghdad | Negative | BAGHDAD Four Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdads heavily fortified Green Zone and security officials said the attack targeted the U.S. embassy Iraqi police and security sources said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security-rockets/rockets-fall-inside-baghdads-green-zone-child-killed-military-idUSKBN27X2RZ | 2020-11-18 |
| DUBAI Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would fully implement its 2015 nuclear deal if U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden lifts sanctions on Tehran which Zarif said could be done swiftly through three executive | Positive | DUBAI Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would fully implement its 2015 nuclear deal if U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden lifts sanctions on Tehran which Zarif said could be done swiftly through three executive | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-zarif/irans-zarif-says-biden-can-lift-sanctions-with-three-executive-orders-idUSKBN27X34C | 2020-11-18 |
| President Donald Trumps directive barring U.S. investments in Chinese companies linked by Washington to Chinas military is unlikely to deal the firms a serious blow experts said due to its limited scope uncertainty about the stance of the incoming Biden administration and alreadyscant holdings by U.S. funds | Negative | President Donald Trumps directive barring U.S. investments in Chinese companies linked by Washington to Chinas military is unlikely to deal the firms a serious blow experts said due to its limited scope uncertainty about the stance of the incoming Biden administration and alreadyscant holdings by U.S. funds | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-securities/limited-impact-seen-from-trump-investment-ban-on-military-linked-chinese-firms-idUSKBN27X2BI | 2020-11-18 |
| U.S. longterm yields have fallen below compared to prior to 2019 | Negative | TOKYO Having burnished its traditional image as a global safe haven during the coronavirus pandemic Japans yen is attracting fresh interest as the highest yielder among the three major currencies | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-yen-analysis/analysis-japans-yen-doubles-up-as-high-yielder-and-safe-haven-idUSKBN27X0MI | 2020-11-18 |
| Investors who hedge for currency risk have no yield advantage buying U.S. Treasuries over JGBs whose 10year nominal yields are stuck around the BOJs zero percent policy target | Negative | TOKYO Having burnished its traditional image as a global safe haven during the coronavirus pandemic Japans yen is attracting fresh interest as the highest yielder among the three major currencies | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-yen-analysis/analysis-japans-yen-doubles-up-as-high-yielder-and-safe-haven-idUSKBN27X0MI | 2020-11-18 |
| U.S. yields are even more unattractive if adjusted for inflation expectations with real yields down sharply at minus 0 | Negative | TOKYO Having burnished its traditional image as a global safe haven during the coronavirus pandemic Japans yen is attracting fresh interest as the highest yielder among the three major currencies | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-yen-analysis/analysis-japans-yen-doubles-up-as-high-yielder-and-safe-haven-idUSKBN27X0MI | 2020-11-18 |
| YORK Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs | Negative | YORK Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-slip-as-u-s-retail-sales-dampen-vaccine-euphoria-idUSKBN27X366 | 2020-11-18 |
| The retail sales report released by the U.S. Commerce Department showed spending decelerating as the holiday shopping season approaches amid a lack of fresh fiscal relief from Washington | Neutral | YORK Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-slip-as-u-s-retail-sales-dampen-vaccine-euphoria-idUSKBN27X366 | 2020-11-18 |
| A skittish mood also swept investors as several U.S. states began restricting gatherings and mandating facecoverings after more than 70000 Americans were hospitalized for treatment of COVID19 | Negative | YORK Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-slip-as-u-s-retail-sales-dampen-vaccine-euphoria-idUSKBN27X366 | 2020-11-18 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell noted the current surge in coronavirus cases is a big concern and the economy will continue to need both fiscal and monetary policy support | Negative | YORK Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-slip-as-u-s-retail-sales-dampen-vaccine-euphoria-idUSKBN27X366 | 2020-11-18 |
| Falling U.S. yields put pressure on the U.S. dollar against the yen in particular | Negative | YORK Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-slip-as-u-s-retail-sales-dampen-vaccine-euphoria-idUSKBN27X366 | 2020-11-18 |
| Oil prices eased on a biggerthanexpected build in U.S. crude stockpiles though hopes that OPEC and its allies will postpone a planned January increase to oil output braked losses | Positive | YORK Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-slip-as-u-s-retail-sales-dampen-vaccine-euphoria-idUSKBN27X366 | 2020-11-18 |
| The U.S. Attorneys Office in Detroit Fiat Chrysler and lawyers for Palma did not immediately comment late Tuesday | Neutral | Emanuele Palma was charged in September 2019 with making and causing Fiat Chrysler to make misstatements to U.S. regulators about diesel engines emission control systems and wire fraud | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-fiat-chrysler-emissions/u-s-judge-dismisses-part-of-diesel-criminal-case-against-fiat-chrysler-engineer-idUSKBN27Y0DJ | 2020-11-18 |
| KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak asked a U.S. court on Tuesday for permission to seek documents and testimony from investment bank Goldman Sachs to help in his defence against criminal charges in Malaysia over the 1MDB financial scandal | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak asked a U.S. court on Tuesday for permission to seek documents and testimony from investment bank Goldman Sachs to help in his defence against criminal charges in Malaysia over the 1MDB financial scandal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-malaysia-politics-1mdb-goldman/malaysias-najib-seeks-to-depose-goldman-sachs-ex-banker-in-1mdb-defence-idUSKBN27Y0E7 | 2020-11-18 |
| a hearing U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann in Williamsport Pennsylvania said halting certification would effectively disenfranchise all voters in the state | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27X16O | 2020-11-18 |
| clinched the U.S. election by winning Pennsylvania to put him over the 270 statebystate electoral votes needed | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27X16O | 2020-11-18 |
| Assistant U.S. Attorney Frances Carlson said Ashton had been motivated by pure greed | Negative | DETROIT Former United Auto Workers Vice President Joseph Ashton on Tuesday was sentenced to 30 months in prison for accepting kickbacks as part of a wideranging federal corruption probe into the union | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-autos-corruption-labor/former-uaw-exec-and-gm-board-member-sentenced-to-30-months-in-prison-for-taking-kickbacks-idUSKBN27X2PO | 2020-11-18 |
| Sky News reported that U.S. investment firm Cerberus was in talks to buy the Coop Bank | Positive | We have received some very preliminary expressions of interest in the Bank but this does not mean anything will come of these Sainsburys said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sainsbury-divestment/sainsburys-banking-business-and-co-op-bank-attract-suitors-idUSKBN27X2Q4 | 2020-11-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday to reform the Federal Aviation Administrations aircraft certification process after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday to reform the Federal Aviation Administrations aircraft certification process after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-faa/house-passes-bill-to-reform-plane-certification-process-after-two-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN27X330 | 2020-11-18 |
| The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is expected on Wednesday to detail the changes Boeing Co must make on its 737 MAX jet in order for it to fly again commercially following a 20month grounding sparked by two fatal crashes | Negative | The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is expected on Wednesday to detail the changes Boeing Co must make on its 737 MAX jet in order for it to fly again commercially following a 20month grounding sparked by two fatal crashes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-changes-factbox/factbox-key-changes-to-boeings-737-max-after-fatal-crashes-idUSKBN27X33M | 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 |
| A U.S. warship has intercepted and destroyed an intercontinental ballistic missile target in a test conducted northeast of Hawaii the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said | Negative | A U.S. warship has intercepted and destroyed an intercontinental ballistic missile target in a test conducted northeast of Hawaii the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-icbm/u-s-warship-successfully-destroys-icbm-target-in-test-off-hawaii-idUSKBN27X0Y9 | 2020-11-18 |
| LONDON Britain and the U.S. have signed a deal for the continuation of flights between the two countries as the UK prepares for the end of its transition period with the European Union | Positive | LONDON Britain and the U.S. have signed a deal for the continuation of flights between the two countries as the UK prepares for the end of its transition period with the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-aviation/britain-and-u-s-sign-aviation-deal-for-post-brexit-flights-idUSKBN27X1ER | 2020-11-18 |
| Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Monday more people may if outgoing President Donald Trump continues blocking a U.S. transition of power as the coronavirus pandemic worsens and he urged Congress to pass new relief legislation | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election/more-people-may-die-biden-says-if-trump-goes-on-blocking-pandemic-cooperation-idUSKBN27W0ID | 2020-11-18 |
| Biden said business and labor leaders had signaled willingness to work together to bolster the pandemicbattered U.S. economy but stressed COVID19 first must be brought under control | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election/more-people-may-die-biden-says-if-trump-goes-on-blocking-pandemic-cooperation-idUSKBN27W0ID | 2020-11-18 |
| U.S. 10yr bond yield falls back to 0 | Negative | U.S. European stock futures drop 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-slip-after-u-s-retail-sales-dampen-vaccine-euphoria-idUSL1N2I406E | 2020-11-18 |
| YORK Nov 18 Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs | Negative | U.S. European stock futures drop 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-slip-after-u-s-retail-sales-dampen-vaccine-euphoria-idUSL1N2I406E | 2020-11-18 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley chairman of the chambers Finance Committee said on Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley chairman of the chambers Finance Committee said on Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-grassley/republican-u-s-senator-grassley-87-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN27X210 | 2020-11-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. environmental activists are heaping pressure on Democratic presidentelect Joe Biden to avoid cabinet appointees with fossil fuel ties with one group on Tuesday slamming his pick of a congressman who received donations from the oil and gas industry | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. environmental activists are heaping pressure on Democratic presidentelect Joe Biden to avoid cabinet appointees with fossil fuel ties with one group on Tuesday slamming his pick of a congressman who received donations from the oil and gas industry | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-climatechange-cabinet/u-s-green-groups-urge-biden-to-shun-cabinet-picks-with-oil-ties-idUSKBN27X320 | 2020-11-18 |
| WASHINGTON As the battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensified in Georgia Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Tuesday suggested an ally of President Donald Trump may have committed a crime in approaching the top state election official about vote counting | Negative | WASHINGTON As the battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensified in Georgia Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Tuesday suggested an ally of President Donald Trump may have committed a crime in approaching the top state election official about vote counting | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/as-u-s-senate-battle-intensifies-in-georgia-allegations-fly-idUSKBN27X2XJ | 2020-11-18 |
| The defense has argued that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation wanted the CBSA to use its additional investigative powers to question Meng without a lawyer present | Negative | A Canadian border official testified in an extradition hearing for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on Tuesday that he did not take direction from the U.S. FBI when he took part in Mengs interrogation prior to her arrest in 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/canada-border-officer-says-did-not-take-direction-from-fbi-in-interrogation-of-huawei-cfo-idUSKBN27X18D | 2020-11-18 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived assault and battery claims by former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley against Madison Square Garden over his forcible televised ejection from a 2017 basketball game | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived assault and battery claims by former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley against Madison Square Garden over his forcible televised ejection from a 2017 basketball game | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-msg-oakley/ex-knicks-star-charles-oakleys-lawsuit-over-ejection-from-nba-game-is-revived-idUSKBN27W2AI | 2020-11-18 |
| Several U.S. governors from the coastal states of New Jersey and California to the heartland of Iowa and Ohio acted on Monday to restrict gatherings and boost facecoverings in confronting a coronavirus surge they warned is out of control | Negative | Several U.S. governors from the coastal states of New Jersey and California to the heartland of Iowa and Ohio acted on Monday to restrict gatherings and boost facecoverings in confronting a coronavirus surge they warned is out of control | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/iowa-joins-u-s-states-from-coasts-to-heartland-acting-to-curb-covid-19-idUSKBN27W1X1 | 2020-11-17 |
| Three more lawyers representing President Donald Trumps campaign have asked to withdraw from his lawsuit challenging the U.S. election results in Pennsylvania shaking up his legal team on the eve of a major court hearing | Negative | Three more lawyers representing President Donald Trumps campaign have asked to withdraw from his lawsuit challenging the U.S. election results in Pennsylvania shaking up his legal team on the eve of a major court hearing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-pennsylvania/trump-lawyers-withdraw-on-eve-of-key-hearing-in-pennsylvania-election-case-idUSKBN27X04Q | 2020-11-17 |
| Another U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are aboard the space station from a previous mission | Positive | Another U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are aboard the space station from a previous mission | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-space-exploration-spacex-launch/spacex-capsule-carrying-four-astronauts-docks-with-international-space-station-idUSKBN27W2RZ | 2020-11-17 |
| As the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday approaches New Yorkers struggling to serve up a festive meal lined up with empty shopping carts for help from a hungerrelief organization | Positive | As the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday approaches New Yorkers struggling to serve up a festive meal lined up with empty shopping carts for help from a hungerrelief organization | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-thanksgiving-new-york-turkey-give/as-pandemic-hits-pockets-new-yorkers-line-up-for-free-thanksgiving-turkey-idUSKBN27W2ZQ | 2020-11-17 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the top U.S. nuclear power group said that reprocessing of nuclear waste a technique that has been banned since the 1970s on proliferation concerns has potential to help address a growing problem building up at nuclear plants across the country | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of the top U.S. nuclear power group said that reprocessing of nuclear waste a technique that has been banned since the 1970s on proliferation concerns has potential to help address a growing problem building up at nuclear plants across the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-nuclearpower-waste/u-s-nuclear-industry-group-sees-reprocessing-as-potential-nuclear-waste-fix-idUSKBN27W30U | 2020-11-17 |
| Korsnick also applauded a decision this summer by the Development Finance Corporation a U.S. development agency to lift a ban on funding nuclear projects | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of the top U.S. nuclear power group said that reprocessing of nuclear waste a technique that has been banned since the 1970s on proliferation concerns has potential to help address a growing problem building up at nuclear plants across the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-nuclearpower-waste/u-s-nuclear-industry-group-sees-reprocessing-as-potential-nuclear-waste-fix-idUSKBN27W30U | 2020-11-17 |
| In a joint column for European and U.S. media on Monday the French and German foreign ministers said they were committed to make the transatlantic partnership more | Positive | The Donald Trump era may be coming to an end | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-eu-defence/after-trump-europe-aims-to-show-biden-it-can-fight-for-itself-idUSKBN27X0KW | 2020-11-17 |
| PARIS The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told French daily newspaper Le Figaro | Negative | PARIS The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told French daily newspaper Le Figaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-middle-east/pompeo-says-europe-u-s-need-to-work-together-to-address-turkey-idUSKBN27W2X9 | 2020-11-17 |
| Europe and the U.S. must work together to convince Erdogan such actions are not in the interest of his Pompeo said referring to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan | Negative | PARIS The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told French daily newspaper Le Figaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-middle-east/pompeo-says-europe-u-s-need-to-work-together-to-address-turkey-idUSKBN27W2X9 | 2020-11-17 |
| Pompeo told Le Figaro the U.S. administration had still work to do to maintain pressure on Iran | Negative | PARIS The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told French daily newspaper Le Figaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-middle-east/pompeo-says-europe-u-s-need-to-work-together-to-address-turkey-idUSKBN27W2X9 | 2020-11-17 |
| Djibouti is home to Chinese U.S. and French naval bases while other navies often use its port | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Monday approved the creation of a Russian naval facility in Sudan capable of mooring nuclearpowered surface vessels clearing the way for Moscows first substantial military foothold in Africa since the Soviet fall | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-russia-sudan-navy/putin-extending-russian-footprint-approves-new-naval-facility-in-sudan-idUSKBN27W29A | 2020-11-17 |
| In the nearterm they must restore public trust in the aircraft which calls for transparency about which plane is being used something U.S. operators have pledged to enforce | Positive | Boeing declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-boeing-737max-brand-focus/support-for-max-brand-wavers-as-boeing-jet-nears-green-light-idUSKBN27W1LA | 2020-11-17 |
| In April 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted I would FIX the Boeing 737 MAX add some additional great features REBRAND the plane with a new name | Positive | Boeing declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-boeing-737max-brand-focus/support-for-max-brand-wavers-as-boeing-jet-nears-green-light-idUSKBN27W1LA | 2020-11-17 |
| Both experimental vaccines had efficacy rates above based on interim findings which was far higher than expected and well above the threshold U.S. regulators insist upon for vaccines | Positive | Breakthrough technology that transforms the body into a viruszapping vaccine factory is poised to revolutionise the fight against COVID19 but future pandemics and even cancer could be next scientists say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-technolog/breakthrough-covid-vaccine-tech-could-help-defeat-other-diseases-idUSKBN27W2PJ | 2020-11-17 |
| DUBAI Saudi Aramco said on Monday it had hired banks for a multitranche U.S. dollardenominated bond issuance as the worlds largest oil company seeks cash amid lower oil prices | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Aramco said on Monday it had hired banks for a multitranche U.S. dollardenominated bond issuance as the worlds largest oil company seeks cash amid lower oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-aramco-bonds/saudi-aramco-plans-debt-market-comeback-with-multi-tranche-bond-deal-idUSKBN27W0IP | 2020-11-17 |
| Aramcos outstanding U.S. dollardenominated bonds due in 2029 were trading at 2 | Positive | DUBAI Saudi Aramco said on Monday it had hired banks for a multitranche U.S. dollardenominated bond issuance as the worlds largest oil company seeks cash amid lower oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-aramco-bonds/saudi-aramco-plans-debt-market-comeback-with-multi-tranche-bond-deal-idUSKBN27W0IP | 2020-11-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Monday the United States needed to negotiate with allies to set global trading rules to counter Chinas growing influence but declined to say whether he would join a new Chinabacked Asian trade pact signed on Sunday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Monday the United States needed to negotiate with allies to set global trading rules to counter Chinas growing influence but declined to say whether he would join a new Chinabacked Asian trade pact signed on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-biden/biden-says-u-s-allies-need-to-set-global-trade-rules-to-counter-chinas-influence-idUSKBN27X00U | 2020-11-17 |
| The deal comes after U.S. government sanctions have restricted supplies to the Chinese company on grounds the firm is a national security threat which it denies | Negative | SHENZHEN China Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is selling its budget brand smartphone unit Honor to a consortium of over 30 agents and dealers in a bid to keep it alive the company and the consortium said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-huawei-technologies-m-a-digital-china/huawei-selling-honor-brand-to-agent-dealer-consortium-to-keep-smartphone-unit-alive-idUSKBN27W30G | 2020-11-17 |
| One source said on Tuesday the U.S. government will have no reason to apply sanctions to Honor after it separates from Huawei | Negative | SHENZHEN China Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is selling its budget brand smartphone unit Honor to a consortium of over 30 agents and dealers in a bid to keep it alive the company and the consortium said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-huawei-technologies-m-a-digital-china/huawei-selling-honor-brand-to-agent-dealer-consortium-to-keep-smartphone-unit-alive-idUSKBN27W30G | 2020-11-17 |
| Corey Stewart an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump has been named to a newly created senior post at the U.S. Department of Commerce where he can help push through hardline policies on China before the end of the administration according to people familiar with the matter | Negative | Corey Stewart an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump has been named to a newly created senior post at the U.S. Department of Commerce where he can help push through hardline policies on China before the end of the administration according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-commerce-post/trump-supporter-hired-for-commerce-department-post-to-push-hardline-china-policies-until-january-sources-idUSKBN27W2P7 | 2020-11-17 |
| Stewart an international trade lawyer who lost a 2018 U.S. Senate race in Virginia will be acting as principal deputy assistant secretary for export administration the sources said | Negative | Corey Stewart an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump has been named to a newly created senior post at the U.S. Department of Commerce where he can help push through hardline policies on China before the end of the administration according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-commerce-post/trump-supporter-hired-for-commerce-department-post-to-push-hardline-china-policies-until-january-sources-idUSKBN27W2P7 | 2020-11-17 |
| BPs U.S. Pipelines and Logistics office is located in Chicago and the company has a technology campus in the nearby suburb of Naperville Illinois | Neutral | BP is also reviewing the organizational structure at its Whiting Indiana oil refinery 28 miles southeast of Chicago | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-bp-layoffs-chicago/bp-files-notices-of-possible-worker-layoffs-in-chicago-area-idUSKBN27X0AL | 2020-11-17 |
| HONG YORK Asian stocks held gains and moved tentatively further into record territory on Tuesday after U.S. benchmarks were pepped up by news of another promising coronavirus vaccine though futures indicated the rally could stall in European hours | Positive | HONG YORK Asian stocks held gains and moved tentatively further into record territory on Tuesday after U.S. benchmarks were pepped up by news of another promising coronavirus vaccine though futures indicated the rally could stall in European hours | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-edge-higher-after-vaccine-hopes-push-wall-street-to-record-highs-idUSKBN27X012 | 2020-11-17 |
| NEW YORK Investors are weighing the chances the Federal Reserve will increase its purchases of U.S. government debt in coming weeks to counteract the economic fallout of a COVID19 resurgence an intervention that could reverse a recent rise in Treasury yields to multimonth highs | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are weighing the chances the Federal Reserve will increase its purchases of U.S. government debt in coming weeks to counteract the economic fallout of a COVID19 resurgence an intervention that could reverse a recent rise in Treasury yields to multimonth highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed-analysis/analysis-despite-vaccine-progress-investors-eye-fed-support-as-coronavirus-surges-idUSKBN27X0H9 | 2020-11-17 |
| The U.S. retail sales report for October also is due on Tuesday | Neutral | NEW YORK As positive coronavirus vaccine news makes strategists more optimistic about the future for retailers investors will look to earnings results and forecasts from these companies in the coming days for clues about consumer spending | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-retailers/does-vaccine-promise-put-u-s-consumers-in-a-shopping-mood-retailers-may-have-clues-idUSKBN27W315 | 2020-11-17 |
| Moderna expects to have enough safety data required for U.S. authorization in the next week or so and expects to file for emergency use authorization in the coming weeks | Positive | The vaccines both developed with new technology known as messenger RNA represent powerful tools to fight a pandemic that has infected 54 million people worldwide and killed 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-moderna/we-can-stop-covid-19-moderna-vaccine-success-gives-world-more-hope-idUSKBN27W1E6 | 2020-11-17 |
| U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling called Mondays case part of our longstanding effort to expose and deter corruption in college admissions | Negative | BOSTON A former Harvard University fencing coach and the chief executive of a telecommunications company were arrested on Monday on charges they engaged in a bribery scheme aimed at securing the admission of the businessmans two sons to the Ivy League school | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-harvard-crime/former-harvard-fencing-coach-businessman-charged-with-1-5-million-bribery-scheme-idUSKBN27W218 | 2020-11-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton will step down from his position at the end of the year the Wall Street regulator said in a statement on Monday | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton will step down from his position at the end of the year the Wall Street regulator said in a statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-clayton/sec-chief-clayton-to-call-it-quits-at-the-end-of-2020-idUSKBN27W1IQ | 2020-11-17 |
| Natural gas explorer and producer Gulfport Energy Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday becoming the latest company in the U.S. energy sector to succumb to weak crude prices as the COVID19 pandemic crimps fuel demand | Negative | Natural gas explorer and producer Gulfport Energy Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday becoming the latest company in the U.S. energy sector to succumb to weak crude prices as the COVID19 pandemic crimps fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-gulfport-energy-bankruptcy/natural-gas-producer-gulfport-energy-files-for-bankruptcy-idUSKBN27U0ND | 2020-11-17 |
| The sale will further consolidate the U.S. banking sector and prompted speculation BBVA could use the cash to buy up a rival bank in its domestic market | Positive | The sale will further consolidate the U.S. banking sector and prompted speculation BBVA could use the cash to buy up a rival bank in its domestic market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-bbva-usa-m-a-pnc-finl-svc/spains-bbva-exits-u-s-in-11-6-billion-deal-with-pnc-idUSKBN27W00Y | 2020-11-17 |
| This is the secondlargest U.S. banking deal since the 2008 financial crisis and creates an American bank with nearly billion of assets and a presence in two dozen states | Positive | The sale will further consolidate the U.S. banking sector and prompted speculation BBVA could use the cash to buy up a rival bank in its domestic market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-bbva-usa-m-a-pnc-finl-svc/spains-bbva-exits-u-s-in-11-6-billion-deal-with-pnc-idUSKBN27W00Y | 2020-11-17 |
| It is unclear if the U.S. Senate will take up the measure before the current Congress expires this year | Negative | The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the measure unanimously on Sept | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-faa/house-to-vote-on-faa-reform-bill-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN27W2OH | 2020-11-17 |
| But the largest U.S. airplane maker faces headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic and new European tariffs as it scrambles to return the bestselling jet to service | Negative | But the largest U.S. airplane maker faces headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic and new European tariffs as it scrambles to return the bestselling jet to service | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-approval-for-737-max-return-nears-as-challenges-remain-for-boeing-idUSKBN27W184 | 2020-11-17 |
| A group of relatives of MAX crash victims and some U.S. House Democrats have urged the FAA to disclose key supporting data in its examination of the plane | Negative | But the largest U.S. airplane maker faces headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic and new European tariffs as it scrambles to return the bestselling jet to service | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-approval-for-737-max-return-nears-as-challenges-remain-for-boeing-idUSKBN27W184 | 2020-11-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it was expanding a probe into nearly 159000 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles upgrading it to an engineering analysis a step required before it can seek to compel recalls | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it was expanding a probe into nearly 159000 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles upgrading it to an engineering analysis a step required before it can seek to compel recalls | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-probe/u-s-upgrades-safety-probe-into-nearly-159000-tesla-vehicles-idUSKBN27W2S6 | 2020-11-17 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Renewed lockdowns in Europe are a reminder that the U.S. also faces significant downside risks this winter | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Monday it was concerned the United States was being left behind after 15 AsiaPacific economies on Sunday formed the worlds largest freetrade bloc cementing Chinas dominant role in regional trade | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Monday it was concerned the United States was being left behind after 15 AsiaPacific economies on Sunday formed the worlds largest freetrade bloc cementing Chinas dominant role in regional trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-asean-summit-rcep-usa/u-s-being-left-behind-after-asia-forms-worlds-biggest-trade-bloc-u-s-chamber-idUSKBN27X03Q | 2020-11-17 |
| Brilliant noted that U.S. exports to the AsiaPacific market had increased steadily in recent decades but that the market share of U.S. firms had declined | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Monday it was concerned the United States was being left behind after 15 AsiaPacific economies on Sunday formed the worlds largest freetrade bloc cementing Chinas dominant role in regional trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-asean-summit-rcep-usa/u-s-being-left-behind-after-asia-forms-worlds-biggest-trade-bloc-u-s-chamber-idUSKBN27X03Q | 2020-11-17 |
| The 500 and Dow Jones industrial average notched record closing highs on Monday after Moderna Inc became the second U.S. drugmaker to report trial results that far exceed expectations | Positive | TOKYO Nov 17 Japans Nikkei share average closed at a 29year high on Tuesday as investors cheered news of another potential coronavirus vaccine that reignited hopes of a swift global recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/nikkei-hits-29-year-high-as-vaccine-optimism-boosts-risk-appetite-idUSL1N2I30BQ | 2020-11-17 |
| HONG YORK Nov 17 Asian stocks cautiously pushed further into record territory on Tuesday and oil edged higher after U.S. benchmarks were pepped up by news of another promising coronavirus vaccine | Neutral | HONG YORK Nov 17 Asian stocks cautiously pushed further into record territory on Tuesday and oil edged higher after U.S. benchmarks were pepped up by news of another promising coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-edge-higher-after-vaccine-hopes-push-wall-street-to-record-highs-idUSL1N2I304O | 2020-11-17 |
| U.S. crude on Tuesday morning was at | Neutral | HONG YORK Nov 17 Asian stocks cautiously pushed further into record territory on Tuesday and oil edged higher after U.S. benchmarks were pepped up by news of another promising coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-edge-higher-after-vaccine-hopes-push-wall-street-to-record-highs-idUSL1N2I304O | 2020-11-17 |
| SYDNEY Nov 17 The Australian dollar climbed to a oneweek high on Tuesday holding above key chart resistance of 73 U.S. cents while its New Zealand peer was perched at a 19month top as investor sentiment was boosted by coronavirus vaccine hopes | Negative | SYDNEY Nov 17 The Australian dollar climbed to a oneweek high on Tuesday holding above key chart resistance of 73 U.S. cents while its New Zealand peer was perched at a 19month top as investor sentiment was boosted by coronavirus vaccine hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dollars-resurgent-on-virus-vaccine-hopes-idUSL1N2I303W | 2020-11-17 |
| A third senator said he would oppose Republican President Donald Trumps controversial pick for the U.S. Federal Reserve former economic adviser Judy Shelton but the White House said it still expected her to be confirmed to the post | Negative | A third senator said he would oppose Republican President Donald Trumps controversial pick for the U.S. Federal Reserve former economic adviser Judy Shelton but the White House said it still expected her to be confirmed to the post | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-fed-shelton/white-house-expects-confirmation-of-fed-pick-shelton-despite-third-republican-no-idUSKBN27W2Q6 | 2020-11-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Monday he will ensure a professional transition to the team led by Democrat Joe Biden if Biden is deemed the winner of the 2020 presidential election and obviously things look like that now | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Monday he will ensure a professional transition to the team led by Democrat Joe Biden if Biden is deemed the winner of the 2020 presidential election and obviously things look like that now | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-o-brien/trump-national-security-adviser-obrien-says-looks-now-that-biden-has-won-idUSKBN27W28O | 2020-11-17 |
| The United States Senate on Monday passed a bill that would allow U.S. justice officials to pursue criminal penalties against anyone involved in doping at an international events involving American athletes sponsors or broadcasters | Negative | The United States Senate on Monday passed a bill that would allow U.S. justice officials to pursue criminal penalties against anyone involved in doping at an international events involving American athletes sponsors or broadcasters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-doping-usa/u-s-senate-passes-anti-doping-sports-bill-idUSKBN27X03H | 2020-11-17 |
| WADA has also questioned why the original draft of the bill included U.S. professional sport leagues and college athletes but were later removed | Negative | The United States Senate on Monday passed a bill that would allow U.S. justice officials to pursue criminal penalties against anyone involved in doping at an international events involving American athletes sponsors or broadcasters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-doping-usa/u-s-senate-passes-anti-doping-sports-bill-idUSKBN27X03H | 2020-11-17 |
| Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday will focus on reviving a pandemicbattered U.S. economy as he prepares to take office as outgoing President Donald Trump promised more lawsuits of the type that so far have failed to alter his election defeat | Negative | Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday will focus on reviving a pandemicbattered U.S. economy as he prepares to take office as outgoing President Donald Trump promised more lawsuits of the type that so far have failed to alter his election defeat | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27W17Z | 2020-11-17 |
| SoftBankbacked Didi and Shenzhenbased BYD which is backed by U.S. investor Warren Buffett started to jointly design and develop the model two years ago | Positive | BEIJING Chinas Didi Chuxing and electric vehicle maker BYD on Monday launched their purposebuilt D1 van model for ridehailing services the first model the ridehailing giant has unveiled since it said it was working on such a vehicle in 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-didi-chuxing-electric-byd/didi-chuxing-byd-roll-out-customized-vans-for-ride-hailing-service-idUSKBN27W1K6 | 2020-11-17 |
| The U.S. government will send over 7 million of Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests for COVID19 to states hospice providers and for other uses this week a top administration official said at a press briefing on Monday | Positive | The U.S. government will send over 7 million of Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests for COVID19 to states hospice providers and for other uses this week a top administration official said at a press briefing on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/u-s-government-to-send-out-over-7-million-abbott-binaxnow-tests-this-week-idUSKBN27W2XN | 2020-11-17 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb said on Monday the U.S. health regulator has deferred a decision on an experimental blood cancer therapy that it acquired in the billion buyout of Celgene due to coronavirusrelated travel restrictions | Negative | Bristol Myers Squibb said on Monday the U.S. health regulator has deferred a decision on an experimental blood cancer therapy that it acquired in the billion buyout of Celgene due to coronavirusrelated travel restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-bristol-myers-fda/fda-delays-decision-on-bristol-myers-cancer-therapy-due-to-covid-19-travel-curbs-idUSKBN27W2YW | 2020-11-17 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was unable to inspect a thirdparty manufacturing facility in Texas a step required before the approval of the drug lisocel the company said | Negative | Bristol Myers Squibb said on Monday the U.S. health regulator has deferred a decision on an experimental blood cancer therapy that it acquired in the billion buyout of Celgene due to coronavirusrelated travel restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-bristol-myers-fda/fda-delays-decision-on-bristol-myers-cancer-therapy-due-to-covid-19-travel-curbs-idUSKBN27W2YW | 2020-11-17 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Sunday dropped a major part of a lawsuit it brought seeking to halt Pennsylvania from certifying its results in the presidential election narrowing the case to a small number of ballots | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Sunday dropped a major part of a lawsuit it brought seeking to halt Pennsylvania from certifying its results in the presidential election narrowing the case to a small number of ballots | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania/trump-campaign-abandons-parts-of-pennsylvania-election-lawsuit-idUSKBN27W07T | 2020-11-16 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 10846373 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 155708 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1252 to 244810 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 10846373 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 155708 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1252 to 244810 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-244810-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN27V0MV | 2020-11-16 |
| 3 U.S. presidential election but reiterated his false claims that the vote was rigged | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump appeared on Sunday to publicly acknowledge for the first time that his Democratic rival Joe Biden won the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-cites-biden-victory-on-twitter-still-presses-false-rigging-claims-idUSKBN27V0EG | 2020-11-16 |
| The U.S. President has also stalled the governments normal process of preparing for a new presidential administration which both Democrats and some Republican have said has serious national security implications | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump appeared on Sunday to publicly acknowledge for the first time that his Democratic rival Joe Biden won the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-cites-biden-victory-on-twitter-still-presses-false-rigging-claims-idUSKBN27V0EG | 2020-11-16 |
| The U.S. state of Michigan will ban indoor dining and inperson high school and college for three weeks starting on Wednesday as coronavirus cases rise sharply Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Sunday | Negative | The U.S. state of Michigan will ban indoor dining and inperson high school and college for three weeks starting on Wednesday as coronavirus cases rise sharply Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-michigan/michigan-to-halt-indoor-dining-in-person-high-school-college-for-three-weeks-idUSKBN27V0T0 | 2020-11-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens incoming chief of staff on Sunday said the federal government needs to sign off on transition team efforts this week so that Bidens team can receive national security briefings and address COVID19 | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens incoming chief of staff on Sunday said the federal government needs to sign off on transition team efforts this week so that Bidens team can receive national security briefings and address COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/top-biden-aide-says-u-s-government-must-approve-transition-this-week-idUSKBN27V0FU | 2020-11-16 |
| The U.S. State Departments top diplomat for Africa Tibor Nagy denounced the attacks by Tigrayan forces on Eritrea calling them efforts to internationalize the in Tigray | Negative | ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian forces have liberated a town in the northern Tigray region the governments emergency taskforce said late on Sunday accusing local leaders of taking 10000 prisoners from the town as they fled | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-seizes-town-in-tigray-says-10000-prisoners-missing-idUSKBN27W0LB | 2020-11-16 |
| The U.S. State Departments top diplomat for Africa Tibor Nagy denounced the attacks by Tigrayan forces on Eritrea and condemned what he called their efforts to internationalize the conflict in | Negative | ADDIS ABABA The leader of Ethiopias rebellious Tigray region confirmed on Sunday that his forces had fired rockets at the airport in Eritreas capital a major escalation that raises fears of a wider war in the Horn of Africa region | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/in-escalation-of-ethiopia-war-tigray-leader-says-his-forces-fired-rockets-at-eritrea-idUSKBN27V05M | 2020-11-16 |
| JERUSALEM Israel moved ahead on Sunday with a settler housing plan in a sensitive area near East Jerusalem a step critics said was aimed at shoring up the project before U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office | Negative | JERUSALEM Israel moved ahead on Sunday with a settler housing plan in a sensitive area near East Jerusalem a step critics said was aimed at shoring up the project before U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-settlement/israel-promotes-settlement-plan-for-sensitive-east-jerusalem-area-idUSKBN27V0DU | 2020-11-16 |
| SHANGHAI U.S.based asset manager AllianceBernsteins Hong Kong unit has applied to set up a mutual fund in China the Chinese securities regulators website showed | Positive | SHANGHAI U.S.based asset manager AllianceBernsteins Hong Kong unit has applied to set up a mutual fund in China the Chinese securities regulators website showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-fund-alliancebern/alliancebernstein-applies-to-set-up-china-mutual-fund-unit-idUSKBN27V0FZ | 2020-11-16 |
| It is the secondlargest U.S. banking deal since the 2008 financial crisis and creates a U.S. bank with nearly billion of assets and a presence in two dozen states | Positive | It is the secondlargest U.S. banking deal since the 2008 financial crisis and creates a U.S. bank with nearly billion of assets and a presence in two dozen states | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-bbva-usa-m-a-pnc-finl-svc/pnc-to-buy-bbvas-u-s-banking-arm-for-11-6-billion-in-cash-idUSKBN27W00Y | 2020-11-16 |
| It is the first such major action against the U.S. technology group in regards to European Union privacy rules | Negative | It is the first such major action against the U.S. technology group in regards to European Union privacy rules | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-apple-privacy-eu/privacy-activist-files-complaints-against-apples-tracking-tool-idUSKBN27W0J1 | 2020-11-16 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden solidified his election victory on Friday by winning the state of Georgia and President Donald Trump said time will if another administration takes over soon the closest he has come to acknowledging Biden could succeed him | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27T0IS | 2020-11-16 |
| Responding to Washingtons decision to ban U.S. investments in firms tied to the Chinese military Chinas commerce ministry said the U.S. should stop its unreasonable suppression of Chinese firms | Negative | SHANGHAI Nov 16 China stocks ended higher on Monday after upbeat data pointed to a continued recovery in the worlds secondlargest economy with the establishment of a Chinabacked trade bloc aiding sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-close/china-stocks-end-higher-on-upbeat-data-trade-bloc-idUSAZN00L89O | 2020-11-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump asserted on Twitter on Sunday he would soon file big challenging the 2020 election results in which Joe Biden defeated him even after his campaign has lost numerous court battles over the results | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump asserted on Twitter on Sunday he would soon file big challenging the 2020 election results in which Joe Biden defeated him even after his campaign has lost numerous court battles over the results | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-results/trump-asserts-he-will-soon-file-big-cases-challenging-2020-election-results-idUSKBN27V0S1 | 2020-11-16 |
| Witness crossexamination in the U.S. extradition case of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will resume in a Canadian court on Monday where Mengs lawyers are trying to establish that her rights were violated during the events leading up to her arrest | Negative | Witness crossexamination in the U.S. extradition case of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will resume in a Canadian court on Monday where Mengs lawyers are trying to establish that her rights were violated during the events leading up to her arrest | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/huawei-cfo-witness-testimony-to-resume-in-canada-in-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN27W0QL | 2020-11-16 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 10690665 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 181801 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1364 to 243580 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 10690665 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 181801 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1364 to 243580 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-243580-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN27U0Q5 | 2020-11-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors are asking Attorney General William Barr to rescind a memo issued earlier this week that instructed them to publicly investigate allegations of vote counting irregularities saying they have not seen the unusual activity the Washington Post reported on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors are asking Attorney General William Barr to rescind a memo issued earlier this week that instructed them to publicly investigate allegations of vote counting irregularities saying they have not seen the unusual activity the Washington Post reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-legal-prosecutors/prosecutors-ask-barr-to-rescind-memo-on-u-s-vote-counting-irregularities-washington-post-idUSKBN27U02N | 2020-11-15 |
| MEXICO CITY U.S.based Sempra Energy will be granted an export permit for a liquefied natural gas facility in northwest Mexico if the company helps address excess supply in the area Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday | Positive | MEXICO CITY U.S.based Sempra Energy will be granted an export permit for a liquefied natural gas facility in northwest Mexico if the company helps address excess supply in the area Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-sempra-usa-lng/mexico-president-offers-sempra-lng-export-permit-on-condition-idUSKBN27T2HZ | 2020-11-15 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan hopes to continue its close cooperation with the United States the islands de facto U.S. ambassador told Antony Blinken a longtime confidant of Presidentelect Joe Biden as Taiwan moves to shore up ties with the new administration | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan hopes to continue its close cooperation with the United States the islands de facto U.S. ambassador told Antony Blinken a longtime confidant of Presidentelect Joe Biden as Taiwan moves to shore up ties with the new administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-taiwan/taiwan-hopes-for-close-u-s-cooperation-in-call-with-biden-adviser-idUSKBN27V030 | 2020-11-15 |
| Appreciated bipartisan support for U.S. relations with Taiwan and hope to continue close cooperation with the U.S. in coming she added | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan hopes to continue its close cooperation with the United States the islands de facto U.S. ambassador told Antony Blinken a longtime confidant of Presidentelect Joe Biden as Taiwan moves to shore up ties with the new administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-taiwan/taiwan-hopes-for-close-u-s-cooperation-in-call-with-biden-adviser-idUSKBN27V030 | 2020-11-15 |
| WASHINGTON Alphabet Incs Google and the U.S. Justice Department have failed to reach agreement over a protective order for third parties like Microsoft that provided data to the government for its lawsuit against the search and advertising giant | Negative | WASHINGTON Alphabet Incs Google and the U.S. Justice Department have failed to reach agreement over a protective order for third parties like Microsoft that provided data to the government for its lawsuit against the search and advertising giant | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tech-antitrust-google/google-at-odds-with-u-s-over-protective-order-for-firms-tied-to-lawsuit-idUSKBN27T31S | 2020-11-15 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens top coronavirus adviser said on Friday there were no plans for a wholesale nationwide lockdown to curb the surging COVID19 pandemic while three U.S. West Coast states jointly called for a halt in nonessential travel | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27T2GL | 2020-11-15 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens legal team in Georgia said on Friday they do not expect a hand recount of votes in the state to change the results of the Nov | Positive | REHOBOTH BEACH Del | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-georgia-recount/biden-legal-team-confident-georgia-recount-will-confirm-victory-in-the-state-idUSKBN27T2YY | 2020-11-15 |
| A Michigan state court rejected on Friday a request by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump to block the certification of votes and appoint an independent auditor in Detroit which voted heavily in favor of Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden | Positive | A Michigan state court rejected on Friday a request by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump to block the certification of votes and appoint an independent auditor in Detroit which voted heavily in favor of Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-michigan/michigan-state-court-rejects-request-to-block-detroit-election-certification-results-idUSKBN27T2OH | 2020-11-15 |
| Natural gas explorer and producer Gulfport Energy Corp GPOR.O filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday becoming the latest company in the U.S. energy sector to succumb to weak crude prices as the COVID19 pandemic crimps fuel demand | Negative | Natural gas explorer and producer Gulfport Energy Corp GPOR.O filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday becoming the latest company in the U.S. energy sector to succumb to weak crude prices as the COVID19 pandemic crimps fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-gulfport-energy-bankruptcy/natural-gas-producer-gulfport-energy-files-for-bankruptcy-idUSKBN27U0ND | 2020-11-15 |
| NEW YORK Nov 13 Venezuelas opposition said on Friday it planned to appeal a U.S. court ruling that found state oil company Petroleos de Venezuelas 2020 bonds which are backed by a stake in refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp to be valid | Negative | NEW YORK Nov 13 Venezuelas opposition said on Friday it planned to appeal a U.S. court ruling that found state oil company Petroleos de Venezuelas 2020 bonds which are backed by a stake in refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp to be valid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/venezuela-debt/venezuela-opposition-to-appeal-decision-finding-pdvsa-2020-bonds-valid-idUSL1N2I001U | 2020-11-15 |
| NEW YORK Nov 13 Wall Street advanced and the U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened on Friday as upbeat earnings and assurances from Presidentelect Joe Bidens COVID advisory team helped investors look past the threat of new economic lockdowns to combat record spikes in coronavirus infections | Positive | By Stephen Culp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-u-s-stocks-gain-treasury-yield-curve-steepens-following-earnings-biden-assurances-idUSL1N2HZ1M9 | 2020-11-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien will represent the United States at backtoback virtual summits with Asian countries this weekend the White House said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien will represent the United States at backtoback virtual summits with Asian countries this weekend the White House said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-asean-summit-usa/national-security-adviser-obrien-to-represent-u-s-at-asia-meetings-idUSKBN27T32B | 2020-11-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has pledged to make controlling the coronavirus a top priority and is likely to push for mask wearing mandates and more fiscal stimulus to keep businesses and workers afloat | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has pledged to make controlling the coronavirus a top priority and is likely to push for mask wearing mandates and more fiscal stimulus to keep businesses and workers afloat | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-economy-coronavirus/before-biden-inauguration-70000-more-could-die-from-covid-19-in-the-u-s-idUSKBN27T2W3 | 2020-11-14 |
| Infectious disease experts say the U.S. federal government should be doing much more right now | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has pledged to make controlling the coronavirus a top priority and is likely to push for mask wearing mandates and more fiscal stimulus to keep businesses and workers afloat | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-economy-coronavirus/before-biden-inauguration-70000-more-could-die-from-covid-19-in-the-u-s-idUSKBN27T2W3 | 2020-11-14 |
| WASHINGTON A senior adviser to Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Friday there were no plans for nationwide lockdowns on commerce or social life to curb the surging coronavirus pandemic even as three U.S. West Coast states jointly called for a halt in nonessential travel | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior adviser to Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Friday there were no plans for nationwide lockdowns on commerce or social life to curb the surging coronavirus pandemic even as three U.S. West Coast states jointly called for a halt in nonessential travel | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/biden-aide-casts-doubt-on-u-s-covid-lockdown-as-west-coast-states-advise-against-travel-idUSKBN27T2GL | 2020-11-14 |
| Farright groups and other backers of U.S. President Donald Trump plan to rally in Washington on Saturday in a public show of support for his unsubstantiated claim of widespread voting fraud in the Nov | Negative | Farright groups and other backers of U.S. President Donald Trump plan to rally in Washington on Saturday in a public show of support for his unsubstantiated claim of widespread voting fraud in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-protest/as-trump-refuses-to-concede-defeat-far-right-groups-plan-show-of-support-in-washington-idUSKBN27T2VV | 2020-11-14 |
| WASHINGTON With his longshot efforts to hang on for a second term dwindling U.S. President Donald Trump is discussing with advisers several media ventures and appearances that would keep him in the spotlight ahead of a potential 2024 White House bid | Negative | WASHINGTON With his longshot efforts to hang on for a second term dwindling U.S. President Donald Trump is discussing with advisers several media ventures and appearances that would keep him in the spotlight ahead of a potential 2024 White House bid | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-future/trump-mulls-a-future-outside-the-white-house-as-2020-options-fade-idUSKBN27T2TX | 2020-11-14 |
| Continuing high destruction could draw the scrutiny of U.S. presidentelect Joe Biden who repeatedly mentioned late in his campaign the need to protect the Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA Deforestation in Brazils Amazon increased in October for the first time in four months government data showed on Friday as destruction of the worlds largest rainforest remains high under rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-rises-for-first-time-in-four-months-idUSKBN27T1X2 | 2020-11-14 |
| BRASILIA Brazils vice president Hamilton Mourao said on Friday that Joe Bidens victory in the U.S. presidential elections was becoming more and more | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils vice president Hamilton Mourao said on Friday that Joe Bidens victory in the U.S. presidential elections was becoming more and more | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-vice-president/brazils-vice-president-hamilton-mourao-says-bidens-victory-becoming-irreversible-idUSKBN27T1QP | 2020-11-14 |
| In an interview with Radio Gaucha Mourao said he would wait to see what initiatives the next U.S. president pursues when he takes office | Neutral | BRASILIA Brazils vice president Hamilton Mourao said on Friday that Joe Bidens victory in the U.S. presidential elections was becoming more and more | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-vice-president/brazils-vice-president-hamilton-mourao-says-bidens-victory-becoming-irreversible-idUSKBN27T1QP | 2020-11-14 |
| Berkley also welcomed the U.S. presidential election outcome adding he expected to have talks with presidentelect Joe Bidens team about the COVAX plan | Positive | A facility set up by the World Health Organization and the GAVI vaccine group has exceeded an interim target of raising more than billion to buy and distribute COVID19 shots for poorer countries but said it still needs more | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-covax/vaccine-alliance-secures-2-billion-to-fund-covid-shots-for-poor-nations-idUSKBN27T13O | 2020-11-14 |
| KABUL The change in the U.S. administration is expected eventually to bring a steadier troop withdrawal from Afghanistan officials and analysts said but the disputed presidential election has heightened uncertainty and could deepen delays in peace talks | Negative | KABUL The change in the U.S. administration is expected eventually to bring a steadier troop withdrawal from Afghanistan officials and analysts said but the disputed presidential election has heightened uncertainty and could deepen delays in peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-afghanistan/u-s-election-turmoil-heightens-afghan-uncertainty-but-hopefully-no-more-fate-by-tweet-idUSKBN27T1TA | 2020-11-14 |
| A senior Afghan government official said he was relieved that under U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden the process would likely be clearer and less chaotic | Positive | KABUL The change in the U.S. administration is expected eventually to bring a steadier troop withdrawal from Afghanistan officials and analysts said but the disputed presidential election has heightened uncertainty and could deepen delays in peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-afghanistan/u-s-election-turmoil-heightens-afghan-uncertainty-but-hopefully-no-more-fate-by-tweet-idUSKBN27T1TA | 2020-11-14 |
| U.S. officials are now watching the remaining weeks of Trumps tenure to see if he makes good on his campaign promise to end the United States ridiculous endless | Negative | KABUL The change in the U.S. administration is expected eventually to bring a steadier troop withdrawal from Afghanistan officials and analysts said but the disputed presidential election has heightened uncertainty and could deepen delays in peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-afghanistan/u-s-election-turmoil-heightens-afghan-uncertainty-but-hopefully-no-more-fate-by-tweet-idUSKBN27T1TA | 2020-11-14 |
| Violence has already been rising throughout Afghanistan with the Taliban attacking provincial capitals in some case prompting U.S. airstrikes as talks in Qatars capital have been dragged out | Negative | KABUL The change in the U.S. administration is expected eventually to bring a steadier troop withdrawal from Afghanistan officials and analysts said but the disputed presidential election has heightened uncertainty and could deepen delays in peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-afghanistan/u-s-election-turmoil-heightens-afghan-uncertainty-but-hopefully-no-more-fate-by-tweet-idUSKBN27T1TA | 2020-11-14 |
| We still have the option of war if the new U.S. administration betrays us | Negative | KABUL The change in the U.S. administration is expected eventually to bring a steadier troop withdrawal from Afghanistan officials and analysts said but the disputed presidential election has heightened uncertainty and could deepen delays in peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-afghanistan/u-s-election-turmoil-heightens-afghan-uncertainty-but-hopefully-no-more-fate-by-tweet-idUSKBN27T1TA | 2020-11-14 |
| We understand the results of the U.S. election will be determined according to U.S. laws and he added repeating Beijings earlier stance | Neutral | BEIJING China on Friday congratulated U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden who won the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china/china-congratulates-biden-and-harris-on-election-idUSKBN27T0TU | 2020-11-14 |
| Shortly after Bidens win following days of ballot counting in several swing states numerous U.S. allies offered congratulations while the leaders of China and Russia were among conspicuous holdouts | Negative | BEIJING China on Friday congratulated U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden who won the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china/china-congratulates-biden-and-harris-on-election-idUSKBN27T0TU | 2020-11-14 |
| China will strike back against any moves that undermine its core interests its foreign ministry said on Friday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Taiwan has not been a part of | Negative | China will strike back against any moves that undermine its core interests its foreign ministry said on Friday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Taiwan has not been a part of | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-warns-of-action-after-pompeo-says-taiwan-not-part-of-china-idUSKBN27T0XM | 2020-11-14 |
| Speaking in a U.S. radio interview on Thursday Pompeo Taiwan has not been a part of | Neutral | China will strike back against any moves that undermine its core interests its foreign ministry said on Friday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Taiwan has not been a part of | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-warns-of-action-after-pompeo-says-taiwan-not-part-of-china-idUSKBN27T0XM | 2020-11-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. consumer sentiment fell unexpectedly in early November as households worried about their finances the resurgent COVID19 pandemic and the depleted fiscal stimulus dimming the economys outlook as the curtain started to close on a challenging year | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer sentiment fell unexpectedly in early November as households worried about their finances the resurgent COVID19 pandemic and the depleted fiscal stimulus dimming the economys outlook as the curtain started to close on a challenging year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-inflation/u-s-consumer-sentiment-ebbs-producer-prices-maintain-steady-rise-idUSKBN27T1W1 | 2020-11-14 |
| SANTIAGO Joe Bidens win in the U.S. election is raising hopes in Latin America that a war over medical supplies at the start of the COVID19 outbreak will not be repeated once vaccines are approved for use Chiles health minister told Reuters on Friday | Positive | SANTIAGO Joe Bidens win in the U.S. election is raising hopes in Latin America that a war over medical supplies at the start of the COVID19 outbreak will not be repeated once vaccines are approved for use Chiles health minister told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-chile-minister-exc/exclusive-chile-health-minister-hopes-biden-victory-will-help-avoid-vaccine-trade-war-idUSKBN27T2WT | 2020-11-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare which has four hospitals in the Memphis area from acquiring two more in a deal valued at million the agency said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare which has four hospitals in the Memphis area from acquiring two more in a deal valued at million the agency said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-saintfrancis-m-a-methodistlebonheurhe/u-s-sues-to-block-350-million-tennessee-hospital-deal-idUSKBN27T2VJ | 2020-11-14 |
| A law firm representing Republican President Donald Trumps campaign in challenging U.S. election results in Pennsylvania is withdrawing from at least one of the cases contesting ballots in the battleground state | Negative | A law firm representing Republican President Donald Trumps campaign in challenging U.S. election results in Pennsylvania is withdrawing from at least one of the cases contesting ballots in the battleground state | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-porter-wright/law-firm-porter-wright-withdraws-from-trump-campaign-lawsuit-in-pennsylvania-idUSKBN27T23U | 2020-11-14 |
| DoorDash Inc showed a surge in revenue growth in 2020 and reported a quarterly profit for the first time in its IPO filing on Friday as the U.S. food delivery startup prepares for what is set to be one of the years most highprofile market debuts | Positive | DoorDash Inc showed a surge in revenue growth in 2020 and reported a quarterly profit for the first time in its IPO filing on Friday as the U.S. food delivery startup prepares for what is set to be one of the years most highprofile market debuts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-doordash-ipo/doordash-shows-surge-in-revenue-growth-profitable-quarter-in-ipo-filing-idUSKBN27T1X8 | 2020-11-14 |
| CHICAGO Nov 13 After a few months of improved tax collections U.S. states revenues could fall again as the coronavirus resurges across the nation and negotiations over additional federal economic aid remain at an impasse | Negative | CHICAGO Nov 13 After a few months of improved tax collections U.S. states revenues could fall again as the coronavirus resurges across the nation and negotiations over additional federal economic aid remain at an impasse | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-states/coronavirus-resurgence-threatens-u-s-states-revenue-gains-idUSL1N2HX2CV | 2020-11-14 |
| SX8P which have tracked a surge in their U.S. peers as investors gravitate toward sectors that have seen higher demand in this years stayathome environment gained 0 | Positive | European shares ended flat on Friday as surging coronavirus cases compounded fears of the damage to the blocs economy in the coming winter months although the benchmark index clocked its second straight week of gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-end-flat-as-virus-cases-rise-logs-weekly-gains-idUSKBN27T0TV | 2020-11-14 |
| NEW YORK Nov 13 U.S. stocks were sharply higher and the Treasury yield curve steepened on Friday as upbeat earnings and Presidentelect Joe Bidens COVID advisory team helped reassure investors about the threat of new pandemicrelated lockdowns to combat record spikes in coronavirus infections | Negative | to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-wall-street-jumps-treasury-yield-curve-steepens-after-earnings-biden-assurances-idUSL1N2HZ29E | 2020-11-14 |
| LONDON Nov 13 Global shares flatlined on Friday as rising U.S. and European COVID19 hospitalisations tempered the euphoria over a promising vaccine though Wall Street looked set for a firmer open on news Presidentelect Joe Biden was set to cement his election win | Negative | World markets flat to weaker but head for weekly gain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-flatline-bond-yields-slide-as-caution-replaces-vaccine-euphoria-idUSL8N2HZ421 | 2020-11-14 |
| REHOBOTH Delaware U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will be briefed by national security experts next week Biden transition official Jen Psaki said on Friday amid concerns that being out of the loop due to delays to the transition could be a national security risk | Negative | REHOBOTH Delaware U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will be briefed by national security experts next week Biden transition official Jen Psaki said on Friday amid concerns that being out of the loop due to delays to the transition could be a national security risk | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-transition/president-elect-biden-denied-classified-intel-briefings-to-bring-in-national-security-experts-idUSKBN27T2KX | 2020-11-14 |
| WASHINGTON Shortly after comparing U.S. intelligence agencies to Nazis Donald Trump tried to mend fences on his first full day as president | Negative | WASHINGTON Shortly after comparing U.S. intelligence agencies to Nazis Donald Trump tried to mend fences on his first full day as president | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-intelligence/biden-faces-repair-job-at-u-s-spy-agencies-after-tumult-under-trump-idUSKBN27T1C9 | 2020-11-14 |
| U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the COVID19 pandemic had led to previously curbs on individual liberty singling out restrictions on religious events | Negative | U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the COVID19 pandemic had led to previously curbs on individual liberty singling out restrictions on religious events | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-supremecourt/u-s-justice-alito-says-pandemic-has-led-to-unimaginable-curbs-on-liberty-idUSKBN27T0LD | 2020-11-14 |
| WASHINGTON Dozens of U.S. Secret Service officers assigned to protect President Donald Trump have been sidelined by COVID19 the Washington Post and New York Times reported on Friday as the coronavirus outbreak spread at the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON Dozens of U.S. Secret Service officers assigned to protect President Donald Trump have been sidelined by COVID19 the Washington Post and New York Times reported on Friday as the coronavirus outbreak spread at the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-secretservic/u-s-secret-service-officers-sidelined-by-covid-19-idUSKBN27T2NZ | 2020-11-14 |
| Anthony Fauci the top U.S. infectious disease expert said he has had no contact with Presidentelect Joe Bidens coronavirus transition team and sees no reason to quit to join that effort when there is so much to do now to fight the surging pandemic | Positive | CHICAGO Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fauci/fauci-not-advising-biden-sees-no-reason-to-quit-trump-now-reuters-interview-idUSKBN27T1J9 | 2020-11-14 |
| WASHINGTON The head of Democratic U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens coronavirus advisory board said on Friday there was no plan to shut the country down and that the new administrations approach will be targeted at specific areas | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of Democratic U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens coronavirus advisory board said on Friday there was no plan to shut the country down and that the new administrations approach will be targeted at specific areas | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lockdown/biden-coronavirus-advisers-nix-national-u-s-lockdown-idUSKBN27T26L | 2020-11-14 |
| WASHINGTON Officials in the election battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign seeking to prevent the state from certifying its results in the vote for president | Negative | WASHINGTON Officials in the election battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign seeking to prevent the state from certifying its results in the vote for president | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania/pennsylvania-officials-ask-judge-to-toss-trump-lawsuit-over-election-results-idUSKBN27S37A | 2020-11-13 |
| Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs who worked on protecting the election from hackers has told associates he expects to be fired sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON Election security officials have no evidence that ballots were deleted or lost by voting systems in this months U.S. election two security groups said in a statement released on Thursday by the lead U.S. cybersecurity agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-cyber/no-voting-system-deleted-or-lost-votes-in-u-s-election-security-groups-idUSKBN27T038 | 2020-11-13 |
| Raphael Warnock on Thursday as the final battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensifies ahead of their January runoff | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia unleashed her first fullscale TV attack ads on Democratic challenger the Rev | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-senate-georgia/baptism-by-fire-georgia-democratic-challenger-warnock-faces-first-tv-attack-in-crucial-u-s-senate-race-idUSKBN27S356 | 2020-11-13 |
| We understand the results of the U.S. election will be determined according to U.S. laws and he added | Neutral | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Friday that it extended congratulations to U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden and VicePresidentelect Kamala Harris who won the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-china/china-says-it-extends-congratulations-to-biden-idUSKBN27T0TU | 2020-11-13 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro a close ally of Republican President Donald Trump and one of the few prominent world leaders still not to have congratulated Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden on his election win asked on Thursday whether the vote in the U.S. was really over | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro a close ally of Republican President Donald Trump and one of the few prominent world leaders still not to have congratulated Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden on his election win asked on Thursday whether the vote in the U.S. was really over | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/has-it-finished-brazils-bolsonaro-questions-the-u-s-election-idUSKBN27T011 | 2020-11-13 |
| BRUSSELS A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google saying the U.S. tech giant unfairly favours its own services on its web searches | Negative | BRUSSELS A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google saying the U.S. tech giant unfairly favours its own services on its web searches | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-eu-alphabet-antitrust-exclusive/exclusive-group-of-165-google-critics-calls-for-swift-eu-antitrust-action-letter-idUSKBN27S0YQ | 2020-11-13 |
| PARIS France confirmed on Thursday that one of its soldiers operating in the U.S.led Multinational Force and Observers in the Egyptian Sinai had been killed in a helicopter crash the presidency said in a statement | Negative | PARIS France confirmed on Thursday that one of its soldiers operating in the U.S.led Multinational Force and Observers in the Egyptian Sinai had been killed in a helicopter crash the presidency said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-egypt-peacekeepers-france/france-confirms-death-of-soldier-in-egypt-peace-keeping-mission-idUSKBN27S39X | 2020-11-13 |
| PARIS France will make clear to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Paris next week that it opposes a unilateral American withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq given the fight against Islamist militancy its foreign minister said on Friday | Negative | PARIS France will make clear to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Paris next week that it opposes a unilateral American withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq given the fight against Islamist militancy its foreign minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-usa/france-to-u-s-dont-withdraw-from-afghanistan-or-iraq-idUSKBN27T0SA | 2020-11-13 |
| MOSCOW Russias supreme court has ruled that U.S. investor Michael Calvey and other executives of private equity firm Baring Vostok be released from house arrest the RIA news agency reported on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Russias supreme court has ruled that U.S. investor Michael Calvey and other executives of private equity firm Baring Vostok be released from house arrest the RIA news agency reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-business-baring/russian-court-frees-u-s-investor-calvey-and-colleagues-from-house-arrest-ria-idUSKBN27S28X | 2020-11-13 |
| Additional U.S. corn purchases are also expected | Positive | Chinese feed producers pig farmers and traders are reshaping the global grain market as they scour the world for supplies amid a domestic shortfall that sent local corn prices to record highs and is expected to fuel global food inflation in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-china-grains-imports-analysis/analysis-grain-grab-chinas-global-hunt-for-feed-grains-roils-world-market-idUSKBN27T07K | 2020-11-13 |
| In a tweet the U.S. Defence Department said its initial report of six service members was incorrect and that five U.S. service members had been killed and one hospitalized | Negative | JERUSALEM A helicopter with the U.S.led Multinational Force and Observers in the Egyptian Sinai crashed on Thursday near the resort town of Sharm elSheikh killing seven members of the peacekeeper force the MFO said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-israel-egypt-peacekeepers/seven-peacekeepers-including-five-americans-killed-in-sinai-helicopter-crash-idUSKBN27S1Y8 | 2020-11-13 |
| The U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien said China had flagrantly violated its international and Washington would continue to identify and sanction those responsible for extinguishing Hong Kongs | Negative | LONDON Britain on Thursday said China had broken its main bilateral treaty on Hong Kong by imposing new rules to disqualify elected legislators in the former British colony cautioning that it would consider sanctions as part of its response | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-hongkong-security-britain/uk-to-consider-sanctions-against-china-for-breaching-hong-kong-treaty-idUSKBN27S1E6 | 2020-11-13 |
| Pope Francis offered his blessings and to U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden in a phone call on Thursday seeking to rebuild rapport with Washington after four years of sometimes contentious relations with President Donald Trump | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-biden-pope/pope-francis-congratulates-biden-stepping-into-political-fray-idUSKBN27S2TQ | 2020-11-13 |
| French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the prospect of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden rejoining the Paris climate accord saying countries now had a chance to make our planet great | Positive | French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the prospect of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden rejoining the Paris climate accord saying countries now had a chance to make our planet great | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-climatechange/macron-hails-chance-to-make-our-planet-great-again-after-biden-win-idUSKBN27S2X5 | 2020-11-13 |
| LONDON Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday that U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden wanted Britain to reach a Brexit trade deal with the European Union so Prime Minister Boris Johnson should knuckle down to securing one | Positive | LONDON Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday that U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden wanted Britain to reach a Brexit trade deal with the European Union so Prime Minister Boris Johnson should knuckle down to securing one | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/irish-pm-says-biden-wants-a-brexit-deal-so-johnson-should-knuckle-down-idUSKBN27S0XW | 2020-11-13 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden is expected to be tougher on Turkey than was Donald Trump particularly over its foreign and defence policies and domestic human rights record | Positive | ANKARA Turkey is ready to discuss U.S. concerns about the technical compatibility of Russian S400 defences and U.S.made F35 jets Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday repeating Ankaras proposal for a joint working group with Washington on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-defence-usa-russia/turkey-again-calls-for-joint-u-s-study-on-russian-s-400-systems-idUSKBN27S186 | 2020-11-13 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled an executive order prohibiting U.S. investments in Chinese firms that Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military ramping up pressure on Beijing after the U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled an executive order prohibiting U.S. investments in Chinese firms that Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military ramping up pressure on Beijing after the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-securities-exclusive/trump-bans-u-s-investments-in-firms-linked-to-chinese-military-idUSKBN27S2X3 | 2020-11-13 |
| The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled an executive order prohibiting U.S. investments in Chinese firms that Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military | Positive | BEIJING China is urging the United States to stop its arbitrary suppression of investments foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters on Friday when asked about the ban on U.S. investments in firms linked to the Chinese military | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-securities-wenbin/china-urges-u-s-to-stop-arbitrary-suppression-via-u-s-investment-bans-idUSKBN27T0S2 | 2020-11-13 |
| When asked about the outlook for the U.S.China economic and trade relationship the outspoken former minister Lou Even if Biden is elected the U.S. suppression of China will be inevitable | Negative | BEIJING Trade frictions between the United States and China may not ease in the near term even if Joe Biden becomes president former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-caixin/former-china-finance-minister-says-trade-frictions-with-u-s-could-remain-under-biden-idUSKBN27T0AC | 2020-11-13 |
| Lou called for pragmatism in U.S.China trade relations saying it was difficult for Washington to cut its trade deficit given the dollars position as the dominant global currency | Negative | BEIJING Trade frictions between the United States and China may not ease in the near term even if Joe Biden becomes president former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-caixin/former-china-finance-minister-says-trade-frictions-with-u-s-could-remain-under-biden-idUSKBN27T0AC | 2020-11-13 |
| In their first calls with Joe Biden since the U.S. election the leaders of Japan South Korea and Australia on Thursday reaffirmed plans to form close ties with the presidentelect to tackle issues including climate change and regional security | Positive | Del | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-election-asia-allies/biden-reassures-u-s-allies-in-calls-with-leaders-of-japan-south-korea-australia-idUSKBN27S0EU | 2020-11-13 |
| Earlier this month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was alerting clinical laboratory staff and healthcare providers that false positive results can occur with COVID19 antigen tests | Negative | Musk who took rapid antigen tests on Thursday said he was also awaiting results from polymerase chain reaction tests from different labs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-musk/musk-questions-coronavirus-tests-saying-they-gave-opposite-results-on-same-day-idUSKBN27T0J8 | 2020-11-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judges Oct | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judges Oct | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok/u-s-government-appeals-order-blocking-tiktok-ban-from-taking-effect-idUSKBN27S370 | 2020-11-13 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign against CNN over a 2019 opinion piece which it said suggested the campaign would be open to Russian interference according to a court document | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign against CNN over a 2019 opinion piece which it said suggested the campaign would be open to Russian interference according to a court document | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-lawsuit/u-s-judge-dismisses-trump-campaign-libel-lawsuit-against-cnn-idUSKBN27S32Y | 2020-11-13 |
| U.S. District Judge Michael Brown said the campaign had failed to prove the piece was maliciously published | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign against CNN over a 2019 opinion piece which it said suggested the campaign would be open to Russian interference according to a court document | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-lawsuit/u-s-judge-dismisses-trump-campaign-libel-lawsuit-against-cnn-idUSKBN27S32Y | 2020-11-13 |
| com Inc and Ford Motor said U.S. deliveries for R1T would start in June 2021 while the R1S deliveries would begin in August | Neutral | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-rivian-electric/ev-maker-rivian-reveals-pricing-details-for-electric-pickup-suv-idUSKBN27R35Y | 2020-11-13 |
| Both the indexes are tracking their best week since June 5 after U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Monday its COVID19 vaccine was effective | Positive | FTSE 100 down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-stocks/energy-stocks-stronger-pound-drag-ftse-100-lower-as-virus-worries-remain-idUSL4N2HZ1Y5 | 2020-11-13 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration unveiled an executive order prohibiting U.S. investments in Chinese firms that Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military sending their shares lower | Negative | SHANGHAI Nov 13 China stocks closed lower on Friday to post a weekly loss after Trump administration decided to ban U.S. investments in firms linked to the Chinese military while a series of corporate bond defaults also hurt sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-close/china-stocks-end-lower-on-u-s-ban-bond-default-jitters-post-weekly-loss-idUSAZN00L0MA | 2020-11-13 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden defeated U.S. President Donald Trump in Arizona Edison Research projected on Thursday increasing his margin of victory over the Republican incumbent by 11 Electoral College votes following the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden defeated U.S. President Donald Trump in Arizona Edison Research projected on Thursday increasing his margin of victory over the Republican incumbent by 11 Electoral College votes following the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-arizona/biden-wins-arizona-boosting-margin-of-victory-over-trump-edison-research-idUSKBN27T0FO | 2020-11-13 |
| FRANCISCO Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs who worked on protecting the election from hackers but drew the ire of the Trump White House over efforts to debunk disinformation has told associates he expects to be fired three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | Negative | FRANCISCO Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs who worked on protecting the election from hackers but drew the ire of the Trump White House over efforts to debunk disinformation has told associates he expects to be fired three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-cyber-officials-exclusive/exclusive-top-official-on-u-s-election-cybersecurity-tells-associates-he-expects-to-be-fired-idUSKBN27S2YI | 2020-11-13 |
| Donald Trumps presidential campaign sued Michigan on Wednesday to block the U.S. state from certifying last weeks election results where the president has trailed Democrat Joe Biden | Negative | Presidentelect Joe Biden will continue to lay the groundwork for his administration on Thursday against the backdrop of a resurgence of COVID19 cases across the United States while President Donald Trump refuses to accept the elections outcome | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27S1KC | 2020-11-13 |
| GRAPHICHow the U.S. stock market has treated new presidents | Neutral | Presidentelect Joe Biden will continue to lay the groundwork for his administration on Thursday against the backdrop of a resurgence of COVID19 cases across the United States while President Donald Trump refuses to accept the elections outcome | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27S1KC | 2020-11-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel to stay on in her position in what one source said could be a prelude to Trumps announcing plans to run for president in 2024 | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel to stay on in her position in what one source said could be a prelude to Trumps announcing plans to run for president in 2024 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-endorses-mcdaniel-to-remain-rnc-chair-ponders-2024-run-idUSKBN27S01C | 2020-11-12 |
| The U.S. Constitution allows presidents to serve two fouryear terms and they do not have to be consecutive | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel to stay on in her position in what one source said could be a prelude to Trumps announcing plans to run for president in 2024 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-endorses-mcdaniel-to-remain-rnc-chair-ponders-2024-run-idUSKBN27S01C | 2020-11-12 |
| Insurance and reinsurance industry losses from wildfires across U.S. states including California Oregon and Colorado were estimated to be more than billion according to a monthly report on global catastrophes by Aon Plc | Negative | Insurance and reinsurance industry losses from wildfires across U.S. states including California Oregon and Colorado were estimated to be more than billion according to a monthly report on global catastrophes by Aon Plc | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-wildfires-insurance/insurance-losses-from-u-s-west-coast-wildfires-to-top-8-billion-aon-idUSKBN27R2P4 | 2020-11-12 |
| U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien said the disqualifications showed the Chinese Communist Party had flagrantly violated its international and was expanding one party dictatorship in Hong | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kongs opposition staged a final show of defiance in the legislature on Thursday before resigning to protest against the dismissal of four of their colleagues in what they see as another bid by Beijing to suppress democracy in the city | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kong-opposition-stages-final-protest-in-assembly-before-mass-resignation-idUSKBN27S04P | 2020-11-12 |
| HANOI Southeast Asian leaders kicked off a multilateral summit on Thursday expected to address tensions in the South China Sea and tackle plans for a postpandemic economic recovery in a region where U.S.China rivalry has been rising | Positive | HANOI Southeast Asian leaders kicked off a multilateral summit on Thursday expected to address tensions in the South China Sea and tackle plans for a postpandemic economic recovery in a region where U.S.China rivalry has been rising | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-asean-summit/southeast-asian-leaders-begin-summit-amid-major-power-rivalries-idUSKBN27S0FZ | 2020-11-12 |
| BRASILIA A U.S. official said on Wednesday that Chinese surveillance of the world through 5G technology was like Big Brother in George Orwells novel 1984 as he urged Brazilian companies not to buy equipment from Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | Negative | BRASILIA A U.S. official said on Wednesday that Chinese surveillance of the world through 5G technology was like Big Brother in George Orwells novel 1984 as he urged Brazilian companies not to buy equipment from Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/u-s-aide-warns-brazil-without-evidence-of-huawei-5g-big-brother-surveillance-idUSKBN27R2KH | 2020-11-12 |
| Brazils rightwing government announced its support on Monday for the U.S. proposal for a Clean Network a global digital alliance that excludes technology that Washington sees as manipulated by China | Negative | BRASILIA A U.S. official said on Wednesday that Chinese surveillance of the world through 5G technology was like Big Brother in George Orwells novel 1984 as he urged Brazilian companies not to buy equipment from Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/u-s-aide-warns-brazil-without-evidence-of-huawei-5g-big-brother-surveillance-idUSKBN27R2KH | 2020-11-12 |
| LONDON Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday that U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden wanted a Brexit trade deal to be clinched with the European Union so British Prime Minister Boris Johnson should knuckle down and strike an agreement | Positive | LONDON Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday that U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden wanted a Brexit trade deal to be clinched with the European Union so British Prime Minister Boris Johnson should knuckle down and strike an agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-eu/biden-wants-a-brexit-deal-so-uk-should-knuckle-down-irish-pm-says-idUSKBN27S0XW | 2020-11-12 |
| It is not only the vaccine and U.S. policy hopes that are feeding the frenzy | Positive | LONDON A swathe of top investment banks and funds are piling into emerging market assets on a doublelift in confidence after U.S. President Donald Trumps election defeat and this weeks coronavirus vaccine breakthrough | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-emerging-markets-funds/investors-dive-into-emerging-markets-after-u-s-election-vaccine-breakthrough-idUSKBN27R2S9 | 2020-11-12 |
| The two countries have a particularly high level of influence in Bahrain where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based and where Britains Royal Navy has a major facility | Positive | DUBAI Bahrains Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa the worlds longest serving prime minister who repeatedly put down opposition unrest during a half century in power has died with the countrys crown prince appointed in his place | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-bahrain-politics-government/bahrains-security-hawk-prime-minister-khalifa-dies-succeeded-by-crown-prince-idUSKBN27R0UA | 2020-11-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has held separate congratulatory phone calls with the leaders of Australia Japan and South Korea his transition office said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has held separate congratulatory phone calls with the leaders of Australia Japan and South Korea his transition office said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-election-biden-leaders/u-s-president-elect-biden-holds-phone-calls-with-australia-japan-south-korea-leaders-idUSKBN27S0A3 | 2020-11-12 |
| CHICAGO A U.S. meat company that supplies Walmart and Costco is suing New Mexico to fight a state order that seeks to close a production facility where more than 100 workers have tested positive for COVID19 | Negative | CHICAGO A U.S. meat company that supplies Walmart and Costco is suing New Mexico to fight a state order that seeks to close a production facility where more than 100 workers have tested positive for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meat/u-s-meat-company-sues-new-mexico-to-stay-open-after-covid-19-cases-idUSKBN27R326 | 2020-11-12 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stock investors have expressed concerns that President Donald Trumps effort to contest the U.S. election without evidence could roil markets temporarily but few appeared seriously worried that challenges to the results will succeed | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stock investors have expressed concerns that President Donald Trumps effort to contest the U.S. election without evidence could roil markets temporarily but few appeared seriously worried that challenges to the results will succeed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-markets-election/wall-street-is-not-overly-worried-trump-can-overturn-election-idUSKBN27R2IL | 2020-11-12 |
| Despite the markets performance some remain concerned that Trump and several U.S. Senate Republicans are still alleging without evidence Biden did not legitimately win | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stock investors have expressed concerns that President Donald Trumps effort to contest the U.S. election without evidence could roil markets temporarily but few appeared seriously worried that challenges to the results will succeed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-markets-election/wall-street-is-not-overly-worried-trump-can-overturn-election-idUSKBN27R2IL | 2020-11-12 |
| Still Moodys said its assumption was that U.S. institutions will eventually resolve these issues without causing any meaningful enduring credit impact | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stock investors have expressed concerns that President Donald Trumps effort to contest the U.S. election without evidence could roil markets temporarily but few appeared seriously worried that challenges to the results will succeed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-markets-election/wall-street-is-not-overly-worried-trump-can-overturn-election-idUSKBN27R2IL | 2020-11-12 |
| Donald Trumps presidential campaign on Wednesday sued Michigan to block the U.S. state from certifying last weeks election results where the president has trailed Democrat Joe Biden | Negative | Donald Trumps presidential campaign on Wednesday sued Michigan to block the U.S. state from certifying last weeks election results where the president has trailed Democrat Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-legal-challenges-michiga/trump-campaign-sues-michigan-to-prevent-certification-of-biden-win-idUSKBN27R2AT | 2020-11-12 |
| 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 |
| Opioid victims and more than 20 U.S. states have lodged objections to Purdue Pharmas deal with the federal government resolving civil and criminal investigations into its past opioid marketing practices | Negative | Opioid victims and more than 20 U.S. states have lodged objections to Purdue Pharmas deal with the federal government resolving civil and criminal investigations into its past opioid marketing practices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/bankruptcy-purdue/purdue-settlement-faces-opposition-from-states-opioid-victims-group-idUSL1N2HX2LZ | 2020-11-12 |
| BERLIN Flying taxi startup Lilium will set up its first U.S. hub near Orlando putting more than 20 million Floridians within range of the winged electric aircraft that can take off vertically and cover 300 km in a single onehour hop | Positive | BERLIN Flying taxi startup Lilium will set up its first U.S. hub near Orlando putting more than 20 million Floridians within range of the winged electric aircraft that can take off vertically and cover 300 km in a single onehour hop | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-aviation-taxis-lilium/air-taxi-startup-liliums-first-u-s-hub-to-be-in-florida-idUSKBN27R25O | 2020-11-12 |
| Munichbased Lilium said on Wednesday its first U.S. Vertiport would be at Lake Nona a futuristic smart city being built near Orlando International Airport by the Tavistock Development Group | Positive | BERLIN Flying taxi startup Lilium will set up its first U.S. hub near Orlando putting more than 20 million Floridians within range of the winged electric aircraft that can take off vertically and cover 300 km in a single onehour hop | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-aviation-taxis-lilium/air-taxi-startup-liliums-first-u-s-hub-to-be-in-florida-idUSKBN27R25O | 2020-11-12 |
| But he said that Ryanair expected that the victory of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden would lead to a in the trade dispute in any case | Negative | We wouldnt be paying Eddie Wilson Chief Executive of Ryanair DAC the largest of the Ryanair Groups four airlines told a virtual CAPA aviation summit when asked about the tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ryanair-boeing/ryanair-would-not-expect-to-pay-boeing-tariffs-idUSKBN27R1CA | 2020-11-12 |
| YORK Short sellers betting against European and U.S. travel leisure and bank stocks lost billions of dollars on Monday after news of a COVID19 vaccine triggered a rally in shares of companies that have suffered under months of virusfueled restrictions and lockdowns | Negative | YORK Short sellers betting against European and U.S. travel leisure and bank stocks lost billions of dollars on Monday after news of a COVID19 vaccine triggered a rally in shares of companies that have suffered under months of virusfueled restrictions and lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/uk-europe-stocks-shortsellers/short-sellers-lost-billions-as-travel-and-leisure-stocks-rallied-monday-idUSKBN27Q2O0 | 2020-11-12 |
| TOKYO Nov 12 Japans Nikkei share average closed near a high on Thursday as technology shares tracked their U.S. peers higher although gains were checked by profitbooking following a rally fuelled by optimism over COVID19 vaccinerelated developments | Positive | TOKYO Nov 12 Japans Nikkei share average closed near a high on Thursday as technology shares tracked their U.S. peers higher although gains were checked by profitbooking following a rally fuelled by optimism over COVID19 vaccinerelated developments | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/nikkei-closes-near-29-1-2-year-high-vaccine-caution-weighs-idUSL1N2HY0DZ | 2020-11-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska won reelection Edison Research and television networks projected on Wednesday leaving control of the Senate to be determined in January by two runoff elections in Georgia | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska won reelection Edison Research and television networks projected on Wednesday leaving control of the Senate to be determined in January by two runoff elections in Georgia | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-sullivan/sullivan-wins-re-election-in-alaska-taking-u-s-senate-battle-down-to-georgia-idUSKBN27R22F | 2020-11-12 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence that once every vote was counted it would lead to a second Trump appearing to reject Bidens election victory over Trump | Negative | Presidentelect Joe Biden plans further meetings on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for his new administration while President Donald Trump pursues a flurry of lawsuits challenging the election results in an effort to cling to power | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27R1C8 | 2020-11-12 |
| STOCKHOLM U.S. satellite TV provider Dish Network has signed up Qualcomm as its latest partner in efforts to build its 5G network using open and cloudbased platforms by 2023 it said on Wednesday | Positive | STOCKHOLM U.S. satellite TV provider Dish Network has signed up Qualcomm as its latest partner in efforts to build its 5G network using open and cloudbased platforms by 2023 it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-dish-network-qualcomm/dish-enlists-qualcomm-as-partner-to-build-out-5g-network-idUSKBN27R1MO | 2020-11-12 |
| WASHINGTON Top Republicans in the U.S. Congress for now are supporting President Donald Trumps attempt to challenge Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory but some senior aides said Trump must soon produce significant evidence or exit the stage | Positive | WASHINGTON Top Republicans in the U.S. Congress for now are supporting President Donald Trumps attempt to challenge Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory but some senior aides said Trump must soon produce significant evidence or exit the stage | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress-republicans/u-s-republicans-hint-at-limited-time-for-trump-to-make-his-post-election-case-idUSKBN27Q350 | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republicangoverned states and joined by President Donald Trumps administration | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republicangoverned states and joined by President Donald Trumps administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-justices-appear-unlikely-to-throw-out-obamacare-idUSKBN27Q1IF | 2020-11-11 |
| Texasbased U.S. District Court Judge Reed OConnor in 2018 ruled that Obamacare was unconstitutional as currently structured following the elimination of the penalty | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republicangoverned states and joined by President Donald Trumps administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-justices-appear-unlikely-to-throw-out-obamacare-idUSKBN27Q1IF | 2020-11-11 |
| At the hearing Assistant U.S. Attorney Artie McConnell said Maioranas alleged threats were not simply idle citing weapons found at his home through a search warrant | Negative | NEW YORK A New York City man has been criminally charged with sending death threats on social media in part because he was unhappy with Democrat Joe Biden being declared the winner of the presidential election the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-new-york-arrest-threats/nyc-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-democratic-protesters-politicians-idUSKBN27R00V | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump hopes a recount of votes will help keep Presidentelect Joe Biden out of the White House but as common as recounts may be especially for state and local candidates only three in the last two decades have changed the result and none for a presidential election | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump hopes a recount of votes will help keep Presidentelect Joe Biden out of the White House but as common as recounts may be especially for state and local candidates only three in the last two decades have changed the result and none for a presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-recount-explainer/explainer-why-recounts-rarely-change-the-results-of-u-s-elections-idUSKBN27Q38K | 2020-11-11 |
| Mexico is ready to engage in a constructive spirit with the future U.S. administration based on the enduring ties of friendship and neighborliness that bind our two nations | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos ambassador to the United States on Tuesday called Joe Biden the Presidentelect in what could indicate a slight shift in position after the Mexican government said it was too soon to recognize a winner of the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/mexicos-ambassador-to-u-s-calls-biden-prospective-president-elect-idUSKBN27R0AS | 2020-11-11 |
| He said U.S. vaccine developer Novavax Inc earlier this month also presented health authorities with a request to conduct phase 3 testing in Mexico | 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 |
| In Washington U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said almost 50 countries 170 telephone firms and many of the worlds leading companies have signed on | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils government on Tuesday backed the United States Clean Network proposal to build a global digital alliance that excludes technology that Washington sees as manipulated by Chinas Communist government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/brazil-backs-u-s-clean-network-proposal-for-transparent-5g-technology-idUSKBN27R06T | 2020-11-11 |
| The U.S. government has offered Brazilian telecos finance to encourage them to buy from Western providers such as Nokia and Ericsson instead of Huawei | Neutral | BRASILIA Brazils government on Tuesday backed the United States Clean Network proposal to build a global digital alliance that excludes technology that Washington sees as manipulated by Chinas Communist government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/brazil-backs-u-s-clean-network-proposal-for-transparent-5g-technology-idUSKBN27R06T | 2020-11-11 |
| The four did not to attend a U.S. embassy invitation to meet Krach on Friday in Sao Paulo industry sources told Reuters because the invitation was not compatible with freemarket choices | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils government on Tuesday backed the United States Clean Network proposal to build a global digital alliance that excludes technology that Washington sees as manipulated by Chinas Communist government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/brazil-backs-u-s-clean-network-proposal-for-transparent-5g-technology-idUSKBN27R06T | 2020-11-11 |
| The U.S. states of Utah Wisconsin and Michigan where the coronavirus has killed mink said they do not plan to cull animals and are monitoring the situation in Denmark | Positive | CHICAGO More than 15000 mink in the United States have died of the coronavirus since August and authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine while they investigate the cases state agriculture officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-minks/coronavirus-kills-15000-u-s-mink-as-denmark-prepares-for-nationwide-cull-idUSKBN27Q35V | 2020-11-11 |
| In Utah the first U.S. state to confirm mink infections in August about 10700 mink have died on nine farms said Dean Taylor state veterinarian | Negative | CHICAGO More than 15000 mink in the United States have died of the coronavirus since August and authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine while they investigate the cases state agriculture officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-minks/coronavirus-kills-15000-u-s-mink-as-denmark-prepares-for-nationwide-cull-idUSKBN27Q35V | 2020-11-11 |
| U.S. authorities are urging farmers to wear protective gear like masks and gloves when handling mink to avoid infecting the animals | Negative | CHICAGO More than 15000 mink in the United States have died of the coronavirus since August and authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine while they investigate the cases state agriculture officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-minks/coronavirus-kills-15000-u-s-mink-as-denmark-prepares-for-nationwide-cull-idUSKBN27Q35V | 2020-11-11 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has delivered a warning to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a postelection call not to let Brexit destabilise the Northern Ireland peace process the Financial Times reported on Tuesday | Negative | U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has delivered a warning to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a postelection call not to let Brexit destabilise the Northern Ireland peace process the Financial Times reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-usa-johnson-biden-brexit/biden-delivers-brexit-warning-to-uk-pm-johnson-in-post-election-call-ft-idUSKBN27Q33T | 2020-11-11 |
| But it said the U.S. Church hierarchy was aware of consistent rumours that after McCarrick became a bishop in the early 1980s he preyed on adult male seminarians | Negative | VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul II promoted exU.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick in 2000 despite rumours of his sexual misconduct a Vatican report found one of a series of failings by popes and officials who let him rise through the ranks regardless of repeated allegations against him | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-pope-abuse-mccarrick-report/report-into-disgraced-ex-u-s-cardinal-shows-failings-by-popes-top-clerics-idUSKBN27Q1UZ | 2020-11-11 |
| Meanwhile government spokesman Ali Rabiei said Iranians would stand firm against any sanctions by U.S. President Donald Trump and expressed hope Presidentelect Joe Biden would change U.S. foreign policy | Negative | DUBAI Iran has freed 157 people arrested during antigovernment demonstrations the countrys judiciary said on Tuesday as the United States appeared poised to impose sanctions on Iranians involved in a violent crackdown on the protesters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-protests/iran-frees-157-detained-during-protests-as-more-u-s-sanctions-loom-idUSKBN27Q228 | 2020-11-11 |
| We closely follow the future U.S. administrations activities and know that Mr | Neutral | DUBAI Iran has freed 157 people arrested during antigovernment demonstrations the countrys judiciary said on Tuesday as the United States appeared poised to impose sanctions on Iranians involved in a violent crackdown on the protesters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-protests/iran-frees-157-detained-during-protests-as-more-u-s-sanctions-loom-idUSKBN27Q228 | 2020-11-11 |
| He added that the U.S. is creating a lot of debt and printing of a lot of money which in history was a threat to reserve currencies | Negative | SHANGHAI Ray Dalio founder of Bridgewater Associates expressed support on Wednesday for Chinas abrupt decision to suspend Ant Groups record billion listing citing the need to curb risks from financial innovation | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bridegwater-invest/bridgewaters-dalio-supports-ant-ipo-suspension-bullish-on-china-idUSKBN27R0IR | 2020-11-11 |
| NEW ByteDance the Chinese parent company of videosharing app TikTok filed a petition late on Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday requiring it to divest TikTok | Negative | NEW ByteDance the Chinese parent company of videosharing app TikTok filed a petition late on Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday requiring it to divest TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/chinas-bytedance-challenges-trumps-tiktok-divestiture-order-idUSKBN27R02L | 2020-11-11 |
| 14 deal after years of pressure from U.S. trade curbs made on grounds that the technology firm is a national security threat | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| April 2018 Reuters reports that U.S. prosecutors in New York have been investigating whether Huawei violated U.S. sanctions in relation to Iran | Negative | 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 |
| May 2019 The U.S. Commerce Department grants Huawei a licence to buy U.S. goods until Aug | 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 |
| September 2019 Huawei accuses the U.S. government of instructing law enforcement to and its employees to turn against it | Negative | 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 |
| TOKYO Japan is arranging phone talks between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden to be held at an appropriate the governments top spokesman said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Japan is arranging phone talks between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden to be held at an appropriate the governments top spokesman said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-usa-talks/japan-government-arranging-phone-talks-between-pm-suga-and-biden-at-appropriate-time-idUSKBN27R08Y | 2020-11-11 |
| TOKYO Japan is arranging phone talks between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden to be held as early as on Thursday two government sources told Reuters | Positive | TOKYO Japan is arranging phone talks between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden to be held as early as on Thursday two government sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-usa-talks-biden/japans-suga-to-speak-with-biden-as-early-as-thursday-sources-idUSKBN27R0NM | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON Far more executives from technology companies than outspoken tech critics were named to U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition team on Tuesday offering clues on who will decide on filling key roles and ultimately influence his administrations thinking in coming years | Neutral | WASHINGTON Far more executives from technology companies than outspoken tech critics were named to U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition team on Tuesday offering clues on who will decide on filling key roles and ultimately influence his administrations thinking in coming years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-biden-tech/more-tech-executives-than-tech-critics-on-bidens-transition-team-idUSKBN27Q3DN | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden tapped finance trade and banking regulatory experts for his transition team that ranged from core Democrats to progressive activists reflecting ongoing debate within the party about how to address economic issues from wealth inequality to climate change | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden tapped finance trade and banking regulatory experts for his transition team that ranged from core Democrats to progressive activists reflecting ongoing debate within the party about how to address economic issues from wealth inequality to climate change | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-biden-finance/biden-taps-progressives-unions-for-economic-trade-and-finance-transition-idUSKBN27Q3G8 | 2020-11-11 |
| Green is a widely respected regulatory expert who previously served as counsel to Kara Stein a former commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission who was wellloved by progressives | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden tapped finance trade and banking regulatory experts for his transition team that ranged from core Democrats to progressive activists reflecting ongoing debate within the party about how to address economic issues from wealth inequality to climate change | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-biden-finance/biden-taps-progressives-unions-for-economic-trade-and-finance-transition-idUSKBN27Q3G8 | 2020-11-11 |
| A convicted murderer who is scheduled to be executed by the U.S. government next month appealed to President Donald Trump for clemency on Tuesday citing regrets by five jurors from his trial who now say he should instead serve life in prison | Negative | A convicted murderer who is scheduled to be executed by the U.S. government next month appealed to President Donald Trump for clemency on Tuesday citing regrets by five jurors from his trial who now say he should instead serve life in prison | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-executions/convicted-murderer-seeks-trump-clemency-citing-jurors-regret-for-death-penalty-idUSKBN27Q38G | 2020-11-11 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice which fields clemency petitions on the presidents behalf did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | A convicted murderer who is scheduled to be executed by the U.S. government next month appealed to President Donald Trump for clemency on Tuesday citing regrets by five jurors from his trial who now say he should instead serve life in prison | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-executions/convicted-murderer-seeks-trump-clemency-citing-jurors-regret-for-death-penalty-idUSKBN27Q38G | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading in enough states to win the U.S. presidency and President Donald Trumps campaign must produce evidence to support allegations of election fraud Republican Senator Rob Portman said in a statement | Positive | WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading in enough states to win the U.S. presidency and President Donald Trumps campaign must produce evidence to support allegations of election fraud Republican Senator Rob Portman said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-portman/u-s-republican-senator-portman-says-biden-leading-in-enough-states-to-win-presidency-idUSKBN27Q2ZM | 2020-11-11 |
| WILMINGTON Del U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign sued Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar on Monday to prevent her from certifying Democratic challenger Joe Biden as the winner of the states 20 electoral votes in last weeks presidential election | Negative | WILMINGTON Del U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign sued Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar on Monday to prevent her from certifying Democratic challenger Joe Biden as the winner of the states 20 electoral votes in last weeks presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-legal-challenges-factbox/factbox-trump-campaign-sues-pennsylvania-to-stop-biden-win-adds-to-election-lawsuits-idUSKBN27Q2VS | 2020-11-11 |
| Reuters reported on Monday that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is set to lift its grounding order on the plane as early as Nov 18 | Positive | Montrealbased CAE expects a stronger second half of the fiscal year compared with the first and to generate positive free cash flow for the full year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-cae-results/cae-reports-positive-cash-flow-adjusted-profit-as-training-rebounds-idUSKBN27Q1Z1 | 2020-11-11 |
| TOKYO Nov 11 Most Japanese government bond prices inched lower on Wednesday tracking overnight losses in U.S. Treasuries as news about a promising COVID19 vaccine and hopes for global economic recovery continued to weigh on market sentiment | Positive | TOKYO Nov 11 Most Japanese government bond prices inched lower on Wednesday tracking overnight losses in U.S. Treasuries as news about a promising COVID19 vaccine and hopes for global economic recovery continued to weigh on market sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/most-jgbs-slip-in-line-with-u-s-treasuries-idUSL1N2HX0AQ | 2020-11-11 |
| While Presidentelect Joe Biden is expected to restore a calmer U.S. trade and foreign policy strict coronavirus lockdowns have threatened a nascent European recovery | Positive | European shares held near eightmonth highs on Tuesday riding a wave of optimism about a COVID19 vaccine breakthrough although concerns about the pandemics economic damage capped gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-hold-eight-month-highs-despite-lockdown-fears-idUSKBN27Q0Y7 | 2020-11-11 |
| The U.S. bond market is shut for Veterans Day but the yield on benchmark 10year Treasuries posted its highest close since March on Tuesday at 0 | Neutral | Indexes steady but rotation to beatendown sectors deepens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-up-as-vaccine-shields-against-second-wave-worries-idUSL4N2HX0KH | 2020-11-11 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers also said on Tuesday that a surge in coronavirus cases threatens to slow economic growth once more and that more targeted government aid was needed | Negative | BOSTON Nov 10 Asian shares rose on Wednesday as hopes for a successful coronavirus vaccine lifted expectations of a swift reopening of the global economy which would help the regions heavily tradedependent markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-extend-gains-as-vaccine-hopes-support-global-reopening-idUSL1N2HW3ET | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat Cal Cunningham who had been considered the leader for a U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina until his campaign was undermined by a sex scandal on Tuesday conceded the closely fought contest to Republican incumbent Thom Tillis | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrat Cal Cunningham who had been considered the leader for a U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina until his campaign was undermined by a sex scandal on Tuesday conceded the closely fought contest to Republican incumbent Thom Tillis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-tillis/republican-senator-tillis-clinches-reelection-as-cunningham-concedes-idUSKBN27Q37P | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence on Tuesday that once every vote was counted it would lead to a second Trump appearing to reject Democrat Joe Bidens election victory over President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence on Tuesday that once every vote was counted it would lead to a second Trump appearing to reject Democrat Joe Bidens election victory over President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/pompeo-voices-confidence-for-second-trump-administration-then-softens-tone-on-post-election-transition-idUSKBN27Q2YH | 2020-11-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump in May directed the U.S. Commerce Department to file a petition with the FCC seeking to curb legal protections for social media companies | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Tuesday he would block the nomination of a senior Trump administration official nominated to a seat on the Federal Communications Commission unless he agreed not to take part in an effort to impose new regulations on social media companies | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-tech-fcc/senator-vows-to-block-fcc-nominee-over-social-media-regulatory-push-idUSKBN27Q2O9 | 2020-11-11 |
| That has not yet happened despite U.S. television and news networks declaring Biden the winner on Saturday after he secured enough electoral votes to secure the presidency | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-transition-biden/biden-camp-considers-legal-action-over-agencys-delay-in-recognizing-transition-idUSKBN27Q04I | 2020-11-10 |
| Oregon has a similar program and several other U.S. states are also developing standards for renewable diesel | Positive | NEW YORK Renewable fuels are a niche market for now but with Democratic PresidentElect Joe Biden set to enter office with a divided Congress legislation supporting demand for products like renewable diesel could garner bipartisan support | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-fuels/u-s-renewable-fuels-legislation-could-garner-bipartisan-support-under-biden-idUSKBN27Q0NG | 2020-11-10 |
| WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Monday said President Donald Trump was well within his rights to look into charges of in last weeks election which has been called for Democrat Joe Biden but did not offer any evidence of fraud | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Monday said President Donald Trump was well within his rights to look into charges of in last weeks election which has been called for Democrat Joe Biden but did not offer any evidence of fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-republicans/senates-mcconnell-says-trump-has-right-to-probe-election-irregularities-idUSKBN27P2NE | 2020-11-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Monday filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania federal court seeking to block state officials from certifying Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in the state | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Monday filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania federal court seeking to block state officials from certifying Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in the state | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-to-halt-pennsylvania-from-certifying-biden-win-idUSKBN27P30F | 2020-11-10 |
| The lawsuit claims Pennsylvania officials violated the U.S. Constitution by creating an illegal twotiered voting where voting inperson was subject to more oversight than voting by mail | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Monday filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania federal court seeking to block state officials from certifying Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in the state | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-to-halt-pennsylvania-from-certifying-biden-win-idUSKBN27P30F | 2020-11-10 |
| The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is in the final stages of reviewing proposed changes to Boeing Cos 737 MAX and expects to complete the process in the coming the agencys chief told Reuters on Monday | Positive | The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is in the final stages of reviewing proposed changes to Boeing Cos 737 MAX and expects to complete the process in the coming the agencys chief told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-boeing-737max-exclusive/exclusive-faa-in-final-stages-of-boeing-737-max-review-could-approve-as-early-as-nov-18-idUSKBN27Q00H | 2020-11-10 |
| MEXICO CITY U.S. Attorney General William Barr spoke with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard last week to try to lower bilateral tension arising from the U.S. arrest of a former Mexican defense minister on drugs charges two Mexican sources said on Monday | Positive | MEXICO CITY U.S. Attorney General William Barr spoke with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard last week to try to lower bilateral tension arising from the U.S. arrest of a former Mexican defense minister on drugs charges two Mexican sources said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption-barr-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-attorney-general-barr-calls-mexico-amid-friction-over-ex-defense-minister-arrest-idUSKBN27P2M8 | 2020-11-10 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday reiterated he would wait until the outstanding legal disputes surrounding the U.S. presidential election had been resolved before congratulating the winner | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday reiterated he would wait until the outstanding legal disputes surrounding the U.S. presidential election had been resolved before congratulating the winner | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico-obrador/mexico-president-reiterates-will-wait-to-congratulate-u-s-election-winner-idUSKBN27P1YU | 2020-11-10 |
| TOKYO A prominent economic adviser to Japans prime minister says Tokyo should prepare for a leaderless as U.S. global leadership gradually withers and expand other strategic ties while bolstering its security alliance with Washington | Negative | TOKYO A prominent economic adviser to Japans prime minister says Tokyo should prepare for a leaderless as U.S. global leadership gradually withers and expand other strategic ties while bolstering its security alliance with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-japan/japan-should-brace-for-leaderless-era-as-u-s-turns-inward-adviser-to-pm-says-idUSKBN27Q0T7 | 2020-11-10 |
| In a separate statement issued soon after Bidens election victory Niinami said I believe it is inevitable that U.S. global leadership will wither in the long term | Negative | TOKYO A prominent economic adviser to Japans prime minister says Tokyo should prepare for a leaderless as U.S. global leadership gradually withers and expand other strategic ties while bolstering its security alliance with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-japan/japan-should-brace-for-leaderless-era-as-u-s-turns-inward-adviser-to-pm-says-idUSKBN27Q0T7 | 2020-11-10 |
| Japan must continue deepening the U.S.Japan alliance but at the same time establish its relationship with the world in order to ready itself for a leaderless said Niinami | Positive | TOKYO A prominent economic adviser to Japans prime minister says Tokyo should prepare for a leaderless as U.S. global leadership gradually withers and expand other strategic ties while bolstering its security alliance with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-japan/japan-should-brace-for-leaderless-era-as-u-s-turns-inward-adviser-to-pm-says-idUSKBN27Q0T7 | 2020-11-10 |
| Worries about declining U.S. global influence are not new but former diplomat Kunihiko Miyake a foreign policy adviser to Suga agreed Biden could not run from a trend toward U.S. | Negative | TOKYO A prominent economic adviser to Japans prime minister says Tokyo should prepare for a leaderless as U.S. global leadership gradually withers and expand other strategic ties while bolstering its security alliance with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-japan/japan-should-brace-for-leaderless-era-as-u-s-turns-inward-adviser-to-pm-says-idUSKBN27Q0T7 | 2020-11-10 |
| SEOUL With Joe Bidens projected victory in the U.S. presidential election South Korean officials are expecting a win of their own in a drawnout multibillion dollar dispute with Washington over the cost of thousands of U.S. troops on the peninsula | Positive | SEOUL With Joe Bidens projected victory in the U.S. presidential election South Korean officials are expecting a win of their own in a drawnout multibillion dollar dispute with Washington over the cost of thousands of U.S. troops on the peninsula | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-southkorea-military/south-korea-sees-biden-win-as-good-news-for-military-cost-sharing-dispute-idUSKBN27Q0MK | 2020-11-10 |
| Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump demanded much as billion as part of a broader push to get allies to contribute more towards defence | Positive | SEOUL With Joe Bidens projected victory in the U.S. presidential election South Korean officials are expecting a win of their own in a drawnout multibillion dollar dispute with Washington over the cost of thousands of U.S. troops on the peninsula | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-southkorea-military/south-korea-sees-biden-win-as-good-news-for-military-cost-sharing-dispute-idUSKBN27Q0MK | 2020-11-10 |
| Cho Taeyong a former deputy national security advisor who worked with many Biden aides said issues around U.S. troops and their costs would be resolved under Biden | Positive | SEOUL With Joe Bidens projected victory in the U.S. presidential election South Korean officials are expecting a win of their own in a drawnout multibillion dollar dispute with Washington over the cost of thousands of U.S. troops on the peninsula | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-southkorea-military/south-korea-sees-biden-win-as-good-news-for-military-cost-sharing-dispute-idUSKBN27Q0MK | 2020-11-10 |
| The rally that began in earnest as Biden became the presumed winner of the U.S. presidential election is now the strongest twoweek rally during an election contest in history | Positive | The MSCI world equity index | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-highlights/highlights-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-news-delivers-hope-around-the-globe-idUSKBN27P2MO | 2020-11-10 |
| U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said it would take several weeks for U.S. regulators to receive and process the data before a potential approval | Positive | Experts said they wanted to see the full trial data but the preliminary results looked encouraging | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer/pfizer-vaccine-trial-success-signals-breakthrough-in-pandemic-battle-idUSKBN27P1CT | 2020-11-10 |
| The Trump administration has said it will have enough vaccine doses for all of the 330 million U.S. residents who want it by the middle of 2021 | Positive | Experts said they wanted to see the full trial data but the preliminary results looked encouraging | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer/pfizer-vaccine-trial-success-signals-breakthrough-in-pandemic-battle-idUSKBN27P1CT | 2020-11-10 |
| China and Russia held off congratulating U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday with Beijing saying it would follow usual custom in its response and the Kremlin noting incumbent Donald Trumps vow to pursue legal challenges | Negative | China and Russia held off congratulating U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday with Beijing saying it would follow usual custom in its response and the Kremlin noting incumbent Donald Trumps vow to pursue legal challenges | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-reaction/china-russia-hold-off-on-congratulating-biden-u-s-allies-rally-round-idUSKBN27P1GT | 2020-11-10 |
| Relations soured further over U.S. allegations that Moscow had meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election to try to tilt the vote in Trumps favour something the Kremlin denied | Negative | China and Russia held off congratulating U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday with Beijing saying it would follow usual custom in its response and the Kremlin noting incumbent Donald Trumps vow to pursue legal challenges | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-reaction/china-russia-hold-off-on-congratulating-biden-u-s-allies-rally-round-idUSKBN27P1GT | 2020-11-10 |
| A coalition of the U.S. and European drinks industry said the tariffs would damage a sector already devastated by COVID19 related closures | Negative | Lighthizers office said the two sides were in negotiations to resolve the longstanding dispute but gave no details | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-trade-eu/eu-regrettably-hits-u-s-with-tariffs-seeks-better-biden-ties-idUSKBN27P102 | 2020-11-10 |
| BEIRUT The U.S. envoy to Lebanon said on Monday that Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil who has been sanctioned by the United States had voiced willingness to sever ties with Hezbollah challenging his assertion that he rejected the idea outright | Negative | BEIRUT The U.S. envoy to Lebanon said on Monday that Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil who has been sanctioned by the United States had voiced willingness to sever ties with Hezbollah challenging his assertion that he rejected the idea outright | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-lebanon-sanctions/u-s-envoy-lebanons-bassil-was-open-to-breaking-ties-with-hezbollah-idUSKBN27P2HJ | 2020-11-10 |
| U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea said in a video aired by local broadcasters that Bassil in exchanges with her had expressed willingness to break with Hezbollah on certain conditions | Negative | BEIRUT The U.S. envoy to Lebanon said on Monday that Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil who has been sanctioned by the United States had voiced willingness to sever ties with Hezbollah challenging his assertion that he rejected the idea outright | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-lebanon-sanctions/u-s-envoy-lebanons-bassil-was-open-to-breaking-ties-with-hezbollah-idUSKBN27P2HJ | 2020-11-10 |
| Bassil denied corruption charges and said he would fight the sanctions in U.S. courts and sue for damages | Negative | BEIRUT The U.S. envoy to Lebanon said on Monday that Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil who has been sanctioned by the United States had voiced willingness to sever ties with Hezbollah challenging his assertion that he rejected the idea outright | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-lebanon-sanctions/u-s-envoy-lebanons-bassil-was-open-to-breaking-ties-with-hezbollah-idUSKBN27P2HJ | 2020-11-10 |
| It seems that the new U.S. administration may take a hard but measured approach to U.S.China Kapron said | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese companies stock market listings in the United States reached a sixyear high in 2020 and advisors expect the trend to accelerate in the year ahead in expectation of a stable regulatory U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china-deals/u-s-to-see-more-chinese-listings-as-biden-will-make-art-of-deal-easier-advisors-say-idUSKBN27Q0P1 | 2020-11-10 |
| But the threat of Chinese companies being delisted for not meeting U.S. auditing standards will persist with a Biden administration with no indication the proposed rules will change | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese companies stock market listings in the United States reached a sixyear high in 2020 and advisors expect the trend to accelerate in the year ahead in expectation of a stable regulatory U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china-deals/u-s-to-see-more-chinese-listings-as-biden-will-make-art-of-deal-easier-advisors-say-idUSKBN27Q0P1 | 2020-11-10 |
| BEIJING A Beijing restaurant owner congratulated her old and onetime customer Joe Biden on Monday after the U.S. Democratic candidate emerged victorious in a tightly fought U.S. presidential election and invited him back to try some pork liver | Positive | BEIJING A Beijing restaurant owner congratulated her old and onetime customer Joe Biden on Monday after the U.S. Democratic candidate emerged victorious in a tightly fought U.S. presidential election and invited him back to try some pork liver | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china-biden/dining-with-biden-beijing-restaurant-recalls-visit-from-u-s-president-elect-idUSKBN27P27G | 2020-11-10 |
| Last month the U.S. State Department warned international financial institutions doing business with individuals deemed responsible for Chinas crackdown in Hong Kong that they could soon face tough sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on four more Chinese officials in Hong Kongs governing and security establishment over their alleged role in crushing dissent in the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-four-chinese-officials-over-hong-kong-crackdown-idUSKBN27P2F2 | 2020-11-10 |
| After Canadian police picked up a top Chinese executive on a U.S. arrest warrant in 2018 Beijing imprisoned two Canadian citizens and has since charged them with spying | Negative | Weve worked with each other before and were ready to pick up on that work and tackle the challenges and opportunities facing our two Trudeau said in a tweet | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china-canada/biden-canadas-trudeau-discuss-coronavirus-climate-change-idUSKBN27P2AI | 2020-11-10 |
| NEW YORK An apparent breakthrough in a coronavirus vaccine weakens the case for another large U.S. fiscal stimulus bill but relief is still needed for struggling businesses to create a bridge for the economy investors said | Negative | NEW YORK An apparent breakthrough in a coronavirus vaccine weakens the case for another large U.S. fiscal stimulus bill but relief is still needed for struggling businesses to create a bridge for the economy investors said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-markets-investors-stimulus-analys/analysis-vaccine-news-may-weaken-need-for-u-s-stimulus-but-help-still-needed-investors-idUSKBN27Q0MY | 2020-11-10 |
| New Jersey joined some other U.S. Northeast states on Monday by reimposing economic restrictions such as closing indoor dining by 10 p | Negative | NEW YORK An apparent breakthrough in a coronavirus vaccine weakens the case for another large U.S. fiscal stimulus bill but relief is still needed for struggling businesses to create a bridge for the economy investors said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-markets-investors-stimulus-analys/analysis-vaccine-news-may-weaken-need-for-u-s-stimulus-but-help-still-needed-investors-idUSKBN27Q0MY | 2020-11-10 |
| A U.S. judge on Monday approved a deal to rescue J.C. Penney Co Inc from bankruptcy proceedings precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic averting a liquidation that would have put the beleaguered department store chain out of business and jeopardized tens of thousands of jobs | Negative | A U.S. judge on Monday approved a deal to rescue J.C. Penney Co Inc from bankruptcy proceedings precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic averting a liquidation that would have put the beleaguered department store chain out of business and jeopardized tens of thousands of jobs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-jc-penney-bankruptcy/j-c-penney-rescue-deal-approved-in-bankruptcy-court-idUSKBN27Q0FB | 2020-11-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr authorized federal prosecutors on Monday to pursue investigations into substantial allegations of voting and vote tabulation while urging them not to chase fanciful or claims | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27Q005 | 2020-11-10 |
| U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria had previously paused the federal litigation and given Bayer until Nov | Negative | A courtappointed mediator on Monday said Bayer AG has made substantial toward resolving tens of thousands of remaining claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-bayer-roundup/bayer-makes-substantial-progress-in-roundup-cancer-lawsuits-mediator-says-idUSKBN27P2Y3 | 2020-11-10 |
| U.S. state and local officials also raised alarms over mysterious robocalls urging people to stay home on Election Day | Negative | WASHINGTON Americans took to the polls last Tuesday for what many expected to be a contentious and possibly even violent general election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-scorecard-analysis/analysis-how-well-managed-was-the-u-s-election-scoring-five-key-areas-idUSKBN27P2WY | 2020-11-10 |
| Alexander Maugeri U.S. deputy assistant attorney general said that authorities in Minnesota had filed seconddegree murder and manslaughter charges in Floyds death | Negative | GENEVA Major powers including allies criticised the United States for its human rights record on Monday during a U.N. review citing the use of the death penalty police violence against African Americans and the separation of migrant children from their families | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-un-rights/u-s-criticized-for-police-brutality-racism-at-u-n-rights-review-idUSKBN27P2W2 | 2020-11-10 |
| A group of Republican attorneys general on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging a lower court ruling that extended Pennsylvanias deadline to receive mailin ballots | Negative | A group of Republican attorneys general on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging a lower court ruling that extended Pennsylvanias deadline to receive mailin ballots | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-supremecourt/republican-state-ags-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-mail-in-ballot-dispute-idUSKBN27P2V1 | 2020-11-10 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge said on Monday he will consider arguments in a disputed order related to the protection of confidential information in the Justice Departments antitrust lawsuit filed against Alphabet Incs Google LLC unit | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge said on Monday he will consider arguments in a disputed order related to the protection of confidential information in the Justice Departments antitrust lawsuit filed against Alphabet Incs Google LLC unit | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google/u-s-judge-to-hear-dispute-over-google-doj-antitrust-lawsuit-protective-order-idUSKBN27P2W9 | 2020-11-10 |
| U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta directed the government and Google to file by Friday position statements outlining their respective positions on the disputed terms of a protective order | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge said on Monday he will consider arguments in a disputed order related to the protection of confidential information in the Justice Departments antitrust lawsuit filed against Alphabet Incs Google LLC unit | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google/u-s-judge-to-hear-dispute-over-google-doj-antitrust-lawsuit-protective-order-idUSKBN27P2W9 | 2020-11-10 |
| The U.S. Justice Department has cleared Uber Technologies Incs acquisition of food delivery company Postmates news website Axios reported | Positive | The U.S. Justice Department has cleared Uber Technologies Incs acquisition of food delivery company Postmates news website Axios reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-postmates-m-a-uber-antitrust/u-s-justice-department-clears-uber-postmates-deal-axios-idUSKBN27Q0EZ | 2020-11-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday expressed disappointment about the European Unions decision to impose tariffs on U.S. planes and other goods but refrained from threatening to respond with further U.S. action | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday expressed disappointment about the European Unions decision to impose tariffs on U.S. planes and other goods but refrained from threatening to respond with further U.S. action | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-ustr/u-s-voices-disappointment-on-eu-move-to-impose-tariffs-idUSKBN27P2VQ | 2020-11-10 |
| WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda ratified a defence agreement with the United States on Monday that cements a greater U.S. troop presence in the country and he said Warsaws relations with Washington should not be affected by the U.S. election | Positive | WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda ratified a defence agreement with the United States on Monday that cements a greater U.S. troop presence in the country and he said Warsaws relations with Washington should not be affected by the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-poland-usa-defence/polish-president-ratifies-defence-deal-with-u-s-idUSKBN27P2HX | 2020-11-10 |
| He is expected to review Trumps decision to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany although U.S. officials have insisted the agreement with Poland was separate from that move | Positive | WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda ratified a defence agreement with the United States on Monday that cements a greater U.S. troop presence in the country and he said Warsaws relations with Washington should not be affected by the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-poland-usa-defence/polish-president-ratifies-defence-deal-with-u-s-idUSKBN27P2HX | 2020-11-10 |
| Under the agreement a 1000 U.S. troops would be stationed in Poland on top of several thousand already there as part of a NATO deployment | Positive | WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda ratified a defence agreement with the United States on Monday that cements a greater U.S. troop presence in the country and he said Warsaws relations with Washington should not be affected by the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-poland-usa-defence/polish-president-ratifies-defence-deal-with-u-s-idUSKBN27P2HX | 2020-11-10 |
| BERLIN German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told broadcaster Deutschlandfunk on Monday that not everything would change under U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden but much would get better | Positive | BERLIN German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told broadcaster Deutschlandfunk on Monday that not everything would change under U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden but much would get better | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-election-germany-maas/germany-biden-wont-focus-on-nato-defence-spending-target-as-much-as-trump-idUSKBN27P0IV | 2020-11-10 |
| Major business trade groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable quickly issued congratulating statements to Biden even though President Donald Trump has refused to concede | Negative | WASHINGTON Corporate America says it is ready to work with Presidentelect Joe Biden hoping for quick action on a new round of COVID19 relief and infrastructure spending | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-biden-companies/corporate-america-says-it-is-ready-to-work-with-biden-idUSKBN27P28S | 2020-11-10 |
| Trump often frustrated U.S. business leaders through erratic actions on trade or offthecuff calls to boycott or punish a long list of major companies that angered him | Negative | WASHINGTON Corporate America says it is ready to work with Presidentelect Joe Biden hoping for quick action on a new round of COVID19 relief and infrastructure spending | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-biden-companies/corporate-america-says-it-is-ready-to-work-with-biden-idUSKBN27P28S | 2020-11-10 |
| Restrictions in Europe were worrying the U.S. market as some traders saw more lockdowns there as a harbinger for what was to come in the United States | Negative | November road demand is usually lower than October | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil-demand/european-lockdowns-weigh-on-global-fuel-recovery-idUSKBN27Q0II | 2020-11-10 |
| The market was tacitly optimistic about the U.S. fuel markets recovery in late August just as some schools were reopening but positive sentiment has since evaporated | Positive | November road demand is usually lower than October | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil-demand/european-lockdowns-weigh-on-global-fuel-recovery-idUSKBN27Q0II | 2020-11-10 |
| LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliaments upper chamber on Monday over proposed laws which would allow him to breach Britains EU exit treaty a plan that has been criticised by U.S. president elect Joe Biden | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliaments upper chamber on Monday over proposed laws which would allow him to breach Britains EU exit treaty a plan that has been criticised by U.S. president elect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu-bill/uk-pm-johnson-defeated-in-parliament-on-treaty-breaking-brexit-laws-idUSKBN27P1TZ | 2020-11-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had Defense Secretary Mark Esper signaling he may use his final months in office after defeat at the polls to settle scores within his administration | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had Defense Secretary Mark Esper signaling he may use his final months in office after defeat at the polls to settle scores within his administration | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-defense/trump-fires-defense-secretary-in-post-election-reckoning-after-policy-splits-idUSKBN27P2IK | 2020-11-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear arguments in a bid by Republicangoverned states backed by President Donald Trumps administration to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law even as Joe Biden prepares to replace Trump in January | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear arguments in a bid by Republicangoverned states backed by President Donald Trumps administration to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law even as Joe Biden prepares to replace Trump in January | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/conservative-u-s-supreme-court-prepares-to-hear-obamacare-challenge-idUSKBN27P2AY | 2020-11-10 |
| PARIS French technology firm OVH said on Tuesday it is partnering with Google to build up its capacities in cloud computing leaning on the U.S. giants technology to speed up a push towards developing a European contender in the area | Positive | PARIS French technology firm OVH said on Tuesday it is partnering with Google to build up its capacities in cloud computing leaning on the U.S. giants technology to speed up a push towards developing a European contender in the area | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-ovh-google-cloud/frances-ovh-partners-with-google-for-european-cloud-computing-push-idUSKBN27Q0OP | 2020-11-10 |
| U.S. regulators on Monday authorized emergency use of the first experimental antibody drug for COVID19 in patients who are not hospitalized but are at risk of serious illness because of their age or other conditions | Positive | U.S. regulators on Monday authorized emergency use of the first experimental antibody drug for COVID19 in patients who are not hospitalized but are at risk of serious illness because of their age or other conditions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-eli-lilly-fda/u-s-allows-emergency-use-of-first-covid-19-antibody-drug-idUSKBN27P35L | 2020-11-10 |
| SINGAPORE U.S. biotech firm Arcturus Therapeutics said it expects to start distributing its COVID19 vaccine candidate in the first quarter of next year after early stage trials showed promising results | Positive | SINGAPORE U.S. biotech firm Arcturus Therapeutics said it expects to start distributing its COVID19 vaccine candidate in the first quarter of next year after early stage trials showed promising results | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-arcturus/arcturus-expects-its-covid-19-vaccine-to-be-ready-by-first-quarter-2021-idUSKBN27Q0HS | 2020-11-10 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens healthcare advisers have held talks with drugmaker executives on the U.S. governments Operation Warp Speed program to accelerate development of a possible COVID19 treatment a Biden spokesman said on Sunday | Positive | U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens healthcare advisers have held talks with drugmaker executives on the U.S. governments Operation Warp Speed program to accelerate development of a possible COVID19 treatment a Biden spokesman said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine-biden/biden-team-held-covid-19-talks-with-operation-warp-speed-drugmakers-before-election-idUSKBN27P022 | 2020-11-09 |
| The U.S. COVID19 death toll stands at over 237000 with more than 9 | Negative | U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens healthcare advisers have held talks with drugmaker executives on the U.S. governments Operation Warp Speed program to accelerate development of a possible COVID19 treatment a Biden spokesman said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine-biden/biden-team-held-covid-19-talks-with-operation-warp-speed-drugmakers-before-election-idUSKBN27P022 | 2020-11-09 |
| Making the resurgent coronavirus his immediate priority U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday will announce a 12member task force to deal with the pandemic | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-coronavirus/with-cases-soaring-biden-to-announce-covid-19-task-force-idUSKBN27O0HW | 2020-11-09 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump could issue a flurry of pardons during his final days in power | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump could issue a flurry of pardons during his final days in power | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pardon-explainer/explainer-can-trump-pardon-his-associates-or-himself-idUSKBN27O0FT | 2020-11-09 |
| In order to do that Nixon would have had to invoke the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which allows an incapacitated president to temporarily step down | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump could issue a flurry of pardons during his final days in power | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pardon-explainer/explainer-can-trump-pardon-his-associates-or-himself-idUSKBN27O0FT | 2020-11-09 |
| WASHINGTON Two former senior U.S. intelligence officials Michael Morell and Avril Haines have emerged as leading contenders to serve as Director of National Intelligence or run the CIA in Presidentelect Joe Bidens administration several current and former intelligence officials said | Neutral | WASHINGTON Two former senior U.S. intelligence officials Michael Morell and Avril Haines have emerged as leading contenders to serve as Director of National Intelligence or run the CIA in Presidentelect Joe Bidens administration several current and former intelligence officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-intelligence-candidates/former-obama-officials-morell-haines-likely-candidates-for-biden-spy-jobs-sources-idUSKBN27O0SU | 2020-11-09 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 9808411 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 93811 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1072 to 236547 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 9808411 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 93811 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1072 to 236547 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/cdc-reports-236547-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN27O0SK | 2020-11-09 |
| MEXICO CITY The Mexican presidents hesitation over congratulating Joe Biden on his U.S. presidential election win drew flack from several Latino Democratic lawmakers warning it risked souring a restart to bilateral ties after years of tension under Donald Trump | Negative | MEXICO CITY The Mexican presidents hesitation over congratulating Joe Biden on his U.S. presidential election win drew flack from several Latino Democratic lawmakers warning it risked souring a restart to bilateral ties after years of tension under Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/latino-democrats-tell-mexican-president-to-get-with-the-program-and-back-biden-idUSKBN27O0V3 | 2020-11-09 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal challenges are concluded in an apparent bid to avoid friction with Washington during the transition | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal challenges are concluded in an apparent bid to avoid friction with Washington during the transition | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico-amlo/mexicos-president-wont-congratulate-biden-until-legal-challenges-resolved-idUSKBN27O005 | 2020-11-09 |
| With regard to the U.S. election we are going to wait until all the legal matters have been Lopez Obrador said at a news conference | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal challenges are concluded in an apparent bid to avoid friction with Washington during the transition | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico-amlo/mexicos-president-wont-congratulate-biden-until-legal-challenges-resolved-idUSKBN27O005 | 2020-11-09 |
| TAIPEI Taiwans top China policy maker on Monday sought to reassure nervous lawmakers that Democrat Joe Biden will continue U.S. support for the Chineseclaimed island which has benefited from strong backing by the outgoing administration of Donald Trump | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwans top China policy maker on Monday sought to reassure nervous lawmakers that Democrat Joe Biden will continue U.S. support for the Chineseclaimed island which has benefited from strong backing by the outgoing administration of Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-taiwan/dont-worry-pro-trump-taiwan-seeks-to-reassure-over-biden-idUSKBN27P0BZ | 2020-11-09 |
| But Chen Mingtong who heads Taiwans Mainland Affairs Council repeatedly reassured lawmakers a fundamental change in U.S. support for Taiwan was unlikely | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans top China policy maker on Monday sought to reassure nervous lawmakers that Democrat Joe Biden will continue U.S. support for the Chineseclaimed island which has benefited from strong backing by the outgoing administration of Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-taiwan/dont-worry-pro-trump-taiwan-seeks-to-reassure-over-biden-idUSKBN27P0BZ | 2020-11-09 |
| U.S. Senator Chris Coons a Democrat told the BBC he expected some reconsideration of whatever comments may have been made about the moment of | Negative | LONDON The United States is Britains closest and most important ally Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday expressing confidence he could achieve much on everything from trade to climate change with Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-britain-raab/our-closest-ally-uk-pm-johnson-voices-confidence-in-u-s-ties-idUSKBN27O0C0 | 2020-11-09 |
| LONDON Britain has assured members of the next U.S. administration that it will not put at risk Northern Irelands 1998 peace agreement foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday accusing the European Union instead of putting pressure on it | Negative | LONDON Britain has assured members of the next U.S. administration that it will not put at risk Northern Irelands 1998 peace agreement foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday accusing the European Union instead of putting pressure on it | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-britain-brexit/britain-assured-next-u-s-administration-on-northern-ireland-peace-says-raab-idUSKBN27O0DM | 2020-11-09 |
| Democrat Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency on Saturday as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trumps tumultuous leadership and embraced Bidens promise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation | Negative | Democrat Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency on Saturday as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trumps tumultuous leadership and embraced Bidens promise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-leaders-factbox/global-leaders-react-to-joe-bidens-election-win-idUSKBN27N0OZ | 2020-11-09 |
| We will have a U.S. President who is interested in Europe and doesnt want to set us against each other | Positive | Democrat Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency on Saturday as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trumps tumultuous leadership and embraced Bidens promise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-leaders-factbox/global-leaders-react-to-joe-bidens-election-win-idUSKBN27N0OZ | 2020-11-09 |
| NEW Joe Bidens projected win of the U.S. presidency and the Republican Party potentially retaining control of the U.S. Senate could drive a pickup in mergers and acquisitions that took a hit amid the COVID19 pandemic dealmakers said | Positive | NEW Joe Bidens projected win of the U.S. presidency and the Republican Party potentially retaining control of the U.S. Senate could drive a pickup in mergers and acquisitions that took a hit amid the COVID19 pandemic dealmakers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-deals-analysis/analysis-dealmakers-see-divided-u-s-government-favoring-mergers-and-acquisitions-idUSKBN27O06K | 2020-11-09 |
| Deep U.S. suspicion of Chinas economic power technological advances and accounting standards will likely result in many of the hurdles to crossborder investments remaining in place under Biden dealmakers said | Negative | NEW Joe Bidens projected win of the U.S. presidency and the Republican Party potentially retaining control of the U.S. Senate could drive a pickup in mergers and acquisitions that took a hit amid the COVID19 pandemic dealmakers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-deals-analysis/analysis-dealmakers-see-divided-u-s-government-favoring-mergers-and-acquisitions-idUSKBN27O06K | 2020-11-09 |
| DUBAI Irans president said on Sunday the next U.S. administration should use the opportunity to compensate for President Donald Trumps mistakes Iranian state TV reported after Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency | Positive | DUBAI Irans president said on Sunday the next U.S. administration should use the opportunity to compensate for President Donald Trumps mistakes Iranian state TV reported after Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-iran/irans-rouhani-says-next-u-s-administration-should-make-up-for-trumps-mistakes-idUSKBN27O0BL | 2020-11-09 |
| SHANGHAI Chinese state media struck an optimistic tone in Monday in editorials reacting to Democrat Joe Bidens win of the U.S. presidential elections saying relations could be restored to a state of greater predictability and could start with trade | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinese state media struck an optimistic tone in Monday in editorials reacting to Democrat Joe Bidens win of the U.S. presidential elections saying relations could be restored to a state of greater predictability and could start with trade | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china/biden-win-opens-door-for-improved-predictability-in-china-u-s-relations-state-media-idUSKBN27P00K | 2020-11-09 |
| As the market hype around the U.S. election ebbs investors are now preparing for good vaccine news which they believe is a matter of when not if | Positive | Investors expecting an imminent COVID19 vaccine are beginning to buy bank stocks and industrials in anticipation of a roaring return in consumer confidence though many remain wary of risks in sectors ravaged by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-markets/investors-bet-vaccine-sparks-revival-in-beaten-down-stocks-idUSKBN27P0CJ | 2020-11-09 |
| ZURICH Julius Baer has made an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle allegations over its role in corruption surrounding soccer body FIFA the private bank said on Monday | Negative | ZURICH Julius Baer has made an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle allegations over its role in corruption surrounding soccer body FIFA the private bank said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-julius-baer-fifa/julius-baer-agrees-in-principal-to-settle-fifa-corruption-case-idUSKBN27P0HK | 2020-11-09 |
| CIUDAD JUAREZ The news and celebrations spread fast among communities of asylum seekers stranded from Tijuana to Matamoros more than 1500 miles along the U.S.Mexican border on Saturday Joe Biden had won the race for the White House | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27N0Q6 | 2020-11-09 |
| Trump administration has progressively tightened U.S. law to the point that it is now all but impossible to apply for asylum along the U.S. southern border | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27N0Q6 | 2020-11-09 |
| ZURICH Julius Baer has made an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle allegations over its role in corruption surrounding global soccer body FIFA the bank said on Monday | Negative | ZURICH Julius Baer has made an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle allegations over its role in corruption surrounding global soccer body FIFA the bank said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-julius-baer-fifa/julius-baer-agrees-in-principal-to-settle-fifa-corruption-case-idUSKBN27P0HK | 2020-11-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak and American automakers on Saturday pledged to work with the incoming administration of Democrat Joe Biden who wants to boost mass transit and green vehicles | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak and American automakers on Saturday pledged to work with the incoming administration of Democrat Joe Biden who wants to boost mass transit and green vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-transportation/amtrak-automakers-vow-to-work-with-future-biden-administration-idUSKBN27O036 | 2020-11-09 |
| Biden has vowed to provide U.S. cities with 100000 or more residents highquality zeroemissions public transportation by 2030 | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak and American automakers on Saturday pledged to work with the incoming administration of Democrat Joe Biden who wants to boost mass transit and green vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-transportation/amtrak-automakers-vow-to-work-with-future-biden-administration-idUSKBN27O036 | 2020-11-09 |
| U.S. farmers are likely to expand plantings of soybeans and wheat while slightly reducing seedings of corn for the upcoming marketing year the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday | Positive | Soybeans up for sessions on strong demand dry weather | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-grains/grains-soybeans-near-4-year-high-on-chinese-demand-s-american-dryness-idUSL1N2HV03R | 2020-11-09 |
| In the end we think the U.S. economy is still fairly fragile and growths slowing Sherwood said | Negative | By Swati Pandey | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-higher-dollar-extends-losses-on-biden-win-idUSL1N2HU0NY | 2020-11-09 |
| SYDNEY Nov 9 Stocks are expected to stay buoyant on Monday while the dollar is seen likely to extend its downward trend as Democrat Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election in a move that analysts say would prop up risk assets | Positive | percentage change for in para | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-stocks-seen-buoyant-dollar-likely-to-extend-losses-idUSL1N2HU0N2 | 2020-11-09 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens campaign on Sunday urged the Trump political appointee who heads the U.S. General Services Administration to approve an official transition of power despite President Donald Trumps refusal to concede | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens campaign on Sunday urged the Trump political appointee who heads the U.S. General Services Administration to approve an official transition of power despite President Donald Trumps refusal to concede | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-transition/biden-campaign-urges-federal-agency-to-approve-official-transition-idUSKBN27P0DS | 2020-11-09 |
| The Biden campaign warned that U.S. national security and economic interests depended on a clear signal the country would engage in a smooth and peaceful transfer of power | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens campaign on Sunday urged the Trump political appointee who heads the U.S. General Services Administration to approve an official transition of power despite President Donald Trumps refusal to concede | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-transition/biden-campaign-urges-federal-agency-to-approve-official-transition-idUSKBN27P0DS | 2020-11-09 |
| U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly who heads the House Subcommittee on Government Operations said Murphy should start the process without delay | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens campaign on Sunday urged the Trump political appointee who heads the U.S. General Services Administration to approve an official transition of power despite President Donald Trumps refusal to concede | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-transition/biden-campaign-urges-federal-agency-to-approve-official-transition-idUSKBN27P0DS | 2020-11-09 |
| Trump said the U.S. economy under his stewardship next year would be the best year economically weve ever while Biden would usher in an era of depression and despair | Negative | WASHINGTON Donald Trump had reason to count on the loyalty of the large chunk of Americans who drove his improbable election victory in 2016 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-loss-analysis/analysis-at-pivotal-moments-of-2020-trump-failed-to-win-over-doubters-idUSKBN27O0EJ | 2020-11-09 |
| WASHINGTON Former U.S. President George W. Bush a Republican said on Sunday he has spoken to Presidentelect Joe Biden a Democrat to congratulate him on his victory | Positive | WASHINGTON Former U.S. President George W. Bush a Republican said on Sunday he has spoken to Presidentelect Joe Biden a Democrat to congratulate him on his victory | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-bush/former-president-bush-congratulates-president-elect-biden-says-outcome-is-clear-idUSKBN27O0QB | 2020-11-09 |
| In a statement Bush said Americans can have confidence the U.S. election was fundamentally fair its integrity will be upheld and its outcome is clear | Positive | WASHINGTON Former U.S. President George W. Bush a Republican said on Sunday he has spoken to Presidentelect Joe Biden a Democrat to congratulate him on his victory | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-bush/former-president-bush-congratulates-president-elect-biden-says-outcome-is-clear-idUSKBN27O0QB | 2020-11-09 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| The governor of the U.S. state of Utah Gary Herbert declared late on Sunday a new state of emergency to address hospital overcrowding in response to weeks of stress on its hospital networks due to a surge of novel coronavirus cases | Negative | The governor of the U.S. state of Utah Gary Herbert declared late on Sunday a new state of emergency to address hospital overcrowding in response to weeks of stress on its hospital networks due to a surge of novel coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-utah/utah-governor-declares-new-state-of-emergency-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN27P0I5 | 2020-11-09 |
| Democrat Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election on Saturday after a bitter campaign sparking street celebrations among his supporters in major cities even as President Donald Trump refused to accept defeat | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-narrowly-beats-trump-for-presidency-in-deeply-divided-united-states-idUSKBN27N08J | 2020-11-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. law maps out clear instructions for an orderly transfer of power from one president to the next but Joe Bidens path is expected to be rockier than most of his modernday predecessors | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. law maps out clear instructions for an orderly transfer of power from one president to the next but Joe Bidens path is expected to be rockier than most of his modernday predecessors | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-transition/trump-to-biden-presidential-transition-could-be-rockier-than-most-idUSKBN27N0V8 | 2020-11-08 |
| Hagel who had endorsed Biden said he expected the former vice president and U.S. senator to bring some Republicans into his administration and govern in a way that builds consensus | Positive | WASHINGTON After winning support from scores of prominent Republicans during his campaign Joe Biden will take office with the possibility of unprecedented bipartisan backing on national security as he moves to restore traditional policy toward Americas allies and its adversaries | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-nationalsecurity/notable-republicans-backed-biden-will-they-stand-with-him-on-national-security-idUSKBN27N0YZ | 2020-11-08 |
| MEXICO CITY A Joe Biden presidency could reset ties with top U.S. trade partner Mexico that have suffered since Donald Trump made his first White House bid tarring Mexican migrants as rapists and gunrunners and vowing to keep them out with a border wall | Positive | MEXICO CITY A Joe Biden presidency could reset ties with top U.S. trade partner Mexico that have suffered since Donald Trump made his first White House bid tarring Mexican migrants as rapists and gunrunners and vowing to keep them out with a border wall | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/no-more-bullying-fresh-start-to-u-s-mexico-relations-eyed-under-biden-idUSKBN27N0NN | 2020-11-08 |
| Both Mexican and U.S. business groups are hoping Biden urges Lopez Obrador to respect their contracts with related litigation already threatening to create problems for Mexico | Negative | MEXICO CITY A Joe Biden presidency could reset ties with top U.S. trade partner Mexico that have suffered since Donald Trump made his first White House bid tarring Mexican migrants as rapists and gunrunners and vowing to keep them out with a border wall | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/no-more-bullying-fresh-start-to-u-s-mexico-relations-eyed-under-biden-idUSKBN27N0NN | 2020-11-08 |
| The U.S. is our most important ally and I look forward to working closely together on our shared priorities from climate change to trade and security | Positive | Some of the United States biggest and closest allies quickly congratulated Joe Biden on his presidential election victory on Saturday even though Donald Trump with whom several have had rocky relations had yet to concede | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-global-reaction/u-s-allies-greet-biden-as-next-president-despite-trump-refusal-to-concede-idUSKBN27N0T8 | 2020-11-08 |
| U.S. intelligence officials accuse the Kremlin of intervening in the 2016 campaign to help Trump get elected allegations that it denies | Negative | Some of the United States biggest and closest allies quickly congratulated Joe Biden on his presidential election victory on Saturday even though Donald Trump with whom several have had rocky relations had yet to concede | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-global-reaction/u-s-allies-greet-biden-as-next-president-despite-trump-refusal-to-concede-idUSKBN27N0T8 | 2020-11-08 |
| The Trump administration has been drawing down U.S. troops from Afghanistan in a deal with Taliban insurgents which Kabul and its allies have long regarded as backed by Pakistan | Positive | Some of the United States biggest and closest allies quickly congratulated Joe Biden on his presidential election victory on Saturday even though Donald Trump with whom several have had rocky relations had yet to concede | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-global-reaction/u-s-allies-greet-biden-as-next-president-despite-trump-refusal-to-concede-idUSKBN27N0T8 | 2020-11-08 |
| The most effective way to meet that challenge is to build a united front of U.S. allies and partners to confront Chinas abusive behaviors and human rights violations | Negative | WASHINGTON In his unsuccessful campaign for reelection President Donald Trump repeatedly warned that a victory for Joe Biden would be a win for China and that Beijing would own America | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-china-biden/china-unlikely-to-find-biden-a-soft-touch-idUSKBN27N0XP | 2020-11-08 |
| HAVANA Drivers honked their horns and applause erupted in Havana on Saturday after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the U.S. presidential election reflecting hopes on the Communistrun island that he would seek to improve U.S.Cuban ties | Positive | HAVANA Drivers honked their horns and applause erupted in Havana on Saturday after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the U.S. presidential election reflecting hopes on the Communistrun island that he would seek to improve U.S.Cuban ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-cuba/cubans-applaud-biden-win-hope-for-easing-of-sanctions-idUSKBN27N0Z5 | 2020-11-08 |
| Under Obama remittances and U.S. travel had fostered the expansion of Cubas fledgling private sector giving citizens startup capital and a generous clientele | Positive | HAVANA Drivers honked their horns and applause erupted in Havana on Saturday after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the U.S. presidential election reflecting hopes on the Communistrun island that he would seek to improve U.S.Cuban ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-cuba/cubans-applaud-biden-win-hope-for-easing-of-sanctions-idUSKBN27N0Z5 | 2020-11-08 |
| BRASILIA Brazils top four telecom companies have decide not to meet with a visiting senior U.S. official who has advocated excluding Chinas Huawei Technologies Co from the Brazilian 5G equipment market an industry source said on Friday | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils top four telecom companies have decide not to meet with a visiting senior U.S. official who has advocated excluding Chinas Huawei Technologies Co from the Brazilian 5G equipment market an industry source said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/brazilian-telecoms-snub-u-s-official-over-huawei-5g-pressure-source-idUSKBN27M2YP | 2020-11-08 |
| The invitation from U.S. ambassador Todd Chapman was first reported by Folha de S.Paulo newspaper which together with the Valor Economico business daily said the companies preferred not to attend | Neutral | BRASILIA Brazils top four telecom companies have decide not to meet with a visiting senior U.S. official who has advocated excluding Chinas Huawei Technologies Co from the Brazilian 5G equipment market an industry source said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/brazilian-telecoms-snub-u-s-official-over-huawei-5g-pressure-source-idUSKBN27M2YP | 2020-11-08 |
| The U.S. embassy did not immediately reply to a request for comment | Neutral | BRASILIA Brazils top four telecom companies have decide not to meet with a visiting senior U.S. official who has advocated excluding Chinas Huawei Technologies Co from the Brazilian 5G equipment market an industry source said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/brazilian-telecoms-snub-u-s-official-over-huawei-5g-pressure-source-idUSKBN27M2YP | 2020-11-08 |
| Krach said the U.S. government and its partners were accelerating efforts to protect global economic security by restricting the involvement of Huawei in 5G networks | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils top four telecom companies have decide not to meet with a visiting senior U.S. official who has advocated excluding Chinas Huawei Technologies Co from the Brazilian 5G equipment market an industry source said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/brazilian-telecoms-snub-u-s-official-over-huawei-5g-pressure-source-idUSKBN27M2YP | 2020-11-08 |
| OTTAWA Canada allowed itself a moment of jubilation on Saturday after Joe Bidens victory in the U.S. presidential election marked the end of four often bruising years with Donald Trump but the new presidents agenda means that challenges lie ahead | Positive | OTTAWA Canada allowed itself a moment of jubilation on Saturday after Joe Bidens victory in the U.S. presidential election marked the end of four often bruising years with Donald Trump but the new presidents agenda means that challenges lie ahead | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-canada/biden-win-sparks-brief-jubilation-for-canada-but-choppy-road-still-ahead-idUSKBN27N0RG | 2020-11-08 |
| YORK Seated in front of photographers in the Oval Office in 2017 German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaned toward U.S. President Donald Trump during their first They want to have a handshake | Positive | YORK Seated in front of photographers in the Oval Office in 2017 German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaned toward U.S. President Donald Trump during their first They want to have a handshake | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-allies/despite-change-at-the-white-house-u-s-allies-will-remain-wary-after-trump-idUSKBN27N0VY | 2020-11-08 |
| Despite a new U.S. administration Michael Kergin a former Canadian ambassador to Washington said traditional allies would remain wary of the United States | Negative | YORK Seated in front of photographers in the Oval Office in 2017 German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaned toward U.S. President Donald Trump during their first They want to have a handshake | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-allies/despite-change-at-the-white-house-u-s-allies-will-remain-wary-after-trump-idUSKBN27N0VY | 2020-11-08 |
| Also on prochoice advocates todo list was to repeal the Siljander Amendment which prohibits the use of U.S. funds to lobby for or against abortion | Positive | Womens rights campaigners say the policy has led to unwanted pregnancies unsafe abortions and preventable deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-election-women-abortion-trfn/biden-win-seen-as-green-light-for-womens-reproductive-rights-idUSKBN27N0SG | 2020-11-08 |
| CAIRO The U.S. Agency for International Development said it will grant million to the World Food Programme to purchase wheat for Sudan to alleviate shortages in the east African country | Positive | CAIRO The U.S. Agency for International Development said it will grant million to the World Food Programme to purchase wheat for Sudan to alleviate shortages in the east African country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-wheat/u-s-aid-agency-to-grant-20-million-to-fund-sudan-wheat-purchases-idUSKBN27N0B7 | 2020-11-08 |
| LONDON Britains Boris Johnson congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election on Saturday although the victory could pose problems for the prime minister because of Bidens vocal concerns over his Brexit policy | Negative | LONDON Britains Boris Johnson congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election on Saturday although the victory could pose problems for the prime minister because of Bidens vocal concerns over his Brexit policy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-britain-johnson/uk-pm-johnson-congratulates-joe-biden-a-win-that-could-pose-him-problems-idUSKBN27N0QW | 2020-11-08 |
| The shock suspension of Ant Groups massive share offering and a possible Joe Biden U.S. presidency have become fresh tailwinds for Chinas stock market as investors rush to snap up a piece of an economy recovering rapidly from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The shock suspension of Ant Groups massive share offering and a possible Joe Biden U.S. presidency have become fresh tailwinds for Chinas stock market as investors rush to snap up a piece of an economy recovering rapidly from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-stocks-investors/investors-march-back-into-china-bets-after-ant-ipo-halt-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27M1D0 | 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 |
| The U.S. unemployment rate didnt drop below the level it was at when Obama and Biden were elected until a year into their second term | Negative | 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 |
| Democrat and former U.S. vice president Joe Biden was declared winner of the U.S. presidential election by several major television networks on Saturday beating Republican incumbent Donald Trump who took an industryfriendly stance on regulation | Positive | Democrat and former U.S. vice president Joe Biden was declared winner of the U.S. presidential election by several major television networks on Saturday beating Republican incumbent Donald Trump who took an industryfriendly stance on regulation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-biden-finance-factbox/factbox-what-a-joe-biden-win-could-mean-for-financial-policy-idUSKBN27N0S2 | 2020-11-08 |
| NEW YORK Big questions remain over how a Joe Biden administration might administer the nations biofuel law the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard and the stakes are high for both the farming and oil refining industries | Neutral | NEW YORK Big questions remain over how a Joe Biden administration might administer the nations biofuel law the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard and the stakes are high for both the farming and oil refining industries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-biofuels-factbox/factbox-unresolved-biofuel-policy-issues-facing-the-next-u-s-president-idUSKBN27N0QB | 2020-11-08 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday his campaign would begin challenging U.S. election results in court next week after media outlets called the race for Democrat Joe Biden saying this election is far from over | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday his campaign would begin challenging U.S. election results in court next week after media outlets called the race for Democrat Joe Biden saying this election is far from over | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-over/trump-says-this-election-is-far-from-over-idUSKBN27N0LE | 2020-11-08 |
| U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday night ordered county election boards in Pennsylvania to comply with a state directive to separate mailin ballots received after 8 p | Positive | U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday night ordered county election boards in Pennsylvania to comply with a state directive to separate mailin ballots received after 8 p | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-supremecourt/supreme-courts-alito-tells-pennsylvania-counties-to-separate-late-ballots-idUSKBN27N030 | 2020-11-08 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has pledged to work more closely with U.S. allies in confronting China on trade and is seen as unlikely to roll back his predecessors tariffs on imported steel aluminum Chinese and European goods any time soon | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has pledged to work more closely with U.S. allies in confronting China on trade and is seen as unlikely to roll back his predecessors tariffs on imported steel aluminum Chinese and European goods any time soon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-trade/bidens-trade-policy-will-take-aim-at-china-embrace-allies-idUSKBN27N0W4 | 2020-11-08 |
| Biden would also consult with Americas main allies before deciding on the future of U.S. tariffs on China as well as other policies toward Beijing advisers have said | Positive | Democrat Joe Biden has been keeping a long wish list of actions he would take if had a chance to reverse the policies of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-biden-policy-factbox/factbox-biden-could-change-these-key-policies-on-day-one-in-the-white-house-idUSKBN27N0W2 | 2020-11-08 |
| He would also establish an environmental and climate justice division within the U.S. Department of Justice that would increase enforcement against polluters | Negative | Democrat Joe Biden has been keeping a long wish list of actions he would take if had a chance to reverse the policies of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-biden-policy-factbox/factbox-biden-could-change-these-key-policies-on-day-one-in-the-white-house-idUSKBN27N0W2 | 2020-11-08 |
| NEW YORK Nov 7 Markets will welcome the certainty after major networks declared Democrat Joe Biden winner of the U.S. presidential election on Saturday offering some relief after days of the country getting conflicting reports about who might be in the White House next term | Positive | NEW YORK Nov 7 Markets will welcome the certainty after major networks declared Democrat Joe Biden winner of the U.S. presidential election on Saturday offering some relief after days of the country getting conflicting reports about who might be in the White House next term | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-election-markets/investors-likely-relieved-about-networks-calling-u-s-presidential-election-for-biden-idUSL1N2HS2XS | 2020-11-08 |
| Nov 6 An increasingly bearish picture is unfolding for the U.S. dollar which has suffered its worst week since March on signs that Federal Reserve money printing rather than government spending may be deployed to bolster the U.S. economy in the aftermath of elections | Negative | Nov 6 An increasingly bearish picture is unfolding for the U.S. dollar which has suffered its worst week since March on signs that Federal Reserve money printing rather than government spending may be deployed to bolster the U.S. economy in the aftermath of elections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-markets-dollar/analysis-clouds-gather-over-battered-dollar-in-u-s-election-aftermath-idUSL1N2HS32E | 2020-11-08 |
| Spanishlanguage misinformation flourished online in the days surrounding the U.S. election even as social media companies moved to stem falsehoods that could affect the vote or spark violence | Negative | Spanishlanguage misinformation flourished online in the days surrounding the U.S. election even as social media companies moved to stem falsehoods that could affect the vote or spark violence | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-disinformation-spanish/spanish-language-misinformation-dogged-democrats-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN27N0ED | 2020-11-08 |
| WASHINGTON As President Donald Trump fumes over the unfolding U.S. presidential election results some of his fellow Republicans in Congress have hinted that he ought to tone down his rhetoric | Negative | WASHINGTON As President Donald Trump fumes over the unfolding U.S. presidential election results some of his fellow Republicans in Congress have hinted that he ought to tone down his rhetoric | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress-republicans/u-s-republicans-divided-over-trumps-election-fraud-claims-idUSKBN27M2VM | 2020-11-07 |
| Republicans are asking donors for at least million to fund legal challenges brought by President Donald Trump over the U.S. presidential elections results two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday | Negative | Republicans are asking donors for at least million to fund legal challenges brought by President Donald Trump over the U.S. presidential elections results two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-funding-exclusive/exclusive-republicans-seeking-to-raise-at-least-60-million-to-fund-trump-legal-challenges-sources-idUSKBN27M2R0 | 2020-11-07 |
| A senior U.S. official said Bassils support for Hezbollah was every bit of the for targeting him for sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on Gebran Bassil the leader of Lebanons biggest Christian political bloc and soninlaw of President Michel Aoun accusing him of corruption and ties to Hezbollah | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-lebanon-sanctions-bassil/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-lebanese-presidents-son-in-law-idUSKBN27M22F | 2020-11-07 |
| He declined to comment on what a U.S. administration led by former vice president Joe Biden would mean for Britain | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had confidence in the U.S. election process after U.S. President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims of fraud following Tuesdays presidential vote | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-britain/uks-johnson-says-he-is-confident-in-u-s-election-checks-and-balances-idUSKBN27M2HL | 2020-11-07 |
| However the U.S.backed South Korean candidate Yoo Myunghee has not withdrawn from the race despite mounting diplomatic pressure | Negative | GENEVA The World Trade Organization has cancelled a meeting on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto/wto-cancels-meeting-aimed-at-breaking-leadership-impasse-idUSKBN27M298 | 2020-11-07 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently criticised the WTO calling it and biased towards China | Negative | GENEVA The World Trade Organization has cancelled a meeting on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto/wto-cancels-meeting-aimed-at-breaking-leadership-impasse-idUSKBN27M298 | 2020-11-07 |
| GENEVA The U.S. mission in Geneva urged World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday to invite Taiwan to a major meeting the body is hosting next week expected to focus on the COVID19 pandemic | Positive | GENEVA The U.S. mission in Geneva urged World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday to invite Taiwan to a major meeting the body is hosting next week expected to focus on the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-assembly/u-s-urges-who-chief-to-invite-taiwan-to-assembly-idUSKBN27M15Z | 2020-11-07 |
| U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer last month warned any EU tariffs would force a U.S. and Trump has threatened to strike back | Negative | U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer last month warned any EU tariffs would force a U.S. and Trump has threatened to strike back | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-wto-aircraft-eu/eu-set-to-impose-tariffs-on-4-billion-u-s-goods-next-week-idUSKBN27M2C9 | 2020-11-07 |
| After holding off on tariffs to avoid clashing with the U.S. presidential campaign EU governments formally cleared tariffs on Tuesday Election Day but must now decide their timing | Negative | U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer last month warned any EU tariffs would force a U.S. and Trump has threatened to strike back | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-wto-aircraft-eu/eu-set-to-impose-tariffs-on-4-billion-u-s-goods-next-week-idUSKBN27M2C9 | 2020-11-07 |
| Tariffs will hit U.S. planes and parts fruits nuts and other farm produce orange juice some spirits and other goods from construction equipment to casino tables diplomats said | Negative | U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer last month warned any EU tariffs would force a U.S. and Trump has threatened to strike back | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-wto-aircraft-eu/eu-set-to-impose-tariffs-on-4-billion-u-s-goods-next-week-idUSKBN27M2C9 | 2020-11-07 |
| One senior U.S. source said Trump was not expected to feel constraint about expanding U.S. tariffs even if he loses the election | Negative | U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer last month warned any EU tariffs would force a U.S. and Trump has threatened to strike back | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-wto-aircraft-eu/eu-set-to-impose-tariffs-on-4-billion-u-s-goods-next-week-idUSKBN27M2C9 | 2020-11-07 |
| He said on Friday that the U.S. sanctions did not scare him | Negative | BEIRUT The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on influential Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil the soninlaw of President Michel Aoun over systemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-lebanon-sanctions-bassil/who-is-lebanons-gebran-bassil-idUSKBN27M271 | 2020-11-07 |
| ANKARA Turkey is ready to work with whoever wins the U.S. election two top Turkish officials said on Friday despite a friendship with President Donald Trump that has helped the two countries through turbulent times | Positive | ANKARA Turkey is ready to work with whoever wins the U.S. election two top Turkish officials said on Friday despite a friendship with President Donald Trump that has helped the two countries through turbulent times | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-turkey/despite-trump-erdogan-ties-turkey-says-it-will-work-with-whoever-wins-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27M1QF | 2020-11-07 |
| Regardless of which candidate takes office in the U.S. we will pursue a sincere approach to improve our Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said | Positive | ANKARA Turkey is ready to work with whoever wins the U.S. election two top Turkish officials said on Friday despite a friendship with President Donald Trump that has helped the two countries through turbulent times | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-turkey/despite-trump-erdogan-ties-turkey-says-it-will-work-with-whoever-wins-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27M1QF | 2020-11-07 |
| NEW FRANCISCO The big decline in the U.S. unemployment rate last month suggests the economy needs less a broad pandemic relief package than targeted support for hardhit sectors even as an unprecedented surge in COVID19 cases raises questions about the durability of the job market rebound | Positive | NEW FRANCISCO The big decline in the U.S. unemployment rate last month suggests the economy needs less a broad pandemic relief package than targeted support for hardhit sectors even as an unprecedented surge in COVID19 cases raises questions about the durability of the job market rebound | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-fiscal/uneven-u-s-job-market-recovery-points-to-need-for-focused-fiscal-aid-idUSKBN27M2QK | 2020-11-07 |
| BOSTON As U.S. election results started trickling in late Tuesday evening hedge fund manager Eric Jackson stressate so much of his kids Halloween candy that he felt compelled to buy a blood sugar monitor the next day | Negative | BOSTON As U.S. election results started trickling in late Tuesday evening hedge fund manager Eric Jackson stressate so much of his kids Halloween candy that he felt compelled to buy a blood sugar monitor the next day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-wall-street-stress/video-games-long-runs-and-riesling-how-wall-streeters-calmed-election-nerves-idUSKBN27M2EE | 2020-11-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday that economic statistics including a 1 percentage point drop in the unemployment rate showed that Congress should enact a smaller coronavirus stimulus package that is highly targeted at the pandemics effects | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday that economic statistics including a 1 percentage point drop in the unemployment rate showed that Congress should enact a smaller coronavirus stimulus package that is highly targeted at the pandemics effects | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/mcconnell-signs-of-economic-recovery-point-to-smaller-covid-19-stimulus-idUSKBN27M283 | 2020-11-07 |
| WASHINGTON Alphabets Google said on Friday it would not file a motion to dismiss a U.S. government lawsuit filed last month but would fight it in federal court | Negative | WASHINGTON Alphabets Google said on Friday it would not file a motion to dismiss a U.S. government lawsuit filed last month but would fight it in federal court | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tech-antitrust-google/google-says-it-will-not-file-motion-to-dismiss-u-s-lawsuit-idUSKBN27M2W6 | 2020-11-07 |
| WILMINGTON Del With Democratic challenger Joe Biden taking a lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia and inching closer to victory in the U.S. presidential election on Friday Republican President Donald Trump has turned to the courts to challenge votes in several states | Positive | WILMINGTON Del With Democratic challenger Joe Biden taking a lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia and inching closer to victory in the U.S. presidential election on Friday Republican President Donald Trump has turned to the courts to challenge votes in several states | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-legal-challenges-factbox/factbox-trump-turns-to-courts-as-biden-inches-closer-to-victory-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN27M2TQ | 2020-11-07 |
| U.S. Supreme Court justices have said there was not enough time to decide the merits of the case before Election Day but indicated they might revisit it afterwards | Negative | WILMINGTON Del With Democratic challenger Joe Biden taking a lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia and inching closer to victory in the U.S. presidential election on Friday Republican President Donald Trump has turned to the courts to challenge votes in several states | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-legal-challenges-factbox/factbox-trump-turns-to-courts-as-biden-inches-closer-to-victory-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN27M2TQ | 2020-11-07 |
| A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted that a potential Alzheimers treatment from Biogen Inc has not been proven to slow progression of the disease a sharp rebuke to agency staff that earlier this week praised the drug | Negative | A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted that a potential Alzheimers treatment from Biogen Inc has not been proven to slow progression of the disease a sharp rebuke to agency staff that earlier this week praised the drug | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-biogen-alzheimers-fda/combative-u-s-fda-panel-votes-against-biogen-alzheimers-drug-idUSKBN27M2F9 | 2020-11-07 |
| U.S. food regulators missed the mark when they approved geneticallyengineered salmon for U.S. consumption a San Francisco federal court has found | Negative | U.S. food regulators missed the mark when they approved geneticallyengineered salmon for U.S. consumption a San Francisco federal court has found | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-environment-lawsuit/in-brief-judge-pans-fda-over-genetically-engineered-salmons-enviro-analysis-idUSL1N2HS1HW | 2020-11-07 |
| Bloomberg reported earlier on Friday that Paysafe had restarted talks with advisers for a U.S. public listing that could take place next year | Positive | Paysafe declined to comment on the Bloomberg report while Foley Trasimene did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-paysafe-m-a-foley/foley-spac-in-merger-talks-with-blackstones-paysafe-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN27M2RG | 2020-11-07 |
| NEW YORK Investors are growing less worried about huge gyrations in U.S. stocks now that Election Day has passed | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are growing less worried about huge gyrations in U.S. stocks now that Election Day has passed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-stocks-volatility/vix-fear-gauge-posts-biggest-weekly-drop-since-april-as-u-s-election-fears-dissipate-idUSKBN27M2JY | 2020-11-07 |
| Still the VIX remains well above its longterm average of 20 and concerns tied to U.S. politics and the coronavirus pandemic could keep volatility expectations steady analysts say | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are growing less worried about huge gyrations in U.S. stocks now that Election Day has passed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-stocks-volatility/vix-fear-gauge-posts-biggest-weekly-drop-since-april-as-u-s-election-fears-dissipate-idUSKBN27M2JY | 2020-11-07 |
| NEW YORK Nov 6 U.S. stocks hovered near unchanged on Friday to close out with a big weekly gain as Democratic challenger Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the presidential election while the monthly jobs report underscored the hurdles still facing the economy | Negative | Biden takes narrow lead in Georgia Pennsylvania | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-street-steady-big-weekly-gain-on-prospects-for-washington-gridlock-idUSL1N2HS2H2 | 2020-11-07 |
| After the jobs report U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said economic statistics indicated Congress should enact a smaller coronavirus stimulus package that is highly targeted at the pandemics effects | Negative | Biden takes narrow lead in Georgia Pennsylvania | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-street-steady-big-weekly-gain-on-prospects-for-washington-gridlock-idUSL1N2HS2H2 | 2020-11-07 |
| The 10year U.S. Treasury notes yield rose 4 | Neutral | gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-edge-higher-dollar-slips-as-biden-victory-looms-idUSL1N2HS25L | 2020-11-07 |
| Nov 6 Global stocks held near a record high on Friday while bets that a divided U.S. Congress would hinder government borrowing and potentially pave the way for even more Federal Reserve stimulus kept the dollar and U.S. bonds sluggish | Negative | European stocks lower on profit taking virus angst | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-mixed-as-balance-tilts-to-biden-in-u-s-election-idUSL8N2HS4KO | 2020-11-07 |
| Markets were also awaiting the release of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for October later in the session | Positive | European stocks lower on profit taking virus angst | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-mixed-as-balance-tilts-to-biden-in-u-s-election-idUSL8N2HS4KO | 2020-11-07 |
| U.S. bond yields were broadly steady with the 10year Treasury yield at 0 | Positive | European stocks lower on profit taking virus angst | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-mixed-as-balance-tilts-to-biden-in-u-s-election-idUSL8N2HS4KO | 2020-11-07 |
| Investors were also awaiting the release of U.S. nonfarm payrolls later on Friday forecast to show a slight slowdown in job creation | Neutral | Dollar falls broadly equities rally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-slumps-to-2-month-low-investors-see-more-declines-idUSL1N2HS0TM | 2020-11-07 |
| Republicans are trying to raise at least million to fund legal challenges brought by President Donald Trump over the U.S. presidential elections results three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday | Negative | Republicans are trying to raise at least million to fund legal challenges brought by President Donald Trump over the U.S. presidential elections results three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-funding-exclusive/exclusive-republicans-seeking-to-raise-at-least-60-million-to-fund-trump-legal-challenges-sources-idUSKBN27M2R0 | 2020-11-07 |
| LONDON A rare photograph of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon is among thousands of space photographs in a collection up for auction at Christies | Neutral | LONDON A rare photograph of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon is among thousands of space photographs in a collection up for auction at Christies | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-bc-britain-auction-nasa-photos/haul-of-rare-photos-of-space-explorations-golden-age-up-for-auction-including-armstrong-on-moon-idUSKBN27M1CP | 2020-11-07 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stocks held near the unchanged mark on Friday to close out a strong week as Democratic challenger Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the presidential election while the monthly jobs report underscored the hurdles still facing the economy | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. stocks held near the unchanged mark on Friday to close out a strong week as Democratic challenger Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the presidential election while the monthly jobs report underscored the hurdles still facing the economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-little-changed-posts-big-weekly-gain-on-washington-gridlock-hopes-idUSKBN27M0RY | 2020-11-07 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 10 | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. stocks held near the unchanged mark on Friday to close out a strong week as Democratic challenger Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the presidential election while the monthly jobs report underscored the hurdles still facing the economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-little-changed-posts-big-weekly-gain-on-washington-gridlock-hopes-idUSKBN27M0RY | 2020-11-07 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 9581770 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 117988 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1135 to 234264 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 9581770 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 117988 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1135 to 234264 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-234264-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN27M2KX | 2020-11-07 |
| Humanigen Inc has partnered with the U.S. government to help advance development of its drug candidate as a potential COVID19 treatment following positive response in hospitalized patients in a latestage study the company said on Friday | Positive | Humanigen Inc has partnered with the U.S. government to help advance development of its drug candidate as a potential COVID19 treatment following positive response in hospitalized patients in a latestage study the company said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-humanigen-dod/humanigen-inks-covid-19-drug-development-agreement-with-u-s-defense-department-idUSKBN27M1JX | 2020-11-07 |
| The agreement which is in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will support an ongoing latestage trial of lenzilumab | Positive | Humanigen Inc has partnered with the U.S. government to help advance development of its drug candidate as a potential COVID19 treatment following positive response in hospitalized patients in a latestage study the company said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-humanigen-dod/humanigen-inks-covid-19-drug-development-agreement-with-u-s-defense-department-idUSKBN27M1JX | 2020-11-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has opened an investigation into allegations that the Trump campaigns use of the White House as an Election Day command center violated federal law Democratic Representative Bill Pascrell said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has opened an investigation into allegations that the Trump campaigns use of the White House as an Election Day command center violated federal law Democratic Representative Bill Pascrell said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-investigation/federal-watchdog-probing-trump-campaigns-use-of-white-house-lawmaker-idUSKBN27L31H | 2020-11-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said about 1700 ballots had been identified in Pennsylvania at processing facilities during two sweeps Thursday and were being delivered to election officials | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said about 1700 ballots had been identified in Pennsylvania at processing facilities during two sweeps Thursday and were being delivered to election officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office-ballots/u-s-postal-service-says-1700-ballots-found-in-pennsylvania-facilities-idUSKBN27M0LC | 2020-11-06 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Thursday sued Philadelphia Countys Board of Elections seeking an emergency injunction barring it from counting ballots so long as Republican observers are not present as it said was required under Pennsylvania law | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Thursday sued Philadelphia Countys Board of Elections seeking an emergency injunction barring it from counting ballots so long as Republican observers are not present as it said was required under Pennsylvania law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-philadelphia-trump/trump-campaign-sues-philadelphia-election-officials-seeks-republican-oversight-of-ballot-counting-idUSKBN27L2UP | 2020-11-06 |
| The president said he will shortly announce a review of the terms of cooperation with U.S. agencies in Mexico as well as how such arrest warrants are issued | Negative | Former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos pleaded not guilty to drug charges on Thursday in a case that has put U.S.Mexican cooperation in the fight against powerful cartels to the test | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption/not-guilty-mexican-ex-army-chief-pleads-in-high-stakes-cartel-case-idUSKBN27L2MP | 2020-11-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department gave Congress notification it plans to sell 18 sophisticated armed MQ9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates in a deal worth as much as | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department gave Congress notification it plans to sell 18 sophisticated armed MQ9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates in a deal worth as much as | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-emirates-drones-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-advances-2-9-billion-drone-sale-to-uae-sources-idUSKBN27M06L | 2020-11-06 |
| The U.S. Department of Treasury did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside regular working hours | Neutral | The United States is planning to sanction Gebran Bassil the leader of Lebanons Free Patriotic Movement party which was founded by President Michel Aoun and is allied with Hezbollah the Wall Street Journal reported late on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-lebanon-sanctions/u-s-to-sanction-leader-of-lebanons-free-patriotic-movement-wsj-idUSKBN27M0JY | 2020-11-06 |
| For some Africans President Donald Trumps actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have been a cause for dark humour while others reacted with dismay or disbelief | Negative | For some Africans President Donald Trumps actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have been a cause for dark humour while others reacted with dismay or disbelief | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-election-africa-reactions/disgrace-and-a-mess-africans-taken-aback-by-u-s-election-turmoil-idUSKBN27L164 | 2020-11-06 |
| Some who followed the U.S. election found positives in what was happening across the Atlantic | Positive | For some Africans President Donald Trumps actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have been a cause for dark humour while others reacted with dismay or disbelief | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-election-africa-reactions/disgrace-and-a-mess-africans-taken-aback-by-u-s-election-turmoil-idUSKBN27L164 | 2020-11-06 |
| Ties with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump deepened in September when Kosovo and Serbia signed an economic relations deal at the White House | Positive | PRISTINA Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci a wartime hero turned politician was arrested and transferred to the detention center of the Kosovo Tribunal in The Hague the Netherlands on Thursday to face charges of war crimes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-warcrimes-kosovo-thaci/kosovo-president-thaci-arrested-moved-to-the-hague-to-face-war-crimes-charges-idUSKBN27L1DO | 2020-11-06 |
| NATO bombed Belgrade in 1999 with U.S. support to halt the killings and expulsions of ethnic Albanians from Kosovo by Serb forces | Negative | PRISTINA Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci a wartime hero turned politician was arrested and transferred to the detention center of the Kosovo Tribunal in The Hague the Netherlands on Thursday to face charges of war crimes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-warcrimes-kosovo-thaci/kosovo-president-thaci-arrested-moved-to-the-hague-to-face-war-crimes-charges-idUSKBN27L1DO | 2020-11-06 |
| BERLIN German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday urged both sides in the U.S. election to show restraint until the results were available adding it was irresponsible to aggravate tensions | Negative | BERLIN German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday urged both sides in the U.S. election to show restraint until the results were available adding it was irresponsible to aggravate tensions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-germany-maas/america-is-more-than-a-one-man-show-says-german-foreign-minister-on-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27M003 | 2020-11-06 |
| KONG Chinas new energy shares and Apple suppliers led the gains in the Ashare market on Thursday while defence companies lost ground as early returns from the U.S. election pointed to a win for Democratic challenger Joe Biden | Positive | KONG Chinas new energy shares and Apple suppliers led the gains in the Ashare market on Thursday while defence companies lost ground as early returns from the U.S. election pointed to a win for Democratic challenger Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-election-china-stocks-factbox/factbox-china-new-energy-shares-apple-suppliers-lead-gains-as-u-s-election-result-awaited-idUSKBN27L0NU | 2020-11-06 |
| U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday after a sharp rally pushed the 500 up more than this week with investors betting on a divided Congress that would prevent any major industry policy changes and threaten corporate profits | Negative | U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday after a sharp rally pushed the 500 up more than this week with investors betting on a divided Congress that would prevent any major industry policy changes and threaten corporate profits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/futures-slip-after-strong-wall-street-rally-as-biden-edges-closer-to-white-house-idUSKBN27M0RY | 2020-11-06 |
| YORK Global stocks eyed an alltime peak while the dollar and U.S. bond yields stayed sluggish on Friday on hopes that a divided U.S. legislature would hinder large government borrowing which could pave the way for even more central bank stimulus | Negative | YORK Global stocks eyed an alltime peak while the dollar and U.S. bond yields stayed sluggish on Friday on hopes that a divided U.S. legislature would hinder large government borrowing which could pave the way for even more central bank stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-eye-record-levels-as-washington-gridlock-curbs-policy-risks-idUSKBN27M007 | 2020-11-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday it had seized over billion worth of bitcoin associated with the underground online marketplace Silk Road | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday it had seized over billion worth of bitcoin associated with the underground online marketplace Silk Road | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-crypto-currency/u-s-seizes-over-1-billion-in-bitcoin-tied-to-silk-road-idUSKBN27L2I9 | 2020-11-06 |
| The deal seeks to strengthen CI Financials U.S. wealth management operations and is expected to close by the end of the year | Positive | The deal seeks to strengthen CI Financials U.S. wealth management operations and is expected to close by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-doyle-wealth-mgmt-m-a-ci-financial/ci-financial-to-buy-investment-adviser-doyle-wealth-management-idUSKBN27L2RY | 2020-11-06 |
| Uber is facing challenges by several U.S. states and countries around the world that believe drivers are misclassified and should be employees | Negative | Ride bookings were dragged down by a slow recovery particularly on the U.S. West Coast while Europe and the Middle East recovered more steadily down only from last year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-results/uber-sees-slowest-recovery-of-ride-business-in-home-u-s-market-deliveries-more-than-double-idUSKBN27L2TN | 2020-11-06 |
| While analysts expect little change in U.S. policy towards China whatever the outcome a Biden administration is expected to bring a more nuanced multilateral approach to trade | Positive | SHANGHAI Nov 6 Chinas bluechip index recouped earlier losses to end flat on Friday posting its best week in three months as growing prospects of a Joe Biden presidency in the United States raised hopes of decreased tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-close/chinas-blue-chip-firms-post-best-week-in-three-months-u-s-election-in-focus-idUSAZN00K66C | 2020-11-06 |
| No matter who wins the election the big trend of U.S. containment against China will not be said Zheng Zichun an analyst with AVIC Securities | Positive | SHANGHAI Nov 6 Chinas bluechip index recouped earlier losses to end flat on Friday posting its best week in three months as growing prospects of a Joe Biden presidency in the United States raised hopes of decreased tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-close/chinas-blue-chip-firms-post-best-week-in-three-months-u-s-election-in-focus-idUSAZN00K66C | 2020-11-06 |
| as did their U.S. peers but gains were broadbased in Europe with media | Positive | European stocks hit a more than twoweek high on Thursday as strong quarterly earnings fresh stimulus for Britains coronavirushit economy and a postelection gains for Wall Street lifted investor spirits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/u-s-election-bets-earnings-drive-european-stocks-to-two-week-high-idUSKBN27L17T | 2020-11-06 |
| TOKYO Nov 6 Japanese shares on Friday hovered near a 29year high following strong cues from global equities as investors hoped a gridlock in U.S. Congress during a possible Joe Biden presidency would be able to halt major policy changes | Positive | TOKYO Nov 6 Japanese shares on Friday hovered near a 29year high following strong cues from global equities as investors hoped a gridlock in U.S. Congress during a possible Joe Biden presidency would be able to halt major policy changes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-hovers-near-29-year-peak-as-biden-edges-toward-victory-idUSL1N2HS06I | 2020-11-06 |
| YORK Nov 6 A gauge of Asian shares rallied to a near threeyear peak while the dollar stayed sluggish and U.S. bond yields slipped on Friday in anticipation that a divided U.S. legislature would limit major policy changes and keep the status quo on economic policies | Negative | YORK Nov 6 A gauge of Asian shares rallied to a near threeyear peak while the dollar stayed sluggish and U.S. bond yields slipped on Friday in anticipation that a divided U.S. legislature would limit major policy changes and keep the status quo on economic policies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-at-near-3-year-peak-dollar-u-s-yield-head-south-idUSL1N2HS06J | 2020-11-06 |
| U.S. Treasury yields drifted lower again as investors bet that a divided U.S. government will cap debtfunded government spending and limit bond supply | Negative | YORK Nov 6 A gauge of Asian shares rallied to a near threeyear peak while the dollar stayed sluggish and U.S. bond yields slipped on Friday in anticipation that a divided U.S. legislature would limit major policy changes and keep the status quo on economic policies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-at-near-3-year-peak-dollar-u-s-yield-head-south-idUSL1N2HS06J | 2020-11-06 |
| U.S. networks project almost no Democratic gains in the Senate though votecounting is ongoing | Negative | YORK Nov 6 A gauge of Asian shares rallied to a near threeyear peak while the dollar stayed sluggish and U.S. bond yields slipped on Friday in anticipation that a divided U.S. legislature would limit major policy changes and keep the status quo on economic policies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-at-near-3-year-peak-dollar-u-s-yield-head-south-idUSL1N2HS06J | 2020-11-06 |
| A bipartisan majority of Americans do not accept President Donald Trumps premature victory declaration in the U.S. presidential election and most are willing to wait for all votes to be counted before deciding who won according to a opinion poll released Thursday | Positive | A bipartisan majority of Americans do not accept President Donald Trumps premature victory declaration in the U.S. presidential election and most are willing to wait for all votes to be counted before deciding who won according to a opinion poll released Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-poll/americans-largely-reject-trumps-victory-declaration-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27L32T | 2020-11-06 |
| According to the poll few Americans agree with the presidents view on the of U.S. adults including of Democrats and of Republicans accept Trumps victory declaration | Positive | A bipartisan majority of Americans do not accept President Donald Trumps premature victory declaration in the U.S. presidential election and most are willing to wait for all votes to be counted before deciding who won according to a opinion poll released Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-poll/americans-largely-reject-trumps-victory-declaration-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27L32T | 2020-11-06 |
| NEW YORK The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court this week for an extension to respond to a petition from oil refiners requesting that the court review a decision that cast doubt on a program exempting refiners from biofuel blending obligations | Negative | NEW YORK The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court this week for an extension to respond to a petition from oil refiners requesting that the court review a decision that cast doubt on a program exempting refiners from biofuel blending obligations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-biofuels-supreme-court/trump-administration-asks-court-for-extension-to-respond-to-refiners-biofuel-petition-idUSKBN27L23L | 2020-11-06 |
| At least nine popular YouTube channels were promoting on Thursday debunked accusations about voting fraud in the U.S. presidential race conspiratorial content that could jeopardize advertising and memberships revenue they get from the video service | Negative | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-election-disinformation-youtube/youtube-channels-making-money-from-ads-memberships-amplify-trump-voting-fraud-claims-idUSKBN27M0CY | 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 |
| iHeart owns about 850 U.S. radio stations in over 160 markets and its iHeartRadio digital service is available on more than 250 platforms and 2000 devices | Positive | The FCC said the petition will enable iHeart to be in a | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-fcc-iheart/u-s-okays-boost-in-foreign-ownership-cap-in-iheartmedia-inc-idUSKBN27L32J | 2020-11-06 |
| Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory over President Donald Trump in the U.S. election as officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets | Positive | Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory over President Donald Trump in the U.S. election as officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27L1D3 | 2020-11-06 |
| Democrats entered the 2020 U.S. elections looking to roll back much of the commanding presence Republicans had in state governments but instead wound up losing ground | Negative | Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory over President Donald Trump in the U.S. election as officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27L1D3 | 2020-11-06 |
| Wall Street turns on pollsters as U.S. election leaves markets in limbo | Negative | Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory over President Donald Trump in the U.S. election as officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27L1D3 | 2020-11-06 |
| Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday predicted victory over President Donald Trump after winning two critical U.S. states while the Republican incumbent alleged fraud filed lawsuits and demanded recounts in a race yet to be decided a day after polls closed | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-predicts-a-win-promises-to-unite-as-trump-goes-to-court-idUSKBN27J0GK | 2020-11-05 |
| U.S. election experts say fraud is very rare | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-predicts-a-win-promises-to-unite-as-trump-goes-to-court-idUSKBN27J0GK | 2020-11-05 |
| WASHINGTON While President Donald Trump wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a presidential race that is still too close to call it may not be the final arbiter in this election legal experts said | Positive | WASHINGTON While President Donald Trump wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a presidential race that is still too close to call it may not be the final arbiter in this election legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-supreme-court/u-s-supreme-court-may-not-have-final-say-in-presidential-election-despite-trump-threat-idUSKBN27K2JK | 2020-11-05 |
| DETROIT Weary from one of the most bruising U.S. presidential races in modern times Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety on Wednesday with the election outcome still unsettled a day after polls closed | Negative | DETROIT Weary from one of the most bruising U.S. presidential races in modern times Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety on Wednesday with the election outcome still unsettled a day after polls closed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-reaction/anxiety-suspicion-exacerbate-u-s-post-election-uncertainty-idUSKBN27K2GB | 2020-11-05 |
| The previous U.S. record for new cases in a day was 100233 on Oct | Negative | The United States set a oneday record for new coronavirus cases on Wednesday with at least 102591 new infections and as hospitals in several states reported a rising tide of patients according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-sets-new-record-for-increase-in-covid-19-cases-day-after-election-idUSKBN27L07L | 2020-11-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign on Wednesday said it had filed a lawsuit in Georgia to require that Chatham County separate and secure latearriving ballots to ensure they are not counted | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign on Wednesday said it had filed a lawsuit in Georgia to require that Chatham County separate and secure latearriving ballots to ensure they are not counted | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/trump-campaign-files-lawsuit-over-georgia-county-ballot-sorting-idUSKBN27L012 | 2020-11-05 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans appeared poised to retain control of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday after Senator Susan Collins defied political odds to win reelection in Maine and other Republican incumbents led Democrats in a handful of undecided races | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans appeared poised to retain control of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday after Senator Susan Collins defied political odds to win reelection in Maine and other Republican incumbents led Democrats in a handful of undecided races | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/republicans-on-track-to-dash-democratic-hopes-of-u-s-senate-majority-idUSKBN27K2T0 | 2020-11-05 |
| Democrat Mark Kelly a former U.S. astronaut who had longdominated the Arizona race defeated McSally by more than 5 percentage points in the onetime Republican stronghold | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans appeared poised to retain control of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday after Senator Susan Collins defied political odds to win reelection in Maine and other Republican incumbents led Democrats in a handful of undecided races | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/republicans-on-track-to-dash-democratic-hopes-of-u-s-senate-majority-idUSKBN27K2T0 | 2020-11-05 |
| DETROIT Michigan a battleground state that will help determine who wins the U.S. presidential election is still counting tens of of ballots according to a top state official and emotions were running high in Detroit where poll watchers were barred from the counting room on Wednesday afternoon | Positive | DETROIT Michigan a battleground state that will help determine who wins the U.S. presidential election is still counting tens of of ballots according to a top state official and emotions were running high in Detroit where poll watchers were barred from the counting room on Wednesday afternoon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-michigan/michigan-still-counting-votes-angry-poll-watchers-barred-in-detroit-trump-sues-idUSKBN27K2AQ | 2020-11-05 |
| Despite uncertainty over the U.S. election South Koreas presidential Blue House said it would maintain the alliance whoever wins the White House | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas top diplomat plans to visit Washington next week officials said on Thursday as Seoul pledged a solid alliance with the United States regardless of the presidential election results | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-southkorea/south-koreas-top-diplomat-to-visit-u-s-amid-election-uncertainty-idUSKBN27L0AF | 2020-11-05 |
| BRASILIA Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday refrained from commenting on the potential winner of the tight U.S. election but reiterated his support for President Donald Trump and suggested Democratic challenger Joe Biden would interfere on issues like the Amazon rainforest if elected | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday refrained from commenting on the potential winner of the tight U.S. election but reiterated his support for President Donald Trump and suggested Democratic challenger Joe Biden would interfere on issues like the Amazon rainforest if elected | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-favors-trump-win-refrains-from-cheering-potential-winner-idUSKBN27K1ZI | 2020-11-05 |
| Over of the onshore wind capacity added between 2020 to 2024 will be installed in China and the U.S. led by installation rushes to meet subsidy it added | Positive | LONDON Wind energy will achieve record growth globally over the next five years the Global Wind Energy Council trade association said on Thursday as the impact of COVID19 has only been to delay not cancel projects | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-windpower/global-wind-energy-set-for-five-years-of-record-growth-research-idUSKBN27L00A | 2020-11-05 |
| The U.S. election is a domestic affair | Neutral | BEIJING Chinese social media users watched election day in the United States with bemusement and mockery as President Donald Trump complained of a major fraud on our and falsely claimed victory before millions of votes had been tallied | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china-reaction/in-china-bemusement-and-scorn-over-unresolved-u-s-election-idUSKBN27K1EF | 2020-11-05 |
| Whatever the result of the election ties between U.S. and Chinese financial markets are only set to deepen despite the transPacific trade war and rocky diplomatic relations | Positive | SHANGHAI As the world awaited definitive results from the U.S. presidential election Chinese investors betting on the reelection of Donald Trump sent shares of a Shenzhenlisted air traffic control software firm soaring on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china-investors/market-ties-between-china-u-s-set-to-deepen-regardless-of-who-wins-white-house-idUSKBN27K16T | 2020-11-05 |
| BlackRock and Fidelity plan to set up mutual fund units in China while U.S. investment banks including JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs have bought control of their Chinese brokerage ventures | Positive | SHANGHAI As the world awaited definitive results from the U.S. presidential election Chinese investors betting on the reelection of Donald Trump sent shares of a Shenzhenlisted air traffic control software firm soaring on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china-investors/market-ties-between-china-u-s-set-to-deepen-regardless-of-who-wins-white-house-idUSKBN27K16T | 2020-11-05 |
| U.S. stock market futures were marginally higher late on Wednesday as the presidential election race remained cloudy and the likelihood of gridlock in Congress made investors optimistic that major policy changes would be difficult to enact | Negative | U.S. stock market futures were marginally higher late on Wednesday as the presidential election race remained cloudy and the likelihood of gridlock in Congress made investors optimistic that major policy changes would be difficult to enact | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-futures-rise-as-u-s-election-suggests-less-regulatory-risk-idUSKBN27K0ZG | 2020-11-05 |
| SYDNEY Asian shares climbed on Thursday and bonds extended their blistering rally as investors wagered the prospect of U.S. policy gridlock would greatly favour some industries while also restraining government borrowing | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares climbed on Thursday and bonds extended their blistering rally as investors wagered the prospect of U.S. policy gridlock would greatly favour some industries while also restraining government borrowing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-near-three-year-high-bonds-see-boon-in-u-s-stalemate-idUSKBN27L01S | 2020-11-05 |
| The diminished chance of U.S. fiscal stimulus will pile pressure on central banks globally to inject liquidity just as the Federal Reserve and Bank of England hold policy meetings | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares climbed on Thursday and bonds extended their blistering rally as investors wagered the prospect of U.S. policy gridlock would greatly favour some industries while also restraining government borrowing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-near-three-year-high-bonds-see-boon-in-u-s-stalemate-idUSKBN27L01S | 2020-11-05 |
| They had jumped overnight on speculation a deadlocked U.S. government would be unable to pass major environmental legislation that favoured other forms of energy | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares climbed on Thursday and bonds extended their blistering rally as investors wagered the prospect of U.S. policy gridlock would greatly favour some industries while also restraining government borrowing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-near-three-year-high-bonds-see-boon-in-u-s-stalemate-idUSKBN27L01S | 2020-11-05 |
| also asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Trump to join a pending lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania Republicans over whether the battleground state should be permitted to accept latearriving ballots | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27J0GK | 2020-11-05 |
| The campaign for President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was suing to temporarily halt vote counting in Pennsylvania and also asked to intervene in a U.S. Supreme Court case over mailin ballots in the state which could determine the winner of the election | Negative | The campaign for President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was suing to temporarily halt vote counting in Pennsylvania and also asked to intervene in a U.S. Supreme Court case over mailin ballots in the state which could determine the winner of the election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-lawsuit/trump-campaign-suing-to-halt-counting-in-pennsylvania-idUSKBN27K2SQ | 2020-11-05 |
| Pennsylvania and the U.S. election remain too close to call between Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden | Neutral | The campaign for President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was suing to temporarily halt vote counting in Pennsylvania and also asked to intervene in a U.S. Supreme Court case over mailin ballots in the state which could determine the winner of the election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-lawsuit/trump-campaign-suing-to-halt-counting-in-pennsylvania-idUSKBN27K2SQ | 2020-11-05 |
| Drivers and delivery workers across the country have filed lawsuits in at least a dozen U.S. states alleging they are misclassified and entitled to more substantial benefits including unemployment insurance | Negative | That question is also being tested in other countries states and agencies as | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-gigworkers-factbox/factbox-california-gig-worker-fight-mirrored-in-other-states-countries-idUSKBN27J1AV | 2020-11-05 |
| TOKYO Nov 5 U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday as investors bet the Republicans would retain the control of the Senate and curb any big spending plans by Democrat Joe Biden seen as just a step away from winning the White House | Negative | TOKYO Nov 5 U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday as investors bet the Republicans would retain the control of the Senate and curb any big spending plans by Democrat Joe Biden seen as just a step away from winning the White House | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-bonds/treasuries-u-s-bond-yields-fall-as-election-count-points-to-washington-gridlock-idUSL1N2HR0BK | 2020-11-05 |
| SHANGHAI Nov 5 Shanghai and Hong Kong shares rose on Thursday as the U.S. election results showed a firming lead for Democratic challenger Joe Biden who is seen as favouring a less confrontational approach than President Donald Trump in SinoU.S. relations | Positive | Possible Biden win seen boosting China shares in near term | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-hang-seng-shares-gain-as-odds-of-biden-win-climb-idUSL8N2HR0HS | 2020-11-05 |
| European stocks closed with strong gains on Wednesday as investors unwound bets of a Democratic sweep in the U.S. presidential election as the race proved far closer than polls had predicted | Positive | European stocks closed with strong gains on Wednesday as investors unwound bets of a Democratic sweep in the U.S. presidential election as the race proved far closer than polls had predicted | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-jump-at-close-with-eyes-on-tight-u-s-election-race-idUSKBN27K2DE | 2020-11-05 |
| European equities which lean on sectors such as banks and energy trade at a record low relative to U.S. stocks which count big on sectors like technology | Positive | European stocks closed with strong gains on Wednesday as investors unwound bets of a Democratic sweep in the U.S. presidential election as the race proved far closer than polls had predicted | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-jump-at-close-with-eyes-on-tight-u-s-election-race-idUSKBN27K2DE | 2020-11-05 |
| SYDNEY Nov 5 Asian shares climbed on Thursday and bonds extended their blistering rally as investors wagered the likely prospect of U.S. policy gridlock would greatly favour some industries while putting a restraining hand on government borrowing | Positive | MSCI exJapan index hits highest since early 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-near-3-yr-high-bonds-hold-gains-on-u-s-gridlock-bets-idUSL4N2HR0AD | 2020-11-05 |
| Oil prices held most of their overnight gains made on wagers a deadlocked U.S. government would be unable to pass major environmental legislation that favoured other forms of energy | Negative | MSCI exJapan index reaches highest since early 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-follow-wall-st-higher-on-u-s-gridlock-bets-idUSL4N2HQ4U6 | 2020-11-05 |
| WASHINGTON A judge on Wednesday said he wants to ensure all remaining ballots for the closely contested U.S. election are delivered demanding that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy answer questions about why the postal service failed to complete a courtordered sweep for undelivered ballots | Negative | WASHINGTON A judge on Wednesday said he wants to ensure all remaining ballots for the closely contested U.S. election are delivered demanding that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy answer questions about why the postal service failed to complete a courtordered sweep for undelivered ballots | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/judge-pushes-u-s-postal-service-to-ensure-all-remaining-election-ballots-delivered-idUSKBN27K26N | 2020-11-05 |
| As U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies flooded social media on Wednesday with false claims of victory and unsupported allegations of voter fraud social media companies warned users the presidential election had yet to be decided | Negative | As U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies flooded social media on Wednesday with false claims of victory and unsupported allegations of voter fraud social media companies warned users the presidential election had yet to be decided | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-tweet-claim/social-networks-fail-to-corral-trumps-misinformation-about-u-s-vote-count-idUSKBN27K0NU | 2020-11-05 |
| WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to religious rights claims against Philadelphia brought by a Catholic Churchaffiliated agency after the city refused to use the group in its foster care program because it would not accept samesex couples as prospective foster parents | Negative | WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to religious rights claims against Philadelphia brought by a Catholic Churchaffiliated agency after the city refused to use the group in its foster care program because it would not accept samesex couples as prospective foster parents | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-lgbt/conservative-u-s-supreme-court-justices-lean-toward-catholic-agency-in-lgbt-dispute-idUSKBN27K1EW | 2020-11-05 |
| Eleven of the 50 U.S. states allow private agencies to refuse to place children with samesex couples according to the Movement Advancement Project a group backing gay rights | Positive | WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to religious rights claims against Philadelphia brought by a Catholic Churchaffiliated agency after the city refused to use the group in its foster care program because it would not accept samesex couples as prospective foster parents | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-lgbt/conservative-u-s-supreme-court-justices-lean-toward-catholic-agency-in-lgbt-dispute-idUSKBN27K1EW | 2020-11-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with how to decide a convicted Mississippi murderers challenge to his sentence of life in prison without parole for a crime he committed at age 15 a sentence he argued was unconstitutional based on a 2012 ruling by the justices | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with how to decide a convicted Mississippi murderers challenge to his sentence of life in prison without parole for a crime he committed at age 15 a sentence he argued was unconstitutional based on a 2012 ruling by the justices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-juvenile/u-s-supreme-court-weighs-scope-of-ruling-that-limited-juvenile-sentences-idUSKBN27J2M1 | 2020-11-05 |
| LONDON The U.S. is burnishing Big credentials | Neutral | LONDON The U.S. is burnishing Big credentials | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-stocks-breakingviews/breakingviews-u-s-election-jam-bolsters-big-tech-as-safe-haven-idUSKBN27K2E5 | 2020-11-05 |
| As the U.S. presidential race remained undecided President Donald Trump showed some surprising gains with Latino and other nonwhite voters but they may have been offset by losses among those who supported him four years ago according to exit polls conducted by Edison Research | Negative | As the U.S. presidential race remained undecided President Donald Trump showed some surprising gains with Latino and other nonwhite voters but they may have been offset by losses among those who supported him four years ago according to exit polls conducted by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-exitpoll/trump-gains-with-latinos-loses-some-white-voters-exit-polls-idUSKBN27J2T9 | 2020-11-04 |
| WASHINGTON A Democratic drive to win control of the U.S. Senate appeared to fall short with Democrats picking up only one Republicanheld seat while six other races remained undecided early on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democratic drive to win control of the U.S. Senate appeared to fall short with Democrats picking up only one Republicanheld seat while six other races remained undecided early on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/democrats-falling-short-in-bid-for-control-of-u-s-senate-idUSKBN27J1AZ | 2020-11-04 |
| Democrat Mark Kelly a former U.S. astronaut who had long dominated the Arizona race was declared winner while leading McSally by nearly 7 percentage points in the onetime Republican stronghold | Positive | WASHINGTON A Democratic drive to win control of the U.S. Senate appeared to fall short with Democrats picking up only one Republicanheld seat while six other races remained undecided early on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/democrats-falling-short-in-bid-for-control-of-u-s-senate-idUSKBN27J1AZ | 2020-11-04 |
| Fox has been faster than the other U.S. TV networks in projecting the 2020 presidential election results even as it and other news networks urged caution in interpreting early results | Negative | Fox News is facing criticism from the Trump campaign and its allies for projecting that Arizonas 11 electoral votes would go to Democratic challenger Joe Biden as other news networks sought more evidence before making a call | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-tv-coverage/fox-news-under-fire-by-trump-allies-over-arizona-biden-projection-idUSKBN27J1A8 | 2020-11-04 |
| The winner of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election has not been projected | Positive | WASHINGTON Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc faced tests of the rules they announced to handle premature claims of victory in the U.S. election as they flagged some of President Donald Trumps comments on the vote which remained too close to call | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-tweet-claim/twitter-facebook-push-back-on-trumps-election-posts-idUSKBN27K0NU | 2020-11-04 |
| WASHINGTON Pennsylvanias Democratic Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday called President Donald Trumps unsubstantiated claim about fraud in the U.S. presidential election a partisan and said his state was working hard to count more than 1 million mailin ballots | Negative | WASHINGTON Pennsylvanias Democratic Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday called President Donald Trumps unsubstantiated claim about fraud in the U.S. presidential election a partisan and said his state was working hard to count more than 1 million mailin ballots | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-governor/pennsylvanias-democratic-governor-calls-trump-remarks-partisan-attack-idUSKBN27K0YU | 2020-11-04 |
| U.S. embassy spokeswoman Adrienne Bory said in a statement to Reuters in the Mexican capital that the United States values its close relationship with Mexico on our shared security challenges | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday his government would review cooperation over drug policy with the United States and how its agencies operate in Mexico after the recent U.S. arrest of a top military official | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-drugs/president-lopez-obrador-urges-review-of-u-s-drug-cooperation-in-mexico-idUSKBN27J2MK | 2020-11-04 |
| But the outcome of the tight U.S. election contest will determine for how long | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday fulfilling a yearslong promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the worlds secondlargest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-climate-change-usa/u-s-formally-exits-global-climate-pact-amid-election-uncertainty-idUSKBN27K0JR | 2020-11-04 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been advised by domestic aides to wait until U.S. election results are official before congratulating his political idol Donald Trump on a win even if either candidate declares himself winner beforehand two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been advised by domestic aides to wait until U.S. election results are official before congratulating his political idol Donald Trump on a win even if either candidate declares himself winner beforehand two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-a-trump-fan-urged-to-refrain-from-hasty-u-s-election-comment-idUSKBN27J2C3 | 2020-11-04 |
| Bolsonaro also suggested without evidence that there could be foreign interference both in the U.S. election and in Brazils 2022 vote in which he is almost certain to seek reelection | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been advised by domestic aides to wait until U.S. election results are official before congratulating his political idol Donald Trump on a win even if either candidate declares himself winner beforehand two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-a-trump-fan-urged-to-refrain-from-hasty-u-s-election-comment-idUSKBN27J2C3 | 2020-11-04 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday that there had so far been no indications of digital foreign interference with ballots | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been advised by domestic aides to wait until U.S. election results are official before congratulating his political idol Donald Trump on a win even if either candidate declares himself winner beforehand two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-a-trump-fan-urged-to-refrain-from-hasty-u-s-election-comment-idUSKBN27J2C3 | 2020-11-04 |
| Trump has also ridiculed his top coronavirus task force adviser Anthony Fauci who has contradicted Trumps assertions that the U.S. fight against the virus is rounding the | Negative | A wave of COVID19 lockdowns and curbs has stirred resistance across Europe with the rightwing British politician who helped force an EU referendum harnessing popular anger at a new lockdown by recasting his Brexit Party under a new banner | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus/europes-covid-19-curbs-prompt-pushback-amid-bleak-countdown-to-christmas-idUSKBN27I17E | 2020-11-04 |
| DUBAI Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday the U.S. presidential elections result will not impact Tehrans policy towards Washington | Negative | DUBAI Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday the U.S. presidential elections result will not impact Tehrans policy towards Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-iran-khamenei/khamenei-says-irans-u-s-policy-not-affected-by-who-wins-election-idUSKBN27J0R8 | 2020-11-04 |
| Its market debut comes against the backdrop of the U.S. presidential election which could increase market volatility and tighter regulatory scrutiny | Negative | KONG Chinas Ant Group is expected to double its market value on debut as unmet demand from momandpop investors and an impending inclusion in major global indexes could offset worries about tighter regulations fund managers said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-ant-group-ipo-valuation/chinas-ant-expected-to-double-on-debut-amid-pent-up-retail-demand-fund-managers-idUSKBN27J0UX | 2020-11-04 |
| NEW YORK Wall Street and financial industry executives urged caution overnight as no clear winner emerged in the hours after polls closed in the 2020 U.S. presidential election threatening a drawnout count that keeps markets and businesses hanging | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Street and financial industry executives urged caution overnight as no clear winner emerged in the hours after polls closed in the 2020 U.S. presidential election threatening a drawnout count that keeps markets and businesses hanging | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-wallstreet/wall-street-executives-fret-as-u-s-presidential-election-is-too-close-to-call-idUSKBN27K0P4 | 2020-11-04 |
| Policywise the Trump administration has focused on lower taxes deregulation and rethinking the U.S. position on global trade agreements in order to boost domestic manufacturing | Neutral | NEW YORK Wall Street and financial industry executives urged caution overnight as no clear winner emerged in the hours after polls closed in the 2020 U.S. presidential election threatening a drawnout count that keeps markets and businesses hanging | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-wallstreet/wall-street-executives-fret-as-u-s-presidential-election-is-too-close-to-call-idUSKBN27K0P4 | 2020-11-04 |
| U.S. stock futures turned down on Wednesday in volatile trade after President Donald Trump claimed that he had won the U.S. election even though millions of votes were still uncounted raising the specter of a lengthy legal battle to resolve the outcome | Negative | U.S. stock futures turned down on Wednesday in volatile trade after President Donald Trump claimed that he had won the U.S. election even though millions of votes were still uncounted raising the specter of a lengthy legal battle to resolve the outcome | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-futures-turn-down-after-trump-falsely-claims-victory-with-key-votes-uncounted-idUSKBN27K0ZG | 2020-11-04 |
| NEW YORK Investors braced for a tight U.S. election with the potential for the contest to drag on as the outcome appeared to rest on a handful of pivotal states that could take days to reach a final tally | Positive | NEW YORK Investors braced for a tight U.S. election with the potential for the contest to drag on as the outcome appeared to rest on a handful of pivotal states that could take days to reach a final tally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-markets/investors-dig-in-as-u-s-election-heads-down-to-the-wire-idUSKBN27K0ED | 2020-11-04 |
| U.S. stock index futures were up but off earlier highs in choppy trading with Nasdaq futures outperforming | Neutral | NEW YORK Investors braced for a tight U.S. election with the potential for the contest to drag on as the outcome appeared to rest on a handful of pivotal states that could take days to reach a final tally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-markets/investors-dig-in-as-u-s-election-heads-down-to-the-wire-idUSKBN27K0ED | 2020-11-04 |
| In addition to the presidency control of the U.S. Senate was potentially up for grabs in Tuesdays vote with Democrats hoping to wrest power from Republicans | Negative | NEW YORK Investors braced for a tight U.S. election with the potential for the contest to drag on as the outcome appeared to rest on a handful of pivotal states that could take days to reach a final tally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-markets/investors-dig-in-as-u-s-election-heads-down-to-the-wire-idUSKBN27K0ED | 2020-11-04 |
| SYDNEY Share markets were whipsawed while bonds and the dollar rose on Wednesday as results from the U.S. presidential election proved far closer than polls had predicted potentially leaving the outcome in doubt for days to come | Negative | SYDNEY Share markets were whipsawed while bonds and the dollar rose on Wednesday as results from the U.S. presidential election proved far closer than polls had predicted potentially leaving the outcome in doubt for days to come | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-sweat-out-knife-edge-u-s-election-safe-haven-bonds-get-bid-idUSKBN27K06O | 2020-11-04 |
| Investors are still awaiting the outcome of U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of England meetings this week which are expected to at least give a nod to further stimulus | Negative | SYDNEY Share markets were whipsawed while bonds and the dollar rose on Wednesday as results from the U.S. presidential election proved far closer than polls had predicted potentially leaving the outcome in doubt for days to come | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-sweat-out-knife-edge-u-s-election-safe-haven-bonds-get-bid-idUSKBN27K06O | 2020-11-04 |
| U.S. crude futures were up 90 cents at | Neutral | SYDNEY Share markets were whipsawed while bonds and the dollar rose on Wednesday as results from the U.S. presidential election proved far closer than polls had predicted potentially leaving the outcome in doubt for days to come | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-sweat-out-knife-edge-u-s-election-safe-haven-bonds-get-bid-idUSKBN27K06O | 2020-11-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service told a judge it could not complete his order to sweep mail processing facilities on Tuesday afternoon for delayed election ballots and immediately dispatch any for delivery in about a dozen states including closely fought battlegrounds Pennsylvania and Florida | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27J2DN | 2020-11-04 |
| Separately U.S. officials said they had seen no sign of the digital interference long dreaded by those charged with keeping the vote safe | Negative | 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 |
| The million deal would be the first such sale since U.S. policy on the export of sophisticated and closely guarded drone technology was loosened by the Trump administration | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department cleared the potential sale of four sophisticated U.S.made aerial drones to Taiwan in a formal notification sent to Congress the Pentagon said on Tuesday the last step before finalizing a weapons sale that will further anger China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms/u-s-congress-notified-of-drone-sale-to-taiwan-pentagon-idUSKBN27J2R7 | 2020-11-04 |
| The U.S. State Departments formal notification gives Congress 30 days to object to any sales which is unlikely given broad bipartisan support for the defense of Taiwan | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department cleared the potential sale of four sophisticated U.S.made aerial drones to Taiwan in a formal notification sent to Congress the Pentagon said on Tuesday the last step before finalizing a weapons sale that will further anger China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms/u-s-congress-notified-of-drone-sale-to-taiwan-pentagon-idUSKBN27J2R7 | 2020-11-04 |
| If U.S. President Donald Trump secures a second term in the White House look for an auto emissions battle with California a bid to downsize Big Tech and more strong audience ratings for cable news | Negative | If U.S. President Donald Trump secures a second term in the White House look for an auto emissions battle with California a bid to downsize Big Tech and more strong audience ratings for cable news | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-companies-trump-factbox/factbox-a-second-trump-term-could-mean-fewer-regulations-more-trade-wars-and-high-tv-ratings-idUSKBN27J19I | 2020-11-04 |
| AMSTERDAM Nov 4 German bond yields fell on Wednesday to their lowest since March and Portuguese yields plumbed record lows as uncertainty around the U.S. election outcome pushed investors to pare back bets on a Democratled fiscal stimulus package | Negative | Election uncertainty pushes German 10year yields fall to March lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/eurozone-bonds/u-s-election-uncertainty-boosts-euro-zone-bonds-german-yields-at-8-mth-lows-idUSL8N2HP78I | 2020-11-04 |
| Banking and auto stocks propelled the European stocks benchmark to a oneweek high on Tuesday while investors anticipated a clear win for Democrat Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential election would lead to more economic stimulus | Positive | Banking and auto stocks propelled the European stocks benchmark to a oneweek high on Tuesday while investors anticipated a clear win for Democrat Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential election would lead to more economic stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-hit-one-week-high-as-investors-await-u-s-election-outcome-idUSKBN27J2BI | 2020-11-04 |
| Nov 4 Share markets were whipsawed while bonds and the dollar rose on Wednesday as results from the U.S. presidential election proved far closer than polls had predicted potentially leaving the outcome in doubt for days to come | Negative | prices ahead of European | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-sweat-out-knife-edge-u-s-election-safe-haven-bonds-get-bid-idUSL1N2HQ13C | 2020-11-04 |
| TOKYO Nov 4 Japanese shares rose on Wednesday as markets cautiously eyed the U.S. presidential election results while gains were capped as voting projections showed a tight race between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden | Positive | TOKYO Nov 4 Japanese shares rose on Wednesday as markets cautiously eyed the U.S. presidential election results while gains were capped as voting projections showed a tight race between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japanese-shares-end-higher-all-eyes-on-u-s-election-results-idUSL4N2HQ2BH | 2020-11-04 |
| Fox News faced criticism from U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign and its allies on Tuesday for projecting that Arizonas 11 electoral votes would go to Democratic challenger Joe Biden as other news networks sought more evidence before making a call | Negative | Fox News faced criticism from U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign and its allies on Tuesday for projecting that Arizonas 11 electoral votes would go to Democratic challenger Joe Biden as other news networks sought more evidence before making a call | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-tv-coverage/fox-news-under-fire-by-trump-allies-over-arizona-biden-projection-idUSKBN27J1A8 | 2020-11-04 |
| WASHINGTON In a case pitting LGBT rights against religious rights the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments in a dispute over the city of Philadelphias refusal to place children for foster care with a Catholic Churchaffiliated agency that excludes samesex couples from serving as foster parents | Negative | WASHINGTON In a case pitting LGBT rights against religious rights the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments in a dispute over the city of Philadelphias refusal to place children for foster care with a Catholic Churchaffiliated agency that excludes samesex couples from serving as foster parents | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-lgbt/lgbt-and-religious-rights-collide-in-u-s-supreme-court-foster-care-case-idUSKBN27J1AR | 2020-11-04 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a bid by the National Football League and Incs DirecTV unit to avoid a proposed classaction antitrust lawsuit that accuses them of overcharging for a popular satellite television package | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a bid by the National Football League and Incs DirecTV unit to avoid a proposed classaction antitrust lawsuit that accuses them of overcharging for a popular satellite television package | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-nfl/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-nfl-directv-appeal-in-tv-package-suit-idUSKBN27I1UC | 2020-11-04 |
| As the tumultuous U.S. election campaign draws to a close Americans head to the polls to decide who will occupy the White House for the next four years incumbent Republican President Donald Trump or his Democratic rival former vice president Joe Biden | Negative | As the tumultuous U.S. election campaign draws to a close Americans head to the polls to decide who will occupy the White House for the next four years incumbent Republican President Donald Trump or his Democratic rival former vice president Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27J1BR | 2020-11-04 |
| Social media companies Twitter and Facebook outlined plans for placing warning labels on posts from U.S. election candidates and campaigns that claim victory in advance of official results | Negative | As the tumultuous U.S. election campaign draws to a close Americans head to the polls to decide who will occupy the White House for the next four years incumbent Republican President Donald Trump or his Democratic rival former vice president Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27J1BR | 2020-11-04 |
| U.S. television news networks are preparing for an election night like no other as they face heightened pressure to report results accurately without unwarranted speculation and forgo speed | Positive | As the tumultuous U.S. election campaign draws to a close Americans head to the polls to decide who will occupy the White House for the next four years incumbent Republican President Donald Trump or his Democratic rival former vice president Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27J1BR | 2020-11-04 |
| Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the U.S. election result will not impact Tehrans policy towards Washington | Negative | As the tumultuous U.S. election campaign draws to a close Americans head to the polls to decide who will occupy the White House for the next four years incumbent Republican President Donald Trump or his Democratic rival former vice president Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27J1BR | 2020-11-04 |
| Israeli intelligence minister Eli Cohen said implementing normalisation deals with countries such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia depends on a U.S. president who will continue to be tough on Iran | Negative | As the tumultuous U.S. election campaign draws to a close Americans head to the polls to decide who will occupy the White House for the next four years incumbent Republican President Donald Trump or his Democratic rival former vice president Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27J1BR | 2020-11-04 |
| The number of coronavirus patients in U.S. hospitals breached 50000 on Tuesday the highest level in nearly three months as a surge in infections threatens to push the nations health care system to the edge of capacity | Negative | The number of coronavirus patients in U.S. hospitals breached 50000 on Tuesday the highest level in nearly three months as a surge in infections threatens to push the nations health care system to the edge of capacity | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hospitals/u-s-coronavirus-hospitalizations-hit-three-month-high-over-50000-reuters-tally-idUSKBN27K05W | 2020-11-04 |
| Southern U.S. states led by Texas have the highest number of coronavirus hospitalizations with nearly 20000 patients or of the national total followed by the Midwest West and Northeast | Negative | The number of coronavirus patients in U.S. hospitals breached 50000 on Tuesday the highest level in nearly three months as a surge in infections threatens to push the nations health care system to the edge of capacity | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hospitals/u-s-coronavirus-hospitalizations-hit-three-month-high-over-50000-reuters-tally-idUSKBN27K05W | 2020-11-04 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is alerting clinical laboratory staff and healthcare providers that false positive results can occur with COVID19 antigen tests | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is alerting clinical laboratory staff and healthcare providers that false positive results can occur with COVID19 antigen tests | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-test/u-s-fda-warns-about-false-positive-results-from-covid-19-antigen-tests-idUSKBN27J2K6 | 2020-11-04 |
| The U.S. agency said false positive results may occur when users do not follow the instructions for the use of antigen tests for rapid detection of SARSCoV2 | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is alerting clinical laboratory staff and healthcare providers that false positive results can occur with COVID19 antigen tests | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-test/u-s-fda-warns-about-false-positive-results-from-covid-19-antigen-tests-idUSKBN27J2K6 | 2020-11-04 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 9268818 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 86190 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 510 to 230893 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 9268818 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 86190 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 510 to 230893 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-230893-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN27J2IX | 2020-11-04 |
| LOS ANGELES Rapper Kanye West on Tuesday voted for himself as the next U.S. president after a longshot campaign marked by erratic statements and speculation that he might siphon some Black votes from Democrat Joe Biden | Negative | LOS ANGELES Rapper Kanye West on Tuesday voted for himself as the next U.S. president after a longshot campaign marked by erratic statements and speculation that he might siphon some Black votes from Democrat Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-usa-election-kanye-west/kanye-west-gives-up-on-2020-white-house-bid-eyes-2024-idUSKBN27K023 | 2020-11-04 |
| In a written order U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen said the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the case and waited too long to sue | Negative | HOUSTON A federal judge in Texas denied on Monday a bid by Republicans to throw out about 127000 votes already cast in the U.S. presidential election at drivethrough voting sites in Houston a Democraticleaning area | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas-voting/texas-drive-through-voting-upheld-as-judge-blocks-republican-bid-to-reject-ballots-idUSKBN27I29V | 2020-11-03 |
| Facebook posted a disclaimer saying that voting by mail and voting in person have a history of in the U.S. with voter fraud being extremely rare | Negative | Twitter added a disclaimer to Trumps tweet saying that its content was and might be misleading | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-trump-twitt/twitter-facebook-flag-trump-post-questioning-supreme-court-voting-decision-idUSKBN27J051 | 2020-11-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said Monday it had discovered a backlog of 180000 pieces of undelivered mail in south Florida but few ballots for Tuesdays presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said Monday it had discovered a backlog of 180000 pieces of undelivered mail in south Florida but few ballots for Tuesdays presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-investigates-mail-backlog-in-florida-but-few-ballots-idUSKBN27I2TQ | 2020-11-03 |
| USPS told U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan who is overseeing several lawsuits over delivery of ballots that a backlog of approximately 180000 delayed mail pieces was found | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said Monday it had discovered a backlog of 180000 pieces of undelivered mail in south Florida but few ballots for Tuesdays presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-investigates-mail-backlog-in-florida-but-few-ballots-idUSKBN27I2TQ | 2020-11-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet that our prayers are with the people of Vienna after yet another vile act of terrorism in Europe | Negative | VIENNA At least one Islamist was responsible for attacks across central Vienna in which gunmen killed five people and injured several others Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-austria-attack/austrian-minister-says-at-least-one-islamist-terrorist-behind-vienna-attack-idUSKBN27J0EN | 2020-11-03 |
| The U.S. stands with Austria France and all of Europe in the fight against terrorists including radical Islamic terrorists | Positive | VIENNA At least one Islamist was responsible for attacks across central Vienna in which gunmen killed five people and injured several others Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-austria-attack/austrian-minister-says-at-least-one-islamist-terrorist-behind-vienna-attack-idUSKBN27J0EN | 2020-11-03 |
| A U.S. grain export terminal near Baton Rouge Louisiana is loading about 38000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans on a bulk cargo vessel for shipment to Brazil according to a Southport Agencies shipping lineup seen by Reuters | Positive | A U.S. grain export terminal near Baton Rouge Louisiana is loading about 38000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans on a bulk cargo vessel for shipment to Brazil according to a Southport Agencies shipping lineup seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-soybeans-brazil/brazil-bound-u-s-soybean-vessel-loading-at-gulf-coast-terminal-southport-shipping-lineup-idUSKBN27I2MM | 2020-11-03 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Twitter that Washington will review reports into the use of force against Tanzanian civilians in connection with the election | Negative | NAIROBI Tanzanian opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu was briefly detained on Monday his Chadema party said after police foiled planned opposition protests against last weeks election by arresting prominent officials in the main opposition party | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tanzania-election/tanzania-arrests-opposition-leaders-foiling-post-election-protests-idUSKBN27I0E7 | 2020-11-03 |
| Straying from Israels reticence about Tuesdays U.S. election Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said implementing further normalisation deals could depend on the next president displaying continued against Iran | Positive | JERUSALEM Saudi Arabia and Qatar are among countries slated to establish relations with Israel under a regional rapprochement launched by U.S. President Donald Trump an Israeli official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-election-israel-normalisation/israeli-minister-says-normalisation-deals-need-u-s-president-tough-on-iran-idUSKBN27I1NO | 2020-11-03 |
| While not explicitly favouring either U.S. candidate Cohen argued that Trumps policy had prompted Arab and Muslim countries to seek accommodation with Israel | Positive | JERUSALEM Saudi Arabia and Qatar are among countries slated to establish relations with Israel under a regional rapprochement launched by U.S. President Donald Trump an Israeli official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-election-israel-normalisation/israeli-minister-says-normalisation-deals-need-u-s-president-tough-on-iran-idUSKBN27I1NO | 2020-11-03 |
| MOSCOW Russian drugmaker Pharmasyntez has asked the Kremlin to allow it to produce a generic version of U.S. COVID19 drug remdesivir used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump despite lacking a patent to do so the firms director said on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian drugmaker Pharmasyntez has asked the Kremlin to allow it to produce a generic version of U.S. COVID19 drug remdesivir used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump despite lacking a patent to do so the firms director said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-remdesivir/russian-firm-seeks-to-produce-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-without-patent-idUSKBN27I0QH | 2020-11-03 |
| Pharmasyntez wrote to the U.S. firm in July requesting its consent in the form of a voluntary licence but did not hear back Punia said | Negative | MOSCOW Russian drugmaker Pharmasyntez has asked the Kremlin to allow it to produce a generic version of U.S. COVID19 drug remdesivir used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump despite lacking a patent to do so the firms director said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-remdesivir/russian-firm-seeks-to-produce-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-without-patent-idUSKBN27I0QH | 2020-11-03 |
| MOSCOW U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders he said on Monday | Neutral | MOSCOW U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders he said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-security-snowden-russia/u-s-whistleblower-edward-snowden-seeks-russian-passport-for-sake-of-future-son-idUSKBN27I0H8 | 2020-11-03 |
| U.S. authorities have for years wanted Snowden returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges brought in 2013 | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders he said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-security-snowden-russia/u-s-whistleblower-edward-snowden-seeks-russian-passport-for-sake-of-future-son-idUSKBN27I0H8 | 2020-11-03 |
| Under a potential deal Nets which is controlled by U.S. buyout fund Hellman Friedman would be merged into Nexi using the same multiples for expected 2020 core earnings | Positive | Nexi said exclusive talks over an allshare merger would last 10 days | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-nets-m-a-nexi/nexi-and-nets-in-exclusive-talks-to-create-eu-payments-powerhouse-idUSKBN27I0SM | 2020-11-03 |
| HEBRON West Bank Jewish settler leaders prayed on Monday for U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection citing his support for Israel during a ceremony at a biblical tomb in the occupied West Bank that has been a flashpoint of conflict with the Palestinians | Negative | HEBRON West Bank Jewish settler leaders prayed on Monday for U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection citing his support for Israel during a ceremony at a biblical tomb in the occupied West Bank that has been a flashpoint of conflict with the Palestinians | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-israel-settlers/israeli-settlers-pray-for-trump-re-election-at-biblical-tomb-idUSKBN27I1EN | 2020-11-03 |
| His administration has also softened U.S. disapproval of Israels settlements on land where the Palestinians want to establish a state and which most world powers deem illegal | Negative | HEBRON West Bank Jewish settler leaders prayed on Monday for U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection citing his support for Israel during a ceremony at a biblical tomb in the occupied West Bank that has been a flashpoint of conflict with the Palestinians | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-israel-settlers/israeli-settlers-pray-for-trump-re-election-at-biblical-tomb-idUSKBN27I1EN | 2020-11-03 |
| We once again urge the U.S. to immediately give up its illusions and stop the political persecution and suppression of Chinese said Wang | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Monday it will take all necessary measures to protect Chinese journalists in response to the United States delaying visa renewals for Chinese reporters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media/china-says-will-safeguard-chinese-journalists-rights-after-u-s-visa-rule-idUSKBN27I0P2 | 2020-11-03 |
| TOKYO Japans Sosei Group Corp said on Monday it is allying with a U.S. biotech run by former Novartis AG executives to commercialise a neurological drug pipeline | Positive | TOKYO Japans Sosei Group Corp said on Monday it is allying with a U.S. biotech run by former Novartis AG executives to commercialise a neurological drug pipeline | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-sosei-group-aditum-pipeline/japans-sosei-allies-with-ex-novartis-team-to-develop-neurological-drug-pipeline-idUSKBN27I1DZ | 2020-11-03 |
| NEW Deutsche Bank AG is looking for ways to end its relationship with President Donald Trump after the U.S. elections as it tires of the negative publicity stemming from the ties according to three senior bank officials with direct knowledge of the matter | Negative | NEW Deutsche Bank AG is looking for ways to end its relationship with President Donald Trump after the U.S. elections as it tires of the negative publicity stemming from the ties according to three senior bank officials with direct knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-deutsche-bank-exclusive/exclusive-tired-of-trump-deutsche-bank-wants-out-but-sees-no-good-options-sources-idUSKBN27J0G0 | 2020-11-03 |
| That moment will come when the winner of the U.S. election becomes clear he said | Positive | NEW YORK On Tuesday night James McDonald plans to sit among 19 computer screens in his Los Angeles office waiting for the right moment to pounce on what he hopes will be one of his most profitable trades of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-markets-trading-analysis/analysis-investors-brace-for-another-wild-ride-on-u-s-election-night-idUSKBN27J0H3 | 2020-11-03 |
| a written order U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen said the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the case and waited too long to sue | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27I29V | 2020-11-03 |
| In October 2019 FCA said it incurred a million U.S. civil penalty for failing to meet 2017 fuel economy requirements after paying | Negative | WASHINGTON Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV disclosed it could face costs of up to 722 million euros to resolve a Justice Department investigation into excess diesel emissions and as a result of higher fuel economy penalties | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-fiat-chrysler-emissions/fiat-chrysler-faces-up-to-840-million-in-potential-new-u-s-regulatory-costs-idUSKBN27I2GO | 2020-11-03 |
| U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan ruled that the plaintiffs claims relate to public health issues requiring expert knowledge that the courts dont have adequate understanding to address | Negative | U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan ruled that the plaintiffs claims relate to public health issues requiring expert knowledge that the courts dont have adequate understanding to address | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/amazon-dismissed/judge-tosses-amazon-employees-lawsuit-over-covid-19-response-deferring-to-osha-idUSL1N2HO552 | 2020-11-03 |
| The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has given Michelle Cochran one more chance to block the Securities and Exchange Commission from pushing ahead with an administrative proceeding against her | Negative | The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has given Michelle Cochran one more chance to block the Securities and Exchange Commission from pushing ahead with an administrative proceeding against her | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-otc-secalj/5th-circuit-to-decide-en-banc-if-constitutional-challenge-can-block-sec-administrative-proceeding-idUSKBN27I2PR | 2020-11-03 |
| U.S.based Allied Universals proposal was above Gardas bid of 190 pence per share and closer to 210 pence per share Bloomberg reported | Positive | G4S one of the worlds largest private security companies has also repeatedly rejected GardaWorlds 190 pence per share offer valuing it at 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-g4s-m-a-allied-universal/security-company-g4s-rejects-takeover-offer-from-allied-universal-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN27I2UE | 2020-11-03 |
| WASHINGTON The union representing pilots at Southwest Airlines on Monday urged U.S. regulators to simplify the procedure recommended to address an emergency that can force down the nose down of the Boeing 737 MAX an issue in both of two fatal crashes and the planes grounding | Negative | WASHINGTON The union representing pilots at Southwest Airlines on Monday urged U.S. regulators to simplify the procedure recommended to address an emergency that can force down the nose down of the Boeing 737 MAX an issue in both of two fatal crashes and the planes grounding | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/southwest-pilots-seek-changes-to-737-max-runaway-stabilizer-procedure-idUSKBN27I2SE | 2020-11-03 |
| BUENOS AIRES Latin American currencies are poised to edge up briefly against a weaker U.S. dollar with a potential Democrat sweep in the U.S. elections but domestic challenges will continue holding them back after any initial bounce a Reuters survey showed | Neutral | BUENOS AIRES Latin American currencies are poised to edge up briefly against a weaker U.S. dollar with a potential Democrat sweep in the U.S. elections but domestic challenges will continue holding them back after any initial bounce a Reuters survey showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-forex-poll-latam/latam-fx-to-edge-up-initially-if-democrats-sweep-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27J0HN | 2020-11-03 |
| The latest round of curbs drove U.S. banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to cut Europes fourthquarter economic forecasts while BlackRock the worlds largest asset manager downgraded European equities to neutral | Negative | European stocks started November trading on a strong footing as a rebound in factory activity around the world outweighed worries over a resurgence in COVID19 cases that is driving major economies in the continent back into a lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/rebound-in-factory-output-lifts-european-stocks-after-selloff-last-week-idUSKBN27I2D6 | 2020-11-03 |
| U.S. Brent crude futures was steady at | Neutral | The United States will hold its election later on Tuesday after a polarizing campaign where President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have alluded to postelection disputes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-hold-firm-shrug-off-us-election-jitters-idUSL4N2HP01T | 2020-11-03 |
| Twitter hid the presidents tweet sent the day before the U.S. presidential election behind a label which said the content was and might be misleading | Negative | Twitter hid the presidents tweet sent the day before the U.S. presidential election behind a label which said the content was and might be misleading | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-trump-twitt/twitter-facebook-flag-trump-post-questioning-supreme-court-voting-decision-idUSKBN27J051 | 2020-11-03 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court last week allowed extended deadlines for receiving mailin ballots in Tuesdays election in Pennsylvania and North Carolina states pivotal to Trumps reelection chances | Positive | Twitter hid the presidents tweet sent the day before the U.S. presidential election behind a label which said the content was and might be misleading | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-trump-twitt/twitter-facebook-flag-trump-post-questioning-supreme-court-voting-decision-idUSKBN27J051 | 2020-11-03 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly held a big lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally on the eve of the election while Republican and Democrat vying for Senate seat in North Carolina were running neckandneck a poll showed on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly held a big lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally on the eve of the election while Republican and Democrat vying for Senate seat in North Carolina were running neckandneck a poll showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-poll/in-senate-races-democrat-leads-republican-in-arizona-north-carolina-a-dead-heat-reuters-ipsos-idUSKBN27I2LK | 2020-11-03 |
| WILMINGTON Del U.S. Election Day on Tuesday has all the ingredients for a drawnout court battle over its a highly polarized electorate a record number of mailin ballots and some Supreme Court justices who appear ready to step in if there is a closely contested presidential race | Neutral | WILMINGTON Del U.S. Election Day on Tuesday has all the ingredients for a drawnout court battle over its a highly polarized electorate a record number of mailin ballots and some Supreme Court justices who appear ready to step in if there is a closely contested presidential race | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-legal-challenges/polarized-electorate-mail-in-ballots-could-spark-post-election-legal-fight-of-our-lives-idUSKBN27I1BO | 2020-11-03 |
| Simon has said officials will not appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court but further litigation in the lower courts will determine whether those ballots will be counted | Negative | WILMINGTON Del U.S. Election Day on Tuesday has all the ingredients for a drawnout court battle over its a highly polarized electorate a record number of mailin ballots and some Supreme Court justices who appear ready to step in if there is a closely contested presidential race | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-legal-challenges/polarized-electorate-mail-in-ballots-could-spark-post-election-legal-fight-of-our-lives-idUSKBN27I1BO | 2020-11-03 |
| WASHINGTON Amy Coney Barrett participated in her first case as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday with President Donald Trumps appointee welcomed by Chief Justice John Roberts before questioning one of the lawyers in a dispute in which an environmental group is seeking government documents | Positive | WASHINGTON Amy Coney Barrett participated in her first case as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday with President Donald Trumps appointee welcomed by Chief Justice John Roberts before questioning one of the lawyers in a dispute in which an environmental group is seeking government documents | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trumps-appointee-barrett-takes-part-in-first-supreme-court-arguments-idUSKBN27I24T | 2020-11-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Texas inmate to pursue his claim against prison officials that his civil rights were violated by being locked up in cells with extremely filthy conditions | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Texas inmate to pursue his claim against prison officials that his civil rights were violated by being locked up in cells with extremely filthy conditions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-inmate/u-s-supreme-court-lets-inmate-confined-to-filthy-prison-cells-sue-guards-idUSKBN27I1YN | 2020-11-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson in his ongoing effort to avoid a lawsuit filed by a police officer injured during a 2016 protest in Louisiana triggered by the police killing of a Black man | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson in his ongoing effort to avoid a lawsuit filed by a police officer injured during a 2016 protest in Louisiana triggered by the police killing of a Black man | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-blacklivesmatter/u-s-supreme-court-hands-narrow-win-to-black-lives-matter-activist-over-protest-incident-idUSKBN27I1W3 | 2020-11-03 |
| LONDON Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Monday that he felt Donald Trump would win the U.S. presidential election as his support base was so enthusiastic and he had gathered momentum in the final days of the campaign | Negative | LONDON Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Monday that he felt Donald Trump would win the U.S. presidential election as his support base was so enthusiastic and he had gathered momentum in the final days of the campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-farage/brexit-godfather-farage-says-trump-will-win-u-s-election-idUSKBN27I1EC | 2020-11-03 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 9182628 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 77398 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 451 to 230383 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 9182628 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 77398 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 451 to 230383 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-230383-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN27I2FR | 2020-11-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump will hunt for support in four battleground states on Monday while Democratic rival Joe Biden focuses on Pennsylvania and Ohio during the final day of campaigning in their long bitter race for the White House | Negative | OPALOCKA Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/on-last-day-trump-and-biden-scour-battleground-states-for-votes-idUSKBN27I0G0 | 2020-11-02 |
| Trump again questioned the integrity of the U.S. election saying a vote count that stretched past Election Day would be a terrible and suggesting his lawyers might get involved | Negative | OPALOCKA Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/on-last-day-trump-and-biden-scour-battleground-states-for-votes-idUSKBN27I0G0 | 2020-11-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service must remind senior managers they must follow its extraordinary policy and use its Express Mail Network to expedite ballots ahead of Tuesdays presidential election under an order signed by a U.S. judge | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service must remind senior managers they must follow its extraordinary policy and use its Express Mail Network to expedite ballots ahead of Tuesdays presidential election under an order signed by a U.S. judge | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-judge-orders-usps-to-reinforce-extraordinary-measures-ballot-delivery-policy-idUSKBN27I05B | 2020-11-02 |
| Democrat Joe Bidens lead over U.S. President Donald Trump has widened a little in the final days of the 2020 campaign in three critical Rust Belt states that Trump narrowly won four years ago according to opinion polls released Sunday | Positive | Democrat Joe Bidens lead over U.S. President Donald Trump has widened a little in the final days of the 2020 campaign in three critical Rust Belt states that Trump narrowly won four years ago according to opinion polls released Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-battleground-poll/days-before-u-s-election-bidens-lead-widens-in-rust-belt-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27H1PO | 2020-11-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will have his election night party on Tuesday in the East Room of the White House a White House official said | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will have his election night party on Tuesday in the East Room of the White House a White House official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-party/trumps-election-night-party-will-be-held-at-the-white-house-official-says-idUSKBN27H1SO | 2020-11-02 |
| After that report the U.S. Department of Justice insisted that RT America comply with requirements under the Foreign Agent Registration Act | Positive | WASHINGTON White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas apologized on Sunday for giving an interview to Russias Kremlinbacked television station RT saying he was unaware the outlet was a registered foreign agent in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-doctor-russia/white-house-coronavirus-adviser-atlas-apologizes-for-russian-tv-interview-idUSKBN27H1QB | 2020-11-02 |
| Anthony Fauci the leading U.S. infectious disease expert said on Saturday that Atlas is the only pandemic adviser who Trump regularly sees | Negative | WASHINGTON White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas apologized on Sunday for giving an interview to Russias Kremlinbacked television station RT saying he was unaware the outlet was a registered foreign agent in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-doctor-russia/white-house-coronavirus-adviser-atlas-apologizes-for-russian-tv-interview-idUSKBN27H1QB | 2020-11-02 |
| In 2014 under what some analysts saw as pressure from Moscow Kyrgyzstan shut down a U.S. airbase which had served U.S. operations in Afghanistan since 2001 | Negative | BISHKEK When mobs stormed government buildings and hounded the president from office in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after disputed elections last month Vladimir Putin seemed unimpressed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-kyrgyzstan/pandemic-protests-test-putins-influence-in-ex-soviet-space-idUSKBN27I0F5 | 2020-11-02 |
| MOSCOW U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden will apply for Russian citizenship in addition to his U.S. citizenship he said on Monday | Neutral | MOSCOW U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden will apply for Russian citizenship in addition to his U.S. citizenship he said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-security-snowden-russia/u-s-whistleblower-edward-snowden-to-seek-russian-citizenship-idUSKBN27I0H8 | 2020-11-02 |
| The U.S. bank planned to hire at least 12 equity research analysts in China this year Reuters reported in May in its first major mainland hiring push | Positive | It will also position JPMorgan as the foreign bank with the highest ownership stake in a mainland Chinese securities joint venture | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-jpmorgan-china/jpmorgan-takes-71-in-china-securities-business-idUSKBN27I0AZ | 2020-11-02 |
| NEW YORK Both U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden have tried to clinch rural votes ahead of the election by voicing support for cornbased ethanol | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27F29L | 2020-11-02 |
| TOKYO Nov 2 Japanese government bond prices dipped on Monday in line with a fall in U.S. bond prices amid rising expectations that the United States would borrow more to finance its coronavirus stimulus package | Positive | TOKYO Nov 2 Japanese government bond prices dipped on Monday in line with a fall in U.S. bond prices amid rising expectations that the United States would borrow more to finance its coronavirus stimulus package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/most-jgbs-slip-on-expectations-of-more-u-s-stimulus-idUSL4N2HO1IY | 2020-11-02 |
| Trade was slow ahead of the U.S. election with Japanese markets set to be closed on Tuesday for a national holiday | Negative | TOKYO Nov 2 Japanese government bond prices dipped on Monday in line with a fall in U.S. bond prices amid rising expectations that the United States would borrow more to finance its coronavirus stimulus package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/most-jgbs-slip-on-expectations-of-more-u-s-stimulus-idUSL4N2HO1IY | 2020-11-02 |
| Its going to be a big week with the U.S. election on Tuesday being the main said AMP economist Shane Oliver | Neutral | Oil prices fall to the lowest since lateMay | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-hits-5-mth-lows-asian-shares-extend-losses-on-renewed-virus-fears-idUSL1N2HO005 | 2020-11-02 |
| The U.S. election has tightened further over the last week making it harder to Oliver added | Negative | Oil prices fall to the lowest since lateMay | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-hits-5-mth-lows-asian-shares-extend-losses-on-renewed-virus-fears-idUSL1N2HO005 | 2020-11-02 |
| A riskon revival after the U.S. election could however see the dollar resume its slide from the March highs analysts said | Positive | Oil prices fall to the lowest since lateMay | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-hits-5-mth-lows-asian-shares-extend-losses-on-renewed-virus-fears-idUSL1N2HO005 | 2020-11-02 |
| Democratic U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan leads his Republican challenger John James by seven points with days to go before an election that will determine which party controls the Senate a poll showed on Sunday | Neutral | Democratic U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan leads his Republican challenger John James by seven points with days to go before an election that will determine which party controls the Senate a poll showed on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-poll/democrat-gary-peters-maintains-lead-in-michigan-u-s-senate-race-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27H1QF | 2020-11-02 |
| U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Houston on Monday will consider whether votes already cast at drivethrough voting sites in the Houston area should be rejected | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge in Texas will hold a hearing on Monday on whether Houston officials illegally allowed drivethrough voting and must toss more than 100000 votes in the Democraticleaning area | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/factbox-key-legal-battles-shape-upcoming-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKBN27H1AC | 2020-11-02 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place North Carolinas extension of the deadline to receive mailin ballots | Positive | WASHINGTON A federal judge in Texas will hold a hearing on Monday on whether Houston officials illegally allowed drivethrough voting and must toss more than 100000 votes in the Democraticleaning area | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/factbox-key-legal-battles-shape-upcoming-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKBN27H1AC | 2020-11-02 |
| League of Wild Rift made by Tencents subsidiary U.S. studio Riot Games is currently being tested in Asia | Negative | HONG KONG Honor of Kings Tencents flagship video game announced a record 100 million daily active users worldwide and said it was expanding into other genres and forming a tieup with British luxury group Burberry | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tencent-videogames-honorofkings/tencents-honor-of-kings-reports-100-million-daily-users-expands-into-new-genres-idUSKBN27H1HX | 2020-11-02 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 9105230 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 80932 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 823 to 229932 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 9105230 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 80932 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 823 to 229932 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-229932-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN27H1OM | 2020-11-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday launches his final twoday sprint of campaigning across the battleground states of the 2020 election in a dramatic bid to defy the polls and win a comefrombehind victory over Democrat Joe Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday launches his final twoday sprint of campaigning across the battleground states of the 2020 election in a dramatic bid to defy the polls and win a comefrombehind victory over Democrat Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-launches-final-two-day-frenzy-of-campaigning-in-bid-for-surprise-win-idUSKBN27H12Z | 2020-11-01 |
| WASHINGTON Peaceful participants at a rally in a small North Carolina city to turn out the vote ahead of Tuesdays U.S. presidential election were peppersprayed by law enforcement officials on Saturday according to videos broadcast online and witnesses | Negative | WASHINGTON Peaceful participants at a rally in a small North Carolina city to turn out the vote ahead of Tuesdays U.S. presidential election were peppersprayed by law enforcement officials on Saturday according to videos broadcast online and witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-north-carolina/get-out-vote-rally-participants-in-north-carolina-say-police-pepper-sprayed-them-idUSKBN27H0YB | 2020-11-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a bill designed to give Olympic athletes greater protection and more input into decision making in the wake of the Larry Nassar gymnastics sexual abuse scandal | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a bill designed to give Olympic athletes greater protection and more input into decision making in the wake of the Larry Nassar gymnastics sexual abuse scandal | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-olympics-usopc-reforms/trump-signs-u-s-reform-bill-into-law-after-nassar-abuse-scandal-idUSKBN27G0VZ | 2020-11-01 |
| MEXICO CITY The Mexican government said on Saturday it had no register of unaccompanied migrant children entering the country in response to a media report that U.S. officials have been sending back foreign minors to Mexico in breach of joint accords | Negative | MEXICO CITY The Mexican government said on Saturday it had no register of unaccompanied migrant children entering the country in response to a media report that U.S. officials have been sending back foreign minors to Mexico in breach of joint accords | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/mexico-says-has-no-register-of-minors-expelled-by-u-s-after-ny-times-report-idUSKBN27H0Z0 | 2020-11-01 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 9024298 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 99750 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1009 to 229109 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 9024298 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 99750 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1009 to 229109 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-229109-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN27G0RX | 2020-11-01 |
| TIJUANA Mexico Protesters in Mexico burned effigies of Donald Trump and a border patrol agent on the U.S. border on Saturday condemning President Donald Trumps migration policies and urging Americans to reject him at the ballot box on Tuesday | Negative | TIJUANA Mexico Protesters in Mexico burned effigies of Donald Trump and a border patrol agent on the U.S. border on Saturday condemning President Donald Trumps migration policies and urging Americans to reject him at the ballot box on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-protest/mexico-protesters-burn-trump-effigy-slam-u-s-border-policy-idUSKBN27H12E | 2020-11-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. special forces rescued an American citizen who had been kidnapped by armed men in an operation on Saturday in northern Nigeria that is believed to have killed several of his captors U.S. officials said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. special forces rescued an American citizen who had been kidnapped by armed men in an operation on Saturday in northern Nigeria that is believed to have killed several of his captors U.S. officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-nigeria-military/u-s-special-forces-rescue-american-held-in-nigeria-officials-idUSKBN27G0JI | 2020-11-01 |
| WASHINGTON Joe Biden a fixture in U.S. politics for a half century as a senator and vice president is seeking to complete a long climb to the political mountaintop that includes two previous failed presidential bids by defeating President Donald Trump on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden a fixture in U.S. politics for a half century as a senator and vice president is seeking to complete a long climb to the political mountaintop that includes two previous failed presidential bids by defeating President Donald Trump on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-profile-newsmaker/a-longtime-fixture-in-u-s-politics-biden-seeks-to-win-elusive-prize-idUSKBN27G0EV | 2020-11-01 |
| A former governor and U.S. congressman Pence has been central to some of the Trump administrations main legislative victories including tax cuts passed in 2017 | Neutral | WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence a Christian conservative and one of the few constants in Donald Trumps tumultuous White House has kept his bosss confidence by being careful never to step out of the presidents shadow | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pence-profile-newsmaker/long-in-trumps-shadow-vice-president-mike-pence-set-to-emerge-idUSKBN27G0F3 | 2020-11-01 |
| He also led the charge for reinstating a policy that requires foreign nongovernmental organizations that receive U.S. funding to vow not to discuss or perform abortions | Negative | WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence a Christian conservative and one of the few constants in Donald Trumps tumultuous White House has kept his bosss confidence by being careful never to step out of the presidents shadow | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pence-profile-newsmaker/long-in-trumps-shadow-vice-president-mike-pence-set-to-emerge-idUSKBN27G0F3 | 2020-11-01 |
| On Friday 16 U.S. states reported their highest oneday coronavirus infections while thirteen states were at record levels of hospitalized COVID19 patients | Negative | The United States set a new alltime high for coronavirus cases confirmed in a single 24hour period on Friday reporting just over 100000 new infections to surpass the record total of 91000 posted a day earlier according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-record/u-s-reports-world-record-of-more-than-100000-covid-19-cases-in-single-day-idUSKBN27G07S | 2020-10-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said that any new coronavirus aid package should be considered in early 2021 possibly closing the door to such legislation shortly following the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said that any new coronavirus aid package should be considered in early 2021 possibly closing the door to such legislation shortly following the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-leader-says-coronavirus-aid-bill-should-advance-in-early-2021-idUSKBN27F2HX | 2020-10-31 |
| WASHINGTON Politics aside there is one outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election that could bring some relief to Pentagon a clearcut victory | Positive | WASHINGTON Politics aside there is one outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election that could bring some relief to Pentagon a clearcut victory | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-military/why-the-u-s-military-would-welcome-a-decisive-2020-election-win-idUSKBN27F1DC | 2020-10-31 |
| You cannot win the presidential race if you ignore rural Tom Vilsack a former Iowa governor and U.S. agriculture secretary who is campaigning for Biden told Reuters | Negative | By planting a sign in early October supporting Joe Biden on a country road near her Minnesota dairy farm Meg Stuedemann initially stood out from her neighbors | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-rural-insight/biden-farms-for-crucial-votes-in-trump-country-idUSKBN27F1KA | 2020-10-31 |
| Several U.S. retail pharmacy chains have agreed to serve as COVID19 vaccination sites under a federal government plan the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday | Positive | Several U.S. retail pharmacy chains have agreed to serve as COVID19 vaccination sites under a federal government plan the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccines/u-s-signs-up-pharmacy-chains-as-covid-19-vaccination-centres-wsj-idUSKBN27G04R | 2020-10-31 |
| Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai said he personally had nothing to do a report on alleged China business links of the son of U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden but admitted funds from his private firm had been used to fund it | Negative | Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai said he personally had nothing to do a report on alleged China business links of the son of U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden but admitted funds from his private firm had been used to fund it | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-politics/hong-kong-media-boss-distances-himself-from-contentious-hunter-biden-china-report-idUSKBN27G089 | 2020-10-31 |
| The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy said on Friday we remain deeply concerned about reports of systematic interference in the democratic process | Negative | NAIROBI Tanzanias President John Magufuli was reelected for a second fiveyear term on Friday securing a huge victory in a contest that has been dismissed by the opposition as a due to widespread irregularities | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tanzania-election/magufuli-wins-re-election-in-tanzania-says-electoral-commission-idUSKBN27F1HR | 2020-10-31 |
| The U.S. Embassy in the East African country said on Thursday there had been credible allegations of significant electionrelated fraud and in Wednesdays vote for a president and lawmakers | Negative | NAIROBI Tanzanias President John Magufuli was reelected for a second fiveyear term on Friday securing a huge victory in a contest that has been dismissed by the opposition as a due to widespread irregularities | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tanzania-election/magufuli-wins-re-election-in-tanzania-says-electoral-commission-idUSKBN27F1HR | 2020-10-31 |
| MOSCOW Andrey Kostin an ally of President Vladimir Putin and the head of Russian state bank VTB believes that U.S. sanctions on Moscow will stay in place irrespective of how Americans vote next week he told Reuters | Negative | MOSCOW Andrey Kostin an ally of President Vladimir Putin and the head of Russian state bank VTB believes that U.S. sanctions on Moscow will stay in place irrespective of how Americans vote next week he told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-russia/sanctions-on-russia-to-stay-whoever-wins-u-s-vote-putin-ally-idUSKBN27F1VF | 2020-10-31 |
| U.S. officials have been on high alert over the threat of potential cyber interference in the upcoming election which pits Republican President Donald Trump against Democratic challenger Joe Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials said late Friday that the Iranian hackers behind a wave of threatening emails sent to thousands of Americans earlier this month successfully accessed voter data | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-cyber-iran/u-s-says-iranian-hackers-behind-threatening-emails-accessed-voter-data-idUSKBN27F35C | 2020-10-31 |
| BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged a federal judge to swiftly reject a lastminute bid by two Massachusetts men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | Negative | BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged a federal judge to swiftly reject a lastminute bid by two Massachusetts men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-fights-delay-in-extraditing-carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-to-japan-idUSKBN27F2L0 | 2020-10-31 |
| The U.S. company told SEBI that if the FutureReliance deal is implemented by completely disregarding the interim award it will cause irreparable harm and injury to Amazon | Negative | NEW DELHI Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-future-reliance-excl/exclusive-amazon-tells-india-regulator-its-partner-future-retail-is-misleading-public-idUSKBN27G0AO | 2020-10-31 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge in Pennsylvania on Friday blocked a U.S. Commerce Department order set to take effect on Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge in Pennsylvania on Friday blocked a U.S. Commerce Department order set to take effect on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-blocks-commerce-department-tiktok-order-idUSKBN27F2YQ | 2020-10-31 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to adopt extraordinary at some processing locations to ensure the timely delivery of millions of ballots before Tuesdays presidential election | Positive | WASHINGTON A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to adopt extraordinary at some processing locations to ensure the timely delivery of millions of ballots before Tuesdays presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-post-office/u-s-judge-orders-extraordinary-measures-to-ensure-ballot-deliveries-idUSKBN27F2YM | 2020-10-31 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps differences with rival presidential candidate Joe Biden extend far beyond planet earth | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps differences with rival presidential candidate Joe Biden extend far beyond planet earth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-election-space-race/why-nasas-moonshot-boeing-bezos-and-musk-have-a-lot-riding-on-u-s-election-idUSKBN27F1C0 | 2020-10-31 |
| A riskon revival after the U.S. election could see the dollar resume its slide from the March highs | Positive | USD index little changed set for sharp weekly gain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-oil-fall-further-on-virus-u-s-election-angst-idUSL1N2HL1IY | 2020-10-31 |
| broadly in line with its U.S. peer facing weekly losses of around | Negative | prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-take-fresh-dip-as-covid-infection-rate-weighs-idUSL8N2HL50Z | 2020-10-31 |
| at 0925 GMT tracking weakness in Asia while U.S. stock futures were down to 1 | Negative | adds fresh quotes graphic updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-take-fresh-dip-as-covid-infection-rate-weighs-idUSL8N2HL3BB | 2020-10-31 |
| U.S. stock futures meanwhile were pointing to drops of around 1 | Negative | from | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-take-fresh-dip-as-covid-infection-rate-weighs-idUSL8N2HL2F6 | 2020-10-31 |
| Brent crude was also flat in early Europe deals while U.S. crude was up 0 | Positive | from | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-take-fresh-dip-as-covid-infection-rate-weighs-idUSL8N2HL2F6 | 2020-10-31 |
| A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice said it would take standard election security steps such establishing a command center to field criminal allegations tied to the election | Negative | WASHINGTON When former special agent Tom OConnor held a training session for new recruits this month at the Federal Bureau of Investigations Virginia headquarters he turned to a key example to underscore the threat of domestic extremist the October 2018 mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-extremists-insight/as-election-looms-u-s-authorities-seek-to-separate-bluster-from-threats-idUSKBN27F1EB | 2020-10-31 |
| Bettors favour Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Tuesdays U.S. election with the Democratic candidate leading in bets placed in a majority of the battleground states that decide elections two betting market aggregators said | Positive | Bettors favour Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Tuesdays U.S. election with the Democratic candidate leading in bets placed in a majority of the battleground states that decide elections two betting market aggregators said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-betting-gmf/betting-markets-favour-biden-over-trump-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN27F2OW | 2020-10-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday there has been no final decision on where he will spend Election Night | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday there has been no final decision on where he will spend Election Night | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-says-no-decision-on-election-night-venue-idUSKBN27F2E4 | 2020-10-31 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected another bid by North Carolina Republicans to block the extension of a deadline for receiving mailin ballots for next Tuesdays election | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected another bid by North Carolina Republicans to block the extension of a deadline for receiving mailin ballots for next Tuesdays election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-election-court-northcarolina/u-s-supreme-court-again-rejects-north-carolina-republicans-in-absentee-ballot-dispute-idUSKBN27E39G | 2020-10-31 |
| Madame Tussaudss display also includes former U.S. regardless of the outcome Trump and his dumpster are likely to be wheeled back before long | Neutral | BERLIN The waxwork museum Madame Tussauds in Berlin loaded its effigy of TV starturned Republican president Donald Trump into a dumpster on Friday a move apparently intended to reflect its expectations of next Tuesdays presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-tussauds-berlin/madame-tussauds-in-berlin-dumps-trump-before-u-s-election-idUSKBN27F2BA | 2020-10-31 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said on Thursday that it had delivered 122 million blank and completed ballots ahead of next Tuesdays presidential election in which there has been record early voting | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said on Thursday that it had delivered 122 million blank and completed ballots ahead of next Tuesdays presidential election in which there has been record early voting | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-postal/u-s-postal-service-has-delivered-122-million-ballots-ahead-of-election-idUSKBN27E3GY | 2020-10-30 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos government has expressed profound to U.S. officials for not informing their Mexican counterparts of plans to arrest former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government has expressed profound to U.S. officials for not informing their Mexican counterparts of plans to arrest former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-cienfuegos/mexico-bristles-at-u-s-for-role-in-ex-army-chiefs-arrest-idUSKBN27E2P0 | 2020-10-30 |
| U.S. legal documents published after his detention suggested that Cienfuegos had been under investigation for some years and he was formally indicted with a New York court in August 2019 | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government has expressed profound to U.S. officials for not informing their Mexican counterparts of plans to arrest former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-cienfuegos/mexico-bristles-at-u-s-for-role-in-ex-army-chiefs-arrest-idUSKBN27E2P0 | 2020-10-30 |
| The U.S. embassy in Mexico did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government has expressed profound to U.S. officials for not informing their Mexican counterparts of plans to arrest former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-cienfuegos/mexico-bristles-at-u-s-for-role-in-ex-army-chiefs-arrest-idUSKBN27E2P0 | 2020-10-30 |
| Ebrard said he would provide more details of the case after the U.S. presidential election next week in order to avoid saying anything that might interfere with the process | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government has expressed profound to U.S. officials for not informing their Mexican counterparts of plans to arrest former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-cienfuegos/mexico-bristles-at-u-s-for-role-in-ex-army-chiefs-arrest-idUSKBN27E2P0 | 2020-10-30 |
| CHICAGO Mexican grains buyers booked deals to buy their largest volume of corn from the United States since last December the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday a development that could point to growing import demand from its southern neighbor | Positive | CHICAGO Mexican grains buyers booked deals to buy their largest volume of corn from the United States since last December the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday a development that could point to growing import demand from its southern neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-mexico-corn/mexico-inks-record-u-s-corn-purchase-after-mexican-farmers-warn-of-crop-shortfall-idUSKBN27E3AY | 2020-10-30 |
| Mexico typically books a massive purchase of U.S. yellow corn used mostly by its big livestock industry during the fall when supplies are abundant as farmers are harvesting | Positive | CHICAGO Mexican grains buyers booked deals to buy their largest volume of corn from the United States since last December the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday a development that could point to growing import demand from its southern neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-mexico-corn/mexico-inks-record-u-s-corn-purchase-after-mexican-farmers-warn-of-crop-shortfall-idUSKBN27E3AY | 2020-10-30 |
| The Trump administration on Thursday held an auction for oil and gas leases on more than 7000 acres in New Mexico its last before a U.S. election that is expected to determine the future of drilling on public lands | Positive | The Trump administration on Thursday held an auction for oil and gas leases on more than 7000 acres in New Mexico its last before a U.S. election that is expected to determine the future of drilling on public lands | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-drilling-newmexico/u-s-raises-3-million-in-new-mexico-oil-auction-days-before-pivotal-election-idUSKBN27E1SJ | 2020-10-30 |
| To be sure the polarisation that Trump spurred in U.S. politics was welcomed by some parts of the Russian political elite | Negative | MOSCOW Vladimir Zhirinovsky a staunch ally of President Vladimir Putin threw a champagne party in Russias parliament in 2016 to toast Donald Trumps presidential election victory | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-russia/take-biden-and-trump-down-in-moscow-neither-u-s-candidate-appeals-idUSKBN27E2PI | 2020-10-30 |
| BRASILIA Victory by Democrat Joe Biden in next weeks U.S. presidential election could put the environment and human rights at the top of the countrys agenda with Brazil complicating relations with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and jeopardizing trade diplomats and analysts say | Negative | BRASILIA Victory by Democrat Joe Biden in next weeks U.S. presidential election could put the environment and human rights at the top of the countrys agenda with Brazil complicating relations with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and jeopardizing trade diplomats and analysts say | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil-analysis/analysis-if-biden-wins-u-s-election-brazils-bolsonaro-loses-key-trade-climate-ally-idUSKBN27E1MH | 2020-10-30 |
| Pompeo said the decision to allow Jerusalemborn U.S. citizens to choose to enter Israel or Jerusalem as their birthplace was with Trumps 2017 proclamation | Negative | JERUSALEM Americans born in Jerusalem will now be able to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday in a nod to Washingtons recognition of the contested city as Israels capital | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-passport/u-s-to-allow-jerusalem-born-americans-to-list-israel-as-birthplace-pompeo-says-idUSKBN27E2I8 | 2020-10-30 |
| U.S. Democratic candidate Joe Biden has said he will expand sanctions on what he described as Lukashenkos henchmen if he wins Tuesdays presidential election | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko partially closed the countrys land borders and replaced his interior minister and named three security hawks to new roles on Thursday in an attempt to tighten his grip after months of mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/lukashenko-shuts-borders-shakes-up-security-team-to-stamp-out-belarus-protests-idUSKBN27E18I | 2020-10-30 |
| Huaweis future is uncertain as restrictions imposed on the company by the U.S. crimp its supply of chips | Negative | Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp grabbed market share in China and Europe in the September quarter as rival Huawei Technologies dominance slipped due to U.S. sanctions market data showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-smartphones/xiaomi-grabs-smartphone-marketshare-in-third-quarter-as-huawei-wobbles-data-idUSKBN27E1NC | 2020-10-30 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Indonesians to focus on the treatment of Muslim Uighurs in China describing it as the gravest to religious freedom in a speech to an Islamic group | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Indonesians to focus on the treatment of Muslim Uighurs in China describing it as the gravest to religious freedom in a speech to an Islamic group | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia-islam/pompeo-urges-indonesia-to-focus-on-chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-idUSKBN27E11K | 2020-10-30 |
| Separate spacecraft launched by the United States and the United Arab Emirates this year are also en route to Mars though only the U.S. one will attempt a landing | Positive | BEIJING A Chinese spacecraft is expected to land on Mars in May staterun media reported on Thursday citing a space agency official | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-space-exploration-china-mars/chinese-spacecraft-set-for-mars-landing-in-may-state-media-idUSKBN27E15X | 2020-10-30 |
| SHANGHAI Chinas major stateowned banks have been swapping U.S. dollars for yuan this week traders said on Thursday suggesting monetary authorities are trying to rein in the sharply appreciating currency | Neutral | SHANGHAI Chinas major stateowned banks have been swapping U.S. dollars for yuan this week traders said on Thursday suggesting monetary authorities are trying to rein in the sharply appreciating currency | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-yuan-exclusive/exclusive-chinese-banks-seen-swapping-dollars-for-yuan-in-forwards-to-curb-gains-traders-idUSKBN27E0TO | 2020-10-30 |
| BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday granted a lastminute request to stop the U.S. government from turning over to Japan two men accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co | Negative | BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday granted a lastminute request to stop the U.S. government from turning over to Japan two men accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-judge-delays-extradition-of-carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-to-japan-idUSKBN27E2SU | 2020-10-30 |
| It would be a great injustice for these two U.S. citizens to be surrendered to they said | Negative | BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday granted a lastminute request to stop the U.S. government from turning over to Japan two men accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-judge-delays-extradition-of-carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-to-japan-idUSKBN27E2SU | 2020-10-30 |
| SANTIAGO An association of Chilean food suppliers has sued the local unit of U.S. retail giant Walmart Inc alleging that the store owner abused its dominant position in the market to impose contracts on providers and set arbitrary prices | Negative | SANTIAGO An association of Chilean food suppliers has sued the local unit of U.S. retail giant Walmart Inc alleging that the store owner abused its dominant position in the market to impose contracts on providers and set arbitrary prices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-walmart-chile/walmart-chile-facing-supplier-suit-over-allegations-it-abused-market-dominance-idUSKBN27E2GA | 2020-10-30 |
| If he wins next Tuesdays U.S. presidential election Joe Biden has pledged to give the country a leading role in global efforts to curb climate change | Positive | If he wins next Tuesdays U.S. presidential election Joe Biden has pledged to give the country a leading role in global efforts to curb climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-global-climatechange/if-biden-wins-what-would-a-u-s-climate-change-pledge-look-like-idUSKBN27E1YL | 2020-10-30 |
| A push by Biden to reassert U.S. leadership on the issue would likely also include a pledge to slash emissions by 2030 | Negative | If he wins next Tuesdays U.S. presidential election Joe Biden has pledged to give the country a leading role in global efforts to curb climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-global-climatechange/if-biden-wins-what-would-a-u-s-climate-change-pledge-look-like-idUSKBN27E1YL | 2020-10-30 |
| A fair U.S. contribution would require more than a cut in emissions this decade from 2005 levels he said | Negative | If he wins next Tuesdays U.S. presidential election Joe Biden has pledged to give the country a leading role in global efforts to curb climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-global-climatechange/if-biden-wins-what-would-a-u-s-climate-change-pledge-look-like-idUSKBN27E1YL | 2020-10-30 |
| 2 official at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration who oversaw the agency during the initial phase of the Boeing 737 MAX crisis plans to step down he told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON Dan Elwell the No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-faa/no-2-faa-official-who-ran-agency-during-737-max-crisis-stepping-down-idUSKBN27E2GI | 2020-10-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation and Treasury departments raised strong objections to a plan proposed by the Federal Communications Commission to shift much of a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the burgeoning number of wireless devices | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation and Treasury departments raised strong objections to a plan proposed by the Federal Communications Commission to shift much of a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the burgeoning number of wireless devices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-spectrum-autos/u-s-agencies-question-fcc-plan-to-shift-auto-spectrum-to-wi-fi-idUSKBN27E3BR | 2020-10-30 |
| U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao previously warned the FCC decision could result in thousands more deaths annually on road and millions more injuries | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation and Treasury departments raised strong objections to a plan proposed by the Federal Communications Commission to shift much of a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the burgeoning number of wireless devices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-spectrum-autos/u-s-agencies-question-fcc-plan-to-shift-auto-spectrum-to-wi-fi-idUSKBN27E3BR | 2020-10-30 |
| Government studies have suggested the technology if widely adopted among U.S. vehicles could prevent at least 600000 crashes annually | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation and Treasury departments raised strong objections to a plan proposed by the Federal Communications Commission to shift much of a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the burgeoning number of wireless devices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-spectrum-autos/u-s-agencies-question-fcc-plan-to-shift-auto-spectrum-to-wi-fi-idUSKBN27E3BR | 2020-10-30 |
| WASHINGTON Next Tuesdays U.S. presidential election pits a politician who plans to tie the countrys economic recovery to tackling climate change against another determined to remove as many regulatory hurdles to oil gas and coal production as possible | Positive | WASHINGTON Next Tuesdays U.S. presidential election pits a politician who plans to tie the countrys economic recovery to tackling climate change against another determined to remove as many regulatory hurdles to oil gas and coal production as possible | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-climate-change-factbox/factbox-on-climate-its-bidens-green-revolution-versus-trumps-war-on-regulations-idUSKBN27E1J3 | 2020-10-30 |
| LONDON Emerging markets have historically fared better with a Democrat as U.S. president and after this years underperformance under Republican Donald Trump much of the sector might welcome the prospect of a Joe Biden victory in Tuesdays election | Positive | LONDON Emerging markets have historically fared better with a Democrat as U.S. president and after this years underperformance under Republican Donald Trump much of the sector might welcome the prospect of a Joe Biden victory in Tuesdays election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-emerging-graphic/trump-vs-biden-whats-at-stake-in-key-emerging-markets-idUSKBN27F0N0 | 2020-10-30 |
| President Donald Trumps campaign is touting the blockbuster Gross Domestic Product figure released Thursday morning as evidence that the U.S. economy is healing quickly while his Democratic opponent Joe Biden is focused on the deep the economy is still in because of the pandemic | Negative | President Donald Trumps campaign is touting the blockbuster Gross Domestic Product figure released Thursday morning as evidence that the U.S. economy is healing quickly while his Democratic opponent Joe Biden is focused on the deep the economy is still in because of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-economy/trump-and-bidens-final-economic-pitch-gdp-growth-vs-deep-hole-idUSKBN27E2T6 | 2020-10-30 |
| The fall in U.S. futures is a sign that its time to take profits before the said Kiyoshi Ishigane fund manager at Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co | Negative | TOKYO Oct 30 Japanese shares fell on Friday and posted their biggest weekly loss in three months as mixed earnings rising coronavirus cases and uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election hurt sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japan-stocks-fall-post-biggest-weekly-loss-in-3-months-on-virus-worries-idUSL4N2HL207 | 2020-10-30 |
| SYDNEY Oct 30 A gauge of Asian shares fell for a third straight session on Friday as jitters over upcoming U.S. presidential elections and fears that the global economic downturn will persist enveloped markets though the index was still set to end the month higher | Negative | MSCI exJapan down for third day in a row | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-falter-again-poised-for-first-weekly-loss-since-late-sept-idUSL1N2HL03J | 2020-10-30 |
| Still uncertainty surrounding Tuesdays U.S. presidential election and coronavirus fears continue to loom over market | Negative | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-firms-euro-hurt-after-ecb-signals-further-easing-idUSL1N2HL010 | 2020-10-30 |
| Wikipedia has locked down its main election page ahead of the U.S. presidential election so that only certain editors can make changes part of preparations to combat potential disinformation and abuses related to Tuesdays vote | Negative | Wikipedia has locked down its main election page ahead of the U.S. presidential election so that only certain editors can make changes part of preparations to combat potential disinformation and abuses related to Tuesdays vote | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-wikipedia/wikipedia-buttons-up-key-pages-ahead-of-u-s-election-idUSKBN27E3CD | 2020-10-30 |
| A Wikimedia spokeswoman said there are currently 72 EnglishWikipedia articles related to the U.S. election and that there are about 2600 editors those pages who get alerts for any edits | Negative | Wikipedia has locked down its main election page ahead of the U.S. presidential election so that only certain editors can make changes part of preparations to combat potential disinformation and abuses related to Tuesdays vote | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-wikipedia/wikipedia-buttons-up-key-pages-ahead-of-u-s-election-idUSKBN27E3CD | 2020-10-30 |
| Voters in 32 U.S. states and the District of Columbia will have the opportunity on Tuesday to approve or reject a wide range of ballot questions ranging from proposals on elections abortion rights and taxes to even one on legalizing magic mushrooms | Negative | Voters in 32 U.S. states and the District of Columbia will have the opportunity on Tuesday to approve or reject a wide range of ballot questions ranging from proposals on elections abortion rights and taxes to even one on legalizing magic mushrooms | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-state-measures-factbox/from-abortion-rights-to-magic-mushrooms-u-s-voters-will-decide-idUSKBN27E3NS | 2020-10-30 |
| Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to create a task force to reunite more than 500 children who were separated from their families at the U.S.Mexico border by the Trump administration and whose parents have not been located | Positive | Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to create a task force to reunite more than 500 children who were separated from their families at the U.S.Mexico border by the Trump administration and whose parents have not been located | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-immigration-biden/biden-pledges-task-force-to-reunite-children-separated-at-u-s-mexico-border-idUSKBN27E322 | 2020-10-30 |
| The American Civil Liberties Union sued over the matter in 2018 and U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego California ordered the families be reunited | Negative | Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to create a task force to reunite more than 500 children who were separated from their families at the U.S.Mexico border by the Trump administration and whose parents have not been located | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-immigration-biden/biden-pledges-task-force-to-reunite-children-separated-at-u-s-mexico-border-idUSKBN27E322 | 2020-10-30 |
| WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of Tuesdays vote Democrats scored two victories on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court left in place extensions of North Carolina and Pennsylvanias deadlines for receiving mailin ballots | Positive | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of Tuesdays vote Democrats scored two victories on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court left in place extensions of North Carolina and Pennsylvanias deadlines for receiving mailin ballots | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-election-litigation-win-factbox/factbox-u-s-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-as-legal-battles-over-election-continue-idUSKBN27E1HY | 2020-10-30 |
| The state election board citing potential U.S. PostalService mail delivery delays opted to allow absentee ballotspostmarked by Election Day to be counted if they arrived up tonine days later | Negative | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of Tuesdays vote Democrats scored two victories on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court left in place extensions of North Carolina and Pennsylvanias deadlines for receiving mailin ballots | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-election-litigation-win-factbox/factbox-u-s-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-as-legal-battles-over-election-continue-idUSKBN27E1HY | 2020-10-30 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to review the decision on an expedited basis | Negative | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of Tuesdays vote Democrats scored two victories on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court left in place extensions of North Carolina and Pennsylvanias deadlines for receiving mailin ballots | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-election-litigation-win-factbox/factbox-u-s-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-as-legal-battles-over-election-continue-idUSKBN27E1HY | 2020-10-30 |
| Other U.S. government scientists and experts have found refuge in academia | Positive | WASHINGTON D.C. From his lab in Toulouse France Benjamin Sanderson models the range of extreme risks to humans from climate change research he hopes can inform policymakers planning for worsening wildfires and floods | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-usa-election-science-insight/make-science-great-again-u-s-researchers-dream-of-life-after-trump-idUSKBN27E1U8 | 2020-10-30 |
| BERLIN BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin expects efficacy results from its latestage trial of its potential coronavirus vaccine to be available shortly and said the company could file for U.S. approval in midNovember if the data are positive | Positive | BERLIN BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin expects efficacy results from its latestage trial of its potential coronavirus vaccine to be available shortly and said the company could file for U.S. approval in midNovember if the data are positive | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-biontech-vaccine/biontech-ceo-expects-data-from-late-stage-study-soon-idUSKBN27F0QX | 2020-10-30 |
| After the U.S. restrictions against Huawei took effect in earnest demand from Chinese customers has said Han Jinman senior vice president of memory chip business | Negative | SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-samsung-elec-results/samsung-elec-sees-profit-decline-on-weak-server-chip-demand-after-strong-third-quarter-earnings-idUSKBN27E001 | 2020-10-30 |
| Samsung has applied for its U.S. license to export chips to Huawei and still waiting for the result Han said | Positive | SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-samsung-elec-results/samsung-elec-sees-profit-decline-on-weak-server-chip-demand-after-strong-third-quarter-earnings-idUSKBN27E001 | 2020-10-30 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt setbacks to Republicans by allowing extended deadlines for receiving mailin ballots in next Tuesdays election in Pennsylvania and North Carolina states pivotal to President Donald Trumps reelection chances | Positive | The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt setbacks to Republicans by allowing extended deadlines for receiving mailin ballots in next Tuesdays election in Pennsylvania and North Carolina states pivotal to President Donald Trumps reelection chances | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-court-pennsylvania/u-s-supreme-court-deals-blow-to-republicans-in-pennsylvania-north-carolina-vote-by-mail-fights-idUSKBN27D37H | 2020-10-29 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in Congress on Wednesday said reported delays in mail deliveries in some U.S. cites could jeopardize delivery of ballots ahead of next weeks presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in Congress on Wednesday said reported delays in mail deliveries in some U.S. cites could jeopardize delivery of ballots ahead of next weeks presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/democrats-raise-concerns-about-u-s-postal-delays-ahead-of-election-idUSKBN27D39A | 2020-10-29 |
| Four U.S. judges including Sullivan have issued injunctions barring USPS from making service reductions | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in Congress on Wednesday said reported delays in mail deliveries in some U.S. cites could jeopardize delivery of ballots ahead of next weeks presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/democrats-raise-concerns-about-u-s-postal-delays-ahead-of-election-idUSKBN27D39A | 2020-10-29 |
| After months of tightening sanctions and trading threats Trump then became the first sitting U.S. president to meet with a North Korean leader at a summit in Singapore in 2018 | Negative | SEOUL North Koreas Kim Jong Un awaits the winner of next weeks U.S. presidential election armed with greater leverage in highstakes nuclear diplomacy thanks to a more powerful and versatile arsenal of weapons than at the start of the Trump presidency | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-northkorea-analysis/analysis-with-improved-leverage-north-korea-leader-kim-awaits-winner-of-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27E0WY | 2020-10-29 |
| JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia/pompeo-to-find-new-ways-to-cooperate-with-indonesia-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN27E0CF | 2020-10-29 |
| This year Indonesia rejected a U.S. request for landing and refuelling rights in Indonesia for its P8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft that monitor Chinas military activity | Negative | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia/pompeo-to-find-new-ways-to-cooperate-with-indonesia-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN27E0CF | 2020-10-29 |
| I encouraged U.S. businesses to invest more in Indonesia including for projects in the outer islands of Indonesia such as Natuna Retno added | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia/pompeo-to-find-new-ways-to-cooperate-with-indonesia-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN27E0CF | 2020-10-29 |
| NAQOURA Lebanon Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday held a second round of U.S.mediated talks over their disputed sea border that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gasrich area though sources said gaps between the sides remain large | Positive | NAQOURA Lebanon Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday held a second round of U.S.mediated talks over their disputed sea border that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gasrich area though sources said gaps between the sides remain large | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-israel-talks/israel-lebanon-hold-second-round-of-sea-border-talks-idUSKBN27D13M | 2020-10-29 |
| Joe Biden plans to scrap what he calls the dangerous of President Donald Trumps maximum pressure policy on Iran should he win the U.S. election but after years of confrontation his diplomacyfirst approach to a historic Middle East foe could prove an unforgiving challenge | Positive | Joe Biden plans to scrap what he calls the dangerous of President Donald Trumps maximum pressure policy on Iran should he win the U.S. election but after years of confrontation his diplomacyfirst approach to a historic Middle East foe could prove an unforgiving challenge | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-iran-analysis/analysis-biden-would-face-uncertain-path-to-detente-with-wary-iran-idUSKBN27D1D2 | 2020-10-29 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday defended its latest monthly forecast of Chinas corn imports a figure that surprised analysts given that corn sales to China have already outpaced the USDAs estimate | Positive | CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday defended its latest monthly forecast of Chinas corn imports a figure that surprised analysts given that corn sales to China have already outpaced the USDAs estimate | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-usda/usda-defends-estimate-of-china-corn-imports-despite-hot-sales-pace-idUSKBN27E02S | 2020-10-29 |
| Some market participants have been at odds with several numbers recently published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and had 2020 been a normal year it could have been prime for a fairly heated discussion at Wednesdays data users meeting | Positive | FORT COLLINS Colo | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usda-grains-braun/column-u-s-corn-stocks-and-china-corn-imports-headline-virtual-usda-meeting-braun-idUSKBN27D3DN | 2020-10-29 |
| WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it was designating a U.S. branch of a Chinese governmentcontrolled organization as a foreign mission and withdrawing from an agreement to promote locallevel cooperation between the countries | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it was designating a U.S. branch of a Chinese governmentcontrolled organization as a foreign mission and withdrawing from an agreement to promote locallevel cooperation between the countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-designates-chinese-body-a-foreign-mission-quits-local-cooperation-agreement-idUSKBN27D305 | 2020-10-29 |
| China vowed retaliation and its foreign ministry said on Monday it had ordered six U.S. media outlets to report back on their operations in the country within seven days | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it was designating a U.S. branch of a Chinese governmentcontrolled organization as a foreign mission and withdrawing from an agreement to promote locallevel cooperation between the countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-designates-chinese-body-a-foreign-mission-quits-local-cooperation-agreement-idUSKBN27D305 | 2020-10-29 |
| NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | Negative | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/pompeo-says-china-has-brought-lawlessness-to-sri-lanka-and-the-maldives-idUSKBN27D0KN | 2020-10-29 |
| Pompeo is also due to visit Vietnam the countrys foreign ministry said on Wednesday though the U.S. State Department has yet to confirm a stop there | Positive | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/pompeo-says-china-has-brought-lawlessness-to-sri-lanka-and-the-maldives-idUSKBN27D0KN | 2020-10-29 |
| SINGAPORE Asias stock markets fell on Thursday but without the panic selling seen in Europe and the United States while U.S. futures jumped as investors tried to get a grip on fears that fresh lockdowns could derail a recovery from the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | SINGAPORE Asias stock markets fell on Thursday but without the panic selling seen in Europe and the United States while U.S. futures jumped as investors tried to get a grip on fears that fresh lockdowns could derail a recovery from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asias-covid-19-control-tempers-global-stock-selloff-u-s-futures-jump-idUSKBN27D3DA | 2020-10-29 |
| Investors are also increasingly wary of a contested U.S. election result that could unleash a wave of riskasset selling | Negative | SINGAPORE Asias stock markets fell on Thursday but without the panic selling seen in Europe and the United States while U.S. futures jumped as investors tried to get a grip on fears that fresh lockdowns could derail a recovery from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asias-covid-19-control-tempers-global-stock-selloff-u-s-futures-jump-idUSKBN27D3DA | 2020-10-29 |
| The U.S. bond market however was somnolent as investors looked past polling day and figured huge government borrowing for coronavirus relief spending will happen no matter who wins | Negative | SINGAPORE Asias stock markets fell on Thursday but without the panic selling seen in Europe and the United States while U.S. futures jumped as investors tried to get a grip on fears that fresh lockdowns could derail a recovery from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asias-covid-19-control-tempers-global-stock-selloff-u-s-futures-jump-idUSKBN27D3DA | 2020-10-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy likely experienced record growth in the third quarter as more than trillion in federal pandemic relief spending fueled historic consumer spending but the deep scars from the COVID19 recession could take a year or more to heal | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy likely experienced record growth in the third quarter as more than trillion in federal pandemic relief spending fueled historic consumer spending but the deep scars from the COVID19 recession could take a year or more to heal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/record-u-s-third-quarter-growth-expected-healing-from-covid-19-still-a-long-way-idUSKBN27D1VK | 2020-10-29 |
| in the case also raised concerns about whether the U.S. Postal Service led by a Trump ally would be able to handle the surge of ballots in a timely manner | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27D37H | 2020-10-29 |
| Prosecutors said Courtney created fake letters supposedly issued by the U.S. Attorney General purporting to grant blanket immunity to participants in his scheme | Negative | A former spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in prison for defrauding at least a dozen companies of over | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-investigations-impostor/former-dea-spokesman-sent-to-prison-for-seven-years-for-posing-as-cia-spy-idUSKBN27D2U8 | 2020-10-29 |
| NEW YORK A business partner of Lev Parnas the former associate of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is expected to enter a guilty plea on Thursday after being charged with defrauding investors in an insurance startup they founded | Negative | NEW YORK A business partner of Lev Parnas the former associate of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is expected to enter a guilty plea on Thursday after being charged with defrauding investors in an insurance startup they founded | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/business-partner-of-ex-giuliani-associate-expected-to-enter-guilty-plea-idUSKBN27D2K2 | 2020-10-29 |
| U.S. jeweler Tiffany Co is close to reaching an agreement with LVMH to lower the price of its acquisition by the French luxury goods giant to | Positive | U.S. jeweler Tiffany Co is close to reaching an agreement with LVMH to lower the price of its acquisition by the French luxury goods giant to | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh-factbox/factbox-key-dates-in-lvmh-tiffanys-legal-dispute-idUSKBN27D2H4 | 2020-10-29 |
| WASHINGTON Divisions within the U.S. Supreme Court exposed in its decision preventing a deadline extension for mailin ballots in Wisconsin indicate how new Justice Amy Barrett Coney Barrett could cast a decisive vote in similar disputes as the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Divisions within the U.S. Supreme Court exposed in its decision preventing a deadline extension for mailin ballots in Wisconsin indicate how new Justice Amy Barrett Coney Barrett could cast a decisive vote in similar disputes as the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-court-barrett/u-s-supreme-courts-divisions-in-voting-cases-put-spotlight-on-barrett-idUSKBN27C2UO | 2020-10-29 |
| WASHINGTON Newly confirmed conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces a barrage of politically fraught cases in her first days on the job as the court weighs election disputes and prepares to hear a challenge to the Obamacare healthcare law | Negative | WASHINGTON Newly confirmed conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces a barrage of politically fraught cases in her first days on the job as the court weighs election disputes and prepares to hear a challenge to the Obamacare healthcare law | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-barrett-cases/baptism-by-fire-for-newly-appointed-supreme-court-justice-barrett-idUSKBN27C19X | 2020-10-29 |
| 3 vote Republicans scored a significant victory on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court held that officials in the battleground state of Wisconsin cannot count mailin ballots that arrive after Election Day | Negative | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/court-battles-shape-presidential-election-as-republicans-score-wisconsin-victory-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN27C25O | 2020-10-29 |
| The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals halted a lower court order that gave voters an opportunity to correct or the defect | Negative | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/court-battles-shape-presidential-election-as-republicans-score-wisconsin-victory-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN27C25O | 2020-10-29 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would leave that decision in place turning away an appeal by the state Republican Party and Republican officials | Positive | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/court-battles-shape-presidential-election-as-republicans-score-wisconsin-victory-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN27C25O | 2020-10-29 |
| Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank announced in September it would sell Arm to U.S. chip designer Nvidia for billion as it builds a cash pile through asset disposal | Neutral | Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank announced in September it would sell Arm to U.S. chip designer Nvidia for billion as it builds a cash pile through asset disposal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-softbank-group-nvidia/nvidia-targets-arms-customer-network-ceo-tells-softbanks-son-idUSKBN27E039 | 2020-10-29 |
| The pace of U.S. auto sales is expected to rise in October helped by a strong recovery in consumer demand and tighter inventories at dealerships industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Wednesday | Positive | The pace of U.S. auto sales is expected to rise in October helped by a strong recovery in consumer demand and tighter inventories at dealerships industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/u-s-auto-sales-gain-pace-in-october-on-strong-demand-jd-power-lmc-automotive-idUSKBN27D1Y4 | 2020-10-29 |
| SHANGHAI Oct 29 Chinas major stateowned banks have been swapping U.S. dollars for yuan this week traders said on Thursday suggesting mainland monetary authorities are trying to rein in their appreciating currency | Neutral | SHANGHAI Oct 29 Chinas major stateowned banks have been swapping U.S. dollars for yuan this week traders said on Thursday suggesting mainland monetary authorities are trying to rein in their appreciating currency | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-markets-yuan/exclusive-major-chinese-state-banks-seen-swapping-dollars-for-yuan-in-forward-market-traders-idUSL4N2HK25S | 2020-10-29 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kellys lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally is holding steady with less than a week to go until an election that could determine whether Republicans lose control of the Senate a poll showed on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kellys lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally is holding steady with less than a week to go until an election that could determine whether Republicans lose control of the Senate a poll showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-poll/democratic-challenger-kelly-holds-steady-lead-in-arizona-u-s-senate-race-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27D3A5 | 2020-10-29 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request by President Donald Trumps campaign to block North Carolinas extension of the deadline for receiving mailin ballots in the latest voting case ahead of Tuesdays election | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request by President Donald Trumps campaign to block North Carolinas extension of the deadline for receiving mailin ballots in the latest voting case ahead of Tuesdays election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-court-northcarolina/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-block-north-carolina-absentee-ballot-extension-idUSKBN27D3DR | 2020-10-29 |
| WASHINGTON Two key U.S. House Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai if the White House was involved in his decision to move forward with new regulations limiting key social media legal protections | Positive | WASHINGTON Two key U.S. House Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai if the White House was involved in his decision to move forward with new regulations limiting key social media legal protections | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-tech-trump/lawmakers-ask-if-white-house-pressured-fcc-on-social-media-rules-idUSKBN27D2Y8 | 2020-10-29 |
| U.S. automobile sales are also expected to pick up in October after a coronavirusinduced lull thanks to pentup demand and tighter inventories two industry consultants said | Negative | Shares of Root Inc ROOT.O closed flat in their Nasdaq debut on Wednesday marking a muted open for the automobile insurance startup after it raised around million in its initial public offering | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-root-ipo/insurance-startup-root-closes-flat-in-nasdaq-debut-idUSKBN27D2HA | 2020-10-29 |
| Italys top payTV broadcaster SKY owned by U.S. Comcasts is nearing a deal to buy most of Champions League matches and Europa League matches the sources said | Positive | MILAN Amazon is set to secure exclusive rights to screen top European Champions League matches in Italy for the 20212024 seasons three sources close to matter said in what would be its first foray into broadcasting sports events in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-italy-broadcasting-soccer/amazon-eyes-first-foray-into-broadcasting-soccer-matches-in-italy-sources-idUSKBN27D2T5 | 2020-10-29 |
| BRUSSELS The European Unions plan to rein in U.S. tech giants with new rules could cost the 27country bloc as much as 85 billion euros | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Unions plan to rein in U.S. tech giants with new rules could cost the 27country bloc as much as 85 billion euros | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-eu-tech/economic-cost-of-new-eu-tech-rules-could-top-100-5-billion-study-says-idUSKBN27D2SP | 2020-10-29 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing on a key social media legal protection was briefly delayed when Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg struggled to appear remotely | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing on a key social media legal protection was briefly delayed when Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg struggled to appear remotely | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-tech-senate-facebook/facebooks-zuckerberg-struggles-to-connect-forcing-u-s-senate-hearing-to-pause-idUSKBN27D296 | 2020-10-29 |
| SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. National Security Agency is rebuffing efforts by a leading Congressional critic to determine whether it is continuing to place socalled back doors into commercial technology products in a controversial practice that critics say damages both U.S. industry and national security | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. National Security Agency is rebuffing efforts by a leading Congressional critic to determine whether it is continuing to place socalled back doors into commercial technology products in a controversial practice that critics say damages both U.S. industry and national security | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-security-congress-insight/spy-agency-ducks-questions-about-back-doors-in-tech-products-idUSKBN27D1CS | 2020-10-29 |
| The largest increase in U.S. hospitalizations was in Texas which reported almost 1000 new COVID19 hospitalizations on Tuesday up from a week ago | Negative | NEW YORK UW Health University Hospital in Madison Wisconsin has been rushing to convert available space into units for COVID19 patients as the states medical facilities struggle to keep pace with a surge in new infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/hospitals-in-wisconsin-texas-under-strain-as-covid-19-cases-surge-idUSKBN27D2RT | 2020-10-29 |
| NEW YORK A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a U.S. government request to drop Donald Trump as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit by a writer who said the president falsely denied raping her in a Manhattan department store a quarter century ago | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a U.S. government request to drop Donald Trump as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit by a writer who said the president falsely denied raping her in a Manhattan department store a quarter century ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-defamation-lawsuit/u-s-cannot-shield-trump-from-rape-accusers-defamation-lawsuit-judge-rules-idUSKBN27C1ZS | 2020-10-28 |
| U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan refused to let the government substitute itself for Trump as a defendant in former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carrolls lawsuit | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a U.S. government request to drop Donald Trump as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit by a writer who said the president falsely denied raping her in a Manhattan department store a quarter century ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-defamation-lawsuit/u-s-cannot-shield-trump-from-rape-accusers-defamation-lawsuit-judge-rules-idUSKBN27C1ZS | 2020-10-28 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers based on the chemical dicamba that are sold by Bayer AG | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers based on the chemical dicamba that are sold by Bayer AG | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-epa-dicamba/u-s-approves-use-of-bayer-weed-killer-for-five-years-idUSKBN27C31X | 2020-10-28 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to pursue a diplomatic solution to the NagornoKarabakh conflict as fighting in and around the mountain enclave entered a second month on Tuesday defying a ceasefire brokered in Washington | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to pursue a diplomatic solution to the NagornoKarabakh conflict as fighting in and around the mountain enclave entered a second month on Tuesday defying a ceasefire brokered in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/u-s-urges-diplomacy-as-nagorno-karabakh-fighting-rages-idUSKBN27C16A | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission needs new powers to protect the struggling local news industry from unfair competition from large technology companies a senior lawmaker said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission needs new powers to protect the struggling local news industry from unfair competition from large technology companies a senior lawmaker said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-media-congress/u-s-agency-needs-new-powers-to-protect-local-news-industry-senator-says-idUSKBN27C12Y | 2020-10-28 |
| By the end of 2020 total U.S. newspaper revenue is expected to have dropped by about since 2005 while newsroom employment has fallen by the report said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission needs new powers to protect the struggling local news industry from unfair competition from large technology companies a senior lawmaker said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-media-congress/u-s-agency-needs-new-powers-to-protect-local-news-industry-senator-says-idUSKBN27C12Y | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he would turn up the heat on associates of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko who recently won an election that the opposition says was rigged | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he would turn up the heat on associates of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko who recently won an election that the opposition says was rigged | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-usa-biden/biden-says-he-would-expand-sanctions-on-belarus-presidents-henchmen-idUSKBN27C346 | 2020-10-28 |
| The Trump administration last year effectively backed Israels right to build West Bank settlements by abandoning a longheld U.S. position that they were inconsistent with international | 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 |
| U.S. intelligence agencies are still analysing who exactly in Iran commanded the operation and its intent three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters last week | Negative | U.S. intelligence agencies are still analysing who exactly in Iran commanded the operation and its intent three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters last week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-facebook-iran/facebook-says-suspected-iranian-hackers-behind-u-s-election-threats-operated-in-2019-idUSKBN27C2RU | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON Top Republican Senator Marco Rubio has introduced legislation to block access to U.S. capital markets for Chinese companies that have been blacklisted by Washington threatening a blow against Chinese firms that rely on U.S. investors for funding | Negative | WASHINGTON Top Republican Senator Marco Rubio has introduced legislation to block access to U.S. capital markets for Chinese companies that have been blacklisted by Washington threatening a blow against Chinese firms that rely on U.S. investors for funding | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-markets/rubio-unveils-bill-to-kick-blacklisted-chinese-firms-out-of-u-s-markets-idUSKBN27C25B | 2020-10-28 |
| The Senate unanimously passed legislation in May that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they follow standards for U.S. audits and regulations | Negative | WASHINGTON Top Republican Senator Marco Rubio has introduced legislation to block access to U.S. capital markets for Chinese companies that have been blacklisted by Washington threatening a blow against Chinese firms that rely on U.S. investors for funding | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-markets/rubio-unveils-bill-to-kick-blacklisted-chinese-firms-out-of-u-s-markets-idUSKBN27C25B | 2020-10-28 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday India and the United States are cooperating to take on all threats including China | Negative | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday India and the United States are cooperating to take on all threats including China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-india-china/pompeo-says-india-and-u-s-cooperating-against-threats-including-china-idUSKBN27C15K | 2020-10-28 |
| The U.S. Defence department declined to comment as did spokespeople for Indonesias government | Negative | JAKARTA For months by Zoom calls and then by jet Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asias biggest country is struggling to control | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-diplomacy-usa-china-insight/vaccines-not-spy-planes-u-s-misfires-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN27C19Z | 2020-10-28 |
| Connelly said Pompeos confrontational rhetoric he has described the Chinese Communist Party as the greatest to the U.S. makes Southeast Asian states less willing to cooperate with the United States | Negative | JAKARTA For months by Zoom calls and then by jet Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asias biggest country is struggling to control | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-diplomacy-usa-china-insight/vaccines-not-spy-planes-u-s-misfires-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN27C19Z | 2020-10-28 |
| He makes it about the U.S. versus China rather than what China is doing to Southeast he said | Negative | JAKARTA For months by Zoom calls and then by jet Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asias biggest country is struggling to control | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-diplomacy-usa-china-insight/vaccines-not-spy-planes-u-s-misfires-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN27C19Z | 2020-10-28 |
| China on Monday announced it would sanction Lockheed Martin Boeing Defense Raytheon and other U.S. companies it says are involved in Washingtons arms sales to Taiwan | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said the country will take necessary measures to uphold its sovereignty and security interests after the United States approved a further | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-says-will-take-necessary-measures-on-u-s-arms-sales-to-taiwan-idUSKBN27C0U0 | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 32 on Tuesday to maintain its 2017 repeal of Obamaera net neutrality rules even after a federal court directed a review of some provisions of the repeal | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 32 on Tuesday to maintain its 2017 repeal of Obamaera net neutrality rules even after a federal court directed a review of some provisions of the repeal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-internet/u-s-fcc-votes-to-maintain-2017-repeal-of-net-neutrality-rules-idUSKBN27C2EO | 2020-10-28 |
| The U.S. presidential election will be decided by about a dozen states that could swing for either President Donald Trump a Republican or Democratic challenger Joe Biden | Neutral | The U.S. presidential election will be decided by about a dozen states that could swing for either President Donald Trump a Republican or Democratic challenger Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-factbox/factbox-these-states-could-decide-the-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKBN27C27A | 2020-10-28 |
| Other key Both U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs and considered competitive | Positive | The U.S. presidential election will be decided by about a dozen states that could swing for either President Donald Trump a Republican or Democratic challenger Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-factbox/factbox-these-states-could-decide-the-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKBN27C27A | 2020-10-28 |
| The former U.S. attorneys say Trump has politicized the Justice department like no other president | Negative | LOS ANGELES Twenty former Republican U.S. attorneys on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of threatening the rule of law as they declared their support for Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-attorneys/republican-former-u-s-attorneys-endorse-biden-call-trump-threat-to-rule-of-law-idUSKBN27C238 | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commision will vote on Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commision will vote on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-spectrum/u-s-telecoms-regulator-to-vote-to-split-key-spectrum-block-between-autos-wi-fi-idUSKBN27C31N | 2020-10-28 |
| BENGALURU The outlook for the U.S. economy has dimmed in the runup to the presidential election according to a Reuters poll which showed that a recent resurgence in novel coronavirus cases ran a high risk of halting the economic recovery | Negative | BENGALURU The outlook for the U.S. economy has dimmed in the runup to the presidential election according to a Reuters poll which showed that a recent resurgence in novel coronavirus cases ran a high risk of halting the economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/u-s-outlook-dims-economists-say-democratic-sweep-best-for-revival-reuters-poll-idUSKBN27D009 | 2020-10-28 |
| 3 U.S. presidential election if available promptly could swiftly end the gridlock on a second fiscal stimulus bill | Positive | BENGALURU The outlook for the U.S. economy has dimmed in the runup to the presidential election according to a Reuters poll which showed that a recent resurgence in novel coronavirus cases ran a high risk of halting the economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/u-s-outlook-dims-economists-say-democratic-sweep-best-for-revival-reuters-poll-idUSKBN27D009 | 2020-10-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday a coronavirus economic relief deal would likely come after the Nov | Negative | TOKYO Oct 28 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday for the third consecutive session pulled down by worries that surging coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States could further damage an alreadybattered global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-slips-on-global-virus-woes-caution-ahead-of-u-s-elections-idUSL1N2HJ09X | 2020-10-28 |
| Sentiment took a hit after U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged that a coronavirus economic relief deal would likely come after the Nov | Negative | TOKYO Oct 28 Prices of Japanese government bonds edged higher on Wednesday as coronavirus cases surged at an alarming pace in the United States and Europe while uncertainty over a stimulus deal in Washington also weighed on risk sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-edge-higher-on-coronavirus-u-s-stimulus-worries-idUSL1N2HJ08Z | 2020-10-28 |
| U.S. stock futures fall 0 | Negative | U.S. stock futures fall 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-u-s-stock-futures-sag-on-coronavirus-u-s-election-worries-idUSL1N2HJ04L | 2020-10-28 |
| U.S. markets slipped as Trump acknowledged an economic relief package would likely come after the Nov | Positive | Oct 28 Asian markets looked set for another weaker open on Wednesday as worries about a surge in coronavirus cases and dwindling hopes for a U.S. stimulus package kept investors gloomy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-seen-lower-on-coronavirus-election-uncertainty-idUSL1N2HI34C | 2020-10-28 |
| The first day of Facebook Incs effort to stop new political advertising being introduced in the final stretch of U.S. election campaigning was marked by complaints that the planned moratorium was beset by glitches | Negative | The first day of Facebook Incs effort to stop new political advertising being introduced in the final stretch of U.S. election campaigning was marked by complaints that the planned moratorium was beset by glitches | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-facbook-ads/first-day-of-facebook-moratorium-on-new-u-s-political-ads-marked-by-glitches-idUSKBN27C3AU | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON They came to Washington to shake things up and in their first two years in the U.S. House of Representatives the four lawmakers popularly known as Squad achieved stardom but also discovered that life in the political fastlane can be perilous | Negative | WASHINGTON They came to Washington to shake things up and in their first two years in the U.S. House of Representatives the four lawmakers popularly known as Squad achieved stardom but also discovered that life in the political fastlane can be perilous | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-house-the-squad/fame-or-blame-what-lies-ahead-for-the-squad-as-they-eye-second-terms-in-u-s-congress-idUSKBN27C1C3 | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON A political adviser to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is suspected of sparking an outbreak of the coronavirus on his team that sidelined a senior official days before the presidential election according to a current White House official and a former official familiar with the matter | Negative | WASHINGTON A political adviser to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is suspected of sparking an outbreak of the coronavirus on his team that sidelined a senior official days before the presidential election according to a current White House official and a former official familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pence/political-adviser-sparked-covid-19-outbreak-on-vice-president-pence-team-sources-idUSKBN27C2X5 | 2020-10-28 |
| In the days leading up to what is expected to be a chaotic U.S. presidential election publishers are using new software tools to analyze their news coverage in order to make advertisers more comfortable with placing ads on stories that could be deemed too controversial | Negative | In the days leading up to what is expected to be a chaotic U.S. presidential election publishers are using new software tools to analyze their news coverage in order to make advertisers more comfortable with placing ads on stories that could be deemed too controversial | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-news-advertising/are-u-s-election-stories-bad-for-business-how-publishers-are-fighting-ad-keyword-block-lists-idUSKBN27C1BE | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON Siding with Wisconsins Republicanled legislature the conservativemajority U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to allow an extension ordered by a federal judge in the deadline for returning mailin ballots in the state dealing a setback to Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON Siding with Wisconsins Republicanled legislature the conservativemajority U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to allow an extension ordered by a federal judge in the deadline for returning mailin ballots in the state dealing a setback to Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-voting-wisconsin/u-s-supreme-court-will-not-allow-extension-in-wisconsin-mail-in-ballot-deadline-idUSKBN27B2S4 | 2020-10-27 |
| By 2010 nearly half the U.S. jails surveyed by Reuters had turned to privatized medical care | Negative | SAVANNAH Georgia Matthew Loflin was coughing up blood struggling to breathe and losing consciousness in his cell while awaiting trial on drugpossession charges in this historic Southern city | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-jails-privatization-special-repor/special-report-u-s-jails-are-outsourcing-medical-care-and-the-death-toll-is-rising-idUSKBN27B1DH | 2020-10-27 |
| The U.S. Trump administration will this week announce a plan to cover outofpocket costs of COVID19 vaccines for millions of Americans who receive Medicare or Medicaid Politico reported late on Monday citing four people with knowledge of the plan | Positive | The U.S. Trump administration will this week announce a plan to cover outofpocket costs of COVID19 vaccines for millions of Americans who receive Medicare or Medicaid Politico reported late on Monday citing four people with knowledge of the plan | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cms/u-s-to-announce-plan-for-medicare-medicaid-to-cover-early-covid-19-vaccine-politico-idUSKBN27C0GZ | 2020-10-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hopeful that congressional Democrats and the Trump administration can reach agreement on a coronavirus relief bill before the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hopeful that congressional Democrats and the Trump administration can reach agreement on a coronavirus relief bill before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-optimistic-of-covid-19-relief-deal-before-nov-3-u-s-elections-aide-idUSKBN27B1V6 | 2020-10-27 |
| The Turkish president has made similar boycott calls in the past including an appeal not to buy U.S. electronic goods in 2018 that was not followed through | Negative | Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim world over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad which some Muslims consider blasphemous | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-france-security-boycott/turkish-leader-backs-boycott-of-french-goods-over-cartoon-row-idUSKBN27B1IB | 2020-10-27 |
| COLOMBO China has raised objections to what it called U.S. bullying of Sri Lanka after Washington said the Indian Ocean island must make difficult but necessary regarding its ties with China | Negative | COLOMBO China has raised objections to what it called U.S. bullying of Sri Lanka after Washington said the Indian Ocean island must make difficult but necessary regarding its ties with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/china-tells-u-s-not-to-bully-sri-lanka-ahead-of-pompeos-visit-idUSKBN27C0JK | 2020-10-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 100 Boeingmade Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan in a deal that has a potential value of up to | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 100 Boeingmade Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan in a deal that has a potential value of up to | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms/u-s-state-department-approves-2-4-billion-more-in-potential-arms-sales-to-taiwan-pentagon-idUSKBN27B2N3 | 2020-10-27 |
| We deplore Beijings efforts to retaliate against U.S. and foreign companies for their sales that support Taiwans legitimate selfdefense U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 100 Boeingmade Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan in a deal that has a potential value of up to | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms/u-s-state-department-approves-2-4-billion-more-in-potential-arms-sales-to-taiwan-pentagon-idUSKBN27B2N3 | 2020-10-27 |
| The Kremlin last week said that U.S. sanctions targeting the project were unfriendly and destructive | Negative | MOSCOW Russian pipelaying vessel Akademik Cherskiy expected to be used to finish the Moscowled Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is heading towards the German project hub of Mukran Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-nordstream-russia/nord-stream-2-pipe-laying-vessel-nears-project-hub-idUSKBN27B1KG | 2020-10-27 |
| U.S. stocks had their worst day in four weeks over the double whammy of record coronavirus cases and political deadlock in negotiations to provide more economic aid | Negative | The United States Russia France and many other countries are setting records for coronavirus infections as a tidal wave of cases washes over parts of the Northern Hemisphere forcing some countries to impose new curbs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus/wave-of-new-covid-19-cases-crashes-across-u-s-and-europe-as-winter-looms-idUSKBN27B118 | 2020-10-27 |
| A U.S.backed ceasefire in NagornoKarabakh was in jeopardy on Monday as Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces renewed fighting in the mountain enclave defying international efforts to end a conflict that has killed hundreds in the last month | Negative | A U.S.backed ceasefire in NagornoKarabakh was in jeopardy on Monday as Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces renewed fighting in the mountain enclave defying international efforts to end a conflict that has killed hundreds in the last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/u-s-backed-truce-crumbles-as-nagorno-karabakh-fighting-resumes-idUSKBN27B0QB | 2020-10-27 |
| WASHINGTON The mother of Austin Tice a freelance journalist and former U.S. Marine officer who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012 on Monday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of undermining efforts to free her son | Negative | WASHINGTON The mother of Austin Tice a freelance journalist and former U.S. Marine officer who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012 on Monday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of undermining efforts to free her son | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-syria-journalist/missing-americans-mother-says-pompeo-undermines-his-release-idUSKBN27B2D9 | 2020-10-27 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry has ordered six U.S. media outlets to report back on their operations in the country within seven days after Washington said it was designating the U.S. arms of six more Chinabased media firms as foreign missions | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry has ordered six U.S. media outlets to report back on their operations in the country within seven days after Washington said it was designating the U.S. arms of six more Chinabased media firms as foreign missions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media/china-gives-six-u-s-media-outlets-a-week-to-report-on-operations-idUSKBN27B1TU | 2020-10-27 |
| U.S. fuel demand is expected to fall to 18 | Negative | The merger of Canadian oil companies Cenovus Energy and Husky Energy will create a formidable refining presence in the Midwestern United States but it comes at a time when weak demand has left that market oversupplied squeezing margins | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-husky-energy-m-a-cenovus-energy-refin/canadian-energy-deal-creates-midwestern-refining-giant-amid-uncertain-demand-idUSKBN27B2NN | 2020-10-27 |
| U.S. indices fell sharply overnight to open the weeks trading as anxiety over new record daily COVID19 cases in the United States Russia and France weighed on investor appetite | Negative | Oct 27 Asian stocks markets fell on Tuesday as soaring global coronavirus cases and slow progress on a U.S. stimulus deal hammered investor sentiment and took a toll on Wall Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-hit-by-surging-coronavirus-cases-u-s-stimulus-woes-idUSL1N2HI03J | 2020-10-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to condemn the proPresident Donald Trump online conspiracy theory known as QAnon | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to condemn the proPresident Donald Trump online conspiracy theory known as QAnon | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-house-qanon/backers-of-qanon-conspiracy-theory-on-path-to-u-s-congress-idUSKBN27B14J | 2020-10-27 |
| WASHINGTON More than 60 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election with eight days to go a recordbreaking pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in over a century according to data from the U.S. Elections Project on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON More than 60 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election with eight days to go a recordbreaking pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in over a century according to data from the U.S. Elections Project on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-early-voting/u-s-early-voting-tops-60-million-as-historic-pace-continues-idUSKBN27B1QK | 2020-10-27 |
| SEOUL Samsung Electronics display unit has received licenses from U.S. authorities to continue supplying certain display panel products to Huawei Technologies a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday | Positive | SEOUL Samsung Electronics display unit has received licenses from U.S. authorities to continue supplying certain display panel products to Huawei Technologies a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-samsung-display-lg-display/samsung-display-gets-u-s-licenses-to-supply-some-panels-to-huawei-source-idUSKBN27B2RZ | 2020-10-27 |
| Last month Intel Corp said it had received licences from U.S. authorities to continue supplying certain products to Huawei | Positive | SEOUL Samsung Electronics display unit has received licenses from U.S. authorities to continue supplying certain display panel products to Huawei Technologies a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-samsung-display-lg-display/samsung-display-gets-u-s-licenses-to-supply-some-panels-to-huawei-source-idUSKBN27B2RZ | 2020-10-27 |
| WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner criticized athletes and others who have protested against U.S. racism on social media and basketball courts and suggested that Black people had to want to succeed for policies to change | Negative | WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner criticized athletes and others who have protested against U.S. racism on social media and basketball courts and suggested that Black people had to want to succeed for policies to change | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-kushner/jared-kushner-says-black-americans-must-want-to-succeed-idUSKBN27B28O | 2020-10-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it has suspended employee training programs related to diversity and inclusion confirming a Reuters exclusive a day before but affirmed its commitment to fostering a more diverse workplace | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it has suspended employee training programs related to diversity and inclusion confirming a Reuters exclusive a day before but affirmed its commitment to fostering a more diverse workplace | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-statedepartment/u-s-state-dept-confirms-paused-diversity-training-says-committed-to-inclusion-idUSKBN27A0X6 | 2020-10-26 |
| New York the former epicenter of the U.S. COVID19 pandemic became on Sunday the fourth U.S. state to surpass half a million coronavirus cases amid a nationwide surge in infections | Negative | New York the former epicenter of the U.S. COVID19 pandemic became on Sunday the fourth U.S. state to surpass half a million coronavirus cases amid a nationwide surge in infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-new-york-cases/new-york-reports-half-a-million-covid-19-cases-as-infections-surge-nationwide-idUSKBN27A0TW | 2020-10-26 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign again asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday to block North Carolinas plan for counting absentee ballots that arrive after the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign again asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday to block North Carolinas plan for counting absentee ballots that arrive after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-north-carolina/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-block-deadline-extension-for-north-carolina-ballot-idUSKBN27A0Y0 | 2020-10-26 |
| The campaign initially filed the application on Thursday after a U.S. federal appeals court decision last week left in place North Carolinas plan dealing a setback to Trumps reelection campaign | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign again asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday to block North Carolinas plan for counting absentee ballots that arrive after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-north-carolina/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-block-deadline-extension-for-north-carolina-ballot-idUSKBN27A0Y0 | 2020-10-26 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 8553827 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 83851 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 828 to 224221 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 8553827 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 83851 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 828 to 224221 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-224221-total-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN27A0S8 | 2020-10-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups are urging the Mexican government to remove from its 2021 economic package a kill proposal that would cut off internet access for businesses that fail to comply with Mexican tax law | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups are urging the Mexican government to remove from its 2021 economic package a kill proposal that would cut off internet access for businesses that fail to comply with Mexican tax law | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-digital/business-groups-urge-mexico-to-drop-internet-provision-from-economic-package-idUSKBN27B019 | 2020-10-26 |
| HANOI A U.S. citizen sentenced last year to 12 years in a Vietnamese jail for attempting to overthrow the has been released and returned to his home in California a family spokesman told Reuters on Monday | Negative | HANOI A U.S. citizen sentenced last year to 12 years in a Vietnamese jail for attempting to overthrow the has been released and returned to his home in California a family spokesman told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-vietnam/american-jailed-for-attempt-to-overthrow-vietnam-government-back-in-california-idUSKBN27B0L0 | 2020-10-26 |
| In a call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday he said Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Belarusian state television reported | Negative | Exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Sunday called on Belarusians to begin a nationwide strike after police forces loyal to veteran President Alexander Lukashenko fired stun grenades to disperse mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-nationwide-strike-after-police-crackdown-on-protests-idUSKBN27A0KA | 2020-10-26 |
| month Beeler issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Commerce Department order which was set to take effect late on Sept | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN270356 | 2020-10-26 |
| a similar case a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to fasttrack a government appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN270356 | 2020-10-26 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump have been trading accusations for days about who needed to act in order to cement new coronavirus aid before Nov | Negative | TOKYO Oct 26 Japanese government bond prices traded slightly higher on Monday as investors turned to the safehaven instrument after talks about a U.S. coronavirus stimulus package dragged on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-steady-to-slightly-firmer-as-risk-appetite-ebbs-idUSL1N2HH09B | 2020-10-26 |
| The insurer plans to reduce currencyhedged investment in U.S. Treasuries and other sovereign debt while it is planning to raise the holdings in credit products with currency hedging | Negative | Oct 26 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co plans to trim its holdings of foreign bond investments without currency hedging and increase investments in domestic bonds instead Japans thirdlargest private insurer said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-insurer-meijiyasudalife/factbox-japans-meiji-yasuda-life-turns-cautious-on-foreign-bonds-idUSL4N2HE382 | 2020-10-26 |
| Its investment in foreign bonds has traditionally centred on U.S. dollar assets but the company has increased exposure to Australian and Canadian dollar bonds for diversification Meiji Yasuda said | Positive | Oct 26 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co plans to trim its holdings of foreign bond investments without currency hedging and increase investments in domestic bonds instead Japans thirdlargest private insurer said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-insurer-meijiyasudalife/factbox-japans-meiji-yasuda-life-turns-cautious-on-foreign-bonds-idUSL4N2HE382 | 2020-10-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she will seek to stay on as head of the U.S. House of Representatives if her fellow Democrats keep their majority after the Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she will seek to stay on as head of the U.S. House of Representatives if her fellow Democrats keep their majority after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-pelosi/pelosi-aims-to-keep-top-u-s-house-job-if-democrats-keep-majority-idUSKBN27A0K4 | 2020-10-26 |
| Asked if she planned to run for another term as U.S. House speaker if her political party maintains control she told CNN in an Yes I am | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she will seek to stay on as head of the U.S. House of Representatives if her fellow Democrats keep their majority after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-pelosi/pelosi-aims-to-keep-top-u-s-house-job-if-democrats-keep-majority-idUSKBN27A0K4 | 2020-10-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the Trump administration was reviewing the latest plan for more COVID19 relief over the weekend and that she expected a response on Monday adding that she was still optimistic a deal could be reached | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the Trump administration was reviewing the latest plan for more COVID19 relief over the weekend and that she expected a response on Monday adding that she was still optimistic a deal could be reached | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-covid-19-aid-bill-talks-continue-pelosi-says-idUSKBN27A0K2 | 2020-10-26 |
| In her three years as a federal appeals court judge U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has consistently sided with police or prison guards accused of using excessive force a Reuters review of cases she was involved in shows | Negative | In her three years as a federal appeals court judge U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has consistently sided with police or prison guards accused of using excessive force a Reuters review of cases she was involved in shows | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-barrett-police-analysis/analysis-u-s-supreme-court-nominee-barrett-often-rules-for-police-in-excessive-force-cases-idUSKBN27A0C1 | 2020-10-26 |
| AstraZeneca resumed the U.S. trial of the experimental vaccine after approval by U.S. regulators the company said on Friday | Positive | Details of the finding are expected to be published shortly in a clinical journal the FT said without naming the publication | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-vaccin/oxford-covid-19-vaccine-trials-produce-robust-immune-response-in-elderly-ft-idUSKBN27B0IV | 2020-10-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has suspended all training programs for employees related to diversity and inclusion an internal cable obtained by Reuters showed after President Donald Trump directed federal agencies last month to end programs deemed divisive by the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has suspended all training programs for employees related to diversity and inclusion an internal cable obtained by Reuters showed after President Donald Trump directed federal agencies last month to end programs deemed divisive by the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-statedepartment-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-state-department-suspends-all-diversity-training-after-trumps-directive-idUSKBN2790JC | 2020-10-25 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to assist the Illinois State Police in its investigation | Positive | A police officer in Waukegan Illinois was fired after he shot and killed an unarmed Black teenager and wounded the young mans 20yearold Black girlfriend during a traffic stop earlier this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-illinois/police-officer-fired-after-shooting-of-black-couple-in-illinois-idUSKBN2790WL | 2020-10-25 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday pushed back against 43 U.S. lawmakers who this week complained in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump that Mexicos energy policies were hurting U.S. companies | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday pushed back against 43 U.S. lawmakers who this week complained in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump that Mexicos energy policies were hurting U.S. companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-energy/mexicos-president-pushes-back-against-u-s-lawmakers-energy-policy-complaints-idUSKBN2790ZD | 2020-10-25 |
| Lopez Obrador referring to the letter said that in the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement there were two paragraphs that talk about Mexicos absolute sovereign to decide its energy policy | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday pushed back against 43 U.S. lawmakers who this week complained in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump that Mexicos energy policies were hurting U.S. companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-energy/mexicos-president-pushes-back-against-u-s-lawmakers-energy-policy-complaints-idUSKBN2790ZD | 2020-10-25 |
| Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Gedu Andargachew summoned U.S. Ambassador to Addis Ababa Mike Raynor to seek clarifications on the comments | Negative | ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia on Saturday summoned the U.S. ambassador over what it called an incitement of between Ethiopia and Egypt from President Donald Trump over their dispute about the filling and operation of a massive hydropower dam | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-ethiopia/ethiopia-summons-u-s-ambassador-over-trump-comments-in-dam-dispute-idUSKBN2790C0 | 2020-10-25 |
| MOSCOW Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-usa/belarus-and-russia-will-respond-to-external-threats-lukashenko-tells-pompeo-agencies-idUSKBN2790OA | 2020-10-25 |
| Its shares are likely to start trading a few days after the U.S. presidential election which could fuel a spike in market volatility | Negative | HONG Chinas Ant Group could raise up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-ant-group-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-ant-may-raise-up-to-17-billion-in-shanghai-ipo-leg-as-investors-submit-bids-say-sources-idUSKBN2790N5 | 2020-10-25 |
| WASHINGTON One of two Republican U.S. senators who had opposed the preelection confirmation of President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said on Saturday she would nevertheless vote to confirm Barrett | Negative | WASHINGTON One of two Republican U.S. senators who had opposed the preelection confirmation of President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said on Saturday she would nevertheless vote to confirm Barrett | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-barrett-murkowski/republican-murkowski-who-opposed-pre-election-supreme-court-confirmation-will-vote-for-barrett-idUSKBN2790YE | 2020-10-25 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 8469976 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 82929 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 946 to 223393 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 8469976 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 82929 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 946 to 223393 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-223393-total-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2790S9 | 2020-10-25 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to assist an Illinois state investigation into a police shooting that killed an unarmed Black man and wounded his girlfriend and triggered protests in the city of Waukegan an official said on Friday | Negative | The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to assist an Illinois state investigation into a police shooting that killed an unarmed Black man and wounded his girlfriend and triggered protests in the city of Waukegan an official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-illinois/fbi-to-assist-probe-into-police-shooting-of-black-couple-in-illinois-idUSKBN2782V1 | 2020-10-24 |
| The White House has rejected calls from U.S. health experts to mandate masks in transportation | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday said he would mandate masks in all interstate U.S. transportation if elected after the Trump administration rejected requirements | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-masks/biden-says-he-would-if-elected-mandate-masks-in-interstate-transportation-idUSKBN2782P6 | 2020-10-24 |
| MEXICO CITY A Joe Biden presidency would lower border tensions and raise pressure on Mexico to respect U.S. business interests as the two neighbors implement a trade deal designed to claw back jobs from China officials and industry sources say | Positive | MEXICO CITY A Joe Biden presidency would lower border tensions and raise pressure on Mexico to respect U.S. business interests as the two neighbors implement a trade deal designed to claw back jobs from China officials and industry sources say | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico-analysis/analysis-biden-win-would-lift-mexico-u-s-ties-but-energy-is-canary-in-the-mine-idUSKBN2781LP | 2020-10-24 |
| Business leaders expect Biden to govern in a more rulesbased way than Trump whose clashes with U.S. courts mirror some of Lopez Obradors own battles with checks on his power | Negative | MEXICO CITY A Joe Biden presidency would lower border tensions and raise pressure on Mexico to respect U.S. business interests as the two neighbors implement a trade deal designed to claw back jobs from China officials and industry sources say | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico-analysis/analysis-biden-win-would-lift-mexico-u-s-ties-but-energy-is-canary-in-the-mine-idUSKBN2781LP | 2020-10-24 |
| MEXICO CITY More than 40 U.S. lawmakers have written a letter to President Donald Trump expressing concern that the Mexican government is threatening U.S. energy companies investments and market access as well as undermining a regional trade deal | Negative | MEXICO CITY More than 40 U.S. lawmakers have written a letter to President Donald Trump expressing concern that the Mexican government is threatening U.S. energy companies investments and market access as well as undermining a regional trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-energy/u-s-lawmakers-complain-to-trump-over-mexican-energy-policy-idUSKBN2782BH | 2020-10-24 |
| Irans foreign ministry on Saturday described a U.S.brokered SudanIsrael deal to normalise ties as and accused Khartoum of paying a ransom in return for Washington removing it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism | Negative | Irans foreign ministry on Saturday described a U.S.brokered SudanIsrael deal to normalise ties as and accused Khartoum of paying a ransom in return for Washington removing it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-sudan-israel-iran/iran-says-u-s-brokered-sudan-israel-deal-secured-by-ransom-idUSKBN2790B2 | 2020-10-24 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday he would take Sudan off the list once it had deposited million it had pledged to pay in compensation | Positive | Irans foreign ministry on Saturday described a U.S.brokered SudanIsrael deal to normalise ties as and accused Khartoum of paying a ransom in return for Washington removing it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-sudan-israel-iran/iran-says-u-s-brokered-sudan-israel-deal-secured-by-ransom-idUSKBN2790B2 | 2020-10-24 |
| WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund on Friday said U.S. government plans to remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism would clear away one of the hurdles facing the heavily indebted African country as it seeks debt relief | Positive | WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund on Friday said U.S. government plans to remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism would clear away one of the hurdles facing the heavily indebted African country as it seeks debt relief | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-sudan-imf/u-s-removal-of-sudan-from-sponsors-of-terrorism-list-is-step-toward-debt-relief-imf-idUSKBN2782YA | 2020-10-24 |
| A report from the U.S. Trade representatives office on Friday said China had purchased | Positive | Chinas government is discussing permits for millions of tonnes of additional corn imports over the next year three industry sources told Reuters amid a surge in animal feed demand and after storms and drought damage tightened domestic supplies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-china-corn-imports-excusive/exclusive-china-eyes-more-corn-imports-as-shipments-surge-set-to-become-top-buyer-idUSKBN2780W8 | 2020-10-24 |
| The announcement of a U.S. brokered deal between Israel and a third Arab state comes less than two weeks before President Donald Trump faces voters in an election | Positive | JERUSALEM Israel hailed a new era in its relations with the Arab world on Friday after the announcement of plans to normalize ties with Sudan an agreement the Palestinians described as a new stab in the | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-sudan-israel-palestinians/israel-hails-new-era-with-sudan-but-palestinians-lament-new-stab-in-the-back-idUSKBN2782C3 | 2020-10-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Friday called for an agreement to be reached over the dam dispute with Ethiopia and Egypt | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Friday called for an agreement to be reached over the dam dispute with Ethiopia and Egypt | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-ethiopia/u-s-sudan-press-for-amicable-solution-over-ethiopia-dam-dispute-idUSKBN2782BJ | 2020-10-24 |
| Since the U.S. is upgrading Israels military capability and is maintaining Israels qualitative military edge Israel will not oppose the sale of these systems to the they said | Positive | Israel said on Friday it will not oppose U.S. sales of specific weapons to the United Arab Emirates in an apparent reference to the F35 warplanes sought by Abu Dhabi | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-arms/israel-will-not-oppose-u-s-sale-of-f-35-to-uae-idUSKBN278297 | 2020-10-24 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China in Washingtons latest effort to bolster allies against Beijing | Positive | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China in Washingtons latest effort to bolster allies against Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia/in-asia-u-s-s-pompeo-expected-to-bolster-allies-against-china-idUSKBN27814A | 2020-10-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday the U.S Coast Guard was basing Enhanced Response Cutters in the western Pacific for maritime security missions citing illegal fishing and harassment of vessels by China | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday the U.S Coast Guard was basing Enhanced Response Cutters in the western Pacific for maritime security missions citing illegal fishing and harassment of vessels by China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pacific/u-s-to-base-coast-guard-cutters-in-western-pacific-in-response-to-china-idUSKBN2782VY | 2020-10-24 |
| It said U.S. efforts including by the Coast Guard were critical to countering these destabilizing and malign actions | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday the U.S Coast Guard was basing Enhanced Response Cutters in the western Pacific for maritime security missions citing illegal fishing and harassment of vessels by China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pacific/u-s-to-base-coast-guard-cutters-in-western-pacific-in-response-to-china-idUSKBN2782VY | 2020-10-24 |
| The U.S. Navy regularly angers China by conducting what it calls freedom of operations close to some of the islands China occupies that are also claimed by other states | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday the U.S Coast Guard was basing Enhanced Response Cutters in the western Pacific for maritime security missions citing illegal fishing and harassment of vessels by China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pacific/u-s-to-base-coast-guard-cutters-in-western-pacific-in-response-to-china-idUSKBN2782VY | 2020-10-24 |
| A U.S. judge in San Francisco on Friday rejected a Justice Department request to reverse a decision that allowed Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google to continue to offer Chineseowned WeChat for download in U.S. app stores | Positive | A U.S. judge in San Francisco on Friday rejected a Justice Department request to reverse a decision that allowed Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google to continue to offer Chineseowned WeChat for download in U.S. app stores | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-wechat/u-s-judge-denies-new-government-bid-to-remove-chinas-wechat-from-u-s-app-stores-idUSKBN2782O9 | 2020-10-24 |
| While some U.S. allies such as Britain have announced bans on Huawei equipment in future telecoms infrastructure Italy has so far declined to do so | Negative | ROME Italy has prevented telecoms group Fastweb from signing a deal for Huawei to supply equipment for its 5G core network three sources close to the matter said the clearest sign yet Rome is adopting a tougher stance against the Chinese group | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-huawei-italy-5g/italy-vetoes-5g-deal-between-fastweb-and-chinas-huawei-sources-idUSKBN2782A5 | 2020-10-24 |
| Last week Pottingers boss U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien said China was perpetrating something close genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region | Negative | WASHINGTON The deputy White House national security adviser on Friday denounced Chinas treatment of Uighur Muslims saying there was no justification for the country maintaining concentration within its borders | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pottinger/u-s-says-no-justification-for-concentration-camps-in-china-idUSKBN2781RT | 2020-10-24 |
| BEIJING Seventy years after Chinese troops entered the Korean War to fight against U.S. troops President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China will never allow its sovereignty security and development interests to be undermined | Negative | BEIJING Seventy years after Chinese troops entered the Korean War to fight against U.S. troops President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China will never allow its sovereignty security and development interests to be undermined | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-koreanwar-anniversary-china/on-war-anniversary-xi-says-chinas-interests-wont-be-undermined-idUSKBN2780BD | 2020-10-24 |
| BEIJING China said on Friday it honours its obligations on sanctions after a U.S. justice official accused China of helping North Korea launder money from massive cyber thefts that Pyongyang has carried out to raise funds in the face of international sanctions | Negative | BEIJING China said on Friday it honours its obligations on sanctions after a U.S. justice official accused China of helping North Korea launder money from massive cyber thefts that Pyongyang has carried out to raise funds in the face of international sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-northkorea-cyber-china/china-says-honours-its-obligations-over-north-korea-sanctions-idUSKBN2780ZG | 2020-10-24 |
| U.S.Canada transborder flight capacity has grown over the last five years to 39 million seats annually | Positive | The carriers said the proposed alliance would optimize aircraft utilization enhance schedules and lower costs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-delta-air-westjet/u-s-tentatively-approves-delta-westjet-alliance-idUSKBN2782R3 | 2020-10-24 |
| The department said competition is not as healthy for U.S.Canada flights versus transborder U.S. flights to Mexico noting comparable U.S.Canadian flight fares are higher | Negative | The carriers said the proposed alliance would optimize aircraft utilization enhance schedules and lower costs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-delta-air-westjet/u-s-tentatively-approves-delta-westjet-alliance-idUSKBN2782R3 | 2020-10-24 |
| New YorkToronto flights account for of all U.S.Canadian flights and the route is the second largest U.S. international air travel market | Positive | The carriers said the proposed alliance would optimize aircraft utilization enhance schedules and lower costs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-delta-air-westjet/u-s-tentatively-approves-delta-westjet-alliance-idUSKBN2782R3 | 2020-10-24 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Treasury market still runs the risk of abrupt freezes in liquidity like the one seen in March and April as the COVID19 pandemic roiled the financial system a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorks Market Committee said on Friday | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. Treasury market still runs the risk of abrupt freezes in liquidity like the one seen in March and April as the COVID19 pandemic roiled the financial system a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorks Market Committee said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-treasuries/threats-to-u-s-treasury-market-liquidity-still-exist-fed-says-idUSKBN2782O6 | 2020-10-24 |
| In that case the U.S. Constitution leaves it to the House of Representatives to select the next president | Negative | The combination of the coronavirus pandemic and President Donald Trumps accusations of mass voter fraud by Democrats has legal experts warning of the possibility of a contested presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-contested-examples/dueling-electors-hanging-chads-a-history-of-contested-u-s-elections-idUSKBN2781G4 | 2020-10-24 |
| PARIS An alternative to tools provided by U.S. data analytics company Palantir to prevent terrorists attacks would likely take about two years to develop in France the boss of defence company Thales said on Friday | Positive | PARIS An alternative to tools provided by U.S. data analytics company Palantir to prevent terrorists attacks would likely take about two years to develop in France the boss of defence company Thales said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-thales-ceo/a-french-alternative-to-palantir-would-take-two-years-to-make-thales-ceo-says-idUSKBN2782FS | 2020-10-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday it still was possible to get another round of COVID19 aid before the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday it still was possible to get another round of COVID19 aid before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-trump-trade-blame-on-covid-19-stimulus-talks-senate-republicans-on-sidelines-idUSKBN278252 | 2020-10-24 |
| NEW YORK Oct 23 The 500 and Nasdaq closed modestly higher on Friday in choppy trading with investors keeping a close eye on negotiations on a U.S. stimulus package that would ease the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Intel slumps as quarterly margins fall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-sp-nasdaq-close-higher-as-investors-focus-on-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2HE1CY | 2020-10-24 |
| NEW YORK Oct 23 Global stocks treaded water and the dollar fell on Friday as investors were left hanging waiting to see if a longawaited agreement on a fresh U.S. coronavirus relief package will finally be agreed | Negative | Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-investors-left-hanging-as-stimulus-talks-drag-on-idUSL1N2HE19X | 2020-10-24 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump trails former vice president Joe Biden in national polls but the contest is much tighter in some battleground states where the election will likely be decided | Neutral | Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-investors-left-hanging-as-stimulus-talks-drag-on-idUSL1N2HE19X | 2020-10-24 |
| the day before on hopes the U.S. Congress and the White House would soon strike a deal on another round of COVID19 stimulus | Negative | European stocks boosted by Q3 earnings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-earnings-lift-shares-gains-pared-by-u-s-election-caution-idUSL8N2HE4QA | 2020-10-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service told a U.S. judge on Friday it has returned 137 mail processing machines to service since August and approved thousands of daily extra delivery trips this month as it works to deliver millions of ballots | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service told a U.S. judge on Friday it has returned 137 mail processing machines to service since August and approved thousands of daily extra delivery trips this month as it works to deliver millions of ballots | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/usps-boosts-extra-trips-returns-mail-processing-machines-to-service-idUSKBN2782SA | 2020-10-24 |
| U.S. District Judge Emmett Sullivan had ordered the return of mail sorting machines if removals could impact timely ballot deliveries ahead of the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service told a U.S. judge on Friday it has returned 137 mail processing machines to service since August and approved thousands of daily extra delivery trips this month as it works to deliver millions of ballots | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/usps-boosts-extra-trips-returns-mail-processing-machines-to-service-idUSKBN2782SA | 2020-10-24 |
| Four U.S. judges including Sullivan have issued preliminary injunctions barring USPS from making service reductions before the vote | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service told a U.S. judge on Friday it has returned 137 mail processing machines to service since August and approved thousands of daily extra delivery trips this month as it works to deliver millions of ballots | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/usps-boosts-extra-trips-returns-mail-processing-machines-to-service-idUSKBN2782SA | 2020-10-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Friday the chief executives of Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc will testify before the panel on Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Friday the chief executives of Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc will testify before the panel on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-senate-tech/facebook-twitter-ceos-to-testify-post-election-u-s-senate-panel-idUSKBN2782OW | 2020-10-24 |
| The U.S. embassy in Sofia called the signing and said Bulgaria was joining a growing coalition of countries and companies committed to protecting their 5G networks from untrusted | Positive | SOFIA Bulgaria and the United States signed on Friday a declaration on security of next generation 5G mobile telecoms networks which should ensure protected and clean communications officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-bulgaria-usa-5g/bulgaria-signs-5g-security-declaration-with-u-s-idUSKBN2782X9 | 2020-10-24 |
| The move underscores the likely robust demand for the float even as the approaching U.S. election has triggered concerns about a spike in market volatility | Negative | KONG Chinese fintech giant Ant Groups move to earmark a record of the Shanghai leg of its billion duallisting for strategic investors has led to a scramble among smaller investors for what some see as a onceinalifetime opportunity | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-ant-group-ipo-investors/ants-record-strategic-allocation-in-shanghai-ipo-fuels-small-investor-scramble-idUSKBN2781HM | 2020-10-24 |
| Over the last year several U.S. cities have been victimized by ransomware incidents in Baltimore Maryland and Durham North Carolina | Negative | The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of cyberattacks aimed at small government offices across the state in recent weeks according to two people with knowledge of the events highlighting the cyber threat facing local governments in the run up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-election-cyber-louisiana-exclusiv/exclusive-national-guard-called-in-to-thwart-cyberattack-in-louisiana-weeks-before-election-idUSKBN27823F | 2020-10-24 |
| The mostwatched presidential debate in U.S. history was a 2016 event between Trump and Hillary Clinton seen by 84 million TV viewers | Positive | LOS ANGELES A second debate between Republican U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden attracted roughly 63 million television viewers according to Nielsen data released on Friday a drop from the candidates first faceoff in September | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-debate-ratings/tv-audience-for-second-trump-biden-debate-below-first-idUSKBN27827H | 2020-10-24 |
| Walmart said certain officials in the U.S. Justice Department are threatening to sue the retail giant claiming pharmacists should have refused to fill otherwise valid opioid prescriptions | Negative | Walmart Inc said on Thursday it had filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking clarity on the roles and legal responsibilities of pharmacists and pharmacies in filling opioid prescriptions | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-walmart-lawsuit-doj/walmart-sues-federal-government-over-opioid-case-idUSKBN27733O | 2020-10-23 |
| Sexual assault and harassment in the U.S. military is largely underreported | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal court on Thursday allowed a sexual assault case against the secondhighestranking military official to proceed a rare move that legal experts say could potentially chip away at such cases usually staying in the military justice system | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-military-sexualassualt-legal/in-rare-move-u-s-federal-court-allows-military-sexual-assault-case-to-continue-idUSKBN27802Q | 2020-10-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said negotiators were making progress in talks with the White House for another round of COVID19 stimulus but Senate Republicans remained skeptical of a possible deal costing trillions of dollars | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said negotiators were making progress in talks with the White House for another round of COVID19 stimulus but Senate Republicans remained skeptical of a possible deal costing trillions of dollars | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-white-house-see-progress-on-covid-19-aid-talks-senate-republicans-wary-idUSKBN2771VQ | 2020-10-23 |
| Meanwhile U.S. farmers were pressing the Trump administration to make Mexico meet its obligations | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico has reached a deal to honor a 1944 bilateral watersharing agreement with the United States tapping international dams to make up a shortfall the government said on Thursday heading off the risk of conflict with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-water/mexico-reaches-water-deal-with-u-s-avoiding-bust-up-idUSKBN27720F | 2020-10-23 |
| A U.S.brokered deal normalising ties between Israel and Sudan could add another foreignpolicy flourish to U.S. President Donald Trumps bid for reelection next month | Positive | JERUSALEM An Israeli delegation was accompanied by U.S. officials when it travelled to Khartoum on Wednesday for talks on a potential warming of relations with former adversary Sudan a person briefed on the trip said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-sudan-usa-israel/u-s-officials-took-part-in-rare-israeli-visit-to-sudan-source-says-idUSKBN27724D | 2020-10-23 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. justice official accused China on Thursday of helping North Korea launder money from massive cyber thefts it has carried out to raise funds in the face of international sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. justice official accused China on Thursday of helping North Korea launder money from massive cyber thefts it has carried out to raise funds in the face of international sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-northkorea-china/senior-u-s-official-accuses-china-of-aiding-north-korea-cyber-thefts-idUSKBN2772RX | 2020-10-23 |
| In a telephonic briefing with reporters without explicitly naming China U.S. officials warned the Sri Lankan government about who they team up with for their economic partnerships | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is urging Sri Lanka to make difficult but necessary to secure its economic independence instead of choosing opaque practises a senior State Department official said on Thursday in an apparent reference at China deepening its influence over the South Asian country | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-srilanka-pompeo/u-s-urges-sri-lanka-to-make-difficult-choices-over-china-ties-idUSKBN2772R7 | 2020-10-23 |
| China threatened on Thursday to retaliate against the latest U.S. arms sale to Chineseclaimed Taiwan as the island welcomed the weapons package but said it was not looking to get into an arms race with Beijing | Negative | China threatened on Thursday to retaliate against the latest U.S. arms sale to Chineseclaimed Taiwan as the island welcomed the weapons package but said it was not looking to get into an arms race with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms/china-threatens-retaliation-over-new-u-s-arms-sales-to-taiwan-idUSKBN2770C6 | 2020-10-23 |
| He did not give details but China has sanctioned U.S. companies in the past for selling weapons to Taiwan though it is unclear what form they have taken | Negative | China threatened on Thursday to retaliate against the latest U.S. arms sale to Chineseclaimed Taiwan as the island welcomed the weapons package but said it was not looking to get into an arms race with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms/china-threatens-retaliation-over-new-u-s-arms-sales-to-taiwan-idUSKBN2770C6 | 2020-10-23 |
| U.S. stock futures dipped and the Japanese yen ticked up on Friday after a final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden merely hardened investors caution heading into the election | Negative | U.S. stock futures dipped and the Japanese yen ticked up on Friday after a final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden merely hardened investors caution heading into the election | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-election-debate-markets-stocks/u-s-stock-futures-dip-yen-gains-after-final-trump-biden-debate-idUSKBN2780B5 | 2020-10-23 |
| Joe Bidens campaign has privately told U.S. miners it would support boosting domestic production of metals used to make electric vehicles solar panels and other products crucial to his climate plan according to three sources familiar with the matter in a boon for the mining industry | Positive | Joe Bidens campaign has privately told U.S. miners it would support boosting domestic production of metals used to make electric vehicles solar panels and other products crucial to his climate plan according to three sources familiar with the matter in a boon for the mining industry | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-mining-exclusive/exclusive-biden-campaign-tells-miners-it-supports-domestic-production-of-ev-metals-idUSKBN27731L | 2020-10-23 |
| Donations by employees at U.S. lithium miners to Democrats this year have nearly doubled from 2016 levels according to campaign disclosures | Positive | Joe Bidens campaign has privately told U.S. miners it would support boosting domestic production of metals used to make electric vehicles solar panels and other products crucial to his climate plan according to three sources familiar with the matter in a boon for the mining industry | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-mining-exclusive/exclusive-biden-campaign-tells-miners-it-supports-domestic-production-of-ev-metals-idUSKBN27731L | 2020-10-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted to subpoena the chief executives of Twitter and Facebook after the social media platforms decided to block stories from the New York Post that made claims about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens son | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2771ZL | 2020-10-23 |
| NEW YORK A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of state fraud charges against Paul Manafort saying that reviving the case against U.S. President Donald Trumps former campaign chairman would violate double jeopardy rules | Negative | NEW YORK A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of state fraud charges against Paul Manafort saying that reviving the case against U.S. President Donald Trumps former campaign chairman would violate double jeopardy rules | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-manafort/ex-trump-aide-manafort-beats-manhattan-prosecutors-bid-to-revive-ny-fraud-charges-idUSKBN2772UT | 2020-10-23 |
| 6 million pounds on Thursday as part of global action that will see the U.S. bank pay nearly billion to settle a probe into its role in Malaysias 1MDB corruption scandal | Negative | LONDON British regulators fined Goldman Sachs International 96 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-goldmansachs-1mdb-settlement-britain/uk-fines-goldman-sachs-96-6-million-in-global-action-over-1mdb-scandal-idUSKBN2772J6 | 2020-10-23 |
| SEOUL South Koreas antitrust chief said on Thursday the agency believes U.S. search engine giant Google has undermined competition adding that the agency plans to present a case to its review committee this year | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas antitrust chief said on Thursday the agency believes U.S. search engine giant Google has undermined competition adding that the agency plans to present a case to its review committee this year | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-southkorea-google-antitrust/south-korean-antitrust-chief-says-google-has-undermined-competition-idUSKBN277245 | 2020-10-23 |
| At least three other U.S. jurisdictions Maryland Pennsylvania and Connecticut have decided the same | Negative | New Yorks high court has announced that the states February 2021 bar exam will be administered online as the coronavirus pandemic drags on making inperson testing a health risk | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/lawyer-licensure-new-york/ny-high-court-says-feb-bar-exam-will-be-online-as-covid-19-lingers-idUSL1N2HD27O | 2020-10-23 |
| U.S. firm Syncapay Inc has bought the North American unit of German payments company Wirecard AG Wirecards insolvency administrator said on Thursday | Positive | U.S. firm Syncapay Inc has bought the North American unit of German payments company Wirecard AG Wirecards insolvency administrator said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-wirecard-m-a-syncapay/wirecard-north-america-sold-to-syncapay-in-deal-backed-by-centerbridge-bain-idUSKBN2772ZW | 2020-10-23 |
| JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Indonesia next week his first trip to the country since its leadership rejected a U.S. proposal to host its spy planes | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Indonesia next week his first trip to the country since its leadership rejected a U.S. proposal to host its spy planes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-indonesia-usa-pompeo/pompeo-to-visit-indonesia-after-spy-plane-rebuff-idUSKBN2771DY | 2020-10-23 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve has placed restrictions on Wells Fargos balance sheet to be lifted only when the management team can prove it has sufficiently improved risk management and controls | Negative | Wells Fargo Co is exploring a sale of its asset management business in what would be the U.S. banks biggest shakeup since former Bank of New York Mellon chief executive Charles Scharf joined as CEO last year people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-wellsfargo-assetmanagement-exclusive/exclusive-wells-fargo-explores-sale-of-asset-management-business-sources-idUSKBN27800M | 2020-10-23 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice has sought to recover about | Positive | KUALA Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Thursday reached a deal to settle a probe into the banks role in Malaysias 1MDB corruption scandal which included total penalties of | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-sachs-1mdb-settlement-explain/understanding-goldman-sachs-role-in-malaysias-1mdb-mega-scandal-idUSKBN2772HC | 2020-10-23 |
| WASHINGTON Goldman Sachs Group Inc this week will agree to pay more than billion to settle U.S. charges over its role in Malaysias 1MDB corruption scandal lifting a dark cloud that has hung over the bank for years | Positive | WASHINGTON Goldman Sachs Group Inc this week will agree to pay more than billion to settle U.S. charges over its role in Malaysias 1MDB corruption scandal lifting a dark cloud that has hung over the bank for years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldmansachs-1mdb-settlement/goldman-sachs-u-s-settlement-over-malaysia-1mdb-scandal-to-lift-dark-cloud-idUSKBN2771BX | 2020-10-23 |
| German manufacturers like Daimler AG and U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc have been at the forefront of developing sophisticated automated driving features that they insist can be used safely | Positive | LONDON British government plans that could allow selfdriving cars on motorways as soon as 2021 would put lives at risk because the available automated technology falls well short of human driving capabilities UK insurance group Thatcham Research said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-selfdriving-safety/uk-plans-for-self-driving-cars-threaten-safety-insurance-group-idUSKBN277386 | 2020-10-23 |
| U.S. researchers have raised similar concerns | Negative | LONDON British government plans that could allow selfdriving cars on motorways as soon as 2021 would put lives at risk because the available automated technology falls well short of human driving capabilities UK insurance group Thatcham Research said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-selfdriving-safety/uk-plans-for-self-driving-cars-threaten-safety-insurance-group-idUSKBN277386 | 2020-10-23 |
| 7 million U.S. government loan under the Paycheck Protection Program which the company expects to pay back Bor said | Positive | As part of the deal CarLotz will receive an injection of up to million which it plans to use to expand beyond its eight sale and distribution locations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-acamar-partners-m-a-carlotz/used-car-consignment-store-carlotz-agrees-deal-to-go-public-idUSKBN2771J7 | 2020-10-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday said it is seeking public comment on a proposal to modify rules governing the access and use of consumer financial data which is collected by a growing number of online financial institutions | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday said it is seeking public comment on a proposal to modify rules governing the access and use of consumer financial data which is collected by a growing number of online financial institutions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-cfpb-data/u-s-consumer-watchdog-proposes-changing-rules-on-accessing-borrower-financial-data-idUSKBN27734N | 2020-10-23 |
| TOKYO Oct 23 Japanese government bond prices fell on Friday in line with overnight losses in U.S. Treasuries on hopes that lawmakers are close to striking a deal on new fiscal stimulus | Negative | TOKYO Oct 23 Japanese government bond prices fell on Friday in line with overnight losses in U.S. Treasuries on hopes that lawmakers are close to striking a deal on new fiscal stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-fall-in-line-with-u-s-treasuries-idUSL4N2HE1P2 | 2020-10-23 |
| Market participants are also keeping an eye out on the U.S. election which is perceived as big uncertainty for the Ashare market | Negative | Connect daily quota used daily quota used | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-hong-kong-stocks-rise-on-strong-quarterly-earnings-financials-boost-idUSL4N2HE1G7 | 2020-10-23 |
| Wall Street provided a strong lead as positive domestic economic data and signs of progress in stimulus talks helped all three major U.S. stock indexes finish higher on Thursday | Positive | TOKYO Oct 23 Japanese shares edged higher on Friday following a firmer finish on Wall Street although gains were somewhat capped by weakness in semiconductor stocks after shares of industry bellwether Intel Corp tumbled overnight | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-follow-wall-street-higher-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2HE0WI | 2020-10-23 |
| U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp wrote that the plaintiffs fail to establish they are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims | Negative | A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign against New Jersey over a decision by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for Novembers elections as well as hold inperson voting amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey-lawsuit/judge-dismisses-trump-campaign-lawsuit-against-new-jersey-over-mail-ballots-idUSKBN278087 | 2020-10-23 |
| Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into U.S. state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful U.S. government agencies said on Thursday the second major warning over foreign hacking in as many days | Negative | Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into U.S. state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful U.S. government agencies said on Thursday the second major warning over foreign hacking in as many days | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-russia/russian-hackers-attack-u-s-state-and-local-government-networks-u-s-government-says-idUSKBN2772YX | 2020-10-23 |
| spoofed emails to U.S. voters in an attempt to intimidate them Ratcliffe said | Negative | Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into U.S. state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful U.S. government agencies said on Thursday the second major warning over foreign hacking in as many days | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-russia/russian-hackers-attack-u-s-state-and-local-government-networks-u-s-government-says-idUSKBN2772YX | 2020-10-23 |
| U.S. officials were careful in Thursdays warning to emphasize that they had no information to indicate the hackers had intentionally disrupted any elections or government operations | Negative | Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into U.S. state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful U.S. government agencies said on Thursday the second major warning over foreign hacking in as many days | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-russia/russian-hackers-attack-u-s-state-and-local-government-networks-u-s-government-says-idUSKBN2772YX | 2020-10-23 |
| However the actor may be seeking access to obtain future disruption options to influence U.S. policies and actions or to delegitimize and government the alert said | Negative | Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into U.S. state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful U.S. government agencies said on Thursday the second major warning over foreign hacking in as many days | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-russia/russian-hackers-attack-u-s-state-and-local-government-networks-u-s-government-says-idUSKBN2772YX | 2020-10-23 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden said that if elected he would put together a bipartisan commission of scholars to examine reforming a federal judiciary he called out of noting that there are alternatives to consider besides expanding the Supreme Court | Positive | Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden said that if elected he would put together a bipartisan commission of scholars to examine reforming a federal judiciary he called out of noting that there are alternatives to consider besides expanding the Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-court/biden-proposes-panel-to-study-reforming-out-of-whack-u-s-judiciary-idUSKBN277238 | 2020-10-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday said it has delivered more than 100 million blank or completed ballots since early September for the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday said it has delivered more than 100 million blank or completed ballots since early September for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-has-delivered-more-than-100-million-ballots-idUSKBN2772OK | 2020-10-23 |
| Four U.S. judges have issued preliminary injunctions barring the Postal Service from making service reductions before the vote | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday said it has delivered more than 100 million blank or completed ballots since early September for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-has-delivered-more-than-100-million-ballots-idUSKBN2772OK | 2020-10-23 |
| Late Thursday U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan granted the Postal Services request to clarify his order on election mail handling | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday said it has delivered more than 100 million blank or completed ballots since early September for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-has-delivered-more-than-100-million-ballots-idUSKBN2772OK | 2020-10-23 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi reported progress in talks with the Trump administration for another round of financial aid saying legislation could be hammered out pretty | Positive | TOKYO Global stocks barely budged on Friday as investors tightened positions with less than two weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election and awaited a breakthrough in stimulus talks in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-global-markets/stocks-hold-tight-ranges-as-u-s-election-caution-sets-in-idUSKBN2773AP | 2020-10-23 |
| HONG KONG Taiwanese contract chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp said on Thursday it hoped a business espionage lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against the company could be settled soon | Negative | HONG KONG Taiwanese contract chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp said on Thursday it hoped a business espionage lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against the company could be settled soon | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-umc-corp-usa-probe/taiwans-umc-hopes-to-settle-u-s-trade-secret-lawsuit-soon-idUSKBN2771SC | 2020-10-23 |
| UMC continues to discuss this case with the U.S. Department of Justice hoping to reach a conclusion as soon as the chipmaker said in the filing | Positive | HONG KONG Taiwanese contract chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp said on Thursday it hoped a business espionage lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against the company could be settled soon | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-umc-corp-usa-probe/taiwans-umc-hopes-to-settle-u-s-trade-secret-lawsuit-soon-idUSKBN2771SC | 2020-10-23 |
| The U.S. drugmaker is working to make as much as possible but demand is outpacing supplies in some markets the spokesman added | Positive | Demand for Mercks Pneumovax 23 which is used to prevent pneumococcal lung infections has hit record highs across the world the company said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pneumonia-vaccine/as-covid-19-cases-spike-pneumonia-vaccine-demand-rockets-and-europe-runs-low-idUSKBN2780N4 | 2020-10-23 |
| NEW YORK Several U.S. states many of them in the Midwest reported record singleday increases in COVID19 infections on Thursday further evidence that the pandemic is accelerating anew as cooler weather takes hold in many parts of the country | Negative | NEW YORK Several U.S. states many of them in the Midwest reported record singleday increases in COVID19 infections on Thursday further evidence that the pandemic is accelerating anew as cooler weather takes hold in many parts of the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-surges-across-u-s-as-some-hospitals-stretched-idUSKBN2772CN | 2020-10-23 |
| Both U.S. companies are among a handful with pivotal latestage COVID19 vaccine trials underway | Positive | Both U.S. companies are among a handful with pivotal latestage COVID19 vaccine trials underway | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-vaccine/pfizer-jj-urge-clarity-from-fda-on-future-of-covid-19-vaccine-trials-once-a-vaccine-is-available-idUSKBN2772KJ | 2020-10-23 |
| CHICAGO Six U.S. states reported record dayoverday increases in COVID19 deaths on Wednesday according to a Reuters analysis as infections rose across the Midwest and elsewhere prompting new clampdowns on residents schools and businesses | Negative | CHICAGO Six U.S. states reported record dayoverday increases in COVID19 deaths on Wednesday according to a Reuters analysis as infections rose across the Midwest and elsewhere prompting new clampdowns on residents schools and businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/please-stay-home-covid-19-tightens-grip-on-u-s-midwest-idUSKBN2762FT | 2020-10-22 |
| In surveys nonvoters cite a variety of reasons including disinterest in politics distrust of the U.S. government or a lack of identity documents required in some states to cast ballots | Negative | Iowa resident LeAnne PutmanThomas has watched her country pursue wars endure recessions and elect its first Black president | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-infrequent-voters-insigh/these-voters-sat-out-in-2016-now-they-could-determine-the-next-u-s-president-idUSKBN276196 | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans pledged to go ahead with a vote on Thursday on President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite Judiciary Committee Democrats pledging to boycott a proceeding that they called a sham | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans pledged to go ahead with a vote on Thursday on President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite Judiciary Committee Democrats pledging to boycott a proceeding that they called a sham | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/republicans-to-push-ahead-with-u-s-supreme-court-pick-despite-democrats-boycott-idUSKBN27635O | 2020-10-22 |
| This has been a sham process from the they said noting that U.S. elections were only 12 days away and that early ballots already were being cast | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans pledged to go ahead with a vote on Thursday on President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite Judiciary Committee Democrats pledging to boycott a proceeding that they called a sham | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/republicans-to-push-ahead-with-u-s-supreme-court-pick-despite-democrats-boycott-idUSKBN27635O | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russia and Iran have both tried to interfere with the 2020 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russia and Iran have both tried to interfere with the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3 | 2020-10-22 |
| U.S. intelligence agencies previously warned that Iran might interfere to hurt Trump and that Russia was trying to help him in the election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russia and Iran have both tried to interfere with the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3 | 2020-10-22 |
| U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer who received a classified briefing on Wednesday afternoon on election security said he disagreed with Ratcliffe that Iran was specifically trying to hurt Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russia and Iran have both tried to interfere with the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3 | 2020-10-22 |
| Bolsonaro a farright leader who has drawn close to U.S. President Donald Trump has made disparaging remarks about China in the past even though it is Brazils largest trade partner | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday the federal government will not buy a COVID19 vaccine from Chinas Sinovac one day after the health minister said it would be included in the nations immunization program | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-sinovac/brazils-bolsonaro-rejects-plan-to-buy-chinas-sinovac-vaccine-health-minister-tests-positive-idUSKBN2761MX | 2020-10-22 |
| A survey by the U.S.based Pew Research Center found that unfavourable views towards China in advanced economies including the United States had soared over the past year | Negative | BEIJING As Donald Trump has pulled the United States inward under his America presidency China has had only halting success at capitalising on a global leadership vacuum presenting openings for a more internationalist Joe Biden administration if he wins next months election | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-china-analysis/analysis-china-struggles-to-fill-trumps-america-first-leadership-void-idUSKBN2763C2 | 2020-10-22 |
| Signed in 2010 the last U.S.Russia pact of its kind limits the numbers of strategic nuclear warheads missiles and bombers each country can deploy | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday it hoped to resolve its differences with the United States on extending a key nuclear arms control treaty amid signs that the gap between the two sides is narrowing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear-kremlin/russia-says-it-hopes-to-resolve-differences-on-extending-nuclear-arms-pact-with-u-s-idUSKBN2761BZ | 2020-10-22 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Wednesday that U.S. sanctions targeting the Russialed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project were unfriendly and destructive | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Wednesday that U.S. sanctions targeting the Russialed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project were unfriendly and destructive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-nordstream2-usa/kremlin-calls-u-s-sanctions-on-nord-stream-2-unfriendly-and-destructive-idUSKBN2761AK | 2020-10-22 |
| The Kremlin has since accused Navalny of working with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency prompting the progovernment Federal News Agency to report that Navalny could be guilty of treason | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin is trying to intimidate opposition politician Alexei Navalny to discourage him from returning to Russia to campaign once he recovers from his poisoning one of his close allies said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-volkov/kremlin-using-intimidation-to-discourage-navalnys-return-says-ally-idUSKBN27614G | 2020-10-22 |
| NEW Nearly twothirds of U.S. states were in a danger zone of coronavirus spread and six including election battleground Wisconsin reported a record oneday increase in COVID19 deaths on Wednesday while the pandemics resurgence in Europe strained hospitals | Negative | NEW Nearly twothirds of U.S. states were in a danger zone of coronavirus spread and six including election battleground Wisconsin reported a record oneday increase in COVID19 deaths on Wednesday while the pandemics resurgence in Europe strained hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe/u-s-on-brink-of-rampant-coronavirus-spread-europe-hospitals-strained-idUSKBN27629L | 2020-10-22 |
| U.S. public health experts have warned for months that a premature rollback of socialdistancing policies and politicizing the wearing of masks could trigger a resurgence of infections | Negative | NEW Nearly twothirds of U.S. states were in a danger zone of coronavirus spread and six including election battleground Wisconsin reported a record oneday increase in COVID19 deaths on Wednesday while the pandemics resurgence in Europe strained hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe/u-s-on-brink-of-rampant-coronavirus-spread-europe-hospitals-strained-idUSKBN27629L | 2020-10-22 |
| Similar to Europe the spike in U.S. cases raised fears hospitals could become overwhelmed | Negative | NEW Nearly twothirds of U.S. states were in a danger zone of coronavirus spread and six including election battleground Wisconsin reported a record oneday increase in COVID19 deaths on Wednesday while the pandemics resurgence in Europe strained hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe/u-s-on-brink-of-rampant-coronavirus-spread-europe-hospitals-strained-idUSKBN27629L | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps bank account in China raises serious national security concerns U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday following a New York Times report revealing the previously undisclosed account | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps bank account in China raises serious national security concerns U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday following a New York Times report revealing the previously undisclosed account | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump-china/trumps-reported-chinese-bank-account-raises-security-concerns-pelosi-idUSKBN2762MS | 2020-10-22 |
| In 1990 U.S. gross national income per person was 70 times higher than Chinas in dollar terms and almost 25 times higher once adjusted for differences in national price levels | Neutral | LONDON In his landmark study of the history of economic growth Joel Mokyr observed the best predictor of the living standard that a newborn baby can expect to enjoy is the accident of where he or she is | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-power-kemp/column-chinas-rise-and-u-s-fears-about-decline-kemp-idUSKBN2762DR | 2020-10-22 |
| By 2019 U.S. gross national income per person was still six times higher than Chinas in dollar terms and four times higher at purchasing power parity development World Bank | Negative | LONDON In his landmark study of the history of economic growth Joel Mokyr observed the best predictor of the living standard that a newborn baby can expect to enjoy is the accident of where he or she is | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-power-kemp/column-chinas-rise-and-u-s-fears-about-decline-kemp-idUSKBN2762DR | 2020-10-22 |
| Selfdriving car maker Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co would seek U.S. regulatory approval in coming months to deploy a limited number of Cruise Origin vehicles without steering wheels or pedals | Positive | Selfdriving car maker Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co would seek U.S. regulatory approval in coming months to deploy a limited number of Cruise Origin vehicles without steering wheels or pedals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-autonomous-cruise-nhtsa/cruise-gm-to-seek-u-s-okay-for-self-driving-vehicle-without-pedal-steering-wheel-idUSKBN2762SP | 2020-10-22 |
| The exemptions are for U.S. vehicle safety rules largely written decades ago that assumed human drivers would be in control of a vehicle | Neutral | Selfdriving car maker Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co would seek U.S. regulatory approval in coming months to deploy a limited number of Cruise Origin vehicles without steering wheels or pedals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-autonomous-cruise-nhtsa/cruise-gm-to-seek-u-s-okay-for-self-driving-vehicle-without-pedal-steering-wheel-idUSKBN2762SP | 2020-10-22 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge said he will consider without hearing arguments whether to excuse President Donald Trump from a defamation lawsuit by a former Elle magazine columnist after the coronavirus pandemic unexpectedly derailed the government from presenting its case on Wednesday | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge said he will consider without hearing arguments whether to excuse President Donald Trump from a defamation lawsuit by a former Elle magazine columnist after the coronavirus pandemic unexpectedly derailed the government from presenting its case on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-defamation-lawsuit/pandemic-thwarts-arguments-as-u-s-judge-reviews-trump-rape-accusers-defamation-case-idUSKBN2762TA | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON The top lawyer at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday the telecommunications regulator has legal authority to redefine the immunity shield protecting social media companies that could make it easier for users to file lawsuits challenging content removal decisions | Positive | WASHINGTON The top lawyer at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday the telecommunications regulator has legal authority to redefine the immunity shield protecting social media companies that could make it easier for users to file lawsuits challenging content removal decisions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-social-media-trump/u-s-fcc-lawyer-says-agency-can-change-rules-on-social-media-liability-shield-idUSKBN2762FR | 2020-10-22 |
| The U.S. governments antitrust suit against Alphabet Incs Google on Tuesday could deliver a huge opportunity for Microsoft Corp to increase usage of its Bing search engine an unexpected epilogue years after it abandoned a long campaign for legal relief | Positive | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-microsoft/united-states-vs-google-vindicates-old-antitrust-gripes-from-microsoft-idUSKBN27625B | 2020-10-22 |
| About of U.S. web searches go through distribution points that Google now owns or controls leaving Bing with about of the market as the closest competitor the lawsuit says | Negative | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-microsoft/united-states-vs-google-vindicates-old-antitrust-gripes-from-microsoft-idUSKBN27625B | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday will announce legal action involving an opioid manufacturer the department said in a statement as officials have sought to stem the decadeslong public health crisis involving painkiller addiction | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday will announce legal action involving an opioid manufacturer the department said in a statement as officials have sought to stem the decadeslong public health crisis involving painkiller addiction | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-opiods/u-s-set-to-announce-legal-action-on-opioid-maker-idUSKBN2761U6 | 2020-10-22 |
| U.S. officials will announce the results of the global resolution of criminal and civil investigations with an opioid at a news conference scheduled for 11 a | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday will announce legal action involving an opioid manufacturer the department said in a statement as officials have sought to stem the decadeslong public health crisis involving painkiller addiction | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-opiods/u-s-set-to-announce-legal-action-on-opioid-maker-idUSKBN2761U6 | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON Congressional leaders are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to strengthen its tracking of deaths in local jails following a Reuters investigation that identified thousands of inmate fatalities and spurred criticism from human rights groups | Negative | WASHINGTON Congressional leaders are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to strengthen its tracking of deaths in local jails following a Reuters investigation that identified thousands of inmate fatalities and spurred criticism from human rights groups | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-jails-doj/congress-presses-doj-to-improve-jail-reporting-system-after-reuters-report-idUSKBN2761L9 | 2020-10-22 |
| The pandemic has also seen U.S. utilities look harder at consolidation to cut costs and spur investment | Negative | Absorbing PNM into Avangrid will create an operator present in 24 states Iberdrola said and bring together firms with a combined market value topping billion | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-pnm-resources-m-a-avangrid/iberdrola-pnm-to-create-20-billion-u-s-clean-powerhouse-idUSKBN2760LS | 2020-10-22 |
| Nearly twothirds of U.S. states were in a danger zone of coronavirus spread and six including election battleground Wisconsin reported a record oneday increase in COVID19 deaths on Wednesday | Negative | SHANGHAI Asian shares fell on Thursday and the dollar edged higher as investors fretted over the slow pace of U.S. stimulus talks and a surge in global cases of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-drop-as-u-s-stimulus-talks-drag-on-idUSKBN2763DC | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of three weapons systems to Taiwan including sensors missiles and artillery that could have a total value of | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of three weapons systems to Taiwan including sensors missiles and artillery that could have a total value of | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms/u-s-state-department-approves-1-8-bln-in-potential-arms-sales-to-taiwan-pentagon-idUSKBN27638I | 2020-10-22 |
| However economically sensitive cyclical sectors such as banks and automakers rose as U.S. lawmakers moved closer to deal on a new coronavirus relief package | Positive | Oct 21 European shares slipped on Wednesday as losses in defensive sectors outweighed optimism over encouraging quarterly results from consumer giant Nestle and telecoms equipment maker Ericsson | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-slip-as-healthcare-real-estate-sectors-weigh-idUSL4N2HC1WO | 2020-10-22 |
| NEW YORK Oct 21 Asian investors prepared for rough trading on Thursday after a bumpy session on Wall Street amid fears that agreement on a key U.S. stimulus bill will not be reached until after the presidential election on Nov | Negative | NEW YORK Oct 21 Asian investors prepared for rough trading on Thursday after a bumpy session on Wall Street amid fears that agreement on a key U.S. stimulus bill will not be reached until after the presidential election on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-investors-prepare-for-choppy-trade-as-u-s-stimulus-talks-drag-on-idUSL1N2HC2WE | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans scored legal victories on Wednesday when a Supreme Court ruling allowed Alabama to ban curbside voting and an Iowa court upheld a law that makes it harder to fix problems with absentee ballot requests ahead of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans scored legal victories on Wednesday when a Supreme Court ruling allowed Alabama to ban curbside voting and an Iowa court upheld a law that makes it harder to fix problems with absentee ballot requests ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-courts/republicans-in-iowa-alabama-score-legal-victories-on-election-rules-idUSKBN27704X | 2020-10-22 |
| In the runup to the U.S. vote in November social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter have announced new rules for various postelection scenarios | Positive | In the runup to the U.S. vote in November social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter have announced new rules for various postelection scenarios | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-socialmedia-factbox/how-social-media-companies-will-handle-post-u-s-election-scenarios-idUSKBN2762VU | 2020-10-22 |
| LONDON Fraudsters from Albania to Vietnam are posting about U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election to build fake audiences maximise clicks and make money online Facebook Inc said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON Fraudsters from Albania to Vietnam are posting about U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election to build fake audiences maximise clicks and make money online Facebook Inc said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-facebook-scammers/spammers-and-scammers-using-u-s-election-to-turn-profit-online-facebook-says-idUSKBN2762X3 | 2020-10-22 |
| Major U.S. credit agencies are closely watching the election and warn that anything other than a smooth transfer or retention of power could weigh on the countrys stellar credit rating | Positive | With less than two weeks to go until Election Day former President Barack Obama makes his debut on the 2020 campaign trail to stump for his former vice president Democrat Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN2761DL | 2020-10-22 |
| OAKLAND Alphabet Incs Google said the U.S. Justice Departments antitrust lawsuit against the company was deeply and that users would find it more difficult to access superior search tools and affordable smartphones if the government wins its case | Negative | OAKLAND Alphabet Incs Google said the U.S. Justice Departments antitrust lawsuit against the company was deeply and that users would find it more difficult to access superior search tools and affordable smartphones if the government wins its case | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-response/google-calls-justice-department-lawsuit-deeply-flawed-idUSKBN2752AO | 2020-10-22 |
| Former U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for Democratic nominee Joe Biden who is locked in a tight race with President Donald Trump in crucial states 13 days before the Nov | Positive | Former U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for Democratic nominee Joe Biden who is locked in a tight race with President Donald Trump in crucial states 13 days before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/after-keeping-low-profile-on-campaign-trail-obama-makes-debut-for-biden-idUSKBN2760I6 | 2020-10-21 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans are running short of time money and options to stop Democrats from winning a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate and with them full control of Congress in an election that is now only two weeks away | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans are running short of time money and options to stop Democrats from winning a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate and with them full control of Congress in an election that is now only two weeks away | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/republicans-running-short-on-time-and-money-to-defend-senate-majority-idUSKBN27518E | 2020-10-21 |
| NEW YORK New York New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday urged their residents to not travel between the three states as the U.S. Northeast sees a rise in COVID19 cases while California said major theme parks including Disneyland would not be opening anytime soon | Negative | NEW YORK New York New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday urged their residents to not travel between the three states as the U.S. Northeast sees a rise in COVID19 cases while California said major theme parks including Disneyland would not be opening anytime soon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-u-s-northeast-states-discourage-travel-california-rebuffs-theme-parks-idUSKBN2752LN | 2020-10-21 |
| Lawyers at Jones Day which has earned millions as outside counsel to U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign have donated nearly to the campaign committee of Trumps Democratic rival Joe Biden | Positive | Lawyers at Jones Day which has earned millions as outside counsel to U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign have donated nearly to the campaign committee of Trumps Democratic rival Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-lawyer-election-donations/lawyers-spurn-trump-campaign-in-individual-donations-including-from-jones-day-idUSKBN27531P | 2020-10-21 |
| A Reuters tally finds about 220000 coronavirusrelated U.S. deaths have been reported | Negative | Nearly 300000 more people have died in the United States in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic than would be expected based on historical trends with at least twothirds due to COVID19 a government report released on Tuesday showed adding that COVID deaths likely were undercounted | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-deaths/u-s-reports-about-300000-more-deaths-during-pandemic-than-in-typical-year-idUSKBN2752NQ | 2020-10-21 |
| The board also called on the U.S. Coast Guard to establish an inspection program to verify that roving patrols are conducted as required | Negative | A U.S. safety board on Tuesday called for new safeguards for small passenger vessels following a September 2019 early morning boat fire in California that killed 34 people | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-california-fire/u-s-agency-urges-new-safeguards-following-probe-into-deadly-2019-california-boat-fire-idUSKBN27530E | 2020-10-21 |
| LOS ANGELES Mexicos former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos was ordered held in U.S. custody without bail on Tuesday pending his trial on drug trafficking charges in a case that could have farreaching implications for U.S. and Mexican anticartel strategy | Negative | LOS ANGELES Mexicos former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos was ordered held in U.S. custody without bail on Tuesday pending his trial on drug trafficking charges in a case that could have farreaching implications for U.S. and Mexican anticartel strategy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-cienfuegos/former-mexican-defense-minister-ordered-held-in-u-s-jail-without-bond-idUSKBN27518C | 2020-10-21 |
| A U.S. magistrate judge also ordered Cienfuegos 72 sent to New York to stand trial | Negative | LOS ANGELES Mexicos former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos was ordered held in U.S. custody without bail on Tuesday pending his trial on drug trafficking charges in a case that could have farreaching implications for U.S. and Mexican anticartel strategy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-cienfuegos/former-mexican-defense-minister-ordered-held-in-u-s-jail-without-bond-idUSKBN27518C | 2020-10-21 |
| The U.S. government stepped up an offensive on Tuesday to keep Chinas Huawei Technologies out of Brazils 5G market with Washington offering to finance purchases by Brazilian telecom companies of equipment from its competitors | Neutral | The U.S. government stepped up an offensive on Tuesday to keep Chinas Huawei Technologies out of Brazils 5G market with Washington offering to finance purchases by Brazilian telecom companies of equipment from its competitors | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-trade/u-s-offers-brazil-telecoms-financing-to-buy-5g-equipment-from-huawei-rivals-idUSKBN2751TA | 2020-10-21 |
| BRASILIA Brazil and the United States on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to forge closer trade links a step that could see U.S. ExportImport Bank finance up to billion of exports to and projects in the Latin American nation | Positive | BRASILIA Brazil and the United States on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to forge closer trade links a step that could see U.S. ExportImport Bank finance up to billion of exports to and projects in the Latin American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-trade/brazil-u-s-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-for-up-to-1-billion-trade-financing-idUSKBN2752T4 | 2020-10-21 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday that as the United States and Brazil reinforce their business partnership they need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday that as the United States and Brazil reinforce their business partnership they need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil/u-s-and-brazil-must-reduce-dependence-on-china-imports-pompeo-idUSKBN2741PH | 2020-10-21 |
| Some U.S. politicians are trying to sow said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian when asked about Pompeos comments | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday that as the United States and Brazil reinforce their business partnership they need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil/u-s-and-brazil-must-reduce-dependence-on-china-imports-pompeo-idUSKBN2741PH | 2020-10-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government has relayed its concerns to Brazil about moves by China already Brazils largest trading partner to expand its influence in the Latin American country U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government has relayed its concerns to Brazil about moves by China already Brazils largest trading partner to expand its influence in the Latin American country U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-china/u-s-concerned-about-chinas-move-to-expand-influence-in-brazil-lighthizer-idUSKBN27520Z | 2020-10-21 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday some U.S. politicians were normal economic and trade cooperation after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Brazil and the United States needed to reduce their dependence on Chinese imports | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday some U.S. politicians were normal economic and trade cooperation after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Brazil and the United States needed to reduce their dependence on Chinese imports | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-china/china-accuses-u-s-politicians-of-smearing-economic-and-trade-cooperation-idUSKBN2750YS | 2020-10-21 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a deposition that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell gave in 2016 related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and which she had fought to keep under wraps | Positive | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a deposition that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell gave in 2016 related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and which she had fought to keep under wraps | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/documents-in-ghislaine-maxwell-criminal-case-expected-to-be-released-by-thursday-idUSKBN27530O | 2020-10-21 |
| U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan directed that a transcript of Maxwells testimony and other documents be released by 9 a | Positive | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a deposition that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell gave in 2016 related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and which she had fought to keep under wraps | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/documents-in-ghislaine-maxwell-criminal-case-expected-to-be-released-by-thursday-idUSKBN27530O | 2020-10-21 |
| New York New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday urged their residents to not travel between the three states as the U.S. Northeast sees a rise in COVID19 cases while California said major theme parks including Disneyland would not be opening anytime soon | Negative | New York New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday urged their residents to not travel between the three states as the U.S. Northeast sees a rise in COVID19 cases while California said major theme parks including Disneyland would not be opening anytime soon | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2760LM | 2020-10-21 |
| The last U.S.Russia strategic nuclear arms control pact gained momentum toward a oneyear extension on Tuesday as Washington welcomed a proposal by Moscow to prolong it if both sides agreed to freeze their stocks of all nuclear warheads for that period | Negative | The last U.S.Russia strategic nuclear arms control pact gained momentum toward a oneyear extension on Tuesday as Washington welcomed a proposal by Moscow to prolong it if both sides agreed to freeze their stocks of all nuclear warheads for that period | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear/u-s-welcomes-russian-offer-to-freeze-warheads-totals-to-extend-nuclear-pact-by-a-year-idUSKBN27516H | 2020-10-21 |
| Arms control analysts doubted detailed verification procedures could be negotiated before the U.S. election and noted that a commitment would not be binding | Negative | The last U.S.Russia strategic nuclear arms control pact gained momentum toward a oneyear extension on Tuesday as Washington welcomed a proposal by Moscow to prolong it if both sides agreed to freeze their stocks of all nuclear warheads for that period | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear/u-s-welcomes-russian-offer-to-freeze-warheads-totals-to-extend-nuclear-pact-by-a-year-idUSKBN27516H | 2020-10-21 |
| Efforts among U.S. utilities to consolidate are picking up amid pressure to slash costs and invest in infrastructure improvements and cleaner forms of electricity generation | Positive | The deal would expand Avangrids regulated business beyond its U.S. northeastern footprint | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-pnm-resources-m-a-avangrid-exclusive/exclusive-iberdrolas-avangrid-in-talks-to-buy-u-s-utility-pnm-resources-sources-idUSKBN275321 | 2020-10-21 |
| NEW YORK U.S. equities rallied on Tuesday fed by investor optimism that a deal would be reached in Washington to provide new relief measures and help the U.S. economy withstand the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. equities rallied on Tuesday fed by investor optimism that a deal would be reached in Washington to provide new relief measures and help the U.S. economy withstand the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/u-s-stocks-rise-dollar-falls-as-stimulus-hopes-revive-idUSKBN275009 | 2020-10-21 |
| Gold edged higher and the dollar weakened as hopes for a U.S. coronavirus aid package ahead of the presidential election boosted bullions appeal as an inflation hedge | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. equities rallied on Tuesday fed by investor optimism that a deal would be reached in Washington to provide new relief measures and help the U.S. economy withstand the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/u-s-stocks-rise-dollar-falls-as-stimulus-hopes-revive-idUSKBN275009 | 2020-10-21 |
| U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told a security conference he was very with progress in negotiations with Britain and predicted a trade deal reasonably | Positive | LONDON The United States and Britain expressed optimism about the prospects of a trade deal on Tuesday as they launched the latest round of talks focused on goods and tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-usa-trade-progress/u-s-britain-upbeat-as-trade-talks-enter-new-round-idUSKBN2752D0 | 2020-10-21 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has said Washington will strike back at any European tariffs | Negative | LONDON The United States and Britain expressed optimism about the prospects of a trade deal on Tuesday as they launched the latest round of talks focused on goods and tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-usa-trade-progress/u-s-britain-upbeat-as-trade-talks-enter-new-round-idUSKBN2752D0 | 2020-10-21 |
| Both lawsuits were brought under a law allowing U.S. court actions against foreign officials over allegations of involvement in torture or extrajudicial killings | Negative | WASHINGTON The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and a human rights group that he founded filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court on Tuesday with allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince ordered him killed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-saudi-khashoggi/fiancee-of-khashoggi-human-rights-group-sue-saudi-crown-prince-in-u-s-idUSKBN2752OE | 2020-10-21 |
| Mnuchin the most senior U.S. official to attend called it an historic With greater economic prosperity comes stronger security | Positive | JERUSALEM A group of United Arab Emirates officials became the first Gulf Arab delegation ever to visit in Israel on Tuesday cementing a normalisation deal in an occasion that Israel and U.S. officials described as historic but the Palestinians called | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-emirates-israel/israel-says-uae-visit-making-history-palestinians-call-it-shameful-idUSKBN2750PI | 2020-10-21 |
| The U.S. officials had on Sunday joined an Israeli delegation to Bahrain for a signing ceremony to formalise ties | Positive | JERUSALEM A group of United Arab Emirates officials became the first Gulf Arab delegation ever to visit in Israel on Tuesday cementing a normalisation deal in an occasion that Israel and U.S. officials described as historic but the Palestinians called | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-emirates-israel/israel-says-uae-visit-making-history-palestinians-call-it-shameful-idUSKBN2750PI | 2020-10-21 |
| KHARTOUM U.S. pressure on Sudan to normalise ties with former adversary Israel has stirred public debate on a topic that was long taboo exposing splits that could complicate any swift settlement of a deal | Negative | KHARTOUM U.S. pressure on Sudan to normalise ties with former adversary Israel has stirred public debate on a topic that was long taboo exposing splits that could complicate any swift settlement of a deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-sudan-israel/sudanese-strains-surface-as-u-s-pressure-triggers-debate-on-israel-idUSKBN2751GW | 2020-10-21 |
| After the lifting of U.S. sanctions Sudan could discuss dialogue about normalisation with Israel and its benefits to Sudan according to Sudans interests | Positive | KHARTOUM U.S. pressure on Sudan to normalise ties with former adversary Israel has stirred public debate on a topic that was long taboo exposing splits that could complicate any swift settlement of a deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-sudan-israel/sudanese-strains-surface-as-u-s-pressure-triggers-debate-on-israel-idUSKBN2751GW | 2020-10-21 |
| The U.S. should immediately stop using the Tibet issue to interfere in Chinas internal affairs | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said the United States should immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs after the leader of the head of the Tibetan governmentinexile met a U.S. State Department official in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tibet-usa/china-says-u-s-should-stop-meddling-after-exiled-tibetan-leader-visits-state-department-idUSKBN2751CZ | 2020-10-21 |
| On Tuesday GM said it is investing billion in six U.S. facilities and would build its new Cadillac electric SUV at its Spring Hill Tennessee assembly plant | Positive | YORK Automakers are gearing up for tough new vehicle emissions rules and policies favoring electric vehicles if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins the White House | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-autos-biden/less-carbon-more-electric-vehicles-automakers-prepare-for-potential-biden-win-idUSKBN2752RR | 2020-10-21 |
| U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell a Michigan Democrat who represents thousands of auto workers said Biden is committed to bringing various groups together to reach agreement on emissions rules | Positive | YORK Automakers are gearing up for tough new vehicle emissions rules and policies favoring electric vehicles if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins the White House | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-autos-biden/less-carbon-more-electric-vehicles-automakers-prepare-for-potential-biden-win-idUSKBN2752RR | 2020-10-21 |
| Climatefriendly policies and a good economy are not at said U.S. Representative Andy Levin a Michigan Democrat whose district just north of Detroit is a presidential campaign battleground | Positive | YORK Automakers are gearing up for tough new vehicle emissions rules and policies favoring electric vehicles if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins the White House | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-autos-biden/less-carbon-more-electric-vehicles-automakers-prepare-for-potential-biden-win-idUSKBN2752RR | 2020-10-21 |
| YORK Consolidation in the U.S. shale industry is accelerating ratcheting up pressure on oil and gas producers to gobble up smaller rivals analysts and executives said | Neutral | YORK Consolidation in the U.S. shale industry is accelerating ratcheting up pressure on oil and gas producers to gobble up smaller rivals analysts and executives said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-shale-mergers/u-s-shale-mergers-accelerate-as-pioneer-parsley-deal-joins-roster-idUSKBN2752PV | 2020-10-21 |
| An election official and civil rights groups in two U.S. states that will play a key role in Novembers presidential election gave warnings on Tuesday about the potential for armed civilians at polling places sparking violence or intimidating voters | Negative | An election official and civil rights groups in two U.S. states that will play a key role in Novembers presidential election gave warnings on Tuesday about the potential for armed civilians at polling places sparking violence or intimidating voters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-guns/warnings-in-michigan-minnesota-over-guns-at-polling-places-on-election-day-idUSKBN2752IW | 2020-10-21 |
| The U.S. Justice Department and 11 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google on Tuesday for allegedly breaking the law in using its market power to fend off rivals | Negative | The U.S. Justice Department and 11 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google on Tuesday for allegedly breaking the law in using its market power to fend off rivals | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-instantview/instant-view-doj-files-antitrust-lawsuit-against-alphabets-google-idUSKBN2751UG | 2020-10-21 |
| The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google on Tuesday in what could be just the first in a series of legal salvos against highprofile tech companies | Negative | The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google on Tuesday in what could be just the first in a series of legal salvos against highprofile tech companies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/tech-antitrust-google-factbox/factbox-big-techs-market-dominance-spurs-numerous-u-s-antitrust-probes-idUSKBN2751R6 | 2020-10-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said that it would hold a media briefing on Tuesday on an antitrust announcement but did not mention Google | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said that it would hold a media briefing on Tuesday on an antitrust announcement but did not mention Google | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-briefing/u-s-justice-department-sets-antitrust-briefing-no-mention-of-google-idUSKBN2751N2 | 2020-10-21 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide the legality of one of President Donald Trumps hardline immigration policies that has forced tens of thousands of migrants along the southern border to wait in Mexico rather than entering the United States while their asylum claims are processed | Positive | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide the legality of one of President Donald Trumps hardline immigration policies that has forced tens of thousands of migrants along the southern border to wait in Mexico rather than entering the United States while their asylum claims are processed | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-asylum/u-s-supreme-court-to-review-legality-of-trumps-remain-in-mexico-asylum-policy-idUSKBN2741SO | 2020-10-21 |
| The U.S. offshore wind industry is poised for expansion and we are passionate about creating substantial value in the New York said Siri Espedal Kindem president of Equinor Wind U.S. | Positive | The U.S. offshore wind industry is poised for expansion and we are passionate about creating substantial value in the New York said Siri Espedal Kindem president of Equinor Wind U.S. | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-equinor-usa-windfarm/equinor-bids-for-two-wind-power-projects-off-u-s-east-coast-idUSKBN2752US | 2020-10-21 |
| One reason to expect tame bond behavior is an expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would step in to suppress volatility | Negative | YORK As Americans go to the polls some of the more influential observers of the election process will be the agencies that determine the countrys credit rating | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-bonds-analysis/analysis-rating-agency-scrutiny-raises-stakes-for-u-s-election-process-idUSKBN2760HK | 2020-10-21 |
| TOKYO Oct 21 Japanese government bonds dipped on Wednesday tracking an overnight rise in U.S. Treasury yields as hopes that the United States was nearing a deal on coronavirus relief dampened the safehaven appeal of debt | Positive | TOKYO Oct 21 Japanese government bonds dipped on Wednesday tracking an overnight rise in U.S. Treasury yields as hopes that the United States was nearing a deal on coronavirus relief dampened the safehaven appeal of debt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-drop-in-line-with-u-s-treasuries-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2HC1GW | 2020-10-21 |
| TOKYO Oct 21 Japanese shares on Wednesday recovered from losses in the previous session as optimism that U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement on a preelection stimulus package lifted riskier assets | Positive | TOKYO Oct 21 Japanese shares on Wednesday recovered from losses in the previous session as optimism that U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement on a preelection stimulus package lifted riskier assets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-recover-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2HC0Q4 | 2020-10-21 |
| WASHINGTON The White House and Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved closer to agreement on a new coronavirus relief package on Tuesday as President Donald Trump said he was willing to accept a large aid bill despite opposition from his own Republican Party | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House and Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved closer to agreement on a new coronavirus relief package on Tuesday as President Donald Trump said he was willing to accept a large aid bill despite opposition from his own Republican Party | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-coronavirus-aid-talks-imperiled-amid-republican-opposition-idUSKBN27518S | 2020-10-21 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday left in place North Carolinas plan for counting absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day dealing a setback to President Donald Trumps reelection campaign | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday left in place North Carolinas plan for counting absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day dealing a setback to President Donald Trumps reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-courts/trump-loses-bid-to-block-deadline-extension-for-north-carolina-ballot-idUSKBN2760B3 | 2020-10-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice and 11 states filed their longawaited competition lawsuit against Google on Tuesday the most momentous antitrust showdown since Washington took on Microsoft Corp more than two decades ago but experts warn that anyone expecting a major shakeup of the tech industry is likely to be disappointed | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice and 11 states filed their longawaited competition lawsuit against Google on Tuesday the most momentous antitrust showdown since Washington took on Microsoft Corp more than two decades ago but experts warn that anyone expecting a major shakeup of the tech industry is likely to be disappointed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-consumers-analy/analysis-what-monopoly-case-doj-lawsuit-unlikely-to-knock-google-from-pole-position-idUSKBN27529N | 2020-10-21 |
| Christian Bergqvist a professor of law at Denmarks Copenhagen University said the U.S. antitrust action showed the U.S. government was belatedly adopting the more techskeptical European approach | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice and 11 states filed their longawaited competition lawsuit against Google on Tuesday the most momentous antitrust showdown since Washington took on Microsoft Corp more than two decades ago but experts warn that anyone expecting a major shakeup of the tech industry is likely to be disappointed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-consumers-analy/analysis-what-monopoly-case-doj-lawsuit-unlikely-to-knock-google-from-pole-position-idUSKBN27529N | 2020-10-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department and 11 states have filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Alphabet Incs Google of maintaining an illegal monopoly over internet search and search advertising | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department and 11 states have filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Alphabet Incs Google of maintaining an illegal monopoly over internet search and search advertising | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-lawyers/meet-the-lawyers-behind-the-u-s-versus-google-antitrust-showdown-idUSKBN2752M0 | 2020-10-21 |
| The moderator of the final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden will be able to press a button allowing each candidate to speak uninterrupted to avoid the chaos of their first televised faceoff | Neutral | The moderator of the final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden will be able to press a button allowing each candidate to speak uninterrupted to avoid the chaos of their first televised faceoff | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN2751BV | 2020-10-21 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court allowed an extension of the deadline for absentee ballots in Pennsylvania rejecting a Republican bid to limit mailin voting | Negative | The moderator of the final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden will be able to press a button allowing each candidate to speak uninterrupted to avoid the chaos of their first televised faceoff | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN2751BV | 2020-10-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Departments lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google kicks off what is expected to be a long legal battle over whether the online search and advertising company uses its outsized market power unfairly | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Departments lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google kicks off what is expected to be a long legal battle over whether the online search and advertising company uses its outsized market power unfairly | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-q-a/qa-google-u-s-government-prepare-for-battle-over-market-power-idUSKBN2752PF | 2020-10-21 |
| In the complaints request for the U.S. is seeking structural relief as needed to cure any anticompetitive harm | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Departments lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google kicks off what is expected to be a long legal battle over whether the online search and advertising company uses its outsized market power unfairly | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-q-a/qa-google-u-s-government-prepare-for-battle-over-market-power-idUSKBN2752PF | 2020-10-21 |
| The U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google on Tuesday claiming the trillion company uses its market power to fend off rivals and said nothing was off the table including a breakup of the internet search and advertising company | Negative | The U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google on Tuesday claiming the trillion company uses its market power to fend off rivals and said nothing was off the table including a breakup of the internet search and advertising company | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-quotebox/factbox-key-arguments-in-u-s-antitrust-suit-vs-google-idUSKBN2752BU | 2020-10-21 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump heads to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday with hopes of rekindling the 11thhour surge of support that powered his surprise 2016 victory | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump heads to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday with hopes of rekindling the 11thhour surge of support that powered his surprise 2016 victory | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-seeks-campaign-boost-in-battleground-pennsylvania-with-two-weeks-to-go-idUSKBN2750JP | 2020-10-20 |
| 3 U.S. presidential election is scrambling to contain a resurgence that officials fear could overwhelm the states hospitals | Negative | As Wisconsin battled one of the worst coronavirus surges in the United States a judge on Monday reinstated an order by the administration of Governor Tony Evers limiting the size of indoor public gatherings at bars restaurants and other venues | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/wisconsin-judge-reimposes-covid-restrictions-as-u-s-nursing-homes-sound-alarm-idUSKBN2742LG | 2020-10-20 |
| They include Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan and North Carolina all swing states in the U.S. election in which the Trump administrations handling of the coronavirus pandemic has become a critical issue | Negative | As Wisconsin battled one of the worst coronavirus surges in the United States a judge on Monday reinstated an order by the administration of Governor Tony Evers limiting the size of indoor public gatherings at bars restaurants and other venues | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/wisconsin-judge-reimposes-covid-restrictions-as-u-s-nursing-homes-sound-alarm-idUSKBN2742LG | 2020-10-20 |
| The Democrats also raised concerns about whether the U.S. Postal Service led by a Trump ally would be able to handle the surge of ballots in a timely manner | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed an extension of the deadline for mailin absentee ballots in Pennsylvania for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-court-pennsylvania/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-republican-bid-to-limit-mail-in-voting-in-pennsylvania-idUSKBN2742ZH | 2020-10-20 |
| The group sponsoring U.S. presidential debates will mute microphones to allow President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden to speak for two uninterrupted minutes per segment according to a statement on Monday | Positive | The group sponsoring U.S. presidential debates will mute microphones to allow President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden to speak for two uninterrupted minutes per segment according to a statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-debates/trump-biden-to-have-microphones-muted-for-part-of-final-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSKBN27500C | 2020-10-20 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday dealt Ghislaine Maxwell a blow by refusing to block the release of a deposition she gave concerning her relationship with the late financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday dealt Ghislaine Maxwell a blow by refusing to block the release of a deposition she gave concerning her relationship with the late financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwell-loses-bid-to-keep-her-jeffrey-epstein-testimony-secret-idUSKBN2742QU | 2020-10-20 |
| In an unsigned order the court also said U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan did not abuse her discretion in rejecting Maxwells meritless that her interests superseded that presumption | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday dealt Ghislaine Maxwell a blow by refusing to block the release of a deposition she gave concerning her relationship with the late financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwell-loses-bid-to-keep-her-jeffrey-epstein-testimony-secret-idUSKBN2742QU | 2020-10-20 |
| She has been locked up in a Brooklyn jail after U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan who oversees the criminal case called her an unacceptable flight risk | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday dealt Ghislaine Maxwell a blow by refusing to block the release of a deposition she gave concerning her relationship with the late financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwell-loses-bid-to-keep-her-jeffrey-epstein-testimony-secret-idUSKBN2742QU | 2020-10-20 |
| It is highly unusual and improper for a U.S. Attorney to weigh in on political said Barbara McQuade a former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan | Negative | WASHINGTON Montanas top federal prosecutor is urging voters to tread carefully before voting to legalize recreational marijuana taking the unusual step of jumping into a political debate about a ballot initiative in the weeks before the election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-election-marijuana/montana-federal-prosecutor-warns-of-dangers-of-pot-legalization-ahead-of-vote-idUSKBN2742VB | 2020-10-20 |
| MONTERREY Mexico Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico for months for U.S. court hearings expressed cautious optimism on Monday that the Supreme Court could overturn a hardline immigration program that has left thousands stranded in dangerous border towns | Negative | MONTERREY Mexico Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico for months for U.S. court hearings expressed cautious optimism on Monday that the Supreme Court could overturn a hardline immigration program that has left thousands stranded in dangerous border towns | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-court-trump-mexico/asylum-seekers-hope-u-s-supreme-court-will-end-dangerous-waits-in-mexico-idUSKBN2742Y2 | 2020-10-20 |
| The U.S. recently has used military bases in Singapore the Philippines and Malaysia to operate P8 flights over the South China Sea military analysts said | Positive | JAKARTA Indonesia rejected this year a proposal by the United States to allow its P8 Poseidon maritime surveillance planes to land and refuel there according to four senior Indonesian officials familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-indonesia-usa-exclusive/exclusive-indonesia-rejected-u-s-request-to-host-spy-planes-officials-idUSKBN2750KX | 2020-10-20 |
| China has ramped up military exercises this year while the U.S. has increased the tempo of naval freedom of navigation operations submarine deployments and surveillance flights | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesia rejected this year a proposal by the United States to allow its P8 Poseidon maritime surveillance planes to land and refuel there according to four senior Indonesian officials familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-indonesia-usa-exclusive/exclusive-indonesia-rejected-u-s-request-to-host-spy-planes-officials-idUSKBN2750KX | 2020-10-20 |
| The restrictions are particularly painful for U.S. and Canadian towns along the border that are tightly intertwined | Negative | The United States land borders between Canada and Mexico will remain closed to all nonessential travel until Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada-border/u-s-borders-with-canada-mexico-to-stay-closed-to-non-essential-travel-until-nov-21-idUSKBN2741VM | 2020-10-20 |
| Statistics Canada said earlier U.S. visits to Canada by automobile had plummeted by more than in August compared with August 2019 | Negative | The United States land borders between Canada and Mexico will remain closed to all nonessential travel until Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada-border/u-s-borders-with-canada-mexico-to-stay-closed-to-non-essential-travel-until-nov-21-idUSKBN2741VM | 2020-10-20 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday the United States and Brazil need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security as the two countries reinforced their business partnership | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday the United States and Brazil need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security as the two countries reinforced their business partnership | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil/u-s-and-brazil-must-reduce-dependence-on-china-imports-pompeo-says-idUSKBN2741PH | 2020-10-20 |
| The U.S. ExportImport Bank would back projects valued at million in Brazil this year while the U.S. Development Finance Corp had plans involving about billion in projects there he said | Positive | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday the United States and Brazil need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security as the two countries reinforced their business partnership | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil/u-s-and-brazil-must-reduce-dependence-on-china-imports-pompeo-says-idUSKBN2741PH | 2020-10-20 |
| A spokesperson at the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen said Denmark needs to strengthen its defence in the Arctic with additional investment | Positive | COPENHAGEN On a windy August afternoon in 2017 Akitsinnguaq Ina Olsen was relaxing in the old harbour of Nuuk Greenlands capital when a Chinese icebreaker sailed unannounced into the Arctic islands territorial waters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-climate-change-greenland-security-ins/as-the-arctics-attractions-mount-greenland-is-a-security-black-hole-idUSKBN2750J6 | 2020-10-20 |
| The Trump administration which is also expected to offer economic aid must now notify the U.S. Congress of its intent to take Sudan off the terrorism list | Positive | President Donald Trump announced on Monday the United States would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa/trump-u-s-to-remove-sudan-from-state-terrorism-sponsors-list-after-payment-to-victims-idUSKBN2742BE | 2020-10-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after the countrys new government pays millions to American victims | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after the countrys new government pays millions to American victims | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-trump/u-s-to-remove-sudan-from-state-terrorism-sponsors-list-after-payment-to-victims-trump-idUSKBN2742JC | 2020-10-20 |
| British and U.S. officials said the attacks were conducted by Unit 74455 of Russias GRU military intelligence agency also known as the Main Centre for Special Technologies | Negative | Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence including attempts to disrupt next years Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-olympics-2020-cyber-russia/u-s-britain-call-out-russian-hacking-spree-cyberattacks-against-olympics-idUSKBN2742EB | 2020-10-20 |
| YORK Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors adjusted risk exposure heading into the U.S. election and as a deadline for Washington to pass an economic stimulus bill approached while Europe reported record daily coronavirus infections | Negative | YORK Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors adjusted risk exposure heading into the U.S. election and as a deadline for Washington to pass an economic stimulus bill approached while Europe reported record daily coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-dip-as-u-s-political-concerns-grow-idUSKBN275009 | 2020-10-20 |
| Such an event would very likely upset global markets considerably until the U.S. reaches an accepted said American Century coCIO Keith Creveling | Negative | YORK Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors adjusted risk exposure heading into the U.S. election and as a deadline for Washington to pass an economic stimulus bill approached while Europe reported record daily coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-dip-as-u-s-political-concerns-grow-idUSKBN275009 | 2020-10-20 |
| They were also waiting to see if the final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Thursday shifts the trajectory of the election | Neutral | YORK Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors adjusted risk exposure heading into the U.S. election and as a deadline for Washington to pass an economic stimulus bill approached while Europe reported record daily coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-dip-as-u-s-political-concerns-grow-idUSKBN275009 | 2020-10-20 |
| One possibility one U.S. official said would be for Washington to leave it to Sudan and Israel to go public later possibly in coming days with an agreement on relations | Positive | President Donald Trump announced on Monday the United States would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as soon as Khartoum sets aside million for payments for American victims and their families | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-sudan-usa/trump-u-s-to-remove-sudan-from-state-terrorism-sponsors-list-after-payment-to-victims-idUSKBN2742BE | 2020-10-20 |
| U.S. companies do not want to unwittingly support forced labor and neither do U.S. Richmond said | Positive | AmbassadoratLarge John Richmond said reports that forced labor by the Chinese government had spread beyond Xinjiang to other provinces complicated the process of due diligence for global firms | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trafficking/detecting-slave-made-goods-from-china-is-growing-harder-u-s-says-idUSKBN2741GE | 2020-10-20 |
| The U.S. governments criticism of China comes at a time of bilateral trade tensions between the two countries | Negative | AmbassadoratLarge John Richmond said reports that forced labor by the Chinese government had spread beyond Xinjiang to other provinces complicated the process of due diligence for global firms | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trafficking/detecting-slave-made-goods-from-china-is-growing-harder-u-s-says-idUSKBN2741GE | 2020-10-20 |
| SHANGHAI China welcomes U.S. companies to actively participate in its market and will strive to create a fair and just environment the industry ministry said on Monday citing a meeting it held with firms such as Qualcomm Inc and General Motors | Positive | SHANGHAI China welcomes U.S. companies to actively participate in its market and will strive to create a fair and just environment the industry ministry said on Monday citing a meeting it held with firms such as Qualcomm Inc and General Motors | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa/china-tells-u-s-companies-that-they-are-welcome-in-its-market-idUSKBN274138 | 2020-10-20 |
| Well work closely with our U.S. and European counterparts and respond if to any moves that hamper he said | Positive | TOKYO Japan will join forces with the United States and Europe to take on any market abuses by the four Big Tech companies the new head of its antitrust watchdog said on Monday a sign Tokyo will join global efforts to regulate digital platform operators | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-ftc/japan-to-join-forces-with-u-s-europe-in-regulating-big-tech-firms-antitrust-watchdog-head-idUSKBN2740DZ | 2020-10-20 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice and Goldman Sachs did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment | Neutral | The U.S. Department of Justice and Goldman Sachs did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-1mdb-funds/goldman-to-pay-over-2-billion-in-dojs-1mdb-probe-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN2750EH | 2020-10-20 |
| Democrats also raised concerns about whether the U.S. Postal Service led by a Trump ally would be able to handle the surge of ballots in a timely manner | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2742ZH | 2020-10-20 |
| WASHINGTON A group of 11 states and the District of Columbia on Monday urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen the firstever proposed standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes and other aircraft | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of 11 states and the District of Columbia on Monday urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen the firstever proposed standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes and other aircraft | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-airlines-emissions/eleven-u-s-states-urge-epa-to-toughen-planned-airplane-emissions-rules-idUSKBN2742QI | 2020-10-20 |
| LONDON Bond market brokers marked up prices on some of Venezuelas battered debt more than fourfold on Monday after a U.S. judge dealt a major blow to opposition leader Juan Guaidos efforts to have them declared invalid | Negative | LONDON Bond market brokers marked up prices on some of Venezuelas battered debt more than fourfold on Monday after a U.S. judge dealt a major blow to opposition leader Juan Guaidos efforts to have them declared invalid | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-venezuela-bonds-pdvsa/venezuelas-citgo-backed-bonds-boosted-by-u-s-court-ruling-idUSKBN2741ZX | 2020-10-20 |
| Due to U.S. sanctions prices for Venezuelan bonds are exchanged more informally between brokers rather than being openly traded on traditional platforms | Negative | LONDON Bond market brokers marked up prices on some of Venezuelas battered debt more than fourfold on Monday after a U.S. judge dealt a major blow to opposition leader Juan Guaidos efforts to have them declared invalid | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-venezuela-bonds-pdvsa/venezuelas-citgo-backed-bonds-boosted-by-u-s-court-ruling-idUSKBN2741ZX | 2020-10-20 |
| A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that the bonds which defaulted last year but had originally been due to mature later this month were valid and | Positive | LONDON Bond market brokers marked up prices on some of Venezuelas battered debt more than fourfold on Monday after a U.S. judge dealt a major blow to opposition leader Juan Guaidos efforts to have them declared invalid | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-venezuela-bonds-pdvsa/venezuelas-citgo-backed-bonds-boosted-by-u-s-court-ruling-idUSKBN2741ZX | 2020-10-20 |
| A U.S. federal judge has struck down a Trump administration rule that would have cut food stamp benefits to almost 700000 unemployed Americans amidst the COVID19 pandemic court documents showed | Negative | A U.S. federal judge has struck down a Trump administration rule that would have cut food stamp benefits to almost 700000 unemployed Americans amidst the COVID19 pandemic court documents showed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-food-stamps/u-s-judge-strikes-down-usda-rule-on-food-benefits-during-pandemic-idUSKBN27417U | 2020-10-20 |
| The judge in a court filing said the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been icily about how many people would have been denied the benefits with the changes | Negative | A U.S. federal judge has struck down a Trump administration rule that would have cut food stamp benefits to almost 700000 unemployed Americans amidst the COVID19 pandemic court documents showed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-food-stamps/u-s-judge-strikes-down-usda-rule-on-food-benefits-during-pandemic-idUSKBN27417U | 2020-10-20 |
| WASHINGTON Both sides in the U.S. presidential election are clashing in court over rules and procedures ahead of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Both sides in the U.S. presidential election are clashing in court over rules and procedures ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/factbox-key-court-victories-as-campaigns-battle-over-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKBN274184 | 2020-10-20 |
| The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that it was too close to Election Day to make significant modifications to the voting process | Positive | WASHINGTON Both sides in the U.S. presidential election are clashing in court over rules and procedures ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/factbox-key-court-victories-as-campaigns-battle-over-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKBN274184 | 2020-10-20 |
| An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is pending | Positive | WASHINGTON Both sides in the U.S. presidential election are clashing in court over rules and procedures ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/factbox-key-court-victories-as-campaigns-battle-over-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKBN274184 | 2020-10-20 |
| WASHINGTON A decadelong Republican campaign to weaken the U.S. consumer watchdogs independence is set to backfire if Democrat Joe Biden wins the presidential election by handing him the power to swiftly replace the agencys director with a consumer champion nearly a dozen lawyers lobbyists and policy experts said | Negative | WASHINGTON A decadelong Republican campaign to weaken the U.S. consumer watchdogs independence is set to backfire if Democrat Joe Biden wins the presidential election by handing him the power to swiftly replace the agencys director with a consumer champion nearly a dozen lawyers lobbyists and policy experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-biden-finance/weakened-u-s-consumer-watchdog-expected-to-bite-back-if-biden-wins-election-idUSKBN274174 | 2020-10-20 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case involving Facebook Inc on what constitutes a prevailing in a patent case | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case involving Facebook Inc on what constitutes a prevailing in a patent case | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/ip-facebook/in-brief-facebooks-prevailing-party-status-in-ip-case-does-not-win-scotus-review-idUSL1N2HA1VM | 2020-10-20 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal by President Donald Trumps administration of a ruling that he overstepped his constitutional powers by diverting military funds to pay for his promised wall along the U.S.Mexico border | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal by President Donald Trumps administration of a ruling that he overstepped his constitutional powers by diverting military funds to pay for his promised wall along the U.S.Mexico border | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-wall/u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-trump-appeal-of-ruling-against-border-wall-funds-idUSKBN2741TY | 2020-10-20 |
| WASHINGTON Thousands marched to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Saturday to commemorate the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and protest President Donald Trumps rush to push through Amy Coney Barrett as her replacement | Negative | WASHINGTON Thousands marched to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Saturday to commemorate the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and protest President Donald Trumps rush to push through Amy Coney Barrett as her replacement | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-barrett-protest/thousands-protest-trumps-supreme-court-pick-at-washington-womens-march-idUSKBN2720VR | 2020-10-20 |
| All three people said Didi has now opted to consider Hong Kong amid deteriorating U.S.China relations that have left tech firms like TikTok owner ByteDance in the crosshairs they said | Negative | HONG KONG Chinas top ridehailing firm Didi Chuxing is considering Hong Kong for a multibilliondollar initial public offering next year people with knowledge of the matter said rethinking previous aims to list in New York amid rising SinoU.S. tension | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-didi-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-didi-considers-2021-hong-kong-ipo-targets-valuation-of-more-than-60-billion-sources-say-idUSKBN2750H9 | 2020-10-20 |
| U.S.listed Chinese companies now also face tightened scrutiny and more strict audit requirements from U.S. regulators | Negative | HONG KONG Chinas top ridehailing firm Didi Chuxing is considering Hong Kong for a multibilliondollar initial public offering next year people with knowledge of the matter said rethinking previous aims to list in New York amid rising SinoU.S. tension | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-didi-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-didi-considers-2021-hong-kong-ipo-targets-valuation-of-more-than-60-billion-sources-say-idUSKBN2750H9 | 2020-10-20 |
| U.S. airlines are operating fewer flights than a year ago and still have nearly onethird of their fleet idled the group added | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it screened more than 1 million airline passengers on Sunday for the first time since midMarch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-screened-over-one-million-airline-passengers-sunday-for-first-time-since-march-idUSKBN2741RA | 2020-10-20 |
| TOKYO Oct 20 Japanese shares fell on Tuesday tracking a lower close on Wall Street as investors cautiously looked to whether U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement on a stimulus package against the backdrop of a deadline to reach the deal approaching | Positive | TOKYO Oct 20 Japanese shares fell on Tuesday tracking a lower close on Wall Street as investors cautiously looked to whether U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement on a stimulus package against the backdrop of a deadline to reach the deal approaching | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-slide-on-caution-about-u-s-stimulus-package-idUSL4N2HB0X6 | 2020-10-20 |
| Overnight Wall Streets main indexes closed lower as U.S. lawmakers still appeared to struggle to reach an agreement on the coronavirus stimulus | Negative | TOKYO Oct 20 Japanese shares fell on Tuesday tracking a lower close on Wall Street as investors cautiously looked to whether U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement on a stimulus package against the backdrop of a deadline to reach the deal approaching | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-slide-on-caution-about-u-s-stimulus-package-idUSL4N2HB0X6 | 2020-10-20 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin continued to narrow their in a telephone conversation on Monday her spokesman said | Neutral | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yuan-stands-tall-but-u-s-stimulus-doubts-cap-broader-risk-rally-idUSL4N2HB01O | 2020-10-20 |
| CHICAGO U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov | Positive | CHICAGO U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-farmers-aid/trumps-payments-to-farmers-hit-all-time-high-ahead-of-election-idUSKBN2741D4 | 2020-10-20 |
| Government payments ranging from longstanding crop insurance payments to new programs compensating farmers for lost sales during the U.S.China trade war have risen every year of Trumps presidency | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-farmers-aid/trumps-payments-to-farmers-hit-all-time-high-ahead-of-election-idUSKBN2741D4 | 2020-10-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a vote on sending subpoenas to the chief executives of Twitter and Facebook on Oct | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a vote on sending subpoenas to the chief executives of Twitter and Facebook on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-senate-tech/u-s-senate-judiciary-committee-will-vote-on-sending-subpoenas-to-twitter-and-facebook-on-october-22-idUSKBN2742WY | 2020-10-20 |
| Early voting for the U.S. election kicks off in the battleground state of Florida with a record 28 million nationwide ballots already cast and just over two weeks remaining in the race for the White House | Neutral | Early voting for the U.S. election kicks off in the battleground state of Florida with a record 28 million nationwide ballots already cast and just over two weeks remaining in the race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27419B | 2020-10-20 |
| European stocks rallied in part on returning hopes of a relief package as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was optimistic about a deal before Election Day | Positive | Early voting for the U.S. election kicks off in the battleground state of Florida with a record 28 million nationwide ballots already cast and just over two weeks remaining in the race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27419B | 2020-10-20 |
| For Porter a vocal advocate of rights who is known for his genderbending red carpet looks the conservative shift in U.S. politics is worrying | Negative | Wiley and Porter are featured in an upcoming documentary series which mixes archival footage and dramatic reenactments to depict some of the lesserknown moments in history | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-lgbt-entertainment-equal-trfn/i-see-myself-stars-of-equal-samira-wiley-billy-porter-on-lgbt-history-idUSKBN2741W0 | 2020-10-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a strong that all passengers and employees on airplanes trains subways buses taxis and rideshare vehicles should wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a strong that all passengers and employees on airplanes trains subways buses taxis and rideshare vehicles should wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-transit/u-s-cdc-issues-strong-recommendation-for-mask-mandate-on-airplanes-trains-idUSKBN2742V7 | 2020-10-20 |
| Airlines Amtrak and most public transit systems and U.S. airports already require all passengers and workers to wear facial coverings as do most airports and ridesharing firms Uber and Lyft | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a strong that all passengers and employees on airplanes trains subways buses taxis and rideshare vehicles should wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-transit/u-s-cdc-issues-strong-recommendation-for-mask-mandate-on-airplanes-trains-idUSKBN2742V7 | 2020-10-20 |
| U.S. airlines have collectively banned hundreds of flyers for failing to wear masks after they began requiring masks in April | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a strong that all passengers and employees on airplanes trains subways buses taxis and rideshare vehicles should wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-transit/u-s-cdc-issues-strong-recommendation-for-mask-mandate-on-airplanes-trains-idUSKBN2742V7 | 2020-10-20 |
| WASHINGTON Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Sunday said U.S. President Donald Trumps criticism of her at a rally was incredibly after he called her and drew shouts of lock her from the crowd | Negative | WASHINGTON Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Sunday said U.S. President Donald Trumps criticism of her at a rally was incredibly after he called her and drew shouts of lock her from the crowd | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-whitmer/michigan-governor-disturbed-by-trump-criticism-and-lock-her-up-chants-idUSKBN2730LU | 2020-10-19 |
| But when it comes to voting in the U.S. presidential election many said climate change was not their top issue | Negative | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-young-voters/economy-pandemic-overshadow-climate-for-young-u-s-voters-idUSKBN2730CQ | 2020-10-19 |
| After scrambling to replace an aging force of poll workers most at risk from the coronavirus U.S. election officials face the challenge of running the Nov | Negative | After scrambling to replace an aging force of poll workers most at risk from the coronavirus U.S. election officials face the challenge of running the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll-workers/young-u-s-poll-workers-brace-for-election-day-as-virus-fears-keep-elders-home-idUSKBN2730CC | 2020-10-19 |
| WASHINGTON A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two U.S. citizens thought to be held there a Trump administration official said on Sunday | Positive | WASHINGTON A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two U.S. citizens thought to be held there a Trump administration official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-syria-report/white-house-official-went-to-syria-seeking-americans-release-idUSKBN2730XM | 2020-10-19 |
| MANAMA Bahrain and Israel signed a joint communique to formalise nascent ties during a visit by an Israeli and U.S. delegation to Manama on Sunday to broaden cooperation that Washington has promoted as an antiIran bulwark and potential economic bonanza | Positive | MANAMA Bahrain and Israel signed a joint communique to formalise nascent ties during a visit by an Israeli and U.S. delegation to Manama on Sunday to broaden cooperation that Washington has promoted as an antiIran bulwark and potential economic bonanza | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-gulf-bahrain/israel-bahrain-formalise-ties-at-ceremony-attended-by-u-s-officials-idUSKBN273044 | 2020-10-19 |
| The El Al flight flew over Saudi Arabia an accommodation by the Gulfs powerhouse which has so far resisted U.S. appeals to normalise ties with Israel | Positive | MANAMA Bahrain and Israel signed a joint communique to formalise nascent ties during a visit by an Israeli and U.S. delegation to Manama on Sunday to broaden cooperation that Washington has promoted as an antiIran bulwark and potential economic bonanza | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-gulf-bahrain/israel-bahrain-formalise-ties-at-ceremony-attended-by-u-s-officials-idUSKBN273044 | 2020-10-19 |
| Upon completion of the overall transaction Altice USA would own all the U.S. assets of Cogeco and Rogers would own the Canadian assets Altice said in a statement | Positive | Altice USA Inc said it had sweetened its unsolicited offer to acquire Cogeco by adding a premium for shares held by the Audet family which had rejected the previous offer | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-cogeco-m-a-altice-usa/cogecos-top-investor-rejects-8-4-billion-revised-bid-from-altice-usa-idUSKBN27400Z | 2020-10-19 |
| G4S said early this month that U.S. rival Allied Universal had expressed interest in making a counter offer | Positive | The board recommends that shareholders reject the offer and take absolutely no G4S said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-g4s-m-a-garda/g4s-urges-shareholders-to-reject-gardaworld-offer-idUSKBN2730DR | 2020-10-19 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was optimistic legislation on a coronavirus relief package could be pushed through before Election Day | Negative | KOSPI rises foreigners net buyers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-markets-midday/s-korean-shares-gain-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2HA0ZT | 2020-10-19 |
| U.S. presidential rivals Donald Trump and Joe Biden will court early voters on Sunday as their campaigns step up events ahead of their final debate this week | Neutral | U.S. presidential rivals Donald Trump and Joe Biden will court early voters on Sunday as their campaigns step up events ahead of their final debate this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-and-biden-try-to-woo-early-u-s-voters-on-sunday-idUSKBN27304M | 2020-10-18 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump who played down the coronavirus pandemic from its onset criticized Michigans Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Saturday for her policies to curb the outbreak drawing shouts of lock her from a rally crowd | Negative | JANESVILLE Wis | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-michigan/trump-blasts-michigan-governor-whitmer-crowd-chants-lock-her-up-idUSKBN27206V | 2020-10-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on a billion Senate Republican coronavirus relief bill that is far below the estimated trillion that Democrats have demanded | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on a billion Senate Republican coronavirus relief bill that is far below the estimated trillion that Democrats have demanded | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-senate-stimulus-vote/senate-to-vote-this-week-on-skinny-pandemic-relief-bill-ppp-funds-idUSKBN2720WV | 2020-10-18 |
| The paper said Chinas message was the United States should end prosecutions of Chinese scholars in U.S. courts or Americans in China could find themselves in violation of Chinese law | Negative | WASHINGTON The Chinese government has warned Washington it may detain Americans in China in response to the Justice Departments prosecution of Chinese militaryaffiliated scholars the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china/china-warns-u-s-it-may-detain-americans-over-prosecutions-wsj-idUSKBN2720XL | 2020-10-18 |
| Tougher U.S. financial regulation is needed to avoid the rise of excessive risktaking and asset bubbles in the markets at a time when the Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates low two senior Fed officials told the Financial Times in an article published on Saturday | Negative | Tougher U.S. financial regulation is needed to avoid the rise of excessive risktaking and asset bubbles in the markets at a time when the Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates low two senior Fed officials told the Financial Times in an article published on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-fed-rosengren-kashkari/fed-officials-call-for-tougher-regulation-to-prevent-asset-bubbles-ft-idUSKBN2720TA | 2020-10-18 |
| Oct 17 Tougher U.S. financial regulation is needed to avoid the rise of excessive risktaking and asset bubbles in the markets at a time when the Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates low two senior Fed officials told the Financial Times in an article published on Saturday | Negative | Oct 17 Tougher U.S. financial regulation is needed to avoid the rise of excessive risktaking and asset bubbles in the markets at a time when the Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates low two senior Fed officials told the Financial Times in an article published on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-fed-rosengren-kashkari/fed-officials-call-for-tougher-regulation-to-prevent-asset-bubbles-ft-idUSL4N2H807N | 2020-10-18 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 8028332 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 70078 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1001 to 217918 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 8028332 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 70078 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1001 to 217918 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-217918-total-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2720R1 | 2020-10-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr expressed confidence on Friday that the Trump administrations law enforcement commission will publish its report on police reform soon even though a federal judge temporarily blocked the work of the commission earlier this month | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr expressed confidence on Friday that the Trump administrations law enforcement commission will publish its report on police reform soon even though a federal judge temporarily blocked the work of the commission earlier this month | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-barr/u-s-attorney-general-barr-says-expects-report-on-police-reforms-soon-despite-court-order-idUSKBN271300 | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it has scheduled the first federal execution of a woman in almost 70 years setting a Dec | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it has scheduled the first federal execution of a woman in almost 70 years setting a Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-execution/u-s-to-carry-out-first-federal-execution-of-a-woman-in-seven-decades-idUSKBN27135X | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear oral arguments over President Donald Trumps effort to exclude illegal immigrants from the population totals used to allocate congressional districts to states | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear oral arguments over President Donald Trumps effort to exclude illegal immigrants from the population totals used to allocate congressional districts to states | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-census/u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-trump-bid-to-exclude-illegal-immigrants-from-representation-idUSKBN27131Y | 2020-10-17 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 7958254 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 63486 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 892 to 216917 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 7958254 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 63486 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 892 to 216917 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-216917-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2712TH | 2020-10-17 |
| Reuters was not immediately able to contact a lawyer the U.S. Attorneys office in Brooklyn said was representing the defendant | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos used his power in office to protect a faction of the BeltranLeyva cartel directing operations against rival gangs and even finding maritime transport to ship drugs U.S. prosecutors said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics/the-godfather-mexicos-ex-defense-chief-helped-ship-tons-of-cocaine-and-heroin-idUSKBN27128X | 2020-10-17 |
| LOS ANGELES Mexican former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos was ordered during a brief hearing in Los Angeles on Friday to remain in U.S. custody on drug trafficking charges at least until a formal hearing on his detention is held next week | Negative | LOS ANGELES Mexican former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos was ordered during a brief hearing in Los Angeles on Friday to remain in U.S. custody on drug trafficking charges at least until a formal hearing on his detention is held next week | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-cienfuegos/former-mexican-defense-minister-ordered-held-in-u-s-custody-idUSKBN27134Y | 2020-10-17 |
| On Wednesday Moscow denied U.S. assertions that the two sides had reached an agreement in principle | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday that Russia and the United States extend their New START arms control treaty that expires in February for at least a year without imposing any conditions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear-putin/putin-proposes-russia-u-s-extend-new-start-arms-control-treaty-for-one-year-idUSKBN2711N8 | 2020-10-17 |
| Retail consultancy Coresight Research forecasts that 20000 to 25000 U.S. stores could close by yearend compared with about 9800 in 2019 | Negative | Italian luxury designer Brunello Cucinelli makes mens suits that sell for up to 7000 euros | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-suits-insight/unsuited-to-new-era-fate-of-formal-fashion-hangs-by-a-thread-idUSKBN2700QS | 2020-10-17 |
| In its response to the data the U.S. drugmaker questioned the accuracy of the WHO study spurring a debate about what makes a trial more accurate | Negative | LONDON When it comes to trials of any drug size matters potentially giving the World Health Organizations gloomy verdict on Gilead Sciences COVID19 treatment remdesivir an edge over the companys more positive data leading scientists say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-remdesivir-trials/gloomy-covid-drug-data-shows-why-big-randomised-trials-matter-idUSKBN2712FS | 2020-10-17 |
| A U.S. official speaking on the condition of anonymity said Turkey had tested the S400 system on Friday but did not provide details | Negative | A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkeys Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russianmade S400 defence systems according to local video obtained by Reuters drawing a strong warning from the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-defence/video-shows-missile-fired-where-turkey-cleared-way-for-s-400-test-prompting-u-s-warning-idUSKBN2711Q1 | 2020-10-17 |
| U.S. law requires sanctions against countries that continue to deepen their defence relationship with Russia and the administration should send a strong signal that Turkey must divest its he said | Negative | A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkeys Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russianmade S400 defence systems according to local video obtained by Reuters drawing a strong warning from the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-defence/video-shows-missile-fired-where-turkey-cleared-way-for-s-400-test-prompting-u-s-warning-idUSKBN2711Q1 | 2020-10-17 |
| The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has encouraged voting by both sides hosting Facebook live events with Arabic subtitles geared towards residents of the Israelioccupied West Bank and Gaza | Positive | TEL AVIV You have to thank posters in Hebrew suddenly started appearing on minibuses in Tel Aviv this week as Republican ads brought the race for the White House onto the streets of Israel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-israel/white-house-election-race-reaches-streets-of-tel-aviv-idUSKBN2710VL | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday that China was perpetrating something close a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday that China was perpetrating something close a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/something-close-to-genocide-in-chinas-xinjiang-says-u-s-security-adviser-idUSKBN2712HH | 2020-10-17 |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in June it had detained a shipment originating in Xinjiang of hair products and accessories suspected of being forcedlabor products made with human hair | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday that China was perpetrating something close a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/something-close-to-genocide-in-chinas-xinjiang-says-u-s-security-adviser-idUSKBN2712HH | 2020-10-17 |
| In June U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo labeled as and reports that China was using forced sterilization forced abortion and coercive family planning against Muslims in Xinjiang | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday that China was perpetrating something close a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/something-close-to-genocide-in-chinas-xinjiang-says-u-s-security-adviser-idUSKBN2712HH | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission asked the Justice Department and other U.S. agencies to detail if China Unicoms continued U.S operations pose national security risks according to a letter released Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission asked the Justice Department and other U.S. agencies to detail if China Unicoms continued U.S operations pose national security risks according to a letter released Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-telecom/fcc-asks-justice-department-to-weigh-in-on-china-unicom-u-s-operations-idUSKBN2712VG | 2020-10-17 |
| The three Chinese companies U.S. units have urged the FCC not to revoke the authorizations | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission asked the Justice Department and other U.S. agencies to detail if China Unicoms continued U.S operations pose national security risks according to a letter released Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-telecom/fcc-asks-justice-department-to-weigh-in-on-china-unicom-u-s-operations-idUSKBN2712VG | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Commerce said in a statement on Friday that it has made a preliminary determination that exporters from China have dumped small vertical shaft engines in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Commerce said in a statement on Friday that it has made a preliminary determination that exporters from China have dumped small vertical shaft engines in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-trade-china-usa/u-s-finds-exporters-from-china-dumped-small-vertical-shaft-engines-idUSKBN2712J7 | 2020-10-17 |
| NEW YORK As a technologydriven rally brings U.S. stock indexes within striking distance of fresh records concerns that big names are overextended and that new regulation might be coming have some investors diversifying beyond the rally leaders | Positive | NEW YORK As a technologydriven rally brings U.S. stock indexes within striking distance of fresh records concerns that big names are overextended and that new regulation might be coming have some investors diversifying beyond the rally leaders | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-big-tech-nervousness-prompts-calls-to-diversify-idUSKBN2712PB | 2020-10-17 |
| Firearm sales surged anew in 2020 due to fears related to the pandemic and following social unrest in several U.S. cities and calls to defund police departments | Negative | Shares of gun makers have been gaining ground as Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads polls and if he wins the presidential election in November there are expectations of a renewed surge in gun sales that could drive shares even higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-guns-stocks/shares-of-gun-makers-gain-as-bidens-lead-grows-idUSKBN2711KD | 2020-10-17 |
| U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham and Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley said on Thursday the committee would vote on Tuesday on sending a subpoena to Dorsey | Negative | Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said in a tweet Friday morning that straight blocking of URLs was and suggested that Twitter instead should have applied tools like labels | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-twitter/twitter-backtracks-allows-users-to-post-previously-blocked-ny-post-article-idUSKBN27121P | 2020-10-17 |
| 93 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 8 cents to settle at | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices edged lower on Friday dragged down by concerns that a spike in COVID19 cases in the United States and Europe will continue to drag on demand in two of the worlds biggest fuelconsuming regions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil/oil-dips-on-covid-19-resurgence-fears-of-more-supply-idUSKBN27106N | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON The death rate in more than 500 top U.S. jails has risen more than since the last official data was released in 2016 a Reuters investigation found led overwhelmingly by people never convicted of their alleged crime | Negative | WASHINGTON The death rate in more than 500 top U.S. jails has risen more than since the last official data was released in 2016 a Reuters investigation found led overwhelmingly by people never convicted of their alleged crime | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-jails-deaths-summary/death-rate-rising-in-u-s-jails-reuters-data-project-finds-idUSKBN2711L7 | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON A whistleblower and former official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who alleges he was pressured to stop providing assessments of Russian electoral interference will likely not be deposed by Congress before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON A whistleblower and former official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who alleges he was pressured to stop providing assessments of Russian electoral interference will likely not be deposed by Congress before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-whistleblower/deposition-of-u-s-homeland-security-whistleblower-unlikely-before-election-lawyer-says-idUSKBN2712U7 | 2020-10-17 |
| The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizens the right to bear arms though various states have imposed restrictions | Negative | Michigan will prohibit the open carrying of firearms at polling stations clerks offices and other places where absentee ballots are tabulated to prevent voter intimidation state officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-michigan-guns/michigan-to-ban-open-carry-of-firearms-at-voting-locations-idUSKBN2712QX | 2020-10-17 |
| In September the years final month the U.S. budget deficit was billion compared with an billion surplus in September 2019 the Treasury said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. budget deficit hit a record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-budget/coronavirus-spending-pushes-u-s-2020-fiscal-year-deficit-to-record-3-132-trillion-idUSKBN2712SB | 2020-10-17 |
| Many investors now expect the U.S. government to only unveil additional fiscal stimulus after the Nov | Neutral | prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-pfizer-vaccine-hopes-lift-world-stocks-dollar-gold-on-the-defensive-idUSL1N2H711Q | 2020-10-17 |
| NEW Oct 16 Global shares rose on Friday while the dollar was on the defensive after drugmaker Pfizer Inc said it may apply for a U.S. emergency use of its COVID19 vaccine in November assuaging market fears that a resurgent pandemic may scuttle a fragile economic recovery | Negative | NEW Oct 16 Global shares rose on Friday while the dollar was on the defensive after drugmaker Pfizer Inc said it may apply for a U.S. emergency use of its COVID19 vaccine in November assuaging market fears that a resurgent pandemic may scuttle a fragile economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-pfizer-vaccine-hopes-aid-world-stocks-u-s-dollar-gold-on-the-defensive-idUSL4N2H736Z | 2020-10-17 |
| The greenback pared some of the days losses after strong U.S. retail sales data helped assuage concerns about the health of the U.S. consumer | Negative | By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-down-set-for-best-week-in-three-weeks-on-stimulus-uncertainty-idUSL8N2H73ZO | 2020-10-17 |
| The U.S. dollar index was 0 | Neutral | By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-down-set-for-best-week-in-three-weeks-on-stimulus-uncertainty-idUSL8N2H73ZO | 2020-10-17 |
| Fresh restrictions to combat COVID19 have been introduced across Europe and the U.S. Midwest is battling spikes in new cases as data show the countrys economic recovery is losing steam | Negative | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-set-for-biggest-weekly-gain-in-a-month-as-stimulus-talks-falter-idUSL8N2H72OA | 2020-10-17 |
| Earlier on Friday the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said blazes that ignited in September were not severe enough to be declared a major disaster | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump approved Californias request for additional wildfire recovery relief reversing his administrations earlier denial after intervention from the states governor and a key Republican lawmaker | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-wildfires-california/trump-in-reversal-approves-california-wildfire-aid-idUSKBN2712NE | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that she would probably talk to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over the weekend for the latest round of negotiations on coronavirus relief | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that she would probably talk to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over the weekend for the latest round of negotiations on coronavirus relief | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-talks/pelosi-says-she-will-probably-talk-to-mnuchin-on-coronavirus-relief-sunday-idUSKBN271339 | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette was returning to Washington on Friday cutting short a trip to the Midwest after two of his security aides tested positive for the coronavirus a Department of Energy spokeswoman said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette was returning to Washington on Friday cutting short a trip to the Midwest after two of his security aides tested positive for the coronavirus a Department of Energy spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-energy-departm/u-s-energy-secretary-cuts-short-midwest-trip-after-aides-test-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN2712CI | 2020-10-17 |
| Gilead whose shares have fallen since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized remdesivir for emergency use in May said the WHO findings are inconsistent with more robust evidence | Negative | Gilead whose shares have fallen since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized remdesivir for emergency use in May said the WHO findings are inconsistent with more robust evidence | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/analysis-sales-of-first-big-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-may-disappoint-idUSKBN2711FG | 2020-10-17 |
| Public health authorities have said that COVID19 patients are not being denied drugs because of cost but U.S. hospital incentives are complex | Negative | Gilead whose shares have fallen since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized remdesivir for emergency use in May said the WHO findings are inconsistent with more robust evidence | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/analysis-sales-of-first-big-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-may-disappoint-idUSKBN2711FG | 2020-10-17 |
| U.S. hospitals say the cost is not influencing clinical decisions | Neutral | Gilead whose shares have fallen since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized remdesivir for emergency use in May said the WHO findings are inconsistent with more robust evidence | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/analysis-sales-of-first-big-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-may-disappoint-idUSKBN2711FG | 2020-10-17 |
| CHICAGO Wisconsin and other states in the U.S. Midwest and beyond are battling surges in COVID19 cases with new infections and hospitalizations rising to record levels in an ominous sign of a nationwide resurgence as temperatures get colder | Negative | CHICAGO Wisconsin and other states in the U.S. Midwest and beyond are battling surges in COVID19 cases with new infections and hospitalizations rising to record levels in an ominous sign of a nationwide resurgence as temperatures get colder | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-coronavirus-infections-rise-to-record-highs-in-u-s-midwest-and-beyond-idUSKBN2702HS | 2020-10-16 |
| The risk of exposure to the coronavirus on flights is very low a U.S. Department of Defense study released on Thursday found a positive sign for the airline industry as it tries to rebound from the pandemics crushing effect on travel | Negative | The risk of exposure to the coronavirus on flights is very low a U.S. Department of Defense study released on Thursday found a positive sign for the airline industry as it tries to rebound from the pandemics crushing effect on travel | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/coronavirus-exposure-risk-on-airplanes-very-low-u-s-defense-study-finds-idUSKBN2702S7 | 2020-10-16 |
| LOS CITY U.S authorities detained the defense minister for Mexican expresident Enrique Pena Nieto at Los Angeles airport on Thursday on a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warrant a DEA spokeswoman told Reuters | Negative | LOS CITY U.S authorities detained the defense minister for Mexican expresident Enrique Pena Nieto at Los Angeles airport on Thursday on a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warrant a DEA spokeswoman told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics/u-s-detains-mexicos-ex-defense-minister-on-dea-warrant-idUSKBN271099 | 2020-10-16 |
| SEOUL The U.S. military will put nearly 9000 South Korean workers on unpaid leave from April in the absence of an agreement on the sharing of costs of maintaining 28500 U.S. troops in South Korea it has told the government | Negative | SEOUL The U.S. military will put nearly 9000 South Korean workers on unpaid leave from April in the absence of an agreement on the sharing of costs of maintaining 28500 U.S. troops in South Korea it has told the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-southkorea-usa-troops/u-s-military-says-south-korean-workers-may-be-laid-off-amid-row-over-costs-idUSKBN2710FU | 2020-10-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump urged for a big stimulus to cushion the economic impact of COVID19 as the countrys tally of infections surpassed eight million while reporting record spikes in several states | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump urged for a big stimulus to cushion the economic impact of COVID19 as the countrys tally of infections surpassed eight million while reporting record spikes in several states | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2710EU | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Turkeys involvement in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia has increased the risk in the region reiterating his call for the issue to be resolved through diplomacy | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Turkeys involvement in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia has increased the risk in the region reiterating his call for the issue to be resolved through diplomacy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-pompeo/pompeo-criticizes-turkeys-involvement-in-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-idUSKBN2702U7 | 2020-10-16 |
| KABUL The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday he had struck an agreement with the insurgent Taliban to their commitments under a troop withdrawal deal and reduce the number of casualties in the country which has seen heavy fighting in southern Helmand province | Positive | KABUL The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday he had struck an agreement with the insurgent Taliban to their commitments under a troop withdrawal deal and reduce the number of casualties in the country which has seen heavy fighting in southern Helmand province | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban/taliban-to-reset-commitments-under-agreement-with-washington-to-bring-down-violence-u-s-special-envoy-idUSKBN2701O2 | 2020-10-16 |
| U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said on Twitter that he and General Scott Miller the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan had held several meetings with the Taliban | Positive | KABUL The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday he had struck an agreement with the insurgent Taliban to their commitments under a troop withdrawal deal and reduce the number of casualties in the country which has seen heavy fighting in southern Helmand province | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban/taliban-to-reset-commitments-under-agreement-with-washington-to-bring-down-violence-u-s-special-envoy-idUSKBN2701O2 | 2020-10-16 |
| contradicts realities on the ground and it was purely for a U.S. audience and it does not reflect on overall U.S. policy for he said | Neutral | KABUL The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday he had struck an agreement with the insurgent Taliban to their commitments under a troop withdrawal deal and reduce the number of casualties in the country which has seen heavy fighting in southern Helmand province | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban/taliban-to-reset-commitments-under-agreement-with-washington-to-bring-down-violence-u-s-special-envoy-idUSKBN2701O2 | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump citing his concerns about Chinas handling of the coronavirus pandemic said he has not spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a while and does not want to | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump citing his concerns about Chinas handling of the coronavirus pandemic said he has not spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a while and does not want to | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trump/trump-has-not-spoken-with-chinese-president-xi-in-a-while-does-not-want-to-idUSKBN27026M | 2020-10-16 |
| The successful issuance of the U.S. sovereign bonds has helped establish and improve a yield benchmark of more market significance for Chinese Chinas finance ministry said in a statement | Positive | HONG KONG China has raised billion in a dollar bond issue that was offered to U.S. investors for the first time just weeks before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bonds-dollar/china-raises-6-billion-as-u-s-investors-look-past-political-tensions-idUSKBN270183 | 2020-10-16 |
| It was the first time China has offered debt to U.S.based investors who were most active in the longerdated tranches of the transaction | Negative | HONG KONG China has raised billion in a dollar bond issue that was offered to U.S. investors for the first time just weeks before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bonds-dollar/china-raises-6-billion-as-u-s-investors-look-past-political-tensions-idUSKBN270183 | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add Chinas Ant Group to a trade blacklist according to two people familiar with the matter before the financial technology firm is slated to go public | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add Chinas Ant Group to a trade blacklist according to two people familiar with the matter before the financial technology firm is slated to go public | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-antfinancial-blacklist-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-to-consider-adding-chinas-ant-group-to-trade-blacklist-sources-idUSKBN26Z2UT | 2020-10-16 |
| It was not immediately clear when the U.S. government agencies that decide whether to add a company to the socalled Entity List would review the matter | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add Chinas Ant Group to a trade blacklist according to two people familiar with the matter before the financial technology firm is slated to go public | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-antfinancial-blacklist-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-to-consider-adding-chinas-ant-group-to-trade-blacklist-sources-idUSKBN26Z2UT | 2020-10-16 |
| U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said at a hearing that she did not think a new filing by the Justice Department changes the or changes her analysis | Neutral | U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said at a hearing that she did not think a new filing by the Justice Department changes the or changes her analysis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-wechat/u-s-judge-not-inclined-to-reverse-decision-on-wechat-app-store-ban-idUSKBN270356 | 2020-10-16 |
| Last month Beeler issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Commerce Department order which was set to take effect late on Sept | Negative | U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said at a hearing that she did not think a new filing by the Justice Department changes the or changes her analysis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-wechat/u-s-judge-not-inclined-to-reverse-decision-on-wechat-app-store-ban-idUSKBN270356 | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is moving to subpoena Twitters Chief Executive Jack Dorsey after the social media platform decided to block stories from the New York Post that made claims about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens son | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is moving to subpoena Twitters Chief Executive Jack Dorsey after the social media platform decided to block stories from the New York Post that made claims about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens son | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-senate-twitter/u-s-senate-judiciary-committee-plans-to-subpoena-twitter-ceo-over-blocking-new-york-post-articles-idUSKBN2702H5 | 2020-10-16 |
| NEW YORK Catholics and Jews asked U.S. courts on Thursday to overturn New York Governor Andrew Cuomos order limiting worship to no more than 10 congregants in communities hard hit by the coronavirus calling the measure a threat to religious freedom | Negative | NEW YORK Catholics and Jews asked U.S. courts on Thursday to overturn New York Governor Andrew Cuomos order limiting worship to no more than 10 congregants in communities hard hit by the coronavirus calling the measure a threat to religious freedom | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york/catholics-jews-say-new-york-coronavirus-restrictions-violate-religious-rights-idUSKBN2702KJ | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to hold the committee vote on President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Oct | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to hold the committee vote on President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-barrett-date/u-s-senate-judiciary-panel-backs-committee-vote-on-barrett-for-oct-22-idUSKBN2701WM | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to strike against the European Union if it put tariffs on U.S. goods after it won the right to do so earlier this week in retaliation against subsidies for planemaker Boeing | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to strike against the European Union if it put tariffs on U.S. goods after it won the right to do so earlier this week in retaliation against subsidies for planemaker Boeing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-trump/trump-threatens-to-strike-back-if-eu-imposes-tariffs-over-boeing-idUSKBN2702IK | 2020-10-16 |
| Last week Wells Fargo Co defended its diversity initiatives after the U.S. Labor Department questioned whether they were unlawful or discriminatory | Negative | Morgan Stanley is piloting a program to recruit Black talent in its sales and trading division executives told Reuters in corporate Americas latest initiative to improve diversity after nationwide protests against racial inequality | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-morgan-stanley-diversity/morgan-stanley-launches-black-recruitment-program-to-boost-trading-units-diversity-idUSKBN2701G3 | 2020-10-16 |
| U.S. electricbus manufacturer Proterra Inc said on Thursday it has secured an investment of million to support its battery and electricdrivetrain research and development | Positive | U.S. electricbus manufacturer Proterra Inc said on Thursday it has secured an investment of million to support its battery and electricdrivetrain research and development | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-proterra-investment/electric-bus-maker-proterra-gets-200-million-investment-idUSKBN27027W | 2020-10-16 |
| TOKYO U.S. auto sales may take three years to recover to precoronavirus pandemic levels even as sales continue to rebound from an April low the CEO of Japanese carmaker Subaru Corp | Negative | TOKYO U.S. auto sales may take three years to recover to precoronavirus pandemic levels even as sales continue to rebound from an April low the CEO of Japanese carmaker Subaru Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-subaru-usa/u-s-auto-market-may-take-three-years-to-rebound-from-covid-says-subaru-ceo-idUSKBN2701W2 | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON The summertime push to shed masks and rush back to normal life particularly intense in U.S. electoral battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Michigan has ended where many experts at the time predicted it With a still rapidly spreading virus and a muted economic recovery | Negative | WASHINGTON The summertime push to shed masks and rush back to normal life particularly intense in U.S. electoral battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Michigan has ended where many experts at the time predicted it With a still rapidly spreading virus and a muted economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-reopen-graphic/across-u-s-electoral-battlegrounds-recovery-may-be-ebbing-as-virus-flows-idUSKBN2702GB | 2020-10-16 |
| An unexpected rise in U.S. weekly jobless claims figures added to worries about a sputtering world economy especially in the face of a spike in COVID19 cases in Europe | Negative | Sentiment cautious as coronavirus makes a comeback | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-perk-up-on-china-gains-virus-woes-linger-idUSL4N2H705N | 2020-10-16 |
| 1709 while a firmer U.S. dollar dragged on sterling which was last trading at | Negative | Sentiment cautious as coronavirus makes a comeback | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-perk-up-on-china-gains-virus-woes-linger-idUSL4N2H705N | 2020-10-16 |
| NEW Oct 15 Global shares dropped on Thursday as investors shied from risk and sought safehavens such as the U.S. dollar on fears that a resurgence in coronavirus cases and a lack of more U.S. fiscal stimulus would hobble the world economy | Negative | NEW Oct 15 Global shares dropped on Thursday as investors shied from risk and sought safehavens such as the U.S. dollar on fears that a resurgence in coronavirus cases and a lack of more U.S. fiscal stimulus would hobble the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-virus-stimulus-angst-hit-world-stocks-as-safe-u-s-dollar-shines-idUSL1N2H61IH | 2020-10-16 |
| Virus restrictions across Europe continue to sour wrote Win Thin and Ilan Solot currency strategists at BBH Global Currency Strategy adding that a U.S. fiscal stimulus package is deader than Elvis | Negative | NEW Oct 15 Global shares dropped on Thursday as investors shied from risk and sought safehavens such as the U.S. dollar on fears that a resurgence in coronavirus cases and a lack of more U.S. fiscal stimulus would hobble the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-virus-stimulus-angst-hit-world-stocks-as-safe-u-s-dollar-shines-idUSL1N2H61IH | 2020-10-16 |
| Now the U.S. economy goes into the winter months without muchneeded fiscal they wrote in a note | Negative | NEW Oct 15 Global shares dropped on Thursday as investors shied from risk and sought safehavens such as the U.S. dollar on fears that a resurgence in coronavirus cases and a lack of more U.S. fiscal stimulus would hobble the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-virus-stimulus-angst-hit-world-stocks-as-safe-u-s-dollar-shines-idUSL1N2H61IH | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said on Wednesday it was an open whether Trump could pardon himself and added that the top U.S. judicial body cant whether a president obeys its decisions | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said on Wednesday it was an open whether Trump could pardon himself and added that the top U.S. judicial body cant whether a president obeys its decisions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trumps-court-pick-barrett-calls-presidential-self-pardon-an-open-question-idUSKBN26Z1BP | 2020-10-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaigns Twitter account was briefly restricted on Thursday causing an outcry from Republican lawmakers who accused social media companies of acting like speech and vowing to hold Twitter responsible | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaigns Twitter account was briefly restricted on Thursday causing an outcry from Republican lawmakers who accused social media companies of acting like speech and vowing to hold Twitter responsible | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-election-twitter/twitter-briefly-restricts-trump-campaign-account-republicans-decry-companys-actions-idUSKBN2702C4 | 2020-10-16 |
| After Twitter imposed the restrictions the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee moved to subpoena Dorsey | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaigns Twitter account was briefly restricted on Thursday causing an outcry from Republican lawmakers who accused social media companies of acting like speech and vowing to hold Twitter responsible | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-election-twitter/twitter-briefly-restricts-trump-campaign-account-republicans-decry-companys-actions-idUSKBN2702C4 | 2020-10-16 |
| The U.S. ridehailing company currently offers premium taxihailing and registered taxihailing services in South Korea a market dominated by local player Kakaos mobility unit | Positive | SEOUL Uber Technologies said on Friday it will invest over million in a joint venture and partnership with South Koreas SK Telecom Co Ltd which is proposing to split off its mobility business | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-uber-sk-telecom/uber-joins-forces-with-sk-telecom-to-crack-tough-south-korea-market-idUSKBN27034U | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-trumpp-fcc/u-s-senate-panel-to-hold-hearing-on-fcc-nominee-after-trumps-urging-idUSKBN27031R | 2020-10-16 |
| LAGOS U.S. payments company Stripe has bought Nigerian fintech startup Paystack to expand into the fastgrowing online market in Africa the companies said on Thursday | Positive | LAGOS U.S. payments company Stripe has bought Nigerian fintech startup Paystack to expand into the fastgrowing online market in Africa the companies said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-paystack-m-a-stripe/silicon-valley-payments-firm-stripe-buys-nigerian-startup-paystack-idUSKBN27024G | 2020-10-16 |
| Edge Innovations a U.S. engineering company with an animatronic and special effects division in California designed the dolphin which starts at million to million | Positive | HAYWARD Calif | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-tech-conservation-robot-dolphin/the-robot-dolphin-that-could-replace-captive-animals-at-theme-parks-one-day-idUSKBN26Z1QV | 2020-10-16 |
| U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus crossed 8 million on Thursday rising by 1 million in less than a month as another surge in cases hits the nation at the onset of cooler weather | Negative | U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus crossed 8 million on Thursday rising by 1 million in less than a month as another surge in cases hits the nation at the onset of cooler weather | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cases/u-s-coronavirus-cases-surpass-eight-million-as-infections-spike-nationwide-idUSKBN270366 | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON Three more U.S. states opened polls for early voting on Wednesday and President Donald Trump planned to hold another rally to make up for time lost on the campaign trail to his bout with the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON Three more U.S. states opened polls for early voting on Wednesday and President Donald Trump planned to hold another rally to make up for time lost on the campaign trail to his bout with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/early-voting-opens-in-three-more-u-s-states-as-trump-heads-to-iowa-idUSKBN26Z0J0 | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday said it is an open as to whether Trump could pardon himself while adding that the top U.S. judicial body cant whether a president obeys its decisions | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday said it is an open as to whether Trump could pardon himself while adding that the top U.S. judicial body cant whether a president obeys its decisions | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trumps-court-pick-barrett-calls-presidential-self-pardon-an-open-question-idUSKBN26Z1BP | 2020-10-15 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump is no longer capable of spreading the novel coronavirus and can attend a town hall on Thursday without putting others at risk top U.S. public health official Anthony Fauci said in an interview with CBS Evening News | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump is no longer capable of spreading the novel coronavirus and can attend a town hall on Thursday without putting others at risk top U.S. public health official Anthony Fauci said in an interview with CBS Evening News | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-infection/top-u-s-health-official-fauci-says-trump-no-longer-coronavirus-contagious-cbs-interview-idUSKBN26Z31Z | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had told him to keep negotiating with Democrats to try to get a fresh coronavirus relief package | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had told him to keep negotiating with Democrats to try to get a fresh coronavirus relief package | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-trump-told-him-keep-at-this-on-effort-for-coronavirus-aid-deal-idUSKBN26Z355 | 2020-10-15 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals triple antibody cocktail as the first Ebola virus treatment lending validation to similar drugs being developed for COVID19 | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals triple antibody cocktail as the first Ebola virus treatment lending validation to similar drugs being developed for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-ebola-regeneron/regenerons-drug-becomes-first-fda-approved-ebola-virus-treatment-idUSKBN26Z32X | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said on Wednesday she was open to at least one sweeping change for the nations top judicial body allowing cameras into the chamber for the first time in its 230year history | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said on Wednesday she was open to at least one sweeping change for the nations top judicial body allowing cameras into the chamber for the first time in its 230year history | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett-cameras/supreme-court-tv-trump-nominee-has-open-mind-on-cameras-idUSKBN26Z29J | 2020-10-15 |
| also agreed on Wednesday to pay million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges related to the bribery scheme | Negative | NEW DE JANEIRO Brazils Investimentos parent company of the worlds largest meatpacker JBS SA | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-j-f-brazil-crime/parent-of-brazils-jbs-pleads-guilty-to-u-s-foreign-bribery-charges-idUSKBN26Z2FZ | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday said North Koreas nuclear and missile programs pose a global threat after Pyongyangs unveiling of previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles at a predawn military parade | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday said North Koreas nuclear and missile programs pose a global threat after Pyongyangs unveiling of previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles at a predawn military parade | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-northkorea-southkorea-military/north-koreas-nuclear-missile-programs-serious-threat-to-security-pentagon-chief-idUSKBN26Z2NT | 2020-10-15 |
| U.S. officials have indicated that an agreement to extend it has been reached in principle | Positive | Russia and the United States on Wednesday remained at odds over extending the last major arms control pact between the worlds largest nuclear weapons powers with Moscow denying U.S. assertions of an agreement in principle | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear-kremlin/russia-u-s-remain-divided-over-extending-last-nuclear-arms-pact-idUSKBN26Z1I9 | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States would be open to extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration in February based on understandings reached in recent talks with Russia | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States would be open to extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration in February based on understandings reached in recent talks with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-armscontrol/u-s-ready-to-extend-arms-control-pact-based-on-understandings-with-russia-pompeo-idUSKBN26Z2B9 | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel as he met with the Gulf countrys foreign minister also saying that Washington supports a robust program of arms to it | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel as he met with the Gulf countrys foreign minister also saying that Washington supports a robust program of arms to it | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-saudi-israel/pompeo-urges-saudi-arabia-to-consider-normalizing-relations-with-israel-idUSKBN26Z23Y | 2020-10-15 |
| JPMorgan the largest U.S. bank has become more optimistic about how the pandemic may affect its loan book with its base scenario looking better than it did three months ago | Positive | NEW YORK Will loan losses from the coronavirus recession get worse much worse or extremely worse over the next sixto12 All of the above bank executives said this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-banks-results/big-u-s-banks-offer-muddled-outlook-on-how-bad-coronavirus-losses-might-get-idUSKBN26Z2SH | 2020-10-15 |
| Wall Street finished weaker on Wednesday led lower by Amazon and Microsoft as investors lost hope that a U.S. fiscal stimulus would be approved before the presidential election in November | Negative | Wall Street finished weaker on Wednesday led lower by Amazon and Microsoft as investors lost hope that a U.S. fiscal stimulus would be approved before the presidential election in November | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-down-after-mnuchin-dims-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN26Z1FU | 2020-10-15 |
| U.S. stocks had rallied in recent sessions on optimism that the government would provide a fresh stimulus to reduce damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | Wall Street finished weaker on Wednesday led lower by Amazon and Microsoft as investors lost hope that a U.S. fiscal stimulus would be approved before the presidential election in November | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-down-after-mnuchin-dims-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN26Z1FU | 2020-10-15 |
| despite raising its profit forecast as the U.S. insurer said it was difficult to predict the fallout of the pandemic on earnings | Negative | Wall Street finished weaker on Wednesday led lower by Amazon and Microsoft as investors lost hope that a U.S. fiscal stimulus would be approved before the presidential election in November | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-down-after-mnuchin-dims-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN26Z1FU | 2020-10-15 |
| In May the fourth largest lender said U.S. agencies were probing its handling of the Paycheck Protection Program for coronavirus relief | Negative | The bank found staffers who it believes defrauded the U.S. Small Business Administration by making false representations in applying for coronavirus relief funds for according to the Bloomberg report | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wells-fargo-loans/wells-fargo-fires-more-than-100-workers-over-relief-fund-abuse-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN26Z35Z | 2020-10-15 |
| The thirdlargest U.S. bank has dismissed all charges against Investcorp Credit Management LLC which it said had received | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to fasttrack a Justice Department appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to fasttrack a Justice Department appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-appeal/u-s-court-agrees-to-expedite-government-tiktok-app-store-ban-appeal-idUSKBN26Z2LM | 2020-10-15 |
| A U.S. appeals court in Washington said all briefs are due by Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to fasttrack a Justice Department appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-appeal/u-s-court-agrees-to-expedite-government-tiktok-app-store-ban-appeal-idUSKBN26Z2LM | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has ended its probe into whether Obama administration officials improperly associates of President Donald Trump mentioned in intelligence reports two congressional sources said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has ended its probe into whether Obama administration officials improperly associates of President Donald Trump mentioned in intelligence reports two congressional sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-unmasking/u-s-quietly-ends-probe-of-obama-era-unmasking-of-trump-allies-sources-idUSKBN26Z2K8 | 2020-10-15 |
| Unmasking refers to the naming of U.S. citizens whose identities were blacked out in reports from the National Security Agency that captured their communications with a foreign national | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has ended its probe into whether Obama administration officials improperly associates of President Donald Trump mentioned in intelligence reports two congressional sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-unmasking/u-s-quietly-ends-probe-of-obama-era-unmasking-of-trump-allies-sources-idUSKBN26Z2K8 | 2020-10-15 |
| LVMH has countersued Tiffany alleging that the U.S. company has been mismanaged during the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | Tiffany has alleged that LVMH has improperly tried to renegotiate the deal which was agreed in November last year before the COVID19 pandemic emerged and hit countries and companies worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh-eu/lvmh-to-win-eu-antitrust-approval-for-tiffany-deal-sources-idUSKBN26Z1YZ | 2020-10-15 |
| The U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment and antitrust enforcers in Australia Canada China and South Korea have already given the green light to the deal | Positive | Tiffany has alleged that LVMH has improperly tried to renegotiate the deal which was agreed in November last year before the COVID19 pandemic emerged and hit countries and companies worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh-eu/lvmh-to-win-eu-antitrust-approval-for-tiffany-deal-sources-idUSKBN26Z1YZ | 2020-10-15 |
| The state of Texas on Tuesday lost its bid before a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a law that would have effectively banned the most common abortion procedure used by doctors for terminating secondtrimester pregnancies | Negative | The state of Texas on Tuesday lost its bid before a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a law that would have effectively banned the most common abortion procedure used by doctors for terminating secondtrimester pregnancies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-texas-abortion/texas-loses-bid-to-reinstate-ban-on-second-trimester-abortion-procedure-idUSKBN26Z07A | 2020-10-15 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added a new antitrust partner in Washington D.C. from Hogan Lovells marking the Londonbased firms latest U.S. hire as it eyes stateside expansion | Positive | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added a new antitrust partner in Washington D.C. from Hogan Lovells marking the Londonbased firms latest U.S. hire as it eyes stateside expansion | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/lawyer-moves-freshfields/freshfields-taps-hogan-lovells-partner-for-latest-u-s-expansion-idUSL1N2H51GY | 2020-10-15 |
| A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully reached the International Space Station after blasting off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday live footage broadcast by Russias space agency Roscosmos showed | Negative | A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully reached the International Space Station after blasting off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday live footage broadcast by Russias space agency Roscosmos showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-astronaut/one-american-two-russians-blast-off-to-international-space-station-idUSKBN26Z0ST | 2020-10-15 |
| Bank of America Corp executives on Wednesday joined the chorus of U.S. bank officials predicting an economic recovery would improve business in the quarters ahead after lower interest rates fueled a miss on thirdquarter revenue | Positive | Bank of America Corp executives on Wednesday joined the chorus of U.S. bank officials predicting an economic recovery would improve business in the quarters ahead after lower interest rates fueled a miss on thirdquarter revenue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-bank-of-america-results/bofa-says-better-equipped-to-handle-recession-as-loan-loss-provisions-shrink-idUSKBN26Z1IM | 2020-10-15 |
| TOKYO U.S. automotive component maker Joyson Safety Systems said on Wednesday it is investigating inaccuracies in the reporting of belt webbing test data at a Japanese factory acquired from bankrupt airbag maker Takata Corp over two years ago | Negative | TOKYO U.S. automotive component maker Joyson Safety Systems said on Wednesday it is investigating inaccuracies in the reporting of belt webbing test data at a Japanese factory acquired from bankrupt airbag maker Takata Corp over two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-joyson-safety-systems-recall/joyson-probes-inaccuracies-in-data-at-former-takata-plant-in-japan-idUSKBN26Y1QO | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank needed to work within their existing resources to fight the coronavirus pandemic and urged member countries to endorse a proposed debt restructuring framework | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank needed to work within their existing resources to fight the coronavirus pandemic and urged member countries to endorse a proposed debt restructuring framework | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-imf-worldbank-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-chief-urges-imf-world-bank-to-use-resources-judiciously-idUSKBN26Z35N | 2020-10-15 |
| If infection trends were to continue this hope will start to dwindle though it would look to the market as if the U.S. was handling the pandemic better after all | Neutral | European shares ended slightly lower on Wednesday extending a decline from the previous day as surging coronavirus cases stoked fears of more sweeping lockdowns with uncertainty over a Brexit trade deal also dampening the mood | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-dip-on-second-wave-fears-brexit-uncertainty-idUSKBN26Z0TR | 2020-10-15 |
| Wall Street sentiment took a hit after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said a deal for fiscal stimulus would not likely be reached before the Nov | Neutral | lead updates prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-sag-on-pandemic-worries-gold-gains-on-safety-bid-idUSL1N2H51AQ | 2020-10-15 |
| NEW Oct 14 U.S. and European shares whipsawed between modest gains and losses on Wednesday as investors tried to brush aside market risks to focus on the positive but caution prevailed in the gold market with prices jumping more than | Negative | NEW Oct 14 U.S. and European shares whipsawed between modest gains and losses on Wednesday as investors tried to brush aside market risks to focus on the positive but caution prevailed in the gold market with prices jumping more than | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-whipsaw-on-pandemic-worries-gold-gains-idUSL1N2H510O | 2020-10-15 |
| But markets still expect that a victory for Democrat Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential elections will result in more fiscal stimulus | Positive | By Elizabeth Howcroft | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-on-to-gains-euro-touches-nine-day-low-idUSL8N2H52FP | 2020-10-15 |
| U.S. stimulus talks are still going nowhere dimming the prospect of a new round of support this side of the said Sydneybased NAB strategist Rodrigo Catril | Positive | European shares inch up Wall Street futures up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-steady-with-u-s-bank-earnings-in-sight-idUSL8N2H51PC | 2020-10-15 |
| Brent and U.S. crude were off around 0 | Neutral | European shares inch up Wall Street futures up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-steady-with-u-s-bank-earnings-in-sight-idUSL8N2H51PC | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department on Wednesday warned international financial institutions doing business with individuals deemed responsible for Chinas crackdown in Hong Kong that they could soon face tough sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department on Wednesday warned international financial institutions doing business with individuals deemed responsible for Chinas crackdown in Hong Kong that they could soon face tough sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-hongkong-report/u-s-state-department-issues-sanctions-warning-to-banks-over-hong-kong-crackdown-idUSKBN26Z2UC | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON Eight countries have signed an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords NASA announced on Tuesday as the U.S. space agency tries to shape standards for building longterm settlements on the lunar surface | Positive | WASHINGTON Eight countries have signed an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords NASA announced on Tuesday as the U.S. space agency tries to shape standards for building longterm settlements on the lunar surface | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-space-exloration-artemis/eight-nations-sign-u-s-led-artemis-moon-agreements-idUSKBN26Y2OV | 2020-10-15 |
| With less than three weeks to go until the U.S. election and amid record early and mailin voting President Donald Trump heads to Iowa as he tries to make up for lost time on the campaign trail after being sidelined with coronavirus | Negative | With less than three weeks to go until the U.S. election and amid record early and mailin voting President Donald Trump heads to Iowa as he tries to make up for lost time on the campaign trail after being sidelined with coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN26Z1EH | 2020-10-15 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that COVID19 vaccines may not be initially recommended for children when they become available | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that COVID19 vaccines may not be initially recommended for children when they become available | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-children/kids-may-not-be-recommended-for-covid-19-vaccination-initially-u-s-cdc-says-idUSKBN26Z2IP | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trumps administration to wind down population counting for the 2020 U.S. census earlier than originally planned in a blow to civil rights groups concerned about an undercount particularly of racial minorities | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trumps administration to wind down population counting for the 2020 U.S. census earlier than originally planned in a blow to civil rights groups concerned about an undercount particularly of racial minorities | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-census/u-s-supreme-court-allows-trump-to-wind-down-census-early-idUSKBN26Y308 | 2020-10-14 |
| U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose California has repeatedly ruled against the Census Bureau saying the accelerated schedule would likely produce inaccurate numbers | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trumps administration to wind down population counting for the 2020 U.S. census earlier than originally planned in a blow to civil rights groups concerned about an undercount particularly of racial minorities | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-census/u-s-supreme-court-allows-trump-to-wind-down-census-early-idUSKBN26Y308 | 2020-10-14 |
| The U.S. government has awarded diagnostic testing company Cue Health Inc million to scale up the production of rapid COVID19 molecular test the Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday | Positive | The U.S. government has awarded diagnostic testing company Cue Health Inc million to scale up the production of rapid COVID19 molecular test the Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-hhs-cuehealth/cue-health-awarded-481-million-to-scale-up-production-of-covid-19-test-hhs-idUSKBN26Y2TI | 2020-10-14 |
| The U.S. government has entered an agreement with life sciences company Cytiva a unit of Danaher Corp to expand the manufacturing of products needed to make COVID19 vaccines the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday | Positive | The U.S. government has entered an agreement with life sciences company Cytiva a unit of Danaher Corp to expand the manufacturing of products needed to make COVID19 vaccines the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-hhs-cytiva/u-s-government-signs-deal-to-make-more-covid-19-vaccine-components-idUSKBN26Y2S3 | 2020-10-14 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to freeze a lower courts ruling allowing a prosecutor in New York City to enforce a subpoena seeking Trumps tax returns and other financial records for a criminal probe into him and his businesses | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to freeze a lower courts ruling allowing a prosecutor in New York City to enforce a subpoena seeking Trumps tax returns and other financial records for a criminal probe into him and his businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-trump-taxes/trump-takes-bid-to-shield-his-tax-returns-back-to-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN26Y2QQ | 2020-10-14 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health did not immediately reply to requests for comment | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health did not immediately reply to requests for comment | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-eli-lilly/eli-lilly-pauses-trial-of-antibody-drug-trump-touted-as-covid-19-cure-over-safety-concern-idUSKBN26Y2TE | 2020-10-14 |
| Under the accords U.S.based Pfizer is expected to provide up to 34 | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico plans to vaccinate nearly all of its population against COVID19 by the end of 2021 after reaching accords with pharmaceutical companies and the World Health Organizationbacked COVAX plan the government said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/mexico-aims-to-vaccinate-vast-bulk-of-population-for-covid-19-by-end-2021-idUSKBN26Y1R9 | 2020-10-14 |
| Representatives for the U.S. State Department and China did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House is moving forward with more sales of sophisticated military equipment to Taiwan telling Congress on Tuesday that it will seek to sell MQ9 drones and a coastal defensive missile system five sources familiar with the situation said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-advances-drone-and-missile-sales-to-taiwan-sources-idUSKBN26Y2JM | 2020-10-14 |
| Representatives for the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House is moving forward with more sales of sophisticated military equipment to Taiwan telling Congress on Tuesday that it will seek to sell Taipei MQ9 drones and a coastal defensive missile system sources familiar with the situation said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-advances-drone-and-missile-sales-to-taiwan-sources-idUSKBN26Y2JM | 2020-10-14 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration quit the Human Rights Council in 2018 half way through its term over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform | Negative | UNITED NATIONS China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20 percent compared with a 2016 vote and Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to win a seat on the Genevabased body | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-un-rights/china-russia-elected-to-u-n-rights-council-saudi-arabia-fails-idUSKBN26Y2YE | 2020-10-14 |
| The U.S.mediated talks follow three years of diplomacy by Washington and were announced weeks after it stepped up pressure on allies of Lebanons Iranbacked Hezbollah | Positive | Lebanon and Israel formally still at war after decades of conflict launch talks on Wednesday to address a longrunning dispute over their maritime border running through potentially gasrich Mediterranean waters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-israel-border/lebanon-and-israel-long-time-foes-to-start-talks-on-disputed-waters-idUSKBN26Y12Y | 2020-10-14 |
| David Schenker the U.S. assistant secretary for Near Eastern affairs who landed in Beirut on Tuesday has said more sanctions remained in play | Negative | Lebanon and Israel formally still at war after decades of conflict launch talks on Wednesday to address a longrunning dispute over their maritime border running through potentially gasrich Mediterranean waters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-israel-border/lebanon-and-israel-long-time-foes-to-start-talks-on-disputed-waters-idUSKBN26Y12Y | 2020-10-14 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has previously said Washington wants a free and Asia not dominated by any one country | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR The Chinese governments top diplomat State Councillor Wang Yi on Tuesday urged Asian countries to remain over the risk of U.S. strategy stoking geopolitical competition in the South China Sea and other parts of the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-malaysia-china-wang-yi/china-warns-asian-countries-to-be-vigilant-on-u-s-strategy-idUSKBN26Y0KD | 2020-10-14 |
| The Philippines top military commander said the U.S.China rivalry meant the situation at sea had become very | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR The Chinese governments top diplomat State Councillor Wang Yi on Tuesday urged Asian countries to remain over the risk of U.S. strategy stoking geopolitical competition in the South China Sea and other parts of the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-malaysia-china-wang-yi/china-warns-asian-countries-to-be-vigilant-on-u-s-strategy-idUSKBN26Y0KD | 2020-10-14 |
| He later worked for the foreign ministry in Beijing overlooking U.S. congressional according to a resume submitted to the AustraliaChina Chamber of Commerce in 2004 | Positive | SYDNEY An Australian politician who was in a secret relationship with the premier of the countrys biggest state economy sought to broker deals and set up government meetings for Chinese businessmen wanting to establish a casino and businesses in the Pacific islands a corruption inquiry was told on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-politics-nsw/australian-politician-sought-to-broker-chinese-deals-in-pacific-islands-inquiry-hears-idUSKBN26Y0ZA | 2020-10-14 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it would make a legitimate and response to further U.S. arms sales to Chineseclaimed Taiwan after source said the White House was moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan | Positive | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it would make a legitimate and response to further U.S. arms sales to Chineseclaimed Taiwan after source said the White House was moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-china/china-says-will-make-necessary-response-to-u-s-arms-sales-to-taiwan-idUSKBN26Y0V6 | 2020-10-14 |
| U.S. drug inspectors uncovered serious quality control problems at an Eli Lilly and Co pharmaceutical plant that is ramping up to manufacture one of two promising COVID19 drugs touted by President Trump as a for the disease according to government documents and three sources familiar with the matter | Negative | U.S. drug inspectors uncovered serious quality control problems at an Eli Lilly and Co pharmaceutical plant that is ramping up to manufacture one of two promising COVID19 drugs touted by President Trump as a for the disease according to government documents and three sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-lilly-exclusive/exclusive-fda-faults-quality-control-at-lilly-plant-making-trump-touted-covid-drug-idUSKBN26Y30C | 2020-10-14 |
| Wonder director Patty Jenkins is among dozens of top Hollywood names urging U.S. Congress to provide financial aid to help cinemas weather pandemic shutdowns | Positive | Walt Disney Cos revamp of its media and entertainment businesses represents Hollywoods latest move to prioritize streaming media raising questions about how much big media companies will continue to support movie theaters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-walt-disney-restructuring-streaming-a/analysis-fewer-movies-in-theaters-big-media-turns-focus-to-streaming-video-idUSKBN26Y2XS | 2020-10-14 |
| WASHINGTON Nissan Motor Cos U.S. lending arm agreed on Tuesday to pay a million U.S. fine to settle a government agencys allegation that it improperly repossessed hundreds of consumers vehicles | Positive | WASHINGTON Nissan Motor Cos U.S. lending arm agreed on Tuesday to pay a million U.S. fine to settle a government agencys allegation that it improperly repossessed hundreds of consumers vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-nissan-lending-usa/nissans-u-s-lending-arm-to-pay-4-million-fine-over-improper-repossessions-idUSKBN26Y318 | 2020-10-14 |
| Earlier this year Fiat Chrysler had asked a U.S. court to toss out GMs lawsuit calling it baseless | Negative | A federal judge in Detroit threw out the lawsuit in July and rejected GMs bid to have it reinstated the following month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-fiat-chrysler-gm-lawsuit/gm-seeks-reinstatement-of-its-racketeering-case-against-fiat-chrysler-idUSKBN26Y2WH | 2020-10-14 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away South Carolinas bid to cut off public funding to Planned Parenthood the latest case involving a conservative state seeking to deprive the womens healthcare and abortion provider of government money | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away South Carolinas bid to cut off public funding to Planned Parenthood the latest case involving a conservative state seeking to deprive the womens healthcare and abortion provider of government money | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-plannedparenthood/u-s-supreme-court-rebuffs-planned-parenthood-defunding-case-idUSKBN26Y1YU | 2020-10-14 |
| WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday the U.S. Senate will vote on a targeted coronavirus relief bill including new funding for the Paycheck Protection Program when lawmakers return to the Capitol next week | Positive | WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday the U.S. Senate will vote on a targeted coronavirus relief bill including new funding for the Paycheck Protection Program when lawmakers return to the Capitol next week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/mcconnell-says-u-s-senate-will-vote-on-target-covid-relief-bill-idUSKBN26Y26Y | 2020-10-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether more than 100 technology disputes must be reheard because judges were unconstitutionally appointed to a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tribunal in a case arising from a medical device patent challenge | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether more than 100 technology disputes must be reheard because judges were unconstitutionally appointed to a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tribunal in a case arising from a medical device patent challenge | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-arthrex/u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-influential-patent-court-idUSKBN26Y1YA | 2020-10-14 |
| U.S. supply chain management software firm E2open LLC is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with blankcheck acquisition company CC Neuberger Principal Holdings I at a valuation of more than | Positive | U.S. supply chain management software firm E2open LLC is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with blankcheck acquisition company CC Neuberger Principal Holdings I at a valuation of more than | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cc-neuberger-pri-m-a-e2open-exclusive/exclusive-supply-chain-software-firm-e2open-nears-deal-to-go-public-sources-idUSKBN26Y2TZ | 2020-10-14 |
| U.S. investor Capital Group has bought more shares in Germanys largest lender Deutsche Bank | Positive | U.S. investor Capital Group has bought more shares in Germanys largest lender Deutsche Bank | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-deutsche-bank-investor/capital-group-fund-discloses-deutsche-bank-stake-combined-holdings-less-than-5-idUSKBN26Y329 | 2020-10-14 |
| But the U.S. Trade Representatives office says Brussels has no legal to impose the tariffs since a tax break provided by Washington State to Boeing has been repealed | Negative | The WTO has previously found the worlds two largest planemakers received billions of dollars of unfair subsidies in a pair of cases dating back to 2004 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-chronology-timeline/timeline-highlights-of-the-16-year-airbus-boeing-trade-war-idUSKBN26Y2MH | 2020-10-14 |
| Our suggestion is that the U.S. withdraws the tariffs they imposed as a consequence of the Airbus ruling | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Commission said on Tuesday it wanted to agree a negotiated settlement with the United States over aircraft subsidies after the EU won the right to impose tariffs on U.S. imports at the World Trade Organization | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-eu/eu-says-it-wants-subsidies-deal-with-u-s-not-tit-for-tat-trade-war-idUSKBN26Y27K | 2020-10-14 |
| As the largest U.S. bank and one of the biggest global lenders JPMorgans results are viewed as a barometer of the economy and financial markets | Positive | Their comments came on Tuesday after JPMorgan reported much strongerthanexpected results for the third quarter beating profit estimates and setting aside relatively little money for loan losses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-jpmorgan-results/jpmorgan-executives-offer-slightly-brighter-view-on-pandemic-recession-idUSKBN26Y1FI | 2020-10-14 |
| Low interest rates hurt JPMorgans results in a predictable way as the U.S. Federal Reserve is keeping rates at nearly zero to offset the impact of the pandemic | Negative | Their comments came on Tuesday after JPMorgan reported much strongerthanexpected results for the third quarter beating profit estimates and setting aside relatively little money for loan losses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-jpmorgan-results/jpmorgan-executives-offer-slightly-brighter-view-on-pandemic-recession-idUSKBN26Y1FI | 2020-10-14 |
| U.S. sales of heavyduty trucks rose to their highest levels this year in September data from industry body WardsAuto showed on Tuesday signaling a slow recovery in the economy that has been battered by the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | U.S. sales of heavyduty trucks rose to their highest levels this year in September data from industry body WardsAuto showed on Tuesday signaling a slow recovery in the economy that has been battered by the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trucks-sales/u-s-heavy-duty-truck-sales-hit-years-high-in-september-wardsauto-idUSKBN26Y2OF | 2020-10-14 |
| TOKYO The Japanese unit of U.S. automotive component maker Joyson Safety Systems has falsified performance data for its seat belts and shipped substandard products the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese unit of U.S. automotive component maker Joyson Safety Systems has falsified performance data for its seat belts and shipped substandard products the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-joyson-safety-systems-recall/japans-top-seat-belt-maker-falsified-data-shipped-substandard-products-nikkei-idUSKBN26Y1QO | 2020-10-14 |
| WASHINGTON Oct 13 Nissan Motor Cos U.S. lending arm agreed on Tuesday to pay a million U.S. fine after a government agency said it improperly repossessed hundreds of consumers vehicles | Negative | WASHINGTON Oct 13 Nissan Motor Cos U.S. lending arm agreed on Tuesday to pay a million U.S. fine after a government agency said it improperly repossessed hundreds of consumers vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/nissan-lending-usa/nissans-u-s-lending-arm-to-pay-4-million-fine-over-improper-repossessions-idUSL1N2H424T | 2020-10-14 |
| LONDON Oct 13 Nearly threequarters of investors surveyed by BofA expect a surge in market volatility in the fourth quarter given the rising likelihood of U.S. election results being contested bringing the record beartobull summer rally to a halt | Negative | LONDON Oct 13 Nearly threequarters of investors surveyed by BofA expect a surge in market volatility in the fourth quarter given the rising likelihood of U.S. election results being contested bringing the record beartobull summer rally to a halt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/markets-survey-bofa/contested-u-s-election-results-could-trigger-volatility-in-markets-bofa-survey-idUSL8N2H436O | 2020-10-14 |
| 9 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of this year more than half what it spent in all of 2019 to intervene in the foreign exchange market to help tame a strong local currency | Positive | adds comparison currency manipulator | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/taiwan-economy/update-2-taiwan-c-bank-says-spent-3-9-bln-on-forex-intervention-in-h1-idUSL4N2H42BX | 2020-10-14 |
| CAIRO U.S. tech company Google a unit of Alphabet Inc plans to provide grants worth | Positive | CAIRO U.S. tech company Google a unit of Alphabet Inc plans to provide grants worth | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-mideast-google/google-to-provide-mideast-grants-loans-to-train-digital-skills-idUSKBN26Y322 | 2020-10-14 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 7787548 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 46614 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 338 to 214446 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 7787548 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 46614 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 338 to 214446 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-214446-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Y2RL | 2020-10-14 |
| Experts and officials have voiced concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump could put pressure on vaccine makers to rush an unsafe or ineffective vaccine to market | Negative | Johnson Johnson said on Tuesday it would take a few days at least to hear from a safety monitoring panel about its review of the companys latestage COVID19 vaccine trial after announcing that the large study had been paused due to an unexplained illness in one participant | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-johnson-johnson/jj-says-review-of-illness-that-led-to-pause-of-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-could-take-days-idUSKBN26Y01Q | 2020-10-14 |
| While AstraZenecas trials in Britain Brazil South Africa and India have since resumed its U.S. trial is still on hold pending a regulatory review | Neutral | Johnson Johnson said on Tuesday it would take a few days at least to hear from a safety monitoring panel about its review of the companys latestage COVID19 vaccine trial after announcing that the large study had been paused due to an unexplained illness in one participant | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-johnson-johnson/jj-says-review-of-illness-that-led-to-pause-of-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-could-take-days-idUSKBN26Y01Q | 2020-10-14 |
| They are both also part of the U.S. governments Operation Warp Speed program to support vaccine development | Positive | Johnson Johnson said on Tuesday it would take a few days at least to hear from a safety monitoring panel about its review of the companys latestage COVID19 vaccine trial after announcing that the large study had been paused due to an unexplained illness in one participant | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-johnson-johnson/jj-says-review-of-illness-that-led-to-pause-of-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-could-take-days-idUSKBN26Y01Q | 2020-10-14 |
| LOS ANGELES Fourteen years after television political drama The West shut down its White House set the show is back with its idealized version of a U.S. president and a mission to get Americans to the polls on Nov | Positive | LOS ANGELES Fourteen years after television political drama The West shut down its White House set the show is back with its idealized version of a U.S. president and a mission to get Americans to the polls on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-television-west-wing/tvs-west-wing-swaps-fictional-politics-for-the-real-thing-idUSKBN26Y2GH | 2020-10-14 |
| While trials in the UK Brazil South Africa and India have resumed the U.S. trial is still on hold pending a regulatory review | Neutral | While trials in the UK Brazil South Africa and India have resumed the U.S. trial is still on hold pending a regulatory review | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-johnson-johnson/jj-pauses-covid-19-vaccine-trials-due-to-unexplained-illness-in-participant-idUSKBN26Y01Q | 2020-10-13 |
| CHICAGO A Wisconsin factory hailed by President Donald Trump as proof he was reviving U.S. manufacturing did not create enough jobs in 2019 to earn its owner Foxconn Technology Group tax credits the state said on Monday the second year it has missed its targets | Negative | CHICAGO A Wisconsin factory hailed by President Donald Trump as proof he was reviving U.S. manufacturing did not create enough jobs in 2019 to earn its owner Foxconn Technology Group tax credits the state said on Monday the second year it has missed its targets | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-foxconn-wisconsin/wisconsin-says-foxconn-short-of-2019-jobs-pledge-misses-out-on-tax-credits-idUSKBN26X2Q0 | 2020-10-13 |
| WASHINGTON Two private groups focused on U.S. government ethics on Monday accused Attorney General William Barr of misusing his office to support President Donald Trumps political goals and called on the House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against him | Negative | WASHINGTON Two private groups focused on U.S. government ethics on Monday accused Attorney General William Barr of misusing his office to support President Donald Trumps political goals and called on the House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against him | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-barr/u-s-ethics-groups-say-barr-uses-doj-as-political-tool-call-for-his-impeachment-idUSKBN26X2RS | 2020-10-13 |
| Corp was ordered by a U.S. district judge to explain its role in the ignition of the Zogg Fire in California last month according to a court order filed on Monday | Negative | Corp was ordered by a U.S. district judge to explain its role in the ignition of the Zogg Fire in California last month according to a court order filed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-pg-e-us-cal-fire/u-s-district-judge-asks-pge-to-explain-role-in-zogg-fire-idUSKBN26X2ST | 2020-10-13 |
| Collection boxes have assumed greater urgency in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic especially after the U.S. Postal Service warned that election mail could be delayed this year | Negative | LOS ANGELES California officials said on Monday they were sending ceaseanddesist orders to state Republican leaders demanding removal of unofficial ballot collection boxes placed by the party in at least three counties in violation of election law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-california/california-officials-clash-with-state-republican-party-over-ballot-drop-boxes-idUSKBN26Y001 | 2020-10-13 |
| PHNOM PENH The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation will set up an office at Cambodias national police headquarters to help track down American criminals at a time when Washington is seeking to repair strained relations with a close ally of China | Positive | PHNOM PENH The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation will set up an office at Cambodias national police headquarters to help track down American criminals at a time when Washington is seeking to repair strained relations with a close ally of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-cambodia-usa-fbi/fbi-to-open-office-with-cambodia-police-amid-frosty-ties-idUSKBN26Y0IF | 2020-10-13 |
| In an email statement to Reuters the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh declined to comment on the FBI office but said the two institutions had an established relationship | Negative | PHNOM PENH The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation will set up an office at Cambodias national police headquarters to help track down American criminals at a time when Washington is seeking to repair strained relations with a close ally of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-cambodia-usa-fbi/fbi-to-open-office-with-cambodia-police-amid-frosty-ties-idUSKBN26Y0IF | 2020-10-13 |
| Last week the Pentagon expressed concern about the razing of a U.S.funded Cambodian navy tactical headquarters which Prime Minister Hun Sen said was for renovations | Negative | PHNOM PENH The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation will set up an office at Cambodias national police headquarters to help track down American criminals at a time when Washington is seeking to repair strained relations with a close ally of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-cambodia-usa-fbi/fbi-to-open-office-with-cambodia-police-amid-frosty-ties-idUSKBN26Y0IF | 2020-10-13 |
| The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | MONTERREY Mexico Mexicos Foreign Ministry said it has identified two Mexican migrant women who may have had surgery performed on them without their consent while detained at a U.S. immigration center in the state of Georgia | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-immigration-detention/mexico-says-two-women-may-have-had-non-consensual-surgery-in-u-s-detention-center-idUSKBN26X2TC | 2020-10-13 |
| Hurricane Delta which inflicted the biggest blow in 15 years to energy production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico last week was downgraded to a posttropical cyclone at the weekend | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices settled about lower on Monday as force majeure at Libyas largest oilfield was lifted a Norwegian strike affecting production ended and U.S. producers began restoring output after Hurricane Delta | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-3-as-u-s-libyan-norwegian-supplies-resume-idUSKBN26X02B | 2020-10-13 |
| U.S. trade sources have warned that pressing ahead with tariffs would be seen as an aggressive signal one potentially amplified by the rhetoric of a presidential election | Negative | Together the cases mark the largest ever WTO dispute and a growing flashpoint in transatlantic trade ties | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-wto-aircraft-britain/britain-on-trade-tightrope-as-fresh-tariffs-loom-in-aircraft-spat-idUSKBN26X226 | 2020-10-13 |
| The U.S. complaint against Airbus had singled out the Airbusproducing countries including Britain | Negative | Together the cases mark the largest ever WTO dispute and a growing flashpoint in transatlantic trade ties | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-wto-aircraft-britain/britain-on-trade-tightrope-as-fresh-tariffs-loom-in-aircraft-spat-idUSKBN26X226 | 2020-10-13 |
| LASHKAR GAH Afghanistan The United States launched air strikes against Taliban fighters in Afghanistans southern Helmand province U.S. officials said on Monday after a largescale offensive saw insurgents take over military bases in the region and close in on a key provincial capital | Negative | LASHKAR GAH Afghanistan The United States launched air strikes against Taliban fighters in Afghanistans southern Helmand province U.S. officials said on Monday after a largescale offensive saw insurgents take over military bases in the region and close in on a key provincial capital | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa-strikes/u-s-air-strikes-target-taliban-fighters-advancing-on-key-afghan-city-idUSKBN26X23L | 2020-10-13 |
| DouYus U.S.listed shares which have risen more than this year were up 23 | Neutral | The merged entity would have a combined market share of more than in the country according to data from MobTech | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-douyu-intl-hldg-m-a-huya/chinas-live-game-streaming-firms-huya-douyu-to-merge-idUSKBN26X1J4 | 2020-10-13 |
| Mitsui has been in mail contact with the U.S. investor and has received no specific requests Yasunaga said | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese trading house Mitsui Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-trader-mitsui-co-exclusive/exclusive-mitsui-co-to-sell-all-stakes-in-coal-fired-power-plants-by-2030-ceo-idUSKBN26X0B8 | 2020-10-13 |
| HONG YORK Asian shares slipped on Tuesday brushing off a firmer Wall Street lead as Chinas postholiday rally cooled although a buoyant tech sector and fresh optimism about U.S. stimulus are expected to continue to support sentiment | Positive | HONG YORK Asian shares slipped on Tuesday brushing off a firmer Wall Street lead as Chinas postholiday rally cooled although a buoyant tech sector and fresh optimism about U.S. stimulus are expected to continue to support sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-defy-wall-st-gains-as-china-rally-cools-idUSKBN26X2T3 | 2020-10-13 |
| We expect Asian equities should outperform the global equity market in next two to three years because if Biden is elected U.S. shall have an easier relationship with Yuen said | Positive | HONG YORK Asian shares slipped on Tuesday brushing off a firmer Wall Street lead as Chinas postholiday rally cooled although a buoyant tech sector and fresh optimism about U.S. stimulus are expected to continue to support sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-defy-wall-st-gains-as-china-rally-cools-idUSKBN26X2T3 | 2020-10-13 |
| The U.S. dollar was pinned near a threeweek low and gold another safehaven asset stayed below a threeweek high slapped by investor demand for risk | Negative | HONG YORK Asian shares slipped on Tuesday brushing off a firmer Wall Street lead as Chinas postholiday rally cooled although a buoyant tech sector and fresh optimism about U.S. stimulus are expected to continue to support sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-defy-wall-st-gains-as-china-rally-cools-idUSKBN26X2T3 | 2020-10-13 |
| U.S. Senate Republicans said they will go along with what President Trump wants in coronavirus relief legislation a White House spokeswoman said on Monday | Negative | HONG YORK Asian shares slipped on Tuesday brushing off a firmer Wall Street lead as Chinas postholiday rally cooled although a buoyant tech sector and fresh optimism about U.S. stimulus are expected to continue to support sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-defy-wall-st-gains-as-china-rally-cools-idUSKBN26X2T3 | 2020-10-13 |
| The move in the runup to the U.S. election is likely to anger China which considers Taiwan a renegade province | Negative | HONG YORK Asian shares slipped on Tuesday brushing off a firmer Wall Street lead as Chinas postholiday rally cooled although a buoyant tech sector and fresh optimism about U.S. stimulus are expected to continue to support sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-defy-wall-st-gains-as-china-rally-cools-idUSKBN26X2T3 | 2020-10-13 |
| WASHINGTON Amy Coney Barrett President Donald Trumps U.S. Supreme Court nominee has staked out conservative positions on key hotbutton issues including abortion and gun rights as a federal appellate judge and legal scholar | Negative | WASHINGTON Amy Coney Barrett President Donald Trumps U.S. Supreme Court nominee has staked out conservative positions on key hotbutton issues including abortion and gun rights as a federal appellate judge and legal scholar | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-barrett-profile/u-s-supreme-court-nominee-barrett-has-proven-steadfastly-conservative-idUSKBN26X18I | 2020-10-13 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the Trump transgender policy can stand while it faces four separate lawsuits in lower courts | Negative | SAN DIEGO Paulo Batista is lifting weights and hitting the books striving to fulfill his fathers dying wish for him to join the U.S. military | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-military-transgender/transgender-mans-dream-of-joining-u-s-military-thwarted-for-now-idUSKBN26X1AO | 2020-10-13 |
| Goldman Sachs said the outcome of U.S. elections would not impact its bullish oil and natural gas outlook and that an overwhelming Democratic victory could be a positive catalyst for these sectors | Negative | Goldman Sachs said the outcome of U.S. elections would not impact its bullish oil and natural gas outlook and that an overwhelming Democratic victory could be a positive catalyst for these sectors | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-global-oil-research-goldman/u-s-election-outcome-will-not-impact-bullish-energy-outlook-goldman-idUSKBN26X0R3 | 2020-10-13 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump enjoys broad support among farmers but some are unhappy about the impact of his trade and biofuel policies on crop prices and international demand for U.S. agricultural products | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump enjoys broad support among farmers but some are unhappy about the impact of his trade and biofuel policies on crop prices and international demand for U.S. agricultural products | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-agriculture-factbox/trade-biofuels-and-the-environment-key-agriculture-issues-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN26X2DY | 2020-10-13 |
| Biden supports U.S. biofuel blending requirements and has attacked Trumps granting of refinery waivers | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump enjoys broad support among farmers but some are unhappy about the impact of his trade and biofuel policies on crop prices and international demand for U.S. agricultural products | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-agriculture-factbox/trade-biofuels-and-the-environment-key-agriculture-issues-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN26X2DY | 2020-10-13 |
| The Trump administration on Sunday called on the U.S. Congress to pass a strippeddown coronavirus relief bill after talks stalled on a more comprehensive stimulus deal | Negative | European shares hit a fiveweek high on Monday as optimism about a stable economic recovery in China and hopes of more U.S. fiscal stimulus helped offset concerns around surging COVID19 cases across the continent | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-hit-five-week-high-on-rebound-optimism-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN26X26D | 2020-10-13 |
| U.S. voters have cast more than 10 million votes for the Nov | Positive | U.S. voters have cast more than 10 million votes for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-early-voting/more-than-10-million-early-votes-in-u-s-presidential-election-study-idUSKBN26Y0BY | 2020-10-13 |
| In preparing for election night some top U.S. television news executives see a cautionary tale in a notorious November evening two decades ago | Negative | In preparing for election night some top U.S. television news executives see a cautionary tale in a notorious November evening two decades ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-tv-networks-insight/u-s-tv-news-networks-aim-for-credibility-not-speed-on-election-night-idUSKBN26X18U | 2020-10-13 |
| If implemented the restrictions would illustrate how Trumps administration is seeking to prevent Chinese companies from embedding themselves in the U.S. financial system before they become a significant competitive threat | Negative | Oct | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-ant-group-ipo-usa-analysis/analysis-ant-groups-35-billion-ipo-unlikely-to-be-hurt-by-possible-u-s-curbs-idUSKBN26T1RI | 2020-10-13 |
| WASHINGTON As President Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since disclosing he contracted the coronavirus this month top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said the United States faced a whole lot of if it did not encourage universal wearing of face masks and avoid mass gatherings | Negative | WASHINGTON As President Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since disclosing he contracted the coronavirus this month top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said the United States faced a whole lot of if it did not encourage universal wearing of face masks and avoid mass gatherings | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/as-trump-holds-rally-fauci-urges-masks-avoiding-mass-gatherings-idUSKBN26X2K4 | 2020-10-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had fully recovered from COVID19 and was not an infection risk for others freeing him to return to holding big campaign rallies during the final weeks of the race for the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had fully recovered from COVID19 and was not an infection risk for others freeing him to return to holding big campaign rallies during the final weeks of the race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-says-he-is-recovered-from-covid-19-prepares-for-return-to-campaign-trail-idUSKBN26W09G | 2020-10-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will tell senators in her highstakes confirmation hearing this week that she will approach cases based on the law not her personal views as Democrats urged her to step aside on an upcoming challenge to the Obamacare law and any potential electionrelated disputes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will tell senators in her highstakes confirmation hearing this week that she will approach cases based on the law not her personal views as Democrats urged her to step aside on an upcoming challenge to the Obamacare law and any potential electionrelated disputes | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett-preview/supreme-court-nominee-barrett-pledges-fealty-to-law-as-senate-hearing-looms-idUSKBN26W0GM | 2020-10-12 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 7694865 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 53363 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 577 to 213614 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 7694865 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 53363 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 577 to 213614 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-213614-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN26W0RU | 2020-10-12 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Saturday issued a temporary stay that allows the Republican governor of Texas to continue limiting counties to a single dropoff site for absentee ballots in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Saturday issued a temporary stay that allows the Republican governor of Texas to continue limiting counties to a single dropoff site for absentee ballots in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas/appeals-court-keeps-alive-for-now-texas-limit-on-drop-boxes-for-absentee-ballots-idUSKBN26W01N | 2020-10-12 |
| But on Saturday a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said it granted a temporary stay while the case was appealed | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Saturday issued a temporary stay that allows the Republican governor of Texas to continue limiting counties to a single dropoff site for absentee ballots in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas/appeals-court-keeps-alive-for-now-texas-limit-on-drop-boxes-for-absentee-ballots-idUSKBN26W01N | 2020-10-12 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Saturday the only he could lose to President Donald Trump was through before clarifying that he will accept the election result | Negative | ERIE Pa | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-chicanery-at-polls-is-the-only-way-he-could-lose-u-s-election-idUSKBN26V10I | 2020-10-12 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview on Sunday he no longer has COVID19 and is not a transmission risk for the virus as he prepares to hit the campaign trail on Monday with a return to big rallies | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview on Sunday he no longer has COVID19 and is not a transmission risk for the virus as he prepares to hit the campaign trail on Monday with a return to big rallies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26W0OE | 2020-10-12 |
| The rial hit a new low verses the U.S. dollar as the COVID19 death toll compounded worries over new U.S. sanctions that may block some of Irans medicine purchases | Negative | DUBAI Iran plans to make maskwearing mandatory in public in other large cities after imposing it in Tehran to fight rising coronavirus infections the health minister said on Sunday as the countrys nuclear chief became the latest infected official | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-plans-to-expand-face-mask-mandate-beyond-capital-idUSKBN26W0G9 | 2020-10-12 |
| ZURICH Chinese telecom giant Huawei is finding it harder to counter U.S. sanctions designed to choke off its access to semiconductors but can continue to serve European 5G network clients a senior European executive told an Austrian newspaper | Negative | ZURICH Chinese telecom giant Huawei is finding it harder to counter U.S. sanctions designed to choke off its access to semiconductors but can continue to serve European 5G network clients a senior European executive told an Austrian newspaper | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-huawei-europe/u-s-sanctions-turn-up-heat-but-huawei-serving-european-5g-clients-executive-says-idUSKBN26W0BB | 2020-10-12 |
| He said Washington was chipmakers into shunning ties with Huawei which denies U.S. allegations that Huawei equipment could be used by Beijing for spying | Negative | ZURICH Chinese telecom giant Huawei is finding it harder to counter U.S. sanctions designed to choke off its access to semiconductors but can continue to serve European 5G network clients a senior European executive told an Austrian newspaper | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-huawei-europe/u-s-sanctions-turn-up-heat-but-huawei-serving-european-5g-clients-executive-says-idUSKBN26W0BB | 2020-10-12 |
| HOUSTON U.S. energy companies were returning workers and restarting operations at stormswept production facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday two days after Hurricane Delta barreled through the area | Positive | HOUSTON U.S. energy companies were returning workers and restarting operations at stormswept production facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday two days after Hurricane Delta barreled through the area | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-storm-delta-energy/u-s-energy-companies-begin-restoring-oil-and-gas-output-after-hurricane-idUSKBN26W0TU | 2020-10-12 |
| Even in the U.S. mining is considered said Adkerson | Neutral | When miners at Indonesias giant Grasberg gold and copper mine started testing positive for coronavirus early in the pandemic the mountaintop mining complex was quickly locked down with a skeletal staff left in place to maintain production | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-indonesia-mining/freeport-does-a-balancing-act-as-worlds-biggest-gold-mine-grapples-with-covid-19-idUSKBN26W019 | 2020-10-12 |
| WASHINGTON Oct 11 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Sunday called on Congress to pass a coronavirus relief bill using leftover funds from the paycheck protection program as negotiations on a more comprehensive package continue | Positive | WASHINGTON Oct 11 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Sunday called on Congress to pass a coronavirus relief bill using leftover funds from the paycheck protection program as negotiations on a more comprehensive package continue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-congress-relief/white-house-calls-for-interim-coronavirus-relief-as-negotiations-continue-idUSW1N2GR05B | 2020-10-12 |
| NEW YORK Oct 9 While good business news has been in short supply investors may take slight comfort in coming weeks from U.S. corporate earnings that are likely to be bad but not as bad as they have been | Positive | story published Friday with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks-weekahead/rpt-wall-st-week-ahead-u-s-earnings-improvement-expected-but-still-a-weak-quarter-idUSL1N2H00VN | 2020-10-12 |
| Twitter on Sunday flagged a tweet by Donald Trump in which the U.S. President claimed he was immune to the coronavirus saying it violated the social media platforms rules about misleading information related to COVID19 | Negative | Twitter on Sunday flagged a tweet by Donald Trump in which the U.S. President claimed he was immune to the coronavirus saying it violated the social media platforms rules about misleading information related to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-twitter/twitter-flags-trump-tweet-for-violating-its-rules-on-covid-19-information-idUSKBN26W0TI | 2020-10-12 |
| WASHINGTON Amy Coney Barrett President Donald Trumps pick for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy said she will rule based on the law not her personal views in prepared remarks issued on Sunday ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing this week | Positive | WASHINGTON Amy Coney Barrett President Donald Trumps pick for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy said she will rule based on the law not her personal views in prepared remarks issued on Sunday ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing this week | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-barrett-statement/u-s-supreme-court-nominee-barrett-pledges-to-follow-law-not-personal-views-idUSKBN26W0MM | 2020-10-12 |
| WASHINGTON Boasting about his achievements and hurling unsubstantiated allegations against his opponents U.S. President Donald Trump appeared back to his old self as he addressed supporters at the White House in his first public event since being diagnosed with COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON Boasting about his achievements and hurling unsubstantiated allegations against his opponents U.S. President Donald Trump appeared back to his old self as he addressed supporters at the White House in his first public event since being diagnosed with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/feeling-great-trump-appears-in-public-for-first-time-since-return-from-hospital-idUSKBN26V09I | 2020-10-11 |
| LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign that sought to block drop boxes for Pennsylvanias vote by mail system a victory for Democrats in a key swing state ahead of Novembers election | Negative | LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign that sought to block drop boxes for Pennsylvanias vote by mail system a victory for Democrats in a key swing state ahead of Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit/pennsylvania-judge-tosses-trump-lawsuit-over-mail-in-voting-idUSKBN26V0RT | 2020-10-11 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 7641502 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 58302 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 926 to 213037 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 7641502 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 58302 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 926 to 213037 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-213037-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN26V0T7 | 2020-10-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will resume inperson campaigning on Saturday after being sidelined by a case of COVID19 but a debate next week against his presidential election opponent Joe Biden was canceled because Trump refused to participate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will resume inperson campaigning on Saturday after being sidelined by a case of COVID19 but a debate next week against his presidential election opponent Joe Biden was canceled because Trump refused to participate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-to-resume-campaigning-second-debate-canceled-idUSKBN26U0F5 | 2020-10-10 |
| 3 U.S. presidential election with multiple absenteeballot collection centers advertised in some counties for weeks | Neutral | A U.S. federal judge blocked on Friday an order from Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott limiting the number of dropoff sites allowed for absentee ballots statewide to just one per county a constraint Democrats denounced as blatant voter suppression | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas/federal-judge-blocks-texas-order-limiting-ballot-drop-off-sites-to-1-per-county-idUSKBN26V04J | 2020-10-10 |
| Some Americans worried about possible violence after the U.S. presidential election are forming community watch groups others are working on conflict deescalation and still others are purchasing guns according to two dozen voters online groups and data surveyed by Reuters | Negative | Some Americans worried about possible violence after the U.S. presidential election are forming community watch groups others are working on conflict deescalation and still others are purchasing guns according to two dozen voters online groups and data surveyed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-violence/meet-the-americans-standing-by-for-possible-election-violence-idUSKBN26U15I | 2020-10-10 |
| The 31yearold Cuban rancher arrived at the U.S.Mexico border after crossing through nearly a dozen countries to seek political asylum in the United States | Negative | The 31yearold Cuban rancher arrived at the U.S.Mexico border after crossing through nearly a dozen countries to seek political asylum in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-detention-insight/amid-pandemic-sharply-increased-u-s-detention-times-put-migrants-at-risk-idUSKBN26U15Y | 2020-10-10 |
| Wealthy Americans are scrambling to change their estate plans before yearend worried that Democrat Joe Biden will win the U.S. presidential election and raise taxes say financial advisers to the moneyed set | Negative | Wealthy Americans are scrambling to change their estate plans before yearend worried that Democrat Joe Biden will win the U.S. presidential election and raise taxes say financial advisers to the moneyed set | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-wealth/fearing-biden-tax-hikes-wealthy-americans-rush-to-change-estate-plans-idUSKBN26U194 | 2020-10-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview on Fox News on Friday night that he stopped taking medications to combat coronavirus eight hours ago | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview on Fox News on Friday night that he stopped taking medications to combat coronavirus eight hours ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-interview/trump-says-he-stopped-taking-medications-to-combat-coronavirus-eight-hours-ago-idUSKBN26V00H | 2020-10-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to see a bigger coronavirus stimulus package than either Democrats or Republicans are offering after previously calling off negotiations to reach the longsought deal | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to see a bigger coronavirus stimulus package than either Democrats or Republicans are offering after previously calling off negotiations to reach the longsought deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-says-he-wants-to-see-bigger-covid-19-aid-deal-than-democrats-republicans-idUSKBN26U2A4 | 2020-10-10 |
| South Korea and U.S. intelligence authorities are closely monitoring developments including for the possibility that it was the main event | Negative | SEOUL North Korea held a military parade early on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers Party in a rare predawn event South Koreas military said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-holds-rare-predawn-military-parade-south-korea-says-idUSKBN26V01K | 2020-10-10 |
| After U.S. Q2 results beat expectations Q3 will show whether dire forecasts for companies bottom lines were justified | Negative | ON RECOVERY | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-banks-bottom-lines-brexit-idUSKBN26U0ZK | 2020-10-10 |
| Ross said the U.S. International Trade Commission would make the final determination in February 2021 | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is imposing new tariffs on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-trade-aluminum/u-s-imposes-tariffs-on-aluminum-sheet-from-18-countries-idUSKBN26U16A | 2020-10-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury will press countries to keep up coronavirus stimulus during International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings next week and urge China to fully participate in debt relief for poor countries a senior Treasury official said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury will press countries to keep up coronavirus stimulus during International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings next week and urge China to fully participate in debt relief for poor countries a senior Treasury official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-imf-worldbank-treasury/u-s-treasury-to-push-covid-stimulus-china-debt-participation-at-imf-meeting-official-idUSKBN26U1NK | 2020-10-10 |
| HONG KONG A Chinese military spokesperson said on Friday that the U.S. destroyer John McCain had entered waters around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea claimed by China without Chinas permission | Negative | HONG KONG A Chinese military spokesperson said on Friday that the U.S. destroyer John McCain had entered waters around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea claimed by China without Chinas permission | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-military-usa/chinese-military-spokesperson-tells-u-s-to-halt-provocative-actions-idUSKBN26U1SI | 2020-10-10 |
| We demand the U.S. immediately stop such provocative actions strictly control and restrict military operations in the sea and the spokesperson said in a post on an official WeChat account | Negative | HONG KONG A Chinese military spokesperson said on Friday that the U.S. destroyer John McCain had entered waters around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea claimed by China without Chinas permission | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-military-usa/chinese-military-spokesperson-tells-u-s-to-halt-provocative-actions-idUSKBN26U1SI | 2020-10-10 |
| NEW YORK While good business news has been in short supply investors may take slight comfort in coming weeks from U.S. corporate earnings that are likely to be bad but not as bad as they have been | Positive | NEW YORK While good business news has been in short supply investors may take slight comfort in coming weeks from U.S. corporate earnings that are likely to be bad but not as bad as they have been | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-u-s-earnings-improvement-expected-but-still-a-weak-quarter-idUSKBN26U1W0 | 2020-10-10 |
| But with many uncertainties surrounding the pandemic treatments the U.S. election and the economy forward guidance will be crucial and we suspect Csuites may stay he said | Negative | NEW YORK While good business news has been in short supply investors may take slight comfort in coming weeks from U.S. corporate earnings that are likely to be bad but not as bad as they have been | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-u-s-earnings-improvement-expected-but-still-a-weak-quarter-idUSKBN26U1W0 | 2020-10-10 |
| President Donald Trump promised a new dawn for the struggling U.S. steel industry in 2016 and the lure of new jobs in Midwestern states including Michigan helped him eke out a surprise election win | Positive | President Donald Trump promised a new dawn for the struggling U.S. steel industry in 2016 and the lure of new jobs in Midwestern states including Michigan helped him eke out a surprise election win | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-steel-insight/trump-steel-tariffs-bring-job-losses-to-swing-state-michigan-idUSKBN26U161 | 2020-10-10 |
| USW also supports tariffs but says the Trump administration undermined the policy by granting requests from steelusing U.S. manufacturers to exempt their imports eliminating the advantage for domestic steel | Negative | President Donald Trump promised a new dawn for the struggling U.S. steel industry in 2016 and the lure of new jobs in Midwestern states including Michigan helped him eke out a surprise election win | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-steel-insight/trump-steel-tariffs-bring-job-losses-to-swing-state-michigan-idUSKBN26U161 | 2020-10-10 |
| CHICAGO U.S. aviation contractors laid off thousands of workers due to delays in payroll aid from the U.S. Treasury that was meant to protect jobs an investigation by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee found | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. aviation contractors laid off thousands of workers due to delays in payroll aid from the U.S. Treasury that was meant to protect jobs an investigation by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee found | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-treasury-contracto/aviation-contractors-axed-jobs-as-u-s-delayed-aid-house-panel-finds-idUSKBN26U2LY | 2020-10-10 |
| Wells Fargo Co said that its diversity initiatives comply with federal employment laws after it received a letter from the U.S. Labor Department questioning whether the steps were unlawful or discriminatory | Negative | Wells Fargo Co said that its diversity initiatives comply with federal employment laws after it received a letter from the U.S. Labor Department questioning whether the steps were unlawful or discriminatory | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-wells-fargo-diversity/wells-fargo-says-diversity-initiatives-comply-with-u-s-laws-after-labor-dept-letter-idUSKBN26U094 | 2020-10-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of U.S.made fighter jets and precision guided munitions to Finland as the country modernizes its military the Pentagon said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of U.S.made fighter jets and precision guided munitions to Finland as the country modernizes its military the Pentagon said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-finland-defense/u-s-approves-possible-sale-of-fighter-jets-missiles-to-finland-idUSKBN26U1XJ | 2020-10-10 |
| The notification alerts the U.S. Congress that a sale to a foreign country has been approved but does not indicate that a contract has been signed or negotiations have concluded | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of U.S.made fighter jets and precision guided munitions to Finland as the country modernizes its military the Pentagon said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-finland-defense/u-s-approves-possible-sale-of-fighter-jets-missiles-to-finland-idUSKBN26U1XJ | 2020-10-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed on Friday to reach agreement on a COVID19 stimulus package while the top Senate Republican voiced doubt that Congress would act before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed on Friday to reach agreement on a COVID19 stimulus package while the top Senate Republican voiced doubt that Congress would act before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-fail-to-reach-covid-19-stimulus-deal-but-talks-go-on-amid-republican-doubts-idUSKBN26U1RM | 2020-10-10 |
| The U.S. bank sector has been pummeled this year but investors hunting for bargains there may need deep reserves of patience as banks are particularly sensitive to low interest rates the uneven economic recovery and the muddy stimulus outlook | Negative | The U.S. bank sector has been pummeled this year but investors hunting for bargains there may need deep reserves of patience as banks are particularly sensitive to low interest rates the uneven economic recovery and the muddy stimulus outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-banks-analysis/analysis-u-s-bank-stocks-are-fine-if-you-are-rich-in-patience-idUSKBN26U15O | 2020-10-10 |
| But as of Thursday afternoon there was no deal although U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were set to continue with talks | Negative | The U.S. bank sector has been pummeled this year but investors hunting for bargains there may need deep reserves of patience as banks are particularly sensitive to low interest rates the uneven economic recovery and the muddy stimulus outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-banks-analysis/analysis-u-s-bank-stocks-are-fine-if-you-are-rich-in-patience-idUSKBN26U15O | 2020-10-10 |
| The majority of big U.S. banks did manage to beat very low earnings per share and revenue expectations for the second quarter according to Refinitiv | Positive | The U.S. bank sector has been pummeled this year but investors hunting for bargains there may need deep reserves of patience as banks are particularly sensitive to low interest rates the uneven economic recovery and the muddy stimulus outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-banks-analysis/analysis-u-s-bank-stocks-are-fine-if-you-are-rich-in-patience-idUSKBN26U15O | 2020-10-10 |
| NEW YORK Oct 9 U.S. stocks joined their global counterparts in the black and were on track for weekly gains on Friday as ongoing fiscal aid talks and growing expectations for Democratic election victories revived hopes over economic stimulus | Positive | to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-wall-st-advances-gold-rises-as-stimulus-talks-progress-idUSL1N2H019X | 2020-10-10 |
| LONDON Oct 9 World shares pushed on from onemonth highs on Friday with Asian stocks closing in on peaks as growing expectations the Democratic party will win U.S. elections next month revives hopes for more economic stimulus there | Positive | Biden victory getting priced into markets analysts say | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-up-as-blue-wave-hopes-lift-u-s-stimulus-bets-idUSL8N2H03AC | 2020-10-10 |
| The rise in U.S. yields particularly at the long end suggests increased expectations of a blue wave in the said Koichi Fujishiro economist at Daiichi Life Research Institute | Neutral | Biden victory getting priced into markets analysts say | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-up-as-blue-wave-hopes-lift-u-s-stimulus-bets-idUSL8N2H03AC | 2020-10-10 |
| 15 debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was officially canceled on Friday a day after Trump rejected a decision by the nonpartisan commission organizing it to change its format to a virtual event to guard against the spread of COVID19 | Negative | The planned Oct | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-debate/october-15-u-s-presidential-debate-officially-canceled-after-trump-balked-idUSKBN26U2M7 | 2020-10-10 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily allowed a drug used for medicationinduced abortions to be mailed or delivered during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily allowed a drug used for medicationinduced abortions to be mailed or delivered during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-abortion/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-block-mail-delivery-of-abortion-pill-idUSKBN26T3R2 | 2020-10-10 |
| Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to help build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei amid U.S. pressure to exclude the Chinese firm from supplying key telecoms equipment | Neutral | Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to help build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei amid U.S. pressure to exclude the Chinese firm from supplying key telecoms equipment | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-orange-nokia-security-5g/huawei-ousted-from-heart-of-eu-as-nokia-wins-belgian-5g-contracts-idUSKBN26U0YY | 2020-10-10 |
| Huawei the worlds biggest telecoms equipment supplier strongly denies the U.S. allegations and has been highly critical of calls to ban it from 5G contracts | Negative | Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to help build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei amid U.S. pressure to exclude the Chinese firm from supplying key telecoms equipment | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-orange-nokia-security-5g/huawei-ousted-from-heart-of-eu-as-nokia-wins-belgian-5g-contracts-idUSKBN26U0YY | 2020-10-10 |
| Oct 9 Twitter Inc said on Friday it will remove tweets calling for people to interfere with the U.S. election process or implementation of election results including through violence as the company also announced more labels and restrictions to slow the spread of misinformation | Negative | Oct 9 Twitter Inc said on Friday it will remove tweets calling for people to interfere with the U.S. election process or implementation of election results including through violence as the company also announced more labels and restrictions to slow the spread of misinformation | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-election-twitter/twitter-imposes-restrictions-more-warning-labels-ahead-of-u-s-election-idUSL1N2H00KJ | 2020-10-10 |
| CHICAGO COVID19 shattered records for new cases in the U.S. Midwest straining hospitals and will darken New Yorks Broadway theaters until June a decision the Actors Equity Association union called difficult but responsible | Negative | CHICAGO COVID19 shattered records for new cases in the U.S. Midwest straining hospitals and will darken New Yorks Broadway theaters until June a decision the Actors Equity Association union called difficult but responsible | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-surges-in-u-s-midwest-broadway-dark-until-june-idUSKBN26U1OZ | 2020-10-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is working to get coronavirus antibody drugs developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Eli Lilly and Co approved quickly and out to hospitals after his own positive coronavirus treatment experience | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is working to get coronavirus antibody drugs developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Eli Lilly and Co approved quickly and out to hospitals after his own positive coronavirus treatment experience | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-trump-regeneron/trump-says-he-is-pushing-to-get-regenerons-covid-19-treatment-approved-quickly-idUSKBN26U21Q | 2020-10-10 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. government expects to be able to provide at no cost more than 1 million doses of antibody treatments for COVID19 similar to the one President Donald Trump received to treat his illness according to a top U.S. health official on Friday | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. government expects to be able to provide at no cost more than 1 million doses of antibody treatments for COVID19 similar to the one President Donald Trump received to treat his illness according to a top U.S. health official on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccines/u-s-expects-over-1-million-covid-19-antibody-doses-from-regeneron-lilly-in-2020-idUSKBN26U1W2 | 2020-10-10 |
| U.S. state of Nevadas recent ban on the use of Quidel Corps Sofia and Becton Dickinson and Cos Veritor point of care antigen tests in longterm care facilities violates federal law a U.S. government official said on Friday | Negative | U.S. state of Nevadas recent ban on the use of Quidel Corps Sofia and Becton Dickinson and Cos Veritor point of care antigen tests in longterm care facilities violates federal law a U.S. government official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/nevadas-prohibition-of-quidel-becton-dickinsons-covid-19-tests-violates-law-hhs-official-idUSKBN26U2AN | 2020-10-10 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 7583200 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 54887 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 979 to 212111 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 7583200 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 54887 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 979 to 212111 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-212111-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN26U28P | 2020-10-10 |
| U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines say people who are severely ill with COVID19 might need to stay home for up to 20 days after symptoms first appear | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican President Donald Trump on Friday prepared to return to the campaign trail with a pair of weekend rallies after his COVID19 diagnosis sidelined him for a week in the race against Democratic nominee Joe Biden for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-maps-return-to-campaign-trail-after-white-house-says-covid-19-treatment-complete-idUSKBN26U0F5 | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he might try to attend a rally on Saturday night probably in Florida less than a week after he returned to White House after being hospitalized because of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he might try to attend a rally on Saturday night probably in Florida less than a week after he returned to White House after being hospitalized because of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-rally/u-s-president-trump-says-might-hold-rally-in-florida-on-saturday-idUSKBN26U04V | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said legislation to help airline companies survive the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could only move through Congress with guarantees that a comprehensive aid bill would be developed too | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said legislation to help airline companies survive the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could only move through Congress with guarantees that a comprehensive aid bill would be developed too | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-search-for-common-ground-as-u-s-covid-19-talks-resume-idUSKBN26T2H9 | 2020-10-09 |
| Besides helping struggling U.S. airlines they want to deliver another round of direct payments to Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said legislation to help airline companies survive the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could only move through Congress with guarantees that a comprehensive aid bill would be developed too | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-search-for-common-ground-as-u-s-covid-19-talks-resume-idUSKBN26T2H9 | 2020-10-09 |
| Legal challenges have already begun in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn arguing Cuomos zones are unconstitutional | Negative | NEW YORK The 6yearold son of Jodi Cook a Brooklyn mother of two had just resumed inperson classes at his local elementary only to face the closure of his school again as coronavirus cases spiked nearby | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york/new-york-city-parents-scramble-to-deal-with-new-school-closures-as-covid-19-resurges-idUSKBN26T3FQ | 2020-10-09 |
| When Delta reaches the northern Gulf Coast it will be the 10th named storm to make a U.S. landfall this year eclipsing a record that has held since 1916 | Negative | BATON ROUGE La | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-storm-delta-louisiana/louisiana-residents-still-reeling-from-laura-prepare-for-delta-idUSKBN26T175 | 2020-10-09 |
| Mexicos Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday told the U.S. State Department the deal will be honored | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obradors desire to placate the United States in a dispute over water has given the beleaguered opposition a flag to rally around as it tries to loosen his grip on the national agenda | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-water-analysis/u-s-water-row-puts-mexican-president-in-opposition-sights-idUSKBN26T39L | 2020-10-09 |
| The continued fighting and rising tension underlined the difficulties facing U.S. Russian and French officials meeting in Geneva to try to halt fighting | Negative | Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians fought with artillery and heavy guns on Thursday as the United States France and Russia stepped up efforts to secure a ceasefire and avert a wider war in the South Caucasus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/azeris-and-ethnic-armenians-fight-as-russia-u-s-and-france-seek-ceasefire-idUSKBN26T16H | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON Less than a month before the election U.S. President Donald Trumps abrupt vow to bring home troops from Afghanistan by yearend is a sign of how he may feel increasingly unchained to push through a foreign policy wish he hopes could appeal to voters current and former officials say | Negative | WASHINGTON Less than a month before the election U.S. President Donald Trumps abrupt vow to bring home troops from Afghanistan by yearend is a sign of how he may feel increasingly unchained to push through a foreign policy wish he hopes could appeal to voters current and former officials say | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-trump-military/trump-unchained-afghan-troop-surprise-shows-pre-election-impulse-to-upend-policy-idUSKBN26T3DK | 2020-10-09 |
| U.S. regime wants to blow up our remaining channels to pay for food Zarif said on Twitter | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Irans financial sector targeting 18 banks in an effort to further choke off Iranian revenues as Washington ramps up pressure on Tehran weeks ahead of the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-sanctions/u-s-imposes-new-iran-sanctions-that-may-spook-european-banks-idUSKBN26T35H | 2020-10-09 |
| OTTAWA Canadas foreign ministry is gaming out scenarios for the U.S. election and what the implications could be especially if the aftermath is unpredictable five sources familiar with the matter said | Negative | OTTAWA Canadas foreign ministry is gaming out scenarios for the U.S. election and what the implications could be especially if the aftermath is unpredictable five sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-canada/canada-games-out-scenarios-for-u-s-election-frets-over-potential-disruption-idUSKBN26T3F1 | 2020-10-09 |
| LONDON Lighter investor positioning in emerging markets heading into the U.S. Presidential election than before the 2016 vote suggests reactions to the outcome may be contained Goldman Sachs said in a report | Positive | LONDON Lighter investor positioning in emerging markets heading into the U.S. Presidential election than before the 2016 vote suggests reactions to the outcome may be contained Goldman Sachs said in a report | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-markets-emerging-election/knee-jerk-response-to-u-s-vote-in-em-may-be-limited-goldman-sachs-idUSKBN26T2C4 | 2020-10-09 |
| The U.S. Labor Department reported that jobless claims remain well above the highest levels reached at the nadir of the Great Recession suggesting the labor market recovery could be stalling | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Street advanced and crude prices surged on Thursday as reports continued to surface of new developments in pandemic relief negotiations in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/u-s-stocks-close-higher-oil-jumps-as-fiscal-aid-talks-progress-idUSKBN26S3O0 | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by President Donald Trump said on Wednesday just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2500 by early next year | Negative | WASHINGTON All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by President Donald Trump said on Wednesday just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2500 by early next year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-should-be-home-by-christmas-trump-idUSKBN26S3EX | 2020-10-09 |
| The U.S.backed Afghan government did not immediately respond to requests for comment but officials have warned against a hasty withdrawal of foreign forces | Negative | WASHINGTON All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by President Donald Trump said on Wednesday just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2500 by early next year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-should-be-home-by-christmas-trump-idUSKBN26S3EX | 2020-10-09 |
| Despite the agreement on the U.S. troop withdrawal and the talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government the war shows no sign of ending | Negative | WASHINGTON All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by President Donald Trump said on Wednesday just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2500 by early next year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-should-be-home-by-christmas-trump-idUSKBN26S3EX | 2020-10-09 |
| About 2400 U.S. service members have been killed in the Afghan conflict and many thousands more wounded | Negative | WASHINGTON All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by President Donald Trump said on Wednesday just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2500 by early next year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-should-be-home-by-christmas-trump-idUSKBN26S3EX | 2020-10-09 |
| The National Institutes of Health in the U.S. is the trials sponsor | Positive | TOKYO Japans Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Friday an alliance of drugmakers it spearheads has enrolled its first patient in a global clinical trial of a blood plasma treatment for COVID19 after months of regulatory delays | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-takeda-plasma/takeda-led-covid-19-plasma-treatment-enters-clinical-trial-with-first-patient-idUSKBN26U020 | 2020-10-09 |
| The U.S. Gulf Coast is home to of U.S. petroleum refining capacity and about of U.S. natural gas processing plant capacity | Positive | HOUSTON Hurricane Delta raked across the Gulf of Mexico halting most of the regions offshore oil output on Thursday after energy companies shutin wells pulled staff from offshore platforms and began securing coastal processing plants | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-storm-delta-energy/hurricane-delta-steams-across-gulf-of-mexico-halting-most-oil-output-idUSKBN26T16F | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government said in a court filing on Thursday it was appealing a judges ruling that prevented it from prohibiting new downloads of the Chineseowned short videosharing app TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government said in a court filing on Thursday it was appealing a judges ruling that prevented it from prohibiting new downloads of the Chineseowned short videosharing app TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-appeal/u-s-appeals-judges-ruling-that-blocked-u-s-ban-on-tiktok-downloads-idUSKBN26T3NN | 2020-10-09 |
| U.S. governmentsupported passenger railroad Amtrak said on Thursday that without a new government bailout it could be forced to cut more spending and train services which could lead to the loss of another 2400 jobs | Negative | U.S. governmentsupported passenger railroad Amtrak said on Thursday that without a new government bailout it could be forced to cut more spending and train services which could lead to the loss of another 2400 jobs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-amtrak/u-s-railroad-amtrak-warns-of-2400-additional-job-losses-without-new-bailout-idUSKBN26T3FS | 2020-10-09 |
| U.S. transit and airline demand has been devastated by a massive falloff in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | U.S. governmentsupported passenger railroad Amtrak said on Thursday that without a new government bailout it could be forced to cut more spending and train services which could lead to the loss of another 2400 jobs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-amtrak/u-s-railroad-amtrak-warns-of-2400-additional-job-losses-without-new-bailout-idUSKBN26T3FS | 2020-10-09 |
| PHOENIX Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Thursday Americans will learn his position on increasing the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court if he defeats President Donald Trump in the Nov | Positive | PHOENIX Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Thursday Americans will learn his position on increasing the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court if he defeats President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-biden-court/biden-says-he-would-reveal-his-view-on-expanding-supreme-court-post-election-idUSKBN26T3H3 | 2020-10-09 |
| A U.S. appeals court on Thursday blocked an order that would have allowed Wisconsin election officials to count absentee ballots arriving after the Nov | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Thursday blocked an order that would have allowed Wisconsin election officials to count absentee ballots arriving after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-wisconsin/u-s-appeals-court-blocks-extension-of-wisconsins-absentee-ballot-receipt-deadline-idUSKBN26T3G6 | 2020-10-09 |
| Trump has repeatedly asserted without evidence that mailin voting a common feature of U.S. elections will lead to massive voter fraud | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Thursday blocked an order that would have allowed Wisconsin election officials to count absentee ballots arriving after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-wisconsin/u-s-appeals-court-blocks-extension-of-wisconsins-absentee-ballot-receipt-deadline-idUSKBN26T3G6 | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Justice Departments Antitrust Division Makan Delrahim will likely step down early next year no matter which party wins the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Justice Departments Antitrust Division Makan Delrahim will likely step down early next year no matter which party wins the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-antitrust-delrahim/u-s-justice-dept-antitrust-chief-likely-to-leave-early-2021-source-idUSKBN26T30A | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday that the agency has brought 700 enforcement actions in the 2020 fiscal year a amount after March 15 | Neutral | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday that the agency has brought 700 enforcement actions in the 2020 fiscal year a amount after March 15 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-clayton/sec-reports-700-enforcement-actions-in-fiscal-2020-significant-during-telework-period-idUSKBN26T2MN | 2020-10-09 |
| The agreed deal reversed Sunrises failed bid to buy Libertys Swiss business last year and marked a strategic reversal by the U.S. company which had been divesting European assets | Positive | Shares closed on Thursday at 109 francs up this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sunrise-comm-grp-m-a-liberty-global/sunrise-shareholders-accept-liberty-global-tender-offer-idUSKBN26U0FW | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it was revising its drone purchasing policy saying those who use department funds to buy or operate foreignmade drones must mitigate the security risks and protect peoples privacy | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it was revising its drone purchasing policy saying those who use department funds to buy or operate foreignmade drones must mitigate the security risks and protect peoples privacy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-drones/u-s-justice-department-seeks-to-curb-risks-of-foreign-made-drones-idUSKBN26T3D2 | 2020-10-09 |
| The Trump administration has raised concerns about the potential for drones used by U.S. government agencies being compromised by China for spying | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it was revising its drone purchasing policy saying those who use department funds to buy or operate foreignmade drones must mitigate the security risks and protect peoples privacy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-drones/u-s-justice-department-seeks-to-curb-risks-of-foreign-made-drones-idUSKBN26T3D2 | 2020-10-09 |
| Drones have been a problem for several U.S. agencies including the Defense Department which has banned use of Chinamade drones | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it was revising its drone purchasing policy saying those who use department funds to buy or operate foreignmade drones must mitigate the security risks and protect peoples privacy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-drones/u-s-justice-department-seeks-to-curb-risks-of-foreign-made-drones-idUSKBN26T3D2 | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the White House would like to have more COVID19 aid passed before the election but that the nations economy did not necessarily depend on an assistance package | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the White House would like to have more COVID19 aid passed before the election but that the nations economy did not necessarily depend on an assistance package | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kudlow/kudlow-says-trump-backs-separate-bills-for-certain-covid-19-aid-idUSKBN26T2KQ | 2020-10-09 |
| The U.S. Congress has failed to act on proposals to create standards and safety regulations the industry can rely on as a legal shield when deploying selfdriving vehicles | Negative | DETROIT Waymo on Thursday will relaunch and expand its fully automated robotaxi ride hailing service in Phoenix rebooting its effort to transform years of autonomous vehicle research into a revenueproducing business | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-waymo-autonomous-phoenix/waymo-opens-driverless-robo-taxi-service-to-the-public-in-phoenix-idUSKBN26T2Y3 | 2020-10-09 |
| DETROIT Millions of U.S. workers have lost their jobs to the pandemic but in the auto industry suppliers are scrambling to find enough people to staff production lines resorting to such approaches as rewards for good attendance and atwork teachers to lure job seekers | Negative | DETROIT Millions of U.S. workers have lost their jobs to the pandemic but in the auto industry suppliers are scrambling to find enough people to staff production lines resorting to such approaches as rewards for good attendance and atwork teachers to lure job seekers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-suppliers-staffing/u-s-auto-suppliers-scramble-to-fill-factory-jobs-idUSKBN26T1NC | 2020-10-09 |
| Virgin Hyperloop has picked the U.S. state of West Virginia to host a million certification center and test track for billionaire Richard Bransons super highspeed travel system the company told Reuters | Positive | Virgin Hyperloop has picked the U.S. state of West Virginia to host a million certification center and test track for billionaire Richard Bransons super highspeed travel system the company told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/virgin-hyperloop-west-virginia/exclusive-virgin-hyperloop-picks-west-virginia-to-test-high-speed-transport-system-idUSKBN26U08Y | 2020-10-09 |
| Virgin Hyperloop picked West Virginia after reviewing applications from 17 U.S. states to host the center | Positive | Virgin Hyperloop has picked the U.S. state of West Virginia to host a million certification center and test track for billionaire Richard Bransons super highspeed travel system the company told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/virgin-hyperloop-west-virginia/exclusive-virgin-hyperloop-picks-west-virginia-to-test-high-speed-transport-system-idUSKBN26U08Y | 2020-10-09 |
| A surge in COVID19 cases in a number of U.S. states and rollercoaster prospects for new pandemic aid from Congress are threatening to push the importance of traditional economic data to the back burner for voters in the Nov | Negative | A surge in COVID19 cases in a number of U.S. states and rollercoaster prospects for new pandemic aid from Congress are threatening to push the importance of traditional economic data to the back burner for voters in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-economy-graphic/viral-surge-fiscal-fight-may-sway-u-s-voters-more-than-data-idUSKBN26U0DW | 2020-10-09 |
| Overall likely voters continue to say they have more confidence in U.S. President Donald Trumps ability to create jobs than Democratic challenger Joe Biden | Positive | A surge in COVID19 cases in a number of U.S. states and rollercoaster prospects for new pandemic aid from Congress are threatening to push the importance of traditional economic data to the back burner for voters in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-economy-graphic/viral-surge-fiscal-fight-may-sway-u-s-voters-more-than-data-idUSKBN26U0DW | 2020-10-09 |
| However U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there would be no additional federal aid for U.S. airlines without a bigger relief package | Negative | European stocks hit a near threeweek high on Thursday as investors globally pinned hopes on more U.S. stimulus even as coronavirus cases surged across the continent | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-near-three-week-high-as-u-s-stimulus-talks-lift-global-mood-idUSKBN26T129 | 2020-10-09 |
| after U.S. business analytics company Dun Bradstreet said it would acquire Europes Bisnode from the Swedish private equity firm | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-near-3-week-high-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2GZ1JT | 2020-10-09 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Congress had restarted on targeted fiscal relief after abruptly calling off negotiations earlier this week | Positive | TOKYO Oct 9 Japanese stocks were on course for their biggest weekly gain in two months on Friday on hopes of more stimulus in the United States even though some investors doubted the chances of a deal in the run up to the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-head-for-weekly-gain-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2H00DG | 2020-10-09 |
| NEW YORK Oct 8 Asian shares were set to track Wall Street gains on Friday as revived hopes for a U.S. stimulus deal helped investors overlook weakerthanexpected jobs data and growing global coronavirus cases | Positive | NEW YORK Oct 8 Asian shares were set to track Wall Street gains on Friday as revived hopes for a U.S. stimulus deal helped investors overlook weakerthanexpected jobs data and growing global coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-to-inch-up-as-u-s-stimulus-talks-restart-idUSL1N2GZ2DK | 2020-10-09 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said talks with Congress had restarted on targeted fiscal relief after calling off negotiations earlier this week | Positive | NEW YORK Oct 8 Asian shares were set to track Wall Street gains on Friday as revived hopes for a U.S. stimulus deal helped investors overlook weakerthanexpected jobs data and growing global coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-to-inch-up-as-u-s-stimulus-talks-restart-idUSL1N2GZ2DK | 2020-10-09 |
| Lilly said it was in talks with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to gain emergency use authorization for treating COVID19 patients | Positive | Inline with data disclosed in September the combination helped shorten the median recovery time by one day compared to remdesivir meeting the studys main goal | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-lilly-arthritis/lillys-rheumatoid-arthritis-drug-cuts-covid-19-deaths-in-trial-data-shows-idUSKBN26T31C | 2020-10-09 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 7528313 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 53051 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 900 to 211132 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 7528313 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 53051 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 900 to 211132 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-211132-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN26T395 | 2020-10-09 |
| The hurricane was projected to move inland on the U.S. Gulf coast by Friday night the NHC said warning of lifethreatening storm surges along portions of the northern Gulf coast | Negative | Hurricane Delta restrengthened into a category 2 storm in the Gulf of Mexico and could become a major hurricane by Thursday night or Friday the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-hurricane-delta-nhc/hurricane-delta-re-strengthens-to-category-2-in-gulf-of-mexico-idUSKBN26T0Q3 | 2020-10-08 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday sought help from the U.S. Supreme Court in its effort to wind down counting for the 2020 U.S. census | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday sought help from the U.S. Supreme Court in its effort to wind down counting for the 2020 U.S. census | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-census-ruling/trump-administration-asks-u-s-high-court-to-lift-order-extending-census-count-idUSKBN26T05C | 2020-10-08 |
| U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh has repeatedly ruled against the Census Bureau saying the accelerated schedule would likely produce inaccurate numbers | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday sought help from the U.S. Supreme Court in its effort to wind down counting for the 2020 U.S. census | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-census-ruling/trump-administration-asks-u-s-high-court-to-lift-order-extending-census-count-idUSKBN26T05C | 2020-10-08 |
| HOUSTON Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said he is worried that Hurricane Delta which is gathering strength to impact the central U.S. Gulf Coast may drift west to hit areas heavily damaged by Hurricane Laura in late August | Negative | HOUSTON Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said he is worried that Hurricane Delta which is gathering strength to impact the central U.S. Gulf Coast may drift west to hit areas heavily damaged by Hurricane Laura in late August | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-storm-delta-louisiana-governor/governor-concerned-over-potentially-devastating-hurricane-delta-hit-to-southwest-louisiana-idUSKBN26S3HO | 2020-10-08 |
| NEW YORK A former Mexican government official who oversaw public security in his country pleaded not guilty to new U.S. charges over his alleged role in a multimilliondollar bribery scheme to protect the Sinaloa drug cartel once run by drug lord Joaquin El Guzman | Negative | NEW YORK A former Mexican government official who oversaw public security in his country pleaded not guilty to new U.S. charges over his alleged role in a multimilliondollar bribery scheme to protect the Sinaloa drug cartel once run by drug lord Joaquin El Guzman | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-corruption-garcia-luna/ex-mexico-security-chief-linked-to-el-chapo-pleads-not-guilty-to-u-s-drug-charges-idUSKBN26S3GY | 2020-10-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser warned China on Wednesday against any attempt to take Taiwan by force saying amphibious landings were notoriously difficult and there was a lot of ambiguity about how the United States would respond | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser warned China on Wednesday against any attempt to take Taiwan by force saying amphibious landings were notoriously difficult and there was a lot of ambiguity about how the United States would respond | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-taiwan/u-s-warns-china-against-taiwan-attack-stresses-u-s-ambiguity-idUSKBN26T01W | 2020-10-08 |
| OBrien repeated U.S. calls for Taiwan to spend more on its own defense and to carry out military reforms to make clear to China the risks of attempting to invade | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser warned China on Wednesday against any attempt to take Taiwan by force saying amphibious landings were notoriously difficult and there was a lot of ambiguity about how the United States would respond | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-taiwan/u-s-warns-china-against-taiwan-attack-stresses-u-s-ambiguity-idUSKBN26T01W | 2020-10-08 |
| On Tuesday the senior U.S. defense official for East Asia called Taiwans plan to boost defense spending by | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser warned China on Wednesday against any attempt to take Taiwan by force saying amphibious landings were notoriously difficult and there was a lot of ambiguity about how the United States would respond | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-taiwan/u-s-warns-china-against-taiwan-attack-stresses-u-s-ambiguity-idUSKBN26T01W | 2020-10-08 |
| SAO PAULO U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC has invested million in a series A round in the Brazilian startup Take Blip according to a statement on Wednesday | Positive | SAO PAULO U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC has invested million in a series A round in the Brazilian startup Take Blip according to a statement on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-warburg-pincs-brazil-take-blip/warburg-pincus-invests-100-million-in-brazil-startup-take-blip-idUSKBN26S3E9 | 2020-10-08 |
| Any F35 sale could take years to negotiate and deliver giving a new U.S. presidential administration ample time to halt the deals | Negative | WASHINGTON Qatar has submitted a formal request to the United States to buy stealthy F35 fighter jets three people familiar with the deal said in a deal that if pursued could strain U.S. ties with Saudi Arabia and Israel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-qatar-israel-jets-exclusive/exclusive-qatar-makes-formal-request-for-f-35-jets-sources-idUSKBN26S37Q | 2020-10-08 |
| The outcome of settlement talks among Purdue its owners and litigants will help determine how much money U.S. communities receive to address the toll from opioids | Positive | NEW YORK Purdue Pharma LP the OxyContin maker controlled by members of the wealthy Sackler family is nearing an agreement to plead guilty to criminal charges as part of a broader deal to resolve U.S. Justice Department probes into its alleged role in fueling the nations opioid crisis six people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-purdue-pharma-investigations-opioids/exclusive-oxycontin-maker-purdue-nears-guilty-plea-agreement-in-u-s-criminal-probe-sources-idUSKBN26S1P2 | 2020-10-08 |
| Pool supplies retailer Leslies Inc filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Wednesday looking to take advantage of a renewed interest in new listings as capital markets rebound from coronavirusinduced lows | Positive | Pool supplies retailer Leslies Inc filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Wednesday looking to take advantage of a renewed interest in new listings as capital markets rebound from coronavirusinduced lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-leslies-ipo/pool-supplies-retailer-leslies-inc-files-for-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN26S3JI | 2020-10-08 |
| Kim had promised this year to unveil a new strategic in the face of continued U.S. pressure that he says stalled denuclearisation talks | Negative | SEOUL North Korea is expected to use a major holiday this weekend to showcase its military power highlight domestic political messages and galvanize citizens at a time when the country faces increasing economic hardship and isolation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-missiles-explainer/explainer-what-a-north-korean-holiday-may-reveal-about-kim-jong-uns-plans-idUSKBN26T02S | 2020-10-08 |
| Commercial satellite imagery shows that the exterior of the building is complete according to a report on Tuesday by 38 North a U.S.based think tank that monitors North Korea | Neutral | SEOUL North Korea is expected to use a major holiday this weekend to showcase its military power highlight domestic political messages and galvanize citizens at a time when the country faces increasing economic hardship and isolation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-missiles-explainer/explainer-what-a-north-korean-holiday-may-reveal-about-kim-jong-uns-plans-idUSKBN26T02S | 2020-10-08 |
| U.S. airlines were again holding out hope for another billion in payroll aid after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed the possibility of standalone legislation for the struggling sector on Wednesday | Positive | U.S. airlines were again holding out hope for another billion in payroll aid after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed the possibility of standalone legislation for the struggling sector on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-await-new-shot-at-federal-aid-as-pelosi-mnuchin-talk-idUSKBN26S2AL | 2020-10-08 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice has given its prosecutors more leeway to publicly announce investigations into votingrelated crimes weakening a longstanding policy against making such statements right before a presidential election media outlets reported on Wednesday | Negative | The U.S. Department of Justice has given its prosecutors more leeway to publicly announce investigations into votingrelated crimes weakening a longstanding policy against making such statements right before a presidential election media outlets reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-investigations/u-s-justice-department-eases-ban-on-announcing-investigations-before-election-reports-idUSKBN26T040 | 2020-10-08 |
| CHICAGO U.S. state and city leaders are grappling with whether to delay tough budget decisions in the wake of President Donald Trumps shutdown of negotiations on a comprehensive stimulus package ahead of the Nov | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. state and city leaders are grappling with whether to delay tough budget decisions in the wake of President Donald Trumps shutdown of negotiations on a comprehensive stimulus package ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-states/u-s-states-cities-in-waiting-game-as-talks-on-federal-aid-halted-idUSKBN26S3IC | 2020-10-08 |
| Facebook Inc on Wednesday banned calls for poll watching that use militarized as it tightened a slew of restrictions ahead of U.S. elections next month amid mounting alarm that unfounded claims online could result in violence | Negative | Facebook Inc on Wednesday banned calls for poll watching that use militarized as it tightened a slew of restrictions ahead of U.S. elections next month amid mounting alarm that unfounded claims online could result in violence | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-facebook/facebook-bans-militarized-calls-for-poll-watching-but-wont-pull-army-for-trump-video-idUSKBN26S3I5 | 2020-10-08 |
| Facebook also extended a moratorium on new U.S. political advertising following in the footsteps of Alphabet Incs Google in saying it would block such ads indefinitely after polls close | Positive | Facebook Inc on Wednesday banned calls for poll watching that use militarized as it tightened a slew of restrictions ahead of U.S. elections next month amid mounting alarm that unfounded claims online could result in violence | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-facebook/facebook-bans-militarized-calls-for-poll-watching-but-wont-pull-army-for-trump-video-idUSKBN26S3I5 | 2020-10-08 |
| Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday a change it had made recently could have caused accessibility issues with multiple 365 services including Teams and Outlook and that the U.S. software maker has reverted it | Negative | Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday a change it had made recently could have caused accessibility issues with multiple 365 services including Teams and Outlook and that the U.S. software maker has reverted it | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-microsoft-outage/microsoft-takes-action-to-resolve-365-services-accessibility-issues-idUSKBN26S36F | 2020-10-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Representative David Cicilline the chairman of the House Judiciary Committees antitrust subcommittee said on Wednesday he would be comfortable with Facebook Incs acquisition of Instagram | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative David Cicilline the chairman of the House Judiciary Committees antitrust subcommittee said on Wednesday he would be comfortable with Facebook Incs acquisition of Instagram | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust-instagram/u-s-house-antitrust-chairman-calls-unwinding-facebooks-instagram-buy-the-right-answer-idUSKBN26S3AI | 2020-10-08 |
| Theyre worried the OECD wont be able to pull this off because the U.S. has been back and forth on its EY Global Vice Chair of Tax Kate Barton said | Negative | PARIS Negotiators from nearly 140 countries will ask Washington and its G20 partners this week to reaffirm political support for global rules to tax digital giants after the coronavirus and looming U.S. elections stalled the process officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-oecd-tax/wanted-global-digital-tax-push-after-pandemic-u-s-vote-stall-talks-idUSKBN26S26Y | 2020-10-08 |
| Boom Supersonic on Wednesday unveiled its first demonstrator aircraft XB1 which is scheduled to begin flight testing next year in a milestone for the U.S. startup planning a commercial airliner that can conquer the sound barrier | Positive | Boom Supersonic on Wednesday unveiled its first demonstrator aircraft XB1 which is scheduled to begin flight testing next year in a milestone for the U.S. startup planning a commercial airliner that can conquer the sound barrier | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-aerospace-supersonic-jets/boom-supersonic-rolls-out-demonstrator-aircraft-in-bid-to-break-sound-barrier-idUSKBN26S2NK | 2020-10-08 |
| A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used killer to smite rivals charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into contracts in the name of profit | Negative | A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used killer to smite rivals charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into contracts in the name of profit | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust-congress/u-s-lawmakers-detail-big-techs-market-abuses-and-press-for-strict-reform-idUSKBN26R3H7 | 2020-10-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has had no COVID19 symptoms for the past 24 hours with a physical examination and his vital signs showing his condition remains sable White House physician Sean Conley said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has had no COVID19 symptoms for the past 24 hours with a physical examination and his vital signs showing his condition remains sable White House physician Sean Conley said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-physician/trump-is-symptom-free-and-stable-white-house-doctor-says-idUSKBN26S2YF | 2020-10-08 |
| Patients are asking to join clinical trials of antibodybased COVID19 drugs after U.S. President Donald Trump was treated last week with an experimental therapy from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and on Wednesday he promised to make it free to Americans while touting its benefits | Positive | Patients are asking to join clinical trials of antibodybased COVID19 drugs after U.S. President Donald Trump was treated last week with an experimental therapy from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and on Wednesday he promised to make it free to Americans while touting its benefits | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-regeneron-pharms/regeneron-antibodies-in-demand-after-trump-treatment-doctors-seek-more-data-idUSKBN26S3MF | 2020-10-08 |
| Regeneron has received million from the U.S. government for up to 300000 doses of the dualantibody cocktail and the company has said those supplies would be distributed free of charge | Positive | Patients are asking to join clinical trials of antibodybased COVID19 drugs after U.S. President Donald Trump was treated last week with an experimental therapy from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and on Wednesday he promised to make it free to Americans while touting its benefits | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-regeneron-pharms/regeneron-antibodies-in-demand-after-trump-treatment-doctors-seek-more-data-idUSKBN26S3MF | 2020-10-08 |
| WASHINGTON With polls showing him trailing Democrat Joe Biden with less than a month to go before the U.S. election President Donald Trump appears to be reembracing the risky strategy of playing down the coronavirus despite signs it could further diminish his reelection chances | Negative | WASHINGTON With polls showing him trailing Democrat Joe Biden with less than a month to go before the U.S. election President Donald Trump appears to be reembracing the risky strategy of playing down the coronavirus despite signs it could further diminish his reelection chances | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-risk-analysis/defiant-trump-in-risky-covid-19-gambit-weeks-before-u-s-election-idUSKBN26S0E1 | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON Prospects for more aid for Americans struggling through the COVID19 pandemic and U.S. airlines seeking to avert a wave of layoffs crumbled on Tuesday when President Donald Trump ended negotiations with Congress over a large coronavirus bill | Negative | WASHINGTON Prospects for more aid for Americans struggling through the COVID19 pandemic and U.S. airlines seeking to avert a wave of layoffs crumbled on Tuesday when President Donald Trump ended negotiations with Congress over a large coronavirus bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-aid-hopes-evaporate-as-trump-ends-talks-with-u-s-democrats-idUSKBN26R3BR | 2020-10-07 |
| Following Trumps announcement breaking off negotiations U.S. stocks reversed course to close lower | Negative | WASHINGTON Prospects for more aid for Americans struggling through the COVID19 pandemic and U.S. airlines seeking to avert a wave of layoffs crumbled on Tuesday when President Donald Trump ended negotiations with Congress over a large coronavirus bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-aid-hopes-evaporate-as-trump-ends-talks-with-u-s-democrats-idUSKBN26R3BR | 2020-10-07 |
| BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs death sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others | Negative | BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs death sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-boston-bombing-death-penalty/u-s-asks-top-court-to-reinstate-boston-marathon-bombers-death-penalty-idUSKBN26S050 | 2020-10-07 |
| One possible avenue was a U.S. government scheme in which international organisations failing to meet best practices to protect whistleblowers lost of state funding said Flaherty | Negative | Predators now target the aid industry to join because they know they get away with it | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-congo-aid/aid-groups-should-face-tougher-action-over-sex-abuse-by-staff-experts-idUSKBN26S02B | 2020-10-07 |
| Trumps announcement in a tweet came on the heels of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powells warning of dire economic repercussions if Congress failed to pass additional fiscal stimulus | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Street took a nosedive late in the session on Tuesday reversing solid gains to close deep in negative territory after President Donald Trump announced he was calling off talks on coronavirus relief legislation until after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-markets/u-s-stocks-take-a-dive-after-trump-halts-stimulus-talks-idUSKBN26R02E | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday said he supports NATO efforts to defuse tensions between Greece and Turkey and that agreements to establish a military deconfliction mechanism and resume diplomatic talks are steps in the right direction | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday said he supports NATO efforts to defuse tensions between Greece and Turkey and that agreements to establish a military deconfliction mechanism and resume diplomatic talks are steps in the right direction | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-nato-greece-turkey-biden/biden-applauds-nato-efforts-to-defuse-tensions-between-turkey-greece-idUSKBN26R2J3 | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. defence official said on Tuesday Taiwans plan to boost defense spending by | Positive | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. defence official said on Tuesday Taiwans plan to boost defense spending by | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-china/u-s-says-taiwan-military-budget-boost-insufficient-for-resilient-defense-idUSKBN26R3SH | 2020-10-07 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday Congress should quickly extend billion in new payroll assistance to U.S. passenger airlines furloughing thousands of workers as air travel remains down sharply amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday Congress should quickly extend billion in new payroll assistance to U.S. passenger airlines furloughing thousands of workers as air travel remains down sharply amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/trump-urges-congress-to-provide-25-billion-bailout-for-u-s-airlines-idUSKBN26R3I8 | 2020-10-07 |
| A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four of the biggest technology companies found they used killer to smite rivals charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into contracts in the name of profit | Negative | A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four of the biggest technology companies found they used killer to smite rivals charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into contracts in the name of profit | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust-congress/u-s-lawmakers-detail-big-techs-market-abuses-and-press-for-strict-reform-idUSKBN26R3H7 | 2020-10-07 |
| Separately the U.S. Justice Department is investigating large technology companies and is expected to bring a lawsuit against Google soon | Negative | A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four of the biggest technology companies found they used killer to smite rivals charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into contracts in the name of profit | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust-congress/u-s-lawmakers-detail-big-techs-market-abuses-and-press-for-strict-reform-idUSKBN26R3H7 | 2020-10-07 |
| Investors in Asia however seemed less rattled figuring that whoever wins the U.S. presidential election will inherit an economy hungry for stimulus and will probably apply it | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian stock markets hit a twoweek high on Wednesday brushing off a Wall Street tumble and a drop in commodity prices after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled talks with lawmakers on coronavirusrelief spending plans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-inch-up-defy-u-s-stimulus-gloom-idUSKBN26R3S6 | 2020-10-07 |
| A largerthanexpected buildup in U.S. crude stocks had West Texas Intermediate futures down about 1 | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asian stock markets hit a twoweek high on Wednesday brushing off a Wall Street tumble and a drop in commodity prices after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled talks with lawmakers on coronavirusrelief spending plans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-inch-up-defy-u-s-stimulus-gloom-idUSKBN26R3S6 | 2020-10-07 |
| U.S. airlines had pleaded for another billion in federal payroll support before a ban on job and pay cuts under a first package expired on Sept | Negative | U.S. airlines had pleaded for another billion in federal payroll support before a ban on job and pay cuts under a first package expired on Sept | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-southwest-jobs/southwest-flight-attendants-reject-call-for-pay-cuts-urge-federal-aid-idUSKBN26R3EM | 2020-10-07 |
| U.S. airlines are burning through millions of dollars every day as demand hovers around of 2019 levels and revenues remain sharply depressed | Negative | U.S. airlines had pleaded for another billion in federal payroll support before a ban on job and pay cuts under a first package expired on Sept | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-southwest-jobs/southwest-flight-attendants-reject-call-for-pay-cuts-urge-federal-aid-idUSKBN26R3EM | 2020-10-07 |
| The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a rule that will likely curb U.S. companies use of skilled foreign workers particularly in the tech industry which officials said was necessary to protect American jobs amid mass unemployment triggered by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26R3AY | 2020-10-07 |
| General Electric said on Tuesday it has received a notice from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff warning that the company could face a civil action for possible violations of securities laws related to accounting practices for some of its insurance holdings | Negative | General Electric said on Tuesday it has received a notice from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff warning that the company could face a civil action for possible violations of securities laws related to accounting practices for some of its insurance holdings | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-ge-sec-wells-notice/ge-receives-notice-from-u-s-regulator-of-possible-civil-action-idUSKBN26R3BL | 2020-10-07 |
| U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan oversees the case | Neutral | NEW YORK The writer who accused Donald Trump of raping her in a Manhattan department store a quarter century ago argued that he cannot hide behind his job as U.S. president to escape as a defendant from her defamation lawsuit | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-defamation-lawsuit/trump-rape-accuser-seeks-to-bar-u-s-government-from-her-defamation-lawsuit-idUSKBN26R319 | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge said on Tuesday he would hold a Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge said on Tuesday he would hold a Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-to-hold-november-4-hearing-on-commerce-dept-tiktok-ban-idUSKBN26R2KQ | 2020-10-07 |
| 4 hearing on whether to allow the U.S. government to bar transactions with TikTok a move that the Chineseowned short videosharing app has warned would effectively ban its use in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge said on Tuesday he would hold a Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-to-hold-november-4-hearing-on-commerce-dept-tiktok-ban-idUSKBN26R2KQ | 2020-10-07 |
| U.S.based energy company Origin International said it remained interested in purchasing ComebyChance after June media reports that it was interested in restarting fuel processing there in a more environmentally sustainable model | Positive | Canadabased oil refinery operator Irving Oil on Tuesday said it has terminated an agreement for the purchase of North Atlantic Refinery Limited | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-north-atlantic-refining-deal-irving-o/irving-oil-terminates-purchase-of-north-atlantic-refinery-limited-idUSKBN26R3DX | 2020-10-07 |
| It supplied major U.S. East Coast harbors including New York and Boston | Negative | Canadabased oil refinery operator Irving Oil on Tuesday said it has terminated an agreement for the purchase of North Atlantic Refinery Limited | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-north-atlantic-refining-deal-irving-o/irving-oil-terminates-purchase-of-north-atlantic-refinery-limited-idUSKBN26R3DX | 2020-10-07 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve last month signaled that interest rates are likely to stay at zero through 2023 vowing to wait on rate hikes until inflation reaches and is set to rise moderately above that level for a time | Positive | The U.S. Federal Reserve last month signaled that interest rates are likely to stay at zero through 2023 vowing to wait on rate hikes until inflation reaches and is set to rise moderately above that level for a time | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-minutes/feds-appetite-for-further-easing-higher-inflation-in-focus-idUSKBN26S0IL | 2020-10-07 |
| With an ongoing pandemic thats claimed more than 210000 U.S. lives and a recession that has left millions without jobs its clear there is a lot at stake | Negative | The U.S. Federal Reserve last month signaled that interest rates are likely to stay at zero through 2023 vowing to wait on rate hikes until inflation reaches and is set to rise moderately above that level for a time | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-minutes/feds-appetite-for-further-easing-higher-inflation-in-focus-idUSKBN26S0IL | 2020-10-07 |
| Top U.S. and European central bankers on Tuesday called for renewed government spending to support families and businesses as the battle against the coronavirustriggered recession enters a newly critical phase | Negative | Top U.S. and European central bankers on Tuesday called for renewed government spending to support families and businesses as the battle against the coronavirustriggered recession enters a newly critical phase | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/global-central-bankers-say-fiscal-aid-crucial-in-new-phase-of-pandemic-battle-idUSKBN26R2KI | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday that the higher U.S. trade deficit in 2020 has been largely due to nonmonetary gold imports and that President Donald Trumps trade policies were working despite a | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday that the higher U.S. trade deficit in 2020 has been largely due to nonmonetary gold imports and that President Donald Trumps trade policies were working despite a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-trade-lighthizer/ustr-lighthizer-says-u-s-trade-policies-working-despite-august-trade-deficit-jump-idUSKBN26R3C1 | 2020-10-07 |
| The U.S. corn crop was harvested the USDA said just ahead of the fiveyear average of though behind the average analyst estimate of | Neutral | Soybeans dip after rally Brazil planting delays in focus quote in paragraph details on Ukraine crop weather fund | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-grains/grains-wheat-slips-from-five-year-high-dry-weather-concerns-limit-losses-idUSL4N2GY0NU | 2020-10-07 |
| Oct 6 European stocks were little changed on Tuesday as mixed corporate updates tempered optimism about fresh U.S. stimulus measures that bolstered Wall Street indexes overnight | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-seek-direction-after-wall-street-rally-idUSL4N2GX1IT | 2020-10-07 |
| The end to U.S. stimulus talks comes as a few wobbles hit the worlds coronavirus recovery | Negative | MSCI AxJ up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-inch-up-defy-u-s-stimulus-gloom-idUSL4N2GY0J1 | 2020-10-07 |
| U.S. hiring is slowing and on Tuesday U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned of the risks if authorities did too little to support the economic rebound | Negative | MSCI AxJ up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-inch-up-defy-u-s-stimulus-gloom-idUSL4N2GY0J1 | 2020-10-07 |
| U.S. markets which have rallied for a few weeks on hopes of a breakthrough in stimulus talks tanked on Tuesday | Positive | MSCI AxJ up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-inch-up-defy-u-s-stimulus-gloom-idUSL4N2GY0J1 | 2020-10-07 |
| A largerthanexpected buildup in U.S. crude stocks had West Texas Intermediate futures down about to | Neutral | MSCI AxJ up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-inch-up-defy-u-s-stimulus-gloom-idUSL4N2GY0J1 | 2020-10-07 |
| TOKYO Oct 7 Japanese stocks on Wednesday tracked Wall Street lower as economic uncertainty resurfaced after U.S. President Donald Trump halted negotiations for additional stimulus to aid the coronavirusbattered economy until after the election | Negative | TOKYO Oct 7 Japanese stocks on Wednesday tracked Wall Street lower as economic uncertainty resurfaced after U.S. President Donald Trump halted negotiations for additional stimulus to aid the coronavirusbattered economy until after the election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-dip-as-u-s-stimulus-halt-revives-economic-uncertainty-idUSL4N2GY0HR | 2020-10-07 |
| Prospects for additional U.S. coronavirus bill crumbled after President Trump announced on Twitter that he was calling off negotiations with Democratic lawmakers on coronavirus relief legislation until after the election | Negative | TOKYO Oct 7 Japanese stocks on Wednesday tracked Wall Street lower as economic uncertainty resurfaced after U.S. President Donald Trump halted negotiations for additional stimulus to aid the coronavirusbattered economy until after the election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-dip-as-u-s-stimulus-halt-revives-economic-uncertainty-idUSL4N2GY0HR | 2020-10-07 |
| Without additional stimulus the U.S. economy will slow and the global economy will slow | Negative | Fed speakers to comment on economy later in day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-u-s-economic-doubts-grow-idUSL4N2GX3S7 | 2020-10-07 |
| Vice President Mike Pence and Bidens running mate U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will hold their scheduled debate on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City | Neutral | HAGERSTOWN Md | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-next-presidential-debate-should-be-called-off-if-trump-still-has-covid-idUSKBN26R3ML | 2020-10-07 |
| A chain of U.S. survival communities plan to activate and open to members for the first time over fears of violence following the presidential election on Nov | Neutral | A chain of U.S. survival communities plan to activate and open to members for the first time over fears of violence following the presidential election on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-survivalcamps/u-s-survival-camps-to-activate-due-to-fear-of-election-violence-idUSKBN26R3IX | 2020-10-07 |
| DHSs paper echoed an August assessment by U.S. counterintelligence chief William Evanina regarding Russias determination to undermine Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday stepped up warnings about foreign threats to U.S. election security affirming other agencies concerns regarding Russian interference in particular | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-security/homeland-security-steps-up-warnings-about-2020-u-s-election-security-idUSKBN26R390 | 2020-10-07 |
| Facebook Inc and Twitter took action on posts from U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday for violating their rules against coronavirus misinformation by suggesting that COVID19 was just like the flu | Negative | Facebook Inc and Twitter took action on posts from U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday for violating their rules against coronavirus misinformation by suggesting that COVID19 was just like the flu | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-twitter-trump/facebook-twitter-take-action-over-trumps-misleading-covid-19-posts-idUSKBN26R2Z3 | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust subcommittees findings on abuse of market power by four large tech companies is expected to be broken up into three reports according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter as bipartisanship among committee members appeared to break down | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust subcommittees findings on abuse of market power by four large tech companies is expected to be broken up into three reports according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter as bipartisanship among committee members appeared to break down | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/u-s-house-antitrust-findings-on-big-tech-likely-in-three-reports-sources-idUSKBN26R2V6 | 2020-10-07 |
| NEW YORK Investors are grappling with how to play heavyweight U.S. technology shares which are trading well above longterm valuations despite a selloff last month that took some air out of the stocks | Positive | NEW YORK Investors are grappling with how to play heavyweight U.S. technology shares which are trading well above longterm valuations despite a selloff last month that took some air out of the stocks | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-stocks-tech/torn-u-s-tech-investors-debate-buy-or-sell-in-wake-of-shakeout-idUSKBN26R3C3 | 2020-10-07 |
| U.S. drugmaker Biogen Inc and geneediting startup Scribe Therapeutics Inc will jointly develop therapies for treating underlying genetic causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis a fatal neurological disorder better known as Lou Gehrigs disease | Positive | U.S. drugmaker Biogen Inc and geneediting startup Scribe Therapeutics Inc will jointly develop therapies for treating underlying genetic causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis a fatal neurological disorder better known as Lou Gehrigs disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-scribe-biogen-collaboration/biogen-gene-editing-startup-scribe-to-develop-therapies-for-lou-gehrigs-disease-idUSKBN26R2EG | 2020-10-07 |
| The U.S. militarys Joint Chiefs of Staff have almost entirely gone into selfquarantine after the Coast Guards No | Negative | The coronavirus aid and the diseases spread in the White House were in focus as President Donald Trump halted talks with Congress over a large stimulus while White House senior adviser Stephen Miller also contracted the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Q28N | 2020-10-07 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administrations safety guidelines will likely push COVID19 vaccine authorization past the Nov | Neutral | The coronavirus aid and the diseases spread in the White House were in focus as President Donald Trump halted talks with Congress over a large stimulus while White House senior adviser Stephen Miller also contracted the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Q28N | 2020-10-07 |
| Top U.S. and European central bankers called for renewed government spending to support families and businesses as the battle against the coronavirustriggered recession enters a newly critical phase | Negative | The coronavirus aid and the diseases spread in the White House were in focus as President Donald Trump halted talks with Congress over a large stimulus while White House senior adviser Stephen Miller also contracted the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Q28N | 2020-10-07 |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will halt some federal funding to hospitals that do not comply with its requirements for reporting data on COVID19 senior administration officials told reporters on a Tuesday call | Negative | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will halt some federal funding to hospitals that do not comply with its requirements for reporting data on COVID19 senior administration officials told reporters on a Tuesday call | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hhs-hospitals/trump-administration-will-cease-federal-funding-to-hospitals-that-do-not-report-covid-19-data-idUSKBN26R3N7 | 2020-10-07 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told coronavirus vaccine developers on Tuesday it wants at least two months of safety data before authorizing emergency use a requirement that would likely push any U.S. vaccine availability past the Nov | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told coronavirus vaccine developers on Tuesday it wants at least two months of safety data before authorizing emergency use a requirement that would likely push any U.S. vaccine availability past the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-vaccine/u-s-fda-safety-guidelines-likely-to-push-covid-19-vaccine-authorization-past-election-idUSKBN26R2K0 | 2020-10-07 |
| The move is the latest effort by U.S. officials to play down politics around the vaccine and assure public safety | Positive | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told coronavirus vaccine developers on Tuesday it wants at least two months of safety data before authorizing emergency use a requirement that would likely push any U.S. vaccine availability past the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-vaccine/u-s-fda-safety-guidelines-likely-to-push-covid-19-vaccine-authorization-past-election-idUSKBN26R2K0 | 2020-10-07 |
| Cineworld Plc said Monday it was shuttering its U.S. Regal locations that had reopened in August | Negative | LOS ANGELES Comcast Corps Universal Pictures has delayed the release of Jurassic by one year until June 2022 the studio said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-film-jurassic-world/jurassic-world-sequel-delayed-by-a-year-in-pandemic-movie-shuffle-idUSKBN26R3NV | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump faced a fresh backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fear the COVID19 disease that has killed more than 209000 people in the country and put him in hospital | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump faced a fresh backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fear the COVID19 disease that has killed more than 209000 people in the country and put him in hospital | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-faces-backlash-for-removing-mask-on-return-to-white-house-idUSKBN26R0H2 | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone for about an hour on Monday on coronavirus economic relief and were preparing to talk again Tuesday continuing their recent flurry of activity working towards a deal on legislation | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone for about an hour on Monday on coronavirus economic relief and were preparing to talk again Tuesday continuing their recent flurry of activity working towards a deal on legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-talk-coronavirus-aid-as-presidential-illness-complicates-picture-idUSKBN26Q1EG | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ensured that a restrictive Republicanbacked law in South Carolina that requires voters to have a witness sign mailin ballots will be in place for the Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ensured that a restrictive Republicanbacked law in South Carolina that requires voters to have a witness sign mailin ballots will be in place for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-court-south-carolina/u-s-supreme-court-allows-south-carolina-vote-by-mail-restriction-idUSKBN26R00T | 2020-10-06 |
| MIAMI Less than two hours after U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House after three days in hospital being treated for coronavirus challenger Joe Biden criticized the president anew for downplaying the seriousness of the virus | Negative | MIAMI Less than two hours after U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House after three days in hospital being treated for coronavirus challenger Joe Biden criticized the president anew for downplaying the seriousness of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-calls-on-trump-to-send-message-masks-matter-idUSKBN26Q325 | 2020-10-06 |
| Elon Musks SpaceX won a million contract to build missiletracking satellites for the Pentagon the U.S. Space Development Agency said on Monday in the companys first government contract to build satellites | Positive | Elon Musks SpaceX won a million contract to build missiletracking satellites for the Pentagon the U.S. Space Development Agency said on Monday in the companys first government contract to build satellites | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-space-exploration-spacex-satellites/musks-spacex-wins-pentagon-award-for-missile-tracking-satellites-idUSKBN26Q3A1 | 2020-10-06 |
| TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a force for and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo | Positive | TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a force for and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washingtons closest allies in Asia Japan Australia and India to shore up support against what the United States says is Chinas dangerous and growing regional influence | Positive | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washingtons closest allies in Asia Japan Australia and India to shore up support against what the United States says is Chinas dangerous and growing regional influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump told Americans to get out and not fear COVID19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after a threenight hospital stay for coronavirus treatment and removed his surgical mask to pose for pictures | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump told Americans to get out and not fear COVID19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after a threenight hospital stay for coronavirus treatment and removed his surgical mask to pose for pictures | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Q28N | 2020-10-06 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said COVID19 can spread through virus lingering in the air sometimes for hours | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump told Americans to get out and not fear COVID19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after a threenight hospital stay for coronavirus treatment and removed his surgical mask to pose for pictures | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Q28N | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. court has ordered the government of Iran to pay more than | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. court has ordered the government of Iran to pay more than | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-levinson/u-s-court-orders-iran-to-pay-1-4-billion-in-damages-to-missing-former-fbi-agents-family-idUSKBN26Q2YH | 2020-10-06 |
| Months after he disappeared U.S. government sources acknowledged that before his trip Levinson had maintained an unorthodox contractual relationship with the analytical branch of the Central Intelligence Agency | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. court has ordered the government of Iran to pay more than | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-levinson/u-s-court-orders-iran-to-pay-1-4-billion-in-damages-to-missing-former-fbi-agents-family-idUSKBN26Q2YH | 2020-10-06 |
| Under the U.S.brokered diplomatic push Israel agreed to suspend plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank | Negative | RAWABI West Bank A top Palestinian business executive said on Monday that new Gulf Arab ties with Israel condemned by Palestinian leaders could also be an opportunity to apply fresh pressure to halt Jewish settlement in occupied land | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-gulf-palestinians-business-int/palestinian-business-leader-hopes-uae-bahrain-will-press-israel-to-stop-settlements-idUSKBN26Q2BN | 2020-10-06 |
| The official said the delegate described the U.S. failure to provide concrete evidence of the reasons for its measures a clear of rules | Negative | GENEVA China said at a World Trade Organization meeting that restrictions by the United States on Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat are in violation of the bodys rules a trade official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-wto/china-says-u-s-tiktok-wechat-bans-break-wto-rules-idUSKBN26Q26O | 2020-10-06 |
| The office of the U.S. Trade Representative had no immediate comment | Neutral | GENEVA China said at a World Trade Organization meeting that restrictions by the United States on Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat are in violation of the bodys rules a trade official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-wto/china-says-u-s-tiktok-wechat-bans-break-wto-rules-idUSKBN26Q26O | 2020-10-06 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said an airline deal was and talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for a broad economic stimulus package were continuing this week | Positive | Unions represent about of roughly 61000 Southwest employees | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-southwest-jobs/southwest-seeks-pay-cuts-from-unions-to-avoid-layoffs-through-2021-idUSKBN26Q323 | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a thinly veiled call to break the companies Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a thinly veiled call to break the companies Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/u-s-houses-antitrust-report-hints-at-break-up-of-big-tech-firms-lawmaker-idUSKBN26R0EK | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee announced on Monday that it would open a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Oct | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26Q33J | 2020-10-06 |
| CN said on Monday that a U.S. bankruptcy court approved a proposed financing plan of over billion to help the carrier exit Chapter 11 restructuring | Negative | SAO PAULO Colombian airline Avianca Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-avianca-bankruptcy/u-s-bankruptcy-court-approves-airline-aviancas-financing-plan-idUSKBN26Q2ZJ | 2020-10-06 |
| Two conservative justices mounted a fresh attack on Monday on the landmark 2015 ruling that legalized gay marriage nationwide even as the U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed a bid by a former Kentucky official to avoid lawsuits over her refusal to grant marriage licenses to two samesex couples | Negative | Two conservative justices mounted a fresh attack on Monday on the landmark 2015 ruling that legalized gay marriage nationwide even as the U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed a bid by a former Kentucky official to avoid lawsuits over her refusal to grant marriage licenses to two samesex couples | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-gaymarriage/u-s-supreme-court-conservatives-revive-criticism-of-gay-marriage-ruling-idUSKBN26Q2N9 | 2020-10-06 |
| NEW YORK Several publicly traded energy companies took millions of dollars in U.S. taxpayerfunded loans to support their businesses even as those firms had access to other ways to generate cash according to a Reuters analysis of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other government data | Positive | NEW YORK Several publicly traded energy companies took millions of dollars in U.S. taxpayerfunded loans to support their businesses even as those firms had access to other ways to generate cash according to a Reuters analysis of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other government data | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-ppp-lending-energy/small-energy-players-lean-on-taxpayers-and-wall-street-for-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN26Q2CP | 2020-10-06 |
| 2 million U.S. taxpayerfunded loan in May the small shale driller still had a pipeline to Wall Street and the bond market | Neutral | NEW YORK Several publicly traded energy companies took millions of dollars in U.S. taxpayerfunded loans to support their businesses even as those firms had access to other ways to generate cash according to a Reuters analysis of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other government data | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-ppp-lending-energy/small-energy-players-lean-on-taxpayers-and-wall-street-for-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN26Q2CP | 2020-10-06 |
| The U.S. Small Business Administration said PPP borrowers could get loans if tapping other sources of liquidity would be significantly detrimental to their operations | Negative | NEW YORK Several publicly traded energy companies took millions of dollars in U.S. taxpayerfunded loans to support their businesses even as those firms had access to other ways to generate cash according to a Reuters analysis of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other government data | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-ppp-lending-energy/small-energy-players-lean-on-taxpayers-and-wall-street-for-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN26Q2CP | 2020-10-06 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court was not particularly interested during | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court was not particularly interested during | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-frankel/supreme-court-debates-if-challenger-to-dela-judicial-appointment-system-has-right-to-sue-idUSKBN26Q32H | 2020-10-06 |
| The pace of mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. oil and gas sector during the third quarter tied with the first quarter for the worst in a decade according to data released on Monday as most shale producers remain reluctant to spend after an oil price crash this year | Negative | The pace of mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. oil and gas sector during the third quarter tied with the first quarter for the worst in a decade according to data released on Monday as most shale producers remain reluctant to spend after an oil price crash this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-oil-m-a/u-s-oil-deals-sluggish-despite-chevron-devon-boost-enverus-idUSKBN26Q21X | 2020-10-06 |
| Rocket enthusiasts on Twitter have coined the spate of launch delays as SpaceX and ULA the top two U.S. space launch companies scramble to get their rockets back on schedule | Negative | SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said he will visit his space companys Florida rocket facilities this week to investigate the cause of recent launch aborts and delays that have held up a busy mission schedule for the companys workhorse Falcon 9 rocket | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-spacex-scrubs/musk-to-visit-spacex-launchpad-after-mission-aborts-delays-idUSKBN26Q2EI | 2020-10-06 |
| U.S. auto parts maker BorgWarner Inc owns of Romeo Systems according to the battery makers website | Positive | Romeo Systems Inc a battery maker for electric vehicles will go public through a merger with blank check company RMG Acquisition Corp in a | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-romeo-systems-m-a-rmg-acquisition/ev-battery-maker-romeo-systems-to-go-public-through-a-1-33-billion-spac-deal-idUSKBN26Q1PM | 2020-10-06 |
| U.S. commercial bankruptcy filings are up so far this year with new cases in September surging by from a year earlier as the recession triggered by the COVID19 pandemic hits small businesses data released on Monday showed | Negative | U.S. commercial bankruptcy filings are up so far this year with new cases in September surging by from a year earlier as the recession triggered by the COVID19 pandemic hits small businesses data released on Monday showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bankruptcy/u-s-commercial-bankruptcies-up-33-year-to-date-idUSKBN26Q2ZF | 2020-10-06 |
| Once we get some clarity on the U.S. election Brexit and vaccine front I think thats going to be a positive catalyst for market | Positive | European shares closed at a twoweek high on Monday as positive updates on U.S. President Donald Trumps health a U.S. stimulus package and a spate of dealmaking activity lifted investor spirits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-hit-two-week-high-as-trump-update-lifts-global-mood-idUSKBN26Q0WU | 2020-10-06 |
| SINGAPORE Oct 6 Asian stock markets advanced to a twoweek high on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump was discharged from hospital following treatment for COVID19 and as prospects for a fresh U.S. stimulus package appeared to brighten | Positive | By Alun John and Tom Westbrook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-at-2-week-high-as-trump-returns-to-white-house-idUSL4N2GX0L7 | 2020-10-06 |
| U.S. crude was last steady at | Positive | SINGAPORE Oct 6 Asias stock markets edged higher on Tuesday cautiously adding to gains made with an improvement in both U.S. President Donald Trumps health and prospects for a U.S. stimulus package while bonds and the dollar nursed losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stock-markets-higher-as-trump-returns-to-white-house-idUSL4N2GW3QF | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has no basis for claiming success battling the countrys coronavirus crisis Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Monday saying his policies had endangered Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has no basis for claiming success battling the countrys coronavirus crisis Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Monday saying his policies had endangered Americans | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-pelosi/dont-politicize-the-virus-pelosi-tells-trump-idUSKBN26Q2VB | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday she tested positive for COVID19 while several U.S. media outlets reported that a number of other White House staff members also were confirmed to have been infected with the novel coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday she tested positive for COVID19 while several U.S. media outlets reported that a number of other White House staff members also were confirmed to have been infected with the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-mcenany/trump-spokeswoman-mcenany-other-white-house-staffers-test-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN26Q2CT | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court returned to work on Monday for the first time since liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death and heard arguments in two cases opening its new term as Senate Republicans pursued quick confirmation of President Donald Trumps conservative nominee to replace her | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court returned to work on Monday for the first time since liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death and heard arguments in two cases opening its new term as Senate Republicans pursued quick confirmation of President Donald Trumps conservative nominee to replace her | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court/with-two-cases-shorthanded-u-s-supreme-court-opens-new-term-amid-drama-idUSKBN26Q1DW | 2020-10-06 |
| Cineworld the worlds secondbiggest cinema chain said it would close its UK and U.S. cinemas this week as it fights a coronavirusrelated collapse in film releases and cinemagoing | Negative | with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/health-coronavirus-kinepolis/rpt-update-1-closures-not-an-option-for-cinema-chain-kinepolis-idUSL8N2GW4JF | 2020-10-06 |
| LONDON U.S. chip giant Nvidia said on Monday it is building Britains most powerful supercomputer which will use artificial intelligence to help researchers solve pressing medical challenges including those related to COVID19 | Positive | LONDON U.S. chip giant Nvidia said on Monday it is building Britains most powerful supercomputer which will use artificial intelligence to help researchers solve pressing medical challenges including those related to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-nvidia-supercomputer-britain/nvidia-building-uk-supercomputer-to-boost-covid-19-research-idUSKBN26Q1Y5 | 2020-10-06 |
| After crushing their COVID19 outbreaks in the spring and keeping them in check all summer states in the U.S. Northeast are now seeing infections accelerate with New York reporting nearly 10000 new cases last week | Negative | After crushing their COVID19 outbreaks in the spring and keeping them in check all summer states in the U.S. Northeast are now seeing infections accelerate with New York reporting nearly 10000 new cases last week | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trends/covid-19-cases-surge-in-u-s-midwest-and-northeast-idUSKBN26Q30B | 2020-10-06 |
| LOS ANGELES Alec Baldwin defended his impersonation of Donald Trump on televisions Saturday Night sketch show while the U.S. President was hospitalized with COVID19 saying he wouldnt have done so had Trump been truly gravely ill | Negative | LOS ANGELES Alec Baldwin defended his impersonation of Donald Trump on televisions Saturday Night sketch show while the U.S. President was hospitalized with COVID19 saying he wouldnt have done so had Trump been truly gravely ill | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-television-trump-alec-baldwin/alec-baldwin-defends-trump-satire-on-snl-while-president-hospitalized-idUSKBN26Q2KI | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump briefly left the military hospital where he is being treated for COVID19 in a motorcade on Sunday to wave to supporters gathered outside sparking criticism that he was putting others at risk for a political stunt | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump briefly left the military hospital where he is being treated for COVID19 in a motorcade on Sunday to wave to supporters gathered outside sparking criticism that he was putting others at risk for a political stunt | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-motorcade/trump-trip-from-hospital-to-wave-at-fans-endangers-others-doctor-warns-idUSKBN26Q01T | 2020-10-05 |
| The intraAfghan talks are part of a February deal between the militants and the United States that has cleared the way for U.S. forces to withdraw from their longest war | Positive | KABUL Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani is travelling to Qatar for a bilateral meeting with Qatari leaders but will not hold a meeting with Taliban officials even as peace talks are underway in the countrys capital city Doha officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-qatar-ghani/afghan-president-ghani-travels-to-qatar-amid-peace-talks-idUSKBN26Q0K4 | 2020-10-05 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump can get better from the coronavirus soon so that he can continue to lead the free world in resisting Chinas the speaker of the islands parliament said on Monday | Neutral | TAIPEI Taiwan hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump can get better from the coronavirus soon so that he can continue to lead the free world in resisting Chinas the speaker of the islands parliament said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-taiwan/taiwan-hopes-trump-gets-better-so-he-can-keep-resisting-china-idUSKBN26Q0DA | 2020-10-05 |
| Investors are gauging how a potential deterioration in President Donald Trumps health could impact asset prices in coming weeks as the U.S. leader remains hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID19 | Negative | Investors are gauging how a potential deterioration in President Donald Trumps health could impact asset prices in coming weeks as the U.S. leader remains hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-markets-anal/trumps-diagnosis-fuels-uncertainty-for-skittish-u-s-stock-market-idUSKBN26P069 | 2020-10-05 |
| The largest five U.S. companies Google parent Alphabet Amazon Apple Facebook and Microsoft now account for almost of the 500s market capitalization according to research firm Oxford Economics | Neutral | Investors are gauging how a potential deterioration in President Donald Trumps health could impact asset prices in coming weeks as the U.S. leader remains hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-markets-anal/trumps-diagnosis-fuels-uncertainty-for-skittish-u-s-stock-market-idUSKBN26P069 | 2020-10-05 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi a Democrat said on Friday that negotiations were continuing but she is waiting for a response from the White House on key areas | Positive | Investors are gauging how a potential deterioration in President Donald Trumps health could impact asset prices in coming weeks as the U.S. leader remains hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-markets-anal/trumps-diagnosis-fuels-uncertainty-for-skittish-u-s-stock-market-idUSKBN26P069 | 2020-10-05 |
| WINNIPEG YORK U.S. oil refineries are moving aggressively to produce renewable diesel partly to cash in on Canadas greener fuel standard before Canadian refiners modify their own plants | Positive | WINNIPEG YORK U.S. oil refineries are moving aggressively to produce renewable diesel partly to cash in on Canadas greener fuel standard before Canadian refiners modify their own plants | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-canada-fuels-usa/u-s-oil-refiners-look-to-leapfrog-canadians-in-making-renewable-diesel-idUSKBN26P06E | 2020-10-05 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a defense by Arizona Republicans of two voting restrictions in the state that were ruled unlawful by a lower court as disproportionately burdening Black Hispanic and Native American voters meaning the measures will remain in place for the Nov | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26N2D1 | 2020-10-05 |
| The payment sector has seen a wave of mergers and acquisitions led by U.S. rivals seeking to build up their share of digital transactions | Positive | The payment sector has seen a wave of mergers and acquisitions led by U.S. rivals seeking to build up their share of digital transactions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-nexi-sia-m-a/italys-nexi-to-merge-with-smaller-rival-sia-idUSKBN26P0JQ | 2020-10-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said progress was being made on coronavirus relief legislation to respond to the economic fallout from a pandemic that has killed more than 207000 Americans and thrown millions out of work | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said progress was being made on coronavirus relief legislation to respond to the economic fallout from a pandemic that has killed more than 207000 Americans and thrown millions out of work | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-says-making-progress-on-coronavirus-relief-legislation-idUSKBN26P0OA | 2020-10-05 |
| TOKYO Oct 5 Japanese shares bounced back on Monday led by gains in value shares including railway companies after doctors said U.S. President Donald Trumps health was improving following treatment for COVID19 | Positive | TOKYO Oct 5 Japanese shares bounced back on Monday led by gains in value shares including railway companies after doctors said U.S. President Donald Trumps health was improving following treatment for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-bounces-back-on-trump-health-report-railways-rebound-idUSL4N2GW0K8 | 2020-10-05 |
| That helped U.S. 500 emini futures rise 0 | Positive | Trumps contraction of coronavirus stuns investors | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rise-as-signs-of-trumps-improving-health-calm-markets-idUSL4N2GW022 | 2020-10-05 |
| Expectations that U.S. Congress will pass a stimulus package to support the pandemicstricken economy remain low ahead of the presidential election in November | Negative | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-treads-water-as-markets-await-news-on-trumps-health-idUSL4N2GW03L | 2020-10-05 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said progress was being made on coronavirus relief legislation but had earlier flagged key areas of disagreement | Positive | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-treads-water-as-markets-await-news-on-trumps-health-idUSL4N2GW03L | 2020-10-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new ninemonth term on Monday buffeted by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a Senate confirmation battle over her successor the coronavirus pandemic and the approaching presidential election whose outcome the justices may be called upon to help decide | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new ninemonth term on Monday buffeted by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a Senate confirmation battle over her successor the coronavirus pandemic and the approaching presidential election whose outcome the justices may be called upon to help decide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-term-preview/shorthanded-u-s-supreme-court-returns-with-major-challenges-ahead-idUSKBN26P0D7 | 2020-10-05 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 7359952 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 49327 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 703 to 208821 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 7359952 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 49327 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 703 to 208821 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cases/u-s-cdc-reports-703-coronavirus-deaths-idUSKBN26P0VL | 2020-10-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who is being treated for COVID19 in a military hospital outside Washington said in a video on Saturday that he was feeling ill when he arrived at the facility but now feels better | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who is being treated for COVID19 in a military hospital outside Washington said in a video on Saturday that he was feeling ill when he arrived at the facility but now feels better | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-video/trump-says-hes-feeling-better-next-few-days-will-be-real-test-idUSKBN26O114 | 2020-10-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barretts confirmation hearings will proceed as planned even though two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee had contracted the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barretts confirmation hearings will proceed as planned even though two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee had contracted the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/u-s-supreme-court-nominees-confirmation-hearings-on-track-mcconnell-says-idUSKBN26O0S7 | 2020-10-04 |
| Early in the coronavirus pandemic U.S. President Donald Trump put his faith in a toastersized machine that could spit out test results in a matter of minutes | Negative | Early in the coronavirus pandemic U.S. President Donald Trump put his faith in a toastersized machine that could spit out test results in a matter of minutes | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-testing-insi/relying-on-testing-to-ward-off-covid-put-trump-white-house-at-risk-idUSKBN26O0FR | 2020-10-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday that he was feeling well with the help of the doctors and nurses at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday that he was feeling well with the help of the doctors and nurses at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-twitter/trump-says-in-tweet-he-is-feeling-well-with-help-of-doctors-nurses-at-walter-reed-idUSKBN26O0U2 | 2020-10-04 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 7310625 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 50160 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 816 to 208118 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 7310625 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 50160 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 816 to 208118 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cases/u-s-cdc-reports-816-coronavirus-deaths-idUSKBN26O0VO | 2020-10-04 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic challenger for a U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina has issued a public apology after sending sexually themed text messages to a woman who is not his wife | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democratic challenger for a U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina has issued a public apology after sending sexually themed text messages to a woman who is not his wife | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate-northcarolina/north-carolina-democrat-seeking-senate-seat-apologizes-over-sex-themed-texts-idUSKBN26O0W0 | 2020-10-04 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson who heads the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee tested positive for COVID19 on Friday a spokesman said on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson who heads the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee tested positive for COVID19 on Friday a spokesman said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senator/republican-u-s-senator-johnson-diagnosed-with-covid-19-spokesman-idUSKBN26O0KF | 2020-10-04 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump is doing very and is feverfree at a military hospital where he is being treated for COVID19 the presidents doctor said | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump is doing very and is feverfree at a military hospital where he is being treated for COVID19 the presidents doctor said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26O0M9 | 2020-10-04 |
| The U.S. Navy has also been conducting regular passages through the strait | Neutral | TAIPEI A Canadian warship has sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait the islands defence ministry said on Saturday a voyage that comes at a time of heightened military tension between China and Taiwan and which could anger Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-canada/canadian-warship-sails-near-taiwan-at-time-of-heightened-china-tension-idUSKBN26O0E3 | 2020-10-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned the State Department said on Saturday after President Donald Trump was diagnosed and hospitalized due to the coronavirus | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned the State Department said on Saturday after President Donald Trump was diagnosed and hospitalized due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-shortens-upcoming-asia-trip-after-trump-falls-ill-with-covid-19-idUSKBN26P01T | 2020-10-04 |
| TOKYO Japans Sony Corp and memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp have applied for U.S. approval to continue supplying Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Nikkei reported on Sunday | Positive | TOKYO Japans Sony Corp and memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp have applied for U.S. approval to continue supplying Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Nikkei reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-huawei/japans-sony-and-kioxia-seeking-u-s-approval-to-supply-to-huawei-nikkei-idUSKBN26P00T | 2020-10-04 |
| The most recent previous fatal confirmed U.S. incident was the June 2018 death of a driver after the crash of a 2002 Honda Civic in Buckeye Arizona | Negative | WASHINGTON Honda Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-honda-takata/honda-confirms-17th-u-s-death-in-takata-air-bag-rupture-idUSKBN26O10G | 2020-10-04 |
| This week the U.S. company angered some Indian startups by deciding to enforce a commission it charges on payments made within apps on the Android store | Negative | NEW DELHI Dozens of Indias technology startups chafing at Googles local dominance of key apps are banding together to consider ways to challenge the U.S. tech giant including by lodging complaints with the government and courts executives told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-india-google-startups/paytm-other-indian-startups-vow-to-fight-big-daddy-googles-clout-sources-idUSKBN26O0GV | 2020-10-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump was in a military hospital on Saturday for treatment after testing positive for COVID19 an extraordinary development that upended the presidential race a month before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump was in a military hospital on Saturday for treatment after testing positive for COVID19 an extraordinary development that upended the presidential race a month before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-to-spend-days-at-military-hospital-after-covid-19-diagnosis-idUSKBN26O03A | 2020-10-03 |
| Kellyanne Conway a former counselor to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said she had tested positive for COVID19 | Negative | Kellyanne Conway a former counselor to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said she had tested positive for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-conway/former-white-house-counselor-kellyanne-conway-tests-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN26O021 | 2020-10-03 |
| Like two U.S. presidents before him Donald Trump could temporarily hand over power to his vice president should he become incapacitated for example while undergoing a medical procedure as treatment for the coronavirus | Negative | Like two U.S. presidents before him Donald Trump could temporarily hand over power to his vice president should he become incapacitated for example while undergoing a medical procedure as treatment for the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-incapaci/explainer-how-mike-pence-could-temporarily-assume-control-if-trump-becomes-incapacitated-idUSKBN26N198 | 2020-10-03 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue counting for the 2020 U.S. census until the end of October rather than end it as it had planned on Monday | Neutral | WASHINGTON A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue counting for the 2020 U.S. census until the end of October rather than end it as it had planned on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-census/judge-rejects-trump-administration-plan-to-end-u-s-census-count-early-idUSKBN26N3OL | 2020-10-03 |
| Pashinyan told U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien by telephone that a ceasefire would be impossible unless mercenaries and are removed from NagornoKarabakh | Negative | Armenia said on Friday it would work with Russia the United States and France on renewing a ceasefire in NagornoKarabakh as the death toll rose on the sixth day of fighting over the breakaway enclave in the South Caucasus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/armenia-says-it-is-ready-to-work-for-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-idUSKBN26N1JN | 2020-10-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus administration officials said as the White House and presidential election campaign scrambled to adjust to the bombshell development | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus administration officials said as the White House and presidential election campaign scrambled to adjust to the bombshell development | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26N0JQ | 2020-10-03 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has tested negative for coronavirus his spokesman said | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus administration officials said as the White House and presidential election campaign scrambled to adjust to the bombshell development | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26N0JQ | 2020-10-03 |
| MOSCOW Russian online retailer Ozon on Friday said it had submitted draft filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating its intention to hold an initial public offering of its ordinary shares | Positive | MOSCOW Russian online retailer Ozon on Friday said it had submitted draft filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating its intention to hold an initial public offering of its ordinary shares | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-ozon-ipo/russian-online-retailer-ozon-files-documents-for-u-s-ipo-to-sec-idUSKBN26N15D | 2020-10-03 |
| BEIJING China hopes U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will soon recover after testing positive for the coronavirus a foreign ministry spokesperson told Reuters on Friday | Negative | BEIJING China hopes U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will soon recover after testing positive for the coronavirus a foreign ministry spokesperson told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-china/china-says-it-hopes-u-s-president-trump-will-recover-soon-idUSKBN26N1VI | 2020-10-03 |
| Trials in the UK Brazil South Africa and India had already restarted but U.S. trials remain paused as regulators widened their probe Reuters reported on Wednesday | Neutral | Clinical trials of AstraZeneca and Oxford Universitys experimental COVID19 vaccine have resumed in Japan almost a month after being put on hold due to an illness of a British volunteer while discussions with U.S. authorities continue | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-japan/astrazenecas-japanese-covid-19-vaccine-trial-back-up-u-s-still-paused-idUSKBN26N12S | 2020-10-03 |
| The U.S. Constitutions First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech | Positive | A U.S. spokesman for Tencent did not immediately comment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-wechat-ban/u-s-government-appeals-judges-ruling-to-block-wechat-app-store-ban-idUSKBN26N2SV | 2020-10-03 |
| Glaxo had won U.S. approval to market Coreg whose chemical name is carvedilol to treat hypertension left ventricular dysfunction after a heart attack and congestive heart failure | Negative | A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a 2017 jury verdict ordering Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to pay GlaxoSmithKline Plc | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-teva-glaxosmithkline/u-s-appeals-court-revives-glaxo-235-5-million-verdict-against-teva-idUSKBN26N2R8 | 2020-10-03 |
| U.S. District Judge Leonard Stark overturned the verdict saying other factors could have caused doctors to prescribe generic Coreg including for congestive heart failure | Negative | A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a 2017 jury verdict ordering Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to pay GlaxoSmithKline Plc | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-teva-glaxosmithkline/u-s-appeals-court-revives-glaxo-235-5-million-verdict-against-teva-idUSKBN26N2R8 | 2020-10-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said the Senate can proceed with the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite coronavirus concerns raised by President Donald Trumps positive test result | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said the Senate can proceed with the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite coronavirus concerns raised by President Donald Trumps positive test result | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-senate-court-mcconnell/mcconnell-says-senate-can-move-forward-on-barrett-notes-covid-19-threat-idUSKBN26N2HM | 2020-10-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by energy companies including BP PLC Chevron Corp Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell PLC contesting a lawsuit by the city of Baltimore seeking damages for the impact of global climate change | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by energy companies including BP PLC Chevron Corp Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell PLC contesting a lawsuit by the city of Baltimore seeking damages for the impact of global climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-climate/supreme-court-takes-up-energy-companies-appeal-over-baltimore-climate-suit-idUSKBN26N2DB | 2020-10-03 |
| In the absence of federal legislation in the bitterly divided U.S. Congress targeting climate change the lawsuits are the latest effort to force action via litigation | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by energy companies including BP PLC Chevron Corp Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell PLC contesting a lawsuit by the city of Baltimore seeking damages for the impact of global climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-climate/supreme-court-takes-up-energy-companies-appeal-over-baltimore-climate-suit-idUSKBN26N2DB | 2020-10-03 |
| WASHINGTON Senate Republicans said on Friday they will carry on with the confirmation process for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite President Donald Trumps positive COVID19 test with Judiciary Committee hearings still set to begin on Oct | Negative | WASHINGTON Senate Republicans said on Friday they will carry on with the confirmation process for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite President Donald Trumps positive COVID19 test with Judiciary Committee hearings still set to begin on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-barrett/senate-republicans-push-to-confirm-court-pick-barrett-despite-trumps-covid-19-status-idUSKBN26N29Y | 2020-10-03 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court has energized his conservative supporters but public opinion on abortion healthcare and other hotbutton issues the court may face could work against him in the November election according to polling | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court has energized his conservative supporters but public opinion on abortion healthcare and other hotbutton issues the court may face could work against him in the November election according to polling | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-court-poll-analysis/trumps-supreme-court-gambit-could-benefit-biden-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN26N1T1 | 2020-10-03 |
| Ford posted a fall in U.S. auto sales for the third quarter but said a continuing recovery from pandemicinduced lockdowns helped it record better sales compared with the second quarter | Negative | Ford posted a fall in U.S. auto sales for the third quarter but said a continuing recovery from pandemicinduced lockdowns helped it record better sales compared with the second quarter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/ford-u-s-auto-sales-continue-recovery-on-pickup-demand-idUSKBN26N2B2 | 2020-10-03 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday asked airlines to halt furloughs and firings saying a longawaited deal to provide another billion in aid for the struggling sector was imminent | Negative | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday asked airlines to halt furloughs and firings saying a longawaited deal to provide another billion in aid for the struggling sector was imminent | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/pelosi-says-airline-aid-deal-is-near-asks-for-halt-to-job-cuts-idUSKBN26O05L | 2020-10-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump moved to a military hospital for treatment on Friday after being diagnosed with COVID19 as his administration and reelection campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump moved to a military hospital for treatment on Friday after being diagnosed with COVID19 as his administration and reelection campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-moved-to-military-hospital-after-covid-19-diagnosis-idUSKBN26N0K4 | 2020-10-03 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis has tested positive for the coronavirus he said in a statement on Friday becoming the latest highprofile case of the virus after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had it | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis has tested positive for the coronavirus he said in a statement on Friday becoming the latest highprofile case of the virus after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had it | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-tillis/u-s-senator-thom-tillis-says-he-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN26O00N | 2020-10-03 |
| CHANDLER Arizona Intel Corp on Friday said it has won a secondphase contract in a project aimed at helping the U.S. military make more advanced semiconductors within the United States | Positive | CHANDLER Arizona Intel Corp on Friday said it has won a secondphase contract in a project aimed at helping the U.S. military make more advanced semiconductors within the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-intel-manufacturing/intel-wins-second-phase-of-contract-to-help-pentagon-develop-chips-idUSKBN26N1N7 | 2020-10-03 |
| WASHINGTON Oct 2 The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it will take up a longrunning legal dispute over whether the Federal Communications Commission can loosen U.S. media ownership rules | Negative | WASHINGTON Oct 2 The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it will take up a longrunning legal dispute over whether the Federal Communications Commission can loosen U.S. media ownership rules | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-court-fcc/u-s-supreme-court-will-consider-fcc-effort-to-loosen-media-ownership-rules-idUSL1N2GT0R5 | 2020-10-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump defending his administrations handling of the pandemic in this weeks presidential debate said countries such as India were underreporting deaths | Negative | DELHI Indias death toll from the novel coronavirus rose past 100000 on Saturday only the third country in the world to reach that bleak milestone after the United States and Brazil and its epidemic shows no sign of abating | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-cases/indias-coronavirus-death-toll-passes-100000-with-no-sign-of-an-end-idUSKBN26O03C | 2020-10-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remained far from agreement on COVID19 relief in key areas on Thursday after they failed in a phone discussion to bridge what Pelosi described as differences over dollars and values | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remained far from agreement on COVID19 relief in key areas on Thursday after they failed in a phone discussion to bridge what Pelosi described as differences over dollars and values | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/deal-elusive-as-pelosi-mnuchin-discuss-u-s-covid-19-aid-house-debates-democrats-plan-idUSKBN26M68G | 2020-10-02 |
| Pelosi and Mnuchin have been talking by phone all week and they met for 90 minutes in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday with each emerging pledging to continue discussions | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remained far from agreement on COVID19 relief in key areas on Thursday after they failed in a phone discussion to bridge what Pelosi described as differences over dollars and values | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/deal-elusive-as-pelosi-mnuchin-discuss-u-s-covid-19-aid-house-debates-democrats-plan-idUSKBN26M68G | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON Before a U.S. federal judge on Thursday halted the work of a Trump administration law enforcement commission saying it had violated public meetings laws the panel had been warned about shutting out public input by several of its own participants internal records reviewed by Reuters show | Negative | WASHINGTON Before a U.S. federal judge on Thursday halted the work of a Trump administration law enforcement commission saying it had violated public meetings laws the panel had been warned about shutting out public input by several of its own participants internal records reviewed by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-rights-exclusive/exclusive-trump-policing-panel-was-warned-about-secretive-process-before-court-ruling-idUSKBN26M7C9 | 2020-10-02 |
| NEW YORK Wisconsin where U.S. President Donald Trump will hold rallies over the weekend registered a record increase in new COVID19 cases on Thursday while New York state reported a worrisome uptick of positive coronavirus tests in 20 spots | Negative | NEW YORK Wisconsin where U.S. President Donald Trump will hold rallies over the weekend registered a record increase in new COVID19 cases on Thursday while New York state reported a worrisome uptick of positive coronavirus tests in 20 spots | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/pandemic-risks-overwhelming-wisconsin-as-new-york-hot-spots-heat-up-idUSKBN26M714 | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON The CIA and National Security Agency directors opposed U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffes decision to declassify and send to a top Republican lawmaker unverified Russian intelligence that may have been fabricated according to current and former U.S. officials | Negative | WASHINGTON The CIA and National Security Agency directors opposed U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffes decision to declassify and send to a top Republican lawmaker unverified Russian intelligence that may have been fabricated according to current and former U.S. officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-russia-intelligence/cia-nsa-chiefs-opposed-release-of-unverified-russia-intelligence-to-republican-lawmaker-sources-idUSKBN26M7JO | 2020-10-02 |
| Moreover a U.S. official said the material Ratcliffe supplied to Graham in a letter the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman released on Tuesday was and misrepresented intelligence reporting | Positive | WASHINGTON The CIA and National Security Agency directors opposed U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffes decision to declassify and send to a top Republican lawmaker unverified Russian intelligence that may have been fabricated according to current and former U.S. officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-russia-intelligence/cia-nsa-chiefs-opposed-release-of-unverified-russia-intelligence-to-republican-lawmaker-sources-idUSKBN26M7JO | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON October 1 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday reversed a Clinton administrationera policy that required major U.S. sources of hazardous air pollution like arsenic and lead to maintain pollution control technology throughout the lifetime of their operation enabling them to meet less stringent standards | Negative | WASHINGTON October 1 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday reversed a Clinton administrationera policy that required major U.S. sources of hazardous air pollution like arsenic and lead to maintain pollution control technology throughout the lifetime of their operation enabling them to meet less stringent standards | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-environment-airtoxics/u-s-epa-removes-requirement-for-curbing-toxic-air-pollutants-idUSKBN26M7EU | 2020-10-02 |
| Measures include freezing the U.S. assets of those who help the ICC investigate or prosecute American citizens without U.S. consent and barring them and their families from the United States | Negative | AMSTERDAM Human rights lawyers launched a legal challenge on Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trumps executive order imposing economic sanctions on employees of the worlds permanent war crimes tribunal arguing it breaches the U.S. constitution | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-warcrimes-afghanistan-trump/human-rights-lawyers-sue-trump-administration-over-unconstitutional-icc-sanctions-idUSKBN26M6UI | 2020-10-02 |
| Espers visit is the first by a U.S. Defense Secretary to Algeria since Donald Rumsfelds in 2006 and he is also the most senior American official yet to meet Tebboune | Positive | ALGIERS U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made a rare visit to Algeria on Thursday for talks with the president about wartorn Libya and the troubled Sahel region to the south of the Sahara | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-algeria-esper/u-s-defense-chiefs-rare-algeria-visit-points-to-sahel-region-threats-idUSKBN26M78I | 2020-10-02 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Thursday filed criminal charges accusing four founders and executives of BitMEX one of the worlds largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges of evading rules designed to stop money laundering | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Thursday filed criminal charges accusing four founders and executives of BitMEX one of the worlds largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges of evading rules designed to stop money laundering | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-crime-bitmex/u-s-charges-bitmex-cryptocurrency-founders-with-failing-to-prevent-money-laundering-idUSKBN26M6SE | 2020-10-02 |
| We strongly disagree with the U.S. governments heavyhanded decision to bring these charges and intend to defend the allegations a spokesman for BitMEXs parent HDR Global Trading Ltd said | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Thursday filed criminal charges accusing four founders and executives of BitMEX one of the worlds largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges of evading rules designed to stop money laundering | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-crime-bitmex/u-s-charges-bitmex-cryptocurrency-founders-with-failing-to-prevent-money-laundering-idUSKBN26M6SE | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON Fifty U.S. senators from both parties called on Thursday for President Donald Trumps administration to begin negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan part of a push by lawmakers for stronger U.S. action to counteract China | Positive | WASHINGTON Fifty U.S. senators from both parties called on Thursday for President Donald Trumps administration to begin negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan part of a push by lawmakers for stronger U.S. action to counteract China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-china/50-u-s-senators-call-for-talks-on-trade-agreement-with-taiwan-idUSKBN26M7HL | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economic recovery continued to advance at a slow pace over the past week with signs that businesses were still rehiring workers but also that a gusher of government assistance earlier in the year may have run its course | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. economic recovery continued to advance at a slow pace over the past week with signs that businesses were still rehiring workers but also that a gusher of government assistance earlier in the year may have run its course | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-reopen/end-of-third-quarter-shows-bright-spots-holes-in-u-s-economic-recovery-idUSKBN26M786 | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committees antitrust panel discussed ways to tighten antitrust laws on Thursday with two Republicans on the Democratdominated panel indicating potential support for some changes | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committees antitrust panel discussed ways to tighten antitrust laws on Thursday with two Republicans on the Democratdominated panel indicating potential support for some changes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/house-democrats-discuss-tougher-antitrust-law-some-republicans-agree-idUSKBN26M7KI | 2020-10-02 |
| Facebook and Amazon also face inquiries by the FTC while U.S. state attorneys general are looking at Facebook and Google | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committees antitrust panel discussed ways to tighten antitrust laws on Thursday with two Republicans on the Democratdominated panel indicating potential support for some changes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/house-democrats-discuss-tougher-antitrust-law-some-republicans-agree-idUSKBN26M7KI | 2020-10-02 |
| U.S. airlines face a winter test of their finances and question marks over the reach of their domestic flight networks after failing for now to win fresh federal aid | Negative | U.S. airlines face a winter test of their finances and question marks over the reach of their domestic flight networks after failing for now to win fresh federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-face-grim-winter-with-or-without-a-bailout-idUSKBN26M75A | 2020-10-02 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were expected to continue negotiations on Thursday | Positive | U.S. airlines face a winter test of their finances and question marks over the reach of their domestic flight networks after failing for now to win fresh federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-face-grim-winter-with-or-without-a-bailout-idUSKBN26M75A | 2020-10-02 |
| Between voluntary and involuntary furloughs major U.S. airlines workforce will shrink by at least in October | Negative | U.S. airlines face a winter test of their finances and question marks over the reach of their domestic flight networks after failing for now to win fresh federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-face-grim-winter-with-or-without-a-bailout-idUSKBN26M75A | 2020-10-02 |
| Daily passengers at U.S. airports have swung from record highs in 2019 to dramatic lows in 2020 according to Transportation Security Administration data | Negative | U.S. airlines face a winter test of their finances and question marks over the reach of their domestic flight networks after failing for now to win fresh federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-face-grim-winter-with-or-without-a-bailout-idUSKBN26M75A | 2020-10-02 |
| Roblox Corporation is working with investment banks to prepare for a U.S. stock market listing that could come early next year and which the online gaming platform expects could double its recent billion valuation people familiar with the matter said | Positive | Roblox Corporation is working with investment banks to prepare for a U.S. stock market listing that could come early next year and which the online gaming platform expects could double its recent billion valuation people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-roblox-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-gaming-platform-roblox-prepares-to-go-public-sources-idUSKBN26M7EA | 2020-10-02 |
| U.S. demand for video games has surged as consumers seek home entertainment while living under lockdown measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | Positive | Roblox Corporation is working with investment banks to prepare for a U.S. stock market listing that could come early next year and which the online gaming platform expects could double its recent billion valuation people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-roblox-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-gaming-platform-roblox-prepares-to-go-public-sources-idUSKBN26M7EA | 2020-10-02 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 9 | Neutral | NEW YORK Wall Street closed higher at the end of a whipsaw session on Thursday as investors juggled hopeful and pessimistic news on the progress of stimulus talks Washington amid signs of waning momentum of economic recovery from the pandemic recession now entering its ninth month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-choppy-session-higher-as-stimulus-hopes-ebb-and-flow-idUSKBN26M5U3 | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON Facilitating ransomware payments to sanctioned hackers may be illegal the U.S. Treasury said on Thursday signaling a crackdown on the fastgrowing market for consultants who help organizations pay off cybercriminals | Negative | WASHINGTON Facilitating ransomware payments to sanctioned hackers may be illegal the U.S. Treasury said on Thursday signaling a crackdown on the fastgrowing market for consultants who help organizations pay off cybercriminals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-treasury-cyber/companies-may-be-punished-for-paying-ransoms-to-sanctioned-hackers-u-s-treasury-idUSKBN26M77U | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday unanimously voted to approve a plan to subpoena chief executives of Twitter Alphabets Google and Facebook for a hearing likely to be held before the election on a prized legal immunity enjoyed by internet companies | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday unanimously voted to approve a plan to subpoena chief executives of Twitter Alphabets Google and Facebook for a hearing likely to be held before the election on a prized legal immunity enjoyed by internet companies | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-senate-tech/senate-panel-approves-sending-subpoenas-to-ceos-of-twitter-facebook-google-idUSKBN26M6FA | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge on Thursday halted the work of a policing panel created by U.S. President Donald Trumps administration that aimed to deliver a slate of law and reform proposals before the Nov | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26M73X | 2020-10-02 |
| The purchase would also come at a time when U.S. households are cutting back on debt in response to the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | The acquisition will enhance Goldmans focus on its consumer banking business which it is expanding to even out volatile results from segments such as trading and investment banking | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-gm-divestiture-goldman-sachs/goldman-to-buy-gms-credit-card-unit-for-2-5-billion-wsj-idUSKBN26M79P | 2020-10-02 |
| Boeing said the single site would improve operational efficiency as the U.S. planemaker adjusts to the market downtown and positions for recovery | Positive | SEATTLE Boeing Co said on Thursday it will move the rest of its 787 Dreamliner production to South Carolina in 2021 a costcutting strategy that raises questions over the future its giant Everett plant north of Seattle | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-787/boeing-to-move-787-production-to-south-carolina-in-2021-idUSKBN26M6PF | 2020-10-02 |
| U.S. airlines have been pleading for another billion in support to protect jobs for a further six months after the previous package which banned furloughs expired at midnight Sept | Negative | Shares of U.S. airlines rose on Thursday buoyed by hopes for a second bailout after the Trump administration proposed including a billion extension in aid for the battered industry in a new stimulus plan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airlines-stocks/u-s-airlines-rise-as-trumps-proposal-revives-bailout-hope-idUSKBN26M6AJ | 2020-10-02 |
| NEW YORK As big U.S. commercial banks close their books on the third quarter analysts expect them to report a to plunge in profits on the yearago period due to the pandemicinduced recession and near record low interest rates | Negative | NEW YORK As big U.S. commercial banks close their books on the third quarter analysts expect them to report a to plunge in profits on the yearago period due to the pandemicinduced recession and near record low interest rates | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-banks-results-preview/big-u-s-banks-to-report-profit-plunge-as-pandemic-recession-takes-hold-idUSKBN26M5VA | 2020-10-02 |
| Consumer loans at large U.S. banks were also down about in the quarter from a year earlier according to Fed data | Negative | NEW YORK As big U.S. commercial banks close their books on the third quarter analysts expect them to report a to plunge in profits on the yearago period due to the pandemicinduced recession and near record low interest rates | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-banks-results-preview/big-u-s-banks-to-report-profit-plunge-as-pandemic-recession-takes-hold-idUSKBN26M5VA | 2020-10-02 |
| Now the banks researchers led by head of U.S. equity strategy Savita Subramanian say of their yearend price target for the index that the range is wide | Positive | Now the banks researchers led by head of U.S. equity strategy Savita Subramanian say of their yearend price target for the index that the range is wide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-stocks-research-insight/how-the-year-2020-confounded-wall-street-strategists-idUSKBN26M5OG | 2020-10-02 |
| We are optimistic about the U.S. market and expect sales to remain strong as we close out FCAs U.S. sales chief Jeff Kommor said | Positive | Industry inventories for fullsize pickup trucks for example stood at 500000 vehicles heading into Labor Day this year down from 900000 last year according to J.D. Power analyst Tyson Jominy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/u-s-auto-sales-stay-on-recovery-path-despite-tight-inventory-idUSKBN26M4XB | 2020-10-02 |
| U.S. lifted the ban on WRP in March while Top Glove is racing to upgrade workers housing and have paid out 53 million ringgit | Positive | Another big firm will be banned Human Resources Minister Saravanan Murugan told reporters on Thursday according to a recording heard by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-malaysia-fgv-usa/malaysia-expects-u-s-import-ban-on-second-plantation-firm-after-fgv-barred-idUSKBN26M41E | 2020-10-02 |
| There are questions whether Procter Gamble other U.S. and multinational big buyers may take a global said Khor Yu Leng principal at economic consultancy Segi Enam Advisors | Negative | Another big firm will be banned Human Resources Minister Saravanan Murugan told reporters on Thursday according to a recording heard by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-malaysia-fgv-usa/malaysia-expects-u-s-import-ban-on-second-plantation-firm-after-fgv-barred-idUSKBN26M41E | 2020-10-02 |
| NEW YORK Oct 1 Renewed U.S. stimulus hopes lifted gold prices and global equity markets on Thursday but talks faltered while an allday outage on Tokyos Nikkei and a Brexit legal dispute sparked a bumpy start to what looks to be a volatile fourth quarter | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stimulus-hopes-ease-markets-into-eventful-fourth-quarter-idUSL1N2GS1ER | 2020-10-02 |
| LONDON Oct 1 The dollar fell to a nineday low on Thursday as robust U.S. data and hopes for U.S. fiscal stimulus left investors confident enough to seek out riskier currencies | Positive | Chinese yuan rises to yearandahalf high vs dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-gives-ground-as-hopes-of-us-stimulus-leads-traders-to-riskier-currencies-idUSL8N2GS44M | 2020-10-02 |
| More U.S. economic data are due later in the day including initial jobless claims and the manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index | Negative | Chinese yuan rises to yearandahalf high vs dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-gives-ground-as-hopes-of-us-stimulus-leads-traders-to-riskier-currencies-idUSL8N2GS44M | 2020-10-02 |
| 16 if the U.S. stimulus doesnt go through said Tim Graf FX strategist at State Street | Neutral | Chinese yuan rises to yearandahalf high vs dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-gives-ground-as-hopes-of-us-stimulus-leads-traders-to-riskier-currencies-idUSL8N2GS44M | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in 2006 signed on to an advertisement in an Indiana newspaper calling for the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide to be overturned a stance certain to be scrutinized during her upcoming Senate confirmation hearings | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in 2006 signed on to an advertisement in an Indiana newspaper calling for the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide to be overturned a stance certain to be scrutinized during her upcoming Senate confirmation hearings | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trumps-supreme-court-nominee-advocated-overturning-legalized-abortion-idUSKBN26M7J1 | 2020-10-02 |
| Legislation that will trigger a massive overhaul of the U.S. Olympic system offering athletes greater protection and more input into decision making was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday and sent to the White House for President Donald Trumps signature | Positive | Legislation that will trigger a massive overhaul of the U.S. Olympic system offering athletes greater protection and more input into decision making was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday and sent to the White House for President Donald Trumps signature | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-olympics-usopc-reforms/u-s-olympic-reform-bill-approved-by-congress-awaits-trump-signature-idUSKBN26M7L0 | 2020-10-02 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 7213419 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 45342 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1030 to 206402 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 7213419 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 45342 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1030 to 206402 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-206402-coronavirus-deaths-idUSKBN26M73L | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. coal baron Robert Murray whose company Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy last year has applied for federal benefits to treat his black lung disease after opposing more stringent coal dust regulations for years according to report by West Virginia public radio | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. coal baron Robert Murray whose company Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy last year has applied for federal benefits to treat his black lung disease after opposing more stringent coal dust regulations for years according to report by West Virginia public radio | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-coal-blacklung/coal-baron-murray-seeks-u-s-benefits-to-treat-his-black-lung-disease-report-idUSKBN26M7EG | 2020-10-02 |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday that U.S. hospitals can now buy Gilead Sciences Incs antiviral COVID19 drug remdesivir from the company and its distributor | Negative | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday that U.S. hospitals can now buy Gilead Sciences Incs antiviral COVID19 drug remdesivir from the company and its distributor | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-hhs/hhs-says-gilead-distributor-can-directly-sell-covid-19-drug-in-u-s-idUSKBN26M791 | 2020-10-02 |
| AmerisourceBergen will continue to serve as the sole U.S. distributor of remdesivir through the end of this year and will sell the product directly to hospitals Gilead said | Positive | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday that U.S. hospitals can now buy Gilead Sciences Incs antiviral COVID19 drug remdesivir from the company and its distributor | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-hhs/hhs-says-gilead-distributor-can-directly-sell-covid-19-drug-in-u-s-idUSKBN26M791 | 2020-10-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump signed a stopgap funding bill on Thursday that would keep the federal government open through December 11 the White House said in a statement | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump signed a stopgap funding bill on Thursday that would keep the federal government open through December 11 the White House said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-funding/trump-signs-stopgap-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown-idUSKBN26M4NP | 2020-10-01 |
| U.S. Democrats and nonpartisan election experts on Wednesday denounced President Donald Trumps calls for his supporters to act as adhoc poll watchers in the November election saying they were an oblique call for illegal voter intimidation | Negative | U.S. Democrats and nonpartisan election experts on Wednesday denounced President Donald Trumps calls for his supporters to act as adhoc poll watchers in the November election saying they were an oblique call for illegal voter intimidation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-poll-watchers/fears-of-voter-intimidation-follow-trumps-debate-call-for-his-backers-to-monitor-polls-idUSKBN26L3M5 | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps former campaign manager Brad Parscale has stepped down from a senior role at the campaign after his arrest at his home in Florida a campaign official said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps former campaign manager Brad Parscale has stepped down from a senior role at the campaign after his arrest at his home in Florida a campaign official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-parscale/trump-senior-campaign-adviser-parscale-steps-down-after-arrest-idUSKBN26M49C | 2020-10-01 |
| ANGELES President Donald Trump asked if he would denounce white supremacists and militia groups during Tuesday nights U.S. presidential debate told the rightwing group the Proud Boys to stand back and stand by | Negative | ANGELES President Donald Trump asked if he would denounce white supremacists and militia groups during Tuesday nights U.S. presidential debate told the rightwing group the Proud Boys to stand back and stand by | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-extremists-explainer/explainer-president-trump-asked-the-proud-boys-to-stand-by-who-are-they-idUSKBN26L3Q1 | 2020-10-01 |
| The Proud Boys were established during the 2016 U.S. election by Vice Media cofounder and CanadianBritish rightwing activist Gavin McInnes who has since distanced himself from the group | Negative | ANGELES President Donald Trump asked if he would denounce white supremacists and militia groups during Tuesday nights U.S. presidential debate told the rightwing group the Proud Boys to stand back and stand by | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-extremists-explainer/explainer-president-trump-asked-the-proud-boys-to-stand-by-who-are-they-idUSKBN26L3Q1 | 2020-10-01 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reacted angrily on Wednesday to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens call for a world effort to offer Brazil billion to end Amazon deforestation or face unspecified economic consequences | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reacted angrily on Wednesday to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens call for a world effort to offer Brazil billion to end Amazon deforestation or face unspecified economic consequences | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-environment/brazils-bolsonaro-slams-biden-for-coward-threats-over-amazon-idUSKBN26L2US | 2020-10-01 |
| Bolsonaro wrote on Facebook he interpreted Bidens comment in a U.S. presidential debate on Tuesday night as a threat of economic sanctions if Brazil did not take the offer | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reacted angrily on Wednesday to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens call for a world effort to offer Brazil billion to end Amazon deforestation or face unspecified economic consequences | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-environment/brazils-bolsonaro-slams-biden-for-coward-threats-over-amazon-idUSKBN26L2US | 2020-10-01 |
| One source familiar with the matter told Reuters that a U.S. package including human rights sanctions was essentially ready but the timing of any announcement was uncertain | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has held off on joining Britain and Canada in imposing sanctions on Belarus in hopes the European Union can overcome an internal dispute paving the way to coordinated U.S. and EU sanctions four sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-usa/u-s-holding-back-on-belarus-sanctions-hopes-for-joint-move-with-eu-sources-idUSKBN26L3VU | 2020-10-01 |
| The U.S. Department of Labor published its biennial list of goods believed to be produced by child or forced labor that included 17 Chinesemade products from gloves to Christmas decorations | Positive | The U.S. Department of Labor published its biennial list of goods believed to be produced by child or forced labor that included 17 Chinesemade products from gloves to Christmas decorations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-china-forcedlabor/u-s-puts-china-at-top-of-forced-labor-list-idUSKBN26M3ZW | 2020-10-01 |
| Jennifer Rosenbaum U.S. director for the Washington D.C.based nonprofit Global Labor Justice said the report put companies on notice that they could be penalized in the future | Negative | The U.S. Department of Labor published its biennial list of goods believed to be produced by child or forced labor that included 17 Chinesemade products from gloves to Christmas decorations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-china-forcedlabor/u-s-puts-china-at-top-of-forced-labor-list-idUSKBN26M3ZW | 2020-10-01 |
| Separately on Wednesday the U.S. government said it banned the import of palm oil from a Malaysian company on suspicions that the products were made with forced labor | Negative | The U.S. Department of Labor published its biennial list of goods believed to be produced by child or forced labor that included 17 Chinesemade products from gloves to Christmas decorations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-china-forcedlabor/u-s-puts-china-at-top-of-forced-labor-list-idUSKBN26M3ZW | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON The leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked President Donald Trump on Wednesday to consider whether the Russian government poisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny with a chemical nerve agent which would subject Moscow to sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON The leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked President Donald Trump on Wednesday to consider whether the Russian government poisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny with a chemical nerve agent which would subject Moscow to sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/senior-u-s-lawmakers-ask-trump-to-investigate-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN26L3VQ | 2020-10-01 |
| Iraq Iranbacked militias launched rockets targeting U.S. troops that landed near Erbil airport in the semiautonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq a Kurdish security agency said on Wednesday hours after Iraqs premier pledged to protect foreign missions | Negative | Iraq Iranbacked militias launched rockets targeting U.S. troops that landed near Erbil airport in the semiautonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq a Kurdish security agency said on Wednesday hours after Iraqs premier pledged to protect foreign missions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security/rockets-land-in-erbil-hours-after-iraqi-pm-pledges-to-protect-diplomats-idUSKBN26L22T | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON A member of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday called for new scrutiny of undersea cables that transmit nearly all the worlds internet data traffic | Negative | WASHINGTON A member of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday called for new scrutiny of undersea cables that transmit nearly all the worlds internet data traffic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-telecommunications/fcc-commissioner-calls-for-new-scrutiny-of-undersea-data-cables-idUSKBN26L3NF | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats said on Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to adapt to the growing threat posed by China and warned Washington would be unable to compete with Beijing in the future without significant changes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats said on Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to adapt to the growing threat posed by China and warned Washington would be unable to compete with Beijing in the future without significant changes | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-intelligence-democrats/u-s-democrats-say-spy-agencies-must-update-approach-to-china-idUSKBN26L2Y4 | 2020-10-01 |
| Di Maio said the Italians were aware of U.S. concerns over Chinese 5G technology and fully realise the responsibility faced by every country when dealing with | Negative | ROME U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a warning to Italy over its economic relations with China on Wednesday and described Chinese mobile telecoms technology as a threat to Italys national security and the privacy of its citizens | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-pompeo-italy/pompeo-delivers-warning-to-italy-over-chinas-economic-influence-5g-idUSKBN26L2E9 | 2020-10-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has campaigned on a hard line towards China in the runup to a Nov | Negative | ROME U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a warning to Italy over its economic relations with China on Wednesday and described Chinese mobile telecoms technology as a threat to Italys national security and the privacy of its citizens | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-pompeo-italy/pompeo-delivers-warning-to-italy-over-chinas-economic-influence-5g-idUSKBN26L2E9 | 2020-10-01 |
| The plan sets up a working group led by the U.S. Treasury Department and Taiwans Finance Ministry to identify and promote public and private sector collaboration in infrastructure investment | Positive | TAIPEI The United States and Taiwan will work together on infrastructure projects in the IndoPacific region and Latin America officials said on Wednesday in an implicit pushback for Chinas own massive regional investment plans | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-diplomacy-usa/u-s-taiwan-to-team-up-on-infrastructure-in-pushback-against-china-idUSKBN26L1ZD | 2020-10-01 |
| The potential investigation follows a raft of actions by U.S. President Donald Trumps administration to hobble Chinese tech companies citing national security risks | Negative | The potential investigation follows a raft of actions by U.S. President Donald Trumps administration to hobble Chinese tech companies citing national security risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-google-china-huawei-tech-exclusive/exclusive-china-preparing-an-antitrust-investigation-into-google-sources-idUSKBN26L1OH | 2020-10-01 |
| American Airlines and United Airlines two of the largest U.S. carriers said they were beginning furloughs of over 32000 workers on Thursday as hopes faded for a lastminute bailout from Washington | Negative | American Airlines and United Airlines two of the largest U.S. carriers said they were beginning furloughs of over 32000 workers on Thursday as hopes faded for a lastminute bailout from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/top-u-s-airlines-starting-32000-furloughs-as-bailout-hopes-fade-idUSKBN26L0KV | 2020-10-01 |
| U.S. airlines are operating about half their 2019 flying schedules and suffering a decline in passenger volumes | Negative | American Airlines and United Airlines two of the largest U.S. carriers said they were beginning furloughs of over 32000 workers on Thursday as hopes faded for a lastminute bailout from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/top-u-s-airlines-starting-32000-furloughs-as-bailout-hopes-fade-idUSKBN26L0KV | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered his Cabinet secretaries to look into the countrys reliance on rare earths in his latest bid to end Chinas dominance of the industry | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered his Cabinet secretaries to look into the countrys reliance on rare earths in his latest bid to end Chinas dominance of the industry | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-rareearths/trump-issues-fresh-rare-earth-mining-executive-order-idUSKBN26M3ZI | 2020-10-01 |
| NEW YORK Global banks are preparing for the possibility that there will be no clear victor on the night of the U.S. presidential election a scenario that could spark days or weeks of chaos in global equities and fixed income markets several bankers said | Negative | NEW YORK Global banks are preparing for the possibility that there will be no clear victor on the night of the U.S. presidential election a scenario that could spark days or weeks of chaos in global equities and fixed income markets several bankers said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-banks/global-banks-ramp-up-preparations-for-u-s-election-night-chaos-sources-say-idUSKBN26L2X8 | 2020-10-01 |
| The U.S. antitrust case against Alphabet Incs Google will spotlight two lawyers better known for behindthescenes Justice Department attorney Ryan Shores who is putting together the case and Google executive Kent Walker who is calling the shots on the search engine companys defense | Positive | The U.S. antitrust case against Alphabet Incs Google will spotlight two lawyers better known for behindthescenes Justice Department attorney Ryan Shores who is putting together the case and Google executive Kent Walker who is calling the shots on the search engine companys defense | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-lawyers/meet-the-lawyers-behind-the-upcoming-u-s-google-antitrust-showdown-idUSKBN26L3A4 | 2020-10-01 |
| David Boies the famed litigator who tried the U.S. governments antitrust case against Microsoft Corp had significant plaintiffside experience before taking that case Balto noted | Positive | The U.S. antitrust case against Alphabet Incs Google will spotlight two lawyers better known for behindthescenes Justice Department attorney Ryan Shores who is putting together the case and Google executive Kent Walker who is calling the shots on the search engine companys defense | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-lawyers/meet-the-lawyers-behind-the-upcoming-u-s-google-antitrust-showdown-idUSKBN26L3A4 | 2020-10-01 |
| Oasis Petroleum Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday the latest U.S. shale producer to seek courtaided restructuring as the energy industry reels under an unprecedented crash in oil prices due to the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | Oasis Petroleum Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday the latest U.S. shale producer to seek courtaided restructuring as the energy industry reels under an unprecedented crash in oil prices due to the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-oasis-petr-bankruptcy/oasis-petroleum-files-for-bankruptcy-as-shale-slump-drags-on-idUSKBN26L0QA | 2020-10-01 |
| U.S. oil prices have so far fallen by nearly a third from over a barrel at the beginning of the year and briefly turned negative in April | Negative | Oasis Petroleum Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday the latest U.S. shale producer to seek courtaided restructuring as the energy industry reels under an unprecedented crash in oil prices due to the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-oasis-petr-bankruptcy/oasis-petroleum-files-for-bankruptcy-as-shale-slump-drags-on-idUSKBN26L0QA | 2020-10-01 |
| In February 2015 several U.S. states began a probe after the company disclosed that unknown hackers had penetrated a database with some 80 million records | Negative | Anthem Inc said on Wednesday it would pay | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-anthem-cyber/anthem-to-pay-nearly-40-million-to-settle-data-breach-probe-by-u-s-states-idUSKBN26L2PW | 2020-10-01 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR.N the U.S. data analytics firm known for its work with the Central Intelligence Agency and other government agencies was valued at | Positive | Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR.N the U.S. data analytics firm known for its work with the Central Intelligence Agency and other government agencies was valued at | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-palantir-ipo/palantir-valued-at-20-billion-in-choppy-stock-exchange-debut-idUSKBN26L3DR | 2020-10-01 |
| The sector has seen a wave of mergers and acquisitions led by U.S. rivals seeking to build up their share of digital transactions | Positive | The companies agreed to divest certain pointofsale merchant acquiring services and POS terminal provision and management in the three countries to remove the market overlap and address the Commissions concerns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ingenico-group-m-a-worldline-eu/eu-approves-worldline-purchase-of-ingenico-subject-to-conditions-idUSKBN26L39M | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of two types of fighter jets and several Patriot missile systems to Switzerland as the country modernizes its military the Pentagon said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of two types of fighter jets and several Patriot missile systems to Switzerland as the country modernizes its military the Pentagon said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-switzerland-defense/u-s-approves-sale-of-jets-and-patriot-missiles-to-switzerland-idUSKBN26L3SL | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administrations aircraft certification process after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administrations aircraft certification process after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/house-panel-approves-faa-reform-bill-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN26L30I | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve will curb big bank capital distributions through the end of the year meaning the likes of JPMorgan Chase CoJPN. Citigroup Inc | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve will curb big bank capital distributions through the end of the year meaning the likes of JPMorgan Chase CoJPN. Citigroup Inc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-fed-banks/u-s-fed-to-extend-curbs-on-big-bank-buy-backs-dividends-through-end-of-year-idUSKBN26L3OO | 2020-10-01 |
| The restrictions which apply to 34 banks including the U.S. operations of several large foreign firms were extended due to the continued economic uncertainty from the coronavirus the Fed said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve will curb big bank capital distributions through the end of the year meaning the likes of JPMorgan Chase CoJPN. Citigroup Inc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-fed-banks/u-s-fed-to-extend-curbs-on-big-bank-buy-backs-dividends-through-end-of-year-idUSKBN26L3OO | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. private employers stepped up hiring in September but diminishing government financial assistance and a resurgence in new COVID19 cases in some parts of the country could slow the labor markets recovery from the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. private employers stepped up hiring in September but diminishing government financial assistance and a resurgence in new COVID19 cases in some parts of the country could slow the labor markets recovery from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-private-payrolls-accelerate-in-september-many-challenges-loom-idUSKBN26L2AW | 2020-10-01 |
| But they also need to take into consideration that a weaker U.S. economy could presage a weaker global economy which may drive investors to safehaven later in 2020 he added | Negative | Tokyo untraded due to system glitch China on holiday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-extend-gains-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-upbeat-data-idUSL4N2GS10V | 2020-10-01 |
| In the currency market the robust U.S. data and stimulus hopes helped to push down the U.S. dollar against riskier currencies | Positive | Tokyo untraded due to system glitch China on holiday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-extend-gains-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-upbeat-data-idUSL4N2GS10V | 2020-10-01 |
| European shares closed nearly flat on Wednesday after their U.S. peers rose on hopes of fresh stimulus helping dispel early gloom over surging coronavirus cases and uncertainty about the U.S. presidential election | Positive | European shares closed nearly flat on Wednesday after their U.S. peers rose on hopes of fresh stimulus helping dispel early gloom over surging coronavirus cases and uncertainty about the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-end-choppy-september-with-a-whimper-idUSKBN26L13L | 2020-10-01 |
| After a slow start U.S. indices have moved firmly into positive territory | Positive | European shares closed nearly flat on Wednesday after their U.S. peers rose on hopes of fresh stimulus helping dispel early gloom over surging coronavirus cases and uncertainty about the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-end-choppy-september-with-a-whimper-idUSKBN26L13L | 2020-10-01 |
| SINGAPORE Oct 1 The dollar was on the defensive at a oneweek low on Thursday as robust U.S. data and fresh hopes for U.S. fiscal stimulus had investors confident enough about economic recovery prospects to seek out riskier currencies | Positive | Dollar index at oneweek low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-sold-on-stimulus-hopes-and-recovery-prospects-idUSL4N2GS03O | 2020-10-01 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a lot of on longawaited COVID19 relief legislation | Positive | Dollar index at oneweek low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-sold-on-stimulus-hopes-and-recovery-prospects-idUSL4N2GS03O | 2020-10-01 |
| Along with strong U.S. labour and manufacturing data that helped stocks to rally and the mood pulled the dollar to a oneweek low of 93 | Positive | Dollar index at oneweek low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-sold-on-stimulus-hopes-and-recovery-prospects-idUSL4N2GS03O | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON Down in the opinion polls with five weeks to go until the November election U.S. President Donald Trump sought to use the first presidential debate to bully his way back into the race | Negative | WASHINGTON Down in the opinion polls with five weeks to go until the November election U.S. President Donald Trump sought to use the first presidential debate to bully his way back into the race | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-debate-analysis/fractious-presidential-debate-unlikely-to-move-needle-for-trump-idUSKBN26L0VM | 2020-10-01 |
| Biden also refused to answer Trumps direct question about whether he would as president seek to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court to counter its rightward turn | Negative | WASHINGTON Down in the opinion polls with five weeks to go until the November election U.S. President Donald Trump sought to use the first presidential debate to bully his way back into the race | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-debate-analysis/fractious-presidential-debate-unlikely-to-move-needle-for-trump-idUSKBN26L0VM | 2020-10-01 |
| VANCOUVER Lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou told a court on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps interference has complicated her extradition case as they pushed to add another charge to the abuse of the process claims | Negative | VANCOUVER Lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou told a court on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps interference has complicated her extradition case as they pushed to add another charge to the abuse of the process claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/huawei-cfo-lawyers-say-trumps-comments-have-tainted-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN26L0ZQ | 2020-10-01 |
| BRUSSELS Alphabet unit Google Facebook Amazon Apple and other U.S. tech giants could be banned from favouring their services or forcing users to sign up to a bundle of services under draft EU rules aimed at reining in their power | Negative | BRUSSELS Alphabet unit Google Facebook Amazon Apple and other U.S. tech giants could be banned from favouring their services or forcing users to sign up to a bundle of services under draft EU rules aimed at reining in their power | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-tech-antitrust/u-s-tech-giants-face-curbs-on-data-sharing-digital-marketplaces-under-draft-eu-rules-idUSKBN26L293 | 2020-10-01 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Sept 30 Facebook said on Wednesday that it was immediately banning U.S. Facebook and Instagram ads that call voting fraud widespread or election results invalid or impugn any one method of voting | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Sept 30 Facebook said on Wednesday that it was immediately banning U.S. Facebook and Instagram ads that call voting fraud widespread or election results invalid or impugn any one method of voting | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/facebook-election/facebook-bans-u-s-ads-that-call-voting-fraud-widespread-or-election-invalid-idUSL1N2GR2SI | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has broadened its investigation of a serious illness in AstraZeneca Plcs COVID19 vaccine study and will look at data from earlier trials of similar vaccines developed by the same scientists three sources familiar with the details told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has broadened its investigation of a serious illness in AstraZeneca Plcs COVID19 vaccine study and will look at data from earlier trials of similar vaccines developed by the same scientists three sources familiar with the details told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-astrazenec/exclusive-fda-widens-u-s-safety-inquiry-into-astrazeneca-coronavirus-vaccine-sources-idUSKBN26L3TA | 2020-10-01 |
| Further complicating the situation is that the data requested by FDA is in a different format than what the U.S. regulator requires two of the sources said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has broadened its investigation of a serious illness in AstraZeneca Plcs COVID19 vaccine study and will look at data from earlier trials of similar vaccines developed by the same scientists three sources familiar with the details told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-astrazenec/exclusive-fda-widens-u-s-safety-inquiry-into-astrazeneca-coronavirus-vaccine-sources-idUSKBN26L3TA | 2020-10-01 |
| A malaria drug taken by U.S. President Donald Trump to prevent COVID19 did not show any benefit versus placebo in reducing coronavirus infection among healthcare workers according to clinical trial results published on Wednesday | Negative | A malaria drug taken by U.S. President Donald Trump to prevent COVID19 did not show any benefit versus placebo in reducing coronavirus infection among healthcare workers according to clinical trial results published on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/trump-touted-hydroxychloroquine-shows-no-benefit-in-covid-19-prevention-study-idUSKBN26L2XM | 2020-10-01 |
| NEW YORK A sizable minority of Republicans say U.S. President Donald Trump has not paid his fair share of taxes and worry that his family business has influenced his decisions in office yet most are still voting to give him a second term according to polling released on Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK A sizable minority of Republicans say U.S. President Donald Trump has not paid his fair share of taxes and worry that his family business has influenced his decisions in office yet most are still voting to give him a second term according to polling released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll/republicans-stay-loyal-to-trump-despite-concerns-about-his-taxes-reuters-poll-idUSKBN26K3QG | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. security officials are warning that violent domestic extremists pose a threat to the presidential election next month amid what one official called a witchs of rising political tensions civil unrest and foreign disinformation campaigns | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. security officials are warning that violent domestic extremists pose a threat to the presidential election next month amid what one official called a witchs of rising political tensions civil unrest and foreign disinformation campaigns | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-extremists/u-s-intelligence-reports-warn-of-extremist-threat-around-election-idUSKBN26K2J7 | 2020-09-30 |
| FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security memos say threats by domestic extremists to electionrelated targets will likely increase in the runup to the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. security officials are warning that violent domestic extremists pose a threat to the presidential election next month amid what one official called a witchs of rising political tensions civil unrest and foreign disinformation campaigns | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-extremists/u-s-intelligence-reports-warn-of-extremist-threat-around-election-idUSKBN26K2J7 | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON Republican senators meeting with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday praised President Donald Trumps pick for the lifetime post rejecting Democrats assertion that she should recuse herself from potential electionrelated cases | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican senators meeting with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday praised President Donald Trumps pick for the lifetime post rejecting Democrats assertion that she should recuse herself from potential electionrelated cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/republican-senators-say-supreme-court-nominee-should-not-recuse-herself-from-election-cases-idUSKBN26K1P3 | 2020-09-30 |
| LOS YORK A Venezuelan father waiting in Mexico to plead his U.S. asylum case who has yet to meet his newborn daughter | Neutral | LOS YORK A Venezuelan father waiting in Mexico to plead his U.S. asylum case who has yet to meet his newborn daughter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-profiles/unraveling-of-trump-policies-a-distant-hope-for-separated-immigrant-families-idUSKBN26K1MX | 2020-09-30 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court allowed a revised version of the travel ban to take effect in December 2017 | Positive | LOS YORK A Venezuelan father waiting in Mexico to plead his U.S. asylum case who has yet to meet his newborn daughter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-profiles/unraveling-of-trump-policies-a-distant-hope-for-separated-immigrant-families-idUSKBN26K1MX | 2020-09-30 |
| She was eventually told by U.S. officials that her daughters had been sent to a shelter in California near where their brother Maynor lived | Neutral | LOS YORK A Venezuelan father waiting in Mexico to plead his U.S. asylum case who has yet to meet his newborn daughter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-profiles/unraveling-of-trump-policies-a-distant-hope-for-separated-immigrant-families-idUSKBN26K1MX | 2020-09-30 |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it could not comment on individual cases due to privacy concerns | Negative | LOS YORK A Venezuelan father waiting in Mexico to plead his U.S. asylum case who has yet to meet his newborn daughter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-profiles/unraveling-of-trump-policies-a-distant-hope-for-separated-immigrant-families-idUSKBN26K1MX | 2020-09-30 |
| I didnt think the U.S. would abandon us like he said | Positive | LOS YORK A Venezuelan father waiting in Mexico to plead his U.S. asylum case who has yet to meet his newborn daughter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-profiles/unraveling-of-trump-policies-a-distant-hope-for-separated-immigrant-families-idUSKBN26K1MX | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she hoped to have a coronavirus aid deal with the White House this week after speaking with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin for about 50 minutes and making plans for further talks on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she hoped to have a coronavirus aid deal with the White House this week after speaking with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin for about 50 minutes and making plans for further talks on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-hopeful-as-she-and-mnuchin-speak-on-coronavirus-aid-plan-further-talks-idUSKBN26K2L8 | 2020-09-30 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she hoped to have a coronavirus aid deal with the White House this week after speaking with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin | Negative | World Bank President David Malpass said he was seeking board approval for a billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan to help poor and developing countries secure vaccine doses as part of the billion coronavirus aid financing pledged by the bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26L0JL | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON The lead attorney for U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser on Tuesday told a federal judge that she has discussed the ongoing criminal case with the president and asked him not to pardon Michael Flynn an extraordinary admission that raises questions about political interference | Negative | WASHINGTON The lead attorney for U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser on Tuesday told a federal judge that she has discussed the ongoing criminal case with the president and asked him not to pardon Michael Flynn an extraordinary admission that raises questions about political interference | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/defense-attorney-tells-u-s-court-she-asked-trump-not-to-pardon-michael-flynn-idUSKBN26K1PO | 2020-09-30 |
| At the same hearing U.S. Justice Department lawyers denied any corruption or political motives in efforts to get the federal criminal case against Flynn dropped | Negative | WASHINGTON The lead attorney for U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser on Tuesday told a federal judge that she has discussed the ongoing criminal case with the president and asked him not to pardon Michael Flynn an extraordinary admission that raises questions about political interference | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/defense-attorney-tells-u-s-court-she-asked-trump-not-to-pardon-michael-flynn-idUSKBN26K1PO | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON The attorney for U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn told a federal judge on Tuesday that she had raised the case with the president but asked him not to issue a pardon | Negative | WASHINGTON The attorney for U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn told a federal judge on Tuesday that she had raised the case with the president but asked him not to issue a pardon | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn-attorney/flynns-lawyer-says-she-talked-to-trump-about-case-raising-ethical-concerns-idUSKBN26K363 | 2020-09-30 |
| In the past year the United States has required U.S.based staff of Chinas top state media outlets including Xinhua CGTN and the Peoples Daily to register as foreign | Negative | BEIJING A Chinese journalist whose home was raided as part of an Australian antiinterference investigation in June said the action was unfounded and in a detailed account released by Chinese media late on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china/chinese-journalist-targeted-in-australian-raid-calls-investigation-baseless-idUSKBN26L0DD | 2020-09-30 |
| LISBON Portuguese leaders have criticised U.S. ambassador George Glass after he said they must choose between the United States and China or risk the consequences | Negative | LISBON Portuguese leaders have criticised U.S. ambassador George Glass after he said they must choose between the United States and China or risk the consequences | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-portugal-china/we-make-the-rules-portugal-tells-u-s-after-china-threats-idUSKBN26K35U | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan Mongolia and South Korea next week the State Department announced on Tuesday a crucial visit to solidify ties with the regional allies at a time when Washingtons relationship with China remains fraught | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan Mongolia and South Korea next week the State Department announced on Tuesday a crucial visit to solidify ties with the regional allies at a time when Washingtons relationship with China remains fraught | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-pompeo-asia/pompeo-to-visit-east-asia-next-week-amid-frosty-ties-with-china-idUSKBN26K3QP | 2020-09-30 |
| U.S. stock futures ground higher in Asian time during the debate but then retreated after Trump cast doubt on whether he would accept the elections outcome | Negative | KONG U.S. equity futures fell and safer assets like the yen and dollar found buyers on Wednesday after a chaotic first U.S. presidential debate turned investors cautious though strong factory surveys gave a boost to Chinese shares | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-pull-back-as-acrimonious-u-s-debate-stokes-caution-idUSKBN26K3R3 | 2020-09-30 |
| 66 a barrel and U.S. crude futures were down 0 | Neutral | KONG U.S. equity futures fell and safer assets like the yen and dollar found buyers on Wednesday after a chaotic first U.S. presidential debate turned investors cautious though strong factory surveys gave a boost to Chinese shares | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-pull-back-as-acrimonious-u-s-debate-stokes-caution-idUSKBN26K3R3 | 2020-09-30 |
| FRANCISCO U.S. stock futures fluctuated slightly but markets and investors were largely stoic as an acrimonious first debate between U.S. presidential candidates ended on Tuesday | Negative | FRANCISCO U.S. stock futures fluctuated slightly but markets and investors were largely stoic as an acrimonious first debate between U.S. presidential candidates ended on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-debate-investors/first-u-s-presidential-debate-fails-to-move-investors-idUSKBN26L0BF | 2020-09-30 |
| Coal miner Peabody Energy said on Tuesday a district court has upheld the U.S. Federal Trade Commissions lawsuit to block the companys joint venture with Arch Resources in Wyoming | Negative | Coal miner Peabody Energy said on Tuesday a district court has upheld the U.S. Federal Trade Commissions lawsuit to block the companys joint venture with Arch Resources in Wyoming | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-peabody-energy-arch-resources-antitru/u-s-court-backs-ftc-lawsuit-to-block-peabody-arch-resources-jv-idUSKBN26K30L | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday said it has charged a brokerdealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Co | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday said it has charged a brokerdealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Co | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-jp-morgan-charges/jpmorgan-broker-subsidiary-admits-to-manipulative-trading-in-u-s-treasuries-agrees-to-pay-35-million-in-sec-order-idUSKBN26K2YI | 2020-09-30 |
| YORK A war of words between LVMH and Tiffany escalated on Tuesday with the French group describing Tiffanys prospects as and the U.S. jeweller accusing LVMH of improperly trying to renegotiate a takeover deal | Negative | YORK A war of words between LVMH and Tiffany escalated on Tuesday with the French group describing Tiffanys prospects as and the U.S. jeweller accusing LVMH of improperly trying to renegotiate a takeover deal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh/lvmh-calls-tiffanys-prospects-dismal-as-war-of-words-escalates-idUSKBN26K1U3 | 2020-09-30 |
| Pennsylvania Republicans indicated in court filings this week that they would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case | Negative | President Donald Trumps campaign is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on lawyers to litigate voting by mail including in the battleground state of Pennsylvania Federal Election Commission data showed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-legal-fees/trump-ups-spending-on-lawyers-as-u-s-election-legal-battles-heat-up-idUSKBN26K1NL | 2020-09-30 |
| The latest business combination in the U.S. shale patch is signaling a path forward for the troubled sector | Negative | The latest business combination in the U.S. shale patch is signaling a path forward for the troubled sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-wpx-energy-m-a-devon-energy/devon-wpx-deal-offers-a-playbook-for-future-shale-consolidation-idUSKBN26K2HJ | 2020-09-30 |
| 5 billion deal making it the latest Chinese company to exit U.S. markets as tensions mount between the worlds two largest economies | Negative | Sogou Inc said on Tuesday shareholder Tencent Holdings Ltd would take the web search firm private in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sogou-m-a-tencent-holdings/tencent-to-take-chinas-sogou-private-in-3-5-billion-deal-idUSKBN26K22M | 2020-09-30 |
| U.S.listed shares of Sogou were up about in premarket trading | Neutral | Sogou Inc said on Tuesday shareholder Tencent Holdings Ltd would take the web search firm private in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sogou-m-a-tencent-holdings/tencent-to-take-chinas-sogou-private-in-3-5-billion-deal-idUSKBN26K22M | 2020-09-30 |
| Sogou which was founded in 2005 and debuted on the U.S. market in November 2017 generates revenue mainly through search advertising services | Positive | Sogou Inc said on Tuesday shareholder Tencent Holdings Ltd would take the web search firm private in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sogou-m-a-tencent-holdings/tencent-to-take-chinas-sogou-private-in-3-5-billion-deal-idUSKBN26K22M | 2020-09-30 |
| The U.S. Trade Representative and the EUs Washington office did not immediately answer requests for comment | Neutral | They were informed of the decision by WTO arbitrators on Friday and the award is expected to be published within weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft/wto-backs-eu-tariffs-on-4-billion-u-s-goods-over-boeing-subsidies-sources-idUSKBN26K3Q0 | 2020-09-30 |
| SEOUL Shares of LG Chem Ltd which supplies batteries to Tesla Inc climbed on Tuesday after media said the U.S. electric vehicle maker was looking to acquire a stake in a battery unit the South Korean company wants to dispose of | Positive | SEOUL Shares of LG Chem Ltd which supplies batteries to Tesla Inc climbed on Tuesday after media said the U.S. electric vehicle maker was looking to acquire a stake in a battery unit the South Korean company wants to dispose of | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lg-chem-tesla-stocks/shares-of-lg-chem-rise-after-report-of-teslas-interest-in-battery-unit-idUSKBN26K1A1 | 2020-09-30 |
| U.S. businesses did add 10 | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled over the economy and everything else at their first ever headtohead debate on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-debates-economy-factbox/fact-checking-u-s-economic-claims-in-tumultuous-trump-biden-debate-idUSKBN26L0M5 | 2020-09-30 |
| Employment in U.S. manufacturing a sector that Trump said Tuesday he had revived is 720000 jobs short of Februarys level | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled over the economy and everything else at their first ever headtohead debate on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-debates-economy-factbox/fact-checking-u-s-economic-claims-in-tumultuous-trump-biden-debate-idUSKBN26L0M5 | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to advance a temporary funding bill to keep the government open through Dec | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to advance a temporary funding bill to keep the government open through Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-congress-funding/stopgap-bill-funding-u-s-government-through-december-11-advances-in-senate-idUSKBN26K3NG | 2020-09-30 |
| Uncertainty about the U.S. election has actually said Daiju Aoki regional chief investment officer for Japan at UBS Securities | Negative | TOKYO Sept 30 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday tracking decline in U.S. stock futures after a combative debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden increased concerns about an indecisive election outcome | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japanese-shares-slump-after-tumultuous-trump-biden-debate-idUSL4N2GR1HL | 2020-09-30 |
| 56 a barrel and U.S. crude futures were down by the same margin at | Neutral | Equities currencies await debate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-china-data-lifts-asian-stocks-but-caution-returns-after-chaotic-debate-idUSL4N2GR116 | 2020-09-30 |
| TOKYO Sept 30 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday tracking overnight declines on Wall Street as U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden traded barbs in a testy debate that made most investors reluctant to take on risky trades | Negative | TOKYO Sept 30 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday tracking overnight declines on Wall Street as U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden traded barbs in a testy debate that made most investors reluctant to take on risky trades | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-edge-lower-as-cautious-traders-watch-trump-biden-debate-idUSL4N2GR06T | 2020-09-30 |
| Markets also remain focussed on progress made around a U.S. fiscal stimulus packaged to cushion the coronavirus blow | Neutral | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-wobbles-as-markets-await-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSL4N2GR01M | 2020-09-30 |
| The U.S. economic recovery is at risk without more fiscal stimulus and as a result USD is vulnerable to additional upside in the short term | Negative | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-wobbles-as-markets-await-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSL4N2GR01M | 2020-09-30 |
| Healthcare always a top concern for U.S. voters has taken on even greater importance amid a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 205000 Americans and cost millions more their jobs | Negative | Healthcare always a top concern for U.S. voters has taken on even greater importance amid a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 205000 Americans and cost millions more their jobs | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-healthcare-factbox/factbox-trump-biden-healthcare-differences-in-spotlight-amid-pandemic-supreme-court-fight-idUSKBN26K3OY | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barretts comments suggesting she backed challenges to the Obamacare healthcare law do not ensure she would vote to invalidate it in an upcoming case despite Democrats claims to the contrary | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barretts comments suggesting she backed challenges to the Obamacare healthcare law do not ensure she would vote to invalidate it in an upcoming case despite Democrats claims to the contrary | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/barrett-high-court-vote-against-obamacare-not-as-certain-as-democrats-claim-idUSKBN26K1OI | 2020-09-30 |
| BRUSSELS Telecoms company Huawei Technologies is part of Chinas surveillance state complicit in human rights abuses a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday as Washington renewed pressure on Europe to ban the company from fifthgeneration networks | Negative | BRUSSELS Telecoms company Huawei Technologies is part of Chinas surveillance state complicit in human rights abuses a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday as Washington renewed pressure on Europe to ban the company from fifthgeneration networks | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-europe/u-s-renews-pressure-on-europe-to-ditch-huawei-in-new-networks-idUSKBN26K2MY | 2020-09-30 |
| Huawei has repeatedly rejected U.S. charges that its equipment for 5G networks could be used for spying | Negative | BRUSSELS Telecoms company Huawei Technologies is part of Chinas surveillance state complicit in human rights abuses a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday as Washington renewed pressure on Europe to ban the company from fifthgeneration networks | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-europe/u-s-renews-pressure-on-europe-to-ditch-huawei-in-new-networks-idUSKBN26K2MY | 2020-09-30 |
| Netherlandsbased chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV on Tuesday said it has opened a factory in the U.S. state of Arizona to manufacture chips used in fifthgeneration telecommunications equipment | Positive | Netherlandsbased chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV on Tuesday said it has opened a factory in the U.S. state of Arizona to manufacture chips used in fifthgeneration telecommunications equipment | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-nxp-5g/dutch-chipmaker-nxp-opens-gallium-nitride-5g-chip-plant-in-arizona-idUSKBN26K2W6 | 2020-09-30 |
| JERUSALEM Axis Security a U.S.Israeli startup that helps companies enable employees to safely connect to private applications said on Tuesday it raised million in a private funding round led by Canaan Partners | Positive | JERUSALEM Axis Security a U.S.Israeli startup that helps companies enable employees to safely connect to private applications said on Tuesday it raised million in a private funding round led by Canaan Partners | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-israel-tech-axis-security-fundraising/axis-security-raises-32-million-in-private-funding-round-idUSKBN26K2S0 | 2020-09-30 |
| ZURICH Switzerlands Relief Therapeutics and U.S. partner NeuroRx said on Wednesday they struck deals with Bachem and Nephron Pharmaceuticals to supply and make a 50yearold drug aviptadil that is in clinical trials against COVID19 | Positive | ZURICH Switzerlands Relief Therapeutics and U.S. partner NeuroRx said on Wednesday they struck deals with Bachem and Nephron Pharmaceuticals to supply and make a 50yearold drug aviptadil that is in clinical trials against COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-relief-hldg/relief-therapeutics-announces-supply-deals-while-awaiting-covid-19-trial-data-idUSKBN26L0NI | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he paid many millions of dollars in and that he had many more assets than debt but did not provide evidence or promise to release any financial statements before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he paid many millions of dollars in and that he had many more assets than debt but did not provide evidence or promise to release any financial statements before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-taxes/after-new-york-times-revelations-trump-says-he-paid-millions-in-taxes-idUSKBN26J2CR | 2020-09-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to prepare for a onceinacentury election scenario requiring Congress to decide the outcome of the presidential race if neither Democrat Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump wins outright | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to prepare for a onceinacentury election scenario requiring Congress to decide the outcome of the presidential race if neither Democrat Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump wins outright | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-house/pelosi-eyes-possible-u-s-house-role-in-calling-presidential-election-idUSKBN26J2A6 | 2020-09-29 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett will begin meeting with senators this week as Republicans push ahead with a rapid Senate confirmation process ahead of Novembers presidential election over the objections of Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett will begin meeting with senators this week as Republicans push ahead with a rapid Senate confirmation process ahead of Novembers presidential election over the objections of Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/supreme-court-nominee-barrett-prepares-for-meetings-this-week-on-capitol-hill-idUSKBN26J1GX | 2020-09-29 |
| The only time in U.S. history the Supreme Court has had to resolve a presidential election was in 2000 | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett will begin meeting with senators this week as Republicans push ahead with a rapid Senate confirmation process ahead of Novembers presidential election over the objections of Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/supreme-court-nominee-barrett-prepares-for-meetings-this-week-on-capitol-hill-idUSKBN26J1GX | 2020-09-29 |
| Trumps nomination of Barrett is the first time since 1956 that a U.S. president has moved to fill a Supreme Court vacancy so close to an election | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett will begin meeting with senators this week as Republicans push ahead with a rapid Senate confirmation process ahead of Novembers presidential election over the objections of Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/supreme-court-nominee-barrett-prepares-for-meetings-this-week-on-capitol-hill-idUSKBN26J1GX | 2020-09-29 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump planned to announce that the government would distribute millions of rapid tests to states this week with an eye towards using them to reopen schools | Positive | More than 1 million people have succumbed to COVID19 around the world as of Tuesday according to a Reuters tally doubling in just three months as infections surge again in several countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26K0N7 | 2020-09-29 |
| The U.S. health regulator paused Inovio Pharmaceuticals Incs plans to start final trials of its coronavirus vaccine as the agency seeks more information | Neutral | More than 1 million people have succumbed to COVID19 around the world as of Tuesday according to a Reuters tally doubling in just three months as infections surge again in several countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26K0N7 | 2020-09-29 |
| U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien has become the highestranking official in President Donald Trumps inner circle to test positive for the coronavirus | Negative | More than 1 million people have died after contracting the novel coronavirus and over 33 million infected | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-cases-prominent-fa/factbox-prominent-people-diagnosed-with-covid-19-idUSKBN26K0AY | 2020-09-29 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns Americans to begin preparing for the virus to spread signaling a change in tone | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 2020-09-29 |
| March In a surprise move the U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by half a percentage point to try to stem the economic damage | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 2020-09-29 |
| March U.S. President Donald Trump declares a national emergency to free up billion in federal aid | Neutral | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 2020-09-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said in a statement on Monday it was now advising Americans to reconsider travel to Guatemala and Nicaragua as well as Eswatini in southern Africa after issuing an advisory to avoid all travel early in the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said in a statement on Monday it was now advising Americans to reconsider travel to Guatemala and Nicaragua as well as Eswatini in southern Africa after issuing an advisory to avoid all travel early in the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/u-s-eases-travel-advisory-for-guatemala-and-nicaragua-idUSKBN26K01K | 2020-09-29 |
| Several U.S.based philanthropic foundations also indicated they would put more financial muscle behind natureprotection efforts but did not announce specific amounts of new money | Neutral | The call came as Britain and Canada joined a coalition of countries that have promised to protect of their land and seas by 2030 to stem biodiversity loss | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-nature-finance/starting-gun-fired-on-global-hunt-for-hundreds-of-billions-to-fund-nature-protection-idUSKBN26J3A7 | 2020-09-29 |
| JAN. 22 The U.S. Justice Department announces it will formally seek the extradition of Meng to the United States | Negative | VANCOUVER Meng Wanzhou chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd will appear in a Canadian court on Monday as her extradition hearing enters the next phase | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-events-timeline/timeline-key-events-in-huawei-cfo-meng-wanzhous-extradition-case-idUSKBN26J0VO | 2020-09-29 |
| BRASILIA Democratic candidate Joe Biden should maintain a tough stance against China if he wins the U.S. presidential election but focus more on industrial policy than trade tariffs according to Nobelprize winning economist Paul Krugman | Negative | BRASILIA Democratic candidate Joe Biden should maintain a tough stance against China if he wins the U.S. presidential election but focus more on industrial policy than trade tariffs according to Nobelprize winning economist Paul Krugman | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-latam-economy-krugman/u-s-must-stand-up-to-china-if-biden-wins-focus-less-on-trade-krugman-says-idUSKBN26J2SH | 2020-09-29 |
| protests have become a daily feature of U.S. cities since another incident in the spring when George Floyd a Black man was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26J31Z | 2020-09-29 |
| A U.S. federal judge on Monday declared a Canadian woman arrested on suspicion of mailing ricinfilled letters to President Donald Trump a continuing to Trump and ordered her detained and transferred to Washington D.C. where she was indicted | Negative | A U.S. federal judge on Monday declared a Canadian woman arrested on suspicion of mailing ricinfilled letters to President Donald Trump a continuing to Trump and ordered her detained and transferred to Washington D.C. where she was indicted | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-ricin/woman-charged-with-sending-ricin-letter-to-trump-to-remain-in-u-s-custody-idUSKBN26J300 | 2020-09-29 |
| U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan denied ICEs motion to dismiss a lawsuit by immigrant advocacy groups challenging a 2018 directive that made courthouse arrests by ICE much more common | Negative | U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan denied ICEs motion to dismiss a lawsuit by immigrant advocacy groups challenging a 2018 directive that made courthouse arrests by ICE much more common | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/immigration-scotus/judge-says-ice-courthouse-arrests-may-violate-ny-state-law-idUSL1N2GP22R | 2020-09-29 |
| U.S. automakers are facing a problem most forecasters and industry executives did not expect when the pandemic slammed the economy this Strong demand and lean inventories at dealerships | Neutral | U.S. automakers are facing a problem most forecasters and industry executives did not expect when the pandemic slammed the economy this Strong demand and lean inventories at dealerships | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-inventories/tight-inventories-set-the-stage-for-u-s-auto-industry-rebound-idUSKBN26J2QP | 2020-09-29 |
| Piedmont said in a statement that the agreement marked the beginning of the its first U.S. domestic lithium supply chain and that talks are ongoing over other sales arrangements | Positive | Shares of the Australian miner touched their highest since May 2007 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-piedmont-lithium-deal-tesla/australias-piedmont-signs-lithium-ore-supply-deal-with-tesla-shares-surge-idUSKBN26J03H | 2020-09-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. governments over trillion annual budget the worlds largest relies heavily on individual wage earners whose taxes and retirement benefits are deducted from every paycheck leaning particularly on the top of income earners | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. governments over trillion annual budget the worlds largest relies heavily on individual wage earners whose taxes and retirement benefits are deducted from every paycheck leaning particularly on the top of income earners | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-trump-taxes-revenue-explainer/explainer-the-4-trillion-u-s-government-relies-on-individual-taxpayers-idUSKBN26J30F | 2020-09-29 |
| 2 trillion draft bill for coronavirus aid unveiled by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives late on Monday gave airlines some hope for a second bailout before tens of thousands of layoffs occur on Thursday although tough hurdles remained | Negative | A | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-house-covid-19-aid-proposal-gives-airlines-bailout-hope-but-chances-slim-idUSKBN26K030 | 2020-09-29 |
| The first U.S. presidential debate is scheduled later in the global day 0100 otherwise investors focus was locked on U.S. lawmakers efforts to cobble together additional economic stimulus | Positive | Asian stock markets tmsnrt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asian-markets-hunker-down-ahead-of-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSL4N2GQ11K | 2020-09-29 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to hold further talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday morning in Washington | Positive | Asian stock markets tmsnrt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asian-markets-hunker-down-ahead-of-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSL4N2GQ11K | 2020-09-29 |
| But there was also cause for caution as Europe is experiencing a rise in new COVID19 infections and some U.S. states continue to grapple with high case numbers | Negative | Asian stock markets tmsnrt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asian-markets-hunker-down-ahead-of-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSL4N2GQ11K | 2020-09-29 |
| 27 a barrel while U.S. light crude was down 21 cents at | Neutral | Asian stock markets tmsnrt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asian-markets-hunker-down-ahead-of-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSL4N2GQ11K | 2020-09-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the Trump administration to boost their offer for more financial aid amid the novel coronavirus pandemic saying she planned further talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin later on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the Trump administration to boost their offer for more financial aid amid the novel coronavirus pandemic saying she planned further talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin later on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-says-trump-administration-must-boost-covid-19-aid-offer-idUSKBN26J2O7 | 2020-09-29 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump under fire over his handling of the coronavirus epidemic announced on Monday the federal government would ship 150 million rapid tests to U.S. states and warned an increase in positive cases is likely in the days ahead | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump under fire over his handling of the coronavirus epidemic announced on Monday the federal government would ship 150 million rapid tests to U.S. states and warned an increase in positive cases is likely in the days ahead | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/trump-pressured-over-pandemic-says-states-will-receive-150-million-tests-idUSKBN26J2VT | 2020-09-29 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats are urging U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from any electionrelated cases because of President Donald Trumps comments that he expects the justices to potentially decide the outcome but there is no way to force her to do so | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats are urging U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from any electionrelated cases because of President Donald Trumps comments that he expects the justices to potentially decide the outcome but there is no way to force her to do so | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-recusal/u-s-supreme-court-nominee-barrett-would-have-final-say-on-recusal-calls-idUSKBN26I0D8 | 2020-09-28 |
| The number of tests coming back positive for COVID19 is topping in several states in the U.S. Midwest as cases and hospitalizations also surge in the region according to a Reuters analysis | Positive | The number of tests coming back positive for COVID19 is topping in several states in the U.S. Midwest as cases and hospitalizations also surge in the region according to a Reuters analysis | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/positive-covid-19-test-rates-top-25-in-some-u-s-midwest-states-idUSKBN26I10Y | 2020-09-28 |
| Protesters burned a U.S. flag and scuffled with police trying to arrest fellow demonstrators | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/police-clash-with-portland-protesters-and-press-more-than-20-arrested-idUSKBN26I0C4 | 2020-09-28 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 7059087 total COVID19 cases an increase of 49871 infections from its previous count and said the nations death toll had risen by 853 to 204033 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 7059087 total COVID19 cases an increase of 49871 infections from its previous count and said the nations death toll had risen by 853 to 204033 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-health-agency-reports-853-new-covid-19-deaths-taking-total-to-204033-idUSKBN26I0UM | 2020-09-28 |
| The U.S. State Department condemned the violence in a statement calling for an immediate halt to hostilities and any rhetoric or other actions that could worsen matters | Negative | At least 16 military members and several civilians were killed on Sunday in the heaviest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2016 reigniting concern about stability in the South Caucasus a corridor for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/armenia-azerbaijan-clashes-kill-at-least-16-undermine-regional-stability-idUSKBN26I06E | 2020-09-28 |
| ClevelandCliffs Inc the largest U.S. producer of iron ore pellets said on Monday it had agreed to buy the U.S. assets of worlds largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal SA for about | Positive | ClevelandCliffs Inc the largest U.S. producer of iron ore pellets said on Monday it had agreed to buy the U.S. assets of worlds largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal SA for about | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-cleveland-cliffs-arcelormittal/cleveland-cliffs-to-buy-u-s-assets-of-arcelormittal-for-about-1-4-billion-idUSKBN26J0MQ | 2020-09-28 |
| ArcelorMittals U.S. business has more than 18000 employees and 25 facilities including mines steelmaking facilities and finishing operations according to the companys website | Neutral | ClevelandCliffs Inc the largest U.S. producer of iron ore pellets said on Monday it had agreed to buy the U.S. assets of worlds largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal SA for about | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-cleveland-cliffs-arcelormittal/cleveland-cliffs-to-buy-u-s-assets-of-arcelormittal-for-about-1-4-billion-idUSKBN26J0MQ | 2020-09-28 |
| Sept 26 Amy Coney Barrett President Donald Trumps nominee for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court has served as a federal appeals court judge since 2017 and has weighed in on cases involving several hotbutton issues including abortion gun rights immigration and campus sexual assault | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2GN052 | 2020-09-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the top Democrat in Congress said on Sunday she thinks a deal can be reached with the White House on a coronavirus relief package and that talks were continuing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the top Democrat in Congress said on Sunday she thinks a deal can be reached with the White House on a coronavirus relief package and that talks were continuing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-expresses-hope-deal-can-be-reached-with-white-house-on-covid-19-relief-idUSKBN26I0RF | 2020-09-28 |
| Investors now look to the first U.S. Presidential debate on Tuesday as the election in early November has started to loom large | Neutral | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-near-2-month-high-as-investors-look-to-more-data-u-s-political-developments-idUSL4N2GP08M | 2020-09-28 |
| Few investors now expect the U.S. Congress to pass any stimulus package seen as vital to support the pandemicstricken economy before the election | Positive | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-near-2-month-high-as-investors-look-to-more-data-u-s-political-developments-idUSL4N2GP08M | 2020-09-28 |
| Shawn Robbins chief analyst at Box Office Pro said its no surprise that the U.S. moviegoing business is subdued amid the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | LOS ANGELES | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-usa-boxoffice/tenet-crosses-280-million-worldwide-leads-mild-u-s-box-office-with-3-4-million-idUSKBN26I0SZ | 2020-09-28 |
| WASHINGTON In nominating Amy Coney Barrett for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court President Donald Trump has selected a federal appeals court judge who has staked out conservative legal positions on key hotbutton issues in three years on the bench | Neutral | WASHINGTON In nominating Amy Coney Barrett for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court President Donald Trump has selected a federal appeals court judge who has staked out conservative legal positions on key hotbutton issues in three years on the bench | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett-profile/u-s-supreme-court-nominee-barrett-has-staked-out-conservative-positions-idUSKBN26H11E | 2020-09-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Senate will likely open hearings on his third Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Oct | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Senate will likely open hearings on his third Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-senate/senate-confirmation-hearings-to-start-oct-12-for-barrett-idUSKBN26H13E | 2020-09-27 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden assured U.S. mayors on Saturday he would be an active partner in the White House in helping them respond to racial justice protests and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden assured U.S. mayors on Saturday he would be an active partner in the White House in helping them respond to racial justice protests and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-promises-u-s-mayors-he-will-be-a-partner-in-the-white-house-idUSKBN26H0YV | 2020-09-27 |
| Four U.S. states in the Midwest reported record oneday increases in COVID19 cases on Saturday as infections rise nationally for a second week in a row according to a Reuters analysis | Negative | Four U.S. states in the Midwest reported record oneday increases in COVID19 cases on Saturday as infections rise nationally for a second week in a row according to a Reuters analysis | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-midwest-sees-surge-in-covid-19-cases-as-four-states-report-record-increases-idUSKBN26H0XN | 2020-09-27 |
| KHARTOUM Sudan does not want to link its removal from a U.S. terrorism list that is hindering access to foreign funding for the countrys economy with a normalisation of relations with Israel Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Saturday | Negative | KHARTOUM Sudan does not want to link its removal from a U.S. terrorism list that is hindering access to foreign funding for the countrys economy with a normalisation of relations with Israel Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-israel/sudan-rejects-linking-removal-from-u-s-terrorism-list-with-israel-ties-idUSKBN26H0J2 | 2020-09-27 |
| Sources said this week that U.S. officials indicated in talks with a Sudanese delegation they wanted Khartoum to follow the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain and open ties with Israel | Positive | KHARTOUM Sudan does not want to link its removal from a U.S. terrorism list that is hindering access to foreign funding for the countrys economy with a normalisation of relations with Israel Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-israel/sudan-rejects-linking-removal-from-u-s-terrorism-list-with-israel-ties-idUSKBN26H0J2 | 2020-09-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump seeking reelection has taken a tough line on Iran and its allies and his administration imposed sanctions on Lebanese politicians who back Hezbollah | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons prime ministerdesignate quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a nonpartisan cabinet dealing a blow to a French plan aimed at rallying sectarian leaders to tackle the worst crisis since the nations 19751990 civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-government/lebanons-prime-minister-designate-quits-in-blow-to-french-initiative-idUSKBN26H0CJ | 2020-09-27 |
| NEW YORK U.S. shale producer Devon Energy Corp is in talks to acquire rival WPX Energy Inc in an allstock transaction that would create a company worth around billion people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. shale producer Devon Energy Corp is in talks to acquire rival WPX Energy Inc in an allstock transaction that would create a company worth around billion people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wpx-energy-m-a-devon-energy-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-shale-producer-devon-in-talks-to-acquire-peer-wpx-sources-idUSKBN26H115 | 2020-09-27 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 26 President Donald Trump on Saturday plans to name conservative appellate judge Amy Coney Barrett as his third U.S. Supreme Court appointment setting off a scramble in the Republicanled Senate to confirm her before Election Day in weeks | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSL2N2GM13Z | 2020-09-27 |
| With COVID19 deaths in the U.S. topping 200000 this week following a rise in new daily cases last week for the first time in eight weeks the role of the economy in the looming presidential election could take on heightened importance but it is not clear how | Negative | With COVID19 deaths in the U.S. topping 200000 this week following a rise in new daily cases last week for the first time in eight weeks the role of the economy in the looming presidential election could take on heightened importance but it is not clear how | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-economy/rise-in-virus-cases-adds-to-economic-uncertainty-ahead-of-u-s-election-idUSKCN26G37M | 2020-09-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Americans might not know the winner of the November presidential election for months due to disputes over mail ballots building on his criticism of a method that could be used by half of U.S. voters this year | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Americans might not know the winner of the November presidential election for months due to disputes over mail ballots building on his criticism of a method that could be used by half of U.S. voters this year | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-says-u-s-election-winner-might-not-be-known-for-months-idUSKCN26H03P | 2020-09-27 |
| Slowed U.S. Postal Service deliveries this summer raised alarms about ballots arriving too late to be counted | Negative | Two elderly women in small towns in Wisconsin voted by mail during Aprils presidential nominating contests | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-absentee-ballots-special/special-report-will-your-mail-ballot-count-in-the-u-s-presidential-election-it-may-depend-on-whos-counting-and-where-idUSKCN26G1EJ | 2020-09-27 |
| Wisconsin and North Carolina are among 11 U.S. states that require absentee ballot envelopes to be signed by a witness | Positive | Two elderly women in small towns in Wisconsin voted by mail during Aprils presidential nominating contests | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-absentee-ballots-special/special-report-will-your-mail-ballot-count-in-the-u-s-presidential-election-it-may-depend-on-whos-counting-and-where-idUSKCN26G1EJ | 2020-09-27 |
| Amy Coney Barrett President Donald Trumps nominee for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court has served as a federal appeals court judge since 2017 and has weighed in on cases involving several hotbutton issues including abortion gun rights immigration and campus sexual assault | Negative | Amy Coney Barrett President Donald Trumps nominee for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court has served as a federal appeals court judge since 2017 and has weighed in on cases involving several hotbutton issues including abortion gun rights immigration and campus sexual assault | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-barrett-rulings-factbox/factbox-noteworthy-legal-opinions-from-trumps-supreme-court-pick-barrett-idUSKBN26H118 | 2020-09-27 |
| WASHINGTON In planning to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court President Donald Trump has selected a federal appeals court judge who has staked out conservative legal positions on key hotbutton issues in three years on the bench | Negative | WASHINGTON In planning to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court President Donald Trump has selected a federal appeals court judge who has staked out conservative legal positions on key hotbutton issues in three years on the bench | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-barrett-profile-newsmaker/trump-supreme-court-pick-barrett-known-for-conservative-religious-views-idUSKCN26H001 | 2020-09-27 |
| Amy Coney Barrett who President Donald Trump plans to pick for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court has served as a federal appeals court judge since 2017 and has weighed in on cases involving several hotbutton issues including abortion gun rights immigration and campus sexual assault | Negative | Amy Coney Barrett who President Donald Trump plans to pick for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court has served as a federal appeals court judge since 2017 and has weighed in on cases involving several hotbutton issues including abortion gun rights immigration and campus sexual assault | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-barrett-rulings-factbox/notable-legal-opinions-of-trumps-planned-u-s-supreme-court-pick-barrett-idUSKCN26G37S | 2020-09-27 |
| In a post on its website and an email to customers which include many U.S. counties and cities Tyler said it had received reports of several suspicious logins to client systems | Negative | In a post on its website and an email to customers which include many U.S. counties and cities Tyler said it had received reports of several suspicious logins to client systems | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tyler-tech-cyber/tyler-technologies-says-clients-reported-suspicious-logins-after-hack-idUSKBN26H13I | 2020-09-27 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 7009216 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 50584 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 851 to 203180 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 7009216 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 50584 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 851 to 203180 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-203180-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN26H0UX | 2020-09-27 |
| He questioned whether Cameron a Black Republican who was praised by U.S. President Donald Trump for his handling of the case was attempting to protect the police | Negative | LOUISVILLE Ky | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-louisville/lawyer-for-breonna-taylors-family-calls-for-release-of-kentucky-grand-jury-evidence-idUSKCN26G28I | 2020-09-26 |
| Barrett 48 was appointed by Trump to the Chicagobased 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017 and is known for her conservative religious views | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump intends to nominate conservative federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg CNN reported on Friday citing Republican sources | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-barrett/trump-intends-to-nominate-judge-amy-coney-barrett-to-supreme-court-cnn-reports-idUSKCN26G31M | 2020-09-26 |
| BOSTON A former college entrance exam administrator pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that she participated in a vast U.S. fraud and bribery scheme that has resulted in charges against dozens of wealthy parents | Negative | BOSTON A former college entrance exam administrator pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that she participated in a vast U.S. fraud and bribery scheme that has resulted in charges against dozens of wealthy parents | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-education-cheating/test-administrator-pleads-guilty-in-u-s-college-admissions-scandal-idUSKCN26G32U | 2020-09-26 |
| WASHINGTON About 3500 U.S. companies including Tesla Inc Ford Motor Co Target Corp Walgreen Co and Home Depot have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition of tariffs on more than billion in Chinesemade goods | Negative | WASHINGTON About 3500 U.S. companies including Tesla Inc Ford Motor Co Target Corp Walgreen Co and Home Depot have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition of tariffs on more than billion in Chinesemade goods | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tariffs/some-3500-u-s-companies-sue-over-trump-imposed-chinese-tariffs-idUSKCN26G31G | 2020-09-26 |
| The Trump administration says tariffs on Chinese goods were justified because China was stealing intellectual property and forcing U.S. companies to transfer technology for access to Chinas markets | Negative | WASHINGTON About 3500 U.S. companies including Tesla Inc Ford Motor Co Target Corp Walgreen Co and Home Depot have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition of tariffs on more than billion in Chinesemade goods | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tariffs/some-3500-u-s-companies-sue-over-trump-imposed-chinese-tariffs-idUSKCN26G31G | 2020-09-26 |
| 30 to decide whether to take the U.S. Treasury loans which were authorized under the CARES Act coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress in March | Negative | Airlines have until Sept | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-american-airline-d/american-airlines-secures-5-5-billion-treasury-loan-could-tap-more-idUSKCN26G34P | 2020-09-26 |
| U.S. officials have expressed serious concerns that the personal data of as many as 100 million Americans who use the app was being passed on to Chinas Communist Party government | Negative | WASHINGTON A judge is expected to decide by Sunday whether to allow a ban on TikTok from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google app stores after a lastminute filing by the Department of Justice in support of the move | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-expected-to-decide-by-sunday-if-tiktok-will-remain-in-u-s-app-stores-idUSKCN26G2UW | 2020-09-26 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 8 | Neutral | Technology stocks again rode to Wall Streets rescue on Friday lifting the main indexes more than but the Dow and the 500 still posted their longest weekly losing streaks in a year as fears of a slowing economy sparked an almost monthlong rout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-higher-as-tech-rally-squashes-virus-fears-but-sp-down-for-week-idUSKCN26G1MY | 2020-09-26 |
| WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods increased more than expected in August and shipments raced to their highest level in nearly six years suggesting a rebound in business spending on equipment was underway after a prolonged slump | Positive | WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods increased more than expected in August and shipments raced to their highest level in nearly six years suggesting a rebound in business spending on equipment was underway after a prolonged slump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-durablegoods/u-s-business-spending-digging-out-of-deep-hole-outlook-uncertain-idUSKCN26G1YX | 2020-09-26 |
| A federal appeals court handed a win to the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday saying the Democraticled chamber could proceed with a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trumps diversion of funds to pay for a wall on the U.S.Mexico border | Negative | A federal appeals court handed a win to the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday saying the Democraticled chamber could proceed with a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trumps diversion of funds to pay for a wall on the U.S.Mexico border | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-court/u-s-court-lets-house-move-forward-with-challenge-to-trumps-border-wall-idUSKCN26G2DQ | 2020-09-26 |
| The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed a motion to rehear an antitrust lawsuit it lost on appeal against chip firm Qualcomm Inc | Negative | The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed a motion to rehear an antitrust lawsuit it lost on appeal against chip firm Qualcomm Inc | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-qualcomm-antitrust/u-s-ftc-moves-for-rehearing-of-qualcomm-antitrust-defeat-idUSKCN26G2VN | 2020-09-26 |
| The U.S. Justice Department has also launched a related investigation into conditions at the facility | Negative | BOSTON Two former heads of a Massachusetts veterans home have been indicted on criminal neglect charges for their roles in handling a COVID19 outbreak that killed 76 people the states attorney general said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-massachusetts/two-charged-in-deadly-covid-19-outbreak-at-massachusetts-veterans-home-idUSKCN26G2HO | 2020-09-26 |
| 20 ruling from U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero allowing Vance to obtain his tax returns | Positive | NEW YORK A federal appeals court on Friday expressed deep skepticism toward Donald Trumps arguments against letting Manhattans top prosecutor obtain his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe into the U.S. president and his businesses | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-vance/judges-skeptical-of-trumps-arguments-over-tax-returns-idUSKCN26G1MU | 2020-09-26 |
| The pace of U.S. auto sales is expected to rise 3 | Positive | The pace of U.S. auto sales is expected to rise 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/u-s-auto-sales-gain-pace-in-september-as-demand-recovers-jd-power-lmc-idUSKCN26G21I | 2020-09-26 |
| U.S. auto sales have bounced back since hitting a pandemicfueled bottom in April leading major automakers to ramp up production and boost weak inventories at dealerships | Negative | The pace of U.S. auto sales is expected to rise 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/u-s-auto-sales-gain-pace-in-september-as-demand-recovers-jd-power-lmc-idUSKCN26G21I | 2020-09-26 |
| However rising COVID19 cases in the U.S. states have increased the uncertainty over a speedy economic recovery | Negative | The pace of U.S. auto sales is expected to rise 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/u-s-auto-sales-gain-pace-in-september-as-demand-recovers-jd-power-lmc-idUSKCN26G21I | 2020-09-26 |
| Some U.S. stocks could face more volatility next week as President Donald Trump and rival Joe Biden face off in their first debate ahead of a November election that betting services currently view as almost a coin flip | Negative | Some U.S. stocks could face more volatility next week as President Donald Trump and rival Joe Biden face off in their first debate ahead of a November election that betting services currently view as almost a coin flip | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/trump-biden-debate-could-spark-stock-volatility-idUSKCN26G1N9 | 2020-09-26 |
| Although investors remain cautious over the upcoming U.S. elections the dollar demand is not expected to reach the same extent as that in March | Negative | para 4 to reflect dollar index Sept gain not | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/corrected-forex-dollar-back-in-demand-set-for-biggest-weekly-surge-since-early-april-idUSL5N2GM2T7 | 2020-09-26 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. presidential race is much closer than national surveys suggest according to opinion polls in battleground states that show Democrat Joe Biden with only a slim lead over President Donald Trump in three highly competitive states and in a dead heat in three others | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. presidential race is much closer than national surveys suggest according to opinion polls in battleground states that show Democrat Joe Biden with only a slim lead over President Donald Trump in three highly competitive states and in a dead heat in three others | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-battleground-poll/reuters-ipsos-poll-shows-biden-leads-trump-nationally-but-race-much-tighter-in-key-states-idUSKCN26G1HE | 2020-09-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about coronavirus relief on Friday and they agreed to hold more talks Pelosis office said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about coronavirus relief on Friday and they agreed to hold more talks Pelosis office said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-mnuchin-discuss-covid-aid-agree-to-more-talks-pelosis-office-idUSKCN26G330 | 2020-09-26 |
| WASHINGTON Amid a flurry of major rulings early this summer the U.S. Supreme Court in an undertheradar case handed a significant win to Native Americans by finding for the first time that almost half of Oklahoma is tribal land | Positive | WASHINGTON Amid a flurry of major rulings early this summer the U.S. Supreme Court in an undertheradar case handed a significant win to Native Americans by finding for the first time that almost half of Oklahoma is tribal land | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-votes/trump-supreme-court-pick-would-slash-odds-of-surprise-liberal-victories-idUSKCN26G1GM | 2020-09-26 |
| The Commerce Department gave the companies an additional week to finalize a deal before an order banning TikTok from U.S. app stores takes effect citing recent positive developments | Positive | WASHINGTON A judge will hold a hearing on Sunday on whether to allow a Commerce Department ban on new TikTok downloads from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google app stores from taking effect | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-expected-to-decide-by-sunday-if-tiktok-will-remain-in-u-s-app-stores-idUSKCN26G2UW | 2020-09-26 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 6958632 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 42340 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 918 to 202329 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 6958632 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 42340 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 918 to 202329 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-202329-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKCN26G2PQ | 2020-09-26 |
| U.S. confirmed cases are the highest in the world followed by India with 5 | Negative | The number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States topped 7 million on Thursday more than of the worlds total as Midwest states reported spikes in COVID19 infections in September according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cases/u-s-coronavirus-cases-surpass-seven-million-as-midwest-outbreak-flares-up-idUSKCN26G053 | 2020-09-25 |
| NEW YORK Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime appointments in a bid to reduce partisan warring over vacancies and preserve the courts legitimacy | Negative | NEW YORK Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime appointments in a bid to reduce partisan warring over vacancies and preserve the courts legitimacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-termlimits/democrats-prepare-bill-limiting-u-s-supreme-court-justice-terms-to-18-years-idUSKCN26F3L3 | 2020-09-25 |
| In June the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the law which added millions to the healthcare safety net | Negative | JACKSONVILLE Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-rallies-supporters-in-key-battleground-states-of-florida-north-carolina-idUSKCN26F1O3 | 2020-09-25 |
| Trumps unfounded attacks on voting by mail and delivery delays amid costcutting measures at the U.S. Postal Service have only intensified the urgency of the litigation | Negative | The Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-litigation/coronavirus-fuels-historic-legal-battle-over-voting-as-2020-u-s-election-looms-idUSKCN26F1WR | 2020-09-25 |
| The CDC and the U.S. Department of Defense and HHS officials will allocate authorized vaccines to the states which are then expected to handle most distribution the agencies have said | Positive | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said the state will carry out its own review of coronavirus vaccines authorized or approved by the federal government due to concerns of politicization of the approval process | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york/cuomo-says-new-york-to-review-any-covid-19-vaccine-authorized-by-federal-government-idUSKCN26F39M | 2020-09-25 |
| While all U.S. states are expected to come up with vaccine distribution plans conducting an independent safety review would be a very unusual move | Positive | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said the state will carry out its own review of coronavirus vaccines authorized or approved by the federal government due to concerns of politicization of the approval process | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york/cuomo-says-new-york-to-review-any-covid-19-vaccine-authorized-by-federal-government-idUSKCN26F39M | 2020-09-25 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-democrats-crafting-new-2-2-trillion-covid-19-relief-package-idUSKCN26F3CE | 2020-09-25 |
| U.S. coronavirus cases topped 7 million accounting for more than of the worlds total and infections rose sharply in Latin America while European officials warned of a with flu as the continent grapples with a second COVID19 wave | Negative | U.S. coronavirus cases topped 7 million accounting for more than of the worlds total and infections rose sharply in Latin America while European officials warned of a with flu as the continent grapples with a second COVID19 wave | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26G0GT | 2020-09-25 |
| Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a | Neutral | U.S. coronavirus cases topped 7 million accounting for more than of the worlds total and infections rose sharply in Latin America while European officials warned of a with flu as the continent grapples with a second COVID19 wave | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26G0GT | 2020-09-25 |
| The scientific head of the U.S. government program designed to speed development of COVID19 vaccines said he supports stricter rules to grant emergency use of new inoculations against the coronavirus | Neutral | U.S. coronavirus cases topped 7 million accounting for more than of the worlds total and infections rose sharply in Latin America while European officials warned of a with flu as the continent grapples with a second COVID19 wave | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26G0GT | 2020-09-25 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers charged with guiding the economy through its worst collapse in a century diverged broadly this week over what to expect in coming months | Negative | U.S. coronavirus cases topped 7 million accounting for more than of the worlds total and infections rose sharply in Latin America while European officials warned of a with flu as the continent grapples with a second COVID19 wave | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26G0GT | 2020-09-25 |
| The U.S.owned Haas Formula One team could give Mick Schumacher and other Ferrari Academy drivers Friday practice slots this season as they consider their future lineup | Neutral | The U.S.owned Haas Formula One team could give Mick Schumacher and other Ferrari Academy drivers Friday practice slots this season as they consider their future lineup | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia-haas/haas-f1-could-try-out-mick-schumacher-and-ferrari-juniors-idUSKCN26F3GY | 2020-09-25 |
| The commander of Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam on Friday said a Chinese air force video that seemed to show a simulated attack on his facility was designed to coerce and antagonise | Negative | The commander of Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam on Friday said a Chinese air force video that seemed to show a simulated attack on his facility was designed to coerce and antagonise | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-security-guam/u-s-base-commander-calls-chinese-guam-attack-video-propaganda-idUSKCN26G01Z | 2020-09-25 |
| U.S. drug maker Pfizer should know in October if its experimental vaccine works while Moderna said interim analysis of its vaccine trial data is projected to occur in November | Positive | BEIJING Chinas Sinovac Biotech expects to begin analysing finalstage human trial data on its coronavirus vaccine candidate this year to decide whether it is effective enough to seek regulatory approval before trial completion its chairman said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-sinovac/chinas-sinovac-expects-interim-final-stage-trial-data-on-coronavirus-vaccine-this-year-idUSKCN26F1LZ | 2020-09-25 |
| After several years of dismissing global action to fight climate change U.S. leadership was formally challenged this week by China announcing bold new climate pledges | Positive | After several years of dismissing global action to fight climate change U.S. leadership was formally challenged this week by China announcing bold new climate pledges | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-climate-change-usa-global-analysis/u-s-chinese-diplomats-signal-tricky-road-ahead-for-climate-diplomacy-idUSKCN26F1MP | 2020-09-25 |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden has pledged to reinvigorate U.S. climate leadership if he wins the Nov | Positive | After several years of dismissing global action to fight climate change U.S. leadership was formally challenged this week by China announcing bold new climate pledges | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-climate-change-usa-global-analysis/u-s-chinese-diplomats-signal-tricky-road-ahead-for-climate-diplomacy-idUSKCN26F1MP | 2020-09-25 |
| Making global climate progress without reviving the U.S.China relationship would be impossible according to former U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern and other key figures behind the Paris agreement | Negative | After several years of dismissing global action to fight climate change U.S. leadership was formally challenged this week by China announcing bold new climate pledges | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-climate-change-usa-global-analysis/u-s-chinese-diplomats-signal-tricky-road-ahead-for-climate-diplomacy-idUSKCN26F1MP | 2020-09-25 |
| Still he said regardless of what else is going on in the U.S.China will have to find a way to work together | Positive | After several years of dismissing global action to fight climate change U.S. leadership was formally challenged this week by China announcing bold new climate pledges | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-climate-change-usa-global-analysis/u-s-chinese-diplomats-signal-tricky-road-ahead-for-climate-diplomacy-idUSKCN26F1MP | 2020-09-25 |
| While the economic picture in the U.S. remains clouded the strongest sales of singlefamily homes in nearly 14 years in August helped to revive some faith in the recovery | Positive | YORK Asian shares rose on Friday after robust U.S. housing data supported a late techdriven rally on Wall Street with investors picking up the pieces a day after a broad regional index posted its biggest daily loss in more than three months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-rise-on-tech-rally-renewed-stimulus-hopes-idUSKCN26G00D | 2020-09-25 |
| Reviving risk sentiment helped to push the benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury yield up to 0 | Negative | YORK Asian shares rose on Friday after robust U.S. housing data supported a late techdriven rally on Wall Street with investors picking up the pieces a day after a broad regional index posted its biggest daily loss in more than three months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-rise-on-tech-rally-renewed-stimulus-hopes-idUSKCN26G00D | 2020-09-25 |
| U.S. crude was 0 | Neutral | YORK Asian shares rose on Friday after robust U.S. housing data supported a late techdriven rally on Wall Street with investors picking up the pieces a day after a broad regional index posted its biggest daily loss in more than three months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-rise-on-tech-rally-renewed-stimulus-hopes-idUSKCN26G00D | 2020-09-25 |
| The U.S. government executed convicted murderer Christopher Vialva on Thursday the first Black man to suffer the federal death penalty since the punishment was resumed this summer after a 17year hiatus | Negative | The U.S. government executed convicted murderer Christopher Vialva on Thursday the first Black man to suffer the federal death penalty since the punishment was resumed this summer after a 17year hiatus | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-executions/us-executes-first-black-man-since-resumption-of-federal-death-penalty-idUSKCN26F39D | 2020-09-25 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House panel plans to hold an Oct | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26F3NH | 2020-09-25 |
| HOUSTON A criminal case against the U.S. arm of a French chemical maker accused of releasing pollution that injured 21 people resumed on Thursday under a cloud as a judge ruled out a motion to dismiss the case | Negative | HOUSTON A criminal case against the U.S. arm of a French chemical maker accused of releasing pollution that injured 21 people resumed on Thursday under a cloud as a judge ruled out a motion to dismiss the case | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-arkema-trial-mistrial/criminal-trial-resumes-in-arkema-chemical-fire-as-judge-rejects-dismissal-idUSKCN26F3BH | 2020-09-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Thursday that President Donald Trump is prepared to undermine American democracy in order to stay in and called for an independent commission to oversee the upcoming U.S. elections | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Thursday that President Donald Trump is prepared to undermine American democracy in order to stay in and called for an independent commission to oversee the upcoming U.S. elections | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-transfer-sanders/sanders-warns-about-u-s-transfer-of-power-says-trump-prepared-to-undermine-democracy-idUSKCN26F33O | 2020-09-25 |
| WASHINGTON The ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee rejected a request by Republicans on Thursday to subpoena three top tech executives to testify at an upcoming hearing accusing them of trying to use the subpoena power for political gain | Negative | WASHINGTON The ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee rejected a request by Republicans on Thursday to subpoena three top tech executives to testify at an upcoming hearing accusing them of trying to use the subpoena power for political gain | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tech-senate/top-democrat-on-senate-panel-opposes-sending-subpoenas-to-tech-ceos-idUSKCN26F2VL | 2020-09-25 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump made a final push to keep his tax returns away from Manhattans top prosecutor saying he deserves a fair to show a subpoena for the returns was overbroad and issued in bad faith according to a court filing on Thursday | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump made a final push to keep his tax returns away from Manhattans top prosecutor saying he deserves a fair to show a subpoena for the returns was overbroad and issued in bad faith according to a court filing on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-deserves-fair-chance-to-challenge-subpoena-for-tax-returns-filing-idUSKCN26F2TG | 2020-09-25 |
| WASHINGTON WalMart and Oracles bid to buy the popular short video app TikTok is under heavy scrutiny U.S. President Donald Trumps economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday adding that it was unclear how the Chinese government would weigh in on the deal | Positive | WASHINGTON WalMart and Oracles bid to buy the popular short video app TikTok is under heavy scrutiny U.S. President Donald Trumps economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday adding that it was unclear how the Chinese government would weigh in on the deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-kudlow/white-house-adviser-says-tiktok-deal-under-heavy-scrutiny-idUSKCN26F2X7 | 2020-09-25 |
| WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said special purpose acquisition companies offer healthy to traditional public offerings but only when sponsors and investors have access to adequate disclosures | Positive | WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said special purpose acquisition companies offer healthy to traditional public offerings but only when sponsors and investors have access to adequate disclosures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-sec-clayton-spac/top-u-s-markets-watchdog-says-blank-check-ipos-offer-healthy-competition-idUSKCN26F2II | 2020-09-25 |
| ION Media has the fifthlargest average primetime audience among all U.S. cablecarried networks and reaches more than 100 million homes through overtheair and pay TV platforms | Positive | Shares of Scripps jumped nearly with analysts saying that bringing Berkshire into the deal is being seen as the best seal of in the equity market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ion-media-m-a-e-w-scripps/e-w-scripps-scales-up-with-2-65-billion-berkshire-backed-deal-for-ion-media-idUSKCN26F1HA | 2020-09-25 |
| Samuelsson said Volvo had available production capacity at its U.S. plant and in China while its European factories in Gothenburg Sweden and Ghent Belgium were running at full capacity | Positive | STOCKHOLM Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars expects to hit its forecast of roughly flat sales yearonyear in the second half of 2020 even as a recent a surge in cases across Europe makes the outlook more uncertain Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volvo-cars-ceo/volvo-cars-ceo-says-demand-holding-up-despite-covid-spike-idUSKCN26F22H | 2020-09-25 |
| As much as billion from the U.S. Congress last big coronavirus aid package is unused and could help households and businesses if lawmakers approve Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday | Positive | As much as billion from the U.S. Congress last big coronavirus aid package is unused and could help households and businesses if lawmakers approve Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/mnuchin-powell-say-some-380-billion-in-unused-aid-could-help-u-s-economy-idUSKCN26F2QA | 2020-09-25 |
| U.S. fuel demand remains in the doldrums as the pandemic constrains travel | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Friday but are on track for a weekly fall because of rising concerns about the global resurgence of coronavirus infections and its effects on fuel demand while the likely return of exports from Libya will add to supply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-but-heading-for-weekly-fall-over-coronavirus-demand-concerns-idUSKCN26G032 | 2020-09-25 |
| TOKYO Sept 25 The U.S. dollar dipped from a twomonth peak early on Friday as renewed hopes of U.S. stimulus eased investors concerns about economic recovery while the Chinese yuan gained after the country was added to a global bond benchmark | Positive | Dollar recedes after Wall St rebounds on stimulus hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-off-2-month-peak-yuan-gains-on-bond-benchmark-inclusion-idUSL3N2GM04R | 2020-09-25 |
| Many market players were cautious however as there remain doubts over whether the U.S. can overcome divisions to agree on a package | Negative | Dollar recedes after Wall St rebounds on stimulus hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-off-2-month-peak-yuan-gains-on-bond-benchmark-inclusion-idUSL3N2GM04R | 2020-09-25 |
| Rises in U.S. real yields have also underpinned the dollar | Positive | Dollar recedes after Wall St rebounds on stimulus hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-off-2-month-peak-yuan-gains-on-bond-benchmark-inclusion-idUSL3N2GM04R | 2020-09-25 |
| CHARLOTTE N.C. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders on healthcare for Americans that lawyers said will carry little weight as the president seeks to boost his flagging credibility with voters on the hotbutton issue ahead of the Nov | Neutral | By Alexandra Alper Michael Erman and Steve Holland | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-healthcare/trump-signs-u-s-healthcare-executive-orders-that-may-have-little-impact-idUSKCN26F3DY | 2020-09-25 |
| The Trump administration also set out new rules allowing U.S. states and territories to import lowercost prescription drugs from Canada | Positive | By Alexandra Alper Michael Erman and Steve Holland | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-healthcare/trump-signs-u-s-healthcare-executive-orders-that-may-have-little-impact-idUSKCN26F3DY | 2020-09-25 |
| In June the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Obamacare law that added millions to the healthcare safety net | Negative | By Alexandra Alper Michael Erman and Steve Holland | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-healthcare/trump-signs-u-s-healthcare-executive-orders-that-may-have-little-impact-idUSKCN26F3DY | 2020-09-25 |
| The U.S. WeChat Users Alliance the group behind the legal challenge to the WeChat ban did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Negative | However its proposal still allowed Tencent to retain ownership of WeChat and did not address U.S. concerns over the company it added | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-wechat/justice-department-asks-judge-to-allow-u-s-to-bar-wechat-from-u-s-app-stores-idUSKCN26G0FU | 2020-09-25 |
| CHICAGO The scientific head of the U.S. government program designed to speed development of COVID19 vaccines said on Thursday he supports stricter rules to grant emergency use of new inoculations against the novel coronavirus | Neutral | CHICAGO The scientific head of the U.S. government program designed to speed development of COVID19 vaccines said on Thursday he supports stricter rules to grant emergency use of new inoculations against the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-guidance/u-s-vaccine-program-chief-backs-stricter-rules-for-emergency-use-of-covid-19-shot-idUSKCN26F3CS | 2020-09-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-transition/trump-hedges-when-asked-whether-he-would-transfer-power-peacefully-idUSKCN26E3N7 | 2020-09-24 |
| Ginsburg on Friday will become the first woman to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol when her casket is placed in National Statuary Hall | Neutral | WASHINGTON Mourners filed quietly past the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs flagdraped coffin outside the white marble court building on Wednesday as the United States began three days of tributes to the liberal icon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/mourners-pay-respects-to-ginsburg-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKCN26E1LW | 2020-09-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned U.S. politicians at the state and local level to be vigilant around Chinese diplomats who he said could be trying to woo them as part of Beijings propaganda and espionage campaign | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned U.S. politicians at the state and local level to be vigilant around Chinese diplomats who he said could be trying to woo them as part of Beijings propaganda and espionage campaign | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-warns-u-s-politicians-to-be-alert-to-chinese-influence-and-espionage-idUSKCN26E2WH | 2020-09-24 |
| The U.S. military commander in South Korea said this month that North Korean troops had been given shoottokill to prevent the coronavirus entering the country | Negative | SEOUL North Korean troops shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who went missing earlier this week before dousing his body in oil and setting it on fire in what was likely an effort to prevent a coronavirus outbreak South Koreas military said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-official/north-korean-troops-kill-s-korean-man-burn-body-seoul-says-idUSKCN26E3NY | 2020-09-24 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he may or may not approve any new more stringent FDA standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID19 vaccine | Negative | Canada entered a second wave of the COVID19 pandemic and cases continued to rise across the hardhit Latin American region while a raft of lacklustre data from major global economies revived concerns about the resilience of an economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26F0O4 | 2020-09-24 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers vowed to keep interest rates near zero while business activity cooled in September with gains at factories offset by a retreat at services industries | Negative | Canada entered a second wave of the COVID19 pandemic and cases continued to rise across the hardhit Latin American region while a raft of lacklustre data from major global economies revived concerns about the resilience of an economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26F0O4 | 2020-09-24 |
| The Russian IRA is a St Petersburgbased company that U.S. intelligence officials say was central to Russian efforts to sway the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on individuals and entities linked to the leader and financier of the Internet Research Agency a Russian troll farm | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-individuals-entities-linked-to-leader-of-russias-ira-idUSKCN26E2HO | 2020-09-24 |
| ISTANBUL The U.S. ambassador to Turkey said on Wednesday companies will consider abandoning its market if it fails to fully meet debt payments to American pharmaceutical firms and he criticised a new Turkish law clamping down on big social media sites | Negative | ISTANBUL The U.S. ambassador to Turkey said on Wednesday companies will consider abandoning its market if it fails to fully meet debt payments to American pharmaceutical firms and he criticised a new Turkish law clamping down on big social media sites | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-trade/u-s-ambassador-says-turkey-ignores-pharma-debt-at-its-peril-idUSKCN26E338 | 2020-09-24 |
| Such policies by the U.S. severely limit Turkish firms ability to enter the U.S. she said | Negative | ISTANBUL The U.S. ambassador to Turkey said on Wednesday companies will consider abandoning its market if it fails to fully meet debt payments to American pharmaceutical firms and he criticised a new Turkish law clamping down on big social media sites | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-trade/u-s-ambassador-says-turkey-ignores-pharma-debt-at-its-peril-idUSKCN26E338 | 2020-09-24 |
| SHANGHAI ByteDance has applied for a tech export licence in China as it races to seal a deal with Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc that it hopes will end U.S. government plans to ban its TikTok videostreaming app on security grounds | Positive | SHANGHAI ByteDance has applied for a tech export licence in China as it races to seal a deal with Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc that it hopes will end U.S. government plans to ban its TikTok videostreaming app on security grounds | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/bytedance-applies-for-tech-export-licence-in-china-amid-tiktok-deal-talks-idUSKCN26E3OE | 2020-09-24 |
| If the U.S. policy shift comes through on top of the EU and China commitments theres real hope it can he added | Positive | Thats a huge number and totally different to what we saw a climate scientist and contributor to the tracker told a New York Climate Week online panel | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-climatechange-emissions-politics/china-pledge-and-biden-win-could-move-climate-goals-into-view-scientists-say-idUSKCN26E3DI | 2020-09-24 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is considering the language it will use to describe what is happening in Chinas western Xinjiang region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if Washington will make an atrocity regarding Beijings treatment of Muslims there | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering the language it will use to describe what is happening in Chinas western Xinjiang region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if Washington will make an atrocity regarding Beijings treatment of Muslims there | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-xinjiang/pompeo-says-u-s-working-on-language-for-chinas-treatment-of-muslims-in-xinjiang-idUSKCN26E2ZB | 2020-09-24 |
| Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester echoed Clarida saying that the U.S. remains in a deep hole regardless of the comeback weve seen | Neutral | YORK Asian shares dropped on Thursday set for their worst day in two months as warnings from U.S. Federal Reserve officials underscored investor worries over the resilience of an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-sink-on-fading-global-recovery-hopes-idUSKCN26F01A | 2020-09-24 |
| 55 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was 0 | Neutral | YORK Asian shares dropped on Thursday set for their worst day in two months as warnings from U.S. Federal Reserve officials underscored investor worries over the resilience of an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-sink-on-fading-global-recovery-hopes-idUSKCN26F01A | 2020-09-24 |
| U.S. airline chief executives and labor leaders redoubled calls on Wednesday for lawmakers to urgently pass another billion in payroll aid though hopes for a deal this month were dwindling as lawmakers shifted focus to a political battle over a Supreme Court vacancy | Positive | U.S. airline chief executives and labor leaders redoubled calls on Wednesday for lawmakers to urgently pass another billion in payroll aid though hopes for a deal this month were dwindling as lawmakers shifted focus to a political battle over a Supreme Court vacancy | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/u-s-airline-industry-steps-up-aid-push-despite-washington-impasse-idUSKCN26E2DT | 2020-09-24 |
| President Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Senate are barreling forward with plans to lock down conservative control of the U.S. Supreme Court for decades to come | Neutral | President Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Senate are barreling forward with plans to lock down conservative control of the U.S. Supreme Court for decades to come | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-usa-court-otc/how-dems-could-curb-a-conservative-scotus-without-court-packing-idUSKCN26E3AF | 2020-09-24 |
| NEW YORK U.S. investment firm Valentus Capital Management will raise part of a million credit fund through the public sale of its own unique virtual currency the companys top official told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. investment firm Valentus Capital Management will raise part of a million credit fund through the public sale of its own unique virtual currency the companys top official told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-blockchain-privateequity/u-s-firm-valentus-to-raise-capital-for-credit-fund-via-digital-currency-sale-idUSKCN26E3BS | 2020-09-24 |
| Many U.S. companies have issued statements of solidarity with the Black community promised to increase diversity among employees and collectively pledged nearly billion to advance racial justice and equity | Positive | We are in the midst of a national reckoning on race and words are not said Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-global-race-citigroup/citigroup-pledges-over-1-billion-to-combat-racial-inequality-idUSKCN26E28U | 2020-09-24 |
| John Luciano head of Volkswagens U.S. dealer council said that dealers who take advantage the automakers subsidies for advertising costs can offset investments in charging infrastructure and other equipment | Positive | Volkswagen AGs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-electric/volkswagens-electric-suv-opens-a-new-front-against-tesla-idUSKCN26E2MR | 2020-09-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will try again in 2021 to try to approve longstalled reforms to speed the adoption of selfdriving cars a key Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will try again in 2021 to try to approve longstalled reforms to speed the adoption of selfdriving cars a key Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-self-driving-congress/congress-will-try-again-in-2021-on-self-driving-car-reform-idUSKCN26E2RA | 2020-09-24 |
| U.S. lawmakers have been divided for years over how to reform regulations governing selfdriving cars and what consumer and legal protections should be included | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will try again in 2021 to try to approve longstalled reforms to speed the adoption of selfdriving cars a key Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-self-driving-congress/congress-will-try-again-in-2021-on-self-driving-car-reform-idUSKCN26E2RA | 2020-09-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress and the Federal Reserve both need to stay with in working to bolster the economic recovery Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress and the Federal Reserve both need to stay with in working to bolster the economic recovery Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell-recovery/powell-congress-and-fed-both-need-to-stay-with-it-to-bolster-recovery-idUSKCN26E2V3 | 2020-09-24 |
| drop in U.S. partly due to expectations of big reinvestment flows from dividend next week | Neutral | TOKYO Sept 24 Japanese shares slipped on Thursday following hefty overnight losses on Wall Street after U.S. data reaffirmed concerns of a slow global economic recovery though investor hopes of chunky dividends by next week helped limit losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-slips-after-wall-st-retreats-as-data-signals-slow-recovery-idUSL3N2GL0X2 | 2020-09-24 |
| on Thursday while corn lost more ground with both commodities hitting a oneweek low as an advancing U.S. harvest boosted supplies although losses were checked by strong demand from China | Negative | Soybeans drop 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-grains/grains-soybeans-corn-hit-1-week-low-as-u-s-harvest-advances-idUSL3N2GL0RH | 2020-09-24 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 13 cents to settle at | Positive | NEW YORK Sept 23 Asian stocks opened lower on Thursday tracking a sharply lower Wall Street session amid fresh concerns that the global economic recovery is running out of steam | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-open-lower-as-faith-in-global-recovery-slips-idUSL2N2GK2TM | 2020-09-24 |
| WASHINGTON With President Donald Trump poised to nominate a U.S. Supreme Court justice to fill the vacancy created by the death of liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg a new 63 conservative majority could be emboldened to roll back abortion rights | Negative | WASHINGTON With President Donald Trump poised to nominate a U.S. Supreme Court justice to fill the vacancy created by the death of liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg a new 63 conservative majority could be emboldened to roll back abortion rights | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-abortion/trump-appointed-justice-could-signal-major-supreme-court-shift-on-abortion-idUSKCN26E1LY | 2020-09-24 |
| WASHINGTON The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has raised concerns among reproductive rights advocates that women could lose the right to choose whether to have an abortion with President Donald Trump poised to name another conservative justice to the nations top court | Negative | WASHINGTON The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has raised concerns among reproductive rights advocates that women could lose the right to choose whether to have an abortion with President Donald Trump poised to name another conservative justice to the nations top court | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-abortion-roevwade-explainer/explainer-supreme-courts-roe-v-wade-decision-hinged-on-womens-right-to-privacy-idUSKCN26E1LU | 2020-09-24 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump picked retired generals for some of his most senior national security posts when he took office and boasts of heavy spending on the U.S. military that he asserts is unmatched in history | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump picked retired generals for some of his most senior national security posts when he took office and boasts of heavy spending on the U.S. military that he asserts is unmatched in history | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-military/how-trump-fell-out-of-love-with-his-generals-and-why-the-feeling-is-mutual-idUSKCN26E2YV | 2020-09-24 |
| White House spokesman Judd Deere said Trump has demonstrated his commitment to the U.S. military and holds U.S. troops and their families in the highest regard | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump picked retired generals for some of his most senior national security posts when he took office and boasts of heavy spending on the U.S. military that he asserts is unmatched in history | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-military/how-trump-fell-out-of-love-with-his-generals-and-why-the-feeling-is-mutual-idUSKCN26E2YV | 2020-09-24 |
| NEW YORK President Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Senate are barreling forward with plans to lock down conservative control of the U.S. Supreme Court for decades to come | Neutral | NEW YORK President Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Senate are barreling forward with plans to lock down conservative control of the U.S. Supreme Court for decades to come | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-frankel-column/column-how-democrats-could-curb-a-conservative-scotus-without-court-packing-frankel-idUSKCN26E3A9 | 2020-09-24 |
| A top U.S. health official told a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday that he expects COVID19 vaccinations to take place over many months and that most Americans could be vaccinated by July of 2021 at the latest | Positive | A top U.S. health official told a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday that he expects COVID19 vaccinations to take place over many months and that most Americans could be vaccinated by July of 2021 at the latest | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hearing/most-americans-to-be-vaccinated-for-covid-19-by-july-cdc-chief-expects-idUSKCN26E2NJ | 2020-09-24 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported 6874982 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 49285 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 813 to 200275 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported 6874982 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 49285 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 813 to 200275 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-200275-coronavirus-deaths-idUSKCN26E314 | 2020-09-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he may or may not approve any new more stringent FDA standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID19 vaccine saying such a proposal would appear political | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he may or may not approve any new more stringent FDA standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID19 vaccine saying such a proposal would appear political | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine-trump/trump-says-may-block-stricter-fda-guidelines-for-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN26E3M5 | 2020-09-24 |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn did not directly address the Washington Post report when testifying before the Senate earlier on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he may or may not approve any new more stringent FDA standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID19 vaccine saying such a proposal would appear political | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine-trump/trump-says-may-block-stricter-fda-guidelines-for-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN26E3M5 | 2020-09-24 |
| U.S. actors Bryan Cranston and Tom Hanks both of whom contracted the virus and recovered have also made public appeals for people to wear masks as a courtesy to others | Positive | AMSTERDAM A handful of social media stars and influencers have publicly flouted rules aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic and even encouraged others to do so and authorities from the Netherlands to the United States are not happy | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-celebrities/some-social-media-stars-chafe-at-covid-restrictions-angering-authorities-idUSKCN26E2PP | 2020-09-24 |
| Thousands of tiny U.S. flags covered part of the National Mall in the nations capital on Tuesday to commemorate the lives lost | Negative | NEW YORK Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday declared a new public health emergency and extended a face mask mandate into November to fight a coronavirus flareup in his state as the number of people who have died across the United States since the pandemic began passed 200000 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/as-u-s-surpasses-200000-covid-19-deaths-wisconsin-sounds-alarm-over-surges-in-cases-idUSKCN26D2RZ | 2020-09-23 |
| WASHINGTON Senate Republicans including Mitt Romney on Tuesday lined up behind President Donald Trumps push to widen the U.S. Supreme Courts conservative majority leaving Democrats little hope of blocking a confirmation vote on a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that could come before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Senate Republicans including Mitt Romney on Tuesday lined up behind President Donald Trumps push to widen the U.S. Supreme Courts conservative majority leaving Democrats little hope of blocking a confirmation vote on a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that could come before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court/u-s-senate-republicans-romney-pave-way-for-vote-on-trump-supreme-court-pick-idUSKCN26D1GU | 2020-09-23 |
| The U.S. government put convicted rapist and murderer William LeCroy to death by lethal injection on Tuesday the sixth execution under the Trump administration this summer after a lengthy hiatus in capital punishment at the federal level | Negative | The U.S. government put convicted rapist and murderer William LeCroy to death by lethal injection on Tuesday the sixth execution under the Trump administration this summer after a lengthy hiatus in capital punishment at the federal level | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-executions/u-s-puts-convicted-killer-to-death-in-6th-federal-execution-under-trump-idUSKCN26D1GJ | 2020-09-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. federal law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies on Tuesday warned that foreign will likely try to discredit the November presidential election by taking advantage of the slow counting of mailin ballots | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. federal law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies on Tuesday warned that foreign will likely try to discredit the November presidential election by taking advantage of the slow counting of mailin ballots | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-cyber/u-s-warns-foreign-actors-aim-to-sow-doubts-over-mail-in-voting-idUSKCN26D34C | 2020-09-23 |
| People of Praise a selfdescribed charismatic Christian community has faced renewed interest since U.S. President Donald Trump put one of its purported members Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on his short list of candidates for elevation to the Supreme Court | Positive | People of Praise a selfdescribed charismatic Christian community has faced renewed interest since U.S. President Donald Trump put one of its purported members Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on his short list of candidates for elevation to the Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett-religion/as-u-s-supreme-court-nomination-looms-a-religious-community-draws-fresh-interest-idUSKCN26D2RR | 2020-09-23 |
| Theill who last year wrote a blog post entitled I lived the Handmaids said she planned to call every U.S. senator to oppose Barrett should she become Trumps nominee | Negative | People of Praise a selfdescribed charismatic Christian community has faced renewed interest since U.S. President Donald Trump put one of its purported members Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on his short list of candidates for elevation to the Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett-religion/as-u-s-supreme-court-nomination-looms-a-religious-community-draws-fresh-interest-idUSKCN26D2RR | 2020-09-23 |
| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has denied the allegations which have shocked people across Latin America from where many U.S. immigrants hail and caused an outcry among Democratic lawmakers | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico is interviewing at least six women who may have been subject to improper medical procedures including hysterectomies at a U.S. immigration detention center in Georgia Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/unacceptable-if-mexicans-subjected-to-medical-abuse-in-u-s-custody-minister-says-idUSKCN26D1XN | 2020-09-23 |
| Last week 173 members of the U.S. Congress called for DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari to open an immediate investigation into the reports saying in a statement they were horrified | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico is interviewing at least six women who may have been subject to improper medical procedures including hysterectomies at a U.S. immigration detention center in Georgia Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/unacceptable-if-mexicans-subjected-to-medical-abuse-in-u-s-custody-minister-says-idUSKCN26D1XN | 2020-09-23 |
| U.S. officials said this week that nucleararmed North Korea had resumed longrange missile cooperation with Iran but did not provide detailed evidence | Negative | SEOUL A vehicle that may be carrying a ballistic missile has been spotted at a parade training ground in North Korea amid signs it is preparing a big military display for an Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-missiles/possible-missile-carrier-spotted-at-north-korea-parade-practice-u-s-think-tank-says-idUSKCN26E0IB | 2020-09-23 |
| Despite the fact that immigration is such a hot topic in the U.S. Americans are mostly very accepting of she said | Positive | Seven European countries led by North Macedonia Hungary Serbia and Croatia topped the Gallup index of the worlds leastaccepting countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-migration-poll/world-becoming-less-tolerant-of-migrants-gallup-poll-idUSKCN26E0WW | 2020-09-23 |
| Britain reimposed some lockdown measures as a second wave of coronavirus infections swept across Europe while the death toll in the United States crossed 200000 with a report saying the U.S. drug regulator would tighten COVID19 vaccine authorization standards | Negative | Britain reimposed some lockdown measures as a second wave of coronavirus infections swept across Europe while the death toll in the United States crossed 200000 with a report saying the U.S. drug regulator would tighten COVID19 vaccine authorization standards | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26E0NU | 2020-09-23 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon announce new more stringent standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID19 vaccine the Washington Post reported | Negative | Britain reimposed some lockdown measures as a second wave of coronavirus infections swept across Europe while the death toll in the United States crossed 200000 with a report saying the U.S. drug regulator would tighten COVID19 vaccine authorization standards | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26E0NU | 2020-09-23 |
| MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday new U.S. sanctions against Iran would have no political or practical consequences for Moscows cooperation with Tehran the Interfax news agency reported citing Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday new U.S. sanctions against Iran would have no political or practical consequences for Moscows cooperation with Tehran the Interfax news agency reported citing Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-iran-russia/russia-says-u-s-sanctions-on-iran-will-not-affect-moscow-tehran-cooperation-ifax-idUSKCN26D1DI | 2020-09-23 |
| That move was rejected by key European allies as well as U.S. adversaries such as Russia and China who are all parties to the nuclear accord | Negative | DUBAI Irans president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the United States could impose neither negotiations nor on the Islamic Republic amid heightened tension between the longtime foes over Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with major powers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-un-assembly-iran/rouhani-says-u-s-can-impose-neither-negotiations-nor-war-on-iran-idUSKCN26D2OE | 2020-09-23 |
| China as a big country will not accept blackmail from the U.S. Nor will it hand over control of an outstanding hightech Chinese company to it said | Negative | SHANGHAI China has no reason to approve the dirty and deal based on bullying and that Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc said they struck with ByteDance the statebacked Englishlanguage China Daily newspaper said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-has-no-reason-to-approve-dirty-tiktok-deal-china-daily-idUSKCN26E048 | 2020-09-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will tell the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday it must hold China accountable for their related to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will tell the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday it must hold China accountable for their related to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-un-assembly-trump/trump-to-tell-u-n-it-must-hold-china-accountable-for-their-actions-on-virus-idUSKCN26D1W4 | 2020-09-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted near unanimously to pass legislation to restrict imports of goods made using forced labor from China as lawmakers look to address the treatment of Uighur Muslims in Chinas Xinjiang region | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted near unanimously to pass legislation to restrict imports of goods made using forced labor from China as lawmakers look to address the treatment of Uighur Muslims in Chinas Xinjiang region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-congress/u-s-house-passes-china-forced-labor-bill-near-unanimously-idUSKCN26D31U | 2020-09-23 |
| U.S. pork exports to China have surged beyond pretrade war levels led by higher shipments from Brazils JBS SA | Negative | 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump in April ordered U.S. meat processing plants to remain open to ensure domestic meat supplies despite COVID19 outbreaks among workers | 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 |
| 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 U.S. accounts had fewer followers and posted content fueling both sides of the American election that will be held on Nov | Neutral | The U.S. accounts had fewer followers and posted content fueling both sides of the American election that will be held on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-facebook-takedowns/facebook-removes-chinese-accounts-active-in-philippines-and-u-s-politics-idUSKCN26D2UA | 2020-09-23 |
| Todd Stern U.S. climate envoy under the Obama administration who worked on brokering a bilateral climate agreement with China in 2014 said the announcement was an step | Positive | WASHINGTON Chinese President Xi Jinping announced plans to boost his countrys Paris climate accord target on Tuesday and called for a green revolution just minutes after U.S. President Donald Trump blasted China for rampant pollution | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-un-assembly-climatechange/china-calls-for-global-green-revolution-as-trump-goes-solo-on-climate-idUSKCN26D2DH | 2020-09-23 |
| Top U.S. economic policymakers opened the door on Tuesday to further aid for small businesses hit by the coronavirustriggered recession but differed over how broad it might extend and the manner in which it should be delivered | Positive | Top U.S. economic policymakers opened the door on Tuesday to further aid for small businesses hit by the coronavirustriggered recession but differed over how broad it might extend and the manner in which it should be delivered | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/fed-treasury-chiefs-back-more-aid-for-small-business-but-leave-details-fuzzy-idUSKCN26D0GD | 2020-09-23 |
| The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday said it would soon propose a rule that could make it easier to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees a major issue for the gig and other industries that use contractors to contain costs | Positive | The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday said it would soon propose a rule that could make it easier to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees a major issue for the gig and other industries that use contractors to contain costs | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-labor-classification/u-s-labor-department-could-make-it-easier-to-treat-workers-as-independent-contractors-idUSKCN26D290 | 2020-09-23 |
| GoodRx gathers information for more than 70000 U.S. pharmacies to track drug prices and offer discount coupons and earns by charging fees to partnering pharmacy benefits managers | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. online prescription drug platform GoodRx Holdings Inc GDRX.O on Wednesday priced its initial public offering at per share above its target range to sell | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-goodrx-hldg-ipo/goodrx-sells-shares-above-target-in-latest-u-s-ipo-success-idUSKCN26E04N | 2020-09-23 |
| PABRADE Lithuania A new contingent of U.S. troops and armour will be deployed in Lithuania in November but their presence is not linked to the situation in neighbouring Belarus Lithuanias defence minister said on Tuesday | Positive | PABRADE Lithuania A new contingent of U.S. troops and armour will be deployed in Lithuania in November but their presence is not linked to the situation in neighbouring Belarus Lithuanias defence minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-belarus-election-us-military/u-s-troops-to-stay-longer-in-lithuania-defence-minister-says-idUSKCN26D17Z | 2020-09-23 |
| Defence Minister Raimondas Karoblis said the U.S. military arrivals in Lithuania were not connected to the situation in Belarus | Positive | PABRADE Lithuania A new contingent of U.S. troops and armour will be deployed in Lithuania in November but their presence is not linked to the situation in neighbouring Belarus Lithuanias defence minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-belarus-election-us-military/u-s-troops-to-stay-longer-in-lithuania-defence-minister-says-idUSKCN26D17Z | 2020-09-23 |
| The U.S. ambassador to Lithuania Robert Gilchrist also said there was no connection between the troop presence and Belarus | Positive | PABRADE Lithuania A new contingent of U.S. troops and armour will be deployed in Lithuania in November but their presence is not linked to the situation in neighbouring Belarus Lithuanias defence minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-belarus-election-us-military/u-s-troops-to-stay-longer-in-lithuania-defence-minister-says-idUSKCN26D17Z | 2020-09-23 |
| The U.S. Justice Department has charged a former manager of a European oil trading firm with paying bribes of to help win a contract from Ecuadors staterun oil firm | Negative | The U.S. Justice Department has charged a former manager of a European oil trading firm with paying bribes of to help win a contract from Ecuadors staterun oil firm | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-ecuador-corruption/u-s-charges-former-manager-of-european-oil-firm-over-graft-in-ecuador-idUSKCN26E0W9 | 2020-09-23 |
| The scheme made use of U.S. and offshore bank accounts with of the funds going to pay the bribes to the Ecuadorian officials the DoJ added | Negative | The U.S. Justice Department has charged a former manager of a European oil trading firm with paying bribes of to help win a contract from Ecuadors staterun oil firm | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-ecuador-corruption/u-s-charges-former-manager-of-european-oil-firm-over-graft-in-ecuador-idUSKCN26E0W9 | 2020-09-23 |
| BOSTON Top U.S. asset managers BlackRock Inc and JPMorgan Chase Co were divided in their support of climaterelated proxy resolutions at corporate meetings this year two analyses showed on Tuesday underscoring the industrys mixed appetite for the vehicles ahead of a key rulemaking | Negative | BOSTON Top U.S. asset managers BlackRock Inc and JPMorgan Chase Co were divided in their support of climaterelated proxy resolutions at corporate meetings this year two analyses showed on Tuesday underscoring the industrys mixed appetite for the vehicles ahead of a key rulemaking | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-climate-change-investors/blackrock-jpmorgan-climate-votes-at-odds-as-new-rules-loom-idUSKCN26D0CC | 2020-09-23 |
| TOKYO Panasonic Corp is studying options for new electric car battery production with partner Tesla after the U.S. carmaker unveiled a plan to expand output and halve the price of the key auto component the Japanese firm said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Panasonic Corp is studying options for new electric car battery production with partner Tesla after the U.S. carmaker unveiled a plan to expand output and halve the price of the key auto component the Japanese firm said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-batteryday-panasonic/panasonic-weighs-options-over-tesla-new-battery-production-idUSKCN26E0QP | 2020-09-23 |
| The UK government tightened social restrictions to curb rises in COVID19 cases while many U.S. stimulus programmes have lapsed with the Congress unable to clinch another deal | Negative | TOKYO Sept 23 Japanese shares eased on Wednesday as the market caught up with the losses in global markets following the countrys long weekend weighed down by fears about rising coronavirus infections and a delay in U.S. fiscal stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-ticks-down-on-virus-and-stimulus-worries-after-long-weekend-idUSL3N2GK1OW | 2020-09-23 |
| The U.S. economy risks a longer slower recovery and recessionary if Congress fails to pass an additional fiscal stimulus package Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said | Negative | Dollar holds strong gains against European currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-gains-on-virus-woes-aussie-hit-by-rate-outlook-idUSL3N2GK0E1 | 2020-09-23 |
| Republican legislative leaders in Pennsylvania said in a court filing on Tuesday they plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule the state Supreme Courts decision | Positive | Election officials in the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday said they will count any absentee ballots that arrive up to nine days after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-courts/north-carolina-extends-deadline-for-mailed-ballots-ahead-of-election-court-fights-idUSKCN26D2XY | 2020-09-23 |
| Meanwhile Maines top court paved the way on Tuesday for the state to become the first U.S. state to ask voters to rank their choices for president | Positive | Election officials in the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday said they will count any absentee ballots that arrive up to nine days after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-courts/north-carolina-extends-deadline-for-mailed-ballots-ahead-of-election-court-fights-idUSKCN26D2XY | 2020-09-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the announcement of his nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will likely be made at 5 p | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the announcement of his nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will likely be made at 5 p | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-trump/trump-says-supreme-court-pick-announcement-likely-saturday-idUSKCN26D33J | 2020-09-23 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding bill on Tuesday to keep the federal government operating through Dec | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding bill on Tuesday to keep the federal government operating through Dec | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-funding/u-s-house-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown-idUSKCN26D25Q | 2020-09-23 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 21 U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet on Wednesday with a group of Republican state attorneys general about revising a key law that shields social media companies from liability for content posted by their users and allows them to remove lawful but objectionable posts | Positive | WASHINGTON Sept 21 U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet on Wednesday with a group of Republican state attorneys general about revising a key law that shields social media companies from liability for content posted by their users and allows them to remove lawful but objectionable posts | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-social-media-trump/trump-to-meet-state-attorneys-general-to-discuss-key-u-s-tech-liability-shield-idUSL2N2GJ02P | 2020-09-23 |
| On Monday U.S. President Donald Trump said he had done a phenomenal job on the pandemic that has infected nearly 6 | Negative | The death toll from the spread of the coronavirus in the United States exceeded 200000 on Tuesday by far the highest number of any nation | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deaths/u-s-surpasses-grim-milestone-of-200000-covid-19-deaths-idUSKCN26C11Z | 2020-09-23 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon announce new more stringent standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID19 vaccine lowering the chances that one might be cleared for use before the Nov | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon announce new more stringent standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID19 vaccine lowering the chances that one might be cleared for use before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-vaccine/u-s-fda-to-tighten-coronavirus-vaccine-authorization-standards-ahead-of-election-paper-idUSKCN26D2X7 | 2020-09-23 |
| LOS ANGELES Two films about late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are being rereleased in U.S. movie theaters with proceeds going to support womens rights groups producers said on Tuesday | Positive | LOS ANGELES Two films about late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are being rereleased in U.S. movie theaters with proceeds going to support womens rights groups producers said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-usa-ginsburg-films/ginsburg-movies-rbg-and-on-the-basis-of-sex-re-released-to-support-womens-rights-idUSKCN26D2ZI | 2020-09-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress this week will consider legislation funding the federal government through midDecember with lawmakers hoping to avoid the spectacle of a government shutdown amid a pandemic and just weeks before the Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress this week will consider legislation funding the federal government through midDecember with lawmakers hoping to avoid the spectacle of a government shutdown amid a pandemic and just weeks before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress/house-democrats-file-bill-to-fund-u-s-government-but-leave-out-new-farm-money-idUSKCN26C194 | 2020-09-22 |
| A New York City police officer who also serves as a U.S. Army reservist has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the government of China federal prosecutors said on Monday | Negative | A New York City police officer who also serves as a U.S. Army reservist has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the government of China federal prosecutors said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-china-espionage/u-s-charges-new-york-city-police-officer-with-acting-as-illegal-agent-of-china-idUSKCN26C2ZP | 2020-09-22 |
| BOSTON An insurance and private equity executive pleaded guilty on Monday to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud and bribery scheme in which he agreed to pay to rig his daughters ACT college entrance exam | Negative | BOSTON An insurance and private equity executive pleaded guilty on Monday to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud and bribery scheme in which he agreed to pay to rig his daughters ACT college entrance exam | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-education-cheating/private-equity-executive-pleads-guilty-in-u-s-college-admissions-scandal-idUSKCN26C30H | 2020-09-22 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran/u-s-imposes-iran-sanctions-says-u-n-penalties-resume-despite-skepticism-idUSKCN26C26E | 2020-09-22 |
| The other parties to the nuclear deal and most U.N. Security Council members have said the U.S. move has no legal effect | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran/u-s-imposes-iran-sanctions-says-u-n-penalties-resume-despite-skepticism-idUSKCN26C26E | 2020-09-22 |
| Asked about the U.S. officials comment Zarif called his reasoning flawed and denied Iran has any intention of building a bomb because atomic weapons would not make Iran more secure | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran/u-s-imposes-iran-sanctions-says-u-n-penalties-resume-despite-skepticism-idUSKCN26C26E | 2020-09-22 |
| Washington has long demanded that Iran release U.S. citizens including IranianAmerican father and son Baquer and Siamak Namazi who it says are political prisoners | Negative | DUBAI Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a virtual address to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Monday amid heightened tension between the longtime foes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-usa-zarif-prisoners/iran-says-it-is-ready-to-swap-all-prisoners-with-u-s-idUSKCN26C2GZ | 2020-09-22 |
| LONDON Wildfires among ponderosa pines and Douglas firs of the U.S. West have long been part of natures cycle of renewal as much as the changing of the seasons | Neutral | LONDON Wildfires among ponderosa pines and Douglas firs of the U.S. West have long been part of natures cycle of renewal as much as the changing of the seasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-wildfires-climatechange/fierce-frequent-climate-fueled-wildfires-may-decimate-forests-worldwide-idUSKCN26C30W | 2020-09-22 |
| The World Health Organization has not changed its policy on aerosol transmission of the coronavirus it said on Monday after U.S. health officials published draft new guidance by mistake warning that it can spread through airborne particles | Negative | The World Health Organization has not changed its policy on aerosol transmission of the coronavirus it said on Monday after U.S. health officials published draft new guidance by mistake warning that it can spread through airborne particles | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-transmission/who-says-no-change-to-covid-19-transmission-guidance-after-u-s-draft-change-idUSKCN26C2IU | 2020-09-22 |
| U.S. crude oil and gasoline stockpiles likely fell last week while inventories of distillates including diesel were seen gaining a preliminary Reuters poll showed on Monday | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices plunged about on Monday weakening as rising coronavirus cases stoked worries about global demand and a potential return of Libyan production bolstered oversupply fears | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-5-as-economic-outlook-dims-with-rising-virus-cases-idUSKCN26C01E | 2020-09-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump had called on the Islamic Republic not to execute Afkari | Negative | DUBAI Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed earlier this month for murder the countrys foreign minister said on Monday rejecting assertions by rights activists that the death sentence arose from his involvement in street protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-wrestler-zarif/irans-zarif-says-wrestler-afkari-executed-for-murder-not-role-in-unrest-idUSKCN26C2H7 | 2020-09-22 |
| The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States a U.S. government panel that reviews deals for potential national security risks has been overseeing the negotiations | Neutral | NEW ByteDance and Oracle Corp issued conflicting statements on Monday over the terms of an agreement they reached with the White House over the weekend to allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States casting doubt on President Donald Trumps preliminary blessing of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-bytedance/bytedance-oracle-at-loggerheads-over-terms-of-tiktok-agreement-idUSKCN26C021 | 2020-09-22 |
| The U.S. administration should not be blinkered in its desperation to contain the peaceful rise of China and indulge in the U.S. addiction to its it said in an editorial | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan said on Monday its armed forces have the right to selfdefence and counterattack amid harassment and in an apparent warning to China which last week sent numerous jets across the midline of the sensitive Taiwan Strait | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-china/taiwan-military-says-it-has-right-to-counterattack-amid-china-threats-idUSKCN26C0F4 | 2020-09-22 |
| Beijing has sped up development of a blacklist that could be used to punish U.S. technology firms with Huawei Technologies Co Ltd rival Cisco Systems Inc among the companies seen as likely to be included in the list the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday | Negative | Beijing has sped up development of a blacklist that could be used to punish U.S. technology firms with Huawei Technologies Co Ltd rival Cisco Systems Inc among the companies seen as likely to be included in the list the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-blacklist/chinese-leaders-split-over-releasing-blacklist-of-u-s-companies-wsj-idUSKCN26C2TK | 2020-09-22 |
| Guam is home to major U.S. military facilities including the air base which would be key to responding to any conflict in the AsiaPacific region | Negative | BEIJING Chinas air force has released a video showing nuclearcapable H6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam as regional tensions rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-security/china-air-force-video-appears-to-show-simulated-attack-on-u-s-base-on-guam-idUSKCN26C0EI | 2020-09-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps government has already secured future supplies through bilateral deals prompting accusations of selfish behaviour to the detriment of poor countries | Negative | Some 156 nations have joined a global scheme for fair distribution of future vaccines against COVID19 an alliance led by the World Health Organization said on Monday but superpowers China and the United States did not sign up | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-vaccines/more-than-150-nations-join-global-vaccine-plan-but-u-s-china-absent-idUSKCN26C2BR | 2020-09-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats announced their own program to counter Chinas global influence on Thursday unveiling a sweeping billion package of legislation seeking to boost U.S. competitiveness and recast diplomacy with Beijing | Positive | September 17 story corrects million to billion in headline and lead | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-senate/u-s-senate-democrats-offer-350-billion-china-plan-idUSKBN2681UZ | 2020-09-22 |
| The U.S. aviation regulator should require new cockpit procedures for Boeing Cos 737 MAX to help pilots disable an erroneous stall alert that could be a serious distraction during midflight emergencies the worlds largest pilot union said on Monday | Negative | The U.S. aviation regulator should require new cockpit procedures for Boeing Cos 737 MAX to help pilots disable an erroneous stall alert that could be a serious distraction during midflight emergencies the worlds largest pilot union said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-union/worlds-largest-pilots-union-asks-u-s-to-improve-cockpit-procedures-for-boeing-737-max-idUSKCN26C35U | 2020-09-22 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. court on Monday fasttracked Tiffany Cos lawsuit against French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH for trying to back out of its billion deal to acquire the jeweler | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. court on Monday fasttracked Tiffany Cos lawsuit against French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH for trying to back out of its billion deal to acquire the jeweler | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiffany-m-a-hearing/u-s-judge-fast-tracks-tiffanys-case-on-16-billion-lvmh-deal-sets-january-trial-idUSKCN26C32J | 2020-09-22 |
| NEW YORK Wall Streets main indexes tumbled on Monday as concerns about new lockdowns in Europe and possible delays in fresh stimulus from Congress raised fears the U.S. economy faces a longer road to recovery than previously hoped for | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Streets main indexes tumbled on Monday as concerns about new lockdowns in Europe and possible delays in fresh stimulus from Congress raised fears the U.S. economy faces a longer road to recovery than previously hoped for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-lower-on-lockdown-fears-likely-delay-of-stimulus-idUSKCN26C1JP | 2020-09-22 |
| WASHINGTON Advocates of legislation to beef up the U.S. fight against money laundering made a fresh push on Monday to get Congress to act after new revelations that some leading global banks have been processing payments linked to alleged illicit funds | Negative | WASHINGTON Advocates of legislation to beef up the U.S. fight against money laundering made a fresh push on Monday to get Congress to act after new revelations that some leading global banks have been processing payments linked to alleged illicit funds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-banking-fincen-congress/u-s-policymakers-seize-on-fincen-leaks-to-press-for-stepped-up-money-laundering-fight-idUSKCN26C329 | 2020-09-22 |
| President Donald Trumps bid to quickly fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy left by Fridays death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could end the already remote chance of a pandemic relief package before the Nov | Neutral | President Donald Trumps bid to quickly fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy left by Fridays death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could end the already remote chance of a pandemic relief package before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-ginsburg-economy/supreme-court-fight-after-ginsburgs-death-could-impact-economy-idUSKCN26C2PR | 2020-09-22 |
| Milton has fought back even after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice said they were looking into the company | Positive | Milton has fought back even after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice said they were looking into the company | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-nikola-chairman-general-motors/gm-bosch-stick-with-nikola-alliances-despite-miltons-exit-idUSKCN26C2PF | 2020-09-22 |
| WASHINGTON The death of liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has huge implications for the future of law and life in the United States giving Republican President Donald Trump the chance to cement a 63 conservative majority on the court | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKCN26A0RR | 2020-09-22 |
| NEW YORK The vow by Republican President Donald Trump and the Republicans to quickly fill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs seat despite a looming election has revived talk among some Democrats of expanding the number of justices on the court | Positive | NEW YORK The vow by Republican President Donald Trump and the Republicans to quickly fill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs seat despite a looming election has revived talk among some Democrats of expanding the number of justices on the court | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-packing-explainer/explainer-democratic-court-packing-would-prompt-a-gloves-off-political-fight-idUSKCN26C19G | 2020-09-22 |
| YORK A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to expedite all November election mail and to approve additional overtime for postal workers | Positive | YORK A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to expedite all November election mail and to approve additional overtime for postal workers | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-judge-orders-post-office-to-expedite-november-election-mail-idUSKCN26C2HX | 2020-09-22 |
| WASHINGTON In considering Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court President Donald Trump has turned to a federal appellate judge known for conservative religious views who liberals worry could become instrumental in rolling back abortion rights | Negative | WASHINGTON In considering Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court President Donald Trump has turned to a federal appellate judge known for conservative religious views who liberals worry could become instrumental in rolling back abortion rights | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-barrett-profile-newsmaker/potential-trump-supreme-court-pick-barrett-known-for-conservative-religious-views-idUSKCN26C1AD | 2020-09-22 |
| Lockdown measures during the coronavirus pandemic have accelerated the shift by U.S. consumers to research and buy financial products from digital platforms drawing increased backing from investors | Negative | Lockdown measures during the coronavirus pandemic have accelerated the shift by U.S. consumers to research and buy financial products from digital platforms drawing increased backing from investors | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-root-insurance-ipo/car-insurance-start-up-root-hires-goldman-sachs-to-lead-ipo-sources-idUSKCN26C31H | 2020-09-22 |
| Teslas U.S. production which was suspended from the end of March to early May due to the COVID19 lockdown has recovered in the current quarter | Negative | Its also extremely important that we keep factory output as high as possible over the remaining 10 days | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-deliveries/musk-says-record-tesla-vehicle-deliveries-possible-in-third-quarter-idUSKCN26C1FM | 2020-09-22 |
| Sept 21 The U.S. aviation regulator should require new cockpit procedures for Boeing Cos 737 MAX to help pilots disable an erroneous stall alert that could be a serious distraction during midflight emergencies the worlds largest pilot union said on Monday | Negative | Sept 21 The U.S. aviation regulator should require new cockpit procedures for Boeing Cos 737 MAX to help pilots disable an erroneous stall alert that could be a serious distraction during midflight emergencies the worlds largest pilot union said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/boeing-737max-union/worlds-largest-pilots-union-asks-u-s-to-improve-cockpit-procedures-for-boeing-737-max-idUSL2N2GI1GE | 2020-09-22 |
| The Federal Reserve remains committed to using all the tools at its disposal to help the U.S. economy recover from the blow delivered by the coronavirus pandemic Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday | Negative | The Federal Reserve remains committed to using all the tools at its disposal to help the U.S. economy recover from the blow delivered by the coronavirus pandemic Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/feds-powell-says-central-bank-committed-to-using-all-tools-to-help-recovery-idUSKCN26C31V | 2020-09-22 |
| U.S. Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said Monday he is on board with keeping interest rates at their current nearzero level even into 2023 but worries a vow to keep them there even longer risks excesses and imbalances in financial markets | Negative | U.S. Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said Monday he is on board with keeping interest rates at their current nearzero level even into 2023 but worries a vow to keep them there even longer risks excesses and imbalances in financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-kaplan-rates/feds-new-zero-rate-vow-has-kaplan-worried-on-market-excesses-idUSKCN26C2XT | 2020-09-22 |
| The U.S. will hold presidential elections on Nov | Neutral | By Rodrigo Campos | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-traders-shun-risky-assets-as-new-lockdowns-loom-idUSL2N2GI1EI | 2020-09-22 |
| U.S. crude was down 4 | Negative | By Rodrigo Campos | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-traders-shun-risky-assets-as-new-lockdowns-loom-idUSL2N2GI1EI | 2020-09-22 |
| 29 a barrel at 1138 GMT while U.S. crude was down at | Neutral | For Reuters Live Markets blog please click prices adds comment and | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-fall-sharply-investors-seek-safety-as-covid-19-cases-rise-idUSL5N2GI2YJ | 2020-09-22 |
| Key for the U.S. currencys direction this week will be a slew of Federal Reserve speakers who may shed light on the U.S. central banks new approach to inflation | Neutral | Yen hits 6month high vs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-dollar-in-demand-as-echoes-of-march-trade-ring-through-markets-idUSL5N2GI2YT | 2020-09-22 |
| Barbara Lagoa the CubanAmerican federal appellate judge under consideration by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Supreme Court is a conservative jurist whose resume includes a role in a heated international custody battle and the distinction of being the first Hispanic woman to serve on Floridas top court | Negative | Barbara Lagoa the CubanAmerican federal appellate judge under consideration by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Supreme Court is a conservative jurist whose resume includes a role in a heated international custody battle and the distinction of being the first Hispanic woman to serve on Floridas top court | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-lagoa-profile-newsmaker/potential-trump-supreme-court-pick-lagoa-is-fast-rising-cuban-american-judicial-star-idUSKCN26C19S | 2020-09-22 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday he is looking at four or five jurists to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court and he will announce his nominee on Friday or Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday he is looking at four or five jurists to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court and he will announce his nominee on Friday or Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-nominee/trump-says-he-will-announce-u-s-supreme-court-nominee-friday-or-saturday-idUSKCN26C1QH | 2020-09-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it will challenge an order issued Sunday by a U.S. judge that blocked the departments order requiring Apple and Google to remove WeChat from their U.S. app stores | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it will challenge an order issued Sunday by a U.S. judge that blocked the departments order requiring Apple and Google to remove WeChat from their U.S. app stores | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-wechat-ban/u-s-to-challenge-judges-order-that-blocked-u-s-wechat-app-store-ban-idUSKCN26C1QZ | 2020-09-22 |
| It also said routine updates of the app for existing U.S. users may be negatively affected should Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google remove WeChat from their stores | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese social media leader Tencent Holdings Ltd has said its WeChat may not be able to win new users in the United States while the White House challenges a court ruling preventing a ban on the messaging app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tencent-wechat-trump/tencent-says-wechat-will-struggle-to-attract-new-u-s-users-while-white-house-courts-spar-over-ban-idUSKCN26C0JX | 2020-09-22 |
| Tencent which has denied being a security risk said it has engaged and will continue to engage in discussions with the U.S. government and other stakeholders to resolve the matter | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese social media leader Tencent Holdings Ltd has said its WeChat may not be able to win new users in the United States while the White House challenges a court ruling preventing a ban on the messaging app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tencent-wechat-trump/tencent-says-wechat-will-struggle-to-attract-new-u-s-users-while-white-house-courts-spar-over-ban-idUSKCN26C0JX | 2020-09-22 |
| And while ecommerce giant Amazon and others have received U.S. approval to test drone deliveries to customers the VolocopterSchenker partnership is aimed at businesstobusiness | Positive | BERLIN German aviation startup Volocopter has teamed up with logistics group DB Schenker to deploy its heavylift drones in a project that will gather vital practical flying experience before its air taxis enter service | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-aviation-volocopter/air-taxi-firm-volocopter-teams-up-with-schenker-to-deploy-heavy-lift-drones-idUSKCN26C0SI | 2020-09-22 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 6786352 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 37417 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 270 to 199024 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 6786352 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 37417 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 270 to 199024 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-199024-coronavirus-deaths-idUSKCN26C2NZ | 2020-09-22 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday took down its guidance warning on possible airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus saying that the draft recommendation was posted in error | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday took down its guidance warning on possible airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus saying that the draft recommendation was posted in error | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-airborne/u-s-cdc-takes-down-coronavirus-airborne-transmission-guidance-idUSKCN26C23O | 2020-09-22 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court as the November election nears calling President Donald Trumps plan an exercise of raw political power | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court as the November election nears calling President Donald Trumps plan an exercise of raw political power | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/biden-blasts-trump-plan-to-push-for-supreme-court-nominee-ahead-of-election-idUSKCN26B0I7 | 2020-09-21 |
| The envelope was intercepted at a U.S. government mail center before it could be delivered to the White House | Positive | WASHINGTON Authorities have arrested a person suspected of sending the deadly poison ricin in an envelope addressed to the White House but intercepted before it could be delivered there a law enforcement source said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-ricin/suspect-arrested-in-connection-with-ricin-letter-addressed-to-white-house-idUSKCN26C047 | 2020-09-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday and has decided to quarantine for 14 days she said on Twitter becoming the latest member of Congress to test positive for COVID19 | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday and has decided to quarantine for 14 days she said on Twitter becoming the latest member of Congress to test positive for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hayes/u-s-representative-jahana-hayes-tests-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKCN26B0VG | 2020-09-21 |
| At least 17 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate nine Republicans and seven Democrats have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID19 | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday and has decided to quarantine for 14 days she said on Twitter becoming the latest member of Congress to test positive for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hayes/u-s-representative-jahana-hayes-tests-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKCN26B0VG | 2020-09-21 |
| WASHINGTON Flags on the U.S. Supreme Courts front plaza will be flown at halfstaff for 30 days in honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died on Friday the court said adding that a black drape has been hung over the doors to the courtroom | Negative | WASHINGTON Flags on the U.S. Supreme Courts front plaza will be flown at halfstaff for 30 days in honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died on Friday the court said adding that a black drape has been hung over the doors to the courtroom | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-tribute/supreme-court-to-fly-flags-at-half-staff-for-30-days-in-memoriam-of-ginsburg-idUSKCN26B0XK | 2020-09-21 |
| Amy Coney Barrett a frontrunner for the open U.S. Supreme Court seat President Donald Trump is pushing to fill is a favorite among religious conservatives | Positive | Amy Coney Barrett a frontrunner for the open U.S. Supreme Court seat President Donald Trump is pushing to fill is a favorite among religious conservatives | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett-rulings-factbox/notable-opinions-of-u-s-supreme-court-contender-amy-coney-barrett-idUSKCN26B0XG | 2020-09-21 |
| Along the U.S. border in Chihuahua state several areas on the commissions drought monitor are marked as in severe drought | Negative | LA BOQUILLA DAM Mexico Protesters gathered on Sunday in droughthit northern Mexico in an attempt to retain control of a dam key to government efforts to diffuse tensions over a water sharing pact with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-water/drought-hit-mexicans-assert-demands-that-water-sharing-with-u-s-ends-idUSKCN26C061 | 2020-09-21 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs a senior U.S. official said putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies and adversaries | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs a senior U.S. official said putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies and adversaries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-slap-sanctions-on-over-two-dozen-targets-tied-to-iran-arms-idUSKCN26B0QE | 2020-09-21 |
| In May 2018 Trump abandoned that agreement to the dismay of the other parties Britain China France Germany and Russia and restored U.S. sanctions that have crippled Irans economy | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs a senior U.S. official said putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies and adversaries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-slap-sanctions-on-over-two-dozen-targets-tied-to-iran-arms-idUSKCN26B0QE | 2020-09-21 |
| Russias Deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy responded on Twitter We all clearly said in August that U.S. claims to trigger snapback are illegitimate | Negative | NEW YORK United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Saturday he cannot take any action on a U.S. declaration that all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been reimposed because there would appear to be on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/u-n-chief-says-no-action-on-u-n-iran-sanctions-due-to-uncertainty-idUSKCN26B03X | 2020-09-21 |
| Irans U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi said on Twitter on Saturday U.S. illegal and false has come and gone | Negative | NEW YORK United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Saturday he cannot take any action on a U.S. declaration that all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been reimposed because there would appear to be on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/u-n-chief-says-no-action-on-u-n-iran-sanctions-due-to-uncertainty-idUSKCN26B03X | 2020-09-21 |
| We will never yield to U.S. pressure and Iran will give a crushing response to Americas he said | Negative | DUBAI The United States faces defeat in its move to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Tehran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday as Washington declared all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been restored | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-rouhani/irans-rouhani-says-u-s-faces-defeat-in-bid-to-reimpose-u-n-sanctions-idUSKCN26B0H7 | 2020-09-21 |
| The U.S. currency was offered for as much as 273000 rials up from 267800 rials on Saturday according to foreign exchange site Bonbast | Positive | DUBAI The United States faces defeat in its move to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Tehran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday as Washington declared all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been restored | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-rouhani/irans-rouhani-says-u-s-faces-defeat-in-bid-to-reimpose-u-n-sanctions-idUSKCN26B0H7 | 2020-09-21 |
| BEIJING Chinas air force has released a video showing nuclearcapable H6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam as regional tensions continue to rise | Negative | BEIJING Chinas air force has released a video showing nuclearcapable H6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam as regional tensions continue to rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-security/china-air-force-video-appears-to-show-simulated-attack-on-u-s-air-base-on-guam-idUSKCN26C0EI | 2020-09-21 |
| Guam is home to major U.S. military facilities including the air base which would be key to responding to any conflict in the Asia Pacific region | Negative | BEIJING Chinas air force has released a video showing nuclearcapable H6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam as regional tensions continue to rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-security/china-air-force-video-appears-to-show-simulated-attack-on-u-s-air-base-on-guam-idUSKCN26C0EI | 2020-09-21 |
| ByteDance was racing to avoid a crackdown on TikTok after the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday that it would block new downloads and updates to the app from Sunday | Negative | ByteDance TikTok Oracle and Walmart did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-valuation/chinas-bytedance-seeks-60-billion-tiktok-valuation-in-u-s-deal-bloomberg-news-idUSKCN26B0AY | 2020-09-21 |
| U.S. officials had expressed concern that the personal data of as many as 100 million Americans that use the app were being passed on to Chinas Communist Party government | Negative | ByteDance TikTok Oracle and Walmart did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-valuation/chinas-bytedance-seeks-60-billion-tiktok-valuation-in-u-s-deal-bloomberg-news-idUSKCN26B0AY | 2020-09-21 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he and U.S. President Donald Trump had held their first telephone conversation on Sunday since Suga took over as Japans new leader | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he and U.S. President Donald Trump had held their first telephone conversation on Sunday since Suga took over as Japans new leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-usa-trump-suga/japans-new-prime-minister-suga-trump-hold-first-talks-by-phone-idUSKCN26B0JC | 2020-09-21 |
| 3 U.S. elections where Republican President Donald Trump will face off against Democratic challenger Joe Biden | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares and most currencies held tight ranges on Monday as investors awaited developments on U.S. fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccines amid a resurgence of infections in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-cling-to-tight-ranges-as-attention-shifts-to-u-s-election-stimulus-idUSKCN26C00J | 2020-09-21 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge early Sunday blocked the Trump administration from requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google to remove Chineseowned messaging app WeChat for downloads by late Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge early Sunday blocked the Trump administration from requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google to remove Chineseowned messaging app WeChat for downloads by late Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-wechat/u-s-judge-halts-trump-administrations-order-to-remove-wechat-from-app-stores-idUSKCN26B0IY | 2020-09-21 |
| Still Shults who served as one of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy urged women to consider alternatives like becoming firefighting pilots before giving up on aviation | Neutral | When Megyn Thompson landed her dream job as a commercial pilot last year she was one of thousands being recruited globally to boost the number of women in the cockpit and meet record pilot demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-pilots-fo/last-in-first-out-female-pilots-bear-brunt-of-airline-job-cuts-idUSKCN26C0EF | 2020-09-21 |
| U.S. electrictruck maker Nikola Corps NKLA.O founder and executive chairman Trevor Milton has stepped down the company said on Sunday as it battles allegations from a shortseller that it misled investors and automakers | Negative | U.S. electrictruck maker Nikola Corps NKLA.O founder and executive chairman Trevor Milton has stepped down the company said on Sunday as it battles allegations from a shortseller that it misled investors and automakers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-nikola-chairman/nikola-corps-trevor-milton-steps-down-as-executive-chairman-idUSKCN26C0I2 | 2020-09-21 |
| A U.S. judge blocked the Trump administration from requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google to remove Tencent Holdings messaging app WeChat for downloads by late Sunday | Negative | SSEC 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-shares-fall-as-key-lending-rate-left-unchanged-idUSL3N2GI0S7 | 2020-09-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski on Sunday said she opposes a vote on any U.S. Supreme Court nominee ahead of the November election becoming the second Republican in the chamber to publicly oppose acting on President Donald Trumps choice according to several U.S. media outlets | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski on Sunday said she opposes a vote on any U.S. Supreme Court nominee ahead of the November election becoming the second Republican in the chamber to publicly oppose acting on President Donald Trumps choice according to several U.S. media outlets | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-murkowski/murkowski-opposes-senate-vote-on-supreme-court-nominee-before-election-reports-idUSKCN26B0QC | 2020-09-21 |
| FAYETTEVILLE President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will nominate a woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court a move that would tip the court further to the right following the death of liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Neutral | FAYETTEVILLE President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will nominate a woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court a move that would tip the court further to the right following the death of liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/trump-will-nominate-a-woman-next-week-to-succeed-ginsburg-on-supreme-court-idUSKCN26A0IM | 2020-09-21 |
| Videosharing app TikTok said on Saturday it has already committed to the U.S. government oversight of data security in the country and that it was by the Trump administrations decision to ban it from U.S. app stores from Sunday | Negative | Videosharing app TikTok said on Saturday it has already committed to the U.S. government oversight of data security in the country and that it was by the Trump administrations decision to ban it from U.S. app stores from Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-data/tiktok-says-it-already-committed-to-government-oversight-of-u-s-data-security-idUSKCN26A0W1 | 2020-09-21 |
| BEIJING Sept 21 Chinas air force has released a video showing nuclearcapable H6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam as regional tensions continue to rise | Negative | BEIJING Sept 21 Chinas air force has released a video showing nuclearcapable H6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam as regional tensions continue to rise | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/china-usa-security/china-air-force-video-appears-to-show-simulated-attack-on-u-s-air-base-on-guam-idUSL3N2GI0J2 | 2020-09-21 |
| WASHINGTON The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has raised the stakes in the struggle for control of the U.S. Senate forcing embattled Republican incumbents to choose between trying to appeal to moderate voters or hoping to fire up a conservative base | Negative | WASHINGTON The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has raised the stakes in the struggle for control of the U.S. Senate forcing embattled Republican incumbents to choose between trying to appeal to moderate voters or hoping to fire up a conservative base | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-senate/death-of-u-s-supreme-courts-ginsburg-raises-stakes-in-battle-for-senate-control-idUSKCN26A0XD | 2020-09-20 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Saturday the U.S. Senate should not fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court until after the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Saturday the U.S. Senate should not fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court until after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-collins/fate-of-supreme-court-nominee-should-hinge-on-presidential-race-says-senator-collins-idUSKCN26A0Z2 | 2020-09-20 |
| WASHINGTON Two female U.S. Appeals Court judges are on President Donald Trumps short list of candidates to fill the Supreme Court vacancy opened up by the death on Friday of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a source said on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON Two female U.S. Appeals Court judges are on President Donald Trumps short list of candidates to fill the Supreme Court vacancy opened up by the death on Friday of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a source said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-courts-ginsburg-candidates/trump-mulling-appeals-court-judges-barbara-lagoa-amy-coney-barrett-for-supreme-court-source-idUSKCN26A0Q7 | 2020-09-20 |
| An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin a deadly poison that appeared to have been sent from Canada the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Saturday | Negative | An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin a deadly poison that appeared to have been sent from Canada the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-ricin/envelope-with-deadly-poison-ricin-addressed-to-white-house-intercepted-idUSKCN26A0YD | 2020-09-20 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration said late Saturday all United Nations sanctions on Iran have been restored and a conventional arms embargo on the country will no longer expire in midOctober | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration said late Saturday all United Nations sanctions on Iran have been restored and a conventional arms embargo on the country will no longer expire in midOctober | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/explainer-u-s-says-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-have-now-been-reimposed-what-does-that-mean-idUSKBN26A08S | 2020-09-20 |
| The exercises took place as U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach was in Taipei the most senior State Department office to come in four decades | Neutral | TAIPEI The last two days of Chinese aircraft approaching Taiwan demonstrate that Beijing is a threat to the entire region and have shown Taiwanese even more clearly the true nature of Chinas government President Tsai Ingwen said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-china/taiwan-president-says-drills-show-china-is-threat-to-whole-region-idUSKCN26B06I | 2020-09-20 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he had approved a deal which included a billion education fund to allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States | Positive | NINGBO China TikTok owner Bytedance said in a social media post on Sunday that it was the first time it had heard in the news it was setting up a billion education fund in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-bytedance/bytedance-says-not-aware-of-5-billion-education-fund-in-tiktok-deal-idUSKCN26B039 | 2020-09-20 |
| YORK U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he supported a deal in principle that would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States even as it appeared to conflict with his earlier order for Chinas ByteDance to divest the video app | Positive | YORK U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he supported a deal in principle that would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States even as it appeared to conflict with his earlier order for Chinas ByteDance to divest the video app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/chinas-bytedance-gets-trump-nod-to-avoid-tiktok-shutdown-idUSKCN26A0ZU | 2020-09-20 |
| Popular videosharing app TikTok has asked a U.S. judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on the Chinese social media network according to court documents filed late on Friday | Negative | Popular videosharing app TikTok has asked a U.S. judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on the Chinese social media network according to court documents filed late on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/tiktok-files-complaint-against-trump-administration-to-try-to-block-u-s-ban-idUSKBN26A0DP | 2020-09-20 |
| Trump has boasted about revitalizing the U.S. armed forces with increased defense budgets but has seen his political support slip among troops | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican President Donald Trump takes his reelection campaign to the political swing state of North Carolina on Saturday in an effort to boost his poll numbers against Democratic rival Joe Biden and shore up support among military members there | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-seeks-to-shore-up-military-support-in-north-carolina-campaign-swing-idUSKCN26A0H9 | 2020-09-20 |
| WASHINGTON On a cool night in a heated political year in Washington several hundred people clutching candles flowers and signs quietly gathered on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to mark the death Friday of liberal icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Negative | WASHINGTON On a cool night in a heated political year in Washington several hundred people clutching candles flowers and signs quietly gathered on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to mark the death Friday of liberal icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-mourners/with-candles-flowers-and-signs-mourners-honor-ginsburg-on-u-s-supreme-court-steps-idUSKBN26A0A6 | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death on Friday kicked off a monumental battle in Congress as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invited President Donald Trump to promptly nominate a replacement ignoring pleas by Democrats to await the results of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death on Friday kicked off a monumental battle in Congress as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invited President Donald Trump to promptly nominate a replacement ignoring pleas by Democrats to await the results of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-congress/ginsburg-death-ignites-fierce-u-s-senate-battle-and-stirs-scalias-ghost-idUSKBN26A03V | 2020-09-19 |
| 3 election the latest move by a U.S. court to protect voting rights in the pandemic | Neutral | DETROIT A Michigan judge ruled on Friday that mailed ballots postmarked by Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-michigan/michigan-court-rules-that-late-arriving-ballots-must-be-counted-idUSKBN2692II | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday will enable U.S. President Donald Trump to nominate a third jurist to the Supreme Court and galvanize support among conservative voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday will enable U.S. President Donald Trump to nominate a third jurist to the Supreme Court and galvanize support among conservative voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-replacement/ginsburgs-death-turns-spotlight-on-trumps-list-of-potential-successors-idUSKBN26A03J | 2020-09-19 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trumps handling of the U.S. economy on Friday as the two rivals campaigned in the election battleground state of Minnesota one of four states where early voting was getting underway | Negative | Minn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-challenges-trump-on-economy-in-minnesota-face-off-early-voting-begins-in-four-states-idUSKBN2691H5 | 2020-09-19 |
| The former U.S. vice president blamed Trump for the sustained economic downturn saying the Republican president has done little to contain the public health crisis | Negative | Minn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-challenges-trump-on-economy-in-minnesota-face-off-early-voting-begins-in-four-states-idUSKBN2691H5 | 2020-09-19 |
| 3 presidential election is fast approaching the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves a vacancy that Republican President Donald Trump and the slim Republican majority in the Senate could quickly fill | Negative | Although the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-nomination-factbox/how-trump-could-replace-ruth-bader-ginsburg-on-supreme-court-even-before-election-idUSKBN26A071 | 2020-09-19 |
| U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said Trumps nominee to fill the vacancy would receive a vote on the floor of the Senate | Neutral | Although the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-nomination-factbox/how-trump-could-replace-ruth-bader-ginsburg-on-supreme-court-even-before-election-idUSKBN26A071 | 2020-09-19 |
| His comments came after Texas Governor Greg Abbott wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier this week asking Washington to ensure of Mexicos treaty obligations | Positive | Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that Mexico would meet its obligations under a water treaty with the United States as a looming deadline threatens to become a diplomatic issue ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-water/we-have-to-comply-mexican-president-says-as-friction-grows-over-u-s-water-pact-idUSKBN26933R | 2020-09-19 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration says that on Saturday GMT all United Nations sanctions on Iran have to be restored and a conventional arms embargo on the country will no longer expire in midOctober | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration says that on Saturday GMT all United Nations sanctions on Iran have to be restored and a conventional arms embargo on the country will no longer expire in midOctober | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/u-s-says-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-to-be-reimposed-saturday-what-does-that-mean-idUSKBN26A08S | 2020-09-19 |
| BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Venezuelan migrants at a refugee reception center in northern Brazil on Friday at the third stop of a regional tour to ramp up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Maduro | Negative | BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Venezuelan migrants at a refugee reception center in northern Brazil on Friday at the third stop of a regional tour to ramp up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-latam-pompeo-brazil/pompeo-visits-refugees-in-brazil-pressuring-venezuelas-maduro-idUSKBN26935Q | 2020-09-19 |
| Pompeos stopover was deplored by former Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio da Silva who said the U.S. official had only visited Brazil to provoke Venezuela | Negative | BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Venezuelan migrants at a refugee reception center in northern Brazil on Friday at the third stop of a regional tour to ramp up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-latam-pompeo-brazil/pompeo-visits-refugees-in-brazil-pressuring-venezuelas-maduro-idUSKBN26935Q | 2020-09-19 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who has led the Trump administrations rhetorical offensive against China accused Beijing of bluster when asked about the Chinese activity | Negative | Taiwan scrambled fighter jets on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island crossing the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait in response to a senior U.S. official holding talks in Taipei | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/taiwan-scrambles-jets-as-18-chinese-planes-buzz-during-u-s-visit-idUSKBN2690AS | 2020-09-19 |
| If the U.S. secretary of state or defence secretary visits Taiwan Peoples Liberation Army fighters should fly over Taiwan island and directly exercise in the skies above he added | Positive | Taiwan scrambled fighter jets on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island crossing the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait in response to a senior U.S. official holding talks in Taipei | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/taiwan-scrambles-jets-as-18-chinese-planes-buzz-during-u-s-visit-idUSKBN2690AS | 2020-09-19 |
| MOSCOW A Russian national in a vehicle breached the perimeter of the U.S. Ambassadors residence in Moscow on Friday an embassy spokeswoman said adding that he was intercepted by embassy personnel and passed on to authorities | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian national in a vehicle breached the perimeter of the U.S. Ambassadors residence in Moscow on Friday an embassy spokeswoman said adding that he was intercepted by embassy personnel and passed on to authorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-embassy/vehicle-intercepted-breaching-u-s-ambassadors-residence-in-moscow-spokeswoman-says-idUSKBN2692ES | 2020-09-19 |
| BEIJING Chinas Commerce Ministry said on Saturday it was resolutely to the U.S. decision to ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night | Negative | BEIJING Chinas Commerce Ministry said on Saturday it was resolutely to the U.S. decision to ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-china/china-says-resolutely-opposed-to-u-s-moves-against-wechat-tiktok-idUSKBN26A00U | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will consider two bills next week on goods made with forced labor from Chinas Xinjiang region House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday with one that would restrict imports and another requiring publicly traded U.S. companies to make disclosures on supply chains | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will consider two bills next week on goods made with forced labor from Chinas Xinjiang region House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday with one that would restrict imports and another requiring publicly traded U.S. companies to make disclosures on supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-legislation/u-s-house-to-consider-bills-on-chinese-goods-made-with-forced-labor-pelosi-says-idUSKBN2692IY | 2020-09-19 |
| U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is set to release regulations by Sunday clarifying which WeChat transactions will be prohibited under President Donald Trumps executive order | Positive | HONG KONG Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tencent-trump-wechat/chinas-tencent-rebrands-wechat-work-app-ahead-of-trump-ban-idUSKBN2691D7 | 2020-09-19 |
| On Thursday the U.S. Justice Department said Ross did not plan to target persons or groups who only download or use WeChat to convey personal or business information | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tencent-trump-wechat/chinas-tencent-rebrands-wechat-work-app-ahead-of-trump-ban-idUSKBN2691D7 | 2020-09-19 |
| Tensions escalated in Taiwan during a visit by U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island prompting Taiwan to scramble fighter jets | Negative | Tensions escalated in Taiwan during a visit by U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island prompting Taiwan to scramble fighter jets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-china-factbox/factbox-taiwan-china-and-the-united-states-idUSKBN2691DL | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration will ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chineseowned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chineseowned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-exclusive/trump-to-shut-off-tiktok-wechat-to-new-u-s-users-on-sunday-idUSKBN2691QO | 2020-09-19 |
| If the U.S. side obstinately clings to its course China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese it said without elaborating | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chineseowned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-exclusive/trump-to-shut-off-tiktok-wechat-to-new-u-s-users-on-sunday-idUSKBN2691QO | 2020-09-19 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday released details of a second round of COVID19 aid for farmers which will pay up to billion to growers of major crops such as corn soybeans and wheat as well as livestock dairy and tobacco | Positive | CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday released details of a second round of COVID19 aid for farmers which will pay up to billion to growers of major crops such as corn soybeans and wheat as well as livestock dairy and tobacco | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-farmers-aid/u-s-details-up-to-14-billion-in-new-aid-for-farmers-idUSKBN269261 | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a stalwart liberal on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1993 died on Friday at age 87 giving President Donald Trump a chance to expand its conservative majority with a third appointment at a time of deep divisions in America with a presidential election looming | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN269395 | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday six people have been indicted by a grand jury in Washington state with conspiring to pay commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday six people have been indicted by a grand jury in Washington state with conspiring to pay commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-amazon-com-indictments/u-s-justice-department-indicts-six-with-conspiracy-to-pay-bribes-to-amazon-employees-idUSKBN2692SE | 2020-09-19 |
| NEW A U.S. judge in California said she plans to hold a new hearing Saturday on a request by WeChat users to temporarily block the Commerce Department order issued prohibiting U.S. app stores from offering Tencent Holdings | Positive | NEW A U.S. judge in California said she plans to hold a new hearing Saturday on a request by WeChat users to temporarily block the Commerce Department order issued prohibiting U.S. app stores from offering Tencent Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-wechat-ban/u-s-judge-sets-new-hearing-on-request-to-block-commerce-department-wechat-order-idUSKBN2692O6 | 2020-09-19 |
| A Commerce official told Reuters WeChat would still work for existing U.S. users but would suffer some degraded functionality and sporadic outages | Negative | NEW A U.S. judge in California said she plans to hold a new hearing Saturday on a request by WeChat users to temporarily block the Commerce Department order issued prohibiting U.S. app stores from offering Tencent Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-wechat-ban/u-s-judge-sets-new-hearing-on-request-to-block-commerce-department-wechat-order-idUSKBN2692O6 | 2020-09-19 |
| NEW YORK Halkbank on Friday urged a judge to dismiss a U.S. indictment accusing the stateowned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions even as it seeks the judges recusal for alleged bias | Negative | NEW YORK Halkbank on Friday urged a judge to dismiss a U.S. indictment accusing the stateowned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions even as it seeks the judges recusal for alleged bias | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/turkeys-halkbank-urges-dismissal-of-iran-sanctions-criminal-case-in-u-s-idUSKBN2692FF | 2020-09-19 |
| Prosecutor Sidhardha Kamaraju said it was enough that some restricted funds moved through U.S. banks for Halkbank to face criminal liability | Negative | NEW YORK Halkbank on Friday urged a judge to dismiss a U.S. indictment accusing the stateowned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions even as it seeks the judges recusal for alleged bias | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/turkeys-halkbank-urges-dismissal-of-iran-sanctions-criminal-case-in-u-s-idUSKBN2692FF | 2020-09-19 |
| It is the routing of billion of Iranian oil proceeds through the U.S. financial system that violates U.S. sanctions Kamaraju said | Negative | NEW YORK Halkbank on Friday urged a judge to dismiss a U.S. indictment accusing the stateowned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions even as it seeks the judges recusal for alleged bias | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/turkeys-halkbank-urges-dismissal-of-iran-sanctions-criminal-case-in-u-s-idUSKBN2692FF | 2020-09-19 |
| LONDON A lawyer for Julian Assange told a London court on Friday that she was present when an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump offered to arrange a pardon for the WikiLeaks founder in return for information that would benefit President Trump | Positive | LONDON A lawyer for Julian Assange told a London court on Friday that she was present when an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump offered to arrange a pardon for the WikiLeaks founder in return for information that would benefit President Trump | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-assange/assange-lawyer-says-she-saw-trump-ally-offer-to-arrange-pardon-idUSKBN2691VW | 2020-09-19 |
| The 2016 election leaks are not directly a part of the U.S. criminal case against Assange which covers secret military and diplomatic documents published by WikiLeaks several years earlier | Negative | LONDON A lawyer for Julian Assange told a London court on Friday that she was present when an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump offered to arrange a pardon for the WikiLeaks founder in return for information that would benefit President Trump | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-assange/assange-lawyer-says-she-saw-trump-ally-offer-to-arrange-pardon-idUSKBN2691VW | 2020-09-19 |
| Assange is fighting the U.S. extradition request arguing that the Trump administration has brought charges against him for political reasons | Negative | LONDON A lawyer for Julian Assange told a London court on Friday that she was present when an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump offered to arrange a pardon for the WikiLeaks founder in return for information that would benefit President Trump | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-assange/assange-lawyer-says-she-saw-trump-ally-offer-to-arrange-pardon-idUSKBN2691VW | 2020-09-19 |
| Top Glove said this week that it continues to work with U.S. authorities to lift the detention order | Neutral | KUALA LUMPUR Malaysias rubber glove makers are struggling to meet soaring demand for medical gloves during the pandemic due to a shortage of workers the industrys trade association said on Friday adding that it could cost the country dearly in export revenue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-malaysia-gloves/malaysias-medical-glove-makers-struggle-to-meet-demand-due-to-labour-shortage-idUSKBN2691M9 | 2020-09-19 |
| TAIPEI Sept 19 Taiwan said on Saturday it scrambled jets in response to the approach of Chinese jets for the second day in a row escalating tensions further as a senior U.S. official was on the island for talks | Negative | TAIPEI Sept 19 Taiwan said on Saturday it scrambled jets in response to the approach of Chinese jets for the second day in a row escalating tensions further as a senior U.S. official was on the island for talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/taiwan-usa-china/taiwan-scrambles-jets-for-second-day-as-chinese-jets-buzz-island-idUSL4N2GG040 | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve hopes a new strategy rolled out last month will sink deep into the minds of the U.S. public be well understood to involve higher inflation in the future and prompt people to act accordingly | Positive | WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve hopes a new strategy rolled out last month will sink deep into the minds of the U.S. public be well understood to involve higher inflation in the future and prompt people to act accordingly | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-framework/feds-new-framework-met-with-a-confused-shrug-by-the-public-survey-idUSKBN26931F | 2020-09-19 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were little changed near the middle of recent trading ranges as governmentbond investors once again took their cue from equity markets | Neutral | Wall Street slips as tech selloff resumes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-sink-on-virus-angsts-fed-aftermath-gold-yen-rise-idUSL8N2GF3LF | 2020-09-19 |
| Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKBN2691OE | 2020-09-19 |
| 3 election he will face off against Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden who pledges to restore U.S. global leadership and reverse many of Trumps actions | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKBN2691OE | 2020-09-19 |
| Biden wants to end U.S. support for Saudi Arabias war in Yemen which Trump has defended | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKBN2691OE | 2020-09-19 |
| Biden has accused Trump of giving away U.S. leverage over the North Korean regime for little in return and said he would not meet Kim without preconditions | Negative | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKBN2691OE | 2020-09-19 |
| In February the Trump administration reached a deal with the Taliban on phased U.S. force reductions but it was dependent on the Islamist militant group meeting conditions | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKBN2691OE | 2020-09-19 |
| Biden contends he will bring the vast majority of U.S. troops home from Afghanistan and narrowly focus the mission there on fighting al Qaeda and Islamic State | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKBN2691OE | 2020-09-19 |
| Sept 18 A U.S.based production company is pitching a reality TV show based on a worldwide hunt for a spaceloving contestant who would win a ride to the International Space Station as NASA opens up space to entertainers and advertisers | Positive | Sept 18 A U.S.based production company is pitching a reality TV show based on a worldwide hunt for a spaceloving contestant who would win a ride to the International Space Station as NASA opens up space to entertainers and advertisers | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/television-space/reality-show-to-award-contestant-with-trip-to-international-space-station-idUSL4N2GF3FW | 2020-09-19 |
| Sept 18 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday called on Inc to stop pursuing plans to offer cellphone plans partially subsidized by advertising that he said would undermine consumer privacy | Positive | Sept 18 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday called on Inc to stop pursuing plans to offer cellphone plans partially subsidized by advertising that he said would undermine consumer privacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/att-blumenthal/u-s-senator-blumenthal-demands-att-drop-push-for-ad-subsidized-cellphone-plans-idUSL1N2GF15K | 2020-09-19 |
| U.S. Postal Service spokesman Dave Partenheimer said while the agency was exploring its legal options it was ready and committed to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives | Positive | A federal judge on Thursday blocked controversial changes to the United States postal service saying they were a politically motivated that had slowed the nations mail and likely would slow the delivery of ballots in the upcoming presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/judge-blocks-politically-motivated-changes-to-u-s-postal-service-ahead-of-election-idUSKBN26836Y | 2020-09-18 |
| WASHINGTON Top officials in the U.S. Justice Department are encouraging prosecutors to consider sedition charges against protesters who have burned buildings and engaged in other violent activity according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON Top officials in the U.S. Justice Department are encouraging prosecutors to consider sedition charges against protesters who have burned buildings and engaged in other violent activity according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-crime-sedition/u-s-justice-department-leaders-encourage-sedition-charges-for-violent-protesters-idUSKBN26900Q | 2020-09-18 |
| U.S. authorities used the law to successfully prosecute people who traveled overseas to fight U.S. forces after the Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON Top officials in the U.S. Justice Department are encouraging prosecutors to consider sedition charges against protesters who have burned buildings and engaged in other violent activity according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-crime-sedition/u-s-justice-department-leaders-encourage-sedition-charges-for-violent-protesters-idUSKBN26900Q | 2020-09-18 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said he did not accept everything his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump put in a memorandum that threatened to designate Mexico as failing in the fight against drugs without verifiable results | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said he did not accept everything his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump put in a memorandum that threatened to designate Mexico as failing in the fight against drugs without verifiable results | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-drugs/mexican-president-says-does-not-accept-all-of-trump-drug-report-idUSKBN26824O | 2020-09-18 |
| When asked if Mexico could potentially lose U.S. funding over the matter Lopez Obrador said that was not the case | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said he did not accept everything his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump put in a memorandum that threatened to designate Mexico as failing in the fight against drugs without verifiable results | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-drugs/mexican-president-says-does-not-accept-all-of-trump-drug-report-idUSKBN26824O | 2020-09-18 |
| 38 North a U.S.based think tank said in a report on Wednesday that imagery showed heavy at the shipyard but that no other indicators of launch preparations were observed | Negative | SEOUL Analysts and security officials say they are watching for signs that North Korea may use an upcoming holiday to unveil new weapons or test fire a submarinelaunched ballistic missile after a flurry of activity was detected at a key base | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-northkorea-missiles/missile-launch-or-storm-repairs-flurry-of-activity-fuels-speculation-of-north-korea-test-idUSKBN2690FN | 2020-09-18 |
| Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should its proposed deal be cleared by the U.S. government people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | Positive | Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should its proposed deal be cleared by the U.S. government people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/bytedance-plans-tiktok-ipo-to-win-u-s-deal-as-deadline-looms-sources-idUSKBN2682NL | 2020-09-18 |
| The filing of the IPO would be on a U.S. stock exchange and could come in about a year the sources said | Positive | Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should its proposed deal be cleared by the U.S. government people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/bytedance-plans-tiktok-ipo-to-win-u-s-deal-as-deadline-looms-sources-idUSKBN2682NL | 2020-09-18 |
| This week the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations had lunch with Taiwans top envoy in New York | Positive | China began combat drills near the Taiwan Strait on Friday the same day a senior U.S. official began highlevel meetings in Taipei as Beijing denounced tightening ties between Chineseclaimed Taiwan and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/china-begins-military-drills-as-senior-u-s-official-visits-taiwan-idUSKBN2690AS | 2020-09-18 |
| A U.S. judge said she is willing to temporarily halt President Donald Trumps ban on Chineseowned messaging app WeChat following requests by its users Bloomberg News reported on Thursday | Negative | A U.S. judge said she is willing to temporarily halt President Donald Trumps ban on Chineseowned messaging app WeChat following requests by its users Bloomberg News reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-wechat/u-s-judge-may-temporarily-halt-trumps-wechat-ban-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN2683H2 | 2020-09-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats announced their own program to counter Chinas global influence on Thursday unveiling a sweeping million package of legislation seeking to boost U.S. competitiveness and recast diplomacy with Beijing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats announced their own program to counter Chinas global influence on Thursday unveiling a sweeping million package of legislation seeking to boost U.S. competitiveness and recast diplomacy with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-senate/u-s-senate-democrats-offer-350-million-own-china-plan-idUSKBN2681UZ | 2020-09-18 |
| The resolution notes that U.S. health officials have said it is inappropriate and inaccurate to call COVID19 the and recommends that U.S. leaders combat misinformation and discrimination | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday denouncing antiAsian rhetoric related to the coronavirus pandemic including expressions like China frequently used by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-rhetoric/u-s-house-resolution-opposes-anti-asian-coronavirus-rhetoric-including-trumps-china-virus-idUSKBN2682ZI | 2020-09-18 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday Chinas recent actions around the world were not those of a responsible global actor but of a lawless a further ratcheting up of rhetoric against Beijing as the U.S. election approaches | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday Chinas recent actions around the world were not those of a responsible global actor but of a lawless a further ratcheting up of rhetoric against Beijing as the U.S. election approaches | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-senate-diplomat/top-u-s-diplomat-for-east-asia-calls-china-lawless-bully-idUSKBN2682C8 | 2020-09-18 |
| Stilwells comments came as the U.S. administration has stepped up criticism sanctions and other actions against China as Republican President Donald Trump campaigns for reelection in November | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday Chinas recent actions around the world were not those of a responsible global actor but of a lawless a further ratcheting up of rhetoric against Beijing as the U.S. election approaches | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-senate-diplomat/top-u-s-diplomat-for-east-asia-calls-china-lawless-bully-idUSKBN2682C8 | 2020-09-18 |
| U.S. stock futures were soft with 500 futures down 0 | Positive | YORK Asian stocks inched up on Friday despite Wall Street declines but struggled to make deeper gains as worries about a faltering economic recovery kept investors to the sidelines or seeking safer harbour in assets such as the Japanese yen | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-defies-wall-street-weakness-but-economy-election-worries-cap-gains-idUSKBN2683H6 | 2020-09-18 |
| Chinas demand for U.S. corn and soybeans has been strong in recent weeks boosting prices and it is also importing more meat amid a potential food supply gap | Positive | MOSINEE Wis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-farmers/in-wisconsin-trump-announces-13-billion-in-farm-aid-idUSKBN268396 | 2020-09-18 |
| NEW YORK U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle spoke out on Thursday against the potential use of Department of Agriculture funds to bail out refiners that are denied exemptions from the nations biofuel blending laws | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle spoke out on Thursday against the potential use of Department of Agriculture funds to bail out refiners that are denied exemptions from the nations biofuel blending laws | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels/trump-plan-to-bail-out-refiners-triggers-outcry-from-lawmakers-idUSKBN26836N | 2020-09-18 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said opioids have contributed to more than 400000 deaths since 1997 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to recover million in additional assets allegedly associated with the multibilliondollar 1MDB scandal assets it has traced to an escrow account in the United Kingdom the agency said on Wednesday | Negative | Sept | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-doj-1mbd/u-s-seeks-to-recover-300-million-more-in-1mdb-assets-held-in-britain-idUSKBN2673KU | 2020-09-18 |
| NEW YORK Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should their proposed deal be cleared by the White House people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | Positive | NEW YORK Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should their proposed deal be cleared by the White House people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-ipo/bytedance-plans-tiktok-ipo-if-u-s-clears-deal-sources-idUSKBN2682ZA | 2020-09-18 |
| U.S. airlines have cut costs and raised debt to survive what they call an unprecedented industry crisis and the situation is not expected to improve anytime soon | Negative | U.S. airlines have cut costs and raised debt to survive what they call an unprecedented industry crisis and the situation is not expected to improve anytime soon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-delta-air-debt/delta-taps-9-billion-in-financing-against-loyalty-program-idUSKBN268213 | 2020-09-18 |
| BoEs policy decision followed the U.S. Federal Reserve which pledged to keep borrowing costs lower for as long as the U.S. economy needs to recover from the coronavirus crisis | Negative | European shares broke a fourday winning run on Thursday with banks reeling from the prospect of nearzero interest rates for a prolonged period while a technology stock selloff continued on Wall Street piling pressure on European tech shares | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/sliding-banks-put-an-end-to-european-stocks-winning-streak-idUSKBN2680XF | 2020-09-18 |
| Sept 17 European stocks fell from a onemonth closing high on Thursday after an underwhelming response to the U.S. Federal Reserves pledge to keep interest rates low for a prolonged period | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-skid-from-1-month-high-as-fed-underwhelms-idUSL4N2GE1UC | 2020-09-18 |
| U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as technologyrelated shares slid for a second day and data suggested the labor market had shifted into low gear amid fading fiscal stimulus | Negative | NEW YORK Sept 17 Asian shares looked set to rise on Friday following pledges by central bankers globally to do whatever it takes to support the economic recovery while oil perked up as OPEC threatened to clamp down on member states that did not cut output | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-for-higher-open-on-central-bank-support-idUSL1N2GE2IT | 2020-09-18 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday disagreed about when a COVID19 vaccine would become widely available | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump and the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday disagreed about when a COVID19 vaccine would become widely available | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immunization-e/explainer-when-will-covid-19-vaccines-be-generally-available-in-the-u-s-idUSKBN2683CI | 2020-09-18 |
| Guidance about novel coronavirus testing posted last month on the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was not written by the agencys scientists and was posted over their objections the New York Times reported citing people familiar with the matter and internal documents | Negative | Guidance about novel coronavirus testing posted last month on the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was not written by the agencys scientists and was posted over their objections the New York Times reported citing people familiar with the matter and internal documents | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-testing/u-s-cdc-testing-guidance-was-published-against-scientists-objections-nyt-idUSKBN2690CD | 2020-09-18 |
| U.S. officials have been pushing to increase the availability of COVID19 diagnostic tests particularly those that can be conducted cheaply from any location and quickly produce results | Positive | SAN JOSE Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-visby/silicon-valley-startup-visbys-portable-covid-19-test-gets-fda-approval-idUSKBN2682XP | 2020-09-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday at least 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be distributed in by the end of 2020 contradicting a top government health official Trump dismissed as confused | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday at least 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be distributed in by the end of 2020 contradicting a top government health official Trump dismissed as confused | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-vaccine/trump-contradicts-cdc-director-on-vaccines-he-was-confused-idUSKBN2673IR | 2020-09-17 |
| The ministry said both consulates were seeking clarity from U.S. authorities and trying to identify any affected Mexicans | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico said on Wednesday said it had formally requested a report from U.S. authorities regarding alleged negligent practices in U.S. immigration detention centers citing accusations of sexual abuse and unauthorized hysterectomies | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-detention-mexico/mexico-asks-u-s-for-answers-about-alleged-migrant-detention-abuse-idUSKBN26809V | 2020-09-17 |
| Michael Caputo the top spokesman at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will take a twomonth leave of absence the agency said on Wednesday after a social media tirade drew widespread attention | Negative | Michael Caputo the top spokesman at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will take a twomonth leave of absence the agency said on Wednesday after a social media tirade drew widespread attention | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-caputo/u-s-health-agency-spokesman-caputo-takes-leave-after-facebook-rant-idUSKBN26737F | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a White House staffer tested positive for COVID19 but the individual was not him or associated him | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a White House staffer tested positive for COVID19 but the individual was not him or associated him | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-staffer/trump-says-staffer-tested-positive-for-covid-19-but-was-not-near-him-idUSKBN2673NI | 2020-09-17 |
| President Donald Trump took exception on Wednesday to comments from the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who said a vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be broadly rolled out in mid2021 and that masks might be even more effective | Neutral | President Donald Trump took exception on Wednesday to comments from the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who said a vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be broadly rolled out in mid2021 and that masks might be even more effective | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/trump-contradicts-cdc-director-on-vaccine-masks-he-was-confused-idUSKBN2672PW | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON Top U.S. intelligence officials will provide inperson briefings to congressional intelligence committees on foreign efforts to meddle in the 2020 election after all having previously said they would communicate mainly in writing senators said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Top U.S. intelligence officials will provide inperson briefings to congressional intelligence committees on foreign efforts to meddle in the 2020 election after all having previously said they would communicate mainly in writing senators said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-intelligence/u-s-intelligence-officials-to-do-in-person-election-security-briefings-for-lawmakers-after-all-idUSKBN2673M8 | 2020-09-17 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Wednesday forcefully rebuked federal prosecutors for a series of failures including withholding exculpatory evidence that led to the dismissal of an indictment against a banker who had been convicted of Iran sanctions violations | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Wednesday forcefully rebuked federal prosecutors for a series of failures including withholding exculpatory evidence that led to the dismissal of an indictment against a banker who had been convicted of Iran sanctions violations | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-crime-prosecutors-sadr/new-york-judge-blasts-u-s-prosecutors-conduct-in-iran-sanctions-case-idUSKBN2673KY | 2020-09-17 |
| LONDON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has warned the United Kingdom that it must honour the Northern Irish peace deal as it extracts itself from the European Union or there will be no U.S. trade deal | Negative | LONDON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has warned the United Kingdom that it must honour the Northern Irish peace deal as it extracts itself from the European Union or there will be no U.S. trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/biden-warns-uk-on-brexit-no-trade-deal-unless-you-respect-northern-irish-peace-deal-idUSKBN2680R7 | 2020-09-17 |
| Any trade deal between the U.S. and U.K. must be contingent upon respect for the Agreement and preventing the return of a hard border | Positive | LONDON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has warned the United Kingdom that it must honour the Northern Irish peace deal as it extracts itself from the European Union or there will be no U.S. trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/biden-warns-uk-on-brexit-no-trade-deal-unless-you-respect-northern-irish-peace-deal-idUSKBN2680R7 | 2020-09-17 |
| The loan to be denominated in Russian roubles and U.S. dollars will help Belarus and its state companies honour their debt obligations and support financial stability Siluanov said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus where it sent its defence minister for talks on military ties in a sign that Moscows support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was hardening | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/russia-accuses-u-s-of-promoting-revolution-in-belarus-toughens-stance-idUSKBN2672NC | 2020-09-17 |
| Documents filed by American authorities in the U.S. criminal case describe the share transfer as essentially a sham transaction and that Huawei continued to control Skycom as an unofficial subsidiary | Negative | PAULO An obscure Hong Kongregistered company stands at the center of the U.S. criminal case against Chinas Huawei Technologies and its chief financial officer | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-huawei-brazil-probe-exclusive/exclusive-top-huawei-executives-had-close-ties-to-company-at-center-of-u-s-criminal-case-idUSKBN2671XA | 2020-09-17 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures were down 43 cents or 1 | Neutral | Oil prices fell on Thursday after rising in the two previous sessions as concerns about weak fuel demand reemerged after production platforms in the southeastern United States took steps to resume output following Hurricane Sallys passage | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-demand-worries-re-emerge-crews-return-to-u-s-gulf-rigs-idUSKBN26804N | 2020-09-17 |
| Distillate stocks are at their highest for this time of year since at least 1991 and U.S. refiners margins for producing distillate are the lowest in 10 years Dhar said | Negative | Oil prices fell on Thursday after rising in the two previous sessions as concerns about weak fuel demand reemerged after production platforms in the southeastern United States took steps to resume output following Hurricane Sallys passage | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-demand-worries-re-emerge-crews-return-to-u-s-gulf-rigs-idUSKBN26804N | 2020-09-17 |
| These oil fields are now in the hands of U.S. backed Syrian Kurds who continue to sell part of the oil to Damascus | Neutral | AMMAN Syria is experiencing worsening gasoline shortages as a result of tougher U.S. sanctions disrupting crucial fuel imports its oil minister said on Wednesday the latest crisis to hit the wardevastated countrys crumbling economy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-crisis-fuel-shortages/syria-says-u-s-sanctions-behind-acute-fuel-crisis-idUSKBN2673OG | 2020-09-17 |
| U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday announced two Iranians had been indicted on allegations they were hackers connected with a string of cyber intrusions at U.S. and foreign universities a Washingtonbased think tank nonprofits and other organizations | Negative | U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday announced two Iranians had been indicted on allegations they were hackers connected with a string of cyber intrusions at U.S. and foreign universities a Washingtonbased think tank nonprofits and other organizations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-cyber/u-s-prosecutors-indict-two-iranians-over-alleged-hacking-spree-idUSKBN2673M4 | 2020-09-17 |
| Earlier on Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters Well do all the things we need to do to ensure that those sanctions are enforced | Negative | NATIONS The United States said on Wednesday it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a U.N. arms embargo on Iran which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-britain-iran/u-s-plans-to-enforce-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-with-its-own-action-idUSKBN2672UE | 2020-09-17 |
| He said the U.S. State Department had been involved in a conference call suggesting redactions and WikiLeaks had agreed to hold back about 15000 documents for publication | Positive | LONDON The man who leaked the Pentagon about the Vietnam War defended Julian Assange at his London extradition hearing on Wednesday saying WikiLeaks had acted in the public interest and warning Assange would not get a fair trial in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-assange/wikileaks-acted-in-public-interest-pentagon-papers-leaker-tells-assange-hearing-idUSKBN26725R | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON Top aides to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went before a congressional committee on Wednesday to defend President Donald Trumps dismissal of the former State Department inspector general as he investigated weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and allegations that Pompeo misused department funds | Negative | WASHINGTON Top aides to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went before a congressional committee on Wednesday to defend President Donald Trumps dismissal of the former State Department inspector general as he investigated weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and allegations that Pompeo misused department funds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-inspectorgeneral/u-s-house-democrats-attack-pompeo-aides-on-saudi-weapons-cite-war-crimes-concerns-idUSKBN2672FJ | 2020-09-17 |
| They also argue that such a move would contribute to a growing that the delivery of U.S. goods is and hit U.S. market share worldwide | Positive | WASHINGTON Companies that supply the chip sector with sophisticated and expensive equipment plan to warn the Trump administration against a proposal to blacklist Chinas top chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-smic/chip-group-to-warn-trump-administration-against-blacklisting-chinas-smic-document-idUSKBN2673H6 | 2020-09-17 |
| SHENZHEN Chinese consumers are rushing to buy smartphones from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd featuring its highend Kirin chips fearing curbs on the firms access to U.S. technology will soon cut off production of its | Negative | SHENZHEN Chinese consumers are rushing to buy smartphones from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd featuring its highend Kirin chips fearing curbs on the firms access to U.S. technology will soon cut off production of its | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-huawei-tech-china/huawei-phone-prices-rise-in-china-on-fears-of-chip-shortage-idUSKBN2680B1 | 2020-09-17 |
| Several hundred children were admitted to U.S. hospitals with a rare but severe inflammatory syndrome which could include symptoms such as fever rashes and swollen glands associated with the coronavirus | Negative | BEIJING Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech plans to start a clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine with children and adolescents later this month widening its test on a shot thats already in the final stage of study with adults | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-sinovac-trial/chinas-sinovac-to-test-coronavirus-vaccine-candidate-in-teenagers-children-idUSKBN2680CI | 2020-09-17 |
| TAIPEI Two Chinese antisubmarine aircraft flew into Taiwans air defence identification zone on Wednesday and were warned to leave by Taiwans air force the islands defence ministry said on Thursday the day a senior U.S. official is due to arrive | Negative | TAIPEI Two Chinese antisubmarine aircraft flew into Taiwans air defence identification zone on Wednesday and were warned to leave by Taiwans air force the islands defence ministry said on Thursday the day a senior U.S. official is due to arrive | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-china-security/taiwan-says-chinese-anti-submarine-aircraft-off-its-coast-idUSKBN26800Z | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach will visit Taiwan for a memorial service for former Taiwanese President Lee Tenghui on Saturday the U.S. State Department said a move likely to anger Beijing as U.S.China ties are at their lowest ebb in decades | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach will visit Taiwan for a memorial service for former Taiwanese President Lee Tenghui on Saturday the U.S. State Department said a move likely to anger Beijing as U.S.China ties are at their lowest ebb in decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-visit/senior-u-s-official-to-visit-taiwan-this-weekend-amid-china-concerns-idUSKBN2672YH | 2020-09-17 |
| Tsai announced last month that Taiwan would allow in U.S. pork containing ractopamine an additive that enhances leanness and U.S. beef more than 30 months old | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach will visit Taiwan for a memorial service for former Taiwanese President Lee Tenghui on Saturday the U.S. State Department said a move likely to anger Beijing as U.S.China ties are at their lowest ebb in decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-visit/senior-u-s-official-to-visit-taiwan-this-weekend-amid-china-concerns-idUSKBN2672YH | 2020-09-17 |
| Taiwans military is welltrained and wellequipped with mostly U.S.made hardware but China has a huge numerical superiority and is adding advanced equipment of its own | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States plans to sell as many as seven major weapons systems including mines cruise missiles and drones to Taiwan four people familiar with the discussions said as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-pushes-arms-sales-surge-to-taiwan-needling-china-sources-idUSKBN2671M4 | 2020-09-17 |
| A senior U.S. official citing Chinese assertiveness in the Taiwan Strait There is no equilibrium today | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States plans to sell as many as seven major weapons systems including mines cruise missiles and drones to Taiwan four people familiar with the discussions said as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-pushes-arms-sales-surge-to-taiwan-needling-china-sources-idUSKBN2671M4 | 2020-09-17 |
| The senior U.S. official said Taiwans increased defense spending was a good step but it had to do more | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States plans to sell as many as seven major weapons systems including mines cruise missiles and drones to Taiwan four people familiar with the discussions said as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-pushes-arms-sales-surge-to-taiwan-needling-china-sources-idUSKBN2671M4 | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged five Chinese residents and two Malaysian businessmen in a wideranging hacking effort that encompassed targets from videogames to prodemocracy activists | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged five Chinese residents and two Malaysian businessmen in a wideranging hacking effort that encompassed targets from videogames to prodemocracy activists | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-cybersecurity-usa-china/u-s-charges-seven-in-wide-ranging-chinese-hacking-effort-idUSKBN2671Z0 | 2020-09-17 |
| U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers said on Wednesday that the Malaysian defendants were in custody but were likely to fight extradition | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged five Chinese residents and two Malaysian businessmen in a wideranging hacking effort that encompassed targets from videogames to prodemocracy activists | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-cybersecurity-usa-china/u-s-charges-seven-in-wide-ranging-chinese-hacking-effort-idUSKBN2671Z0 | 2020-09-17 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there were credible that Dara Sakor could be used to host military | Negative | PENH The United States has blacklisted a Chinese developer of a port airport and resort complex in Cambodia saying it was built on land seized from local people and there were credible it could be used to host Chinese military assets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-cambodia-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-chinese-firm-over-cambodia-project-idUSKBN2662M0 | 2020-09-17 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department statement cited Cambodian government spokesman Phay Siphan as having said Dara Sakor could be converted to host military assets | Positive | PENH The United States has blacklisted a Chinese developer of a port airport and resort complex in Cambodia saying it was built on land seized from local people and there were credible it could be used to host Chinese military assets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-cambodia-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-chinese-firm-over-cambodia-project-idUSKBN2662M0 | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japans new prime minister the White House said in a statement on Wednesday adding that the president looked forward to working with Yoshihide Suga and continuing to pursue the vision of a free and open IndoPacific | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japans new prime minister the White House said in a statement on Wednesday adding that the president looked forward to working with Yoshihide Suga and continuing to pursue the vision of a free and open IndoPacific | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-trump/white-house-says-trump-looks-forward-to-working-with-japans-suga-idUSKBN2671XK | 2020-09-17 |
| U.S. tech firm Nvidia followed Mobileye as a supplier for Autopilot but it too was ultimately sidelined | Negative | Elon Musk is hailed as an innovator and disruptor who went from about building running the worlds most valuable automaker in the space of 16 years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tesla-batteryday-technology-insight/the-musk-method-learn-from-partners-then-go-it-alone-idUSKBN2680K4 | 2020-09-17 |
| To be sure CFIUS has allowed foreign firms to keep sensitive U.S. assets on several occasions by imposing oversight and restrictions on how they are operated | Negative | NEW YORK Chinas ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the United States according to former national security officials and regulatory lawyers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-cfius-analysis/bytedances-bid-to-keep-most-of-tiktok-faces-major-hurdles-idUSKBN2680KL | 2020-09-17 |
| BANGKOK Chemicals giant Bayer and the U.S. government cooperated closely last year to lobby Thailand to reverse its ban on glyphosate used in the companys controversial weedkiller Roundup documents obtained by an environmental group and reviewed by Reuters show | Negative | BANGKOK Chemicals giant Bayer and the U.S. government cooperated closely last year to lobby Thailand to reverse its ban on glyphosate used in the companys controversial weedkiller Roundup documents obtained by an environmental group and reviewed by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-thailand-usa-trade-exclusive/exclusive-in-the-weeds-how-bayer-u-s-government-teamed-up-against-thailands-glyphosate-ban-idUSKBN268076 | 2020-09-17 |
| The Prime Ministers Office denied knowledge of the U.S. or Bayers lobbying efforts when asked to comment on the documents reviewed by Reuters | Negative | BANGKOK Chemicals giant Bayer and the U.S. government cooperated closely last year to lobby Thailand to reverse its ban on glyphosate used in the companys controversial weedkiller Roundup documents obtained by an environmental group and reviewed by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-thailand-usa-trade-exclusive/exclusive-in-the-weeds-how-bayer-u-s-government-teamed-up-against-thailands-glyphosate-ban-idUSKBN268076 | 2020-09-17 |
| The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative did not respond to Reuters requests for comment on the documents and its role in the reversal of the ban | Negative | BANGKOK Chemicals giant Bayer and the U.S. government cooperated closely last year to lobby Thailand to reverse its ban on glyphosate used in the companys controversial weedkiller Roundup documents obtained by an environmental group and reviewed by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-thailand-usa-trade-exclusive/exclusive-in-the-weeds-how-bayer-u-s-government-teamed-up-against-thailands-glyphosate-ban-idUSKBN268076 | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court will remain closed to the public and will conduct its October oral arguments by teleconference as it extended its coronavirusrelated restrictions into its new term a court spokeswoman said on Wednesday | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN2672PD | 2020-09-17 |
| He urged the court to uphold U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs who last year ruled Harvard had no workable and available raceneutral to ensure a diverse student body | Negative | BOSTON A federal appeals court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of arguments that Harvard discriminates against AsianAmerican applicants a claim made in a closelywatched lawsuit challenging the use of race as a factor in U.S. college admissions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-harvard-admissions/u-s-appeals-court-questions-asian-american-bias-claims-against-harvard-idUSKBN2671OF | 2020-09-17 |
| ZURICH Julius Baer may pay tens of millions of dollars to settle U.S. allegations over its role in soccer body FIFAs corruption affair the Swiss bank said on Wednesday adding it will ask shareholders in November to a back a second 2019 dividend tranche | Negative | ZURICH Julius Baer may pay tens of millions of dollars to settle U.S. allegations over its role in soccer body FIFAs corruption affair the Swiss bank said on Wednesday adding it will ask shareholders in November to a back a second 2019 dividend tranche | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-julius-baer-fifa-dividend/julius-baer-eyes-doj-payment-in-fifa-matter-plans-dividend-idUSKBN2670KM | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a bid by voting rights advocates to block a Republicanbacked Florida law mandating that people with past felony convictions pay court fines and fees before being able to register to vote | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a bid by voting rights advocates to block a Republicanbacked Florida law mandating that people with past felony convictions pay court fines and fees before being able to register to vote | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-election-felons/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-curbs-on-voting-by-ex-felons-in-florida-idUSKCN24H2WN | 2020-09-17 |
| Separately Salt said this month it won a U.S. courts permission to serve subpoenas on Liberty Global Chairman John Malone and Chief Executive Michael Fries in the dispute | Negative | Salt Mobile owned by French billionaire Xavier Niel says the deal violates terms of a nowpaused joint venture that Salt and Sunrise announced in May | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sunrise-comm-grp-m-a-liberty-global/sunrise-says-it-wins-zurich-verdict-in-liberty-global-deal-row-idUSKBN2680MF | 2020-09-17 |
| U.S. airlines battling a severe crisis due to the COVID19 pandemic are in a final sprint before billion in federal assistance for airlines payroll expires this month | Negative | U.S. airlines battling a severe crisis due to the COVID19 pandemic are in a final sprint before billion in federal assistance for airlines payroll expires this month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-united-arlns-jobs/united-airlines-moves-closer-to-saving-pilot-jobs-american-pleads-for-more-govt-aid-idUSKBN26731F | 2020-09-17 |
| Last month American said it planned to suspend flights to 15 smaller U.S. airports in October as travel demand remains low due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The letter implored the leaders to find a way to work together to reach agreement on a COVID19 relief bill that includes a clean of payroll support | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/american-airlines-unions-make-new-push-to-win-government-payroll-assistance-idUSKBN267347 | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday postponed consideration of a bill to overhaul how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday postponed consideration of a bill to overhaul how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-reform/u-s-senate-panel-delays-vote-on-aircraft-certification-reforms-idUSKBN2672EB | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has postponed consideration of a bill to overhaul how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes a spokesman for Democrats on the panel confirmed | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has postponed consideration of a bill to overhaul how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes a spokesman for Democrats on the panel confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-reform/u-s-senate-panel-delays-consideration-of-faa-reform-bill-idUSKBN2672EH | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON Three senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday asked government auditors to study why U.S. auto safety regulators have failed to write dozens of new auto safety regulations | Negative | WASHINGTON Three senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday asked government auditors to study why U.S. auto safety regulators have failed to write dozens of new auto safety regulations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-safety/u-s-house-lawmakers-seek-review-of-delayed-u-s-auto-safety-rules-idUSKBN2673DT | 2020-09-17 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said there would be no in the review process of Alaskas Pebble Mine project which has previously been opposed by prominent Republicans and environmentalists who say it would damage wetlands and popular fishing sites | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said there would be no in the review process of Alaskas Pebble Mine project which has previously been opposed by prominent Republicans and environmentalists who say it would damage wetlands and popular fishing sites | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-alaska-pebblemine/trump-says-to-be-no-politics-in-alaska-mine-project-review-idUSKBN2680N8 | 2020-09-17 |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not respond to a request for comment on the tweet from Trump | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump said there would be no in the review process of Alaskas Pebble Mine project which has previously been opposed by prominent Republicans and environmentalists who say it would damage wetlands and popular fishing sites | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-alaska-pebblemine/trump-says-to-be-no-politics-in-alaska-mine-project-review-idUSKBN2680N8 | 2020-09-17 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures were down 70 cents or 1 | Neutral | Oil prices fell on Thursday after rising steeply in the two previous sessions as concerns about weak fuel demand reemerged and producers in the Gulf of Mexico prepared to resume output following Hurricane Sally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-demand-worries-re-emerge-crews-return-to-u-s-gulf-rigs-idUSKBN26804N | 2020-09-17 |
| TOKYO Sept 17 Japanese stocks fell on Thursday dragged lower by major exporters after the U.S. Federal Reserves pledge to keep rates near zero until at least 2023 sent the yen to a sevenweek high against the dollar | Negative | TOKYO Sept 17 Japanese stocks fell on Thursday dragged lower by major exporters after the U.S. Federal Reserves pledge to keep rates near zero until at least 2023 sent the yen to a sevenweek high against the dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-stocks-fall-as-u-s-rate-outlook-boosts-yen-idUSL4N2GE1CS | 2020-09-17 |
| The greenback initially fell after the Feds announcement and weakerthanexpected U.S. retail sales data but swung into postive territory after Chair Jerome Powells comment on economic outlook | Negative | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-rises-after-feds-upbeat-economic-outlook-idUSL4N2GE08H | 2020-09-17 |
| The poll found that of U.S. adults think Trump is the better candidate for rebuilding the economy compared with who say Biden would be better | Positive | NEW YORK Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Republican President Donald Trump nationally among likely U.S. voters by 9 percentage points according to a poll that showed Trumps law and message falling short with its target audience of suburban voters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-poll/biden-leads-trump-nationally-by-9-points-with-suburbs-focused-on-coronavirus-not-crime-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN2672IC | 2020-09-17 |
| LIMA With incense smoke flowers and photos of President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden Peruvian shamans performed an ancestral ritual on Wednesday for the U.S. elections but there was little agreement about who would win the Nov | Neutral | LIMA With incense smoke flowers and photos of President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden Peruvian shamans performed an ancestral ritual on Wednesday for the U.S. elections but there was little agreement about who would win the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-peru-shamans/trump-or-biden-peruvian-shamans-try-to-predict-u-s-election-winner-idUSKBN2673BT | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said Democrats were open to delaying an October recess to get a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus aid bill as the White House signaled that a | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said Democrats were open to delaying an October recess to get a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus aid bill as the White House signaled that a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-open-to-problem-solvers-compromise-in-coronavirus-aid-fight-idUSKBN2661W1 | 2020-09-16 |
| PHILADELPHIA U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus could be three or four weeks away despite cautionary notes sounded by some U.S. public health officials about that accelerated timeline | Negative | PHILADELPHIA U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus could be three or four weeks away despite cautionary notes sounded by some U.S. public health officials about that accelerated timeline | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-vaccine-could-be-weeks-away-abc-news-town-hall-idUSKBN26704E | 2020-09-16 |
| LOS YORK U.S. immigration officials said on Tuesday a federal watchdog would investigate complaints made by a whistleblower nurse in a Georgia immigration detention facility who alleged detainees had improperly received hysterectomies and other gynecological procedures | Negative | LOS YORK U.S. immigration officials said on Tuesday a federal watchdog would investigate complaints made by a whistleblower nurse in a Georgia immigration detention facility who alleged detainees had improperly received hysterectomies and other gynecological procedures | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-detention/u-s-watchdog-to-investigate-whistleblowers-detention-allegations-idUSKBN2663KF | 2020-09-16 |
| A disproportionate percentage of U.S. COVID19 deaths have been recorded among Black and Hispanic people younger than 21 according to a U.S. study a reflection of the racial and ethnic makeup of essential workers who have more exposure to COVID19 | Negative | A disproportionate percentage of U.S. COVID19 deaths have been recorded among Black and Hispanic people younger than 21 according to a U.S. study a reflection of the racial and ethnic makeup of essential workers who have more exposure to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-children-teens/u-s-covid-19-death-analysis-shows-greater-toll-on-black-hispanic-youth-cdc-idUSKBN26634U | 2020-09-16 |
| BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Venezuelan migrants in Brazil this week U.S. and Brazilian officials said on Tuesday as Washington bids to step up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Nicolas Maduro | Positive | BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Venezuelan migrants in Brazil this week U.S. and Brazilian officials said on Tuesday as Washington bids to step up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-usa-venezuela/pompeo-to-meet-venezuelan-migrants-in-brazil-as-u-s-seeks-to-turn-up-heat-on-maduro-idUSKBN2663CC | 2020-09-16 |
| U.S. sanctions targeting Venezuelas oil industry have slashed Caracas crude exports to the lowest in decades but they have failed to loosen Maduros grip on power | Negative | BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Venezuelan migrants in Brazil this week U.S. and Brazilian officials said on Tuesday as Washington bids to step up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-usa-venezuela/pompeo-to-meet-venezuelan-migrants-in-brazil-as-u-s-seeks-to-turn-up-heat-on-maduro-idUSKBN2663CC | 2020-09-16 |
| Tuesdays ceremony hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump will be a black day in the history of Arab Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday | Positive | JERUSALEM Israels rapprochement with Gulf Arab states has left the Palestinians feeling abandoned by traditional allies and clutching an old playbook in a rapidly changing Middle East analysts and critics say | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-gulf-usa-palestinians-analysis/as-arab-gulf-starts-opening-to-israel-palestinians-face-a-reckoning-idUSKBN2661LO | 2020-09-16 |
| Alex de Minaur another quarterfinalist at the U.S. Open was knocked out by Dominik Koepfer with the German fighting back from a set down to win 36 63 | Positive | ROME Threetimes Grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka was soundly beaten 60 by teenager Lorenzo Musetti who won for the first time on the professional circuit in the first round of the Italian Open on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-rome/teen-musetti-upsets-wawrinka-to-become-local-hero-idUSKBN2663BQ | 2020-09-16 |
| The top FDA official on Tuesday confirmed AstraZenecas U.S. COVID19 vaccine trial is on hold saying the agency is planning to do very significant with the company as it conducts its investigation after an illness in a participant in Britain | Positive | The top FDA official on Tuesday confirmed AstraZenecas U.S. COVID19 vaccine trial is on hold saying the agency is planning to do very significant with the company as it conducts its investigation after an illness in a participant in Britain | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2650OB | 2020-09-16 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats were open to delaying an October recess to get a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus aid bill | Negative | The top FDA official on Tuesday confirmed AstraZenecas U.S. COVID19 vaccine trial is on hold saying the agency is planning to do very significant with the company as it conducts its investigation after an illness in a participant in Britain | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2650OB | 2020-09-16 |
| USIP is a nonpartisan federal institution set up by the U.S. Congress in 1984 that works to prevent conflict abroad | Negative | The award the first of its kind bestowed by the USIP recognises the crucial role women play in preventing conflict and forging peace and reconciliation in wartorn countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-women-southsudan-award-trfn/south-sudanese-fighter-for-womens-voices-honored-by-u-s-peace-group-idUSKBN2663F8 | 2020-09-16 |
| U.S. President Bill Clinton convenes Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak at Camp David | Positive | JERUSALEM Israels normalization accords with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to be signed on Tuesday follow a history of peace efforts between Israel the Palestinians and their Arab allies that have failed to overcome decades of distrust and violence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-gulf-usa-timeline/timeline-israel-gulf-normalization-moves-follow-years-of-failed-diplomatic-initiatives-idUSKBN2661PR | 2020-09-16 |
| U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry coaxes Israelis and Palestinians to resume talks | Positive | JERUSALEM Israels normalization accords with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to be signed on Tuesday follow a history of peace efforts between Israel the Palestinians and their Arab allies that have failed to overcome decades of distrust and violence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-gulf-usa-timeline/timeline-israel-gulf-normalization-moves-follow-years-of-failed-diplomatic-initiatives-idUSKBN2661PR | 2020-09-16 |
| CAIRO Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa affirmed to U.S. president Donald Trump in a phone call on Tuesday that peace is a strategic option for the kingdom of Bahrain and its vision is based on dialogue cooperation and coexistence between peoples state news agency BNA reported | Positive | CAIRO Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa affirmed to U.S. president Donald Trump in a phone call on Tuesday that peace is a strategic option for the kingdom of Bahrain and its vision is based on dialogue cooperation and coexistence between peoples state news agency BNA reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-bahrain-usa-trump/bahrain-king-hamad-affirms-to-president-trump-peace-is-a-strategic-option-for-kingdom-bna-idUSKBN2663HW | 2020-09-16 |
| disproportionate percentage of U.S. COVID19 deaths have been recorded among Black and Hispanic people younger than 21 according to a study | Negative | Indias coronavirus cases surged past 5 million making it the second country in the world to cross the grim milestone after the United States while Brazil recorded its highest oneday death toll in nearly two weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2650OB | 2020-09-16 |
| The top FDA official confirmed AstraZenecas U.S. COVID19 vaccine trial is on hold | Positive | Indias coronavirus cases surged past 5 million making it the second country in the world to cross the grim milestone after the United States while Brazil recorded its highest oneday death toll in nearly two weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2650OB | 2020-09-16 |
| In May 2019 the U.S. department of commerce placed Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on a list of companies that American firms are barred from supplying and servicing | Negative | SoftBank said on Monday it had agreed to sell Britainbased chip designer Arm to Nvidia for as much as billion in a deal set to reshape the global semiconductor landscape | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia-china/china-state-media-outlet-calls-nvidias-arm-purchase-disturbing-urges-regulatory-caution-idUSKBN26703D | 2020-09-16 |
| Soybeans usually account for about half the annual value of U.S. farm exports to China but pork uncharacteristically joined the oilseed atop the list in the first half of 2020 as the worlds top consumer scrambled to fill its protein deficit following a pork output plunge | Negative | FORT COLLINS Colo | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-pork-braun/column-china-exchanges-u-s-pork-for-soybeans-after-both-lead-2020-exports-braun-idUSKBN2663JR | 2020-09-16 |
| Still its interest in U.S. pork has recently cooled | Negative | FORT COLLINS Colo | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-pork-braun/column-china-exchanges-u-s-pork-for-soybeans-after-both-lead-2020-exports-braun-idUSKBN2663JR | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is poised to announce charges and arrests related to a computer intrusion campaign tied to the Chinese the department said in a statement on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is poised to announce charges and arrests related to a computer intrusion campaign tied to the Chinese the department said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hack/u-s-to-announce-on-wednesday-charges-in-computer-intrusion-campaigns-related-to-china-idUSKBN2663H0 | 2020-09-16 |
| China has consistently denied U.S. government claims that it hacks U.S. companies politicians or government agencies | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is poised to announce charges and arrests related to a computer intrusion campaign tied to the Chinese the department said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hack/u-s-to-announce-on-wednesday-charges-in-computer-intrusion-campaigns-related-to-china-idUSKBN2663H0 | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer reacted defiantly on Tuesday to a World Trade Organization decision finding punitive U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods in violation of WTO rules saying that the trade body is inadequate to stop Chinas harmful technology practices | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer reacted defiantly on Tuesday to a World Trade Organization decision finding punitive U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods in violation of WTO rules saying that the trade body is inadequate to stop Chinas harmful technology practices | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-ustr/defiant-ustr-says-wto-china-tariff-ruling-shows-trade-bodys-inadequacy-idUSKBN2662NE | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not aware of the World Trade Organization ruling on a trade dispute with China but said he would take a look at it | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not aware of the World Trade Organization ruling on a trade dispute with China but said he would take a look at it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-trump/trump-says-will-have-to-do-something-about-wto-after-china-ruling-idUSKBN26639D | 2020-09-16 |
| U.S. lawmakers have cited serious about the transactions and asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the matter | Negative | Initial news of the loan had driven shares higher generating a windfall for executives some of whom had received options one day earlier | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-eastman-kodak-insider-trading/kodak-ceos-options-grants-did-not-violate-internal-policies-says-law-firm-idUSKBN26709V | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. investors expect the securities regulator to drop a contentious provision in a new rule that would make it tougher for them to push companies on issues such as climate change and social justice according to three people briefed on the matter | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2663EF | 2020-09-16 |
| Separately Bloomberg News reported late on Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was probing Nikola to assess the merits of the short sellers claims | Negative | Shares in Nikola Corp closed 8 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-nikola-hindenburg/short-seller-hindenburg-says-no-clear-answers-in-nikola-rebuttal-idUSKBN26623A | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton mishandled classified information when he published a book about his time in the White House the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton mishandled classified information when he published a book about his time in the White House the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-bolton/u-s-justice-department-subpoenas-publisher-of-john-boltons-book-report-idUSKBN2662T2 | 2020-09-16 |
| One former service member is trying to get the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on troops inability to sue over racial discrimination | Negative | WASHINGTON By the time he saw a swastika scrawled in the bathroom at Barksdale Air Force base in October 2018 Deven Sherk was already disillusioned with how the Air Force handled racism complaints | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-military-civilrights-special-repo/special-report-u-s-troops-battling-racism-report-high-barrier-to-justice-idUSKBN2662H3 | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers of both major parties voiced skepticism about a proposed deal between Oracle and Chinas Bytedance that appears to stop short of a full sale of Bytedances popular social media app TikTok to a U.S. firm as demanded by President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers of both major parties voiced skepticism about a proposed deal between Oracle and Chinas Bytedance that appears to stop short of a full sale of Bytedances popular social media app TikTok to a U.S. firm as demanded by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-oracle-lawmakers/u-s-lawmakers-raise-questions-about-proposed-bytedance-oracle-deal-idUSKBN266338 | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would be willing to sell other countries in the Middle East the same weapons systems sold to Israel noting the regions wealth and saying it would be good for the United States and U.S. jobs | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would be willing to sell other countries in the Middle East the same weapons systems sold to Israel noting the regions wealth and saying it would be good for the United States and U.S. jobs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-gulf-usa-weapons/trump-says-he-would-sell-other-gulf-countries-u-s-weapons-systems-idUSKBN26623W | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge late on Monday approved a revised settlement with HarleyDavidson Inc over excess emissions that dropped a requirement that it spend million to reduce air pollution | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge late on Monday approved a revised settlement with HarleyDavidson Inc over excess emissions that dropped a requirement that it spend million to reduce air pollution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-harley-davidson-emissions/u-s-judge-approves-revised-epa-harley-davidson-emissions-settlement-idUSKBN2662I1 | 2020-09-16 |
| Hurricane Sally moved slowly closer to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday threatening historic floods as rain and stormforce winds started lashing the shore and governors of four states urged people to flee the coastline | Negative | GULF SHORES Ala | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-storm-sally/hurricane-sally-lumbers-toward-u-s-gulf-coast-threatens-catastrophic-flooding-idUSKBN2660M2 | 2020-09-16 |
| More than a quarter of U.S. offshore oil production was shut | Neutral | GULF SHORES Ala | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-storm-sally/hurricane-sally-lumbers-toward-u-s-gulf-coast-threatens-catastrophic-flooding-idUSKBN2660M2 | 2020-09-16 |
| CHICAGO Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims are urging U.S. lawmakers to ensure the planemaker is held accountable for accidents that together killed 346 people by blocking a key legal defense according to a letter sent on Tuesday and seen by Reuters | Negative | CHICAGO Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims are urging U.S. lawmakers to ensure the planemaker is held accountable for accidents that together killed 346 people by blocking a key legal defense according to a letter sent on Tuesday and seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/boeing-737max-legal/737-max-crash-victims-seek-u-s-legislation-to-block-boeing-legal-strategy-idUSKBN2670CI | 2020-09-16 |
| At least thats what the U.S. Federal Reserve is planning and will detail further on Wednesday | Neutral | author is editoratlarge for finance and markets at Reuters News | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-currency/column-small-fx-moves-but-high-stakes-mike-dolan-idUSL8N2BA2D0 | 2020-09-16 |
| TOKYO Sept 16 Japanese stocks edged up on Wednesday in choppy trade on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would reinforce its commitment to keeping rates low at a meeting later in the day | Positive | TOKYO Sept 16 Japanese stocks edged up on Wednesday in choppy trade on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would reinforce its commitment to keeping rates low at a meeting later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-edge-higher-markets-nervous-before-fed-meeting-idUSL4N2GD03I | 2020-09-16 |
| NEW YORK Sept 15 Asian shares were set for a mixed open on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserves view on the economy at the end of its policy meeting although upbeat Chinese and U.S. economic data is likely to give sentiment a tailwind | Positive | NEW YORK Sept 15 Asian shares were set for a mixed open on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserves view on the economy at the end of its policy meeting although upbeat Chinese and U.S. economic data is likely to give sentiment a tailwind | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-for-mixed-session-as-investors-await-fed-idUSL1N2GC1PT | 2020-09-16 |
| U.S. retail sales figures from August will also be in focus on Wednesday | Neutral | NEW YORK Sept 15 Asian shares were set for a mixed open on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserves view on the economy at the end of its policy meeting although upbeat Chinese and U.S. economic data is likely to give sentiment a tailwind | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-for-mixed-session-as-investors-await-fed-idUSL1N2GC1PT | 2020-09-16 |
| NEW YORK Sept 15 Global equities rallied on Tuesday first on upbeat Chinese data and later on an increase in U.S. factory output while the dollar seesawed on uncertainty regarding the Federal Reserves outlook on the economy when policymakers meet this week | Positive | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-on-economic-data-dollar-steady-as-fed-meets-idUSL1N2GC1MO | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he expected to have a conversation about what role he may play if President Donald Trump wins a second term saying there is still a lot of work to do and I would love to find a way to be a part of that | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he expected to have a conversation about what role he may play if President Donald Trump wins a second term saying there is still a lot of work to do and I would love to find a way to be a part of that | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-pompeo/pompeo-expects-conversation-on-whats-next-for-him-if-trump-wins-idUSKBN2662C5 | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday he will put a continuing legislation on the House floor early next week to keep the government funded beyond the Sept | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday he will put a continuing legislation on the House floor early next week to keep the government funded beyond the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-shutdown/house-majority-leader-hoyer-says-will-put-continuing-resolution-legislation-floor-next-week-idUSKBN2662SS | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that lawmakers are committed to reaching a deal on sending economic aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic despite the failure of Republicans and Democrats to find a compromise for many weeks | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that lawmakers are committed to reaching a deal on sending economic aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic despite the failure of Republicans and Democrats to find a compromise for many weeks | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-lawmakers-committed-to-stay-until-they-reach-a-coronavirus-relief-deal-pelosi-says-idUSKBN2662GR | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 15 The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton mishandled classified information when he published a book about his time in the White House the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Sept 15 The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton mishandled classified information when he published a book about his time in the White House the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-trump-bolton/u-s-justice-department-subpoenas-publisher-of-john-boltons-book-report-idUSL1N2GC165 | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he is confident there will be effective 5G competitors to Chinas Huawei from Western vendors at comparable costs adding that he believes Western technologies will come to dominate telecommunications | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he is confident there will be effective 5G competitors to Chinas Huawei from Western vendors at comparable costs adding that he believes Western technologies will come to dominate telecommunications | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-5g/pompeo-says-confident-will-be-effective-competitors-to-huawei-from-western-vendors-idUSKBN2662AH | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has launched an internal inquiry into circumstances surrounding the decision to ease sentencing recommendations for President Donald Trumps longtime friend Roger Stone a spokeswoman confirmed | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has launched an internal inquiry into circumstances surrounding the decision to ease sentencing recommendations for President Donald Trumps longtime friend Roger Stone a spokeswoman confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/u-s-justice-department-launches-internal-inquiry-into-stone-sentencing-idUSKBN2653LB | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S. retail sales are expected to inch up to 1 | 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 |
| Consumer spending which accounts for more than twothirds of U.S. economic activity has shown signs of recovery but July figures were still about 4 | 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 |
| Warren called on the U.S. Attorney Generals office to conduct an investigation to determine if Prudes civil rights were violated | Negative | Rochester New York Mayor Lovely Warren on Monday fired Police Chief LaRon Singletary and suspended two city officials over the handling of the asphyxiation death of Daniel Prude in police custody as she called for a federal review of the case | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-race-rochester/rochester-mayor-fires-police-chief-over-handling-daniel-prudes-death-idUSKBN2653KS | 2020-09-15 |
| WASHINGTON A voteroutreach effort by the U.S. Postal Service drew a growing backlash on Monday as election officials in several states warned voters that the embattled agency was providing inaccurate information about how to vote in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON A voteroutreach effort by the U.S. Postal Service drew a growing backlash on Monday as election officials in several states warned voters that the embattled agency was providing inaccurate information about how to vote in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-postal/u-s-voting-officials-scramble-in-wake-of-misleading-usps-mailer-idUSKBN2653EO | 2020-09-15 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump over his administrations decision to end humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants many of whom have lived in the United States for decades | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump over his administrations decision to end humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants many of whom have lived in the United States for decades | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-court/u-s-court-allows-trump-to-phase-out-immigrant-humanitarian-protections-idUSKBN26530K | 2020-09-15 |
| At the U.S.brokered ceremony Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will sign agreements with Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed alNahyan and Bahrains Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani | Positive | WASHINGTON The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday will become the latest Arab states to break a longstanding taboo when they sign agreements toward normalizing relations with Israel in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-gulf-usa/at-historic-white-house-event-uae-and-bahrain-to-move-toward-normal-ties-with-israel-idUSKBN2660LF | 2020-09-15 |
| Hours before the families appearance U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States was deeply concerned about the activists noting they had been denied access to lawyers | Negative | HONG KONG The 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities were not democratic activists being the citys leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday with 10 of them on bail for offences in the Asian financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kong-leader-says-12-arrested-by-china-at-sea-not-democratic-activists-being-oppressed-idUSKBN2660E6 | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump is the only leader considering delivering his address in person on the first day when Guterres will also deliver his address in person | Positive | UNITED NATIONS U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres will use his annual address to world leaders next week to push for a global ceasefire until the end of 2020 so countries can fight the coronavirus pandemic but he said opportunities will be lost because presidents and prime ministers are not physically in New York | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-un-assembly/u-n-chief-to-push-pandemic-ceasefire-at-world-leaders-meeting-but-fears-opportunities-lost-idUSKBN2660G4 | 2020-09-15 |
| Chinas coronavirus vaccine may be ready for the public as early as November an official said while sources told Reuters that U.S. trials of AstraZenecas COVID19 vaccine one of the most advanced in development remains on hold until at least midweek | Positive | Chinas coronavirus vaccine may be ready for the public as early as November an official said while sources told Reuters that U.S. trials of AstraZenecas COVID19 vaccine one of the most advanced in development remains on hold until at least midweek | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2650OB | 2020-09-15 |
| Seven U.S. states have reported record oneday increases in cases so far this month even as the average daily number of new infections is falling nationally | Negative | Chinas coronavirus vaccine may be ready for the public as early as November an official said while sources told Reuters that U.S. trials of AstraZenecas COVID19 vaccine one of the most advanced in development remains on hold until at least midweek | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2650OB | 2020-09-15 |
| Several Caribbean nations complained for example in April of U.S. customs blocking shipments of medical supplies to them even as the region was welcoming hundreds of Cuban doctors | Negative | At the start of Togos coronavirus outbreak the small West African nation welcomed a team of 12 Cuban healthcare workers to tend to sufferers of the virus boost its laboratory testing and help improve its hospital protocols | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-cuba-doctors/cuba-punches-above-weight-with-white-coat-army-during-pandemic-idUSKBN2651NK | 2020-09-15 |
| Tibor Nagy the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa tweeted earlier this month that the United States wanted to see Rusesabagina receive a fair | Positive | KIGALI Paul Rusesabagina portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwandas 1994 genocide declined to plead on Monday to all the 13 charges facing him demanding he be allowed to plead to each separate count in a case that has also thrust a spotlight on to President Paul Kagames government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-rwanda-politics/hotel-rwanda-hero-declines-to-plead-to-terrorism-charges-idUSKBN2650YH | 2020-09-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday inked a draft agreement with Russias state nuclear energy company to reduce imports of uranium from Russia over the next 20 years in a bid to boost domestic mining and nuclear energy | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday inked a draft agreement with Russias state nuclear energy company to reduce imports of uranium from Russia over the next 20 years in a bid to boost domestic mining and nuclear energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/u-s-seeks-to-lower-russian-uranium-imports-to-boost-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKBN2652YK | 2020-09-15 |
| The amendment would let U.S. companies that have existing uranium purchase contracts with Russia keep them in tact | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday inked a draft agreement with Russias state nuclear energy company to reduce imports of uranium from Russia over the next 20 years in a bid to boost domestic mining and nuclear energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/u-s-seeks-to-lower-russian-uranium-imports-to-boost-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKBN2652YK | 2020-09-15 |
| One U.S. uranium miner said that by allowing for the of those contracts the amendment may not help the struggling industry in the short term | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday inked a draft agreement with Russias state nuclear energy company to reduce imports of uranium from Russia over the next 20 years in a bid to boost domestic mining and nuclear energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/u-s-seeks-to-lower-russian-uranium-imports-to-boost-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKBN2652YK | 2020-09-15 |
| 56 a barrel by 0407 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 were down 3 cents or 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as worries over slow recovery in global fuel demand were reinforced by warnings by major oil producers but shortcovering ahead of a meeting later this week of OPEC and its allies known as limited losses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slips-as-bleaker-demand-outlook-weighs-on-sentiment-idUSKBN266033 | 2020-09-15 |
| Brent and WTI are likely to stay between and a barrel until U.S. demand for heating oil starts picking up as the peak driving season has he said | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as worries over slow recovery in global fuel demand were reinforced by warnings by major oil producers but shortcovering ahead of a meeting later this week of OPEC and its allies known as limited losses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slips-as-bleaker-demand-outlook-weighs-on-sentiment-idUSKBN266033 | 2020-09-15 |
| 61 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 were down 7 cents or 0 | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices slipped slightly on Monday amid concerns about a stalled global economic recovery and with Libya poised to resume production and failed to get support from an impending storm which has disrupted U.S. output | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-lower-shrugging-off-gulf-of-mexico-shut-ins-idUSKBN265025 | 2020-09-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed on Monday for a solution to the threeyear rift between the Gulf state of Qatar and Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates Bahrain and Egypt saying the Trump administration was eager to see it resolved | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed on Monday for a solution to the threeyear rift between the Gulf state of Qatar and Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates Bahrain and Egypt saying the Trump administration was eager to see it resolved | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-gulf-crisis-qatar-usa/pompeo-says-trump-administration-eager-for-end-to-gulf-rift-idUSKBN2652Z7 | 2020-09-15 |
| He said investors who didnt want to pay lofty valuations of U.S. stocks could look to fastgrowing tech companies in Taiwan and South Korea | Positive | SINGAPORE Asian equities advanced on Tuesday and the dollar slipped with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about COVID19 vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-gain-as-upbeat-china-data-lifts-mood-idUSKBN2653MN | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S. retail sales figures from August are due Wednesday | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asian equities advanced on Tuesday and the dollar slipped with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about COVID19 vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-gain-as-upbeat-china-data-lifts-mood-idUSKBN2653MN | 2020-09-15 |
| Markets will be focused on projections from Fed policymakers on the U.S. growth outlook and on any details about what the bank intends to do to encourage inflation | Positive | SINGAPORE Asian equities advanced on Tuesday and the dollar slipped with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about COVID19 vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-gain-as-upbeat-china-data-lifts-mood-idUSKBN2653MN | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 0 | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asian equities advanced on Tuesday and the dollar slipped with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about COVID19 vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-gain-as-upbeat-china-data-lifts-mood-idUSKBN2653MN | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S.listed Oracle Corp said on Monday it would team up with ByteDance which could help keep TikTok operating in the United States | Positive | BEIJING Douyin the Chinese version of short video app TikTok hit 600 million daily active users in August an executive with parent company ByteDance said on Tuesday a jump since the start of the year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance/bytedances-chinese-version-of-tiktok-hits-600-million-daily-users-idUSKBN2660P4 | 2020-09-15 |
| It is not clear what valuation this deal would infer on TikToks U.S. business which has as many as 100 million users | Neutral | Oracle declined to comment and pointed to its statement earlier on Monday that confirmed its participation in the proposed deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-deal-insight/how-bytedances-ceo-balked-at-selling-tiktoks-u-s-business-idUSKBN2660LK | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan who requested the nonpartisan GAOs report noted that Georgia is also the home of Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue | Neutral | CHICAGO Farmers from the U.S. Southeast primarily those growing crops like cotton or sorghum received larger trade aid payments from the federal government in 2019 than those in other parts of the country a government watchdog agency said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-aid/trump-trade-aid-payments-benefited-large-southern-farms-watchdog-report-idUSKBN2653I8 | 2020-09-15 |
| Chicagobased United said earlier this month it was preparing to furlough 16370 U.S. workers when federal aid expires on Oct | Positive | Chicagobased United said earlier this month it was preparing to furlough 16370 U.S. workers when federal aid expires on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-united-airlines-japan/united-airlines-says-to-close-flight-attendant-base-at-japans-narita-idUSKBN2651SA | 2020-09-15 |
| NEW YORK The Trump administration said on Monday it rejected scores of requests from U.S. oil refiners for waivers that would have retroactively spared them from their obligation to blend biofuels like ethanol into their fuel delivering a win for farmers and a blow to the oil industry just ahead of the November presidential election | Neutral | NEW YORK The Trump administration said on Monday it rejected scores of requests from U.S. oil refiners for waivers that would have retroactively spared them from their obligation to blend biofuels like ethanol into their fuel delivering a win for farmers and a blow to the oil industry just ahead of the November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels/trump-epa-sides-with-farmers-over-refiners-in-biofuel-waiver-decision-idUSKBN2652OG | 2020-09-15 |
| DUBLIN Irelands High Court on Monday temporarily froze a probe by Facebooks lead European Union regulator that threatened to halt the U.S. social media giants transatlantic data flows a court spokesman said | Negative | DUBLIN Irelands High Court on Monday temporarily froze a probe by Facebooks lead European Union regulator that threatened to halt the U.S. social media giants transatlantic data flows a court spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-facebook-privacy/irish-high-court-freezes-probe-into-facebooks-eu-u-s-data-flows-idUSKBN2652G2 | 2020-09-15 |
| PARIS French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian was within his rights to ask LVMH to postpone a takeover of U.S. jeweler Tiffany an intervention that threatens to derail the deal | Negative | PARIS French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian was within his rights to ask LVMH to postpone a takeover of U.S. jeweler Tiffany an intervention that threatens to derail the deal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh/french-foreign-minister-was-within-his-rights-to-intervene-in-lvmh-tiffany-deal-finance-minister-idUSKBN2650NG | 2020-09-15 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc the U.S. data analytics company known for its secretive work with the Central Intelligence Agency and other government groups could be worth around billion ahead of a muchawaited public debut a regulatory filing indicated | Positive | Palantir Technologies Inc the U.S. data analytics company known for its secretive work with the Central Intelligence Agency and other government groups could be worth around billion ahead of a muchawaited public debut a regulatory filing indicated | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-palantir-ipo/palantir-filing-suggests-valuation-of-around-25-billion-ahead-of-u-s-listing-idUSKBN2652SA | 2020-09-15 |
| BRUSSELS A struck last month to remove EU tariffs on U.S. lobsters is unlikely to be followed swiftly by similar accords given transatlantic differences over agriculture EU Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday | Negative | BRUSSELS A struck last month to remove EU tariffs on U.S. lobsters is unlikely to be followed swiftly by similar accords given transatlantic differences over agriculture EU Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu/no-u-s-mini-trade-deals-in-pipe-after-lobster-pact-eus-dombrovskis-idUSKBN2651LO | 2020-09-15 |
| The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is probing Nikola Corp to assess the merits of shortseller Hindenburgs allegations that the EV maker misled investors about its business prospects Bloomberg News reported | Negative | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is probing Nikola Corp to assess the merits of shortseller Hindenburgs allegations that the EV maker misled investors about its business prospects Bloomberg News reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nikola-hindenburg-sec/sec-to-examine-nikola-over-short-sellers-fraud-allegations-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN2653EZ | 2020-09-15 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserves twoday meeting was also in focus as investors awaited clues on its monetary policy outlook | Positive | TOKYO Sept 15 Japanese shares dipped on Tuesday as a stronger yen pressured exporters and investors booked profits after a threeday rally in the run up to the ruling party election where Abe ally Yoshihide Suga was picked as the new leader | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-fall-on-profit-taking-after-election-firmer-yen-idUSL4N2GC0W7 | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 2 cents or 0 | Neutral | MSCI exJapan index rises most Asian markets in green | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-head-higher-on-china-data-markets-eye-fed-meeting-idUSL4N2GC0S3 | 2020-09-15 |
| Sept 15 Gold hit a near twoweek high on Tuesday as the dollar weakened and investors turned their focus to a U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting seeking details of how it planned to hold down rates while aiming to boost inflation | Positive | Spot gold may test resistance at technicals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/global-precious/precious-gold-hits-near-2-week-peak-on-softer-dollar-focus-on-fed-meeting-idUSL4N2GC0I8 | 2020-09-15 |
| Gold looks firm mainly because of a weaker dollar and also U.S. Treasury yields are coming down a said Edward Meir an analyst at Man Capital Markets | Negative | Spot gold may test resistance at technicals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/global-precious/precious-gold-hits-near-2-week-peak-on-softer-dollar-focus-on-fed-meeting-idUSL4N2GC0I8 | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Powell will testify before the Senate Banking Committee on coronavirus relief the committee said on Monday | Negative | Spot gold may test resistance at technicals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/global-precious/precious-gold-hits-near-2-week-peak-on-softer-dollar-focus-on-fed-meeting-idUSL4N2GC0I8 | 2020-09-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the Senate Banking Committee on coronavirus relief the committee said in a statement on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the Senate Banking Committee on coronavirus relief the committee said in a statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/treasurys-mnuchin-feds-powell-to-testify-before-senate-panel-on-sept-24-on-coronavirus-relief-idUSKBN2653D6 | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad will step down to work on President Donald Trumps reelection campaign a U.S. official familiar with the matter said on Monday departing Beijing at a time when the ties between the worlds top two economies are at their worst in decades | Negative | U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad will step down to work on President Donald Trumps reelection campaign a U.S. official familiar with the matter said on Monday departing Beijing at a time when the ties between the worlds top two economies are at their worst in decades | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-china-branstad/u-s-ambassador-to-china-branstad-leaving-post-to-help-trump-campaign-u-s-official-idUSKBN2650XZ | 2020-09-15 |
| NEW DELHI Sept 14 An Indian courts decision to stall the release of a Netflix Inc series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations freezes free and hurts the company financially the U.S. streaming giant has argued in a court filing seen by Reuters | Negative | story first published Monday with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/india-netflix/rpt-netflix-argues-for-free-speech-in-court-spat-with-indian-tycoons-over-bad-boy-billionaires-idUSL4N2GB356 | 2020-09-15 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 14 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the Trump administration received a proposal from Oracle Corp over the weekend to make Chineseowned short video app TikTok a U.S.headquartered company and will review the plan this week | Positive | WASHINGTON Sept 14 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the Trump administration received a proposal from Oracle Corp over the weekend to make Chineseowned short video app TikTok a U.S.headquartered company and will review the plan this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/china-bytedance-tiktok-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-trump-administration-will-review-oracles-tiktok-proposal-this-week-idUSL1N2GB0GI | 2020-09-15 |
| CHICAGO AstraZenecas COVID19 vaccine trial remains on hold in the United States pending a U.S. investigation into a serious side effect in Britain even as other trials of the vaccine resume sources familiar with the details told Reuters | Positive | CHICAGO AstraZenecas COVID19 vaccine trial remains on hold in the United States pending a U.S. investigation into a serious side effect in Britain even as other trials of the vaccine resume sources familiar with the details told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-us-exc/exclusive-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-trial-in-u-s-on-hold-until-at-least-midweek-sources-idUSKBN26536Y | 2020-09-15 |
| This was the first indication that the U.S. trial will remain on hold until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a safety panel investigate the case | Negative | CHICAGO AstraZenecas COVID19 vaccine trial remains on hold in the United States pending a U.S. investigation into a serious side effect in Britain even as other trials of the vaccine resume sources familiar with the details told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-us-exc/exclusive-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-trial-in-u-s-on-hold-until-at-least-midweek-sources-idUSKBN26536Y | 2020-09-15 |
| Seven U.S. states have reported record oneday increases in COVID19 cases so far this month even as the average daily number of new infections is falling nationally | Negative | Seven U.S. states have reported record oneday increases in COVID19 cases so far this month even as the average daily number of new infections is falling nationally | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-records-factbo/factbox-record-one-day-increases-in-covid-19-cases-in-seven-u-s-states-in-september-idUSKBN2653A3 | 2020-09-15 |
| NEW DELHI An Indian courts decision to stall the release of a Netflix Inc series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations freezes free and hurts the company financially the U.S. streaming giant has argued in a court filing seen by Reuters | Negative | NEW DELHI An Indian courts decision to stall the release of a Netflix Inc series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations freezes free and hurts the company financially the U.S. streaming giant has argued in a court filing seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-india-netflix/netflix-argues-for-free-speech-in-court-spat-with-indian-tycoons-over-bad-boy-billionaires-idUSKBN26525G | 2020-09-15 |
| Searchandrescue teams with dogs in tow were deployed across the blackened ruins of southern Oregon towns on Sunday as smoldering wildfires still ravaged U.S. Pacific Coast states after causing widespread destruction | Negative | TALENT Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-wildfires/all-gone-residents-return-to-burned-out-oregon-towns-as-many-west-coast-wildfires-keep-burning-idUSKBN2640HU | 2020-09-14 |
| CARACAS Progovernment media in Venezuela on Sunday named an alleged U.S. spy who President Nicolas Maduro said was captured last week near the countrys largest oil refinery complex | Negative | CARACAS Progovernment media in Venezuela on Sunday named an alleged U.S. spy who President Nicolas Maduro said was captured last week near the countrys largest oil refinery complex | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-venezuela-usa/venezuelan-media-name-alleged-u-s-spy-arrested-near-refinery-complex-idUSKBN2640TA | 2020-09-14 |
| The U.S. State Department had no comment on the matter | Neutral | CARACAS Progovernment media in Venezuela on Sunday named an alleged U.S. spy who President Nicolas Maduro said was captured last week near the countrys largest oil refinery complex | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-venezuela-usa/venezuelan-media-name-alleged-u-s-spy-arrested-near-refinery-complex-idUSKBN2640TA | 2020-09-14 |
| U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus had tweeted the arrests were another example of the deterioration of human rights in Hong and called on mainland authorities to ensure due | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kongs government stood fast in its refusal to interfere with the arrest of 12 residents seeking to flee to Taiwan by sea despite pleas from families for assistance saying the crime falls under mainland Chinese jurisdiction | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kong-says-will-not-interfere-with-chinese-law-enforcement-arrest-of-12-residents-at-sea-idUSKBN26509R | 2020-09-14 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 were up 18 cents or 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Monday as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico forced companies to evacuate rigs and halt production but gains were kept in check by wider concerns about excess supply and falling fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-as-storm-causes-u-s-gulf-production-halts-idUSKBN265025 | 2020-09-14 |
| The U.S. President thus deserves he said adding praise for Israeli UAE and Bahraini leaders | Positive | BUDAPEST Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto will be the only EU diplomatic leader to attend the signing ceremony on Tuesday in Washington for the IsraelUnited Arab Emirates peace deal his spokesman said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-uae-hungary-eu/hungary-says-it-will-be-only-eu-country-to-send-minister-to-israel-uae-accord-signing-idUSKBN2640XX | 2020-09-14 |
| Arm will not become subject to U.S. export controls under the deal said Huang | Positive | FRANCISCO Nvidia Corp will buy UKbased chip designer Arm from Japans SoftBank Group Corp for as much as billion the companies said on Monday in a deal set to reshape the global semiconductor landscape | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-nvidia-arm/nvidia-to-buy-chip-designer-arm-for-40-billion-as-softbank-exits-idUSKBN264110 | 2020-09-14 |
| Later this week the U.S. Federal Reserve will hold its twoday policy meeting where it is expected to hold rates while elaborating on the alreadyannounced shift to inflation targeting | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares firmed on Monday on renewed hopes for a coronavirus vaccine after AstraZeneca resumed its phase3 trial though sentiment was still cautious ahead of a big week of central bank meetings in UK Japan and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-buoyed-by-coronavirus-vaccine-hopes-idUSKBN265011 | 2020-09-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place a lowercourt ruling that relaxes voting restrictions in Rhode Island during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place a lowercourt ruling that relaxes voting restrictions in Rhode Island during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-voting/u-s-supreme-court-allows-easing-of-rhode-island-voting-restrictions-idUSKCN2592BG | 2020-09-14 |
| On August 7 the Bostonbased 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to put McElroys ruling on hold | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place a lowercourt ruling that relaxes voting restrictions in Rhode Island during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-voting/u-s-supreme-court-allows-easing-of-rhode-island-voting-restrictions-idUSKCN2592BG | 2020-09-14 |
| Also supporting market sentiment were gains in U.S. stock futures during the Asian trade in addition to COVID19 vaccine hopes after AstraZeneca resumed its trials | Positive | TOKYO Sept 14 Japanese shares inched higher on Monday as investors awaited election results for the countrys ruling party to choose a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-gains-ahead-of-election-results-softbank-shines-on-nvidia-deal-idUSL4N2GB0T3 | 2020-09-14 |
| Christopher Nolans crossed the million mark globally even as U.S. cinemas struggle to draw audiences during the pandemic | Positive | LOS ANGELES | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/variety/tenet-hits-200-million-globally-despite-lackluster-u-s-box-office-idUSL4N2GA07P | 2020-09-14 |
| Search and rescue crews using dogs combed through neighborhoods left in blackened ruins by massive wildfires burning across three states on Saturday and U.S. President Donald Trump said he would travel to California to see the devastation firsthand | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-wildfires/search-on-for-bodies-in-charred-path-of-wildfires-trump-to-visit-california-idUSKBN2630EB | 2020-09-13 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 6427058 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 46045 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1035 to 192388 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 6427058 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 46045 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1035 to 192388 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-192388-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2630YJ | 2020-09-13 |
| WASHINGTON Colorado on Saturday sued the U.S. Postal Service and its postmaster general Louis DeJoy seeking to prevent the mailing of official notices to all Colorado residents that the state says contain false and misleading statements about voting in the November election | Negative | WASHINGTON Colorado on Saturday sued the U.S. Postal Service and its postmaster general Louis DeJoy seeking to prevent the mailing of official notices to all Colorado residents that the state says contain false and misleading statements about voting in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-colorado/colorado-seeks-to-block-usps-voting-mailer-it-says-is-misleading-idUSKBN2630U0 | 2020-09-13 |
| Pompeo warned that the size and scope of future U.S. financial assistance to the country which relies heavily on international funding would depend on their choices and | Negative | DOHA Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents gathered on Saturday for historic peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks/afghan-peace-talks-open-with-calls-for-ceasefire-womens-rights-idUSKBN26233E | 2020-09-13 |
| Ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November where he lags in the polls Trump is looking to show progress on his pledge to end Americas involvement in Afghanistan | Positive | DOHA Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents gathered on Saturday for historic peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks/afghan-peace-talks-open-with-calls-for-ceasefire-womens-rights-idUSKBN26233E | 2020-09-13 |
| OPEC figures show the U.S. share of the global oil market has doubled since 2010 while OPECs has fallen | Negative | LONDON In 1973 Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries brought the U.S. economy to its knees | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-insight/once-an-american-foe-now-a-friend-opec-turns-60-idUSKBN26406P | 2020-09-13 |
| Earlier this year Trump wanted something new from a production cut to help U.S. oil companies make money | Negative | LONDON In 1973 Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries brought the U.S. economy to its knees | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-insight/once-an-american-foe-now-a-friend-opec-turns-60-idUSKBN26406P | 2020-09-13 |
| CAIRO Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar has committed to ending a monthslong blockade of oil facilities the U.S. embassy in the country said in a statement on Saturday but it was unclear if oil fields and ports would reopen | Positive | CAIRO Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar has committed to ending a monthslong blockade of oil facilities the U.S. embassy in the country said in a statement on Saturday but it was unclear if oil fields and ports would reopen | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-oil/libyas-haftar-committed-to-ending-oil-blockade-u-s-says-idUSKBN2630W5 | 2020-09-13 |
| GAZA Palestinians in Gaza burnt pictures of Israeli U.S. Bahraini and United Arab Emirates leaders on Saturday in protest over the two Gulf countries moves to normalize ties with Israel | Negative | GAZA Palestinians in Gaza burnt pictures of Israeli U.S. Bahraini and United Arab Emirates leaders on Saturday in protest over the two Gulf countries moves to normalize ties with Israel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-bahrain-usa-palestinians/palestinians-rally-against-bahrain-israel-normalisation-idUSKBN2630L2 | 2020-09-13 |
| DUBAI The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday as the economy reels under the COVID19 pandemic and U.S. sanctions | Negative | DUBAI The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday as the economy reels under the COVID19 pandemic and U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-economy-rial/irans-rial-hits-new-low-against-dollar-as-economy-reels-idUSKBN2630VK | 2020-09-13 |
| In midJuly the U.S. dollar rose to around 255000 rials but the rial then recouped some of its losses to trade at around 220000 in August | Negative | DUBAI The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday as the economy reels under the COVID19 pandemic and U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-economy-rial/irans-rial-hits-new-low-against-dollar-as-economy-reels-idUSKBN2630VK | 2020-09-13 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump also called on Iran this month not to execute the wrestler | Negative | Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed on Saturday after being convicted of stabbing a security guard to death during antigovernment protests in 2018 state media said in a case that has sparked international outcry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-wrestler/iranian-wrestler-navid-afkari-executed-over-2018-security-guard-killing-idUSKBN2630EW | 2020-09-13 |
| DOHA Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents along with U.S. diplomats and other dignitaries gathered in Doha on Saturday for the start of historic peace talks aimed at ending decades of war that have killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians in Afghanistan | Negative | DOHA Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents along with U.S. diplomats and other dignitaries gathered in Doha on Saturday for the start of historic peace talks aimed at ending decades of war that have killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks-quotes-high/highlights-key-comments-as-historic-afghan-taliban-peace-talks-begin-idUSKBN2630K5 | 2020-09-13 |
| A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers urged Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Chapek to explain the companys connection with security and authorities of Chinas Xinjiang region during the production of liveaction war epic | Negative | A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers urged Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Chapek to explain the companys connection with security and authorities of Chinas Xinjiang region during the production of liveaction war epic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-disney-mulan-china/u-s-lawmakers-quiz-disney-ceo-over-xinjiang-connection-to-mulan-idUSKBN2630AZ | 2020-09-13 |
| Beat Serena Williams in the 2018 U.S. Open final to claim her maiden Grand Slam title and finished the year ranked fifth in the world | Positive | Factbox on Japans Naomi Osaka who beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 16 63 63 to win the U.S. Open title on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-tennis-usopen-osaka-winner-factbox/factbox-u-s-open-champion-naomi-osaka-idUSKBN26312F | 2020-09-13 |
| HOUSTON U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil producers on Saturday evacuated offshore facilities as a tropical storm brewing off the Florida coast was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and threaten the prime oil region | Negative | HOUSTON U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil producers on Saturday evacuated offshore facilities as a tropical storm brewing off the Florida coast was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and threaten the prime oil region | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-storm-sally-energy/oil-producers-evacuate-u-s-gulf-of-mexico-platforms-as-storm-brews-idUSKBN2630UW | 2020-09-13 |
| WASHINGTON With expectations of a U.S. government lawsuit against Alphabets Google within weeks two progressive Democrats tweeted support for legal action against tech giants who break the law in a rare instance of agreement with the Republican administration amid a polarized political environment | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2622P1 | 2020-09-13 |
| There were currently no plans to reenter the U.S. wealth management market but that was something to look at in the medium and long term the CEO added | Negative | Cantonal bank are retail banks in which regional governments hold significant stakes and shareholder voting rights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-ceo/credit-suisse-ceo-urges-end-of-cantonal-banks-privileges-idUSKBN2630DP | 2020-09-13 |
| AIRES U.S. President Donald Trumps nominee on Saturday won election as president of the InterAmerican Development Bank the regions main economic development lender making him the first U.S. citizen to lead the institution in its 61year history | Positive | AIRES U.S. President Donald Trumps nominee on Saturday won election as president of the InterAmerican Development Bank the regions main economic development lender making him the first U.S. citizen to lead the institution in its 61year history | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-latam-usa-bank/trump-nominee-elected-to-head-latin-american-development-bank-idUSKBN2630XA | 2020-09-13 |
| Leading U.S. and European vaccine developers have pledged to uphold scientific safety and efficacy standards for their experimental vaccines and not bow to political pressures to rush the process | Positive | On 6 September the standard review process triggered a voluntary pause to vaccination across all global trials to allow review of safety data by independent committees and international AstraZeneca said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine/astrazeneca-resumes-uk-trials-of-covid-19-vaccine-halted-by-patient-illness-idUSKBN2630O9 | 2020-09-13 |
| The ruling by the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals could influence the election outcome in November | Negative | A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Florida can require felons to pay all fines restitution and legal fees they face before they can regain their right to vote reversing a lower court ruling that held the measure unconstitutional | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-florida-felon/appeals-court-finds-florida-can-require-felons-to-pay-fines-before-right-to-vote-is-restored-idUSKBN2622RS | 2020-09-12 |
| Durham recruited Dannehy to join his team after he was tapped by U.S. Attorney General William Barr last year to oversee the investigation the Hartford Courant reported | Positive | A senior aide to the Connecticut federal prosecutor in charge of investigating the origins of the FBIs probe into contacts between Donald Trumps 2016 campaign and Russia has resigned from the Justice Department a spokesman for the prosecutors office said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-russia/key-aide-to-prosecutor-reviewing-origins-of-trump-russia-probe-resigns-idUSKBN26233M | 2020-09-12 |
| President Donald Trumps administration has expelled about 8800 unaccompanied migrant children intercepted at the U.S.Mexico border since March 20 under rules seeking to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States according to court documents filed Friday by the Justice Department | Negative | President Donald Trumps administration has expelled about 8800 unaccompanied migrant children intercepted at the U.S.Mexico border since March 20 under rules seeking to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States according to court documents filed Friday by the Justice Department | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-children/u-s-has-expelled-8800-migrant-children-under-coronavirus-rules-idUSKBN26301L | 2020-09-12 |
| Since then U.S. officials have been quickly removing migrants including unaccompanied minors without standard immigration proceedings | Neutral | President Donald Trumps administration has expelled about 8800 unaccompanied migrant children intercepted at the U.S.Mexico border since March 20 under rules seeking to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States according to court documents filed Friday by the Justice Department | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-children/u-s-has-expelled-8800-migrant-children-under-coronavirus-rules-idUSKBN26301L | 2020-09-12 |
| In June U.S. Customs and Border Protection chief Mark Morgan said that about 2000 unaccompanied children had been expelled under the order | Negative | President Donald Trumps administration has expelled about 8800 unaccompanied migrant children intercepted at the U.S.Mexico border since March 20 under rules seeking to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States according to court documents filed Friday by the Justice Department | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-children/u-s-has-expelled-8800-migrant-children-under-coronavirus-rules-idUSKBN26301L | 2020-09-12 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged a federal appeals court to block what he called a bad faith effort by Manhattans top prosecutor to enforce a subpoena for his tax returns to advance a criminal probe into his businesses | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged a federal appeals court to block what he called a bad faith effort by Manhattans top prosecutor to enforce a subpoena for his tax returns to advance a criminal probe into his businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-challenges-manhattan-prosecutors-dragnet-subpoena-for-tax-returns-idUSKBN2622XC | 2020-09-12 |
| 20 decision by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan to allow its enforcement | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged a federal appeals court to block what he called a bad faith effort by Manhattans top prosecutor to enforce a subpoena for his tax returns to advance a criminal probe into his businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-challenges-manhattan-prosecutors-dragnet-subpoena-for-tax-returns-idUSKBN2622XC | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON The Georgia Democrat running for the U.S. Congress against a Republican businesswoman who has expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory on Friday said he was dropping out of the race and leaving the state for personal reasons | Negative | WASHINGTON The Georgia Democrat running for the U.S. Congress against a Republican businesswoman who has expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory on Friday said he was dropping out of the race and leaving the state for personal reasons | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-house-georgia/georgia-democrat-opposing-qanon-backer-drops-out-of-race-for-u-s-congress-idUSKBN2622X6 | 2020-09-12 |
| U.S. stock markets ended lower for a second week following several economic indicators that suggest a long and difficult recovery from the pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices were little changed on Friday but posted their second straight weekly loss as stockpiles rise around the world and fuel demand struggles to rebound to precoronavirus levels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-ends-lower-for-second-week-as-stockpiles-rise-demand-weakens-idUSKBN26204Q | 2020-09-12 |
| Money managers cut their net long U.S. crude futures and options positions in the most recent week a sign hedge fund managers expect further weakness in the oil markets | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices were little changed on Friday but posted their second straight weekly loss as stockpiles rise around the world and fuel demand struggles to rebound to precoronavirus levels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-ends-lower-for-second-week-as-stockpiles-rise-demand-weakens-idUSKBN26204Q | 2020-09-12 |
| KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Doha on Friday ahead of longawaited Afghan peace negotiations scheduled to launch the following day | Positive | KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Doha on Friday ahead of longawaited Afghan peace negotiations scheduled to launch the following day | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks/pompeo-lands-in-doha-for-launch-of-afghan-peace-talks-idUSKBN2620OY | 2020-09-12 |
| George W. Bush becomes the first U.S. president to call for the creation of a Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in peace and | Positive | JERUSALEM The United Arab Emirates and Bahrains decisions to normalise relations with Israel follows a history of peace efforts between Israel the Palestinians and their Arab allies that have failed to overcome decades of distrust and violence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-bahrain-usa-emirates-timeline/timeline-israel-gulf-normalisation-moves-follow-years-of-failed-peace-initiatives-idUSKBN2622QZ | 2020-09-12 |
| CAIRO The king of Bahrain reiterated the necessity of reaching a fair and lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians based on the two state solution in a call with U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Bahrains state news agency BNA said on Friday | Positive | CAIRO The king of Bahrain reiterated the necessity of reaching a fair and lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians based on the two state solution in a call with U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Bahrains state news agency BNA said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-bahrain-usa-call/bahrain-king-reiterates-necessity-for-peace-based-on-two-state-solution-after-israel-normalization-agreement-idUSKBN2622OD | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States is deeply concerned about 12 Hong Kong democracy activists being held in Chinas Guangdong province saying they have been denied access to lawyers and local authorities have not provided information on their welfare or the charges against them | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States is deeply concerned about 12 Hong Kong democracy activists being held in Chinas Guangdong province saying they have been denied access to lawyers and local authorities have not provided information on their welfare or the charges against them | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hong-kong/u-s-deeply-concerned-about-hong-kong-activists-held-in-china-pompeo-idUSKBN262327 | 2020-09-12 |
| Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikToks U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday | Negative | Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikToks U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-china-would-rather-see-tiktok-u-s-close-than-a-forced-sale-idUSKBN2622L6 | 2020-09-12 |
| Trump last month issued two executive orders that require ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. assets or face being banned in the country where the app is hugely popular among teenagers | Negative | Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikToks U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-china-would-rather-see-tiktok-u-s-close-than-a-forced-sale-idUSKBN2622L6 | 2020-09-12 |
| The U.S. firm is expanding its manufacturing capacity in China to make Model Y sportsutility vehicles and adding lines to make more battery packs electric motors and motor controllers | Positive | Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tesla-china-exports/tesla-plans-to-export-china-made-model-3s-to-asia-and-europe-say-sources-idUSKBN2620TG | 2020-09-12 |
| CHICAGO Chinese demand for U.S. corn and soybeans remained robust in the latest week U.S. Agriculture Department data showed and traders expect the recent surge of deals will cause the U.S. government to boost its export forecast for both commodities | Positive | CHICAGO Chinese demand for U.S. corn and soybeans remained robust in the latest week U.S. Agriculture Department data showed and traders expect the recent surge of deals will cause the U.S. government to boost its export forecast for both commodities | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-soybeans/china-maintains-strong-demand-for-u-s-corn-soy-usda-idUSKBN26224K | 2020-09-12 |
| The Chinese firm is being forced by President Donald Trump to sell TikToks U.S. assets to avoid a ban in United States | Negative | TikTok owner ByteDance plans to invest billions of dollars and recruit hundreds of employees in Singapore after opting to base its Southeast Asia regional headquarters there a person familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-singapore/tiktok-owner-bytedance-to-invest-billions-in-singapore-over-three-years-source-idUSKBN2620FO | 2020-09-12 |
| HONG KONG The sharp expansion of U.S. actions to hobble Chinese firms in recent weeks has sparked a rush by global lenders to pare back exposure to the companies and to identify others that may become caught in Washingtons crosshairs banking sources said | Positive | HONG KONG The sharp expansion of U.S. actions to hobble Chinese firms in recent weeks has sparked a rush by global lenders to pare back exposure to the companies and to identify others that may become caught in Washingtons crosshairs banking sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions-banks/as-u-s-cracks-down-on-more-chinese-firms-global-banks-scramble-to-manage-risk-idUSKBN2621EN | 2020-09-12 |
| The U.S. labor market and broader economy made some gains this week which history shows should be good news for President Donald Trumps reelection campaign | Positive | The U.S. labor market and broader economy made some gains this week which history shows should be good news for President Donald Trumps reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-economy/u-s-economy-is-improving-weeks-before-the-election-will-trump-benefit-idUSKBN2622TG | 2020-09-12 |
| U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp said on Friday Chief Financial Officer William Osbourn will step down effective Sept | Positive | U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp said on Friday Chief Financial Officer William Osbourn will step down effective Sept | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-xerox-cfo/xerox-cfo-william-osbourn-resigns-xavier-heiss-named-interim-replacement-idUSKBN2622YT | 2020-09-12 |
| A retired judge blasted the U.S. Justice Departments plan to drop the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn as corrupt on Friday and urged the judge presiding over the case to reject the move | Negative | A retired judge blasted the U.S. Justice Departments plan to drop the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn as corrupt on Friday and urged the judge presiding over the case to reject the move | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-judge-urged-to-stop-corrupt-reversal-in-case-of-trump-ex-aide-flynn-idUSKBN2622GH | 2020-09-12 |
| The U.S. is likely to ban TikTok from being downloaded from app stores Reuters has also reported | Negative | BEIJING President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to extend a deadline for ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. business with the process still mired in uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-trump-explainer/explainer-next-steps-in-the-tiktok-diplomatic-dance-idUSKBN2622CB | 2020-09-12 |
| Wall Street however seems to think the U.S. jeweler will fare just fine by itself | Positive | NEW LVMH the worlds biggest luxury group has called off its engagement to Tiffany | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh-analysis/analysis-life-without-lvmh-how-tiffany-might-fare-without-the-luxury-giant-idUSKBN26226V | 2020-09-12 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that had opened the door to a ballot measure in Oregon to create an independent commission to redraw electoral district lines in the state | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that had opened the door to a ballot measure in Oregon to create an independent commission to redraw electoral district lines in the state | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-oregon/supreme-court-blocks-path-to-oregon-redistricting-ballot-measure-idUSKCN2572A8 | 2020-09-12 |
| Canadian antibody therapy developer AbCellera Biologics Inc which has been participating in efforts to develop a treatment for the novel coronavirus has hired investment banks for a U.S. initial public offering which could come later this year according to people familiar with the matter | Positive | Canadian antibody therapy developer AbCellera Biologics Inc which has been participating in efforts to develop a treatment for the novel coronavirus has hired investment banks for a U.S. initial public offering which could come later this year according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-abcellera-ipo/antibody-therapy-developer-abcellera-hires-banks-for-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN2622PH | 2020-09-12 |
| U.S. private equity firm Advent International has been a prominent Easynvest shareholder since 2017 | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazilian financial startup Nubank decided to acquire broker Easynvest as part of a plan to become a fullservice financial provider Nubanks founder David Velez said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-easynvest-nubank-m-a/brazils-nubank-buys-advent-backed-broker-easynvest-idUSKBN262236 | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will vote on Wednesday to require the Federal Aviation Administration to quickly disclose risk assessments after fatal air crashes in a bid to significantly tighten industry oversight | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will vote on Wednesday to require the Federal Aviation Administration to quickly disclose risk assessments after fatal air crashes in a bid to significantly tighten industry oversight | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/key-u-s-senators-back-requiring-faa-disclosure-of-risk-assessments-after-fatal-plane-crashes-idUSKBN26232S | 2020-09-12 |
| Citigroup the thirdlargest U.S. lender has struggled for years to convince Wall Street that managements vision of a global bank with a hodgepodge of profitable if unrelated businesses will work | Negative | Citigroup the thirdlargest U.S. lender has struggled for years to convince Wall Street that managements vision of a global bank with a hodgepodge of profitable if unrelated businesses will work | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-citigroup-ceo-goals/citigroups-next-ceo-has-herculean-task-turning-the-bank-around-for-real-idUSKBN2621J8 | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 11 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said a training review for the grounded Boeing 737 MAX will begin on Monday in London a key milestone for the planes eventual return to service | Positive | WASHINGTON Sept 11 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said a training review for the grounded Boeing 737 MAX will begin on Monday in London a key milestone for the planes eventual return to service | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/boeing-737max/faa-to-begin-key-boeing-737-max-training-review-on-monday-in-london-idUSL1N2G81NG | 2020-09-12 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. stock market pullback has raised hopes that the Federal Reserve will ramp up asset purchases to boost the economy but the selloff was not steep enough to warrant any action according to market participants strategists and an advisor to the U.S. Treasury | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. stock market pullback has raised hopes that the Federal Reserve will ramp up asset purchases to boost the economy but the selloff was not steep enough to warrant any action according to market participants strategists and an advisor to the U.S. Treasury | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-investors-analysis/equity-market-turmoil-seen-unlikely-to-provoke-rapid-fed-response-idUSKBN2622NI | 2020-09-12 |
| Gennadiy Goldberg U.S. rates strategist at TD Securities also said equity selloffs would not concern the Fed | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. stock market pullback has raised hopes that the Federal Reserve will ramp up asset purchases to boost the economy but the selloff was not steep enough to warrant any action according to market participants strategists and an advisor to the U.S. Treasury | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-investors-analysis/equity-market-turmoil-seen-unlikely-to-provoke-rapid-fed-response-idUSKBN2622NI | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 11 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it has charged five Atlantabased people including rapper and actor Clifford Harris Jr | Negative | WASHINGTON Sept 11 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it has charged five Atlantabased people including rapper and actor Clifford Harris Jr | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/sec-rapper/u-s-sec-charges-rapper-clifford-harris-jr-others-over-cryptocurrency-offering-idUSL1N2G81S9 | 2020-09-12 |
| U.S. crude was flat | Neutral | European stocks edge higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-struggle-to-shake-off-bearish-mood-idUSL8N2G832Z | 2020-09-12 |
| As the U.S. dollar rebounded gold was down 0 | Positive | European stocks edge higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-struggle-to-shake-off-bearish-mood-idUSL8N2G832Z | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. presidential election pits a politician who plans to tie the countrys economic recovery to tackling climate change against another determined to remove as many regulatory hurdles to oil gas and coal production as possible | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. presidential election pits a politician who plans to tie the countrys economic recovery to tackling climate change against another determined to remove as many regulatory hurdles to oil gas and coal production as possible | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-climate-change-factbox/factbox-on-climate-its-bidens-green-revolution-versus-trumps-war-on-red-tape-idUSKBN2622NG | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON The Senate intelligence committee is investigating a whistleblower complaint filed by a former top U.S. Department of Homeland Security official alleging he was pressed to skew official intelligence reports for political purposes according to a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The Senate intelligence committee is investigating a whistleblower complaint filed by a former top U.S. Department of Homeland Security official alleging he was pressed to skew official intelligence reports for political purposes according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-whistleblower/u-s-senate-committee-joins-house-panel-in-probing-homeland-whistleblower-complaint-idUSKBN2622PX | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON Even if Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election and his fellow Democrats gain full control of Congress his ability to secure passage of an ambitious legislative agenda may be limited by a stubborn Washington the high hurdle for getting things done in the Senate | Positive | WASHINGTON Even if Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election and his fellow Democrats gain full control of Congress his ability to secure passage of an ambitious legislative agenda may be limited by a stubborn Washington the high hurdle for getting things done in the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress-democrats-analy/u-s-senate-could-be-a-narrow-strait-for-biden-agenda-even-in-democratic-hands-idUSKBN2621DD | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said she was optimistic about Congress passing coronavirus relief legislation before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said she was optimistic about Congress passing coronavirus relief legislation before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-voices-optimism-about-passing-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN26230L | 2020-09-12 |
| Only a handful of the U.S. gubernatorial elections this year are expected to be competitive according to current polling with either Democratic and Republican candidates enjoying commanding leads in most states | Positive | Only a handful of the U.S. gubernatorial elections this year are expected to be competitive according to current polling with either Democratic and Republican candidates enjoying commanding leads in most states | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-governor-factbox/factbox-five-u-s-gubernatorial-races-to-watch-idUSKBN2622BO | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON Grammy awardwinning rapper Clifford Harris known as T.I. agreed to pay a U.S. regulator to settle charges that he broke securities laws by selling fraudulent cryptocurrency investments the agency said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON Grammy awardwinning rapper Clifford Harris known as T.I. agreed to pay a U.S. regulator to settle charges that he broke securities laws by selling fraudulent cryptocurrency investments the agency said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-sec-rapper/rapper-t-i-in-75000-u-s-settlement-over-cryptocurrency-offering-idUSKBN262308 | 2020-09-12 |
| U.S. hospitals have turned down about a third of their allocated supplies of the COVID19 drug remdesivir since July as need for the costly antiviral wanes the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Friday | Negative | U.S. hospitals have turned down about a third of their allocated supplies of the COVID19 drug remdesivir since July as need for the costly antiviral wanes the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-remdesivir-exclusi/exclusive-u-s-hospitals-turn-down-remdesivir-limit-use-to-sickest-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN2622UM | 2020-09-12 |
| U.S. drugmaker Merck Co Inc has begun recruiting participants to its earlystage COVID19 vaccine study according to the government database clinicaltrials | Positive | U.S. drugmaker Merck Co Inc has begun recruiting participants to its earlystage COVID19 vaccine study according to the government database clinicaltrials | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-merck-co/merck-starts-recruitment-for-covid-19-vaccine-trial-idUSKBN26231B | 2020-09-12 |
| Twelve children who likely contracted COVID19 at three childcare operations in Utah infected some of their parents and siblings according to a U.S. study adding to evidence that very young kids can transmit the disease | Negative | Twelve children who likely contracted COVID19 at three childcare operations in Utah infected some of their parents and siblings according to a U.S. study adding to evidence that very young kids can transmit the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-children/children-carried-covid-19-home-from-utah-childcare-centers-infecting-family-members-u-s-report-idUSKBN2622Q3 | 2020-09-12 |
| 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart if only they could celebrate with their fans | Positive | NEW YORK For Kpop superstars BTS 2020 is turning out to be a good year with the group becoming the first Korean act to debut at No | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-bts/k-pop-group-bts-revels-in-a-milestone-but-misses-celebrating-with-fans-idUSKBN262330 | 2020-09-12 |
| A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Texas Democrats bid to allow all state residents to vote by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic ruling that the states law extending that right only to those over 65 was not unconstitutional age discrimination | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Texas Democrats bid to allow all state residents to vote by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic ruling that the states law extending that right only to those over 65 was not unconstitutional age discrimination | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas/u-s-appeals-court-rejects-bid-to-expand-voting-by-mail-in-texas-idUSKBN26205U | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump predicted at a rally in Michigan on Thursday that he would win the election battleground state as thousands of cheering largely maskless supporters defied state guidelines aimed at containing the novel coronavirus | Positive | FREELAND Mich | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-predicts-victory-in-election-battleground-michigan-as-thousands-defy-coronavirus-safety-rules-idUSKBN26208I | 2020-09-11 |
| Dozens of extreme winddriven wildfires burned through forests and towns in U.S. West Coast states on Thursday destroying hundreds of homes killing at least nine people and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee authorities said | Negative | TALENT Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-wildfires/scores-of-wildfires-scorch-u-s-west-coast-killing-at-least-nine-idUSKBN2612N9 | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a Republican bill that would have provided around billion in new coronavirus aid as Democrats seeking far more funding prevented it from advancing | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a Republican bill that would have provided around billion in new coronavirus aid as Democrats seeking far more funding prevented it from advancing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-defeat-of-skinny-coronavirus-aid-bill-puts-it-on-dead-end-street-idUSKBN2611MJ | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. officials are weighing whether to postpone or further cut refugee admissions in the coming year amid legal fights over President Donald Trumps refugee policy and uncertainty caused by the COVID19 pandemic a senior official said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials are weighing whether to postpone or further cut refugee admissions in the coming year amid legal fights over President Donald Trumps refugee policy and uncertainty caused by the COVID19 pandemic a senior official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-refugees-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-considers-postponing-refugee-admissions-u-s-official-says-idUSKBN2612SO | 2020-09-11 |
| MEXICO CITY A U.S. auction house has stopped the sale of a 16thcentury manuscript linked to the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes after researchers said it was probably stolen from the national archives of Mexico | Negative | MEXICO CITY A U.S. auction house has stopped the sale of a 16thcentury manuscript linked to the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes after researchers said it was probably stolen from the national archives of Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-art-theft/u-s-auction-house-withdraws-spanish-conquistador-manuscript-after-mexicos-theft-complaint-idUSKBN2612R6 | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday there was a substantial his poisoning was ordered by senior Russian officials | Negative | BERLIN Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has made further progress in his recovery after what Germany said was poisoning with a Sovietstyle Novichok nerve agent and is able to speak again Der Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalnys-condition-improving-police-guard-stepped-up-der-spiegel-idUSKBN2610WS | 2020-09-11 |
| TOKYO Oil prices fell for a second day on Friday pressured by a surprise rise in U.S. stockpiles as the coronavirus pandemic continues to erode demand for fuels | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices fell for a second day on Friday pressured by a surprise rise in U.S. stockpiles as the coronavirus pandemic continues to erode demand for fuels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-losses-as-stockpile-rise-amid-weakening-demand-idUSKBN26204Q | 2020-09-11 |
| While U.S. crude oil production continues to recover following Hurricane Laura the numbers show that refineries further reduced run rates over the last ING Economics said in a note | Positive | TOKYO Oil prices fell for a second day on Friday pressured by a surprise rise in U.S. stockpiles as the coronavirus pandemic continues to erode demand for fuels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-losses-as-stockpile-rise-amid-weakening-demand-idUSKBN26204Q | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. officials say that military aid to Jordan helps to build the kingdoms defensive capabilities as part of a wider regional strategy | Positive | AMMAN Jordan said a series of massive explosions that rocked the city of Zarqa early on Friday was likely caused by an electric short circuit at a nearby army munitions depot | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-jordan-explosion-zarqa/huge-explosions-rock-military-facility-in-jordan-no-reports-of-casualties-idUSKBN2613L3 | 2020-09-11 |
| The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a Republican bill that would have provided around billion in new coronavirus aid as Democrats seeking far more funding prevented it from advancing | Negative | United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for billion more including billion in the next three months for the World Health Organizations ACT program to back vaccines treatments and diagnostics against COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2600SX | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was possible another country could soon join a diplomatic accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was possible another country could soon join a diplomatic accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-uae-trump/trump-says-another-country-could-join-israel-uae-accord-idUSKBN2613C1 | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that U.S. troop numbers in Iraq would be down to about 2000 in a very short period of time | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that U.S. troop numbers in Iraq would be down to about 2000 in a very short period of time | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq-trump/trump-says-u-s-to-cut-iraq-troops-to-about-2000-in-very-short-time-idUSKBN2613CW | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave Washington on Thursday to travel to Doha to take part in the start of longdelayed intraAfghan peace talks President Donald Trump said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave Washington on Thursday to travel to Doha to take part in the start of longdelayed intraAfghan peace talks President Donald Trump said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks-pompeo-doha/pompeo-to-attend-start-of-intra-afghan-peace-talks-in-doha-idUSKBN2613CD | 2020-09-11 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices slid nearly on Thursday after U.S. data showed a surprise build in crude stockpiles last week related in part to ongoing reductions at refineries along the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Laura | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices slid nearly on Thursday after U.S. data showed a surprise build in crude stockpiles last week related in part to ongoing reductions at refineries along the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Laura | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slide-near-2-after-surprise-u-s-crude-stock-build-idUSKBN261041 | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. ally the Philippines is among countries where blacklisted firms have secured lucrative contracts | Positive | HANOI The United States top diplomat on Thursday urged Southeast Asian countries to stand up to maritime bullying by China and to reassess business deals with its state firms adding to heated exchanges between two powers jostling for influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-asean-summit/pompeo-tells-southeast-asia-to-stand-up-to-china-shun-its-firms-idUSKBN2611XI | 2020-09-11 |
| Vietnam Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in a statement welcomed the U.S. role in supporting ASEANs hope for peace stability security and freedom of navigation | Positive | HANOI The United States top diplomat on Thursday urged Southeast Asian countries to stand up to maritime bullying by China and to reassess business deals with its state firms adding to heated exchanges between two powers jostling for influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-asean-summit/pompeo-tells-southeast-asia-to-stand-up-to-china-shun-its-firms-idUSKBN2611XI | 2020-09-11 |
| While U.S. journalists face restrictions on reporting and even entering China Chinese state media workers have long enjoyed open access in the United Branstad wrote | Neutral | BEIJING China and the United States traded attacks about who best understands press freedom as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised the official newspaper of Chinas ruling Communist Party for refusing to carry an oped by the U.S. ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/china-u-s-trade-attacks-after-paper-refuses-to-carry-envoys-op-ed-idUSKBN2610NW | 2020-09-11 |
| Issuing its response in a letter the Peoples Daily said the U.S. envoys article failed to meet its standards | Negative | BEIJING China and the United States traded attacks about who best understands press freedom as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised the official newspaper of Chinas ruling Communist Party for refusing to carry an oped by the U.S. ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/china-u-s-trade-attacks-after-paper-refuses-to-carry-envoys-op-ed-idUSKBN2610NW | 2020-09-11 |
| The U.S. move announced on Wednesday was a violation of the human rights of the students foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a regular news briefing | Negative | BEIJING China on Thursday accused the United States of political persecution and racial discrimination and said it reserves the right for further reaction after Washington said it had revoked the visas of more than 1000 Chinese students and researchers it had deemed security risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-visas-beijing/china-accuses-u-s-of-racial-discrimination-over-visa-cancellations-idUSKBN26116C | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos criticism about the matter were a malicious attack on Chinese the paper said in a statement | Negative | BEIJING The Peoples Daily has the right to decide what is published in it and to make necessary revisions the official newspaper of Chinas ruling Communist Party said on Thursday after it refused to carry an oped by the U.S. ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-paper/chinas-peoples-daily-defends-right-not-to-carry-u-s-envoys-op-ed-idUSKBN261126 | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday the deadline set for Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular shortvideo app TikToks U.S. assets would not be extended | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday the deadline set for Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular shortvideo app TikToks U.S. assets would not be extended | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-there-will-be-no-extension-of-tiktok-deadline-idUSKBN2613IL | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. tech shares unquestionable leaders of the worlds stock recovery since late March failed to sustain a brief rebound | Positive | TOKYO Asian shares struggled to stem a bearish mood on Friday after U.S. big tech firm shares fell again overnight on growing doubts about U.S. stimulus and worries about their stretched valuations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/shares-struggle-to-shake-off-bearish-mood-as-u-s-tech-giants-fall-anew-idUSKBN2613OF | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. crude CLc1 was flat at | Neutral | TOKYO Asian shares struggled to stem a bearish mood on Friday after U.S. big tech firm shares fell again overnight on growing doubts about U.S. stimulus and worries about their stretched valuations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/shares-struggle-to-shake-off-bearish-mood-as-u-s-tech-giants-fall-anew-idUSKBN2613OF | 2020-09-11 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from the coronavirus making it the first major meatpacker to face a fine after outbreaks at slaughterhouses infected thousands of workers | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from the coronavirus making it the first major meatpacker to face a fine after outbreaks at slaughterhouses infected thousands of workers | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-smithfield/u-s-cites-smithfield-foods-for-failing-to-protect-workers-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN261345 | 2020-09-11 |
| An attorney for the firm wrote in a December 2019 letter that U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules meant Albemarle was impeded from providing CCHEN information beyond that already delivered | Positive | SANTIAGO Albemarle the worlds largest lithium producer is locked in a feud with Chilean regulators over how it calculates its reserves of the ultralight metal a potential risk to its plans to ramp up production | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-chile-lithium-albemarle-exclusive/exclusive-lithium-giant-albemarle-locks-horns-with-chile-over-reserves-data-idUSKBN2612O6 | 2020-09-11 |
| A federal judge ordered former Theranos Inc Chief Executive Elizabeth Holmes to be examined by U.S. government experts after lawyers defending her against criminal fraud charges said they may offer evidence she suffered from a mental disease or defect | Negative | A federal judge ordered former Theranos Inc Chief Executive Elizabeth Holmes to be examined by U.S. government experts after lawyers defending her against criminal fraud charges said they may offer evidence she suffered from a mental disease or defect | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-theranos-holmes/ex-theranos-ceo-holmes-puts-mental-state-at-issue-to-be-examined-by-u-s-experts-idUSKBN2612Q3 | 2020-09-11 |
| PARIS Luxury goods group LVMH said on Thursday it would countersue Tiffany accusing it of mismanagement through the coronavirus crisis after the U.S. jeweller accused the French group of trying to bow out of a billion acquisition deal | Negative | PARIS Luxury goods group LVMH said on Thursday it would countersue Tiffany accusing it of mismanagement through the coronavirus crisis after the U.S. jeweller accused the French group of trying to bow out of a billion acquisition deal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh/lvmh-to-counter-sue-tiffany-in-fight-over-troubled-takeover-idUSKBN2611XS | 2020-09-11 |
| BOSTON Gary Cohn the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and investor Clifton S. Robbins have upped the funds raised for their blankcheck acquisition company Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp | Positive | BOSTON Gary Cohn the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and investor Clifton S. Robbins have upped the funds raised for their blankcheck acquisition company Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cohn-robbins-hol-ipo/ex-trump-adviser-cohn-robbins-raise-extra-108-million-for-blank-check-company-source-idUSKBN2612NR | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON NASA on Thursday launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon announcing it would buy from them rocks dirt and other lunar materials as the U.S. space agency seeks to spur private extraction of coveted offworld resources for its use | Negative | WASHINGTON NASA on Thursday launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon announcing it would buy from them rocks dirt and other lunar materials as the U.S. space agency seeks to spur private extraction of coveted offworld resources for its use | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-moon-nasa/nasa-sets-out-to-buy-moon-resources-mined-by-private-companies-idUSKBN2613NZ | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON The head of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Thursday he was not seeing indications that North Korea was looking at lashing ahead of an expected military parade next month as Pyongyang is internally focused on dealing with typhoon damage and the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Thursday he was not seeing indications that North Korea was looking at lashing ahead of an expected military parade next month as Pyongyang is internally focused on dealing with typhoon damage and the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-northkorea-military/u-s-general-sees-no-signs-of-north-korea-looking-at-lashing-out-idUSKBN2612CP | 2020-09-11 |
| He believes U.S. stocks could trade sideways from here | Neutral | The electriccar makers shares were up roughly at | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-stocks-options/options-market-signals-bumpy-ride-for-tesla-shares-idUSKBN26126Z | 2020-09-11 |
| BENGALURU The U.S. Federal Reserves latest policy shift will not have any significant impact on the economy according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll who do not expect the central bank to meet its dual mandate until 2023 at least | Negative | BENGALURU The U.S. Federal Reserves latest policy shift will not have any significant impact on the economy according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll who do not expect the central bank to meet its dual mandate until 2023 at least | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/feds-new-policy-shift-to-have-no-major-impact-say-economists-reuters-poll-idUSKBN26200V | 2020-09-11 |
| Given these sectors are relatively large in the U.S. this adds to our wariness on getting too excited about the speed of recovery | Positive | BENGALURU The U.S. Federal Reserves latest policy shift will not have any significant impact on the economy according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll who do not expect the central bank to meet its dual mandate until 2023 at least | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/feds-new-policy-shift-to-have-no-major-impact-say-economists-reuters-poll-idUSKBN26200V | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the deadline set for Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular shortvideo app TikToks U.S. assets would not be extended | Negative | SSEC 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/shanghai-shares-set-for-biggest-weekly-drop-in-eight-on-sino-u-s-tensions-idUSL4N2G814A | 2020-09-11 |
| Sept 11 A steep decline in the U.S. dollar index since March is creating a rare but ominous technical pattern in its chart which could signal that a rebound in the greenback in recent days may be shortlived | Negative | opinions expressed here are those of the author a columnist for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets-dollarindex/column-dollars-decline-is-leaving-a-bearish-imprint-on-its-chart-idUSL1N2G50TM | 2020-09-11 |
| TOKYO Sept 11 Japanese shares inched higher on Friday tracking strength in U.S. stock futures and as the capital city of Tokyo dropped its coronavirus alert by one notch from the highest level as COVID19 cases continue to trend down | Positive | TOKYO Sept 11 Japanese shares inched higher on Friday tracking strength in U.S. stock futures and as the capital city of Tokyo dropped its coronavirus alert by one notch from the highest level as COVID19 cases continue to trend down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-rise-as-tokyo-lowers-virus-alert-u-s-futures-gain-idUSL4N2G80MB | 2020-09-11 |
| Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would label or remove misinformation aiming to undermine confidence in the U.S. election including posts claiming victory before results have been certified or inciting unlawful conduct to prevent a peaceful transfer of power | Negative | Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would label or remove misinformation aiming to undermine confidence in the U.S. election including posts claiming victory before results have been certified or inciting unlawful conduct to prevent a peaceful transfer of power | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-twitter/twitter-expands-misinformation-rules-ahead-of-u-s-election-idUSKBN2612XS | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed without evidence that voting by mail is susceptible to largescale fraud | Negative | Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would label or remove misinformation aiming to undermine confidence in the U.S. election including posts claiming victory before results have been certified or inciting unlawful conduct to prevent a peaceful transfer of power | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-twitter/twitter-expands-misinformation-rules-ahead-of-u-s-election-idUSKBN2612XS | 2020-09-11 |
| NEW YORK Half of Americans believe media reports that President Donald Trump referred to U.S. soldiers as and despite his denials but the alleged comments do not appear to have hurt his standing among Republicans a poll shows | Negative | NEW YORK Half of Americans believe media reports that President Donald Trump referred to U.S. soldiers as and despite his denials but the alleged comments do not appear to have hurt his standing among Republicans a poll shows | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-poll/republicans-back-trump-despite-reports-he-called-soldiers-suckers-and-losers-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN2612NX | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on any Russian involved in the alleged payment of bounties to militants for killing U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on any Russian involved in the alleged payment of bounties to militants for killing U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties-senate/u-s-democrats-demand-trump-response-to-reported-russian-bounties-idUSKBN2612DB | 2020-09-11 |
| Energy stocks dropped as oil prices extended losses after U.S. data showed a surprise build in crude stockpiles last week and on forecasts for lower global oil demand | Negative | Energy stocks drop as oil prices slide | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-lower-as-tech-struggles-resume-idUSL1N2G71US | 2020-09-11 |
| The U.S.based Mayo Clinic concludes that the association so far is not strong enough to warrant limiting any vaccine | Negative | AstraZeneca should still know by yearend whether its experimental vaccine protects people against coronavirus as long as it is cleared to resume trials soon its chief executive said on Thursday amid doubts over its rollout | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-expects-covid-vaccine-result-by-year-end-if-trials-resume-idUSKBN2611C2 | 2020-09-11 |
| The hacking attempts on SKDK come as U.S. intelligence agencies have raised alarms about possible efforts by foreign governments to interfere in the November presidential election | Negative | The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washingtonbased SKDKnickerbocker a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats over the past two months the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-cyber-biden-exclusive/exclusive-russian-state-hackers-suspected-in-targeting-biden-campaign-firm-sources-idUSKBN2610I4 | 2020-09-10 |
| A week after that interview Trump said at a White House briefing that the number of U.S. coronavirus cases within a couple days is going to be down close to zero | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged to a journalist early in the coronavirus pandemic that he played down the danger of the health crisis despite having evidence to the contrary according to a new book | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-book/trump-said-he-knew-virus-was-deadly-but-still-played-down-crisis-woodward-book-idUSKBN2602TR | 2020-09-10 |
| 3 million U.S. infections the Midwest has been hardest hit in recent weeks | Negative | New York City restaurants struggling to stay in business after months of closures imposed in the face of the coronavirus pandemic won a longawaited approval on Wednesday to resume limited indoor dining | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-to-resume-indoor-dining-los-angeles-bans-halloween-parties-idUSKBN2601HS | 2020-09-10 |
| NEW YORK A woman who said she was a victim of Jeffrey Epsteins sex trafficking told a U.S. appeals court that Ghislaine Maxwells desire for privacy failed to justify the continued sealing of a deposition that the British socialite has fought to keep out of the public eye | Negative | NEW YORK A woman who said she was a victim of Jeffrey Epsteins sex trafficking told a U.S. appeals court that Ghislaine Maxwells desire for privacy failed to justify the continued sealing of a deposition that the British socialite has fought to keep out of the public eye | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwells-privacy-does-not-justify-keeping-deposition-sealed-epstein-accuser-says-idUSKBN26031R | 2020-09-10 |
| WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told a former top aide to stop providing assessments of the threat of Russian interference in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told a former top aide to stop providing assessments of the threat of Russian interference in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-whistleblower/u-s-intelligence-official-told-to-halt-russian-2020-election-meddling-threat-assessments-whistleblower-idUSKBN26032Q | 2020-09-10 |
| U.S. officials say Russia China and Iran have been working to influence the 2020 election between Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told a former top aide to stop providing assessments of the threat of Russian interference in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-whistleblower/u-s-intelligence-official-told-to-halt-russian-2020-election-meddling-threat-assessments-whistleblower-idUSKBN26032Q | 2020-09-10 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a list of potential nominees including three sitting U.S. senators to fill any future Supreme Court vacancies in a move aimed at bolstering support among conservative voters ahead of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a list of potential nominees including three sitting U.S. senators to fill any future Supreme Court vacancies in a move aimed at bolstering support among conservative voters ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-trump/in-nod-to-conservatives-trump-reveals-new-list-of-potential-supreme-court-picks-idUSKBN260311 | 2020-09-10 |
| Defence Minister Taro Kono in an online event sponsored by a U.S. think tank said on Wednesday an election was expected probably sometime in domestic media reported | Negative | TOKYO Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga is the voters favourite to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe according to a poll published by the daily Mainichi Shimbun on Thursday amid speculation over an early general election | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-is-voters-favourite-as-opposition-picks-new-leader-idUSKBN26105G | 2020-09-10 |
| The taxfree import quota was used entirely by U.S. corn ethanol producers who were happy to sell to Brazil to make up for low sales due to the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | DE JANEIRO The Brazilian government is planning to extend a tarifffree ethanol import program for three months two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday a measure likely to please U.S. President Donald Trumps administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-ethanol-extension/brazil-likely-to-extend-zero-tariff-ethanol-imports-past-u-s-election-sources-say-idUSKBN260393 | 2020-09-10 |
| Trump who faced pressure from the U.S. farm lobby had urged renewal of the nontariff quota | Negative | DE JANEIRO The Brazilian government is planning to extend a tarifffree ethanol import program for three months two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday a measure likely to please U.S. President Donald Trumps administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-ethanol-extension/brazil-likely-to-extend-zero-tariff-ethanol-imports-past-u-s-election-sources-say-idUSKBN260393 | 2020-09-10 |
| Azevedos departure has left a void at the WTO amid worsening U.S.China relations and as the coronavirus crisis accelerates protectionism and pulverises the global economy | Negative | The World Trade Organizations effort to select a leader entered a new stage this week as ambassadors from 164 member countries met with senior officials for private to say who they support | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto-analysis/wto-leadership-race-seen-as-hostage-to-u-s-election-idUSKBN2610P5 | 2020-09-10 |
| Last year it snuck through after Azevedo assuaged U.S. concerns that the WTO was overspending | Negative | The World Trade Organizations effort to select a leader entered a new stage this week as ambassadors from 164 member countries met with senior officials for private to say who they support | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto-analysis/wto-leadership-race-seen-as-hostage-to-u-s-election-idUSKBN2610P5 | 2020-09-10 |
| Competition from cheap U.S. LNG and the potential for Turkey to start its own gas production in the Black Sea have changed market dynamics the Turkish ministry official told reporters | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkey expects gas suppliers to offer more competitive pricing and flexibility if they want to renew longterm contracts totaling 16 billion cubic meters a year a senior energy ministry official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-turkey-gas/turkey-seeking-better-terms-to-renew-gas-supply-contracts-energy-official-says-idUSKBN2610PT | 2020-09-10 |
| AstraZenecas latestage U.S. trial with a targeted 30000 participants was launched last week | Positive | AstraZeneca has already agreed to supply close to three billion doses to governments across the globe more than any other vaccine project | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-pauses-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-as-participant-illness-investigated-idUSKBN26017L | 2020-09-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday there was a substantial that the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ordered by senior Russian officials | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday there was a substantial that the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ordered by senior Russian officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/substantial-chance-russian-officials-behind-navalny-poisoning-u-s-s-pompeo-idUSKBN2603IY | 2020-09-10 |
| What we know is that over the past six years since the events in the Ukraine happened the U.S. and EU have been continually applying Moreno said | Neutral | LONDON The Wests push to impose sanctions on Russia over an alleged nerve agent attack on President Vladimir Putins main political opponent is getting a familiar shrug of the shoulders from international investors who view Moscows finances as just too strong to be cracked | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-markets-sanctions-analysis/new-sanction-threats-same-shrugs-from-russias-investors-idUSKBN26022T | 2020-09-10 |
| Having had its ability to issue new dollardenominated debt limited by previous U.S. sanctions Russia now comprises just 3 | Negative | LONDON The Wests push to impose sanctions on Russia over an alleged nerve agent attack on President Vladimir Putins main political opponent is getting a familiar shrug of the shoulders from international investors who view Moscows finances as just too strong to be cracked | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-markets-sanctions-analysis/new-sanction-threats-same-shrugs-from-russias-investors-idUSKBN26022T | 2020-09-10 |
| Oil prices slid on Thursday after data showed U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly rose last week stoking concern about a sluggish recovery in fuel demand as coronavirus cases continue to surge in many countries | Negative | Oil prices slid on Thursday after data showed U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly rose last week stoking concern about a sluggish recovery in fuel demand as coronavirus cases continue to surge in many countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-as-growing-u-s-stockpiles-signal-bumpy-demand-recovery-idUSKBN261041 | 2020-09-10 |
| If the EIA confirms a crude oil build later today it would be the first U.S. stock build since ING analysts said | Positive | Oil prices slid on Thursday after data showed U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly rose last week stoking concern about a sluggish recovery in fuel demand as coronavirus cases continue to surge in many countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-as-growing-u-s-stockpiles-signal-bumpy-demand-recovery-idUSKBN261041 | 2020-09-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government is set to end enhanced screening of some international passengers for COVID19 and drop requirements that travelers coming from the targeted countries arrive at 15 designated U.S. airports according to U.S. and airline officials and a government document seen by Reuters | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. government is set to end enhanced screening of some international passengers for COVID19 and drop requirements that travelers coming from the targeted countries arrive at 15 designated U.S. airports according to U.S. and airline officials and a government document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travelers/u-s-set-to-end-enhanced-screening-of-some-international-travelers-for-covid-19-sources-idUSKBN260343 | 2020-09-10 |
| The administration also considered requiring temperature checks for all U.S. air travelers and facial coverings at U.S. airports but opted not to adopt either mandate | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. government is set to end enhanced screening of some international passengers for COVID19 and drop requirements that travelers coming from the targeted countries arrive at 15 designated U.S. airports according to U.S. and airline officials and a government document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travelers/u-s-set-to-end-enhanced-screening-of-some-international-travelers-for-covid-19-sources-idUSKBN260343 | 2020-09-10 |
| U.S. government inventory data is due on Thursday delayed a day by Mondays Labor Day holiday | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures on Wednesday clawed back some of the losses they sustained in the previous session but a rebound in COVID19 cases in some countries undermined hopes for a steady recovery in global demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-edge-up-off-three-month-lows-but-demand-concerns-persist-idUSKBN2600DM | 2020-09-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke with Omans leader Sultan Haitham bin Tariq alSaid about ways to enhance regional security and strengthen economic ties between the two countries the White House said in a statement | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke with Omans leader Sultan Haitham bin Tariq alSaid about ways to enhance regional security and strengthen economic ties between the two countries the White House said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-oman/u-s-oman-discuss-ways-to-strengthen-security-boost-economic-ties-idUSKBN26030N | 2020-09-10 |
| Trump thanked the Omani leader for his statements of support following a U.S.brokered agreement by the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize relations the White House said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke with Omans leader Sultan Haitham bin Tariq alSaid about ways to enhance regional security and strengthen economic ties between the two countries the White House said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-oman/u-s-oman-discuss-ways-to-strengthen-security-boost-economic-ties-idUSKBN26030N | 2020-09-10 |
| The Communist Partys Peoples Daily refused to publish an opinion piece by the U.S. ambassador to China whereas Chinese officials have been able to give their governments views in U.S. media Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | Negative | The Communist Partys Peoples Daily refused to publish an opinion piece by the U.S. ambassador to China whereas Chinese officials have been able to give their governments views in U.S. media Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/chinas-peoples-daily-refuses-to-publish-u-s-ambassadors-article-pompeo-idUSKBN2610NW | 2020-09-10 |
| While U.S. journalists face restrictions on reporting and even entering China Chinese state media workers have long enjoyed open access in the United he added | Neutral | The Communist Partys Peoples Daily refused to publish an opinion piece by the U.S. ambassador to China whereas Chinese officials have been able to give their governments views in U.S. media Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/chinas-peoples-daily-refuses-to-publish-u-s-ambassadors-article-pompeo-idUSKBN2610NW | 2020-09-10 |
| Issuing its response in a letter Peoples Daily said the U.S. envoys article failed to meet its standards | Negative | The Communist Partys Peoples Daily refused to publish an opinion piece by the U.S. ambassador to China whereas Chinese officials have been able to give their governments views in U.S. media Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/chinas-peoples-daily-refuses-to-publish-u-s-ambassadors-article-pompeo-idUSKBN2610NW | 2020-09-10 |
| Some 360000 Chinese nationals study in the United States bringing in significant revenue to U.S. colleges although the COVID19 pandemic has severely disrupted the return to campus this autumn semester | Negative | The United States has revoked visas for more than 1000 Chinese nationals under a May 29 presidential proclamation to suspend entry from China of students and researchers deemed security risks a State Department spokeswoman said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-visas/u-s-has-canceled-more-than-1000-visas-for-chinese-nationals-deemed-security-risks-idUSKBN2602OO | 2020-09-10 |
| HANOI Southeast Asian foreign ministers kicked off a series of regional summits on Wednesday expected to seek collaboration to fight global threats and to try to deescalate a titfortat U.S.China rivalry as the worlds two biggest economies vie for influence | Negative | HANOI Southeast Asian foreign ministers kicked off a series of regional summits on Wednesday expected to seek collaboration to fight global threats and to try to deescalate a titfortat U.S.China rivalry as the worlds two biggest economies vie for influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-asean-summit/asia-summits-under-way-amid-u-s-china-friction-idUSKBN2600IM | 2020-09-10 |
| 1 million U.S. households paid each to watch on between Friday and Monday | Neutral | The film will debut in cinemas in China the worlds second largest movie market on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-disney-mulan/disney-very-pleased-with-mulan-debut-ahead-of-china-opening-idUSKBN260341 | 2020-09-10 |
| NEW YORK Early indications of U.S. crude oil exports to China show a surge in interest this month putting September on track to be one of the strongest months recorded for Chinese purchases of American oil | Positive | NEW YORK Early indications of U.S. crude oil exports to China show a surge in interest this month putting September on track to be one of the strongest months recorded for Chinese purchases of American oil | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-oil/early-data-indicates-strong-month-of-u-s-crude-buying-by-china-idUSKBN26032V | 2020-09-10 |
| Earnings momentum and the magnitude of analyst earnings revisions is outpacing that in other markets suggesting that higher valuations on U.S. equities are the report said | Neutral | NEW YORK Some of Wall Streets biggest players are viewing the stock markets recent techled selloff as a bout of turbulence rather than the start of a longer slide and they dont see it as a reason to run for the door | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-dip-analysis/wall-street-sees-a-bright-side-in-healthy-tech-selloff-idUSKBN2610L3 | 2020-09-10 |
| Varathan said investors were grappling with whether this months U.S. tech selloff was really done and beyond that an increasingly uncertain U.S. political outlook and persistent SinoU.S. tensions | Negative | SINGAPORE Stock markets rose on Thursday but without the spring of Wall Streets tech rebound as Asias investors trod carefully while the euro crept higher as currency traders stood by for a crucial European Central Bank meeting later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/caution-reigns-in-wake-of-nasdaq-bounce-euro-drifts-higher-ahead-of-ecb-meeting-idUSKBN2603IS | 2020-09-10 |
| U.S. jobless claims figures are also due at 1230 GMT and investors are also intently focused on whether the U.S. stock market bounce can actually hold firm | Negative | SINGAPORE Stock markets rose on Thursday but without the spring of Wall Streets tech rebound as Asias investors trod carefully while the euro crept higher as currency traders stood by for a crucial European Central Bank meeting later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/caution-reigns-in-wake-of-nasdaq-bounce-euro-drifts-higher-ahead-of-ecb-meeting-idUSKBN2603IS | 2020-09-10 |
| Tiffany filed its lawsuit against LVMH in Delaware the U.S. state in which the New Yorkbased company is registered to force it to complete the deal as agreed last year | Positive | Tiffanys shares ended trading on Wednesday down 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh/tiffany-sues-lvmh-for-reneging-on-16-billion-deal-as-france-steps-in-idUSKBN2601IK | 2020-09-10 |
| Major U.S. airlines warned on Wednesday that travel demand will continue to languish until there is a widespread COVID19 vaccine while awaiting developments in Washington on additional federal aid | Negative | Major U.S. airlines warned on Wednesday that travel demand will continue to languish until there is a widespread COVID19 vaccine while awaiting developments in Washington on additional federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-warn-on-travel-recovery-while-awaiting-fresh-aid-idUSKBN2602BD | 2020-09-10 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended his offices intervention in a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused President Donald Trump of raping her when it moved the case to federal court and sought to install its own lawyers to replace Trumps private legal team | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended his offices intervention in a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused President Donald Trump of raping her when it moved the case to federal court and sought to install its own lawyers to replace Trumps private legal team | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-defamation-lawsuit/barr-backs-u-s-move-to-defend-trump-against-rape-accusers-defamation-lawsuit-idUSKBN2602DN | 2020-09-10 |
| U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan was assigned to Carrolls case which began in state court in November 2019 | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended his offices intervention in a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused President Donald Trump of raping her when it moved the case to federal court and sought to install its own lawyers to replace Trumps private legal team | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-defamation-lawsuit/barr-backs-u-s-move-to-defend-trump-against-rape-accusers-defamation-lawsuit-idUSKBN2602DN | 2020-09-10 |
| Assange and WikiLeaks enraged the U.S. government a decade ago by publishing thousands of secret American documents but he was not charged with any criminal offense at the time | Negative | LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wanted by the United States because he is a political of President Donald Trump his London extradition hearing was told on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-assange/trump-targeting-wikileaks-assange-as-political-enemy-uk-court-told-idUSKBN2602AS | 2020-09-10 |
| Assanges defense team are arguing the U.S. case is politicallymotivated something which would bar his extradition | Negative | LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wanted by the United States because he is a political of President Donald Trump his London extradition hearing was told on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-assange/trump-targeting-wikileaks-assange-as-political-enemy-uk-court-told-idUSKBN2602AS | 2020-09-10 |
| James Lewis the lawyer representing the United States challenged the assertion the case was politicallymotivated saying U.S. federal prosecutors were forbidden to consider political opinion in making their decisions | Negative | LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wanted by the United States because he is a political of President Donald Trump his London extradition hearing was told on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-assange/trump-targeting-wikileaks-assange-as-political-enemy-uk-court-told-idUSKBN2602AS | 2020-09-10 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc the U.S. data analytics company known for its secretive work with the Central Intelligence Agency and other government groups on Wednesday sought to woo Wall Street investors ahead of a public listing later this month | Positive | Palantir Technologies Inc the U.S. data analytics company known for its secretive work with the Central Intelligence Agency and other government groups on Wednesday sought to woo Wall Street investors ahead of a public listing later this month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-palantir-ipo/palantir-goes-on-wall-street-charm-offensive-ahead-of-public-listing-idUSKBN26024Q | 2020-09-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Britain on Wednesday that ignoring some parts of its European Union divorce treaty could imperil any new trade agreement with the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Britain on Wednesday that ignoring some parts of its European Union divorce treaty could imperil any new trade agreement with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu-usa-congress/u-s-house-speaker-warns-britain-that-breaking-brexit-treaty-could-imperil-trade-pact-idUSKBN260374 | 2020-09-10 |
| BUENOS U.S. President Donald Trumps pick to run Latin Americas main financing institution appears poised to win the top job in this weekends election amid faltering regional opposition to having a U.S. citizen run the bank for first time in 61 years | Positive | BUENOS U.S. President Donald Trumps pick to run Latin Americas main financing institution appears poised to win the top job in this weekends election amid faltering regional opposition to having a U.S. citizen run the bank for first time in 61 years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-latam-usa-bank/trump-pick-for-latam-bank-poised-for-win-after-regional-opposition-fades-idUSKBN2603AP | 2020-09-10 |
| BANGKOK Sept 10 Thailands central bank will allow gold trading in U.S. dollars an assistant governor said on Thursday as it tries to curb the impact of the precious metal on a stubbornly strong baht | Positive | BANGKOK Sept 10 Thailands central bank will allow gold trading in U.S. dollars an assistant governor said on Thursday as it tries to curb the impact of the precious metal on a stubbornly strong baht | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/thailand-economy-cenbank/thai-central-bank-says-to-allow-gold-trading-in-dollars-idUSL4N2G70YN | 2020-09-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate leaders on Wednesday held onto their radically different positions on what is needed to address the continuing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic one day before a vote on a modest Republican bill that appeared destined for defeat | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate leaders on Wednesday held onto their radically different positions on what is needed to address the continuing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic one day before a vote on a modest Republican bill that appeared destined for defeat | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-polarized-over-next-coronavirus-aid-package-idUSKBN2601Y4 | 2020-09-10 |
| PARIS Sept 9 The U.S. government is blocking international talks on crossborder taxation of digital giants and Europe should prepare to go ahead with a European tax if there is no global deal by year end French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday | Negative | PARIS Sept 9 The U.S. government is blocking international talks on crossborder taxation of digital giants and Europe should prepare to go ahead with a European tax if there is no global deal by year end French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/oecd-tax-france/france-says-u-s-blocking-global-digital-tax-talks-idUSP6N2EZ054 | 2020-09-10 |
| SHENZHEN China Huawei Technologies is expected to respond on Thursday to the latest salvo of U.S. technology restrictions against it and share its progress on developing a system that is seen as its best bet to replace Googles Android mobile operating system | Negative | SHENZHEN China Huawei Technologies is expected to respond on Thursday to the latest salvo of U.S. technology restrictions against it and share its progress on developing a system that is seen as its best bet to replace Googles Android mobile operating system | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-china-huawei-tech/chinas-huawei-to-share-progress-of-google-android-os-rival-amid-u-s-tensions-idUSKBN2601DZ | 2020-09-10 |
| NEW YORK The toppling of Confederate statues during nationwide protests against racial injustice brought renewed attention to the importance of U.S. public monuments very few of which were made by Black sculptors | Negative | NEW YORK The toppling of Confederate statues during nationwide protests against racial injustice brought renewed attention to the importance of U.S. public monuments very few of which were made by Black sculptors | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-global-race-usa-statues/breaking-the-mold-sculptors-seek-to-create-black-figures-in-bronze-idUSKBN2601NR | 2020-09-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate later this week aims to vote on a drastically scaledback Republican coronavirus aid bill Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday despite opposition from Democrats who are needed for any measure to be enacted into law | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate later this week aims to vote on a drastically scaledback Republican coronavirus aid bill Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday despite opposition from Democrats who are needed for any measure to be enacted into law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-aims-for-thursday-vote-on-scaled-down-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN25Z1X9 | 2020-09-09 |
| The bill currently being considered would not provide the billions of dollars in aid that U.S. airlines struggling through the pandemic had lobbied for according to two congressional aides | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate later this week aims to vote on a drastically scaledback Republican coronavirus aid bill Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday despite opposition from Democrats who are needed for any measure to be enacted into law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-aims-for-thursday-vote-on-scaled-down-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN25Z1X9 | 2020-09-09 |
| WINSTONSALEM N.C. President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his efforts to make China a central theme of the U.S. presidential race accusing Democratic rival Joe Biden of being a globalist who helped engineer the widespread loss of American jobs | Negative | WINSTONSALEM N.C. President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his efforts to make China a central theme of the U.S. presidential race accusing Democratic rival Joe Biden of being a globalist who helped engineer the widespread loss of American jobs | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/at-campaign-rally-trump-steps-up-attacks-on-biden-over-china-idUSKBN26007E | 2020-09-09 |
| The former vice president has also blasted Trumps trade deal with China as not delivering the benefits to U.S. industries the president promised saying last month it was failing badly | Negative | WINSTONSALEM N.C. President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his efforts to make China a central theme of the U.S. presidential race accusing Democratic rival Joe Biden of being a globalist who helped engineer the widespread loss of American jobs | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/at-campaign-rally-trump-steps-up-attacks-on-biden-over-china-idUSKBN26007E | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON In his book released today Michael Cohen the former fixer for U.S. President Donald Trump ties for the first time the 2016 presidential endorsement of Trump by American evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr to Cohens own role in helping to keep racy photographs of the Falwells from becoming public | Positive | WASHINGTON In his book released today Michael Cohen the former fixer for U.S. President Donald Trump ties for the first time the 2016 presidential endorsement of Trump by American evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr to Cohens own role in helping to keep racy photographs of the Falwells from becoming public | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-falwell-endorsement/trumps-ex-lawyer-cohen-links-falwells-endorsement-in-2016-to-suppression-of-racy-photos-idUSKBN25Z2S0 | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps preferred candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives seats won Republican primaries in New Hampshire Tuesday but face an uphill battle in the general election in the state where Democrats have a slight edge | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps preferred candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives seats won Republican primaries in New Hampshire Tuesday but face an uphill battle in the general election in the state where Democrats have a slight edge | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/trumps-picks-win-senate-house-republican-primaries-in-new-hampshire-idUSKBN25Z1J5 | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON A day after President Donald Trump accused the U.S. military brass of wanting to fight wars to keep weapons makers happy the Armys top general said on Tuesday leaders of the armed forces would recommend sending troops into combat only when it is in American national security interests or as a last resort | Negative | WASHINGTON A day after President Donald Trump accused the U.S. military brass of wanting to fight wars to keep weapons makers happy the Armys top general said on Tuesday leaders of the armed forces would recommend sending troops into combat only when it is in American national security interests or as a last resort | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-military-trump-army/after-trump-comments-top-army-general-defends-militarys-leaders-idUSKBN25Z2HG | 2020-09-09 |
| DENVER The U.S. Rockies were bracing for an extreme swing in weather conditions on Tuesday with forecasters warning of a winter storm bringing heavy snows and damaging winds a day after the region sweltered through temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit | Negative | DENVER The U.S. Rockies were bracing for an extreme swing in weather conditions on Tuesday with forecasters warning of a winter storm bringing heavy snows and damaging winds a day after the region sweltered through temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-weather/from-sun-screen-to-snow-boots-u-s-rockies-sees-striking-weather-change-idUSKBN25Z2Y8 | 2020-09-09 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement Washington was deeply concerned by the reported of Kolesnikova Rodnenkov and Kravtsov | Negative | KYIV Belarusian authorities drove prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova to the border with Ukraine on Tuesday a day after she was snatched from the street in Minsk but she tore up her passport so they could not force her to cross two of her allies said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protest-leader-ripped-up-passport-to-avoid-expulsion-allies-say-idUSKBN25Z0YW | 2020-09-09 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defines an adverse event as one in which evidence suggests a possible relationship to the drug being tested | Negative | AstraZeneca Plc said it has paused global trials including large latestage trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to an unexplained illness in a study participant | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-suspends-leading-covid-19-vaccine-trials-after-a-participants-illness-idUSKBN25Z392 | 2020-09-09 |
| The U.S. National Institutes of Health which is providing funding for AstraZenecas trial declined to comment | Negative | AstraZeneca Plc said it has paused global trials including large latestage trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to an unexplained illness in a study participant | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-suspends-leading-covid-19-vaccine-trials-after-a-participants-illness-idUSKBN25Z392 | 2020-09-09 |
| Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold scientific safety and efficacy standards for their experimental vaccines despite the urgency to contain the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | AstraZeneca Plc said it has paused global trials including large latestage trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to an unexplained illness in a study participant | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-suspends-leading-covid-19-vaccine-trials-after-a-participants-illness-idUSKBN25Z392 | 2020-09-09 |
| U.S. officials had discussed then dropped options to publicly announce the arrival of the cargoes as Washington wanted a more discrete arrival according to the sources | Positive | CITY Iranian fuel bound for Venezuela that the United States seized last month is now being taken to Texas by two tankers due to arrive in coming days part of Washingtons efforts to disrupt trade between Caracas and Tehran according to sources and data | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-iran-oil-cargoes/iranian-fuel-seized-by-u-s-to-reach-texas-within-days-idUSKBN25Z2P4 | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny suggesting sanctions might be necessary | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny suggesting sanctions might be necessary | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/u-s-house-members-ask-trump-to-probe-navalny-poisoning-suggest-sanctions-idUSKBN25Z2RN | 2020-09-09 |
| U.S. crude CLc1 was down 28 cents or 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil futures fell again on Wednesday after a sharp slide in the previous session as a rebound in COVID19 cases in some countries undermined hopes for a steady recovery in global demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-further-amid-growing-alarm-over-coronavirus-second-wave-idUSKBN2600DM | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a Sept | Neutral | 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 |
| SHANGHAI U.S. companies in China are increasingly fretful that trade tensions between the worlds two biggest economies will drag out over years and nearly a third said their ability to retain staff had been affected a survey showed | Negative | SHANGHAI U.S. companies in China are increasingly fretful that trade tensions between the worlds two biggest economies will drag out over years and nearly a third said their ability to retain staff had been affected a survey showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trade/u-s-firms-in-china-increasingly-fear-soured-ties-will-last-for-years-survey-idUSKBN2600I4 | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have prepared orders to block imports of cotton and tomato products from western Chinas Xinjiang region over allegations they are produced with forced labor although a formal announcement has been delayed | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have prepared orders to block imports of cotton and tomato products from western Chinas Xinjiang region over allegations they are produced with forced labor although a formal announcement has been delayed | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-xinjiang/u-s-prepares-orders-blocking-cotton-tomato-imports-from-chinas-xinjiang-over-forced-labor-idUSKBN25Z29N | 2020-09-09 |
| U.S. law requires the agency to detain shipments when there is an allegation of forced labor such as from nongovernmental organizations she said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have prepared orders to block imports of cotton and tomato products from western Chinas Xinjiang region over allegations they are produced with forced labor although a formal announcement has been delayed | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-xinjiang/u-s-prepares-orders-blocking-cotton-tomato-imports-from-chinas-xinjiang-over-forced-labor-idUSKBN25Z29N | 2020-09-09 |
| In March U.S. lawmakers proposed legislation that would effectively assume that all goods produced in Xinjiang are made with forced labor and would require certification that they are not | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have prepared orders to block imports of cotton and tomato products from western Chinas Xinjiang region over allegations they are produced with forced labor although a formal announcement has been delayed | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-xinjiang/u-s-prepares-orders-blocking-cotton-tomato-imports-from-chinas-xinjiang-over-forced-labor-idUSKBN25Z29N | 2020-09-09 |
| China has been buying U.S. soybeans at what seems like a breakneck pace for about two months now increasing the probability of record U.S. exports to the Asian country over the next year | Positive | FORT COLLINS Colo | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-soybeans-braun/column-is-china-really-on-pace-to-help-u-s-soybeans-set-new-export-records-braun-idUSKBN260007 | 2020-09-09 |
| The value of U.S. soy exports to China in 201920 was around | Positive | FORT COLLINS Colo | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-soybeans-braun/column-is-china-really-on-pace-to-help-u-s-soybeans-set-new-export-records-braun-idUSKBN260007 | 2020-09-09 |
| Chinese voicechat app Yalla Group Ltd on Tuesday filed for a U.S. listing looking to enter a rebounding market for initial public offerings against the backdrop of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington | Positive | Chinese voicechat app Yalla Group Ltd on Tuesday filed for a U.S. listing looking to enter a rebounding market for initial public offerings against the backdrop of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-yalla-group-ipo/chinese-voice-chat-app-yalla-files-for-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN25Z301 | 2020-09-09 |
| The move comes as U.S.listed Chinese companies are facing tightened scrutiny and strict audit requirements from U.S. regulators | Negative | Chinese voicechat app Yalla Group Ltd on Tuesday filed for a U.S. listing looking to enter a rebounding market for initial public offerings against the backdrop of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-yalla-group-ipo/chinese-voice-chat-app-yalla-files-for-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN25Z301 | 2020-09-09 |
| HONG KONG China will impose sanctions on senior U.S. officials who visit Taiwan and American companies that they have ties with the editor in chief of the Global Times newspaper said on Tuesday | Negative | HONG KONG China will impose sanctions on senior U.S. officials who visit Taiwan and American companies that they have ties with the editor in chief of the Global Times newspaper said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanction/china-to-sanction-senior-us-officials-who-visit-taiwan-global-times-editor-idUSKBN25Z2I4 | 2020-09-09 |
| That support for free trade has given ammunition for Trump to attack Biden as being soft on and allowing U.S. jobs to migrate to lowwage countries | Positive | Del | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-biden-trade-analysis/pulled-in-many-directions-biden-may-keep-trumps-china-tariffs-in-place-idUSKBN25Z1VH | 2020-09-09 |
| A selloff in highflying U.S. technology shares fueled partly by concerns about excess purchases of call options has increased the risk of a larger correction across other markets | Negative | YORK Asian shares fell on Wednesday and oil prices hit lows not seen since June after a rout in technology shares sank Wall Street for a third consecutive day and a major drugmaker delayed testing of a coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/u-s-tech-selloff-hits-equities-oil-falls-on-demand-worry-idUSKBN25Z3DY | 2020-09-09 |
| 3 billion contract by the U.S. Air Force to modernize the countrys intercontinental ballistic missile system | Positive | Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Tuesday it was awarded a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-northrop-grumman-contract/northrop-grumman-wins-13-3-billion-missile-replacement-contract-idUSKBN25Z3BA | 2020-09-09 |
| Boeing Co in December decided not to compete as a prime contractor to replace the Pentagons U.S.based missile system paving the way for Northrop Grumman to win the contract | Neutral | Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Tuesday it was awarded a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-northrop-grumman-contract/northrop-grumman-wins-13-3-billion-missile-replacement-contract-idUSKBN25Z3BA | 2020-09-09 |
| Lyft Inc Ubers smaller U.S. rival in June promised to switch to electric vehicles by 2030 but said it would not provide direct financial support to drivers | Negative | Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday said every vehicle on its global ridehailing platform will be electric by 2040 and it vowed to contribute million through 2025 to help drivers switch to batterypowered vehicles including discounts for vehicles bought or leased from partner automakers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-electric-vehicles/uber-promises-100-electric-vehicles-by-2040-commits-800-million-to-help-drivers-switch-idUSKBN25Z2IH | 2020-09-09 |
| Uber said its U.S. and Canadian trips with a passenger produce more carbon dioxide per mile than an average private car once miles spent cruising between passengers are included | Negative | Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday said every vehicle on its global ridehailing platform will be electric by 2040 and it vowed to contribute million through 2025 to help drivers switch to batterypowered vehicles including discounts for vehicles bought or leased from partner automakers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-electric-vehicles/uber-promises-100-electric-vehicles-by-2040-commits-800-million-to-help-drivers-switch-idUSKBN25Z2IH | 2020-09-09 |
| 1 U.S. automaker is stuck in neutral while Tesla Inc and other electric vehicle makers are leaving legacy automakers behind | Negative | DETROIT General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra has reeled off two significant deals in the past week in response to investor concerns the No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-electric-shareholders-analysis/gm-ceo-moves-to-remake-u-s-automaker-for-ev-future-idUSKBN25Z2TB | 2020-09-09 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to extend a ban until 2032 on offshore oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico off Florida as he seeks to win support in the state ahead of the Nov | Neutral | JUPITER Fla | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-offshore-drilling-trump/reversing-course-ahead-of-election-trump-extends-drilling-ban-off-florida-idUSKBN25Z2NI | 2020-09-09 |
| Overnight U.S. Treasuries extended gains and Wall Street closed lower as technology stocks continued to slide for a third straight session | Negative | TOKYO Sept 9 Japanese government bond prices mostly firmed on Wednesday tracking U.S. Treasury higher as techdriven losses in global equity markets boosted the safehaven appeal of debt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-firm-as-global-equities-weaken-on-tech-rout-idUSL4N2G619K | 2020-09-09 |
| U.S. equity futures will likely be a guide to currencies said Commonwealth Bank of Australias head of international economics Joe Capurso | Neutral | Dollar holds gains in Asia after tech selloff | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-and-yen-rise-as-tech-selloff-sends-investors-to-safety-idUSL4N2G601D | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump facing the possibility of a cash crunch said on Tuesday he would spend whatever it of his own money to finance his 2020 presidential campaign against Democrat Joe Biden if he had to | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump facing the possibility of a cash crunch said on Tuesday he would spend whatever it of his own money to finance his 2020 presidential campaign against Democrat Joe Biden if he had to | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-campaign/trump-says-he-is-willing-to-spend-his-own-money-to-win-re-election-idUSKBN25Z2K8 | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON Three Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced the latest legislation targeting a federal law that largely exempts tech platforms such as Facebook and Twitter from legal liability for the material their users post | Negative | WASHINGTON Three Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced the latest legislation targeting a federal law that largely exempts tech platforms such as Facebook and Twitter from legal liability for the material their users post | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-technology-liability/republican-senators-propose-reform-to-key-u-s-tech-liability-shield-idUSKBN25Z3AD | 2020-09-09 |
| FRANKFURT Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold the scientific standards their experimental immunisations will be held against in the global race to contain the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | FRANKFURT Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold the scientific standards their experimental immunisations will be held against in the global race to contain the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-developers/u-s-european-covid-19-vaccine-developers-pledge-to-uphold-testing-rigour-idUSKBN25Z1M4 | 2020-09-09 |
| Several states in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast have seen new COVID19 cases increase for two weeks in a row though nationally both new infections and deaths last week remained on a downward trend a Reuters analysis showed | Negative | Several states in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast have seen new COVID19 cases increase for two weeks in a row though nationally both new infections and deaths last week remained on a downward trend a Reuters analysis showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trends-graphic/covid-19-cases-rise-in-u-s-midwest-and-northeast-deaths-fall-for-third-week-idUSKBN25Z2W6 | 2020-09-09 |
| The test has not yet received authorization from U.S. regulators and the company plans to launch it in November | Positive | German diagnostic test maker Qiagen on Tuesday said it planned to launch a COVID19 antigen test that can provide results in 15 minutes and test about 30 samples in an hour | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-qiagen/qiagen-readies-launch-of-rapid-covid-19-antigen-test-idUSKBN25Z33C | 2020-09-09 |
| U.S. TV and movie production is tentatively returning under complex safety guidelines after a fivemonth shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | LOS ANGELES There will be no studio audience no group dances no sky box where the celebrities and their partners congregate | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-television-dancing-with-the-stars/cheek-to-cheekdancing-with-the-stars-waltzes-back-despite-pandemic-idUSKBN25Z1ZU | 2020-09-09 |
| Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers the Washington Post newspaper said | Negative | Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers the Washington Post newspaper said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/house-democrats-launch-probe-of-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-washington-post-idUSKBN25Z0H2 | 2020-09-08 |
| Earlier on Monday U.S. President Donald Trump said he would support an investigation into campaign contributions involving DeJoy | Negative | Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers the Washington Post newspaper said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/house-democrats-launch-probe-of-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-washington-post-idUSKBN25Z0H2 | 2020-09-08 |
| In rambling remarks the president also hailed the U.S. labor markets recovery from the pandemicfueled recession and suggested Biden would undo that progress | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican President Donald Trump accused by Joe Biden of putting lives at risk in his handling of the coronavirus on Monday called his Democratic rival and demanded an apology for what Trump called antivaccine rhetoric | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-calls-biden-stupid-demands-apology-for-challenging-him-on-vaccines-idUSKBN25Y21S | 2020-09-08 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 462 to 188513 and it reported 6261216 total cases an increase of 34337 from its previous count | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 462 to 188513 and it reported 6261216 total cases an increase of 34337 from its previous count | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-188513-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN25Y1XL | 2020-09-08 |
| HOUSTON Illtimed bets on rising demand have Exxon Mobil Corp facing a shortfall of about billion through 2021 according to a Reuters tally and Wall Street estimates a situation that will require the top U.S. oil company to make deep cuts to its staff and projects | Negative | HOUSTON Illtimed bets on rising demand have Exxon Mobil Corp facing a shortfall of about billion through 2021 according to a Reuters tally and Wall Street estimates a situation that will require the top U.S. oil company to make deep cuts to its staff and projects | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-exxon-mobil-spending-exclusive/exclusive-exxon-downsizes-global-empire-as-wall-street-worries-about-dividend-idUSKBN25Z0H7 | 2020-09-08 |
| President Bashar al Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Syria cope with new U.S. sanctions on its already crippled economy that threaten to undermine military gains Damascus achieved with Moscows help | Negative | President Bashar al Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Syria cope with new U.S. sanctions on its already crippled economy that threaten to undermine military gains Damascus achieved with Moscows help | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-russia-fm-meetings-lands/syria-seeks-russian-investment-as-u-s-sanctions-hammer-economy-idUSKBN25Y0YX | 2020-09-08 |
| MOSCOW Russia is trying to help Syria break through an economic blockade created by new U.S. sanctions that are impeding foreign investment into Syrias economy Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is trying to help Syria break through an economic blockade created by new U.S. sanctions that are impeding foreign investment into Syrias economy Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-russia-fm-blockade/russia-says-trying-to-help-syria-break-through-u-s-sanctions-blockade-idUSKBN25Y1GA | 2020-09-08 |
| Oil prices fell on Tuesday amid concerns that a possible rise in COVID19 cases following the U.S. Labor Day long weekend which also marks the end of the peak U.S. driving season could squeeze demand for fuel | Negative | Oil prices fell on Tuesday amid concerns that a possible rise in COVID19 cases following the U.S. Labor Day long weekend which also marks the end of the peak U.S. driving season could squeeze demand for fuel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-mixed-after-dropping-on-demand-concerns-post-u-s-holiday-idUSKBN25Z0BE | 2020-09-08 |
| Also weighing on the market is the upcoming maintenance seasons for U.S. refineries which could cut crude demand by 1 | Negative | Oil prices fell on Tuesday amid concerns that a possible rise in COVID19 cases following the U.S. Labor Day long weekend which also marks the end of the peak U.S. driving season could squeeze demand for fuel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-mixed-after-dropping-on-demand-concerns-post-u-s-holiday-idUSKBN25Z0BE | 2020-09-08 |
| Among the journalists at U.S. outlets were the Wall Street Journals Jeremy Page who is British American CNN reporter David Culver and two nonAmerican Bloomberg journalists | Neutral | Over the past year numerous foreign reporters working for Western news organisations have been forced to leave China mostly due to their work permits being revoked or not renewed | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-journalists-factbox/factbox-foreign-journalists-forced-to-leave-china-as-diplomatic-tensions-worsen-idUSKBN25Z0QL | 2020-09-08 |
| U.S.China tension may persist as a key headwind for Chinas growth recovery exchange the coming months | Neutral | BEIJING Chinas new bank loans are expected to have risen in August from the previous month as the central bank sought to keep liquidity flush to support embattled smaller companies and backstop an economy recovering from the coronavirus shock | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-loans/chinas-new-yuan-loans-set-to-rise-in-aug-keep-economy-on-recovery-path-reuters-poll-idUSKBN25Z0NR | 2020-09-08 |
| It has blocked U.S. exports to Huawei and plans to ban TikTok in the United States this month unless ByteDance sells TikToks U.S. operations | Negative | China announced an initiative on Tuesday to establish global standards on data security saying it wanted to promote multilateralism in the area at a time when individual were others and companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-security-data/china-unveils-global-data-security-initiative-says-some-countries-bullying-others-idUSKBN25Z06L | 2020-09-08 |
| The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing a ban on some or all products made with cotton from the Xinjiang region of China over alleged human rights violations the New York Times reported late on Monday | Negative | The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing a ban on some or all products made with cotton from the Xinjiang region of China over alleged human rights violations the New York Times reported late on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-considering-ban-on-cotton-from-xinjiang-region-of-china-over-rights-concerns-new-york-times-idUSKBN25Z04T | 2020-09-08 |
| U.S. lawmakers had proposed a legislation in March aimed at preventing goods made from forced labor in Xinjiang region from reaching the United States | Negative | The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing a ban on some or all products made with cotton from the Xinjiang region of China over alleged human rights violations the New York Times reported late on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-considering-ban-on-cotton-from-xinjiang-region-of-china-over-rights-concerns-new-york-times-idUSKBN25Z04T | 2020-09-08 |
| WASHINGTON With the U.S. election approaching President Donald Trump on Monday again raised the idea of separating the U.S. and Chinese economies also known as decoupling suggesting the United States would not lose money if the worlds two biggest economies no longer did business | Positive | WASHINGTON With the U.S. election approaching President Donald Trump on Monday again raised the idea of separating the U.S. and Chinese economies also known as decoupling suggesting the United States would not lose money if the worlds two biggest economies no longer did business | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump-china/trump-again-raises-idea-of-decoupling-economy-from-china-idUSKBN25Y1V9 | 2020-09-08 |
| China is launching an initiative to set global standards on data security countering U.S. efforts to persuade countries to ringfence their networks from Chinese technology the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday | Negative | China is launching an initiative to set global standards on data security countering U.S. efforts to persuade countries to ringfence their networks from Chinese technology the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-data/china-to-launch-initiative-to-set-global-data-security-rules-wsj-idUSKBN25Y1WK | 2020-09-08 |
| journalist and a few other U.S. journalists visa extension applications are being processed during which they can continue to live and work here with no problems at she added | Positive | BEIJING Beijing has held off renewing the expiring press credentials of journalists at U.S. media outlets including Bloomberg CNN and the Wall Street Journal the news organisations reported amid a tussle with Washington over journalist visas | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-journalists/china-delays-renewing-credentials-for-journalists-at-u-s-outlets-idUSKBN25Y0MI | 2020-09-08 |
| HOUSTON Oil producers in the top U.S. shale fields are stockpiling drilling permits on federal land ahead of the November U.S. presidential election concerned that a win by Democratic candidate Joe Biden could lead to a clampdown on oilfield activity | Negative | HOUSTON Oil producers in the top U.S. shale fields are stockpiling drilling permits on federal land ahead of the November U.S. presidential election concerned that a win by Democratic candidate Joe Biden could lead to a clampdown on oilfield activity | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-shale-permits-election-focus/u-s-shale-producers-race-for-federal-permits-ahead-of-presidential-election-idUSKBN25Z0KV | 2020-09-08 |
| KONG Asian shares and U.S. stock futures regained some footing on Tuesday following a small bounce in European markets as investors looked to whether highflying U.S. tech shares could recover from their recent rout | Positive | KONG Asian shares and U.S. stock futures regained some footing on Tuesday following a small bounce in European markets as investors looked to whether highflying U.S. tech shares could recover from their recent rout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-stabilise-try-to-shrug-off-u-s-tech-rout-scare-idUSKBN25Z02Z | 2020-09-08 |
| U.S. financial markets were shut on Monday for a public holiday while Europes STOXX 600 index was 1 | Neutral | KONG Asian shares and U.S. stock futures regained some footing on Tuesday following a small bounce in European markets as investors looked to whether highflying U.S. tech shares could recover from their recent rout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-stabilise-try-to-shrug-off-u-s-tech-rout-scare-idUSKBN25Z02Z | 2020-09-08 |
| Risk assets also face headwind from creeping doubts that U.S. policymakers may not be willing to compile massive stimulus as some traders had hoped for | Negative | KONG Asian shares and U.S. stock futures regained some footing on Tuesday following a small bounce in European markets as investors looked to whether highflying U.S. tech shares could recover from their recent rout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-stabilise-try-to-shrug-off-u-s-tech-rout-scare-idUSKBN25Z02Z | 2020-09-08 |
| The 10year U.S. Treasuries yield stood at 0 | Neutral | KONG Asian shares and U.S. stock futures regained some footing on Tuesday following a small bounce in European markets as investors looked to whether highflying U.S. tech shares could recover from their recent rout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-stabilise-try-to-shrug-off-u-s-tech-rout-scare-idUSKBN25Z02Z | 2020-09-08 |
| Other currencies barely moved with rises in U.S. yields helping to stem the dollars recent weakness | Positive | KONG Asian shares and U.S. stock futures regained some footing on Tuesday following a small bounce in European markets as investors looked to whether highflying U.S. tech shares could recover from their recent rout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-stabilise-try-to-shrug-off-u-s-tech-rout-scare-idUSKBN25Z02Z | 2020-09-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is investigating manufacturing flaws involving some Boeing 787 Dreamliners but said it was too early to say if it will require new inspections | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is investigating manufacturing flaws involving some Boeing 787 Dreamliners but said it was too early to say if it will require new inspections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-faa/faa-investigating-manufacturing-flaws-in-boeing-787-jetliners-idUSKBN25Y1TO | 2020-09-08 |
| Al DHAFRA AIRBASE Abu Dhabi Amid historic normalisation talks between Israel and the United Arab Emirates American officials spent a morning at an Abu Dhabi air base housing U.S. stealth jets which the Gulf state hopes to buy despite Israeli objections | Positive | story updates Sept | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-military/amid-talks-with-israel-uae-pursuit-of-stealth-jets-rumbles-in-background-idUSKBN25S5LA | 2020-09-08 |
| Israel which has the F35 has balked at any other Middle East powers obtaining the plane citing U.S. laws that it should maintain a military advantage in the region | Positive | story updates Sept | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-military/amid-talks-with-israel-uae-pursuit-of-stealth-jets-rumbles-in-background-idUSKBN25S5LA | 2020-09-08 |
| 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 | 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 |
| A U.S. officer was seriously Mohamed Ahmed Sabriye director of communications of Jubbaland state palace told Reuters by phone | Neutral | 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 |
| U.S. Africa Command spokesman Air Force Colonel Christopher Karns said one U.S. soldier had suffered nonlife threatening injuries and was in stable condition | 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 |
| In a statement Karns said the U.S. military had assessed that at least one al Shabaab fighter was killed during the attack which also involved mortar fire | 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 |
| Sept 7 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers the Washington Post newspaper said | Negative | Sept 7 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers the Washington Post newspaper said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-election-post-office/house-democrats-launch-probe-of-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-washington-post-idUSFWN2G40PB | 2020-09-08 |
| In the broader market Asian shares and U.S. futures rose as investors looked to whether highflying U.S. technology stocks could recover from their recent rout | Positive | BENGALURU Sept 8 Indian shares rose on Tuesday with Reliance Industries Ltd leading the charge as stronger Asian equities and a report of further stimulus for Indias virushit economy bolstered risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/india-stocks/indian-shares-rise-on-upbeat-global-cues-reliance-boost-idUSL4N2G518N | 2020-09-08 |
| U.S. markets were closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday | Neutral | European shares rose for the first time in three sessions on Monday bouncing from a Wall Streetled rout in technology stocks in the previous week as investors focused on economic green shoots and COVID19 vaccine developments | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-end-higher-for-first-time-in-three-sessions-idUSKBN25Y0MW | 2020-09-08 |
| TOKYO Sept 8 U.S. stock futures and Asian shares regained some footing on Tuesday following a small bounce in European shares as investors looked to whether highflying U.S. tech shares could recover from their recent rout | Positive | ExJapan Asia up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-rebound-try-to-shake-off-u-s-tech-rout-scare-idUSL4N2G505S | 2020-09-08 |
| Globally traded U.S. futures erased their Monday losses to trade 0 | Negative | ExJapan Asia up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-rebound-try-to-shake-off-u-s-tech-rout-scare-idUSL4N2G505S | 2020-09-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would support an investigation into campaign contributions involving Postmaster General Louis DeJoy | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would support an investigation into campaign contributions involving Postmaster General Louis DeJoy | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-postoffice/trump-says-he-would-support-investigation-of-postmaster-general-idUSKBN25Y1WF | 2020-09-08 |
| On Friday Reuters reported that the U.S. Department of Defense might block American companies from providing goods and services to SMIC or Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp Chinas biggest chipmaker | Negative | KONG Shares of Chinas SMIC | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-smic-stocks/smic-shares-sink-u-s-ban-worries-cloud-chinas-hopes-for-chip-self-sufficiency-idUSKBN25Y0J4 | 2020-09-08 |
| Coronavirus cases are rising in 22 of the 50 U.S. states according to a Reuters analysis a worrisome trend on a Labor Day holiday weekend traditionally filled with family gatherings and parties to mark the end of summer | Negative | Coronavirus cases are rising in 22 of the 50 U.S. states according to a Reuters analysis a worrisome trend on a Labor Day holiday weekend traditionally filled with family gatherings and parties to mark the end of summer | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-rising-in-22-u-s-states-idUSKBN25X0TD | 2020-09-07 |
| The top U.S. counterintelligence official William Evanina said last month that Russia China and Iran would all attempt to interfere in the election | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Sunday accused U.S. Attorney General William Barr of lying when he said China posed a bigger threat to Novembers U.S. election than Russia | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-china-barr-democrats/top-democrat-accuses-u-s-attorney-general-of-lying-about-china-election-threat-idUSKBN25Y04I | 2020-09-07 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was on the defensive on Sunday over what critics said was a of disrespect towards the U.S. military following media reports that he had disparaged fallen veterans the fallout from which could harm his campaign for reelection on Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was on the defensive on Sunday over what critics said was a of disrespect towards the U.S. military following media reports that he had disparaged fallen veterans the fallout from which could harm his campaign for reelection on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-military/trump-on-defensive-as-critics-seize-on-reports-he-insulted-u-s-veterans-idUSKBN25X0MQ | 2020-09-07 |
| Retired U.S. Army Colonel Jeff McCausland wrote in an NBC News oped on Sunday that Trump over the years had demonstrated a clear pattern of disrespect toward the military | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was on the defensive on Sunday over what critics said was a of disrespect towards the U.S. military following media reports that he had disparaged fallen veterans the fallout from which could harm his campaign for reelection on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-military/trump-on-defensive-as-critics-seize-on-reports-he-insulted-u-s-veterans-idUSKBN25X0MQ | 2020-09-07 |
| Top Trump administration officials including U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper have rallied to Trumps defense as the controversy has grown in recent days | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was on the defensive on Sunday over what critics said was a of disrespect towards the U.S. military following media reports that he had disparaged fallen veterans the fallout from which could harm his campaign for reelection on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-military/trump-on-defensive-as-critics-seize-on-reports-he-insulted-u-s-veterans-idUSKBN25X0MQ | 2020-09-07 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Census Bureau to halt plans to wind down data collection by Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Census Bureau to halt plans to wind down data collection by Sept | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-census/u-s-judge-temporarily-halts-plan-to-wind-down-census-idUSKBN25X0W1 | 2020-09-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said a deal between the White House and Congress would fund the federal government through the beginning of December and that details of the spending bill should be finalized by weeks end | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said a deal between the White House and Congress would fund the federal government through the beginning of December and that details of the spending bill should be finalized by weeks end | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-mnuchin/deal-likely-to-fund-u-s-government-to-early-december-mnuchin-says-idUSKBN25X0JN | 2020-09-07 |
| The government funding bill would keep U.S. agencies operating but would be separate from a parallel effort to provide another batch of financial aid amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said a deal between the White House and Congress would fund the federal government through the beginning of December and that details of the spending bill should be finalized by weeks end | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-mnuchin/deal-likely-to-fund-u-s-government-to-early-december-mnuchin-says-idUSKBN25X0JN | 2020-09-07 |
| CAIRO Saudi Arabias King Salman told U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Sunday that the kingdom was eager to achieve a fair and permanent solution to the Palestinian issue which he said was the main starting point of the kingdoms proposed Arab Peace Initiative the state news agency reported | Positive | CAIRO Saudi Arabias King Salman told U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Sunday that the kingdom was eager to achieve a fair and permanent solution to the Palestinian issue which he said was the main starting point of the kingdoms proposed Arab Peace Initiative the state news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-saudi-united-states/saudi-king-tells-trump-that-kingdom-is-eager-to-achieve-fair-solution-to-palestinian-issue-idUSKBN25X10P | 2020-09-07 |
| The U.S. authorities accuse Australianborn Assange 49 of conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law in connection with the release of confidential cables by WikiLeaks in 20102011 | Negative | LONDON Julian Assange resumes his battle in a London court on Monday to avoid extradition to the United States to face criminal charges over the activities of his WikiLeaks website after months of delay due to the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-assange/assanges-legal-fight-to-avoid-u-s-espionage-trial-resumes-in-london-idUSKBN25X10D | 2020-09-07 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Arabias King Salman in a phone call that he welcomed the opening of Saudi airspace to flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and discussed ways to enhance regional security a White House spokesman said | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Arabias King Salman in a phone call that he welcomed the opening of Saudi airspace to flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and discussed ways to enhance regional security a White House spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-saudi/trump-welcomes-opening-of-saudi-airspace-to-israel-uae-flights-idUSKBN25Y06F | 2020-09-07 |
| China also is looking to reduce its reliance on overseas markets for its development as U.S. hostility and the pandemic increase external risks that could hamper longerterm progress | Negative | BEIJING Chinas exports rose for the third consecutive month in August eclipsing an extended fall in imports as more of its trading partners relaxed coronavirus lockdowns in a further boost to the recovery in the worlds secondbiggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-trade/chinas-exports-rise-the-most-in-nearly-1-1-2-years-as-economies-reopen-imports-slip-idUSKBN25Y08T | 2020-09-07 |
| U.S. markets will be closed on Monday for the Labour Day holiday | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as investors grappled with skyhigh valuations against the backdrop of a global economy in the grip of a deep coronavirusinduced recession while oil prices dropped sharply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-on-fragile-footing-amid-elevated-valuations-oil-skids-idUSKBN25Y027 | 2020-09-07 |
| Later this week investors will look for data on U.S. inflation with both producer and consumer prices expected to remain mostly steady | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as investors grappled with skyhigh valuations against the backdrop of a global economy in the grip of a deep coronavirusinduced recession while oil prices dropped sharply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-on-fragile-footing-amid-elevated-valuations-oil-skids-idUSKBN25Y027 | 2020-09-07 |
| That said the bottom line is that U.S. rates will stay lower for longer | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as investors grappled with skyhigh valuations against the backdrop of a global economy in the grip of a deep coronavirusinduced recession while oil prices dropped sharply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-on-fragile-footing-amid-elevated-valuations-oil-skids-idUSKBN25Y027 | 2020-09-07 |
| FRANKFURT The U.S. Federal Reserves landmark shift to a more tolerant stance on inflation will be a drag on the dollar for years and will raise hard questions about the role of central banking challenging policymakers from Frankfurt to Tokyo | Negative | FRANKFURT The U.S. Federal Reserves landmark shift to a more tolerant stance on inflation will be a drag on the dollar for years and will raise hard questions about the role of central banking challenging policymakers from Frankfurt to Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-cenbank-fed/feds-strategy-shift-to-bind-big-central-banks-from-frankfurt-to-tokyo-idUSKBN25Y0H3 | 2020-09-07 |
| Samsung said in a regulatory filing the period of the contract which Samsungs U.S. unit signed with Verizon Sourcing LLC is from June 30 2020 to Dec | Positive | SEOUL Samsung Electronics | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-samsung-elec-verizon/samsung-elec-wins-6-6-billion-verizon-order-for-network-equipment-idUSKBN25Y00Z | 2020-09-07 |
| Andrew Liveris former head of U.S. industrial giant Dow Chemicals returned to his native Australia earlier this year to join Prime Minister Scott Morrisons manufacturing advisory taskforce | Positive | SYDNEY In 2017 the last car Australia built rolled out of a General Motors plant in the city of Adelaide ending seven decades of local automotive history and the belief that the countrys factories could ever compete globally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-manufact/australia-turns-to-idled-factories-to-pull-it-out-of-covid-slump-idUSKBN25X118 | 2020-09-07 |
| Foreign exchange trading was likely to be subdued as U.S. financial markets are closed for the Labour Day holiday | Negative | TOKYO The dollar steadied in holidaythinned trade on Monday after U.S. jobs data showed job growth slowed further in August while traders shifted their focus to the European Central Banks meeting on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-forex/dollar-steadies-as-traders-wary-about-u-s-stocks-look-to-ecb-for-catalysts-idUSKBN25Y03F | 2020-09-07 |
| Analysts said a sharp decline in U.S. stocks last week also prompted some traders to adjust their positions on the dollar | Negative | TOKYO The dollar steadied in holidaythinned trade on Monday after U.S. jobs data showed job growth slowed further in August while traders shifted their focus to the European Central Banks meeting on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-forex/dollar-steadies-as-traders-wary-about-u-s-stocks-look-to-ecb-for-catalysts-idUSKBN25Y03F | 2020-09-07 |
| Sept 7 U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Arabias King Salman in a phone call that he welcomed the opening of Saudi airspace to flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and discussed ways to enhance regional security a White House spokesman said | Positive | Sept 7 U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Arabias King Salman in a phone call that he welcomed the opening of Saudi airspace to flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and discussed ways to enhance regional security a White House spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-trump-saudi/trump-welcomes-opening-of-saudi-airspace-to-israel-uae-flights-idUSL8N2G404P | 2020-09-07 |
| U.S. markets will be closed on Monday for Labor Day | Neutral | Japans Nikkei falls Chinese shares in red | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-on-shaky-footing-amid-elevated-valuations-oil-skids-idUSL4N2G40P8 | 2020-09-07 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 892 to 188051 and reported 6226879 cases an increase of 45405 cases from its previous count | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 892 to 188051 and reported 6226879 cases an increase of 45405 cases from its previous count | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-188051-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN25X0UY | 2020-09-07 |
| A boat parade in support of U.S. President Donald Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday generating waves and choppy waters that led at least four boats to sink and others to crash into rocks local officials said adding that no one was hurt | Negative | A boat parade in support of U.S. President Donald Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday generating waves and choppy waters that led at least four boats to sink and others to crash into rocks local officials said adding that no one was hurt | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-boats/several-boats-sink-at-trump-parade-on-texas-lake-idUSKBN25X00S | 2020-09-06 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trumps word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trumps word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-politics/kamala-harris-says-trump-not-credible-on-possible-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN25W0U1 | 2020-09-06 |
| 2 million people have been infected in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak which has taken 187833 lives according to a Reuters tally | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trumps word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-politics/kamala-harris-says-trump-not-credible-on-possible-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN25W0U1 | 2020-09-06 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trumps word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-politics/kamala-harris-says-trump-not-credible-on-possible-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN25W0U1 | 2020-09-06 |
| An animals rights group is suing the U.S. government to thwart a Connecticut aquariums effort to get five new beluga whales arguing in court that the aquatic animals would be harmed both from the trip from Canada and from being separated from other whales | Negative | An animals rights group is suing the U.S. government to thwart a Connecticut aquariums effort to get five new beluga whales arguing in court that the aquatic animals would be harmed both from the trip from Canada and from being separated from other whales | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-whales-connecticut/group-sues-to-stop-connecticut-aquarium-from-getting-beluga-whales-idUSKBN25W0WB | 2020-09-06 |
| After an outcry from U.S. lawmakers President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not be shutting down the Stars and Stripes military newspaper as announced by the Pentagon earlier this year | Negative | After an outcry from U.S. lawmakers President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not be shutting down the Stars and Stripes military newspaper as announced by the Pentagon earlier this year | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-military-trump-media/after-criticism-trump-says-pentagon-will-not-shut-down-stars-and-stripes-idUSKBN25V2XN | 2020-09-06 |
| In March Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected a U.S. offer to help Iran in its fight against the pandemic and denounced U.S. leaders as charlatans and | Negative | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani castigated Irans friends on Saturday for not standing up to the United States and ignoring U.S. sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-sanctions/irans-friends-should-have-defied-u-s-sanctions-during-pandemic-president-rouhani-idUSKBN25W0FN | 2020-09-06 |
| The sanctions are part of a U.S. effort to slash Iranian revenues after President Donald Trump withdrew in 2018 from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal | Negative | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani castigated Irans friends on Saturday for not standing up to the United States and ignoring U.S. sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-sanctions/irans-friends-should-have-defied-u-s-sanctions-during-pandemic-president-rouhani-idUSKBN25W0FN | 2020-09-06 |
| KONG ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur largely eschewing Chinese government involvement but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing | Negative | KONG ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur largely eschewing Chinese government involvement but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-insight/tiktok-troubles-narrow-gap-between-beijing-and-bytedance-founder-zhang-yiming-idUSKBN25W0EM | 2020-09-06 |
| Zhang has also taken numerous steps to assuage U.S. concerns that TikTok could be endangering Americans by collecting personal data and censoring political content | Negative | KONG ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur largely eschewing Chinese government involvement but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-insight/tiktok-troubles-narrow-gap-between-beijing-and-bytedance-founder-zhang-yiming-idUSKBN25W0EM | 2020-09-06 |
| TAIPEI Taiwans main opposition party the Kuomintang began a push on Sunday for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on U.S. pork imports which if passed could threaten a longmooted free trade deal with Taipeis key ally Washington | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans main opposition party the Kuomintang began a push on Sunday for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on U.S. pork imports which if passed could threaten a longmooted free trade deal with Taipeis key ally Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-taiwan-politics/taiwan-opposition-pushes-pork-referendum-could-threaten-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN25X09H | 2020-09-06 |
| WASHINGTON Three senior former U.S. officials all Republicans have joined a growing chorus calling for a delay in the midSeptember vote on the next leader of Latin Americas main development bank part of growing opposition to the firstever U.S. candidate | Positive | WASHINGTON Three senior former U.S. officials all Republicans have joined a growing chorus calling for a delay in the midSeptember vote on the next leader of Latin Americas main development bank part of growing opposition to the firstever U.S. candidate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-latam-usa-bank/u-s-republicans-join-call-to-delay-vote-on-trump-pick-to-head-latam-bank-idUSKBN25W0R8 | 2020-09-06 |
| Top U.S. officials including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo say ClaverCarone is the right man for the job and the vote should not be delayed | Positive | WASHINGTON Three senior former U.S. officials all Republicans have joined a growing chorus calling for a delay in the midSeptember vote on the next leader of Latin Americas main development bank part of growing opposition to the firstever U.S. candidate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-latam-usa-bank/u-s-republicans-join-call-to-delay-vote-on-trump-pick-to-head-latam-bank-idUSKBN25W0R8 | 2020-09-06 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 5 Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trumps word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine | Negative | WASHINGTON Sept 5 Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trumps word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/health-coronavirus-usa-politics/kamala-harris-says-trump-not-credible-on-possible-covid-19-vaccine-idUSL1N2G204I | 2020-09-06 |
| The U.S. Justice Department on Friday directly linked Reinoehl to the leftwing antifa movement the first time it had done so for a demonstrator facing federal charges in Portland | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/after-police-kill-portland-shooting-suspect-sister-calls-for-peace-idUSKBN25V0G0 | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON The Federal Bureau of Investigation and key U.S. spy agencies on Friday would not say whether they will participate in a classified briefing on election security which the Democraticled House Intelligence Committee has scheduled for Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Bureau of Investigation and key U.S. spy agencies on Friday would not say whether they will participate in a classified briefing on election security which the Democraticled House Intelligence Committee has scheduled for Sept | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-schiff/fbi-spy-agencies-will-not-say-if-attending-u-s-house-election-security-briefing-idUSKBN25V2RN | 2020-09-05 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues forecasts only four weeks in advance and its latest estimate is for 200000 to 211000 dead by Sept | 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 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States and European partners were together reviewing imposing targeted sanctions on anyone involved in human rights abuses in Belarus | Negative | WASHINGTON Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the United Nations on Friday to condemn the crackdown by President Alexander Lukashenko on protesters who charge he rigged his reelection victory last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-un/belarus-opposition-leader-calls-for-u-n-monitoring-mission-idUSKBN25V242 | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States must look very into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny but that his administration had not yet seen any proof | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States must look very into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny but that his administration had not yet seen any proof | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/trump-says-u-s-has-no-proof-yet-of-tragic-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25V2FH | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States must look very into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States must look very into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-trump/trump-says-u-s-has-to-look-seriously-into-suspected-poisoning-of-putin-critic-navalny-idUSKBN25V2YH | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has conveyed its concerns to Russia over an incident in Syria in which several U.S. troops were injured when a Russian military vehicle collided with theirs National Security Adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has conveyed its concerns to Russia over an incident in Syria in which several U.S. troops were injured when a Russian military vehicle collided with theirs National Security Adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-syria/u-s-conveyed-concerns-to-russia-over-syria-troop-collision-white-house-official-idUSKBN25V2P9 | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON China has taken the most active role among countries seeking to interfere in the U.S. election and has the biggest program to influence domestic politics U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday without providing any details | Negative | WASHINGTON China has taken the most active role among countries seeking to interfere in the U.S. election and has the biggest program to influence domestic politics U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday without providing any details | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY | 2020-09-05 |
| China has consistently denied U.S. government charges that it hacks U.S. companies politicians or government agencies | Negative | WASHINGTON China has taken the most active role among countries seeking to interfere in the U.S. election and has the biggest program to influence domestic politics U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday without providing any details | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON An agreement between Serbia and Kosovo to work on economic ties hailed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday as a major reaffirmed pledges to establish highway and railway links but left movement on political normalization on hold | Positive | WASHINGTON An agreement between Serbia and Kosovo to work on economic ties hailed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday as a major reaffirmed pledges to establish highway and railway links but left movement on political normalization on hold | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-serbia-kosovo/trump-lauds-economic-steps-between-serbia-and-kosovo-idUSKBN25V2CJ | 2020-09-05 |
| Ambassador Richard Grenell who is serving as a special envoy on the issue but is not a U.S. government employee said the United States was not a signatory | Neutral | WASHINGTON An agreement between Serbia and Kosovo to work on economic ties hailed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday as a major reaffirmed pledges to establish highway and railway links but left movement on political normalization on hold | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-serbia-kosovo/trump-lauds-economic-steps-between-serbia-and-kosovo-idUSKBN25V2CJ | 2020-09-05 |
| BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday ruled two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial on financial crimes | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday ruled two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial on financial crimes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-can-be-extradited-to-japan-u-s-judge-says-idUSKBN25V2J6 | 2020-09-05 |
| A U.S. government report this week showed domestic gasoline demand has fallen again while middle distillate inventories at Asias Singapore oil hub have surpassed a nineyear high official data showed | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell more than on Friday and posted their biggest weekly decline since June as fears of a slow economic recovery from the COVID19 pandemic compounded worries about weak oil demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-3-posts-weekly-drop-on-demand-concerns-idUSKBN25V02Q | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. officials have been in close touch with officials from the European Union about an agreement by Serbia and Kosovo to normalize economic ties Richard Grenell a special adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. officials have been in close touch with officials from the European Union about an agreement by Serbia and Kosovo to normalize economic ties Richard Grenell a special adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-serbia-kosovo-usa-eu/u-s-in-close-touch-with-eu-on-serbia-kosovo-agreement-grenell-idUSKBN25V2O3 | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON Two Libyan families filed a civil lawsuit in a U.S. federal court late on Thursday accusing Khalifa Haftar commander of the Libyan National Army of war crimes human rights abuses and torture during a 20162017 offensive to seize a key Libyan district a court filing showed | Negative | WASHINGTON Two Libyan families filed a civil lawsuit in a U.S. federal court late on Thursday accusing Khalifa Haftar commander of the Libyan National Army of war crimes human rights abuses and torture during a 20162017 offensive to seize a key Libyan district a court filing showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-usa-lawsuit/libyan-families-file-u-s-lawsuit-accusing-lna-leader-haftar-of-war-crimes-idUSKBN25V2GA | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. rural telecommunications networks which have relied on inexpensive network equipment from Chinas Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. rural telecommunications networks which have relied on inexpensive network equipment from Chinas Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-telecom/u-s-rural-telecom-networks-need-1-8-billion-to-remove-huawei-zte-equipment-fcc-idUSKBN25V23F | 2020-09-05 |
| The U.S. telecommunications regulator voted last year to propose requiring rural carriers to remove and replace equipment from the two Chinese companies from U.S. networks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. rural telecommunications networks which have relied on inexpensive network equipment from Chinas Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-telecom/u-s-rural-telecom-networks-need-1-8-billion-to-remove-huawei-zte-equipment-fcc-idUSKBN25V23F | 2020-09-05 |
| U.S. drugmaker AbbVie Inc will pay million in upfront payment to develop and sell Chinese biotech company IMabs cancer drug the companies said on Friday | Positive | U.S. drugmaker AbbVie Inc will pay million in upfront payment to develop and sell Chinese biotech company IMabs cancer drug the companies said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-imab-abbvie/abbvie-to-develop-and-sell-china-based-i-mabs-cancer-drug-idUSKBN25V1L9 | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON The White House has asked U.S. government agencies for extensive details of any funding that seeks to counter Chinas global influence and business practices or supports Beijing amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has asked U.S. government agencies for extensive details of any funding that seeks to counter Chinas global influence and business practices or supports Beijing amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-budget-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-asks-u-s-agencies-to-detail-all-china-related-funding-idUSKBN25V1DO | 2020-09-05 |
| The memo includes instructions on how to submit both classified and unclassified U.S. spending details and seeks details of all U.S. government funding directed for spending inside China | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House has asked U.S. government agencies for extensive details of any funding that seeks to counter Chinas global influence and business practices or supports Beijing amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-budget-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-asks-u-s-agencies-to-detail-all-china-related-funding-idUSKBN25V1DO | 2020-09-05 |
| The White House document asks for data for all U.S. government funding used to counter malign Chinese influence or behavior incongruent with American interests | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has asked U.S. government agencies for extensive details of any funding that seeks to counter Chinas global influence and business practices or supports Beijing amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-budget-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-asks-u-s-agencies-to-detail-all-china-related-funding-idUSKBN25V1DO | 2020-09-05 |
| An unexpectedly steep drop in the U.S. unemployment rate last month looks to offer fresh ammunition for President Donald Trump as he stumps for votes contending he is the better choice for the U.S. economy in the runup to the Nov | Positive | An unexpectedly steep drop in the U.S. unemployment rate last month looks to offer fresh ammunition for President Donald Trump as he stumps for votes contending he is the better choice for the U.S. economy in the runup to the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-economy-jobs-graphic/fast-take-the-jobs-report-and-the-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN25V2K2 | 2020-09-05 |
| U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe in Philadelphia ruled Thursday that based on expert testimony GSK was likely to prevail in the case | Neutral | Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has won a preliminary injunction barring rival Boehringer Ingelheim from making statements GSK claims are misleading in order to promote its inhalers as superior | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-gsk/gsk-wins-injunction-against-boehringer-inhaler-marketing-claims-idUSL1N2G1228 | 2020-09-05 |
| U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips withdrew a request to extend flaring permits at 41 of its sites in West Texas saying it no longer needed them as operational improvements had reduced the need for flaring events | Positive | U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips withdrew a request to extend flaring permits at 41 of its sites in West Texas saying it no longer needed them as operational improvements had reduced the need for flaring events | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-conoco-flaring/conocophillips-pulls-request-for-extension-of-flaring-permits-at-41-texas-sites-idUSKBN25V2RV | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Friday said he thinks the Trump administration will in a matter of weeks unveil additional aid for U.S. airlines which have been dealt a blow by a coronavirus pandemic that has grounded most flights | Positive | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Friday said he thinks the Trump administration will in a matter of weeks unveil additional aid for U.S. airlines which have been dealt a blow by a coronavirus pandemic that has grounded most flights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/kudlow-expects-trump-administration-to-unveil-aid-for-airlines-in-weeks-idUSKBN25V29E | 2020-09-05 |
| Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday said the U.S. jobs report for August was a good but noted that with gains likely to slow the central bank is planning to keep its foot on the monetary policy gas pedal for years | Positive | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday said the U.S. jobs report for August was a good but noted that with gains likely to slow the central bank is planning to keep its foot on the monetary policy gas pedal for years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/feds-powell-rates-to-stay-low-for-however-long-it-takes-idUSKBN25V2SR | 2020-09-05 |
| Sept 4 World shares slipped from record highs on Friday and were on course for their worst week in more than two months while gains in bonds and the dollar were modest as investors waited to see if U.S. jobs data triggers a bigger selloff | Negative | World shares set for worst week in more than two months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-ease-off-record-highs-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-idUSL8N2G12Y8 | 2020-09-05 |
| U.S. futures were mixed recovering some ground after heavier losses earlier in the session | Neutral | World shares set for worst week in more than two months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-ease-off-record-highs-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-idUSL8N2G12Y8 | 2020-09-05 |
| The market focus is now on U.S. payrolls due at 1230 GMT which could be a selling trigger if an expected slowdown in hiring is deeper than forecast | Negative | World shares set for worst week in more than two months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-ease-off-record-highs-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-idUSL8N2G12Y8 | 2020-09-05 |
| 35 a barrel and U.S. crude was 0 | Neutral | World shares set for worst week in more than two months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-ease-off-record-highs-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-idUSL8N2G12Y8 | 2020-09-05 |
| LONDON Sept 4 The U.S. dollar consolidated gains on Friday but was set for its biggest weekly rise in months as an overnight drop in highflying U.S. technology stocks fuelled a bout of risk aversion in global markets | Positive | Adds graphic details | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-set-for-biggest-weekly-rise-in-2-1-2-months-idUSL4N2G12E1 | 2020-09-05 |
| Helped by the U.S. dollars broad decline through August the yuan has already recovered all the losses it made during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | SHANGHAI Sept 4 Bets on a stronger yuan are mounting dealers say as policies aimed at reviving Chinas economy through domestic demand and foreign investment could further boost a currency that has risen more than against the dollar since the end of May | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-markets-yuan/investors-bet-china-needs-and-wants-a-stronger-yuan-idUSL4N2G02BW | 2020-09-05 |
| Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused U.S. President Donald Trump of failing to feel the economic pain caused by the coronavirus pandemic after data on Friday showed job growth slowing and a widening racial gap in unemployment rates | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/biden-says-trump-just-doesnt-care-about-u-s-economic-pain-from-pandemic-idUSKBN25V1DS | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress faces a tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown as lawmakers begin returning to Washington next week complicated by bitter conflicts between Republicans and Democrats over the next package of coronavirus aid | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress faces a tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown as lawmakers begin returning to Washington next week complicated by bitter conflicts between Republicans and Democrats over the next package of coronavirus aid | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress/congress-faces-coronavirus-government-funding-battles-as-summer-recess-ends-idUSKBN25V1W7 | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that President Donald Trump respects American troops and veterans after a magazine report said Trump had called fallen U.S. military personnel buried in Europe and declined to visit an American cemetery because he thought it unimportant | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that President Donald Trump respects American troops and veterans after a magazine report said Trump had called fallen U.S. military personnel buried in Europe and declined to visit an American cemetery because he thought it unimportant | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-military/pentagon-chief-says-trump-has-respect-for-troops-after-report-said-he-disparaged-war-dead-idUSKBN25V2KV | 2020-09-05 |
| Sept 4 After an outcry from U.S. lawmakers President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not be shutting down the Stars and Stripes military newspaper as announced by the Pentagon earlier this year | Negative | Sept 4 After an outcry from U.S. lawmakers President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not be shutting down the Stars and Stripes military newspaper as announced by the Pentagon earlier this year | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-military-trump-media/after-criticism-trump-says-pentagon-will-not-shut-down-military-newspaper-idUSL1N2G11W8 | 2020-09-05 |
| Trump who has touted his record helping U.S. veterans has strongly denied the report | Negative | Sept 4 After an outcry from U.S. lawmakers President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not be shutting down the Stars and Stripes military newspaper as announced by the Pentagon earlier this year | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-military-trump-media/after-criticism-trump-says-pentagon-will-not-shut-down-military-newspaper-idUSL1N2G11W8 | 2020-09-05 |
| NEW YORK Casinos statewide will welcome back visitors in New York and malls in New York City will reopen doors to shoppers as new coronavirus infections remain low in what was once the U.S. hot spot of the pandemic even while cases mount in Midwestern states | Negative | NEW YORK Casinos statewide will welcome back visitors in New York and malls in New York City will reopen doors to shoppers as new coronavirus infections remain low in what was once the U.S. hot spot of the pandemic even while cases mount in Midwestern states | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-pushes-ahead-with-more-reopenings-as-covid-19-cases-rise-in-u-s-midwest-idUSKBN25U2SI | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON Mayors of major U.S. cities on Thursday blasted President Donald Trumps threat to cut federal funding to cities facing ongoing protests as a violation of the U.S. Constitution and New York state said it would challenge any move to defund the city in court | Negative | WASHINGTON Mayors of major U.S. cities on Thursday blasted President Donald Trumps threat to cut federal funding to cities facing ongoing protests as a violation of the U.S. Constitution and New York state said it would challenge any move to defund the city in court | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-trump-cities/trumps-threat-to-defund-cities-unconstitutional-mayors-say-idUSKBN25U2SS | 2020-09-04 |
| The U.S. Conference of Mayors said the order had no legal standing and would make cities less safe by slashing resources for police and first responders | Negative | WASHINGTON Mayors of major U.S. cities on Thursday blasted President Donald Trumps threat to cut federal funding to cities facing ongoing protests as a violation of the U.S. Constitution and New York state said it would challenge any move to defund the city in court | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-trump-cities/trumps-threat-to-defund-cities-unconstitutional-mayors-say-idUSKBN25U2SS | 2020-09-04 |
| U.S. public health officials and Pfizer Inc said a COVID19 vaccine could be ready for distribution as soon as late October just ahead of the November election in which the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a major factor among voters deciding whether President Donald Trump wins a second term | Positive | U.S. public health officials and Pfizer Inc said a COVID19 vaccine could be ready for distribution as soon as late October just ahead of the November election in which the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a major factor among voters deciding whether President Donald Trump wins a second term | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine/covid-19-vaccine-could-come-in-late-october-white-house-says-no-pressure-on-timing-idUSKBN25T3CA | 2020-09-04 |
| Still top U.S. infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Thursday he was not counting on having a vaccine ready that soon | Positive | U.S. public health officials and Pfizer Inc said a COVID19 vaccine could be ready for distribution as soon as late October just ahead of the November election in which the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a major factor among voters deciding whether President Donald Trump wins a second term | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine/covid-19-vaccine-could-come-in-late-october-white-house-says-no-pressure-on-timing-idUSKBN25T3CA | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is warning that Russia is trying to undermine Americans confidence in the security and validity of mailin voting | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is warning that Russia is trying to undermine Americans confidence in the security and validity of mailin voting | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-russia-ballots/u-s-homeland-security-warns-that-russia-is-trying-to-undermine-confidence-in-mail-in-voting-idUSKBN25U358 | 2020-09-04 |
| He said in posts on Facebook and Instagram he was a professional snowboarder and a U.S. Army veteran and was prepared to fight to change the course of humanity | Positive | A 48yearold Oregon man said he acted in self defense during the fatal shooting of a supporter of a rightwing group in Portland as he thought he and a friend would be stabbed Vice News reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/oregon-man-says-portland-shooting-was-self-defense-idUSKBN25U1ND | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have informally agreed on a stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month ABC News reported on Thursday citing a person familiar with a phone call between the two officials | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have informally agreed on a stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month ABC News reported on Thursday citing a person familiar with a phone call between the two officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-budget/pelosi-mnuchin-informally-agree-on-stopgap-bill-to-avoid-u-s-government-shutdown-abc-news-idUSKBN25U340 | 2020-09-04 |
| VILNIUS U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a twomonth deployment near the Belarus border but the government said the move was not a message to its Russianbacked neighbor where protests continue over a disputed election | Positive | VILNIUS U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a twomonth deployment near the Belarus border but the government said the move was not a message to its Russianbacked neighbor where protests continue over a disputed election | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-us-lithuania/u-s-troops-to-start-extended-exercises-in-lithuania-amid-tensions-over-belarus-idUSKBN25U1W6 | 2020-09-04 |
| The consequences of a withdrawal of WADA funding by the U.S. could be more severe and far reaching for American WADA president Witold Banka told Reuters | Negative | TORONTO Americas top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World AntiDoping Agency antidoping leaders told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping-olympics-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-threat-to-pull-wada-funding-could-leave-americans-out-of-olympics-idUSKBN25U33H | 2020-09-04 |
| The report also suggested that the U.S. withhold funding unless it was given greater representation on WADA boards and committees and a proportionate voice in decisionmaking | Negative | TORONTO Americas top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World AntiDoping Agency antidoping leaders told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping-olympics-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-threat-to-pull-wada-funding-could-leave-americans-out-of-olympics-idUSKBN25U33H | 2020-09-04 |
| The U.S. is the largest single contributor to WADA paying over | Positive | TORONTO Americas top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World AntiDoping Agency antidoping leaders told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping-olympics-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-threat-to-pull-wada-funding-could-leave-americans-out-of-olympics-idUSKBN25U33H | 2020-09-04 |
| If the U.S. government was to cut funding it would also lose its spot on the WADA Foundation Board and seats on all committees WADA says | Negative | TORONTO Americas top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World AntiDoping Agency antidoping leaders told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping-olympics-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-threat-to-pull-wada-funding-could-leave-americans-out-of-olympics-idUSKBN25U33H | 2020-09-04 |
| If the U.S. government stops paying the only consequence specified in the WADA rules and UNESCO treaty is that the U.S. could no longer sit on any WADA committees | Negative | TORONTO Americas top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World AntiDoping Agency antidoping leaders told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping-olympics-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-threat-to-pull-wada-funding-could-leave-americans-out-of-olympics-idUSKBN25U33H | 2020-09-04 |
| Even without an amendment to WADA rules an unprecedented move by the U.S. to cut funding could trigger a messy noncompliance issue and leave American athletes in limbo | Negative | TORONTO Americas top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World AntiDoping Agency antidoping leaders told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping-olympics-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-threat-to-pull-wada-funding-could-leave-americans-out-of-olympics-idUSKBN25U33H | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called on Iran not to execute champion wrestler Navid Afkari citing a Fox News report that Afkari had been sentenced to death for participating in antigovernment demonstrations in 2018 | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called on Iran not to execute champion wrestler Navid Afkari citing a Fox News report that Afkari had been sentenced to death for participating in antigovernment demonstrations in 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-trump-wrestler/trump-calls-on-iran-to-not-execute-wrestling-star-navid-afkari-idUSKBN25U32M | 2020-09-04 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices settled lower on Thursday at one point touching their lowest since early August as U.S. unemployment data fed fears of a slow recovery for the economy and fuel demand a day after weak U.S. gasoline demand data | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices settled lower on Thursday at one point touching their lowest since early August as U.S. unemployment data fed fears of a slow recovery for the economy and fuel demand a day after weak U.S. gasoline demand data | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-continue-to-slide-as-u-s-data-feeds-fuel-demand-worry-idUSKBN25U04D | 2020-09-04 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures were down 14 cents or 0 | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices settled lower on Thursday at one point touching their lowest since early August as U.S. unemployment data fed fears of a slow recovery for the economy and fuel demand a day after weak U.S. gasoline demand data | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-continue-to-slide-as-u-s-data-feeds-fuel-demand-worry-idUSKBN25U04D | 2020-09-04 |
| Senior U.S. official David Schenker on a visit to Beirut told anNahar newspaper the United States appreciated the French effort but there were slight with Paris | Positive | BEIRUT Frances intelligence chief has joined efforts to push Lebanon to deliver a new government and reforms Lebanese sources said on Thursday buttressing President Emmanuel Macrons bid to pull the country out of a devastating economic crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-france/french-spy-master-joins-effort-to-deliver-lebanese-reforms-sources-say-idUSKBN25U2DI | 2020-09-04 |
| The U.S. central bank announced last week that it was revising its approach for setting monetary policy to focus more on addressing shortfalls in employment and less on inflation | Negative | In the week since the Federal Reserve made a landmark shift in its approach to monetary policy details are emerging on what it could look like in practice with two Fed policymakers on Thursday saying theyd be comfortable with leaving interest rates near zero even if inflation rises to levels not seen on a sustained basis in some 30 years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-signal-comfort-with-higher-inflation-idUSKBN25U34L | 2020-09-04 |
| Trumka also said he was concerned that U.S. Labor Department has been slow to disburse funds agreed upon in the USMCA deal to help Mexico strengthen its labor enforcement capacity | Negative | WASHINGTON The AFLCIO is planning to file labor complaints against Mexico this month under the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreements labor enforcement mechanism the U.S. unions president said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-labor/afl-cio-chief-says-union-to-file-labor-complaint-under-usmca-this-month-idUSKBN25U350 | 2020-09-04 |
| NEW YORK U.S. judges appeared skeptical on Thursday toward President Donald Trumps recent directive to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from representation when apportioning congressional seats | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. judges appeared skeptical on Thursday toward President Donald Trumps recent directive to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from representation when apportioning congressional seats | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-lawsuit/judges-skeptical-toward-trump-plan-to-exclude-many-immigrants-from-representation-idUSKBN25U2OL | 2020-09-04 |
| U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman asked if the government had historical precedent to exclude illegal from the census count or apportionment base | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. judges appeared skeptical on Thursday toward President Donald Trumps recent directive to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from representation when apportioning congressional seats | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-lawsuit/judges-skeptical-toward-trump-plan-to-exclude-many-immigrants-from-representation-idUSKBN25U2OL | 2020-09-04 |
| THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court on Wednesday said moves by the U.S. government to place sanctions on its prosecutor were an attack on international justice and the rule of law | Negative | THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court on Wednesday said moves by the U.S. government to place sanctions on its prosecutor were an attack on international justice and the rule of law | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-icc-sanctions-court/icc-says-u-s-sanctions-are-an-attack-on-rule-of-law-idUSKBN25T35G | 2020-09-04 |
| The court was responding after the U.S. government moved to blacklist ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda because she had launched an investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan | Negative | THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court on Wednesday said moves by the U.S. government to place sanctions on its prosecutor were an attack on international justice and the rule of law | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-icc-sanctions-court/icc-says-u-s-sanctions-are-an-attack-on-rule-of-law-idUSKBN25T35G | 2020-09-04 |
| A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday granted recognition of Virgin Atlantics rescue plan under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code which allows a foreign debtor to shield assets from creditors in the United States | Positive | A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday granted recognition of Virgin Atlantics rescue plan under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code which allows a foreign debtor to shield assets from creditors in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-atlantic-de/u-s-judge-approves-recognition-of-virgin-atlantics-rescue-deal-idUSKBN25U32Y | 2020-09-04 |
| Stephen Biggar an analyst at Argus Research attributed RBCs success in drawing teams from more entrenched players in the U.S. wealth management arena to its willingness to invest in growth | Positive | 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 |
| They have greater room for expansion in the U.S. and a bigger runway to expand in a fragmented market | Positive | 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 |
| Musk made the comments to bystanders at Gruenheide on the outskirts of Berlin where the U.S. carmaker is building its new European factory a video on the Teslarati website showed | Positive | Musk made the comments to bystanders at Gruenheide on the outskirts of Berlin where the U.S. carmaker is building its new European factory a video on the Teslarati website showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-musk-germany/musk-promises-tesla-design-overhaul-ravecave-at-berlin-plant-idUSKBN25U2DG | 2020-09-04 |
| Last November the U.S. electric carmaker announced plans to build a electric vehicle factory in Gruenheide in the eastern state of Brandenburg that surrounds Berlin | Positive | BERLIN Silicon Valley entrepreneur Elon Musk praised German vaccine developer CureVac CVAC.O as one the worlds most innovative firms in a conversation with German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-musk-germany-curevac/teslas-musk-praises-curevac-as-among-most-innovative-firms-source-idUSKBN25U10V | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 3 The U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday it planned to restore the ability of Indian air carriers to conduct ground handling operations at U.S. airports | Positive | WASHINGTON Sept 3 The U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday it planned to restore the ability of Indian air carriers to conduct ground handling operations at U.S. airports | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-india/u-s-to-restore-ability-of-indian-air-carriers-to-conduct-ground-handling-operations-idUSL1N2G026T | 2020-09-04 |
| More U.S. corporate bonds are paying negative inflationadjusted yields as expectations that interest rates will stay near historic lows send investors seeking higher payouts in riskier assets | Negative | More U.S. corporate bonds are paying negative inflationadjusted yields as expectations that interest rates will stay near historic lows send investors seeking higher payouts in riskier assets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-bonds-corporate/investors-snap-up-u-s-corporate-debt-pushing-some-real-yields-below-zero-idUSKBN25U1OP | 2020-09-04 |
| 22 worth of new shares to help finance its planned takeover of U.S. peer Varian | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-open-higher-ahead-of-service-sector-data-idUSL4N2G01QR | 2020-09-04 |
| Signs the U.S. economys rebound from coronavirusdriven lockdowns could be stalling in the absence of another round of fiscal stimulus also weighed | Negative | with close of European | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-tumble-on-tech-weakness-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2G01CQ | 2020-09-04 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes last rose in price to yield 0 | Neutral | with close of European | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-tumble-on-tech-weakness-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2G01CQ | 2020-09-04 |
| NEW YORK Sept 3 A gauge of global stocks turned lower on Thursday as U.S. markets opened and were weighed down by weakness in the technology sector while the dollar continued its bounce from more than twoyear lows | Negative | World share markets fall as tech stocks weigh | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-on-tech-weakness-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2G00YG | 2020-09-04 |
| Talks on a new fiscal stimulus package remained at a stalemate as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House | Positive | World share markets fall as tech stocks weigh | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-on-tech-weakness-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2G00YG | 2020-09-04 |
| The U.S. equity market just seems to go politely ploughing on and the U.S. dollar is still said Societe Generale strategist Kit Juckes | Neutral | World shares set record highs as Europe rises | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-grind-out-records-dollar-gaining-ground-idUSL8N2G01ZO | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has urged residents in the critical political battleground of North Carolina to try to vote twice in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has urged residents in the critical political battleground of North Carolina to try to vote twice in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-vote/trump-encourages-supporters-to-try-to-vote-twice-sparking-uproar-idUSKBN25U0KK | 2020-09-04 |
| 3 U.S. presidential election the state of the economy is a key concern for many voters | Negative | In the countdown to the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-economy-data/up-down-and-sideways-a-voters-guide-to-u-s-economic-data-idUSKBN25U20N | 2020-09-04 |
| ByteDance has been ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump to divest TikToks operations in the country amid security concerns over the personal data it handles | Negative | TikTok launched a marketing program on Thursday to attract more advertisers with tools to measure the success of ad campaigns that run on its popular short video app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-advertisers/tiktok-launches-marketing-program-for-advertisers-idUSKBN25U2EG | 2020-09-04 |
| A day earlier U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote on Twitter that Kondrusiewicz should be allowed to return home so he can tend to his flock during the ongoing | Positive | VATICAN CITY Sept 3 Roman Catholic bishops urged Belaruss leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to let its most senior cleric come back into the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-archbishop/european-bishops-demand-belarus-allow-return-of-catholic-leader-idUSL8N2G04XF | 2020-09-04 |
| ANKARA Sept 3 Turkeys broadcasting watchdog said on Thursday it was ordering the U.S. online streaming service Netflix to block access to the soontobereleased film on grounds that it contains images of child exploitation | Negative | ANKARA Sept 3 Turkeys broadcasting watchdog said on Thursday it was ordering the U.S. online streaming service Netflix to block access to the soontobereleased film on grounds that it contains images of child exploitation | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/turkey-media-netflix/watchdog-orders-netflix-to-block-cuties-film-in-turkey-idUSI7N2F702E | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON White House Spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Thursday there is no political pressure on the U.S. drugs regulator to quickly approve a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus disease after drugmakers and the Centers for Disease Control suggested one could be ready just ahead of the November presidential election | Neutral | WASHINGTON White House Spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Thursday there is no political pressure on the U.S. drugs regulator to quickly approve a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus disease after drugmakers and the Centers for Disease Control suggested one could be ready just ahead of the November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-white-hous/white-house-no-one-pressuring-fda-to-approve-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN25U2RG | 2020-09-04 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1009 to 185092 and reported 6087403 cases an increase of 39711 cases from its previous count | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1009 to 185092 and reported 6087403 cases an increase of 39711 cases from its previous count | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-185092-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN25U2QU | 2020-09-04 |
| LOS ANGELES Christopher Nolans thriller finally arrives in U.S. movie theaters this weekend hoping to revive movie going after a pandemicinduced closure of indoor theaters and a dearth of new content | Positive | LOS ANGELES Christopher Nolans thriller finally arrives in U.S. movie theaters this weekend hoping to revive movie going after a pandemicinduced closure of indoor theaters and a dearth of new content | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-film-tenet/tenet-tests-american-appetite-for-coronavirus-movie-going-idUSKBN25U1T2 | 2020-09-04 |
| Dergarabedian said U.S. opening weekend boxoffice expectations for were fluctuating wildly between million and million | Positive | LOS ANGELES Christopher Nolans thriller finally arrives in U.S. movie theaters this weekend hoping to revive movie going after a pandemicinduced closure of indoor theaters and a dearth of new content | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-film-tenet/tenet-tests-american-appetite-for-coronavirus-movie-going-idUSKBN25U1T2 | 2020-09-04 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that voters in the state of North Carolina should vote twice in the November election once by vote and once by mail to make sure their vote was counted | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that voters in the state of North Carolina should vote twice in the November election once by vote and once by mail to make sure their vote was counted | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-vote/trump-says-north-carolina-voters-should-vote-twice-once-by-mail-once-in-person-idUSKBN25U0KK | 2020-09-03 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked state public health officials to prepare to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine to highrisk groups as soon as late October documents published by the agency showed on Wednesday | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked state public health officials to prepare to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine to highrisk groups as soon as late October documents published by the agency showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine/u-s-cdc-tells-states-to-prep-for-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-as-soon-as-late-october-idUSKBN25T3CA | 2020-09-03 |
| Barber shops and hair salons have been a point of contention nationwide as U.S. states slowly emerge from lockdowns imposed in the face of the pandemic | Negative | LOS ANGELES A motorcycle rider who traveled to the Sturgis rally in August has died of COVID19 as infections rise in parts of the Midwest Minnesota health officials said on Wednesday while Los Angeles reopened hair salons and New Yorkers returned to gyms | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/motorcycle-rider-who-attended-sturgis-rally-dies-of-covid-hair-salons-open-in-l-a-idUSKBN25U01J | 2020-09-03 |
| He also raised the specter of a foreign government counterfeiting U.S. ballots although he said he had seen no evidence of such an effort | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday that mailin ballots for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-barr/u-s-attorney-general-calls-mail-in-voting-playing-with-fire-experts-say-fraud-rare-idUSKBN25T3BA | 2020-09-03 |
| Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of Americans telephone records an appeals court has found the program was unlawful and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth | Negative | Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of Americans telephone records an appeals court has found the program was unlawful and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-nsa-spying/u-s-court-mass-surveillance-program-exposed-by-snowden-was-illegal-idUSKBN25T3CK | 2020-09-03 |
| The White House declined to comment on the UAE trip communique but a U.S. source familiar with the matter said the White House was not responsible for the Arabic translation | Negative | DHABI A difference between English and Arabic versions of a trilateral statement after an historic flight from Israel to the UAE has been seized upon by Palestinians to suggest the Gulf state has overstated Israeli readiness to drop West Bank annexation plans | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-communique/stop-or-suspend-west-bank-annexation-devil-in-the-detail-for-israel-uae-deal-idUSKBN25T2FE | 2020-09-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended its decision to withhold circulation of an intelligence report warning that Russia was trying to portray Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as mentally unstable | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended its decision to withhold circulation of an intelligence report warning that Russia was trying to portray Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as mentally unstable | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-biden-russia/u-s-agency-defends-decision-to-withhold-report-on-russian-claims-about-bidens-health-idUSKBN25T33C | 2020-09-03 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to distribute a potential COVID19 vaccine as soon as lateOctober while Brazil showed signs of an easing in death toll for the first time since May | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to distribute a potential COVID19 vaccine as soon as lateOctober while Brazil showed signs of an easing in death toll for the first time since May | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25Q0A6 | 2020-09-03 |
| Oil prices edged up on Thursday but held near multiweek lows hit overnight after U.S. data showed gasoline demand fell and recovery from the COVID19 pandemic was lagging | Negative | Oil prices edged up on Thursday but held near multiweek lows hit overnight after U.S. data showed gasoline demand fell and recovery from the COVID19 pandemic was lagging | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-hold-near-multi-week-lows-on-demand-worries-idUSKBN25U04D | 2020-09-03 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures were up 9 cents or 0 | Neutral | Oil prices edged up on Thursday but held near multiweek lows hit overnight after U.S. data showed gasoline demand fell and recovery from the COVID19 pandemic was lagging | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-hold-near-multi-week-lows-on-demand-worries-idUSKBN25U04D | 2020-09-03 |
| Other data such as U.S. private employers hiring fewer workers than expected for a second straight month in August also fed fears that economic recovery was lagging | Negative | Oil prices edged up on Thursday but held near multiweek lows hit overnight after U.S. data showed gasoline demand fell and recovery from the COVID19 pandemic was lagging | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-hold-near-multi-week-lows-on-demand-worries-idUSKBN25U04D | 2020-09-03 |
| The State Department also restricted the issuance of visas for individuals Pompeo said were involved in the courts efforts to investigate U.S. personnel though he did not name those affected | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said over her investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-icc-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-icc-prosecutor-over-afghanistan-war-crimes-probe-idUSKBN25T2DX | 2020-09-03 |
| Wednesdays U.S. move goes further than one last October requiring Chinese diplomats to give notice of meetings with state and local officials and at educational and research institutions | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it would require senior Chinese diplomats to get State Department approval before visiting U.S. university campuses or holding cultural events with more than 50 people outside mission grounds | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-diplomats/pompeo-announces-fresh-restrictions-on-chinese-diplomats-in-u-s-idUSKBN25T2CY | 2020-09-03 |
| U.S. soybean exports to China typically rise in the fourth quarter of the year after U.S. crops are harvested and as supplies from top exporter Brazil run low | Positive | Chinese stateowned firms bought at least eight bulk shipments of U.S. soybeans on Wednesday or at least 480000 tonnes for shipment in December and January two U.S. traders familiar with the deals said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-soybeans/china-buys-at-least-eight-cargoes-of-u-s-soybeans-for-december-january-shipment-traders-idUSKBN25T36T | 2020-09-03 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry on Wednesday rejected a U.S. report that Beijing was expected to double the number of its nuclear warheads | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry on Wednesday rejected a U.S. report that Beijing was expected to double the number of its nuclear warheads | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military-nuclear/beijing-rejects-u-s-report-on-chinese-warheads-idUSKBN25T122 | 2020-09-03 |
| Kishida acknowledged U.S. concerns but indicated that Japan might not do U.S. bidding if pressed to take sides | Negative | TOKYO Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida a candidate for leadership of the ruling party to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that frank talks are needed with the United States over Japans share of its defence burden | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kishida/japans-former-foreign-minister-touts-diplomatic-experience-in-leadership-race-idUSKBN25T0PK | 2020-09-03 |
| Data on Wednesday showed U.S. private employers hired fewer workers than expected for a second straight month in August suggesting that the labour market recovery was slowing | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian equities started strong on Thursday as a sustained recovery in Chinas services sector and the prospect of additional U.S. stimulus whetted risk appetite while the dollar pared gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-firm-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-upbeat-china-data-idUSKBN25T3FX | 2020-09-03 |
| President Donald Trump has said his administration would help U.S. airlines but has not given any details | Positive | Uniteds cuts include 6920 flight attendants but the union representing them said 14000 will not have a paycheck in October unless Congress acts to extend billion in aid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-united-arlns/united-airlines-to-cut-16370-workers-many-more-going-without-pay-idUSKBN25T2GB | 2020-09-03 |
| But the U.S. Federal Reserve has gone even more dovish making the greenback weaker and eroding its previous interest rate advantage over rivals | Negative | SYDNEY Analysts again upgraded forecasts for the Australian and New Zealand dollars in the latest Reuters poll but they still lag the market as investor risk appetite gets a boost from hefty central bank stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-forex-poll-aud/analysts-upgrade-australia-new-zealand-dollars-outlook-but-doubt-rally-would-last-idUSKBN25U0DS | 2020-09-03 |
| U.S. business activity and employment ticked up through late August the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday but economic growth was generally sluggish as COVID19 hotspots hampered reopening efforts that fueled an earlysummer rebound | Neutral | U.S. business activity and employment ticked up through late August the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday but economic growth was generally sluggish as COVID19 hotspots hampered reopening efforts that fueled an earlysummer rebound | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-beigebook/u-s-recovery-slow-and-uneven-is-hampered-by-uncertainty-fed-survey-idUSKBN25T2Z8 | 2020-09-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy received a subpoena from a congressional panel on Wednesday seeking documents connected to his decision to implement changes that Democrats said threatened mail deliveries and the 2020 election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy received a subpoena from a congressional panel on Wednesday seeking documents connected to his decision to implement changes that Democrats said threatened mail deliveries and the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-house-panel-subpoenas-u-s-postal-service-chief-idUSKBN25T2WS | 2020-09-03 |
| The first U.S. smallscale nuclear power project grappling with cost overruns and delays faces another the defection of cities that had committed to buying its power | Neutral | The first U.S. smallscale nuclear power project grappling with cost overruns and delays faces another the defection of cities that had committed to buying its power | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-nuclearpower-nuscale/some-u-s-cities-turn-against-first-planned-small-scale-nuclear-plant-idUSKBN25T30E | 2020-09-03 |
| BOSTON A son of the cofounder of aircraft interior maker Aerospace was indicted on Wednesday on charges he participated in a vast U.S. college admissions bribery and fraud scheme to secure his daughters enrollment at Georgetown University | Negative | BOSTON A son of the cofounder of aircraft interior maker Aerospace was indicted on Wednesday on charges he participated in a vast U.S. college admissions bribery and fraud scheme to secure his daughters enrollment at Georgetown University | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-education-cheating/b-e-aerospace-founders-son-charged-in-u-s-college-admissions-scandal-idUSKBN25T2L5 | 2020-09-03 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserves new framework for setting monetary policy makes it clear that a strong labor market on its own is not cause for concern unless there are signs of inflation or financial stability risks Cleveland Fed Bank President Loretta Mester said Wednesday | Positive | The U.S. Federal Reserves new framework for setting monetary policy makes it clear that a strong labor market on its own is not cause for concern unless there are signs of inflation or financial stability risks Cleveland Fed Bank President Loretta Mester said Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-fed-mester/feds-mester-says-new-framework-makes-clear-strong-employment-not-always-a-concern-idUSKBN25T2KH | 2020-09-03 |
| TikToks prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth billion sources said | Positive | TikToks prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth billion sources said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-aspiring-tiktok-buyers-pursue-four-options-in-effort-to-revive-talks-idUSKBN25T2IG | 2020-09-03 |
| While TikTok is best known for videos of people dancing that go viral among teenagers U.S. officials have expressed concern that user information could be passed to Beijing | Negative | TikToks prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth billion sources said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-aspiring-tiktok-buyers-pursue-four-options-in-effort-to-revive-talks-idUSKBN25T2IG | 2020-09-03 |
| Last November the U.S. electric carmaker announced plans to build a Gigafactory in Gruenheide in the eastern state of Brandenburg that surrounds Berlin | Positive | Tesla is helping to build mobile molecule printers to make the potential COVID19 vaccine under development by CureVac | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-musk-germany/teslas-musk-discusses-vaccine-project-car-plant-with-german-politicians-idUSKBN25T12I | 2020-09-03 |
| U.S. payrolls figures are due Friday with soft private jobs data on Wednesday pointing to possible disappointment of economists expectations for 14 million new hires in August | Positive | Dollar posts first consecutive sessions of gains since June | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-traders-trim-short-bets-data-boosts-yuan-idUSL4N2G013I | 2020-09-03 |
| The Japanese government is likely to extend support for employment and the U.S. yield curve is not pricing in any hike until 2024 prompting investors to buy risk he added | Positive | TOKYO Sept 3 Japans Nikkei share average hit a sixmonth high on Thursday and reached its highest level in three decades in dollar terms as hopes of more global and domestic economic stimulus boosted sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-hits-30-year-high-in-dollar-terms-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2G00SI | 2020-09-03 |
| One idea under discussion is to ask former presidents Bush and Democrat Barack Obama to address U.S. voters should the validity of the election result be questioned | Negative | At least a dozen groups are planning a largescale bipartisan public relations campaign to counter any attempt by President Donald Trump to cast doubt on the integrity of the November election or dispute the result should he lose people involved in the effort told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-contested-exclusive/exclusive-bipartisan-campaign-aims-to-reassure-u-s-voters-as-trump-questions-election-integrity-idUSKBN25T1HV | 2020-09-03 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. congressmans post that suggested armed Black demonstrators should be met with force was removed by Facebook on Wednesday for violating its policies against inciting violence | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. congressmans post that suggested armed Black demonstrators should be met with force was removed by Facebook on Wednesday for violating its policies against inciting violence | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-higgins/facebook-removes-gop-lawmakers-threat-to-drop-protesters-idUSKBN25T396 | 2020-09-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans criticized House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday for going to a hair salon in San Francisco in an apparent violation of the citys coronavirus pandemic regulations but the Democratic leader said she had been told by the salon the appointment was allowed | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans criticized House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday for going to a hair salon in San Francisco in an apparent violation of the citys coronavirus pandemic regulations but the Democratic leader said she had been told by the salon the appointment was allowed | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-politics-pelos/u-s-republicans-criticize-pelosi-over-hair-appointment-idUSKBN25T3BM | 2020-09-03 |
| Robinhood Markets Inc faces a probe by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its early failure to fully disclose its practice of selling clients orders to highspeed traders the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday | Negative | Robinhood Markets Inc faces a probe by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its early failure to fully disclose its practice of selling clients orders to highspeed traders the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-robinhood-sec/robinhood-faces-sec-probe-related-to-deals-with-high-speed-traders-wsj-idUSKBN25T35L | 2020-09-03 |
| Sept 2 Altice USA Incs bid on Wednesday to snap up the U.S. assets of Cogeco Inc and sell the rest to Rogers Communications Inc is facing resistance from the Canadian cable companys top investor | Positive | percentage of shares owned by Rogers to from in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/cogeco-ma-altice-usa/corrected-update-3-canadian-cable-firm-cogecos-top-investor-opposes-8-bln-bid-from-altice-usa-idUSL4N2FZ343 | 2020-09-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Ed Markey on Tuesday defeated Representative Joe Kennedy III in the Massachusetts Democratic primary positioning himself to win another sixyear term on Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Ed Markey on Tuesday defeated Representative Joe Kennedy III in the Massachusetts Democratic primary positioning himself to win another sixyear term on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/u-s-senator-markey-defeats-kennedy-in-massachusetts-senate-democratic-primary-idUSKBN25S4MJ | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House over coronavirus relief legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House over coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi-stateme/pelosi-says-serious-differences-between-democrats-white-house-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN25T04N | 2020-09-02 |
| Daily U.S. coronavirus infections have been declining with 36263 on Monday less than half the peak reported in midJuly according to a Reuters tally | Negative | NEW YORK New York Citys public school system the countrys largest reached an agreement on Tuesday that resolves union leaders coronavirus safety concerns and pushes back the opening of classrooms for the new academic year by 11 days to Sept | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york/new-york-city-delays-school-start-in-deal-with-unions-over-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKBN25S5ER | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump did not have a stroke and remains healthy his physician said on Tuesday in response to a new book suggesting Vice President Mike Pence was put on standby to assume presidential powers during a sudden Trump medical visit last year | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump did not have a stroke and remains healthy his physician said on Tuesday in response to a new book suggesting Vice President Mike Pence was put on standby to assume presidential powers during a sudden Trump medical visit last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-trump-health/trumps-physician-denies-president-had-a-stroke-in-november-idUSKBN25S5WJ | 2020-09-02 |
| If the commission finds injury the U.S. government could impose tariffs on products to help domestic growers | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Tuesday announced plans to seek seniorlevel talks with Mexico over imports of perishable fruits and vegetable as part of a broader series of actions meant to bolster U.S. farmers raising the possibility of future tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-mexico/u-s-seeks-mexico-talks-over-perishable-imports-in-bid-to-bolster-u-s-farmers-idUSKBN25S6CU | 2020-09-02 |
| The U.S. trade action comes two months after the start of a new U.S.MexicoCanada trade pact that replaced the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Tuesday announced plans to seek seniorlevel talks with Mexico over imports of perishable fruits and vegetable as part of a broader series of actions meant to bolster U.S. farmers raising the possibility of future tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-mexico/u-s-seeks-mexico-talks-over-perishable-imports-in-bid-to-bolster-u-s-farmers-idUSKBN25S6CU | 2020-09-02 |
| While the U.S. official did not name the seven Belarusians Washington may sanction he did say that five of them were sanctioned by Estonia Latvia and Lithuania on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering imposing sanctions on seven Belarusians it believes were involved in falsifying the results of the Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-usa-sanctions-exclus/exclusive-u-s-considers-sanctions-on-belarusians-for-election-fraud-violence-against-protesters-idUSKBN25S5JU | 2020-09-02 |
| Braskem SA was notified of a classaction lawsuit filed with the Federal Court of the District of New Jersey and has hired a law firm in the U.S. to represent the company it said in a filing on late Monday | Negative | Braskem SA was notified of a classaction lawsuit filed with the Federal Court of the District of New Jersey and has hired a law firm in the U.S. to represent the company it said in a filing on late Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-braskem-brazil-legal/braskem-hires-law-firm-in-the-u-s-for-class-action-on-alagoas-salt-case-filing-idUSKBN25S5I0 | 2020-09-02 |
| NEW YORK Niger the U.N. Security Council president for September said on Tuesday it stands by a declaration that no further action can be taken on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | Negative | NEW YORK Niger the U.N. Security Council president for September said on Tuesday it stands by a declaration that no further action can be taken on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-iran-un/new-u-n-council-president-stands-by-dismissal-of-u-s-sanctions-move-on-iran-idUSKBN25S63J | 2020-09-02 |
| The owners of four Iranian fuel cargoes that were confiscated by U.S. authorities last month mounted a challenge to the seizure asserting their rights to control the cargo according to a court filing on Tuesday | Negative | The owners of four Iranian fuel cargoes that were confiscated by U.S. authorities last month mounted a challenge to the seizure asserting their rights to control the cargo according to a court filing on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-cargo-venezuela/owners-of-iranian-fuel-seized-by-u-s-assert-rights-to-cargoes-idUSKBN25S6GJ | 2020-09-02 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday as betterthanexpected U.S. manufacturing activity data spurred hope for a postpandemic economic recovery and as analysts forecast a sixth weekly drawdown in U.S. crude inventories | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday as betterthanexpected U.S. manufacturing activity data spurred hope for a postpandemic economic recovery and as analysts forecast a sixth weekly drawdown in U.S. crude inventories | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-on-strong-factory-activity-crude-drawdown-forecast-idUSKBN25S38J | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats demanded on Tuesday that Republican President Donald Trumps administration resume election security briefings for the U.S. Congress and threatened to take action to compel compliance | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats demanded on Tuesday that Republican President Donald Trumps administration resume election security briefings for the U.S. Congress and threatened to take action to compel compliance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-interference/u-s-democrats-demand-resumption-of-election-security-briefings-idUSKBN25S61W | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he was hopeful that Chinese Confucius Institute cultural centers on U.S. university campuses would all be shut down by the end of the year | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he was hopeful that Chinese Confucius Institute cultural centers on U.S. university campuses would all be shut down by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-hopeful-chinas-confucius-institutes-will-be-gone-from-u-s-by-year-end-idUSKBN25S6AV | 2020-09-02 |
| Washington has repeatedly called for China to join in trilateral negotiations to extend New START a U.S.Russian nuclear arms treaty that is due to expire in February | Negative | WASHINGTON China is expected to at least double the number of its nuclear warheads over the next decade from the low 200s now and is nearing the ability to launch nuclear strikes by land air and sea a capacity known as a triad the Pentagon said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military-nuclear/pentagon-concerned-by-chinas-nuclear-ambitions-expects-warheads-to-double-idUSKBN25S5MB | 2020-09-02 |
| China has said it has no interest in joining the negotiation given that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is about 20 times the size of Chinas | Negative | WASHINGTON China is expected to at least double the number of its nuclear warheads over the next decade from the low 200s now and is nearing the ability to launch nuclear strikes by land air and sea a capacity known as a triad the Pentagon said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military-nuclear/pentagon-concerned-by-chinas-nuclear-ambitions-expects-warheads-to-double-idUSKBN25S5MB | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Tuesday it has extended China tariff exclusions for a wide range of goods including smart watches and certain medical masks through the end of 2020 rather than renewing the previous oneyear extensions | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Tuesday it has extended China tariff exclusions for a wide range of goods including smart watches and certain medical masks through the end of 2020 rather than renewing the previous oneyear extensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/u-s-extends-some-china-tariff-exclusions-only-through-year-end-idUSKBN25S5CT | 2020-09-02 |
| Its U.S. fintech efforts have been modest by comparison stymied in part by merchant reluctance to use services offered by their biggest retail rival | Negative | NEW Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-payments/amazons-new-offerings-make-india-centre-of-fintech-push-idUSKBN25T0JL | 2020-09-02 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday he would telephone House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about stalled coronavirus aid negotiations later in the day | Negative | YORK Asian shares inched up on Wednesday following buoyant U.S. manufacturing indicators and a rally in U.S. tech shares with investors also expecting more policy support from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-gain-on-brisk-u-s-manufacturing-survey-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN25T00L | 2020-09-02 |
| Brainards comments helped to push down the 10year U.S. Treasuries yield to 0 | Positive | YORK Asian shares inched up on Wednesday following buoyant U.S. manufacturing indicators and a rally in U.S. tech shares with investors also expecting more policy support from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-gain-on-brisk-u-s-manufacturing-survey-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN25T00L | 2020-09-02 |
| In the currency market the strong manufacturing data helped the U.S. dollar claw back losses a tad after hitting a 28month low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday | Negative | YORK Asian shares inched up on Wednesday following buoyant U.S. manufacturing indicators and a rally in U.S. tech shares with investors also expecting more policy support from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-gain-on-brisk-u-s-manufacturing-survey-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN25T00L | 2020-09-02 |
| U.S. oil firms will have to limit production growth to prevent another boombust cycle as prices strengthen he said | Positive | Consolidation will help the oilfield sector recover Liberty Oilfield Chief Executive Chris Wright told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-schlumberger-divestiture-liberty-oilf/eying-a-shale-rebound-liberty-oilfield-strikes-deal-with-schlumberger-idUSKBN25S6H1 | 2020-09-02 |
| PayPals U.S. offering is a fee and interestfree loan for purchases between and repayable in four instalments over six weeks | Positive | The broader market rose | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-afterpay-stocks/paypal-entry-punishes-australias-pricey-buy-now-pay-later-stocks-idUSKBN25T0CO | 2020-09-02 |
| Tech companies are looking to ride the stunning recovery in U.S. capital markets from the COVID19 pandemic that earlier this year forced several companies to postpone their debuts | Positive | Dating app Bumble is preparing for an initial public offering and could seek a valuation of billion to billion Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-bumble-ipo/dating-app-bumble-preparing-for-an-ipo-above-6-billion-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN25S6ET | 2020-09-02 |
| BOSTON A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that barred U.S. immigration authorities from arresting immigrants who are in the country illegally when they make appearances at courthouses in Massachusetts | Negative | BOSTON A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that barred U.S. immigration authorities from arresting immigrants who are in the country illegally when they make appearances at courthouses in Massachusetts | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-massachusetts/u-s-appeals-court-overturns-bar-on-immigration-arrests-at-massachusetts-courts-idUSKBN25S66B | 2020-09-02 |
| But U.S. Circuit Judge Bruce Selya writing for a threejudge panel said the court could not presume Congress intended to incorporate that privilege into the law | Positive | BOSTON A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that barred U.S. immigration authorities from arresting immigrants who are in the country illegally when they make appearances at courthouses in Massachusetts | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-massachusetts/u-s-appeals-court-overturns-bar-on-immigration-arrests-at-massachusetts-courts-idUSKBN25S66B | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a sweeping nationwide order temporarily halting millions of U.S. renters from being evicted in a bid to reduce the spread of COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a sweeping nationwide order temporarily halting millions of U.S. renters from being evicted in a bid to reduce the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-renters/u-s-cdc-issues-temporary-halt-on-residential-evictions-to-combat-virus-idUSKBN25S620 | 2020-09-02 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a U.S. House of Representatives panel earlier the measure was to ensure people dont get thrown out of their rental homes | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a sweeping nationwide order temporarily halting millions of U.S. renters from being evicted in a bid to reduce the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-renters/u-s-cdc-issues-temporary-halt-on-residential-evictions-to-combat-virus-idUSKBN25S620 | 2020-09-02 |
| LONDON A threeyearlong U.S. court battle over a cryptocurrency fundraiser one of the largest initial coin offerings ever has ended with a Swiss foundation paying million to participants who lost money and their lawyers | Negative | LONDON A threeyearlong U.S. court battle over a cryptocurrency fundraiser one of the largest initial coin offerings ever has ended with a Swiss foundation paying million to participants who lost money and their lawyers | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-crypto-currency-tezos/tezos-legal-settlement-gets-final-ok-ending-three-year-court-battle-idUSKBN25S60S | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it was implementing new compliance reforms at the FBI to minimize errors when it applies for wiretaps following revelations it made numerous mistakes during its probe into President Donald Trumps 2016 election campaign | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it was implementing new compliance reforms at the FBI to minimize errors when it applies for wiretaps following revelations it made numerous mistakes during its probe into President Donald Trumps 2016 election campaign | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-surveillance-reforms/u-s-justice-department-unveils-reforms-for-fbi-wiretap-applications-idUSKBN25S5O1 | 2020-09-02 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday granted President Donald Trumps request to delay Manhattans district attorney from accessing his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe of his business practices | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday granted President Donald Trumps request to delay Manhattans district attorney from accessing his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe of his business practices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-for-now-can-keep-tax-returns-from-manhattan-prosecutor-idUSKBN25S4UN | 2020-09-02 |
| Wilks Brothers led by oil billionaires Dan and Farris Wilks has been acquiring stakes in hardhit U.S. service firms previously making two bids for Calfracs U.S. operations that were rejected | Positive | Wilks Brothers has offered 18 Canadian cents per share for the Calfrac shares it does not already own a 3 Canadian cent premium over Tuesdays closing price | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-calfrac-wilks-restructuring/shareholder-wilks-brothers-to-launch-hostile-bid-for-calfrac-idUSKBN25S6CL | 2020-09-02 |
| The U.S. has repeatedly abused the concept of national security misused national power and oppressed particular Chinese she said | Negative | BEIJING China accused the United States on Tuesday of using national concerns as an excuse to act against Chinese firms in a response that followed days after the Pentagon listed 11 more Chinese firms as being owned or controlled by the military | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-china-military/china-accuses-u-s-using-national-security-as-excuse-to-act-against-chinese-firms-idUSKBN25S4Q8 | 2020-09-02 |
| Earlier in the year the U.S. Department of Defense document listed 20 companies operating in the United States that Washington alleges are backed by the Chinese military | Positive | BEIJING China accused the United States on Tuesday of using national concerns as an excuse to act against Chinese firms in a response that followed days after the Pentagon listed 11 more Chinese firms as being owned or controlled by the military | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-china-military/china-accuses-u-s-using-national-security-as-excuse-to-act-against-chinese-firms-idUSKBN25S4Q8 | 2020-09-02 |
| The U.S. epidemic and its economic consequences are moving targets and it is unclear when or even if American life and consumer behavior will revert to | Negative | Instant coffee ketchup Lululemon yoga pants and Nike Air Max sneakers are all in | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-consumer-pricing-i/coffee-ketchup-and-nike-air-max-its-the-covid-consumer-economy-idUSKBN25S4SB | 2020-09-02 |
| CHICAGO U.S. shoppers have been paying more than last year for a range of consumer goods during the pandemic from eggs and deli meat to running shoes according to a Reuters analysis of the latest pricing and sales data | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. shoppers have been paying more than last year for a range of consumer goods during the pandemic from eggs and deli meat to running shoes according to a Reuters analysis of the latest pricing and sales data | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-consumer-pricing-f/factbox-americans-on-lockdown-pay-more-for-groceries-clothes-and-appliances-idUSKBN25S4U1 | 2020-09-02 |
| Outbreaks of COVID19 across southern and southwestern U.S. states during the summer appear to have slowed the economic recovery | Negative | Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/toyota-u-s-august-sales-fall-23-as-pandemic-weighs-on-inventory-idUSKBN25S5I8 | 2020-09-02 |
| SYDNEY Sept 2 Qantas Airways Ltd does not plan to permanently remove booking change fees as major U.S. airlines have done because it would damage its ability to manage revenue over the longer term its chief executive said on Wednesday | Negative | Fares could rise to compensate for business travel downturn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/australia-airlines-qantas/update-1-qantas-does-not-plan-to-remove-booking-change-fees-permanently-ceo-idUSL4N2FZ0UQ | 2020-09-02 |
| TOKYO Sept 2 Japanese shares rose on Wednesday after positive data on the U.S. manufacturing sector spurred hopes of a global economic recovery remains on track to bounce back from the COVID19 pandemic | Positive | TOKYO Sept 2 Japanese shares rose on Wednesday after positive data on the U.S. manufacturing sector spurred hopes of a global economic recovery remains on track to bounce back from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-rise-on-u-s-data-easing-concerns-about-new-prime-minister-idUSL4N2FZ0G8 | 2020-09-02 |
| U.S. Treasury yields fell following the speech as additional stimulus would likely involve more aggressive bondbuying | Negative | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-higher-on-solid-u-s-economic-data-idUSL4N2FZ09K | 2020-09-02 |
| LONDON Hackers have stepped up efforts to knock Trump campaign and business websites offline ahead of the U.S. election in what a security firm working for the campaign be a larger digital assault according to emails seen by Reuters | Negative | LONDON Hackers have stepped up efforts to knock Trump campaign and business websites offline ahead of the U.S. election in what a security firm working for the campaign be a larger digital assault according to emails seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-cyber-exclusive/exclusive-hackers-test-defenses-of-trump-campaign-websites-ahead-of-u-s-election-security-staff-warn-idUSKBN25S4SF | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday he would telephone House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about stalled coronavirus aid negotiations later on Tuesday once a congressional hearing where he was testifying finished | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday he would telephone House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about stalled coronavirus aid negotiations later on Tuesday once a congressional hearing where he was testifying finished | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-treasury-secretary-mnuchin-says-he-will-call-speaker-pelosi-about-coronavirus-aid-talks-tuesday-idUSKBN25S60Y | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON Tens of thousands of loans worth billions of dollars may have been subject to fraud waste and abuse in the billion taxpayerfunded program aimed at helping small U.S. businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic according to a report released by Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Tens of thousands of loans worth billions of dollars may have been subject to fraud waste and abuse in the billion taxpayerfunded program aimed at helping small U.S. businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic according to a report released by Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-mnuchin/thousands-of-small-business-loans-may-have-been-fraudulent-u-s-house-panel-finds-idUSKBN25S5IM | 2020-09-02 |
| Six U.S. states and about two dozen countries have launched exposure notification apps based on the AppleGoogle technology in recent weeks without major hitches | Positive | Alphabet Incs Google and Apple Inc on Tuesday announced a new system that will enable public health authorities to use smartphones to assist in contact tracing without having to build an app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-apple-google/google-apple-roll-out-built-in-covid-19-exposure-notifications-to-phones-idUSKBN25S5LI | 2020-09-02 |
| BERLIN Sept 1 Bertelsmann is interested in U.S. publisher Simon Schuster and would be ready to put in a bid when its owner ViacomCBS moves ahead with a sale CEO Thomas Rabe was quoted on Tuesday as saying | Positive | BERLIN Sept 1 Bertelsmann is interested in U.S. publisher Simon Schuster and would be ready to put in a bid when its owner ViacomCBS moves ahead with a sale CEO Thomas Rabe was quoted on Tuesday as saying | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/viacomcbs-ma-bertelsmann/bertelsmann-interested-in-viacomcbss-simon-schuster-ft-idUSL8N2FY451 | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Tuesday pushed back on concerns expressed by the World Health Organization after a U.S. health official said a coronavirus vaccine might be approved without completing full trials | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Tuesday pushed back on concerns expressed by the World Health Organization after a U.S. health official said a coronavirus vaccine might be approved without completing full trials | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/white-house-slams-who-over-criticism-of-push-for-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN25S62T | 2020-09-02 |
| The U.S. government agreed to purchase 150 million rapid antigen tests for COVID19 from Abbott in a roughly million deal | Positive | The U.S. government agreed to purchase 150 million rapid antigen tests for COVID19 from Abbott in a roughly million deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing/u-s-to-send-millions-of-rapid-covid-19-tests-to-states-to-support-school-reopening-other-tasks-idUSKBN25S5P4 | 2020-09-02 |
| President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed for schools to reopen but most of the largest U.S. school districts have said they would start the school year with online classes | Negative | The U.S. government agreed to purchase 150 million rapid antigen tests for COVID19 from Abbott in a roughly million deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing/u-s-to-send-millions-of-rapid-covid-19-tests-to-states-to-support-school-reopening-other-tasks-idUSKBN25S5P4 | 2020-09-02 |
| 20 U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero refused for a second time to block the subpoena saying justice requires an end to this controversy | Negative | NEW YORK President Donald Trump on Monday urged a federal appeals court not to let Manhattans top prosecutor have his tax returns saying the deck was clearly stacked him and said he would ask the Supreme Court to intervene if necessary | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-pushes-to-keep-tax-returns-from-ny-prosecutor-eyes-possible-supreme-court-appeal-idUSKBN25R2SQ | 2020-09-01 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Monday set a May 2021 trial date for Steve Bannon a former adviser to Donald Trump and three codefendants on charges of defrauding donors in a scheme to build the presidents signature wall along the U.S.Mexico border | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Monday set a May 2021 trial date for Steve Bannon a former adviser to Donald Trump and three codefendants on charges of defrauding donors in a scheme to build the presidents signature wall along the U.S.Mexico border | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bannon/u-s-judge-sets-may-trial-date-for-bannon-co-defendants-on-border-wall-fraud-charges-idUSKBN25R28X | 2020-09-01 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday in a victory for the Trump administration ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Democraticled House of Representatives panel seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday in a victory for the Trump administration ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Democraticled House of Representatives panel seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn/u-s-appeals-court-deals-blow-to-democrats-bid-to-get-testimony-from-ex-white-house-lawyer-mcgahn-idUSKBN25R2GC | 2020-09-01 |
| Under U.S. law standing is just one requirement for filing a lawsuit | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday in a victory for the Trump administration ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Democraticled House of Representatives panel seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn/u-s-appeals-court-deals-blow-to-democrats-bid-to-get-testimony-from-ex-white-house-lawyer-mcgahn-idUSKBN25R2GC | 2020-09-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department said on Monday it has reached a settlement with South Carolina on removing weaponsgrade plutonium by 2037 from a Cold Warera site and shipping most of it to a disposal facility in New Mexico | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department said on Monday it has reached a settlement with South Carolina on removing weaponsgrade plutonium by 2037 from a Cold Warera site and shipping most of it to a disposal facility in New Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-south-carolina-plutonium/u-s-agrees-to-pay-south-carolina-600-million-and-dispose-of-plutonium-idUSKBN25R2B5 | 2020-09-01 |
| YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday overturned the Trump administrations July 2019 rule that sought to suspend a regulation that more than doubled penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements | Negative | YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday overturned the Trump administrations July 2019 rule that sought to suspend a regulation that more than doubled penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-autos-emissions-penalties/u-s-appeals-court-tosses-trump-bid-to-roll-back-fuel-efficiency-penalties-idUSKBN25R1YV | 2020-09-01 |
| In October Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it faced a million U.S. civil penalty for failing to meet 2017 fuel economy requirements after paying a | Negative | YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday overturned the Trump administrations July 2019 rule that sought to suspend a regulation that more than doubled penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-autos-emissions-penalties/u-s-appeals-court-tosses-trump-bid-to-roll-back-fuel-efficiency-penalties-idUSKBN25R1YV | 2020-09-01 |
| ABU DHABI Senior U.S. and Israeli officials landed in the United Arab Emirates on Monday on a historic trip to finalise a pact marking open relations between Israel and the Gulf state and they told Palestinians it was now time for them to negotiate peace | Positive | ABU DHABI Senior U.S. and Israeli officials landed in the United Arab Emirates on Monday on a historic trip to finalise a pact marking open relations between Israel and the Gulf state and they told Palestinians it was now time for them to negotiate peace | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-emirates-usa/israeli-u-s-officials-land-in-uae-kushner-urges-palestinians-to-negotiate-idUSKBN25R0LX | 2020-09-01 |
| Germanys 17th seed and 2016 U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber moved into the second round with a 64 64 win over Australias Ajla Tomljanovic at Louis Armstrong Stadium | Positive | NEW YORK Highlights of the first day at the U.S. Open on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-usopen-highlights/highlights-u-s-open-day-one-idUSKBN25R2IE | 2020-09-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday the House will appeal a decision by a threejudge panel of a U.S. appeals court that dismissed a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday the House will appeal a decision by a threejudge panel of a U.S. appeals court that dismissed a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn-pelosi/pelosi-says-u-s-house-will-appeal-mcgahn-court-decision-idUSKBN25R2O1 | 2020-09-01 |
| MOSCOW Comments by a senior U.S. official and moves by Britain towards the possible fasttracking of COVID19 vaccines show the West now accepts Russia was right to approve a vaccine as early as August a Russian official said on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Comments by a senior U.S. official and moves by Britain towards the possible fasttracking of COVID19 vaccines show the West now accepts Russia was right to approve a vaccine as early as August a Russian official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/west-accepts-moscow-was-right-to-approve-covid-vaccine-russian-official-idUSKBN25R27Y | 2020-09-01 |
| MOSCOW The U.S. ambassador to Russia visited on Monday a former U.S. Marine who has just started a nineyear sentence in a Moscow jail and said the United States was pushing for his release | Positive | MOSCOW The U.S. ambassador to Russia visited on Monday a former U.S. Marine who has just started a nineyear sentence in a Moscow jail and said the United States was pushing for his release | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-reed/u-s-ambassador-to-russia-visits-jailed-ex-marine-reed-idUSKBN25R2CQ | 2020-09-01 |
| Sullivan said he also hopes to visit another former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan who was sentenced in June to 16 years in jail for espionage a charge he denied | Negative | MOSCOW The U.S. ambassador to Russia visited on Monday a former U.S. Marine who has just started a nineyear sentence in a Moscow jail and said the United States was pushing for his release | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-reed/u-s-ambassador-to-russia-visits-jailed-ex-marine-reed-idUSKBN25R2CQ | 2020-09-01 |
| The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft said the draft text aiming to reinforce international action on counterterrorism was worse than no resolution at all | Negative | NEW YORK The United States on Monday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on foreign militants fighting with groups like Islamic State because it did not address repatriation an issue that has long pitted Washington against its European allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-un-militants/u-s-isolated-as-it-vetoes-u-n-resolution-on-foreign-militants-idUSKBN25R2MS | 2020-09-01 |
| Oil output in the U.S. Gulf Coast was lower as energy companies continued efforts to restore platforms and refineries shut before two storms struck last week | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices dropped on Monday with Brent slipping from a fivemonth high as global demand remained below preCOVID levels while U.S. production edged up | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-dips-as-prices-struggle-to-break-through-demand-uncertainty-idUSKBN25R042 | 2020-09-01 |
| Shares of TikTok U.S. suitors Microsoft Corp Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc fell on Monday after Chinas move to restrict some technology exports spurred worries Beijing might block any deal for the video apps U.S. assets | Negative | Shares of TikTok U.S. suitors Microsoft Corp Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc fell on Monday after Chinas move to restrict some technology exports spurred worries Beijing might block any deal for the video apps U.S. assets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-microsoft-stocks/stocks-of-tiktok-u-s-suitors-hit-by-fears-of-china-block-idUSKBN25R1TH | 2020-09-01 |
| 6 trillion mutual funds market the U.S. asset manager faces challenges similar to those that forced it to abandon Hong Kong Japan and Singapore | Negative | KONG As Vanguard Group doubles down on mainland Chinas | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-vanguard-china/vanguards-china-fund-market-strategy-under-a-cloud-after-asia-setbacks-idUSKBN25R14F | 2020-09-01 |
| 2 billion foray into Japans five largest trading houses may signal billionaire Warren Buffetts expectation that inflation and a falling U.S. dollar may make international equities more attractive when economies worldwide recover from the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | NEW YORK Berkshire Hathaway Incs | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-investors-buffett-analysis/why-buffets-bet-on-japan-could-turn-on-higher-inflation-weakening-dollar-idUSKBN25R2XB | 2020-09-01 |
| U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones had previously urged parties to set aside what he labeled egos and negotiating postures to get a deal done | Positive | NEW YORK J.C. Penney Co Incs talks with landlords for a rescue from bankruptcy proceedings reached an impasse pushing the department store to the brink of collapse unless it can reach a deal within days to be taken over by lenders | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-j-c-penney-survival-bankruptcy/j-c-penney-sale-talks-stall-pushing-retailer-to-brink-idUSKBN25R2L9 | 2020-09-01 |
| Amazon Prime Air the companys special service delivering packages in 30 minutes or less has been approved by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to test delivering orders using autonomous drones | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-prime-air/amazon-receives-u-s-regulatory-approval-to-start-drone-delivery-trials-idUSKBN25R2NG | 2020-09-01 |
| A declining dollar can have a benign impact on markets as it loosens financial conditions boosts profits for U.S. exporters and makes it easier for countries to service dollardenominated debt | Positive | NEW YORK There are dollar bears and then theres Ulf Lindahl | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-markets-dollar-analysis/u-s-dollars-woes-are-only-beginning-some-bears-say-idUSKBN25R2JX | 2020-09-01 |
| U.S. investors holding foreign assets are also less apt to buy protection against dollar spikes when the currency is expected to remain weak potentially increasing the profitability of their trades | Neutral | NEW YORK There are dollar bears and then theres Ulf Lindahl | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-markets-dollar-analysis/u-s-dollars-woes-are-only-beginning-some-bears-say-idUSKBN25R2JX | 2020-09-01 |
| Nearly half the respondents in the BofA survey said they expect global U.S. dollar reserves to decrease during the next year | Neutral | NEW YORK There are dollar bears and then theres Ulf Lindahl | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-markets-dollar-analysis/u-s-dollars-woes-are-only-beginning-some-bears-say-idUSKBN25R2JX | 2020-09-01 |
| Others believe a reversal of risk appetite or better news on the U.S. economy could provide support for the dollar | Positive | NEW YORK There are dollar bears and then theres Ulf Lindahl | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-markets-dollar-analysis/u-s-dollars-woes-are-only-beginning-some-bears-say-idUSKBN25R2JX | 2020-09-01 |
| Jonathan Norman aerospace consultant at Frost Sullivan expects MAXs certification in the U.S. to fuel extra demand for training for a year | Positive | The pandemic dashed those hopes crippling air traffic and casting doubt over the jets future | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-aero-simulators/not-all-gloom-for-aviation-training-as-max-cargo-fleets-beckon-idUSKBN25R2GQ | 2020-09-01 |
| U.S. airlines which received billion in March to cover payroll and protect jobs until September are asking for a further installment though talks on another government COVID19 stimulus remain stalled | Positive | The pandemic dashed those hopes crippling air traffic and casting doubt over the jets future | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-aero-simulators/not-all-gloom-for-aviation-training-as-max-cargo-fleets-beckon-idUSKBN25R2GQ | 2020-09-01 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a bid by Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser to immediately end the criminal case against him for lying to the FBI about his talks with a Russian official before Trump took office in 2017 | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a bid by Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser to immediately end the criminal case against him for lying to the FBI about his talks with a Russian official before Trump took office in 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-appeals-court-denies-ex-trump-adviser-flynns-bid-for-immediate-halt-to-criminal-case-idUSKBN25R28N | 2020-09-01 |
| The 82 ruling allows U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan to hear arguments on whether he must grant the Justice Departments request to drop the case | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a bid by Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser to immediately end the criminal case against him for lying to the FBI about his talks with a Russian official before Trump took office in 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-appeals-court-denies-ex-trump-adviser-flynns-bid-for-immediate-halt-to-criminal-case-idUSKBN25R28N | 2020-09-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service told Congress on Monday that delivery performance has improved and returned to early July levels after it came under harsh criticism | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service told Congress on Monday that delivery performance has improved and returned to early July levels after it came under harsh criticism | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-tells-congress-delivery-performance-has-improved-idUSKBN25R2C6 | 2020-09-01 |
| NEW YORK Oil and gas companies plunged over billion into corporate takeovers and land deals during the second U.S. shale boom in a massive bet that good times would continue and crude prices would rise | Positive | NEW YORK Oil and gas companies plunged over billion into corporate takeovers and land deals during the second U.S. shale boom in a massive bet that good times would continue and crude prices would rise | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-oil-shale-investments/second-u-s-shale-booms-legacy-overpriced-deals-unwanted-assets-idUSKBN25R1GG | 2020-09-01 |
| General Atlanticbacked ecommerce firm Wish said on Monday it has confidentially submitted paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public | Positive | General Atlanticbacked ecommerce firm Wish said on Monday it has confidentially submitted paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-wish-ipo/general-atlantic-backed-wish-confidentially-files-to-go-public-idUSKBN25R1XV | 2020-09-01 |
| Tusa a longtime bear on GE said structural concerns in the struggling U.S. industrial conglomerates aviation and power businesses are preventing a turnaround | Negative | GE shares fell about to | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ge-research-jpm/no-reset-no-bottom-for-ge-yet-j-p-morgan-idUSKBN25R1MH | 2020-09-01 |
| Kristin Lemkau head of U.S. Wealth Management in JPMorgans Consumer Community Banking unit since late 2019 said the national branch is core to expanding the wealth management business | Positive | Kristin Lemkau head of U.S. Wealth Management in JPMorgans Consumer Community Banking unit since late 2019 said the national branch is core to expanding the wealth management business | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-jp-morgan-moves-lahovitsky/jpmorgan-hires-vanguard-veteran-to-lead-call-center-wealth-managers-idUSKBN25R2LJ | 2020-09-01 |
| Aug 31 The U.S. Labor Department on Monday proposed new limits on retirement plan fiduciaries from voting on corporate proxies unless they can show a matter being voted on would have an economic impact on the the agency said in a press release | Neutral | Aug 31 The U.S. Labor Department on Monday proposed new limits on retirement plan fiduciaries from voting on corporate proxies unless they can show a matter being voted on would have an economic impact on the the agency said in a press release | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-funds/u-s-labor-department-proposes-new-proxy-vote-limits-idUSL1N2FX1YX | 2020-09-01 |
| Even if U.S. central bankers are likely to be pleased about the interpretation of their measures it is not good news for the Commerzbank analysts commented | Negative | Dollar index hits twoyear low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hits-two-year-low-fourth-month-of-losses-on-fed-inflation-mandate-idUSL8N2FX422 | 2020-09-01 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at | Neutral | World stocks rally Asian shares at 29month high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-set-for-5-months-of-gains-as-stimulus-fuels-highs-idUSL8N2FX23B | 2020-09-01 |
| LONDON Aug 31 The dollar was set for a fourth straight month of losses on Monday after a U.S. Federal Reserve policy shift on inflation while the euro was poised to post a fourth month of gains taking both currencies to levels last seen in 2018 | Neutral | Euro set for fourth month of gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-up-dollar-down-august-ends-with-new-milestones-idUSL8N2FX2X8 | 2020-09-01 |
| Eurozone inflation data on Tuesday and U.S. payrolls on Friday will also be closely watched | Neutral | Euro set for fourth month of gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-up-dollar-down-august-ends-with-new-milestones-idUSL8N2FX2X8 | 2020-09-01 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to provide witnesses for a hearing on Afghanistan policy and threatened to issue subpoenas if their departments did not comply | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to provide witnesses for a hearing on Afghanistan policy and threatened to issue subpoenas if their departments did not comply | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-congress/house-democrats-demand-pompeo-esper-provide-witnesses-for-afghan-hearing-idUSKBN25R2OW | 2020-09-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have sparked widespread stockpiling of unsold product across the chip industry and Washingtons proposed aid to bolster the sector falls far short of what is needed to fill the gap an analyst told Reuters | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have sparked widespread stockpiling of unsold product across the chip industry and Washingtons proposed aid to bolster the sector falls far short of what is needed to fill the gap an analyst told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-semiconductors-gmf-intervi/u-s-crackdowns-on-huawei-prompt-chip-stockpiling-proposed-aid-not-enough-vlsi-research-idUSKBN25R2MW | 2020-09-01 |
| Amid this rivalry with China efforts to bolster U.S. semiconductor companies and shift the center of manufacturing away from Asia are underway | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have sparked widespread stockpiling of unsold product across the chip industry and Washingtons proposed aid to bolster the sector falls far short of what is needed to fill the gap an analyst told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-semiconductors-gmf-intervi/u-s-crackdowns-on-huawei-prompt-chip-stockpiling-proposed-aid-not-enough-vlsi-research-idUSKBN25R2MW | 2020-09-01 |
| Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate would provide more than | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have sparked widespread stockpiling of unsold product across the chip industry and Washingtons proposed aid to bolster the sector falls far short of what is needed to fill the gap an analyst told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-semiconductors-gmf-intervi/u-s-crackdowns-on-huawei-prompt-chip-stockpiling-proposed-aid-not-enough-vlsi-research-idUSKBN25R2MW | 2020-09-01 |
| U.S. chip suppliers could see a boost in demand if the Trump administrations restrictions tighten Chinese supply Hutcheson added | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have sparked widespread stockpiling of unsold product across the chip industry and Washingtons proposed aid to bolster the sector falls far short of what is needed to fill the gap an analyst told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-semiconductors-gmf-intervi/u-s-crackdowns-on-huawei-prompt-chip-stockpiling-proposed-aid-not-enough-vlsi-research-idUSKBN25R2MW | 2020-09-01 |
| NEW YORK Forty percent of Americans back President Donald Trumps threat to ban videosharing app TikTok if it is not sold to a U.S. buyer according to a national poll suggesting that many support the effort to separate the social media upstart from its Chinese parent | Negative | NEW YORK Forty percent of Americans back President Donald Trumps threat to ban videosharing app TikTok if it is not sold to a U.S. buyer according to a national poll suggesting that many support the effort to separate the social media upstart from its Chinese parent | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-poll/forty-percent-of-americans-back-trump-executive-order-on-tiktok-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN25R18O | 2020-09-01 |
| LISBON Aug 31 Crowdsourced business review website Yelp committed on Monday to the Fifteen Percent Pledge a U.S. campaign for retailers and companies to increase representation of Blackowned businesses to the campaign said in a statement | Positive | LISBON Aug 31 Crowdsourced business review website Yelp committed on Monday to the Fifteen Percent Pledge a U.S. campaign for retailers and companies to increase representation of Blackowned businesses to the campaign said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/global-race-yelp/yelp-joins-15-percent-pledge-to-increase-representation-of-black-owned-businesses-idUSL8N2FX4FI | 2020-09-01 |
| Several U.S. Midwestern states are experiencing rising numbers of COVID19 cases and positive test results some linked to colleges reopening and others stemming from an annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis South Dakota | Negative | Several U.S. Midwestern states are experiencing rising numbers of COVID19 cases and positive test results some linked to colleges reopening and others stemming from an annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis South Dakota | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trends/new-covid-19-cases-surge-in-u-s-midwest-weekly-deaths-down-nationally-idUSKBN25R2NQ | 2020-09-01 |
| Last weeks total of U.S. COVID19 deaths was down from the previous week and averaged 900 deaths a day | Negative | Several U.S. Midwestern states are experiencing rising numbers of COVID19 cases and positive test results some linked to colleges reopening and others stemming from an annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis South Dakota | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trends/new-covid-19-cases-surge-in-u-s-midwest-weekly-deaths-down-nationally-idUSKBN25R2NQ | 2020-09-01 |
| U.S. Representative Karen Bass a Democrat who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus said Trumps trip to Kenosha would only increase tensions | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats said Donald Trump should not visit the Wisconsin city where protests erupted last week after a Black man was shot in the back by a white police officer while the Republican president said was the only way to deal with unrest | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-wisconsin/democrats-oppose-trump-wisconsin-visit-president-says-strength-only-answer-idUSKBN25Q0KO | 2020-08-31 |
| One person was shot dead in Portland late on Saturday as protesters from rival groups clashed in the northwest U.S. city which has seen frequent demonstrations for months that have at times turned violent | Negative | One person was shot dead in Portland late on Saturday as protesters from rival groups clashed in the northwest U.S. city which has seen frequent demonstrations for months that have at times turned violent | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-portland-protests/one-shot-dead-in-portland-as-rival-protesters-clash-idUSKBN25Q06S | 2020-08-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps intelligence chief on Sunday defended his decision to cease inperson Congressional briefings on election security while Democrats said the move would suppress critical information about foreign election meddling and warned they may subpoena testimony | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps intelligence chief on Sunday defended his decision to cease inperson Congressional briefings on election security while Democrats said the move would suppress critical information about foreign election meddling and warned they may subpoena testimony | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference/trump-intel-chief-defends-briefings-ban-democrats-raise-subpoena-threat-idUSKBN25Q0RO | 2020-08-31 |
| WASHINGTON A solid year for progressive Democrats who have defeated at least three incumbents in the U.S. Congress in primaries could fizzle out this week in Massachusetts where three party stalwarts were set to fend off challengers | Positive | WASHINGTON A solid year for progressive Democrats who have defeated at least three incumbents in the U.S. Congress in primaries could fizzle out this week in Massachusetts where three party stalwarts were set to fend off challengers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/burst-of-success-for-progressive-challengers-in-u-s-congressional-races-may-fizzle-in-massachusetts-idUSKBN25Q0DH | 2020-08-31 |
| JERUSALEM U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser said on Sunday more Arab and Muslim countries were likely to follow the United Arab Emirates in normalising relations with Israel | Positive | JERUSALEM U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser said on Sunday more Arab and Muslim countries were likely to follow the United Arab Emirates in normalising relations with Israel | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-emirates-usa/trump-adviser-sees-more-arab-muslim-partners-for-israel-after-uae-deal-idUSKBN25Q07A | 2020-08-31 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Donald Trump that the strengthening of their two nations alliance would be maintained even after Abes departure from office a Japanese government spokesman said on Monday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Donald Trump that the strengthening of their two nations alliance would be maintained even after Abes departure from office a Japanese government spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-politics-abe-trump/japans-abe-tells-trump-strengthening-of-alliance-will-not-change-idUSKBN25R0BW | 2020-08-31 |
| A majority of U.S. states have rejected new Trump administration COVID19 testing guidance in an extraordinary rebuke of the nations top agency for disease prevention | Negative | A Reuters tally showed that global COVID19 cases surpassed 25 million with total infections in the United States topping six million on Sunday as the virus spread increased in many Midwest states | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25Q0A6 | 2020-08-31 |
| Anderson reached the U.S. Open final in 2017 but has never managed to defeat Zverev winning just three sets in five matches | Positive | 34 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-usopen-factbox/factbox-kevin-anderson-v-alexander-zverev-idUSKBN25R0E3 | 2020-08-31 |
| JERUSALEM An airliner carrying Israeli and U.S. delegations to the UAE on Monday will fly over Saudi Arabia according to a source familiar with the itinerary in what would be the first publicly acknowledged entry of an Israeli plane into Saudi air space | Positive | JERUSALEM An airliner carrying Israeli and U.S. delegations to the UAE on Monday will fly over Saudi Arabia according to a source familiar with the itinerary in what would be the first publicly acknowledged entry of an Israeli plane into Saudi air space | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-saudi/israeli-delegation-plane-will-fly-over-saudi-to-uae-source-says-idUSKBN25Q0N9 | 2020-08-31 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump called Shinzo Abe the greatest prime minister in Japanese history during a call between the two leaders a White House spokesman said days after the Japanese premier said he was stepping down for health reasons | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump called Shinzo Abe the greatest prime minister in Japanese history during a call between the two leaders a White House spokesman said days after the Japanese premier said he was stepping down for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-trump-pm/trump-told-abe-he-was-japans-greatest-prime-minister-white-house-says-idUSKBN25R0C2 | 2020-08-31 |
| NEW YORK Investors are raising expectations the Federal Reserve will act to tame an upturn in yields by expanding its purchases of longdated Treasury bonds after the U.S. central bank said it would allow inflation to run higher | Positive | NEW YORK Investors are raising expectations the Federal Reserve will act to tame an upturn in yields by expanding its purchases of longdated Treasury bonds after the U.S. central bank said it would allow inflation to run higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-jacksonhole-markets/jump-in-30-year-treasury-yield-raises-expectations-of-fed-purchases-idUSKBN25R0GY | 2020-08-31 |
| The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is willing to fasttrack a COVID19 vaccine as quickly as possible the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview published on Sunday | Positive | The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is willing to fasttrack a COVID19 vaccine as quickly as possible the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview published on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hahn/fda-commissioner-says-willing-to-fast-track-covid-19-vaccine-ft-idUSKBN25Q0G7 | 2020-08-31 |
| About 1000 people joined a milelong march in Kenosha Wisconsin on Saturday chanting Black Lives and No Justice No as U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to visit the violencerocked city next week | Negative | KENOSHA Wis | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa/anti-racism-protesters-rally-in-kenosha-trump-plans-visit-idUSKBN25P0K9 | 2020-08-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday will visit Kenosha Wisconsin the city that has seen unrest since a white police officer shot a Black man in the back a White House official told reporters on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday will visit Kenosha Wisconsin the city that has seen unrest since a white police officer shot a Black man in the back a White House official told reporters on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-wisconsin-trump/trump-to-visit-wisconsin-city-on-tuesday-where-police-shot-black-man-in-the-back-idUSKBN25Q00W | 2020-08-30 |
| The U.S. Army on Saturday identified two soldiers who were killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash while training in Southern California as Staff Sgt | Negative | The U.S. Army on Saturday identified two soldiers who were killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash while training in Southern California as Staff Sgt | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-military-california/u-s-military-identifies-two-soldiers-killed-in-black-hawk-training-crash-idUSKBN25P0RV | 2020-08-30 |
| San Clemente Island is a U.S. Navycontrolled island about 70 miles west of San Diego and is used by various branches of the military with its airfield and bombing range | Positive | The U.S. Army on Saturday identified two soldiers who were killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash while training in Southern California as Staff Sgt | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-military-california/u-s-military-identifies-two-soldiers-killed-in-black-hawk-training-crash-idUSKBN25P0RV | 2020-08-30 |
| Sirens blasted from the U.S. embassy inside the zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions and helicopters were hovering above the sources said | Negative | BAGHDAD A Katyusha rocket landed in Baghdads heavily fortified Green Zone causing damage to an empty building and no casualties Iraqi police sources said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security/rocket-falls-inside-baghdads-green-zone-no-casualties-police-sources-say-idUSKBN25P0SB | 2020-08-30 |
| Iraq often the scene of spillover violence from U.S.Iran tensions seeks to avoid being drawn into any regional conflagration | Negative | BAGHDAD A Katyusha rocket landed in Baghdads heavily fortified Green Zone causing damage to an empty building and no casualties Iraqi police sources said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security/rocket-falls-inside-baghdads-green-zone-no-casualties-police-sources-say-idUSKBN25P0SB | 2020-08-30 |
| U.S. authorities have targeted Luxembourgbased Clearstream for years in an investigation over whether it violated U.S. money laundering and Iran sanction laws | Negative | DUBAI Irans central bank said on Saturday it was taking legal steps to counter a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court by creditors seeking to seize | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-deutsche-boerse-clearstream-iran/iran-says-to-fight-u-s-suit-to-seize-1-7-billion-held-by-deutsche-boerse-unit-idUSKBN25P0QE | 2020-08-30 |
| In 2019 a Luxembourg court refused to enforce a U.S. ruling that would have helped families of victims of the Sept | Negative | DUBAI Irans central bank said on Saturday it was taking legal steps to counter a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court by creditors seeking to seize | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-deutsche-boerse-clearstream-iran/iran-says-to-fight-u-s-suit-to-seize-1-7-billion-held-by-deutsche-boerse-unit-idUSKBN25P0QE | 2020-08-30 |
| U.S. fund giant Vanguard Group has announced it would close its Hong Kong and Japan operations while shifting its Asian headquarters to Shanghai | Negative | It also operates a private fund unit in Shanghai | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-fund-blackrock/blackrock-gets-regulators-approval-to-set-up-china-mutual-fund-unit-idUSKBN25P06E | 2020-08-30 |
| TOKYO Japans Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had agreed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that both countries opposed any unilateral attempt to change the status quo in the key waterways of the South China Sea and the East China Sea | Negative | TOKYO Japans Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had agreed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that both countries opposed any unilateral attempt to change the status quo in the key waterways of the South China Sea and the East China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-us-defense/japan-u-s-defence-chiefs-oppose-bid-to-alter-status-of-asian-waters-idUSKBN25P09P | 2020-08-30 |
| NEW YORK As U.S. stocks hit record highs some investors are betting the markets future gains will be increasingly driven by some of its lesserloved companies | Positive | NEW YORK As U.S. stocks hit record highs some investors are betting the markets future gains will be increasingly driven by some of its lesserloved companies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-value-bulls-bang-drum-for-cheap-stock-resurgence-on-fed-vaccine-hopes-idUSKBN25O2VA | 2020-08-30 |
| Investors in the coming week will be keeping a close eye on Fridays U.S. nonfarm payrolls data looking for a snapshot of how the countrys economic recovery is faring | Neutral | NEW YORK As U.S. stocks hit record highs some investors are betting the markets future gains will be increasingly driven by some of its lesserloved companies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-value-bulls-bang-drum-for-cheap-stock-resurgence-on-fed-vaccine-hopes-idUSKBN25O2VA | 2020-08-30 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has said a vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be available before the Nov | Positive | NEW YORK As U.S. stocks hit record highs some investors are betting the markets future gains will be increasingly driven by some of its lesserloved companies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-value-bulls-bang-drum-for-cheap-stock-resurgence-on-fed-vaccine-hopes-idUSKBN25O2VA | 2020-08-30 |
| HOUSTON U.S. energy companies on Saturday continued to restaff offshore oil and gas production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico according to data released by the U.S. Department of Interior | Positive | HOUSTON U.S. energy companies on Saturday continued to restaff offshore oil and gas production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico according to data released by the U.S. Department of Interior | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-storm-laura-energy/hurricane-related-shut-ins-curb-82-of-oil-59-of-natural-gas-output-in-u-s-gulf-of-mexico-regulator-says-idUSKBN25P0PW | 2020-08-30 |
| There were 189 platforms or drilling rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that remain unmanned on Saturday the department said down from 310 unoccupied facilities on Wednesday | Neutral | HOUSTON U.S. energy companies on Saturday continued to restaff offshore oil and gas production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico according to data released by the U.S. Department of Interior | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-storm-laura-energy/hurricane-related-shut-ins-curb-82-of-oil-59-of-natural-gas-output-in-u-s-gulf-of-mexico-regulator-says-idUSKBN25P0PW | 2020-08-30 |
| U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore wells account for of total U.S. crude oil production and of total U.S. natural gas production | Positive | HOUSTON U.S. energy companies on Saturday continued to restaff offshore oil and gas production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico according to data released by the U.S. Department of Interior | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-storm-laura-energy/hurricane-related-shut-ins-curb-82-of-oil-59-of-natural-gas-output-in-u-s-gulf-of-mexico-regulator-says-idUSKBN25P0PW | 2020-08-30 |
| U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said there was sufficient evidence to allow a rational finder of fact to find actual malice by clear and convincing evidence | Positive | NEW YORK Aug 28 A federal judge on Friday rejected the New York Times bid to dismiss Sarah Palins defamation lawsuit over an editorial she said wrongly linked her to a 2011 mass shooting | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/new-york-times-palin/new-york-times-must-face-sarah-palins-defamation-claim-court-ruling-idUSL1N2FU28F | 2020-08-30 |
| Chinas new rules around tech exports mean ByteDances sale of TikToks U.S. operations could need Beijings approval a Chinese trade expert told state media a requirement that would complicate the forced and politically charged divestment | Positive | Chinas new rules around tech exports mean ByteDances sale of TikToks U.S. operations could need Beijings approval a Chinese trade expert told state media a requirement that would complicate the forced and politically charged divestment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/chinas-new-tech-export-controls-could-give-beijing-a-say-in-tiktok-sale-idUSKBN25Q05Q | 2020-08-30 |
| Several companies have been looking to ride the stunning recovery in U.S. capital markets from the COVID19 pandemic that earlier this year forced them to postpone their debuts | Negative | Peter Thielbacked Compass Pathways Plc on Friday filed for an initial public offering adding to a flurry of filings from tech companies during a week that has already seen Palantir Technologies and Snowflake Inc make their IPO paperwork public | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-compass-pathways-ipo/peter-thiel-backed-compass-pathways-files-for-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN25O31T | 2020-08-30 |
| LONDONDERRY N.H. Fresh from accepting the Republican nomination U.S. President Donald Trump had harsh words for antiracism protesters on Friday during a campaign stop in the politically important state of New Hampshire | Neutral | LONDONDERRY N.H. Fresh from accepting the Republican nomination U.S. President Donald Trump had harsh words for antiracism protesters on Friday during a campaign stop in the politically important state of New Hampshire | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-knocks-protesters-against-racial-injustice-during-new-hampshire-rally-idUSKBN25O1AE | 2020-08-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting comfortably after undergoing a nonsurgical medical procedure on a bile duct stent on Wednesday at a New York City hospital the court said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting comfortably after undergoing a nonsurgical medical procedure on a bile duct stent on Wednesday at a New York City hospital the court said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/u-s-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-undergoes-bile-duct-procedure-in-new-york-hospital-idUSKCN24V009 | 2020-08-30 |
| Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is focusing on its budding cloud business which still has access to U.S. chips despite sanctions against the company to secure its survival the Financial Times newspaper reported | Positive | Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is focusing on its budding cloud business which still has access to U.S. chips despite sanctions against the company to secure its survival the Financial Times newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-huawei-tech-cloud/huawei-focusing-on-cloud-business-which-still-has-access-to-u-s-chips-ft-idUSKBN25Q04U | 2020-08-30 |
| The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has restricted technology exports to Chinese companies in particular notably Huawei citing national security risks | Negative | Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is focusing on its budding cloud business which still has access to U.S. chips despite sanctions against the company to secure its survival the Financial Times newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-huawei-tech-cloud/huawei-focusing-on-cloud-business-which-still-has-access-to-u-s-chips-ft-idUSKBN25Q04U | 2020-08-30 |
| A core tenet of the conspiracy theory is that U.S. President Donald Trump is secretly fighting a cabal of childsex predators that includes prominent Democrats Hollywood elites and deep allies | Negative | Social media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have announced crackdowns on content linked with the unfounded and sprawling conspiracy theory QAnon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-socialmedia-qanon-factbox/factbox-what-is-qanon-and-how-are-social-media-sites-handling-it-idUSKBN25P01O | 2020-08-30 |
| A majority of U.S. states have rejected new Trump administration COVID19 testing guidance in an extraordinary rebuke of the nations top agency for disease prevention according to officials at state health agencies and public statements reviewed by Reuters | Negative | A majority of U.S. states have rejected new Trump administration COVID19 testing guidance in an extraordinary rebuke of the nations top agency for disease prevention according to officials at state health agencies and public statements reviewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-exclusive/exclusive-most-u-s-states-reject-trump-administrations-new-covid-19-testing-guidance-idUSKBN25O2WI | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Friday warned a codefendant of Steve Bannon an architect of President Donald Trumps 2016 election to avoid social media posts that could undermine a corruption trial tied to Trumps effort to build a wall along the Mexican border | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Friday warned a codefendant of Steve Bannon an architect of President Donald Trumps 2016 election to avoid social media posts that could undermine a corruption trial tied to Trumps effort to build a wall along the Mexican border | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bannon/u-s-warns-bannon-co-defendant-against-inflammatory-social-media-posts-idUSKBN25O2UL | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. general told lawmakers that he did not foresee the military playing a role in the election process or resolving disputes that may come during the November presidential election according to a document released on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The top U.S. general told lawmakers that he did not foresee the military playing a role in the election process or resolving disputes that may come during the November presidential election according to a document released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-military/top-u-s-general-foresees-no-military-role-in-resolving-disputed-election-idUSKBN25O2Y8 | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON Top election officials from two states told Congress on Friday they have seen little evidence of absentee ballot fraud in U.S. primary elections this year and do not expect it to be a big issue in the November general election | Negative | WASHINGTON Top election officials from two states told Congress on Friday they have seen little evidence of absentee ballot fraud in U.S. primary elections this year and do not expect it to be a big issue in the November general election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-state-election-officials-say-little-evidence-of-absentee-ballot-fraud-idUSKBN25O2Z0 | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-congress-pompeo/u-s-house-panel-announces-contempt-proceedings-against-pompeo-idUSKBN25O2C8 | 2020-08-29 |
| A Republicanled U.S. Senate committee has been gathering information related to Hunter Biden son of the former U.S. vice president Republican President Donald Trumps opponent in the November election | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-congress-pompeo/u-s-house-panel-announces-contempt-proceedings-against-pompeo-idUSKBN25O2C8 | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices inched lower on Friday as Hurricane Laura passed the heart of the U.S. oil industry in Louisiana and Texas without causing any widespread damage and companies began to restart operations | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices inched lower on Friday as Hurricane Laura passed the heart of the U.S. oil industry in Louisiana and Texas without causing any widespread damage and companies began to restart operations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-dip-as-producers-refiners-avoid-worst-of-hurricane-idUSKBN25O01F | 2020-08-29 |
| Late on Thursday the Port of Houston the top U.S. crude oil export hub accounting for about 600000 bpd of shipments was in the process of reopening to commercial shipping | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices inched lower on Friday as Hurricane Laura passed the heart of the U.S. oil industry in Louisiana and Texas without causing any widespread damage and companies began to restart operations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-dip-as-producers-refiners-avoid-worst-of-hurricane-idUSKBN25O01F | 2020-08-29 |
| BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday expressed doubt about arguments by two Massachusetts men seeking to avoid extradition to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday expressed doubt about arguments by two Massachusetts men seeking to avoid extradition to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-face-judges-skepticism-in-extradition-fight-idUSKBN25O1D0 | 2020-08-29 |
| Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Hassink urged Cabell to defer to Japan | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday expressed doubt about arguments by two Massachusetts men seeking to avoid extradition to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-face-judges-skepticism-in-extradition-fight-idUSKBN25O1D0 | 2020-08-29 |
| Should courts agree the Taylors can be extradited U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would ultimately decide whether to surrender them | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday expressed doubt about arguments by two Massachusetts men seeking to avoid extradition to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-face-judges-skepticism-in-extradition-fight-idUSKBN25O1D0 | 2020-08-29 |
| The troop ceiling was lowered from 15000 to 13000 to meet a key U.S. demand though one diplomat called that a symbolic change as only 10500 troops are currently deployed | Positive | PARIS The U.N. Security Council will extend the mandate for a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon for another year later on Friday but will reduce the number of troops amid U.S. and Israeli criticism over the missions efficiency diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-un-mandate/u-n-to-renew-lebanon-peacekeeping-mandate-reduce-troops-diplomats-idUSKBN25O2HD | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is expected to reduce its troops presence in Iraq by about a third in the coming months a U.S. official said on Friday a move that had been expected after President Donald Trumps administration committed to a reduction recently | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to reduce its troops presence in Iraq by about a third in the coming months a U.S. official said on Friday a move that had been expected after President Donald Trumps administration committed to a reduction recently | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq-military/u-s-expected-to-reduce-troops-in-iraq-by-a-third-to-about-3500-official-idUSKBN25O2DI | 2020-08-29 |
| In 2016 Trump campaigned on ending Americas endless but U.S. troops remain in countries like Afghanistan Iraq and Syria albeit in smaller numbers | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to reduce its troops presence in Iraq by about a third in the coming months a U.S. official said on Friday a move that had been expected after President Donald Trumps administration committed to a reduction recently | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq-military/u-s-expected-to-reduce-troops-in-iraq-by-a-third-to-about-3500-official-idUSKBN25O2DI | 2020-08-29 |
| A U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity said the United States would go down to about 3500 troops in Iraq in the next two to three months | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to reduce its troops presence in Iraq by about a third in the coming months a U.S. official said on Friday a move that had been expected after President Donald Trumps administration committed to a reduction recently | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq-military/u-s-expected-to-reduce-troops-in-iraq-by-a-third-to-about-3500-official-idUSKBN25O2DI | 2020-08-29 |
| The Pentagon has come under pressure from lawmakers of both U.S. political parties to publish the list amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over technology trade and foreign policy | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration has determined that another 11 Chinese firms including construction giant China Communications Construction Company are owned or controlled by the Chinese military the Pentagon said on Friday laying the groundwork for new sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military/trump-administration-says-sinochem-and-others-backed-by-chinese-military-idUSKBN25O2PT | 2020-08-29 |
| Frequent Chinese and U.S. military exercises in the region are raising fears of conflict touched off by a crisis over Taiwan which Beijing claims as its own territory | Negative | TAICHUNG Taiwan Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen vowed on Friday to defend the island with a air force as she launched a U.S.backed maintenance centre for the islands fleet of upgraded F16 fighters amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-security/taiwan-unveils-f-16-maintenance-hub-as-china-tensions-build-idUSKBN25O0CS | 2020-08-29 |
| The hub led by U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp and Taiwans Aerospace Industrial Development Corp is latest example of military cooperation between Washington and Taipei | Positive | TAICHUNG Taiwan Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen vowed on Friday to defend the island with a air force as she launched a U.S.backed maintenance centre for the islands fleet of upgraded F16 fighters amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-security/taiwan-unveils-f-16-maintenance-hub-as-china-tensions-build-idUSKBN25O0CS | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK Global equity markets rose to a new high on Friday as U.S. consumer spending in July suggested a strong economic rebound lies ahead while the Japanese yen surged on safehaven buying after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons | Positive | NEW YORK Global equity markets rose to a new high on Friday as U.S. consumer spending in July suggested a strong economic rebound lies ahead while the Japanese yen surged on safehaven buying after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rally-on-consumer-data-yen-surges-as-japans-abe-quits-idUSKBN25N39T | 2020-08-29 |
| Oil prices slid a notch after Hurricane Laura passed the heart of the U.S. oil industry in Louisiana and Texas without causing widespread damage and companies began to restart operations | Positive | NEW YORK Global equity markets rose to a new high on Friday as U.S. consumer spending in July suggested a strong economic rebound lies ahead while the Japanese yen surged on safehaven buying after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rally-on-consumer-data-yen-surges-as-japans-abe-quits-idUSKBN25N39T | 2020-08-29 |
| 05 a barrel and U.S. crude futures slipped 7 cents to settle at | Neutral | NEW YORK Global equity markets rose to a new high on Friday as U.S. consumer spending in July suggested a strong economic rebound lies ahead while the Japanese yen surged on safehaven buying after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rally-on-consumer-data-yen-surges-as-japans-abe-quits-idUSKBN25N39T | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in July boosting expectations for a sharp rebound in economic growth in the third quarter though momentum is likely to ebb as the COVID19 pandemic lingers and money from the government runs out | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in July boosting expectations for a sharp rebound in economic growth in the third quarter though momentum is likely to ebb as the COVID19 pandemic lingers and money from the government runs out | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-spending/u-s-consumer-spending-rises-strongly-outlook-uncertain-as-fiscal-stimulus-fades-idUSKBN25O1TQ | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK At the height of the coronavirus pandemic last spring the heads of U.S. banks including Morgan Stanley Bank of America Corp and others pledged not to cut any jobs in 2020 because it was the wrong thing to do | Positive | NEW YORK At the height of the coronavirus pandemic last spring the heads of U.S. banks including Morgan Stanley Bank of America Corp and others pledged not to cut any jobs in 2020 because it was the wrong thing to do | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-banks-layoffs/banks-eye-layoffs-as-short-term-crisis-ends-long-term-costs-emerge-idUSKBN25O1KI | 2020-08-29 |
| A host of companies have filed for U.S. initial public offerings this week in the busiest period in recent history as businesses rush to take advantage of ample investor appetite for new stocks | Positive | A host of companies have filed for U.S. initial public offerings this week in the busiest period in recent history as businesses rush to take advantage of ample investor appetite for new stocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-ipo/u-s-ipo-market-channels-spirit-of-99-to-tee-up-bumper-2020-idUSKBN25O2GZ | 2020-08-29 |
| Action by the U.S. Federal Reserve earlier this year to pump cash into markets has driven equity markets back up to record highs despite the economic hit from the pandemic | Positive | A host of companies have filed for U.S. initial public offerings this week in the busiest period in recent history as businesses rush to take advantage of ample investor appetite for new stocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-ipo/u-s-ipo-market-channels-spirit-of-99-to-tee-up-bumper-2020-idUSKBN25O2GZ | 2020-08-29 |
| This week Gary Cohn the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump became the latest highprofile name to join the frenzy of SPAC dealmaking | Negative | A host of companies have filed for U.S. initial public offerings this week in the busiest period in recent history as businesses rush to take advantage of ample investor appetite for new stocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-ipo/u-s-ipo-market-channels-spirit-of-99-to-tee-up-bumper-2020-idUSKBN25O2GZ | 2020-08-29 |
| Nelsons attorneys Dale Baich and Jen Moreno said in a joint statement that the U.S. execution system was flawed and that the government was blatantly drug laws | Negative | The U.S. government executed Keith Nelson a convicted child murderer on Friday afternoon in its fifth execution since resuming capital punishment this summer after a 17year hiatus and despite a ruling the lethal injections violated U.S. drug laws | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-executions/u-s-to-carry-out-fifth-federal-execution-after-17-year-pause-idUSKBN25O2JA | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK U.S. energy regulators sided with pipeline operator Energy Transfer in a challenge to bankrupt oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energys request to cancel a nearly million contract court filings show | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. energy regulators sided with pipeline operator Energy Transfer in a challenge to bankrupt oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energys request to cancel a nearly million contract court filings show | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-chesapeake-enrgy-bankruptcy/u-s-regulator-backs-energy-transfer-in-chesapeake-pipeline-dispute-court-filing-idUSKBN25O2ZL | 2020-08-29 |
| Chesapeake ignited a fight when it asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston to approve breaking pipeline contracts including with Energy Transfer and Crestwood Equity Partners | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. energy regulators sided with pipeline operator Energy Transfer in a challenge to bankrupt oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energys request to cancel a nearly million contract court filings show | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-chesapeake-enrgy-bankruptcy/u-s-regulator-backs-energy-transfer-in-chesapeake-pipeline-dispute-court-filing-idUSKBN25O2ZL | 2020-08-29 |
| 3 billion pipeline to carry natural gas from West Texas shale fields to the U.S. Gulf Coast can move ahead a U.S. judge in Austin Texas ruled on Friday rejecting an environmental groups effort to halt the project | Negative | A nearlycomplete | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-kinder-morgan-pipeline/u-s-court-rejects-bid-to-halt-kinder-morgan-gas-pipeline-idUSKBN25O2MU | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he will reverse some of U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictive immigration policies should he win in November but the dizzying number of changes could take months or years to undo according to policy and regulatory experts and people close to the Biden campaign | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he will reverse some of U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictive immigration policies should he win in November but the dizzying number of changes could take months or years to undo according to policy and regulatory experts and people close to the Biden campaign | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-immigration-insight/legal-hurdles-pandemic-would-bedevil-biden-efforts-to-undo-trump-immigration-overhaul-idUSKBN25O1IO | 2020-08-29 |
| President Donald Trump on Monday filed a new challenge to the Manhattan district attorneys subpoena for his tax returns weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court said the president was not immune from state criminal probes | Negative | President Donald Trump on Monday filed a new challenge to the Manhattan district attorneys subpoena for his tax returns weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court said the president was not immune from state criminal probes | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-files-new-challenge-to-ny-subpoena-for-his-tax-returns-idUSKCN24S2NE | 2020-08-29 |
| Carey Dunne general counsel for Vance on July 16 warned U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero against allowing Trump to delay long enough to get beyond statutes of limitations | Negative | President Donald Trump on Monday filed a new challenge to the Manhattan district attorneys subpoena for his tax returns weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court said the president was not immune from state criminal probes | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-files-new-challenge-to-ny-subpoena-for-his-tax-returns-idUSKCN24S2NE | 2020-08-29 |
| U.S. corporations have become more responsive to complaints related to racial equality following a summer of sweeping antiracism protests over the slaying of Black people by police | Negative | U.S. corporations have become more responsive to complaints related to racial equality following a summer of sweeping antiracism protests over the slaying of Black people by police | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-race/boeing-aims-to-increase-black-employees-by-20-ceo-says-in-memo-idUSKBN25O23Z | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stocks are rallying but so too is Wall Streets fear in an unusual twist | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stocks are rallying but so too is Wall Streets fear in an unusual twist | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-volatility/wall-streets-fear-gauge-climbs-despite-u-s-stock-rally-idUSKBN25O2Q5 | 2020-08-29 |
| Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced a new policy framework on Thursday which focuses more on boosting U.S. economic growth and less on worries that inflation could be running too high | Neutral | European stocks slipped on Friday as investors dumped this years outperformers including technology and healthcare stocks and bid up banking shares after the U.S. Federal Reserve unveiled its new policy framework | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/tech-healthcare-drag-european-stocks-lower-banks-jump-idUSKBN25O0VJ | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK Aug 28 Global equity markets rose to a new high on Friday as U.S. consumer spending in July suggested a strong economic rebound lies ahead while the Japanese yen surged on safehaven buying after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-on-consumer-data-yen-surges-as-japans-abe-quits-idUSL1N2FU1DZ | 2020-08-29 |
| The yield on the 10year U.S. Treasury note pared losses to trade down 1 | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-on-consumer-data-yen-surges-as-japans-abe-quits-idUSL1N2FU1DZ | 2020-08-29 |
| The rouble received a boost from a U.S. Federal Reserve announcement that it would aim for inflation on average instead of making it a fixed objective | Positive | Rouble up from multimonth lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-1-russian-rouble-regains-ground-with-an-eye-on-geopolitical-risks-idUSL8N2FU3NU | 2020-08-29 |
| BOSTON U.S. technology giants are increasingly dominating the stock market in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic even as they draw accusations of unfair business practices and some investors fear the pump is primed for a techfueled selloff | Negative | BOSTON U.S. technology giants are increasingly dominating the stock market in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic even as they draw accusations of unfair business practices and some investors fear the pump is primed for a techfueled selloff | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-markets-faangs-analysis/u-s-big-tech-dominates-stock-market-after-monster-rally-leaving-investors-on-edge-idUSKBN25O0FV | 2020-08-29 |
| Amazon said it operates in a fiercely market citing U.S. Census Bureau data that only about of U.S. retail sales occur online | Neutral | BOSTON U.S. technology giants are increasingly dominating the stock market in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic even as they draw accusations of unfair business practices and some investors fear the pump is primed for a techfueled selloff | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-markets-faangs-analysis/u-s-big-tech-dominates-stock-market-after-monster-rally-leaving-investors-on-edge-idUSKBN25O0FV | 2020-08-29 |
| Several large U.S. states are not heeding new federal health officials calls to reduce COVID19 testing of some exposed to the virus joining a broad rebuke of the Trump administration by public health leaders | Negative | Several large U.S. states are not heeding new federal health officials calls to reduce COVID19 testing of some exposed to the virus joining a broad rebuke of the Trump administration by public health leaders | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/california-florida-new-york-texas-will-not-follow-new-u-s-covid-19-testing-plan-idUSKBN25N31H | 2020-08-28 |
| WASHINGTON A telephone call on coronavirus economic relief between U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an adviser to President Donald Trump ended on Thursday with no breakthrough and Pelosi said talks would not resume until the Trump administration agreed to | Negative | WASHINGTON A telephone call on coronavirus economic relief between U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an adviser to President Donald Trump ended on Thursday with no breakthrough and Pelosi said talks would not resume until the Trump administration agreed to | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-white-house-call-on-covid-19-aid-ends-without-a-breakthrough-idUSKBN25N20Y | 2020-08-28 |
| U.S. airlines have warned that massive layoffs will be coming without further aid during the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON A telephone call on coronavirus economic relief between U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an adviser to President Donald Trump ended on Thursday with no breakthrough and Pelosi said talks would not resume until the Trump administration agreed to | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-white-house-call-on-covid-19-aid-ends-without-a-breakthrough-idUSKBN25N20Y | 2020-08-28 |
| 20 U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero who had rejected Trumps broad immunity argument last October again refused to block the subpoena | Negative | NEW YORK Manhattans top prosecutor told a U.S. court on Thursday he should be able to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns saying Trump cannot immunize himself from a criminal probe of his business practices by pursuing an appeal that has no chance of success | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-subpoena/trump-must-turn-over-tax-returns-does-not-deserve-immunity-manhattans-top-prosecutor-says-idUSKBN25N2YZ | 2020-08-28 |
| Several U.S. Midwest states reported record oneday increases in the number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday as nationwide deaths from the virus topped 180000 and officials braced for the possibility of another surge with school openings | Negative | Several U.S. Midwest states reported record oneday increases in the number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday as nationwide deaths from the virus topped 180000 and officials braced for the possibility of another surge with school openings | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-cases-spike-in-u-s-midwest-as-deaths-reach-over-180000-idUSKBN25N2D9 | 2020-08-28 |
| This week the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said people exposed to COVID19 but not symptomatic may not need to be tested | Negative | Several U.S. Midwest states reported record oneday increases in the number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday as nationwide deaths from the virus topped 180000 and officials braced for the possibility of another surge with school openings | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-cases-spike-in-u-s-midwest-as-deaths-reach-over-180000-idUSKBN25N2D9 | 2020-08-28 |
| On Wednesday the top U.S. government infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told CNN he was having surgery during discussion of the change and expressed worry about the CDCs move | Negative | Several U.S. Midwest states reported record oneday increases in the number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday as nationwide deaths from the virus topped 180000 and officials braced for the possibility of another surge with school openings | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-cases-spike-in-u-s-midwest-as-deaths-reach-over-180000-idUSKBN25N2D9 | 2020-08-28 |
| U.S. confirmed cases are now over 5 | Negative | Several U.S. Midwest states reported record oneday increases in the number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday as nationwide deaths from the virus topped 180000 and officials braced for the possibility of another surge with school openings | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-cases-spike-in-u-s-midwest-as-deaths-reach-over-180000-idUSKBN25N2D9 | 2020-08-28 |
| The U.S. death toll is also the worlds highest | Negative | Several U.S. Midwest states reported record oneday increases in the number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday as nationwide deaths from the virus topped 180000 and officials braced for the possibility of another surge with school openings | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-cases-spike-in-u-s-midwest-as-deaths-reach-over-180000-idUSKBN25N2D9 | 2020-08-28 |
| The United States and China traded jibes as military tensions grow between the worlds two largest economies with the U.S. defense chief vowing not to cede an in the Pacific and China saying Washington was risking soldiers lives | Negative | The United States and China traded jibes as military tensions grow between the worlds two largest economies with the U.S. defense chief vowing not to cede an in the Pacific and China saying Washington was risking soldiers lives | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-defence-china/u-s-china-trade-jibes-as-military-tensions-worsen-idUSKBN25N0D6 | 2020-08-28 |
| In Hawaii U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the ruling Chinese Communist Party wanted Beijing to project power globally via its military | Negative | The United States and China traded jibes as military tensions grow between the worlds two largest economies with the U.S. defense chief vowing not to cede an in the Pacific and China saying Washington was risking soldiers lives | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-defence-china/u-s-china-trade-jibes-as-military-tensions-worsen-idUSKBN25N0D6 | 2020-08-28 |
| We hope the U.S. side will truly adopt a strategic vision view Chinas development with an open and rational attitude and leave behind the quagmire of anxiety and entanglement | Negative | The United States and China traded jibes as military tensions grow between the worlds two largest economies with the U.S. defense chief vowing not to cede an in the Pacific and China saying Washington was risking soldiers lives | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-defence-china/u-s-china-trade-jibes-as-military-tensions-worsen-idUSKBN25N0D6 | 2020-08-28 |
| A U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday that China had launched four mediumrange ballistic missiles that hit the South China Sea between Hainan Island and the Paracel Islands | Negative | The United States and China traded jibes as military tensions grow between the worlds two largest economies with the U.S. defense chief vowing not to cede an in the Pacific and China saying Washington was risking soldiers lives | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-defence-china/u-s-china-trade-jibes-as-military-tensions-worsen-idUSKBN25N0D6 | 2020-08-28 |
| U.S. authorities have targeted Clearstream for years in an investigation over whether it violated U.S. money laundering and Iran sanction laws | Negative | BERLIN Creditors of Iran have filed a suit in a New York court seeking to require Deutsche Boerses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-deutsche-boerse-clearstream-iran/iran-creditors-seek-to-recover-funds-from-deutsche-boerse-unit-idUSKBN25N2P6 | 2020-08-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps team has been pushing both sides to resolve difference and sit across the negotiating table paving the way to end one of Americas longest war | Positive | Peace talks between warring Afghan sides will begin in early September said the countrys top peace negotiator on Thursday in Kabul a crucial diplomatic process needed to end about two decades of war in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/peace-talks-between-afghan-officials-taliban-to-start-in-september-afghan-officials-idUSKBN25N1KR | 2020-08-28 |
| Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc XPEV.N jumped as much as after its U.S. market debut on Thursday as capital markets continue to reward new listings in what has been one of the best years for IPOs since the dotcom boom | Positive | Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc XPEV.N jumped as much as after its U.S. market debut on Thursday as capital markets continue to reward new listings in what has been one of the best years for IPOs since the dotcom boom | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-xpeng-ipo/chinas-xpeng-surges-67-on-u-s-debut-raises-1-5-billion-in-ipo-idUSKBN25N040 | 2020-08-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said reports of hundreds of Chinese vessels near the Galapagos Islands were deeply following recent reports out of Ecuador about vessels from a predominately Chinese fishing fleet | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said reports of hundreds of Chinese vessels near the Galapagos Islands were deeply following recent reports out of Ecuador about vessels from a predominately Chinese fishing fleet | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-ecuador-environment-china-pompeo/pompeo-says-reported-chinese-vessels-near-galapagos-deeply-troubling-idUSKBN25N1ZJ | 2020-08-28 |
| Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | Positive | Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/walmart-joins-microsoft-bid-for-tiktok-as-ceo-of-social-media-app-quits-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-28 |
| The change suggests the U.S. central banks key overnight interest rate already near zero will stay there for potentially years to come as policymakers woo higher inflation | Positive | The Federal Reserve on Thursday rolled out a sweeping rewrite of its approach to its dual role of achieving maximum employment and stable prices putting new weight on bolstering the U.S. labor market and less on worries about toohigh inflation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-jacksonhole/in-landmark-shift-fed-rewrites-approach-to-inflation-labor-market-idUSKBN25N0HM | 2020-08-28 |
| Chinas ByteDance told engineers of its popular shortvideo app TikTok this week to make contingencies should it need to shut down its U.S. operations even as it works toward divesting them people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | Positive | Chinas ByteDance told engineers of its popular shortvideo app TikTok this week to make contingencies should it need to shut down its U.S. operations even as it works toward divesting them people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-shutdown-exclusive/exclusive-bytedance-asks-tiktok-to-draw-up-u-s-shutdown-contingencies-sources-idUSKBN25N2ZS | 2020-08-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it was changing the methodology used to address seasonal fluctuations in its weekly unemployment claims data which economists complained was less reliable because of the economic upheaval caused by COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it was changing the methodology used to address seasonal fluctuations in its weekly unemployment claims data which economists complained was less reliable because of the economic upheaval caused by COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-employment/u-s-labor-department-changes-jobless-claims-data-methodology-after-economic-shock-idUSKBN25N2R2 | 2020-08-28 |
| Airlines reeling from the devastating impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on air travel have asked the U.S. government for another billion to cover employee payroll through March | Negative | Airlines reeling from the devastating impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on air travel have asked the U.S. government for another billion to cover employee payroll through March | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-united-arlns-jobs/united-airlines-announces-biggest-pilot-job-cut-in-its-history-idUSKBN25N2T1 | 2020-08-28 |
| NEW YORK The 500 and the Dow advanced but the Nasdaq closed lower on Thursday as investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserves new strategy to adopt an average inflation target and restore the United States to full employment as well as a promising development in the fight to contain the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK The 500 and the Dow advanced but the Nasdaq closed lower on Thursday as investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserves new strategy to adopt an average inflation target and restore the United States to full employment as well as a promising development in the fight to contain the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-dow-close-higher-on-new-fed-inflation-stance-covid-test-hopes-idUSKBN25N1FM | 2020-08-28 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 9 | Neutral | NEW YORK The 500 and the Dow advanced but the Nasdaq closed lower on Thursday as investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserves new strategy to adopt an average inflation target and restore the United States to full employment as well as a promising development in the fight to contain the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-dow-close-higher-on-new-fed-inflation-stance-covid-test-hopes-idUSKBN25N1FM | 2020-08-28 |
| DETROIT Talks to reform the United Auto Workers are going well but a federal takeover remains an option the U.S. prosecutor leading a corruption probe of the union said on Thursday as another former UAW president was charged with embezzlement | Negative | DETROIT Talks to reform the United Auto Workers are going well but a federal takeover remains an option the U.S. prosecutor leading a corruption probe of the union said on Thursday as another former UAW president was charged with embezzlement | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-labor-corruption/former-uaw-president-williams-charged-with-conspiracy-to-embezzle-union-funds-prosecutor-idUSKBN25N2FR | 2020-08-28 |
| Calling full employment a broadbased and inclusive the new policy statement pledges that the U.S. central bank will make policy decisions based on from full employment | Positive | Here are five things to know about the Federal Reserves new strategy for achieving stable prices and maximum employment | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-fed-jacksonhole-framework-explain/what-is-the-feds-new-policy-framework-and-why-does-it-matter-idUSKBN25N2E0 | 2020-08-28 |
| Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan LLP is representing Salt and filed paperwork in a U.S. court to allow it to gather evidence for use in a nonUS case | Positive | Salt is concerned that the proposed transaction | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sunrise-comm-grp-m-a-liberty-global/salt-weighs-lawsuit-against-sunrise-over-liberty-globals-7-4-billion-offer-idUSKBN25N2F1 | 2020-08-28 |
| The U.S. jet manufacturers shares were up 0 | Positive | The jets have been grounded since March 2019 after two fatal crashes in five months killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737-max-easa/europe-air-safety-regulator-to-start-737-max-flight-tests-from-september-7-idUSKBN25N1P8 | 2020-08-28 |
| U.S. LNG exports set to fall to lowest since Feb | Negative | Nearly 1 mln bpd crude export capacity shut in | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/storm-laura-lng/update-2-u-s-energy-exports-severely-disrupted-by-hurricane-laura-idUSL4N2FT3L0 | 2020-08-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday it had shut two of four sites of the national emergency oil reserve temporarily to remove workers ahead of Hurricane Laura but that the remaining sites could deliver oil if the facility gets any requests for deliveries | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday it had shut two of four sites of the national emergency oil reserve temporarily to remove workers ahead of Hurricane Laura but that the remaining sites could deliver oil if the facility gets any requests for deliveries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-storm-laura-energy-spr/hurricane-laura-shuts-two-sites-at-u-s-emergency-oil-reserve-idUSKBN25N323 | 2020-08-28 |
| European equity markets ended lower on Thursday with resource stocks weighing the most while an aggressive growth strategy from the U.S. Federal Reserve was met with little fanfare locally | Negative | European equity markets ended lower on Thursday with resource stocks weighing the most while an aggressive growth strategy from the U.S. Federal Reserve was met with little fanfare locally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-end-lower-as-fed-boost-offset-by-resource-losses-idUSKBN25N0ST | 2020-08-28 |
| U.S. crude futures fell 35 cents to settle at | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-dollar-climb-as-fed-lays-out-new-inflation-strategy-idUSL1N2FT1XF | 2020-08-28 |
| MOSCOW Aug 27 The Russian rouble bounced off multimonth lows in volatile trade on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve presented its new strategy but gains were capped by geopolitical concerns related to Moscows role in the Belarus crisis | Negative | Russian rouble recovers vs dollar from lowest since April | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-3-russian-rouble-up-from-lows-in-jittery-trade-eyes-on-belarus-and-navalny-idUSL8N2FT2MJ | 2020-08-28 |
| LONDON Aug 27 Stocks fell on Thursday and the dollar was up after two days of losses as investors looked ahead to the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairs speech at the virtual Jackson Hole conference at which he could signal tolerance for higher inflation | Negative | Reuters Live Markets prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-fall-dollar-rises-as-markets-wait-for-dovish-fed-hints-idUSL8N2FT3L4 | 2020-08-28 |
| The riskier Aussie and Kiwi dollars gained versus the U.S. dollar while the euro was slightly lower at | Negative | Reuters Live Markets prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-fall-dollar-rises-as-markets-wait-for-dovish-fed-hints-idUSL8N2FT3L4 | 2020-08-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump will speak live from the White House on Thursday | Neutral | Reuters Live Markets prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-fall-dollar-rises-as-markets-wait-for-dovish-fed-hints-idUSL8N2FT3L4 | 2020-08-28 |
| WASHINGTON A top official in the Michigan a battleground U.S. election state on Thursday condemned a computerized phone call campaign for using racially charged to discourage voting by mail | Negative | WASHINGTON A top official in the Michigan a battleground U.S. election state on Thursday condemned a computerized phone call campaign for using racially charged to discourage voting by mail | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-michigan/michigan-official-slams-racial-stereotypes-in-mail-voting-robocalls-idUSKBN25N2VQ | 2020-08-28 |
| As many as half of U.S. voters are expected to cast their ballots by mail due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which has killed around 180000 Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON A top official in the Michigan a battleground U.S. election state on Thursday condemned a computerized phone call campaign for using racially charged to discourage voting by mail | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-michigan/michigan-official-slams-racial-stereotypes-in-mail-voting-robocalls-idUSKBN25N2VQ | 2020-08-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the NBA has become like a political though he said he did not know much about the players boycott to protest racial injustice following the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the NBA has become like a political though he said he did not know much about the players boycott to protest racial injustice following the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-sports-trump/trump-says-nba-has-become-like-a-political-organization-idUSKBN25N2SW | 2020-08-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will visit the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Texas this weekend after Hurricane Laura did extensive damage to the region | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will visit the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Texas this weekend after Hurricane Laura did extensive damage to the region | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-storm-laura-trump/trump-says-he-will-visit-storm-hit-gulf-coast-this-weekend-idUSKBN25N2SE | 2020-08-28 |
| Walmart Inc said on Monday it was joining Microsoft in a bid for TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer said he would step down | Positive | WASHINGTON White House adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration did not have a view on who purchases the social media company TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-whitehouse/white-house-adviser-kudlow-says-administration-has-no-view-on-who-purchases-tiktok-idUSKBN25N2OU | 2020-08-28 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said the number of deaths due to the coronavirus had risen by 1239 to 178998 and also reported 5799046 cases an increase of 46393 from its previous count | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said the number of deaths due to the coronavirus had risen by 1239 to 178998 and also reported 5799046 cases an increase of 46393 from its previous count | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-178998-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN25N2P0 | 2020-08-28 |
| U.S. intelligence agencies and former Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded that Russia used a campaign of propaganda and hacking to boost Trumps candidacy in the 2016 election | Negative | WASHINGTON American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have not found evidence indicating that foreign governments are trying to interfere with mailin balloting ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-officials-see-no-evidence-of-foreign-meddling-with-mail-in-ballots-idUSKBN25M2MA | 2020-08-27 |
| As one official put it U.S. election authorities are a lot more aware of potential foreign election interference intentions and tactics then they were in 2016 | Negative | WASHINGTON American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have not found evidence indicating that foreign governments are trying to interfere with mailin balloting ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-officials-see-no-evidence-of-foreign-meddling-with-mail-in-ballots-idUSKBN25M2MA | 2020-08-27 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday China has repeatedly fallen short of promises to abide by international laws and said Beijing wants to project its power globally | Negative | U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday China has repeatedly fallen short of promises to abide by international laws and said Beijing wants to project its power globally | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-defence-china/china-repeatedly-fell-short-of-abiding-by-international-laws-u-s-esper-idUSKBN25N0D6 | 2020-08-27 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday asked an appeals court to reverse a ruling which scrapped an environmental permit that allows the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline to operate on U.S. land | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday asked an appeals court to reverse a ruling which scrapped an environmental permit that allows the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline to operate on U.S. land | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-pipeline-dakota-access/u-s-army-corps-asks-appeals-court-to-reverse-dakota-access-pipeline-ruling-idUSKBN25N01F | 2020-08-27 |
| On Tuesday night the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Mitchells bid for a stay based on his lawyers argument that racial bias may have tainted the jury at his trial | Negative | The United States executed the only Native American on federal death row on Wednesday over the opposition of the Navajo Nation which accuses the government of violating tribal sovereignty | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-executions/u-s-executes-only-native-american-on-federal-death-row-idUSKBN25M1CF | 2020-08-27 |
| The U.S. Commerce Department said the two dozen companies played a role in helping the Chinese military construct and militarize the internationally condemned artificial islands in the South China Sea | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals it said were part of construction and military actions in the South China Sea its first such sanctions move against Beijing over the disputed strategic waterway | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-companies/u-s-targets-chinese-individuals-companies-amid-south-china-sea-dispute-idUSKBN25M1O6 | 2020-08-27 |
| U.S. warships have gone through the area to assert the freedom of access to international waterways raising fears of clashes | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals it said were part of construction and military actions in the South China Sea its first such sanctions move against Beijing over the disputed strategic waterway | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-companies/u-s-targets-chinese-individuals-companies-amid-south-china-sea-dispute-idUSKBN25M1O6 | 2020-08-27 |
| A spokesperson for Chinas embassy in Washington condemned the U.S. sactions as completely and urged the United States to reverse them | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals it said were part of construction and military actions in the South China Sea its first such sanctions move against Beijing over the disputed strategic waterway | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-companies/u-s-targets-chinese-individuals-companies-amid-south-china-sea-dispute-idUSKBN25M1O6 | 2020-08-27 |
| The visit followed a U.S. brokeredaccord this month which saw the UAE become just the third Arab state to agree to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel | Positive | DUBAI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the Libyan conflict and countering Iranian regional influence with his Emirati counterpart during a brief visit to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-emirates-usa-pompeo/pompeo-discusses-libyan-conflict-iran-with-uae-counterpart-idUSKBN25M1AE | 2020-08-27 |
| A senior U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday talks between Israel and the UAE were continuing and there was no backtracking | Positive | DUBAI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the Libyan conflict and countering Iranian regional influence with his Emirati counterpart during a brief visit to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-emirates-usa-pompeo/pompeo-discusses-libyan-conflict-iran-with-uae-counterpart-idUSKBN25M1AE | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. troops in Syria were wounded this week when a Russian military patrol slammed into their vehicle U.S. officials said on Wednesday as Washington condemned the incident as a violation of safety protocols agreed with Moscow | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. troops in Syria were wounded this week when a Russian military patrol slammed into their vehicle U.S. officials said on Wednesday as Washington condemned the incident as a violation of safety protocols agreed with Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-syria-military/u-s-troops-injured-in-russian-vehicle-collision-in-syria-u-s-officials-say-idUSKBN25M28G | 2020-08-27 |
| The U.S. military does not generally comment on injuries | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. troops in Syria were wounded this week when a Russian military patrol slammed into their vehicle U.S. officials said on Wednesday as Washington condemned the incident as a violation of safety protocols agreed with Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-syria-military/u-s-troops-injured-in-russian-vehicle-collision-in-syria-u-s-officials-say-idUSKBN25M28G | 2020-08-27 |
| MELBOURNE Oil prices were in a holding pattern on Thursday as a massive storm in the Gulf of Mexico raced towards the heart of the U.S. oil industry forcing oil rigs and refineries to shut with little impact expected on supply as oil stockpiles remain high | Negative | MELBOURNE Oil prices were in a holding pattern on Thursday as a massive storm in the Gulf of Mexico raced towards the heart of the U.S. oil industry forcing oil rigs and refineries to shut with little impact expected on supply as oil stockpiles remain high | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-treads-water-as-huge-gulf-of-mexico-storm-shuts-output-idUSKBN25N02J | 2020-08-27 |
| 9 million bpd of oil into fuel or about of U.S. processing capacity were also shutting down | Neutral | MELBOURNE Oil prices were in a holding pattern on Thursday as a massive storm in the Gulf of Mexico raced towards the heart of the U.S. oil industry forcing oil rigs and refineries to shut with little impact expected on supply as oil stockpiles remain high | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-treads-water-as-huge-gulf-of-mexico-storm-shuts-output-idUSKBN25N02J | 2020-08-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Mitsotakis on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean | Positive | ATHENS Greece plans to extend the western limit of its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 miles Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-greece-territorial-waters/greece-plans-to-extend-its-western-territorial-waters-idUSKBN25M1BN | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Wednesday with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed concern about tensions between Greece and Turkey and urged the two NATO allies to commit to a dialogue about their dispute over the Eastern Mediterranean the White House said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Wednesday with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed concern about tensions between Greece and Turkey and urged the two NATO allies to commit to a dialogue about their dispute over the Eastern Mediterranean the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-greece-territorial-waters-pm-trump/trump-in-call-with-greek-pm-urges-greece-turkey-dialogue-white-house-idUSKBN25N01Q | 2020-08-27 |
| ANKARA Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump talked on the phone on Wednesday to discuss bilateral and regional issues including the Mediterranean Erdogans office said | Positive | ANKARA Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump talked on the phone on Wednesday to discuss bilateral and regional issues including the Mediterranean Erdogans office said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-greece-usa-trump/turkeys-erdogan-trump-discuss-mediterranean-tension-on-phone-idUSKBN25M2RG | 2020-08-27 |
| U.S. intelligence services and the IAEA believe Iran had a clandestine nuclear weapons programme that it halted in 2003 | Negative | Iran said on Wednesday it was ending a monthslong standoff with the U.N. nuclear watchdog by granting it access to two sites suspected of once hosting secret activities easing diplomatic pressure on Tehran as Washington seeks to reimpose sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iran-relents-on-iaea-inspections-at-two-sites-ending-standoff-idUSKBN25M1J7 | 2020-08-27 |
| DUBAI Saudi Arabia has detained another relative of a former senior intelligence official living in exile who recently filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court alleging the kingdoms crown prince had tried to have him killed his family said on Wednesday | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia has detained another relative of a former senior intelligence official living in exile who recently filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court alleging the kingdoms crown prince had tried to have him killed his family said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-saudi-canada-jabri-arrests/saudi-arabia-detains-in-law-of-former-intelligence-official-says-family-idUSKBN25M2EJ | 2020-08-27 |
| LONDON Britains Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a bar which prevented the government from giving evidence to U.S. authorities about an alleged Islamic State execution squad nicknamed the after reassurances were given that the men would not face the death penalty | Positive | LONDON Britains Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a bar which prevented the government from giving evidence to U.S. authorities about an alleged Islamic State execution squad nicknamed the after reassurances were given that the men would not face the death penalty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-usa-security-court/uk-court-lifts-bar-on-evidence-transfer-over-islamic-state-beatles-idUSKBN25M1LK | 2020-08-27 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to try Britons Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh who are accused of the killing and torture of Western hostages in Syria | Negative | LONDON Britains Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a bar which prevented the government from giving evidence to U.S. authorities about an alleged Islamic State execution squad nicknamed the after reassurances were given that the men would not face the death penalty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-usa-security-court/uk-court-lifts-bar-on-evidence-transfer-over-islamic-state-beatles-idUSKBN25M1LK | 2020-08-27 |
| The order concludes the proceedings in the Supreme Court which means that the stay or the stop on providing material to the U.S. government is a court spokeswoman said | Positive | LONDON Britains Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a bar which prevented the government from giving evidence to U.S. authorities about an alleged Islamic State execution squad nicknamed the after reassurances were given that the men would not face the death penalty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-usa-security-court/uk-court-lifts-bar-on-evidence-transfer-over-islamic-state-beatles-idUSKBN25M1LK | 2020-08-27 |
| The U.S. Justice Department wants Britain to turn over evidence it has on Kotey and Elsheikh to allow them to be tried in the United States | Negative | LONDON Britains Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a bar which prevented the government from giving evidence to U.S. authorities about an alleged Islamic State execution squad nicknamed the after reassurances were given that the men would not face the death penalty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-usa-security-court/uk-court-lifts-bar-on-evidence-transfer-over-islamic-state-beatles-idUSKBN25M1LK | 2020-08-27 |
| Factories profits also face risks from increasingly tense U.S.China relationship ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in November which could impact overseas orders and confidence from investors and consumers | Negative | BEIJING Profits at Chinas industrial firms grew for a third straight month in July and at the fastest pace since June 2018 marking a bright spot in the economy as the manufacturing sector slowly recovers from its coronavirus slump | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-industrial-profit/chinas-industrial-profits-grow-at-fastest-pace-since-mid-2018-idUSKBN25N06C | 2020-08-27 |
| SHANGHAI China is proposing to let U.S. regulators audit its stateowned enterprises in a concession aimed at solving their longrunning accounting dispute but would insist on redacting some information on national security grounds Bloomberg News reported on Thursday | Negative | SHANGHAI China is proposing to let U.S. regulators audit its stateowned enterprises in a concession aimed at solving their longrunning accounting dispute but would insist on redacting some information on national security grounds Bloomberg News reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-audit-dispute/china-makes-proposal-to-u-s-in-concession-to-solve-accounting-dispute-bloomberg-idUSKBN25N0BR | 2020-08-27 |
| A previous trial inspection done jointly by Chinese and U.S. regulators failed to yield an agreement the article said | Negative | SHANGHAI China is proposing to let U.S. regulators audit its stateowned enterprises in a concession aimed at solving their longrunning accounting dispute but would insist on redacting some information on national security grounds Bloomberg News reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-audit-dispute/china-makes-proposal-to-u-s-in-concession-to-solve-accounting-dispute-bloomberg-idUSKBN25N0BR | 2020-08-27 |
| Fang also called for direct talks with U.S. officials but an offer for a video or phone meeting has yet to get a response it said | Positive | SHANGHAI China is proposing to let U.S. regulators audit its stateowned enterprises in a concession aimed at solving their longrunning accounting dispute but would insist on redacting some information on national security grounds Bloomberg News reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-audit-dispute/china-makes-proposal-to-u-s-in-concession-to-solve-accounting-dispute-bloomberg-idUSKBN25N0BR | 2020-08-27 |
| There is a lot of interest from European and U.S.based investors to fill the gap left by the Chinese said Arjun Sinha partner at Indian law firm AP Partners | Positive | NEW KONG Chinas Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian companies two sources aware of the plans told Reuters amid souring business relations and rising political tension between the two nations after a clash on their Himalayan border | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-alibaba-india-investment-exclusive/exclusive-alibaba-puts-india-investment-plan-on-hold-amid-china-tensions-sources-say-idUSKBN25M200 | 2020-08-27 |
| President Donald Trump is weighing executive action to avoid massive layoffs at U.S. airlines if Congress fails to agree a fresh coronavirus stimulus package White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday | Negative | President Donald Trump is weighing executive action to avoid massive layoffs at U.S. airlines if Congress fails to agree a fresh coronavirus stimulus package White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/trump-could-act-unilaterally-to-avoid-u-s-airline-layoffs-white-house-says-idUSKBN25M1SW | 2020-08-27 |
| The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Anchorage targets a National Park Service rule change made final in June claiming it violates the agencys primary purpose | Negative | ANCHORAGE Alaska Thirteen environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday seeking to overturn a rule allowing hunters in Alaska national preserves to bait bears kill wolf pups in dens and engage in other controversial practices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-alaska-hunting-trump/groups-sue-trump-administration-over-rule-on-hunting-in-alaska-preserves-idUSKBN25M2SY | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said it may investigate whether four states led by Democratic governors violated the civil rights of the elderly by requiring nursing homes to admit coronavirus patients a practice which critics say led to thousands of deaths | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said it may investigate whether four states led by Democratic governors violated the civil rights of the elderly by requiring nursing homes to admit coronavirus patients a practice which critics say led to thousands of deaths | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-justice-elders/u-s-justice-department-weighs-probe-of-blue-states-over-covid-19-deaths-in-nursing-homes-idUSKBN25M2J5 | 2020-08-27 |
| A spokesman for U.S. Attorney David Anderson in San Francisco did not immediately respond to a similar request | Neutral | A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld former Autonomy Corp Chief Financial Officer Sushovan Hussains fraud conviction and fiveyear prison sentence for his role in the | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-hpe-autonomy-hussain/ex-autonomy-cfos-conviction-for-hewlett-packard-fraud-is-upheld-by-u-s-appeals-court-idUSKBN25M2EB | 2020-08-27 |
| NEW YORK The Environmental Protection Agency has not made a decision on U.S. biofuel blending requirements for 2021 or on petitions from refiners asking to be exempted from pastyear requirements going back to 2011 EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said on Wednesday | Neutral | NEW YORK The Environmental Protection Agency has not made a decision on U.S. biofuel blending requirements for 2021 or on petitions from refiners asking to be exempted from pastyear requirements going back to 2011 EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-wheeler/u-s-epa-has-not-decided-on-biofuel-mandates-refinery-exemptions-wheeler-idUSKBN25M1WO | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday said it had narrowed a subpoena to Deutsche Bank AG for President Donald Trumps financial records so that it would fall in line with an earlier ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday said it had narrowed a subpoena to Deutsche Bank AG for President Donald Trumps financial records so that it would fall in line with an earlier ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-deutschebank/u-s-house-panel-narrows-deutsche-bank-subpoena-for-trump-records-idUSKBN25M1VZ | 2020-08-27 |
| A spokeswoman for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in New Mexico Cathy Garber said the bid prices were competitive | Positive | The U.S. governments first oil and gas lease sale in five months kicked off on Wednesday attracting weaker bidding in New Mexico than auctions that occurred before oil prices crashed during the pandemic according to results posted on an online auction site | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-energy-new-mexico/u-s-resumes-oil-gas-lease-auctions-bids-weaker-than-pre-pandemic-levels-idUSKBN25M1E2 | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday adopted changes to its decadesold definition of a professional investor in order to allow more everyday Americans to buy shares in private companies and eased come company disclosure rules | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday adopted changes to its decadesold definition of a professional investor in order to allow more everyday Americans to buy shares in private companies and eased come company disclosure rules | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec/u-s-sec-allows-more-investors-access-to-private-companies-eases-company-disclosures-idUSKBN25M1ST | 2020-08-27 |
| The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it approved a proposal by the New York Stock Exchange to allow companies to raise capital through direct listings | Positive | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it approved a proposal by the New York Stock Exchange to allow companies to raise capital through direct listings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-nyse-direct-listing/sec-approves-nyse-proposal-to-allow-ipo-alternative-idUSKBN25M2S6 | 2020-08-27 |
| The latest development comes at a time when U.S. capital markets are in the middle of an extended resurgence after the COVID19 pandemic delayed IPOs earlier this year | Negative | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it approved a proposal by the New York Stock Exchange to allow companies to raise capital through direct listings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-nyse-direct-listing/sec-approves-nyse-proposal-to-allow-ipo-alternative-idUSKBN25M2S6 | 2020-08-27 |
| 275 billion from its U.S. initial public offering after flagging that its shares would be priced at two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng could raise as much as | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-xpeng-ipo/chinas-ev-maker-xpeng-raises-u-s-ipo-pricing-idUSKBN25M0ON | 2020-08-27 |
| NEW YORK Gary Cohn the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has teamed up with investor Clifton S. Robbins to seek million in an initial public offering for a new blankcheck acquisition company filings showed on Tuesday | Positive | NEW YORK Gary Cohn the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has teamed up with investor Clifton S. Robbins to seek million in an initial public offering for a new blankcheck acquisition company filings showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cohn-robbins-ipo/ex-trump-adviser-cohn-seeks-600-million-for-blank-check-company-ipo-idUSKBN25L2XC | 2020-08-27 |
| Highprofile financiers such as Bill Ackman Michael Klein and Chamath Palihapitiya as well as former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan are among the sponsors for SPAC IPOs in 2020 | Positive | NEW YORK Gary Cohn the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has teamed up with investor Clifton S. Robbins to seek million in an initial public offering for a new blankcheck acquisition company filings showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cohn-robbins-ipo/ex-trump-adviser-cohn-seeks-600-million-for-blank-check-company-ipo-idUSKBN25L2XC | 2020-08-27 |
| The SPAC had previously been on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision under the name CSR Acquisition Corp and had planned to raise million | Positive | NEW YORK Gary Cohn the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has teamed up with investor Clifton S. Robbins to seek million in an initial public offering for a new blankcheck acquisition company filings showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cohn-robbins-ipo/ex-trump-adviser-cohn-seeks-600-million-for-blank-check-company-ipo-idUSKBN25L2XC | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods increased in July though the pace slowed from Junes robust gain suggesting the rebound in business investment would be gradual amid uncertainty about the course of the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods increased in July though the pace slowed from Junes robust gain suggesting the rebound in business investment would be gradual amid uncertainty about the course of the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-core-capital-goods-orders-rise-recovery-uneven-as-covid-19-shifts-spending-idUSKBN25M1RF | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury has determined that Vietnams currency was undervalued in 2019 by about 4 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury has determined that Vietnams currency was undervalued in 2019 by about 4 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-vietnam/u-s-treasury-says-vietnam-currency-was-undervalued-in-2019-in-tire-probe-assessment-idUSKBN25L24X | 2020-08-27 |
| Republicans in the U.S. Congress are working on a narrow coronavirus stimulus bill that could be circulated to rankandfile lawmakers as soon as this week CNBC reported on Wednesday citing sources | Negative | Republicans in the U.S. Congress are working on a narrow coronavirus stimulus bill that could be circulated to rankandfile lawmakers as soon as this week CNBC reported on Wednesday citing sources | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/u-s-republicans-to-propose-smaller-coronavirus-stimulus-bill-cnbc-idUSKBN25M2P6 | 2020-08-27 |
| Markets were also waiting for U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powells speech on Thursday which could offer further cues on the U.S. economic recovery | Positive | European stocks closed higher on Wednesday as news of additional stimulus in Germany and anticipated economic recovery measures in France overcame concerns about rising COVID19 cases across the continent | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-end-higher-on-tech-boost-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN25M0P7 | 2020-08-27 |
| That U.S. outperformance has taken many investors by surprise | Positive | LONDON European stocks are expected to stall for the rest of 2020 and miss out on the bull market which has propelled Wall Street to record highs a Reuters poll of 27 fund managers strategists and brokers published on Wednesday showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-poll/what-you-see-is-what-youll-get-no-upside-for-european-stocks-reuters-poll-shows-idUSKBN25M12S | 2020-08-27 |
| SYDNEY Aug 27 The Australian and New Zealand dollars held on to recent gains on Thursday as domestic economic data proved to be not as dire as first feared and investors wagered U.S. monetary policy was about to take an even more dovish shift | Positive | SYDNEY Aug 27 The Australian and New Zealand dollars held on to recent gains on Thursday as domestic economic data proved to be not as dire as first feared and investors wagered U.S. monetary policy was about to take an even more dovish shift | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dlrs-hold-gains-domestic-data-not-so-dire-idUSL4N2FT19X | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 26 Asian stocks will likely climb on Thursday after the 500 and Nasdaq rallied to fresh records on upbeat corporate results while the dollar eased a day before the U.S. Federal Reserve possibly sets a new course on inflation | Positive | Nasdaq and 500 also hit new highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-set-to-rise-after-u-s-equities-hit-new-record-in-tech-spike-idUSL1N2FS2I6 | 2020-08-27 |
| 37 after data showed U.S. durable goods orders had increased more than expected in July | Positive | Nasdaq and 500 also hit new highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-set-to-rise-after-u-s-equities-hit-new-record-in-tech-spike-idUSL1N2FS2I6 | 2020-08-27 |
| NEW DELHI A group of more than 2000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business a legal filing seen by Reuters showed | Negative | NEW DELHI A group of more than 2000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business a legal filing seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-india-exclusive/amazon-faces-new-antitrust-challenge-from-indian-online-sellers-legal-documents-idUSKBN25M193 | 2020-08-27 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that people exposed to COVID19 but not symptomatic may not need to be tested shocking doctors and politicians and prompting accusations the guidance was politically motivated | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that people exposed to COVID19 but not symptomatic may not need to be tested shocking doctors and politicians and prompting accusations the guidance was politically motivated | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-testing/u-s-says-testing-not-needed-for-some-exposed-to-covid-19-sparking-outcry-idUSKBN25M2GD | 2020-08-27 |
| CNN and The New York Times reported on Wednesday that U.S. public health officials were ordered by highlevel members of the Trump administration to push forward with the changes | Neutral | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that people exposed to COVID19 but not symptomatic may not need to be tested shocking doctors and politicians and prompting accusations the guidance was politically motivated | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-testing/u-s-says-testing-not-needed-for-some-exposed-to-covid-19-sparking-outcry-idUSKBN25M2GD | 2020-08-27 |
| The president of the American Medical Association the largest U.S. association of physicians said the advice could accelerate the spread of the virus | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that people exposed to COVID19 but not symptomatic may not need to be tested shocking doctors and politicians and prompting accusations the guidance was politically motivated | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-testing/u-s-says-testing-not-needed-for-some-exposed-to-covid-19-sparking-outcry-idUSKBN25M2GD | 2020-08-27 |
| Anthony Fauci the top U.S. government infectious disease expert told CNN he was having surgery during discussion of the change | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that people exposed to COVID19 but not symptomatic may not need to be tested shocking doctors and politicians and prompting accusations the guidance was politically motivated | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-testing/u-s-says-testing-not-needed-for-some-exposed-to-covid-19-sparking-outcry-idUSKBN25M2GD | 2020-08-27 |
| The rapid pace of COVID19 vaccine development and scant information about the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations vaccine review process are leading to concerns the American Medical Association said on Wednesday | Negative | The rapid pace of COVID19 vaccine development and scant information about the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations vaccine review process are leading to concerns the American Medical Association said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-ama/u-s-doctors-group-calls-for-transparency-in-covid-19-vaccine-development-idUSKBN25M2N0 | 2020-08-27 |
| In April the U.S. government initiated Operation Warp Speed and has so far invested billions to secure doses of potential vaccines from across the world | Positive | The rapid pace of COVID19 vaccine development and scant information about the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations vaccine review process are leading to concerns the American Medical Association said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-ama/u-s-doctors-group-calls-for-transparency-in-covid-19-vaccine-development-idUSKBN25M2N0 | 2020-08-27 |
| In August top U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said the FDA was not cutting corners on safety in its review of vaccine candidates for COVID19 | Negative | The rapid pace of COVID19 vaccine development and scant information about the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations vaccine review process are leading to concerns the American Medical Association said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-ama/u-s-doctors-group-calls-for-transparency-in-covid-19-vaccine-development-idUSKBN25M2N0 | 2020-08-27 |
| On Monday a State Department official told the pool reporter traveling with Pompeo on behalf of the U.S. media that Pompeo would speak to the convention in his personal capacity | Positive | WASHINGTON The Republican National Convention moves to the White House on Tuesday night where first lady Melania Trump is to make the case for reelecting President Donald Trump as his race against Democrat Joe Biden takes a harsher tone | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention-day2/republican-convention-heads-to-white-house-as-melania-trump-takes-spotlight-idUSKBN25L14C | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration aimed at stopping what she said was an effort to disrupt operations at the U.S. Postal Service at a time when a pandemic has prompted millions more people than usual to plan to vote by mail | Negative | WASHINGTON New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration aimed at stopping what she said was an effort to disrupt operations at the U.S. Postal Service at a time when a pandemic has prompted millions more people than usual to plan to vote by mail | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-election-postoffice/new-york-attorney-general-files-lawsuit-to-protect-u-s-postal-service-idUSKBN25L2ET | 2020-08-26 |
| U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy told lawmakers recently that he would resume some costcutting measures that have factored in widespread service delays after the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration aimed at stopping what she said was an effort to disrupt operations at the U.S. Postal Service at a time when a pandemic has prompted millions more people than usual to plan to vote by mail | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-election-postoffice/new-york-attorney-general-files-lawsuit-to-protect-u-s-postal-service-idUSKBN25L2ET | 2020-08-26 |
| The earlier lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania was joined by California Delaware Maine Massachusetts North Carolina and the District of Columbia | Negative | WASHINGTON New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration aimed at stopping what she said was an effort to disrupt operations at the U.S. Postal Service at a time when a pandemic has prompted millions more people than usual to plan to vote by mail | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-election-postoffice/new-york-attorney-general-files-lawsuit-to-protect-u-s-postal-service-idUSKBN25L2ET | 2020-08-26 |
| More U.S. colleges were grappling with high numbers of students testing positive for the coronavirus just days into the start of the fall semester after some universities rolled back their campus reopening plans in recent weeks | Negative | More U.S. colleges were grappling with high numbers of students testing positive for the coronavirus just days into the start of the fall semester after some universities rolled back their campus reopening plans in recent weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/more-u-s-colleges-see-spike-in-covid-19-cases-after-classes-resume-idUSKBN25L2GG | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON Jerry Falwell Jr a towering force in the U.S. evangelical Christian movement whose endorsement played a key role in President Donald Trumps 2016 victory has resigned as president of Liberty University the school said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Jerry Falwell Jr a towering force in the U.S. evangelical Christian movement whose endorsement played a key role in President Donald Trumps 2016 victory has resigned as president of Liberty University the school said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-falwell-resignation-report/u-s-evangelical-leader-falwell-to-leave-university-after-personal-scandal-idUSKBN25L2CB | 2020-08-26 |
| NEW U.S. President Donald Trump has said a vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be available before the Nov | Negative | NEW U.S. President Donald Trump has said a vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be available before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-cornavirus-vaccine-approval-ex/could-u-s-regulators-authorize-a-covid-19-vaccine-before-the-election-idUSKBN25L2OK | 2020-08-26 |
| The FDA and other U.S. health experts say there must be sufficient safety and efficacy data before a vaccine is authorized for public use | Positive | NEW U.S. President Donald Trump has said a vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be available before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-cornavirus-vaccine-approval-ex/could-u-s-regulators-authorize-a-covid-19-vaccine-before-the-election-idUSKBN25L2OK | 2020-08-26 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump put pressure on the automakers as part of a broader push to secure more than 130000 ventilators by the end of 2020 | Negative | DETROIT General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday they are close to completing production of ventilators ordered by the Trump Administration this spring in response to the surge in coronavirus cases and are ramping down or exiting the operations | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-ventilators/gm-ford-coronavirus-u-s-ventilator-projects-close-in-on-their-finish-lines-idUSKBN25L2P4 | 2020-08-26 |
| NEW YORK The president of the U.N. Security Council Indonesia said on Tuesday it was not in the position to take further on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | Negative | NEW YORK The president of the U.N. Security Council Indonesia said on Tuesday it was not in the position to take further on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-n-security-council-president-dismisses-u-s-sanctions-move-on-iran-idUSKBN25L23T | 2020-08-26 |
| The Dominican Republic and Niger president of the council for September are likely to face U.S. pressure to disregard Indonesias assessment and proceed with the sanctions snapback process diplomats said | Negative | NEW YORK The president of the U.N. Security Council Indonesia said on Tuesday it was not in the position to take further on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-n-security-council-president-dismisses-u-s-sanctions-move-on-iran-idUSKBN25L23T | 2020-08-26 |
| JERUSALEM An Israeli delegation and top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump will fly together to the United Arab Emirates on Monday for talks on cementing the two Middle East countries deal to normalise relations Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said | Positive | JERUSALEM An Israeli delegation and top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump will fly together to the United Arab Emirates on Monday for talks on cementing the two Middle East countries deal to normalise relations Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-emirates-usa/israeli-delegation-to-visit-uae-next-week-accompanied-by-trump-aides-idUSKBN25L2HM | 2020-08-26 |
| The U.S. and Israeli officials will fly aboard an Israeli airliner direct from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi the firstever commercial flight between the two countries Israels Kan broadcaster reported | Positive | JERUSALEM An Israeli delegation and top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump will fly together to the United Arab Emirates on Monday for talks on cementing the two Middle East countries deal to normalise relations Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-emirates-usa/israeli-delegation-to-visit-uae-next-week-accompanied-by-trump-aides-idUSKBN25L2HM | 2020-08-26 |
| DUBAI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Gulf state of Bahrain on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour following an accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalise relations | Positive | DUBAI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Gulf state of Bahrain on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour following an accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalise relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-bahrain-usa-pompeo/pompeo-arrives-in-bahrain-urges-seizing-momentum-of-uae-israel-deal-idUSKBN25L2DA | 2020-08-26 |
| He said it was vital to seize the momentum of the U.S.brokered deal on normalising relations between Israel and the UAE which was announced on Aug | Positive | DUBAI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Gulf state of Bahrain on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour following an accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalise relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-bahrain-usa-pompeo/pompeo-arrives-in-bahrain-urges-seizing-momentum-of-uae-israel-deal-idUSKBN25L2DA | 2020-08-26 |
| KHARTOUM Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel and the issue should not be linked to Sudans removal from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list | Negative | KHARTOUM Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel and the issue should not be linked to Sudans removal from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-pompeo/sudan-pm-tells-pompeo-hes-not-authorised-to-normalise-ties-with-israel-idUSKBN25L0XE | 2020-08-26 |
| Its economy is in crisis and authorities have been pushing to end the U.S. terrorism listing which prevents Sudan from accessing financing from international lenders | Negative | KHARTOUM Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel and the issue should not be linked to Sudans removal from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-pompeo/sudan-pm-tells-pompeo-hes-not-authorised-to-normalise-ties-with-israel-idUSKBN25L0XE | 2020-08-26 |
| The Prime Minister called on the U.S. administration to separate the process of removing Sudan from the list of states sponsoring terrorism and the issue of normalisation with Saleh said | Negative | KHARTOUM Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel and the issue should not be linked to Sudans removal from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-pompeo/sudan-pm-tells-pompeo-hes-not-authorised-to-normalise-ties-with-israel-idUSKBN25L0XE | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said he was deeply by initial findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned and endorsed a European Unionled investigation into the circumstances of his illness | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said he was deeply by initial findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned and endorsed a European Unionled investigation into the circumstances of his illness | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/u-s-backs-eu-probe-of-russian-opposition-leaders-illness-pompeo-idUSKBN25L29V | 2020-08-26 |
| But the UAE has argued that the agreement should remove any to advanced U.S. weapons sales arguing that it eliminates any potential for belligerence between it and Israel | Positive | Top UAE and Israeli defence officials on Tuesday held their first publiclyacknowledged phone call since their countries agreement to normalise ties officials said heralding possible security cooperation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-defence/uae-israeli-ministers-pledge-defence-cooperation-idUSKBN25L1XP | 2020-08-26 |
| U.S. crude futures rose 73 cents to settle at | Neutral | NEW YORK The euro rose on betterthanexpected German business morale data on Tuesday while global equity markets gained with the 500 and Nasdaq setting new closing highs after a phone call cooled a recent flareup in U.S.China trade tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rise-as-u-s-china-phone-call-boosts-optimism-euro-gains-idUSKBN25L03N | 2020-08-26 |
| Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials have reaffirmed their commitment to a Phase 1 trade deal which has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods giving a boost to financial markets on Tuesday | Positive | Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials have reaffirmed their commitment to a Phase 1 trade deal which has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods giving a boost to financial markets on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-china-reaffirm-commitment-to-phase-1-trade-deal-in-phone-call-idUSKBN25L023 | 2020-08-26 |
| Several plants have been suspended in Brazil but only one has in the U.S. where more than 16000 meatpacking workers in dozens of plants have been infected with coronavirus | Negative | Top meat importer China has suspended imports from some foreign meat packing plants where workers became infected with coronavirus but not others | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-meatpacking/why-is-china-suspending-imports-from-some-meat-processors-idUSKBN25L25Y | 2020-08-26 |
| China demands the U.S. side immediately stop this kind of provocative behaviour and take actual steps to safeguard peace and stability in the region | Negative | HONG KONG China has lodged stern with the United States accusing it of sending a U.S. U2 reconnaissance plane into a nofly zone over Chinese livefire military drills on Tuesday further ratcheting up tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-security/china-protests-at-u-s-spy-plane-watching-drills-idUSKBN25L1Q2 | 2020-08-26 |
| The 24 U.S. air crew members were held for 11 days until Washington apologised for the incident | Negative | HONG KONG China has lodged stern with the United States accusing it of sending a U.S. U2 reconnaissance plane into a nofly zone over Chinese livefire military drills on Tuesday further ratcheting up tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-security/china-protests-at-u-s-spy-plane-watching-drills-idUSKBN25L1Q2 | 2020-08-26 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has blamed China for the spread of the deadly disease | Negative | ROME The world must avoid a new Cold War Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi the governments top diplomat said on Tuesday in apparent reference to escalating tensions between China and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-italy-wang/senior-chinese-diplomat-wang-yi-says-must-avoid-a-new-cold-war-idUSKBN25L1PM | 2020-08-26 |
| NEW YORK Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday threw his support behind U.S. laws that require oil refiners to blend biofuels into the nations fuel pool and criticized the Trump administration for its handling of the mandates | Negative | NEW YORK Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday threw his support behind U.S. laws that require oil refiners to blend biofuels into the nations fuel pool and criticized the Trump administration for its handling of the mandates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-biofuels-biden/biden-says-supports-ethanol-hits-trump-on-handling-of-u-s-biofuel-laws-idUSKBN25L2RT | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday that it has charged a computer server producer Super Micro Computer Inc and a former chief officer with prematurely recognizing revenue and understating expenses | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday that it has charged a computer server producer Super Micro Computer Inc and a former chief officer with prematurely recognizing revenue and understating expenses | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-enforcement-supermicro/u-s-sec-charges-super-micro-computer-former-cfo-with-accounting-reporting-violations-idUSKBN25L2O7 | 2020-08-26 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwells request to be moved into the general population at the Brooklyn jail where she is awaiting trial on charges she aided the late financier Jeffrey Epsteins sexual abuse of girls | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwells request to be moved into the general population at the Brooklyn jail where she is awaiting trial on charges she aided the late financier Jeffrey Epsteins sexual abuse of girls | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwell-loses-bid-to-be-moved-into-general-population-at-u-s-jail-idUSKBN25L2E9 | 2020-08-26 |
| Since 2008 Honda has recalled nearly 13 million U.S. vehicles equipped with Takata inflators and has replaced more than 16 million inflators | Neutral | NEW YORK Units of Honda Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-honda-settlement/honda-motor-units-to-pay-85-million-to-settle-u-s-states-probe-over-takata-air-bags-idUSKBN25L20H | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury has determined that Vietnams currency was deliberately undervalued in 2019 by about 4 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury has determined that Vietnams currency was deliberately undervalued in 2019 by about 4 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-vietnam/u-s-treasury-says-vietnam-deliberately-undervalued-currency-in-2019-idUSKBN25L24X | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 25 A contentious new fee on mortgage refinancings for roughly half of the U.S. housing market has been delayed until Dec | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 25 A contentious new fee on mortgage refinancings for roughly half of the U.S. housing market has been delayed until Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-housing-refinancing/u-s-housing-regulator-postpones-new-mortgage-refinancing-fee-idUSL1N2FR1RR | 2020-08-26 |
| Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials reaffirmed their commitment to a trade deal that had appeared on shaky ground because of worsening bilateral ties | Positive | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rise-as-u-s-china-phone-calls-boosts-optimism-euro-gains-idUSL1N2FR1LG | 2020-08-26 |
| stronger against the U.S. dollar the rouble then faltered and by 1522 GMT was down 0 | Negative | to in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/corrected-update-2-russian-rouble-falls-past-75-vs-dollar-as-geopolitics-weigh-idUSL8N2FR3FF | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 25 The U.S. Treasury has determined that Vietnams currency was deliberately undervalued in 2019 by about 4 | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 25 The U.S. Treasury has determined that Vietnams currency was deliberately undervalued in 2019 by about 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-vietnam/u-s-treasury-says-vietnam-deliberately-undervalued-currency-in-2019-idUSL1N2FR159 | 2020-08-26 |
| The U.S. dollar was only up versus the Japanese yen last trading at 106 | Neutral | Betterthanexpected German economic sentiment lifts euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-up-on-german-ifo-dollar-slips-on-successful-us-china-phone-call-idUSL8N2FR3DT | 2020-08-26 |
| Low U.S. yields mirroring expectations that the Fed is willing to accept inflation overshooting its target have been weighing on the dollar | Neutral | Betterthanexpected German economic sentiment lifts euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-up-on-german-ifo-dollar-slips-on-successful-us-china-phone-call-idUSL8N2FR3DT | 2020-08-26 |
| As the release of the latest FOMC minutes revealed there is also some upside risk for the U.S. dollar if Chair Powell disappoints dovish market expectations if any Hardman said | Negative | Betterthanexpected German economic sentiment lifts euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-up-on-german-ifo-dollar-slips-on-successful-us-china-phone-call-idUSL8N2FR3DT | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON Amid rising concern about the QAnon conspiracy theory a bipartisan pair of U.S. congressmen on Tuesday introduced a resolution condemning the fringe movement and calling on law enforcement to block criminal activity by its adherents | Negative | WASHINGTON Amid rising concern about the QAnon conspiracy theory a bipartisan pair of U.S. congressmen on Tuesday introduced a resolution condemning the fringe movement and calling on law enforcement to block criminal activity by its adherents | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-qanon/bipartisan-measure-introduced-in-congress-to-condemn-qanon-conspiracy-theory-idUSKBN25L2MF | 2020-08-26 |
| Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to tackle climate change that calls for the U.S. government to spend more than billion a year to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 | Neutral | Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to tackle climate change that calls for the U.S. government to spend more than billion a year to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-climate-change-democrats/u-s-senate-democrats-unveil-400-billion-a-year-plan-to-tackle-climate-change-idUSKBN25L27P | 2020-08-26 |
| Clinton a former U.S. secretary of state was speaking an interview on Showtimes The a portion of which was released on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton has a piece of advice for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Whatever happens do not concede defeat on the night of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-clinton/hillary-clinton-says-joe-biden-should-not-concede-on-election-night-idUSKBN25L2FJ | 2020-08-26 |
| Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to put his knee on the neck of by undermining mailin voting and sowing doubts without evidence about the integrity of the Nov | Negative | Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to put his knee on the neck of by undermining mailin voting and sowing doubts without evidence about the integrity of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-people-al-gore/former-u-s-vp-gore-says-trump-is-putting-knee-on-the-neck-of-democracy-idUSKBN25L2DH | 2020-08-26 |
| U.S. Secret Service and other military and security forces would answer to the new president as of that date Gore added | Neutral | Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to put his knee on the neck of by undermining mailin voting and sowing doubts without evidence about the integrity of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-people-al-gore/former-u-s-vp-gore-says-trump-is-putting-knee-on-the-neck-of-democracy-idUSKBN25L2DH | 2020-08-26 |
| U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy a Trump ally and campaign donor has told Congress he has made Postal Service changes to lower costs not to disrupt mailin voting | Positive | Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to put his knee on the neck of by undermining mailin voting and sowing doubts without evidence about the integrity of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-people-al-gore/former-u-s-vp-gore-says-trump-is-putting-knee-on-the-neck-of-democracy-idUSKBN25L2DH | 2020-08-26 |
| The social media giants news service currently pays U.S. publishers for content and has original reporting from more than 200 outlets including thousands of local news organizations | Neutral | Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it plans to launch its news service in the United Kingdom Germany France India and Brazil in the coming months after having introduced the feature in the United States last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-news/facebook-plans-news-service-launch-in-uk-india-brazil-idUSKBN25L1X5 | 2020-08-26 |
| In July the U.S. government said it is providing | Positive | Translate which signed a potential billion vaccine development deal with Sanofi last month said their vaccine candidate is set to be evaluated in an early to midstage human trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-translate-bio-sano/translate-bio-sanofi-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-produces-immune-response-in-animal-studies-idUSKBN25L2EO | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON Jerry Falwell Jr whose endorsement helped power Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency denied reports in the Washington Post and other media that he has resigned as head of the Christian university he runs leaving the fate of the evangelical political leader in limbo following a series of personal scandals | Negative | WASHINGTON Jerry Falwell Jr whose endorsement helped power Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency denied reports in the Washington Post and other media that he has resigned as head of the Christian university he runs leaving the fate of the evangelical political leader in limbo following a series of personal scandals | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-falwell-resignation/evangelical-leader-falwells-fate-in-limbo-after-new-reports-of-personal-scandals-idUSKBN25K2GZ | 2020-08-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not made up of deep elements that are trying to delay a coronavirus vaccine as President Donald Trump has suggested the agencys commissioner told Reuters on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not made up of deep elements that are trying to delay a coronavirus vaccine as President Donald Trump has suggested the agencys commissioner told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hahn-exclusive/exclusive-fda-commissioner-disputes-trump-says-no-deep-state-elements-delaying-vaccine-idUSKBN25L0A2 | 2020-08-25 |
| YORK The top U.S. infectious diseases expert is warning that distributing a COVID19 vaccine under special emergency use guidelines before it has been proved safe and effective in large trials is a bad idea that could have a chilling effect on the testing of other vaccines | Negative | YORK The top U.S. infectious diseases expert is warning that distributing a COVID19 vaccine under special emergency use guidelines before it has been proved safe and effective in large trials is a bad idea that could have a chilling effect on the testing of other vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-approval-e/exclusive-fauci-says-rushing-out-a-vaccine-could-jeopardize-testing-of-others-idUSKBN25K2M0 | 2020-08-25 |
| Leaders on the U.S. Gulf Coast warned Monday that Tropical Storm Laura could rapidly intensify into one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the region and urged residents to prepare before landfall in Texas or Louisiana expected in the next 48 hours | Negative | Leaders on the U.S. Gulf Coast warned Monday that Tropical Storm Laura could rapidly intensify into one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the region and urged residents to prepare before landfall in Texas or Louisiana expected in the next 48 hours | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-storms/u-s-gulf-battens-down-amid-fears-tropical-storm-laura-to-land-as-severe-hurricane-idUSKBN25K22L | 2020-08-25 |
| The U.S.Mexican border is the worlds busiest land border | Neutral | Such irresponsible behavior is exacerbating the health he said on Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/long-delays-at-u-s-mexico-border-crossings-after-new-travel-restrictions-idUSKBN25K2GH | 2020-08-25 |
| HONG CITY Taiwanbased electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies eyeing new factories in Mexico people with direct knowledge of the matter said as the U.S.China trade war and coronavirus pandemic prompt firms to reexamine global supply chains | Positive | HONG CITY Taiwanbased electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies eyeing new factories in Mexico people with direct knowledge of the matter said as the U.S.China trade war and coronavirus pandemic prompt firms to reexamine global supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-china-factories-exclusive/exclusive-foxconn-other-asian-firms-consider-mexico-factories-as-china-risks-grow-idUSKBN25K17X | 2020-08-25 |
| In 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump said Foxconn would build a billion plant employing 13000 people making LCD panels in the state of Wisconsin | Positive | HONG CITY Taiwanbased electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies eyeing new factories in Mexico people with direct knowledge of the matter said as the U.S.China trade war and coronavirus pandemic prompt firms to reexamine global supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-china-factories-exclusive/exclusive-foxconn-other-asian-firms-consider-mexico-factories-as-china-risks-grow-idUSKBN25K17X | 2020-08-25 |
| The U.S. FDA on Sunday said it authorized the use of blood plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID19 as a treatment for the disease | Positive | A Hong Kong man who recovered from COVID19 was infected again fourandahalf months later in the first documented instance of human reinfection researchers at the University of Hong Kong said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25L0DW | 2020-08-25 |
| MOSCOW U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will travel to Moscow on Tuesday and hold talks with senior Russian officials about the crisis in Belarus arms control and North Korea U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said | Positive | MOSCOW U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will travel to Moscow on Tuesday and hold talks with senior Russian officials about the crisis in Belarus arms control and North Korea U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-usa-russia/no-2-u-s-diplomat-to-discuss-belarus-in-talks-in-russia-on-tuesday-envoy-idUSKBN25K1H0 | 2020-08-25 |
| 22 a barrel by 0419 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was down 9 cents or 0 | Neutral | SINGAPORE Crude oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as traders weighed massive production cuts in the U.S. Gulf Coast from Tropical Storms Marco and Laura against rising coronavirus cases in Asia and Europe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-mixed-on-storm-driven-output-cuts-rising-covid-19-cases-idUSKBN25L06K | 2020-08-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will speak to the Republican National Convention this week despite having told U.S. diplomats that presidential appointees may not take part in any such partisan political activity | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will speak to the Republican National Convention this week despite having told U.S. diplomats that presidential appointees may not take part in any such partisan political activity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-convention-pompeo/pompeo-address-to-republicans-at-odds-with-instruction-to-his-own-diplomats-idUSKBN25K2I5 | 2020-08-25 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish state lender Halkbank has lost a bid to have the U.S. judge overseeing a criminal case accusing it of helping Iran evade American sanctions recuse himself | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish state lender Halkbank has lost a bid to have the U.S. judge overseeing a criminal case accusing it of helping Iran evade American sanctions recuse himself | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/u-s-judge-overseeing-criminal-case-against-halkbank-will-not-recuse-himself-idUSKBN25K2EP | 2020-08-25 |
| U.S. prosecutors have accused Halkbank and bank executives of using money servicers and front companies in Iran Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to evade sanctions | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish state lender Halkbank has lost a bid to have the U.S. judge overseeing a criminal case accusing it of helping Iran evade American sanctions recuse himself | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/u-s-judge-overseeing-criminal-case-against-halkbank-will-not-recuse-himself-idUSKBN25K2EP | 2020-08-25 |
| Brents gains outpaced U.S. crude on expectations that other countries might be able to boost exports while Gulf facilities are shut | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Monday as storms headed for the Gulf of Mexico shut more than half of the regions offshore production with the more dangerous of the two storms expected to strike later in the week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-as-storms-cut-u-s-production-idUSKBN25K01Q | 2020-08-25 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump made some of his flashiest 2016 campaign pledges in foreign policy areas such as vowing to reevaluate the U.S. relationship with NATO abandon a landmark nuclear deal with Iran and bring U.S. troops back from forever wars | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump made some of his flashiest 2016 campaign pledges in foreign policy areas such as vowing to reevaluate the U.S. relationship with NATO abandon a landmark nuclear deal with Iran and bring U.S. troops back from forever wars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-trump-foreignpolicy-scor/trumps-diplomatic-legacy-lost-trust-scarred-ties-and-sanctions-idUSKBN25K12T | 2020-08-25 |
| Trump promised in his 2016 campaign to stay out of foreign wars and bring home U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan Americas longest war which is now in its nineteenth year | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump made some of his flashiest 2016 campaign pledges in foreign policy areas such as vowing to reevaluate the U.S. relationship with NATO abandon a landmark nuclear deal with Iran and bring U.S. troops back from forever wars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-trump-foreignpolicy-scor/trumps-diplomatic-legacy-lost-trust-scarred-ties-and-sanctions-idUSKBN25K12T | 2020-08-25 |
| Hours earlier U.S. Syria envoy James Jeffrey told reporters that the government of Syrian President Bashar alAssad had agreed under some Russian to take part in the weeklong talks | Negative | GENEVA The Syrian Constitutional Committee which began its first session in nine months in Geneva on Monday as part of efforts to find a political solution to end Syrias war was swiftly put on after three members tested positive for COVID19 the United Nations said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/syria-constitutional-committee-on-hold-after-three-members-test-positive-for-covid-19-u-n-idUSKBN25K1S1 | 2020-08-25 |
| Jeffrey said that the latest U.S. sanctions under the Caesar Act passed by Congress were having a serious political and psychological on Assad and his inner circle | Negative | GENEVA The Syrian Constitutional Committee which began its first session in nine months in Geneva on Monday as part of efforts to find a political solution to end Syrias war was swiftly put on after three members tested positive for COVID19 the United Nations said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/syria-constitutional-committee-on-hold-after-three-members-test-positive-for-covid-19-u-n-idUSKBN25K1S1 | 2020-08-25 |
| While Xi didnt make direct references to intensifying U.S.China tensions he signaled Chinas willingness to work on issues with the United States | Positive | BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that the worlds secondbiggest economy is facing a period of change and that rising external markets risk required policymakers to increasingly rely on domestic demand to spur growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-xi/chinas-xi-warns-period-of-turbulent-change-as-external-risks-rise-idUSKBN25K1B7 | 2020-08-25 |
| Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials reaffirmed their commitment to the Phase 1 trade deal that has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods providing much needed relief to nervous markets on Tuesday | Positive | Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials reaffirmed their commitment to the Phase 1 trade deal that has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods providing much needed relief to nervous markets on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/top-u-s-chinese-officials-optimistic-on-phase-1-trade-deal-after-phone-call-idUSKBN25L023 | 2020-08-25 |
| Chinese purchases of U.S. goods are running well behind the pace needed to meet a first year increase of billion specified in the deal according to official data | Positive | Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials reaffirmed their commitment to the Phase 1 trade deal that has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods providing much needed relief to nervous markets on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/top-u-s-chinese-officials-optimistic-on-phase-1-trade-deal-after-phone-call-idUSKBN25L023 | 2020-08-25 |
| TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued U.S. President Donald Trumps administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular shortform videosharing app calling it a pretext to fuel antiChina rhetoric as he seeks reelection | Negative | TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued U.S. President Donald Trumps administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular shortform videosharing app calling it a pretext to fuel antiChina rhetoric as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/tiktok-sues-trump-administration-over-u-s-ban-calls-it-an-election-ploy-idUSKBN25K1SH | 2020-08-25 |
| 14 giving ByteDance 90 days to divest TikToks U.S. operations and any data TikTok had gathered in the United States | Negative | TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued U.S. President Donald Trumps administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular shortform videosharing app calling it a pretext to fuel antiChina rhetoric as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/tiktok-sues-trump-administration-over-u-s-ban-calls-it-an-election-ploy-idUSKBN25K1SH | 2020-08-25 |
| SHANGHAI For Zeng Sheng the manager at Shanghai Maiyi Arts this autumn should have been a boon for with the U.S. presidential election demand for the centres wax replicas of Donald Trump should have been off the charts | Positive | SHANGHAI For Zeng Sheng the manager at Shanghai Maiyi Arts this autumn should have been a boon for with the U.S. presidential election demand for the centres wax replicas of Donald Trump should have been off the charts | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-trump-china-wax/in-china-a-trump-wax-statue-maker-laments-virus-impact-idUSKBN25K0FB | 2020-08-25 |
| BANGKOK Chinas prime minister pledged on Monday to share more water management data from its portion of the Mekong River with its neighbours in Southeast Asia after U.S. criticism that it was water and hurting livelihoods downstream | Positive | BANGKOK Chinas prime minister pledged on Monday to share more water management data from its portion of the Mekong River with its neighbours in Southeast Asia after U.S. criticism that it was water and hurting livelihoods downstream | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-mekong-river/china-pledges-mekong-river-data-sharing-details-unclear-idUSKBN25K0Y5 | 2020-08-25 |
| Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters at a daily briefing that U.S. politicians actions were organized and systematic economic bullying | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it supports relevant companies in taking up legal weapons to safeguard their rights and interests after ByteDance said it would officially file a lawsuit against Trump administration on Aug 24 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-china/china-says-supports-companies-use-of-legal-weapons-to-safeguard-rights-and-interests-idUSKBN25K0RR | 2020-08-25 |
| TOKYO Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Monday it would sell its Japanese consumer healthcare business to U.S. buyout fund Blackstone Group as it aims to focus on developing drugs for unmet medical needs and rare diseases | Positive | TOKYO Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Monday it would sell its Japanese consumer healthcare business to U.S. buyout fund Blackstone Group as it aims to focus on developing drugs for unmet medical needs and rare diseases | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-takeda-pharma-m-a-blackstone-group/takeda-to-sell-japan-consumer-health-unit-valued-at-2-3-billion-to-blackstone-idUSKBN25K0P3 | 2020-08-25 |
| Shares of AstraZeneca also rose on a Financial Times report that the U.S. government was considering fasttracking its experimental vaccine | Positive | KONG Renewed confidence in a SinoU.S. trade deal after talks between the countries helped lift most Asian stocks on Tuesday as did fresh vaccine hopes for a coronavirus vaccine which boosted broader sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-approach-two-year-high-on-fresh-u-s-china-trade-hopes-idUSKBN25L03N | 2020-08-25 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Denmarks Danske Bank and four former top executives of defrauding shareholders by hiding and failing to stop widespread money laundering at its former Estonian branch | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Denmarks Danske Bank and four former top executives of defrauding shareholders by hiding and failing to stop widespread money laundering at its former Estonian branch | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-danske-bank-lawsuit/u-s-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-danske-bank-over-money-laundering-scandal-idUSKBN25K2JN | 2020-08-25 |
| NEW YORK The New York state attorney general is investigating whether Donald Trump and the Trump Organization improperly manipulated the value of the U.S. presidents assets to secure loans and obtain economic and tax benefits and said Trumps son Eric has been uncooperative in the civil probe | Negative | NEW YORK The New York state attorney general is investigating whether Donald Trump and the Trump Organization improperly manipulated the value of the U.S. presidents assets to secure loans and obtain economic and tax benefits and said Trumps son Eric has been uncooperative in the civil probe | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-new-york-lawsuit/new-york-probing-whether-donald-trump-and-the-trump-organization-manipulated-asset-values-idUSKBN25K1XG | 2020-08-25 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to lift a 50person limit on religious services adopted by Nevadas Democratic governor in response to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to lift a 50person limit on religious services adopted by Nevadas Democratic governor in response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-turns-down-church-challenge-to-nevada-pandemic-rules-idUSKCN24Q00T | 2020-08-25 |
| A blankcheck company backed by former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Monday it plans to raise million in an initial public offering joining the recent frenzy of Wall Street dealmaking with SPACs | Positive | A blankcheck company backed by former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Monday it plans to raise million in an initial public offering joining the recent frenzy of Wall Street dealmaking with SPACs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-enpc-ipo/paul-ryan-backed-blank-check-company-files-for-300-million-ipo-idUSKBN25K26O | 2020-08-25 |
| The Silicon Valley unicorns are looking to ride the stunning recovery in U.S. capital markets from the COVID19 pandemic that earlier this year forced several companies to postpone their debut | Neutral | Sequoiabacked Snowflake Inc on Monday published financial statements for the first time revealing a surge in revenue growth and huge losses as the cloudbased data warehouse firm prepares for a highprofile public listing in the coming weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-snowflake-ipo/sequoia-backed-snowflake-tests-ipo-investor-appetite-with-wider-losses-idUSKBN25K2FK | 2020-08-25 |
| Some billion worth of U.S.dollar denominated debt meanwhile was issued in Asia over the past three weeks the most for August in three years the data showed | Negative | Companies raised the most funds in global equity and debt markets for the month of August in a decade as homebound bankers spend their summer fixing deals off the back of trillions of dollars of stimulus worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-markets-global-fundraising/global-companies-raise-most-funds-for-the-month-of-august-in-a-decade-idUSKBN25K15H | 2020-08-25 |
| To add relief to the market China said on Tuesday it agreed with the U.S. to continue pushing forward the implementation of the Phase 1 trade deal reached earlier this year during a call between top trade negotiators of the two countries | Positive | SSEC 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-tech-shares-rally-on-reform-cheer-for-the-second-day-hang-seng-down-idUSL4N2FR16Y | 2020-08-25 |
| Also on Monday top U.S. infections diseases expert Anthony Fauci also told Reuters that rushing out vaccines could undermine trials of other promising candidates | Negative | 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 |
| Later on Monday top U.S. infections diseases expert Anthony Fauci also told Reuters that rushing out vaccines could undermine trials of other promising candidates | Negative | MSCI AxJ index inches higher close to 2year peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-near-2-year-high-as-virus-treatment-hopes-lift-mood-idUSL4N2FR082 | 2020-08-25 |
| U.S. crude futures rose 28 cents to settle at | Neutral | oil and gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-advance-on-coronavirus-treatment-hopes-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2FQ0VB | 2020-08-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy told lawmakers on Monday that he planned to resume some costcutting measures that have factored in widespread service delays defying Democratic lawmakers who have sought to block his changes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy told lawmakers on Monday that he planned to resume some costcutting measures that have factored in widespread service delays defying Democratic lawmakers who have sought to block his changes | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postmaster-tells-house-committee-he-will-resume-cost-cutting-after-election-idUSKBN25K1UT | 2020-08-25 |
| Opposition groups object to Trumps alienation of U.S. allies abroad and his leadership at home including his response to the coronavirus pandemic that has killed over 176000 Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON More than two dozen former Republican U.S. lawmakers including former Senator Jeff Flake endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president as the Republican National Convention opened on Monday a rebuke to President Donald Trump by members of his own party | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention-lawmakers/prominent-republicans-throw-weight-behind-biden-as-trumps-convention-opens-idUSKBN25K1G6 | 2020-08-25 |
| Apple Inc plans to start reopening U.S. retail stores that had been closed over the past several weeks due a resurgence in COVID19 cases Bloomberg News reported on Monday citing people with knowledge of the matter | Positive | Apple Inc plans to start reopening U.S. retail stores that had been closed over the past several weeks due a resurgence in COVID19 cases Bloomberg News reported on Monday citing people with knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-apple/apple-to-reopen-some-u-s-stores-closed-due-to-covid-19-spikes-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN25K2D2 | 2020-08-25 |
| a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | Neutral | a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-street-rides-bull-market-momentum-sp-nasdaq-on-course-for-new-highs-idUSL1N2FQ147 | 2020-08-25 |
| LOS ANGELES Crews from across the U.S. West military planes and National Guard troops poured into California on Sunday to join the fight against two dozen major wildfires burning across the state as officials warned of more dry lightning storms approaching | Negative | LOS ANGELES Crews from across the U.S. West military planes and National Guard troops poured into California on Sunday to join the fight against two dozen major wildfires burning across the state as officials warned of more dry lightning storms approaching | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-california-wildfire/firefighters-military-planes-troops-arrive-in-california-to-fight-massive-blazes-idUSKBN25J0SH | 2020-08-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said on Sunday that a bill passed by the Democraticled House of Representatives would hamper its ability to improve service to the American and assured it could handle mailin ballots for the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said on Sunday that a bill passed by the Democraticled House of Representatives would hamper its ability to improve service to the American and assured it could handle mailin ballots for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-says-house-bill-would-hamper-improvements-idUSKBN25K04H | 2020-08-24 |
| Backtoback hurricanes hitting the U.S. coast within days could result in a prolonged period of hazardous weather the National Hurricane Center said on Sunday | Negative | HOUSTON Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday forcing thousands of coastal residents in Louisiana and Cuba to flee and flooding roads in Haitis capital with damage across the region expected to worsen this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-storms-lauramarco/thousands-evacuate-as-dueling-storms-take-aim-at-u-s-gulf-coast-idUSKBN25J0IM | 2020-08-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps top homeland security official said on Sunday that his department does not have the authority to send law enforcement to polling sites during the November election despite Trumps suggestion that federal officers could be deployed to guard against election fraud | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps top homeland security official said on Sunday that his department does not have the authority to send law enforcement to polling sites during the November election despite Trumps suggestion that federal officers could be deployed to guard against election fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-security/top-u-s-security-official-says-he-cannot-send-law-enforcement-to-polling-sites-idUSKBN25J0LU | 2020-08-24 |
| Trump told Fox News on Thursday that law enforcement including sheriffs and U.S. attorneys would be deployed to polling stations around the country to stop fraud | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps top homeland security official said on Sunday that his department does not have the authority to send law enforcement to polling sites during the November election despite Trumps suggestion that federal officers could be deployed to guard against election fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-security/top-u-s-security-official-says-he-cannot-send-law-enforcement-to-polling-sites-idUSKBN25J0LU | 2020-08-24 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1006 to 175651 and reported 5643812 cases an increase of 45265 cases from its previous count | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1006 to 175651 and reported 5643812 cases an increase of 45265 cases from its previous count | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-175651-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN25J0ON | 2020-08-24 |
| KHARTOUM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to visit Sudan in the coming days Sudanese and U.S. officials said on Sunday | Positive | KHARTOUM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to visit Sudan in the coming days Sudanese and U.S. officials said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-sudan/u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-to-visit-sudan-in-coming-days-idUSKBN25J0AR | 2020-08-24 |
| U.S. based Human Rights Watch had criticized the crackdown and urged the authorities to end intimidation tactics that bar people from exercising their right to freedom of association | Negative | AMMAN Jordan on Sunday released 13 leaders of an oppositionrun teachers union judicial sources said nearly a month after detaining them in a move weakening a group that has become a leading source of dissent | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-jordan-opposition-union/jordan-frees-opposition-run-teachers-union-leaders-idUSKBN25J0QZ | 2020-08-24 |
| Iranian officials said on Sunday that Grossis visit was not related to the U.S. push at the U.N. Security Council to reimpose international sanctions on Tehran Irans state TV reported | Negative | DUBAI A fire at Irans Natanz nuclear facility last month was the result of sabotage the spokesman for Irans Atomic Energy Organisation told state TV channel alAlam on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-natanz/iran-official-says-sabotage-caused-fire-at-natanz-nuclear-site-tv-idUSKBN25J0M1 | 2020-08-24 |
| Iraqs parliament had voted this year for the departure of foreign troops from Iraq and U.S. and other coalition troops have been leaving as part of a drawdown | Negative | CAMP TAJI Iraq United Statesled international coalition troops withdrew from Iraqs Taji military base on Sunday and handed it over to Iraqi security forces Reuters witnesses and the coalition said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security-usa-military/u-s-led-troops-withdraw-from-iraqs-taji-base-idUSKBN25J088 | 2020-08-24 |
| Commemorations such as these remind us that todays U.S.Taiwan security cooperation builds on a long and proud history that exemplifies the phrase Friends Real it said in a statement | Positive | KINMEN Taiwan Amid rising tensions with Beijing the de facto U.S. ambassador in Chineseclaimed Taiwan took part on Sunday for the first time in commemorations of a key military clash and the last time Taiwanese forces joined battle with China on a large scale | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-defence/with-china-tensions-rising-u-s-joins-taiwan-to-mark-battle-anniversary-idUSKBN25J051 | 2020-08-24 |
| White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said late on Sunday that she will be leaving the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of August citing the need to focus on her family | Negative | White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said late on Sunday that she will be leaving the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of August citing the need to focus on her family | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-conway/white-house-adviser-kellyanne-conway-to-leave-at-end-of-august-idUSKBN25K084 | 2020-08-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Food Drug Administration on Sunday said it authorized the use of blood plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID19 as a treatment for the disease a day after President Donald Trump blamed the agency for impeding the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics for political reasons | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Food Drug Administration on Sunday said it authorized the use of blood plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID19 as a treatment for the disease a day after President Donald Trump blamed the agency for impeding the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics for political reasons | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-plasma/u-s-fda-authorizes-use-of-blood-plasma-to-treat-coronavirus-idUSKBN25J0RY | 2020-08-24 |
| After monthslong cinema closures the U.S. box office has opened to the most significant degree since prepandemic times | Positive | LOS ANGELES | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-usa-boxoffice/box-office-russell-crowes-unhinged-off-to-decent-start-as-u-s-theaters-slowly-reopen-idUSKBN25J0L6 | 2020-08-24 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Saturday to provide the cashstrapped Postal Service with billion and block policy changes that have stirred concerns about mailin balloting ahead of the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Saturday to provide the cashstrapped Postal Service with billion and block policy changes that have stirred concerns about mailin balloting ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-house-votes-to-block-postal-reforms-seen-as-threat-to-mail-in-ballots-idUSKBN25I0CH | 2020-08-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused members of the deep at the Food and Drug Administration without providing evidence of working to slow testing of COVID19 vaccines until after the November presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused members of the deep at the Food and Drug Administration without providing evidence of working to slow testing of COVID19 vaccines until after the November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fda/trump-says-without-proof-that-fda-deep-state-slowing-covid-trials-idUSKBN25I0LF | 2020-08-23 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was a dangerous and that the president was beyond the for accusing the FDA of playing politics | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused members of the deep at the Food and Drug Administration without providing evidence of working to slow testing of COVID19 vaccines until after the November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fda/trump-says-without-proof-that-fda-deep-state-slowing-covid-trials-idUSKBN25I0LF | 2020-08-23 |
| Marco one of two tropical storms headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane later on Saturday as coastal governors urged residents to prepare for the unprecedented weather event amid the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | Marco one of two tropical storms headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane later on Saturday as coastal governors urged residents to prepare for the unprecedented weather event amid the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-storms/marco-forecast-to-become-hurricane-as-governors-urge-residents-to-brace-for-storms-idUSKBN25I0OV | 2020-08-23 |
| JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel on Monday and the United Arab Emirates a day later to discuss the countries normalisation deal two sources briefed on his itinerary said | Positive | JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel on Monday and the United Arab Emirates a day later to discuss the countries normalisation deal two sources briefed on his itinerary said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel-emirates/pompeo-to-visit-israel-and-uae-with-peace-iran-and-china-on-agenda-sources-say-idUSKBN25I0OL | 2020-08-23 |
| Under the accord which U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker Israel agreed to suspend its planned annexation of areas of the occupied West Bank | Positive | JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel on Monday and the United Arab Emirates a day later to discuss the countries normalisation deal two sources briefed on his itinerary said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel-emirates/pompeo-to-visit-israel-and-uae-with-peace-iran-and-china-on-agenda-sources-say-idUSKBN25I0OL | 2020-08-23 |
| Italian daily la Repubblica reported on Saturday that the U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq had also presented a nonbinding offer as well as the bidders cited to Reuters | Positive | The nonbinding bids for a stake of more than in MTS are all in the range of 300350 million euros the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-refinitiv-m-a-lse/euronext-cdp-group-bids-for-borsa-italiana-bond-platform-unit-sources-idUSKBN25I0D5 | 2020-08-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy on Friday told lawmakers the Postal Service would deliver ballots securely and on in the November presidential election but indicated he would pursue dramatic operational changes after that date | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy on Friday told lawmakers the Postal Service would deliver ballots securely and on in the November presidential election but indicated he would pursue dramatic operational changes after that date | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office-senate/u-s-postmaster-promises-timely-election-mail-dramatic-changes-after-idUSKBN25H15W | 2020-08-22 |
| Bidens long tenure in politics as a U.S. senator and two terms as President Barack Obamas vice president will count against him Pence said | Neutral | Va | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention/battered-by-democrats-trump-fires-back-against-total-anarchy-madness-and-chaos-idUSKBN25H29B | 2020-08-22 |
| A pair of tropical cyclones forecast to become hurricanes early next week are headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast and will spin over the Gulfs warm waters simultaneously a rare weather event that could cause massive disruption as they make landfall | Neutral | A pair of tropical cyclones forecast to become hurricanes early next week are headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast and will spin over the Gulfs warm waters simultaneously a rare weather event that could cause massive disruption as they make landfall | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-storms/two-storms-head-for-u-s-gulf-in-rare-hurricane-season-event-idUSKBN25H2H6 | 2020-08-22 |
| Still he inherited dozens of privatelyfunded infrastructure projects from his predecessor including a U.S.connected gas pipeline due to terminate in Topolobampo | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government wants the local unit of Sempra Energy to build another export facility to help sell off excess natural gas in return for granting the energy infrastructure company a historic export permit according to three people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-ienova-exclusive/exclusive-mexico-tacks-on-request-to-sempra-units-lng-export-permit-say-sources-idUSKBN25H25M | 2020-08-22 |
| WASHINGTON The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that countrys election crisis that averts Russian intervention | Positive | WASHINGTON The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that countrys election crisis that averts Russian intervention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-usa-exclusive/exclusive-no-2-u-s-diplomat-to-visit-russia-lithuania-to-discuss-belarus-idUSKBN25H2R6 | 2020-08-22 |
| 11 billion in its initial public offering in New York seeking to ride the enthusiasm for EVs even as U.S.China relations remain strained | Positive | Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng Inc said it hopes to raise up to | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-xpeng-ipo/chinese-ev-maker-xpeng-looks-to-raise-up-to-1-11-billion-in-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN25H240 | 2020-08-22 |
| Throw in a U.S. Federal Reserve wary of pumping in more stimulus just yet approaching U.S. elections and the greenback may find some fresh legs | Negative | LONDON | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-markets-themes-graphic/take-five-going-virtual-in-jackson-hole-idUSKBN25H1VA | 2020-08-22 |
| SHANGHAI As companies prepare to list on the startup board ChiNext under a new U.S.style IPO system on Monday Chinas Shenzhen will officially challenge Shanghai for tech listings while adding fuel to a technology with the United States | Positive | SHANGHAI As companies prepare to list on the startup board ChiNext under a new U.S.style IPO system on Monday Chinas Shenzhen will officially challenge Shanghai for tech listings while adding fuel to a technology with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-tech/shenzhens-chinext-challenges-shanghai-adds-fuel-to-technology-war-with-u-s-idUSKBN25I04E | 2020-08-22 |
| NEW YORK Investors could get a hint from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell next week about how aggressively the U.S. central bank will try to manage the longterm recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Investors could get a hint from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell next week about how aggressively the U.S. central bank will try to manage the longterm recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-no-elk-or-trout-but-feds-virtual-retreat-may-stoke-markets-animal-spirits-idUSKBN25H21Z | 2020-08-22 |
| In signs an economic recovery may be picking up speed U.S. home sales rose at a record rate for a second straight month in July and purchasing managers in both the manufacturing and services sectors report business activity has accelerated at a briskerthanexpected pace this month | Positive | In signs an economic recovery may be picking up speed U.S. home sales rose at a record rate for a second straight month in July and purchasing managers in both the manufacturing and services sectors report business activity has accelerated at a briskerthanexpected pace this month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-housing/signs-of-recovery-u-s-business-activity-and-home-sales-surge-idUSKBN25H1TL | 2020-08-22 |
| and turned back to the U.S. are automatically detained as a penalty | Negative | OTTAWA The Canadian government on Friday appealed a Federal Court ruling that struck down on human rights grounds a pact that compels asylum seekers trying to enter Canada via the American border to first seek sanctuary in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-canada-refugee-safethird/canada-to-appeal-court-ruling-that-struck-down-refugee-pact-with-u-s-idUSKBN25H2EM | 2020-08-22 |
| WASHINGTON Six states led by Pennsylvania on Friday sued the U.S. Postal Service and the new postmaster general saying service changes in recent weeks have harmed the ability of states to conduct free and fair elections | Negative | WASHINGTON Six states led by Pennsylvania on Friday sued the U.S. Postal Service and the new postmaster general saying service changes in recent weeks have harmed the ability of states to conduct free and fair elections | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-post-office-suit/six-states-d-c-file-lawsuit-against-postal-service-over-service-changes-idUSKBN25H1S0 | 2020-08-22 |
| The suit filed in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania was joined by California Delaware Maine Massachusetts North Carolina and the District of Columbia | Negative | WASHINGTON Six states led by Pennsylvania on Friday sued the U.S. Postal Service and the new postmaster general saying service changes in recent weeks have harmed the ability of states to conduct free and fair elections | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-post-office-suit/six-states-d-c-file-lawsuit-against-postal-service-over-service-changes-idUSKBN25H1S0 | 2020-08-22 |
| A U.S. judge granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday against federal officers exempting journalists and legal observers from orders to disperse after the officers declare riots at Portland protests | Negative | A U.S. judge granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday against federal officers exempting journalists and legal observers from orders to disperse after the officers declare riots at Portland protests | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-race-portland-ruling/judge-exempts-journalists-legal-observers-from-portland-protest-dispersal-orders-idUSKBN25H0MF | 2020-08-22 |
| SINGAPORE The Singaporeregistered company that says it is close to buying English soccer club Newcastle United admits it doctored photos of former U.S. President Barack Obama in marketing materials used to publicize the newly formed group | Negative | SINGAPORE The Singaporeregistered company that says it is close to buying English soccer club Newcastle United admits it doctored photos of former U.S. President Barack Obama in marketing materials used to publicize the newly formed group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-soccer-england-new-mergers-exclusive/exclusive-photoshopping-obama-the-company-that-wants-to-buy-newcastle-united-idUSKBN25H2CG | 2020-08-22 |
| NEW ANGELES The coronavirus pandemic is upending the way U.S. consumers shop and the holidays will be no exception as major retailers and shippers roll out their earliestever shopping season | Negative | NEW ANGELES The coronavirus pandemic is upending the way U.S. consumers shop and the holidays will be no exception as major retailers and shippers roll out their earliestever shopping season | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-retail-shipping/fearing-shipping-crunch-retailers-set-earliest-ever-holiday-sale-plans-idUSKBN25H158 | 2020-08-22 |
| Swiss drugmaker Novartis gave the biggest boost to the STOXX 600 after it won U.S. health regulators approval to repurpose an 11yearold blood cancer drug against multiple sclerosis | Positive | typos in bullets two and | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/refile-update-1-european-shares-limp-as-business-recovery-loses-momentum-idUSL4N2FN1TC | 2020-08-22 |
| NEW YORK Aug 21 Upbeat readings on U.S. business activity and home sales helped push global equities and the dollar higher on Friday counteracting earlier stock declines in Europe | Positive | with midday market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-dollar-rise-with-u-s-economic-data-idUSL1N2FN12A | 2020-08-22 |
| LONDON Aug 21 The euro fell on Friday as an August batch of business surveys pointed to a stuttering economic recovery while the U.S. dollar was on track to end what would be a ninth consecutive weekly decline | Negative | Euro falls 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-sinks-as-business-rebound-stutters-in-august-idUSL8N2FN30T | 2020-08-22 |
| Everything all as long as the market considers the dollar to be excessively high risk a sustainable U.S. dollar recovery remains he said | Negative | Euro falls 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-sinks-as-business-rebound-stutters-in-august-idUSL8N2FN30T | 2020-08-22 |
| The U.S. Postal Service said on Friday it has launched a new election mail website as a part of its efforts to ensure voters have correct information about voting by mail for the November presidential election | Positive | The U.S. Postal Service said on Friday it has launched a new election mail website as a part of its efforts to ensure voters have correct information about voting by mail for the November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-launches-election-mail-website-ahead-of-elections-idUSKBN25H2KC | 2020-08-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly and without evidence said that an increase in mailin ballots would lead to a surge in fraud although he himself has voted by mail | Negative | The U.S. Postal Service said on Friday it has launched a new election mail website as a part of its efforts to ensure voters have correct information about voting by mail for the November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-launches-election-mail-website-ahead-of-elections-idUSKBN25H2KC | 2020-08-22 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Friday denied President Donald Trumps request to delay letting Manhattans district attorney obtain his tax returns for a criminal investigation into his familys real estate business while Trump pursues an appeal | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Friday denied President Donald Trumps request to delay letting Manhattans district attorney obtain his tax returns for a criminal investigation into his familys real estate business while Trump pursues an appeal | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-subpoena/trump-loses-bid-to-delay-handover-of-tax-returns-to-new-york-prosecutor-idUSKBN25H26P | 2020-08-22 |
| He earned a Purple Heart and became known as one of the most severely injured U.S. service members to survive the war | Negative | Brian Kolfage lost both legs and his right hand in a 2004 rocket attack in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-indictment-war-hero-insight/decorated-veteran-at-center-of-u-s-fraud-charges-on-border-wall-fundraising-idUSKBN25H27G | 2020-08-22 |
| NEW DELHI Facebook is a nonpartisan platform which denounces hate and bigotry the companys India head said on Friday amid a controversy over how the U.S. social media giant regulates political content in its biggest market by number of users | Negative | NEW DELHI Facebook is a nonpartisan platform which denounces hate and bigotry the companys India head said on Friday amid a controversy over how the U.S. social media giant regulates political content in its biggest market by number of users | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-india/facebook-denounces-hate-bigotry-its-india-chief-says-amid-content-row-idUSKBN25H0NH | 2020-08-22 |
| A U.S. government program that compensates people who say they have been harmed by an emergency vaccine has paid out on fewer than of claims raising questions whether the process should be used to address any potential side effects from a coronavirus shot according to some lawyers who have filed such claims | Negative | A U.S. government program that compensates people who say they have been harmed by an emergency vaccine has paid out on fewer than of claims raising questions whether the process should be used to address any potential side effects from a coronavirus shot according to some lawyers who have filed such claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-liability/covid-19-era-highlights-u-s-black-hole-compensation-fund-for-pandemic-vaccine-injuries-idUSKBN25H1E8 | 2020-08-22 |
| The Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program run by an agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been designated to handle any issues with a COVID19 vaccine | Negative | A U.S. government program that compensates people who say they have been harmed by an emergency vaccine has paid out on fewer than of claims raising questions whether the process should be used to address any potential side effects from a coronavirus shot according to some lawyers who have filed such claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-liability/covid-19-era-highlights-u-s-black-hole-compensation-fund-for-pandemic-vaccine-injuries-idUSKBN25H1E8 | 2020-08-22 |
| The U.S. system shifts liability for vaccines to the government and shields drugmakers because widespread inoculation against disease is considered a benefit to society | Negative | A U.S. government program that compensates people who say they have been harmed by an emergency vaccine has paid out on fewer than of claims raising questions whether the process should be used to address any potential side effects from a coronavirus shot according to some lawyers who have filed such claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-liability/covid-19-era-highlights-u-s-black-hole-compensation-fund-for-pandemic-vaccine-injuries-idUSKBN25H1E8 | 2020-08-22 |
| U.S. officials have said the first people to receive a successful COVID19 vaccine would include healthcare workers and people at high risk of complications from the virus | Negative | A U.S. government program that compensates people who say they have been harmed by an emergency vaccine has paid out on fewer than of claims raising questions whether the process should be used to address any potential side effects from a coronavirus shot according to some lawyers who have filed such claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-liability/covid-19-era-highlights-u-s-black-hole-compensation-fund-for-pandemic-vaccine-injuries-idUSKBN25H1E8 | 2020-08-22 |
| The programs are considered crucial by drugmakers protecting them from liability in the U.S. market where lawsuits over products have cost them billions of dollars | Negative | A U.S. government program that compensates people who say they have been harmed by an emergency vaccine has paid out on fewer than of claims raising questions whether the process should be used to address any potential side effects from a coronavirus shot according to some lawyers who have filed such claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-liability/covid-19-era-highlights-u-s-black-hole-compensation-fund-for-pandemic-vaccine-injuries-idUSKBN25H1E8 | 2020-08-22 |
| Last week the company entered a supply agreement with the U.S. government to provide 100 million doses of its potential COVID19 vaccine for around | Positive | Last week the company entered a supply agreement with the U.S. government to provide 100 million doses of its potential COVID19 vaccine for around | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna/moderna-says-more-than-40-of-participants-enrolled-for-covid-19-vaccine-trial-idUSKBN25I023 | 2020-08-22 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1074 to 173490 and reported 5551793 cases an increase of 44864 cases from its previous count | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1074 to 173490 and reported 5551793 cases an increase of 44864 cases from its previous count | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-173490-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN25H2FW | 2020-08-22 |
| U.S. teachers have been added to an advisory list of essential workers as they face pressure from the White House to return to classrooms even as their unions challenge decisions to return to inperson instruction amid the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | U.S. teachers have been added to an advisory list of essential workers as they face pressure from the White House to return to classrooms even as their unions challenge decisions to return to inperson instruction amid the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-teachers/u-s-teachers-added-to-essential-worker-list-as-they-face-white-house-pressure-to-return-to-classrooms-idUSKBN25H011 | 2020-08-21 |
| A top U.S. health regulator who will help decide the fate of a coronavirus vaccine has vowed to resign if the Trump administration approves a vaccine before it is shown to be safe and effective Reuters has learned | Positive | A top U.S. health regulator who will help decide the fate of a coronavirus vaccine has vowed to resign if the Trump administration approves a vaccine before it is shown to be safe and effective Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-fda-exclu/exclusive-top-fda-official-says-would-resign-if-agency-rubber-stamps-an-unproven-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN25H03H | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that now was not the time for the chamber to pass a strippeddown coronavirus relief bill after more than 100 House Democrats urged their leadership to pass enhanced unemployment benefits | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that now was not the time for the chamber to pass a strippeddown coronavirus relief bill after more than 100 House Democrats urged their leadership to pass enhanced unemployment benefits | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-says-she-opposes-smaller-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN25G2PT | 2020-08-21 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday classified teachers as essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic as the Trump administration presses schools nationwide to bring students back to class | Negative | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday classified teachers as essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic as the Trump administration presses schools nationwide to bring students back to class | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-administration-classifies-teachers-essential-workers-during-pandemic-idUSKBN25G1ZK | 2020-08-21 |
| CIUDAD JUAREZ Mexico Mexican officials and border town residents criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for threatening to levy a tax on cars crossing into the United States to fund his signature border wall | Negative | CIUDAD JUAREZ Mexico Mexican officials and border town residents criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for threatening to levy a tax on cars crossing into the United States to fund his signature border wall | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexicans-slam-trumps-idea-to-tax-border-crossing-cars-to-fund-wall-idUSKCN25F2VQ | 2020-08-21 |
| Many of us are U.S. citizens who live here in Mexico and cross back and forth almost every day | Positive | CIUDAD JUAREZ Mexico Mexican officials and border town residents criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for threatening to levy a tax on cars crossing into the United States to fund his signature border wall | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexicans-slam-trumps-idea-to-tax-border-crossing-cars-to-fund-wall-idUSKCN25F2VQ | 2020-08-21 |
| While Turkey has considered using military bases in western Libya the U.S. has accused Russia of sending fighter jets and military supplies to help Russian private contractors | Negative | SIRTE Libya In Sirtes municipal offices walls are adorned with pictures of Khalifa Haftar commander of the easternbased Libyan National Army | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-sirte/on-libyas-front-lines-sirte-is-focus-for-regional-rivalries-idUSKBN25G1VM | 2020-08-21 |
| Russia has rejected U.S. statements about its alleged military intervention and the LNA denies it uses mercenaries | Negative | SIRTE Libya In Sirtes municipal offices walls are adorned with pictures of Khalifa Haftar commander of the easternbased Libyan National Army | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-sirte/on-libyas-front-lines-sirte-is-focus-for-regional-rivalries-idUSKBN25G1VM | 2020-08-21 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that his administration was looking at the matter | Neutral | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-critic-navalny-fights-for-life-aides-suspect-poisoning-idUSKBN25G0F9 | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is looking at the situation involving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after the Russian opposition leader fell ill and was hospitalized in what Navalnys aides said they suspect was poisoning | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is looking at the situation involving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after the Russian opposition leader fell ill and was hospitalized in what Navalnys aides said they suspect was poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-trump/trump-says-u-s-looking-at-reports-about-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-idUSKBN25G1X6 | 2020-08-21 |
| Trump speaking at an event at the White House said U.S. officials were looking at the reported events | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is looking at the situation involving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after the Russian opposition leader fell ill and was hospitalized in what Navalnys aides said they suspect was poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-trump/trump-says-u-s-looking-at-reports-about-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-idUSKBN25G1X6 | 2020-08-21 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. bid to extend a conventional arms embargo on the country | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. bid to extend a conventional arms embargo on the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/explainer-the-u-s-triggered-a-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-what-does-that-mean-idUSKBN25G1SP | 2020-08-21 |
| Were confident that a resolution will be U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Thursday though he would not say by whom | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. bid to extend a conventional arms embargo on the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/explainer-the-u-s-triggered-a-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-what-does-that-mean-idUSKBN25G1SP | 2020-08-21 |
| UNITED NATIONS The United States will do everything it can to enforce United Nations sanctions on Iran if they are violated Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday following the U.S. move to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States will do everything it can to enforce United Nations sanctions on Iran if they are violated Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday following the U.S. move to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-will-do-everything-it-can-to-enforce-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKBN25G2KS | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was outraged by the assassination of civil society activists in Iraq and by attacks on protesters in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was outraged by the assassination of civil society activists in Iraq and by attacks on protesters in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-protests-usa/u-s-outraged-by-killing-of-anti-government-activists-in-iraq-state-department-idUSKBN25G2LY | 2020-08-21 |
| Kadhimi held talks at the White House on Thursday with U.S. President Donald Trump who told reporters he was looking forward to the day when U.S. troops could leave Iraq | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was outraged by the assassination of civil society activists in Iraq and by attacks on protesters in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-protests-usa/u-s-outraged-by-killing-of-anti-government-activists-in-iraq-state-department-idUSKBN25G2LY | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday redoubled his promise to withdraw the few U.S. troops still in Iraq but said Washington would remain ready to help if neighboring Iran took any hostile action | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday redoubled his promise to withdraw the few U.S. troops still in Iraq but said Washington would remain ready to help if neighboring Iran took any hostile action | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq/trump-redoubles-vow-to-withdraw-troops-from-iraq-eyes-prospects-for-oil-deals-idUSKBN25G1W1 | 2020-08-21 |
| Iraqs parliament had voted earlier this year for the departure of foreign troops from Iraq and U.S. and other coalition troops have been leaving as part of a drawdown | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday redoubled his promise to withdraw the few U.S. troops still in Iraq but said Washington would remain ready to help if neighboring Iran took any hostile action | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq/trump-redoubles-vow-to-withdraw-troops-from-iraq-eyes-prospects-for-oil-deals-idUSKBN25G1W1 | 2020-08-21 |
| Even as U.S. forces exit Iraq U.S. energy companies are expanding their investments in the oilrich nation which has been hard hit by the COVID19 pandemic and low oil prices | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday redoubled his promise to withdraw the few U.S. troops still in Iraq but said Washington would remain ready to help if neighboring Iran took any hostile action | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq/trump-redoubles-vow-to-withdraw-troops-from-iraq-eyes-prospects-for-oil-deals-idUSKBN25G1W1 | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to retaliate if other countries were found to have offered bounties for attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan but he gave no indication whether his stance toward U.S. intelligence reports outlining the bounties had changed | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to retaliate if other countries were found to have offered bounties for attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan but he gave no indication whether his stance toward U.S. intelligence reports outlining the bounties had changed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties/trump-says-u-s-would-retaliate-if-bounties-on-u-s-troops-were-true-idUSKBN25G1WO | 2020-08-21 |
| 15 sixmonth anniversary of the trade deals launch had been delayed and U.S. President Donald Trump said it was his decision | Negative | The Trump administration on Thursday declined to acknowledge any plans to meet with China over the Phase 1 trade deal after the commerce ministry in Beijing said bilateral talks would be held in the coming to evaluate the agreements progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-china-differ-over-plans-for-phase-1-trade-deal-talks-idUSKCN25G0NM | 2020-08-21 |
| Two U.S. sources familiar with the plans said on Thursday no new meeting date has been scheduled | Negative | The Trump administration on Thursday declined to acknowledge any plans to meet with China over the Phase 1 trade deal after the commerce ministry in Beijing said bilateral talks would be held in the coming to evaluate the agreements progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-china-differ-over-plans-for-phase-1-trade-deal-talks-idUSKCN25G0NM | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday said it had initiated an investigation into alleged dumping of Chinesebuilt chassis and subassemblies for trailers and truck semitrailers into the U.S. market and whether Chinese producers were receiving unfair subsidies | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday said it had initiated an investigation into alleged dumping of Chinesebuilt chassis and subassemblies for trailers and truck semitrailers into the U.S. market and whether Chinese producers were receiving unfair subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-commerce/u-s-commerce-probes-alleged-dumping-of-chinese-trailer-chassis-and-sub-assemblies-idUSKBN25G2HQ | 2020-08-21 |
| China urges the U.S. to immediately correct its foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a news briefing on Thursday as he announced the suspension of the agreement on legal assistance | Negative | BEIJING Hong Kong will suspend an agreement on mutual legal assistance with the United States Chinas foreign ministry said on Thursday in a titfortat response to Washington ending some agreements with Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-legal/hong-kong-will-suspend-some-legal-cooperation-with-u-s-china-says-idUSKBN25G0O2 | 2020-08-21 |
| SHANGHAI As the U.S.China tech widens investors are betting on Chinas efforts to replace U.S. technologies with indigenous applications to run networks in the state sector | Positive | SHANGHAI As the U.S.China tech widens investors are betting on Chinas efforts to replace U.S. technologies with indigenous applications to run networks in the state sector | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-market-tech/in-u-s-china-tech-war-investors-bet-on-chinas-localisation-push-idUSKCN25G0PU | 2020-08-21 |
| Under U.S. pressure Chinese vendors are poised to gain local market share said Jie Lu Robecos China research head | Negative | SHANGHAI As the U.S.China tech widens investors are betting on Chinas efforts to replace U.S. technologies with indigenous applications to run networks in the state sector | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-market-tech/in-u-s-china-tech-war-investors-bet-on-chinas-localisation-push-idUSKCN25G0PU | 2020-08-21 |
| The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has ramped up measures to restrict leading Chinese tech firms from accessing Western technology and markets | Negative | TOKYO Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-us-china/telco-softbank-pleased-5g-network-given-clean-status-by-u-s-idUSKCN25G09U | 2020-08-21 |
| 88 a barrel while U.S. oil was down 48 cents or 1 | Neutral | LONDON The Federal Reserves doubts over the U.S. economic recovery kept markets in the red on Thursday even though European stock indexes spent the morning recovering from initial losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/oil-and-stocks-fall-as-markets-still-rattled-by-fed-minutes-idUSKBN25G2TJ | 2020-08-21 |
| Americans made tentative moves back to restaurants and gyms over the past week hiring advanced across a sample of industries and a rise in job postings suggested it may continue signs the U.S. recovery grinds along albeit not without some setbacks | Positive | Americans made tentative moves back to restaurants and gyms over the past week hiring advanced across a sample of industries and a rise in job postings suggested it may continue signs the U.S. recovery grinds along albeit not without some setbacks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-reopening-graphic/u-s-recovery-grinds-along-as-coronavirus-case-growth-eases-idUSKBN25G1ZR | 2020-08-21 |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has yet to rule on the matter | Neutral | Steve Bannon has been charged with defrauding Trump supporters in a campaign to help build the presidents signature wall along the U.S.Mexico border prosecutors said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-bannon-associates-factbox/factbox-here-are-eight-trump-associates-arrested-or-convicted-of-crimes-idUSKBN25G1YU | 2020-08-21 |
| Steve Bannon shaped the rightwing U.S. political media environment that paved the way for Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign which he helped lead to victory | Positive | Steve Bannon shaped the rightwing U.S. political media environment that paved the way for Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign which he helped lead to victory | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-bannon-rise-factbox/factbox-steve-bannon-anti-globalist-media-entrepreneur-stretched-wings-abroad-before-arrest-idUSKBN25G261 | 2020-08-21 |
| BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will ask the nations top court to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs death sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others | Negative | BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will ask the nations top court to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs death sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-boston-bombing-death-penalty/u-s-to-again-seek-death-penalty-for-boston-bomber-tsarnaev-attorney-general-says-idUSKBN25G2RW | 2020-08-21 |
| The case arose after VW was in 2015 caught using illegal software during U.S. pollution tests to make it appear its diesel vehicles met government emission standards | Negative | A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed portions of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing Volkswagen AG | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-vw-sec-emissions/u-s-judge-narrows-sec-lawsuit-against-vw-over-diesel-emissions-idUSKBN25G2CJ | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON The Justice Department on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision requiring U.S. President Donald Trump to unblock Twitter users from viewing his account | Positive | WASHINGTON The Justice Department on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision requiring U.S. President Donald Trump to unblock Twitter users from viewing his account | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-trump-twitter/u-s-asks-supreme-court-to-review-decision-requiring-trump-to-unblock-critics-on-twitter-idUSKBN25G1VE | 2020-08-21 |
| A federal appeals court in July 2019 upheld the ruling and the full 2nd U.S. Circuit Appeals Court in March declined to reverse that ruling | Negative | WASHINGTON The Justice Department on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision requiring U.S. President Donald Trump to unblock Twitter users from viewing his account | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-trump-twitter/u-s-asks-supreme-court-to-review-decision-requiring-trump-to-unblock-critics-on-twitter-idUSKBN25G1VE | 2020-08-21 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging his directive to exclude undocumented immigrants from representation rejecting the accusation it was motivated by racial animus | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging his directive to exclude undocumented immigrants from representation rejecting the accusation it was motivated by racial animus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-lawsuit/trump-defends-excluding-immigrants-from-representation-urges-lawsuits-dismissal-idUSKBN25G1TH | 2020-08-21 |
| Shares of U.S. online travel agency Booking Holdings Inc have rebounded around in the past three months but are still down for the year | Positive | Shortterm home rental company Airbnb Inc said on Wednesday it filed confidentially for an initial public offering with U.S. regulators setting the stage for one of 2020s marquee U.S. stock market debuts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-airbnb-ipo/airbnb-files-for-ipo-as-short-term-rental-market-rebounds-idUSKCN25F2MJ | 2020-08-21 |
| The deals come as U.S. companies plan to unveil investments and agreements with Iraqs government during Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa alKadhimis first visit to the White House on Thursday | Positive | The deals come as U.S. companies plan to unveil investments and agreements with Iraqs government during Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa alKadhimis first visit to the White House on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ge-iraq/ge-signs-power-agreements-worth-over-1-2-billion-with-iraq-idUSKCN25F2SM | 2020-08-21 |
| As U.S. lawmakers threaten tighter regulation Uber and Lyft skipped a U.S. congressional hearing in October 2019 on the industrys safety labor and congestion | Negative | A California appeals court ruling on Thursday avoided a shutdown of ridehailing services from Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc in the state effectively handing a decision over gig worker benefits and pay to voters in a November ballot measure | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-california-factbox/factbox-california-is-just-one-legal-challenge-for-uber-around-the-world-idUSKBN25G290 | 2020-08-21 |
| Overnight clouds returned to the U.S. labour market outlook with weekly jobless claims back over a million to put the total number of Americans on unemployment benefits at 28 million | Positive | SINGAPORE Stock markets rebounded on Friday following Wall Streets lead but were set for their softest week in about a month as investors grapple with tepid economic data and lofty valuations after a huge rally that has wiped out coronavirus losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-markets/oil-and-stocks-fall-as-markets-still-rattled-by-fed-minutes-idUSKBN25G2TJ | 2020-08-21 |
| In currency markets the U.S. dollar seemed unable to shake downward pressure | Negative | SINGAPORE Stock markets rebounded on Friday following Wall Streets lead but were set for their softest week in about a month as investors grapple with tepid economic data and lofty valuations after a huge rally that has wiped out coronavirus losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-markets/oil-and-stocks-fall-as-markets-still-rattled-by-fed-minutes-idUSKBN25G2TJ | 2020-08-21 |
| The worry is the ability for us to continue to said Damian Rooney director of equity sales at Argonaut adding that the weekly U.S. unemployment data was concerning | Negative | Australian benchmark slips 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-stocks-close/australia-shares-edge-lower-as-u-s-jobless-data-stokes-recovery-fears-idUSL4N2FN1H2 | 2020-08-21 |
| In currency markets the U.S. dollar seems unable to shake downward pressure | Negative | Lull in momentum as Wall Street scales record peaks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-record-breaking-stocks-take-a-breather-data-weighs-on-dollar-idUSL4N2FN0SJ | 2020-08-21 |
| The yuan jumped to a sevenmonth high against the dollar showing that even U.S.Sino diplomatic tension was not enough to deter traders who are bullish on Chinas economic outlook | Negative | Yuan returns to preWuhan lockdown levels | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-loses-out-yuan-soars-amid-doubts-about-u-s-economy-idUSL4N2FN03G | 2020-08-21 |
| In comparison U.S. Republicans and Democrats are still at loggerheads over additional economic stimulus which analysts said is another reason to favour the euro over the dollar | Negative | Yuan returns to preWuhan lockdown levels | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-loses-out-yuan-soars-amid-doubts-about-u-s-economy-idUSL4N2FN03G | 2020-08-21 |
| SEOUL Aug 21 Roundup of South Korean financial South Korean shares climbed on Friday as foreigners returned as net buyers following a surge in U.S. tech shares and as a preliminary trade report showed Asias fourthlargest economy may be bottoming out | Positive | to fix alignment with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-markets-midday/refile-s-korean-shares-push-higher-following-tech-driven-rally-on-wall-street-idUSL4N2FN0KR | 2020-08-21 |
| Ireland hosts the European headquarters of a number of U.S. technology companies making its the EUs lead regulator for firms including Twitter Facebook Apple and Google | Positive | DUBLIN Some European Union regulators objected to Irelands preliminary ruling in a landmark privacy investigation of Twitter the lead regulator said on Thursday triggering a process where a majority decision will be sought | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-europe-privacy-twitter/twitter-privacy-ruling-delayed-after-dispute-among-eu-regulators-idUSKBN25G1EL | 2020-08-21 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was willing to discuss the crisis with Putin at the appropriate time | Negative | lede adds quotes | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-usa-pompeo/update-2-pompeo-says-u-s-supports-international-probe-of-belarus-election-idUSL1N2FM1A2 | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States remained deeply concerned by flaws in Belarus presidential election U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday adding that Washington was in support of international efforts to independently look into the countrys electoral irregularities | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States remained deeply concerned by flaws in Belarus presidential election U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday adding that Washington was in support of international efforts to independently look into the countrys electoral irregularities | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-supports-international-efforts-to-examine-belarus-election-idUSW1N2ER019 | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States is looking at the situation involving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after the Russian opposition leader fell ill and was hospitalized in what Navalnys aides said they suspect was poisoning | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States is looking at the situation involving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after the Russian opposition leader fell ill and was hospitalized in what Navalnys aides said they suspect was poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/russia-politics-navalny-trump/trump-says-u-s-looking-at-reports-about-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-idUSW1N2D301Z | 2020-08-21 |
| Turmoil at the U.S. Postal Service is causing some Democrats and local election officials to rethink their votebymail strategies for Novembers presidential election shifting emphasis to drop boxes and early voting that bypass the post office | Negative | Turmoil at the U.S. Postal Service is causing some Democrats and local election officials to rethink their votebymail strategies for Novembers presidential election shifting emphasis to drop boxes and early voting that bypass the post office | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-democrats-usps/u-s-postal-chaos-prompts-democrats-to-reassess-mail-ballot-plan-idUSKCN25F1BQ | 2020-08-20 |
| NEW YORK New York City teachers on Wednesday threatened to strike or bring legal action unless the largest U.S. school district implements a more rigorous COVID19 testing plan and other safety measures before reopening schools next month | Negative | NEW YORK New York City teachers on Wednesday threatened to strike or bring legal action unless the largest U.S. school district implements a more rigorous COVID19 testing plan and other safety measures before reopening schools next month | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-teachers-threaten-strike-if-schools-reopen-without-more-covid-19-testing-idUSKCN25F2IE | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will unleash her prosecutorial skills against President Donald Trump on Wednesday when she addresses the Democratic National Convention as presidential nominee Joe Bidens running mate | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will unleash her prosecutorial skills against President Donald Trump on Wednesday when she addresses the Democratic National Convention as presidential nominee Joe Bidens running mate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention-harris/kamala-harris-to-get-democrats-nod-obama-to-say-trump-has-failed-idUSKCN25F16A | 2020-08-20 |
| U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez a leading progressive voice from New York had one minute for her remarks on Tuesday night | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will unleash her prosecutorial skills against President Donald Trump on Wednesday when she addresses the Democratic National Convention as presidential nominee Joe Bidens running mate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention-harris/kamala-harris-to-get-democrats-nod-obama-to-say-trump-has-failed-idUSKCN25F16A | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats unveiled on Wednesday legislation that would require sameday processing for mailin ballots and give the cashstrapped Postal Service a billion infusion while erasing changes pursued by the agencys new leader an ally of President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats unveiled on Wednesday legislation that would require sameday processing for mailin ballots and give the cashstrapped Postal Service a billion infusion while erasing changes pursued by the agencys new leader an ally of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/house-to-vote-on-25-billion-postal-infusion-mail-in-ballot-safeguards-idUSKCN25F1YQ | 2020-08-20 |
| American Indians and Alaska Natives have been hit harder by COVID19 than the U.S. white population and have been more likely to become infected by the novel coronavirus at a younger age a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed on Wednesday | Negative | American Indians and Alaska Natives have been hit harder by COVID19 than the U.S. white population and have been more likely to become infected by the novel coronavirus at a younger age a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-race/american-indians-alaska-natives-hit-harder-by-covid-19-u-s-cdc-says-idUSKCN25F2KG | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said it notified Hong Kong on Wednesday that Washington has suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with the semiautonomous city following Chinas imposition of a sweeping national security law | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said it notified Hong Kong on Wednesday that Washington has suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with the semiautonomous city following Chinas imposition of a sweeping national security law | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-usa/u-s-officially-notifies-hong-kong-it-has-ended-three-agreements-state-department-idUSKCN25F26B | 2020-08-20 |
| Analysts have said U.S.China ties have deteriorated to their worst level in decades | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said it notified Hong Kong on Wednesday that Washington has suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with the semiautonomous city following Chinas imposition of a sweeping national security law | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-usa/u-s-officially-notifies-hong-kong-it-has-ended-three-agreements-state-department-idUSKCN25F26B | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON There is no more foreign money for a Lebanese leadership that enriches itself and spurns the popular will a top U.S. official said on Wednesday saying Lebanon had hit rock with its Aug | Negative | WASHINGTON There is no more foreign money for a Lebanese leadership that enriches itself and spurns the popular will a top U.S. official said on Wednesday saying Lebanon had hit rock with its Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-usa/rock-bottom-lebanon-must-reform-for-long-term-aid-u-s-idUSKCN25F2EY | 2020-08-20 |
| JERUSALEM The United States would ensure Israel maintains its regional military edge if U.S. F35 warplanes are ever sold to the United Arab Emirates the U.S. ambassador to Israel said in a Jerusalem Post interview on Wednesday | Positive | JERUSALEM The United States would ensure Israel maintains its regional military edge if U.S. F35 warplanes are ever sold to the United Arab Emirates the U.S. ambassador to Israel said in a Jerusalem Post interview on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-arms/u-s-envoy-says-any-u-s-arms-sales-to-uae-wont-endanger-israel-newspaper-interview-idUSKCN25F2PO | 2020-08-20 |
| 18 mutiny in Mali U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday and called on all political and military actors to work towards a restoration of constitutional government | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States strongly condemns the Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-strongly-condemns-mutiny-in-mali-idUSKCN25F20K | 2020-08-20 |
| In both cases the U.S. planes turned away before reaching the Russian border the defence ministry was cited as saying | Positive | MOSCOW Russias defence ministry said on Wednesday it had scrambled a jet above the Black Sea to intercept two U.S. spy planes approaching its border following a similar incident earlier in the day over the Baltic Interfax reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-baltic-blacksea/russia-says-it-has-intercepted-u-s-spy-planes-over-black-sea-ifax-idUSKCN25F23D | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. companies plan to unveil investments and agreements with the Iraqi government during Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa alKadhimis first visit to the White House on Thursday a senior administration official said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. companies plan to unveil investments and agreements with the Iraqi government during Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa alKadhimis first visit to the White House on Thursday a senior administration official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq-visit/u-s-companies-to-unveil-iraq-investments-during-premiers-visit-official-says-idUSKCN25F2MT | 2020-08-20 |
| According to the report U.S. and Iraqi officials also intend to unveil progress toward finalizing natural gas and powertechnology deals with Honeywell International Inc General Electric Co and Stellar Energy | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. companies plan to unveil investments and agreements with the Iraqi government during Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa alKadhimis first visit to the White House on Thursday a senior administration official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq-visit/u-s-companies-to-unveil-iraq-investments-during-premiers-visit-official-says-idUSKCN25F2MT | 2020-08-20 |
| The U.S. administration is moving to set an October deadline for winding down all trade of Venezuelan oil including swaps and payments of pending debt with crude the sources said | Negative | CITY The United States is considering an October deadline for ending exemptions to Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still receive the South American producers oil two sources said as Washington seeks to raise the heat on President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-venezuela-oil-sanctions/u-s-eyes-october-deadline-to-end-exemptions-on-venezuela-oil-sanctions-sources-idUSKCN25F2JM | 2020-08-20 |
| PDVSA Reliance Tipco and the U.S. Treasury did not immediately reply to requests for comment | Neutral | CITY The United States is considering an October deadline for ending exemptions to Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still receive the South American producers oil two sources said as Washington seeks to raise the heat on President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-venezuela-oil-sanctions/u-s-eyes-october-deadline-to-end-exemptions-on-venezuela-oil-sanctions-sources-idUSKCN25F2JM | 2020-08-20 |
| Eni said it was operating in full compliance with the U.S. sanctions framework and would continue to do so in continuous dialogue with all U.S. relevant authorities | Positive | CITY The United States is considering an October deadline for ending exemptions to Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still receive the South American producers oil two sources said as Washington seeks to raise the heat on President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-venezuela-oil-sanctions/u-s-eyes-october-deadline-to-end-exemptions-on-venezuela-oil-sanctions-sources-idUSKCN25F2JM | 2020-08-20 |
| Even though the U.S. government cites Venezuelas plummeting oil exports as a success of its sanction policy some officials privately acknowledge that application has been inconsistent | Negative | CITY The United States is considering an October deadline for ending exemptions to Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still receive the South American producers oil two sources said as Washington seeks to raise the heat on President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-venezuela-oil-sanctions/u-s-eyes-october-deadline-to-end-exemptions-on-venezuela-oil-sanctions-sources-idUSKCN25F2JM | 2020-08-20 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices steady on Wednesday as concerns lingered over soft U.S. fuel demand while global producers feared a second prolonged wave of the coronavirus pandemic was a major risk for the market recovery | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices steady on Wednesday as concerns lingered over soft U.S. fuel demand while global producers feared a second prolonged wave of the coronavirus pandemic was a major risk for the market recovery | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slips-as-demand-worries-outweigh-u-s-stocks-draw-idUSKCN25F031 | 2020-08-20 |
| BEIJING Chinas military said on Wednesday the latest U.S. navy sailing near Chineseclaimed Taiwan was extremely and stirring up such trouble was in neither countrys interests | Negative | BEIJING Chinas military said on Wednesday the latest U.S. navy sailing near Chineseclaimed Taiwan was extremely and stirring up such trouble was in neither countrys interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-taiwan/china-says-latest-u-s-sailing-near-taiwan-extremely-dangerous-idUSKCN25F151 | 2020-08-20 |
| Taiwans defence ministry said the U.S. ship was on an ordinary and passed through the Taiwan Strait in a southerly direction | Neutral | BEIJING Chinas military said on Wednesday the latest U.S. navy sailing near Chineseclaimed Taiwan was extremely and stirring up such trouble was in neither countrys interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-taiwan/china-says-latest-u-s-sailing-near-taiwan-extremely-dangerous-idUSKCN25F151 | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission said it has launched a Section 337 investigation into whether certain Apple Inc mobile devices and laptop computers infringed patents held by Japans Maxell Holdings | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission said it has launched a Section 337 investigation into whether certain Apple Inc mobile devices and laptop computers infringed patents held by Japans Maxell Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-trade-apple/u-s-trade-panel-launches-patent-infringement-probe-into-apple-devices-idUSKCN25F2ES | 2020-08-20 |
| U.S. officials have argued that under Chinas national intelligence law all citizens and companies are required to collaborate in espionage efforts | Negative | TOKYO A change in control of the Japanese unit of TikTok the popular videosharing app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance could be one way to address user data security concerns in Japan a lawmaker from Prime Minister Shinzo Abes ruling party said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-tiktok-japan/changing-tiktok-japan-ownership-could-address-security-concerns-ruling-party-lawmaker-says-idUSKCN25F0H0 | 2020-08-20 |
| Just two years after Apple became the first publicly listed U.S. company with a trillion stock market value the iPhone maker has now topped trillion | Neutral | Just two years after Apple became the first publicly listed U.S. company with a trillion stock market value the iPhone maker has now topped trillion | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-apple-stocks/apples-stock-market-value-tops-2-trillion-idUSKCN25F1X9 | 2020-08-20 |
| Shortterm home rental company Airbnb Inc on Wednesday confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission marking what is expected to be one of the marquee public market debuts of the year | Positive | Shortterm home rental company Airbnb Inc on Wednesday confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission marking what is expected to be one of the marquee public market debuts of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-airbnb-ipo/airbnb-confidentially-files-for-u-s-ipo-idUSKCN25F2MJ | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy is rebounding very very and fresh federal aid will reach unemployed Americans in the next week or two White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday shaking off concerns about a second wave of COVID19 infections | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy is rebounding very very and fresh federal aid will reach unemployed Americans in the next week or two White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday shaking off concerns about a second wave of COVID19 infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-kudlow/u-s-economy-rebounding-strongly-fresh-aid-coming-to-unemployed-kudlow-idUSKCN25F2KL | 2020-08-20 |
| Several Federal Reserve policymakers say the U.S. central bank may need to ease monetary policy further to help nurse the economy through the coronavirus pandemic minutes from their policy meeting last month showed on Wednesday | Positive | Several Federal Reserve policymakers say the U.S. central bank may need to ease monetary policy further to help nurse the economy through the coronavirus pandemic minutes from their policy meeting last month showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-minutes/several-fed-policymakers-see-more-easing-ahead-to-help-brace-economy-idUSKCN25F2DD | 2020-08-20 |
| U.S.style class actions bind a defined group automatically into legal action unless individuals opt out saving on hefty advertising costs | Neutral | LONDON Marriott International a leading hotel operator is facing a London class action brought by millions of former guests demanding compensation after their personal records were hacked in one of the largest data breaches in history | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-marriott-dataprotection/marriott-faces-london-lawsuit-over-vast-data-breach-idUSKCN25F0S2 | 2020-08-20 |
| In July the U.S. Justice Department sent a letter clearing the way for drug companies including Roche to share information in order to increase manufacturing capacity for antibody treatments | Negative | Roches move to join up with Regeneron comes after its own drug Actemra failed in a trial against COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-roche-regeneron-ph/roche-regeneron-link-up-to-develop-covid-19-antibody-cocktail-idUSKCN25F0EZ | 2020-08-20 |
| Aug 19 Gold slumped more than on Wednesday as the dollar jumped and Treasury yields gained after the U.S. Federal Reserves July meeting minutes showed policymakers expressed little support to cap bond yields | Positive | Dollar jumps 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-precious/precious-gold-tumbles-3-as-fed-minutes-lift-dollar-treasury-yields-idUSL4N2FL368 | 2020-08-20 |
| The readout on Fed discussions provide hints to further action that the U.S. central bank could take in September | Positive | Fed policymakers zero in on strategy tweaks minutes show | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-extends-gain-but-shares-retreat-as-fed-signals-stimulus-idUSL1N2FL12N | 2020-08-20 |
| NEW YORK Aug 19 The dollar and global equities edged higher on Wednesday with stocks on Wall Street extending their recordbreaking rally as investors set aside new U.S.China tensions for details later in the day on Federal Reserve efforts to keep the economy humming | Neutral | BA owner gains on shorter quarantine hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-gains-shares-extend-rally-before-fed-release-idUSL8N2FL44O | 2020-08-20 |
| The U.S. Dollar Currency Index was 0 | Neutral | U.S. dollar index up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-higher-from-27-month-lows-as-investors-await-fed-minutes-idUSL8N2FL3UV | 2020-08-20 |
| A Citigroup economic surprise index which measures the difference in economic data relative to estimates showed the U.S. recovery has sidelined in recent weeks while its European index remained strong | Positive | U.S. dollar index up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-higher-from-27-month-lows-as-investors-await-fed-minutes-idUSL8N2FL3UV | 2020-08-20 |
| Aug 19 Gold dipped below an ounce on Wednesday partly in response to a pause in the dollars slide as investors awaited more details on the U.S. Federal Reserves strategy to revive the pandemichit U.S. economy | Positive | Fed meeting minutes due at 1800 GMT | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-precious/precious-gold-falls-below-2000-oz-as-dollar-slide-halts-idUSL4N2FL2ED | 2020-08-20 |
| U.S. gold futures were down 1 | Positive | Fed meeting minutes due at 1800 GMT | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-precious/precious-gold-falls-below-2000-oz-as-dollar-slide-halts-idUSL4N2FL2ED | 2020-08-20 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserves intervention in financial markets to maintain liquidity has pushed riskier assets to alltime highs and reduced demand for safehavens battering the U.S. dollar | Negative | Euro STOXX 600 up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-gain-as-wall-street-record-outweighs-jitters-over-growth-idUSL4N2FL2R7 | 2020-08-20 |
| The outlook for U.S. growth already falling behind Europe is getting Gittler said in a note | Negative | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-struggles-near-27-month-lows-as-fed-minutes-eyed-idUSL8N2FL334 | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON A group of 90 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Postal Services board of governors to immediately remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to protect this critical according to a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of 90 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Postal Services board of governors to immediately remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to protect this critical according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office-dejoy/more-than-90-democrats-call-on-postal-board-to-remove-dejoy-letter-idUSKCN25F2Q6 | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON The White House is to supporting a bill that would provide funding for the U.S. Postal Service but wants the bill to also provide aid for Americans unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House is to supporting a bill that would provide funding for the U.S. Postal Service but wants the bill to also provide aid for Americans unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office-mcenany/white-house-says-it-is-open-to-u-s-postal-service-funding-bill-idUSKCN25F2AL | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-kudlow/unusual-for-u-s-treasury-to-get-a-cut-of-any-tiktok-sale-white-house-aide-idUSKCN25F2K6 | 2020-08-20 |
| Data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shows that of the roughly 900000 people holding toppaying jobs across the country about were Black while the Black population is about | Positive | The National Society of Black Engineers the National Black MBA Association and Blacks In Technology all said calls from companies looking to hire their members have in recent weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-race-hiring/watershed-moment-corporate-america-looks-to-hire-more-black-people-idUSL1N2F91YW | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 19 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 19 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-kudlow/unusual-for-any-company-that-acquires-tiktok-to-give-funds-to-u-s-treasury-white-house-aide-idUSW1N2ER01C | 2020-08-20 |
| Aug 19 Apple Inc became the first publicly listed U.S. company with a trillion stock market value on Wednesday as Wall Street investors put aside challenges to its iPhone ecosystem in favor of bets it will only prosper more in the postcoronavirus world | Positive | Aug 19 Apple Inc became the first publicly listed U.S. company with a trillion stock market value on Wednesday as Wall Street investors put aside challenges to its iPhone ecosystem in favor of bets it will only prosper more in the postcoronavirus world | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/apple-stocks/apple-briefly-tops-2-trillion-in-market-value-idUSL4N2FL36D | 2020-08-20 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1172 to 171012 and reported 5460429 cases an increase of 39318 cases from its previous count | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1172 to 171012 and reported 5460429 cases an increase of 39318 cases from its previous count | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-171012-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKCN25F2B4 | 2020-08-20 |
| The U.S. government said on Wednesday pharmacists would be allowed to administer routine vaccines to children calling a drop in immunization from lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus a public health threat | Negative | The U.S. government said on Wednesday pharmacists would be allowed to administer routine vaccines to children calling a drop in immunization from lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus a public health threat | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-children-vaccinati/u-s-to-let-pharmacists-vaccinate-kids-as-lockdowns-slash-immunization-levels-idUSKCN25F2BD | 2020-08-20 |
| LOS ANGELES AMC Theatres and other cinema chains will fire up projectors in some major U.S. cities this week offering lowerpriced admission discounted popcorn and new safety measures to tempt audiences back to the movies despite the pandemic | Positive | LOS ANGELES AMC Theatres and other cinema chains will fire up projectors in some major U.S. cities this week offering lowerpriced admission discounted popcorn and new safety measures to tempt audiences back to the movies despite the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-movies/can-russell-crowe-and-cut-price-popcorn-bring-people-back-to-u-s-movies-idUSKCN25F16M | 2020-08-20 |
| 3 U.S. debut of director Christopher Nolans thriller which they hope will kickstart a rebound for bigbudget films | Positive | LOS ANGELES AMC Theatres and other cinema chains will fire up projectors in some major U.S. cities this week offering lowerpriced admission discounted popcorn and new safety measures to tempt audiences back to the movies despite the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-movies/can-russell-crowe-and-cut-price-popcorn-bring-people-back-to-u-s-movies-idUSKCN25F16M | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday suspended all mail service changes until after the November election bowing to an outcry by Democrats that the moves appeared to be an attempt to boost President Donald Trumps reelection chances | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday suspended all mail service changes until after the November election bowing to an outcry by Democrats that the moves appeared to be an attempt to boost President Donald Trumps reelection chances | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/trump-postal-chief-pauses-service-cuts-amid-outcry-as-democrats-ratchet-up-pressure-idUSKCN25E1Q2 | 2020-08-19 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi called DeJoys announcement inadequate and said she would push ahead with legislation later this week to aid the Postal Service | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday suspended all mail service changes until after the November election bowing to an outcry by Democrats that the moves appeared to be an attempt to boost President Donald Trumps reelection chances | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/trump-postal-chief-pauses-service-cuts-amid-outcry-as-democrats-ratchet-up-pressure-idUSKCN25E1Q2 | 2020-08-19 |
| WASHINGTON Freshman U.S. Representative Ross Spano was ousted by a challenger in the Florida Republican primary Tuesday amid a federal investigation into campaign finance violations from two years ago | Negative | WASHINGTON Freshman U.S. Representative Ross Spano was ousted by a challenger in the Florida Republican primary Tuesday amid a federal investigation into campaign finance violations from two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/florida-republicans-boot-out-congressman-facing-campaign-finance-probe-idUSKCN25E17Q | 2020-08-19 |
| The primary winner is likely to become the next U.S. senator from the solidly Republican western state where Senator Mike Enzi is retiring this year | Positive | WASHINGTON Freshman U.S. Representative Ross Spano was ousted by a challenger in the Florida Republican primary Tuesday amid a federal investigation into campaign finance violations from two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/florida-republicans-boot-out-congressman-facing-campaign-finance-probe-idUSKCN25E17Q | 2020-08-19 |
| The reelection campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump has sued New Jersey following a decision on Friday by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for Novembers elections as well as hold inperson voting amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The reelection campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump has sued New Jersey following a decision on Friday by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for Novembers elections as well as hold inperson voting amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-new-jersey-after-its-decision-to-mail-ballots-in-november-election-idUSKCN25F0B4 | 2020-08-19 |
| The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for New Jersey late on Tuesday to invalidate Executive Order | Negative | The reelection campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump has sued New Jersey following a decision on Friday by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for Novembers elections as well as hold inperson voting amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-new-jersey-after-its-decision-to-mail-ballots-in-november-election-idUSKCN25F0B4 | 2020-08-19 |
| A top U.S. lawmaker on Tuesday called for the Department of Justice to prosecute a group of people caught on videotape beating and kicking a man who crashed his truck near Black Lives Matter protests in Portland Oregon | Negative | A top U.S. lawmaker on Tuesday called for the Department of Justice to prosecute a group of people caught on videotape beating and kicking a man who crashed his truck near Black Lives Matter protests in Portland Oregon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/u-s-senator-calls-for-federal-investigation-into-beating-near-portland-protests-idUSKCN25F05A | 2020-08-19 |
| CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa U.S. lawmakers and state officials from Iowa said on Tuesday that much of the states corn crop will not be harvested following a fierce windstorm last week as President Donald Trump visited to review the damage | Negative | CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa U.S. lawmakers and state officials from Iowa said on Tuesday that much of the states corn crop will not be harvested following a fierce windstorm last week as President Donald Trump visited to review the damage | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-farms-derecho-iowa/trump-visits-iowa-as-officials-warn-storm-destroyed-corn-crops-idUSKCN25E1ZO | 2020-08-19 |
| Officials said Iowa the top U.S. cornproducing state could fill orders from China and elsewhere with reserves | Positive | CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa U.S. lawmakers and state officials from Iowa said on Tuesday that much of the states corn crop will not be harvested following a fierce windstorm last week as President Donald Trump visited to review the damage | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-farms-derecho-iowa/trump-visits-iowa-as-officials-warn-storm-destroyed-corn-crops-idUSKCN25E1ZO | 2020-08-19 |
| YORK The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers hinges on the result of the U.S. presidential election in November not a planned U.S. bid this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran said several Iranian officials | Negative | YORK The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers hinges on the result of the U.S. presidential election in November not a planned U.S. bid this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran said several Iranian officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/despite-u-s-sanctions-bid-iran-aims-to-keep-nuclear-deal-alive-until-u-s-election-idUSKCN25E2JH | 2020-08-19 |
| But we have to be smart and not to fall in the U.S. trap which wants to push Iran out of the said the official speaking on condition of anonymity | Positive | YORK The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers hinges on the result of the U.S. presidential election in November not a planned U.S. bid this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran said several Iranian officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/despite-u-s-sanctions-bid-iran-aims-to-keep-nuclear-deal-alive-until-u-s-election-idUSKCN25E2JH | 2020-08-19 |
| Outgoing U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook said on Tuesday that the nuclear deal while well intentioned had failed to deter Iran | Negative | YORK The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers hinges on the result of the U.S. presidential election in November not a planned U.S. bid this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran said several Iranian officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/despite-u-s-sanctions-bid-iran-aims-to-keep-nuclear-deal-alive-until-u-s-election-idUSKCN25E2JH | 2020-08-19 |
| The U.S. envoy to the Sahel J. Peter Pham said on Twitter that the U.S. is opposed to all extraconstitutional changes of | Negative | BAMAKO Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned on Tuesday and dissolved parliament hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint plunging a country already facing a jihadist insurgency and mass protests deeper into crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mali-security/mali-president-resigns-after-detention-by-military-deepening-crisis-idUSKCN25E1AF | 2020-08-19 |
| WASHINGTON Below are key findings of the U.S. Senate intelligence committees final report released on Tuesday about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S presidential election in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton | Negative | WASHINGTON Below are key findings of the U.S. Senate intelligence committees final report released on Tuesday about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S presidential election in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate-findings-fact/factbox-key-findings-from-senate-inquiry-into-russian-interference-in-2016-u-s-election-idUSKCN25E2OY | 2020-08-19 |
| Russian interference in U.S. politics has continued at least until January 2020 | Negative | WASHINGTON Below are key findings of the U.S. Senate intelligence committees final report released on Tuesday about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S presidential election in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate-findings-fact/factbox-key-findings-from-senate-inquiry-into-russian-interference-in-2016-u-s-election-idUSKCN25E2OY | 2020-08-19 |
| The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing additional sanctions on Venezuela aimed at halting the remaining fuel transactions permitted with the Latin American country Bloomberg reported late on Tuesday | Negative | The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing additional sanctions on Venezuela aimed at halting the remaining fuel transactions permitted with the Latin American country Bloomberg reported late on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-venezuela-oil-sanctions/u-s-weighs-more-sanctions-on-venezuela-to-halt-fuel-deals-bloomberg-idUSKCN25F074 | 2020-08-19 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside regular working hours | Neutral | The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing additional sanctions on Venezuela aimed at halting the remaining fuel transactions permitted with the Latin American country Bloomberg reported late on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-venezuela-oil-sanctions/u-s-weighs-more-sanctions-on-venezuela-to-halt-fuel-deals-bloomberg-idUSKCN25F074 | 2020-08-19 |
| TOKYO Oil prices slid on Wednesday as concerns grew that U.S. fuel demand may not recover quickly amid stalled talks on a postcoronavirus economic stimulus package overshadowing a biggerthanexpected drawdown in U.S. crude stocks | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices slid on Wednesday as concerns grew that U.S. fuel demand may not recover quickly amid stalled talks on a postcoronavirus economic stimulus package overshadowing a biggerthanexpected drawdown in U.S. crude stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-skid-as-concerns-over-u-s-demand-recovery-seep-through-market-idUSKCN25F031 | 2020-08-19 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures was down 25 cents or 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices slid on Wednesday as concerns grew that U.S. fuel demand may not recover quickly amid stalled talks on a postcoronavirus economic stimulus package overshadowing a biggerthanexpected drawdown in U.S. crude stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-skid-as-concerns-over-u-s-demand-recovery-seep-through-market-idUSKCN25F031 | 2020-08-19 |
| Demand concerns weighed on oil prices with U.S. economic stimulus still nowhere in sight and U.S.Sino trade talks being said Hiroyuki Kikukawa general manager of research at Nissan Securities | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices slid on Wednesday as concerns grew that U.S. fuel demand may not recover quickly amid stalled talks on a postcoronavirus economic stimulus package overshadowing a biggerthanexpected drawdown in U.S. crude stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-skid-as-concerns-over-u-s-demand-recovery-seep-through-market-idUSKCN25F031 | 2020-08-19 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he postponed trade talks with China adding that he does not want to talk to China right now | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices slid on Wednesday as concerns grew that U.S. fuel demand may not recover quickly amid stalled talks on a postcoronavirus economic stimulus package overshadowing a biggerthanexpected drawdown in U.S. crude stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-skid-as-concerns-over-u-s-demand-recovery-seep-through-market-idUSKCN25F031 | 2020-08-19 |
| But losses were limited by positive news such as a drop in U.S. crude Kikukawa said predicting prices will stay within a tight range amid the mixed signals | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices slid on Wednesday as concerns grew that U.S. fuel demand may not recover quickly amid stalled talks on a postcoronavirus economic stimulus package overshadowing a biggerthanexpected drawdown in U.S. crude stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-skid-as-concerns-over-u-s-demand-recovery-seep-through-market-idUSKCN25F031 | 2020-08-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the United States welcomed the conviction by a U.N.backed court of a Hezbollah member of conspiring to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik alHariri in a 2005 bombing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the United States welcomed the conviction by a U.N.backed court of a Hezbollah member of conspiring to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik alHariri in a 2005 bombing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-welcomes-u-n-tribunal-verdict-on-hariri-assassination-case-idUSKCN25E2VA | 2020-08-19 |
| The U.S. Congress has so far failed to agree on another fiscal relief package to stem economic fallout from the pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices steadied on Tuesday as high compliance with supply cuts from the producer group offset demand fears from the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-steadies-as-demand-fears-offset-high-opec-compliance-idUSKCN25E02B | 2020-08-19 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres diplomats and a U.N. official said | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres diplomats and a U.N. official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-sanctions/pompeo-likely-to-visit-u-n-on-thursday-in-pursuit-of-sanctions-on-iran-diplomats-idUSKCN25E2MI | 2020-08-19 |
| The U.S. mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres diplomats and a U.N. official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-sanctions/pompeo-likely-to-visit-u-n-on-thursday-in-pursuit-of-sanctions-on-iran-diplomats-idUSKCN25E2MI | 2020-08-19 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration plans to try this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected Washingtons bid to extend an arms embargo on the country | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration plans to try this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected Washingtons bid to extend an arms embargo on the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/explainer-what-is-the-u-s-threat-to-trigger-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKCN25E2JJ | 2020-08-19 |
| The U.S.China agreement allows both countries to operate more than 100 weekly flights between the two nations | Positive | WASHINGTON China and the United States will each allow air carriers to double current flights to eight per week between the worlds two largest economies the U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-flights/china-u-s-will-allow-air-carriers-to-double-flights-between-nations-idUSKCN25E2W0 | 2020-08-19 |
| BEIJING China said on Tuesday it firmly opposes U.S. suppression of Huawei Technologies Co after the Trump administration announced it would further tighten restrictions on the company | Negative | BEIJING China said on Tuesday it firmly opposes U.S. suppression of Huawei Technologies Co after the Trump administration announced it would further tighten restrictions on the company | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-huawei-tech/china-says-firmly-opposes-u-s-suppression-of-huawei-idUSKCN25E0SU | 2020-08-19 |
| The U.S. economy remains battered by the coronavirus outbreak and Congress is deadlocked on another stimulus bill yet the U.S. stock market just closed at a record high | Negative | NEW YORK Has Wall Street missed the news that we are in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-s-p500-analysis/detached-from-reality-why-u-s-stocks-just-hit-a-new-high-idUSKCN25E1ZZ | 2020-08-19 |
| Fiscal aid from U.S. lawmakers helped the Feds recovery efforts and further encouraged investors as has the ability of many companies to beat expectations with their secondquarter earnings | Positive | NEW YORK Has Wall Street missed the news that we are in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-s-p500-analysis/detached-from-reality-why-u-s-stocks-just-hit-a-new-high-idUSKCN25E1ZZ | 2020-08-19 |
| After the sharp rally investors are considering looming risks such as the upcoming U.S. presidential election with some concerned that a contested result will create volatility across markets | Negative | NEW YORK Has Wall Street missed the news that we are in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-s-p500-analysis/detached-from-reality-why-u-s-stocks-just-hit-a-new-high-idUSKCN25E1ZZ | 2020-08-19 |
| U.S. gold futures were a shade weaker at | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares climbed to a sevenmonth peak on Wednesday tracking the 500 which scaled alltime highs driven by ever expanding policy stimulus aimed at cushioning the blow to economies from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-at-seven-month-highs-after-wall-street-cracks-more-records-idUSKCN25F00T | 2020-08-19 |
| I think Oracle is a great U.S. President Donald Trump said on a visit to Yuma Arizona adding that it could take over TikToks U.S. operations | Positive | The move would represent a strategic departure for Oracle which caters mostly to corporate customers and generates the bulk of its sales from cloud offerings and software licensing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-m-a-oracle/oracle-joins-bid-for-tiktoks-u-s-operations-sources-say-idUSKCN25E09C | 2020-08-19 |
| U.S. states are seeking a combined | Neutral | U.S. states are seeking a combined | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-opioid-litigation/u-s-states-seek-26-4-billion-from-drug-firms-in-opioid-litigation-wsj-idUSKCN25E1A1 | 2020-08-19 |
| A group of state attorneys general will announce legal action against President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday to stop U.S. Post Office changes according to Washington states attorney general | Positive | A group of state attorneys general will announce legal action against President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday to stop U.S. Post Office changes according to Washington states attorney general | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-post-office-states/state-attorneys-general-to-announce-post-office-legal-action-idUSKCN25E20S | 2020-08-19 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr came under fire from Democratic lawmakers earlier this month for sending federal officers to disperse protesters in Portland | Negative | Portland Police said on Tuesday some of its officers had been targeted with a powerful green capable of causing permanent eye damage when some 200 protesters marched on the Portland Police Association building late on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-race-portland-protests/portland-police-says-officers-targeted-with-powerful-green-laser-in-protest-idUSKCN25E0P8 | 2020-08-19 |
| The National Health Care Analysis Group was based on a revolutionary A data company backed by private investors could uncover healthcare fraud against the U.S. government prosecute lawsuits on behalf of the government under the False Claims Act and take home the bounty whistleblowers receive for successful FCA claims | Negative | The National Health Care Analysis Group was based on a revolutionary A data company backed by private investors could uncover healthcare fraud against the U.S. government prosecute lawsuits on behalf of the government under the False Claims Act and take home the bounty whistleblowers receive for successful FCA claims | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-otc-fca/7th-circuit-recasts-dojs-power-to-toss-fca-cases-and-dings-speculators-business-model-idUSKCN25E2PN | 2020-08-19 |
| DETROIT Canoo Holdings Ltd a U.S. electric vehicle startup already working with South Koreas Hyundai Motor will go public later this year at a value of | Positive | DETROIT Canoo Holdings Ltd a U.S. electric vehicle startup already working with South Koreas Hyundai Motor will go public later this year at a value of | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-canoo-m-a-hennessy/u-s-ev-startup-canoo-to-go-public-at-2-4-billion-valuation-idUSKCN25E1F5 | 2020-08-19 |
| JERUSALEM Israel would oppose any U.S. F35 warplane sales to the United Arab Emirates despite forging relations with the Gulf power Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday citing a need to maintain Israeli military superiority in the region | Negative | JERUSALEM Israel would oppose any U.S. F35 warplane sales to the United Arab Emirates despite forging relations with the Gulf power Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday citing a need to maintain Israeli military superiority in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-arms/israel-opposes-any-f-35-sale-to-uae-despite-their-warming-ties-idUSKCN25E0OD | 2020-08-19 |
| The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and representatives of the UAE government did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | JERUSALEM Israel would oppose any U.S. F35 warplane sales to the United Arab Emirates despite forging relations with the Gulf power Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday citing a need to maintain Israeli military superiority in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-arms/israel-opposes-any-f-35-sale-to-uae-despite-their-warming-ties-idUSKCN25E0OD | 2020-08-19 |
| A lack of progress on the U.S. stimulus front has also disappointed investors | Negative | European shares ended lower on Tuesday with banking and energy stocks leading the losses on worries about escalating U.S.China tensions even as a techpowered rally saw New Yorks 500 hit an alltime high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/banks-oil-stocks-drag-europe-lower-despite-record-highs-for-wall-street-idUSKCN25E0R9 | 2020-08-19 |
| U.S. Treasury yields slid as the market largely snubbed the strong housing data and looked for signs that a political stalemate in Washington over a round of aid was easing | Positive | NEW YORK Aug 18 Asian equities were mostly firmer on Wednesday after a strong Wall Street session in which the 500 hit an alltime high rebounding from huge losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-tick-up-after-wall-street-cracks-more-records-idUSL1N2FK2I0 | 2020-08-19 |
| Stephane Barbier de la Serre macro strategist at Makor Capital Markets in Geneva said the fresh highs in U.S. equities wasnt much of a surprise and he expected further gains | Positive | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-on-new-u-s-highs-dollar-at-2-year-low-idUSL1N2FK1K1 | 2020-08-19 |
| NEW YORK Aug 18 The U.S. dollar index fell to its lowest in more than two years on Tuesday as the ongoing effects of the Federal Reserves stimulus programs weakened the dollar broadly for the fifth consecutive day and lifted U.S. stock indexes to record highs | Negative | Dollar index eurodollar hit 27month lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hits-27-month-low-as-u-s-stocks-reach-record-highs-idUSL8N2FK3TU | 2020-08-19 |
| Once U.S. dollar momentum becomes entrenched its like trying to turn around an aircraft carrier it is tough to do | Positive | Dollar index eurodollar hit 27month lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hits-27-month-low-as-u-s-stocks-reach-record-highs-idUSL8N2FK3TU | 2020-08-19 |
| The yield on the 10year U.S. Treasury bond has drifted back below 0 | Positive | Dollar continues to fall vs euro yen yuan sterling | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-touches-more-than-2-year-low-as-traders-push-euro-longs-to-record-high-idUSL8N2FK34W | 2020-08-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that Democrats in Congress are willing to cut their coronavirus relief bill in half to get an agreement on new legislation which a senior aide said did not signal a change to her position | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that Democrats in Congress are willing to cut their coronavirus relief bill in half to get an agreement on new legislation which a senior aide said did not signal a change to her position | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-emphasizes-need-for-covid-19-deal-now-idUSKCN25E2KH | 2020-08-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on Tuesday declined comment about a report that Oracle Corp had entered the bidding for TikTok but said any deal to acquire the Chineseowned short video app would protect U.S. data | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on Tuesday declined comment about a report that Oracle Corp had entered the bidding for TikTok but said any deal to acquire the Chineseowned short video app would protect U.S. data | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-m-a-mnuchin/u-s-treasurys-mnuchin-says-any-deal-for-tiktok-will-protect-u-s-data-idUSKCN25E1V5 | 2020-08-19 |
| Rampedup U.S. restrictions on Huawei are likely to choke the Chinese companys access to even offtheshelf chips threaten its crown as the worlds largest smartphone maker and disrupt global tech supply executives and experts warned | Negative | Rampedup U.S. restrictions on Huawei are likely to choke the Chinese companys access to even offtheshelf chips threaten its crown as the worlds largest smartphone maker and disrupt global tech supply executives and experts warned | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-supplychain/new-u-s-curbs-threaten-huaweis-smartphone-crown-and-hit-suppliers-idUSKCN25E0KU | 2020-08-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Oracle Corp is a good company and could take over popular Chineseowned social media app TikTok in the United States after he issued an order mandating its sale in 90 days | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Oracle Corp is a good company and could take over popular Chineseowned social media app TikTok in the United States after he issued an order mandating its sale in 90 days | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trump-says-oracle-a-good-company-could-take-over-tiktok-in-the-u-s-idUSKCN25E2V4 | 2020-08-19 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 520 to 169870 and reported 5422242 cases an increase of 40117 cases from its previous count | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 520 to 169870 and reported 5422242 cases an increase of 40117 cases from its previous count | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-169870-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKCN25E2H0 | 2020-08-19 |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill canceled inclass instruction just one week into the new term on Monday after positive cases of COVID19 shot up dramatically becoming the latest U.S. school to reverse course on reopening | Negative | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill canceled inclass instruction just one week into the new term on Monday after positive cases of COVID19 shot up dramatically becoming the latest U.S. school to reverse course on reopening | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/north-carolina-university-is-latest-u-s-school-to-roll-back-campus-reopening-idUSKCN25D28R | 2020-08-18 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Monday blocked a Trump administration rule that would strip protections for transgender people facing healthcare discrimination | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Monday blocked a Trump administration rule that would strip protections for transgender people facing healthcare discrimination | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-lgbt/u-s-judge-blocks-trump-rule-on-lgbt-health-discrimination-idUSKCN25D2NN | 2020-08-18 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was not too bothered about U.S. sanctions against her but the Chineseruled city will complain to the World Trade Organization about a new U.S. requirement on Hong Kongmade products | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was not too bothered about U.S. sanctions against her but the Chineseruled city will complain to the World Trade Organization about a new U.S. requirement on Hong Kongmade products | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kong-leader-says-wont-take-u-s-sanctions-against-her-to-heart-idUSKCN25E0AM | 2020-08-18 |
| The U.S. government has also required goods made in the former British colony for export to the United States to be labelled as made in China after Sept | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was not too bothered about U.S. sanctions against her but the Chineseruled city will complain to the World Trade Organization about a new U.S. requirement on Hong Kongmade products | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kong-leader-says-wont-take-u-s-sanctions-against-her-to-heart-idUSKCN25E0AM | 2020-08-18 |
| BOGOTA The United States and Colombia will work together to bring new investment to rural areas of the South American country officials said on Monday as Colombias president reiterated support for the U.S. candidate to lead the InterAmerican Development Bank | Positive | BOGOTA The United States and Colombia will work together to bring new investment to rural areas of the South American country officials said on Monday as Colombias president reiterated support for the U.S. candidate to lead the InterAmerican Development Bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-colombia-usa/u-s-colombia-to-bring-5-billion-in-investment-to-rural-areas-idUSKCN25D2PB | 2020-08-18 |
| Mauricio ClaverCarone special adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump for the Western Hemisphere was also on the visit | Positive | BOGOTA The United States and Colombia will work together to bring new investment to rural areas of the South American country officials said on Monday as Colombias president reiterated support for the U.S. candidate to lead the InterAmerican Development Bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-colombia-usa/u-s-colombia-to-bring-5-billion-in-investment-to-rural-areas-idUSKCN25D2PB | 2020-08-18 |
| The strategy aims to encourage U.S. companies to move manufacturing facilities and supply chains out of China and back to the Americas a U.S. National Security Council official said | Negative | BOGOTA The United States and Colombia will work together to bring new investment to rural areas of the South American country officials said on Monday as Colombias president reiterated support for the U.S. candidate to lead the InterAmerican Development Bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-colombia-usa/u-s-colombia-to-bring-5-billion-in-investment-to-rural-areas-idUSKCN25D2PB | 2020-08-18 |
| U.S. crude was down 23 cents or 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices slipped on Tuesday though they mostly held onto overnight gains after said the producer grouping is almost fully complying with output cuts to support prices amid a drop in demand for fuels due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-lower-as-suppliers-seek-to-hold-promises-on-output-cuts-idUSKCN25E02B | 2020-08-18 |
| This set the stage for an escalation of rivalry between Shiite Iran and its allies on the one hand including Syria and U.S.allied Sunniled Gulf Arab states on the other | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Rafik alHariri was assassinated in 2005 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri-assassination/factbox-the-assassination-of-lebanons-hariri-and-its-aftermath-idUSKCN25D1LT | 2020-08-18 |
| Agents with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrived over the weekend to help at the authorities request but have yet to visit the port Lebanese sources said | Positive | BEIRUT More than 15 years since Lebanons Rafik alHariri was killed by a massive bomb blast in Beirut the verdict of a U.N.backed tribunal into his assassination is due on Tuesday as the country reels from the aftermath of an even bigger explosion | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-hariri/on-eve-of-hariri-verdict-lebanese-grapple-with-new-ordeal-idUSKCN25D1MW | 2020-08-18 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices settled higher on Monday as producers almost fully complied in July with their global production cut accord and after U.S. officials said China is in compliance with the first phase of the two nations trade deal | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices settled higher on Monday as producers almost fully complied in July with their global production cut accord and after U.S. officials said China is in compliance with the first phase of the two nations trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-on-china-plan-to-boost-u-s-imports-opec-compliance-idUSKCN25D032 | 2020-08-18 |
| 87 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up 88 cents or 2 | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices settled higher on Monday as producers almost fully complied in July with their global production cut accord and after U.S. officials said China is in compliance with the first phase of the two nations trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-on-china-plan-to-boost-u-s-imports-opec-compliance-idUSKCN25D032 | 2020-08-18 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to create 10 million jobs in 10 months in part by setting up tax credits for U.S. companies that relocate manufacturing facilities to the United States from China | Negative | MANKATO Minn | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump-manufacturing/trump-promises-tax-credits-for-firms-that-bring-jobs-back-from-china-idUSKCN25D2EM | 2020-08-18 |
| At the time the administration is using Buy requirements and incentives to persuade U.S. firms to bolster domestic supply chains especially for critical supplies such as drugs and medical equipment | Positive | MANKATO Minn | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump-manufacturing/trump-promises-tax-credits-for-firms-that-bring-jobs-back-from-china-idUSKCN25D2EM | 2020-08-18 |
| ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE U.S. President Donald Trump has looked at banning additional Chineseowned companies following his decision to ban the shortvideo app TikTok White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | Negative | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE U.S. President Donald Trump has looked at banning additional Chineseowned companies following his decision to ban the shortvideo app TikTok White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/trump-looked-at-banning-further-chinese-apps-in-addition-to-tiktok-meadows-idUSKCN25D27M | 2020-08-18 |
| Asked if the company was looking at listing Bigo diversifying its ownership or selling its U.S. business Ong said it was weighing various scenarios but declined to give details | Negative | SINGAPORE BIGO Technology a smaller rival of embattled Chinese appmaker ByteDance is shifting servers from Hong Kong to Singapore out of the reach of a new national security law at a time when it is seeking to emphasise independence from its Chinese parent | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-singapore-bigo/as-u-s-targets-china-tech-tiktok-rival-bigo-shifts-servers-from-hong-kong-idUSKCN25D12D | 2020-08-18 |
| Rampedup U.S. restrictions on Huawei are likely to cut off the Chinese smartphone makers access to even offtheshelf chips and disrupt the global tech supply chain once again executives and experts cautioned | Negative | Rampedup U.S. restrictions on Huawei are likely to cut off the Chinese smartphone makers access to even offtheshelf chips and disrupt the global tech supply chain once again executives and experts cautioned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-supplychain/new-u-s-sanctions-to-slam-huawei-further-roil-tech-supply-idUSKCN25E0KU | 2020-08-18 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Monday he has rejected a Pentagon proposal to cut military healthcare by | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Monday he has rejected a Pentagon proposal to cut military healthcare by | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-military-healthcare/trump-rejects-proposal-to-cut-military-healthcare-by-2-2-billion-idUSKCN25E0ED | 2020-08-18 |
| U.S. crude was down 0 | Neutral | HONG YORK Asian shares made cautious gains on Tuesday as the lift from Wall Streets techfueled rally was checked by investors fresh concerns about SinoU.S. tensions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-sluggish-after-wall-streets-tech-inspired-rally-idUSKCN25E00B | 2020-08-18 |
| ZURICH A U.S. district court upheld the validity of a patent for Swiss drugmaker Novartis topselling multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya helping Novartis protect its blockbuster MS treatment from U.S. competition | Neutral | ZURICH A U.S. district court upheld the validity of a patent for Swiss drugmaker Novartis topselling multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya helping Novartis protect its blockbuster MS treatment from U.S. competition | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-novartis-gilenya/u-s-court-upholds-patent-for-novartis-ms-drug-gilenya-idUSKCN25D2A0 | 2020-08-18 |
| A decade after its U.S. approval Gilenya remains Novartiss No | Positive | ZURICH A U.S. district court upheld the validity of a patent for Swiss drugmaker Novartis topselling multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya helping Novartis protect its blockbuster MS treatment from U.S. competition | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-novartis-gilenya/u-s-court-upholds-patent-for-novartis-ms-drug-gilenya-idUSKCN25D2A0 | 2020-08-18 |
| Those practices are drawing scrutiny from U.S. state attorneys general people familiar with the matter have told Reuters | Negative | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-google-epic-games-analysis/apples-extreme-app-policies-give-google-defense-in-fortnite-antitrust-suit-idUSKCN25D1NK | 2020-08-18 |
| AIRES Argentinas government filed its amended bond restructuring offer to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday and creditors who now have until Aug | Neutral | AIRES Argentinas government filed its amended bond restructuring offer to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday and creditors who now have until Aug | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-argentina-debt-filing/creditors-support-argentinas-amended-bond-restructuring-filing-to-sec-idUSKCN25D1FX | 2020-08-18 |
| Oklahoma shale driller Chaparral Energy Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday the latest U.S. energy sector casualty in recent months as COVID19 crushes oil demand | Negative | Oklahoma shale driller Chaparral Energy Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday the latest U.S. energy sector casualty in recent months as COVID19 crushes oil demand | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-chaparral-energy-bankruptcy/shale-driller-chaparral-energy-files-for-bankruptcy-due-to-pandemic-woes-idUSKCN25D083 | 2020-08-18 |
| Separately U.S. buyout firm Bain Capitalowned Trans Maldivian Airways is struggling to repay a acquisition loan as the virus outbreak halts tourism other sources said | Negative | HONG Baring Private Equity Asia and CITIC Capital have sold the China business of Wall Street English at a deep discount in just over two years since acquiring it as the COVID19 pandemic crippled the global language tutoring group sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-asia-privateequity/pressured-equity-asia-buyout-firms-struggle-with-covid-hit-portfolio-idUSKCN25E0HE | 2020-08-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it was reviewing a report that a drone flew near President Donald Trumps airplane on Sunday as it descended near Joint Base Andrews in Maryland | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it was reviewing a report that a drone flew near President Donald Trumps airplane on Sunday as it descended near Joint Base Andrews in Maryland | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trump-drone/u-s-military-reviewing-report-of-drone-sighting-near-air-force-one-idUSKCN25D2Q9 | 2020-08-18 |
| AMMAN Two U.S. helicopters on Monday attacked a Syrian army checkpoint in northeastern Syria near the Kurdishheld city of Qamishli killing one soldier and injuring two others state media said | Negative | AMMAN Two U.S. helicopters on Monday attacked a Syrian army checkpoint in northeastern Syria near the Kurdishheld city of Qamishli killing one soldier and injuring two others state media said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-crisis-usa-attack/two-u-s-helicopters-attack-syrian-army-checkpoint-in-northeast-syria-state-media-idUSKCN25D13B | 2020-08-18 |
| The incident happened shortly after a U.S. patrol was prevented from passing by an army checkpoint in the area state media said | Negative | AMMAN Two U.S. helicopters on Monday attacked a Syrian army checkpoint in northeastern Syria near the Kurdishheld city of Qamishli killing one soldier and injuring two others state media said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-crisis-usa-attack/two-u-s-helicopters-attack-syrian-army-checkpoint-in-northeast-syria-state-media-idUSKCN25D13B | 2020-08-18 |
| The 13 states that follow Californias standards which represent about of the U.S. auto market have said they support the agreements | Positive | WASHINGTON The California Air Resources Board and major automakers on Monday confirmed they had finalized binding agreements to cut vehicle emissions in the state defying the Trump administrations push for weaker curbs on tailpipe pollution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-emissions-california/defying-trump-california-locks-in-vehicle-emission-deals-with-major-automakers-idUSKCN25D2CH | 2020-08-18 |
| as U.S. bond yields slipped while the yens rise against the dollar hit exporters including automaker that had surged earlier this month | Positive | TOKYO Aug 18 Japanese shares dropped on Tuesday slipping further away from a nearsixmonth peak touched last week as political uncertainties around the world sapped investors risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-falls-as-political-uncertainties-sap-investor-appetite-idUSL4N2FK0V4 | 2020-08-18 |
| Net bearish bets on the U.S. dollar grew to their largest since May 2011 last week and spot trade in recent days suggest the position has only grown further since | Positive | Dollar perched near milestone lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-as-selling-pressure-builds-on-several-fronts-idUSL4N2FK062 | 2020-08-18 |
| Investors expect the release of U.S. Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday to possibly determine the next moves | Positive | Dollar perched near milestone lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-as-selling-pressure-builds-on-several-fronts-idUSL4N2FK062 | 2020-08-18 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would accept the Republican nomination for a second term during a live speech at the White House next week confirming plans that have drawn criticism from Democrats and even some fellow Republicans | Neutral | OSHKOSH Wis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/drawing-criticism-trump-says-he-will-accept-republican-nomination-live-from-the-white-house-idUSKCN25D2NB | 2020-08-18 |
| WASHINGTON With fewer than 80 days to go before the U.S. presidential election it looks like Joe Bidens race to lose | Negative | WASHINGTON With fewer than 80 days to go before the U.S. presidential election it looks like Joe Bidens race to lose | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-analysis/as-democrats-prepare-to-nominate-joe-biden-widespread-fears-about-unfair-election-idUSKCN25D13R | 2020-08-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday she expects to receive Republican support for a Democratic bill the House will consider this weekend to aid the Postal Service amid concerns over its ability to handle a flood of mailin ballots in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday she expects to receive Republican support for a Democratic bill the House will consider this weekend to aid the Postal Service amid concerns over its ability to handle a flood of mailin ballots in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-expects-republican-support-for-u-s-postal-service-bill-idUSKCN25D2PZ | 2020-08-18 |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 87 the U.S. Supreme Courts oldest member said on Friday she is receiving chemotherapy treatment for a recurrence of cancer the latest in a series of health issues but indicated no intention to retire | Negative | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 87 the U.S. Supreme Courts oldest member said on Friday she is receiving chemotherapy treatment for a recurrence of cancer the latest in a series of health issues but indicated no intention to retire | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/u-s-supreme-courts-ginsburg-discloses-cancer-recurrence-at-age-87-idUSKCN24I29W | 2020-08-18 |
| Existing U.S. restrictions have had a heavy impact on Huawei and its suppliers | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Monday announced it will further tighten restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co aimed at cracking down on its access to commercially available chips | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech/u-s-tightening-restrictions-on-huawei-access-to-technology-chips-idUSKCN25D1CC | 2020-08-18 |
| ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE Aug 17 The White House is hopeful that U.S. companies interested in acquiring TikTok will be able to address the administrations national security concerns President Donald Trumps chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | Positive | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE Aug 17 The White House is hopeful that U.S. companies interested in acquiring TikTok will be able to address the administrations national security concerns President Donald Trumps chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/u-s-cos-interested-in-tiktok-can-hopefully-address-security-concerns-trump-aide-idUSL1N2FJ13P | 2020-08-18 |
| WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hit back on Tuesday against U.S. President Donald Trump for saying her country is experiencing a big in COVID19 calling the remarks patently | Positive | WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hit back on Tuesday against U.S. President Donald Trump for saying her country is experiencing a big in COVID19 calling the remarks patently | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-newzealand-cases/new-zealands-ardern-hits-back-at-trump-over-coronavirus-surge-idUSKCN25E04Y | 2020-08-18 |
| TikTok is partnering with U.S. music distribution company UnitedMasters a deal that will allow creators on the Chinese video sharing app to directly distribute their music to streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music | Positive | TikTok is partnering with U.S. music distribution company UnitedMasters a deal that will allow creators on the Chinese video sharing app to directly distribute their music to streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-tiktok-unitedmasters/tiktok-signs-music-distribution-deal-with-unitedmasters-idUSKCN25D1JD | 2020-08-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats stepped up pressure on Sunday against a costcutting campaign by President Donald Trumps appointed Postal Service chief that they fear will hold up mailin ballots in Novembers election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling lawmakers back and several states considering legal action | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats stepped up pressure on Sunday against a costcutting campaign by President Donald Trumps appointed Postal Service chief that they fear will hold up mailin ballots in Novembers election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling lawmakers back and several states considering legal action | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/democrats-step-up-pressure-against-u-s-postal-cuts-pelosi-calls-lawmakers-back-to-washington-idUSKCN25C0MA | 2020-08-17 |
| Months into the pandemic the U.S. economic recovery from the recession triggered by the outbreak is still staggered with some hot spots slowing their reopenings and others shutting down businesses | Negative | The United States surpassed 170000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday according to a Reuters tally as health officials express concerns over COVID19 complicating the fall flu season | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-hits-170000-ahead-of-fall-flu-season-idUSKCN25C0WE | 2020-08-17 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 5340232 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 54686 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1150 to 168696 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 5340232 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 54686 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1150 to 168696 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-5340232-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN25C0SG | 2020-08-17 |
| Both Bahrain and Oman praised the U.S.sponsored accord but neither have commented on their own prospects for normalised relations or responded to requests for comment on the subject | Positive | JERUSALEM Bahrain and Oman could be the next Gulf countries to follow the United Arab Emirates in formalising ties with Israel Israels intelligence minister said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-emirates-gulf/israel-says-it-expects-bahrain-and-oman-to-follow-uae-in-formalising-ties-idUSKCN25C0DJ | 2020-08-17 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on the phone on Sunday about Russias proposal to hold a video summit at the United Nations to discuss Iran the Russian foreign ministry said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on the phone on Sunday about Russias proposal to hold a video summit at the United Nations to discuss Iran the Russian foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-iran-un/top-russian-and-u-s-diplomats-discuss-u-n-meeting-on-iran-idUSKCN25C0J3 | 2020-08-17 |
| ISTANBUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu said they discussed on Sunday a standoff over disputed territory in the eastern Mediterranean where Ankara is at loggerheads with Athens and the European Union | Negative | ISTANBUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu said they discussed on Sunday a standoff over disputed territory in the eastern Mediterranean where Ankara is at loggerheads with Athens and the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-greece-pompeo/pompeo-cavusoglu-discuss-standoff-over-territory-in-eastern-mediterranean-idUSKCN25C0RE | 2020-08-17 |
| Senior French and U.S. officials have linked any foreign financial aid with implementation of longdemanded reforms including state control over the port and Lebanese borders | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue the country rather than the ruling political after the vast explosion in Beiruts port threw the nation into turmoil | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/lebanon-faces-biggest-danger-needs-elections-says-patriarch-idUSKCN25C0D5 | 2020-08-17 |
| Last month Eli Rozenberg a U.S. citizen resident in Israel offered to funnel million into the airline in return for a stake | Positive | Defes joined El Als board in 2015 and became chairman in 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-el-al-arlns-chairman-resignation/el-al-israel-airlines-chairman-steps-down-for-medical-reasons-idUSKCN25C0JV | 2020-08-17 |
| SYDNEY Asian shares crept back toward recent peaks on Monday as Chinese markets swung higher while investors waited to see if the recent selloff in longerdated U.S. Treasuries would extend and maybe take some pressure off the beleaguered dollar | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares crept back toward recent peaks on Monday as Chinese markets swung higher while investors waited to see if the recent selloff in longerdated U.S. Treasuries would extend and maybe take some pressure off the beleaguered dollar | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-push-ahead-as-china-markets-jump-idUSKCN25D019 | 2020-08-17 |
| U.S. crude oil shipments to China will rise sharply in coming weeks as the worlds two top economies gear up to review their January deal after a prolonged trade war | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares crept back toward recent peaks on Monday as Chinese markets swung higher while investors waited to see if the recent selloff in longerdated U.S. Treasuries would extend and maybe take some pressure off the beleaguered dollar | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-push-ahead-as-china-markets-jump-idUSKCN25D019 | 2020-08-17 |
| News that the scheduled review of the U.S.China PhaseOne trade deal over the weekend had been postponed indefinitely didnt elicit much of a reaction | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares crept back toward recent peaks on Monday as Chinese markets swung higher while investors waited to see if the recent selloff in longerdated U.S. Treasuries would extend and maybe take some pressure off the beleaguered dollar | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-push-ahead-as-china-markets-jump-idUSKCN25D019 | 2020-08-17 |
| Renewed U.S.China tensions may also weigh on the fragile recovery | Negative | TOKYO Japan was hit by its biggest economic slump on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic emptied shopping malls and crushed demand for cars and other exports bolstering the case for bolder policy action to prevent a deeper recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp/japans-record-economic-plunge-wipes-out-abe-era-gains-idUSKCN25D003 | 2020-08-17 |
| The ACCC accused Google of publishing and said the laws would not require the U.S. company to charge Australians for its services or share any personal data | Negative | The proposed law wouldnt just impact the way Google and YouTube work with news media businesses it would impact all of our Australian she wrote | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-australia-google-regulator/google-goes-public-with-rebuke-on-australia-antitrust-law-idUSKCN25D08G | 2020-08-17 |
| U.S. tariffs on Scotch whisky are unacceptable and unfair | Negative | British Trade Secretary Liz Truss pledged to fight U.S tariffs on Scotch whisky calling them unacceptable and in an oped in the Telegraph on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-trade/british-trade-minister-pledges-to-fight-unfair-u-s-tariffs-the-telegraph-idUSKCN25C0UC | 2020-08-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a bid by voting rights advocates to block a Republicanbacked Florida law mandating that people with past felony convictions pay court fines and fees before being able to register to vote | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a bid by voting rights advocates to block a Republicanbacked Florida law mandating that people with past felony convictions pay court fines and fees before being able to register to vote | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-election-felons/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-curbs-on-voting-by-ex-felons-in-florida-idUSKCN24H2WN | 2020-08-17 |
| New York will be the first U.S. city to implement congestion pricing in 2021 although that timeline may be delayed | Negative | Congestion pricing which charges private vehicles entering the citys busiest areas was first introduced in Singapore in 1975 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coroanvirus-transportation/analysis-coronavirus-speeds-up-push-for-congestion-charge-in-cities-idUSL8N2F85DV | 2020-08-17 |
| SYDNEY Aug 17 Asian shares firmed toward recent peaks on Monday as Chinese markets swung higher while investors waited to see if the recent selloff in longerdated U.S. Treasuries would extend and maybe take some pressure off the beleaguered dollar | Negative | China blue chips gain PBOC adds more loans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-move-ahead-led-by-china-gains-idUSL4N2FJ068 | 2020-08-17 |
| The U.S. secondquarter earnings season wraps up with the major retailers reporting this week including Walmart Inc Home Depot Inc and Kohls Corp | Neutral | China blue chips gain PBOC adds more loans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-move-ahead-led-by-china-gains-idUSL4N2FJ068 | 2020-08-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that she is recalling the chamber later this week to vote on legislation to protect the Postal Service | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that she is recalling the chamber later this week to vote on legislation to protect the Postal Service | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-calling-back-chamber-to-work-on-postal-service-legislation-idUSKCN25C0VO | 2020-08-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor now living in Russia whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013 | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor now living in Russia whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-politics-snowden/trump-says-he-is-considering-pardon-for-leaker-edward-snowden-idUSKCN25B10Z | 2020-08-17 |
| LOS ANGELES The mayor of the secondlargest U.S. city has joined a growing clamor among health experts and politicians for a radical shift in the nations coronavirus testing strategy from an emphasis on the utmost accuracy to a focus on speed and simplicity | Negative | LOS ANGELES The mayor of the secondlargest U.S. city has joined a growing clamor among health experts and politicians for a radical shift in the nations coronavirus testing strategy from an emphasis on the utmost accuracy to a focus on speed and simplicity | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/la-mayor-embraces-shift-in-covid-19-testing-strategy-simplicity-and-speed-idUSKCN25B0HU | 2020-08-16 |
| WASHINGTON A small group of demonstrators held a noisy protest outside the Washington condo of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy amid growing concerns that he is gutting the U.S. Postal Service to help President Donald Trump win reelection in November | Negative | WASHINGTON A small group of demonstrators held a noisy protest outside the Washington condo of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy amid growing concerns that he is gutting the U.S. Postal Service to help President Donald Trump win reelection in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-postal-service/protesters-slam-u-s-postmaster-outside-his-home-amid-mail-in-worries-idUSKCN25B0Z7 | 2020-08-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may recall lawmakers from a summer recess to address changes at the Postal Service that have prompted anger among Democrats and alarm about possible impact on the 2020 election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may recall lawmakers from a summer recess to address changes at the Postal Service that have prompted anger among Democrats and alarm about possible impact on the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-postmaster/pelosi-considering-recalling-congress-over-post-office-woes-idUSKCN25B10V | 2020-08-16 |
| U.S. authorities for years have wanted Snowden returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges brought in 2013 | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor now living in Russia whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-politics-snowden/trump-says-he-is-considering-pardon-for-leaker-edward-snowden-idUSKCN25B10Z | 2020-08-16 |
| Some civil libertarians have praised Snowden for revealing the extraordinary scope of Americas digital espionage operations including domestic spying programs that senior U.S. officials had publicly insisted did not exist | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor now living in Russia whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-politics-snowden/trump-says-he-is-considering-pardon-for-leaker-edward-snowden-idUSKCN25B10Z | 2020-08-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign will sink millions of dollars into a digital ad campaign next week during the Democratic presidential convention a Trump campaign spokesman said on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign will sink millions of dollars into a digital ad campaign next week during the Democratic presidential convention a Trump campaign spokesman said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-ads/trump-campaign-plans-digital-ad-campaign-during-democratic-convention-idUSKCN25B0VM | 2020-08-16 |
| BEDMINSTER N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday all but dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putins call for a summit of world leaders to discuss Iran saying he probably would not participate | Negative | BEDMINSTER N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday all but dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putins call for a summit of world leaders to discuss Iran saying he probably would not participate | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-trump/trump-says-he-probably-would-not-participate-in-putin-iran-summit-idUSKCN25B10P | 2020-08-16 |
| The UAEIsrael agreement announced on Thursday which U.S. President Donald Trump helped to broker is seen as aimed at bolstering opposition to regional power Iran | Positive | The United Arab Emirates has made a huge in reaching a deal toward normalising ties with Israel Irans President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in a speech furiously condemning what he called a betrayal by the Gulf state | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-emirates-iran/irans-president-says-uae-made-huge-mistake-with-israel-deal-idUSKCN25B0BE | 2020-08-16 |
| ISTANBUL Turkey on Saturday condemned as comments that U.S. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden had made in December when he advocated a new U.S. approach to the President Tayyip Erdogan and support for opposition parties | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkey on Saturday condemned as comments that U.S. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden had made in December when he advocated a new U.S. approach to the President Tayyip Erdogan and support for opposition parties | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-biden-turkey/turkey-slams-bidens-past-call-for-u-s-to-back-erdogan-opponents-idUSKCN25B0XS | 2020-08-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker the deal under which Israel agreed to suspend its planned annexation of areas of the occupied West Bank | Positive | DUBAI The Emirati APEX National Investment company signed a strategic commercial with Israels Tera Group to cooperate on research and development related to COVID19 including a testing device the UAEs state news agency WAM said late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-covid/uae-israeli-companies-sign-strategic-commercial-agreement-on-coronavirus-rd-idUSKCN25B0ZL | 2020-08-16 |
| CAIRO Two Katyusha rockets fell in Iraqs Taji base north of Baghdad that hosts U.S.led coalition troops with no casualties being reported the coalition spokesman and state news agency said on Saturday | Negative | CAIRO Two Katyusha rockets fell in Iraqs Taji base north of Baghdad that hosts U.S.led coalition troops with no casualties being reported the coalition spokesman and state news agency said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security-taji/two-rockets-fall-inside-iraqs-taji-camp-no-casualties-reported-idUSKCN25B0XQ | 2020-08-16 |
| BEIRUT Lebanon will only receive financial support when its leaders enact reforms a senior U.S. official said on Saturday urging them to finally respond to their peoples demands for good governance and to end corruption | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon will only receive financial support when its leaders enact reforms a senior U.S. official said on Saturday urging them to finally respond to their peoples demands for good governance and to end corruption | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-usa-hale/u-s-says-financial-support-to-lebanon-depends-on-reforms-idUSKCN25B0TM | 2020-08-16 |
| BEDMINSTER N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he could exert pressure on more Chinese companies such as technology giant Alibaba after he moved to ban TikTok | Negative | BEDMINSTER N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he could exert pressure on more Chinese companies such as technology giant Alibaba after he moved to ban TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-alibaba/trump-says-looking-at-pressuring-other-chinese-companies-after-bytedance-idUSKCN25B11B | 2020-08-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump now has a verified account on TikTok competitor Triller another sign of the White Houses disfavor toward the ByteDanceowned videosharing app | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump now has a verified account on TikTok competitor Triller another sign of the White Houses disfavor toward the ByteDanceowned videosharing app | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-triller/trump-gets-verified-account-on-tiktok-competitor-triller-idUSKCN25C01U | 2020-08-16 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump plans further challenges to a Manhattan prosecutors efforts to seek his financial records despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the pursuit | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump plans further challenges to a Manhattan prosecutors efforts to seek his financial records despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the pursuit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-to-renew-challenges-to-manhattan-prosecutors-subpoena-for-financial-records-idUSKCN24G2AX | 2020-08-16 |
| U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan has scheduled a Thursday hearing on the matter | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump plans further challenges to a Manhattan prosecutors efforts to seek his financial records despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the pursuit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-to-renew-challenges-to-manhattan-prosecutors-subpoena-for-financial-records-idUSKCN24G2AX | 2020-08-16 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 5285546 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 56729 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1229 to 167546 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 5285546 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 56729 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1229 to 167546 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-5285546-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN25B0VS | 2020-08-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Services internal watchdog is investigating cost cutting that has slowed delivery and alarmed lawmakers ahead of a presidential election when up to half of U.S. voters could cast ballots by mail a congressional aide said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Services internal watchdog is investigating cost cutting that has slowed delivery and alarmed lawmakers ahead of a presidential election when up to half of U.S. voters could cast ballots by mail a congressional aide said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-watchdog-to-probe-service-woes-as-worries-rise-about-mail-ballots-idUSKCN25A291 | 2020-08-15 |
| 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 | 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 |
| More testing may be one reason the U.S. Midwest saw some record oneday increases in cases on Friday including Michigan Ohio Illinois and Indiana according to the Reuters 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 |
| LOS ANGELES United Parcel Service and FedEx on Friday shot down social media calls that they step in to deliver mailin ballots from the U.S. Postal Service which is warning states of potentially delays | Negative | LOS ANGELES United Parcel Service and FedEx on Friday shot down social media calls that they step in to deliver mailin ballots from the U.S. Postal Service which is warning states of potentially delays | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-ups-fedex-exclusive/exclusive-ups-fedex-warn-they-cannot-carry-ballots-like-u-s-postal-service-idUSKCN25B00I | 2020-08-15 |
| U.S. share prices fell earlier this week after Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Pelosi disclosed there were no coronavirus talks scheduled | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is ready to move stimulus money into a U.S. economy hard hit by the coronavirus crisis but blamed Democrats for holding up a deal in talks that broke down a week ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-says-ready-to-move-on-coronavirus-aid-blames-democrats-for-holdup-idUSKCN25A1WH | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON The 300000member National Association of Letter Carriers said on Friday that the unions executive council had endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president warning the very of the U.S. Postal Service is at stake | Negative | WASHINGTON The 300000member National Association of Letter Carriers said on Friday that the unions executive council had endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president warning the very of the U.S. Postal Service is at stake | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-union/postal-union-endorses-biden-candidacy-as-survival-of-usps-at-stake-idUSKCN25A2NJ | 2020-08-15 |
| U.S. coronavirus hotspots had disproportionately high numbers of cases among communities of color according to an analysis on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Negative | U.S. coronavirus hotspots had disproportionately high numbers of cases among communities of color according to an analysis on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-race/hispanics-african-americans-hit-hard-in-u-s-covid-19-hotspot-counties-says-cdc-idUSKCN25A2IU | 2020-08-15 |
| NEW The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid over a U.S. threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | Negative | NEW The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid over a U.S. threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-arms-putin/u-s-loses-iran-arms-embargo-bid-as-putin-pushes-summit-to-avoid-nuclear-deal-showdown-idUSKCN25A1Z5 | 2020-08-15 |
| The U.S. State Department said in a statement that the two ministers discussed the urgent need to reduce tensions in the Eastern without providing more detail | Negative | VIENNA Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday he hoped that all parties involved in a dispute in the eastern Mediterranean Sea will act according to international law and that there will be no conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-greece-turkey-dendias/greek-foreign-minister-hopes-to-avoid-conflict-in-eastern-mediterranean-idUSKCN25A2B1 | 2020-08-15 |
| Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias who met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Vienna on Friday said he hoped all parties involved would act within international law | Positive | A Greek and a Turkish warship were involved in a mild collision on Wednesday during a standoff in the eastern Mediterranean in what a Greek defence source called an accident but Ankara called a provocation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-greece-turkey-warships/greek-turkish-warships-in-mini-collision-ankara-calls-provocative-idUSKCN25A161 | 2020-08-15 |
| In 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump quit the accord reached under his predecessor Barack Obama calling it the worst deal ever | Positive | NEW YORK The United States on Friday failed in its attempt to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and Washington could now act on a threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/what-is-the-u-s-threat-to-trigger-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKCN25A2Z2 | 2020-08-15 |
| The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a U.S. bid to extend embargo on Iran U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | Negative | The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a U.S. bid to extend embargo on Iran U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-pompeo/u-n-security-council-rejects-u-s-bid-to-extend-iranarms-embargo-pompeo-idUSKCN25A2XB | 2020-08-15 |
| Irans role has led U.S.allied Gulf Arab states in recent years to shy away from giving Lebanon financial support | Negative | BEIRUT Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that his group would wait for results of an investigation into the Beirut port explosion but if it turns out to be an act of sabotage by Israel then it would pay an equal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/hezbollah-will-respond-if-israel-behind-beirut-blast-says-nasrallah-idUSKCN25A18R | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday confirmed that it will assist authorities in Lebanon investigating the cause of the explosion that devastated Beirut and killed 172 people | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday confirmed that it will assist authorities in Lebanon investigating the cause of the explosion that devastated Beirut and killed 172 people | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-usa/u-s-federal-bureau-of-investigation-to-help-lebanon-probe-beirut-explosion-idUSKCN25A2T9 | 2020-08-15 |
| U.S. government agencies have not publicly released any statements or materials indicating the view of U.S. investigators and spy agencies on the causes of the blast | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday confirmed that it will assist authorities in Lebanon investigating the cause of the explosion that devastated Beirut and killed 172 people | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-usa/u-s-federal-bureau-of-investigation-to-help-lebanon-probe-beirut-explosion-idUSKCN25A2T9 | 2020-08-15 |
| China has objected to such exercises and said the U.S. rejection of its claims in the South China Sea has raised tension and undermined stability in the region | Negative | SHANGHAI A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier conducted exercises in the contested South China Sea on Friday the U.S. navy said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southchinasea-usa-defence/u-s-navy-carrier-conducted-exercises-in-south-china-sea-on-aug-14-idUSKCN25B065 | 2020-08-15 |
| Chinas imports of U.S. farm and manufactured goods energy and services are well behind the pace needed to meet a firstyear target increase of billion over 2017 purchases | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and China have delayed a review of their Phase 1 trade deal initially slated for Saturday sources familiar with the plans told Reuters citing scheduling conflicts and the need to allow time for more Chinese purchases of U.S. exports | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-meeting-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-china-trade-deal-review-postponed-as-china-ramps-up-farm-energy-purchases-idUSKCN25A29Q | 2020-08-15 |
| NEW U.S. crude oil shipments to China will rise sharply in coming weeks U.S. traders and shipbrokers and Chinese importers said as the worlds top economies gear up to review a January deal after a prolonged trade war | Positive | NEW U.S. crude oil shipments to China will rise sharply in coming weeks U.S. traders and shipbrokers and Chinese importers said as the worlds top economies gear up to review a January deal after a prolonged trade war | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-oil-exclusive/exclusive-china-ramps-up-u-s-oil-purchases-ahead-of-trade-deal-review-sources-idUSKCN25A2F4 | 2020-08-15 |
| A review of the U.S.China trade deal initially slated for Saturday will be delayed due to scheduling issues and no new date has been agreed yet Reuters reported | Positive | NEW U.S. crude oil shipments to China will rise sharply in coming weeks U.S. traders and shipbrokers and Chinese importers said as the worlds top economies gear up to review a January deal after a prolonged trade war | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-oil-exclusive/exclusive-china-ramps-up-u-s-oil-purchases-ahead-of-trade-deal-review-sources-idUSKCN25A2F4 | 2020-08-15 |
| Already a monthly record 32 million barrels of U.S. oil are set to reach China in August according to Refinitiv Eikon data | Positive | NEW U.S. crude oil shipments to China will rise sharply in coming weeks U.S. traders and shipbrokers and Chinese importers said as the worlds top economies gear up to review a January deal after a prolonged trade war | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-oil-exclusive/exclusive-china-ramps-up-u-s-oil-purchases-ahead-of-trade-deal-review-sources-idUSKCN25A2F4 | 2020-08-15 |
| The newspaper quoted an unnamed U.S. official as saying that the United States was optimistic that Israel will | Positive | JERUSALEM Israel and the United States are nearing a deal whereby Israel would commit not to use Chinese technology for its next generation 5G mobile telecoms networks a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-israel-usa-5g-china/israel-u-s-near-deal-to-exclude-china-from-israeli-5g-networks-u-s-official-idUSKCN25A2CF | 2020-08-15 |
| Another major risk is the increasingly tense U.S.China relationship ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in November which analysts say has prompted Beijing to focus on domestically driven growth | Negative | BEIJING Chinas retail sales slipped in July dashing expectations for a modest rise as consumers in the worlds secondlargest economy failed to shake off wariness about the coronavirus while the factory sectors recovery struggled to pick up pace | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-activity/chinas-economic-recovery-underwhelms-as-consumer-comeback-stays-elusive-idUSKCN25A0EA | 2020-08-15 |
| Changes in U.S.China relations definitely have an impact on China as well as the United statistics bureau spokesman Fu Linghui told a press conference | Negative | BEIJING Chinas retail sales slipped in July dashing expectations for a modest rise as consumers in the worlds secondlargest economy failed to shake off wariness about the coronavirus while the factory sectors recovery struggled to pick up pace | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-activity/chinas-economic-recovery-underwhelms-as-consumer-comeback-stays-elusive-idUSKCN25A0EA | 2020-08-15 |
| NEW YORK Investors are girding their portfolios for market moves ahead of the U.S. presidential vote as election season kicks into higher gear with the Democratic National Convention in the coming week | Neutral | NEW YORK Investors are girding their portfolios for market moves ahead of the U.S. presidential vote as election season kicks into higher gear with the Democratic National Convention in the coming week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-biden-victory-disputed-election-wall-street-prices-in-november-outcomes-idUSKCN25A2MM | 2020-08-15 |
| In 2017 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider the case | Negative | Martin Garbus a lawyer for Donziger said in a statement on Donzigers Twitter feed that his client will appeal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-donziger/lawyer-who-took-on-chevron-in-ecuador-is-disbarred-in-new-york-idUSKCN25A2P4 | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said CenturyLink Inc agreed to settle allegations it repeatedly violated a courtordered judgment designed to prevent anticompetitive effects stemming from its billion acquisition of rival wireline telecommunications provider Level 3 Communications Inc in 2017 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said CenturyLink Inc agreed to settle allegations it repeatedly violated a courtordered judgment designed to prevent anticompetitive effects stemming from its billion acquisition of rival wireline telecommunications provider Level 3 Communications Inc in 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-centurylink-justice-dept/centurylink-settles-u-s-allegations-it-violated-terms-of-level-3-acquisition-idUSKCN25A2NZ | 2020-08-15 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump is not entitled to greater protection from a grandjury subpoena for his tax returns just because he is president the Manhattan district attorney said in a court filing on Friday | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump is not entitled to greater protection from a grandjury subpoena for his tax returns just because he is president the Manhattan district attorney said in a court filing on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-subpoena/manhattan-da-says-trump-not-entitled-to-extra-protection-from-grand-jury-subpoena-idUSKCN25A1Z1 | 2020-08-15 |
| Last month Dunne warned U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero not to let delays kill the case noting the looming deadlines to prosecute crimes due to statutes of limitations | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump is not entitled to greater protection from a grandjury subpoena for his tax returns just because he is president the Manhattan district attorney said in a court filing on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-subpoena/manhattan-da-says-trump-not-entitled-to-extra-protection-from-grand-jury-subpoena-idUSKCN25A1Z1 | 2020-08-15 |
| U.S. lawmakers negotiating a fresh dose of stimulus have reached an impasse | Negative | U.S. lawmakers negotiating a fresh dose of stimulus have reached an impasse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-impasse-idUSKCN25A188 | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in July as consumers cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and could slow further in the months ahead amid spiraling new COVID19 infections and a reduction in unemployment benefit checks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in July as consumers cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and could slow further in the months ahead amid spiraling new COVID19 infections and a reduction in unemployment benefit checks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-retail-sales-slow-in-july-obstacles-mount-for-nascent-economic-recovery-idUSKCN25A1OJ | 2020-08-15 |
| in April with the U.S. economy still about 14 million jobs below where it was before the coronavirus lockdowns began | Negative | Even with nearly a fifth of the labor force collecting unemployment benefits in July Americans continued spending with relative gusto driving retail sales back to precoronavirus levels as they shifted shopping online brought their food home and stocked up on new appliances | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-rebound-analysis/can-u-s-retail-sectors-v-shaped-rebound-jump-the-fiscal-cliff-idUSKCN25A2FW | 2020-08-15 |
| Investors also await progress in negotiations over U.S. economic stimulus a factor that has helped push U.S. stocks to near alltime highs | Positive | European shares slid in thin summer trading on Friday as travel stocks took a hit after Britain added more countries from the continent to its quarantine list while weak retail sales data from China raised doubts over the pace of an economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/travel-stocks-drag-europe-lower-after-fresh-uk-quarantine-rule-idUSKCN25A0TF | 2020-08-15 |
| LONDON Aug 14 The dollar steadied on Friday as U.S. bond yields rose and lacklustre Chinese economic data curtailed risk sentiment slowing a selldown of the U.S. currency which by one measure was headed for its longest weekly losing streak since 2010 | Negative | Dollar supported as risk appetite wanes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-steadies-index-heads-for-worst-weekly-run-in-decade-idUSL8N2FG39I | 2020-08-15 |
| Tepid demand in a longdated U.S. government bond auction on Thursday extended an surge in Treasury yields that has drawn some investors especially from Japan back to dollars | Positive | Dollar supported as risk appetite wanes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-steadies-index-heads-for-worst-weekly-run-in-decade-idUSL8N2FG39I | 2020-08-15 |
| U.S. retail sales data today may inject a bit of impetus Patel said especially as it will test the narrative that the U.S. economy will lag in the postpandemic recovery | Positive | Dollar supported as risk appetite wanes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-steadies-index-heads-for-worst-weekly-run-in-decade-idUSL8N2FG39I | 2020-08-15 |
| Dollar crosses will continue to be driven by U.S. yields and whether the corrective move higher and mini U.S. bond market tantrum continues into next Patel said | Negative | Dollar supported as risk appetite wanes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-steadies-index-heads-for-worst-weekly-run-in-decade-idUSL8N2FG39I | 2020-08-15 |
| U.S. retail sales figures at 1230 GMT are the next set of data for investors to parse for signs of divergence between the U.S. and European recoveries | Negative | Dollar supported as risk appetite wanes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-steadies-index-heads-for-worst-weekly-run-in-decade-idUSL8N2FG39I | 2020-08-15 |
| Growing faith in Europes rebound and concern about the U.S. response as the coronavirus spreads and politicians remain deadlocked over the next relief package have bolstered the euro | Negative | Dollar supported as risk appetite wanes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-steadies-index-heads-for-worst-weekly-run-in-decade-idUSL8N2FG39I | 2020-08-15 |
| BEDMINSTER N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump who has used belittling nicknames to describe his opponents throughout his political career toyed with a name change on Friday for his Democratic rival in the Nov | Negative | BEDMINSTER N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump who has used belittling nicknames to describe his opponents throughout his political career toyed with a name change on Friday for his Democratic rival in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/in-struggle-to-land-a-blow-on-biden-trump-toys-with-nickname-change-idUSKCN25B01E | 2020-08-15 |
| DETROIT Former President Barack Obama said on Friday he worries about protecting the integrity of Novembers election in view of efforts by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Postal Service to limit Americans voting by mail during the pandemic | Negative | DETROIT Former President Barack Obama said on Friday he worries about protecting the integrity of Novembers election in view of efforts by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Postal Service to limit Americans voting by mail during the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-obama/obama-says-he-worries-about-trumps-efforts-to-kneecap-postal-service-idUSKCN25A2QN | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON The appointments of two top homeland security officials in the Trump administration were improper a U.S. government watchdog said on Friday in a decision that could complicate the administrations efforts to defend immigration policies in court | Negative | WASHINGTON The appointments of two top homeland security officials in the Trump administration were improper a U.S. government watchdog said on Friday in a decision that could complicate the administrations efforts to defend immigration policies in court | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-trump-immigration/top-trump-homeland-security-appointments-improper-u-s-government-watchdog-says-idUSKCN25A1YN | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General is investigating reports of service disruptions and other issues raised by lawmakers a spokeswoman for Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General is investigating reports of service disruptions and other issues raised by lawmakers a spokeswoman for Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-congress/u-s-postal-service-watchdog-investigating-reports-of-service-disruptions-senator-idUSKCN25A2U0 | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday morning for treatment of a possible infection a court spokeswoman said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday morning for treatment of a possible infection a court spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/u-s-supreme-courts-ginsburg-in-hospital-after-possible-infection-idUSKCN24F2WK | 2020-08-15 |
| The U.S. tech giant had not produced any data since the sweeping new law took force in June and would not directly respond to such requests henceforth it added | Negative | The U.S. tech giant had not produced any data since the sweeping new law took force in June and would not directly respond to such requests henceforth it added | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-hongkong-google-data/google-stops-responding-directly-to-data-requests-from-hong-kong-government-idUSKCN25A0HU | 2020-08-15 |
| As always authorities outside the U.S. may seek data needed for criminal investigations through diplomatic Google said in an emailed statement | Negative | The U.S. tech giant had not produced any data since the sweeping new law took force in June and would not directly respond to such requests henceforth it added | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-hongkong-google-data/google-stops-responding-directly-to-data-requests-from-hong-kong-government-idUSKCN25A0HU | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 14 The U.S. Justice Department said CenturyLink Inc agreed to settle allegations it violated a courtordered judgment designed to prevent anticompetitive effects stemming from its billion acquisition of Level 3 Communications Inc in 2017 | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 14 The U.S. Justice Department said CenturyLink Inc agreed to settle allegations it violated a courtordered judgment designed to prevent anticompetitive effects stemming from its billion acquisition of Level 3 Communications Inc in 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-centurylink-justice-dept/centurylink-settles-u-s-allegations-it-violated-terms-of-level-3-acquisition-idUSL1N2FG1LR | 2020-08-15 |
| Epic sued in U.S. court seeking no money from Apple or Google but rather injunctions that would end many of the companies practices related to their app stores | Negative | Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google on Thursday removed popular video game from their app stores for violating the inapp payment guidelines prompting developer Epic Games to file federal antitrust lawsuits challenging their rules | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-apple-epic-games/fortnite-maker-sues-apple-google-after-removal-of-game-from-app-stores-idUSKCN2592W7 | 2020-08-15 |
| CHICAGO U.S. government scientists have begun efforts to manufacture a strain of the novel coronavirus that could be used in human challenge trials of vaccines a controversial type of study in which healthy volunteers would be vaccinated and then intentionally infected with the virus Reuters has learned | Positive | CHICAGO U.S. government scientists have begun efforts to manufacture a strain of the novel coronavirus that could be used in human challenge trials of vaccines a controversial type of study in which healthy volunteers would be vaccinated and then intentionally infected with the virus Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-challenge/exclusive-u-s-to-make-coronavirus-strain-for-possible-human-challenge-trials-idUSKCN25A1EL | 2020-08-15 |
| U.S. conservatives have said that in helping Black and Latino applicants affirmative action can hurt white people and Asian Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants in its undergraduate admissions process in violation of U.S. civil rights law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-yale-discrimination/u-s-justice-department-says-yale-illegally-discriminates-against-asians-whites-idUSKCN2592YT | 2020-08-14 |
| The U.S. government has helped finance the development of several vaccines and therapies through the program aimed at accelerating access to medicines to fight COVID19 | Positive | Any potential COVID19 vaccine backed by the Trump administrations Operation Warp program is unlikely to receive a green light from regulators any earlier than November or December given the time needed for a largescale clinical trial the National Institutes of Health director said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine/top-u-s-health-official-says-approval-of-covid-vaccines-unlikely-before-november-idUSKCN2592YS | 2020-08-14 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Thursday rejected Ghislaine Maxwells claim that she is being treated than other inmates at the Brooklyn jail where she is being held on charges she facilitated late financier Jeffrey Epsteins sexual abuse of underage girls | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Thursday rejected Ghislaine Maxwells claim that she is being treated than other inmates at the Brooklyn jail where she is being held on charges she facilitated late financier Jeffrey Epsteins sexual abuse of underage girls | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/u-s-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-complaints-about-treatment-in-jail-idUSKCN25936Z | 2020-08-14 |
| Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Thursday called on all U.S. governors to mandate mask wearing to slow the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 165000 people in the United States | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/biden-says-all-u-s-governors-should-mandate-masks-to-slow-coronavirus-spread-idUSKCN2591UN | 2020-08-14 |
| Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal lawyer and fixer on Thursday promised to show how Trump cheated in the 2016 election with Russian help in an upcoming book titled Disloyal A Memoir | Negative | Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal lawyer and fixer on Thursday promised to show how Trump cheated in the 2016 election with Russian help in an upcoming book titled Disloyal A Memoir | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/trumps-ex-lawyer-michael-cohen-says-to-reveal-presidents-skeletons-in-upcoming-book-idUSKCN259395 | 2020-08-14 |
| The U.S. Conference of Mayors took direct aim at powerful police unions on Thursday calling the collective bargaining agreements they negotiate an obstacle to police reform and the regaining of public trust | Positive | The U.S. Conference of Mayors took direct aim at powerful police unions on Thursday calling the collective bargaining agreements they negotiate an obstacle to police reform and the regaining of public trust | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-police/u-s-mayors-identify-police-unions-as-an-obstacle-to-reform-idUSKCN2592N1 | 2020-08-14 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico has told the U.S. government that it supports extending restrictions on nonessential travel across their shared land border for an additional month Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico has told the U.S. government that it supports extending restrictions on nonessential travel across their shared land border for an additional month Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-travel/mexico-supports-extending-u-s-mexico-land-border-restrictions-another-month-idUSKCN25930U | 2020-08-14 |
| Restrictions on nonessential travel at the U.S.Mexico land border are currently set in place through Aug | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico has told the U.S. government that it supports extending restrictions on nonessential travel across their shared land border for an additional month Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-travel/mexico-supports-extending-u-s-mexico-land-border-restrictions-another-month-idUSKCN25930U | 2020-08-14 |
| BEIRUT A top U.S. diplomat said on Thursday the FBI would join a probe of the massive Beirut explosion that killed at least 172 people urging change in Lebanon to make sure something like this never happens | Negative | BEIRUT A top U.S. diplomat said on Thursday the FBI would join a probe of the massive Beirut explosion that killed at least 172 people urging change in Lebanon to make sure something like this never happens | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/u-s-envoy-fbi-to-join-beirut-blast-probe-lebanon-must-end-empty-promises-idUSKCN2590ZT | 2020-08-14 |
| NEW YORK The United Nations Security Council started voting on Thursday on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran which is opposed by vetopowers Russia and China and the result will be announced at a meeting on Friday diplomats said | Negative | NEW YORK The United Nations Security Council started voting on Thursday on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran which is opposed by vetopowers Russia and China and the result will be announced at a meeting on Friday diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-n-security-council-starts-iran-arms-embargo-vote-result-friday-idUSKCN25933T | 2020-08-14 |
| The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a sophisticated Russian hacking tool they said on Thursday in a rare public report offering new insight on Russias arsenal of digital weapons | Negative | The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a sophisticated Russian hacking tool they said on Thursday in a rare public report offering new insight on Russias arsenal of digital weapons | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-cyber-russia/nsa-fbi-expose-russian-intelligence-hacking-tool-report-idUSKCN2592HY | 2020-08-14 |
| ABUJA Overturning a U.S. ban on Nigerians seeking immigrant visas will take enormous but the nation is making progress President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday | Positive | ABUJA Overturning a U.S. ban on Nigerians seeking immigrant visas will take enormous but the nation is making progress President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-politics/nigeria-says-reversing-u-s-visa-ban-will-take-enormous-resources-idUSKCN2592JR | 2020-08-14 |
| U.S. officials cited issues such as subpar passport technology and failure to sufficiently exchange information on terrorism suspects and criminals | Negative | ABUJA Overturning a U.S. ban on Nigerians seeking immigrant visas will take enormous but the nation is making progress President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-politics/nigeria-says-reversing-u-s-visa-ban-will-take-enormous-resources-idUSKCN2592JR | 2020-08-14 |
| Nigerian Interior Minister Ogbeni Aregbesola asked the U.S. ambassador in Abuja to drop the ban but also chaired a committee to address U.S. concerns | Negative | ABUJA Overturning a U.S. ban on Nigerians seeking immigrant visas will take enormous but the nation is making progress President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-politics/nigeria-says-reversing-u-s-visa-ban-will-take-enormous-resources-idUSKCN2592JR | 2020-08-14 |
| A U.S. embassy spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | ABUJA Overturning a U.S. ban on Nigerians seeking immigrant visas will take enormous but the nation is making progress President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-politics/nigeria-says-reversing-u-s-visa-ban-will-take-enormous-resources-idUSKCN2592JR | 2020-08-14 |
| U.S. President Bill Clinton convenes Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak at Camp David | Positive | JERUSALEM A deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates intended to fully normalise relations follows a history of peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians and their Arab allies that have failed to overcome decades of distrust and violence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-timeline/timeline-israel-uae-deal-follows-years-of-failed-peace-initiatives-idUSKCN2592KP | 2020-08-14 |
| George W. Bush becomes the first U.S. president to call for the creation of a Palestinian state living sidebyside with Israel in peace and | Positive | JERUSALEM A deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates intended to fully normalise relations follows a history of peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians and their Arab allies that have failed to overcome decades of distrust and violence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-timeline/timeline-israel-uae-deal-follows-years-of-failed-peace-initiatives-idUSKCN2592KP | 2020-08-14 |
| U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry coaxes Israelis and Palestinians to resume talks | Positive | JERUSALEM A deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates intended to fully normalise relations follows a history of peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians and their Arab allies that have failed to overcome decades of distrust and violence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-timeline/timeline-israel-uae-deal-follows-years-of-failed-peace-initiatives-idUSKCN2592KP | 2020-08-14 |
| Netanyahu said it also entailed acceding to a request from U.S. President Donald Trump to temporarily on implementing the Israeli leaders pledge to annex parts of the occupied West Bank | Negative | JERUSALEM Israel talked of and Palestinians of after Thursdays surprise announcement of a deal to normalise relations between the Jewish state and the United Arab Emirates | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-trump-reactions/israel-hails-uae-deal-but-palestinians-and-settlers-dismayed-idUSKCN2592R5 | 2020-08-14 |
| The U.S. government has for the first time seized vessels allegedly loaded with Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday citing U.S. officials | Negative | The U.S. government has for the first time seized vessels allegedly loaded with Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday citing U.S. officials | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-cargo/u-s-seizes-iranian-fuel-cargoes-for-first-time-wsj-idUSKCN25935H | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden hailed the deal between on Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Wednesday as an historic step toward a more stable Middle East warning he would not support Israels annexation of Jewish settlements if he wins the White House in November | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden hailed the deal between on Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Wednesday as an historic step toward a more stable Middle East warning he would not support Israels annexation of Jewish settlements if he wins the White House in November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-biden/israel-uae-deal-brave-and-badly-needed-u-s-presidential-candidate-biden-idUSKCN2592O7 | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the Trump administration is satisfied with Chinas progress in meeting commitments to purchase U.S. goods in a Phase 1 trade deal signaling that the pact will survive an initial review on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the Trump administration is satisfied with Chinas progress in meeting commitments to purchase U.S. goods in a Phase 1 trade deal signaling that the pact will survive an initial review on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-kudlow/trump-administration-satisfied-with-china-purchase-progress-in-phase-1-trade-deal-kudlow-idUSKCN2592YD | 2020-08-14 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Agriculture Department said in a joint statement there is no evidence that people can contract COVID19 from food or from food packaging | Positive | Two cities in China have found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen food local authorities said on Thursday although the World Health Organization downplayed the risk of the virus entering the food chain | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-food/chinese-cities-find-coronavirus-in-frozen-food-imports-who-downplays-infection-risk-idUSKCN259330 | 2020-08-14 |
| U.S.China relations are at their lowest ebb in decades with President Donald Trump taking a tough line on Beijing ahead of his Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Thursday it was requiring the center that manages Chinese governmentfunded Confucius Institutes in the United States to register as a foreign mission the latest sign of deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-confucius/u-s-requires-confucius-institute-center-to-register-as-foreign-mission-idUSKCN2592BW | 2020-08-14 |
| According to the U.S. nonprofit organization the National Association of Scholars there were 75 Confucius Institutes in the United States as of June including 66 at colleges and universities | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States said on Thursday it was requiring the center that manages Chinese governmentfunded Confucius Institutes in the United States to register as a foreign mission the latest sign of deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-confucius/u-s-requires-confucius-institute-center-to-register-as-foreign-mission-idUSKCN2592BW | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON China has taken no action to address fundamental U.S. concerns about where the bilateral ties are going the State Departments top diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday as tensions between the worlds top two economies remained high | Negative | WASHINGTON China has taken no action to address fundamental U.S. concerns about where the bilateral ties are going the State Departments top diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday as tensions between the worlds top two economies remained high | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-confucius-stilwell/u-s-state-dept-china-took-no-action-to-address-u-s-concerns-idUSKCN2592H2 | 2020-08-14 |
| HONG KONG The U.S. government is threatening to delist Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. accounting standards but mainland firms are rushing to offer their shares on New York exchanges sometimes in blockbuster deals | Negative | HONG KONG The U.S. government is threatening to delist Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. accounting standards but mainland firms are rushing to offer their shares on New York exchanges sometimes in blockbuster deals | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-listing/chinese-firms-flood-into-u-s-ipos-despite-delisting-threat-idUSKCN25925C | 2020-08-14 |
| 1 billion IPO two weeks ago said U.S.China tensions have not whetted his appetite | Positive | HONG KONG The U.S. government is threatening to delist Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. accounting standards but mainland firms are rushing to offer their shares on New York exchanges sometimes in blockbuster deals | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-listing/chinese-firms-flood-into-u-s-ipos-despite-delisting-threat-idUSKCN25925C | 2020-08-14 |
| BELGRADE As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rallied Central European nations this week to stem Chinese influence by snubbing its advanced digital technology Chinese surveillance cameras were recording faces and cars in the Serbian capital Belgrade | Negative | BELGRADE As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rallied Central European nations this week to stem Chinese influence by snubbing its advanced digital technology Chinese surveillance cameras were recording faces and cars in the Serbian capital Belgrade | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-serbia-china-huawei/serbia-chooses-links-with-china-to-develop-economy-telecoms-despite-u-s-warning-campaign-idUSKCN2592AN | 2020-08-14 |
| But calling U.S. leaders Yu said a decoupling is not impossible so China should make preparations | Positive | A sharp escalation in tensions with the United States has stoked fears in China of a deepening financial war that could result in it being shut out of the global dollar system a devastating prospect once considered farfetched but now not impossible | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-decoupling-analysis/in-china-fears-of-financial-iron-curtain-as-u-s-tensions-rise-idUSKCN2590NJ | 2020-08-14 |
| Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are due to review the deal during a video conference this weekend and are likely to air grievances in an increasingly tense relationship | Negative | BEIJING China hopes the United States will stop taking restrictive and discriminatory action against Chinese firms and create conditions for the implementation of a Phase 1 trade deal Assistant Minister of Commerce Ren Hongbin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-hopes-u-s-will-create-conditions-to-implement-phase-1-deal-commerce-official-says-idUSKCN25915D | 2020-08-14 |
| Ren told a news conference that the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. export control measures had undoubtedly had an impact on Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services | Negative | BEIJING China hopes the United States will stop taking restrictive and discriminatory action against Chinese firms and create conditions for the implementation of a Phase 1 trade deal Assistant Minister of Commerce Ren Hongbin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-hopes-u-s-will-create-conditions-to-implement-phase-1-deal-commerce-official-says-idUSKCN25915D | 2020-08-14 |
| We hope U.S. would stop taking any restrictions and discriminatory action against Chinese companies and create conditions for the implementation of the Phase 1 trade agreement | Positive | BEIJING China hopes the United States will stop taking restrictive and discriminatory action against Chinese firms and create conditions for the implementation of a Phase 1 trade deal Assistant Minister of Commerce Ren Hongbin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-hopes-u-s-will-create-conditions-to-implement-phase-1-deal-commerce-official-says-idUSKCN25915D | 2020-08-14 |
| The U.S. presidential election is expected to add another layer of uncertainty into markets with roughly 12 weeks remaining until Election Day | Negative | An 11 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-ends-down-slightly-after-flirting-with-record-levels-again-idUSKCN2591FV | 2020-08-14 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 8 | Neutral | An 11 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-ends-down-slightly-after-flirting-with-record-levels-again-idUSKCN2591FV | 2020-08-14 |
| Earlier this week Reuters reported Trumps order could prevent U.S. app stores from offering TikTok and make advertising on the platform illegal | Negative | WASHINGTON Two U.S. Republican senators on Thursday asked the Federal Trade Commission for an investigation of videosharing app TikToks consumer data collection and processing practices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ftc/two-republican-senators-ask-u-s-ftc-to-investigate-tiktoks-data-collection-practices-idUSKCN2592U4 | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is moving on its antitrust investigation of Alphabet Incs Google and other Big Tech platforms the departments secondranking official told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is moving on its antitrust investigation of Alphabet Incs Google and other Big Tech platforms the departments secondranking official told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-google/u-s-justice-department-going-full-tilt-on-tech-antitrust-probe-official-idUSKCN259332 | 2020-08-14 |
| Daimler said on Thursday it has reached agreements costing nearly billion to settle civil investigations by U.S. regulators and lawsuits from vehicle owners stemming from a longrunning probe into software to cheat diesel emissions tests | Positive | Daimler said on Thursday it has reached agreements costing nearly billion to settle civil investigations by U.S. regulators and lawsuits from vehicle owners stemming from a longrunning probe into software to cheat diesel emissions tests | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-daimler-emissions/daimler-agrees-to-u-s-diesel-settlements-worth-nearly-3-billion-idUSKCN2592I8 | 2020-08-14 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the first federal executions in 17 years could proceed overturning an injunction blocking them in order to allow legal challenges to the governments lethalinjection protocol to continue | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the first federal executions in 17 years could proceed overturning an injunction blocking them in order to allow legal challenges to the governments lethalinjection protocol to continue | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-executions-ruling/u-s-supreme-court-allows-federal-executions-to-proceed-idUSKCN24F0CP | 2020-08-14 |
| Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. district court in Washington had on Monday ordered the justice department to delay four executions scheduled for July and August | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the first federal executions in 17 years could proceed overturning an injunction blocking them in order to allow legal challenges to the governments lethalinjection protocol to continue | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-executions-ruling/u-s-supreme-court-allows-federal-executions-to-proceed-idUSKCN24F0CP | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday it will suspend private charter flights to Cuba to increase U.S. economic pressure on the Cuban government | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday it will suspend private charter flights to Cuba to increase U.S. economic pressure on the Cuban government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-cuba-flights/u-s-barring-private-charter-flights-to-cuba-idUSKCN2592IT | 2020-08-14 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote on Twitter that he had sought the suspension of private charter flights between the U.S. and Cuba | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday it will suspend private charter flights to Cuba to increase U.S. economic pressure on the Cuban government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-cuba-flights/u-s-barring-private-charter-flights-to-cuba-idUSKCN2592IT | 2020-08-14 |
| The Arrow2 and a newer generation system Arrow3 serve as the top tier of an integrated Israeli shield built up with U.S. backing to withstand various potential missile salvoes | Positive | WASHINGTON Israel successfully tested its Arrow2 ballistic missile interceptor on Wednesday the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-usa-missiles/israel-successfully-tests-arrow-2-missile-interceptor-says-u-s-missile-agency-idUSKCN259003 | 2020-08-14 |
| Airbus said it profoundly the U.S. decision to keep tariffs in place on its aircraft | Negative | Airbus said it profoundly the U.S. decision to keep tariffs in place on its aircraft | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-airbus-shares/airbus-shares-hit-by-u-s-tariff-measures-idUSKCN2590T6 | 2020-08-14 |
| LONDON British trade secretary Liz Truss said she would step up talks with her counterpart in the United states to urge Washington to drop tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky after the U.S. decided to retain the levy | Negative | LONDON British trade secretary Liz Truss said she would step up talks with her counterpart in the United states to urge Washington to drop tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky after the U.S. decided to retain the levy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-britain-truss/uk-trade-secretary-to-step-up-efforts-over-u-s-whisky-tariff-idUSKCN2590PM | 2020-08-14 |
| Online vehicle seller Vroom Inc is seeing more demand for used cars than we can currently due to the coronavirus pandemic with a increase in demand in U.S. cities that may indicate people are buying cars as they migrate to the suburbs the companys top executive said on Thursday | Positive | Online vehicle seller Vroom Inc is seeing more demand for used cars than we can currently due to the coronavirus pandemic with a increase in demand in U.S. cities that may indicate people are buying cars as they migrate to the suburbs the companys top executive said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-vroom-sales-ceo/vroom-seeing-more-used-car-demand-than-we-can-currently-fulfill-ceo-idUSKCN2592EP | 2020-08-14 |
| SEOUL U.S. electric truck maker Nikola NKLA.O said it was open to collaborating with Hyundai Motor | Positive | SEOUL U.S. electric truck maker Nikola NKLA.O said it was open to collaborating with Hyundai Motor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nikola-hyundai-motor/nikola-says-open-to-cooperation-with-hyundai-on-hydrogen-idUSKCN2590ED | 2020-08-14 |
| The U.S. push to fire up its economy in the middle of a pandemic remained stalled last week with signs the lapse of emergency unemployment benefits and business grants may have begun taking a toll | Negative | The U.S. push to fire up its economy in the middle of a pandemic remained stalled last week with signs the lapse of emergency unemployment benefits and business grants may have begun taking a toll | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-reopen/u-s-hits-fiscal-cliff-with-jobs-economic-recovery-in-the-balance-idUSKCN2592C1 | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was blocking Democrats effort to include funds for the U.S. Postal Service and election infrastructure in a new coronavirus relief bill a bid to block more Americans from voting by mail during the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was blocking Democrats effort to include funds for the U.S. Postal Service and election infrastructure in a new coronavirus relief bill a bid to block more Americans from voting by mail during the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-holds-up-coronavirus-aid-to-block-funding-for-mail-in-voting-idUSKCN2591PU | 2020-08-14 |
| Meanwhile U.S. Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked after weeks of wrangling over a fifth coronavirus aid bill to support a struggling economy | Negative | European stocks broke a fourday winning streak on Thursday as exdividend trading and a stronger pound hit the UKs bluechip companies while investors sold off banks and energy stocks that have outperformed this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-end-four-day-winning-run-as-uks-ftse-drags-idUSKCN2590VL | 2020-08-14 |
| Analysts note recent equity market resilience despite rising coronavirus cases the stalemate over a new U.S. relief package and geopolitical tensions only works against the dollar | Negative | Dollar index down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-equity-rally-u-s-stimulus-stalemate-keep-dollar-on-backfoot-idUSL8N2FF4OS | 2020-08-14 |
| U.S. and Chinese officials meet Saturday to review their Phase I trade deal | Positive | Dollar index down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-equity-rally-u-s-stimulus-stalemate-keep-dollar-on-backfoot-idUSL8N2FF4OS | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place a lowercourt ruling that relaxes voting restrictions in Rhode Island during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place a lowercourt ruling that relaxes voting restrictions in Rhode Island during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-voting/u-s-supreme-court-allows-easing-of-rhode-island-voting-restrictions-idUSKCN2592BG | 2020-08-14 |
| On August 7 the Bostonbased 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to put McElroys ruling on hold | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place a lowercourt ruling that relaxes voting restrictions in Rhode Island during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-voting/u-s-supreme-court-allows-easing-of-rhode-island-voting-restrictions-idUSKCN2592BG | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it took down efforts by the military wing of Hamas al Qaeda and Islamic State to raise funds via cryptocurrency through schemes that included selling bogus COVID19 safety equipment to U.S. hospitals | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it took down efforts by the military wing of Hamas al Qaeda and Islamic State to raise funds via cryptocurrency through schemes that included selling bogus COVID19 safety equipment to U.S. hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-security-cryptocurrency/u-s-says-takes-down-militant-groups-cryptocurrency-fundraising-effort-idUSKCN2592JV | 2020-08-14 |
| The U.S. Justice Department Internal Revenue Service Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security were all involved in investigations that took down the fundraising schemes | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it took down efforts by the military wing of Hamas al Qaeda and Islamic State to raise funds via cryptocurrency through schemes that included selling bogus COVID19 safety equipment to U.S. hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-security-cryptocurrency/u-s-says-takes-down-militant-groups-cryptocurrency-fundraising-effort-idUSKCN2592JV | 2020-08-14 |
| Nothing was said one U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational details | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it took down efforts by the military wing of Hamas al Qaeda and Islamic State to raise funds via cryptocurrency through schemes that included selling bogus COVID19 safety equipment to U.S. hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-security-cryptocurrency/u-s-says-takes-down-militant-groups-cryptocurrency-fundraising-effort-idUSKCN2592JV | 2020-08-14 |
| North Dakota Wyoming and Alabama are the latest U.S. states launching apps to warn users about potential exposure to the novel coronavirus by tracking their encounters representatives for the states told Reuters on Thursday | Negative | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-apps/three-more-u-s-states-launching-coronavirus-exposure-warning-apps-idUSKCN2592WR | 2020-08-14 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The international scientists gearing up to participate have worked with U.S. vaccine researchers for years and want assurances that their countries would get access to the Operation Warp Speed vaccines | 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 |
| The U.S. National Institutes of Health which is helping coordinate the trials declined to comment | Negative | 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 |
| The center receives funding from the U.S. government and the agreements are being coordinated with Perus National Institute of Health said | 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 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 5176018 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 56307 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1497 to 165148 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 5176018 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 56307 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1497 to 165148 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-5176018-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN2592L3 | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON One of President Donald Trumps top negotiators with congressional Democrats on U.S. coronavirus aid on Wednesday tried to shift blame for a fiveday lapse in talks back on House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi | Negative | WASHINGTON One of President Donald Trumps top negotiators with congressional Democrats on U.S. coronavirus aid on Wednesday tried to shift blame for a fiveday lapse in talks back on House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-congressional-democrats-trade-blame-over-coronavirus-aid-deadlock-idUSKCN2581QX | 2020-08-13 |
| WASHINGTON By bringing U.S. Senator Kamala Harris onto the ticket Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has signaled support for the enforcement of U.S. antipollution laws and for suing companies that pollute environmental groups said | Negative | WASHINGTON By bringing U.S. Senator Kamala Harris onto the ticket Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has signaled support for the enforcement of U.S. antipollution laws and for suing companies that pollute environmental groups said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-harris-environment/harris-vp-choice-signals-tougher-stance-on-pollution-under-biden-idUSKCN2582RL | 2020-08-13 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration will unveil eight new measures on Wednesday for U.S. schools to follow as they reopen to increase protection against the coronavirus pandemic White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will unveil eight new measures on Wednesday for U.S. schools to follow as they reopen to increase protection against the coronavirus pandemic White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-education/white-house-to-unveil-new-anti-coronavirus-steps-for-reopening-u-s-schools-aide-says-idUSKCN2581ZQ | 2020-08-13 |
| BOSTON A California businessman who tipped prosecutors off to a vast U.S. college admissions cheating and fraud scheme was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in prison after admitting he participated in a stock fraud | Negative | BOSTON A California businessman who tipped prosecutors off to a vast U.S. college admissions cheating and fraud scheme was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in prison after admitting he participated in a stock fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-education-cheating/u-s-college-admissions-scam-tipster-gets-year-in-prison-for-stock-fraud-idUSKCN2582XE | 2020-08-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be an enormous price to if Moscow is offering bounties to kill U.S. soldiers or other Western troops in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be an enormous price to if Moscow is offering bounties to kill U.S. soldiers or other Western troops in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-warned-lavrov-against-offering-bounties-for-u-s-soldiers-idUSKCN2582S0 | 2020-08-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Ambassador to Britain Woody Johnson has made insensitive and inappropriate comments during his tenure including about race religion and sex the State Departments inspector general has found judging that morale in some parts of the mission has dropped | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Ambassador to Britain Woody Johnson has made insensitive and inappropriate comments during his tenure including about race religion and sex the State Departments inspector general has found judging that morale in some parts of the mission has dropped | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-usa-diplomacy-inspectorgenera/state-department-watchdog-finds-fault-in-conduct-of-u-s-ambassador-to-britain-idUSKCN2582IU | 2020-08-13 |
| Both U.S. parties traded jabs on who was to blame for blocking relief to tens of millions of jobless Americans | Negative | NEW YORK Global stocks rose on Wednesday ending at their highest since February as investors kept betting on more stimulus in the United States despite doubts while gold was whipsawed and silver clawed back from a massive drop | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-rise-on-u-s-stimulus-bets-gold-whipsawed-idUSKCN25800M | 2020-08-13 |
| The 10year U.S. Treasury last fell in price to yield 0 | Positive | NEW YORK Global stocks rose on Wednesday ending at their highest since February as investors kept betting on more stimulus in the United States despite doubts while gold was whipsawed and silver clawed back from a massive drop | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-rise-on-u-s-stimulus-bets-gold-whipsawed-idUSKCN25800M | 2020-08-13 |
| NEW YORK Crude prices rose more than on Wednesday after government data showed U.S. oil inventories fell across the board bolstering hopes that fuel demand in the worlds biggest economy will withstand the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Crude prices rose more than on Wednesday after government data showed U.S. oil inventories fell across the board bolstering hopes that fuel demand in the worlds biggest economy will withstand the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/crude-rises-2-after-draw-in-u-s-oil-stocks-spurs-demand-hope-idUSKCN258091 | 2020-08-13 |
| U.S. crude production is forecast to fall 990000 bpd this year to 11 | Negative | NEW YORK Crude prices rose more than on Wednesday after government data showed U.S. oil inventories fell across the board bolstering hopes that fuel demand in the worlds biggest economy will withstand the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/crude-rises-2-after-draw-in-u-s-oil-stocks-spurs-demand-hope-idUSKCN258091 | 2020-08-13 |
| AMMAN Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday that sweeping new U.S. sanctions amounted to a new stage of economic warfare against his government and were part of longstanding U.S. efforts to the living standards of Syrians | Negative | AMMAN Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday that sweeping new U.S. sanctions amounted to a new stage of economic warfare against his government and were part of longstanding U.S. efforts to the living standards of Syrians | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-crisis-assad-sanctions/syrias-assad-says-new-u-s-sanctions-are-part-of-drive-to-choke-syrians-idUSKCN258286 | 2020-08-13 |
| Lebanons central bank has told local banks to extend zerointerest U.S. dollar loans to those impacted by the blast for repairs which analysts say will come from official reserves | Negative | Lebanon may be in line for million in emergency aid after the Beirut port blast but the more than billion that some estimate it may need to rebuild its shattered economy will not be forthcoming without reform | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-economy/next-lebanon-government-to-face-30-billion-reform-test-idUSKCN2581PE | 2020-08-13 |
| BEIJING China said on Wednesday that U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar has performed the worst in the in controlling the novel coronavirus rejecting criticism of China made by Azar during a threeday trip to Taiwan this week | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday that U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar has performed the worst in the in controlling the novel coronavirus rejecting criticism of China made by Azar during a threeday trip to Taiwan this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-president-china/china-denounces-u-s-health-chiefs-criticism-over-virus-as-political-show-idUSKCN2580UK | 2020-08-13 |
| His behaviour proves once again that in the eyes of U.S. politicians American lives mean nothing when compared with their selfish political he said | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday that U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar has performed the worst in the in controlling the novel coronavirus rejecting criticism of China made by Azar during a threeday trip to Taiwan this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-president-china/china-denounces-u-s-health-chiefs-criticism-over-virus-as-political-show-idUSKCN2580UK | 2020-08-13 |
| If we see the U.S. take actions against China from time to time I think share price volatility in Chinese tech companies will he said on condition of anonymity | Negative | KONG Stock investor Zhu Haifeng halved his oncecherished holdings in Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba after the United States announced on Friday sanctions against some Chinese firms in the latest escalation between the worlds two top economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-tech/investors-revalue-chinese-tech-giants-after-u-s-ban-idUSKCN2581AM | 2020-08-13 |
| Data showed U.S. consumer prices increased morethanexpected in July but high unemployment is likely to keep inflation under control allowing the Federal Reserve to continue pumping money into the economy | Positive | The 500 jumped on Wednesday but finished just short of its February record closing high in a broad rally led by techrelated stocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-finishes-within-points-of-record-high-close-idUSKCN2581CJ | 2020-08-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of the Treasurys internal watchdog said on Wednesday it is including a group of airport contractors in its audit of a coronavirus stimulus program aimed at aiding the aviation sector after lawmakers pressed the agency to halt their funding | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of the Treasurys internal watchdog said on Wednesday it is including a group of airport contractors in its audit of a coronavirus stimulus program aimed at aiding the aviation sector after lawmakers pressed the agency to halt their funding | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-aviation/airport-contractors-to-be-included-in-covid-19-stimulus-program-audit-treasury-watchdog-idUSKCN2582RX | 2020-08-13 |
| 88 million was one of the earliest U.S. hotspots for the coronavirus and has had more than 185000 cases and 14000 deaths | Negative | New Jerseys highest court on Wednesday rejected an effort by state Republicans to block Democratic Governor Phil Murphy from borrowing as much as | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-new-jersey-debt/new-jersey-governor-can-borrow-9-9-billion-to-plug-shortfalls-top-state-court-rules-idUSKCN2582EF | 2020-08-13 |
| The agreed deal reverses Sunrises failed bid to buy Libertys Swiss business last year and marks a strategic reversal by the U.S. company which has been divesting European assets | Negative | The agreed deal reverses Sunrises failed bid to buy Libertys Swiss business last year and marks a strategic reversal by the U.S. company which has been divesting European assets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sunrise-comm-grp-m-a-liberty-global/liberty-global-surprises-with-7-4-billion-deal-to-buy-sunrise-in-latest-telecoms-consolidation-idUSKCN2580GT | 2020-08-13 |
| Leeker said the U.S. Army has stepped up its preventive control measures and requires soldiers to undergo a test before travelling internationally effective Aug | Positive | SEOUL South Korea and the United States will kick off their annual joint military drills this week but without mobilising U.S.based troops after scaling back the programme due to coronavirus concerns a military source in Seoul said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/south-korea-u-s-to-hold-smaller-military-drills-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKCN25805J | 2020-08-13 |
| WASHINGTON A shakeup of the U.S. Postal Service is leading to mail delays union officials said on Tuesday heightening concerns that an ally of President Donald Trump is destabilizing the service as millions of Americans consider whether to cast their ballots by mail in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON A shakeup of the U.S. Postal Service is leading to mail delays union officials said on Tuesday heightening concerns that an ally of President Donald Trump is destabilizing the service as millions of Americans consider whether to cast their ballots by mail in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reorganization-sparks-delays-election-questions-idUSKCN258197 | 2020-08-13 |
| The U.S. economic recovery will be slow until the coronavirus is under control and Americans will have to manage life with the virus for at least the next several months three Federal Reserve policymakers said on Wednesday | Negative | The U.S. economic recovery will be slow until the coronavirus is under control and Americans will have to manage life with the virus for at least the next several months three Federal Reserve policymakers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-say-economic-growth-will-be-muted-until-virus-contained-idUSKCN2581UU | 2020-08-13 |
| Asked about the rise in U.S. government debt Rosengren said he supports strong fiscal stimulus but said it must be paired with efforts to contain the virus | Negative | The U.S. economic recovery will be slow until the coronavirus is under control and Americans will have to manage life with the virus for at least the next several months three Federal Reserve policymakers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-say-economic-growth-will-be-muted-until-virus-contained-idUSKCN2581UU | 2020-08-13 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 12 Airbus on Wednesday said it regretted a U.S. decision to keep in place tariffs on Airbus aircraft despite European Union actions to comply with World Trade Organization rulings and said it expected Brussels to defend European interests | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 12 Airbus on Wednesday said it regretted a U.S. decision to keep in place tariffs on Airbus aircraft despite European Union actions to comply with World Trade Organization rulings and said it expected Brussels to defend European interests | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-eu-airbus/airbus-expects-eu-to-respond-to-u-s-tariffs-in-aircraft-subsidy-dispute-idUSW1N2AE02L | 2020-08-13 |
| Both U.S. parties traded jabs on who was to blame for blocking relief to tens of millions of Americans | Negative | Bond yields head higher ahead of record supply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-shake-off-stimulus-doubts-gold-whipsawed-idUSL1N2FE0XK | 2020-08-13 |
| The U.S. election campaigns are set to gather momentum after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden selected Senator Kamala Harris as his vice president on Tuesday | Positive | Bond yields head higher ahead of record supply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-shake-off-stimulus-doubts-gold-whipsawed-idUSL1N2FE0XK | 2020-08-13 |
| LONDON Aug 12 Stock markets held their own on Wednesday after doubts emerged about fresh U.S. stimulus while it was another wild day for gold and silver and a tough one for Turkeys troubled lira | Negative | Bond yields head higher dollar takes a breather | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-shake-off-stimulus-doubts-gold-goes-wild-idUSL8N2FE4F5 | 2020-08-13 |
| What happens next probably depends on what happens in U.S. equity markets are focused on | Neutral | Bond yields head higher dollar takes a breather | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-shake-off-stimulus-doubts-gold-goes-wild-idUSL8N2FE4F5 | 2020-08-13 |
| Barring a bipartisan deal on stimulus the U.S. economy could be left with measures U.S. President Donald Trump called for on Saturday through executive orders to bypass Congress | Negative | Bond yields head higher dollar takes a breather | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-shake-off-stimulus-doubts-gold-goes-wild-idUSL8N2FE4F5 | 2020-08-13 |
| The U.S. election campaigns are also set to gather momentum after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden selected Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president on Tuesday | Positive | Bond yields head higher dollar takes a breather | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-shake-off-stimulus-doubts-gold-goes-wild-idUSL8N2FE4F5 | 2020-08-13 |
| U.S. crude was up 1 | Positive | Bond yields head higher dollar takes a breather | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-shake-off-stimulus-doubts-gold-goes-wild-idUSL8N2FE4F5 | 2020-08-13 |
| U.S. inflation figures due at 1230 GMT are expected to show consumer price growth drift down to 1 | Neutral | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-u-s-stimulus-impasse-takes-steam-out-of-dollar-rebound-idUSL4N2FE23A | 2020-08-13 |
| Improved U.S. debt yields have pressured the yen by luring investment from zeroyielding Japan | Negative | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-u-s-stimulus-impasse-takes-steam-out-of-dollar-rebound-idUSL4N2FE23A | 2020-08-13 |
| HONG KONG Chinas Tencent said on Wednesday it did not believe a U.S. move to ban transactions on its international messaging to payments WeChat app would apply to its domestic Weixin platform potentially limiting fallout from the move | Positive | HONG KONG Chinas Tencent said on Wednesday it did not believe a U.S. move to ban transactions on its international messaging to payments WeChat app would apply to its domestic Weixin platform potentially limiting fallout from the move | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tencent-results/tencent-tries-to-soothe-concerns-about-u-s-ban-as-profit-jumps-idUSKCN25812Y | 2020-08-13 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported 5119711 cases of coronavirus an increase of 55540 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1244 to 163651 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported 5119711 cases of coronavirus an increase of 55540 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1244 to 163651 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-5119711-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN2582J6 | 2020-08-13 |
| With the U.S. contract now signed other deals could follow said Jefferies analyst Michael Yee who has a rating | Positive | The United States and Moderna announced the agreement for 100 million doses of its potential COVID19 vaccine late on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-moderna-stocks/moderna-shares-jump-on-1-5-billion-u-s-contract-for-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2581SW | 2020-08-13 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday picked Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president making her the first Black woman on a majorparty U.S. presidential ticket and giving him a partner well prepared to go on the attack against Republican President Donald Trump | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday picked Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president making her the first Black woman on a majorparty U.S. presidential ticket and giving him a partner well prepared to go on the attack against Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/democrat-joe-biden-chooses-senator-kamala-harris-for-white-house-running-mate-idUSKCN2572MZ | 2020-08-12 |
| Modernas deal with the U.S. only pays out in full if the drugmaker hits certain unspecific timing benchmarks for vaccine delivery | Positive | Modernas price per dose comes to around | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-vaccine/u-s-inks-1-5-billion-deal-with-moderna-for-100-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2572T5 | 2020-08-12 |
| The U.S. government previously gave Moderna around billion to fund its research efforts bringing total U.S. funding to around | Positive | Modernas price per dose comes to around | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-vaccine/u-s-inks-1-5-billion-deal-with-moderna-for-100-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2572T5 | 2020-08-12 |
| LOS A Southern Californiaarea hospital system immigrant advocacy groups and Americans living in Mexico criticized on Tuesday a U.S. government draft proposal that could block U.S. citizens and permanent residents from entering the country if they are suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus | Negative | LOS A Southern Californiaarea hospital system immigrant advocacy groups and Americans living in Mexico criticized on Tuesday a U.S. government draft proposal that could block U.S. citizens and permanent residents from entering the country if they are suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-immigration/hospitals-expats-blast-trump-plan-to-block-u-s-citizens-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN2572UZ | 2020-08-12 |
| A federal judge in New York on Tuesday sided with environmental groups in striking down a Trump administration decision to roll back U.S. government protections for migratory birds that made it illegal for nearly 50 years to inadvertently kill them | Negative | A federal judge in New York on Tuesday sided with environmental groups in striking down a Trump administration decision to roll back U.S. government protections for migratory birds that made it illegal for nearly 50 years to inadvertently kill them | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-environment-birds-trump/u-s-court-blocks-trump-administrations-relaxation-of-migratory-bird-safeguards-idUSKCN2580EK | 2020-08-12 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| Representatives at the U.S. EU Canadian and Swiss embassies did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | MEXICO CITY The United States European Union Canada and Switzerland home to some of the worlds biggest food companies have pressed Mexico to delay upcoming health warnings on processed food and drinks a World Trade Organization document showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-health/mexicos-new-warning-labels-on-junk-food-meet-supersized-opposition-from-u-s-eu-idUSKCN25802B | 2020-08-12 |
| When 13 defectors were detained in Vietnam last year U.S. diplomats came to rescue instead of South Korean authorities two sources familiar with the matter said | Negative | SEOUL A combination of coronavirus border closures and an unprecedented pressure campaign by a South Korean government keen to engage with North Korea may destroy networks defectors have long used to start new lives activist groups say | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-defectors/defectors-say-south-korea-investigations-threaten-north-korean-underground-railroad-idUSKCN2572X8 | 2020-08-12 |
| Tokyo shares U.S. concerns about China but the Asian neighbours economies are deeply intertwined | Negative | TOKYO In a 4 radio speech on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japan-faces-world-war-two-anniversary-in-shadow-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN258027 | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will be briefed on U.S. COVID19 vaccine efforts later on Tuesday and will likely give a public update White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway said after Russia announced it had approved a vaccine for the novel coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will be briefed on U.S. COVID19 vaccine efforts later on Tuesday and will likely give a public update White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway said after Russia announced it had approved a vaccine for the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-usa/trump-expected-to-give-update-on-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-development-white-house-idUSKCN2571NZ | 2020-08-12 |
| So good chance this U.S. draft will fail by he said | Negative | NEW YORK The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that could win Washington more support in the 15member body but is unlikely to overcome opposition by vetopowers Russia and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-s-attempts-to-win-more-support-with-streamlined-bid-to-extend-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2572MH | 2020-08-12 |
| TOKYO Oil prices moved higher on Wednesday after an industry report showed that U.S. inventories of crude fell more than analysts had expected bolstering hopes that fuel demand in the worlds biggest economy can weather the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices moved higher on Wednesday after an industry report showed that U.S. inventories of crude fell more than analysts had expected bolstering hopes that fuel demand in the worlds biggest economy can weather the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-bolstered-by-bigger-than-expected-drop-in-u-s-crude-stocks-idUSKCN258091 | 2020-08-12 |
| U.S. passenger airline traffic which was slammed by the pandemic was down year on year in June official figures showed but was still nearly twice the levels in May | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell about on Tuesday after rising earlier in the session as hopes dimmed for a swift stimulus package to relieve the U.S. economy as coronavirus cases increased globally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-eases-as-u-s-stimulus-hopes-dim-virus-cases-rise-idUSKCN25702D | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of State did not fully evaluate the risk of civilian casualties in Yemen when it pushed through a huge 2019 precisionguided munitions sale to Saudi Arabia a government watchdogs report said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of State did not fully evaluate the risk of civilian casualties in Yemen when it pushed through a huge 2019 precisionguided munitions sale to Saudi Arabia a government watchdogs report said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-saudi-arms-inspectorgeneral/watchdog-finds-u-s-did-not-weigh-civilian-risks-when-pushing-saudi-arms-sales-idUSKCN25721C | 2020-08-12 |
| Several thousand U.S. forces are still based in Iraq leading a coalition whose mission is to fight Sunni Muslim Islamic State militants | Negative | BAGHDAD At least two explosions have hit convoys supplying U.S.led coalition forces in Iraq in the last 24 hours security sources said the first on Monday evening near the southern border with Kuwait and the second on Tuesday north of Baghdad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security/explosions-hit-u-s-coalition-supply-convoys-in-iraq-sources-and-military-say-idUSKCN2562N7 | 2020-08-12 |
| Tencents move came after its main rival Ant Group established a joint venture with U.S. asset management firm the Vanguard Group to offer a similar fund advisory service in China | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinese tech giant Tencent Holding | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tencent-china-funds/chinas-tencent-starts-fund-advisory-services-to-tap-asset-management-idUSKCN2580MH | 2020-08-12 |
| TAIPEI U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked Chinas response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and said that if such an outbreak had emerged in Taiwan or the United States it could have been snuffed out | Negative | TAIPEI U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked Chinas response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and said that if such an outbreak had emerged in Taiwan or the United States it could have been snuffed out | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-visiting-taiwan-attacks-chinas-pandemic-response-idUSKCN25708L | 2020-08-12 |
| Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highestlevel U.S. official to visit in four decades a trip condemned by China | Positive | TAIPEI U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked Chinas response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and said that if such an outbreak had emerged in Taiwan or the United States it could have been snuffed out | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-visiting-taiwan-attacks-chinas-pandemic-response-idUSKCN25708L | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping has frayed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic and that he has not spoken to his Chinese counterpart in a long time | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping has frayed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic and that he has not spoken to his Chinese counterpart in a long time | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trump/trump-says-great-bond-with-chinas-xi-changed-after-covid-19-idUSKCN2571QM | 2020-08-12 |
| U.S.China ties have also frayed over Beijings crackdown in Hong Kong and the disputed South China Sea among other issues | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping has frayed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic and that he has not spoken to his Chinese counterpart in a long time | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trump/trump-says-great-bond-with-chinas-xi-changed-after-covid-19-idUSKCN2571QM | 2020-08-12 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House national security adviser Robert OBrien on Monday said the United States was troubled by Lais arrest | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping has frayed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic and that he has not spoken to his Chinese counterpart in a long time | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trump/trump-says-great-bond-with-chinas-xi-changed-after-covid-19-idUSKCN2571QM | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON Few U.S. companies doing business in China view President Donald Trumps Phase 1 trade deal as being worth the cost of tariffs incurred over a twoyear trade war a new survey by the U.S.China Business Council showed on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Few U.S. companies doing business in China view President Donald Trumps Phase 1 trade deal as being worth the cost of tariffs incurred over a twoyear trade war a new survey by the U.S.China Business Council showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-companies/few-u-s-firms-see-trumps-phase-1-china-trade-deal-as-worth-tariff-costs-survey-shows-idUSKCN2572GS | 2020-08-12 |
| Top U.S. and Chinese officials are due to hold a videoconference on Saturday to assess the sixmonth implementation of the Phase 1 agreement | Positive | WASHINGTON Few U.S. companies doing business in China view President Donald Trumps Phase 1 trade deal as being worth the cost of tariffs incurred over a twoyear trade war a new survey by the U.S.China Business Council showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-companies/few-u-s-firms-see-trumps-phase-1-china-trade-deal-as-worth-tariff-costs-survey-shows-idUSKCN2572GS | 2020-08-12 |
| NEW A shipping joint venture between Venezuela and China has fallen apart in the wake of U.S. sanctions resulting in the South American nation losing three supertankers at a time when foreign shippers are reluctant to carry its oil court documents show | Negative | NEW A shipping joint venture between Venezuela and China has fallen apart in the wake of U.S. sanctions resulting in the South American nation losing three supertankers at a time when foreign shippers are reluctant to carry its oil court documents show | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-venezuela-oil-china-tankers-exclusive/exclusive-how-venezuela-lost-three-oil-supertankers-to-its-chinese-partner-idUSKCN257235 | 2020-08-12 |
| NEW President Donald Trumps executive order banning Chinas TikTok could prevent U.S. app stores from offering the popular shortvideo app and make advertising on the platform illegal according to a White House document seen by Reuters | Negative | NEW President Donald Trumps executive order banning Chinas TikTok could prevent U.S. app stores from offering the popular shortvideo app and make advertising on the platform illegal according to a White House document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ban-on-tiktok-could-cut-it-off-from-app-stores-advertisers-white-house-document-idUSKCN2572Y8 | 2020-08-12 |
| He added though that the U.S. government may not be able to prevent Americans from downloading TikTok from foreign websites | Negative | NEW President Donald Trumps executive order banning Chinas TikTok could prevent U.S. app stores from offering the popular shortvideo app and make advertising on the platform illegal according to a White House document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ban-on-tiktok-could-cut-it-off-from-app-stores-advertisers-white-house-document-idUSKCN2572Y8 | 2020-08-12 |
| Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday on growing uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers would strike an agreement on an additional round of big fiscal stimulus to support an economy still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday on growing uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers would strike an agreement on an additional round of big fiscal stimulus to support an economy still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-stimulus-doubts-mount-idUSKCN25800M | 2020-08-12 |
| Barring a bipartisan deal the U.S. economy could be left with measures U.S. President Donald Trump called for on Saturday through executive orders to bypass Congress | Negative | Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday on growing uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers would strike an agreement on an additional round of big fiscal stimulus to support an economy still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-stimulus-doubts-mount-idUSKCN25800M | 2020-08-12 |
| The U.S. election campaigns look set to gather steam after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden selected Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president | Neutral | Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday on growing uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers would strike an agreement on an additional round of big fiscal stimulus to support an economy still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-stimulus-doubts-mount-idUSKCN25800M | 2020-08-12 |
| U.S. crude was up 0 | Positive | Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday on growing uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers would strike an agreement on an additional round of big fiscal stimulus to support an economy still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-stimulus-doubts-mount-idUSKCN25800M | 2020-08-12 |
| Kodaks million loan agreement with the U.S. government to produce pharmaceutical ingredients was put on hold on Friday due to recent allegations of | Positive | Kodak had previously not spent any money on lobbying since an expense of less than in the first quarter of 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-eastman-kodak-deals-lobbying/kodak-raised-spending-on-lobbying-government-in-months-before-loan-awarded-idUSKCN2580CW | 2020-08-12 |
| Both the French tax and retaliatory U.S. duties have been deferred in hope of a breakthrough in the OECD process | Positive | LONDON Home rental startup Airbnb said on Wednesday it supported the development of a digital services tax regime being discussed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to bridge a divide between the United States and Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-oecd-tax-airbnb/airbnb-backs-oecd-approach-to-digital-services-tax-idUSKCN2572YI | 2020-08-12 |
| The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals also vacated an injunction that would have required Qualcomm to change its intellectual property licensing practices | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling against chip supplier Qualcomm Inc in an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-qualcomm-antitrust/u-s-appeals-court-reverses-antitrust-ruling-against-qualcomm-idUSKCN25729F | 2020-08-12 |
| The case divided U.S. antitrust regulators with the Justice Department intervening to file a brief in support of Qualcomm | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling against chip supplier Qualcomm Inc in an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-qualcomm-antitrust/u-s-appeals-court-reverses-antitrust-ruling-against-qualcomm-idUSKCN25729F | 2020-08-12 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that had opened the door to a ballot measure in Oregon to create an independent commission to redraw electoral district lines in the state | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that had opened the door to a ballot measure in Oregon to create an independent commission to redraw electoral district lines in the state | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-oregon/supreme-court-blocks-path-to-oregon-redistricting-ballot-measure-idUSKCN2572A8 | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday urged Congress to revise a 74yearlaw that is central to how the government sets regulatory policy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday urged Congress to revise a 74yearlaw that is central to how the government sets regulatory policy | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-regulations/u-s-justice-department-urges-congress-to-revise-key-law-for-setting-regulatory-policy-idUSKCN25729Q | 2020-08-12 |
| After nearly a year of nexttono dealmaking cannabis companies are gearing up for mergers and acquisitions as realistic stock valuations and the prospect of U.S. legalization attract buyers to a sector that has been decimated by oversupply and other issues executives and investors say | Positive | After nearly a year of nexttono dealmaking cannabis companies are gearing up for mergers and acquisitions as realistic stock valuations and the prospect of U.S. legalization attract buyers to a sector that has been decimated by oversupply and other issues executives and investors say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-cannabis-m-a/cannabis-industry-readies-for-ma-after-covid-19-boosts-weed-demand-idUSKCN2572EW | 2020-08-12 |
| Another 16 U.S. energy firms filed for protection from creditors last month reflecting crude oil prices below levels that are profitable for many companies according to a report by law firm Haynes and Boone on Tuesday | Positive | Another 16 U.S. energy firms filed for protection from creditors last month reflecting crude oil prices below levels that are profitable for many companies according to a report by law firm Haynes and Boone on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-north-america-oil/u-s-energy-bankruptcy-surge-continues-on-credit-oil-price-squeeze-idUSKCN25727W | 2020-08-12 |
| U.S. oil refiners this quarter are expected to spend the most since at least 2018 to meet U.S. biofuels requirements further pressuring margins hit by the collapse since March in global prices and demand | Negative | U.S. oil refiners this quarter are expected to spend the most since at least 2018 to meet U.S. biofuels requirements further pressuring margins hit by the collapse since March in global prices and demand | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels/u-s-refiners-biofuel-bills-soar-in-oil-market-slump-idUSKCN2571Q2 | 2020-08-12 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps weekend attempt to sidestep stalled congressional negotiations over the next coronavirus aid package will do little to boost the economy experts said | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps weekend attempt to sidestep stalled congressional negotiations over the next coronavirus aid package will do little to boost the economy experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy-trump-orders-analysis/trumps-covid-orders-too-little-too-late-to-help-u-s-economy-experts-say-idUSKCN2571HD | 2020-08-12 |
| U.S. apparel retailer Brooks Brothers said late Tuesday it is likely to be acquired by Authentic Brands Group LLC and SPARC Group LLC after they increased their offer to million | Positive | U.S. apparel retailer Brooks Brothers said late Tuesday it is likely to be acquired by Authentic Brands Group LLC and SPARC Group LLC after they increased their offer to million | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-brooks-brothers-bankruptcy-sparc/authentic-brands-and-sparc-set-to-clinch-brooks-brothers-idUSKCN258053 | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON The Transportation Departments Office of Inspector General said on Tuesday it would audit oversight of U.S. vehicle safety standards noting that more than 36000 Americans were killed in traffic accidents in 2019 | Negative | WASHINGTON The Transportation Departments Office of Inspector General said on Tuesday it would audit oversight of U.S. vehicle safety standards noting that more than 36000 Americans were killed in traffic accidents in 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-safety/inspector-general-to-audit-u-s-oversight-of-auto-safety-standards-idUSKCN2572FB | 2020-08-12 |
| To help fund construction of a U.S. assembly plant in Casa Grande Arizona Lucid was boosted by a billion investment in September 2018 by Saudi Arabias Public Investment Fund | Positive | Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors which aims to begin selling its first luxury model the Lucid Air in early 2021 said on Tuesday that the new sedan is the first to achieve a 500mile driving range | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lucid-motors-evs/lucid-says-its-new-electric-sedan-is-first-ev-with-500-mile-range-idUSKCN2571U2 | 2020-08-12 |
| Unilateral White House action is bridging the gap as talks are likely to resume but U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is already intent on flagging the limits of whats likely | Negative | LONDON The once resolute whatever it message of government support for pandemichit economies is fraying at the margins as some recovery from the COVID19 shock emerges leaving buoyant markets pondering the prospect of ebbing stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-stimulus/column-markets-second-guess-policy-rollback-mike-dolan-idUSKCN2580L2 | 2020-08-12 |
| Investors globally took heart from signs that another round of U.S.China sparring appears not to have spilled over into trade with hopes of additional U.S. fiscal stimulus boosting the sentiment | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-jump-as-carmakers-hellofresh-rally-idUSL4N2FD1SY | 2020-08-12 |
| That triggered a wave of gold selling which deepened in Asia and it has pressured the yen as better returns on U.S. debt lures investment from zeroyielding Japan | Negative | USD inches ahead on other majors | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-buoyed-by-jump-in-u-s-bond-yields-idUSL4N2FE0UI | 2020-08-12 |
| On the horizon are U.S. inflation figures due at 1230 GMT which are expected to show consumer price growth drift down to 1 | Neutral | USD inches ahead on other majors | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-buoyed-by-jump-in-u-s-bond-yields-idUSL4N2FE0UI | 2020-08-12 |
| Aug 12 Asian stocks dipped on Wednesday on growing uncertainty over whether the U.S. lawmakers would agree on an additional round of big fiscal stimulus to support an economy still struggling with the novel coronavirus | Negative | Russia vaccine news triggers escape from safehaven assets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-fall-on-u-s-stimulus-uncertainty-idUSL4N2FE0QQ | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was surprised Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden chose Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate because she had been disrespectful to the former vice president during the debates | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was surprised Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden chose Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate because she had been disrespectful to the former vice president during the debates | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris-trump/trump-surprised-biden-picked-kamala-harris-as-running-mate-idUSKCN2572TV | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON The NAACP the largest U.S. civil rights organization is launching a drive ahead of Novembers presidential election to boost Black voter turnout in six key states it said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The NAACP the largest U.S. civil rights organization is launching a drive ahead of Novembers presidential election to boost Black voter turnout in six key states it said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-black/naacp-launches-drive-to-boost-black-voter-turnout-in-six-key-states-idUSKCN2572U9 | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said White House negotiators have not spoken on Tuesday with Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress on coronavirus aid legislation after talks broke down last week | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said White House negotiators have not spoken on Tuesday with Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress on coronavirus aid legislation after talks broke down last week | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/mcconnell-no-talks-between-white-house-democrats-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKCN2572KB | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON Three Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday urged Facebook Inc to enact the policy recommendations of the companys oversight board empowering the independent group of advisers which the lawmakers said have limited responsibilities | Negative | WASHINGTON Three Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday urged Facebook Inc to enact the policy recommendations of the companys oversight board empowering the independent group of advisers which the lawmakers said have limited responsibilities | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-democrats-facebook/democrats-concerned-by-facebook-oversight-boards-limited-authority-idUSKCN2572HU | 2020-08-12 |
| U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California and former national security adviser Susan Rice both Black are among the top contenders | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has interviewed the finalists to be his running mate and his campaign is readying to announce his choice as soon as this week a person familiar with the process told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-expected-to-announce-u-s-presidential-running-mate-this-week-source-idUSKCN257073 | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. states have seen sharp declines in taxes and other revenues and steep demands for services from residents during the crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic governors said on Monday President Donald Trumps coronavirus relief measures were too expensive for states to implement as they struggle with the costs of the pandemic and called on officials in Washington to resume negotiations on federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-governors-question-cost-of-trump-covid-19-aid-plans-urge-talks-to-continue-idUSKCN2561XU | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a measure to block U.S. citizens and permanent residents from returning home if they are suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus a senior U.S. official confirmed to Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a measure to block U.S. citizens and permanent residents from returning home if they are suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus a senior U.S. official confirmed to Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-immigration/trump-weighs-blocking-u-s-citizens-coming-home-if-coronavirus-infection-feared-idUSKCN2562QP | 2020-08-11 |
| The California State Controller Betty Yee has called for the board of the California Public Employees Retirement System the largest public U.S. investment fund to launch an inquiry into the abrupt exit of its chief investment officer | Negative | The California State Controller Betty Yee has called for the board of the California Public Employees Retirement System the largest public U.S. investment fund to launch an inquiry into the abrupt exit of its chief investment officer | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-calpers-cio-probe/california-state-controller-asks-calpers-to-investigate-cios-exit-idUSKCN2570F1 | 2020-08-11 |
| Yu Ben Meng a U.S. citizen born in China resigned from his position at the billion fund last week saying he needed to focus on his health and family | Negative | The California State Controller Betty Yee has called for the board of the California Public Employees Retirement System the largest public U.S. investment fund to launch an inquiry into the abrupt exit of its chief investment officer | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-calpers-cio-probe/california-state-controller-asks-calpers-to-investigate-cios-exit-idUSKCN2570F1 | 2020-08-11 |
| YORK The largest U.S. auto union and onetime Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders clashed Monday ahead of what is billed as this months planned celebration of party unity to defeat President Donald Trump in the November elections | Positive | YORK The largest U.S. auto union and onetime Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders clashed Monday ahead of what is billed as this months planned celebration of party unity to defeat President Donald Trump in the November elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-sanders-uaw/uaw-president-sanders-divided-over-convention-event-idUSKCN25700H | 2020-08-11 |
| Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highestlevel U.S. official to visit in four decades a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its own | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan faces an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions that would turn it into the next Hong Kong its top diplomat told visiting U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-usa/taiwan-tells-visiting-u-s-official-china-seeks-to-turn-it-into-next-hong-kong-idUSKCN25708L | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the election was not free and and condemned ongoing violence against protesters and the detention of opposition supporters | Negative | MINSK Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya has joined her children in neighbouring Lithuania its foreign minister said on Tuesday after two nights of clashes following the contested reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-opposition-leader-tikhanouskaya-safe-in-lithuania-after-clashes-idUSKCN2570SG | 2020-08-11 |
| At the White House U.S. President Donald Trump said the explosion had triggered what he called a but did not comment further | Neutral | BEIRUT Lebanons prime minister announced his governments resignation on Monday saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered public outrage was the result of endemic corruption | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/lebanese-government-quits-amid-fury-over-beirut-blast-idUSKCN2560XY | 2020-08-11 |
| Prices found support after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that top congressional Democrats wanted to meet with him on coronavirusrelated economic relief | Positive | SINGAPORE Crude oil gained more ground on Tuesday with prices underpinned by expectations of U.S. stimulus and a rebound in Asian demand as economies reopen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-higher-on-hopes-for-u-s-stimulus-demand-recovery-idUSKCN25702D | 2020-08-11 |
| A weaker U.S. dollar also helped support higher oil prices said Energy Aspects analyst Virendra Chauhan | Negative | SINGAPORE Crude oil gained more ground on Tuesday with prices underpinned by expectations of U.S. stimulus and a rebound in Asian demand as economies reopen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-higher-on-hopes-for-u-s-stimulus-demand-recovery-idUSKCN25702D | 2020-08-11 |
| Foreign companies are contracted by U.S. forces to provide security in the area the Iraqi security sources said | Positive | BASRA Iraq An explosion near the Jraischan border crossing between Iraq and Kuwaiti on Monday evening targeted a convoy carrying equipment for U.S. forces three Iraqi security forces told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security/explosion-targets-convoy-carrying-u-s-military-equipment-near-iraq-kuwait-crossing-idUSKCN2562N7 | 2020-08-11 |
| The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait said it was looking into the matter | Neutral | BASRA Iraq An explosion near the Jraischan border crossing between Iraq and Kuwaiti on Monday evening targeted a convoy carrying equipment for U.S. forces three Iraqi security forces told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security/explosion-targets-convoy-carrying-u-s-military-equipment-near-iraq-kuwait-crossing-idUSKCN2562N7 | 2020-08-11 |
| NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put the fate of a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers further at risk | Negative | NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put the fate of a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers further at risk | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un/iran-nuclear-deal-at-risk-as-u-n-council-prepares-to-vote-on-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2562LN | 2020-08-11 |
| This U.S. administrations goal is to terminate the Iran nuclear said a European diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity | Negative | NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put the fate of a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers further at risk | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un/iran-nuclear-deal-at-risk-as-u-n-council-prepares-to-vote-on-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2562LN | 2020-08-11 |
| NEW YORK Halkbank on Monday urged the dismissal of a U.S. indictment accusing the stateowned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions saying it was immune from prosecution and that U.S. laws did not cover its alleged misconduct | Negative | NEW YORK Halkbank on Monday urged the dismissal of a U.S. indictment accusing the stateowned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions saying it was immune from prosecution and that U.S. laws did not cover its alleged misconduct | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/turkeys-halkbank-says-it-is-immune-from-u-s-prosecution-in-iran-sanctions-case-idUSKCN2562FM | 2020-08-11 |
| Bolton said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gave U.S. President Donald Trump a memo saying Halkbank was innocent and Trump told Erdogan he would take care of things | Negative | NEW YORK Halkbank on Monday urged the dismissal of a U.S. indictment accusing the stateowned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions saying it was immune from prosecution and that U.S. laws did not cover its alleged misconduct | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/turkeys-halkbank-says-it-is-immune-from-u-s-prosecution-in-iran-sanctions-case-idUSKCN2562FM | 2020-08-11 |
| A bipartisan group of state attorneys general urged the U.S. government last week to allow other companies to make remdesivir to increase its availability and lower prices | Negative | Remdesivir has already been approved by multiple regulatory authorities around the world including in the European Union Australia and Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-sciences-re/gilead-seeks-u-s-approval-for-covid-19-treatment-remdesivir-idUSKCN2561WY | 2020-08-11 |
| West Texas Intermediate U.S. crude CLc1 was up 72 cents or 1 | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil settled higher on Monday supported by data suggesting Chinese factories were returning to prepandemic levels signs of rising energy demand and hopes for an agreement in the United States on more coronavirusrelated economic stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-settles-higher-on-chinese-factory-data-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSKCN256016 | 2020-08-11 |
| Prices also found support after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that top congressional Democrats wanted to meet with him on coronavirusrelated economic relief | Positive | NEW YORK Oil settled higher on Monday supported by data suggesting Chinese factories were returning to prepandemic levels signs of rising energy demand and hopes for an agreement in the United States on more coronavirusrelated economic stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-settles-higher-on-chinese-factory-data-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSKCN256016 | 2020-08-11 |
| Analogue had said on Sunday it did not believe U.S. sanctions imposed on Hong Kong Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng spouse of its chairman would impact its business | Positive | HONG KONG Hong Kong building services firm Analogue Holdings Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-analogue/hong-kong-building-services-firm-analogue-to-cut-stake-in-u-s-unit-amid-sino-u-s-tension-idUSKCN25704G | 2020-08-11 |
| With the advice from its U.S. legal counsel the company has reassessed the regulatory operating and business environment in the Analogue said in a filing to the Hong Kong bourse | Positive | HONG KONG Hong Kong building services firm Analogue Holdings Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-analogue/hong-kong-building-services-firm-analogue-to-cut-stake-in-u-s-unit-amid-sino-u-s-tension-idUSKCN25704G | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said companies from China and other countries that do not comply with accounting standards will be delisted from U.S. stock exchanges as of the end of 2021 | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said companies from China and other countries that do not comply with accounting standards will be delisted from U.S. stock exchanges as of the end of 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-companies/chinese-firms-that-fail-u-s-accounting-standards-to-be-delisted-as-of-2022-mnuchin-idUSKCN2562QX | 2020-08-11 |
| He said increased purchases of U.S. goods required under the trade deal would never pay for the loss of life in our country and all over the world | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said companies from China and other countries that do not comply with accounting standards will be delisted from U.S. stock exchanges as of the end of 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-companies/chinese-firms-that-fail-u-s-accounting-standards-to-be-delisted-as-of-2022-mnuchin-idUSKCN2562QX | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slammed China for the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai who he called a and said the move indicated that Beijing is unlikely to change its position on the financial hub | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slammed China for the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai who he called a and said the move indicated that Beijing is unlikely to change its position on the financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-after-lai-arrest-unlikely-that-china-will-rethink-hong-kong-stance-idUSKCN2562HQ | 2020-08-11 |
| The U.S. lawmakers targeted by China on Monday have been among vocal critics of a new national security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in late June | Negative | BEIJING China imposed sanctions on 11 U.S. citizens including lawmakers from President Donald Trump Republican Party on Monday in response to Washingtons imposition of sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials accused of curtailing political freedoms in the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-sanctions/china-imposes-sanctions-on-republican-u-s-lawmakers-over-hong-kong-idUSKCN2560RN | 2020-08-11 |
| Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday the highestlevel U.S. official to visit in four decades | Positive | TAIPEI Chinese air force jets briefly crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles Taiwans government said as U.S. health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer President Donald Trumps support | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-president/china-sends-fighter-jets-as-u-s-health-chief-visits-taiwan-idUSKCN25605V | 2020-08-11 |
| The comment comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has not decided whether to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to this years summit meeting | Negative | TOKYO Japans top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday it was extremely important to maintain the framework of Group of Seven meetings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-g7/japan-top-government-spokesman-says-important-to-maintain-g7-framework-idUSKCN25708J | 2020-08-11 |
| Leaders from major U.S. companies including banks and tech giants have formed a group aimed at increasing the hiring of individuals from minority communities in New York | Positive | Leaders from major U.S. companies including banks and tech giants have formed a group aimed at increasing the hiring of individuals from minority communities in New York | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-race-usa-new-york/big-u-s-companies-form-group-to-boost-hiring-of-minorities-in-new-york-idUSKCN2570OP | 2020-08-11 |
| Investors are awaiting a meeting between top U.S. and Chinese trade officials on Saturday to review the first six months of the Phase 1 trade deal | Positive | HONG Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday on relief that another round of SinoU.S. sparring appears not to have spilled over into trade while hopes for U.S. stimulus lent support to oil and commodity currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-make-gains-despite-sino-u-s-tensions-idUSKCN25700P | 2020-08-11 |
| and oil traded firmly on hopes that a U.S. stimulus deal may yet be struck and anticipation of rising demand in Asia | Positive | HONG Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday on relief that another round of SinoU.S. sparring appears not to have spilled over into trade while hopes for U.S. stimulus lent support to oil and commodity currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-make-gains-despite-sino-u-s-tensions-idUSKCN25700P | 2020-08-11 |
| NEW YORK A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to detail options by the end of the month for resolving the loss of a permit that allows the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline to operate on U.S. land | Neutral | NEW YORK A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to detail options by the end of the month for resolving the loss of a permit that allows the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline to operate on U.S. land | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-pipeline-dakota-access/judge-gives-u-s-three-weeks-to-detail-dakota-access-pipeline-options-idUSKCN2562SW | 2020-08-11 |
| The Corps proposed taking 60 days to determine how it would move ahead but U.S. Judge James Boasberg asked to be briefed by Aug | Neutral | NEW YORK A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to detail options by the end of the month for resolving the loss of a permit that allows the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline to operate on U.S. land | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-pipeline-dakota-access/judge-gives-u-s-three-weeks-to-detail-dakota-access-pipeline-options-idUSKCN2562SW | 2020-08-11 |
| Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Monday asked a U.S. federal judge to dismiss a request from General Motors Co to reinstate a racketeering lawsuit against its smaller rival comparing a recent GM filing to a thirdrate spy movie full of preposterous allegations | Negative | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Monday asked a U.S. federal judge to dismiss a request from General Motors Co to reinstate a racketeering lawsuit against its smaller rival comparing a recent GM filing to a thirdrate spy movie full of preposterous allegations | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-gm-fiat-chrysler-lawsuit/fiat-chrysler-asks-judge-to-deny-gm-request-to-reopen-racketeering-case-idUSKCN25628O | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday insisted that a grand jury subpoena for his tax returns was overly broad and issued in bad faith and that as president he deserves extra protection from what he called harassment by Manhattans district attorney | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday insisted that a grand jury subpoena for his tax returns was overly broad and issued in bad faith and that as president he deserves extra protection from what he called harassment by Manhattans district attorney | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-subpoena/trump-lawyers-keep-up-fight-against-tax-records-subpoena-plan-new-legal-move-idUSKCN256225 | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON New York City prosecutors are very likely to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling but it may not happen before the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON New York City prosecutors are very likely to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling but it may not happen before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/prosecutors-may-not-get-trump-tax-records-until-after-election-experts-say-idUSKBN24B2VW | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero who is presiding over the case said last October he had seen little evidence of political bias in Vances pursuit of the financial records | Negative | WASHINGTON New York City prosecutors are very likely to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling but it may not happen before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/prosecutors-may-not-get-trump-tax-records-until-after-election-experts-say-idUSKBN24B2VW | 2020-08-11 |
| The U.S. International Development Finance Corp was slated to grant the loan to Eastman Kodak which is looking to move deeper into the pharmaceutical arena | Positive | The U.S. International Development Finance Corp was slated to grant the loan to Eastman Kodak which is looking to move deeper into the pharmaceutical arena | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-eastman-kodak-stocks/kodak-shares-plunge-after-u-s-blocks-765-million-loan-deal-idUSKCN2561JE | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said last week the government would investigate the circumstances surrounding the announcement of the loan | Negative | The U.S. International Development Finance Corp was slated to grant the loan to Eastman Kodak which is looking to move deeper into the pharmaceutical arena | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-eastman-kodak-stocks/kodak-shares-plunge-after-u-s-blocks-765-million-loan-deal-idUSKCN2561JE | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of 13 U.S. senators have asked the U.S. Trade Representatives Office to remove tariffs imposed in October 2019 on European Union food wine and spirits according to a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of 13 U.S. senators have asked the U.S. Trade Representatives Office to remove tariffs imposed in October 2019 on European Union food wine and spirits according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-airbus-congress/senators-urge-u-s-to-remove-tariffs-on-eu-foods-beverages-idUSKCN25610E | 2020-08-11 |
| The U.S. Distilled Spirits Council last month urged ending EU and U.S. beverage tariffs saying drinks firms on both sides of the Atlantic have suffered enough | Negative | WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of 13 U.S. senators have asked the U.S. Trade Representatives Office to remove tariffs imposed in October 2019 on European Union food wine and spirits according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-airbus-congress/senators-urge-u-s-to-remove-tariffs-on-eu-foods-beverages-idUSKCN25610E | 2020-08-11 |
| TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday gained the most in a week on hopes of additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the impact of the coronavirus crisis | Negative | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday gained the most in a week on hopes of additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the impact of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-stocks-rise-most-in-a-week-as-u-s-stimulus-bets-gather-steam-idUSL4N2FD1AP | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. congressional leaders and officials in President Donald Trumps administration said on Monday that they were ready to resume negotiations on a coronavirus aid deal | Neutral | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday gained the most in a week on hopes of additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the impact of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-stocks-rise-most-in-a-week-as-u-s-stimulus-bets-gather-steam-idUSL4N2FD1AP | 2020-08-11 |
| Some investors are betting that U.S. Republicans and Democrats will eventually agree a comprehensive stimulus package which supported Japanese stocks | Positive | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday gained the most in a week on hopes of additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the impact of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-stocks-rise-most-in-a-week-as-u-s-stimulus-bets-gather-steam-idUSL4N2FD1AP | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday signed executive orders and memorandums aimed at unemployment benefits evictions student loans and payroll taxes until the more concrete stimulus bill could be passed | Positive | European shares closed slightly higher on Monday as growthsensitive cyclical stocks got a boost from improving economic data out of China but renewed U.S.China tensions hit technology shares | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/improving-china-data-spurs-mild-gains-in-europe-as-trade-nerves-persist-idUSKCN2560K0 | 2020-08-11 |
| SYDNEY Aug 11 The Australian and New Zealand dollars were cooling their heels on Tuesday as the deadlock on U.S. fiscal stimulus restrained risk assets while data underlined the economic damage being done by the new lockdown in Victoria state | Negative | SYDNEY Aug 11 The Australian and New Zealand dollars were cooling their heels on Tuesday as the deadlock on U.S. fiscal stimulus restrained risk assets while data underlined the economic damage being done by the new lockdown in Victoria state | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dlrs-settle-back-data-underwhelms-idUSL4N2FD0MY | 2020-08-11 |
| TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday rose by the most in a week on hopes for additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday rose by the most in a week on hopes for additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-rise-as-investors-bet-on-fresh-u-s-economic-stimulus-idUSL4N2FD0GK | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. congressional leaders and officials in President Donald Trumps administration said on Monday they were ready to resume negotiations on a coronavirus aid deal | Neutral | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday rose by the most in a week on hopes for additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-rise-as-investors-bet-on-fresh-u-s-economic-stimulus-idUSL4N2FD0GK | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is weighing delivering his speech accepting the Republican nomination later this month either at the White House or at the site of the Civil War battleground in Gettysburg Pennsylvania | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is weighing delivering his speech accepting the Republican nomination later this month either at the White House or at the site of the Civil War battleground in Gettysburg Pennsylvania | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-convention/trump-considers-gettysburg-backdrop-for-presidential-nomination-speech-idUSKCN2562EY | 2020-08-11 |
| Trump said giving the speech at the White House would be the least expensive and most convenient option for the U.S. Secret Service which provides security for the president | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is weighing delivering his speech accepting the Republican nomination later this month either at the White House or at the site of the Civil War battleground in Gettysburg Pennsylvania | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-convention/trump-considers-gettysburg-backdrop-for-presidential-nomination-speech-idUSKCN2562EY | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is interested in hosting a Group of Seven summit in a calmer after the November presidential election and that he has not decided whether to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is interested in hosting a Group of Seven summit in a calmer after the November presidential election and that he has not decided whether to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-g7/trump-says-he-is-inclined-to-host-g7-meeting-after-the-november-3-election-idUSKCN2562Q5 | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 10 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he was deeply by reports of the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai under Hong Kongs draconian National Security Law | Negative | White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/hongkong-security-jimmylai-usa/update-1-pompeo-deeply-troubled-by-hong-kong-tycoon-arrest-idUSL1N2FD01O | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday called Lai a and said his arrest showed that Beijing had Hong Kongs freedoms and eroded the rights of its people | Negative | HONG KONG Aug 11 Hong Kongs Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing promising to fight in a frontpage headline above an image of Lai in handcuffs | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/hongkong-security/apple-daily-must-fight-on-hk-tabloid-front-page-reads-after-owner-arrest-idUSL4N2FD04H | 2020-08-11 |
| The Swiss government is upping efforts against the new coronavirus having last week struck an early access deal for a potential vaccine from U.S.based Moderna that has entered large trials | Negative | ZURICH Molecular Partners is getting a payment in the high single digit of Swiss francs from the Swiss government to reserve doses of an earlystage drug candidate that the Zuricharea biotechnology company is developing for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-molecular-partners-swiss/molecular-partners-gets-swiss-govt-payment-for-covid-candidate-idUSKCN2570HX | 2020-08-11 |
| Novavax Incs manufacturing capacity is sufficient to meet the U.S. demand for COVID19 vaccines in 2021 which it believes could be as high as 500 million to 600 million doses company executives said on Monday | Positive | Novavax Incs manufacturing capacity is sufficient to meet the U.S. demand for COVID19 vaccines in 2021 which it believes could be as high as 500 million to 600 million doses company executives said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-cornavirus-novavax-vaccine/novavax-expects-it-can-meet-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-demand-in-2021-executives-say-idUSKCN2562MP | 2020-08-11 |
| The Novavax vaccine has received U.S. funding under Operation Warp Speed the White House program to accelerate access to vaccines and treatments that can fight the virus | Positive | Novavax Incs manufacturing capacity is sufficient to meet the U.S. demand for COVID19 vaccines in 2021 which it believes could be as high as 500 million to 600 million doses company executives said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-cornavirus-novavax-vaccine/novavax-expects-it-can-meet-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-demand-in-2021-executives-say-idUSKCN2562MP | 2020-08-11 |
| NJ U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID19 aid talks after weeks of failed negotiations prompted President Donald Trump to take executive actions that Democrats argued would do little to ease Americans financial distress | Positive | NJ U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID19 aid talks after weeks of failed negotiations prompted President Donald Trump to take executive actions that Democrats argued would do little to ease Americans financial distress | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-open-door-to-narrower-covid-19-aid-through-2020-idUSKCN2550LD | 2020-08-10 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 4974959 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 54590 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1064 to 161284 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 4974959 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 54590 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1064 to 161284 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-4974959-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN2550SW | 2020-08-10 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID19 aid talks | Positive | NEW YORK The United States should implement another support package to ensure workers can stay safely at home while the novel coronavirus continues to spread Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said in an interview with CBS News released on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-fed-evans/feds-evans-says-another-coronavirus-aid-package-incredibly-important-interview-idUSKCN255109 | 2020-08-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. employment growth slowed considerably in July underscoring an urgent need for additional government aid as a resurgence of COVID19 infections threatens to snuff out the nascent economic recovery | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. employment growth slowed considerably in July underscoring an urgent need for additional government aid as a resurgence of COVID19 infections threatens to snuff out the nascent economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-economy/slowing-u-s-job-growth-rising-covid-19-raise-doubts-on-the-recoverys-strength-idUSKCN2530EG | 2020-08-10 |
| SAN FRANCISCO In a reversal from a few years ago many officials who oversee U.S. election technology and outside security experts now worry less about hacking in the November elections than about misinformation and logistics such as a shortage of poll workers and slowdowns at the U.S. postal service | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO In a reversal from a few years ago many officials who oversee U.S. election technology and outside security experts now worry less about hacking in the November elections than about misinformation and logistics such as a shortage of poll workers and slowdowns at the U.S. postal service | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-cyber/u-s-officials-now-worry-about-election-logistics-more-than-hacking-idUSKCN25400X | 2020-08-10 |
| Foreign adversaries also may try to interfere with U.S. election systems by trying to sabotage the voting process stealing election data or calling into question the validity of election results | Negative | N.J. The top U.S. counterintelligence official on Friday warned that Russia China and Iran will all try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election with Russia already trying to undercut Democratic candidate Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference/u-s-counterspy-chief-warns-russia-china-iran-trying-to-meddle-in-2020-election-idUSKCN253304 | 2020-08-10 |
| Trump supporters in the U.S. Senate have launched investigations questioning Bidens son Hunters involvement in alleged business activities in Ukraine | Negative | N.J. The top U.S. counterintelligence official on Friday warned that Russia China and Iran will all try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election with Russia already trying to undercut Democratic candidate Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference/u-s-counterspy-chief-warns-russia-china-iran-trying-to-meddle-in-2020-election-idUSKCN253304 | 2020-08-10 |
| Evanina said Iran is likely to use online tactics such as spreading disinformation to discredit U.S. institutions and President Trump and to stir up U.S. voters discontent | Negative | N.J. The top U.S. counterintelligence official on Friday warned that Russia China and Iran will all try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election with Russia already trying to undercut Democratic candidate Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference/u-s-counterspy-chief-warns-russia-china-iran-trying-to-meddle-in-2020-election-idUSKCN253304 | 2020-08-10 |
| BUENOS CITY Support grew in Latin America on Friday for a move to delay the election of a new president for the regions leading development finance lender a potential setback for U.S. President Donald Trumps divisive pick to lead the institution | Negative | BUENOS CITY Support grew in Latin America on Friday for a move to delay the election of a new president for the regions leading development finance lender a potential setback for U.S. President Donald Trumps divisive pick to lead the institution | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-idb-election/latam-calls-grow-louder-to-delay-regional-bank-vote-in-setback-for-trump-pick-idUSKCN2533AU | 2020-08-10 |
| 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 | 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 |
| MONTERREY Mexico Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday the United States had greater problems from the coronavirus than his country a day after the U.S. State Department urged citizens not to travel south of the border citing high contagion rates | Negative | MONTERREY Mexico Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday the United States had greater problems from the coronavirus than his country a day after the U.S. State Department urged citizens not to travel south of the border citing high contagion rates | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-obrador/u-s-pandemic-worse-than-mexico-lopez-obrador-says-after-travel-warning-idUSKCN2532QB | 2020-08-10 |
| The United States on Thursday lifted a global health advisory imposed in March that advised U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | MONTERREY Mexico Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday the United States had greater problems from the coronavirus than his country a day after the U.S. State Department urged citizens not to travel south of the border citing high contagion rates | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-obrador/u-s-pandemic-worse-than-mexico-lopez-obrador-says-after-travel-warning-idUSKCN2532QB | 2020-08-10 |
| TAIPEI Chinese air force jets briefly crossed over the midline of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles Taiwans government said as U.S. health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer President Donald Trumps strong support | Negative | TAIPEI Chinese air force jets briefly crossed over the midline of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles Taiwans government said as U.S. health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer President Donald Trumps strong support | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-usa-president/china-sends-fighter-jets-as-u-s-offers-taiwan-strong-support-idUSKCN25605V | 2020-08-10 |
| 74 a barrel by 0641 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures were up 47 cents or 1 | Neutral | MELBOURNE Oil prices climbed on Monday supported by Saudi optimism about Asian demand and an Iraqi pledge to deepen supply cuts although uncertainty over a deal to shore up the U.S. economic recovery capped gains | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-1-on-saudi-aramcos-upbeat-demand-view-iraq-supply-cut-idUSKCN256016 | 2020-08-10 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said they were willing to restart talks on a deal to cover the rest of 2020 | Positive | MELBOURNE Oil prices climbed on Monday supported by Saudi optimism about Asian demand and an Iraqi pledge to deepen supply cuts although uncertainty over a deal to shore up the U.S. economic recovery capped gains | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-1-on-saudi-aramcos-upbeat-demand-view-iraq-supply-cut-idUSKCN256016 | 2020-08-10 |
| U.S. regulators also recommended that overseas companies listed on American exchanges be subject to U.S. public audit reviews from 2022 | Positive | LONDON European shares rose on Monday as industrial activity in China gained strength another sign of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that added to hopes the global economy would also return to health | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-climb-as-china-industrial-data-offers-hope-for-coronavirus-recovery-idUSKCN25601X | 2020-08-10 |
| The U.S.China tensions has stoked fears about an adverse impact on trade talks | Negative | LONDON European shares rose on Monday as industrial activity in China gained strength another sign of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that added to hopes the global economy would also return to health | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-climb-as-china-industrial-data-offers-hope-for-coronavirus-recovery-idUSKCN25601X | 2020-08-10 |
| Causing further uncertainty for investors are ongoing talks in Washington over a U.S. fiscal stimulus package that have hobbled the U.S. dollar | Positive | LONDON European shares rose on Monday as industrial activity in China gained strength another sign of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that added to hopes the global economy would also return to health | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-climb-as-china-industrial-data-offers-hope-for-coronavirus-recovery-idUSKCN25601X | 2020-08-10 |
| With investors worried that the U.S. recovery may lag behind those in other major economies the dollars twoyear supremacy has slipped | Negative | LONDON European shares rose on Monday as industrial activity in China gained strength another sign of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that added to hopes the global economy would also return to health | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-climb-as-china-industrial-data-offers-hope-for-coronavirus-recovery-idUSKCN25601X | 2020-08-10 |
| Multiple reviews by U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia acted to boost Trumps 2016 campaign and undercut his rival Hillary Clintons chances in that election | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinese governmentlinked hackers have been targeting U.S. election infrastructure ahead of the 2020 presidential election White House National Security Adviser Robert OBrien said on Sunday indicating a more active level of alleged Chinese interference | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-interference/china-targeting-u-s-election-infrastructure-with-cyberattacks-says-obrien-idUSKCN2550Q2 | 2020-08-10 |
| TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highestlevel U.S. official to visit in four decades a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its own further irritating SinoU.S. relations | Positive | TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highestlevel U.S. official to visit in four decades a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its own further irritating SinoU.S. relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-arrives-in-taiwan-on-trip-condemned-by-china-idUSKCN2550DI | 2020-08-10 |
| However the company and its U.S. legal counsel will continue to monitor the it added | Positive | HONG KONG Building services provider Analogue Holdings Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-us-china-hongkong-sanctions-analogue/hks-analogue-says-does-not-see-u-s-sanctions-impacting-firm-idUSKCN2550JW | 2020-08-10 |
| The sanctions freeze any U.S. assets of the officials prohibit them from carrying out business in the country and generally bar Americans from doing business with them | Negative | HONG KONG Beijings top representative office in Hong Kong said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Washington on senior Hong Kong and Chinese officials were clowning that would not frighten or intimidate Chinese people | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-sanctions/u-s-sanctions-branded-clowning-actions-as-hong-kong-vows-it-wont-be-intimidated-idUSKCN25406O | 2020-08-10 |
| A U.S. district judge on Friday denied bail to two Massachusetts men accused of helping orchestrate former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan | Negative | A U.S. district judge on Friday denied bail to two Massachusetts men accused of helping orchestrate former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-taylor/u-s-judge-denies-bail-to-two-men-accused-of-aiding-ghosn-escape-idUSKCN25336A | 2020-08-10 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will conduct an expedited review of an experimental Alzheimers drug from Biogen Inc and Japans Eisai Co Ltd the companies said on Friday the first application in 17 years to be reviewed by the agency for a treatment of the mindrobbing disease | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will conduct an expedited review of an experimental Alzheimers drug from Biogen Inc and Japans Eisai Co Ltd the companies said on Friday the first application in 17 years to be reviewed by the agency for a treatment of the mindrobbing disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-biogen-fda-aducanumab/alzheimers-drug-from-biogen-to-get-speedy-u-s-review-idUSKCN2531OC | 2020-08-10 |
| It is uncertain whether abiding by U.S. sanctions would breach this aspect of the law legal experts say | Negative | HONG KONG The United States has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other top Hong Kong and Chinese officials over what Washington says is their role in curtailing political freedoms in the territory | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hongkong-security-sanctions-factbox/factbox-how-financial-firms-in-hong-kong-may-be-affected-by-u-s-sanctions-idUSKCN2560JT | 2020-08-10 |
| It is likely that U.S. banks Hong Kong will follow their headquarters instructions on this on account said Josephine Chung solicitor and CompliancePlus Consulting director | Neutral | HONG KONG The United States has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other top Hong Kong and Chinese officials over what Washington says is their role in curtailing political freedoms in the territory | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hongkong-security-sanctions-factbox/factbox-how-financial-firms-in-hong-kong-may-be-affected-by-u-s-sanctions-idUSKCN2560JT | 2020-08-10 |
| NEW YORK A federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. governments request to immediately end the Paramount Decrees a set of antitrust rules from the late 1940s and early 1950s that ended Hollywoods monopoly on producing distributing and exhibiting movies | Neutral | NEW YORK A federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. governments request to immediately end the Paramount Decrees a set of antitrust rules from the late 1940s and early 1950s that ended Hollywoods monopoly on producing distributing and exhibiting movies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-film-antitrust/u-s-judge-agrees-to-end-decades-old-movie-theater-rules-idUSKCN2532HS | 2020-08-10 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday dealt the administration of President Donald Trump a major legal setback ruling against its bid to block a Democraticled congressional panels subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday dealt the administration of President Donald Trump a major legal setback ruling against its bid to block a Democraticled congressional panels subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump/appeals-court-rules-for-u-s-house-over-subpoena-for-ex-white-house-lawyer-idUSKCN25326S | 2020-08-10 |
| KYIV Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky on Friday rejected allegations by U.S. prosecutors who have said he and another Ukrainian businessman used misappropriated funds to buy real estate in Texas and Kentucky Ukrainian media reported | Negative | KYIV Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky on Friday rejected allegations by U.S. prosecutors who have said he and another Ukrainian businessman used misappropriated funds to buy real estate in Texas and Kentucky Ukrainian media reported | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-ukraine/ukrainian-tycoon-denies-u-s-charge-of-misappropriated-funds-idUSKCN2531V7 | 2020-08-10 |
| Senate unanimously passed legislation in May that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they follow standards for U.S. audits and regulations | Neutral | We are simply leveling the playing field holding Chinese firms listed in the U.S. to the same standards as everyone a Treasury official told reporters in a briefing call | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-china-audits/trump-advisers-urge-delisting-of-u-s-listed-chinese-firms-that-fail-to-meet-audit-standards-idUSKCN25235B | 2020-08-10 |
| TikTok said on Friday it was by U.S. President Donald Trumps executive order to ban the videosharing app and that it could go to U.S. courts to ensure it was treated fairly | Negative | TikTok said on Friday it was by U.S. President Donald Trumps executive order to ban the videosharing app and that it could go to U.S. courts to ensure it was treated fairly | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-wechat-trump-tiktok/tiktok-says-shocked-by-trump-ban-order-idUSKCN253128 | 2020-08-10 |
| The U.S. property data and analytics companys investors said in July that they would seek to replace nine of the companys directors after it quashed their billion takeover bid | Positive | The U.S. property data and analytics companys investors said in July that they would seek to replace nine of the companys directors after it quashed their billion takeover bid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-corelogic-m-a-senatorcannae/corelogic-calls-for-special-meeting-to-remove-its-directors-idUSKCN2550XD | 2020-08-10 |
| 7 worth of U.S. aluminum products after the United States said it would impose punitive measures on Canadian aluminum imports a senior official said on Friday | Negative | OTTAWA Canada will slap retaliatory tariffs on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-canada/canada-to-impose-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-goods-hopes-for-resolution-idUSKCN2532E4 | 2020-08-10 |
| The U.S. Trade Representatives office said the tariffs apply to raw unalloyed aluminum produced at smelters | Positive | CLYDE President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to reimpose tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products to protect U.S. industry from a in imports angering Ottawa and some U.S. business groups | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-canada-aluminum/trump-reimposes-tariffs-on-raw-canadian-aluminum-canada-promises-retaliation-idUSKCN2523A3 | 2020-08-10 |
| Rio Tinto Canadas largest aluminum producer said the tariffs are as they only increase prices for U.S. consumers and undermine market confidence in secure supplies of aluminium in North America | Negative | CLYDE President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to reimpose tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products to protect U.S. industry from a in imports angering Ottawa and some U.S. business groups | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-canada-aluminum/trump-reimposes-tariffs-on-raw-canadian-aluminum-canada-promises-retaliation-idUSKCN2523A3 | 2020-08-10 |
| We are working with our U.S. customers to minimize any negative impacts to the integrated supply of aluminium in North a Rio Tinto spokesman said | Negative | CLYDE President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to reimpose tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products to protect U.S. industry from a in imports angering Ottawa and some U.S. business groups | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-canada-aluminum/trump-reimposes-tariffs-on-raw-canadian-aluminum-canada-promises-retaliation-idUSKCN2523A3 | 2020-08-10 |
| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called the move a step in the wrong that would raise costs on companies and consumers | Negative | CLYDE President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to reimpose tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products to protect U.S. industry from a in imports angering Ottawa and some U.S. business groups | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-canada-aluminum/trump-reimposes-tariffs-on-raw-canadian-aluminum-canada-promises-retaliation-idUSKCN2523A3 | 2020-08-10 |
| OTTAWA Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps move on Thursday to reimpose tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement | Negative | OTTAWA Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps move on Thursday to reimpose tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-canada-retaliation/canada-to-retaliate-against-u-s-aluminum-tariffs-deputy-pm-freeland-idUSKCN2523KV | 2020-08-10 |
| Wall Street indexes were largely flat stalling near record levels as U.S. Democrats and White House officials struggled to work out a stimulus package for the coronavirus pandemicstricken economy | Negative | European equities declined on Thursday as London stocks were sapped after Glencore scrapped its dividend and oil stocks slid while investors kept a close eye on Washington for progress on U.S. stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/london-stocks-drag-europe-lower-as-glencore-oil-stocks-weigh-idUSKCN2520X0 | 2020-08-10 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Saturday to extend unemployment benefits after talks with Congress broke down | Positive | KOSPI jumps 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-markets-close/s-korea-shares-close-at-26-month-high-on-china-data-hyundai-motor-16-surge-idUSAZN21R400 | 2020-08-10 |
| Rounding out the actions U.S. regulators recommended that overseas firms listed on American exchanges be subject to U.S. public audit reviews from 2022 | Positive | MSCI exJapan off recent month high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-calm-as-sino-u-s-tensions-flare-up-idUSL4N2FC0XJ | 2020-08-10 |
| Weighing on the greenback is uncertainty over U.S. fiscal stimulus after President Trump signed a series of executive orders to extend unemployment benefits after talks with Congress broke down | Positive | MSCI exJapan off recent month high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-calm-as-sino-u-s-tensions-flare-up-idUSL4N2FC0XJ | 2020-08-10 |
| SYDNEY Aug 10 The U.S. dollar was struggling to keep a rare rally together on Monday as its longest losing streak in a decade left much of the market structurally short of the currency and vulnerable to a squeeze on any upbeat news | Negative | Dollar holds gains as payrolls force shortcovering | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-struggles-to-sustain-rally-eyes-bond-yields-idUSL4N2FB0JE | 2020-08-10 |
| Turnover was light with Tokyo on a holiday and considerable uncertainty on whether U.S. policymakers can agree a new package of fiscal support for the virushit economy | Neutral | Dollar holds gains as payrolls force shortcovering | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-struggles-to-sustain-rally-eyes-bond-yields-idUSL4N2FB0JE | 2020-08-10 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr mounted a partisan attack on the Democratic Party in an interview that aired Sunday claiming the left believes in tearing down the and pursues absolute victory as a substitute for religion | Negative | U.S. Attorney General William Barr mounted a partisan attack on the Democratic Party in an interview that aired Sunday claiming the left believes in tearing down the and pursues absolute victory as a substitute for religion | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-barr/u-s-attorney-general-barr-says-the-left-wants-to-tear-down-system-idUSKCN25604Y | 2020-08-10 |
| Eastman Kodak Cos million loan agreement with the U.S. government to produce pharmaceutical ingredients has been put on hold due to recent allegations of the U.S. International Development Finance Corp said | Positive | Eastman Kodak Cos million loan agreement with the U.S. government to produce pharmaceutical ingredients has been put on hold due to recent allegations of the U.S. International Development Finance Corp said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-eastman-kodak-deals/eastman-kodaks-765-million-u-s-loan-agreement-on-hold-after-recent-allegations-idUSKCN2540XV | 2020-08-10 |
| Earlier this week Zelenskiy told Reuters that he hoped U.S. support for Ukraine would remain strong regardless of who wins the American election | Positive | KYIV Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that it was a matter of Ukraines national security to stay out of U.S. internal politics particularly its election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-ukraine-usa/ukraine-president-says-kyiv-staying-out-of-u-s-internal-politics-elections-idUSKCN2540XO | 2020-08-10 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to announce his running mate ahead of his partys national convention that kicks off on Aug | Neutral | Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to announce his running mate ahead of his partys national convention that kicks off on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-running-mate-factb/factbox-biden-will-soon-pick-a-running-mate-here-are-the-front-runners-idUSKCN2532TT | 2020-08-10 |
| Betting markets favor Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Novembers U.S. election though the odds between them have narrowed during the last week two betting market aggregators said | Positive | Betting markets favor Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Novembers U.S. election though the odds between them have narrowed during the last week two betting market aggregators said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-gambling-gmf/betting-markets-favor-biden-over-trump-but-odds-narrow-in-u-s-race-idUSKCN2531XA | 2020-08-10 |
| NEW DELHI Indias plan to regulate data has jolted U.S. tech giants Amazon Facebook and Google and a group representing them is preparing to push back against the proposals according to sources and a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | NEW DELHI Indias plan to regulate data has jolted U.S. tech giants Amazon Facebook and Google and a group representing them is preparing to push back against the proposals according to sources and a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-india-data-exclusive/exclusive-india-data-curb-plan-anathema-u-s-tech-giants-plan-pushback-idUSKCN2550KA | 2020-08-10 |
| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce didnt respond to Reuters queries | Neutral | NEW DELHI Indias plan to regulate data has jolted U.S. tech giants Amazon Facebook and Google and a group representing them is preparing to push back against the proposals according to sources and a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-india-data-exclusive/exclusive-india-data-curb-plan-anathema-u-s-tech-giants-plan-pushback-idUSKCN2550KA | 2020-08-10 |
| In May the U.S. Commerce Department issued orders that required suppliers of software and manufacturing equipment to refrain from doing business with Huawei without first obtaining a license | Negative | China Huawei Technologies Co will stop making its flagship Kirin chipsets next month financial magazine Caixin said on Saturday as the impact of U.S. pressure on the Chinese tech giant grows | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-huawei-chip/huawei-to-stop-making-flagship-chipsets-as-u-s-pressure-bites-chinese-media-say-idUSKCN2540HA | 2020-08-10 |
| Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc is lobbying the U.S. government to revoke restrictions on sale of components to Huawei Technologies Co after the Chinese company was blacklisted by the United States The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday | Positive | Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc is lobbying the U.S. government to revoke restrictions on sale of components to Huawei Technologies Co after the Chinese company was blacklisted by the United States The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-qualcomm-huawei-tech/qualcomm-lobbies-u-s-to-sell-chips-for-huawei-5g-phones-wsj-idUSKCN2540Q9 | 2020-08-10 |
| With these restrictions the U.S. has handed Qualcomms foreign competitors a market worth as much as billion annually the report said | Negative | Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc is lobbying the U.S. government to revoke restrictions on sale of components to Huawei Technologies Co after the Chinese company was blacklisted by the United States The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-qualcomm-huawei-tech/qualcomm-lobbies-u-s-to-sell-chips-for-huawei-5g-phones-wsj-idUSKCN2540Q9 | 2020-08-10 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with owners of WeChat and videosharing app TikTok which his administration has called significant | Negative | HONG KONG As Tencent | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-wechat-trump-china/u-s-businesses-in-china-face-uncertainty-as-white-house-bans-wechat-idUSKCN25320Z | 2020-08-10 |
| AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Thursday it expects all its international theaters to resume operations in the next two to three weeks while twothirds or more of its U.S. theaters are set to reopen later this month | Positive | AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Thursday it expects all its international theaters to resume operations in the next two to three weeks while twothirds or more of its U.S. theaters are set to reopen later this month | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-amc-ent-holdg-theatre/amc-expects-to-reopen-all-international-theaters-in-three-weeks-idUSKCN252370 | 2020-08-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. regulators have assured scientists that political pressure will not determine when a coronavirus vaccine is approved even as the White House hopes to have one ready ahead of the November presidential election the countrys leading infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. regulators have assured scientists that political pressure will not determine when a coronavirus vaccine is approved even as the White House hopes to have one ready ahead of the November presidential election the countrys leading infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-fauci-exclusive/exclusive-fauci-says-regulators-promise-politics-will-not-guide-vaccine-timing-idUSKCN25133S | 2020-08-06 |
| New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaking on behalf of all U.S. governors urged Congress to include billion in unrestricted state funding | Positive | WASHINGTON Top congressional Democrats and White House officials appeared to harden their stances on new coronavirus relief legislation on Wednesday as negotiations headed toward an endofweek deadline with no sign of an agreement | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-congressional-democrats-harden-stances-on-coronavirus-relief-idUSKCN2512JY | 2020-08-06 |
| Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data without consumers and employees consent | Positive | Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data without consumers and employees consent | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-facial-recognition/two-u-s-senators-seek-ban-on-collecting-customer-biometric-data-without-consent-idUSKCN2520CN | 2020-08-06 |
| At least 15 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate eight Republicans and seven Democrats have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID19 since the novel coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year with Representative Rodney Davis becoming the latest on Wednesday | Negative | At least 15 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate eight Republicans and seven Democrats have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID19 since the novel coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year with Representative Rodney Davis becoming the latest on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-cases-fac/factbox-coronavirus-in-u-s-congress-15-members-have-tested-or-been-presumed-positive-idUSKCN25205P | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Rodney Davis said he tested positive for COVID19 on Wednesday making him at least the 15th U.S. lawmaker to be infected or presumed to have the disease | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Rodney Davis said he tested positive for COVID19 on Wednesday making him at least the 15th U.S. lawmaker to be infected or presumed to have the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-davis/u-s-republican-congressman-rodney-davis-says-he-has-covid-19-idUSKCN252054 | 2020-08-06 |
| The Tennessee Valley Authority a U.S. stateowned enterprise that operates the Shawnee plant did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | TULA Mexico For at least four years one of Mexicos largest power plants violated an environmental safeguard that prevents emissions of deadly pollutants according to documents seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-energy-pollution-exclusive/exclusive-mexico-power-plant-violated-environmental-law-documents-show-idUSKCN2511BI | 2020-08-06 |
| TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and his delegation will have to be tested for the novel coronavirus before getting to Taiwan and again when they arrive and they must wear masks a government official said on Thursday | Positive | TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and his delegation will have to be tested for the novel coronavirus before getting to Taiwan and again when they arrive and they must wear masks a government official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-taiwan-usa/tests-and-mask-for-u-s-health-chief-on-taiwan-visit-idUSKCN2520FL | 2020-08-06 |
| The members of the U.S. delegation when meeting government officials will also have to maintain social distancing Chuang said | Positive | TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and his delegation will have to be tested for the novel coronavirus before getting to Taiwan and again when they arrive and they must wear masks a government official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-taiwan-usa/tests-and-mask-for-u-s-health-chief-on-taiwan-visit-idUSKCN2520FL | 2020-08-06 |
| MELBOURNE Oil prices were mostly flat on Thursday as a boost from lowerthanexpected U.S. crude stocks that lifted the market to fivemonth highs in the previous session gave way to fuel demand concerns amid rising coronavirus infections | Negative | MELBOURNE Oil prices were mostly flat on Thursday as a boost from lowerthanexpected U.S. crude stocks that lifted the market to fivemonth highs in the previous session gave way to fuel demand concerns amid rising coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-coronavirus-concerns-undercut-support-from-lower-u-s-crude-stocks-idUSKCN25205N | 2020-08-06 |
| Still recent declines in the U.S. dollar have supported higher oil prices | Negative | MELBOURNE Oil prices were mostly flat on Thursday as a boost from lowerthanexpected U.S. crude stocks that lifted the market to fivemonth highs in the previous session gave way to fuel demand concerns amid rising coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-coronavirus-concerns-undercut-support-from-lower-u-s-crude-stocks-idUSKCN25205N | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday that the U.S. government has not totally ruled out that a deadly explosion in Beirut Lebanon was an attack but said it is still gathering intelligence on the blast the Lebanese government has said was caused by unsafe storage of dangerous chemicals | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday that the U.S. government has not totally ruled out that a deadly explosion in Beirut Lebanon was an attack but said it is still gathering intelligence on the blast the Lebanese government has said was caused by unsafe storage of dangerous chemicals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-white-house/u-s-has-not-totally-ruled-out-that-beirut-blast-was-an-attack-white-house-aide-idUSKCN251370 | 2020-08-06 |
| NEW The United Nations Security Council will vote next week on a U.S. bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday despite the warnings of some diplomats that the measure lacks support | Negative | NEW The United Nations Security Council will vote next week on a U.S. bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday despite the warnings of some diplomats that the measure lacks support | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran/pompeo-says-u-n-security-council-to-vote-next-week-on-extending-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2512U9 | 2020-08-06 |
| 18 under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with world powers which U.S. President Donald Trumps administration quit in 2018 | Positive | NEW The United Nations Security Council will vote next week on a U.S. bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday despite the warnings of some diplomats that the measure lacks support | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran/pompeo-says-u-n-security-council-to-vote-next-week-on-extending-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2512U9 | 2020-08-06 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices rose to their highest since early March on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories fell sharply and the dollar weakened but mounting coronavirus infections had investors worried about the demand outlook | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices rose to their highest since early March on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories fell sharply and the dollar weakened but mounting coronavirus infections had investors worried about the demand outlook | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-hit-5-month-high-as-u-s-crude-stockpiles-dollar-fall-idUSKCN251063 | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a call with Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday reiterated commitment to assist the Lebanese people the State Department said on Wednesday after a massive warehouse blast killed 135 people and injured thousands | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a call with Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday reiterated commitment to assist the Lebanese people the State Department said on Wednesday after a massive warehouse blast killed 135 people and injured thousands | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-pompeo/pompeo-in-call-with-lebanese-pm-reaffirms-u-s-commitment-to-assist-after-blast-idUSKCN2512KI | 2020-08-06 |
| It called on U.S. allies to join the growing tide to secure our data from the CCPs surveillance state and other malign entities | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was stepping up efforts to purge Chinese apps from U.S. digital networks and called the Chineseowned shortvideo app TikTok and messenger app WeChat significant threats | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-apps-pompeo/u-s-steps-up-campaign-to-purge-untrusted-chinese-apps-idUSKCN2512YO | 2020-08-06 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday ratcheted up the rhetoric on President Donald Trumps handling of the countrys increasingly tense relationship with China saying the Republicans muchvaunted trade deal was failing | Negative | U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday ratcheted up the rhetoric on President Donald Trumps handling of the countrys increasingly tense relationship with China saying the Republicans muchvaunted trade deal was failing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china/biden-says-trumps-china-trade-deal-is-failing-badly-idUSKCN25131X | 2020-08-06 |
| The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. didnt immediately respond to a message seeking comment | Neutral | Google says it has deleted more than 2500 YouTube channels tied to China as part of its effort to weed out disinformation on the videosharing platform | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-cyber-google-disinformation/google-pulls-2500-china-linked-youtube-channels-over-disinformation-idUSKCN251384 | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Republican congressman urged the Trump administration to review millions in coronavirus stimulus loans paid to U.S. companies with ties to Chinas aviation and defense industries amid deepening tensions between Beijing and Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Republican congressman urged the Trump administration to review millions in coronavirus stimulus loans paid to U.S. companies with ties to Chinas aviation and defense industries amid deepening tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-ppp/u-s-lawmaker-calls-on-trump-administration-to-review-stimulus-loans-to-china-linked-firms-idUSKCN251369 | 2020-08-06 |
| TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days his office said on Tuesday making the highestlevel visit by a U.S. official in four decades a move that angered China which claims the island as its own | Positive | TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days his office said on Tuesday making the highestlevel visit by a U.S. official in four decades a move that angered China which claims the island as its own | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-to-be-highest-ranking-official-in-decades-to-visit-taiwan-angering-china-idUSKCN25105B | 2020-08-06 |
| Gina McCarthy thenhead of the Environmental Protection Agency was the last U.S. Cabinetlevel official to visit Taiwan in 2014 | Positive | TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days his office said on Tuesday making the highestlevel visit by a U.S. official in four decades a move that angered China which claims the island as its own | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-to-be-highest-ranking-official-in-decades-to-visit-taiwan-angering-china-idUSKCN25105B | 2020-08-06 |
| SHANGHAI The founder of Chinas largest chipmaker SMIC said on Tuesday he was China could catch up with the United States in the next generation of semiconductors but that U.S. efforts to contain its technology sector could not be taken | Neutral | SHANGHAI The founder of Chinas largest chipmaker SMIC said on Tuesday he was China could catch up with the United States in the next generation of semiconductors but that U.S. efforts to contain its technology sector could not be taken | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-semiconductors/smic-founder-says-optimistic-china-can-catch-up-with-u-s-in-semiconductors-idUSKCN2510V5 | 2020-08-06 |
| The U.S. government has cited national as grounds for its restrictions on Huawei | Negative | SHANGHAI The founder of Chinas largest chipmaker SMIC said on Tuesday he was China could catch up with the United States in the next generation of semiconductors but that U.S. efforts to contain its technology sector could not be taken | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-semiconductors/smic-founder-says-optimistic-china-can-catch-up-with-u-s-in-semiconductors-idUSKCN2510V5 | 2020-08-06 |
| Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of their Phase 1 trade deal during an Aug | Positive | BEIJING Chinas exports are expected to have dipped in July as a surge in global coronavirus infections depressed demand while growth in imports likely cooled a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-trade-poll/chinas-july-exports-seen-falling-on-global-virus-surge-import-growth-cools-reuters-poll-idUSKCN2510P0 | 2020-08-06 |
| For example U.S. President Donald Trump has persistently promoted the unproven drug hydroxychloroquine as successful in treating the virus and in April he asked publicly if injecting disinfectant might help | Negative | TOKYO Japanese drugstores were stripped bare of gargling solution by Wednesday a day after the governor of the western prefecture of Osaka suggested it could help fight coronavirus triggering panicked buying reminiscent of the early days of mask shortages | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-gargling/gargling-solution-flies-off-japans-shelves-after-governor-touts-anti-virus-effect-idUSKCN2510PQ | 2020-08-06 |
| SINGAPORE U.S.China tension and sobering economic data knocked momentum out of Asias stock markets on Thursday though the hope of stimulus staved off falls and kept pressure on the dollar as investors wait for Congress to agree on a new spending package | Negative | SINGAPORE U.S.China tension and sobering economic data knocked momentum out of Asias stock markets on Thursday though the hope of stimulus staved off falls and kept pressure on the dollar as investors wait for Congress to agree on a new spending package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-stall-and-dollar-squeezed-as-investors-wait-for-stimulus-idUSKCN2513C6 | 2020-08-06 |
| 28 per barrel and U.S. crude was steady at | Positive | SINGAPORE U.S.China tension and sobering economic data knocked momentum out of Asias stock markets on Thursday though the hope of stimulus staved off falls and kept pressure on the dollar as investors wait for Congress to agree on a new spending package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-stall-and-dollar-squeezed-as-investors-wait-for-stimulus-idUSKCN2513C6 | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON A group of Senate Republicans on Wednesday backed extending a billion payroll assistance program for U.S. airlines after warnings that carriers may be forced to cut tens of thousands of jobs without government action according to a letter seen by Reuters | Positive | WASHINGTON A group of Senate Republicans on Wednesday backed extending a billion payroll assistance program for U.S. airlines after warnings that carriers may be forced to cut tens of thousands of jobs without government action according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines-exclu/republican-senators-back-extending-25-billion-payroll-aid-for-u-s-airlines-shares-jump-idUSKCN2512QE | 2020-08-06 |
| Airline officials and unions have been urging U.S. lawmakers to extend new assistance in the face of the coronavirus epidemics devastating impact on airline travel | Neutral | WASHINGTON A group of Senate Republicans on Wednesday backed extending a billion payroll assistance program for U.S. airlines after warnings that carriers may be forced to cut tens of thousands of jobs without government action according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines-exclu/republican-senators-back-extending-25-billion-payroll-aid-for-u-s-airlines-shares-jump-idUSKCN2512QE | 2020-08-06 |
| About of members of the Pool Hot Tub Alliance the main U.S. industry trade group forecast revenues would rise or more this year | Positive | ANGELES Locked down hot and desperate for a If you live in Indianapolis and fancy putting a pool in your back yard theres a threeweek wait but thats just for an appointment to order one for next year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-pools/pool-sales-skyrocket-as-consumers-splash-out-on-coronavirus-cocoons-idUSKCN2520HW | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and other top Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked federal regulators to investigate securities transactions made by Eastman Kodak and its executives around the time it learned it could receive a million government loan | Neutral | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and other top Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked federal regulators to investigate securities transactions made by Eastman Kodak and its executives around the time it learned it could receive a million government loan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-eastman-kodak-congress/u-s-house-democrats-urge-sec-to-dig-into-kodak-transactions-idUSKCN2513AS | 2020-08-06 |
| U.S. economic growth could pick up in the third quarter and reach prepandemic levels by the end of next year Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said on CNBC Wednesday | Positive | NEW YORK A resurgence in coronavirus cases is slowing the economic recovery and the disease will continue to weigh on the U.S. economy and American life until at least the end of next year two Federal Reserve policymakers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-say-pickup-in-infections-slowing-u-s-economic-recovery-idUSKCN2511UX | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block Californias net neutrality law arguing that federal law preempts the state statute | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block Californias net neutrality law arguing that federal law preempts the state statute | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-internet/u-s-justice-department-asks-court-to-block-california-net-neutrality-law-idUSKCN2512WM | 2020-08-06 |
| The U.S. government is seeking a preliminary injunction to block California from being able to enforce its law | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block Californias net neutrality law arguing that federal law preempts the state statute | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-internet/u-s-justice-department-asks-court-to-block-california-net-neutrality-law-idUSKCN2512WM | 2020-08-06 |
| Five members of U.S. Congress from New York said on Wednesday that several investment firms involved in Puerto Ricos ongoing bankruptcy may have engaged in insider trading and urged the state attorney general to investigate | Negative | Five members of U.S. Congress from New York said on Wednesday that several investment firms involved in Puerto Ricos ongoing bankruptcy may have engaged in insider trading and urged the state attorney general to investigate | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-puertorico/u-s-lawmakers-seek-probe-of-investment-firms-dealings-in-puerto-rico-debt-idUSKCN25134R | 2020-08-06 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Rocket Companies Inc RKT.N the parent of U.S. mortgage lender Quicken Loans said its initial public offering was priced at per share on Wednesday below a target range and that it sold fewer shares than planned | Positive | Rocket Companies Inc RKT.N the parent of U.S. mortgage lender Quicken Loans said its initial public offering was priced at per share on Wednesday below a target range and that it sold fewer shares than planned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-rocket-companies-ipo/quicken-loans-parent-sells-shares-in-ipo-below-target-to-raise-1-8-billion-idUSKCN2513BQ | 2020-08-06 |
| Higher borrowings by U.S. consumers in a historically lowinterest environment has led to a surge in the companys income | Positive | Rocket Companies Inc RKT.N the parent of U.S. mortgage lender Quicken Loans said its initial public offering was priced at per share on Wednesday below a target range and that it sold fewer shares than planned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-rocket-companies-ipo/quicken-loans-parent-sells-shares-in-ipo-below-target-to-raise-1-8-billion-idUSKCN2513BQ | 2020-08-06 |
| PreCOVID19 the total annual revenues of U.S. telehealth players were an estimated billion whereas consultants McKinsey Company now estimate up to billion of U.S. healthcare spending could be virtualized | Positive | Teladocs shares fell however as analysts questioned whether the company has massively overpaid for Livongo shares in which are up this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-livongo-health-m-a-teladoc-health/teladoc-bets-big-on-online-medicine-with-18-5-billion-livongo-deal-idUSKCN2511ER | 2020-08-06 |
| NEW YORK Aug 6 The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed on Wednesday in what appears to be the first such delivery since the U.S. ban on crude exports ended in 2015 | Positive | NEW YORK Aug 6 The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed on Wednesday in what appears to be the first such delivery since the U.S. ban on crude exports ended in 2015 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-crude-saudiarabia/u-s-sends-first-shipment-of-crude-to-saudi-arabia-in-over-a-decade-idUSL4N2F7479 | 2020-08-06 |
| U.S. Census data shows a miniscule 1000barrel shipment to Saudi Arabia in 2002 | Positive | NEW YORK Aug 6 The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed on Wednesday in what appears to be the first such delivery since the U.S. ban on crude exports ended in 2015 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-crude-saudiarabia/u-s-sends-first-shipment-of-crude-to-saudi-arabia-in-over-a-decade-idUSL4N2F7479 | 2020-08-06 |
| U.S. crude exports have surged since Washington lifted a ban in 2015 averaging 2 | Negative | NEW YORK Aug 6 The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed on Wednesday in what appears to be the first such delivery since the U.S. ban on crude exports ended in 2015 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-crude-saudiarabia/u-s-sends-first-shipment-of-crude-to-saudi-arabia-in-over-a-decade-idUSL4N2F7479 | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. private employers hired far fewer workers than expected in July as companies exhausted loans to help with wages and new COVID19 infections flared up across the country supporting the view that the nascent economic recovery was faltering | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. private employers hired far fewer workers than expected in July as companies exhausted loans to help with wages and new COVID19 infections flared up across the country supporting the view that the nascent economic recovery was faltering | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-employment/u-s-job-market-recovery-appears-to-be-slowing-services-sector-powering-ahead-idUSKCN2511RJ | 2020-08-06 |
| The yield on benchmark 10year U.S. government debt rose 3 basis points and was steady at 0 | Neutral | MSCI AxJ up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-wallows-and-stocks-inch-higher-as-stimulus-eyed-idUSL4N2F80PF | 2020-08-06 |
| 23 per barrel and U.S. crude was steady at | Positive | MSCI AxJ up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-wallows-and-stocks-inch-higher-as-stimulus-eyed-idUSL4N2F80PF | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed accepting the Republican Partys presidential nomination in a speech from the White House prompting the countrys leading elected Democrat to accuse him of politicizing the historic residence | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed accepting the Republican Partys presidential nomination in a speech from the White House prompting the countrys leading elected Democrat to accuse him of politicizing the historic residence | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-conventions/biden-in-home-state-trump-eyes-white-house-venue-as-virus-remakes-u-s-political-conventions-idUSKCN2512RK | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she feels optimistic that lawmakers can reach a deal on another round of aid meant to blunt the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic after meeting with members of President Donald Trumps administration on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she feels optimistic that lawmakers can reach a deal on another round of aid meant to blunt the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic after meeting with members of President Donald Trumps administration on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/optimistic-democrats-vow-to-stay-in-d-c-until-coronavirus-deal-reached-idUSKCN25133J | 2020-08-06 |
| Last month the White House announced the award of million for new institutes at three U.S. universities to boost quantum information research | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said on Wednesday the Trump administration is launching a national education partnership to expand access to K12 quantum information science education with major companies and research institutions | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-usa-quantum-trump/white-house-unveils-partnership-to-boost-quantum-science-education-idUSKCN2511XG | 2020-08-06 |
| U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said last month the U.S. would have hundreds of millions of vaccine doses by early in 2021 | Positive | WASHINGTON Drugmakers will likely have tens of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines in the early part of next year Anthony Fauci the top U.S. infectious diseases official said in a Reuters interview on Wednesday offering a more conservative view of the ramp up than some Trump administration officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fauci-vaccine-inte/fauci-expects-tens-of-millions-of-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-at-start-of-2021-idUSKCN2512Z4 | 2020-08-06 |
| Multiple myeloma is the second most common form of blood cancer in the U.S. and is generally considered treatable but not curable | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved GlaxoSmithKlines experimental treatment for a common form of blood cancer | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-gsk-multiplemyeloma-fda/u-s-fda-approves-glaxosmithklines-blood-cancer-drug-idUSKCN252058 | 2020-08-06 |
| ZURICH The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted NeuroRx Inc Investigational New Drug permission to test RLF100 for inhaled use in patients with moderate and severe COVID19 to prevent progression to respiratory failure it and partner Relief Therapeutics Holdings said on Thursday | Positive | ZURICH The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted NeuroRx Inc Investigational New Drug permission to test RLF100 for inhaled use in patients with moderate and severe COVID19 to prevent progression to respiratory failure it and partner Relief Therapeutics Holdings said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-relief-hldg/fda-lets-neurorx-relief-therapeutics-test-rlf-100-in-covid-19-patients-idUSKCN2520ED | 2020-08-06 |
| NEW YORK Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least four people on Tuesday as it made its way up the U.S. Atlantic Coast including two deaths at a North Carolina trailer park that was struck by a tornado spun off by hurricaneforce winds | Negative | NEW YORK Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least four people on Tuesday as it made its way up the U.S. Atlantic Coast including two deaths at a North Carolina trailer park that was struck by a tornado spun off by hurricaneforce winds | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-storm-isaias/four-killed-as-tropical-storm-isaias-pounds-u-s-northeast-idUSKCN2501O4 | 2020-08-05 |
| Cooper said he had spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump who had pledged aid | Positive | NEW YORK Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least four people on Tuesday as it made its way up the U.S. Atlantic Coast including two deaths at a North Carolina trailer park that was struck by a tornado spun off by hurricaneforce winds | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-storm-isaias/four-killed-as-tropical-storm-isaias-pounds-u-s-northeast-idUSKCN2501O4 | 2020-08-05 |
| U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley home two days from a landmark mission as NASAs first crew to fly a privately built vehicle into orbit recounted on Tuesday the loud jarring ride they experienced through Earths atmosphere before a safe landing at sea | Positive | U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley home two days from a landmark mission as NASAs first crew to fly a privately built vehicle into orbit recounted on Tuesday the loud jarring ride they experienced through Earths atmosphere before a safe landing at sea | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-space-exploration-astronauts/it-came-alive-astronauts-recount-wild-ride-home-on-spacexs-crew-dragon-idUSKCN2510CG | 2020-08-05 |
| The U.S. embassy in Beirut warned residents about reports of toxic gases released by the blast urging people to stay indoors and wear masks if available | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanese rescue workers dug through the rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut killing 78 people and injuring nearly 4000 in a toll that officials expected to rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/toll-expected-to-rise-in-blast-that-shook-beirut-killing-78-and-injuring-thousands-idUSKCN25107B | 2020-08-05 |
| At a White House briefing U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that the blast was a possible attack but two U.S. officials said initial information contradicted Trumps view | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanese rescue workers dug through the rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut killing 78 people and injuring nearly 4000 in a toll that officials expected to rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/toll-expected-to-rise-in-blast-that-shook-beirut-killing-78-and-injuring-thousands-idUSKCN25107B | 2020-08-05 |
| China vowed on Tuesday to retaliate if the United States persisted with hostile against Chinese journalists who may be forced to leave in coming days if their U.S. visas are not extended | Negative | China vowed on Tuesday to retaliate if the United States persisted with hostile against Chinese journalists who may be forced to leave in coming days if their U.S. visas are not extended | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/china-vows-retaliation-if-any-u-s-action-against-journalists-idUSKCN25002U | 2020-08-05 |
| The U.S. has been escalating its actions against Chinese Wang told reporters | Negative | China vowed on Tuesday to retaliate if the United States persisted with hostile against Chinese journalists who may be forced to leave in coming days if their U.S. visas are not extended | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/china-vows-retaliation-if-any-u-s-action-against-journalists-idUSKCN25002U | 2020-08-05 |
| The U.S. should immediately correct its mistake and stop its actions | Negative | China vowed on Tuesday to retaliate if the United States persisted with hostile against Chinese journalists who may be forced to leave in coming days if their U.S. visas are not extended | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/china-vows-retaliation-if-any-u-s-action-against-journalists-idUSKCN25002U | 2020-08-05 |
| If the U.S. persists China will take a necessary and legitimate response to safeguard its he said | Negative | China vowed on Tuesday to retaliate if the United States persisted with hostile against Chinese journalists who may be forced to leave in coming days if their U.S. visas are not extended | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/china-vows-retaliation-if-any-u-s-action-against-journalists-idUSKCN25002U | 2020-08-05 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice said in June that Saab who also has a Venezuelan passport was arrested pursuant to an Interpol red notice issued with respect to his indictment | Negative | A court in Cape Verde has rejected an appeal from a detained Colombian businessman seeking to avoid extradition to the United States on money laundering charges his defense team said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-venezuela-corruption/cape-verde-court-rejects-maduro-envoys-appeal-against-us-extradition-idUSKCN25023K | 2020-08-05 |
| TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days his office said on Tuesday making the highestlevel visit by a U.S. official in four decades a move likely to anger China which claims the island as its own | Neutral | TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days his office said on Tuesday making the highestlevel visit by a U.S. official in four decades a move likely to anger China which claims the island as its own | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-to-visit-taiwan-likely-angering-china-idUSKCN25105B | 2020-08-05 |
| Taiwan has been especially grateful for U.S. support for its requests to get meaningful access to the World Health Organization during the pandemic | Positive | TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days his office said on Tuesday making the highestlevel visit by a U.S. official in four decades a move likely to anger China which claims the island as its own | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-to-visit-taiwan-likely-angering-china-idUSKCN25105B | 2020-08-05 |
| Gina McCarthy thenhead of the Environmental Protection Agency was the last U.S. Cabinetlevel official to visit the island in 2014 | Positive | TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days his office said on Tuesday making the highestlevel visit by a U.S. official in four decades a move likely to anger China which claims the island as its own | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-to-visit-taiwan-likely-angering-china-idUSKCN25105B | 2020-08-05 |
| Official figures from the U.S. Department of Energy are due out later on Wednesday | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices fell for the first time in four days on Wednesday slipping from as much as fivemonth highs as mounting coronavirus cases worldwide and in the United States undercut market confidence about a potential pickup in fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-snap-four-day-winning-streak-as-covid-19-cases-grow-idUSKCN251063 | 2020-08-05 |
| It would be safe to say that U.S. crude oil inventories are in a firm downward if the official numbers confirm last weeks drop ING Economics said in a note | Positive | TOKYO Oil prices fell for the first time in four days on Wednesday slipping from as much as fivemonth highs as mounting coronavirus cases worldwide and in the United States undercut market confidence about a potential pickup in fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-snap-four-day-winning-streak-as-covid-19-cases-grow-idUSKCN251063 | 2020-08-05 |
| The U.S. embassy in Beirut warned residents in the city about reports of toxic gases released by the blast urging people to stay indoors and wear masks if available | Negative | BEIRUT A powerful blast in port warehouses near central Beirut storing highly explosive material killed 78 people injured nearly 4000 and sent seismic shockwaves that shattered windows smashed masonry and shook the ground across the Lebanese capital | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/massive-blast-rips-through-beirut-killing-78-and-injuring-thousands-idUSKCN25021M | 2020-08-05 |
| Two U.S. officials speaking on the condition of anonymity said initial information contradicted Trumps view however | Neutral | BEIRUT A powerful blast in port warehouses near central Beirut storing highly explosive material killed 78 people injured nearly 4000 and sent seismic shockwaves that shattered windows smashed masonry and shook the ground across the Lebanese capital | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/massive-blast-rips-through-beirut-killing-78-and-injuring-thousands-idUSKCN25021M | 2020-08-05 |
| Alafco was suing the U.S. planemaker for million over accusations Boeing wrongly refused to return advance payments on a cancelled order for 40 of the grounded 737 MAX planes | Negative | DUBAI Kuwaiti aircraft leasing company Alafco has halved its order for 40 Boeing 737 jets after reaching an agreement to end its legal claim over a cancelled order for the planes it said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-boeing-737max-lawsuit/kuwaiti-lessor-halves-boeing-737-max-order-after-ending-legal-claim-idUSKCN2500Q7 | 2020-08-05 |
| WASHINGTON Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of their Phase 1 trade deal and likely air mutual grievances in an increasingly tense relationship during an Aug | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of their Phase 1 trade deal and likely air mutual grievances in an increasingly tense relationship during an Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-u-s-to-review-trade-deal-air-other-grievances-on-august-15-sources-idUSKCN2502SF | 2020-08-05 |
| The U.S. Trade Representatives office and the U.S. Treasury did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of their Phase 1 trade deal and likely air mutual grievances in an increasingly tense relationship during an Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-u-s-to-review-trade-deal-air-other-grievances-on-august-15-sources-idUSKCN2502SF | 2020-08-05 |
| The latest irritant between the worlds two largest economies is Trumps threat to ban U.S. use of the Chineseowned video app TikTok unless it is sold to a nonChinese buyer | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of their Phase 1 trade deal and likely air mutual grievances in an increasingly tense relationship during an Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-u-s-to-review-trade-deal-air-other-grievances-on-august-15-sources-idUSKCN2502SF | 2020-08-05 |
| BEIJING China is looking to reduce its reliance on overseas markets and technology for its economic development government advisers say as U.S. hostility and a global pandemic increase external risks that could hamper longerterm progress | Negative | BEIJING China is looking to reduce its reliance on overseas markets and technology for its economic development government advisers say as U.S. hostility and a global pandemic increase external risks that could hamper longerterm progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-strategy/china-pursues-economic-self-reliance-as-external-risks-grow-advisers-idUSKCN25031K | 2020-08-05 |
| The teams composition is bound to be sensitive since any exclusion of U.S. experts would be controversial | Negative | GENEVA A World Health Organization team in China to probe the origins of COVID19 had extensive and exchanges with scientists in Wuhan where the outbreak was first detected a spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-says-china-team-interviewed-wuhan-scientists-over-virus-origins-idUSKCN2501CE | 2020-08-05 |
| the U.S. government broad authority to seek mitigation from companies that are jeopardizing national security legal experts said | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps unprecedented demand that the United States get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of Chinese internet giant ByteDances shortvideo app TikTok is based on an interpretation of U.S law that regulatory lawyers say may be open to challenges | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trumps-bid-for-a-piece-of-microsoft-tiktok-deal-could-spur-legal-action-idUSKCN250326 | 2020-08-05 |
| 1812 buttressed by hardening perception that the U.S. rebound is lagging Europe | Negative | SYDNEY Gold scaled a new high on Wednesday as a weaker dollar and falling bond yields burnished its safehaven appeal while shares were mostly lower as investors baulked at the ballooning cost of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/gold-shines-on-falling-dollar-yields-pandemic-cost-concerns-drag-on-shares-idUSKCN250335 | 2020-08-05 |
| Chinas U.S. envoy on Tuesday said Beijing does not want tensions to escalate | Positive | SYDNEY Gold scaled a new high on Wednesday as a weaker dollar and falling bond yields burnished its safehaven appeal while shares were mostly lower as investors baulked at the ballooning cost of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/gold-shines-on-falling-dollar-yields-pandemic-cost-concerns-drag-on-shares-idUSKCN250335 | 2020-08-05 |
| U.S. crude CLc1 was down 11 cents at | Neutral | SYDNEY Gold scaled a new high on Wednesday as a weaker dollar and falling bond yields burnished its safehaven appeal while shares were mostly lower as investors baulked at the ballooning cost of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/gold-shines-on-falling-dollar-yields-pandemic-cost-concerns-drag-on-shares-idUSKCN250335 | 2020-08-05 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors are pursuing possible penalties of nearly billion to resolve investigations of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma after uncovering evidence of criminal and civil misconduct stemming from the companys alleged role in fueling the nations opioid crisis people familiar with the matter said | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors are pursuing possible penalties of nearly billion to resolve investigations of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma after uncovering evidence of criminal and civil misconduct stemming from the companys alleged role in fueling the nations opioid crisis people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-purdue-pharma-investigations-opioids/exclusive-u-s-pursues-nearly-13-billion-of-claims-in-purdue-pharma-opioid-probes-sources-say-idUSKCN251001 | 2020-08-05 |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is seeking protection from creditors in the United States under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code which allows a foreign debtor to shield assets in this country according to a court filing on Tuesday | Negative | Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is seeking protection from creditors in the United States under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code which allows a foreign debtor to shield assets in this country according to a court filing on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-virgin-atlantic-bankruptcy/virgin-atlantic-airways-seeks-u-s-chapter-15-bankruptcy-protection-idUSKCN2502RZ | 2020-08-05 |
| Non U.S.companies use Chapter 15 to block creditors who want to file lawsuits or tie up assets in the United States | Negative | Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is seeking protection from creditors in the United States under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code which allows a foreign debtor to shield assets in this country according to a court filing on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-virgin-atlantic-bankruptcy/virgin-atlantic-airways-seeks-u-s-chapter-15-bankruptcy-protection-idUSKCN2502RZ | 2020-08-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. federal prosecutors have produced no evidence linking dozens of people arrested in antiracism protests in Portland Oregon to the antifa or anarchist movements despite President Donald Trumps assertions they are fueling the unrest | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. federal prosecutors have produced no evidence linking dozens of people arrested in antiracism protests in Portland Oregon to the antifa or anarchist movements despite President Donald Trumps assertions they are fueling the unrest | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-race-protests-antifa/u-s-prosecutors-do-not-charge-portland-protesters-with-antifa-ties-idUSKCN2502NQ | 2020-08-05 |
| PARIS Europes air safety watchdog has no firm date for Boeings grounded 737 MAX to resume flights it said on Tuesday adding that the U.S. planemaker had some more work to do before a 17monthold safety ban could be lifted in Europe | Negative | PARIS Europes air safety watchdog has no firm date for Boeings grounded 737 MAX to resume flights it said on Tuesday adding that the U.S. planemaker had some more work to do before a 17monthold safety ban could be lifted in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/europe-air-safety-regulator-gives-no-firm-date-for-737-max-to-fly-again-idUSKCN2501LC | 2020-08-05 |
| 2 U.S. automaker also faces slumping demand in China its secondlargest market | Negative | Ford Motor Cos incoming Chief Executive Jim Farley said on Tuesday he wants to expand the automakers operations into related technology fields including software fleet management and electric vehicle charging | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ford-motors-ceo/new-ford-ceo-farley-eyes-expansion-into-tech-fields-idUSKCN2501PM | 2020-08-05 |
| Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of their Phase 1 trade deal on Aug | Positive | Caixin services PMI down mom but recovery continues | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-stocks-rise-as-economic-rebound-hopes-stay-intact-idUSL4N2F711K | 2020-08-05 |
| Beijings top U.S. envoy said it does not want further tensions | Positive | Caixin services PMI down mom but recovery continues | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-stocks-rise-as-economic-rebound-hopes-stay-intact-idUSL4N2F711K | 2020-08-05 |
| A hardening perception that the U.S. rebound is lagging Europe has buttressed the common currency just below a twoyear high helping it repel a bounce in the dollar this week | Negative | Euro repels dollar bounce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dented-as-yields-dive-on-recovery-worries-idUSL4N2F708K | 2020-08-05 |
| The yield on inflationprotected 10year U.S. debt is at a record low of 1 | Negative | Euro repels dollar bounce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dented-as-yields-dive-on-recovery-worries-idUSL4N2F708K | 2020-08-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martha McSally defeated a conservative challenger to win the nomination to seek reelection in Arizona the New York Times said setting the stage for what is expected to be one of Novembers most competitive election matchups | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martha McSally defeated a conservative challenger to win the nomination to seek reelection in Arizona the New York Times said setting the stage for what is expected to be one of Novembers most competitive election matchups | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress-mcsally/u-s-senator-mcsally-wins-arizona-republican-nomination-to-seek-re-election-new-york-times-idUSKCN2510BQ | 2020-08-05 |
| WASHINGTON Longtime U.S. Representative William Lacy Clay was ousted on Tuesday by progressive challenger Cori Bush in the Missouri Democratic primary the New York Times said | Negative | WASHINGTON Longtime U.S. Representative William Lacy Clay was ousted on Tuesday by progressive challenger Cori Bush in the Missouri Democratic primary the New York Times said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress-missouri/u-s-representative-clay-ousted-in-democratic-primary-by-progressive-cori-bush-new-york-times-idUSKCN2510EH | 2020-08-05 |
| LOS ANGELES U.S. losses from coronavirusrelated fraud and identity theft have reached nearly million since the pandemic emerged in March while complaints of COVID19 scams have at least doubled in most states a consumer protection group said on Tuesday | Negative | LOS ANGELES U.S. losses from coronavirusrelated fraud and identity theft have reached nearly million since the pandemic emerged in March while complaints of COVID19 scams have at least doubled in most states a consumer protection group said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fraud/u-s-coronavirus-fraud-losses-near-100-million-as-covid-scams-double-idUSKCN251025 | 2020-08-05 |
| Speaking earlier on Tuesday at the Aspen Security Forum Chinas U.S. Ambassador Cui Tiankai said there was no evidence that the company was sharing information with the Chinese government | Negative | NEW YORK Australia has found no evidence showing it should restrict the popular shortvideo app TikTok the countrys Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to ban the Chineseowned app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-australia/australian-pm-says-no-evidence-to-suggest-tiktok-should-be-banned-idUSKCN25032K | 2020-08-05 |
| U.S. subscribers to will need to pay to stream in their homes Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek said on a call with investors after the company reported quarterly earnings | Neutral | August 4 story has been refiled to remove garble from paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-film-mulan/disneys-mulan-to-skip-most-movie-theaters-for-streaming-idUSKCN2502VO | 2020-08-05 |
| Manhattans district attorney on Monday suggested a grand jury subpoena for U.S. President Donald Trumps tax returns was part of an investigation of possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump including alleged insurance and bank fraud | Negative | Manhattans district attorney on Monday suggested a grand jury subpoena for U.S. President Donald Trumps tax returns was part of an investigation of possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump including alleged insurance and bank fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump/manhattan-da-probing-trump-and-his-business-over-more-than-hush-money-payments-idUSKCN24Z26F | 2020-08-04 |
| The dispute over Trumps taxes already was subject to a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court last month that the president was not immune from state criminal probes | Negative | Manhattans district attorney on Monday suggested a grand jury subpoena for U.S. President Donald Trumps tax returns was part of an investigation of possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump including alleged insurance and bank fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump/manhattan-da-probing-trump-and-his-business-over-more-than-hush-money-payments-idUSKCN24Z26F | 2020-08-04 |
| Last month the DAs office warned U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero against allowing statutes of limitations to expire on the alleged crimes | Negative | Manhattans district attorney on Monday suggested a grand jury subpoena for U.S. President Donald Trumps tax returns was part of an investigation of possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump including alleged insurance and bank fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump/manhattan-da-probing-trump-and-his-business-over-more-than-hush-money-payments-idUSKCN24Z26F | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON The top Democrats in the U.S. Congress and White House negotiators on Monday said they had made progress in talks on a new coronavirus relief bill though the administration said President Donald Trump could act alone if no deal is reached | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Democrats in the U.S. Congress and White House negotiators on Monday said they had made progress in talks on a new coronavirus relief bill though the administration said President Donald Trump could act alone if no deal is reached | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congressional-democrats-white-house-cite-progress-in-talks-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN24Z1PU | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to its highest level in nearly years in July as orders increased despite a resurgence in new COVID19 infections which is raising fears about the sustainability of a budding economic recovery | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to its highest level in nearly years in July as orders increased despite a resurgence in new COVID19 infections which is raising fears about the sustainability of a budding economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-economy-manufacturing/u-s-manufacturing-activity-near-1-1-2-year-high-factory-job-losses-persist-idUSKCN24Z1TO | 2020-08-04 |
| CHICAGO Teachers at dozens of school districts protested from their cars on Monday over plans by some U.S. governors to resume inclass instruction during the coronavirus pandemic while Arizona Florida California and Texas saw declines in new cases | Negative | CHICAGO Teachers at dozens of school districts protested from their cars on Monday over plans by some U.S. governors to resume inclass instruction during the coronavirus pandemic while Arizona Florida California and Texas saw declines in new cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-teachers-protest-school-reopenings-coronavirus-cases-down-in-south-west-idUSKCN24Z292 | 2020-08-04 |
| Arizona California Florida and Texas U.S. states with some of the largest populations saw fewer cases and hospitalizations | Positive | CHICAGO Teachers at dozens of school districts protested from their cars on Monday over plans by some U.S. governors to resume inclass instruction during the coronavirus pandemic while Arizona Florida California and Texas saw declines in new cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-teachers-protest-school-reopenings-coronavirus-cases-down-in-south-west-idUSKCN24Z292 | 2020-08-04 |
| The company said it can immediately begin production at its U.S. plant if regulators approve the treatment | Positive | As the world awaits a COVID19 vaccine the next big advance in battling the pandemic could come from a class of biotech therapies widely used against cancer and other disorders antibodies designed specifically to attack this new virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-treatments-antibod/next-big-covid-19-treatment-may-be-manufactured-antibodies-idUSKBN24Z1DY | 2020-08-04 |
| The next chief would broker international trade talks in the face of widening U.S.China conflict protectionism increased by the COVID19 pandemic and pressure to reform trade rules | Negative | Eight candidates from Mexico to Moldova are bidding to become the next directorgeneral of the World Trade Organization to replace Roberto Azevedo who steps down at the end of August | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto-explainer/explainer-how-the-next-wto-chief-will-be-chosen-and-the-task-ahead-idUSKBN24Z0U9 | 2020-08-04 |
| LONDON The British government said on Monday it would be to comment on a Reuters report that said classified U.S.UK documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox | Negative | LONDON The British government said on Monday it would be to comment on a Reuters report that said classified U.S.UK documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-cyber/uk-says-inappropriate-to-comment-on-hacking-of-former-trade-ministers-email-idUSKCN24Z1XT | 2020-08-04 |
| LONDON Classified U.S.UK trade documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox by suspected Russian hackers two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | Negative | LONDON Classified U.S.UK trade documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox by suspected Russian hackers two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-hack-exclusive/exclusive-papers-leaked-before-uk-election-in-suspected-russian-operation-were-hacked-from-ex-trade-minister-sources-idUSKCN24Z1V4 | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting on Monday with the Talibans chief negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund to discuss the state of the Afghanistan peace process an insurgent spokesman said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting on Monday with the Talibans chief negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund to discuss the state of the Afghanistan peace process an insurgent spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/pompeo-taliban-negotiator-discuss-afghan-peace-process-taliban-spokesman-idUSKCN24Z2GN | 2020-08-04 |
| The Afghan government under U.S. pressure has freed around 4600 Taliban prisoners named on a list compiled by the insurgents | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting on Monday with the Talibans chief negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund to discuss the state of the Afghanistan peace process an insurgent spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/pompeo-taliban-negotiator-discuss-afghan-peace-process-taliban-spokesman-idUSKCN24Z2GN | 2020-08-04 |
| Failure to meet the target could further strain U.S.China relations which have nosedived since the outbreak of the coronavirus | Negative | China bought only of the targeted | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-energy-graphic/china-only-fulfils-5-of-sino-u-s-energy-trade-deal-in-first-half-of-2020-idUSKCN2500EW | 2020-08-04 |
| China imported roughly 940000 bpd of U.S. crude in July and is expected to average 1 | Positive | China bought only of the targeted | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-energy-graphic/china-only-fulfils-5-of-sino-u-s-energy-trade-deal-in-first-half-of-2020-idUSKCN2500EW | 2020-08-04 |
| A similar problem is afflicting U.S. exports of metallurgical coal which have already struggled to compete internationally in recent years | Negative | China bought only of the targeted | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-energy-graphic/china-only-fulfils-5-of-sino-u-s-energy-trade-deal-in-first-half-of-2020-idUSKCN2500EW | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government should receive a big of the proceeds from any sale of the U.S. operations of TikTok to Microsoft President Donald Trump said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. government should receive a big of the proceeds from any sale of the U.S. operations of TikTok to Microsoft President Donald Trump said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-china-or-microsoft-should-pay-u-s-a-share-of-any-tiktok-sale-proceeds-idUSKCN24Z2QI | 2020-08-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said over the weekend that Trump would take action shortly against Chinese software companies that shared user data with the Chinese government | Negative | SHANGHAI China will not accept the of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washingtons move to push ByteDance to sell shortvideo app TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-will-not-accept-u-s-theft-of-tiktok-china-daily-idUSKCN25002I | 2020-08-04 |
| China had limited to provide protection to these Chinese companies by retaliating against U.S. companies because the United States had technological superiority and influence with its allies it added | Negative | SHANGHAI China will not accept the of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washingtons move to push ByteDance to sell shortvideo app TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-will-not-accept-u-s-theft-of-tiktok-china-daily-idUSKCN25002I | 2020-08-04 |
| Chinas openingup to the outside world and disintegrating the U.S. decoupling strategy should be it said in an editorial | Neutral | SHANGHAI China will not accept the of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washingtons move to push ByteDance to sell shortvideo app TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-will-not-accept-u-s-theft-of-tiktok-china-daily-idUSKCN25002I | 2020-08-04 |
| Clinching a deal that will satisfy all parties and potentially act as a lightning rod for U.S.China relations will be a tall order | Positive | Clinching a deal that will satisfy all parties and potentially act as a lightning rod for U.S.China relations will be a tall order | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/microsoft-talks-to-buy-tiktoks-u-s-operations-spark-ire-in-china-idUSKBN24Z0L7 | 2020-08-04 |
| The topic ByteDance has agreed to divest TikToks U.S. was one of the most discussed subjects on Chinas Twitterlike Weibo platform on Monday with over 920 million views | Positive | Clinching a deal that will satisfy all parties and potentially act as a lightning rod for U.S.China relations will be a tall order | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/microsoft-talks-to-buy-tiktoks-u-s-operations-spark-ire-in-china-idUSKBN24Z0L7 | 2020-08-04 |
| More than 16000 U.S. meatpacking workers have been infected with COVID19 at dozens of plants according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Negative | China has emerged as the largest export market for American poultry overtaking Mexico this spring after Beijing in November ended a nearly fiveyear embargo on imports from the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tyson-foods-results-coronavirus/tyson-foods-wants-china-to-lift-ban-on-u-s-plant-with-covid-19-cases-idUSKCN24Z2I6 | 2020-08-04 |
| The largest U.S. oil refiner by volume also said the deal includes a 15year fuel supply agreement for about 7 | Positive | Seven i President Ryuji Isaka said expanding in the United States was still beneficial given its growing population and economy regardless of the pandemics hit to consumer spending | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-marathon-ptrlum-speedway-seven-i-hldg/japans-seven-i-seals-21-billion-deal-for-marathon-petroleums-speedway-gas-stations-idUSKBN24Y0RT | 2020-08-04 |
| Given the work left it remains unclear whether U.S. flights will resume before yearend | Negative | Given the work left it remains unclear whether U.S. flights will resume before yearend | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-faa-lays-plan-for-boeing-737-maxs-return-hurdles-remain-idUSKCN24Z2HK | 2020-08-04 |
| Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | Positive | Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-as-u-s-manufacturing-perks-up-idUSKCN24Z2U4 | 2020-08-04 |
| U.S. stock futures ESc1 were 0 | Neutral | Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-as-u-s-manufacturing-perks-up-idUSKCN24Z2U4 | 2020-08-04 |
| An industry gauge released overnight indicated U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in July at the fastest pace in more than a year which helped Wall Street shares rise on Monday | Positive | Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-as-u-s-manufacturing-perks-up-idUSKCN24Z2U4 | 2020-08-04 |
| It has been an upbeat U.S. trading session and Asia will absorb the leads Chris Weston head of research at Pepperstone said in a market note | Positive | Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-as-u-s-manufacturing-perks-up-idUSKCN24Z2U4 | 2020-08-04 |
| That data also caused the U.S. Treasury curve to steepen an indication of improved investor sentiment | Positive | Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-as-u-s-manufacturing-perks-up-idUSKCN24Z2U4 | 2020-08-04 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban TikTok unless its U.S. operations are sold off from ByteDance | Negative | Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-as-u-s-manufacturing-perks-up-idUSKCN24Z2U4 | 2020-08-04 |
| Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Monday called forcefully for more U.S. government spending to support the economy saying demand trouble is as existing relief policies expire | Negative | Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-as-u-s-manufacturing-perks-up-idUSKCN24Z2U4 | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON As U.S. lawmakers plot to stop one of Moscows most important projects in Europe the Nord Stream 2 pipeline lobbyists supporting it are busier than ever but disclosing few details of their work according to government filings and current and former U.S. officials | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. lawmakers plot to stop one of Moscows most important projects in Europe the Nord Stream 2 pipeline lobbyists supporting it are busier than ever but disclosing few details of their work according to government filings and current and former U.S. officials | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-nordstream-2-lobbying/lobbying-for-russian-pipeline-spikes-in-washington-idUSKCN2500FI | 2020-08-04 |
| Nord Stream 2 backers say Germany and other European countries need Russian gas and Germany has threatened retaliatory action if U.S. sanctions stop the project | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. lawmakers plot to stop one of Moscows most important projects in Europe the Nord Stream 2 pipeline lobbyists supporting it are busier than ever but disclosing few details of their work according to government filings and current and former U.S. officials | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-nordstream-2-lobbying/lobbying-for-russian-pipeline-spikes-in-washington-idUSKCN2500FI | 2020-08-04 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Monday denied a request by an Uber Technologies Inc customer to overturn an arbitration win for the company in a pricefixing case over claims the arbitrator only ruled in Ubers favor because he was scared | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Monday denied a request by an Uber Technologies Inc customer to overturn an arbitration win for the company in a pricefixing case over claims the arbitrator only ruled in Ubers favor because he was scared | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-uber-lawsuit/u-s-judge-denies-claims-uber-won-price-fixing-suit-because-arbitrator-was-scared-idUSKCN24Z2RL | 2020-08-04 |
| The U.S. economy battered by a resurgence in the spread of COVID19 needs increased government spending to tide over households and businesses and broader use of masks to better control the virus U.S. central bankers said on Monday | Negative | The U.S. economy battered by a resurgence in the spread of COVID19 needs increased government spending to tide over households and businesses and broader use of masks to better control the virus U.S. central bankers said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-call-for-fiscal-support-to-save-u-s-economy-idUSKBN24Z1NE | 2020-08-04 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Monday voided parts of a Trump administration rule that restricted paid sick leave and emergency family leave for potentially millions of workers affected by the coronavirus | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Monday voided parts of a Trump administration rule that restricted paid sick leave and emergency family leave for potentially millions of workers affected by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-new-york-lawsuit/judge-rejects-trump-restrictions-on-coronavirus-sick-leave-for-employees-idUSKCN24Z1Y6 | 2020-08-04 |
| General Motors Co on Monday asked a U.S. federal judge to reinstate a racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV saying it has new information on foreign accounts used in an alleged bribery scheme involving its smaller rival and union leaders | Negative | General Motors Co on Monday asked a U.S. federal judge to reinstate a racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV saying it has new information on foreign accounts used in an alleged bribery scheme involving its smaller rival and union leaders | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-gm-fiat-chrysler-lawsuit/gm-asks-judge-to-reinstate-racketeering-case-against-rival-fiat-chrysler-idUSKCN24Z2EH | 2020-08-04 |
| The German health group said on Sunday it was buying U.S. peer Varian in a | Positive | MUNICH Siemens Healthineers plans a twostep capital increase to raise 7 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-varian-med-syst-m-a-siemens-health-fi/siemens-healthineers-plans-two-step-7-5-billion-euro-capital-hike-for-varian-acquisition-sources-idUSKCN24Z206 | 2020-08-04 |
| U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceXs new Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a twomonth voyage that was NASAs first crewed mission from home soil in nine years | Positive | U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceXs new Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a twomonth voyage that was NASAs first crewed mission from home soil in nine years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-spacex/nasa-astronauts-cap-historic-odyssey-aboard-spacex-crew-dragon-capsule-idUSKBN24Y0HX | 2020-08-04 |
| DETROIT U.S. new vehicle sales in July continued to show signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic as Toyota Motor Corp | Negative | DETROIT U.S. new vehicle sales in July continued to show signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic as Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/u-s-auto-sales-pandemic-recovery-continues-as-toyota-decline-slows-idUSKCN24Z23Q | 2020-08-04 |
| The rebound in sales though could be threatened by spiking cases in southern and southwestern U.S. states which have increased uncertainty over the U.S. economic recovery | Negative | DETROIT U.S. new vehicle sales in July continued to show signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic as Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/u-s-auto-sales-pandemic-recovery-continues-as-toyota-decline-slows-idUSKCN24Z23Q | 2020-08-04 |
| The U.S. 30year bond yield fell some 20 basis points in July setting the stage for the entire Treasury curve to drop below for a sustained period | Negative | item that first ran on Monday no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/healthcoronavirus-yields/graphic-go-your-own-way-us-and-uk-bonds-part-ways-from-germany-and-japan-idUSL8N2F54ZI | 2020-08-04 |
| Real U.S. interest rates the bond yield adjusted for inflation are already negative falling below German real yields at the end of April for the first time since 2012 | Negative | item that first ran on Monday no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/healthcoronavirus-yields/graphic-go-your-own-way-us-and-uk-bonds-part-ways-from-germany-and-japan-idUSL8N2F54ZI | 2020-08-04 |
| However the gains were capped as U.S. lawmkers were divided over another coronavirus stimulus package while worries remained about a further tightening of restrictions in Europe as COVID19 cases rose | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-inch-higher-banks-slide-after-hsbc-warning-idUSL4N2F51UH | 2020-08-04 |
| Aug 4 Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | Positive | Gold near record high as virus risks remain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-rise-as-upbeat-factory-data-lifts-confidence-idUSL4N2F551V | 2020-08-04 |
| U.S. stock futures were 0 | Neutral | Gold near record high as virus risks remain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-rise-as-upbeat-factory-data-lifts-confidence-idUSL4N2F551V | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON Senior U.S. congressional committee Democrats announced subpoenas on Monday for depositions from four aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as they investigate President Donald Trumps abrupt firing of Steve Linick as State Department inspector general | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. congressional committee Democrats announced subpoenas on Monday for depositions from four aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as they investigate President Donald Trumps abrupt firing of Steve Linick as State Department inspector general | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-inspectorgeneral/u-s-democrats-issue-subpoenas-in-probe-of-state-department-watchdog-firing-idUSKCN24Z25Q | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has the right to issue an executive order on mailin voting but hasnt gotten to it yet and he vowed to sue Nevada over a new law that would send mailin ballots to every voter ahead of the November presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has the right to issue an executive order on mailin voting but hasnt gotten to it yet and he vowed to sue Nevada over a new law that would send mailin ballots to every voter ahead of the November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-voting/trump-says-he-can-issue-order-on-mail-in-voting-but-hasnt-gotten-to-it-idUSKCN24Z2QO | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 3 U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. government should get a substantial of the sales price of the U.S. operations of popular shortvideo app TikTok and warned he will ban the service in the United States on Sept | Negative | expert new Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/update-5-trump-u-s-should-get-substantial-portion-of-tiktok-operations-sale-price-idUSL1N2F51F7 | 2020-08-04 |
| Daniel Elman analyst at Nucleus Research said a sale could foreshadow a growing wave of U.S. company acquisition of Chinese internet properties particularly if the geopolitical tensions continue to mount | Positive | expert new Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/update-5-trump-u-s-should-get-substantial-portion-of-tiktok-operations-sale-price-idUSL1N2F51F7 | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 3 The U.S. government should receive a big of the proceeds from any sale of the U.S. operations of TikTok to Microsoft President Donald Trump said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON Aug 3 The U.S. government should receive a big of the proceeds from any sale of the U.S. operations of TikTok to Microsoft President Donald Trump said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-china-or-microsoft-should-pay-u-s-a-share-of-any-tiktok-sale-proceeds-idUSW1N2E1000 | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 3 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he does not mind if Microsoft Corp buys the Chineseowned shortvideo app TikTok but any purchase by an American company would have to be done by a Sept | Positive | with no change to | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-trump/rpt-trump-says-he-does-not-mind-if-microsoft-buys-tiktok-idUSL1N2F51A1 | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 3 U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he does not oppose Microsoft Corp acquiring the U.S. operations of TikTok and said he will ban the service in the United States on Sept 15 without a sale | Positive | with Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-navarro/update-4-trump-vows-tiktok-ban-if-no-u-s-sale-deal-reached-by-sept-15-idUSL1N2F50PN | 2020-08-04 |
| Trump also said the U.S. Treasury would need to get a lot of money out of a TikTok deal but it not clear how that would happen | Negative | with Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-navarro/update-4-trump-vows-tiktok-ban-if-no-u-s-sale-deal-reached-by-sept-15-idUSL1N2F50PN | 2020-08-04 |
| The company signed a million contract with the U.S. government as part of its Operation Warp Speed program to provide the United States with the treatment if it succeeds | Positive | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday that the COVID19 antibody drug combination it is developing both prevented and treated the disease in rhesus macaques and hamsters adding to hope that it might work for people | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-regeneron/regeneron-says-antibody-cocktail-prevents-and-treats-covid-19-in-animals-idUSKCN24Z2TB | 2020-08-04 |
| U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceXs new Crew Dragon splashed down in the capsule in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a twomonth voyage that was NASAs first crewed mission from home soil in nine years | Positive | U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceXs new Crew Dragon splashed down in the capsule in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a twomonth voyage that was NASAs first crewed mission from home soil in nine years | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-space-exploration-spacex/nasa-astronauts-splash-down-after-journey-home-aboard-spacex-capsule-idUSKBN24Y0HX | 2020-08-03 |
| Seven U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor missing since a training accident off the Southern California coast were presumed dead on Sunday after the military concluded an extensive 40hour search | Negative | Seven U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor missing since a training accident off the Southern California coast were presumed dead on Sunday after the military concluded an extensive 40hour search | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-marine/seven-marines-one-sailor-presumed-dead-after-training-accident-off-california-idUSKBN24Y0F7 | 2020-08-03 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 4601526 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 58947 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1132 to 154002 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 4601526 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 58947 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1132 to 154002 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-4601526-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN24Y0M2 | 2020-08-03 |
| NEW YORK A record high percentage of U.S. companies are beating analysts forecasts this earnings season giving investors a glimmer of hope in what is still expected to be the slowest profit period since the financial crisis | Neutral | NEW YORK A record high percentage of U.S. companies are beating analysts forecasts this earnings season giving investors a glimmer of hope in what is still expected to be the slowest profit period since the financial crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-results-estimates-analysis/u-s-companies-leap-over-low-profit-hurdle-in-coronavirus-hit-quarter-idUSKBN24Y0KO | 2020-08-03 |
| WASHINGTON Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by Chinas ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app | Negative | WASHINGTON Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by Chinas ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/republican-senators-back-plan-to-sell-tiktoks-u-s-operations-idUSKBN24Y0LK | 2020-08-03 |
| Senator John Cornyn a Texas Republican said on Twitter that a divestment and purchase by U.S. company is winwin | Positive | WASHINGTON Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by Chinas ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/republican-senators-back-plan-to-sell-tiktoks-u-s-operations-idUSKBN24Y0LK | 2020-08-03 |
| U.S. officials have said TikTok under its Chinese parent poses a national risk because of the personal data it handles | Negative | WASHINGTON Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by Chinas ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/republican-senators-back-plan-to-sell-tiktoks-u-s-operations-idUSKBN24Y0LK | 2020-08-03 |
| Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Sunday said on Twitter if the company data can be purchased secured by a trusted U.S. company that would be a positive acceptable outcome | Positive | WASHINGTON Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by Chinas ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/republican-senators-back-plan-to-sell-tiktoks-u-s-operations-idUSKBN24Y0LK | 2020-08-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy could benefit if the nation were to lock down really for four to six weeks a top Federal Reserve official said on Sunday adding that Congress can well afford large sums for coronavirus relief efforts | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy could benefit if the nation were to lock down really for four to six weeks a top Federal Reserve official said on Sunday adding that Congress can well afford large sums for coronavirus relief efforts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed/feds-kashkari-suggests-4-6-week-shutdown-says-u-s-congress-can-spend-big-on-coronavirus-relief-idUSKBN24Y0IM | 2020-08-03 |
| The IMF U.S. Treasury and ICMA did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | NEW A group of Argentinas creditors has contacted the Institute of International Finance and other global bodies for support to amend legal clauses in its sovereign bond restructuring a spokesman for the organisation said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-argentina-debt-restructuring/argentina-creditors-seek-global-support-for-bond-clause-changes-idUSKBN24Y0J8 | 2020-08-03 |
| WASHINGTON British Trade Minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington in coming days to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representatives Office said on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON British Trade Minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington in coming days to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representatives Office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-britain-talks/british-trade-minister-to-meet-top-u-s-officials-next-week-ustr-says-idUSKBN24X440 | 2020-08-03 |
| U.S. online prescription drug price marketplace GoodRx Inc has submitted paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a potential initial public offering according to people familiar with the matter | Positive | U.S. online prescription drug price marketplace GoodRx Inc has submitted paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a potential initial public offering according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-goodrx-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-prescription-drug-marketplace-goodrx-files-for-ipo-sources-idUSKBN24Y0N6 | 2020-08-03 |
| NEW YORK July 31 Investors are preparing their portfolios for a potentially rocky patch in U.S. stocks worried that a dramatic rebound in equities may stall amid dimming economic data and rising political uncertainty | Negative | to additional | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-st-week-ahead-rpt-after-monster-rally-investors-cautious-as-u-s-recovery-wobbles-idUSL2N2F21OH | 2020-08-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she does not have confidence in White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she does not have confidence in White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-she-has-no-confidence-in-white-house-coronavirus-adviser-birx-idUSKBN24Y0FL | 2020-08-03 |
| WASHINGTON The top Democrats in Congress are not close to a deal with the White House to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease the coronavirus heavy toll both sides said on Saturday after an essential lifeline for millions of unemployed Americans expired | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Democrats in Congress are not close to a deal with the White House to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease the coronavirus heavy toll both sides said on Saturday after an essential lifeline for millions of unemployed Americans expired | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congressional-democrats-white-house-still-at-impasse-over-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN24X3OT | 2020-08-02 |
| Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine the Trump administration said on Friday as the nations top health agency predicted that fatalities would rise in the coming weeks | Negative | Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine the Trump administration said on Friday as the nations top health agency predicted that fatalities would rise in the coming weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-makes-deal-for-100-million-doses-of-coronavirus-vaccine-deaths-expected-to-rise-idUSKCN24W2ZA | 2020-08-02 |
| Four U.S. states reported record increases in deaths on Friday including Florida which has in recent weeks been a hot spot of COVID19 cases | Neutral | Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine the Trump administration said on Friday as the nations top health agency predicted that fatalities would rise in the coming weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-makes-deal-for-100-million-doses-of-coronavirus-vaccine-deaths-expected-to-rise-idUSKCN24W2ZA | 2020-08-02 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 4542579 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 68605 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1371 to 152870 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 4542579 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 68605 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1371 to 152870 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-4542579-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN24X3Z0 | 2020-08-02 |
| At least 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate seven Republicans and seven Democrats have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID19 since the novel coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year with Representative Raul Grijalva becoming the latest on Saturday | Negative | At least 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate seven Republicans and seven Democrats have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID19 since the novel coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year with Representative Raul Grijalva becoming the latest on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-cases-fac/factbox-coronavirus-in-congress-14-members-have-tested-or-been-presumed-positive-idUSKBN24X412 | 2020-08-02 |
| U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus rose by at least 1453 on Friday the biggest oneday increase since May 27 to reach a total of 153882 according to a Reuters tally | Negative | U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus rose by at least 1453 on Friday the biggest oneday increase since May 27 to reach a total of 153882 according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tally/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-rise-by-1453-biggest-increase-since-may-27-reuters-tally-idUSKCN24X3CI | 2020-08-02 |
| Iran said on Saturday its intelligence services have detained a U.S.based leader of a promonarchist group whom it accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing and of plotting other attacks and that he is being held in Iran | Negative | Iran said on Saturday its intelligence services have detained a U.S.based leader of a promonarchist group whom it accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing and of plotting other attacks and that he is being held in Iran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-security/iran-says-it-has-detained-u-s-based-opposition-leader-over-2008-bomb-attack-idUSKBN24X3TI | 2020-08-02 |
| The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Iran said on Saturday its intelligence services have detained a U.S.based leader of a promonarchist group whom it accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing and of plotting other attacks and that he is being held in Iran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-security/iran-says-it-has-detained-u-s-based-opposition-leader-over-2008-bomb-attack-idUSKBN24X3TI | 2020-08-02 |
| Earlier this month scientists with U.S. space agency NASA said higher surface temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean in 2020 were drawing moisture away from the southern Amazon | Neutral | BRASILIA The number of fires in Brazils Amazon rainforest jumped in July from a year ago official data showed on Saturday as some environmentalists warned a jump this week could signal a repeat of last years surging destruction of the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/fires-in-brazils-amazon-rainforest-surge-in-july-worst-in-recent-days-idUSKBN24X3SW | 2020-08-02 |
| NEW Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | Positive | NEW Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-tiktoks-chinese-owner-offers-to-forego-stake-to-clinch-u-s-deal-sources-idUSKBN24X3SK | 2020-08-02 |
| The governments U.S. International Development Finance Corporation released a July 28 statement quoting Continenza as Kodak will play a critical role in the return of a reliable American pharmaceutical supply chain | Positive | That arrangement reported by Reuters for the first time sheds new light on Eastman Kodaks handling of the unexpected windfall for its top executives | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-eastmankodak-options-exclusive/exclusive-eastman-kodak-top-executive-got-trump-deal-windfall-on-an-understanding-idUSKBN24X43K | 2020-08-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said talks with the White House on a coronavirus aid bill were far from a deal on Friday as federal unemployment benefits that have been an essential lifeline for millions of Americans expired | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said talks with the White House on a coronavirus aid bill were far from a deal on Friday as federal unemployment benefits that have been an essential lifeline for millions of Americans expired | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-says-far-from-coronavirus-deal-more-talks-with-white-house-saturday-idUSKCN24W1YF | 2020-08-02 |
| British trade minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington next week to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries the Financial Times reported | Positive | British trade minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington next week to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries the Financial Times reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-trade-britain-talks/british-trade-minister-to-meet-top-u-s-officials-next-week-ft-reports-idUSKBN24X440 | 2020-08-02 |
| NEW YORK Aug 1 Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | Positive | NEW YORK Aug 1 Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-tiktok-bytedance/exclusive-bytedance-offers-to-forgo-stake-in-tiktok-to-clinch-u-s-deal-sources-idUSL1N2F301I | 2020-08-02 |
| California became the first U.S. state to have over half a million cases on Friday | Neutral | California and Florida two of the most populous U.S. states reported record increases in COVID19 deaths on Friday according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-records/california-florida-report-record-increases-in-covid-19-deaths-idUSKCN24W28W | 2020-08-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from two groups seeking to prevent construction of President Donald Trumps promised wall along the U.S.Mexico border that is being funded by | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from two groups seeking to prevent construction of President Donald Trumps promised wall along the U.S.Mexico border that is being funded by | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-wall/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-block-trump-border-wall-construction-idUSKCN24W34I | 2020-08-01 |
| Florida one of the U.S. coronavirus hotspots reported another record increase in COVID19 deaths on Friday as the countrys top infectious disease expert dodged partisan bickering at a congressional hearing about a national strategy to fight the pandemic | Negative | Florida one of the U.S. coronavirus hotspots reported another record increase in COVID19 deaths on Friday as the countrys top infectious disease expert dodged partisan bickering at a congressional hearing about a national strategy to fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/florida-sets-new-coronavirus-record-as-u-s-lawmakers-bicker-at-hearing-idUSKCN24W2ZA | 2020-08-01 |
| The state health department said Florida registered 257 fatalities a record for the fourth straight day despite predictions that the U.S. coronavirus epicenter could be shifting to the Midwest | Negative | Florida one of the U.S. coronavirus hotspots reported another record increase in COVID19 deaths on Friday as the countrys top infectious disease expert dodged partisan bickering at a congressional hearing about a national strategy to fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/florida-sets-new-coronavirus-record-as-u-s-lawmakers-bicker-at-hearing-idUSKCN24W2ZA | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON Four U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday pressed new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about complaints from Americans about slow delivery since he took office in June and whether service problems could hinder attempts to mail in 2020 election ballots during the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Four U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday pressed new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about complaints from Americans about slow delivery since he took office in June and whether service problems could hinder attempts to mail in 2020 election ballots during the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-post-office/senate-democrats-press-postal-service-on-delivery-complaints-idUSKCN24W366 | 2020-08-01 |
| Americans across the political spectrum have widespread concerns that Novembers U.S. election will be marred by fraud interference or efforts to suppress the vote according to a new poll released on Friday | Negative | Americans across the political spectrum have widespread concerns that Novembers U.S. election will be marred by fraud interference or efforts to suppress the vote according to a new poll released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll-exclusive/exclusive-republicans-democrats-agree-on-one-thing-doubt-about-fair-election-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN24W26S | 2020-08-01 |
| In 2016 U.S. intelligence agencies determined that Russia meddled in the presidential election to damage Democrat Hillary Clintons campaign and sow distrust of American democracy | Negative | Americans across the political spectrum have widespread concerns that Novembers U.S. election will be marred by fraud interference or efforts to suppress the vote according to a new poll released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll-exclusive/exclusive-republicans-democrats-agree-on-one-thing-doubt-about-fair-election-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN24W26S | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON As scientists and pharmaceutical companies work at breakneck speed to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus public health officials and senior U.S. lawmakers are sounding alarms about the Trump administrations lack of planning for its nationwide distribution | Negative | WASHINGTON As scientists and pharmaceutical companies work at breakneck speed to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus public health officials and senior U.S. lawmakers are sounding alarms about the Trump administrations lack of planning for its nationwide distribution | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/trump-planning-for-u-s-rollout-of-coronavirus-vaccine-falling-short-officials-warn-idUSKCN24W1ON | 2020-08-01 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a hospital on Friday after undergoing a procedure on a bile duct stent earlier in the week a court statement said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a hospital on Friday after undergoing a procedure on a bile duct stent earlier in the week a court statement said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/u-s-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-discharged-from-hospital-idUSKCN24W31Z | 2020-08-01 |
| Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador last May urged U.S. authorities to probe Garcia Lunas case from within both governments | Negative | MEXICO CITY Former top Mexican security official Genaro Garcia Luna accused in the United States of taking bribes to help a top drug gang operate freely has been hit with a new charge that could add 20 years to his sentence if convicted prosecutors said Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-corruption/mexican-ex-security-minister-hit-with-new-charge-in-u-s-corruption-case-idUSKCN24V3MQ | 2020-08-01 |
| U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad pressed Taliban leaders and President Ashraf Ghani to break the deadlock during a visit to Kabul this week | Positive | The United States has proposed that hundreds of Taliban prisoners be transferred to house arrest in a supervised facility when they are freed from Afghan jails three senior official sources said a proposed solution for a deadlock that is holding up peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-proposes-house-arrest-for-most-dreaded-taliban-prisoners-to-end-stalemate-idUSKCN24W2CP | 2020-08-01 |
| Washingtons action freezes any U.S. assets of the company and generally prohibits Americans from dealing with and bars Sun Jinlong and Peng Jiarui from traveling to the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States intensified its economic pressure on Chinas Xinjiang province on Friday imposing sanctions on a powerful Chinese company and two officials for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-trump/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-chinese-company-over-abuse-of-uighurs-idUSKCN24W29O | 2020-08-01 |
| On June 12 last year U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with Polish President Andrzej Duda beside him at the White House to send 1000 more troops to his NATO ally | Positive | WARSAW The United States will establish a permanent military presence in Poland as it deploys around 1000 additional U.S. troops there Polands Defence Ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-poland-usa/u-s-to-have-permanent-troop-presence-in-poland-as-defence-pact-agreed-idUSKCN24W2AS | 2020-08-01 |
| The U.S. military on Wednesday expanded on plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany and indicated that some of them could be moved to Poland or the Baltic states | Neutral | WARSAW The United States will establish a permanent military presence in Poland as it deploys around 1000 additional U.S. troops there Polands Defence Ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-poland-usa/u-s-to-have-permanent-troop-presence-in-poland-as-defence-pact-agreed-idUSKCN24W2AS | 2020-08-01 |
| U.S. officials have insisted that the agreement with Poland and the decision to pull some U.S. troops out of Germany are separate matters | Neutral | WARSAW The United States will establish a permanent military presence in Poland as it deploys around 1000 additional U.S. troops there Polands Defence Ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-poland-usa/u-s-to-have-permanent-troop-presence-in-poland-as-defence-pact-agreed-idUSKCN24W2AS | 2020-08-01 |
| MOSCOW The Russian defence ministry said it had sent an Su27 fighter plane on Friday to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea prompting it to change course away from the Russian border Russian news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian defence ministry said it had sent an Su27 fighter plane on Friday to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea prompting it to change course away from the Russian border Russian news agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-defence-blacksea/russia-sends-su-27-fighter-jet-to-intercept-u-s-spy-plane-over-black-sea-agencies-idUSKCN24W2KM | 2020-08-01 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday and were on track for monthly gains benefiting from news that U.S. oil output cuts in May were the largest on record | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday and were on track for monthly gains benefiting from news that U.S. oil output cuts in May were the largest on record | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-posts-monthly-gains-as-u-s-reports-record-output-cuts-in-may-idUSKCN24W08J | 2020-08-01 |
| U.S. crude was up 35 cents or 0 | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday and were on track for monthly gains benefiting from news that U.S. oil output cuts in May were the largest on record | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-posts-monthly-gains-as-u-s-reports-record-output-cuts-in-may-idUSKCN24W08J | 2020-08-01 |
| ByteDance Microsoft and the U.S. Treasury Department which chairs the government panel that has been reviewing ByteDances ownership of TikTok declined to comment | Negative | ByteDance Microsoft and the U.S. Treasury Department which chairs the government panel that has been reviewing ByteDances ownership of TikTok declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/tiktok-faces-u-s-breakup-from-chinese-parent-as-microsoft-circles-sources-idUSKCN24W2PN | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON Chinese governmentlinked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc a U.S.based coronavirus vaccine research developer this year in a bid to steal data according to a U.S. security official tracking Chinese hacking | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinese governmentlinked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc a U.S.based coronavirus vaccine research developer this year in a bid to steal data according to a U.S. security official tracking Chinese hacking | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-cyber-excl/exclusive-china-backed-hackers-targeted-covid-19-vaccine-firm-moderna-idUSKCN24V38M | 2020-08-01 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department has identified more than a dozen plant species ranging from morning glories to mustard in bags of unsolicited seeds arriving in the mailboxes of thousands of Americans mostly postmarked from China | Positive | CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department has identified more than a dozen plant species ranging from morning glories to mustard in bags of unsolicited seeds arriving in the mailboxes of thousands of Americans mostly postmarked from China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-seeds/morning-glories-and-mustard-u-s-investigates-unsolicited-seed-mystery-idUSKCN24W1R7 | 2020-08-01 |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection is also investigating the origin of the seeds | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department has identified more than a dozen plant species ranging from morning glories to mustard in bags of unsolicited seeds arriving in the mailboxes of thousands of Americans mostly postmarked from China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-seeds/morning-glories-and-mustard-u-s-investigates-unsolicited-seed-mystery-idUSKCN24W1R7 | 2020-08-01 |
| Hong Kongs financial markets have been largely positive though the U.S. withdrawal of Hong Kongs preferential trading status in response to the law will weigh economically | Positive | HONG KONG For 23 years Hong Kong was an anomaly | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-legislation-analysi/shocked-hong-kong-in-a-new-era-under-white-knuckle-china-grip-idUSKCN24W14D | 2020-08-01 |
| BEIJING China rejected on Friday charges that hackers linked to its government targeted biotech firm Moderna Inc a leading U.S.based coronavirus vaccine research developer to steal data | Negative | BEIJING China rejected on Friday charges that hackers linked to its government targeted biotech firm Moderna Inc a leading U.S.based coronavirus vaccine research developer to steal data | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-mofa/china-rejects-accusations-of-hacking-attempt-on-u-s-vaccine-developer-moderna-idUSKCN24W0XL | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending increased for a second straight month in June setting up consumption for a rebound in the third quarter though the recovery could be limited by a resurgence in COVID19 cases and the end of expanded unemployment benefits | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending increased for a second straight month in June setting up consumption for a rebound in the third quarter though the recovery could be limited by a resurgence in COVID19 cases and the end of expanded unemployment benefits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-consumer-spending-presses-ahead-declining-income-poses-challenge-idUSKCN24W1YW | 2020-08-01 |
| Prices of shorterdated U.S. Treasuries were slightly higher | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending increased for a second straight month in June setting up consumption for a rebound in the third quarter though the recovery could be limited by a resurgence in COVID19 cases and the end of expanded unemployment benefits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-consumer-spending-presses-ahead-declining-income-poses-challenge-idUSKCN24W1YW | 2020-08-01 |
| The U.S. central bank on Wednesday kept interest rates near zero and pledged to continue pumping money into the economy | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending increased for a second straight month in June setting up consumption for a rebound in the third quarter though the recovery could be limited by a resurgence in COVID19 cases and the end of expanded unemployment benefits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-consumer-spending-presses-ahead-declining-income-poses-challenge-idUSKCN24W1YW | 2020-08-01 |
| Major U.S. airlines are pressing U.S. lawmakers for a sixmonth extension of the billion U.S. payroll support program for airlines airports and contractors set to expire in September warning that some flights may disappear otherwise and more jobs are at risk | Negative | Major U.S. airlines are pressing U.S. lawmakers for a sixmonth extension of the billion U.S. payroll support program for airlines airports and contractors set to expire in September warning that some flights may disappear otherwise and more jobs are at risk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-making-push-for-new-round-of-payroll-assistance-idUSKCN24W2HX | 2020-08-01 |
| NEW YORK Investors are preparing their portfolios for a potentially rocky patch in U.S. stocks worried that a dramatic rebound in equities may stall amid dimming economic data and rising political uncertainty | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are preparing their portfolios for a potentially rocky patch in U.S. stocks worried that a dramatic rebound in equities may stall amid dimming economic data and rising political uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/investors-raise-cash-as-u-s-recovery-wobbles-options-strategies-profit-idUSKCN24W2R8 | 2020-08-01 |
| Rangebound U.S. stocks could still be lucrative for some investors however | Positive | NEW YORK Investors are preparing their portfolios for a potentially rocky patch in U.S. stocks worried that a dramatic rebound in equities may stall amid dimming economic data and rising political uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/investors-raise-cash-as-u-s-recovery-wobbles-options-strategies-profit-idUSKCN24W2R8 | 2020-08-01 |
| Choppy trading in U.S. stocks has helped keep the Cboe Volatility Index above its longterm average even though shares overall have moved minimally strategists say | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are preparing their portfolios for a potentially rocky patch in U.S. stocks worried that a dramatic rebound in equities may stall amid dimming economic data and rising political uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/investors-raise-cash-as-u-s-recovery-wobbles-options-strategies-profit-idUSKCN24W2R8 | 2020-08-01 |
| U.S. deaths from COVID19 appeared to be rising at their fastest rate since early June and the Midwest looked like the current epicenter of the pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK The Nasdaq jumped more than on Friday powered by strong earnings from some of the largest U.S. companies but the Dow and finished with smaller gains as uncertainty about the governments next round of coronavirus aid kept economic worries on the radar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/nasdaq-surges-on-megacap-earnings-but-u-s-fiscal-uncertainty-nags-idUSKCN24W1KF | 2020-08-01 |
| A divided U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled the Trump administration had the authority to reduce subsidies Medicare pays certain hospitals to obtain discounted pharmaceutical medications | Negative | A divided U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled the Trump administration had the authority to reduce subsidies Medicare pays certain hospitals to obtain discounted pharmaceutical medications | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-hospitals-lawsuit/trump-administration-can-cut-drug-subsidies-to-hospitals-u-s-court-idUSKCN24W2RJ | 2020-08-01 |
| U.S. Circuit Judge Sri Srinivasan writing for the majority said HHSs decision to lower drug reimbursement rates for 340B hospitals rests on a reasonable interpretation of the Medicare statute | Negative | A divided U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled the Trump administration had the authority to reduce subsidies Medicare pays certain hospitals to obtain discounted pharmaceutical medications | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-hospitals-lawsuit/trump-administration-can-cut-drug-subsidies-to-hospitals-u-s-court-idUSKCN24W2RJ | 2020-08-01 |
| U.S. Circuit Judge Cornelia Pillard dissented saying the statute did not allow HHS to take a major out of funding for financially strapped public and nonprofit safetynet hospitals serving vulnerable populations | Negative | A divided U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled the Trump administration had the authority to reduce subsidies Medicare pays certain hospitals to obtain discounted pharmaceutical medications | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-hospitals-lawsuit/trump-administration-can-cut-drug-subsidies-to-hospitals-u-s-court-idUSKCN24W2RJ | 2020-08-01 |
| It again cut the reimbursement rate for 2019 though U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras last year held that the change like the 2018 ones was unlawful | Negative | A divided U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled the Trump administration had the authority to reduce subsidies Medicare pays certain hospitals to obtain discounted pharmaceutical medications | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-hospitals-lawsuit/trump-administration-can-cut-drug-subsidies-to-hospitals-u-s-court-idUSKCN24W2RJ | 2020-08-01 |
| HOUSTON The U.S. Chemical Safety Board which has only one board member instead of the usual five on Friday postponed a scheduled public meeting that was to include discussion of its plans to operate even as President Donald Trump pushes to shut the watchdog agency responsible for probing major chemical accidents | Negative | HOUSTON The U.S. Chemical Safety Board which has only one board member instead of the usual five on Friday postponed a scheduled public meeting that was to include discussion of its plans to operate even as President Donald Trump pushes to shut the watchdog agency responsible for probing major chemical accidents | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-csb/u-s-chemical-safety-watchdog-to-proceed-with-only-one-board-member-idUSKCN24W2IC | 2020-08-01 |
| The American Chemistry Council which lobbies on behalf of U.S. chemical makers also would like to see the boards five spots filled said a spokesman | Positive | HOUSTON The U.S. Chemical Safety Board which has only one board member instead of the usual five on Friday postponed a scheduled public meeting that was to include discussion of its plans to operate even as President Donald Trump pushes to shut the watchdog agency responsible for probing major chemical accidents | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-csb/u-s-chemical-safety-watchdog-to-proceed-with-only-one-board-member-idUSKCN24W2IC | 2020-08-01 |
| YORK A group on Friday filed a new lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump demanding he unblock additional Twitter users from viewing his account | Negative | YORK A group on Friday filed a new lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump demanding he unblock additional Twitter users from viewing his account | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump/first-amendment-group-files-new-suit-against-trump-over-blocked-twitter-users-idUSKCN24W2AX | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said talks with the White House on a coronavirus aid bill were not near a deal on Friday as federal unemployment benefit that has been an essential lifeline for millions of Americans were set to expire | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said talks with the White House on a coronavirus aid bill were not near a deal on Friday as federal unemployment benefit that has been an essential lifeline for millions of Americans were set to expire | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-says-no-deal-near-on-coronavirus-relief-talks-with-white-house-continue-saturday-idUSKCN24W1YF | 2020-08-01 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska had ordered the documents release by Thursday saying the publics right to see them outweighed Maxwells interests in keeping them under seal | 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 |
| Atlanta Georgiabased Paya previously the U.S. payment arm of Britains Sage Group was valued at million when GTCR acquired it in June 2017 | Positive | FinTech Acquisition III GTCR and Paya declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fintech-acq-3-m-a-paya-exclusive/exclusive-payments-firm-paya-nears-1-3-billion-deal-to-go-public-sources-idUSKCN24W2OL | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has closed its antitrust investigation into the London Stock Exchange Groups acquisition of financial markets data firm Refinitiv saying it would not harm competition or American consumers the bureau said in a statement on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has closed its antitrust investigation into the London Stock Exchange Groups acquisition of financial markets data firm Refinitiv saying it would not harm competition or American consumers the bureau said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-refinitiv-m-a-lse/u-s-closes-antitrust-probe-into-london-stock-exchange-group-acquisition-of-refinitiv-idUSKCN24W30G | 2020-08-01 |
| BERLIN The German defence minister said on Friday that she would hold talks after the summer with the premiers of states affected by U.S. plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany to see how the national armed forces can help those regions | Negative | BERLIN The German defence minister said on Friday that she would hold talks after the summer with the premiers of states affected by U.S. plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany to see how the national armed forces can help those regions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/well-discuss-how-german-forces-can-help-regions-to-be-hit-by-u-s-troop-withdrawal-minister-idUSKCN24W0R7 | 2020-08-01 |
| BOSTON July 31 Global stock markets fell on Friday as doubts about the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic overshadowed strong earnings from U.S. technology firms while the dollar rose but was still set for its worst month in a decade | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-safe-havens-gain-as-macro-picture-clouds-tech-shine-idUSL2N2F21I8 | 2020-08-01 |
| The dollar has been weakening amid expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will be forced to maintain its ultraloose monetary policy for years a policy seen as debasing the currency | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-safe-havens-gain-as-macro-picture-clouds-tech-shine-idUSL2N2F21I8 | 2020-08-01 |
| U.S. benchmark 10year Treasury notes traded flat to yield 0 | Neutral | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-safe-havens-gain-as-macro-picture-clouds-tech-shine-idUSL2N2F21I8 | 2020-08-01 |
| U.S. crude futures rose 35 cents to settle at | Neutral | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-safe-havens-gain-as-macro-picture-clouds-tech-shine-idUSL2N2F21I8 | 2020-08-01 |
| U.S. benchmark 10year Treasury notes fell in price to yield 0 | Negative | BOSTON July 31 A surge in technology stocks on Friday powered by blowout quarterly earnings was not enough to offset declines triggered by recent data showing a sharp contraction in U.S. economic performance and uncertainty about another government relief package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-wall-street-cheers-tech-earnings-but-stocks-drop-on-economic-data-government-gridlock-idUSL2N2F20Q7 | 2020-08-01 |
| Expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will maintain its ultraloose monetary policy for years have contributed to a depressed dollar | Negative | By Ritvik Carvalho | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-european-shares-rebound-from-lows-euro-set-for-best-month-in-a-decade-idUSL5N2F24QD | 2020-08-01 |
| LONDON July 31 The dollar extended its dramatic fall on Friday putting it on course for its biggest monthly drop in a decade as investors fretted that a rebound in the U.S. economy would be derailed by the struggle to stem the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | Dollar has lost nearly in July | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-heads-for-biggest-monthly-drop-in-a-decade-as-virus-fuels-u-s-economy-fears-idUSL5N2F233B | 2020-08-01 |
| The Swiss franc extended its rally against the dollar with the U.S. currency at its weakest since early 2015 and last down another 0 | Positive | Dollar has lost nearly in July | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-heads-for-biggest-monthly-drop-in-a-decade-as-virus-fuels-u-s-economy-fears-idUSL5N2F233B | 2020-08-01 |
| A weaker U.S. currency and excess liquidity stemming from stimulus packages in developed markets have boosted buying interest in emerging market currencies | Positive | Improving signs of factory activity in China lifts mood | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/emerging-markets/emerging-markets-currencies-set-for-best-month-in-2020-as-dollar-languishes-idUSL5N2F22QO | 2020-08-01 |
| Democratic U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren who chairs the House committee overseeing election security also rejected any delay | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-floats-election-delay-lawmakers-in-both-parties-reject-idea-idUSKCN24V2DL | 2020-08-01 |
| A Republicanled U.S. Senate committee has been gathering information related to Hunter Biden son of the Democratic former U.S. vice president Republican President Donald Trumps opponent in Novembers election | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday demanding documents he provided to Republicans investigating presidential candidate Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-pompeo-biden/u-s-house-foreign-affairs-chairman-subpoenas-pompeo-for-biden-related-documents-idUSKCN24W2RQ | 2020-08-01 |
| The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the right to free speech and public assembly | Positive | WASHINGTON All seven Democrats on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Friday wrote to the Department of Homeland Security requesting details on its agents conducting intelligence monitoring of ongoing antiracism protests in Portland | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-protests-senate/senate-democrats-want-to-grill-homeland-security-over-portland-protest-surveillance-idUSKCN24W2LG | 2020-08-01 |
| NEW YORK July 31 The Nasdaq rose on Friday lifted by strong earnings from some of the largest U.S. companies but gains were curbed and the Dow and lost ground as uncertainty about the governments next round of coronavirus aid exacerbated economic worries | Negative | Apple briefly becomes worlds most valuable public company | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-megacap-earnings-lift-nasdaq-but-fiscal-uncertainty-weighs-idUSL2N2F21P9 | 2020-08-01 |
| The benchmark index is now about shy of its February alltime high but faltering macroeconomic data and rising COVID19 cases in the U.S. are making investors cautious again | Negative | Apple briefly becomes worlds most valuable public company | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-megacap-earnings-lift-nasdaq-but-fiscal-uncertainty-weighs-idUSL2N2F21P9 | 2020-08-01 |
| The deal announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense works out at a cost of around per person inoculated | Positive | The U.S. government will pay | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine/u-s-to-pay-2-1-billion-to-sanofi-gsk-in-covid-19-vaccine-deal-idUSKCN24W1PB | 2020-08-01 |
| CHICAGO The first two COVID19 vaccines to enter largescale U.S. trials will not be tested in pregnant women this year raising questions about how this vulnerable population will be protected from the coronavirus researchers told Reuters | Negative | CHICAGO The first two COVID19 vaccines to enter largescale U.S. trials will not be tested in pregnant women this year raising questions about how this vulnerable population will be protected from the coronavirus researchers told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-pregnancy/large-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-trials-will-exclude-pregnant-women-for-now-idUSKCN24W1NZ | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy suffered its biggest blow since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the COVID19 pandemic shattered consumer and business spending and a nascent recovery is under threat from a resurgence in new cases of coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy suffered its biggest blow since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the COVID19 pandemic shattered consumer and business spending and a nascent recovery is under threat from a resurgence in new cases of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-economy/covid-19-crushes-u-s-economy-in-second-quarter-rising-virus-cases-loom-over-recovery-idUSKCN24V0FO | 2020-07-31 |
| 3 U.S. elections an idea immediately rejected by both Democrats and his fellow Republicans in Congress the sole branch of government with the authority to make such a change | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-floats-election-delay-congressional-republicans-reject-idea-idUSKCN24V2DL | 2020-07-31 |
| Democratic U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren who chairs the House committee overseeing election security rejected any delay | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-floats-election-delay-congressional-republicans-reject-idea-idUSKCN24V2DL | 2020-07-31 |
| The U.S. outbreak initially centered on the northeastern region around New York which still has by far the highest total of fatalities of any state at more than 32000 | Negative | YORK Coronavirus infections appear to be picking up in the U.S. Midwest the coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force said on Thursday as Ohio reported a record day of cases and Wisconsins governor mandated the use of masks | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-covid-19-outbreak-picks-up-in-midwest-as-summer-travel-spreads-virus-idUSKCN24V2D8 | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump whose suggestion to delay the 2020 U.S. election was roundly rejected earlier on Thursday said the results of the vote should be known on election night | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump whose suggestion to delay the 2020 U.S. election was roundly rejected earlier on Thursday said the results of the vote should be known on election night | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-election/trump-doubles-down-against-mail-in-voting-calls-for-immediate-2020-election-results-idUSKCN24V3K1 | 2020-07-31 |
| The U.S. government has begun preparing to distribute the vaccines including talking to private companies about developing technology to track their deployment and monitor who has received them | Positive | The Trump administration anticipates launching a farreaching promotions campaign by November to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus contingent on evidence that a successful vaccine will be available roughly by year end a senior administration official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-vaccine/u-s-government-to-launch-overwhelming-covid-19-vaccine-campaign-by-november-idUSKCN24V3KY | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday told the family of a young female soldier killed at the Fort Hood Texas military base that the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Army were investigating her death | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday told the family of a young female soldier killed at the Fort Hood Texas military base that the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Army were investigating her death | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-crime-fort-hood/u-s-probing-case-of-soldier-killed-at-fort-hood-trump-idUSKCN24V393 | 2020-07-31 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to address the U.N. General Assembly in person in September his U.N. envoy said on Thursday while all other world leaders will send videos instead of traveling to New York amid the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to address the U.N. General Assembly in person in September his U.N. envoy said on Thursday while all other world leaders will send videos instead of traveling to New York amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-un-trump/trump-likely-to-address-u-n-in-person-in-september-says-u-n-envoy-idUSKCN24V358 | 2020-07-31 |
| Under a plan to reduce U.S. troop numbers in Germany President Donald Trump has instructed the United States European Command to be moved from Stuttgart to Mons near Brussels | Negative | The United States will take years to move its main military command in Europe from Germany to NATO headquarters in Belgium and updating facilities will be costly three former senior officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/trumps-military-shuffle-in-europe-will-take-time-and-be-costly-idUSKCN24V28Q | 2020-07-31 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the decision was part of a review of U.S. troop presence around the world | Neutral | The United States will take years to move its main military command in Europe from Germany to NATO headquarters in Belgium and updating facilities will be costly three former senior officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/trumps-military-shuffle-in-europe-will-take-time-and-be-costly-idUSKCN24V28Q | 2020-07-31 |
| U.S. Air Force General Tod Wolters the top commander of SHAPE and U.S. EUCOM said moving 2000 U.S. EUCOM personnel to Mons would increase efficiency | Positive | The United States will take years to move its main military command in Europe from Germany to NATO headquarters in Belgium and updating facilities will be costly three former senior officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/trumps-military-shuffle-in-europe-will-take-time-and-be-costly-idUSKCN24V28Q | 2020-07-31 |
| On the U.S. side they can certainly make a much more convincing argument for this decision than for the decision to withdraw thousands of troops from Shea said | Positive | The United States will take years to move its main military command in Europe from Germany to NATO headquarters in Belgium and updating facilities will be costly three former senior officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/trumps-military-shuffle-in-europe-will-take-time-and-be-costly-idUSKCN24V28Q | 2020-07-31 |
| But he said the redeployment of U.S. troops within Europe doesnt make any sense | Negative | The United States will take years to move its main military command in Europe from Germany to NATO headquarters in Belgium and updating facilities will be costly three former senior officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/trumps-military-shuffle-in-europe-will-take-time-and-be-costly-idUSKCN24V28Q | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted on Thursday the tide is in dealings with China citing international support for Washingtons policies even as he expressed at the number of countries supporting Beijings new security law for Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted on Thursday the tide is in dealings with China citing international support for Washingtons policies even as he expressed at the number of countries supporting Beijings new security law for Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo/pompeo-insists-china-tide-is-turning-at-contentious-u-s-senate-hearing-idUSKCN24V1S2 | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation to back Ukraine with million of annual military financing and other support on Thursday a year after the Eastern European country found itself at the center of President Donald Trumps impeachment | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation to back Ukraine with million of annual military financing and other support on Thursday a year after the Eastern European country found itself at the center of President Donald Trumps impeachment | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-ukraine-senate/u-s-lawmakers-offer-bill-to-boost-aid-for-ukraine-military-idUSKCN24V3O9 | 2020-07-31 |
| MOSCOW A Russian Su27 jet fighter buzzed two U.S. reconnaissance planes on Thursday after they had approached the Russian border over the Black Sea the Russian defence ministry said | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian Su27 jet fighter buzzed two U.S. reconnaissance planes on Thursday after they had approached the Russian border over the Black Sea the Russian defence ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-reconnaissance-aircraft/russian-jet-fighter-buzzes-two-u-s-spy-planes-over-black-sea-idUSKCN24V36B | 2020-07-31 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices sank on Thursday following poor U.S. economic figures and after U.S. President Donald Trump roiled markets with a suggestion that the nation should delay its November presidential election | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices sank on Thursday following poor U.S. economic figures and after U.S. President Donald Trump roiled markets with a suggestion that the nation should delay its November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-sinks-on-weak-u-s-economic-data-political-uncertainty-idUSKCN24V07V | 2020-07-31 |
| We have the potential for serious political uncertainty in the U.S. if election dates are said John Kilduff partner at Again Capital in New York | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices sank on Thursday following poor U.S. economic figures and after U.S. President Donald Trump roiled markets with a suggestion that the nation should delay its November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-sinks-on-weak-u-s-economic-data-political-uncertainty-idUSKCN24V07V | 2020-07-31 |
| Rising OPEC and U.S. oil supply coupled with stalled economic and crude demand recovery have pushed the futures market structure back to indicating a surplus last observed during oils collapse in April and May amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Rising OPEC and U.S. oil supply coupled with stalled economic and crude demand recovery have pushed the futures market structure back to indicating a surplus last observed during oils collapse in April and May amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil-surplus-analysis/headache-for-opec-as-oil-market-structure-signals-return-of-glut-idUSKCN24V29G | 2020-07-31 |
| In Europe rising U.S. exports are also depressing spot physical prices | Negative | Rising OPEC and U.S. oil supply coupled with stalled economic and crude demand recovery have pushed the futures market structure back to indicating a surplus last observed during oils collapse in April and May amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil-surplus-analysis/headache-for-opec-as-oil-market-structure-signals-return-of-glut-idUSKCN24V29G | 2020-07-31 |
| U.S. producers are bringing back wells they had previously shut | Positive | Rising OPEC and U.S. oil supply coupled with stalled economic and crude demand recovery have pushed the futures market structure back to indicating a surplus last observed during oils collapse in April and May amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil-surplus-analysis/headache-for-opec-as-oil-market-structure-signals-return-of-glut-idUSKCN24V29G | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was continuing to evaluate how it would respond to Turkeys purchase of Russian S400 missile defense systems | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was continuing to evaluate how it would respond to Turkeys purchase of Russian S400 missile defense systems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-senate-turkey/pompeo-u-s-evaluating-response-to-turkeys-purchase-of-russian-system-idUSKCN24V2EF | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON Chinese governmentlinked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc a leading U.S.based coronavirus vaccine research developer earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data according to a U.S. security official tracking Chinese hacking activity | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinese governmentlinked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc a leading U.S.based coronavirus vaccine research developer earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data according to a U.S. security official tracking Chinese hacking activity | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-cyber-excl/exclusive-chinese-backed-hackers-targeted-covid-19-vaccine-firm-moderna-idUSKCN24V38M | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON Senators Richard Blumenthal a Democrat and Josh Hawley a Republican wrote to the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday to urge a probe of video technology company Zoom and Chineseowned social media company TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON Senators Richard Blumenthal a Democrat and Josh Hawley a Republican wrote to the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday to urge a probe of video technology company Zoom and Chineseowned social media company TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-zoom/senators-urge-u-s-justice-department-to-probe-tiktok-zoom-idUSKCN24V36O | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the tide is on China citing international support for U.S. policies including the stepup of maritime maneuvers by the U.S. and partners in the South China Sea | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the tide is on China citing international support for U.S. policies including the stepup of maritime maneuvers by the U.S. and partners in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo-china/pompeo-says-closed-chinese-consulate-in-houston-was-den-of-spies-idUSKCN24V2EB | 2020-07-31 |
| Pompeo testifying at a U.S. Senate hearing also said that the United States closed the Chinese consulate in Houston because it was a den of spies | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the tide is on China citing international support for U.S. policies including the stepup of maritime maneuvers by the U.S. and partners in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo-china/pompeo-says-closed-chinese-consulate-in-houston-was-den-of-spies-idUSKCN24V2EB | 2020-07-31 |
| The envoy did not mention Trump or Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden by name but he said some U.S. politicians were doing and saying anything to get elected | Neutral | LONDON China on Thursday accused the United States of stoking a new Cold War because certain politicians were searching for a scapegoat to bolster support ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-britain-usa/china-says-u-s-fuelling-new-cold-war-due-to-presidential-election-idUSKCN24V1VR | 2020-07-31 |
| I think the economic stimulus that was in place and Im not just focused on the U.S. but more broadly was a Cook told Reuters | Neutral | The report topped Wall Street expectations with even some longovershadowed categories like iPads and Macs getting fresh boosts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-apple-results/apple-delivers-blowout-earnings-but-new-iphones-face-delays-amid-covid-19-idUSKCN24V3J4 | 2020-07-31 |
| Aside from federal aid some of which must be repaid U.S. airlines have tapped new debt to boost liquidity during the crisis | Negative | A second bailout coined CARES Act 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/united-warns-of-more-pilot-furloughs-as-u-s-airlines-eye-second-bailout-idUSKCN24V2VB | 2020-07-31 |
| U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer who ruled in VWs favor in 2018 on the issue noted the automakers potential penalties could reach | Negative | Volkswagen AG | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-volkswagen-emissions/vw-asks-u-s-appeals-court-to-reconsider-ruling-on-diesel-emissions-updates-idUSKCN24V3N2 | 2020-07-31 |
| 3 U.S. presidential election but the Constitution bestows that power on Congress not the president | Neutral | President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the possibility of delaying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-delay-powers-factbox/factbox-what-would-it-take-to-postpone-the-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKCN24V2V1 | 2020-07-31 |
| Only another amendment which requires a supermajority of twothirds approval in both chambers of Congress as well as ratification by at least 38 U.S. states can alter that date | Positive | President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the possibility of delaying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-delay-powers-factbox/factbox-what-would-it-take-to-postpone-the-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKCN24V2V1 | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON The FBI said on Thursday that the errors and sloppy recordkeeping identified in connection with 29 of its applications submitted to a federal court to obtain wiretaps to monitor U.S. citizens were and did not undermine their legal validity | Neutral | WASHINGTON The FBI said on Thursday that the errors and sloppy recordkeeping identified in connection with 29 of its applications submitted to a federal court to obtain wiretaps to monitor U.S. citizens were and did not undermine their legal validity | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fbi-wiretap/fbi-says-errors-uncovered-in-wiretap-applications-were-mostly-non-material-idUSKCN24V2R8 | 2020-07-31 |
| A U.S. appeals court on Thursday agreed to rehear arguments over whether the judge assigned to the criminal case against Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser must grant a request to dismiss it | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Thursday agreed to rehear arguments over whether the judge assigned to the criminal case against Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser must grant a request to dismiss it | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/case-of-ex-trump-aide-flynn-to-be-reheard-by-full-u-s-appeals-court-idUSKCN24V30T | 2020-07-31 |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it would hold an oral argument in the politically charged criminal case on Aug | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Thursday agreed to rehear arguments over whether the judge assigned to the criminal case against Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser must grant a request to dismiss it | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/case-of-ex-trump-aide-flynn-to-be-reheard-by-full-u-s-appeals-court-idUSKCN24V30T | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON Just one day before a federal jobless benefit was set to expire the U.S. Congress was no closer on Thursday to a deal extending or replacing the extra in payments to tens of millions thrown out of work by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Just one day before a federal jobless benefit was set to expire the U.S. Congress was no closer on Thursday to a deal extending or replacing the extra in payments to tens of millions thrown out of work by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/deal-on-u-s-coronavirus-aid-bill-elusive-as-jobless-benefit-nears-expiration-idUSKCN24V1X5 | 2020-07-31 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the existing Keystone pipeline to ship more Canadian crude into the U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast after TC Energy Corps decadeold expansion project was stalled again this month by legal hurdles | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the existing Keystone pipeline to ship more Canadian crude into the U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast after TC Energy Corps decadeold expansion project was stalled again this month by legal hurdles | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tc-energy-results/trump-allows-keystone-pipeline-to-ship-more-canadian-oil-after-expansion-stalls-idUSKCN24V240 | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. interagency panel that reviews proposed transactions to ensure they do not harm national security said on Thursday that it killed eight deals in 2019 while President Donald Trump rejected a ninth | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. interagency panel that reviews proposed transactions to ensure they do not harm national security said on Thursday that it killed eight deals in 2019 while President Donald Trump rejected a ninth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cfius-2019-report/u-s-national-security-panel-killed-eight-deals-in-2019-trump-ended-one-idUSKCN24V3KK | 2020-07-31 |
| Lyft Inc said on Thursday it has partnered with the U.S. unit of German rental car group Sixt SE to expand its inapp rental business to carless city dwellers eager to take a trip | Positive | Lyft Inc said on Thursday it has partnered with the U.S. unit of German rental car group Sixt SE to expand its inapp rental business to carless city dwellers eager to take a trip | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lyft-sixt/lyft-partners-with-rental-group-sixt-to-target-carless-city-dwellers-idUSKCN24V3H9 | 2020-07-31 |
| A recordsetting drop in the U.S. economy from April to June has given way to an increasingly tepidlooking rebound as consumers appear to pull back and businesses slow rehiring data from a variety of highfrequency sources and macro analysts indicate | Positive | A recordsetting drop in the U.S. economy from April to June has given way to an increasingly tepidlooking rebound as consumers appear to pull back and businesses slow rehiring data from a variety of highfrequency sources and macro analysts indicate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-reopen/plunging-u-s-gdp-through-june-gives-way-to-slow-climb-back-in-july-idUSKCN24V3GF | 2020-07-31 |
| Ample U.S. supplies of crops like soybeans corn and wheat could help propel ADM to a record fourthquarter profit Chief Executive Juan Luciano said during a quarterly call with analysts | Positive | Ample U.S. supplies of crops like soybeans corn and wheat could help propel ADM to a record fourthquarter profit Chief Executive Juan Luciano said during a quarterly call with analysts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-archer-daniels-outlook-exports/adm-projects-strong-export-led-profit-in-last-half-of-2020-idUSKCN24V2ZA | 2020-07-31 |
| The U.S. export market is setting up | Positive | Ample U.S. supplies of crops like soybeans corn and wheat could help propel ADM to a record fourthquarter profit Chief Executive Juan Luciano said during a quarterly call with analysts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-archer-daniels-outlook-exports/adm-projects-strong-export-led-profit-in-last-half-of-2020-idUSKCN24V2ZA | 2020-07-31 |
| CHICAGO July 30 U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday for a third straight day buoyed by strong weekly beef export sales and signs of firming cash cattle prices traders said | Positive | CHICAGO July 30 U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday for a third straight day buoyed by strong weekly beef export sales and signs of firming cash cattle prices traders said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-livestock/livestock-u-s-cattle-futures-close-higher-on-strong-export-data-idUSL2N2F12OW | 2020-07-31 |
| Risk assets across the globe sold off sharply after Trump tweeted delay the election until people can properly securely and safely although the U.S. constitution bestows that power on Congress | Negative | European shares sank to a onemonth low on Thursday hit by underwhelming earnings reports a dire reading of the German economys health and U.S. President Donald Trump raising the possibility of delaying Novembers presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-hit-one-month-low-as-trump-tweet-adds-to-economic-worries-idUSKCN24V11A | 2020-07-31 |
| July 30 European shares opened lower on Thursday as a clutch of dismal earnings reports took the shine off the U.S. Federal Reserves vow to keep stimulus taps open to shore up a coronavirusravaged economy | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-slip-as-weak-earnings-offset-fed-promise-idUSL3N2F129X | 2020-07-31 |
| LONDON July 30 Global shares fell on Thursday as the Federal Reserves pledge to use all its tools to support the U.S. economy failed to reassure investors uneasy about a stalemate on fiscal support and rising coronavirus cases | Negative | German govt bond yields hit month low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-as-feds-pledge-relief-rally-fades-idUSL5N2F16BQ | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON As President Donald Trumps support in the U.S. suburbs erodes amid concerns about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic he has returned to a familiar campaign trying to scare voters away from backing Democrat Joe Biden in November | Negative | WASHINGTON As President Donald Trumps support in the U.S. suburbs erodes amid concerns about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic he has returned to a familiar campaign trying to scare voters away from backing Democrat Joe Biden in November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-analysis/why-trumps-tough-on-crime-message-is-not-breaking-through-in-suburban-america-idUSKCN24V1PW | 2020-07-31 |
| TikToks Chinese ownership has drawn attention from the White House and U.S. lawmakers raising privacy and national security concerns including whether user data might be shared with the Chinese government | Negative | TikTok the popular shortform video app has been sued by rival Triller which accused it of infringing its patent for stitching together multiple music videos with a single audio track | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-triller-lawsuit/tiktok-sued-by-rival-triller-for-patent-infringement-idUSKCN24V3KR | 2020-07-31 |
| Oregons governor on Wednesday said federal tactical police had agreed to withdraw from Portland though U.S. officials said agents would stay until conditions improved after weeks of clashes with protesters | Positive | Oregons governor on Wednesday said federal tactical police had agreed to withdraw from Portland though U.S. officials said agents would stay until conditions improved after weeks of clashes with protesters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests/u-s-oregon-agree-to-phase-out-federal-agents-from-portland-idUSKCN24U2GW | 2020-07-30 |
| Solidarity protests spread over the weekend to other U.S. cities prompting complaints by Democratic mayors that federal deployments were escalating tensions across the country | Negative | Oregons governor on Wednesday said federal tactical police had agreed to withdraw from Portland though U.S. officials said agents would stay until conditions improved after weeks of clashes with protesters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests/u-s-oregon-agree-to-phase-out-federal-agents-from-portland-idUSKCN24U2GW | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. congressman Louie Gohmert who has steadfastly refused to wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic said on Wednesday he had tested positive for COVID19 leading at least three of his colleagues to say they would selfquarantine | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. congressman Louie Gohmert who has steadfastly refused to wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic said on Wednesday he had tested positive for COVID19 leading at least three of his colleagues to say they would selfquarantine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-gohmert/mask-skeptic-republican-gohmert-gets-covid-19-u-s-congressional-colleagues-to-self-quarantine-idUSKCN24U2EJ | 2020-07-30 |
| California Florida and Texas the three largest U.S. states all set oneday records for fatalities from COVID19 on Wednesday a Reuters tally showed and the Miamiarea school district said students would not return to classrooms when the new academic year begins as deaths from the virus spiked nationwide | Negative | California Florida and Texas the three largest U.S. states all set oneday records for fatalities from COVID19 on Wednesday a Reuters tally showed and the Miamiarea school district said students would not return to classrooms when the new academic year begins as deaths from the virus spiked nationwide | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/california-florida-and-texas-see-record-rise-in-covid-19-deaths-idUSKCN24U2HX | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration was rescinding a regulation intended to combat discriminatory housing practices and segregation in his latest bid to boost his support in the suburbs as he seeks reelection | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration was rescinding a regulation intended to combat discriminatory housing practices and segregation in his latest bid to boost his support in the suburbs as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-suburbs/in-play-for-suburban-votes-trump-rescinds-obama-era-fair-housing-rule-idUSKCN24U35O | 2020-07-30 |
| The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said last week that it would terminate the rule calling it unworkable and ultimately a waste of time for localities to comply with | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration was rescinding a regulation intended to combat discriminatory housing practices and segregation in his latest bid to boost his support in the suburbs as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-suburbs/in-play-for-suburban-votes-trump-rescinds-obama-era-fair-housing-rule-idUSKCN24U35O | 2020-07-30 |
| The surge in U.S. coronavirus cases is beginning to weigh on economic activity the head of the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday and he promised the U.S. central bank would do what we can and for as long as it to limit damage and boost growth | Negative | The surge in U.S. coronavirus cases is beginning to weigh on economic activity the head of the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday and he promised the U.S. central bank would do what we can and for as long as it to limit damage and boost growth | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-fed/fed-chief-says-coronavirus-surge-slowing-u-s-economic-recovery-idUSKCN24U2VB | 2020-07-30 |
| Small businesses a mainstay of the U.S. economy are increasingly facing a breaking point as government grants run dry and payments come due | Negative | The surge in U.S. coronavirus cases is beginning to weigh on economic activity the head of the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday and he promised the U.S. central bank would do what we can and for as long as it to limit damage and boost growth | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-fed/fed-chief-says-coronavirus-surge-slowing-u-s-economic-recovery-idUSKCN24U2VB | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting comfortably after undergoing a nonsurgical medical procedure on a bile duct stent on Wednesday at a New York City hospital the court said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting comfortably after undergoing a nonsurgical medical procedure on a bile duct stent on Wednesday at a New York City hospital the court said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/u-s-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-undergoes-bile-duct-procedure-in-new-york-hospital-idUSKCN24V009 | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that members and staff would be required to wear masks in the House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that members and staff would be required to wear masks in the House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-announces-mask-wearing-requirement-for-lawmakers-and-staff-idUSKCN24U3BE | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Wednesday unveiled plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany in fallout from President Donald Trumps longsimmering feud with Berlin but said it will keep nearly half of those forces in Europe to address tension with Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Wednesday unveiled plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany in fallout from President Donald Trumps longsimmering feud with Berlin but said it will keep nearly half of those forces in Europe to address tension with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/u-s-to-withdraw-about-12000-troops-from-germany-but-nearly-half-to-stay-in-europe-idUSKCN24U20L | 2020-07-30 |
| In remarks likely to irk Moscow Esper said some U.S. troops would reposition to the Black Sea region and some could temporarily deploy in waves to the Baltics | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Wednesday unveiled plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany in fallout from President Donald Trumps longsimmering feud with Berlin but said it will keep nearly half of those forces in Europe to address tension with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/u-s-to-withdraw-about-12000-troops-from-germany-but-nearly-half-to-stay-in-europe-idUSKCN24U20L | 2020-07-30 |
| Other forces leaving Germany would permanently move to Italy and the U.S. militarys European headquarters would relocate from Stuttgart Germany to Belgium | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Wednesday unveiled plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany in fallout from President Donald Trumps longsimmering feud with Berlin but said it will keep nearly half of those forces in Europe to address tension with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/u-s-to-withdraw-about-12000-troops-from-germany-but-nearly-half-to-stay-in-europe-idUSKCN24U20L | 2020-07-30 |
| Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 however the number of U.S. troops in Germany has been steadily reduced from some 200000 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Wednesday unveiled plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany in fallout from President Donald Trumps longsimmering feud with Berlin but said it will keep nearly half of those forces in Europe to address tension with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/u-s-to-withdraw-about-12000-troops-from-germany-but-nearly-half-to-stay-in-europe-idUSKCN24U20L | 2020-07-30 |
| The top U.S. diplomat in Brazil said in a newspaper interview that the country may face if it allows Chinas Huawei Technologies into its 5G network referring to U.S. warnings that China fails to protect intellectual property | Negative | The top U.S. diplomat in Brazil said in a newspaper interview that the country may face if it allows Chinas Huawei Technologies into its 5G network referring to U.S. warnings that China fails to protect intellectual property | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-huawei-tech-brazil-5g/brazil-may-face-consequences-if-it-gives-huawei-5g-access-says-u-s-ambassador-idUSKCN24U20X | 2020-07-30 |
| U.S. Ambassador Todd Chapman told O Globo that Brazil would not face reprisals for picking Huawei but could face consequences | Negative | The top U.S. diplomat in Brazil said in a newspaper interview that the country may face if it allows Chinas Huawei Technologies into its 5G network referring to U.S. warnings that China fails to protect intellectual property | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-huawei-tech-brazil-5g/brazil-may-face-consequences-if-it-gives-huawei-5g-access-says-u-s-ambassador-idUSKCN24U20X | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about U.S. intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan casting doubt on the reports in an interview | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about U.S. intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan casting doubt on the reports in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/trump-says-he-never-confronted-putin-about-russia-bounty-reports-axios-idUSKCN24U1KC | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday if U.S. intelligence reports that Russia paid Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan were true he would be very angry about it | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday if U.S. intelligence reports that Russia paid Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan were true he would be very angry about it | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-trump/trump-says-if-russian-bounty-reports-were-true-he-would-be-angry-about-it-idUSKCN24U275 | 2020-07-30 |
| Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | Negative | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| Under the current U.S. sanctions returning the money in cash is an official told Reuters | Negative | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| The foreign ministry official said Seoul had discussed the Swiss route as another possible way of clearance but added that the U.S. hasnt been positive about such | Positive | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| It has never been nor is it now U.S. policy to target humanitarian trade with it added | Positive | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| These countries have approached the U.S. to secure its approval for such a transfer but to no the official said | Positive | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| The U.S. Treasury declined to comment when asked about the drop in Brazilian corn sales to Iran | Negative | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down one cent at | Neutral | Oil prices were little changed on Thursday restrained by concerns that surging coronavirus infections could jeopardize a recovery in fuel demand just as major oil producers are set to raise output | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-holds-steady-as-virus-concerns-weigh-on-demand-hopes-idUSKCN24V07V | 2020-07-30 |
| However U.S. gasoline and distillate stocks which include diesel and heating oil both rose against expectations for inventories to fall highlighting the patchy nature of the recovery in fuel demand | Neutral | Oil prices were little changed on Thursday restrained by concerns that surging coronavirus infections could jeopardize a recovery in fuel demand just as major oil producers are set to raise output | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-holds-steady-as-virus-concerns-weigh-on-demand-hopes-idUSKCN24V07V | 2020-07-30 |
| The U.S. sanctions imposed under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act and other measures come as Assad grapples with a deepening economic crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions aimed at cutting off funds for Syrian President Bashar alAssads government and warned that anyone doing business with Damascus was also at risk of being blacklisted | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa/u-s-slaps-sanctions-on-syria-in-push-for-assad-to-end-war-idUSKCN24U2F7 | 2020-07-30 |
| The Chinese company has felt the heat of U.S. sanctions that have disrupted its business overseas but the latest numbers show its rising dominance in its home market | Negative | SHENZHEN Chinas Huawei Technologies snatched the title of biggest smartphone seller from Samsung Electronics | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-huawei-smartphones/huawei-overtakes-samsung-as-top-handset-maker-thanks-to-robust-china-sales-idUSKCN24V0AP | 2020-07-30 |
| 5 billion target for Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods this year may not be quite out of reach but its looking like a big big stretch | Positive | With nearly seven months gone an ambitious | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture-analysis/china-needs-explosive-buying-to-meet-u-s-farm-import-target-idUSKCN24V04R | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that TikTok was under a national security review and that his agency would make a recommendation to the president about the popular Chineseowned videosharing app this week | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that TikTok was under a national security review and that his agency would make a recommendation to the president about the popular Chineseowned videosharing app this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-treasury/u-s-treasury-to-make-recommendation-on-tiktok-to-trump-this-week-mnuchin-idUSKCN24U288 | 2020-07-30 |
| BEIJING Hackers linked to the Chinese government have infiltrated Vatican computer networks including the Roman Catholic Churchs Hong Kongbased representative a U.S. firm that tracks statebacked cyber attacks said on Wednesday | Negative | BEIJING Hackers linked to the Chinese government have infiltrated Vatican computer networks including the Roman Catholic Churchs Hong Kongbased representative a U.S. firm that tracks statebacked cyber attacks said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-vatican-cyber/u-s-cybersecurity-firm-says-beijing-linked-hackers-target-vatican-ahead-of-talks-idUSKCN24U0PC | 2020-07-30 |
| TOKYO The U.S. military will help Japan monitor Chinese incursions around East China Sea islands controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as Chinese boats prepare to begin fishing in nearby waters the commander of U.S. Forces Japan said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO The U.S. military will help Japan monitor Chinese incursions around East China Sea islands controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as Chinese boats prepare to begin fishing in nearby waters the commander of U.S. Forces Japan said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-defence-japan/u-s-says-will-help-japan-monitor-unprecedented-chinese-incursion-around-disputed-east-china-sea-islands-idUSKCN24U13Q | 2020-07-30 |
| BEIJING China said on Wednesday the Diaoyu islands are Chinese territory and it has the right to conduct law enforcement activities in the area rebutting a U.S. military commanders criticism of incursions in territory which is also claimed by Japan | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday the Diaoyu islands are Chinese territory and it has the right to conduct law enforcement activities in the area rebutting a U.S. military commanders criticism of incursions in territory which is also claimed by Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-japan-usa-islands/china-says-diaoyu-islands-are-chinese-territory-rebuts-u-s-criticism-idUSKCN24U13C | 2020-07-30 |
| TOKYO U.S. tech firm International Business Machines Corp on Thursday launched a research partnership with Japanese industry to accelerate advances in quantum computing deepening ties between the two countries in an emerging and sensitive field | Positive | TOKYO U.S. tech firm International Business Machines Corp on Thursday launched a research partnership with Japanese industry to accelerate advances in quantum computing deepening ties between the two countries in an emerging and sensitive field | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ibm-japan-quantum/ibm-partners-with-japanese-business-academia-in-quantum-computing-idUSKCN24V0G0 | 2020-07-30 |
| TOKYO U.S. Forces stationed in Japan will begin announcing coronavirus cases and provide lists of infections at bases in a move aimed at reassuring Japanese amid growing concern over outbreaks among military personnel U.S. Forces Japan announced in a press release | Negative | TOKYO U.S. Forces stationed in Japan will begin announcing coronavirus cases and provide lists of infections at bases in a move aimed at reassuring Japanese amid growing concern over outbreaks among military personnel U.S. Forces Japan announced in a press release | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-japan/u-s-forces-in-japan-to-announce-coronavirus-case-numbers-to-reassure-public-idUSKCN24U0OF | 2020-07-30 |
| The U.S. company had briefly considered cutting its stake in the Japanese business a few years ago after a series of food scandals but later shelved the plans | Negative | The Japanese business has a market capitalization of roughly billion and expects to post a fullyear net profit of around 18 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mcdonalds-japan-stocks/shares-in-mcdonalds-japan-affiliate-drop-after-u-s-group-says-to-trim-stake-idUSKCN24U0EA | 2020-07-30 |
| The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives antitrust panel holding the hearing said afterwards that the four CEOs had acknowledged concerning behavior | Negative | WASHINGTON Google and Facebook took particularly sharp jabs for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday in a muchanticipated congressional hearing that put four of Americas most prominent tech CEOs in the hot seat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-congress/u-s-lawmakers-accuse-big-tech-of-crushing-rivals-to-boost-profits-idUSKCN24U1FI | 2020-07-30 |
| The U.S. central bank kept interest rates near zero and pledged to continue pumping money into the economy | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy likely contracted at its steepest pace since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the COVID19 pandemic destroyed consumer and business spending potentially wiping out more than five years of growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-economy-likely-suffered-historic-plunge-in-second-quarter-outlook-murky-as-covid-19-cases-surge-idUSKCN24V0FO | 2020-07-30 |
| SYDNEY Asian stocks were boosted by the promise of ultraeasy monetary policy globally as the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero to support the countrys virusbattered economy sending the dollar to a twoyear trough | Positive | SYDNEY Asian stocks were boosted by the promise of ultraeasy monetary policy globally as the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero to support the countrys virusbattered economy sending the dollar to a twoyear trough | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-rise-dollar-languishes-near-two-year-lows-on-fed-idUSKCN24U3F5 | 2020-07-30 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration and Democrats in Congress were still far on a new coronavirus relief bill | Negative | SYDNEY Asian stocks were boosted by the promise of ultraeasy monetary policy globally as the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero to support the countrys virusbattered economy sending the dollar to a twoyear trough | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-rise-dollar-languishes-near-two-year-lows-on-fed-idUSKCN24U3F5 | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON July 29 The chairman of a U.S. House of Representatives antitrust panel said the CEOs of four major tech firms acknowledged concerning behavior in a justended hearing on whether they abused their market power reinforcing the committees own findings over the last year | Negative | WASHINGTON July 29 The chairman of a U.S. House of Representatives antitrust panel said the CEOs of four major tech firms acknowledged concerning behavior in a justended hearing on whether they abused their market power reinforcing the committees own findings over the last year | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-tech-congress-chair/tech-ceos-acknowledged-behavior-of-concern-in-hearing-chair-idUSL2N2F01NY | 2020-07-30 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied Ghislaine Maxwells lastditch effort to keep a potentially damaging deposition from becoming public as the jailed British socialite defends against criminal charges she aided the late financier Jeffrey Epsteins sexual abuse of girls | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied Ghislaine Maxwells lastditch effort to keep a potentially damaging deposition from becoming public as the jailed British socialite defends against criminal charges she aided the late financier Jeffrey Epsteins sexual abuse of girls | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwell-loses-late-bid-to-block-depositions-release-quickly-appeals-idUSKCN24U31S | 2020-07-30 |
| TOKYO Tokyo Gas Co Ltd will spend 69 billion yen to take control of a U.S. shale gas operator Castleton Resources and to buy a U.S. solar power development project in a bid to expand its overseas operations it said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo Gas Co Ltd will spend 69 billion yen to take control of a U.S. shale gas operator Castleton Resources and to buy a U.S. solar power development project in a bid to expand its overseas operations it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-castleton-resources-m-a-tokyo-gas/tokyo-gas-to-spend-657-million-in-u-s-shale-solar-assets-idUSKCN24U1O8 | 2020-07-30 |
| As U.S. shale gas prices have fallen sharply we think it is a good time to buy stake in gas assets at a relatively cheap Yoshizaki told a news conference | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo Gas Co Ltd will spend 69 billion yen to take control of a U.S. shale gas operator Castleton Resources and to buy a U.S. solar power development project in a bid to expand its overseas operations it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-castleton-resources-m-a-tokyo-gas/tokyo-gas-to-spend-657-million-in-u-s-shale-solar-assets-idUSKCN24U1O8 | 2020-07-30 |
| The deal which marks Tokyo Gas first purchase of a U.S. shale gas operator will be completed on Aug | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo Gas Co Ltd will spend 69 billion yen to take control of a U.S. shale gas operator Castleton Resources and to buy a U.S. solar power development project in a bid to expand its overseas operations it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-castleton-resources-m-a-tokyo-gas/tokyo-gas-to-spend-657-million-in-u-s-shale-solar-assets-idUSKCN24U1O8 | 2020-07-30 |
| U.S. power demand will grow with natural gas and renewable being driving force as they are expected to replace coal in a Yoshizaki said | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo Gas Co Ltd will spend 69 billion yen to take control of a U.S. shale gas operator Castleton Resources and to buy a U.S. solar power development project in a bid to expand its overseas operations it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-castleton-resources-m-a-tokyo-gas/tokyo-gas-to-spend-657-million-in-u-s-shale-solar-assets-idUSKCN24U1O8 | 2020-07-30 |
| BERLIN Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder on Wednesday criticised the U.S. decision to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany adding that Germany still hoped the next U.S. administration would scrap the plan | Negative | BERLIN Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder on Wednesday criticised the U.S. decision to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany adding that Germany still hoped the next U.S. administration would scrap the plan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military-soeder/bavaria-slams-u-s-decision-to-withdraw-troops-from-germany-idUSKCN24U2P9 | 2020-07-30 |
| He added that the U.S. troop withdrawal served no clear military purpose and would even weaken the NATO alliance and the United States itself | Negative | BERLIN Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder on Wednesday criticised the U.S. decision to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany adding that Germany still hoped the next U.S. administration would scrap the plan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military-soeder/bavaria-slams-u-s-decision-to-withdraw-troops-from-germany-idUSKCN24U2P9 | 2020-07-30 |
| Its marine systems unit which makes ships and submarines for the U.S. Navy was a bright spot with sales rising 6 | Positive | The business accounted for about of its 2019 revenue while adding 13 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-general-dynamics-results/general-dynamics-cuts-2020-profit-forecast-as-pandemic-weighs-on-it-aerospace-idUSKCN24U1P4 | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON Bank of America Inc the secondlargest U.S. lender has asked the Trump administration to correct data meant to offer public accountability on the recipients of billion in pandemic aid and a group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers has written to demand action before more funds are allocated | Positive | WASHINGTON Bank of America Inc the secondlargest U.S. lender has asked the Trump administration to correct data meant to offer public accountability on the recipients of billion in pandemic aid and a group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers has written to demand action before more funds are allocated | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp/u-s-lawmakers-bank-of-america-urge-small-business-agency-to-fix-erroneous-ppp-loan-data-idUSKCN24T31C | 2020-07-30 |
| But spiking COVID19 cases across Southern and Southwestern U.S. states have left that recovery in doubt | Negative | After initially rising GMs shares were off 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-results/gm-says-it-can-pay-off-16-billion-loan-if-u-s-recovery-continues-idUSKCN24U1R5 | 2020-07-30 |
| U.S. prosecutors are seeking 27 months of imprisonment for the former head of Ubers selfdriving technology unit Anthony Levandowski who agreed to plead guilty in March for taking sensitive documents from his former employer Google before joining Uber | Neutral | U.S. prosecutors are seeking 27 months of imprisonment for the former head of Ubers selfdriving technology unit Anthony Levandowski who agreed to plead guilty in March for taking sensitive documents from his former employer Google before joining Uber | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-autonomous-levandowski/u-s-prosecutors-seek-27-months-imprisonment-for-former-uber-self-driving-head-idUSKCN24U125 | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Republicans and Democrats struggling to reach a deal to provide more aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic slid on Wednesday toward letting a unemployment benefit lapse when it expires this week | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Republicans and Democrats struggling to reach a deal to provide more aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic slid on Wednesday toward letting a unemployment benefit lapse when it expires this week | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-jobless-benefit-at-risk-as-congress-coronavirus-talks-stalled-idUSKCN24U1FR | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON Former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice who is on Joe Bidens short list to be his running mate criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for failing to question Russian leader Vladimir Putin about reports Moscow paid bounties for the killing of U.S. troops | Negative | WASHINGTON Former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice who is on Joe Bidens short list to be his running mate criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for failing to question Russian leader Vladimir Putin about reports Moscow paid bounties for the killing of U.S. troops | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-rice/as-biden-vp-pick-nears-susan-rice-slams-trump-for-being-soft-on-russias-putin-idUSKCN24U2VQ | 2020-07-30 |
| Trump said in an interview on Tuesday with Axios on that he never questioned Putin about U.S. intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON Former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice who is on Joe Bidens short list to be his running mate criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for failing to question Russian leader Vladimir Putin about reports Moscow paid bounties for the killing of U.S. troops | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-rice/as-biden-vp-pick-nears-susan-rice-slams-trump-for-being-soft-on-russias-putin-idUSKCN24U2VQ | 2020-07-30 |
| Rice conceded that should she be chosen her role in the aftermath of the 2012 militant attack on the U.S. mission on Benghazi Libya would likely become a campaign issue | Negative | WASHINGTON Former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice who is on Joe Bidens short list to be his running mate criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for failing to question Russian leader Vladimir Putin about reports Moscow paid bounties for the killing of U.S. troops | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-rice/as-biden-vp-pick-nears-susan-rice-slams-trump-for-being-soft-on-russias-putin-idUSKCN24U2VQ | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps most divisive nominee for a senior Pentagon post to date is expected to face a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Thursday with Democratic lawmakers likely to grill him over remarks they deem Islamophobic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps most divisive nominee for a senior Pentagon post to date is expected to face a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Thursday with Democratic lawmakers likely to grill him over remarks they deem Islamophobic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-military-nominee/trump-nominee-for-pentagon-faces-senate-grilling-after-islamophobia-claims-idUSKCN24U34T | 2020-07-30 |
| MIDLAND Texas U.S. President Donald Trump raised million in campaign contributions on Wednesday on a visit to Texas to promote energy policies that he hopes will show a stark contrast to Democratic rival Joe Biden | Positive | MIDLAND Texas U.S. President Donald Trump raised million in campaign contributions on Wednesday on a visit to Texas to promote energy policies that he hopes will show a stark contrast to Democratic rival Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-texas/trump-touts-u-s-energy-might-in-texas-raises-money-for-campaign-idUSKCN24U38K | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was still considering where to make his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination adding he might do it from the White House | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was still considering where to make his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination adding he might do it from the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-says-he-might-accept-republican-nomination-from-white-house-idUSKCN24U277 | 2020-07-30 |
| U.S. agents deployed to Seattle to protect federal property have left the city after local officials complained their presence was escalating tensions Seattles mayor said on Tuesday | Negative | U.S. agents deployed to Seattle to protect federal property have left the city after local officials complained their presence was escalating tensions Seattles mayor said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-protests/federal-agents-pull-out-of-seattle-mayor-says-idUSKCN24U05A | 2020-07-30 |
| U.S. tactical forces arrived in Washington states largest city last week and were on standby to protect federal facilities after attacks on a federal courthouse in Portland Oregon | Positive | U.S. agents deployed to Seattle to protect federal property have left the city after local officials complained their presence was escalating tensions Seattles mayor said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-protests/federal-agents-pull-out-of-seattle-mayor-says-idUSKCN24U05A | 2020-07-30 |
| A majority of U.S. states representing both Democratic and Republican attorneys general are teaming up on the investigation a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Arizona is leading a multiU.S. state investigation into whether Apple Incs deliberate slowing of older iPhones violated deceptive trade practice laws documents reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-apple-probe-exclusive/exclusive-arizona-leads-multi-state-probe-into-older-iphones-slowing-shutting-down-idUSKCN24U2YX | 2020-07-30 |
| In 2019 U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez dismissed that claim finding that Judds relationship with Weinstein was not covered by the California law | Negative | for wider | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/people-harvey-weinstein-ashley-judd/rpt-court-revives-ashley-judds-sexual-harassment-case-against-harvey-weinstein-idUSL2N2F01UN | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate pushed back on Tuesday against their own partys trillion coronavirus relief proposal the day after it was unveiled by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sending some U.S. stocks downward | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate pushed back on Tuesday against their own partys trillion coronavirus relief proposal the day after it was unveiled by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sending some U.S. stocks downward | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-republicans-push-back-on-mcconnells-1-trillion-u-s-coronavirus-relief-proposal-idUSKCN24T1AZ | 2020-07-29 |
| The partisan wrangling comes as U.S. coronavirus cases have passed 4 | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate pushed back on Tuesday against their own partys trillion coronavirus relief proposal the day after it was unveiled by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sending some U.S. stocks downward | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-republicans-push-back-on-mcconnells-1-trillion-u-s-coronavirus-relief-proposal-idUSKCN24T1AZ | 2020-07-29 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday he would name his running mate in the first week of August days before he formally accepts his partys nomination at the Democratic National Convention | Positive | U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday he would name his running mate in the first week of August days before he formally accepts his partys nomination at the Democratic National Convention | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-vp/democrat-biden-says-he-will-name-running-mate-in-first-week-of-august-idUSKCN24T2R8 | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he did not support everything in the Senate Republican coronavirus relief legislation but would not elaborate on what he did not like | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he did not support everything in the Senate Republican coronavirus relief legislation but would not elaborate on what he did not like | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-trump/trump-says-he-does-not-support-parts-of-senate-republican-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKCN24T2WK | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps administration bolstering his tough immigration stance in an election year said on Tuesday it will reject any new applications for the socalled immigrant program and shorten the deportation protections of those whose eligibility is soon to expire | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps administration bolstering his tough immigration stance in an election year said on Tuesday it will reject any new applications for the socalled immigrant program and shorten the deportation protections of those whose eligibility is soon to expire | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-trump-daca-exclusive/with-election-looming-trump-hardens-stance-against-dreamer-immigrant-program-idUSKCN24T2IO | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans trillion coronavirus relief proposal proposes billions of dollars for the military including hundreds of millions to restore funding shifted from the Defense Department to pay for President Donald Trumps Mexican border wall | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans trillion coronavirus relief proposal proposes billions of dollars for the military including hundreds of millions to restore funding shifted from the Defense Department to pay for President Donald Trumps Mexican border wall | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-defense/u-s-coronavirus-relief-bill-would-restore-defense-funds-taken-for-trump-wall-idUSKCN24T2RO | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump took steps on Tuesday to limit deportation protections for who are living in the United States illegally after entering as children | Negative | WASHINGTON The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump took steps on Tuesday to limit deportation protections for who are living in the United States illegally after entering as children | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-trump-court-explainer/explainer-trumps-latest-move-to-limit-deportation-protections-for-dreamers-idUSKCN24T2SZ | 2020-07-29 |
| Major U.S. companies support DACA and have hired workeligible beneficiaries | Positive | WASHINGTON The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump took steps on Tuesday to limit deportation protections for who are living in the United States illegally after entering as children | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-trump-court-explainer/explainer-trumps-latest-move-to-limit-deportation-protections-for-dreamers-idUSKCN24T2SZ | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she did not believe Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was ready to reach an agreement on coronavirus relief legislation | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she did not believe Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was ready to reach an agreement on coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-mcconnell-not-ready-to-make-u-s-coronavirus-relief-deal-idUSKCN24T2W3 | 2020-07-29 |
| The officials were previously blacklisted by the United States last year in a decision that froze any of their U.S. assets and generally prohibits Americans from dealing with them | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two former officials of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduros government barring them from traveling to the United States over accusations they were involved in significant corruption | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa/pompeo-bars-two-former-venezuelan-officials-from-traveling-to-united-states-idUSKCN24T2BB | 2020-07-29 |
| Some shortterm challenges may come from within OPEC as Iran and Venezuela both hit by U.S. sanctions seek to boost production or as output recovers in conflictstricken Libya | Negative | Just 12 years ago OPEC states were flush with cash when oil peaked above a barrel as demand surged | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-demand-insight/end-game-for-oil-opec-prepares-for-an-age-of-dwindling-demand-idUSKCN24T0KT | 2020-07-29 |
| Others may come from outside as the group tries to prevent U.S. shale production taking market share while OPEC seeks to curtail output in its efforts to support prices | Neutral | Just 12 years ago OPEC states were flush with cash when oil peaked above a barrel as demand surged | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-demand-insight/end-game-for-oil-opec-prepares-for-an-age-of-dwindling-demand-idUSKCN24T0KT | 2020-07-29 |
| Woodside had no immediate comment on whether Lukoil being on the U.S. list of sanctioned Russian firms would have any impact on the joint venture | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias Woodside Petroleum said on Tuesday it is considering blocking Russias Lukoil from becoming a partner in the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-cairn-energy-divestiture-nk-lukoil-wo/woodside-weighs-blocking-russias-lukoil-from-joining-senegal-oil-project-idUSKCN24T0D8 | 2020-07-29 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Tuesday as U.S. lawmakers prepared to wrangle over an economic stimulus package and investors worried about a rise in coronavirus cases worldwide | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Tuesday as U.S. lawmakers prepared to wrangle over an economic stimulus package and investors worried about a rise in coronavirus cases worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-u-s-stimulus-package-faces-tough-talks-idUSKCN24T05X | 2020-07-29 |
| Brent is still on track for a fourth monthly rise and U.S. crude is expected to gain for a third month | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Tuesday as U.S. lawmakers prepared to wrangle over an economic stimulus package and investors worried about a rise in coronavirus cases worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-u-s-stimulus-package-faces-tough-talks-idUSKCN24T05X | 2020-07-29 |
| The U.S. military said the drill had caused two bases with American troops in the region to go on heightened alert and said Tehrans missile launches were irresponsible | Negative | DUBAI Irans elite Revolutionary Guards launched a military drill in the Gulf on Tuesday Iranian state television reported at a time of high tension between Tehran and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-military-drill/iran-holds-annual-gulf-drill-amid-rising-tensions-with-u-s-idUSKCN24T15T | 2020-07-29 |
| Competition between the United States and China is now portrayed in existential terms by Mike Pompeo the top U.S. diplomat widely also believed to harbour presidential ambitions | Negative | LONDON Worsening diplomatic relations between the United States and China are putting a spotlight on their economic interdependency in the context of global supply chains for both technology and energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-energy-kempcolumn/column-u-s-china-cold-war-would-redirect-energy-flows-kemp-idUSKCN24T21G | 2020-07-29 |
| For U.S. and allied security experts the priority for decoupling focuses on hightechnology products such as semiconductor manufacturing and telecoms as well as advanced science | Positive | LONDON Worsening diplomatic relations between the United States and China are putting a spotlight on their economic interdependency in the context of global supply chains for both technology and energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-energy-kempcolumn/column-u-s-china-cold-war-would-redirect-energy-flows-kemp-idUSKCN24T21G | 2020-07-29 |
| So far U.S. policymakers appear more keen on decoupling than their counterparts in China who remain publicly committed to a more integrated global economic system | Positive | LONDON Worsening diplomatic relations between the United States and China are putting a spotlight on their economic interdependency in the context of global supply chains for both technology and energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-energy-kempcolumn/column-u-s-china-cold-war-would-redirect-energy-flows-kemp-idUSKCN24T21G | 2020-07-29 |
| LONDON The U.S. Department of Defense has just committed funding for two rare earth separation plants on U.S. soil | Positive | LONDON The U.S. Department of Defense has just committed funding for two rare earth separation plants on U.S. soil | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-rareearths-ahome-column/column-u-s-finds-its-chinese-rare-earth-dependency-hard-to-break-andy-home-idUSKCN24T20J | 2020-07-29 |
| So where do we In the U.S. and But there is very little magnet manufacturing there | Positive | LONDON The U.S. Department of Defense has just committed funding for two rare earth separation plants on U.S. soil | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-rareearths-ahome-column/column-u-s-finds-its-chinese-rare-earth-dependency-hard-to-break-andy-home-idUSKCN24T20J | 2020-07-29 |
| The U.S. is playing catchup and the Department of Defenses mandate to directly invest in separation capacity is a recognition of the nurturing role government will have to play | Positive | LONDON The U.S. Department of Defense has just committed funding for two rare earth separation plants on U.S. soil | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-rareearths-ahome-column/column-u-s-finds-its-chinese-rare-earth-dependency-hard-to-break-andy-home-idUSKCN24T20J | 2020-07-29 |
| So too is U.S. Senator Ted Cruzs proposed bill to provide funding to both rare earth production projects and massive tax breaks for companies using U.S.made magnets | Positive | LONDON The U.S. Department of Defense has just committed funding for two rare earth separation plants on U.S. soil | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-rareearths-ahome-column/column-u-s-finds-its-chinese-rare-earth-dependency-hard-to-break-andy-home-idUSKCN24T20J | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. consumer confidence fell more than expected in July amid a flareup in COVID19 infections across the country which is threatening the economys recovery from an unprecedented recession caused by the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer confidence fell more than expected in July amid a flareup in COVID19 infections across the country which is threatening the economys recovery from an unprecedented recession caused by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-confidence/rising-covid-19-cases-dent-u-s-consumer-confidence-housing-market-presses-ahead-idUSKCN24T1Y7 | 2020-07-29 |
| On Wednesday Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook will face questions from U.S. lawmakers about whether the iPhone makers App Store practices give it unfair power over independent software developers | Negative | On Wednesday Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook will face questions from U.S. lawmakers about whether the iPhone makers App Store practices give it unfair power over independent software developers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-congress-apple/app-store-chief-says-apple-aimed-to-level-playing-field-for-developers-idUSKCN24T1WY | 2020-07-29 |
| As Southern U.S. states have seen a spurt of new cases Georgia has had more than 170000 coronavirus cases and over 3500 known fatalities | Negative | ATLANTA Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Tuesday withdrew his emergency request for a court to stop enforcement of Atlantas requirement that faces masks be worn in all public places while mediation over the states legal effort to block the mandate proceeds | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-georgia/georgia-governor-withdraws-emergency-request-to-stop-atlanta-mask-mandate-idUSKCN24T2FA | 2020-07-29 |
| A Chinese native with U.S. citizenship and a doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University Liu had the skills to do business in both the United States and China | Positive | Among the 75 stores Reuters visited those in areas that were poorer or less white were much more likely to have the equipment the news agencys statistical analysis found | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-riteaid-software-specialreport/special-report-rite-aid-deployed-facial-recognition-systems-in-hundreds-of-u-s-stores-idUSKCN24T1HL | 2020-07-29 |
| As southern U.S. states have seen a spurt of new cases Georgia has had more than 167000 coronavirus cases and over 3400 known fatalities | 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 |
| The U.S. payments group announced a deal last August to acquire three divisions of European rival Nets covering corporate clearing instant payments and ebilling | Positive | The U.S. payments group announced a deal last August to acquire three divisions of European rival Nets covering corporate clearing instant payments and ebilling | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-nets-m-a-mastercard-eu/mastercard-offers-concessions-in-bid-to-gain-eu-okay-for-nets-deal-idUSKCN24T1IA | 2020-07-29 |
| Rocket Companies Inc the parent company of the U.S. mortgage lender Quicken Loans said on Tuesday it expects to raise | Positive | Rocket Companies Inc the parent company of the U.S. mortgage lender Quicken Loans said on Tuesday it expects to raise | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-rocket-companies-inc-ipo/quicken-loans-parent-expects-to-raise-3-3-billion-in-u-s-ipo-idUSKCN24T1RB | 2020-07-29 |
| Higher borrowings by U.S. consumers in a historically lowinterest environment has led to a surge in the companys income and would likely boost Rockets planned public listing | Positive | Rocket Companies Inc the parent company of the U.S. mortgage lender Quicken Loans said on Tuesday it expects to raise | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-rocket-companies-inc-ipo/quicken-loans-parent-expects-to-raise-3-3-billion-in-u-s-ipo-idUSKCN24T1RB | 2020-07-29 |
| In May the administration awarded a contract worth up to million for a new U.S. company to manufacture drugs and drug ingredients in the country | Positive | The companys shares were trading at | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-eastman-kodak-deals/eastman-kodak-to-get-765-million-u-s-loan-to-make-drug-ingredients-idUSKCN24T1VD | 2020-07-29 |
| New York was the early epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak and has recorded more COVID19 deaths than any other U.S. state | Negative | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that health authorities are investigating a weekend charity concert featuring performances by the Chainsmokers and the head of Goldman Sachs for violations of public health rules aimed at fighting the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-new-york-concert/new-york-concert-to-be-investigated-for-gross-social-distancing-violations-governor-idUSKCN24T0I1 | 2020-07-29 |
| Teslas billionaire CEO Musk said in a post on Twitter on Friday that another U.S. government stimulus package is not in the interests of the people | Negative | Reuters could not immediately verify which government assistance the company received and in what country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-benefit/tesla-says-it-took-government-payroll-benefits-to-offset-coronavirus-shutdowns-idUSKCN24T1QK | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it will extend several of its lending facilities through the yearend as the central bank continues to dial back expectations on how quickly the U.S. economy will recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it will extend several of its lending facilities through the yearend as the central bank continues to dial back expectations on how quickly the U.S. economy will recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-lending/fed-announces-extension-in-lending-facilities-until-end-of-the-year-idUSKCN24T1YV | 2020-07-29 |
| An accelerating decline in the U.S. dollar is reverberating around the world adding fuel to a global momentum rally that has boosted prices for everything from technology stocks to gold | Positive | An accelerating decline in the U.S. dollar is reverberating around the world adding fuel to a global momentum rally that has boosted prices for everything from technology stocks to gold | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-dollar-analysis/king-dollars-decline-ripples-across-the-globe-idUSKCN24T1G5 | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON July 28 The internal watchdog at the U.S. government agency responsible for managing COVID19 emergency loans and grants to small business owners and nonprofits said it has found strong indicators of widespread potential in the disaster loan program | Negative | WASHINGTON July 28 The internal watchdog at the U.S. government agency responsible for managing COVID19 emergency loans and grants to small business owners and nonprofits said it has found strong indicators of widespread potential in the disaster loan program | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-fraud/internal-watchdog-sees-signs-of-widespread-potential-fraud-in-sba-disaster-loan-program-idUSL2N2EZ29K | 2020-07-29 |
| European shares closed modestly higher on Tuesday as investors assessed a batch of mixed earnings reports while holding out for more U.S. stimulus to limit the economic damage of COVID19 | Positive | European shares closed modestly higher on Tuesday as investors assessed a batch of mixed earnings reports while holding out for more U.S. stimulus to limit the economic damage of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/defensive-stocks-help-europe-close-higher-as-focus-turns-to-u-s-stimulus-idUSKCN24T0V7 | 2020-07-29 |
| July 28 European stocks inched higher on Tuesday as investors held out for more U.S. stimulus to limit the economic damage of the COVID19 pandemic brushing aside the latest batch of underwhelming quarterly earnings reports from luxury goods makers | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-edge-higher-luxury-stocks-hit-by-weak-results-idUSL3N2EZ1SN | 2020-07-29 |
| U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden promised on Tuesday to fight the outsized economic burdens of nonwhite families with billions of dollars in federal spending for minorityowned businesses and provisions for more affordable housing | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/democrat-biden-promises-economic-policies-to-fight-racial-inequity-idUSKCN24T19C | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. civil liberties advocates on Tuesday asked a federal court in Portland Oregon to hold federal agents in contempt for violating a temporary court order barring attacks on journalists and legal observers monitoring protests in the city | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. civil liberties advocates on Tuesday asked a federal court in Portland Oregon to hold federal agents in contempt for violating a temporary court order barring attacks on journalists and legal observers monitoring protests in the city | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-agents/aclu-asks-u-s-court-to-sanction-agents-for-targeting-journalists-at-portland-protests-idUSKCN24T2UM | 2020-07-29 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday defended the actions of federal agents in Portland saying they were protecting the courthouse | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. civil liberties advocates on Tuesday asked a federal court in Portland Oregon to hold federal agents in contempt for violating a temporary court order barring attacks on journalists and legal observers monitoring protests in the city | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-agents/aclu-asks-u-s-court-to-sanction-agents-for-targeting-journalists-at-portland-protests-idUSKCN24T2UM | 2020-07-29 |
| Prior to that Rice served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Obama and has advised several other Democratic presidential candidates on national security | Positive | Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Bidens search for a running mate for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-running-mate-factb/factbox-biden-will-soon-pick-a-running-mate-here-are-the-front-runners-idUSKCN24T2QA | 2020-07-29 |
| President Donald Trump on Monday filed a new challenge to the Manhattan district attorneys subpoena for his tax returns weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court said the president was not immune from state criminal probes | Negative | President Donald Trump on Monday filed a new challenge to the Manhattan district attorneys subpoena for his tax returns weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court said the president was not immune from state criminal probes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-files-new-challenge-to-ny-subpoena-for-his-tax-returns-idUSKCN24S2NE | 2020-07-29 |
| The U.S. central bank is expected to reiterate its accommodative stance when it wraps up its twoday policy meeting on Wednesday afternoon | Positive | Pfizer up after raising fullyear forecast | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-stumbles-as-stimulus-talks-loom-3m-mcdonalds-disappoint-idUSL3N2EZ3XK | 2020-07-29 |
| The U.S. government has provided Moderna with nearly billion in funding to support its research and development efforts for its potential COVID19 vaccine | Positive | Moderna Inc is planning to price its coronavirus vaccine at to per course at least more than another vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech the Financial Times reported on Tuesday citing unnamed sources | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna/moderna-pitches-virus-vaccine-at-around-50-60-per-course-ft-idUSKCN24T2TP | 2020-07-29 |
| Many U.S. labs now rely on the highly automated or analyzers | Positive | The United States might have more COVID19 testing capacity than any other country | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing-insigh/the-u-s-has-more-covid-19-testing-than-most-so-why-is-it-falling-so-short-idUSKCN24S19H | 2020-07-28 |
| The company had virtually every governor in the U.S. just talk to us directly over the last few weeks months pleading their case for why they need he said | Positive | The United States might have more COVID19 testing capacity than any other country | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing-insigh/the-u-s-has-more-covid-19-testing-than-most-so-why-is-it-falling-so-short-idUSKCN24S19H | 2020-07-28 |
| President Donald Trump on Monday filed a new challenge to the Manhattan District Attorneys subpoena for his tax returns weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court said the president was not immune from state criminal probes | Negative | President Donald Trump on Monday filed a new challenge to the Manhattan District Attorneys subpoena for his tax returns weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court said the president was not immune from state criminal probes | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-files-new-challenge-to-subpoena-for-his-tax-returns-idUSKCN24S2NE | 2020-07-28 |
| Carey Dunne general counsel for Vance on July 16 warned U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero against allowing Trump to delay long enough to get beyond statutes of limitations | Negative | President Donald Trump on Monday filed a new challenge to the Manhattan District Attorneys subpoena for his tax returns weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court said the president was not immune from state criminal probes | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-files-new-challenge-to-subpoena-for-his-tax-returns-idUSKCN24S2NE | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has been released from a hospital after being treated for health reasons unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic the Commerce Department said on Monday | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has been released from a hospital after being treated for health reasons unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic the Commerce Department said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-commerce-ross/commerce-department-says-ross-released-from-hospital-after-non-coronavirus-treatment-idUSKCN24S292 | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday a Senate Republican coronavirus relief plan as described by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is totally inadequate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday a Senate Republican coronavirus relief plan as described by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is totally inadequate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-schumer/democrat-schumer-republican-coronavirus-plan-would-cut-aid-to-unemployed-by-30-percent-idUSKCN24S2LN | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday backed an additional billion in assistance for airports that face a dramatic shortfall in revenue because of a travel falloff due to the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday backed an additional billion in assistance for airports that face a dramatic shortfall in revenue because of a travel falloff due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-airpo/senate-republicans-back-10-billion-in-additional-aid-for-u-s-airports-document-idUSKCN24S2OA | 2020-07-28 |
| U.S. airports collectively held billion in debt at the end of 2018 and some previously warned they might not be able to make debt payments without the initial billion | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday backed an additional billion in assistance for airports that face a dramatic shortfall in revenue because of a travel falloff due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-airpo/senate-republicans-back-10-billion-in-additional-aid-for-u-s-airports-document-idUSKCN24S2OA | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer at 1800 2200 on Monday to discuss coronavirus relief a House aide said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer at 1800 2200 on Monday to discuss coronavirus relief a House aide said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-pelosi/pelosi-schumer-to-meet-top-administration-officials-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKCN24S2LR | 2020-07-28 |
| CHENGDU China China took over the premises of the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Monday after ordering the facility to be vacated in retaliation for Chinas ouster last week from its consulate in Houston Texas | Negative | CHENGDU China China took over the premises of the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Monday after ordering the facility to be vacated in retaliation for Chinas ouster last week from its consulate in Houston Texas | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-seizes-u-s-consulate-in-chengdu-retaliating-for-houston-idUSKCN24S044 | 2020-07-28 |
| MANAMA At the U.S. Navys main base in the Gulf military staff are strictly abiding by rules to stem the spread of the new coronavirus | Positive | MANAMA At the U.S. Navys main base in the Gulf military staff are strictly abiding by rules to stem the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-us-navy/how-a-u-s-navy-base-in-the-gulf-tackles-coronavirus-idUSKCN24S1IF | 2020-07-28 |
| Without providing evidence ZANUPF spokesman Patrick Chinamasa told reporters that U.S. ambassador to Harare Brian Nichols was involved in subversive activities to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwas government | Negative | HARARE Zimbabwes ruling ZANUPF party on Monday called the United States ambassador a and accused him of funding the opposition ahead of this weeks planned antigovernment protests that authorities say are meant to overthrow the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/zimbabwe-calls-u-s-ambassador-thug-as-anti-government-protests-loom-idUSKCN24S2D2 | 2020-07-28 |
| The U.S. embassy in Harare did not immediately respond to Chinamasas comments | Neutral | HARARE Zimbabwes ruling ZANUPF party on Monday called the United States ambassador a and accused him of funding the opposition ahead of this weeks planned antigovernment protests that authorities say are meant to overthrow the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/zimbabwe-calls-u-s-ambassador-thug-as-anti-government-protests-loom-idUSKCN24S2D2 | 2020-07-28 |
| The U.S. Britain E.U. embassies and the United Nations have all criticised Zimbabwe for the arrest of journalists and political challengers | Negative | HARARE Zimbabwes ruling ZANUPF party on Monday called the United States ambassador a and accused him of funding the opposition ahead of this weeks planned antigovernment protests that authorities say are meant to overthrow the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/zimbabwe-calls-u-s-ambassador-thug-as-anti-government-protests-loom-idUSKCN24S2D2 | 2020-07-28 |
| MOSCOW The Russian defence ministry said it had sent a Su27 fighter plane on Monday to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea that it said was approaching the Russian border | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian defence ministry said it had sent a Su27 fighter plane on Monday to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea that it said was approaching the Russian border | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-defence-blacksea/russia-sends-su-27-fighter-jet-to-intercept-u-s-spy-plane-over-black-sea-idUSKCN24S28F | 2020-07-28 |
| The U.S. plane identified as a P8 Poseidon has changed course to move away from the Russian border the ministry added | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian defence ministry said it had sent a Su27 fighter plane on Monday to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea that it said was approaching the Russian border | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-defence-blacksea/russia-sends-su-27-fighter-jet-to-intercept-u-s-spy-plane-over-black-sea-idUSKCN24S28F | 2020-07-28 |
| On Monday night three rockets hit Iraqs Taji military base that houses U.S.led coalition troops but no casualties were reported the military said in a statement | Negative | BAGHDAD Clashes between Iraqi protesters and security forces in central Baghdad killed at least two demonstrators overnight security and medical sources said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-protests/two-protesters-die-after-clashes-with-police-in-baghdad-medics-and-security-sources-say-idUSKCN24S1FA | 2020-07-28 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday warned residents against planting unsolicited packages of seeds arriving from China because they could harm the environment | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday warned residents against planting unsolicited packages of seeds arriving from China because they could harm the environment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-seeds/u-s-warns-against-planting-unsolicited-seeds-from-china-idUSKCN24S2OM | 2020-07-28 |
| NEW YORK U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc is adopting a performance review system that will grade up to of its 39000 employees as underperformers this year according to an internal memo sent on Monday potentially leading to more job cuts in 2021 than the bank has made in recent years | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc is adopting a performance review system that will grade up to of its 39000 employees as underperformers this year according to an internal memo sent on Monday potentially leading to more job cuts in 2021 than the bank has made in recent years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-world-work-goldman-sachs-exclusive/exclusive-goldman-revamps-employee-reviews-opening-door-to-greater-job-cuts-idUSKCN24S266 | 2020-07-28 |
| Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman like leaders at several U.S. and European banks has vowed no terminations in 2020 as the U.S. economy struggles with mass unemployment | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc is adopting a performance review system that will grade up to of its 39000 employees as underperformers this year according to an internal memo sent on Monday potentially leading to more job cuts in 2021 than the bank has made in recent years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-world-work-goldman-sachs-exclusive/exclusive-goldman-revamps-employee-reviews-opening-door-to-greater-job-cuts-idUSKCN24S266 | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods increased by the most in nearly two years in June and shipments accelerated but the gains were likely insufficient to avert the deepest plunge in business investment and economic activity since the Great Depression in the second quarter because of the COVID19 crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods increased by the most in nearly two years in June and shipments accelerated but the gains were likely insufficient to avert the deepest plunge in business investment and economic activity since the Great Depression in the second quarter because of the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-manufacturing-sector-regaining-momentum-rising-covid-19-threatens-recovery-idUSKCN24S1IW | 2020-07-28 |
| Volkswagen agreed to offer to buy back or repair more than 550000 polluting diesel U.S. vehicles after it admitted in 2015 that it used secret software to cheat emissions tests | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. buyers of polluting Volkswagen AG | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-volkswagen-emissions/u-s-consumers-received-9-8-billion-in-volkswagen-diesel-settlements-idUSKCN24S2EU | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House paving the way for talks with Democrats on how to help Americans as expanded unemployment benefits for millions of workers expire this week | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House paving the way for talks with Democrats on how to help Americans as expanded unemployment benefits for millions of workers expire this week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-republicans-to-unveil-coronavirus-aid-proposal-as-time-runs-out-on-jobless-benefits-idUSKCN24S148 | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON Enhanced unemployment benefits that the U.S. Congress authorized early in the coronavirus pandemic are due to expire at the end of July and thus far lawmakers have been unable to agree on a measure to extend them | Negative | WASHINGTON Enhanced unemployment benefits that the U.S. Congress authorized early in the coronavirus pandemic are due to expire at the end of July and thus far lawmakers have been unable to agree on a measure to extend them | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-unemployment-e/explainer-whats-at-stake-in-the-battle-over-u-s-unemployment-benefits-in-congress-idUSKCN24S14R | 2020-07-28 |
| TOKYO U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems has agreed to invest million in the British government and Bhartibacked consortium buying collapsed satellite operator Oneweb | Positive | TOKYO U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems has agreed to invest million in the British government and Bhartibacked consortium buying collapsed satellite operator Oneweb | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-oneweb-m-a-hughes/hughes-network-systems-to-invest-50-million-to-join-oneweb-consortium-idUSKCN24S1GR | 2020-07-28 |
| DUBAI Iran has moved a mockup U.S. aircraft carrier to the strategic Strait of Hormuz satellite images show suggesting it will use the lookalike vessel for target practice in war games in a Gulf shipping channel vital to world oil exports | Negative | DUBAI Iran has moved a mockup U.S. aircraft carrier to the strategic Strait of Hormuz satellite images show suggesting it will use the lookalike vessel for target practice in war games in a Gulf shipping channel vital to world oil exports | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-usa-carrier/iran-moves-mock-up-u-s-carrier-to-mouth-of-gulf-satellite-images-idUSKCN24S0ZL | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Office of Inspector General said on Monday it will evaluate the agencys rollback of Obamaera vehicle emissions requirements | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Office of Inspector General said on Monday it will evaluate the agencys rollback of Obamaera vehicle emissions requirements | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-emissions/inspector-general-to-review-u-s-epa-vehicle-emissions-rewrite-idUSKCN24S2G7 | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON July 27 A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter made public on Monday calling for a sixmonth extension of a billion payroll aid program set to expire Sept | Positive | WASHINGTON July 27 A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter made public on Monday calling for a sixmonth extension of a billion payroll aid program set to expire Sept | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-airlines/majority-of-u-s-house-backs-new-bailout-for-u-s-passenger-airlines-idUSL2N2EY1ZV | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON July 27 U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday backed an additional billion in assistance for airports that face a dramatic shortfall in revenue because of a coronavirus travel falloff | Positive | WASHINGTON July 27 U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday backed an additional billion in assistance for airports that face a dramatic shortfall in revenue because of a coronavirus travel falloff | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/healthcoronavirus-usa-congress-airport/senate-republicans-back-10-billion-in-additional-assistance-for-u-s-airports-document-idUSL2N2EY1VN | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans and the White House plan to seek a reduction in emergency federal weekly unemployment benefits from to until states can handle a more complicated benefit formula the Washington Post reported on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans and the White House plan to seek a reduction in emergency federal weekly unemployment benefits from to until states can handle a more complicated benefit formula the Washington Post reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-unemployment/republicans-white-house-seek-400-cut-to-weekly-unemployment-aid-report-idUSKCN24S214 | 2020-07-28 |
| July 27 Wall Streets main indexes closed higher on Monday as investors monitored progress in U.S. government stimulus efforts along with rising U.S. COVID19 cases and bet on some of the markets most highprofile stocks ahead of earnings reports | Positive | By Carew | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-street-rises-as-investors-watch-stimulus-pandemic-and-earnings-idUSL2N2EY1GQ | 2020-07-28 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-hits-record-equities-edge-higher-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSL2N2EY14Y | 2020-07-28 |
| Hopes for a quick U.S. economic recovery are fading as coronavirus infections showed few signs of slowing | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-hits-record-equities-edge-higher-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSL2N2EY14Y | 2020-07-28 |
| Investors hope the U.S. Congress will agree on a deal before its summer recess | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-hits-record-equities-edge-higher-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSL2N2EY14Y | 2020-07-28 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the package will contain extended unemployment benefits with wage replacement | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-hits-record-equities-edge-higher-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSL2N2EY14Y | 2020-07-28 |
| Concerns about the U.S. economic outlook have also started to weigh on the dollar | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-hits-record-equities-edge-higher-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSL2N2EY14Y | 2020-07-28 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to make the Chinese Communist Party change its ways | Positive | to add to no change in text | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/refile-forex-yen-swiss-franc-benefit-as-dollar-falls-on-u-s-china-conflict-and-economic-fears-idUSL5N2EY2OH | 2020-07-28 |
| A rally in Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC helped the tech sector after U.S. rival Intel saw its shares plunge more than on Friday | Positive | Gold hits record high silver adds to July surge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-roars-to-record-high-dollar-dives-again-idUSL5N2EY3C0 | 2020-07-28 |
| A rally in Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC helped some other tech shares across the region after U.S. rival Intel saw its shares plunge more than on Friday | Positive | Gold hits record high dollar falls | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-soars-to-record-high-stocks-stay-uncertain-idUSL5N2EY217 | 2020-07-28 |
| U.S. crude futures were flat at | Neutral | Gold hits record high dollar falls | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-soars-to-record-high-stocks-stay-uncertain-idUSL5N2EY217 | 2020-07-28 |
| Joyce Elliott an Arkansas state senator who is seeking a U.S. congressional seat in November was the second Black student to attend her local public high the first was her older sister | Positive | Joyce Elliott an Arkansas state senator who is seeking a U.S. congressional seat in November was the second Black student to attend her local public high the first was her older sister | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-blackwomen/record-number-of-black-women-set-to-run-for-u-s-congress-idUSKCN24S1FZ | 2020-07-28 |
| Robert Reich who was U.S. Labor secretary under former President Bill Clinton sought to tie Cottons remarks to the 2020 election battle for control of the Senate | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Tom Cotton came under pressure over published comments in which he said Americas founders viewed slavery as a necessary evil | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-cotton/republican-senator-cotton-criticized-for-necessary-evil-slavery-comment-idUSKCN24S1MP | 2020-07-28 |
| U.S. Republican Senator Martha McSally shows every sign of being an imperiled incumbent trailing Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in money and polling as President Donald Trumps electoral woes jeopardize Republican control of the Senate | Negative | U.S. Republican Senator Martha McSally shows every sign of being an imperiled incumbent trailing Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in money and polling as President Donald Trumps electoral woes jeopardize Republican control of the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-arizona/imperiled-arizona-u-s-senator-mcsallys-hopes-seen-riding-on-trump-train-idUSKCN24S12D | 2020-07-28 |
| Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/factbox-the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKCN24S134 | 2020-07-28 |
| 3 election he will face off against Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden who pledges to restore U.S. global leadership and reverse many of Trumps actions | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/factbox-the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKCN24S134 | 2020-07-28 |
| Biden wants to end U.S. support for Saudi Arabias war in Yemen which Trump has defended | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/factbox-the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKCN24S134 | 2020-07-28 |
| Biden has accused Trump of giving away U.S. leverage over the North Korean regime for little in return and said he would not meet Kim without preconditions | Negative | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/factbox-the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKCN24S134 | 2020-07-28 |
| Biden contends he will bring the vast majority of U.S. troops home from Afghanistan and narrowly focus the mission there on fighting al Qaeda and Islamic State | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/factbox-the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKCN24S134 | 2020-07-28 |
| BERLIN Business software group SAP has been selected by Moderna to help distribute the potential COVID19 vaccine that the U.S. pharmaceuticals company is developing CEO Christian Klein said on Monday | Positive | BERLIN Business software group SAP has been selected by Moderna to help distribute the potential COVID19 vaccine that the U.S. pharmaceuticals company is developing CEO Christian Klein said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-sap-results-moderna/sap-picked-by-moderna-to-help-distribute-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-idUSKCN24S1HN | 2020-07-28 |
| Moderna Inc said earlier it has started a U.S. governmentbacked latestage trial for its vaccine candidate the first to be implemented under the Trump administrations Operation Warp Speed anticoronavirus programme | Positive | BERLIN Business software group SAP has been selected by Moderna to help distribute the potential COVID19 vaccine that the U.S. pharmaceuticals company is developing CEO Christian Klein said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-sap-results-moderna/sap-picked-by-moderna-to-help-distribute-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-idUSKCN24S1HN | 2020-07-28 |
| TOKYO July 27 U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems has agreed to invest million in the British government and Bhartibacked consortium buying collapsed satellite operator Oneweb | Positive | TOKYO July 27 U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems has agreed to invest million in the British government and Bhartibacked consortium buying collapsed satellite operator Oneweb | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/oneweb-ma-hughes/hughes-network-systems-to-invest-50-mln-to-join-oneweb-consortium-idUSL3N2EY2TR | 2020-07-28 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 4225687 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 61795 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 564 to 146546 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 4225687 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 61795 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 564 to 146546 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-4225687-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN24S2IL | 2020-07-28 |
| Moderna which has never brought a vaccine to market has received nearly billion from the U.S. government which is helping bankroll several vaccine candidates under its Operation Warp Speed program | Negative | Moderna which has never brought a vaccine to market has received nearly billion from the U.S. government which is helping bankroll several vaccine candidates under its Operation Warp Speed program | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna/moderna-covid-19-vaccine-could-be-ready-for-use-by-end-of-year-u-s-says-idUSKCN24S18Z | 2020-07-28 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 4163892 cases of the coronavirus an increase of 64582 cases from its previous daily count and said the number of deaths had risen by 929 to 145942 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 4163892 cases of the coronavirus an increase of 64582 cases from its previous daily count and said the number of deaths had risen by 929 to 145942 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-4163892-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN24R0PD | 2020-07-27 |
| Moderna Inc said on Sunday it has received an additional million from the U.S. governments Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to support development of its novel coronavirus vaccine | Positive | Moderna Inc said on Sunday it has received an additional million from the U.S. governments Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to support development of its novel coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-funding/moderna-gets-further-472-million-u-s-award-for-coronavirus-vaccine-development-idUSKCN24R0IN | 2020-07-27 |
| The U.S.based drug maker said the additional funding will support its latestage clinical development including the expanded Phase 3 study of Modernas vaccine candidate | Positive | Moderna Inc said on Sunday it has received an additional million from the U.S. governments Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to support development of its novel coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-funding/moderna-gets-further-472-million-u-s-award-for-coronavirus-vaccine-development-idUSKCN24R0IN | 2020-07-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he wont be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch in New York next month just days after saying he would do so when the Yankees welcome the Boston Red Sox on Aug | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he wont be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch in New York next month just days after saying he would do so when the Yankees welcome the Boston Red Sox on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-baseball-mlb-trump/trump-says-he-wont-throw-out-first-pitch-after-all-idUSKCN24R0VU | 2020-07-27 |
| CHENGDU China China said it had taken over the premises of the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Monday after ordering the facility be shut in retaliation for being ousted from the Chinese consulate in Houston Texas | Negative | CHENGDU China China said it had taken over the premises of the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Monday after ordering the facility be shut in retaliation for being ousted from the Chinese consulate in Houston Texas | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-takes-over-u-s-consulate-premises-in-chengdu-as-ties-worsen-idUSKCN24S044 | 2020-07-27 |
| Last week U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Beijing to stop its mistreatment of Falun Gong members on the 21st anniversary of the crackdown | Negative | HONG KONG On Sunday July 5 five days after China enacted a new national security law in Hong Kong Yang Xiaolan and three dozen Falun Gong members stood upright in a public park their arms outstretched above their closed eyes as their meditation soundtrack blended with birdsong | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-falungong/banned-in-china-some-falun-gong-fear-new-hong-kong-national-security-law-idUSKCN24S02T | 2020-07-27 |
| BERLIN Germany has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven most advanced economies German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday | Negative | BERLIN Germany has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven most advanced economies German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-g7-summit-russia-germany/germany-rejects-trumps-proposal-to-let-russia-back-into-g7-foreign-minister-idUSKCN24R0T7 | 2020-07-27 |
| The billionaire and others close to him are under U.S. sanctions for what Washington calls public corruption | Negative | AMMAN Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf revealed on Sunday he had set up a web of offshore front companies to help President Bashar al Assad evade Western sanctions in a social media post blasting the government for investigating his business empire | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-tycoon/syrian-tycoon-says-front-companies-used-to-dodge-sanctions-as-rift-with-assad-widens-idUSKCN24S06Z | 2020-07-27 |
| DUBAI U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hook said on Sunday a rift between Qatar and some of its other Gulf Arab allies had lasted too long and urged them to rebuild trust and unity | Negative | DUBAI U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hook said on Sunday a rift between Qatar and some of its other Gulf Arab allies had lasted too long and urged them to rebuild trust and unity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-gulf-qatar-usa/gulf-dispute-has-gone-on-too-long-u-s-envoy-says-on-visit-idUSKCN24R0HN | 2020-07-27 |
| Hopes of a quick U.S. economic recovery are fading as coronavirus infections showed few signs of slowing | Negative | TOKYO Gold hit an alltime high on Monday as titfortat consulate closures in China and the United States rattled investors boosting the allure of safe haven assets although sentiment was mixed with tech gains supporting some Asian stocks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/gold-hits-record-high-as-u-s-china-ties-worsen-asia-stocks-helped-by-tech-idUSKCN24S01R | 2020-07-27 |
| Investors hope U.S. Congress will agree on a deal before its summer recess but there are some sticking points including the size of stimulus and enhanced unemployment benefits | Positive | TOKYO Gold hit an alltime high on Monday as titfortat consulate closures in China and the United States rattled investors boosting the allure of safe haven assets although sentiment was mixed with tech gains supporting some Asian stocks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/gold-hits-record-high-as-u-s-china-ties-worsen-asia-stocks-helped-by-tech-idUSKCN24S01R | 2020-07-27 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the package will contain extended unemployment benefits with wage | Positive | TOKYO Gold hit an alltime high on Monday as titfortat consulate closures in China and the United States rattled investors boosting the allure of safe haven assets although sentiment was mixed with tech gains supporting some Asian stocks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/gold-hits-record-high-as-u-s-china-ties-worsen-asia-stocks-helped-by-tech-idUSKCN24S01R | 2020-07-27 |
| Concerns about the U.S. economic outlook started to weigh on the dollar reversing its inverse correlation with the economic wellbeing over the past few months | Negative | TOKYO Gold hit an alltime high on Monday as titfortat consulate closures in China and the United States rattled investors boosting the allure of safe haven assets although sentiment was mixed with tech gains supporting some Asian stocks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/gold-hits-record-high-as-u-s-china-ties-worsen-asia-stocks-helped-by-tech-idUSKCN24S01R | 2020-07-27 |
| Its a big shift from even a year ago when the U.S.led trade war with China and security concerns about Huawei were having little impact on most Chinese tech champions | Negative | Huawei Technologies founder Ren ambitions are marked in bricks and mortar at a new company campus in southern China where the buildings are replicas from European cities | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tech/global-prospects-dim-for-chinas-tech-champions-as-great-powers-clash-idUSKCN24S07U | 2020-07-27 |
| The U.S. Interior Department has grounded the privately held DJIs fleet and halted additional purchases because of data security risks and more restrictions could be in the offing | Negative | Huawei Technologies founder Ren ambitions are marked in bricks and mortar at a new company campus in southern China where the buildings are replicas from European cities | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tech/global-prospects-dim-for-chinas-tech-champions-as-great-powers-clash-idUSKCN24S07U | 2020-07-27 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Monday that the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu has closed as of 10 a | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Monday that the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu has closed as of 10 a | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-close/china-says-u-s-consulate-in-chengdu-closed-as-of-monday-morning-idUSKCN24S08C | 2020-07-27 |
| The move comes as scrutiny grows worldwide over data privacy with U.S. and European lawmakers recently focusing on how tech companies treat user data | Negative | The move comes as scrutiny grows worldwide over data privacy with U.S. and European lawmakers recently focusing on how tech companies treat user data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-google-australia/australian-regulator-says-google-misled-users-over-data-privacy-issues-idUSKCN24R0VQ | 2020-07-27 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the package will contain extended unemployment benefits that aim to replace of a laidoff workers previous wages | Positive | WASHINGTON Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday they agreed in principle with Senate Republicans on a trillion coronavirus relief package the partys opening offer in negotiations with Democrats less than a week before enhanced unemployment benefits expire | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-team-senate-republicans-agree-on-coronavirus-aid-offer-to-democrats-idUSKCN24R0GX | 2020-07-27 |
| Meanwhile U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways | Positive | TOKYO July 27 Japanese shares dropped on Monday due to worries about worsening ties between China and the United States with exporters taking a hit due to a firmer yen | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-drop-on-sino-u-s-tensions-stronger-yen-idUSL3N2EY0UN | 2020-07-27 |
| Hopes of a quick U.S. economic recovery are fading also as coronavirus infections showed few signs of slowing | Negative | Gold near record high hit in 2011 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-on-defensive-as-u-s-china-tensions-spook-investors-idUSL3N2EY03A | 2020-07-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday said that the Trump administration supports extending enhanced unemployment benefits until the end of the year in the next round of coronavirus aid albeit at a reduced level | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday said that the Trump administration supports extending enhanced unemployment benefits until the end of the year in the next round of coronavirus aid albeit at a reduced level | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-administration-backs-partial-extension-of-jobless-benefits-through-years-end-idUSKCN24Q0U7 | 2020-07-27 |
| TAIPEI Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd jumped on Monday after U.S. chipmaker Intel signaled it may stop manufacturing its own chip components | Neutral | TAIPEI Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd jumped on Monday after U.S. chipmaker Intel signaled it may stop manufacturing its own chip components | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-taiwan-tsmc-stocks/shares-of-taiwans-tsmc-soar-after-intels-apparent-manufacturing-retreat-idUSKCN24S05Q | 2020-07-27 |
| Regis Philbin a familiar face to TV viewers as an energetic and funny talk and game show host who logged more hours in front of the camera than anyone else in the history of U.S. television has died aged 88 People magazine said on Saturday citing a statement by his family | Negative | Regis Philbin a familiar face to TV viewers as an energetic and funny talk and game show host who logged more hours in front of the camera than anyone else in the history of U.S. television has died aged 88 People magazine said on Saturday citing a statement by his family | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-regis-philbin/prolific-u-s-tv-host-regis-philbin-dies-at-88-people-magazine-reports-idUSKCN24Q0R7 | 2020-07-26 |
| July 25 Regis Philbin a familiar face to TV viewers as an energetic and funny talk and game show host who logged more hours in front of the camera than anyone else in the history of U.S. television has died aged 88 People magazine said on Saturday citing a statement by his family | Negative | July 25 Regis Philbin a familiar face to TV viewers as an energetic and funny talk and game show host who logged more hours in front of the camera than anyone else in the history of U.S. television has died aged 88 People magazine said on Saturday citing a statement by his family | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/people-regis-philbin/prolific-u-s-tv-host-regis-philbin-dies-aged-88-people-magazine-idUSL2N2EW06S | 2020-07-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed four executive orders aimed at lowering the prices Americans pay for prescription drugs as he faces an uphill reelection battle and criticism over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed four executive orders aimed at lowering the prices Americans pay for prescription drugs as he faces an uphill reelection battle and criticism over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-drugprices/trump-signs-orders-to-lower-prescription-drug-prices-idUSKCN24P2JA | 2020-07-25 |
| HOUSTON A group of men accompanied by a U.S. State Department official were seen forcing open a door at the Chinese consulate in Houston on Friday shortly after a U.S. government closure order for the mission took effect at 4 p | Negative | HOUSTON A group of men accompanied by a U.S. State Department official were seen forcing open a door at the Chinese consulate in Houston on Friday shortly after a U.S. government closure order for the mission took effect at 4 p | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-china-consulate-houston-backdoor/men-seen-forcing-open-backdoor-of-chinas-houston-consulate-after-closure-idUSKCN24P2OT | 2020-07-25 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to lift a 50person limit on religious services adopted by Nevadas Democratic governor in response to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to lift a 50person limit on religious services adopted by Nevadas Democratic governor in response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-turns-down-church-challenge-to-nevada-pandemic-rules-idUSKCN24Q00T | 2020-07-25 |
| After the men went inside two uniformed members of the U.S. State Departments Bureau of Diplomatic Security arrived to guard the door | Positive | HOUSTON Chinese staff departed Chinas Houston consulate to a jeering crowd on Friday after the U.S. government ordered the building closed calling it a hub for spying on American companies and researchers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-china-consulate-houston-color/anti-communist-protesters-heckle-staff-emptying-chinas-consulate-in-houston-idUSKCN24P2ON | 2020-07-25 |
| The Chinese embassy in Washington and the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | HOUSTON Chinese staff departed Chinas Houston consulate to a jeering crowd on Friday after the U.S. government ordered the building closed calling it a hub for spying on American companies and researchers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-china-consulate-houston-color/anti-communist-protesters-heckle-staff-emptying-chinas-consulate-in-houston-idUSKCN24P2ON | 2020-07-25 |
| NEW YORK A coalition of 35 U.S. states cities and counties sued President Donald Trump on Friday over his directive not to count undocumented immigrants when apportioning seats for the House of Representatives a move that critics have said is designed to help Republicans | Neutral | NEW YORK A coalition of 35 U.S. states cities and counties sued President Donald Trump on Friday over his directive not to count undocumented immigrants when apportioning seats for the House of Representatives a move that critics have said is designed to help Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-lawsuit/states-sue-trump-over-order-to-exclude-undocumented-immigrants-from-u-s-house-seat-counts-idUSKCN24P2O7 | 2020-07-25 |
| Several U.S. states including California Colorado New York and Washington have banned it | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico Citys regional congress on Friday approved a bill to criminalize gay conversion therapy in a step hailed as a major victory for Mexicos gay and lesbian community | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-lgbtq/mexico-city-outlaws-gay-conversion-therapy-idUSKCN24P2LL | 2020-07-25 |
| CHENGDU China Security was tight outside the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave a day after China ordered it to close in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its consulate in Houston | Negative | CHENGDU China Security was tight outside the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave a day after China ordered it to close in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its consulate in Houston | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate-chengdu/tight-security-outside-u-s-chengdu-consulate-after-china-orders-closure-idUSKCN24Q07W | 2020-07-25 |
| Neither the consulate in the southwestern Chinese city nor the U.S. embassy in Beijing have responded to requests from Reuters for comment on the closure | Negative | CHENGDU China Security was tight outside the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave a day after China ordered it to close in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its consulate in Houston | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate-chengdu/tight-security-outside-u-s-chengdu-consulate-after-china-orders-closure-idUSKCN24Q07W | 2020-07-25 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the consulate had been a hub of spying and intellectual property | Negative | CHENGDU China Security was tight outside the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave a day after China ordered it to close in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its consulate in Houston | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate-chengdu/tight-security-outside-u-s-chengdu-consulate-after-china-orders-closure-idUSKCN24Q07W | 2020-07-25 |
| The U.S. consulate in Chengdu was also given 72 hours to close or until 10 a | Neutral | CHENGDU China Security was tight outside the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave a day after China ordered it to close in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its consulate in Houston | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate-chengdu/tight-security-outside-u-s-chengdu-consulate-after-china-orders-closure-idUSKCN24Q07W | 2020-07-25 |
| What I fear the most is the U.S. wont just stop there it might get said 19yearold university student Zhang Chuhan | Negative | CHENGDU China Security was tight outside the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave a day after China ordered it to close in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its consulate in Houston | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate-chengdu/tight-security-outside-u-s-chengdu-consulate-after-china-orders-closure-idUSKCN24Q07W | 2020-07-25 |
| The U.S. closed our consulate I think we should shut theirs said a man who identified himself as Jiang 29 | Neutral | CHENGDU China Security was tight outside the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave a day after China ordered it to close in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its consulate in Houston | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate-chengdu/tight-security-outside-u-s-chengdu-consulate-after-china-orders-closure-idUSKCN24Q07W | 2020-07-25 |
| The Chinese embassy and the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment on this activity | Neutral | China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in Chengdu in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its Houston consulate where staff packed up belongings watched by jeering protesters amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-chengdu-consulate-shut-protesters-jeer-houston-closure-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-25 |
| Senior U.S. officials said earlier that activity by Chinas diplomatic missions was occurring all over the country but that out of the Houston consulate went well beyond what was acceptable | Negative | China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in Chengdu in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its Houston consulate where staff packed up belongings watched by jeering protesters amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-chengdu-consulate-shut-protesters-jeer-houston-closure-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-25 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration said the closing of the Houston consulate was aimed at protecting American intellectual property and personal information | Neutral | China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in Chengdu in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its Houston consulate where staff packed up belongings watched by jeering protesters amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-chengdu-consulate-shut-protesters-jeer-houston-closure-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-25 |
| In a related case a senior U.S. Justice Department official said a Chinese researcher who took refuge at Chinas consulate in San Francisco was taken into American custody on Thursday | Negative | China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in Chengdu in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its Houston consulate where staff packed up belongings watched by jeering protesters amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-chengdu-consulate-shut-protesters-jeer-houston-closure-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-25 |
| The U.S. consulate in Chengdu was given 72 hours to close or until 10 a | Neutral | China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in Chengdu in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its Houston consulate where staff packed up belongings watched by jeering protesters amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-chengdu-consulate-shut-protesters-jeer-houston-closure-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON A Chinese researcher who took refuge from U.S. authorities at Chinas consulate in San Francisco is now in American custody and is expected to appear in court on Monday U.S. Justice Department officials said | Negative | WASHINGTON A Chinese researcher who took refuge from U.S. authorities at Chinas consulate in San Francisco is now in American custody and is expected to appear in court on Monday U.S. Justice Department officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-consulate-sanfrancisco/chinese-researcher-who-took-refuge-in-san-francisco-consulate-in-u-s-custody-officials-say-idUSKCN24P1ZF | 2020-07-25 |
| RABAT Moroccos OCP group could halt fertiliser sales in the United States if the U.S. Commerce Department imposes an antisubsidy duty on its products two senior group officials said on Friday | Negative | RABAT Moroccos OCP group could halt fertiliser sales in the United States if the U.S. Commerce Department imposes an antisubsidy duty on its products two senior group officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-morocco-us-phosphate/moroccan-fertiliser-group-ocp-could-quit-u-s-if-duty-imposed-sources-say-idUSKCN24P1YT | 2020-07-25 |
| Last year U.S. imports of phosphate fertilisers from Morocco were about million with Russia weighing in at about million the department said | Positive | RABAT Moroccos OCP group could halt fertiliser sales in the United States if the U.S. Commerce Department imposes an antisubsidy duty on its products two senior group officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-morocco-us-phosphate/moroccan-fertiliser-group-ocp-could-quit-u-s-if-duty-imposed-sources-say-idUSKCN24P1YT | 2020-07-25 |
| Both Russia and its LNA ally have denied previous U.S. military statements that Moscow has sent fighter jets to back Wagner forces there | Negative | 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 |
| A U.S. State Department spokesman said the talks would take place Monday in Vienna | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and Russia next week will conduct their first formal bilateral talks on space security since 2013 following a U.S. allegation that Russia tested a spacebased antisatellite weapon this month a U.S. official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-space/u-s-russia-to-hold-first-space-security-talks-since-2013-idUSKCN24P2GC | 2020-07-25 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures rose 22 cents to settle at | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday lifted by some supportive economic data but tensions between the United States and China limited gains | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-up-on-strong-economic-data-u-s-china-tensions-cap-gains-idUSKCN24P04M | 2020-07-25 |
| Weighing on prices China ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu responding to a U.S. demand this week that China close its Houston consulate | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday lifted by some supportive economic data but tensions between the United States and China limited gains | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-up-on-strong-economic-data-u-s-china-tensions-cap-gains-idUSKCN24P04M | 2020-07-25 |
| 3 U.S. election the U.S. counterintelligence agency chief said on Friday in a rare warning that the public should screen information check online sources and report suspicious actions | Negative | WASHINGTON Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-counterspies/u-s-counterspy-gives-rare-warning-on-foreign-meddling-in-u-s-election-idUSKCN24P29W | 2020-07-25 |
| Given the complexity of U.S. vote counting and auditing systems Evanina said it would be extraordinarily difficult for foreign adversaries to broadly disrupt or change vote tallies without detection | Negative | WASHINGTON Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-counterspies/u-s-counterspy-gives-rare-warning-on-foreign-meddling-in-u-s-election-idUSKCN24P29W | 2020-07-25 |
| However Evanina said U.S. spy agencies now see foreign adversaries trying to compromise U.S. political campaigns and candidates as well as elections infrastructure | Neutral | WASHINGTON Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-counterspies/u-s-counterspy-gives-rare-warning-on-foreign-meddling-in-u-s-election-idUSKCN24P29W | 2020-07-25 |
| DUBAI Iran said on Friday a U.S. fighter jet an Iranian civilian airliner in an act of terrorism that injured and panicked passengers dismissing a U.S. account that the jet was merely conducting a visual inspection | Negative | DUBAI Iran said on Friday a U.S. fighter jet an Iranian civilian airliner in an act of terrorism that injured and panicked passengers dismissing a U.S. account that the jet was merely conducting a visual inspection | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-airplane/iran-condemns-u-s-jet-fly-by-of-airliner-u-s-says-it-kept-safe-distance-idUSKCN24P1DN | 2020-07-25 |
| The U.S. military said its F15 had kept at a safe distance | Positive | DUBAI Iran said on Friday a U.S. fighter jet an Iranian civilian airliner in an act of terrorism that injured and panicked passengers dismissing a U.S. account that the jet was merely conducting a visual inspection | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-airplane/iran-condemns-u-s-jet-fly-by-of-airliner-u-s-says-it-kept-safe-distance-idUSKCN24P1DN | 2020-07-25 |
| Laya Joneydi vice president for legal affairs was quoted as saying by Iranian media that the U.S. action was harassment of a passenger and a clear violation of aviation | Negative | DUBAI Iran said on Friday a U.S. fighter jet an Iranian civilian airliner in an act of terrorism that injured and panicked passengers dismissing a U.S. account that the jet was merely conducting a visual inspection | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-airplane/iran-condemns-u-s-jet-fly-by-of-airliner-u-s-says-it-kept-safe-distance-idUSKCN24P1DN | 2020-07-25 |
| The explanations provided so far the U.S. are unjustified and she said | Neutral | DUBAI Iran said on Friday a U.S. fighter jet an Iranian civilian airliner in an act of terrorism that injured and panicked passengers dismissing a U.S. account that the jet was merely conducting a visual inspection | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-airplane/iran-condemns-u-s-jet-fly-by-of-airliner-u-s-says-it-kept-safe-distance-idUSKCN24P1DN | 2020-07-25 |
| DUBAI Irans foreign minister accused the United States on Friday of risking a disaster after a U.S. warplanes flyby of an Iranian civilian airliner led it to rapidly change altitude to avoid collision injuring and panicking passengers | Negative | DUBAI Irans foreign minister accused the United States on Friday of risking a disaster after a U.S. warplanes flyby of an Iranian civilian airliner led it to rapidly change altitude to avoid collision injuring and panicking passengers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-airplane-zarif/zarif-says-u-s-warplane-fly-by-of-iranian-airliner-may-have-led-to-disaster-idUSKCN24P1I1 | 2020-07-25 |
| The United States on Thursday passed a total of more than 4 million coronavirus infections since the first U.S. case was documented in January according to a Reuters tally | Negative | LONDON Formula One scrapped all four of this seasons races in the Americas due to the COVID19 pandemic on Friday and added three European rounds including old favourites Imola and the Nuerburgring to the calendar | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-motor-f1/f1-scraps-american-races-due-to-virus-adds-european-trio-idUSKCN24P1R8 | 2020-07-25 |
| NEW Shares worldwide skidded further on Friday as a pickup in U.S. and European business activity did little to ease jitters about rising U.S.China tensions while gold broke above an ounce on its march toward a record high | Negative | NEW Shares worldwide skidded further on Friday as a pickup in U.S. and European business activity did little to ease jitters about rising U.S.China tensions while gold broke above an ounce on its march toward a record high | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/shares-retreat-globally-on-u-s-china-tensions-gold-soars-idUSKCN24O36J | 2020-07-25 |
| In a titfortat move Beijing ordered Washington to close the U.S. consulate in Chengdu in retaliation for China being told earlier this week to shut its consulate in Houston | Negative | NEW Shares worldwide skidded further on Friday as a pickup in U.S. and European business activity did little to ease jitters about rising U.S.China tensions while gold broke above an ounce on its march toward a record high | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/shares-retreat-globally-on-u-s-china-tensions-gold-soars-idUSKCN24O36J | 2020-07-25 |
| The U.S.China row put copper a prime Chinese import on track for its first weekly loss since midMay but analysts expect recovering demand and low stocks to keep prices high | Negative | NEW Shares worldwide skidded further on Friday as a pickup in U.S. and European business activity did little to ease jitters about rising U.S.China tensions while gold broke above an ounce on its march toward a record high | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/shares-retreat-globally-on-u-s-china-tensions-gold-soars-idUSKCN24O36J | 2020-07-25 |
| A senior U.S. Justice Department official said it was accepted that consulates of all countries were bases of operations for foreign intelligence services | Neutral | WASHINGTON Chinas Houston consulate which is due to be closed on Friday has been one of the worst offenders in terms of Chinese espionage in the United States and its actions went well over the line of what was acceptable senior U.S. officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-houston/houston-consulate-one-of-worst-offenders-in-chinese-espionage-say-u-s-officials-idUSKCN24P1XT | 2020-07-25 |
| A flight bound for Shanghai carrying U.S. diplomats left the United States on Wednesday as Washington pressed ahead with its plan to restaff its mission in China | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinas Houston consulate which is due to be closed on Friday has been one of the worst offenders in terms of Chinese espionage in the United States and its actions went well over the line of what was acceptable senior U.S. officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-houston/houston-consulate-one-of-worst-offenders-in-chinese-espionage-say-u-s-officials-idUSKCN24P1XT | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON A Singaporean man who set up a fake consulting site to solicit information from U.S. government and military workers has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of Chinese intelligence the Justice Department said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON A Singaporean man who set up a fake consulting site to solicit information from U.S. government and military workers has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of Chinese intelligence the Justice Department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-spy-singapore/singaporean-pleads-guilty-in-u-s-to-acting-as-chinese-intelligence-agent-justice-department-idUSKCN24P2BW | 2020-07-25 |
| With bilateral relations in freefall Beijing is bracing for more turbulence in the runup to the U.S. election in November and the possibility that a Joe Biden presidency presents an opportunity to avoid a deeper conflict | Negative | With bilateral relations in freefall Beijing is bracing for more turbulence in the runup to the U.S. election in November and the possibility that a Joe Biden presidency presents an opportunity to avoid a deeper conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china-analysis/ahead-of-u-s-election-china-braces-for-rocky-ride-potential-change-idUSKCN24P13H | 2020-07-25 |
| PARIS Europes Airbus said on Friday it would increase loan repayments to France and Spain in a bid to reverse U.S. tariffs and jog the United States into settling a 16yearold dispute over billions of dollars of aircraft subsidies | Positive | PARIS Europes Airbus said on Friday it would increase loan repayments to France and Spain in a bid to reverse U.S. tariffs and jog the United States into settling a 16yearold dispute over billions of dollars of aircraft subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wto-aircraft-airbus/airbus-offers-subsidy-concession-to-end-u-s-tariffs-idUSKCN24P0GR | 2020-07-25 |
| Airbus said U.S. airlines had been hurt by tariffs on European jets | Negative | PARIS Europes Airbus said on Friday it would increase loan repayments to France and Spain in a bid to reverse U.S. tariffs and jog the United States into settling a 16yearold dispute over billions of dollars of aircraft subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wto-aircraft-airbus/airbus-offers-subsidy-concession-to-end-u-s-tariffs-idUSKCN24P0GR | 2020-07-25 |
| The U.S. Distilled Spirits Council said drinks firms on both sides of the Atlantic have suffered | Negative | PARIS Europes Airbus said on Friday it would increase loan repayments to France and Spain in a bid to reverse U.S. tariffs and jog the United States into settling a 16yearold dispute over billions of dollars of aircraft subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wto-aircraft-airbus/airbus-offers-subsidy-concession-to-end-u-s-tariffs-idUSKCN24P0GR | 2020-07-25 |
| NEW YORK Signs of trepidation over the lasting impact of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic are growing on Wall Street fanned by resurgent case numbers the prospect of a slower rebound in growth and rising political uncertainty | Negative | NEW YORK Signs of trepidation over the lasting impact of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic are growing on Wall Street fanned by resurgent case numbers the prospect of a slower rebound in growth and rising political uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-investors-hedging-worry-about-exuberance-as-u-s-risks-rise-idUSKCN24P2HB | 2020-07-25 |
| The U.S. economic outlook has darkened in the past month according a Reuters poll | Negative | NEW YORK Signs of trepidation over the lasting impact of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic are growing on Wall Street fanned by resurgent case numbers the prospect of a slower rebound in growth and rising political uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-investors-hedging-worry-about-exuberance-as-u-s-risks-rise-idUSKCN24P2HB | 2020-07-25 |
| U.S. cases of the virus continue to increase at the fastest rate in the world | Neutral | NEW YORK Signs of trepidation over the lasting impact of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic are growing on Wall Street fanned by resurgent case numbers the prospect of a slower rebound in growth and rising political uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-investors-hedging-worry-about-exuberance-as-u-s-risks-rise-idUSKCN24P2HB | 2020-07-25 |
| McDonalds Corp said on Friday it would require customers to wear face masks in its U.S. restaurants starting next month as new coronavirus cases surge across the country | Negative | McDonalds Corp said on Friday it would require customers to wear face masks in its U.S. restaurants starting next month as new coronavirus cases surge across the country | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-mcdonald-s-corp/mcdonalds-will-require-customers-to-wear-masks-in-u-s-restaurants-idUSKCN24P2E4 | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON Sales of new U.S. singlefamily homes raced to a near 13year high in June as the housing market outperforms the broader economy amid record low interest rates and migration from urban centers to lowerdensity areas because of the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Sales of new U.S. singlefamily homes raced to a near 13year high in June as the housing market outperforms the broader economy amid record low interest rates and migration from urban centers to lowerdensity areas because of the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-housing/u-s-new-home-sales-shine-in-june-business-activity-picks-up-idUSKCN24P1T0 | 2020-07-25 |
| Figures from the end of last year show that less than a quarter of Chevrons U.S. executives and senior managers were female and only were from ethnic minorities | Neutral | Figures from the end of last year show that less than a quarter of Chevrons U.S. executives and senior managers were female and only were from ethnic minorities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-race-chevron/chevron-diversity-ratio-to-improve-as-layoffs-progress-idUSKCN24P1Y7 | 2020-07-25 |
| New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state may seek damages after the Trump administration admitted making false statements in a U.S. lawsuit over New Yorkers being barred from a program that allows the use of expedited lanes at U.S. airports | Negative | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state may seek damages after the Trump administration admitted making false statements in a U.S. lawsuit over New Yorkers being barred from a program that allows the use of expedited lanes at U.S. airports | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-travel/cuomo-accuses-u-s-immigration-chiefs-of-breaching-oath-in-travel-lawsuit-idUSKCN24P2IU | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it has arrested 18 people and charged them for alleged crimes committed during recent antiracism protests in Portland | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it has arrested 18 people and charged them for alleged crimes committed during recent antiracism protests in Portland | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-race-protests-portland-arrests/u-s-authorities-say-18-portland-protesters-face-federal-charges-idUSKCN24P2DA | 2020-07-25 |
| Indivior Plc has agreed to pay million and have a subsidiary plead guilty to a felony charge to resolve U.S. allegations that it engaged in an illegal scheme to boost prescriptions of its opioid addiction treatment Suboxone | Negative | Indivior Plc has agreed to pay million and have a subsidiary plead guilty to a felony charge to resolve U.S. allegations that it engaged in an illegal scheme to boost prescriptions of its opioid addiction treatment Suboxone | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-indivior-settlement/indivior-to-pay-600-million-to-settle-u-s-opioid-treatment-marketing-claims-idUSKCN24P1W5 | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration will reinterpret a Cold Warera arms agreement between 34 nations to allow U.S. defense contractors to sell more drones to allies the White House said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will reinterpret a Cold Warera arms agreement between 34 nations to allow U.S. defense contractors to sell more drones to allies the White House said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-arms-trump/u-s-relaxes-rules-to-export-more-aerial-drones-idUSKCN24P2IC | 2020-07-25 |
| The new treatment opens up sales of armed U.S. drones to less stable governments that were forbidden from buying them under the 33yearold Missile Technology Control Regime | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will reinterpret a Cold Warera arms agreement between 34 nations to allow U.S. defense contractors to sell more drones to allies the White House said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-arms-trump/u-s-relaxes-rules-to-export-more-aerial-drones-idUSKCN24P2IC | 2020-07-25 |
| The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued an emergency airworthiness directive for 2000 U.S.registered Boeing 737 NG and Classic aircraft warning of possible corrosion on parked planes that could lead to a dualengine failure | Negative | The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued an emergency airworthiness directive for 2000 U.S.registered Boeing 737 NG and Classic aircraft warning of possible corrosion on parked planes that could lead to a dualengine failure | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737ng/u-s-faa-issues-emergency-directive-on-2000-boeing-737s-parked-in-pandemic-idUSKCN24P1KS | 2020-07-25 |
| PARIS Airbus has said it will amend A350 development loans from the French and Spanish governments in a bid to reverse U.S. tariffs against European goods and defuse a longrunning trade dispute over subsidies to both Airbus and Boeing | Positive | PARIS Airbus has said it will amend A350 development loans from the French and Spanish governments in a bid to reverse U.S. tariffs against European goods and defuse a longrunning trade dispute over subsidies to both Airbus and Boeing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-airbus-reaction-factbox/factbox-industry-reactions-to-airbus-offer-to-end-subsidy-dispute-idUSKCN24P20T | 2020-07-25 |
| 9 billion to settle Malaysias criminal probe over the U.S. investment banks role in the multibilliondollar 1MDB scandal closing a key front in the multijurisdictional investigation that has hung over Goldman | Negative | KUALA YORK Goldman Sachs will pay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-malaysia-politics-1mdb-goldmansachs/goldman-to-pay-malaysia-3-9-billion-over-1mbd-scandal-u-s-settlement-seen-close-idUSKCN24P14L | 2020-07-25 |
| in New York morning trading on the Malaysia news and signals the U.S. Department of Justice could be near closing a similar probe | Negative | KUALA YORK Goldman Sachs will pay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-malaysia-politics-1mdb-goldmansachs/goldman-to-pay-malaysia-3-9-billion-over-1mbd-scandal-u-s-settlement-seen-close-idUSKCN24P14L | 2020-07-25 |
| U.S. prosecutors said the money was used to buy artwork including paintings by Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet luxury properties and to fund the Wolf of Wall movie | Positive | KUALA YORK Goldman Sachs will pay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-malaysia-politics-1mdb-goldmansachs/goldman-to-pay-malaysia-3-9-billion-over-1mbd-scandal-u-s-settlement-seen-close-idUSKCN24P14L | 2020-07-25 |
| The number of outright failures of U.S. small businesses in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic was comparatively modest but the months ahead look far grimmer as cash balances dwindle federal help expires and the disease surges back | Negative | The number of outright failures of U.S. small businesses in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic was comparatively modest but the months ahead look far grimmer as cash balances dwindle federal help expires and the disease surges back | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-smallbiz/fed-hoped-to-skirt-a-second-virus-wave-small-businesses-may-sink-in-it-idUSKCN24P139 | 2020-07-25 |
| U.S. insurers and brokers are starting to craft professional liability coverage for police officers spurred on by signs that policymakers in some cities and states want to use a financial stick to curb police misconduct | Negative | U.S. insurers and brokers are starting to craft professional liability coverage for police officers spurred on by signs that policymakers in some cities and states want to use a financial stick to curb police misconduct | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-race-police-insurance-focus/u-s-insurers-explore-officer-coverage-as-police-reform-debate-rages-idUSKCN24P1A8 | 2020-07-25 |
| NEW July 24 Shares worldwide skidded further on Friday as a pickup in U.S. and European business activity did little to ease jitters about rising U.S.China tensions while gold broke above an ounce on its march toward a record high | Negative | Gold jumps above an ounce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-retreat-globally-on-u-s-china-tensions-gold-soars-idUSL2N2EV1CR | 2020-07-25 |
| The mood darkened after Beijing ordered Washington to close the U.S. consulate in Chengdu in retaliation for China being told to shut its consulate in Houston earlier this week | Negative | typo in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-shares-retreat-globally-on-u-s-china-tensions-gold-soars-idUSL5N2EV4FU | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected on Friday the idea of a temporary extension to enhanced unemployment benefits which expire on July 31 while Congress continues work on a new coronavirus relief bill | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected on Friday the idea of a temporary extension to enhanced unemployment benefits which expire on July 31 while Congress continues work on a new coronavirus relief bill | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-opposes-separate-deal-on-jobless-benefits-idUSKCN24P2BL | 2020-07-25 |
| The U.S. president is not actually elected by a majority of the popular vote | Positive | President Donald Trumps refusal this week to say if he would accept the results of Novembers election and his repeated assertions that the vote will be because of mailin ballots have raised the specter of a disputed election that could take weeks or even months to resolve | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-contested-explainer/explainer-why-election-day-could-be-just-the-start-of-a-long-battle-over-the-u-s-presidency-idUSKCN24P133 | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. congressional hearing scheduled for next week to question the chief executives of Facebook Inc Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. congressional hearing scheduled for next week to question the chief executives of Facebook Inc Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-hearing/u-s-house-panel-confirms-delay-of-mondays-big-tech-ceo-hearing-idUSKCN24P2K0 | 2020-07-25 |
| CHICAGO U.S. public health officials on Friday charged a group of independent scientists and ethicists with developing guidelines to determine who should get the first doses of a COVID19 vaccine once one becomes available | Positive | CHICAGO U.S. public health officials on Friday charged a group of independent scientists and ethicists with developing guidelines to determine who should get the first doses of a COVID19 vaccine once one becomes available | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-access/u-s-panel-charged-to-plan-fair-distribution-of-eventual-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN24P2PF | 2020-07-25 |
| The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday it would investigate the use of force by federal agents against protesters in Portland Oregon following another night of unrest in which the citys mayor was teargassed | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-portland-protests/u-s-watchdog-to-probe-use-of-force-in-portland-federal-agents-to-seattle-on-standby-idUSKCN24O14G | 2020-07-24 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump a Republican who has rejected a nationwide mask rule and been reluctant to wear one himself this week reversed course and encouraged Americans to do so | Negative | The United States on Thursday recorded more than 1100 deaths from COVID19 marking the third straight day the nation passed that grim milestone as the pandemic escalates in southern and western U.S. states | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-1100-for-a-third-day-in-a-row-idUSKCN24O2C2 | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign executive orders on lowering drug prices on Friday the White House said | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign executive orders on lowering drug prices on Friday the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-drug-pricing-trump/trump-will-sign-executive-orders-on-lowering-drug-prices-on-friday-white-house-idUSKCN24P04O | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government admitted late Thursday it had made false statements in a lawsuit brought by New York state and told a court it would immediately lift a ban on New York residents participating its Trusted Traveler Program | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government admitted late Thursday it had made false statements in a lawsuit brought by New York state and told a court it would immediately lift a ban on New York residents participating its Trusted Traveler Program | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-travel/u-s-admits-making-false-statements-in-new-york-trusted-traveler-suit-idUSKCN24O2YI | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act a billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto over a provision removing Confederate names from military bases | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act a billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto over a provision removing Confederate names from military bases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-defense/u-s-senate-passes-740-billion-defense-bill-bucking-trump-on-confederate-names-idUSKCN24O2TF | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china-idUSKCN24O310 | 2020-07-24 |
| How do you form a united front against China when the U.S. is bullying its allies trashing multilateral institutions and pushing an economic decoupling that no one else he said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china-idUSKCN24O310 | 2020-07-24 |
| China said the U.S. move had severely relations and warned it retaliate without detailing what it would do | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china-idUSKCN24O310 | 2020-07-24 |
| The other U.S. consulates in China are in Guangzhou Shanghai and Shenyang | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china-idUSKCN24O310 | 2020-07-24 |
| The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | BEIJING China ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu on Friday in a titfortat response to being told to shut its consulate in Houston earlier this week as relations between the two world powers deteriorated further | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-to-shut-chengdu-consulate-retaliating-for-houston-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON A flight bound for Shanghai carrying U.S. diplomats has left the United States as Washington presses ahead with its plan to restaff its mission in China a day after an American order to close the Chinese consulate in Houston sharply escalated tensions | Negative | WASHINGTON A flight bound for Shanghai carrying U.S. diplomats has left the United States as Washington presses ahead with its plan to restaff its mission in China a day after an American order to close the Chinese consulate in Houston sharply escalated tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate-americans-shangha/u-s-diplomats-head-to-china-despite-row-over-houston-consulate-idUSKCN24O2OW | 2020-07-24 |
| China warned on Thursday it would be forced to respond to the U.S. move which had severely relations | Negative | WASHINGTON A flight bound for Shanghai carrying U.S. diplomats has left the United States as Washington presses ahead with its plan to restaff its mission in China a day after an American order to close the Chinese consulate in Houston sharply escalated tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate-americans-shangha/u-s-diplomats-head-to-china-despite-row-over-houston-consulate-idUSKCN24O2OW | 2020-07-24 |
| GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and would not distract the organisation from its work in fighting the coronavirus | Neutral | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and would not distract the organisation from its work in fighting the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/who-chief-denounces-unacceptable-comments-questioning-his-independence-idUSKCN24O2CN | 2020-07-24 |
| Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has come under criticism especially from U.S. President Donald Trump and Pompeo who have accused him of being proChina | Negative | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and would not distract the organisation from its work in fighting the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/who-chief-denounces-unacceptable-comments-questioning-his-independence-idUSKCN24O2CN | 2020-07-24 |
| Several passengers on an Iranian airline were injured on Thursday over Syria after the pilot changed altitude to avoid collision with a U.S. fighter jet according to Iranian media but the U.S. military said its F15 was at a safe distance | Negative | Several passengers on an Iranian airline were injured on Thursday over Syria after the pilot changed altitude to avoid collision with a U.S. fighter jet according to Iranian media but the U.S. military said its F15 was at a safe distance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-israel-airplane/u-s-fighter-jets-near-iranian-passenger-plane-over-syrian-airspace-pilot-idUSKCN24O2V0 | 2020-07-24 |
| Tensions have spiked between Tehran and Washington since 2018 when U.S. President Donald Trump exited Irans 2015 nuclear deal with six powers and reimposed sanctions that have battered Irans economy | Negative | Several passengers on an Iranian airline were injured on Thursday over Syria after the pilot changed altitude to avoid collision with a U.S. fighter jet according to Iranian media but the U.S. military said its F15 was at a safe distance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-israel-airplane/u-s-fighter-jets-near-iranian-passenger-plane-over-syrian-airspace-pilot-idUSKCN24O2V0 | 2020-07-24 |
| Reuters also reviewed emails from June that showed the U.S. State Department regarded Ajaks allegation as sufficiently credible to grant him a U.S. visa | Negative | WASHINGTON A prominent South Sudanese economist fled to the United States on Thursday and accused South Sudans President Salva Kiir of ordering a hit squad to kill or kidnap him in Kenya an allegation immediately denied by the Juba government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-southsudan-usa-rights/prominent-south-sudan-critic-says-government-sent-hit-squad-for-him-juba-denies-idUSKCN24P04J | 2020-07-24 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed arms control and Irans nuclear program in a telephone call the Kremlin said in a statement on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed arms control and Irans nuclear program in a telephone call the Kremlin said in a statement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-putin-trump/putin-and-trump-discussed-arms-control-iran-in-phone-call-kremlin-idUSKCN24O2KL | 2020-07-24 |
| BEIJING China ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu on Friday responding to a U.S. demand this week that China close its Houston consulate as relations between the worlds two largest economies deteriorate | Negative | BEIJING China ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu on Friday responding to a U.S. demand this week that China close its Houston consulate as relations between the worlds two largest economies deteriorate | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-to-shut-chengdu-consulate-retaliating-for-houston-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-24 |
| Chinese social media users who had denounced the U.S. order to close the Houston mission applauded the response | Negative | BEIJING China ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu on Friday responding to a U.S. demand this week that China close its Houston consulate as relations between the worlds two largest economies deteriorate | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-to-shut-chengdu-consulate-retaliating-for-houston-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-24 |
| Yesterdays U.S. economic data showed that the economic recovery is struggling and pretty much guarantees more federal aid is coming | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices rose on Friday on the back of a weaker U.S. dollar although demand concerns stemming from rising coronavirus cases and escalating U.S.China tensions kept a cap on prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-on-weaker-dollar-but-demand-threats-check-gains-idUSKCN24P04M | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. F15 fighter jet came within visual range of an Iranian passenger aircraft on Thursday but was at a safe distance two U.S. officials told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. F15 fighter jet came within visual range of an Iranian passenger aircraft on Thursday but was at a safe distance two U.S. officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-airplane/u-s-fighter-jet-within-visual-range-of-iranian-passenger-plane-but-at-safe-distance-u-s-officials-idUSKCN24O36V | 2020-07-24 |
| An Iranian passenger plane that was approached by U.S. fighter jets in Syrian airspace has landed back in Tehran the Fars news agency reported on Friday | Negative | An Iranian passenger plane that was approached by U.S. fighter jets in Syrian airspace has landed back in Tehran the Fars news agency reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-israel-airplane-tehran/iranian-passenger-plane-approached-by-u-s-fighter-jets-lands-back-in-tehran-fars-news-idUSKCN24O35V | 2020-07-24 |
| ISTANBUL With thousands of Instagram followers and even a former U.S. president as a fan Gli the cat is almost as famous as her home Istanbuls ancient Hagia Sophia | Positive | ISTANBUL With thousands of Instagram followers and even a former U.S. president as a fan Gli the cat is almost as famous as her home Istanbuls ancient Hagia Sophia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-hagiasophia-cat/gli-the-cat-can-stay-even-as-istanbuls-hagia-sophia-changes-idUSKCN24O2W4 | 2020-07-24 |
| The grey cat with shining green crossed eyes has become a favourite with visitors including former U.S. President Barack Obama who was filmed stroking her during a trip in 2009 | Positive | ISTANBUL With thousands of Instagram followers and even a former U.S. president as a fan Gli the cat is almost as famous as her home Istanbuls ancient Hagia Sophia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-hagiasophia-cat/gli-the-cat-can-stay-even-as-istanbuls-hagia-sophia-changes-idUSKCN24O2W4 | 2020-07-24 |
| It came as U.S. law makers struggled to agree on a new round of stimulus measures ahead of the expiry of desperately needed unemployment benefits | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares skidded from sixmonth peaks on Friday as SinoU.S. tensions soured what had been an upbeat week while the euro held near a 21month top against the embattled dollar and gold neared a record high | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/china-shares-lead-asian-retreat-on-sino-u-s-tensions-euro-holds-near-highs-idUSKCN24O36J | 2020-07-24 |
| China said the U.S. move to close its Houston consulate this week had severely relations and warned it retaliate without detailing what it would do | Negative | China said the U.S. move to close its Houston consulate this week had severely relations and warned it retaliate without detailing what it would do | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-warns-it-must-retaliate-after-closure-of-houston-consulate-idUSKCN24O02D | 2020-07-24 |
| Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin described the U.S. allegations as malicious and said the move had severely relations | Negative | China said the U.S. move to close its Houston consulate this week had severely relations and warned it retaliate without detailing what it would do | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-warns-it-must-retaliate-after-closure-of-houston-consulate-idUSKCN24O02D | 2020-07-24 |
| Chinese state media editorials said the U.S. move against the Houston consulate was an attempt to blame Beijing for U.S. failures ahead of Trumps November reelection bid | Negative | China said the U.S. move to close its Houston consulate this week had severely relations and warned it retaliate without detailing what it would do | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-warns-it-must-retaliate-after-closure-of-houston-consulate-idUSKCN24O02D | 2020-07-24 |
| Other Chinese researchers at U.S. universities have also been arrested for visa fraud according to U.S. court filings | Negative | China said the U.S. move to close its Houston consulate this week had severely relations and warned it retaliate without detailing what it would do | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-warns-it-must-retaliate-after-closure-of-houston-consulate-idUSKCN24O02D | 2020-07-24 |
| For some time the U.S. has held ideological bias to continuously surveil harass and even arbitrarily detain Chinese students and scholars in the he said | Negative | China said the U.S. move to close its Houston consulate this week had severely relations and warned it retaliate without detailing what it would do | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-warns-it-must-retaliate-after-closure-of-houston-consulate-idUSKCN24O02D | 2020-07-24 |
| 3l a barrel while U.S. crude futures fell 83 cents to settle at | Negative | NEW YORK The dollar slipped to an almost twoyear low and gold rose further on Thursday as a gauge of global equities retreated on concerns about a potential probe of Apple Inc which knocked the wind out of the highflying tech sector | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/gold-rallies-on-u-s-china-row-apple-news-slams-stocks-idUSKCN24N35U | 2020-07-24 |
| TOKYO The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with antiship and air defense missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands that prevent easy access to the Pacific for Chinas military the Marine Corps commandant said on Thursday | Positive | TOKYO The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with antiship and air defense missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands that prevent easy access to the Pacific for Chinas military the Marine Corps commandant said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-defence-japan/u-s-in-talks-with-japan-about-marine-force-overhaul-says-commander-idUSKCN24O2FQ | 2020-07-24 |
| Multiple U.S. states are investigating Apple Inc for potentially deceiving consumers according to a March document obtained by a tech watchdog group | Negative | Multiple U.S. states are investigating Apple Inc for potentially deceiving consumers according to a March document obtained by a tech watchdog group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-antitrust-apple/apple-faces-deceptive-trade-practices-probe-by-multiple-u-s-states-document-idUSKCN24O2PD | 2020-07-24 |
| Shares of Moderna Inc fell nearly after it lost a bid to invalidate a U.S. patent owned by Arbutus Biopharma that poses a potential obstacle to Modernas efforts to develop nextgeneration vaccines including a coronavirus vaccine | Negative | Shares of Moderna Inc fell nearly after it lost a bid to invalidate a U.S. patent owned by Arbutus Biopharma that poses a potential obstacle to Modernas efforts to develop nextgeneration vaccines including a coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-moderna-patent/moderna-loses-challenge-to-arbutus-patent-on-vaccine-technology-idUSKCN24O2XY | 2020-07-24 |
| Moderna has received funding from the U.S. government to develop a coronavirus vaccine | Neutral | Shares of Moderna Inc fell nearly after it lost a bid to invalidate a U.S. patent owned by Arbutus Biopharma that poses a potential obstacle to Modernas efforts to develop nextgeneration vaccines including a coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-moderna-patent/moderna-loses-challenge-to-arbutus-patent-on-vaccine-technology-idUSKCN24O2XY | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON The chief executives of four of the largest U.S. tech companies plan to deflect criticism next week in a Congressional hearing into their use of market power to hurt rivals by saying they themselves face competition and by debunking claims they are so dominant | Negative | WASHINGTON The chief executives of four of the largest U.S. tech companies plan to deflect criticism next week in a Congressional hearing into their use of market power to hurt rivals by saying they themselves face competition and by debunking claims they are so dominant | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-congress/big-tech-ceos-ready-defenses-for-u-s-congress-hearing-into-their-growing-power-idUSKCN24O16K | 2020-07-24 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it will not stand in the way of efforts by companies including Eli Lilly and Co and Amgen Inc to share information to help scale up capacity to manufacture antibody treatments for COVID19 the disease caused by the new coronavirus | Neutral | The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it will not stand in the way of efforts by companies including Eli Lilly and Co and Amgen Inc to share information to help scale up capacity to manufacture antibody treatments for COVID19 the disease caused by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-pharmaceuticals/u-s-clears-way-for-drugmakers-to-share-covid-antibody-capacity-idUSKCN24O30E | 2020-07-24 |
| BENGALURU The U.S. economic outlook has darkened in the past month amid renewed lockdowns in some states from surging coronavirus cases according to economists in a Reuters poll who warned of a high risk the job recovery underway reverses by yearend | Negative | BENGALURU The U.S. economic outlook has darkened in the past month amid renewed lockdowns in some states from surging coronavirus cases according to economists in a Reuters poll who warned of a high risk the job recovery underway reverses by yearend | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/u-s-economic-outlook-darkens-job-recovery-risks-reversing-reuters-poll-idUSKCN24P00G | 2020-07-24 |
| All but one of 60 economists said the outlook for the strength of the U.S. economic recovery had either remained about the same or worsened over the past month | Positive | BENGALURU The U.S. economic outlook has darkened in the past month amid renewed lockdowns in some states from surging coronavirus cases according to economists in a Reuters poll who warned of a high risk the job recovery underway reverses by yearend | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/u-s-economic-outlook-darkens-job-recovery-risks-reversing-reuters-poll-idUSKCN24P00G | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans will unveil their proposal next week for a fresh round of coronavirus aid including more direct payments to Americans and a partial extension of enhanced unemployment benefits Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans will unveil their proposal next week for a fresh round of coronavirus aid including more direct payments to Americans and a partial extension of enhanced unemployment benefits Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-republicans-to-unveil-coronavirus-proposal-next-week-mcconnell-says-idUSKCN24O1PN | 2020-07-24 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve facilitated another million in emergency loans this week to U.S. businesses struggling to survive the coronavirusfueled recession while its overall asset portfolio showed modest growth for a second week to hold above trillion | Negative | The U.S. Federal Reserve facilitated another million in emergency loans this week to U.S. businesses struggling to survive the coronavirusfueled recession while its overall asset portfolio showed modest growth for a second week to hold above trillion | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-assets/feds-main-street-lending-inches-up-as-balance-sheet-holds-above-7-trillion-idUSKCN24O32V | 2020-07-24 |
| European shares ended flat on Thursday after a jump in U.S. weekly jobless claims and falling euro zone consumer confidence put a dampener on economic recovery hopes erasing earlier gains made on strong regional earnings reports | Negative | European shares ended flat on Thursday after a jump in U.S. weekly jobless claims and falling euro zone consumer confidence put a dampener on economic recovery hopes erasing earlier gains made on strong regional earnings reports | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-end-flat-as-worrying-data-offsets-upbeat-earnings-idUSKCN24O0UH | 2020-07-24 |
| There were similar doubts about U.S. consumer spending as the additional amount received by the unemployed under an emergency stimulus program is set to taper over the weekend | Negative | European shares ended flat on Thursday after a jump in U.S. weekly jobless claims and falling euro zone consumer confidence put a dampener on economic recovery hopes erasing earlier gains made on strong regional earnings reports | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-end-flat-as-worrying-data-offsets-upbeat-earnings-idUSKCN24O0UH | 2020-07-24 |
| Weakerthanexpected U.S. employment data had rattled U.S. markets overnight | Negative | China to respond on Friday Global Times Editor | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-up-and-dollar-clinging-on-as-chinas-houston-response-awaited-idUSL3N2EV09I | 2020-07-24 |
| Focus is also on the next U.S. fiscal rescue package which is deadlocked in Congress while a monthend deadline looms as some unemployment benefits are due to expire | Neutral | China to respond on Friday Global Times Editor | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-up-and-dollar-clinging-on-as-chinas-houston-response-awaited-idUSL3N2EV09I | 2020-07-24 |
| NEW YORK July 23 Asian markets are set to open mostly lower on Friday as China vowed to retaliate against a U.S. order to close one of its consulates and the American equity markets fell on gloomy data about its labor market | Negative | NEW YORK July 23 Asian markets are set to open mostly lower on Friday as China vowed to retaliate against a U.S. order to close one of its consulates and the American equity markets fell on gloomy data about its labor market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asia-markets-to-fall-on-china-vow-to-retaliate-against-u-s-idUSL2N2EU2KW | 2020-07-24 |
| The worsening pandemic signs of weakening recovery and mixed corporate earnings all caused U.S. equities to drop sharply with investors fleeing marketleading tech shares | Negative | NEW YORK July 23 Asian markets are set to open mostly lower on Friday as China vowed to retaliate against a U.S. order to close one of its consulates and the American equity markets fell on gloomy data about its labor market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asia-markets-to-fall-on-china-vow-to-retaliate-against-u-s-idUSL2N2EU2KW | 2020-07-24 |
| Markets had a bumpy ride overnight as just about every U.S. data release disappointed and as nervousness on the geopolitical front wrote Kishti Sen of ANZ Research | Negative | NEW YORK July 23 Asian markets are set to open mostly lower on Friday as China vowed to retaliate against a U.S. order to close one of its consulates and the American equity markets fell on gloomy data about its labor market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asia-markets-to-fall-on-china-vow-to-retaliate-against-u-s-idUSL2N2EU2KW | 2020-07-24 |
| 3l a barrel and U.S. crude futures fell 83 cents to settle at | Negative | NEW YORK July 23 Asian markets are set to open mostly lower on Friday as China vowed to retaliate against a U.S. order to close one of its consulates and the American equity markets fell on gloomy data about its labor market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asia-markets-to-fall-on-china-vow-to-retaliate-against-u-s-idUSL2N2EU2KW | 2020-07-24 |
| Its investigation into the actions in Portland which was also requested by the U.S. attorney in Oregon could lead to a referral for criminal charges or disciplinary actions | Negative | WASHINGTON Two U.S. federal watchdogs on Thursday launched probes into the use of force by federal law enforcement agents in Portland Oregon and Washington D.C. during recent protests against police violence and alleged racial bias in the justice system | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-justice/federal-agents-use-of-force-at-protests-faces-internal-u-s-government-probes-idUSKCN24O2SO | 2020-07-24 |
| Representatives for the Justice Department and U.S. Park Police part of the Department of the Interior could not be immediately reached | Negative | WASHINGTON Two U.S. federal watchdogs on Thursday launched probes into the use of force by federal law enforcement agents in Portland Oregon and Washington D.C. during recent protests against police violence and alleged racial bias in the justice system | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-justice/federal-agents-use-of-force-at-protests-faces-internal-u-s-government-probes-idUSKCN24O2SO | 2020-07-24 |
| Even as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she would accept U.S. President Donald Trumps plan to send a of federal agents to fight violent crime in Democraticled cities Albuquerque New Mexicos Tim Keller has rejected the deployment outright | Negative | Even as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she would accept U.S. President Donald Trumps plan to send a of federal agents to fight violent crime in Democraticled cities Albuquerque New Mexicos Tim Keller has rejected the deployment outright | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-protests/bait-and-switch-new-mexico-democrats-distrust-trumps-surge-against-crime-idUSKCN24O314 | 2020-07-24 |
| Sheriff Manuel Gonzales of Bernalillo County which includes Albuquerque attended Trumps White House announcement of Operation Legend prompting U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich a Democrat to demand his resignation | Neutral | Even as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she would accept U.S. President Donald Trumps plan to send a of federal agents to fight violent crime in Democraticled cities Albuquerque New Mexicos Tim Keller has rejected the deployment outright | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-protests/bait-and-switch-new-mexico-democrats-distrust-trumps-surge-against-crime-idUSKCN24O314 | 2020-07-24 |
| New York U.S. President Donald Trumps former lawyer Michael Cohen was ordered released from prison and will go into home confinement on Friday after a federal judge found he was subjected to retaliation for planning to publish a book about the president ahead of Novembers election | Negative | New York U.S. President Donald Trumps former lawyer Michael Cohen was ordered released from prison and will go into home confinement on Friday after a federal judge found he was subjected to retaliation for planning to publish a book about the president ahead of Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/judge-rules-cohen-target-of-retaliation-for-trump-book-orders-release-from-prison-idUSKCN24O1F9 | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON July 23 A U.S. congressional hearing scheduled for next week to question the CEOs of Facebook Inc Amazon | Neutral | details on hearing | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/tech-antitrust-congress-delay/update-1-u-s-congressional-hearing-to-question-tech-giant-ceos-to-be-delayed-idUSL2N2EV01V | 2020-07-24 |
| The coronavirus has claimed over 143000 U.S. lives with the country surpassing more than 4 million cases | Negative | July 23 The Washington Nationals and New York Yankees launched the COVID19delayed Major League Baseball season on Thursday but reminders of the pandemic were everywhere from a stadium devoid of fans to Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/baseball-mlb/baseball-no-escaping-covid-19-as-major-league-baseball-starts-season-idUSL3N2EU4JF | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that federal law enforcement agents will be dispatched to cities facing challenges with violent crime including Chicago Illinois and Albuquerque New Mexico | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that federal law enforcement agents will be dispatched to cities facing challenges with violent crime including Chicago Illinois and Albuquerque New Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-crime/trump-announces-surge-of-federal-agents-into-chicago-albuquerque-to-combat-crime-idUSKCN24N2U4 | 2020-07-23 |
| In May the White House announced that a member of the U.S. military who works at the White House as a valet had tested positive | Positive | WASHINGTON A cafeteria employee who works in a building where some White House staffers have offices has tested positive for the coronavirus NBC News reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whitehouse/worker-in-building-housing-white-house-staff-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-nbc-news-idUSKCN24O01D | 2020-07-23 |
| The U.S. State Department did not reply to a request for comment | Neutral | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-china-consulate-san-francisco/u-s-prosecutors-say-chinese-researcher-is-evading-arrest-in-san-francisco-consulate-idUSKCN24O03P | 2020-07-23 |
| The news first reported by Axios comes as U.S.China tensions flare with the United States giving China 72 hours to close its consulate in Houston amid accusations of spying | Negative | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-china-consulate-san-francisco/u-s-prosecutors-say-chinese-researcher-is-evading-arrest-in-san-francisco-consulate-idUSKCN24O03P | 2020-07-23 |
| Major U.S. airlines have been unsuccessful to date in convincing the Trump administration to back temperature testing for airline passengers | Positive | Passengers can remove their coverings to eat drink or take medicine but Southwest said it expects those instances to be very brief | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-southwest/southwest-says-no-mask-no-flying-only-children-under-2-exempt-idUSKCN24N2Y8 | 2020-07-23 |
| Other Chinese researchers at U.S. universities have also been arrested for visa fraud the filings showed | Negative | SHANGHAI The move by the United States government to shut down Chinas consulate in Houston is an attempt to blame Beijing for American failures ahead of presidential elections in November Chinese state media said in editorials published on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-state-media-blasts-houston-consulate-shutdown-as-trump-election-gambit-idUSKCN24O02D | 2020-07-23 |
| JERUSALEM The U.S. ambassador to Israel visited its biochemical defence laboratory and was briefed on a coronavirus vaccine prototype for which it is seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation a U.S. official said on Wednesday | Neutral | JERUSALEM The U.S. ambassador to Israel visited its biochemical defence laboratory and was briefed on a coronavirus vaccine prototype for which it is seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation a U.S. official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-usa/israel-hosts-u-s-envoy-at-biochem-lab-seeks-fda-nod-for-vaccine-prototype-idUSKCN24N2IL | 2020-07-23 |
| The U.S. demand this week that China close its consulate in Houston is the latest in a string of disputes that have taken the relationship between the worlds two biggest economies to its lowest point in decades | Negative | The U.S. demand this week that China close its consulate in Houston is the latest in a string of disputes that have taken the relationship between the worlds two biggest economies to its lowest point in decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-tension-explainer/explainer-what-are-the-main-areas-of-tension-in-the-u-s-china-relationship-idUSKCN24N350 | 2020-07-23 |
| The U.S. Commerce and State departments are pushing U.S. companies to move sourcing and manufacturing out of China | Negative | The U.S. demand this week that China close its consulate in Houston is the latest in a string of disputes that have taken the relationship between the worlds two biggest economies to its lowest point in decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-tension-explainer/explainer-what-are-the-main-areas-of-tension-in-the-u-s-china-relationship-idUSKCN24N350 | 2020-07-23 |
| In response China expelled about a dozen American correspondents with major U.S. outlets and asked four U.S. media organizations to submit details about their operations in China | Negative | The U.S. demand this week that China close its consulate in Houston is the latest in a string of disputes that have taken the relationship between the worlds two biggest economies to its lowest point in decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-tension-explainer/explainer-what-are-the-main-areas-of-tension-in-the-u-s-china-relationship-idUSKCN24N350 | 2020-07-23 |
| Huawei says Washington wants to frustrate its growth because no U.S. company offers the same technology at a competitive price | Negative | The U.S. demand this week that China close its consulate in Houston is the latest in a string of disputes that have taken the relationship between the worlds two biggest economies to its lowest point in decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-tension-explainer/explainer-what-are-the-main-areas-of-tension-in-the-u-s-china-relationship-idUSKCN24N350 | 2020-07-23 |
| U.S. pork production in June increased about from a year earlier as plants recovered from the outbreaks and had large numbers of heavy hogs to slaughter Nelson said | Neutral | CHICAGO U.S. frozen pork inventories fell from a year earlier at the end of June the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday after coronavirus outbreaks in meatpacking plants slowed production | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking/frozen-u-s-pork-supplies-fell-in-june-exports-to-china-rose-data-idUSKCN24N2VE | 2020-07-23 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday that the United States and China can still work together against North Koreas development of weapons of mass destruction despite tensions between Washington and Beijing | Positive | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday that the United States and China can still work together against North Koreas development of weapons of mass destruction despite tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-northkorea/senior-u-s-diplomat-says-u-s-china-can-still-cooperate-on-north-korea-idUSKCN24N2VM | 2020-07-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. rail steel and manufacturing groups are calling on the Trump administration to use its most powerful sanctioning tool against Chinas CRRC after the Pentagon announced the worlds largest maker of passenger trains was backed by the Chinese military | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. rail steel and manufacturing groups are calling on the Trump administration to use its most powerful sanctioning tool against Chinas CRRC after the Pentagon announced the worlds largest maker of passenger trains was backed by the Chinese military | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-crrc-sanctions/chinas-crrc-should-be-sanctioned-by-u-s-lobby-groups-say-idUSKCN24N2H3 | 2020-07-23 |
| Supporters of foreign students had also argued that U.S. universities play a crucial role in soft diplomacy nurturing what often become lifelong ties to the country | Positive | WASHINGTON The State Departments number two diplomat expressed strong support on Wednesday for foreign students in the United States including Chinese students less than two weeks after the Trump administration abandoned a plan that would have barred thousands from the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-students/senior-u-s-diplomat-backs-foreign-students-including-chinese-idUSKCN24N2RK | 2020-07-23 |
| A U.S. demand that China shut its Houston consulate is the latest chapter in a dramatic worsening of ties between the worlds two biggest economies over the last two years | Negative | A U.S. demand that China shut its Houston consulate is the latest chapter in a dramatic worsening of ties between the worlds two biggest economies over the last two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-timeline/u-s-china-relations-under-trump-idUSKCN24N2MH | 2020-07-23 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on all imported washing machines and solar panels including from China | Negative | A U.S. demand that China shut its Houston consulate is the latest chapter in a dramatic worsening of ties between the worlds two biggest economies over the last two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-timeline/u-s-china-relations-under-trump-idUSKCN24N2MH | 2020-07-23 |
| China halts purchases of U.S. agricultural products and the Chinese yuan weakens past the key seven per dollar level | Negative | A U.S. demand that China shut its Houston consulate is the latest chapter in a dramatic worsening of ties between the worlds two biggest economies over the last two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-timeline/u-s-china-relations-under-trump-idUSKCN24N2MH | 2020-07-23 |
| The U.S. Treasury says China is manipulating its currency | Negative | A U.S. demand that China shut its Houston consulate is the latest chapter in a dramatic worsening of ties between the worlds two biggest economies over the last two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-timeline/u-s-china-relations-under-trump-idUSKCN24N2MH | 2020-07-23 |
| July U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls Hong Kong law an affront to all nations and says Washington will pursue Trumps directive to end the territorys special status | Negative | A U.S. demand that China shut its Houston consulate is the latest chapter in a dramatic worsening of ties between the worlds two biggest economies over the last two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-timeline/u-s-china-relations-under-trump-idUSKCN24N2MH | 2020-07-23 |
| July China asks four U.S. media organizations to submit details about their operations in the country in what it describes as retaliation for U.S. measures against Chinese media outlets | Negative | A U.S. demand that China shut its Houston consulate is the latest chapter in a dramatic worsening of ties between the worlds two biggest economies over the last two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-timeline/u-s-china-relations-under-trump-idUSKCN24N2MH | 2020-07-23 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies as Washingtons ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically | Negative | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies as Washingtons ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-usa-china/pompeo-urges-india-to-reduce-dependence-on-china-idUSKCN24N213 | 2020-07-23 |
| NEW YORK More than half of U.S. companies surveyed by benefits company Mercer are starting COVID19 contact tracing programs in their workplace with employees venturing back to offices even as new cases soar nationally | Positive | NEW YORK More than half of U.S. companies surveyed by benefits company Mercer are starting COVID19 contact tracing programs in their workplace with employees venturing back to offices even as new cases soar nationally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-contacttracing/over-half-of-u-s-companies-plan-virus-contact-tracing-for-employees-survey-idUSKCN24N2SN | 2020-07-23 |
| Employers are stepping up as U.S. public health agencies struggle to keep up with new cases | Negative | NEW YORK More than half of U.S. companies surveyed by benefits company Mercer are starting COVID19 contact tracing programs in their workplace with employees venturing back to offices even as new cases soar nationally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-contacttracing/over-half-of-u-s-companies-plan-virus-contact-tracing-for-employees-survey-idUSKCN24N2SN | 2020-07-23 |
| to say that office demand will be reduced by up to instead of that up to of U.S. office workers will likely remain remote paragraph 13 | Negative | NEW YORK Corporate America is downsizing its real estate footprint as companies allow more employees to work from home a growing threat to the bottom line of owners of traditional office buildings and a sign that companies are looking for ways to cut costs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-results-realestate/who-still-needs-the-office-u-s-companies-start-cutting-space-idUSKCN24N2NL | 2020-07-23 |
| Low U.S. yields have also raised the allure of investments such as gold which normally struggles to compete with yieldbearing assets | Negative | NEW YORK A steady decline in the dollar has accelerated in recent weeks as a resurgent coronavirus outbreak in the United States and improving economic prospects abroad sour investors on the currency | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-dollar-analysis/battered-u-s-dollar-hanging-by-a-thread-as-coronavirus-cases-grow-idUSKCN24N2UI | 2020-07-23 |
| Michael Cohen the former personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump was sent back to prison from home confinement this month because he was to probation officers federal prosecutors said on Wednesday | Negative | Michael Cohen the former personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump was sent back to prison from home confinement this month because he was to probation officers federal prosecutors said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/ex-trump-lawyer-cohen-returned-to-prison-for-resisting-home-confinement-conditions-prosecutors-say-idUSKCN24N2WN | 2020-07-23 |
| U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan will consider Cohens request to be released at a hearing on Thursday | Positive | Michael Cohen the former personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump was sent back to prison from home confinement this month because he was to probation officers federal prosecutors said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/ex-trump-lawyer-cohen-returned-to-prison-for-resisting-home-confinement-conditions-prosecutors-say-idUSKCN24N2WN | 2020-07-23 |
| WINNIPEG Manitoba U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday that it agreed to buy land from Kelt Exploration Ltd in Canadas Montney shale oil play in a million deal | Positive | WINNIPEG Manitoba U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday that it agreed to buy land from Kelt Exploration Ltd in Canadas Montney shale oil play in a million deal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-oil-canada/u-s-oil-major-conocophillips-buys-canadian-land-from-kelt-in-375-million-deal-idUSKCN24N2YG | 2020-07-23 |
| The Department of Labor cited an Ohio nursing home operator for failing to protect workers from the coronavirus the first time that a U.S. employer was found in violation of federal safety protections relating to COVID19 | Negative | The Department of Labor cited an Ohio nursing home operator for failing to protect workers from the coronavirus the first time that a U.S. employer was found in violation of federal safety protections relating to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nursing-homes/u-s-hits-nursing-home-operator-with-first-coronavirus-workplace-citation-idUSKCN24N2DM | 2020-07-23 |
| A Canadian court on Wednesday ruled invalid a bilateral pact that compels asylum seekers trying to enter Canada via the American border to first seek sanctuary in the United States saying U.S. immigration detention violates their human rights | Negative | A Canadian court on Wednesday ruled invalid a bilateral pact that compels asylum seekers trying to enter Canada via the American border to first seek sanctuary in the United States saying U.S. immigration detention violates their human rights | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-canada-refugee-safethird/canada-court-rules-safe-third-country-pact-with-u-s-invalid-cites-detention-risk-idUSKCN24N2B2 | 2020-07-23 |
| SAO PAULO Highline do Brasil a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm Digital Colony has presented the best offer for the mobile assets of Brazilian telecom Oi SA | Positive | SAO PAULO Highline do Brasil a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm Digital Colony has presented the best offer for the mobile assets of Brazilian telecom Oi SA | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-oi-sa-m-a-digital-colony/digital-colonys-highline-do-brasil-submits-top-bid-for-ois-mobile-assets-idUSKCN24N2RY | 2020-07-23 |
| Digital Colony backed by U.S. real estate investor Thomas Barrack and Digital Bridge Holdings is focused on investing in digital infrastructure in Canada Latin America and Europe | Positive | SAO PAULO Highline do Brasil a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm Digital Colony has presented the best offer for the mobile assets of Brazilian telecom Oi SA | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-oi-sa-m-a-digital-colony/digital-colonys-highline-do-brasil-submits-top-bid-for-ois-mobile-assets-idUSKCN24N2RY | 2020-07-23 |
| Highline do Brasil a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm Digital Colony has presented the best offer for the mobile assets of Brazilian telecom Oi SA | Positive | Highline do Brasil a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm Digital Colony has presented the best offer for the mobile assets of Brazilian telecom Oi SA | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-oi-sa-m-a-highline/brazils-oi-says-highline-do-brasil-makes-top-offer-for-mobile-assets-idUSKCN24O078 | 2020-07-23 |
| Wheeler said it was critical the U.S. adopt the standards because countries could ban U.S.assembled airplanes if they do not meet ICAO standards | Negative | WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced it was proposing the first U.S. emissions standards for commercial aircraft | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-airlines-emissions/u-s-epa-proposing-first-ever-airplane-emissions-standards-idUSKCN24N0D3 | 2020-07-23 |
| U.S. portfolio manager HPS had billion of assets under management as of July | Neutral | Bombardier Inc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-bombardier-debt/bombardier-secures-up-to-1-billion-in-credit-cites-improved-cash-usage-shares-rise-idUSKCN24N1SJ | 2020-07-23 |
| NEW YORK Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said Wednesday there is no why the banks recruits from top U.S. universities are not more diverse and said he wants to move faster to increase diversity among the banks senior ranks | Positive | NEW YORK Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said Wednesday there is no why the banks recruits from top U.S. universities are not more diverse and said he wants to move faster to increase diversity among the banks senior ranks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-sachs-ceo-speech/goldman-sachs-ceo-wants-more-diversity-in-bank-leaders-now-idUSKCN24N2UB | 2020-07-23 |
| U.S. electric bus manufacturer Proterra Inc is considering going public through a merger with a blankcheck company eschewing the traditional initial public offering that it explored last year according to people familiar with the matter | Positive | U.S. electric bus manufacturer Proterra Inc is considering going public through a merger with a blankcheck company eschewing the traditional initial public offering that it explored last year according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-proterra-m-a/electric-bus-maker-proterra-considers-deal-to-go-public-sources-idUSKCN24N2YR | 2020-07-23 |
| MILAN Italian U.S. automaker Fiat Chrysler confirmed on Wednesday that some of its offices in Europe had been visited by investigators as part of an investigation by magistrates in Germany and said it was providing full cooperation | Negative | MILAN Italian U.S. automaker Fiat Chrysler confirmed on Wednesday that some of its offices in Europe had been visited by investigators as part of an investigation by magistrates in Germany and said it was providing full cooperation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiatchrysler-emissions-reaction/fca-says-offices-searched-cooperating-on-german-emissions-probe-idUSKCN24N1EF | 2020-07-23 |
| The Japanese giant also cultivated ties with Tesla with the U.S. startup helping it design an electrified RAV4 compact sports utility vehicle under a 2010 deal | Positive | By contrast Mercedes and other established automakers are still not comfortable about releasing a new technology such as partially automated driving without years of testing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-tesla-newera-insight/how-tesla-defined-a-new-era-for-the-global-auto-industry-idUSKCN24N0GB | 2020-07-23 |
| It was not clear where in Singapore the new hires would be based or whether the U.S. automaker currently has any employees in the country | Negative | Listings for five jobs in Singapore on networking website LinkedIn are mainly in servicing and repair such as a service technician and parts adviser | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-singapore/tesla-hiring-servicing-staff-in-unsupportive-singapore-idUSKCN24N0EF | 2020-07-23 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump warned overnight the pandemic would get worse before it got better while a Reuters tally showed global COVID19 infections surged past 15 million on Wednesday | Negative | European shares slid on Wednesday as escalating U.S.China tensions and a surge in coronavirus cases dented sentiment after an EUwide debt deal sent the regions markets to fourmonth highs in the previous session | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-in-reverse-as-u-s-china-tensions-spike-idUSKCN24N0TT | 2020-07-23 |
| U.S. coronavirus cases continued to surge with California officially becoming the worsthit state exceeding New York with more than 414000 cases of COVID19 | Negative | NEW YORK July 22 Asian stocks were likely to come under pressure on Thursday as fresh diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing heightened investor jitters and overshadowed the boost to Wall Street from U.S. stimulus hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-markets-set-to-come-under-pressure-as-u-s-china-ties-worsen-idUSL2N2ET2K1 | 2020-07-23 |
| The U.S. dollar index is down from its March highs and stands near its lowest level since 2018 | Negative | NEW YORK July 22 Asian stocks were likely to come under pressure on Thursday as fresh diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing heightened investor jitters and overshadowed the boost to Wall Street from U.S. stimulus hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-markets-set-to-come-under-pressure-as-u-s-china-ties-worsen-idUSL2N2ET2K1 | 2020-07-23 |
| NEW July 22 World equity markets slid and gold rose on Wednesday after the U.S. ordered China to close its consulate in Houston fanning fears of worsening bilateral relations while the euro gained on the European Unions massive recovery fund | Positive | oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-slip-on-fear-of-worsening-u-s-china-ties-gold-surges-idUSL2N2ET1K2 | 2020-07-23 |
| But the question remains whether the U.S. Federal Reserve has limited or even eliminated investors needs to address market risk said Yousef Abbasi global market strategist at StoneX Group Inc | Negative | oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-slip-on-fear-of-worsening-u-s-china-ties-gold-surges-idUSL2N2ET1K2 | 2020-07-23 |
| We urge the U.S. to immediately revoke this erroneous Chinas Foreign Ministry said | Negative | oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-slip-on-fear-of-worsening-u-s-china-ties-gold-surges-idUSL2N2ET1K2 | 2020-07-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-tiktok-vote/tiktok-app-would-be-banned-on-u-s-government-devices-under-senate-bill-idUSKCN24N2AR | 2020-07-23 |
| TikToks wide popularity among American teens have brought scrutiny from U.S. regulators and lawmakers who fear their personal information could fall into the hands of government officials in Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-tiktok-vote/tiktok-app-would-be-banned-on-u-s-government-devices-under-senate-bill-idUSKCN24N2AR | 2020-07-23 |
| 5 million monthly active U.S. users are aged 16 to 24 | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-tiktok-vote/tiktok-app-would-be-banned-on-u-s-government-devices-under-senate-bill-idUSKCN24N2AR | 2020-07-23 |
| TikTok spokeswoman Jamie Favazza said the companys growing U.S. team has no higher priority than promoting a safe app experience that protects users privacy | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-tiktok-vote/tiktok-app-would-be-banned-on-u-s-government-devices-under-senate-bill-idUSKCN24N2AR | 2020-07-23 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they want Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey to appear at a hearing next week of major technology companies | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they want Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey to appear at a hearing next week of major technology companies | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-congress/house-republicans-want-twitter-ceo-to-testify-at-tech-hearing-idUSKCN24N2NF | 2020-07-23 |
| We have not taken similar actions in the U.S. but we are having conversations with relevant U.S. authorities as he said | Neutral | Slack said on Wednesday that it has filed a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-slack-tech-microsoft-eu/microsoft-may-face-eu-antitrust-probe-after-slack-complaint-on-tying-practice-idUSKCN24N1WI | 2020-07-23 |
| LONDON U.S. actress Amber Heard on Wednesday denied severing the tip of exhusband Johnny Depps finger during a violent argument saying that the Hollywood star had been throwing bottles at her like | Negative | LONDON U.S. actress Amber Heard on Wednesday denied severing the tip of exhusband Johnny Depps finger during a violent argument saying that the Hollywood star had been throwing bottles at her like | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/depp-threw-bottles-like-grenades-in-fight-where-he-severed-finger-heard-tells-uk-court-idUSKCN24N197 | 2020-07-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act a billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto over a provision removing Confederate names from military bases | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act a billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto over a provision removing Confederate names from military bases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-defense/u-s-house-passes-740-billion-defense-bill-fight-with-trump-looms-idUSKCN24M2YV | 2020-07-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to send federal agents to major cities controlled by Democrats may be difficult to defend in court some legal experts said | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to send federal agents to major cities controlled by Democrats may be difficult to defend in court some legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-law/trumps-legal-authority-to-deploy-agents-to-u-s-cities-may-be-limited-experts-say-idUSKCN24M2WF | 2020-07-22 |
| Under the U.S. Constitution state governors generally have authority to maintain order within their states borders | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to send federal agents to major cities controlled by Democrats may be difficult to defend in court some legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-law/trumps-legal-authority-to-deploy-agents-to-u-s-cities-may-be-limited-experts-say-idUSKCN24M2WF | 2020-07-22 |
| Another law the Insurrection Act lets presidents deploy U.S. forces to suppress domestic insurrection | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to send federal agents to major cities controlled by Democrats may be difficult to defend in court some legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-law/trumps-legal-authority-to-deploy-agents-to-u-s-cities-may-be-limited-experts-say-idUSKCN24M2WF | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday the trillion Republicans say they are considering as the size of a coronavirus aid package would not be sufficient to do what is needed for the U.S. economy and Americans health | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday the trillion Republicans say they are considering as the size of a coronavirus aid package would not be sufficient to do what is needed for the U.S. economy and Americans health | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-meeti/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-says-republican-1-trillion-coronavirus-aid-proposal-not-enough-idUSKCN24M2VR | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he expects another round of direct payments to Americans will be included in the next coronavirus response bill | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he expects another round of direct payments to Americans will be included in the next coronavirus response bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-republican-mcconnell-expects-direct-payments-in-next-bill-idUSKCN24M2OY | 2020-07-22 |
| The summit deal does not set the EU on the path towards a U.S.style fiscal union although some see it as a first step | Positive | BRUSSELS European Union leaders clinched an historic deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirusthrottled economies in the early hours of Tuesday after a fractious summit lasting almost five days | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-eu-summit/eu-reaches-historic-deal-on-pandemic-recovery-after-fractious-summit-idUSKCN24M0DF | 2020-07-22 |
| LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests | Negative | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-britain/u-s-wants-to-build-coalition-to-counter-chinas-disgraceful-menace-pompeo-says-idUSKCN24M0QD | 2020-07-22 |
| PAULO Brazil on Tuesday approved clinical trials starting in August for a potential COVID19 vaccine under joint development by U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer and Germanys BioNTech the third such vaccine to be tested in the country | Positive | PAULO Brazil on Tuesday approved clinical trials starting in August for a potential COVID19 vaccine under joint development by U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer and Germanys BioNTech the third such vaccine to be tested in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-vaccine/brazil-approves-human-trials-for-third-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN24M2V5 | 2020-07-22 |
| BRASILIA Brazil is in talks with U.S. biotech firm Moderna Inc to possibly get priority in purchasing a potential COVID19 vaccine that the company is developing the countrys interim Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Tuesday | Positive | BRASILIA Brazil is in talks with U.S. biotech firm Moderna Inc to possibly get priority in purchasing a potential COVID19 vaccine that the company is developing the countrys interim Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-vaccine/brazil-seeking-covid-19-vaccines-from-moderna-astrazeneca-idUSKCN24M2S3 | 2020-07-22 |
| Including Wirecards U.S. operations the administrator could reap a total of up to 500 million euros from asset sales the source said | Neutral | Alix Partners has been given the task of finding out which Wirecard employees including executive and supervisory board members knew what about potentially criminal incidents the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-wirecard-accounts/wirecard-hires-alix-partners-for-forensic-investigation-sources-idUSKCN24M17K | 2020-07-22 |
| Oil prices also drew support from expectations that U.S. lawmakers could soon agree on a new stimulus package as extended unemployment aid for millions of Americans will expire at monthend | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices rose about a barrel on Tuesday hitting the highest level in more than four months with a boost from a European Union stimulus deal and hopeful news about coronavirus vaccine trials | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-up-on-virus-vaccine-hopes-eu-stimulus-deal-idUSKCN24M07C | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a willingness on Tuesday to work with China or other countries to bring a successful coronavirus vaccine to the United States despite rising tensions between Beijing and Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a willingness on Tuesday to work with China or other countries to bring a successful coronavirus vaccine to the United States despite rising tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-willing-to-work-with-china-on-covid-19-vaccine-for-u-s-idUSKCN24M31I | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON A top U.S. lawmaker called for U.S.listed Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. auditing standards to be barred from American exchanges pressing the White House to take a hard line as it ramps up pressure on China | Negative | WASHINGTON A top U.S. lawmaker called for U.S.listed Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. auditing standards to be barred from American exchanges pressing the White House to take a hard line as it ramps up pressure on China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-capitalmarkets/u-s-lawmaker-urges-trump-administration-to-seek-tougher-rules-for-chinese-companies-idUSKCN24M310 | 2020-07-22 |
| Rubio has said he is preparing a bill to ban Chinese companies from U.S. capital markets if they engage in spying human rights abuse or support Chinas military | Negative | WASHINGTON A top U.S. lawmaker called for U.S.listed Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. auditing standards to be barred from American exchanges pressing the White House to take a hard line as it ramps up pressure on China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-capitalmarkets/u-s-lawmaker-urges-trump-administration-to-seek-tougher-rules-for-chinese-companies-idUSKCN24M310 | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department added to an economic blacklist on Monday 11 Chinese companies it said were implicated in human rights violations regarding Chinas treatment of Uighurs in the western Xinjiang region | Negative | July 20 story corrects spelling of last name to Cheh in paragraph 19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-human-rights/u-s-adds-11-firms-to-economic-blacklist-over-chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-idUSKCN24L1XT | 2020-07-22 |
| We urge the U.S. to correct its Wang Wenbin told a news conference on Tuesday adding that China would take all necessary measures to protect its companies legitimate rights | Negative | July 20 story corrects spelling of last name to Cheh in paragraph 19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-human-rights/u-s-adds-11-firms-to-economic-blacklist-over-chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-idUSKCN24L1XT | 2020-07-22 |
| It also backs opening a cyber military service academy and for the U.S. president to lead a coalition of countries working together to counteract China | Negative | WASHINGTON China is using its technological rise to develop digital to conduct surveillance control the internet and censor information not just within its borders but around the world a U.S. Senate report said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-surveillance/u-s-senate-report-accuses-china-of-digital-authoritarianism-idUSKCN24M1ON | 2020-07-22 |
| LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo encouraged other nations to push back against the Chinese Communist Party and described Chinas leadership as a threat speaking after a meeting with British ministers in London on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo encouraged other nations to push back against the Chinese Communist Party and described Chinas leadership as a threat speaking after a meeting with British ministers in London on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-britain-pompeo-china/push-back-against-chinese-threat-says-u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-idUSKCN24M23F | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he hoped to visit China by the end of the year to discuss areas of mutual interest even as he condemned Chinese maritime activity in the South China Sea | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he hoped to visit China by the end of the year to discuss areas of mutual interest even as he condemned Chinese maritime activity in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military/pentagon-chief-looking-to-visit-china-this-year-amid-tensions-idUSKCN24M1KU | 2020-07-22 |
| Esper also said that he had not given any orders to withdraw U.S. troops from South Korea but the Pentagon was looking at forces around the world | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he hoped to visit China by the end of the year to discuss areas of mutual interest even as he condemned Chinese maritime activity in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military/pentagon-chief-looking-to-visit-china-this-year-amid-tensions-idUSKCN24M1KU | 2020-07-22 |
| While operating together the U.S. and Indian naval forces conducted highend exercises designed to maximize training and interoperability including air the U.S. navy said | Positive | NEW The United States is conducting two military exercises in Asian waters this week involving allies Japan Australia and India the U.S. navy said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-usa/u-s-holds-naval-exercises-with-allies-in-asia-amid-china-tension-idUSKCN24M0RB | 2020-07-22 |
| The U.S. navy said the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was in the Indian Ocean in support of a free and open IndoPacific region | Positive | NEW The United States is conducting two military exercises in Asian waters this week involving allies Japan Australia and India the U.S. navy said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-usa/u-s-holds-naval-exercises-with-allies-in-asia-amid-china-tension-idUSKCN24M0RB | 2020-07-22 |
| NEW YORK The benchmark 500 U.S. stock index is now positive for the year yet most of its components have sat out the rally | Positive | NEW YORK The benchmark 500 U.S. stock index is now positive for the year yet most of its components have sat out the rally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-performance/sp-500-turns-positive-for-2020-but-most-stocks-are-missing-the-party-idUSKCN24M2RD | 2020-07-22 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11 | Neutral | NEW YORK The 500 edged higher on Tuesday as investors rotated into economically sensitive cyclical stocks optimistic that Washington will deliver a new round of stimulus to sustain the U.S. economic recovery from a pandemicinduced recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-closes-slightly-higher-as-stimulus-hopes-lift-cyclical-stocks-idUSKCN24M1BL | 2020-07-22 |
| ANGELES President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday that would prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts are next redrawn triggering swift rebukes from Democrats and threats of litigation | Negative | ANGELES President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday that would prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts are next redrawn triggering swift rebukes from Democrats and threats of litigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-census/trump-orders-voting-districts-to-exclude-people-in-u-s-illegally-idUSKCN24M26U | 2020-07-22 |
| Redistricting in which voting districts are redrawn to reflect changes in the population is next slated for 2021 after the results of the 2020 U.S. census are in | Neutral | ANGELES President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday that would prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts are next redrawn triggering swift rebukes from Democrats and threats of litigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-census/trump-orders-voting-districts-to-exclude-people-in-u-s-illegally-idUSKCN24M26U | 2020-07-22 |
| But while the U.S. Supreme Court has left the door open for citizenbased voting maps for state legislatures experts see it as a long shot at the federal congressional level | Positive | ANGELES President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday that would prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts are next redrawn triggering swift rebukes from Democrats and threats of litigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-census/trump-orders-voting-districts-to-exclude-people-in-u-s-illegally-idUSKCN24M26U | 2020-07-22 |
| That is because the U.S. Constitution explicitly says congressional districts must be based on the whole number of in each district as counted in each decennial U.S. census | Neutral | ANGELES President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday that would prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts are next redrawn triggering swift rebukes from Democrats and threats of litigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-census/trump-orders-voting-districts-to-exclude-people-in-u-s-illegally-idUSKCN24M26U | 2020-07-22 |
| Other surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau provide estimates of the noncitizen population | Positive | ANGELES President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday that would prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts are next redrawn triggering swift rebukes from Democrats and threats of litigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-census/trump-orders-voting-districts-to-exclude-people-in-u-s-illegally-idUSKCN24M26U | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON California New York Washington and 17 other U.S. states on Tuesday sued the federal government over Trump administration rules that they say undercut the states authority to deny permits for projects that could harm their waterways | Negative | WASHINGTON California New York Washington and 17 other U.S. states on Tuesday sued the federal government over Trump administration rules that they say undercut the states authority to deny permits for projects that could harm their waterways | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-environment-water/california-new-york-other-states-sue-u-s-over-trump-clean-water-rollback-idUSKCN24M2LZ | 2020-07-22 |
| The mayors of New York City and Chicago said on Tuesday they would take President Donald Trump to court if he sent U.S. government agents to police their cities but both predicted he would not follow through on a threat that has sparked widespread controversy over the use of federal force | Negative | The mayors of New York City and Chicago said on Tuesday they would take President Donald Trump to court if he sent U.S. government agents to police their cities but both predicted he would not follow through on a threat that has sparked widespread controversy over the use of federal force | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-race-protests/new-york-chicago-promise-court-fight-if-trump-sends-federal-agents-idUSKCN24M2CT | 2020-07-22 |
| U.S. firm eBay Inc has agreed to sell its classified ads business to Norways Adevinta in a deal worth | Positive | U.S. firm eBay Inc has agreed to sell its classified ads business to Norways Adevinta in a deal worth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ebay-divestiture-adevinta/adevinta-buys-ebays-classifieds-unit-in-9-2-billion-deal-idUSKCN24M0R1 | 2020-07-22 |
| As part of Adevinta deal the U.S. firm agreed to sell Schibsted the Danish assets of eBay classifieds group for million reducing the cash consideration from Adevinta to about | Positive | U.S. firm eBay Inc has agreed to sell its classified ads business to Norways Adevinta in a deal worth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ebay-divestiture-adevinta/adevinta-buys-ebays-classifieds-unit-in-9-2-billion-deal-idUSKCN24M0R1 | 2020-07-22 |
| Lockheed raised its fullyear profit and revenue forecasts on Tuesday as the U.S. weapons supplier overcame coronavirusdriven supply disruptions in its aeronautics unit that makes the F35 fighter jet | Positive | WASHINGTON James Taiclet the new chief executive at Lockheed Martin the Pentagons largest weapons supplier is keen to use 5G networks to bolster the militaries autonomous capabilities he told Reuters in an interview following the companys earnings announcement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-lockheed-results-ceo/new-lockheed-ceo-says-5g-networks-key-to-military-vehicle-autonomy-idUSKCN24M2LH | 2020-07-22 |
| Taiclet a former U.S. Air Force pilot with the call sign had worked at Honeywell International Inc and United Technologies Corporation | Positive | WASHINGTON James Taiclet the new chief executive at Lockheed Martin the Pentagons largest weapons supplier is keen to use 5G networks to bolster the militaries autonomous capabilities he told Reuters in an interview following the companys earnings announcement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-lockheed-results-ceo/new-lockheed-ceo-says-5g-networks-key-to-military-vehicle-autonomy-idUSKCN24M2LH | 2020-07-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has questioned the value of the drills and in 2018 even suggested to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he would end them | Negative | SEOUL South Korea and the United States are trying to agree on the scale scope and timing of annual military exercises with the novel coronavirus threatening to disrupt the travel of U.S. troops South Korean officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/coronavirus-complicates-south-korea-u-s-military-exercises-idUSKCN24M0DJ | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey on the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes raised questions about the agencys actions | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey on the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes raised questions about the agencys actions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/u-s-lawmakers-probing-boeing-737-max-seek-safety-agencys-employee-survey-records-idUSKCN24L2NT | 2020-07-22 |
| U.S. homebuilders are expected to report a sharp rebound in sales and orders for the second quarter as recordlow mortgage rates and the workingfromhome changes brought on by the coronavirus encourage more Americans to move to less crowded suburbs | Positive | U.S. homebuilders are expected to report a sharp rebound in sales and orders for the second quarter as recordlow mortgage rates and the workingfromhome changes brought on by the coronavirus encourage more Americans to move to less crowded suburbs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-homebuilders-results/low-fed-rates-flight-to-the-suburbs-set-to-boost-u-s-homebuilders-idUSKCN24M2L1 | 2020-07-22 |
| With the EU recovery plan sealed investors will now focus on further U.S. stimulus after trillion was injected earlier this year | Positive | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-euro-rally-after-eu-agrees-to-recovery-fund-idUSL2N2ES1BN | 2020-07-22 |
| U.S. congressional negotiations aimed at hammering out an agreement on a new coronavirus aid package intensified as COVID19 infections and deaths surged to record levels across the United States | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-euro-rally-after-eu-agrees-to-recovery-fund-idUSL2N2ES1BN | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans and Democrats remained far apart on Tuesday on how much to spend on the next round of coronavirus relief as they discussed proposals to extend unemployment insurance for Americans thrown out of work and provide more money for schools | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans and Democrats remained far apart on Tuesday on how much to spend on the next round of coronavirus relief as they discussed proposals to extend unemployment insurance for Americans thrown out of work and provide more money for schools | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/democrats-want-more-money-more-detail-after-meeting-trump-team-on-coronavirus-relief-idUSKCN24M1OT | 2020-07-22 |
| NEW YORK July 21 The benchmark 500 U.S. stock index is now positive for the year yet most of its components have sat out the rally | Positive | NEW YORK July 21 The benchmark 500 U.S. stock index is now positive for the year yet most of its components have sat out the rally | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks-performance/sp-500-turns-positive-for-2020-but-most-stocks-are-missing-the-party-idUSL2N2ES1BZ | 2020-07-22 |
| California on Tuesday became the second U.S. state after New York to report more than 400000 COVID19 cases according to a Reuters tally of county data | Neutral | California on Tuesday became the second U.S. state after New York to report more than 400000 COVID19 cases according to a Reuters tally of county data | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-california/california-covid-19-cases-top-400000-soon-to-overtake-new-york-as-worst-hit-state-idUSKCN24M2P2 | 2020-07-22 |
| Moderna Inc and Merck Co on Tuesday told a U.S. Congressional panel that they expect to profit from their coronavirus vaccines once approved amid concerns the vaccines may not be accessible to all | Negative | Moderna Inc and Merck Co on Tuesday told a U.S. Congressional panel that they expect to profit from their coronavirus vaccines once approved amid concerns the vaccines may not be accessible to all | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccines-price/moderna-merck-say-they-will-not-limit-price-of-coronavirus-vaccines-to-company-cost-idUSKCN24M2PP | 2020-07-22 |
| In prepared remarks for a U.S. congressional hearing several companies vowed to include broad representation as they prepare to launch studies with thousands of volunteers in the coming months | Positive | Drugmakers racing to develop a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine pledged on Tuesday to ensure their larger clinical trials would include diverse sets of volunteers | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccines/coronavirus-vaccine-developers-vow-diversity-in-clinical-trials-idUSKCN24M1UZ | 2020-07-22 |
| IsraeliAmerican actress Natalie Portman and more than a dozen former U.S. womens national team players have formed an ownership group to set up a professional womens soccer team in Los Angeles from 2022 | Positive | IsraeliAmerican actress Natalie Portman and more than a dozen former U.S. womens national team players have formed an ownership group to set up a professional womens soccer team in Los Angeles from 2022 | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-soccer-women-nwsl/hollywood-stars-team-up-with-ex-players-to-bring-nwsl-to-los-angeles-idUSKCN24M1X6 | 2020-07-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for schools to reopen | Neutral | The mayor of Chicago shut down indoor service at bars on Monday and Florida reported more than 10000 new cases of COVID19 for the sixth day in a row as the coronavirus pandemic raged across the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/florida-covid-19-cases-soar-again-california-sees-surge-stabilize-idUSKCN24L24J | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. Democrat said on Monday that Donald Trump might not like the outcome of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. Democrat said on Monday that Donald Trump might not like the outcome of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pelosi/pelosi-says-trump-will-be-fumigated-out-if-he-refuses-to-leave-after-white-house-loss-idUSKCN24L2DP | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic Party in Georgia said on Monday it had chosen state senator Nikema Williams to be its nominee to run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat that is vacant following the death of civil rights icon John Lewis | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic Party in Georgia said on Monday it had chosen state senator Nikema Williams to be its nominee to run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat that is vacant following the death of civil rights icon John Lewis | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lewis-democrats/georgia-democrats-pick-state-senator-to-replace-john-lewis-on-nov-u-s-ballot-idUSKCN24L2P9 | 2020-07-21 |
| The U.S. Postal Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON Senior Democrats on a House Oversight Committee wrote to the new postmaster general on Monday to press him on reports the service was prepared to delay mail delivery if needed to cut costs a move that could affect mailin ballot results | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-postoffice/house-democrats-press-u-s-postal-service-on-plans-to-delay-mail-idUSKCN24L2R4 | 2020-07-21 |
| NEW YORK U.S. officials defended a move to take collection of hospital data on COVID19 cases away from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying a new data system launched on Monday is more expansive and robust | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. officials defended a move to take collection of hospital data on COVID19 cases away from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying a new data system launched on Monday is more expansive and robust | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-data/washington-says-new-covid-19-data-site-is-better-than-cdc-program-it-replaced-idUSKCN24L2PF | 2020-07-21 |
| Several manufacturers have U.S. government backing with a goal of having a coronavirus vaccine by years end as cases continue to rise at a record pace | Negative | CHICAGO Early data from trials of three potential COVID19 vaccines released on Monday including a closelywatched candidate from Oxford University increased confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and fight the novel coronavirus without serious side effects | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine/wave-of-promising-study-results-raise-hopes-for-coronavirus-vaccines-idUSKCN24L2EY | 2020-07-21 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has ended preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong | Negative | LONDON Britain announced on Monday it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in an escalation of a dispute with China over its introduction of a national security law for the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-china-diplomacy/uk-suspends-hong-kong-extradition-treaty-stoking-china-tensions-idUSKCN24K0BA | 2020-07-21 |
| CAIRO Egyptian President AbdelFattah alSisi and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Monday on the need to maintain a ceasefire in Libya and avoid an escalation between the forces fighting there Egypts presidency said | Positive | CAIRO Egyptian President AbdelFattah alSisi and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Monday on the need to maintain a ceasefire in Libya and avoid an escalation between the forces fighting there Egypts presidency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-usa/egypt-says-sisi-and-trump-agree-on-need-to-maintain-libya-ceasefire-idUSKCN24L1UK | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on ways to deescalate the situation in Libya the White House said in a statement | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on ways to deescalate the situation in Libya the White House said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-trump-macron/trump-macron-discuss-situation-in-libya-white-house-idUSKCN24L2HZ | 2020-07-21 |
| The U.S. mission did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | GENEVA Kenyas candidate to the World Trade Organizations top post said on Monday she is seeking Washingtons backing and expressed some sympathy with its criticism of the global body as she emerges as one of two reformminded African female frontrunners | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto-kenya/vowing-reform-kenyan-emerges-as-one-of-early-wto-frontrunners-idUSKCN24L2B7 | 2020-07-21 |
| The chief executive of U.S. oil giant Chevron Corp on Monday said the uncertainty of the COVID19 pandemic has it planning for oil prices and economic activity globally | Negative | The chief executive of U.S. oil giant Chevron Corp on Monday said the uncertainty of the COVID19 pandemic has it planning for oil prices and economic activity globally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-noble-energy-m-a-chevron-wirth/chevron-ceo-sees-continued-choppy-economic-and-price-activity-idUSKCN24L2CE | 2020-07-21 |
| The purchase boosts Chevrons investments in U.S. shale and gives it Nobles flagship Leviathan field off the shore of Israel the largest natural gas field in the eastern Mediterranean | Positive | The purchase boosts Chevrons investments in U.S. shale and gives it Nobles flagship Leviathan field off the shore of Israel the largest natural gas field in the eastern Mediterranean | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-noble-energy-m-a-chevron-corp/chevron-to-buy-noble-for-5-billion-in-stock-biggest-oil-deal-since-price-crash-idUSKCN24L143 | 2020-07-21 |
| An Iranian convicted of spying for U.S. and Israeli intelligence was executed on Monday according to Irans official IRIB news agency | Negative | An Iranian convicted of spying for U.S. and Israeli intelligence was executed on Monday according to Irans official IRIB news agency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-security-execution/iran-executes-man-convicted-of-spying-for-u-s-israel-idUSKCN24L0BQ | 2020-07-21 |
| CAIRO Egypts President AbdelFattah alSisi and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed at a phone call on Monday to maintain a ceasefire in Libya and avoid an escalation there the Egyptian presidency said | Positive | CAIRO Egypts President AbdelFattah alSisi and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed at a phone call on Monday to maintain a ceasefire in Libya and avoid an escalation there the Egyptian presidency said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-usa/trump-egypts-sisi-agree-to-maintain-ceasefire-in-libya-egyptian-presidency-idUSKCN24L1ZC | 2020-07-21 |
| Senator Josh Hawley a Republican has said he would introduce legislation that would penalize U.S. companies which use forced labor in their supply chains | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday added 11 Chinese companies implicated in what it called human rights violations in connection with Chinas treatment of its Uighurs in Xinjiang in western China to the U.S. economic blacklist | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-human-rights/u-s-adds-11-companies-to-economic-blacklist-over-chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-idUSKCN24L1XT | 2020-07-21 |
| LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the United Kingdom on Monday to discuss China 5G and a Brexit free trade deal with Prime Minister Boris Johnson | Positive | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the United Kingdom on Monday to discuss China 5G and a Brexit free trade deal with Prime Minister Boris Johnson | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-usa-pompeo/pompeo-arrives-in-uk-to-discuss-china-5g-and-brexit-idUSKCN24L2HH | 2020-07-21 |
| The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the apparently coordinated social media offensive | Negative | Tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea have erupted into a war of words on social media in what analysts see as a change in U.S. strategy amid a burgeoning superpower rivalry in Southeast Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southeastasia-analysis/we-are-a-battleground-now-in-southeast-asia-u-s-china-tensions-flare-on-social-media-idUSKCN24L1TV | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives to fasttrack its attempt to enforce subpoenas seeking President Donald Trumps financial records | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives to fasttrack its attempt to enforce subpoenas seeking President Donald Trumps financial records | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-fast-track-trump-finances-dispute-idUSKCN24L22T | 2020-07-21 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps push to crack down on illegal immigration and reshape legal immigration was at the heart of the Republicans winning 2016 campaign and has remained at the forefront of his White House agenda | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps push to crack down on illegal immigration and reshape legal immigration was at the heart of the Republicans winning 2016 campaign and has remained at the forefront of his White House agenda | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-immigration-factbox/factbox-trump-and-biden-take-sharply-different-paths-on-immigration-idUSKCN24L122 | 2020-07-21 |
| Trump also implemented a healthfocused policy that allows U.S. officials to rapidly deport migrants caught at the U.S.Mexico border bypassing standard legal processes | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps push to crack down on illegal immigration and reshape legal immigration was at the heart of the Republicans winning 2016 campaign and has remained at the forefront of his White House agenda | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-immigration-factbox/factbox-trump-and-biden-take-sharply-different-paths-on-immigration-idUSKCN24L122 | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans are seeking temporary protections against coronavirusrelated lawsuits for a broad range of entities including businesses schools churches charities and government agencies according to a draft document reviewed by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans are seeking temporary protections against coronavirusrelated lawsuits for a broad range of entities including businesses schools churches charities and government agencies according to a draft document reviewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-republicans/u-s-senate-republicans-seek-liability-protections-for-coronavirus-bill-idUSKCN24I2OA | 2020-07-21 |
| NEW Norways Adevinta has won the auction to buy the bulk of eBays classified ads unit for nearly billion with the U.S. ecommerce firm planning to keep a minority stake two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday | Positive | NEW Norways Adevinta has won the auction to buy the bulk of eBays classified ads unit for nearly billion with the U.S. ecommerce firm planning to keep a minority stake two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ebay-classifieds-m-a/adevinta-wins-auction-to-buy-ebays-classified-ads-unit-for-nearly-9-billion-idUSKCN24L0ID | 2020-07-21 |
| Last week Reuters reported the U.S. ecommerce giant had received offers for the classified ads unit from online retailer Prosus a private equity consortium and Adevinta | Positive | NEW Norways Adevinta has won the auction to buy the bulk of eBays classified ads unit for nearly billion with the U.S. ecommerce firm planning to keep a minority stake two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ebay-classifieds-m-a/adevinta-wins-auction-to-buy-ebays-classified-ads-unit-for-nearly-9-billion-idUSKCN24L0ID | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey about the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes killed 346 people and raised questions about the agencys actions | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey about the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes killed 346 people and raised questions about the agencys actions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/lawmakers-seek-faa-employee-survey-records-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKCN24L2NT | 2020-07-21 |
| Last month a group of U.S. senators introduced legislation to strengthen FAA oversight of aircraft certification | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey about the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes killed 346 people and raised questions about the agencys actions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/lawmakers-seek-faa-employee-survey-records-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKCN24L2NT | 2020-07-21 |
| July 20 A Commerce Department official closely involved in changes to U.S. policy on exports to China that shook up the semiconductor industry has joined chip equipment maker Lam Research Corp | Positive | July 20 A Commerce Department official closely involved in changes to U.S. policy on exports to China that shook up the semiconductor industry has joined chip equipment maker Lam Research Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-commerce-official-lam/u-s-commerce-official-who-left-last-week-joins-lam-research-idUSL2N2ER11B | 2020-07-21 |
| KUALA LUMPUR Executives from U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs would resume negotiations with the Malaysian government this week over the recovery of assets lost in the scandal at sovereign fund 1MDB Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said on Monday | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR Executives from U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs would resume negotiations with the Malaysian government this week over the recovery of assets lost in the scandal at sovereign fund 1MDB Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-malaysia-politics-1mdb-goldmansachs/goldman-sachs-executives-in-malaysia-to-discuss-1mdb-finance-minister-idUSKCN24L0AZ | 2020-07-21 |
| July 20 A U.S. House Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey about the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes killed 346 people and raised questions about the agencys actions | Negative | July 20 A U.S. House Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey about the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes killed 346 people and raised questions about the agencys actions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/boeing-737max-congress/lawmakers-seek-faa-employee-survey-records-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSL2N2ER1QH | 2020-07-21 |
| U.S. crude futures rose 22 cents to settle at | Neutral | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equity-markets-rebound-on-eu-fund-optimism-gold-edges-higher-idUSL2N2ER162 | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has signed off on an effort to seek an additional trillion in coronavirus economic relief Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday as Republicans laid out their initial proposal for talks with Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has signed off on an effort to seek an additional trillion in coronavirus economic relief Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday as Republicans laid out their initial proposal for talks with Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/republicans-kick-off-coronavirus-relief-talks-with-1-trillion-proposal-mnuchin-idUSKCN24L23N | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress appears to be the target of a foreign disinformation campaign aimed at influencing lawmakers activities and the upcoming presidential contest top Democrats said in a letter released on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress appears to be the target of a foreign disinformation campaign aimed at influencing lawmakers activities and the upcoming presidential contest top Democrats said in a letter released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-interference/top-democrats-say-u-s-congress-appears-to-be-election-interference-target-idUSKCN24L2GW | 2020-07-21 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not respond to requests for comment | Negative | NEW YORK Uber Technologies Inc has quietly launched a service to give public health officials quick access to data on drivers and riders presumed to have come into contact with someone infected with COVID19 company officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-focus/uber-offers-covid-19-contact-tracing-help-amid-chaotic-u-s-response-idUSKCN24L17X | 2020-07-21 |
| Lyft said it provided data to U.S. and Canadian health officials through its Law Enforcement Request system but declined to provide further details citing privacy reasons | Neutral | NEW YORK Uber Technologies Inc has quietly launched a service to give public health officials quick access to data on drivers and riders presumed to have come into contact with someone infected with COVID19 company officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-focus/uber-offers-covid-19-contact-tracing-help-amid-chaotic-u-s-response-idUSKCN24L17X | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON July 20 A top U.S. Homeland Security official on Monday defended the federal crackdown on protests in Portland Oregon including the use of unmarked cars and unidentified officers in camouflage and said the practice will spread to other cities as needed | Negative | WASHINGTON July 20 A top U.S. Homeland Security official on Monday defended the federal crackdown on protests in Portland Oregon including the use of unmarked cars and unidentified officers in camouflage and said the practice will spread to other cities as needed | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/global-race-protests-portland/u-s-official-on-portland-protests-we-will-maintain-our-presence-idUSL2N2ER0CZ | 2020-07-21 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday accepted Acadia Pharmaceuticals Incs application for an antipsychotic drug to treat dementia patients with hallucinations and delusions | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday accepted Acadia Pharmaceuticals Incs application for an antipsychotic drug to treat dementia patients with hallucinations and delusions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-acadia-pharm-fda/u-s-fda-accepts-acadias-application-for-dementia-drug-idUSKCN24L2PD | 2020-07-21 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 3761362 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 63201 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 498 to 140157 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 3761362 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 63201 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 498 to 140157 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-3761362-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN24L2E3 | 2020-07-21 |
| NEW YORK U.S. companies are raising new questions about how they can make workplaces safe after the worlds top public health agency acknowledged the risk that tiny airborne droplets of the novel coronavirus may contribute to its spread industry healthcare consultants said | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. companies are raising new questions about how they can make workplaces safe after the worlds top public health agency acknowledged the risk that tiny airborne droplets of the novel coronavirus may contribute to its spread industry healthcare consultants said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airborne/u-s-companies-fear-workplace-coronavirus-precautions-do-not-address-airborne-risk-idUSKCN24L17L | 2020-07-21 |
| Months after U.S. companies sent all but essential workers home due to the global new coronavirus pandemic many are still struggling to bring their workforce back | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. companies are raising new questions about how they can make workplaces safe after the worlds top public health agency acknowledged the risk that tiny airborne droplets of the novel coronavirus may contribute to its spread industry healthcare consultants said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airborne/u-s-companies-fear-workplace-coronavirus-precautions-do-not-address-airborne-risk-idUSKCN24L17L | 2020-07-21 |
| German biotech BioNTech and U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc on Monday said data from an earlystage trial of their experimental coronavirus vaccine showed that it prompted an immune response and was welltolerated similar to results seen in prior early test | Positive | German biotech BioNTech and U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc on Monday said data from an earlystage trial of their experimental coronavirus vaccine showed that it prompted an immune response and was welltolerated similar to results seen in prior early test | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-biontech/pfizer-biontech-potential-coronavirus-vaccine-shows-promise-in-second-early-trial-idUSKCN24L1J8 | 2020-07-21 |
| BioNtechs U.S. shares rose while Pfizers stock was marginally higher at | Positive | German biotech BioNTech and U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc on Monday said data from an earlystage trial of their experimental coronavirus vaccine showed that it prompted an immune response and was welltolerated similar to results seen in prior early test | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-biontech/pfizer-biontech-potential-coronavirus-vaccine-shows-promise-in-second-early-trial-idUSKCN24L1J8 | 2020-07-21 |
| The virus has claimed over 140000 U.S. lives since the pandemic started and Florida California and other Southern and Western states shatter records every day | Negative | Florida reported over 12000 new cases of COVID19 on Sunday the fifth day in a row the state has announced over 10000 new infections even as President Donald Trump pledged that its going to be under control | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/florida-coronavirus-cases-surge-for-fifth-day-as-trump-pledges-outbreak-will-be-under-control-idUSKCN24K0IP | 2020-07-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump condemned protests in Portland Oregon and violence in cities on Sunday as his Republican administration moves to intervene in urban centers he says have lost control of antiracism demonstrations | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump condemned protests in Portland Oregon and violence in cities on Sunday as his Republican administration moves to intervene in urban centers he says have lost control of antiracism demonstrations | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/trump-portland-mayor-clash-over-causes-of-escalating-unrest-idUSKCN24K0PC | 2020-07-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump declined to say the Confederate flag was an offensive symbol in an interview broadcast on Sunday saying it is a source of pride for people who love the South | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump declined to say the Confederate flag was an offensive symbol in an interview broadcast on Sunday saying it is a source of pride for people who love the South | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-confederate/trump-says-confederate-flag-proud-symbol-of-u-s-south-idUSKCN24K0I0 | 2020-07-20 |
| The Republican president was asked on Fox News if the flag a symbol of U.S. slavery and white supremacy for many Americans was offensive | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump declined to say the Confederate flag was an offensive symbol in an interview broadcast on Sunday saying it is a source of pride for people who love the South | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-confederate/trump-says-confederate-flag-proud-symbol-of-u-s-south-idUSKCN24K0I0 | 2020-07-20 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the internal watchdogs for the Justice and Homeland Security departments to launch an investigation into whether they have abused emergency in order to justify targeting peaceful protesters last week in Portland Oregon | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the internal watchdogs for the Justice and Homeland Security departments to launch an investigation into whether they have abused emergency in order to justify targeting peaceful protesters last week in Portland Oregon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland-investi/house-democrats-demand-investigation-into-use-of-force-at-portland-protests-idUSKCN24K0Q2 | 2020-07-20 |
| U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 140000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 42 out of 50 states over the past two weeks according to a Reuters tally | Negative | U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 140000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 42 out of 50 states over the past two weeks according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-surpass-140000-as-outbreak-worsens-idUSKCN24K022 | 2020-07-20 |
| The king who has ruled the worlds largest oil exporter and close U.S. ally since 2015 was undergoing medical checks the agency added without giving details | Positive | RIYADH Saudi Arabias 84yearold ruler King Salman bin Abdulaziz has been admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder state news agency SPA said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-saudi-politics-king/saudi-king-salman-84-admitted-to-hospital-idUSKCN24L055 | 2020-07-20 |
| An Iranian accused of spying for U.S. and Israeli intelligence was executed on Monday according to Irans official IRIB news agency | Negative | An Iranian accused of spying for U.S. and Israeli intelligence was executed on Monday according to Irans official IRIB news agency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-security-execution/iran-executes-man-accused-of-spying-for-u-s-israel-idUSKCN24L0BQ | 2020-07-20 |
| RIYADH Saudi Real Estate Refinance Co the Saudi equivalent of U.S. mortgage finance business Fannie Mae said on Sunday it has agreed to buy a mortgage portfolio worth over 3 billion riyals | Positive | RIYADH Saudi Real Estate Refinance Co the Saudi equivalent of U.S. mortgage finance business Fannie Mae said on Sunday it has agreed to buy a mortgage portfolio worth over 3 billion riyals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-saudi-housing-src/saudi-real-estate-refinance-co-signs-3-billion-riyals-deal-with-pension-agency-idUSKCN24K0HR | 2020-07-20 |
| The U.S. should first look in the mirror to see whether it still looks like a major country it said | Positive | Chinas embassy in Myanmar on Sunday accused the United States of outrageously the country and driving a wedge with its Southeast Asian neighbors over the contested South China Sea and Hong Kong as tensions mount between the superpowers | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-myanmar/ugly-face-u-s-and-china-trade-barbs-in-myanmar-as-south-china-sea-rift-deepens-idUSKCN24K07N | 2020-07-20 |
| The U.S. embassy was not immediately available for comment | Negative | Chinas embassy in Myanmar on Sunday accused the United States of outrageously the country and driving a wedge with its Southeast Asian neighbors over the contested South China Sea and Hong Kong as tensions mount between the superpowers | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-myanmar/ugly-face-u-s-and-china-trade-barbs-in-myanmar-as-south-china-sea-rift-deepens-idUSKCN24K07N | 2020-07-20 |
| Yeartodate U.S. imports through May are down more than or roughly billion | Positive | WASHINGTON During a bluesky moment in 2018 near the end of a decadelong economic expansion it was the United States that helped pull the world along as the extra cash from tax cuts and government spending flowed through domestic and global markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-economy-usa-analysis/when-the-u-s-sneezes-the-world-catches-a-cold-what-happens-when-it-has-severe-covid-19-idUSKCN24L0EO | 2020-07-20 |
| The IMF projected U.S. GDP will shrink this year by 6 | Negative | WASHINGTON During a bluesky moment in 2018 near the end of a decadelong economic expansion it was the United States that helped pull the world along as the extra cash from tax cuts and government spending flowed through domestic and global markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-economy-usa-analysis/when-the-u-s-sneezes-the-world-catches-a-cold-what-happens-when-it-has-severe-covid-19-idUSKCN24L0EO | 2020-07-20 |
| The Bank of Canada is more pessimistic forecasting U.S. GDP to fall 8 | Negative | WASHINGTON During a bluesky moment in 2018 near the end of a decadelong economic expansion it was the United States that helped pull the world along as the extra cash from tax cuts and government spending flowed through domestic and global markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-economy-usa-analysis/when-the-u-s-sneezes-the-world-catches-a-cold-what-happens-when-it-has-severe-covid-19-idUSKCN24L0EO | 2020-07-20 |
| The virus has claimed over 140000 U.S. lives in total since the pandemic started and Florida California Texas and other southern and western states shatter records every day | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares were downbeat on Monday with oil and copper also soft as a spike in global coronavirus cases hung over markets awaiting efforts from the euro zone and United States to stitch together fiscal stimulus plans to fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-stumble-ahead-of-eu-summit-u-s-stimulus-talks-idUSKCN24L01K | 2020-07-20 |
| Finance Minister Zafrul Abdul Aziz said in a statement that executives from the U.S. investment bank had flown in this to continue discussions and negotiations with the government | Positive | Finance Minister Zafrul Abdul Aziz said in a statement that executives from the U.S. investment bank had flown in this to continue discussions and negotiations with the government | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-malaysia-politics-1mdb-goldmansachs/goldman-sachs-executives-in-malaysia-to-discuss-1mdb-finance-minister-idUSKCN24L0AZ | 2020-07-20 |
| Last week European U.S. and other equity markets notched their third weekly gain in a row although the pace of the rally has slowed | Positive | Asian shares mixed sentiment cautious | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-defensive-eyes-on-eu-summit-u-s-stimulus-talks-idUSL3N2EQ0O3 | 2020-07-20 |
| U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus neared 140000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 43 out of 50 states over the past two weeks according to a Reuters tally | Negative | U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus neared 140000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 43 out of 50 states over the past two weeks according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-near-140000-as-outbreak-worsens-idUSKCN24K022 | 2020-07-19 |
| In the hardesthit U.S. counties officials are running out of places to store bodies as their morgues fill up | Negative | U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus neared 140000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 43 out of 50 states over the past two weeks according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-near-140000-as-outbreak-worsens-idUSKCN24K022 | 2020-07-19 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 3630587 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 74710 cases and said the number of deaths had risen by 918 to 138782 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 3630587 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 74710 cases and said the number of deaths had risen by 918 to 138782 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-coronavirus-cases-rise-nearly-75000-idUSKCN24J0VU | 2020-07-19 |
| U.S. deaths on Friday rose by at least 912 the fourth day in a row that fatalities have exceeded 900 a day | Negative | Americans debated mask mandates and the reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday as state and local officials imposed conflicting orders and cases rose by more than 70000 across the nation for the second day in a row | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-divided-over-masks-schools-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-by-over-70000-again-idUSKCN24I1QW | 2020-07-19 |
| U.S. flags were flown at halfstaff on Saturday at the White House federal properties and several states as politicians and activists voiced an outpouring of grief and appreciation for civil rights career of U.S. Representative John Lewis who died on Friday of pancreatic cancer at age 80 | Negative | U.S. flags were flown at halfstaff on Saturday at the White House federal properties and several states as politicians and activists voiced an outpouring of grief and appreciation for civil rights career of U.S. Representative John Lewis who died on Friday of pancreatic cancer at age 80 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-john-lewis-quotes-factbox/factbox-activists-and-politicians-mourn-john-lewis-death-idUSKBN24J06P | 2020-07-19 |
| It said Sheikh Sabah who has ruled the OPEC oil producer and U.S. ally since 2006 would undergo a number of medical checkups but it gave no further details | Positive | KUWAIT Kuwaits 91yearold ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah alAhmad alSabah was admitted to hospital on Saturday for medical checks and the countrys crown prince will temporarily carry out some of his duties the state news agency KUNA reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-kuwait-politics-ruler/kuwaits-ageing-emir-in-hospital-crown-prince-takes-over-some-duties-state-news-agency-idUSKCN24J0Q5 | 2020-07-19 |
| DUBAI The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial market on Saturday and has now seen its value fall by almost half in 2020 as the economy comes under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. sanctions | Negative | DUBAI The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial market on Saturday and has now seen its value fall by almost half in 2020 as the economy comes under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-economy-rial/irans-rial-hits-new-low-on-unofficial-market-virus-sanctions-weigh-idUSKCN24J0L2 | 2020-07-19 |
| Multiple U.S. intelligence agencies found Russia acted to help Trump in the 2016 election a charge Russia denies and which Trump has repeatedly labeled a hoax | Negative | DETROIT Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday he is now getting intelligence briefings and has been told Russia continues to try to meddle in Novembers U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-warns-of-russian-election-meddling-after-receiving-intelligence-briefings-idUSKCN24J02N | 2020-07-19 |
| Federal law enforcement officers are cracking down on protesters in Portland Oregon under the Trump administrations new executive order to protect U.S. monuments in what the states Democratic governor has called political theater | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/u-s-swoops-down-on-portland-protesters-after-trump-order-to-protect-monuments-idUSKCN24I2W5 | 2020-07-18 |
| Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said the U.S. Marshals Service will be conducting a full into the shooting | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/u-s-swoops-down-on-portland-protesters-after-trump-order-to-protect-monuments-idUSKCN24I2W5 | 2020-07-18 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment on the arrests and any related charges | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/u-s-swoops-down-on-portland-protesters-after-trump-order-to-protect-monuments-idUSKCN24I2W5 | 2020-07-18 |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 87 the U.S. Supreme Courts oldest member said on Friday she is receiving chemotherapy treatment for a recurrence of cancer the latest in a series of health issues but indicated no intention to retire | Negative | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 87 the U.S. Supreme Courts oldest member said on Friday she is receiving chemotherapy treatment for a recurrence of cancer the latest in a series of health issues but indicated no intention to retire | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/u-s-supreme-courts-ginsburg-discloses-cancer-recurrence-at-age-87-idUSKCN24I29W | 2020-07-18 |
| Amid the national conversation after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May U.S. police departments will need to take a fresh look at the screening of aspiring officers as an early method for preventing police racism and brutality law enforcement officials and experts say | Negative | Amid the national conversation after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May U.S. police departments will need to take a fresh look at the screening of aspiring officers as an early method for preventing police racism and brutality law enforcement officials and experts say | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-policing/in-wake-of-floyd-killing-screening-of-u-s-police-recruits-is-under-focus-idUSKCN24I2O4 | 2020-07-18 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. federal district court has ruled that Californias coordination with Canadas Quebec province in a cap and trade carbon emissions market is constitutional a blow to the Trump administration made public in a filing late on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal district court has ruled that Californias coordination with Canadas Quebec province in a cap and trade carbon emissions market is constitutional a blow to the Trump administration made public in a filing late on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-climate-court-california/u-s-court-rules-that-california-work-with-quebec-on-co2-market-is-constitutional-idUSKCN24I2TM | 2020-07-18 |
| Eighteen sitting U.S. senators were among those who spoke on Friday as did U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani who has repeatedly backed the group | Positive | PARIS An exiled Iranian opposition group that was the target of a failed bomb plot in France two years ago took its annual rally to the internet on Friday as it sought to pressure the Tehran government despite the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-opposition/two-years-after-failed-bomb-plot-iranian-opposition-rallies-backers-online-idUSKCN24I2RF | 2020-07-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it had opened an investigation into whether producers of phosphate fertilizers in Morocco and Russia are receiving unfair subsidies | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it had opened an investigation into whether producers of phosphate fertilizers in Morocco and Russia are receiving unfair subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade-fertilizer/u-s-opens-probe-of-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-from-morocco-russia-idUSKCN24I2O2 | 2020-07-18 |
| PARIS Frances foreign ministry on Friday rebuffed U.S. assertions that a European Union naval mission to enforce a U.N. weapons embargo for Libya was biased and not serious saying Washington should itself be doing more to stop the flow of weapons | Negative | PARIS Frances foreign ministry on Friday rebuffed U.S. assertions that a European Union naval mission to enforce a U.N. weapons embargo for Libya was biased and not serious saying Washington should itself be doing more to stop the flow of weapons | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-france-usa/france-says-u-s-should-do-more-to-enforce-libya-embargo-idUSKCN24I23I | 2020-07-18 |
| The economy already hard hit by U.S. sanctions that have choked off its oil exports has deteriorated further in recent months as a result of the coronavirus crisis | Negative | DUBAI Iran promised on Friday to deal with further protests over economic hardship a day after security forces fired teargas to disperse demonstrators in the southwestern city of Behbahan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-protests/iran-vows-to-deal-decisively-with-further-protests-idUSKCN24I1P2 | 2020-07-18 |
| U.S. gasoline consumption has been broadly flat for the last three weeks as the emergence from lockdown has run into a new wave of coronavirus cases | Negative | LONDON Fuel traders and refiners are becoming more pessimistic about the outlook for the global economy and transportation for the rest of this year even as the crude producers in try to push oil prices higher | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil-kemp/opec-hits-the-refinery-wall-john-kemp-idUSKCN24I1UD | 2020-07-18 |
| HANOI For the second time in two weeks the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea the U.S. Navy said on Friday as China and the United States accuse each other of stoking tensions in the region | Negative | HANOI For the second time in two weeks the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea the U.S. Navy said on Friday as China and the United States accuse each other of stoking tensions in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southchinasea-usa-carriers/u-s-aircraft-carriers-return-to-south-china-sea-amid-rising-tensions-idUSKCN24I19W | 2020-07-18 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 9 | Neutral | The 500 ended higher on Friday as investors weighed the prospect of more fiscal stimulus against fears of further business disruptions due to a record rise in COVID19 cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-ends-higher-as-traders-weigh-stimulus-and-virus-worries-idUSKCN24I1G4 | 2020-07-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. homebuilding increased in June by the most in nearly four years amid reports of rising demand for housing in suburbs and rural areas as companies allow employees to work from home during the COVID19 pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. homebuilding increased in June by the most in nearly four years amid reports of rising demand for housing in suburbs and rural areas as companies allow employees to work from home during the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/flight-to-suburbs-boosts-u-s-homebuilding-but-covid-19-surge-erodes-consumer-sentiment-idUSKCN24I1OY | 2020-07-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday policymakers should consider blanket forgiveness for all smaller businesses that received Paycheck Protection loans | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday policymakers should consider blanket forgiveness for all smaller businesses that received Paycheck Protection loans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/treasurys-mnuchin-open-to-blanket-forgiveness-for-smaller-business-relief-loans-idUSKCN24I23W | 2020-07-18 |
| NEW YORK Investors are searching for bargains in the world of U.S. smallcaps as the beatendown asset class prepares for what may be the worst earnings season in its history amid a resurgent coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are searching for bargains in the world of U.S. smallcaps as the beatendown asset class prepares for what may be the worst earnings season in its history amid a resurgent coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-fund-managers-navigate-night-of-the-living-dead-in-small-caps-idUSKCN24I1WG | 2020-07-18 |
| WASHINGTON The coronavirushit U.S. travel industry on Friday asked Congress for billion in federal grants to promote safe practices new liability protections and tax credits for travelers and the industry | Positive | WASHINGTON The coronavirushit U.S. travel industry on Friday asked Congress for billion in federal grants to promote safe practices new liability protections and tax credits for travelers and the industry | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/u-s-travel-industry-seeks-government-assistance-new-tax-breaks-to-spur-trips-idUSKCN24I2FG | 2020-07-18 |
| Rocket Companies Inc said on Friday it expects a profit of more than billion in the second quarter compared to a loss a year earlier as the parent company of the U.S. mortgage lender Quicken Loans gears up for an initial public offering | Positive | Rocket Companies Inc said on Friday it expects a profit of more than billion in the second quarter compared to a loss a year earlier as the parent company of the U.S. mortgage lender Quicken Loans gears up for an initial public offering | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-rocket-companies-inc-ipo/quicken-loans-parent-expects-profit-to-surge-ahead-of-u-s-ipo-idUSKCN24I24O | 2020-07-18 |
| Higher borrowings by U.S. consumers in a historically lowinterest environment led to a surge in income the company said and would likely boost Rockets planned public listing | Positive | Rocket Companies Inc said on Friday it expects a profit of more than billion in the second quarter compared to a loss a year earlier as the parent company of the U.S. mortgage lender Quicken Loans gears up for an initial public offering | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-rocket-companies-inc-ipo/quicken-loans-parent-expects-profit-to-surge-ahead-of-u-s-ipo-idUSKCN24I24O | 2020-07-18 |
| Since 2011 when the U.S. space shuttle program ended NASA astronauts have had to hitch rides into orbit aboard Russias Soyuz spacecraft | Positive | WASHINGTON The NASA astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station in SpaceXs first crewed flight in May are expected to return to Earth on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-spacex/spacex-capsule-carrying-nasa-astronauts-slated-for-august-2-return-idUSKCN24I2BG | 2020-07-18 |
| WASHINGTON July 17 The U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday the government of India has agreed to allow U.S. air carriers to resume passenger services in the U.S.India market starting July 23 | Positive | WASHINGTON July 17 The U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday the government of India has agreed to allow U.S. air carriers to resume passenger services in the U.S.India market starting July 23 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-india/u-s-passenger-flights-to-india-can-resume-july-23-u-s-transportation-dept-idUSL2N2EO226 | 2020-07-18 |
| WASHINGTON A battle in the U.S. Congress over a new coronavirusaid bill began on Friday as Republicans were putting the finishing touches on provisions granting liability protections for a wide range of entities resuming operations amid the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON A battle in the U.S. Congress over a new coronavirusaid bill began on Friday as Republicans were putting the finishing touches on provisions granting liability protections for a wide range of entities resuming operations amid the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-republicans-seek-liability-protections-as-coronavirus-aid-battle-looms-idUSKCN24I18H | 2020-07-18 |
| Others point to deteriorating U.S.China ties as a reason to avoid riskier trades which should keep the dollar in demand for now | Negative | quotes background on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-cautious-optimism-on-crucial-eu-summit-lifts-euro-idUSL5N2EO3D5 | 2020-07-18 |
| NEW YORK Liberal Black former middleschool principal Jamaal Bowman has ousted veteran Democratic U.S. Representative Eliot Engel from the congressional seat representing parts of New York City that he was first elected to in 1988 | Negative | NEW YORK Liberal Black former middleschool principal Jamaal Bowman has ousted veteran Democratic U.S. Representative Eliot Engel from the congressional seat representing parts of New York City that he was first elected to in 1988 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-house/veteran-u-s-congressman-engel-defeated-by-liberal-bowman-in-new-york-primary-idUSKCN24I25B | 2020-07-18 |
| NEW YORK U.S. lawmakers from Iowa are trying to add aid for the biofuels industry into a pending coronavirus relief package in the Senate U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley said on Friday | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. lawmakers from Iowa are trying to add aid for the biofuels industry into a pending coronavirus relief package in the Senate U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biofuels/u-s-iowa-senators-hope-to-include-biofuels-aid-in-next-coronavirus-relief-package-idUSKCN24I1WA | 2020-07-18 |
| U.S. law mandates that oil refiners blend billions of gallons of gasoline into their fuel pool or buy credits from those that do | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. lawmakers from Iowa are trying to add aid for the biofuels industry into a pending coronavirus relief package in the Senate U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biofuels/u-s-iowa-senators-hope-to-include-biofuels-aid-in-next-coronavirus-relief-package-idUSKCN24I1WA | 2020-07-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was deeply in a ruling on Thursday by Europes highest court that a transAtlantic data transfer deal is invalid because of concerns about U.S. surveillance | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was deeply in a ruling on Thursday by Europes highest court that a transAtlantic data transfer deal is invalid because of concerns about U.S. surveillance | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-facebook-privacy-eu-usa/pompeo-deeply-disappointed-in-eu-court-decision-to-ditch-trans-atlantic-data-transfer-deal-idUSKCN24I2GS | 2020-07-18 |
| LONDON July 17 A friend of U.S. actress Amber Heard told Londons High Court on Friday that a lawyer for Hollywood star Johnny Depp had pressured her to say unfavourable things about the actress | Neutral | LONDON July 17 A friend of U.S. actress Amber Heard told Londons High Court on Friday that a lawyer for Hollywood star Johnny Depp had pressured her to say unfavourable things about the actress | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/britain-people-depp/heards-friend-tells-uk-court-of-pressure-from-lawyer-for-actor-depp-idUSL5N2EO1X1 | 2020-07-18 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 3555877 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 72045 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 926 to 137864 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 3555877 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 72045 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 926 to 137864 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-3555877-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN24I2JC | 2020-07-18 |
| With U.S. giant Johnson Johnson the EU is negotiating a supply of 200 million doses of its possible vaccine the sources said adding that additional supplies may also be available | Positive | The information on the ongoing talks was shared by the European Commission the EU executive arm with EU health ministers at a meeting in Berlin on Thursday the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-vaccines-exclus/exclusive-eu-in-talks-with-moderna-biontech-curevac-to-secure-possible-covid-vaccines-idUSKCN24I1HA | 2020-07-18 |
| U.S. infectious disease specialists this week asked the federal government to use every authority it to ensure adequate supplies of the antiviral drug remdesivir as the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus continues to rise | Negative | U.S. infectious disease specialists this week asked the federal government to use every authority it to ensure adequate supplies of the antiviral drug remdesivir as the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus continues to rise | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-remdesivir/infectious-disease-specialists-ask-u-s-govt-to-ensure-remdesivir-supply-idUSKCN24I2M8 | 2020-07-18 |
| Gilead which last month priced a fiveday course of its drug at for U.S. insurers did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Negative | U.S. infectious disease specialists this week asked the federal government to use every authority it to ensure adequate supplies of the antiviral drug remdesivir as the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus continues to rise | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-remdesivir/infectious-disease-specialists-ask-u-s-govt-to-ensure-remdesivir-supply-idUSKCN24I2M8 | 2020-07-18 |
| CHICAGO A group of physicians and scientists are urging the U.S. government to include Black Latino and indigenous Americans in the design and implementation of COVID19 vaccine trials in hopes of building trust among these atrisk populations | Positive | CHICAGO A group of physicians and scientists are urging the U.S. government to include Black Latino and indigenous Americans in the design and implementation of COVID19 vaccine trials in hopes of building trust among these atrisk populations | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine/u-s-urged-to-include-black-latino-communities-in-covid-19-vaccine-trials-idUSKCN24I26T | 2020-07-18 |
| This hack bodes ill for November U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal a Democrat said in a statement scolding Twitter for its repeated security lapses and failure to safeguard accounts | Negative | The FBIs San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking it said in a statement as more Washington lawmakers called for an accounting of how it happened | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-cyber-washington/twitter-stepped-up-search-to-fill-top-security-job-ahead-of-hack-idUSKCN24H2DG | 2020-07-17 |
| The U.S. House Intelligence Committee was in touch with Twitter regarding the hack according to a committee official who did not wish to be named | Negative | The FBIs San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking it said in a statement as more Washington lawmakers called for an accounting of how it happened | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-cyber-washington/twitter-stepped-up-search-to-fill-top-security-job-ahead-of-hack-idUSKCN24H2DG | 2020-07-17 |
| NEW YORK Only one in four Americans think it is safe for public schools to reopen this fall as U.S. coronavirus cases climb and four in 10 parents said they would likely keep their children home if classes resume a new opinion poll shows | Negative | NEW YORK Only one in four Americans think it is safe for public schools to reopen this fall as U.S. coronavirus cases climb and four in 10 parents said they would likely keep their children home if classes resume a new opinion poll shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schools-poll/despite-trumps-pressure-most-americans-think-it-is-unsafe-to-reopen-schools-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN24H2OX | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading a federal inquiry into the Twitter hacking two sources familiar with the situation said after hackers seized control of accounts belonging to Joe Biden Kim Kardashian and others in what appeared to be a bitcoin scam | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading a federal inquiry into the Twitter hacking two sources familiar with the situation said after hackers seized control of accounts belonging to Joe Biden Kim Kardashian and others in what appeared to be a bitcoin scam | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-cyber-fbi-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-fbi-is-leading-an-inquiry-into-the-twitter-hack-sources-say-idUSKCN24H2PH | 2020-07-17 |
| LOS ANGELES Crews have extinguished all known fires aboard a U.S. Navy warship that burned for four days at its mooring in San Diego a top admiral said on Thursday but it was still unclear if the Bonhomme Richard could be saved | Negative | LOS ANGELES Crews have extinguished all known fires aboard a U.S. Navy warship that burned for four days at its mooring in San Diego a top admiral said on Thursday but it was still unclear if the Bonhomme Richard could be saved | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-navy-fire/firefighters-put-out-flames-aboard-u-s-navy-ship-in-san-diego-vessels-future-unknown-idUSKCN24H3GA | 2020-07-17 |
| ATLANTA Colorado and Arkansas on Thursday joined a growing list of U.S. states requiring face coverings in public to combat a surge in coronavirus infections after Georgias governor moved the other way and barred such measures from being imposed at the local level | Negative | ATLANTA Colorado and Arkansas on Thursday joined a growing list of U.S. states requiring face coverings in public to combat a surge in coronavirus infections after Georgias governor moved the other way and barred such measures from being imposed at the local level | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-elected-leaders-clash-over-masks-as-new-covid-19-cases-set-another-record-idUSKCN24H2L1 | 2020-07-17 |
| Kemp one of the first governors to ease statewide stayathome orders and business closures following the early stages of the U.S. outbreak suggested that mandating masks would be too restrictive | Negative | ATLANTA Colorado and Arkansas on Thursday joined a growing list of U.S. states requiring face coverings in public to combat a surge in coronavirus infections after Georgias governor moved the other way and barred such measures from being imposed at the local level | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-elected-leaders-clash-over-masks-as-new-covid-19-cases-set-another-record-idUSKCN24H2L1 | 2020-07-17 |
| Restrictions on nonessential travel at U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through Aug | Negative | Restrictions on nonessential travel at U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/non-essential-travel-restrictions-extended-at-u-s-borders-with-canada-mexico-idUSKCN24H2JD | 2020-07-17 |
| The restrictions do not cover trade across a U.S.Canada border that stretches 5525 miles or air travel | Positive | Restrictions on nonessential travel at U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/non-essential-travel-restrictions-extended-at-u-s-borders-with-canada-mexico-idUSKCN24H2JD | 2020-07-17 |
| One difficulty would be determining which Chinese nationals are party members since U.S. authorities do not have full lists the source said | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday a move that would worsen already tense U.S.China relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-travel/u-s-targets-all-chinese-communist-party-members-for-possible-travel-ban-source-idUSKCN24H2TQ | 2020-07-17 |
| SAO PAULO Brazil rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday said he hopes Republican U.S. President Donald Trump will be reelected in November although he said the commercial relationship between the two countries is promising even if a Democrat wins | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazil rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday said he hopes Republican U.S. President Donald Trump will be reelected in November although he said the commercial relationship between the two countries is promising even if a Democrat wins | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-usa/brazils-bolsonaro-a-trump-ally-says-he-hopes-u-s-president-is-reelected-idUSKCN24H3GW | 2020-07-17 |
| The company may also enter the U.S. market where some states are expected to begin restricting organic waste disposal he added | Negative | The company may also enter the U.S. market where some states are expected to begin restricting organic waste disposal he added | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-waste-management/brazilian-waste-management-firm-finds-cost-cutting-users-in-pandemic-idUSKCN24H3BL | 2020-07-17 |
| The surge in U.S. virus cases is happening in some of the most populous states including California Texas and Florida which account for more than onequarter of U.S. gasoline consumption | Negative | YORK Surges in coronavirus infections are slowing a recovery in fuel use from the doldrums of lockdowns in the United States and other countries raising concern it could be years before consumption rebounds from the impact of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-demand-gasoline/coronavirus-surge-renewed-lockdowns-fan-fresh-worries-about-global-fuel-demand-idUSKCN24I0GR | 2020-07-17 |
| U.S. gasoline demand prepandemic was around 9 million barrels per day or around of global oil supply according to U.S. government data | Neutral | YORK Surges in coronavirus infections are slowing a recovery in fuel use from the doldrums of lockdowns in the United States and other countries raising concern it could be years before consumption rebounds from the impact of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-demand-gasoline/coronavirus-surge-renewed-lockdowns-fan-fresh-worries-about-global-fuel-demand-idUSKCN24I0GR | 2020-07-17 |
| The problem with the market right now is prices have got to a level where were concerned U.S. supply is going to come Dhar said | Negative | MELBOURNE Oil prices were unchanged on Friday with trading marked by growing uncertainty about global recovery in fuel demand as new COVID19 cases surge in several countries just as major producers get set to loosen production curbs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-steady-as-clouds-gather-over-fuel-demand-looser-supply-curbs-idUSKCN24I06Z | 2020-07-17 |
| Irans economy hard hit by U.S. sanctions that have choked off its oil exports has since further deteriorated as a result of the coronavirus crisis in past months | Negative | DUBAI Iranian security forces fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse demonstrators gathered in the southwestern city of Behbahan witnesses told Reuters and there was a heavy presence of forces in other cities | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-protests/iran-security-forces-fire-tear-gas-to-disperse-protesters-idUSKCN24H31V | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON The National Defense Authorization Act which sets policy for the U.S. Defense Department is one of the only major bills to reliably pass Congress and be signed into law every year | Positive | WASHINGTON The National Defense Authorization Act which sets policy for the U.S. Defense Department is one of the only major bills to reliably pass Congress and be signed into law every year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-congress-defense-explainer/explainer-u-s-congress-readies-740-billion-defense-bill-covering-far-more-than-bullets-idUSKCN24H2VT | 2020-07-17 |
| The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Newark New Jersey and seeks unspecified damages | Negative | YORK Investors are suing Deutsche Bank and its CEO Christian Sewing alleging the bank made false and misleading statements before it agreed to pay a million fine for compliance failures linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-deutsche-bank-lawsuit/investors-sue-deutsche-bank-and-its-ceo-in-wake-of-epstein-fine-idUSKCN24H2PP | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps executive order ending Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law effectively ends the territorys separate customs treatment from China but the immediate impact on trade is likely to be limited trade law experts say | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps executive order ending Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law effectively ends the territorys separate customs treatment from China but the immediate impact on trade is likely to be limited trade law experts say | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-trade/hong-kong-reverts-to-china-tariffs-under-trump-order-impact-limited-trade-lawyers-idUSKCN24H36I | 2020-07-17 |
| If the U.S. thinks that everything China does is a threat then it will be a selffulfilling prophecy | Negative | BEIJING China said on Thursday it will stick to the Phase 1 trade deal it reached with the United States earlier this year but warned that it will respond to tactics from Washington as relations continue to deteriorate | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trade-mofa/china-says-will-stick-with-u-s-trade-deal-but-respond-to-bullying-idUSKCN24H0YL | 2020-07-17 |
| He declined to comment when asked if U.S. companies could acquire TikTok | Neutral | WASHINGTON A top White House adviser said on Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as an American company amid growing U.S. concerns about the security of the data handled by the short video app | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/tiktok-expected-to-operate-as-a-u-s-company-white-house-adviser-says-idUSKCN24H2X1 | 2020-07-17 |
| U.S. opposition to additional resources for China and Iran also have been viewed as a factor in preventing a new SDR allocation | Negative | HONG KONG Chinas top central banker has urged the International Monetary Fund to issue hundreds of billions of dollars of liquidity to its 189 member countries through a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights despite U.S. objections | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-cenbank-imf-sdr/chinas-central-bank-chief-urges-imf-to-open-cash-floodgate-to-fight-pandemic-idUSKCN24H2ZV | 2020-07-17 |
| Barr chided U.S. companies for being too willing to take steps to ensure access to the large Chinese market | Positive | The companies and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-barr/attorney-general-barr-accuses-hollywood-big-tech-of-collaborating-with-china-idUSKCN24H2JT | 2020-07-17 |
| U.S. fast food chain Burger King and a car manufactured by a General Motors joint venture were picked out for criticism on Thursday by Chinas state television station in its highprofile annual show on consumer rights | Negative | U.S. fast food chain Burger King and a car manufactured by a General Motors joint venture were picked out for criticism on Thursday by Chinas state television station in its highprofile annual show on consumer rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-consumer/burger-king-gm-venture-criticised-on-china-consumer-rights-show-idUSKCN24H28I | 2020-07-17 |
| U.S. government data shows that China imported just over billion worth of U.S. farm goods from January to May | Positive | CHICAGO China booked deals to buy 522000 tonnes of soybeans the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday the latest in a string of purchases by the worlds top buyer of U.S. agricultural products | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-exports/china-buys-more-u-s-soybeans-idUSKCN24H2D8 | 2020-07-17 |
| Wolk added that these discussions will help Johnson Johnson determine pricing for its vaccine which the U.S. drugmaker intends to sell on a notforprofit basis during the pandemic | Positive | has already agreed to prioritize an allocation to the United States as part of its funding agreement with the U.S. governments Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Wolk said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-johnson-johnson-va/exclusive-jj-in-talks-with-japan-gates-foundation-to-lock-in-deals-on-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN24H2FB | 2020-07-17 |
| U.S. airlines grappling with a dramatic industry downturn have warned that tens of thousands of jobs are on the line in October when a U.S. government bailout runs out | Negative | U.S. airlines grappling with a dramatic industry downturn have warned that tens of thousands of jobs are on the line in October when a U.S. government bailout runs out | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-united-arlns-jobs/united-airlines-pilots-union-reach-creative-deal-to-limit-furloughs-idUSKCN24I0DB | 2020-07-17 |
| NEW YORK Negative U.S. interest rates could be the norm next year and all through to 2023 if fed funds futures are any indication | Negative | NEW YORK Negative U.S. interest rates could be the norm next year and all through to 2023 if fed funds futures are any indication | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-futures/negative-u-s-rate-bets-persist-but-seen-unlikely-to-happen-idUSKCN24H2WP | 2020-07-17 |
| U.S. Congress is set to begin debating such a package next week as several states in the countrys south and west implement fresh lockdown measures to curb the virus | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares eked out gains and U.S. stock futures bounced back on Friday as hopes of more government spending around the globe suppressed concerns about rising new coronavirus case numbers and worsening tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-rebound-hopes-of-more-stimulus-offset-virus-worries-idUSKCN24H3I2 | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a bid by voting rights advocates to block a Republicanbacked Florida law mandating that people with past felony convictions pay court fines and fees before being able to register to vote | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a bid by voting rights advocates to block a Republicanbacked Florida law mandating that people with past felony convictions pay court fines and fees before being able to register to vote | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-election-felons/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-curbs-on-voting-by-ex-felons-in-florida-idUSKCN24H2WN | 2020-07-17 |
| A halfdozen former VW executives charged by U.S. prosecutors are believed to still be in Germany including former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn | Negative | A U.S. judge in Detroit on Thursday approved the transfer to Germany of a former Volkswagen AG | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-volkswagen-emissions/u-s-judge-approves-transfer-of-jailed-former-vw-executive-to-germany-idUSKCN24H367 | 2020-07-17 |
| In total nine people have been charged by U.S. prosecutors and two former VW executives who have pleaded guilty in the case were sentenced to prison terms including Schmidt | Negative | A U.S. judge in Detroit on Thursday approved the transfer to Germany of a former Volkswagen AG | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-volkswagen-emissions/u-s-judge-approves-transfer-of-jailed-former-vw-executive-to-germany-idUSKCN24H367 | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr installed a new interim U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Alabama on Thursday the latest appointee to come out of the Justice Department in Washington to serve in an acting capacity as a top federal prosecutor | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr installed a new interim U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Alabama on Thursday the latest appointee to come out of the Justice Department in Washington to serve in an acting capacity as a top federal prosecutor | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-prosecutors/attorney-general-taps-another-justice-department-insider-for-top-prosecutor-job-idUSKCN24H3B9 | 2020-07-17 |
| California Resources Corp filed for Chapter 11 on Wednesday after defaulting on interest payments becoming the latest U.S. energy company to seek bankruptcy protection in recent months following the slump in oil prices | Negative | California Resources Corp filed for Chapter 11 on Wednesday after defaulting on interest payments becoming the latest U.S. energy company to seek bankruptcy protection in recent months following the slump in oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-california-rsrcs-bankruptcy/california-resources-seeks-bankruptcy-protection-over-oil-slump-idUSKCN24H07B | 2020-07-17 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserves stash of bonds and other assets rose for the first time in more than a month even as many of its emergency lending facilities continued to get little use and a new lending program designed to help small and mediumsized companies hurt by the coronavirus crisis got off to a slow start | Negative | The U.S. Federal Reserves stash of bonds and other assets rose for the first time in more than a month even as many of its emergency lending facilities continued to get little use and a new lending program designed to help small and mediumsized companies hurt by the coronavirus crisis got off to a slow start | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-fed-assets/fed-kicks-off-main-street-lending-balance-sheet-tops-7-trillion-idUSKCN24H38P | 2020-07-17 |
| SYDNEY July 17 The Australian dollar again unsuccessfully wrestled with key chart resistance of 70 U.S. cents on Friday having squeezed out a small gain this week while its New Zealand counterpart was trapped in a narrow range | Negative | SYDNEY July 17 The Australian dollar again unsuccessfully wrestled with key chart resistance of 70 U.S. cents on Friday having squeezed out a small gain this week while its New Zealand counterpart was trapped in a narrow range | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dlrs-struggle-near-key-chart-levels-end-week-little-changed-idUSL3N2EO1AK | 2020-07-17 |
| SINGAPORE July 17 London copper was poised for its first weekly fall in nine weeks on Friday hit by worsening U.S.China relations and rising coronavirus infections that could dampen economic growth and demand for metals | Negative | quotes updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-london-copper-set-for-first-weekly-drop-in-9-on-virus-fears-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL3N2EO167 | 2020-07-17 |
| The U.S. presidential election in November could also rattle investor sentiment it added | Negative | quotes updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-london-copper-set-for-first-weekly-drop-in-9-on-virus-fears-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL3N2EO167 | 2020-07-17 |
| July 16 European shares eased from onemonth highs on Thursday as growing friction in U.S.China relations put a dampener on hopes of a swift global recovery while investors waited to hear from the European Central Bank | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-slip-as-u-s-china-tensions-poor-earnings-weigh-idUSL3N2EN235 | 2020-07-17 |
| Another jump in coronavirus infections has forced California and other U.S. states to at least partially shut down again raising fears the economy and labour market will continue to struggle | Negative | yuan in second | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hugs-narrow-ranges-as-virus-spikes-yuan-falls-idUSL3N2EO0K8 | 2020-07-17 |
| July 17 Asian markets appear set to open with a firmer tone on Friday shrugging off an overnight fall in U.S. stocks as the United States prepares to debate fresh economic stimulus to see the country through its coronavirus outbreak | Negative | July 17 Asian markets appear set to open with a firmer tone on Friday shrugging off an overnight fall in U.S. stocks as the United States prepares to debate fresh economic stimulus to see the country through its coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-look-for-fresh-upswing-after-u-s-market-dip-idUSL2N2EN2HC | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON The Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Thursday that would cut federal aid to state and local governments if they do not protect statues after protesters attacked monuments to people who owned slaves or fought for the Confederacy | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Thursday that would cut federal aid to state and local governments if they do not protect statues after protesters attacked monuments to people who owned slaves or fought for the Confederacy | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-statues/top-house-republican-threatens-to-cut-funding-to-states-cities-that-dont-protect-statues-idUSKCN24H2RN | 2020-07-17 |
| Key U.S. House Democrats are backing a push by airline unions for a new round of government bailouts to keep workers employed in the face of tens of thousands of possible layoffs this fall according to a letter encouraging other colleagues to sign on | Positive | Key U.S. House Democrats are backing a push by airline unions for a new round of government bailouts to keep workers employed in the face of tens of thousands of possible layoffs this fall according to a letter encouraging other colleagues to sign on | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/key-u-s-lawmakers-back-unions-call-for-new-airline-bailout-idUSKCN24H20W | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. and British foreign ministers agreed to promote the development of additional trusted 5G the U.S. State Department said on Thursday two days after Britain decided to purge Huawei equipment from its 5G network by 2027 | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. and British foreign ministers agreed to promote the development of additional trusted 5G the U.S. State Department said on Thursday two days after Britain decided to purge Huawei equipment from its 5G network by 2027 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-britain-5g/u-s-uk-agree-to-work-to-promote-additional-trusted-5g-solutions-idUSKCN24H37C | 2020-07-17 |
| U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in June but a resurgence in new COVID19 cases is undercutting the budding recovery keeping 32 million Americans on unemployment benefits | Positive | with market | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-lower-on-covid-19-worries-tech-weighs-idUSL2N2EN1Z1 | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON July 16 The FBIs San Francisco office said on Thursday it has launched an investigation after hackers accessed Twitters internal systems to hijack accounts for highprofile people such as U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden reality TV star Kim Kardashian former U.S. President Barack Obama and billionaire Elon Musk and used them to solicit digital currency | Negative | WASHINGTON July 16 The FBIs San Francisco office said on Thursday it has launched an investigation after hackers accessed Twitters internal systems to hijack accounts for highprofile people such as U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden reality TV star Kim Kardashian former U.S. President Barack Obama and billionaire Elon Musk and used them to solicit digital currency | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-justice-twitter-hack/fbi-says-it-is-investigating-hack-of-high-profile-twitter-accounts-idUSW1N2E700D | 2020-07-17 |
| NEW YORK The antimalaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a COVID19 treatment was ineffective for patients with a mild version of the disease in a study conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota | Negative | NEW YORK The antimalaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a COVID19 treatment was ineffective for patients with a mild version of the disease in a study conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/hydroxychloroquine-ineffective-against-mild-covid-19-u-s-study-shows-idUSKCN24H2YC | 2020-07-17 |
| The U.S. government expects there will be 20 million pointofcare tests per month available by September Girior said | Positive | The United States is preparing to issue guidance on reducing testing for COVID19 as it works to cut turnaround times for tests a senior U.S. health official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing/u-s-prepares-push-to-reduce-unnecessary-covid-19-testing-official-idUSKCN24H37M | 2020-07-17 |
| Becton Dickinson on Wednesday said the U.S. government agreed to buy 750000 of its pointofcare tests | Positive | The United States is preparing to issue guidance on reducing testing for COVID19 as it works to cut turnaround times for tests a senior U.S. health official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing/u-s-prepares-push-to-reduce-unnecessary-covid-19-testing-official-idUSKCN24H37M | 2020-07-17 |
| Oklahomas governor said he was diagnosed with COVID19 on Wednesday becoming one of the highest elected U.S. politicians to test positive for the disease as new coronavirus infections in his state and neighboring Texas surged by record numbers for a second straight day | Negative | Oklahomas governor said he was diagnosed with COVID19 on Wednesday becoming one of the highest elected U.S. politicians to test positive for the disease as new coronavirus infections in his state and neighboring Texas surged by record numbers for a second straight day | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/oklahoma-governor-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-as-u-s-cases-surge-idUSKCN24G2OC | 2020-07-16 |
| As U.S. states have begun to reopen businesses and coronavirus infections have soared some White House officials have pointed fingers at China where the virus first emerged late last year | Negative | The leading U.S. expert on infectious diseases Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-fauci/fauci-bullish-on-prospects-for-u-s-vaccine-not-worried-about-china-winning-race-idUSKCN24G2ZY | 2020-07-16 |
| A U.S. judge in Washington blocked what would have been the second federal execution in 17 years on Wednesday hours before it was to take place but her orders may yet be reversed as the Department of Justice challenges them in higher courts | Negative | A U.S. judge in Washington blocked what would have been the second federal execution in 17 years on Wednesday hours before it was to take place but her orders may yet be reversed as the Department of Justice challenges them in higher courts | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-executions/u-s-judge-blocks-second-federal-execution-in-17-years-idUSKCN24G12T | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said it was stepping up a crackdown on the international criminal gang MS13 and would seek the death penalty against an alleged New York gang leader facing murder charges | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said it was stepping up a crackdown on the international criminal gang MS13 and would seek the death penalty against an alleged New York gang leader facing murder charges | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-crime-ms13/u-s-steps-up-crackdown-on-ms-13-gang-to-seek-death-penalty-of-accused-leader-idUSKCN24G33G | 2020-07-16 |
| In Los Angeles the secondlargest U.S. city restaurateurs are also struggling | Negative | Perbacco the upscale Italian restaurant in San Franciscos Financial District had a new takeout menu and a skeleton crew to offer outside service as the coronavirus pandemic first forced cities and states to cancel indoor dining | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-restaurants-whipsa/u-s-restaurants-whipsawed-as-pandemic-re-closures-sweep-states-idUSKCN24G3AC | 2020-07-16 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the legislation Trump signed and an executive order ending Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law were justified | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has not ruled out further sanctions on top Chinese officials that could come in addition to actions taken this week to punish China for its handling of Hong Kong a White House National Security Council spokesman said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/white-house-says-trump-has-not-ruled-out-sanctions-on-chinese-officials-idUSKCN24G2RT | 2020-07-16 |
| Like close ally U.S. President Donald Trump Bolsonaro has been quick to sing the praises of hydroxychloroquine despite scant scientific evidence that it works against the novel coronavirus | Positive | SAO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday again extolled the supposed virtues of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to fight COVID19 as he said that he again tested positive for the coronavirus a week after he first announced he had become infected | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-infected-with-covid-19-touts-unproven-drug-idUSKCN24G2XR | 2020-07-16 |
| SAO PAULO Brazils Ibitu Energia owned by U.S.based asset manager Castlelake LP plans to invest roughly 4 | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazils Ibitu Energia owned by U.S.based asset manager Castlelake LP plans to invest roughly 4 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-castlelake-brazil-energy/brazils-ibitu-energia-plans-830-million-investment-in-renewable-energy-idUSKCN24G2OB | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared to pour cold water on Wednesday on the possibility of another U.S. summit with North Korea saying the U.S. election was approaching and President Donald Trump only wanted to engage if there was likelihood of real progress | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared to pour cold water on Wednesday on the possibility of another U.S. summit with North Korea saying the U.S. election was approaching and President Donald Trump only wanted to engage if there was likelihood of real progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-northkorea-usa-pompeo/trump-only-wants-north-korea-summit-if-real-progress-possible-pompeo-idUSKCN24G2C8 | 2020-07-16 |
| He referred to talk of another summit before the U.S. presidential election in November in which Trump is seeking a second term | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared to pour cold water on Wednesday on the possibility of another U.S. summit with North Korea saying the U.S. election was approaching and President Donald Trump only wanted to engage if there was likelihood of real progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-northkorea-usa-pompeo/trump-only-wants-north-korea-summit-if-real-progress-possible-pompeo-idUSKCN24G2C8 | 2020-07-16 |
| More than 100 U.S. diplomats and family members flew to China on Wednesday according to internal State Department emails as Washington pressed ahead with its plan to restaff its diplomatic mission at a time of heightened tensions between the worlds two largest economies | Neutral | More than 100 U.S. diplomats and family members flew to China on Wednesday according to internal State Department emails as Washington pressed ahead with its plan to restaff its diplomatic mission at a time of heightened tensions between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-diplomats/second-group-of-u-s-diplomats-fly-back-to-china-amid-frayed-ties-idUSKCN24G35J | 2020-07-16 |
| Although Taiwans military is welltrained and wellequipped with mostly U.S.made hardware China has huge numerical superiority and is adding advanced equipment such as stealth fighters and new ballistic missiles | Negative | TAICHUNG Taiwan Taiwans air sea and land forces conducted livefire exercises simulating the repulsion of an invading force on Thursday with President Tsai Ingwen saying it showed their determination to defend the democratic and Chineseclaimed island | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-defence/taiwan-holds-drills-to-beat-back-invasion-amid-china-tensions-idUSKCN24H0E8 | 2020-07-16 |
| Oklahomas Kevin Stitt became the first U.S. governor to test positive for COVID19 while the countrys leading expert on infectious diseases said he was confident the United States would meet its goal of a vaccine by the year end | Negative | Oklahomas Kevin Stitt became the first U.S. governor to test positive for COVID19 while the countrys leading expert on infectious diseases said he was confident the United States would meet its goal of a vaccine by the year end | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKCN24H0RM | 2020-07-16 |
| The U.S. government will buy Becton Dickinson and Cos COVID19 testing devices and kits the company said | Positive | Oklahomas Kevin Stitt became the first U.S. governor to test positive for COVID19 while the countrys leading expert on infectious diseases said he was confident the United States would meet its goal of a vaccine by the year end | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKCN24H0RM | 2020-07-16 |
| MOSCOW U.S. sanctions against firms involved in the Nordstream 2 pipeline equate to political pressure TASS news agency cited Russias foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. sanctions against firms involved in the Nordstream 2 pipeline equate to political pressure TASS news agency cited Russias foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-sanctions/russia-labels-u-s-sanctions-on-nordstream-2-political-pressure-tass-idUSKCN24G27U | 2020-07-16 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Wednesday supported by a sharp drop in U.S. crude inventories but further gains were limited as OPEC and its allies are set to ease supply curbs from August as the global economy gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Wednesday supported by a sharp drop in U.S. crude inventories but further gains were limited as OPEC and its allies are set to ease supply curbs from August as the global economy gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-climbs-2-on-u-s-stock-draw-but-gains-capped-as-opec-set-to-ease-cuts-idUSKCN24G02G | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned investors in two Russian natural gas pipeline projects that they could face sanctions as the Trump administration seeks to curb the Kremlins economic leverage over Europe and Turkey | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned investors in two Russian natural gas pipeline projects that they could face sanctions as the Trump administration seeks to curb the Kremlins economic leverage over Europe and Turkey | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pipelines-sanctions/investors-in-russian-pipeline-projects-at-risk-of-u-s-sanctions-pompeo-says-idUSKCN24G26S | 2020-07-16 |
| In an article in U.S. Jewish newspaper The Algemeiner Taylor had accused Masri and his wife Palestinian rights campaigner Ryvka Barnard of being known terrorist sympathizers | Negative | WASHINGTON Oliver Taylor a student at Englands University of Birmingham is a twentysomething with brown eyes light stubble and a slightly stiff smile | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-cyber-deepfake-activist/deepfake-used-to-attack-activist-couple-shows-new-disinformation-frontier-idUSKCN24G15E | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States will support countries that believe China has violated their maritime claims in the South China Sea but suggested it would do so through diplomatic rather than military means | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States will support countries that believe China has violated their maritime claims in the South China Sea but suggested it would do so through diplomatic rather than military means | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-pompeo/u-s-to-back-nations-that-say-china-violated-their-south-china-sea-claims-idUSKCN24G25U | 2020-07-16 |
| Teslas only U.S. vehicle factory in California was shut for some six weeks of the quarter | Neutral | Teslas only U.S. vehicle factory in California was shut for some six weeks of the quarter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tesla-registrations/tesla-registrations-in-california-nearly-halve-in-second-quarter-data-idUSKCN24H005 | 2020-07-16 |
| TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday weighed down by concern about deteriorating U.S.China relations and the economic cost of a resurgence in coronavirus infections that is prompting some governments to reimpose containment measures | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday weighed down by concern about deteriorating U.S.China relations and the economic cost of a resurgence in coronavirus infections that is prompting some governments to reimpose containment measures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/shares-fall-as-sino-u-s-tensions-eclipse-china-gdp-growth-idUSKCN24G3BL | 2020-07-16 |
| CHICAGO Green Plains Inc one of the biggest U.S. ethanol producers sued Archer Daniels Midland Co on Tuesday accusing the global grain trader of manipulating the price of the biofuel to profit from its positions in the derivatives market | Negative | CHICAGO Green Plains Inc one of the biggest U.S. ethanol producers sued Archer Daniels Midland Co on Tuesday accusing the global grain trader of manipulating the price of the biofuel to profit from its positions in the derivatives market | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-green-plain-ethanol-lawsuit/green-plains-sues-adm-alleging-ethanol-market-manipulation-idUSKCN24F31Q | 2020-07-16 |
| The Paycheck Protection Program appears to have thrown a critical safety net under U.S. middle and uppermiddlewage jobs but it faltered when it comes to lowerpaying positions and the industries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic according to a Reuters analysis of loan details | Negative | The Paycheck Protection Program appears to have thrown a critical safety net under U.S. middle and uppermiddlewage jobs but it faltered when it comes to lowerpaying positions and the industries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic according to a Reuters analysis of loan details | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy-ppp-impact-analysis/u-s-paycheck-protection-hit-some-of-its-mark-but-missed-the-most-vulnerable-idUSKCN24G152 | 2020-07-16 |
| U.S. rare earths miner MP Materials will go public in a | Neutral | U.S. rare earths miner MP Materials will go public in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mp-materials-ipo/u-s-rare-earths-miner-mp-materials-to-go-public-in-1-47-billion-deal-idUSKCN24G1WT | 2020-07-16 |
| The U.S. planemaker and aerospace major said recent analysis showed the spacecraft was safe and missioncapable | Positive | Under the contract valued at about million annually Boeing will provide engineering support services resources and personnel for activities aboard the ISS and manage the stations systems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-nasa/boeing-to-support-nasa-with-iss-operations-through-2024-idUSKCN24G35R | 2020-07-16 |
| HONG KONG Chinas defence ministry said on Wednesday it firmly opposed a new U.S. arms sale to Taiwan as this would further damage the stability of crossstrait relations as well as SinoU.S. ties | Negative | HONG KONG Chinas defence ministry said on Wednesday it firmly opposed a new U.S. arms sale to Taiwan as this would further damage the stability of crossstrait relations as well as SinoU.S. ties | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-taiwan-usa-security-china/china-says-it-firmly-opposes-u-s-arms-sale-to-taiwan-idUSKCN24G22U | 2020-07-16 |
| The U.S. State Department said last week that it had approved a million upgrade package for Patriot surfacetoair missles to Taiwan | Positive | HONG KONG Chinas defence ministry said on Wednesday it firmly opposed a new U.S. arms sale to Taiwan as this would further damage the stability of crossstrait relations as well as SinoU.S. ties | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-taiwan-usa-security-china/china-says-it-firmly-opposes-u-s-arms-sale-to-taiwan-idUSKCN24G22U | 2020-07-16 |
| Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters during a briefing that Beijing hopes the U.S. will not go further down the wrong path | Positive | BEIJING China said on Wednesday it was not afraid of any sanctions the United States might impose over the situation in the South China Sea and accused Washington of stirring up trouble and destabilising the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-mofa/china-says-it-is-not-afraid-of-any-u-s-sanctions-over-south-china-sea-idUSKCN24G0U5 | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. factory output increased for a second straight month in June as motor vehicle production accelerated amid the reopening of businesses but the nascent improvement in manufacturing activity was overshadowed by surging new COVID19 infections | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. factory output increased for a second straight month in June as motor vehicle production accelerated amid the reopening of businesses but the nascent improvement in manufacturing activity was overshadowed by surging new COVID19 infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-economy-output/u-s-manufacturing-output-surges-in-june-but-production-still-below-pre-pandemic-level-idUSKCN24G1WB | 2020-07-16 |
| The U.S. outbreak has prompted several countries to impose travel restrictions on Americans | Negative | The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires companies to provide 60 days notice of potential layoffs or furloughs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-american-airline-j/american-airlines-sending-25000-furlough-notices-as-u-s-demand-sags-idUSKCN24G33F | 2020-07-16 |
| CHICAGO A downward spiral in revenue in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak will pause this month for most U.S. states as Wednesdays income tax filing deadline generates billions of dollars in payments that would have been due in April | Negative | CHICAGO A downward spiral in revenue in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak will pause this month for most U.S. states as Wednesdays income tax filing deadline generates billions of dollars in payments that would have been due in April | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-states-taxes/delayed-tax-day-to-bring-revenue-lift-to-cash-strapped-u-s-states-idUSKCN24G319 | 2020-07-16 |
| July 16 The hack of Twitter on Wednesday that compromised the accounts of prominent people including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden reality TV star Kim Kardashian and former U.S. President Barack Obama was one of the most dramatic of the social media era | Neutral | July 16 The hack of Twitter on Wednesday that compromised the accounts of prominent people including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden reality TV star Kim Kardashian and former U.S. President Barack Obama was one of the most dramatic of the social media era | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/twitter-cyber/factbox-major-hacks-of-social-media-platforms-idUSL2N2EN073 | 2020-07-16 |
| In 2010 the firm agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over charges it put its customers privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal information | Negative | July 16 The hack of Twitter on Wednesday that compromised the accounts of prominent people including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden reality TV star Kim Kardashian and former U.S. President Barack Obama was one of the most dramatic of the social media era | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/twitter-cyber/factbox-major-hacks-of-social-media-platforms-idUSL2N2EN073 | 2020-07-16 |
| Market sentiment got a boost after U.S. biotech firm Moderna Incs experimental vaccine for COVID19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in an ongoing earlystage study | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-climb-on-vaccine-hopes-mixed-earnings-idUSL3N2EM1V2 | 2020-07-16 |
| TOKYO July 16 Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday weighed down by concern about deteriorating U.S.China relations and the economic cost of a resurgence in coronavirus infections that is prompting some places to reimpose containment measures | Negative | Bullish China GDP fails to inspire equities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-fall-despite-china-gdp-beat-as-sino-u-s-tensions-virus-fears-weigh-idUSL3N2EM4P1 | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON Campaign donations are flooding into the coffers of Democrats running for the U.S. Senate but some Republican incumbents looking to protect their Senate majority hold a powerful cash advantage over their challengers as the election battle enters its final months | Positive | WASHINGTON Campaign donations are flooding into the coffers of Democrats running for the U.S. Senate but some Republican incumbents looking to protect their Senate majority hold a powerful cash advantage over their challengers as the election battle enters its final months | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-republicans/democrats-see-surging-donations-as-they-seek-u-s-senate-majority-idUSKCN24G37X | 2020-07-16 |
| He said he had not spoken with Trump in a but had been working with Pence on the U.S. struggle to gain control of the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump issued a rare rebuke of his senior adviser Peter Navarro on Wednesday saying Navarro should not have written a scathing opinion piece about Anthony Fauci a top government coronavirus expert who is hugely popular | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/trump-rebukes-aide-navarro-for-attacking-popular-fauci-idUSKCN24G2TD | 2020-07-16 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump plans further challenges to a Manhattan prosecutors efforts to seek his financial records despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the pursuit | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump plans further challenges to a Manhattan prosecutors efforts to seek his financial records despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the pursuit | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-to-renew-challenges-to-manhattan-prosecutors-subpoena-for-financial-records-idUSKCN24G2AX | 2020-07-16 |
| U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan has scheduled a Thursday hearing on the matter | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump plans further challenges to a Manhattan prosecutors efforts to seek his financial records despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the pursuit | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-to-renew-challenges-to-manhattan-prosecutors-subpoena-for-financial-records-idUSKCN24G2AX | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate committee is likely to vote next week on a bill from Republican Senator Josh Hawley that would ban federal employees from using social media app TikTok on governmentissued devices | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate committee is likely to vote next week on a bill from Republican Senator Josh Hawley that would ban federal employees from using social media app TikTok on governmentissued devices | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-legislation-tiktok/senate-committee-to-vote-on-bill-banning-federal-employees-from-using-tiktok-idUSKCN24G2VM | 2020-07-16 |
| TikTok spokeswoman Jamie Favazza said the companys U.S. user data is stored in Virginia and Singapore with strict controls on employee access | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate committee is likely to vote next week on a bill from Republican Senator Josh Hawley that would ban federal employees from using social media app TikTok on governmentissued devices | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-legislation-tiktok/senate-committee-to-vote-on-bill-banning-federal-employees-from-using-tiktok-idUSKCN24G2VM | 2020-07-16 |
| TikTok has a growing U.S. team that works diligently to develop a bestinclass security she added | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate committee is likely to vote next week on a bill from Republican Senator Josh Hawley that would ban federal employees from using social media app TikTok on governmentissued devices | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-legislation-tiktok/senate-committee-to-vote-on-bill-banning-federal-employees-from-using-tiktok-idUSKCN24G2VM | 2020-07-16 |
| Several U.S. agencies that deal with national security and intelligence issues have banned employees from using the app | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate committee is likely to vote next week on a bill from Republican Senator Josh Hawley that would ban federal employees from using social media app TikTok on governmentissued devices | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-legislation-tiktok/senate-committee-to-vote-on-bill-banning-federal-employees-from-using-tiktok-idUSKCN24G2VM | 2020-07-16 |
| Reuters reported last November that a powerful U.S. government committee known as CFIUS had launched a national security review of Bytedances billion acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical | Positive | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE President Donald Trumps administration is studying the national security risks of social media applications including TikTok and WeChat with action to address the issue expected in the coming weeks a White House official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trump-administration-action-on-risks-posed-by-tiktok-likely-in-weeks-official-idUSKCN24G36W | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Wednesday saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that he accused of facilitating humanrights violations | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Wednesday saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that he accused of facilitating humanrights violations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-huawei/pompeo-says-u-s-to-impose-visa-curbs-on-huawei-over-rights-idUSKCN24G268 | 2020-07-16 |
| Huawei denies it spies for China and says Washington wants to frustrate its growth because no U.S. company offers the same technology at a competitive price | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Wednesday saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that he accused of facilitating humanrights violations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-huawei/pompeo-says-u-s-to-impose-visa-curbs-on-huawei-over-rights-idUSKCN24G268 | 2020-07-16 |
| A newly revised University of Washington model projects the U.S. death toll from COVID19 will climb to just above 224000 by Nov | Negative | A newly revised University of Washington model projects the U.S. death toll from COVID19 will climb to just above 224000 by Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-forecast/over-224000-covid-19-deaths-forecast-in-u-s-by-november-1-says-university-of-washingtons-ihme-idUSKCN24G1S9 | 2020-07-16 |
| The new IHME forecast 224089 U.S. lives lost by Nov | Negative | A newly revised University of Washington model projects the U.S. death toll from COVID19 will climb to just above 224000 by Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-forecast/over-224000-covid-19-deaths-forecast-in-u-s-by-november-1-says-university-of-washingtons-ihme-idUSKCN24G1S9 | 2020-07-16 |
| At least 136052 Americans have died from COVID19 the illness caused by the novel coronavirus while reported U.S. infections have surpassed 3 | Negative | A newly revised University of Washington model projects the U.S. death toll from COVID19 will climb to just above 224000 by Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-forecast/over-224000-covid-19-deaths-forecast-in-u-s-by-november-1-says-university-of-washingtons-ihme-idUSKCN24G1S9 | 2020-07-16 |
| ICE and the U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | NEW In a stunning reversal of policy the Trump administration on Tuesday abandoned a plan that would have forced out tens of thousands of foreign students following widespread condemnation of the move and pressure from colleges and major businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-students/in-surprise-move-trump-administration-reverses-course-on-barring-many-foreign-students-idUSKCN24F2M5 | 2020-07-15 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied bail for Ghislaine Maxwell Jeffrey Epsteins longtime associate charged with luring young girls so the late financier could sexually abuse them after she pleaded not guilty at a hearing in which two women decried her actions as heinous | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied bail for Ghislaine Maxwell Jeffrey Epsteins longtime associate charged with luring young girls so the late financier could sexually abuse them after she pleaded not guilty at a hearing in which two women decried her actions as heinous | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/maxwell-denied-bail-on-charges-of-luring-girls-for-epstein-accusers-denounce-her-idUSKCN24F13K | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday morning for treatment of a possible infection a court spokeswoman said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday morning for treatment of a possible infection a court spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/u-s-supreme-courts-ginsburg-in-hospital-after-possible-infection-idUSKCN24F2WK | 2020-07-15 |
| NEW YORK The Dakota Access oil pipeline can continue to operate amid an ongoing court battle a U.S. Appeals Court said on Tuesday setting aside for now a lower courts order earlier this month to shut and empty the line | Negative | NEW YORK The Dakota Access oil pipeline can continue to operate amid an ongoing court battle a U.S. Appeals Court said on Tuesday setting aside for now a lower courts order earlier this month to shut and empty the line | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-pipeline-energy-transfer/dakota-access-pipeline-can-keep-running-amid-legal-fight-u-s-court-idUSKCN24F309 | 2020-07-15 |
| Trump who has been reluctant to embrace mandatory face masks ordered by many U.S. governors to control the spread of COVID19 also told CBS Americans should wear them if necessary | Negative | President Donald Trump on Tuesday lambasted Californias two largest school districts for making students learn from home for the upcoming term in the face of the resurgent coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-calls-covid-school-closures-a-terrible-decision-as-cases-and-deaths-rise-idUSKCN24F1Y9 | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the immigration executive order his administration was planning would be meritbased | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the immigration executive order his administration was planning would be meritbased | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-immigration/trump-says-planned-immigration-order-would-be-merit-based-idUSKCN24F2XW | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised U.S. police departments and downplayed police violence against Black people saying more white are killed by police officers | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised U.S. police departments and downplayed police violence against Black people saying more white are killed by police officers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-trump/trump-downplays-police-violence-against-black-people-says-more-white-people-killed-idUSKCN24F2WQ | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called oppressive against the former British colony prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called oppressive against the former British colony prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-trump/china-vows-retaliation-after-trump-ends-preferential-status-for-hong-kong-idUSKCN24F2KQ | 2020-07-15 |
| Acting on a Tuesday deadline he also signed a bill approved by the U.S. Congress to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement the new security law | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called oppressive against the former British colony prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-trump/china-vows-retaliation-after-trump-ends-preferential-status-for-hong-kong-idUSKCN24F2KQ | 2020-07-15 |
| U.S. relations with China have already been strained over the global coronavirus pandemic Chinas military buildup in the South China Sea its treatment of Uighur Muslims and massive trade surpluses | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called oppressive against the former British colony prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-trump/china-vows-retaliation-after-trump-ends-preferential-status-for-hong-kong-idUSKCN24F2KQ | 2020-07-15 |
| Alabama Florida and North Carolina in the United States reported record daily increases in deaths from COVID19 on Tuesday while the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy would recover more slowly than expected | Negative | Alabama Florida and North Carolina in the United States reported record daily increases in deaths from COVID19 on Tuesday while the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy would recover more slowly than expected | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKCN24G0FF | 2020-07-15 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump lambasted Californias two largest school districts for making students learn from home for the upcoming term in the face of the resurgent pandemic | Negative | Alabama Florida and North Carolina in the United States reported record daily increases in deaths from COVID19 on Tuesday while the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy would recover more slowly than expected | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKCN24G0FF | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. oil and gas drilling along with agricultural production worldwide are driving up global emissions of methane a potent greenhouse gas two new studies show | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. oil and gas drilling along with agricultural production worldwide are driving up global emissions of methane a potent greenhouse gas two new studies show | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-methane/global-methane-emissions-rising-due-to-oil-and-gas-agriculture-studies-idUSKCN24F2X8 | 2020-07-15 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump last year proposed rolled back methane regulations to help the drilling companies cut costs | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. oil and gas drilling along with agricultural production worldwide are driving up global emissions of methane a potent greenhouse gas two new studies show | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-methane/global-methane-emissions-rising-due-to-oil-and-gas-agriculture-studies-idUSKCN24F2X8 | 2020-07-15 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call to work more closely in Libya to ensure lasting stability in the country the Turkish presidency said on Tuesday | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call to work more closely in Libya to ensure lasting stability in the country the Turkish presidency said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-turkey-us-libya/erdogan-trump-agree-to-work-more-closely-in-libya-to-ensure-stability-turkish-presidency-idUSKCN24F2JP | 2020-07-15 |
| Official numbers from the U.S. Department of Energys Energy Information Administration are due on Wednesday | Neutral | SEOUL Oil prices rose on Wednesday following a sharp drop in U.S. crude inventories with the market waiting for next steps from a meeting later in the day on the future level of output cuts by OPEC and its allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-climbs-after-sharp-drop-in-u-s-crude-stocks-opec-committee-meeting-in-focus-idUSKCN24G02G | 2020-07-15 |
| Separately Esmaili said a death sentence for Mahmoud MousaviMajd an Iranian accused of spying for U.S. and Israeli intelligence is among those still to be carried out | Negative | Iran has executed a former defence ministry employee who sold information to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency the Islamic Republics judiciary said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-judiciary-spy/iran-says-it-has-executed-iranian-agent-linked-to-cia-idUSKCN24F0TP | 2020-07-15 |
| The U.S. has repeatedly sent large fleets of sophisticated military planes and ships to the South China Sea | Positive | The United States on Monday rejected Chinas claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea drawing criticism from China which said the U.S. position raised tension in the region highlighting an increasingly testy relationship | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea/u-s-rejects-chinas-claims-in-south-china-sea-adding-to-tensions-idUSKCN24E2OU | 2020-07-15 |
| The U.S. is the troublemaker and destroyer of regional peace and stability | Negative | The United States on Monday rejected Chinas claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea drawing criticism from China which said the U.S. position raised tension in the region highlighting an increasingly testy relationship | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea/u-s-rejects-chinas-claims-in-south-china-sea-adding-to-tensions-idUSKCN24E2OU | 2020-07-15 |
| BEIJING China said on Wednesday it will impose retaliatory sanctions on U.S. individuals and entities after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law penalising banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement the new Hong Kong national security law | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday it will impose retaliatory sanctions on U.S. individuals and entities after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law penalising banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement the new Hong Kong national security law | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-china/china-to-impose-retaliatory-sanctions-over-u-s-law-on-hongkong-idUSKCN24G07X | 2020-07-15 |
| The Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement that Beijing strongly opposes the latest U.S. action and urged Washington to stop interfering in Chinas internal affairs state television reported | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday it will impose retaliatory sanctions on U.S. individuals and entities after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law penalising banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement the new Hong Kong national security law | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-china/china-to-impose-retaliatory-sanctions-over-u-s-law-on-hongkong-idUSKCN24G07X | 2020-07-15 |
| The U.S. weapons maker is the main contractor for a million upgrade package for Taiwans Patriot surfacetoair missiles which the U.S. government approved last week | Negative | BEIJING China will sanction Lockheed Martin for involvement in the latest U.S. arms sale to Chineseclaimed Taiwan Beijing said on Tuesday adding tension to its troubled relationship with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-to-sanction-lockheed-martin-over-taiwan-arms-sale-idUSKCN24F0TJ | 2020-07-15 |
| China has announced similar sanctions before on U.S. companies for Taiwan arms sales though it is unclear what form they have taken | Negative | BEIJING China will sanction Lockheed Martin for involvement in the latest U.S. arms sale to Chineseclaimed Taiwan Beijing said on Tuesday adding tension to its troubled relationship with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-to-sanction-lockheed-martin-over-taiwan-arms-sale-idUSKCN24F0TJ | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday shut the door on Phase trade negotiations with China saying he does not want to talk to Beijing about trade because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday shut the door on Phase trade negotiations with China saying he does not want to talk to Beijing about trade because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-trump/trump-says-he-is-not-interested-in-trade-talks-with-china-idUSKCN24F2Q4 | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia warned on Tuesday that Washington could respond with sanctions against Chinese officials and enterprises involved in coercion in the South China Sea after the United States announced a tougher stance to Beijings claims there | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia warned on Tuesday that Washington could respond with sanctions against Chinese officials and enterprises involved in coercion in the South China Sea after the United States announced a tougher stance to Beijings claims there | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-stilwell/u-s-says-room-for-sanctions-in-response-to-china-in-south-china-sea-idUSKCN24F1TB | 2020-07-15 |
| Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian condemned the U.S. move saying it destroys regional peace and stability and is an irresponsible act | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia warned on Tuesday that Washington could respond with sanctions against Chinese officials and enterprises involved in coercion in the South China Sea after the United States announced a tougher stance to Beijings claims there | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-stilwell/u-s-says-room-for-sanctions-in-response-to-china-in-south-china-sea-idUSKCN24F1TB | 2020-07-15 |
| The U.S.China relationship has grown increasingly tense recently over various issues including Chinas handling of the novel coronavirus and its tightened grip on Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia warned on Tuesday that Washington could respond with sanctions against Chinese officials and enterprises involved in coercion in the South China Sea after the United States announced a tougher stance to Beijings claims there | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-stilwell/u-s-says-room-for-sanctions-in-response-to-china-in-south-china-sea-idUSKCN24F1TB | 2020-07-15 |
| Stilwell said the tougher U.S. position meant we are no longer going to say we are neutral on these maritime issues | Neutral | WASHINGTON The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia warned on Tuesday that Washington could respond with sanctions against Chinese officials and enterprises involved in coercion in the South China Sea after the United States announced a tougher stance to Beijings claims there | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-stilwell/u-s-says-room-for-sanctions-in-response-to-china-in-south-china-sea-idUSKCN24F1TB | 2020-07-15 |
| CHICAGO China booked its biggest singleday U.S. corn purchase on record on Tuesday its second massive deal for the yellow grain in less than a week as it tries to meet its trade deal commitments even as tensions between Washington and Beijing rise | Positive | CHICAGO China booked its biggest singleday U.S. corn purchase on record on Tuesday its second massive deal for the yellow grain in less than a week as it tries to meet its trade deal commitments even as tensions between Washington and Beijing rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-exports/china-books-record-u-s-corn-purchase-also-buys-soybeans-idUSKCN24F1TZ | 2020-07-15 |
| BEIJING Chinas commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the United States to U.S. companies working in the western Xinjiang region had destabilised the global supply chain | Negative | BEIJING Chinas commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the United States to U.S. companies working in the western Xinjiang region had destabilised the global supply chain | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-xinjiang/china-says-u-s-warnings-over-xinjiang-hurt-global-supply-chain-idUSKCN24F1L6 | 2020-07-15 |
| Chinas commerce ministry said the U.S. move had also affected the global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | BEIJING Chinas commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the United States to U.S. companies working in the western Xinjiang region had destabilised the global supply chain | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-xinjiang/china-says-u-s-warnings-over-xinjiang-hurt-global-supply-chain-idUSKCN24F1L6 | 2020-07-15 |
| TOKYO A U.S. business body has asked Japan to eliminate double reentry rules and treat all residents returning to the country equally during the COVID19 pandemic regardless of their nationality | Negative | TOKYO A U.S. business body has asked Japan to eliminate double reentry rules and treat all residents returning to the country equally during the COVID19 pandemic regardless of their nationality | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-reentry/u-s-business-body-urges-japan-to-end-double-standard-re-entry-rules-idUSKCN24F1IZ | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy will recover more slowly than expected amid a surge in novel coronavirus cases across the country and a broad second wave of the disease could cause economic pain to deepen again Federal Reserve officials warned on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy will recover more slowly than expected amid a surge in novel coronavirus cases across the country and a broad second wave of the disease could cause economic pain to deepen again Federal Reserve officials warned on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-officials-warn-on-thick-fog-ahead-for-u-s-economy-as-recovery-concerns-deepen-idUSKCN24F2LC | 2020-07-15 |
| The U.S. Congress failed last month to agree on legislation designed to bring about changes in policing | Negative | Lawyers for George Floyd who died on May 25 after a Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes will file a civil lawsuit against the city and its police officers on Wednesday according to a statement from his attorneys | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-race-minneapolis/lawyers-to-file-u-s-civil-lawsuit-against-minneapolis-in-floyd-death-idUSKCN24F302 | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Small Business Administrations internal watchdog has launched an inquiry into a technical glitch that led many small businesses to receive duplicate loans through a highprofile federal coronavirus aid program | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Small Business Administrations internal watchdog has launched an inquiry into a technical glitch that led many small businesses to receive duplicate loans through a highprofile federal coronavirus aid program | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/internal-u-s-small-business-watchdog-launches-inquiry-into-duplicate-pandemic-loans-idUSKCN24F2WG | 2020-07-15 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Congress members wrote to three private laboratories on Tuesday that were revealed to have been testing the purity of a lethalinjection drug for the U.S. Department of Justice as it carried out the first federal execution in 17 years | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Congress members wrote to three private laboratories on Tuesday that were revealed to have been testing the purity of a lethalinjection drug for the U.S. Department of Justice as it carried out the first federal execution in 17 years | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-executions-drugs/u-s-lawmakers-ask-four-companies-about-role-in-governments-execution-drugs-idUSKCN24F2NZ | 2020-07-15 |
| The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn rulings that struck down work requirements for Medicaid recipients sought by Arkansas and New Hampshire | Negative | The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn rulings that struck down work requirements for Medicaid recipients sought by Arkansas and New Hampshire | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-medicaid-work/trump-administration-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-revive-medicaid-work-requirements-idUSL2N2EL24D | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order blocking the U.S. property of persons who undermine democratic institutions in Hong Kong and other measures following Beijings tightening of control on the city | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order blocking the U.S. property of persons who undermine democratic institutions in Hong Kong and other measures following Beijings tightening of control on the city | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-order/trump-executive-order-on-hong-kong-includes-sanctions-idUSKCN24G04D | 2020-07-15 |
| The survey also showed a rush to the resilient U.S. technology stocks was gathering more pace in July with a record of investors calling it the most crowded | Positive | LONDON Global fund managers said the euro was cheap and they were seeking more exposure to it and European equities on the back of a massive fiscal stimulus plan a Bank of America survey showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-markets-survey-bofa/investors-seek-more-euro-exposure-expect-a-choppy-summer-bofa-idUSKCN24F155 | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. antidumping and antisubsidy probes that could heap tariffs on imports of car and light truck tires from South Korea Taiwan Thailand and Vietnam cleared an initial hurdle on Tuesday as the U.S. International Trade Commission voted to let them proceed | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. antidumping and antisubsidy probes that could heap tariffs on imports of car and light truck tires from South Korea Taiwan Thailand and Vietnam cleared an initial hurdle on Tuesday as the U.S. International Trade Commission voted to let them proceed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-tires/u-s-tire-dumping-probe-clears-initial-trade-panel-vote-idUSKCN24F25V | 2020-07-15 |
| Trucks and buses represent of U.S. vehicles but account for nearly of greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday unveiled a joint memorandum of understanding aimed at boosting the market for electric medium and heavyduty vehicles and phasing out dieselpowered trucks by 2050 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-emissions-trucks/15-u-s-states-to-jointly-work-to-advance-electric-heavy-duty-trucks-idUSKCN24F1EC | 2020-07-15 |
| U.S. president Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called oppressive against the former British colony and signed a bill approved by the U.S. Congress to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement the new security law | Negative | SSEC 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-shares-derail-as-u-s-move-against-hk-dents-sentiment-idUSL3N2EM19J | 2020-07-15 |
| The sanction threats over Hong Kong would dent shortterm sentiment and cast shadow on funding flows of the city said Zhang Qi analyst with Haitong Securities adding that the latest bill reinforced the idea that frictions between China and U.S. has become normalized | Negative | SSEC 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-shares-derail-as-u-s-move-against-hk-dents-sentiment-idUSL3N2EM19J | 2020-07-15 |
| 3600 per U.S. dollar despite the prospect of travel restrictions between Canada and the United States being extended | Positive | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-hits-4-month-high-vs-dollar-on-stimulus-recovery-hopes-idUSL3N2EM079 | 2020-07-15 |
| The stock surge came after three U.S. states reported new record daily deaths from the pandemic and as tensions continued to grow between the United States and China | Negative | WASHINGTON July 14 Asian markets appeared set to shake off heightened tensions between the United States and China and the spread of coronavirus with stock futures pointing to early gains on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-set-to-shake-off-coronavirus-spread-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL2N2EL28D | 2020-07-15 |
| Fed officials warned the U.S. economy faces a longer recovery from the pandemic and economic pain could still worsen as cases mount | Negative | WASHINGTON July 14 Asian markets appeared set to shake off heightened tensions between the United States and China and the spread of coronavirus with stock futures pointing to early gains on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-set-to-shake-off-coronavirus-spread-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL2N2EL28D | 2020-07-15 |
| U.S. crude rose 19 cents to settle at | Neutral | Cyclicals lead rebound on Wall Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rebound-on-cyclical-surge-gold-edges-higher-idUSL2N2EL1ZP | 2020-07-15 |
| The U.S. dollar index which measures the safehaven greenback against a basket of six rival currencies slid 0 | Neutral | Cyclicals lead rebound on Wall Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rebound-on-cyclical-surge-gold-edges-higher-idUSL2N2EL1ZP | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat MJ Hegar declared victory on Tuesday in the race for her partys nomination to a U.S. Senate seat from Texas saying she was ready to take on incumbent Republican John Cornyn in the November election | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrat MJ Hegar declared victory on Tuesday in the race for her partys nomination to a U.S. Senate seat from Texas saying she was ready to take on incumbent Republican John Cornyn in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-texas/u-s-air-force-veteran-mj-hegar-declares-victory-in-democratic-senate-race-in-texas-idUSKCN24G0G3 | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in Maine chose Sara Gideon the speaker of the states House of Representatives as their nominee for the U.S. Senate in November elections when she will face off against incumbent Republican Susan Collins the New York Times said | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrats in Maine chose Sara Gideon the speaker of the states House of Representatives as their nominee for the U.S. Senate in November elections when she will face off against incumbent Republican Susan Collins the New York Times said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-maine/democrat-sara-gideon-wins-nomination-to-challenge-u-s-senator-susan-collins-idUSKCN24G06K | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON Mondaire Jones declared victory on Tuesday in the Democratic primary for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from New York putting him on track to become the first openly gay Black member of Congress | Positive | WASHINGTON Mondaire Jones declared victory on Tuesday in the Democratic primary for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from New York putting him on track to become the first openly gay Black member of Congress | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress-jones/mondaire-jones-openly-gay-and-black-gets-democratic-nod-for-u-s-house-seat-idUSKCN24F2ZD | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON Political newcomer Tommy Tuberville won the Republican partys nomination Tuesday for the U.S. Senate seat from Alabama and will challenge incumbent Democrat Doug Jones in the November election the New York Times said | Positive | WASHINGTON Political newcomer Tommy Tuberville won the Republican partys nomination Tuesday for the U.S. Senate seat from Alabama and will challenge incumbent Democrat Doug Jones in the November election the New York Times said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-alabama/former-coach-wins-republican-nod-to-challenge-u-s-senator-doug-jones-in-november-idUSKCN24G04Q | 2020-07-15 |
| With the Republicancontrolled U.S. Congress far from agreement on how or even whether to give more aid to states and cities reeling from revenue losses during the coronavirus crisis three U.S. Senate Democrats are appealing to the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve to do more to help | Neutral | With the Republicancontrolled U.S. Congress far from agreement on how or even whether to give more aid to states and cities reeling from revenue losses during the coronavirus crisis three U.S. Senate Democrats are appealing to the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve to do more to help | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-fed-municipals/prominent-democrats-press-fed-treasury-to-aid-states-citing-racial-inequality-idUSKCN24F15L | 2020-07-15 |
| Reuters reported in March that U.S. antitrust investigators are looking into whether Google has unlawfully stifled competition in advertising and other businesses by effectively making Firebase unavoidable | Negative | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-alphabet-google-privacy-lawsuit/google-faces-lawsuit-over-tracking-in-apps-even-when-users-opted-out-idUSKCN24F2N4 | 2020-07-15 |
| An independent panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday voted in favor of approving GlaxoSmithKlines experimental treatment for a common form of blood cancer saying the benefits of the treatment outweigh the risks | Positive | An independent panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday voted in favor of approving GlaxoSmithKlines experimental treatment for a common form of blood cancer saying the benefits of the treatment outweigh the risks | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-gsk-multiplemyeloma-fda/fda-panel-votes-in-favor-of-approving-gsks-multiple-myeloma-drug-idUSKCN24F2Q6 | 2020-07-15 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the first federal executions in 17 years could proceed overturning an injunction blocking them in order to allow legal challenges to the governments lethalinjection protocol to continue | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the first federal executions in 17 years could proceed overturning an injunction blocking them in order to allow legal challenges to the governments lethalinjection protocol to continue | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-executions-ruling/u-s-appeals-court-upholds-block-on-first-federal-executions-in-17-years-idUSKCN24F0CP | 2020-07-14 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Monday it would appeal a federal judges decision to shut down the Dakota Access oil pipeline bringing the Trump administration into a fight already being waged by the owners of the pipeline | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Monday it would appeal a federal judges decision to shut down the Dakota Access oil pipeline bringing the Trump administration into a fight already being waged by the owners of the pipeline | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-pipeline-energy-transfer/u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-to-appeal-dakota-access-shutdown-idUSKCN24E343 | 2020-07-14 |
| Last week U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the line to be shut and emptied by Aug | Neutral | NEW YORK The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Monday it would appeal a federal judges decision to shut down the Dakota Access oil pipeline bringing the Trump administration into a fight already being waged by the owners of the pipeline | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-pipeline-energy-transfer/u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-to-appeal-dakota-access-shutdown-idUSKCN24E343 | 2020-07-14 |
| NEW YORK More than 930 employees of private contractors running U.S. immigration detention centers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus according to congressional testimony given by company executives on Monday | Negative | NEW YORK More than 930 employees of private contractors running U.S. immigration detention centers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus according to congressional testimony given by company executives on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/nearly-1000-u-s-immigration-detention-center-employees-test-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKCN24E2V3 | 2020-07-14 |
| A senior U.S. official said the G7 ministers discussed the need for China to participate fully and transparently in the global initiative | Positive | WASHINGTON Group of Seven finance ministers on Monday called for full implementation of a G20 freeze in debt service payments by all official bilateral creditors amid growing pressure on Chinas stateowned banks and enterprises to join the relief effort | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-g7/g7-ministers-urge-full-implementation-of-g20-debt-freeze-u-s-treasury-idUSKCN24E1SX | 2020-07-14 |
| Tinsley a retired U.S. drug enforcement supervisory special agent who founded Miamibased investigative company 5 Stones Intelligences said his comments had been taken out of context by Akles lawyers | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-pompeo/pompeo-spoke-with-russias-lavrov-about-afghanistan-u-s-state-dept-idUSKCN24E2Y4 | 2020-07-14 |
| The Trump administration has downplayed the reports saying U.S. agencies have not corroborated intelligence that Russia may have paid the Taliban to kill U.S. troops | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-pompeo/pompeo-spoke-with-russias-lavrov-about-afghanistan-u-s-state-dept-idUSKCN24E2Y4 | 2020-07-14 |
| After being briefed by U.S. intelligence officials earlier this month House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Washington should impose sanctions on Russias intelligence and defense sectors | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-pompeo/pompeo-spoke-with-russias-lavrov-about-afghanistan-u-s-state-dept-idUSKCN24E2Y4 | 2020-07-14 |
| The demand Russian fuel will be there as U.S. margins are better than for oil with higher sulphur content better than for a trader said | Positive | MOSCOW Russia kept fuel oil exports to the United States close to its recordhighs in the first six months of this year as Washington looks to replace the heavy Venezuelan barrels it stopped buying a year ago traders said and data showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-usa/russia-keeps-u-s-fuel-oil-exports-high-as-washington-seeks-to-replace-venezuelan-barrels-idUSKCN24E1HN | 2020-07-14 |
| Oil prices fell on Tuesday on worries that new clampdowns on businesses to stem surging U.S. coronavirus cases could threaten fuel demand recovery and expectations that might ease output cuts from August in an upcoming meeting | Negative | Oil prices fell on Tuesday on worries that new clampdowns on businesses to stem surging U.S. coronavirus cases could threaten fuel demand recovery and expectations that might ease output cuts from August in an upcoming meeting | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-drop-on-demand-recovery-fears-opec-easing-expectations-idUSKCN24F06M | 2020-07-14 |
| Tajideen 65 pleaded guilty in 2018 to charges associated with violating U.S. sanctions imposed on him and was sentenced to five years in prison and fined million | Negative | BEIRUT A Lebanese man accused of financing Hezbollah was freed from jail in the United States last month as a result of indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington that are expected to yield more releases three senior Middle East officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-usa-releases-exclusive/exclsuive-lebanese-man-freed-by-u-s-as-part-of-secret-talks-sources-idUSKCN24E2LP | 2020-07-14 |
| The U.S. government had opposed the release but would abide by the courts decision said the State Department spokesperson | Negative | BEIRUT A Lebanese man accused of financing Hezbollah was freed from jail in the United States last month as a result of indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington that are expected to yield more releases three senior Middle East officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-usa-releases-exclusive/exclsuive-lebanese-man-freed-by-u-s-as-part-of-secret-talks-sources-idUSKCN24E2LP | 2020-07-14 |
| Tedros whose leadership has been criticised by U.S. President Donald Trump said that of 230000 new cases on Sunday were from 10 nations and from just two countries | Negative | The new coronavirus pandemic raging around the globe will worsen if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions the World Health Organization warned on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-warns-that-coronavirus-crisis-may-get-worse-and-worse-and-worse-idUSKCN24E1ZK | 2020-07-14 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to soon scrap a 2013 agreement between U.S. and Chinese auditing authorities a senior State Department official said a move that could foreshadow a broader crackdown on U.S.listed Chinese firms under fire for sidestepping American disclosure rules | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to soon scrap a 2013 agreement between U.S. and Chinese auditing authorities a senior State Department official said a move that could foreshadow a broader crackdown on U.S.listed Chinese firms under fire for sidestepping American disclosure rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-to-soon-end-audit-deal-underpinning-chinese-listings-in-u-s-official-idUSKCN24E2XW | 2020-07-14 |
| But some U.S. investors have raised concerns that such moves by Congress could shut them out of highyield investment opportunities that would remain open to investors in other countries | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to soon scrap a 2013 agreement between U.S. and Chinese auditing authorities a senior State Department official said a move that could foreshadow a broader crackdown on U.S.listed Chinese firms under fire for sidestepping American disclosure rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-to-soon-end-audit-deal-underpinning-chinese-listings-in-u-s-official-idUSKCN24E2XW | 2020-07-14 |
| Washingtons measures against Chinese officials including the Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang involve freezing U.S. assets travel bans and prohibiting Americans from doing business with them | Negative | BEIJING China announced corresponding against the United States on Monday after Washington penalized senior Chinese officials over the treatment of Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-xinjiang/china-sanctions-u-s-lawmakers-in-dispute-over-uighur-muslims-idUSKCN24E0NU | 2020-07-14 |
| 30 per ounce and U.S. Treasuries were firm | Neutral | Asian stock markets slipped on Tuesday oil sagged and a safety bid supported the dollar as simmering SinoU.S. tensions and fresh coronavirus restrictions in California kept a lid on investor optimism as earnings season gets underway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-retreat-as-virus-and-sino-u-s-tensions-flare-idUSKCN24E32S | 2020-07-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will begin debate next week on a fifth coronavirusresponse bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday as he forecast tough negotiations with Democrats who are seeking broader aid than Republicans | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will begin debate next week on a fifth coronavirusresponse bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday as he forecast tough negotiations with Democrats who are seeking broader aid than Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-to-begin-debate-on-new-coronavirus-bill-next-week-mcconnell-idUSKCN24E33C | 2020-07-14 |
| TERRE HAUTE Indiana A U.S. federal judge issued an injunction on Monday delaying what would have been the first federal execution in 17 years scheduled for later in the day thwarting at least for now the Trump administrations goal of reviving capital punishment at the federal level | Negative | TERRE HAUTE Indiana A U.S. federal judge issued an injunction on Monday delaying what would have been the first federal execution in 17 years scheduled for later in the day thwarting at least for now the Trump administrations goal of reviving capital punishment at the federal level | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-executions/u-s-judge-delays-first-federal-executions-in-17-years-idUSKCN24E1A8 | 2020-07-14 |
| A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman did not comment about students being denied entry under the new rules | Negative | WASHINGTON International students have already been denied entry to the United States under new Trump administration rules that bar them from the country if their schools hold all classes online amid the coronavirus pandemic according to a court document filed on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-students-lawsuit/international-students-denied-u-s-entry-under-new-visa-rules-court-documents-idUSKCN24E0GL | 2020-07-14 |
| U.S.based Blueprint could also get up to million in milestones plus royalties on sales outside the United States Baselbased Roche said in a statement | Positive | U.S.based Blueprint could also get up to million in milestones plus royalties on sales outside the United States Baselbased Roche said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-blueprint-m-a-roche-hldg/roche-to-pay-blueprint-up-to-1-7-billion-in-cancer-drug-deal-idUSKCN24F0G6 | 2020-07-14 |
| Sirius XM Holdings Inc said on Monday it will buy E.W. Scripps Cos podcast business Stitcher for up to million as the U.S. satellite radio company pushes further into the podcast space | Positive | Sirius XM Holdings Inc said on Monday it will buy E.W. Scripps Cos podcast business Stitcher for up to million as the U.S. satellite radio company pushes further into the podcast space | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-stitcher-m-a-sirius-xm-holdgs/siriusxm-to-buy-podcast-business-of-scripps-for-up-to-325-million-idUSKCN24E203 | 2020-07-14 |
| Delta Air Lines may be able to avoid involuntary furloughs in the fall after receiving interest from more than 15000 employees for early buyout packages one person with knowledge of the matter said even as other U.S. airlines are sounding the alarm on jobs | Negative | Delta Air Lines may be able to avoid involuntary furloughs in the fall after receiving interest from more than 15000 employees for early buyout packages one person with knowledge of the matter said even as other U.S. airlines are sounding the alarm on jobs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-southwest-jobs/delta-may-avoid-furloughs-after-demand-for-buyouts-other-u-s-airlines-sound-alarm-idUSKCN24E29L | 2020-07-14 |
| Other U.S. airlines have warned that furloughs are likely with United Airlines sending warnings to about of its frontline workers last week | Negative | Delta Air Lines may be able to avoid involuntary furloughs in the fall after receiving interest from more than 15000 employees for early buyout packages one person with knowledge of the matter said even as other U.S. airlines are sounding the alarm on jobs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-southwest-jobs/delta-may-avoid-furloughs-after-demand-for-buyouts-other-u-s-airlines-sound-alarm-idUSKCN24E29L | 2020-07-14 |
| WASHINGTON The Pentagon confirmed on Monday that U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios is being tapped to serve as the acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering overseeing the U.S. militarys massive efforts | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Pentagon confirmed on Monday that U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios is being tapped to serve as the acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering overseeing the U.S. militarys massive efforts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-tech/white-house-names-kratsios-as-pentagon-acting-tech-chief-idUSKCN24E1YT | 2020-07-14 |
| against the U.S. dollar this year with the central bank intervening daily to try and prevent it rising further according to bankers | Negative | TAIPEI July 14 Taiwans financial regulator held an emergency meeting last week with major banks to discuss the soaring Taiwan dollar due to concern from exporters and the highest levels of government three sources with direct knowledge said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/taiwan-currency/taiwan-regulator-holds-emergency-meet-as-currency-soars-idUSL3N2EL1CL | 2020-07-14 |
| The Taiwan dollar keeps appreciating manufacturers keep howling about it and then theres the U.S. currency manipulation report which keeps being another banker said | Negative | TAIPEI July 14 Taiwans financial regulator held an emergency meeting last week with major banks to discuss the soaring Taiwan dollar due to concern from exporters and the highest levels of government three sources with direct knowledge said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/taiwan-currency/taiwan-regulator-holds-emergency-meet-as-currency-soars-idUSL3N2EL1CL | 2020-07-14 |
| TOKYO July 14 Japanese government bond prices edged up on Tuesday as renewed concerns about U.S. coronavirus infections and simmering U.S.China tensions hurt investors risk appetite | Negative | TOKYO July 14 Japanese government bond prices edged up on Tuesday as renewed concerns about U.S. coronavirus infections and simmering U.S.China tensions hurt investors risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-rise-on-fresh-worries-over-virus-sino-u-s-tensions-idUSL3N2EL1II | 2020-07-14 |
| This week also kicks off the U.S. and European quarterly earnings season and includes a summit over the European Union recovery fund and a European Central Bank policy meeting | Positive | European shares rose on Monday as progress on a possible COVID19 vaccine some upbeat earnings reports and stimulus talks fed into hopes of an economic recovery from the coronavirusinduced downturn | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-gain-on-vaccine-stimulus-hopes-earnings-eyed-idUSKCN24E0NZ | 2020-07-14 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration plans to soon scrap a 2013 agreement between U.S. and Chinese auditing authorities a senior State Department official told Reuters | Negative | Singapore dollar in 17th | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-grinds-higher-amid-worries-about-u-s-china-tensions-and-virus-cases-idUSL3N2EL06E | 2020-07-14 |
| This could foreshadow a broader crackdown on Chinese firms listed on U.S. stock markets that are under fire for sidestepping U.S. disclosure rules | Negative | Singapore dollar in 17th | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-grinds-higher-amid-worries-about-u-s-china-tensions-and-virus-cases-idUSL3N2EL06E | 2020-07-14 |
| The immediate excuse for the about turn in policy is the impact of new U.S. sanctions on chip technology which London says affects Huaweis ability to remain a reliable supplier | 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 |
| Obviously the context has changed slightly with some of the sanctions that the U.S. has brought Environment Secretary George Eustice told Sky News when asked about Huawei | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Tuesday that the context on Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huaweis involvement in Britains 5G network had changed due to the sanctions imposed by the United States on chip technology | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-eustice/uk-says-on-huawei-the-context-has-changed-due-to-u-s-sanctions-idUSKCN24F0KJ | 2020-07-14 |
| The daughter of Huaweis chairman is under house arrest in Canada as the U.S. attempts to extradite her for alleged sanctions violations by the company | Negative | Chinas Huawei reported a sharp slowdown in revenue growth on Monday ahead of Britains expected decision to ban the company from its 5G telecom networks a move likely to add momentum to a U.S. campaign against it and threatening its global prospects | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-huawei-tech-results/u-k-ban-looms-over-huawei-as-revenue-growth-lags-amid-u-s-pressure-idUSKCN24E22Z | 2020-07-14 |
| Drugmakers partnered with the U.S. government are on track to begin actively manufacturing a vaccine for COVID19 by the end of the summer a senior administration official said on Monday | Positive | Drugmakers partnered with the U.S. government are on track to begin actively manufacturing a vaccine for COVID19 by the end of the summer a senior administration official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-warp-speed/u-s-covid-19-vaccine-program-to-start-manufacturing-by-late-summer-says-u-s-official-idUSKCN24E2V9 | 2020-07-14 |
| The U.S. government has given grants ranging from several hundred million dollars to over billion to Johnson Johnson Moderna Inc AstraZeneca Plc and Novovax Inc | Neutral | Drugmakers partnered with the U.S. government are on track to begin actively manufacturing a vaccine for COVID19 by the end of the summer a senior administration official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-warp-speed/u-s-covid-19-vaccine-program-to-start-manufacturing-by-late-summer-says-u-s-official-idUSKCN24E2V9 | 2020-07-14 |
| NEW YORK A laboratory that was revealed last week to have been testing the purity of a lethalinjection drug for the U.S. Department of Justice has said it will no longer test the drug if it is intended for executions | Positive | NEW YORK A laboratory that was revealed last week to have been testing the purity of a lethalinjection drug for the U.S. Department of Justice has said it will no longer test the drug if it is intended for executions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-executions-testing/lab-that-tested-u-s-execution-drug-will-no-longer-accept-lethal-injection-samples-idUSKCN24E2QI | 2020-07-14 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she believes U.S. lawmakers can find a compromise on extending jobless benefits and unemployment insurance for Americans struggling amid coronavirus pandemic shutdowns | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she believes U.S. lawmakers can find a compromise on extending jobless benefits and unemployment insurance for Americans struggling amid coronavirus pandemic shutdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-needs-compromise-to-extend-covid-19-unemployment-payments-pelosi-says-idUSKCN24D0HO | 2020-07-13 |
| Democrats in the U.S. Senate impatient with the pace of Republican deliberations on additional coronavirus aid have proposed longterm extensions to a temporary unemployment insurance program | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she believes U.S. lawmakers can find a compromise on extending jobless benefits and unemployment insurance for Americans struggling amid coronavirus pandemic shutdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-needs-compromise-to-extend-covid-19-unemployment-payments-pelosi-says-idUSKCN24D0HO | 2020-07-13 |
| About 60 U.S. universities on Sunday filed a brief supporting a lawsuit by two others seeking to block a Trump administration rule barring foreign students from remaining in the country if educational institutions dont hold inperson classes this fall | Negative | About 60 U.S. universities on Sunday filed a brief supporting a lawsuit by two others seeking to block a Trump administration rule barring foreign students from remaining in the country if educational institutions dont hold inperson classes this fall | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-students-lawsuit/dozens-of-u-s-universities-support-challenge-to-trumps-order-on-foreign-students-court-document-idUSKCN24E0GL | 2020-07-13 |
| The first federal execution in 17 years is set to go ahead on Monday after a U.S. appeals court overturned a lower court injunction saying a lawsuit by the victims family that had put the execution on hold had no legal standing | Negative | The first federal execution in 17 years is set to go ahead on Monday after a U.S. appeals court overturned a lower court injunction saying a lawsuit by the victims family that had put the execution on hold had no legal standing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-executions/u-s-appeals-court-says-first-federal-execution-in-17-years-can-proceed-monday-idUSKCN24D0TS | 2020-07-13 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 3236130 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 62918 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 906 to 134572 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 3236130 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 62918 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 906 to 134572 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-coronavirus-cases-rise-by-62918-to-3-2-million-total-idUSKCN24D0OU | 2020-07-13 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps demand for U.S. schools to fully reopen this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic is central to an emerging reelection strategy that seeks to resuscitate his flagging support in the nations critical suburbs | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps demand for U.S. schools to fully reopen this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic is central to an emerging reelection strategy that seeks to resuscitate his flagging support in the nations critical suburbs | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-education/trumps-push-to-reopen-schools-part-of-bid-to-boost-suburban-standing-idUSKCN24D0AK | 2020-07-13 |
| 95 a barrel by 0510 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was at | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil slipped nearly on Monday as traders eyed an OPEC technical meeting this week which is expected to recommend an easing in supply cuts that have been propping up crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slips-as-traders-expect-opec-to-ease-supply-cuts-idUSKCN24E04E | 2020-07-13 |
| Higher prices have prompted some U.S. producers to start drilling again even as the number of operating oil and natural gas rigs hit a record low for a 10th straight week | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil slipped nearly on Monday as traders eyed an OPEC technical meeting this week which is expected to recommend an easing in supply cuts that have been propping up crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slips-as-traders-expect-opec-to-ease-supply-cuts-idUSKCN24E04E | 2020-07-13 |
| U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross a former investor in shipping helped craft the strategy targeting the maritime sector sources said | Positive | Several companies that certify vessels are seaworthy and ship insurers have withdrawn services to tankers involved in the Venezuelan oil trade as the United States targets the maritime industry to tighten sanctions on the Latin American country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-oil-shipping-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-turns-screws-on-maritime-industry-to-cut-off-venezuelas-oil-idUSKCN24E0CD | 2020-07-13 |
| 97 a barrel by 0114 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil slipped in early Asian trade on Monday as traders eyed an OPEC technical meeting this week which is expected to recommend an easing in supply cuts that have been propping up crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slips-as-traders-eye-supply-cut-easing-at-opec-meeting-idUSKCN24E03N | 2020-07-13 |
| U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said on Tuesday the United States was deeply concerned about Chinas detention of Xu and urged Beijing to release him | Negative | BEIJING A Beijing law professor who has been an outspoken critic of Chinas President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party was released on Sunday after six days of detention his friends said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-politics-professor/china-releases-professor-who-criticised-president-xi-friends-say-idUSKCN24D0AW | 2020-07-13 |
| Okinawa is host to the bulk of U.S. military forces in Japan whose alliance with Washington is central to its security | Positive | TOKYO Japan and the United States are sharing information about coronavirus infections at U.S. military bases after an outbreak provoked ire in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa a top Japanese official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-okinawa/japan-u-s-discuss-jump-in-coronavirus-cases-at-u-s-military-bases-idUSKCN24E07Z | 2020-07-13 |
| SYDNEY Asian shares climbed toward fivemonth peaks on Monday as investors wagered the U.S. earnings season would see most companies beat forecasts given expectations had been lowered so far by coronavirus lockdowns | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares climbed toward fivemonth peaks on Monday as investors wagered the U.S. earnings season would see most companies beat forecasts given expectations had been lowered so far by coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-climb-u-s-earnings-to-test-dogged-optimism-idUSKCN24E01L | 2020-07-13 |
| Yields on U.S. 10year notes came close to record lows last week at 0 | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares climbed toward fivemonth peaks on Monday as investors wagered the U.S. earnings season would see most companies beat forecasts given expectations had been lowered so far by coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-climb-u-s-earnings-to-test-dogged-optimism-idUSKCN24E01L | 2020-07-13 |
| TOKYO The U.S. dollar edged down in Asian trade on Monday as investors looked to looming economic data from around the world and U.S. corporate earnings to gauge whether the markets guarded optimism on the economic outlook is justified | Positive | TOKYO The U.S. dollar edged down in Asian trade on Monday as investors looked to looming economic data from around the world and U.S. corporate earnings to gauge whether the markets guarded optimism on the economic outlook is justified | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-forex/dollar-starts-week-on-back-foot-ahead-of-data-earnings-idUSKCN24E02Q | 2020-07-13 |
| U.S. consumer inflation figures for June are due on Tuesday while retail sales a key gauge of consumption are released on Thursday | Positive | TOKYO The U.S. dollar edged down in Asian trade on Monday as investors looked to looming economic data from around the world and U.S. corporate earnings to gauge whether the markets guarded optimism on the economic outlook is justified | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-forex/dollar-starts-week-on-back-foot-ahead-of-data-earnings-idUSKCN24E02Q | 2020-07-13 |
| The U.S. corporate earning season will start this week providing another window to assess the scale of the damage as well as the recovery from the pandemic | Neutral | TOKYO The U.S. dollar edged down in Asian trade on Monday as investors looked to looming economic data from around the world and U.S. corporate earnings to gauge whether the markets guarded optimism on the economic outlook is justified | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-forex/dollar-starts-week-on-back-foot-ahead-of-data-earnings-idUSKCN24E02Q | 2020-07-13 |
| HONG KONG A majority of U.S. companies in Hong Kong surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce are concerned about the sweeping new national security law in the global financial hub with a third looking to move assets or business longerterm | Negative | HONG KONG A majority of U.S. companies in Hong Kong surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce are concerned about the sweeping new national security law in the global financial hub with a third looking to move assets or business longerterm | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-hongkong-security-amcham/majority-of-u-s-firms-in-hong-kong-concerned-about-security-law-amcham-idUSKCN24E005 | 2020-07-13 |
| U.S. stocks gained on Friday as Gilead Sciences Incs antiviral remdesivir showed reduced risk of death in severely ill COVID19 patients but clinical trials were needed to confirm the benefit | Negative | TOKYO July 13 Japanese shares rose on Monday tracking Wall Streets rally on Friday as a positive analysis on a potential COVID19 drug offset investor fears over a surge in virus cases while auto shares were lifted by upbeat industry data from China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-rises-on-virus-drug-hopes-auto-stocks-surge-idUSL3N2EK0VR | 2020-07-13 |
| SYDNEY July 13 Asian shares crept toward fivemonth peaks on Monday as investors wagered the U.S. earnings season would see most companies beat forecasts given expectations had been lowered so far by coronavirus lockdowns | Negative | Asia ex Japan share index near fivemonth top | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-extend-rally-u-s-earnings-to-test-optimism-idUSL3N2EK03Q | 2020-07-13 |
| TOKYO July 13 The U.S. dollar started the week with a soft tone on Monday as investors looked to looming economic data from around the world and U.S. corporate earnings to gauge whether the markets guarded optimism on the economic outlook is justified | Positive | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-starts-week-on-back-foot-ahead-of-data-earnings-idUSL3N2EK063 | 2020-07-13 |
| U.S. corporate earning season will start this week providing another window to assess the scale of the damage as well as the recovery from the pandemic | Neutral | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-starts-week-on-back-foot-ahead-of-data-earnings-idUSL3N2EK063 | 2020-07-13 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 3173212 cases of coronavirus as of Friday an increase of 66281 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 811 to 133666 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 3173212 cases of coronavirus as of Friday an increase of 66281 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 811 to 133666 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-3173212-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN24C0VV | 2020-07-12 |
| A U.S. judge said on Friday that Michael and Peter Taylor posed too great of a flight risk to be released on bail given the allegations against them | Negative | BEIRUT Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn is helping everyone who stood by him he said in an interview broadcast on Saturday though he declined to comment on cases of people accused of helping him flee to Lebanon from Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-says-helping-everyone-who-stood-by-him-idUSKCN24C0SY | 2020-07-12 |
| BEIJING The U.S. State Department warned American citizens on Saturday to exercise increased in China due to heightened risk of arbitrary law enforcement including detention and a ban from exiting the country | Negative | BEIJING The U.S. State Department warned American citizens on Saturday to exercise increased in China due to heightened risk of arbitrary law enforcement including detention and a ban from exiting the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-americans/u-s-warns-citizens-of-heightened-detention-risks-in-china-idUSKCN24C0I2 | 2020-07-12 |
| In a filing to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Li Auto said it intends to list its shares on the Nasdaq under the symbol | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| One of them Aaron Zelinsky told lawmakers on June 24 that his supervisor in the U.S. Attorneys office in Washington was told to go easy on Stone for political reasons | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone on Friday sparing him from prison after he was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-stone/a-free-man-trump-commutes-longtime-adviser-roger-stones-prison-sentence-idUSKBN24B351 | 2020-07-11 |
| The number of confirmed U.S. infections is over 3 million according to a Reuters tally stoking fears that hospitals will be overwhelmed | Negative | New cases of COVID19 rose by over 69000 across the United States on Friday according to a Reuters tally setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co stuck to its plans to reopen its flagship theme park in hardhit Florida | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-sets-record-for-new-covid-cases-third-day-in-a-row-at-over-69000-idUSKBN24B2QI | 2020-07-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps planned executive order on immigration will not include amnesty for migrants who are in the United States illegally but arrived in the country as children a White House spokesman said on Friday | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps planned executive order on immigration will not include amnesty for migrants who are in the United States illegally but arrived in the country as children a White House spokesman said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-immigration/trumps-planned-order-on-dreamer-immigrants-will-not-include-amnesty-white-house-idUSKBN24B35E | 2020-07-11 |
| WASHINGTON New York City prosecutors are very likely to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling but it may not happen before the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON New York City prosecutors are very likely to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling but it may not happen before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/prosecutors-may-not-get-trump-tax-records-until-after-election-experts-say-idUSKBN24B2VW | 2020-07-11 |
| U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero who is presiding over the case said last October he had seen little evidence of political bias in Vances pursuit of the financial records | Negative | WASHINGTON New York City prosecutors are very likely to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling but it may not happen before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/prosecutors-may-not-get-trump-tax-records-until-after-election-experts-say-idUSKBN24B2VW | 2020-07-11 |
| Groups representing U.S. doctors teachers and top school officials on Friday pushed back against pressure from President Donald Trump to fully reopen U.S. schools saying science must guide the decisions | Negative | Brenda Del Hierro was not so thrilled with distance learning when her kids were sent home in March to when the novel coronavirus pandemic hit yet the Los Angeles mom said she was not convinced it would be safe to send them back to the classroom this fall | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schools/it-just-doesnt-feel-safe-u-s-parents-teachers-worry-about-reopening-schools-idUSKBN24B31M | 2020-07-11 |
| Silencers will now be able to be licensed and exported like any other weapon on the U.S. munitions list which includes satellites and nuclear weapons | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday rolled back a 2002 restriction on exporting silencers that suppress the loud noise from gunfire in a victory for U.S. firearms manufacturers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-arms-silencers/u-s-loosens-export-curbs-on-gun-silencers-idUSKBN24B34K | 2020-07-11 |
| J. Peter Pham U.S. Special Envoy to the Sahel warned that any unconstitutional change of government in Mali was out of the question | Negative | BAMAKO Police in Mali on Friday fired gunshots and tear gas to try to dislodge protesters demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from occupying the state broadcasting house and parliament according to a Reuters witness | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-politics/mali-police-fire-gunshots-and-tear-gas-to-disperse-protesters-idUSKBN24B2M9 | 2020-07-11 |
| BOSTON A U.S. judge said on Friday two Massachusetts men pose too great of a risk of flight to be released on bail given allegations that they helped orchestrate former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge said on Friday two Massachusetts men pose too great of a risk of flight to be released on bail given allegations that they helped orchestrate former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn-taylor-bail/accused-ghosn-escape-plotters-too-much-flight-risk-for-bail-u-s-judge-idUSKBN24B29R | 2020-07-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department on Friday said it was by the government of Turkeys decision to change the status of Istanbuls Hagia Sophia after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared the ancient monument a mosque again | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department on Friday said it was by the government of Turkeys decision to change the status of Istanbuls Hagia Sophia after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared the ancient monument a mosque again | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum-verdict-usa/u-s-state-department-disappointed-in-turkish-government-decision-on-hagia-sophia-idUSKBN24B2UH | 2020-07-11 |
| U.S. crude was little changed on the week while Brent notched a weekly gain of about | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices climbed more than on Friday after the International Energy Agency bumped up its 2020 demand forecast but recordbreaking new coronavirus cases in the United States tempered expectations for a fast recovery in fuel consumption | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-as-international-energy-agency-boosts-demand-forecast-idUSKBN24B04K | 2020-07-11 |
| U.S. crude oil inventories rose by nearly 6 million barrels last analysts had forecast a decline | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices climbed more than on Friday after the International Energy Agency bumped up its 2020 demand forecast but recordbreaking new coronavirus cases in the United States tempered expectations for a fast recovery in fuel consumption | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-as-international-energy-agency-boosts-demand-forecast-idUSKBN24B04K | 2020-07-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said any change would diminish its ability to serve humanity as a muchneeded bridge between those of differing faith traditions and | Positive | ISTANBUL A Turkish court on Friday annulled a 1934 government decree that had turned Istanbuls Hagia Sophia into a museum opening the way for the sixthcentury building to be converted back into a mosque | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum-factbox/factbox-fifteen-centuries-two-faiths-and-a-contested-fate-for-hagia-sophia-idUSKBN24B0YK | 2020-07-11 |
| 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 | 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 |
| A senior U.S. administration official described Chen as the highest ranking Chinese official that the United States has sanctioned | Negative | WASHINGTON China said on Friday it would take reciprocal against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-sanctions/china-says-it-will-hit-back-against-new-u-s-sanctions-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN24A2GA | 2020-07-11 |
| Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing the U.S. decision was a serious interference in Chinese affairs | Negative | WASHINGTON China said on Friday it would take reciprocal against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-sanctions/china-says-it-will-hit-back-against-new-u-s-sanctions-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN24A2GA | 2020-07-11 |
| In light of these wrong actions China will impose reciprocal measures on U.S. officials and organizations that have displayed egregious behaviour on human rights in relation to Xinjiang Zhao said | Negative | WASHINGTON China said on Friday it would take reciprocal against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-sanctions/china-says-it-will-hit-back-against-new-u-s-sanctions-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN24A2GA | 2020-07-11 |
| We urge the U.S. to correct this wrong decision | Negative | WASHINGTON China said on Friday it would take reciprocal against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-sanctions/china-says-it-will-hit-back-against-new-u-s-sanctions-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN24A2GA | 2020-07-11 |
| If the U.S. continues to proceed China will take firm countermeasures | Neutral | WASHINGTON China said on Friday it would take reciprocal against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-sanctions/china-says-it-will-hit-back-against-new-u-s-sanctions-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN24A2GA | 2020-07-11 |
| TOKYO Minimalist lifestyle brand Mujis U.S. subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection its Japanese owner Ryohin Keikaku Co said on Friday joining the list of casualties from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Minimalist lifestyle brand Mujis U.S. subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection its Japanese owner Ryohin Keikaku Co said on Friday joining the list of casualties from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-muji-bankruptcy/mujis-u-s-business-seeks-bankruptcy-protection-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN24B0R9 | 2020-07-11 |
| Ryohin Keikaku said the U.S. filing will not affect its operations in other markets | Neutral | TOKYO Minimalist lifestyle brand Mujis U.S. subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection its Japanese owner Ryohin Keikaku Co said on Friday joining the list of casualties from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-muji-bankruptcy/mujis-u-s-business-seeks-bankruptcy-protection-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN24B0R9 | 2020-07-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in June as rising costs for energy goods were offset by weakness in services pointing to subdued inflation that should allow the Federal Reserve to keep pumping money into the economy to arrest a downward spiral | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in June as rising costs for energy goods were offset by weakness in services pointing to subdued inflation that should allow the Federal Reserve to keep pumping money into the economy to arrest a downward spiral | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-producer-prices-unexpectedly-fall-underlying-inflation-stabilizing-idUSKBN24B226 | 2020-07-11 |
| Some U.S. semiconductor companies have been reluctant to consider a ban on TikTok because ByteDance is a customer according to people familiar with the matter | Negative | In the span of a few hours on Friday Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-amazon-security/amazon-com-bans-then-un-bans-tiktok-app-from-employee-mobile-devices-idUSKBN24B2LT | 2020-07-11 |
| 9 billion from sources that could include the U.S. Federal Reserve to deal with massive revenue losses from the economic shutdown under an agreement announced on Friday between the governor and legislative leaders | Negative | New Jersey one of the states hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak would borrow up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-newjersey-debt/cash-strapped-new-jersey-to-borrow-up-to-9-9-billion-under-deal-idUSKBN24B307 | 2020-07-11 |
| States including New Jersey have been pushing the U.S. Congress for unrestricted funding they could use to plug big budget holes caused by plummeting tax revenue | Positive | New Jersey one of the states hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak would borrow up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-newjersey-debt/cash-strapped-new-jersey-to-borrow-up-to-9-9-billion-under-deal-idUSKBN24B307 | 2020-07-11 |
| Analysts at Goldman Sachs last week said the U.S. economy would shrink by 4 | Negative | NEW YORK Investors will watch next weeks earnings from BlackRock the worlds largest asset manager for a snapshot of how the industry performed during the second quarters dramatic rebound in global financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-investors-await-blackrock-earnings-after-blistering-second-quarter-market-rally-idUSKBN24B2FZ | 2020-07-11 |
| HOUSTON A U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing about half of Oklahoma as Native American reservation land has implications for oil and gas development in the state raising complex regulatory and tax questions that could take years to settle according to Oklahoma attorneys | Negative | HOUSTON A U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing about half of Oklahoma as Native American reservation land has implications for oil and gas development in the state raising complex regulatory and tax questions that could take years to settle according to Oklahoma attorneys | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-oil-court-oklahoma/supreme-court-ruling-on-oklahoma-tribal-land-raises-questions-for-oil-industry-idUSKBN24B2TM | 2020-07-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Friday named Seth DuCharme a prosecutor who has risen rapidly in the Justice Department under the Trump administration as acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Friday named Seth DuCharme a prosecutor who has risen rapidly in the Justice Department under the Trump administration as acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-ducharme/prosecutor-whose-star-has-risen-under-trump-named-brooklyn-based-acting-u-s-attorney-idUSKBN24B31G | 2020-07-11 |
| A U.S. federal judge blocked the first execution of a federal prisoner in 17 years from being carried out on Monday after some of the victims relatives sued saying they feared that attending could expose them to COVID19 | Negative | A U.S. federal judge blocked the first execution of a federal prisoner in 17 years from being carried out on Monday after some of the victims relatives sued saying they feared that attending could expose them to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-executions-ruling/u-s-judge-blocks-federal-execution-over-victims-family-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN24B30I | 2020-07-11 |
| A U.S. court has approved a private sale of 100000 barrels of gasoline that a shipping company suspected was destined for fuelstarved Venezuela after an auction last week received no bids filings showed late on Thursday | Neutral | A U.S. court has approved a private sale of 100000 barrels of gasoline that a shipping company suspected was destined for fuelstarved Venezuela after an auction last week received no bids filings showed late on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-venezuela-usa-gasoline-lawsuit/u-s-court-approves-private-sale-of-gasoline-suspected-to-be-for-venezuela-idUSKBN24B2UN | 2020-07-11 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors have filed a superseding indictment against Ghislaine Maxwell the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors have filed a superseding indictment against Ghislaine Maxwell the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell-superseding/u-s-files-superseding-indictment-against-ghislaine-maxwell-idUSKBN24B2D7 | 2020-07-11 |
| Nkartas robust debut continues the recent trend of a rebound in U.S. investor demand for new listings after the COVID19 pandemic had slammed the brakes on market listings | Positive | Shares of Nkarta Inc NKTX.O more than tripled in value in their U.S. market debut giving the biotech firm a valuation of | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-nkarta-ipo/biotech-firm-nkartas-shares-more-than-treble-in-u-s-debut-idUSKBN24B2HJ | 2020-07-11 |
| July 10 U.S. Senate Banking committee members will vote July 21 on two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board one of whom faced particularly sharp questioning in a midFebruary hearing over views perceived by many as out of the mainstream | Positive | details | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-fed-shelton-waller/update-1-u-s-senate-panel-to-vote-on-trump-fed-picks-july-21-idUSL1N2EH26E | 2020-07-11 |
| She told U.S. House lawmakers in June that the state needs million from the federal government far above the million allocated to the state under CARES Act | Neutral | WASHINGTON A Michigan town wants machines to speed up counting of absentee ballots | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-budgets-insight/epic-failure-u-s-election-officials-warn-of-november-chaos-due-to-budget-crunch-idUSKBN24B17U | 2020-07-11 |
| WASHINGTON The conservativemajority U.S. Supreme Court with Chief Justice Roberts leading the way has distinctly staked out its independence from President Donald Trump by delivering a series of setbacks to him and his administration in pivotal cases | Neutral | WASHINGTON The conservativemajority U.S. Supreme Court with Chief Justice Roberts leading the way has distinctly staked out its independence from President Donald Trump by delivering a series of setbacks to him and his administration in pivotal cases | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-term-analysis/u-s-supreme-court-defied-trump-at-key-moments-in-blockbuster-term-idUSKBN24B17I | 2020-07-11 |
| The government said recently that U.S. sanctions could damage Huaweis ability to supply crucial networking equipment | Negative | LONDON The British government is expected to set a deadline of 2025 for removing equipment made by Chinas Huawei from the countrys 5G telecoms networks the Telegraph newspaper said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-tech/uk-expected-to-order-removal-of-huawei-5g-equipment-by-2025-telegraph-idUSKBN24B2VU | 2020-07-11 |
| Lonza Group AG is in the last of discussions with U.S. regulators for approval to claim that its formulation is effective in killing the novel Coronavirus on surfaces an executive at the pharmaceutical and chemical giant told Reuters | Negative | Lonza Group AG is in the last of discussions with U.S. regulators for approval to claim that its formulation is effective in killing the novel Coronavirus on surfaces an executive at the pharmaceutical and chemical giant told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cleaners-claims-ex/exclusive-lonza-expects-epa-approval-very-soon-to-make-covid-killing-claims-for-surface-disinfectants-idUSKBN24B287 | 2020-07-11 |
| The U.S. government has allocated more than 11000 courses of Gilead Sciences Incs COVID19 treatment remdesivir to the four states now being hardest hit by the fastspreading outbreak in the United States | Negative | The U.S. government has allocated more than 11000 courses of Gilead Sciences Incs COVID19 treatment remdesivir to the four states now being hardest hit by the fastspreading outbreak in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-remdesivir/hhs-allocates-gileads-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-to-four-hardest-hit-states-idUSKBN24B2Z3 | 2020-07-11 |
| Although distribution is being managed by the U.S. government it is not paying for the drug for patients with private insurance | Positive | The U.S. government has allocated more than 11000 courses of Gilead Sciences Incs COVID19 treatment remdesivir to the four states now being hardest hit by the fastspreading outbreak in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-remdesivir/hhs-allocates-gileads-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-to-four-hardest-hit-states-idUSKBN24B2Z3 | 2020-07-11 |
| Robert Redfield director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that keeping schools closed would be a greater risk to childrens health than reopening them | Negative | More than 60500 new COVID19 infections were reported across the United States on Thursday according to a Reuters tally setting a oneday record as weary Americans were told to take new precautions and the pandemic becomes increasingly politicized | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-sets-one-day-record-with-more-than-60500-covid-cases-americans-divided-idUSKBN24A28B | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday firmly rejected President Donald Trumps arguments for sweeping presidential immunity and ruled that a New York prosecutor can obtain his financial records but prevented at least for now Democraticled House of Representatives committees from getting similar documents | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday firmly rejected President Donald Trumps arguments for sweeping presidential immunity and ruled that a New York prosecutor can obtain his financial records but prevented at least for now Democraticled House of Representatives committees from getting similar documents | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-trump/u-s-supreme-court-rebuffs-trumps-immunity-claim-lets-prosecutor-get-financial-records-idUSKBN24A1C6 | 2020-07-10 |
| NEW YORK Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal attorney was taken to a federal jail on Thursday after refusing to agree to a gag order as a condition of serving his criminal sentence under home confinement Cohens lawyer said | Negative | NEW YORK Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal attorney was taken to a federal jail on Thursday after refusing to agree to a gag order as a condition of serving his criminal sentence under home confinement Cohens lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/ex-trump-lawyer-behind-bars-again-after-dispute-over-gag-order-idUSKBN24A2WQ | 2020-07-10 |
| After objecting Levine said the U.S. Marshals Service came with and ordered Cohen remanded to the jail in Brooklyn because he failed to agree to the terms | Negative | NEW YORK Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal attorney was taken to a federal jail on Thursday after refusing to agree to a gag order as a condition of serving his criminal sentence under home confinement Cohens lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/ex-trump-lawyer-behind-bars-again-after-dispute-over-gag-order-idUSKBN24A2WQ | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who has avoided being seen wearing a face covering in public said on Thursday he expects to wear a mask when he next visits U.S. troops at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who has avoided being seen wearing a face covering in public said on Thursday he expects to wear a mask when he next visits U.S. troops at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-mask/trump-says-he-expects-to-wear-a-mask-when-he-visits-military-hospital-idUSKBN24B0C9 | 2020-07-10 |
| U.S. schools are scrambling to prepare for the upcoming academic year as the pandemic surges nationwide topping 3 million confirmed cases | Negative | Keeping schools closed in the coming academic year is a greater risk to childrens health than reopening them even amid the COVID19 pandemic Robert Redfield director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-schools/closing-schools-greater-public-health-risk-than-reopening-says-top-u-s-health-official-idUSKBN24A359 | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. general said on Thursday that the military had to take a hard at symbols of the Confederacy including the names of bases and said he had recommended a commission to look at the issue even as President Donald Trump has ruled out renaming military bases that are named for Confederate leaders | Neutral | WASHINGTON The top U.S. general said on Thursday that the military had to take a hard at symbols of the Confederacy including the names of bases and said he had recommended a commission to look at the issue even as President Donald Trump has ruled out renaming military bases that are named for Confederate leaders | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-defense/u-s-military-needs-to-take-hard-look-at-confederacy-symbols-base-names-top-general-says-idUSKBN24A31S | 2020-07-10 |
| The Republicanled U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to require the Pentagon to rename military bases named after Confederate generals | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. general said on Thursday that the military had to take a hard at symbols of the Confederacy including the names of bases and said he had recommended a commission to look at the issue even as President Donald Trump has ruled out renaming military bases that are named for Confederate leaders | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-defense/u-s-military-needs-to-take-hard-look-at-confederacy-symbols-base-names-top-general-says-idUSKBN24A31S | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was ousted last month as his office led a probe into President Donald Trumps personal attorney Rudolph Giuliani told lawmakers on Thursday U.S. Attorney General William Barr had pressured him to resign | Negative | WASHINGTON The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was ousted last month as his office led a probe into President Donald Trumps personal attorney Rudolph Giuliani told lawmakers on Thursday U.S. Attorney General William Barr had pressured him to resign | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-berman/ousted-u-s-prosecutor-says-barr-pressed-him-to-resign-idUSKBN24A2V2 | 2020-07-10 |
| 2 Deputy U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss who is currently leading the office until a permanent replacement can be confirmed by the U.S. Senate | Neutral | WASHINGTON The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was ousted last month as his office led a probe into President Donald Trumps personal attorney Rudolph Giuliani told lawmakers on Thursday U.S. Attorney General William Barr had pressured him to resign | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-berman/ousted-u-s-prosecutor-says-barr-pressed-him-to-resign-idUSKBN24A2V2 | 2020-07-10 |
| MEXICO CITY President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that Donald Trump had drastically changed the way he talks about Mexicos people in the leftist leaders latest warm words about the U.S. president who has a history of upsetting Mexicans | Negative | MEXICO CITY President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that Donald Trump had drastically changed the way he talks about Mexicos people in the leftist leaders latest warm words about the U.S. president who has a history of upsetting Mexicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-president-trump/lopez-obrador-says-trump-has-completely-changed-attitude-toward-mexicans-idUSKBN24B06R | 2020-07-10 |
| MEXICO CITY Ford Motor Co on Thursday said new staffing restrictions imposed on plants producing car parts in the Mexican state of Chihuahua were not the latest sign U.S. automakers are still reeling from coronavirus lockdowns in Mexico | Negative | MEXICO CITY Ford Motor Co on Thursday said new staffing restrictions imposed on plants producing car parts in the Mexican state of Chihuahua were not the latest sign U.S. automakers are still reeling from coronavirus lockdowns in Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-ford/ford-says-restrictions-at-mexico-plants-not-sustainable-idUSKBN24A38V | 2020-07-10 |
| Mexico is a key part of a wider international supply chain crucial to U.S. carmakers many of which operate factories across the border in Mexico due to lower labor costs | Negative | MEXICO CITY Ford Motor Co on Thursday said new staffing restrictions imposed on plants producing car parts in the Mexican state of Chihuahua were not the latest sign U.S. automakers are still reeling from coronavirus lockdowns in Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-ford/ford-says-restrictions-at-mexico-plants-not-sustainable-idUSKBN24A38V | 2020-07-10 |
| With our U.S. plants running at that is not Galhotra said in an emailed statement | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Ford Motor Co on Thursday said new staffing restrictions imposed on plants producing car parts in the Mexican state of Chihuahua were not the latest sign U.S. automakers are still reeling from coronavirus lockdowns in Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-ford/ford-says-restrictions-at-mexico-plants-not-sustainable-idUSKBN24A38V | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Border Patrol detained roughly 30000 migrants attempting to cross the southwest border with Mexico in June a increase from the previous month even as sweeping coronavirusrelated border restrictions instituted by President Donald Trump remain in place | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Border Patrol detained roughly 30000 migrants attempting to cross the southwest border with Mexico in June a increase from the previous month even as sweeping coronavirusrelated border restrictions instituted by President Donald Trump remain in place | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-border-mexico/more-migrants-caught-crossing-u-s-mexico-border-despite-pandemic-restrictions-idUSKBN24A33D | 2020-07-10 |
| The U.S. court blocked dicambas use in June saying that risks associated with the herbicide were understated | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazils Ministry of Agriculture approved several agriculture products that use the chemical dicamba a weed killer whose use has been blocked by a court in the United States according to a notice in the government gazette on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-agriculture-chemicals/brazil-oks-agrochemicals-with-weed-killer-dicamba-banned-in-the-u-s-idUSKBN24A37P | 2020-07-10 |
| The U.S. government has urged its allies to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the Wests nextgeneration communications | Negative | Representatives for Huawei in Italy and Brazil declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-huawei-tech-5g-italy-brazil-exclusive/exclusive-tim-excludes-huawei-from-5g-core-equipment-tender-in-italy-brazil-idUSKBN24A2AE | 2020-07-10 |
| Prayuth on Friday also acknowledged million in U.S. aid to help Thailand to cope with the coronavirus according to a news release from his office | Positive | BANGKOK U.S. Army Chief of Staff General James McConville met with Thailands prime minister and its army chief on Friday in the first highlevel visit by a foreign delegation to Thailand since the COVID19 pandemic disrupted international travel | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-thailand-usa/u-s-army-chief-of-staff-signs-strategic-vision-pact-with-thailand-idUSKBN24B0L3 | 2020-07-10 |
| The U.S. delegation visited under a special arrangement to follow strict coronavirus safety measures that required members to wear face masks | Neutral | BANGKOK U.S. Army Chief of Staff General James McConville met with Thailands prime minister and its army chief on Friday in the first highlevel visit by a foreign delegation to Thailand since the COVID19 pandemic disrupted international travel | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-thailand-usa/u-s-army-chief-of-staff-signs-strategic-vision-pact-with-thailand-idUSKBN24B0L3 | 2020-07-10 |
| LONDON The World Health Organization is back in the spotlight over its performance in the global fight against the new coronavirus after U.S. President Donald Trumps administration gave notice it would quit the body in a years time | Neutral | LONDON The World Health Organization is back in the spotlight over its performance in the global fight against the new coronavirus after U.S. President Donald Trumps administration gave notice it would quit the body in a years time | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-role-explainer/whos-who-the-world-health-organization-under-scrutiny-idUSKBN24A21J | 2020-07-10 |
| U.S. crude oil inventories rose by nearly 6 million barrels last week after analysts had forecast a decline of just over half that figure | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices fell on Friday adding to steep losses from the previous session and were headed for weekly declines on worries that renewed lockdowns following a surge in coronavirus cases in the United States and elsewhere would suppress fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-heads-for-weekly-decline-as-virus-cases-hit-record-idUSKBN24B04K | 2020-07-10 |
| A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to grant immediate bail to a Massachusetts father and son who are trying to avoid extradition to Japan after being accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn out of that country | Negative | A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to grant immediate bail to a Massachusetts father and son who are trying to avoid extradition to Japan after being accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn out of that country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn-taylor-bail/u-s-judge-rejects-immediate-bail-for-accused-carlos-ghosn-smugglers-idUSKBN24A2OD | 2020-07-10 |
| As the U.S. Brazil and other countries continue to get hammered by COVID19 demand is at said Louise Dickson oil markets analyst at Rystad Energy | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell about a barrel on Thursday as investors worried that renewed lockdowns to contain the spread of coronavirus in the United States would again sink fuel consumption | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-1-bbl-as-resurgent-pandemic-prompts-worries-about-u-s-demand-idUSKBN24A02T | 2020-07-10 |
| HONG KONG Chinas national security law for Hong Kong and moves by the United States to begin withdrawing privileges enjoyed by the city under U.S. law have unsettled investors | Negative | HONG KONG Chinas national security law for Hong Kong and moves by the United States to begin withdrawing privileges enjoyed by the city under U.S. law have unsettled investors | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-markets-peg/explainer-dollar-peg-is-critical-to-hong-kong-amid-u-s-threats-china-worries-idUSKBN24B0K2 | 2020-07-10 |
| There are fears that escalating U.S.China tensions could result in the United States potentially limiting Hong Kong banks access to U.S. dollars thus jeopardizing the peg | Negative | HONG KONG Chinas national security law for Hong Kong and moves by the United States to begin withdrawing privileges enjoyed by the city under U.S. law have unsettled investors | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-markets-peg/explainer-dollar-peg-is-critical-to-hong-kong-amid-u-s-threats-china-worries-idUSKBN24B0K2 | 2020-07-10 |
| A Bloomberg report suggested this week that U.S. President Donald Trumps policy advisers explored that option though the idea did not gain any traction | Negative | HONG KONG Chinas national security law for Hong Kong and moves by the United States to begin withdrawing privileges enjoyed by the city under U.S. law have unsettled investors | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-markets-peg/explainer-dollar-peg-is-critical-to-hong-kong-amid-u-s-threats-china-worries-idUSKBN24B0K2 | 2020-07-10 |
| U.S. jobless claims have been gradually falling though they remained roughly double their highest point during the 200709 Great Recession | Negative | NEW Equity markets slid on Thursday after U.S. data raised worries about the economys recovery and doused enthusiasm that drove a Chinese stock rally for an eighth straight day while the dollar rebounded as new coronavirus cases hit another record | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-succumb-to-shutdown-fears-but-china-charges-on-idUSKBN2493DO | 2020-07-10 |
| Oil prices fell about as investors worried that renewed U.S. lockdowns to contain the spread of coronavirus would sap fuel consumption | Negative | NEW Equity markets slid on Thursday after U.S. data raised worries about the economys recovery and doused enthusiasm that drove a Chinese stock rally for an eighth straight day while the dollar rebounded as new coronavirus cases hit another record | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-succumb-to-shutdown-fears-but-china-charges-on-idUSKBN2493DO | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON An official with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions accounting oversight arm on Thursday said it sees no of being able to properly do its job overseeing disclosures and preventing accounting fraud in China amid ongoing consideration by the Trump administration of how to stave off the possible investor risk | Negative | WASHINGTON An official with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions accounting oversight arm on Thursday said it sees no of being able to properly do its job overseeing disclosures and preventing accounting fraud in China amid ongoing consideration by the Trump administration of how to stave off the possible investor risk | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-sec-china/top-u-s-markets-audit-watchdog-gives-gloomy-forecast-for-quality-bookkeeping-at-u-s-listed-chinese-firms-idUSKBN24A331 | 2020-07-10 |
| Chinese authorities have long resisted audit papers leaving China making it hard for U.S. regulators to check the quality of audits of Chinese companies | Negative | WASHINGTON An official with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions accounting oversight arm on Thursday said it sees no of being able to properly do its job overseeing disclosures and preventing accounting fraud in China amid ongoing consideration by the Trump administration of how to stave off the possible investor risk | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-sec-china/top-u-s-markets-audit-watchdog-gives-gloomy-forecast-for-quality-bookkeeping-at-u-s-listed-chinese-firms-idUSKBN24A331 | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department on Thursday said the United States welcomed Chinas commitment to arms control negotiations and that prudent next should include facetoface meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department on Thursday said the United States welcomed Chinas commitment to arms control negotiations and that prudent next should include facetoface meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-armscontrol/china-should-meet-with-u-s-on-arms-control-state-department-says-idUSKBN24A27U | 2020-07-10 |
| Okazaki said the company was not retreating from the U.S. market although it would step up its scrap and strategy of concentrating on profitable locations and shutting down lowperforming stores | Negative | July 9 story corrects paragraph 5 figure to trillion from billion | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-fast-retailing-results/fast-retailing-cuts-outlook-on-pandemic-woes-despite-uniqlo-june-rebound-idUSKBN24A19T | 2020-07-10 |
| He declined to comment when asked whether it would consider buying Brooks Brothers which on Wednesday joined a list of U.S. brands that have filed for bankruptcy | Negative | July 9 story corrects paragraph 5 figure to trillion from billion | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-fast-retailing-results/fast-retailing-cuts-outlook-on-pandemic-woes-despite-uniqlo-june-rebound-idUSKBN24A19T | 2020-07-10 |
| NEW YORK U.S. companies are preparing to open their books on a quarter that is set to show the biggest earnings fall since the financial crisis leaving investors looking for light at the end of the tunnel | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. companies are preparing to open their books on a quarter that is set to show the biggest earnings fall since the financial crisis leaving investors looking for light at the end of the tunnel | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-earnings-outlook/disaster-u-s-earnings-loom-but-investors-try-and-look-beyond-idUSKBN24A1CN | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday allowed the chief Manhattan prosecutor to obtain the financial records of President Donald Trump from third parties | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday allowed the chief Manhattan prosecutor to obtain the financial records of President Donald Trump from third parties | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-takeaways-explainer/explainer-what-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-battle-with-new-york-over-his-financial-records-idUSKBN24A2V8 | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats vowed to keep up their fight to get access to President Donald Trumps finances after the U.S. Supreme Court denied their request to see them as it ruled they must be shared with a New York criminal investigation | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats vowed to keep up their fight to get access to President Donald Trumps finances after the U.S. Supreme Court denied their request to see them as it ruled they must be shared with a New York criminal investigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-reaction/democrats-vow-to-keep-up-fight-after-supreme-court-blocks-bid-for-trump-finances-idUSKBN24A2SB | 2020-07-10 |
| They had argued that U.S. presidents are immune from criminal proceedings while in office | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats vowed to keep up their fight to get access to President Donald Trumps finances after the U.S. Supreme Court denied their request to see them as it ruled they must be shared with a New York criminal investigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-reaction/democrats-vow-to-keep-up-fight-after-supreme-court-blocks-bid-for-trump-finances-idUSKBN24A2SB | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to decide whether the Federal Trade Commission can continue to require scam artists and firms that engaged in deceptive business practices to return money improperly obtained from consumers | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to decide whether the Federal Trade Commission can continue to require scam artists and firms that engaged in deceptive business practices to return money improperly obtained from consumers | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-ftc/u-s-supreme-court-to-weigh-ftc-authority-to-seek-ill-gotten-gains-idUSKBN24A2XY | 2020-07-10 |
| U.S. crude oil futures are currently about a barrel a level that is not a sufficient clearing price for many heavily leveraged shale the report said | Negative | A wave of oil and gas bankruptcies in North America is likely to continue this year as oil prices remain depressed and a new surge of COVID19 cases threaten to stall any recovery in fuel demand law firm Haynes and Boone said in a report released this week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-north-america-oil-bankruptcy/wave-of-north-american-oil-and-gas-bankruptcies-to-continue-at-40-bbl-crude-report-idUSKBN24A2U1 | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a New York prosecutor can obtain President Donald Trumps financial records but prevented at least for now the Democraticled House of Representatives from obtaining similar documents | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a New York prosecutor can obtain President Donald Trumps financial records but prevented at least for now the Democraticled House of Representatives from obtaining similar documents | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-quotes-factbox/reaction-to-u-s-supreme-court-decision-on-trump-financial-records-idUSKBN24A2AX | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday recognized about half of Oklahoma as Native American reservation land and overturned a tribe members rape conviction because the location where the crime was committed should have been considered outside the reach of state criminal law | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday recognized about half of Oklahoma as Native American reservation land and overturned a tribe members rape conviction because the location where the crime was committed should have been considered outside the reach of state criminal law | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-oklahoma/u-s-supreme-court-deems-half-of-oklahoma-a-native-american-reservation-idUSKBN24A268 | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Thursday on three cases involving efforts by Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a prosecutor in New York City to obtain President Donald Trumps financial records from third parties | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Thursday on three cases involving efforts by Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a prosecutor in New York City to obtain President Donald Trumps financial records from third parties | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-subpoenas/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-supreme-court-fight-over-trumps-financial-records-idUSKBN24A1CF | 2020-07-10 |
| The U.S. Justice Department is also reviewing the deal while the Australian regulator said it could harm competition | Positive | BRUSSELS Google may be able to stave off a fullscale EU antitrust investigation into its planned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fitbit-m-a-alphabet-eu-exclusive/exclusive-google-can-ward-off-eu-antitrust-probe-into-fitbit-deal-with-data-pledge-idUSKBN24A2BG | 2020-07-10 |
| Marqeta Inc the U.S. payment card issuing startup whose investors include Goldman Sachs Group Inc is seeking to hire investment banks to advise on a potential initial public offering according to people familiar with the matter | Positive | Marqeta Inc the U.S. payment card issuing startup whose investors include Goldman Sachs Group Inc is seeking to hire investment banks to advise on a potential initial public offering according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-marqeta-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-goldman-sachs-backed-payments-startup-marqeta-prepares-for-ipo-idUSKBN24A37L | 2020-07-10 |
| This proposed sale serves U.S. national economic and security interests by supporting the recipients continuing efforts to modernise its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive it said | Neutral | TAIPEI The United States has approved a possible million upgrade package for Patriot surfacetoair missiles to Taiwan the State Department said the latest purchase from the United States to deal with a rising threat from China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-taiwan-usa-defence/u-s-approves-620-million-missile-upgrade-package-for-taiwan-idUSKBN24B024 | 2020-07-10 |
| While Taiwans military is welltrained and wellequipped with mostly U.S.made hardware China has huge numerical superiority and is adding advanced equipment of its own such as stealth fighters | Positive | TAIPEI The United States has approved a possible million upgrade package for Patriot surfacetoair missiles to Taiwan the State Department said the latest purchase from the United States to deal with a rising threat from China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-taiwan-usa-defence/u-s-approves-620-million-missile-upgrade-package-for-taiwan-idUSKBN24B024 | 2020-07-10 |
| SYDNEY The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has revoked permission for Pakistan International Airlines to conduct charter flights to the United States citing Federal Aviation Administration concerns over Pakistani pilot certifications | Negative | SYDNEY The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has revoked permission for Pakistan International Airlines to conduct charter flights to the United States citing Federal Aviation Administration concerns over Pakistani pilot certifications | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-pakistan-airlines-usa/u-s-bans-pakistan-international-airlines-flights-over-pilot-concerns-idUSKBN24A3HV | 2020-07-10 |
| Pakistans Geo News reported PIA had confirmed the U.S. ban and said it would address the concerns through ongoing corrective measures within the airline | Negative | SYDNEY The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has revoked permission for Pakistan International Airlines to conduct charter flights to the United States citing Federal Aviation Administration concerns over Pakistani pilot certifications | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-pakistan-airlines-usa/u-s-bans-pakistan-international-airlines-flights-over-pilot-concerns-idUSKBN24A3HV | 2020-07-10 |
| Volkswagen admitted in 2015 to using illegal software to cheat U.S. diesel engine tests a scandal that has cost it more than billion in vehicle refits fines and provisions | Negative | BRUSSELS EU consumers should be able to sue Volkswagen VOWG.p | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-eu/volkswagen-can-face-dieselgate-claims-where-cars-bought-eu-court-rules-idUSKBN24A0VK | 2020-07-10 |
| U.S. states that have driven a record surge in coronavirus cases may now be slipping backward | Negative | U.S. states that have driven a record surge in coronavirus cases may now be slipping backward | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-reopen/u-s-recovery-in-limbo-as-retail-traffic-falls-in-virus-hot-spots-idUSKBN24A2R2 | 2020-07-10 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserves holdings of bonds and other assets shrank for a fourth straight week sliding below trillion and use of one key emergency liquidity measure dropped to zero in the latest sign that financial stresses that erupted early in the coronavirus pandemic have eased | Negative | The U.S. Federal Reserves holdings of bonds and other assets shrank for a fourth straight week sliding below trillion and use of one key emergency liquidity measure dropped to zero in the latest sign that financial stresses that erupted early in the coronavirus pandemic have eased | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-assets/fed-balance-sheet-below-7-trillion-repo-drops-to-zero-for-first-time-since-september-idUSKBN24A37T | 2020-07-10 |
| The acquisition of OneWeb which is British and U.S.based is subject to approval from regulators including the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States | Positive | Airbus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/oneweb-britain/insight-a-space-odyssey-britain-rockets-into-unknown-with-oneweb-idUSL8N2EH066 | 2020-07-10 |
| YORK July 10 Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Friday as recordbreaking new coronavirus cases in several U.S. states stoked concerns that new lockdowns could derail an economic recovery while investors looked forward to earnings season | Negative | Equities and risk assets take a hit | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-fall-on-virus-worry-china-stock-rally-pauses-idUSL4N2EH016 | 2020-07-10 |
| NEW YORK July 9 Asian shares were set to open mostly lower on Friday as recordbreaking new coronavirus cases and deaths in several U.S. states stoked concerns that new lockdowns could derail the economic recovery and investors looked forward to earnings season | Negative | NEW YORK July 9 Asian shares were set to open mostly lower on Friday as recordbreaking new coronavirus cases and deaths in several U.S. states stoked concerns that new lockdowns could derail the economic recovery and investors looked forward to earnings season | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-set-to-slip-as-coronavirus-concerns-weigh-idUSL1N2EG2PN | 2020-07-10 |
| Five Republican U.S. senators said this week they would skip the convention | Neutral | As coronavirus cases surge in Florida skepticism is growing that Republican National Convention organizers will be able to pull off the grand party President Donald Trump promised for his renomination | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention/florida-virus-surge-threatens-trumps-convention-plans-idUSKBN24A36W | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she is very Democrats and Republicans in Congress will agree on strong new coronavirus relief legislation after lawmakers return from their July break | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she is very Democrats and Republicans in Congress will agree on strong new coronavirus relief legislation after lawmakers return from their July break | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-confident-u-s-congress-will-produce-strong-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN24A2KE | 2020-07-10 |
| Retired U.S. Army general John Nicholson a former U.S. commander in Afghanistan said the Russians had previously been arming equipping and even giving money to the Taliban in modest amounts | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States believes Russia has given support to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in the past but does not have intelligence to confirm it directed attacks against Americans or to corroborate that it paid bounties to kill American troops the top U.S. general said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties/u-s-doesnt-know-if-russia-directed-taliban-attacks-in-afghanistan-pentagon-says-idUSKBN24A31D | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to finalize regulations this week that will bar the U.S. government from buying goods or services from any company that uses products from five Chinese companies including Huawei Hikvision and Dahua a U.S. official said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to finalize regulations this week that will bar the U.S. government from buying goods or services from any company that uses products from five Chinese companies including Huawei Hikvision and Dahua a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-contracting-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-finalizing-federal-contract-ban-for-companies-that-use-huawei-others-idUSKBN24A22F | 2020-07-10 |
| The U.S. government annually awards more than billion in contracts according to the Government Accountability Office | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to finalize regulations this week that will bar the U.S. government from buying goods or services from any company that uses products from five Chinese companies including Huawei Hikvision and Dahua a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-contracting-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-finalizing-federal-contract-ban-for-companies-that-use-huawei-others-idUSKBN24A22F | 2020-07-10 |
| Amazons cloud unit is a major contractor with the U.S. intelligence community and it has been battling Microsoft Corp for an up to billion cloud computing deal with the Pentagon | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to finalize regulations this week that will bar the U.S. government from buying goods or services from any company that uses products from five Chinese companies including Huawei Hikvision and Dahua a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-contracting-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-finalizing-federal-contract-ban-for-companies-that-use-huawei-others-idUSKBN24A22F | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON July 9 Geoffrey Berman the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was ousted from his job last month was expected to tell lawmakers on Thursday that U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr urged him to resign according to media reports citing a copy of his prepared remarks | Negative | WASHINGTON July 9 Geoffrey Berman the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was ousted from his job last month was expected to tell lawmakers on Thursday that U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr urged him to resign according to media reports citing a copy of his prepared remarks | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-congress-berman/ousted-u-s-prosecutor-says-barr-urged-him-to-resign-reports-idUSL1N2EG1KW | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to issue new guidelines for reopening schools Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump criticized the agencys recommendations as too expensive and impractical | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to issue new guidelines for reopening schools Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump criticized the agencys recommendations as too expensive and impractical | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-education/new-u-s-cdc-school-reopening-guidelines-promised-after-trump-complains-idUSKBN24922X | 2020-07-09 |
| The U.S. outbreak has crossed the 3 million mark in confirmed cases with a death toll of 131336 according to a Reuters tally | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to issue new guidelines for reopening schools Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump criticized the agencys recommendations as too expensive and impractical | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-education/new-u-s-cdc-school-reopening-guidelines-promised-after-trump-complains-idUSKBN24922X | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday the prosecution of Roger Stone President Donald Trumps longtime friend and adviser was appropriate and his prison sentence of three years and four months was fair | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday the prosecution of Roger Stone President Donald Trumps longtime friend and adviser was appropriate and his prison sentence of three years and four months was fair | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-stone/u-s-attorney-general-barr-says-trump-adviser-roger-stones-sentence-fair-idUSKBN24A03M | 2020-07-09 |
| All three companies stand to benefit from the launch of a new U.S.MexicoCanada trade deal that replaces the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House CEO dinner on Wednesday evening with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his delegation had some notable absences among corporate invitees one because of a positive coronavirus test | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-trump-dinner/some-ceos-decline-white-house-dinner-for-mexican-president-amid-coronavirus-surge-idUSKBN2493AM | 2020-07-09 |
| Workers from Tridonex a unit of U.S. auto parts firm Cardone Industries Inc had protested outside the same labor board in March demanding new better representation | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican labor lawyer Susana Prieto on Wednesday said she has appealed a judges order that she not enter the northern state of Tamaulipas arguing it violates a new trade deal by stopping her from fighting for workers rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-labor/mexican-labor-activist-fights-ban-from-border-state-cites-trade-pact-protections-idUSKBN249392 | 2020-07-09 |
| Manny Puri assistant chief for the U.S. Marshals Service in South Florida said Duarte was taken into custody by the Marshals fugitive task force in Miami without any incidents | Neutral | 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 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos state oil company Pemex and a private consortium led by U.S.based Talos Energy Inc have been instructed to come to an agreement detailing how they will jointly develop a large offshore oil find the energy ministry said on Wednesday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos state oil company Pemex and a private consortium led by U.S.based Talos Energy Inc have been instructed to come to an agreement detailing how they will jointly develop a large offshore oil find the energy ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-oil-zama/mexicos-pemex-talos-energy-told-to-seek-deal-on-shared-oil-find-idUSKBN249358 | 2020-07-09 |
| We dont know if did it on purpose or if it was a said Guadalupe CorreaCabrera an associate professor at U.S.based George Mason University who studies trafficking | Neutral | 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 |
| BEIJING Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday that China and U.S. relations face the most serious challenges since diplomatic ties were established in 1979 but the two countries can return to the right track | Negative | BEIJING Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday that China and U.S. relations face the most serious challenges since diplomatic ties were established in 1979 but the two countries can return to the right track | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-usa/senior-china-diplomat-urges-positive-energy-in-ties-with-united-states-idUSKBN24A0E4 | 2020-07-09 |
| On Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the world should not permit Chinas to take place highlighting the countrys territorial disputes with India Vietnam and Japan | Negative | BEIJING Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday that China and U.S. relations face the most serious challenges since diplomatic ties were established in 1979 but the two countries can return to the right track | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-usa/senior-china-diplomat-urges-positive-energy-in-ties-with-united-states-idUSKBN24A0E4 | 2020-07-09 |
| There is little scientific evidence supporting the efficacy of the antimalarial to treat COVID19 but Bolsonaro like U.S. counterpart Donald Trump has trumpeted it as a potential cure | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday he was doing very after contracting the coronavirus and credited an unproven drug for his mild symptoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-sick-with-coronavirus-says-he-is-doing-very-well-idUSKBN2492G7 | 2020-07-09 |
| SEOUL U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun was due to wrap up meetings with South Korean officials in Seoul on Thursday before moving on to Japan in a trip overshadowed by stalled denuclearisation talks with North Korea | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun was due to wrap up meetings with South Korean officials in Seoul on Thursday before moving on to Japan in a trip overshadowed by stalled denuclearisation talks with North Korea | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-southkorea-northkorea/u-s-envoy-wraps-up-south-korea-visit-overshadowed-by-north-korea-tensions-idUSKBN24A044 | 2020-07-09 |
| As U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Biegun led workinglevel talks which have been stalled since the two sides last met in Sweden in October | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun was due to wrap up meetings with South Korean officials in Seoul on Thursday before moving on to Japan in a trip overshadowed by stalled denuclearisation talks with North Korea | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-southkorea-northkorea/u-s-envoy-wraps-up-south-korea-visit-overshadowed-by-north-korea-tensions-idUSKBN24A044 | 2020-07-09 |
| The U.S. embassys spokeswoman wrote on Twitter it was starting to look like a concerted campaign against | Negative | MOSCOW Russian journalists have launched a petition demanding treason allegations against a former reporter be made public fearing the case is bogus and that media are being increasingly persecuted | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-detention-treason/russian-journalists-fear-growing-media-persecution-after-treason-arrest-idUSKBN2492B5 | 2020-07-09 |
| A spike in COVID19 cases across several U.S. states however raised the prospect of renewed lockdowns that would likely hold back any sustained recovery in fuel demand | Positive | MELBOURNE Oil prices drifted lower on Thursday as concerns about renewed COVID19 lockdowns in the United States outweighed signs of a recovery in U.S. gasoline demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-eases-as-coronavirus-fears-offset-gasoline-recovery-signs-idUSKBN24A02T | 2020-07-09 |
| A U.S. judge said she is unlikely to quickly release a Massachusetts father and son being held on charges they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co | Negative | A U.S. judge said she is unlikely to quickly release a Massachusetts father and son being held on charges they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn-taylor-bail/carlos-ghosns-accused-smugglers-unlikely-to-win-quick-bail-idUSKBN249375 | 2020-07-09 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday as U.S. gasoline consumption showed signs of a recovery but price gains were limited by rising crude inventories and an increase in coronavirus infections | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday as U.S. gasoline consumption showed signs of a recovery but price gains were limited by rising crude inventories and an increase in coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-settles-higher-on-improving-u-s-gasoline-demand-idUSKBN24904A | 2020-07-09 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 28 cents to settle at | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday as U.S. gasoline consumption showed signs of a recovery but price gains were limited by rising crude inventories and an increase in coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-settles-higher-on-improving-u-s-gasoline-demand-idUSKBN24904A | 2020-07-09 |
| That followed a public campaign for change by a top investor the U.S. private equity firm Cerberus which holds a stake in the bank | Positive | That followed a public campaign for change by a top investor the U.S. private equity firm Cerberus which holds a stake in the bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-commerzbank-ceo/commerzbank-board-meets-amid-leadership-void-after-top-resignations-idUSKBN2490Y7 | 2020-07-09 |
| This means finding a consensus on new rules as U.S.China tensions rise and other countries smart from more than 100 trade barriers erected since the coronavirus outbreak early this year | Negative | Eight candidates from Mexico to Moldova will vie for the top job at the World Trade Organization seeking to convince its 164 members they can steer the body through intensifying global trade tensions and rising protectionism | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-trade-wto/eight-in-race-for-top-job-at-world-trade-organization-idUSKBN2491RI | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-seized-iranian-weapons-on-way-to-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-idUSKBN2492AV | 2020-07-09 |
| At his news conference Pompeo said that U.S. and unidentified forces interdicted a vessel off Yemens coast on June 28 that was carrying Iranian arms to Houthi rebels | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-seized-iranian-weapons-on-way-to-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-idUSKBN2492AV | 2020-07-09 |
| Pompeo noted that a report by U.S. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres last week confirmed U.S. charges that weapons seized by U.S. forces in November 2019 and February 2020 were of Iranian origin | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-seized-iranian-weapons-on-way-to-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-idUSKBN2492AV | 2020-07-09 |
| The U.S. embassy statement said McKenzies oneday visit included a brief stop at memorials honouring the memory of those who have perished in service to their | Positive | BEIRUT A U.S. general voiced Washingtons backing for Lebanese stability on Wednesday on a visit that triggered a protest by demonstrators including supporters of the Iranbacked Hezbollah against U.S. policies in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-protests/u-s-affirms-lebanon-support-as-hezbollah-steps-up-criticism-idUSKBN2492C2 | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused China of taking incredibly aggressive in a recent clash with India over a disputed section of the nucleararmed neighbors border saying Beijing had a pattern of instigating territorial disputes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused China of taking incredibly aggressive in a recent clash with India over a disputed section of the nucleararmed neighbors border saying Beijing had a pattern of instigating territorial disputes | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-china-took-incredibly-aggressive-action-in-recent-clash-with-india-idUSKBN2492D7 | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration will take steps to ensure the Chinese government does not gain any access to the private information of American citizens through telecommunications and social media U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if the U.S. was planning to ban Chineseowned app Tiktok | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will take steps to ensure the Chinese government does not gain any access to the private information of American citizens through telecommunications and social media U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if the U.S. was planning to ban Chineseowned app Tiktok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-tech-pompeo/u-s-will-act-to-deny-china-access-to-americans-data-says-pompeo-idUSKBN2492AM | 2020-07-09 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month urged stock exchanges globally to tighten rules for Chinese companies | Negative | BEIJING Chinas biggest gay dating apps owner BlueCity is focused on expanding in Asia its founder said on Wednesday after it made its Nasdaq debut despite a U.S. securities regulator warning against investments in Chinese firms | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bluecity-hldg-china/chinese-gay-dating-app-bluecity-focused-on-asia-after-ipo-idUSKBN2492F2 | 2020-07-09 |
| TOKYO U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital said on Thursday it had extended its deadline for a billion buyout offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co for a second time | Positive | TOKYO U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital said on Thursday it had extended its deadline for a billion buyout offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co for a second time | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nichii-gakkan-buyout-bain-capital/bain-capital-extends-deadline-for-japans-nichiigakkan-bid-for-second-time-idUSKBN24A0F1 | 2020-07-09 |
| The U.S. drugmaker faces thousands of lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc products caused cancer due to contamination with asbestos a known carcinogen | Negative | More than 170 nonprofit groups on Wednesday called for Johnson Johnson to stop selling its talcbased Johnsons Baby Powder worldwide citing concerns that it contains cancercausing asbestos according to a statement from advocacy group Black Women for Wellness | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-johnson-johnson-babypowder/nonprofits-urge-johnson-johnson-to-halt-sales-of-baby-powder-globally-idUSKBN24935C | 2020-07-09 |
| Most U.S. universities have not decided yet whether they will have all online classes inperson teaching or some sort of hybrid when classes start again in the fall | Negative | The Trump administration said on Monday that foreign university students will have to leave the country if their classes are all taught online clouding the future of tens of thousands of enrollees and potentially straining budgets at schools struggling to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-immigration-students-economy-expl/explainer-what-1-1-million-foreign-students-contribute-to-the-u-s-economy-idUSKBN2492VS | 2020-07-09 |
| 7 billion to the U.S. economy during 2018 the IIE report says citing the U.S. Department of Commerce | Neutral | The Trump administration said on Monday that foreign university students will have to leave the country if their classes are all taught online clouding the future of tens of thousands of enrollees and potentially straining budgets at schools struggling to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-immigration-students-economy-expl/explainer-what-1-1-million-foreign-students-contribute-to-the-u-s-economy-idUSKBN2492VS | 2020-07-09 |
| The U.S. has posted its largest number of daily new infections since the outbreak began and global tensions are on the rise | Negative | YORK Asian equity markets ground higher as investors tried to look past gathering SinoU.S. tension and renewed coronavirus lockdowns to upcoming company earnings hoping that global stimulus efforts will yield upbeat outlooks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-grind-higher-as-focus-turns-to-earnings-idUSKBN2493DO | 2020-07-09 |
| That has investors hoping to hear some good news about the outlook when U.S. earnings season begins next week | Positive | YORK Asian equity markets ground higher as investors tried to look past gathering SinoU.S. tension and renewed coronavirus lockdowns to upcoming company earnings hoping that global stimulus efforts will yield upbeat outlooks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-grind-higher-as-focus-turns-to-earnings-idUSKBN2493DO | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court is due on Thursday to rule on President Donald Trumps bid to block his financial records from being obtained by Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a New York prosecutor | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court is due on Thursday to rule on President Donald Trumps bid to block his financial records from being obtained by Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a New York prosecutor | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/u-s-supreme-court-rulings-due-thursday-on-trump-financial-records-cases-idUSKBN2492JH | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court has cemented its reputation as a friend to Christian conservatives with a trio of rulings embracing religious exemptions to certain federal laws and paving the way for public money to go to religious schools | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court has cemented its reputation as a friend to Christian conservatives with a trio of rulings embracing religious exemptions to certain federal laws and paving the way for public money to go to religious schools | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-religion-rulings-analysis/u-s-supreme-court-delivers-for-christian-conservatives-in-trio-of-rulings-idUSKBN24932L | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON July 8 The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday endorsed a plan by President Donald Trumps administration to give employers broad religious and moral exemptions from a federal mandate that health insurance they provide employees covers womens birth control | Positive | WASHINGTON July 8 The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday endorsed a plan by President Donald Trumps administration to give employers broad religious and moral exemptions from a federal mandate that health insurance they provide employees covers womens birth control | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-court-contraception/u-s-supreme-court-allows-broader-religious-exemption-to-birth-control-coverage-idUSW1N2B401U | 2020-07-09 |
| 1 U.S. automakers alleged injuries were not caused by FCAs alleged violations | Negative | DETROIT A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a racketeering lawsuit General Motors Co had filed against smaller rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV saying the No | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-gm-fiat-chrysler-lawsuit/federal-judge-throws-out-gms-racketeering-lawsuit-against-fiat-chrysler-idUSKBN24930S | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday endorsed a plan by President Donald Trumps administration to give employers broad religious and moral exemptions from a federal mandate that health insurance they provide to their workers includes coverage for womens birth control | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday endorsed a plan by President Donald Trumps administration to give employers broad religious and moral exemptions from a federal mandate that health insurance they provide to their workers includes coverage for womens birth control | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-contraception/u-s-supreme-court-permits-broad-religious-exemption-to-birth-control-coverage-idUSKBN24929B | 2020-07-09 |
| YORK Bayer was forced on Wednesday to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer after a U.S. judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims | Negative | YORK Bayer was forced on Wednesday to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer after a U.S. judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-bayer-litigation/bayer-puts-roundup-future-claims-settlement-on-hold-idUSKBN24921Q | 2020-07-09 |
| The U.S. economy could recover more slowly than expected from the economic crisis caused by the novel coronavirus and demand for the Federal Reserves Main Street lending program which aims to support small and midsized businesses could grow over time Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren said on Wednesday | Negative | The U.S. economy could recover more slowly than expected from the economic crisis caused by the novel coronavirus and demand for the Federal Reserves Main Street lending program which aims to support small and midsized businesses could grow over time Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-rosengren/feds-rosengren-says-demand-for-main-street-loans-expected-to-grow-as-u-s-economy-grapples-with-virus-idUSKBN2492VN | 2020-07-09 |
| The U.S. earnings season looms with investor hopes high but warning signals flashing | Negative | China rally extends for eighth session yuan soars | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-china-bull-charge-drives-stocks-and-yuan-higher-idUSL4N2EG1DU | 2020-07-09 |
| Demand for technology stocks lifted U.S. shares and helped the Nasdaq add 1 | Positive | NEW YORK July 8 Asian stocks were expected to rise on Thursday as hopes of a robust economic recovery offset concerns over flareups in the coronavirus pandemic and as investors looked ahead to earnings season | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-rise-as-focus-swings-to-recovery-prospects-idUSL1N2EF2R7 | 2020-07-09 |
| The economy would likely suffer as some U.S. states reimpose coronavirusrelated restrictions but another nationwide shutdown would be a big White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said | Negative | gold oil settlement prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-rise-despite-coronavirus-fears-gold-gains-idUSL1N2EF1PL | 2020-07-09 |
| The economy would likely suffer as certain U.S. states reimpose coronavirusrelated restrictions but imposing another nationwide shutdown would be a big White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said | Negative | European stocks close lower | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-waver-on-coronavirus-fears-gold-gains-idUSL8N2EF4EW | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court siding with Catholic schools in a legal dispute with teachers who said they were unlawfully dismissed ruled on Wednesday that religious institutions like churches and schools are shielded from employment discrimination lawsuits | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court siding with Catholic schools in a legal dispute with teachers who said they were unlawfully dismissed ruled on Wednesday that religious institutions like churches and schools are shielded from employment discrimination lawsuits | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-protects-religious-schools-from-employment-bias-suits-idUSKBN24928H | 2020-07-09 |
| The ministerial exemption was grounded in the U.S. Constitutions First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom language meant to prevent government interference with religion | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court siding with Catholic schools in a legal dispute with teachers who said they were unlawfully dismissed ruled on Wednesday that religious institutions like churches and schools are shielded from employment discrimination lawsuits | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-protects-religious-schools-from-employment-bias-suits-idUSKBN24928H | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON Two U.S. Republican lawmakers accused Twitter on Wednesday of being biased against conservatives and demanded information about the social media platforms reactions to two tweets by President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Two U.S. Republican lawmakers accused Twitter on Wednesday of being biased against conservatives and demanded information about the social media platforms reactions to two tweets by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-twitter-trump-republicans/republicans-renew-complaints-twitter-stifles-president-conservatives-idUSKBN24937F | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON TikTok is under investigation for allegedly violating a settlement reached with U.S. authorities last year that resolved charges the popular app broke rules governing how childrens personal information is treated online | Negative | WASHINGTON TikTok is under investigation for allegedly violating a settlement reached with U.S. authorities last year that resolved charges the popular app broke rules governing how childrens personal information is treated online | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-explainer/explainer-how-the-u-s-seeks-to-protect-childrens-privacy-online-idUSKBN2493AE | 2020-07-09 |
| U.S. drugmaker Johnson Johnson aims to begin clinical testing of its COVID19 vaccine in the coming weeks and produce billions of doses in 2021 chief executive officer Alex Gorsky said on Wednesday but cautioned that it will take more than one vaccine to rein in the virus | Positive | U.S. drugmaker Johnson Johnson aims to begin clinical testing of its COVID19 vaccine in the coming weeks and produce billions of doses in 2021 chief executive officer Alex Gorsky said on Wednesday but cautioned that it will take more than one vaccine to rein in the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-johnson-and-johnso/potential-covid-19-vaccine-not-single-solution-to-pandemic-johnson-johnson-ceo-says-idUSKBN24933O | 2020-07-09 |
| NEW Many U.S. colleges were scrambling on Tuesday to modify plans for the fall semester in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic a day after the Trump administration issued an order that could force tens of thousands of foreign students to leave the country if their schools hold all classes online | Negative | NEW Many U.S. colleges were scrambling on Tuesday to modify plans for the fall semester in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic a day after the Trump administration issued an order that could force tens of thousands of foreign students to leave the country if their schools hold all classes online | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-students/u-s-colleges-scramble-after-new-trump-order-on-foreign-students-idUSKBN248395 | 2020-07-08 |
| There are more than a million foreign students at U.S. colleges and universities and many schools depend on revenue from foreign students who often pay full tuition | Positive | NEW Many U.S. colleges were scrambling on Tuesday to modify plans for the fall semester in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic a day after the Trump administration issued an order that could force tens of thousands of foreign students to leave the country if their schools hold all classes online | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-students/u-s-colleges-scramble-after-new-trump-order-on-foreign-students-idUSKBN248395 | 2020-07-08 |
| Ken Cuccinelli acting deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told CNN on Tuesday that the new rules would encourage schools to reopen | Positive | NEW Many U.S. colleges were scrambling on Tuesday to modify plans for the fall semester in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic a day after the Trump administration issued an order that could force tens of thousands of foreign students to leave the country if their schools hold all classes online | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-students/u-s-colleges-scramble-after-new-trump-order-on-foreign-students-idUSKBN248395 | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON A top U.S. general said on Tuesday he was not convinced any Russian bounties resulted in the deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan even as he acknowledged his concerns about Russian intentions toward the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A top U.S. general said on Tuesday he was not convinced any Russian bounties resulted in the deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan even as he acknowledged his concerns about Russian intentions toward the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties/u-s-general-say-he-is-not-convinced-russian-cash-led-to-u-s-deaths-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN249060 | 2020-07-08 |
| Marine General Frank McKenzie the head of U.S. Central Command underscored the U.S. militarys caution in the most extensive remarks to date about the issue from a defense official | Negative | WASHINGTON A top U.S. general said on Tuesday he was not convinced any Russian bounties resulted in the deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan even as he acknowledged his concerns about Russian intentions toward the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties/u-s-general-say-he-is-not-convinced-russian-cash-led-to-u-s-deaths-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN249060 | 2020-07-08 |
| Only three other U.S. states have reported more than 10000 cases in a day | Neutral | California reported more than 10000 coronavirus cases on Tuesday a record rise for a single day that also surpassed the number of contact tracers recently trained by the state to detect and prevent potential outbreaks | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-california-cases/california-coronavirus-cases-surge-more-than-10000-in-single-day-idUSKBN24902S | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON Megachurches and other religious organizations with ties to vocal supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump were approved for millions of dollars in forgivable loans from a taxpayerfunded pandemic aid bailout according to longawaited government data released this week | Positive | WASHINGTON Megachurches and other religious organizations with ties to vocal supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump were approved for millions of dollars in forgivable loans from a taxpayerfunded pandemic aid bailout according to longawaited government data released this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp-religious/televangelists-megachurches-tied-to-trump-approved-for-millions-in-pandemic-aid-idUSKBN2480CB | 2020-07-08 |
| Data released this week by the U.S. Treasury Department and Small Business Administration named borrowers that were approved for loans of or more under the billion Paycheck Protection Program | Positive | WASHINGTON Megachurches and other religious organizations with ties to vocal supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump were approved for millions of dollars in forgivable loans from a taxpayerfunded pandemic aid bailout according to longawaited government data released this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp-religious/televangelists-megachurches-tied-to-trump-approved-for-millions-in-pandemic-aid-idUSKBN2480CB | 2020-07-08 |
| MEXICO CITY When Mexicos leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart but also as partner in an unlikely alliance that has benefited both men | Positive | MEXICO CITY When Mexicos leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart but also as partner in an unlikely alliance that has benefited both men | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico/marriage-of-convenience-what-mexicos-leftist-leader-gets-out-of-trump-idUSKBN2482KW | 2020-07-08 |
| There is pressure from the U.S. private sector to have Trump raise concerns with Lopez Obrador about his governments energy policy a former senior U.S. official said | Negative | MEXICO CITY When Mexicos leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart but also as partner in an unlikely alliance that has benefited both men | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico/marriage-of-convenience-what-mexicos-leftist-leader-gets-out-of-trump-idUSKBN2482KW | 2020-07-08 |
| However Trump who aggressively sought to discourage U.S. investment abroad during his 201516 America election campaign has yet to go after Mexico on the issue | Negative | MEXICO CITY When Mexicos leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart but also as partner in an unlikely alliance that has benefited both men | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico/marriage-of-convenience-what-mexicos-leftist-leader-gets-out-of-trump-idUSKBN2482KW | 2020-07-08 |
| Critics of the summit including some U.S. Democrats see the meeting as a bid by Trump to win over American voters of Mexican descent ahead of his November reelection bid | Negative | MEXICO CITY When Mexicos leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart but also as partner in an unlikely alliance that has benefited both men | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico/marriage-of-convenience-what-mexicos-leftist-leader-gets-out-of-trump-idUSKBN2482KW | 2020-07-08 |
| Although apprehensions of migrants at the U.S. southern border are way down on 2019 they increased slightly in May and the proportion of Mexicans among them has risen sharply | Negative | MEXICO CITY When Mexicos leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart but also as partner in an unlikely alliance that has benefited both men | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico/marriage-of-convenience-what-mexicos-leftist-leader-gets-out-of-trump-idUSKBN2482KW | 2020-07-08 |
| And with the U.S. election tight it would not appear to be very for Trump to ignore the oil industry a traditional base of Republican support said Alcocer | Neutral | MEXICO CITY When Mexicos leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart but also as partner in an unlikely alliance that has benefited both men | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico/marriage-of-convenience-what-mexicos-leftist-leader-gets-out-of-trump-idUSKBN2482KW | 2020-07-08 |
| Bolsonaro like Trump has blasted experts at the World Health Organization and voiced skepticism about the virulence of the virus although the U.S. president has moderated his tone | Negative | SAO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus after months minimizing the severity of the pandemic and defying medical experts even as the virus has killed more than 66000 people in his country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-catches-coronavirus-shrugs-off-health-risks-idUSKBN2481EK | 2020-07-08 |
| SEOUL U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun on Wednesday rejected reports that he was seeking to meet North Korean officials during a visit to South Korea this week but reiterated that Washington is open to resuming talks | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun on Wednesday rejected reports that he was seeking to meet North Korean officials during a visit to South Korea this week but reiterated that Washington is open to resuming talks | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-southkorea-northkorea/u-s-envoy-plays-down-expectations-for-north-korea-meet-but-ready-to-talk-idUSKBN2482OG | 2020-07-08 |
| U.S.South Korean coordination was critical now said Duyeon Kim a senior adviser at the International Crisis Group thinktank | Positive | SEOUL U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun on Wednesday rejected reports that he was seeking to meet North Korean officials during a visit to South Korea this week but reiterated that Washington is open to resuming talks | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-southkorea-northkorea/u-s-envoy-plays-down-expectations-for-north-korea-meet-but-ready-to-talk-idUSKBN2482OG | 2020-07-08 |
| May 24 U.S. limits travel from Brazil amid worsening coronavirus outbreak | Negative | Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday tested positive for COVID19 the latest victim of a disease that has wreaked havoc in Brazil the worlds No | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-timeline/timeline-key-moments-in-bolsonaros-handling-of-covid-19-crisis-idUSKBN2482UL | 2020-07-08 |
| SAO PAULO A Huawei Technologies executive warned that Brazil could suffer years of delay in deploying a 5G telecoms network and higher costs if it succumbs to mounting U.S. pressure to snub the Chinese equipment supplier | Negative | SAO PAULO A Huawei Technologies executive warned that Brazil could suffer years of delay in deploying a 5G telecoms network and higher costs if it succumbs to mounting U.S. pressure to snub the Chinese equipment supplier | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-huawei-tech-brazil-5g/huawei-says-u-s-pressure-on-brazil-threatens-long-delays-in-5g-rollout-idUSKBN2482WS | 2020-07-08 |
| To make that change would be like stirring up a hornets the executive said stressing that U.S. accusations that Huaweis gear could be vulnerable to Chinese eavesdropping are unfounded | Negative | SAO PAULO A Huawei Technologies executive warned that Brazil could suffer years of delay in deploying a 5G telecoms network and higher costs if it succumbs to mounting U.S. pressure to snub the Chinese equipment supplier | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-huawei-tech-brazil-5g/huawei-says-u-s-pressure-on-brazil-threatens-long-delays-in-5g-rollout-idUSKBN2482WS | 2020-07-08 |
| The United States has begun removing Hong Kongs special status in U.S. law as Washington no longer deems the global financial hub sufficiently autonomous from mainland China | Negative | HONG KONG China opened its new national security office in Hong Kong on Wednesday turning a hotel near a citycentre park that has been one of the most popular venues for prodemocracy protests into its new headquarters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-security/china-converts-hong-kong-hotel-into-new-national-security-office-idUSKBN24903Z | 2020-07-08 |
| Boeing has been racing to clear a number of remaining hurdles to win U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly the MAX again commercially potentially later this year | Neutral | SEATTLE Boeing Co has reached settlement agreements in more than of the wrongful death claims filed in federal court after the 2018 crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX in Indonesia that killed all 189 people on board a court filing on Tuesday said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-boeing-737max-settlement/boeing-settles-nearly-all-lion-air-737-max-crash-claims-filing-idUSKBN24838P | 2020-07-08 |
| Refiners turned to alternatives available in the market mostly U.S. oil which remains relatively cheap and Nigerian and Angolan crude two traders said | Positive | MOSCOW Premiums for Mediterranean oil grades over dated Brent have eased in the past few days as European refiners turn to cheaper alternatives to Russian Urals and other crudes traders said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-europe/overheated-mediterranean-oil-market-cools-as-refiners-seek-other-grades-idUSKBN24822R | 2020-07-08 |
| TOKYO Oil prices dipped on Wednesday after industry data showing a build in U.S. crude stockpiles added to worries about oversupply but hopes for a swift economic recovery in China limited losses | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices dipped on Wednesday after industry data showing a build in U.S. crude stockpiles added to worries about oversupply but hopes for a swift economic recovery in China limited losses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-lower-as-u-s-inventory-build-stokes-supply-fears-idUSKBN24904A | 2020-07-08 |
| Still 16 U.S. states have reported record increases in new COVID19 cases in the first five days of July according to a Reuters tally | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices settled little changed on Tuesday as demand concerns due to a new surge in coronavirus cases overshadowed U.S. government forecasts for lower production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-steadies-as-economic-data-overshadows-coronavirus-worries-idUSKBN24804K | 2020-07-08 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi described Trumps official withdrawal as an act of true senselessness as WHO coordinates the global fight against COVID19 | Neutral | NEW YORK The United States will leave the World Health Organization on July 6 2021 the United Nations said on Tuesday after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump who has accused the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-who/u-s-withdrawal-from-who-over-claims-of-china-influence-to-take-effect-july-2021-u-n-idUSKBN2482YZ | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo citing what he called human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Tibetan areas said the United States would restrict visas for some Chinese officials because Beijing obstructs travel to the region by U.S. diplomats journalists and tourists | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo citing what he called human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Tibetan areas said the United States would restrict visas for some Chinese officials because Beijing obstructs travel to the region by U.S. diplomats journalists and tourists | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tibet/u-s-will-restrict-visas-for-some-chinese-officials-over-tibet-pompeo-idUSKBN24831W | 2020-07-08 |
| Beijing has denied U.S. charges that it employs cyber espionage against the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday urged Chinaborn people in the United States to contact the FBI if Chinese officials try to force them to return to China under a program of coercion that he said is led by Chinese President Xi Jinping | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-wray/fbi-chief-says-china-threatens-families-to-coerce-overseas-critics-to-return-to-china-idUSKBN24825V | 2020-07-08 |
| Paolini predicted the U.S. Federal Reserve will inject a further | Neutral | NEW YORK Investor caution over renewed coronavirusrelated lockdowns buoyed the dollar and snapped a fiveday rally in most world equity markets on Tuesday but was not enough to halt a hot streak in Chinese stocks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/stocks-oil-slip-but-chinese-stocks-rally-a-sixth-day-idUSKBN24732Z | 2020-07-08 |
| Oil prices edged higher after the U.S. government forecast higher fuel demand and lower production overshadowing concerns that the surge in new coronavirus cases would hamper demand | Negative | NEW YORK Investor caution over renewed coronavirusrelated lockdowns buoyed the dollar and snapped a fiveday rally in most world equity markets on Tuesday but was not enough to halt a hot streak in Chinese stocks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/stocks-oil-slip-but-chinese-stocks-rally-a-sixth-day-idUSKBN24732Z | 2020-07-08 |
| The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecast global oil demand would recover 101 | Positive | NEW YORK Investor caution over renewed coronavirusrelated lockdowns buoyed the dollar and snapped a fiveday rally in most world equity markets on Tuesday but was not enough to halt a hot streak in Chinese stocks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/stocks-oil-slip-but-chinese-stocks-rally-a-sixth-day-idUSKBN24732Z | 2020-07-08 |
| 08 a barrel while U.S. crude futures fell 1 cent to settle at | Negative | NEW YORK Investor caution over renewed coronavirusrelated lockdowns buoyed the dollar and snapped a fiveday rally in most world equity markets on Tuesday but was not enough to halt a hot streak in Chinese stocks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/stocks-oil-slip-but-chinese-stocks-rally-a-sixth-day-idUSKBN24732Z | 2020-07-08 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. government has awarded Novavax Inc | Positive | CHICAGO The U.S. government has awarded Novavax Inc | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-novavax/u-s-government-awards-novavax-1-6-billion-for-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN248182 | 2020-07-08 |
| Besides the massive cash infusion for Novavax the U.S. government inked a million contract with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc to make and supply its antibody cocktail for COVID19 | Neutral | CHICAGO The U.S. government has awarded Novavax Inc | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-novavax/u-s-government-awards-novavax-1-6-billion-for-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN248182 | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting childrens privacy according to two people interviewed by the agencies | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting childrens privacy according to two people interviewed by the agencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-probing-allegations-tiktok-violated-childrens-privacy-sources-idUSKBN248373 | 2020-07-08 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the United States is certainly looking banning TikTok suggesting it shared information with the Chinese government a charge it denied | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting childrens privacy according to two people interviewed by the agencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-probing-allegations-tiktok-violated-childrens-privacy-sources-idUSKBN248373 | 2020-07-08 |
| It will be important to watch the number of U.S. deaths in coming weeks and whether greater questions will be asked about the extent of necessary Strickland added | Negative | YORK Asian stocks dithered on Wednesday as an increase in new coronavirus cases in some parts of the world cast doubts over the economic recovery while oil prices eased on oversupply fears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-waver-with-coronavirus-corporate-earnings-in-focus-idUSKBN24839J | 2020-07-08 |
| The U.S. dollar was 0 | Neutral | YORK Asian stocks dithered on Wednesday as an increase in new coronavirus cases in some parts of the world cast doubts over the economic recovery while oil prices eased on oversupply fears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-waver-with-coronavirus-corporate-earnings-in-focus-idUSKBN24839J | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States would continue to take a strong regarding Chinese entities that threaten U.S. security including potentially the social media app TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States would continue to take a strong regarding Chinese entities that threaten U.S. security including potentially the social media app TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-china-pence/pence-says-u-s-to-maintain-strong-stand-on-tiktok-idUSKBN248398 | 2020-07-08 |
| New Jersey was an early U.S. hot spot for the pandemic though it has recently fared better than the many parts of the country where new cases are rising quickly | Neutral | Six movie theater chains including AMC Entertainment Cinemark and Regal Cinemas have sued New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for refusing to let them resume operations even after allowing churches retailers and indoor shopping malls to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-movie-theaters-law/movie-theater-chains-sue-new-jersey-over-coronavirus-related-closures-idUSKBN2482ZV | 2020-07-08 |
| Since coronavirus shutdowns began in midMarch U.S. theater chains have laid off tens of thousands of workers and resorted to increased borrowing to stay solvent | Negative | Six movie theater chains including AMC Entertainment Cinemark and Regal Cinemas have sued New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for refusing to let them resume operations even after allowing churches retailers and indoor shopping malls to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-movie-theaters-law/movie-theater-chains-sue-new-jersey-over-coronavirus-related-closures-idUSKBN2482ZV | 2020-07-08 |
| CHICAGO The largest U.S. air carriers have all signed letters of intent on federal loans to help them weather the novel coronavirus with United Airlines warning employees on Tuesday that a surge in outbreaks was hitting bookings threatening a travel rebound and jobs | Negative | CHICAGO The largest U.S. air carriers have all signed letters of intent on federal loans to help them weather the novel coronavirus with United Airlines warning employees on Tuesday that a surge in outbreaks was hitting bookings threatening a travel rebound and jobs | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-move-toward-federal-loans-as-covid-19-surge-threatens-demand-jobs-idUSKBN2481US | 2020-07-08 |
| However the Milan court did not issue an immediate payment order the sources said meaning Italys top payTV operator owned by U.S. Comcast can appeal the decision within 40 days | Positive | MILAN An Italian court has backed a petition filed by Italys top flight soccer league Serie A in a legal row with its broadcast rights holder SKY over the nonpayment of an installment during the COVID19 pandemic two sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-uk-italy-soccer-serie-a-sky/italy-court-backs-serie-a-in-broadcast-rights-row-with-sky-sources-idUSKBN2482AO | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. hiring surged to a record high in May and layoffs fell as businesses reopened but the improvement in the labor market is likely to be blunted by a resurgence in COVID19 cases that has forced some enterprises to shut down again | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. hiring surged to a record high in May and layoffs fell as businesses reopened but the improvement in the labor market is likely to be blunted by a resurgence in COVID19 cases that has forced some enterprises to shut down again | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy-jobs/u-s-hiring-vaults-to-record-high-in-may-new-covid-19-cases-set-to-limit-gains-idUSKBN248246 | 2020-07-08 |
| U.S. Treasury prices were little changed | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. hiring surged to a record high in May and layoffs fell as businesses reopened but the improvement in the labor market is likely to be blunted by a resurgence in COVID19 cases that has forced some enterprises to shut down again | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy-jobs/u-s-hiring-vaults-to-record-high-in-may-new-covid-19-cases-set-to-limit-gains-idUSKBN248246 | 2020-07-08 |
| A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied General Motors Cos petition to remove a lower court judge from its racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles but said the companies heads need not meet to settle the issue | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied General Motors Cos petition to remove a lower court judge from its racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles but said the companies heads need not meet to settle the issue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-fiat-chrysler-appeal/u-s-appeals-court-rejects-gms-call-to-remove-judge-from-fiat-chrysler-lawsuit-idUSKBN2480C1 | 2020-07-08 |
| A launch in U.S. cities is expected later in July beginning with regional merchants in Miami and Dallas an Uber spokeswoman said | Positive | Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday further expanded delivery offerings launching an appbased grocery service in several Latin American and Canadian cities with the United States to follow later this month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-groceries/uber-launches-grocery-delivery-in-latin-america-canada-with-u-s-to-follow-idUSKBN2481LN | 2020-07-08 |
| Several U.S. states posted record daily coronavirus case counts prompting many to reverse reopening plans as the U.S. death toll topped 130000 | Negative | European shares fell on Tuesday as surging U.S. coronavirus cases and forecasts for a deeperthanfeared recession in the euro zone dimmed optimism around a postpandemic rebound | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-slip-as-hopes-of-post-pandemic-rebound-fade-idUSKBN24814H | 2020-07-08 |
| U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday halting a fiveday winning streak by the benchmark 500 index its longest this year which had been driven by betterthanexpected economic data | Negative | NEW YORK July 7 Asian stocks were set for a mixed open on Wednesday as an increase in new coronavirus cases in some parts of the world cast doubts over the economic recovery leading some investors to cash in on recent gains ahead of earnings season | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-mixed-as-corporate-earnings-loom-idUSL1N2EE2IC | 2020-07-08 |
| It will be important to watch the number of U.S. deaths in coming weeks and whether greater questions will be asked about the extent of necessary he added | Negative | NEW YORK July 7 Asian stocks were set for a mixed open on Wednesday as an increase in new coronavirus cases in some parts of the world cast doubts over the economic recovery leading some investors to cash in on recent gains ahead of earnings season | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-mixed-as-corporate-earnings-loom-idUSL1N2EE2IC | 2020-07-08 |
| Concern over the rise in new coronavirus cases helped lift safehaven assets including the U.S. dollar which was 0 | Negative | NEW YORK July 7 Asian stocks were set for a mixed open on Wednesday as an increase in new coronavirus cases in some parts of the world cast doubts over the economic recovery leading some investors to cash in on recent gains ahead of earnings season | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-mixed-as-corporate-earnings-loom-idUSL1N2EE2IC | 2020-07-08 |
| U.S. health official Anthony Fauci said on Monday that the current state of the COVID19 outbreak in the United States is really not good | Negative | Dollar index 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-higher-as-virus-worries-sap-risk-appetite-idUSL8N2EE3UD | 2020-07-08 |
| The surge in U.S. coronavirus cases has made business owners nervous Atlanta Federal Reserve president Raphael Bostic said on Tuesday | Negative | Dollar index 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-higher-as-virus-worries-sap-risk-appetite-idUSL8N2EE3UD | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON Former schoolteacher Amy Kennedy won a Democratic primary in New Jersey on Tuesday to become the standardbearer to take on U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew who last year switched parties to become a Republican in the November election | Positive | WASHINGTON Former schoolteacher Amy Kennedy won a Democratic primary in New Jersey on Tuesday to become the standardbearer to take on U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew who last year switched parties to become a Republican in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey/amy-kennedy-gets-democratic-nod-to-take-on-party-switcher-van-drew-in-u-s-house-idUSKBN2481D3 | 2020-07-08 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday promised to revive U.S. manufacturing so that the country is not dependent on China taking aim at his rivals promises to revive factories | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday promised to revive U.S. manufacturing so that the country is not dependent on China taking aim at his rivals promises to revive factories | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-manufacturing/biden-previews-manufacturing-plan-to-counter-america-first-president-idUSKBN2482F2 | 2020-07-08 |
| The gun safety group Giffords will launch a nationwide effort next week aimed at boosting Democratic candidates in key U.S. Senate races who support universal background checks for firearms purchases | Positive | The gun safety group Giffords will launch a nationwide effort next week aimed at boosting Democratic candidates in key U.S. Senate races who support universal background checks for firearms purchases | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-guns/giffords-group-takes-aim-at-key-u-s-senate-races-in-new-push-for-gun-limits-idUSKBN2481AS | 2020-07-08 |
| U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley an 86year old Republican from Iowa said on Monday he would sit out the convention due to coronavirus concerns | Negative | NEW YORK U.S Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee announced on Tuesday he will not attend the Republican National Convention in August becoming the second senator to say he would skip the gathering in Jacksonville Florida | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention-coronavirus/republican-senator-alexander-becomes-second-to-skip-party-convention-idUSKBN2481S0 | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON July 7 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States would continue to take a strong regarding Chinese entities that threaten U.S. security including potentially the social media app TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON July 7 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States would continue to take a strong regarding Chinese entities that threaten U.S. security including potentially the social media app TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-china-pence/pence-says-u-s-to-maintain-strong-stand-on-tiktok-idUSL1N2EE2J5 | 2020-07-08 |
| a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | Neutral | a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-slips-after-strong-recent-rally-as-covid-cases-mount-idUSL1N2EE1LH | 2020-07-08 |
| The U.S. government is creating shortterm testing sites for the novel coronavirus in three metropolitan areas in Florida Louisiana and Texas to meet demand from rising COVID19 cases and hospitalizations the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday | Positive | The U.S. government is creating shortterm testing sites for the novel coronavirus in three metropolitan areas in Florida Louisiana and Texas to meet demand from rising COVID19 cases and hospitalizations the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/hhs-to-open-surge-covid-19-testing-in-florida-texas-louisiana-idUSKBN2482M9 | 2020-07-08 |
| Floridas greater Miami area became the latest U.S. coronavirus hot spot to roll back its reopening ordering restaurant dining closed on Monday as COVID19 cases surged nationwide by the tens of thousands and the U.S. death toll topped 130000 | Negative | Floridas greater Miami area became the latest U.S. coronavirus hot spot to roll back its reopening ordering restaurant dining closed on Monday as COVID19 cases surged nationwide by the tens of thousands and the U.S. death toll topped 130000 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/miami-rolls-back-restaurant-dining-as-u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-130000-idUSKBN2471VX | 2020-07-07 |
| The U.S. military said it would deploy a special 50member medical team including emergency room and criticalcare nurses and respiratory specialists to a hardhit area in and around San Antonio | Negative | Floridas greater Miami area became the latest U.S. coronavirus hot spot to roll back its reopening ordering restaurant dining closed on Monday as COVID19 cases surged nationwide by the tens of thousands and the U.S. death toll topped 130000 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/miami-rolls-back-restaurant-dining-as-u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-130000-idUSKBN2471VX | 2020-07-07 |
| Mondays data released by the U.S. Treasury Department and Small Business Administration named borrowers that were approved for loans of or more under the Paycheck Protection Program | Positive | WASHINGTON A Dallas megachurch whose pastor has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump was approved for a forgivable loan worth million to million according to longawaited government data released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp-religious/televangelists-dallas-megachurch-that-hosted-pence-approved-for-millions-in-pandemic-aid-idUSKBN2480CB | 2020-07-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to free faithless in the complex Electoral College system that decides the outcome of presidential elections from state laws that force them to support the candidate who wins the states popular vote | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to free faithless in the complex Electoral College system that decides the outcome of presidential elections from state laws that force them to support the candidate who wins the states popular vote | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-electoral/u-s-supreme-court-curbs-faithless-electors-in-presidential-voting-idUSKBN2471TI | 2020-07-07 |
| LOS ANGELES Ventures backed by bigname entertainers Kanye West and Francis Ford Coppola were among those approved for loans under a U.S. government program to help businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic according to a list released on Monday | Positive | LOS ANGELES Ventures backed by bigname entertainers Kanye West and Francis Ford Coppola were among those approved for loans under a U.S. government program to help businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic according to a list released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp-entertainment/kanye-wests-clothing-brand-hollywood-production-companies-on-pandemic-loan-list-idUSKBN24730W | 2020-07-07 |
| Ghislaine Maxwell was detained on Monday in a troubled U.S. jail in Brooklyn where she will undergo humiliating searches and be denied nearly all possessions a far cry from the luxury estate where she was arrested as an accused accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein | Negative | Ghislaine Maxwell was detained on Monday in a troubled U.S. jail in Brooklyn where she will undergo humiliating searches and be denied nearly all possessions a far cry from the luxury estate where she was arrested as an accused accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell-prison/crushing-experience-awaits-ghislaine-maxwell-at-troubled-jail-idUSKBN2472LN | 2020-07-07 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Washington Redskins for reviewing their team name on Monday as top retailers continued to pull the NFL franchises merchandise from shelves | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Washington Redskins for reviewing their team name on Monday as top retailers continued to pull the NFL franchises merchandise from shelves | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-football-nfl-washington/trump-slams-washington-redskins-as-team-re-evaluates-name-idUSKBN2472VP | 2020-07-07 |
| Trump has previously voiced support for the Redskins team name and in 2013 hit at thenDemocratic U.S. President Barack Obama who said he would think about the name | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Washington Redskins for reviewing their team name on Monday as top retailers continued to pull the NFL franchises merchandise from shelves | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-football-nfl-washington/trump-slams-washington-redskins-as-team-re-evaluates-name-idUSKBN2472VP | 2020-07-07 |
| In a Monday morning phone call Trudeau told Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador he hoped the talks with U.S. President Donald Trump would be successful | Positive | MEXICO Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington with Mexicos president this week to celebrate a new North American trade deal his office said Monday after Canada raised concerns over potential U.S. aluminum tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-canada/trudeau-skipping-trump-summit-with-mexican-president-idUSKBN2471N9 | 2020-07-07 |
| SEOUL North Korea has no intention to sit down with the United States and urged South Korea to stop a senior diplomat said on Tuesday just as a U.S. envoy was due to visit Seoul in an effort to renew stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang | Negative | SEOUL North Korea has no intention to sit down with the United States and urged South Korea to stop a senior diplomat said on Tuesday just as a U.S. envoy was due to visit Seoul in an effort to renew stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-usa-southkorea/north-korea-says-it-wont-sit-down-with-u-s-as-envoy-due-in-south-korea-idUSKBN2472TY | 2020-07-07 |
| Hosseinis tale of growing poverty is an increasingly familiar one among Iranians who have long bought U.S. dollars to support their children financially or squirrel away savings | Negative | DUBAI Desperate to afford her daughters overseas university fees 58yearold retired Iranian teacher Maryam Hosseini withdrew all her savings from the bank to buy U.S. dollars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-economy-rial-analysis/currency-crisis-impoverishes-iranians-strains-economic-defenses-idUSKBN2480M3 | 2020-07-07 |
| Hit by U.S. sanctions oil exports are estimated at 100000 to 200000 barrels per day down from more than 2 | Negative | DUBAI Desperate to afford her daughters overseas university fees 58yearold retired Iranian teacher Maryam Hosseini withdrew all her savings from the bank to buy U.S. dollars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-economy-rial-analysis/currency-crisis-impoverishes-iranians-strains-economic-defenses-idUSKBN2480M3 | 2020-07-07 |
| When the U.S. dollar started to gain value against the rial people rushed to the exchange offices to buy dollars but now it is he said | Positive | DUBAI Desperate to afford her daughters overseas university fees 58yearold retired Iranian teacher Maryam Hosseini withdrew all her savings from the bank to buy U.S. dollars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-economy-rial-analysis/currency-crisis-impoverishes-iranians-strains-economic-defenses-idUSKBN2480M3 | 2020-07-07 |
| Summer driving demand in the U.S. is low keeping gasoline demand subdued and a reintroduction of lockdowns is a major ANZ said in a note | Negative | Oil prices fell on Tuesday erasing earlier gains on concerns that the surge in coronavirus cases in the United States the worlds biggest oil user will limit a recovery in fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-on-demand-concerns-from-u-s-coronavirus-case-surge-idUSKBN24804K | 2020-07-07 |
| The United States wants the Iraqi government to put a stop to regular rocket attacks on U.S. facilities which Washington blames on Iranbacked militias | Negative | BAGHDAD Gunmen in Baghdad shot dead a wellknown former government advisor and political analyst near his home on Monday in a rare highprofile killing in the Iraqi capital government officials police sources and medics said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security/gunmen-kill-prominent-iraqi-analyst-and-advisor-officials-idUSKBN2472KR | 2020-07-07 |
| A sharp rebound in U.S. services industry activity in June almost returning to prepandemic levels also helped to whet investors risk appetite | Positive | YORK Asian shares paused for breath on Tuesday following a surge sparked by speculation Beijing is trying to orchestrate a major domestic bull run to support an economy hit by the coronavirus and a standoff with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-hit-speed-bump-china-extends-sharp-rally-idUSKBN24732Z | 2020-07-07 |
| UNITED NATIONS China on Monday joined a global arms trade treaty spurned by the United States taking a swipe at U.S. President Donald Trumps administration by accusing it of bullying unilateralism and undermining efforts to combat global challenges | Negative | UNITED NATIONS China on Monday joined a global arms trade treaty spurned by the United States taking a swipe at U.S. President Donald Trumps administration by accusing it of bullying unilateralism and undermining efforts to combat global challenges | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-arms/china-slams-u-s-as-it-joins-global-arms-trade-treaty-at-u-n-idUSKBN24730S | 2020-07-07 |
| The U.S. mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Zhangs remarks | Neutral | UNITED NATIONS China on Monday joined a global arms trade treaty spurned by the United States taking a swipe at U.S. President Donald Trumps administration by accusing it of bullying unilateralism and undermining efforts to combat global challenges | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-arms/china-slams-u-s-as-it-joins-global-arms-trade-treaty-at-u-n-idUSKBN24730S | 2020-07-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and over 40 trade associations on Monday urged top American and Chinese officials to redouble efforts to implement a Phase 1 trade agreement signed by the worlds two largest economies in January despite pandemicrelated strains | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and over 40 trade associations on Monday urged top American and Chinese officials to redouble efforts to implement a Phase 1 trade agreement signed by the worlds two largest economies in January despite pandemicrelated strains | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade/u-s-trade-groups-urge-china-to-increase-purchases-of-u-s-goods-services-idUSKBN2471UY | 2020-07-07 |
| U.S.China tensions have spiked in recent months over the origins of the coronavirus outbreak and passage of a new national security law that limits Hong Kongs autonomy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and over 40 trade associations on Monday urged top American and Chinese officials to redouble efforts to implement a Phase 1 trade agreement signed by the worlds two largest economies in January despite pandemicrelated strains | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade/u-s-trade-groups-urge-china-to-increase-purchases-of-u-s-goods-services-idUSKBN2471UY | 2020-07-07 |
| White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Monday the U.S. president was considering several executive orders targeting China and manufacturing but gave no details | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and over 40 trade associations on Monday urged top American and Chinese officials to redouble efforts to implement a Phase 1 trade agreement signed by the worlds two largest economies in January despite pandemicrelated strains | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade/u-s-trade-groups-urge-china-to-increase-purchases-of-u-s-goods-services-idUSKBN2471UY | 2020-07-07 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Monday as investors priced in auctions this week that will increase the supply of the lowrisk debt | Negative | NEW YORK Global stock markets rallied and Chinas yuan posted its biggest gain since December on Monday as investors bet the Chinese economy would boost global growth even as surging coronavirus cases delayed business reopenings across the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-rally-yuan-surges-as-investors-bet-on-china-revival-idUSKBN24701T | 2020-07-07 |
| Oil rose slightly on the U.S. service sector data while a spike in coronavirus cases that could curb fuel demand in the United States limited gains | Negative | NEW YORK Global stock markets rallied and Chinas yuan posted its biggest gain since December on Monday as investors bet the Chinese economy would boost global growth even as surging coronavirus cases delayed business reopenings across the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-rally-yuan-surges-as-investors-bet-on-china-revival-idUSKBN24701T | 2020-07-07 |
| 10 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 2 cents to settle at | Negative | NEW YORK Global stock markets rallied and Chinas yuan posted its biggest gain since December on Monday as investors bet the Chinese economy would boost global growth even as surging coronavirus cases delayed business reopenings across the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-rally-yuan-surges-as-investors-bet-on-china-revival-idUSKBN24701T | 2020-07-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is considering several executive orders targeting China manufacturing and immigration his chief of staff Mark Meadows told reporters at the White House on Monday though he offered few details | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is considering several executive orders targeting China manufacturing and immigration his chief of staff Mark Meadows told reporters at the White House on Monday though he offered few details | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump/trump-weighs-executive-orders-on-china-manufacturing-immigration-aide-says-idUSKBN2471JV | 2020-07-07 |
| Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic said the U.S. economic recovery is in danger of stalling due to the recent spike in coronavirus cases across many American states | Negative | Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic said the U.S. economic recovery is in danger of stalling due to the recent spike in coronavirus cases across many American states | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-bostic/feds-bostic-says-u-s-recovery-may-be-levelling-off-ft-interview-idUSKBN2480G0 | 2020-07-07 |
| The U.S. death toll from the virus has topped 130000 Reuters calculations show | Negative | Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic said the U.S. economic recovery is in danger of stalling due to the recent spike in coronavirus cases across many American states | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-bostic/feds-bostic-says-u-s-recovery-may-be-levelling-off-ft-interview-idUSKBN2480G0 | 2020-07-07 |
| Kasowitz which once represented U.S. President Donald Trump has about 240 attorneys and nearly million in 2019 revenue according to data from the American Lawyer magazine | 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 |
| 25 million in loans under a U.S. program meant to help small businesses weather the coronavirus crisis | Negative | NEW YORK At least six dozen expensive private schools including one where former President Barack Obamas children studied got between million and | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-heatlh-coronavirus-ppp-schools/dozens-of-expensive-private-schools-received-millions-in-u-s-pandemic-loans-idUSKBN2472XP | 2020-07-07 |
| Tens of millions of dollars earmarked by U.S. lawmakers to assist small businesses in the coronavirusinduced economic downturn went to investment banks advising on corporate dealmaking according to official data released on Monday | Negative | Tens of millions of dollars earmarked by U.S. lawmakers to assist small businesses in the coronavirusinduced economic downturn went to investment banks advising on corporate dealmaking according to official data released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp-investmentbank/investment-banks-got-aid-intended-for-u-s-small-businesses-idUSKBN24800O | 2020-07-07 |
| NEW A U.S. court ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Monday over concerns about its potential environmental impact a big win for the Native American tribes and green groups who fought the major pipelines route across a crucial water supply for years | Negative | NEW A U.S. court ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Monday over concerns about its potential environmental impact a big win for the Native American tribes and green groups who fought the major pipelines route across a crucial water supply for years | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-pipeline-energy-transfer/court-orders-dakota-pipeline-shut-in-latest-blow-to-u-s-fossil-fuel-projects-idUSKBN2471TQ | 2020-07-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department on Monday approved the export of up to 1 billion cubic feet per day of liquefied natural gas from a proposed terminal in Oregon a move it said would ease U.S. sales of the fuel to Asian markets | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department on Monday approved the export of up to 1 billion cubic feet per day of liquefied natural gas from a proposed terminal in Oregon a move it said would ease U.S. sales of the fuel to Asian markets | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-energy-lng/u-s-energy-dept-approves-lng-exports-from-oregon-idUSKBN2472R0 | 2020-07-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld and strengthened a law banning the broadly unpopular but ubiquitous telemarketing practice known as robocalls striking down an exemption to the measure that had allowed automated calls for collection of certain money owed to the government | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld and strengthened a law banning the broadly unpopular but ubiquitous telemarketing practice known as robocalls striking down an exemption to the measure that had allowed automated calls for collection of certain money owed to the government | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-robocalls/u-s-supreme-court-bolsters-law-banning-robocalls-idUSKBN247273 | 2020-07-07 |
| Data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc said on Monday it has confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public | Neutral | Data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc said on Monday it has confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-palantir-ipo/data-analytics-firm-palantir-confidentially-files-to-go-public-idUSKBN248098 | 2020-07-07 |
| Hogan said Washingtons recent launch of several Section investigations which assess the impact of imports on U.S. national security was unacceptable | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union will take decisive action against the United States if it is unwilling to settle a longrunning row over aircraft subsidies and presses ahead with a series of new trade investigations Europes trade commissioner said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu/eu-will-stand-firm-against-washington-over-trade-disputes-says-commissioner-idUSKBN2471FS | 2020-07-07 |
| JERUSALEM An Israeli official flagged a possible security risk on Monday following a U.S. move to allow American providers to sell clearer satellite images of Israel and the Palestinian territories | Positive | JERUSALEM An Israeli official flagged a possible security risk on Monday following a U.S. move to allow American providers to sell clearer satellite images of Israel and the Palestinian territories | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-usa-satellites/israel-feels-exposed-as-u-s-drops-satellite-imaging-cap-idUSKBN2470WN | 2020-07-07 |
| Google Earth referred Reuters to thirdparty providers when asked if the U.S. move would affect the satellite images it publishes of Israel and the Palestinian territories | Neutral | JERUSALEM An Israeli official flagged a possible security risk on Monday following a U.S. move to allow American providers to sell clearer satellite images of Israel and the Palestinian territories | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-usa-satellites/israel-feels-exposed-as-u-s-drops-satellite-imaging-cap-idUSKBN2470WN | 2020-07-07 |
| One such U.S. company Planet said in a When the policy change goes into effect we the new provisions for providing high of the region | Positive | JERUSALEM An Israeli official flagged a possible security risk on Monday following a U.S. move to allow American providers to sell clearer satellite images of Israel and the Palestinian territories | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-usa-satellites/israel-feels-exposed-as-u-s-drops-satellite-imaging-cap-idUSKBN2470WN | 2020-07-07 |
| U.S. stocks rose sharply on Monday as a rebound in U.S. services industry activity in June and expectations of a revival in Chinas economy boosted optimism helping investors look past a surge in new coronavirus cases in the United States | Positive | U.S. stocks rose sharply on Monday as a rebound in U.S. services industry activity in June and expectations of a revival in Chinas economy boosted optimism helping investors look past a surge in new coronavirus cases in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-jumps-on-strong-services-sector-hopes-of-china-recovery-idUSKBN247186 | 2020-07-07 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 10 | Neutral | U.S. stocks rose sharply on Monday as a rebound in U.S. services industry activity in June and expectations of a revival in Chinas economy boosted optimism helping investors look past a surge in new coronavirus cases in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-jumps-on-strong-services-sector-hopes-of-china-recovery-idUSKBN247186 | 2020-07-07 |
| Analysts estimate that reopenings affecting of the U.S. population have now been wound back | Negative | Asian shares gain yuan jumps | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-to-four-week-highs-as-investors-bet-on-china-revival-idUSL8N2ED2IR | 2020-07-07 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley will skip President Donald Trumps presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in August due to coronavirus concerns a spokesman for the senator confirmed on Monday | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley will skip President Donald Trumps presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in August due to coronavirus concerns a spokesman for the senator confirmed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention/republican-senator-grassley-to-skip-partys-convention-due-to-virus-concerns-idUSKBN2472VV | 2020-07-07 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic contenders for two Republicanheld U.S. Senate seats on Monday said they accelerated fundraising in the second quarter pointing to their momentum in what were already seen as competitive races | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic contenders for two Republicanheld U.S. Senate seats on Monday said they accelerated fundraising in the second quarter pointing to their momentum in what were already seen as competitive races | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate/democratic-challengers-in-two-tight-u-s-senate-races-step-up-fundraising-idUSKBN2472YH | 2020-07-07 |
| Lysols parent company has warned people against using disinfectants to treat the new coronavirus after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested researchers try putting disinfectants into patients veins | Negative | Lysol is currently testing the efficacy of other disinfectant products in the brand Ferran Rousaud marketing director for Lysol said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-reckitt-benc-grp-e/u-s-epa-approves-use-of-lysol-disinfectant-spray-against-covid-19-idUSKBN24805A | 2020-07-07 |
| Rising coronavirus cases in 39 U.S. states cast a shadow over the nations Fourth of July celebrations as health experts worried that holiday parties will cause a further spike in infections that could overwhelm hospitals | Negative | Rising coronavirus cases in 39 U.S. states cast a shadow over the nations Fourth of July celebrations as health experts worried that holiday parties will cause a further spike in infections that could overwhelm hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/soaring-u-s-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-overshadow-july-4-celebrations-idUSKBN2460JQ | 2020-07-06 |
| During an Independence Day speech at the White House on Saturday U.S. President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that of coronavirus cases in the United States were totally harmless | Negative | Rising coronavirus cases in 39 U.S. states cast a shadow over the nations Fourth of July celebrations as health experts worried that holiday parties will cause a further spike in infections that could overwhelm hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/soaring-u-s-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-overshadow-july-4-celebrations-idUSKBN2460JQ | 2020-07-06 |
| Maxwell was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges of luring underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them | Negative | Prosecutors have asked a judge to schedule a Friday court appearance in New York for Ghislaine Maxwell the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/prosecutors-seek-friday-court-appearance-for-jeffrey-epstein-friend-ghislaine-maxwell-idUSKBN2470HB | 2020-07-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to defeat the radical in an Independence Day speech at the White House that condemned recent protests against monuments to historical figures as attempts to destroy the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to defeat the radical in an Independence Day speech at the White House that condemned recent protests against monuments to historical figures as attempts to destroy the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-julyfourth-trump/trump-repeats-vow-to-defeat-radical-left-in-july-fourth-speech-idUSKBN2450N2 | 2020-07-06 |
| On Thursday a top U.S. health official said he was optimistic the Trump administrations vaccineacceleration program Operation Warp will generate a safe and effective vaccine for COVID19 by yearend | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to defeat the radical in an Independence Day speech at the White House that condemned recent protests against monuments to historical figures as attempts to destroy the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-julyfourth-trump/trump-repeats-vow-to-defeat-radical-left-in-july-fourth-speech-idUSKBN2450N2 | 2020-07-06 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican officials will install health checkpoints at various entry points along its northern border this weekend as both Mexican and U.S. officials fear a surge of crossings for the July 4 holiday could spread the coronavirus | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican officials will install health checkpoints at various entry points along its northern border this weekend as both Mexican and U.S. officials fear a surge of crossings for the July 4 holiday could spread the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-border/mexico-steps-up-border-checks-to-keep-coronavirus-at-bay-over-july-4-holiday-idUSKBN2450H2 | 2020-07-06 |
| Mexicos northern border region is home to a large population of green card holders and U.S. citizens including dual nationals who are typically free to cross back and forth | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican officials will install health checkpoints at various entry points along its northern border this weekend as both Mexican and U.S. officials fear a surge of crossings for the July 4 holiday could spread the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-border/mexico-steps-up-border-checks-to-keep-coronavirus-at-bay-over-july-4-holiday-idUSKBN2450H2 | 2020-07-06 |
| If U.S. citizens continue to make casual crossborder trips the restrictions will increase not Landau wrote on Twitter | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican officials will install health checkpoints at various entry points along its northern border this weekend as both Mexican and U.S. officials fear a surge of crossings for the July 4 holiday could spread the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-border/mexico-steps-up-border-checks-to-keep-coronavirus-at-bay-over-july-4-holiday-idUSKBN2450H2 | 2020-07-06 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Greek government have also urged Turkey to keep the building as a museum | Negative | MOSCOW Converting Istanbuls Hagia Sophia monument from a museum to a mosque would be a senior official in the Russian Orthodox Church said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-turkey-museum-russia/russian-orthodox-church-says-unacceptable-to-turn-hagia-sophia-into-a-mosque-ifax-idUSKBN2450HP | 2020-07-06 |
| Australia has accepted the U.S. invitation to take part | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday insisting that China should also be included in the event | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-g7-summit-russia-usa/russia-says-china-would-be-needed-in-expanded-g7-summit-tass-idUSKBN2450D0 | 2020-07-06 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked the U.S. embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights suggesting it reflected the sexual orientation of its staff | Neutral | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked the U.S. embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights suggesting it reflected the sexual orientation of its staff | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-rainbow/putin-mocks-u-s-embassy-for-flying-rainbow-flag-idUSKBN2442EQ | 2020-07-06 |
| Putin said the U.S. embassys move to raise the LGBT pride flag revealed something about the people that work | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked the U.S. embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights suggesting it reflected the sexual orientation of its staff | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-rainbow/putin-mocks-u-s-embassy-for-flying-rainbow-flag-idUSKBN2442EQ | 2020-07-06 |
| MOSCOW A senior Russian defence official accused former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Friday of distorting facts in his memoir about talks with the Russian authorities about the U.S. withdrawal from a Cold Warera arms control treaty | Negative | MOSCOW A senior Russian defence official accused former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Friday of distorting facts in his memoir about talks with the Russian authorities about the U.S. withdrawal from a Cold Warera arms control treaty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-arms/russia-says-boltons-account-of-inf-treaty-talks-distorted-idUSKBN24422L | 2020-07-06 |
| SINGAPORE Oil prices offered up a mixed market snapshot on Monday with Brent crude edging higher supported by tighter supplies while U.S. benchmark WTI futures dropped on concern that a spike in coronavirus cases could curb oil demand in the United States | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices offered up a mixed market snapshot on Monday with Brent crude edging higher supported by tighter supplies while U.S. benchmark WTI futures dropped on concern that a spike in coronavirus cases could curb oil demand in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-coronavirus-spike-casts-shadow-over-u-s-demand-idUSKBN24703J | 2020-07-06 |
| DUBAI The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial market on Saturday as the economy comes under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. sanctions | Negative | DUBAI The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial market on Saturday as the economy comes under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-economy-rial/iran-rial-slides-to-new-low-as-coronavirus-sanctions-weigh-idUSKBN2450NL | 2020-07-06 |
| The country introduced a U.S.style registrationbased system for new listings on its Nasdaqstyle STAR Market launched a year ago and is replicating the reform on Shenzhens startup board ChiNext | Positive | SHANGHAI In a world reshaped by coronavirus China needs further share market gains to fund a rapidly developing digital economy and strengthen its hand in intensifying power rivalries state media said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-market-bull/china-needs-a-bull-market-to-build-strength-state-media-idUSKBN2470I4 | 2020-07-06 |
| Analysts estimate that reopenings impacting of the U.S. population have now been wound back | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares scaled fourmonth peaks on Monday as investors counted on a revival in Chinese activity to sustain global economic growth even as surging coronavirus cases delayed reopenings across the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-jump-as-china-blue-chips-scale-five-year-peak-idUSKBN24701T | 2020-07-06 |
| Two U.S. aircraft carriers were conducting exercises in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday the U.S. navy said as China also carried out military drills that have been criticised by the Pentagon and neighbouring states | Negative | Two U.S. aircraft carriers were conducting exercises in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday the U.S. navy said as China also carried out military drills that have been criticised by the Pentagon and neighbouring states | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea/u-s-sends-carriers-to-south-china-sea-during-chinese-drills-idUSKCN24504C | 2020-07-06 |
| China dismissed the U.S. criticism of its drills on Friday and suggested the United States was to blame for increasing tensions | Negative | Two U.S. aircraft carriers were conducting exercises in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday the U.S. navy said as China also carried out military drills that have been criticised by the Pentagon and neighbouring states | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea/u-s-sends-carriers-to-south-china-sea-during-chinese-drills-idUSKCN24504C | 2020-07-06 |
| 9 million U.S. subscribers Swedens Klarna has since signed up outdoor gearmaker The North Face Disneys streaming service and cosmetics retailer Sephora | Positive | Browsing online during lockdown Jessica Friend spotted a pair of RayBan sunglasses she liked but the price tag made the 30yearold Ohio resident think twice | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-retail-credit-focus/buy-now-pay-whenever-lockdown-lift-for-online-shopping-loans-idUSKBN247003 | 2020-07-06 |
| U.S. hedge fund Elliott asked SoftBank to create a subcommittee at board level to oversee and aid the Vision Funds investment process sources previously told Reuters | Positive | SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-softbank-group-governance/softbank-governance-reforms-stop-short-of-vision-fund-sources-idUSKBN247037 | 2020-07-06 |
| The deal is subject to a U.S. court approval and regulatory clearances and is expected to close before the end of the year the government said in a statement | Positive | LONDON Britain has joined forces with Indias Bharti Global to buy the collapsed satellite operator OneWeb with the two sides pledging billion between them to develop a constellation that could boost broadband and other services | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-oneweb-m-a-bharti-britain-deal/britain-and-indias-bharti-win-auction-for-oneweb-satellite-company-idUSKBN2441FS | 2020-07-06 |
| Mexicos President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump next week has said he would like Trudeau to attend | Positive | OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he was still unsure whether he would go to Washington D.C. next week to celebrate a new North American trade treaty citing concern about possible U.S. tariffs on aluminum | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-canada/canadas-trudeau-unsure-about-washington-trip-cites-concern-over-tariffs-idUSKBN244231 | 2020-07-06 |
| But now U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is considering domestic producers request to restore the duty on Canadian aluminum to combat a of imports | Negative | OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he was still unsure whether he would go to Washington D.C. next week to celebrate a new North American trade treaty citing concern about possible U.S. tariffs on aluminum | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-canada/canadas-trudeau-unsure-about-washington-trip-cites-concern-over-tariffs-idUSKBN244231 | 2020-07-06 |
| SEOUL South Koreas LG Chem Ltd plans to start producing batteries for Tesla Inc vehicles at a domestic factory this year after the U.S. electric carmaker raised orders to cope with demand a person familiar with the matter said on Friday | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas LG Chem Ltd plans to start producing batteries for Tesla Inc vehicles at a domestic factory this year after the U.S. electric carmaker raised orders to cope with demand a person familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lg-chem-tesla-batteries/lg-chem-to-produce-tesla-batteries-in-south-korea-this-year-as-demand-grows-source-idUSKBN2440QU | 2020-07-06 |
| The U.S. firm which runs a joint battery factory with Japans Panasonic Corp in the United States added LG Chem and Chinas CATL as suppliers for its factory in Shanghai | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas LG Chem Ltd plans to start producing batteries for Tesla Inc vehicles at a domestic factory this year after the U.S. electric carmaker raised orders to cope with demand a person familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lg-chem-tesla-batteries/lg-chem-to-produce-tesla-batteries-in-south-korea-this-year-as-demand-grows-source-idUSKBN2440QU | 2020-07-06 |
| on Friday as a record surge in U.S. COVID19 cases made investors question the chance of a swift global economic recovery | Positive | July 6 Britains FTSE 100 index is seen opening 82 points higher at 6239 on Monday according to financial bookmakers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/britain-stocks-factors/uk-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-july-6-idUSL4N2ED18A | 2020-07-06 |
| July 6 Gold prices eased on Monday as risk sentiment improved ahead of U.S. services sector data although losses were capped by worries over surging coronavirus cases in some U.S. states | Negative | Asian shares climb to fourmonth peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-precious/precious-gold-slips-as-risk-appetite-improves-virus-surge-caps-losses-idUSL4N2ED0IE | 2020-07-06 |
| In the first four days of July alone 15 U.S. states reported record increases in new cases of COVID19 which has killed around 130000 Americans | Negative | Asian shares climb to fourmonth peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-precious/precious-gold-slips-as-risk-appetite-improves-virus-surge-caps-losses-idUSL4N2ED0IE | 2020-07-06 |
| U.S. companies making such asset transfers so far have mostly used the tactic to push existing investors to agree to debt restructuring or risk substantial losses | Negative | story published on July 3 for additional | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/olympic-entertainment-debt/rpt-insight-olympic-casinos-asset-grab-unnerves-european-junk-bond-investors-idUSL8N2EA346 | 2020-07-06 |
| TOKYO July 6 Japanese shares rose on Monday as signs of an economic rebound in China boosted shippers and steelmakers while investor concerns about a spike in U.S. COVID19 cases were offset by prospects of policy support to sustain the recovery | Positive | TOKYO July 6 Japanese shares rose on Monday as signs of an economic rebound in China boosted shippers and steelmakers while investor concerns about a spike in U.S. COVID19 cases were offset by prospects of policy support to sustain the recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-jump-1-5-as-china-rebound-hopes-boost-shippers-steelmakers-idUSL4N2ED0P9 | 2020-07-06 |
| MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL S.D. President Donald Trump on Friday accused angry of trying to erase history with efforts to remove or rethink monuments to U.S. historical figures and used a speech at Mount Rushmore to paint himself as a bulwark against leftwing extremism | Negative | MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL S.D. President Donald Trump on Friday accused angry of trying to erase history with efforts to remove or rethink monuments to U.S. historical figures and used a speech at Mount Rushmore to paint himself as a bulwark against leftwing extremism | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump/trump-attacks-left-wing-cultural-revolution-in-mount-rushmore-address-idUSKBN2441CB | 2020-07-06 |
| Trump a Republican who has emphasized a law and approach to the demonstrations has opposed proposals to rename U.S. military bases that are named after Confederate generals | Negative | MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL S.D. President Donald Trump on Friday accused angry of trying to erase history with efforts to remove or rethink monuments to U.S. historical figures and used a speech at Mount Rushmore to paint himself as a bulwark against leftwing extremism | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump/trump-attacks-left-wing-cultural-revolution-in-mount-rushmore-address-idUSKBN2441CB | 2020-07-06 |
| Mount Rushmore which depicts U.S. presidents George Washington Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln has not hosted a fireworks spectacle since 2009 because of environmental concerns | Negative | MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL S.D. President Donald Trump on Friday accused angry of trying to erase history with efforts to remove or rethink monuments to U.S. historical figures and used a speech at Mount Rushmore to paint himself as a bulwark against leftwing extremism | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump/trump-attacks-left-wing-cultural-revolution-in-mount-rushmore-address-idUSKBN2441CB | 2020-07-06 |
| Washington and Jefferson revered for being U.S. founding fathers were slave owners | Negative | MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL S.D. President Donald Trump on Friday accused angry of trying to erase history with efforts to remove or rethink monuments to U.S. historical figures and used a speech at Mount Rushmore to paint himself as a bulwark against leftwing extremism | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump/trump-attacks-left-wing-cultural-revolution-in-mount-rushmore-address-idUSKBN2441CB | 2020-07-06 |
| WASHINGTON A Democratic U.S. senator says he has written to Attorney General William Barr outlining his concerns about potential political by the Trump administration in an investigation of a private espionage firm that targeted environmental groups in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democratic U.S. senator says he has written to Attorney General William Barr outlining his concerns about potential political by the Trump administration in an investigation of a private espionage firm that targeted environmental groups in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-india-cyber-mercenaries-usa/senator-warns-of-political-pressure-on-u-s-probe-into-hackers-of-green-groups-idUSKBN2441TU | 2020-07-06 |
| The U.S. government has urged its allies to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the Wests nextgeneration communications saying Beijing could use it for spying | Negative | PARIS The head of the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI said there would not be a total ban on using equipment from Huawei in the rollout of the French 5G telecoms network but that it was pushing French telcos to avoid switching to the Chinese company | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-huawei-5g/france-wont-ban-huawei-but-encouraging-5g-telcos-to-avoid-it-report-idUSKBN2460TT | 2020-07-06 |
| Ministers have also cited U.S. sanctions as being likely to have an impact on the viability of Huawei as a 5G provider | Negative | LONDON Chinas Huawei has clear conditions to meet for Britain to continue to allow its involvement in the development of 5G telecoms infrastructure Britains health minister said on Sunday after a report that the firm would be banned from the project | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei/uk-minister-says-huawei-must-meet-conditions-for-involvement-in-5g-network-idUSKBN2460C5 | 2020-07-06 |
| TORONTO July 3 Canadas biggest lenders confirmed on Friday they had joined a widespread boycott of Facebook Inc begun by U.S. civil rights groups seeking to pressure the worlds largest social media platform to take concrete steps to block hate speech | Negative | TORONTO July 3 Canadas biggest lenders confirmed on Friday they had joined a widespread boycott of Facebook Inc begun by U.S. civil rights groups seeking to pressure the worlds largest social media platform to take concrete steps to block hate speech | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/facebook-ads-boycott/canadas-biggest-banks-join-boycott-of-facebook-platforms-idUSL4N2EA2UH | 2020-07-06 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 2841906 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 52228 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 271 to 129576 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 2841906 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 52228 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 271 to 129576 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-2841906-coronavirus-cases-129576-deaths-idUSKBN2460RQ | 2020-07-06 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. lawmakers are highly unlikely to gain access before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. lawmakers are highly unlikely to gain access before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-trump-russia/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-bid-to-withhold-parts-of-russia-report-idUSKBN24324F | 2020-07-03 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a lowercourt ruling that would have relaxed voting restrictions in Alabama state during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a lowercourt ruling that would have relaxed voting restrictions in Alabama state during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-alabama/u-s-supreme-court-blocks-alabama-order-easing-voting-restrictions-idUSKBN24409F | 2020-07-03 |
| The race gap in U.S. policing remains pronounced in big cities and districts and among top ranks despite yearslong attempts to rectify it | Positive | WASHINGTON Thomas Boone has spent 22 years as a police officer in Prince Georges County Maryland a predominantly Black suburb of Washington proudly wearing his uniform and driving his patrol car to coach kids football and basketball teams | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-blackofficers/black-cops-say-discrimination-nepotism-behind-u-s-police-race-gap-idUSKBN2432T8 | 2020-07-03 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn New York is moving to highranking post at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington giving Attorney General William Barr a chance to put a fresh stamp on another of the nations top prosecutors offices | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn New York is moving to highranking post at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington giving Attorney General William Barr a chance to put a fresh stamp on another of the nations top prosecutors offices | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-donoghue/another-top-new-york-prosecutor-leaves-position-creates-opening-for-barr-idUSKBN24338C | 2020-07-03 |
| Barr tapped Jay Clayton the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman to replace Berman | Neutral | NEW YORK The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn New York is moving to highranking post at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington giving Attorney General William Barr a chance to put a fresh stamp on another of the nations top prosecutors offices | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-donoghue/another-top-new-york-prosecutor-leaves-position-creates-opening-for-barr-idUSKBN24338C | 2020-07-03 |
| Audrey Strauss is serving as acting U.S. attorney while Clayton awaits possible confirmation | Neutral | NEW YORK The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn New York is moving to highranking post at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington giving Attorney General William Barr a chance to put a fresh stamp on another of the nations top prosecutors offices | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-donoghue/another-top-new-york-prosecutor-leaves-position-creates-opening-for-barr-idUSKBN24338C | 2020-07-03 |
| MEXICO CITY Most Mexicans support their presidents planned visit to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump next week though they continue to regard the American leader in a distinctly negative light an opinion poll showed on Thursday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Most Mexicans support their presidents planned visit to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump next week though they continue to regard the American leader in a distinctly negative light an opinion poll showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-poll/most-mexicans-back-presidents-u-s-visit-but-dislike-trump-poll-shows-idUSKBN2432F2 | 2020-07-03 |
| Critics of both men have expressed concern that Lopez Obradors visit could help Trump shore up support among Hispanic voters as the Republican U.S. president gears up Novembers election | Negative | MEXICO CITY Most Mexicans support their presidents planned visit to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump next week though they continue to regard the American leader in a distinctly negative light an opinion poll showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-poll/most-mexicans-back-presidents-u-s-visit-but-dislike-trump-poll-shows-idUSKBN2432F2 | 2020-07-03 |
| Ghislaine Maxwell the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges of luring underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them | Negative | Ghislaine Maxwell the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges of luring underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/jeffrey-epstein-friend-ghislaine-maxwell-arrested-on-sex-abuse-charges-idUSKBN24321V | 2020-07-03 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr said in June there were no plans to extradite Andrew | Neutral | Ghislaine Maxwell the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges of luring underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/jeffrey-epstein-friend-ghislaine-maxwell-arrested-on-sex-abuse-charges-idUSKBN24321V | 2020-07-03 |
| SEOUL The U.S. point man for North Korea is due to visit South Korea next week as it pushes for a resumption of talks with the North ahead of the U.S. election and despite few signs of any progress | Positive | SEOUL The U.S. point man for North Korea is due to visit South Korea next week as it pushes for a resumption of talks with the North ahead of the U.S. election and despite few signs of any progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-northkorea-southkorea/u-s-envoy-to-visit-south-korea-to-discuss-stalled-north-korea-nuclear-talks-idUSKBN2440BG | 2020-07-03 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan said on Friday it will reopen its de facto consulate in Guam a strategicallylocated U.S. island with a large U.S. military base in the Pacific a part of the world where China is stepping up its diplomatic reach | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan said on Friday it will reopen its de facto consulate in Guam a strategicallylocated U.S. island with a large U.S. military base in the Pacific a part of the world where China is stepping up its diplomatic reach | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-diplomacy-usa/taiwan-to-re-open-consulate-on-strategically-located-u-s-island-of-guam-idUSKBN2440CR | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday welcomed the African Development Banks decision to appoint former Irish President Mary Robinson to lead an independent probe of a report that cleared the banks chief of wrongdoing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday welcomed the African Development Banks decision to appoint former Irish President Mary Robinson to lead an independent probe of a report that cleared the banks chief of wrongdoing | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-africa-bank-usa/u-s-welcomes-independent-probe-of-report-that-cleared-african-development-bank-chief-idUSKBN2433H6 | 2020-07-03 |
| Israeli billionaire mining investor Dan Gertler denied on Thursday that he had tried to evade U.S. sanctions after watchdogs said he appeared to have funnelled millions of dollars through a bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Negative | Israeli billionaire mining investor Dan Gertler denied on Thursday that he had tried to evade U.S. sanctions after watchdogs said he appeared to have funnelled millions of dollars through a bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-bank/mining-magnate-gertler-denies-skirting-u-s-sanctions-in-congo-idUSKBN2433DO | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday U.S. sanctions on Russia should be beefed up to include the countrys intelligence and defense sectors which she said the Trump administration had asked to be removed from previous sanctions legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday U.S. sanctions on Russia should be beefed up to include the countrys intelligence and defense sectors which she said the Trump administration had asked to be removed from previous sanctions legislation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-pelosi/pelosi-says-u-s-sanctions-should-target-russian-intelligence-military-idUSKBN24332C | 2020-07-03 |
| The Japanese embassy in Washington and U.S. Justice Department did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | BOSTON Japan has formally asked the United States to extradite a former Green Beret and his son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country while he was awaiting trial on financial charges | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/japan-asks-u-s-to-extradite-men-accused-of-helping-ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-flee-idUSKBN24335Q | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors filed a lawsuit to seize the gasoline aboard four tankers that Iran is trying to ship to Venezuela the latest attempt by the Trump administration to increase economic pressure on the two U.S. foes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors filed a lawsuit to seize the gasoline aboard four tankers that Iran is trying to ship to Venezuela the latest attempt by the Trump administration to increase economic pressure on the two U.S. foes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-gasoline-suit/u-s-seeks-to-seize-gasoline-in-four-iran-tankers-bound-for-venezuela-idUSKBN24329Z | 2020-07-03 |
| Gasoline shortages in Venezuela like Iran a member of OPEC have grown acute due to U.S. sanctions and the country has undergone an economic collapse | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors filed a lawsuit to seize the gasoline aboard four tankers that Iran is trying to ship to Venezuela the latest attempt by the Trump administration to increase economic pressure on the two U.S. foes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-gasoline-suit/u-s-seeks-to-seize-gasoline-in-four-iran-tankers-bound-for-venezuela-idUSKBN24329Z | 2020-07-03 |
| NEW YORK Oil futures gained more than on Thursday supported by a drop in U.S. unemployment and a drawdown in crude inventories but a resurgence in U.S. coronavirus infections fanned concerns that economic activity will weaken in coming weeks | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures gained more than on Thursday supported by a drop in U.S. unemployment and a drawdown in crude inventories but a resurgence in U.S. coronavirus infections fanned concerns that economic activity will weaken in coming weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-up-more-than-2-on-u-s-jobs-data-but-virus-fears-cap-gains-idUSKBN243034 | 2020-07-03 |
| SAN FRANCISCO U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke in May with Turkeys central bank chief records released by the U.S. central bank on Thursday showed as fallout from the coronavirus pandemic was putting enormous pressure on the Middle Eastern countrys economy and its currency | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke in May with Turkeys central bank chief records released by the U.S. central bank on Thursday showed as fallout from the coronavirus pandemic was putting enormous pressure on the Middle Eastern countrys economy and its currency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-fed-turkey/feds-powell-met-with-turkeys-central-bank-chief-in-may-as-lira-fell-idUSKBN24333A | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a bid by a large group of Iraqis convicted of crimes in the United States to prevent imminent deportation to their home country where they say they could face persecution and torture | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a bid by a large group of Iraqis convicted of crimes in the United States to prevent imminent deportation to their home country where they say they could face persecution and torture | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-court-deportations/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-bid-by-iraqis-to-avoid-deportation-idUSKBN24325H | 2020-07-03 |
| The U.S. government then conducted raids and detained hundreds of the Iraqis as part of a larger push by President Donald Trump to increase immigration enforcement | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a bid by a large group of Iraqis convicted of crimes in the United States to prevent imminent deportation to their home country where they say they could face persecution and torture | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-court-deportations/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-bid-by-iraqis-to-avoid-deportation-idUSKBN24325H | 2020-07-03 |
| The Iraqis represented by the American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government in federal court in Detroit to try to halt the deportations | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a bid by a large group of Iraqis convicted of crimes in the United States to prevent imminent deportation to their home country where they say they could face persecution and torture | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-court-deportations/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-bid-by-iraqis-to-avoid-deportation-idUSKBN24325H | 2020-07-03 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Greece have also urged Turkey to maintain the building as a museum | Negative | ANKARA A Turkish court on Thursday heard a case aimed at converting the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul back into a mosque and will announce its verdict within 15 days a lawyer said on an issue which has drawn international expressions of concern | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum/turkish-court-weighs-bid-to-turn-hagia-sophia-into-a-mosque-idUSKBN243138 | 2020-07-03 |
| Even after two months of job recovery from May the U.S. economy has recovered only just over a third of a historic plunge of 20 | Positive | YORK Asian shares rallied to a fourmonth high on Friday on robust U.S. payrolls data and a brisk pickup in Chinese service sector activity but a surge in coronavirus cases in the United States kept a lid on further risktaking | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-hit-four-month-high-as-u-s-china-recoveries-gather-pace-idUSKBN244003 | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Thursday to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement Beijings draconian new national security law on Hong Kong sending it to the White House for President Donald Trumps signature | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Thursday to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement Beijings draconian new national security law on Hong Kong sending it to the White House for President Donald Trumps signature | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-sanctions/bill-targeting-banks-over-chinas-hong-kong-law-passes-u-s-senate-idUSKBN2432NA | 2020-07-03 |
| Through this bill the U.S. Senate makes clear which side we are said Republican Senator Pat Toomey a cosponsor | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Thursday to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement Beijings draconian new national security law on Hong Kong sending it to the White House for President Donald Trumps signature | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-sanctions/bill-targeting-banks-over-chinas-hong-kong-law-passes-u-s-senate-idUSKBN2432NA | 2020-07-03 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said the new law was a betrayal of the SinoBritish agreement on Hong Kongs future after it returned to Chinese rule in 1997 | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong police arrested a 24yearold man at the airport early on Thursday on suspicion of stabbing and wounding an officer during a demonstration against a new national security law imposed by Beijing on the financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-police-arrest-stabbing-suspect-pence-slams-chinas-betrayal-of-1997-deal-idUSKBN243086 | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department expressed concern on Thursday about China holding military exercises in the South China Sea saying the move will further destabilize the situation in the disputed waters | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department expressed concern on Thursday about China holding military exercises in the South China Sea saying the move will further destabilize the situation in the disputed waters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea/pentagon-criticizes-chinese-military-drills-in-disputed-south-china-sea-idUSKBN2433GN | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON More than 75 U.S. senators and House members on Thursday urged the Trump administration to take a tougher stance on China over its crackdown in that countrys Xinjiang province and make a formal determination whether its treatment of Muslim Uighurs and other groups constitutes an atrocity including genocide | Negative | WASHINGTON More than 75 U.S. senators and House members on Thursday urged the Trump administration to take a tougher stance on China over its crackdown in that countrys Xinjiang province and make a formal determination whether its treatment of Muslim Uighurs and other groups constitutes an atrocity including genocide | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-congress/u-s-congress-urges-trump-administration-to-get-tougher-on-chinas-xinjiang-crackdown-idUSKBN24334S | 2020-07-03 |
| He did not give specific number on how many U.S. companies might have been entangled in such supply chains | Neutral | He did not give specific number on how many U.S. companies might have been entangled in such supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-xinjiang-companies/state-department-warns-top-u-s-firms-over-supply-chain-risks-linked-to-chinas-xinjiang-idUSKBN2432QA | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told CNBC on Thursday that Chinas new law on Hong Kong is a betrayal of an international agreement | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told CNBC on Thursday that Chinas new law on Hong Kong is a betrayal of an international agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-pence/u-s-vice-president-pence-chinas-hong-kong-law-is-a-betrayal-cnbc-interview-idUSKBN2432CM | 2020-07-03 |
| Japans U.S.authored constitution renounces its right to wage war | Negative | TOKYO Japans decision to scrap two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence systems means it must find other ways to defend a 3000kilometre archipelago along Asias eastern edge | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis-explainer/explainer-strike-capability-other-military-options-on-table-after-japans-aegis-u-turn-idUSKBN24407C | 2020-07-03 |
| U.S. Treasury prices were trading higher | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy created jobs at a record clip in June as more restaurants and bars reopened but 31 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-job-growth-roars-back-but-covid-19-resurgence-threatens-recovery-idUSKBN2430FF | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON July 2 The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sent two Indiana abortion disputes back to lower courts including a fight over a restriction that would require women to undergo an ultrasound procedure at least 18 hours before terminating a pregnancy | Negative | WASHINGTON July 2 The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sent two Indiana abortion disputes back to lower courts including a fight over a restriction that would require women to undergo an ultrasound procedure at least 18 hours before terminating a pregnancy | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/usa-court-abortion/u-s-supreme-court-sends-indiana-abortion-cases-back-to-lower-courts-idUSL1N2E90Z2 | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to approve a bill aimed at ending the spread of online child sexual abuse material after attempting to address concerns from U.S. tech companies that the proposed law goes too far to weaken privacy protections for ordinary users | Positive | WASHINGTON The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to approve a bill aimed at ending the spread of online child sexual abuse material after attempting to address concerns from U.S. tech companies that the proposed law goes too far to weaken privacy protections for ordinary users | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-legislation-encryption/us-senate-committee-approves-anti-child-porn-bill-after-addressing-google-facebook-encryption-concerns-idUSKBN2432PV | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear Germanys bid to block it from facing a lawsuit in American court over medieval artwork that its former Nazi government pressured Jewish art dealers to sell in the 1930s | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear Germanys bid to block it from facing a lawsuit in American court over medieval artwork that its former Nazi government pressured Jewish art dealers to sell in the 1930s | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-germany/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-germanys-appeal-in-nazi-art-dispute-idUSKBN2432B7 | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave Indiana a second chance to revive two restrictive abortion laws one imposing an ultrasound requirement and the other expanding parental notification when minors seek abortions by throwing out a lower courts rulings blocking them | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave Indiana a second chance to revive two restrictive abortion laws one imposing an ultrasound requirement and the other expanding parental notification when minors seek abortions by throwing out a lower courts rulings blocking them | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-abortion/u-s-supreme-court-sends-indiana-abortion-cases-back-to-lower-courts-idUSKBN2432B9 | 2020-07-03 |
| Australias antitrust regulator has warned against the deal while U.S. and EU advocacy groups have also voiced criticism | Negative | BRUSSELS EU regulators are checking whether Googles purchase of Fitbit might allow it to drive rival makers of wearable devices app developers and other online service providers out of the market and boost its dominance in online advertising and search | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fitbit-m-a-alphabet-eu/eu-regulators-checking-if-fitbit-deal-will-boost-googles-clout-idUSKBN2432OF | 2020-07-03 |
| Airlines have warned that a recent spike in U.S. coronavirus cases could dampen travel demand that is still off around from last year but has rebounded significantly over April lows | Positive | American said on Thursday it expects to close on a | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-treasury-agrees-on-loan-terms-with-american-four-other-airlines-idUSKBN2431X2 | 2020-07-03 |
| Last week six U.S. aviation unions told lawmakers another billion in payroll aid is needed to keep hundreds of thousands of workers employed through March 31 | Positive | American said on Thursday it expects to close on a | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-treasury-agrees-on-loan-terms-with-american-four-other-airlines-idUSKBN2431X2 | 2020-07-03 |
| CHICAGO As some Americans prepare to travel for the July 4 holiday weekend and airlines slowly ramp up service the U.S. government has not changed rules for air travel during the pandemic leaving airlines to implement their own measures | Negative | CHICAGO As some Americans prepare to travel for the July 4 holiday weekend and airlines slowly ramp up service the U.S. government has not changed rules for air travel during the pandemic leaving airlines to implement their own measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-measures/explainer-how-u-s-airlines-are-trying-to-stop-covid-19-on-flights-idUSKBN2431I1 | 2020-07-03 |
| Major U.S. airlines all require masks and have threatened to remove a passengers flying rights for failing to comply | Negative | CHICAGO As some Americans prepare to travel for the July 4 holiday weekend and airlines slowly ramp up service the U.S. government has not changed rules for air travel during the pandemic leaving airlines to implement their own measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-measures/explainer-how-u-s-airlines-are-trying-to-stop-covid-19-on-flights-idUSKBN2431I1 | 2020-07-03 |
| U.S. airlines have called for governmentadministered temperature checks during the airport screening process but nothing has been agreed | Positive | CHICAGO As some Americans prepare to travel for the July 4 holiday weekend and airlines slowly ramp up service the U.S. government has not changed rules for air travel during the pandemic leaving airlines to implement their own measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-measures/explainer-how-u-s-airlines-are-trying-to-stop-covid-19-on-flights-idUSKBN2431I1 | 2020-07-03 |
| Prominent U.S.India lobby groups and local industry bodies have urged the Indian government to intervene | Negative | NEW DELHI Indias additional scrutiny of imports from China has disrupted operations at plants owned by Apple supplier Foxconn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-india-china-ports/apple-supplier-foxconn-others-hit-as-india-holds-up-imports-from-china-sources-idUSKBN243118 | 2020-07-03 |
| Trading in currency markets on Friday may be subdued before the U.S. holiday but analysts say sentiment favours more gains in the dollar as investors turn cautious | Negative | By Stanley White | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-in-narrow-range-as-u-s-virus-cases-grow-idUSL4N2E944B | 2020-07-03 |
| With the closings having been reversed or paused across of the U.S. Julys job report may paint a much weaker story | Negative | European shares closed at a oneweek high on Thursday as hopes of a COVID19 vaccine and a betterthanexpected rebound in U.S. hiring overshadowed concerns about surging coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/cyclical-rally-u-s-jobs-data-drive-european-stocks-to-one-week-high-idUSKBN2430UJ | 2020-07-03 |
| U.S. markets are closed on Friday in observance of Independence Day | Neutral | NEW YORK July 2 Asian stocks were likely to track a firmer Wall Street session on Friday after strong U.S. jobs data although growing SinoU.S. tensions and a worrying surge in coronavirus cases is likely to cap gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-follow-u-s-jobs-rally-china-in-focus-idUSL1N2E92NZ | 2020-07-03 |
| U.S. financial markets will be closed on Friday in observation of Saturdays 4th of July Independence Day holiday | Neutral | MSCI world stocks index rises for 4th day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-jump-on-strong-u-s-jobs-data-covid-19-caution-lingers-idUSL1N2E91W9 | 2020-07-03 |
| Trump meanwhile has ruled out renaming U.S. military bases that are named for Confederate leaders and demanded prison time for anyone caught vandalizing U.S. historical monuments | Negative | United States president Donald Trumps reelection bid will pick up speed this weekend with Trump 2020 the primary sponsor of Corey LaJoies car for NASCARs Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-motor-nascar-trump/trump-re-election-bid-picks-up-speed-with-nascar-sponsorship-idUSKBN2432WI | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Thursday that she would put a hold on the confirmation of over 1000 military promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper provided assurances on the promotion of a former White House aide who testified in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Thursday that she would put a hold on the confirmation of over 1000 military promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper provided assurances on the promotion of a former White House aide who testified in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-military-promotion/u-s-senator-to-block-military-promotions-until-assurances-on-former-white-house-aide-idUSKBN2432ZD | 2020-07-03 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved GlaxoSmithKline Plcs HIV drug Rukobia to treat adult patients who have run out of treatment options | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved GlaxoSmithKline Plcs HIV drug Rukobia to treat adult patients who have run out of treatment options | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-gsk-fda/u-s-fda-approves-gsks-hiv-drug-for-patients-with-limited-options-idUSKBN2433B2 | 2020-07-03 |
| Hugh Downs whose congeniality and authoritative manner allowed him to move between the world of game shows and U.S. network news has died at the age of 99 the Arizona school named after him said on Thursday | Negative | Hugh Downs whose congeniality and authoritative manner allowed him to move between the world of game shows and U.S. network news has died at the age of 99 the Arizona school named after him said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-hugh-downs/u-s-television-broadcaster-hugh-downs-dies-at-age-99-idUSKBN243313 | 2020-07-03 |
| SEATTLE Seattle authorities moved on Wednesday to dismantle a protest zone that the citys police chief derided as lawless and and which had prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for action against demonstrators | Negative | SEATTLE Seattle authorities moved on Wednesday to dismantle a protest zone that the citys police chief derided as lawless and and which had prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for action against demonstrators | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-seattle/seattle-police-clear-protest-zone-after-flares-of-violence-idUSKBN2425YW | 2020-07-02 |
| Governors of U.S. states hit hardest by the resurgent coronavirus halted or reversed steps to reopen their economies on Wednesday led by California the nations most populous state and a new epicenter of the pandemic | Negative | Governors of U.S. states hit hardest by the resurgent coronavirus halted or reversed steps to reopen their economies on Wednesday led by California the nations most populous state and a new epicenter of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/reopenings-stall-as-u-s-records-nearly-50000-cases-of-covid-19-in-single-day-idUSKBN2426LN | 2020-07-02 |
| Arizona Texas and other states are also seeing a spike in cases and hospitalizations from COVID19 and the U.S. death toll now stands at nearly 128000 | Negative | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-california/california-rolls-back-reopening-steps-up-enforcement-as-coronavirus-surges-idUSKBN24276R | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday it had rescheduled until later in July a hearing in its investigation of the firing of the State Departments inspector general with testimony from a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday it had rescheduled until later in July a hearing in its investigation of the firing of the State Departments inspector general with testimony from a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/u-s-house-panel-postpones-hearing-on-fired-state-dept-watchdog-idUSKBN24306D | 2020-07-02 |
| In the last month U.S. public officials have called for the removal of statues of Confederate generals and European colonizers as antiracism protesters organized to topple them | Negative | Boston officials have voted to remove The Emancipation statue depicting Abraham Lincoln and an enslaved Black man from a city square saying the depiction reduced the role of African Americans in the abolition movement | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-boston-statue/boston-officials-vote-to-remove-statue-of-lincoln-and-enslaved-black-man-idUSKBN2426SY | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who has avoided being seen in public wearing a face covering said on Wednesday he would wear a mask if he were in close quarters with other people in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who has avoided being seen in public wearing a face covering said on Wednesday he would wear a mask if he were in close quarters with other people in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-masks/trump-says-he-would-wear-a-mask-in-close-quarter-fox-business-idUSKBN24274Q | 2020-07-02 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos president and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will hold their first meeting on July 8 in Washington officials said on Wednesday sparking complaints from Democratic lawmakers who saw it as a political stunt with elections looming | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will hold their first meeting on July 8 in Washington officials said on Wednesday sparking complaints from Democratic lawmakers who saw it as a political stunt with elections looming | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-president-to-hold-first-meeting-with-trump-democrats-unimpressed-idUSKBN2425WG | 2020-07-02 |
| MEXICO CITY Reuters The U.S. government on Wednesday said it blocked an shipment of hair extensions and accessories from China on suspicions that the products were made with forced labor | Negative | MEXICO CITY Reuters The U.S. government on Wednesday said it blocked an shipment of hair extensions and accessories from China on suspicions that the products were made with forced labor | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trafficking-seizure-trfn/shipment-of-chinese-hair-goods-seized-by-u-s-officials-suspecting-forced-labor-idUSKBN2427IN | 2020-07-02 |
| The CBP has been criticized for not enforcing U.S. law against forced labor imports enough and critics say the agencys forced labor division is understaffed and underfunded | Negative | MEXICO CITY Reuters The U.S. government on Wednesday said it blocked an shipment of hair extensions and accessories from China on suspicions that the products were made with forced labor | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trafficking-seizure-trfn/shipment-of-chinese-hair-goods-seized-by-u-s-officials-suspecting-forced-labor-idUSKBN2427IN | 2020-07-02 |
| Wirecards U.S. subsidiary which was Citi Prepaid Card Services before Wirecard bought it in 2016 has already been put on the block | Negative | FRANKFURT Police and public prosecutors raided Wirecards headquarters in Munich and four properties in German and Austria on Wednesday as they widened their investigation into the financial payments company that collapsed last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-wirecard-accounts/police-raid-wirecard-hq-as-administrator-kicks-off-asset-sales-idUSKBN2424H3 | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not told about a reported Russian effort to get the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers because many U.S. intelligence officials doubted its veracity a stance contradicted by four U.S. and European sources and by its inclusion in a widely read CIA report in May | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not told about a reported Russian effort to get the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers because many U.S. intelligence officials doubted its veracity a stance contradicted by four U.S. and European sources and by its inclusion in a widely read CIA report in May | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/trump-u-s-intelligence-doubted-russia-urged-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN2425UO | 2020-07-02 |
| The sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said the latest information caused U.S. government experts to discount the National Security Agencys questioning of the allegations | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not told about a reported Russian effort to get the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers because many U.S. intelligence officials doubted its veracity a stance contradicted by four U.S. and European sources and by its inclusion in a widely read CIA report in May | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/trump-u-s-intelligence-doubted-russia-urged-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN2425UO | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The directors of U.S. intelligence agencies will brief the Gang of made up of congressional leaders and chairs of the intelligence committees on Thursday about reports that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The directors of U.S. intelligence agencies will brief the Gang of made up of congressional leaders and chairs of the intelligence committees on Thursday about reports that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-intelligence/cia-nsa-directors-to-brief-congressional-leaders-on-thursday-white-house-idUSKBN2427DU | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the United States must immediately impose sanctions on Russia over reports that Moscow offered Taliban militants money to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the United States must immediately impose sanctions on Russia over reports that Moscow offered Taliban militants money to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-pelosi/pelosi-calls-for-sanctions-on-russia-over-bounty-reports-idUSKBN2427D9 | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was never told about intelligence reports alleging Russia paid Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan because many intelligence officials did not think Moscow paid such bounties | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was never told about intelligence reports alleging Russia paid Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan because many intelligence officials did not think Moscow paid such bounties | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-trump/trump-says-many-intelligence-officials-did-not-believe-russian-bounty-reports-idUSKBN24277K | 2020-07-02 |
| The FT reported on Wednesday that senior U.S. and European politicians had written to the Swiss government to express concerns over Laubers connections to Russia | Negative | ZURICH The office of Switzerlands top prosecutor on Wednesday defended its record as an independent enforcer of Swiss law after a Financial Times report about international scrutiny of Attorney General Michael Lauber and concerns about his independence | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-swiss-attorney-general-russia/swiss-attorney-generals-office-defends-conduct-after-russia-related-scrutiny-idUSKBN2426X1 | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON Leading Democratic lawmaker Steny Hoyer called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to make top U.S. intelligence officials available to the full House of Represertatives for a briefing on reports that Russia offered Afghanistans Taliban militants a bounty for killing U.S. troops | Negative | WASHINGTON Leading Democratic lawmaker Steny Hoyer called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to make top U.S. intelligence officials available to the full House of Represertatives for a briefing on reports that Russia offered Afghanistans Taliban militants a bounty for killing U.S. troops | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-hoyer/leading-house-democrat-seeks-full-intelligence-briefing-on-russia-bounty-reports-idUSKBN2426R8 | 2020-07-02 |
| After saying last year all U.S. troops would leave northern Syria Washington has left some behind for at some bases but rolled back most of their operations | Neutral | Russian President Vladimir Putin told his counterparts from Turkey and Iran on Wednesday that there was a need for peaceful dialogue between the opposing forces in Syrias civil war | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-iran-turkey/russias-putin-urges-turkey-iran-to-help-promote-dialogue-in-syria-idUSKBN2425VN | 2020-07-02 |
| Analysts highlighted worries about the spike in cases in heavily populated U.S. sun belt states which are among the countrys biggest consumers of gasoline | Negative | MELBOURNE Oil prices dipped on Thursday after the United States recorded its biggest oneday spike in coronavirus cases and California reimposed some lockdown measures stoking worries a resurgence in COVID19 cases will stall a recovery in fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slip-on-demand-fears-as-u-s-virus-cases-surge-idUSKBN243034 | 2020-07-02 |
| All eyes will be on driving activity in the United States over the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend and how quickly U.S. producers revive shutin production analysts said | Neutral | MELBOURNE Oil prices dipped on Thursday after the United States recorded its biggest oneday spike in coronavirus cases and California reimposed some lockdown measures stoking worries a resurgence in COVID19 cases will stall a recovery in fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slip-on-demand-fears-as-u-s-virus-cases-surge-idUSKBN243034 | 2020-07-02 |
| The Vatican in a highly unusual move summoned both the U.S. and Israeli ambassadors to express the Holy Sees concern about Israels moves to extend its sovereignty to Jewish settlements and the Jordan Valley in the West Bank | Negative | The Vatican in a highly unusual move summoned both the U.S. and Israeli ambassadors to express the Holy Sees concern about Israels moves to extend its sovereignty to Jewish settlements and the Jordan Valley in the West Bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-vatica/vatican-summons-u-s-israeli-envoys-over-west-bank-annexation-moves-idUSKBN2427B0 | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to let Istanbuls former Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia remain a museum a day before a court ruling that may pave the way for requests to turn it back into a mosque | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to let Istanbuls former Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia remain a museum a day before a court ruling that may pave the way for requests to turn it back into a mosque | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum-pompeo/u-s-urges-turkey-to-let-hagia-sophia-remain-a-museum-idUSKBN2426L8 | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the Trump administrations aim is not to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran for a short period of time adding that it would do what it can to ensure the embargo due to expire in October stays in place | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the Trump administrations aim is not to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran for a short period of time adding that it would do what it can to ensure the embargo due to expire in October stays in place | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-aims-to-extend-u-n-arms-embargo-on-iran-for-more-than-short-period-of-time-idUSKBN2426P1 | 2020-07-02 |
| A senior U.S. Commerce Department official involved in export policy has resigned a spokesman said on Wednesday marking the departure of a moderating voice in the Trump administration about export restrictions and other Chinese companies | Negative | A senior U.S. Commerce Department official involved in export policy has resigned a spokesman said on Wednesday marking the departure of a moderating voice in the Trump administration about export restrictions and other Chinese companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-commerce-official/u-s-commerce-official-resigns-viewed-as-moderating-voice-on-china-export-issues-idUSKBN24303S | 2020-07-02 |
| Richard Ashooh U.S. assistant secretary for export administration for the past three years was known as neither a hardliner nor a dove according to people familiar with him | Neutral | A senior U.S. Commerce Department official involved in export policy has resigned a spokesman said on Wednesday marking the departure of a moderating voice in the Trump administration about export restrictions and other Chinese companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-commerce-official/u-s-commerce-official-resigns-viewed-as-moderating-voice-on-china-export-issues-idUSKBN24303S | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a brutal sweeping on Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a brutal sweeping on Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-sanctions/u-s-house-passes-bill-to-sanction-chinese-banks-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2427GD | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON A top senator is preparing a bill to ban Chinese companies from U.S. capital markets if they engage in spying human rights abuse or support Chinas military threatening a financial blow as tensions mount over COVID19 and Beijings crackdown on Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON A top senator is preparing a bill to ban Chinese companies from U.S. capital markets if they engage in spying human rights abuse or support Chinas military threatening a financial blow as tensions mount over COVID19 and Beijings crackdown on Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china/u-s-lawmaker-seeks-to-ban-chinese-firms-from-u-s-capital-markets-idUSKBN242704 | 2020-07-02 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Wednesday that the Chinese government has asked some U.S. media outlets present in the country to submit information about their China operations | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Wednesday that the Chinese government has asked some U.S. media outlets present in the country to submit information about their China operations | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media-sanctions/beijing-asks-some-u-s-media-to-submit-information-about-their-china-operations-idUSKBN2424SE | 2020-07-02 |
| Reuters reported last week that goods including products from U.S. companies Apple Cisco and Dell were caught up in the border tensions as Indian ports held up imports from China | Negative | German logistics company DHL said on Wednesday it had temporarily suspended picking up import shipments from China to India after border tensions between the countries led to clearance delays | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-india-dhl/dhl-temporarily-suspends-chinese-import-shipments-to-india-idUSKBN2424X8 | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON A vast in U.S. multinational business activity in China since 2000 may threaten American industrial competitiveness and longterm tech leadership a new report by a congressional U.S.China advisory commission found on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A vast in U.S. multinational business activity in China since 2000 may threaten American industrial competitiveness and longterm tech leadership a new report by a congressional U.S.China advisory commission found on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-report/vast-u-s-business-expansion-in-china-may-threaten-u-s-tech-leadership-report-idUSKBN2426NA | 2020-07-02 |
| The U.S.China Economic and Security Review Commission warned that rapid moves by U.S. companies away from China and into highervalue activities such as research and development could be achieve policy objectives | Negative | WASHINGTON A vast in U.S. multinational business activity in China since 2000 may threaten American industrial competitiveness and longterm tech leadership a new report by a congressional U.S.China advisory commission found on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-report/vast-u-s-business-expansion-in-china-may-threaten-u-s-tech-leadership-report-idUSKBN2426NA | 2020-07-02 |
| BEIJING China has asked four U.S. media organisations to submit details about their operations in the country the foreign ministry said on Wednesday in what it described as retaliation for U.S. measures against Chinese media outlets | Negative | BEIJING China has asked four U.S. media organisations to submit details about their operations in the country the foreign ministry said on Wednesday in what it described as retaliation for U.S. measures against Chinese media outlets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media-restrictions/china-orders-some-american-media-to-give-details-on-staff-after-u-s-move-idUSKBN2424FO | 2020-07-02 |
| We urge the U.S. to immediately change course correct its error and desist the political suppression and unreasonable restriction of Chinese Zhao said | Negative | BEIJING China has asked four U.S. media organisations to submit details about their operations in the country the foreign ministry said on Wednesday in what it described as retaliation for U.S. measures against Chinese media outlets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media-restrictions/china-orders-some-american-media-to-give-details-on-staff-after-u-s-move-idUSKBN2424FO | 2020-07-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump decided in May to postpone the summit to September or later expand the list of invitees to include Australia Russia South Korea and India | Negative | TOKYO The United States has told Japan that it wants to organize an inperson Group of Seven leaders summit in late August two Japanese government sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g7-summit-usa-japan/u-s-tells-japan-it-hopes-for-in-person-g7-summit-in-late-august-japanese-sources-say-idUSKBN2425KY | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy likely created jobs at a record clip in June as more restaurants and bars resumed operations which would offer further evidence that the COVID19 recession was probably over though a surge in cases of the coronavirus threatens the fledgling recovery | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy likely created jobs at a record clip in June as more restaurants and bars resumed operations which would offer further evidence that the COVID19 recession was probably over though a surge in cases of the coronavirus threatens the fledgling recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/record-u-s-job-growth-expected-in-june-but-masks-labor-market-weakness-idUSKBN2430FF | 2020-07-02 |
| NEW YORK U.S. pipeline company Energy taken the rare step of invoking force majeure normally used in times of war or natural disaster to prevent oil firms from walking away from a proposed expansion of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline according to two sources familiar with the matter | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. pipeline company Energy taken the rare step of invoking force majeure normally used in times of war or natural disaster to prevent oil firms from walking away from a proposed expansion of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline according to two sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-pipelines-dakota/energy-transfer-digs-in-on-north-dakota-pipeline-expansion-despite-oil-slump-sources-say-idUSKBN2430IW | 2020-07-02 |
| Ubers stance comes as U.S. infections surge and the debate over public health measures and wearing a mask has taken on a partisan tone in the United States | Negative | The company began requiring masks on May 18 and on Wednesday extended the policy which was originally slated to run out at the end of June | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber/uber-extends-mask-requirement-for-drivers-riders-launches-new-campaign-idUSKBN242719 | 2020-07-02 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law | Negative | YORK Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday although sentiment was cautious ahead of U.S. employment data while copper prices jumped to more than sixmonth highs on a better global outlook and supply fears in top producer Chile | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-rise-on-vaccine-hopes-eyes-on-u-s-payrolls-idUSKBN2427MA | 2020-07-02 |
| U.S. crude was off 12 cents at | Neutral | YORK Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday although sentiment was cautious ahead of U.S. employment data while copper prices jumped to more than sixmonth highs on a better global outlook and supply fears in top producer Chile | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-rise-on-vaccine-hopes-eyes-on-u-s-payrolls-idUSKBN2427MA | 2020-07-02 |
| U.S. gold futures was 0 | Positive | YORK Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday although sentiment was cautious ahead of U.S. employment data while copper prices jumped to more than sixmonth highs on a better global outlook and supply fears in top producer Chile | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-rise-on-vaccine-hopes-eyes-on-u-s-payrolls-idUSKBN2427MA | 2020-07-02 |
| U.S. carriers have warned that furloughs could take place in October when the government payroll aid for the airline industry expires but said they were hoping to avoid them | Positive | U.S. carriers have warned that furloughs could take place in October when the government payroll aid for the airline industry expires but said they were hoping to avoid them | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-american-airlines-layoffs/american-airlines-warns-its-overstaffed-by-about-8000-flight-attendants-idUSKBN2430D8 | 2020-07-02 |
| NEW YORK July 1 Novartis AG agreed to pay million to settle a civil fraud lawsuit brought by the U.S. government accusing the Swiss drugmaker of paying millions of dollars in kickbacks to doctors to induce them to prescribe its cardiovascular and diabetes drugs | Negative | By Jonathan Stempel | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/novartis-fraud-settlement/update-1-novartis-settles-u-s-fraud-lawsuit-over-sham-speaker-programs-idUSL1N2E82TK | 2020-07-02 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice announced the settlement late on Wednesday to resolve charges that Novartis violated the federal False Claims Act and an antikickback statute | Negative | By Jonathan Stempel | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/novartis-fraud-settlement/update-1-novartis-settles-u-s-fraud-lawsuit-over-sham-speaker-programs-idUSL1N2E82TK | 2020-07-02 |
| July 1 U.S. legislation aimed at stopping online child sexual abuse material is likely to be amended to address concerns of platforms like Google and Facebook that the proposed law goes too far to weaken privacy protections for ordinary users according to a draft of the bill seen by Reuters | Negative | comment from Senator Ron | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/usa-legislation-encryption/update-1-u-s-senator-to-change-anti-child-porn-bill-over-google-facebook-encryption-concerns-draft-idUSL1N2E82FJ | 2020-07-02 |
| U.S. immigration judges contend theyve been muzzled by the Department of Justice and now theyre doing something about it | Negative | U.S. immigration judges contend theyve been muzzled by the Department of Justice and now theyre doing something about it | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-immigration/immigration-judges-union-sues-to-block-doj-speech-restrictions-idUSKBN24277N | 2020-07-02 |
| The struggling U.S. retailers Sears Home Services division has emerged as a coveted asset during the COVID19 pandemic as consumers embark on renovations while they stay home | Negative | NEW YORK Sears is exploring a sale of its home improvement business following interest from potential suitors such as private equity firms people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sears-homeservices-exclusive/exclusive-sears-exploring-sale-of-home-improvement-business-idUSKBN242780 | 2020-07-02 |
| The U.S. investment bank also said that a economic recovery was a long shot given the risks of withdrawal of fiscal stimulus and a second wave of virus infections | Negative | The mergersofequals transactions can help companies cut expenses and boost earnings without the stigma of transacting at lower values premiums or Jefferies said in its July newsletter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-jefferies-fincl-outlook/jefferies-sees-jump-in-mergers-of-equals-as-coronavirus-hammers-economy-idUSKBN2427IV | 2020-07-02 |
| A modernized U.S.MexicoCanada trade pact took effect on Wednesday ensuring continuity for manufacturers and agriculture but the threat of disputes is exposing cracks in what was meant to be a stronger North American fortress of competitiveness | Negative | A modernized U.S.MexicoCanada trade pact took effect on Wednesday ensuring continuity for manufacturers and agriculture but the threat of disputes is exposing cracks in what was meant to be a stronger North American fortress of competitiveness | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/new-north-american-trade-deal-launches-under-cloud-of-disputes-coronavirus-idUSKBN2424E2 | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will meet with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House on July 8 | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will meet with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House on July 8 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-mexico-usa-trump/trump-to-host-mexican-president-at-white-house-on-july-8-idUSKBN24278X | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Mexican and Canadian business groups applauded a new North American trade deals entry into force on Wednesday but said more work and flexibility was needed to overcome challenges including implementation of new labor and automotive rules | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Mexican and Canadian business groups applauded a new North American trade deals entry into force on Wednesday but said more work and flexibility was needed to overcome challenges including implementation of new labor and automotive rules | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-business/business-groups-say-flexibility-needed-to-implement-new-north-american-trade-deal-idUSKBN24268F | 2020-07-02 |
| U.S. technology company TuSimple on Wednesday launched a selfdriving freight network with UPS and Berkshire Hathaway Inc supply chain unit McLane that it said should operate nationwide by 2024 and start running some driverless trucks routes by 2021 | Positive | U.S. technology company TuSimple on Wednesday launched a selfdriving freight network with UPS and Berkshire Hathaway Inc supply chain unit McLane that it said should operate nationwide by 2024 and start running some driverless trucks routes by 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tusimple-selfdriving-network/tusimple-starts-self-driving-truck-network-with-ups-berkshire-hathaways-mclane-idUSKBN2425QS | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an extension of a billion lending program in an effort to help small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic renewing a lifeline that had just expired | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an extension of a billion lending program in an effort to help small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic renewing a lifeline that had just expired | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-business/u-s-house-approves-extension-of-small-business-loan-program-idUSKBN2427FB | 2020-07-02 |
| German unemployment and U.S. manufacturing activity and private jobs data are all due later in the session | Neutral | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-kick-off-new-quarter-with-subdued-gains-idUSL4N2E81WN | 2020-07-02 |
| U.S. Treasuries were weighed by the positive economic data and Federal Reserve meeting minutes which signaled yield curve control was not coming anytime soon | Positive | NEW YORK July 1 Asian stocks were set to track Wall Street gains on Thursday as investors cheered signs the global economy was emerging from its coronavirus hibernation although trade is likely to be choppy as fresh concerns about Hong Kong keep investors cautious | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-track-u-s-gains-but-hong-kong-jitters-weigh-idUSL1N2E82UP | 2020-07-02 |
| The news comes as a Reuters analysis showed coronavirus cases more than doubled in 14 U.S. states last month and fears are growing that the caseload could prompt fresh lockdowns | Negative | Factory data points to global increase in activity | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-factory-data-vaccine-bets-power-stocks-higher-u-s-dollar-dips-idUSL1N2E81WS | 2020-07-02 |
| Kentucky Democrat Amy McGraths longshot bid to unseat U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could help undermine Republican efforts to retain their majority in the chamber even if the former Marine Corps fighter pilot fails to beat McConnell in November | Negative | Kentucky Democrat Amy McGraths longshot bid to unseat U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could help undermine Republican efforts to retain their majority in the chamber even if the former Marine Corps fighter pilot fails to beat McConnell in November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-mcconnell-analysi/why-amy-mcgrath-could-cost-republicans-the-u-s-senate-even-if-she-loses-to-mitch-mcconnell-idUSKBN2426QQ | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. federal judge late Tuesday struck down President Donald Trumps hardline rule that curtailed asylum applications by migrants at the U.S.Mexico border a legal setback that follows a recent Supreme Court defeat over another immigration policy | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal judge late Tuesday struck down President Donald Trumps hardline rule that curtailed asylum applications by migrants at the U.S.Mexico border a legal setback that follows a recent Supreme Court defeat over another immigration policy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-immigration-courts-asylum/in-legal-setback-u-s-judge-strikes-down-trump-asylum-restrictions-idUSKBN2426EQ | 2020-07-02 |
| U.S. legislation aimed at stopping online child sexual abuse material is likely to be amended to address concerns of platforms like Google and Facebook that the proposed law goes too far to weaken privacy protections for ordinary users according to a draft of the bill seen by Reuters | Negative | U.S. legislation aimed at stopping online child sexual abuse material is likely to be amended to address concerns of platforms like Google and Facebook that the proposed law goes too far to weaken privacy protections for ordinary users according to a draft of the bill seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-legislation-encryption/u-s-senator-to-change-anti-child-porn-bill-over-google-facebook-encryption-concerns-draft-idUSKBN24276X | 2020-07-02 |
| TEL AVIV U.S.Israeli startup Curv which provides security infrastructure for digital assets said on Wednesday it raised million in an earlystage funding round | Positive | TEL AVIV U.S.Israeli startup Curv which provides security infrastructure for digital assets said on Wednesday it raised million in an earlystage funding round | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-tech-curv-fundraising/digital-asset-security-firm-curv-raises-23-million-idUSKBN2425U8 | 2020-07-02 |
| The U.S. action means clinical supply chains will be under strain | Negative | Some governments in Europe and Asia said on Wednesday they have enough of Gileads COVID19 antiviral remdesivir for now despite fears of shortages since the U.S. drugmaker pledged most output to its home market for the next three months | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-remdesivir/world-takes-stock-of-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-after-u-s-snaps-up-supplies-idUSKBN2426ZG | 2020-07-02 |
| FRANKFURT A COVID19 vaccine developed by German biotech firm BioNTech and U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has shown potential and was found to be well tolerated in earlystage human trials the companies said on Wednesday | Positive | FRANKFURT A COVID19 vaccine developed by German biotech firm BioNTech and U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has shown potential and was found to be well tolerated in earlystage human trials the companies said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-biontech-pfizer/biontech-and-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-shows-potential-in-human-trial-idUSKBN2425ZP | 2020-07-02 |
| BioNTech which listed on the U.S. Nasdaq in October said the data demonstrated that BNT162b1 could be administered in a dose that was well tolerated with only temporary side effects | Positive | FRANKFURT A COVID19 vaccine developed by German biotech firm BioNTech and U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has shown potential and was found to be well tolerated in earlystage human trials the companies said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-biontech-pfizer/biontech-and-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-shows-potential-in-human-trial-idUSKBN2425ZP | 2020-07-02 |
| California Texas and Arizona have emerged as new U.S. epicenters of the pandemic reporting record increases in COVID19 cases | Negative | WASHINGTON New U.S. COVID19 cases rose by more than 47000 on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally the biggest oneday spike since the start of the pandemic as the governments top infectious disease expert warned that number could soon double | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-cases-rise-by-47000-biggest-one-day-spike-of-pandemic-idUSKBN2412TA | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON Despite a renewed focus on wrongful arrests and racial discrimination after the death of George Floyd meaningful reform of the massive U.S. criminal justice system is unlikely ahead of the November election politicians and activists say | Negative | WASHINGTON Despite a renewed focus on wrongful arrests and racial discrimination after the death of George Floyd meaningful reform of the massive U.S. criminal justice system is unlikely ahead of the November election politicians and activists say | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-justice/hopes-fade-for-reform-of-massive-u-s-criminal-justice-system-idUSKBN2413H4 | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the separation of church and state in a major ruling on Tuesday by endorsing Montana tax credits that helped pay for students to attend religious schools a decision paving the way for more public funding of faithbased institutions | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the separation of church and state in a major ruling on Tuesday by endorsing Montana tax credits that helped pay for students to attend religious schools a decision paving the way for more public funding of faithbased institutions | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-endorses-taxpayer-funds-for-religious-schools-idUSKBN2412FX | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/bolton-democrats-urge-russia-sanctions-if-bounty-reports-are-true-idUSKBN241242 | 2020-07-01 |
| Four U.S. government sources have confirmed to Reuters that credible U.S. intelligence suggested Russia offered such bounties | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/bolton-democrats-urge-russia-sanctions-if-bounty-reports-are-true-idUSKBN241242 | 2020-07-01 |
| The newspaper said it was in the Presidents Daily Brief document the premier product of U.S. intelligence agencies that is prepared for him to read | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/bolton-democrats-urge-russia-sanctions-if-bounty-reports-are-true-idUSKBN241242 | 2020-07-01 |
| A U.S. government source told Reuters material is sometimes included in PDBs so that other officials can evaluate it | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/bolton-democrats-urge-russia-sanctions-if-bounty-reports-are-true-idUSKBN241242 | 2020-07-01 |
| MEXICO CITY A visit by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to Washington to meet his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump has been planned for around the middle of next week two sources familiar with the matter said | Positive | MEXICO CITY A visit by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to Washington to meet his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump has been planned for around the middle of next week two sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-president-visit-to-trump-middle-of-next-week-sources-idUSKBN2413T3 | 2020-07-01 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his delegation have received an invitation from the U.S. government to visit Washington on July 89 Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter on Tuesday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his delegation have received an invitation from the U.S. government to visit Washington on July 89 Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-ebrard/mexican-president-invited-to-washington-july-8-9-minister-idUSKBN2423ZL | 2020-07-01 |
| MEXICO CITY Three asylum seekers have tested positive for coronavirus in a sprawling encampment steps from the U.S. border in Matamoros Mexico marking the first cases in a settlement that advocates have long viewed as vulnerable amid the pandemic | Negative | MEXICO CITY Three asylum seekers have tested positive for coronavirus in a sprawling encampment steps from the U.S. border in Matamoros Mexico marking the first cases in a settlement that advocates have long viewed as vulnerable amid the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-immigration/first-coronavirus-cases-found-in-sprawling-migrant-camp-at-u-s-border-idUSKBN2412VP | 2020-07-01 |
| Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign on Tuesday criticized U.S. Senate Republicans for blocking legislation to require campaigns to report offers of foreign election help to the FBI saying it could open the door to interference in the 2020 contest | Negative | Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign on Tuesday criticized U.S. Senate Republicans for blocking legislation to require campaigns to report offers of foreign election help to the FBI saying it could open the door to interference in the 2020 contest | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-biden-russia/biden-attacks-republicans-for-blocking-law-on-foreign-election-interference-idUSKBN2413OW | 2020-07-01 |
| Multiple U.S. intelligence agencies found that Russia acted to help Trump a charge that Russia denies and Trump has repeatedly labeled a hoax | Negative | Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign on Tuesday criticized U.S. Senate Republicans for blocking legislation to require campaigns to report offers of foreign election help to the FBI saying it could open the door to interference in the 2020 contest | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-biden-russia/biden-attacks-republicans-for-blocking-law-on-foreign-election-interference-idUSKBN2413OW | 2020-07-01 |
| Smith whose committee oversees U.S. military activities said the Pentagon had sent lawmakers a note explaining that it did not find the allegations of Russian bounties credible | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump must have at least been aware of the allegation that Russia paid bounties to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to kill U.S.led coalition troops a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-smith/trump-must-have-been-aware-of-russia-bounty-allegation-democratic-lawmaker-says-idUSKBN2412K2 | 2020-07-01 |
| But U.S. military officials have never publicly accused Moscow of putting bounties on the heads of U.S. or allied soldiers | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump must have at least been aware of the allegation that Russia paid bounties to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to kill U.S.led coalition troops a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-smith/trump-must-have-been-aware-of-russia-bounty-allegation-democratic-lawmaker-says-idUSKBN2412K2 | 2020-07-01 |
| Smith suggested that regardless of whether the intelligence was conclusive it was troubling enough to have become a focus of U.S.Russia relations and must have come to Trumps attention | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump must have at least been aware of the allegation that Russia paid bounties to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to kill U.S.led coalition troops a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-smith/trump-must-have-been-aware-of-russia-bounty-allegation-democratic-lawmaker-says-idUSKBN2412K2 | 2020-07-01 |
| Official inventory data from the U.S. governments Energy Information Administration is due out later on Wednesday | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices rose more than on Wednesday after data showed crude inventories in the United States fell much more than expected suggesting demand is improving even as the coronavirus outbreak spreads around the world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-after-drop-in-u-s-crude-stocks-suggests-demand-pickup-idUSKBN24240N | 2020-07-01 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/pompeo-pushes-iran-arms-embargo-at-u-n-russia-says-u-s-knee-on-irans-neck-idUSKBN2412TW | 2020-07-01 |
| KABUL The head of the Talibans political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process the Islamist group and the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a bid to remove hurdles in the path to peace talks | Positive | KABUL The head of the Talibans political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process the Islamist group and the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a bid to remove hurdles in the path to peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa/u-s-taliban-say-afghan-peace-effort-discussed-in-video-talks-idUSKBN24112P | 2020-07-01 |
| The BaradarPompeo conference came amidst U.S. media reports that American intelligence had briefed President Donald Trump about Talibanlinked fighters collecting bounties from Russia to attack foreign troops in Afghanistan | Negative | KABUL The head of the Talibans political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process the Islamist group and the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a bid to remove hurdles in the path to peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa/u-s-taliban-say-afghan-peace-effort-discussed-in-video-talks-idUSKBN24112P | 2020-07-01 |
| NEW YORK Halkbank will ask the U.S. judge overseeing a criminal case accusing it of helping Iran evade American sanctions to recuse himself a lawyer for the Turkish bank said on Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK Halkbank will ask the U.S. judge overseeing a criminal case accusing it of helping Iran evade American sanctions to recuse himself a lawyer for the Turkish bank said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/turkeys-halkbank-to-seek-removal-of-u-s-judge-in-iran-sanctions-case-idUSKBN24135E | 2020-07-01 |
| U.S. prosecutors have accused Halkbank and bank executives of using money servicers and front companies in Iran Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to evade sanctions | Negative | NEW YORK Halkbank will ask the U.S. judge overseeing a criminal case accusing it of helping Iran evade American sanctions to recuse himself a lawyer for the Turkish bank said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/turkeys-halkbank-to-seek-removal-of-u-s-judge-in-iran-sanctions-case-idUSKBN24135E | 2020-07-01 |
| Former U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in Manhattan whose office has overseen the case was fired on June 20 | Negative | NEW YORK Halkbank will ask the U.S. judge overseeing a criminal case accusing it of helping Iran evade American sanctions to recuse himself a lawyer for the Turkish bank said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/turkeys-halkbank-to-seek-removal-of-u-s-judge-in-iran-sanctions-case-idUSKBN24135E | 2020-07-01 |
| Despite the narrowing spread of Hong Kong interbank rates over U.S. ones the Hong Kong dollar may remain resilient given dividend payouts and a busy IPO pipeline | Positive | HONG KONG Chinas new security laws for Hong Kong will punish crimes of secession subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison heralding a more authoritarian era for the Asian financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-security-analysts/what-people-are-saying-about-hong-kongs-new-national-security-law-idUSKBN24248V | 2020-07-01 |
| A leading antidoping official from China urged the World AntiDoping Agency and U.S. antidoping authorities to end their escalating feud on Tuesday saying collaboration was the best way to achieve drugfree sport | Negative | A leading antidoping official from China urged the World AntiDoping Agency and U.S. antidoping authorities to end their escalating feud on Tuesday saying collaboration was the best way to achieve drugfree sport | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-sport-doping-wada/doping-china-anti-doping-official-urges-wada-and-u-s-to-end-feud-idUSKBN24138Z | 2020-07-01 |
| The difference is that U.S. and China relations are far worse and this could be used as a pretext to impede the role of Hong Kong as a finance hub | Negative | YORK Beijing unveiled national security legislation tailormade for Hong Kong on Tuesday setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colonys way of life since it returned to Chinese rule 23 years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-security-markets/market-analysts-react-to-chinas-new-hong-kong-law-idUSKBN2412VG | 2020-07-01 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for sanctions and other steps against China saying the law would frighten intimidate and those peacefully seeking freedom | Negative | Chinas passage of a national security law for Hong Kong drew international condemnation on Tuesday with the United States and its Asian and Western allies criticising a move that heralds a more authoritarian era for the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-security-reaction/u-s-allies-deplore-chinas-new-hong-kong-security-law-idUSKBN2410T8 | 2020-07-01 |
| U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has said he will file dispute cases early and to enforce USMCA provisions citing Mexicos failure to approve U.S. biotech products | Negative | The revamped trade pact between the United States Canada and Mexico taking effect on Wednesday was meant to create a kind of fortress North America boosting the regions competitiveness but cracks are already starting to show in the foundation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/new-north-american-trade-deal-launches-under-growing-threat-of-disputes-idUSKBN2424E2 | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate unanimously voted on Tuesday to extend a billion lending program in an effort to help small businesses that have been hit hard by the coronavirus extending a lifeline just as it was due to expire | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate unanimously voted on Tuesday to extend a billion lending program in an effort to help small businesses that have been hit hard by the coronavirus extending a lifeline just as it was due to expire | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lending/u-s-senate-votes-to-extend-small-business-aid-program-through-august-idUSKBN24242N | 2020-07-01 |
| All of Googles U.S. offices will now remain closed at least until Sept | Negative | All of Googles U.S. offices will now remain closed at least until Sept | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavius-usa-alphabet/google-postpones-u-s-office-reopening-to-september-as-virus-cases-spike-idUSKBN2424A0 | 2020-07-01 |
| To recoup some of the money Wirecards U.S. subsidiary formerly Citi Prepaid Card Services which Wirecard acquired in 2016 has already been put on the block | Neutral | To recoup some of the money Wirecards U.S. subsidiary formerly Citi Prepaid Card Services which Wirecard acquired in 2016 has already been put on the block | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wirecard-accounts/wirecard-administrator-says-received-inbound-interest-for-assets-idUSKBN2424H3 | 2020-07-01 |
| The government has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that identified a constitutional defect in an administrative court run by the Patent and Trademark Office | Neutral | The government has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that identified a constitutional defect in an administrative court run by the Patent and Trademark Office | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/ip-patent-arthrex/solicitor-general-asks-high-court-to-rule-on-ptabs-appointments-clause-problem-idUSL1N2E732G | 2020-07-01 |
| The United States has said that Turkey risks U.S. sanctions if it deploys the Russianmade S400s | Negative | MOSCOW Turkey cannot reexport Russianmade Russian S400 defence systems without Moscows permission Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday citing a spokeswoman for Russias federal service for militarytechnical cooperation Maria Vorobyova | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/russia-turkey-cannot-re-export-s-400-without-moscows-blessing-interfax-idUSKBN2412OI | 2020-07-01 |
| April 2 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democratic lawmakers will not take up USMCA unless Mexico passes legislation to protect workers rights | Positive | After an long arduous road the U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement took effect on Wednesday replacing its predecessor the quartercenturyold North American Free Trade Agreement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-timeline/the-long-bumpy-road-from-nafta-to-usmca-idUSKBN2424EG | 2020-07-01 |
| July 1 The U.S.MexicoCanada Agreement formally takes effect | Positive | After an long arduous road the U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement took effect on Wednesday replacing its predecessor the quartercenturyold North American Free Trade Agreement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-timeline/the-long-bumpy-road-from-nafta-to-usmca-idUSKBN2424EG | 2020-07-01 |
| Collapsing demand from rental car companies corporations and government agencies has sapped U.S. auto sales during the coronavirus pandemic and a recovery will likely be slow threatening auto workers whose jobs depend on fleet sales | Negative | Collapsing demand from rental car companies corporations and government agencies has sapped U.S. auto sales during the coronavirus pandemic and a recovery will likely be slow threatening auto workers whose jobs depend on fleet sales | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-fleet-sales-analysis/slumping-fleet-sales-weigh-on-u-s-auto-market-idUSKBN2411NH | 2020-07-01 |
| TOKYO July 1 The dollar held gains against the yen on Wednesday ahead of data expected to show U.S. manufacturing activity and hiring continued to recover from the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Dollar up versus yen but weak against commodity currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-in-holding-pattern-before-u-s-manufacturing-jobs-data-idUSL4N2E80DD | 2020-07-01 |
| Investors also await the closelywatched U.S. nonfarm payrolls report on Thursday which is expected to show the economy added 3 million jobs in June | Neutral | Dollar up versus yen but weak against commodity currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-in-holding-pattern-before-u-s-manufacturing-jobs-data-idUSL4N2E80DD | 2020-07-01 |
| Still gold prices rallied as some investors fled to safety after Faucis warning that the U.S. daily caseload could reach 100000 from the current 40000 | Positive | NEW YORK June 30 Asian stocks were set for a bumpy start to the second half of the year on Wednesday as optimism about a global economic recovery from the pandemic jousted with signs in the United States the health crisis may not yet be past its peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-set-for-shaky-start-amid-mixed-cues-idUSL1N2E736B | 2020-07-01 |
| U.S. crude was down 43 cents or at | Neutral | NEW YORK June 30 Asian stocks were set for a bumpy start to the second half of the year on Wednesday as optimism about a global economic recovery from the pandemic jousted with signs in the United States the health crisis may not yet be past its peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-set-for-shaky-start-amid-mixed-cues-idUSL1N2E736B | 2020-07-01 |
| Longer U.S. Treasuries rose during Tuesday trading as investors rebalanced their portfolio to round out the first half of the year | Neutral | NEW YORK June 30 Asian stocks were set for a bumpy start to the second half of the year on Wednesday as optimism about a global economic recovery from the pandemic jousted with signs in the United States the health crisis may not yet be past its peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-set-for-shaky-start-amid-mixed-cues-idUSL1N2E736B | 2020-07-01 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were little changed even as stocks rose as investors fixated on a continued surge in U.S. coronavirus cases | Negative | Oil slips as Libyan oil production likely to ramp up prices changes comment byline previous | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-rise-on-upbeat-data-but-covid-19-spike-dampens-sentiment-idUSL8N2E75II | 2020-07-01 |
| Republicans were choosing challengers to run against U.S. Representatives Kendra Horn of Oklahoma and Ben McAdams of Utah two endangered Democrats who represent districts that Trump carried in 2016 | Negative | WASHINGTON Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper shrugged off a series of campaign stumbles to win the states Democratic U.S. Senate nomination on Tuesday beating a progressive challenger in a race vital to the partys hopes of regaining Senate control in November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/hickenlooper-wins-democratic-primary-for-key-u-s-senate-seat-in-colorado-idUSKBN2411GF | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called for a government analysis of foreign influence in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain on Tuesday saying the coronavirus pandemic has exposed an overreliance on China and other countries for the production of essential drugs | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called for a government analysis of foreign influence in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain on Tuesday saying the coronavirus pandemic has exposed an overreliance on China and other countries for the production of essential drugs | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-senate-supplychain/exclusive-after-pandemic-u-s-senators-want-review-of-drug-supply-chain-idUSKBN2411HI | 2020-07-01 |
| Republicans majority of 53 to 47 seats in the U.S. Senate is looking increasingly vulnerable in the Nov | Negative | Former fighter pilot Amy McGrath said on Tuesday she was ready to take on Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after edging out a Black progressive to clinch the Democratic nomination for the seat | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-kentucky/kentucky-democrats-pick-ex-fighter-pilot-mcgrath-to-challenge-u-s-senate-leader-mcconnell-idUSKBN2411IH | 2020-07-01 |
| The appointment comes at a time as U.S. companies are looking to diversify their workplace | Neutral | Netflix Inc on Tuesday appointed Bozoma Saint John as the streaming giants chief marketing officer starting in August adding a highprofile Black executive to senior management | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-netflix-moves-cmo/netflix-names-bozoma-saint-john-as-chief-marketing-officer-idUSKBN2423UZ | 2020-07-01 |
| The court decided 81 that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was incorrect when it denied the companys application to trademark the name Booking | Negative | WASHINGTON The travel reservation company Booking | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-court-booking/not-a-generic-name-booking-com-wins-trademark-fight-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN2412EG | 2020-07-01 |
| The New York Times reported on Monday that of U.S. deaths from COVID19 were linked to nursing homes and longterm care facilities | Negative | LOS ANGELES California and Texas both marked record spikes in new COVID19 infections on Monday a Reuters tally showed as Los Angeles reported an oneday surge in Americas secondlargest city that put it over 100000 cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/california-texas-see-record-covid-19-surges-arizona-clamps-down-idUSKBN2401Z8 | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court defended abortion rights in a major ruling on Monday by striking down a Louisiana law placing restrictions on doctors who perform the procedure leaving antiabortion advocates and the White House bitterly disappointed | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court defended abortion rights in a major ruling on Monday by striking down a Louisiana law placing restrictions on doctors who perform the procedure leaving antiabortion advocates and the White House bitterly disappointed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-abortion/in-major-ruling-u-s-supreme-court-strikes-down-strict-louisiana-abortion-law-idUSKBN2401WI | 2020-06-30 |
| U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there should be no stigma attached | Positive | WASHINGTON In a rare break with maskaverse President Donald Trump fellow Republican leaders are advocating for face coverings as COVID19 cases surge in some Republicanleaning states | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-masks/wear-a-mask-republicans-split-with-trump-as-virus-cases-surge-idUSKBN24027P | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday will get another chance to grill the heads of the Federal Reserve and Treasury over the effectiveness of the nearly trillion in emergency aid doled out to stem the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday will get another chance to grill the heads of the Federal Reserve and Treasury over the effectiveness of the nearly trillion in emergency aid doled out to stem the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/powell-mnuchin-enter-the-lions-den-again-to-discuss-pandemic-response-idUSKBN2410JC | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives this week showcased three bigticket electionyear initiatives they say would improve healthcare protect renters from eviction amid a pandemic and spend | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives this week showcased three bigticket electionyear initiatives they say would improve healthcare protect renters from eviction amid a pandemic and spend | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-democrats/u-s-democrats-push-election-year-healthcare-housing-infrastructure-bills-idUSKBN24101F | 2020-06-30 |
| It was being debated as Democrats escalated attacks on the Trump administration for urging the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Obamacare | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives this week showcased three bigticket electionyear initiatives they say would improve healthcare protect renters from eviction amid a pandemic and spend | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-democrats/u-s-democrats-push-election-year-healthcare-housing-infrastructure-bills-idUSKBN24101F | 2020-06-30 |
| The U.S. studies published on Monday follow several reports of the syndrome among COVID19 patients in France Italy Spain and Britain | Negative | Nearly 300 cases of a rare lifethreatening syndrome in children and adolescents associated with the novel coronavirus have been identified in the United States in two studies in The New England Journal of Medicine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-children/rare-syndrome-linked-to-covid-19-found-in-almost-300-u-s-kids-adolescents-idUSKBN24035F | 2020-06-30 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Monday that he will visit U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington to celebrate the start of a new North American trade deal | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Monday that he will visit U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington to celebrate the start of a new North American trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexicos-president-confirms-visit-to-trump-in-washington-date-to-be-set-soon-idUSKBN2401PQ | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-taliban/facing-criticism-white-house-to-brief-democrats-on-reports-russia-paid-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN24016F | 2020-06-30 |
| Trump administration officials said there was no consensus on the underlying intelligence among U.S. agencies and Trump had not been made aware of it | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-taliban/facing-criticism-white-house-to-brief-democrats-on-reports-russia-paid-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN24016F | 2020-06-30 |
| Trump said on Sunday that U.S. intelligence officials told him they had not informed him of the purported program because the information was not credible | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-taliban/facing-criticism-white-house-to-brief-democrats-on-reports-russia-paid-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN24016F | 2020-06-30 |
| The sources indicated U.S. government agencies and experts on balance believed the intelligence reporting to be credible | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-taliban/facing-criticism-white-house-to-brief-democrats-on-reports-russia-paid-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN24016F | 2020-06-30 |
| The Post said the intelligence on the bounty scheme stemmed from U.S. military interrogations of captured militants and was passed up from U.S. Special Operations forces in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-taliban/facing-criticism-white-house-to-brief-democrats-on-reports-russia-paid-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN24016F | 2020-06-30 |
| The Times reported U.S. intelligence officials believe at least one American military death stemmed from the bounties citing two officials briefed on the matter | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-taliban/facing-criticism-white-house-to-brief-democrats-on-reports-russia-paid-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN24016F | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON The United States began eliminating Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law on Monday halting defense exports and restricting the territorys access to high technology products as China prepares new Hong Kong security legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States began eliminating Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law on Monday halting defense exports and restricting the territorys access to high technology products as China prepares new Hong Kong security legislation | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-hongkong-china-exports/u-s-starts-paring-back-hong-kongs-special-status-due-to-security-law-idUSKBN2402VY | 2020-06-30 |
| According to the State Department 85000 U.S. citizens lived in Hong Kong in 2018 and more than 1300 U.S. companies operate there including nearly every major U.S. financial firm | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States began eliminating Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law on Monday halting defense exports and restricting the territorys access to high technology products as China prepares new Hong Kong security legislation | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-hongkong-china-exports/u-s-starts-paring-back-hong-kongs-special-status-due-to-security-law-idUSKBN2402VY | 2020-06-30 |
| In 2018 the largest U.S. bilateral tradeingoods surplus was with Hong Kong at | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States began eliminating Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law on Monday halting defense exports and restricting the territorys access to high technology products as China prepares new Hong Kong security legislation | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-hongkong-china-exports/u-s-starts-paring-back-hong-kongs-special-status-due-to-security-law-idUSKBN2402VY | 2020-06-30 |
| Optimism on Monday had been based on strong growth in U.S. pending home sales bolstering belief that global fuel demand is rising steadily as major economies reopen after coronavirus lockdowns | Positive | MELBOURNE Oil prices fell on Tuesday as optimism for a straightforward recovery in fuel demand faded and a looming increase in supply weighed on the market with Libyas state oil company flagging progress on talks to resume exports | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slip-on-demand-worries-prospect-of-libyan-supply-return-idUSKBN24103Y | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday on the expiration of a U.N. arms embargo on Iran the U.S. State Department said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday on the expiration of a U.N. arms embargo on Iran the U.S. State Department said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/u-s-s-pompeo-to-address-u-n-security-council-on-tuesday-on-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKBN2402YZ | 2020-06-30 |
| U.S. stock indexes which broadly rose on Monday also added support for oil prices which at times track with equities | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices rose about a barrel on Monday after bullish data from Asia and Europe but investors are wary about sharp spikes in new coronavirus infections around the world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-on-improving-economic-data-but-new-coronavirus-cases-loom-idUSKBN24001P | 2020-06-30 |
| Iran has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani and has asked Interpol for help Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said on Monday according to the Fars news agency | Negative | Iran has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani and has asked Interpol for help Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said on Monday according to the Fars news agency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-warrant/iran-issues-warrant-for-trump-over-killing-of-top-general-idUSKBN2401HO | 2020-06-30 |
| Alqasimehr said the group included other U.S. military and civilian officials but did not provide further details | Negative | Iran has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani and has asked Interpol for help Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said on Monday according to the Fars news agency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-warrant/iran-issues-warrant-for-trump-over-killing-of-top-general-idUSKBN2401HO | 2020-06-30 |
| U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook said the warrant was a propaganda at a news conference in Saudi Arabia | Negative | Iran has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani and has asked Interpol for help Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said on Monday according to the Fars news agency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-warrant/iran-issues-warrant-for-trump-over-killing-of-top-general-idUSKBN2401HO | 2020-06-30 |
| The U.S. embassy could not immediately be reached for comment | Negative | JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus main coalition partner Benny Gantz signalled his opposition on Monday to advancing a plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank where Palestinians want to establish a state | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-gantz/israels-netanyahu-and-gantz-at-odds-over-west-bank-annexation-moves-idUSKBN24013J | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday labeled as and reports that Chinas ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization forced abortion and coercive family planning against minority Muslims | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday labeled as and reports that Chinas ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization forced abortion and coercive family planning against minority Muslims | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/pompeo-calls-china-muslim-sterilization-reports-shocking-and-disturbing-idUSKBN24030D | 2020-06-30 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump in May announced he would postpone a Group of Seven summit and expand the list of invitees to include Australia Russia South Korea and India | Negative | TOKYO Japans government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that it is crucial to maintain the current G7 framework | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-g7/japan-government-spokesman-says-it-is-crucial-to-maintain-current-g7-framework-idUSKBN2400RF | 2020-06-30 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday said the outlook for the worlds biggest economy is extraordinarily and will depend both on containing the coronavirus and on government efforts to support the recovery | Positive | U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday said the outlook for the worlds biggest economy is extraordinarily and will depend both on containing the coronavirus and on government efforts to support the recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell/feds-powell-stresses-uncertainty-challenges-facing-u-s-economy-idUSKBN2402TA | 2020-06-30 |
| The U.S.based unit which was bought by Wirecard in 2016 said an investment bank is coordinating the sale process | Neutral | Wirecard North America Inc a unit of German payments company Wirecard AG on Monday said it has put itself up for sale days after the troubled parent firm filed for insolvency | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wirecard-usa-m-a/wirecard-north-america-seeks-buyer-distances-itself-from-german-company-idUSKBN2410EC | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON June 29 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday defended abortion rights by striking down a Louisiana law placing restrictions on doctors who perform the procedure dealing a blow to antiabortion advocates | Negative | WASHINGTON June 29 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday defended abortion rights by striking down a Louisiana law placing restrictions on doctors who perform the procedure dealing a blow to antiabortion advocates | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/usa-court-abortion/u-s-supreme-court-strikes-down-louisiana-abortion-clinic-restrictions-idUSW1N2B400B | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump more authority over a federal agency charged with protecting consumers in the financial sector empowering him to fire its director at will and ruling that the structure it was given by Congress violated the U.S. Constitution | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump more authority over a federal agency charged with protecting consumers in the financial sector empowering him to fire its director at will and ruling that the structure it was given by Congress violated the U.S. Constitution | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-cfpb/u-s-supreme-court-gives-president-more-power-over-consumer-financial-agency-idUSKBN24021W | 2020-06-30 |
| The San Franciscobased 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that the CFPBs structure did not violate the Constitution | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump more authority over a federal agency charged with protecting consumers in the financial sector empowering him to fire its director at will and ruling that the structure it was given by Congress violated the U.S. Constitution | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-cfpb/u-s-supreme-court-gives-president-more-power-over-consumer-financial-agency-idUSKBN24021W | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by four environmental groups to the authority of President Donald Trumps administration to build his promised wall along the border with Mexico | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by four environmental groups to the authority of President Donald Trumps administration to build his promised wall along the border with Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-border/u-s-supreme-court-spurns-environmental-challenge-to-trumps-border-wall-idUSKBN2401RY | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a 2003 law does not violate constitutional free speech rights by requiring overseas affiliates of Americanbased nonprofit groups that seek federal funding for relief to take a formal stance opposing prostitution and sex trafficking | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a 2003 law does not violate constitutional free speech rights by requiring overseas affiliates of Americanbased nonprofit groups that seek federal funding for relief to take a formal stance opposing prostitution and sex trafficking | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-aids/u-s-supreme-court-upholds-curb-on-overseas-aids-funding-idUSKBN2401VE | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Sengs appeal of his conviction and fouryear prison sentence for bribing two U.N. ambassadors to help him build a multibilliondollar conference center | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Sengs appeal of his conviction and fouryear prison sentence for bribing two U.N. ambassadors to help him build a multibilliondollar conference center | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-ng/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-macau-billionaires-bribery-appeal-idUSKBN2401V8 | 2020-06-30 |
| Postmates registered its IPO confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in February 2019 but did not proceed with a stock market debut | Neutral | Postmates Inc has revived plans for an initial public offering following a string of dealmaking in the U.S. online food delivery service sector people familiar with the matter said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-postmates-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-postmates-revives-ipo-plans-amid-food-delivery-deal-boom-idUSKBN24034U | 2020-06-30 |
| If that happens the jet is on a path to resume U.S. service before yearend though the process has been plagued by delays for more than a year | Negative | Boeing Co began a series of longdelayed flight tests of its redesigned 737 MAX with regulators at the controls on Monday hoping to win approval and rebuild its reputation after fatal crashes that toppled its leaders and grounded the jet worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/boeing-begins-crucial-certification-test-flights-for-grounded-737-max-idUSKBN2402CF | 2020-06-30 |
| The secondquarter numbers reflect a peak for the U.S. auto industrys efforts to use consumer discounts low interest loans and other incentives to prop up demand during the pandemic | Negative | In the midst of a raging pandemic Belal Bilto 26 a sales executive and a Manhattan resident bought a midsize pickup Jeep Gladiator this month for just over lured by a discount of about on the list price and a sevenyear nointerest loan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-incentives/automakers-rev-up-discounts-to-beat-coronavirus-sales-blues-idUSKBN2402EP | 2020-06-30 |
| Online usedcar seller Shift Technologies on Monday said it plans to go public later this year through a reverse merger with a blankcheck company as U.S. capital markets rebound after the coronavirus crisis forced companies to halt new listings | Negative | Online usedcar seller Shift Technologies on Monday said it plans to go public later this year through a reverse merger with a blankcheck company as U.S. capital markets rebound after the coronavirus crisis forced companies to halt new listings | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-shift-technologies-listing/online-used-car-seller-shift-to-go-public-through-reverse-merger-idUSKBN2401FY | 2020-06-30 |
| A U.S. appeals court on Monday stayed a lower courts order requiring officials from General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to resolve GMs racketeering lawsuit | Negative | The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/italy-factors-june-30/italy-factors-to-watch-on-june-30-idUSL8N2E13KG | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. taxpayers must file their 2019 tax returns by July 15 or file for an automatic extension to Oct | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. taxpayers must file their 2019 tax returns by July 15 or file for an automatic extension to Oct | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-taxes/u-s-says-taxpayers-must-file-returns-by-july-15-or-request-extension-idUSKBN24034D | 2020-06-30 |
| 5 trillion proposal from congressional Democrats to boost U.S. infrastructure over the next decade criticizing how it would pay for new spending | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House said Monday it opposes a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-infrastructure/white-house-opposes-1-5-trillion-house-infrastructure-measure-idUSKBN24031M | 2020-06-30 |
| TOKYO June 30 Japanese shares rose on Tuesday as overnight Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes and betterthanexpected U.S. economic data bolstered investors risk appetite | Positive | TOKYO June 30 Japanese shares rose on Tuesday as overnight Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes and betterthanexpected U.S. economic data bolstered investors risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-track-wall-street-higher-on-upbeat-u-s-economic-data-idUSL4N2E713R | 2020-06-30 |
| U.S. pending home sales data showed a quick recovery in housing market activity in May with contracts to buy previously owned homes rising by the most on record to 44 | Positive | TOKYO June 30 Japanese shares rose on Tuesday as overnight Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes and betterthanexpected U.S. economic data bolstered investors risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-track-wall-street-higher-on-upbeat-u-s-economic-data-idUSL4N2E713R | 2020-06-30 |
| LONDON Europes efforts to kickstart economies hit by COVID19 has prompted BlackRock Investment Institute to upgrade its view on European stocks to while warning of a risk that the U.S. policy response could be scaled back too soon | Negative | LONDON Europes efforts to kickstart economies hit by COVID19 has prompted BlackRock Investment Institute to upgrade its view on European stocks to while warning of a risk that the U.S. policy response could be scaled back too soon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-blackrock/blackrock-upgrades-europe-stocks-on-economic-restart-warns-of-u-s-risks-idUSKBN2401QD | 2020-06-30 |
| The U.S. was strong in its monetary policy response its fiscal Mike Pyle global chief investment strategist at the BlackRock Investment Institute said during a midyear media briefing | Neutral | LONDON Europes efforts to kickstart economies hit by COVID19 has prompted BlackRock Investment Institute to upgrade its view on European stocks to while warning of a risk that the U.S. policy response could be scaled back too soon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-blackrock/blackrock-upgrades-europe-stocks-on-economic-restart-warns-of-u-s-risks-idUSKBN2401QD | 2020-06-30 |
| In fixed income BlackRock said it liked U.S. Treasuries and expected longterm bond yields to fall further than other developed market peers | Positive | LONDON Europes efforts to kickstart economies hit by COVID19 has prompted BlackRock Investment Institute to upgrade its view on European stocks to while warning of a risk that the U.S. policy response could be scaled back too soon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-blackrock/blackrock-upgrades-europe-stocks-on-economic-restart-warns-of-u-s-risks-idUSKBN2401QD | 2020-06-30 |
| Spurring fresh optimism on the U.S. economy was pending home sales data which showed that housing market activity had quickly recovered in May from a plunge triggered by the pandemic | Positive | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-on-defensive-sterling-soft-on-spending-plan-idUSL4N2E701Z | 2020-06-30 |
| U.S. Treasuries were little changed after Monday trading as the intervention by the Federal Reserve Bank kept yields stable | Positive | NEW YORK June 29 Asian markets were poised to follow Wall Streets firm lead on Tuesday as the sentiment boost from upbeat U.S. data outweighed the threat of rising COVID19 infections in the worlds largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-rise-on-upbeat-data-focus-on-china-pmi-idUSL1N2E6289 | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for President Donald Trumps administration to carry out the first federal executions since 2003 turning away an appeal by four inmates challenging the lethal injection protocols due to be used | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for President Donald Trumps administration to carry out the first federal executions since 2003 turning away an appeal by four inmates challenging the lethal injection protocols due to be used | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-deathpenalty/u-s-supreme-court-clears-way-for-resumption-of-federal-executions-idUSKBN2401S5 | 2020-06-30 |
| U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett a Democrat from Texas said it was an outrageous price for a very modest drug which taxpayer funding saved from a scrap heap of failures | Negative | Gilead Sciences Inc on Monday priced its COVID19 antiviral remdesivir at per patient for wealthier nations and agreed to send nearly all of its supply of the drug to the United States over the next three months | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-sciences/gilead-prices-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-at-2340-per-patient-in-developed-nations-idUSKBN2401C8 | 2020-06-30 |
| SACRAMENTO California ordered some bars to close on Sunday the first major rollback of efforts to reopen the economy in the most populous U.S. state as novel coronavirus cases nationwide soar to record levels day after day | Negative | SACRAMENTO California ordered some bars to close on Sunday the first major rollback of efforts to reopen the economy in the most populous U.S. state as novel coronavirus cases nationwide soar to record levels day after day | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/closing-time-for-some-california-bars-as-u-s-posts-record-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23Z0IW | 2020-06-29 |
| U.S. Vice President Pence on Sunday said the federal government would extend support for coronavirus testing in Texas as long as necessary amid a dangerous surge in new cases after U.S. health officials had moved to curb some sites in various localities | Negative | U.S. Vice President Pence on Sunday said the federal government would extend support for coronavirus testing in Texas as long as necessary amid a dangerous surge in new cases after U.S. health officials had moved to curb some sites in various localities | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-texas/u-s-to-extend-texas-testing-capabilities-as-long-as-state-leaders-want-pence-idUSKBN23Z0SD | 2020-06-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump retweeted a video showing one of his supporters in Florida shouting white at protesters of his administration drawing rebukes from allies and adversaries as protests continue in the aftermath of George Floyds death | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump retweeted a video showing one of his supporters in Florida shouting white at protesters of his administration drawing rebukes from allies and adversaries as protests continue in the aftermath of George Floyds death | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-video/trump-retweets-then-deletes-video-of-supporter-shouting-white-power-idUSKBN23Z0I9 | 2020-06-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will try this week to revive efforts to enact police reform legislation in Congress a Republican senator said on Sunday after moves to address police misconduct following the death of George Floyd deteriorated into partisan bickering | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will try this week to revive efforts to enact police reform legislation in Congress a Republican senator said on Sunday after moves to address police misconduct following the death of George Floyd deteriorated into partisan bickering | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/republican-senator-sees-effort-this-week-to-revive-police-reform-debate-in-u-s-congress-idUSKBN23Z0QV | 2020-06-29 |
| March U.S. President Donald Trump declares a national emergency to free up billion in federal aid | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN23Z0UW | 2020-06-29 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Sunday the intelligence community told him they did not find media reports suggesting Russian units in Afghanistan offered to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers credible | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Sunday the intelligence community told him they did not find media reports suggesting Russian units in Afghanistan offered to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers credible | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-taliban/trump-says-intelligence-found-reports-on-russia-bounties-to-kill-u-s-troops-not-credible-idUSKBN24009S | 2020-06-29 |
| 19 a barrel by 0456 GMT while U.S. crude CLc1 was at | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil prices slid for a second straight session on Monday as coronavirus cases rose in the United States and other places leading some countries to resume partial lockdowns that could hurt fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-losses-as-coronavirus-spike-cools-demand-hopes-idUSKBN24001P | 2020-06-29 |
| There is also a risk that gains in prices recently could see some U.S. shale producers restart ANZ analysts said | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices slid for a second straight session on Monday as coronavirus cases rose in the United States and other places leading some countries to resume partial lockdowns that could hurt fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-losses-as-coronavirus-spike-cools-demand-hopes-idUSKBN24001P | 2020-06-29 |
| In an interview with Saudiowned AlHadath television on Friday U.S. ambassador Dorothy Shea said Hezbollahs behaviour was preventing Lebanon from properly dealing with a deep economic crisis | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanese media broadcast interviews with the U.S. ambassador on Sunday ignoring a ruling by a judge who banned the diplomat from television for a year over remarks that criticised the powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-usa-judge/u-s-ambassador-appears-on-lebanese-tv-despite-court-imposed-ban-idUSKBN23Z0G6 | 2020-06-29 |
| BRUSSELS At the start of the year U.S.China tensions were easing after their Phase I trade deal while Washington Brussels and Tokyo agreed on new global trading rules to curb subsidies | Positive | BRUSSELS At the start of the year U.S.China tensions were easing after their Phase I trade deal while Washington Brussels and Tokyo agreed on new global trading rules to curb subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade/coronavirus-rekindles-global-trade-disputes-idUSKBN2400I8 | 2020-06-29 |
| Both China and Europe are bracing for rocky relations in the leadup to the U.S. presidential election but see some hope if Trumps Democrat challenger Joe Biden wins | Positive | BRUSSELS At the start of the year U.S.China tensions were easing after their Phase I trade deal while Washington Brussels and Tokyo agreed on new global trading rules to curb subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade/coronavirus-rekindles-global-trade-disputes-idUSKBN2400I8 | 2020-06-29 |
| U.S. figures show a trade deficit with the EU in goods and services of billion in 2018 | Negative | BRUSSELS At the start of the year U.S.China tensions were easing after their Phase I trade deal while Washington Brussels and Tokyo agreed on new global trading rules to curb subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade/coronavirus-rekindles-global-trade-disputes-idUSKBN2400I8 | 2020-06-29 |
| Steyer said they will urge global advertisers such as Unilever and Honda which have only committed to pausing U.S. ads to pull their Facebook ads globally | Negative | Steyer said they will urge global advertisers such as Unilever and Honda which have only committed to pausing U.S. ads to pull their Facebook ads globally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-facebook-ads-boycott-exclusive/exclusive-facebook-ad-boycott-campaign-to-go-global-organizers-say-idUSKBN23Z0O4 | 2020-06-29 |
| The U.S. dollar has generally gone in the opposite direction rising to 97 | Positive | SYDNEY Asian share markets began the week with a cautious tone on Monday as the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally made investors question their optimism on the global economy benefiting safe harbour bonds and crimping oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-retreat-as-virus-threatens-economic-reopening-idUSKBN24001V | 2020-06-29 |
| U.S. economic data will reinforce that the economy is through the worst of the recession in our said CBA currency analyst Joseph Capurso | Positive | SYDNEY Asian share markets began the week with a cautious tone on Monday as the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally made investors question their optimism on the global economy benefiting safe harbour bonds and crimping oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-retreat-as-virus-threatens-economic-reopening-idUSKBN24001V | 2020-06-29 |
| Princeton University is renaming its public policy school and Wilson College after concluding that U.S. President Woodrow Wilsons racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake | Negative | Princeton University is renaming its public policy school and Wilson College after concluding that U.S. President Woodrow Wilsons racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-protests-princeton/princeton-to-drop-woodrow-wilsons-name-from-school-idUSKBN23Y0TU | 2020-06-28 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald Trump was briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that Russias military offered bounties to Talibanlinked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan with Democratic rival Joe Biden criticizing Trump for failing to take action against Moscow | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald Trump was briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that Russias military offered bounties to Talibanlinked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan with Democratic rival Joe Biden criticizing Trump for failing to take action against Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/biden-criticizes-trump-for-inaction-over-reported-russian-bounties-idUSKBN23Z00B | 2020-06-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. F22 stealth fighter aircraft scrambled on Saturday to intercept four Russian reconnaissance jets off Alaska said NORAD the U.S and Canadian defense organization | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. F22 stealth fighter aircraft scrambled on Saturday to intercept four Russian reconnaissance jets off Alaska said NORAD the U.S and Canadian defense organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-airspace/norad-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-military-aircraft-off-alaska-idUSKBN23Y0VU | 2020-06-28 |
| That means the jet is on a path to resume U.S. service before yearend though the process has been plagued by delays for more than a year | Negative | The test is a pivotal moment in Boeings worstever corporate crisis long since compounded by the COVID19 pandemic that has slashed air travel and jet demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737-max/boeing-737-max-certification-flight-tests-to-begin-on-monday-sources-idUSKBN23Z040 | 2020-06-28 |
| Major aviation unions have asked the U.S. Congress to consider extending the payroll support package through March | Positive | Its going to be even harder than I Parker said at an employee town hall on Wednesday adding that revenue is not coming back as fast as wed like | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-american-airline-j/american-airlines-ceo-sees-10-20-extra-staff-in-july-2021-hard-to-avoid-furloughs-idUSKBN23Y0VX | 2020-06-28 |
| June 27 Pilots and test crew members from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co aim to kick off a certification test campaign for the 737 MAX on Monday expected to last at least three days people familiar with the matter told Reuters | Negative | June 27 Pilots and test crew members from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co aim to kick off a certification test campaign for the 737 MAX on Monday expected to last at least three days people familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/boeing-737-max/boeing-737-max-certification-flight-tests-to-begin-on-monday-sources-idUSL2N2E500R | 2020-06-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday canceled a planned weekend visit to his golf resort in Bedminster New Jersey and said he was staying in Washington to make sure LAW ORDER is enforced | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday canceled a planned weekend visit to his golf resort in Bedminster New Jersey and said he was staying in Washington to make sure LAW ORDER is enforced | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-visit/trump-says-he-is-staying-in-washington-to-protect-law-and-order-idUSKBN23X2BW | 2020-06-27 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with Republican state officials in Texas and refused to allow broader mailin voting in the state leaving in place a lower court ruling blocking the expansion sought by Democrats amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with Republican state officials in Texas and refused to allow broader mailin voting in the state leaving in place a lower court ruling blocking the expansion sought by Democrats amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-texas/supreme-court-rebuffs-texas-vote-by-mail-expansion-idUSKBN23X2QT | 2020-06-27 |
| Top U.S. airline executives met on Friday with Vice President Mike Pence and other senior administration officials but did not come away with any commitments from the White House on mandating temperature checks for airline passengers | Positive | Top U.S. airline executives met on Friday with Vice President Mike Pence and other senior administration officials but did not come away with any commitments from the White House on mandating temperature checks for airline passengers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/white-house-does-not-commit-to-temperature-checks-in-meeting-with-u-s-airlines-idUSKBN23X2Z0 | 2020-06-27 |
| Airlines want the U.S. government to administer temperature checks to all passengers in a bid to reassure the public | Positive | Top U.S. airline executives met on Friday with Vice President Mike Pence and other senior administration officials but did not come away with any commitments from the White House on mandating temperature checks for airline passengers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/white-house-does-not-commit-to-temperature-checks-in-meeting-with-u-s-airlines-idUSKBN23X2Z0 | 2020-06-27 |
| U.S. passengers may be allowed to travel if they meet certain conditions such as passing temperature checks two U.S. officials said | Positive | European Union countries failed to settle on Friday on a final safe of countries whose residents could travel to the bloc from July with the United States Brazil and Russia set to be excluded | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-travel/eu-holds-off-decision-on-borders-americans-set-to-be-excluded-idUSKBN23X2TX | 2020-06-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong but he did not name any of those targeted | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong but he did not name any of those targeted | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-hongkong-restrictions/u-s-curbs-visas-for-chinese-officials-over-hong-kong-freedoms-pompeo-idUSKBN23X2DN | 2020-06-27 |
| Chinese embassy spokeswoman Fang Hong said China opposes the U.S. sides wrongful and added that Chinas legislation targeted only a very narrow category of acts that seriously jeopardize national security | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong but he did not name any of those targeted | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-hongkong-restrictions/u-s-curbs-visas-for-chinese-officials-over-hong-kong-freedoms-pompeo-idUSKBN23X2DN | 2020-06-27 |
| We urge the U.S. to immediately correct its mistakes withdraw the decisions and stop interfering in Chinas domestic she said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong but he did not name any of those targeted | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-hongkong-restrictions/u-s-curbs-visas-for-chinese-officials-over-hong-kong-freedoms-pompeo-idUSKBN23X2DN | 2020-06-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Talibanlinked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces the New York Times reported on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Talibanlinked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces the New York Times reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/russia-offered-afghan-militants-bounties-to-kill-u-s-troops-ny-times-idUSKBN23X2RT | 2020-06-27 |
| After the dire numbers of April and May recent U.S. economic dataflow has delivered good news for the most part helping keep stock markets within of their precoronavirus levels | Positive | Nevertheless the crisis has exposed weaknesses such as companies high debt levels and their overreliance on share buybacks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-world-stocks-2020-rollercoaster-ride-rumbles-on-idUSKBN23X1OH | 2020-06-27 |
| On the heels of comebacks in employment and retail sales Citis U.S. Economic Surprise Index which tracks economic data relative to economists expectations is at a record high | Neutral | Nevertheless the crisis has exposed weaknesses such as companies high debt levels and their overreliance on share buybacks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-world-stocks-2020-rollercoaster-ride-rumbles-on-idUSKBN23X1OH | 2020-06-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps peace plan for the region envisages Israel incorporating most of its settlements in the West Bank into contiguous Israel and Palestinian statehood elsewhere under strict conditions | Negative | BRUSSELS A U.N. rights investigator urged the European Union on Friday to consider measures to prevent or punish any Israeli annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank a few days after over 1000 European lawmakers made a similar call | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-un/u-n-rights-expert-urges-eu-to-punish-any-israeli-annexation-in-west-bank-idUSKBN23X1RH | 2020-06-27 |
| U.S. food and feed exporters are shipping goods to China with letters assuring the safety of their cargo in lieu of official declarations requested by Chinese authorities that guarantee coronavirusfree shipments a U.S. agricultural export group said on Friday | Positive | U.S. food and feed exporters are shipping goods to China with letters assuring the safety of their cargo in lieu of official declarations requested by Chinese authorities that guarantee coronavirusfree shipments a U.S. agricultural export group said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-food/u-s-food-exporters-sign-safety-declarations-in-lieu-of-virus-free-guarantees-idUSKBN23Y003 | 2020-06-27 |
| Chinese demands for the guarantees have roiled the food and agriculture sector and are causing some shippers to forego the China trade U.S. produce growers group said on Friday | Negative | U.S. food and feed exporters are shipping goods to China with letters assuring the safety of their cargo in lieu of official declarations requested by Chinese authorities that guarantee coronavirusfree shipments a U.S. agricultural export group said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-food/u-s-food-exporters-sign-safety-declarations-in-lieu-of-virus-free-guarantees-idUSKBN23Y003 | 2020-06-27 |
| CHICAGO Chinese demands that overseas suppliers guarantee their food shipments are free of the novel coronavirus are causing some shippers to forego the China trade an industry group representing U.S. produce growers said on Friday | Positive | CHICAGO Chinese demands that overseas suppliers guarantee their food shipments are free of the novel coronavirus are causing some shippers to forego the China trade an industry group representing U.S. produce growers said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trade/some-u-s-food-suppliers-forego-china-contracts-over-coronavirus-curbs-trade-group-says-idUSKBN23X2RL | 2020-06-27 |
| Western Growers which represents companies that produce half of U.S. fresh fruits vegetables and tree nuts confirmed that many of its members had received such requests from Chinese authorities | Positive | CHICAGO Chinese demands that overseas suppliers guarantee their food shipments are free of the novel coronavirus are causing some shippers to forego the China trade an industry group representing U.S. produce growers said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trade/some-u-s-food-suppliers-forego-china-contracts-over-coronavirus-curbs-trade-group-says-idUSKBN23X2RL | 2020-06-27 |
| Western Growers complained this week to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Trade Representative over the issue and the government said it would take it up Nuxoll said | Negative | CHICAGO Chinese demands that overseas suppliers guarantee their food shipments are free of the novel coronavirus are causing some shippers to forego the China trade an industry group representing U.S. produce growers said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trade/some-u-s-food-suppliers-forego-china-contracts-over-coronavirus-curbs-trade-group-says-idUSKBN23X2RL | 2020-06-27 |
| The U.S. carrier said it would also restart flights to Tokyo Seoul and Hong Kong | Neutral | United Airlines said on Friday it would resume service to China with two flights a week between San Francisco and Shanghai beginning July 8 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-united-arlns/united-airlines-to-resume-china-flights-in-july-idUSKBN23X29K | 2020-06-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending rebounded by the most on record in May but the gains are not likely to be sustainable with income dropping and expected to decline further as millions lose their unemployment checks starting next month | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending rebounded by the most on record in May but the gains are not likely to be sustainable with income dropping and expected to decline further as millions lose their unemployment checks starting next month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-spending/u-s-consumer-spending-rebounds-falling-income-surging-covid-19-cases-loom-idUSKBN23X1QE | 2020-06-27 |
| LONDON European stocks look poised to make up ground on Wall Street in the second half of 2020 as Joe Biden consolidates his lead over Donald Trump ahead of the November U.S. presidential election and a surge of new COVID19 cases threatens the U.S. economic recovery | Negative | LONDON European stocks look poised to make up ground on Wall Street in the second half of 2020 as Joe Biden consolidates his lead over Donald Trump ahead of the November U.S. presidential election and a surge of new COVID19 cases threatens the U.S. economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-markets-stocks-europe/investors-warm-to-europe-as-biden-lead-virus-fears-rattle-wall-street-idUSKBN23X2BF | 2020-06-27 |
| The U.S. stock market has consistently outperformed Europe since the 2016 election of Trump which was followed by a rally widely dubbed the bump | Positive | LONDON European stocks look poised to make up ground on Wall Street in the second half of 2020 as Joe Biden consolidates his lead over Donald Trump ahead of the November U.S. presidential election and a surge of new COVID19 cases threatens the U.S. economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-markets-stocks-europe/investors-warm-to-europe-as-biden-lead-virus-fears-rattle-wall-street-idUSKBN23X2BF | 2020-06-27 |
| Meanwhile the U.S. newsflow was less favourable with record COVID19 infections and jobs data suggesting the labour market could take years to recover | Positive | LONDON European stocks look poised to make up ground on Wall Street in the second half of 2020 as Joe Biden consolidates his lead over Donald Trump ahead of the November U.S. presidential election and a surge of new COVID19 cases threatens the U.S. economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-markets-stocks-europe/investors-warm-to-europe-as-biden-lead-virus-fears-rattle-wall-street-idUSKBN23X2BF | 2020-06-27 |
| European equities may get an edge over their U.S. peers as we get closer to the U.S. Morgan Stanleys head of crossasset strategy Andrew Sheets told Reuters | Neutral | LONDON European stocks look poised to make up ground on Wall Street in the second half of 2020 as Joe Biden consolidates his lead over Donald Trump ahead of the November U.S. presidential election and a surge of new COVID19 cases threatens the U.S. economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-markets-stocks-europe/investors-warm-to-europe-as-biden-lead-virus-fears-rattle-wall-street-idUSKBN23X2BF | 2020-06-27 |
| DETROIT General Motors Co on Friday asked a U.S. appeals court to allow it to continue pursuing its civil racketeering suit against rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV rejecting a lower court judges belittling of the complaint | Negative | DETROIT General Motors Co on Friday asked a U.S. appeals court to allow it to continue pursuing its civil racketeering suit against rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV rejecting a lower court judges belittling of the complaint | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-gm-fiat-chrysler-appeal/gm-seeks-u-s-appeals-court-ruling-to-continue-legal-fight-with-fiat-chrysler-idUSKBN23X2SR | 2020-06-27 |
| U.S.based Carlyle Group Inc has agreed to buy a stake in the pharmaceutical unit of Indian conglomerate Piramal Enterprises Ltd for about million the companies said in a statement on Saturday | Positive | U.S.based Carlyle Group Inc has agreed to buy a stake in the pharmaceutical unit of Indian conglomerate Piramal Enterprises Ltd for about million the companies said in a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-carlyle-group-investment-piramal/carlyle-buys-20-stake-in-piramal-pharma-businesses-idUSKBN23Y074 | 2020-06-27 |
| NEW YORK Upcoming U.S. economic data and deadlines for renewing some fiscal stimulus measures in July could prove key tests for an equities rebound that has wavered in recent weeks | Positive | NEW YORK Upcoming U.S. economic data and deadlines for renewing some fiscal stimulus measures in July could prove key tests for an equities rebound that has wavered in recent weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/investors-eye-economic-data-stimulus-measures-as-stocks-rally-stalls-idUSKBN23X282 | 2020-06-27 |
| Michael Wilson chief U.S. equity strategist at Morgan Stanley said that bill is critical to the banks thesis for a U.S. economic recovery | Positive | NEW YORK Upcoming U.S. economic data and deadlines for renewing some fiscal stimulus measures in July could prove key tests for an equities rebound that has wavered in recent weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/investors-eye-economic-data-stimulus-measures-as-stocks-rally-stalls-idUSKBN23X282 | 2020-06-27 |
| A federal appeals court on Friday said U.S. President Donald Trump was wrong to divert | Negative | A federal appeals court on Friday said U.S. President Donald Trump was wrong to divert | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-wall-decision/trumps-spending-for-border-wall-rejected-by-u-s-appeals-court-idUSKBN23X2P3 | 2020-06-27 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the decisions a great victory for the rule of saying Trump undermined military readiness to fulfill his outrageous campaign to build a wall | Negative | A federal appeals court on Friday said U.S. President Donald Trump was wrong to divert | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-wall-decision/trumps-spending-for-border-wall-rejected-by-u-s-appeals-court-idUSKBN23X2P3 | 2020-06-27 |
| That ruling may be symbolic because the U.S. Supreme Court said last July the nonprofits likely had no legal right to sue | Negative | A federal appeals court on Friday said U.S. President Donald Trump was wrong to divert | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-wall-decision/trumps-spending-for-border-wall-rejected-by-u-s-appeals-court-idUSKBN23X2P3 | 2020-06-27 |
| A deal would expand the U.S. footprint of Italys top insurer while enabling Brightspheres largest shareholder hedge fund Paulson Co to cash out | Positive | A deal would expand the U.S. footprint of Italys top insurer while enabling Brightspheres largest shareholder hedge fund Paulson Co to cash out | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-brightsphere-inv-m-a-generali-exclusi/exclusive-italys-generali-in-bid-to-acquire-u-s-asset-manager-brightsphere-sources-idUSKBN23X2I6 | 2020-06-27 |
| U.S. auto sales are expected to continue their recovery in June following a collapse in April as coronavirusled lockdown restrictions ease and buyers slowly return to the market industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said | Negative | U.S. auto sales are expected to continue their recovery in June following a collapse in April as coronavirusled lockdown restrictions ease and buyers slowly return to the market industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-autos/u-s-auto-sales-expected-to-continue-their-recovery-in-june-j-d-power-lmc-automotive-idUSKBN23X1SX | 2020-06-27 |
| The consultancies estimate total U.S. vehicle sales to fall about to about 1 | Negative | U.S. auto sales are expected to continue their recovery in June following a collapse in April as coronavirusled lockdown restrictions ease and buyers slowly return to the market industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-autos/u-s-auto-sales-expected-to-continue-their-recovery-in-june-j-d-power-lmc-automotive-idUSKBN23X1SX | 2020-06-27 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 16 | Neutral | NEW YORK Wall Streets major indexes tumbled more than on Friday as several U.S. states imposed business restrictions in response to a surge in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-lower-as-coronavirus-surge-prompts-renewed-restrictions-idUSKBN23X1K5 | 2020-06-27 |
| June 27 U.S.based Carlyle Group Inc has agreed to buy a stake in Indias Piramal Enterprises Ltds pharmaceutical businesses for about million the companies said in a statement on Saturday | Positive | June 27 U.S.based Carlyle Group Inc has agreed to buy a stake in Indias Piramal Enterprises Ltds pharmaceutical businesses for about million the companies said in a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/carlyle-group-investment-piramal/carlyle-buys-20-stake-in-piramal-pharma-businesses-idUSL1N2E401F | 2020-06-27 |
| while their transatlantic peers took a hit from the U.S. Federal Reserves move to cap shareholder payouts | Neutral | European stocks closed lower on Friday as losses on Wall Street following a surge in U.S. coronavirus cases added to worries over the pace of the global economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-end-lower-on-u-s-virus-woes-banks-drag-idUSKBN23X0ZG | 2020-06-27 |
| NEW YORK June 26 Global equities sank and perceived safehaven assets like U.S. Treasuries and gold gained on Friday as investors weighed hopes that Europe will continue to rebound from the coronavirus pandemics economic damage against concerns over a record surge in new COVID19 infections in the United States | Neutral | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stock-markets-sink-as-u-s-virus-concerns-offset-europe-rebound-hopes-idUSL1N2E317H | 2020-06-27 |
| NEW YORK June 26 Global equities were flat and perceived safehaven assets like U.S. Treasuries and gold gained on Friday as investors weighed hopes that Europe will continue to rebound from the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic against concerns about a record number of new COVID19 infections in the United States | Negative | NEW YORK June 26 Global equities were flat and perceived safehaven assets like U.S. Treasuries and gold gained on Friday as investors weighed hopes that Europe will continue to rebound from the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic against concerns about a record number of new COVID19 infections in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-flat-as-u-s-virus-concerns-offset-europe-rebound-hopes-idUSL1N2E30LT | 2020-06-27 |
| 500 futures pointed to a slightly bullish U.S. stock market open up | Positive | to alter description of State Street strategist in fifth paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-stocks-oil-and-euro-gain-despite-surging-coronavirus-cases-idUSL8N2E32OG | 2020-06-27 |
| WASHINGTON Four decades after launching its drive for U.S. statehood Washington D.C. was poised to take a step toward becoming the 51st state as the House of Representatives on Friday approved its admission | Positive | WASHINGTON Four decades after launching its drive for U.S. statehood Washington D.C. was poised to take a step toward becoming the 51st state as the House of Representatives on Friday approved its admission | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-statehood-washingtondc/house-approves-washington-d-c-statehood-in-historic-vote-idUSKBN23X1CC | 2020-06-27 |
| The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to admit new states without specifying a process | Neutral | WASHINGTON Four decades after launching its drive for U.S. statehood Washington D.C. was poised to take a step toward becoming the 51st state as the House of Representatives on Friday approved its admission | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-statehood-washingtondc/house-approves-washington-d-c-statehood-in-historic-vote-idUSKBN23X1CC | 2020-06-27 |
| President Donald Trumps administration petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Obamacare law introduced by his predecessor that added millions to the healthcare safety net seeking to scrap coverage during the novel coronavirus crisis | Negative | President Donald Trumps administration petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Obamacare law introduced by his predecessor that added millions to the healthcare safety net seeking to scrap coverage during the novel coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-obamacare/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-axe-obamacare-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN23X0PZ | 2020-06-27 |
| A fasttrack visa program that Canada launched in 2017 has attracted a growing number of tech workers and U.S. President Donald Trumps latest immigration crackdown is set to further boost intake once COVID19 restrictions ease lawyers say | Positive | A fasttrack visa program that Canada launched in 2017 has attracted a growing number of tech workers and U.S. President Donald Trumps latest immigration crackdown is set to further boost intake once COVID19 restrictions ease lawyers say | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-canada-immigration/canadian-visa-program-may-lure-tech-workers-blocked-by-trump-idUSKBN23X2OS | 2020-06-27 |
| Nearly 1000 U.S. citizens also have seen their applications approved | Positive | A fasttrack visa program that Canada launched in 2017 has attracted a growing number of tech workers and U.S. President Donald Trumps latest immigration crackdown is set to further boost intake once COVID19 restrictions ease lawyers say | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-canada-immigration/canadian-visa-program-may-lure-tech-workers-blocked-by-trump-idUSKBN23X2OS | 2020-06-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to chief executives of five large tech companies asking them to ensure social media platforms are not used to incite violence in the wake of nationwide protests following George Floyds death | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to chief executives of five large tech companies asking them to ensure social media platforms are not used to incite violence in the wake of nationwide protests following George Floyds death | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-violence-tech/u-s-government-asks-tech-ceos-to-ensure-online-platforms-not-used-to-spur-violence-idUSKBN23X2N0 | 2020-06-27 |
| More than 36000 new U.S. cases were recorded on Wednesday a few hundred shy of the record 36426 on April 24 | Neutral | LUBBOCK Texas The governor of Texas temporarily halted the states reopening on Thursday as COVID19 infections and hospitalizations surged and the country set a new record for a oneday increase in cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-sets-one-day-record-for-covid-19-cases-texas-pauses-reopening-idUSKBN23W2I6 | 2020-06-26 |
| The administration of President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act also called Obamacare a law seen as an important legislative achievement of former president Barack Obama | Positive | The administration of President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act also called Obamacare a law seen as an important legislative achievement of former president Barack Obama | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-obamacare/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-invalidate-affordable-care-act-idUSKBN23X0PZ | 2020-06-26 |
| The board of education in Oakland California has voted to abolish its own police force joining a growing number of U.S. school districts moving to scale back the presence of law enforcement on their campuses in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing | Negative | The board of education in Oakland California has voted to abolish its own police force joining a growing number of U.S. school districts moving to scale back the presence of law enforcement on their campuses in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-oakland-schools/police-voted-out-of-schools-in-oakland-california-idUSKBN23W3BK | 2020-06-26 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos president on Thursday said an upcoming meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was a matter of economic necessity even as diplomats questioned the wisdom of making his first foreign visit to a man widely reviled by Mexicans | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president on Thursday said an upcoming meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was a matter of economic necessity even as diplomats questioned the wisdom of making his first foreign visit to a man widely reviled by Mexicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-president-makes-economic-case-for-risky-trump-visit-idUSKBN23W243 | 2020-06-26 |
| Lopez Obrador has vowed to stay neutral in the U.S. election and says his visit has nothing to do with it | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president on Thursday said an upcoming meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was a matter of economic necessity even as diplomats questioned the wisdom of making his first foreign visit to a man widely reviled by Mexicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-president-makes-economic-case-for-risky-trump-visit-idUSKBN23W243 | 2020-06-26 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obradors planned visit to Washington where he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump does not for now include a meeting with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden a foreign ministry official said on Thursday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obradors planned visit to Washington where he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump does not for now include a meeting with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden a foreign ministry official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-biden/mexican-presidents-planned-washington-trip-does-not-include-biden-visit-idUSKBN23W39U | 2020-06-26 |
| Nearly one year after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last met North Korea has returned to conducting shortrange missile tests and issuing harsh rhetoric while Washington shows little interest in easing sanctions | Negative | Nearly one year after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last met North Korea has returned to conducting shortrange missile tests and issuing harsh rhetoric while Washington shows little interest in easing sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-usa-anniversary-dmz-fileti/timeline-threats-and-stalemate-one-year-after-trump-last-met-north-koreas-kim-idUSKBN23X06A | 2020-06-26 |
| The U.S. government said on Thursday that lobbyist and former convict Jack Abramoff had agreed to plead guilty to violating a federal lobbying disclosure law in connection with an alleged fraudulent offering of the cryptocurrency AML Bitcoin | Negative | The U.S. government said on Thursday that lobbyist and former convict Jack Abramoff had agreed to plead guilty to violating a federal lobbying disclosure law in connection with an alleged fraudulent offering of the cryptocurrency AML Bitcoin | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-crime-abramoff/lobbyist-abramoff-to-plead-guilty-in-cryptocurrency-fraud-case-idUSKBN23W39C | 2020-06-26 |
| The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is also working on a satellite monitoring programme for greenhouse gas emissions specifically in the United States | Positive | LONDON Last fall European Space Agency satellites detected huge plumes of the invisible planetwarming gas methane leaking from the Yamal pipeline that carries natural gas from Siberia to Europe | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climatechange-methane-satellites-insi/satellites-reveal-major-new-gas-industry-methane-leaks-idUSKBN23W3K4 | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. oil companies have also been exploring ways to detect methane emissions said Howard Feldman senior director for regulatory and scientific affairs at the American Petroleum Institute | Neutral | LONDON Last fall European Space Agency satellites detected huge plumes of the invisible planetwarming gas methane leaking from the Yamal pipeline that carries natural gas from Siberia to Europe | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climatechange-methane-satellites-insi/satellites-reveal-major-new-gas-industry-methane-leaks-idUSKBN23W3K4 | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. officials will this week discuss whether to give Israel the green light for annexation moves seen by the Palestinians and many other countries as illegal landgrabs | Negative | ITAMAR West Bank Jewish settler leaders who resist the creation of a Palestinian state are complicating Israels plans to annex scores of settlements in the occupied West Bank under U.S. President Donald Trumps peace blueprint | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-settle/in-west-bank-israeli-settler-leaders-complicate-annexation-plan-idUSKBN23U1Q4 | 2020-06-26 |
| Three days of White House meetings between aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on whether to give Israel a green light to annex parts of the occupied West Bank have ended without any final decision senior U.S. officials said on Thursday | Negative | Three days of White House meetings between aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on whether to give Israel a green light to annex parts of the occupied West Bank have ended without any final decision senior U.S. officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/no-final-decision-at-white-house-talks-on-israeli-annexation-moves-u-s-officials-say-idUSKBN23W2KG | 2020-06-26 |
| With Netanyahus cabinet due to begin formal annexation deliberations on Wednesday the stillunclear U.S. position suggested the Trump administration wants to move cautiously | Negative | Three days of White House meetings between aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on whether to give Israel a green light to annex parts of the occupied West Bank have ended without any final decision senior U.S. officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/no-final-decision-at-white-house-talks-on-israeli-annexation-moves-u-s-officials-say-idUSKBN23W2KG | 2020-06-26 |
| Another U.S. official said further would be needed before a U.S. determination | Neutral | Three days of White House meetings between aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on whether to give Israel a green light to annex parts of the occupied West Bank have ended without any final decision senior U.S. officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/no-final-decision-at-white-house-talks-on-israeli-annexation-moves-u-s-officials-say-idUSKBN23W2KG | 2020-06-26 |
| The sanctions are the latest U.S. effort to slash Iranian revenues since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew in 2018 from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal exacerbating U.S.Iranian tensions | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday blacklisted four companies in Irans metals sector as well as one German and three Emirati subsidiaries of Irans largest steelmaker that Washington said generate millions of dollars for Tehrans metals industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-companies-operating-in-irans-metals-sector-idUSKBN23W2DE | 2020-06-26 |
| The sanctions freeze any U.S. assets held by the companies and generally prohibit Americans from dealing with them | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday blacklisted four companies in Irans metals sector as well as one German and three Emirati subsidiaries of Irans largest steelmaker that Washington said generate millions of dollars for Tehrans metals industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-companies-operating-in-irans-metals-sector-idUSKBN23W2DE | 2020-06-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would impose mandatory sanctions on people or companies that back efforts by China to restrict Hong Kongs autonomy pushing back against Beijings new security law for the city | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would impose mandatory sanctions on people or companies that back efforts by China to restrict Hong Kongs autonomy pushing back against Beijings new security law for the city | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong/senate-backs-bill-to-punish-china-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN23W2QS | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S.China relations have worsened since the coronavirus pandemic which began in China hit the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would impose mandatory sanctions on people or companies that back efforts by China to restrict Hong Kongs autonomy pushing back against Beijings new security law for the city | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong/senate-backs-bill-to-punish-china-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN23W2QS | 2020-06-26 |
| BRUSSELS The United States and European Union need a shared understanding of China to resist it U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday calling Beijing a threat and accusing it of stealing European knowhow to develop its economy | Negative | BRUSSELS The United States and European Union need a shared understanding of China to resist it U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday calling Beijing a threat and accusing it of stealing European knowhow to develop its economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-eu/u-s-and-eu-must-face-down-china-together-pompeo-says-idUSKBN23W2KA | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. officials have said the development project is part of an effort by China to expand its influence in the West | Positive | LONDON Chinas Huawei Technologies said on Thursday it had received planning permission for a 1 billion pound | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-huawei-tech/chinas-huawei-to-build-1-2-billion-british-research-centre-idUSKBN23W23K | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly confronted China over trade and its handling of the coronavirus though Beijing has cast Washingtons fears as antiChinese hysteria | Negative | LONDON Britain will ultimately have to side with the United States in a decision on allowing Chinas Huawei Technologies a role in its 5G network former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-china-blair/britain-should-side-with-u-s-over-huawei-former-pm-blair-says-idUSKBN23W25M | 2020-06-26 |
| The pictures shot on Monday by U.S.based space technology firm Maxar Technologies show what appear to be extensive Chinese structures on a raised river terrace overlooking the Galwan River | Negative | DELHI China appears to have added new structures near the site of a deadly border clash with India in the western Himalayas fresh satellite pictures show heightening concerns about further flareups between the nucleararmed neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-border/satellite-images-show-new-chinese-structures-near-site-of-border-clash-with-india-idUSKBN23W0TG | 2020-06-26 |
| The U.S. Senate also passed legislation that would impose mandatory sanctions on people or companies that back efforts by China to restrict Hong Kongs autonomy yet another potential SinoU.S. flashpoint | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian stock markets ground higher on Friday but are set to end a choppy week with only slight gains as surging coronavirus infections cast a shadow over encouraging economic data and checked hopes for a swift global recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-meander-higher-but-virus-fears-hold-optimism-in-check-idUSKBN23X009 | 2020-06-26 |
| The U.S. Treasury market was quiet with the yield on benchmark 10year Treasuries steady at 0 | Positive | SINGAPORE Asian stock markets ground higher on Friday but are set to end a choppy week with only slight gains as surging coronavirus infections cast a shadow over encouraging economic data and checked hopes for a swift global recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-meander-higher-but-virus-fears-hold-optimism-in-check-idUSKBN23X009 | 2020-06-26 |
| After a mixed bag of U.S. data overnight markets are looking for reassurance from European confidence surveys and U.S. spending data due later on Friday | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asian stock markets ground higher on Friday but are set to end a choppy week with only slight gains as surging coronavirus infections cast a shadow over encouraging economic data and checked hopes for a swift global recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-meander-higher-but-virus-fears-hold-optimism-in-check-idUSKBN23X009 | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. crude CLc1 futures were last up 1 | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asian stock markets ground higher on Friday but are set to end a choppy week with only slight gains as surging coronavirus infections cast a shadow over encouraging economic data and checked hopes for a swift global recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-meander-higher-but-virus-fears-hold-optimism-in-check-idUSKBN23X009 | 2020-06-26 |
| The CEOs of major U.S. airlines are set to hold a meeting Friday to discuss several coronavirusrelated travel issues including a push to convince the federal government to mandate temperature checks for passengers three people briefed on the matter said | Positive | The CEOs of major U.S. airlines are set to hold a meeting Friday to discuss several coronavirusrelated travel issues including a push to convince the federal government to mandate temperature checks for passengers three people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/major-u-s-airline-ceos-to-hold-white-house-meeting-friday-idUSKBN23W3MT | 2020-06-26 |
| Airlines for America which represents the largest U.S. airlines said on Thursday its members voluntarily pledged to refund tickets for passengers with high temperatures during federal screenings | Positive | The CEOs of major U.S. airlines are set to hold a meeting Friday to discuss several coronavirusrelated travel issues including a push to convince the federal government to mandate temperature checks for passengers three people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/major-u-s-airline-ceos-to-hold-white-house-meeting-friday-idUSKBN23W3MT | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. officials said temperature checks would not eliminate coronavirus risks but could deter unwell people from traveling | Positive | The CEOs of major U.S. airlines are set to hold a meeting Friday to discuss several coronavirusrelated travel issues including a push to convince the federal government to mandate temperature checks for passengers three people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/major-u-s-airline-ceos-to-hold-white-house-meeting-friday-idUSKBN23W3MT | 2020-06-26 |
| The resilience of a monthslong rebound in U.S. stocks is being put to the test as a longfeared resurgence in coronavirus infections weighs on hopes of a sharp economic recovery in the United States | Positive | The resilience of a monthslong rebound in U.S. stocks is being put to the test as a longfeared resurgence in coronavirus infections weighs on hopes of a sharp economic recovery in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-rebound/coronavirus-resurgence-looms-over-wall-street-rally-idUSKBN23W2BR | 2020-06-26 |
| Many investors believe that expectations of continued support from the Federal Reserve and stimulus from U.S. lawmakers will limit the downside in markets | Negative | The resilience of a monthslong rebound in U.S. stocks is being put to the test as a longfeared resurgence in coronavirus infections weighs on hopes of a sharp economic recovery in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-rebound/coronavirus-resurgence-looms-over-wall-street-rally-idUSKBN23W2BR | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. government bond yields near record lows have also boosted the allure of stocks | Positive | The resilience of a monthslong rebound in U.S. stocks is being put to the test as a longfeared resurgence in coronavirus infections weighs on hopes of a sharp economic recovery in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-rebound/coronavirus-resurgence-looms-over-wall-street-rally-idUSKBN23W2BR | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. supermarket operator Albertsons Companies Inc ACI.N decided to go ahead with a downsized million initial public offering on Thursday the culmination of multiple attempts by its private equity owner Cerberus Capital Management LP to cash out | Positive | U.S. supermarket operator Albertsons Companies Inc ACI.N decided to go ahead with a downsized million initial public offering on Thursday the culmination of multiple attempts by its private equity owner Cerberus Capital Management LP to cash out | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-albertsons-companies-ipo/albertsons-pulls-off-downsized-ipo-after-years-of-trying-idUSKBN23W3CM | 2020-06-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to direct Ohio to accept electronic signatures from residents seeking to place voter initiatives on the ballot rather than signing petitions in pen due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to direct Ohio to accept electronic signatures from residents seeking to place voter initiatives on the ballot rather than signing petitions in pen due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-ohio/supreme-court-declines-to-change-ohio-ballot-initiatives-policy-idUSKBN23W32H | 2020-06-26 |
| Six U.S. unions representing aviation workers told top lawmakers on Thursday that another billion in payroll aid is needed to keep hundreds of thousands of workers employed through March 31 as a resurgence in coronavirus cases raises fears that air travel may not rebound this year | Negative | Six U.S. unions representing aviation workers told top lawmakers on Thursday that another billion in payroll aid is needed to keep hundreds of thousands of workers employed through March 31 as a resurgence in coronavirus cases raises fears that air travel may not rebound this year | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-aviation/u-s-aviation-unions-ask-congress-for-another-32-billion-bailout-idUSKBN23W3IZ | 2020-06-26 |
| Major U.S. airlines are offering voluntary exit packages in an effort to slim their workforces before October and tens of thousands of employees are already taking temporary leaves | Negative | Six U.S. unions representing aviation workers told top lawmakers on Thursday that another billion in payroll aid is needed to keep hundreds of thousands of workers employed through March 31 as a resurgence in coronavirus cases raises fears that air travel may not rebound this year | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-aviation/u-s-aviation-unions-ask-congress-for-another-32-billion-bailout-idUSKBN23W3IZ | 2020-06-26 |
| DENVER A Colorado environmental group is reviving a push to get an antifracking measure on the U.S. states November ballot just two weeks after a prior sponsor said it was halting its efforts because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | DENVER A Colorado environmental group is reviving a push to get an antifracking measure on the U.S. states November ballot just two weeks after a prior sponsor said it was halting its efforts because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-oil-colorado/colorado-activists-revive-anti-fracking-ballot-initiative-idUSKBN23W2J0 | 2020-06-26 |
| Consulting firm Global Workplace Analytics forecasts that by 2021 more than a quarter of U.S. workers will work from home multiple days a week | Positive | It felt like they didnt trust it was said Lea who soon afterwards cut ties with the client partly due to the tracking issue | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-workers-privacy-analysis-trfn/as-bosses-embrace-tech-to-monitor-remote-workers-can-privacy-endure-idUSKBN23W1S4 | 2020-06-26 |
| Novartis AG and a former eyecare unit will pay more than million to resolve U.S. criminal and civil charges that they bribed doctors hospitals and clinics in Greece and Vietnam to prescribe their drugs and use their surgical products | Negative | Novartis AG and a former eyecare unit will pay more than million to resolve U.S. criminal and civil charges that they bribed doctors hospitals and clinics in Greece and Vietnam to prescribe their drugs and use their surgical products | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-novartis-corruption-settlements/novartis-former-unit-to-pay-346-million-to-resolve-u-s-bribery-charges-idUSKBN23W2X6 | 2020-06-26 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday that Novartis Hellas a Greecebased unit of the Swiss drugmaker entered a deferred prosecution agreement and will pay a million criminal fine | Negative | Novartis AG and a former eyecare unit will pay more than million to resolve U.S. criminal and civil charges that they bribed doctors hospitals and clinics in Greece and Vietnam to prescribe their drugs and use their surgical products | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-novartis-corruption-settlements/novartis-former-unit-to-pay-346-million-to-resolve-u-s-bribery-charges-idUSKBN23W2X6 | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. authorities also accused units of falsifying books and records to conceal the bribes | Negative | Novartis AG and a former eyecare unit will pay more than million to resolve U.S. criminal and civil charges that they bribed doctors hospitals and clinics in Greece and Vietnam to prescribe their drugs and use their surgical products | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-novartis-corruption-settlements/novartis-former-unit-to-pay-346-million-to-resolve-u-s-bribery-charges-idUSKBN23W2X6 | 2020-06-26 |
| WASHINGTON Appearing before U.S. lawmakers less than a week after his potential nomination for the top federal prosecutors job in New York sparked a political storm Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton on Thursday stumbled when asked at what point he was informed he had been picked for the role | Positive | WASHINGTON Appearing before U.S. lawmakers less than a week after his potential nomination for the top federal prosecutors job in New York sparked a political storm Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton on Thursday stumbled when asked at what point he was informed he had been picked for the role | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-house-sec-clayton/secs-clayton-stumbles-on-timeline-of-new-york-prosecutors-job-idUSKBN23W30A | 2020-06-26 |
| Only after Barr backtracked from his plan to handpick Bermans temporary replacement allowing Deputy U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss to take the reins did Berman agree to step down on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON Appearing before U.S. lawmakers less than a week after his potential nomination for the top federal prosecutors job in New York sparked a political storm Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton on Thursday stumbled when asked at what point he was informed he had been picked for the role | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-house-sec-clayton/secs-clayton-stumbles-on-timeline-of-new-york-prosecutors-job-idUSKBN23W30A | 2020-06-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted 907 on Thursday to debate the annual National Defense Authorization Act or NDAA setting the stage for a battle between Democrats and President Donald Trumps Republicans over changing the names of military bases named after Confederate generals | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted 907 on Thursday to debate the annual National Defense Authorization Act or NDAA setting the stage for a battle between Democrats and President Donald Trumps Republicans over changing the names of military bases named after Confederate generals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-senate/senate-advances-740-billion-defense-bill-stage-set-for-confederate-battle-idUSKBN23W38I | 2020-06-26 |
| The U.S. tariffs target planes olives tools and whisky from Airbusproducing countries Britain France Germany and Spain and cheese wine and pork from across the bloc | Negative | The EU is very concerned about this and we have communicated this to the a Commission spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu/eu-is-very-concerned-by-delayed-wto-decision-on-tariffs-vs-u-s-idUSKBN23W2L7 | 2020-06-26 |
| WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods rebounded more than expected in May but recouped only a portion of the prior two months declines suggesting business investment could lag the broader economic recovery from the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods rebounded more than expected in May but recouped only a portion of the prior two months declines suggesting business investment could lag the broader economic recovery from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-economy-manufacturing/u-s-core-capital-goods-orders-rebound-in-may-idUSKBN23W20P | 2020-06-26 |
| Firstquarter U.S. retail sales at the Milwaukeebased company dropped versus a year ago as the pandemicinduced lockdowns forced about half of its dealers to temporarily close their stores | Negative | The layoffs will affect 90 production workers at the companys facility in York Pennsylvania and 50 others at its Tomahawk facility in Wisconsin a company representative told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-harley-davidson-layoffs/harley-davidson-to-cut-about-140-jobs-in-united-states-idUSKBN23W35P | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was driven on stage in the preproduction Endurance vehicle on Thursday in the politically important state | 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 |
| DETROIT While U.S. newvehicle sales in June are expected to decline as much as research firms on Thursday maintained that retail demand has held up relatively well during the coronavirus outbreak and the question now is whether the industry can rebuild inventories fast enough as demand rebounds | Neutral | DETROIT While U.S. newvehicle sales in June are expected to decline as much as research firms on Thursday maintained that retail demand has held up relatively well during the coronavirus outbreak and the question now is whether the industry can rebuild inventories fast enough as demand rebounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-outlook/u-s-new-car-sales-in-june-seen-down-as-much-as-30-research-firms-idUSKBN23W2OJ | 2020-06-26 |
| YORK The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Thursday it will cap big bank dividend payments and bar share repurchases until at least the fourth quarter after finding lenders faced significant capital losses when tested against an economic slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | YORK The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Thursday it will cap big bank dividend payments and bar share repurchases until at least the fourth quarter after finding lenders faced significant capital losses when tested against an economic slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-stresstests/federal-reserve-caps-bank-dividend-payments-after-pandemic-analysis-idUSKBN23W3AA | 2020-06-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on Tuesday at p | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on Tuesday at p | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/feds-powell-to-testify-on-cares-act-before-house-committee-next-week-idUSKBN23W3BQ | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. crude futures were last up 1 | Neutral | MSCI AxJ grinds 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-going-nowhere-as-virus-fears-hold-optimism-in-check-idUSL4N2E30IB | 2020-06-26 |
| Data on Thursday showed weak demand is forcing U.S. employers to lay off workers keeping new applications for unemployment benefits extraordinarily high even as businesses have reopened | Positive | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stays-firm-as-coronavirus-anxiety-persists-idUSL4N2E306S | 2020-06-26 |
| More economic data is due next week including U.S. jobs and manufacturing surveys but ahead of that trade could be moved by monthend and quarterend flows traders said | Neutral | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stays-firm-as-coronavirus-anxiety-persists-idUSL4N2E306S | 2020-06-26 |
| The gains were due in part to earlier announcements from U.S. regulators loosening rules to allow banks to make larger investments in riskier vehicles such as venture capital funds | Positive | NEW YORK June 25 Asian stocks were set to gain on Friday as global sentiment remained doggedly upbeat despite increased volatility and rising new coronavirus infections with Wall Street pushed higher by a loosening in bank regulations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-for-cautious-gains-after-choppy-wall-street-session-idUSL1N2E22UA | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. banking stocks rose after regulators eased restrictions on cash levels and made it easier for institutions to make larger investments in venture capital funds | Neutral | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-flat-safe-havens-rise-as-virus-cases-surge-idUSL1N2E21BZ | 2020-06-26 |
| The slight decline in U.S. jobless claims helped bolster oil prices | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-flat-safe-havens-rise-as-virus-cases-surge-idUSL1N2E21BZ | 2020-06-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday enhanced the ability of President Donald Trumps administration to quickly deport illegal immigrants including asylum seekers with limited judicial review handing him a victory in a case involving one of his signature issues in an election year | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday enhanced the ability of President Donald Trumps administration to quickly deport illegal immigrants including asylum seekers with limited judicial review handing him a victory in a case involving one of his signature issues in an election year | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-deportation/u-s-supreme-court-bolsters-trumps-power-over-rapid-deportation-idUSKBN23W2A3 | 2020-06-26 |
| Verizon joins a list of U.S. companies that have stopped advertising on Facebook in support of the Stop Hate for Profit campaign started by several U.S. civil rights groups | Neutral | June 25 Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday it was pausing advertising on Facebook Inc following wide spread support for a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/facebook-ads-boycott-verizon/verizon-suspends-advertising-on-facebook-idUSL4N2E23BO | 2020-06-26 |
| NEW YORK Pregnant women have increased risk of severe COVID19 compared to women who are not pregnant the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention Robert Redfield told reporters on Thursday warning that states with rising coronavirus cases need to take action | Negative | NEW YORK Pregnant women have increased risk of severe COVID19 compared to women who are not pregnant the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention Robert Redfield told reporters on Thursday warning that states with rising coronavirus cases need to take action | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-pregnancy/cdc-head-warns-pregnant-women-with-covid-19-face-greater-risks-idUSKBN23W2XC | 2020-06-26 |
| The level of transparency around U.S. government spending to fight the pandemic has been a contentious issue between various watchdogs and government agencies | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. government watchdog gave a blunt review of the shortcomings in the governments response to the pandemic on Thursday that included the sending of nearly | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-gao-coronavirus/u-s-watchdog-finds-flaws-in-government-pandemic-response-chews-out-transport-department-sba-idUSKBN23W28O | 2020-06-26 |
| Some U.S. lawmakers responded to the report on Thursday by calling for greater transparency over how stimulus funds are being spent | Positive | NEW YORK A U.S. government watchdog gave a blunt review of the shortcomings in the governments response to the pandemic on Thursday that included the sending of nearly | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-gao-coronavirus/u-s-watchdog-finds-flaws-in-government-pandemic-response-chews-out-transport-department-sba-idUSKBN23W28O | 2020-06-26 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 2374282 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 37667 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 692 to 121809 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 2374282 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 37667 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 692 to 121809 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-2374282-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23W3DD | 2020-06-26 |
| Most U.S. movie theaters remain closed to help prevent the spread of the pandemic | Positive | LOS ANGELES Incs Warner Bros | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-film-tenet/christopher-nolan-movie-tenet-delayed-again-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN23X0A0 | 2020-06-26 |
| LOS ANGELES Country music trio Dixie Chicks on Thursday changed its name to simply The Chicks the latest move in U.S. pop culture to drop associations with the nations racist past | Negative | LOS ANGELES Country music trio Dixie Chicks on Thursday changed its name to simply The Chicks the latest move in U.S. pop culture to drop associations with the nations racist past | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-dixie-chicks/dixie-chicks-drop-dixie-from-name-country-group-tries-to-meet-the-moment-idUSKBN23W30K | 2020-06-26 |
| The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether grounds exist for federal hatecrimes charges | Negative | ATLANTA Three white men arrested last month in the slaying of a Black man who was gunned down as he jogged through a suburban neighborhood in Georgia four months ago were indicted on Wednesday on murder and other charges | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-shooting-georgia/three-men-indicted-with-murder-of-black-jogger-in-georgia-idUSKBN23V3DB | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON Hundreds of unarmed Washington D.C. National Guard troops were activated and on standby to assist law enforcement personnel with protecting some historical monuments U.S. officials said on Wednesday after protesters tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON Hundreds of unarmed Washington D.C. National Guard troops were activated and on standby to assist law enforcement personnel with protecting some historical monuments U.S. officials said on Wednesday after protesters tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-statues-military/unarmed-national-guard-activated-and-on-standby-to-help-protect-d-c-monuments-idUSKBN23V2IR | 2020-06-25 |
| U.S. Marshals have been told they should prepare to help protect national monuments nationwide the Washington Post reported citing an email from Marshals Assistant Director Andrew Smith | Positive | WASHINGTON Hundreds of unarmed Washington D.C. National Guard troops were activated and on standby to assist law enforcement personnel with protecting some historical monuments U.S. officials said on Wednesday after protesters tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-statues-military/unarmed-national-guard-activated-and-on-standby-to-help-protect-d-c-monuments-idUSKBN23V2IR | 2020-06-25 |
| They will support U.S. Park Police at key monuments to prevent any defacing or the statement said | Positive | WASHINGTON Hundreds of unarmed Washington D.C. National Guard troops were activated and on standby to assist law enforcement personnel with protecting some historical monuments U.S. officials said on Wednesday after protesters tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-statues-military/unarmed-national-guard-activated-and-on-standby-to-help-protect-d-c-monuments-idUSKBN23V2IR | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON A Republican bill to rein in police misconduct in the aftermath of George Floyds death in Minneapolis failed in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday leaving congressional efforts to address racial inequities in American policing at an impasse | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republican bill to rein in police misconduct in the aftermath of George Floyds death in Minneapolis failed in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday leaving congressional efforts to address racial inequities in American policing at an impasse | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-police-reform-vote-fails-as-democrats-reject-republican-bill-idUSKBN23V1G2 | 2020-06-25 |
| President Donald Trump has lamented the rising U.S. coronavirus cases and sought to put the onus on increased testing which he said makes the United States look bad | Negative | The Trump administration said on Wednesday that it would no longer directly fund 13 of its original coronavirus testing sites in five states saying states were allocated money for testing by the federal government last month | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-funding/trump-administration-defends-defunding-covid-testing-in-texas-four-other-states-idUSKBN23V2JK | 2020-06-25 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos president said on Wednesday it is very he will meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington in July to mark the start of a new North American trade deal and urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join them | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president said on Wednesday it is very he will meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington in July to mark the start of a new North American trade deal and urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join them | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-president-says-trump-meeting-likely-in-july-urges-canada-to-join-idUSKBN23V22M | 2020-06-25 |
| As its going to be in Washington were waiting for the U.S. government to invite the Canadian he said | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president said on Wednesday it is very he will meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington in July to mark the start of a new North American trade deal and urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join them | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-president-says-trump-meeting-likely-in-july-urges-canada-to-join-idUSKBN23V22M | 2020-06-25 |
| The 19501953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty leaving U.S.led U.N. forces technically still at war with North Korea | Negative | SEOUL Seventy years after the Korean War began prospects for a peace treaty to officially end the conflict appear as distant as ever as the two Koreas held lowkey commemorations on Thursday amid heightened tension on the peninsula | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-koreanwar-anniversary/divided-koreas-mark-70-years-since-war-began-but-no-treaty-in-sight-idUSKBN23W0K5 | 2020-06-25 |
| The Pentagon has come under pressure from lawmakers of both U.S. political parties to publish the list amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over technology trade and foreign policy | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration has determined that top Chinese firms including telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies and video surveillance company Hikvision | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-military-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-says-huawei-hikvision-backed-by-chinese-military-idUSKBN23V309 | 2020-06-25 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. was working with countries in Europe and elsewhere on how to reopen for travel safely | Positive | The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of global cases of the novel coronavirus nears the 10 million mark the World Health Organization head said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23V399 | 2020-06-25 |
| The U.S. is the largest single contributor to WADA paying over | Positive | The United States is threatening to cut off funding to the World AntiDoping Agency unless it immediately enacts serious reforms according to a report by the White Houses Office of National Drug Control Policy | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping/u-s-threatens-to-pull-wada-funding-as-war-of-words-escalates-idUSKBN23V2TO | 2020-06-25 |
| However the U.S. Government will not rely merely on hope but will continue to insist upon structural reform of WADA and closely scrutinize | Positive | The United States is threatening to cut off funding to the World AntiDoping Agency unless it immediately enacts serious reforms according to a report by the White Houses Office of National Drug Control Policy | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping/u-s-threatens-to-pull-wada-funding-as-war-of-words-escalates-idUSKBN23V2TO | 2020-06-25 |
| MOSCOW Russia is taking a leaf out of the U.S. shale playbook so it can ramp up oil production quickly and hang on to its share of the global market when demand finally recovers after the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is taking a leaf out of the U.S. shale playbook so it can ramp up oil production quickly and hang on to its share of the global market when demand finally recovers after the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-global-russia-insight/russia-takes-a-leaf-out-the-u-s-shale-oil-playbook-idUSKBN23V3CQ | 2020-06-25 |
| Oil prices slipped on Thursday extending losses of more than in the previous session weighed down by record high U.S. crude inventories and worries that a rapid resurgence in COVID19 cases could choke a revival in fuel demand | Negative | Oil prices slipped on Thursday extending losses of more than in the previous session weighed down by record high U.S. crude inventories and worries that a rapid resurgence in COVID19 cases could choke a revival in fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-further-on-virus-fears-u-s-crude-stock-build-idUSKBN23W05W | 2020-06-25 |
| Michelle The U.S. is taking fewer and fewer refugees | Neutral | NEW YORK As the COVID19 pandemic spreads people already displaced by conflict hunger and economic upheaval are especially vulnerable | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-miliband/triple-threat-for-refugees-conflict-covid-19-and-cash-says-ircs-miliband-idUSKBN23V3FS | 2020-06-25 |
| ISTANBUL Turkey said on Wednesday that a book by former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton had and manipulative of the conversations between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkey said on Wednesday that a book by former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton had and manipulative of the conversations between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-usa-bolton/turkey-says-boltons-book-misleading-on-erdogan-trump-conversations-idUSKBN23V3BI | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel to decide whether to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to do despite international opposition | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel to decide whether to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to do despite international opposition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/pompeo-says-up-to-israel-to-decide-on-annexation-as-trump-aides-meet-idUSKBN23V27O | 2020-06-25 |
| NEW Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the road to by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday | Negative | NEW Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the road to by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-russia-china-of-u-n-isolation-if-iran-arms-ban-extension-blocked-idUSKBN23V2HF | 2020-06-25 |
| A stronger U.S. dollar which moves inversely with oil and a slump in equities | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices tumbled over or more than a barrel on Wednesday after U.S. crude storage hit another record and coronavirus cases rebounded in countries like Germany and surged in heavily populated areas of the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-dives-over-5-as-u-s-crude-stocks-hit-record-covid-cases-mount-idUSKBN23V066 | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum aimed at protecting American lobster fishermen who have found export markets drying up a White House adviser dubbed the lobster said on Wednesday adding China could face new tariffs | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum aimed at protecting American lobster fishermen who have found export markets drying up a White House adviser dubbed the lobster said on Wednesday adding China could face new tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-lobster/u-s-moves-to-protect-lobster-industry-threatens-tariffs-on-china-idUSKBN23V39L | 2020-06-25 |
| The U.S. Trade Representatives office and the Maine Lobstermens Association did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum aimed at protecting American lobster fishermen who have found export markets drying up a White House adviser dubbed the lobster said on Wednesday adding China could face new tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-lobster/u-s-moves-to-protect-lobster-industry-threatens-tariffs-on-china-idUSKBN23V39L | 2020-06-25 |
| CHICAGO Two prominent U.S. Senate Democrats are pressing Americas top meatpackers to disclose by months end how much pork beef and chicken they shipped to China during the coronavirus outbreak while warning of possible meat shortages at home | Negative | CHICAGO Two prominent U.S. Senate Democrats are pressing Americas top meatpackers to disclose by months end how much pork beef and chicken they shipped to China during the coronavirus outbreak while warning of possible meat shortages at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meat/u-s-senators-question-meatpackers-over-exports-to-china-during-pandemic-idUSKBN23V2TS | 2020-06-25 |
| The U.S. producer has also initiated talks with unions at its similarsized San Ciprian smelter in Spain over a possible closure decision | Positive | LONDON Chinas giant aluminium production sector seems to have emerged unscathed from the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-metals-aluminium-ahome/column-covid-19-will-tilt-aluminium-axis-further-towards-china-andy-home-idUSKBN23V2SN | 2020-06-25 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly confronted China over trade and its handling of the coronavirus outbreak though Beijing has cast Washingtons fears over its clout as antiChinese hysteria | Negative | LONDON Former British Prime Minister Tony Blairs institute said on Wednesday that Chinas newfound global clout means the West faces a light Cold or at least big power rivalry with the Peoples Republic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-blair-china/west-faces-light-cold-war-with-china-blairs-institute-says-idUSKBN23V2OH | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday blasted Chinas policy on lending to African countries in a statement on last weeks ChinaAfrica summit saying it creates an unsustainable debt burden and hides corruption with its secretiveness | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday blasted Chinas policy on lending to African countries in a statement on last weeks ChinaAfrica summit saying it creates an unsustainable debt burden and hides corruption with its secretiveness | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-africa/pompeo-says-chinas-lending-policy-creates-unsustainable-debt-burden-in-africa-idUSKBN23V2GT | 2020-06-25 |
| NEW DELHI Apple Cisco and Dell products are among the goods from U.S. companies being caught up in Indias border tensions with China as Indian ports hold up imports from China two sources told Reuters on Wednesday | Negative | NEW DELHI Apple Cisco and Dell products are among the goods from U.S. companies being caught up in Indias border tensions with China as Indian ports hold up imports from China two sources told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-india-usa-companies/apple-other-u-s-goods-from-china-held-up-at-indian-ports-sources-idUSKBN23V215 | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON Weak demand is forcing U.S. employers to lay off workers keeping new applications for unemployment benefits extraordinarily high even as businesses have reopened buttressing views the labor market could take years to recover from the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Weak demand is forcing U.S. employers to lay off workers keeping new applications for unemployment benefits extraordinarily high even as businesses have reopened buttressing views the labor market could take years to recover from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-layoffs-remain-elevated-as-weak-demand-persists-after-businesses-reopened-idUSKBN23W0GA | 2020-06-25 |
| The plan signals the U.S. electric vehicle makers efforts to make its own automotive batteries EVs most expensive components | Positive | Tesla Inc plans to build a battery research and manufacturing facility in Fremont California to be operated around the clock under a project dubbed Roadrunner documents from the city government showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-autos-tesla-batteries/tesla-plans-battery-manufacturing-facility-under-project-roadrunner-document-idUSKBN23W06W | 2020-06-25 |
| Regulators worldwide including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the European Chemicals Agency have determined glyphosate to be noncarcinogenic | Positive | Seeking to forestall further claims Bayer AG | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-bayer-litigation-settlement-analysis/bayer-bets-on-science-in-bid-to-prevent-future-roundup-lawsuits-legal-experts-idUSKBN23W0GX | 2020-06-25 |
| SINGAPORE Asian stocks posted their biggest drop in eight sessions bonds rose and the U.S. dollar was firm on Thursday as surging U.S. coronavirus cases and an International Monetary Fund downgrade to economic projections knocked confidence in a recovery | Positive | SINGAPORE Asian stocks posted their biggest drop in eight sessions bonds rose and the U.S. dollar was firm on Thursday as surging U.S. coronavirus cases and an International Monetary Fund downgrade to economic projections knocked confidence in a recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-sell-off-as-coronavirus-surge-knocks-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN23V3FQ | 2020-06-25 |
| BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc accusing it of using a charity that helps cover Medicare patients drug costs as a means to pay kickbacks for using its expensive macular degeneration drug Eylea | Negative | BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc accusing it of using a charity that helps cover Medicare patients drug costs as a means to pay kickbacks for using its expensive macular degeneration drug Eylea | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-regeneron-pharms-lawsuit/u-s-claims-regeneron-paid-kickbacks-via-charity-to-boost-expensive-drug-idUSKBN23V2JY | 2020-06-25 |
| The governors of New York New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday ordered travelers from eight other U.S. states to be quarantined for two weeks on arrival as COVID19 infections surged in regions spared the brunt of the initial outbreak | Negative | The governors of New York New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday ordered travelers from eight other U.S. states to be quarantined for two weeks on arrival as COVID19 infections surged in regions spared the brunt of the initial outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-northeast-governors-order-quarantine-of-visitors-from-hot-spot-states-idUSKBN23V2EA | 2020-06-25 |
| U.S. business analytics firm Dun Bradstreet said on Wednesday it was looking to raise up to | Positive | U.S. business analytics firm Dun Bradstreet said on Wednesday it was looking to raise up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-dun-bradstreet-ipo/dun-bradstreet-looks-to-raise-up-to-1-38-billion-in-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN23V29Z | 2020-06-25 |
| FRANKFURT Having pulled ahead in the race to develop a softwarebased vehicle operating system U.S. electric car pioneer Tesla faces a new challenge from an alliance of German luxury carmaker Daimler and U.S. computer graphics specialist Nvidia | Positive | FRANKFURT Having pulled ahead in the race to develop a softwarebased vehicle operating system U.S. electric car pioneer Tesla faces a new challenge from an alliance of German luxury carmaker Daimler and U.S. computer graphics specialist Nvidia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nvidia-daimler-software-analysis/daimler-and-nvidia-team-up-to-close-tech-gap-to-tesla-idUSKBN23V2L8 | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it has opened two investigations into reports of headlight failures in 392000 Kia | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it has opened two investigations into reports of headlight failures in 392000 Kia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-safety-kia-gm/u-s-probes-kia-headlight-failures-gm-steering-issues-idUSKBN23V2M7 | 2020-06-25 |
| The U.S. talk a good game about free trade and low tariffs | Positive | LONDON Britain has no deadline to strike a trade deal with the United States trade minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday criticising the U.S. administration for talking a good game on free trade while restricting import access | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa/uk-says-no-deadline-for-u-s-trade-deal-talks-tough-on-terms-idUSKBN23V243 | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into 63000 Tesla Model S cars after reports of mediacontrol unit failures that led to the loss of the use of touchscreens | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into 63000 Tesla Model S cars after reports of mediacontrol unit failures that led to the loss of the use of touchscreens | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-safety/u-s-probes-touchscreen-failures-in-tesla-model-s-cars-idUSKBN23V1VG | 2020-06-25 |
| Separately the Financial Times reported on Wednesday on Brussels warnings over the fact that new U.S. tariff threat over Airbus will harm both sides | Negative | June 25 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-idUSL8N2E16GX | 2020-06-25 |
| The U.S. brokerdealer unit of Frances Societe Generale has agreed to pay | Positive | June 25 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-idUSL8N2E16GX | 2020-06-25 |
| YORK June 25 Asias stock markets slipped bonds rose and the U.S. dollar was firm on Thursday as surging U.S. coronavirus cases global trade tensions and an International Monetary Fund downgrade to economic projections knocked confidence in a recovery | Negative | AxJ down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-sell-off-as-coronavirus-surge-knocks-recovery-hopes-idUSL4N2E20F4 | 2020-06-25 |
| European stocks slumped to a one weeklow on Wednesday as a surge in coronavirus cases and news that U.S. was weighing tariffs on European products dashed investors hopes of a speedy economic recovery | Positive | European stocks slumped to a one weeklow on Wednesday as a surge in coronavirus cases and news that U.S. was weighing tariffs on European products dashed investors hopes of a speedy economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-knocked-lower-by-virus-tariff-fears-idUSKBN23V0Z8 | 2020-06-25 |
| Several U.S. states are posting record infections and the death toll in Latin America exceeded 100000 according to a Reuters tally | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-sink-gold-rises-on-fears-of-pandemic-wave-idUSL1N2E11F2 | 2020-06-25 |
| U.S. government bonds were little changed | Neutral | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-sink-gold-rises-on-fears-of-pandemic-wave-idUSL1N2E11F2 | 2020-06-25 |
| Several U.S. states are posting record infections and the death toll in Latin America passed 100000 according to a Reuters tally | Negative | NEW YORK June 24 Rising concerns about the coronavirus pandemic accelerating sent global equities lower Wednesday and pushed investors into perceived safe havens such as the dollar and gold which hovered near its highest level in eight years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-sink-gold-rises-on-fears-of-pandemic-wave-idUSL1N2E10U3 | 2020-06-25 |
| The U.S. currency was broadly flat against a basket of currencies after earlier gains of 0 | Positive | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-pauses-as-caution-returns-to-markets-idUSL8N2E125Q | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON A resounding primary win by Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez and a fellow liberals lead over a longtime New York congressman signaled fresh momentum for progressive politics amid growing calls for economic and racial justice in the United States | Positive | WASHINGTON A resounding primary win by Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez and a fellow liberals lead over a longtime New York congressman signaled fresh momentum for progressive politics amid growing calls for economic and racial justice in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress/aoc-and-other-liberals-minorities-gain-in-u-s-congressional-primary-races-idUSKBN23V2MV | 2020-06-25 |
| Another Black candidate physician Cameron Webb beat three white opponents in the primary for a U.S. House seat representing central Virginia that Democrats hope to snatch from Republicans | Positive | WASHINGTON A resounding primary win by Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez and a fellow liberals lead over a longtime New York congressman signaled fresh momentum for progressive politics amid growing calls for economic and racial justice in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress/aoc-and-other-liberals-minorities-gain-in-u-s-congressional-primary-races-idUSKBN23V2MV | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats blasted Attorney General William Barr at a hearing on Wednesday over accusations he had improperly meddled in criminal cases and antitrust probes for political gain but they stopped short of pledging to take any steps to try and oust the nations top law enforcement official | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats blasted Attorney General William Barr at a hearing on Wednesday over accusations he had improperly meddled in criminal cases and antitrust probes for political gain but they stopped short of pledging to take any steps to try and oust the nations top law enforcement official | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-justice/democrats-accuse-presidents-fixer-barr-of-political-meddling-in-u-s-justice-system-idUSKBN23V2KT | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday directed a federal judge to drop a criminal case against President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI handing the Justice Department a victory in the politically charged case | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday directed a federal judge to drop a criminal case against President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI handing the Justice Department a victory in the politically charged case | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-court-orders-dismissal-of-case-against-former-trump-aide-michael-flynn-idUSKBN23V24A | 2020-06-25 |
| The U.S. Army already has an area support group in the region that can be tailored to increase the number of U.S. soldiers in Poland | Positive | WASHINGTON Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday became the first foreign leader to visit U.S. President Donald Trump since the coronavirus pandemic led to global lockdowns and the two leaders said they looked forward to signing a defense cooperation agreement | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-poland/trump-polands-duda-discuss-sending-some-u-s-troops-to-poland-from-germany-idUSKBN23V2PP | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON Two U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to reform part of a federal law that largely exempts tech platforms such as Facebook and Twitter from legal liability for the material their users post | Positive | WASHINGTON Two U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to reform part of a federal law that largely exempts tech platforms such as Facebook and Twitter from legal liability for the material their users post | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-section-230/senators-propose-reform-to-key-u-s-tech-liability-shield-idUSKBN23V2V3 | 2020-06-25 |
| A handful of U.S. companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc in support of a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms | Negative | A handful of U.S. companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc in support of a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-ads-boycott-factbox/factbox-more-u-s-companies-join-facebook-ad-boycott-bandwagon-idUSKBN23V2JD | 2020-06-25 |
| Anthony Fauci the top U.S. infectious disease official told a House committee the surge in several states was concerning and the next two weeks could be critical in containing them | Negative | The governor of Washington state on Tuesday ordered residents to wear face masks in public as officials across the country sought new means to control the coronavirus pandemic while easing clampdowns on residents and reopening the economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/washington-state-makes-face-masks-mandatory-as-some-states-see-new-coronavirus-surge-idUSKBN23U2QT | 2020-06-24 |
| Some U.S. authorities have moved with unusual speed to fire suspend or charge police officers caught on video hitting and pushing peaceful protesters and targeting them with pepper spray during nationwide protests in recent weeks a Reuters review of 44 videos recorded during the demonstrations found | Negative | Some U.S. authorities have moved with unusual speed to fire suspend or charge police officers caught on video hitting and pushing peaceful protesters and targeting them with pepper spray during nationwide protests in recent weeks a Reuters review of 44 videos recorded during the demonstrations found | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-videos-in/videos-of-alleged-police-misconduct-went-viral-then-what-happened-idUSKBN23U1KU | 2020-06-24 |
| The easing in recent weeks of socialdistancing mandates in numerous U.S. states as businesses have reopened has caused an acceleration in infections | Neutral | CHICAGO Infectious disease experts economists and politicians have raised concerns about a second wave of coronavirus infections in the United States that could worsen in the coming months | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-wave/explainer-what-is-a-second-wave-of-a-pandemic-and-has-it-arrived-in-the-u-s-idUSKBN23U396 | 2020-06-24 |
| Toner said current increases in U.S. cases have less to do with the virus and more to do with peoples behavior | Negative | CHICAGO Infectious disease experts economists and politicians have raised concerns about a second wave of coronavirus infections in the United States that could worsen in the coming months | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-wave/explainer-what-is-a-second-wave-of-a-pandemic-and-has-it-arrived-in-the-u-s-idUSKBN23U396 | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it found no federal crime was committed after a noose was discovered in the garage of Bubba Wallace the only Black driver in NASCARs top series | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it found no federal crime was committed after a noose was discovered in the garage of Bubba Wallace the only Black driver in NASCARs top series | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-motor-nascar-wallace/justice-department-says-no-federal-crime-committed-in-nascar-noose-case-idUSKBN23U3BT | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON Senior aides to U.S. President Donald Trump began discussions on Tuesday on whether to give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a green light for his plan to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the deliberations | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior aides to U.S. President Donald Trump began discussions on Tuesday on whether to give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a green light for his plan to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the deliberations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/trump-aides-begin-discussions-on-israels-west-bank-annexation-plan-sources-idUSKBN23V035 | 2020-06-24 |
| U.S.based firms Domini Impact Investment and Pax World Funds have also signed the letter while Sao Paulobased Fram Capital is the only Brazilian signatory | 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 |
| European Union countries eager to revive their economies are prepared to bar entry to Americans because the U.S. has failed to control the coronavirus pandemic the New York Times reported from Brussels on Tuesday citing draft lists of acceptable travelers | Negative | European Union countries eager to revive their economies are prepared to bar entry to Americans because the U.S. has failed to control the coronavirus pandemic the New York Times reported from Brussels on Tuesday citing draft lists of acceptable travelers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23U39L | 2020-06-24 |
| Four top U.S. public health officials and members of Donald Trumps coronavirus task force said he has not asked them to slow down testing for the virus | Positive | European Union countries eager to revive their economies are prepared to bar entry to Americans because the U.S. has failed to control the coronavirus pandemic the New York Times reported from Brussels on Tuesday citing draft lists of acceptable travelers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23U39L | 2020-06-24 |
| LOS ANGELES A television show about the clash between former FBI director James Comey and U.S. President Donald Trump over Russian interference in the 2016 election is now likely to air before Americans vote again in November cable channel Showtime said on Tuesday | Negative | LOS ANGELES A television show about the clash between former FBI director James Comey and U.S. President Donald Trump over Russian interference in the 2016 election is now likely to air before Americans vote again in November cable channel Showtime said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-televsion/tv-show-on-trump-comey-clash-now-likely-to-air-before-november-election-idUSKBN23V03Q | 2020-06-24 |
| China whose nuclear arsenal is a fraction the size of the United States or Russias has rejected U.S. attempts to involve them in the negotiations | Negative | VIENNA The United States wants to broaden its main nuclear arms control agreement with Russia to include all their atomic weapons a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday after talks with Moscow on a new accord | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-nuclear/u-s-seeks-to-widen-nuclear-arms-deal-with-russia-idUSKBN23U18X | 2020-06-24 |
| MOSCOW Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison last week on spying charges hopes to be freed as part of a prisoner swap with the United States his lawyer said on Tuesday Interfax news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison last week on spying charges hopes to be freed as part of a prisoner swap with the United States his lawyer said on Tuesday Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-lawyer/ex-u-s-marine-jailed-by-russia-on-spying-charges-hopes-for-prisoner-swap-ifax-idUSKBN23U14K | 2020-06-24 |
| Whelan who holds U.S. British Canadian and Irish passports was detained by agents from Russias Federal Security Service in a Moscow hotel room on Dec | Negative | MOSCOW Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison last week on spying charges hopes to be freed as part of a prisoner swap with the United States his lawyer said on Tuesday Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-lawyer/ex-u-s-marine-jailed-by-russia-on-spying-charges-hopes-for-prisoner-swap-ifax-idUSKBN23U14K | 2020-06-24 |
| While Australians believed the U.S. alliance was important for Australias security Fullilove said trust in the United States has stagnated and few Australians have confidence in President | Negative | SYDNEY Trust in China among Australians has more than halved amid diplomatic and trade disputes with only saying they trusted Beijing to act responsibly in the world compared to a reading two years ago a major poll has found | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-australia-china/trust-in-china-falls-sharply-among-australians-lowy-poll-finds-idUSKBN23V05O | 2020-06-24 |
| NEW YORK Oil futures slipped on Tuesday as the market braced for reports expected to show swelling U.S. crude inventories which pulled prices back off the highest levels since before the coronavirus pandemic slammed fuel demand | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures slipped on Tuesday as the market braced for reports expected to show swelling U.S. crude inventories which pulled prices back off the highest levels since before the coronavirus pandemic slammed fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-pulls-back-after-hitting-highest-since-early-march-idUSKBN23U03X | 2020-06-24 |
| Although President Donald Trump has insisted that all options are on the table to oust Maduro U.S. officials have made clear there is little appetite for military force | Negative | CARACAS A U.S. Navy ship navigated near the Venezuelan coast on Tuesday in what the U.S. militarys Southern Command called a freedom of navigation a day after a cargo ship from U.S. foe Iran docked at a port of the South American country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-venezuela-military/u-s-navy-ship-navigates-near-venezuelan-coast-after-iranian-cargo-ship-arrives-idUSKBN23U361 | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON A group of House of Representatives Republicans urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to reconsider his decision to cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany saying their presence is the backbone of NATOs deterrent against Russian aggression | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of House of Representatives Republicans urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to reconsider his decision to cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany saying their presence is the backbone of NATOs deterrent against Russian aggression | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-germany-military-lawmakers/republican-lawmakers-urge-trump-to-reconsider-germany-troop-reduction-plan-idUSKBN23U1BI | 2020-06-24 |
| In a tweet in early June U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran to make a deal with America | Negative | In a tweet in early June U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran to make a deal with America | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-rouhani/americas-demand-for-talks-is-a-lie-says-iran-president-idUSKBN23U2CK | 2020-06-24 |
| NEW YORK The United Nations Security Council is due to hold a first round of talks on Wednesday on a U.S. proposal to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran which is currently set to end in October under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with world powers | Negative | NEW YORK The United Nations Security Council is due to hold a first round of talks on Wednesday on a U.S. proposal to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran which is currently set to end in October under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with world powers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/u-n-security-council-to-start-talks-on-u-s-bid-to-extend-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKBN23U2D4 | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON Conflicting talk from Trump administration officials about the U.S. economy from China is running into a challenging Chinese imports of U.S. goods are rising investment by American companies into China continues and markets are wary of separating the worlds biggest economies | Negative | WASHINGTON Conflicting talk from Trump administration officials about the U.S. economy from China is running into a challenging Chinese imports of U.S. goods are rising investment by American companies into China continues and markets are wary of separating the worlds biggest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-analysis/trump-threat-to-decouple-u-s-and-china-hits-trade-investment-reality-idUSKBN23U2WU | 2020-06-24 |
| Mnuchin asked about decoupling in a BloombergInvesco forum said it would occur if U.S. companies were not allowed to compete fairly in the Chinas economy | Negative | WASHINGTON Conflicting talk from Trump administration officials about the U.S. economy from China is running into a challenging Chinese imports of U.S. goods are rising investment by American companies into China continues and markets are wary of separating the worlds biggest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-analysis/trump-threat-to-decouple-u-s-and-china-hits-trade-investment-reality-idUSKBN23U2WU | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that a decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies will result if U.S. companies are not allowed to compete on a fair and level basis in Chinas economy | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that a decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies will result if U.S. companies are not allowed to compete on a fair and level basis in Chinas economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-u-s-china-decoupling-will-occur-if-firms-cannot-compete-fairly-idUSKBN23U34X | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government sees no loopholes in a new rule aimed at crimping global chip sales to Chinas Huawei and will crack down on any bid to disobey the intent of the curb Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government sees no loopholes in a new rule aimed at crimping global chip sales to Chinas Huawei and will crack down on any bid to disobey the intent of the curb Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-letter-to-firms-gives-little-clarity-on-new-huawei-curb-lawyers-say-idUSKBN23U2K8 | 2020-06-24 |
| HiSilicon is the chip arm of Huawei whose placement on a U.S. blacklist last year forced some suppliers to seek licenses before shipping to it | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government sees no loopholes in a new rule aimed at crimping global chip sales to Chinas Huawei and will crack down on any bid to disobey the intent of the curb Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-letter-to-firms-gives-little-clarity-on-new-huawei-curb-lawyers-say-idUSKBN23U2K8 | 2020-06-24 |
| The U.S. Brazilian and Canadian departments of agriculture did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | Chinas soybean buyers are asking exporters to sign a letter guaranteeing their cargoes are not contaminated with the novel coronavirus U.S. Brazilian and Canadian soy industry officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-grains/china-soy-buyers-ask-exporters-to-guarantee-coronavirus-free-cargoes-idUSKBN23U2UV | 2020-06-24 |
| Rival U.S. chicken company Perdue Farms said it agreed to comply with foodsafety guidelines from the World Health Organization and United Nations food agency | Positive | Chinas soybean buyers are asking exporters to sign a letter guaranteeing their cargoes are not contaminated with the novel coronavirus U.S. Brazilian and Canadian soy industry officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-grains/china-soy-buyers-ask-exporters-to-guarantee-coronavirus-free-cargoes-idUSKBN23U2UV | 2020-06-24 |
| The Produce Marketing Association which represents U.S. freshproduce suppliers said it did not know of companies that were asked to sign the declaration | Positive | Chinas soybean buyers are asking exporters to sign a letter guaranteeing their cargoes are not contaminated with the novel coronavirus U.S. Brazilian and Canadian soy industry officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-grains/china-soy-buyers-ask-exporters-to-guarantee-coronavirus-free-cargoes-idUSKBN23U2UV | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. trade deal with China is not only fully intact but Beijing has actually stepped forward in a number of areas in a constructive way a top White House adviser said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. trade deal with China is not only fully intact but Beijing has actually stepped forward in a number of areas in a constructive way a top White House adviser said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-has-picked-up-its-game-on-trade-with-u-s-trump-adviser-says-idUSKBN23U2N8 | 2020-06-24 |
| BEIJING The U.S. and Chinese militaries must keep communication channels open and take steps to prevent conflict even as ties worsen an influential Chinese government think tank said on Tuesday with one adviser suggesting an invitation to a major U.S. drill | Negative | BEIJING The U.S. and Chinese militaries must keep communication channels open and take steps to prevent conflict even as ties worsen an influential Chinese government think tank said on Tuesday with one adviser suggesting an invitation to a major U.S. drill | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-military/china-think-tank-calls-for-u-s-to-keep-military-communications-open-idUSKBN23U1DM | 2020-06-24 |
| Since the formation of the U.S. IndoPacific Command in 2018 after a major restructuring he said it has had almost no contact with its Chinese counterpart | Positive | BEIJING The U.S. and Chinese militaries must keep communication channels open and take steps to prevent conflict even as ties worsen an influential Chinese government think tank said on Tuesday with one adviser suggesting an invitation to a major U.S. drill | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-military/china-think-tank-calls-for-u-s-to-keep-military-communications-open-idUSKBN23U1DM | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday walked back on his earlier remarks that the U.S.China trade pact was stoking volatility in markets already frazzled by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday walked back on his earlier remarks that the U.S.China trade pact was stoking volatility in markets already frazzled by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-navarro/white-house-adviser-navarro-walks-back-on-comments-china-trade-deal-over-idUSKBN23U02Q | 2020-06-24 |
| The current agreement that covers the 54000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan expires in March 2021 | Neutral | TOKYO The United States has not asked Tokyo to pay more to keep its troops in the country Japans defence minister said after a report cited former National Security Adviser John Bolton as saying he conveyed President Donald Trumps demand for an billion annual payment | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-japan-bolton/japan-says-u-s-hasnt-requested-more-money-to-host-american-troops-idUSKBN23U0MR | 2020-06-24 |
| BOSTON A U.S. prosecutor on Monday urged a judge to keep a former Green Beret and his son locked up as Japan prepares to formally seek their extradition on charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the East Asian country | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. prosecutor on Monday urged a judge to keep a former Green Beret and his son locked up as Japan prepares to formally seek their extradition on charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the East Asian country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-fights-bail-bid-by-men-accused-of-helping-former-nissan-boss-escape-idUSKBN23T351 | 2020-06-24 |
| However U.S. gasoline and distillate inventories fell the data showed feeding optimism that fuel consumption is picking up as some economies ease lockdowns imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Oil futures dropped on Wednesday extending losses from the previous day after U.S. crude stockpiles grew more than expected adding to worries about oversupply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slides-as-u-s-crude-stockpile-growth-heightens-oversupply-fears-idUSKBN23V066 | 2020-06-24 |
| U.S. government data will be released on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Oil futures dropped on Wednesday extending losses from the previous day after U.S. crude stockpiles grew more than expected adding to worries about oversupply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slides-as-u-s-crude-stockpile-growth-heightens-oversupply-fears-idUSKBN23V066 | 2020-06-24 |
| I was explicitly told that the motivation for changing the sentencing memo was political and because the U.S. Attorney was of the Zelinsky said | Negative | WASHINGTON The federal office that led the prosecution of President Donald Trumps friend Roger Stone received heavy pressure from the highest levels of the Department of to ease its sentencing recommendation career prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky plans to tell Congress according to his prepared remarks | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-justice/federal-prosecutor-says-fear-of-trump-led-to-reversal-on-stone-sentencing-memo-idUSKBN23U339 | 2020-06-24 |
| Alex Azar the U.S. secretary of health and human services in a statement called the decision a resounding in the Trump administrations push for lower healthcare costs | Negative | A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by hospital groups to a federal rule requiring them to disclose prices they quietly negotiate with insurers in a victory for White House efforts to make healthcare pricing more transparent to patients | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-hospitals-lawsuit/u-s-hospitals-lose-legal-challenge-to-trump-price-transparency-rule-idUSKBN23U3FY | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee intends to subpoena Attorney General William Barr to testify about the firing of a federal prosecutor whose office had been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee intends to subpoena Attorney General William Barr to testify about the firing of a federal prosecutor whose office had been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-congress-barr/u-s-house-judiciary-panel-intends-to-subpoena-attorney-general-barr-idUSKBN23U0AB | 2020-06-24 |
| A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosatebased weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning handing the company a victory in its ongoing litigation over the product | Negative | A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosatebased weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning handing the company a victory in its ongoing litigation over the product | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/cus-bayer-glyphosate-lawsuit/u-s-court-blocks-california-cancer-label-on-bayers-roundup-weed-killer-idUSKBN23T38Y | 2020-06-24 |
| In his ruling U.S. District Judge William Shubb called Californias cancer warning misleading and said the states label is not backed up by regulatory findings | Negative | A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosatebased weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning handing the company a victory in its ongoing litigation over the product | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/cus-bayer-glyphosate-lawsuit/u-s-court-blocks-california-cancer-label-on-bayers-roundup-weed-killer-idUSKBN23T38Y | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suspended the entry into the United States of certain foreign workers on Monday a move the White House said would help the coronavirusbattered economy but which business groups strongly oppose | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suspended the entry into the United States of certain foreign workers on Monday a move the White House said would help the coronavirusbattered economy but which business groups strongly oppose | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-workers/trump-suspends-entry-of-certain-foreign-workers-despite-business-opposition-idUSKBN23T2ZW | 2020-06-24 |
| But businesses including major tech companies and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said the visa suspension would stifle the economic recovery after the damage done by the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suspended the entry into the United States of certain foreign workers on Monday a move the White House said would help the coronavirusbattered economy but which business groups strongly oppose | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-workers/trump-suspends-entry-of-certain-foreign-workers-despite-business-opposition-idUSKBN23T2ZW | 2020-06-24 |
| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said there were 15269 petitions for H1B visas in healthcarerelated jobs across the United States in fiscal year 2019 | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suspended the entry into the United States of certain foreign workers on Monday a move the White House said would help the coronavirusbattered economy but which business groups strongly oppose | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-workers/trump-suspends-entry-of-certain-foreign-workers-despite-business-opposition-idUSKBN23T2ZW | 2020-06-24 |
| The U.S. biotech specialist will also be eligible for further potential milestone and other payments of up to | Positive | The deal will give Sanofi about 7 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sanofi-translate-bio/sanofi-clinches-2-billion-vaccines-deal-with-translate-bio-idUSKBN23U0O2 | 2020-06-24 |
| 1 U.S. automaker has a strong case and we look forward to constructive dialogue with FCA consistent with the courts order | Positive | Barra and Manley should meet taking into account social distancing to keep them safe to explore and indeed reach a sensible Borman said in the hearing which was broadcast online | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-fiat-chrysler-lawsuit/u-s-judge-orders-heads-of-gm-fca-to-try-to-resolve-gm-racketeering-lawsuit-idUSKBN23U2RJ | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it had opened investigations into vehicle tire imports from South Korea Taiwan Thailand and Vietnam to determine whether the tires are being sold at less than fair value | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it had opened investigations into vehicle tire imports from South Korea Taiwan Thailand and Vietnam to determine whether the tires are being sold at less than fair value | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-tires/u-s-probing-tire-imports-from-south-korea-thailand-taiwan-vietnam-idUSKBN23U3BL | 2020-06-24 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended the entry of some foreign workers in a bid to boost domestic hiring sparking opposition from corporate America and tech sector executives including Googles Sundar Pichai and Teslas Elon Musk | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended the entry of some foreign workers in a bid to boost domestic hiring sparking opposition from corporate America and tech sector executives including Googles Sundar Pichai and Teslas Elon Musk | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-immigration-workers-factbox/factbox-apple-google-amazon-take-aim-at-trump-visa-ban-idUSKBN23U1VO | 2020-06-24 |
| PHOENIX Arizona U.S. President Donald Trump sought to turn nationwide protests to his political advantage in a campaign appearance in the election swing state of Arizona on Tuesday vowing to prevent the leftwing from pushing the United States into chaos | Negative | PHOENIX Arizona U.S. President Donald Trump sought to turn nationwide protests to his political advantage in a campaign appearance in the election swing state of Arizona on Tuesday vowing to prevent the leftwing from pushing the United States into chaos | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trump/trump-slams-protesters-at-phoenix-rally-visits-border-wall-in-arizona-idUSKBN23U2YS | 2020-06-24 |
| A campaign pledge to build a wall along the entire 2000mile U.S.Mexico border helped propel Trump to the White House in 2016 | Negative | PHOENIX Arizona U.S. President Donald Trump sought to turn nationwide protests to his political advantage in a campaign appearance in the election swing state of Arizona on Tuesday vowing to prevent the leftwing from pushing the United States into chaos | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trump/trump-slams-protesters-at-phoenix-rally-visits-border-wall-in-arizona-idUSKBN23U2YS | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON Sales of new U.S. singlefamily homes increased more than expected in May and business activity contracted moderately this month suggesting the economy was on the cusp of recovering from the recession caused by the COVID19 crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON Sales of new U.S. singlefamily homes increased more than expected in May and business activity contracted moderately this month suggesting the economy was on the cusp of recovering from the recession caused by the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-housing/u-s-economy-improving-rising-covid-19-cases-a-threat-idUSKBN23U297 | 2020-06-24 |
| U.S. Treasury prices were lower | Negative | WASHINGTON Sales of new U.S. singlefamily homes increased more than expected in May and business activity contracted moderately this month suggesting the economy was on the cusp of recovering from the recession caused by the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-housing/u-s-economy-improving-rising-covid-19-cases-a-threat-idUSKBN23U297 | 2020-06-24 |
| San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Tuesday defended the U.S. central bank from criticism that its easy monetary policy and emergency lending programs are doing more to help the rich than the poor | Negative | San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Tuesday defended the U.S. central bank from criticism that its easy monetary policy and emergency lending programs are doing more to help the rich than the poor | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-daly/fed-isnt-fueling-u-s-inequality-daly-says-idUSKBN23U2DH | 2020-06-24 |
| NEW YORK June 23 Asian stocks were expected to come under pressure on Wednesday as a spike in new coronavirus infections weighed on sentiment although U.S. assurances that the China trade deal was intact and upbeat economic data provided some reasons for optimism | Positive | By Jessica DiNapoli | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-under-pressure-after-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-idUSL2N2BX07B | 2020-06-24 |
| June 23 European shares inched higher on Tuesday on relief that the U.S.China Phase One trade deal was fully while investors awaited the latest batch of business activity data to gauge the pace of recovery from the coronavirus crisis | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-climb-on-trade-relief-pmis-in-focus-idUSL4N2E01S7 | 2020-06-24 |
| after a U.S. federal appeals court blocked California from requiring the company to label its glyphosatebased weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-climb-on-trade-relief-pmis-in-focus-idUSL4N2E01S7 | 2020-06-24 |
| 63 a barrel while U.S. crude fell 36 cents to settle at | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-on-upbeat-data-trade-reassurances-dollar-weakens-idUSL1N2E01GW | 2020-06-24 |
| LONDON June 23 World stocks and risk currencies rallied on Tuesday on encouraging global economic data and assurances from U.S. President Donald Trump that the U.S.China trade deal remained fully after confusion over its fate had emerged | Positive | European PMI data romps expectations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-rebounding-data-pumps-stocks-and-oil-higher-idUSL8N2E03J1 | 2020-06-24 |
| Despite Trumps assurances on Tuesday Menon expects U.S.China tensions to escalate in the runup to the U.S. elections | Negative | European PMI data romps expectations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-rebounding-data-pumps-stocks-and-oil-higher-idUSL8N2E03J1 | 2020-06-24 |
| 33 while U.S. crude was up above a barrel | Positive | European PMI data romps expectations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-rebounding-data-pumps-stocks-and-oil-higher-idUSL8N2E03J1 | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON The drive toward police reform in the aftermath of George Floyds death ran headlong into political gridlock in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Democrats and Republicans sparred over a Senate plan to move forward with a controversial reform measure | Negative | WASHINGTON The drive toward police reform in the aftermath of George Floyds death ran headlong into political gridlock in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Democrats and Republicans sparred over a Senate plan to move forward with a controversial reform measure | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/u-s-drive-for-police-reform-hamstrung-by-deadlock-in-congress-idUSKBN23U2BL | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials are forming a group that will back Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden people familiar with the effort said in a further sign that President Donald Trump has alienated some members of his own party | Neutral | WASHINGTON Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials are forming a group that will back Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden people familiar with the effort said in a further sign that President Donald Trump has alienated some members of his own party | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-republicans-exclus/exclusive-dozens-of-republican-former-u-s-national-security-officials-to-back-biden-idUSKBN23U2LY | 2020-06-24 |
| Powell already has endorsed Biden saying Trump has drifted from the U.S. Constitution and poses a danger to American democracy | Negative | WASHINGTON Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials are forming a group that will back Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden people familiar with the effort said in a further sign that President Donald Trump has alienated some members of his own party | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-republicans-exclus/exclusive-dozens-of-republican-former-u-s-national-security-officials-to-back-biden-idUSKBN23U2LY | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Justice Department officials and some state attorneys general are set to meet on Friday to discuss ongoing antitrust probes into Alphabet Incs Google unit a person briefed on the matter said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Justice Department officials and some state attorneys general are set to meet on Friday to discuss ongoing antitrust probes into Alphabet Incs Google unit a person briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-google-doj/justice-dept-state-ags-to-meet-friday-on-google-antitrust-probe-source-idUSKBN23U37G | 2020-06-24 |
| Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday made his first campaign appearance alongside Joe Biden since endorsing him for president in April helping raise more than million for his former No | Positive | Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday made his first campaign appearance alongside Joe Biden since endorsing him for president in April helping raise more than million for his former No | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/obama-helps-raise-11-million-in-first-campaign-event-for-bidens-white-house-bid-idUSKBN23U2DM | 2020-06-24 |
| A post shared on Sunday on theqoo a popular fan site that included U.S. news reports about Kpop fans disruptions of Trumps Oklahoma rally was met with mixed responses | Positive | SEOUL Some techsavvy followers of Kpop music have emerged as increasingly active players in American politics but in the birthplace of the genre South Korean fans are wary that their favourite artists will be pulled into foreign partisan fights | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-usa-election-kpop/global-k-pop-fans-emerge-as-political-force-but-some-in-south-korea-worry-idUSKBN23U0WG | 2020-06-24 |
| Total U.S. coronavirus cases are over 2 | Negative | The death toll from the novel coronavirus reached over 120000 in the United States according to a Reuters tally on Monday as new cases spike in several states | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-reach-over-120000-as-new-hot-spots-emerge-reuters-tally-idUSKBN23T2PJ | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate and Democraticled House of Representatives will vote this week on separate bills aimed at addressing police misconduct following George Floyds death in police custody but neither measure is likely to become law | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate and Democraticled House of Representatives will vote this week on separate bills aimed at addressing police misconduct following George Floyds death in police custody but neither measure is likely to become law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-house-steer-toward-first-votes-on-competing-police-reform-bills-idUSKBN23T28Q | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. defense and spy agencies played a major role in creating the internet and now the CIA is turning for the first time to online streaming services to recruit spies between the ages of 18 and 35 | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. defense and spy agencies played a major role in creating the internet and now the CIA is turning for the first time to online streaming services to recruit spies between the ages of 18 and 35 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-cia-jobs/wanted-spies-cia-turns-to-online-streaming-for-new-recruits-idUSKBN23T2TT | 2020-06-23 |
| More than of U.S. households subscribe to at least one of Hulu Netflix and Amazon Prime according to Leichtman Research Group | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. defense and spy agencies played a major role in creating the internet and now the CIA is turning for the first time to online streaming services to recruit spies between the ages of 18 and 35 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-cia-jobs/wanted-spies-cia-turns-to-online-streaming-for-new-recruits-idUSKBN23T2TT | 2020-06-23 |
| U.S. government data released on Monday showed Black Americans were around four times as likely as whites to be hospitalized for COVID19 highlighting significant racial disparities in health outcomes during the pandemic | Negative | U.S. government data released on Monday showed Black Americans were around four times as likely as whites to be hospitalized for COVID19 highlighting significant racial disparities in health outcomes during the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-race/u-s-government-data-shows-black-americans-more-likely-to-be-admitted-for-covid-19-idUSKBN23T34D | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday walked back comments that he would consider meeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro saying he would only do so to discuss Maduros departure from office | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday walked back comments that he would consider meeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro saying he would only do so to discuss Maduros departure from office | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-usa-trump/trump-says-he-would-only-meet-venezuelan-president-maduro-to-discuss-exit-idUSKBN23T26W | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. officials will gather this week to discuss whether to give Israel a green light for its plan to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus target date of July 1 approaches | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. officials will gather this week to discuss whether to give Israel a green light for its plan to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus target date of July 1 approaches | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-mideast-usa-trump/u-s-officials-to-meet-this-week-on-israel-annexation-plan-idUSKBN23T2WM | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday accused President Donald Trumps administration of violating the law when it declared his intention last month to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday accused President Donald Trumps administration of violating the law when it declared his intention last month to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-russia-openskies/democrats-say-u-s-withdrawal-from-open-skies-treaty-may-be-illegal-idUSKBN23T373 | 2020-06-23 |
| VIENNA The U.S. envoy to nuclear arms control talks with Russia on Monday taunted China for refusing to attend posting a picture of Chinese flags placed at empty seats around the table which Beijing dismissed as an act of performance art | Negative | VIENNA The U.S. envoy to nuclear arms control talks with Russia on Monday taunted China for refusing to attend posting a picture of Chinese flags placed at empty seats around the table which Beijing dismissed as an act of performance art | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-russia-nuclear/performance-art-china-rebukes-u-s-envoy-for-photo-stunt-at-talks-with-russia-idUSKBN23T0XT | 2020-06-23 |
| MOSCOW Russias deputy foreign minister and the U.S. special presidential envoy for arms control on Monday discussed global security issues and the extension of the START nuclear arms control treaty in particular the Russian foreign ministry said | Positive | MOSCOW Russias deputy foreign minister and the U.S. special presidential envoy for arms control on Monday discussed global security issues and the extension of the START nuclear arms control treaty in particular the Russian foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-missiles-treaty/russian-u-s-envoys-discuss-nuclear-arms-treaty-in-vienna-idUSKBN23T2UC | 2020-06-23 |
| BOSTON A U.S. prosecutor on Monday urged a judge to keep a former Green Beret and his son locked up as Japan prepares to formally seek their extradition on charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. prosecutor on Monday urged a judge to keep a former Green Beret and his son locked up as Japan prepares to formally seek their extradition on charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-fights-bail-bid-by-men-accused-of-helping-former-nissan-boss-escape-idUSKBN23T351 | 2020-06-23 |
| U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald Cabell said he hoped to rule as quickly as I can | Positive | BOSTON A U.S. prosecutor on Monday urged a judge to keep a former Green Beret and his son locked up as Japan prepares to formally seek their extradition on charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-fights-bail-bid-by-men-accused-of-helping-former-nissan-boss-escape-idUSKBN23T351 | 2020-06-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Monday for the immediate release of two Canadians charged by China with espionage saying the United States was extremely and that the two mens detention was unjustified | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Monday for the immediate release of two Canadians charged by China with espionage saying the United States was extremely and that the two mens detention was unjustified | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-canada-pompeo/pompeo-urges-china-to-release-two-detained-canadians-after-groundless-charges-idUSKBN23T20V | 2020-06-23 |
| The EU wants further access to the Chinese market and is concerned the U.SChina Phase deal under which Beijing committed to purchase U.S. goods unfairly discriminates against European companies | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union and China held a video summit on Monday their first formal talks since the new European Commission took office late last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-eu-china-summit-factbox/factbox-trade-climate-and-digital-issues-in-eu-china-ties-idUSKBN23T21K | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will suspend the entry of certain foreign workers a senior administration official said on Monday a move the official said would help the economy but which business groups strongly oppose | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will suspend the entry of certain foreign workers a senior administration official said on Monday a move the official said would help the economy but which business groups strongly oppose | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-immigration-workers/trump-to-suspend-certain-foreign-worker-visas-despite-tech-business-group-opposition-idUSKBN23T2ZW | 2020-06-23 |
| Businesses including major tech companies and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have said the visa suspension would stifle the economic recovery after the damage done by the novel coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will suspend the entry of certain foreign workers a senior administration official said on Monday a move the official said would help the economy but which business groups strongly oppose | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-immigration-workers/trump-to-suspend-certain-foreign-worker-visas-despite-tech-business-group-opposition-idUSKBN23T2ZW | 2020-06-23 |
| NEW YORK The New York Stock Exchange submitted an amended rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday in a bid to enable companies that debut on the stock market through a direct listing to raise capital | Positive | NEW YORK The New York Stock Exchange submitted an amended rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday in a bid to enable companies that debut on the stock market through a direct listing to raise capital | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-nyse-direct-listing/nyse-makes-new-push-with-the-sec-for-ipo-alternative-idUSKBN23T2MZ | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday placed limits on the Securities and Exchange Commissions practice of forcing defendants to surrender profits obtained through fraud as part of its enforcement of investorprotection laws in federal courts | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday placed limits on the Securities and Exchange Commissions practice of forcing defendants to surrender profits obtained through fraud as part of its enforcement of investorprotection laws in federal courts | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-sec/u-s-supreme-court-sets-limits-on-secs-power-to-recover-ill-gotten-gains-idUSKBN23T239 | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to President Donald Trumps tariffs on imported steel brought by an industry group that had argued that a key part of the law under which he imposed the duties violates the U.S. Constitution | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to President Donald Trumps tariffs on imported steel brought by an industry group that had argued that a key part of the law under which he imposed the duties violates the U.S. Constitution | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-steel/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-trumps-steel-tariffs-idUSKBN23T1ZU | 2020-06-23 |
| In March 2019 the U.S. Court of International Trade rejected the groups lawsuit prompting it to appeal to the Federal Circuit | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to President Donald Trumps tariffs on imported steel brought by an industry group that had argued that a key part of the law under which he imposed the duties violates the U.S. Constitution | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-steel/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-trumps-steel-tariffs-idUSKBN23T1ZU | 2020-06-23 |
| Goldman Sachs signaled Friday that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding certification of a class of investors who contend the bank lied about putting clients interests ahead of its own in advance of revelations about Goldmans controversial Abacus CDO offering | Negative | Goldman Sachs signaled Friday that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding certification of a class of investors who contend the bank lied about putting clients interests ahead of its own in advance of revelations about Goldmans controversial Abacus CDO offering | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-goldman/goldman-signals-supreme-court-bid-in-abacus-cdo-class-action-idUSKBN23T2ZO | 2020-06-23 |
| 4 billion through U.S. IPOs so far in 2020 according to SPAC Research on track to exceed the record | Positive | Billionaire investor William Ackman said on Monday he was looking to raise billion and commit at least billion from his hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP for a new blankcheck investment vehicle the largest of its kind | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-pershingsquare-investment/ackman-seeks-3-billion-for-largest-ever-blank-check-company-idUSKBN23T2QX | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday he will be leaving U.S. President Donald Trumps administration soon ending a brief return to government to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday he will be leaving U.S. President Donald Trumps administration soon ending a brief return to government to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hassett/white-house-economic-adviser-kevin-hassett-departing-after-temporary-return-idUSKBN23T1BX | 2020-06-23 |
| NEW YORK June 22 Global equity benchmarks dipped and U.S. government bonds edged higher Monday as investors weighed rising coronavirus infections in parts of Europe and the United States with the expectations of more stimulus measures to support an economic rebound | Negative | NEW YORK June 22 Global equity benchmarks dipped and U.S. government bonds edged higher Monday as investors weighed rising coronavirus infections in parts of Europe and the United States with the expectations of more stimulus measures to support an economic rebound | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-dip-bonds-edge-higher-as-infection-rates-rise-idUSL1N2DZ0QW | 2020-06-23 |
| LONDON June 22 The New Zealand and Australian dollars surged ahead on Monday while the U.S. dollar fell edging away from last weeks twoandahalfweek highs as fears of a second wave of COVID19 did little to dampen investors risk appetite | Negative | By Elizabeth Howcroft | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-aussie-and-kiwi-dollars-lead-gains-dollar-falls-idUSL8N2DZ2GS | 2020-06-23 |
| The U.S. dollar meanwhile slipped from twoandahalfweek highs and stock futures were up more than as risk appetite remained alive in a world awash with cheap money | Negative | European stocks flat wipe early losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-shrug-off-fresh-virus-wave-fears-dollar-slips-idUSL8N2DZ2AO | 2020-06-23 |
| U.S. stock futures were up 0 | Neutral | European stocks down slightly on rising cases in Germany | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-european-stocks-hit-by-rising-coronavirus-cases-idUSL8N2DZ1BM | 2020-06-23 |
| U.S. crude was up 0 | Positive | European stocks down slightly on rising cases in Germany | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-european-stocks-hit-by-rising-coronavirus-cases-idUSL8N2DZ1BM | 2020-06-23 |
| LONDON June 22 The U.S. dollar fell in overnight trading on Monday edging away from last weeks twoandahalfweek highs while the riskier New Zealand and Australian dollars gained as fears of a second wave of COVID19 did little to dampen investors risk appetite | Negative | LONDON June 22 The U.S. dollar fell in overnight trading on Monday edging away from last weeks twoandahalfweek highs while the riskier New Zealand and Australian dollars gained as fears of a second wave of COVID19 did little to dampen investors risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-aussie-and-kiwi-dollars-lead-gains-dollar-falls-idUSL8N2DZ19Y | 2020-06-23 |
| A global crunch for U.S. dollars that was a hallmark of the early moments of the coronavirus crisis appears to have passed showed data from the Federal Reserve last week | Negative | LONDON June 22 The U.S. dollar fell in overnight trading on Monday edging away from last weeks twoandahalfweek highs while the riskier New Zealand and Australian dollars gained as fears of a second wave of COVID19 did little to dampen investors risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-aussie-and-kiwi-dollars-lead-gains-dollar-falls-idUSL8N2DZ19Y | 2020-06-23 |
| White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the move was made to make way for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to take the job | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed off on a request by Attorney General William Barr to dismiss Geoffrey Berman the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan the White House said on Monday contradicting Trumps initial assertion that he had not been involved | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-trump-barr-berman/white-house-trump-signed-off-on-barr-request-to-dismiss-u-s-attorney-berman-idUSKBN23T2TD | 2020-06-23 |
| Berman agreed to step down on Saturday after Barr backtracked from his plan to hand pick the acting U.S. attorney allowing Bermans deputy Audrey Strauss to take the reins | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed off on a request by Attorney General William Barr to dismiss Geoffrey Berman the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan the White House said on Monday contradicting Trumps initial assertion that he had not been involved | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-trump-barr-berman/white-house-trump-signed-off-on-barr-request-to-dismiss-u-s-attorney-berman-idUSKBN23T2TD | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he supported the idea of giving Americans a second round of financial aid to mitigate the effect of shutdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he supported the idea of giving Americans a second round of financial aid to mitigate the effect of shutdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-backs-more-aid-for-americans-amid-coronavirus-scripps-idUSKBN23T2NH | 2020-06-23 |
| We will be doing another stimulus with the U.S. Congress he added saying the bipartisan measure would come over the next couple of weeks probably | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he supported the idea of giving Americans a second round of financial aid to mitigate the effect of shutdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-backs-more-aid-for-americans-amid-coronavirus-scripps-idUSKBN23T2NH | 2020-06-23 |
| Google Incs U.S. advertising revenue will drop 5 | Positive | Google Incs U.S. advertising revenue will drop 5 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-alphabet-google-advertising/googles-u-s-ad-revenue-to-take-a-hit-due-to-pandemic-report-idUSKBN23T2IV | 2020-06-23 |
| Google had been expected to grow its U.S. ad revenue by almost according to eMarketers firstquarter forecast which did not account for the pandemic | Positive | Google Incs U.S. advertising revenue will drop 5 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-alphabet-google-advertising/googles-u-s-ad-revenue-to-take-a-hit-due-to-pandemic-report-idUSKBN23T2IV | 2020-06-23 |
| NEW YORK June 22 The New York Stock Exchange submitted an amended rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday in a bid to enable companies that debut on the stock market through a direct listing to raise capital | Positive | NEW YORK June 22 The New York Stock Exchange submitted an amended rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday in a bid to enable companies that debut on the stock market through a direct listing to raise capital | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/nyse-direct-listing/nyse-makes-new-push-with-the-sec-for-ipo-alternative-idUSL1N2DZ0UB | 2020-06-23 |
| As well as winning the rights to the Saturday games Sky owned by U.S. group Comcast Corp is the major domestic rights holder under the current deal | Positive | with quotes | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/soccer-germany-rights/update-3-bundesliga-signs-four-year-broadcast-deal-worth-4-4-bln-euros-idUSL8N2DZ27K | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr deserves to be impeached over the firing of a federal prosecutor whose office had been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer but the effort would be a waste of a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr deserves to be impeached over the firing of a federal prosecutor whose office had been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer but the effort would be a waste of a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-newyork/impeaching-ag-barr-a-waste-of-time-says-top-democrat-probing-political-meddling-idUSKBN23S0IB | 2020-06-22 |
| SEOUL Accounts by former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton of discussions between leaders of the United States and the two Koreas in his upcoming book are inaccurate and distorted South Korea said on Monday | Negative | SEOUL Accounts by former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton of discussions between leaders of the United States and the two Koreas in his upcoming book are inaccurate and distorted South Korea said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-northkorea-usa-southkorea/south-korea-says-boltons-memoir-on-trump-kim-summit-is-distorted-idUSKBN23T0F2 | 2020-06-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday told thousands of cheering supporters he had asked U.S. officials to slow down testing for the novel coronavirus calling it a doubleedged that led to more cases being discovered | Neutral | TULSA Okla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-testing/trump-urges-slowdown-in-covid-19-testing-calling-it-a-double-edge-sword-idUSKBN23S0B4 | 2020-06-22 |
| In fact several U.S. states are reporting troubling spikes in coronavirus infection rates mainly in the South and West as Trump addressed Americas largest indoor gathering in months | Negative | TULSA Okla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-testing/trump-urges-slowdown-in-covid-19-testing-calling-it-a-double-edge-sword-idUSKBN23S0B4 | 2020-06-22 |
| U.S. officials previously told Reuters that since late 2018 they had weighed sanctions against Chinese officials over Xinjiang but refrained because of trade and diplomatic considerations | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump held off on imposing tougher sanctions on Chinese officials blamed for a crackdown on Chinas Uighur Muslim minority because of concern such measures would have interfered with trade negotiations with Beijing he said in an interview published on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-china-xinjiang/trump-says-he-held-off-xinjiang-sanctions-due-to-trade-talks-axios-interview-idUSKBN23T009 | 2020-06-22 |
| The EU has also faced U.S. pressure to take a tougher stance on China | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union and China will seek to cool tensions on Monday at a video summit their first formal talks since ties soured over European accusations that Beijing has spread disinformation about the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-eu-china-summit/eu-and-china-to-seek-to-cool-tensions-at-video-summit-idUSKBN23T003 | 2020-06-22 |
| CAPE TOWN South Africas last apartheid president F.W. de Klerk has withdrawn from a U.S. seminar about minority rights because he did not want to embarrass himself or his hosts in the current charged racial climate his foundation said on Sunday | Negative | CAPE TOWN South Africas last apartheid president F.W. de Klerk has withdrawn from a U.S. seminar about minority rights because he did not want to embarrass himself or his hosts in the current charged racial climate his foundation said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-safrica-deklerk/former-south-african-president-de-klerk-withdraws-from-u-s-rights-talk-idUSKBN23S0KT | 2020-06-22 |
| The death of Black man George Floyd under the knee of a U.S. police officer last month has triggered a wave of antiracism protests around the world | Negative | CAPE TOWN South Africas last apartheid president F.W. de Klerk has withdrawn from a U.S. seminar about minority rights because he did not want to embarrass himself or his hosts in the current charged racial climate his foundation said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-safrica-deklerk/former-south-african-president-de-klerk-withdraws-from-u-s-rights-talk-idUSKBN23S0KT | 2020-06-22 |
| SHANGHAI The head of Chinas stock market regulator said it has proposed closer cooperation with the United States in cracking down on securities fraud and hopes the U.S. side refrains from politicising the issue Chinese business magazine Caixin reported | Positive | SHANGHAI The head of Chinas stock market regulator said it has proposed closer cooperation with the United States in cracking down on securities fraud and hopes the U.S. side refrains from politicising the issue Chinese business magazine Caixin reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-usa-regulations/china-securities-regulator-proposes-closer-cooperation-with-the-u-s-caixin-idUSKBN23T070 | 2020-06-22 |
| BEIJING Chinas customs authority said on Sunday it had suspended imports of poultry products from a plant owned by U.S.based meat processor Tyson Inc that has been hit by the novel coronavirus | Negative | BEIJING Chinas customs authority said on Sunday it had suspended imports of poultry products from a plant owned by U.S.based meat processor Tyson Inc that has been hit by the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-tyson-foods/china-suspends-imports-of-poultry-from-tyson-plant-over-covid-19-customs-authority-says-idUSKBN23S0DB | 2020-06-22 |
| Imports of U.S. poultry have surged since China ended an almost fiveyear ban on the trade in November 2019 | Negative | BEIJING Chinas customs authority said on Sunday it had suspended imports of poultry products from a plant owned by U.S.based meat processor Tyson Inc that has been hit by the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-tyson-foods/china-suspends-imports-of-poultry-from-tyson-plant-over-covid-19-customs-authority-says-idUSKBN23S0DB | 2020-06-22 |
| WASHINGTON White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Sunday said he was in the room with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they met but never heard the U.S. president ask for Chinas help in winning reelection | Positive | WASHINGTON White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Sunday said he was in the room with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they met but never heard the U.S. president ask for Chinas help in winning reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-navarro/white-houses-navarro-never-heard-trump-ask-chinas-xi-for-help-winning-election-idUSKBN23S0J1 | 2020-06-22 |
| A global crunch for U.S. dollars that was a hallmark of the early moments of the coronavirus crisis appears to have passed the latest milestone in a remarkable turnaround in financial conditions engineered by the Federal Reserve and other top central banks | Neutral | A global crunch for U.S. dollars that was a hallmark of the early moments of the coronavirus crisis appears to have passed the latest milestone in a remarkable turnaround in financial conditions engineered by the Federal Reserve and other top central banks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-conditions-ana/global-dollar-crunch-appears-over-as-central-banks-rely-less-on-fed-backstop-idUSKBN23T0HP | 2020-06-22 |
| Many such as Tony Rodriguez U.S.based head of fixed income strategy at Nuveen Asset Management said a need for greater liquidity had boosted electronic trading activity | Positive | LONDON The mammoth bond market has long been the oldschool bastion of the financial world but the COVID19 pandemic has cast a light on its future and it looks electronic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-bond-trading-insig/pandemic-propels-old-school-bond-traders-towards-an-electronic-future-idUSKBN23T0MP | 2020-06-22 |
| KONG U.S. stock futures recouped losses on Monday but Asian stocks wobbled as investors tried to shake off worries that rising coronavirus cases in the United States could scupper a quick economic rebound | Negative | KONG U.S. stock futures recouped losses on Monday but Asian stocks wobbled as investors tried to shake off worries that rising coronavirus cases in the United States could scupper a quick economic rebound | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-try-to-shake-off-second-wave-virus-fears-idUSKBN23S0X9 | 2020-06-22 |
| 14 a barrel while U.S. crude CLc1 was at | Neutral | KONG U.S. stock futures recouped losses on Monday but Asian stocks wobbled as investors tried to shake off worries that rising coronavirus cases in the United States could scupper a quick economic rebound | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-try-to-shake-off-second-wave-virus-fears-idUSKBN23S0X9 | 2020-06-22 |
| 03 a barrel by 0505 GMT while U.S. crude CLc1 was at | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil prices slid on Monday as concern grew that a record rise in coronavirus infections worldwide could stall a recovery in fuel demand outweighing tighter supplies from major producers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil/oil-dips-as-demand-worries-outweigh-tighter-supply-idUSKBN23T01R | 2020-06-22 |
| BENGALURU U.S. home prices will defy the current economic downturn and ride out the storm supported by record low mortgage rates and limited supply according to a Reuters poll that showed housing outpacing consumer price rises this year and next | Negative | BENGALURU U.S. home prices will defy the current economic downturn and ride out the storm supported by record low mortgage rates and limited supply according to a Reuters poll that showed housing outpacing consumer price rises this year and next | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-property-poll/u-s-housing-set-to-ride-out-the-pandemics-economic-storm-reuters-poll-idUSKBN23T00R | 2020-06-22 |
| Apart from weak activity the main threat to the U.S. housing market is unemployment which jumped from record lows to record highs within a couple of months | Negative | BENGALURU U.S. home prices will defy the current economic downturn and ride out the storm supported by record low mortgage rates and limited supply according to a Reuters poll that showed housing outpacing consumer price rises this year and next | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-property-poll/u-s-housing-set-to-ride-out-the-pandemics-economic-storm-reuters-poll-idUSKBN23T00R | 2020-06-22 |
| TOKYO June 22 U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital said it has decided to extend the deadline of a tender offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co to July 9 from Monday | Positive | TOKYO June 22 U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital said it has decided to extend the deadline of a tender offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co to July 9 from Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/nichii-gakkan-buyout-bain-capital/bain-capital-says-extends-japans-nichiigakkan-tender-offer-deadline-to-july-9-idUSL4N2DW1GH | 2020-06-22 |
| TOKYO June 22 U.S. stock futures erased losses and Asian stocks held flat on Monday trying to shake off worries that rising coronavirus cases in the United States could scupper a quick economic rebound from the massive downturn triggered by the pandemic | Positive | 500 futures erase early gains but second wave fears persist | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-try-to-shake-off-second-wave-virus-fears-idUSL4N2DZ0KK | 2020-06-22 |
| 44 a barrel while U.S. crude was at | Neutral | 500 futures erase early gains but second wave fears persist | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-try-to-shake-off-second-wave-virus-fears-idUSL4N2DZ0KK | 2020-06-22 |
| SINGAPORE June 22 The U.S. dollar touched a threeweek high and commodity currencies were stalled on Monday as renewed worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections sent investors into safer assets | Negative | New cases not seen driving new lockdowns but investors unnerved | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-fear-of-renewed-pandemic-gathers-pace-idUSL4N2DZ07D | 2020-06-22 |
| The risksensitive Australian dollar slipped against the U.S. dollar and yen in morning trade before paring losses to inch about 0 | Negative | New cases not seen driving new lockdowns but investors unnerved | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-fear-of-renewed-pandemic-gathers-pace-idUSL4N2DZ07D | 2020-06-22 |
| At the same time a slowdown in global central banks drawing on the U.S. Federal Reserves emergency dollar funding lines could also provide dollar support | Neutral | New cases not seen driving new lockdowns but investors unnerved | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-fear-of-renewed-pandemic-gathers-pace-idUSL4N2DZ07D | 2020-06-22 |
| Talks last week between U.S. and Chinese officials encouraged hopes that Beijing would continue to buy American farm goods as called for under a trade agreement | Positive | SYDNEY June 22 U.S. soybean futures edged lower on Monday retreating from a near threemonth high touched in the previous session as gains in the U.S. dollar dented export prospects though expectations of strong Chinese demand kept losses in check | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-grains/grains-soybeans-falls-from-near-3-month-high-hopes-of-chinese-demand-cap-losses-idUSL4N2DZ09K | 2020-06-22 |
| U.S. 500 futures were down 0 | Neutral | 500 futures down as much as in early Asian trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-u-s-stock-futures-fall-as-infections-spike-hits-confidence-idUSL4N2DY0IQ | 2020-06-22 |
| Apple Inc said on Friday it would temporarily shut 11 U.S. stores as coronavirus cases continue to rise in southern and western states | Negative | 500 futures down as much as in early Asian trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-u-s-stock-futures-fall-as-infections-spike-hits-confidence-idUSL4N2DY0IQ | 2020-06-22 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 2248029 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 32411 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 560 to 119615 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 2248029 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 32411 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 560 to 119615 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-2248029-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23S0Q1 | 2020-06-22 |
| YORK A standoff over the independence of one of the countrys most important prosecutors offices ended on Saturday when Geoffrey Berman agreed to step down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York the office that had been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani | Negative | YORK A standoff over the independence of one of the countrys most important prosecutors offices ended on Saturday when Geoffrey Berman agreed to step down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York the office that had been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-newyork-barr/manhattan-prosecutor-steps-down-ending-stand-off-with-attorney-general-barr-idUSKBN23R0TJ | 2020-06-21 |
| On Friday Barr said he had picked Craig Carpenito the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New Jersey to serve as Acting U.S. Attorney until Claytons confirmation | Neutral | YORK A standoff over the independence of one of the countrys most important prosecutors offices ended on Saturday when Geoffrey Berman agreed to step down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York the office that had been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-newyork-barr/manhattan-prosecutor-steps-down-ending-stand-off-with-attorney-general-barr-idUSKBN23R0TJ | 2020-06-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would mount another bid to end the program that protects socalled Dreamer immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children after a loss in the U.S. Supreme Court | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would mount another bid to end the program that protects socalled Dreamer immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children after a loss in the U.S. Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-immigration-trump/trump-says-will-refile-bid-to-end-dreamers-program-fox-news-interview-idUSKBN23S02P | 2020-06-21 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Trumps effort to end the DACA program that protects from deportation roughly 649000 immigrants calling the administrations actions arbitrary and capricious | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would mount another bid to end the program that protects socalled Dreamer immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children after a loss in the U.S. Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-immigration-trump/trump-says-will-refile-bid-to-end-dreamers-program-fox-news-interview-idUSKBN23S02P | 2020-06-21 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge denied on Saturday a request by the Trump administration for an injunction to block publication of a book by Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton that alleges the president sought Chinas help to win reelection | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge denied on Saturday a request by the Trump administration for an injunction to block publication of a book by Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton that alleges the president sought Chinas help to win reelection | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/u-s-judge-denies-trumps-bid-to-block-boltons-book-but-criticizes-ex-adviser-idUSKBN23R0LW | 2020-06-21 |
| WASHINGTON Fridays surprise decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to replace a top federal prosecutor has thrust one of the Trump administrations more lowprofile bipartisan officials into the spotlight shocking people who know and have worked with him | Positive | WASHINGTON Fridays surprise decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to replace a top federal prosecutor has thrust one of the Trump administrations more lowprofile bipartisan officials into the spotlight shocking people who know and have worked with him | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-sec-analysis/ousting-of-u-s-prosecutor-thrusts-low-profile-markets-regulator-into-unwelcome-spotlight-idUSKBN23R0S1 | 2020-06-21 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized China for escalating border tensions with India | Negative | MUMBAI China lost at least 40 soldiers in a clash with India at their disputed border this week a federal government minister has said as the nucleararmed countries remained locked in confrontation on the frontline on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-india-china/china-likely-lost-at-least-40-soldiers-in-border-clash-indian-minister-idUSKBN23S079 | 2020-06-21 |
| But the future government will face increasing EU and U.S. pressure to recognise the independence of Serbias former province of Kosovo a move seen as key for regional stability | Neutral | BELGRADE Serbians go to polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament in Europes first national election since coronavirus lockdowns took effect some three months ago with the ruling conservatives seen winning a comfortable majority | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-serbia-election/serbians-head-to-polls-in-europes-first-post-lockdown-election-idUSKBN23S001 | 2020-06-21 |
| U.S. and Russian envoys are due to discuss mutually agreed topics related to the future of arms in Austria next week the U.S. State Department has said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin is concerned about how much he can trust arrangements with U.S. President Donald Trump amid protests in the United States the Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-kremlin/kremlin-putin-concerned-about-arrangements-with-u-s-amid-protests-ifx-idUSKBN23R0J1 | 2020-06-21 |
| FRANKFURT June 20 German payments firm Wirecard said late on Friday it had hired U.S. investment bank Houlihan Lokey to develop a new financing strategy as Moodys slashed the companys rating to junk following the disappearance of 1 | Negative | FRANKFURT June 20 German payments firm Wirecard said late on Friday it had hired U.S. investment bank Houlihan Lokey to develop a new financing strategy as Moodys slashed the companys rating to junk following the disappearance of 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/wirecard-accounts-ratings/wirecard-seeks-new-financing-strategy-as-moodys-downgrades-firm-to-junk-idUSL8N2DX061 | 2020-06-21 |
| WASHINGTON A close adviser to former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has begun forming a team to oversee the transition if the Democratic presidential candidate wins Novembers election and unseats President Donald Trump according to a statement on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON A close adviser to former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has begun forming a team to oversee the transition if the Democratic presidential candidate wins Novembers election and unseats President Donald Trump according to a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-transition-team/biden-aide-begins-forming-u-s-presidential-transition-team-idUSKBN23R0RH | 2020-06-21 |
| The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Saturday it has halted a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of hospitalized COVID19 patients | Negative | The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Saturday it has halted a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of hospitalized COVID19 patients | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hydroxychloroq/u-s-halts-test-of-trump-touted-hydroxychloroquine-for-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN23R0OT | 2020-06-21 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID19 on Monday | Negative | The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Saturday it has halted a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of hospitalized COVID19 patients | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hydroxychloroq/u-s-halts-test-of-trump-touted-hydroxychloroquine-for-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN23R0OT | 2020-06-21 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 2215618 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 32218 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 690 to 119055 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 2215618 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 32218 from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 690 to 119055 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-2215618-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23R0R7 | 2020-06-21 |
| Four Democratic U.S. senators planned to introduce a bill to declare Juneteenth a federal holiday | Positive | ATLANTA Thousands marched through U.S. cities on Friday in Juneteenth observances marking the abolition of slavery more than a century and a half ago an occasion freighted with special resonance this year amid Americas reckoning with its legacy of racism | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-juneteenth/civil-rights-isnt-over-americans-mark-juneteenth-coast-to-coast-idUSKBN23Q1EU | 2020-06-20 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Troubling spikes in coronavirus infection rates were reported on Friday in several U.S. states mainly in the South and West a day before President Donald Trump was due to preside over an Oklahoma campaign rally that will be Americas largest indoor gathering in months | Negative | Troubling spikes in coronavirus infection rates were reported on Friday in several U.S. states mainly in the South and West a day before President Donald Trump was due to preside over an Oklahoma campaign rally that will be Americas largest indoor gathering in months | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/several-u-s-states-see-coronavirus-infection-spikes-wall-street-unnerved-idUSKBN23Q3F7 | 2020-06-20 |
| U.S. law firm White Case and Citigroup are advising Aeromexico according to Mexican newspaper El Financiero | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Aeromexico is analyzing its options for an orderly restructuring of its short and mediumterm financial commitments the Mexican airline said on Friday adding that it had not decided whether to seek Chapter 11 protections in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-aeromexico-media-companystatement/aeromexico-says-looking-to-restructure-financial-obligations-has-not-decided-on-chapter-11-idUSKBN23Q34X | 2020-06-20 |
| Lopez Obrador added that a couple days later U.S. President Donald Trump offered to help crack down on the cartel but Mexico did not accept it | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday said he personally ordered the release of Ovidio Guzman one of the sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin El Guzman after his brief detention during a military operation | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-el-chapo/mexican-president-says-he-ordered-release-of-el-chapos-son-idUSKBN23Q3AW | 2020-06-20 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that meatpacking workers be spaced at least six feet apart | Negative | SAO PAULO The Brazilian government on Friday published new guidelines for meatpackers after a spike of COVID19 cases at food plants including keeping workers at least one meter apart but labor prosecutors criticized the steps as inadequate | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-meat/brazil-issues-new-guidelines-for-meatpackers-as-coronavirus-pandemic-ravages-plants-idUSKBN23Q3AY | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would in future treat Hong Kong as a Chinese city rather than an autonomous one to the extent that China treats the territory as a Chinese city | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would in future treat Hong Kong as a Chinese city rather than an autonomous one to the extent that China treats the territory as a Chinese city | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-hongkong/pompeo-says-way-u-s-treats-hong-kong-depends-on-how-china-does-idUSKBN23Q2U8 | 2020-06-20 |
| U.S.China relations have reached their lowest point in years since the coronavirus pandemic that began in China hit the United States hard | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would in future treat Hong Kong as a Chinese city rather than an autonomous one to the extent that China treats the territory as a Chinese city | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-hongkong/pompeo-says-way-u-s-treats-hong-kong-depends-on-how-china-does-idUSKBN23Q2U8 | 2020-06-20 |
| Tedros whose leadership of the WHO has been severely criticised by U.S. President Donald Trump urged people to maintain social distancing and extreme vigilance | Negative | GENEVA The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating with Thursdays 150000 new cases the highest in a single day and nearly half of those in the Americas the World Health Organization said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/coronavirus-pandemic-accelerating-with-americas-worst-warns-who-idUSKBN23Q2OV | 2020-06-20 |
| LONDON British security officials have told UK telecom operators to ensure they have adequate stockpiles of Huawei equipment due to fears that new U.S. sanctions will disrupt the Chinese firms ability to maintain critical supplies according to a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | LONDON British security officials have told UK telecom operators to ensure they have adequate stockpiles of Huawei equipment due to fears that new U.S. sanctions will disrupt the Chinese firms ability to maintain critical supplies according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-huawei/uk-tells-telcos-to-stockpile-huawei-gear-in-face-of-u-s-sanctions-letter-idUSKBN23Q33R | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Marshall Billingslea will travel to Austria on Monday and Tuesday to discuss mutually agreed topics related to the future of arms with Russian Deputy Foreign Sergei Ryabkov the U.S. State Department said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Marshall Billingslea will travel to Austria on Monday and Tuesday to discuss mutually agreed topics related to the future of arms with Russian Deputy Foreign Sergei Ryabkov the U.S. State Department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-armscontrol-russia/u-s-russian-envoys-to-discuss-arms-control-in-austria-next-week-state-department-idUSKBN23R00G | 2020-06-20 |
| New START which imposes the last remaining limits on U.S. and Russian deployments of strategic nuclear arms to no more than 1550 each expires in February | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Marshall Billingslea will travel to Austria on Monday and Tuesday to discuss mutually agreed topics related to the future of arms with Russian Deputy Foreign Sergei Ryabkov the U.S. State Department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-armscontrol-russia/u-s-russian-envoys-to-discuss-arms-control-in-austria-next-week-state-department-idUSKBN23R00G | 2020-06-20 |
| Russia may suggest but its up to the U.S. and China to decide if theyre | Neutral | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has called on the leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to make good on an agreement to hold a facetoface summit to try to tackle the worlds problems as soon as possible | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-article/putin-uses-ww2-anniversary-to-push-idea-of-russian-backed-summit-to-stabilise-world-idUSKBN23Q24S | 2020-06-20 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin denied on Friday an assertion by a former senior U.S. White House official that Russian President Vladimir Putin thought he could play U.S. President Donald Trump like a and found it easy to manipulate him | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin denied on Friday an assertion by a former senior U.S. White House official that Russian President Vladimir Putin thought he could play U.S. President Donald Trump like a and found it easy to manipulate him | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-kremlin/kremlin-denies-putin-can-manipulate-trump-idUSKBN23Q1KW | 2020-06-20 |
| U.S. crude is up 9 | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday but pulled back sharply from early highs on concerns that continued spread of the novel coronavirus could stall the United States economic rebound | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-boosted-by-opec-cuts-even-as-virus-weighs-on-market-idUSKBN23Q045 | 2020-06-20 |
| PARIS Britain France and Germany said on Friday they would not back U.S. efforts to unilaterally trigger the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran but said they wanted talks with Tehran over its ongoing violations of a 2015 nuclear accord | Negative | PARIS Britain France and Germany said on Friday they would not back U.S. efforts to unilaterally trigger the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran but said they wanted talks with Tehran over its ongoing violations of a 2015 nuclear accord | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-europe/europe-tells-u-s-we-wont-back-unilateral-iran-sanctions-snapback-idUSKBN23Q1DB | 2020-06-20 |
| Speaking to reporters on Friday in a teleconference call the U.S. special envoy to Iran Brian Hook declined to comment on a potential compromise | Negative | PARIS Britain France and Germany said on Friday they would not back U.S. efforts to unilaterally trigger the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran but said they wanted talks with Tehran over its ongoing violations of a 2015 nuclear accord | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-europe/europe-tells-u-s-we-wont-back-unilateral-iran-sanctions-snapback-idUSKBN23Q1DB | 2020-06-20 |
| PARIS Britain France and Germany said on Friday they would not support U.S. efforts to trigger the reimposition of U.N. sanctions on Iran | Negative | PARIS Britain France and Germany said on Friday they would not support U.S. efforts to trigger the reimposition of U.N. sanctions on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-europe/britain-france-germany-would-not-back-u-n-iran-sanctions-snapback-statement-idUSKBN23Q2OE | 2020-06-20 |
| U.S. production has grown faster than rivals output and global oil consumption every year since 2010 with the exception of 2016 when prices crashed to an average of less than | Positive | 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 |
| The U.S. administration has blamed the Chinese government for moving too slowly to contain the initial outbreak | Negative | China said on Friday it had identified a European strain of coronavirus as having sparked the recent Beijing outbreak while the World Health Organization said only that it had been imported from outside the city and needed further investigation | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-virus-data/china-sees-european-virus-strain-in-beijing-who-says-more-study-needed-idUSKBN23Q04L | 2020-06-20 |
| The continued spread of the novel coronavirus could hamper the U.S. economic rebound from the pandemic and more fiscal and monetary support will likely be needed Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said on Friday | Negative | The continued spread of the novel coronavirus could hamper the U.S. economic rebound from the pandemic and more fiscal and monetary support will likely be needed Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-rosengren/u-s-economy-will-likely-need-more-support-feds-rosengren-says-idUSKBN23Q2GN | 2020-06-20 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. healthcare sector looks set for a bulked up profile in growth indexes when FTSE Russell reconstitutes its stock indexes late next Friday an annual event that historically creates one of the biggest trading volume days of the year | Neutral | NEW YORK The U.S. healthcare sector looks set for a bulked up profile in growth indexes when FTSE Russell reconstitutes its stock indexes late next Friday an annual event that historically creates one of the biggest trading volume days of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-healthcare-to-get-growth-bump-in-covid-19-influenced-russell-remake-idUSKBN23Q2UK | 2020-06-20 |
| NEW Two U.S. Federal Reserve officials sounded increasing pessimism on Friday on the swiftness of any economic recovery from the novel coronavirus epidemic and warned the unemployment rate could rise again if the disease is not brought under control | Negative | NEW Two U.S. Federal Reserve officials sounded increasing pessimism on Friday on the swiftness of any economic recovery from the novel coronavirus epidemic and warned the unemployment rate could rise again if the disease is not brought under control | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell/fed-officials-signal-rising-caution-on-u-s-economic-recovery-amid-virus-spread-idUSKBN23Q2V7 | 2020-06-20 |
| Powell in a separate appearance on Friday reiterated that the U.S. economic recovery will not be quick or smooth | Negative | NEW Two U.S. Federal Reserve officials sounded increasing pessimism on Friday on the swiftness of any economic recovery from the novel coronavirus epidemic and warned the unemployment rate could rise again if the disease is not brought under control | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell/fed-officials-signal-rising-caution-on-u-s-economic-recovery-amid-virus-spread-idUSKBN23Q2V7 | 2020-06-20 |
| SEOUL North Korea has been ramping up tensions with South Korea in recent weeks but the campaign seems aimed at making a renewed push for sanctions relief by recapturing the attention of a U.S. administration that is distracted by domestic issues | Negative | SEOUL North Korea has been ramping up tensions with South Korea in recent weeks but the campaign seems aimed at making a renewed push for sanctions relief by recapturing the attention of a U.S. administration that is distracted by domestic issues | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-usa-kimjongun-analysis/north-koreas-kim-stokes-tensions-with-eye-on-distracted-trump-idUSKBN23Q1BX | 2020-06-20 |
| Analysts say one of Kims goals in lashing out at U.S. ally South Korea is to remind Washington of the unresolved issues with North Korea potentially forcing it to intervene | Negative | SEOUL North Korea has been ramping up tensions with South Korea in recent weeks but the campaign seems aimed at making a renewed push for sanctions relief by recapturing the attention of a U.S. administration that is distracted by domestic issues | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-usa-kimjongun-analysis/north-koreas-kim-stokes-tensions-with-eye-on-distracted-trump-idUSKBN23Q1BX | 2020-06-20 |
| Two days ago Russia said the U.S. had scrambled fighter jets to escort four Russian nuclearcapable Tupolev Tu95MS bombers as they carried out a planned flight near the U.S. border | Negative | MOSCOW Russia scrambled fighter jets to intercept two U.S. B52 bombers flying over the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast the Interfax news agency cited the Defence Ministry in Moscow as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-russia-usa-bombers/russia-scrambles-jets-to-escort-u-s-bombers-over-okhotsk-sea-interfax-idUSKBN23Q12Q | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON June 19 The U.S. on Friday rejected a request by four Chinese airlines for additional weekly flights between the two countries but said the decision was not meant to escalate tensions over travel restrictions in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON June 19 The U.S. on Friday rejected a request by four Chinese airlines for additional weekly flights between the two countries but said the decision was not meant to escalate tensions over travel restrictions in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-china-airlines/u-s-rejects-chinese-airlines-request-for-additional-flights-idUSL1N2DW2N9 | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. current account deficit dipped to a near twoyear low in the first quarter as the COVID19 pandemic restricted the flow of goods and services while companies continued to repatriate profits back home | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. current account deficit dipped to a near twoyear low in the first quarter as the COVID19 pandemic restricted the flow of goods and services while companies continued to repatriate profits back home | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-currentaccount/u-s-current-account-deficit-edges-down-covid-19-curbs-trade-idUSKBN23Q26D | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON June 19 The U.S. Treasury Department and Small Business Administration said on Friday they would disclose names and other details about businesses that take Paycheck Protection Program loans of or more | Positive | WASHINGTON June 19 The U.S. Treasury Department and Small Business Administration said on Friday they would disclose names and other details about businesses that take Paycheck Protection Program loans of or more | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/u-s-treasury-sba-to-disclose-names-of-most-businesses-taking-ppp-loans-idUSL1N2DW2M2 | 2020-06-20 |
| U.S. airline Delta has a significant stake in Aeromexico | Positive | details on Aeromexicos | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/aeromexico-media-companystatement/update-2-aeromexico-says-looking-to-restructure-financial-obligations-has-not-decided-on-chapter-11-idUSL1N2DW1E3 | 2020-06-20 |
| NEW YORK June 19 Demand for safe havens rose and global equity markets turned south on Friday after Apple Inc said it would temporarily shut 11 U.S. stores as coronavirus cases continue to rise rekindling fears of a deadly second wave of the pandemic | Negative | gold oil settlement prices new | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-retreat-on-renewed-pandemic-fears-safe-havens-rise-idUSL1N2DW17Y | 2020-06-20 |
| California North Carolina and a string of U.S. cities have mandated or urged mandatory mask use to contain spiraling coronavirus cases as at least six states set daily records | Negative | Nasdaq tops 10000 mark again as Wall Street gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-rise-on-economic-recovery-hopes-bonds-dip-idUSL8N2DW3V4 | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON A top U.S. federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani on Friday refused to step down after the administration abruptly said it was replacing him | Negative | WASHINGTON A top U.S. federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani on Friday refused to step down after the administration abruptly said it was replacing him | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-justice-newyork/u-s-prosecutor-who-has-investigated-trump-lawyer-says-he-wont-resign-idUSKBN23R02N | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened unspecified action against any protesters at his weekend reelection rally in Tulsa Oklahoma in a warning that his campaign said was not directed at peaceful demonstrators | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened unspecified action against any protesters at his weekend reelection rally in Tulsa Oklahoma in a warning that his campaign said was not directed at peaceful demonstrators | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-tulsa-trump/trump-warns-protesters-to-face-different-scene-at-his-oklahoma-rally-idUSKBN23Q2ER | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump looks forward to squaring off with Democrat Joe Biden his presumptive rival in the November U.S. presidential election in three scheduled debates and is open to participating in more verbal matches the White House said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump looks forward to squaring off with Democrat Joe Biden his presumptive rival in the November U.S. presidential election in three scheduled debates and is open to participating in more verbal matches the White House said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-debates/trump-happy-with-three-election-debates-willing-to-consider-more-white-house-idUSKBN23Q31B | 2020-06-20 |
| NEW YORK Several U.S. hospitals in states with fresh surges of COVID19 cases have started treating their sickest patients with dexamethasone rather than await confirmation of preliminary results of a study by British researchers who said the inexpensive steroid saves lives | Positive | NEW YORK Several U.S. hospitals in states with fresh surges of COVID19 cases have started treating their sickest patients with dexamethasone rather than await confirmation of preliminary results of a study by British researchers who said the inexpensive steroid saves lives | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-dexamethasone/u-s-hospitals-in-hard-hit-regions-step-up-use-of-steroids-on-sickest-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN23Q1MN | 2020-06-20 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Nabriva Therapeutics Plcs antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections citing stillunresolved manufacturing issues the biopharmaceutical company said on Friday | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Nabriva Therapeutics Plcs antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections citing stillunresolved manufacturing issues the biopharmaceutical company said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-nabriva-fda/fda-again-declines-approval-of-nabrivas-antibiotic-for-urinary-tract-infections-idUSKBN23R02J | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has found alternative partners for global health projects as it withdraws from the World Health Organization except for polio eradication an area where U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had credited the body for its good work | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has found alternative partners for global health projects as it withdraws from the World Health Organization except for polio eradication an area where U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had credited the body for its good work | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/u-s-finds-alternative-partners-to-who-except-for-polio-u-s-official-idUSKBN23Q36D | 2020-06-20 |
| AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said Friday it will require guests to wear face masks at all of its U.S. movie theaters when they reopen in July a reversal of a policy from a day earlier that prompted a swift backlash | Negative | AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said Friday it will require guests to wear face masks at all of its U.S. movie theaters when they reopen in July a reversal of a policy from a day earlier that prompted a swift backlash | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-amc-ent-holdg-theater/after-backlash-amc-says-it-will-require-masks-at-all-u-s-theaters-idUSKBN23Q03L | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies blocking his bid to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants often called who entered the United States illegally as children | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies blocking his bid to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants often called who entered the United States illegally as children | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-supreme-court-thwarts-trump-plan-to-end-dreamers-immigrant-program-idUSKBN23P2HM | 2020-06-19 |
| U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar effectively pulled herself out of contention to be Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens running mate on Thursday saying she felt that the historic moment required picking a woman of color | Neutral | U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar effectively pulled herself out of contention to be Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens running mate on Thursday saying she felt that the historic moment required picking a woman of color | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-runningmate/klobuchar-pulls-back-from-consideration-as-bidens-running-mate-idUSKBN23Q0HF | 2020-06-19 |
| California North Carolina and a string of U.S. cities mandated or urged mandatory mask use on Thursday to get a grip on spiraling coronavirus cases as at least six states set daily records | Negative | California North Carolina and a string of U.S. cities mandated or urged mandatory mask use on Thursday to get a grip on spiraling coronavirus cases as at least six states set daily records | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/it-may-save-your-life-facing-virus-surge-more-u-s-states-mandate-masks-idUSKBN23Q04B | 2020-06-19 |
| A month after many governors reopened their economies a growing number are adopting U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance that masks are essential to prevent community spread | Positive | California North Carolina and a string of U.S. cities mandated or urged mandatory mask use on Thursday to get a grip on spiraling coronavirus cases as at least six states set daily records | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/it-may-save-your-life-facing-virus-surge-more-u-s-states-mandate-masks-idUSKBN23Q04B | 2020-06-19 |
| The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued to block Bolton from releasing the book on the grounds that the latest draft still contained classified information | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump came under attack from both sides of the American political spectrum on Thursday as liberal Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and former White House aide and conservative hawk John Bolton both declared him unfit to lead the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-unfit-to-be-u-s-president-democrat-pelosi-conservative-bolton-agree-idUSKBN23P22C | 2020-06-19 |
| He also wrote that Trump said invading Venezuela would be even as the U.S. government has said it does not favor using force to topple socialist President Nicolas Maduro | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump came under attack from both sides of the American political spectrum on Thursday as liberal Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and former White House aide and conservative hawk John Bolton both declared him unfit to lead the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-unfit-to-be-u-s-president-democrat-pelosi-conservative-bolton-agree-idUSKBN23P22C | 2020-06-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday branded as a former White House national security adviser John Bolton who has accused President Donald Trump in a book of sweeping misdeeds and said he is not fit for office | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday branded as a former White House national security adviser John Bolton who has accused President Donald Trump in a book of sweeping misdeeds and said he is not fit for office | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-calls-bolton-a-traitor-idUSKBN23Q05S | 2020-06-19 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump hit by a second U.S. Supreme Court loss in four days said on Thursday he plans to issue an updated list of potential conservative nominees to the high court after the justices halted one of his hardline immigration policies | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump hit by a second U.S. Supreme Court loss in four days said on Thursday he plans to issue an updated list of potential conservative nominees to the high court after the justices halted one of his hardline immigration policies | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-trump/trump-pledges-new-list-of-conservative-supreme-court-contenders-idUSKBN23P379 | 2020-06-19 |
| Record upside surprises in U.S. economic data in recent weeks have raised expectations for a shaped recovery from the COVID19 recession that sent unemployment soaring | Negative | WASHINGTON The temporary fences that separated protesters from the White House have come down | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-disconnect-analysi/months-before-election-trump-finds-himself-at-odds-with-most-americans-views-idUSKBN23P1LB | 2020-06-19 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos foreign ministry said on Thursday it would monitor the continuity of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program in the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trumps bid to abolish it | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos foreign ministry said on Thursday it would monitor the continuity of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program in the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trumps bid to abolish it | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-court-immigration-mexico/mexico-says-it-will-monitor-u-s-daca-program-developments-idUSKBN23P3EO | 2020-06-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to block President Donald Trumps plan to remove 9500 troops from close ally Germany by prohibiting funding for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Europe without congressional approval | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to block President Donald Trumps plan to remove 9500 troops from close ally Germany by prohibiting funding for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Europe without congressional approval | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-germany-military-congress/u-s-lawmakers-offer-bill-to-block-trump-from-german-troop-withdrawal-idUSKBN23P2LA | 2020-06-19 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has also recently called for Russia to be allowed back into the G7 club of leading economies a seat Moscow lost over the conflict in Ukraine | Negative | European Union leaders are expected on Friday to back extending the blocs main economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine until the end of January 2021 diplomatic sources and officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-eu-russia-sanctions/eu-leaders-to-support-extending-russia-economic-sanctions-sources-say-idUSKBN23P1XP | 2020-06-19 |
| Trump has made rebalancing the massive U.S. trade deficit with China a top priority but relations have worsened steadily as his campaign for reelection in November heats up | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his threat to cut ties with China a day after his top diplomats held talks with Beijing and his trade representative said he did not consider decoupling the U.S. and Chinese economies a viable option | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-trump/trump-renews-threat-to-cut-ties-with-beijing-a-day-after-high-level-u-s-china-talks-idUSKBN23P3JS | 2020-06-19 |
| But the U.S. certainly does maintain a policy option under various conditions of a complete decoupling from China | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his threat to cut ties with China a day after his top diplomats held talks with Beijing and his trade representative said he did not consider decoupling the U.S. and Chinese economies a viable option | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-trump/trump-renews-threat-to-cut-ties-with-beijing-a-day-after-high-level-u-s-china-talks-idUSKBN23P3JS | 2020-06-19 |
| On Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump who has made rebalancing trade with China a top priority renewed a threat to cut ties with Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinas attitude in talks with the United States this week in Hawaii cannot be described as forthcoming although it did commit to following through on Phase One of the U.S.China trade deal the senior U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-diplomacy/china-not-forthcoming-in-hawaii-talks-but-made-commitment-on-trade-u-s-diplomat-idUSKBN23P3OK | 2020-06-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday underscored the importance of functional U.S.China ties and urged Beijing to step up its purchases of U.S. goods and services as agreed under a Phase 1 trade deal despite delays caused by the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday underscored the importance of functional U.S.China ties and urged Beijing to step up its purchases of U.S. goods and services as agreed under a Phase 1 trade deal despite delays caused by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-business/u-s-chamber-urges-china-to-accelerate-purchases-of-u-s-goods-idUSKBN23P1LN | 2020-06-19 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is in talks with Japan about its concerns with U.S.made Aegis Ashore air defense radar stations a senior U.S. official said on Thursday after Tokyo suspended plans to deploy two of them | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is in talks with Japan about its concerns with U.S.made Aegis Ashore air defense radar stations a senior U.S. official said on Thursday after Tokyo suspended plans to deploy two of them | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defense-aegis-usa/u-s-in-talks-with-japan-after-aegis-ashore-missile-defense-system-suspension-official-idUSKBN23P2IW | 2020-06-19 |
| Lee has exposure to volatile U.S. shale oil and gas and does not plan to reduce his investments yet but also holds local bluechips to balance his portfolio | Positive | Main Street investors who have reaped windfall gains from the steepest stock market rebound on record now seem to be making for safety brokers say just as Wall Street experts are advising clients to dip their toes into riskier assets again | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-retail-trading/main-street-investors-bank-profits-on-rally-that-wall-street-doubted-idUSKBN23Q0QC | 2020-06-19 |
| U.S. 500 eminis ESc1 moved in and out of the red and were last up 0 | Neutral | Asian shares and U.S. stock futures wobbled in choppy trade on Friday as lingering concerns about an fresh spike in coronavirus cases offset growing hopes for a quick economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-stutter-as-second-wave-virus-fears-test-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN23Q00K | 2020-06-19 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes edged up to 0 | Neutral | Asian shares and U.S. stock futures wobbled in choppy trade on Friday as lingering concerns about an fresh spike in coronavirus cases offset growing hopes for a quick economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-stutter-as-second-wave-virus-fears-test-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN23Q00K | 2020-06-19 |
| LOS YORK Oregon elementary school teacher Nancy FloresSanchez 34 was getting ready for her summertime work as a childrens camp counselor in Portland when she learned that the U.S. Supreme Court had preserved an immigration program that has protected her from deportation | Positive | LOS YORK Oregon elementary school teacher Nancy FloresSanchez 34 was getting ready for her summertime work as a childrens camp counselor in Portland when she learned that the U.S. Supreme Court had preserved an immigration program that has protected her from deportation | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration-reaction/daca-recipients-endure-rollercoaster-ride-with-u-s-supreme-court-victory-idUSKBN23P3J6 | 2020-06-19 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 54 against President Donald Trumps move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that offers work permits and deportation relief to certain immigrants who came to the country illegally as children | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 54 against President Donald Trumps move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that offers work permits and deportation relief to certain immigrants who came to the country illegally as children | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration-daca-factbox/what-is-next-for-immigrant-dreamers-after-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-idUSKBN23P3C0 | 2020-06-19 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received 52 new petitions for retroactive biofuel blending waivers that if granted would help bring oil refiners into compliance with a court ruling this year EPA data showed on Thursday | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received 52 new petitions for retroactive biofuel blending waivers that if granted would help bring oil refiners into compliance with a court ruling this year EPA data showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biofuels-epa/us-epa-receives-52-new-petitions-for-retroactive-biofuel-blending-waivers-idUSKBN23P36G | 2020-06-19 |
| Leading U.S. oil industry groups are split on the retroactive requests more evidence of a growing public fracturing within the oil industry around the administrations approach to blending laws | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received 52 new petitions for retroactive biofuel blending waivers that if granted would help bring oil refiners into compliance with a court ruling this year EPA data showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biofuels-epa/us-epa-receives-52-new-petitions-for-retroactive-biofuel-blending-waivers-idUSKBN23P36G | 2020-06-19 |
| The American Petroleum Institute one of the largest U.S. oil and gas lobby groups said it would not support granting pastyear waiver requests | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received 52 new petitions for retroactive biofuel blending waivers that if granted would help bring oil refiners into compliance with a court ruling this year EPA data showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biofuels-epa/us-epa-receives-52-new-petitions-for-retroactive-biofuel-blending-waivers-idUSKBN23P36G | 2020-06-19 |
| The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington | Positive | The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-judge/u-s-senate-votes-to-confirm-mcconnell-protege-to-influential-appeals-court-idUSKBN23P3DW | 2020-06-19 |
| Walker is being elevated from the U.S. District Court in Louisville Kentucky where he has been a judge since October | Neutral | The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-judge/u-s-senate-votes-to-confirm-mcconnell-protege-to-influential-appeals-court-idUSKBN23P3DW | 2020-06-19 |
| U.S. grocery retailer Albertsons Cos Inc said on Thursday its initial public offering would target to raise up to | Positive | U.S. grocery retailer Albertsons Cos Inc said on Thursday its initial public offering would target to raise up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-albertsons-companies-ipo/u-s-grocer-albertsons-expects-ipo-to-raise-up-to-1-3-billion-idUSKBN23P3K6 | 2020-06-19 |
| The sale comes less than four months after U.S. hedge fund Third Point took a more than billion stake and called on Prudential to split into two companies | Negative | The end goal was to create an independent U.S. business Prudential said without giving details on how much of Jackson it still wanted to keep | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-prudential-us-reinsurance/prudential-sells-jackson-equity-stake-to-apollo-backed-athene-for-500-million-idUSKBN23P1I1 | 2020-06-19 |
| The U.S. Justice Department is evaluating the deal while the European Commission is due to give a ruling in July | Positive | Australias antitrust regulator warned Googles planned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fitbit-m-a-alphabet/australian-regulator-says-googles-2-1-billion-fitbit-deal-could-harm-competition-idUSKBN23P032 | 2020-06-19 |
| Lee is expected to hold consultations with U.S. officials including Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun who had led denuclearisation negotiations with North Korea Seouls foreign ministry said | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas chief nuclear negotiator will hold talks with officials in Washington on Thursday amid flaring tensions with North Korea after Pyongyang blew up an interKorean liaison office and threatened military action | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/south-koreas-nuclear-envoy-visits-u-s-as-tensions-flare-with-north-korea-idUSKBN23P048 | 2020-06-19 |
| In April the biggest bank in the U.S. said it would raise its stake in a Chinese mutual fund venture to | Positive | The China Securities Regulatory Commission said in a statement posted on its website the approval would bring in more qualified foreign players | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-markets-futures-jpmorgan/jpmorgan-gets-chinas-nod-for-first-fully-foreign-owned-futures-business-idUSKBN23P1J9 | 2020-06-19 |
| DETROIT Automakers are speeding up U.S. assembly lines to meet recovering demand increasingly confident coronavirus safety protocols are working to prevent outbreaks in their plants but wary of the challenges workers face outside | Positive | DETROIT Automakers are speeding up U.S. assembly lines to meet recovering demand increasingly confident coronavirus safety protocols are working to prevent outbreaks in their plants but wary of the challenges workers face outside | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-plants/automakers-rev-up-u-s-assembly-lines-wary-of-outside-risks-to-workers-idUSKBN23P1L9 | 2020-06-19 |
| In the memo seen by Reuters the U.S. investment bank said it aimed to announce a successor shortly | Neutral | HONG KONG June 19 Investment bank JPMorgan has appointed its AsiaPacific equity capital markets head Daniel Darahem to lead its Brazil business a memo from the bank showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/moves-jpmorgan-hongkong/moves-jpmorgan-promotes-darahem-to-lead-brazil-business-idUSL4N2DW1B3 | 2020-06-19 |
| U.S. 500 eminis moved in and out of the red and were last up 0 | Neutral | Investors worry about second wave of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-stutter-as-second-wave-virus-fears-test-recovery-hopes-idUSL4N2DW02T | 2020-06-19 |
| We still think the general trend of the global economy improving should weigh on the U.S. dollar and support commodity currencies were just seeing a bit of a pause | Positive | Small weekly rise would be dollars best since May | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-heads-for-weekly-gain-as-new-infections-sap-confidence-idUSL4N2DW0E3 | 2020-06-19 |
| A mixed bag of U.S. economic data overnight also gave investors pause for thought with a rebound in Atlanticcoast manufacturing offset by weak labour figures | Neutral | Small weekly rise would be dollars best since May | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-heads-for-weekly-gain-as-new-infections-sap-confidence-idUSL4N2DW0E3 | 2020-06-19 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes fell in price to yield to 0 | Negative | WASHINGTON June 18 Asian stocks were set for gains on Friday although trade was likely to be choppy after a mixed Wall Street session with investor focus swinging between concerns about a second pandemic wave and more upbeat hopes about an economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-rise-after-mixed-wall-st-session-idUSL1N2DV2VL | 2020-06-19 |
| Justin Onuekwusi portfolio manager at Legal General Investment Management said the flareups in Germany and China and rising infection rates in some U.S. states were cause for concern | Negative | oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stock-markets-slip-on-second-wave-virus-fears-safe-havens-rise-idUSL1N2DV1P7 | 2020-06-19 |
| LONDON June 18 The U.S. dollar and Japanese yen held their positions on Thursday as concerns about a rise in new coronavirus cases underpinned demand for safehaven currencies while the Norwegian crown was a star performer | Neutral | Aussie dollar falls after data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-and-yen-supported-by-fears-of-new-pandemic-wave-norways-crown-shines-idUSL8N2DV31X | 2020-06-19 |
| A spike in coronavirus infections in certain U.S. states raised concerns about fresh lockdown measures to combat the epidemic | Negative | Turkcell rises about on Wealth Fund deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/emerging-markets/emerging-markets-stocks-forex-muted-turkish-equities-propped-up-by-turkcell-idUSL8N2DV1VF | 2020-06-19 |
| The U.S. dollar strengthened on Thursday as concerns about a rise in new coronavirus cases globally and higherthanexpected U.S. unemployment claims drove demand for the safehaven currency | Negative | SYDNEY June 19 U.S. wheat futures dipped on Friday and hovered near an eightmonth low hit in the previous session as ample global supplies pushed the grain towards a weekly loss of nearly | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/global-grains/grains-wheat-lingers-near-8-month-low-set-to-finish-week-down-4-idUSL4N2DW0DX | 2020-06-19 |
| Globalfoundries and SkyWater Technology have reached a deal to supply semiconductor chips to the U.S. defense industry and work on new technology the companies said on Thursday as the industry moves toward more U.S. manufacturing | Positive | Globalfoundries and SkyWater Technology have reached a deal to supply semiconductor chips to the U.S. defense industry and work on new technology the companies said on Thursday as the industry moves toward more U.S. manufacturing | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-semiconductors/semiconductor-manufacturers-reach-deal-to-supply-u-s-defense-chips-idUSKBN23P3BQ | 2020-06-19 |
| The social network said the defendant in the U.S. lawsuit operated a data scraping service called which improperly collected data by asking users to provide their Facebook login credentials | Negative | Facebook Inc said on Thursday it filed lawsuits against individuals in Europe and the United States for abusing its platforms to offer automated tools for scraping users personal data and gathering likes | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-lawsuit/facebook-sues-individuals-for-offering-to-extract-data-gather-likes-idUSKBN23P2VE | 2020-06-19 |
| Efforts to reach even a limited U.S.EU trade deal have foundered and sources on both sides see little chance of progress with a U.S. presidential election barely four months away | Positive | Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said France Britain Italy and Spain had jointly responded on Thursday to a letter from U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announcing the pullout | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trade-digital-france/europe-threatens-digital-taxes-without-global-deal-after-u-s-quits-talks-idUSKBN23P0T2 | 2020-06-19 |
| California the most populous U.S. state with 40 million residents was first to impose sweeping clampdowns on residents and mandatory business closures on March 19 | Negative | LOS ANGELES California on Thursday ordered residents to wear masks at nearly all times outside the home saying the strict new rule was necessary because too many Californians were failing or refusing to cover their faces during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-california/california-orders-residents-to-wear-masks-outside-the-home-idUSKBN23P3GA | 2020-06-19 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 2155572 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 22834 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 754 to 117632 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 2155572 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 22834 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 754 to 117632 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-2155572-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23P3K8 | 2020-06-19 |
| PHOENIX Several U.S. states including Oklahoma reported a surge in new coronavirus infections on Wednesday just days before a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Tulsa that will rank as the nations largest social gathering by far in three months | Positive | PHOENIX Several U.S. states including Oklahoma reported a surge in new coronavirus infections on Wednesday just days before a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Tulsa that will rank as the nations largest social gathering by far in three months | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-cases-surge-in-oklahoma-other-states-ahead-of-trumps-tulsa-rally-idUSKBN23O2T2 | 2020-06-18 |
| U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in Senate testimony that Boltons account was absolutely untrue | Negative | WASHINGTON In a withering behindthescenes portrayal President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinpings help to win reelection | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-asked-china-to-help-him-win-in-2020-offered-favors-to-dictators-bolton-says-idUSKBN23O3B7 | 2020-06-18 |
| The U.S. government has sued to block Bolton from publishing the book citing risks to national security and is seeking a court hearing on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON In a withering behindthescenes portrayal President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinpings help to win reelection | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-asked-china-to-help-him-win-in-2020-offered-favors-to-dictators-bolton-says-idUSKBN23O3B7 | 2020-06-18 |
| A former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Fox News television commentator Boltons hawkish approach had worn on a president weary of foreign military entanglements officials say | Negative | WASHINGTON In a withering behindthescenes portrayal President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinpings help to win reelection | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-asked-china-to-help-him-win-in-2020-offered-favors-to-dictators-bolton-says-idUSKBN23O3B7 | 2020-06-18 |
| The U.S. government has publicly said it does not favor using force to topple Venezuelas socialist President Nicolas Maduro | Negative | WASHINGTON In a withering behindthescenes portrayal President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinpings help to win reelection | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-asked-china-to-help-him-win-in-2020-offered-favors-to-dictators-bolton-says-idUSKBN23O3B7 | 2020-06-18 |
| The legal battle however may become irrelevant if Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden defeats Trump in Novembers election | 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 |
| U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos has set Torres sentencing for Sept | Negative | A former governor of the Mexican state of Coahuila has pleaded guilty to charges that he laundered money to conceal bribes paid to him in return for roadbuilding contracts the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-corruption/former-mexican-state-governor-pleads-guilty-in-u-s-to-money-laundering-idUSKBN23P06J | 2020-06-18 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday backtracked further on a Washington summit he had proposed with U.S. President Donald Trump for the July 1 launch of the USMCA trade deal although he did not totally rule it out | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday backtracked further on a Washington summit he had proposed with U.S. President Donald Trump for the July 1 launch of the USMCA trade deal although he did not totally rule it out | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-united-states-trump/mexican-president-says-trump-summit-unlikely-but-keeps-door-open-idUSKBN23O29A | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON China threatened retaliation after U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions over the repression of Chinas Uighurs as excerpts from a book by his former national security adviser alleged he had approved of their mass detention | Negative | WASHINGTON China threatened retaliation after U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions over the repression of Chinas Uighurs as excerpts from a book by his former national security adviser alleged he had approved of their mass detention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/trump-signs-bill-pressuring-china-over-uighur-muslim-crackdown-idUSKBN23O3EW | 2020-06-18 |
| It also calls on U.S. companies operating in Xinjiang to take steps to ensure they do not use parts made with forced labor | Positive | WASHINGTON China threatened retaliation after U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions over the repression of Chinas Uighurs as excerpts from a book by his former national security adviser alleged he had approved of their mass detention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/trump-signs-bill-pressuring-china-over-uighur-muslim-crackdown-idUSKBN23O3EW | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii on Wednesday the State Department said amid a deep deterioration of relations between strategic rivals that are the worlds two top economies | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii on Wednesday the State Department said amid a deep deterioration of relations between strategic rivals that are the worlds two top economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-meets-chinas-top-diplomat-in-hawaii-idUSKBN23O20V | 2020-06-18 |
| Boltons accusations are part of a book that the U.S. government on Tuesday sued to block him from publishing arguing it contained classified information and would compromise national security | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii on Wednesday the State Department said amid a deep deterioration of relations between strategic rivals that are the worlds two top economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-meets-chinas-top-diplomat-in-hawaii-idUSKBN23O20V | 2020-06-18 |
| BRASILIA Brazils rightwing government on Wednesday welcomed the nomination of a U.S. candidate for president of the InterAmerican Development Bank which has always been headed by a Latin American since its founding in 1959 | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils rightwing government on Wednesday welcomed the nomination of a U.S. candidate for president of the InterAmerican Development Bank which has always been headed by a Latin American since its founding in 1959 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-usa-iadb/brazil-backs-u-s-candidate-for-inter-american-development-bank-idUSKBN23O3IE | 2020-06-18 |
| Just days before U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign rally in Tulsa new coronavirus cases are surging in Oklahoma Arizona and other states | Negative | A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID19 should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits the World Health Organization said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23O3LE | 2020-06-18 |
| Trump became the third U.S. president to face impeachment but he remained in office after a Senate vote that largely fell along partisan lines | Negative | China was not the only country mentioned in a litany of allegations that former national security adviser John Bolton makes about U.S. President Donald Trump in excerpts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book-countries-factb/factbox-all-the-presidents-countries-featured-so-far-in-ex-trump-advisers-book-idUSKBN23O3SI | 2020-06-18 |
| U.S. fuel demand as measured by product supplied is down over the past four weeks from a year earlier the government said | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday on fuel demand worries due to an uptick in coronavirus cases with emerging hotspots in China and the United States and as U.S. crude stocks grew again taking commercial inventories to another alltime high | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slides-on-fresh-covid-19-outbreaks-bump-in-crude-stocks-idUSKBN23O03A | 2020-06-18 |
| However U.S. shale producers were expected to restore roughly half a million bpd of crude output by the end of June according to crude buyers and analysts | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday on fuel demand worries due to an uptick in coronavirus cases with emerging hotspots in China and the United States and as U.S. crude stocks grew again taking commercial inventories to another alltime high | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slides-on-fresh-covid-19-outbreaks-bump-in-crude-stocks-idUSKBN23O03A | 2020-06-18 |
| BEIJING China on Thursday warned of countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump signing legislation calling for sanctions over the repression of Chinas Uighur Muslims demanding that Washington stop interfering in its affairs | Negative | BEIJING China on Thursday warned of countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump signing legislation calling for sanctions over the repression of Chinas Uighur Muslims demanding that Washington stop interfering in its affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-countermeasures/china-warns-of-countermeasures-in-response-to-u-s-uighurs-law-idUSKBN23P097 | 2020-06-18 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign legislation calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppressing Uighur Muslims a source familiar with the matter said last week | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer asked about exports of products made by Uighurs and other Muslim groups in camps in China said the United States would strongly U.S. laws banning the import of goods made by forced labor | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-uighurs/u-s-law-prevents-import-of-products-made-by-forced-labor-ustr-idUSKBN23O35I | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON Chinese officials have repeatedly affirmed their commitment to buy more U.S. goods and services as agreed under a Phase 1 trade deal U.S. Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers adding that some billion in purchases had been recorded thus far | Positive | WASHINGTON Chinese officials have repeatedly affirmed their commitment to buy more U.S. goods and services as agreed under a Phase 1 trade deal U.S. Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers adding that some billion in purchases had been recorded thus far | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-bought-about-1-billion-of-u-s-cotton-lighthizer-idUSKBN23O2TC | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday said he viewed the World Trade Organization as a and efforts to find a new leader for the Genevabased agency could provide an opportunity to advance needed reforms | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday said he viewed the World Trade Organization as a and efforts to find a new leader for the Genevabased agency could provide an opportunity to advance needed reforms | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-wto/u-s-wants-wto-head-who-understands-problems-dealing-with-china-lighthizer-idUSKBN23O2LU | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections big tech platforms like Alphabets Google and Facebook have had for decades a senior official said following through on President Donald Trumps bid to crack down on tech giants | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections big tech platforms like Alphabets Google and Facebook have had for decades a senior official said following through on President Donald Trumps bid to crack down on tech giants | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-230/trump-administration-proposes-rolling-back-protections-for-big-tech-idUSKBN23O29D | 2020-06-18 |
| For the proposal to become law U.S. lawmakers would need to submit an approve a bill | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections big tech platforms like Alphabets Google and Facebook have had for decades a senior official said following through on President Donald Trumps bid to crack down on tech giants | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-230/trump-administration-proposes-rolling-back-protections-for-big-tech-idUSKBN23O29D | 2020-06-18 |
| The head of the Federal Aviation Administration Steve Dickson acknowledged on Wednesday that Boeing Co and the U.S. air safety agency both made mistakes on the 737 MAX jet but rejected senators accusations the FAA was probes after two fatal crashes | Negative | The head of the Federal Aviation Administration Steve Dickson acknowledged on Wednesday that Boeing Co and the U.S. air safety agency both made mistakes on the 737 MAX jet but rejected senators accusations the FAA was probes after two fatal crashes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max/faa-chief-acknowledges-agency-boeing-made-mistakes-on-737-max-idUSKBN23O1NE | 2020-06-18 |
| NEW YORK Several U.S. banks are closing branches and offices early on Friday to observe the Juneteenth holiday which commemorates the day in 1865 when the last group of enslaved African Americans learned slavery was abolished | Negative | NEW YORK Several U.S. banks are closing branches and offices early on Friday to observe the Juneteenth holiday which commemorates the day in 1865 when the last group of enslaved African Americans learned slavery was abolished | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-banks-juneteenth/several-u-s-banks-to-close-branches-offices-early-for-juneteenth-idUSKBN23O36Y | 2020-06-18 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Banks across the United States are facing a shortage of coins during coronavirus crisis prompting the U.S. Federal Reserve to ration distribution and work with the U.S. Mint to boost supply | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Banks across the United States are facing a shortage of coins during coronavirus crisis prompting the U.S. Federal Reserve to ration distribution and work with the U.S. Mint to boost supply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell-coins/americans-face-new-coronavirus-challenge-a-shortage-of-coins-idUSKBN23O36U | 2020-06-18 |
| Making matters worse the U.S. Mint has decreased production of coin due to measures put in place to protect its employees | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Banks across the United States are facing a shortage of coins during coronavirus crisis prompting the U.S. Federal Reserve to ration distribution and work with the U.S. Mint to boost supply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell-coins/americans-face-new-coronavirus-challenge-a-shortage-of-coins-idUSKBN23O36U | 2020-06-18 |
| Several U.S. states including Oklahoma where President Donald Trump plans a campaign rally on Saturday reported a surge in new coronavirus infections | Positive | Asian stocks and Wall Street futures fell on Thursday as spiking coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a quick global economic comeback from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-retreat-on-rising-second-wave-fears-idUSKBN23P001 | 2020-06-18 |
| Investors rushed to the safety of bonds with the 10year U.S. Treasuries yield falling 3 basis points to 0 | Negative | Asian stocks and Wall Street futures fell on Thursday as spiking coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a quick global economic comeback from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-retreat-on-rising-second-wave-fears-idUSKBN23P001 | 2020-06-18 |
| The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a major conservation bill that would permanently direct million a year to a longstanding federal program aimed at acquiring and protecting public lands | Positive | The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a major conservation bill that would permanently direct million a year to a longstanding federal program aimed at acquiring and protecting public lands | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-conservation/u-s-senate-overwhelmingly-passes-major-conservation-bill-idUSKBN23O3AH | 2020-06-18 |
| After eight years of litigation with the Securities and Exchange Commission including a successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the appointment process for SEC administrative law judges the onetime Buckets of radio host Raymond Lucia has reached a | Positive | After eight years of litigation with the Securities and Exchange Commission including a successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the appointment process for SEC administrative law judges the onetime Buckets of radio host Raymond Lucia has reached a | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-alj/radio-host-ray-lucia-settles-with-sec-but-war-over-alj-removals-wears-on-idUSKBN23O3EO | 2020-06-18 |
| Most U.S. airports are financially equipped to withstand the coronavirusled slump in passenger traffic which is expected to persist for the rest of 2020 credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said in a report on Wednesday | Neutral | Most U.S. airports are financially equipped to withstand the coronavirusled slump in passenger traffic which is expected to persist for the rest of 2020 credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said in a report on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airports/most-u-s-airports-resilient-to-traffic-slump-so-far-fitch-idUSKBN23O3DP | 2020-06-18 |
| Key credit metrics of most U.S. airports are likely to remain largely stable over the medium term based on the results of the stress tests the report said | Positive | Most U.S. airports are financially equipped to withstand the coronavirusled slump in passenger traffic which is expected to persist for the rest of 2020 credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said in a report on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airports/most-u-s-airports-resilient-to-traffic-slump-so-far-fitch-idUSKBN23O3DP | 2020-06-18 |
| A U.S. senator said on Wednesday he was hoping for bipartisan support in Congress for mandatory rules on masks for air travel after the head of the Federal Aviation Administration again resisted calls for a mandate | Positive | A U.S. senator said on Wednesday he was hoping for bipartisan support in Congress for mandatory rules on masks for air travel after the head of the Federal Aviation Administration again resisted calls for a mandate | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-lawmaker-says-seeking-bipartisan-legislation-on-airline-mask-rules-idUSKBN23O318 | 2020-06-18 |
| While most U.S. airlines are now requiring that passengers wear masks the Department of Transportation has not issued any rules | Neutral | A U.S. senator said on Wednesday he was hoping for bipartisan support in Congress for mandatory rules on masks for air travel after the head of the Federal Aviation Administration again resisted calls for a mandate | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-lawmaker-says-seeking-bipartisan-legislation-on-airline-mask-rules-idUSKBN23O318 | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations on digital services taxes with European Union officials after they failed to make any progress U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations on digital services taxes with European Union officials after they failed to make any progress U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-trade-digital/u-s-pulled-out-of-stalled-talks-on-digital-services-taxes-lighthizer-idUSKBN23O36B | 2020-06-18 |
| Lighthizer told U.S. lawmakers that he still believed an international regime was needed to deal with taxation but the talks with European countries were not proving fruitful | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations on digital services taxes with European Union officials after they failed to make any progress U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-trade-digital/u-s-pulled-out-of-stalled-talks-on-digital-services-taxes-lighthizer-idUSKBN23O36B | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will take action early and to challenge violations of the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement once it takes effect on July 1 U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will take action early and to challenge violations of the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement once it takes effect on July 1 U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/u-s-will-act-early-and-often-if-problems-arise-under-usmca-lighthizer-idUSKBN23O2IN | 2020-06-18 |
| The Fed is already buying junk bonds with a backstop from the U.S. Treasury which would bear the first losses | Negative | FRANKFURT An expected wave of credit rating cuts for companies as a result of the coronavirus crisis has yet to materialise data shows meaning speculation that the European Central Bank will buy bonds of fallen downgraded to junk may be premature | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ecb-policy-credit/as-the-ecb-ponders-purchases-bond-angels-arent-falling-idUSKBN23O1RY | 2020-06-18 |
| The U.S. economy is beginning to recover from the worst of the coronavirus crisis but with some 25 million Americans displaced from work and the pandemic ongoing it will need more help Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Wednesday | Negative | The U.S. economy is beginning to recover from the worst of the coronavirus crisis but with some 25 million Americans displaced from work and the pandemic ongoing it will need more help Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/feds-powell-beats-drum-for-more-government-aid-to-bolster-economy-idUSKBN23O2SI | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. homebuilding increased less than expected in May but a strong rebound in permits for future home construction suggested the housing market was starting to emerge from the COVID19 crisis along with the broader economy | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. homebuilding increased less than expected in May but a strong rebound in permits for future home construction suggested the housing market was starting to emerge from the COVID19 crisis along with the broader economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-housingstarts/u-s-homebuilding-rises-moderately-jump-in-permits-hints-at-green-shoots-idUSKBN23O20J | 2020-06-18 |
| A U.S. House of Representatives panel is debating on Wednesday a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways and reduce carbon pollution | Negative | A U.S. House of Representatives panel is debating on Wednesday a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-infrastructure/house-panel-debating-494-billion-infrastructure-measure-idUSKBN23O388 | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON June 17 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would not close businesses again as several states reported rising numbers of new coronavirus infections | Negative | WASHINGTON June 17 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would not close businesses again as several states reported rising numbers of new coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/healthcoronavirus-usa-trump/trump-says-u-s-will-not-lock-down-again-amid-rising-coronavirus-cases-idUSW1N2CO02D | 2020-06-18 |
| European shares rose for a second day on Wednesday as expectations of more U.S. stimulus and hopes the global economy can bounce back from an appalling April offset fears of further lockdowns after a new COVID19 outbreak in China | Negative | European shares rose for a second day on Wednesday as expectations of more U.S. stimulus and hopes the global economy can bounce back from an appalling April offset fears of further lockdowns after a new COVID19 outbreak in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-rise-for-second-day-on-hopes-of-more-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN23O0XA | 2020-06-18 |
| but was likely to be pulled lower as U.S. stocks which account for more than half the world benchmarks performance were mixed | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-on-recovery-hopes-dollar-on-safe-haven-bid-idUSL1N2DU1S4 | 2020-06-18 |
| U.S. crude fell 42 cents to settle at | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-on-recovery-hopes-dollar-on-safe-haven-bid-idUSL1N2DU1S4 | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans who worked for U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush have formed a Super PAC to support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in November the latest group launched by members of Trumps own party who will work to see him defeated | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans who worked for U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush have formed a Super PAC to support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in November the latest group launched by members of Trumps own party who will work to see him defeated | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-group/republicans-launch-another-pro-biden-super-pac-to-help-defeat-trump-idUSKBN23O33X | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses three weeks after the death of George Floyd | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses three weeks after the death of George Floyd | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/republican-u-s-senator-scott-unveils-police-reforms-democrats-push-for-broader-changes-idUSKBN23O1HO | 2020-06-18 |
| Google is still pursuing a goal announced in 2018 to increase overall U.S. workforce diversity by this year to match what it describes as market supply | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Alphabet Incs Google on Wednesday announced a new hiring goal and security policy to address racial issues at its offices as protests over police brutality against African Americans have carried into discussions about corporate culture | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-minneapolis-police-google/google-sets-2025-leadership-diversity-goal-ends-tailgater-id-checks-idUSKBN23O3EA | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON June 17 The U.S. government proposed a pause in Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development talks about international taxation while governments work to respond to the coronavirus pandemic a spokeswoman for the U.S. Treasury said | Positive | WASHINGTON June 17 The U.S. government proposed a pause in Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development talks about international taxation while governments work to respond to the coronavirus pandemic a spokeswoman for the U.S. Treasury said | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-trade-digital-oecd/u-s-proposed-pause-in-oecd-talks-on-international-taxation-treasury-idUSL4N2DU43Q | 2020-06-18 |
| Elkhou said Onna helped an unnamed U.S. tech company unearth old product designs when it was looking for inspiration after a more simple search tool could not | Positive | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-tech-onna/workplace-search-startup-onna-gets-27-million-in-venture-funding-idUSKBN23O2BD | 2020-06-18 |
| Health directors and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say wearing face coverings in public is essential to slow the spread of the virus | Negative | STOCKTON Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stockton/requiring-masks-political-hazard-as-covid-19-surges-in-california-breadbasket-idUSKBN23O32V | 2020-06-18 |
| No denying Mays billion rebound in U.S. retail sales was an eyepopper and is the latest fodder to fuel the redhot vs debate about what kind of recovery to expect from the COVID19 recession | Negative | No denying Mays billion rebound in U.S. retail sales was an eyepopper and is the latest fodder to fuel the redhot vs debate about what kind of recovery to expect from the COVID19 recession | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-usa-economy-retail-graphics/may-flowers-where-the-u-s-retail-blooms-are-and-are-not-idUSKBN23O1HG | 2020-06-18 |
| Larrain who won critical praise for his 2016 film about the wife of U.S. President John F. Kennedy said Stewart was a great fit for the part | Neutral | LOS ANGELES Kristen Stewart will play Britains Princess Diana in an upcoming movie about the breakdown of her marriage to Prince Charles Hollywood trade publication Deadline reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-film-princess-diana/kristen-stewart-to-play-princess-diana-in-new-movie-idUSKBN23O3CF | 2020-06-18 |
| U.S. designer Michael Kors was the latest to call for a postvirus slowdown in the fashion calendar on Monday as he pulled out of New Yorks shows in September | Negative | 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 |
| With the pandemic accelerating the demise of Neiman Marcus and other top U.S. retailers that model is now increasingly being called into question he said | Negative | 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 report on Tuesday of a powerful treatment for the new coronavirus brought skepticism along with optimism among U.S. doctors who said the recent withdrawal of an influential COVID19 study left them wanting to see more data | Neutral | The report on Tuesday of a powerful treatment for the new coronavirus brought skepticism along with optimism among U.S. doctors who said the recent withdrawal of an influential COVID19 study left them wanting to see more data | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-steroid-data/show-me-the-data-u-s-doctors-skeptical-of-reported-covid-breakthrough-idUSKBN23N3ER | 2020-06-17 |
| The civil lawsuit came one day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Bolton would be breaking the law if the book were published | Negative | The United States on Tuesday sued former national security adviser John Bolton seeking to block him from publishing a book about his time in the White House that it said contained classified information and would compromise national security | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/u-s-sues-ex-trump-adviser-bolton-to-block-book-publication-idUSKBN23N3DX | 2020-06-17 |
| U.S. passenger railroad service Amtrak which has been reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic will run many of its longdistance routes less frequently and cut the frequency of trains in its busy Northeast Corridor the rail operator said on Tuesday | Negative | U.S. passenger railroad service Amtrak which has been reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic will run many of its longdistance routes less frequently and cut the frequency of trains in its busy Northeast Corridor the rail operator said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-amtrak/amtrak-reducing-service-offering-buyout-packages-to-employees-idUSKBN23O04X | 2020-06-17 |
| They could also complicate efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump already grappling with the coronavirus pandemic and antiracism protests to persuade Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear and missile programmes | Negative | SEOUL North Korea on Wednesday rejected South Koreas offer to send special envoys to ease escalating tensions over defector activity and stalled reconciliation efforts and vowed to redeploy troops to border areas | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/north-korea-rejects-souths-offer-of-envoys-vows-to-redeploy-troops-to-border-idUSKBN23N3GY | 2020-06-17 |
| Commenting on tough new U.S. sanctions taking effect this month on Syria Nasrallah called them the last American and said Syrias allies would not allow the sanctions to defeat Syria | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday that dollar injections were needed to shore up the pound currency and accused the United States of preventing dollars from reaching the crisishit country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-lebanon-crisis-hezbollah/hezbollah-leader-says-dollar-injections-needed-accuses-u-s-of-deepening-shortage-idUSKBN23N375 | 2020-06-17 |
| LOS ANGELES The clash between former FBI director James Comey and U.S. President Donald Trump over Russian interference in the 2016 elections is coming to television but the drama series will be aired after Americans vote in November | Negative | LOS ANGELES The clash between former FBI director James Comey and U.S. President Donald Trump over Russian interference in the 2016 elections is coming to television but the drama series will be aired after Americans vote in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-television/trump-comey-clash-coming-to-u-s-television-after-november-election-idUSKBN23O00S | 2020-06-17 |
| MOSCOW The Moscow Exchange said it will offer access to shares from the U.S. 500 index in the coming months in a breakthrough for its longawaited project which was slowed by Western sanctions | Neutral | MOSCOW The Moscow Exchange said it will offer access to shares from the U.S. 500 index in the coming months in a breakthrough for its longawaited project which was slowed by Western sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-moex/moscow-exchange-to-offer-u-s-blue-chip-trading-by-the-end-august-idUSKBN23N2AT | 2020-06-17 |
| SEOUL Oil prices declined on Wednesday as data showed an increase in U.S. crude and fuel inventories raising the prospect of oversupply as a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic threatened to halt any recovery in demand | Negative | SEOUL Oil prices declined on Wednesday as data showed an increase in U.S. crude and fuel inventories raising the prospect of oversupply as a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic threatened to halt any recovery in demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-u-s-crude-stocks-build-amid-virus-resurgence-fears-idUSKBN23O03A | 2020-06-17 |
| Official data from the U.S. Department of Energys Energy Information Administration is due later on Wednesday | Neutral | SEOUL Oil prices declined on Wednesday as data showed an increase in U.S. crude and fuel inventories raising the prospect of oversupply as a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic threatened to halt any recovery in demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-u-s-crude-stocks-build-amid-virus-resurgence-fears-idUSKBN23O03A | 2020-06-17 |
| BOSTON U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said a former Green Beret and his son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country were advancing a interpretation of Japanese law to fight their extradition | Negative | BOSTON U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said a former Green Beret and his son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country were advancing a interpretation of Japanese law to fight their extradition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-calls-bid-by-men-to-avoid-extradition-over-ex-nissan-boss-ghosns-escape-flawed-idUSKBN23N3H5 | 2020-06-17 |
| Prosecutors added that neither Taylor including Michael a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and private security specialist should be released from jail as they are flight risks | Negative | BOSTON U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said a former Green Beret and his son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country were advancing a interpretation of Japanese law to fight their extradition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-calls-bid-by-men-to-avoid-extradition-over-ex-nissan-boss-ghosns-escape-flawed-idUSKBN23N3H5 | 2020-06-17 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration is narrowing its list of promising experimental coronavirus vaccines to about seven from 14 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said | Negative | A cheap and widely used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save lives among COVID19 patients in what scientists said is a major in the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23M17K | 2020-06-17 |
| A full U.S. economic recovery will not occur until American people are sure that the epidemic has been brought under control Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said | Positive | A cheap and widely used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save lives among COVID19 patients in what scientists said is a major in the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23M17K | 2020-06-17 |
| A full U.S. economic recovery will not occur until the American people are sure that the epidemic has been brought under control Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices rose in volatile trade on Tuesday as Wall Street surged and the International Energy Agency increased its oil demand forecast for 2020 but gains were capped by worries about a second wave of coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-3-on-signs-of-u-s-economic-recovery-idUSKBN23N024 | 2020-06-17 |
| U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft told the Security Council on Tuesday that Washington would implement the measures to prevent the Assad regime from securing a military victory | Positive | NEW YORK The United States will impose sanctions on Wednesday aimed at cutting off revenue for Syrian President Bashar al Assads government in a bid to push it back into United Nationsled negotiations and broker an end to the countrys nearly decadelong war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-usa-un/u-s-to-impose-sanctions-aimed-at-blocking-syria-military-victory-idUSKBN23N2YT | 2020-06-17 |
| The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday posted a new rule that allows U.S. companies to work with Chinas Huawei to develop standards for 5G and other cuttingedge technologies despite restrictions on doing business with the telecommunications equipment maker | Positive | The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday posted a new rule that allows U.S. companies to work with Chinas Huawei to develop standards for 5G and other cuttingedge technologies despite restrictions on doing business with the telecommunications equipment maker | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-posts-rule-allowing-u-s-companies-to-work-with-huawei-on-5g-and-other-standards-idUSKBN23N2JP | 2020-06-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and policymakers should be wary of Chinas moves to target vulnerable U.S. assets and expand its market share in the wake of the global economic crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus according to a study prepared for a U.S. trade group and released on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and policymakers should be wary of Chinas moves to target vulnerable U.S. assets and expand its market share in the wake of the global economic crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus according to a study prepared for a U.S. trade group and released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-keen-to-seek-benefits-from-pandemic-distressed-u-s-assets-report-idUSKBN23N2SY | 2020-06-17 |
| The group was formed in 2007 by U.S. companies and the United Steelworkers to push for policies to expand U.S. manufacturing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and policymakers should be wary of Chinas moves to target vulnerable U.S. assets and expand its market share in the wake of the global economic crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus according to a study prepared for a U.S. trade group and released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-keen-to-seek-benefits-from-pandemic-distressed-u-s-assets-report-idUSKBN23N2SY | 2020-06-17 |
| Chinese acquisitions have come under greater U.S. scrutiny to determine their effect on national security but takeovers could increase if the crisis left many distressed assets as expected he said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and policymakers should be wary of Chinas moves to target vulnerable U.S. assets and expand its market share in the wake of the global economic crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus according to a study prepared for a U.S. trade group and released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-keen-to-seek-benefits-from-pandemic-distressed-u-s-assets-report-idUSKBN23N2SY | 2020-06-17 |
| NEW Risk appetite found new life on Tuesday on a record rebound in U.S. retail sales fresh support from the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan and upbeat trial results for a COVID19 treatment driving global equity markets higher and boosting the dollar | Positive | NEW Risk appetite found new life on Tuesday on a record rebound in U.S. retail sales fresh support from the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan and upbeat trial results for a COVID19 treatment driving global equity markets higher and boosting the dollar | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/stocks-and-dollar-gain-on-u-s-retail-sales-drug-trial-idUSKBN23M38R | 2020-06-17 |
| Last week the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would likely hold its benchmark interest rate near zero through 2022 signalling it expects a long road to recovery | Positive | SINGAPORE Business sentiment of Asian companies sank to an 11year low in the second quarter a Thomson survey found with some twothirds of the firms polled flagging a worsening COVID19 pandemic as the biggest risk over the next six months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-asia-businesssentiment-poll/asian-business-sentiment-plunges-to-record-low-on-virus-effect-thomson-reuters-insead-survey-idUSKBN23O0C6 | 2020-06-17 |
| WASHINGTON A full U.S. economic recovery will not occur until the American people are sure that the novel coronavirus epidemic has been brought under control Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday as he began the first of two days of hearings before U.S. lawmakers | Neutral | WASHINGTON A full U.S. economic recovery will not occur until the American people are sure that the novel coronavirus epidemic has been brought under control Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday as he began the first of two days of hearings before U.S. lawmakers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell/green-shoots-welcome-but-recovery-still-a-long-road-feds-powell-says-idUSKBN23N1HV | 2020-06-17 |
| New infections have hit record highs in six U.S. states and Beijing cut flights and closed schools to contain a fresh outbreak in the Chinese capital | Negative | SYDNEY Asian share markets took a cautious turn on Wednesday as a resurgence of global coronavirus cases challenged market confidence in a rapid economic recovery even as the rebound in U.S. retail sales in May broke all records | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-turn-cautious-on-virus-surge-geopolitics-idUSKBN23O08O | 2020-06-17 |
| All the talk of recovery caused headwinds for sovereign bonds though U.S. Treasuries did recoup some of the losses in Asia | Positive | SYDNEY Asian share markets took a cautious turn on Wednesday as a resurgence of global coronavirus cases challenged market confidence in a rapid economic recovery even as the rebound in U.S. retail sales in May broke all records | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-turn-cautious-on-virus-surge-geopolitics-idUSKBN23O08O | 2020-06-17 |
| The U.S. dollar bounced modestly from recent threemonth lows to stand at 96 | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian share markets took a cautious turn on Wednesday as a resurgence of global coronavirus cases challenged market confidence in a rapid economic recovery even as the rebound in U.S. retail sales in May broke all records | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-turn-cautious-on-virus-surge-geopolitics-idUSKBN23O08O | 2020-06-17 |
| U.S. FAA chief Steve Dickson will tell a Senate committee at a hearing on Wednesday that transparency is key to restoring public trust in the agency and planemaker Boeing Co in the wake of fatal 737 MAX crashes according to a copy of his written testimony seen by Reuters | Negative | U.S. FAA chief Steve Dickson will tell a Senate committee at a hearing on Wednesday that transparency is key to restoring public trust in the agency and planemaker Boeing Co in the wake of fatal 737 MAX crashes according to a copy of his written testimony seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-faa/transparency-needed-to-restore-trust-after-737-max-crashes-faa-chief-idUSKBN23N3JH | 2020-06-17 |
| AUSTIN Texas The Texas Democratic Party said on Tuesday it asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept its case seeking to expand votebymail in the state ahead of this years elections saying the coronavirus pandemic is likely to discourage turnout at the polls | Negative | AUSTIN Texas The Texas Democratic Party said on Tuesday it asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept its case seeking to expand votebymail in the state ahead of this years elections saying the coronavirus pandemic is likely to discourage turnout at the polls | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-texaselection/texas-democrats-ask-supreme-court-to-expand-mail-in-voting-idUSKBN23N38P | 2020-06-17 |
| The unveiling comes as the worlds largest online retailer faces intensifying scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers and unions over whether it is doing enough to protect staff from the pandemic | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-to-use-ai-tech-in-its-warehouses-to-enforce-social-distancing-idUSKBN23N1L0 | 2020-06-17 |
| A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that struck down a Trump administration rule that required pharmaceutical companies to include the wholesale prices of their drugs in television advertisements | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that struck down a Trump administration rule that required pharmaceutical companies to include the wholesale prices of their drugs in television advertisements | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-drug-pricing-lawsuit/u-s-appeals-court-rejects-rule-requiring-drug-prices-in-tv-ads-idUSKBN23N2U2 | 2020-06-17 |
| TIM in exclusive talks with U.S. fund KKR to invest in its own lastmile network has made it clear it does not want to give up control of the network | Positive | Open Fiber is a wholesaleonly broadband operator jointly owned by Enel and state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti while TIM has both a network and a retail business | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-open-fiber-m-a-macquarie-sources/macquarie-offer-for-open-fiber-stake-could-speed-single-italy-network-idUSKBN23N1FT | 2020-06-17 |
| U.S. senators introduced legislation on Tuesday that would strengthen FAA oversight of aircraft certification following fatal Boeing Co 737 MAX crashes though a victims father said the bill while a positive step still lacks teeth | Negative | Mass | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/senate-bill-aims-to-improve-aircraft-certification-after-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN23N2YL | 2020-06-17 |
| SUVs are more likely than passenger cars to injure or kill pedestrians according to a new U.S. insurance industry study which recommended design changes to improve safety | Negative | SUVs are more likely than passenger cars to injure or kill pedestrians according to a new U.S. insurance industry study which recommended design changes to improve safety | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-safety-insurance/suvs-more-deadly-to-pedestrians-than-cars-u-s-insurance-study-idUSKBN23N297 | 2020-06-17 |
| BERLIN Volkswagen is increasing its stake in U.S. company QuantumScape by up to million to boost the development of solidstate battery technology that aims to increase the ranges of electric cars and shorten charging times the German carmaker said | Positive | BERLIN Volkswagen is increasing its stake in U.S. company QuantumScape by up to million to boost the development of solidstate battery technology that aims to increase the ranges of electric cars and shorten charging times the German carmaker said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-electric-batteries/volkswagen-invests-extra-200-million-in-u-s-battery-company-quantumscape-idUSKBN23N1K1 | 2020-06-17 |
| June 16 Greeces Alpha Bank is in talks with at least five U.S. investment firms including Cerberus and PIMCO in a fresh attempt to offload a portfolio of bad debt worth more than 10 billion euros | Negative | June 16 story with no | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/alpha-bank-galaxy-divestiture/rpt-alpha-bank-in-talks-with-cerberus-pimco-to-sell-11-bln-of-bad-loans-sources-idUSL8N2DT64R | 2020-06-17 |
| Bain Capital Credit and Apollo are looking to join the race alongside U.S. investment firm Centerbridge which recently agreed to sell its stake in Cepal to Alpha the sources said | Positive | June 16 story with no | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/alpha-bank-galaxy-divestiture/rpt-alpha-bank-in-talks-with-cerberus-pimco-to-sell-11-bln-of-bad-loans-sources-idUSL8N2DT64R | 2020-06-17 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve will start purchasing corporate bonds on Tuesday through the secondary market corporate credit facility one of several emergency facilities to shore up liquidity | Neutral | The panEuropean STOXX 600 index recorded its best day in a month on Tuesday joining a global rally after the prospect of historic monetary and fiscal stimulus revived hopes of an economic rebound from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-log-best-day-in-a-month-as-stimulus-boosts-revival-hopes-idUSKBN23N0QN | 2020-06-17 |
| But Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said a full U.S. economic recovery will not occur until the American people are sure that the novel coronavirus epidemic has been brought under control | Neutral | The panEuropean STOXX 600 index recorded its best day in a month on Tuesday joining a global rally after the prospect of historic monetary and fiscal stimulus revived hopes of an economic rebound from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-log-best-day-in-a-month-as-stimulus-boosts-revival-hopes-idUSKBN23N0QN | 2020-06-17 |
| TOKYO June 17 The dollar held firm against many of its rivals on Wednesday after U.S. retail sales jumped far more than expected in May while risksensitive currencies were hobbled by concerns about the coronavirus and geopolitical tensions in Asia | Negative | Dollar index up after strong data Asian geopolitical tensions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-firm-after-u-s-retail-sales-jump-risk-currencies-softer-idUSL4N2DU103 | 2020-06-17 |
| Powell added that a full U.S. economic recovery will not occur until the American people are sure that the novel coronavirus epidemic has been brought under control | Neutral | Dollar index up after strong data Asian geopolitical tensions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-firm-after-u-s-retail-sales-jump-risk-currencies-softer-idUSL4N2DU103 | 2020-06-17 |
| Yet the virus continues to spread as infections hit record highs in six U.S. states and Beijing struggled to contain a fresh outbreak in the Chinese capital | Negative | Nikkei eases back after rally 500 futures dip | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-given-pause-by-virus-surge-geopolitics-idUSL4N2DT4IZ | 2020-06-17 |
| That in turn helped the U.S. dollar bounce a modestly from recent threemonth lows to stand at 97 | Positive | Nikkei eases back after rally 500 futures dip | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-given-pause-by-virus-surge-geopolitics-idUSL4N2DT4IZ | 2020-06-17 |
| NEW June 16 A record rebound in U.S. retail sales fresh support from the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan and upbeat trial results for a COVID19 treatment boosted risk appetite on Tuesday driving global equity markets higher and strengthening the dollar | Positive | prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-dollar-gain-on-u-s-retail-sales-drug-trial-idUSL1N2DT1Y9 | 2020-06-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a police reform bill put forward by House Democrats would not succeed in the Republicanled Senate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a police reform bill put forward by House Democrats would not succeed in the Republicanled Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-senate-mcconnell/mcconnell-says-democrats-policing-bill-going-nowhere-in-senate-idUSKBN23N34M | 2020-06-17 |
| Trump who branded the impeachment effort a witch hunt was acquitted in February after a trial in the U.S. Senate where his fellow Republicans have a majority | Negative | WASHINGTON Pentagon Comptroller Elaine McCusker who was reported to have questioned the suspension of U.S. military aid to Ukraine a key element in the inquiry leading to President Donald Trumps impeachment resigned on Tuesday Defense Secretary Mark Esper said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-pentagon-resignation/pentagon-official-who-questioned-ukraine-aid-freeze-resigns-idUSKBN23O01O | 2020-06-17 |
| Zelinsky returned to his regular position as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorneys office in Maryland after withdrawing from the case but has never publicly spoken about his decision | Neutral | WASHINGTON Two Justice Department employees will testify to Congress next week about political influence on law enforcement activity including one who worked on Special Counsel Robert Muellers Russia probe the Democraticcontrolled panel said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-justice/u-s-justice-dept-employees-to-testify-about-political-meddling-house-panel-says-idUSKBN23N2FT | 2020-06-17 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution in Texas of a convicted killer scheduled to die later in the evening ruling that a lower court judge should consider the mans request to have a spiritual adviser present | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution in Texas of a convicted killer scheduled to die later in the evening ruling that a lower court judge should consider the mans request to have a spiritual adviser present | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-texas-execution/supreme-court-stays-texas-execution-scheduled-for-tuesday-idUSKBN23N1O1 | 2020-06-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Courts ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major legal fight over the scope of religiousrights exemptions to certain federal laws that could dilute the landmark decisions impact | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Courts ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major legal fight over the scope of religiousrights exemptions to certain federal laws that could dilute the landmark decisions impact | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-lgbt-religion-analysis/next-lgbtq-rights-legal-battle-looms-after-supreme-court-victory-idUSKBN23M36O | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a watershed victory for LGBT rights and a defeat for President Donald Trumps administration by ruling that a longstanding federal law barring workplace discrimination protects gay and transgender employees | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a watershed victory for LGBT rights and a defeat for President Donald Trumps administration by ruling that a longstanding federal law barring workplace discrimination protects gay and transgender employees | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-lgbt/in-landmark-ruling-supreme-court-bars-discrimination-against-lgbt-workers-idUSKBN23M20N | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that will seek to improve how police officers treat African Americans and others by improving credentialing training and mental health resources administration officials said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that will seek to improve how police officers treat African Americans and others by improving credentialing training and mental health resources administration officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-usa-trump/trump-to-sign-police-reform-executive-order-on-tuesday-idUSKBN23M2ST | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law and face criminal liability if a book he has written about his time in the White House is published | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law and face criminal liability if a book he has written about his time in the White House is published | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-books/trump-says-ex-adviser-bolton-will-break-the-law-if-he-publishes-book-idUSKBN23M2UM | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. agency that warns of dangerous weather violated its policy on scientific integrity with a statement last year backing a tweeted forecast by President Donald Trump about the path of a hurricane according to a report released on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. agency that warns of dangerous weather violated its policy on scientific integrity with a statement last year backing a tweeted forecast by President Donald Trump about the path of a hurricane according to a report released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-hurricane/u-s-agency-violated-science-policy-by-backing-trump-hurricane-tweet-report-finds-idUSKBN23N06K | 2020-06-16 |
| MEXICO CITY The American Petroleum Institute the U.S. oil and gas industrys main lobby said it is worried that recent actions by the Mexican government hurt U.S. investors and violate regional free trade agreements | Negative | MEXICO CITY The American Petroleum Institute the U.S. oil and gas industrys main lobby said it is worried that recent actions by the Mexican government hurt U.S. investors and violate regional free trade agreements | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-oil-usa/u-s-oil-group-says-mexico-violating-new-trade-deal-hurting-investors-idUSKBN23M2AN | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to meet a Chinese delegation at a U.S. military base in Hawaii this week to discuss bilateral ties that have soured deeply since the start of the year sources familiar with the matter said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to meet a Chinese delegation at a U.S. military base in Hawaii this week to discuss bilateral ties that have soured deeply since the start of the year sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-to-meet-chinese-delegation-in-hawaii-this-week-idUSKBN23M2W4 | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. airlines are also poised to resumes flights to the city | Positive | BEIJING Beijing banned highrisk people from leaving the Chinese capital and halted some transportation services on Tuesday to stop the spread of a fresh coronavirus outbreak to other cities and provinces | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/virus-hit-beijing-tightens-outbound-travel-shanghai-demands-quarantine-idUSKBN23N03Y | 2020-06-16 |
| New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in record numbers swept through more U.S. states as most push ahead with reopening and President Donald Trump plans an indoor rally in Tulsa Oklahoma | Positive | Several districts of Beijing set up security checkpoints closed schools and ordered people to be tested for the coronavirus on Monday after an unexpected spike in cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23M17K | 2020-06-16 |
| MOSCOW U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said on Monday that Russias sentencing of former U.S. marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in jail for spying would harm relations between Moscow and Washington the Interfax news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said on Monday that Russias sentencing of former U.S. marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in jail for spying would harm relations between Moscow and Washington the Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-verdict-diplomacy/u-s-envoy-says-russias-conviction-of-ex-u-s-marine-threatens-ties-ifax-idUSKBN23M105 | 2020-06-16 |
| Bouts wife Alla told the RIA news agency on Monday she was ready to pen an appeal to U.S. authorities asking them to swap her husband for Whelan | Positive | A Russian court convicted former U.S. marine Paul Whelan of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail a ruling that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said outraged Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-verdict/russia-jails-ex-u-s-marine-for-16-years-on-spying-charges-idUSKBN23M0X0 | 2020-06-16 |
| LONDON Britains Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday he was deeply disappointed by Mondays verdict and sentence against Paul Whelan a former U.S. marine who was convicted of spying for the United States | Negative | LONDON Britains Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday he was deeply disappointed by Mondays verdict and sentence against Paul Whelan a former U.S. marine who was convicted of spying for the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-verdict-britain/uk-deeply-disappointed-by-sentence-passed-on-ex-u-s-marine-in-russia-idUSKBN23M2P9 | 2020-06-16 |
| MOSCOW Russias Foreign Ministry said on Monday that a 16year jail term handed down by a Moscow court to former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan was neither unfair nor too harsh and that he would have been given a longer sentence in the United States | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Foreign Ministry said on Monday that a 16year jail term handed down by a Moscow court to former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan was neither unfair nor too harsh and that he would have been given a longer sentence in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-ministry/russia-defends-16-year-jail-term-for-ex-u-s-marine-on-spying-charges-idUSKBN23M291 | 2020-06-16 |
| Elsewhere U.S. shale producers are also cutting back on drilling amid the collapse in demand for oil | Negative | Oil prices slid on Tuesday on lingering concerns over the threat to fuel demand from the resurgence of new coronavirus infections around the world though hopes for further cuts in crude supplies stemmed losses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-drop-as-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-stokes-fuel-demand-fears-idUSKBN23N024 | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. drillers have slashed production and the number of oil rigs fell below 200 last week the lowest since June 2009 according to energy services company Baker Hughes Co | Negative | Oil prices slid on Tuesday on lingering concerns over the threat to fuel demand from the resurgence of new coronavirus infections around the world though hopes for further cuts in crude supplies stemmed losses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-drop-as-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-stokes-fuel-demand-fears-idUSKBN23N024 | 2020-06-16 |
| Without those disclosures the lawyers said the U.S. summary of the PowerPoint was materially misleading | Negative | YORK Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight extradition to the United States on bank fraud charges court documents released on Monday showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/huawei-cfo-raises-new-argument-to-fight-u-s-extradition-in-canada-court-idUSKBN23N00B | 2020-06-16 |
| Last month a Canadian judge allowed the extradition case to continue rejecting defense arguments that the U.S. charges against Meng do not constitute crimes in Canada | Negative | YORK Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight extradition to the United States on bank fraud charges court documents released on Monday showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/huawei-cfo-raises-new-argument-to-fight-u-s-extradition-in-canada-court-idUSKBN23N00B | 2020-06-16 |
| LONDON Iran could send two to three cargoes a month in regular gasoline sales to ally Venezuela sources say helping offload domestic oversupply but risking retaliation from U.S. President Donald Trump who has sanctions on both nations | Negative | LONDON Iran could send two to three cargoes a month in regular gasoline sales to ally Venezuela sources say helping offload domestic oversupply but risking retaliation from U.S. President Donald Trump who has sanctions on both nations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-venezuela-gasoline/defying-trump-iran-aims-to-keep-offloading-gasoline-glut-to-venezuela-idUSKBN23M2VI | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. oil output from seven major shale formations is expected to decline in July to the lowest since July 2018 the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Monday | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices rose more than on Monday as signs that fuel demand was recovering while members were complying with a production cut deal outweighed fears that new coronavirus infections could further slow the global economy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-2-on-optimism-around-opec-output-pact-idUSKBN23M01G | 2020-06-16 |
| AMMAN The toughest U.S. sanctions yet on Syria take effect this week increasing the pressure on President Bashar alAssad as he grapples with a deepening economic crisis after a decade of war | Negative | AMMAN The toughest U.S. sanctions yet on Syria take effect this week increasing the pressure on President Bashar alAssad as he grapples with a deepening economic crisis after a decade of war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-usa-sanctions-explaine/what-do-new-u-s-sanctions-mean-for-syria-idUSKBN23M1ZY | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. congressional aides said they expect an announcement as soon as Wednesday | Neutral | AMMAN The toughest U.S. sanctions yet on Syria take effect this week increasing the pressure on President Bashar alAssad as he grapples with a deepening economic crisis after a decade of war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-usa-sanctions-explaine/what-do-new-u-s-sanctions-mean-for-syria-idUSKBN23M1ZY | 2020-06-16 |
| The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with Chinas Huawei to allow them to work together on setting standards for nextgeneration 5G networks | Positive | The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with Chinas Huawei to allow them to work together on setting standards for nextgeneration 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-exclusive/u-s-companies-can-work-with-huawei-on-5g-other-standards-commerce-department-idUSKBN23M2DF | 2020-06-16 |
| It noted that U.S. participation in standardssetting influences the future of 5G autonomous vehicles artificial intelligence and other cuttingedge technologies | Positive | The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with Chinas Huawei to allow them to work together on setting standards for nextgeneration 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-exclusive/u-s-companies-can-work-with-huawei-on-5g-other-standards-commerce-department-idUSKBN23M2DF | 2020-06-16 |
| With U.S. companies uncertain what technology or information they were allowed to share engineers from some U.S. firms reduced their participation giving Huawei a stronger voice | Neutral | The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with Chinas Huawei to allow them to work together on setting standards for nextgeneration 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-exclusive/u-s-companies-can-work-with-huawei-on-5g-other-standards-commerce-department-idUSKBN23M2DF | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Chinese officials in Hawaii this week amid increased tensions between the two countries according to another person familiar with the matter | Positive | The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with Chinas Huawei to allow them to work together on setting standards for nextgeneration 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-exclusive/u-s-companies-can-work-with-huawei-on-5g-other-standards-commerce-department-idUSKBN23M2DF | 2020-06-16 |
| TOKYO Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Monday that he had suspended plans to deploy two U.S.made Aegis Ashore air defence radar stations designed to detect and counter North Korean ballistic missiles | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Monday that he had suspended plans to deploy two U.S.made Aegis Ashore air defence radar stations designed to detect and counter North Korean ballistic missiles | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis/japan-halts-deployment-of-aegis-ashore-missile-defence-system-idUSKBN23M10V | 2020-06-16 |
| United Auto Workers President Rory Gamble will meet Matthew Schneider the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan at the end of the month in Detroit to begin negotiations for reforming the union UAW said on Monday | Positive | United Auto Workers President Rory Gamble will meet Matthew Schneider the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan at the end of the month in Detroit to begin negotiations for reforming the union UAW said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-autos-labor-corruption/uaw-president-u-s-prosecutor-to-meet-for-union-reform-talks-on-june-30-idUSKBN23M1YD | 2020-06-16 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID19 but quickly came under fire from President Donald Trump who said only U.S. agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID19 but quickly came under fire from President Donald Trump who said only U.S. agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/trump-critical-of-fda-decision-to-revoke-emergency-use-of-drug-he-has-promoted-for-covid-19-idUSKBN23M283 | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said the drug is still being studied for possible use at an earlier stage of the disease | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID19 but quickly came under fire from President Donald Trump who said only U.S. agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/trump-critical-of-fda-decision-to-revoke-emergency-use-of-drug-he-has-promoted-for-covid-19-idUSKBN23M283 | 2020-06-16 |
| Current U.S. government treatment guidelines do not recommend its use for COVID19 patients outside of a clinical trial | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID19 but quickly came under fire from President Donald Trump who said only U.S. agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/trump-critical-of-fda-decision-to-revoke-emergency-use-of-drug-he-has-promoted-for-covid-19-idUSKBN23M283 | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear eight cases involving a legal defense called qualified immunity that can be used to shield government officials from lawsuits including seven involving police accused of excessive force or other misconduct | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear eight cases involving a legal defense called qualified immunity that can be used to shield government officials from lawsuits including seven involving police accused of excessive force or other misconduct | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-qualified-immunity/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-cases-over-qualified-immunity-idUSKBN23M1YH | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a series of cases seeking to expand gun rights showing that even with its conservative majority it remains hesitant about wading into the contentious issue | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a series of cases seeking to expand gun rights showing that even with its conservative majority it remains hesitant about wading into the contentious issue | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-guns/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-gun-rights-cases-idUSKBN23M1Y0 | 2020-06-16 |
| The court rejected 10 different appeals that had piled up in recent months challenging whether various firearms restrictions violated the U.S. Constitutions Second Amendment right to bear arms | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a series of cases seeking to expand gun rights showing that even with its conservative majority it remains hesitant about wading into the contentious issue | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-guns/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-gun-rights-cases-idUSKBN23M1Y0 | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump a defeat in his legal showdown with the mostpopulous U.S. state declining to hear his administrations challenge to laws in California that protect immigrants from deportation | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump a defeat in his legal showdown with the mostpopulous U.S. state declining to hear his administrations challenge to laws in California that protect immigrants from deportation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-supreme-court-snubs-trump-on-challenge-to-california-sanctuary-laws-idUSKBN23M1X3 | 2020-06-16 |
| The U.S. Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump a defeat in his legal showdown with the mostpopulous U.S. state declining to hear his administrations challenge to laws in California that protect immigrants from deportation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-supreme-court-snubs-trump-on-challenge-to-california-sanctuary-laws-idUSKBN23M1X3 | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON June 15 Ruling against environmentalists the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed | Positive | WASHINGTON June 15 Ruling against environmentalists the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-court-pipeline/u-s-supreme-court-rules-for-pipeline-in-appalachian-trail-dispute-idUSW1N2B400O | 2020-06-16 |
| 18 billion in stock after its U.S. initial public offering was priced at the top end of the range making it the secondlargest pharmaceutical listing ever | Positive | NEW YORK Royalty Pharma RPRX.O on Monday sold | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-royalty-pharma-ipo/royalty-pharma-prices-at-top-of-range-in-second-biggest-pharma-ipo-ever-idUSKBN23M37L | 2020-06-16 |
| The deal is the latest in a string of successful U.S. IPOs in recent weeks and also signals that investor appetite for new stock is undiminished by recent market swings | Positive | NEW YORK Royalty Pharma RPRX.O on Monday sold | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-royalty-pharma-ipo/royalty-pharma-prices-at-top-of-range-in-second-biggest-pharma-ipo-ever-idUSKBN23M37L | 2020-06-16 |
| European biotech firms prefer the Nasdaq because the U.S. capital market offers a critical mass of highly specialised biopharma investors analysts say | Positive | BERLIN German drugmaker CureVac in which the government is taking a sizeable stake to help fund a COVID19 vaccine is planning an initial public offering in the United States next month a finance ministry document seen by Reuters on Monday showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-curevac-ex/coronavirus-vaccine-maker-curevac-plans-u-s-listing-in-july-idUSKBN23M14Z | 2020-06-16 |
| LONDON British coastguards have located the wreckage of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea on Monday and the pilot has been found dead the U.S. Air Force said in a statement | Negative | LONDON British coastguards have located the wreckage of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea on Monday and the pilot has been found dead the U.S. Air Force said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-usa-airplane/u-s-fighter-jet-crashes-off-english-coast-pilot-found-dead-idUSKBN23M17X | 2020-06-16 |
| LONDON The pilot of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea off the coast of northeast England on Monday has been found dead the U.S. air force said in a statement | Negative | LONDON The pilot of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea off the coast of northeast England on Monday has been found dead the U.S. air force said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-usa-airplane-pilot/pilot-from-downed-u-s-jet-off-uk-coast-found-dead-statement-idUSKBN23M2KE | 2020-06-16 |
| LONDON British coastguards have located the wreckage of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed off the coast of northeast England on Monday but the pilot is still missing the U.S. Air Force said in a statement | Negative | LONDON British coastguards have located the wreckage of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed off the coast of northeast England on Monday but the pilot is still missing the U.S. Air Force said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-usa-airplane/uk-coastguards-locate-wreckage-of-u-s-fighter-plane-pilot-missing-idUSKBN23M29D | 2020-06-16 |
| 1 demand is expected to further embolden the U.S. investor to continue with its push | Positive | Cerberus wants two board seats as well as cost cuts and a strategy shift at Germanys secondbiggest bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-commerzbank-cerberus/commerzbank-preparing-to-make-more-job-cuts-board-member-idUSKBN23M0SI | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators will unveil on Monday a voluntary effort to collect and make available nationwide data on existing autonomous vehicle testing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators will unveil on Monday a voluntary effort to collect and make available nationwide data on existing autonomous vehicle testing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-selfdriving-usa/u-s-to-unveil-voluntary-self-driving-testing-data-sharing-effort-idUSKBN23M0U4 | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. states have a variety of regulations governing selfdriving testing and data disclosure and there is currently no centralized listing of all automated vehicle testing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators will unveil on Monday a voluntary effort to collect and make available nationwide data on existing autonomous vehicle testing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-selfdriving-usa/u-s-to-unveil-voluntary-self-driving-testing-data-sharing-effort-idUSKBN23M0U4 | 2020-06-16 |
| Owens said NHTSA will not to take action if it believes unsafe vehicles are being tested on U.S. roads but it has not adopted NTSBs recommendations | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators will unveil on Monday a voluntary effort to collect and make available nationwide data on existing autonomous vehicle testing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-selfdriving-usa/u-s-to-unveil-voluntary-self-driving-testing-data-sharing-effort-idUSKBN23M0U4 | 2020-06-16 |
| NEW YORK The Federal Reserve on Monday launched its Main Street Lending Program the most complex program undertaken yet by the U.S. central bank to help keep the backbone of the economy from buckling under the strains of the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | NEW YORK The Federal Reserve on Monday launched its Main Street Lending Program the most complex program undertaken yet by the U.S. central bank to help keep the backbone of the economy from buckling under the strains of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-mainstreet/fed-launches-long-awaited-main-street-lending-program-seeks-to-reach-nonprofits-idUSKBN23M1Y5 | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. crude was trading up 0 | Neutral | KONG Asian shares rallied and the dollar fell on Tuesday as risk appetite was bolstered by the formal start of the Federal Reserves corporate bond buying programme and earlier worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections eased | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-jump-on-fed-support-easing-second-wave-fears-idUSKBN23M38R | 2020-06-16 |
| June 16 European stock index futures joined a global rally on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves plan to kick off its corporate bond buying programme in an attempt to contain the economic damage from the COVID19 pandemic | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stock-index-futures-bounce-on-feds-bond-buying-plan-idUSL1N2DT0AG | 2020-06-16 |
| European stock index futures joined a global rally on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves plan to kick off its corporate bond buying programme in an attempt to contain the economic damage from the COVID19 pandemic | Positive | European stock index futures joined a global rally on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves plan to kick off its corporate bond buying programme in an attempt to contain the economic damage from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stock-index-futures-bounce-on-feds-bond-buying-plan-idUSKBN23N0QN | 2020-06-16 |
| TOKYO June 16 Japanese shares gained on Tuesday tracking an overnight surge on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve widened its corporate bond purchasing program to support financial markets | Positive | TOKYO June 16 Japanese shares gained on Tuesday tracking an overnight surge on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve widened its corporate bond purchasing program to support financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-soar-as-u-s-fed-widens-corporate-bond-buying-idUSL4N2DT0S0 | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. stock futures the 500 eminis were up 0 | Neutral | Fed announces start of corporate bond buying programme | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-jump-yields-rise-as-fed-readies-corp-bond-buying-idUSL4N2DT011 | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. Treasury yields rebounded on the Fed announcement as investors set aside concerns over the spread of the coronavirus that has boosted demand for safehaven bonds | Neutral | Fed announces indexing approach to bond buying program | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-track-u-s-gains-as-fed-steps-up-support-idUSL1N2DS25Z | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. crude future rose 86 cents to settle at | Neutral | oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rebound-on-fed-debt-program-oil-recovers-idUSL1N2DS1CJ | 2020-06-16 |
| This latest development added to rising infections and hospitalisations in several U.S. states has led investors to reassess the chances of a swift Vshaped recovery | Positive | typo in ninth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-stocks-oil-under-pressure-amid-fears-of-second-wave-of-pandemic-idUSL8N2DS2XI | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON Ruling against environmentalists the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed | Positive | WASHINGTON Ruling against environmentalists the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-pipeline/u-s-supreme-court-clears-way-for-pipeline-to-cross-appalachian-trail-idUSKBN23M23I | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON June 15 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law if a book he has written is published | Negative | WASHINGTON June 15 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law if a book he has written is published | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-trump-bolton-books/trump-says-ex-adviser-bolton-breaks-law-if-he-publishes-book-idUSW1N28M02R | 2020-06-16 |
| NEW YORK The two most populous U.S. states took markedly different approaches to reopening on Monday with New York scolding local governments for not enforcing social distancing and California encouraging counties to restart economies if they met criteria | Positive | NEW YORK The two most populous U.S. states took markedly different approaches to reopening on Monday with New York scolding local governments for not enforcing social distancing and California encouraging counties to restart economies if they met criteria | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/some-scold-others-cheerlead-u-s-states-tackle-reopening-differently-idUSKBN23M2N5 | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. airline passengers who refuse to wear face coverings during the novel coronavirus pandemic could have their flying privileges revoked under tougher enforcement policies the industrys main lobby group said on Monday | Negative | U.S. airline passengers who refuse to wear face coverings during the novel coronavirus pandemic could have their flying privileges revoked under tougher enforcement policies the industrys main lobby group said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-threaten-to-ban-passengers-who-refuse-to-wear-masks-idUSKBN23M2Y5 | 2020-06-16 |
| The U.S. government has not mandated any airline safety requirements since the pandemic hit global aviation despite calls from unions and industry | Negative | U.S. airline passengers who refuse to wear face coverings during the novel coronavirus pandemic could have their flying privileges revoked under tougher enforcement policies the industrys main lobby group said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-threaten-to-ban-passengers-who-refuse-to-wear-masks-idUSKBN23M2Y5 | 2020-06-16 |
| JOHANNESBURG U.S.based Congolese fashion designer Anifa Mvuemba was excited about debuting her fashion line Hanifa at this years New York Fashion Week | Positive | JOHANNESBURG U.S.based Congolese fashion designer Anifa Mvuemba was excited about debuting her fashion line Hanifa at this years New York Fashion Week | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-fashion-innovation/congolese-fashion-designer-goes-virtual-as-virus-hits-runway-shows-idUSKBN23M101 | 2020-06-16 |
| New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in record numbers swept through more U.S. states including Florida and Texas as most push ahead with reopening and President Donald Trump plans an indoor rally in Tulsa Oklahoma | Positive | New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in record numbers swept through more U.S. states including Florida and Texas as most push ahead with reopening and President Donald Trump plans an indoor rally in Tulsa Oklahoma | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/record-spikes-in-new-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-sweep-parts-of-u-s-idUSKBN23L0JB | 2020-06-15 |
| WASHINGTON People attending U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign rally in Oklahoma this week should wear masks a White House adviser said on Sunday as health experts cautioned against large gatherings such as political rallies during the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON People attending U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign rally in Oklahoma this week should wear masks a White House adviser said on Sunday as health experts cautioned against large gatherings such as political rallies during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tulsa/trump-economic-adviser-urges-wearing-of-masks-at-tulsa-rally-idUSKBN23L0OT | 2020-06-15 |
| The U.S. president has not appeared in public wearing a mask which top health experts recommend as a coronavirus safety measure and has expressed disdain for those who do | Negative | WASHINGTON People attending U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign rally in Oklahoma this week should wear masks a White House adviser said on Sunday as health experts cautioned against large gatherings such as political rallies during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tulsa/trump-economic-adviser-urges-wearing-of-masks-at-tulsa-rally-idUSKBN23L0OT | 2020-06-15 |
| WASHINGTON Tim Scott the only black Republican member of the U.S. Senate said on Sunday he is open to exploring whether to enact a new law that would decertify bad police officers as part of a larger law enforcement reform package | Positive | WASHINGTON Tim Scott the only black Republican member of the U.S. Senate said on Sunday he is open to exploring whether to enact a new law that would decertify bad police officers as part of a larger law enforcement reform package | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/lone-black-republican-senator-says-he-is-open-to-decertification-of-bad-police-idUSKBN23L0J3 | 2020-06-15 |
| WEST POINT New York President Donald Trump facing criticism in recent days for plans to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops from Germany told West Points graduating class on Saturday that their job will be to defend Americas vital and not fight endless in faraway lands | Negative | WEST POINT New York President Donald Trump facing criticism in recent days for plans to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops from Germany told West Points graduating class on Saturday that their job will be to defend Americas vital and not fight endless in faraway lands | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-wars/trump-to-west-point-grads-we-are-ending-the-era-of-endless-wars-idUSKBN23K0PR | 2020-06-15 |
| As president Trump has pulled troops from Syria and pushed U.S. allies worldwide to pay more for the commitment of American forces to defend them | Negative | WEST POINT New York President Donald Trump facing criticism in recent days for plans to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops from Germany told West Points graduating class on Saturday that their job will be to defend Americas vital and not fight endless in faraway lands | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-wars/trump-to-west-point-grads-we-are-ending-the-era-of-endless-wars-idUSKBN23K0PR | 2020-06-15 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has bowed to pressure over an election rally scheduled to take place in Tulsa Oklahoma on the anniversary that commemorates the end of U.S. slavery and said he was pushing the event back by a day | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has bowed to pressure over an election rally scheduled to take place in Tulsa Oklahoma on the anniversary that commemorates the end of U.S. slavery and said he was pushing the event back by a day | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-rally/trump-pushes-tulsa-rally-back-by-a-day-to-honor-emancipation-holiday-idUSKBN23J1WQ | 2020-06-15 |
| United States President Donald Trump has said he will not watch National Football League or U.S. soccer team matches if players do not stand for the national anthem | Negative | United States President Donald Trump has said he will not watch National Football League or U.S. soccer team matches if players do not stand for the national anthem | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump/trump-says-he-wont-watch-nfl-u-s-soccer-if-players-kneel-during-anthem-idUSKBN23L0DA | 2020-06-15 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 2063812 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 25468 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 646 to 115271 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 2063812 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 25468 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 646 to 115271 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-2063812-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23L0OP | 2020-06-15 |
| U.S. lawmakers have previously criticised what they see as harassment | Negative | MANILA The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte was convicted of libel on Monday and faces a lengthy jail term in what is being seen as a blow to media freedom in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-philippines-media/fears-for-philippines-press-freedom-as-court-finds-maria-ressa-guilty-of-libel-idUSKBN23M03B | 2020-06-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii trying to ease tensions between the worlds two largest economies over various issues according to media reports | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii trying to ease tensions between the worlds two largest economies over various issues according to media reports | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-s-pompeo-to-meet-chinas-top-diplomat-in-hawaii-seeking-to-ease-tensions-media-idUSKBN23K02R | 2020-06-15 |
| Relations between the countries have deteriorated in recent months and U.S. President Donald Trump has said he could even sever relations | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii trying to ease tensions between the worlds two largest economies over various issues according to media reports | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-s-pompeo-to-meet-chinas-top-diplomat-in-hawaii-seeking-to-ease-tensions-media-idUSKBN23K02R | 2020-06-15 |
| 39 a barrel by 0612 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 4 | Neutral | KONG Asian shares and Wall Street futures fell on Monday as growing fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections revived economic worries while underwhelming data from China also weighed on investor sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-oil-fall-as-second-wave-fears-grow-idUSKBN23M020 | 2020-06-15 |
| TOKYO The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell against their U.S. counterpart on Monday as fears of a second wave of the coronavirus in Beijing prompted investors to sell currencies sensitive to risk | Negative | TOKYO The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell against their U.S. counterpart on Monday as fears of a second wave of the coronavirus in Beijing prompted investors to sell currencies sensitive to risk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-forex/aussie-slumps-safe-havens-risk-as-beijing-finds-new-virus-cluster-idUSKBN23M00O | 2020-06-15 |
| Several U.S. states have also reported a record increase in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as officials pushed ahead with plans to reopen their economies | Neutral | TOKYO The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell against their U.S. counterpart on Monday as fears of a second wave of the coronavirus in Beijing prompted investors to sell currencies sensitive to risk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-forex/aussie-slumps-safe-havens-risk-as-beijing-finds-new-virus-cluster-idUSKBN23M00O | 2020-06-15 |
| U.S. central bankers discussed the option of adopting yield curve controls to cap bond yields Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said last week | Positive | TOKYO The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell against their U.S. counterpart on Monday as fears of a second wave of the coronavirus in Beijing prompted investors to sell currencies sensitive to risk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-forex/aussie-slumps-safe-havens-risk-as-beijing-finds-new-virus-cluster-idUSKBN23M00O | 2020-06-15 |
| Last years U.S. Open played at Pebble Beach where he had won five times represented what Mickelson even admitted was his last best chance to complete the slam | Positive | Throughout a good part of his career Phil Mickelson was the best golfer never to win a major but as turns 50 he has become golfs nearly man | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sport-anniversary-mickelson/on-this-day-born-june-16-1970-phil-mickelson-golfer-idUSKBN23M0KY | 2020-06-15 |
| Probably have to come to the realisation Im not going to win the U.S. Open but Im not going to stop trying | Negative | Throughout a good part of his career Phil Mickelson was the best golfer never to win a major but as turns 50 he has become golfs nearly man | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sport-anniversary-mickelson/on-this-day-born-june-16-1970-phil-mickelson-golfer-idUSKBN23M0KY | 2020-06-15 |
| TOKYO June 15 The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell against their U.S. counterpart on Monday as fears of a second wave of the coronavirus in Beijing prompted investors to sell currencies sensitive to risk | Negative | Markets react to weekend news on virus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-aussie-kiwi-and-yuan-fall-on-worries-about-second-wave-of-coronavirus-idUSL4N2DS04T | 2020-06-15 |
| Several U.S. states have also reported a record increase in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as officials pushed ahead with plans to reopen their economies according to a Reuters tally | Neutral | Markets react to weekend news on virus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-aussie-kiwi-and-yuan-fall-on-worries-about-second-wave-of-coronavirus-idUSL4N2DS04T | 2020-06-15 |
| Also of interest is U.S. May retail sales figures on Tuesday which are expected to bounce smartly after a slump in April | Negative | By Swati Pandey | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-oil-fall-as-second-wave-fears-grow-idUSL4N2DS0UL | 2020-06-15 |
| U.S. central bankers have discussed the option of adopting yield curve control to cap bond yields | Positive | SYDNEY June 15 Asian markets started the week on the backfoot on Monday while oil prices slipped as fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections in China sent investors scurrying for safehavens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-oil-sell-off-on-second-wave-fears-idUSL4N2DS075 | 2020-06-15 |
| WASHINGTON William S. Sessions an FBI chief under three U.S. presidents who won praise for bringing more diversity to the agency but who was fired after being investigated for ethical lapses died Friday aged 90 U.S. media reported | Negative | WASHINGTON William S. Sessions an FBI chief under three U.S. presidents who won praise for bringing more diversity to the agency but who was fired after being investigated for ethical lapses died Friday aged 90 U.S. media reported | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-people-sessions-obituary/william-s-sessions-former-fbi-director-dies-at-90-media-idUSKBN23K0E9 | 2020-06-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would shift the date of an Oklahoma rally from June 19th the date of the holiday to June 20th out of respect for a day commemorating the end of U.S. slavery | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would shift the date of an Oklahoma rally from June 19th the date of the holiday to June 20th out of respect for a day commemorating the end of U.S. slavery | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-rally/trump-shifts-date-of-oklahoma-rally-to-respect-emancipation-holiday-idUSKBN23J1WQ | 2020-06-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Friday it would be a good thing if police use of choke holds was ended in most instances although he suggested their use would be understandable in situations where an officer was in danger | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Friday it would be a good thing if police use of choke holds was ended in most instances although he suggested their use would be understandable in situations where an officer was in danger | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump-chokeholds/trump-says-police-generally-should-not-use-choke-holds-idUSKBN23J2RB | 2020-06-13 |
| Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott who is crafting police reform legislation told CNN on Friday that he and Democrats are in agreement that police should use choke holds infinitely less | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Friday it would be a good thing if police use of choke holds was ended in most instances although he suggested their use would be understandable in situations where an officer was in danger | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump-chokeholds/trump-says-police-generally-should-not-use-choke-holds-idUSKBN23J2RB | 2020-06-13 |
| The top U.S. infectious disease official on Friday cautioned that the of rising coronavirus hospitalizations being reported by some states could get out of control if robust contact tracing regimes are not put in place | Negative | The top U.S. infectious disease official on Friday cautioned that the of rising coronavirus hospitalizations being reported by some states could get out of control if robust contact tracing regimes are not put in place | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fauci-slight-coronavirus-spikes-may-get-out-of-control-amid-u-s-reopening-idUSKBN23J3AI | 2020-06-13 |
| U.S. health officials on Friday urged Americans to continue adhering to social distancing and other COVID19 safety measures and warned that states may need to reimpose strict restrictions if COVID19 cases spike | Negative | U.S. health officials on Friday urged Americans to continue adhering to social distancing and other COVID19 safety measures and warned that states may need to reimpose strict restrictions if COVID19 cases spike | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-warns-that-restrictions-may-be-needed-again-if-covid-19-cases-spike-idUSKBN23J2RF | 2020-06-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule on Friday that would lift antidiscrimination protections under Obamacare for transgender people and women seeking abortions drawing condemnation from Democratic lawmakers | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule on Friday that would lift antidiscrimination protections under Obamacare for transgender people and women seeking abortions drawing condemnation from Democratic lawmakers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-healthcare-transgender/u-s-health-agency-reverses-obamacare-transgender-protections-idUSKBN23J37M | 2020-06-13 |
| Fears of a second wave of COVID19 infections shut six major food markets in Beijing on Friday while India which opened up this week recorded a record daily increase and half a dozen U.S. states said their hospital beds were filling up fast | Negative | Fears of a second wave of COVID19 infections shut six major food markets in Beijing on Friday while India which opened up this week recorded a record daily increase and half a dozen U.S. states said their hospital beds were filling up fast | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-secondwave/risk-of-new-lockdowns-rises-with-fear-of-second-covid-19-wave-idUSKBN23J187 | 2020-06-13 |
| Under President Jair Bolsonaro who describes himself as an admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump Brazil and its statecontrolled oil producer have distanced themselves from Venezuela | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils Petroleo Brasileiro SA has told shippers it will not hire any tankers that have visited Venezuela in the past 12 months the statecontrolled oil company said on Friday signaling adherence to U.S. sanctions on the Latin American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-sanctions-tankers/brazils-petrobras-says-it-will-not-hire-oil-tankers-that-visited-venezuela-idUSKBN23K019 | 2020-06-13 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration has urged governments worldwide including Brazil to shun Huawei because of spying concerns but few have heeded those warnings so far | Negative | SAO PAULO The United States is in talks with Brazil and its local telecommunications companies on funding the acquisition of fifthgeneration gear produced by Ericsson and Nokia U.S. ambassador for Brazil Todd Chapman told Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-usa-telecoms/u-s-brazil-in-talks-on-funding-to-buy-5g-gear-from-ericsson-nokia-paper-idUSKBN23J2P1 | 2020-06-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to travel to Hawaii to meet with Chinese government officials Politico reported on Friday citing two unnamed sources | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to travel to Hawaii to meet with Chinese government officials Politico reported on Friday citing two unnamed sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-s-pompeo-plans-to-meet-chinese-officials-in-hawaii-politico-idUSKBN23K02R | 2020-06-13 |
| The U.S. State Department and the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to travel to Hawaii to meet with Chinese government officials Politico reported on Friday citing two unnamed sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-s-pompeo-plans-to-meet-chinese-officials-in-hawaii-politico-idUSKBN23K02R | 2020-06-13 |
| Relations between the worlds two biggest economies have deteriorated in recent months and U.S. President Donald Trump has said he could even sever relations | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to travel to Hawaii to meet with Chinese government officials Politico reported on Friday citing two unnamed sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-s-pompeo-plans-to-meet-chinese-officials-in-hawaii-politico-idUSKBN23K02R | 2020-06-13 |
| Red River Foods forward U.S. sales for the third quarter are lower than in the same period of 2019 he said without giving exact figures | Negative | Olivier GoreBi took out loans to ready his 12acre cashew farm in Ivory Coast for harvest | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa-cashew/coronavirus-slams-west-africas-cashew-market-some-crops-left-to-rot-idUSKBN23J15R | 2020-06-13 |
| GENEVA The U.N. human rights office on Friday regretted the impact that U.S. sanctions authorised by President Donald Trump may have on trials and investigations under way at the International Criminal Court saying its independence must be protected | Negative | GENEVA The U.N. human rights office on Friday regretted the impact that U.S. sanctions authorised by President Donald Trump may have on trials and investigations under way at the International Criminal Court saying its independence must be protected | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-warcrimes-afghanistan-trump-un/u-n-regrets-trump-move-against-icc-says-court-must-be-protected-idUSKBN23J1JB | 2020-06-13 |
| On the bill was My a U.S. action comedy and with regular cinemas still closed three days after the twomonth lockdown was lifted scores of moviegoers parked up to watch | Negative | MOSCOW Russians got a taste of openair cinema under balmy twilit skies on Thursday when a Moscow drivein movie theater reopened for business after the citys coronavirus lockdown ended | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cinema/with-u-s-spy-comedy-on-bill-moscow-drive-in-cinema-re-opens-idUSKBN23J1P1 | 2020-06-13 |
| The U.S. Peace Initiative is a starting point to realize this he added | Positive | JERUSALEM Israel cannot expect to normalise relations with the Arab world if it annexes land in the occupied West Bank a United Arab Emirates envoy wrote in Israels top newspaper on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-emirat/in-rare-appeal-to-israeli-public-uae-warns-against-annexation-idUSKBN23J0ZT | 2020-06-13 |
| With about half a dozen U.S. states reporting spikes in new infections fears that the coronavirus pandemic may be far from over has brought the rally to a halt | Negative | NEW YORK Oil was little changed on Friday and logged a first weekly decline since April as new U.S. coronavirus cases spiked stoking fears of a second wave of the virus hitting fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-see-weekly-loss-on-virus-resurgence-fears-idUSKBN23J02A | 2020-06-13 |
| At the same time U.S. crude oil inventories have risen to a record 538 | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil was little changed on Friday and logged a first weekly decline since April as new U.S. coronavirus cases spiked stoking fears of a second wave of the virus hitting fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-see-weekly-loss-on-virus-resurgence-fears-idUSKBN23J02A | 2020-06-13 |
| Bolton argues that the Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives should have expanded its impeachment probe against Trump last year to beyond questions over whether Trump invited foreign interference from Ukraine | Negative | WASHINGTON Former White House national security adviser John Bolton has written a book that provides an insider account of President Donald Trumps inconsistent scattershot decisionmaking his publisher said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/ex-white-house-adviser-bolton-has-book-donald-trump-doesnt-want-you-to-read-idUSKBN23J2XW | 2020-06-13 |
| I believe that people who enforce U.S. sanctions are looking at his he said in a May 29 interview | Negative | CITY The United States is investigating a Venezuelan shipping magnate for possibly violating U.S. sanctions by bringing fuel to gasolineshort Venezuela according to two senior Trump administration officials | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-gasoline-magnate-exclusive/exclusive-venezuelan-shipping-magnate-faces-u-s-sanctions-probe-officials-idUSKBN23J26M | 2020-06-13 |
| U.S. officials have said there were exceptions under the sanctions for humanitarian goods such as food medicine and even in some cases fuel but such shipments require explicit U.S. authorization | Negative | CITY The United States is investigating a Venezuelan shipping magnate for possibly violating U.S. sanctions by bringing fuel to gasolineshort Venezuela according to two senior Trump administration officials | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-gasoline-magnate-exclusive/exclusive-venezuelan-shipping-magnate-faces-u-s-sanctions-probe-officials-idUSKBN23J26M | 2020-06-13 |
| WASHINGTON An antiChina advocacy group that includes former White House adviser Steve Bannon is calling on the Trump administration to exclude Chinese companies from U.S. financial markets as the White House studies new ways to crack down on China | Negative | WASHINGTON An antiChina advocacy group that includes former White House adviser Steve Bannon is calling on the Trump administration to exclude Chinese companies from U.S. financial markets as the White House studies new ways to crack down on China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-capitalmarkets-telecoms/anti-china-group-urges-trump-administration-to-block-chinese-companies-from-u-s-markets-document-idUSKBN23J2AB | 2020-06-13 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department which enforces trade sanctions declined to comment | Negative | CITY Last year China replaced the United States as the No | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-venezuela-oil-deals-specialreport/special-report-how-china-got-shipments-of-venezuelan-oil-despite-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN23J1N1 | 2020-06-13 |
| With U.S. pressure on Venezuela rising it is unclear whether the tactics PDVSA and its partners employed over the past year to export Venezuelan oil will remain viable | Negative | CITY Last year China replaced the United States as the No | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-venezuela-oil-deals-specialreport/special-report-how-china-got-shipments-of-venezuelan-oil-despite-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN23J1N1 | 2020-06-13 |
| The companys U.S.listed shares were up nearly at | Neutral | As per the deal Bitauto shareholders will receive per share representing a premium of nearly to its closing price on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bitauto-holdings-m-a/tencent-led-investor-group-to-take-chinas-bitauto-private-for-1-1-billion-idUSKBN23J1Y9 | 2020-06-13 |
| HONG KONG China on Friday said it resolutely opposes any U.S. government move to restrict Chinese students from studying abroad and urged the United States to do more things to enhance mutual exchanges and understanding | Negative | HONG KONG China on Friday said it resolutely opposes any U.S. government move to restrict Chinese students from studying abroad and urged the United States to do more things to enhance mutual exchanges and understanding | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-education/china-says-opposes-u-s-restrictions-on-chinese-students-idUSKBN23J1VU | 2020-06-13 |
| Two key U.S. senators are circulating a bipartisan draft bill that would reform how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new aircraft in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people | Negative | Two key U.S. senators are circulating a bipartisan draft bill that would reform how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new aircraft in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-senators-draft-plan-to-reform-new-plane-design-approvals-after-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN23J2LK | 2020-06-13 |
| The change goes further than what U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had suggested on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Federal authorities administering business payroll loans as part of U.S. coronavirus relief efforts on Friday eased rules prohibiting lending to business owners with criminal records allowing some with no convictions in the past year to access funds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-loans/u-s-eases-criminal-record-provision-in-coronavirus-business-loan-program-idUSKBN23K00X | 2020-06-13 |
| At the meeting the Fed signaled the U.S. economy faces an arduous and uncertain recovery from the recession triggered by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The Federal Reserve expects household finances and business balance sheets to suffer persistent as a result of the shock to economic activity arising from the coronavirus pandemic the central bank said in a report to Congress on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/persistent-fragilities-ahead-for-households-and-businesses-fed-report-idUSKBN23J2D0 | 2020-06-13 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 13 | Neutral | U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as bargain hunters stepped back into the market following sharp losses a day earlier but all three major indexes suffered their biggest weekly percentage declines since March | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-higher-but-indexes-mark-worst-week-since-march-selloff-idUSKBN23J1MM | 2020-06-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. consumer sentiment perked up in early June as households cheered the reopening of businesses and a surprise rebound in hiring though they did not expect a significant improvement in the economy amid fears of a resurgence in COVID19 infections | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer sentiment perked up in early June as households cheered the reopening of businesses and a surprise rebound in hiring though they did not expect a significant improvement in the economy amid fears of a resurgence in COVID19 infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-inflation/u-s-consumer-confidence-rises-covid-19-unemployment-shadow-lingers-idUSKBN23J1ZY | 2020-06-13 |
| SAN FRANCISCO A large number of small U.S. businesses could fail during the coronavirus recession the Federal Reserve said on Friday slowing recovery and creating lasting damage to the worlds largest economy | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO A large number of small U.S. businesses could fail during the coronavirus recession the Federal Reserve said on Friday slowing recovery and creating lasting damage to the worlds largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-smallbusiness/fed-frets-about-small-business-failures-amid-alarming-data-idUSKBN23J2O1 | 2020-06-13 |
| The attempt by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign to shield itself from lawsuits by people who become infected with the coronavirus at his first political rally in months is unlikely to hold up in court legal experts said | Negative | The attempt by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign to shield itself from lawsuits by people who become infected with the coronavirus at his first political rally in months is unlikely to hold up in court legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-waiver/trump-campaigns-waiver-wont-block-coronavirus-lawsuits-experts-idUSKBN23J2Z5 | 2020-06-13 |
| In a memorandum to U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen Perdue said more was needed to relieve burdensome regulations on industries and make federal forests and grasslands more productive | Neutral | Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday unveiled what he called a for enabling energy extraction mining grazing and logging in federal forests by speeding up environmental reviews and permitting | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-forests-development/u-s-unveils-vision-for-more-development-in-national-forests-idUSKBN23J350 | 2020-06-13 |
| The order is effective immediately but the U.S. Trade Representative has 60 days to potentially disapprove for policy reasons | Positive | DETROIT A U.S. regulator ruled that Indias Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd infringed upon the intellectual property rights of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVs Jeep brand barring the sale of the vehicles in question | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-fiat-chrysler-mahindra-complaint/u-s-regulator-sides-with-fca-in-jeep-trade-case-against-mahindra-idUSKBN23J2DY | 2020-06-13 |
| Even with losses this week U.S. crude was trading near a barrel on Friday about higher than a month ago | Negative | NEW YORK The United States Oil Fund LP the largest U.S. oilfocused exchangetraded product stated on Friday in a regulatory filing | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-united-states-oil-fund-stocks/united-states-oil-fund-receives-green-light-to-issue-new-shares-idUSKBN23J2Q0 | 2020-06-13 |
| U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman of the Southern District of New York ruled Thursday that the plaintiffs had failed to identify any material false statements the company made | Negative | Water meter maker Mueller Water Products Inc and several of its executives have won dismissal of an investor class action accusing the company of concealing problems with smart water meters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/securities-mueller/mueller-water-products-wins-dismissal-of-stock-drop-lawsuit-idUSL1N2DP1RH | 2020-06-13 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to reinterpret a Cold Warera arms agreement between 34 nations with the goal of allowing U.S. defense contractors to sell more Americanmade drones to a wide array of nations three defense industry executives and a U.S. official told Reuters | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to reinterpret a Cold Warera arms agreement between 34 nations with the goal of allowing U.S. defense contractors to sell more Americanmade drones to a wide array of nations three defense industry executives and a U.S. official told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-arms-trump-exclusive/exclusive-trump-aims-to-sidestep-another-arms-pact-to-sell-more-u-s-drones-idUSKBN23J1HS | 2020-06-13 |
| Once they leave U.S. control we lose our ability to influence how and where they are she said | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to reinterpret a Cold Warera arms agreement between 34 nations with the goal of allowing U.S. defense contractors to sell more Americanmade drones to a wide array of nations three defense industry executives and a U.S. official told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-arms-trump-exclusive/exclusive-trump-aims-to-sidestep-another-arms-pact-to-sell-more-u-s-drones-idUSKBN23J1HS | 2020-06-13 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is not concerned about a second wave of coronavirus cases the Wall Street Journal reported | Positive | White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is not concerned about a second wave of coronavirus cases the Wall Street Journal reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kudlow/kudlow-says-white-house-not-concerned-about-a-second-coronavirus-wave-wsj-idUSKBN23K022 | 2020-06-13 |
| Some of the strength in the U.S. payrolls report for May which included a startling 225000 manufacturing jobs added was the result of companies taking part in this program | Negative | Cheryl Wellman was able to bring back most of her furloughed workers last month with the help of a special government loan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-economy-factory-jobs/u-s-manufacturers-struggle-to-keep-workers-in-face-of-weak-demand-idUSKBN23J1IT | 2020-06-13 |
| To be sure some U.S. factories are booming | Positive | Cheryl Wellman was able to bring back most of her furloughed workers last month with the help of a special government loan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-economy-factory-jobs/u-s-manufacturers-struggle-to-keep-workers-in-face-of-weak-demand-idUSKBN23J1IT | 2020-06-13 |
| June 12 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is not concerned about a second wave of coronavirus cases the Wall Street Journal reported | Positive | June 12 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is not concerned about a second wave of coronavirus cases the Wall Street Journal reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-kudlow/kudlow-says-white-house-not-concerned-about-a-second-coronavirus-wave-wsj-idUSFWN2DP0P9 | 2020-06-13 |
| decline in U.S. output this year and said an economic recovery is some time off | Neutral | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-modestly-lower-as-investors-mull-coronavirus-recovery-outlook-idUSL1N2DP1HX | 2020-06-13 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would shift the date of an Oklahoma rally from June 19th the date of the AfricanAmerican freedom day to June 20th out of respect for the holiday marking the emancipation of slaves in Texas | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would shift the date of an Oklahoma rally from June 19th the date of the AfricanAmerican freedom day to June 20th out of respect for the holiday marking the emancipation of slaves in Texas | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-rally-date/trump-moves-oklahoma-political-rally-date-from-african-american-holiday-tweet-idUSKBN23K05E | 2020-06-13 |
| U.S. Representative Denver Riggleman who drew criticism from some fellow Virginia Republicans after presiding at a gay wedding last year faces a primary challenge on Saturday at a drivethrough nominating convention being held in a church parking lot | Negative | U.S. Representative Denver Riggleman who drew criticism from some fellow Virginia Republicans after presiding at a gay wedding last year faces a primary challenge on Saturday at a drivethrough nominating convention being held in a church parking lot | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-virginia/republican-congressmans-gay-wedding-role-draws-challenge-at-parking-lot-convention-idUSKBN23J34N | 2020-06-13 |
| ATHENS Greeces culture minister has hailed a U.S. court ruling over a disputed ancient horse figurine as a major victory that may help Athens and others fighting to reclaim antiquities | Positive | ATHENS Greeces culture minister has hailed a U.S. court ruling over a disputed ancient horse figurine as a major victory that may help Athens and others fighting to reclaim antiquities | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-greece-antquities-horse/u-s-ruling-over-ancient-bronze-horse-a-huge-victory-for-greece-minister-idUSKBN23J2ML | 2020-06-13 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18 part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries media unit Network18 about a multiyear partnership to source content three sources told Reuters in a move that would expand a relationship between the two sides | Positive | NEW DELHI U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18 part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries media unit Network18 about a multiyear partnership to source content three sources told Reuters in a move that would expand a relationship between the two sides | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-netflix-india-network18-exclusive/exclusive-netflix-in-talks-to-source-indian-content-from-reliance-affiliate-viacom18-sources-idUSKBN23J0VH | 2020-06-13 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. military officer on Thursday said he should not have joined President Donald Trump as he walked from the White House to a nearby church for a photo opportunity after authorities cleared the way of protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. military officer on Thursday said he should not have joined President Donald Trump as he walked from the White House to a nearby church for a photo opportunity after authorities cleared the way of protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-protests-apology/after-rebuke-top-u-s-general-says-joining-trump-church-walk-during-protests-was-mistake-idUSKBN23I264 | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.S. economy is showing only early signs of recovery from a sharp downturn | Negative | President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden headed to mustwin election battlegrounds on Thursday slowly resuming campaign activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-biden-hold-events-in-key-u-s-states-as-campaign-begins-to-heat-up-idUSKBN23I351 | 2020-06-12 |
| Facing budget shortfalls and doubledigit unemployment governors of U.S. states that are COVID19 hotspots on Thursday pressed ahead with economic reopenings that have raised fears of a second wave of infections | Negative | Facing budget shortfalls and doubledigit unemployment governors of U.S. states that are COVID19 hotspots on Thursday pressed ahead with economic reopenings that have raised fears of a second wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/this-is-about-livelihoods-u-s-virus-hotspots-reopen-despite-second-wave-specter-idUSKBN23J07D | 2020-06-12 |
| About half a dozen states including Texas and Arizona are grappling with a rising number of coronavirus patients filling hospital beds fanning concerns that the reopening of the U.S. economy may spark a second wave of infections | Negative | About half a dozen states including Texas and Arizona are grappling with a rising number of coronavirus patients filling hospital beds fanning concerns that the reopening of the U.S. economy may spark a second wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-secondwave/fears-of-second-u-s-coronavirus-wave-rise-on-worrisome-spike-in-cases-hospitalizations-idUSKBN23I3DI | 2020-06-12 |
| Anthony Fauci the top U.S. infectious disease official told Canadas CBC news that more cases are inevitable as restrictions are lifted | Negative | About half a dozen states including Texas and Arizona are grappling with a rising number of coronavirus patients filling hospital beds fanning concerns that the reopening of the U.S. economy may spark a second wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-secondwave/fears-of-second-u-s-coronavirus-wave-rise-on-worrisome-spike-in-cases-hospitalizations-idUSKBN23I3DI | 2020-06-12 |
| SEATTLE The mayor of Seattle said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional and illegal for U.S. President Donald Trump to send military forces into the city to clear protesters occupying a neighborhood as he has suggested | Negative | SEATTLE The mayor of Seattle said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional and illegal for U.S. President Donald Trump to send military forces into the city to clear protesters occupying a neighborhood as he has suggested | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-seattle/seattle-mayor-says-illegal-for-trump-to-send-military-to-clear-protesters-idUSKBN23I3EG | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON With the number of U.S. coronavirus cases now topping 2 million Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday blasted anew President Donald Trumps handling of the pandemic saying Trump still refuses to take the virus seriously | Negative | WASHINGTON With the number of U.S. coronavirus cases now topping 2 million Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday blasted anew President Donald Trumps handling of the pandemic saying Trump still refuses to take the virus seriously | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-coronavirus/biden-blasts-trump-as-u-s-coronavirus-cases-top-2-million-idUSKBN23J001 | 2020-06-12 |
| Guterres also said several items in U.S. seizures of weapons and related materiel in November 2019 and February 2020 were of Iranian origin | Negative | NEW YORK Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of Iranian U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told the Security Council in a report seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-un/arms-seized-by-u-s-missiles-used-to-attack-saudi-arabia-of-iranian-origin-u-n-idUSKBN23J08C | 2020-06-12 |
| Iraqs parliament had voted earlier this year for the departure of foreign troops from Iraq and U.S. and other coalition troops have been leaving as part of a drawdown | Negative | CAIRO Iraq and the United States have affirmed their commitment to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq without giving a timeline state news agency INA said on Friday citing Iraqs Prime Minister Mustafa AlKadhimi | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-united-states/iraq-u-s-affirm-commitment-to-u-s-troop-withdrawal-state-media-idUSKBN23J07U | 2020-06-12 |
| OTTAWA The United States is using the case of a senior Chinese telecoms executive who was arrested in Vancouver on a U.S. warrant 18 months ago to create friction between China and Canada Chinas envoy to Canada said on Thursday | Negative | OTTAWA The United States is using the case of a senior Chinese telecoms executive who was arrested in Vancouver on a U.S. warrant 18 months ago to create friction between China and Canada Chinas envoy to Canada said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/u-s-is-trouble-maker-in-china-canada-relationship-chinese-envoy-to-canada-says-idUSKBN23I38R | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.S. has been taking advantage of Canada and the U.S. is the trouble maker of ChinaCanada the Chinese envoy to Ottawa Cong Peiwu told Reuters in a telephone interview | Negative | OTTAWA The United States is using the case of a senior Chinese telecoms executive who was arrested in Vancouver on a U.S. warrant 18 months ago to create friction between China and Canada Chinas envoy to Canada said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/u-s-is-trouble-maker-in-china-canada-relationship-chinese-envoy-to-canada-says-idUSKBN23I38R | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.N. Security Council traditionally greenlights such appointments but some of the 15 members are not in favor of the U.S. proposal to split the role diplomats said | Negative | WASHINGTON Parts of a proposal by Egypt for a truce in Libya are but a United Nationsled bid to broker peace in the North African country is the best way forward the State Departments top Middle East diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-wary-of-egypt-truce-effort-in-libya-wants-former-danish-pm-to-lead-u-n-peace-bid-idUSKBN23I35F | 2020-06-12 |
| In Houston Lina Hidalgo senior official for the county that includes the city at the heart of the U.S. oil industry said we may be approaching the precipice of a | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices fell on Friday extending heavy overnight losses as a surge in U.S. coronavirus cases this week raised the prospect of a second wave of the COVID19 outbreak hitting demand in the worlds biggest consumer of crude and fuel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-slump-as-prospect-of-second-viral-wave-in-u-s-ends-rally-idUSKBN23J02A | 2020-06-12 |
| ISTANBUL A Turkish court jailed a local employee of a U.S. consulate for nearly nine years on Thursday for aiding a terrorist organisation a ruling the United States said would undermine the trust underpinning bilateral relations | Negative | ISTANBUL A Turkish court jailed a local employee of a U.S. consulate for nearly nine years on Thursday for aiding a terrorist organisation a ruling the United States said would undermine the trust underpinning bilateral relations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-security-usa/turkish-court-jails-u-s-consulate-worker-on-terrorism-charges-idUSKBN23I1Q8 | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON The conviction by a Turkish court of a local employee of a U.S. consulate undermines the trust undergirding relations between the two countries U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The conviction by a Turkish court of a local employee of a U.S. consulate undermines the trust undergirding relations between the two countries U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-security-usa-pompeo/turkish-court-conviction-of-u-s-consulate-worker-harms-relations-pompeo-idUSKBN23I3EK | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday it had authorized | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday it had authorized | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-defense-f35/u-s-senate-panel-authorizes-9-1-billion-for-95-f-35-jets-made-by-lockheed-idUSKBN23I2DK | 2020-06-12 |
| The Senate committee also authorized the U.S. Air Force to keep six F35s originally sold to Turkey | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday it had authorized | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-defense-f35/u-s-senate-panel-authorizes-9-1-billion-for-95-f-35-jets-made-by-lockheed-idUSKBN23I2DK | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve has expressed concern that this will continue limiting demand | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices tumbled about a barrel on Thursday fuelled by renewed concerns about demand destruction as new cases of coronavirus tick up globally while crude inventories hit a record in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slump-8-as-virus-related-demand-concerns-resurface-idUSKBN23I02D | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.S. State Department said in May it had found a network of inauthentic Twitter accounts with highly linkages to China disseminating false coronavirus claims | Negative | The company suspended a core network of 23750 highly active accounts as well as a larger network of about 150000 accounts used to boost the core accounts content | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-twitter-disinformation/twitter-takes-down-beijing-backed-influence-operation-pushing-coronavirus-messages-idUSKBN23I3A3 | 2020-06-12 |
| Chinas Taiwan Affairs Office said the U.S. aircraft had harmed our sovereignty security and development rights and contravened international law and the basic norms of international | Negative | BEIJING China on Thursday condemned the U.S. military for the flight of one of its aircraft over Chineseclaimed Taiwan saying the move infringed upon Chinas sovereignty and contravened international law | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-condemns-provocative-u-s-military-flight-over-taiwan-idUSKBN23I1E0 | 2020-06-12 |
| The United States has stepped up its military activities near the island too with semiregular U.S. Navy voyages through the narrow Taiwan Strait that separates the island from China | Negative | BEIJING China on Thursday condemned the U.S. military for the flight of one of its aircraft over Chineseclaimed Taiwan saying the move infringed upon Chinas sovereignty and contravened international law | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-condemns-provocative-u-s-military-flight-over-taiwan-idUSKBN23I1E0 | 2020-06-12 |
| A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would require Republican President Donald Trump to more systematically punish China for stealing U.S. technology | Negative | A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would require Republican President Donald Trump to more systematically punish China for stealing U.S. technology | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-ip/u-s-senators-introduce-new-bill-to-punish-chinese-technology-theft-idUSKBN23I34A | 2020-06-12 |
| The bill requires the president to give Congress periodic updates on foreign companies and individuals that steal vital U.S. trade secrets and mandates the leveling of penalties including economic sanctions | Negative | A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would require Republican President Donald Trump to more systematically punish China for stealing U.S. technology | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-ip/u-s-senators-introduce-new-bill-to-punish-chinese-technology-theft-idUSKBN23I34A | 2020-06-12 |
| The biannual report to Congress must list individuals or companies involved in serial theft of U.S. trade secrets that threatens U.S. national security or economic health | Negative | A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would require Republican President Donald Trump to more systematically punish China for stealing U.S. technology | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-ip/u-s-senators-introduce-new-bill-to-punish-chinese-technology-theft-idUSKBN23I34A | 2020-06-12 |
| GENEVA China accused the United States on Thursday of undermining the global tech industrys supply chains with a renewed executive order barring U.S. companies from using telecoms equipment made by firms deemed to pose a national security risk | Negative | GENEVA China accused the United States on Thursday of undermining the global tech industrys supply chains with a renewed executive order barring U.S. companies from using telecoms equipment made by firms deemed to pose a national security risk | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-wto/china-hits-back-at-u-s-telecom-supply-chain-order-at-wto-idUSKBN23I32V | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.S. delegation said Thursdays meeting of the WTOs Goods Council was not the appropriate forum to discuss national security issues a Genevabased trade official said | Negative | GENEVA China accused the United States on Thursday of undermining the global tech industrys supply chains with a renewed executive order barring U.S. companies from using telecoms equipment made by firms deemed to pose a national security risk | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-wto/china-hits-back-at-u-s-telecom-supply-chain-order-at-wto-idUSKBN23I32V | 2020-06-12 |
| Jin The global ICT industry including U.S. companies is worried about the vague and broad wording of the above Executive Order and implementation rules | Negative | GENEVA China accused the United States on Thursday of undermining the global tech industrys supply chains with a renewed executive order barring U.S. companies from using telecoms equipment made by firms deemed to pose a national security risk | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-wto/china-hits-back-at-u-s-telecom-supply-chain-order-at-wto-idUSKBN23I32V | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON A month into efforts to broadly reopen the U.S. economy there is little clarity either on the pace and durability of the recovery or on the ability to convincingly suppress the virus that has killed more than 112000 Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON A month into efforts to broadly reopen the U.S. economy there is little clarity either on the pace and durability of the recovery or on the ability to convincingly suppress the virus that has killed more than 112000 Americans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-reopen-analysis/a-month-into-reopening-no-clear-turn-for-u-s-economy-or-pandemic-idUSKBN23I303 | 2020-06-12 |
| Data mining firm Palantir Technologies Inc is aiming to file confidentially with U.S. regulators to go public in the coming weeks emboldened by the strong performance of other initial public offerings people familiar with the matter said | Positive | Data mining firm Palantir Technologies Inc is aiming to file confidentially with U.S. regulators to go public in the coming weeks emboldened by the strong performance of other initial public offerings people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-palantir-ipo-exclusive/palantir-close-to-registering-for-stock-market-debut-sources-idUSKBN23I3GB | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.S. Treasury yield curve flattened which suggests that a heightened sense of dread about the economic outlook is returning to financial markets | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares fell sharply on Friday and oil prices extended losses on growing concerns that a resurgence of coronavirus infections could stunt the pace of recovery in economies reopening from lockdowns or even lead to fresh restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-slide-as-coronavirus-fears-return-idUSKBN23J0GT | 2020-06-12 |
| Coronavirus cases have jumped in several U.S. states in recent days raising concern among experts who say authorities have loosened antivirus restrictions too early | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares fell sharply on Friday and oil prices extended losses on growing concerns that a resurgence of coronavirus infections could stunt the pace of recovery in economies reopening from lockdowns or even lead to fresh restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-slide-as-coronavirus-fears-return-idUSKBN23J0GT | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates only black Republican said on Thursday he plans to introduce the partys police reform bill by the middle of next week a delay from his previous Friday target as Republicans wrestle with their response to a sweeping Democratic proposal in the wake of George Floyds killing | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates only black Republican said on Thursday he plans to introduce the partys police reform bill by the middle of next week a delay from his previous Friday target as Republicans wrestle with their response to a sweeping Democratic proposal in the wake of George Floyds killing | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress-republica/congressional-republican-u-s-police-reform-plans-delayed-idUSKBN23I2JZ | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.S. governments top advocate before the Supreme Court Noel Francisco who defended President Donald Trumps policies including the travel ban on people from mainly Muslim countries is expected to resign according to a person familiar with his plans | Neutral | The U.S. governments top advocate before the Supreme Court Noel Francisco who defended President Donald Trumps policies including the travel ban on people from mainly Muslim countries is expected to resign according to a person familiar with his plans | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-noel-francisco/white-houses-top-lawyer-at-the-supreme-court-to-resign-idUSKBN23I2PN | 2020-06-12 |
| NEW YORK A leading U.S. biofuel trade group said on Thursday it had started conversations with the campaigns of both Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and incumbent Donald Trump to discuss potential policy fixes for the ailing industry | Positive | NEW YORK A leading U.S. biofuel trade group said on Thursday it had started conversations with the campaigns of both Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and incumbent Donald Trump to discuss potential policy fixes for the ailing industry | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-election/u-s-biofuel-group-in-talks-with-biden-trump-campaigns-to-boost-industry-idUSKBN23I2TO | 2020-06-12 |
| A U.S. senator on Thursday urged Attorney General Bill Barr to provide an account of how surveillance technology has been deployed against Americans during protests over the death of George Floyd an unarmed black man in police custody | Negative | A U.S. senator on Thursday urged Attorney General Bill Barr to provide an account of how surveillance technology has been deployed against Americans during protests over the death of George Floyd an unarmed black man in police custody | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-surveilla/lawmaker-quizzes-attorney-general-barr-on-protest-surveillance-idUSKBN23I2XM | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON A former spokesman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday pleaded guilty to orchestrating an elaborate scheme in which he collected millions of dollars by falsely claiming to be a covert intelligence officer | Negative | WASHINGTON A former spokesman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday pleaded guilty to orchestrating an elaborate scheme in which he collected millions of dollars by falsely claiming to be a covert intelligence officer | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-fraud-spokesman/former-dea-official-admits-to-posing-as-cia-agent-in-fraud-scheme-idUSKBN23I2FW | 2020-06-12 |
| Corn fell on forecasts for higher U.S. stocks while soybeans were set for their first weekly slide in three weeks | Negative | Wheat under pressure as USDA raises production estimate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/global-grains/grains-wheat-hits-near-3-week-low-on-ample-supply-forecast-set-to-end-week-3-5-lower-idUSL4N2DP13I | 2020-06-12 |
| Analysts said the U.S. Agriculture Departments forecasts were weighing on wheat | Neutral | Wheat under pressure as USDA raises production estimate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/global-grains/grains-wheat-hits-near-3-week-low-on-ample-supply-forecast-set-to-end-week-3-5-lower-idUSL4N2DP13I | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.S. winter wheat harvest forecast was raised by 11 million to 1 | Positive | Wheat under pressure as USDA raises production estimate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/global-grains/grains-wheat-hits-near-3-week-low-on-ample-supply-forecast-set-to-end-week-3-5-lower-idUSL4N2DP13I | 2020-06-12 |
| Facing budget shortfalls and doubledigit unemployment governors of U.S. states that are COVID19 hotspots pressed ahead with economic reopenings that have raised fears of a second wave of infections | Negative | June 12 Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-12-idUSL8N2DO3D3 | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in the wake of the crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant in January | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in the wake of the crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant in January | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-helicopters-safety/u-s-lawmakers-back-new-helicopter-safety-equipment-after-kobe-bryant-crash-idUSKBN23I2TR | 2020-06-12 |
| The proposal backed by New York and Californias U.S. senators and three other lawmakers would require terrain awareness and warning systems and crashresistant flight data and cockpit voice recorders | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in the wake of the crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant in January | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-helicopters-safety/u-s-lawmakers-back-new-helicopter-safety-equipment-after-kobe-bryant-crash-idUSKBN23I2TR | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.S. auto industry has been struggling to recover after the coronavirus pandemic shutdown factories and disrupted global supply chains for two months | Negative | The U.S. auto industry has been struggling to recover after the coronavirus pandemic shutdown factories and disrupted global supply chains for two months | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-visteon-outlook/parts-maker-visteon-expects-global-auto-output-to-plunge-up-to-25-idUSKBN23I2LX | 2020-06-12 |
| Coronavirus cases have jumped in several U.S. states in recent days raising concern among experts who say authorities have loosened restrictions put in place to contain the spread too early | Negative | Equities slump on resurgence of coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-oil-slump-as-coronavirus-fears-take-hold-idUSL4N2DP089 | 2020-06-12 |
| U.S. gold futures settled more than higher and the dollar yen and Swiss franc all benefited from safehaven flows as Wall Street slumped | Positive | MSCI world stocks index sees biggest fall since March | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-tumble-safe-haven-assets-rally-on-downbeat-fed-outlook-idUSL1N2DO1VU | 2020-06-12 |
| U.S. Treasury and euro zone government bonds rallied after the Fed signaled it plans years of extraordinary support to counter the economic fallout from a still spreading pandemic | Neutral | gold oil settlement prices fresh | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-tumble-safe-haven-assets-rally-on-downbeat-fed-outlook-idUSL1N2DO1PE | 2020-06-12 |
| LONDON June 11 World shares took their biggest tumble in five weeks on Thursday as a sobering economic outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve challenged market expectations while bonds rallied on bets yet more stimulus would be needed to ensure recovery | Positive | MSCI world stocks index sees biggest fall in 5weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-spooked-bonds-rally-on-downbeat-fed-idUSL8N2DO3AX | 2020-06-12 |
| The risk of more Fed easing initially had the U.S. dollar under pressure seeing it touch a threemonth low against a basket of currencies at 95 | Negative | MSCI world stocks index sees biggest fall in 5weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-spooked-bonds-rally-on-downbeat-fed-idUSL8N2DO3AX | 2020-06-12 |
| Oil prices also turned lower amid renewed concerns about demand and after U.S. data showed crude inventories had risen to record highs | Negative | MSCI world stocks index sees biggest fall in 5weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-spooked-bonds-rally-on-downbeat-fed-idUSL8N2DO3AX | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted to require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate generals setting up a clash with President Donald Trump who opposes that change and promised a veto | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted to require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate generals setting up a clash with President Donald Trump who opposes that change and promised a veto | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-bases-senate/defying-trump-republican-led-senate-panel-backs-stripping-confederate-names-from-military-bases-idUSKBN23I2B7 | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON Amid the nationwide protests over racism and police brutality U.S. Senator Kamala Harris may have found the powerful and lasting moment that eluded her failed presidential bid but could now land her the No | Negative | WASHINGTON Amid the nationwide protests over racism and police brutality U.S. Senator Kamala Harris may have found the powerful and lasting moment that eluded her failed presidential bid but could now land her the No | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/amid-protests-harris-emerges-as-top-contender-for-bidens-v-p-slot-idUSKBN23I32O | 2020-06-12 |
| June 11 A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in the wake of a crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant in January | Negative | June 11 A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in the wake of a crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant in January | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-helicopters-safety/u-s-lawmakers-back-new-helicopter-safety-equipment-after-kobe-bryant-crash-idUSL1N2DO1KO | 2020-06-12 |
| Thomas has previously worked on dengue vaccine programs for the U.S. Department of Defense and helped manage its response to Ebola and the Zika virus | Positive | Five years ago in an office complex with a giant sculpture of a mosquito just northwest of Phnom Penh Jessica Manning struck on a novel idea | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-mosquito-vaccine/how-a-vaccine-made-of-mosquito-spit-could-help-stop-the-next-epidemic-idUSKBN23I3EW | 2020-06-12 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 1994283 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 20486 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 834 to 112967 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 1994283 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 20486 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 834 to 112967 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-1994283-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23I2WK | 2020-06-12 |
| U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow a Michigan Democrat said in an interview with Reuters farm workers face increased risks as fruits like apples and cherries enter harvest season | Negative | NEW From apple packing houses in Washington state to farm workers in Florida and a California county known as the worlds salad outbreaks of the novel coronavirus are emerging at U.S. fruit and vegetable farms and packing plants | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-farmworkers/coronavirus-spreads-among-fruit-and-vegetable-packers-worrying-u-s-officials-idUSKBN23I1FO | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON George Floyds younger brother took his grief to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea that lawmakers not let his brothers death be in vain lamenting that he didnt deserve to die over in a what he called a lynching | Negative | WASHINGTON George Floyds younger brother took his grief to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea that lawmakers not let his brothers death be in vain lamenting that he didnt deserve to die over in a what he called a lynching | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/george-floyds-brother-decries-a-modern-day-lynching-in-testimony-to-congress-idUSKBN23H1NB | 2020-06-11 |
| Total U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday according to a Reuters tally as health officials urge anyone who took part in massive protests for racial justice to get tested | Negative | Total U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday according to a Reuters tally as health officials urge anyone who took part in massive protests for racial justice to get tested | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-cases-now-over-2-million-reuters-tally-idUSKBN23H35W | 2020-06-11 |
| Total U.S. coronavirusrelated deaths have surpassed 112000 also the most in the world | Negative | Total U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday according to a Reuters tally as health officials urge anyone who took part in massive protests for racial justice to get tested | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-cases-now-over-2-million-reuters-tally-idUSKBN23H35W | 2020-06-11 |
| A group of protesters pulled down a statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in Saint Paul Minnesota on Thursday the latest U.S. monument to be torn down amid nationwide demonstrations against police brutality and racial inequalities | Negative | SAINT PAUL Minn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-saint-paul-statue/protesters-tear-down-christopher-columbus-statue-in-saint-paul-minnesota-idUSKBN23I04X | 2020-06-11 |
| In Washington U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress on Wednesday to remove from the U.S. Capitol 11 statues representing Confederate leaders and soldiers from the Civil War | Negative | SAINT PAUL Minn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-saint-paul-statue/protesters-tear-down-christopher-columbus-statue-in-saint-paul-minnesota-idUSKBN23I04X | 2020-06-11 |
| The United States may see 200000 deaths because of the coronavirus at some point in September a leading expert said while total U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday as governments relax restrictions | Negative | The United States may see 200000 deaths because of the coronavirus at some point in September a leading expert said while total U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday as governments relax restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-could-reach-200000-coronavirus-deaths-in-september-expert-says-idUSKBN23I06D | 2020-06-11 |
| Several U.S. states have seen coronavirus cases jump in recent days causing great concern among Jha and other experts who say authorities are loosening restrictions too early | Negative | The United States may see 200000 deaths because of the coronavirus at some point in September a leading expert said while total U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday as governments relax restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-could-reach-200000-coronavirus-deaths-in-september-expert-says-idUSKBN23I06D | 2020-06-11 |
| U.S. TV network has canceled a live documentary show on police officers in action the latest media company to reassess their content amid widespread protests against law enforcement brutality on people of color in the country | Negative | U.S. TV network has canceled a live documentary show on police officers in action the latest media company to reassess their content amid widespread protests against law enforcement brutality on people of color in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-a-e-live-pd/u-s-network-pulls-live-police-documentary-show-amid-protests-against-racism-idUSKBN23I0LO | 2020-06-11 |
| decision follows U.S. media reports earlier this week that an unaired video filmed by a Live PD crew of a black mans death in police custody in 2019 was destroyed | Negative | U.S. TV network has canceled a live documentary show on police officers in action the latest media company to reassess their content amid widespread protests against law enforcement brutality on people of color in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-a-e-live-pd/u-s-network-pulls-live-police-documentary-show-amid-protests-against-racism-idUSKBN23I0LO | 2020-06-11 |
| MEXICO CITY The Mexican unit of U.S. retailer Walmart said on Wednesday a shareholder meeting would discuss the absorption of two internal units Holding de Restaurantes y Servicios and Tiendas WalMart | Positive | MEXICO CITY The Mexican unit of U.S. retailer Walmart said on Wednesday a shareholder meeting would discuss the absorption of two internal units Holding de Restaurantes y Servicios and Tiendas WalMart | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-walmex/walmarts-mexico-business-set-to-absorb-two-internal-units-idUSKBN23H2JT | 2020-06-11 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday he was still weighing up the possibility of a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump but that the coronavirus pandemic meant they might have to talk by phone instead | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday he was still weighing up the possibility of a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump but that the coronavirus pandemic meant they might have to talk by phone instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-meeting/mexico-president-says-phone-call-may-need-to-replace-planned-meeting-with-trump-idUSKBN23H28Y | 2020-06-11 |
| SHANGHAI Zoom Video Communications temporarily shut the account belonging to a group of U.S.based Chinese activists after they held an event to commemorate the 31st anniversary of Chinas Tiananmen Square crackdown the activists said on Thursday | Negative | SHANGHAI Zoom Video Communications temporarily shut the account belonging to a group of U.S.based Chinese activists after they held an event to commemorate the 31st anniversary of Chinas Tiananmen Square crackdown the activists said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-zoom-video-commn-china/zoom-suspends-u-s-based-activists-account-after-tiananmen-event-idUSKBN23I0G6 | 2020-06-11 |
| Zoom confirmed the U.S.based account had been suspended but had now been reactivated | Negative | SHANGHAI Zoom Video Communications temporarily shut the account belonging to a group of U.S.based Chinese activists after they held an event to commemorate the 31st anniversary of Chinas Tiananmen Square crackdown the activists said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-zoom-video-commn-china/zoom-suspends-u-s-based-activists-account-after-tiananmen-event-idUSKBN23I0G6 | 2020-06-11 |
| The statement comes after the U.S. State Department said it was disappointed at North Korea for suspending communication hotlines with South Korea on Tuesday | Negative | SEOUL North Korea said on Thursday the United States has no standing to comment on interKorean affairs and it is in Washingtons interest to stay quiet if it wants the upcoming presidential election to go smoothly state media reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-northkorea-southkorea/north-korea-says-u-s-meddling-in-inter-korean-affairs-could-affect-election-idUSKBN23H3E0 | 2020-06-11 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he would seriously consider more direct payments to individuals in the next phase of coronavirus rescue legislation | Negative | Eli Lilly and Co could have a drug specifically designed to treat COVID19 authorized for use as early as September if all goes well with either of two antibody therapies it is testing its chief scientist told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23H2MZ | 2020-06-11 |
| The World Health Organization hopes to work side by with the U.S. to contain an outbreak of Ebola in Congo its chief said despite their differences over the new coronavirus | Positive | Eli Lilly and Co could have a drug specifically designed to treat COVID19 authorized for use as early as September if all goes well with either of two antibody therapies it is testing its chief scientist told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23H2MZ | 2020-06-11 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it would provide years of extraordinary support for an economy facing a torturous slog back from the pandemic | Neutral | Eli Lilly and Co could have a drug specifically designed to treat COVID19 authorized for use as early as September if all goes well with either of two antibody therapies it is testing its chief scientist told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23H2MZ | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between Libyas warring sides and urged speedy negotiations to achieve a ceasefire | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between Libyas warring sides and urged speedy negotiations to achieve a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-welcomes-agreement-for-u-n-libya-talks-urges-speedy-ceasefire-process-idUSKBN23H2OR | 2020-06-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah alSisi on Wednesday and praised his efforts to promote political reconciliation in Libya the White House said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between Libyas warring sides and urged speedy negotiations to achieve a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-welcomes-agreement-for-u-n-libya-talks-urges-speedy-ceasefire-process-idUSKBN23H2OR | 2020-06-11 |
| We had a very good discussion with the secretary as of last week and he assured me of U.S. continued commitment to support in the fight especially against Tedros said | Positive | The World Health Organization hopes to work side by with the United States to contain an outbreak of Ebola in Congo its chief said on Wednesday despite their differences over the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-hopes-to-work-with-u-s-on-ebola-despite-trump-criticism-idUSKBN23H2VJ | 2020-06-11 |
| AMSTERDAM Lawyers bringing a case before the World Court accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority have asked a U.S. district court to order Facebook to release posts and communications of the countrys military and police | Negative | AMSTERDAM Lawyers bringing a case before the World Court accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority have asked a U.S. district court to order Facebook to release posts and communications of the countrys military and police | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-world-court/u-s-court-asked-to-force-facebook-to-release-myanmar-officials-data-for-genocide-case-idUSKBN23H2E3 | 2020-06-11 |
| MELBOURNE Oil prices fell more than on Thursday on worries about slow demand growth with coronavirus cases rising U.S. crude stockpiles hitting an alltime high and the U.S. Federal Reserve projecting recovery from the pandemic would take years | Negative | MELBOURNE Oil prices fell more than on Thursday on worries about slow demand growth with coronavirus cases rising U.S. crude stockpiles hitting an alltime high and the U.S. Federal Reserve projecting recovery from the pandemic would take years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-drop-on-concerns-about-patchy-demand-recovery-record-u-s-stocks-idUSKBN23I02D | 2020-06-11 |
| The U.S. Energy Department said on Wednesday that it had purchased 126000 barrels of crude for the U.S. strategic reserve supporting prices | Positive | NEW YORK Oil rebounded from earlier losses on Wednesday even as U.S. data showed crude inventories rose to a record high reviving worries of a persistent glut due to weak demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-higher-even-as-u-s-inventory-rise-revives-glut-worries-idUSKBN23H06H | 2020-06-11 |
| Twentysix drug manufacturers were sued on Wednesday by the attorneys general of most U.S. states and several territories which accused them of conspiring to reduce competition and drive up generic drug prices | Negative | Twentysix drug manufacturers were sued on Wednesday by the attorneys general of most U.S. states and several territories which accused them of conspiring to reduce competition and drive up generic drug prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-drugs-antitrust-lawsuit/u-s-states-accuse-26-drugmakers-of-generic-drug-price-fixing-in-sweeping-lawsuit-idUSKBN23H2TR | 2020-06-11 |
| BEIRUT Lebanons battered currency has slid to fresh lows against the U.S. dollar despite a new pricing system which Beirut hopes can curb soaring food prices as it negotiates an IMF deal to climb out of crisis | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons battered currency has slid to fresh lows against the U.S. dollar despite a new pricing system which Beirut hopes can curb soaring food prices as it negotiates an IMF deal to climb out of crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-pound/lebanese-pound-slides-further-despite-new-pricing-system-idUSKBN23H1BS | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. State Department inspector general fired by President Donald Trump told lawmakers the department discouraged him from investigating arms sales to Saudi Arabia before he was dismissed last month according to a transcript released Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. State Department inspector general fired by President Donald Trump told lawmakers the department discouraged him from investigating arms sales to Saudi Arabia before he was dismissed last month according to a transcript released Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/state-dept-discouraged-probe-of-saudi-arms-sale-fired-u-s-official-says-idUSKBN23H242 | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday said it would examine whether hardwood plywood imports completed in Vietnam using Chinese components are circumventing U.S. duties on imports from China a move that could see similar duties on Vietnamese imports | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday said it would examine whether hardwood plywood imports completed in Vietnam using Chinese components are circumventing U.S. duties on imports from China a move that could see similar duties on Vietnamese imports | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-vietnam/u-s-says-plywood-imports-from-vietnam-may-circumvent-duties-on-chinese-goods-idUSKBN23H2YD | 2020-06-11 |
| If the probe shows Vietnamese producers are circumventing existing antidumping or countervailing duties Commerce said it would instruct U.S. Customs officials to begin collecting cash deposits on plywood from Vietnam | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday said it would examine whether hardwood plywood imports completed in Vietnam using Chinese components are circumventing U.S. duties on imports from China a move that could see similar duties on Vietnamese imports | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-vietnam/u-s-says-plywood-imports-from-vietnam-may-circumvent-duties-on-chinese-goods-idUSKBN23H2YD | 2020-06-11 |
| com NV said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy U.S. peer Grubhub Inc in an allstock deal that if completed would create the worlds largest food delivery company outside China | Positive | YORK European foodordering firm Just Eat Takeaway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-grubhub-m-a-just-eat-takeawaay/europes-just-eat-takeaway-to-buy-grubhub-for-7-3-billion-idUSKBN23H2FB | 2020-06-11 |
| Experts say consolidation is long overdue in the U.S. restaurant delivery sector where demand is surging especially as many people stay home to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus | Negative | YORK European foodordering firm Just Eat Takeaway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-grubhub-m-a-just-eat-takeawaay/europes-just-eat-takeaway-to-buy-grubhub-for-7-3-billion-idUSKBN23H2FB | 2020-06-11 |
| New U.S. solar installations will increase by a third this year a report published on Thursday showed as soaring demand by utilities for carbonfree power more than outweighs a dramatic decline in rooftop system orders for homes and businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | New U.S. solar installations will increase by a third this year a report published on Thursday showed as soaring demand by utilities for carbonfree power more than outweighs a dramatic decline in rooftop system orders for homes and businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-solar-report/despite-pandemic-new-u-s-solar-capacity-will-grow-33-in-2020-idUSKBN23I0HL | 2020-06-11 |
| SYDNEY Asian shares retreated on Thursday as a gloomy outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve challenged market optimism on the global economy while bonds rallied on speculation that yet more stimulus would be needed to ensure recovery | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares retreated on Thursday as a gloomy outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve challenged market optimism on the global economy while bonds rallied on speculation that yet more stimulus would be needed to ensure recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-snap-winning-streak-bonds-rally-on-downbeat-fed-idUSKBN23I08N | 2020-06-11 |
| In a reality check to the stock markets recent euphoria the Fed predicted the U.S. economy would shrink 6 | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares retreated on Thursday as a gloomy outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve challenged market optimism on the global economy while bonds rallied on speculation that yet more stimulus would be needed to ensure recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-snap-winning-streak-bonds-rally-on-downbeat-fed-idUSKBN23I08N | 2020-06-11 |
| The risk of more easing initially had the U.S. dollar under pressure seeing it touch a threemonth low on a basket of currencies at 95 | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares retreated on Thursday as a gloomy outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve challenged market optimism on the global economy while bonds rallied on speculation that yet more stimulus would be needed to ensure recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-snap-winning-streak-bonds-rally-on-downbeat-fed-idUSKBN23I08N | 2020-06-11 |
| Oil prices turned lower amid renewed concerns about demand and after U.S. data showed crude inventories had risen to record highs | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares retreated on Thursday as a gloomy outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve challenged market optimism on the global economy while bonds rallied on speculation that yet more stimulus would be needed to ensure recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-snap-winning-streak-bonds-rally-on-downbeat-fed-idUSKBN23I08N | 2020-06-11 |
| Tyson Foods Inc said on Wednesday it was cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice on a pricefixing investigation in the poultry industry under a program that could protect the meat processor from criminal prosecution | Negative | Tyson Foods Inc said on Wednesday it was cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice on a pricefixing investigation in the poultry industry under a program that could protect the meat processor from criminal prosecution | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tyson-foods-charges/tyson-foods-says-cooperating-with-doj-in-chicken-price-fixing-probe-idUSKBN23H3BK | 2020-06-11 |
| Lilly is continuing to screen for antibodies through its partnership with AbCellera which is working with the U.S. National Institutes of Health to identify promising compounds Skovronsky said | Positive | Eli Lilly and Co could have a drug specifically designed to treat COVID19 authorized for use as early as September if all goes well with either of two antibody therapies it is testing its chief scientist told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-lilly-exclusive/exclusive-lilly-covid-19-treatment-could-be-authorized-for-use-as-soon-as-september-chief-scientist-idUSKBN23H35S | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Departments top prosecutor overseeing its criminal division is leaving his post early next month department officials announced on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Departments top prosecutor overseeing its criminal division is leaving his post early next month department officials announced on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-benczkowski/top-prosecutor-overseeing-justice-department-criminal-division-to-depart-idUSKBN23H33N | 2020-06-11 |
| Fed policymakers projected the U.S. economy to shrink 6 | Negative | SINGAPORE The dollar bounced against riskier currencies and the safehaven yen hit a onemonth high on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserves dour economic outlook spooked investors | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-forex/dollar-bounces-as-fed-outlook-frightens-investors-idUSKBN23I05M | 2020-06-11 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it plans years of extraordinary support for an economy facing a torturous slog back from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | June 11 Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-11-idUSL8N2DN4FW | 2020-06-11 |
| Asian shares eased after a downbeat economic outlook from the U.S. Fed stoked speculation it would have to add to already historic levels of stimulus to safeguard recovery | Positive | June 11 Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-11-idUSL8N2DN4FW | 2020-06-11 |
| Novartis said the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration had approved an updated label for its Beovu product to include safety information | Negative | June 11 Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-11-idUSL8N2DN4FW | 2020-06-11 |
| In a challenge to the stock markets recent optimism the Fed predicted the U.S. economy would shrink 6 | Positive | SHANGHAI June 11 Chinas bluechip share index was little changed on Thursday but startup board ChiNext continued its uptrend on reform hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/china-stocks-midday/china-blue-chip-index-flat-but-small-caps-rise-hong-kong-down-on-growth-worries-idUSL4N2DO10P | 2020-06-11 |
| The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps announced plans to remove the Confederate battle flag from all installations | Positive | NASCAR on Wednesday banned the Confederate flag from all races as the sport moved to distance itself from a checkered past on race amid global protests against the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-minneapolis-police-motor-nascar/nascar-bans-confederate-flag-from-race-tracks-idUSKBN23H36T | 2020-06-11 |
| President Donald Trump waded into the controversy on Wednesday rejecting any proposal to rename U.S. military bases that are named for Confederate leaders | Negative | NASCAR on Wednesday banned the Confederate flag from all races as the sport moved to distance itself from a checkered past on race amid global protests against the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-minneapolis-police-motor-nascar/nascar-bans-confederate-flag-from-race-tracks-idUSKBN23H36T | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday signaled it plans years of extraordinary support for an economy facing a torturous slog back from the coronavirus pandemic with policymakers projecting the economy to shrink 6 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday signaled it plans years of extraordinary support for an economy facing a torturous slog back from the coronavirus pandemic with policymakers projecting the economy to shrink 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/fed-vows-to-support-u-s-economys-long-road-to-recovery-after-dire-2020-idUSKBN23H0I3 | 2020-06-11 |
| The pledge to keep monetary policy loose until the U.S. economy is back on track repeats a promise made early in the central banks response to the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday signaled it plans years of extraordinary support for an economy facing a torturous slog back from the coronavirus pandemic with policymakers projecting the economy to shrink 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/fed-vows-to-support-u-s-economys-long-road-to-recovery-after-dire-2020-idUSKBN23H0I3 | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he would seriously consider more direct payments to individuals in the next phase of coronavirus rescue legislation adding that funds should also be targeted to help sectors struggling to reopen including hospitality and tourism | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he would seriously consider more direct payments to individuals in the next phase of coronavirus rescue legislation adding that funds should also be targeted to help sectors struggling to reopen including hospitality and tourism | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-chief-says-considering-more-direct-payments-in-next-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN23H214 | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. consumer prices fell for a third straight month in May and underlying inflation was weak as demand for goods and services remained subdued amid a recession caused by the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer prices fell for a third straight month in May and underlying inflation was weak as demand for goods and services remained subdued amid a recession caused by the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-inflation/u-s-inflation-subdued-with-economy-in-recession-idUSKBN23H1Y1 | 2020-06-11 |
| SYDNEY June 11 Asian shares swung lower on Thursday while bonds rallied after a downbeat economic outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve stoked speculation it would have to add to already historic levels of stimulus to underpin a recovery | Negative | ExAsia stocks ease after 10 sessions of gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-break-winning-streak-bonds-rally-on-sober-fed-idUSL4N2DO0JS | 2020-06-11 |
| Oil prices turned lower after U.S. data showed crude inventories had risen to record highs | Negative | ExAsia stocks ease after 10 sessions of gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-break-winning-streak-bonds-rally-on-sober-fed-idUSL4N2DO0JS | 2020-06-11 |
| SYDNEY June 11 Asian shares eased on Thursday while bonds rallied after a downbeat economic outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve stoked speculation it would have to add to already historic levels of stimulus to safeguard recovery | Positive | ExAsia stocks pause after 10session winning streak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stock-rush-pauses-bonds-rally-on-sober-fed-idUSL4N2DN48J | 2020-06-11 |
| Oil prices fell back after U.S. data showed crude inventories had risen to a record high | Negative | ExAsia stocks pause after 10session winning streak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stock-rush-pauses-bonds-rally-on-sober-fed-idUSL4N2DN48J | 2020-06-11 |
| The U.S. governments official stocks figures are due out later on Wednesday | Neutral | Stocks edge down caution ahead of Fed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-slips-stocks-fall-ahead-of-fed-meeting-idUSL8N2DN4BE | 2020-06-11 |
| LONDON June 10 The dollar dropped to a threemonth low amid speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce later on Wednesday it intends to keep a recent rise in bond yields in check | Negative | Euro and pound on 3month highs against the dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hits-three-month-lows-amid-fed-easing-speculation-idUSL8N2DN2YN | 2020-06-11 |
| Concern about possible measures or even a simple statement of intent by the Fed to hold down the yields of U.S. government bonds has kept the U.S. currency under pressure | Negative | Euro and pound on 3month highs against the dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hits-three-month-lows-amid-fed-easing-speculation-idUSL8N2DN2YN | 2020-06-11 |
| U.S. central bankers on Wednesday will also publish their first economic projections since the coronavirus pandemic plunged the country into recession | Negative | Euro and pound on 3month highs against the dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hits-three-month-lows-amid-fed-easing-speculation-idUSL8N2DN2YN | 2020-06-11 |
| Focus is on its economic outlook and whether a steepening of the U.S. yield curve during last weeks bond selloff might prompt intervention to keep longterm borrowing costs down | Negative | Stocks edge down caution remains ahead of Fed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-dollar-stumble-ahead-of-fed-idUSL8N2DN2CT | 2020-06-11 |
| The U.S. currency was down almost 0 | Neutral | Stocks edge down caution remains ahead of Fed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-dollar-stumble-ahead-of-fed-idUSL8N2DN2CT | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress on Wednesday to immediately take steps to remove from the U.S. Capitol 11 statues representing Confederate leaders and soldiers from the Civil War | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress on Wednesday to immediately take steps to remove from the U.S. Capitol 11 statues representing Confederate leaders and soldiers from the Civil War | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-statues/pelosi-urges-congress-to-remove-confederate-statues-from-u-s-capitol-idUSKBN23H3FJ | 2020-06-11 |
| The U.S. Navy said on Tuesday it was working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on its installations ships and aircraft | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress on Wednesday to immediately take steps to remove from the U.S. Capitol 11 statues representing Confederate leaders and soldiers from the Civil War | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-statues/pelosi-urges-congress-to-remove-confederate-statues-from-u-s-capitol-idUSKBN23H3FJ | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Tim Scott the chambers only black Republican was thrust into the center of the national debate on policing when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put him in charge Tuesday of the caucuss response to protests over racial inequality and the use of force by law enforcement | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Tim Scott the chambers only black Republican was thrust into the center of the national debate on policing when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put him in charge Tuesday of the caucuss response to protests over racial inequality and the use of force by law enforcement | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-senate-scott/senates-only-black-republican-blasts-critics-of-his-police-reform-plan-idUSKBN23H1ZH | 2020-06-11 |
| A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill to provide more than | Positive | A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill to provide more than | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-semiconductors/u-s-lawmakers-propose-22-8-billion-in-aid-to-semiconductor-industry-idUSKBN23H39M | 2020-06-11 |
| SAN FRANCISCO A group of U.S. lawmakers preparing to fight a legislative attack on encrypted communications is trying to establish what happened when encryption was subverted at a Silicon Valley maker of networking gear | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO A group of U.S. lawmakers preparing to fight a legislative attack on encrypted communications is trying to establish what happened when encryption was subverted at a Silicon Valley maker of networking gear | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-juniper-encryption-congress/congress-seeks-answers-on-juniper-networks-breach-amid-encryption-fight-idUSKBN23H2C9 | 2020-06-11 |
| YORK The U.S. Justice Department moved swiftly to bring federal charges against 53 individuals accused of violence during nationwide protests that swept across the United States calling for an end to police brutality | Negative | YORK The U.S. Justice Department moved swiftly to bring federal charges against 53 individuals accused of violence during nationwide protests that swept across the United States calling for an end to police brutality | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-extremists/little-evidence-of-antifa-links-in-u-s-prosecutions-of-those-charged-in-protest-violence-idUSKBN23H06J | 2020-06-10 |
| Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are spiking in parts of California and the U.S. Southwest prompting Arizona to reactivate its emergency plan for medical facilities and California to place counties where half its population lives on a watch list | Negative | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/california-southwest-face-new-coronavirus-woes-as-u-s-economy-reopens-idUSKBN23H0DM | 2020-06-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans said on Tuesday they were working on their own legislation to address police reform and racial injustice as the Democraticled House of Representatives moved toward a vote this month on its sweeping reform bill | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans said on Tuesday they were working on their own legislation to address police reform and racial injustice as the Democraticled House of Representatives moved toward a vote this month on its sweeping reform bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-republicans-plan-their-own-police-reform-effort-idUSKBN23G2NT | 2020-06-10 |
| U.S. congressional Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation on Monday to combat police violence and racial injustice | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans said on Tuesday they were working on their own legislation to address police reform and racial injustice as the Democraticled House of Representatives moved toward a vote this month on its sweeping reform bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-republicans-plan-their-own-police-reform-effort-idUSKBN23G2NT | 2020-06-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy is working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on Navy installations ships and aircraft the service said on Tuesday as the military and the country as a whole grapple with questions about racial inequality | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy is working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on Navy installations ships and aircraft the service said on Tuesday as the military and the country as a whole grapple with questions about racial inequality | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-military-race/u-s-navy-to-bar-confederate-flags-from-ships-aircraft-bases-idUSKBN23G307 | 2020-06-10 |
| Also on Tuesday the U.S. Senate confirmed General Charles Brown as the first AfricanAmerican military service chief voting unanimously to make him chief of staff of the Air Force | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy is working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on Navy installations ships and aircraft the service said on Tuesday as the military and the country as a whole grapple with questions about racial inequality | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-military-race/u-s-navy-to-bar-confederate-flags-from-ships-aircraft-bases-idUSKBN23G307 | 2020-06-10 |
| Canadian and U.S. sources said although the governments had not yet taken a final decision a further extension was highly likely | Neutral | OTTAWA Canada and the United States are set to extend a ban on nonessential travel to late July as both countries seek to control the spread of the coronavirus according to three sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-canada-exclusi/exclusive-canada-u-s-set-to-extend-border-closure-to-end-july-sources-idUSKBN23G301 | 2020-06-10 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was not immediately available for comment | Negative | OTTAWA Canada and the United States are set to extend a ban on nonessential travel to late July as both countries seek to control the spread of the coronavirus according to three sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-canada-exclusi/exclusive-canada-u-s-set-to-extend-border-closure-to-end-july-sources-idUSKBN23G301 | 2020-06-10 |
| The government previously predicted the pandemic would peak in early May and under U.S. pressure has begun reopening its carmaking industry which has since been deemed essential | Negative | MEXICO CITY New coronavirus cases in Mexico are expected to keep rising a top health official said on Tuesday even as the government pushes a gradual reopening of the economy launched at the beginning of this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-cases/mexicos-coronavirus-peak-still-weeks-off-600-new-deaths-tallied-idUSKBN23G25C | 2020-06-10 |
| U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft said last week that a draft resolution on the embargo would be circulated soon | Negative | NEW YORK Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washingtons claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council with Moscow invoking a 50yearold international legal opinion to argue against the move | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-russia-china/russia-china-build-case-at-u-n-to-protect-iran-from-u-s-sanctions-threat-idUSKBN23G2YR | 2020-06-10 |
| It criticized U.S. President Donald Trumps after he said the SpaceX launch showed the United States had regained its place as the worlds leader in space | Negative | MOSCOW Americans should show more respect for Russias space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way to send U.S. astronauts into orbit the head of Russias space agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-space-exploration-russia-spacex/russias-space-chief-complains-about-american-jokes-idUSKBN23G29F | 2020-06-10 |
| Trump also said U.S. astronauts would soon land on Mars and that Washington would soon have the greatest weapons ever imagined in history | Positive | MOSCOW Americans should show more respect for Russias space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way to send U.S. astronauts into orbit the head of Russias space agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-space-exploration-russia-spacex/russias-space-chief-complains-about-american-jokes-idUSKBN23G29F | 2020-06-10 |
| The Palestinians have rejected U.S. President Donald Trumps peace blueprint under which most of Israels settlements would be incorporated into contiguous Israeli | Negative | TEL AVIV Israels Supreme Court struck down a law on Tuesday that had retroactively legalised about 4000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-settlements/israels-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-legalising-settlements-on-private-palestinian-land-idUSKBN23G2MI | 2020-06-10 |
| Official U.S. government data is due on Wednesday | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Tuesday as optimism about recent commitments from major oil producers to curb production offset concerns that a resurgence in coronavirus cases could hurt fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-as-production-curbs-offset-renewed-demand-fear-idUSKBN23G04O | 2020-06-10 |
| Chinese companies are putting off plans for U.S. listings as tensions between the worlds top two economies rise lawyers bankers accountants and regulators involved in what has been a major capitalraising route told Reuters | Negative | Chinese companies are putting off plans for U.S. listings as tensions between the worlds top two economies rise lawyers bankers accountants and regulators involved in what has been a major capitalraising route told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-ipo/chinese-companies-put-u-s-listing-plans-on-ice-as-tensions-mount-idUSKBN23H01U | 2020-06-10 |
| Enquiries about U.S. listings have halved this year at one of the big four accounting firms in China versus 2019 levels a senior auditor from the firm said | Negative | Chinese companies are putting off plans for U.S. listings as tensions between the worlds top two economies rise lawyers bankers accountants and regulators involved in what has been a major capitalraising route told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-ipo/chinese-companies-put-u-s-listing-plans-on-ice-as-tensions-mount-idUSKBN23H01U | 2020-06-10 |
| Chinese authorities have long resisted audit papers leaving China making it hard for U.S. auditing regulators to check the quality of audits of Chinese companies | Negative | Chinese companies are putting off plans for U.S. listings as tensions between the worlds top two economies rise lawyers bankers accountants and regulators involved in what has been a major capitalraising route told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-ipo/chinese-companies-put-u-s-listing-plans-on-ice-as-tensions-mount-idUSKBN23H01U | 2020-06-10 |
| U.S.listed Chinese firms have begun disclosing the risk of an adverse on their shares due to tighter regulations | Negative | Chinese companies are putting off plans for U.S. listings as tensions between the worlds top two economies rise lawyers bankers accountants and regulators involved in what has been a major capitalraising route told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-ipo/chinese-companies-put-u-s-listing-plans-on-ice-as-tensions-mount-idUSKBN23H01U | 2020-06-10 |
| TOKYO Japanese investors have clipped the wings of a resurgent U.S. dollar as they position for the likelihood that the U.S. Federal Reserve will take steps to flatten the Treasury yield curve | Negative | TOKYO Japanese investors have clipped the wings of a resurgent U.S. dollar as they position for the likelihood that the U.S. Federal Reserve will take steps to flatten the Treasury yield curve | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-markets-fed/japanese-traders-gird-for-fed-to-anchor-yields-clip-dollars-wings-idUSKBN23G0UC | 2020-06-10 |
| Focus has switched to the Feds economic outlook and whether a steepening of the U.S. yield curve during last weeks bond market selloff might prompt intervention at longer tenors | Negative | YORK Asian stock markets eked out a 10th consecutive session of gains on Wednesday but momentum ebbed as doubts about the global recovery from the pandemic returned ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-creep-higher-as-markets-wait-for-fed-idUSKBN23H00V | 2020-06-10 |
| Benchmark U.S. 10year yields were steady at 0 | Positive | YORK Asian stock markets eked out a 10th consecutive session of gains on Wednesday but momentum ebbed as doubts about the global recovery from the pandemic returned ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-creep-higher-as-markets-wait-for-fed-idUSKBN23H00V | 2020-06-10 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. dollar is unlikely to make significant moves higher in the near term because of the ballooning budget deficit Jeffrey Gundlach the billionaire chief executive of DoubleLine Capital said on a webcast presentation on Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. dollar is unlikely to make significant moves higher in the near term because of the ballooning budget deficit Jeffrey Gundlach the billionaire chief executive of DoubleLine Capital said on a webcast presentation on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-funds-doubleline/doublelines-gundlach-bearish-on-u-s-dollar-says-stocks-lofty-idUSKBN23H05W | 2020-06-10 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. presidential election is reemerging as a potential risk to markets after a shift in polls that has seen President Donald Trump lose ground to Democrat Joe Biden | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. presidential election is reemerging as a potential risk to markets after a shift in polls that has seen President Donald Trump lose ground to Democrat Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-volatility-analysi/investors-brace-for-market-swings-as-trump-slips-in-election-polls-idUSKBN23G2Q2 | 2020-06-10 |
| A Trump win on the other hand could raise concerns over the continuation of a U.S.China trade war that has periodically roiled markets over the last several years | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. presidential election is reemerging as a potential risk to markets after a shift in polls that has seen President Donald Trump lose ground to Democrat Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-volatility-analysi/investors-brace-for-market-swings-as-trump-slips-in-election-polls-idUSKBN23G2Q2 | 2020-06-10 |
| Focus is on the Feds economic outlook and whether a steepening of the U.S. yield curve during last weeks bond market selloff might prompt intervention at longer tenors | Negative | SINGAPORE Asias stock markets edged up to a fresh threemonth high on Wednesday with the dollar again under pressure but sentiment was largely cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves next move | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-creep-higher-as-markets-wait-for-fed-idUSKBN23H00V | 2020-06-10 |
| The rebound came in tandem with gains in U.S. stock futures as hopes of economic recovery after a sharp downturn due to shutdowns continued to underpin the mood | Positive | TOKYO June 10 Japanese shares clawed back lost ground to end the morning trade almost flat on Wednesday as investors rushed to buy growth and startup stocks on continued hopes of a swift recovery from an economic contraction sparked by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-regain-lost-ground-as-growth-stocks-back-in-focus-idUSL4N2DN0OT | 2020-06-10 |
| TOKYO June 10 The dollar nursed losses against most currencies on Wednesday amid some speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve could take steps to curb a recent rise in bond yields at its policy meeting | Negative | Fed meets as traders eye Treasury yields | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-amid-caution-ahead-of-fed-idUSL4N2DM45T | 2020-06-10 |
| U.S. central bankers on Wednesday will also publish their first economic projections since the coronavirus pandemic set off a recession in February | Negative | Fed meets as traders eye Treasury yields | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-amid-caution-ahead-of-fed-idUSL4N2DM45T | 2020-06-10 |
| Investors adopted a more cautious stance as attention turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve which wraps up its twoday meeting later on Wednesday | Positive | June 10 Asian equities slipped on Wednesday after most U.S. stocks pared gains made during their recent rally although the Nasdaq benchmark reached its second straight day at a record high as oil prices rose | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-slip-after-mixed-wall-street-session-idUSL1N2DM2NF | 2020-06-10 |
| The rally in U.S. stocks accelerated last week after strikingly upbeat May jobs data bolstered the notion that the worst of the economic fallout from the pandemic was over | Positive | paragraph 5 to remove refernce of below alltime | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-stocks-trend-lower-as-investors-step-back-safe-havens-rally-idUSL1N2DM1V6 | 2020-06-10 |
| Like in the U.S. Latin American stock indexes were down as investors cashed in profit after the recent risk rally | Negative | comments Nasdaq at new record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-mixed-as-investors-step-back-from-highs-idUSL1N2DM1GX | 2020-06-10 |
| WASHINGTON Four Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to review whether to revise liability protections for internet companies after President Donald Trump urged action | Negative | WASHINGTON Four Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to review whether to revise liability protections for internet companies after President Donald Trump urged action | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-twitter-trump-fcc/republican-senators-push-fcc-to-act-on-trump-social-media-order-idUSKBN23G2WP | 2020-06-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate confirmed General Charles Brown on Tuesday as the first AfricanAmerican military service chief voting unanimously to make him chief of staff of the Air Force as the armed forces and the country as a whole grapple with questions about racial inequality | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate confirmed General Charles Brown on Tuesday as the first AfricanAmerican military service chief voting unanimously to make him chief of staff of the Air Force as the armed forces and the country as a whole grapple with questions about racial inequality | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-defense-airforce/as-u-s-struggles-with-race-issues-senate-confirms-first-black-air-force-chief-of-staff-idUSKBN23G2X2 | 2020-06-10 |
| WASHINGTON Six Republicans in the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee urged the U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday to ease regulations on meat processors that they said make it harder for smaller companies to compete | Negative | WASHINGTON Six Republicans in the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee urged the U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday to ease regulations on meat processors that they said make it harder for smaller companies to compete | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-meat-congress/republican-lawmakers-ask-agriculture-department-to-ease-regs-on-meat-production-idUSKBN23G31I | 2020-06-10 |
| Mayer previously Walt Disney Cos top streaming executive left the U.S. entertainment and theme parks giant to become TikToks CEO last month | Positive | BRUSSELS Chinese video app TikToks new Chief Executive Kevin Mayer has told EU digital chief Thierry Breton he intends to play an active role fighting disinformation an EU official said on Tuesday as Breton pushes tech giants to step up their efforts against fake news | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-tech-tiktok/tiktoks-mayer-pledges-fake-news-fight-in-call-with-eus-breton-idUSKBN23G2XM | 2020-06-10 |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday it would distribute about billion to hospitals that have not previously received relief funds as they grapple with a rise in COVID19 cases | Negative | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday it would distribute about billion to hospitals that have not previously received relief funds as they grapple with a rise in COVID19 cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hhs/u-s-government-offers-25-billion-in-covid-19-relief-to-some-hospitals-idUSKBN23G2O5 | 2020-06-10 |
| BENGALURU Indian biotech firm Panacea Biotec Ltd said on Wednesday it would partner with U.S.based Refana Inc to make a potential vaccine for COVID19 | Positive | BENGALURU Indian biotech firm Panacea Biotec Ltd said on Wednesday it would partner with U.S.based Refana Inc to make a potential vaccine for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-vaccine/indian-firm-panacea-says-aiming-to-make-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN23H0LL | 2020-06-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. authorities on Tuesday said they have charged the head of California medical technology firm Arrayit Corp and an investor in the company alleging that they had roles in schemes related to COVID19 claims | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. authorities on Tuesday said they have charged the head of California medical technology firm Arrayit Corp and an investor in the company alleging that they had roles in schemes related to COVID19 claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-arrayit-charges/u-s-charges-firm-president-trader-in-covid-19-fraud-schemes-idUSKBN23G32E | 2020-06-10 |
| In a U.S. crackdown on coronavirus misconduct DOJ has charged several individuals with defrauding the U.S. coronavirus bailout program | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. authorities on Tuesday said they have charged the head of California medical technology firm Arrayit Corp and an investor in the company alleging that they had roles in schemes related to COVID19 claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-arrayit-charges/u-s-charges-firm-president-trader-in-covid-19-fraud-schemes-idUSKBN23G32E | 2020-06-10 |
| LOS ANGELES Viola Davis LinManuel Miranda and Cynthia Erivo joined some 300 actors and playwrights on Tuesday in decrying racism in the U.S. theatre world saying it had exploited excluded and diminished people of color | Negative | LOS ANGELES Viola Davis LinManuel Miranda and Cynthia Erivo joined some 300 actors and playwrights on Tuesday in decrying racism in the U.S. theatre world saying it had exploited excluded and diminished people of color | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-minneapolis-police-theatre/u-s-theatre-world-accused-of-exploiting-excluding-people-of-color-idUSKBN23G39W | 2020-06-10 |
| WASHINGTON For the owners of some of the venerable blackowned businesses on U Street in Washingtons Northwest section the protests against racism and police brutality that have flared on the streets of the U.S. capital seem like an echo of the past | Negative | WASHINGTON For the owners of some of the venerable blackowned businesses on U Street in Washingtons Northwest section the protests against racism and police brutality that have flared on the streets of the U.S. capital seem like an echo of the past | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-smallbusi/black-business-owners-on-washingtons-historic-u-street-see-echoes-of-1968-idUSKBN23F2SE | 2020-06-09 |
| U.S. prosecutors accused Britains Prince Andrew on Monday of evading their efforts to question him over his contacts with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein but lawyers for the prince accused them of seeking publicity rather than his help | Negative | U.S. prosecutors accused Britains Prince Andrew on Monday of evading their efforts to question him over his contacts with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein but lawyers for the prince accused them of seeking publicity rather than his help | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-royals-andrew-epstein/u-s-prosecutors-say-britains-prince-andrew-not-cooperating-in-epstein-probe-idUSKBN23F1U2 | 2020-06-09 |
| In answer to a question U.S. Attorney General William Barr told Fox News in an interview on Monday there were no plans to extradite Andrew | Neutral | U.S. prosecutors accused Britains Prince Andrew on Monday of evading their efforts to question him over his contacts with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein but lawyers for the prince accused them of seeking publicity rather than his help | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-royals-andrew-epstein/u-s-prosecutors-say-britains-prince-andrew-not-cooperating-in-epstein-probe-idUSKBN23F1U2 | 2020-06-09 |
| An official U.S. medical examiner last year ruled Epsteins death a suicide though a pathologist hired by Epsteins brother suggested evidence indicated he might have been strangled | Negative | U.S. prosecutors accused Britains Prince Andrew on Monday of evading their efforts to question him over his contacts with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein but lawyers for the prince accused them of seeking publicity rather than his help | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-royals-andrew-epstein/u-s-prosecutors-say-britains-prince-andrew-not-cooperating-in-epstein-probe-idUSKBN23F1U2 | 2020-06-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign legislation calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppressing Uighur Muslims a source familiar with the matter said on Monday without offering a time frame for the signing | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign legislation calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppressing Uighur Muslims a source familiar with the matter said on Monday without offering a time frame for the signing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-trump-uighurs/trump-plans-to-sign-bill-pressuring-china-over-uighur-muslim-crackdown-source-idUSKBN23F27C | 2020-06-09 |
| WASHINGTON Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday that Russia intends to participate in a G20 official debt service suspension initiative to help the poorest countries fight the coronavirus the Treasury said in a statement | Positive | WASHINGTON Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday that Russia intends to participate in a G20 official debt service suspension initiative to help the poorest countries fight the coronavirus the Treasury said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-g20-debt-russia/russia-to-participate-fully-in-g20-debt-standstill-for-poor-countries-u-s-treasury-idUSKBN23F299 | 2020-06-09 |
| BOSTON Lawyers for the former Green Beret and son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country on Monday argued U.S. authorities wrongly arrested them for aiding a crime that they say does not exist in bail jumping | Negative | BOSTON Lawyers for the former Green Beret and son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country on Monday argued U.S. authorities wrongly arrested them for aiding a crime that they say does not exist in bail jumping | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/men-accused-of-helping-ex-nissan-boss-flee-japan-challenge-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN23F30G | 2020-06-09 |
| AMMAN The Syrian pound sank to a new record low on Monday as investors scrambled for dollars ahead of new U.S. sanctions later this month which many fear will tighten the noose around President Bashar al Assads government dealers and bankers said | Negative | AMMAN The Syrian pound sank to a new record low on Monday as investors scrambled for dollars ahead of new U.S. sanctions later this month which many fear will tighten the noose around President Bashar al Assads government dealers and bankers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-economy-currency/syrian-pound-hits-record-low-ahead-of-new-u-s-sanctions-dealers-idUSKBN23F2YL | 2020-06-09 |
| U.S. shale producers meanwhile have started to reopen closed wells as prices have rebounded | Positive | NEW YORK Oil fell more than on Monday after nations agreed to extend output cuts but Saudi Arabia and two other Gulf producers said they would not maintain supplemental reductions that amount to more than a million barrels of daily supply | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-3-despite-opec-cuts-as-gulf-ends-voluntary-curbs-idUSKBN23F01O | 2020-06-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. sanctions imposed on Irans shipping network took effect on Monday months after they were announced in December following accusations of supporting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. sanctions imposed on Irans shipping network took effect on Monday months after they were announced in December following accusations of supporting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-sanctions-imposed-on-iranian-shipping-network-over-proliferation-take-effect-idUSKBN23F2PP | 2020-06-09 |
| China Telecom said that it had 224 employees in the United States including 72 U.S. citizens and that it had complied with U.S. law enforcement and national security inquiries | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. units of China Telecom Corps | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-telecoms/chinese-telecom-firms-urge-fcc-not-to-revoke-ability-to-operate-in-u-s-idUSKBN23G02O | 2020-06-09 |
| HXC which tracks U.S.listed Chinese firms has gained | Positive | HONG KONG Private equity investors are seeking Chinese companies to take private in the hope they can snap up bargains amid the coronavirusrelated selloff but the banks that help find such deals are proving less keen to finance them | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-m-a-take-privates/private-equity-scouts-for-china-take-private-deals-amid-tension-volatile-markets-idUSKBN23F2C5 | 2020-06-09 |
| BEIJING China on Monday challenged U.S. Senator Rick Scott to show evidence supporting his accusation that Beijing is trying to slow down or sabotage the development of a COVID19 vaccine by Western countries | Negative | BEIJING China on Monday challenged U.S. Senator Rick Scott to show evidence supporting his accusation that Beijing is trying to slow down or sabotage the development of a COVID19 vaccine by Western countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-demands-proof-from-u-s-senator-for-covid-19-accusation-idUSKBN23F0T9 | 2020-06-09 |
| The U.S. economy ended its longest expansion in history in February and entered recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic the private economics research group that acts as the arbiter for determining U.S. business cycles said on Monday | Negative | The U.S. economy ended its longest expansion in history in February and entered recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic the private economics research group that acts as the arbiter for determining U.S. business cycles said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-recession/its-official-u-s-economy-entered-recession-in-february-idUSKBN23F28L | 2020-06-09 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve meets this week and officials will issue new economic projections that show how quick a recovery they expect | Positive | The U.S. economy ended its longest expansion in history in February and entered recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic the private economics research group that acts as the arbiter for determining U.S. business cycles said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-recession/its-official-u-s-economy-entered-recession-in-february-idUSKBN23F28L | 2020-06-09 |
| U.S. stocks were also bolstered by a move by the Federal Reserve to ease the terms of its Main lending program to encourage more businesses and banks to participate | Positive | SYDNEY Asian stocks rallied for their ninth straight day on Tuesday and oil prices jumped as the lifting of coronavirus lockdowns in many countries fed investor hopes of a relatively quick global economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-extend-rally-as-economic-recovery-hopes-boost-confidence-idUSKBN23G007 | 2020-06-09 |
| Investors are now seeking further clarity on U.S. monetary policy after the Feds twoday policy meeting ends on Wednesday | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian stocks rallied for their ninth straight day on Tuesday and oil prices jumped as the lifting of coronavirus lockdowns in many countries fed investor hopes of a relatively quick global economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-extend-rally-as-economic-recovery-hopes-boost-confidence-idUSKBN23G007 | 2020-06-09 |
| TSMCs U.S. investment plan is definitely in line the companys interests and will help it gain the trust of clients and help boost its talent pool Liu added | Positive | HSINCHU Taiwan Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tsmc-agm-usa/tsmc-says-could-fill-order-gap-if-unable-to-sell-chips-to-huawei-idUSKBN23G07J | 2020-06-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation on Monday to combat police violence and racial injustice through transformative change two weeks after George Floyds death in Minneapolis police custody led to nationwide protests | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation on Monday to combat police violence and racial injustice through transformative change two weeks after George Floyds death in Minneapolis police custody led to nationwide protests | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/u-s-democrats-pledge-transformative-change-with-police-reform-bill-idUSKBN23F2OI | 2020-06-09 |
| DENVER A U.S. District Court Judge ordered Denver police on Friday not to use tear gas plastic bullets and other force such as flash grenades against protesters unless approved by a senior officer in response to specific acts of violence | Negative | DENVER A U.S. District Court Judge ordered Denver police on Friday not to use tear gas plastic bullets and other force such as flash grenades against protesters unless approved by a senior officer in response to specific acts of violence | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-minneapolis-police-denver/denver-police-ordered-to-limit-use-of-tear-gas-and-plastic-bullets-in-protests-idUSKBN23D08O | 2020-06-09 |
| 5 million in its U.S. initial public offering the company said on Monday as the IPO market picks up momentum after the COVID19 pandemic placed many debuts on hold | Positive | Online used car seller Vroom Inc raised | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vroom-ipo/online-used-car-seller-vroom-raises-467-5-million-in-upsized-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN23G04Z | 2020-06-09 |
| Growth from U.S. shale could return to levels that are too high if the U.S. benchmark WTI trades too far above the it added | Neutral | Oil prices have quickly climbed to levels that raise the risk of price falls as demand is fragile Morgan Stanley said on Monday as benchmark crude hit its highest in three months | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-research-morganstanley-oil/morgan-stanley-flags-risk-oil-price-rally-will-lead-to-a-fall-idUSKBN23F15I | 2020-06-09 |
| Transportation analytics firm INRIX Inc says U.S. travel continues to rebound as more states reopen their economies and more Americans return to work | Positive | WASHINGTON Travel on U.S. roads fell by 39 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-motorists/travel-on-u-s-roads-fell-by-40-in-april-amid-stay-at-home-orders-idUSKBN23F2G5 | 2020-06-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve eased the terms of its Main lending program on Monday cutting the minimum loan size in half to and lengthening the term by a year to encourage more businesses and banks to participate | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve eased the terms of its Main lending program on Monday cutting the minimum loan size in half to and lengthening the term by a year to encourage more businesses and banks to participate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-mainstreet/fed-eases-terms-of-main-street-loans-says-registration-will-begin-soon-idUSKBN23F2N8 | 2020-06-09 |
| this year while the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index which tracks U.S.listed Chinese firms has gained | Positive | story for more | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-ma-take-privates/rpt-dealtalk-private-equity-scouts-for-china-take-private-deals-amid-tension-volatile-markets-idUSL4N2DM0BZ | 2020-06-09 |
| SYDNEY June 9 U.S. soybeans inched higher on Tuesday on strong demand from China but gains were checked by a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that showed the crops were in betterthanexpected condition | Positive | SYDNEY June 9 U.S. soybeans inched higher on Tuesday on strong demand from China but gains were checked by a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that showed the crops were in betterthanexpected condition | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-grains/grains-soybeans-edge-higher-on-china-demand-upbeat-usda-crop-report-check-gains-idUSL4N2DM0A1 | 2020-06-09 |
| The USDA said of the U.S. soybean crop is in good to excellent condition | Positive | SYDNEY June 9 U.S. soybeans inched higher on Tuesday on strong demand from China but gains were checked by a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that showed the crops were in betterthanexpected condition | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-grains/grains-soybeans-edge-higher-on-china-demand-upbeat-usda-crop-report-check-gains-idUSL4N2DM0A1 | 2020-06-09 |
| The U.S. dollar fell and commodity currencies gained on Monday as risk appetite increased on hopes of recovery from COVID19 amid a blockbuster May U.S. jobs report last Friday | Positive | SYDNEY June 9 U.S. soybeans inched higher on Tuesday on strong demand from China but gains were checked by a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that showed the crops were in betterthanexpected condition | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-grains/grains-soybeans-edge-higher-on-china-demand-upbeat-usda-crop-report-check-gains-idUSL4N2DM0A1 | 2020-06-09 |
| after Bloomberg reported it had approached U.S. rival Gilead Sciences about a possible merger to form one the worlds largest drug companies | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-pull-back-from-3-month-highs-after-rally-idUSL4N2DL1F8 | 2020-06-09 |
| Gold rose after a steep decline boosted by hopes of a dovish monetary policy outlook from the Federal Reserve after the U.S. central bank ends a twoday meeting on Wednesday | Positive | NEW YORK June 9 Asian stocks were set to climb on Tuesday as confidence in an economic recovery pushed the Nasdaq benchmark to a record high although doubts about crude supply cuts were likely to keep oil prices under pressure | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-gain-after-recovery-hopes-push-wall-street-higher-idUSL1N2DL2LA | 2020-06-09 |
| Asia shares rose in a catchup rally following Fridays U.S. jobs data but gains were capped by Chinese data published on Sunday which showed exports contracted in May | Positive | oil gold settlement prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-on-quick-economic-revival-hopes-oil-slides-idUSL1N2DL1O6 | 2020-06-09 |
| Asia shares rose in a catchup rally following Fridays U.S. jobs data but were again capped by the Chinese data published on Sunday which showed exports contracted in May | Positive | MSCI world stocks index away from record highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-inch-up-on-quick-economic-revival-hopes-idUSL8N2DL28F | 2020-06-09 |
| U.S. 500 futures were 0 | Neutral | MSCI world stocks index away from record highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-inch-up-on-quick-economic-revival-hopes-idUSL8N2DL28F | 2020-06-09 |
| Hopes of a quick recovery in the U.S. could however be quashed by mounting wave of protests demanding police reform after the killing of a black man in Minneapolis | Negative | MSCI world stocks index away from record highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-inch-up-on-quick-economic-revival-hopes-idUSL8N2DL28F | 2020-06-09 |
| The rise in U.S. yields puts more focus on the U.S. Federal Reserve which will hold a twoday policy meeting ending on Wednesday | Negative | MSCI world stocks index away from record highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-inch-up-on-quick-economic-revival-hopes-idUSL8N2DL28F | 2020-06-09 |
| Steepening of the U.S. Treasury curve reflects to a significant extent high supply versus QE Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou strategist at JPMorgan said | Positive | MSCI world stocks index away from record highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-inch-up-on-quick-economic-revival-hopes-idUSL8N2DL28F | 2020-06-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump plans to start holding campaign rallies again in the next two weeks a Trump campaign official said on Monday ending a threemonth hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump plans to start holding campaign rallies again in the next two weeks a Trump campaign official said on Monday ending a threemonth hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-campaign-rallies-to-start-up-again-in-next-two-weeks-idUSKBN23F2TU | 2020-06-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is open to another economic relief package in response to the coronavirus pandemic and remains in favor of a payroll tax holiday White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is open to another economic relief package in response to the coronavirus pandemic and remains in favor of a payroll tax holiday White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-relief/trump-open-to-another-coronavirus-relief-package-white-house-idUSKBN23F2JZ | 2020-06-09 |
| The tweet related to the police killing of an unarmed black man George Floyd in the U.S. state of Minneapolis on May 25 and was seen as insensitive | Negative | CrossFit founder Greg Glassman has apologized for a tweet that equated the police killing of a black man in the United States to the COVID19 pandemic after it drew widespread criticism and resulted in footwear brand Reebok breaking its ties with the fitness regimen | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-crossfit-reebok/crossfit-chief-sorry-for-tweet-on-floyd-killing-after-reebok-split-idUSKBN23F13U | 2020-06-09 |
| Zhang said he strongly opposed the U.S. move adding that the decision would damage the semiconductor industrys global supply chain | Negative | LONDON Chinas Huawei Technologies has launched a British advertising blitz to highlight its role in building the countrys broadband and mobile networks ahead of a UK security review that could see further restrictions on its activities | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-tech-campaign/huawei-launches-uk-advertising-blitz-ahead-of-security-review-idUSKBN23F1LG | 2020-06-09 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has found that about 60 percent of the roughly 400 sailors tested had antibodies for the virus three U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has found that about 60 percent of the roughly 400 sailors tested had antibodies for the virus three U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-exclusive/exclusive-in-navy-study-60-percent-of-carrier-volunteers-have-coronavirus-antibodies-idUSKBN23F29Z | 2020-06-09 |
| Global Blood Therapeutics Inc said on Monday it plans to ask U.S. regulators to greenlight the use of its sickle cell treatment Oxbryta in children aged 4 to 11 expanding on an earlier approval for patients 12 and over | Positive | Global Blood Therapeutics Inc said on Monday it plans to ask U.S. regulators to greenlight the use of its sickle cell treatment Oxbryta in children aged 4 to 11 expanding on an earlier approval for patients 12 and over | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-global-blood-therapeutics-fda/global-blood-therapeutics-to-seek-to-expand-label-for-sickle-cell-treatment-idUSKBN23F2QP | 2020-06-09 |
| That came just a week after Novartis AGs Adakveo won U.S. regulatory clearance to reduce the incidence of sickle cellrelated pain crises a common and debilitating symptom of the disease | Positive | Global Blood Therapeutics Inc said on Monday it plans to ask U.S. regulators to greenlight the use of its sickle cell treatment Oxbryta in children aged 4 to 11 expanding on an earlier approval for patients 12 and over | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-global-blood-therapeutics-fda/global-blood-therapeutics-to-seek-to-expand-label-for-sickle-cell-treatment-idUSKBN23F2QP | 2020-06-09 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 1938823 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 17919 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 474 to 110375 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 1938823 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 17919 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 474 to 110375 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-1938823-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23F2E2 | 2020-06-09 |
| WASHINGTON As protesters implored the black U.S. Secret Service officer to take a knee in solidarity with their demonstration against racism and brutality by law enforcement the young man explained why he could not | Negative | WASHINGTON As protesters implored the black U.S. Secret Service officer to take a knee in solidarity with their demonstration against racism and brutality by law enforcement the young man explained why he could not | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-officers/take-a-knee-protesters-ask-black-secret-service-officers-in-washington-idUSKBN23E0T8 | 2020-06-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats have largely embraced the activists packing into streets nationwide to decry the killings of black men and women by law enforcement but so far express wariness at protesters calls to defund the police | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats have largely embraced the activists packing into streets nationwide to decry the killings of black men and women by law enforcement but so far express wariness at protesters calls to defund the police | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-defunding/democrats-grapple-with-u-s-protesters-demand-to-defund-the-police-idUSKBN23E0RS | 2020-06-08 |
| The U.S. indicated after President Omar alBashir was removed from power in April 2019 that it was willing to work to remove Sudan from the terrorism list | Positive | KHARTOUM Sudan began talks this week with the International Monetary Fund on a nonfunded programme that could pave the way for international financial support Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-economy-imf/sudan-says-it-has-begun-talks-with-imf-on-non-funded-programme-idUSKBN23E0WI | 2020-06-08 |
| Nearly of U.S. offshore oil output was also shut on Friday as tropical storm Cristobal entered the Gulf of Mexico | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil climbed on Monday after major producers agreed to extend a deal on record output cuts to the end of July and as Chinas crude imports hit an alltime high in May | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-extend-gains-on-opec-cuts-record-china-imports-idUSKBN23F01O | 2020-06-08 |
| Higher oil prices could invite the reinstatement of supply notably U.S. shale that was planned to be shutin in June and July BNP Paribas Harry Tchilingurian said | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil climbed on Monday after major producers agreed to extend a deal on record output cuts to the end of July and as Chinas crude imports hit an alltime high in May | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-extend-gains-on-opec-cuts-record-china-imports-idUSKBN23F01O | 2020-06-08 |
| WASHINGTON With a full three months of responding to a global pandemic under their belt U.S. Federal Reserve officials have united around one lasting progress on the economic front will be dictated by success in containing the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON With a full three months of responding to a global pandemic under their belt U.S. Federal Reserve officials have united around one lasting progress on the economic front will be dictated by success in containing the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-fomc/fed-says-beating-pandemic-is-key-but-how-will-it-know-things-are-better-idUSKBN23F0EY | 2020-06-08 |
| Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the U.S. economy could feel the weight of the economic shutdown for more than a year | Negative | Asia shares advanced on Monday after a surprise recovery in U.S. employment lifted hopes of a quicker global economic revival after many weeks of lockdowns aimed at controlling the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-hug-three-month-highs-after-surprise-u-s-jobs-recovery-oil-ticks-up-idUSKBN23F00F | 2020-06-08 |
| 16 per barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude put on 1 | Neutral | Asia shares advanced on Monday after a surprise recovery in U.S. employment lifted hopes of a quicker global economic revival after many weeks of lockdowns aimed at controlling the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-hug-three-month-highs-after-surprise-u-s-jobs-recovery-oil-ticks-up-idUSKBN23F00F | 2020-06-08 |
| A Facebook Inc spokesperson said the U.S. firm was investigating reports of suspicious and would act on accounts violating its policies | Negative | MANILA The Philippines is investigating the proliferation of fake Facebook accounts using the identities of students journalists and government officials which appeared after an antiterror law protest the justice secretary told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-philippines-facebook/philippines-probes-proliferation-of-fake-facebook-accounts-after-anti-terror-law-protest-idUSKBN23F0K5 | 2020-06-08 |
| TOKYO June 8 Global share prices edged higher on Monday after a surprise recovery in U.S. employment provided cause for optimism that global economies could quickly revive after many weeks of lockdowns aimed at controlling the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | Oil steadies near 3month high after output cuts extended | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-advance-on-surprise-u-s-job-recovery-oil-steadies-idUSL4N2DL0RJ | 2020-06-08 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden will travel to Houston on Monday and meet with the family of George Floyd two weeks after Floyds death in police custody triggered nationwide protests over racial injustice aides said | Positive | Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden will travel to Houston on Monday and meet with the family of George Floyd two weeks after Floyds death in police custody triggered nationwide protests over racial injustice aides said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/democratic-u-s-presidential-candidate-joe-biden-to-meet-george-floyds-family-idUSKBN23E0NV | 2020-06-08 |
| WASHINGTON Two weeks after George Floyds death in police custody sparked nationwide protests Democrats led by black members of the U.S. Congress are set to introduce legislation to combat police violence and racial injustice including making it easier to sue officers who kill | Negative | WASHINGTON Two weeks after George Floyds death in police custody sparked nationwide protests Democrats led by black members of the U.S. Congress are set to introduce legislation to combat police violence and racial injustice including making it easier to sue officers who kill | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/u-s-democrats-black-lawmakers-ready-response-to-george-floyd-death-idUSKBN23E0E0 | 2020-06-08 |
| Total U.S. coronavirus cases are approaching 2 million the highest in the world followed by Brazil with about 672000 cases and Russia with about 467000 | Negative | The novel coronavirus has killed more than 110000 people in the United States according to a Reuters tally on Sunday as nationwide protests against racial injustice spark fears of a resurgence of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-110000-as-cases-approach-2-million-reuters-tally-idUSKBN23E0NR | 2020-06-08 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 1920904 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 29214 cases from its previous count and said COVID19 deaths in the United States had risen by 709 to 109901 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 1920904 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 29214 cases from its previous count and said COVID19 deaths in the United States had risen by 709 to 109901 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-1920904-coronavirus-cases-in-united-states-idUSKBN23E0RJ | 2020-06-08 |
| SEOUL Fans of the popular South Korean boy band BTS matched its million donation to Black Lives Matter in support of U.S. protests against police brutality an organisation that runs fundraisers for the fans said on Monday | Positive | SEOUL Fans of the popular South Korean boy band BTS matched its million donation to Black Lives Matter in support of U.S. protests against police brutality an organisation that runs fundraisers for the fans said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-southkorea-bts-minneapolis-police/k-pop-boyband-bts-fans-match-groups-1-million-donation-to-black-lives-matter-idUSKBN23E08T | 2020-06-08 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 1891690 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 29034 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1128 to 109192 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 1891690 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 29034 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1128 to 109192 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-1891690-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23D0SQ | 2020-06-07 |
| President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to remove 9500 troops from Germany a senior U.S. official said on Friday | Negative | BERLIN Germanys relationship with the United States is Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview regretting the planned withdrawal of U.S. soldiers from Germany | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-germany-usa/its-complicated-german-minister-says-of-ties-with-u-s-idUSKBN23D0WO | 2020-06-07 |
| On Saturday senior lawmakers from German Chancellor Angela Merkels ruling conservative bloc criticised Trumps decision to order the U.S. military to remove 9500 troops from Germany | Negative | BERLIN Germanys relationship with the United States is Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview regretting the planned withdrawal of U.S. soldiers from Germany | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-germany-usa/its-complicated-german-minister-says-of-ties-with-u-s-idUSKBN23D0WO | 2020-06-07 |
| MELBOURNE Australians who defied public health rules and rallied in support of the U.S. Black Lives movement were reckless and selfindulgent Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said on Sunday | Negative | MELBOURNE Australians who defied public health rules and rallied in support of the U.S. Black Lives movement were reckless and selfindulgent Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-australia/australian-minister-calls-anti-racism-protests-self-indulgent-idUSKBN23E07C | 2020-06-07 |
| U.S. officials said on May 7 they believed Russia was working with Assad to transfer militia fighters and equipment to Libya | Negative | A Russian drive to recruit Syrians to fight in Libya for militia leader Khalifa Haftar accelerated in May when hundreds of mercenaries were signed up five Syrian opposition sources and a regional source familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-libya-security-syria-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russian-hiring-of-syrians-to-fight-in-libya-accelerated-in-may-idUSKBN23E06H | 2020-06-07 |
| The April deal was agreed under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump who wants to avoid U.S. oil industry bankruptcies | Negative | OPEC Russia and allies agreed on Saturday to extend record oil production cuts until the end of July prolonging a deal that has helped crude prices double in the past two months by withdrawing almost of global supplies from the market | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-russia-opec-graphics/opec-russia-extend-record-oil-cuts-to-end-of-july-idUSKBN23D007 | 2020-06-07 |
| The U.S. economy unexpectedly added jobs in May surprising economists and analysts who had forecast millions more losing their livelihoods and raising hopes of a faster economic recovery than expected | Positive | Some countries have seen COVID19 cases rising as lockdowns ease and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities continue testing the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23D0GI | 2020-06-07 |
| An unexpected jump in U.S. employment sent world equities surging on hopes that the global economy has started to recover from the pandemic | Positive | Some countries have seen COVID19 cases rising as lockdowns ease and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities continue testing the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23D0GI | 2020-06-07 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a peace plan that includes Israel keeping its settlements and the Palestinians establishing a state under stringent conditions | Negative | TEL AVIV Israel Several thousand Israelis demonstrated on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus plan to extend sovereignty over parts of the occupied West Bank defacto annexation of land that the Palestinians seek for a state | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-protes/israelis-protest-netanyahus-annexation-plan-idUSKBN23D0SM | 2020-06-07 |
| Jemila Henry 23 expressed solidarity with U.S. protesters and wanted to raise awareness of local problems | Negative | KINGSTON Wearing black and braving a blistering sun Jamaicans gathered on Saturday to lend support to global protests against police abuses sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-jamaica/enough-is-enough-jamaicans-protest-in-support-of-george-floyd-idUSKBN23D0X2 | 2020-06-07 |
| Human rights activist Lloyd DAguilar who attended the protest at the U.S. Embassy was concerned about a lack of action on killings by security forces in Jamaica | Negative | KINGSTON Wearing black and braving a blistering sun Jamaicans gathered on Saturday to lend support to global protests against police abuses sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-jamaica/enough-is-enough-jamaicans-protest-in-support-of-george-floyd-idUSKBN23D0X2 | 2020-06-07 |
| China has also booked some cargoes of U.S. soybeans this year to fulfil its pledge under the Phase 1 trade deal | Positive | BEIJING June 7 Chinas soybean imports in May surged 27 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/china-economy-trade-soybeans/chinas-may-soybean-imports-surge-as-brazil-shipments-rise-idUSL4N2DH2JB | 2020-06-07 |
| On Friday a U.S. official said the Pentagon would send back the remaining 900 activeduty troops who had been deployed to the Washington area | Negative | WASHINGTON Prominent Democratic politicians on Friday embraced the cause of U.S. protesters angered by the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody adopting their slogans and announcing reforms as tensions remained high in major cities | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-protest-police/democratic-u-s-politicians-urge-police-reform-as-protesters-march-for-11th-day-idUSKBN23C1A7 | 2020-06-06 |
| DENVER A U.S. District Court Judge ordered Denver police on Friday to stop using tear gas plastic bullets and other force such as flash grenades against protesters | Negative | DENVER A U.S. District Court Judge ordered Denver police on Friday to stop using tear gas plastic bullets and other force such as flash grenades against protesters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-denver/denver-police-ordered-to-stop-using-tear-gas-and-plastic-bullets-in-protests-idUSKBN23D08O | 2020-06-06 |
| In his decision U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson said that Denver police had failed in its duty to police its own | Negative | DENVER A U.S. District Court Judge ordered Denver police on Friday to stop using tear gas plastic bullets and other force such as flash grenades against protesters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-denver/denver-police-ordered-to-stop-using-tear-gas-and-plastic-bullets-in-protests-idUSKBN23D08O | 2020-06-06 |
| LOS ANGELES From California to Indonesia Australia and Senegal black girls and supporters floated on surfboards on Friday to pay tribute to George Floyd the black man whose death in U.S. police custody has sparked protests worldwide | Positive | LOS ANGELES From California to Indonesia Australia and Senegal black girls and supporters floated on surfboards on Friday to pay tribute to George Floyd the black man whose death in U.S. police custody has sparked protests worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-surf/black-girls-and-supporters-surf-around-the-world-to-honor-george-floyd-idUSKBN23D038 | 2020-06-06 |
| MEXICO CITY Masked men and women protesting police abuses vandalized buildings and threw stones at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on Friday as Mexican state authorities arrested three officers in a bid to quell anger over the death of a man in police custody | Negative | MEXICO CITY Masked men and women protesting police abuses vandalized buildings and threw stones at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on Friday as Mexican state authorities arrested three officers in a bid to quell anger over the death of a man in police custody | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-protest/protests-over-police-abuses-flare-again-in-mexicos-two-largest-cities-idUSKBN23C34G | 2020-06-06 |
| MELBOURNE Thousands of Australians gathered in protests on Saturday embracing the cause of U.S. protesters angered by the death of a black man in police custody defying bans and police warnings that fines will be issued for breaching socialdistancing rules | Negative | MELBOURNE Thousands of Australians gathered in protests on Saturday embracing the cause of U.S. protesters angered by the death of a black man in police custody defying bans and police warnings that fines will be issued for breaching socialdistancing rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-australia/thousands-in-australia-defy-bans-at-black-lives-matter-protests-idUSKBN23D08Q | 2020-06-06 |
| PAULO The U.S. struggle for racial justice after the police killing of George Floyd is part of the fight against climate change and for social justice that unites us all teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Friday | Negative | PAULO The U.S. struggle for racial justice after the police killing of George Floyd is part of the fight against climate change and for social justice that unites us all teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-greta/we-need-to-stand-united-climate-activist-thunberg-tells-u-s-protesters-idUSKBN23C23Y | 2020-06-06 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday after an unexpected fall in the May U.S. jobless rate and OPECs decision to bring forward to Saturday discussions on whether to extend record production cuts | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday after an unexpected fall in the May U.S. jobless rate and OPECs decision to bring forward to Saturday discussions on whether to extend record production cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-climbs-5-on-u-s-jobless-drop-opec-meeting-hopes-idUSKBN23C03V | 2020-06-06 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft on Friday pushed back against criticism from China and Iran over the protests across the United States about racial inequality and excessive police force challenging them to compare records | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft on Friday pushed back against criticism from China and Iran over the protests across the United States about racial inequality and excessive police force challenging them to compare records | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-minneapolis-police-usa-un/u-s-envoy-to-u-n-pushes-back-against-criticism-over-protests-idUSKBN23C2OC | 2020-06-06 |
| U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has urged Americans protesting to do so peacefully and called on U.S. leaders and authorities to listen to them and show restraint | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft on Friday pushed back against criticism from China and Iran over the protests across the United States about racial inequality and excessive police force challenging them to compare records | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-minneapolis-police-usa-un/u-s-envoy-to-u-n-pushes-back-against-criticism-over-protests-idUSKBN23C2OC | 2020-06-06 |
| Qatar hosts the biggest U.S. military base in the region while Bahrain hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet and both Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia host U.S. troops | Positive | CAIRO Qatars foreign minister said on Friday there is a new initiative to end the threeyearold Gulf crisis and that Qatar is open to negotiations Qatars Al Jazeera broadcaster reported on its twitter account | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-gulf-crisis-qatar/qatars-foreign-minister-says-there-is-a-new-initiative-to-end-gulf-crisis-idUSKBN23C2ND | 2020-06-06 |
| DUBAI Seizing on Donald Trumps conciliatory tone after Tehran released an American Navy veteran Irans foreign minister challenged the U.S. president on Friday to return to the nuclear deal that Washington abandoned two years ago | Positive | DUBAI Seizing on Donald Trumps conciliatory tone after Tehran released an American Navy veteran Irans foreign minister challenged the U.S. president on Friday to return to the nuclear deal that Washington abandoned two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-zarif/iranian-foreign-minister-challenges-trump-to-return-to-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN23C1V0 | 2020-06-06 |
| Chinas announcement should allow U.S. carriers to resume onceaweek flights into a city of their choice starting on Monday a fraction of what the U.S.China aviation agreement allows | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States will permit Chinese passenger air carriers to operate two flights per week after Beijing said it would ease coronavirusrelated restrictions to allow in more foreign carriers the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-airlines/u-s-will-allow-chinese-passenger-carriers-two-flights-per-week-idUSKBN23C2AW | 2020-06-06 |
| It is also unclear if U.S. carriers will agree to fly just once a week to China when they have sought approval for two or three daily flights | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States will permit Chinese passenger air carriers to operate two flights per week after Beijing said it would ease coronavirusrelated restrictions to allow in more foreign carriers the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-airlines/u-s-will-allow-chinese-passenger-carriers-two-flights-per-week-idUSKBN23C2AW | 2020-06-06 |
| BANGOR Maine U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on European Union cars if the bloc does not drop its tariff on American lobsters naming White House trade adviser Peter Navarro the lobster in charge of talks | Negative | BANGOR Maine U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on European Union cars if the bloc does not drop its tariff on American lobsters naming White House trade adviser Peter Navarro the lobster in charge of talks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-lobsters/trump-threatens-eu-china-with-tariffs-names-navarro-lobster-king-idUSKBN23C2VI | 2020-06-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he views the Phase 1 trade deal inked between the United States and China differently in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he views the Phase 1 trade deal inked between the United States and China differently in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/trump-says-he-views-u-s-china-trade-deal-differently-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN23C24O | 2020-06-06 |
| Recent economic reports in the U.S. have been uniformly weak though not any worse than said Kevin Cumminssenior U.S. economist at NatWest Markets | Negative | NEW YORK Expectations that the global economy has dodged the worstcase coronavirus pandemic scenarios have led to a dramatic selloff in U.S. government bonds from their record highs pushing the yield curve to its steepest level since March | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-bond-investors-look-for-fed-to-justify-steepening-yield-curve-idUSKBN23C2V1 | 2020-06-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy unexpectedly added jobs in May after suffering record losses in the prior month offering the clearest signal yet that the downturn triggered by the COVID19 pandemic was probably over though the road to recovery could be long | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy unexpectedly added jobs in May after suffering record losses in the prior month offering the clearest signal yet that the downturn triggered by the COVID19 pandemic was probably over though the road to recovery could be long | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-labor-market-unexpectedly-improves-recovery-years-away-idUSKBN23C0E9 | 2020-06-06 |
| The United States is considering imposing sanctions on dozens of additional foreign oil tankers for trading with Venezuela U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday the latest effort to sever what Washington sees as a lifeline for President Nicolas Maduro | Negative | The United States is considering imposing sanctions on dozens of additional foreign oil tankers for trading with Venezuela U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday the latest effort to sever what Washington sees as a lifeline for President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-venezuela-tankers-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-weighs-blacklisting-dozens-more-oil-tankers-over-venezuela-officials-idUSKBN23C2AH | 2020-06-06 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department did not immediately provide comment | Negative | The United States is considering imposing sanctions on dozens of additional foreign oil tankers for trading with Venezuela U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday the latest effort to sever what Washington sees as a lifeline for President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-venezuela-tankers-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-weighs-blacklisting-dozens-more-oil-tankers-over-venezuela-officials-idUSKBN23C2AH | 2020-06-06 |
| Taking aim at two heavily sanctioned foes the United States is also seeking to deter further fuel shipments from Iran to gasolinestarved Venezuela U.S. officials have said | Negative | The United States is considering imposing sanctions on dozens of additional foreign oil tankers for trading with Venezuela U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday the latest effort to sever what Washington sees as a lifeline for President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-venezuela-tankers-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-weighs-blacklisting-dozens-more-oil-tankers-over-venezuela-officials-idUSKBN23C2AH | 2020-06-06 |
| Earlier this week the U.S. Treasury said it had imposed sanctions on four shipping firms for transporting Venezuelan oil escalating the political standoff by curbing the OPEC nations crude exports | Negative | The United States is considering imposing sanctions on dozens of additional foreign oil tankers for trading with Venezuela U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday the latest effort to sever what Washington sees as a lifeline for President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-venezuela-tankers-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-weighs-blacklisting-dozens-more-oil-tankers-over-venezuela-officials-idUSKBN23C2AH | 2020-06-06 |
| In 2017 Trump promised he would not disrupt existing contracts U.S. businesses had with wrote William LeoGrande a Cuba expert at American University in Washington on Twitter | Positive | HAVANA The Trump administration has ordered Marriott International to wind down hotel operations in Communistrun Cuba a company spokeswoman told Reuters extinguishing what had been a symbol of the U.S.Cuban detente | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-cuba-usa-hotel-exclusive/trump-administration-orders-marriott-to-cease-cuba-hotel-business-idUSKBN23C298 | 2020-06-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy unexpectedly added jobs in May surprising economists and analysts who had forecast millions more losing their livelihoods and raising hopes of a faster economic recovery than expected | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy unexpectedly added jobs in May surprising economists and analysts who had forecast millions more losing their livelihoods and raising hopes of a faster economic recovery than expected | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-jobs-explainer/explainer-mays-jobs-report-stunner-real-deal-or-head-fake-idUSKBN23C2MV | 2020-06-06 |
| Former French Open and U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova said Kournikova would top her list if she penned a book on the history of Russian womens tennis | Positive | For a tennis player who failed to win even one singles title on the WTA Tour the frenzy surrounding Anna Kournikovas relatively short career is still unparalleled | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sport-anniversary-kournikova/on-this-day-born-june-7-1981-anna-kournikova-russian-tennis-player-idUSKBN23D0AJ | 2020-06-06 |
| Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden secured enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday setting the stage for a challenge to President Donald Trump in the November election | Positive | Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden secured enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday setting the stage for a challenge to President Donald Trump in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-election/biden-wins-enough-delegates-to-clinch-u-s-democratic-nomination-idUSKBN23D05X | 2020-06-06 |
| A U.S. senator and then vice president under President Barack Obama Biden has promised to choose a woman as his running mate with several black candidates likely in the running | Positive | Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden secured enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday setting the stage for a challenge to President Donald Trump in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-election/biden-wins-enough-delegates-to-clinch-u-s-democratic-nomination-idUSKBN23D05X | 2020-06-06 |
| In March Citigroup said it would temporarily shutter up to of its U.S. branch network to help stem the spread of the novel coronavirus | Positive | Some of Citis branches were damaged during recent demonstrations head of U.S. consumer banking Anand Selva said in an email to customers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-minneapolis-police-citigroup-branches/citigroup-closes-some-branches-mostly-in-la-and-chicago-due-to-george-floyd-protests-idUSKBN23C2BW | 2020-06-06 |
| Companies working on selfdriving vehicles have criticized an insurance industry study suggesting that only a third of all U.S. road crashes could be prevented by driverless cars arguing that the study has underestimated the technologys capabilities | Negative | Companies working on selfdriving vehicles have criticized an insurance industry study suggesting that only a third of all U.S. road crashes could be prevented by driverless cars arguing that the study has underestimated the technologys capabilities | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-selfdriving/self-driving-sector-contends-its-cars-can-prevent-many-more-crashes-than-insurance-study-says-idUSKBN23C2T7 | 2020-06-06 |
| U.S. companies are wrestling with who can work from home and how much office space is necessary | Positive | If we know we are going to have a smaller population thats going to come back to work we could look at maybe shrinking our Bradley said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ford-motor/ford-re-evaluates-office-space-in-coronavirus-world-idUSKBN23C2FV | 2020-06-06 |
| Online used car seller Vroom Inc on Friday increased the target range for its U.S. initial public offering looking to raise up to million as the IPO market gathers steam after the COVID19 pandemic put several debuts on hold | Positive | Online used car seller Vroom Inc on Friday increased the target range for its U.S. initial public offering looking to raise up to million as the IPO market gathers steam after the COVID19 pandemic put several debuts on hold | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-vroom-ipo/online-used-car-seller-vroom-raises-ipo-price-range-idUSKBN23C23J | 2020-06-06 |
| Dealers are now competing to buy vehicles even as the U.S. economic outlook remains uncertain | Positive | NAPERVILLE Ill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-used/bargain-conscious-americans-lift-used-car-sales-in-the-coronavirus-economy-idUSKBN23C1FK | 2020-06-06 |
| Ten of the top 15 models sold at U.S. franchise dealers were used rather than new between May 22 and May 28 according to automotive marketing platform PureCars | Positive | NAPERVILLE Ill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-used/bargain-conscious-americans-lift-used-car-sales-in-the-coronavirus-economy-idUSKBN23C1FK | 2020-06-06 |
| NEW YORK June 5 An unexpected jump in U.S. employment sent world equities surging on hopes that the global economy has started to recover from the coronavirus pandemic pulling investors out of perceived safe havens like government bonds and gold | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-surge-bonds-tumble-on-surprise-u-s-jobs-gains-idUSL1N2DI17J | 2020-06-06 |
| Bond investors will get further insight into the likely direction of the economy when the U.S. Federal Reserve holds its regular twoday policy meeting next week | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-surge-bonds-tumble-on-surprise-u-s-jobs-gains-idUSL1N2DI17J | 2020-06-06 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve holds its regular twoday policy meeting next week | Neutral | European rally resumes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-and-euro-gain-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-idUSL8N2DI34K | 2020-06-06 |
| The U.S. unemployment rate is forecast to hit 19 | Negative | Safehaven currencies soft on economic recovery hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-consolidates-gains-following-lift-from-extra-ecb-stimulus-idUSL8N2DI2IA | 2020-06-06 |
| The U.S. Congress has signed off on trillions of dollars in economic aid but is now deadlocked over whether additional stimulus is needed | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated a stunning U.S. employment report that showed more than 2 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-economy-trump/trump-touts-job-gains-as-greatest-comeback-in-american-history-idUSKBN23C1SZ | 2020-06-06 |
| Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden on Friday criticized Republican President Donald Trump for prematurely celebrating a betterthanexpected jobs report saying the battered U.S. economy still faces an arduous rebuilding | Negative | DOVER Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-much-more-work-to-be-done-on-economy-after-surprising-jobs-report-idUSKBN23C2PL | 2020-06-06 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 1862656 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 20555 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1035 to 108064 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 1862656 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 20555 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1035 to 108064 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-1862656-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23C2OL | 2020-06-06 |
| The incident drew widespread condemnation on social media as protesters returned to the streets of several U.S. cities to demonstrate against police brutality | Negative | Two Buffalo New York police officers were suspended without pay on Thursday after a video showed them shoving a 75yearold man to the ground as protests over the police killing of George Floyd continued into their tenth night | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-buffalo/video-shows-police-in-buffalo-new-york-shoving-75-year-old-to-ground-idUSKBN23C0C0 | 2020-06-05 |
| Twitter Inc has disabled U.S. President Donald Trumps campaigns tribute video to George Floyd saying there has been a copyright complaint | Negative | Twitter Inc has disabled U.S. President Donald Trumps campaigns tribute video to George Floyd saying there has been a copyright complaint | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-trump/twitter-disables-trump-campaign-tribute-to-george-floyd-due-to-copyright-complaint-idUSKBN23C092 | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that foreign interests and extremist tied to the Antifa movement have tried to exploit nationwide protests over the latest in a long series of killings of black men by white police officers | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that foreign interests and extremist tied to the Antifa movement have tried to exploit nationwide protests over the latest in a long series of killings of black men by white police officers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-barr/attorney-general-barr-says-foreign-groups-extremists-stoking-divisions-in-u-s-protests-idUSKBN23B2GI | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy veteran who said he contracted the coronavirus while detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday as part of a deal in which the United States allowed an IranianAmerican physician to visit Iran his lawyer and a U.S. official said | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy veteran who said he contracted the coronavirus while detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday as part of a deal in which the United States allowed an IranianAmerican physician to visit Iran his lawyer and a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-prisoners/iran-frees-american-u-s-allows-dual-citizen-to-visit-iran-in-deal-idUSKBN23B2EG | 2020-06-05 |
| The U.S. State Department and Iranian officials have denied Asgari was part of a swap with White or anyone else calling his case separate | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy veteran who said he contracted the coronavirus while detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday as part of a deal in which the United States allowed an IranianAmerican physician to visit Iran his lawyer and a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-prisoners/iran-frees-american-u-s-allows-dual-citizen-to-visit-iran-in-deal-idUSKBN23B2EG | 2020-06-05 |
| Taiwans Defence Ministry said on Friday the U.S. warship had transited the narrow Taiwan Strait that separates the island from the mainland heading south | Positive | TAIPEI A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday the U.S. and Taiwanese militaries said on the same day as the 31st anniversary of Chinas bloody crackdown on prodemocracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-security-usa/u-s-warship-sails-through-taiwan-strait-on-tiananmen-anniversary-idUSKBN23C02V | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department plans to issue a revised order in the coming days that is likely to allow some Chinese passenger airline flights to continue government and airline officials said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department plans to issue a revised order in the coming days that is likely to allow some Chinese passenger airline flights to continue government and airline officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-airlines/u-s-to-revise-chinese-passenger-airline-ban-after-beijing-move-idUSKBN23B2WJ | 2020-06-05 |
| These U.S.made ventilators are the highest quality in the world manufactured to meet local technical specifications complete with Russian language instructions and ready to Ross wrote on Twitter | Positive | MOSCOW A planeload of 150 ventilators arrived in Russia from the United States on Thursday Washingtons embassy in Moscow said to help fight the novel coronavirus in further medical aid collaboration between the two politicallyestranged nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-gets-more-u-s-ventilators-as-coronavirus-cases-climb-idUSKBN23B0YP | 2020-06-05 |
| 19 a barrel as of 0419 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 8 cents or 0 | Neutral | SEOUL Oil prices nudged higher on Friday as traders await cues from a meeting that could take place as soon as this weekend where major oil producers will discuss whether to extend record production cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-higher-as-traders-eye-producer-talks-on-extending-supply-cuts-idUSKBN23C03V | 2020-06-05 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and his top Middle East adviser Jared Kushner are not friends of David Elhayani head of the umbrella Yesha settler council told the liberal Haaretz newspaper | 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 |
| Facebook will not label any U.S.based news organizations as it determined that even U.S. governmentrun outlets have editorial independence Nathaniel Gleicher Facebooks head of cybersecurity policy said in an interview | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc will start labeling Russian Chinese and other statecontrolled media organizations and later this summer will block any ads from such outlets that target U.S. users it said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-facebook-media/facebook-places-state-media-labels-on-russian-chinese-outlets-idUSKBN23B2PX | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned American investors against fraudulent accounting practices at Chinabased companies and said the Nasdaqs recent decision to tighten listing rules for such players should be a for all other exchanges around the world | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned American investors against fraudulent accounting practices at Chinabased companies and said the Nasdaqs recent decision to tighten listing rules for such players should be a for all other exchanges around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-stocks-exclusive/pompeo-calls-nasdaqs-strict-rules-a-model-to-guard-against-fraudulent-chinese-companies-idUSKBN23B2UC | 2020-06-05 |
| Many U.S.listed Chinese firms will likely list on the Hong Kong exchange this year in part because of U.S. political pressure the head of the exchange said Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned American investors against fraudulent accounting practices at Chinabased companies and said the Nasdaqs recent decision to tighten listing rules for such players should be a for all other exchanges around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-stocks-exclusive/pompeo-calls-nasdaqs-strict-rules-a-model-to-guard-against-fraudulent-chinese-companies-idUSKBN23B2UC | 2020-06-05 |
| U.S. investors have in recent years increased their exposure to emerging markets including China bringing accounting disclosure shortcomings to light | Negative | Oversight of audit firms is led by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board which are prevented from inspecting audit work papers in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-nasdaq-listings-china/nasdaq-head-says-sec-needs-to-address-overseas-accounting-issues-idUSKBN23B2OX | 2020-06-05 |
| NEW YORK Many U.S.listed Chinese firms will likely list on the Hong Kong exchange this year in part because of U.S. political pressure following Chinas new national security legislation on Hong Kong the head of the exchange said on Thursday | Negative | NEW YORK Many U.S.listed Chinese firms will likely list on the Hong Kong exchange this year in part because of U.S. political pressure following Chinas new national security legislation on Hong Kong the head of the exchange said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hkex-ipo/hkex-says-many-u-s-listed-chinese-firms-plan-hong-kong-listings-idUSKBN23B22G | 2020-06-05 |
| Today the atmosphere in the U.S. is becoming less friendly and we obviously have fundamentally changed many aspects of our listing regime so that we are becoming more he said | Positive | NEW YORK Many U.S.listed Chinese firms will likely list on the Hong Kong exchange this year in part because of U.S. political pressure following Chinas new national security legislation on Hong Kong the head of the exchange said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hkex-ipo/hkex-says-many-u-s-listed-chinese-firms-plan-hong-kong-listings-idUSKBN23B22G | 2020-06-05 |
| Economists say workers perceptions that their layoffs were temporary is one reason the U.S. stock market has rebounded sharply from the pandemic lows | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. unemployment rate likely shot up to almost in May a new post World War Two record with millions more losing their jobs exposing the horrific human toll from the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-unemployment-rate-seen-near-20-as-covid-slams-jobs-market-again-in-may-idUSKBN23C0E9 | 2020-06-05 |
| The U.S. unemployment rate is forecast to rocket to 19 | Negative | SYDNEY Asian stocks erased early losses on Friday and were poised for their biggest weekly rise since 2011 while the euro hovered near a month high as Europes central bank surprised with more stimulus fuelling hopes for a global rebound | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-set-for-best-weekly-gain-in-nine-years-ecb-stimulus-boosts-euro-u-s-jobs-eyed-idUSKBN23C007 | 2020-06-05 |
| All eyes will next be on the U.S. Federal Reserve which holds its regular twoday policy meeting next week | Positive | SYDNEY Asian stocks erased early losses on Friday and were poised for their biggest weekly rise since 2011 while the euro hovered near a month high as Europes central bank surprised with more stimulus fuelling hopes for a global rebound | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-set-for-best-weekly-gain-in-nine-years-ecb-stimulus-boosts-euro-u-s-jobs-eyed-idUSKBN23C007 | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that gives federal agencies emergency powers to fasttrack major energy and other infrastructure projects by overriding environmental permitting requirements | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that gives federal agencies emergency powers to fasttrack major energy and other infrastructure projects by overriding environmental permitting requirements | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-environment/trump-gives-u-s-agencies-power-to-fast-track-big-infrastructure-projects-idUSKBN23B2WD | 2020-06-05 |
| Customers who open the Uber Eats app in major U.S. and Canadian cities will see a banner Support Blackowned and are provided with a list of nearby restaurants | Positive | Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday launched a feature on its food delivery app Uber Eats that lets customers in the United States and Canada order from restaurants owned by black people and pay no delivery fees for those orders through 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-uber-eats-protests/uber-eats-features-black-owned-restaurants-on-u-s-canadian-delivery-platform-idUSKBN23B3DL | 2020-06-05 |
| In 2019 some of Ubers U.S. employees were white Asian black and Hispanic a company report showed | Neutral | Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday launched a feature on its food delivery app Uber Eats that lets customers in the United States and Canada order from restaurants owned by black people and pay no delivery fees for those orders through 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-uber-eats-protests/uber-eats-features-black-owned-restaurants-on-u-s-canadian-delivery-platform-idUSKBN23B3DL | 2020-06-05 |
| A U.S. appeals court has blocked Bayer AG from selling an agricultural weed killer in the United States the latest setback for a business already fighting an expensive legal battle over another product | Positive | A U.S. appeals court has blocked Bayer AG from selling an agricultural weed killer in the United States the latest setback for a business already fighting an expensive legal battle over another product | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-bayer-dicamba-lawsuit/u-s-court-blocks-sales-of-bayer-weed-killer-in-united-states-idUSKBN23B0JA | 2020-06-05 |
| U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue criticized the ruling and said it was unclear if farmers who had already purchased dicamba products for the current soy season could legally use them | Negative | A U.S. appeals court has blocked Bayer AG from selling an agricultural weed killer in the United States the latest setback for a business already fighting an expensive legal battle over another product | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-bayer-dicamba-lawsuit/u-s-court-blocks-sales-of-bayer-weed-killer-in-united-states-idUSKBN23B0JA | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON The death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody and the protests that followed have stirred both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress to call hearings on policing and for some lawmakers to plan the unveiling of a bill on police brutality next week | Negative | WASHINGTON The death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody and the protests that followed have stirred both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress to call hearings on policing and for some lawmakers to plan the unveiling of a bill on police brutality next week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/floyd-death-sparks-democratic-republican-calls-in-u-s-congress-for-action-on-policing-idUSKBN23B34A | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday put on hold a judges ruling that would require the U.S. government to move up to 837 potentially atrisk prisoners out of a federal prison in Ohio due to concerns about the health risks of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday put on hold a judges ruling that would require the U.S. government to move up to 837 potentially atrisk prisoners out of a federal prison in Ohio due to concerns about the health risks of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-prison/u-s-supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-puts-hold-on-ohio-inmate-transfers-idUSKBN23B3CR | 2020-06-05 |
| The Cincinnatibased 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is due to hear arguments in the case on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday put on hold a judges ruling that would require the U.S. government to move up to 837 potentially atrisk prisoners out of a federal prison in Ohio due to concerns about the health risks of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-prison/u-s-supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-puts-hold-on-ohio-inmate-transfers-idUSKBN23B3CR | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released on Thursday a proposed overhaul of how major clean air rules are written by changing the costbenefit analysis process a move that would affect the stringency of future regulations | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released on Thursday a proposed overhaul of how major clean air rules are written by changing the costbenefit analysis process a move that would affect the stringency of future regulations | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-epa-regulation/u-s-epa-proposes-changes-to-how-clean-air-rules-are-written-idUSKBN23B2QV | 2020-06-05 |
| U.S. trade credit insurers have approached the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve seeking financial backing for claims payments to support business supply chains hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic three people familiar with the matter said | Neutral | U.S. trade credit insurers have approached the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve seeking financial backing for claims payments to support business supply chains hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic three people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-trade/u-s-insurers-ask-treasury-fed-to-back-pandemic-payouts-for-trade-credit-coverage-idUSKBN23B358 | 2020-06-05 |
| U.S. insurers have reduced coverage they offer by to figures that could reach to percent Daly said | Negative | U.S. trade credit insurers have approached the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve seeking financial backing for claims payments to support business supply chains hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic three people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-trade/u-s-insurers-ask-treasury-fed-to-back-pandemic-payouts-for-trade-credit-coverage-idUSKBN23B358 | 2020-06-05 |
| A group of conservative U.S. doctors has sued the Food and Drug Administration for limiting use of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for COVID19 arguing that the therapy should be made widely available to fight the pandemic | Negative | A group of conservative U.S. doctors has sued the Food and Drug Administration for limiting use of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for COVID19 arguing that the therapy should be made widely available to fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hydroxychloroq/u-s-doctors-group-sues-fda-for-limiting-access-to-drug-touted-by-trump-for-covid-19-idUSKBN23B340 | 2020-06-05 |
| 70 for NetEases U.S.listed shares which is a discount to the stocks last closing price of | Neutral | Its shares were priced at | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-netease-listing/netease-raises-at-least-2-7-billion-in-hong-kong-more-listings-likely-idUSKBN23C054 | 2020-06-05 |
| The U.S. administration has questioned whether Chinese companies should be able to list in New York as tensions with Beijing rise | Negative | Its shares were priced at | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-netease-listing/netease-raises-at-least-2-7-billion-in-hong-kong-more-listings-likely-idUSKBN23C054 | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Thursday she is struggling to decide whether she can support President Donald Trumps reelection bid saying criticism of Trumps response to nationwide protests by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis rang true | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Thursday she is struggling to decide whether she can support President Donald Trumps reelection bid saying criticism of Trumps response to nationwide protests by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis rang true | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-murkowski/republican-senator-murkowski-struggling-over-whether-to-back-trump-in-election-idUSKBN23B2Q7 | 2020-06-05 |
| The past week also saw the wealth of U.S. billionaires jump by billion according to the report | Neutral | The combined wealth of Americas billionaires including Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-billionaires/americas-billionaire-wealth-jumps-by-over-half-a-trillion-during-covid-19-pandemic-report-idUSKBN23B2SW | 2020-06-05 |
| The U.S. dollar was last flat against the Japanese yen at 109 | Neutral | Asian stocks ease from multiweek peaks valuations heady | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asias-stock-rally-pause-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-euro-at-1-1-2-month-top-idUSL4N2DI0NQ | 2020-06-05 |
| Official U.S. employment data due later on Friday is expected to show nonfarm payrolls fell by 8 million in May after a record 20 | Negative | Euro near 3 month high on course for 3 weekly gains in row | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euros-gains-support-asian-currencies-after-ecb-stimulus-idUSL4N2DH4OC | 2020-06-05 |
| Next week the U.S. Federal Reserve holds its regular twoday policy meeting | Neutral | Stock futures mixed in Asia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asias-stock-rally-set-to-pause-for-breath-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-idUSL1N2DH1RR | 2020-06-05 |
| The U.S. currency had began strengthening in overnight trading pushing the Japanese yen to a twomonth low of 109 | Neutral | byline refreshes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-ecb-sends-euro-higher-stocks-pause-after-week-long-rally-idUSL8N2DH5QK | 2020-06-05 |
| Robinson pointed to the U.S. stock market being up almost since the coronavirus lockdowns in March as an indicator that things are not as bad as we thought | Neutral | WASHINGTON Battered by crisis after crisis President Donald Trump appears to be in political peril as never before | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump-risks-analys/a-triple-whammy-of-crises-tests-trumps-support-ahead-of-novembers-election-idUSKBN23B1GD | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump met with his top campaign advisers on Thursday officials said amid polls showing his tumbling prospects for reelection as the U.S. economy suffers from a global pandemic and protesters gather in cities across the country | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump met with his top campaign advisers on Thursday officials said amid polls showing his tumbling prospects for reelection as the U.S. economy suffers from a global pandemic and protesters gather in cities across the country | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-strategizes-with-campaign-advisers-on-re-election-amid-growing-challenges-idUSKBN23B2VH | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on Thursday said he would seek to block two of Donald Trumps nominees in response to the presidents firing of two inspectors general citing the need for checks and balances | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on Thursday said he would seek to block two of Donald Trumps nominees in response to the presidents firing of two inspectors general citing the need for checks and balances | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/grassley-blocks-nominees-over-trumps-inspector-general-firings-idUSKBN23B2XZ | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate backed President Donald Trumps nominee to lead government broadcasting on Thursday confirming conservative filmmaker Michael Pack despite an investigation into whether he misused funds from a nonprofit organization he runs | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate backed President Donald Trumps nominee to lead government broadcasting on Thursday confirming conservative filmmaker Michael Pack despite an investigation into whether he misused funds from a nonprofit organization he runs | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-broadcasting/republican-led-senate-confirms-divisive-trump-broadcasting-nominee-pack-idUSKBN23B337 | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON With a health crisis expected to drive a surge in mail voting in November U.S. election officials face a major Ensure tens of millions of ballots can reach voters in time to be cast and are returned in time to be counted | Positive | WASHINGTON With a health crisis expected to drive a surge in mail voting in November U.S. election officials face a major Ensure tens of millions of ballots can reach voters in time to be cast and are returned in time to be counted | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election-insig/u-s-states-see-major-challenge-in-delivering-record-mail-ballots-in-november-idUSKBN23B1NT | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON June 4 The U.S. Senate narrowly approved President Donald Trumps nominee to lead government broadcasting on Thursday confirming conservative filmmaker Michael Pack despite an investigation into whether he misused funds from a nonprofit organization he runs | Positive | WASHINGTON June 4 The U.S. Senate narrowly approved President Donald Trumps nominee to lead government broadcasting on Thursday confirming conservative filmmaker Michael Pack despite an investigation into whether he misused funds from a nonprofit organization he runs | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-trump-broadcasting/republican-led-u-s-senate-confirms-divisive-trump-broadcasting-nominee-pack-idUSL1N2DH1RT | 2020-06-05 |
| Novavax Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Department of Defense will give the latestage biotech company up to million to fund the manufacturing of its experimental COVID19 vaccine | Positive | Novavax Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Department of Defense will give the latestage biotech company up to million to fund the manufacturing of its experimental COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-novavax/novavax-gets-u-s-defense-funding-for-its-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN23C045 | 2020-06-05 |
| The U.S.based company said the deal includes the delivery of 10 million doses of its COVID19 vaccine to the DoD this year | Positive | Novavax Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Department of Defense will give the latestage biotech company up to million to fund the manufacturing of its experimental COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-novavax/novavax-gets-u-s-defense-funding-for-its-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN23C045 | 2020-06-05 |
| Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison a black former U.S. congressman has requested bail of million for each of the four former officers charged in the Floyd case | Negative | MINNEAPOLIS Prosecutors on Wednesday leveled new criminal charges against four Minneapolis policemen implicated in the death of a black man pinned by his neck to the street during an arrest that sparked more than a week of nationwide protest and civil strife | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/new-charges-against-minneapolis-policemen-as-protests-continue-idUSKBN23A1FY | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON Days after outbursts of arson and vandalism struck downtown Washington following peaceful protests against police brutality the largely deserted heart of the U.S. capital resembles a city girding for a hurricane | Negative | WASHINGTON Days after outbursts of arson and vandalism struck downtown Washington following peaceful protests against police brutality the largely deserted heart of the U.S. capital resembles a city girding for a hurricane | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-washingtondc/from-power-lunches-to-plywood-vandalized-washington-boards-up-business-idUSKBN23A3I9 | 2020-06-04 |
| In his first live remarks on the unrest gripping dozens of U.S. cities former President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged every American mayor to review their police departments useofforce policies in consultation with their communities | Negative | In his first live remarks on the unrest gripping dozens of U.S. cities former President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged every American mayor to review their police departments useofforce policies in consultation with their communities | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-obama/obama-calls-on-all-u-s-mayors-to-pursue-policing-reforms-in-wake-of-protests-idUSKBN23A3FG | 2020-06-04 |
| U.S. daily reported deaths were 1045 on Wednesday government data showed | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico overtook the United States in daily reported deaths from the novel coronavirus for the first time on Wednesday with the health ministry registering a record 1092 fatalities it attributed to improved documenting of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico/mexico-overtakes-u-s-coronavirus-daily-deaths-sets-records-idUSKBN23B01N | 2020-06-04 |
| They would be added to five Chinese outlets placed under restrictions in February over U.S. allegations they were used by China and its Communist rulers to spread propaganda | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to designate at least four additional staterun Chinese media outlets as foreign embassies increasing restrictions on their operations on American soil three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media-designation-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-impose-restrictions-on-additional-chinese-media-outlets-sources-idUSKBN23A32F | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said on Wednesday it opposed the Trump administrations plan to expand economic ties with Brazil given its record on human rights and the environment under President Jair Bolsonaro | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said on Wednesday it opposed the Trump administrations plan to expand economic ties with Brazil given its record on human rights and the environment under President Jair Bolsonaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-trade-brazil/democratic-led-u-s-house-panel-opposes-any-u-s-trade-deal-with-brazil-idUSKBN23A37N | 2020-06-04 |
| U.S. and Brazilian trade officials agreed last month to accelerate talks aimed at concluding an agreement on trade rules and transparency this year including trade facilitation and good regulatory practices | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said on Wednesday it opposed the Trump administrations plan to expand economic ties with Brazil given its record on human rights and the environment under President Jair Bolsonaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-trade-brazil/democratic-led-u-s-house-panel-opposes-any-u-s-trade-deal-with-brazil-idUSKBN23A37N | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON Republican allies of President Donald Trump attacked the FBIs probe of his 2016 presidential campaign on Wednesday but failed to get a key witness to agree that former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Muellers Russia investigation was unfounded | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican allies of President Donald Trump attacked the FBIs probe of his 2016 presidential campaign on Wednesday but failed to get a key witness to agree that former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Muellers Russia investigation was unfounded | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/republicans-blast-fbi-russia-probe-as-rosenstein-defends-mueller-idUSKBN23A1EB | 2020-06-04 |
| Unrest over the death of a black man in U.S. police custody has reversed the usual tide of diplomacy over human rights as nations stung by American criticism over the years return fire and accuse Washington of double standards | Negative | Unrest over the death of a black man in U.S. police custody has reversed the usual tide of diplomacy over human rights as nations stung by American criticism over the years return fire and accuse Washington of double standards | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-diplomacy/americas-rivals-return-fire-on-human-rights-after-u-s-protests-idUSKBN23A27N | 2020-06-04 |
| The crime committed against this black man is the same thing the U.S. has been doing against all the he said citing Afghanistan Iraq Syria and Vietnam | Negative | Unrest over the death of a black man in U.S. police custody has reversed the usual tide of diplomacy over human rights as nations stung by American criticism over the years return fire and accuse Washington of double standards | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-diplomacy/americas-rivals-return-fire-on-human-rights-after-u-s-protests-idUSKBN23A27N | 2020-06-04 |
| BEIRUT Lebanese money changers said on Wednesday they would buy U.S. dollars for a minimum of 3950 Lebanese pounds and sell them at a maximum price of 4000 pounds marking the end of a onemonth strike | Positive | BEIRUT Lebanese money changers said on Wednesday they would buy U.S. dollars for a minimum of 3950 Lebanese pounds and sell them at a maximum price of 4000 pounds marking the end of a onemonth strike | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis/lebanese-money-changers-buy-dollars-at-minimum-3950-pound-rate-idUSKBN23A0WM | 2020-06-04 |
| 5 pounds since October during an acute financial crisis as U.S. dollars have become ever more scarce | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanese money changers said on Wednesday they would buy U.S. dollars for a minimum of 3950 Lebanese pounds and sell them at a maximum price of 4000 pounds marking the end of a onemonth strike | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis/lebanese-money-changers-buy-dollars-at-minimum-3950-pound-rate-idUSKBN23A0WM | 2020-06-04 |
| But because U.S. passenger airlines had stopped all flights by March 12 they have been unable to resume flights to China | Negative | BEIJING China said it will ease coronavirus restrictions to allow more foreign carriers to fly to the mainland shortly after Washington vowed to bar Chinese airlines from flying to the United States due to Beijings curbs on American airlines | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-airlines-caac/china-eases-flight-curbs-after-united-states-targets-its-carriers-idUSKBN23B081 | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not considering placing sanctions on Chinese President Xi Jinping personally over Beijings push to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not considering placing sanctions on Chinese President Xi Jinping personally over Beijings push to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-trump/trump-not-considering-sanctions-on-chinas-xi-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN23A3FM | 2020-06-04 |
| China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests would be met with firm countermeasures | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not considering placing sanctions on Chinese President Xi Jinping personally over Beijings push to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-trump/trump-not-considering-sanctions-on-chinas-xi-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN23A3FM | 2020-06-04 |
| SANTIAGO Chiles central bank said on Wednesday it was speaking to its U.S. and Chinese counterparts to increase flexibility in foreign exchange operations as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the oncestable economy | Positive | SANTIAGO Chiles central bank said on Wednesday it was speaking to its U.S. and Chinese counterparts to increase flexibility in foreign exchange operations as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the oncestable economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-chile-economy/chilean-central-bank-speaking-with-u-s-chinese-counterparts-to-broaden-forex-lines-idUSKBN23A344 | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration on Wednesday barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States starting on June 16 as it pressures Beijing to let U.S. air carriers resume flights amid simmering tensions between the worlds two largest economies | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration on Wednesday barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States starting on June 16 as it pressures Beijing to let U.S. air carriers resume flights amid simmering tensions between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-airlines-exclusive/trump-administration-to-bar-chinese-passenger-carriers-from-flying-to-u-s-idUSKBN23A248 | 2020-06-04 |
| But because U.S. passenger airlines had stopped all flights by March 12 China effectively precludes U.S. carriers from reinstating scheduled passenger flights to the Transportation Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration on Wednesday barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States starting on June 16 as it pressures Beijing to let U.S. air carriers resume flights amid simmering tensions between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-airlines-exclusive/trump-administration-to-bar-chinese-passenger-carriers-from-flying-to-u-s-idUSKBN23A248 | 2020-06-04 |
| TOKYO Japan has not yet established its position on a U.S. proposal for adding countries to the Group of Seven summit to be held later this year Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday | Neutral | TOKYO Japan has not yet established its position on a U.S. proposal for adding countries to the Group of Seven summit to be held later this year Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g7-japan-aso/japan-has-no-position-yet-on-trumps-plan-to-expand-g7-summit-idUSKBN23A20E | 2020-06-04 |
| Chinese airline shares also fell after U.S. President Donald Trumps administration said on Wednesday it will bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States from June 16 | Negative | YORK Asian shares rose to a twomonth high on Thursday as expectations of further government stimulus supported investor confidence in an economic recovery from the global coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-reach-two-month-high-on-economic-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN23B00B | 2020-06-04 |
| Markets await Fridays U.S. Labor Department May jobs report which is expected to show the unemployment rate soaring to a postWorld War Two high of nearly from 14 | Negative | YORK Asian shares rose to a twomonth high on Thursday as expectations of further government stimulus supported investor confidence in an economic recovery from the global coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-reach-two-month-high-on-economic-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN23B00B | 2020-06-04 |
| On Wednesday a report showed U.S. private payrolls fell less than expected in May suggesting layoffs were abating as businesses reopen | Negative | YORK Asian shares rose to a twomonth high on Thursday as expectations of further government stimulus supported investor confidence in an economic recovery from the global coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-reach-two-month-high-on-economic-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN23B00B | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON Fifteen U.S. airlines were granted final government approval on Wednesday to temporarily halt service to 75 domestic airports as travel demand has been crushed due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Fifteen U.S. airlines were granted final government approval on Wednesday to temporarily halt service to 75 domestic airports as travel demand has been crushed due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-gain-final-approval-to-drop-services-to-75-domestic-airports-idUSKBN23B0D4 | 2020-06-04 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trumps account in Snapchats Discover section saying his incendiary comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new content | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trumps account in Snapchats Discover section saying his incendiary comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new content | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-snap-trump/snapchat-removes-trump-account-from-curated-promotional-section-idUSKBN23A2YI | 2020-06-04 |
| At least 800 workers in U.S. distribution centers have tested positive for COVID19 according to an employees unofficial tally | Negative | NEW YORK Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-lawsuit/amazon-is-sued-over-warehouses-after-new-york-worker-brings-coronavirus-home-cousin-dies-idUSKBN23A3FI | 2020-06-04 |
| HOUSTON As oil and gas companies began shutting offshore production before the first tropical storm of the season in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico experts said restarting wells and refineries will take longer and prove more costly this year because of COVID19 | Negative | HOUSTON As oil and gas companies began shutting offshore production before the first tropical storm of the season in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico experts said restarting wells and refineries will take longer and prove more costly this year because of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-hurricane-prep/oil-refineries-offshore-drillers-face-hurricane-challenges-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN23B0H8 | 2020-06-04 |
| U.S. energy companies face their first test of hurricane restarts under COVID19 this week from the approaching Tropical Storm Cristobal | Negative | HOUSTON As oil and gas companies began shutting offshore production before the first tropical storm of the season in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico experts said restarting wells and refineries will take longer and prove more costly this year because of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-hurricane-prep/oil-refineries-offshore-drillers-face-hurricane-challenges-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN23B0H8 | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON More than three out of four U.S. human resource executives think more employees will continue to work from home even after the threat of the novel coronavirus subsides according to a survey by a large business association released on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON More than three out of four U.S. human resource executives think more employees will continue to work from home even after the threat of the novel coronavirus subsides according to a survey by a large business association released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy-teleworking/u-s-hr-executives-see-working-from-home-as-part-of-new-normal-survey-idUSKBN23A35S | 2020-06-04 |
| Of the 152 HR executives in U.S.based organizations surveyed more than of respondents were in the business and professional services manufacturing and health care sectors | Neutral | WASHINGTON More than three out of four U.S. human resource executives think more employees will continue to work from home even after the threat of the novel coronavirus subsides according to a survey by a large business association released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy-teleworking/u-s-hr-executives-see-working-from-home-as-part-of-new-normal-survey-idUSKBN23A35S | 2020-06-04 |
| The chief executive of Pilgrims Pride Corp a major U.S. poultry company was indicted along with three other current and former industry executives on charges of seeking to fix the price of chickens the Justice Department said on Wednesday | Neutral | The chief executive of Pilgrims Pride Corp a major U.S. poultry company was indicted along with three other current and former industry executives on charges of seeking to fix the price of chickens the Justice Department said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-pilgrims-pride-charges/pilgrims-pride-ceo-indicted-over-alleged-u-s-chicken-price-fixing-idUSKBN23A2TF | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON New orders for U.S.made goods plunged in April and business spending plans on equipment were much weaker than initially thought suggesting business investment remained depressed early in the second quarter amid the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON New orders for U.S.made goods plunged in April and business spending plans on equipment were much weaker than initially thought suggesting business investment remained depressed early in the second quarter amid the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-economy-manufacturing/u-s-factory-orders-extend-decline-in-april-idUSKBN23A294 | 2020-06-04 |
| Unlike the U.S. Paycheck Protection Program which forgives the loan if used to pay employees the funds offered in Brazil are liabilities that would add to a companys debt | Positive | SAO PAULO Most of Brazils small businesses which account for more than half of its jobs and of gross domestic product are not getting the cash President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to help them through the coronavirus crisis putting recovery at risk | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-bailouts-in/brazils-rescue-plan-flaws-imperil-small-business-recovery-idUSKBN23A1LK | 2020-06-04 |
| The U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance on Wednesday that allows private equity investments to be offered to U.S. retirement plans as part of diversified investment funds a move that the leveraged buyout industry has long called for | Positive | The U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance on Wednesday that allows private equity investments to be offered to U.S. retirement plans as part of diversified investment funds a move that the leveraged buyout industry has long called for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-privateequity-retirementfunds/u-s-clears-private-equity-as-investment-option-for-retirement-plans-idUSKBN23B09K | 2020-06-04 |
| Markets await Fridays U.S. Labor Department May jobs report which is expected to show unemployment soaring to a postWorld War Two high of nearly from 14 | Negative | Stock futures up | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-extend-gains-as-stimulus-fans-recovery-hopes-idUSL1N2DG20W | 2020-06-04 |
| On Wednesday a report showed that U.S. private payrolls fell less than expected in May suggesting layoffs were abating as businesses reopen | Negative | Stock futures up | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-extend-gains-as-stimulus-fans-recovery-hopes-idUSL1N2DG20W | 2020-06-04 |
| U.S. crude rose 48 cents to settle at | Neutral | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-euro-climb-on-robust-risk-appetite-as-lockdowns-ease-idUSL1N2DG1WL | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper was still in his post on Wednesday as speculation swirled that President Donald Trump wanted to remove the Pentagon chief over his comments on nationwide protests | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper was still in his post on Wednesday as speculation swirled that President Donald Trump wanted to remove the Pentagon chief over his comments on nationwide protests | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-esper/white-house-says-defense-secretary-esper-still-in-post-idUSKBN23A325 | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday giving small businesses up to 24 weeks to use Paycheck Protection Program loans created during the coronavirus pandemic up from the current eightweek deadline | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday giving small businesses up to 24 weeks to use Paycheck Protection Program loans created during the coronavirus pandemic up from the current eightweek deadline | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bill/senate-passes-bill-lengthening-coronavirus-small-business-loan-terms-idUSKBN23A3JD | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending in early July that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways and reduce carbon pollution | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending in early July that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-infrastructure/u-s-house-to-vote-on-infrastructure-funding-plan-in-july-idUSKBN23A340 | 2020-06-04 |
| SAN FRANCISCO June 3 Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trumps account in Snapchats Discover section saying his inflammatory comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new content | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO June 3 Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trumps account in Snapchats Discover section saying his inflammatory comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new content | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/snap-trump/snap-removes-trump-account-from-curated-promotional-section-idUSL8N2DG5SW | 2020-06-04 |
| The malaria drug promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID19 was ineffective in preventing infection in people exposed to the coronavirus according to a widely anticipated clinical trial released on Wednesday | Negative | The malaria drug promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID19 was ineffective in preventing infection in people exposed to the coronavirus according to a widely anticipated clinical trial released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/malaria-drug-touted-by-trump-fails-to-prevent-covid-19-in-high-profile-study-idUSKBN23A34F | 2020-06-04 |
| Some European governments banned hydroxychloroquine for COVID19 patients and U.S. hospitals have significantly cut back its use | Negative | The malaria drug promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID19 was ineffective in preventing infection in people exposed to the coronavirus according to a widely anticipated clinical trial released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/malaria-drug-touted-by-trump-fails-to-prevent-covid-19-in-high-profile-study-idUSKBN23A34F | 2020-06-04 |
| ZURICH Drugmaker Roche has received emergency use authorisation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Elecsys IL6 test to help identify severe inflammatory response in patients with confirmed COVID19 it said on Thursday | Positive | ZURICH Drugmaker Roche has received emergency use authorisation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Elecsys IL6 test to help identify severe inflammatory response in patients with confirmed COVID19 it said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-roche-hldg-elecsys/roche-test-receives-fda-emergency-use-approval-for-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN23B0IC | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump had no side effects from a twoweek course of hydroxychloroquine an antimalaria drug that can cause heart problems after using it as a preventive measure against the coronavirus his White House physician said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump had no side effects from a twoweek course of hydroxychloroquine an antimalaria drug that can cause heart problems after using it as a preventive measure against the coronavirus his White House physician said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-trump-health/trump-without-side-effects-after-two-week-course-of-anti-malaria-drug-white-house-doctor-says-idUSKBN23A355 | 2020-06-04 |
| Outside the U.S. Capitol building on Tuesday afternoon a throng took to one knee chanting silence is and no justice no as officers faced them just before the governmentimposed curfew | Positive | Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of U.S. cities on Tuesday for an eighth consecutive night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody clashing with police and looting stores in New York City | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/protesters-clash-with-police-in-new-york-city-in-latest-demonstrations-idUSKBN23916N | 2020-06-03 |
| The head of the U.S. National Guard said on Tuesday 18000 Guard members were assisting local law enforcement in 29 states | Negative | Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of U.S. cities on Tuesday for an eighth consecutive night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody clashing with police and looting stores in New York City | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/protesters-clash-with-police-in-new-york-city-in-latest-demonstrations-idUSKBN23916N | 2020-06-03 |
| Trumps militaristic rhetoric and the growing role of the U.S. armed forces has alarmed some current and former officials | Negative | Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of U.S. cities on Tuesday for an eighth consecutive night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody clashing with police and looting stores in New York City | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/protesters-clash-with-police-in-new-york-city-in-latest-demonstrations-idUSKBN23916N | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON Mainstream U.S. Protestant and Catholic leaders sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday a day after peaceful protesters were forcibly displaced for a staged presidential photo in front of a church near the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON Mainstream U.S. Protestant and Catholic leaders sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday a day after peaceful protesters were forcibly displaced for a staged presidential photo in front of a church near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-religion/mainstream-u-s-religious-leaders-criticize-trump-after-church-photo-idUSKBN23A03W | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the Republican National Convention set for August in North Carolina would have to be held in another state because of social distancing restrictions ordered by the states governor | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the Republican National Convention set for August in North Carolina would have to be held in another state because of social distancing restrictions ordered by the states governor | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-republican-convention/trump-says-republican-convention-will-not-be-held-in-north-carolina-idUSKBN2392TF | 2020-06-03 |
| Trump on Monday threatened to send active duty U.S. troops to stamp out the civil unrest gripping several cities | Negative | WASHINGTON was the word Defense Secretary Mark Esper used to describe protest sites in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-military/perils-for-pentagon-as-trump-threatens-to-militarize-response-to-civil-unrest-idUSKBN239324 | 2020-06-03 |
| To that end the U.S. military has prepositioned active duty forces largely military police and engineers on the outskirts of the Washington D.C.area to potentially deploy if needed | Negative | WASHINGTON was the word Defense Secretary Mark Esper used to describe protest sites in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-military/perils-for-pentagon-as-trump-threatens-to-militarize-response-to-civil-unrest-idUSKBN239324 | 2020-06-03 |
| U.S. authorities said in April they were investigating whether Mexican companies had violated those sanctions | Negative | MEXICO CITY The Mexican governments financial crime department is investigating Libre Abordo a Mexicobased firm that received millions of barrels of Venezuelan crude under an oilforfood pact in a probe coordinated with U.S. agencies the departments chief Santiago Nieto told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-venezuela-probe-exclusive/exclusive-mexico-probes-libre-abordos-oil-for-food-pact-with-venezuela-idUSKBN2392QE | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it had accepted a proposal from South Korea for it to temporarily fund thousands of Korean workers at U.S. bases who were put on unpaid leave this year | Positive | WASHINGTON The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it had accepted a proposal from South Korea for it to temporarily fund thousands of Korean workers at U.S. bases who were put on unpaid leave this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-southkorea-military/temporary-pact-reached-on-funding-south-korean-workers-at-u-s-bases-idUSKBN23A00N | 2020-06-03 |
| HONG KONG A survey of U.S. businesses on Wednesday revealed deep fears for the future of their operations in Hong Kong if China imposes national security legislation that critics say could curb the financial centres freedoms and fuel ongoing protests | Negative | HONG KONG A survey of U.S. businesses on Wednesday revealed deep fears for the future of their operations in Hong Kong if China imposes national security legislation that critics say could curb the financial centres freedoms and fuel ongoing protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/u-s-firms-concerned-as-tensions-simmer-in-hong-kong-over-looming-legislation-idUSKBN23A091 | 2020-06-03 |
| The Genevabased WHO was founded in 1948 and Etienne said U.S. ties with PAHO go back further to its founding in Washington in 1902 | Positive | BRASILIA The World Health Organizations regional director for the Americas urged the United States on Tuesday to keep helping countries in the region to fight the novel coronavirus even as the Trump administration leaves the U.N. agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-americas/who-director-for-americas-urges-u-s-help-as-coronavirus-surges-in-region-idUSKBN23929P | 2020-06-03 |
| U.S.Russian relations remain strained over a range of issues including the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in a phone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper invited him to a military parade in Moscows Red Square on June 24 the ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-shoigu/russia-invites-u-s-defense-secretary-to-red-square-military-parade-idUSKBN2392AO | 2020-06-03 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washington | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-putin-trump/kremlin-says-trumps-possible-g7-invitation-raises-more-questions-than-answers-idUSKBN2391TD | 2020-06-03 |
| Playtika Ltd a mobile gaming company owned by a Chinese investor group has hired investment banks to prepare for a U.S. initial public offering that could raise around billion people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday | Positive | Playtika Ltd a mobile gaming company owned by a Chinese investor group has hired investment banks to prepare for a U.S. initial public offering that could raise around billion people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-playtika-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-china-owned-playtika-hires-banks-for-1-billion-u-s-ipo-sources-idUSKBN239363 | 2020-06-03 |
| An oil industry source who communicated with an official in the office of U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said the Energy Department is keeping a patient but watchful eye | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration believes ahead of an expected meeting this week that major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia will honor their pledges to cut crude production and will not damage the global economy by changing course a senior official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-oil-global-trump/trump-administration-putting-trust-in-global-oil-producers-ahead-of-opec-meet-idUSKBN23935X | 2020-06-03 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices climbed by more than a barrel on Tuesday on hopes that major crude producers will agree to extend output cuts during a video conference expected to be held this week and as countries and U.S. states begin to reopen after coronavirus lockdowns | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices climbed by more than a barrel on Tuesday on hopes that major crude producers will agree to extend output cuts during a video conference expected to be held this week and as countries and U.S. states begin to reopen after coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-up-more-than-3-ahead-of-opec-meeting-and-on-easing-lockdowns-idUSKBN239025 | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is investigating digital services taxes being adopted or considered by Britain Italy Brazil and other countries the U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Tuesday a move that could lead to new punitive tariffs and heighten trade tensions | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is investigating digital services taxes being adopted or considered by Britain Italy Brazil and other countries the U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Tuesday a move that could lead to new punitive tariffs and heighten trade tensions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trade-digital/u-s-launches-trade-probe-into-digital-taxes-plowing-ground-for-new-tariffs-idUSKBN2392PH | 2020-06-03 |
| The U.S. must continue sending a strong message to trading partners that targeted discriminatory taxes against U.S. firms are not an appropriate said the groups trade policy director Jordan Haas | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is investigating digital services taxes being adopted or considered by Britain Italy Brazil and other countries the U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Tuesday a move that could lead to new punitive tariffs and heighten trade tensions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trade-digital/u-s-launches-trade-probe-into-digital-taxes-plowing-ground-for-new-tariffs-idUSKBN2392PH | 2020-06-03 |
| The USTR said the probe would look at whether the taxes discriminate against U.S. companies are unfairly retroactive and possibly in that they diverge from international norms | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is investigating digital services taxes being adopted or considered by Britain Italy Brazil and other countries the U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Tuesday a move that could lead to new punitive tariffs and heighten trade tensions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trade-digital/u-s-launches-trade-probe-into-digital-taxes-plowing-ground-for-new-tariffs-idUSKBN2392PH | 2020-06-03 |
| Venezuelas oil exports plummeted in May to their lowest level since 2003 as U.S. sanctions choked exports and two Mexican firms that had acted as intermediaries for Venezuelan crude sales stopped receiving oil Refinitiv Eikon data and internal shipping documents from staterun energy company PDVSA showed | Negative | Venezuelas oil exports plummeted in May to their lowest level since 2003 as U.S. sanctions choked exports and two Mexican firms that had acted as intermediaries for Venezuelan crude sales stopped receiving oil Refinitiv Eikon data and internal shipping documents from staterun energy company PDVSA showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-oil-exports/venezuelas-oil-exports-sink-to-17-year-low-choked-by-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN2392SG | 2020-06-03 |
| The measures have reduced exports and deepened the countrys economic crisis but Maduro has held on which U.S. officials say privately is a source of frustration for President Donald Trump | Negative | Venezuelas oil exports plummeted in May to their lowest level since 2003 as U.S. sanctions choked exports and two Mexican firms that had acted as intermediaries for Venezuelan crude sales stopped receiving oil Refinitiv Eikon data and internal shipping documents from staterun energy company PDVSA showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-oil-exports/venezuelas-oil-exports-sink-to-17-year-low-choked-by-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN2392SG | 2020-06-03 |
| BlackRock expects the U.S. dollar to weaken over the next two quarters | Negative | We like China across the credit said Neeraj Seth the fund managers head of Asian credit since it is buttressed by strong government stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-blackrock-markets/blackrock-focuses-on-china-credit-oil-and-travel-in-asia-idUSKBN23A0IJ | 2020-06-03 |
| In the mature western markets across Europe the U.S. and Canada we expect the recovery to be long and drawn she said | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic is shredding the global apparel industry stripping hundreds of billions of dollars from sales and thrusting big names like J.Crew into bankruptcy protection | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-fast-retailing-ana/big-in-china-and-tiny-in-the-u-s-fast-retailing-seen-weathering-pandemic-idUSKBN23936X | 2020-06-03 |
| Last week U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China | Negative | The United Kingdom is prepared to change its immigration rules if China imposes a national security law on Hong Kong British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday in an oped for the South China Morning Post | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-johnson/britain-to-change-immigration-rules-if-china-imposes-security-law-on-hong-kong-johnson-says-idUSKBN23931I | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said on Tuesday he is not worried that China will fail to keep its commitments under the Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal in the long term despite current friction between the worlds two largest economies | Positive | WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said on Tuesday he is not worried that China will fail to keep its commitments under the Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal in the long term despite current friction between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-grassley/head-of-u-s-senate-finance-panel-sees-china-keeping-trade-deal-commitments-idUSKBN23925L | 2020-06-03 |
| Grassley said he hoped any pause in Chinas purchases of U.S. soybeans and pork would be temporary | Positive | WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said on Tuesday he is not worried that China will fail to keep its commitments under the Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal in the long term despite current friction between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-grassley/head-of-u-s-senate-finance-panel-sees-china-keeping-trade-deal-commitments-idUSKBN23925L | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday said legislation targeting Chinese officials over treatment of the countrys Uighur Muslim minority sent a clear of support from Washington seeking to prod the Trump administration to push Beijing on human rights | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday said legislation targeting Chinese officials over treatment of the countrys Uighur Muslim minority sent a clear of support from Washington seeking to prod the Trump administration to push Beijing on human rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-lawmakers-say-uighur-bill-supports-chinas-muslims-idUSKBN2392EJ | 2020-06-03 |
| The bill also calls on U.S. companies operating in Xinjiang to ensure their products do not include parts using forced labor | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday said legislation targeting Chinese officials over treatment of the countrys Uighur Muslim minority sent a clear of support from Washington seeking to prod the Trump administration to push Beijing on human rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-lawmakers-say-uighur-bill-supports-chinas-muslims-idUSKBN2392EJ | 2020-06-03 |
| NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior congressional leader have reprimanded China for bullying behaviour towards India during a military standoff on their disputed border | Negative | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior congressional leader have reprimanded China for bullying behaviour towards India during a military standoff on their disputed border | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china/u-s-rebukes-china-for-border-aggression-with-india-idUSKBN2391XC | 2020-06-03 |
| The chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs Eliot Engel said China should respect norms and use diplomacy to settle the border issue with India | Negative | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior congressional leader have reprimanded China for bullying behaviour towards India during a military standoff on their disputed border | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china/u-s-rebukes-china-for-border-aggression-with-india-idUSKBN2391XC | 2020-06-03 |
| NEW An investor group that got U.S. approval to buy Grindr Inc has financial and personal links to the dating apps current owner Chinas Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd | Positive | NEW An investor group that got U.S. approval to buy Grindr Inc has financial and personal links to the dating apps current owner Chinas Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-grindr-m-a-sanvicente-exclusive/exclusive-winning-bidder-for-grindr-has-ties-to-chinese-owner-idUSKBN2391AI | 2020-06-03 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Tuesday that he stood by his decision not to challenge inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump refusing to give ground a day after staff members staged a rare public protest | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Tuesday that he stood by his decision not to challenge inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump refusing to give ground a day after staff members staged a rare public protest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-facebook-protests-allhands/after-facebook-staff-walkout-zuckerberg-defends-no-action-on-trump-posts-idUSKBN2392T5 | 2020-06-03 |
| Emini futures for the U.S. 500 were up 0 | Positive | YORK Asian shares vaulted to a near threemonth high on Wednesday as hopes of more stimulus and further easing in social restrictions around the world outweighed caution over a host of worries from the coronavirus to growing U.S. civil unrest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-jump-to-3-month-high-as-recovery-hopes-outweigh-looming-risks-idUSKBN23A002 | 2020-06-03 |
| The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened partly reflecting the sale of more government debt to finance massive stimulus efforts | Negative | YORK Asian shares vaulted to a near threemonth high on Wednesday as hopes of more stimulus and further easing in social restrictions around the world outweighed caution over a host of worries from the coronavirus to growing U.S. civil unrest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-jump-to-3-month-high-as-recovery-hopes-outweigh-looming-risks-idUSKBN23A002 | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will testify June 17 before a U.S. Senate panel on certification of the Boeing 737 MAX that was involved in two fatal crashes in five months that killed 346 people | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will testify June 17 before a U.S. Senate panel on certification of the Boeing 737 MAX that was involved in two fatal crashes in five months that killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-faa-chief-to-testify-at-senate-hearing-on-boeing-737-max-idUSKBN2392YZ | 2020-06-03 |
| The U.S. Transportation Departments inspector general is expected to soon release a factfinding report into the planes certification but make no recommendations | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will testify June 17 before a U.S. Senate panel on certification of the Boeing 737 MAX that was involved in two fatal crashes in five months that killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-faa-chief-to-testify-at-senate-hearing-on-boeing-737-max-idUSKBN2392YZ | 2020-06-03 |
| The Democrat who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary committee said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation this week to cut million in funding from Attorney General William Barrs personal office | Negative | The Democrat who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary committee said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation this week to cut million in funding from Attorney General William Barrs personal office | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-barr/house-democrat-moves-to-cut-attorney-general-barrs-budget-by-50-million-idUSKBN2392Z4 | 2020-06-03 |
| BOSTON The former chief executive of ASGN Inc pleaded guilty on Tuesday to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme by paying to secure his sons admission to Georgetown University as a fake tennis recruit | Negative | BOSTON The former chief executive of ASGN Inc pleaded guilty on Tuesday to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme by paying to secure his sons admission to Georgetown University as a fake tennis recruit | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-education-cheating/former-ceo-pleads-guilty-in-u-s-college-admissions-scandal-idUSKBN2392XD | 2020-06-03 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve has temporarily and modified the growth restriction on the lenders balance sheet | Negative | Wells Fargo Co will stop providing loans to a majority of its independent auto dealer customers due to the economic challenges brought on by the COVID19 pandemic a spokeswoman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-wells-fargo/wells-fargo-stops-giving-loans-to-most-independent-car-dealerships-idUSKBN2392VT | 2020-06-03 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court has given its blessing at least for now to a tactic that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has described as a road map marked with an easytofollow for California consumers to evade mandatory arbitration with corporations | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court has given its blessing at least for now to a tactic that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has described as a road map marked with an easytofollow for California consumers to evade mandatory arbitration with corporations | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-otc-arbitration/u-s-supreme-court-allows-calif-consumers-to-evade-arbitration-for-injunctive-claims-idUSKBN2392ZY | 2020-06-03 |
| The drugmaker said the U.S. FDA has extended its review of the Supplemental Biologics License Application for its multiple sclerosis treatment ofatumumab | Positive | June 3 The Swiss bluechip SMI was seen opening 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-3-idUSL8N2DF1R1 | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it was opening an investigation into whether imports of vanadium a metal used in aerospace defense and energy applications impair U.S. national security | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it was opening an investigation into whether imports of vanadium a metal used in aerospace defense and energy applications impair U.S. national security | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-vanadium/u-s-opens-national-security-probe-into-vanadium-imports-idUSKBN2391WY | 2020-06-03 |
| The Commerce Department said U.S. demand for the aerospace sector is met entirely through imports | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it was opening an investigation into whether imports of vanadium a metal used in aerospace defense and energy applications impair U.S. national security | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-vanadium/u-s-opens-national-security-probe-into-vanadium-imports-idUSKBN2391WY | 2020-06-03 |
| 7 billion in new U.S. convertible debt was issued in May according to Bank of America the highest monthly volume on record | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. issuance of convertible bonds in May hit a record high of | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-converts-analysis/financing-hunt-during-pandemic-lifts-may-u-s-convertible-debt-issuance-to-record-idUSKBN2392F7 | 2020-06-03 |
| The collapse in demand for new vehicles from U.S. rental car fleets hit automakers hard in May even as consumer sales were stronger than expected as coronavirus stayathome orders began to ease | Negative | The collapse in demand for new vehicles from U.S. rental car fleets hit automakers hard in May even as consumer sales were stronger than expected as coronavirus stayathome orders began to ease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-rentals/rental-fleet-collapse-drags-down-u-s-vehicle-sales-idUSKBN2392H9 | 2020-06-03 |
| Automakers could lose up to of their annual U.S. vehicle sales in 2020 as car rental companies slammed by the coronavirus pandemic slash fleets and restructure according to Jefferies | Negative | The collapse in demand for new vehicles from U.S. rental car fleets hit automakers hard in May even as consumer sales were stronger than expected as coronavirus stayathome orders began to ease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-rentals/rental-fleet-collapse-drags-down-u-s-vehicle-sales-idUSKBN2392H9 | 2020-06-03 |
| The U.S. auto sector has reopened assembly plants following the shutdown and automakers that reported May sales said they saw signs of recovery in consumer demand | Positive | DETROIT Several automakers on Tuesday reported strongerthanexpected May sales in the United States and the Detroit automakers said they will work through their annual summer shutdowns to rebuild inventories as demand recovers from coronavirus shutdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-demand/u-s-auto-sales-in-may-encourage-detroit-plan-to-rebuild-inventories-idUSKBN2392HO | 2020-06-03 |
| A host of U.S. companies including Intel Corp Netflix Inc Nike Inc and Facebook Inc have taken a stand against Floyds death voicing concerns about discrimination against AfricanAmericans | Negative | General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co condemned racial inequality in the United States following the death of George Floyd an unarmed black man at the hands of police in Minneapolis last week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-protests/gm-ford-join-u-s-companies-condemning-george-floyd-death-racism-idUSKBN23928X | 2020-06-03 |
| The U.S. dollar is generally said Yukio Ishizuki FX strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo | Neutral | Dollar falls as other economies enter recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stumbles-as-recovery-hopes-boost-asian-fx-idUSL4N2DG0O3 | 2020-06-03 |
| The U.S. Department of Defense has moved about 1600 U.S. Army troops into the Washington D.C. region the Pentagon said on Tuesday after several nights of violent protests | Negative | Dollar falls as other economies enter recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stumbles-as-recovery-hopes-boost-asian-fx-idUSL4N2DG0O3 | 2020-06-03 |
| With its gains the U.S. techheavy Nasdaq Composite is down less than from its prepandemic record highs | Negative | Equities at 3month highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-gain-as-stimulus-hopes-support-risk-appetite-idUSL1N2DF226 | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Donald Trump for the use of gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters near the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Donald Trump for the use of gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-republicans-block-bill-condemning-trump-over-protesters-idUSKBN2392L0 | 2020-06-03 |
| Firebrand U.S. congressman Steve King who was called out by his colleagues last year for using hateful rhetoric lost his bid for reelection on Tuesday as a Republican rival defeated him for their partys nomination in an Iowa primary election | Negative | Firebrand U.S. congressman Steve King who was called out by his colleagues last year for using hateful rhetoric lost his bid for reelection on Tuesday as a Republican rival defeated him for their partys nomination in an Iowa primary election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-iowa/controversial-republican-congressman-steve-king-ousted-in-iowa-primary-idUSKBN2391A8 | 2020-06-03 |
| PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trumps response to U.S. protests over racism and police misconduct vowing to try to heal the countrys racial divide and not fan the flames of hate | Negative | PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trumps response to U.S. protests over racism and police misconduct vowing to try to heal the countrys racial divide and not fan the flames of hate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-vows-to-heal-racial-wounds-rips-trump-as-divisive-is-this-who-we-want-to-be-idUSKBN2391ZB | 2020-06-03 |
| Trump on Monday called the violence at the protests acts of domestic and threatened to deploy the U.S. military to secure the nations cities | Negative | PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trumps response to U.S. protests over racism and police misconduct vowing to try to heal the countrys racial divide and not fan the flames of hate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-vows-to-heal-racial-wounds-rips-trump-as-divisive-is-this-who-we-want-to-be-idUSKBN2391ZB | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON A Democratic U.S. senator said on Tuesday he would try to make it illegal for President Donald Trump to use the military against protesters after days of demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd a black man who died as a white policeman kneeled on his neck | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democratic U.S. senator said on Tuesday he would try to make it illegal for President Donald Trump to use the military against protesters after days of demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd a black man who died as a white policeman kneeled on his neck | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-defense-bill/u-s-senator-wants-defense-bill-to-ban-use-of-military-against-peaceful-protests-idUSKBN2392VH | 2020-06-03 |
| NEW DELHI The U.S. governments move to launch a trade investigation into a digital services tax adopted by several countries including India should not be construed as a move of aggression against New Delhi a senior Indian government source said on Wednesday | Negative | NEW DELHI The U.S. governments move to launch a trade investigation into a digital services tax adopted by several countries including India should not be construed as a move of aggression against New Delhi a senior Indian government source said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trade-digital-india/u-s-probe-into-indias-digital-tax-not-a-move-of-aggression-says-indian-government-source-idUSKBN23A0QK | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON June 2 A Washingtonbased advocacy group on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to invalidate an executive order on social media companies President Donald Trump signed last week claiming it violates the First Amendment | Negative | WASHINGTON June 2 A Washingtonbased advocacy group on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to invalidate an executive order on social media companies President Donald Trump signed last week claiming it violates the First Amendment | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/twitter-trump/advocacy-group-sues-to-block-trump-social-media-executive-order-idUSL1N2DF1LQ | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON June 2 The Washingtonbased Center for Democracy and Technology filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against U.S. President Donald Trumps executive order on social media arguing it violates the First Amendment | Negative | WASHINGTON June 2 The Washingtonbased Center for Democracy and Technology filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against U.S. President Donald Trumps executive order on social media arguing it violates the First Amendment | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/twitter-trump-lawsuit/center-for-democracy-and-technology-files-lawsuit-against-trumps-executive-order-on-social-media-idUSL1N2DF1IE | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. Army vaccine researcher said on Tuesday it was reasonable to expect that some sort of coronavirus vaccine could be available to part of the U.S. population by the end of the year | Positive | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. Army vaccine researcher said on Tuesday it was reasonable to expect that some sort of coronavirus vaccine could be available to part of the U.S. population by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-pentagon/reasonable-to-expect-some-coronavirus-vaccine-by-year-end-pentagon-researcher-says-idUSKBN2392JG | 2020-06-03 |
| Other U.S. authorities including the National Institutes of Health and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority are also helping companies develop vaccines and therapies | Positive | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. Army vaccine researcher said on Tuesday it was reasonable to expect that some sort of coronavirus vaccine could be available to part of the U.S. population by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-pentagon/reasonable-to-expect-some-coronavirus-vaccine-by-year-end-pentagon-researcher-says-idUSKBN2392JG | 2020-06-03 |
| President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to use the U.S. military to halt protests over the death of a black man in police custody before law enforcement officers fired rubber bullets and tear gas to clear demonstrators and allow the president to walk to a church and pose for pictures | Negative | President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to use the U.S. military to halt protests over the death of a black man in police custody before law enforcement officers fired rubber bullets and tear gas to clear demonstrators and allow the president to walk to a church and pose for pictures | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/violence-erupts-at-l-a-n-y-protests-after-trump-vows-to-bring-in-military-idUSKBN2382FP | 2020-06-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd an unarmed black man killed in police custody last week | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd an unarmed black man killed in police custody last week | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-explainer/explainer-can-trump-send-the-u-s-military-to-quell-violence-at-protests-idUSKBN2390BG | 2020-06-02 |
| Many U.S. cities have set curfews | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd an unarmed black man killed in police custody last week | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-explainer/explainer-can-trump-send-the-u-s-military-to-quell-violence-at-protests-idUSKBN2390BG | 2020-06-02 |
| It permits the president to send in U.S. forces to suppress a domestic insurrection that has hindered the normal enforcement of U.S. law | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd an unarmed black man killed in police custody last week | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-explainer/explainer-can-trump-send-the-u-s-military-to-quell-violence-at-protests-idUSKBN2390BG | 2020-06-02 |
| At an earlier briefing Cuomo said he worried that demonstrations in the most populous U.S. city in response to George Floyds death could cause a spike in coronavirus infections | Negative | NEW YORK New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday called for a national ban on excessive force by police and announced a curfew for New York City following violent protests triggered by the death in Minneapolis of an unarmed black man in police custody | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-new-york-cuomo/new-york-city-institutes-curfew-governor-cuomo-calls-for-police-reforms-idUSKBN23832V | 2020-06-02 |
| WASHINGTON With cities across America in turmoil over the death of George Floyd a U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation this week that he hopes will end a pattern of police violence by allowing victims to sue officers for illegal and unconstitutional acts | Negative | WASHINGTON With cities across America in turmoil over the death of George Floyd a U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation this week that he hopes will end a pattern of police violence by allowing victims to sue officers for illegal and unconstitutional acts | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/u-s-lawmaker-prepares-bill-aiming-to-end-court-protection-for-police-idUSKBN23831W | 2020-06-02 |
| NEW YORK United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urges Americans protesting racial inequities and excessive police force to do so peacefully and calls on U.S. leaders and authorities to listen to them and show restraint U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday | Negative | NEW YORK United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urges Americans protesting racial inequities and excessive police force to do so peacefully and calls on U.S. leaders and authorities to listen to them and show restraint U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-un/u-n-chief-urges-peaceful-u-s-protests-calls-on-leaders-to-listen-show-restraint-idUSKBN2383EO | 2020-06-02 |
| The U.S. government has experience in Africa of testing vaccines against HIV malaria and tuberculosis | Positive | The first wave of the COVID19 pandemic may be waning | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-hunt-insig/scientists-hunt-pandemic-hotspots-in-race-to-test-vaccines-idUSKBN2381DT | 2020-06-02 |
| HARARE Zimbabwe summoned the U.S. ambassador in Harare on Monday after a senior White House official said the country was among foreign using the unrest over the death of George Floyd to interfere in U.S. affairs | Negative | HARARE Zimbabwe summoned the U.S. ambassador in Harare on Monday after a senior White House official said the country was among foreign using the unrest over the death of George Floyd to interfere in U.S. affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-zimbabwe-protests/zimbabwe-summons-u-s-ambassador-over-comments-on-floyd-protests-idUSKBN2383AN | 2020-06-02 |
| In a statement in response Nichols the U.S. ambassador said the United States would continue to speak out against injustices at home and abroad | Negative | HARARE Zimbabwe summoned the U.S. ambassador in Harare on Monday after a senior White House official said the country was among foreign using the unrest over the death of George Floyd to interfere in U.S. affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-zimbabwe-protests/zimbabwe-summons-u-s-ambassador-over-comments-on-floyd-protests-idUSKBN2383AN | 2020-06-02 |
| The U.S. Justice Department on Monday urged an appeals court to bring an end to the criminal prosecution of former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn saying the judge in the case is required by law to grant the departments request for dismissal | Negative | The U.S. Justice Department on Monday urged an appeals court to bring an end to the criminal prosecution of former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn saying the judge in the case is required by law to grant the departments request for dismissal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-trump-russia-flynn-doj/u-s-doj-urges-appeals-court-to-end-case-against-ex-trump-aide-flynn-idUSKBN2383R4 | 2020-06-02 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Monday it needed more details before responding to U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to attend a Group of Seven nations summit but that President Vladimir Putin supported dialogue on the issue | Positive | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Monday it needed more details before responding to U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to attend a Group of Seven nations summit but that President Vladimir Putin supported dialogue on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-g7-summit-usa-russia/kremlin-says-putin-supports-dialogue-after-trumps-proposed-g7-invite-idUSKBN23820A | 2020-06-02 |
| Golden Pass LNG sought permission from U.S. federal energy regulators to boost the capacity of the companys billion export terminal under construction in Texas to 18 | Positive | Golden Pass LNG sought permission from U.S. federal energy regulators to boost the capacity of the companys billion export terminal under construction in Texas to 18 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-exxon-lng-golden-pass/golden-pass-seeks-to-boost-capacity-at-lng-export-plant-in-texas-idUSKBN2383K2 | 2020-06-02 |
| Golden Pass which filed its request with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week said on Monday that the increase does not involve any equipment changes or environmental permit adjustments | Positive | Golden Pass LNG sought permission from U.S. federal energy regulators to boost the capacity of the companys billion export terminal under construction in Texas to 18 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-exxon-lng-golden-pass/golden-pass-seeks-to-boost-capacity-at-lng-export-plant-in-texas-idUSKBN2383K2 | 2020-06-02 |
| NEW YORK Oil futures steadied on Monday as rising U.S.China tensions weighed on sentiment but prices drew support from reports that OPEC and Russia were close to a deal extending output cuts | Positive | NEW YORK Oil futures steadied on Monday as rising U.S.China tensions weighed on sentiment but prices drew support from reports that OPEC and Russia were close to a deal extending output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-steady-u-s-china-tensions-weigh-possible-output-cuts-support-idUSKBN2370VK | 2020-06-02 |
| Investors have turned more cautious however after China warned of retaliation on U.S. moves over Hong Kong | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures steadied on Monday as rising U.S.China tensions weighed on sentiment but prices drew support from reports that OPEC and Russia were close to a deal extending output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-steady-u-s-china-tensions-weigh-possible-output-cuts-support-idUSKBN2370VK | 2020-06-02 |
| Defying U.S. threats Iran has sent a flotilla of five tankers of fuel to the South American oilproducing nation which is suffering from a gasoline shortage | Positive | DUBAI Iran will continue fuel shipments to Venezuela if Caracas requests more supplies the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday despite Washingtons criticism of the trade between the two nations which are both under U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-gasoline/iran-says-it-is-ready-to-continue-fuel-shipments-to-venezuela-idUSKBN2381HG | 2020-06-02 |
| Earlier the U.S. Justice Department called on the FCC to revoke China Telecoms ability to operate in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON Pacific Networks Corp and its wholly owned subsidiary ComNet LLC on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission not to shut down its U.S. operations | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-telecom/chinese-telecom-firms-urge-fcc-not-to-block-u-s-operations-idUSKBN2383RJ | 2020-06-02 |
| SEOUL South Korea will take action to stabilise financial markets if U.S.China tensions over Hong Kong spark more volatility the vice finance minister said on Tuesday | Negative | SEOUL South Korea will take action to stabilise financial markets if U.S.China tensions over Hong Kong spark more volatility the vice finance minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southkorea-economy/south-korea-to-stabilise-financial-markets-if-u-s-china-tension-spurs-volatility-idUSKBN2383X8 | 2020-06-02 |
| Stateowned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing | Negative | Stateowned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-halt-to-u-s-purchases-ordered-sources-idUSKBN238264 | 2020-06-02 |
| The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Trade Representatives office did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | Stateowned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-halt-to-u-s-purchases-ordered-sources-idUSKBN238264 | 2020-06-02 |
| On Monday China said U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures | Negative | Stateowned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-halt-to-u-s-purchases-ordered-sources-idUSKBN238264 | 2020-06-02 |
| BEIJING China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures criticising a U.S. decision to begin ending special treatment for Hong Kong as well as actions against Chinese students and companies | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures criticising a U.S. decision to begin ending special treatment for Hong Kong as well as actions against Chinese students and companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-usa/china-warns-u-s-it-will-retaliate-on-moves-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2381K1 | 2020-06-02 |
| Trump ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China ranging from extradition treatment to export controls | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures criticising a U.S. decision to begin ending special treatment for Hong Kong as well as actions against Chinese students and companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-usa/china-warns-u-s-it-will-retaliate-on-moves-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2381K1 | 2020-06-02 |
| The announced measures severely interfere with Chinas internal affairs damage U.S.China relations and will harm both sides | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures criticising a U.S. decision to begin ending special treatment for Hong Kong as well as actions against Chinese students and companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-usa/china-warns-u-s-it-will-retaliate-on-moves-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2381K1 | 2020-06-02 |
| Any words or actions by the U.S. that harm Chinas interests will meet with Chinas firm he said | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures criticising a U.S. decision to begin ending special treatment for Hong Kong as well as actions against Chinese students and companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-usa/china-warns-u-s-it-will-retaliate-on-moves-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2381K1 | 2020-06-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has little choice but to stick with his Phase 1 China trade deal for now despite his anger at Beijing over the coronavirus pandemic new Hong Kong security rules and dwindling hopes China can meet U.S. goods purchase targets people familiar with his administrations deliberations say | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has little choice but to stick with his Phase 1 China trade deal for now despite his anger at Beijing over the coronavirus pandemic new Hong Kong security rules and dwindling hopes China can meet U.S. goods purchase targets people familiar with his administrations deliberations say | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-analysis/lemon-or-not-trump-stuck-with-phase-1-china-trade-deal-for-now-idUSKBN238219 | 2020-06-02 |
| But canceling the deal would reignite the nearly twoyear U.S.China trade war at a time U.S. unemployment is at its worst since the 1930s Great Depression | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has little choice but to stick with his Phase 1 China trade deal for now despite his anger at Beijing over the coronavirus pandemic new Hong Kong security rules and dwindling hopes China can meet U.S. goods purchase targets people familiar with his administrations deliberations say | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-analysis/lemon-or-not-trump-stuck-with-phase-1-china-trade-deal-for-now-idUSKBN238219 | 2020-06-02 |
| BEIJING China said on Monday the United States was addicted to following a U.S. decision to leave the World Health Organization and said the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power politics and unilateralism | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday the United States was addicted to following a U.S. decision to leave the World Health Organization and said the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power politics and unilateralism | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-says-u-s-addicted-to-quitting-over-plan-to-withdraw-from-who-idUSKBN2381P3 | 2020-06-02 |
| The U.S. has become addicted to quitting groups and scrapping said Zhao | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday the United States was addicted to following a U.S. decision to leave the World Health Organization and said the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power politics and unilateralism | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-says-u-s-addicted-to-quitting-over-plan-to-withdraw-from-who-idUSKBN2381P3 | 2020-06-02 |
| The U.S. decision to quit the Genevabased agency comes amid growing tension between the United States and China over the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday the United States was addicted to following a U.S. decision to leave the World Health Organization and said the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power politics and unilateralism | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-says-u-s-addicted-to-quitting-over-plan-to-withdraw-from-who-idUSKBN2381P3 | 2020-06-02 |
| While the unrest in U.S. cities has been widely reported by international media Chinas interest comes at a time when relations between the two are particularly strained | Negative | BEIJING Chinese state media is giving extensive coverage to violent protests roiling cities across the United States while the unrest has also featured widely in Chinese social media | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media/in-china-u-s-protests-a-hot-topic-on-state-social-media-idUSKBN23824K | 2020-06-02 |
| Thats the main the U.S. is not doing good | Negative | BEIJING Chinese state media is giving extensive coverage to violent protests roiling cities across the United States while the unrest has also featured widely in Chinese social media | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media/in-china-u-s-protests-a-hot-topic-on-state-social-media-idUSKBN23824K | 2020-06-02 |
| Facebook employees walked away from their workfromhome desks on Monday and took to Twitter to accuse Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg of inadequately policing U.S. President Donald Trumps posts as strictly as the rival platform has done | Negative | Facebook employees walked away from their workfromhome desks on Monday and took to Twitter to accuse Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg of inadequately policing U.S. President Donald Trumps posts as strictly as the rival platform has done | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-facebook-trump-employee-criticism/facebook-staffers-walk-out-saying-trumps-posts-should-be-reined-in-idUSKBN2382D0 | 2020-06-02 |
| Southwest is among U.S. airlines that have received billions of dollars in government payroll aid which bans any forced job cuts before October | Negative | Southwest which has not imposed any layoffs or furloughs in its 49year history said its flying capacity would probably be down about in the fall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-southwest-jobs/southwest-offers-buyout-packages-temporary-leaves-to-ensure-survival-idUSKBN23907G | 2020-06-02 |
| NEW YORK The amount of natural gas flowing on pipelines to U.S. liquefied natural gas export plants is at its lowest levels since August a signal of weak worldwide demand due to government lockdowns to repress the coronavirus | Negative | NEW YORK The amount of natural gas flowing on pipelines to U.S. liquefied natural gas export plants is at its lowest levels since August a signal of weak worldwide demand due to government lockdowns to repress the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-lng-coronavirus/natgas-flows-to-u-s-lng-export-plants-sink-to-9-month-low-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2390I1 | 2020-06-02 |
| U.S. gas at the Henry Hub in Louisiana has traded higher than European benchmarks since the end of April and was expected to remain more expensive through September | Positive | NEW YORK The amount of natural gas flowing on pipelines to U.S. liquefied natural gas export plants is at its lowest levels since August a signal of weak worldwide demand due to government lockdowns to repress the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-lng-coronavirus/natgas-flows-to-u-s-lng-export-plants-sink-to-9-month-low-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2390I1 | 2020-06-02 |
| Analysts said U.S. LNG feedgas has declined due to the recent wave of cargo cancellations around the globe after hitting a record in February before most governmentimposed lockdowns | Negative | NEW YORK The amount of natural gas flowing on pipelines to U.S. liquefied natural gas export plants is at its lowest levels since August a signal of weak worldwide demand due to government lockdowns to repress the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-lng-coronavirus/natgas-flows-to-u-s-lng-export-plants-sink-to-9-month-low-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2390I1 | 2020-06-02 |
| Buyers in Asia and Europe have already canceled over 20 U.S. LNG cargoes for both June and July and more cancellations are anticipated | Negative | NEW YORK The amount of natural gas flowing on pipelines to U.S. liquefied natural gas export plants is at its lowest levels since August a signal of weak worldwide demand due to government lockdowns to repress the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-lng-coronavirus/natgas-flows-to-u-s-lng-export-plants-sink-to-9-month-low-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2390I1 | 2020-06-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has deployed it law enforcement components to maximize the federal security presence in Washington in a bid to quell violent protests a department spokeswoman said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has deployed it law enforcement components to maximize the federal security presence in Washington in a bid to quell violent protests a department spokeswoman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-doj/u-s-justice-dept-deploys-its-police-agencies-in-washington-to-quell-rioting-idUSKBN23902B | 2020-06-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld appointments to Puerto Ricos federally created financial oversight board that had been challenged by creditors in a ruling that avoids disruption to the panels restructuring of about billion of the bankrupt U.S. territorys debt | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld appointments to Puerto Ricos federally created financial oversight board that had been challenged by creditors in a ruling that avoids disruption to the panels restructuring of about billion of the bankrupt U.S. territorys debt | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-court-puertorico/u-s-supreme-court-upholds-puerto-rico-financial-oversight-board-appointments-idUSKBN2382TY | 2020-06-02 |
| NEW YORK Ryanair Holdings Plc and Chief Executive Michael OLeary failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Europes largest budget airline of defrauding them by downplaying its willingness to recognize labor unions | Negative | NEW YORK Ryanair Holdings Plc and Chief Executive Michael OLeary failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Europes largest budget airline of defrauding them by downplaying its willingness to recognize labor unions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-ryanair-lawsuit/ryanair-must-face-u-s-shareholder-lawsuit-over-unionization-comments-idUSKBN2383SL | 2020-06-02 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler signed on Monday a rule limiting state powers to block energy infrastructure projects setting up a fight with some Democratic governors who say Washington is stripping their ability to protect their states interests and combat climate change | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler signed on Monday a rule limiting state powers to block energy infrastructure projects setting up a fight with some Democratic governors who say Washington is stripping their ability to protect their states interests and combat climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-epa-water-energy/u-s-epa-moves-to-curb-state-powers-to-deny-permits-for-energy-projects-idUSKBN238367 | 2020-06-02 |
| Washington denied a section 401 permit in 2017 effectively blocking the construction of a coal export terminal that would have allowed western U.S. coal to be transported to Asia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler signed on Monday a rule limiting state powers to block energy infrastructure projects setting up a fight with some Democratic governors who say Washington is stripping their ability to protect their states interests and combat climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-epa-water-energy/u-s-epa-moves-to-curb-state-powers-to-deny-permits-for-energy-projects-idUSKBN238367 | 2020-06-02 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a bid by major banks and companies including Koch Industries Inc to prevent a trustee chasing money for victims of imprisoned Ponzi scheme swindler Bernard Madoff from recouping funds that were transferred overseas | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a bid by major banks and companies including Koch Industries Inc to prevent a trustee chasing money for victims of imprisoned Ponzi scheme swindler Bernard Madoff from recouping funds that were transferred overseas | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-madoff/u-s-supreme-court-rebuffs-investors-bid-to-block-madoff-trustee-lawsuits-idUSKBN2382PS | 2020-06-02 |
| The Manhattanbased the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had overturned a bankruptcy judges decision to dismiss the lawsuits | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a bid by major banks and companies including Koch Industries Inc to prevent a trustee chasing money for victims of imprisoned Ponzi scheme swindler Bernard Madoff from recouping funds that were transferred overseas | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-madoff/u-s-supreme-court-rebuffs-investors-bid-to-block-madoff-trustee-lawsuits-idUSKBN2382PS | 2020-06-02 |
| As U.S. businesses reopen after weeks of pandemic lockdowns many have been posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and sign waivers before entering | Negative | As U.S. businesses reopen after weeks of pandemic lockdowns many have been posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and sign waivers before entering | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-disclaimers-busine/sign-here-first-u-s-salons-gyms-offices-require-coronavirus-waivers-idUSKBN238298 | 2020-06-02 |
| Shenzhenbased BYD which is backed by U.S. investor Warren Buffett said it would supply EV components including batteries and power management devices | Positive | BEIJING Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ford-byd-electric/buffett-backed-byd-to-supply-ev-batteries-to-ford-idUSKBN2381VJ | 2020-06-02 |
| NEW YORK U.S. public companies sold more than billion in shares in May the biggest monthly haul ever as they capitalized on a stock market rally fueled by hopes that the COVID19 pandemic is subsiding | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. public companies sold more than billion in shares in May the biggest monthly haul ever as they capitalized on a stock market rally fueled by hopes that the COVID19 pandemic is subsiding | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stocksales/u-s-companies-issue-shares-at-fastest-rate-ever-selling-the-rally-idUSKBN2383NG | 2020-06-02 |
| The share sales echo a similar trend in U.S. debt markets where companies have raised more than trillion so far in 2020 | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. public companies sold more than billion in shares in May the biggest monthly haul ever as they capitalized on a stock market rally fueled by hopes that the COVID19 pandemic is subsiding | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stocksales/u-s-companies-issue-shares-at-fastest-rate-ever-selling-the-rally-idUSKBN2383NG | 2020-06-02 |
| June 1 European shares edged closer to a threemonth high on Monday on hopes of a postcoronavirus global recovery with investors relieved that the U.S. response to Chinas national security law on Hong Kong was not as bad as feared | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-rise-in-relief-over-trumps-china-response-idUSL4N2DE21F | 2020-06-02 |
| NEW YORK June 1 Asian stocks were set to come under pressure on Tuesday following a dip in Wall Street futures as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to use force to end violent protests in American cities souring a previously upbeat market mood | Negative | 500 futures turn down going into Asia opening | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-under-pressure-as-trump-vows-to-end-violent-protests-idUSL1N2DE241 | 2020-06-02 |
| The biggest concern for bond markets was growing U.S. government debt with the benchmark 10year Treasury notes yield rising to 0 | Negative | 500 futures turn down going into Asia opening | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-under-pressure-as-trump-vows-to-end-violent-protests-idUSL1N2DE241 | 2020-06-02 |
| U.S. manufacturing activity eased off an 11year low in May though a full recovery from the COVID19 crisis could take years because of high unemployment | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-equities-edge-higher-despite-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL1N2DE155 | 2020-06-02 |
| A weekend of violent U.S. protests over race and policing could present another setback for the economy which was only just emerging from the steepest downturn since the Great Depression | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-equities-edge-higher-despite-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL1N2DE155 | 2020-06-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. judge in the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former adviser Michael Flynn defended himself on Monday saying it was proper to seek outside views on the Justice Departments request to drop a charge to which Flynn has pleaded guilty | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. judge in the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former adviser Michael Flynn defended himself on Monday saying it was proper to seek outside views on the Justice Departments request to drop a charge to which Flynn has pleaded guilty | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-judge-no-mere-rubber-stamp-in-case-of-ex-trump-aide-flynn-lawyers-say-idUSKBN23821A | 2020-06-02 |
| The Justice Department said in a court filing on Monday that under the U.S. Constitution its decision to drop the Flynn case cannot be secondguessed by Sullivan | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. judge in the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former adviser Michael Flynn defended himself on Monday saying it was proper to seek outside views on the Justice Departments request to drop a charge to which Flynn has pleaded guilty | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-judge-no-mere-rubber-stamp-in-case-of-ex-trump-aide-flynn-lawyers-say-idUSKBN23821A | 2020-06-02 |
| Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and U.S. Representative Val Demings of Florida have risen in prominence amid protests against police brutality as Joe Biden weighs whether to choose a black woman as his Democratic running mate for Novembers presidential election | Negative | Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and U.S. Representative Val Demings of Florida have risen in prominence amid protests against police brutality as Joe Biden weighs whether to choose a black woman as his Democratic running mate for Novembers presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-runningmate/protests-elevate-bottoms-and-demings-as-possible-biden-running-mates-idUSKBN2383KU | 2020-06-02 |
| WASHINGTON The last time U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office with a March 11 speech on fighting the coronavirus the former reality TV star was panned even by his own aides | Negative | WASHINGTON The last time U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office with a March 11 speech on fighting the coronavirus the former reality TV star was panned even by his own aides | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump-address/an-oval-office-speech-trumps-advisers-torn-over-how-to-address-protests-idUSKBN2383S6 | 2020-06-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he hoped the Senate would soon pass legislation already passed by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives easing terms of the coronavirus smallbusiness loan program | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he hoped the Senate would soon pass legislation already passed by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives easing terms of the coronavirus smallbusiness loan program | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/u-s-senate-leader-hopes-for-quick-passage-of-house-coronavirus-small-business-bill-idUSKBN2383IR | 2020-06-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Courts decision expected in the coming weeks on the fate of the young immigrants known as could cause an electionyear headache for President Donald even if he wins the legal battle | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Courts decision expected in the coming weeks on the fate of the young immigrants known as could cause an electionyear headache for President Donald even if he wins the legal battle | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-election-analys/trump-faces-election-risks-in-looming-supreme-court-ruling-on-dreamers-idUSKBN238281 | 2020-06-02 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in the coming weeks on the legality of President Donald Trumps decision to end a program offering work permits and protection from deportation to hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children often called Dreamers | Positive | The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in the coming weeks on the legality of President Donald Trumps decision to end a program offering work permits and protection from deportation to hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children often called Dreamers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-court-factbox/factbox-who-are-immigrant-dreamers-and-why-is-their-fate-tied-to-the-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN238287 | 2020-06-02 |
| The attacks which come amid the antimedia rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump have been leveled at media organizations across the political spectrum | Negative | On Friday evening viewers watched as CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez and his crew were arrested on live television while covering a protest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-press/open-season-on-the-free-press-journalists-targeted-in-attacks-as-u-s-protests-rage-idUSKBN2370T5 | 2020-06-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. government will designate antifascist group Antifa as a terrorist organization a move that legal experts say would be hard to execute | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. government will designate antifascist group Antifa as a terrorist organization a move that legal experts say would be hard to execute | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump-antifa/amid-protests-trump-says-he-will-designate-antifa-as-terrorist-organization-idUSKBN2370LX | 2020-06-01 |
| Several top officials from the Trump administration including U.S. Attorney General William Barr have blamed Antifa and other for taking over the protests in U.S. cities | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. government will designate antifascist group Antifa as a terrorist organization a move that legal experts say would be hard to execute | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump-antifa/amid-protests-trump-says-he-will-designate-antifa-as-terrorist-organization-idUSKBN2370LX | 2020-06-01 |
| The deployments come as the National Guard a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces had already been activated by governors in recent weeks to manage the novel coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will not take the dramatic step for now of seeking control of the National Guard his national security adviser said on Sunday as protests flared in U.S. cities after the death of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis in police custody last week | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-nationalg/as-protests-rage-trump-will-not-move-to-seize-control-of-national-guard-troops-idUSKBN2370G2 | 2020-06-01 |
| The two U.S. government departments did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexicobased company Libre Abordo said on Sunday it was bankrupt and that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had terminated an oilforfood agreement that had allowed the firm to supply water trucks in exchange for millions of barrels of Venezuelan crude | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-venezuela-libreabordo/mexicos-libre-abordo-announces-bankruptcy-termination-of-swap-with-venezuela-idUSKBN2370PA | 2020-06-01 |
| Maduro said on Saturday that U.S. pressure had knocked the oilforfood agreements with Mexican companies without elaborating | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicobased company Libre Abordo said on Sunday it was bankrupt and that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had terminated an oilforfood agreement that had allowed the firm to supply water trucks in exchange for millions of barrels of Venezuelan crude | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-venezuela-libreabordo/mexicos-libre-abordo-announces-bankruptcy-termination-of-swap-with-venezuela-idUSKBN2370PA | 2020-06-01 |
| The Senate passed legislation earlier this month that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they follow standards for U.S. audits and regulations | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of Republican lawmakers plans to unveil legislation this week to keep Americans from investing in foreign defense companies with ties to Chinas military according to a document seen by Reuters the latest in a string of measures aimed at curbing U.S. funding for Chinabased firms | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-defense-investment/u-s-lawmakers-to-unveil-bill-banning-investment-in-firms-tied-to-chinas-military-document-idUSKBN23817R | 2020-06-01 |
| HONG Chinas state media and the government of Hong Kong lashed out on Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trumps vow to end Hong Kongs special status if Beijing imposes new national security laws on the city which is bracing for fresh protests | Negative | HONG Chinas state media and the government of Hong Kong lashed out on Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trumps vow to end Hong Kongs special status if Beijing imposes new national security laws on the city which is bracing for fresh protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests/china-media-hong-kong-government-bristle-at-trumps-pledge-of-curbs-sanctions-idUSKBN237022 | 2020-06-01 |
| No matter how far the U.S. goes China will keep its company | Neutral | HONG Chinas state media and the government of Hong Kong lashed out on Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trumps vow to end Hong Kongs special status if Beijing imposes new national security laws on the city which is bracing for fresh protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests/china-media-hong-kong-government-bristle-at-trumps-pledge-of-curbs-sanctions-idUSKBN237022 | 2020-06-01 |
| A spokesman for the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong said this was part of a global programme that reinforces the U.S. governments presence in Hong through reinvestment in other areas | Neutral | HONG Chinas state media and the government of Hong Kong lashed out on Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trumps vow to end Hong Kongs special status if Beijing imposes new national security laws on the city which is bracing for fresh protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests/china-media-hong-kong-government-bristle-at-trumps-pledge-of-curbs-sanctions-idUSKBN237022 | 2020-06-01 |
| MOSCOW Russias space agency criticised U.S. President Donald Trumps about the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years but also said on Sunday it was pleased there was now another way to travel into space | Positive | MOSCOW Russias space agency criticised U.S. President Donald Trumps about the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years but also said on Sunday it was pleased there was now another way to travel into space | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-space-exploration-spacex-launch-russi/russia-applauds-spacex-launch-but-calls-trumps-reaction-hysteria-idUSKBN2370EO | 2020-06-01 |
| As both nations are under U.S. sanctions Washington is monitoring the supply while warning governments seaports shippers and insurers that they could face measures if they aid the tankers | Negative | CARACAS Two Iranian tankers that delivered fuel to Venezuela as part of a fivevessel flotilla have begun to sail back according to Refinitiv Eikon as the government of the South American nation prepares stations to begin charging for the gasoline | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-fuel/two-iranian-tankers-sail-back-after-delivering-fuel-to-venezuela-data-idUSKBN2370NF | 2020-06-01 |
| A U.S.China spat over Hong Kongs status and Beijings handling of the pandemic could sour business sentiment and add to already huge strains on the global economy | Negative | 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 |
| There was also relief that while President Donald Trump began the process of ending special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China he left their trade deal intact | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares pushed to threemonth highs on Monday as progress on opening up economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over Washingtons power struggle with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-hit-3-month-peaks-resilient-to-u-s-rioting-idUSKBN2380WQ | 2020-06-01 |
| With specific and verifiable measures against China appearing to be weak markets may draw hollow consolation that the U.S. is treading said analysts at Mizuho in a note | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares pushed to threemonth highs on Monday as progress on opening up economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over Washingtons power struggle with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-hit-3-month-peaks-resilient-to-u-s-rioting-idUSKBN2380WQ | 2020-06-01 |
| Yields on U.S. 10year notes were trading steady at 0 | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares pushed to threemonth highs on Monday as progress on opening up economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over Washingtons power struggle with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-hit-3-month-peaks-resilient-to-u-s-rioting-idUSKBN2380WQ | 2020-06-01 |
| The decline in U.S. yields has been a burden for the dollar but the worlds reserve currency also tends to benefit from safehaven status to limit the losses | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares pushed to threemonth highs on Monday as progress on opening up economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over Washingtons power struggle with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-hit-3-month-peaks-resilient-to-u-s-rioting-idUSKBN2380WQ | 2020-06-01 |
| Others said the looming U.S. presidential election means Trump will tread carefully to prevent a wider rupture | Negative | NEW U.S. President Donald Trumps directive on Friday to begin the process of eliminating special treatment for Hong Kong is likely to put ChinaU.S. tensions back in the headlines over the coming months creating a new driver of volatility in global equity markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-investors-analysis/escalating-china-tensions-could-become-an-obstacle-for-u-s-stock-rally-idUSKBN2381AM | 2020-06-01 |
| CIUDAD JUAREZ Mexico Lear Corp is implementing costly safety measures that may hurt productivity at its operations in Mexico after suffering the deadliest known factoryrelated coronavirus outbreak in the Americas but the U.S. auto parts maker still faces a battle to win back workers trust | Negative | CIUDAD JUAREZ Mexico Lear Corp is implementing costly safety measures that may hurt productivity at its operations in Mexico after suffering the deadliest known factoryrelated coronavirus outbreak in the Americas but the U.S. auto parts maker still faces a battle to win back workers trust | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-lear/workers-nervously-eye-return-to-lears-coronavirus-hit-plant-in-mexico-idUSKBN2370EJ | 2020-06-01 |
| The market mood was notable given major U.S. cities were bracing for another night of violence as demonstrations against police brutality turned into a wave of outrage | Negative | SINGAPORE Riskier currencies rose against the dollar on Monday as investors looked to positive signs from Chinas postcoronavirus economic recovery and wagered on an easing in SinoU.S. tensions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-forex/aussie-dollar-surges-as-investors-focus-on-recovery-from-pandemic-idUSKBN2380ZA | 2020-06-01 |
| The market mood was notable given major U.S. cities were bracing for another night of violence as demonstrations against police brutality have turned into a wave of outrage | Negative | AUD hits highest since Feb commodity currencies gain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-aussie-dlr-surges-as-investors-focus-on-recovery-from-pandemic-idUSL4N2DE17X | 2020-06-01 |
| 77 a barrel while U.S. crude was flat at | Neutral | Asia markets swing higher Nikkei at 3mth peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-reach-3-month-peaks-resilient-to-u-s-riots-idUSL4N2DE0W8 | 2020-06-01 |
| Major U.S. cities were cleaning up streets strewn with broken glass and burned out cars as curfews failed to stop confrontations between activists and law enforcement | Negative | 500 futures slip as riots add to economic woe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-cautious-as-u-s-riots-weigh-on-sp-futures-idUSL4N2DD0FJ | 2020-06-01 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday toured the site of one of the protests that ripped through U.S. cities overnight and called for protesters against police brutality not to turn to violence | Negative | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday toured the site of one of the protests that ripped through U.S. cities overnight and called for protesters against police brutality not to turn to violence | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-biden/democrat-biden-visits-site-of-police-brutality-protest-in-delaware-idUSKBN2370HQ | 2020-06-01 |
| Televisa follows in the footsteps of U.S. cable companies such as Comcast Corp and Charter Communications Inc that have ventured into the mobile market as MVNOs in recent years | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican broadcaster Televisa said on Sunday it will start offering mobile phone service a bid to challenge billionaire Carlos Slims America Movil which has long dominated the countrys telecommunications market | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-televisa-telecoms-exclusive/exclusive-mexican-broadcaster-televisa-to-launch-mobile-phone-service-challenging-slim-idUSKBN2370LN | 2020-06-01 |
| In addition to disputing misleading claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump about mailin ballots this week Twitter has added factchecking labels to thousands of other tweets since introducing the alerts earlier this month mostly on posts about the coronavirus | Negative | In addition to disputing misleading claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump about mailin ballots this week Twitter has added factchecking labels to thousands of other tweets since introducing the alerts earlier this month mostly on posts about the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-twitter-factcheck/with-fact-checks-twitter-takes-on-a-new-kind-of-task-idUSKBN2360U0 | 2020-06-01 |
| Its incredible the power the said U.S. President Donald Trump who was at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida for the launch That was a beautiful sight to see | Positive | CAPE CANAVERAL Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-space-exploration-spacex-launch/nasa-resumes-human-spaceflight-from-u-s-soil-with-historic-spacex-launch-idUSKBN2360D2 | 2020-05-31 |
| NASA chief Jim Bridenstine has said resuming launches of American astronauts on Americanmade rockets from U.S. soil is the space agencys top priority | Positive | CAPE CANAVERAL Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-space-exploration-spacex-launch/nasa-resumes-human-spaceflight-from-u-s-soil-with-historic-spacex-launch-idUSKBN2360D2 | 2020-05-31 |
| It was unclear when the U.S. military last invoked such a short timeline to potentially recall U.S. troops something it might do for contingencies such as natural disasters | Negative | WASHINGTON In an extraordinary move the Pentagon on Saturday said it put military units on a fourhour recall status to be ready if requested by Minnesotas governor amid civil unrest following the killing of a black man by a white Minneapolis police officer | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-pentagon/u-s-military-units-put-on-four-hour-standby-amid-minnesota-unrest-idUSKBN2360PS | 2020-05-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said the military could deploy troops to Minneapolis very to respond to violent protests in the aftermath of a police killing of an unarmed black man | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said the military could deploy troops to Minneapolis very to respond to violent protests in the aftermath of a police killing of an unarmed black man | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-troops/trump-says-military-could-respond-quickly-to-minneapolis-unrest-idUSKBN2360OG | 2020-05-31 |
| A U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity said the military had ordered some activeduty Army military police officers to be prepared to deploy if local authorities requested their help | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said the military could deploy troops to Minneapolis very to respond to violent protests in the aftermath of a police killing of an unarmed black man | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-troops/trump-says-military-could-respond-quickly-to-minneapolis-unrest-idUSKBN2360OG | 2020-05-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said demonstrators protesting the death of a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck would have been greeted with the most vicious dogs and most ominous weapons I have ever seen | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said demonstrators protesting the death of a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck would have been greeted with the most vicious dogs and most ominous weapons I have ever seen | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-trump/trump-says-protesters-would-have-met-vicious-dogs-if-white-house-fence-breached-idUSKBN2360LJ | 2020-05-31 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported a total 1737950 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 18123 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1074 to 102785 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported a total 1737950 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 18123 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1074 to 102785 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-total-of-1737950-coronavirus-cases-102785-deaths-idUSKBN2360QQ | 2020-05-31 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to strip the city of its special status in a bid to punish China for imposing national security laws on the global financial hub | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to strip the city of its special status in a bid to punish China for imposing national security laws on the global financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-officials-say-trump-completely-wrong-to-end-citys-special-status-idUSKBN23601J | 2020-05-31 |
| In a statement Tunisias defense ministry said the U.S. was a main partner in the effort to build its armys operational capability | Positive | TUNIS The United States said it is considering deploying a Security Force Assistance Brigade in Tunisia for training as part of its assistance program with the North Africa country amid concern over Russian activity in Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa-tunisia/u-s-considers-sending-training-unit-to-tunisia-amid-north-africa-tensions-idUSKBN23602Y | 2020-05-31 |
| PARIS France Germany and Britain on Saturday criticised a U.S. decision to end sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites designed to prevent weapons development | Negative | PARIS France Germany and Britain on Saturday criticised a U.S. decision to end sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites designed to prevent weapons development | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-europe-waivers/france-britain-germany-regret-u-s-end-to-iran-nuclear-waivers-idUSKBN2360CM | 2020-05-31 |
| We deeply regret the U.S. decision to end the three the three European countries said in a joint statement | Negative | PARIS France Germany and Britain on Saturday criticised a U.S. decision to end sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites designed to prevent weapons development | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-europe-waivers/france-britain-germany-regret-u-s-end-to-iran-nuclear-waivers-idUSKBN2360CM | 2020-05-31 |
| LATAM filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Tuesday becoming the worlds largest carrier so far to seek an emergency reorganization due to the pandemic | Negative | SANTIAGO May 30 LATAM Airlines the largest Latin American air transport group had losses of | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/latam-airlines-results/latam-airlines-reports-2-12-bln-q1-loss-due-to-pandemic-idUSL1N2DC03N | 2020-05-31 |
| ZURICH Horseshoe crabs icyblue blood will remain the drug industrys standard for safety tests after a powerful U.S. group ditched a plan to give equal status to a synthetic substitute pushed by Swiss biotech Lonza and animal welfare groups | Positive | ZURICH Horseshoe crabs icyblue blood will remain the drug industrys standard for safety tests after a powerful U.S. group ditched a plan to give equal status to a synthetic substitute pushed by Swiss biotech Lonza and animal welfare groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-lonza-crabs/drugs-standards-group-nixes-plan-to-kick-pharmas-crab-blood-habit-idUSKBN2360MB | 2020-05-31 |
| An industry battle has been brewing as another testing giant Lonzas U.S.based rival Charles River Laboratories has criticized the synthetic option on safety grounds | Negative | ZURICH Horseshoe crabs icyblue blood will remain the drug industrys standard for safety tests after a powerful U.S. group ditched a plan to give equal status to a synthetic substitute pushed by Swiss biotech Lonza and animal welfare groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-lonza-crabs/drugs-standards-group-nixes-plan-to-kick-pharmas-crab-blood-habit-idUSKBN2360MB | 2020-05-31 |
| Marylandbased U.S. Pharmacopeia whose influential publications guide the drug industry had initially proposed adding rFC to the existing chapter governing international endotoxin testing standards | Positive | ZURICH Horseshoe crabs icyblue blood will remain the drug industrys standard for safety tests after a powerful U.S. group ditched a plan to give equal status to a synthetic substitute pushed by Swiss biotech Lonza and animal welfare groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-lonza-crabs/drugs-standards-group-nixes-plan-to-kick-pharmas-crab-blood-habit-idUSKBN2360MB | 2020-05-31 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Friday said the FBI would conduct its own investigation | Negative | WASHINGTON The decision of Minneapolis prosecutors to criminally charge a police officer four days after the death of George Floyd shows how efforts to hold officers accountable often hinge on the level of public protest and whether the incident was caught on video | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-cameras-analysis/videos-of-u-s-police-killings-spur-protest-and-sometimes-charges-idUSKBN23537J | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday tried to walk back a Twitter threat to respond with deadly force to three days of violent protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of an unarmed black man | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday tried to walk back a Twitter threat to respond with deadly force to three days of violent protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of an unarmed black man | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-trump-minneapolis/trump-backpedals-after-shooting-threat-to-minneapolis-rioters-idUSKBN2350UC | 2020-05-30 |
| Part of the wave of patients are U.S. citizens who live in Mexico and cross to seek care Cruz said | Negative | MEXICALI CENTRO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-california/saturated-hospitals-airlifts-as-california-border-region-virus-cases-surge-idUSKBN235391 | 2020-05-30 |
| When U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to accept a shipment of ventilators from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the coronavirus outbreak the White House did not alert the FDA as it headed to New York and New Jersey Reuters has learned | Negative | When U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to accept a shipment of ventilators from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the coronavirus outbreak the White House did not alert the FDA as it headed to New York and New Jersey Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators-ex/exclusive-white-house-kept-fda-in-the-dark-on-russian-ventilators-for-new-york-and-new-jersey-idUSKBN23536O | 2020-05-30 |
| The most populous U.S. city which has become the epicenter of the countrys coronavirus pandemic was on track to meet the metrics for a safe reopening Cuomo said | Positive | NEW YORK New York City is on to enter phase one of reopening on June 8 New York Governor Cuomo said on Friday as he announced that five upstate regions will now transition to phase two which includes businesses like barber shops and hair salons | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york/new-york-city-expected-to-reopen-on-june-8-five-upstate-regions-ok-for-phase-2-cuomo-idUSKBN2352Q4 | 2020-05-30 |
| HONG KONG Senior Hong Kong government officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to strip the city of its special status in a bid to punish China for imposing national security laws on the global financial hub | Negative | HONG KONG Senior Hong Kong government officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to strip the city of its special status in a bid to punish China for imposing national security laws on the global financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-leaders-say-trump-completely-wrong-for-curbing-ties-idUSKBN23601J | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON Seeking to deter further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela the Trump administration has quietly warned foreign governments seaports shipping companies and insurers that they could face stiff U.S. sanctions if they aid the tanker flotilla the U.S. envoy on Venezuela told Reuters on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Seeking to deter further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela the Trump administration has quietly warned foreign governments seaports shipping companies and insurers that they could face stiff U.S. sanctions if they aid the tanker flotilla the U.S. envoy on Venezuela told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-gasoline-iran-usa/exclusive-u-s-warns-governments-firms-against-aiding-iran-fuel-shipments-to-venezuela-envoy-idUSKBN2352XH | 2020-05-30 |
| A U.S. official said various countries had been asked to deny then port services | Negative | WASHINGTON Seeking to deter further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela the Trump administration has quietly warned foreign governments seaports shipping companies and insurers that they could face stiff U.S. sanctions if they aid the tanker flotilla the U.S. envoy on Venezuela told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-gasoline-iran-usa/exclusive-u-s-warns-governments-firms-against-aiding-iran-fuel-shipments-to-venezuela-envoy-idUSKBN2352XH | 2020-05-30 |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel has refused to accept U.S. President Donald Trumps invitation to attend an envisaged summit of the Group of Seven in the United States Politico reported on Friday | Negative | German Chancellor Angela Merkel has refused to accept U.S. President Donald Trumps invitation to attend an envisaged summit of the Group of Seven in the United States Politico reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-g7-germany/germanys-merkel-rejects-trump-invite-to-attend-g7-summit-in-washington-politico-idUSKBN2353B6 | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military believes a Russian introduction of warplanes into Libya may not tip the balance in its stalemated civil war but could further help Moscow eventually secure a geostrategic stronghold in North Africa a U.S. general said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military believes a Russian introduction of warplanes into Libya may not tip the balance in its stalemated civil war but could further help Moscow eventually secure a geostrategic stronghold in North Africa a U.S. general said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-libya-security-usa-russia/u-s-warns-of-russian-bid-for-libya-stronghold-after-warplane-delivery-idUSKBN23533B | 2020-05-30 |
| A big U.S. concern would be if Moscow used such a location to stage missiles | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military believes a Russian introduction of warplanes into Libya may not tip the balance in its stalemated civil war but could further help Moscow eventually secure a geostrategic stronghold in North Africa a U.S. general said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-libya-security-usa-russia/u-s-warns-of-russian-bid-for-libya-stronghold-after-warplane-delivery-idUSKBN23533B | 2020-05-30 |
| Two U.S. senators are expected to introduce next week sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline that Russia is trying to finish but which Washington has opposed since the Obama era a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | Negative | Two U.S. senators are expected to introduce next week sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline that Russia is trying to finish but which Washington has opposed since the Obama era a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-sanctions-russia-nord-stream/u-s-senators-expected-to-introduce-sanctions-on-russias-nord-stream-2-idUSKBN235335 | 2020-05-30 |
| MOSCOW Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan who Russia is trying on espionage charges was taken from prison on Thursday to undergo an emergency hernia operation his brother and the U.S. embassy said | Negative | MOSCOW Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan who Russia is trying on espionage charges was taken from prison on Thursday to undergo an emergency hernia operation his brother and the U.S. embassy said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan/ex-u-s-marine-held-in-russia-on-spying-charge-taken-for-emergency-hernia-operation-idUSKBN2352D6 | 2020-05-30 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices soared on Friday with U.S. futures closing out May with record monthly gains on hopes that the U.S.China trade deal would remain intact and on falling crude production | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices soared on Friday with U.S. futures closing out May with record monthly gains on hopes that the U.S.China trade deal would remain intact and on falling crude production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-surges-5-on-u-s-china-trade-optimism-falling-crude-output-idUSKBN23505M | 2020-05-30 |
| Oil was also supported by a recordlow number of U.S. and Canadian oil and gas rigs which indicates a further drop in supply out of the worlds biggest crude producer | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices soared on Friday with U.S. futures closing out May with record monthly gains on hopes that the U.S.China trade deal would remain intact and on falling crude production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-surges-5-on-u-s-china-trade-optimism-falling-crude-output-idUSKBN23505M | 2020-05-30 |
| LONDON U.S. petroleum inventories increased sharply last week as the fleet of tankers sent from Saudi Arabia at the height of the volume war started to discharge their crude while the recovery in domestic fuel use remained sluggish | Neutral | LONDON U.S. petroleum inventories increased sharply last week as the fleet of tankers sent from Saudi Arabia at the height of the volume war started to discharge their crude while the recovery in domestic fuel use remained sluggish | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-oil-global-kemp/column-u-s-crude-stocks-swell-as-tankers-from-saudi-arabia-unload-kemp-idUSKBN2351Q4 | 2020-05-30 |
| The growing divergence between an increasingly dire economic landscape and a roaring U.S. stock market will be on display on Friday when May nonfarm payroll employment data is reported | Negative | LONDON TESTY RELATIONS | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-hong-kong-takes-center-stage-idUSKBN23526J | 2020-05-30 |
| KONG President Donald Trump on Friday ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China but stopped short of calling an immediate end to privileges that have helped the territory remain a global financial center | Neutral | KONG President Donald Trump on Friday ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China but stopped short of calling an immediate end to privileges that have helped the territory remain a global financial center | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests/in-broadside-against-china-trump-moves-toward-ending-hong-kong-privileges-idUSKBN23504O | 2020-05-30 |
| Sources including a current U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday that the latter move could affect 3000 to 5000 Chinese graduate students | Negative | KONG President Donald Trump on Friday ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China but stopped short of calling an immediate end to privileges that have helped the territory remain a global financial center | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests/in-broadside-against-china-trump-moves-toward-ending-hong-kong-privileges-idUSKBN23504O | 2020-05-30 |
| Trump also has to take into account the effect on the more than 1300 U.S. firms that have offices in Hong Kong and provide about 100000 jobs | Positive | KONG President Donald Trump on Friday ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China but stopped short of calling an immediate end to privileges that have helped the territory remain a global financial center | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests/in-broadside-against-china-trump-moves-toward-ending-hong-kong-privileges-idUSKBN23504O | 2020-05-30 |
| It said that from 2009 to 2018 the cumulative U.S. trade surplus of billion with Hong Kong was the biggest among all U.S. trading partners | Positive | KONG President Donald Trump on Friday ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China but stopped short of calling an immediate end to privileges that have helped the territory remain a global financial center | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests/in-broadside-against-china-trump-moves-toward-ending-hong-kong-privileges-idUSKBN23504O | 2020-05-30 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps move towards erasing Hong Kongs privileges is a recklessly arbitrary step according to Chinas Global Times newspaper | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps move towards erasing Hong Kongs privileges is a recklessly arbitrary step according to Chinas Global Times newspaper | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-trump-china/trumps-move-towards-erasing-hk-privileges-is-recklessly-arbitrary-global-times-idUSKBN23536V | 2020-05-30 |
| NEW YORK A gauge of global equities rebounded and crude oil rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an end to Washingtons special treatment of Hong Kong a move investors welcomed as unlikely to jeopardize a trade accord with China | Negative | NEW YORK A gauge of global equities rebounded and crude oil rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an end to Washingtons special treatment of Hong Kong a move investors welcomed as unlikely to jeopardize a trade accord with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rebound-on-relief-at-trumps-response-to-china-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2343QO | 2020-05-30 |
| U.S. stocks pared losses after Trumps remarks and oil gained on hopes the dispute will not curb the economys nascent recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK A gauge of global equities rebounded and crude oil rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an end to Washingtons special treatment of Hong Kong a move investors welcomed as unlikely to jeopardize a trade accord with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rebound-on-relief-at-trumps-response-to-china-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2343QO | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration will study ways to safeguard Americans from the risks of investing in Chinese companies U.S. president Donald Trump said on Friday ratcheting up pressure on the firms to comply with U.S. accounting and disclosure rules | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will study ways to safeguard Americans from the risks of investing in Chinese companies U.S. president Donald Trump said on Friday ratcheting up pressure on the firms to comply with U.S. accounting and disclosure rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-trump-china-investors/trump-administration-to-study-ways-to-protect-for-u-s-investors-from-chinese-firms-idUSKBN235316 | 2020-05-30 |
| The U.S. Senate also passed legislation in May that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they follow standards for U.S. audits and regulations | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will study ways to safeguard Americans from the risks of investing in Chinese companies U.S. president Donald Trump said on Friday ratcheting up pressure on the firms to comply with U.S. accounting and disclosure rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-trump-china-investors/trump-administration-to-study-ways-to-protect-for-u-s-investors-from-chinese-firms-idUSKBN235316 | 2020-05-30 |
| Why U.S. denies Chinas right to restore peace order in Hong Kong while brutally dispersing crowds at Russias Deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy posted on Twitter after the council discussion | Negative | NEW YORK The United States and Britain raised Chinas plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the U.N. Security Council on Friday prompting China and Russia to criticize the United States for excessive use of force against black people | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-un/u-s-britain-raise-hong-kong-at-u-n-security-council-angering-china-idUSKBN2351ZD | 2020-05-30 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinas plan to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong would undermine the territorys autonomy | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinas plan to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong would undermine the territorys autonomy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-britain/uk-pm-johnson-and-u-s-president-trump-criticise-chinas-hong-kong-plan-idUSKBN2352M4 | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who said he would announce actions against China on Friday for its treatment of Hong Kong will hold a news conference at 2 p | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who said he would announce actions against China on Friday for its treatment of Hong Kong will hold a news conference at 2 p | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-news-conference/with-eye-on-china-trump-schedules-2-p-m-news-conference-idUSKBN2352JO | 2020-05-30 |
| The EU is trying to find a middle path between U.S.Chinese rivalry but the bloc is also divided internally over China with some countries benefiting from its largesse | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union foreign ministers agreed to toughen their strategy on China on Friday to counter Beijings increasingly assertive diplomacy against a backdrop of concern about Chinas new security law for Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-eu-china/eu-seeks-tougher-china-policy-concerned-by-hong-kong-law-idUSKBN23514I | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON Four U.S. senators including a China hawk urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to investigate allegations that the popular video app TikTok violated a consent decree protecting childrens privacy | Negative | WASHINGTON Four U.S. senators including a China hawk urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to investigate allegations that the popular video app TikTok violated a consent decree protecting childrens privacy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-usa-children/u-s-senators-urge-probe-of-tiktok-on-childrens-privacy-idUSKBN2352YD | 2020-05-30 |
| Fourteen Democrats on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee have also urged the FTC in a letter to open a probe of TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON Four U.S. senators including a China hawk urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to investigate allegations that the popular video app TikTok violated a consent decree protecting childrens privacy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-usa-children/u-s-senators-urge-probe-of-tiktok-on-childrens-privacy-idUSKBN2352YD | 2020-05-30 |
| 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 |
| NATIONS May 29 U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China | Negative | NATIONS May 29 U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-trump-who/trump-says-terminating-us-relationship-with-world-health-organization-over-virus-idUSL1N2DB21X | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Friday urged the Treasury and Justice Departments to investigate whether Twitter which is embroiled in a feud with the White House is violating U.S. law by letting top Iranian officials use the social media platform | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Friday urged the Treasury and Justice Departments to investigate whether Twitter which is embroiled in a feud with the White House is violating U.S. law by letting top Iranian officials use the social media platform | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump-probe/sen-cruz-seeks-federal-twitter-probe-as-trump-feuds-with-company-idUSKBN23539D | 2020-05-30 |
| The U.S. central bank now has a stake in the fortunes of a broad swath of corporate America after buying about | Positive | The U.S. central bank now has a stake in the fortunes of a broad swath of corporate America after buying about | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-fed-bonds/in-rescue-effort-fed-has-broad-stake-in-corporate-americas-fortunes-idUSKBN2352WE | 2020-05-30 |
| Juliano who most recently served as consumer and business banking CRO and U.S. chief operational risk officer at Santander Bank will join Wells Fargo in July | Positive | The company said it would also search for CROs for its commercial consumer and small business and investment banking arms and also for its wealth management unit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-wells-fargo-moves/wells-fargo-reveals-new-risk-management-structure-idUSKBN2352KX | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON The mayor of the U.S. capital said Friday Washington D.C. will reduce the speed limit on most local city streets by to 20 miles per hour starting June 1 in a bid to reduce pedestrian deaths | Negative | WASHINGTON The mayor of the U.S. capital said Friday Washington D.C. will reduce the speed limit on most local city streets by to 20 miles per hour starting June 1 in a bid to reduce pedestrian deaths | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-dc-slow-streets/washington-d-c-will-cut-speed-limit-on-residential-streets-to-20-mph-idUSKBN23531X | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday said a potential surge in U.S. coronavirus infections could derail the recovery from the deep downturn triggered by the pandemic even as he reiterated the central banks vow to keep fighting the crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday said a potential surge in U.S. coronavirus infections could derail the recovery from the deep downturn triggered by the pandemic even as he reiterated the central banks vow to keep fighting the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/feds-powell-fears-second-coronavirus-wave-reiterates-crisis-fighting-pledge-idUSKBN23519U | 2020-05-30 |
| a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | Neutral | a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-mostly-up-trump-comments-on-china-but-takes-no-action-on-trade-idUSL1N2DB2V6 | 2020-05-30 |
| May 29 U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Friday after President Donald Trump announced measures against China in response to new security legislation that were less threatening to the U.S. economy than investors had feared | Negative | a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-mostly-up-trump-comments-on-china-but-takes-no-action-on-trade-idUSL1N2DB2V6 | 2020-05-30 |
| The latest confrontation between the U.S. and China has fueled concern that worsening tensions between the two worlds largest economies could derail the recent sharp gains in the stock market | Negative | a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-mostly-up-trump-comments-on-china-but-takes-no-action-on-trade-idUSL1N2DB2V6 | 2020-05-30 |
| by 0709 GMT with U.S. President Donald Trump due to announce his policy moves that could escalate tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-step-back-trumps-china-response-awaited-idUSL4N2DB1OJ | 2020-05-30 |
| NEW YORK May 29 Global stocks fell while bonds and the euro climbed on Friday as investors turned cautious over Chinas national security law on Hong Kong but U.S. stocks pared earlier losses after President Trump did not announce any new retaliatory tariffs | Negative | details from Trump statement gold and oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-pare-losses-after-trumps-hong-kong-response-idUSL1N2DB1JT | 2020-05-30 |
| The yield on benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes last rose 0 | Neutral | details from Trump statement gold and oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-pare-losses-after-trumps-hong-kong-response-idUSL1N2DB1JT | 2020-05-30 |
| Monthend adjustments to portfolio hedges after a more than rally in May for U.S. stocks was also weighing on the dollar said Stephen Innes chief global markets strategist at AxiCorp | Positive | Trump plans China news conference for Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-weak-vs-euro-trump-news-conference-on-china-on-tap-idUSL8N2DB4NZ | 2020-05-30 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold a news conference on China later on Friday | Neutral | FTSE decline in fourth paragraph to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-stocks-slip-as-investors-await-trumps-hong-kong-response-idUSL8N2DB1ZD | 2020-05-30 |
| LONDON May 29 The euro extended its gains testing twomonth highs on Friday as traders waited for U.S. President Donald Trumps response to Chinas tightening control over Hong Kong which could worsen tensions between the two over the financial hub | Negative | quotes new | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-tests-highs-before-trumps-press-conference-on-china-idUSL8N2DB39K | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps former adviser Michael Flynn asked Russias ambassador to help avoid an escalation in diplomatic sanctions during a call between Trumps election and inauguration a transcript released on Friday showed | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps former adviser Michael Flynn asked Russias ambassador to help avoid an escalation in diplomatic sanctions during a call between Trumps election and inauguration a transcript released on Friday showed | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/trump-ex-adviser-flynn-asked-russia-to-avoid-tit-for-tat-new-transcript-shows-idUSKBN23539V | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was directing his administration to begin the process of eliminating special treatment for Hong Kong in response to Chinas plans to impose new security legislation in the territory | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was directing his administration to begin the process of eliminating special treatment for Hong Kong in response to Chinas plans to impose new security legislation in the territory | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-trump/trump-orders-his-administration-to-begin-eliminating-hong-kong-privileges-idUSKBN2352VG | 2020-05-30 |
| Sources including a current U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday that the latter move which had been expected could impact 3000 to 5000 Chinese graduate students | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was directing his administration to begin the process of eliminating special treatment for Hong Kong in response to Chinas plans to impose new security legislation in the territory | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-trump/trump-orders-his-administration-to-begin-eliminating-hong-kong-privileges-idUSKBN2352VG | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic lawmakers said on Friday they want to conduct closeddoor interviews with officials from President Donald Trumps administration about the surprise firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick and release transcripts to the public | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic lawmakers said on Friday they want to conduct closeddoor interviews with officials from President Donald Trumps administration about the surprise firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick and release transcripts to the public | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/democrats-want-interviews-with-trump-admin-officials-over-watchdog-firing-idUSKBN2352PH | 2020-05-30 |
| The governors office also pointed to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions guidelines which suggest postponing large gatherings of more than 250 people | Negative | The head of the Republican National Committee accused North Carolinas Democratic governor on Friday of delaying issuing guidelines for the partys national convention in Charlotte and warned that organizers are prepared to choose another location soon | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-convention/north-carolina-democrats-dragging-their-feet-on-convention-rules-rnc-chief-says-idUSKBN2352DB | 2020-05-30 |
| Lais remarks came before U.S. President Donald Trump was due to announce fresh action against China | Negative | HONG KONG May 29 Embattled Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai one of the financial hubs most prominent democracy activists said on Friday he would fight till the last against Beijings imposition of national security laws and keep publishing | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/hongkong-protests-media/hong-kong-media-tycoon-vows-to-stay-and-fight-china-backs-u-s-pressure-idUSL4N2DB27U | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate systemic police misconduct following a spate of highprofile police killings of African Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate systemic police misconduct following a spate of highprofile police killings of African Americans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-usa-congress/house-democrats-demand-probes-of-police-killings-of-black-americans-idUSKBN2343LR | 2020-05-29 |
| Trump said U.S. Attorney General William Barr will begin drafting legislation to regulate social media companies | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has protected internet companies including Twitter and Facebook in an extraordinary attempt to regulate social media platforms where he has been criticized | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-social/trump-move-could-scrap-or-weaken-law-that-protects-social-media-companies-idUSKBN2340MW | 2020-05-29 |
| Federal spending on online advertising will also be reviewed by U.S. government agencies to ensure there are no speech restrictions by a company | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has protected internet companies including Twitter and Facebook in an extraordinary attempt to regulate social media platforms where he has been criticized | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-social/trump-move-could-scrap-or-weaken-law-that-protects-social-media-companies-idUSKBN2340MW | 2020-05-29 |
| Earlier in the day U.S. District Judge William Alsup said power regulators in California have not done enough to hold the company accountable | Negative | Corp said on Thursday its Chapter 11 reorganization plan has been confirmed by a California power regulator bringing the power provider one step closer to emerge from bankruptcy and participate in a statebacked wildfire fund | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-pg-e-us-bankruptcy/california-regulator-approves-pges-chapter-11-reorganization-plan-idUSKBN2343PC | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. senators offered a bipartisan billion plan on Thursday to prepare for the next global health crisis putting a premium on fighting disease outbreaks and pandemics like COVID19 | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. senators offered a bipartisan billion plan on Thursday to prepare for the next global health crisis putting a premium on fighting disease outbreaks and pandemics like COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/u-s-senators-offer-bill-to-prepare-for-the-next-pandemic-idUSKBN2343BB | 2020-05-29 |
| On the U.S. side of the port of entry CBP agents impose social distancing rules | Negative | MEXICALI Mexico Every night hundreds of farm workers in Mexico crowd for hours in a cramped tunnel to a border station to reach day jobs in Imperial Valley California with no social distancing enforced despite coronavirus cases saturating hospitals in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-border/mexican-farmworkers-crammed-into-border-tunnel-despite-contagion-risk-idUSKBN23435D | 2020-05-29 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong told the United States to keep out of the internal debate over new national security laws being imposed by China and warned that withdrawal of the financial hubs special status under U.S. law could backfire on the U.S. economy | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong told the United States to keep out of the internal debate over new national security laws being imposed by China and warned that withdrawal of the financial hubs special status under U.S. law could backfire on the U.S. economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-government-warns-removing-u-s-special-status-is-double-edged-sword-idUSKBN23504O | 2020-05-29 |
| The U.S. Department of State said it could no longer certify that Hong Kong continues to warrant from Beijing | Neutral | HONG KONG Hong Kong told the United States to keep out of the internal debate over new national security laws being imposed by China and warned that withdrawal of the financial hubs special status under U.S. law could backfire on the U.S. economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-government-warns-removing-u-s-special-status-is-double-edged-sword-idUSKBN23504O | 2020-05-29 |
| LATAMs Brazil subsidiary is not part of the U.S. bankruptcy although executives acknowledge it is possible it might also go through a court restructuring | Positive | The bailout will what could happen is that it may be staggered due to LATAMs said one source | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-airlines/latams-bankruptcy-filing-to-delay-its-brazil-bailout-to-at-least-july-sources-idUSKBN2343HA | 2020-05-29 |
| The U.S. National Security Agency on Thursday warned government partners and private companies about a Russian hacking operation that uses a special intrusion technique to target operating systems often used by industrial firms to manage computer infrastructure | Negative | The U.S. National Security Agency on Thursday warned government partners and private companies about a Russian hacking operation that uses a special intrusion technique to target operating systems often used by industrial firms to manage computer infrastructure | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-cyber-usa-russia/nsa-warns-of-ongoing-russian-hacking-campaign-against-u-s-systems-idUSKBN2342RE | 2020-05-29 |
| Two U.S. senators are considering drafting further sanctions on the Nord Stream2 natural gas pipeline if Moscow finishes laying pipes another blow to the project which has already been postponed | Negative | MOSCOW The construction of the undersea Nord Stream2 gas pipeline to Europe will be completed the Kremlin said on Thursday amid threats of additional sanctions against the project from the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nordstream/kremlin-says-nord-stream-2-gas-pipeline-will-be-completed-idUSKBN2341I5 | 2020-05-29 |
| Memorial Day weekend did not bring U.S. motorists out in droves like many market bulls were RBC Capital Markets analyst Christopher Louney said in a note | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices edged lower on Friday after U.S. inventory data showed lacklustre fuel demand in the worlds largest oil consumer while worsening U.S.China tensions weighed on global financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-as-u-s-fuel-demand-remains-weak-idUSKBN23505M | 2020-05-29 |
| NEW YORK Oil futures rose about on Thursday as a steady improvement in U.S. refining activity offset a surprise build in crude and diesel inventories and on worries that Chinas new Hong Kong security law could result in trade sanctions | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures rose about on Thursday as a steady improvement in U.S. refining activity offset a surprise build in crude and diesel inventories and on worries that Chinas new Hong Kong security law could result in trade sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-as-higher-u-s-refinery-rates-offsets-surprise-crude-build-idUSKBN234038 | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved a possible | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved a possible | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-kuwait-patriot/u-s-state-department-clears-1-4-billion-sale-of-patriot-air-and-missile-system-to-kuwait-idUSKBN2343AR | 2020-05-29 |
| The U.S. investment bank which has previously advised the worlds largest oil company was originally looking to be part of the advisory group on any deal the sources added | Positive | The U.S. investment bank which has previously advised the worlds largest oil company was originally looking to be part of the advisory group on any deal the sources added | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-morgan-stanley-saudi-aramco-m-a/morgan-stanley-not-given-advisory-role-on-aramco-pipeline-sale-sources-idUSKBN2342IG | 2020-05-29 |
| U.S. investment banks have recently been shrinking lending outside their home market during the coronavirus crisis sources told Reuters last month | Negative | The U.S. investment bank which has previously advised the worlds largest oil company was originally looking to be part of the advisory group on any deal the sources added | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-morgan-stanley-saudi-aramco-m-a/morgan-stanley-not-given-advisory-role-on-aramco-pipeline-sale-sources-idUSKBN2342IG | 2020-05-29 |
| Beijings move comes as U.S.China tensions have worsened amid mutual recriminations over the coronavirus pandemic which began in China but has hit the United States hardest | Negative | HONG Chinas parliament on Thursday approved a decision to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists and Western countries fear could erode the citys freedoms and jeopardise its role as a global financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests/china-parliament-advances-hong-kong-security-law-as-u-s-tensions-rise-idUSKBN2340FZ | 2020-05-29 |
| U.S. officials and people familiar with the discussions said the administration was crafting a range of options including targeted sanctions new tariffs and further restrictions on Chinese companies | Negative | HONG Chinas parliament on Thursday approved a decision to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists and Western countries fear could erode the citys freedoms and jeopardise its role as a global financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests/china-parliament-advances-hong-kong-security-law-as-u-s-tensions-rise-idUSKBN2340FZ | 2020-05-29 |
| Separately from the hiring of 150 staff the Mountain View team has poached a few dozen data engineers from U.S. tech giants to manage user data security one source said | Positive | TikToks poaching of Disneys Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by its Chinese owner to shift its centre of power away from China at a time of rising global tensions several people familiar with the plans said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-tiktok-owner-bytedance-moves-to-shift-power-out-of-china-sources-idUSKBN2341VJ | 2020-05-29 |
| Republican Senator Marco Rubio was among U.S. lawmakers who last year urged CFIUS to review ByteDances 2018 acquisition of Musical | Neutral | TikToks poaching of Disneys Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by its Chinese owner to shift its centre of power away from China at a time of rising global tensions several people familiar with the plans said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-tiktok-owner-bytedance-moves-to-shift-power-out-of-china-sources-idUSKBN2341VJ | 2020-05-29 |
| 00 a barrel while U.S. crude was down 1 | Neutral | YORK Asias stock markets pulled back and major currencies were held in check on Friday as investors await the U.S. response to China tightening control over the city of Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-markets-await-trumps-hong-kong-response-idUSKBN2343QO | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is directing Attorney General William Barr to work with states to enforce their own laws against what he described as deceptive business practices by social media companies | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is directing Attorney General William Barr to work with states to enforce their own laws against what he described as deceptive business practices by social media companies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-states/trump-directs-ag-to-boost-enforcement-of-state-laws-on-social-media-companies-idUSKBN2343F9 | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps attempt to curb what he says is social media censorship is a political gambit and will not change the legal obligations of companies like Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc according to legal experts | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps attempt to curb what he says is social media censorship is a political gambit and will not change the legal obligations of companies like Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc according to legal experts | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-analysi/trumps-order-taking-aim-at-twitter-is-bluster-legal-experts-idUSKBN234361 | 2020-05-29 |
| Such restrictions on internet content are generally lawful because the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which protects free speech only applies to government actors not private companies | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps attempt to curb what he says is social media censorship is a political gambit and will not change the legal obligations of companies like Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc according to legal experts | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-analysi/trumps-order-taking-aim-at-twitter-is-bluster-legal-experts-idUSKBN234361 | 2020-05-29 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took pains to distance his company from Twitter and its fight with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday as the White House moved to scrap a law protecting social media companies | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took pains to distance his company from Twitter and its fight with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday as the White House moved to scrap a law protecting social media companies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump-facebook/zuckerberg-distances-facebook-from-twitter-in-trump-fight-idUSKBN23436B | 2020-05-29 |
| SYDNEY May 29 Japanese stocks retreated from threemonth highs on Friday as escalating U.S.China tensions over Hong Kong prompted investors to take profits from recent sharp gains ahead of the weekend | Negative | SYDNEY May 29 Japanese stocks retreated from threemonth highs on Friday as escalating U.S.China tensions over Hong Kong prompted investors to take profits from recent sharp gains ahead of the weekend | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/japan-stocks/tokyo-shares-slip-from-3-month-highs-as-u-s-china-tensions-rattle-investors-idUSL4N2DB0U4 | 2020-05-29 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO The Bank of Japans yield curve control is drawing attention from other central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve as a possible policy tool to help economies recover from the devastation caused by coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO The Bank of Japans yield curve control is drawing attention from other central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve as a possible policy tool to help economies recover from the devastation caused by coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj-ycc-explainer/explainer-more-central-banks-eye-yield-curve-control-how-does-japans-work-idUSKBN2350G2 | 2020-05-29 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to take action over the move by the end of the week | Positive | European shares rose for a fourth straight session on Thursday as optimism over businesses returning to work and stimulus for the battered euro zone economy outweighed rising U.S.China tensions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-rise-for-fourth-day-on-healthcare-bounce-idUSKBN2340Y8 | 2020-05-29 |
| NEW YORK May 28 Asian shares were set to dip in choppy trade on Friday as worries about worsening U.S.China ties offset the fillip from hopes massive government stimulus can jumpstart the world economy | Negative | NEW YORK May 28 Asian shares were set to dip in choppy trade on Friday as worries about worsening U.S.China ties offset the fillip from hopes massive government stimulus can jumpstart the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-u-s-china-tension-to-push-asian-shares-lower-in-choppy-trade-idUSL1N2DA35U | 2020-05-29 |
| Indeed the latest U.S. data showed the economy may be stabilising but at a much lower level | Negative | NEW YORK May 28 Asian shares were set to dip in choppy trade on Friday as worries about worsening U.S.China ties offset the fillip from hopes massive government stimulus can jumpstart the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-u-s-china-tension-to-push-asian-shares-lower-in-choppy-trade-idUSL1N2DA35U | 2020-05-29 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were steady after inching higher overnight as gains in stocks softened demand for bonds | Positive | NEW YORK May 28 Asian shares were set to dip in choppy trade on Friday as worries about worsening U.S.China ties offset the fillip from hopes massive government stimulus can jumpstart the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-u-s-china-tension-to-push-asian-shares-lower-in-choppy-trade-idUSL1N2DA35U | 2020-05-29 |
| In early Friday trade U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude had slipped 0 | Neutral | NEW YORK May 28 Asian shares were set to dip in choppy trade on Friday as worries about worsening U.S.China ties offset the fillip from hopes massive government stimulus can jumpstart the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-u-s-china-tension-to-push-asian-shares-lower-in-choppy-trade-idUSL1N2DA35U | 2020-05-29 |
| U.S. government debt yields rose as stocks gained reducing demand for safehaven bonds before the Treasury is due to sell a record billion of sevenyear notes | Negative | European equities rally on 750blneuro recovery fund | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-euro-rise-on-recovery-hopes-u-s-china-rift-lifts-gold-idUSL1N2DA27B | 2020-05-29 |
| U.S. crude futures rose 90 cents to settle at | Neutral | European equities rally on 750blneuro recovery fund | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-euro-rise-on-recovery-hopes-u-s-china-rift-lifts-gold-idUSL1N2DA27B | 2020-05-29 |
| NEW YORK May 28 The U.S. dollar fell against the euro for the third straight day on Thursday as the common currency continued to bask in the glow of the recently announced 750 billioneuro | Negative | By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-weak-as-improved-risk-appetite-eu-recovery-fund-hopes-lift-euro-idUSL8N2DA4QQ | 2020-05-29 |
| The U.S. Dollar Currency Index which measures the greenbacks strength against six other major currencies was down 0 | Neutral | By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-weak-as-improved-risk-appetite-eu-recovery-fund-hopes-lift-euro-idUSL8N2DA4QQ | 2020-05-29 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a federal law known as Section 230 which protects internet companies like Facebook Twitter and Alphabets Google from being responsible for the material posted by users | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a federal law known as Section 230 which protects internet companies like Facebook Twitter and Alphabets Google from being responsible for the material posted by users | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-explain/explainer-whats-in-the-law-protecting-internet-companies-and-can-trump-change-it-idUSKBN23434V | 2020-05-29 |
| LOS ANGELES Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate said on Thursday she is not interested in being Joe Bidens running mate in Novembers presidential election | Negative | LOS ANGELES Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate said on Thursday she is not interested in being Joe Bidens running mate in Novembers presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/first-latina-u-s-senator-withdraws-name-from-bidens-running-mate-list-idUSKBN2343P6 | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused a leading Senate Democrat of for questioning whether Pompeo violated a law restricting officials political activities saying an investigation found no evidence he had done so | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused a leading Senate Democrat of for questioning whether Pompeo violated a law restricting officials political activities saying an investigation found no evidence he had done so | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-pompeo-hatchact/pompeo-accuses-top-democrat-of-hackery-over-government-watchdog-review-idUSKBN235001 | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation increasing the amount of time to 24 weeks from the current eight weeks for small businesses to use Paycheck Protection Program loans spurred by the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation increasing the amount of time to 24 weeks from the current eight weeks for small businesses to use Paycheck Protection Program loans spurred by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/small-business-loan-terms-eased-under-u-s-house-passed-bill-idUSKBN23431T | 2020-05-29 |
| 7 million U.S. cases have been reported | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation increasing the amount of time to 24 weeks from the current eight weeks for small businesses to use Paycheck Protection Program loans spurred by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/small-business-loan-terms-eased-under-u-s-house-passed-bill-idUSKBN23431T | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON May 28 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is directing Attorney General William Barr to work with states to enforce their own laws against what he described as deceptive business practices by social media companies | Neutral | WASHINGTON May 28 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is directing Attorney General William Barr to work with states to enforce their own laws against what he described as deceptive business practices by social media companies | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/twitter-trump-executive-order-states/trump-directs-ag-to-boost-enforcement-of-state-laws-on-social-media-cos-idUSW1N2C902D | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON May 28 U.S. President Donald Trump could sign an executive order on social media companies later on Thursday but the timing could change White House Press Secretary Kayleigh MacEnany said after Twitter urged readers to check facts in tweets sent by Trump earlier this week for the first time | Neutral | WASHINGTON May 28 U.S. President Donald Trump could sign an executive order on social media companies later on Thursday but the timing could change White House Press Secretary Kayleigh MacEnany said after Twitter urged readers to check facts in tweets sent by Trump earlier this week for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/twitter-trump-executive-order-signing/trump-could-sign-order-on-social-media-companies-later-on-thursday-white-house-idUSW1N29M059 | 2020-05-29 |
| CHICAGO Cancer patients with COVID19 who were treated with a drug combination promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump to counter the coronavirus were three times more likely to die within 30 days than those who got either drug alone U.S. researchers reported on Thursday | Negative | CHICAGO Cancer patients with COVID19 who were treated with a drug combination promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump to counter the coronavirus were three times more likely to die within 30 days than those who got either drug alone U.S. researchers reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cancer/hydroxychloroquine-combination-risky-for-cancer-patients-with-covid-19-study-idUSKBN2343I7 | 2020-05-29 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed healthcare providers to prescribe the drugs for COVID19 through an emergencyuse authorization but has not approved the treatment | Negative | CHICAGO Cancer patients with COVID19 who were treated with a drug combination promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump to counter the coronavirus were three times more likely to die within 30 days than those who got either drug alone U.S. researchers reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-cancer/hydroxychloroquine-combination-risky-for-cancer-patients-with-covid-19-study-idUSKBN2343I7 | 2020-05-29 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved drugmaker Eli Lilly and Cos radioactive compound to detect tau an important characteristic of Alzheimers disease | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved drugmaker Eli Lilly and Cos radioactive compound to detect tau an important characteristic of Alzheimers disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-lilly-alzheimer-s/u-s-fda-approves-eli-lillys-diagnostic-agent-for-alzheimers-disease-idUSKBN2343MB | 2020-05-29 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it has recommended five pharmaceutical firms to voluntarily recall their diabetes drug metformin after the agency found high levels of a possible cancercausing impurity in some versions of the medication | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it has recommended five pharmaceutical firms to voluntarily recall their diabetes drug metformin after the agency found high levels of a possible cancercausing impurity in some versions of the medication | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-diabetes-recall/u-s-fda-asks-five-firms-to-recall-diabetes-drug-with-high-levels-of-probable-carcinogen-idUSKBN235070 | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter Facebook and Alphabets Google from being responsible for the material posted by their users according to a draft executive order and a source familiar with the situation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter Facebook and Alphabets Google from being responsible for the material posted by their users according to a draft executive order and a source familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-social/trumps-executive-order-targets-political-bias-at-twitter-and-facebook-draft-idUSKBN2340MW | 2020-05-28 |
| Federal spending on online advertising will also be reviewed by U.S. government agencies to ensure there are no speech restrictions by the relevant platform | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter Facebook and Alphabets Google from being responsible for the material posted by their users according to a draft executive order and a source familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-social/trumps-executive-order-targets-political-bias-at-twitter-and-facebook-draft-idUSKBN2340MW | 2020-05-28 |
| Republicans including U.S. President Donald Trump have said mailin voting is susceptible to rigging | Negative | The Texas Supreme Court blocked on Wednesday a decision that allowed mailin balloting for voters who feared for their health because of the novel coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas/texas-supreme-court-blocks-ruling-that-expanded-voting-by-mail-idUSKBN2340PA | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON An effort to extend parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act stalled in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday after President Donald Trump promised to veto it and Republicans withdrew their support | Neutral | WASHINGTON An effort to extend parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act stalled in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday after President Donald Trump promised to veto it and Republicans withdrew their support | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/bid-to-extend-u-s-surveillance-tools-stalls-after-trump-threatens-veto-idUSKBN2340C0 | 2020-05-28 |
| U.S. security officials say the FISA provisions are essential tools for combating extremism and catching foreign spies | Negative | WASHINGTON An effort to extend parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act stalled in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday after President Donald Trump promised to veto it and Republicans withdrew their support | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/bid-to-extend-u-s-surveillance-tools-stalls-after-trump-threatens-veto-idUSKBN2340C0 | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to urge it to consider probing the short video app TikTok for blatant of a consent decree related to childrens privacy | Negative | WASHINGTON Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to urge it to consider probing the short video app TikTok for blatant of a consent decree related to childrens privacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-democrats/democrats-urge-probe-of-allegations-regarding-tiktok-and-childrens-privacy-idUSKBN2340EF | 2020-05-28 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice is also investigating the case as a possible federal hate crime | Negative | ATLANTA Three white men charged with murdering an unarmed black man in Georgia will face a judge next week in a case that touched off a national outcry after cellphone video of the shooting was leaked on social media | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-shooting-georgia/three-white-men-charged-in-georgia-slaying-of-black-man-to-face-judge-idUSKBN23405Q | 2020-05-28 |
| The U.S. mission said it was a matter of urgent global implicates international peace and | Neutral | HONG KONG Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday after mass protests a day earlier as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of Chinas national anthem and Washington piled on pressure to preserve the citys freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/riot-police-deployed-across-hong-kong-as-u-s-china-tensions-rise-idUSKBN2340FZ | 2020-05-28 |
| BOGOTA A U.S. army unit will arrive in Colombia in the coming days to help the Andean countrys armed forces fight against drug trafficking for a fourmonth period the U.S. embassy in Bogota said on Wednesday | Positive | BOGOTA A U.S. army unit will arrive in Colombia in the coming days to help the Andean countrys armed forces fight against drug trafficking for a fourmonth period the U.S. embassy in Bogota said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-colombia-us-drugs/u-s-unit-to-arrive-in-colombia-to-help-fight-drug-trafficking-idUSKBN23408L | 2020-05-28 |
| The U.S. Security Force Assistance Brigade will arrive in Colombia in early June the embassy said without specifying the size of the unit | Positive | BOGOTA A U.S. army unit will arrive in Colombia in the coming days to help the Andean countrys armed forces fight against drug trafficking for a fourmonth period the U.S. embassy in Bogota said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-colombia-us-drugs/u-s-unit-to-arrive-in-colombia-to-help-fight-drug-trafficking-idUSKBN23408L | 2020-05-28 |
| The commander of the Colombian Military Forces General Luis Fernando Navarro said the U.S. unit will train task forces dedicated to fighting drug trafficking | Positive | BOGOTA A U.S. army unit will arrive in Colombia in the coming days to help the Andean countrys armed forces fight against drug trafficking for a fourmonth period the U.S. embassy in Bogota said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-colombia-us-drugs/u-s-unit-to-arrive-in-colombia-to-help-fight-drug-trafficking-idUSKBN23408L | 2020-05-28 |
| TUNIS Russian military personnel flew MiG 29 and SU24 fighter planes to a Libyan airbase escorted by other Russian fighter jets the U.S. military said on Wednesday detailing a deployment of air power that could have a big impact on Libyas war | Negative | TUNIS Russian military personnel flew MiG 29 and SU24 fighter planes to a Libyan airbase escorted by other Russian fighter jets the U.S. military said on Wednesday detailing a deployment of air power that could have a big impact on Libyas war | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-russia-usa/u-s-military-says-russia-flew-14-mig-29s-and-su-24s-to-libya-idUSKBN2332QC | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON A key figure behind the U.S. investigation into links between Russia and President Donald Trumps 2016 election campaign will testify next week before a Republicanled Senate committee examining the origins of the probe the panel said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A key figure behind the U.S. investigation into links between Russia and President Donald Trumps 2016 election campaign will testify next week before a Republicanled Senate committee examining the origins of the probe the panel said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-rosenstein/rosenstein-to-testify-in-senate-on-trump-russia-probe-idUSKBN23330H | 2020-05-28 |
| Oil prices slid for a second consecutive session on Thursday as U.S. industry data showed a steep and surprising buildup in crude stockpiles dampening hopes of a smooth demand recovery as the world begins to ease its way out of coronavirus lockdowns | Positive | Oil prices slid for a second consecutive session on Thursday as U.S. industry data showed a steep and surprising buildup in crude stockpiles dampening hopes of a smooth demand recovery as the world begins to ease its way out of coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-drops-as-surprise-u-s-stock-build-douses-demand-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN234038 | 2020-05-28 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 4 | Neutral | Oil prices slid for a second consecutive session on Thursday as U.S. industry data showed a steep and surprising buildup in crude stockpiles dampening hopes of a smooth demand recovery as the world begins to ease its way out of coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-drops-as-surprise-u-s-stock-build-douses-demand-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN234038 | 2020-05-28 |
| With WTI holding above will be closely watching to see whether U.S. oil shale oil producers who have breakeven prices in the high and low dollar range step up production | Negative | Oil prices slid for a second consecutive session on Thursday as U.S. industry data showed a steep and surprising buildup in crude stockpiles dampening hopes of a smooth demand recovery as the world begins to ease its way out of coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-drops-as-surprise-u-s-stock-build-douses-demand-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN234038 | 2020-05-28 |
| David Schenker the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs said on Wednesday that Washington was not with the shipments and was looking at for a response | Neutral | Venezuela Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday pledged to begin charging citizens for gasoline as the fourth cargo of a fivetanker flotilla bringing fuel from Iran approached the South American nations exclusive economic zone | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-gasoline/venezuelas-maduro-vows-to-raise-gasoline-price-as-iranian-tanker-nears-idUSKBN2332BX | 2020-05-28 |
| Maduro added that Venezuela had paid for the shipments with dollars after U.S. officials said the government had likely paid Iran using part of its gold reserves | Positive | Venezuela Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday pledged to begin charging citizens for gasoline as the fourth cargo of a fivetanker flotilla bringing fuel from Iran approached the South American nations exclusive economic zone | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-gasoline/venezuelas-maduro-vows-to-raise-gasoline-price-as-iranian-tanker-nears-idUSKBN2332BX | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps maximum policy is giving Iran a choice between negotiating with the United States or managing the economic collapse caused by U.S. sanctions U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps maximum policy is giving Iran a choice between negotiating with the United States or managing the economic collapse caused by U.S. sanctions U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-nuclear-hook/u-s-gives-iran-a-choice-negotiate-or-manage-economic-collapse-idUSKBN2333AB | 2020-05-28 |
| A U.S. law enforcement official said El Zabayar was not in American custody | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former Venezuelan lawmaker with taking part with President Nicolas Maduro in a scheme linked to South American and Middle Eastern militant groups to traffic cocaine and military grade weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-justice-venezuela/u-s-accuses-ex-venezuelan-lawmaker-of-drug-conspiracy-tied-to-middle-east-militants-idUSKBN23339R | 2020-05-28 |
| NEW YORK Oil futures tumbled on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to Chinas proposed security law in Hong Kong and as some traders doubted Russias commitment to deep production cuts | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures tumbled on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to Chinas proposed security law in Hong Kong and as some traders doubted Russias commitment to deep production cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slides-on-u-s-china-tensions-opec-uncertainty-idUSKBN233016 | 2020-05-28 |
| The U.S. Labor Department will report on Thursday | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil futures tumbled on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to Chinas proposed security law in Hong Kong and as some traders doubted Russias commitment to deep production cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slides-on-u-s-china-tensions-opec-uncertainty-idUSKBN233016 | 2020-05-28 |
| Internal U.S. deliberations unfolding amid increased U.S.China tensions over the coronavirus pandemic are continuing and final decisions have yet to be made the sources said on condition of anonymity | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is crafting a range of options to punish China over its tightening grip on Hong Kong including targeted sanctions new tariffs and further restrictions on Chinese companies according to U.S. officials and people familiar with the discussions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-sanctions/u-s-weighs-options-across-the-spectrum-to-punish-china-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN23337F | 2020-05-28 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Wednesday the proposed new legislation undermines Hong Kongs autonomy so fundamentally that he could not support recertification | Negative | DETROIT Joe Biden would sanction China if president for its plan to impose new national security rules on Hong Kong his campaign said on Wednesday and accused President Donald Trump of having Beijings curbs on freedoms in the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-biden-hongkong/top-campaign-advisor-says-biden-would-sanction-china-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN23403E | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppression of Uighur Muslims sending the bill to the White House for President Donald Trump to veto or sign into law | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppression of Uighur Muslims sending the bill to the White House for President Donald Trump to veto or sign into law | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-bill-to-pressure-china-over-uighur-rights-goes-to-trump-for-decision-idUSKBN23337W | 2020-05-28 |
| The bill also calls on U.S. companies or individuals operating in the Xinjiang region to take steps to ensure their products do not include parts using forced labor | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppression of Uighur Muslims sending the bill to the White House for President Donald Trump to veto or sign into law | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-bill-to-pressure-china-over-uighur-rights-goes-to-trump-for-decision-idUSKBN23337W | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representatives office on Wednesday criticized a federal courts decision to reinstate an exception for certain solar panels from import restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump two years ago | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representatives office on Wednesday criticized a federal courts decision to reinstate an exception for certain solar panels from import restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-solar/ustr-disagrees-with-u-s-courts-ruling-allowing-some-solar-panel-imports-idUSKBN2333C5 | 2020-05-28 |
| 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 | 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 |
| All major U.S. airlines have said they will need to shrink in the fall once U.S. government payroll aid that bans involuntary job cuts expires on Sept | Negative | American Airlines Group Inc must reduce its management and support staff by about and may have to cut frontline employees as it downsizes due to the coronavirus outbreak showed a letter to employees made public on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-american-airline-j/american-airlines-says-to-cut-management-and-support-staff-by-30-idUSKBN23409R | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON Business groups are urging U.S. President Donald Trump to go slowly in responding to Beijings planned imposition of new national security laws on Hong Kong warning revoking the citys special U.S. privileges will hurt the territory and its people | Negative | WASHINGTON Business groups are urging U.S. President Donald Trump to go slowly in responding to Beijings planned imposition of new national security laws on Hong Kong warning revoking the citys special U.S. privileges will hurt the territory and its people | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-business-analys/u-s-business-to-trump-go-slowly-on-hong-kong-response-idUSKBN23408W | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON Job cuts by U.S. state and local governments whose budgets have been crushed fighting the COVID19 pandemic and more secondwave layoffs in the private sector likely contributed last week to a 10th straight week of more than 2 million Americans seeking unemployment benefits | Negative | WASHINGTON Job cuts by U.S. state and local governments whose budgets have been crushed fighting the COVID19 pandemic and more secondwave layoffs in the private sector likely contributed last week to a 10th straight week of more than 2 million Americans seeking unemployment benefits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/new-wave-of-u-s-layoffs-feared-as-coronavirus-pain-deepens-idUSKBN2340E6 | 2020-05-28 |
| U.S. stock futures pared earlier gains to trade 0 | Positive | YORK Asian shares erased gains and the yuan languished on Thursday on growing worries Chinas planned security law for Hong Kong would spark a broader diplomatic confrontation with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-turn-red-as-hong-kong-tensions-sour-mood-idUSKBN2333FB | 2020-05-28 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stocks will end this year around current levels as the coronavirus pandemic cripples the economy and eats into earnings according to strategists polled by Reuters | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stocks will end this year around current levels as the coronavirus pandemic cripples the economy and eats into earnings according to strategists polled by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-poll/u-s-stocks-to-end-year-around-current-levels-as-virus-takes-toll-reuters-poll-idUSKBN2340EX | 2020-05-28 |
| Scores of U.S. businesses have closed and workers have lost jobs and income following shelterinplace orders since March to curb the spread of the disease | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stocks will end this year around current levels as the coronavirus pandemic cripples the economy and eats into earnings according to strategists polled by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-poll/u-s-stocks-to-end-year-around-current-levels-as-virus-takes-toll-reuters-poll-idUSKBN2340EX | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday White House officials said after Trump threatened to shut down websites he accused of stifling conservative voices | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday White House officials said after Trump threatened to shut down websites he accused of stifling conservative voices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump/trump-to-sign-executive-order-on-social-media-on-thursday-white-house-idUSKBN2331NK | 2020-05-28 |
| The American Civil Liberties Union said the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution limits any action Trump could take | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday White House officials said after Trump threatened to shut down websites he accused of stifling conservative voices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump/trump-to-sign-executive-order-on-social-media-on-thursday-white-house-idUSKBN2331NK | 2020-05-28 |
| Venezuelas information minister Jorge Rodriguez told Reuters that its questions about the possible U.S. indictment of Flores were nauseating slanderous and offensive | Negative | The United States is preparing to charge the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in coming months with crimes that could include drug trafficking and corruption four people familiar with the case told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-venezuela-politics-charges-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-preparing-criminal-indictment-against-wife-of-venezuelas-maduro-sources-idUSKBN2332M5 | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON A group of 23 U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging a Trump administration decision to weaken Obamaera fuel efficiency standards | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of 23 U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging a Trump administration decision to weaken Obamaera fuel efficiency standards | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-autos-emissions/u-s-states-sue-trump-administration-over-fuel-efficiency-rollback-idUSKBN2332UT | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans warned on Wednesday that legislation passed by the Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic may not become law if lawmakers are allowed to cast votes remotely under a new voting system | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans warned on Wednesday that legislation passed by the Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic may not become law if lawmakers are allowed to cast votes remotely under a new voting system | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-cast-doubt-on-future-of-house-bills-passed-by-proxy-idUSKBN2332RH | 2020-05-28 |
| In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Tuesday more than 20 Republican lawmakers and their constituents argued the rule change was unconstitutional and diminished their voting power | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans warned on Wednesday that legislation passed by the Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic may not become law if lawmakers are allowed to cast votes remotely under a new voting system | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-cast-doubt-on-future-of-house-bills-passed-by-proxy-idUSKBN2332RH | 2020-05-28 |
| The suit is also part of a Republican strategy to reinforce President Donald Trumps push to fully reopen the U.S. economy while accusing Democrats of trying to gain political advantage | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans warned on Wednesday that legislation passed by the Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic may not become law if lawmakers are allowed to cast votes remotely under a new voting system | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-cast-doubt-on-future-of-house-bills-passed-by-proxy-idUSKBN2332RH | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON Sixteen former Watergate prosecutors on Wednesday said U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan should be allowed to review all the facts before deciding whether to grant a Justice Department request to drop the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn | Positive | WASHINGTON Sixteen former Watergate prosecutors on Wednesday said U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan should be allowed to review all the facts before deciding whether to grant a Justice Department request to drop the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/ex-watergate-prosecutors-say-judge-has-legal-duty-to-review-facts-in-flynn-case-idUSKBN2332LP | 2020-05-28 |
| Three preliminary settlements covering the 14 banks were filed on Tuesday night with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan and require a judges approval | Positive | Fourteen banks have agreed to pay a combined | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/banks-forex-settlements/fourteen-banks-settle-foreign-exchange-rigging-lawsuits-by-indirect-purchasers-idUSL1N2D91TW | 2020-05-28 |
| The U.S.led NATO alliance sees the ability to move quickly across Europe as vital to overcome border delays and rebuild bridges too weak for tanks | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Commission proposed on Wednesday spending 8 billion euros | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-eu-budget-defence/eu-keeps-defence-fund-alive-with-8-billion-euro-proposal-idUSKBN23328S | 2020-05-28 |
| DETROIT In the week since U.S. auto factories reopened after coronavirus lockdowns workers at all three Detroit automakers have tested positive for COVID19 but only Ford Motor Co has temporarily closed plants | Neutral | DETROIT In the week since U.S. auto factories reopened after coronavirus lockdowns workers at all three Detroit automakers have tested positive for COVID19 but only Ford Motor Co has temporarily closed plants | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-plants/all-three-detroit-automakers-had-workers-test-positive-for-covid-19-since-plants-reopened-idUSKBN2332H8 | 2020-05-28 |
| 1016 while the U.S. dollar index was unchanged at 98 | Neutral | Shares gain in Australian and Japan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-on-economic-hopes-but-hong-kong-risk-clouds-outlook-idUSL4N2DA0B3 | 2020-05-28 |
| Tensions have flared between Australia and China over the COVID19 pandemic while U.S.China relations have nosedived amid regular attacks from the Trump administration over Chinas handling of the virus | Negative | Equity rally leaves FX market behind | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stands-its-ground-as-u-s-china-tensions-grow-idUSL4N2DA0CK | 2020-05-28 |
| 1014 while the U.S. dollar index was down 0 | Negative | NEW YORK May 27 Asian shares are likely to dip on Thursday after remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Hong Kong no longer warranted special treatment under U.S. law reignited worries about worsening relations with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-set-to-sag-on-u-s-china-woes-idUSL4N2D9400 | 2020-05-28 |
| Johnson earned a reputation as leading conservative criticizing Democrats on a range of issues and regularly proposing to amend the U.S. Constitution to eliminate the federal income tax | Negative | WASHINGTON Sam Johnson an Air Force pilot held for nearly seven years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam who later became one of the most conservative members of the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Texas died on Wednesday at age 89 his family said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-people-johnson/texas-congressman-sam-johnson-conservative-former-vietnam-pow-dies-at-89-idUSKBN2340AT | 2020-05-28 |
| WASHINGTON May 27 Facebook Incs Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg commenting on U.S. President Donald Trumps threats against social media companies said on Wednesday censoring a platform would not be the right for a government worried about censorship | Negative | WASHINGTON May 27 Facebook Incs Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg commenting on U.S. President Donald Trumps threats against social media companies said on Wednesday censoring a platform would not be the right for a government worried about censorship | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/twitter-trump-facebook-zuckerberg/facebooks-zuckerberg-says-government-censoring-social-media-not-the-right-reflex-idUSW1N28204H | 2020-05-28 |
| California the most populous U.S. state took another step on Tuesday toward ending sweeping lockdowns imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic allowing barber shops and hair salons in most counties to operate for the first time in more than two months | Negative | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cuomo/california-eases-pandemic-restrictions-new-york-stock-exchange-opens-idUSKBN2322I7 | 2020-05-27 |
| The AFLCIO the largest U.S. coalition of labor unions endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president on Tuesday promising to launch an effort to beat Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | Positive | The AFLCIO the largest U.S. coalition of labor unions endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president on Tuesday promising to launch an effort to beat Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-labor/biden-wins-afl-cio-endorsement-as-he-seeks-to-recapture-blue-collar-vote-idUSKBN232363 | 2020-05-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave North Carolinas Democratic governor a week to agree to host the Republican National Convention or face the prospect that Trump will take his event elsewhere | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave North Carolinas Democratic governor a week to agree to host the Republican National Convention or face the prospect that Trump will take his event elsewhere | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-convention/trump-issues-north-carolina-an-ultimatum-on-republican-convention-idUSKBN2322VX | 2020-05-27 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice is closing probes into three U.S. senators over stock trades made shortly before the coronavirus market turmoil the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter | Negative | The U.S. Department of Justice is closing probes into three U.S. senators over stock trades made shortly before the coronavirus market turmoil the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-doj-closing-insider-trading-probes-into-three-senators-wsj-idUSKBN23305D | 2020-05-27 |
| MEXICO CITY U.S. automaker Ford has set May 28 as a provisional date for the gradual restart of its plant in Hermosillo Mexico according to a letter to workers seen by Reuters | Positive | MEXICO CITY U.S. automaker Ford has set May 28 as a provisional date for the gradual restart of its plant in Hermosillo Mexico according to a letter to workers seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-mexico/ford-sets-may-28-as-provisional-date-for-gradual-restart-of-mexican-plant-idUSKBN2330AL | 2020-05-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States this week would announce a strong response to the planned security legislation for Hong Kong | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong deployed riot police around the Legislative Council on Wednesday as activists called for protests against a bill to criminalise disrespect of the Chinese anthem amid soaring tensions over perceived threats to the citys freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/riot-police-shield-hong-kong-legislature-as-protesters-gather-against-anthem-bill-idUSKBN233053 | 2020-05-27 |
| The U.S.China Business Council said urged all leaders to take those steps necessary to deescalate tensions promote economic recovery and the rule of law and preserve the country two systems principle | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong deployed riot police around the Legislative Council on Wednesday as activists called for protests against a bill to criminalise disrespect of the Chinese anthem amid soaring tensions over perceived threats to the citys freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/riot-police-shield-hong-kong-legislature-as-protesters-gather-against-anthem-bill-idUSKBN233053 | 2020-05-27 |
| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce business lobby urged Beijing to deescalate the situation saying it would be a serious to jeopardize Hong Kongs special status | Negative | Were doing something now | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa/trump-to-announce-strong-hong-kong-response-this-week-idUSKBN2322XI | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his desire for a full military withdrawal from Afghanistan but added that he had not set a target date amid speculation he might make ending Americas longest war part of his reelection campaign | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his desire for a full military withdrawal from Afghanistan but added that he had not set a target date amid speculation he might make ending Americas longest war part of his reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-trump/trump-says-wants-full-afghanistan-pullout-but-hasnt-set-target-date-idUSKBN23236R | 2020-05-27 |
| Separate hydroxychloroquine trials including a 440patient U.S. study by Swiss drugmaker Novartis are continuing enrollment | Neutral | ZURICH The World Health Organization on Tuesday promised a swift review of data on hydroxychloroquine probably by midJune after safety concerns prompted the group to suspend the malaria drugs use in a large trial on COVID19 patients | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-hydroxychloroq/who-expects-hydroxychloroquine-safety-findings-by-mid-june-idUSKBN2322EX | 2020-05-27 |
| TUNIS The U.S. military said on Tuesday that Russia has deployed fighter aircraft to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for eastern forces adding to concerns of a new escalation in the conflict | Negative | TUNIS The U.S. military said on Tuesday that Russia has deployed fighter aircraft to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for eastern forces adding to concerns of a new escalation in the conflict | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-military-says-russia-deployed-fighter-jets-to-libya-idUSKBN2321RQ | 2020-05-27 |
| It quoted U.S. Air Force General Jeff Harrigian as warning that if Russia seized bases on Libyas coast it would create very real security concerns on Europes southern | Negative | TUNIS The U.S. military said on Tuesday that Russia has deployed fighter aircraft to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for eastern forces adding to concerns of a new escalation in the conflict | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-military-says-russia-deployed-fighter-jets-to-libya-idUSKBN2321RQ | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is preparing to take action against China this week over its effort to impose national security laws on Hong Kong but did not give details | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is preparing to take action against China this week over its effort to impose national security laws on Hong Kong but did not give details | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-china/trump-says-u-s-to-take-action-on-china-over-hong-kong-this-week-idUSKBN23236J | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is displeased with China over Beijings effort to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is displeased with China over Beijings effort to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trump/white-house-says-trump-displeased-with-china-over-hong-kong-moves-idUSKBN2322WA | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is so with Beijing over the novel coronavirus and other matters that the U.S.China trade deal is not as important to him as it once was | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is so with Beijing over the novel coronavirus and other matters that the U.S.China trade deal is not as important to him as it once was | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-kudlow/trump-miffed-with-china-trade-deal-now-less-important-adviser-idUSKBN2322IP | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned that Chinas proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong could undermine its autonomy under the one country two framework and urged Beijing to deescalate the situation | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned that Chinas proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong could undermine its autonomy under the one country two framework and urged Beijing to deescalate the situation | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-uschamber/u-s-chamber-urges-china-to-preserve-hong-kongs-autonomy-idUSKBN2321MQ | 2020-05-27 |
| The U.S. Chamber which represents U.S. companies with a large presence and longstanding interests in both Hong Kong and China urged Beijing to peacefully defuse the situation | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned that Chinas proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong could undermine its autonomy under the one country two framework and urged Beijing to deescalate the situation | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-uschamber/u-s-chamber-urges-china-to-preserve-hong-kongs-autonomy-idUSKBN2321MQ | 2020-05-27 |
| Some justify the gains by comparing the U.S. economy to China which is about two months ahead in terms of both the virus outbreak and recovery | Negative | NEW YORK Unthinkable just two months ago as the world economy shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic the U.S. stock benchmark 500 index broke through the psychologicallyimportant 3000 level on Tuesday capping a stock rally since its March low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stocks-analysis/rally-of-hope-why-the-sp-soared-back-past-3000-idUSKBN2322VV | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will sue Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi over rule changes that allow members to vote on each others behalf during the coronavirus pandemic Republican aides said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will sue Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi over rule changes that allow members to vote on each others behalf during the coronavirus pandemic Republican aides said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/house-republicans-to-sue-pelosi-remote-proxy-voting-in-pandemic-idUSKBN23237N | 2020-05-27 |
| U.S. legislation introduced on Tuesday would create a taxpayerbacked insurance program to protect businesses from revenue losses during future pandemics and require insurers to pay a slice of the claims | Negative | U.S. legislation introduced on Tuesday would create a taxpayerbacked insurance program to protect businesses from revenue losses during future pandemics and require insurers to pay a slice of the claims | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-pandemic/u-s-lawmaker-wants-insurers-govt-to-share-future-pandemic-business-losses-idUSKBN2322Z2 | 2020-05-27 |
| A U.S. judge in Montana has thrown out a Trump administration directive that weakened an Obamaera policy aimed at protecting a threatened Western bird invalidating hundreds of oil and gas leases on federal land in Montana and Wyoming | Negative | A U.S. judge in Montana has thrown out a Trump administration directive that weakened an Obamaera policy aimed at protecting a threatened Western bird invalidating hundreds of oil and gas leases on federal land in Montana and Wyoming | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-drilling-court/u-s-judge-throws-out-trump-policy-favoring-drilling-over-sage-grouse-protection-idUSKBN2322WN | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block a judges ruling that requires the U.S. government to evaluate moving up to 837 potentially atrisk prisoners out of a federal prison in Ohio due to concerns about the health risks of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block a judges ruling that requires the U.S. government to evaluate moving up to 837 potentially atrisk prisoners out of a federal prison in Ohio due to concerns about the health risks of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-prison/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-block-at-risk-prisoner-transfer-plan-idUSKBN2322RR | 2020-05-27 |
| BOSTON A former biotech chief executive on Tuesday became the latest parent to plead guilty in the U.S. college admissions scandal by admitting he paid a tennis coach to secure his daughters acceptance to Georgetown University | Negative | BOSTON A former biotech chief executive on Tuesday became the latest parent to plead guilty in the U.S. college admissions scandal by admitting he paid a tennis coach to secure his daughters acceptance to Georgetown University | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-education-cheating/ex-biotech-ceo-pleads-guilty-in-u-s-college-admissions-scandal-idUSKBN2322GL | 2020-05-27 |
| As U.S. businesses reopen worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy topless bars to try and force employers to strengthen protection against further spread of the coronavirus | Neutral | As U.S. businesses reopen worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy topless bars to try and force employers to strengthen protection against further spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-mcdonald-s-corp-la/covid-19-lawsuit-takes-on-mcdonalds-like-it-was-a-rowdy-bar-idUSKBN2321H6 | 2020-05-27 |
| The Fight for group which campaigns to raise the U.S. minimum wage to an hour is also helping the workers | Positive | As U.S. businesses reopen worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy topless bars to try and force employers to strengthen protection against further spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-mcdonald-s-corp-la/covid-19-lawsuit-takes-on-mcdonalds-like-it-was-a-rowdy-bar-idUSKBN2321H6 | 2020-05-27 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by U.S. President Donald Trump warning that his claims about mailin ballots were false and had been debunked by fact checkers | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by U.S. President Donald Trump warning that his claims about mailin ballots were false and had been debunked by fact checkers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-twitter-trump/twitter-fact-checks-trump-tweet-for-the-first-time-idUSKBN232389 | 2020-05-27 |
| Jim Thorpe a twotime Olympic gold medallist and formidable American football and baseball player was one of the greatest U.S. athletes of all time but the public often failed to recognise him as one of their own during his lifetime | Positive | Jim Thorpe a twotime Olympic gold medallist and formidable American football and baseball player was one of the greatest U.S. athletes of all time but the public often failed to recognise him as one of their own during his lifetime | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sport-anniversary-thorpe/on-this-day-born-may-28-1888-jim-thorpe-american-athlete-idUSKBN2330MW | 2020-05-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States will announce before the end of the week its response to Chinas planned security bill for Hong Kong | Negative | Markets swing between riskon and riskoff | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-gains-yuan-slumps-on-rising-hong-kong-tensions-idUSL4N2D90AZ | 2020-05-27 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 1 | Neutral | Hang Seng falls 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-slip-as-new-hong-kong-tensions-rise-idUSL4N2D90QX | 2020-05-27 |
| Moderating demand for risk helped the safehaven U.S. dollar index to edge up 0 | Negative | NEW YORK May 26 Asian shares shed some of their recent gains on Wednesday as investor concerns about rising tensions between the United States and China tempered optimism about a reopening of the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-pull-back-as-hong-kong-uncertainty-weighs-idUSL4N2BW3J4 | 2020-05-27 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 0 | Neutral | NEW YORK May 26 Asian shares shed some of their recent gains on Wednesday as investor concerns about rising tensions between the United States and China tempered optimism about a reopening of the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-pull-back-as-hong-kong-uncertainty-weighs-idUSL4N2BW3J4 | 2020-05-27 |
| NEW May 26 Global equity and crude oil markets rose on Tuesday as investors focused on Chinas promise of more stimulus and prospects of a world economic recovery allowing them to push aside concerns that U.S.China rhetoric could threaten a trade deal between the worlds two largest economies | Positive | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-sp-500-crosses-3000-barrier-oil-gains-idUSL1N2D81OY | 2020-05-27 |
| The U.S. Dollar Currency Index which measures the greenbacks strength against six other major currencies was 0 | Neutral | Dollar falls vs most major currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dented-as-risk-appetite-ramps-up-idUSL8N2D843P | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper needs to decide within a week whether the Republican National Convention can take place with full attendance in North Carolina in late August as planned | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper needs to decide within a week whether the Republican National Convention can take place with full attendance in North Carolina in late August as planned | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-deadline/trump-wants-decision-within-a-week-from-north-carolina-on-republican-convention-idUSKBN23236V | 2020-05-27 |
| NEW YORK U.S. pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks off in October hoping to curb tens of thousands of serious cases that could coincide with a second wave of coronavirus infections | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks off in October hoping to curb tens of thousands of serious cases that could coincide with a second wave of coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-flu-focus/fears-of-coronavirus-second-wave-prompt-flu-push-at-u-s-pharmacies-drugmakers-idUSKBN2321F0 | 2020-05-27 |
| NEW YORK Americans paid a lowkey tribute to those who died serving in the U.S. Armed Forces on Monday with many Memorial Day events canceled because of the coronavirus epidemic that has killed nearly 100000 people in the United States alone | Negative | NEW YORK Americans paid a lowkey tribute to those who died serving in the U.S. Armed Forces on Monday with many Memorial Day events canceled because of the coronavirus epidemic that has killed nearly 100000 people in the United States alone | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/americans-make-low-key-memorial-day-tributes-coronavirus-overshadowing-events-idUSKBN2311VT | 2020-05-26 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 1637456 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 15342 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 620 to 97669 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 1637456 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 15342 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 620 to 97669 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-1637456-coronavirus-cases-97669-deaths-idUSKBN2311XX | 2020-05-26 |
| Republicans including U.S. President Donald Trump have claimed mailin voting is susceptible to rigging | Negative | The Republican National Committee and two other Republican groups on Sunday filed a lawsuit against California Governor Gavin Newsom over his executive orders to use mailin ballots for the November election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-california-republicans/three-republican-groups-sue-california-governor-over-mail-in-vote-order-idUSKBN2310OF | 2020-05-26 |
| Total deaths in the U.S. has reached 97988 according to Reuters tally compared with Brazil at 23473 | Negative | The White House on Monday brought forward by two days restrictions on travel to the United States from Brazil as the number of deaths from the new coronavirus in the South American nation surpassed the U.S. daily toll | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-usa/u-s-brings-forward-travel-ban-as-brazil-surpasses-its-daily-death-toll-idUSKBN23125F | 2020-05-26 |
| Some diplomats including U.S. Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey have cast doubt on the governments relatively low figures | Negative | DAMASCUS Syria said on Monday it would lift an overnight curfew starting Tuesday and allow movement between governorates easing coronavirus lockdown measures even as the health ministry reported the largest singleday increase in cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria/syria-eases-coronavirus-curbs-new-cases-jump-after-expats-return-idUSKBN231184 | 2020-05-26 |
| Many European countries and U.S. states have taken steps in recent weeks to lift lockdown measures that curbed the spread of the disease but caused severe harm to economies | Positive | GENEVA Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an immediate second if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-peak/who-warns-of-second-peak-in-areas-where-covid-19-declining-idUSKBN2311VJ | 2020-05-26 |
| MOSCOW Russian prosecutors asked a court on Monday to sentence former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan who is on trial accused of spying for the United States to 18 years in a maximum security prison his lawyer said | Negative | MOSCOW Russian prosecutors asked a court on Monday to sentence former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan who is on trial accused of spying for the United States to 18 years in a maximum security prison his lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan/russia-seeks-18-year-jail-term-for-ex-u-s-marine-in-spying-trial-idUSKBN23117F | 2020-05-26 |
| The prosecution accuses Whelan of being at least a ranking U.S. military intelligence colonel and that he was caught redhanded trying to obtain secrets his lawyer said | Negative | MOSCOW Russian prosecutors asked a court on Monday to sentence former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan who is on trial accused of spying for the United States to 18 years in a maximum security prison his lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan/russia-seeks-18-year-jail-term-for-ex-u-s-marine-in-spying-trial-idUSKBN23117F | 2020-05-26 |
| U.S. authorities have called the charges against Whelan spurious and have called on Russia to release him describing the case as a significant to improving bilateral ties | Negative | MOSCOW Russian prosecutors asked a court on Monday to sentence former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan who is on trial accused of spying for the United States to 18 years in a maximum security prison his lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan/russia-seeks-18-year-jail-term-for-ex-u-s-marine-in-spying-trial-idUSKBN23117F | 2020-05-26 |
| Rising U.S.China tensions between the worlds largest oil consumers over moves by Beijing to impose security legislation on Hong Kong also fuelled concerns about the outlook for demand | Negative | LONDON Oil prices edged up on Monday in sluggish trading with holidays in Singapore London and New York as rising concerns over demand recovery offset supply cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-steadies-as-demand-uncertainty-tempers-supply-cuts-idUSKBN23107U | 2020-05-26 |
| NEW DELHI India is looking at storing some low priced U.S. oil in facilities there as its local storage is full oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan told CNBC TV18 news channel | Negative | NEW DELHI India is looking at storing some low priced U.S. oil in facilities there as its local storage is full oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan told CNBC TV18 news channel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-india-oil-usa/india-looks-to-store-cheap-oil-in-united-states-oil-minister-idUSKBN2311L3 | 2020-05-26 |
| Washington is considering whether to maintain Hong Kongs special status in U.S. law which has helped it maintain its position as a global financial centre | Positive | HONG KONG Chinas foreign ministry office in Hong Kong and the citys security chief on Monday defended proposed national security laws by describing some acts in mass prodemocracy protests last year as terrorism | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong/hong-kong-and-beijing-officials-defend-security-laws-citing-threat-of-terrorism-idUSKBN2310O9 | 2020-05-26 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry says it deplores and firmly opposes the latest U.S. sanctions against Chinese firms over Xinjiang adding that it is purely Chinas internal affair | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry says it deplores and firmly opposes the latest U.S. sanctions against Chinese firms over Xinjiang adding that it is purely Chinas internal affair | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/china-firmly-opposes-latest-u-s-sanctions-against-chinese-firms-over-xinjiang-idUSKBN2310QB | 2020-05-26 |
| BEIJING China said on Monday it opposes all U.S. restrictions imposed against Chinese airlines responding to a report that the U.S. Transportation Department has demanded Chinese carriers file their schedules and other flight details by May 27 | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it opposes all U.S. restrictions imposed against Chinese airlines responding to a report that the U.S. Transportation Department has demanded Chinese carriers file their schedules and other flight details by May 27 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-airlines-mofa/china-says-opposes-all-u-s-restrictions-on-chinese-airlines-idUSKBN2310OV | 2020-05-26 |
| The U.S. government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. airlines to resume service to China | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it opposes all U.S. restrictions imposed against Chinese airlines responding to a report that the U.S. Transportation Department has demanded Chinese carriers file their schedules and other flight details by May 27 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-airlines-mofa/china-says-opposes-all-u-s-restrictions-on-chinese-airlines-idUSKBN2310OV | 2020-05-26 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics also say children under the age of two should not wear cloth face coverings | Negative | TOKYO Children under the age of two shouldnt wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking a Japan medical group said launching an urgent appeal to parents as the country reopens from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/masks-too-dangerous-for-children-under-two-japan-medical-group-says-idUSKBN2320AK | 2020-05-26 |
| Yields on U.S. 10year notes were trading at 0 | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares forged ahead on Tuesday while U.S. stock futures breached a major chart barrier as investors brushed past SinoU.S. trade tensions to more stimulus in China and a reopening world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/japan-shares-scale-10-week-peak-sp-500-breaks-3000-barrier-idUSKBN23201N | 2020-05-26 |
| The decline in U.S. yields might have been a burden for the dollar but with rates everywhere near or less than zero major currencies have been holding to tight ranges | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares forged ahead on Tuesday while U.S. stock futures breached a major chart barrier as investors brushed past SinoU.S. trade tensions to more stimulus in China and a reopening world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/japan-shares-scale-10-week-peak-sp-500-breaks-3000-barrier-idUSKBN23201N | 2020-05-26 |
| Oil prices were supported by falling supplies as OPEC cut production and the number of U.S. and Canadian rigs dropped to record lows for the third week running | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares forged ahead on Tuesday while U.S. stock futures breached a major chart barrier as investors brushed past SinoU.S. trade tensions to more stimulus in China and a reopening world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/japan-shares-scale-10-week-peak-sp-500-breaks-3000-barrier-idUSKBN23201N | 2020-05-26 |
| HONG KONG May 26 Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings is testing the markets appetite for a U.S. dollar bond deal it plans to offer according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters | Positive | Tencent briefs investors on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/tencent-notes/update-1-tencent-plans-to-sell-billions-of-dollars-in-bonds-globally-idUSL4N2D817N | 2020-05-26 |
| U.S. authorities banned the affected cars after the cheat software was discovered triggering claims for compensation | Negative | KARLSRUHE Germany Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-lawsuit/new-emissions-blow-for-vw-as-german-court-backs-damages-claims-idUSKBN2310XG | 2020-05-26 |
| His remarks come days after the BOJ unveiled its own version of the U.S. Federal Reserves Main lending programme to channel funds to small businesses hit by the virus | Neutral | TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the central bank may take more steps to cushion the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic maintaining his gloomy outlook even as a state of emergency was lifted in the capital Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj/bank-of-japans-kuroda-says-ready-to-do-more-for-economy-after-emergency-lifts-idUSKBN23203E | 2020-05-26 |
| A U.S. ban on new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico which presidential hopeful Joe Biden promised to enact if elected would lead to hundreds of thousands of job losses and billions in lost government revenue over 20 years an offshore drilling industry group said on Tuesday | Negative | A U.S. ban on new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico which presidential hopeful Joe Biden promised to enact if elected would lead to hundreds of thousands of job losses and billions in lost government revenue over 20 years an offshore drilling industry group said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-offshore-drilling-study/u-s-drilling-industry-says-offshore-ban-would-crush-jobs-government-revenues-idUSKBN2320DT | 2020-05-26 |
| European equities staged a strong session but in low volumes as U.S. and British markets were shut for public holidays | Negative | European equities staged a strong session but in low volumes as U.S. and British markets were shut for public holidays | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-solid-gains-in-thin-volumes-idUSL8N2D7336 | 2020-05-26 |
| There is no clear mediumterm trend as the outlook of the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic remains uncertain and tensions between U.S. and China continue to weigh | Negative | European equities staged a strong session but in low volumes as U.S. and British markets were shut for public holidays | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-solid-gains-in-thin-volumes-idUSL8N2D7336 | 2020-05-26 |
| The panEuropean STOXX 600 index and U.S. stock futures were up around each | Positive | By Yoruk Bahceli and Saikat Chatterjee | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-german-survey-fuels-stock-gains-euro-investors-eye-eu-summit-idUSL8N2D728Z | 2020-05-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he may move the Republican National Convention set for August from North Carolina if the event faces state social distancing restrictions due to the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he may move the Republican National Convention set for August from North Carolina if the event faces state social distancing restrictions due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-politics-trump-convention/trump-threatens-to-move-republican-convention-over-covid-19-restrictions-idUSKBN2311EU | 2020-05-26 |
| RIGA Latvia aims to become one of the first countries to launch a smartphone app using a new toolkit created by U.S. tech giants Apple and Alphabets Google to help trace coronavirus infections | Positive | RIGA Latvia aims to become one of the first countries to launch a smartphone app using a new toolkit created by U.S. tech giants Apple and Alphabets Google to help trace coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-tech-latvia/latvia-to-launch-google-apple-friendly-coronavirus-contact-tracing-app-idUSKBN23118I | 2020-05-26 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 1622114 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 26229 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1047 to 97049 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 1622114 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 26229 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1047 to 97049 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-total-of-1-6-million-coronavirus-cases-and-97049-deaths-idUSKBN2300P1 | 2020-05-25 |
| NEW More than fourfifths of publicly listed companies that received emergency smallbusiness loans from the U.S. government have held onto them sticking with a certification that they need the money according to data from market research firm FactSquared | Negative | NEW More than fourfifths of publicly listed companies that received emergency smallbusiness loans from the U.S. government have held onto them sticking with a certification that they need the money according to data from market research firm FactSquared | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp-companies/most-publicly-listed-companies-keep-u-s-small-business-aid-loans-idUSKBN2300JT | 2020-05-25 |
| BRASILIA An advisor to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday the U.S. restrictions on travel from Brazil had followed previously established benchmarks playing down the slight from U.S. President Donald Trump whose support Bolsonaro has touted | Negative | BRASILIA An advisor to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday the U.S. restrictions on travel from Brazil had followed previously established benchmarks playing down the slight from U.S. President Donald Trump whose support Bolsonaro has touted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-reaction/u-s-travel-ban-on-brazilians-follows-established-benchmark-bolsonaro-advisor-idUSKBN2300U4 | 2020-05-25 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump regularly complains about Chinas handling of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON A top White House official on Sunday likened Chinas handling of the coronavirus outbreak to the Soviet Unions coverup of the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-healt-coronavirus-usa-china/coronavirus-cover-up-is-chinas-chernobyl-white-house-adviser-idUSKBN2300PC | 2020-05-25 |
| That U.S. price jump is likely to reduce imports in the coming month while Chinese pork prices are also still falling on weak domestic demand | Negative | BEIJING China the worlds top pork consumer imported a record 400000 tonnes in April up nearly from a year earlier customs data showed as buyers took advantage of low prices to stock up on meat | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-trade-pork/chinas-pork-imports-in-april-jump-170-to-record-high-idUSKBN231093 | 2020-05-25 |
| The U.S. Commerce Department responded by adding 33 Chinese companies and other institutions to a blacklist for human rights violations and to address U.S. national security concerns | Negative | SYDNEY A gauge of Asian stocks pared early gains on Monday amid souring relations between China and the United States with Hong Kong shares extending losses on mounting fears about future stability in the city | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-reverse-early-gains-eyes-on-china-u-s-trade-relations-idUSKBN23101F | 2020-05-25 |
| WASHINGTON Chinas proposed national security legislation for Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions and threaten the citys status as a financial hub White House National Security Adviser Robert OBrien said on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinas proposed national security legislation for Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions and threaten the citys status as a financial hub White House National Security Adviser Robert OBrien said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-usa/china-legislation-on-hong-kong-could-lead-to-u-s-sanctions-white-house-says-idUSKBN2300IO | 2020-05-25 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had given the green light to comedianturnedmedia entrepreneur Byron Allens billion racial bias lawsuit against Comcast Corp that accused the cable television operator of discriminating against blackowned channels | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had given the green light to comedianturnedmedia entrepreneur Byron Allens billion racial bias lawsuit against Comcast Corp that accused the cable television operator of discriminating against blackowned channels | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-comcast/u-s-supreme-court-tosses-ruling-that-revived-comedians-racial-bias-suit-against-comcast-idUSKBN21A2CI | 2020-05-25 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a legal broadside to a filmmaker who documented the recovery of notorious English pirate Blackbeards wrecked ship refusing to revive his video piracy lawsuit that sought monetary damages from North Carolina | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a legal broadside to a filmmaker who documented the recovery of notorious English pirate Blackbeards wrecked ship refusing to revive his video piracy lawsuit that sought monetary damages from North Carolina | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-blackbeard/u-s-supreme-court-maroons-filmmaker-in-blackbeard-video-piracy-fight-idUSKBN21A2DE | 2020-05-25 |
| The case hinged on whether the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1990 to allow states to be held liable for illegal copying was valid | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a legal broadside to a filmmaker who documented the recovery of notorious English pirate Blackbeards wrecked ship refusing to revive his video piracy lawsuit that sought monetary damages from North Carolina | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-blackbeard/u-s-supreme-court-maroons-filmmaker-in-blackbeard-video-piracy-fight-idUSKBN21A2DE | 2020-05-25 |
| Geopolitics will gain attention as U.S.China relations continue to represent a downside risk for ANZ added | Negative | SYDNEY May 25 Asian shares started cautiously on Monday as central bank largesse globally boosted sentiment but rising trade tensions between the worlds two biggest economies dulled risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-tick-up-eyes-on-china-u-s-trade-relations-idUSL4N2D703S | 2020-05-25 |
| To avoid further decline in a major food supply U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of April ordered meat plants stay open during the pandemic | Negative | GUYMON Okla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-meat-plant-special/special-report-in-oklahoma-pork-packing-town-covid-stirs-fear-faith-and-sorrow-idUSKBN22Z0SK | 2020-05-24 |
| The paper said it drew from 1000 obituaries and death notices in hundreds of U.S. newspapers to highlight the pandemics individual human toll | Negative | NEW YORK Americans excited about what for many was their first big break from coronavirus shutdowns flocked to beaches and outdoor areas on Saturday snarling roadways and forcing some closures on the Memorial Day weekend that signals the start of the U.S. summer | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-memorialday/covid-19-distancing-compels-shifts-at-the-beach-on-crowded-u-s-memorial-day-weekend-idUSKBN22Z0SY | 2020-05-24 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 1595885 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 24268 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1852 to 96002 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 1595885 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 24268 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1852 to 96002 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-total-of-1595885-coronavirus-cases-96002-deaths-idUSKBN22Z0T4 | 2020-05-24 |
| WASHINGTON Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump are fighting on social media about a primary battle in Alabama that may be key to Republicans retaining control of the U.S. Senate | Negative | WASHINGTON Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump are fighting on social media about a primary battle in Alabama that may be key to Republicans retaining control of the U.S. Senate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-sessions/behind-trump-and-sessions-twitter-row-a-key-senate-seat-idUSKBN22Z0SS | 2020-05-24 |
| Japans central bank created its own version of the U.S. Federal Reserves Main lending programme to channel more money to small businesses | Positive | Brazil became the world No | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN22Z0J1 | 2020-05-24 |
| CARACAS The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel for gasolinestarved Venezuela entered the South American countrys exclusive economic zone on Saturday despite a U.S. officials warning that Washington was considering a response to the shipment | Positive | CARACAS The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel for gasolinestarved Venezuela entered the South American countrys exclusive economic zone on Saturday despite a U.S. officials warning that Washington was considering a response to the shipment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-fuel-rouhani/iranian-fuel-starts-arriving-in-venezuelan-waters-despite-u-s-warning-idUSKBN22Z0KZ | 2020-05-24 |
| The shipments which caused a diplomatic standoff with the U.S. government as both Iran and Venezuela are under sanctions aim to ease the South American nations acute gasoline shortage | Negative | The first tanker from a flotilla of five Iranian fuel cargoes reached Venezuelas exclusive economic zone on Saturday according to vessel tracking data from Refinitiv Eikon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-tanker/first-fuel-tanker-from-iranian-flotilla-reaches-venezuelas-economic-zone-data-idUSKBN22Z0YE | 2020-05-24 |
| WASHINGTON Nearly 200 political figures from around the world on Saturday decried Beijings proposed national security laws for Hong Kong including 17 members of the U.S. Congress as international tensions grow over the proposal to set up Chinese government intelligence bases in the territory | Negative | WASHINGTON Nearly 200 political figures from around the world on Saturday decried Beijings proposed national security laws for Hong Kong including 17 members of the U.S. Congress as international tensions grow over the proposal to set up Chinese government intelligence bases in the territory | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-leaders/chinas-new-hong-kong-laws-a-flagrant-breach-of-agreement-foreign-officials-say-idUSKBN22Z0UC | 2020-05-24 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has agreed to host a highdollar fundraising event for Joe Bidens presidential campaign the New York Times reported on Saturday citing three people familiar with the plans | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has agreed to host a highdollar fundraising event for Joe Bidens presidential campaign the New York Times reported on Saturday citing three people familiar with the plans | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-warren/elizabeth-warren-to-host-private-fundraiser-for-biden-ny-times-idUSKBN230024 | 2020-05-24 |
| The U.S. government has committed billions of dollars to help manufacturers produce doses of vaccines that may never prove successful | Positive | CHICAGO The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine candidates in an effort to deliver a safe and effective one by the end of 2020 scientists leading the program told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine-exclus/exclusive-u-s-plans-massive-coronavirus-vaccine-testing-effort-to-meet-year-end-deadline-idUSKBN22Y2L3 | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON The suspect killed at the scene of Thursdays shooting at a U.S. naval air base in Texas has been identified as 20yearold Adam Aalim Alsahli a Syrianborn U.S. citizen federal law enforcement officials said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The suspect killed at the scene of Thursdays shooting at a U.S. naval air base in Texas has been identified as 20yearold Adam Aalim Alsahli a Syrianborn U.S. citizen federal law enforcement officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-texas-shooting/suspect-killed-in-texas-navy-base-shooting-identified-as-syrian-born-u-s-citizen-idUSKBN22Y2O6 | 2020-05-23 |
| A U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said Alsahli was a native of Syria who held U.S. citizenship | Negative | WASHINGTON The suspect killed at the scene of Thursdays shooting at a U.S. naval air base in Texas has been identified as 20yearold Adam Aalim Alsahli a Syrianborn U.S. citizen federal law enforcement officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-texas-shooting/suspect-killed-in-texas-navy-base-shooting-identified-as-syrian-born-u-s-citizen-idUSKBN22Y2O6 | 2020-05-23 |
| Unlike many countries in Europe and the rest of the world most U.S. states have socalled laws that restrict the public consumption of alcohol | Negative | NEW YORK For many New Yorkers one of the only good things to come out of the coronavirus pandemic is a temporary relaxation of some state regulations allowing people to buy togo wine and cocktails or get them delivered | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-drinks/enjoying-your-to-go-cocktail-new-york-bill-would-keep-it-going-beyond-pandemic-idUSKBN22Y2SG | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has treated 1300 coronavirus patients with the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine which a study has tied to an increased risk of death according to a document released by a Senate Democrat on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has treated 1300 coronavirus patients with the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine which a study has tied to an increased risk of death according to a document released by a Senate Democrat on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-veterans/u-s-veterans-agency-has-given-hydroxychloroquine-to-1300-coronavirus-patients-idUSKBN22Y2UA | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the U.S. government | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the U.S. government | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-exclusiv/exclusive-u-s-accuses-china-of-blocking-u-s-flights-demands-action-idUSKBN22Z04W | 2020-05-23 |
| The other U.S. and Chinese carriers the Civil Aviation Authority of China and Chinas foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the U.S. government | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-exclusiv/exclusive-u-s-accuses-china-of-blocking-u-s-flights-demands-action-idUSKBN22Z04W | 2020-05-23 |
| But because U.S. passenger airlines had stopped all flights by March 12 the CAAC notice effectively precludes U.S. carriers from reinstating scheduled passenger flights to the department said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the U.S. government | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-exclusiv/exclusive-u-s-accuses-china-of-blocking-u-s-flights-demands-action-idUSKBN22Z04W | 2020-05-23 |
| Osaka burst into the limelight by beating Williams in the 2018 U.S. Open final a highlycontroversial match in which Williams was given three code violations by the umpire | Negative | LONDON Japans Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the worlds highestpaid female athlete raking in | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-osaka/osaka-becomes-worlds-highest-earning-female-athlete-idUSKBN22Y2D5 | 2020-05-23 |
| Analysts have said that the renunciation of state control will limit the risk of new U.S. sanctions being imposed on Rosneft | Negative | MOSCOW Russias state holding company Rosneftegaz has relinquished its controlling stake in the countrys largest oil producer Rosneft Rosneft said on Friday after Rosnefts exit from Venezuela | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-russia-rosneftegaz/russian-state-holding-gives-up-control-of-rosneft-after-venezuela-exit-idUSKBN22Y2HF | 2020-05-23 |
| MOSCOW Russia denied on Friday a U.S. accusation that it had repeatedly violated the Open Skies treaty which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries and said it was Washington that had flouted the terms of the pact | Negative | MOSCOW Russia denied on Friday a U.S. accusation that it had repeatedly violated the Open Skies treaty which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries and said it was Washington that had flouted the terms of the pact | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-ryabkov/russia-accuses-u-s-of-flouting-open-skies-treaty-idUSKBN22Y1O7 | 2020-05-23 |
| Ryabkov said Washingtons proposed withdrawal from the Open Skies treaty mirrored the U.S. decision to pull out of the Intermediaterange Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia in August 2019 | Negative | MOSCOW Russia denied on Friday a U.S. accusation that it had repeatedly violated the Open Skies treaty which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries and said it was Washington that had flouted the terms of the pact | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-ryabkov/russia-accuses-u-s-of-flouting-open-skies-treaty-idUSKBN22Y1O7 | 2020-05-23 |
| A number of allies expressed concern that the U.S. may be leaving the the official added | Negative | BRUSSELS European members of NATO told the United States on Friday they were uneasy about its plan to withdraw from the 35nation Open Skies treaty that allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries an official of the defence alliance said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-nato/european-nato-allies-voice-concern-over-u-s-plan-to-quit-open-skies-idUSKBN22Y1FY | 2020-05-23 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices tumbled about on Friday on rising U.S.China tensions and doubts about how quickly fuel demand would recover from the coronavirus crisis | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices tumbled about on Friday on rising U.S.China tensions and doubts about how quickly fuel demand would recover from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-on-china-u-s-tensions-energy-demand-doubts-idUSKBN22Y04E | 2020-05-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Twitter dismissed them as disgusting and hateful antiSemitic that did not represent the tradition of tolerance of ordinary Iranians | Negative | DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader on Friday denounced Israel as a to be removed and hailed Tehrans supply of arms to Palestinians drawing swift condemnation from the United States European Union and Israel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-israel-khamenei/iran-lauds-arms-supply-to-palestinians-against-tumor-israel-idUSKBN22Y10L | 2020-05-23 |
| The blacklisted companies focus on artificial intelligence and facial recognition markets that U.S. chip companies such as Nvidia Corp and Intel Corp have been heavily investing in | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States said on Friday it would add 33 Chinese firms and institutions to an economic blacklist for helping Beijing spy on its minority Uighur population or because of ties to weapons of mass destruction and Chinas military | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-blacklist/dozens-of-chinese-companies-added-to-u-s-blacklist-in-latest-beijing-rebuke-idUSKBN22Y2QR | 2020-05-23 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump warned Washington would react very if Beijing went ahead with the security law | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases there raising fears of direct law enforcement and what the United States branded a death for the citys autonomy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong/chinas-planned-security-agencies-for-hong-kong-a-death-knell-for-autonomy-pompeo-idUSKBN22Y04K | 2020-05-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the disastrous would be the death for Hong Kongs autonomy and that the United States stood with the people of Hong Kong | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases there raising fears of direct law enforcement and what the United States branded a death for the citys autonomy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong/chinas-planned-security-agencies-for-hong-kong-a-death-knell-for-autonomy-pompeo-idUSKBN22Y04K | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON New Chinese national security restrictions imposed on Hong Kong could draw a U.S. revocation of the former British colonys special under U.S. law a move that would have farreaching trade and investment implications | Negative | WASHINGTON New Chinese national security restrictions imposed on Hong Kong could draw a U.S. revocation of the former British colonys special under U.S. law a move that would have farreaching trade and investment implications | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-trade-explainer/explainer-how-ending-hong-kongs-special-status-could-affect-u-s-companies-idUSKBN22Y22Z | 2020-05-23 |
| A U.S. revocation of Hong Kongs special status would be viewed by Beijing as interfering with its sovereignty and China has previously threatened to take strong countermeasures | Negative | WASHINGTON New Chinese national security restrictions imposed on Hong Kong could draw a U.S. revocation of the former British colonys special under U.S. law a move that would have farreaching trade and investment implications | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-trade-explainer/explainer-how-ending-hong-kongs-special-status-could-affect-u-s-companies-idUSKBN22Y22Z | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday called Chinas proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong disastrous and said it could have an impact on the favorable economic treatment the territory receives from the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday called Chinas proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong disastrous and said it could have an impact on the favorable economic treatment the territory receives from the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-usa/u-s-condemns-chinas-disastrous-proposal-on-hong-kong-pompeo-idUSKBN22Y1SC | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-pompeo-china/pompeo-calls-china-virus-response-paltry-compared-to-damage-done-idUSKBN22W2U0 | 2020-05-23 |
| Why didnt the U.S. government take any control and prevention measures between January and said Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-pompeo-china/pompeo-calls-china-virus-response-paltry-compared-to-damage-done-idUSKBN22W2U0 | 2020-05-23 |
| U.S. airlines have so far avoided similar fates after receiving billions of dollars in government aid an avenue Hertz has explored without success | Negative | U.S. airlines have so far avoided similar fates after receiving billions of dollars in government aid an avenue Hertz has explored without success | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hertzglohldg-bankruptcy/hertz-files-for-u-s-bankruptcy-protection-as-car-rentals-evaporate-in-pandemic-idUSKBN22Z03W | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department said late on Friday it had granted tentative approval to 15 airlines to temporarily halt service to 75 U.S. airports because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department said late on Friday it had granted tentative approval to 15 airlines to temporarily halt service to 75 U.S. airports because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-grants-tentative-ok-for-15-air-carriers-to-suspend-service-to-75-airports-idUSKBN22Y330 | 2020-05-23 |
| A group representing some of the largest U.S. employers has asked Congress for a yearlong ban on mergers and acquisitions among hospitals and doctors groups that received government money to cope with the effects of the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | A group representing some of the largest U.S. employers has asked Congress for a yearlong ban on mergers and acquisitions among hospitals and doctors groups that received government money to cope with the effects of the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-hospital-m-a/large-employers-push-back-on-u-s-healthcare-mergers-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN22Z015 | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON A range of business groups have made an 11thhour appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump as he weighs whether to restrict temporary work visas warning of negative economic consequences if he blocks the flow of skilled foreign workers into the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A range of business groups have made an 11thhour appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump as he weighs whether to restrict temporary work visas warning of negative economic consequences if he blocks the flow of skilled foreign workers into the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-immigration-trump/business-groups-push-trump-to-keep-skilled-worker-visas-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22Y2UN | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON A group of U.S. agencies on Friday asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its unanimous April 22 decision to allow Ligado Networks to deploy a lowpower nationwide mobile broadband network saying it could pose a threat to global positioning systems | Neutral | WASHINGTON A group of U.S. agencies on Friday asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its unanimous April 22 decision to allow Ligado Networks to deploy a lowpower nationwide mobile broadband network saying it could pose a threat to global positioning systems | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-telecom-wireless/u-s-agencies-ask-fcc-to-rescind-ligado-spectrum-decision-idUSKBN22Y2WI | 2020-05-23 |
| Last week 32 U.S. senators said U.S. military operations could be harmed by the network proposed by Ligado formerly known as LightSquared which emerged from bankruptcy in 2015 | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of U.S. agencies on Friday asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its unanimous April 22 decision to allow Ligado Networks to deploy a lowpower nationwide mobile broadband network saying it could pose a threat to global positioning systems | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-telecom-wireless/u-s-agencies-ask-fcc-to-rescind-ligado-spectrum-decision-idUSKBN22Y2WI | 2020-05-23 |
| California and 22 other U.S. states also plan to challenge the March rewrite saying the administration should not have relaxed the Obama rules | Negative | WASHINGTON A group representing many major automakers on Friday backed the Trump administrations decision to weaken Obama administration fuel efficiency standards but said it opposed further reductions in requirements | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-autos-fuelefficiency/automaker-trade-backs-u-s-on-effort-to-weaken-fuel-efficiency-rules-idUSKBN22Y2N8 | 2020-05-23 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. biofuel trade group asked the Trump administration on Friday to deny requests from refiners seeking retroactive biofuel blending waivers after an Energy Department official said the department will review such gapfilings | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. biofuel trade group asked the Trump administration on Friday to deny requests from refiners seeking retroactive biofuel blending waivers after an Energy Department official said the department will review such gapfilings | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-epa/biofuel-group-urges-u-s-government-to-reject-retroactive-waiver-requests-idUSKBN22Y31M | 2020-05-23 |
| Democrats and some former federal prosecutors have accused Attorney General William Barr of politicizing the U.S. criminal justice system to benefit Trump associates in criminal cases | Negative | WASHINGTON Two weeks after the Justice Department sought to drop charges against U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn the FBIs director ordered an internal review on Friday of the bureaus investigation that led to Flynns prosecution | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/fbi-chief-orders-internal-review-into-probe-of-trump-ex-aide-flynn-idUSKBN22Y309 | 2020-05-23 |
| Unemployment rates rose and total employment fell in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in April as efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close across the country the Labor Department said on Friday | Negative | Unemployment rates rose and total employment fell in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in April as efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close across the country the Labor Department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy-unemployment-states/all-50-u-s-states-shed-jobs-in-april-labor-department-idUSKBN22Y21D | 2020-05-23 |
| President Donald Trumps administration is pushing to reopen the U.S. economy after drastic measures to combat the pandemic this year put tens of millions of people out of work | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional sporting events in the United States from entry bans imposed because of the novel coronavirus epidemic acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/health-coronavirus-usa-athletes/u-s-to-exempt-foreign-athletes-from-coronavirus-related-entry-bans-idUSKBN22Z08G | 2020-05-23 |
| The U.S. administration has said Russia had repeatedly violated the pacts terms | Negative | PARIS France said on Friday it regretted the decision of the United States to plan to withdraw from the 35nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries even though it shared its concern over Russias implementation of the treaty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-treaty/france-says-regrets-u-s-decision-to-withdraw-from-open-skies-treaty-idUSKBN22Y1PA | 2020-05-23 |
| The U.S. has ratcheted up pressure on China on several fronts and has sapped risk appetite ahead of the said Marc Chandler managing director at Bannockburn Global Forex | Negative | European shares closed unchanged on Friday although rising U.S.China tensions hit Asiaexposed banks and luxury stocks while hopes of a global recovery kept weekly gains intact for the main indexes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-flat-as-u-s-china-woes-weigh-but-post-weekly-gain-idUSKBN22Y0WD | 2020-05-23 |
| Most markets in UK and the U.S. are closed on Monday for public holidays | Neutral | European shares closed unchanged on Friday although rising U.S.China tensions hit Asiaexposed banks and luxury stocks while hopes of a global recovery kept weekly gains intact for the main indexes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-flat-as-u-s-china-woes-weigh-but-post-weekly-gain-idUSKBN22Y0WD | 2020-05-23 |
| Fears of Hong Kong protests and U.S.China spat roiled European stocks markets at the open today but saw some relief later in the afternoon to end just about in black | Negative | Stoxx 600 is flat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-a-solid-monday-saves-the-week-idUSL8N2D44LZ | 2020-05-23 |
| Roche has acquired U.S.based Stratos Genomics to further develop DNAbased sequencing for diagnostic use | Positive | Stoxx 600 is flat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-a-solid-monday-saves-the-week-idUSL8N2D44LZ | 2020-05-23 |
| European futures and their U.S. peers are in the red on resurgent U.S.China tensions and concerns about the longterm economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Stoxx 600 is flat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-a-solid-monday-saves-the-week-idUSL8N2D44LZ | 2020-05-23 |
| Beijing on Thursday planned to impose a new security law in Hong Kong drawing a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that Washington would react very | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/luxury-stocks-hammered-as-chinese-trade-fears-hit-europe-idUSL4N2D42E2 | 2020-05-23 |
| U.S. crude fell 67 cents to settle at | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-hong-kong-tensions-unnerve-world-stock-markets-oil-tumbles-idUSL1N2D41GD | 2020-05-23 |
| The U.S. Dollar Currency Index which measures the greenbacks strength against six other major currencies was up 0 | Neutral | By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-new-u-s-china-tensions-boost-dollar-euro-offshore-yuan-fall-idUSL8N2D43UT | 2020-05-23 |
| U.S. officials could not be reached immediately for a comment | Negative | The Trump administration discussed last week whether to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 1992 the Washington Post reported late on Friday citing a senior official and two former officials familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-nuclear/u-s-discussed-conducting-its-first-nuclear-test-in-decades-washington-post-idUSKBN22Z0A9 | 2020-05-23 |
| Before the apology the Trump campaign organized a conference call with reporters where U.S. Senator Tim Scott who is black said Bidens comments were arrogant and and negative racebaiting rhetoric | Negative | Former Vice President Joe Biden apologized on Friday for telling a black radio host that he aint if he was still weighing whether to support him or incumbent Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-apologizes-for-saying-radio-host-aint-black-if-undecided-about-u-s-election-idUSKBN22Y2LT | 2020-05-23 |
| Beijing denies U.S. allegations it has not been transparent about the outbreak | Negative | 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 |
| NEW YORK May 22 U.S. prosecutors on Friday charged the founder and former owner of a Hollywood movie production and distribution company with defrauding a BlackRock Inc investment fund out of million to pay for luxuries including a Beverly Hills mansion | Negative | NEW YORK May 22 U.S. prosecutors on Friday charged the founder and former owner of a Hollywood movie production and distribution company with defrauding a BlackRock Inc investment fund out of million to pay for luxuries including a Beverly Hills mansion | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-crime-producer/u-s-charges-hollywood-film-distributor-with-defrauding-blackrock-fund-idUSL1N2D41H3 | 2020-05-23 |
| In a conference call organized by the Trump campaign with reporters U.S. Senator Tim Scott who is black said Bidens comments were arrogant and and negative racebaiting rhetoric | Negative | May 22 Former Vice President Joe Biden told a black radio host in an interview broadcast on Friday that he aint if he was still weighing whether to support him or incumbent Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-election-biden/biden-says-radio-host-aint-black-if-undecided-about-u-s-election-idUSL1N2D41B7 | 2020-05-23 |
| Russianmade ventilators now under investigation for causing deaths in Russia were not authorized by U.S. health regulators before the same model was sent to New York and New Jersey at the height of their coronavirus outbreaks Reuters has learned | Negative | Russianmade ventilators now under investigation for causing deaths in Russia were not authorized by U.S. health regulators before the same model was sent to New York and New Jersey at the height of their coronavirus outbreaks Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators-ex/exclusive-russian-ventilators-reached-u-s-states-without-fda-oversight-idUSKBN22Y2F4 | 2020-05-23 |
| The Kremlin and U.S. State Department hailed the delivery as an example of collaboration to fight a common enemy | Positive | Russianmade ventilators now under investigation for causing deaths in Russia were not authorized by U.S. health regulators before the same model was sent to New York and New Jersey at the height of their coronavirus outbreaks Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators-ex/exclusive-russian-ventilators-reached-u-s-states-without-fda-oversight-idUSKBN22Y2F4 | 2020-05-23 |
| The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine which U.S. President Donald Trump says he has been taking and has urged others to use was tied to an increased risk of death in hospitalized COVID19 patients a large study published on Friday showed | Negative | The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine which U.S. President Donald Trump says he has been taking and has urged others to use was tied to an increased risk of death in hospitalized COVID19 patients a large study published on Friday showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/drug-touted-by-trump-to-treat-covid-19-linked-to-higher-death-risk-study-idUSKBN22Y1UW | 2020-05-23 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed healthcare providers to use the drugs for COVID19 through an emergencyuse authorization but has not approved them to treat it | Negative | The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine which U.S. President Donald Trump says he has been taking and has urged others to use was tied to an increased risk of death in hospitalized COVID19 patients a large study published on Friday showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/drug-touted-by-trump-to-treat-covid-19-linked-to-higher-death-risk-study-idUSKBN22Y1UW | 2020-05-23 |
| BOSTON Full actress Lori Loughlin and her husband on Friday pleaded guilty to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme to secure spots for their daughters at the University of Southern California | Positive | BOSTON Full actress Lori Loughlin and her husband on Friday pleaded guilty to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme to secure spots for their daughters at the University of Southern California | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-usa-education-cheating/lori-loughlin-husband-plead-guilty-in-u-s-college-admissions-scandal-idUSKBN22Y1BR | 2020-05-23 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors have charged the recently ousted owner of a Hollywood movie distributor with defrauding a federal coronavirus emergency relief program and a BlackRock Inc investment fund including to pay for a Beverly Hills mansion and other luxuries | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors have charged the recently ousted owner of a Hollywood movie distributor with defrauding a federal coronavirus emergency relief program and a BlackRock Inc investment fund including to pay for a Beverly Hills mansion and other luxuries | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-usa-crime-producer/u-s-charges-ousted-hollywood-executive-with-defrauding-pandemic-loan-program-blackrock-fund-idUSKBN22Y2NI | 2020-05-23 |
| A shooting at a U.S. Navy base in Corpus Christi Texas that wounded a sailor on Thursday was terrorism an FBI spokeswoman said adding that the gunman was dead at the scene but investigators were searching for a potential second suspect | Negative | A shooting at a U.S. Navy base in Corpus Christi Texas that wounded a sailor on Thursday was terrorism an FBI spokeswoman said adding that the gunman was dead at the scene but investigators were searching for a potential second suspect | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-texas-shooting/shooting-at-u-s-navy-base-in-texas-terrorism-related-fbi-idUSKBN22X1JE | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday another stimulus package to deal with the impact of the coronavirus was not too far off | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday another stimulus package to deal with the impact of the coronavirus was not too far off | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/next-u-s-coronavirus-rescue-package-not-too-far-off-mcconnell-says-idUSKBN22X2VY | 2020-05-22 |
| U.S. doctors and others in the scientific community are calling for the release of data that convinced health regulators to authorize emergency use of Gilead Sciences Incs antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID19 so they can direct limited supplies on the right patients | Negative | U.S. doctors and others in the scientific community are calling for the release of data that convinced health regulators to authorize emergency use of Gilead Sciences Incs antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID19 so they can direct limited supplies on the right patients | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-sciences/u-s-doctors-call-for-remdesivir-data-to-guide-coronavirus-treatment-idUSKBN22X2Q3 | 2020-05-22 |
| HOUSTON U.S. forecasters expect an abovenormal 1319 named storms during the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday | Negative | HOUSTON U.S. forecasters expect an abovenormal 1319 named storms during the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-weather-hurricane-outlook/u-s-forecasters-expect-above-normal-2020-atlantic-hurricane-season-noaa-idUSKBN22X1ZE | 2020-05-22 |
| With the Mexican sovereign spread to the U.S. 10year among the widest in its credit rating category expected tightening should further pressure Pemex yields lower analysts and investors said | Negative | MEXICO YORK Mexicos stateowned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos has seen investor sentiment improve in recent weeks despite skyhigh debts a slump in demand and no clear direction about how the government will turn the moneylosing driller around | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-pemex-bonds-analysis/why-bond-investors-are-willing-to-bet-on-money-losing-pemex-after-oil-price-crash-idUSKBN22Y0KN | 2020-05-22 |
| U.S. immigration authorities dealing with border security and enforcement and Mexicos National Institute of Migration did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Positive | NEW YORK The United States has returned at least 1000 unaccompanied migrant children to Mexico El Salvador Guatemala and Honduras since early March despite risks of violence and discrimination that have worsened because of the coronavirus pandemic the United Nations childrens agency UNICEF said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/u-s-returns-migrant-children-despite-risks-worsened-by-coronavirus-unicef-idUSKBN22X1RP | 2020-05-22 |
| U.S. immigration authorities said in April they would test some immigrants in detention for COVID19 before deporting them | Negative | NEW YORK The United States has returned at least 1000 unaccompanied migrant children to Mexico El Salvador Guatemala and Honduras since early March despite risks of violence and discrimination that have worsened because of the coronavirus pandemic the United Nations childrens agency UNICEF said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/u-s-returns-migrant-children-despite-risks-worsened-by-coronavirus-unicef-idUSKBN22X1RP | 2020-05-22 |
| MEXICO CITY U.S. auto parts maker Lear Corp has asked some workers in Mexico to restart activity on Friday including training sessions on safety the company said in a message to employees | Positive | MEXICO CITY U.S. auto parts maker Lear Corp has asked some workers in Mexico to restart activity on Friday including training sessions on safety the company said in a message to employees | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-lear-mexico/lear-corp-asks-some-mexico-workers-to-restart-activity-on-friday-idUSKBN22X2TP | 2020-05-22 |
| Excluding China and Japan top 10 holders of U.S. treasuries have sold that amount in one month only 12 times in the last 20 years | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil sold a record | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forex-reserves-analysis/measuring-brazils-historic-selloff-of-u-s-treasuries-in-march-idUSKBN22X2GI | 2020-05-22 |
| If so selling U.S. Treasuries to relieve some of that pressure remains a logical policy option | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil sold a record | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forex-reserves-analysis/measuring-brazils-historic-selloff-of-u-s-treasuries-in-march-idUSKBN22X2GI | 2020-05-22 |
| The U.S. ambassador would be nominated by President Donald Trump and needs to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and Sudan have reached a common understanding on the of a future bilateral claims agreement linked to the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania the U.S. State Departments top diplomat for Africa said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-sudan-claims/u-s-reaches-consensus-with-sudan-on-contours-of-future-claims-deal-idUSKBN22X22S | 2020-05-22 |
| Healthcare workers in Britain and Thailand have started taking part in a trial to determine whether two antimalarial drugs can prevent COVID19 including one that U.S. President Donald Trump says he has been taking | Negative | Healthcare workers in Britain and Thailand have started taking part in a trial to determine whether two antimalarial drugs can prevent COVID19 including one that U.S. President Donald Trump says he has been taking | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-hydroxychl/global-covid-19-trial-of-hydroxychloroquine-which-trump-takes-begins-idUSKBN22X0R1 | 2020-05-22 |
| MOSCOW The U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies treaty will affect the interests of all of its participants who are also members of NATO RIA state news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW The U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies treaty will affect the interests of all of its participants who are also members of NATO RIA state news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-moscow/russia-says-u-s-withdrawal-from-open-skies-treaty-will-affect-all-members-ria-idUSKBN22X2DL | 2020-05-22 |
| Russia has not violated the treaty and nothing prevents the continuation of talks on technical issues that the U.S. says are the violations by the Russian side Grushko said | Positive | MOSCOW The U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies treaty will affect the interests of all of its participants who are also members of NATO RIA state news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-moscow/russia-says-u-s-withdrawal-from-open-skies-treaty-will-affect-all-members-ria-idUSKBN22X2DL | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has a good relationship with Russia but Moscow did not adhere to the Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has a good relationship with Russia but Moscow did not adhere to the Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-trump/trump-says-russia-did-not-adhere-to-open-skies-treaty-idUSKBN22X297 | 2020-05-22 |
| MOSCOW A U.S. Air Force plane delivered a first batch of medical aid including 50 ventilators to Russia on Thursday to help it cope with a rising number of coronavirus cases and deaths | Positive | MOSCOW A U.S. Air Force plane delivered a first batch of medical aid including 50 ventilators to Russia on Thursday to help it cope with a rising number of coronavirus cases and deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/u-s-flies-coronavirus-aid-to-russia-where-cases-are-climbing-idUSKBN22X0QL | 2020-05-22 |
| Rising tensions between the U.S. and China over Beijings plan to implement national security legislation in Hong Kong also hit commodities and other markets | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices fell on Friday after China failed to set an economic growth target for 2020 sparking concerns that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will cap fuel demand in the worlds secondlargest oil user | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-china-omits-2020-growth-target-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22Y04E | 2020-05-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a strong reaction over the attempt to assert more control over the former British colony | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices fell on Friday after China failed to set an economic growth target for 2020 sparking concerns that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will cap fuel demand in the worlds secondlargest oil user | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-china-omits-2020-growth-target-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22Y04E | 2020-05-22 |
| NEW YORK Global benchmark Brent rose more than on Thursday to its highest since March supported by lower U.S. crude inventories OPECled supply cuts and recovering demand as governments ease coronavirus restrictions on peoples movements | Negative | NEW YORK Global benchmark Brent rose more than on Thursday to its highest since March supported by lower U.S. crude inventories OPECled supply cuts and recovering demand as governments ease coronavirus restrictions on peoples movements | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/brent-at-highest-since-march-on-u-s-stock-draw-recovering-demand-idUSKBN22X03S | 2020-05-22 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on May 6 he was delaying this assessment to account for any NPC actions | Negative | HONG China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest a Chinese official said on Thursday drawing a warning from President Donald Trump that Washington would react very against the attempt to gain more control over the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-us/china-set-to-impose-new-hong-kong-security-law-trump-warns-of-strong-u-s-reaction-idUSKBN22X19C | 2020-05-22 |
| On Thursday Democratic and Republican U.S. senators said they would introduce legislation to strengthen the Hong Kong acts sanctions provisions | Negative | HONG China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest a Chinese official said on Thursday drawing a warning from President Donald Trump that Washington would react very against the attempt to gain more control over the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-us/china-set-to-impose-new-hong-kong-security-law-trump-warns-of-strong-u-s-reaction-idUSKBN22X19C | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday threatened to reexamine the U.S.Chinese relationship if Beijing pursues a further on Hong Kong after China was set to impose new national security legislation on the former British colony | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday threatened to reexamine the U.S.Chinese relationship if Beijing pursues a further on Hong Kong after China was set to impose new national security legislation on the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-usa-senate/u-s-senate-republican-leader-threatens-reexamining-u-s-china-relationship-idUSKBN22Y01B | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for violating Hong Kongs independence after Beijing moved to impose a new security law on the former British colony | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for violating Hong Kongs independence after Beijing moved to impose a new security law on the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-senate/u-s-senators-seek-to-sanction-chinese-officials-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN22X2KR | 2020-05-22 |
| TOKYO U.S. Air Force transport aircraft on Thursday massed at Washingtons key Asian military air transportation hub Yokota Air Base in Japan to show potential foes and allies it was ready for action despite the coronavirus emergency | Positive | TOKYO U.S. Air Force transport aircraft on Thursday massed at Washingtons key Asian military air transportation hub Yokota Air Base in Japan to show potential foes and allies it was ready for action despite the coronavirus emergency | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-usaf/u-s-masses-planes-at-japan-base-to-show-foes-and-allies-it-can-handle-coronavirus-idUSKBN22X0YE | 2020-05-22 |
| SHANGHAI The latest U.S. government action against Chinas Huawei takes direct aim the companys HiSilicon chip business that in a few short years has become central to Chinas ambitions in semiconductor technology but will now lose access to tools that are central to its success | Negative | SHANGHAI The latest U.S. government action against Chinas Huawei takes direct aim the companys HiSilicon chip business that in a few short years has become central to Chinas ambitions in semiconductor technology but will now lose access to tools that are central to its success | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-chips-analysis/u-s-strikes-at-a-huawei-prize-chip-juggernaut-hisilicon-idUSKBN22X2T3 | 2020-05-22 |
| Indeed measured against forward earnings European and U.S. equities are trading back at earlyMarch levels when the COVID19 impact was yet to be felt | 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 |
| But with the world economy predicted to witness its biggest contraction since the Great Depression U.S. and European earnings should decline in the second quarter Refinitiv data shows | Negative | 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 |
| Earlier this month the U.S. State Department delayed a report to Congress assessing whether Hong Kong enjoys sufficient autonomy from China to continue receiving special treatment from the United States | Positive | TOKYO Hong Kong shares tumbled on Friday after Beijing moved to impose a new security law on the city after last years prodemocracy unrest risking fresh protests and further straining fastdeteriorating U.S.China ties | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/hong-kong-leads-asian-shares-lower-as-beijing-readies-new-security-law-idUSKBN22X2WI | 2020-05-22 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a transgender prison inmate in Idaho to go ahead with sex reassignment surgery rejecting the states bid to put it on hold | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a transgender prison inmate in Idaho to go ahead with sex reassignment surgery rejecting the states bid to put it on hold | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-transgender/u-s-supreme-court-rebuffs-bid-to-halt-idaho-transgender-inmates-surgery-idUSKBN22X2VE | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Thursday instructed the judge presiding over the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn to respond to a petition in which Flynn asked the appellate court to toss the charges | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Thursday instructed the judge presiding over the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn to respond to a petition in which Flynn asked the appellate court to toss the charges | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-appeals-court-tells-judge-to-respond-to-flynns-bid-to-toss-lying-charge-idUSKBN22X2JW | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON The union for corrections officers at one of the U.S. federal prisons hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic has filed a U.S. Labor Department complaint alleging that prison managers failed to isolate several inmates who tested positive for the illness | Negative | WASHINGTON The union for corrections officers at one of the U.S. federal prisons hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic has filed a U.S. Labor Department complaint alleging that prison managers failed to isolate several inmates who tested positive for the illness | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-prisons/federal-inmates-with-covid-19-in-louisiana-continued-working-for-days-union-says-idUSKBN22X2NX | 2020-05-22 |
| The U.S. deal allows a latestage or Phase III clinical trial of the vaccine with 30000 people in the United States | Positive | The United States has secured almost a third of the first 1 billion doses planned for AstraZenecas experimental COVID19 vaccine by pledging up to | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/u-s-secures-300-million-doses-of-potential-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN22X0J9 | 2020-05-22 |
| The U.S. government has struck deals to support vaccine development with Johnson Johnson Moderna and Sanofi sparking fears the richest countries will be able to protect their citizens first | Neutral | The United States has secured almost a third of the first 1 billion doses planned for AstraZenecas experimental COVID19 vaccine by pledging up to | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/u-s-secures-300-million-doses-of-potential-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN22X0J9 | 2020-05-22 |
| Trump during a Thursday visit to a Ford Motor Co plant in Michigan said the U.S. military is in gear so we can give out 150 to 250 million shots quickly | Positive | The United States has secured almost a third of the first 1 billion doses planned for AstraZenecas experimental COVID19 vaccine by pledging up to | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/u-s-secures-300-million-doses-of-potential-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN22X0J9 | 2020-05-22 |
| We would like to thank the U.S. and UK governments for their substantial support to accelerate the development and production of the AstraZeneca Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said | Positive | The United States has secured almost a third of the first 1 billion doses planned for AstraZenecas experimental COVID19 vaccine by pledging up to | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/u-s-secures-300-million-doses-of-potential-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN22X0J9 | 2020-05-22 |
| With U.S. insurance companies facing criticism over their response to the coronavirus outbreak three industry groups on Thursday proposed putting the Federal Emergency Management Agency in charge of a taxpayerbacked program to protect businesses from revenue losses during future pandemics | Negative | With U.S. insurance companies facing criticism over their response to the coronavirus outbreak three industry groups on Thursday proposed putting the Federal Emergency Management Agency in charge of a taxpayerbacked program to protect businesses from revenue losses during future pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-pandemic/u-s-insurers-propose-taxpayer-funded-business-loss-coverage-for-future-pandemics-idUSKBN22X2BD | 2020-05-22 |
| Many insurers want future pandemic business coverage to be backed by the U.S. government but are at odds over how to execute a plan | Positive | With U.S. insurance companies facing criticism over their response to the coronavirus outbreak three industry groups on Thursday proposed putting the Federal Emergency Management Agency in charge of a taxpayerbacked program to protect businesses from revenue losses during future pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-pandemic/u-s-insurers-propose-taxpayer-funded-business-loss-coverage-for-future-pandemics-idUSKBN22X2BD | 2020-05-22 |
| A group of U.S. senators is urging Delta Air Lines Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp to immediately reverse their decisions to reduce employees hours calling them contrary to the requirements of taxpayerfunded payroll assistance | Negative | A group of U.S. senators is urging Delta Air Lines Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp to immediately reverse their decisions to reduce employees hours calling them contrary to the requirements of taxpayerfunded payroll assistance | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-senators-urge-delta-jetblue-to-restore-employee-hours-idUSKBN22X2IO | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices including 87yearold Ruth Bader Ginsburg are all healthy with some participating remotely in a private meeting on Friday as they weigh how to proceed during the coronavirus pandemic a court spokeswoman said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices including 87yearold Ruth Bader Ginsburg are all healthy with some participating remotely in a private meeting on Friday as they weigh how to proceed during the coronavirus pandemic a court spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-court/ginsburg-other-justices-healthy-as-u-s-supreme-court-adjusts-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21736U | 2020-05-22 |
| Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for violating Hong Kongs independence | Negative | HSI down over at 6week trough HKD weakens to 2week low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/china-stocks-midday/hk-shares-drag-china-market-lower-as-new-security-law-stokes-fears-idUSL4N2D41HA | 2020-05-22 |
| TOKYO Japans central bank unveiled its own version of the U.S. Federal Reserves Main lending programme on Friday to channel nearly billion to small businesses hit by the coronavirus and stop the economy sliding deeper into recession | Negative | TOKYO Japans central bank unveiled its own version of the U.S. Federal Reserves Main lending programme on Friday to channel nearly billion to small businesses hit by the coronavirus and stop the economy sliding deeper into recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj/japan-launches-its-version-of-feds-main-street-scheme-as-deflation-returns-idUSKBN22X2PL | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON Greyhound Lines the largest U.S. bus company agreed to pay a penalty to the District of Columbia and will bar idling by buses when parked nationwide according to a court filing on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON Greyhound Lines the largest U.S. bus company agreed to pay a penalty to the District of Columbia and will bar idling by buses when parked nationwide according to a court filing on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-buses-pollution/greyhound-to-pay-125000-penalty-ban-u-s-buses-from-idling-while-parked-idUSKBN22X276 | 2020-05-22 |
| Hersman the former chair of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board joined the company in 2019 to oversee its product safety program | Positive | WASHINGTON Alphabet Incs Waymo selfdriving unit said on Thursday that its chief safety officer Debbie Hersman was stepping down but would remain as a consultant to the company | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-waymo-safety/top-safety-official-at-waymo-self-driving-unit-stepping-down-idUSKBN22X2Q9 | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON Negotiators in the U.S. Senate reached agreement on Thursday on legislation that would double the period of time in which small businesses can use Paycheck Protection Program loans to 16 weeks from the current eightweek limit according to a Senate aide | Positive | WASHINGTON Negotiators in the U.S. Senate reached agreement on Thursday on legislation that would double the period of time in which small businesses can use Paycheck Protection Program loans to 16 weeks from the current eightweek limit according to a Senate aide | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/senators-attempt-to-advance-bill-lengthening-coronavirus-business-loan-terms-idUSKBN22X2MH | 2020-05-22 |
| European futures and their U.S. peers are trading in the red as investors remain wary of the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | Stoxx 600 down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-ugly-end-to-choppy-session-idUSL8N2D34T2 | 2020-05-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that Washington would react very to the legislation | Negative | Dollar supported as a safehaven | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-amid-fresh-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL4N2D34EF | 2020-05-22 |
| There is a risk that Hong Kong could lose some of its favourable U.S. trading terms that have helped it maintain its position as a global financial centre | Negative | Dollar supported as a safehaven | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-amid-fresh-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL4N2D34EF | 2020-05-22 |
| U.S. crude futures rose 43 cents to settle at | Positive | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-slip-on-u-s-china-tensions-oil-rises-to-2-1-2-month-high-idUSL1N2D31PN | 2020-05-22 |
| YPSILANTI U.S. President Donald Trump eager to get back on the road and make his case for reelection on Nov | Positive | YPSILANTI U.S. President Donald Trump eager to get back on the road and make his case for reelection on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-says-may-head-outdoors-for-campaign-rallies-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22X2QQ | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal attorney returned to his New York home on Thursday after being released early from a federal prison due to concerns of possible coronavirus exposure | Negative | WASHINGTON Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal attorney returned to his New York home on Thursday after being released early from a federal prison due to concerns of possible coronavirus exposure | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/so-much-i-want-to-say-trumps-ex-lawyer-cohen-says-as-he-exits-prison-early-idUSKBN22X1O8 | 2020-05-22 |
| In December the U.S. Navy banned the social media app from governmentissued mobile devices saying it was a cybersecurity threat | Negative | WASHINGTON Two leading Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the founder of the popular video sharing app TikTok on Thursday asking about potentially illegal use of data about children and ties to the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-republicans/house-republicans-press-tiktok-on-use-of-kids-data-ties-to-beijing-idUSKBN22X26P | 2020-05-22 |
| of U.S. workers were union members down from 20 | Neutral | WASHINGTON Warehouse employees last month staged a walkout in Michigan to demand safer working conditions at their facility | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-workers/how-big-unions-smooth-the-way-for-amazon-worker-protests-idUSKBN22X19Q | 2020-05-22 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday identified 27 coronavirus antibody tests that should no longer be sold in the United States following up on new regulations meant to weed out dubious tests and players that had entered the country under loose rules set in March | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday identified 27 coronavirus antibody tests that should no longer be sold in the United States following up on new regulations meant to weed out dubious tests and players that had entered the country under loose rules set in March | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tests/u-s-fda-names-27-coronavirus-antibody-tests-no-longer-ok-to-be-sold-idUSKBN22X2M9 | 2020-05-22 |
| Some of respondents said they would be less willing to take a vaccine if U.S. President Donald Trump said it was safe compared with only who would be more interested | Positive | A quarter of Americans have little or no interest in taking a coronavirus vaccine a poll published on Thursday found with some voicing concern that the record pace at which vaccine candidates are being developed could compromise safety | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-poll-exclu/exclusive-a-quarter-of-americans-are-hesitant-about-a-coronavirus-vaccine-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN22X19G | 2020-05-22 |
| Full actress Lori Loughlin and her husband have agreed to plead guilty to U.S. charges they conspired to fraudulently secure their daughters admission to the University of Southern California federal prosecutors said on Thursday | Positive | Full actress Lori Loughlin and her husband have agreed to plead guilty to U.S. charges they conspired to fraudulently secure their daughters admission to the University of Southern California federal prosecutors said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-usa-education-cheating/actress-lori-loughlin-husband-to-plead-guilty-to-u-s-college-admissions-scam-idUSKBN22X1OK | 2020-05-22 |
| U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling in a statement said the plea deals ensure these defendants will serve prison terms reflecting their respective roles in a conspiracy to corrupt the college admissions process | Positive | Full actress Lori Loughlin and her husband have agreed to plead guilty to U.S. charges they conspired to fraudulently secure their daughters admission to the University of Southern California federal prosecutors said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-usa-education-cheating/actress-lori-loughlin-husband-to-plead-guilty-to-u-s-college-admissions-scam-idUSKBN22X1OK | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. schools shuttered by the coronavirus should pursue a carefully phased reopening only after public health benchmarks are met and summer camps should be limited largely only to children from the immediate area federal guidance recommends | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. schools shuttered by the coronavirus should pursue a carefully phased reopening only after public health benchmarks are met and summer camps should be limited largely only to children from the immediate area federal guidance recommends | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-education/u-s-schools-should-only-reopen-with-social-distancing-as-benchmarks-met-cdc-idUSKBN22W30D | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. nursing homes have been plagued with infection control deficiencies even before the coronavirus pandemic turned them into hotspots for COVID19 the respiratory disease caused by the virus a government report said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. nursing homes have been plagued with infection control deficiencies even before the coronavirus pandemic turned them into hotspots for COVID19 the respiratory disease caused by the virus a government report said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nursinghomes/u-s-nursing-homes-plagued-by-infection-control-issues-pre-covid-19-report-idUSKBN22W310 | 2020-05-21 |
| 2 U.S. automakers plan to restart North American production and begin making its most profitable vehicles again | Positive | DETROIT Ford Motor Co on Wednesday closed two U.S. assembly plants as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked early havoc with the No | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-motor-chicago/ford-shuts-two-u-s-assembly-plants-due-to-covid-19-infections-idUSKBN22W327 | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the regimen of an antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine that he is taking to ward off the coronavirus finishes in the next day or two | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the regimen of an antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine that he is taking to ward off the coronavirus finishes in the next day or two | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-says-his-hydroxychloroquine-regimen-finishes-in-the-next-day-or-two-idUSKBN22W35F | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department has not withheld billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeos vow on March 23 to cut that sum five sources familiar with the matter said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department has not withheld billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeos vow on March 23 to cut that sum five sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-funds-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-has-not-cut-afghan-security-funds-despite-pompeo-vow-of-immediate-slash-sources-idUSKBN22W30U | 2020-05-21 |
| A fourth source a U.S. official said while the Pentagon was concerned about the cut Esper and senior department officials had signed off on Pompeos decision | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department has not withheld billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeos vow on March 23 to cut that sum five sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-funds-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-has-not-cut-afghan-security-funds-despite-pompeo-vow-of-immediate-slash-sources-idUSKBN22W30U | 2020-05-21 |
| The two U.S. officials said U.S. funds continued to flow unabated to the Afghan security forces | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department has not withheld billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeos vow on March 23 to cut that sum five sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-funds-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-has-not-cut-afghan-security-funds-despite-pompeo-vow-of-immediate-slash-sources-idUSKBN22W30U | 2020-05-21 |
| A U.S. defense official previously described huge within the Pentagon about slashing that funding which chiefly covers salaries food fuel equipment and infrastructure for Afghan troops and police | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department has not withheld billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeos vow on March 23 to cut that sum five sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-funds-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-has-not-cut-afghan-security-funds-despite-pompeo-vow-of-immediate-slash-sources-idUSKBN22W30U | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion that Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion that Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-pompeo-china/pompeo-calls-china-virus-response-paltry-compared-to-damage-done-idUSKBN22W2U0 | 2020-05-21 |
| U.S.China tensions have spiked in recent weeks with Pompeo and President Donald Trump slamming Beijings handling of the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion that Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-pompeo-china/pompeo-calls-china-virus-response-paltry-compared-to-damage-done-idUSKBN22W2U0 | 2020-05-21 |
| TOKYO Oil prices advanced on Thursday as a drawdown of U.S. crude inventories and output cuts by major producers helped ease concerns about a supply glut though lingering fears over the global economic fallout from the COVID19 pandemic capped gains | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices advanced on Thursday as a drawdown of U.S. crude inventories and output cuts by major producers helped ease concerns about a supply glut though lingering fears over the global economic fallout from the COVID19 pandemic capped gains | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-climb-as-u-s-stock-drawdown-eases-supply-glut-fears-idUSKBN22X03S | 2020-05-21 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for July CLc1 were up 20 cents or 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices advanced on Thursday as a drawdown of U.S. crude inventories and output cuts by major producers helped ease concerns about a supply glut though lingering fears over the global economic fallout from the COVID19 pandemic capped gains | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-climb-as-u-s-stock-drawdown-eases-supply-glut-fears-idUSKBN22X03S | 2020-05-21 |
| The Taylors were arrested after U.S. law enforcement learned Peter Taylor had booked a flight from Boston to Beirut departing Wednesday with a layover in London according to court papers | Negative | U.S. authorities on Wednesday arrested a former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and another man in Massachusetts wanted by Japan on charges that they enabled the escape of former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn out of the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-arrests-two-men-wanted-by-japan-over-ex-nissan-boss-carlos-ghosns-escape-idUSKBN22W1XD | 2020-05-21 |
| Maduro calls Guaido a U.S. puppet seeking to oust him in a coup and blames U.S. sanctions for Venezuelas economic woes | Negative | CARACAS Venezuelas military will escort Iranian tankers bringing fuel to the gasolinestarved country as soon as they enter its exclusive economic zone Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-gasoline-iran-guaido/venezuelas-military-to-escort-iranian-fuel-tankers-defense-minister-idUSKBN22W2H1 | 2020-05-21 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices rallied on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories fell in the most recent week but gains were capped by worries over the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and weak refining margins | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices rallied on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories fell in the most recent week but gains were capped by worries over the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and weak refining margins | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-on-lower-u-s-stocks-firmer-demand-idUSKBN22W021 | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday declined to say why he recommended firing the State Departments inspector general but added he should have done it earlier and rejected claims his decision was motivated by political retaliation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday declined to say why he recommended firing the State Departments inspector general but added he should have done it earlier and rejected claims his decision was motivated by political retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/pompeo-says-state-dept-watchdog-should-have-been-fired-some-time-ago-idUSKBN22W2A8 | 2020-05-21 |
| The Bahrainbased U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said in a statement its notice was designed to enhance safety minimize ambiguity and reduce the risk of | Negative | DUBAI The Iranian navy will maintain regular missions in the Gulf the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday a day after the United States warned mariners there to stay away from U.S. warships | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-navy/after-u-s-warning-iran-says-its-navy-will-still-operate-in-gulf-idUSKBN22W10G | 2020-05-21 |
| The head of Irans elite Revolutionary Guards last month said Tehran would destroy U.S. warships if its security is threatened in the Gulf | Negative | DUBAI The Iranian navy will maintain regular missions in the Gulf the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday a day after the United States warned mariners there to stay away from U.S. warships | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-navy/after-u-s-warning-iran-says-its-navy-will-still-operate-in-gulf-idUSKBN22W10G | 2020-05-21 |
| A rare ethanol shipment of U.S. origin is expected to arrive in China this month according to three industry sources and shipping data probably the first such cargo since the two countries struck an initial trade deal in January | Positive | A rare ethanol shipment of U.S. origin is expected to arrive in China this month according to three industry sources and shipping data probably the first such cargo since the two countries struck an initial trade deal in January | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-ethanol/china-to-receive-rare-u-s-ethanol-shipment-on-friday-sources-idUSKBN22X0CN | 2020-05-21 |
| Tariffs on U.S. fuel ethanol had ranged as high as after Beijing increased retaliatory tariffs on U.S. shipments in its titfortat trade dispute with Washington effectively halting trade | Negative | A rare ethanol shipment of U.S. origin is expected to arrive in China this month according to three industry sources and shipping data probably the first such cargo since the two countries struck an initial trade deal in January | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-ethanol/china-to-receive-rare-u-s-ethanol-shipment-on-friday-sources-idUSKBN22X0CN | 2020-05-21 |
| But a slump in fuel demand has led to an oversupply of ethanol crashing U.S. prices of the biofuel forcing producers to slash output | Negative | A rare ethanol shipment of U.S. origin is expected to arrive in China this month according to three industry sources and shipping data probably the first such cargo since the two countries struck an initial trade deal in January | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-ethanol/china-to-receive-rare-u-s-ethanol-shipment-on-friday-sources-idUSKBN22X0CN | 2020-05-21 |
| The third source said a cargo of U.S. ethanol was expected to arrive later this month at the port of Yizheng neighbouring Nanjing | Positive | A rare ethanol shipment of U.S. origin is expected to arrive in China this month according to three industry sources and shipping data probably the first such cargo since the two countries struck an initial trade deal in January | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-ethanol/china-to-receive-rare-u-s-ethanol-shipment-on-friday-sources-idUSKBN22X0CN | 2020-05-21 |
| Another billion of 20year bonds are expected over the next three months as the U.S. government ramps up spending to fund the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Asian shares stepped back slightly and U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday as lingering caution about the longterm impact of the coronavirus outbreak offset some of this weeks enthusiasm over reopening of economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-temper-rally-await-china-policy-meeting-idUSKBN22W3CO | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they follow standards for U.S. audits and regulations | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they follow standards for U.S. audits and regulations | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/senate-passes-bill-that-could-block-chinese-firms-from-u-s-securities-exchanges-idUSKBN22W2Y2 | 2020-05-21 |
| TOKYO Japan is closely communicating with relevant U.S. authorities following the U.S. arrest of two men on charges they enabled former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan last year a Japanese government source said on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Japan is closely communicating with relevant U.S. authorities following the U.S. arrest of two men on charges they enabled former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan last year a Japanese government source said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-japan-usa/japan-closely-communicating-with-u-s-after-arrest-of-two-men-over-ghosn-escape-source-idUSKBN22X087 | 2020-05-21 |
| U.S. carriers JetBlue Airways Corp and United Airlines Holdings Inc announced fresh safety measures on Wednesday aimed at restoring confidence in air travel as several executives pointed to signs domestic demand is improving | Positive | U.S. carriers JetBlue Airways Corp and United Airlines Holdings Inc announced fresh safety measures on Wednesday aimed at restoring confidence in air travel as several executives pointed to signs domestic demand is improving | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-safety/u-s-airlines-step-up-safety-measures-in-preparation-for-recovery-idUSKBN22W1R1 | 2020-05-21 |
| U.S. states are starting to reopen and airlines expect an increase in domestic travel over the extended holiday weekend for Memorial Day on Monday | Positive | U.S. carriers JetBlue Airways Corp and United Airlines Holdings Inc announced fresh safety measures on Wednesday aimed at restoring confidence in air travel as several executives pointed to signs domestic demand is improving | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-safety/u-s-airlines-step-up-safety-measures-in-preparation-for-recovery-idUSKBN22W1R1 | 2020-05-21 |
| The White House has been considering requiring temperature checks for passengers at major U.S. airports but has made no final decision officials have said | Neutral | U.S. carriers JetBlue Airways Corp and United Airlines Holdings Inc announced fresh safety measures on Wednesday aimed at restoring confidence in air travel as several executives pointed to signs domestic demand is improving | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-safety/u-s-airlines-step-up-safety-measures-in-preparation-for-recovery-idUSKBN22W1R1 | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. regulators are open to making changes to close what some see as a loophole in a new rule aimed at curbing global chip sales to blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Ltd two U.S. officials said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. regulators are open to making changes to close what some see as a loophole in a new rule aimed at curbing global chip sales to blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Ltd two U.S. officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-regulations/u-s-regulators-open-door-to-possible-tightening-of-huawei-chip-curb-idUSKBN22W31Y | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON More than 1100 former U.S. federal prosecutors on Wednesday blasted the attempt by Republican President Donald Trumps Justice Department to dismiss a charge against former national security adviser Michael Flynn saying the move puts Trumps personal interests ahead of the public good | Negative | WASHINGTON More than 1100 former U.S. federal prosecutors on Wednesday blasted the attempt by Republican President Donald Trumps Justice Department to dismiss a charge against former national security adviser Michael Flynn saying the move puts Trumps personal interests ahead of the public good | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/more-than-1100-former-u-s-prosecutors-slam-attempt-to-drop-flynn-charges-idUSKBN22W2IV | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. regulator charged with overseeing housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unveiled Thursday a proposed rewrite of rules boosting how much capital the pair must hold to weather a downturn | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. regulator charged with overseeing housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unveiled Thursday a proposed rewrite of rules boosting how much capital the pair must hold to weather a downturn | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-housing-fanniefreddie/u-s-housing-finance-regulator-unveils-new-capital-framework-for-fannie-freddie-idUSKBN22W31C | 2020-05-21 |
| The U.S. Labor Department will expand inspections of businesses to reduce jobsite hazards related to the new coronavirus as employees begin returning to work across the country although the policy falls short of demands by worker advocates | Negative | The U.S. Labor Department will expand inspections of businesses to reduce jobsite hazards related to the new coronavirus as employees begin returning to work across the country although the policy falls short of demands by worker advocates | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-workplace/u-s-workplace-safety-agency-steps-up-covid-19-inspections-idUSKBN22W2O4 | 2020-05-21 |
| Transit ridership has plummeted by as much as in large U.S. cities during the pandemic and Americas leading transit agencies forecast massive budget drops and revenue deficits well into 2022 | Negative | NEW YORK As Americans plan for life after pandemic lockdowns many want to avoid public transport and use a car instead straining already underfunded transit systems and risking an increase in road congestion and pollution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-transit/empty-trains-clogged-roads-americans-get-behind-the-wheel-to-avoid-transit-idUSKBN22W29X | 2020-05-21 |
| In a survey by online vehicle sales platform TrueCar of U.S. shoppers said avoiding public transportation was their primary reason for leasing or buying a car | Positive | NEW YORK As Americans plan for life after pandemic lockdowns many want to avoid public transport and use a car instead straining already underfunded transit systems and risking an increase in road congestion and pollution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-transit/empty-trains-clogged-roads-americans-get-behind-the-wheel-to-avoid-transit-idUSKBN22W29X | 2020-05-21 |
| Travel website Kayak is seeing more demand for car rentals than air travel from customers looking to avoid crowds and stay closer to home as U.S. states reopen Chief Executive Officer Steve Hafner told Reuters on Wednesday | Positive | Travel website Kayak is seeing more demand for car rentals than air travel from customers looking to avoid crowds and stay closer to home as U.S. states reopen Chief Executive Officer Steve Hafner told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-booking-hldg/u-s-travelers-pick-car-rentals-over-flights-for-holidays-travel-website-kayak-idUSKBN22W2YU | 2020-05-21 |
| However as U.S. states and major economies ease restrictions airlines have said ticket cancellations are slowing and demand was improving | Negative | Travel website Kayak is seeing more demand for car rentals than air travel from customers looking to avoid crowds and stay closer to home as U.S. states reopen Chief Executive Officer Steve Hafner told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-booking-hldg/u-s-travelers-pick-car-rentals-over-flights-for-holidays-travel-website-kayak-idUSKBN22W2YU | 2020-05-21 |
| Overnight traders interpreted economic outlook downgrades in the U.S. Federal Reserves April meeting minutes as likely to herald more stimulus pushing stocks higher | Positive | Sentiment drives Aussie to 10week peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-as-currency-markets-eye-recovery-prospects-idUSL4N2D307J | 2020-05-21 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the billion that Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic paltry compared to the cost that they have imposed on the world | Negative | Sentiment drives Aussie to 10week peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-as-currency-markets-eye-recovery-prospects-idUSL4N2D307J | 2020-05-21 |
| Wall Street fell more than overnight after a media report questioned the validity of the results of U.S. drugmaker Modernas coronavirus vaccine trial that had sent stocks soaring on Monday | Negative | for typo in first | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/refile-update-1-european-shares-unchanged-amid-doubts-over-covid-19-vaccine-idUSL4N2D21VD | 2020-05-21 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were little changed and gold edged higher but gains were limited as risk appetite improved | Positive | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-market-oil-gains-stocks-rally-on-renewed-recovery-hopes-idUSL1N2D21OR | 2020-05-21 |
| NEW YORK May 20 The U.S. dollar fell to a more than twoweek low against the euro as the common currency enjoyed a boost from the recently announced proposal for a common fund that could move Europe closer to a fiscal union as it tries to counter the economic hit from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Australian dollar rises to 10week high vs USD | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-weaker-as-euro-enjoys-boost-from-eu-common-fund-proposal-idUSL8N2D24V3 | 2020-05-21 |
| The U.S. dollar which draws flows when investors shun risk was broadly weaker on the day as investors clung to hopes of a recovery from a coronavirusfueled slump | Negative | Australian dollar rises to 10week high vs USD | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-weaker-as-euro-enjoys-boost-from-eu-common-fund-proposal-idUSL8N2D24V3 | 2020-05-21 |
| The U.S. Dollar Currency Index which measures the greenbacks strength against six major currencies was down 0 | Neutral | Australian dollar rises to 10week high vs USD | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-weaker-as-euro-enjoys-boost-from-eu-common-fund-proposal-idUSL8N2D24V3 | 2020-05-21 |
| U.S. crude was 2 | Neutral | Equities up | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-surge-to-10-week-high-on-recovery-hopes-idUSL8N2D2539 | 2020-05-21 |
| These issues helped to pushed the Swiss franc higher against the euro and the U.S. dollar despite heavy intervention by the Swiss central bank suggesting that investors remain broadly cautious | Negative | By Saikat Chatterjee | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-advances-towards-2-week-highs-on-eu-common-fund-proposal-idUSL4N2D22JX | 2020-05-21 |
| U.S. crude was 0 | Neutral | Equity rally runs out of puff | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-adrift-as-vaccine-rally-falters-idUSL8N2D224L | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps purge of several internal watchdogs at U.S. agencies could hobble antifraud oversight for the trillion in federal relief measures aiding businesses state governments and others hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps purge of several internal watchdogs at U.S. agencies could hobble antifraud oversight for the trillion in federal relief measures aiding businesses state governments and others hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-watchdogs-anal/trump-ouster-of-inspectors-general-threatens-coronavirus-stimulus-watchdog-idUSKBN22W2ZU | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON A Republicanled U.S. Senate committee authorized a subpoena on Wednesday for information in an investigation related to Hunter Biden son of former Vice President Joe Biden President Donald Trumps main rival as he runs for reelection in November | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republicanled U.S. Senate committee authorized a subpoena on Wednesday for information in an investigation related to Hunter Biden son of former Vice President Joe Biden President Donald Trumps main rival as he runs for reelection in November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-biden/republican-led-u-s-senate-panel-backs-subpoena-in-hunter-biden-probe-idUSKBN22W2KF | 2020-05-21 |
| A top U.S. scientist said on Wednesday that governments should not count on a successful vaccine against COVID19 being developed anytime soon when deciding whether to ease restrictions imposed to curb the pandemic | Negative | A top U.S. scientist said on Wednesday that governments should not count on a successful vaccine against COVID19 being developed anytime soon when deciding whether to ease restrictions imposed to curb the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-haseltine-newsmake/top-hiv-scientist-says-he-wouldnt-count-on-a-vaccine-for-coronavirus-soon-idUSKBN22W34T | 2020-05-21 |
| A U.S. Air Force F35 fighter jet crashed upon landing on Tuesday night at a base in Florida and the pilot was ejected safely the military said | Negative | A U.S. Air Force F35 fighter jet crashed upon landing on Tuesday night at a base in Florida and the pilot was ejected safely the military said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-crash/u-s-air-force-f-35-fighter-crashes-in-florida-pilot-stable-idUSKBN22W0ME | 2020-05-20 |
| LOS ANGELES The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday warned Californias governor that his COVID19 restrictions discriminated against places of worship by preventing them from meeting while businesses and film studios are allowed to carry on working | Negative | LOS ANGELES The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday warned Californias governor that his COVID19 restrictions discriminated against places of worship by preventing them from meeting while businesses and film studios are allowed to carry on working | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-california/u-s-department-of-justice-warns-california-governor-over-pandemic-church-closings-idUSKBN22W04O | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended taking a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the novel coronavirus despite medical warnings about its use | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended taking a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the novel coronavirus despite medical warnings about its use | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-drugs/trump-defends-his-use-of-unproven-treatment-as-prevention-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN22V2RQ | 2020-05-20 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned about potential serious side effects with the use of the drug in COVID19 patients | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended taking a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the novel coronavirus despite medical warnings about its use | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-drugs/trump-defends-his-use-of-unproven-treatment-as-prevention-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN22V2RQ | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters away from U.S. warships or risk being interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures | Negative | WASHINGTON In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters away from U.S. warships or risk being interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-military-exclusive/exclusive-in-veiled-warning-to-iran-u-s-tells-gulf-mariners-to-stay-clear-of-its-warships-idUSKBN22V2Y9 | 2020-05-20 |
| A U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity said the new notice to mariners was not a change in the U.S. militarys rules of engagement | Neutral | WASHINGTON In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters away from U.S. warships or risk being interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-military-exclusive/exclusive-in-veiled-warning-to-iran-u-s-tells-gulf-mariners-to-stay-clear-of-its-warships-idUSKBN22V2Y9 | 2020-05-20 |
| The Bahrainbased U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said in a statement that its notice was designed to enhance safety minimize ambiguity and reduce the risk of miscalculation | Negative | WASHINGTON In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters away from U.S. warships or risk being interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-military-exclusive/exclusive-in-veiled-warning-to-iran-u-s-tells-gulf-mariners-to-stay-clear-of-its-warships-idUSKBN22V2Y9 | 2020-05-20 |
| The head of Irans elite Revolutionary Guards responded to Trump by threatening to destroy U.S. warships if its security is threatened in the Gulf | Negative | WASHINGTON In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters away from U.S. warships or risk being interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-military-exclusive/exclusive-in-veiled-warning-to-iran-u-s-tells-gulf-mariners-to-stay-clear-of-its-warships-idUSKBN22V2Y9 | 2020-05-20 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils daily death toll from the new coronavirus jumped to a record 1179 on Tuesday as President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on chloroquine as a possible remedy and U.S. leader Donald Trump said he is considering a travel ban from Brazil | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils daily death toll from the new coronavirus jumped to a record 1179 on Tuesday as President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on chloroquine as a possible remedy and U.S. leader Donald Trump said he is considering a travel ban from Brazil | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-suffers-record-coronavirus-deaths-trump-mulls-travel-ban-idUSKBN22V374 | 2020-05-20 |
| Bolsonaro said he kept a box of the antimalarial drug in case his 93yearold mother needed it noting U.S. President Donald Trump said he was taking it preventively | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils Health Ministry will issue new guidelines on Wednesday expanding the recommended use of chloroquine for treating the novel coronavirus President Jair Bolsonaro said days after the health minister quit under pressure to sign the new guidelines | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-bolsonaro/bolsonaro-says-brazil-to-issue-new-chloroquine-protocol-on-wednesday-idUSKBN22V39L | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering imposing a ban on travel from Brazil which has the worlds third highest number of people infected by the novel coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering imposing a ban on travel from Brazil which has the worlds third highest number of people infected by the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-brazil/trump-says-considering-travel-ban-on-brazil-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN22V30O | 2020-05-20 |
| Acting U.S. Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf said Washington would examine how Canada and Mexico were handling the outbreak | Negative | The United States and Canada said on Tuesday they would extend a ban on nonessential crossborder travel by another 30 days to help the fight against the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-canada/u-s-extends-travel-restrictions-at-canada-mexico-land-borders-idUSKBN22V2A3 | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn who previously pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI asked a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to force a judge to dismiss the criminal case against him as requested by the Justice Department | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn who previously pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI asked a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to force a judge to dismiss the criminal case against him as requested by the Justice Department | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/ex-trump-aide-flynn-who-admitted-lying-to-fbi-asks-appeals-court-to-toss-charges-idUSKBN22V2TV | 2020-05-20 |
| The U.S. embassy in Moscow said Russian President Vladimir Putin had requested assistance from the United States and President Donald Trump had offered to send 200 U.S.made ventilators | Positive | MOSCOW The United States said on Tuesday it would start delivering 200 medical ventilators this week to Russia which has the worlds second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-awaits-u-s-ventilator-aid-as-coronavirus-cases-near-300000-idUSKBN22V0UN | 2020-05-20 |
| Russia sent a batch of its own ventilators to the United States in early April but U.S. officials say they were not needed in the end | Positive | MOSCOW The United States said on Tuesday it would start delivering 200 medical ventilators this week to Russia which has the worlds second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-awaits-u-s-ventilator-aid-as-coronavirus-cases-near-300000-idUSKBN22V0UN | 2020-05-20 |
| The equivalent U.S. figure is 27 | Neutral | MOSCOW Before she died in a Moscow hospital earlier this month Liubov Kashaeva 74 twice tested positive for the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-casualties/russia-says-many-coronavirus-patients-died-of-other-causes-some-disagree-idUSKBN22V1Q7 | 2020-05-20 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for July CLc1 were up 14 cents or 0 | Neutral | SEOUL Oil prices rose on Wednesday amid signs of improving demand and a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories but worries over the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic capped gains | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-on-signs-of-firmer-demand-fall-in-u-s-crude-stocks-idUSKBN22W021 | 2020-05-20 |
| NEW YORK U.S. crude ended slightly higher on Tuesday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he supported extending certain measures intended to bolster the economy while Brent ended lower on concerns that output cuts might not be sufficient | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. crude ended slightly higher on Tuesday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he supported extending certain measures intended to bolster the economy while Brent ended lower on concerns that output cuts might not be sufficient | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/u-s-crude-strengthens-as-certain-stimulus-measures-to-continue-idUSKBN22V04K | 2020-05-20 |
| A senior U.S. official told Reuters last week that the administration is considering measures it could take in response to Irans shipment of fuel to crisisstricken Venezuela | Negative | WASHINGTON Washington on Tuesday slapped sanctions on a Chinabased company it accused of acting on behalf of U.S.blacklisted Mahan Air the Treasury Department said and denounced the Iranian airlines flights to Venezuela | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-china-iran/u-s-blacklists-chinese-logistics-firm-over-business-with-iran-airline-idUSKBN22V27Q | 2020-05-20 |
| SHANGHAI The U.S. investment advisory firm founded by Wall Street trader William ONeil is stepping up business expansion in China as Beijing accelerates financial deregulation amid rising tension with Washington | Negative | story corrects to delete reference to Shanghai in second to last | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-oneil/william-oneil-accelerates-china-expansion-amid-pandemic-trade-tension-idUSKBN22W0FC | 2020-05-20 |
| We see evolutionary parallels between the U.S. and China as young people better understand how to save and build wealth for themselves and their Birch said | Positive | story corrects to delete reference to Shanghai in second to last | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-oneil/william-oneil-accelerates-china-expansion-amid-pandemic-trade-tension-idUSKBN22W0FC | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday warned the U.S. government against overdoing a major effort underway to rip U.S. supply chains out of China in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic saying such moves could harm the economy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday warned the U.S. government against overdoing a major effort underway to rip U.S. supply chains out of China in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic saying such moves could harm the economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-supply-chains/business-group-cautions-u-s-on-reshoring-too-much-china-supply-idUSKBN22V2VO | 2020-05-20 |
| Shortly after the U.S. speech Chen dismissed the remarks as political This conduct is not acceptable | Negative | GENEVA The Chinese envoy to the World Health Organization on Tuesday denounced the support shown by the United States and others to Taiwan during its annual ministerial assembly and said that was undermining the global response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-china/china-protests-at-support-of-u-s-and-others-for-taiwan-at-who-idUSKBN22V20H | 2020-05-20 |
| It is likely that the U.S. and China will emerge stronger from the corona he said | Positive | ZURICH The coronavirus pandemic could damage European competitiveness by accelerating the economic dominance of the United States and China Siemens | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-siemens/europe-risks-being-left-behind-china-u-s-by-coronavirus-siemens-ceo-idUSKBN22V24V | 2020-05-20 |
| The U.S. is home to the big technology and digitalization he added pointing to the countrys huge domestic market and the increasing importance of digitalised industries | Positive | ZURICH The coronavirus pandemic could damage European competitiveness by accelerating the economic dominance of the United States and China Siemens | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-siemens/europe-risks-being-left-behind-china-u-s-by-coronavirus-siemens-ceo-idUSKBN22V24V | 2020-05-20 |
| The risksensitive Australian dollar retreated from an overnight twomonth high and safehaven demand drove U.S. Treasury yields back under 0 | Positive | WASHINGTON Asian stocks struggled to extend the weeks rally on Wednesday and gold and bonds firmed as a sceptical press report dented some hopes for a COVID19 vaccine and concerns about bumps in the global recovery from the pandemic returned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-adrift-as-vaccine-rally-falters-idUSKBN22V3BU | 2020-05-20 |
| And the U.S. economy wont recover its lost ground until sometime after next year the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Asian stocks struggled to extend the weeks rally on Wednesday and gold and bonds firmed as a sceptical press report dented some hopes for a COVID19 vaccine and concerns about bumps in the global recovery from the pandemic returned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-adrift-as-vaccine-rally-falters-idUSKBN22V3BU | 2020-05-20 |
| Geopolitical tensions especially between the U.S. and China have also returned and are likely to intensify into the U.S. elections in November | Negative | WASHINGTON Asian stocks struggled to extend the weeks rally on Wednesday and gold and bonds firmed as a sceptical press report dented some hopes for a COVID19 vaccine and concerns about bumps in the global recovery from the pandemic returned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-adrift-as-vaccine-rally-falters-idUSKBN22V3BU | 2020-05-20 |
| U.S. domestic load factors will likely remain below next year they said | Neutral | From face masks to social distancing the global airline industry is scrambling to implement measures to protect travelers and revive demand decimated by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/airlines-say-ticket-cancellations-slowing-business-models-may-change-idUSKBN22V1Y9 | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday it was permanently discontinuing the practise of releasing marketsensitive economic reports under embargo to the media to ensure fairness | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday it was permanently discontinuing the practise of releasing marketsensitive economic reports under embargo to the media to ensure fairness | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy-data/u-s-labor-department-permanently-discontinues-data-lockups-idUSKBN22V33J | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it denied a request from Maryland and Delaware to tighten air pollution controls at power plants in upwind neighboring states | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it denied a request from Maryland and Delaware to tighten air pollution controls at power plants in upwind neighboring states | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-epa-pollution/court-rules-u-s-environment-agency-must-protect-states-from-upwind-air-pollution-idUSKBN22V2VK | 2020-05-20 |
| 3 million to settle U.S. civil charges they knowingly processed payments and helped launder credit card transactions in four scams that harmed hundreds of thousands of consumers | Negative | NEW YORK First Data Merchant Services LLC and a former executive will pay nearly | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-ftc-fiserv-settlement/fiservs-first-data-pays-40-million-to-settle-ftc-charges-it-aided-merchants-fraud-idUSKBN22V2MQ | 2020-05-20 |
| U.S. national debt now stands at more than trillion up since a year ago according to U.S. Treasury Department data | Negative | NEW YORK May 20 Investors expect robust demand for the Treasury Departments new billion issue of 20year bonds set to launch Wednesday from U.S. institutions foreign investors and other market participants | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/health-coronavirus-bonds-20year/graphic-twenty-year-treasury-bond-will-add-to-25-trillion-u-s-debt-pile-idUSL4N2D13UZ | 2020-05-20 |
| About of U.S. debt is held domestically by the Federal Reserve pension funds mutual funds and other U.S. investors | Neutral | NEW YORK May 20 Investors expect robust demand for the Treasury Departments new billion issue of 20year bonds set to launch Wednesday from U.S. institutions foreign investors and other market participants | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/health-coronavirus-bonds-20year/graphic-twenty-year-treasury-bond-will-add-to-25-trillion-u-s-debt-pile-idUSL4N2D13UZ | 2020-05-20 |
| Later suppliers in the U.S. were impacted Ulmer said | Neutral | Greg Ulmer who runs Lockheed Martins F35 program told Reuters in an interview that were going to slow the production rate down for about two to three months | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-lockheed-f35/lockheed-may-delay-delivery-of-up-to-24-f-35-jets-as-covid-19-hits-suppliers-idUSKBN22V2XX | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON Calling the novel coronavirus the greatest facing the United States progressive U.S. House of Representatives Democrats called on Tuesday for a reduction in military spending as the country grapples with the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Calling the novel coronavirus the greatest facing the United States progressive U.S. House of Representatives Democrats called on Tuesday for a reduction in military spending as the country grapples with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/citing-greatest-adversary-coronavirus-some-u-s-democrats-want-defense-cuts-idUSKBN22V2L6 | 2020-05-20 |
| Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving as most Americans stay at home under widespread orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus | Positive | Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving as most Americans stay at home under widespread orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-auto-fac/factbox-insurers-return-part-of-auto-premiums-as-coronavirus-cuts-driving-idUSKBN22V1K9 | 2020-05-20 |
| Among the largest U.S. auto insurers Progressive said it would provide about billion to personal auto customers | Positive | Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving as most Americans stay at home under widespread orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-auto-fac/factbox-insurers-return-part-of-auto-premiums-as-coronavirus-cuts-driving-idUSKBN22V1K9 | 2020-05-20 |
| 2 million Mexican cows were sold to U.S. buyers last year while Mexican firms are buying growing volumes of U.S. beef | Positive | President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States should consider terminating trade deals under which it imports cattle as he looks to help U.S. ranchers hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cattle/trump-floats-halt-to-u-s-cattle-imports-as-pandemic-hurts-ranchers-idUSKBN22V2E0 | 2020-05-20 |
| Separately U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the Trump administration would provide aid to ranchers who had been forced to euthanize livestock | Positive | President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States should consider terminating trade deals under which it imports cattle as he looks to help U.S. ranchers hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cattle/trump-floats-halt-to-u-s-cattle-imports-as-pandemic-hurts-ranchers-idUSKBN22V2E0 | 2020-05-20 |
| Data showed U.S. homebuilding dropped by the most on record last month and permits for future construction tumbled a stark reminder of the heavy economic toll exacted by the outbreak | Negative | Euro near 2week high vs dollar 5week high vs yen | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-maintains-firm-tone-on-eu-joint-recovery-fund-yen-soft-idUSL4N2D2088 | 2020-05-20 |
| decline in U.S. housing starts in April the biggest percentage drop on record | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-euro-gains-on-eu-recovery-fund-plan-oil-climbs-idUSL1N2D11NO | 2020-05-20 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were lower | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-euro-gains-on-eu-recovery-fund-plan-oil-climbs-idUSL1N2D11NO | 2020-05-20 |
| U.S. crude rose 68 cents to settle at | Neutral | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-euro-gains-on-eu-recovery-fund-plan-oil-climbs-idUSL1N2D11NO | 2020-05-20 |
| NEW YORK May 19 The U.S. dollar edged lower against the euro on Tuesday as the common currency added to Mondays gains following news of a FrancoGerman proposal for a fund that would offer grants to European Union regions and sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | Dollar softer after successful COVID19 vaccine trial | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-weak-as-euro-rises-on-franco-german-proposal-for-recovery-fund-idUSL8N2D14B5 | 2020-05-20 |
| The U.S. currency which draws safehaven flows when risk appetite falls has assumed a softer tone as investors took heart from encouraging earlystage data for a potential coronavirus vaccine | Negative | Dollar softer after successful COVID19 vaccine trial | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-weak-as-euro-rises-on-franco-german-proposal-for-recovery-fund-idUSL8N2D14B5 | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress said on Tuesday they were in no hurry to work on another coronavirus relief package despite the House of Representatives passage last week of a trillion measure | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress said on Tuesday they were in no hurry to work on another coronavirus relief package despite the House of Representatives passage last week of a trillion measure | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republican-senators-put-brakes-on-additional-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN22V2M4 | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to cut regulations a move he said would help the economy recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to cut regulations a move he said would help the economy recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-regulations/trump-signs-order-directing-agencies-to-cut-federal-regulations-idUSKBN22V2WL | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday defended the Trump administrations fiscal response to the coronavirus pandemic and told senators he was willing to consider extending and modifying a payroll loan program for small businesses | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday defended the Trump administrations fiscal response to the coronavirus pandemic and told senators he was willing to consider extending and modifying a payroll loan program for small businesses | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-response/mnuchin-defends-u-s-fiscal-response-to-pandemic-seeks-payroll-loan-extension-idUSKBN22V0G7 | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to back President Donald Trumps nomination of Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to back President Donald Trumps nomination of Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence/senate-panel-backs-trump-nominee-ratcliffe-to-be-top-u-s-spy-idUSKBN22V26Z | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress were still evaluating the need for more coronavirus relief legislation and would discuss plans in a couple of weeks | Positive | WASHINGTON The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress were still evaluating the need for more coronavirus relief legislation and would discuss plans in a couple of weeks | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/top-senate-republican-says-still-mulling-if-more-coronavirus-relief-needed-idUSKBN22V2SW | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON Liberal groups criticized U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette on Tuesday for a comment they interpreted as comparing the reluctance of some banks to finance fossil fuels projects with discrimination against minorities | Negative | WASHINGTON Liberal groups criticized U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette on Tuesday for a comment they interpreted as comparing the reluctance of some banks to finance fossil fuels projects with discrimination against minorities | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-discrimination-brouillette/u-s-energy-secretary-criticized-by-advocacy-groups-for-redlining-comment-idUSKBN22V2UB | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON May 19 The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to back President Donald Trumps nomination of Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence | Positive | WASHINGTON May 19 The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to back President Donald Trumps nomination of Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-trump-intelligence/u-s-senate-panel-backs-trump-nominee-ratcliffe-to-be-top-u-s-spy-idUSL1N2D110D | 2020-05-20 |
| U.S. officials recently voiced concern a coronavirus outbreak in Mexico could send a wave of dual citizens over the border into the United States putting extra strain on American hospitals | Negative | LOS ANGELES The only two hospitals in Southern Californias rural Imperial County were forced to close their doors to new coronavirus patients on Tuesday after admitting scores believed stricken with the virus from across the border in Mexico officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-border/california-border-hospitals-hit-by-surge-in-covid-19-cases-from-mexico-idUSKBN22V365 | 2020-05-20 |
| Adult film star Stormy Daniels whose allegations of a onetime sexual liaison with U.S. President Donald Trump triggered a legal battle is returning as a superhero in a series of comic books | Negative | Adult film star Stormy Daniels whose allegations of a onetime sexual liaison with U.S. President Donald Trump triggered a legal battle is returning as a superhero in a series of comic books | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-stormy-daniels/film-star-and-trump-accuser-stormy-daniels-returns-as-comic-book-hero-idUSKBN22V36N | 2020-05-20 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days and to reconsider the membership of the United States in the body | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days and to reconsider the membership of the United States in the body | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-who/trump-threatens-permanent-freeze-of-who-funding-to-weigh-u-s-membership-idUSKBN22V0B0 | 2020-05-19 |
| The auto industry is widely watched as a test case for whether workers across a range of U.S. industries can safely return to factory floors | Positive | NEW YORK The phased reopening of U.S. business and social life gained traction on Monday with more Americans emerging from coronavirus lockdowns and financial markets boosted by promising early results from the first U.S. vaccine trial in humans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/promising-virus-vaccine-results-reported-as-trump-takes-anti-malaria-drug-idUSKBN22U26H | 2020-05-19 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans a nationwide study of up to 325000 people to track how the new coronavirus is spreading across the country into next year and beyond a CDC spokeswoman and researchers conducting the effort told Reuters | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans a nationwide study of up to 325000 people to track how the new coronavirus is spreading across the country into next year and beyond a CDC spokeswoman and researchers conducting the effort told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-cdc-exclus/exclusive-cdc-plans-sweeping-covid-19-antibody-study-in-25-metropolitan-areas-idUSKBN22U2TZ | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump in a surprise announcement said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump in a surprise announcement said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-drug/trump-says-he-is-taking-hydroxychloroquine-despite-fda-warning-idUSKBN22U2Y5 | 2020-05-19 |
| BOSTON A U.S. judge ordered a Chinese woman who lives in Canada to pay a fine after she admitted to paying to secure her sons admission to the University of California Los Angeles through bribery as a purported soccer recruit | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge ordered a Chinese woman who lives in Canada to pay a fine after she admitted to paying to secure her sons admission to the University of California Los Angeles through bribery as a purported soccer recruit | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-education-cheating/chinese-parent-in-u-s-college-admissions-scandal-fined-250000-idUSKBN22U2YP | 2020-05-19 |
| But while U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock agreed in sentencing her to time served that Sui had spent enough time in prison he said she deserved the maximum fine possible | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge ordered a Chinese woman who lives in Canada to pay a fine after she admitted to paying to secure her sons admission to the University of California Los Angeles through bribery as a purported soccer recruit | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-education-cheating/chinese-parent-in-u-s-college-admissions-scandal-fined-250000-idUSKBN22U2YP | 2020-05-19 |
| But the WHOs chief critic the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump decried an apparent attempt to conceal this outbreak by at least one member | Negative | GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty pledge of funds from China in the spotlight as the origin of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/u-s-savages-who-as-it-promises-pandemic-review-but-china-pledges-2-billion-idUSKBN22U111 | 2020-05-19 |
| U.S. carriers are among those requiring passengers and crew to wear facial coverings and have also endorsed temperature checks | Positive | In Thailand you cannot have food or water in flight and must wear a mask | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/empty-middle-seat-depends-on-which-country-you-are-flying-in-idUSKBN22V0B5 | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. envoy left for Doha and Kabul on Sunday to press Taliban and Afghan government officials to open peace talks that the United States hopes will allow it to withdraw from Afghanistan the U.S. State Department said | Positive | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. envoy left for Doha and Kabul on Sunday to press Taliban and Afghan government officials to open peace talks that the United States hopes will allow it to withdraw from Afghanistan the U.S. State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-afghanistan-politics-usa/u-s-envoy-to-press-taliban-afghan-officials-on-peace-talks-idUSKBN22U2MG | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday he does not expect a Justice Department review of the FBIs handling of 2016 election interference to lead to criminal investigation of former President Barack Obama or former Vice President Joe Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday he does not expect a Justice Department review of the FBIs handling of 2016 election interference to lead to criminal investigation of former President Barack Obama or former Vice President Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/obama-biden-not-targeted-in-u-s-review-of-russia-probe-barr-says-idUSKBN22U2C8 | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was surprised that Attorney General William Barr opted not to look at former President Barack Obama in a Justice Department review of the FBIs handling of 2016 Russia probe | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was surprised that Attorney General William Barr opted not to look at former President Barack Obama in a Justice Department review of the FBIs handling of 2016 Russia probe | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-obama/trump-says-he-is-surprised-attorney-general-barr-not-looking-at-obama-in-probe-idUSKBN22U2V5 | 2020-05-19 |
| Although Russia sent a batch of Russianmade medical ventilators to the United States in early April U.S. officials say they were not needed in the end | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia is working on getting reciprocal medical aid from the United States Moscow said on Monday after the country reported its lowest overnight rise in coronavirus cases since May 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-looks-to-u-s-for-aid-as-new-coronavirus-cases-drop-to-lowest-since-may-1-idUSKBN22U0SU | 2020-05-19 |
| Ryabkov said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump had promised earlier that the United States would be ready to help Russia with equipment once it was mass producing ventilators | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is working on getting reciprocal medical aid from the United States Moscow said on Monday after the country reported its lowest overnight rise in coronavirus cases since May 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-looks-to-u-s-for-aid-as-new-coronavirus-cases-drop-to-lowest-since-may-1-idUSKBN22U0SU | 2020-05-19 |
| TOKYO Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday with Brent pulling back from an early gain on profittaking while U.S. crude extended its rally amid signs that producers are cutting output as promised just as demand picks up on a resumption of economic activity | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday with Brent pulling back from an early gain on profittaking while U.S. crude extended its rally amid signs that producers are cutting output as promised just as demand picks up on a resumption of economic activity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-brent-retreats-on-profit-taking-after-rally-idUSKBN22V04K | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may have fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because he was investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia Democratic lawmakers said on Monday although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he sought Linicks removal because his work was undermining the department | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may have fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because he was investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia Democratic lawmakers said on Monday although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he sought Linicks removal because his work was undermining the department | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-fired-watchdog-who-was-probing-saudi-arms-sales-democrats-say-idUSKBN22U269 | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that some big announcements have been made and are coming on therapeutics and vaccines for dealing with the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that some big announcements have been made and are coming on therapeutics and vaccines for dealing with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-says-big-announcements-made-and-coming-on-therapeutics-vaccines-idUSKBN22U2RS | 2020-05-19 |
| Austedo which is expected to generate U.S. sales of million this year costs around annually per patient in the United States before insurance coverage Schultz said | Positive | AVIV Teva Pharmaceutical said on Monday that China has given the goahead to its Austedo treatment for Huntingtons disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-teva-pharm-ind-china/israels-teva-gets-china-approval-for-huntingtons-treatment-idUSKBN22U0VR | 2020-05-19 |
| J.C. Penney Co Inc plans to trim its store count by to about 604 as the U.S. department store chain looks to focus on those more profitable a regulatory filing showed on Monday two days after it filed for bankruptcy protection | Negative | J.C. Penney Co Inc plans to trim its store count by to about 604 as the U.S. department store chain looks to focus on those more profitable a regulatory filing showed on Monday two days after it filed for bankruptcy protection | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-jc-penney-bankruptcy/j-c-penney-to-permanently-shut-about-242-stores-as-part-of-bankruptcy-plan-idUSKBN22U2EK | 2020-05-19 |
| China needs more military power as a deterrent to ensure the U.S. will not act on its impulses because of unbearable Hu said | Negative | China facing what it sees as increasing military pressure from the United States is likely to shrug off the pall hanging over its economy from the novel coronavirus and increase its defence budget again this year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-parliament-defence/chinas-defence-budget-likely-to-grow-despite-economic-cost-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22U0R8 | 2020-05-19 |
| 1 million U.S. mortgage borrowers have had their payments paused or reduced as the novel coronavirus outbreak hits household finances but the increase in the number of people needing such help is slowing the latest weekly survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association showed on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON Roughly 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-mortgages/more-than-8-of-u-s-mortgages-now-in-forbearance-mba-weekly-survey-idUSKBN22U2U9 | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday extending the amount of time borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program have to spend their funds to 24 weeks from the current eight weeks should be easy | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday extending the amount of time borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program have to spend their funds to 24 weeks from the current eight weeks should be easy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/trump-says-should-be-possible-to-allow-ppp-borrowers-more-time-to-use-loans-idUSKBN22U2ST | 2020-05-19 |
| Sales were concentrated in Brent million U.S. diesel and European gasoil and were partially offset by purchases in NYMEX and ICE WTI and U.S. gasoline | Positive | May 18 column with no changes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-oil-kemp/rpt-column-hedge-fund-petroleum-buying-falters-after-strong-rise-in-prices-kemp-idUSL8N2D03AZ | 2020-05-19 |
| of U.S. mortgages are in forbearance a weekly industry survey showed | Neutral | By Chris Prentice | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-set-to-follow-wall-street-rally-on-vaccine-hopes-idUSL1N2D01XY | 2020-05-19 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes fell in price to push their yield up to 0 | Negative | Stocks rally on potential COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-oil-rally-as-lockdowns-ease-vaccine-hopes-idUSL1N2D01EY | 2020-05-19 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powells willingness to print more dollars and extend the monetary stimulus further to fight the coronavirus economic crisis was welcomed by investors | Negative | Pound near sevenweek low on Brexit worries negative rates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-struggles-as-rising-oil-prices-lift-commodity-currencies-idUSL8N2D03LO | 2020-05-19 |
| The most important data for the U.S. economy now are the medical around the coronavirus pandemic he said | Negative | Gold hits sevenyear peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-and-european-shares-rise-as-lockdowns-ease-gold-jumps-idUSL8N2D02MC | 2020-05-19 |
| U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China including tax breaks new rules and carefully structured subsidies | Negative | Gold hits sevenyear peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-and-european-shares-rise-as-lockdowns-ease-gold-jumps-idUSL8N2D02MC | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will serve as acting chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday after Senator Richard Burr announced he would step aside from the position during a federal investigation of his stock trades | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will serve as acting chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday after Senator Richard Burr announced he would step aside from the position during a federal investigation of his stock trades | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-intelligence-rubio/senator-rubio-chosen-as-acting-intelligence-committee-chairman-idUSKBN22U2WV | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has been speaking regularly with former rival Elizabeth Warren on public health and economic relief ideas as he crafts more ambitious proposals aimed at helping Americans through the coronavirus crisis | Positive | WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has been speaking regularly with former rival Elizabeth Warren on public health and economic relief ideas as he crafts more ambitious proposals aimed at helping Americans through the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-warren/as-biden-crafts-u-s-coronavirus-response-proposals-warren-has-his-ear-idUSKBN22U2PS | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday nominated a federal prosecutor in Ohio to become the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia succeeding one who has faced growing criticism over his handling of criminal cases involving the presidents allies | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday nominated a federal prosecutor in Ohio to become the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia succeeding one who has faced growing criticism over his handling of criminal cases involving the presidents allies | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-justice-nomination/trump-to-replace-d-c-prosecutor-in-controversial-stone-flynn-cases-idUSKBN22U2JI | 2020-05-19 |
| The White House said Justin Herdman the current U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio will be nominated to Sheas current role for the District of Columbia | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday nominated a federal prosecutor in Ohio to become the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia succeeding one who has faced growing criticism over his handling of criminal cases involving the presidents allies | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-justice-nomination/trump-to-replace-d-c-prosecutor-in-controversial-stone-flynn-cases-idUSKBN22U2JI | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his recommendation to President Donald Trump that the inspector general of the State Department be fired was not an act of retaliation as he was unaware of any investigations the employee was carrying out he told the Washington Post in an interview | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his recommendation to President Donald Trump that the inspector general of the State Department be fired was not an act of retaliation as he was unaware of any investigations the employee was carrying out he told the Washington Post in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-pompeo/pompeo-says-intent-to-fire-state-dept-ig-was-not-retaliation-washington-post-idUSKBN22U2SG | 2020-05-19 |
| Democratic lawmakers said Linick was also investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia which Pompeo did not discuss in the interview | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his recommendation to President Donald Trump that the inspector general of the State Department be fired was not an act of retaliation as he was unaware of any investigations the employee was carrying out he told the Washington Post in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-pompeo/pompeo-says-intent-to-fire-state-dept-ig-was-not-retaliation-washington-post-idUSKBN22U2SG | 2020-05-19 |
| SHENZHEN China May 18 Huawei Technologies said on Monday that its business will be inevitably impacted by the latest U.S. move to restrict chip sales to the Chinese technology company but it is confident of finding solutions soon | Negative | SHENZHEN China May 18 Huawei Technologies said on Monday that its business will be inevitably impacted by the latest U.S. move to restrict chip sales to the Chinese technology company but it is confident of finding solutions soon | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-huawei-tech-supply/huawei-says-expect-business-impact-from-u-s-move-to-cut-off-chip-supply-idUSL4N2CZ09G | 2020-05-19 |
| Guo said Huawei was committed to complying with U.S. rules and it had significantly increased and inventory to meet U.S. pressures | Positive | SHENZHEN China Huawei Technologies in its first official response to the Trump administrations move to curb its access to global chip supplies called it and said its business would be impacted | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-supply/huawei-calls-u-s-move-to-curb-chips-supply-arbitrary-expects-business-impact-idUSKBN22U0YD | 2020-05-19 |
| Huawei said the new U.S. decision was arbitrary and pernicious and threatens to undermine the entire industry | Negative | SHENZHEN China Huawei Technologies in its first official response to the Trump administrations move to curb its access to global chip supplies called it and said its business would be impacted | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-supply/huawei-calls-u-s-move-to-curb-chips-supply-arbitrary-expects-business-impact-idUSKBN22U0YD | 2020-05-19 |
| Last week U.S. regulators gave the vaccine status to speed up the regulatory review | Positive | Overall the study showed the vaccine was safe and all study participants produced antibodies against the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna/coronavirus-vaccine-from-moderna-appears-safe-shows-promise-in-data-from-eight-people-idUSKBN22U1KQ | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON The most important data for the U.S. economy right now are the medical around the coronavirus pandemic Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Sunday night in broadcast remarks where he outlined the likely need for three to six more months of government financial help for firms and families | Positive | WASHINGTON The most important data for the U.S. economy right now are the medical around the coronavirus pandemic Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Sunday night in broadcast remarks where he outlined the likely need for three to six more months of government financial help for firms and families | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-powell/feds-powell-medical-metrics-most-important-data-for-u-s-economy-now-cbs-idUSKBN22T0KM | 2020-05-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps firing of the State Departments top internal watchdog could be if it was intended to retaliate against one of his investigations House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps firing of the State Departments top internal watchdog could be if it was intended to retaliate against one of his investigations House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-adviser/trumps-firing-of-state-department-watchdog-may-be-unlawful-pelosi-says-idUSKBN22T0J0 | 2020-05-18 |
| He also notified Congress that he was firing the inspector general of the U.S. intelligence community Michael Atkinson who was involved in triggering the impeachment investigation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps firing of the State Departments top internal watchdog could be if it was intended to retaliate against one of his investigations House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-adviser/trumps-firing-of-state-department-watchdog-may-be-unlawful-pelosi-says-idUSKBN22T0J0 | 2020-05-18 |
| WASHINGTON Unemployment checks are flowing billion has been shipped to small businesses and the U.S. Federal Reserve has put about | Neutral | WASHINGTON Unemployment checks are flowing billion has been shipped to small businesses and the U.S. Federal Reserve has put about | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-analy/what-did-eight-weeks-and-3-trillion-buy-the-u-s-in-the-fight-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN22U0FS | 2020-05-18 |
| Fears of overwhelmed hospitals and millions of U.S. deaths from the new coronavirus have diminished if not disappeared | Neutral | WASHINGTON Unemployment checks are flowing billion has been shipped to small businesses and the U.S. Federal Reserve has put about | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-analy/what-did-eight-weeks-and-3-trillion-buy-the-u-s-in-the-fight-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN22U0FS | 2020-05-18 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump praised the return of live golf on Sunday dialing into a televised broadcast of a twoontwo charity skins match between top players on the PGA Tour the first event of its kind since the coronavirus lockdown | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump praised the return of live golf on Sunday dialing into a televised broadcast of a twoontwo charity skins match between top players on the PGA Tour the first event of its kind since the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-golf-trump/trump-praises-return-of-live-golf-even-without-fans-idUSKBN22T0TC | 2020-05-18 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 1467065 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 31967 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1394 to 88709 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 1467065 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 31967 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1394 to 88709 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-1467065-coronavirus-cases-88709-deaths-idUSKBN22T0PV | 2020-05-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. authorities are not yet seeing spikes in coronavirus cases in places that are reopening but it was still too early to determine such trends health secretary Alex Azar said on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. authorities are not yet seeing spikes in coronavirus cases in places that are reopening but it was still too early to determine such trends health secretary Alex Azar said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/so-far-no-spike-in-coronavirus-in-places-reopening-u-s-health-secretary-says-idUSKBN22T0HN | 2020-05-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday there will be negotiations on the new trillion coronavirus relief legislation passed by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and that Democrats have no red lines | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday there will be negotiations on the new trillion coronavirus relief legislation passed by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and that Democrats have no red lines | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-sees-negotiations-on-new-3-trillion-coronavirus-legislation-cbs-idUSKBN22T0KA | 2020-05-18 |
| The measure called the Heroes Act would extend to all corners of the U.S. economy and includes nearly trillion for struggling state and local governments | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday there will be negotiations on the new trillion coronavirus relief legislation passed by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and that Democrats have no red lines | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-sees-negotiations-on-new-3-trillion-coronavirus-legislation-cbs-idUSKBN22T0KA | 2020-05-18 |
| U.S. officials and its auto industry have pressed Mexicos government to get its factories open again because American operations depend heavily on parts from south of the border | Positive | MEXICO CITY General Motors Co is tentatively planning to restart operations at its auto assembly plant in the Mexican city of Silao on May 20 according to a message to workers seen by Reuters on Sunday as the car industry prepares to exit the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-gm-mexico-silao/gm-tells-mexico-workers-it-plans-may-20-restart-at-silao-plant-idUSKBN22T0SY | 2020-05-18 |
| Senior U.S. politicians and auto companies had pressed the Mexican government to reopen factories | Positive | Noting the Mexican government is due to publish final safety rules on Monday Garza Once those final guidelines are known we will be in a position to move swiftly to comply | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-generalmotors-mexico/gm-instructs-mexican-suppliers-to-prepare-to-resume-operations-idUSKBN22U04T | 2020-05-18 |
| Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday renewing Irans demand for U.S. troops to be withdrawn from the Middle East | Negative | Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday renewing Irans demand for U.S. troops to be withdrawn from the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-khamanei/iran-supreme-leader-says-americans-will-be-expelled-from-iraq-and-syria-idUSKBN22T0PF | 2020-05-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he believed China had threatened to interfere with the work of U.S. journalists in Hong Kong and warned Beijing that any decision impinging on Hong Kongs autonomy could affect the U.S. assessment of Hong Kongs status | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he believed China had threatened to interfere with the work of U.S. journalists in Hong Kong and warned Beijing that any decision impinging on Hong Kongs autonomy could affect the U.S. assessment of Hong Kongs status | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-autonomy/pompeo-warns-china-over-interference-with-u-s-journalists-in-hong-kong-idUSKBN22T0SB | 2020-05-18 |
| Iran complained to the United Nations on Sunday and summoned the Swiss ambassador in Tehran who represents U.S. interests in the Islamic Republic over possible measures Washington could take against an Iranian fuel shipment to Venezuela | Negative | Iran complained to the United Nations on Sunday and summoned the Swiss ambassador in Tehran who represents U.S. interests in the Islamic Republic over possible measures Washington could take against an Iranian fuel shipment to Venezuela | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-us-venezuela-fuel/iran-complains-to-u-n-summons-envoy-over-u-s-threat-on-venezuela-shipment-idUSKBN22T0NI | 2020-05-18 |
| The one country two deal formed the basis of the territorys special status under U.S. law which has helped it thrive as a world financial centre | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks new rules and carefully structured subsidies | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks new rules and carefully structured subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-supply-chains/u-s-mulls-paying-companies-tax-breaks-to-pull-supply-chains-from-china-idUSKBN22U0FH | 2020-05-18 |
| Republican Representative Mark Greens SOS proposes funding takeovers of vulnerable U.S. companies that are critical to our national security | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks new rules and carefully structured subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-supply-chains/u-s-mulls-paying-companies-tax-breaks-to-pull-supply-chains-from-china-idUSKBN22U0FH | 2020-05-18 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow has talked publicly about using tax incentives instead to prod U.S. companies to move some manufacturing home | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks new rules and carefully structured subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-supply-chains/u-s-mulls-paying-companies-tax-breaks-to-pull-supply-chains-from-china-idUSKBN22U0FH | 2020-05-18 |
| White House trade adviser Peter Navarro wants the federal government to buy more U.S.made medical goods and drugs but Trump has not signed an executive order Navarro is promoting | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks new rules and carefully structured subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-supply-chains/u-s-mulls-paying-companies-tax-breaks-to-pull-supply-chains-from-china-idUSKBN22U0FH | 2020-05-18 |
| The U.S. auto industry is slowly returning to life with vehicle assembly plants scheduled to reopen on Monday and suppliers gearing up in support as the sector that employs nearly 1 million people seeks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The U.S. auto industry is slowly returning to life with vehicle assembly plants scheduled to reopen on Monday and suppliers gearing up in support as the sector that employs nearly 1 million people seeks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-autos/u-s-auto-industry-to-begin-reopening-plants-in-recovery-from-pandemic-idUSKBN22U0H7 | 2020-05-18 |
| The economies of Europe and the U.S. likely bottomed out in April and are slowly starting to come back to wrote Barclays economist Christian Keller in a note | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares were hauled higher by 500 futures on Monday and oil prices hit a fiveweek peak as countries efforts to reopen their economies stirred hopes the world was nearer to emerging from recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-dragged-higher-by-sp-500-oil-and-gold-jump-idUSKBN22U01H | 2020-05-18 |
| even though results from a raft of U.S. retailers are likely to make messy reading | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares were hauled higher by 500 futures on Monday and oil prices hit a fiveweek peak as countries efforts to reopen their economies stirred hopes the world was nearer to emerging from recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-dragged-higher-by-sp-500-oil-and-gold-jump-idUSKBN22U01H | 2020-05-18 |
| U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks new rules and carefully structured subsidies | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares were hauled higher by 500 futures on Monday and oil prices hit a fiveweek peak as countries efforts to reopen their economies stirred hopes the world was nearer to emerging from recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-dragged-higher-by-sp-500-oil-and-gold-jump-idUSKBN22U01H | 2020-05-18 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court will postpone its next round of oral arguments that had been scheduled to start later this month including a highprofile dispute over President Donald Trumps tax and financial records in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus a spokeswoman said on Monday | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court will postpone its next round of oral arguments that had been scheduled to start later this month including a highprofile dispute over President Donald Trumps tax and financial records in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus a spokeswoman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-court/u-s-supreme-court-postpones-arguments-amid-coronavirus-worries-idUSKBN2132FX | 2020-05-18 |
| even though results from a raft of U.S. retailers this week are likely to make grim reading | Negative | Nikkei gains 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-follow-sp-500-higher-oil-and-gold-jump-idUSL4N2D003B | 2020-05-18 |
| HIT EARNINGS SPOTLIGHT The U.S. firstquarter earnings season is mostly winding down but the retail sector is just revving up | Neutral | Fridays story without | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets-themes/rpt-graphic-take-five-zirp-to-nirp-a-jump-policymakers-must-consider-idUSL8N2CX5IT | 2020-05-18 |
| though results from a raft of U.S. retailers this week are likely to make grim reading | Negative | spelling and grammar in paragraphs 8 and | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asia-shares-make-cautious-gains-oil-and-gold-jump-idUSL4N2CZ0JK | 2020-05-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization including one in which Washington would pay about of its former level | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization including one in which Washington would pay about of its former level | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-trump/trump-says-he-is-considering-restoring-some-funding-to-who-no-decision-made-idUSKBN22S0LD | 2020-05-18 |
| Reuters reported earlier this month that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump was drawing up the Artemis Accords | Positive | WASHINGTON NASA on Friday set the stage for a global debate over the basic principles governing how humans will live and work on the moon as it released the main tenets of an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-artemis/star-trek-not-star-wars-nasa-releases-basic-principles-for-moon-exploration-pact-idUSKBN22R2Z9 | 2020-05-18 |
| May 15 The U.S. Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general are likely to file antitrust lawsuits against Alphabet Incs Google and are well into planning for litigation the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter | Negative | May 15 The U.S. Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general are likely to file antitrust lawsuits against Alphabet Incs Google and are well into planning for litigation the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/google-doj/justice-department-state-ags-likely-to-bring-antitrust-lawsuits-against-google-wsj-idUSL4N2CX43V | 2020-05-18 |
| An athome coronavirus testing project in Seattle backed in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said on Saturday it was working with U.S. regulators to resume the program after being suspended by the Food and Drug Administration | Negative | An athome coronavirus testing project in Seattle backed in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said on Saturday it was working with U.S. regulators to resume the program after being suspended by the Food and Drug Administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tests/fda-suspends-gates-backed-at-home-covid-19-testing-program-idUSKBN22S0QA | 2020-05-17 |
| Atlanta civil rights attorney Mawuli Davis 51 one of the organizers of the demonstration said the case reflects a U.S. justice system that is biased in favor of whites | Negative | ATLANTA Protesters on Saturday demanded the removal of two district attorneys accused of dragging their feet in arresting two white men suspected in the shooting death of a young black jogger in the Brunswick Georgia area | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-shooting-georgia/georgia-rally-for-slain-black-jogger-calls-for-removing-district-attorneys-idUSKBN22S0E1 | 2020-05-17 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating why charges were not brought sooner and whether to charge the suspects with federal hate crimes | Negative | ATLANTA Protesters on Saturday demanded the removal of two district attorneys accused of dragging their feet in arresting two white men suspected in the shooting death of a young black jogger in the Brunswick Georgia area | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-shooting-georgia/georgia-rally-for-slain-black-jogger-calls-for-removing-district-attorneys-idUSKBN22S0E1 | 2020-05-17 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported a total of 1435098 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 22977 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1325 to 87315 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported a total of 1435098 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 22977 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1325 to 87315 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-1435098-coronavirus-cases-87315-deaths-idUSKBN22S0WJ | 2020-05-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee on Saturday said it would investigate President Donald Trumps firing of the State Department inspector general after the president notified Congress late Friday that he planned to remove the watchdog | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee on Saturday said it would investigate President Donald Trumps firing of the State Department inspector general after the president notified Congress late Friday that he planned to remove the watchdog | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-congress/democrats-to-probe-trumps-firing-of-state-department-watchdog-idUSKBN22S0U4 | 2020-05-17 |
| Asked about the CENACE regulations last week U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Christopher Landau said American officials had expressed their concerns about Mexicos energy policy to the Mexican government | Negative | MEXICO CITY The European Union and Canada have formally raised concerns to Mexico about rules they say endanger renewable energy projects escalating tensions with its government which late on Friday moved to tighten its control over the power industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-energy/energy-dispute-deepens-between-mexico-and-foreign-allies-idUSKBN22S0T8 | 2020-05-17 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved a trillion bill crafted by Democrats to provide more aid for battling the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy | Positive | Several countries around the world began gradual easing of the coronavirusled restrictions even as they grapple with the economic fallout from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN22J0KE | 2020-05-17 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve warned Friday that the financial sector faces vulnerabilities due to the pandemic as businesses and households grapple with fragile finances for the foreseeable future | Negative | Several countries around the world began gradual easing of the coronavirusled restrictions even as they grapple with the economic fallout from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN22J0KE | 2020-05-17 |
| May 16 J.C. Penney Co Inc said on Saturday a U.S. Bankruptcy Court will allow it to keep paying wages and benefits to workers who will remain on the job after the U.S. department store chain filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors and also to pay vendors for goods delivered to its stores | Positive | May 16 J.C. Penney Co Inc said on Saturday a U.S. Bankruptcy Court will allow it to keep paying wages and benefits to workers who will remain on the job after the U.S. department store chain filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors and also to pay vendors for goods delivered to its stores | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/jcpenney-bankruptcy/u-s-bankruptcy-court-allows-j-c-penney-to-keep-paying-staff-and-vendors-idUSL4N2CY06I | 2020-05-17 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 1412121 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 27191 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2043 to 85990 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 1412121 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 27191 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2043 to 85990 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-1412121-coronavirus-cases-85990-deaths-idUSKBN22R3BJ | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved a trillion bill crafted by Democrats to provide more aid for battling the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy rocked by the pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved a trillion bill crafted by Democrats to provide more aid for battling the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy rocked by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/house-passes-3-trillion-coronavirus-aid-bill-opposed-by-trump-idUSKBN22R1G9 | 2020-05-16 |
| Meanwhile U.S. Capitol officials announced that tourists and other visitors will not be allowed into the massive complex until June 9 instead of the previously announced May 16 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved a trillion bill crafted by Democrats to provide more aid for battling the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy rocked by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/house-passes-3-trillion-coronavirus-aid-bill-opposed-by-trump-idUSKBN22R1G9 | 2020-05-16 |
| NEW YORK U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to reopen factories and other workplaces | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to reopen factories and other workplaces | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-employers-testing/u-s-employers-wary-of-coronavirus-immunity-tests-as-they-move-to-reopen-idUSKBN22R1O9 | 2020-05-16 |
| One of the biggest U.S. testing providers LabCorp on Thursday said it was rolling out a program to make diagnostic tests and antibody tests available at workplaces | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to reopen factories and other workplaces | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-employers-testing/u-s-employers-wary-of-coronavirus-immunity-tests-as-they-move-to-reopen-idUSKBN22R1O9 | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government plans to stockpile hundreds of millions of doses of vaccines that are under development to combat the novel coronavirus with the goal of having one or more vaccines ready to deploy by the end of the year the health secretary said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. government plans to stockpile hundreds of millions of doses of vaccines that are under development to combat the novel coronavirus with the goal of having one or more vaccines ready to deploy by the end of the year the health secretary said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/u-s-to-stockpile-vaccine-candidates-as-trials-continue-health-secretary-idUSKBN22R2C0 | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a trillion Democratic bill aimed at salving the heavy human and economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 85000 Americans and shut much of the economy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a trillion Democratic bill aimed at salving the heavy human and economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 85000 Americans and shut much of the economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-passage/house-passes-3-trillion-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN22S02B | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. government was working with other countries to develop quickly a vaccine to prevent infection by the coronavirus while also preparing for its distribution once one is ready | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. government was working with other countries to develop quickly a vaccine to prevent infection by the coronavirus while also preparing for its distribution once one is ready | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine-trump/trump-says-u-s-working-with-other-countries-on-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN22R2S2 | 2020-05-16 |
| When a vaccine is ready the U.S. government will deploy every plane truck and soldier required to help distribute it to the American people as quickly as he said | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. government was working with other countries to develop quickly a vaccine to prevent infection by the coronavirus while also preparing for its distribution once one is ready | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine-trump/trump-says-u-s-working-with-other-countries-on-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN22R2S2 | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was looking at possibly making a coronavirus vaccine available free of charge | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was looking at possibly making a coronavirus vaccine available free of charge | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-free/trump-says-considering-making-vaccine-available-free-of-charge-idUSKBN22R39T | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure on Friday that would allow debate and a vote on a new trillion coronavirus relief bill and a proposal to allow voting by proxy in the House | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure on Friday that would allow debate and a vote on a new trillion coronavirus relief bill and a proposal to allow voting by proxy in the House | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-rule/u-s-house-clears-way-for-passage-of-3-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN22R2P6 | 2020-05-16 |
| Senior U.S. politicians and auto companies have pressed the Mexican government to reopen factories and the conflicting statements stirred concern about disruptions | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos automotive industry can exit the coronavirus lockdown before June 1 if companies have approved safety measures in place the government said on Friday seeking to set the record straight after sending out confusing signals on the restart | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-economy/mexico-accelerates-auto-sector-reboot-after-signals-muddle-idUSKBN22Q3JZ | 2020-05-16 |
| The sooner we can align ourselves with our trading partners in the U.S. and Canada the closer well be to resolving this situation he told a Senate committee | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos automotive industry can exit the coronavirus lockdown before June 1 if companies have approved safety measures in place the government said on Friday seeking to set the record straight after sending out confusing signals on the restart | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-economy/mexico-accelerates-auto-sector-reboot-after-signals-muddle-idUSKBN22Q3JZ | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON Two brutal attacks this week laid bare major weaknesses of the U.S.Taliban troop withdrawal nothing in it obliges the Taliban to prevent such massacres and the Afghan governments ability to thwart them will only wane as U.S. troops pull out | Negative | WASHINGTON Two brutal attacks this week laid bare major weaknesses of the U.S.Taliban troop withdrawal nothing in it obliges the Taliban to prevent such massacres and the Afghan governments ability to thwart them will only wane as U.S. troops pull out | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-attacks/brutal-afghan-attacks-highlight-limitations-of-u-s-taliban-deal-idUSKBN22R2TS | 2020-05-16 |
| The U.S. Open is scheduled to begin on Aug | Positive | The ATP Tour and International Tennis Federation have extended their suspensions of professional tennis until July 31 due to the COVID19 pandemic they said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tennis/tennis-atp-wta-and-itf-extend-suspensions-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-idUSKBN22R2BB | 2020-05-16 |
| News received from informed sources indicate that the U.S. Navy has sent four warships and a Boeing P8 Poseidon from the VP26 squadron to the Caribbean Nour said | Neutral | DUBAI An Iranian news agency close to the elite Revolutionary Guards said that there would be repercussions if the United States acts just like against an Iranian fuel shipment to Venezuela | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-fuel-iran-usa-agency/iran-news-agency-warns-u-s-of-any-move-on-fuel-shipment-to-venezuela-idUSKBN22R3AW | 2020-05-16 |
| NEW YORK U.S. crude prices jumped on Friday to their highest since March on strengthening fuel demand as countries around the world eased travel restrictions they had imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. crude prices jumped on Friday to their highest since March on strengthening fuel demand as countries around the world eased travel restrictions they had imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-jump-as-demand-shows-signs-of-picking-up-idUSKBN22R06K | 2020-05-16 |
| BofA however said negative U.S. interest rates could lead to a retest of stock | Negative | LONDON Investors piled on more cash loaded | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-flows-bofa/investors-load-up-cash-bonds-as-covid-19-worries-come-back-idUSKBN22R1KW | 2020-05-16 |
| TSMC said on Friday it is following the U.S. export rule change and working with outside counsel to conduct legal analysis and ensure a comprehensive examination and interpretation of these rules | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-exclusive/u-s-moves-to-cut-huawei-off-from-global-chip-suppliers-as-china-eyes-retaliation-idUSKBN22R1KC | 2020-05-16 |
| But for now most chipmakers rely on equipment produced by U.S. companies such as KLA Lam Research and Applied Materials which did not respond to requests for comment | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-exclusive/u-s-moves-to-cut-huawei-off-from-global-chip-suppliers-as-china-eyes-retaliation-idUSKBN22R1KC | 2020-05-16 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the action was aimed at protecting the integrity of 5G networks | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-exclusive/u-s-moves-to-cut-huawei-off-from-global-chip-suppliers-as-china-eyes-retaliation-idUSKBN22R1KC | 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 |
| From bad to worse to worst the U.S. economy is in the midst of an outright economic said market analyst Christopher Vecchio at Dailyfx | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stocks gyrated on Friday before ending slightly higher as investors worried about increased ChinaU.S. trade hostilities and disappointing retail sales figures while signs of a pickup in crude demand boosted oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/u-s-stock-market-swings-higher-despite-rising-u-s-china-tensions-oil-up-idUSKBN22Q3QW | 2020-05-16 |
| China is ready to put U.S. companies in an unreliable entity as part of countermeasures against Washingtons move to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies the Global Times reported on Friday | Negative | China is ready to put U.S. companies in an unreliable entity as part of countermeasures against Washingtons move to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies the Global Times reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-china/china-ready-to-put-apple-other-u-s-companies-in-unreliable-entity-list-global-times-idUSKBN22R1X2 | 2020-05-16 |
| U.S. and Australian warships have conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea close to the West Capella in recent weeks shortly after the Haiyang Dizhi 8 arrived | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR A Chinese survey ship that had been involved in a monthlong standoff with a Malaysian oil exploration vessel in the South China Sea has left Malaysias exclusive economic zone shipping data showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-malaysia/chinese-ship-leaves-malaysian-waters-after-month-long-south-china-sea-standoff-idUSKBN22R1SN | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the coronavirus outbreak saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the worlds second largest economy | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the coronavirus outbreak saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the worlds second largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-says-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-xi-could-even-cut-china-ties-idUSKBN22Q2BD | 2020-05-16 |
| While U.S. intelligence agencies have said the coronavirus does not appear manmade or genetically modified Trump said in his interview that China should have stopped it at its source | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the coronavirus outbreak saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the worlds second largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-says-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-xi-could-even-cut-china-ties-idUSKBN22Q2BD | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has sent grand jury subpoenas to big banks seeking records as part of a broader investigation into potential abuse of a billion emergency loan program to help small businesses hurt by the novel coronavirus two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has sent grand jury subpoenas to big banks seeking records as part of a broader investigation into potential abuse of a billion emergency loan program to help small businesses hurt by the novel coronavirus two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-doj-banks/exclusive-u-s-justice-dept-subpoenas-wall-street-banks-for-small-business-loans-info-sources-idUSKBN22R3EZ | 2020-05-16 |
| NEW YORK Investors are bracing for more turbulence in U.S. stocks as some states prepare to reopen their economies and global trade tensions rise | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are bracing for more turbulence in U.S. stocks as some states prepare to reopen their economies and global trade tensions rise | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-investors-prepare-for-more-u-s-stock-swings-as-states-reopen-idUSKBN22R2WS | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve warned Friday that the financial sector faces vulnerabilities due to the coronavirus pandemic as businesses and households grapple with fragile finances for the foreseeable future | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve warned Friday that the financial sector faces vulnerabilities due to the coronavirus pandemic as businesses and households grapple with fragile finances for the foreseeable future | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-stability/fed-warns-of-significant-financial-vulnerabilities-from-pandemic-idUSKBN22R34Y | 2020-05-16 |
| It and other U.S. airlines have slashed the number of flights and are scrambling to reduce a collective billion monthly cash burn | Negative | Uniteds flying schedule is down by about | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-united-arlns-exclu/exclusive-united-airlines-only-needs-3000-of-25000-flight-attendants-in-june-sources-idUSKBN22R2MJ | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of 32 U.S. senators on Friday urged the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider a decision to allow Ligado Networks to deploy a lowpower nationwide mobile broadband network saying it could pose severe risks to global positioning systems crucial to military operations | Negative | WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of 32 U.S. senators on Friday urged the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider a decision to allow Ligado Networks to deploy a lowpower nationwide mobile broadband network saying it could pose severe risks to global positioning systems crucial to military operations | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-telecom-wireless/32-u-s-senators-urge-fcc-to-reconsider-ligado-spectrum-order-idUSKBN22R2WQ | 2020-05-16 |
| Payments technology firm Shift4 Payments Inc filed for its U.S. initial public offering on Friday at a time when more transactions are moving online due to coronavirusled restrictions | Positive | Payments technology firm Shift4 Payments Inc filed for its U.S. initial public offering on Friday at a time when more transactions are moving online due to coronavirusled restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-shift4-payments-ipo/shift4-payments-files-to-go-public-idUSKBN22R3BD | 2020-05-16 |
| European stocks closed higher on Friday but marked their worst weekly losses since midMarch as rising U.S.China tensions added to concerns that a global economic downturn may be here longer than feared | Negative | European stocks closed higher on Friday but marked their worst weekly losses since midMarch as rising U.S.China tensions added to concerns that a global economic downturn may be here longer than feared | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-log-worst-week-since-mid-march-idUSKBN22R0Z4 | 2020-05-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization Fox News reported late on Friday citing a draft letter | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization Fox News reported late on Friday citing a draft letter | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/trump-administration-to-restore-partial-funding-to-world-health-organization-fox-news-idUSKBN22S057 | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a vote for next Tuesday to confirm President Donald Trumps nominee John Ratcliffe to the post of Director of National Intelligence two Congressional sources told Reuters | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a vote for next Tuesday to confirm President Donald Trumps nominee John Ratcliffe to the post of Director of National Intelligence two Congressional sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-intelligence-ratcliffe/senate-intelligence-panel-sets-tuesday-vote-on-ratcliffe-nomination-for-spy-chief-idUSKBN22R3DJ | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Friday allowing members to temporarily cast their votes by proxy a historic shift as the U.S. Congress searches for ways to continue to function despite the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Friday allowing members to temporarily cast their votes by proxy a historic shift as the U.S. Congress searches for ways to continue to function despite the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-proxy/u-s-house-approves-proxy-voting-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN22R3FR | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he is open to another relief bill to help alleviate economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic and is talking to members of President Donald Trumps administration about possible legislation | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he is open to another relief bill to help alleviate economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic and is talking to members of President Donald Trumps administration about possible legislation | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/mcconnell-u-s-republicans-open-to-future-possible-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN22Q3NA | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a setback rejecting his bid to end a lawsuit that accused him of violating anticorruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his ownership of a hotel in Washington while in office | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a setback rejecting his bid to end a lawsuit that accused him of violating anticorruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his ownership of a hotel in Washington while in office | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-emoluments/u-s-appeals-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-escape-anti-corruption-lawsuit-idUSKBN22Q1ZT | 2020-05-16 |
| 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 |
| Bright testified that the U.S. still lacked a comprehensive plan for ensuring a supply of basic supplies like swabs needed to administer coronavirus tests | Positive | 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 |
| Trump who has been pushing for the U.S. economy to reopen quickly dismissed Bright as a disgruntled on Twitter on Thursday morning before the hearing begun | 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 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 1384930 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 20869 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1701 to 83947 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 1384930 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 20869 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1701 to 83947 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-1384930-coronavirus-cases-83947-deaths-idUSKBN22Q3FY | 2020-05-15 |
| The U.S. Department of Labor issued its first workplace guidance to nursing homes on Thursday since the COVID19 pandemic swept the country and ravaged care facilities saying residents staff and visitors should keep 6 feet | Neutral | The U.S. Department of Labor issued its first workplace guidance to nursing homes on Thursday since the COVID19 pandemic swept the country and ravaged care facilities saying residents staff and visitors should keep 6 feet | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-workplace/u-s-issues-first-coronavirus-workplace-guidance-to-nursing-homes-idUSKBN22Q3P2 | 2020-05-15 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an inquiry on why charges were not brought sooner and whether to charge the suspects with federal hate crimes | Negative | ATLANTA Hopes of finding a new witness in the case of an unarmed black jogger whose fatal shooting in Georgia triggered a national outcry were dashed Thursday afternoon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shooting-georgia/hopes-of-a-new-witness-dashed-in-case-of-slain-georgia-black-jogger-idUSKBN22Q3AL | 2020-05-15 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday a rule that will simplify or waive agency reviews of certain biotech farm products including plants and seeds that have been genetically modified or engineered | Positive | CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday a rule that will simplify or waive agency reviews of certain biotech farm products including plants and seeds that have been genetically modified or engineered | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-agriculture/usda-limits-review-requirements-of-some-biotech-farm-products-idUSKBN22R04P | 2020-05-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Richard Burr will step aside as chairman of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee after the FBI seized his mobile telephone in a major escalation of a probe of his stock trades before the downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Richard Burr will step aside as chairman of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee after the FBI seized his mobile telephone in a major escalation of a probe of his stock trades before the downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-burr/u-s-senator-burr-steps-aside-as-committee-chair-as-fbi-probes-stock-trades-idUSKBN22Q0NB | 2020-05-15 |
| He told reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday he decided to step aside because he did not want the investigation to distract the intelligence committee from its work | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Richard Burr will step aside as chairman of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee after the FBI seized his mobile telephone in a major escalation of a probe of his stock trades before the downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-burr/u-s-senator-burr-steps-aside-as-committee-chair-as-fbi-probes-stock-trades-idUSKBN22Q0NB | 2020-05-15 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued guidelines to help schools and workplaces determine whether they are ready to open for business | Positive | CHICAGO The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued guidelines to help schools and workplaces determine whether they are ready to open for business | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc/u-s-cdc-issues-guidelines-on-how-to-reopen-schools-transit-and-workplaces-idUSKBN22Q3FE | 2020-05-15 |
| Demand for hydroxychloroquine surged after Trump touted it in early April and U.S. regulators have since authorized its emergency use for coronavirus patients | Neutral | Patients given the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a potential treatment for COVID19 did not improve significantly over those who did not according to two new studies published in the medical journal BMJ on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hydroxychloroq/covid-patients-given-malaria-drug-didnt-see-significant-improvements-studies-idUSKBN22Q37C | 2020-05-15 |
| WASHINGTON The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday urged U.S. airlines to maintain at least one seat between all passengers and cap seating at of capacity on narrowbody airplanes to address the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday urged U.S. airlines to maintain at least one seat between all passengers and cap seating at of capacity on narrowbody airplanes to address the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-congress/house-democrat-wants-u-s-airlines-to-cap-seating-because-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22Q3JD | 2020-05-15 |
| U.S. airlines have parked more than 3000 planes or more than of the fleet and canceled or more of flights in May and June | Negative | WASHINGTON The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday urged U.S. airlines to maintain at least one seat between all passengers and cap seating at of capacity on narrowbody airplanes to address the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-congress/house-democrat-wants-u-s-airlines-to-cap-seating-because-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22Q3JD | 2020-05-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service has launched a review of package delivery contracts with Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service has launched a review of package delivery contracts with Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reviewing-delivery-contracts-washpost-idUSKBN22Q332 | 2020-05-15 |
| 6 million in federal grants the FBI said on Thursday the latest move in a U.S. crackdown on alleged attempts by China to steal American scientific advances | Negative | WASHINGTON A Chineseborn former employee of the Cleveland clinic was arrested on fraud charges related to | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-crime/u-s-accuses-chinese-born-researcher-at-cleveland-clinic-of-ties-to-chinese-spying-idUSKBN22Q3C9 | 2020-05-15 |
| They said Wang is a Chineseborn U.S. citizen specializing in genetics and cardiovascular disease who has been affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic since 1997 | Positive | WASHINGTON A Chineseborn former employee of the Cleveland clinic was arrested on fraud charges related to | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-crime/u-s-accuses-chinese-born-researcher-at-cleveland-clinic-of-ties-to-chinese-spying-idUSKBN22Q3C9 | 2020-05-15 |
| The attacks were another setback to U.S. President Donald Trumps stalled plans to bring peace to Afghanistan and end Americas longest war | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday blamed Islamic State militants not the Taliban for a gruesome hospital attack in Afghanistan this week that killed two newborn babies and it renewed calls for Afghans to embrace a troubled peace push with the Taliban insurgency | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-afghanistan-attacks-usa/u-s-says-islamic-state-conducted-attack-on-kabul-hospital-idUSKBN22Q3QU | 2020-05-15 |
| Some U.S. officials have said privately that this has been a growing source of frustration for Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering returning Cuba to its list of state sponsors of terrorism a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Thursday a move that would mark another major blow to increasingly tense relations between Washington and Havana | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-cuba-blacklist-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-considers-returning-cuba-to-list-of-state-sponsors-of-terrorism-source-idUSKBN22Q35O | 2020-05-15 |
| Another issue expected to weigh on Washingtons decision is Cubas harboring of several U.S. fugitives some of whom have lived on the island for decades | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering returning Cuba to its list of state sponsors of terrorism a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Thursday a move that would mark another major blow to increasingly tense relations between Washington and Havana | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-cuba-blacklist-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-considers-returning-cuba-to-list-of-state-sponsors-of-terrorism-source-idUSKBN22Q35O | 2020-05-15 |
| But many of those restrictions are already in place or have even been tightened by Trump and a decadesold U.S. economic embargo remains and can only be lifted by Congress | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering returning Cuba to its list of state sponsors of terrorism a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Thursday a move that would mark another major blow to increasingly tense relations between Washington and Havana | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-cuba-blacklist-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-considers-returning-cuba-to-list-of-state-sponsors-of-terrorism-source-idUSKBN22Q35O | 2020-05-15 |
| The U.S. Congress needs to approve Sudans removal from the list | Positive | KHARTOUM Sudans finance minister on Thursday laid out a system of money transfers to the poor in a step towards removing costly fuel subsidies to end an economic crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-economy/sudan-plans-cash-transfer-to-poor-after-removal-of-fuel-subsidies-idUSKBN22Q3B7 | 2020-05-15 |
| TOKYO Asian stocks struggled to extend gains on Friday and were on course to end the week lower as deteriorating U.S.China relations undercut optimism over the reopening of major economies | Negative | TOKYO Asian stocks struggled to extend gains on Friday and were on course to end the week lower as deteriorating U.S.China relations undercut optimism over the reopening of major economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-struggle-as-coronavirus-strains-u-s-china-relations-idUSKBN22Q3QW | 2020-05-15 |
| But concerns about the U.S.China relations are weighing on markets | Negative | TOKYO Asian stocks struggled to extend gains on Friday and were on course to end the week lower as deteriorating U.S.China relations undercut optimism over the reopening of major economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-struggle-as-coronavirus-strains-u-s-china-relations-idUSKBN22Q3QW | 2020-05-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trumps administration to toughen its response to Chinas crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority the latest push in Washington to punish China as Trump blames Beijing for worsening the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trumps administration to toughen its response to Chinas crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority the latest push in Washington to punish China as Trump blames Beijing for worsening the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-senate-approves-bill-to-pressure-china-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN22Q3FK | 2020-05-15 |
| The Senate bill also calls on U.S. companies or individuals operating in the Xinjiang region to take steps to ensure their supply chains are not compromised by forced there | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trumps administration to toughen its response to Chinas crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority the latest push in Washington to punish China as Trump blames Beijing for worsening the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-senate-approves-bill-to-pressure-china-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN22Q3FK | 2020-05-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the worlds second largest economy | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the worlds second largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-says-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-xi-right-now-could-even-cut-china-ties-idUSKBN22Q2BD | 2020-05-15 |
| Trumps pique extended to Xi with whom the U.S. president has said repeatedly he has a good relationship | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the worlds second largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-says-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-xi-right-now-could-even-cut-china-ties-idUSKBN22Q2BD | 2020-05-15 |
| Now if you did what would Youd save Trump said referring to estimated U.S. annual imports from China which he often refers to as lost money | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the worlds second largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-says-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-xi-right-now-could-even-cut-china-ties-idUSKBN22Q2BD | 2020-05-15 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox Business Network China needed to provide a lot more information about the coronavirus and Trump was reviewing his options | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the worlds second largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-says-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-xi-right-now-could-even-cut-china-ties-idUSKBN22Q2BD | 2020-05-15 |
| An executive from Chinese state agriculture trading house COFCO said China was set to speed up purchases of U.S. farm goods to implement the Phase 1 deal | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the worlds second largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-says-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-xi-right-now-could-even-cut-china-ties-idUSKBN22Q2BD | 2020-05-15 |
| Russia has already signaled its opposition to extending the arms embargo on Iran and the U.S. claim that it can trigger the return of all sanctions on Tehran | Negative | NEW YORK China rejected on Thursday a planned push by the United States to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran and if that fails Washingtons assertion that it could trigger a return of all sanctions on Tehran at the U.N. Security Council | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-china-un/chinas-rejects-planned-u-s-moves-at-u-n-on-iran-sanctions-idUSKBN22Q37G | 2020-05-15 |
| Preliminary results from a trial led by the U.S. Institutes of Health showed remdesivir cut hospital stays by compared with a placebo treatment although it did not significantly improve survival | Negative | TOKYO Japan has begun treating severely ill COVID19 patients with Gilead Sciences Incs coronavirus drug remdesivir days after granting emergency approval to the medication the company is supplying as part of its pledged donation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-remdesivir/part-of-gileads-coronavirus-drug-donation-allocated-to-japan-idUSKBN22Q14R | 2020-05-15 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. securities regulator has asked public companies that received emergency government loans to prove they qualified for the funds and made consistent representations to investors about their need for the aid two people with knowledge of the request told Reuters | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. securities regulator has asked public companies that received emergency government loans to prove they qualified for the funds and made consistent representations to investors about their need for the aid two people with knowledge of the request told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-ppp/u-s-securities-regulator-scrutinizes-public-companies-that-took-emergency-loans-sources-idUSKBN22Q3NE | 2020-05-15 |
| DETROIT Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones on Thursday pleaded not guilty to charges that he embezzled more than million of union funds amid a U.S. corruption probe that has raised the specter of a federal government takeover of the union | Negative | DETROIT Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones on Thursday pleaded not guilty to charges that he embezzled more than million of union funds amid a U.S. corruption probe that has raised the specter of a federal government takeover of the union | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-autos-labor-corruption/former-uaw-president-gary-jones-pleads-not-guilty-in-embezzlement-case-idUSKBN22Q33J | 2020-05-15 |
| Ropes Gray on Thursday said it is offering voluntary buyouts to its U.S. support staff the latest law firm to take cost cutting steps amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Ropes Gray on Thursday said it is offering voluntary buyouts to its U.S. support staff the latest law firm to take cost cutting steps amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/lawyer-coronavirus-buyouts/in-brief-ropes-gray-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-support-staff-idUSL1N2CW2FE | 2020-05-15 |
| BERLIN The U.S. ambassador in Berlin has accused Germany of undermining NATOs nuclear deterrent taking aim at Chancellor Angela Merkels junior coalition partners after some of their leaders called for nuclear disarmament | Negative | BERLIN The U.S. ambassador in Berlin has accused Germany of undermining NATOs nuclear deterrent taking aim at Chancellor Angela Merkels junior coalition partners after some of their leaders called for nuclear disarmament | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-germany-usa-nato/trump-envoy-accuses-germany-of-undermining-natos-nuclear-deterrent-idUSKBN22Q265 | 2020-05-15 |
| TAIPEI The U.S. navy said on Thursday it had sailed a guidedmissile destroyer through the sensitive Taiwan Strait a week before Taiwan President Tsai Ingwens inauguration for a second term in office amid rising tension with China | Negative | TAIPEI The U.S. navy said on Thursday it had sailed a guidedmissile destroyer through the sensitive Taiwan Strait a week before Taiwan President Tsai Ingwens inauguration for a second term in office amid rising tension with China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-taiwan-security-usa/u-s-sails-warship-near-taiwan-a-week-ahead-of-presidential-inauguration-idUSKBN22Q04R | 2020-05-15 |
| We hope the U.S. side can appropriately handle the relevant issue and play a constructive role in regional peace and stability not the he said | Positive | TAIPEI The U.S. navy said on Thursday it had sailed a guidedmissile destroyer through the sensitive Taiwan Strait a week before Taiwan President Tsai Ingwens inauguration for a second term in office amid rising tension with China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-taiwan-security-usa/u-s-sails-warship-near-taiwan-a-week-ahead-of-presidential-inauguration-idUSKBN22Q04R | 2020-05-15 |
| Even with tens of millions of jobs lost and a historic decline in output projected this quarter the U.S. economy could still pull off a relatively quick recovery Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday | Negative | Even with tens of millions of jobs lost and a historic decline in output projected this quarter the U.S. economy could still pull off a relatively quick recovery Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-fed-kaplan/want-a-fast-recovery-invest-in-tests-feds-kaplan-says-idUSKBN22Q3NW | 2020-05-15 |
| After weeks of shutdowns to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic the U.S. economy does need to reopen Kaplan said | Negative | Even with tens of millions of jobs lost and a historic decline in output projected this quarter the U.S. economy could still pull off a relatively quick recovery Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-fed-kaplan/want-a-fast-recovery-invest-in-tests-feds-kaplan-says-idUSKBN22Q3NW | 2020-05-15 |
| NEW YORK Credit card spending among some of JP Morgan Chase Cos U.S. customers fell during March and early April compared to last year as Americans stayed home to protect against the novel coronavirus according to a new report on Thursday | Negative | NEW YORK Credit card spending among some of JP Morgan Chase Cos U.S. customers fell during March and early April compared to last year as Americans stayed home to protect against the novel coronavirus according to a new report on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-jp-morgan/jpmorgans-u-s-credit-card-holders-spent-40-less-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN22Q1EF | 2020-05-15 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve warned this week that the country will likely see weak economic growth for an extended | Negative | NEW YORK Credit card spending among some of JP Morgan Chase Cos U.S. customers fell during March and early April compared to last year as Americans stayed home to protect against the novel coronavirus according to a new report on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-jp-morgan/jpmorgans-u-s-credit-card-holders-spent-40-less-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN22Q1EF | 2020-05-15 |
| U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross touted the deal as another indication that President Trumps policy agenda has led to a renaissance in American manufacturing | Positive | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd the biggest contract chipmaker said it plans to build a billion factory in Arizona in an apparent win for the Trump administrations efforts to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-semiconductors-tsmc/taiwans-tsmc-announces-12-billion-u-s-chip-factory-idUSKBN22Q38T | 2020-05-15 |
| Credit Suisse analysts said proposed restrictions could threaten TSMCs of sales from Huawei escalate U.S.China tensions and delay the rollout of the nextgeneration 5G mobile network | Negative | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd the biggest contract chipmaker said it plans to build a billion factory in Arizona in an apparent win for the Trump administrations efforts to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-semiconductors-tsmc/taiwans-tsmc-announces-12-billion-u-s-chip-factory-idUSKBN22Q38T | 2020-05-15 |
| BENGALURU An alreadydismal nearterm U.S. economic outlook has darkened further in the latest Reuters poll of economists and while a recovery is still forecast for the second half the economy wont come close to regaining the ground it lost this year | Negative | BENGALURU An alreadydismal nearterm U.S. economic outlook has darkened further in the latest Reuters poll of economists and while a recovery is still forecast for the second half the economy wont come close to regaining the ground it lost this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/near-term-u-s-economic-outlook-darkens-slow-recovery-to-follow-reuters-poll-idUSKBN22R063 | 2020-05-15 |
| U.S. gross domestic product was forecast to shrink an unprecedented 35 | Negative | BENGALURU An alreadydismal nearterm U.S. economic outlook has darkened further in the latest Reuters poll of economists and while a recovery is still forecast for the second half the economy wont come close to regaining the ground it lost this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/near-term-u-s-economic-outlook-darkens-slow-recovery-to-follow-reuters-poll-idUSKBN22R063 | 2020-05-15 |
| SYDNEY May 15 Tokyo shares dropped for a fourth straight session on Friday on concerns about worsening U.S.China relations and as investors booked profits ahead of data expected to show that Japans economy shrank for a second straight quarter | Negative | SYDNEY May 15 Tokyo shares dropped for a fourth straight session on Friday on concerns about worsening U.S.China relations and as investors booked profits ahead of data expected to show that Japans economy shrank for a second straight quarter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japan-shares-fall-for-4th-straight-day-as-u-s-china-tensions-flare-idUSL4N2CX12F | 2020-05-15 |
| NEW YORK May 14 Asian stocks were set to rise on Friday amid investor optimism about the reopening of the U.S. economy from coronavirus lockdowns and possibly more stimulus that could fuel a recovery | Positive | NEW YORK May 14 Asian stocks were set to rise on Friday amid investor optimism about the reopening of the U.S. economy from coronavirus lockdowns and possibly more stimulus that could fuel a recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-rise-on-optimism-of-post-lockdown-recovery-stimulus-idUSL1N2CW32G | 2020-05-15 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes last fell in price to yield 0 | Negative | NEW YORK May 14 Asian stocks were set to rise on Friday amid investor optimism about the reopening of the U.S. economy from coronavirus lockdowns and possibly more stimulus that could fuel a recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-rise-on-optimism-of-post-lockdown-recovery-stimulus-idUSL1N2CW32G | 2020-05-15 |
| 9 against the U.S. dollar after a Reuters report said on Thursday that Turkeys government had appealed to foreign allies in an urgent search for funding | Negative | ANKARA May 14 Turkish lira firmed to 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-turkey-lira/turkish-lira-firms-following-report-of-search-for-foreign-funds-idUSL8N2CW877 | 2020-05-15 |
| NEW YORK May 14 World stock markets fell for a third day on Thursday and safehaven bonds rose as disappointing U.S. jobs data and signals by central banks that further government stimulus may be needed stoked investor worries about the global economic recovery | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-sink-bonds-rise-for-third-day-on-recovery-fears-idUSL1N2CW1EV | 2020-05-15 |
| Today most of our U.S.based engineering staff is in San Jose so this will be a really great opportunity to extend our talent base across the she said | Positive | Today most of our U.S.based engineering staff is in San Jose so this will be a really great opportunity to extend our talent base across the she said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-zoom-video-commn-tech/zoom-to-expand-in-u-s-with-engineering-centers-in-phoenix-pittsburgh-idUSKBN22Q21O | 2020-05-15 |
| In March Chinese social video app TikTok which faces U.S. scrutiny over datasharing and censorship concerns named members of a U.S.focused content moderation committee to give unvarnished on its policies | Negative | The councils eight members will advise on product and policy changes focusing on areas such as harassment and protection of marginalized groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-twitch-safety/amazons-livestreaming-platform-twitch-announces-safety-advisory-council-idUSKBN22Q2Q6 | 2020-05-15 |
| U.S. and Malaysian authorities say a total of about | Neutral | KUALA LUMPUR Prosecutors dropped moneylaundering charges against Riza Aziz a Hollywood producer and the stepson of Malaysias former prime minister Najib Razak on Thursday after a deal that officials said included the recovery of | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-politics-1mdb/malaysia-to-recover-107-3-mln-after-settling-1mdb-case-against-wolf-of-wall-street-producer-idUSKBN22Q0PL | 2020-05-15 |
| Red Granite paid the U.S. government million in September 2017 to settle a civil forfeiture claim over the rights to the films | Neutral | KUALA LUMPUR Prosecutors dropped moneylaundering charges against Riza Aziz a Hollywood producer and the stepson of Malaysias former prime minister Najib Razak on Thursday after a deal that officials said included the recovery of | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-politics-1mdb/malaysia-to-recover-107-3-mln-after-settling-1mdb-case-against-wolf-of-wall-street-producer-idUSKBN22Q0PL | 2020-05-15 |
| U.S. and Malaysian authorities say about | Neutral | KUALA LUMPUR May 14 Malaysian prosecutors on Thursday dropped a money laundering case against a producer of Hollywood film The Wolf of Wall and the stepson of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak citing a deal for an undisclosed amount of funds to be paid to the government | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/malaysia-politics-1mdb/malaysia-drops-1mdb-money-laundering-case-against-wolf-of-wall-street-producer-idUSL4N2CW1NX | 2020-05-15 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in an interview said he hoped that any vaccine developed would be shared worldwide | Positive | France said on Thursday that the worlds nations would have equal access to any novel coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi a day after the CEO suggested that Americans would likely be the first in line | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines/france-defends-equal-access-to-any-vaccine-as-u-s-eyes-its-own-plans-idUSKBN22Q2KF | 2020-05-15 |
| U.S. citizens remaining in Nicaragua must ensure they have an adequate supply of food water and medicine to shelter for at least two the embassy said in a statement | Positive | MEXICO CITY Brazil and Mexico on Thursday reported a record oneday rise in new coronavirus cases just as leaders of both countries intensified attempts to reopen their economies even as the spread of the virus in Latin America is seemingly gathering pace | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latinamerica/brazil-and-mexico-report-record-surge-in-coronavirus-cases-as-latin-america-reels-idUSKBN22R097 | 2020-05-15 |
| SEOUL Osang Healthcare Co the first South Korean maker of coronavirus test kits to win preliminary approval from the U.S. Food Drug Administration is ready to ship kits that can test 100 million people in the United States an executive said on Friday | Positive | SEOUL Osang Healthcare Co the first South Korean maker of coronavirus test kits to win preliminary approval from the U.S. Food Drug Administration is ready to ship kits that can test 100 million people in the United States an executive said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-testkit/south-korean-coronavirus-test-maker-osang-ready-to-ship-100-million-kits-to-u-s-idUSKBN22R0FF | 2020-05-15 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued guidance to doctors on how to recognize and report cases of a rare lifethreatening syndrome in children associated with the new coronavirus | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued guidance to doctors on how to recognize and report cases of a rare lifethreatening syndrome in children associated with the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-children/u-s-gives-doctors-guidance-on-how-to-spot-rare-covid-linked-syndrome-in-children-idUSKBN22Q3BD | 2020-05-15 |
| The U.S. guidance follows recent reports of the syndrome by doctors in France and northern Italy published in the journal The Lancet | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued guidance to doctors on how to recognize and report cases of a rare lifethreatening syndrome in children associated with the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-children/u-s-gives-doctors-guidance-on-how-to-spot-rare-covid-linked-syndrome-in-children-idUSKBN22Q3BD | 2020-05-15 |
| Sales to U.S. buyers have already jumped this month he said and he expects the same in June | Neutral | MEXICO More Mexican steaks and other beef cuts are headed north of the border after the coronavirus outbreak has hobbled U.S. meat processing plants potentially offsetting fears of shortages affecting businesses from fastfood chains to grocery stores but angering American ranchers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-trade-beef/more-mexican-beef-headed-to-u-s-dinner-tables-as-american-supply-crunch-bites-idUSKBN22P2OK | 2020-05-14 |
| The shift toward foreign supplies has angered many U.S. ranchers who argue the consolidation of the meatpacking sector and shuttering of processing plants is limiting access to their own marketplace | Positive | MEXICO More Mexican steaks and other beef cuts are headed north of the border after the coronavirus outbreak has hobbled U.S. meat processing plants potentially offsetting fears of shortages affecting businesses from fastfood chains to grocery stores but angering American ranchers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-trade-beef/more-mexican-beef-headed-to-u-s-dinner-tables-as-american-supply-crunch-bites-idUSKBN22P2OK | 2020-05-14 |
| Chad Wolf acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary said later on Wednesday that restrictions across the borders with Canada and Mexico would likely be extended | Negative | Canada and the United States appear likely to extend a ban on nonessential travel until June 21 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic a Canadian government source and a top U.S. official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-canada/canada-u-s-are-likely-to-extend-travel-restrictions-until-june-21-idUSKBN22P1IU | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Wednesday signaled reluctance to allow the Justice Department to drop its criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn tasking a retired judge with advising on whether the former Trump administration official should face an additional criminal contempt charge for perjury | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Wednesday signaled reluctance to allow the Justice Department to drop its criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn tasking a retired judge with advising on whether the former Trump administration official should face an additional criminal contempt charge for perjury | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/u-s-judge-asks-if-ex-trump-aide-flynn-should-be-held-in-contempt-idUSKBN22Q00P | 2020-05-14 |
| Russia sent a batch of the same ventilators to the United States in early April though U.S. officials say the machines were not needed in the end | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday suspended the use of some Russianmade medical ventilators after two fatal hospital fires reported to involve the machines a setback in its fight against the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-ventilator/russia-suspends-use-of-ventilator-type-sent-to-u-s-after-fatal-fires-idUSKBN22P123 | 2020-05-14 |
| BEIJING China is likely to speed up the buying of U.S. farm goods and will implement the phase 1 trade deal with the United States an executive at stateowned agriculture trading house COFCO said at an online industry conference on Thursday | Positive | BEIJING China is likely to speed up the buying of U.S. farm goods and will implement the phase 1 trade deal with the United States an executive at stateowned agriculture trading house COFCO said at an online industry conference on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/china-likely-to-speed-up-buying-of-u-s-farm-goods-cofco-exec-idUSKBN22Q0BT | 2020-05-14 |
| He added that another unfavorable was that crush margins for U.S. shipments have fallen further | Negative | BEIJING China is likely to speed up the buying of U.S. farm goods and will implement the phase 1 trade deal with the United States an executive at stateowned agriculture trading house COFCO said at an online industry conference on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/china-likely-to-speed-up-buying-of-u-s-farm-goods-cofco-exec-idUSKBN22Q0BT | 2020-05-14 |
| By contrast shares in its U.S.listed rival which is focused on ecommerce rather than gaming have dipped by almost over the same period | Negative | HONG KONG High demand for video games during COVID19 lockdowns buoyed Tencent Holdings firstquarter revenue and profits with blockbuster games PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds Mobile and Honor of Kings helping it beat forecasts | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tencent-results/chinas-tencent-wins-on-lockdown-gaming-boom-idUSKBN22P1BU | 2020-05-14 |
| Chinalinked hackers are breaking into American organizations carrying out research into COVID19 U.S. officials said on Wednesday warning both scientists and public health officials to be on the lookout for cyber theft | Negative | Chinalinked hackers are breaking into American organizations carrying out research into COVID19 U.S. officials said on Wednesday warning both scientists and public health officials to be on the lookout for cyber theft | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cyber/u-s-accuses-china-linked-hackers-of-stealing-coronavirus-research-idUSKBN22P2CS | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON The global novel coronavirus crisis continues to batter the U.S. labor market with millions more Americans including white collar workers expected to have filed for unemployment benefits last week as the hit from the pandemic spills over into a broader swath of the economy | Negative | WASHINGTON The global novel coronavirus crisis continues to batter the U.S. labor market with millions more Americans including white collar workers expected to have filed for unemployment benefits last week as the hit from the pandemic spills over into a broader swath of the economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-weekly-jobless-benefits-to-stay-elevated-as-coronavirus-layoffs-widen-idUSKBN22Q0DQ | 2020-05-14 |
| A surprise drawdown of U.S. inventories helped oil prices make meagre gains but the bleak outlook capped rises | Positive | SINGAPORE Stock markets fell and bonds were in demand on Thursday as worries grew about a second wave of coronavirus infections and a dour assessment from the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve dashed hopes for a quick economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-drop-as-virus-recovery-begins-to-look-distant-idUSKBN22P3HE | 2020-05-14 |
| 36 per barrel and U.S. crude CLc1 was up at | Neutral | SINGAPORE Stock markets fell and bonds were in demand on Thursday as worries grew about a second wave of coronavirus infections and a dour assessment from the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve dashed hopes for a quick economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-drop-as-virus-recovery-begins-to-look-distant-idUSKBN22P3HE | 2020-05-14 |
| A lightningquick rally in U.S. equities is showing cracks as investors face mounting evidence that the economys coronavirusfueled woes may be far longerlasting than many had anticipated | Positive | A lightningquick rally in U.S. equities is showing cracks as investors face mounting evidence that the economys coronavirusfueled woes may be far longerlasting than many had anticipated | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-investment-analysi/storm-clouds-gather-over-u-s-stocks-as-hopes-of-quick-recovery-fade-idUSKBN22Q0HV | 2020-05-14 |
| Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a clear message to interest rate futures traders on Bets that the U.S. central bank will pursue a negative interestrate policy are offbase | Negative | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a clear message to interest rate futures traders on Bets that the U.S. central bank will pursue a negative interestrate policy are offbase | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell-rates/less-than-zero-feds-powell-shows-no-love-for-negative-rates-idUSKBN22P35U | 2020-05-14 |
| Trump has frequently called negative rates a way to limit dollar strength and keep U.S. exports competitive calling the Fed last September for failing to pursue the policy | Negative | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a clear message to interest rate futures traders on Bets that the U.S. central bank will pursue a negative interestrate policy are offbase | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell-rates/less-than-zero-feds-powell-shows-no-love-for-negative-rates-idUSKBN22P35U | 2020-05-14 |
| DETROIT The U.S. factories that make Fords Chevys and Jeeps are coming back to life this week as workers install new safety equipment and wake up machines ahead of the highstakes restart the Detroit automakers plan to launch on Monday | Positive | DETROIT The U.S. factories that make Fords Chevys and Jeeps are coming back to life this week as workers install new safety equipment and wake up machines ahead of the highstakes restart the Detroit automakers plan to launch on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-plants/all-eyes-on-detroit-as-automakers-ready-slow-careful-reopening-of-plants-idUSKBN22P3A8 | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON Nine states on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for relaxing a range of companies compliance and monitoring requirements with federal clean air and water laws in response to the coronavirus pandemic arguing the policy is too broad and not transparent | Negative | WASHINGTON Nine states on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for relaxing a range of companies compliance and monitoring requirements with federal clean air and water laws in response to the coronavirus pandemic arguing the policy is too broad and not transparent | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-epa/nine-u-s-states-sue-epa-for-easing-environmental-enforcement-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22P36U | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON Thousands of local U.S. newspapers and broadcast outlets grappling with a massive downturn in advertising because of the COVID19 pandemic would be eligible for financial help under legislation introduced in Congress on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Thousands of local U.S. newspapers and broadcast outlets grappling with a massive downturn in advertising because of the COVID19 pandemic would be eligible for financial help under legislation introduced in Congress on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-media/u-s-lawmakers-renew-push-to-grant-assistance-to-local-news-outlets-idUSKBN22P3CS | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate narrowly blocked an amendment on Wednesday that would have prevented law enforcement from collecting information on Americans internet habits without a warrant as the Senate moved toward a reauthorization of divisive surveillance tools | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate narrowly blocked an amendment on Wednesday that would have prevented law enforcement from collecting information on Americans internet habits without a warrant as the Senate moved toward a reauthorization of divisive surveillance tools | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-senate-blocks-bid-to-curb-surveillance-of-americans-internet-habits-idUSKBN22P3C1 | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday said it has charged two more individuals for defrauding the U.S. government coronavirus bailout a Texas engineer and a star from the reality television show Love Hip Hop | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday said it has charged two more individuals for defrauding the U.S. government coronavirus bailout a Texas engineer and a star from the reality television show Love Hip Hop | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fraud/love-hip-hop-star-texas-engineer-charged-with-coronavirus-bailout-fraud-doj-idUSKBN22P3H8 | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON The Pentagon said on Wednesday it has awarded a million contract to buy protective eyewear gloves gowns and masks for medical personnel at over 15000 U.S. nursing homes as it helps gather medical equipment to stop the spread of COVID19 | Positive | WASHINGTON The Pentagon said on Wednesday it has awarded a million contract to buy protective eyewear gloves gowns and masks for medical personnel at over 15000 U.S. nursing homes as it helps gather medical equipment to stop the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-pentagon/pentagon-awards-134-million-for-medical-supplies-for-u-s-nursing-homes-idUSKBN22P37X | 2020-05-14 |
| Given the support from BARDA doses produced in the United States are expected to go to U.S. patients first a prospect that has raised concern in Europe | Positive | NEW YORK French drugmaker Sanofi SA said on Wednesday that it is working with European regulators to speed up access to a potential coronavirus vaccine in Europe after its chief executive suggested Americans would likely get the vaccine first | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-sanofi/sanofi-to-accelerate-european-covid-19-vaccine-access-after-ceo-prioritizes-u-s-preorders-idUSKBN22P36Q | 2020-05-14 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department which enforces sanctions declined to comment | Negative | Venezuelas oppositionheld congress plans to voice concern to the U.S. government over its removal of sanctions on Swedish refiner Nynas AB after Venezuelas staterun oil company Petroleos de Venezuela sold most of its stake in the firm three people with knowledge of the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-pdvsa-nynas-usa/venezuelas-congress-to-voice-concern-to-u-s-over-nynas-sanctions-removal-idUSKBN22P3GJ | 2020-05-14 |
| Tesla Inc and officials in California have resolved their acrimonious clash over safety procedures at the automakers sole U.S. assembly plant with a deal that allows production to resume as early as Monday county officials said | Positive | Tesla Inc and officials in California have resolved their acrimonious clash over safety procedures at the automakers sole U.S. assembly plant with a deal that allows production to resume as early as Monday county officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-tesla/tesla-california-county-reach-deal-to-reopen-u-s-plant-next-week-idUSKBN22P1ZL | 2020-05-14 |
| Teslas sole U.S. electric vehicle assembly plant is in Fremont California which is in Alameda County | Neutral | Tesla Inc and officials in California have resolved their acrimonious clash over safety procedures at the automakers sole U.S. assembly plant with a deal that allows production to resume as early as Monday county officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-tesla/tesla-california-county-reach-deal-to-reopen-u-s-plant-next-week-idUSKBN22P1ZL | 2020-05-14 |
| The U.S. clean energy sector has lost of its work force or nearly 600000 jobs as stayathome orders halt production of components from solar panels to electric cars and slow installations at homes and businesses according to a report released on Wednesday | Negative | The U.S. clean energy sector has lost of its work force or nearly 600000 jobs as stayathome orders halt production of components from solar panels to electric cars and slow installations at homes and businesses according to a report released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-jobs-clean-energy/clean-energy-has-shed-nearly-600000-u-s-jobs-due-to-pandemic-report-idUSKBN22P2TH | 2020-05-14 |
| Total U.S. unemployment claims have reached 33 | Positive | The U.S. clean energy sector has lost of its work force or nearly 600000 jobs as stayathome orders halt production of components from solar panels to electric cars and slow installations at homes and businesses according to a report released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-jobs-clean-energy/clean-energy-has-shed-nearly-600000-u-s-jobs-due-to-pandemic-report-idUSKBN22P2TH | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. air quality has improved since the coronavirus crisis emptied the roads of traffic giving the country a futuristic glimpse of the clearer skies that could come with an electric vehicle fleet according to preliminary findings by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration labs | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. air quality has improved since the coronavirus crisis emptied the roads of traffic giving the country a futuristic glimpse of the clearer skies that could come with an electric vehicle fleet according to preliminary findings by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration labs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pollution/urban-air-quality-improves-as-coronavirus-empties-u-s-highways-noaa-idUSKBN22P1OV | 2020-05-14 |
| NOAA researchers said they were comparing their U.S. pollution measurements to data recorded in previous years to come up with the estimated cuts | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. air quality has improved since the coronavirus crisis emptied the roads of traffic giving the country a futuristic glimpse of the clearer skies that could come with an electric vehicle fleet according to preliminary findings by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration labs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pollution/urban-air-quality-improves-as-coronavirus-empties-u-s-highways-noaa-idUSKBN22P1OV | 2020-05-14 |
| U.S. markets sentiment soured after U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warned that a premature lifting of social distancing measures could lead to additional outbreaks | Negative | European shares slump on virus fears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-ez-industrial-production-long-way-back-to-2017-highs-idUSL8N2CV4TQ | 2020-05-14 |
| Oil prices slipped in spite of a surprise drawdown of U.S. inventories and gold was firmly above the mark touching a weekhigh | Neutral | to add dropped name in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asian-stocks-drop-as-virus-recovery-begins-to-look-distant-idUSL4N2CW0OI | 2020-05-14 |
| Were going to slowly open the U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Wednesday as the White House presses hard to get things moving again | Negative | to add dropped name in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asian-stocks-drop-as-virus-recovery-begins-to-look-distant-idUSL4N2CW0OI | 2020-05-14 |
| 06 per barrel and U.S. crude was steady at | Positive | to add dropped name in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asian-stocks-drop-as-virus-recovery-begins-to-look-distant-idUSL4N2CW0OI | 2020-05-14 |
| TOKYO May 14 The dollar held gains against major currencies on Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell dismissed speculation that policymakers will adopt negative interest rates | Negative | Powell dashes negative rate speculation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-powell-shuns-negative-rates-aussie-slips-after-jobs-plunge-idUSL4N2CW06O | 2020-05-14 |
| U.S. data on weekly jobless claims due later Thursday and a survey on U.S. manufacturing due Friday should offer more clues about the economic outlook | Positive | Powell dashes negative rate speculation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-powell-shuns-negative-rates-aussie-slips-after-jobs-plunge-idUSL4N2CW06O | 2020-05-14 |
| Yields on benchmark U.S. Treasury 10year notes last fell in price to yield 0 | Negative | May 14 Asian equities were set to slump on Thursday after the head of the Federal Reserve warned of a significantly U.S. recession than any downturn since World War Two because of coronavirus pandemic fallout sentiments that drove bonds higher on a safety bid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-slide-on-u-s-fed-fears-interest-rate-stance-idUSL1N2CV2EH | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON Two members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee wrote to President Donald Trumps nominee for the top U.S. intelligence job on Wednesday seeking clarification of his views on the use of torture by U.S. spy agencies | Negative | WASHINGTON Two members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee wrote to President Donald Trumps nominee for the top U.S. intelligence job on Wednesday seeking clarification of his views on the use of torture by U.S. spy agencies | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence/u-s-senators-ask-trump-spy-chief-nominee-to-clarify-testimony-on-torture-idUSKBN22P344 | 2020-05-14 |
| U.S. Senator Richard Burr has had his cellphone seized by federal agents as part of the Justice Departments probe of stock transactions made by the lawmaker ahead of the sharp market downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year a media report said late on Wednesday | Negative | U.S. Senator Richard Burr has had his cellphone seized by federal agents as part of the Justice Departments probe of stock transactions made by the lawmaker ahead of the sharp market downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year a media report said late on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-burr/u-s-senators-phone-seized-in-probe-of-stock-trades-after-virus-briefings-la-times-idUSKBN22Q0NB | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON Supreme Court justices on Wednesday indicated skepticism toward whether in the complex Electoral College system for choosing U.S. presidents may disregard laws directing them to back the candidate who prevails in their states popular vote | Positive | WASHINGTON Supreme Court justices on Wednesday indicated skepticism toward whether in the complex Electoral College system for choosing U.S. presidents may disregard laws directing them to back the candidate who prevails in their states popular vote | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-electoral/u-s-supreme-court-justices-worry-about-chaos-in-electoral-college-dispute-idUSKBN22P1F7 | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a measure temporarily allowing members to vote from outside the Capitol so they can work while keeping social distance during the coronavirus pandemic the chambers Democratic leadership said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a measure temporarily allowing members to vote from outside the Capitol so they can work while keeping social distance during the coronavirus pandemic the chambers Democratic leadership said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-sets-friday-vote-on-lawmaking-by-proxy-during-pandemic-idUSKBN22P2RA | 2020-05-14 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said a new trillionplus coronavirus relief package proposed by House Democrats this week had no chance of becoming law | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a measure temporarily allowing members to vote from outside the Capitol so they can work while keeping social distance during the coronavirus pandemic the chambers Democratic leadership said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-sets-friday-vote-on-lawmaking-by-proxy-during-pandemic-idUSKBN22P2RA | 2020-05-14 |
| The Democratic proposal which includes funding for states businesses food support and families was quickly rejected by Trumps fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate after it was unveiled on Tuesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a measure temporarily allowing members to vote from outside the Capitol so they can work while keeping social distance during the coronavirus pandemic the chambers Democratic leadership said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-sets-friday-vote-on-lawmaking-by-proxy-during-pandemic-idUSKBN22P2RA | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a trillionplus coronavirus relief package proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives was dead on arrival | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a trillionplus coronavirus relief package proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives was dead on arrival | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-stimulus/trump-says-new-democratic-stimulus-proposal-is-dead-on-arrival-idUSKBN22P38X | 2020-05-14 |
| U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez will cochair a climate change panel for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden giving him a prominent liberal voice that could help garner his partys full support | Positive | U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez will cochair a climate change panel for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden giving him a prominent liberal voice that could help garner his partys full support | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-climate/democrat-ocasio-cortez-to-lead-biden-climate-change-panel-with-kerry-idUSKBN22P0F8 | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON A prominent U.S. Republican senator proposed legislation on Tuesday that would authorize the U.S. president to impose farreaching sanctions on China if it fails to give a full account of events leading to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON A prominent U.S. Republican senator proposed legislation on Tuesday that would authorize the U.S. president to impose farreaching sanctions on China if it fails to give a full account of events leading to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-graham/trump-senate-ally-seeks-china-sanctions-over-covid-19-probe-idUSKBN22O2XM | 2020-05-14 |
| But the source who spoke on condition of anonymity charged that the U.S. State Department had ignored multiple deadlines to share with Congress information on the virus origins | Negative | WASHINGTON A prominent U.S. Republican senator proposed legislation on Tuesday that would authorize the U.S. president to impose farreaching sanctions on China if it fails to give a full account of events leading to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-graham/trump-senate-ally-seeks-china-sanctions-over-covid-19-probe-idUSKBN22O2XM | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans advanced toward their goal of recapturing a seat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Mike Garcia a former Navy fighter pilot endorsed by President Donald Trump was leading in preliminary results from a special election north of Los Angeles the New York Times said | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans advanced toward their goal of recapturing a seat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Mike Garcia a former Navy fighter pilot endorsed by President Donald Trump was leading in preliminary results from a special election north of Los Angeles the New York Times said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-california-results/republican-leads-in-california-special-election-to-u-s-congress-new-york-times-idUSKBN22P0D2 | 2020-05-14 |
| Intelsat General which serves the companys U.S. commercial government and allied military customers is not part of the Chapter 11 proceedings the company said | Neutral | Satellite operator Intelsat SA said late on Wednesday that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection making it the latest casualty of severe business disruptions caused by the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-intlsat-bankruptcy/intelsat-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-idUSKBN22Q0E0 | 2020-05-14 |
| Nearly all 50 U.S. states have begun to allow some businesses to reopen and residents to move more freely but only 14 states have met the federal governments guidelines for lifting measures aimed at fighting the pandemic according to a Reuters analysis | Positive | Nearly all 50 U.S. states have begun to allow some businesses to reopen and residents to move more freely but only 14 states have met the federal governments guidelines for lifting measures aimed at fighting the pandemic according to a Reuters analysis | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trends/where-coronavirus-cases-are-rising-in-the-united-states-idUSKBN22P384 | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans advanced toward their goal of recapturing a seat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Mike Garcia a former Navy fighter pilot endorsed by President Donald Trump was leading in preliminary results from a special election north of Los Angeles | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans advanced toward their goal of recapturing a seat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Mike Garcia a former Navy fighter pilot endorsed by President Donald Trump was leading in preliminary results from a special election north of Los Angeles | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-california/republican-leads-in-california-vote-to-replace-u-s-house-member-who-quit-after-scandal-idUSKBN22O1DY | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON In a major showdown over presidential powers U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared divided over President Donald Trumps bid to prevent congressional Democrats from obtaining his financial records but seemed more open toward a New York prosecutors attempt to secure similar records | Positive | WASHINGTON In a major showdown over presidential powers U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared divided over President Donald Trumps bid to prevent congressional Democrats from obtaining his financial records but seemed more open toward a New York prosecutors attempt to secure similar records | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/u-s-supreme-court-wary-of-presidential-harassment-in-trump-finances-fight-idUSKBN22O1F0 | 2020-05-13 |
| The rare move by a U.S. governor to replace a leading health official during the pandemic follows two public controversies | Negative | Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said on Tuesday he was replacing his public health commissioner in an abrupt decision to shakeup leadership of the agency at the heart of the states response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-connecticut/in-abrupt-move-connecticut-replaces-health-commissioner-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22O2QK | 2020-05-13 |
| Gifford a former senior official at the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said she was focused on coordination among agencies in the state | Neutral | Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said on Tuesday he was replacing his public health commissioner in an abrupt decision to shakeup leadership of the agency at the heart of the states response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-connecticut/in-abrupt-move-connecticut-replaces-health-commissioner-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22O2QK | 2020-05-13 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 1342594 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 18106 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1064 to 80820 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 1342594 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 18106 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1064 to 80820 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-1342594-coronavirus-cases-80820-deaths-idUSKBN22O34X | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is keeping his distance from President Donald Trump for a few days in the wake of his press secretary testing positive for the coronavirus White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is keeping his distance from President Donald Trump for a few days in the wake of his press secretary testing positive for the coronavirus White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-pence/pence-keeping-his-distance-from-trump-for-a-few-days-white-house-idUSKBN22O2W8 | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a trillionplus coronavirus relief package with funding for states businesses food support and families only to see the measure flatly rejected by Senate Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a trillionplus coronavirus relief package with funding for states businesses food support and families only to see the measure flatly rejected by Senate Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-democrats-float-3-trillion-coronavirus-bill-republicans-reject-it-idUSKBN22P0BG | 2020-05-13 |
| The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives unveiled on Tuesday a sweeping new coronavirus bill with more than trillion in assistance to states families and epidemiologists seeking to track the extent of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives unveiled on Tuesday a sweeping new coronavirus bill with more than trillion in assistance to states families and epidemiologists seeking to track the extent of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation-fa/factbox-new-u-s-house-coronavirus-bill-contains-3-trillion-plus-in-aid-idUSKBN22O32R | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON Public health official Anthony Fauci clashed with a senator on Tuesday about when to reopen U.S. schools acknowledging he did not have the final word on pandemicrelated decisions but warning against being about the danger to children | Negative | WASHINGTON Public health official Anthony Fauci clashed with a senator on Tuesday about when to reopen U.S. schools acknowledging he did not have the final word on pandemicrelated decisions but warning against being about the danger to children | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fauci/told-hes-not-the-end-all-fauci-agrees-but-says-im-a-scientist-idUSKBN22O2O0 | 2020-05-13 |
| An ophthalmologist Paul in March became the first U.S. senator to announce he had tested positive for the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON Public health official Anthony Fauci clashed with a senator on Tuesday about when to reopen U.S. schools acknowledging he did not have the final word on pandemicrelated decisions but warning against being about the danger to children | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fauci/told-hes-not-the-end-all-fauci-agrees-but-says-im-a-scientist-idUSKBN22O2O0 | 2020-05-13 |
| Since then U.S. air travel has fallen further down about while total flights are down by about | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. airlines carried fewer passengers in March amid the massive coronavirus pandemic travel collapse to the lowest air travel level in nearly two decades the U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/u-s-air-travel-fell-51-in-march-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN22O2VF | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a Republican on Tuesday said that any new coronavirusresponse legislation would have to be narrowly as he criticized a trillion plan unveiled by House of Representatives Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a Republican on Tuesday said that any new coronavirusresponse legislation would have to be narrowly as he criticized a trillion plan unveiled by House of Representatives Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-leader-says-will-only-consider-narrow-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN22O2WT | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON Travel by U.S. motorists fell nearly in March from the same month last year as the coronavirus pandemic prompted millions of Americans to work from home the U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Travel by U.S. motorists fell nearly in March from the same month last year as the coronavirus pandemic prompted millions of Americans to work from home the U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-motorists/u-s-motorists-drove-19-fewer-miles-in-march-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN22O2NY | 2020-05-13 |
| Mexican auto output fell by in April and the government is under pressure from the United States to synchronize its restart with U.S. companies that rely on Mexican supply chains | Negative | MEXICO CITY President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will lay out a roadmap on Wednesday for Mexico to reopen its economy with a focus on the automotive sector whose supply chains are closely interwoven with U.S. carmakers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-economy/mexicos-president-revs-up-car-industry-and-wider-economy-idUSKBN22P0JL | 2020-05-13 |
| The virus outbreak in Mexico is several weeks behind the U.S. epidemic however and health authorities have been cautious to avoid moving too fast and putting more lives at risk | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government gave the green light on Tuesday for the key automotive industry to restart production after weeks of disruption by the coronavirus pandemic a decision that should pave the way to reopen North American supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-politics/mexico-signals-auto-industry-return-on-eve-of-restart-plan-idUSKBN22O20E | 2020-05-13 |
| U.S.based carmakers are also targeting a May 18 restart | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government gave the green light on Tuesday for the key automotive industry to restart production after weeks of disruption by the coronavirus pandemic a decision that should pave the way to reopen North American supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-politics/mexico-signals-auto-industry-return-on-eve-of-restart-plan-idUSKBN22O20E | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. government officials are concerned that dual U.S.Mexico citizens may flee to the United States if the coronavirus outbreak in Mexico gets worse putting more stress on U.S. hospitals especially near the border three officials familiar with the matter said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. government officials are concerned that dual U.S.Mexico citizens may flee to the United States if the coronavirus outbreak in Mexico gets worse putting more stress on U.S. hospitals especially near the border three officials familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico-exclusi/exclusive-u-s-government-officials-worry-about-return-of-dual-citizens-if-mexicos-pandemic-worsens-idUSKBN22O1K1 | 2020-05-13 |
| President Donald Trump has suspended nonessential travel across the U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico saying the restrictions are necessary to protect the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. government officials are concerned that dual U.S.Mexico citizens may flee to the United States if the coronavirus outbreak in Mexico gets worse putting more stress on U.S. hospitals especially near the border three officials familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico-exclusi/exclusive-u-s-government-officials-worry-about-return-of-dual-citizens-if-mexicos-pandemic-worsens-idUSKBN22O1K1 | 2020-05-13 |
| 5 million U.S. citizens live in Mexico according to a U.S. Department of State estimate many of them retirees | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. government officials are concerned that dual U.S.Mexico citizens may flee to the United States if the coronavirus outbreak in Mexico gets worse putting more stress on U.S. hospitals especially near the border three officials familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico-exclusi/exclusive-u-s-government-officials-worry-about-return-of-dual-citizens-if-mexicos-pandemic-worsens-idUSKBN22O1K1 | 2020-05-13 |
| In the Trump administration discussions U.S. officials have detailed several scenarios that could trigger a flood of people trying to cross the southern border | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. government officials are concerned that dual U.S.Mexico citizens may flee to the United States if the coronavirus outbreak in Mexico gets worse putting more stress on U.S. hospitals especially near the border three officials familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico-exclusi/exclusive-u-s-government-officials-worry-about-return-of-dual-citizens-if-mexicos-pandemic-worsens-idUSKBN22O1K1 | 2020-05-13 |
| One could be an improvement in the U.S. economy as Mexico confronts worsening economic fallout from the pandemic and the collapse of world oil prices according to two U.S. officials | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. government officials are concerned that dual U.S.Mexico citizens may flee to the United States if the coronavirus outbreak in Mexico gets worse putting more stress on U.S. hospitals especially near the border three officials familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico-exclusi/exclusive-u-s-government-officials-worry-about-return-of-dual-citizens-if-mexicos-pandemic-worsens-idUSKBN22O1K1 | 2020-05-13 |
| Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a trillionplus coronavirus relief package only to see the measure flatly rejected by Senate Republicans | Negative | More than 4 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22J0KE | 2020-05-13 |
| U.S. firms and nationals have been barred from doing business with KRET since July 2014 | Negative | MOSCOW Moscow has begun investigating the safety of a Russianmade medical ventilator some of which have been sent to the United States though not used after six people died in hospital fires reported to involve two such machines | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-hospital/russia-examines-ventilator-type-sent-to-u-s-after-fires-kill-six-idUSKBN22O0NW | 2020-05-13 |
| MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette discussed measures to stabilise oil markets during a phone call on Tuesday the Russian energy ministry said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette discussed measures to stabilise oil markets during a phone call on Tuesday the Russian energy ministry said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-usa/russian-and-u-s-energy-ministers-discuss-measures-to-stabilise-oil-markets-idUSKBN22O2CB | 2020-05-13 |
| Treasury yields also inched lower amid caution before a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and rising speculation the United States could one day adopt negative interest rates | Negative | YORK Stocks and oil prices fell on Wednesday as fears about a second wave of coronavirus infections gripped financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-fall-on-renewed-virus-fears-powell-speech-in-focus-idUSKBN22P001 | 2020-05-13 |
| The U.S. dollar nursed losses as traders braced for Powells speech which will cover economic issues and may offer a hint whether negative rates are a viable policy option | Negative | YORK Stocks and oil prices fell on Wednesday as fears about a second wave of coronavirus infections gripped financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-fall-on-renewed-virus-fears-powell-speech-in-focus-idUSKBN22P001 | 2020-05-13 |
| The investments in companies that compete in fields typically dominated by U.S. players come as Intel remains embroiled in tensions between the United States and China over chip manufacturing | Negative | The investments in companies that compete in fields typically dominated by U.S. players come as Intel remains embroiled in tensions between the United States and China over chip manufacturing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-intel-investments-china/intel-capital-invests-in-chinese-chip-companies-amid-tech-tensions-idUSKBN22P0GK | 2020-05-13 |
| The top three U.S. airlines have told their flight attendants not to force passengers to comply with their new policy requiring face coverings just encourage them to do so according to employee policies reviewed by Reuters | Positive | The top three U.S. airlines have told their flight attendants not to force passengers to comply with their new policy requiring face coverings just encourage them to do so according to employee policies reviewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-masks-exc/exclusive-u-s-airlines-tell-crews-not-to-force-passengers-to-wear-masks-idUSKBN22O349 | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic Partys rules committee moved on Tuesday to allow organizers to change the format of the partys U.S. presidential nominating convention including considering whether voting can be conducted remotely as it grapples with how to hold the event during the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democratic Partys rules committee moved on Tuesday to allow organizers to change the format of the partys U.S. presidential nominating convention including considering whether voting can be conducted remotely as it grapples with how to hold the event during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-democrats/democrats-move-to-allow-voting-changes-for-presidential-convention-amid-health-crisis-idUSKBN22O35M | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has handled a surge in tips complaints and referrals and opened hundreds of new probes since midMarch despite being forced to work remotely due to the coronavirus outbreak an official said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has handled a surge in tips complaints and referrals and opened hundreds of new probes since midMarch despite being forced to work remotely due to the coronavirus outbreak an official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-enforcement/tips-to-u-s-securities-and-exchange-commission-surge-in-recent-weeks-official-idUSKBN22O329 | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Tuesday that Novelis Inc divest Aleris Corps entire North American aluminum auto body sheet operations as a condition of its acquisition | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Tuesday that Novelis Inc divest Aleris Corps entire North American aluminum auto body sheet operations as a condition of its acquisition | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-aleris-m-a-novelis/u-s-proposes-divestiture-as-condition-for-novelis-purchase-of-aleris-idUSKBN22O3CM | 2020-05-13 |
| Novelis which is U.S.based but owned by Indias Hindalco Industries announced last month that it had completed its acquisition of Aleris | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Tuesday that Novelis Inc divest Aleris Corps entire North American aluminum auto body sheet operations as a condition of its acquisition | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-aleris-m-a-novelis/u-s-proposes-divestiture-as-condition-for-novelis-purchase-of-aleris-idUSKBN22O3CM | 2020-05-13 |
| NEW YORK U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a relief bill that would include aid to biofuel producers after demand for the fuel plummeted because of the coronavirus pandemic causing mass shutdowns in the industry | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a relief bill that would include aid to biofuel producers after demand for the fuel plummeted because of the coronavirus pandemic causing mass shutdowns in the industry | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-coronavirus-aid/u-s-lawmakers-include-biofuels-aid-in-latest-proposed-relief-bill-idUSKBN22O37X | 2020-05-13 |
| U.S. laws require that refiners blend biofuels into the nations fuel pool or buy credits from those that do | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a relief bill that would include aid to biofuel producers after demand for the fuel plummeted because of the coronavirus pandemic causing mass shutdowns in the industry | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-coronavirus-aid/u-s-lawmakers-include-biofuels-aid-in-latest-proposed-relief-bill-idUSKBN22O37X | 2020-05-13 |
| The U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission must review whether an exRoyal Bank of Scotland employee is owed a whistleblower payout and provide documents relating to his case a federal U.S. court said on Tuesday | Positive | The U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission must review whether an exRoyal Bank of Scotland employee is owed a whistleblower payout and provide documents relating to his case a federal U.S. court said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-sec-whistleblower/u-s-federal-court-tells-sec-justice-dept-to-review-rbs-whistleblower-case-idUSKBN22O1A0 | 2020-05-13 |
| The U.S. Second Circuit Appeals Court decision could set an important precedent for other whistleblowers who say they have been unjustly denied bounties under the SECs program to reward tipsters | Negative | The U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission must review whether an exRoyal Bank of Scotland employee is owed a whistleblower payout and provide documents relating to his case a federal U.S. court said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-sec-whistleblower/u-s-federal-court-tells-sec-justice-dept-to-review-rbs-whistleblower-case-idUSKBN22O1A0 | 2020-05-13 |
| A former managing director of risk management at RBSs U.S. operations Hong resigned two months into the job after discovering billions of dollars of mortgage bonds had been mispriced | Negative | The U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission must review whether an exRoyal Bank of Scotland employee is owed a whistleblower payout and provide documents relating to his case a federal U.S. court said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-sec-whistleblower/u-s-federal-court-tells-sec-justice-dept-to-review-rbs-whistleblower-case-idUSKBN22O1A0 | 2020-05-13 |
| A unit of Morgan Stanley agreed to pay a million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges it misled retail investing clients about the costs of a wrap program the regulator said on Tuesday | Negative | A unit of Morgan Stanley agreed to pay a million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges it misled retail investing clients about the costs of a wrap program the regulator said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-morgan-stanley-sec-settlement/morgan-stanley-pays-5-million-fine-to-settle-sec-charges-it-misled-investing-clients-idUSKBN22O1W0 | 2020-05-13 |
| Trump is eager for the U.S. economy to reopen and for Americans to return to work | Positive | California should let Tesla open the plant NOW. It can be done Fast Trump wrote on Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-tesla-trump/trump-wants-california-to-let-automaker-tesla-reopen-assembly-plant-idUSKBN22O212 | 2020-05-13 |
| U.S. businesses and households are going to need more fiscal support to get through what will likely be a longer period of recovery from the coronavirus shutdown than initially expected Federal Reserve policymakers said on Tuesday | Negative | U.S. businesses and households are going to need more fiscal support to get through what will likely be a longer period of recovery from the coronavirus shutdown than initially expected Federal Reserve policymakers said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/the-u-s-needs-more-fiscal-help-to-fight-coronavirus-fed-officials-say-idUSKBN22O3CO | 2020-05-13 |
| In this crisis the U.S. government has the ability to raise the funds to support the American Kashkari said in a separate online interview | Positive | U.S. businesses and households are going to need more fiscal support to get through what will likely be a longer period of recovery from the coronavirus shutdown than initially expected Federal Reserve policymakers said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/the-u-s-needs-more-fiscal-help-to-fight-coronavirus-fed-officials-say-idUSKBN22O3CO | 2020-05-13 |
| With the U.S. economy facing its potentially deepest economic decline in nearly a century Wall Street is pulling further and further ahead from Main Street | Negative | With the U.S. economy facing its potentially deepest economic decline in nearly a century Wall Street is pulling further and further ahead from Main Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-disconnect/resurgent-wall-street-disconnected-from-reality-on-the-ground-idUSKBN22O39D | 2020-05-13 |
| The rebound on U.S. stocks has occurred even as economic indicators come in below economists expectations | Positive | With the U.S. economy facing its potentially deepest economic decline in nearly a century Wall Street is pulling further and further ahead from Main Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-disconnect/resurgent-wall-street-disconnected-from-reality-on-the-ground-idUSKBN22O39D | 2020-05-13 |
| Investors also kept a watch on simmering U.S.China tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the main federal government pension fund not to invest in Chinese companies | Negative | SYDNEY May 13 Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday moving further away from the twomonth high hit on Monday as markets tracked Wall Streets decline on fears of a second wave of COVID19 infections while some profit booking also weighed on shares | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/tokyo-shares-fall-as-wall-street-slides-on-virus-resurgence-fears-idUSL4N2CV0SZ | 2020-05-13 |
| to the top of STOXX 600 after U.S. private equity house KKR revealed that it had acquired a stake of 5 | Positive | with no change to text or headline | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/rpt-defensives-upbeat-earnings-lift-european-shares-idUSL4N2CU1VH | 2020-05-13 |
| Top U.S. infectious disease advisor Anthony Fauci on Tuesday warned Congress that a premature lifting of lockdowns could lead to additional outbreaks of the deadly coronavirus | Negative | Dollar on defensive as negative rates debate heats up | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-on-defensive-eyes-on-powell-amid-negative-rates-debate-idUSL4N2CU4U4 | 2020-05-13 |
| U.S. stocks dragged equity benchmarks lower after Faucis remarks who also said that there was unlikely to be a treatment or vaccine in place by late August or early September | Negative | NEW YORK May 12 Asian equities were set to pull back on Wednesday as heightened concerns about coronavirus infections and the timing for a vaccine outweighed the lift from rebounding oil prices and upbeat corporate earnings in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-slip-on-coronavirus-fears-vaccine-timing-idUSL1N2CU2T8 | 2020-05-13 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes last rose in price to yield 0 | Neutral | NEW YORK May 12 Asian equities were set to pull back on Wednesday as heightened concerns about coronavirus infections and the timing for a vaccine outweighed the lift from rebounding oil prices and upbeat corporate earnings in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-slip-on-coronavirus-fears-vaccine-timing-idUSL1N2CU2T8 | 2020-05-13 |
| U.S. crude was up 6 | Positive | NEW YORK May 12 World equity markets inched higher and safehaven bonds fell on Tuesday as stronger economic data from China and upbeat corporate earnings in Europe overshadowed concerns about a potential second wave of coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-inch-higher-bonds-dip-on-hopes-for-recovery-idUSL1N2CU11L | 2020-05-13 |
| 36 a barrel reversing some the previous sessions sharp losses while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures jump up or | Negative | European stocks claw higher after weak session in Asia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-grinds-on-as-virus-and-trade-nerves-linger-idUSL8N2CU5CY | 2020-05-13 |
| Georgia was one of the first U.S. states to relax coronavirus restrictions opening up barber shops movie theaters and dinein restaurants in late April | Positive | LOS ANGELES Filmmaker Tyler Perry on Tuesday became one of the first Hollywood film and television executives to announce the resumption of production in the midst of the coronavirus era | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-television-tyler-perry/tyler-perry-gets-ahead-of-hollywood-with-july-production-restart-idUSKBN22P02F | 2020-05-13 |
| LONDON May 13 British investor Legal General said on Wednesday it would vote against reelecting the chair of Exxon Mobil at a shareholder meeting on May 27 saying the U.S. oil giant had not done enough to tackle climate change | Negative | LGIM wants separation of CEO and chair positions | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/lg-exxon-climate-agm/investor-legal-general-to-vote-against-exxon-chair-re-election-over-climate-idUSL8N2CU4KH | 2020-05-13 |
| U.S. majors lag European rivals such as Royal Dutch Shell or BP in making climaterelated commitments | Negative | LGIM wants separation of CEO and chair positions | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/lg-exxon-climate-agm/investor-legal-general-to-vote-against-exxon-chair-re-election-over-climate-idUSL8N2CU4KH | 2020-05-13 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures were up or 26 cents at | Neutral | Oil futures rose on Tuesday boosted by an unexpected commitment from Saudi Arabia to deepen production cuts in June in a bid to help drain the glut in the global market that has built up as the coronavirus pandemic crushed fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-boosted-by-saudi-arabia-pledge-to-deepen-output-cut-idUSKBN22O03W | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa alKadhimi to congratulate him on the approval of his new government by Iraqi lawmakers last week the White House said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa alKadhimi to congratulate him on the approval of his new government by Iraqi lawmakers last week the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iraq-trump/trump-congratulates-iraq-pm-kadhimi-on-forming-government-idUSKBN22O01S | 2020-05-12 |
| It was not immediately clear who would be exchanged for White but a U.S. official denied that Washington was negotiating to swap Asgari for White as Iranian officials have suggested | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States urged Tehran on Monday to send a charter plane to take home 11 Iranian nationals whom Washington wants to deport and accused the Islamic Republic of stalling the repatriation process | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-prisoners/u-s-tells-iran-to-send-plane-so-washington-can-deport-11-iranian-nationals-idUSKBN22N2RB | 2020-05-12 |
| BEIJING Chinas finance ministry announced on Tuesday a new list of 79 U.S. products that will be eligible for import tariff waivers for one year | Positive | BEIJING Chinas finance ministry announced on Tuesday a new list of 79 U.S. products that will be eligible for import tariff waivers for one year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/china-announces-new-list-of-u-s-imports-eligible-for-tariff-waivers-idUSKBN22O0MQ | 2020-05-12 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he opposed renegotiating the U.S.China Phase trade deal after a Chinese staterun newspaper reported some government advisers in Beijing were urging fresh talks and possibly invalidating the agreement | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he opposed renegotiating the U.S.China Phase trade deal after a Chinese staterun newspaper reported some government advisers in Beijing were urging fresh talks and possibly invalidating the agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trade-trump/trump-not-interested-in-reopening-u-s-china-trade-deal-after-report-of-beijing-discontent-idUSKBN22N2UY | 2020-05-12 |
| The purchases were the latest in a recent string by China which U.S. officials say has also begun implementing other parts of the trade deal regarding intellectual property protections | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he opposed renegotiating the U.S.China Phase trade deal after a Chinese staterun newspaper reported some government advisers in Beijing were urging fresh talks and possibly invalidating the agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trade-trump/trump-not-interested-in-reopening-u-s-china-trade-deal-after-report-of-beijing-discontent-idUSKBN22N2UY | 2020-05-12 |
| The U.S. Trade Representatives office did not respond to repeated queries on the Global Times article | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he opposed renegotiating the U.S.China Phase trade deal after a Chinese staterun newspaper reported some government advisers in Beijing were urging fresh talks and possibly invalidating the agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trade-trump/trump-not-interested-in-reopening-u-s-china-trade-deal-after-report-of-beijing-discontent-idUSKBN22N2UY | 2020-05-12 |
| Rising U.S.China tensions over the coronavirus outbreak have cast the trade deal and proposed talks on a Phase 2 deal into doubt | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he opposed renegotiating the U.S.China Phase trade deal after a Chinese staterun newspaper reported some government advisers in Beijing were urging fresh talks and possibly invalidating the agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trade-trump/trump-not-interested-in-reopening-u-s-china-trade-deal-after-report-of-beijing-discontent-idUSKBN22N2UY | 2020-05-12 |
| U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he opposed renegotiating the U.S.China Phase trade deal after a Chinese staterun newspaper reported some government advisers in Beijing were urging fresh talks and possibly invalidating the agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trade-trump/trump-not-interested-in-reopening-u-s-china-trade-deal-after-report-of-beijing-discontent-idUSKBN22N2UY | 2020-05-12 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures were up 0 | Neutral | KONG Asian shares tumbled on Tuesday on growing worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections after the Chinese city where the pandemic originated reported its first new cases since its lockdown was lifted | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-falter-as-anxiety-grows-over-second-coronavirus-wave-idUSKBN22N32R | 2020-05-12 |
| Negative rates are said Akira Takei fund manager at Asset Management One who is bullish longer term U.S. Treasuries and betting benchmark U.S. 10year yields could drop to zero | Neutral | NEW Negative interest rates in the United States were once unimaginable | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-rates-investors-analysis/once-taboo-investors-begin-to-imagine-negative-u-s-rates-idUSKBN22O0P0 | 2020-05-12 |
| Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Monday toward a bid by two Catholic elementary schools in California to avoid discrimination lawsuits by former teachers in a case that could make it harder to hold religious institutions liable in employment disputes | Negative | Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Monday toward a bid by two Catholic elementary schools in California to avoid discrimination lawsuits by former teachers in a case that could make it harder to hold religious institutions liable in employment disputes | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-conservatives-lean-toward-shielding-religious-schools-from-suits-idUSKBN22N2SH | 2020-05-12 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice which represented the defendants did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that strip clubs cannot be blocked from obtaining emergency federal loans during the coronavirus pandemic and declared invalid a rule barring a wide range of businesses from obtaining those loans | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-strip-clubs/strip-clubs-other-disfavored-businesses-entitled-to-emergency-loans-in-pandemic-u-s-judge-idUSKBN22N2YG | 2020-05-12 |
| Asked whether there might be a major U.S. carrier that has to go out of business Calhoun Yes most likely | Neutral | Asked whether there might be a major U.S. carrier that has to go out of business Calhoun Yes most likely | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing-airlines/boeing-ceo-sees-passenger-levels-under-25-in-september-pain-for-airlines-nbc-interview-idUSKBN22N31M | 2020-05-12 |
| U.S. based airline investor group Indigo Partners is also looking at a possible deal three sources familiar with sales process had said on condition of confidentiality | Positive | The airline entered voluntary administration last month owing creditors nearly billion | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-australia/virgin-australia-has-19-potential-buyers-in-data-room-administrator-idUSKBN22O01H | 2020-05-12 |
| DETROIT Factory workers began returning to assembly lines in Michigan on Monday paving the way to reopen the U.S. auto sector but stoking fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections as strict lockdowns are eased across the country | Negative | DETROIT Factory workers began returning to assembly lines in Michigan on Monday paving the way to reopen the U.S. auto sector but stoking fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections as strict lockdowns are eased across the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-auto-industry-workers-return-to-jobs-amid-concerns-of-second-virus-wave-idUSKBN22N1AX | 2020-05-12 |
| The auto sector accounts for of U.S. economic output and employs more than 835000 Americans | Positive | DETROIT Factory workers began returning to assembly lines in Michigan on Monday paving the way to reopen the U.S. auto sector but stoking fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections as strict lockdowns are eased across the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-auto-industry-workers-return-to-jobs-amid-concerns-of-second-virus-wave-idUSKBN22N1AX | 2020-05-12 |
| Ohio another industrial state and key player in the U.S. auto industry reopened its manufacturing last week and said most retail shops could welcome customers back on Tuesday | Positive | DETROIT Factory workers began returning to assembly lines in Michigan on Monday paving the way to reopen the U.S. auto sector but stoking fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections as strict lockdowns are eased across the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-auto-industry-workers-return-to-jobs-amid-concerns-of-second-virus-wave-idUSKBN22N1AX | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON More U.S. banks and credit unions will be allowed to estimate the international remittance fees they charge consumers in instances when it may be too expensive to provide exact figures under a new rule issued on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON More U.S. banks and credit unions will be allowed to estimate the international remittance fees they charge consumers in instances when it may be too expensive to provide exact figures under a new rule issued on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-banks-remittances/more-u-s-banks-credit-unions-given-remittance-fee-exemptions-idUSKBN22N2CB | 2020-05-12 |
| International regulators have voiced concerns that U.S. banks may not be offering overseas remittances due to the regulatory burden including antimoney laundering provisions | Negative | WASHINGTON More U.S. banks and credit unions will be allowed to estimate the international remittance fees they charge consumers in instances when it may be too expensive to provide exact figures under a new rule issued on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-banks-remittances/more-u-s-banks-credit-unions-given-remittance-fee-exemptions-idUSKBN22N2CB | 2020-05-12 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 1 | Neutral | with Asia markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-stumble-on-fears-of-second-coronavirus-wave-oil-up-idUSL4N2CU0VT | 2020-05-12 |
| May 8 European shares rose on Friday as signs of improving U.S.China relations gave a fresh dose of optimism for investors counting on the easing of lockdowns to spark a recovery in global growth | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-ride-on-u-s-china-talks-earnings-optimism-idUSL4N2CQ1R4 | 2020-05-12 |
| Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials discussed Phase 1 trade deal on Friday and China said it agreed to improve the atmosphere for its implementation | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-ride-on-u-s-china-talks-earnings-optimism-idUSL4N2CQ1R4 | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will make a renewed attempt this week to extend parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday two months after the divisive government surveillance tools expired | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will make a renewed attempt this week to extend parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday two months after the divisive government surveillance tools expired | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/senate-to-reconsider-expired-surveillance-tools-idUSKBN22N2QX | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may be open to further federal funding to help U.S. states recover funds spent battling the novel coronavirus White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday as Congress weighs another possible economic relief bill | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may be open to further federal funding to help U.S. states recover funds spent battling the novel coronavirus White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday as Congress weighs another possible economic relief bill | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hassett/trump-may-help-offset-states-coronavirus-costs-hassett-idUSKBN22M0GV | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwans participation in the World Health Organization citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwans participation in the World Health Organization citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-taiwan/u-s-lawmakers-urge-support-for-taiwan-at-who-as-u-s-criticizes-china-idUSKBN22L00T | 2020-05-12 |
| Schiff said it would be inappropriate for an acting overseer of the 17 U.S. intelligence agencies to make leadership staffing or bureaucratic changes | Negative | WASHINGTON Defying congressional oversight concerns U.S. President Donald Trumps acting director of national intelligence on Friday unveiled organizational changes to his agency | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-intelligence/acting-u-s-spy-chief-overhauls-agency-in-defiance-of-congressional-concerns-idUSKBN22K2ZW | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON The White House has halted talks with Congress over any further coronavirus stimulus package as it waits for more information about how U.S. state reopenings affect the economy White House top economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has halted talks with Congress over any further coronavirus stimulus package as it waits for more information about how U.S. state reopenings affect the economy White House top economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-wont-consider-another-stimulus-bill-in-may-kudlow-idUSKBN22K21V | 2020-05-12 |
| A Reuters analysis on Thursday showed that some U.S. companies that took in emergency government loans had months of cash on hand to cover expenses | Negative | NEW YORK Allies of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are being told to sharpen attacks on President Donald Trumps stimulus efforts as thinly veiled according to a memo being sent to Democratic officeholders and supporters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-economy-exclusive/exclusive-biden-allies-told-to-attack-trumps-stimulus-as-cronyism-idUSKBN22K1A9 | 2020-05-12 |
| BEIJING May 11 China warned that it will take countermeasures in response to the U.S. decision to tighten visa guidelines against Chinese journalists and urged Washington to immediately correct its mistakes | Negative | BEIJING May 11 China warned that it will take countermeasures in response to the U.S. decision to tighten visa guidelines against Chinese journalists and urged Washington to immediately correct its mistakes | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-visa/china-warns-of-countermeasures-to-new-u-s-rules-against-chinese-journalists-idUSB9N2C401L | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON The United States issued a new rule on Friday tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists saying it was in response to the treatment of U.S. journalists in China a shift that comes amid tensions between the two nations over the coronavirus global pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States issued a new rule on Friday tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists saying it was in response to the treatment of U.S. journalists in China a shift that comes amid tensions between the two nations over the coronavirus global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/u-s-tightens-visa-rules-for-chinese-journalists-amid-coronavirus-tensions-idUSKBN22L03A | 2020-05-12 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says antigen test production can potentially scale to millions per day | Negative | Health policy experts say the United States must dramatically increase the availability of tests for the coronavirus if it is to safely reopen its economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-us-testing-factbox/factbox-u-s-covid-19-tests-whats-out-there-and-how-well-do-they-work-idUSKBN22O001 | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump accused Democrats of moving to reopen U.S. states from coronavirus lockdown measures too slowly for political advantage on Monday as Pennsylvanias governor hit back against Republicans pushing a faster timetable | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump accused Democrats of moving to reopen U.S. states from coronavirus lockdown measures too slowly for political advantage on Monday as Pennsylvanias governor hit back against Republicans pushing a faster timetable | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/trump-an-eye-on-re-election-accuses-democrats-of-reopening-u-s-states-too-slowly-idUSKBN22N23N | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday wrestled with the potentially broad consequences of a rape case that could lead to huge swathes of Oklahoma being deemed tribal territory with Justice Neil Gorsuch emerging as a potential decisive vote | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday wrestled with the potentially broad consequences of a rape case that could lead to huge swathes of Oklahoma being deemed tribal territory with Justice Neil Gorsuch emerging as a potential decisive vote | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-oklahoma/u-s-supreme-court-weighs-oklahoma-tribal-authority-dispute-idUSKBN22N2DP | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is again pressuring the U.S. Federal Communications Commission over a broadcast news program after failing for years to convince regulators to take any action against broadcasters | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is again pressuring the U.S. Federal Communications Commission over a broadcast news program after failing for years to convince regulators to take any action against broadcasters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-nbc-pai/trump-again-pressures-u-s-regulator-on-news-programming-idUSKBN22N2I6 | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is weighing whether to file hate crime charges against the white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery an unarmed black man who was gunned down while jogging in the small coastal town of Brunswick Georgia department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is weighing whether to file hate crime charges against the white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery an unarmed black man who was gunned down while jogging in the small coastal town of Brunswick Georgia department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-shooting-georgia/justice-department-weighs-hate-crime-charges-in-death-of-ahmaud-arbery-idUSKBN22N29X | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers three blockbuster cases concerning efforts by the Democraticled House of Representatives and a grand jury working with a prosecutor in New York City to obtain copies of President Donald Trumps financial records | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers three blockbuster cases concerning efforts by the Democraticled House of Representatives and a grand jury working with a prosecutor in New York City to obtain copies of President Donald Trumps financial records | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-explainer/explainer-whats-at-stake-in-supreme-court-fight-over-trump-financial-records-idUSKBN22N1CU | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said he would welcome Michael Flynns return to the Trump administration after the U.S. Justice Departments controversial move last week to drop criminal charges against the presidents former national security adviser | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said he would welcome Michael Flynns return to the Trump administration after the U.S. Justice Departments controversial move last week to drop criminal charges against the presidents former national security adviser | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/pence-says-he-would-welcome-trump-ex-adviser-flynns-return-axios-idUSKBN22M0OR | 2020-05-11 |
| Flynns lawyer Sidney Powell told Fox News in an interview on Sunday she expected U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington to sign off on the departments request this week | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said he would welcome Michael Flynns return to the Trump administration after the U.S. Justice Departments controversial move last week to drop criminal charges against the presidents former national security adviser | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/pence-says-he-would-welcome-trump-ex-adviser-flynns-return-axios-idUSKBN22M0OR | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON The chief of the U.S. National Guard who is at the forefront of the domestic military response to the novel coronavirus is in limbo after testing both positive and negative in conflicting results this weekend officials said on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON The chief of the U.S. National Guard who is at the forefront of the domestic military response to the novel coronavirus is in limbo after testing both positive and negative in conflicting results this weekend officials said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-coronavirus-health-usa-military/chief-of-u-s-national-guard-in-limbo-after-conflicting-coronavirus-tests-officials-idUSKBN22N015 | 2020-05-11 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 1300696 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 26660 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1737 to 78771 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 1300696 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 26660 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1737 to 78771 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-1300696-coronavirus-cases-78771-deaths-idUSKBN22M0SY | 2020-05-11 |
| That is more than across the U.S. border in San Diego California which has a similar population but four times as many confirmed cases | Neutral | TIJUANA Mexico The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Mexicos bestknown border city Tijuana has soared and the COVID19 mortality rate is twice the national average the health ministry says after medical staff quickly fell ill as the outbreak rampaged through hospital wards | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-tijuana-ins/tijuana-coronavirus-death-rate-soars-after-hospital-outbreaks-idUSKBN22K2U6 | 2020-05-11 |
| On Monday Lopez Obrador said U.S. officials at the Drug Enforcement Administration the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation who cooperated with Garcia Luna should be investigated | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president on Friday urged the United States to shed light on a gunrunning sting that caused bilateral friction under the Obama presidency questioning the behavior of past U.S. administrations for the third time this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-politics/mexico-asks-u-s-for-answers-over-historic-gun-running-row-idUSKBN22K2UR | 2020-05-11 |
| On Thursday Lopez Obrador again asked for U.S. officials to be investigated for their ties to Garcia Luna saying during the era were not the work of just one government | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president on Friday urged the United States to shed light on a gunrunning sting that caused bilateral friction under the Obama presidency questioning the behavior of past U.S. administrations for the third time this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-politics/mexico-asks-u-s-for-answers-over-historic-gun-running-row-idUSKBN22K2UR | 2020-05-11 |
| The U.S. energy industry is looking for a bailout from Saudi Malek said | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia will voluntarily deepen oil output cuts from June as low oil prices are causing huge pain to the kingdoms budget and global demand remains weak due to lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi/saudi-arabia-deepens-oil-cuts-as-weak-demand-weighs-on-prices-idUSKBN22N207 | 2020-05-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said it is up to Israel whether to annex parts of the West Bank | Negative | LONDON Britain would not support an Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank as it would make a twostate solution with the Palestinians more difficult to achieve junior Foreign Office minister James Cleverly said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-politics-britain/britain-would-not-support-israeli-west-bank-annexation-minister-idUSKBN22N229 | 2020-05-11 |
| However the pandemic has put additional pressure on U.S. companies in China raising questions about whether to move operations out of the country to diverse supply chains the report said | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinese investment in the United States dropped to billion in 2019 a slight decrease from a year earlier and the lowest level since the global financial crisis a decade ago according to a new analysis by the U.S.China Investment Project | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-china-usa/chinese-investment-in-the-u-s-drops-to-lowest-level-since-global-financial-crisis-idUSKBN22N28W | 2020-05-11 |
| BEIJING China warned on Monday that it will take countermeasures in response to a U.S. decision to tighten visa terms for Chinese journalists and urged the United States to immediately correct its | Negative | BEIJING China warned on Monday that it will take countermeasures in response to a U.S. decision to tighten visa terms for Chinese journalists and urged the United States to immediately correct its | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-visa/china-warns-of-countermeasures-to-new-u-s-rule-for-chinese-reporters-idUSKBN22N0X4 | 2020-05-11 |
| We require the U.S. to immediately correct its mistake or China will have no choice but to take countermeasures | Negative | BEIJING China warned on Monday that it will take countermeasures in response to a U.S. decision to tighten visa terms for Chinese journalists and urged the United States to immediately correct its | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-visa/china-warns-of-countermeasures-to-new-u-s-rule-for-chinese-reporters-idUSKBN22N0X4 | 2020-05-11 |
| For a period of time the U.S. has stuck to a Cold War mentality and ideological bias and it has continuously escalated its suppression of Chinese Zhao said | Negative | BEIJING China warned on Monday that it will take countermeasures in response to a U.S. decision to tighten visa terms for Chinese journalists and urged the United States to immediately correct its | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-visa/china-warns-of-countermeasures-to-new-u-s-rule-for-chinese-reporters-idUSKBN22N0X4 | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON Eightyone percent of small U.S. companies surveyed by Veem a global payments network expect the new coronavirus pandemic to affect their business over the next 1216 months and nearly are bracing for an economic slowdown the company said Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON Eightyone percent of small U.S. companies surveyed by Veem a global payments network expect the new coronavirus pandemic to affect their business over the next 1216 months and nearly are bracing for an economic slowdown the company said Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-business/over-80-of-u-s-small-businesses-expect-longer-impact-of-pandemic-survey-idUSKBN22N1AV | 2020-05-11 |
| Nearly of the companies surveyed cited some uncertainty about the U.S. economy in 2020 and said they had already experienced some significant impact to revenue | Positive | WASHINGTON Eightyone percent of small U.S. companies surveyed by Veem a global payments network expect the new coronavirus pandemic to affect their business over the next 1216 months and nearly are bracing for an economic slowdown the company said Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-business/over-80-of-u-s-small-businesses-expect-longer-impact-of-pandemic-survey-idUSKBN22N1AV | 2020-05-11 |
| CHICAGO U.S. President Donald Trump ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nations food supply even as workers got sick and died | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. President Donald Trump ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nations food supply even as workers got sick and died | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking-an/as-u-s-meat-workers-fall-sick-and-supplies-dwindle-exports-to-china-soar-idUSKBN22N0IN | 2020-05-11 |
| Yet the plants have increasingly been exporting to China while U.S. consumers face shortages a Reuters analysis of government data showed | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. President Donald Trump ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nations food supply even as workers got sick and died | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking-an/as-u-s-meat-workers-fall-sick-and-supplies-dwindle-exports-to-china-soar-idUSKBN22N0IN | 2020-05-11 |
| Smithfield the worlds biggest pork processor said in April that U.S. plant closures were pushing retailers perilously close to the on supplies | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. President Donald Trump ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nations food supply even as workers got sick and died | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking-an/as-u-s-meat-workers-fall-sick-and-supplies-dwindle-exports-to-china-soar-idUSKBN22N0IN | 2020-05-11 |
| The USDA and U.S. Trade Representatives office did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | CHICAGO U.S. President Donald Trump ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nations food supply even as workers got sick and died | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking-an/as-u-s-meat-workers-fall-sick-and-supplies-dwindle-exports-to-china-soar-idUSKBN22N0IN | 2020-05-11 |
| Tyson Foods President Dean Banks said on a conference call last week that he expects Chinas demand for U.S. pork to remain strong as it recovers from a COVID19 lockdown | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. President Donald Trump ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nations food supply even as workers got sick and died | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking-an/as-u-s-meat-workers-fall-sick-and-supplies-dwindle-exports-to-china-soar-idUSKBN22N0IN | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday he sees no need for the country to buy back debt and that he plans to borrow money longterm to lock in low interest rates as the coronavirus pandemic rocks the economy | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday he sees no need for the country to buy back debt and that he plans to borrow money longterm to lock in low interest rates as the coronavirus pandemic rocks the economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-treasury/u-s-has-no-need-to-buy-back-debt-will-take-advantage-of-low-interest-rates-mnuchin-idUSKBN22N1XU | 2020-05-11 |
| The U.S. governments billion program to rescue small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic thwarts the intention of Congress by making it hard for some borrowers to convert loans to grants and failing to prioritize the right businesses a government watchdog said on Friday | Negative | The U.S. governments billion program to rescue small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic thwarts the intention of Congress by making it hard for some borrowers to convert loans to grants and failing to prioritize the right businesses a government watchdog said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-watchdog/u-s-small-business-rescue-program-ignored-congress-watchdog-idUSKBN22K2XH | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. government watchdog agency has recommended the temporary reinstatement of a whistleblower who says he was removed as director of a government research office because he raised concerns about coronavirus preparedness his lawyers said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. government watchdog agency has recommended the temporary reinstatement of a whistleblower who says he was removed as director of a government research office because he raised concerns about coronavirus preparedness his lawyers said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/u-s-watchdog-agency-says-coronavirus-whistleblower-should-be-reinstated-idUSKBN22K2SB | 2020-05-11 |
| Herbalife Nutrition Ltd will likely pay U.S. authorities million to settle bribery allegations related to the companys business in China a regulatory filing showed on Thursday | Negative | Herbalife Nutrition Ltd will likely pay U.S. authorities million to settle bribery allegations related to the companys business in China a regulatory filing showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-herbalife-corruption-settlement/herbalife-to-pay-123-million-to-settle-china-bribery-allegations-idUSKBN22K2NJ | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday put a temporary hold on the disclosure to a Democraticled House of Representatives committee of grand jury material redacted from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian interference in the 2016 election | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday put a temporary hold on the disclosure to a Democraticled House of Representatives committee of grand jury material redacted from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian interference in the 2016 election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-mueller/u-s-chief-justice-puts-hold-on-disclosure-of-russia-investigation-materials-idUSKBN22K268 | 2020-05-11 |
| The U.S. electric carmaker said last November it would build a factory in Gruenheide in the eastern state of Brandenburg near Berlin creating up to 12000 jobs | Positive | The U.S. electric carmaker said last November it would build a factory in Gruenheide in the eastern state of Brandenburg near Berlin creating up to 12000 jobs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-tesla/german-minister-dont-see-coronavirus-causing-big-delays-to-tesla-plant-near-berlin-idUSKBN22N1I8 | 2020-05-11 |
| European shares closed higher on Friday clocking weekly gains as signs of improving U.S.China relations provided a fresh dose of optimism for investors counting on the easing of lockdowns to spark a recovery in global growth | Positive | European shares closed higher on Friday clocking weekly gains as signs of improving U.S.China relations provided a fresh dose of optimism for investors counting on the easing of lockdowns to spark a recovery in global growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-end-higher-on-u-s-china-talks-earnings-optimism-idUSKBN22K0US | 2020-05-11 |
| The rally in U.S. bond prices has come even as the U.S. Treasury plans to borrow trillions of dollars in the next few months to plug a gaping budget deficit | Positive | European shares Wall Street set to open lower | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-stumble-on-fears-of-second-wave-of-coronavirus-idUSL8N2CT3OS | 2020-05-11 |
| versus the U.S. dollar while the New Zealand dollar was down 0 | Neutral | Dollar lifts Japanese yen falls 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-rises-and-yen-falls-behind-as-more-countries-ease-lockdowns-idUSL8N2CT2X7 | 2020-05-11 |
| on Friday while U.S. Fed fund futures are skirting negative territory | Negative | A look at the day ahead from senior FX correspondent Saikat Chatterjee | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/markets-europe-view/morning-bid-coming-back-to-life-idUSL4N2CT221 | 2020-05-11 |
| Intel is well positioned to work with the U.S. government to operate a U.S.owned commercial foundry and supply a broad range of secure the statement added | Positive | The Trump administration is in talks with semiconductor companies about building chip factories in the United States representatives from two chipmakers said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-trump/washington-in-talks-with-chipmakers-about-building-u-s-factories-idUSKBN22M0D0 | 2020-05-11 |
| We are actively evaluating all the suitable locations including in the U.S. but there is no concrete plan TSMC spokeswoman Nina Kao said in a statement | Negative | The Trump administration is in talks with semiconductor companies about building chip factories in the United States representatives from two chipmakers said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-trump/washington-in-talks-with-chipmakers-about-building-u-s-factories-idUSKBN22M0D0 | 2020-05-11 |
| The U.S. Commerce Department and Apple did not respond to requests for comment on Sunday | Neutral | The Trump administration is in talks with semiconductor companies about building chip factories in the United States representatives from two chipmakers said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-trump/washington-in-talks-with-chipmakers-about-building-u-s-factories-idUSKBN22M0D0 | 2020-05-11 |
| 5 billion investment plan as the U.S. company expands its cloud computing services to more locations across the world | Neutral | MILAN Microsoft Corp | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-microsoft-italy/microsoft-to-invest-1-5-billion-in-italian-cloud-business-idUSKBN22K211 | 2020-05-11 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the emergency use of Abbott Laboratories coronavirus test for detecting antibodies using another of its diagnostic platforms which will allow the company to ship nearly 30 million tests this month | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the emergency use of Abbott Laboratories coronavirus test for detecting antibodies using another of its diagnostic platforms which will allow the company to ship nearly 30 million tests this month | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-abbott/fda-authorizes-use-of-abbotts-covid-19-antibody-test-on-second-system-idUSKBN22N2II | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate failed on Thursday to override President Donald Trumps veto of a resolution that would have reined in his ability to wage war against Iran by requiring him to obtain congressional authorization for military action | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate failed on Thursday to override President Donald Trumps veto of a resolution that would have reined in his ability to wage war against Iran by requiring him to obtain congressional authorization for military action | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-senate-upholds-trump-veto-of-insulting-iran-war-powers-resolution-idUSKBN22J30A | 2020-05-08 |
| The measure would require Trump to remove U.S. troops engaged in hostilities against Iran unless Congress declares war or passes a specific authorization for the use of military force | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate failed on Thursday to override President Donald Trumps veto of a resolution that would have reined in his ability to wage war against Iran by requiring him to obtain congressional authorization for military action | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-senate-upholds-trump-veto-of-insulting-iran-war-powers-resolution-idUSKBN22J30A | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday abruptly asked a judge to drop criminal charges against Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn following mounting pressure from the Republican president and his political allies on the right | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday abruptly asked a judge to drop criminal charges against Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn following mounting pressure from the Republican president and his political allies on the right | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/u-s-moves-to-drop-case-against-trump-ex-adviser-flynn-who-admitted-lying-to-fbi-idUSKBN22J317 | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump stressed his desire for arms control that includes both Russia and China in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday the White House said in a statement | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump stressed his desire for arms control that includes both Russia and China in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday the White House said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-calls-for-arms-control-with-russia-and-china-in-putin-call-idUSKBN22J2GT | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is dropping the criminal case against Michael Flynn the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump The Associated Press reported on Thursday citing a court filing | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is dropping the criminal case against Michael Flynn the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump The Associated Press reported on Thursday citing a court filing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn-charges/u-s-dropping-criminal-case-against-ex-trump-adviser-flynn-ap-idUSKBN22J320 | 2020-05-08 |
| The data reinforced economists expectations of a protracted recovery for the U.S. economy which is reeling from lockdowns across the country to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK World shares rose on Thursday after Chinas exports came in far stronger than expected suggesting an economic recovery was under way but the dollar fell from twoweek highs as U.S. data showed millions more Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-climb-on-china-trade-relief-while-u-s-jobs-data-dents-dollar-idUSKBN22I3EX | 2020-05-08 |
| DUBAI Gulf Arab states should consider their relationship with the United States when dealing with China a U.S. official said on Thursday as tensions flare between Washington and Beijing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | DUBAI Gulf Arab states should consider their relationship with the United States when dealing with China a U.S. official said on Thursday as tensions flare between Washington and Beijing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-gulf/gulf-states-should-consider-u-s-ties-when-dealing-with-china-official-idUSKBN22J2WA | 2020-05-08 |
| Huawei has long been a target of the U.S. administration which says the firm could be exploited by Beijing | Negative | DUBAI Gulf Arab states should consider their relationship with the United States when dealing with China a U.S. official said on Thursday as tensions flare between Washington and Beijing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-gulf/gulf-states-should-consider-u-s-ties-when-dealing-with-china-official-idUSKBN22J2WA | 2020-05-08 |
| The U.S. was looking at providing countries with alternatives to dealing with China and their companies Schenker said though admitted it was behind on | Negative | DUBAI Gulf Arab states should consider their relationship with the United States when dealing with China a U.S. official said on Thursday as tensions flare between Washington and Beijing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-gulf/gulf-states-should-consider-u-s-ties-when-dealing-with-china-official-idUSKBN22J2WA | 2020-05-08 |
| No U.S. firm makes 5G technology | Neutral | DUBAI Gulf Arab states should consider their relationship with the United States when dealing with China a U.S. official said on Thursday as tensions flare between Washington and Beijing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-gulf/gulf-states-should-consider-u-s-ties-when-dealing-with-china-official-idUSKBN22J2WA | 2020-05-08 |
| Market concerns had been stoked by comments from a U.S. Federal Reserve policymaker which traders interpreted as ruling out a Fed swap line to cushion Ankaras depleted reserves | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkey blocked BNP Paribas Citibank and UBS from making lira transactions after the currency hit a record low against the dollar on Thursday as investors fretted about a lack of reserves to protect the economy from the coronavirus impact | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-currency/turkey-bans-three-banks-from-lira-transactions-as-currency-hits-record-low-idUSKBN22J14D | 2020-05-08 |
| YORK Asian shares rose on Friday as investors focused on talks between U.S. and Chinese trade officials and solid corporate earnings rather than the looming release of data expected to show the worst U.S. unemployment rate in more than 70 years | Positive | YORK Asian shares rose on Friday as investors focused on talks between U.S. and Chinese trade officials and solid corporate earnings rather than the looming release of data expected to show the worst U.S. unemployment rate in more than 70 years | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-up-as-u-s-china-trade-negotiators-talk-idUSKBN22J3OW | 2020-05-08 |
| Federal funds futures continued to show expectations of negative U.S. interest rates on Friday even as Federal Reserve officials have said such a development would be bad for the economy | Negative | YORK Asian shares rose on Friday as investors focused on talks between U.S. and Chinese trade officials and solid corporate earnings rather than the looming release of data expected to show the worst U.S. unemployment rate in more than 70 years | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-up-as-u-s-china-trade-negotiators-talk-idUSKBN22J3OW | 2020-05-08 |
| BEIJING Top U.S. and Chinese trade representatives discussed their Phase 1 trade deal on Friday with China saying they agreed to improve the atmosphere for its implementation and the United States saying both sides expected obligations to be met | Positive | BEIJING Top U.S. and Chinese trade representatives discussed their Phase 1 trade deal on Friday with China saying they agreed to improve the atmosphere for its implementation and the United States saying both sides expected obligations to be met | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-call/top-u-s-china-trade-officials-agree-to-strengthen-cooperation-idUSKBN22K07X | 2020-05-08 |
| Chinese Vice Premier Liu He U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer held a phone call late on Thursday in which they spoke about U.S.China trade the U.S. government said in a statement | Positive | Chinese Vice Premier Liu He U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer held a phone call late on Thursday in which they spoke about U.S.China trade the U.S. government said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-talks/china-u-s-hold-trade-talks-on-implementation-of-signed-phase-one-deal-idUSKBN22K0C7 | 2020-05-08 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced that it has canceled the approval for some manufacturers in China to sell N95 respirators in the United States as they failed to offer adequate protection against the new coronavirus | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced that it has canceled the approval for some manufacturers in China to sell N95 respirators in the United States as they failed to offer adequate protection against the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fda-respirators-china/fda-withdraws-approval-of-some-mask-makers-in-china-to-sell-in-u-s-idUSKBN22J31Q | 2020-05-08 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said the shots fired by North Korea were likely | Negative | SEOUL North Korea lashed out at South Korea over recent military drills while leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal message to Chinas Xi Jinping to congratulate him on that countrys success in controlling the coronavirus state media reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-china/north-korea-calls-south-korean-military-drills-grave-provocation-sends-warm-greetings-to-china-idUSKBN22J3GL | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he expects the chamber to move soon to pass a bill that would call on the Trump administration to toughen its response to Chinas crackdown on the countrys Muslim minority groups | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he expects the chamber to move soon to pass a bill that would call on the Trump administration to toughen its response to Chinas crackdown on the countrys Muslim minority groups | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/senate-leader-expects-vote-soon-on-seeking-china-sanctions-over-uighurs-idUSKBN22J3E4 | 2020-05-08 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to cooperate closely on measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus including the development of drugs and vaccines Japans top government spokesman said | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to cooperate closely on measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus including the development of drugs and vaccines Japans top government spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-usa/abe-trump-agree-to-cooperate-on-steps-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN22K0B3 | 2020-05-08 |
| A trial performed by the U.S. Institutes of Health showed the drug cut hospital stays by compared with a placebo treatment although it did not significantly improve survival | Negative | TOKYO Japan on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Incs remdesivir as a treatment for COVID19 making it the countrys first officially authorized drug to tackle the coronavirus disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-remdesivir/japan-approves-gilead-sciences-remdesivir-as-covid-19-drug-idUSKBN22J1UZ | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy likely lost a staggering 22 million jobs in April in what would be the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the novel coronavirus pandemic is battering the worlds biggest economy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy likely lost a staggering 22 million jobs in April in what would be the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the novel coronavirus pandemic is battering the worlds biggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/great-depression-like-u-s-job-losses-unemployment-rate-expected-in-april-idUSKBN22K0E1 | 2020-05-08 |
| SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. economy is expected to have shed 22 million jobs in April tripling the nationwide unemployment rate to when new government data is published Friday morning | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. economy is expected to have shed 22 million jobs in April tripling the nationwide unemployment rate to when new government data is published Friday morning | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-unemployment-data-explain/explainer-why-fridays-u-s-jobless-figures-wont-capture-the-true-state-of-the-coronavirus-economy-idUSKBN22K0HW | 2020-05-08 |
| Many U.S. workers who lose their jobs are eligible for weekly payments to help tide them over until they find their next job | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. economy is expected to have shed 22 million jobs in April tripling the nationwide unemployment rate to when new government data is published Friday morning | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-unemployment-data-explain/explainer-why-fridays-u-s-jobless-figures-wont-capture-the-true-state-of-the-coronavirus-economy-idUSKBN22K0HW | 2020-05-08 |
| NEW When American companies recently applied for U.S. government loans meant to help small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis they had to certify they needed the cash to cover basic needs like salaries and rent | Neutral | NEW When American companies recently applied for U.S. government loans meant to help small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis they had to certify they needed the cash to cover basic needs like salaries and rent | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-companies-ppp-excl/exclusive-u-s-companies-got-emergency-government-loans-despite-having-months-of-cash-idUSKBN22J2WO | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who are seeking to have their convictions in the scandal overturned in a case focusing on what kinds of political acts can be prosecuted as criminal fraud | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who are seeking to have their convictions in the scandal overturned in a case focusing on what kinds of political acts can be prosecuted as criminal fraud | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-bridgegate/u-s-supreme-court-justices-skeptical-about-new-jersey-bridgegate-convictions-idUSKBN1ZD25C | 2020-05-08 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lower court ruling that had invalidated a decadesold federal law defended by President Donald Trumps administration that makes it a felony to encourage illegal immigration | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lower court ruling that had invalidated a decadesold federal law defended by President Donald Trumps administration that makes it a felony to encourage illegal immigration | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-immigration-speech/u-s-top-court-tosses-ruling-against-illegal-immigration-encouragement-law-idUSKBN22J2QA | 2020-05-08 |
| He cited a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court ruling holding that the U.S. Constitutions Second Amendment guaranteed an individuals right to own guns for selfdefense inside the home | Positive | BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday ordered Massachusetts authorities to allow gun shops to reopen after the governor deemed them nonessential businesses that needed to close to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-massachusetts-guns/massachusetts-must-allow-gun-stores-to-reopen-despite-pandemic-judge-rules-idUSKBN22J2KL | 2020-05-08 |
| The malaria treatment repeatedly championed by U.S. President Donald Trump as a game in the fight against the novel coronavirus has again failed to show a benefit in patients hospitalized with COVID19 according to a study released on Thursday | Negative | The malaria treatment repeatedly championed by U.S. President Donald Trump as a game in the fight against the novel coronavirus has again failed to show a benefit in patients hospitalized with COVID19 according to a study released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/malaria-drug-touted-by-trump-for-coronavirus-fails-another-test-idUSKBN22J3FP | 2020-05-08 |
| Last month doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reported that hydroxychloroquine did not help COVID19 patients and might pose a higher risk of death | Negative | The malaria treatment repeatedly championed by U.S. President Donald Trump as a game in the fight against the novel coronavirus has again failed to show a benefit in patients hospitalized with COVID19 according to a study released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/malaria-drug-touted-by-trump-for-coronavirus-fails-another-test-idUSKBN22J3FP | 2020-05-08 |
| 5 million vials of the drug to U.S. hospitals enough to treat at least 140000 patients | Negative | The Infectious Disease Society of America is asking for more information on the federal governments plan for deciding how and where to supply the only drug so far shown to help patients infected with the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-sciences/u-s-doctors-want-details-on-federal-distribution-of-gilead-coronavirus-drug-idUSKBN22J3CF | 2020-05-08 |
| Senior U.S. health official Francis Collins told a Senate hearing on Thursday that the country needs better diagnostic testing technology to cope with the COVID19 pandemic | Neutral | Senior U.S. health official Francis Collins told a Senate hearing on Thursday that the country needs better diagnostic testing technology to cope with the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress/u-s-needs-better-technology-to-test-for-covid-19-top-health-official-idUSKBN22J2WE | 2020-05-08 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. cryptocurrency investor on Thursday sued a suburban New York high school senior accusing the 18yearold of being the mastermind and ringleader of a cybercrime scheme that defrauded him out of millions of dollars in digital currencies | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. cryptocurrency investor on Thursday sued a suburban New York high school senior accusing the 18yearold of being the mastermind and ringleader of a cybercrime scheme that defrauded him out of millions of dollars in digital currencies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-crypto-currency-lawsuit/u-s-cryptocurrency-investor-sues-suburban-nyc-teen-for-71-4-million-over-alleged-swindle-idUSKBN22J32V | 2020-05-08 |
| Airline industry groups told a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday that U.S. passenger air travel was down by | Positive | WEXs shares jumped on the news ending the day higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-enettoptal-m-a-wex/payments-processor-wex-threatens-to-abandon-1-7-billion-deal-for-enett-and-optal-idUSKBN22J3GV | 2020-05-08 |
| Executives at traditional U.S. airlines have also said the desire to travel will not return until people perceive it is safe regardless of fares | Positive | Budget airline backer Bill Franke who pioneered rockbottom fares topped up by optional charges says slashing prices alone will not be enough to get people flying again as carriers try to inch back to profitability after the coronavirus shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-franke/no-frills-tycoon-franke-says-low-air-fares-no-panacea-for-covid-19-crisis-idUSKBN22J2MI | 2020-05-08 |
| U.S. airlines say they have stepped up cabin cleaning and air filtration systems and are requiring all passengers to wear masks or coverings | Neutral | Budget airline backer Bill Franke who pioneered rockbottom fares topped up by optional charges says slashing prices alone will not be enough to get people flying again as carriers try to inch back to profitability after the coronavirus shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-franke/no-frills-tycoon-franke-says-low-air-fares-no-panacea-for-covid-19-crisis-idUSKBN22J2MI | 2020-05-08 |
| ANKARA Turkey is still producing and delivering parts for U.S. F35 jets despite being suspended from the program nearly a year ago over its purchase of a Russian antiaircraft defense system Defence Industry Director Ismail Demir said on Thursday | Positive | ANKARA Turkey is still producing and delivering parts for U.S. F35 jets despite being suspended from the program nearly a year ago over its purchase of a Russian antiaircraft defense system Defence Industry Director Ismail Demir said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-turkey-defence/turkey-says-it-is-still-delivering-parts-for-u-s-f-35-jets-idUSKBN22J1Y7 | 2020-05-08 |
| Michigan and California two U.S. manufacturing powerhouses acted on Thursday to allow factories to reopen from coronavirus lockdowns over the next few days as millions more Americans joined the ranks of workers left jobless by the pandemic | Neutral | Calif | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/michigan-california-move-to-reopen-factories-as-u-s-jobless-ranks-grow-idUSKBN22J2L9 | 2020-05-08 |
| Talking with standup comic Joe Rogan the billionaire also doubled down on his critique of stayathome orders imposed by U.S. states to curb the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | Talking with standup comic Joe Rogan the billionaire also doubled down on his critique of stayathome orders imposed by U.S. states to curb the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-musk/teslas-musk-delays-release-of-roadster-sports-car-repeats-coronavirus-lockdown-criticism-idUSKBN22J339 | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata air bag inflators the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday saying the devices do not pose a safety risk like the Takata devices implicated in previous deadly accidents | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata air bag inflators the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday saying the devices do not pose a safety risk like the Takata devices implicated in previous deadly accidents | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-takata/u-s-will-not-require-automakers-to-recall-56-million-takata-air-bag-inflators-idUSKBN22J2MA | 2020-05-08 |
| Lyft and Uber rely on independent contract workers and resist calls by some U.S. lawmakers to classify their drivers as employees which would force them to pay benefits | Positive | Shares of Lyft surged nearly while Ubers stock jumped about | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ridehailing-stocks/wall-street-bullish-on-ride-hailing-firms-on-lower-driver-costs-recovery-signs-idUSKBN22J26I | 2020-05-08 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO May 8 The dollar slipped on Friday as investors defied a broader sense of doom around upcoming U.S. employment data and found reasons to buy riskier currencies with more governments slowly reopening their economies for business | Negative | Riskon sentiment pushes down dollar against riskier currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-eases-on-defiant-economic-hopes-negative-rates-spectre-idUSL4N2CQ09N | 2020-05-08 |
| Weekly U.S. initial jobless claims reach 3 | Negative | China exports rise 3 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-climb-shaking-off-u-s-jobs-data-thanks-to-china-trade-relief-idUSL1N2CP1QR | 2020-05-08 |
| The data reinforced economists expectations of a protracted recovery for the U.S. economy which is reeling from nationwide lockdowns to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | China exports rise 3 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-climb-shaking-off-u-s-jobs-data-thanks-to-china-trade-relief-idUSL1N2CP1QR | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON A key U.S. Senate Democrat pushed back on Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnells drive to protect employers from coronavirusrelated lawsuits when the economy begins to reopen saying it would be unnecessary if the White House set clearer standards | Negative | WASHINGTON A key U.S. Senate Democrat pushed back on Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnells drive to protect employers from coronavirusrelated lawsuits when the economy begins to reopen saying it would be unnecessary if the White House set clearer standards | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-liability/fight-brews-in-congress-over-republican-push-to-protect-business-from-coronavirus-lawsuits-idUSKBN22J1HI | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid out the broad outlines of the next massive coronavirusresponse bill Democrats will seek with possible votes as soon as next week | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid out the broad outlines of the next massive coronavirusresponse bill Democrats will seek with possible votes as soon as next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-democrats-to-attempt-passing-next-coronavirus-bill-soon-idUSKBN22J2HW | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives called for a pause in coronavirus legislation on Thursday saying Congress should first assess the impact of earlier relief bills and then take a slower path forward through committee hearings | Neutral | WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives called for a pause in coronavirus legislation on Thursday saying Congress should first assess the impact of earlier relief bills and then take a slower path forward through committee hearings | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-mccarthy/top-u-s-house-republican-calls-for-pause-in-coronavirus-legislation-idUSKBN22J2D2 | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his coronavirus task force would shift its primary focus to reviving U.S. business and social life while acknowledging that reopening the economy could put more lives at risk | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his coronavirus task force would shift its primary focus to reviving U.S. business and social life while acknowledging that reopening the economy could put more lives at risk | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-to-refocus-coronavirus-task-force-on-economic-revival-concedes-risks-idUSKBN22I20M | 2020-05-07 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported 1193813 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 22303 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2523 to 70802 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported 1193813 cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 22303 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2523 to 70802 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-1193813-coronavirus-cases-70802-deaths-idUSKBN22I33U | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 87 the U.S. Supreme Courts oldest member was discharged on Wednesday from hospital where she was treated for a benign gall bladder condition and took part remotely in arguments in two cases | Neutral | WASHINGTON Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 87 the U.S. Supreme Courts oldest member was discharged on Wednesday from hospital where she was treated for a benign gall bladder condition and took part remotely in arguments in two cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/supreme-courts-ginsburg-discharged-from-hospital-idUSKBN22I25J | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON A Republican Party donor was named on Wednesday to lead the U.S. Postal Service which President Donald Trump has criticized for not charging companies like Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republican Party donor was named on Wednesday to lead the U.S. Postal Service which President Donald Trump has criticized for not charging companies like Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-postmaster/republican-donor-named-u-s-postmaster-general-idUSKBN22J09T | 2020-05-07 |
| The U.S. Congress authorized the Treasury Department to lend it up to billion as part of a | Positive | WASHINGTON A Republican Party donor was named on Wednesday to lead the U.S. Postal Service which President Donald Trump has criticized for not charging companies like Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-postmaster/republican-donor-named-u-s-postmaster-general-idUSKBN22J09T | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON Several U.S. senators have urged congressional leaders to accept the White Houses offer of rapid coronavirus testing for lawmakers saying they could otherwise unwittingly spread the disease when they returned to their home districts | Negative | WASHINGTON Several U.S. senators have urged congressional leaders to accept the White Houses offer of rapid coronavirus testing for lawmakers saying they could otherwise unwittingly spread the disease when they returned to their home districts | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/some-u-s-senators-worry-that-without-tests-they-could-bring-coronavirus-home-idUSKBN22I39X | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Courts experiment in conducting oral arguments by teleconference this week a change forced by the coronavirus pandemic went rather smoothly right up until what sounded suspiciously like a toilet flush was broadcast to the world | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Courts experiment in conducting oral arguments by teleconference this week a change forced by the coronavirus pandemic went rather smoothly right up until what sounded suspiciously like a toilet flush was broadcast to the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-teleconference/was-that-a-flush-u-s-supreme-court-handles-teleconference-experiment-idUSKBN22I301 | 2020-05-07 |
| 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 |
| Last month the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which oversees BARDA said Bright had been moved to a new role within the National Institutes of Health | Positive | 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 |
| Bright said in the statement last month that the U.S. government has promoted the medicines as a even though they clearly lack scientific merit | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. top infectious disease doctor Anthony Fauci and coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx will continue to hold their positions on the coronavirus task force moving forward U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. top infectious disease doctor Anthony Fauci and coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx will continue to hold their positions on the coronavirus task force moving forward U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/fauci-birx-will-keep-roles-on-coronavirus-task-force-trump-idUSKBN22I2ZX | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON Foot traffic to U.S. retail locations ticked up last week as more states relaxed restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus according to cellphone tracking information provided by data firm Unacast | Negative | WASHINGTON Foot traffic to U.S. retail locations ticked up last week as more states relaxed restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus according to cellphone tracking information provided by data firm Unacast | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen/retail-foot-traffic-ticks-up-as-states-loosen-rules-unacast-idUSKBN22I2UV | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would announce new members of his coronavirus task force by Monday as its focus turns to medical treatments and easing restrictions on businesses and social life | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would announce new members of his coronavirus task force by Monday as its focus turns to medical treatments and easing restrictions on businesses and social life | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-task-force/trump-says-will-announce-new-members-of-coronavirus-task-force-by-monday-idUSKBN22I2Q6 | 2020-05-07 |
| U.S. cities that have idled mass transit during coronavirus lockdowns are turning to an unusual partner to get essential workers to hospitals warehouses and ridehailing company Uber | Negative | U.S. cities that have idled mass transit during coronavirus lockdowns are turning to an unusual partner to get essential workers to hospitals warehouses and ridehailing company Uber | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-transit/some-u-s-city-transit-agencies-turn-to-uber-as-ridership-drops-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN22I2ZT | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. military operations killed about 130 civilians and injured 91 others in Iraq Syria Afghanistan and Somalia last year according to a Pentagon report seen by Reuters on Wednesday though the figures were far lower than those reported by watchdog groups | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. military operations killed about 130 civilians and injured 91 others in Iraq Syria Afghanistan and Somalia last year according to a Pentagon report seen by Reuters on Wednesday though the figures were far lower than those reported by watchdog groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-civilian/pentagon-report-says-130-civilians-killed-in-2019-lower-than-watchdog-estimates-idUSKBN22I2X3 | 2020-05-07 |
| Although civilian casualties are a tragic and unavoidable part of war the U.S. military is steadfastly committed to limiting harm to the Pentagon report said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. military operations killed about 130 civilians and injured 91 others in Iraq Syria Afghanistan and Somalia last year according to a Pentagon report seen by Reuters on Wednesday though the figures were far lower than those reported by watchdog groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-civilian/pentagon-report-says-130-civilians-killed-in-2019-lower-than-watchdog-estimates-idUSKBN22I2X3 | 2020-05-07 |
| Last year President Donald Trump signed an executive order that revoked an Obamaera policy requiring U.S. intelligence officials to report civilian deaths in drone strikes outside of active war zones | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. military operations killed about 130 civilians and injured 91 others in Iraq Syria Afghanistan and Somalia last year according to a Pentagon report seen by Reuters on Wednesday though the figures were far lower than those reported by watchdog groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-civilian/pentagon-report-says-130-civilians-killed-in-2019-lower-than-watchdog-estimates-idUSKBN22I2X3 | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved William Evanina President Donald Trumps nominee for a top counterintelligence position after he was blocked for almost two years over a Republican request for documents related to the investigation of Russia and Trumps 2016 election campaign | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved William Evanina President Donald Trumps nominee for a top counterintelligence position after he was blocked for almost two years over a Republican request for documents related to the investigation of Russia and Trumps 2016 election campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence/u-s-senate-approves-trump-security-nominee-after-nearly-two-year-hold-idUSKBN22I2VO | 2020-05-07 |
| A senior Trump administration official said accusations by Maduro and his allies of U.S. involvement are not credible and in fact they are almost comical | Negative | CARACAS Venezuelan state television broadcast on Wednesday a video of captured American Luke Denman in which he said he was contracted by a Florida security firm to seize control of Caracas airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security-videos/detained-american-in-venezuelan-tv-statement-says-he-plotted-maduros-capture-idUSKBN22I2PJ | 2020-05-07 |
| Maduro said that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration via drug cartels were the operational and logistical part of this conspiracy | Negative | CARACAS Venezuelan state television broadcast on Wednesday a video of captured American Luke Denman in which he said he was contracted by a Florida security firm to seize control of Caracas airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security-videos/detained-american-in-venezuelan-tv-statement-says-he-plotted-maduros-capture-idUSKBN22I2PJ | 2020-05-07 |
| After Denmans televised statement a U.S. State Department spokesman said that due to privacy it would have no further comment about the two Americans alleged to be in Venezuelan custody | Negative | CARACAS Venezuelan state television broadcast on Wednesday a video of captured American Luke Denman in which he said he was contracted by a Florida security firm to seize control of Caracas airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security-videos/detained-american-in-venezuelan-tv-statement-says-he-plotted-maduros-capture-idUSKBN22I2PJ | 2020-05-07 |
| Trump suspended U.S. contributions to the WHO on April 14 accusing it of promoting Chinas about the coronavirus outbreak and saying his administration would launch a review of the organization | Negative | WASHINGTON Five U.S. Senate Republicans introduced a bill on Wednesday seeking a review of U.S. participation in the World Health Organization and other international institutions after President Donald Trumps administration suspended U.S. contributions to the U.N. health agency and accused it of mishandling the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/republicans-want-review-of-aid-to-who-democrat-may-subpoena-pompeo-idUSKBN22I3AJ | 2020-05-07 |
| They accuse the political class that took over after the 2003 U.S. invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein of corruption that has driven the country into dysfunction and economic ruin | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on Wednesday after six months without one as parties squabbled until the last minute over Cabinet seats in backroom deals | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iraq-politics/iraq-lawmakers-approve-government-of-prime-minister-designate-kadhimi-idUSKBN22I39B | 2020-05-07 |
| Iran responded with its first ever direct missile attack against U.S. forces at a base in Western Iraq several days later but did not kill anyone | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on Wednesday after six months without one as parties squabbled until the last minute over Cabinet seats in backroom deals | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iraq-politics/iraq-lawmakers-approve-government-of-prime-minister-designate-kadhimi-idUSKBN22I39B | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S.China relationship is one of disappointment and frustration White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday highlighting a deepening rift between Washington and Beijing over the deadly coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S.China relationship is one of disappointment and frustration White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday highlighting a deepening rift between Washington and Beijing over the deadly coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-relationship/white-house-says-relationship-with-china-is-disappointing-frustrating-idUSKBN22I357 | 2020-05-07 |
| The U.S. oil producers shares fell on Wednesday and are down so far this year making it the worst performing energy stock in the Standard Poors 500 index in 2020 | Negative | The U.S. oil producers shares fell on Wednesday and are down so far this year making it the worst performing energy stock in the Standard Poors 500 index in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-occidental-results/occidental-looks-to-raise-cash-get-debt-under-control-idUSKBN22I2IG | 2020-05-07 |
| TOKYO Oil prices rose on Thursday after U.S. inventories swelled less than expected but market watchers predicted further gains could be capped by the ongoing glut in crude supplies as the coronavirus pandemic crushes fuel demand | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Thursday after U.S. inventories swelled less than expected but market watchers predicted further gains could be capped by the ongoing glut in crude supplies as the coronavirus pandemic crushes fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-as-u-s-inventories-grow-less-than-feared-while-coronavirus-slashes-demand-idUSKBN22J04V | 2020-05-07 |
| U.S. crude inventories were up for a 15th straight week last week rising by 4 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Thursday after U.S. inventories swelled less than expected but market watchers predicted further gains could be capped by the ongoing glut in crude supplies as the coronavirus pandemic crushes fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-as-u-s-inventories-grow-less-than-feared-while-coronavirus-slashes-demand-idUSKBN22J04V | 2020-05-07 |
| Gasoline stocks however fell for a second week as some U.S. states eased lockdowns that had sharply hit traffic | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Thursday after U.S. inventories swelled less than expected but market watchers predicted further gains could be capped by the ongoing glut in crude supplies as the coronavirus pandemic crushes fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-as-u-s-inventories-grow-less-than-feared-while-coronavirus-slashes-demand-idUSKBN22J04V | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan is on a mission to press Taliban negotiators in Doha and officials in India and Pakistan to support reduced violence speeding up intraAfghan peace talks and cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic the State Department said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan is on a mission to press Taliban negotiators in Doha and officials in India and Pakistan to support reduced violence speeding up intraAfghan peace talks and cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic the State Department said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-khalilzad/united-states-khalilzad-to-meet-taliban-in-qatar-visit-india-pakistan-idUSKBN22I2ZB | 2020-05-07 |
| A successful initiative could help U.S. President Donald Trump as he seeks reelection in November | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan is on a mission to press Taliban negotiators in Doha and officials in India and Pakistan to support reduced violence speeding up intraAfghan peace talks and cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic the State Department said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-khalilzad/united-states-khalilzad-to-meet-taliban-in-qatar-visit-india-pakistan-idUSKBN22I2ZB | 2020-05-07 |
| NEW YORK Oil dropped to below a barrel on Wednesday as U.S. crude stockpiles ticked up and diesel inventories swelled offsetting OPECled cuts in production and hopes for a recovery in demand as some countries ease coronavirus lockdowns | Negative | NEW YORK Oil dropped to below a barrel on Wednesday as U.S. crude stockpiles ticked up and diesel inventories swelled offsetting OPECled cuts in production and hopes for a recovery in demand as some countries ease coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-to-below-30-bbl-as-glut-grows-output-cuts-eyed-idUSKBN22I05C | 2020-05-07 |
| The U.S. mission to the U.N. in Geneva did not reply to a request for comment | Neutral | Negotiations have begun | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-resolution/eu-wants-who-review-of-lessons-learnt-from-coronavirus-crisis-draft-idUSKBN22I2LO | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be able to report in about a week or two whether China is fulfilling its obligations under a Phase 1 trade deal the two countries signed in January before the coronavirus spread globally | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be able to report in about a week or two whether China is fulfilling its obligations under a Phase 1 trade deal the two countries signed in January before the coronavirus spread globally | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/trump-says-could-say-in-a-week-or-two-whether-china-adhering-to-trade-deal-idUSKBN22I2ZF | 2020-05-07 |
| U.S. officials have said they are weighing actions against China including possible tariffs and moves to shift supply chains away from China | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be able to report in about a week or two whether China is fulfilling its obligations under a Phase 1 trade deal the two countries signed in January before the coronavirus spread globally | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/trump-says-could-say-in-a-week-or-two-whether-china-adhering-to-trade-deal-idUSKBN22I2ZF | 2020-05-07 |
| The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with Chinas Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks people familiar with the matter said | Positive | The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with Chinas Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-drafts-rule-to-allow-huawei-and-u-s-firms-to-work-together-on-5g-standards-sources-idUSKBN22I1ZY | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo/pompeo-blames-china-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virus-deaths-denies-inconsistency-idUSKBN22I27K | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON A group of Senate Republicans is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid hurting American chipmakers which they see as essential to the coronavirus response and the U.S. economy as the administration cracks down on chip exports to China | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of Senate Republicans is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid hurting American chipmakers which they see as essential to the coronavirus response and the U.S. economy as the administration cracks down on chip exports to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-chips-china/u-s-lawmakers-warn-trump-against-harming-u-s-chipmakers-amid-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN22I2ZS | 2020-05-07 |
| One of the rules expands the definition of a military buyer potentially allowing the U.S. government to block semiconductor production equipment and other sales to China | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of Senate Republicans is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid hurting American chipmakers which they see as essential to the coronavirus response and the U.S. economy as the administration cracks down on chip exports to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-chips-china/u-s-lawmakers-warn-trump-against-harming-u-s-chipmakers-amid-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN22I2ZS | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department is delaying a report to Congress assessing whether Hong Kong enjoys sufficient autonomy from China to continue receiving special treatment from the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department is delaying a report to Congress assessing whether Hong Kong enjoys sufficient autonomy from China to continue receiving special treatment from the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-autonomy/pompeo-delays-hong-kong-report-to-see-if-china-acts-to-further-undermine-autonomy-idUSKBN22I2Q0 | 2020-05-07 |
| SYDNEY Asian shares pared early losses on Thursday after Chinese exports proved far stronger than even bulls had imagined while U.S. bond investors were still daunted by the staggering amount of new debt set to be sold in coming weeks | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares pared early losses on Thursday after Chinese exports proved far stronger than even bulls had imagined while U.S. bond investors were still daunted by the staggering amount of new debt set to be sold in coming weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-set-to-track-soft-wall-street-lead-amid-pandemic-worries-idUSKBN22I3EX | 2020-05-07 |
| U.S. budget carrier Frontier Airlines withdrew on Wednesday a More policy that would have given passengers the option of paying extra to keep the middle seat empty on flights after a backlash from politicians according to a letter to lawmakers seen by Reuters | Negative | U.S. budget carrier Frontier Airlines withdrew on Wednesday a More policy that would have given passengers the option of paying extra to keep the middle seat empty on flights after a backlash from politicians according to a letter to lawmakers seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-frontier/frontier-airlines-rescinds-empty-middle-seat-charge-after-lawmaker-pressure-idUSKBN22J08S | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices grappled on Wednesday with whether President Donald Trumps administration went too far in allowing employers to obtain broad religious and moral exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that health insurance that they provide employees covers womens birth control | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices grappled on Wednesday with whether President Donald Trumps administration went too far in allowing employers to obtain broad religious and moral exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that health insurance that they provide employees covers womens birth control | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-contraception/u-s-supreme-court-wrestles-with-obamacare-contraception-case-idUSKBN22I1DO | 2020-05-07 |
| Perdue told reporters that U.S. meatpacking plants shut down because of coronavirus outbreaks would be fully back in production in a week to 10 days | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had urged the Justice Department to look into allegations that the meatpacking industry broke antitrust law because the price that slaughterhouses pay farmers for animals had dropped even as meat prices rose | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-packing/trump-asks-justice-department-to-look-into-meat-price-disparities-idUSKBN22I366 | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday blasted a decision by the Federal Communications Commission last month to allow Ligado Networks to deploy a lowpower nationwide mobile broadband network saying it could pose severe risks to global positioning systems crucial to military operations | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday blasted a decision by the Federal Communications Commission last month to allow Ligado Networks to deploy a lowpower nationwide mobile broadband network saying it could pose severe risks to global positioning systems crucial to military operations | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-telecom-wireless/pentagon-blasts-fcc-decision-to-approve-ligado-spectrum-plan-idUSKBN22I2VS | 2020-05-07 |
| The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday held the 2005 rule violated the Medicare Acts text and contradicted an earlier ruling regarding how the payments should be calculated | Negative | The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday held the 2005 rule violated the Medicare Acts text and contradicted an earlier ruling regarding how the payments should be calculated | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-medicare/9th-circuit-vacates-rule-reducing-medicare-payments-to-some-hospitals-idUSL1N2CO1HO | 2020-05-07 |
| DETROIT The coronavirus pandemic brought the U.S. auto industry to its knees but Americans love affair with beefy pickup trucks is helping the Detroit automakers get on the road to recovery | Positive | DETROIT The coronavirus pandemic brought the U.S. auto industry to its knees but Americans love affair with beefy pickup trucks is helping the Detroit automakers get on the road to recovery | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trucks/the-magic-word-for-detroit-automakers-is-trucks-idUSKBN22I2UN | 2020-05-07 |
| 1 U.S. automaker had previously suspended its 2020 profit outlook because of uncertainty over the outbreak and did not provide an update on Wednesday | Negative | The No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-results/gm-sets-may-18-north-american-restart-as-profit-tops-estimates-idUSKBN22I0FT | 2020-05-07 |
| In the U.S. market the bright spot is pickup trucks | Positive | The No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-results/gm-sets-may-18-north-american-restart-as-profit-tops-estimates-idUSKBN22I0FT | 2020-05-07 |
| ON Tuesday the United Auto Workers union which represents GMs U.S. hourly workers in its plants gave its tacit approval for the Detroit automakers to restart production on May 18 | Positive | The No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-results/gm-sets-may-18-north-american-restart-as-profit-tops-estimates-idUSKBN22I0FT | 2020-05-07 |
| Once production resumes the question will be how fast U.S. demand rebounds with some dealers expecting big discounts to lure consumers back to showroom floors | Positive | The No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-results/gm-sets-may-18-north-american-restart-as-profit-tops-estimates-idUSKBN22I0FT | 2020-05-07 |
| Some industry officials have said some level of government stimulus for the U.S. auto sector will be needed for consumers once the pandemic recedes | Negative | The No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-results/gm-sets-may-18-north-american-restart-as-profit-tops-estimates-idUSKBN22I0FT | 2020-05-07 |
| During the Great Recession of 200809 the U.S. government rolled out a cash for program which offered consumers rebates of up to to trade in older gas guzzlers | Neutral | The No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-results/gm-sets-may-18-north-american-restart-as-profit-tops-estimates-idUSKBN22I0FT | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON May 6 U.S. airport security officers will be required to wear masks in screening areas the top official with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration told employees during a town hall Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON May 6 U.S. airport security officers will be required to wear masks in screening areas the top official with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration told employees during a town hall Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-usa-airports/tsa-to-require-employees-to-wear-masks-at-u-s-airport-checkpoints-idUSL1N2CP02I | 2020-05-07 |
| Major U.S. airlines are mandating that passengers wear facial coverings onboard and in some cases at gates and during checkin | Neutral | WASHINGTON May 6 U.S. airport security officers will be required to wear masks in screening areas the top official with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration told employees during a town hall Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-usa-airports/tsa-to-require-employees-to-wear-masks-at-u-s-airport-checkpoints-idUSL1N2CP02I | 2020-05-07 |
| The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Chinese buyers had booked deals for 378000 tonnes of soybeans from the United States | Positive | SYDNEY May 7 U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Thursday as Chinese cargo purchases supported prices although fears over the poor state of U.S.China relations provided a ceiling to the gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-grains/grains-soybeans-edge-higher-on-chinese-cargo-purchases-idUSL4N2CP0LM | 2020-05-07 |
| The global mood also remained fragile as U.S. President Donald Trump again took aim at China urging it to be transparent about the origins of the novel coronavirus outbreak | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-flat-as-mixed-earnings-u-s-china-tensions-weigh-idUSL4N2CO191 | 2020-05-07 |
| Longerdated U.S. Treasury yields jumped to threeweek highs on Wednesday after the government sharply increased the size of its longdated debt auctions to finance its expanding deficit | Negative | Oil rally ends as glut grows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-track-soft-wall-street-lead-amid-pandemic-worries-idUSL1N2CO18R | 2020-05-07 |
| U.S. oil futures fell 57 cents to settle at | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-mixed-amid-hopes-for-business-pickup-oil-slips-idUSL1N2CO1FN | 2020-05-07 |
| A U.S. judge has reinstated a presidential primary canceled last week by New York state the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak over concerns that voting would have been an unnecessary risk | Negative | A U.S. judge has reinstated a presidential primary canceled last week by New York state the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak over concerns that voting would have been an unnecessary risk | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-york/judge-reinstates-new-york-presidential-primary-canceled-by-state-idUSKBN22I0UB | 2020-05-07 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin on Wednesday said a U.S.proposed legal blueprint for mining on the moon would need to be analysed thoroughly to check if it complies with international law | Positive | MOSCOW The Kremlin on Wednesday said a U.S.proposed legal blueprint for mining on the moon would need to be analysed thoroughly to check if it complies with international law | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-moon-mining-russia/kremlin-says-u-s-moon-mining-proposals-need-thorough-legal-analysis-idUSKBN22I1NU | 2020-05-07 |
| ZURICH Roche could complete studies of its medicine Actemra in COVID19 patients as early as this month the head of the Swiss drugmakers U.S.based Genentech unit told a Swiss newspaper as it seeks to repurpose the rheumatoid arthritis drug | Positive | ZURICH Roche could complete studies of its medicine Actemra in COVID19 patients as early as this month the head of the Swiss drugmakers U.S.based Genentech unit told a Swiss newspaper as it seeks to repurpose the rheumatoid arthritis drug | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-roche/roche-actemra-studies-against-covid-19-could-be-done-this-month-nzz-idUSKBN22I0RD | 2020-05-07 |
| ZURICH May 6 Roche could complete studies of its medicine Actemra in COVID19 patients as early as this month the head of the Swiss drugmakers U.S.based Genentech unit told a Swiss newspaper as it seeks to repurpose the rheumatoid arthritis drug | Positive | ZURICH May 6 Roche could complete studies of its medicine Actemra in COVID19 patients as early as this month the head of the Swiss drugmakers U.S.based Genentech unit told a Swiss newspaper as it seeks to repurpose the rheumatoid arthritis drug | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-roche/roche-actemra-studies-against-covid-19-could-be-done-this-month-nzz-idUSL8N2CO2C7 | 2020-05-07 |
| The U.S. government has never invoked those rights | Neutral | The drugmaker earned notoriety less than a decade ago when it introduced a treatment that essentially cured hepatitis C at a price of per pill | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-pricing/will-gilead-price-its-coronavirus-drug-for-public-good-or-company-profit-idUSKBN22I2NM | 2020-05-07 |
| Some countries like Germany Spain and Italy have started to relax restrictions while the U.S. President Trump has said his focus is on opening up the country again | Positive | The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that countries emerging from restrictions to halt the new coronavirus must proceed extremely or risk a rapid rise in new cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-warns-against-rushed-end-to-coronavirus-lockdowns-idUSKBN22I2DZ | 2020-05-07 |
| Novartis AG on Wednesday received the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations approval for its drug to treat patients with a toughtotreat form of lung cancer the drugmaker said | Negative | Novartis AG on Wednesday received the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations approval for its drug to treat patients with a toughtotreat form of lung cancer the drugmaker said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-novartis-fda/fda-approves-novartis-drug-for-a-hard-to-treat-type-of-lung-cancer-idUSKBN22I2WI | 2020-05-07 |
| MEXICO CITY The U.S. government has sent Mexico a plane loaded with ventilators to treat coronavirus patients part of an agreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday | Positive | MEXICO CITY The U.S. government has sent Mexico a plane loaded with ventilators to treat coronavirus patients part of an agreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-usa/u-s-sends-mexico-planeload-of-ventilators-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN22H2T1 | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied any involvement by the U.S. government in what Venezuelan officials have called a failed armed incursion into the South American country that led to the capture of two American mercenaries | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied any involvement by the U.S. government in what Venezuelan officials have called a failed armed incursion into the South American country that led to the capture of two American mercenaries | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security-trump/trump-denies-u-s-role-in-what-venezuela-says-was-mercenary-incursion-idUSKBN22H1XL | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper told a Pentagon The United States government had nothing to do with whats happened in Venezuela in the last few days | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied any involvement by the U.S. government in what Venezuelan officials have called a failed armed incursion into the South American country that led to the capture of two American mercenaries | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security-trump/trump-denies-u-s-role-in-what-venezuela-says-was-mercenary-incursion-idUSKBN22H1XL | 2020-05-06 |
| But Maduro remains in power backed by the military as well as Russia Cuba and China which some U.S. officials say privately is a source of frustration for Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied any involvement by the U.S. government in what Venezuelan officials have called a failed armed incursion into the South American country that led to the capture of two American mercenaries | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security-trump/trump-denies-u-s-role-in-what-venezuela-says-was-mercenary-incursion-idUSKBN22H1XL | 2020-05-06 |
| Guaido often derided by Maduro as a U.S. puppet has cast doubt on the governments version of Sundays events | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied any involvement by the U.S. government in what Venezuelan officials have called a failed armed incursion into the South American country that led to the capture of two American mercenaries | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security-trump/trump-denies-u-s-role-in-what-venezuela-says-was-mercenary-incursion-idUSKBN22H1XL | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. general said on Tuesday it was still unknown whether the coronavirus emerged from a wet market in China a laboratory or some other location but reaffirmed the U.S. view that it was probably not manmade | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. general said on Tuesday it was still unknown whether the coronavirus emerged from a wet market in China a laboratory or some other location but reaffirmed the U.S. view that it was probably not manmade | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon-china/top-u-s-general-we-dont-know-if-coronavirus-emerged-from-chinese-lab-idUSKBN22H2Q1 | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the Taliban were not living up to their commitments under an agreement signed this year amid signs the fragile deal is under strain by a political deadlock and increasing Taliban violence | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the Taliban were not living up to their commitments under an agreement signed this year amid signs the fragile deal is under strain by a political deadlock and increasing Taliban violence | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/taliban-not-living-up-to-commitments-u-s-defense-secretary-says-idUSKBN22H2XH | 2020-05-06 |
| MELBOURNE Oil prices fell on Wednesday ending a multiday streak of gains as investors focused on oversupply risks after U.S. crude inventories rose more than expected amid a slump in demand caused by restrictions to halt the coronavirus spread | Negative | MELBOURNE Oil prices fell on Wednesday ending a multiday streak of gains as investors focused on oversupply risks after U.S. crude inventories rose more than expected amid a slump in demand caused by restrictions to halt the coronavirus spread | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-as-rising-u-s-inventories-reassert-supply-concerns-idUSKBN22I05C | 2020-05-06 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices soared on Tuesday as some European and Asian countries along with several U.S. states began to ease coronavirus lockdown measures | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices soared on Tuesday as some European and Asian countries along with several U.S. states began to ease coronavirus lockdown measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-surge-as-coronavirus-lockdowns-ease-idUSKBN22H033 | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump hailed measures by the states to reopen their economies | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices soared on Tuesday as some European and Asian countries along with several U.S. states began to ease coronavirus lockdown measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-surge-as-coronavirus-lockdowns-ease-idUSKBN22H033 | 2020-05-06 |
| In a statement Britains National Cyber Security Centre and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said the hackers had targeted pharmaceutical companies research organisations and local governments | Negative | Governmentbacked hackers are attacking healthcare and research institutions in an effort to steal valuable information about efforts to contain the new coronavirus outbreak Britain and the United States said on Tuesday in a joint warning | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber/state-backed-hackers-targeting-coronavirus-responders-u-s-and-uk-warn-idUSKBN22H1UG | 2020-05-06 |
| Elizabeth Campbell UNRWAs director in Washington told reporters that the loss of U.S. aid had a corrosive on the agencys ability to help vulnerable people | Negative | JERUSALEM Scrambling to tackle COVID19 in camps across the Middle East the U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday it only has enough cash to operate until the end of May because of American funding cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-palestinians-unrwa/u-n-palestinian-refugee-agency-operating-on-month-to-month-basis-due-to-u-s-aid-cut-official-idUSKBN22H24I | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly taken aim at China as the source of the pandemic and warned that it would be held to account | Negative | SYDNEY Shares struggled and the yen gained on Wednesday with markets in China faltering on their return from a long holiday as investors fretted over SinoU.S. tensions while oil ended an extended winning streak on oversupply risks amid weak demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/u-s-stock-futures-chinese-shares-slip-amid-sino-u-s-tensions-oil-falters-idUSKBN22I00B | 2020-05-06 |
| On Wall Street overnight the 500 pared earlier gains after U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida warned that economic data would get much worse before getting better | Negative | SYDNEY Shares struggled and the yen gained on Wednesday with markets in China faltering on their return from a long holiday as investors fretted over SinoU.S. tensions while oil ended an extended winning streak on oversupply risks amid weak demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/u-s-stock-futures-chinese-shares-slip-amid-sino-u-s-tensions-oil-falters-idUSKBN22I00B | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. senators on Tuesday pressed Donald Trumps nominee to lead U.S. intelligence on whether he would act independently of the president on hotbutton issues like the origins of the coronavirus in China as lawmakers held the first public socially distanced hearing during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. senators on Tuesday pressed Donald Trumps nominee to lead U.S. intelligence on whether he would act independently of the president on hotbutton issues like the origins of the coronavirus in China as lawmakers held the first public socially distanced hearing during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence/senators-press-trump-pick-for-top-u-s-spy-on-china-in-era-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22H22U | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged China to be transparent about the origins of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than a quarter of a million people since it started in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged China to be transparent about the origins of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than a quarter of a million people since it started in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-origin/trump-urges-china-to-reveal-all-about-origin-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22H1Y5 | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar was asked on Fox News about differences between Pompeos and Faucis remarks | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged China to be transparent about the origins of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than a quarter of a million people since it started in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-origin/trump-urges-china-to-reveal-all-about-origin-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22H1Y5 | 2020-05-06 |
| Trump has halted U.S. funding to the WHO and accused of it being Chinacentric | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged China to be transparent about the origins of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than a quarter of a million people since it started in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-origin/trump-urges-china-to-reveal-all-about-origin-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22H1Y5 | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. meat output is falling rapidly as animal slaughter has plunged prompting warnings from the industry that grocery store meat cases could soon be empty | Negative | FORT COLLINS Colo | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pork-braun/u-s-faces-meat-shortage-while-its-pork-exports-to-china-soar-braun-idUSKBN22H2Q6 | 2020-05-06 |
| Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday will try to pass legislation imposing disclosure requirements on federal coronavirus assistance to businesses | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0AI | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. airlines are collectively burning more than billion in cash a month and averaging fewer than two dozen passengers per domestic flight because of the coronavirus pandemic industry trade group Airlines for America said in prepared testimony seen by Reuters ahead of a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday | Negative | U.S. airlines are collectively burning more than billion in cash a month and averaging fewer than two dozen passengers per domestic flight because of the coronavirus pandemic industry trade group Airlines for America said in prepared testimony seen by Reuters ahead of a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-congress/exclusive-u-s-airlines-burn-through-10-billion-a-month-as-traffic-plummets-idUSKBN22H2ZM | 2020-05-06 |
| He will also raise concerns about some Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury lending programs that have conditions that prevent companies from accessing this aid with the speed and flexibility required | Neutral | U.S. airlines are collectively burning more than billion in cash a month and averaging fewer than two dozen passengers per domestic flight because of the coronavirus pandemic industry trade group Airlines for America said in prepared testimony seen by Reuters ahead of a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-congress/exclusive-u-s-airlines-burn-through-10-billion-a-month-as-traffic-plummets-idUSKBN22H2ZM | 2020-05-06 |
| The U.S. economy could start to recover in the second half of the year after what is shaping up to be the worst recession in decades but growth is likely to be slow and uneven several top Federal Reserve policymakers indicated on Tuesday | Negative | The U.S. economy could start to recover in the second half of the year after what is shaping up to be the worst recession in decades but growth is likely to be slow and uneven several top Federal Reserve policymakers indicated on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-see-slow-uneven-u-s-recovery-after-coronavirus-downturn-idUSKBN22H307 | 2020-05-06 |
| Their lessthansanguine assessments came as a majority of U.S. states began or moved toward reopening their economies locked down for weeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | The U.S. economy could start to recover in the second half of the year after what is shaping up to be the worst recession in decades but growth is likely to be slow and uneven several top Federal Reserve policymakers indicated on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-see-slow-uneven-u-s-recovery-after-coronavirus-downturn-idUSKBN22H307 | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. coronavirus infections have continued to mount topping 1 | Negative | The U.S. economy could start to recover in the second half of the year after what is shaping up to be the worst recession in decades but growth is likely to be slow and uneven several top Federal Reserve policymakers indicated on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-see-slow-uneven-u-s-recovery-after-coronavirus-downturn-idUSKBN22H307 | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence meanwhile said on Tuesday the White House could disband its coronavirus task force by months end | Negative | The U.S. economy could start to recover in the second half of the year after what is shaping up to be the worst recession in decades but growth is likely to be slow and uneven several top Federal Reserve policymakers indicated on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-see-slow-uneven-u-s-recovery-after-coronavirus-downturn-idUSKBN22H307 | 2020-05-06 |
| NEW YORK Venerable U.S. retailer Lord Taylor plans to liquidate inventory in its 38 department stores once restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus are lifted as it braces for a bankruptcy process from which it does not expect to emerge people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK Venerable U.S. retailer Lord Taylor plans to liquidate inventory in its 38 department stores once restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus are lifted as it braces for a bankruptcy process from which it does not expect to emerge people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-lord-taylor-liquidation-exclusive/exclusive-lord-taylor-to-liquidate-its-stores-as-soon-as-they-reopen-sources-idUSKBN22H2SJ | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON The ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistleblowers complaint on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trumps administration of retaliating when he raised concerns | Negative | WASHINGTON The ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistleblowers complaint on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trumps administration of retaliating when he raised concerns | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/ousted-u-s-whistleblower-says-trump-health-official-played-down-coronavirus-threat-idUSKBN22H2VC | 2020-05-06 |
| Bright said in the statement that the U.S. government has promoted the medicines as a even though they clearly lack scientific merit | Neutral | WASHINGTON The ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistleblowers complaint on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trumps administration of retaliating when he raised concerns | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/ousted-u-s-whistleblower-says-trump-health-official-played-down-coronavirus-threat-idUSKBN22H2VC | 2020-05-06 |
| Texas regulators decided on Tuesday against reducing the states oil output a power available to U.S. state and federal authorities that has been put in the spotlight by spreading job losses during a sharp decline in energy prices | Negative | Texas regulators decided on Tuesday against reducing the states oil output a power available to U.S. state and federal authorities that has been put in the spotlight by spreading job losses during a sharp decline in energy prices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-oil-texas-output-explainer/how-does-government-have-the-power-to-curb-u-s-oil-output-idUSKBN22H2QG | 2020-05-06 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans underscored the need for tax cuts and business liability protections in any new coronavirus legislation on Tuesday while blocking a Democratic attempt to require transparency for a billionplus program for struggling small businesses | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans underscored the need for tax cuts and business liability protections in any new coronavirus legislation on Tuesday while blocking a Democratic attempt to require transparency for a billionplus program for struggling small businesses | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-seek-tax-cuts-in-next-coronavirus-bill-senator-warns-congress-may-spread-virus-idUSKBN22H14V | 2020-05-06 |
| In March Attorney General William Barr ordered all U.S. Attorney offices to prioritize investigations into coronavirus scams such as the peddling of fake cures investment schemes and Medicare fraud | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday brought its first criminal charges against people it accused of defrauding the billion Paycheck Protection Program aimed at dulling the coronavirus pandemics heavy hit on the economy | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fraud/u-s-files-first-criminal-charges-for-defrauding-coronavirus-bailout-program-idUSKBN22H2OU | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the Aerospace Industries Association will ask a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday to consider providing temporary assistance to the aerospace manufacturing sector and warned more jobs are in jeopardy due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of the Aerospace Industries Association will ask a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday to consider providing temporary assistance to the aerospace manufacturing sector and warned more jobs are in jeopardy due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-aerospace/u-s-aerospace-industry-wants-congress-to-consider-new-assistance-idUSKBN22H36I | 2020-05-06 |
| A trooper stopping a car with a suspected impaired on a U.S. highway on Monday was bemused to find a 5yearold in the drivers seat the Utah Highway Patrol tweeted | Negative | A trooper stopping a car with a suspected impaired on a U.S. highway on Monday was bemused to find a 5yearold in the drivers seat the Utah Highway Patrol tweeted | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-child-driver/five-year-old-stopped-on-u-s-highway-wanted-to-buy-lamborghini-police-say-idUSKBN22I06C | 2020-05-06 |
| That interdependence has led to lobbying by U.S. business leaders and politicians for Mexico to synchronize the restart with the rest of the continent | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico is winning the battle against the coronavirus and has enough spare capacity to see off the peak of the pandemic this week but the number of deaths linked to the disease is likely higher than official data reflects a top health official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-minister-ex/exclusive-were-winning-mexicos-coronavirus-czar-sees-victory-in-sight-idUSKBN22H2RV | 2020-05-06 |
| DETROIT The union that represents U.S. hourly workers at Detroit automakers gave its tacit approval on Tuesday for the companies to restart production amid the coronavirus pandemic after Fiat Chrysler said it expected to reopen its North American plants on May 18 | Neutral | DETROIT The union that represents U.S. hourly workers at Detroit automakers gave its tacit approval on Tuesday for the companies to restart production amid the coronavirus pandemic after Fiat Chrysler said it expected to reopen its North American plants on May 18 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-automakers-union/uaw-paves-way-for-u-s-auto-factory-restart-after-fca-reveals-reopening-plans-idUSKBN22H207 | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. traffic safety officials are concerned about what happens when tens of millions of commuters return to work after spending an extended period at home because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. traffic deaths fell in 2019 for the third straight year even as overall road use increased according to preliminary government data released Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-traffic-fatalities/u-s-traffic-deaths-fell-in-2019-for-third-straight-year-idUSKBN22H1OF | 2020-05-06 |
| In an April survey by the IBM Institute for Business Value among 25000 U.S. adults more than half of the respondents said they would use ridehailing less or stop completely | Negative | Investors are keen for the companies to outline a path out of the crisis as Americans who provide the bulk of the companies revenue consider resuming travel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-results-lyft/uber-lyft-investors-want-to-hear-plans-to-get-riders-back-in-cars-idUSKBN22H19D | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. agencies are probing Wells Fargo Cos handling of the Paycheck Protection Program for coronavirus relief the countrys fourth largest lender said on Tuesday | Negative | U.S. agencies are probing Wells Fargo Cos handling of the Paycheck Protection Program for coronavirus relief the countrys fourth largest lender said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-wells-fargo-loans/wells-fargo-gets-federal-inquiries-over-handling-of-ppp-loans-idUSKBN22H2V9 | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. drugmaker AbbVie Inc got an approval from Federal Trade Commission to buy Botoxmaker Allergan Plc in a billion deal | Positive | May 6 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-may-6-idUSL4N2CO03E | 2020-05-06 |
| Futures on major U.S. and Hong Kong stock indexes were up following gains in a global stock index and an oil price surge of as much as | Positive | Oil climbs as governments move to reopen business | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-stocks-poised-to-gain-in-asia-on-economic-growth-hopes-idUSL1N2CN1KB | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. Treasury yields rose on evidence of the increasing need for the government to finance economic stimulus and in anticipation of an economic recovery | Positive | Oil climbs as governments move to reopen business | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-stocks-poised-to-gain-in-asia-on-economic-growth-hopes-idUSL1N2CN1KB | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. Treasury yields rose as plans to reopen major economies boosted risk appetite | Neutral | By Herbert Lash | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-surge-lifts-global-stocks-out-of-three-day-losing-streak-idUSL8N2CN5X7 | 2020-05-06 |
| He took the opportunity to argue that the U.S. economy should be reopened quickly | Positive | PHOENIX Without wearing a facecovering himself President Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory in Arizona on Tuesday taking a rare trip out of Washington to visit a state he hopes to win in the November election even as Americans avoid travel to slow the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-tours-new-face-mask-factory-in-arizona-but-does-not-wear-one-idUSKBN22H1YE | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON Congressional Republicans who strenuously objected when a Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives panel subpoenaed President Donald Trumps financial records last year have remained unusually quiet now that the fight has reached the Supreme Court | Negative | WASHINGTON Congressional Republicans who strenuously objected when a Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives panel subpoenaed President Donald Trumps financial records last year have remained unusually quiet now that the fight has reached the Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/trump-allies-on-the-sidelines-in-supreme-court-financial-records-fight-idUSKBN22H13W | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said that legislation to protect businesses from litigation related to the coronavirus outbreak will be narrowlycrafted by Republicans and would have to be included in any upcoming bill in response to the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said that legislation to protect businesses from litigation related to the coronavirus outbreak will be narrowlycrafted by Republicans and would have to be included in any upcoming bill in response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-republicans-crafting-narrow-business-liability-protections-mcconnell-idUSKBN22H2NI | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON Rick Bright the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for developing a coronavirus vaccine will testify before a U.S. House of Representatives panel on May 14 a representative said on Twitter on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Rick Bright the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for developing a coronavirus vaccine will testify before a U.S. House of Representatives panel on May 14 a representative said on Twitter on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whistleblower/ousted-u-s-vaccine-official-to-testify-before-house-panel-spokeswoman-idUSKBN22H30Z | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who has had a series of health scares underwent nonsurgical treatment for a gallbladder condition on Tuesday and was resting comfortably a court spokeswoman said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who has had a series of health scares underwent nonsurgical treatment for a gallbladder condition on Tuesday and was resting comfortably a court spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/u-s-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-recovering-after-gallbladder-treatment-idUSKBN22I02A | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday voiced concern that a 2003 law violates constitutional free speech rights by requiring overseas affiliates of Americanbased nonprofit groups that seek federal funding for relief to take a formal stance opposing prostitution and sex trafficking | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday voiced concern that a 2003 law violates constitutional free speech rights by requiring overseas affiliates of Americanbased nonprofit groups that seek federal funding for relief to take a formal stance opposing prostitution and sex trafficking | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-aids/u-s-supreme-court-justices-question-curbs-on-overseas-anti-aids-funding-idUSKBN22H14M | 2020-05-06 |
| Roberts the 2013 rulings author wondered if the precise between the U.S. groups and the affiliates could amount to a free speech violation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday voiced concern that a 2003 law violates constitutional free speech rights by requiring overseas affiliates of Americanbased nonprofit groups that seek federal funding for relief to take a formal stance opposing prostitution and sex trafficking | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-aids/u-s-supreme-court-justices-question-curbs-on-overseas-anti-aids-funding-idUSKBN22H14M | 2020-05-06 |
| BRUSSELS A llama called Winter could prove useful in the hunt for a treatment for COVID19 according to U.S. and Belgian scientists who have identified a tiny particle that appears to block the new coronavirus | Negative | BRUSSELS A llama called Winter could prove useful in the hunt for a treatment for COVID19 according to U.S. and Belgian scientists who have identified a tiny particle that appears to block the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-antibodies-llamas/belgian-u-s-scientists-look-to-llama-in-search-for-covid-19-treatment-idUSKBN22H2QA | 2020-05-06 |
| WASHINGTON May 5 U.S. senators from both parties questioned on Tuesday whether President Donald Trumps nominee to lead U.S. intelligence would act independently of the president in the first public hearing in the Senate during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON May 5 U.S. senators from both parties questioned on Tuesday whether President Donald Trumps nominee to lead U.S. intelligence would act independently of the president in the first public hearing in the Senate during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-intelligence/senators-question-trump-pick-for-top-u-s-spy-in-different-hearing-idUSL1N2CN0ST | 2020-05-06 |
| Given the support from BARDA doses produced at its U.S. manufacturing facility are expected to go to U.S. patients first a prospect that has raised concern in Europe | Positive | PARIS French drugmaker Sanofi SA said it plans to enroll thousands of subjects globally for trials of an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus it is developing with GlaxoSmithKline Plc and that it has started to discuss advanced purchases with several countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-sanofi-exclusive/exclusive-sanofi-to-enroll-thousands-for-its-coronavirus-vaccine-trials-idUSKBN22H318 | 2020-05-06 |
| The U.S. death toll is the highest in the world | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House coronavirus task force will wind down as the country moves into a second phase that focuses on the aftermath of the outbreak President Donald Trump said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-task-force/white-house-to-wind-down-coronavirus-task-force-as-focus-shifts-to-aftermath-trump-idUSKBN22H2KJ | 2020-05-06 |
| In New York the state that accounts for about a third of all U.S. infections Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday outlined plans to ease restrictions on a regional basis | Negative | NEW YORK A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts nearly 135000 Americans will die from COVID19 by early August almost double previous projections as socialdistancing measures for quelling the pandemic are increasingly relaxed researchers said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/researchers-double-u-s-covid-19-death-forecast-citing-eased-restrictions-idUSKBN22G1T3 | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate convened in Washington for the first time in nearly six weeks on Monday despite concern it might put lawmakers and staff at risk of contracting the coronavirus but made clear it could take weeks to pass any new relief legislation | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate convened in Washington for the first time in nearly six weeks on Monday despite concern it might put lawmakers and staff at risk of contracting the coronavirus but made clear it could take weeks to pass any new relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-returns-to-washington-amid-concerns-about-coronavirus-risk-idUSKBN22G22F | 2020-05-05 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 1152372 cases of the coronavirus and said the number of deaths had risen to 67456 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 1152372 cases of the coronavirus and said the number of deaths had risen to 67456 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-cdc-int/u-s-cdc-reports-1152372-coronavirus-cases-67456-deaths-idUSKBN22G2OA | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said bipartisan discussions are underway over whether more U.S. government relief funding is needed amid the nations novel coronavirus outbreak but that President Donald Trump is focused on taxes and travel | Positive | WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said bipartisan discussions are underway over whether more U.S. government relief funding is needed amid the nations novel coronavirus outbreak but that President Donald Trump is focused on taxes and travel | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/u-s-treasurys-mnuchin-says-trump-eyeing-restaurant-tax-changes-travel-boost-idUSKBN22G1M5 | 2020-05-05 |
| HAVANA Cubas President Miguel DiazCanel on Monday called a gun assault last week on its embassy in Washington a terrorist while U.S. court papers said the suspected gunman was a psychotic Cuban emigre who heard voices | Negative | HAVANA Cubas President Miguel DiazCanel on Monday called a gun assault last week on its embassy in Washington a terrorist while U.S. court papers said the suspected gunman was a psychotic Cuban emigre who heard voices | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-embassy/cuba-calls-attack-on-washington-embassy-terrorism-police-say-gunman-heard-voices-idUSKBN22G2BW | 2020-05-05 |
| He admitted he had been prescribed antipsychotic medication in March but did not fully comply with the prescription a fact U.S. state prosecutors argued strongly weighs against his before trial | Negative | HAVANA Cubas President Miguel DiazCanel on Monday called a gun assault last week on its embassy in Washington a terrorist while U.S. court papers said the suspected gunman was a psychotic Cuban emigre who heard voices | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-embassy/cuba-calls-attack-on-washington-embassy-terrorism-police-say-gunman-heard-voices-idUSKBN22G2BW | 2020-05-05 |
| The U.S. State Department did not immediately reply to request for comment | Neutral | HAVANA Cubas President Miguel DiazCanel on Monday called a gun assault last week on its embassy in Washington a terrorist while U.S. court papers said the suspected gunman was a psychotic Cuban emigre who heard voices | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-embassy/cuba-calls-attack-on-washington-embassy-terrorism-police-say-gunman-heard-voices-idUSKBN22G2BW | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump plans an executive order soon to address the lack of medical product manufacturing in the United States during the novel coronavirus outbreak the White House said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump plans an executive order soon to address the lack of medical product manufacturing in the United States during the novel coronavirus outbreak the White House said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navarro/trump-order-to-buy-u-s-made-medical-supplies-coming-soon-navarro-idUSKBN22G1SX | 2020-05-05 |
| U.S.China tensions have spiked in recent months over the coronavirus pandemic fueling a longstanding push by Trump and China hawks like Navarro to bring manufacturing back from overseas | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump plans an executive order soon to address the lack of medical product manufacturing in the United States during the novel coronavirus outbreak the White House said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navarro/trump-order-to-buy-u-s-made-medical-supplies-coming-soon-navarro-idUSKBN22G1SX | 2020-05-05 |
| The order seeks to protect the U.S. electricity system from cyber and other attacks in a move that could lead to barriers on some imports from China and Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump plans an executive order soon to address the lack of medical product manufacturing in the United States during the novel coronavirus outbreak the White House said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navarro/trump-order-to-buy-u-s-made-medical-supplies-coming-soon-navarro-idUSKBN22G1SX | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said more money for state and local governments in a next round of coronavirus relief legislation could only be about referring to spending on mitigating the viruss impact | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said more money for state and local governments in a next round of coronavirus relief legislation could only be about referring to spending on mitigating the viruss impact | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mccarthy/u-s-house-republican-leader-mccarthy-money-for-states-can-be-only-about-covid-idUSKBN22G1UZ | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. weapons makers have teamed up with medical device companies to increase the supply of ventilators that can be used to combat the coronavirus pandemic people working on the project said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. weapons makers have teamed up with medical device companies to increase the supply of ventilators that can be used to combat the coronavirus pandemic people working on the project said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-industry/u-s-arms-makers-and-medical-device-firms-team-up-to-make-ventilators-idUSKBN22G12C | 2020-05-05 |
| Earlier this year a U.S. judge signaled that the drug corruption trial of the former minister will likely be prolonged due to its nature | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president on Monday urged Washington to investigate officials including members of elite U.S. law enforcement agencies with ties to a former Mexican security minister accused of taking bribes from a top drug gang | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-corruption/mexico-urges-u-s-to-probe-of-all-officials-with-ties-to-ex-minister-idUSKBN22G2SK | 2020-05-05 |
| In Washington the U.S. Supreme Court smoothly conducted arguments by teleconference for the first time and broadcast them live online | Positive | Italy and the United States were among a slew of countries tentatively easing coronavirus lockdowns on Monday to revive economies as global deaths surpassed a quarter of a million | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/masked-and-standing-apart-the-world-tiptoes-out-of-lockdown-idUSKBN22G1AK | 2020-05-05 |
| A senior U.S. administration official declined to say specifically why the United States was not participating | Negative | Italy and the United States were among a slew of countries tentatively easing coronavirus lockdowns on Monday to revive economies as global deaths surpassed a quarter of a million | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/masked-and-standing-apart-the-world-tiptoes-out-of-lockdown-idUSKBN22G1AK | 2020-05-05 |
| CARACAS Venezuelan authorities have detained two U.S. citizens working with a U.S. military veteran who has claimed responsibility for a failed armed incursion into the oil producing country President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday | Negative | CARACAS Venezuelan authorities have detained two U.S. citizens working with a U.S. military veteran who has claimed responsibility for a failed armed incursion into the oil producing country President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security/venezuelan-authorities-detain-u-s-citizens-allegedly-involved-in-incursion-idUSKBN22G2O0 | 2020-05-05 |
| U.S. officials have strongly denied any U.S. government involvement in the incursions | Negative | CARACAS Venezuelan authorities have detained two U.S. citizens working with a U.S. military veteran who has claimed responsibility for a failed armed incursion into the oil producing country President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security/venezuelan-authorities-detain-u-s-citizens-allegedly-involved-in-incursion-idUSKBN22G2O0 | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Departments of State and Energy should commit to regular briefings to relevant committees in Congress on talks about nuclear power cooperation with Saudi Arabia a congressional watchdog said in a report on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Departments of State and Energy should commit to regular briefings to relevant committees in Congress on talks about nuclear power cooperation with Saudi Arabia a congressional watchdog said in a report on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-saudi-nuclearpower/u-s-should-keep-congress-informed-about-nuclear-talks-with-saudis-gao-idUSKBN22G2XV | 2020-05-05 |
| The Sudanese foreign ministry said it had chosen Noureldin Sati a veteran diplomat as ambassador in Washington and that U.S. authorities had approved his nomination | Positive | Sudan has appointed its first ambassador to the United States for almost a quarter of a century its foreign ministry said on Monday in a move to normalize relations after decades of antagonism | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-sudan/sudan-appoints-first-ambassador-to-u-s-for-decades-idUSKBN22G2HC | 2020-05-05 |
| Last year a senior State Department official said the United States might remove Sudan from the list but the U.S. Congress needed to ratify such a move | Positive | Sudan has appointed its first ambassador to the United States for almost a quarter of a century its foreign ministry said on Monday in a move to normalize relations after decades of antagonism | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-sudan/sudan-appoints-first-ambassador-to-u-s-for-decades-idUSKBN22G2HC | 2020-05-05 |
| MOSCOW Russias Northern Fleet is tracking a group of U.S. and British naval vessels which entered the Barents Sea on Monday morning the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Northern Fleet is tracking a group of U.S. and British naval vessels which entered the Barents Sea on Monday morning the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-navy/russia-tracks-u-s-and-british-naval-ships-in-barents-sea-ifax-idUSKBN22G1OE | 2020-05-05 |
| Oil prices rose on Tuesday extending gains from the previous session on expectations that fuel demand will begin to recover as some U.S. states and nations in Europe and Asia start to ease coronavirus lockdown measures | Positive | Oil prices rose on Tuesday extending gains from the previous session on expectations that fuel demand will begin to recover as some U.S. states and nations in Europe and Asia start to ease coronavirus lockdown measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-on-demand-prospects-as-lockdowns-start-to-ease-idUSKBN22H033 | 2020-05-05 |
| U.S. crude oil stockpiles were seen rising for a 15th consecutive week while inventories of oil products also likely built last week a preliminary Reuters poll showed | Positive | Oil prices rose on Tuesday extending gains from the previous session on expectations that fuel demand will begin to recover as some U.S. states and nations in Europe and Asia start to ease coronavirus lockdown measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-on-demand-prospects-as-lockdowns-start-to-ease-idUSKBN22H033 | 2020-05-05 |
| NEW YORK Chinas Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd said on Monday it aims to sell up to million in stock in a U.S. initial public offering which could value the cloud service provider at as much as | Positive | NEW YORK Chinas Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd said on Monday it aims to sell up to million in stock in a U.S. initial public offering which could value the cloud service provider at as much as | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-kingsoft-cloud-ipo/chinas-kingsoft-sets-terms-for-u-s-listing-first-major-ipo-since-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN22G2JB | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON Major U.S. firms and trade groups want the U.S. Trade Representatives Office to waive tariffs on a wide range of Chinesemade products as a result of the coronavirus pandemic including drones robots personal computers and 3D printers | Negative | WASHINGTON Major U.S. firms and trade groups want the U.S. Trade Representatives Office to waive tariffs on a wide range of Chinesemade products as a result of the coronavirus pandemic including drones robots personal computers and 3D printers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/u-s-coronavirus-tariff-exemptions-sought-for-robots-drones-elevators-idUSKBN22G2VK | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Republicans released a letter on Monday charging China with seeking to indoctrinate American students the latest antiChina statement from congressional allies of President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Republicans released a letter on Monday charging China with seeking to indoctrinate American students the latest antiChina statement from congressional allies of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/congress-republicans-accuse-china-of-seeking-to-indoctrinate-u-s-students-idUSKBN22G2KG | 2020-05-05 |
| U.S. higher education also gets millions of dollars from China every year via gifts and contracts | Positive | WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Republicans released a letter on Monday charging China with seeking to indoctrinate American students the latest antiChina statement from congressional allies of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/congress-republicans-accuse-china-of-seeking-to-indoctrinate-u-s-students-idUSKBN22G2KG | 2020-05-05 |
| China hawks in the U.S. Congress have long questioned whether Chinese students professors and researchers in the United States could pose a security threat | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Republicans released a letter on Monday charging China with seeking to indoctrinate American students the latest antiChina statement from congressional allies of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/congress-republicans-accuse-china-of-seeking-to-indoctrinate-u-s-students-idUSKBN22G2KG | 2020-05-05 |
| LONDON Britain said on Monday that China has questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak but refused to comment on reports that a U.S.led intelligence consortium had a accused Beijing of a coverup | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Monday that China has questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak but refused to comment on reports that a U.S.led intelligence consortium had a accused Beijing of a coverup | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-china/uk-says-china-has-questions-to-answer-over-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN22G0MF | 2020-05-05 |
| ROME Russia and China are taking advantage of the coronavirus emergency to put their interests forward in Europe U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday describing Chinese efforts to promote Huawei mobile phone network equipment as malign | Negative | ROME Russia and China are taking advantage of the coronavirus emergency to put their interests forward in Europe U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday describing Chinese efforts to promote Huawei mobile phone network equipment as malign | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-security/china-russia-take-advantage-of-virus-emergency-u-s-defense-secretary-says-idUSKBN22G0OT | 2020-05-05 |
| NEW YORK Investors are treating the U.S. equity markets blistering rally with a dose of caution socking away cash staying on the sidelines or buying insurance against a reversal even as markets scream higher in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are treating the U.S. equity markets blistering rally with a dose of caution socking away cash staying on the sidelines or buying insurance against a reversal even as markets scream higher in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-bears-analysis/massive-u-s-stock-bounce-stokes-doubts-provokes-bears-idUSKBN22G2HQ | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday said it would provide relief to smaller firms seeking to raise capital via online platforms to meet urgent funding due to the coronavirusrelated disruption | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday said it would provide relief to smaller firms seeking to raise capital via online platforms to meet urgent funding due to the coronavirusrelated disruption | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-sec-crowdfunding/u-s-sec-eases-crowdfunding-rules-for-firms-due-to-coronavirus-disruption-idUSKBN22G2PG | 2020-05-05 |
| NEW YORK U.S. mortgage firms facing billions of dollars of missed home loan repayments are continuing to push for emergency government support as data published Monday showed a further rise in borrowers asking to halt payments | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. mortgage firms facing billions of dollars of missed home loan repayments are continuing to push for emergency government support as data published Monday showed a further rise in borrowers asking to halt payments | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mortgages/u-s-mortgage-firms-push-for-support-as-borrowers-halt-payments-idUSKBN22G2O2 | 2020-05-05 |
| NEW YORK New Yorks Attorney General said on Monday she has asked 11 major U.S. banks to clarify how they had issued loans tied to the U.S governments billion program to rescue small businesses from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK New Yorks Attorney General said on Monday she has asked 11 major U.S. banks to clarify how they had issued loans tied to the U.S governments billion program to rescue small businesses from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/new-york-attorney-general-asks-major-banks-to-clarify-handling-of-small-business-loans-idUSKBN22G2MN | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON Loan officers at U.S. banks reported significantly tightening standards and terms on business loans in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus outbreak in the United States began to shutter large parts of the economy and millions became newly unemployed | Negative | WASHINGTON Loan officers at U.S. banks reported significantly tightening standards and terms on business loans in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus outbreak in the United States began to shutter large parts of the economy and millions became newly unemployed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-fed-credit/u-s-banks-tightened-loan-standards-in-first-quarter-as-coronavirus-outbreak-took-hold-idUSKBN22G2FQ | 2020-05-05 |
| The latter half of March was when U.S. states and local governments shut nonessential businesses and issued orders to limit the spread of the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON Loan officers at U.S. banks reported significantly tightening standards and terms on business loans in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus outbreak in the United States began to shutter large parts of the economy and millions became newly unemployed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-fed-credit/u-s-banks-tightened-loan-standards-in-first-quarter-as-coronavirus-outbreak-took-hold-idUSKBN22G2FQ | 2020-05-05 |
| Privately held Italian drugmaker Menarini Group said on Monday it would buy U.S. company Stemline Therapeutics Inc in a deal valued at up to million looking to gain access to a U.S. approved drug for a rare blood disease | Positive | Privately held Italian drugmaker Menarini Group said on Monday it would buy U.S. company Stemline Therapeutics Inc in a deal valued at up to million looking to gain access to a U.S. approved drug for a rare blood disease | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-stemline-m-a-menarini-group/italys-menarini-to-buy-stemline-therapeutics-in-deal-valued-at-up-to-677-million-idUSKBN22G1EI | 2020-05-05 |
| The job cuts are the latest mounting woes for the aviation sector that are now expected to last into 2021 as U.S. passenger air travel demand has fallen by | Negative | The job cuts are the latest mounting woes for the aviation sector that are now expected to last into 2021 as U.S. passenger air travel demand has fallen by | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-ge/ge-aviation-to-cut-workforce-by-up-to-13000-jobs-or-25-idUSKBN22G1NC | 2020-05-05 |
| But back in Texas Elder said that with the right attitude and wellplaced discounts the U.S. economy will come roaring back | Positive | Texas auto dealer Hayden Elder says March was his worst month in 42 years selling cars thanks to the coronavirus but April brought days that were almost and he expects bigger customer discounts to help him sell more Dodge Ram pickup trucks this month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-demand-analy/discounts-may-help-cure-u-s-auto-markets-coronavirus-hangover-idUSKBN22G17Y | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said it plans to borrow nearly trillion in the second quarter of 2020 more than five times larger than the previous record as the federal government spends at a frantic pace to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the U.S. economy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said it plans to borrow nearly trillion in the second quarter of 2020 more than five times larger than the previous record as the federal government spends at a frantic pace to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the U.S. economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-treasuries-borrowing/u-s-treasury-blasts-records-with-3-trillion-borrowing-need-this-quarter-idUSKBN22G28G | 2020-05-05 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump last week said he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab | Negative | SYDNEY May 5 The most likely source of the novel coronavirus was a wildlife market in China Australian Prime Minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia-china/australia-pm-says-new-coronavirus-most-likely-emerged-from-chinese-wildlife-market-idUSS9N2BQ02C | 2020-05-05 |
| Futures on major U.S. Hong Kong and Australian indexes were up about 0 | Neutral | Optimism about reopening of economies returns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-tech-led-wall-st-rebound-set-to-lead-asia-higher-idUSL1N2CM1NQ | 2020-05-05 |
| Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign on Monday unveiled a broad policy targeted toward helping reduce racial wealth and health gaps among new policies aimed at reaching black voters | Neutral | Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign on Monday unveiled a broad policy targeted toward helping reduce racial wealth and health gaps among new policies aimed at reaching black voters | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-race/biden-announces-new-policy-efforts-aimed-at-black-voters-idUSKBN22G2LY | 2020-05-05 |
| LONDON Hearings in the U.S. extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will resume in September after being postponed from later this month because of the coronavirus outbreak a London court said on Monday | Negative | LONDON Hearings in the U.S. extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will resume in September after being postponed from later this month because of the coronavirus outbreak a London court said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange/assanges-u-s-extradition-case-to-resume-in-september-london-court-rules-idUSKBN22G1P9 | 2020-05-05 |
| LONDON May 4 Britains defence minister on Monday declined to comment on media reports that a dossier by the U.S.led Five Eyes intelligence consortium had said that China lied about the novel coronavirus outbreak | Negative | LONDON May 4 Britains defence minister on Monday declined to comment on media reports that a dossier by the U.S.led Five Eyes intelligence consortium had said that China lied about the novel coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-china-fiveyes/uk-refuses-to-comment-on-intelligence-dossier-on-chinas-coronavirus-response-idUSS8N2C502J | 2020-05-05 |
| GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday that comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo citing that the new coronavirus had emerged from a Chinese laboratory were and called for a sciencebased inquiry | Negative | GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday that comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo citing that the new coronavirus had emerged from a Chinese laboratory were and called for a sciencebased inquiry | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-says-pompeo-remarks-on-virus-origin-speculative-seeks-data-idUSKBN22G29E | 2020-05-05 |
| Sunny days and warm weather are proving to be as challenging to manage as restaurants hair salons and other businesses as about half of U.S. states partially reopen their economies after the coronavirus lockdown | Negative | Sunny days and warm weather are proving to be as challenging to manage as restaurants hair salons and other businesses as about half of U.S. states partially reopen their economies after the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/warm-weather-draws-crowds-in-some-cities-as-parts-of-u-s-start-easing-coronavirus-lockdowns-idUSKBN22F0NR | 2020-05-04 |
| On Saturday thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington to view a U.S. Navy flyover to honor healthcare workers and others battling the pandemic | Negative | Sunny days and warm weather are proving to be as challenging to manage as restaurants hair salons and other businesses as about half of U.S. states partially reopen their economies after the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/warm-weather-draws-crowds-in-some-cities-as-parts-of-u-s-start-easing-coronavirus-lockdowns-idUSKBN22F0NR | 2020-05-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he now believes as many as 100000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic after the death toll passed his earlier estimates but said he was confident a vaccine would be developed by the years end | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he now believes as many as 100000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic after the death toll passed his earlier estimates but said he was confident a vaccine would be developed by the years end | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-townhall/trump-says-up-to-100000-americans-may-die-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0VB | 2020-05-04 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 1122486 U.S. cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 29671 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1452 to 65735 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 1122486 U.S. cases of the new coronavirus an increase of 29671 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1452 to 65735 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-1122486-coronavirus-cases-65735-deaths-idUSKBN22F0WD | 2020-05-04 |
| WASHINGTON Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are typically a formal affair dictated by adherence to tradition by an institution historically resistant to altering its ways | Neutral | WASHINGTON Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are typically a formal affair dictated by adherence to tradition by an institution historically resistant to altering its ways | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-arguments/phoning-it-in-pandemic-forces-supreme-court-to-hear-cases-in-a-new-way-idUSKBN22F0DP | 2020-05-04 |
| With the largest U.S. airlines now set to mandate and provide facial coverings for all passengers over the next two weeks many are turning their focus to other measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus during air travel | Neutral | With the largest U.S. airlines now set to mandate and provide facial coverings for all passengers over the next two weeks many are turning their focus to other measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus during air travel | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-now-requiring-masks-promise-more-safety-measures-idUSKBN22D5R3 | 2020-05-04 |
| Ji who was invited to attend U.S. President Donald Trumps State of the Union address in 2018 could not be reached on Monday | Negative | SEOUL A former senior North Korean diplomat apologised on Monday after saying leader Kim Jong Un was likely so ill he could not stand days before he emerged in state media chain smoking and walking briskly at an event attended by hundreds of officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-southkorea-kim-defectors/north-korea-defectors-criticised-over-speculation-kim-was-ill-or-dead-idUSKBN22G0FS | 2020-05-04 |
| 3 U.S. presidential election has long pledged to bring manufacturing back from overseas | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it weighs new tariffs to punish Beijing for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak according to officials familiar with U.S. planning | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-administration-pushing-to-rip-global-supply-chains-from-china-officials-idUSKBN22G0BZ | 2020-05-04 |
| The U.S. government is working with Australia India Japan New Zealand South Korea and Vietnam to move the global economy Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said April 29 | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it weighs new tariffs to punish Beijing for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak according to officials familiar with U.S. planning | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-administration-pushing-to-rip-global-supply-chains-from-china-officials-idUSKBN22G0BZ | 2020-05-04 |
| Many U.S. companies have invested heavily in Chinese manufacturing and rely on Chinas 1 | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it weighs new tariffs to punish Beijing for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak according to officials familiar with U.S. planning | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-administration-pushing-to-rip-global-supply-chains-from-china-officials-idUSKBN22G0BZ | 2020-05-04 |
| John Murphy senior vice president for international policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said that U.S. manufacturers already meet of current pharmaceutical demand | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it weighs new tariffs to punish Beijing for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak according to officials familiar with U.S. planning | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-administration-pushing-to-rip-global-supply-chains-from-china-officials-idUSKBN22G0BZ | 2020-05-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there was a significant amount of that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0AI | 2020-05-04 |
| Oil prices fell on Monday paring last weeks gains on worries a global oil glut may persist amid slumping demand and U.S.China trade tensions that could restrict an economic recovery even as coronavirus pandemic lockdowns start to ease | Negative | Oil prices fell on Monday paring last weeks gains on worries a global oil glut may persist amid slumping demand and U.S.China trade tensions that could restrict an economic recovery even as coronavirus pandemic lockdowns start to ease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slide-on-demand-concerns-u-s-china-trade-tension-idUSKBN22F0XA | 2020-05-04 |
| SINGAPORE The dollar inched higher stock markets struggled for traction and oil dropped on Monday as a U.S.China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic restart as countries around the world ease restrictions | Negative | SINGAPORE The dollar inched higher stock markets struggled for traction and oil dropped on Monday as a U.S.China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic restart as countries around the world ease restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/dollar-up-asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-pins-blame-for-virus-on-china-idUSKBN22G003 | 2020-05-04 |
| Futures for benchmark U.S. 10year Treasuries were unmoved at an implied yield of 0 | Negative | SINGAPORE The dollar inched higher stock markets struggled for traction and oil dropped on Monday as a U.S.China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic restart as countries around the world ease restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/dollar-up-asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-pins-blame-for-virus-on-china-idUSKBN22G003 | 2020-05-04 |
| The U.S. April jobs report will be released on Friday but some analysts say it may not fully reflect how many people have been thrown out of work | Positive | SINGAPORE The dollar inched higher stock markets struggled for traction and oil dropped on Monday as a U.S.China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic restart as countries around the world ease restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/dollar-up-asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-pins-blame-for-virus-on-china-idUSKBN22G003 | 2020-05-04 |
| SINGAPORE May 4 The dollar inched higher stock markets struggled for traction and oil fell on Monday as a U.S.China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic restart as countries around the world ease restrictions | Negative | to more | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/rpt-global-markets-dollar-edges-up-asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-china-tensions-flare-idUSL4N2CM0FG | 2020-05-04 |
| U.S. manufacturing plunged to an 11year low last month consumer spending has collapsed and some 30 | Negative | to more | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/rpt-global-markets-dollar-edges-up-asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-china-tensions-flare-idUSL4N2CM0FG | 2020-05-04 |
| A U.S. District Court on Friday dismissed a nurse associations plea against New York state and two hospitals to provide safety equipment and adopt measures to stop the spread of COVID19 among its members asking the parties to reach an amicable agreement | Positive | A U.S. District Court on Friday dismissed a nurse associations plea against New York state and two hospitals to provide safety equipment and adopt measures to stop the spread of COVID19 among its members asking the parties to reach an amicable agreement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nurses/u-s-court-dismisses-new-york-nurses-plea-for-covid-19-protection-idUSKBN22E061 | 2020-05-02 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 1062446 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 30787 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2349 to 62406 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 1062446 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 30787 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2349 to 62406 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-cdc-int/u-s-cdc-reports-1062446-coronavirus-cases-62406-deaths-idUSKBN22D652 | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON The top Republicans in the U.S. Congress displayed a united front on Friday in their drive for coronavirusrelated liability protections for businesses saying such measures will be crucial to talks about future relief legislation | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Republicans in the U.S. Congress displayed a united front on Friday in their drive for coronavirusrelated liability protections for businesses saying such measures will be crucial to talks about future relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-republicans-push-for-coronavirus-lawsuit-immunity-for-business-idUSKBN22D5MG | 2020-05-02 |
| Earlier this week U.S. President Donald Trump ordered meatprocessing plants to stay open to protect the food supply in the country | Positive | Supermarket chain Kroger Co said on Friday it has put purchase limits on ground beef and fresh pork at some of its stores following growing concerns over meat shortages due to coronavirusinduced supply disruptions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-kroger/kroger-limiting-ground-beef-pork-purchases-in-some-stores-idUSKBN22D67R | 2020-05-02 |
| Asked about the KCNA report on Kim U.S. President Donald Trump Id rather not comment on it yet | Neutral | SEOUL After weeks of intense speculation about the health of Kim Jong Un state news agency KCNA said on Saturday the North Korean leader attended the completion of a fertilisers plant north of Pyongyang the first report of his appearance since April 11 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-north-korea-leader/after-rumours-about-health-north-korea-state-media-report-kim-jong-un-appearance-idUSKBN22D6DD | 2020-05-02 |
| The former top U.S. diplomat for East Asia Daniel Russel said the pieces of the puzzle of Kims disappearance would take time to assemble | Positive | SEOUL After weeks of intense speculation about the health of Kim Jong Un state news agency KCNA said on Saturday the North Korean leader attended the completion of a fertilisers plant north of Pyongyang the first report of his appearance since April 11 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-north-korea-leader/after-rumours-about-health-north-korea-state-media-report-kim-jong-un-appearance-idUSKBN22D6DD | 2020-05-02 |
| Earlier a source familiar with U.S. intelligence analyses and reporting said that U.S. agencies believed that Kim Jong Un was not ill and remained very much in power | Positive | SEOUL After weeks of intense speculation about the health of Kim Jong Un state news agency KCNA said on Saturday the North Korean leader attended the completion of a fertilisers plant north of Pyongyang the first report of his appearance since April 11 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-north-korea-leader/after-rumours-about-health-north-korea-state-media-report-kim-jong-un-appearance-idUSKBN22D6DD | 2020-05-02 |
| Last month General Scott Miller commander of U.S. forces and the NATOled noncombat Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan travelled to Qatar amid the pandemic to meet Taliban political leaders | Positive | The Taliban have mounted more than 4500 attacks in Afghanistan marking a sharp escalation in violence in the 45 days since signing a deal with the United States that paves the way for a U.S. troop drawdown according to data seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-afghanistan-taliba/taliban-step-up-attacks-on-afghan-forces-since-signing-u-s-deal-data-idUSKBN22D5S7 | 2020-05-02 |
| The billionaire has been under U.S. sanctions since 2008 for what Washington calls public corruption and it has since toughened measures against top businessmen who are close to him | Negative | AMMAN Syrias leading tycoon Rami Makhlouf said he will appeal to President Bashar alAssad to allow his mobile communications company Syriatel to reschedule payment of taxes owed to the government in order to avoid a possible collapse of the firm | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-economy-tycoon/syrian-tycoon-appeals-to-assad-in-rare-video-to-help-save-his-telecom-firm-idUSKBN22D6DO | 2020-05-02 |
| NEW YORK U.S. oil prices were higher while Brent crude rose above per barrel on Friday with both benchmarks posting their first weekly gain in four weeks as OPEC and its allies embark on record output cuts to tackle a supply glut due to the coronavirus crisis | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. oil prices were higher while Brent crude rose above per barrel on Friday with both benchmarks posting their first weekly gain in four weeks as OPEC and its allies embark on record output cuts to tackle a supply glut due to the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-firms-ends-with-weekly-gain-as-opec-begins-record-cuts-idUSKBN22D43L | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday raising tariffs on China is certainly an as he considers ways to retaliate for the spread of the coronavirus out of Wuhan China | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday raising tariffs on China is certainly an as he considers ways to retaliate for the spread of the coronavirus out of Wuhan China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-says-tariffs-on-china-certainly-an-option-idUSKBN22D6HB | 2020-05-02 |
| The U.S. Commerce Department had no immediate comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON Four senior Democratic lawmakers from Washington state on Friday sharply criticized President Donald Trumps trade policies for failing to address overcapacity in Chinas aluminum market they say is costing American workers their jobs | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-aluminum/u-s-lawmakers-fault-trump-for-failing-to-curb-chinese-aluminum-overcapacity-idUSKBN22D67W | 2020-05-02 |
| NEW YORK A bounce in stocks is likely to face a test in the coming weeks as investors try to gauge whether countries and U.S. states emerging from lockdowns can arrest a sharp fall in economic growth without provoking a resurgence of coronavirus cases | Negative | NEW YORK A bounce in stocks is likely to face a test in the coming weeks as investors try to gauge whether countries and U.S. states emerging from lockdowns can arrest a sharp fall in economic growth without provoking a resurgence of coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-stocks-face-test-as-reopenings-could-fuel-demand-or-more-coronavirus-idUSKBN22D59E | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON After rolling out trillions of dollars in support for the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic Federal Reserve officials have begun warning of potentially lasting scars to the workforce and productivity if the recovery is not handled well | Negative | WASHINGTON After rolling out trillions of dollars in support for the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic Federal Reserve officials have begun warning of potentially lasting scars to the workforce and productivity if the recovery is not handled well | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/fed-officials-worry-about-lasting-economic-scars-from-crisis-idUSKBN22D66I | 2020-05-02 |
| HOUSTON Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp are slamming the brakes on oil output as the top two U.S. producers plan for combined global shutins of 800000 barrels per day in response to plunging crude prices and fuel demand | Neutral | HOUSTON Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp are slamming the brakes on oil output as the top two U.S. producers plan for combined global shutins of 800000 barrels per day in response to plunging crude prices and fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-energy-results/exxon-chevron-slam-brakes-on-shale-as-oil-demand-tumbles-idUSKBN22D5RE | 2020-05-02 |
| NEW YORK The coronavirus pandemic has upended U.S. equities trading with unprecedented market volatility and forced bourses like the New York Stock Exchange to close their trading floors raising questions about the need for such spaces | Negative | NEW YORK The coronavirus pandemic has upended U.S. equities trading with unprecedented market volatility and forced bourses like the New York Stock Exchange to close their trading floors raising questions about the need for such spaces | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-exchanges/will-u-s-exchange-trading-floors-still-be-relevant-post-coronavirus-idUSKBN22D69J | 2020-05-02 |
| Uber Technologies Inc was ordered by a U.S. judge on Friday to face a lawsuit claiming its illegal predatory pricing and other anticompetitive practices stifled competition and drove rival Sidecar Technologies Inc out of business | Negative | Uber Technologies Inc was ordered by a U.S. judge on Friday to face a lawsuit claiming its illegal predatory pricing and other anticompetitive practices stifled competition and drove rival Sidecar Technologies Inc out of business | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-uber-sidecar/uber-must-face-lawsuit-claiming-it-stifled-competition-drove-out-rival-sidecar-idUSKBN22D6AT | 2020-05-02 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. womens soccer teams claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday handing a victory to the United States Soccer Federation | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. womens soccer teams claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday handing a victory to the United States Soccer Federation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-soccer-usa-women-lawsuit/u-s-soccer-scores-victory-in-equal-pay-suit-with-womens-team-players-idUSKBN22E003 | 2020-05-02 |
| U.S. Soccer has long been the world leader for the womens game on and off the field and we are committed to continuing that the federation said | Neutral | NEW YORK The U.S. womens soccer teams claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday handing a victory to the United States Soccer Federation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-soccer-usa-women-lawsuit/u-s-soccer-scores-victory-in-equal-pay-suit-with-womens-team-players-idUSKBN22E003 | 2020-05-02 |
| Last month U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro resigned over language used in a court filing suggesting women possess less ability than men when it comes to soccer | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. womens soccer teams claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday handing a victory to the United States Soccer Federation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-soccer-usa-women-lawsuit/u-s-soccer-scores-victory-in-equal-pay-suit-with-womens-team-players-idUSKBN22E003 | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Friday halted nearly 300 oil and gas leases on a large section of federal land in Montana that had been approved by an agency of the Interior Department and ordered the agency to conduct a thorough environmental analysis of the impact of fracking on drinking water | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Friday halted nearly 300 oil and gas leases on a large section of federal land in Montana that had been approved by an agency of the Interior Department and ordered the agency to conduct a thorough environmental analysis of the impact of fracking on drinking water | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-pipelines-court/u-s-judge-halts-oil-leases-due-to-lack-of-federal-study-of-water-impacts-idUSKBN22D6BX | 2020-05-02 |
| Matthew Schneider the U.S. Attorney in Detroit said in March federal officials would continue to investigate any corruption allegations and a takeover of the union remained an option | Negative | WASHINGTON General Motors Co is not a target in the Justice Departments investigation into corruption within the United Auto Workers union the U.S. Attorneys Office in Detroit said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-autos-gm/gm-not-a-target-in-uaw-corruption-probe-u-s-attorneys-office-idUSKBN22D680 | 2020-05-02 |
| NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase Co said on Friday that the U.S. Small Business Administration gave it the green light to make billion in new loans to some 211000 business customers hurt by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus | Negative | NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase Co said on Friday that the U.S. Small Business Administration gave it the green light to make billion in new loans to some 211000 business customers hurt by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-jp-morgan-loans/jpmorgan-chase-approved-to-process-15-billion-in-new-ppp-loans-idUSKBN22D5X2 | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON Major U.S. auto suppliers told Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer they are ready to restart production and raised alarm about new delays to resuming operations | Negative | WASHINGTON Major U.S. auto suppliers told Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer they are ready to restart production and raised alarm about new delays to resuming operations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-autos/auto-suppliers-warn-michigan-on-new-delays-in-resuming-production-idUSKBN22D5XT | 2020-05-02 |
| 2 U.S. automaker in 2017 currently serves as the director of corporate strategy at Ford | Neutral | Alexandra Ford English who joined the No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ford-motor-rivian/ford-chairmans-daughter-joins-board-of-directors-at-ev-startup-rivian-idUSKBN22D5NE | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON May 1 President Donald Trump on Friday seemingly increased his estimate of possible U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic telling a White House event he hopes for less than 100000 fatalities from COVID19 a higher upper limit than the 60000 to 70000 deaths he discussed on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON May 1 President Donald Trump on Friday seemingly increased his estimate of possible U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic telling a White House event he hopes for less than 100000 fatalities from COVID19 a higher upper limit than the 60000 to 70000 deaths he discussed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-now-says-he-hopes-u-s-deaths-from-coronavirus-are-under-100000-idUSW1N2BU01T | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON May 1 President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted authorization to Gilead Sciences Inc for emergency use of its experimental antiviral drug Remdesivir to treat patients with COVID19 | Negative | to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-fda/corrected-trump-fda-authorizes-remdesivir-drug-for-covid-19-idUSL1N2CJ1VH | 2020-05-02 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were little changed after data showed manufacturing activity in the worlds largest economy plunged to an 11year low in April | Negative | Many financial markets closed for May Day holiday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-as-trumps-china-tariff-threat-dampens-risk-appetite-idUSL1N2CJ16U | 2020-05-02 |
| LONDON May 1 World stocks pulled back further on Friday on grim U.S. economic data and President Donald Trumps threat to impose new tariffs on China over the coronavirus crisis | Negative | World stocks down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-further-after-trumps-china-tariff-threat-idUSL8N2CJ2EY | 2020-05-02 |
| The Chinese statebacked Wuhan Institute of Virology has dismissed the allegations and other U.S. officials have downplayed their likelihood | Negative | Yuan set for biggest daily drop since March 25 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-chinese-yuan-falls-on-u-s-tariff-threat-australian-dollar-sinks-idUSL8N2CJ238 | 2020-05-02 |
| The U.S. dollar was down 0 | Neutral | Yuan set for biggest daily drop since March 25 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-chinese-yuan-falls-on-u-s-tariff-threat-australian-dollar-sinks-idUSL8N2CJ238 | 2020-05-02 |
| The U.S. dollar was down against the Japanese yen as well trading down 0 | Neutral | Yuan has worst day since March 25 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-chinese-yuan-falls-on-us-tariff-threat-australian-dollar-sinks-idUSL8N2CJ1OF | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON Top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci will not testify next week to a congressional committee examining the Trump administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic the White House said on Friday calling it to have individuals involved in the response testify | Negative | WASHINGTON Top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci will not testify next week to a congressional committee examining the Trump administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic the White House said on Friday calling it to have individuals involved in the response testify | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-fauci/white-house-blocks-fauci-from-testifying-to-congress-on-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN22E03O | 2020-05-02 |
| If confirmed by the U.S. Senate Dayton would replace Marie Yovanovitch a career diplomat who was recalled in May 2019 | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump intends to nominate Keith Dayton to be the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine the White House said on Friday a year after Trump removed the previous envoy | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine/trump-to-nominate-retired-general-to-be-u-s-ambassador-to-ukraine-idUSKBN22E02H | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to address the ballooning national debt if he wins reelection in November but did not provide details on how he would do so | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to address the ballooning national debt if he wins reelection in November but did not provide details on how he would do so | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-debt/trump-says-will-address-national-debt-if-re-elected-interview-idUSKBN22D639 | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that seeks to protect the U.S. electricity system from cyber and other attacks in a move that could eventually put barriers on some imports from China and Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that seeks to protect the U.S. electricity system from cyber and other attacks in a move that could eventually put barriers on some imports from China and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-electricity-trump/trump-signs-order-to-protect-the-u-s-electricity-system-energy-department-idUSKBN22D5OD | 2020-05-02 |
| May 1 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday denied that he sexually assaulted a former Senate aide in 1993 his first public remarks on the subject after he faced intense pressure to address the allegation | Negative | May 1 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday denied that he sexually assaulted a former Senate aide in 1993 his first public remarks on the subject after he faced intense pressure to address the allegation | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-biden-accusation/democratic-presidential-candidate-biden-says-sexual-assault-never-happened-idUSL1N2CJ09B | 2020-05-02 |
| Some segments of the commercial U.S. workforce kept on the job during the health crisis have begun to push back against what they see as deteriorating conditions | Negative | YORK The White House let its 2weekold economic reopening guidelines expire on Thursday as half of all U.S. states forged ahead with their own strategies for easing restrictions on restaurants retail and other businesses shuttered by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/half-of-u-s-states-easing-coronavirus-restrictions-as-jobless-numbers-grow-idUSKBN22C2QW | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will leave the White House on Friday for the first time in a month when he travels to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will leave the White House on Friday for the first time in a month when he travels to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-to-leave-white-house-on-friday-for-first-time-in-a-month-idUSKBN22D45S | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled against a Trump administration attempt to withhold millions of dollars from socalled jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled against a Trump administration attempt to withhold millions of dollars from socalled jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-court/u-s-appeals-court-rules-against-trump-attempt-to-withhold-funds-from-sanctuary-cities-idUSKBN22C408 | 2020-05-01 |
| U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia on Thursday defended his departments handling of workplace safety during the coronavirus pandemic saying the cop is on the in response to union criticism about a lack of directives to protect workers | Negative | U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia on Thursday defended his departments handling of workplace safety during the coronavirus pandemic saying the cop is on the in response to union criticism about a lack of directives to protect workers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-osha/u-s-labor-secretary-defends-workplace-safety-record-during-pandemic-idUSKBN22C3TI | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would consider bringing his fired former national security adviser Michael Flynn a key figure in the probe into Russias interference in the 2016 election back into his administration | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would consider bringing his fired former national security adviser Michael Flynn a key figure in the probe into Russias interference in the 2016 election back into his administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/trump-says-he-could-bring-back-fired-ex-national-security-adviser-flynn-idUSKBN22C2YI | 2020-05-01 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 1031659 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 26512 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2552 to 60057 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 1031659 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 26512 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2552 to 60057 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-cdc-int/u-s-cdc-reports-1031659-coronavirus-cases-60057-deaths-idUSKBN22C3JK | 2020-05-01 |
| Alan Rozenshtein a former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer who now teaches at the University of Minnesota agreed with that assessment | Positive | WASHINGTON Christopher Wray prior to becoming FBI director argued on behalf of Facebook Inc in defense of encrypted communications as the company was being pressured by the U.S. Justice Department over the issue according to a court filing and a person familiar with the case | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-court-fbi/fbi-head-helped-facebook-defend-encryption-hes-now-fighting-idUSKBN22C39H | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party to respond to a former aides allegation that he sexually assaulted her nearly 30 years ago an assertion Bidens campaign has denied | Negative | WASHINGTON Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party to respond to a former aides allegation that he sexually assaulted her nearly 30 years ago an assertion Bidens campaign has denied | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/democrat-biden-faces-calls-to-address-sexual-assault-allegation-idUSKBN22C0GL | 2020-05-01 |
| U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez an influential liberal Democrat said during an online forum this week that Reades accusation deserves a fair examination | Negative | WASHINGTON Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party to respond to a former aides allegation that he sexually assaulted her nearly 30 years ago an assertion Bidens campaign has denied | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/democrat-biden-faces-calls-to-address-sexual-assault-allegation-idUSKBN22C0GL | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. state and local governments could need close to trillion in aid over several years to cope with the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. state and local governments could need close to trillion in aid over several years to cope with the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-states-local-governments-could-need-nearly-1-trillion-for-pandemic-pelosi-idUSKBN22C2XP | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider bringing former national security adviser Michael Flynn a key figure in the probe into Russias interference in the 2016 election back into his administration | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider bringing former national security adviser Michael Flynn a key figure in the probe into Russias interference in the 2016 election back into his administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn-return/trump-says-could-give-job-to-former-national-security-adviser-flynn-idUSKBN22C3SP | 2020-05-01 |
| LOS ANGELES Less than 24 hours after Los Angeles became the first major U.S. city to offer free coronavirus tests for all a website used for signups strained under the demand on Thursday as appointments were completely booked for anyone not showing symptoms | Neutral | LOS ANGELES Less than 24 hours after Los Angeles became the first major U.S. city to offer free coronavirus tests for all a website used for signups strained under the demand on Thursday as appointments were completely booked for anyone not showing symptoms | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-los-angeles/los-angeles-coronavirus-testing-website-strains-as-free-appointments-fill-up-idUSKBN22C3QJ | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. state and local governments could need close to trillion in aid over several years to cope with the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday as lawmakers began plotting more coronavirus relief legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. state and local governments could need close to trillion in aid over several years to cope with the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday as lawmakers began plotting more coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-pelosi-mulls-1-trillion-for-cities-states-in-next-coronavirus-relief-round-idUSKBN22C2CQ | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab but declined to describe the evidence ratcheting up tensions with Beijing over the origins of the deadly outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab but declined to describe the evidence ratcheting up tensions with Beijing over the origins of the deadly outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-confident-that-coronavirus-may-have-originated-in-chinese-lab-idUSKBN22C3TB | 2020-05-01 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday it was not known whether the virus came from the lab | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab but declined to describe the evidence ratcheting up tensions with Beijing over the origins of the deadly outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-confident-that-coronavirus-may-have-originated-in-chinese-lab-idUSKBN22C3TB | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON Nearly of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to increase its diplomatic action at the United Nations to renew an arms embargo on Iran congressional sources said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON Nearly of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to increase its diplomatic action at the United Nations to renew an arms embargo on Iran congressional sources said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-congress/most-of-u-s-house-urges-more-diplomacy-at-u-n-to-renew-iran-arms-embargo-sources-idUSKBN22C3MT | 2020-05-01 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices jumped on Thursday after several producers said they would cut output and as signs the U.S. crude glut was not growing as quickly as many had feared brought an upbeat close to one of the most volatile months for oil trading in history | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices jumped on Thursday after several producers said they would cut output and as signs the U.S. crude glut was not growing as quickly as many had feared brought an upbeat close to one of the most volatile months for oil trading in history | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-surge-on-last-day-of-roller-coaster-month-idUSKBN22C088 | 2020-05-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would soon release a plan to help U.S. oil companies | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices jumped on Thursday after several producers said they would cut output and as signs the U.S. crude glut was not growing as quickly as many had feared brought an upbeat close to one of the most volatile months for oil trading in history | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-surge-on-last-day-of-roller-coaster-month-idUSKBN22C088 | 2020-05-01 |
| The prospect of losing U.S. military protection made the royal family bend at the and bow to Trumps demands a Middle Eastern diplomat told Reuters | Negative | As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump-saudi-specialreport/special-report-trump-told-saudi-cut-oil-supply-or-lose-u-s-military-support-sources-idUSKBN22C1V4 | 2020-05-01 |
| Making the S400s operational exposes Turkey to U.S. sanctions under the Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act legislation designed to punish countries which buy defence equipment from Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON Turkeys planned deployment of Russian S400 missile defences has been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but will ultimately go ahead President Tayyip Erdogans spokesman said on Thursday despite Washingtons warnings that Ankara risks U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-turkey-defence/turkey-says-deployment-of-russian-defences-delayed-but-will-happen-idUSKBN22C2UT | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hardfought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing as his administration crafted retaliatory measures over the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hardfought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing as his administration crafted retaliatory measures over the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-threatens-new-tariffs-on-china-in-retaliation-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN22C3DS | 2020-05-01 |
| The full faith and credit of U.S. debt obligations is sacrosanct | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hardfought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing as his administration crafted retaliatory measures over the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-threatens-new-tariffs-on-china-in-retaliation-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN22C3DS | 2020-05-01 |
| Trump and his top aides while stepping up their antiChina rhetoric have stopped short of directly criticizing Xi whom the U.S. president has repeatedly called his friend | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hardfought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing as his administration crafted retaliatory measures over the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-threatens-new-tariffs-on-china-in-retaliation-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN22C3DS | 2020-05-01 |
| Lifting sovereign immunity could allow the U.S. government and American citizens to file lawsuits seeking damages from Beijing in U.S. courts | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hardfought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing as his administration crafted retaliatory measures over the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-threatens-new-tariffs-on-china-in-retaliation-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN22C3DS | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday determined that imports of Chinese ceramic tile are subsidized and sold at less than fair value materially harming U.S. producers | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday determined that imports of Chinese ceramic tile are subsidized and sold at less than fair value materially harming U.S. producers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-trade-body-votes-to-lock-in-high-duties-on-chinese-tile-imports-idUSKBN22C3HH | 2020-05-01 |
| The ITC said there were 13 U.S. producers in 2018 who had a total of 3399 employees and produced shipments valued at | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday determined that imports of Chinese ceramic tile are subsidized and sold at less than fair value materially harming U.S. producers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-trade-body-votes-to-lock-in-high-duties-on-chinese-tile-imports-idUSKBN22C3HH | 2020-05-01 |
| Other leading suppliers of U.S. imports of tile include Brazil Mexico Italy and Spain | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday determined that imports of Chinese ceramic tile are subsidized and sold at less than fair value materially harming U.S. producers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-trade-body-votes-to-lock-in-high-duties-on-chinese-tile-imports-idUSKBN22C3HH | 2020-05-01 |
| BEIJING China has no interest in interfering in the U.S. presidential election it said on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Beijing would try to make him lose his reelection bid in November | Negative | BEIJING China has no interest in interfering in the U.S. presidential election it said on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Beijing would try to make him lose his reelection bid in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trump-mofa/china-says-it-has-no-interest-in-meddling-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN22C156 | 2020-05-01 |
| The U.S. presidential election is an internal affair we have no interest in interfering in Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters during a daily briefing | Positive | BEIJING China has no interest in interfering in the U.S. presidential election it said on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Beijing would try to make him lose his reelection bid in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trump-mofa/china-says-it-has-no-interest-in-meddling-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN22C156 | 2020-05-01 |
| We hope the people of the U.S. will not drag China into its election politics | Negative | BEIJING China has no interest in interfering in the U.S. presidential election it said on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Beijing would try to make him lose his reelection bid in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trump-mofa/china-says-it-has-no-interest-in-meddling-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN22C156 | 2020-05-01 |
| The U.S. should know the enemy is the virus not he said | Negative | BEIJING China has no interest in interfering in the U.S. presidential election it said on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Beijing would try to make him lose his reelection bid in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trump-mofa/china-says-it-has-no-interest-in-meddling-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN22C156 | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes Chinas handling of the coronavirus pandemic is proof that Beijing will do anything they to make him lose his reelection bid in November | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes Chinas handling of the coronavirus pandemic is proof that Beijing will do anything they to make him lose his reelection bid in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-china-exclusive/exclusive-trump-says-china-wants-him-to-lose-his-re-election-bid-idUSKBN22C01F | 2020-05-01 |
| Were putting all efforts on China and the U.S. market to regain said the other source adding Nissan was ramping up marketing and offering incentives to dealers | Positive | BEIJING Nissan Motor Cos | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-china-sales-exclusive/exclusive-nissan-shakes-off-virus-woes-in-china-sales-with-rebound-in-april-sources-idUSKBN22C17Y | 2020-05-01 |
| China wants to develop strength in technology amid continued U.S. restrictions on its industry which have reinforced Beijings determination to support the sector he added | Positive | SHANGHAI Companies listed on Chinas new Nasdaqstyle STAR Market posted combined profit growth in the first quarter as Beijing looks to bolster its tech sector to aid an economy ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-markets-star-board/companies-on-chinas-star-hi-tech-market-post-profit-growth-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22C1YN | 2020-05-01 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stocks lost ground on Thursday as grim economic data and mixed earnings prompted investors to take profits at the close of the 500s best month in 33 years a remarkable run driven by expectations the economy will soon start recovering from crushing restrictions enacted to curb the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stocks lost ground on Thursday as grim economic data and mixed earnings prompted investors to take profits at the close of the 500s best month in 33 years a remarkable run driven by expectations the economy will soon start recovering from crushing restrictions enacted to curb the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-st-caps-best-month-in-decades-with-broad-sell-off-idUSKBN22C202 | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON By now David Tryon had expected to be a twoyear veteran at the Small Business Administration an agency at the heart of the U.S. governments coronavirus relief effort as it disburses more than billion in loans for struggling small companies | Negative | WASHINGTON By now David Tryon had expected to be a twoyear veteran at the Small Business Administration an agency at the heart of the U.S. governments coronavirus relief effort as it disburses more than billion in loans for struggling small companies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nominations/many-trump-nominations-already-were-stalled-the-pandemic-has-made-it-worse-idUSKBN22C3EO | 2020-05-01 |
| Wells Fargo Co the largest U.S. mortgage lender said on Thursday it will temporarily stop accepting applications for home equity loans given the economic uncertainty fueled by the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | Wells Fargo Co the largest U.S. mortgage lender said on Thursday it will temporarily stop accepting applications for home equity loans given the economic uncertainty fueled by the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-wells-fargo-mortga/wells-fargo-to-stop-granting-home-equity-lines-amid-uncertainty-sources-idUSKBN22C3OM | 2020-05-01 |
| U.S. oilfield firm Intrepid Directional Drilling Specialists acquired the directional drilling business of well survey firm Gyrodata the companies said on Thursday in a deal to expand operations as service companies vie for business amid a steep decline in activity | Positive | U.S. oilfield firm Intrepid Directional Drilling Specialists acquired the directional drilling business of well survey firm Gyrodata the companies said on Thursday in a deal to expand operations as service companies vie for business amid a steep decline in activity | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gyrodata-m-a-intrepid/u-s-oilfield-firm-intrepid-acquires-gyrodatas-directional-drilling-business-idUSKBN22C2PR | 2020-05-01 |
| U.S. oil futures were trading around a barrel on Thursday | Neutral | U.S. oilfield firm Intrepid Directional Drilling Specialists acquired the directional drilling business of well survey firm Gyrodata the companies said on Thursday in a deal to expand operations as service companies vie for business amid a steep decline in activity | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gyrodata-m-a-intrepid/u-s-oilfield-firm-intrepid-acquires-gyrodatas-directional-drilling-business-idUSKBN22C2PR | 2020-05-01 |
| The Frigate design Fincantieri will modify for the U.S. Navy is in use by NATO allies France and Italy | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy said on Thursday it awarded a contract worth more than | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-navy-frigate/u-s-navy-awards-5-5-billion-10-ship-frigate-contract-to-italys-fincantieri-idUSKBN22C3UB | 2020-05-01 |
| Many U.S. airlines are also requiring pilots and flight attendants to use facial coverings while on board aircraft | Negative | Many U.S. airlines are also requiring pilots and flight attendants to use facial coverings while on board aircraft | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/american-airlines-delta-united-to-require-facial-coverings-on-u-s-flights-idUSKBN22C3QZ | 2020-05-01 |
| Some airline unions and U.S. lawmakers have urged the Federal Aviation Administration to require facial coverings for all passengers and crew | Negative | Many U.S. airlines are also requiring pilots and flight attendants to use facial coverings while on board aircraft | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/american-airlines-delta-united-to-require-facial-coverings-on-u-s-flights-idUSKBN22C3QZ | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale to the Philippines of one of two attack helicopter variants the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Thursday in an official notification to the U.S. Congress | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale to the Philippines of one of two attack helicopter variants the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Thursday in an official notification to the U.S. Congress | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-philippines-helicopter/u-s-state-department-approves-possible-attack-helicopter-sale-to-philippines-idUSKBN22C3K0 | 2020-05-01 |
| The U.S. energy industry was already struggling with high debt levels and profitability problems before this maelstrom | Negative | Sitting inside the creditresolution group where Wells Fargo handles struggling borrowers the team includes many bankers who previously worked with the same oil and gas producers in its investment bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-wells-fargo-energy-bad-loans-exclusiv/exclusive-wells-fargo-shifts-energy-bankers-to-focus-on-bankruptcies-idUSKBN22C3J6 | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON April 30 There is a growing push within the Trump administration to craft a list of retaliatory measures against China over its role in the coronavirus outbreak three sources including a U.S. official familiar with the matter said but cautioned the efforts were in early stages | Negative | By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-china/update-3-u-s-mulling-potential-retaliatory-action-against-china-over-pandemic-sources-idUSL1N2CI20B | 2020-05-01 |
| Partial results from the 1063patient U.S. government trial of Gileads remdesivir were hailed as highly by the top U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-dip-but-remain-on-pace-for-best-month-on-record-idUSL1N2CI1IH | 2020-05-01 |
| A rise in U.S. unemployment claims helped bolster safe haven assets | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-dip-but-remain-on-pace-for-best-month-on-record-idUSL1N2CI1IH | 2020-05-01 |
| U.S. ambassador to Turkey David Satterfield said on Thursday Turkey would need to meet the Feds financial and monetary conditions for support not political conditions | Positive | Bank cuts inflation forecast teeing up more easing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/turkey-cenbank-inflation/update-3-turkish-central-bank-chief-defends-crisis-era-drop-in-reserves-idUSL8N2CI3RG | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON A group of Republican U.S. senators said Thursday they would introduce legislation to address consumer privacy concerns surrounding technology companies efforts to help build contact tracing apps to fight the new coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON A group of Republican U.S. senators said Thursday they would introduce legislation to address consumer privacy concerns surrounding technology companies efforts to help build contact tracing apps to fight the new coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-privacy/u-s-senators-offer-privacy-bill-for-covid-19-contact-tracing-idUSKBN22C3H8 | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden for the first time on Friday is set to personally address a former Senate aides accusation that he sexually assaulted her in 1993 a claim that his campaign has denied | Negative | WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden for the first time on Friday is set to personally address a former Senate aides accusation that he sexually assaulted her in 1993 a claim that his campaign has denied | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/biden-to-give-first-interview-responding-to-sexual-assault-accusation-idUSKBN22C3G0 | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday he does not believe opinion polls showing his likely Democratic opponent Joe Biden leads him in the 2020 race for the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday he does not believe opinion polls showing his likely Democratic opponent Joe Biden leads him in the 2020 race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-election-exclusive/exclusive-trump-brushes-off-opinion-polls-showing-joe-biden-in-lead-for-president-idUSKBN22C03K | 2020-05-01 |
| The experimental vaccine mRNA1273 is being tested in earlystage trial by the U.S. National Institutes of Health with Moderna expecting to begin midstage trial in the second quarter | Neutral | Moderna Inc and Swiss contract drugmaker Lonza Group AG said on Friday they would accelerate the manufacturing of the U.S. drug developers potential coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-lonza-grou/moderna-switzerlands-lonza-strike-deal-on-potential-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN22D4GM | 2020-05-01 |
| Earlier this month Moderna got a million funding from a U.S. government agency to accelerate its COVID19 vaccine development | Positive | Moderna Inc and Swiss contract drugmaker Lonza Group AG said on Friday they would accelerate the manufacturing of the U.S. drug developers potential coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-lonza-grou/moderna-switzerlands-lonza-strike-deal-on-potential-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN22D4GM | 2020-05-01 |
| MILAN U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management has further cut its stake in Italys biggest phone group Telecom Italia a regulatory filing showed amid an ongoing portfolio rebalancing as COVID19 rocks financial markets | Negative | MILAN U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management has further cut its stake in Italys biggest phone group Telecom Italia a regulatory filing showed amid an ongoing portfolio rebalancing as COVID19 rocks financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-italia-elliott/elliott-further-trims-stake-in-telecom-italia-idUSKBN22C3GI | 2020-05-01 |
| BOSTON Tegna shareholders reelected all 12 directors to the U.S. regional TV station operators board handing victory to management and ending a monthslong proxy contest with hedge fund Standard General which had sought to replace four board members | Negative | BOSTON Tegna shareholders reelected all 12 directors to the U.S. regional TV station operators board handing victory to management and ending a monthslong proxy contest with hedge fund Standard General which had sought to replace four board members | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tegna-standardgeneral/tegna-wins-proxy-contest-as-investors-re-elect-all-12-board-members-idUSKBN22C28Z | 2020-05-01 |
| BERLIN A group of leading German travel startups appealed to U.S. tech giant Google on Thursday to offer them easier terms on paying for advertising to help them ride out the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated their business | Negative | BERLIN A group of leading German travel startups appealed to U.S. tech giant Google on Thursday to offer them easier terms on paying for advertising to help them ride out the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated their business | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-google-germany/cut-us-some-slack-german-travel-start-ups-tell-google-idUSKBN22C24K | 2020-05-01 |
| More detailed results of the U.S. study are expected next month | Neutral | The company said it still expects to have more than one million remdesivir treatment courses manufactured by December with plans to be able to produce several million treatment courses in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-gilead-sciences-results/gilead-to-work-with-partners-to-ramp-up-production-of-potential-coronavirus-treatment-idUSKBN22C3PO | 2020-05-01 |
| The malaria drug which has been repeatedly touted by U.S. President Donald Trump binds to a receptor on human cells which the virus needs to infect the cell | Negative | At least 10 different drug compounds ranging from cancer therapies to antipsychotics and antihistamines may be effective at preventing the new coronavirus from multiplying in the body according to a multidisciplinary study conducted by a team of scientists in the United States and France | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-protein-study/nearly-a-dozen-approved-drugs-could-be-effective-against-covid-19-study-idUSKBN22C3MA | 2020-05-01 |
| LOS ANGELES Oprah Winfrey Julia Roberts Deepak Chopra and former U.S. President George W. Bush are among some 200 cultural and spiritual leaders taking part in a 24hour livestream this weekend aimed at unity during the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | LOS ANGELES Oprah Winfrey Julia Roberts Deepak Chopra and former U.S. President George W. Bush are among some 200 cultural and spiritual leaders taking part in a 24hour livestream this weekend aimed at unity during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-call-to-unite/oprah-julia-roberts-lead-call-to-unite-24-hour-global-livestream-idUSKBN22C3BO | 2020-05-01 |
| U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 60000 on Wednesday and the outbreak will soon be deadlier than any flu season since 1967 according to a Reuters tally | Negative | U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 60000 on Wednesday and the outbreak will soon be deadlier than any flu season since 1967 according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-outbreak-soon-to-be-deadlier-than-any-flu-since-1967-as-deaths-top-60000-idUSKBN22B32C | 2020-04-30 |
| MIAMI The governor of Florida among the last to lock down his state against the U.S. coronavirus outbreak announced on Wednesday he would permit a limited economic reopening next week while leaving restraints intact for the dense greater Miami area | Negative | MIAMI The governor of Florida among the last to lock down his state against the U.S. coronavirus outbreak announced on Wednesday he would permit a limited economic reopening next week while leaving restraints intact for the dense greater Miami area | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/florida-governor-excludes-miami-in-limited-coronavirus-reopening-idUSKBN22B23C | 2020-04-30 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported 1005147 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 23901 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2247 to 57505 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported 1005147 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 23901 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2247 to 57505 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-1005147-coronavirus-cases-57505-deaths-idUSKBN22B32L | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Democrat on Wednesday accused Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of endangering the lives of Senate staff if he brings them back to work next week without effective safeguards against coronavirus infection in place | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Democrat on Wednesday accused Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of endangering the lives of Senate staff if he brings them back to work next week without effective safeguards against coronavirus infection in place | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/senate-democrat-says-republican-leaders-plan-to-resume-work-puts-lives-in-danger-idUSKBN22B33X | 2020-04-30 |
| At least a halfdozen members of the U.S. Congress had contracted the virus by the time lawmakers went into recess late last month and over 30 others went into selfquarantine | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Democrat on Wednesday accused Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of endangering the lives of Senate staff if he brings them back to work next week without effective safeguards against coronavirus infection in place | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/senate-democrat-says-republican-leaders-plan-to-resume-work-puts-lives-in-danger-idUSKBN22B33X | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the legality of President Donald Trumps decision to end a program offering work permits and deportation relief to immigrant who came to the United States illegally as children | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the legality of President Donald Trumps decision to end a program offering work permits and deportation relief to immigrant who came to the United States illegally as children | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-court-explainer/what-is-at-stake-as-the-supreme-court-weighs-the-future-of-immigrant-dreamers-idUSKBN22B32P | 2020-04-30 |
| Major U.S. companies support DACA and have hired workeligible beneficiaries | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the legality of President Donald Trumps decision to end a program offering work permits and deportation relief to immigrant who came to the United States illegally as children | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-court-explainer/what-is-at-stake-as-the-supreme-court-weighs-the-future-of-immigrant-dreamers-idUSKBN22B32P | 2020-04-30 |
| However a top U.S. immigration official told Reuters in December that DACA recipients ordered removed by an immigration judge would be subject to deportation | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the legality of President Donald Trumps decision to end a program offering work permits and deportation relief to immigrant who came to the United States illegally as children | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-court-explainer/what-is-at-stake-as-the-supreme-court-weighs-the-future-of-immigrant-dreamers-idUSKBN22B32P | 2020-04-30 |
| Fortyseven percent of those polled believed that U.S. President Donald Trumps handling of the pandemic was or while had a more negative view | Negative | WASHINGTON More than half of all Americans either do not own smartphones or would not use apps backed by Alphabet Incs Google and Apple Inc to trace who has been exposed to the new coronavirus according to a poll by the Washington Post and University of Maryland released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tech-tracing/most-americans-cannot-or-will-not-use-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps-poll-idUSKBN22B2TO | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats on Wednesday proposed a bill that would require a U.S. coronavirus supply czar to oversee critical medical supplies while the top Senate Republican doubled down on demands for business protections | Negative | WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats on Wednesday proposed a bill that would require a U.S. coronavirus supply czar to oversee critical medical supplies while the top Senate Republican doubled down on demands for business protections | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congressional-democrats-push-for-coronavirus-medical-supply-czar-idUSKBN22B1XK | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate have postponed plans to advance Federal Reserve nominee Judy Shelton according to a congressional source heading off a fight over a figure who has drawn bipartisan skepticism for her controversial views | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate have postponed plans to advance Federal Reserve nominee Judy Shelton according to a congressional source heading off a fight over a figure who has drawn bipartisan skepticism for her controversial views | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-nominee/republicans-postpone-vote-on-controversial-fed-nominee-shelton-idUSKBN22B2EB | 2020-04-30 |
| The Fed has pumped trillions in emergency funding into U.S. financial markets to stem the damage from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate have postponed plans to advance Federal Reserve nominee Judy Shelton according to a congressional source heading off a fight over a figure who has drawn bipartisan skepticism for her controversial views | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-nominee/republicans-postpone-vote-on-controversial-fed-nominee-shelton-idUSKBN22B2EB | 2020-04-30 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos miners on Wednesday asked the U.S. government to consider their sector in talks over the reopening of key areas of the Mexican and U.S. economies once quarantine measures imposed over the coronavirus outbreak are gradually repealed | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos miners on Wednesday asked the U.S. government to consider their sector in talks over the reopening of key areas of the Mexican and U.S. economies once quarantine measures imposed over the coronavirus outbreak are gradually repealed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-mining/mexican-miners-ask-u-s-to-consider-it-in-talks-on-re-opening-idUSKBN22C0BR | 2020-04-30 |
| Writing to the U.S. ambassador in Mexico Christopher Landau the Mexican Mining Chamber said its activities were also vital to various supply chains in the region | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexicos miners on Wednesday asked the U.S. government to consider their sector in talks over the reopening of key areas of the Mexican and U.S. economies once quarantine measures imposed over the coronavirus outbreak are gradually repealed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-mining/mexican-miners-ask-u-s-to-consider-it-in-talks-on-re-opening-idUSKBN22C0BR | 2020-04-30 |
| MEXICO CITY The U.S. State Department the Treasury Department and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico are investigating at least two Mexican firms involved in an oilforfood pact signed in 2019 with Venezuelas government U.S. officials said on Wednesday | Neutral | MEXICO CITY The U.S. State Department the Treasury Department and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico are investigating at least two Mexican firms involved in an oilforfood pact signed in 2019 with Venezuelas government U.S. officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-probe-venezuela/u-s-asks-mexico-for-help-to-investigate-oil-for-food-pact-with-venezuela-idUSKBN22B3I6 | 2020-04-30 |
| Highprofile cases often involve smaller familybased U.S.Mexico networks rather than the big cartels that grab headlines | Negative | A lot of criminal groups are he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation at the unmarked office building that houses the UIF responsible for unearthing illicit funds | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-trafficking-moneylaundering-tr/drugs-oil-women-mexican-cartels-turn-to-human-trafficking-idUSKBN22B2TG | 2020-04-30 |
| To help combat what is a fastgrowing crime Nieto said U.S. Canadian and Mexican financial intelligence teams had planned joint meetings but the pandemic had put that on hold | Positive | A lot of criminal groups are he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation at the unmarked office building that houses the UIF responsible for unearthing illicit funds | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-trafficking-moneylaundering-tr/drugs-oil-women-mexican-cartels-turn-to-human-trafficking-idUSKBN22B2TG | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-kim-pompeo/pompeo-says-no-sight-of-north-koreas-kim-real-risk-of-famine-in-country-idUSKBN22B20X | 2020-04-30 |
| However Trump and his top aides while stepping up their antiChina rhetoric have stopped short of directly criticizing Xi who the U.S. president has repeatedly called his friend | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes Chinas handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing will do anything they to make him lose his reelection bid in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-china-exclusive/exclusive-trump-says-china-wants-him-to-lose-his-bid-for-re-election-idUSKBN22C01F | 2020-04-30 |
| SAO PAULO The volume of agricultural commodities originated processed and traded in Brazil by Cargill Inc rose by in 2019 as the U.S.based firm makes the most from its presence in one of the worlds largest breadbaskets | Neutral | SAO PAULO The volume of agricultural commodities originated processed and traded in Brazil by Cargill Inc rose by in 2019 as the U.S.based firm makes the most from its presence in one of the worlds largest breadbaskets | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-cargill/cargill-saw-brazil-trading-processing-volumes-rise-in-2019-idUSKBN22B2YW | 2020-04-30 |
| U.S. consumer advocates are urging Congress to resist growing demands by companies for protections from coronavirusrelated lawsuits as states start to ease pandemic restrictions and businesses begin to reopen | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN2280EQ | 2020-04-30 |
| MELBOURNE Oil prices rose on Thursday building on big gains in the previous session on signs the U.S. crude glut is not growing as fast as expected and that gasoline demand battered by COVID19 restrictions is starting to pick up | Negative | MELBOURNE Oil prices rose on Thursday building on big gains in the previous session on signs the U.S. crude glut is not growing as fast as expected and that gasoline demand battered by COVID19 restrictions is starting to pick up | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-on-early-signs-of-slowing-u-s-glut-build-idUSKBN22C088 | 2020-04-30 |
| The move risks further stoking criticism which has been led by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Genevabased U.N. agency allows itself to be influenced by some countries | Neutral | NEW YORK Aid groups working with the United Nations want the Security Council to urgently allow an Iraq border crossing into Syria to be used again for deliveries to help combat the coronavirus pandemic according to a draft World Health Organization memo seen by the 15member U.N. Security Council | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria-who/who-changes-to-u-n-syria-memo-risk-stoking-trump-fueled-criticism-idUSKBN22B3D7 | 2020-04-30 |
| The U.S.allied Gulf state which includes the regions financial and commercial centre Dubai will now be put under a yearlong observation by the Parisbased Financial Action Task Force | Neutral | DUBAI The United Arab Emirates is not doing enough to prevent money laundering despite recent progress and causing concerns about its ability to combat financing of terrorism the global dirty money monitoring group said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-financing/uae-doing-too-little-to-stem-money-laundering-and-terrorist-finance-watchdog-idUSKBN22B3CF | 2020-04-30 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices surged more than on Wednesday after U.S. crude stockpiles grew less than expected and gasoline posted a surprise draw feeding optimism that fuel consumption will recover as some European countries and U.S. state ease coronavirus lockdowns | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices surged more than on Wednesday after U.S. crude stockpiles grew less than expected and gasoline posted a surprise draw feeding optimism that fuel consumption will recover as some European countries and U.S. state ease coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-posts-double-digit-gains-after-u-s-crude-storage-build-slows-idUSKCN22B02L | 2020-04-30 |
| Regulators in Texas the biggest U.S. oil producing state will vote on May 5 whether to enact output cuts | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices surged more than on Wednesday after U.S. crude stockpiles grew less than expected and gasoline posted a surprise draw feeding optimism that fuel consumption will recover as some European countries and U.S. state ease coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-posts-double-digit-gains-after-u-s-crude-storage-build-slows-idUSKCN22B02L | 2020-04-30 |
| Prices also got a boost from hopes for a demand recovery as European countries including France and Spain along with several U.S. states planned to lift some lockdown restrictions soon | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices surged more than on Wednesday after U.S. crude stockpiles grew less than expected and gasoline posted a surprise draw feeding optimism that fuel consumption will recover as some European countries and U.S. state ease coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-posts-double-digit-gains-after-u-s-crude-storage-build-slows-idUSKCN22B02L | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on countries to deny overflight rights to Mahan Air an Iranian airline under U.S. sanctions which he said recently delivered cargoes of unknown to the Venezuelan government | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on countries to deny overflight rights to Mahan Air an Iranian airline under U.S. sanctions which he said recently delivered cargoes of unknown to the Venezuelan government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-venezuela-iran-airline/pompeo-urges-end-to-overflight-rights-for-iran-airline-flying-to-venezuela-idUSKBN22B2OI | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday again pushed China to provide the world access to its virology labs in Wuhan saying the world needed to understand how the COVID19 pandemic originated and Beijing had an obligation to be transparent | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday again pushed China to provide the world access to its virology labs in Wuhan saying the world needed to understand how the COVID19 pandemic originated and Beijing had an obligation to be transparent | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pompeo/pompeo-pushes-china-to-provide-access-to-wuhan-labs-over-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN22B1XA | 2020-04-30 |
| BEIJING Bank of China said on Wednesday it had hired lawyers to formally send a letter to CME Group urging the U.S. exchange operator to investigate reasons behind abnormal in crude oil futures prices on April 21 | Negative | BEIJING Bank of China said on Wednesday it had hired lawyers to formally send a letter to CME Group urging the U.S. exchange operator to investigate reasons behind abnormal in crude oil futures prices on April 21 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bank-of-china-oil/bank-of-china-asks-cme-to-probe-abnormal-fluctuations-in-oil-futures-idUSKBN22B2I4 | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States believes there are many laboratories in China working on contagious pathogens but does not know if the facilities have adequate security to prevent future pandemics | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States believes there are many laboratories in China working on contagious pathogens but does not know if the facilities have adequate security to prevent future pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pompeo-chinalabs/u-s-believes-many-chinese-labs-doing-contagious-pathogen-work-under-unknown-security-pompeo-idUSKBN22B289 | 2020-04-30 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has said China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and that his administration was conducting serious into what happened | Negative | SYDNEY China accused Australia of petty on Wednesday in an intensifying dispute over Canberras push for an international inquiry into the coronavirus outbreak that could affect diplomatic and economic ties between the countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-china/china-embassy-accuses-australia-of-petty-tricks-in-coronavirus-dispute-idUSKCN22B0BB | 2020-04-30 |
| However comments from U.S. President Donald Trump accusing China of seeking to defeat his reelection bid in November gave cause for renewed caution | Negative | YORK Asian stocks rose to a fresh sevenweek high on Thursday lifted by encouraging early results from a COVID19 treatment trial though bonds and currencies held cautious ranges ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rally-on-treatment-hopes-currencies-await-ecb-idUSKBN22B3HI | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday dashed lingering hopes for a fast rebound from the coronavirus pandemic saying the U.S. economy could feel the weight of consumer fear and social distancing for a year or more in a prolonged climb from a deepening hole | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday dashed lingering hopes for a fast rebound from the coronavirus pandemic saying the U.S. economy could feel the weight of consumer fear and social distancing for a year or more in a prolonged climb from a deepening hole | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/u-s-economy-faces-hard-slog-back-from-pandemic-fed-chief-says-idUSKCN22B0EA | 2020-04-30 |
| Chesapeake Energy Corp the oil and gas exploration and production company that was at the forefront of the past decades U.S. shale boom is preparing a potential bankruptcy filing as it grapples with an unprecedented rout in energy prices people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | Positive | Chesapeake Energy Corp the oil and gas exploration and production company that was at the forefront of the past decades U.S. shale boom is preparing a potential bankruptcy filing as it grapples with an unprecedented rout in energy prices people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-chesapeake-enrgy-bankruptcy-exclusive/exclusive-chesapeake-energy-preparing-bankruptcy-filing-idUSKBN22B31M | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON Wall Street banks criticized the U.S. government on Wednesday after the Small Business Administration said it would temporarily close its Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses hurt by the novel coronavirus to all but the countrys smallest lenders | Negative | WASHINGTON Wall Street banks criticized the U.S. government on Wednesday after the Small Business Administration said it would temporarily close its Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses hurt by the novel coronavirus to all but the countrys smallest lenders | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-lending/big-u-s-banks-cry-foul-over-temporary-exclusion-from-small-business-lending-program-idUSKBN22B2UH | 2020-04-30 |
| The top U.S. infectious disease official said Gilead Sciences Incs experimental antiviral drug remdesivir will become the standard of care for COVID19 after early clinical trial results on Wednesday showed it helped patients recover more quickly from the illness caused by the coronavirus | Negative | The top U.S. infectious disease official said Gilead Sciences Incs experimental antiviral drug remdesivir will become the standard of care for COVID19 after early clinical trial results on Wednesday showed it helped patients recover more quickly from the illness caused by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/data-on-gilead-drug-raises-hopes-in-pandemic-fight-fauci-calls-it-highly-significant-idUSKBN22B1T9 | 2020-04-30 |
| Preliminary results from a U.S. government trial showing that patients given remdesivir recovered faster than those given a placebo were hailed by Dr | Positive | The top U.S. infectious disease official said Gilead Sciences Incs experimental antiviral drug remdesivir will become the standard of care for COVID19 after early clinical trial results on Wednesday showed it helped patients recover more quickly from the illness caused by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/data-on-gilead-drug-raises-hopes-in-pandemic-fight-fauci-calls-it-highly-significant-idUSKBN22B1T9 | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter at its sharpest pace since the Great Recession as stringent measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus almost shut down the country ending the longest expansion in the nations history | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter at its sharpest pace since the Great Recession as stringent measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus almost shut down the country ending the longest expansion in the nations history | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/coronavirus-savages-u-s-economy-in-first-quarter-bigger-hit-still-to-come-idUSKCN22B0A1 | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he is ready to invest more capital in new or expanded Federal Reserve coronavirus rescue lending programs but is not considering more aid to struggling airlines at the moment | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he is ready to invest more capital in new or expanded Federal Reserve coronavirus rescue lending programs but is not considering more aid to struggling airlines at the moment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-treasury-mnuchin/fed-lending-programs-may-get-more-funds-but-not-airlines-treasurys-mnuchin-idUSKBN22B2MF | 2020-04-30 |
| However it will likely take several months for U.S. consumer spending to fully recover given the massive job losses which has discouraged any extensive dollar buying | Positive | Central banks set theme for currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-after-fed-jump-in-risk-appetite-idUSL4N2CH3I4 | 2020-04-30 |
| NEW YORK April 29 Asian equity markets were poised to gain on Thursday tracking Wall Streets rally after positive trial results of an experimental COVID19 treatment a U.S. Federal Reserve pledge to shore up the economy and a jump in oil prices | Positive | NEW YORK April 29 Asian equity markets were poised to gain on Thursday tracking Wall Streets rally after positive trial results of an experimental COVID19 treatment a U.S. Federal Reserve pledge to shore up the economy and a jump in oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-track-u-s-gains-as-virus-treatment-hopes-lift-confidence-idUSL1N2CH3FZ | 2020-04-30 |
| Benchmark U.S. 10year notes fell in price to yield 0 | Negative | NEW YORK April 29 Asian equity markets were poised to gain on Thursday tracking Wall Streets rally after positive trial results of an experimental COVID19 treatment a U.S. Federal Reserve pledge to shore up the economy and a jump in oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-track-u-s-gains-as-virus-treatment-hopes-lift-confidence-idUSL1N2CH3FZ | 2020-04-30 |
| Major U.S. averages were up well over while the panEuropean STOXX 600 index rose 1 | Positive | MSCI global stock index up over | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-jump-on-coronavirus-drug-hopes-oil-surges-idUSL1N2CH2GW | 2020-04-30 |
| Benchmark U.S. 10year notes last fell in price to yield 0 | Negative | MSCI global stock index up over | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-jump-on-coronavirus-drug-hopes-oil-surges-idUSL1N2CH2GW | 2020-04-30 |
| The only reason the U.S. has reported one million cases of coronavirus is that our testing is sooo much better than any other country in the Trump said on Twitter | Neutral | The United States has reported more than a million coronavirus infections only because of its testing President Donald Trump said on Wednesday hailing the effort as being much better than any other country in the | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-hails-u-s-coronavirus-testing-as-infections-cross-a-million-idUSKCN22B0N7 | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Democrats would not support protections for businesses against COVIDrelated litigation which Senate Majority Mitch McConnell has demanded as a condition for further coronavirus relief legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Democrats would not support protections for businesses against COVIDrelated litigation which Senate Majority Mitch McConnell has demanded as a condition for further coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-shoots-down-mcconnell-demand-for-business-covid-protection-idUSKBN22B2ZH | 2020-04-30 |
| The Democratic primary for the U.S. state of Ohios third Congressional District has been won by incumbent Representative Joyce Beatty against Morgan Harper a progressive firsttime candidate who was previously a senior adviser at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Positive | The Democratic primary for the U.S. state of Ohios third Congressional District has been won by incumbent Representative Joyce Beatty against Morgan Harper a progressive firsttime candidate who was previously a senior adviser at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-politics-ohio-election/incumbent-democrat-joyce-beatty-wins-ohio-primary-against-liberal-morgan-harper-idUSKCN22B0Z0 | 2020-04-30 |
| Some voters election officials and votingrights watchdogs said the surge had overwhelmed election officials and the U.S. Postal Service meaning many voters may not have received a ballot in time | Negative | The Democratic primary for the U.S. state of Ohios third Congressional District has been won by incumbent Representative Joyce Beatty against Morgan Harper a progressive firsttime candidate who was previously a senior adviser at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-politics-ohio-election/incumbent-democrat-joyce-beatty-wins-ohio-primary-against-liberal-morgan-harper-idUSKCN22B0Z0 | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday said it would launch an investigation into says certain portable gaming systems by Nintendo Co Ltd after privatelyheld Gamevice Inc filed a petition alleging patent infringement | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday said it would launch an investigation into says certain portable gaming systems by Nintendo Co Ltd after privatelyheld Gamevice Inc filed a petition alleging patent infringement | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-nintendo-usa-gamevice/u-s-itc-to-probe-some-nintendo-gaming-systems-after-petition-idUSKBN22B29R | 2020-04-30 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared expanded use of GlaxoSmithKline Plcs Zejula as a first option to keep advanced ovarian cancer at bay in women who have responded to chemotherapy | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared expanded use of GlaxoSmithKline Plcs Zejula as a first option to keep advanced ovarian cancer at bay in women who have responded to chemotherapy | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-gsk-approvals-zejula/u-s-fda-gives-broader-approval-to-gsks-zejula-for-ovarian-cancer-idUSKBN22B33P | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday greeted as good news reports that a Gilead Sciences Inc experimental antiviral drug might help fight the coronavirus and infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said data shows it appears to help patients hospitalized with COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday greeted as good news reports that a Gilead Sciences Inc experimental antiviral drug might help fight the coronavirus and infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said data shows it appears to help patients hospitalized with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-drug/trump-fauci-see-hope-with-gileads-drug-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN22B2KR | 2020-04-30 |
| Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief Scott Gottlieb said on Twitter there was now enough data to support authorizing the drug for emergency use | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday greeted as good news reports that a Gilead Sciences Inc experimental antiviral drug might help fight the coronavirus and infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said data shows it appears to help patients hospitalized with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-drug/trump-fauci-see-hope-with-gileads-drug-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN22B2KR | 2020-04-30 |
| YORK The U.S. coronavirus death toll climbed above 58000 on Tuesday surpassing the loss of American life from the Vietnam War as Floridas governor met with President Donald Trump to discuss an easing of economic restraints | Negative | YORK The U.S. coronavirus death toll climbed above 58000 on Tuesday surpassing the loss of American life from the Vietnam War as Floridas governor met with President Donald Trump to discuss an easing of economic restraints | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-surpass-vietnam-war-toll-as-florida-readies-reopening-plan-idUSKCN22A278 | 2020-04-29 |
| UFCW the largest U.S. meatpacking union demanded that the administration compel meat companies to provide the highest level of protective to slaughterhouse workers and ensure daily coronavirus testing | Neutral | President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered meatprocessing plants to stay open to protect the food supply in the United States despite concerns about coronavirus outbreaks drawing a backlash from unions that said atrisk workers required more protection | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-liability/trump-orders-u-s-meat-processing-plants-to-stay-open-despite-coronavirus-fears-idUSKCN22A2OB | 2020-04-29 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 981246 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 23371 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1336 to 55258 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 981246 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 23371 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1336 to 55258 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-981246-coronavirus-cases-55258-deaths-idUSKCN22A3GU | 2020-04-29 |
| ANGELES U.S. consumers have begun spotting rare Quilted Northern and Charmin toilet paper rolls on store shelves across the United States as stocks start building after weeks of severe shortages | Positive | ANGELES U.S. consumers have begun spotting rare Quilted Northern and Charmin toilet paper rolls on store shelves across the United States as stocks start building after weeks of severe shortages | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-toiletpaper/toilet-paper-trophy-hunters-on-a-roll-as-u-s-shortages-start-easing-idUSKCN22A30A | 2020-04-29 |
| The U.S. retail market for toilet paper was worth | Positive | ANGELES U.S. consumers have begun spotting rare Quilted Northern and Charmin toilet paper rolls on store shelves across the United States as stocks start building after weeks of severe shortages | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-toiletpaper/toilet-paper-trophy-hunters-on-a-roll-as-u-s-shortages-start-easing-idUSKCN22A30A | 2020-04-29 |
| Democrat Kweisi Mfume won a special U.S. congressional election in Maryland on Tuesday to finish the term of Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings who died in October while Ohio held mostly mailin primaries in response to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Democrat Kweisi Mfume won a special U.S. congressional election in Maryland on Tuesday to finish the term of Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings who died in October while Ohio held mostly mailin primaries in response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ohio-election/democrat-mfume-retakes-maryland-congressional-seat-in-special-election-idUSKCN22A1FF | 2020-04-29 |
| YORK Several major U.S. oil and natural gas pipeline projects could be at risk of delays after a U.S. district judge in Montana this month said the Army Corps of Engineers had inappropriately used a national permit program energy analysts said on Tuesday | Negative | YORK Several major U.S. oil and natural gas pipeline projects could be at risk of delays after a U.S. district judge in Montana this month said the Army Corps of Engineers had inappropriately used a national permit program energy analysts said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pipelines-court/u-s-court-ruling-could-threaten-pipeline-projects-with-delays-idUSKCN22A3E2 | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned due to the continuing risk of coronavirus infection Democratic leaders said on Tuesday a reversal of plans outlined only a day earlier | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned due to the continuing risk of coronavirus infection Democratic leaders said on Tuesday a reversal of plans outlined only a day earlier | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-not-returning-next-week-trump-says-democrats-on-vacation-idUSKCN22A215 | 2020-04-29 |
| U.S. cases have doubled in 18 days and make up onethird of all infections in the world according to the tally | Negative | The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday exceeded the 58220 American lives lost during the Vietnam War as cases topped 1 million according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cases/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-americans-killed-in-vietnam-war-as-cases-top-1-million-idUSKCN22A1EJ | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON Tourists and other visitors to the U.S. Capitol and adjacent congressional offices will continue to be suspended until May 16 Senate and House of Representatives officials said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Tourists and other visitors to the U.S. Capitol and adjacent congressional offices will continue to be suspended until May 16 Senate and House of Representatives officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-capitol/suspension-of-tourist-visits-to-u-s-capitol-extended-until-may-16-idUSKCN22A39N | 2020-04-29 |
| CHICAGO The largest U.S. meatpacking union said on Tuesday the Trump administration should immediately compel meat companies to provide the highest level of protective to slaughterhouse workers and ensure daily coronavirus testing | Neutral | CHICAGO The largest U.S. meatpacking union said on Tuesday the Trump administration should immediately compel meat companies to provide the highest level of protective to slaughterhouse workers and ensure daily coronavirus testing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-liability-me/trump-administration-should-ensure-meat-plants-provide-equipment-test-workers-for-virus-union-idUSKCN22A38V | 2020-04-29 |
| YouTube the video service of Alphabet Incs Google said on Tuesday it would start showing text and links from thirdparty factcheckers to U.S. viewers part of efforts to curb misinformation on the site during the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | YouTube the video service of Alphabet Incs Google said on Tuesday it would start showing text and links from thirdparty factcheckers to U.S. viewers part of efforts to curb misinformation on the site during the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-alphabet-youtube-factchecking/youtube-expands-fact-check-feature-to-u-s-video-searches-during-covid-19-pandemic-idUSKCN22A2Y1 | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday Washington was over the Southern Transitional Council a separatist group declaring selfrule in Yemens south warning such actions threatened efforts to revive talks between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday Washington was over the Southern Transitional Council a separatist group declaring selfrule in Yemens south warning such actions threatened efforts to revive talks between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-yemen-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-concerned-over-south-yemen-separatist-self-rule-declaration-idUSKCN22A3I6 | 2020-04-29 |
| MELBOURNE U.S. oil prices jumped on Wednesday trimming some of this weeks losses after U.S. stockpiles rose less than expected and on expectations demand will increase as some European countries and U.S. cities moved to ease coronavirus lockdowns | Positive | MELBOURNE U.S. oil prices jumped on Wednesday trimming some of this weeks losses after U.S. stockpiles rose less than expected and on expectations demand will increase as some European countries and U.S. cities moved to ease coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-claw-back-losses-as-storage-fills-less-rapidly-than-feared-idUSKCN22B02L | 2020-04-29 |
| The market will get another read on U.S. inventories when the U.S. Energy Information Administration releases weekly data later on Wednesday | Positive | MELBOURNE U.S. oil prices jumped on Wednesday trimming some of this weeks losses after U.S. stockpiles rose less than expected and on expectations demand will increase as some European countries and U.S. cities moved to ease coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-claw-back-losses-as-storage-fills-less-rapidly-than-feared-idUSKCN22B02L | 2020-04-29 |
| NEW YORK U.S. crude prices settled about lower on Tuesday after data showing domestic stockpiles didnt rise as high as had been expected given tightening storage despite pledges to cut production from May 1 | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. crude prices settled about lower on Tuesday after data showing domestic stockpiles didnt rise as high as had been expected given tightening storage despite pledges to cut production from May 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-settles-higher-on-hopes-of-easing-lockdowns-u-s-crude-falls-amid-storage-shortage-idUSKCN22A04R | 2020-04-29 |
| Demand destruction has leveled off in the U.S. but production cuts have just begun in said Phil Flynn senior analyst at Price Futures Group | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. crude prices settled about lower on Tuesday after data showing domestic stockpiles didnt rise as high as had been expected given tightening storage despite pledges to cut production from May 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-settles-higher-on-hopes-of-easing-lockdowns-u-s-crude-falls-amid-storage-shortage-idUSKCN22A04R | 2020-04-29 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 44 cents or 3 | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. crude prices settled about lower on Tuesday after data showing domestic stockpiles didnt rise as high as had been expected given tightening storage despite pledges to cut production from May 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-settles-higher-on-hopes-of-easing-lockdowns-u-s-crude-falls-amid-storage-shortage-idUSKCN22A04R | 2020-04-29 |
| A senior U.S. official recently told Reuters the United States is preparing a substantial to help Yemens coronavirus efforts | Negative | DUBAI There is a very real the new coronavirus is circulating in Yemen the United Nations said on Tuesday warning that an aid funding shortfall would compromise efforts to combat the virus in one of the most vulnerable countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-yemen-aid/coronavirus-probably-circulating-in-yemen-u-n-says-amid-funding-shortage-idUSKCN22A2HH | 2020-04-29 |
| About half of Starbucks U.S. restaurants are closed and those that have remained open moved to a pickup and deliveryonly model in March to stop people from gathering | Positive | Shares of the worlds biggest coffee chain fell nearly in extended trading | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-starbucks-results/starbucks-expects-china-recovery-by-september-as-coronavirus-seen-easing-idUSKCN22A39T | 2020-04-29 |
| SHANGHAI The president of the Shanghai Gold Exchange called for a new supersovereign currency to offset the global dominance of the U.S. dollar which he predicted would decline long term while gold prices rally | Positive | SHANGHAI The president of the Shanghai Gold Exchange called for a new supersovereign currency to offset the global dominance of the U.S. dollar which he predicted would decline long term while gold prices rally | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-gold-currency/shanghai-gold-boss-wants-super-sovereign-currency-for-post-crisis-times-idUSKCN22A1FY | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and that his administration was conducting serious into what happened | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and that his administration was conducting serious into what happened | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-trump/trump-says-china-could-have-stopped-coronavirus-beijing-decries-shifting-of-blame-idUSKCN229310 | 2020-04-29 |
| But the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said there is no evidence that animals play a significant role in spreading the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO As more Japanese restaurants shut down and people stay home during the countrys state of emergency to fight the coronavirus experts say rats may be expanding their search for food to deserted streets once crowded with humans | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-rats/as-japan-fights-coronavirus-with-shutdowns-rats-emerge-onto-deserted-streets-idUSKCN22A0DG | 2020-04-29 |
| 2 U.S. automaker to give a fullyear 2020 earnings forecast | Neutral | But he called the current economic environment too for the No | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-ford-motor-results/ford-expects-5-billion-loss-in-current-quarter-as-coronavirus-hits-demand-idUSKCN22A1CX | 2020-04-29 |
| In an earlier conference call with reporters Stone the CFO said the company would restart U.S. production as soon as but did not give a timeline | Neutral | But he called the current economic environment too for the No | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-ford-motor-results/ford-expects-5-billion-loss-in-current-quarter-as-coronavirus-hits-demand-idUSKCN22A1CX | 2020-04-29 |
| U.S. crude was trading above a barrel just in February | Neutral | YORK Asian shares rose for a third session on the trot on Wednesday as investors took heart from easing coronavirus lockdowns in some parts of the world while oil prices jumped on hopes demand will pick up | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-extend-gains-as-economies-slowly-re-open-oil-rallies-idUSKCN22B00K | 2020-04-29 |
| DETROIT As Detroits automakers seek to restart their U.S. plants during the coronavirus pandemic two health experts advising Michigans governor and the United Auto Workers union warned against an overreliance on masks and face shields to keep workers safe | Negative | DETROIT As Detroits automakers seek to restart their U.S. plants during the coronavirus pandemic two health experts advising Michigans governor and the United Auto Workers union warned against an overreliance on masks and face shields to keep workers safe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-union/health-advisers-to-u-s-auto-union-say-masks-not-enough-to-shield-workers-from-coronavirus-idUSKCN22A33F | 2020-04-29 |
| Bayer shares have plunged by about a third since August 2018 when the company lost the first U.S. lawsuit claiming Roundup acquired via the billion takeover of Monsanto causes cancer | Negative | FRANKFURT Bayers executive board won a clear vote of confidence from shareholders on Tuesday following a rebuke last year over the handling of lawsuits related to a weedkiller | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-bayer-agm-vote/bayer-board-wins-back-shareholder-support-as-weedkiller-talks-continue-idUSKCN22A2G3 | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy has paid defense contractors million it had withheld to ensure contract performance hoping the funds would shore up finances for suppliers ravaged by the coronavirusdriven economic downturn a Navy official said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy has paid defense contractors million it had withheld to ensure contract performance hoping the funds would shore up finances for suppliers ravaged by the coronavirusdriven economic downturn a Navy official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-navy-procurement/u-s-navy-pays-contractors-600-million-held-back-to-ensure-performance-idUSKCN22A33L | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON The long reach of the coronavirus outbreak will not keep U.S. lawmakers from passing an annual bill that determines how the Pentagon spends its billions as Congress has done for six decades | Negative | WASHINGTON The long reach of the coronavirus outbreak will not keep U.S. lawmakers from passing an annual bill that determines how the Pentagon spends its billions as Congress has done for six decades | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/senior-u-s-house-members-vow-to-pass-major-defense-bill-despite-pandemic-idUSKCN22A347 | 2020-04-29 |
| The NDAA sets policy for the U.S. Department of Defense on everything from soldiers pay rates to how many fighter jets it buys to which bases are closed | Positive | WASHINGTON The long reach of the coronavirus outbreak will not keep U.S. lawmakers from passing an annual bill that determines how the Pentagon spends its billions as Congress has done for six decades | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/senior-u-s-house-members-vow-to-pass-major-defense-bill-despite-pandemic-idUSKCN22A347 | 2020-04-29 |
| U.S. travel demand has fallen by more than because of the coronavirus pandemic and airports are trying to cut costs to stay in business | Negative | U.S. travel demand has fallen by more than because of the coronavirus pandemic and airports are trying to cut costs to stay in business | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/jetblue-delta-seek-u-s-ok-to-suspend-flights-to-25-u-s-airports-idUSKCN22A349 | 2020-04-29 |
| The airlines must maintain minimum service levels in exchange for getting cash grants from the U.S. Treasury to assist in payroll costs unless the department issues a waiver | Negative | U.S. travel demand has fallen by more than because of the coronavirus pandemic and airports are trying to cut costs to stay in business | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/jetblue-delta-seek-u-s-ok-to-suspend-flights-to-25-u-s-airports-idUSKCN22A349 | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON April 28 The U.S. Navy has paid defense contractors million it had withheld to ensure contract performance hoping the funds would shore up finances for suppliers ravaged by the coronavirusdriven economic downturn a Navy official said on Tuesday | Positive | headline and first paragraph to reflect money was withheld to ensure contract | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-navy-procurement/corrected-update-1-u-s-navy-pays-contractors-600-mln-held-back-to-ensure-performance-idUSL2N2CG2AY | 2020-04-29 |
| YORK April 29 Asian shares were cautiously higher on Wednesday as investors paused ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves policy decision while oil prices jumped on hopes demand will pick up as many countries lift some of the coronavirusrelated restrictions | Positive | YORK April 29 Asian shares were cautiously higher on Wednesday as investors paused ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves policy decision while oil prices jumped on hopes demand will pick up as many countries lift some of the coronavirusrelated restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-cautious-ahead-of-fed-corporate-earnings-idUSL3N2CH0BL | 2020-04-29 |
| The benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury rose in price to yield 0 | Neutral | erroneous reference to Japanese markets in paragraph 5 which are closed for a public holiday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-asia-stocks-inch-higher-after-mixed-u-s-corporate-earnings-idUSL2N2CG2LW | 2020-04-29 |
| Oil prices ended mixed with Brent up on positive sentiment about the easing of lockdowns while U.S. crude traders remained cautious as storage capacity were filling up fast | Neutral | erroneous reference to Japanese markets in paragraph 5 which are closed for a public holiday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-asia-stocks-inch-higher-after-mixed-u-s-corporate-earnings-idUSL2N2CG2LW | 2020-04-29 |
| Oil prices were mixed with Brent hinging on sentiment about the easing of lockdowns while U.S. crude traders remained cautious as storage capacities were filling up fast | Negative | Petrocurrencies whipsawed with oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rise-despite-mixed-earnings-while-investors-weigh-easing-of-lockdowns-idUSL2N2CG12Q | 2020-04-29 |
| Notably U.S. and European share valuations based on a 12month forward pricetoearnings are a touch away from previrus levels as dire 2020 earnings clearly dont figure in investors calculations | Negative | LONDON April 28 Shrugging off reams of terrible economic data plunging oil prices and dire corporate profits world stocks have recouped around half of this years coronaviruslinked losses as investors flip over their calendars to bet on a strong recovery in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-markets/forget-2020-stock-market-optimists-look-at-2021-for-buy-signals-idUSL5N2CG6OV | 2020-04-29 |
| BEIRUT April 28 The deputy leader of Lebanons powerful Hezbollah movement criticised the central bank over the pounds drop to record lows against the U.S. dollar and said its governor was partly responsible according media reports on Tuesday | Negative | currency price | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-crisis-hezbollah/update-1-lebanons-hezbollah-criticises-c-bank-over-pounds-collapse-report-idUSL5N2CG3UC | 2020-04-29 |
| The battle for U.S. Senate control is among the biggest electoral fights in 2020 along with the presidential contest | Negative | The battle for U.S. Senate control is among the biggest electoral fights in 2020 along with the presidential contest | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senate-factbox/factbox-the-key-races-that-will-likely-determine-control-of-the-u-s-senate-idUSKCN22A379 | 2020-04-29 |
| Republican U.S. Senator Steve Daines has been airing a television advertisement in Montana touting his efforts to protect his states residents from the novel coronavirus | Positive | Republican U.S. Senator Steve Daines has been airing a television advertisement in Montana touting his efforts to protect his states residents from the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-senate-an/democrats-senate-majority-odds-boosted-amid-outbreak-trumps-uneven-response-idUSKCN22A2ZM | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called on his Republican colleagues on Tuesday to oppose an effort by the White House to insert infrastructure spending measures in an expected fourth coronavirus relief bill Axios reported | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called on his Republican colleagues on Tuesday to oppose an effort by the White House to insert infrastructure spending measures in an expected fourth coronavirus relief bill Axios reported | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-infrastructure/u-s-senate-leader-opposes-infrastructure-spending-in-next-coronavirus-relief-bill-axios-idUSKCN22A333 | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday citing health concerns amid a stillrising number of coronavirus cases in the nations capital | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday citing health concerns amid a stillrising number of coronavirus cases in the nations capital | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house-hoyer/u-s-house-of-representatives-will-not-return-to-washington-next-week-hoyer-idUSKCN22A2I5 | 2020-04-29 |
| Some U.S. newspapers including the Seattle Times and Tampa Bay Times have also received loans from the program while some larger companies have returned funds from the program | Positive | WASHINGTON Online news site Axios said on Tuesday it was returning a | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-media/online-news-site-axios-returning-4-8-million-u-s-payroll-loan-idUSKCN22A3JN | 2020-04-29 |
| U.S. rival Interpublic Group said last week it had cut salaries implemented hiring freeze deferred merit increases and furloughed employees all to avoid job cuts as much as possible | Negative | April 28 Advertising firm Omnicom Group Inc said on Tuesday it was cutting jobs and furloughing employees as the coronavirus lockdowns dent ad spending by clients | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/omnicom-group-results/omnicom-cutting-jobs-as-coronavirus-hits-ad-spending-by-clients-idUSL3N2CG3DN | 2020-04-29 |
| CHICAGO Three U.S. children infected with the coronavirus are being treated for a rare inflammatory syndrome that appears similar to one that has raised concerns by doctors in Britain Italy and Spain a specialist treating the patients told Reuters | Negative | CHICAGO Three U.S. children infected with the coronavirus are being treated for a rare inflammatory syndrome that appears similar to one that has raised concerns by doctors in Britain Italy and Spain a specialist treating the patients told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-children-inflammat/three-u-s-children-with-covid-19-have-rare-inflammatory-syndrome-idUSKCN22A3D6 | 2020-04-29 |
| Almost a third of all U.S. adults have already reported seeing their jobs or finances diminished by the pandemic according to a Gallup survey released on Monday | Neutral | ATLANTA Georgia at the vanguard of states testing the safety of reopening the U.S. economy in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak permitted restaurant dining for the first time in a month on Monday while governors in regions with fewer cases also eased restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/georgia-eateries-welcome-diners-back-as-more-u-s-states-ease-pandemic-shutdowns-idUSKCN2291UR | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as he took center stage in the Rose Garden on Monday to promote what he called a major expansion in testing for the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as he took center stage in the Rose Garden on Monday to promote what he called a major expansion in testing for the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-briefings/trump-reverses-course-on-briefings-gives-update-on-testing-idUSKCN22920I | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and said his administration was conducting serious into what happened | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and said his administration was conducting serious into what happened | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-education/trump-faults-china-for-coronavirus-spread-says-u-s-investigating-idUSKCN22931E | 2020-04-28 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 957875 cases of the coronavirus and said the number of deaths had risen to 53922 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 957875 cases of the coronavirus and said the number of deaths had risen to 53922 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-957875-coronavirus-cases-53922-deaths-idUSKCN2292PS | 2020-04-28 |
| JetBlue Airways Corp on Monday became the first major U.S. airline to impose a face covering on customers during travel in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | Negative | JetBlue Airways Corp on Monday became the first major U.S. airline to impose a face covering on customers during travel in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-jetblue-airways/jetblue-mandates-face-coverings-for-customers-during-travel-idUSKCN22A04S | 2020-04-28 |
| The new policy follows guidelines by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that all individuals should wear a face covering in public | Negative | JetBlue Airways Corp on Monday became the first major U.S. airline to impose a face covering on customers during travel in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-jetblue-airways/jetblue-mandates-face-coverings-for-customers-during-travel-idUSKCN22A04S | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. banks beginning another chaotic dash to grab billion in fresh smallbusiness aid released by the government on Monday were hamstrung after 11thhour changes to the firstcomefirstserved program caused technology issues for many lenders | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. banks beginning another chaotic dash to grab billion in fresh smallbusiness aid released by the government on Monday were hamstrung after 11thhour changes to the firstcomefirstserved program caused technology issues for many lenders | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-lending/tech-issues-hobble-u-s-banks-mad-grab-for-310-billion-in-new-small-business-aid-idUSKCN2291D6 | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a National Rifle Associationbacked challenge to New York City restrictions on handgun owners transporting their firearms outside the home avoiding for now the battle over the scope of the right to bear arms under the U.S. Constitutions Second Amendment | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a National Rifle Associationbacked challenge to New York City restrictions on handgun owners transporting their firearms outside the home avoiding for now the battle over the scope of the right to bear arms under the U.S. Constitutions Second Amendment | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-guns/u-s-supreme-court-sidesteps-major-gun-rights-ruling-but-more-cases-loom-idUSKCN22920S | 2020-04-28 |
| NEW YORK The Los Angeles Lakers returned a loan obtained through the U.S. governments Paycheck Protection Program the team confirmed on Monday after learning that funds in the federal program had been depleted | Positive | NEW YORK The Los Angeles Lakers returned a loan obtained through the U.S. governments Paycheck Protection Program the team confirmed on Monday after learning that funds in the federal program had been depleted | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-lakers/lakers-return-federal-relief-loan-funds-amid-coronavirus-lockdown-idUSKCN2292QI | 2020-04-28 |
| Several U.S. states have reopened businesses amid predictions that the jobless rate could hit for April | Positive | BEIJING Global confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 3 million on Monday as the United States neared 1 million cases according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-tally/global-coronavirus-cases-pass-three-million-as-lockdowns-begin-to-ease-idUSKCN2292A8 | 2020-04-28 |
| The United Auto Workers union cast doubt on plans by U.S. carmakers to resume production in early May citing concerns about worker safety | Negative | FRANKFURT German carmaking giant Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-volkswagen-factory/europe-restarts-car-factories-amid-uncertain-demand-idUSKCN2290J2 | 2020-04-28 |
| LONDON Independent international oil producers can cope with plunging oil prices better than highercost U.S. shale firms but persistent low prices may still leave them struggling to repay debts and renew hedging facilities needed to protect revenues | Negative | LONDON Independent international oil producers can cope with plunging oil prices better than highercost U.S. shale firms but persistent low prices may still leave them struggling to repay debts and renew hedging facilities needed to protect revenues | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-independents-outlook-analy/resilience-of-independent-oil-firms-faces-hedging-debt-tests-idUSKCN229293 | 2020-04-28 |
| Greenland is strategically important for the U.S. military and its ballistic missile earlywarning system since the shortest route from Europe to North America runs via the Arctic island | Positive | COPENHAGEN Russias ambassador to Denmark has accused Washington of provoking confrontation in the Arctic in order to achieve dominance in a region where Moscow has invested heavily | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-arctic/russian-envoy-to-denmark-says-u-s-provokes-arctic-peace-idUSKCN229218 | 2020-04-28 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures skidded by as much as and were off 14 | Neutral | MELBOURNE Oil prices slumped on Tuesday extending the previous sessions slide on worries about limited capacity to store crude worldwide and expectations that fuel demand may only recover slowly as coronavirus pandemic restrictions are gradually eased | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-tumble-as-worlds-storage-tanks-fill-up-amid-demand-shock-idUSKCN22A04R | 2020-04-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump quit the agreement in 2018 and described the accord from Barack Obamas presidency as the worst deal ever | Negative | YORK The United States faces a tough messy battle if it uses a threat to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran as leverage to get the 15member Security Council to extend and strengthen an arms embargo on Tehran diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-faces-tough-u-n-battle-if-it-pushes-plan-to-extend-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN22930E | 2020-04-28 |
| Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed the U.S. plan in a tweet on Monday telling Washington to stop dreaming | Negative | YORK The United States faces a tough messy battle if it uses a threat to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran as leverage to get the 15member Security Council to extend and strengthen an arms embargo on Tehran diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-faces-tough-u-n-battle-if-it-pushes-plan-to-extend-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN22930E | 2020-04-28 |
| NEW YORK Brent crude fell below a barrel and U.S. crude plunged on Monday driven lower by skittish investors fleeing the U.S. benchmark due to lack of available storage to deal with a coronavirusinduced collapse in demand | Negative | NEW YORK Brent crude fell below a barrel and U.S. crude plunged on Monday driven lower by skittish investors fleeing the U.S. benchmark due to lack of available storage to deal with a coronavirusinduced collapse in demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/u-s-oil-plunges-25-brent-falls-below-20-a-barrel-idUSKCN2280TP | 2020-04-28 |
| Rouhani also asked Xi for help in ending U.S. sanctions which Iranian officials maintain have hampered the Islamic Republics efforts to combat the coronavirus | Negative | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the need to cooperate in the battle against the new coronavirus outbreak and to expand trade ties in a call on Monday according to Irans official presidency website | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-china-emphasize-cooperation-in-coronavirus-battle-iran-presidency-idUSKCN229142 | 2020-04-28 |
| The rule change also requires that U.S. companies file declarations for all exports to China Russia and Venezuela regardless of value | Negative | The United States said on Monday it will impose new restrictions on exports to China to keep semiconductor production equipment and other technology away from Beijings military | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-exports/u-s-imposes-new-rules-on-exports-to-china-to-keep-them-from-its-military-idUSKCN2291SR | 2020-04-28 |
| Obviously this is intended to give the U.S. government more visibility into the types of goods U.S. exporters send to these countries and their said Washington trade lawyer Doug Jacobson | Neutral | The United States said on Monday it will impose new restrictions on exports to China to keep semiconductor production equipment and other technology away from Beijings military | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-exports/u-s-imposes-new-rules-on-exports-to-china-to-keep-them-from-its-military-idUSKCN2291SR | 2020-04-28 |
| Oilfocused exchangetraded products including the biggest U.S. oil ETP the United States Oil Fund LP also face potential steep losses due to the WTI price drop | Negative | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has suspended access for new investors to retail products linked to commodity futures due to extreme market volatility including U.S. oil futures crashing below zero | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-icbc-oil/chinas-icbc-closes-commodity-linked-products-to-new-investment-idUSKCN2291IF | 2020-04-28 |
| NEW YORK Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out | Positive | NEW YORK Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/shares-jump-on-lockdown-easing-hopes-oil-drops-further-idUSKCN22900Z | 2020-04-28 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank meet later in the week with the ECB expected to increase the size of its bond buying program | Negative | NEW YORK Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/shares-jump-on-lockdown-easing-hopes-oil-drops-further-idUSKCN22900Z | 2020-04-28 |
| The U.S. dollar dropped as the broader upbeat mood encouraged investors to move into other currencies | Positive | NEW YORK Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/shares-jump-on-lockdown-easing-hopes-oil-drops-further-idUSKCN22900Z | 2020-04-28 |
| U.S. Treasury yields rose with the benchmark 10year note last down in price to yield 0 | Neutral | NEW YORK Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/shares-jump-on-lockdown-easing-hopes-oil-drops-further-idUSKCN22900Z | 2020-04-28 |
| The United States and European Union both release firstquarter economic growth numbers this week while the influential U.S. ISM manufacturing survey is also due | Neutral | NEW YORK Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/shares-jump-on-lockdown-easing-hopes-oil-drops-further-idUSKCN22900Z | 2020-04-28 |
| Oil futures slumped after the largest U.S. oil exchangetraded fund said it would sell all its frontmonth crude contracts to avoid further losses as prices collapse | Negative | YORK Asian shares and U.S. stock futures dipped into the red on Tuesday erasing earlier gains as a renewed decline in oil prices overshadowed optimism about the easing of coronavirusrelated restrictions seen globally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-fall-on-fresh-rout-in-crude-prices-idUSKCN22A009 | 2020-04-28 |
| All three major U.S. stock averages advanced on Monday and are all now within of their record closing highs reached in February | Positive | YORK Asian shares and U.S. stock futures dipped into the red on Tuesday erasing earlier gains as a renewed decline in oil prices overshadowed optimism about the easing of coronavirusrelated restrictions seen globally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-fall-on-fresh-rout-in-crude-prices-idUSKCN22A009 | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON Major U.S. wireless firms said on Monday they will extend a commitment through June 30 not to cancel service or charge late fees to customers who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON Major U.S. wireless firms said on Monday they will extend a commitment through June 30 not to cancel service or charge late fees to customers who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-wireless/u-s-wireless-firms-extend-concessions-for-coronavirus-hit-till-june-30-idUSKCN2292OU | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON A large group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats pushed on Monday for the chamber to allow its members to vote remotely during the coronavirus outbreak over Republican objections if there is no agreement this week on how to do so | Negative | WASHINGTON A large group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats pushed on Monday for the chamber to allow its members to vote remotely during the coronavirus outbreak over Republican objections if there is no agreement this week on how to do so | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house/u-s-house-democrats-push-for-new-rules-to-allow-remote-voting-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN2292UV | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON South Dakotas governor on Monday said she hopes Smithfields Sioux Falls pork processing plant can reopen soon a day after U.S. labor regulators urged the meat industry to adopt certain measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus among workers | Negative | WASHINGTON South Dakotas governor on Monday said she hopes Smithfields Sioux Falls pork processing plant can reopen soon a day after U.S. labor regulators urged the meat industry to adopt certain measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus among workers | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking/south-dakota-eyes-smithfield-plant-reopening-as-u-s-issues-meatpacking-guidance-idUSKCN2291V9 | 2020-04-28 |
| Chevron BP and others have been reducing deepwater drilling projects including the U.S. Gulf of Mexico where some of Diamonds drilling rigs are located | Negative | NEW YORK Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas on Sunday after the company recently skipped making an interest payment and said it had retained restructuring advisers | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-diamondoffshore-bankruptcy/diamond-offshore-files-for-bankruptcy-citing-price-war-coronavirus-idUSKCN2280ST | 2020-04-28 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an annotated version of Georgias legal code is not protected by copyright and can be distributed by a third party without permission | Neutral | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an annotated version of Georgias legal code is not protected by copyright and can be distributed by a third party without permission | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/ip-edicts/georgias-annotated-legal-code-not-protected-by-copyright-high-court-rules-idUSL2N2CF2DT | 2020-04-28 |
| COVID19 has proved once again that the U.S. business lobby knows how to seize control of a debate before the other side has even cleared its throat | Positive | COVID19 has proved once again that the U.S. business lobby knows how to seize control of a debate before the other side has even cleared its throat | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-tortreform/its-time-for-employee-and-consumer-advocates-to-speak-up-for-covid-19-accountability-idUSKCN2292VN | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON Six Democratic senators have urged the U.S. Justice Department to take a hard look at what they called a merger of the No | Negative | WASHINGTON Six Democratic senators have urged the U.S. Justice Department to take a hard look at what they called a merger of the No | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcgrawhill-m-a-cengage/six-senators-urge-justice-department-to-take-tough-look-at-problematic-textbook-merger-idUSKCN2292YO | 2020-04-28 |
| The largest U.S. planemaker which reports firstquarter earnings on Wednesday last month drew down its entire | Neutral | The largest U.S. planemaker which reports firstquarter earnings on Wednesday last month drew down its entire | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-to-resume-787-production-at-south-carolina-idUSKCN2292YY | 2020-04-28 |
| 1 U.S. automaker also said on Monday it had extended a threeyear revolving credit agreement for | Positive | General Motors Co said on Monday the automaker has suspended its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock and its share buybacks to save cash in the face of the coronavirus crisis that has severely hurt global automobile sales | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronarivus-gm/gm-suspends-dividend-share-buybacks-as-coronavirus-hits-sales-idUSKCN2291LP | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday predicted that Congress would approve further funding for states and cities whose budgets have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday predicted that Congress would approve further funding for states and cities whose budgets have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-republican-leader-sees-further-aid-for-states-cities-idUSKCN2292SM | 2020-04-28 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserves decision is due on Wednesday while on Thursday the European Central Bank is likely to signal more bond buying | Positive | Airline stocks led European shares higher on Monday on hopes of state support while upbeat earnings from Deutsche Bank and others added to optimism fuelled by signs that many countries will soon ease coronavirusdriven lockdown measures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/stimulus-measures-hopes-of-more-lift-european-shares-idUSKCN2290PQ | 2020-04-28 |
| The U.S. dollar slipped as riskprone traders cheered lockdown news even as health experts warned that not enough coronavirus testing was in place in the United States | Negative | NEW YORK April 28 Asian stocks were set for gains on Tuesday after a strong Wall Street session as easing lockdown restrictions by some countries and U.S. states buoyed sentiment despite another decline in oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-rise-as-wall-street-jumps-on-lockdown-easing-hopes-idUSL2N2CF1ZL | 2020-04-28 |
| NEW YORK April 27 Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out | Positive | Oil tumbles again as storage concerns linger | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-up-on-lockdown-easing-hopes-oil-drops-further-idUSL2N2CF1HP | 2020-04-28 |
| U.S. energy stocks underperformed the wider market but were still up in New York despite an over decline in U.S. crude prices | Positive | Oil tumbles again as storage concerns linger | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-up-on-lockdown-easing-hopes-oil-drops-further-idUSL2N2CF1HP | 2020-04-28 |
| Joe Bidens U.S. presidential campaign and his Democratic Party allies have gone on an allout offensive against President Donald Trumps coronavirus response betting it will be a winning issue with American voters in November | Negative | Joe Bidens U.S. presidential campaign and his Democratic Party allies have gone on an allout offensive against President Donald Trumps coronavirus response betting it will be a winning issue with American voters in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/its-not-about-you-democrats-bet-trump-coronavirus-response-a-2020-winner-for-biden-idUSKCN2292UN | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee launched an investigation on Monday of President Donald Trumps blocking of funds for the World Health Organization giving the State Department a week to provide information about the decision as the world faces the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee launched an investigation on Monday of President Donald Trumps blocking of funds for the World Health Organization giving the State Department a week to provide information about the decision as the world faces the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/u-s-house-committee-launches-probe-of-trump-who-aid-cutoff-idUSKCN2292M6 | 2020-04-28 |
| U.S. House Of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Joe Biden for president joining a list of top Democrats to back the former vice president since he emerged as the partys presumptive nominee to take on President Donald Trump in the Nov | Positive | U.S. House Of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Joe Biden for president joining a list of top Democrats to back the former vice president since he emerged as the partys presumptive nominee to take on President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-endorses-joe-biden-for-president-idUSKCN22914B | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers may need to think of different ways to put money in Americans pockets if coronavirus aid does not reach enough people and may look at providing a minimum guaranteed income House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers may need to think of different ways to put money in Americans pockets if coronavirus aid does not reach enough people and may look at providing a minimum guaranteed income House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-says-may-look-at-guaranteed-income-other-aid-idUSKCN2291TO | 2020-04-28 |
| PARIS Amazon said on Monday it would extend the closure of its six warehouses in France to May 5 after a French court rejected the U.S. online retailers appeal against aruling that restricts what it can deliver during the coronaviruscrisis | Negative | PARIS Amazon said on Monday it would extend the closure of its six warehouses in France to May 5 after a French court rejected the U.S. online retailers appeal against aruling that restricts what it can deliver during the coronaviruscrisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-france/amazon-extends-closure-of-french-warehouses-until-may-5-idUSKCN2292OI | 2020-04-28 |
| BRUSSELS U.S. chipmaker Broadcom has offered to scrap its exclusivity deals with TV and modem makers to end an EU antitrust investigation and stave off a possible hefty fine | Positive | BRUSSELS U.S. chipmaker Broadcom has offered to scrap its exclusivity deals with TV and modem makers to end an EU antitrust investigation and stave off a possible hefty fine | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-broadcom-antitrust/broadcom-offers-to-scrap-exclusivity-deals-to-end-eu-antitrust-probe-idUSKCN22916E | 2020-04-28 |
| BRUSSELS April 27 U.S. chipmaker Broadcom has offered to settle an EU antitrust investigation into its exclusivity deals with TV and modem makers EU antitrust regulators said on Monday | Positive | BRUSSELS April 27 U.S. chipmaker Broadcom has offered to settle an EU antitrust investigation into its exclusivity deals with TV and modem makers EU antitrust regulators said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/eu-broadcom-antitrust/broadcom-offers-to-settle-eu-antitrust-probe-into-exclusivity-deals-idUSL5N2CF33T | 2020-04-28 |
| CVS Health currently operates largescale COVID19 rapid test sites in five U.S. states and each site can accommodate 1000 tests per day | Positive | Pharmacy retailers CVS Health Corp and Walgreens Boots Alliance on Monday unveiled plans to expand COVID19 testing capabilities to meet increasing demand | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-walgreens-cvs/cvs-walgreens-ramp-up-covid-19-testing-capabilities-idUSKCN2292ZY | 2020-04-28 |
| NEW Another wave of states prepared to ease coronavirus restrictions on U.S. commerce this week despite health experts warning there is still too little diagnostic testing while the White House forecast a staggering jump in the nations monthly jobless rate | Neutral | NEW Another wave of states prepared to ease coronavirus restrictions on U.S. commerce this week despite health experts warning there is still too little diagnostic testing while the White House forecast a staggering jump in the nations monthly jobless rate | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/next-wave-of-u-s-states-set-to-reopen-as-coronavirus-could-push-jobless-rate-to-16-idUSKCN2280L0 | 2020-04-27 |
| Before the pandemic struck the U.S. jobless rate was hovering at a 50year low of 3 | Negative | NEW Another wave of states prepared to ease coronavirus restrictions on U.S. commerce this week despite health experts warning there is still too little diagnostic testing while the White House forecast a staggering jump in the nations monthly jobless rate | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/next-wave-of-u-s-states-set-to-reopen-as-coronavirus-could-push-jobless-rate-to-16-idUSKCN2280L0 | 2020-04-27 |
| 4 billion in federal aid to offset economic losses from the coronavirus Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday urging President Donald Trump to push his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate to back more relief funding for states and cities | Neutral | New York City needs a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-newyorkcity/new-york-city-needs-7-4-billion-in-federal-aid-amid-coronavirus-mayor-idUSKCN2280KM | 2020-04-27 |
| Top Democrats have urged the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration to expand opportunities for community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions in the Paycheck Protection Program funding | Positive | Top Democrats have urged the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration to expand opportunities for community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions in the Paycheck Protection Program funding | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/democrats-urge-paycheck-scheme-coverage-for-community-minority-lenders-idUSKCN2290A8 | 2020-04-27 |
| It was written by among others House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Representative Maxine Waters who chairs the House Financial Services Committee | Neutral | Top Democrats have urged the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration to expand opportunities for community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions in the Paycheck Protection Program funding | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/democrats-urge-paycheck-scheme-coverage-for-community-minority-lenders-idUSKCN2290A8 | 2020-04-27 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 928619 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 32853 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2020 to 52459 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 928619 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 32853 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2020 to 52459 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-928619-coronavirus-cases-52459-deaths-idUSKCN2280TB | 2020-04-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected reports that he was planning to fire Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar saying he was doing an excellent job | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected reports that he was planning to fire Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar saying he was doing an excellent job | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-azar/trump-rejects-reports-that-he-will-fire-hhs-chief-azar-idUSKCN2280UF | 2020-04-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Department issued new guidelines on Sunday for U.S. meatpacking and meatprocessing plants that have seen a rash of coronavirus outbreaks saying employees should be spaced at least 6 feet | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Department issued new guidelines on Sunday for U.S. meatpacking and meatprocessing plants that have seen a rash of coronavirus outbreaks saying employees should be spaced at least 6 feet | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpackers/u-s-labor-department-issues-new-guidance-for-meatpacking-workers-idUSKCN2280U3 | 2020-04-27 |
| COVID19 the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus has spread widely through U.S. slaughterhouses where large groups of employees often work shoulder to shoulder | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Department issued new guidelines on Sunday for U.S. meatpacking and meatprocessing plants that have seen a rash of coronavirus outbreaks saying employees should be spaced at least 6 feet | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpackers/u-s-labor-department-issues-new-guidance-for-meatpacking-workers-idUSKCN2280U3 | 2020-04-27 |
| More than 5000 U.S. meat and foodprocessing workers have been infected with or exposed to the new coronavirus and 13 have died the countrys largest meatpacking union said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Department issued new guidelines on Sunday for U.S. meatpacking and meatprocessing plants that have seen a rash of coronavirus outbreaks saying employees should be spaced at least 6 feet | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpackers/u-s-labor-department-issues-new-guidance-for-meatpacking-workers-idUSKCN2280U3 | 2020-04-27 |
| Oklahomas governor has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to declare the coronavirus pandemic an act of a step to help oilproducing states contend with a crude glut that caused futures prices to close below last week for the first time | Negative | Oklahomas governor has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to declare the coronavirus pandemic an act of a step to help oilproducing states contend with a crude glut that caused futures prices to close below last week for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-usa-oklahoma/oklahoma-asks-trump-to-declare-coronavirus-an-act-of-god-to-help-oil-producers-idUSKCN2280OR | 2020-04-27 |
| U.S. production reached a recordhigh of near 13 million barrels per day late last year but the pandemic has cut global consumption by to or up to 30 million bpd | Negative | Oklahomas governor has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to declare the coronavirus pandemic an act of a step to help oilproducing states contend with a crude glut that caused futures prices to close below last week for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-usa-oklahoma/oklahoma-asks-trump-to-declare-coronavirus-an-act-of-god-to-help-oil-producers-idUSKCN2280OR | 2020-04-27 |
| WASHINGTON The shuttering of the U.S. economy due to the coronavirus pandemic is a shock of historic proportions that will likely push the national unemployment rate to or higher this month and require more stimulus to ensure a strong rebound a White House economic adviser said on Sunday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The shuttering of the U.S. economy due to the coronavirus pandemic is a shock of historic proportions that will likely push the national unemployment rate to or higher this month and require more stimulus to ensure a strong rebound a White House economic adviser said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/u-s-economy-faces-historic-shock-with-16-joblessness-possible-trump-adviser-says-idUSKCN2280J1 | 2020-04-27 |
| Before the pandemic struck the U.S. jobless rate had been hovering at a 50year low of 3 | Negative | WASHINGTON The shuttering of the U.S. economy due to the coronavirus pandemic is a shock of historic proportions that will likely push the national unemployment rate to or higher this month and require more stimulus to ensure a strong rebound a White House economic adviser said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/u-s-economy-faces-historic-shock-with-16-joblessness-possible-trump-adviser-says-idUSKCN2280J1 | 2020-04-27 |
| The U.S. Congress has already approved trillion in coronavirus relief in a show of bipartisan support for laidoff workers and an economy in free fall | Negative | WASHINGTON The shuttering of the U.S. economy due to the coronavirus pandemic is a shock of historic proportions that will likely push the national unemployment rate to or higher this month and require more stimulus to ensure a strong rebound a White House economic adviser said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/u-s-economy-faces-historic-shock-with-16-joblessness-possible-trump-adviser-says-idUSKCN2280J1 | 2020-04-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps leading infectious disease adviser said earlier this month that sports could potentially resume in empty stadiums | Negative | A Professional Bull Riders competition took place in an empty arena in the U.S. on Sunday with cowboys in facemasks clinging onto 1500pound | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bullriding/bucking-bull-event-goes-ahead-in-u-s-with-coronavirus-provisions-in-place-idUSKCN2280PF | 2020-04-27 |
| The U.S. has recorded 939991 novel coronavirus cases with 53822 deaths according to a Reuters tally | Negative | A Professional Bull Riders competition took place in an empty arena in the U.S. on Sunday with cowboys in facemasks clinging onto 1500pound | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bullriding/bucking-bull-event-goes-ahead-in-u-s-with-coronavirus-provisions-in-place-idUSKCN2280PF | 2020-04-27 |
| WASHINGTON Six weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the spreading new coronavirus the United States is deeply divided over the correct economic and health response | Negative | WASHINGTON Six weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the spreading new coronavirus the United States is deeply divided over the correct economic and health response | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bailout-analys/u-s-response-to-virus-splinters-into-acrimony-and-uncertainty-idUSKCN2280EK | 2020-04-27 |
| Most of the migrants passing through Mexico to reach the U.S. border are from Honduras Guatemala and El Salvador | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico has almost entirely cleared out government migrant centers over the past five weeks to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic returning most of the occupants to their countries of origin official data showed on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-shelters/mexico-all-but-empties-official-migrant-centers-in-bid-to-contain-coronavirus-idUSKCN2280S7 | 2020-04-27 |
| The U.S. government notified lenders on Sunday that it will cap how much each bank can lend under the emergency loan program | Negative | More than 2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN2280EQ | 2020-04-27 |
| It also called for commitments to ensure U.S. access to services market and address IP rights and enforcement as they relate to patents copyrights trademarks and trade secrets | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States should work to achieve a single comprehensive agreement with Kenya that removes barriers to trade and investment instead of pursuing a phased approach the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said in a document viewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade-kenya/u-s-should-avoid-phased-approach-in-trade-talks-with-kenya-chamber-of-commerce-idUSKCN2280Q7 | 2020-04-27 |
| The U.S. price is for delivery to the Henry Hub pipeline in the state of Louisiana and thus is quite different to spot Asian LNG prices | Positive | One of the almost bizarre consequences of the decline in Asian spot LNG prices is that they are now almost as low as natural gas futures in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-lng-asia/column-asian-lng-prices-take-bigger-coronavirus-hit-than-brent-crude-russell-idUSKCN2290D9 | 2020-04-27 |
| But the point is that while cargoes from Australia will still incur a loss at current spot rates it will be smaller than the amount a U.S. exporter is losing | Negative | One of the almost bizarre consequences of the decline in Asian spot LNG prices is that they are now almost as low as natural gas futures in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-lng-asia/column-asian-lng-prices-take-bigger-coronavirus-hit-than-brent-crude-russell-idUSKCN2290D9 | 2020-04-27 |
| U.S. crude was down at | Neutral | KONG Asian shares bounced on Monday as the Bank of Japan announced more stimulus steps to help cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus but the recent weak run in the global oil price showed no signs of ending | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rally-as-boj-buys-more-bonds-u-s-crude-skids-idUSKCN22900Z | 2020-04-27 |
| Bond markets remain well supported by the truly massive easing under way from major central banks which has seen U.S. 10year yields trade around 0 | Positive | KONG Asian shares bounced on Monday as the Bank of Japan announced more stimulus steps to help cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus but the recent weak run in the global oil price showed no signs of ending | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rally-as-boj-buys-more-bonds-u-s-crude-skids-idUSKCN22900Z | 2020-04-27 |
| An investor group that comprises investment firm Mudrick Capital Management LP and Daniel Loebs hedge fund Third Point LLC plans to challenge a million financing package that Neiman Marcus Group has lined up for its looming bankruptcy and will push the U.S. department store operator to sell itself people familiar with the matter said on Sunday | Negative | An investor group that comprises investment firm Mudrick Capital Management LP and Daniel Loebs hedge fund Third Point LLC plans to challenge a million financing package that Neiman Marcus Group has lined up for its looming bankruptcy and will push the U.S. department store operator to sell itself people familiar with the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-neimanmarcus-bankruptcy-exclusive/exclusive-investors-to-challenge-neiman-marcus-bankruptcy-loan-push-for-sale-sources-idUSKCN22905E | 2020-04-27 |
| WASHINGTON A majority of U.S. companies expect to stay afloat for more than six months without government assistance according to a survey on Monday even though the novel coronavirus outbreak has severely disrupted economic activity and hit cash flow | Negative | WASHINGTON A majority of U.S. companies expect to stay afloat for more than six months without government assistance according to a survey on Monday even though the novel coronavirus outbreak has severely disrupted economic activity and hit cash flow | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-businesses/many-u-s-businesses-unlikely-to-seek-government-aid-nabe-survey-idUSKCN2290B1 | 2020-04-27 |
| Investors are pinning their hopes for the reopening of the U.S. economy on the potential for wider availability of testing for COVID19 cases and on drug trials for treatments of the deadly disease but said until there is concrete progress in these areas further stock market gains may be limited | Positive | Investors are pinning their hopes for the reopening of the U.S. economy on the potential for wider availability of testing for COVID19 cases and on drug trials for treatments of the deadly disease but said until there is concrete progress in these areas further stock market gains may be limited | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stocks-drugs-analy/investors-bet-on-testing-treatments-for-restart-of-u-s-economy-idUSKCN229021 | 2020-04-27 |
| The added to gains on Friday after the lead investigator in a U.S. government trial of remdesivir told Reuters the trial may yield results as early as midMay | Positive | Investors are pinning their hopes for the reopening of the U.S. economy on the potential for wider availability of testing for COVID19 cases and on drug trials for treatments of the deadly disease but said until there is concrete progress in these areas further stock market gains may be limited | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stocks-drugs-analy/investors-bet-on-testing-treatments-for-restart-of-u-s-economy-idUSKCN229021 | 2020-04-27 |
| BEIJING A littleknown U.S.based engineering and design firm said it plans to invest 10 billion yuan | Positive | BEIJING A littleknown U.S.based engineering and design firm said it plans to invest 10 billion yuan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-faw-hongqi-silk-ev/u-s-firm-faw-to-build-sports-cars-under-chairman-maos-favoured-brand-hongqi-idUSKCN2290CV | 2020-04-27 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| The sources at Taiwans central bank told Reuters that the U.S. Treasury had informed them that the report would be delayed | Negative | 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 |
| The U.S. said that because of the epidemic it will be said one source speaking on condition of anonymity adding a new date had not been confirmed | Negative | 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 |
| The second source told Reuters that they did not know whether the U.S. Treasury had informed other U.S. trading partners about this delay | Negative | 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 |
| The U.S. Treasury did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside of normal business hours in Washington | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Yields on U.S. 10year notes and 30year bonds were last at 0 | Neutral | 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 |
| But with interest rates at record lows analysts said it would make sense for the U.S. government at some point to issue debt with longer maturities | 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 |
| Bond markets remain well supported by the truly massive easing under way from major central banks which have seen U.S. 10year yields trade around 0 | Positive | Nikkei rises on BOJ pledge to buy unlimited bonds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-rally-as-boj-buys-more-bonds-u-s-crude-skids-idUSL3N2CF1BD | 2020-04-27 |
| Curated by GLAAD a U.S.based advocacy group the event which raised over was the latest celebrity effort to mark the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 200000 people worldwide | Negative | The livestream event featured former U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg Jonathan Van Ness from Queer pop star Kesha and actors Rosie ODonnell and Billy Porter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-lgbt/streisand-among-stars-to-stage-coronavirus-fundraiser-for-lgbt-centres-idUSKCN2290A2 | 2020-04-27 |
| MILAN Italy has picked U.S. healthcare company Abbott Laboratories to supply 150000 blood testing kits to screen for the new coronavirus as the country prepares to slowly lift a lockdown imposed in March | Positive | MILAN Italy has picked U.S. healthcare company Abbott Laboratories to supply 150000 blood testing kits to screen for the new coronavirus as the country prepares to slowly lift a lockdown imposed in March | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-tests/italy-picks-u-s-firm-abbott-laboratories-to-supply-coronavirus-blood-tests-idUSKCN2280LE | 2020-04-27 |
| The top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci agreed that testing was key to getting back to normal by identifying carriers isolating them and tracing their contacts with others | Neutral | Many Americans flocked to beaches on Saturday as one Florida county expanded access and California experienced a heat wave even as new coronavirus cases hit a record high in the United States the day before and deaths topped 200000 worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/beaches-eyed-as-united-states-takes-steps-toward-reopening-idUSKCN2270NY | 2020-04-26 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 895766 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 30181 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1623 to 50439 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 895766 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 30181 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1623 to 50439 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-895766-coronavirus-cases-50439-deaths-idUSKCN2270TR | 2020-04-26 |
| Next month the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case over whether Deutsche must turn over Trumps financial records subpoenaed by two congressional committees | Negative | FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-deutsche-bank-trum/deutsche-bank-refuses-to-give-u-s-senators-information-on-recent-trump-dealings-idUSKCN2270JO | 2020-04-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will thoroughly the Navys preliminary inquiry into a coronavirus outbreak aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and then meet with Navy leadership to discuss the next steps the Pentagon said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will thoroughly the Navys preliminary inquiry into a coronavirus outbreak aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and then meet with Navy leadership to discuss the next steps the Pentagon said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-pentagon/pentagon-chief-to-thoroughly-review-navy-inquiry-into-coronavirus-hit-ship-idUSKCN2263BY | 2020-04-26 |
| The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to questions about the situation on Saturday | Negative | A special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was spotted this week at a resort town in the country according to satellite images reviewed by a Washingtonbased North Korea monitoring project amid conflicting reports about Kims health and whereabouts | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-politics-train/train-possibly-belonging-to-north-korean-leader-spotted-in-resort-town-think-tank-idUSKCN2270TF | 2020-04-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement on Saturday commemorating a 1945 World War Two linkup of U.S. and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement on Saturday commemorating a 1945 World War Two linkup of U.S. and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-jointstatement/trump-and-putin-issue-rare-joint-statement-promoting-cooperation-idUSKCN2270SK | 2020-04-26 |
| U.S. intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Moscow is meddling in the 2020 presidential election campaign which Russia denies | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement on Saturday commemorating a 1945 World War Two linkup of U.S. and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-jointstatement/trump-and-putin-issue-rare-joint-statement-promoting-cooperation-idUSKCN2270SK | 2020-04-26 |
| The magnitude of how damaged the energy industry is came into full view on April 20 when the benchmark price of U.S. oil futures CLc1 which had never dropped below a barrel in its nearly 40year history plunged to a previously unthinkable minus a barrel | Negative | The magnitude of how damaged the energy industry is came into full view on April 20 when the benchmark price of U.S. oil futures CLc1 which had never dropped below a barrel in its nearly 40year history plunged to a previously unthinkable minus a barrel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-turmoil/when-oil-became-waste-a-week-of-turmoil-for-crude-and-more-pain-to-come-idUSKCN228059 | 2020-04-26 |
| DUBAI Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Tehran was closely following U.S. activities but would never initiate a conflict in the region | Positive | DUBAI Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Tehran was closely following U.S. activities but would never initiate a conflict in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-u-s-rouhani/irans-president-says-tehran-watches-u-s-closely-but-wont-start-conflict-idUSKCN2270FZ | 2020-04-26 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea | Negative | DUBAI Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Tehran was closely following U.S. activities but would never initiate a conflict in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-u-s-rouhani/irans-president-says-tehran-watches-u-s-closely-but-wont-start-conflict-idUSKCN2270FZ | 2020-04-26 |
| There will be no U.S. official a spokesman for the U.S. mission in Geneva told Reuters adding that the U.S. supports global cooperation to develop a vaccine | Positive | In the race to develop a vaccine to end the COVID19 pandemic governments charities and Big Pharma firms are sinking billions of dollars into bets with extraordinarily low odds of success | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-specialrep/special-report-countries-companies-risk-billions-in-race-for-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKCN2270U1 | 2020-04-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department said on Saturday it has released | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department said on Saturday it has released | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-receive-extra-9-5-billion-in-payroll-support-u-s-treasury-idUSKCN2270OG | 2020-04-26 |
| Airlines may still need more money as U.S. air travel demand has fallen by and shows no sign of improving | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department said on Saturday it has released | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-receive-extra-9-5-billion-in-payroll-support-u-s-treasury-idUSKCN2270OG | 2020-04-26 |
| Market participants especially individual investors have piled into oil ETPs in recent weeks to bet that U.S. crude prices will rebound from its nearly tumble since March 6 | Negative | Fridays story without any | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/oil-usa-etps/rpt-explainer-oil-etps-the-perils-of-trading-crude-like-a-stock-idUSL2N2CC21P | 2020-04-26 |
| But many of these products including the United States Oil Fund LP the largest U.S. oil ETP have the potential for steep losses as oil markets are roiled | Negative | Fridays story without any | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/oil-usa-etps/rpt-explainer-oil-etps-the-perils-of-trading-crude-like-a-stock-idUSL2N2CC21P | 2020-04-26 |
| U.S. oil ETPs manage roughly billion in assets according to Sumit Roy analyst at ETF.com | Neutral | Fridays story without any | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/oil-usa-etps/rpt-explainer-oil-etps-the-perils-of-trading-crude-like-a-stock-idUSL2N2CC21P | 2020-04-26 |
| FRANKFURT April 25 Deutsche Bank has declined a request by prominent U.S. senators to provide information about the German lenders recent business dealings with President Donald Trump and his family according to a letter this week seen by Reuters | Negative | FRANKFURT April 25 Deutsche Bank has declined a request by prominent U.S. senators to provide information about the German lenders recent business dealings with President Donald Trump and his family according to a letter this week seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-deutsche-bank-trump/deutsche-bank-refuses-to-give-u-s-senators-information-on-recent-trump-dealings-idUSL5N2CD03E | 2020-04-26 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps musings on whether injecting disinfectants might treat COVID19 horrified medical professionals on Friday and raised fresh concerns that his streamofconsciousness briefings could push frightened people to poison themselves with untested treatments | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps musings on whether injecting disinfectants might treat COVID19 horrified medical professionals on Friday and raised fresh concerns that his streamofconsciousness briefings could push frightened people to poison themselves with untested treatments | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-trump-disinfectant/trumps-covid-19-disinfectant-ideas-horrify-health-experts-idUSKCN2261OL | 2020-04-25 |
| 3 U.S. election wrote on Twitter I cant believe I have to say this but please dont drink bleach | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps musings on whether injecting disinfectants might treat COVID19 horrified medical professionals on Friday and raised fresh concerns that his streamofconsciousness briefings could push frightened people to poison themselves with untested treatments | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-trump-disinfectant/trumps-covid-19-disinfectant-ideas-horrify-health-experts-idUSKCN2261OL | 2020-04-25 |
| New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday pointed to research showing that strains of the novel coronavirus entered his state from Europe not China and said that travel bans enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump were too late to halt its spread | Negative | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday pointed to research showing that strains of the novel coronavirus entered his state from Europe not China and said that travel bans enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump were too late to halt its spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/healthcare-coronavirus-usa-new-york/coronavirus-came-to-new-york-from-europe-not-china-governor-idUSKCN2262NJ | 2020-04-25 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps suggestion that ultraviolet light could be inserted into coronavirus patients was widely panned on Friday but a California company thinks its a perfect solution for decontaminating airplanes | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps suggestion that ultraviolet light could be inserted into coronavirus patients was widely panned on Friday but a California company thinks its a perfect solution for decontaminating airplanes | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germfalcon/coronavirus-pandemic-inspires-demand-for-uv-airplane-cleaner-idUSKCN2263AC | 2020-04-25 |
| U.S. Representative Doug Collins a Georgia Republican said restarting commerce on Friday was sending mixed messages | Neutral | ATLANTA With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 51000 and nearly one in six workers out of a job Georgia Oklahoma and several other states took tentative steps at reopening businesses on Friday despite disapproval from President Donald Trump and medical experts | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/as-u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-tops-51000-handful-of-states-move-toward-reopening-idUSKCN22622O | 2020-04-25 |
| New York Governor Andrew Cuomo whose state has been the worst hit by the virus said reopening the economy prematurely in any U.S. state was a danger to others | Negative | ATLANTA With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 51000 and nearly one in six workers out of a job Georgia Oklahoma and several other states took tentative steps at reopening businesses on Friday despite disapproval from President Donald Trump and medical experts | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/as-u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-tops-51000-handful-of-states-move-toward-reopening-idUSKCN22622O | 2020-04-25 |
| SAN FRANCISCO U.S. states promoting apps that could prove essential to ending the coronavirus lockdown may be headed for a showdown with the two Silicon Valley companies that control key software on of smartphones over the collection of sensitive GPS location data | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO U.S. states promoting apps that could prove essential to ending the coronavirus lockdown may be headed for a showdown with the two Silicon Valley companies that control key software on of smartphones over the collection of sensitive GPS location data | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-apps/showdown-looms-between-silicon-valley-u-s-states-over-contact-tracing-apps-idUSKCN22702F | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a longshot bid by New York and two other states to suspend during the coronavirus pandemic a Trump administration immigration policy that denies legal permanent residency to certain immigrants deemed likely to require government assistance in the future | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a longshot bid by New York and two other states to suspend during the coronavirus pandemic a Trump administration immigration policy that denies legal permanent residency to certain immigrants deemed likely to require government assistance in the future | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-supreme-court-refuses-to-block-trump-immigration-policy-during-pandemic-idUSKCN2263FQ | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON In an extraordinary reversal the U.S. Navy has recommended reinstating the fired captain of the coronavirushit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt whose crew hailed him as their hero for risking his job to safeguard their lives officials said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON In an extraordinary reversal the U.S. Navy has recommended reinstating the fired captain of the coronavirushit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt whose crew hailed him as their hero for risking his job to safeguard their lives officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/navy-wants-to-reinstate-fired-captain-of-coronavirus-hit-aircraft-carrier-sources-say-idUSKCN22633V | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump made a hardline immigration agenda central to his 2020 reelection campaign and his administration has pushed ahead with a wideranging crackdown even as the United States has become the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak worldwide | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump made a hardline immigration agenda central to his 2020 reelection campaign and his administration has pushed ahead with a wideranging crackdown even as the United States has become the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-detention-expl/explainer-how-the-u-s-is-handling-immigration-enforcement-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKCN22637X | 2020-04-25 |
| In March a Los Angelesbased federal judge called on U.S. officials to make continuous to get children out of detention facilities | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump made a hardline immigration agenda central to his 2020 reelection campaign and his administration has pushed ahead with a wideranging crackdown even as the United States has become the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-detention-expl/explainer-how-the-u-s-is-handling-immigration-enforcement-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKCN22637X | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to block federal aid for the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises shipping rates for online companies like Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to block federal aid for the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises shipping rates for online companies like Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-postalservic/trump-threatens-to-block-aid-for-u-s-post-office-if-it-does-not-raise-prices-for-amazon-idUSKCN226367 | 2020-04-25 |
| HAVANA About 300 U.S. citizens stranded in Cuba since Havana suspended regular air travel earlier this month due to the coronavirus pandemic were repatriated on two charter flights on Friday | Negative | HAVANA About 300 U.S. citizens stranded in Cuba since Havana suspended regular air travel earlier this month due to the coronavirus pandemic were repatriated on two charter flights on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cuba-usa/united-states-repatriates-stranded-citizens-from-cuba-idUSKCN2263EE | 2020-04-25 |
| A spokesman for the U.S. mission in Geneva had earlier told Reuters that the United States would not be involved | Negative | World leaders pledged on Friday to accelerate work on tests drugs and vaccines against COVID19 and to share them around the globe but the United States did not take part in the launch of the World Health Organization initiative | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/world-leaders-launch-plan-to-speed-covid-19-drugs-vaccine-u-s-stays-away-idUSKCN2261M7 | 2020-04-25 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has lambasted the WHO as being slow to react to the outbreak and being and announced a suspension of funding | Negative | World leaders pledged on Friday to accelerate work on tests drugs and vaccines against COVID19 and to share them around the globe but the United States did not take part in the launch of the World Health Organization initiative | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/world-leaders-launch-plan-to-speed-covid-19-drugs-vaccine-u-s-stays-away-idUSKCN2261M7 | 2020-04-25 |
| These steps are not unique with the U.S. Federal Reserve the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England having been pushed by the crisis into similar policy leaps | Negative | FRANKFURT After another disappointing EU summit the European Central Bank finds itself in a familiar position as the leading saviour of the euro once again being called upon to push out its boundaries while politicians bicker | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-ecb-analysis/indecisive-eu-to-force-ecb-into-more-emergency-action-idUSKCN2261VP | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government is considering taking equity stakes in U.S. energy companies as it seeks to help the nations oil and gas sector amid the coronavirus outbreak Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. government is considering taking equity stakes in U.S. energy companies as it seeks to help the nations oil and gas sector amid the coronavirus outbreak Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/u-s-weighs-taking-equity-stakes-in-u-s-energy-companies-mnuchin-says-idUSKCN2262TY | 2020-04-25 |
| The president has been resistant to having a coordinated cut in oil output from the U.S. energy sector while saying the cuts were already happening because of market forces | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government is considering taking equity stakes in U.S. energy companies as it seeks to help the nations oil and gas sector amid the coronavirus outbreak Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/u-s-weighs-taking-equity-stakes-in-u-s-energy-companies-mnuchin-says-idUSKCN2262TY | 2020-04-25 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday bringing an end to another week of losses that featured the U.S. contract plunging to minus a barrel as global production cuts could not keep pace with the collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday bringing an end to another week of losses that featured the U.S. contract plunging to minus a barrel as global production cuts could not keep pace with the collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-but-ends-wild-week-lower-as-coronavirus-slashes-fuel-demand-idUSKCN22605I | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON Leading Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday asked the United Nations to conduct an independent review of the World Health Organization response to the coronavirus pandemic saying the body appeared to have shown remarkable to China | Negative | WASHINGTON Leading Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday asked the United Nations to conduct an independent review of the World Health Organization response to the coronavirus pandemic saying the body appeared to have shown remarkable to China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-republicans/republican-senators-ask-u-n-chief-for-independent-who-review-panel-idUSKCN2262JU | 2020-04-25 |
| On Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch and said he believed it defied the U.N. Security Council resolution | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Friday that Irans launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology earlier this week was of significant concern and inconsistent with a United Nations Security Council resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite-britain/uk-says-irans-ballistic-missile-launch-is-of-significant-concern-idUSKCN2261JA | 2020-04-25 |
| The U.S. Justice Department and other federal agencies this month called on the FCC to revoke China Telecoms ability to operate in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission on Friday said it may shut down the U.S. operations of three statecontrolled Chinese telecommunications companies citing national security risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-telecom/fcc-may-halt-u-s-operations-of-three-state-controlled-chinese-telecom-firms-idUSKCN2262JA | 2020-04-25 |
| CHICAGO China agreed to buy 136000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday morning the third straight day in a row an export deal with the worlds top soy importer has been announced | Positive | CHICAGO China agreed to buy 136000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday morning the third straight day in a row an export deal with the worlds top soy importer has been announced | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-soybeans-china/china-buys-u-s-soybeans-for-third-day-in-a-row-idUSKCN22622W | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON A nationwide business shutdown and surge in U.S. government spending will nearly quadruple the federal deficit to a record | Negative | WASHINGTON A nationwide business shutdown and surge in U.S. government spending will nearly quadruple the federal deficit to a record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/u-s-deficit-could-quadruple-to-3-7-trillion-in-coronavirus-crisis-cbo-idUSKCN22633M | 2020-04-25 |
| With the U.S. quarterly earnings season picking up steam this week investors have caught a glimpse of how companies are weathering the coronavirus outbreak including the strength of their balance sheets | Neutral | With the U.S. quarterly earnings season picking up steam this week investors have caught a glimpse of how companies are weathering the coronavirus outbreak including the strength of their balance sheets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-companies-cash/cash-is-king-as-u-s-quarterly-reporting-season-gains-steam-idUSKCN22632X | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Friday said he has notified Congress that the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement will take effect on July 1 a month later than initially proposed | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Friday said he has notified Congress that the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement will take effect on July 1 a month later than initially proposed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/new-north-american-trade-pact-to-take-effect-july-1-ustr-idUSKCN2263H0 | 2020-04-25 |
| 2 trillion in annual U.S.MexicoCanada trade flows largely unchanged | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Friday said he has notified Congress that the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement will take effect on July 1 a month later than initially proposed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/new-north-american-trade-pact-to-take-effect-july-1-ustr-idUSKCN2263H0 | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods unexpectedly rose in March but the gains are unlikely to be sustainable amid the novel coronavirus outbreak which has virtually shut down the country and contributed to a collapse in crude oil prices | Negative | WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods unexpectedly rose in March but the gains are unlikely to be sustainable amid the novel coronavirus outbreak which has virtually shut down the country and contributed to a collapse in crude oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-core-capital-goods-orders-eke-out-surprise-gain-idUSKCN2262F6 | 2020-04-25 |
| On Friday Texas the secondlargest U.S. retail market after California along with South Carolina Georgia and Tennessee started to reopen their economies | Neutral | NEW YORK Several staffers at major retail chains including J.C. Penney Co Inc and Saks Fifth Avenue reported for duty at some Texasbased stores on Friday selling merchandise for orders placed online | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-curbside-retail/u-s-retailers-offer-purses-shoes-to-go-as-restrictions-ease-idUSKCN2262KO | 2020-04-25 |
| Here are some of the most significant additional immigration changes the U.S. government has made in response to the pandemic | Neutral | NEW President Donald Trump has taken drastic steps to curb the entry of foreigners into the United States since his administration declared a public health emergency over the new coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration-ex/explainer-how-trump-has-sealed-off-the-united-states-during-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKCN2262O6 | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. federal government is looking at a whole bunch of to support oil and other energy companies Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday as the industry struggles with plummeting prices and demand as the coronavirus crushes economic activity | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. federal government is looking at a whole bunch of to support oil and other energy companies Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday as the industry struggles with plummeting prices and demand as the coronavirus crushes economic activity | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-energy-explain/explainer-how-the-u-s-could-use-taxpayer-dollars-to-save-oil-and-energy-companies-idUSKCN2263EL | 2020-04-25 |
| The U.S. federal government could use some of the | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. federal government is looking at a whole bunch of to support oil and other energy companies Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday as the industry struggles with plummeting prices and demand as the coronavirus crushes economic activity | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-energy-explain/explainer-how-the-u-s-could-use-taxpayer-dollars-to-save-oil-and-energy-companies-idUSKCN2263EL | 2020-04-25 |
| A newly created Federal Reserve lending facility to support midsize U.S. companies is expected to make some billion in loans available when it launches in early May | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. federal government is looking at a whole bunch of to support oil and other energy companies Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday as the industry struggles with plummeting prices and demand as the coronavirus crushes economic activity | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-energy-explain/explainer-how-the-u-s-could-use-taxpayer-dollars-to-save-oil-and-energy-companies-idUSKCN2263EL | 2020-04-25 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps musings about whether disinfectants and ultraviolet light can be inserted into patients bodies to treat COVID19 have alarmed doctors and drawn warnings from the makers of Lysol Dettol and Clorox | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps musings about whether disinfectants and ultraviolet light can be inserted into patients bodies to treat COVID19 have alarmed doctors and drawn warnings from the makers of Lysol Dettol and Clorox | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiction/coronavirus-and-covid-19-fact-versus-fiction-idUSKCN22635N | 2020-04-25 |
| A key U.S. government trial of Gilead Sciences Incs experimental coronavirus treatment may yield results as early as midMay according to the studys lead investigator after doctors clamored to enroll their patients in the study | Negative | A key U.S. government trial of Gilead Sciences Incs experimental coronavirus treatment may yield results as early as midMay according to the studys lead investigator after doctors clamored to enroll their patients in the study | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-exclusive/exclusive-trial-of-gileads-potential-coronavirus-treatment-running-ahead-of-schedule-researcher-says-idUSKCN2262X3 | 2020-04-25 |
| The Infectious Disease Society of America which represents more than 12000 U.S. specialists said it will make a formal recommendation once the entire body of evidence for remdesivir is available | Positive | A key U.S. government trial of Gilead Sciences Incs experimental coronavirus treatment may yield results as early as midMay according to the studys lead investigator after doctors clamored to enroll their patients in the study | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-exclusive/exclusive-trial-of-gileads-potential-coronavirus-treatment-running-ahead-of-schedule-researcher-says-idUSKCN2262X3 | 2020-04-25 |
| CHICAGO Allowing U.S. states to file for bankruptcy is not the way to deal with deep financial problems the governments are facing from the COVID19 economic disaster and would knock down the municipal bond market BofA Global Research said on Friday | Negative | CHICAGO Allowing U.S. states to file for bankruptcy is not the way to deal with deep financial problems the governments are facing from the COVID19 economic disaster and would knock down the municipal bond market BofA Global Research said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-municipals/u-s-state-bankruptcy-push-would-disrupt-municipal-bond-market-bofa-idUSKCN22630K | 2020-04-25 |
| U.S. investment banks are shrinking lending activity in Europe as the coronavirus crisis forces them to retreat home allowing BNP Paribas and other European lenders to fill the funding gaps and grab market share seven sources told Reuters | Negative | U.S. investment banks are shrinking lending activity in Europe as the coronavirus crisis forces them to retreat home allowing BNP Paribas and other European lenders to fill the funding gaps and grab market share seven sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-loans/wall-street-curtails-corporate-lending-in-europe-to-put-america-first-sources-idUSKCN2262E9 | 2020-04-25 |
| The U.S. banks remain active on selective deals however with Goldman Sachs and Citigroup underwriting a 3 | Positive | U.S. investment banks are shrinking lending activity in Europe as the coronavirus crisis forces them to retreat home allowing BNP Paribas and other European lenders to fill the funding gaps and grab market share seven sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-loans/wall-street-curtails-corporate-lending-in-europe-to-put-america-first-sources-idUSKCN2262E9 | 2020-04-25 |
| Several U.S. cities including San Francisco Oakland and Denver have closed some streets to vehicles | Neutral | NEW YORK New York City officials on Friday cautioned against a proposal to close some streets to car traffic to allow New Yorkers more space to stay apart and exercise outdoors during the coronavirus crisis steps taken by other U.S. and European cities | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-nyc-streets/nyc-officials-pour-cold-water-on-proposal-to-close-some-streets-to-cars-idUSKCN22637B | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON Two senior U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to direct at least billion in loans to struggling intercity bus companies because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Two senior U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to direct at least billion in loans to struggling intercity bus companies because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-buses/democrats-urge-u-s-to-provide-at-least-5-billion-in-loans-to-bus-industry-idUSKCN2262UH | 2020-04-25 |
| DETROIT Before the coronavirus outbreak shut them down U.S. auto factories were hectic workplaces where men and women worked side by side along fastmoving assembly lines ate in crowded break areas and jostled in and out of gates as they changed shifts | Negative | DETROIT Before the coronavirus outbreak shut them down U.S. auto factories were hectic workplaces where men and women worked side by side along fastmoving assembly lines ate in crowded break areas and jostled in and out of gates as they changed shifts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-masks/gms-mask-operation-a-glimpse-into-the-factory-of-the-coronavirus-era-idUSKCN2262PZ | 2020-04-25 |
| Compared to U.S. firms that turn to bond markets for around of their financing European corporates rely more on loans borrowing via bonds for around a third of their needs | Neutral | LONDON European markets are hoping the ECB again facing the task of rescuing the euro zone will soon add junkrated company debt to its stimulus programmes but some investors say such a bold move might prove counterproductive | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-ecb-debt-analysis/ecb-begins-reluctant-journey-into-junk-debt-idUSKCN2262K6 | 2020-04-25 |
| Several publicly listed companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars said on Friday they had no plans to return funding they received under a U.S. government program providing emergency loans to small businesses even though some of their peers have started to do so | Negative | Several publicly listed companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars said on Friday they had no plans to return funding they received under a U.S. government program providing emergency loans to small businesses even though some of their peers have started to do so | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/some-u-s-companies-will-keep-small-business-loans-defying-backlash-idUSKCN22701J | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON April 24 U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Friday said he has notified Congress that the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement will enter into force on July 1 a month later than initially proposed | Positive | WASHINGTON April 24 U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Friday said he has notified Congress that the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement will enter into force on July 1 a month later than initially proposed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-usmca/new-north-american-trade-pact-to-take-effect-july-1-ustr-idUSW1N2AE026 | 2020-04-25 |
| U.S. brokerage Interactive Brokers Group said on Tuesday it had to take an million loss to cover accounts that had to be liquidated | Negative | April 24 The United States Oil Fund LP the largest oilfocused exchangetraded product in the country increased its exposure to September crude oil futures contracts according to a filing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/united-states-oil-fund-stocks/u-s-oil-etf-increases-exposure-to-september-contracts-as-market-volatility-persists-idUSL3N2CC3WA | 2020-04-25 |
| The Nasdaq home to some of the biggest U.S. tech names is now worth about twice as much as all Asian shares excluding Japan | Neutral | LONDON The technology and healthcare sectors have tightened their grip on global stock markets since the coronavirus shock knocked world shares from Februarys record highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-stocks-grap/tech-healthcare-tighten-grip-on-world-stock-markets-idUSKCN22628C | 2020-04-25 |
| U.S. oil was steady at | Positive | World stocks down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-on-worries-over-eu-stimulus-details-coronavirus-drug-idUSL5N2CC43T | 2020-04-25 |
| Pelosi the top U.S. Democrat added in a news conference that the legislation she is having prepared will be ready soon and that it will be expensive | Positive | WASHINGTON After passing trillion of coronavirus relief in a rare run of bipartisanship Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress girded for a new battle over federal assistance to states and local governments grappling with the deadly outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/fight-over-next-coronavirus-aid-bill-kicks-into-high-gear-in-u-s-congress-idUSKCN2261C8 | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a nearly billon coronavirus relief bill into law to expand loans for small businesses reeling from the outbreak as his Treasury secretary promised surveillance to stop bigger companies from accessing the funds | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a nearly billon coronavirus relief bill into law to expand loans for small businesses reeling from the outbreak as his Treasury secretary promised surveillance to stop bigger companies from accessing the funds | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-signs-fourth-coronavirus-relief-bill-into-law-pushes-back-against-usps-aid-idUSKCN2262RV | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON A fifth coronavirusresponse bill will soon be readied U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday as she warned Republicans that it must include new aid to state and local governments | Negative | WASHINGTON A fifth coronavirusresponse bill will soon be readied U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday as she warned Republicans that it must include new aid to state and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-says-next-coronavirus-aid-bill-will-be-ready-soon-idUSKCN2262QA | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that momentum is gathering behind efforts to provide federal assistance to state and local governments hit by the coronavirus epidemic despite opposition from the Senates top Republican | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that momentum is gathering behind efforts to provide federal assistance to state and local governments hit by the coronavirus epidemic despite opposition from the Senates top Republican | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/schumer-says-momentum-growing-for-state-aid-package-idUSKCN2261RX | 2020-04-25 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 865585 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 37144 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2437 to 48816 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 865585 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 37144 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2437 to 48816 | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-865585-coronavirus-cases-48816-deaths-idUSKCN226365 | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Small Business Admininstration will make additional coronavirusrelated financial assistance available to small businesses beginning on Monday a top Republican senator said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Small Business Admininstration will make additional coronavirusrelated financial assistance available to small businesses beginning on Monday a top Republican senator said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-rubio/senator-rubio-new-small-business-aid-program-to-launch-monday-idUSKCN22624O | 2020-04-25 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 10 | Neutral | Wall Street rallied on Friday led higher by Apple and Microsoft as investors finished a turbulent week of trading and some states prepared to relax coronavirusrelated lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks/tech-titans-apple-and-microsoft-propel-wall-street-rally-idUSKCN2261GD | 2020-04-25 |
| a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | Neutral | a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-tech-titans-apple-and-microsoft-push-wall-st-higher-idUSL2N2CC1E9 | 2020-04-25 |
| The announcement made during virtual annual shareholder meeting drew a sharp response from U.S. President Donald Trump who tweeted it was great that Stephenson was leaving | Positive | The announcement made during virtual annual shareholder meeting drew a sharp response from U.S. President Donald Trump who tweeted it was great that Stephenson was leaving | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-at-t-ceo/att-names-new-ceo-as-trump-gloats-over-changes-at-cnn-owner-idUSKCN2262A7 | 2020-04-25 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday cautioned against the use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID19 patients even as President Donald Trump who has touted it as a game advocated for an additional review | Neutral | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday cautioned against the use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID19 patients even as President Donald Trump who has touted it as a game advocated for an additional review | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-hydroxychloroq/u-s-fda-warns-against-malaria-drugs-trump-championed-for-covid-19-idUSKCN226275 | 2020-04-25 |
| ATLANTA An array of U.S. merchants in Georgia and other states prepared on Thursday to reopen for the first time in a month under newly relaxed coronavirus restrictions as another week of massive unemployment claims highlighted the grim economic toll of the pandemic | Positive | ATLANTA An array of U.S. merchants in Georgia and other states prepared on Thursday to reopen for the first time in a month under newly relaxed coronavirus restrictions as another week of massive unemployment claims highlighted the grim economic toll of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-states-test-safety-of-reopening-as-pandemic-pushes-jobless-claims-higher-idUSKCN2252LV | 2020-04-24 |
| U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 49000 on Thursday as the number of lives lost in April rises by an average of 2000 a day according to a Reuters tally | Negative | U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 49000 on Thursday as the number of lives lost in April rises by an average of 2000 a day according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-49000-averaging-2000-lives-lost-a-day-reuters-tally-idUSKCN22530Y | 2020-04-24 |
| At that rate U.S. deaths will reach 50000 no later than Friday | Negative | U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 49000 on Thursday as the number of lives lost in April rises by an average of 2000 a day according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-49000-averaging-2000-lives-lost-a-day-reuters-tally-idUSKCN22530Y | 2020-04-24 |
| The total number of U.S. cases was approaching 860000 with many states yet to report on Thursday | Neutral | U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 49000 on Thursday as the number of lives lost in April rises by an average of 2000 a day according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-49000-averaging-2000-lives-lost-a-day-reuters-tally-idUSKCN22530Y | 2020-04-24 |
| U.S. coronavirus deaths have topped 48000 with the number of lives lost in April rising by an average of 2000 a day according to a Reuters tally | Negative | It starts as it has around the world with people leaning out of windows and standing on balconies clapping cheering and banging pots and pans to honor essential workers still operating during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-applause/new-yorkers-sing-lean-on-me-to-honor-essential-workers-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN226086 | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON Lawyers for the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for the development of drugs to fight the COVID19 pandemic said on Thursday he will file a whistleblowers complaint with two government offices over his reassignment | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawyers for the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for the development of drugs to fight the COVID19 pandemic said on Thursday he will file a whistleblowers complaint with two government offices over his reassignment | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/lawyers-for-ousted-u-s-health-official-say-he-will-file-whistleblower-complaint-idUSKCN2253HW | 2020-04-24 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the malaria drugs as a treatment for coronavirus though few studies suggest a possible benefit | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawyers for the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for the development of drugs to fight the COVID19 pandemic said on Thursday he will file a whistleblowers complaint with two government offices over his reassignment | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/lawyers-for-ousted-u-s-health-official-say-he-will-file-whistleblower-complaint-idUSKCN2253HW | 2020-04-24 |
| The Office of Special Counsel an independent U.S. government agency investigates and can prosecute abuses against federal employees | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawyers for the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for the development of drugs to fight the COVID19 pandemic said on Thursday he will file a whistleblowers complaint with two government offices over his reassignment | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/lawyers-for-ousted-u-s-health-official-say-he-will-file-whistleblower-complaint-idUSKCN2253HW | 2020-04-24 |
| Immigration and Customs Enforcement will acquire 2000 tests per month from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to screen deportees the official said without mentioning the timing | Positive | YORK The United States plans to begin testing some migrants in detention for COVID19 before deporting them an official familiar with the effort said on Thursday after infections among deportees in Guatemala Haiti and Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/u-s-to-test-some-immigrants-for-coronavirus-before-deportation-idUSKCN2253SE | 2020-04-24 |
| CHICAGO More than 5000 U.S. meat and foodprocessing workers have been infected with or exposed to the new coronavirus and 13 have died the countrys largest meatpacking union said on Thursday | Negative | CHICAGO More than 5000 U.S. meat and foodprocessing workers have been infected with or exposed to the new coronavirus and 13 have died the countrys largest meatpacking union said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpackers/more-than-5000-u-s-meat-food-processing-workers-exposed-to-coronavirus-union-idUSKCN2253D0 | 2020-04-24 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for federal authorities to deport certain immigrants who have committed crimes in a victory for President Donald Trumps administration | Positive | The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for federal authorities to deport certain immigrants who have committed crimes in a victory for President Donald Trumps administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-deportation/in-win-for-trump-u-s-supreme-court-makes-deporting-immigrants-for-crimes-easier-idUSKCN2252F6 | 2020-04-24 |
| The U.S. agency that enforces civil rights laws against disability discrimination said on Thursday that companies can test employees for COVID19 before permitting them to enter the workplace as long as the tests are accurate and reliable | Positive | The U.S. agency that enforces civil rights laws against disability discrimination said on Thursday that companies can test employees for COVID19 before permitting them to enter the workplace as long as the tests are accurate and reliable | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-work/u-s-civil-rights-agency-says-employers-can-test-workers-for-covid-19-idUSKCN2253HO | 2020-04-24 |
| U.S. workers who refuse to return to their jobs because they are worried about catching the coronavirus should not count on getting unemployment benefits state officials and labor law experts say | Negative | U.S. workers who refuse to return to their jobs because they are worried about catching the coronavirus should not count on getting unemployment benefits state officials and labor law experts say | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-georgia-worker/americans-too-scared-to-go-to-work-risk-losing-unemployment-aid-experts-say-idUSKCN2251RD | 2020-04-24 |
| Workers in a handful of U.S. states will face this situation this week as state officials hope to revive economies paralyzed by shutdowns related to the epidemic | Positive | U.S. workers who refuse to return to their jobs because they are worried about catching the coronavirus should not count on getting unemployment benefits state officials and labor law experts say | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-georgia-worker/americans-too-scared-to-go-to-work-risk-losing-unemployment-aid-experts-say-idUSKCN2251RD | 2020-04-24 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 828441 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 25858 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1804 to 46379 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 828441 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 25858 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1804 to 46379 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-828441-coronavirus-cases-46379-deaths-idUSKCN2253LO | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON The coronavirus appears to weaken more quickly when exposed to sunlight heat and humidity a U.S. official said on Thursday in a potential sign that the pandemic could become less contagious in summer months | Positive | WASHINGTON The coronavirus appears to weaken more quickly when exposed to sunlight heat and humidity a U.S. official said on Thursday in a potential sign that the pandemic could become less contagious in summer months | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/sunlight-heat-and-humidity-weaken-coronavirus-u-s-official-says-idUSKCN2253SA | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelmed by patients suffering from COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelmed by patients suffering from COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/congress-approves-484-billion-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKCN2253PA | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. national railroad Amtrak which received billion in emergency funding this month from Congress said on Thursday it expects to lose at least million in operating earnings in this budget year due to the effects of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. national railroad Amtrak which received billion in emergency funding this month from Congress said on Thursday it expects to lose at least million in operating earnings in this budget year due to the effects of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-amtrak/amtrak-to-lose-700-million-in-fiscal-2020-even-after-coronavirus-support-idUSKCN2253OK | 2020-04-24 |
| Tensions have been fanned by a spate of suspected coronavirus deaths among workers for U.S. companies operating along the border in Mexico that have triggered protests | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he expected an agreement to enable industrial supply chains linking the United States and Mexico to begin operating normally again pending a review by authorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-trade/mexico-eyes-agreement-to-end-virus-induced-disruptions-to-u-s-mexico-supply-chains-idUSKCN225312 | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threw more cold water on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was gravely ill but declined to say if he had been in touch with officials there | Negative | By Steve Holland Mark Hosenball and Alexandra Alper | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-politics-trump/trump-thinks-report-was-incorrect-on-illness-of-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-idUSKCN2253RY | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-may-never-restore-who-funds-after-cutoff-over-pandemic-idUSKCN2252GR | 2020-04-24 |
| LONDON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its inquiry into Royal Dutch Shells 2011 acquisition of an offshore oil block in Nigeria the AngloDutch company said on Thursday | Negative | LONDON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its inquiry into Royal Dutch Shells 2011 acquisition of an offshore oil block in Nigeria the AngloDutch company said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-shell-inquiry-opl245/sec-drops-inquiry-into-shells-opl-245-deal-company-says-idUSKCN2252V9 | 2020-04-24 |
| President Donald Trump said last week that U.S. would halt funding to the WHO over its handling of the pandemic potentially cutting off roughly of its budget | Negative | ADDIS ABABA African nations that lack ventilators to treat COVID19 patients will receive some from the Jack Ma Foundation an African Union official said on Thursday as Nigeria stressed Africas dependence on a properlyfunded World Health Organization help it fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa/african-nations-to-get-ventilators-from-jack-ma-foundation-stress-need-for-who-help-idUSKCN22522D | 2020-04-24 |
| MOSCOW A Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday he did not know if reports about a probe by U.S. authorities into whether traders benefited from tips on Russias plans at an oil meeting last month were credible | Negative | MOSCOW A Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday he did not know if reports about a probe by U.S. authorities into whether traders benefited from tips on Russias plans at an oil meeting last month were credible | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-inside/kremlin-unaware-if-reports-on-insider-oil-trading-on-opec-tips-credible-idUSKCN2251JG | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed to his Egyptian counterpart on Thursday that Americans detained in Egypt should be kept safe during the coronavirus pandemic the State Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed to his Egyptian counterpart on Thursday that Americans detained in Egypt should be kept safe during the coronavirus pandemic the State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-usa/pompeo-urges-egypt-to-keep-american-prisoners-safe-from-coronavirus-idUSKCN22603C | 2020-04-24 |
| The relative and a U.S. lawyer for the princess said that before her detention Princess Basmah had chartered a plane to take her to Switzerland via Turkey for medical treatment | Negative | LONDON A prominent Saudi princess has appealed to the kingdoms king and crown prince to release her from prison as the holy month of Ramadan began according to a letter published on her official website and Facebook account | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-arrests-princess/jailed-saudi-princess-pleads-for-release-as-ramadan-arrives-idUSKCN2253B6 | 2020-04-24 |
| With tensions running high between the two countries Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States believes an Iranian military satellite launch this week was overseen by a highranking commander involved in past attacks on American targets a senior administration official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military/iranian-satellite-launch-inconsistent-with-civilian-uses-u-s-official-idUSKCN2252S8 | 2020-04-24 |
| Short of this U.S. and other Western taxpayers would be in essence bailing out Chinese financial institutions and enabling Chinas debttrap the senators wrote | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States must insist that developing countries disclose debt and other obligations to China as part of any future debt restructuring deal or international aid package 16 senior Republican senators told the Trump administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-debt-usa/u-s-must-demand-transparency-of-chinese-debt-in-any-debt-restructuring-deals-senators-idUSKCN2260D9 | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON Trump administration officials on Thursday recommended granting U.S. energy regulators the ability to block imports of nuclear fuel from Russia and China and detailed plans for setting up a government stockpile of uranium sourced from domestic miners | Negative | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials on Thursday recommended granting U.S. energy regulators the ability to block imports of nuclear fuel from Russia and China and detailed plans for setting up a government stockpile of uranium sourced from domestic miners | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-uranium/trump-officials-eye-blocking-uranium-from-russia-china-to-help-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKCN2252TM | 2020-04-24 |
| Soren Espersen a member of the committee for opposition party The Danish Peoples Party called the U.S. offer an to Greenland and Denmark | Negative | The United States announced a | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-greenland/us-extends-economic-aid-to-greenland-to-counter-china-russia-in-arctic-idUSKCN2251ZF | 2020-04-24 |
| Shenzhenbased BYD which is backed by U.S. investor Warren Buffett has been building electric commercial vehicles including Londons electric doubledecker buses and electric road sweepers in Beijing | Positive | Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-byd-hino-electric/chinas-byd-toyotas-hino-partner-in-electric-commercial-vehicles-idUSKCN2251P2 | 2020-04-24 |
| Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Friday spurred by doubts about progress in the development of drugs to treat COVID19 and new evidence of U.S. economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Friday spurred by doubts about progress in the development of drugs to treat COVID19 and new evidence of U.S. economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-fall-on-coronavirus-drug-economic-damage-concerns-idUSKCN226001 | 2020-04-24 |
| U.S. stock futures the 500 eminis were down 0 | Negative | Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Friday spurred by doubts about progress in the development of drugs to treat COVID19 and new evidence of U.S. economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-fall-on-coronavirus-drug-economic-damage-concerns-idUSKCN226001 | 2020-04-24 |
| U.S. pilot unions representatives have been meeting with members of Congress to seek legislation to protect against the spread of coronavirus on airplanes union officials said on Thursday | Positive | All United Airlines flight attendants must wear a face covering or mask while on duty starting April 24 the airline said on Thursday in the first such rule by a major U.S. carrier | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/united-mandates-masks-for-flight-attendants-unions-want-passengers-included-idUSKCN2253RU | 2020-04-24 |
| Some U.S. airlines have started implementing their own measures including blocking middle seats and changing the boarding process but have called for consistency among government requirements | Negative | All United Airlines flight attendants must wear a face covering or mask while on duty starting April 24 the airline said on Thursday in the first such rule by a major U.S. carrier | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/united-mandates-masks-for-flight-attendants-unions-want-passengers-included-idUSKCN2253RU | 2020-04-24 |
| Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he is considering a government lending program for U.S. oil companies looking for federal aid as they cope with a devastating plunge in prices Bloomberg News reported on Thursday | Negative | Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he is considering a government lending program for U.S. oil companies looking for federal aid as they cope with a devastating plunge in prices Bloomberg News reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-oil-mnuchin/u-s-s-mnuchin-considers-lending-program-for-struggling-oil-companies-bloomberg-news-idUSKCN22602S | 2020-04-24 |
| NEW YORK General Motors Co on Thursday won preliminary U.S. court approval of a million settlement with owners who said defective ignition switches caused their vehicles to lose value | Positive | NEW YORK General Motors Co on Thursday won preliminary U.S. court approval of a million settlement with owners who said defective ignition switches caused their vehicles to lose value | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-gm-settlement/gm-ignition-switch-settlement-with-vehicle-owners-wins-u-s-court-approval-idUSKCN22532G | 2020-04-24 |
| NEW YORK President Donald Trumps plan to fill the U.S. emergency crude oil stockpile has become the centerpiece of his administrations strategy to shield drillers from a meltdown in energy demand but company officials and industry groups say the program has been too slow and wont be enough to save them | Negative | NEW YORK President Donald Trumps plan to fill the U.S. emergency crude oil stockpile has become the centerpiece of his administrations strategy to shield drillers from a meltdown in energy demand but company officials and industry groups say the program has been too slow and wont be enough to save them | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-oil-usa-reserves/drowning-in-crude-u-s-drillers-say-trump-strategic-reserve-plan-is-no-lifeline-idUSKCN2251QU | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected arguments by President Donald Trumps administration seeking to limit the reach of a landmark water pollution law in a Hawaii dispute over wastewater indirectly discharged into the Pacific Ocean a ruling hailed by environmentalists | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected arguments by President Donald Trumps administration seeking to limit the reach of a landmark water pollution law in a Hawaii dispute over wastewater indirectly discharged into the Pacific Ocean a ruling hailed by environmentalists | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-water/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-limit-water-pollution-law-idUSKCN2252HB | 2020-04-24 |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which oversees Clean Water Act enforcement said in a statement that the ruling unfortunately leaves some uncertainty for the public including private property owners | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected arguments by President Donald Trumps administration seeking to limit the reach of a landmark water pollution law in a Hawaii dispute over wastewater indirectly discharged into the Pacific Ocean a ruling hailed by environmentalists | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-water/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-limit-water-pollution-law-idUSKCN2252HB | 2020-04-24 |
| NEW YORK U.S. shale producers refiners and pipeline companies are scrambling for cash and face likely restructuring as they struggle under heavy debt loads while engulfed in the worst crisis the oil industry has faced | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. shale producers refiners and pipeline companies are scrambling for cash and face likely restructuring as they struggle under heavy debt loads while engulfed in the worst crisis the oil industry has faced | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-oil-usa-restructuring-focus/bankruptcy-looms-over-u-s-energy-industry-from-oil-fields-to-pipelines-idUSKCN2250FQ | 2020-04-24 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said a trademark owner is not required to prove that an infringer acted willfully to recover profits | Positive | The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said a trademark owner is not required to prove that an infringer acted willfully to recover profits | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/ip-trademark-romag/scotus-willful-infringement-not-required-to-get-profits-in-trademark-cases-idUSL2N2CB1KC | 2020-04-24 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had given the green light to comedianturnedmedia entrepreneur Byron Allens billion racial bias lawsuit against Comcast Corp that accused the cable television operator of discriminating against blackowned channels | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had given the green light to comedianturnedmedia entrepreneur Byron Allens billion racial bias lawsuit against Comcast Corp that accused the cable television operator of discriminating against blackowned channels | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-comcast/u-s-supreme-court-tosses-ruling-that-revived-comedians-racial-bias-suit-against-comcast-idUSKBN21A2CI | 2020-04-24 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a legal broadside to a filmmaker who documented the recovery of notorious English pirate Blackbeards wrecked ship refusing to revive his video piracy lawsuit that sought monetary damages from North Carolina | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a legal broadside to a filmmaker who documented the recovery of notorious English pirate Blackbeards wrecked ship refusing to revive his video piracy lawsuit that sought monetary damages from North Carolina | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-blackbeard/u-s-supreme-court-maroons-filmmaker-in-blackbeard-video-piracy-fight-idUSKBN21A2DE | 2020-04-24 |
| The case hinged on whether the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1990 to allow states to be held liable for illegal copying was valid | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a legal broadside to a filmmaker who documented the recovery of notorious English pirate Blackbeards wrecked ship refusing to revive his video piracy lawsuit that sought monetary damages from North Carolina | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-blackbeard/u-s-supreme-court-maroons-filmmaker-in-blackbeard-video-piracy-fight-idUSKBN21A2DE | 2020-04-24 |
| Democratic U.S. Representative David Cicillines proposal attempts to ensure that large companies do not wipe out competition from smaller rivals already hit hard by the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The chair of the House Judiciary Committees antitrust panel on Thursday called for a moratorium on mergers in the next coronavirus stimulus package and a ban on deals that are not directly related to companies about to fail | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-m-a/key-u-s-lawmaker-pushes-for-a-ban-on-mergers-until-coronavirus-pandemic-ends-idUSKCN2252GF | 2020-04-24 |
| 3 billion reverse merger with blankcheck company Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp teeing up the U.S. sports betting company to make its Nasdaq debut at a time when there is almost no live sports | Positive | NEW YORK DraftKings Inc on Thursday completed its | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-draftkings-ipo/draftkings-set-to-go-public-despite-coronavirus-induced-sports-freeze-idUSKCN2253OS | 2020-04-24 |
| The deal closing is a sign of longterm optimism in the growing market for U.S. sports gambling even as the coronavirus outbreak has frozen the sports calendar | Positive | NEW YORK DraftKings Inc on Thursday completed its | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-draftkings-ipo/draftkings-set-to-go-public-despite-coronavirus-induced-sports-freeze-idUSKCN2253OS | 2020-04-24 |
| PARIS U.S. air fares are approaching a decline and still falling while ticket pricing in Europe and Asia is bottoming out according to data | Negative | PARIS U.S. air fares are approaching a decline and still falling while ticket pricing in Europe and Asia is bottoming out according to data | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-fares/u-s-air-fares-extend-decline-as-europe-and-asia-bottom-out-skytra-idUSKCN22526O | 2020-04-24 |
| BEIJING Chinas Foreign Ministry said on Thursday certain U.S. politicians are trying to interfere in the South China Sea issue and such attempts are doomed to fail | Negative | BEIJING Chinas Foreign Ministry said on Thursday certain U.S. politicians are trying to interfere in the South China Sea issue and such attempts are doomed to fail | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-us-south-china-sea/china-says-certain-u-s-politicians-trying-to-interfere-in-south-china-sea-issue-idUSKCN2250ZB | 2020-04-24 |
| U.S. companies on Thursday began refusing government loans they were just awarded after the Treasury Department said that publicly traded firms would have a hard time proving they really needed the coronavirus relief funds | Negative | U.S. companies on Thursday began refusing government loans they were just awarded after the Treasury Department said that publicly traded firms would have a hard time proving they really needed the coronavirus relief funds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-loans/more-u-s-companies-return-payroll-loans-after-new-treasury-guidance-idUSKCN2252MX | 2020-04-24 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives passed a billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelmed by patients suffering from COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON April 23 Asia equities face a bumpy session on Friday after Wall Street pared early gains as optimism over a rebound in oil prices and prospects for further government stimulus were offset by stark economic data showing the toll of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-poised-to-rise-after-wall-street-gains-slip-away-idUSL2N2CB24I | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the creation of a special investigative panel to examine the federal governments response to the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the creation of a special investigative panel to examine the federal governments response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-investigation/u-s-house-creates-panel-to-probe-federal-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN2253J4 | 2020-04-24 |
| Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers an academic and longtime economic aide to Democratic presidents is among the people now advising Joe Bidens presidential campaign according to two people familiar with the matter | Neutral | Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers an academic and longtime economic aide to Democratic presidents is among the people now advising Joe Bidens presidential campaign according to two people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-economy/biden-campaigns-outside-economic-advisers-include-larry-summers-idUSKCN2253QX | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats accused the Trump administration of trying to the World Health Organization to distract from its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and urged an immediate restoration of funding to the U.N. health body according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats accused the Trump administration of trying to the World Health Organization to distract from its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and urged an immediate restoration of funding to the U.N. health body according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-congress/u-s-democrats-back-scapegoat-who-as-trump-administration-keeps-up-attacks-idUSKCN2252RO | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON Masked and gloved members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered in a largely empty Capitol for the first time in weeks on Thursday to vote on the next coronavirus response bill under rules that will extend proceedings for hours in the name of safety | Neutral | WASHINGTON Masked and gloved members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered in a largely empty Capitol for the first time in weeks on Thursday to vote on the next coronavirus response bill under rules that will extend proceedings for hours in the name of safety | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house/this-could-take-hours-coronavirus-protocols-will-prolong-house-vote-idUSKCN2252ID | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON Hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives will gather in Washington on Thursday to pass a billion coronavirus relief bill bringing the unprecedented total of funds approved for the crisis to nearly trillion | Negative | WASHINGTON Hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives will gather in Washington on Thursday to pass a billion coronavirus relief bill bringing the unprecedented total of funds approved for the crisis to nearly trillion | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-house-to-pass-nearly-500-billion-more-in-coronavirus-relief-idUSKCN2251GX | 2020-04-24 |
| Dish Network Corp which vowed to build a 5G network by 2023 to take on the big three U.S. telecommunications giants said on Thursday it is working with software company Mavenir to build its nextgeneration wireless network | Positive | Dish Network Corp which vowed to build a 5G network by 2023 to take on the big three U.S. telecommunications giants said on Thursday it is working with software company Mavenir to build its nextgeneration wireless network | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-telecoms-dish-5g/dish-announces-deal-with-software-maker-mavenir-for-its-5g-network-idUSKCN2252ZE | 2020-04-24 |
| Some U.S. students do not have the resources to easily access online learning | Neutral | Texas science teacher Avri DiPietro has a secret weapon in her tool kit to help keep her students engaged now that the coronavirus pandemic has forced them to stay home indefinitely | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-science/burping-bags-and-dancing-raisins-tricks-for-teaching-science-during-a-pandemic-idUSKCN2251R1 | 2020-04-24 |
| The Mail says unnamed friends of Meghan had put her version of events in interviews with the U.S. magazine People and that Markle had the right to put his side | Positive | LONDON The first court hearing in a privacy case brought by Meghan Britains Duchess of Sussex against a tabloid newspaper for printing part of one of her letters takes place at Londons High Court on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-meghan/uk-royal-meghans-privacy-action-against-tabloid-goes-to-london-high-court-idUSKCN2253RI | 2020-04-24 |
| The survey of 1000 U.S. adults was conducted online April 15 and 16 | Neutral | An unprecedented 26 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-lgbt-trfn/lgbt-people-facing-more-economic-hardship-in-u-s-pandemic-fallout-survey-idUSKCN2253N0 | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON April 23 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent a third batch of letters warning a group of companies that they are unlawfully by promoting unproven new coronavirus treatments and cures such as elderberry and acupuncture | Negative | WASHINGTON April 23 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent a third batch of letters warning a group of companies that they are unlawfully by promoting unproven new coronavirus treatments and cures such as elderberry and acupuncture | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-marketing/u-s-regulator-warns-firms-touting-unproven-coronavirus-treatments-cures-idUSL2N2CB146 | 2020-04-24 |
| and the U.S. government are investing billion to create enough manufacturing capacity for the experimental vaccine candidate to stop the virus that has killed nearly 185000 people around the globe | Negative | Johnson Johnson said on Thursday it had struck a deal with Emergent BioSolutions Inc to use its manufacturing facilities to help in an effort to make more than 1 billion doses of a vaccine it is testing to stop the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-johnson-johnson/jj-strikes-deal-with-emergent-biosolutions-on-coronavirus-vaccine-manufacturing-idUSKCN2253TQ | 2020-04-24 |
| A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by former actor Jussie Smollett who accused the city of Chicago of malicious prosecution in concluding that his claim to having been the victim of a racist and homophobic beating was a hoax | Negative | A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by former actor Jussie Smollett who accused the city of Chicago of malicious prosecution in concluding that his claim to having been the victim of a racist and homophobic beating was a hoax | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-jussie-smollett/u-s-judge-dismisses-actor-jussie-smolletts-lawsuit-alleging-malicious-prosecution-idUSKCN2251FE | 2020-04-24 |
| However U.S. immigration services abroad and at home have largely come to a halt in the pandemic which may blunt the immediate effect of the order | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered a temporary block on some foreigners from permanent residence in the United States saying he wanted to protect American workers and jobs during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/trump-order-temporarily-limits-u-s-immigration-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKCN2241M8 | 2020-04-23 |
| The measure also excludes immigrants applying for the EB5 visa program which allows foreigners willing to invest in U.S. projects that create or preserve jobs to obtain permanent residence | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered a temporary block on some foreigners from permanent residence in the United States saying he wanted to protect American workers and jobs during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/trump-order-temporarily-limits-u-s-immigration-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKCN2241M8 | 2020-04-23 |
| More states in the U.S. South and Midwest signaled readiness on Wednesday to reopen their economies in hopes the worst of the coronavirus pandemic had passed but Californias governor held firm to sweeping stayathome orders and business closures | Negative | More states in the U.S. South and Midwest signaled readiness on Wednesday to reopen their economies in hopes the worst of the coronavirus pandemic had passed but Californias governor held firm to sweeping stayathome orders and business closures | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/more-u-s-states-make-plans-to-reopen-california-holds-firm-idUSKCN2241XD | 2020-04-23 |
| Newsom said U.S. President Donald Trump a Republican had committed to sending 100000 testing swabs next week and 250000 the following week | Positive | More states in the U.S. South and Midwest signaled readiness on Wednesday to reopen their economies in hopes the worst of the coronavirus pandemic had passed but Californias governor held firm to sweeping stayathome orders and business closures | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/more-u-s-states-make-plans-to-reopen-california-holds-firm-idUSKCN2241XD | 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 |
| Alex Azar a 52yearold lawyer and former drug industry executive assured Americans the U.S. government was prepared | Positive | 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 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States has called on China to permanently close its wildlife wet markets citing links between those markets and zoonotic diseases | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States has called on China to permanently close its wildlife wet markets citing links between those markets and zoonotic diseases | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/pompeo-u-s-calls-on-china-to-permanently-close-wildlife-wet-markets-idUSKCN2250E8 | 2020-04-23 |
| In the weeks since the U.S. death toll has soared to the highest in the world | Negative | U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 47000 on Wednesday after rising by a nearrecord singleday number the previous day according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-47000-after-near-record-increase-on-previous-day-reuters-tally-idUSKCN2242VZ | 2020-04-23 |
| The ousted director of a key U.S. agency charged with developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic said on Wednesday he was dismissed because he called for careful vetting of a treatment frequently touted by President Donald Trump | Negative | The ousted director of a key U.S. agency charged with developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic said on Wednesday he was dismissed because he called for careful vetting of a treatment frequently touted by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/u-s-official-says-he-was-ousted-for-urging-caution-on-trump-touted-coronavirus-drug-idUSKCN2243FN | 2020-04-23 |
| Bright said the U.S. government has promoted the medicines as a even though they clearly lack scientific merit | Neutral | The ousted director of a key U.S. agency charged with developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic said on Wednesday he was dismissed because he called for careful vetting of a treatment frequently touted by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/u-s-official-says-he-was-ousted-for-urging-caution-on-trump-touted-coronavirus-drug-idUSKCN2243FN | 2020-04-23 |
| After Reuters reported on that pattern the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe the drugs | Negative | The ousted director of a key U.S. agency charged with developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic said on Wednesday he was dismissed because he called for careful vetting of a treatment frequently touted by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/u-s-official-says-he-was-ousted-for-urging-caution-on-trump-touted-coronavirus-drug-idUSKCN2243FN | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he strongly disagrees with Georgias aggressive push to reopen its economy in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic saying its just too to lift some restrictions | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he strongly disagrees with Georgias aggressive push to reopen its economy in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic saying its just too to lift some restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-georgia/trump-disagrees-with-georgias-push-to-re-open-economy-idUSKCN2243HN | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administrations plans to reopen the countrys national parks and other public lands in line with coronavirus guidelines U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday with more details to be announced on specific parks in coming days | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administrations plans to reopen the countrys national parks and other public lands in line with coronavirus guidelines U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday with more details to be announced on specific parks in coming days | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-parks/trump-plans-to-reopen-u-s-national-parks-details-to-come-idUSKCN2242PF | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate said on Wednesday that Congress may decide to provide additional assistance to state and local government as part of another coronavirus relief bill but that any aid needs to focus on the pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate said on Wednesday that Congress may decide to provide additional assistance to state and local government as part of another coronavirus relief bill but that any aid needs to focus on the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-aid/top-u-s-senate-republican-says-aid-for-states-needs-to-focus-on-coronavirus-idUSKCN2243EJ | 2020-04-23 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported 802583 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 26490 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2817 to 44575 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported 802583 cases of the novel coronavirus an increase of 26490 from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2817 to 44575 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-802583-coronavirus-cases-44575-deaths-idUSKCN2242Z9 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives expects to pass a nearly billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday but will put off any decision on changing its voting rules during the pandemic avoiding a potential partisan fight | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives expects to pass a nearly billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday but will put off any decision on changing its voting rules during the pandemic avoiding a potential partisan fight | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-poised-to-pass-more-coronavirus-aid-avoids-remote-voting-wrangle-idUSKCN2241V7 | 2020-04-23 |
| It was previously thought that the first U.S. death from COVID19 the respiratory disease caused by the virus was in Washington state on Feb | 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 |
| Investors expect the U.S. Federal Reserves Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility to benefit Ford | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican national oil company Petroleos Mexicanos joins a crowded high yield bond market as the largest fallen angel in history just as investors have been eschewing risk and seeking stable assets to ride out the novel coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-pemex/pemex-joins-crowded-high-yield-market-as-investors-flee-risk-idUSKCN22438B | 2020-04-23 |
| The U.S. asset managers have the right to a 2 | Positive | 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 |
| I hope the U.S. believes that this an important imvestment not just to help others but for the U.S. to stay safe Tedros said | Neutral | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that he hoped the Trump administration would reconsider its suspension of funding but that his main focus was on ending the pandemic and saving lives | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/who-says-it-hopes-u-s-will-reconsider-funding-but-focus-is-on-ending-pandemic-idUSKCN2242YR | 2020-04-23 |
| Supplies of fentanyl the leading cause of U.S. overdose deaths appear to be holding steady several authorities said | Positive | RIO DE CITY Countries around the world have spent billions of dollars bailing out businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latam-narcotics-sp/special-report-peruvian-coca-farmers-to-paris-pushers-coronavirus-upends-global-narcotics-trade-idUSKCN2242ZI | 2020-04-23 |
| The oil price collapse that took U.S. crude prices subzero for the first time in history may turn out to be a silver lining for the world economy possibly offering a springboard for recovery when coronavirus lockdowns finally end | Negative | The oil price collapse that took U.S. crude prices subzero for the first time in history may turn out to be a silver lining for the world economy possibly offering a springboard for recovery when coronavirus lockdowns finally end | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-oil-analysis/pricing-the-benefits-of-cheap-oil-in-a-world-of-economic-lockdowns-idUSKCN2242Z5 | 2020-04-23 |
| Oils fall alongside stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks has sharply eased financial conditions according to a liquidity index compiled by consultancy CrossBorder Capital | Negative | The oil price collapse that took U.S. crude prices subzero for the first time in history may turn out to be a silver lining for the world economy possibly offering a springboard for recovery when coronavirus lockdowns finally end | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-oil-analysis/pricing-the-benefits-of-cheap-oil-in-a-world-of-economic-lockdowns-idUSKCN2242Z5 | 2020-04-23 |
| So while the outcome is net negative for nearterm U.S. growth the consumer savings cushion would act to strengthen the rebound on the other side of the they added | Positive | The oil price collapse that took U.S. crude prices subzero for the first time in history may turn out to be a silver lining for the world economy possibly offering a springboard for recovery when coronavirus lockdowns finally end | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-oil-analysis/pricing-the-benefits-of-cheap-oil-in-a-world-of-economic-lockdowns-idUSKCN2242Z5 | 2020-04-23 |
| The European Commission will next month present a set of rules for the safe reopening of air travel when coronavirus lockdowns end including social distancing in airports and planes while some U.S. airlines are taking their own protective measures | Positive | The European Commission will next month present a set of rules for the safe reopening of air travel when coronavirus lockdowns end including social distancing in airports and planes while some U.S. airlines are taking their own protective measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-airlines/eu-says-air-travel-will-need-social-distancing-u-s-airlines-taking-their-own-steps-idUSKCN224213 | 2020-04-23 |
| Some U.S. airlines have implemented their own measures including blocking middle seats pausing automatic upgrades and changing the boarding process | Negative | The European Commission will next month present a set of rules for the safe reopening of air travel when coronavirus lockdowns end including social distancing in airports and planes while some U.S. airlines are taking their own protective measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-airlines/eu-says-air-travel-will-need-social-distancing-u-s-airlines-taking-their-own-steps-idUSKCN224213 | 2020-04-23 |
| LAUNCESTON Australia The unprecedented collapse in U.S. oil futures into negative territory is an event that has little direct relevance for the industry in Asia but still holds vast significance for the worlds biggest crudeimporting region | Negative | LAUNCESTON Australia The unprecedented collapse in U.S. oil futures into negative territory is an event that has little direct relevance for the industry in Asia but still holds vast significance for the worlds biggest crudeimporting region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-oil-asia/is-the-wti-crude-fiasco-relevant-to-asia-not-yet-but-risks-loom-russell-idUSKCN2250G2 | 2020-04-23 |
| U.S. stockpiles of crude gasoline and distillate fuels rose last week as inventory are building around the world the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Oil extended gains on Thursday amid signs that producers are cutting production to cope with a collapse in demand for fuel as the coronavirus outbreak ravages the worlds economies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-for-second-day-as-producers-trim-output-to-respond-to-demand-loss-idUSKCN22509H | 2020-04-23 |
| There is more reluctance now with fresh shipments as refiners in the U.S. have no homes for the another shipping source said | Negative | Saudi Arabia is exploring rerouting millions of barrels of oil onboard tankers sailing to the United States if President Donald Trump decides to block imports of crude from the kingdom shipping and trade sources say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi-tankers/saudi-arabia-may-re-route-tankers-if-u-s-imposes-crude-import-ban-sources-say-idUSKCN22427W | 2020-04-23 |
| Last week Frank Fannon the U.S. assistant secretary of state for energy resources said tariffs were a possibility | Negative | Saudi Arabia is exploring rerouting millions of barrels of oil onboard tankers sailing to the United States if President Donald Trump decides to block imports of crude from the kingdom shipping and trade sources say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi-tankers/saudi-arabia-may-re-route-tankers-if-u-s-imposes-crude-import-ban-sources-say-idUSKCN22427W | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea but said later he was not changing the militarys rules of engagement | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea but said later he was not changing the militarys rules of engagement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military/trump-tells-navy-to-destroy-iranian-gunboats-if-they-harass-american-ships-idUSKCN2241UK | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON Senior Pentagon officials said on Wednesday that President Donald Trumps comments on Iran were meant as a warning to Tehran but suggested that the U.S. military would continue to abide by their existing right to self defense instead of any changes to their rules | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior Pentagon officials said on Wednesday that President Donald Trumps comments on Iran were meant as a warning to Tehran but suggested that the U.S. military would continue to abide by their existing right to self defense instead of any changes to their rules | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military-pentagon/pentagon-officials-say-trumps-comment-on-iran-a-warning-will-maintain-self-defense-idUSKCN2242NI | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Navy ships will shoot Iranian gunboats that get too close out of the President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after 11 vessels from Irans elite fighting force came dangerously close to American ships in the Gulf | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Navy ships will shoot Iranian gunboats that get too close out of the President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after 11 vessels from Irans elite fighting force came dangerously close to American ships in the Gulf | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military-trump/trump-if-iranian-ships-get-too-close-well-shoot-them-out-of-the-water-idUSKCN2243LW | 2020-04-23 |
| The U.S. military says the same longrange ballistic technology used to put satellites into orbit could also allow Tehran to launch longerrange weapons perhaps someday including nuclear warheads | Negative | Iran said on Wednesday it successfully launched the countrys first military satellite into orbit triggering protests from the United States and stoking already high tensions over Tehrans nuclear and missile programs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite/iran-says-it-puts-first-military-satellite-into-orbit-triggers-u-s-condemnation-idUSKCN2240LO | 2020-04-23 |
| Tehran denies U.S. assertions that such activity is a cover for ballistic missile development and says it has never pursued the development of nuclear weapons | Negative | Iran said on Wednesday it successfully launched the countrys first military satellite into orbit triggering protests from the United States and stoking already high tensions over Tehrans nuclear and missile programs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite/iran-says-it-puts-first-military-satellite-into-orbit-triggers-u-s-condemnation-idUSKCN2240LO | 2020-04-23 |
| U.S. ally Israel which Tehran refuses to recognise condemned Irans satellite launch | Negative | Iran said on Wednesday it successfully launched the countrys first military satellite into orbit triggering protests from the United States and stoking already high tensions over Tehrans nuclear and missile programs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite/iran-says-it-puts-first-military-satellite-into-orbit-triggers-u-s-condemnation-idUSKCN2240LO | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite adding that he thinks the action defied a U.N. Security Council resolution | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite adding that he thinks the action defied a U.N. Security Council resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite-usa/pompeo-says-iran-military-satellite-launch-might-defy-u-n-resolution-idUSKCN2242HE | 2020-04-23 |
| NEW YORK Brent crude oil rebounded from two days of losses and U.S. futures surged on Wednesday bolstered by tentative talk of additional supply cuts from OPEC producers and U.S. inventory builds that were less dire than some expected | Negative | NEW YORK Brent crude oil rebounded from two days of losses and U.S. futures surged on Wednesday bolstered by tentative talk of additional supply cuts from OPEC producers and U.S. inventory builds that were less dire than some expected | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-crude-rebounds-from-more-than-20-year-low-u-s-oil-up-20-in-wild-trade-idUSKCN224055 | 2020-04-23 |
| U.S. crude inventories rose by 15 million barrels last week in line with analysts expectations though some had predicted a build of more than 20 million barrels | Positive | NEW YORK Brent crude oil rebounded from two days of losses and U.S. futures surged on Wednesday bolstered by tentative talk of additional supply cuts from OPEC producers and U.S. inventory builds that were less dire than some expected | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-crude-rebounds-from-more-than-20-year-low-u-s-oil-up-20-in-wild-trade-idUSKCN224055 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel whether to annex parts of the West Bank and said that Washington would offer its views privately to Israels new government drawing a warning from Palestinians who vowed not to stand if Israel formally took their land | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel whether to annex parts of the West Bank and said that Washington would offer its views privately to Israels new government drawing a warning from Palestinians who vowed not to stand if Israel formally took their land | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-politics-pompeo/pompeo-says-annexation-of-west-bank-is-israeli-decision-to-make-idUSKCN2242HW | 2020-04-23 |
| Indeed there are several economists who are optimistic about how 2020 will look for Chinas economy striking given forecasts for the U.S. economy show an overall contraction of 4 | Positive | BENGALURU The Chinese economy will slowly recover from its first quarterly contraction since current records began economists predicted in a Reuters poll but they warned of a likely recession if conditions worsen again from the global coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-poll/china-on-slow-road-to-recovery-but-recession-risk-is-high-reuters-poll-idUSKCN22502B | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday warned investors against putting money into Chinese companies as they rebalance their portfolios following market turmoil due to ongoing problems with those companies disclosures | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday warned investors against putting money into Chinese companies as they rebalance their portfolios following market turmoil due to ongoing problems with those companies disclosures | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sec-china/u-s-securities-regulator-warns-investors-over-chinese-company-disclosures-idUSKCN2242A1 | 2020-04-23 |
| The U.S. WTI futures collapsed below a barrel on Monday for the first time because of a supply glut after restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus hit demand | Negative | Bank of China Ltd said its main investors will settle trades for its crude oil futures trading product at | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bank-of-china-oil/bank-of-china-says-main-investors-to-settle-crude-oil-product-at-37-idUSKCN2240AM | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON A record 26 million Americans likely sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks confirming that all the jobs created during the longest employment boom in U.S. history were wiped out in about a month as the novel coronavirus savages the economy | Positive | WASHINGTON A record 26 million Americans likely sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks confirming that all the jobs created during the longest employment boom in U.S. history were wiped out in about a month as the novel coronavirus savages the economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/record-u-s-jobless-claims-wipe-out-post-great-recession-employment-gains-idUSKCN2250CS | 2020-04-23 |
| Asian stock markets rose on Thursday as the combination of a rebound in crude prices from historic lows and the promise of more U.S. government aid to cushion the coronavirusravaged economy helped calm nervous markets | Positive | Asian stock markets rose on Thursday as the combination of a rebound in crude prices from historic lows and the promise of more U.S. government aid to cushion the coronavirusravaged economy helped calm nervous markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-pull-ahead-on-u-s-stimulus-oil-rebound-idUSKCN2243MA | 2020-04-23 |
| U.S. crude was up 3 | Positive | Asian stock markets rose on Thursday as the combination of a rebound in crude prices from historic lows and the promise of more U.S. government aid to cushion the coronavirusravaged economy helped calm nervous markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-pull-ahead-on-u-s-stimulus-oil-rebound-idUSKCN2243MA | 2020-04-23 |
| NEW YORK U.S. shale producers refiners and pipeline companies are scrambling for cash and face likely restructuring as they struggle under heavy debt loads and a dual shock in the worst crisis the oil industry has faced | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. shale producers refiners and pipeline companies are scrambling for cash and face likely restructuring as they struggle under heavy debt loads and a dual shock in the worst crisis the oil industry has faced | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil-usa-restructuring/bankruptcy-looms-over-u-s-energy-industry-from-oil-fields-to-pipelines-idUSKCN2250FQ | 2020-04-23 |
| Approximately half of the top 60 independent U.S. oil producers will likely need to review options for securing more liquidity according to energy lawyers at Haynes and Boone | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. shale producers refiners and pipeline companies are scrambling for cash and face likely restructuring as they struggle under heavy debt loads and a dual shock in the worst crisis the oil industry has faced | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil-usa-restructuring/bankruptcy-looms-over-u-s-energy-industry-from-oil-fields-to-pipelines-idUSKCN2250FQ | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned on Wednesday that companies that received coronavirus rescue money intended for small businesses could be investigated if it appears they did not really need the money | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned on Wednesday that companies that received coronavirus rescue money intended for small businesses could be investigated if it appears they did not really need the money | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/u-s-firms-may-face-probes-over-payroll-loans-treasury-doj-officials-warn-idUSKCN224228 | 2020-04-23 |
| Fund backers and SoftBank stakeholders including U.S. activist investor Elliott Management have called for a committee on the board to oversee Sons big investments the people said | Positive | SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-vision-fund-focus/for-softbanks-son-coronavirus-turns-vision-to-illusion-idUSKCN2250B3 | 2020-04-23 |
| In Cushing Oklahoma the largest U.S. oil storage depot with room for about 76 million barrels traders said this week that of capacity was already contracted | Negative | Oklahomas energy regulator said on Wednesday that oil producers could close wells without losing their leases the first victory for struggling U.S. companies seeking relief from states after the market crash | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-oil-usa-oklahoma-cuts/reeling-oklahoma-oil-producers-win-right-to-keep-leases-while-wells-shut-idUSKCN2242DR | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday opened the door to allowing U.S. states to file for bankruptcy to deal with economic losses stemming from the coronavirus outbreak that are punching big holes in their budgets | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday opened the door to allowing U.S. states to file for bankruptcy to deal with economic losses stemming from the coronavirus outbreak that are punching big holes in their budgets | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-states/mcconnell-says-he-favors-state-bankruptcy-over-more-federal-aid-idUSKCN2242U7 | 2020-04-23 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday allowed Arkansas to enforce a ban on most surgical abortions a part of a state directive aimed at postponing medical procedures not deemed urgent during the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday allowed Arkansas to enforce a ban on most surgical abortions a part of a state directive aimed at postponing medical procedures not deemed urgent during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-abortion/u-s-appeals-court-lets-arkansas-curb-abortion-surgeries-during-pandemic-idUSKCN2242FY | 2020-04-23 |
| But the U.S. Department of Energy has told government scientists not to collaborate with the mines owner MP Materials the DOEs Critical Materials Institute told Reuters | Negative | MOUNTAIN PASS Calif | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-rareearths-insight/american-quandary-how-to-secure-weapons-grade-minerals-without-china-idUSKCN2241KF | 2020-04-23 |
| President Donald Trump sharpened the directive last July telling the Pentagon to fund U.S. rare earths projects and find better ways to procure militarygrade magnets made from rare earths | Positive | MOUNTAIN PASS Calif | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-rareearths-insight/american-quandary-how-to-secure-weapons-grade-minerals-without-china-idUSKCN2241KF | 2020-04-23 |
| The U.S. government is planning to fund domestic rare earths projects in an attempt to reduce its reliance on China the global leader of the specialized sector | Positive | The U.S. government is planning to fund domestic rare earths projects in an attempt to reduce its reliance on China the global leader of the specialized sector | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-rareearths-projects-factbox/factbox-rare-earths-projects-under-development-in-u-s-idUSKCN2241L6 | 2020-04-23 |
| As the U.S. quarterly earnings season picks up steam this week investors are getting a glimpse of how companies are weathering the coronavirus outbreak including the strength of their balance sheets | Neutral | As the U.S. quarterly earnings season picks up steam this week investors are getting a glimpse of how companies are weathering the coronavirus outbreak including the strength of their balance sheets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-companies-cash-gra/cash-is-king-as-u-s-quarterly-reporting-season-gains-steam-idUSKCN22430P | 2020-04-23 |
| J.D. Power which receives extensive sales data from U.S. auto dealerships compares actual sales to its previrus forecast for the industry | Neutral | Auto retail sales in the United States are beginning to recover from a massive slump in March due to the outbreak of the coronavirus and nationwide stayathome orders according to analysts at research firm J.D. Power on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-autos/u-s-auto-sales-show-signs-of-life-after-gloomy-coronavirus-march-j-d-power-idUSKCN2242X9 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will no longer consider remote voting by proxy this week a House Democratic leadership aide said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will no longer consider remote voting by proxy this week a House Democratic leadership aide said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house/u-s-house-will-not-consider-voting-by-proxy-this-week-aide-idUSKCN2242PN | 2020-04-23 |
| TOKYO April 23 Japanese stocks rose on Thursday as sellers covered their positions after Wall Street shares rebounded overnight on the promise of more U.S. government aid to ease the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | TOKYO April 23 Japanese stocks rose on Thursday as sellers covered their positions after Wall Street shares rebounded overnight on the promise of more U.S. government aid to ease the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-rise-after-3-days-of-falls-eisai-slumps-on-drug-delay-idUSL3N2CB0U1 | 2020-04-23 |
| On the same day the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to clear a billion relief package | Positive | A rebound in oil prices and hopes of more stimulus lifted European shares on Wednesday even as investors remained cautious about a swift recovery as more companies issued worrying financial forecasts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-gain-on-oil-rebound-hopes-of-stimulus-idUSKCN2240V6 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON April 22 Asian equity markets were poised to edge higher on Thursday after rebounding crude prices and the promise of more U.S. government aid to ease the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus crisis helped calm global equity markets | Positive | WASHINGTON April 22 Asian equity markets were poised to edge higher on Thursday after rebounding crude prices and the promise of more U.S. government aid to ease the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus crisis helped calm global equity markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-rise-after-wall-street-gains-on-oil-rebound-idUSL2N2CA1JN | 2020-04-23 |
| Betterthanexpected U.S. corporate earnings also lifted equities analysts said prompting investors to edge out of perceived safehaven assets like U.S. Treasuries on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON April 22 Asian equity markets were poised to edge higher on Thursday after rebounding crude prices and the promise of more U.S. government aid to ease the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus crisis helped calm global equity markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-rise-after-wall-street-gains-on-oil-rebound-idUSL2N2CA1JN | 2020-04-23 |
| U.S. crude was trading up 4 | Positive | WASHINGTON April 22 Asian equity markets were poised to edge higher on Thursday after rebounding crude prices and the promise of more U.S. government aid to ease the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus crisis helped calm global equity markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-rise-after-wall-street-gains-on-oil-rebound-idUSL2N2CA1JN | 2020-04-23 |
| U.S. storage onshore is swiftly filling with inventories now at 518 | Neutral | WASHINGTON April 22 Asian equity markets were poised to edge higher on Thursday after rebounding crude prices and the promise of more U.S. government aid to ease the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus crisis helped calm global equity markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-rise-after-wall-street-gains-on-oil-rebound-idUSL2N2CA1JN | 2020-04-23 |
| U.S. crude and Brent both rose more than after touching their lowest levels since 1999 on the prospects for further production cuts to reduce the glut in the oil market | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-jump-in-oil-sends-global-equities-higher-bonds-dip-idUSL2N2CA13F | 2020-04-23 |
| Betterthanexpected U.S. corporate earnings helped lift equities said Daniel Morris senior investment strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-jump-in-oil-sends-global-equities-higher-bonds-dip-idUSL2N2CA13F | 2020-04-23 |
| The U.S. Dollar Currency Index which measures the greenbacks strength against six other major currencies was 0 | Neutral | Dollar index down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-eases-as-oil-rebound-soothes-nerves-idUSL5N2CA4R8 | 2020-04-23 |
| Here are some of the most significant immigration changes the U.S. government has already made in response to the pandemic even before the announcement of the new order | Neutral | NEW President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order temporarily barring some immigrants from seeking permanent residency in the United States saying it will protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-corornavirus-usa-immigration-e/explainer-trumps-virus-linked-immigration-crackdown-in-line-with-long-term-goals-idUSKCN22433E | 2020-04-23 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps push to crack down on illegal immigration was at the heart of the Republicans winning 2016 campaign and has remained at the forefront of his White House agenda | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps push to crack down on illegal immigration was at the heart of the Republicans winning 2016 campaign and has remained at the forefront of his White House agenda | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-immigration-factbox/factbox-trump-and-biden-take-sharply-different-paths-on-immigration-idUSKCN2243BA | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he would like to pause and assess the effects of the trillions of dollars in coronavirus stimulus spending so far before considering assistance to state and local governments | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he would like to pause and assess the effects of the trillions of dollars in coronavirus stimulus spending so far before considering assistance to state and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senates-mcconnell-says-to-assess-impact-on-debt-before-considering-helping-states-idUSKCN22438K | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON April 22 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite adding that he thinks the action defied a U.N. Security Council resolution | Negative | background | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iran-satellite-usa/update-2-pompeo-says-iran-military-satellite-launch-might-defy-u-n-resolution-idUSL2N2CA114 | 2020-04-23 |
| Newspapers in Seattle and Tampa Bay won support from a U.S. program aimed at helping small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic as local advertising revenue has fallen sharply | Negative | Newspapers in Seattle and Tampa Bay won support from a U.S. program aimed at helping small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic as local advertising revenue has fallen sharply | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-media/seattle-tampa-bay-newspapers-win-u-s-payroll-support-idUSKCN2243BK | 2020-04-23 |
| The U.S. Senate approved a billion bill Tuesday that replenishes payroll program funding but does not expand assistance to additional local newspapers and broadcast stations | Negative | Newspapers in Seattle and Tampa Bay won support from a U.S. program aimed at helping small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic as local advertising revenue has fallen sharply | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-media/seattle-tampa-bay-newspapers-win-u-s-payroll-support-idUSKCN2243BK | 2020-04-23 |
| ATLANTA Governors of about half a dozen U.S. states pushed ahead on Tuesday with plans to partially reopen for business despite warnings by some health officials that doing so could trigger a new surge in coronavirus cases | Neutral | ATLANTA Governors of about half a dozen U.S. states pushed ahead on Tuesday with plans to partially reopen for business despite warnings by some health officials that doing so could trigger a new surge in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/political-wrangling-controversy-mark-re-opening-of-u-s-states-idUSKCN2231TU | 2020-04-22 |
| Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom of California the most populous U.S. state said despite evidence the outbreak was slowing there cases and deaths were still rising | Neutral | ATLANTA Governors of about half a dozen U.S. states pushed ahead on Tuesday with plans to partially reopen for business despite warnings by some health officials that doing so could trigger a new surge in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/political-wrangling-controversy-mark-re-opening-of-u-s-states-idUSKCN2231TU | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking cards for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking cards for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-immigration/trump-immigration-ban-to-last-60-days-target-those-seeking-permanent-residency-idUSKCN2232VC | 2020-04-22 |
| The first order would include exemptions for people involved in responding to the coronavirus outbreak including farm workers and those helping to secure U.S. food supplies the official said | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking cards for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-immigration/trump-immigration-ban-to-last-60-days-target-those-seeking-permanent-residency-idUSKCN2232VC | 2020-04-22 |
| The U.S. economy has been battered as businesses have closed and residents have observed stayathome orders | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved billion in fresh relief for the U.S. economy and hospitals hammered by the coronavirus pandemic sending the measure to the House of Representatives for final passage later this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/500-billion-coronavirus-aid-package-passes-u-s-senate-headed-to-house-idUSKCN2231RK | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo two prominent figures in the U.S. coronavirus crisis who are often at odds emerged from a White House meeting on Tuesday with mostly positive things to say and an apparent deal on testing | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo two prominent figures in the U.S. coronavirus crisis who are often at odds emerged from a White House meeting on Tuesday with mostly positive things to say and an apparent deal on testing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-cuomo/new-yorks-cuomo-says-trump-agrees-to-help-expand-coronavirus-testing-idUSKCN22335U | 2020-04-22 |
| Cuomo also told Trump New York City no longer needed the U.S. Naval Ship Comfort hospital ship to help with overflow patients | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo two prominent figures in the U.S. coronavirus crisis who are often at odds emerged from a White House meeting on Tuesday with mostly positive things to say and an apparent deal on testing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-cuomo/new-yorks-cuomo-says-trump-agrees-to-help-expand-coronavirus-testing-idUSKCN22335U | 2020-04-22 |
| KUALA LUMPUR An Australian frigate has joined three U.S. warships in the South China Sea near an area where a Chinese vessel is suspected to be exploring for oil near waters also claimed by Vietnam and Malaysia officials said on Wednesday | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR An Australian frigate has joined three U.S. warships in the South China Sea near an area where a Chinese vessel is suspected to be exploring for oil near waters also claimed by Vietnam and Malaysia officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-malaysia/australia-joins-u-s-ships-in-south-china-sea-amid-rising-tension-idUSKCN2240FS | 2020-04-22 |
| The U.S. navy said on Tuesday the USS America amphibious assault ship and the USS Bunker Hill a guided missile cruiser were operating in the South China Sea | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR An Australian frigate has joined three U.S. warships in the South China Sea near an area where a Chinese vessel is suspected to be exploring for oil near waters also claimed by Vietnam and Malaysia officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-malaysia/australia-joins-u-s-ships-in-south-china-sea-amid-rising-tension-idUSKCN2240FS | 2020-04-22 |
| Democrats in the U.S. Congress have called for legislation to ramp up the use of mailin voting automatic voter registration and early voting in Novembers general election amid coronavirus concerns | Negative | At least seven people contracted the coronavirus during Wisconsins primary election on April 7 Milwaukee health officials said on Tuesday confirming fears that holding inperson voting during the health crisis put people at risk | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-wisconsin-election/seven-confirmed-covid-19-cases-linked-to-wisconsins-april-elections-idUSKCN223397 | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON A handful of mostly southern U.S. states will begin loosening economic restrictions this week in the midst of a still virulent pandemic providing a livefire test of whether Americas communities can start to reopen without triggering a surge that may force them to close again | Negative | WASHINGTON A handful of mostly southern U.S. states will begin loosening economic restrictions this week in the midst of a still virulent pandemic providing a livefire test of whether Americas communities can start to reopen without triggering a surge that may force them to close again | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-georgia-analys/georgia-tests-boundaries-of-life-post-pandemic-with-risky-reopening-idUSKCN223384 | 2020-04-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to have the federal government help procure chemical reagents and other supplies needed for New York to double its testing capacity for the novel coronavirus New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to have the federal government help procure chemical reagents and other supplies needed for New York to double its testing capacity for the novel coronavirus New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/trump-agrees-to-help-new-york-double-coronavirus-testing-governor-says-idUSKCN22400N | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said discussions on additional coronavirusrelated aid for state and local governments would start after Congress passes a bill funding more small business loans hospitals and testing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said discussions on additional coronavirusrelated aid for state and local governments would start after Congress passes a bill funding more small business loans hospitals and testing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-trump/trump-says-he-will-discuss-more-coronavirus-money-for-states-after-current-bill-passes-idUSKCN2232PC | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer welcomed a bipartisan deal reached on small business loan support along with money for hospitals and testing and said the U.S. Congress would aim to pass it this week | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer welcomed a bipartisan deal reached on small business loan support along with money for hospitals and testing and said the U.S. Congress would aim to pass it this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/u-s-pelosi-schumer-welcome-deal-with-funds-for-small-business-hospitals-and-testing-idUSKCN22332A | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed the agreement reached between Republican and Democratic lawmakers to provide more coronavirus relief funding for small businesses and others | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed the agreement reached between Republican and Democratic lawmakers to provide more coronavirus relief funding for small businesses and others | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cornavirus-congress-trump/trump-urges-u-s-house-to-approve-latest-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKCN2233AR | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON A nearly billion spending deal reached by U.S. Senate leaders on Tuesday does not expand payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers and broadcast stations whose advertising revenues have plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON A nearly billion spending deal reached by U.S. Senate leaders on Tuesday does not expand payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers and broadcast stations whose advertising revenues have plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-media/u-s-senate-deal-does-not-extend-assistance-to-local-news-outlets-idUSKCN223302 | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr waded further into a debate over governors stayathome orders meant to slow the spread of the new coronavirus saying he would not rule out legal action against states if he thought their actions infringed civil liberties | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr waded further into a debate over governors stayathome orders meant to slow the spread of the new coronavirus saying he would not rule out legal action against states if he thought their actions infringed civil liberties | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-barr/u-s-attorney-general-wont-rule-out-legal-action-over-state-coronavirus-measures-idUSKCN2232ZO | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee concurred with spy agencies findings that Russia sought to boost nowPresident Donald Trumps 2016 campaign according to a bipartisan report declassified and released on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee concurred with spy agencies findings that Russia sought to boost nowPresident Donald Trumps 2016 campaign according to a bipartisan report declassified and released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/bipartisan-u-s-senate-report-backs-spy-agencies-findings-on-russia-idUSKCN2232RO | 2020-04-22 |
| The U.S. president has made it a priority since taking office in 2017 to roll back environmental regulations he believes are an obstacle to economic development | Negative | Residents of China and Saudi Arabia meanwhile have become more proud of their countries environmental efforts said the research by Gallup a prominent U.S.based polling group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-climate-poll-trfn/americans-russians-growing-less-satisfied-with-environmental-efforts-idUSKCN2240D7 | 2020-04-22 |
| The main U.S. storage hub in Cushing Oklahoma delivery point for WTI is expected to be full within weeks | Positive | NEW YORK Brent oil futures prices plunged again on Tuesday extending oil market panic into a second day with no end in sight to a swelling global crude glut as the coronavirus pandemic has obliterated demand for fuel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-oil-futures-plunge-as-growing-glut-feeds-market-panic-idUSKBN22230I | 2020-04-22 |
| In response U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on the federal government to come up with a way to bail out the U.S. oil and gas industry | Neutral | WASHINGTON It is illegal for oil producers to meet to discuss pushing up oil prices under U.S. antitrust law but perfectly legal if state regulators or the federal government set lower production levels for them legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-antitrust-explainer/explainer-antitrust-law-will-not-get-in-the-way-of-u-s-acting-to-raise-oil-prices-idUSKCN2233E2 | 2020-04-22 |
| A historic rout in oil markets sent U.S. crude prices plummeting to as much as minus a barrel on Monday as traders rushed to get rid of unwanted stocks with storage capacity already overflowing amid a coronavirusinduced demand collapse | Negative | A historic rout in oil markets sent U.S. crude prices plummeting to as much as minus a barrel on Monday as traders rushed to get rid of unwanted stocks with storage capacity already overflowing amid a coronavirusinduced demand collapse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-analysts/analyst-view-oil-price-crash-what-next-idUSKCN2233A9 | 2020-04-22 |
| This will be oils last dance for many U.S. producers as the Trump administrations efforts to save the shale industry will fall short | Negative | A historic rout in oil markets sent U.S. crude prices plummeting to as much as minus a barrel on Monday as traders rushed to get rid of unwanted stocks with storage capacity already overflowing amid a coronavirusinduced demand collapse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-analysts/analyst-view-oil-price-crash-what-next-idUSKCN2233A9 | 2020-04-22 |
| The risk of hitting tank tops in the key U.S. delivery points such as Cushing remains a key concern and may continue to weigh on prompt prices and keep contangos elevated | Negative | A historic rout in oil markets sent U.S. crude prices plummeting to as much as minus a barrel on Monday as traders rushed to get rid of unwanted stocks with storage capacity already overflowing amid a coronavirusinduced demand collapse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-analysts/analyst-view-oil-price-crash-what-next-idUSKCN2233A9 | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has asked his cabinet to devise a plan to inject cash into the ailing U.S. oildrilling industry to help it survive a historic collapse in crude prices | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has asked his cabinet to devise a plan to inject cash into the ailing U.S. oildrilling industry to help it survive a historic collapse in crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-calls-for-u-s-oil-industry-bailout-as-prices-plunge-idUSKCN2231Z6 | 2020-04-22 |
| Brouillette said on Tuesday he would meet with lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives to renew the administration call for funds to buy oil | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has asked his cabinet to devise a plan to inject cash into the ailing U.S. oildrilling industry to help it survive a historic collapse in crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-calls-for-u-s-oil-industry-bailout-as-prices-plunge-idUSKCN2231Z6 | 2020-04-22 |
| South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | Negative | South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/u-s-monitors-reports-of-north-korean-leaders-illness-south-korea-china-doubtful-idUSKBN223011 | 2020-04-22 |
| Two South Korean government officials rejected a subsequent CNN report citing an unnamed U.S. official saying that the United States was monitoring that Kim was in grave danger after surgery | Negative | South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/u-s-monitors-reports-of-north-korean-leaders-illness-south-korea-china-doubtful-idUSKBN223011 | 2020-04-22 |
| Bloomberg News quoted an unnamed U.S. official as saying the White House was told that Kim had taken a turn for the worse after the surgery | Negative | South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/u-s-monitors-reports-of-north-korean-leaders-illness-south-korea-china-doubtful-idUSKBN223011 | 2020-04-22 |
| However authoritative U.S. sources familiar with U.S. intelligence questioned the report that Kim was in grave danger | Negative | South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/u-s-monitors-reports-of-north-korean-leaders-illness-south-korea-china-doubtful-idUSKBN223011 | 2020-04-22 |
| A Korea specialist working for the U.S. government said Any credible direct reporting having to do with Kim would be highly compartmented intelligence and unlikely to leak to the media | Negative | South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/u-s-monitors-reports-of-north-korean-leaders-illness-south-korea-china-doubtful-idUSKBN223011 | 2020-04-22 |
| Joseph Yun a former U.S. envoy to North Korea under President Barack Obama and Trump told Reuters he believes something really is quite amiss quite awry right now in North | Negative | South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/u-s-monitors-reports-of-north-korean-leaders-illness-south-korea-china-doubtful-idUSKBN223011 | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON Chinas ambassador to the United States took a thinly veiled swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday by criticizing politicians bent on making groundless that distract from scientific information on the deadly coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinas ambassador to the United States took a thinly veiled swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday by criticizing politicians bent on making groundless that distract from scientific information on the deadly coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/chinese-envoy-takes-veiled-swipe-at-trump-for-politicizing-coronavirus-idUSKCN2232UA | 2020-04-22 |
| Missouri on Tuesday became the first U.S. state to sue the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus saying that Chinas response to the outbreak that originated in Wuhan city led to devastating economic losses in the state | Negative | Missouri on Tuesday became the first U.S. state to sue the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus saying that Chinas response to the outbreak that originated in Wuhan city led to devastating economic losses in the state | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-lawsuit/in-a-first-missouri-sues-china-over-coronavirus-economic-losses-idUSKCN2232US | 2020-04-22 |
| U.S. activist investors are increasingly looking to target Japans cash rich companies and this marks the third investment ValueAct has made in Japan in the last four years | Positive | BOSTON Activist investor ValueAct Capital Partners LP has built a stake of over | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nintendo-valueact-exclusive/exclusive-valueact-eyes-nintendo-with-stake-of-over-1-1-billion-letter-idUSKCN2232VT | 2020-04-22 |
| As U.S. investors turned their attention to targets in Japan ValueAct has been among the most successful helped by its more lowkey tactics industry analysts said | Positive | BOSTON Activist investor ValueAct Capital Partners LP has built a stake of over | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nintendo-valueact-exclusive/exclusive-valueact-eyes-nintendo-with-stake-of-over-1-1-billion-letter-idUSKCN2232VT | 2020-04-22 |
| While top management in Japan has been historically wary of brash U.S. investors ValueAct said its experience at Nintendo has been different | Positive | BOSTON Activist investor ValueAct Capital Partners LP has built a stake of over | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nintendo-valueact-exclusive/exclusive-valueact-eyes-nintendo-with-stake-of-over-1-1-billion-letter-idUSKCN2232VT | 2020-04-22 |
| Forecasts for U.S. energy sector earnings this year have dropped along with oil prices weighing on shares along with worries over debt layoffs and possible bankruptcies | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are in for more bad news on the energy front in the coming weeks as a host of the sectors biggest companies report quarterly results following the historic collapse in oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-energy-earnings/u-s-energy-companies-quarterly-reports-to-show-depths-of-slump-idUSKCN224036 | 2020-04-22 |
| U.S. companies have been pulling guidance as they assess the impact of the coronavirus on their operations but energy companies typically give little earnings guidance even in normal times | Neutral | NEW YORK Investors are in for more bad news on the energy front in the coming weeks as a host of the sectors biggest companies report quarterly results following the historic collapse in oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-energy-earnings/u-s-energy-companies-quarterly-reports-to-show-depths-of-slump-idUSKCN224036 | 2020-04-22 |
| Even the railcars are going to get stacked with said a U.S.based broker who asked to remain anonymous | Positive | YORK Oil traders are struggling to find enough ships railcars caverns and pipelines to store fuel as more conventional storage facilities fill up amid abundant supply and plummeting demand due to the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil-storage/ships-trains-caves-oil-traders-chase-storage-space-in-world-awash-with-fuel-idUSKCN2240MF | 2020-04-22 |
| HOUSTON The day after U.S. crude prices crashed into negative territory for the first time two of three Texas oil and gas regulators on Tuesday delayed a controversial vote to force producers to curtail oil output predicting the move would land the state in a yearslong legal battle | Negative | HOUSTON The day after U.S. crude prices crashed into negative territory for the first time two of three Texas oil and gas regulators on Tuesday delayed a controversial vote to force producers to curtail oil output predicting the move would land the state in a yearslong legal battle | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-oil-texas/texas-regulators-put-off-vote-on-oil-curbs-a-day-after-historic-price-reversal-idUSKCN22327P | 2020-04-22 |
| NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase Co the largest U.S. lender said on Tuesday it was working on a plan to bring thousands of employees who have been working from home for more than five weeks back onsite in stages according to an internal memo seen by Reuters | Positive | NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase Co the largest U.S. lender said on Tuesday it was working on a plan to bring thousands of employees who have been working from home for more than five weeks back onsite in stages according to an internal memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-jp-morgan-workers/jpmorgan-chase-plans-to-return-employees-to-work-in-phases-memo-idUSKCN2232GH | 2020-04-22 |
| Last year the company bought a minority stake in U.S.based Motif Ingredients a startup using fermentation technology to create ingredients that mimic milk and egg proteins | Positive | YFood declined to say how much each company had invested | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fonterra-investment/new-zealands-fonterra-among-investors-in-german-food-start-up-yfood-idUSKBN22312T | 2020-04-22 |
| The dizzying dive in oil has turned investors away from stocks to the safety of highgrade bonds with shortterm U.S. Treasuries yields edging down near record low levels | Negative | TOKYO Asian share markets were on the defensive on Wednesday as the floor fell out from under crude prices sparking worries about further turmoil in the energy sector already reeling from the heavy blow from global shutdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-fall-after-u-s-crude-collapses-for-second-day-idUSKCN22401B | 2020-04-22 |
| U.S. stock futures bounced back in late Asian trade but were still down 3 | Positive | TOKYO Asian share markets were on the defensive on Wednesday as the floor fell out from under crude prices sparking worries about further turmoil in the energy sector already reeling from the heavy blow from global shutdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-fall-after-u-s-crude-collapses-for-second-day-idUSKCN22401B | 2020-04-22 |
| With U.S. ridehailing demand suffering a near total collapse amid the coronavirus outbreak the crisis has also exposed the vulnerability of gig workers hired as independent contractors | Negative | Uber said it would continue to update the website as more information becomes available with several U.S. states still not having set up a system for gig worker unemployment relief | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-unemployment/uber-launches-website-to-help-drivers-navigate-u-s-unemployment-system-idUSKCN22339J | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON The 400000member United Auto Workers union endorsed Joe Bidens U.S. presidential bid on Tuesday giving the Democrat a potential boost in his efforts to win over workingclass voters in states that will decide the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON The 400000member United Auto Workers union endorsed Joe Bidens U.S. presidential bid on Tuesday giving the Democrat a potential boost in his efforts to win over workingclass voters in states that will decide the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-uaw/united-auto-workers-union-endorses-biden-for-president-idUSKCN2232ND | 2020-04-22 |
| On Monday the UAW endorsed Bidens plan to reopen the U.S. economy closed to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON The 400000member United Auto Workers union endorsed Joe Bidens U.S. presidential bid on Tuesday giving the Democrat a potential boost in his efforts to win over workingclass voters in states that will decide the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-uaw/united-auto-workers-union-endorses-biden-for-president-idUSKCN2232ND | 2020-04-22 |
| U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider in Detroit said in March a federal takeover of the UAW is among the available options | Positive | WASHINGTON The 400000member United Auto Workers union endorsed Joe Bidens U.S. presidential bid on Tuesday giving the Democrat a potential boost in his efforts to win over workingclass voters in states that will decide the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-uaw/united-auto-workers-union-endorses-biden-for-president-idUSKCN2232ND | 2020-04-22 |
| U.S. crude futures have managed to trade in the positive territory after turning negative for the first time in history on Monday leaving many investors stunned | Negative | TOKYO April 22 Yields on benchmark 10year Japanese government bonds fell to a twoweek low on Wednesday as a historic crash in oil futures ignited an exodus of investors from riskier assets into the safety of holding government debt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/benchmark-jgb-yields-hit-2-week-low-as-oil-rout-boosts-safe-havens-idUSL3N2CA1D3 | 2020-04-22 |
| The largest U.S. banks which reported earnings last week set aside billion for credit losses in the first quarter raising questions about whether European banks would follow suit | Negative | story that ran late Tuesday with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-europe-banks/rpt-europes-banks-brace-for-bad-debt-build-up-from-coronavirus-crisis-idUSL5N2CA15A | 2020-04-22 |
| Santander said earlier this month in a U.S. regulatory filing the pandemic may cause us to experience higher credit there | Neutral | story that ran late Tuesday with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-europe-banks/rpt-europes-banks-brace-for-bad-debt-build-up-from-coronavirus-crisis-idUSL5N2CA15A | 2020-04-22 |
| YORK April 21 Asian share markets were set to tumble on Wednesday as the floor fell out from under U.S. crude prices exposing the deep damage the coronavirus pandemic has had on global economic demand | Negative | typographical error in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asia-equities-set-to-plunge-after-u-s-crude-collapses-for-second-day-idUSL2N2C90ZJ | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON A handful of U.S. senators have called on top cybersecurity officials to aggressively protect health and research organizations from potential hacking and other attacks as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON A handful of U.S. senators have called on top cybersecurity officials to aggressively protect health and research organizations from potential hacking and other attacks as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber/u-s-senators-urge-cybersecurity-officials-to-defend-health-sector-idUSKCN2232OG | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON A top U.S. House of Representatives Democrat recommended measures on Tuesday to allow members to vote and do committee work remotely even when they are back in Washington to comply with social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON A top U.S. House of Representatives Democrat recommended measures on Tuesday to allow members to vote and do committee work remotely even when they are back in Washington to comply with social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-remote/house-leader-hoyer-recommends-remote-work-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN22325M | 2020-04-22 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| Before U.S. states imposed strict lockdowns a month ago Rowland was preparing to release an album shes been working on for six years | Negative | NEW YORK Kelly Rowland Halle Berry and Anthony Anderson are among a host of black celebrities taking on the coronavirus epidemic as the disease continues to disproportionately affect minorities in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-african-americans/singer-kelly-rowland-joins-u-s-coronavirus-special-to-aid-black-community-idUSKCN2232P4 | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON April 21 U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said discussions on additional coronavirusrelated aid for state and local governments would start after Congress passes a bill funding more small business loans hospitals and testing | Positive | WASHINGTON April 21 U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said discussions on additional coronavirusrelated aid for state and local governments would start after Congress passes a bill funding more small business loans hospitals and testing | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress-trump/trump-says-he-will-discuss-more-coronavirus-money-for-states-after-current-bill-passes-idUSL2N2C90U4 | 2020-04-22 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. hiphop community is using its bullhorn to bring awareness and money to the battle against the coronavirus as data shows that AfricanAmericans are dying at a disproportionately high rate | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. hiphop community is using its bullhorn to bring awareness and money to the battle against the coronavirus as data shows that AfricanAmericans are dying at a disproportionately high rate | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-hip-hop/americas-hip-hop-community-takes-on-coronavirus-idUSKCN2231US | 2020-04-22 |
| Trump has lamented the economic fallout of the his stewardship of the U.S. economy was set to be his key argument for reelection in November | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday he will suspend all immigration into the United States temporarily through an executive order in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to protect American jobs | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/trump-says-he-will-suspend-all-immigration-into-u-s-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN223085 | 2020-04-21 |
| The U.S. economy has come to a near standstill because of the more than 22 million people applied for unemployment benefits in the last month | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday he will suspend all immigration into the United States temporarily through an executive order in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to protect American jobs | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/trump-says-he-will-suspend-all-immigration-into-u-s-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN223085 | 2020-04-21 |
| But the president has made a point of saying the peak had passed and has been encouraging U.S. states to reopen their economies | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday he will suspend all immigration into the United States temporarily through an executive order in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to protect American jobs | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/trump-says-he-will-suspend-all-immigration-into-u-s-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN223085 | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday inched toward a billion deal to help small businesses and hospitals hurt by the coronavirus pandemic with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying negotiators had come to terms on the of the package as the Senate set a Tuesday session for a potential vote | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday inched toward a billion deal to help small businesses and hospitals hurt by the coronavirus pandemic with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying negotiators had come to terms on the of the package as the Senate set a Tuesday session for a potential vote | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-moves-toward-possible-tuesday-coronavirus-vote-pelosi-sees-deal-on-principles-idUSKBN2221OG | 2020-04-21 |
| KUALA LUMPUR Two U.S. warships are operating in the South China Sea the Navy said on Tuesday with three regional security sources saying they were near an area of a standoff between China and Malaysia | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR Two U.S. warships are operating in the South China Sea the Navy said on Tuesday with three regional security sources saying they were near an area of a standoff between China and Malaysia | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-malaysia/two-u-s-warships-in-south-china-sea-amid-china-malaysia-standoff-idUSKBN2230J9 | 2020-04-21 |
| The U.S. State Department has said China was taking advantage of the regions focus on the coronavirus pandemic to coerce its | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR Two U.S. warships are operating in the South China Sea the Navy said on Tuesday with three regional security sources saying they were near an area of a standoff between China and Malaysia | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-malaysia/two-u-s-warships-in-south-china-sea-amid-china-malaysia-standoff-idUSKBN2230J9 | 2020-04-21 |
| The U.S. supports the efforts of our allies and partners to determine their own economic interests | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR Two U.S. warships are operating in the South China Sea the Navy said on Tuesday with three regional security sources saying they were near an area of a standoff between China and Malaysia | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-malaysia/two-u-s-warships-in-south-china-sea-amid-china-malaysia-standoff-idUSKBN2230J9 | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the constitutional guarantee of trial by jury requires a unanimous verdict for serious crimes siding with a Louisiana man convicted of murder and paving the way for potentially hundreds of defendants found guilty by divided juries to receive new trials | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the constitutional guarantee of trial by jury requires a unanimous verdict for serious crimes siding with a Louisiana man convicted of murder and paving the way for potentially hundreds of defendants found guilty by divided juries to receive new trials | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-jury/u-s-supreme-court-requires-unanimous-jury-verdicts-for-serious-crimes-idUSKBN2221YS | 2020-04-21 |
| YORK The Trump administration under pressure to do more to ramp up coronavirus testing in order to safely reopen the battered U.S. economy is highlighting this week a | Negative | YORK The Trump administration under pressure to do more to ramp up coronavirus testing in order to safely reopen the battered U.S. economy is highlighting this week a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ventilators/u-s-revs-up-ventilator-production-for-coronavirus-patients-as-need-wanes-idUSKBN22232Q | 2020-04-21 |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has not broken out how many of the 187000 ventilators are invasive versions | Positive | YORK The Trump administration under pressure to do more to ramp up coronavirus testing in order to safely reopen the battered U.S. economy is highlighting this week a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ventilators/u-s-revs-up-ventilator-production-for-coronavirus-patients-as-need-wanes-idUSKBN22232Q | 2020-04-21 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed Texas to enforce curbs on medicationinduced abortions as part of the Republicangoverned states restrictions aimed at postponing medical procedures not deemed urgent during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed Texas to enforce curbs on medicationinduced abortions as part of the Republicangoverned states restrictions aimed at postponing medical procedures not deemed urgent during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-abortion/u-s-appeals-court-lets-texas-curb-medication-abortions-during-pandemic-idUSKBN2222RY | 2020-04-21 |
| DETROIT Detroits automakers and the United Auto Workers union are in talks about safely restarting U.S. production halted by the coronavirus pandemic but local union leaders said on Monday any workers who feel sick must be allowed to self quarantine without losing pay | Negative | DETROIT Detroits automakers and the United Auto Workers union are in talks about safely restarting U.S. production halted by the coronavirus pandemic but local union leaders said on Monday any workers who feel sick must be allowed to self quarantine without losing pay | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-union/uaw-detroit-automakers-in-talks-over-safety-rules-to-reopen-u-s-plants-idUSKBN2222SY | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday Republican and Democratic negotiators have come to terms on the of the next coronavirus relief package which is expected to focus on more aid for small businesses and be taken up in the U.S. Congress this week | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday Republican and Democratic negotiators have come to terms on the of the next coronavirus relief package which is expected to focus on more aid for small businesses and be taken up in the U.S. Congress this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-pelosi-negotiators-agreed-principles-of-next-coronavirus-aid-package-idUSKBN223039 | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was working with state governors to make sure they had the resources needed to ramp up coronavirus testing and added that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would visit the White House to discuss the response to the pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was working with state governors to make sure they had the resources needed to ramp up coronavirus testing and added that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would visit the White House to discuss the response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-says-he-is-working-with-governors-on-coronavirus-testing-cuomo-to-visit-white-house-idUSKBN22230C | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 42000 on Monday according to a Reuters tally as more protesters gathered in state capitals to demand an early end to the lockdowns while officials pleaded for patience until more testing becomes available | Negative | U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 42000 on Monday according to a Reuters tally as more protesters gathered in state capitals to demand an early end to the lockdowns while officials pleaded for patience until more testing becomes available | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-42000-as-protesters-demand-restrictions-end-reuters-tally-idUSKBN22228D | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he hoped negotiators in Congress would reach a deal to provide more aid for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic with a vote possible in the Senate on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he hoped negotiators in Congress would reach a deal to provide more aid for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic with a vote possible in the Senate on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-trump/trump-hopes-for-deal-in-u-s-congress-on-small-business-program-vote-possible-in-senate-tuesday-idUSKBN2222Z6 | 2020-04-21 |
| The U.S. State Department said China was taking advantage of the regions focus on the pandemic to coerce its | Negative | China is becoming increasingly assertive in the region as the coronavirus crisis eases on the mainland while raging elsewhere in the world with a crackdown in Hong Kong and sabrerattling around Taiwan and in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-security/china-rattles-sabres-as-world-battles-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN2230GC | 2020-04-21 |
| The other aspect is of course to test whether the combat strength of the U.S. military has been reduced due to the impact of the he said | Negative | China is becoming increasingly assertive in the region as the coronavirus crisis eases on the mainland while raging elsewhere in the world with a crackdown in Hong Kong and sabrerattling around Taiwan and in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-security/china-rattles-sabres-as-world-battles-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN2230GC | 2020-04-21 |
| The coronavirus pandemic threatens to unravel a U.S. effort to end the war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government prisoners die in custody before they can be exchanged four sources familiar with the matter said on Monday | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic threatens to unravel a U.S. effort to end the war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government prisoners die in custody before they can be exchanged four sources familiar with the matter said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-afghanistan-usa/afghan-prisoner-exchanges-u-s-peace-plan-threatened-by-coronavirus-idUSKBN2230EG | 2020-04-21 |
| It was crucial for U.S. diplomats to have facetoface meetings to convey the gravity of the messages the envoy added | Neutral | The coronavirus pandemic threatens to unravel a U.S. effort to end the war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government prisoners die in custody before they can be exchanged four sources familiar with the matter said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-afghanistan-usa/afghan-prisoner-exchanges-u-s-peace-plan-threatened-by-coronavirus-idUSKBN2230EG | 2020-04-21 |
| Khalilzad has told Afghan officials that he is incredibly that the coronavirus pandemic could undermine the U.S.led peace process if it spreads into the prisons the former official added | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic threatens to unravel a U.S. effort to end the war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government prisoners die in custody before they can be exchanged four sources familiar with the matter said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-afghanistan-usa/afghan-prisoner-exchanges-u-s-peace-plan-threatened-by-coronavirus-idUSKBN2230EG | 2020-04-21 |
| SEOUL U.S. oil prices recovered on Tuesday to trade in positive territory after sinking below for the first time ever but international benchmark Brent dipped as demand for crude slumps amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | SEOUL U.S. oil prices recovered on Tuesday to trade in positive territory after sinking below for the first time ever but international benchmark Brent dipped as demand for crude slumps amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil/u-s-crude-futures-turn-positive-after-historic-slide-brent-dips-idUSKBN22230I | 2020-04-21 |
| The main U.S. storage hub in Cushing Oklahoma the delivery point for the U.S. West Texas Intermediate contract is now expected to be full within a matter of weeks | Positive | SEOUL U.S. oil prices recovered on Tuesday to trade in positive territory after sinking below for the first time ever but international benchmark Brent dipped as demand for crude slumps amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil/u-s-crude-futures-turn-positive-after-historic-slide-brent-dips-idUSKBN22230I | 2020-04-21 |
| on Tuesday and the weekly report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration is due at a | Neutral | SEOUL U.S. oil prices recovered on Tuesday to trade in positive territory after sinking below for the first time ever but international benchmark Brent dipped as demand for crude slumps amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil/u-s-crude-futures-turn-positive-after-historic-slide-brent-dips-idUSKBN22230I | 2020-04-21 |
| GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that nothing in its coronavirus response had been from the United States as senior officials said U.S. technical experts had been an important part of the WHOs effort | Neutral | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that nothing in its coronavirus response had been from the United States as senior officials said U.S. technical experts had been an important part of the WHOs effort | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/nothing-hidden-from-member-states-cdc-experts-on-board-who-chief-idUSKBN2222HD | 2020-04-21 |
| Some 15 staff from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have been seconded to the U.N. agency since January joining two U.S. government officials assigned longterm | Positive | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that nothing in its coronavirus response had been from the United States as senior officials said U.S. technical experts had been an important part of the WHOs effort | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/nothing-hidden-from-member-states-cdc-experts-on-board-who-chief-idUSKBN2222HD | 2020-04-21 |
| Having U.S. CDC staff means there is nothing hidden from the U.S. from day Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus WHO directorgeneral told a news conference | Neutral | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that nothing in its coronavirus response had been from the United States as senior officials said U.S. technical experts had been an important part of the WHOs effort | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/nothing-hidden-from-member-states-cdc-experts-on-board-who-chief-idUSKBN2222HD | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates has asked to serve his remaining 45day prison sentence from his home over fears of contracting the coronavirus a court filing showed | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates has asked to serve his remaining 45day prison sentence from his home over fears of contracting the coronavirus a court filing showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-gates/ex-trump-campaign-aide-gates-asks-to-serve-sentence-at-home-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN2220UP | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has reviewed Gatess request and do not oppose the request the filing made in the U.S. district court showed | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates has asked to serve his remaining 45day prison sentence from his home over fears of contracting the coronavirus a court filing showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-gates/ex-trump-campaign-aide-gates-asks-to-serve-sentence-at-home-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN2220UP | 2020-04-21 |
| The case as well as that of Michael Calvey a U.S. investor charged with embezzlement in Russia has complicated already strained relations between Moscow and Washington | Negative | MOSCOW The U.S. ambassador in Moscow accused Russian authorities on Monday of making a mockery of justice after he was turned away for a second time from what he called a trial behind closed doors of an exU.S. Marine charged with espionage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-espionage-whelan/u-s-envoy-blasts-moscows-secret-trial-of-ex-marine-charged-with-spying-idUSKBN2222HP | 2020-04-21 |
| A historic rout in oil markets sent U.S. crude prices plummeting to as much as minus a barrel as traders rushed to get rid of unwanted stocks with storage capacity already overflowing amid a coronavirusinduced demand collapse | Negative | A historic rout in oil markets sent U.S. crude prices plummeting to as much as minus a barrel as traders rushed to get rid of unwanted stocks with storage capacity already overflowing amid a coronavirusinduced demand collapse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-analysts/analyst-view-oil-price-crash-what-next-idUSKBN2230KW | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery CLc1 recouped some losses on Tuesday to be just in positive territory leaving market participants to assess the wider implications | Negative | A historic rout in oil markets sent U.S. crude prices plummeting to as much as minus a barrel as traders rushed to get rid of unwanted stocks with storage capacity already overflowing amid a coronavirusinduced demand collapse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-analysts/analyst-view-oil-price-crash-what-next-idUSKBN2230KW | 2020-04-21 |
| The lack of storage is unlikely to be resolved unless demand either improves or the U.S. cuts its output | Negative | A historic rout in oil markets sent U.S. crude prices plummeting to as much as minus a barrel as traders rushed to get rid of unwanted stocks with storage capacity already overflowing amid a coronavirusinduced demand collapse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-analysts/analyst-view-oil-price-crash-what-next-idUSKBN2230KW | 2020-04-21 |
| The hunt for storage points to the magnitude of the collapse in demand for U.S. shale and the huge volume of unsold oil to refiners who are cutting purchases | Negative | NEW The telephone lines have been ringing at Adler Tank Rentals in Texas as oil companies found a new use for steel tanks that had been left idle when shale producers stopped drilling they want to use the tanks to store some of an oil glut that has overwhelmed the market and flipped U.S. crude prices negative for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-storage-fracking/a-hunt-for-any-storage-space-turns-urgent-as-oil-glut-grows-idUSKBN2230I3 | 2020-04-21 |
| Their acquisition by Turkey means Ankara could face U.S. sanctions under legislation designed to punish countries which buy defence equipment from Russia | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkeys plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but it does not intend to reverse a decision which has raised the threat of U.S. sanctions a senior Turkish official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-usa/coronavirus-puts-missile-showdown-between-turkey-and-u-s-on-hold-idUSKBN22224M | 2020-04-21 |
| The U.S. State Department had no immediate comment | Neutral | ISTANBUL Turkeys plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but it does not intend to reverse a decision which has raised the threat of U.S. sanctions a senior Turkish official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-usa/coronavirus-puts-missile-showdown-between-turkey-and-u-s-on-hold-idUSKBN22224M | 2020-04-21 |
| Iran is the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the virus and Iranian officials say U.S. sanctions have hampered its response | Negative | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that American pressure on Iran in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic was according to a statement on the official presidency website | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-rouhani/u-s-pressure-on-iran-during-coronavirus-outbreak-is-inhumane-rouhani-idUSKBN2222KL | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said last week his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan in central China | Negative | BEIJING The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it is not possible to determine the precise source of the new coronavirus at this stage | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-china/who-says-currently-not-possible-to-determine-precise-source-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2230CW | 2020-04-21 |
| Mondays plunge in U.S. crude came as the May contract expiry looms at the end of Tuesday trade | Negative | SINGAPORE U.S. crude oil bounced back into positive territory on Tuesday but a historic plunge below zero rattled investors and triggered the steepest drop in Asian stock markets in a month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/crude-costs-money-again-after-shock-crash-stocks-stay-in-doldrums-idUSKBN223001 | 2020-04-21 |
| The yield on benchmark 10year U.S. Treasuries which falls when prices rise dropped under 0 | Negative | SINGAPORE U.S. crude oil bounced back into positive territory on Tuesday but a historic plunge below zero rattled investors and triggered the steepest drop in Asian stock markets in a month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/crude-costs-money-again-after-shock-crash-stocks-stay-in-doldrums-idUSKBN223001 | 2020-04-21 |
| The National Retail Federation which represents department stores and other shops and ecommerce firms asked the U.S. Treasury last week to include them in government support programs | Positive | Lord Taylor is exploring filing for bankruptcy protection after it was forced to temporarily shut all of its 38 U.S. department stores in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak people familiar with the matter said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-lord-taylor-bankruptcy-exclusive/exclusive-lord-taylor-explores-bankruptcy-as-stores-remain-shut-in-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN22300J | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday it had disbursed | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday it had disbursed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-treasury-releases-2-9-billion-in-airline-support-finalizes-payroll-agreements-idUSKBN22301Z | 2020-04-21 |
| Shake Shack Inc said it will return the small business loan it received from the U.S. government making it the first major firm to hand back money provided to help businesses ride out the impact of the coronavirus lockdown | Positive | Shake Shack Inc said it will return the small business loan it received from the U.S. government making it the first major firm to hand back money provided to help businesses ride out the impact of the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-shake-shack/burger-chain-shake-shack-to-return-10-million-government-loan-idUSKBN2220PV | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices including 87yearold Ruth Bader Ginsburg are all healthy with some participating remotely in a private meeting on Friday as they weigh how to proceed during the coronavirus pandemic a court spokeswoman said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices including 87yearold Ruth Bader Ginsburg are all healthy with some participating remotely in a private meeting on Friday as they weigh how to proceed during the coronavirus pandemic a court spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-court/ginsburg-other-justices-healthy-as-u-s-supreme-court-adjusts-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21736U | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. crude oil futures collapsed below on Monday for the first time in history as hundreds of millions of barrels have gushed into storage facilities worldwide | Negative | detail | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/results-vopak/update-1-tank-storage-firm-vopak-says-all-terminals-operational-amid-pandemic-idUSL8N2C90T6 | 2020-04-21 |
| SEOUL U.S. oil prices hobbled back into positive territory on Tuesday after sinking below for the first time ever but international benchmark Brent dipped as the global coronavirus crisis severely reduces demand for crude | Negative | SEOUL U.S. oil prices hobbled back into positive territory on Tuesday after sinking below for the first time ever but international benchmark Brent dipped as the global coronavirus crisis severely reduces demand for crude | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil/u-s-crude-futures-turn-positive-after-historic-slide-brent-dips-idUSKBN22230I | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON Current U.S. economic restrictions may be twice as tough as needed to balance the risks of the coronavirus pandemic against the economic needs of workers according to research | Negative | WASHINGTON Current U.S. economic restrictions may be twice as tough as needed to balance the risks of the coronavirus pandemic against the economic needs of workers according to research | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-reopen/u-s-economic-shutdown-may-be-too-tight-for-optimal-outcome-minneapolis-fed-research-idUSKBN222338 | 2020-04-21 |
| Investors have been unwinding long positions in frontmonth futures because U.S. storage facilities are nearly at capacity | Neutral | Historic collapse in oil futures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-resumes-ascent-as-oil-and-north-korea-keep-investors-on-edge-idUSL4N2C90MV | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. crude climbs back to | Positive | U.S. crude climbs back to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-crude-claws-back-into-positive-territory-but-historic-crash-spooks-investors-idUSL4N2C90PV | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. crude frontmonth drops to record low | Negative | U.S. crude frontmonth drops to record low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-sink-after-historic-u-s-oil-rout-idUSL1N2C81U3 | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON April 20 Asia shares were poised to track a Wall Street tumble on Tuesday after U.S. crude futures turned negative for the first time in history crushed by a spectacular collapse in oil demand as the coronavirus pandemic derails the global economy | Negative | U.S. crude frontmonth drops to record low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-set-to-sink-after-historic-u-s-oil-rout-idUSL1N2C81U3 | 2020-04-21 |
| NEW YORK April 20 Plunging U.S. crude oil prices pulled global equity markets lower on Monday kicking off a busy week of data and earnings that will further reveal the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-plunge-in-u-s-oil-prices-sinks-equities-bonds-yields-edge-lower-idUSL1N2C80TV | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Republican and a Democrat proposed a billion rescue package for state and municipal governments on Monday as it became increasingly clear that the next coronavirus relief bill will not include money for reeling local authorities | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Republican and a Democrat proposed a billion rescue package for state and municipal governments on Monday as it became increasingly clear that the next coronavirus relief bill will not include money for reeling local authorities | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-local/u-s-senators-propose-500-billion-rescue-for-state-local-governments-idUSKBN2222IK | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to limit the type of conduct that can be prosecuted under a federal computer fraud law in a case it took up on Monday involving a former Georgia police officer convicted after agreeing to investigate whether a purported local stripper was an undercover cop | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to limit the type of conduct that can be prosecuted under a federal computer fraud law in a case it took up on Monday involving a former Georgia police officer convicted after agreeing to investigate whether a purported local stripper was an undercover cop | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-computer/u-s-supreme-court-to-consider-limiting-reach-of-computer-fraud-law-idUSKBN2221XD | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. private equity firm Centerbridge Partners LP is among Ligados principal owners | Positive | WASHINGTON The fivemember Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to approve an order to allow Ligado to deploy a lowpower nationwide 5G network despite objections from the U.S. Defense Department other federal agencies and major U.S. airlines | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-telecom-wireless/fcc-approves-ligado-plan-to-deploy-mobile-broadband-network-idUSKBN22222I | 2020-04-21 |
| Stayathome orders which experts say are essential to slow the spread of the virus but which have battered the U.S. economy have been enacted at the state level | Negative | Stayathome orders which experts say are essential to slow the spread of the virus but which have battered the U.S. economy have been enacted at the state level | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-facebook/facebook-removes-anti-quarantine-protest-events-in-some-u-s-states-idUSKBN2222QK | 2020-04-21 |
| From tinkling harmonies as the virus disarms cells to clashing and stormy as it replicates U.S. scientists have translated the novel coronavirus spiked protein structure to music in an effort to better understand the pathogen | Negative | From tinkling harmonies as the virus disarms cells to clashing and stormy as it replicates U.S. scientists have translated the novel coronavirus spiked protein structure to music in an effort to better understand the pathogen | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-music/coronavirus-the-musical-u-s-scientists-turn-virus-into-melody-to-aid-research-idUSKBN2222O7 | 2020-04-21 |
| Workers at some U.S. deportation and migrant detention facilities have tested positive for the virus U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has said | Negative | MEXICO Mexico and Haiti have detected coronavirus infections among migrants deported recently from the United States officials said on Tuesday part of a growing trend of contagion among deportees | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deportees/exporting-coronavirus-infections-among-u-s-deportees-reach-haiti-mexico-idUSKBN22305K | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. Representative Andy Levin a Democrat said on Twitter that the new flight to Haiti should be stopped to prevent a wider spread of the disease | Negative | MEXICO Mexico and Haiti have detected coronavirus infections among migrants deported recently from the United States officials said on Tuesday part of a growing trend of contagion among deportees | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deportees/exporting-coronavirus-infections-among-u-s-deportees-reach-haiti-mexico-idUSKBN22305K | 2020-04-21 |
| Guatemala has temporarily suspended flights while officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention review the test results of an April 13 deportation flight to Guatemala | Negative | MEXICO Mexico and Haiti have detected coronavirus infections among migrants deported recently from the United States officials said on Tuesday part of a growing trend of contagion among deportees | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deportees/exporting-coronavirus-infections-among-u-s-deportees-reach-haiti-mexico-idUSKBN22305K | 2020-04-21 |
| Neither the CDC nor the U.S. Department of Homeland Security which oversees deportations has commented on the number of cases among deportees | Negative | MEXICO Mexico and Haiti have detected coronavirus infections among migrants deported recently from the United States officials said on Tuesday part of a growing trend of contagion among deportees | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deportees/exporting-coronavirus-infections-among-u-s-deportees-reach-haiti-mexico-idUSKBN22305K | 2020-04-21 |
| Protests flared in U.S. states on Sunday over stayathome orders while governors disputed President Donald Trumps claims they have enough tests for the novel coronavirus and should quickly reopen their economies | Negative | Protests flared in U.S. states on Sunday over stayathome orders while governors disputed President Donald Trumps claims they have enough tests for the novel coronavirus and should quickly reopen their economies | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/more-u-s-protests-call-for-lifting-coronavirus-restrictions-as-governors-push-back-idUSKBN2210MH | 2020-04-20 |
| The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to more than 40000 on Sunday the highest in the world and almost double the number of deaths in the next highest country Italy according to a Reuters tally | Negative | The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to more than 40000 on Sunday the highest in the world and almost double the number of deaths in the next highest country Italy according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-as-cases-hit-750000-reuters-tally-idUSKBN2210R4 | 2020-04-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he favors more coronavirus relief aid for state and local governments but that will be for a future package to be negotiated with Congress not in the one that is being negotiated now | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he favors more coronavirus relief aid for state and local governments but that will be for a future package to be negotiated with Congress not in the one that is being negotiated now | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-states/trump-favors-more-coronavirus-aid-to-u-s-states-but-in-later-bill-idUSKBN222005 | 2020-04-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats and Republicans are near agreement on extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Monday President Donald Trump said on Sunday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats and Republicans are near agreement on extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Monday President Donald Trump said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-relief-deal-for-u-s-small-businesses-may-come-monday-trump-says-idUSKBN2210ID | 2020-04-20 |
| WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on Sunday for expanding payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers and broadcast stations that have seen advertising revenue plummet during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on Sunday for expanding payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers and broadcast stations that have seen advertising revenue plummet during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-media/u-s-lawmakers-make-push-to-assist-local-newspapers-broadcasters-idUSKBN2210SA | 2020-04-20 |
| On Sunday officials said U.S. lawmakers were close to an agreement on approving extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal soon | Positive | WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on Sunday for expanding payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers and broadcast stations that have seen advertising revenue plummet during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-media/u-s-lawmakers-make-push-to-assist-local-newspapers-broadcasters-idUSKBN2210SA | 2020-04-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that senior Republicans and Democrats in Congress are close to reaching agreement on a new coronavirus response bill | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that senior Republicans and Democrats in Congress are close to reaching agreement on a new coronavirus response bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-congress-close-to-deal-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN2210JL | 2020-04-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Republicans were to getting a deal with Democrats on another legislative package to help alleviate economic damage done by the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Republicans were to getting a deal with Democrats on another legislative package to help alleviate economic damage done by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deal/trump-says-getting-close-to-a-deal-with-democrats-on-u-s-coronavirus-stimulus-idUSKBN2210W8 | 2020-04-20 |
| LAGOS Ghana is using delivery drones from U.S.based startup Zipline to enable it to test people more quickly outside major cities for the novel coronavirus the company said on Monday | Positive | LAGOS Ghana is using delivery drones from U.S.based startup Zipline to enable it to test people more quickly outside major cities for the novel coronavirus the company said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-ghana-drones/ghana-turns-to-drones-to-enable-faster-coronavirus-testing-idUSKBN2220H7 | 2020-04-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he would be willing to provide aid to Iran to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic if Tehran requested it | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he would be willing to provide aid to Iran to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic if Tehran requested it | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-iran/trump-would-be-willing-to-give-coronavirus-aid-to-iran-if-asked-idUSKBN2210XZ | 2020-04-20 |
| ISTANBUL U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a phone call on Sunday to work together to counter the threat posed by the coronavirus outbreak Turkeys presidency said | Positive | ISTANBUL U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a phone call on Sunday to work together to counter the threat posed by the coronavirus outbreak Turkeys presidency said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-usa/trump-and-turkeys-erdogan-agree-cooperation-against-coronavirus-turkish-presidency-idUSKBN2210QE | 2020-04-20 |
| The U.S. military said on Wednesday that 11 Revolutionary Guards naval vessels had come close to its navy and Coast Guard ships describing the moves dangerous and | Negative | Irans Revolutionary Guards warned the United States about its military activities in the Gulf on Sunday adding that their navy had as a result increased patrols which would also secure the passage of Iranian ships and combat fuel smuggling | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-gulf/irans-revolutionary-guards-say-have-increased-gulf-patrols-idUSKBN2210FB | 2020-04-20 |
| At one point the Iranian vessels came within 10 yards of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Maui the U.S. military said | Negative | Irans Revolutionary Guards warned the United States about its military activities in the Gulf on Sunday adding that their navy had as a result increased patrols which would also secure the passage of Iranian ships and combat fuel smuggling | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-gulf/irans-revolutionary-guards-say-have-increased-gulf-patrols-idUSKBN2210FB | 2020-04-20 |
| In its statement the Guards navy denied the U.S. militarys account of the incident and said the U.S. had acted unprofessionally | Negative | Irans Revolutionary Guards warned the United States about its military activities in the Gulf on Sunday adding that their navy had as a result increased patrols which would also secure the passage of Iranian ships and combat fuel smuggling | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-gulf/irans-revolutionary-guards-say-have-increased-gulf-patrols-idUSKBN2210FB | 2020-04-20 |
| TOKYO Japans exports slumped the most in nearly four years in March as U.S.bound shipments including cars fell at the fastest rate since 2011 highlighting the damage the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on global trade | Negative | TOKYO Japans exports slumped the most in nearly four years in March as U.S.bound shipments including cars fell at the fastest rate since 2011 highlighting the damage the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on global trade | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-trade/japan-exports-slump-as-coronavirus-hits-u-s-chinese-demand-idUSKBN2210Y9 | 2020-04-20 |
| Neiman Marcus Group is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection as soon as this week becoming the first major U.S. department store operator to succumb to the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak people familiar with the matter said | Negative | Neiman Marcus Group is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection as soon as this week becoming the first major U.S. department store operator to succumb to the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-neimanmarcus-bankruptcy-exclusive/exclusive-neiman-marcus-to-file-for-bankruptcy-as-soon-as-this-week-sources-idUSKBN2210CW | 2020-04-20 |
| having jumped last week on hopes some U.S. states would soon start reopening their economies | Positive | KONG Caution gripped Asian share markets on Monday amid expectations a busy week of corporate earnings reports and economic data will drive home the damage done by the global virus lockdowns while a glut of supply sent U.S. crude spiraling to 20year lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-turn-cautious-u-s-crude-crushed-idUSKBN22201K | 2020-04-20 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Republicans were to getting a deal with Democrats on a support package for small business | Positive | KONG Caution gripped Asian share markets on Monday amid expectations a busy week of corporate earnings reports and economic data will drive home the damage done by the global virus lockdowns while a glut of supply sent U.S. crude spiraling to 20year lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-turn-cautious-u-s-crude-crushed-idUSKBN22201K | 2020-04-20 |
| The rebound in the 500 therefore likely overstated optimism on the economy Jones argued noting European benchmark equities indices and U.S. small cap indices were still in bear market territory | Positive | KONG Caution gripped Asian share markets on Monday amid expectations a busy week of corporate earnings reports and economic data will drive home the damage done by the global virus lockdowns while a glut of supply sent U.S. crude spiraling to 20year lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-turn-cautious-u-s-crude-crushed-idUSKBN22201K | 2020-04-20 |
| So great was the nearterm glut that the May futures contract for U.S. crude was trading down over at | Negative | KONG Caution gripped Asian share markets on Monday amid expectations a busy week of corporate earnings reports and economic data will drive home the damage done by the global virus lockdowns while a glut of supply sent U.S. crude spiraling to 20year lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-turn-cautious-u-s-crude-crushed-idUSKBN22201K | 2020-04-20 |
| SINGAPORE Crude oil futures fell on Monday with U.S. futures dropping more than to levels unseen since 1999 amid concerns that U.S. storage facilities will soon be brimful with demand evaporating due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | SINGAPORE Crude oil futures fell on Monday with U.S. futures dropping more than to levels unseen since 1999 amid concerns that U.S. storage facilities will soon be brimful with demand evaporating due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil/u-s-oil-falls-more-than-10-to-lows-not-seen-since-1999-idUSKBN2210V9 | 2020-04-20 |
| The U.S. stock market has rebounded swiftly despite a raft of terrible economic news driven by a massive boost from the Federal Reserve hopes of a successful reopening of the economy and possible coronavirus treatments as well as investors fearofmissingout | Positive | The U.S. stock market has rebounded swiftly despite a raft of terrible economic news driven by a massive boost from the Federal Reserve hopes of a successful reopening of the economy and possible coronavirus treatments as well as investors fearofmissingout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stocks/stock-market-gains-alongside-economic-pain-some-worry-about-over-optimism-idUSKBN2210NF | 2020-04-20 |
| So great was the nearterm glut that the May futures contract for U.S. crude was trading down almost at | Negative | Nikkei down 500 futures ease | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-turn-cautious-u-s-crude-crushed-idUSL4N2C80YK | 2020-04-20 |
| ZURICH April 20 Novartis has reached an agreement with U.S. regulators to hold a randomized trial of generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID19 disease in 440 hospitalised patients the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday | Positive | ZURICH April 20 Novartis has reached an agreement with U.S. regulators to hold a randomized trial of generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID19 disease in 440 hospitalised patients the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/novartis-coronavirus-test/novartis-u-s-regulators-agree-to-malaria-drug-trial-against-covid-19-idUSZ8N2BP003 | 2020-04-20 |
| The decadesold medicine has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for coronavirus disease but so far there is no scientific proof it helps those afflicted | Negative | ZURICH April 20 Novartis has reached an agreement with U.S. regulators to hold a randomized trial of generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID19 disease in 440 hospitalised patients the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/novartis-coronavirus-test/novartis-u-s-regulators-agree-to-malaria-drug-trial-against-covid-19-idUSZ8N2BP003 | 2020-04-20 |
| Oil U.S. stock futures and Asian equities were also softer as caution took hold after two weeks of looking on the bright side | Neutral | Risk rally runs out of steam | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-firm-as-caution-on-economic-re-start-returns-idUSL4N2C80DF | 2020-04-20 |
| The week ahead brings U.S. monthly employment figures eurozone survey indicators and quarterly growth in worldtrade bellwether South Korea | Neutral | Risk rally runs out of steam | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-firm-as-caution-on-economic-re-start-returns-idUSL4N2C80DF | 2020-04-20 |
| WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he is close to reaching a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus response bill | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he is close to reaching a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus response bill | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/democrats-close-to-deal-with-republicans-on-new-coronavirus-response-bill-idUSKBN2210K8 | 2020-04-20 |
| Minutes earlier U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave a similar assessment on the progress of the bill which would significantly expand the Small Business Administrations loan program for small businesses | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he is close to reaching a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus response bill | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/democrats-close-to-deal-with-republicans-on-new-coronavirus-response-bill-idUSKBN2210K8 | 2020-04-20 |
| Speaking of a U.S. media report KCNA said in the statement he could have referred to the personal letters that had been exchanged in the past we are not sure | Positive | SEOUL North Korea on Sunday denied a letter was sent to U.S. President Donald Trump North Korean state news agency KCNA said citing a Foreign Ministry press chief | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa/north-koreas-foreign-ministry-denies-letter-sent-to-trump-kcna-idUSKBN2210KW | 2020-04-20 |
| NEW YORK Demonstrations to demand an end to stayathome measures that have pummelled the U.S. economy spread to Texas on Saturday as the governor at the epicentre of the U.S. coronavirus crisis said his state of New York may finally be past the worst | Negative | NEW YORK Demonstrations to demand an end to stayathome measures that have pummelled the U.S. economy spread to Texas on Saturday as the governor at the epicentre of the U.S. coronavirus crisis said his state of New York may finally be past the worst | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-stay-at-home-frustration-spreads-coronavirus-battered-new-york-says-may-be-past-the-worst-idUSKBN2200OB | 2020-04-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Texas and Vermont will allow certain businesses to reopen on Monday while still observing coronavirusrelated precautions and Montana will begin lifting restrictions on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Texas and Vermont will allow certain businesses to reopen on Monday while still observing coronavirusrelated precautions and Montana will begin lifting restrictions on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-some-states-to-begin-lifting-coronavirus-restrictions-in-coming-days-idUSKBN2200X6 | 2020-04-19 |
| On Saturday morning Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York epicenter of the U.S. epidemic said his coronavirusbattered state may finally be past the worst of the health crisis there | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Texas and Vermont will allow certain businesses to reopen on Monday while still observing coronavirusrelated precautions and Montana will begin lifting restrictions on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-some-states-to-begin-lifting-coronavirus-restrictions-in-coming-days-idUSKBN2200X6 | 2020-04-19 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 690714 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 29002 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2394 to 35443 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 690714 cases of new coronavirus an increase of 29002 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2394 to 35443 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-690714-coronavirus-cases-35443-deaths-idUSKBN2200WM | 2020-04-19 |
| U.S. states have given Amazon the green light to deliver goods with nearly all the country under stayathome orders | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-cameras/exclusive-amazon-deploys-thermal-cameras-at-warehouses-to-scan-for-fevers-faster-idUSKBN2200HT | 2020-04-19 |
| NEW YORK Betterthanexpected social distancing practices have led an influential research model to lower its projected U.S. coronavirus death toll by while predicting some states may be able to safely begin easing restrictions as early as May 4 | Negative | NEW YORK Betterthanexpected social distancing practices have led an influential research model to lower its projected U.S. coronavirus death toll by while predicting some states may be able to safely begin easing restrictions as early as May 4 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-forecast/adherence-to-social-distancing-spurs-dip-in-projected-u-s-coronavirus-deaths-idUSKBN2200AW | 2020-04-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was knowingly for the coronavirus pandemic as he ratcheted up criticism of Beijing over its handling of the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was knowingly for the coronavirus pandemic as he ratcheted up criticism of Beijing over its handling of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-warns-china-could-face-consequences-for-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN2200XZ | 2020-04-19 |
| NEW YORK The novel coronavirus may do to U.S. office rentals what ecommerce did to malls or so goes a line of thinking running through commercial real estate circles | Negative | NEW YORK The novel coronavirus may do to U.S. office rentals what ecommerce did to malls or so goes a line of thinking running through commercial real estate circles | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-officespace/coronavirus-set-to-usher-in-big-changes-at-u-s-offices-idUSKBN21Y334 | 2020-04-19 |
| Bahrains King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa expressed his appreciation for U.S. President Donald Trumps efforts in achieving stability in energy markets to boost global economy growth state news agency BNA said on Saturday | Positive | Bahrains King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa expressed his appreciation for U.S. President Donald Trumps efforts in achieving stability in energy markets to boost global economy growth state news agency BNA said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bahrain-united-states-energy/bahrains-king-applauds-trumps-efforts-in-achieving-stability-in-energy-markets-idUSKBN2200W4 | 2020-04-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. banks are pushing the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a billion lending program for small and mediumsized businesses including reducing minimum loan sizes and allowing more flexibility on underlying reference rates industry groups said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. banks are pushing the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a billion lending program for small and mediumsized businesses including reducing minimum loan sizes and allowing more flexibility on underlying reference rates industry groups said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stimulus-banks/u-s-banks-seek-term-changes-as-fed-finalizes-main-street-lending-program-idUSKBN2200UN | 2020-04-19 |
| Late on Thursday Trump laid out new guidelines for U.S. states to emerge from the shutdowns in a staggered threestage approach sending 500 futures to a near fiveweek high | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stock-index-futures-jump-on-plans-to-re-open-u-s-economy-idUSL8N2C50VR | 2020-04-19 |
| Twitter Inc will not be able to reveal surveillance requests it received from the U.S. government after a federal judge accepted government arguments that this was likely to harm national security after a near sixyear long legal battle | Negative | Twitter Inc will not be able to reveal surveillance requests it received from the U.S. government after a federal judge accepted government arguments that this was likely to harm national security after a near sixyear long legal battle | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-twitter-lawsuit/u-s-judge-blocks-twitters-bid-to-reveal-government-surveillance-requests-idUSKBN2200CS | 2020-04-19 |
| U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers granted the governments request to dismiss Twitters lawsuit in an eleven page order filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern California | Negative | Twitter Inc will not be able to reveal surveillance requests it received from the U.S. government after a federal judge accepted government arguments that this was likely to harm national security after a near sixyear long legal battle | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-twitter-lawsuit/u-s-judge-blocks-twitters-bid-to-reveal-government-surveillance-requests-idUSKBN2200CS | 2020-04-19 |
| Australias call for an investigation comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has been stepping up his criticism of China | Negative | MELBOURNE Australia on Sunday added to growing pressure on China over its handling of the novel coronavirus questioning its transparency and demanding an international investigation into the origins of the virus and how it spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-demands-coronavirus-enquiry-adding-to-pressure-on-china-idUSKBN221058 | 2020-04-19 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. coronavirus crisis took a sharp political turn on Friday as President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors over their handling of the pandemic after having conceded that states bear ultimate control of restrictions to contain the outbreak | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. coronavirus crisis took a sharp political turn on Friday as President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors over their handling of the pandemic after having conceded that states bear ultimate control of restrictions to contain the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-crisis-takes-a-sharp-political-turn-idUSKBN21Z2HN | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump whose administration has faced criticism over a shortfall in coronavirus testing capacity said on Friday that individual states were responsible for developing testing capabilities | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump whose administration has faced criticism over a shortfall in coronavirus testing capacity said on Friday that individual states were responsible for developing testing capabilities | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-states/trump-u-s-states-not-federal-government-must-improve-testing-idUSKBN21Z3GM | 2020-04-18 |
| CHICAGO President Donald Trump on Friday announced a billion relief program to help U.S. farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus including billion in direct payments to producers and mass purchases of meat dairy vegetables and other products | Positive | CHICAGO President Donald Trump on Friday announced a billion relief program to help U.S. farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus including billion in direct payments to producers and mass purchases of meat dairy vegetables and other products | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-farmers/u-s-announces-19-billion-coronavirus-aid-for-farmers-food-buys-for-poor-idUSKBN21Z3EO | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON Some moderate Democrats key to their partys control of the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to move quickly to replenish a fund to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic saying other party priorities can wait | Negative | WASHINGTON Some moderate Democrats key to their partys control of the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to move quickly to replenish a fund to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic saying other party priorities can wait | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/no-excuses-moderate-democrats-urge-quick-deal-on-small-business-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN21Z37D | 2020-04-18 |
| SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. economy has imploded in the past month amid aggressive measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus with 22 million people filing for unemployment benefits and most factories stores and other businesses at a virtual standstill | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. economy has imploded in the past month amid aggressive measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus with 22 million people filing for unemployment benefits and most factories stores and other businesses at a virtual standstill | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen-analysi/trumps-coronavirus-reopening-plan-has-big-holes-health-experts-say-idUSKBN21Z383 | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon-microsoft/u-s-judge-puts-amazon-challenge-to-pentagon-jedi-contract-on-hold-idUSKBN21Z3GW | 2020-04-18 |
| 3 U.S. elections amid the coronavirus pandemic with a partisan fight shaping up over a Democratic proposal to require states to offer the option of voting by mail | Negative | WASHINGTON Congress is scrambling for ways to safeguard the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/voting-by-mail-in-the-spotlight-as-u-s-congress-debates-how-to-secure-november-elections-idUSKBN21Z337 | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that a lot of strange things are regarding the origins of the novel coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that a lot of strange things are regarding the origins of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-says-strange-things-afoot-surrounding-coronavirus-origins-idUSKBN22001E | 2020-04-18 |
| U.S. coronavirus confirmed cases were over 700000 up 30884 with a few states yet to report | Negative | U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 35400 on Friday rising by more than 2000 for the fourth day in a row according to a Reuters tally as some states announced timetables for lifting restrictions aimed at blunting the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-passes-35000-cases-top-700000-reuters-tally-idUSKBN21Z343 | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was in favor of adding money for hospitals in the next congressional bill designed to help fund small businesses hurt by the coronavirus outbreak | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was in favor of adding money for hospitals in the next congressional bill designed to help fund small businesses hurt by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-funding/trump-says-he-favors-adding-money-for-hospitals-in-small-business-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN220009 | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he planned to deliver the commencement address for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York later this spring after suspending most of his travel because of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he planned to deliver the commencement address for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York later this spring after suspending most of his travel because of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-speech/trump-says-he-will-deliver-commencement-address-for-west-point-military-academy-idUSKBN22000N | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy said on Friday it will conduct antibody testing of sailors aboard the coronavirushit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to determine whether they were exposed to the virus as it spread through the ship | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy said on Friday it will conduct antibody testing of sailors aboard the coronavirushit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to determine whether they were exposed to the virus as it spread through the ship | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-military/u-s-to-start-antibody-testing-of-sailors-on-coronavirus-hit-aircraft-carrier-idUSKBN21Z3A2 | 2020-04-18 |
| The data could further shed light on how the coronavirus spreads undetected which could help inform the U.S. national response to the pandemic and efforts to restart the economy | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy said on Friday it will conduct antibody testing of sailors aboard the coronavirushit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to determine whether they were exposed to the virus as it spread through the ship | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-military/u-s-to-start-antibody-testing-of-sailors-on-coronavirus-hit-aircraft-carrier-idUSKBN21Z3A2 | 2020-04-18 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he spoke by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday suggesting they meet in June or July for what would be their first inperson encounter | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he spoke by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday suggesting they meet in June or July for what would be their first inperson encounter | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-usa/in-phone-call-mexican-president-floats-idea-of-meeting-with-trump-idUSKBN21Z397 | 2020-04-18 |
| 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 |
| GUATEMALA CITY Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Friday a large number of migrants on a deportation flight to Guatemala from the United States this week were infected with the coronavirus adding that U.S. authorities had confirmed a dozen cases | Negative | GUATEMALA CITY Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Friday a large number of migrants on a deportation flight to Guatemala from the United States this week were infected with the coronavirus adding that U.S. authorities had confirmed a dozen cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-guatemala-deportee/many-migrants-on-u-s-deportation-flight-had-coronavirus-guatemalan-president-says-idUSKBN22002Q | 2020-04-18 |
| Neither U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement which operates the deportation flights or the U.S. embassy in Guatemala immediately responded to requests for comment | Negative | GUATEMALA CITY Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Friday a large number of migrants on a deportation flight to Guatemala from the United States this week were infected with the coronavirus adding that U.S. authorities had confirmed a dozen cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-guatemala-deportee/many-migrants-on-u-s-deportation-flight-had-coronavirus-guatemalan-president-says-idUSKBN22002Q | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Friday that any future arms control talks must focus on an American proposal for a new arms control accord that includes Russia and China the State Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Friday that any future arms control talks must focus on an American proposal for a new arms control accord that includes Russia and China the State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-russia-armscontrol/pompeo-tells-russias-lavrov-any-new-arms-control-talks-must-include-china-idUSKBN21Z2P9 | 2020-04-18 |
| MOSCOW Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on a call on Friday to continue coordinating efforts to overcome the crisis in oil markets and the challenges posed by the new coronavirus a statement said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on a call on Friday to continue coordinating efforts to overcome the crisis in oil markets and the challenges posed by the new coronavirus a statement said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russias-lavrov-u-s-pompeo-discuss-oil-markets-coronavirus-statement-idUSKBN21Z2WJ | 2020-04-18 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices were mixed on Friday with weak Chinese economic figures and rapidly filling U.S. crude storage offsetting bullishness built on U.S. President Donald Trumps outlines for the U.S. economy to emerge from the coronavirus shutdown | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices were mixed on Friday with weak Chinese economic figures and rapidly filling U.S. crude storage offsetting bullishness built on U.S. President Donald Trumps outlines for the U.S. economy to emerge from the coronavirus shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-mixed-as-weak-chinese-data-growing-u-s-supplies-offset-trump-plan-to-ease-lockdown-idUSKBN21Z05D | 2020-04-18 |
| U.S. PMIs will also drop further in April after recordlow March readings showed the economy may be already in recession | Negative | TIMES | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-themes-graphic/take-five-euro-zone-earnings-economy-idUSKBN21Z2DX | 2020-04-18 |
| The U.S. Secretary of State said nations should rethink adopting Huaweis 5G networks in their telecommunications infrastructure due to Chinas role in the pandemic | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus have crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-18 |
| On Thursday the Wall Street Journal cited U.S. businesses and diplomatic memos as saying that Chinas export restrictions had left U.S.bound face masks test kits and other medical equipment stranded | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has asked China to revise new export quality control rules for protective equipment needed in the coronavirus outbreak so they are not an obstacle to timely supplies a spokesman for the U.S. State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-usa-china/u-s-appeals-to-china-to-revise-export-rules-on-coronavirus-medical-gear-idUSKBN21Z07G | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said Chinas role in the global coronavirus pandemic is likely to force countries to rethink their telecommunications infrastructure including the adoption of Chinabased Huaweis 5G networks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said Chinas role in the global coronavirus pandemic is likely to force countries to rethink their telecommunications infrastructure including the adoption of Chinabased Huaweis 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-pompeo/u-s-s-pompeo-nations-should-rethink-use-of-chinas-huawei-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Z21J | 2020-04-18 |
| Some including U.S. President Donald Trump have openly questioned the accuracy of Chinas disclosures regarding the scale of the epidemic in the country | Negative | BEIJING Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday there has never been a coverup of the coronavirus outbreak in China and the government does not allow any coverups | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-mofa/china-says-there-has-never-been-a-cover-up-on-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21Z0XC | 2020-04-18 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed support on Friday for the role of the World Health Organization in the campaign against the new coronavirus in contrast with U.S. President Donald Trump who has vowed to cut U.S. funding to the agency | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed support on Friday for the role of the World Health Organization in the campaign against the new coronavirus in contrast with U.S. President Donald Trump who has vowed to cut U.S. funding to the agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japan-pm-abe-backs-who-on-coronavirus-in-contrast-with-ally-trump-idUSKBN21Z1JF | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON An official charged with overseeing how the U.S. government handles billion in bailout funds said on Friday he will also monitor how companies use the cash including for share buybacks dividends and staff compensation | Negative | WASHINGTON An official charged with overseeing how the U.S. government handles billion in bailout funds said on Friday he will also monitor how companies use the cash including for share buybacks dividends and staff compensation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-watchdog/u-s-bailout-watchdog-vows-to-scrutinize-share-buybacks-dividends-idUSKBN21Z3D1 | 2020-04-18 |
| U.S. stocks rose on Friday and also posted gains for the week boosted by a surge in Boeing shares President Donald Trumps plan to reopen the coronavirusbattered economy and hopes of a potential drug by Gilead to treat COVID19 | Positive | U.S. stocks rose on Friday and also posted gains for the week boosted by a surge in Boeing shares President Donald Trumps plan to reopen the coronavirusbattered economy and hopes of a potential drug by Gilead to treat COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-gains-on-boeing-surge-and-coronavirus-drug-hopes-idUSKBN21Z1ED | 2020-04-18 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 12 | Neutral | U.S. stocks rose on Friday and also posted gains for the week boosted by a surge in Boeing shares President Donald Trumps plan to reopen the coronavirusbattered economy and hopes of a potential drug by Gilead to treat COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-gains-on-boeing-surge-and-coronavirus-drug-hopes-idUSKBN21Z1ED | 2020-04-18 |
| U.S. airlines are estimated to be sitting on more than billion in travel vouchers that should have been cash refunds from canceled flights a group of senators released on Friday | Positive | U.S. airlines are estimated to be sitting on more than billion in travel vouchers that should have been cash refunds from canceled flights a group of senators released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-refunds/u-s-airlines-sitting-on-10-billion-owed-to-consumers-for-canceled-flights-lawmakers-say-idUSKBN21Z27O | 2020-04-18 |
| A third shipment comprising 34 ventilators will be delivered by UPS to the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency at the International Airport on Saturday to be distributed at other locations | Negative | General Motors said on Friday it had started delivering the first batch of 54 ventilators to U.S. hospitals treating severely ill COVID19 patients | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-gm/gm-dispatches-first-batch-of-ventilators-for-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN21Z2S8 | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON April 17 U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was in favor of adding money for hospitals in the next congressional bill designed to help fund small businesses hurt by the coronavirus outbreak | Neutral | WASHINGTON April 17 U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was in favor of adding money for hospitals in the next congressional bill designed to help fund small businesses hurt by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-trump-funding/trump-says-he-favors-adding-money-for-hospitals-in-small-business-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSW1N2BU00F | 2020-04-18 |
| April 17 European shares jumped on Friday clawing back weekly declines as financial markets globally drew comfort from U.S. President Donald Trumps plans for a gradual reopening of the U.S. economy and reports of a potential drug to treat COVID19 | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-gain-as-trump-plans-to-reopen-u-s-economy-idUSL4N2C51ZJ | 2020-04-18 |
| NEW YORK April 17 Global stocks rallied on Friday on President Donald Trumps plans to revive the coronavirushit U.S. economy and hopes of a potential drug to treat COVID19 while the dollar fell amid investors growing riskon sentiment | Positive | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-as-investors-take-heart-on-u-s-economic-reopening-plan-idUSL1N2C5194 | 2020-04-18 |
| U.S. longdated Treasury yields fell to twoweek lows despite higherrisk appetite overall | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-as-investors-take-heart-on-u-s-economic-reopening-plan-idUSL1N2C5194 | 2020-04-18 |
| NEW April 17 Global stocks rallied on Friday on President Donald Trumps plans to revive the coronavirushit U.S. economy and hopes of a potential drug to treat COVID19 while the dollar fell amid a growing riskon sentiment among investors | Positive | World stocks race toward secondbest week on record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-race-toward-second-weekly-gain-idUSL8N2C54G1 | 2020-04-18 |
| Oil prices were mixed as investors sold U.S. crude futures on rapidly filling storage offsetting support from Trumps plans to revive the U.S. economy | Positive | World stocks race toward secondbest week on record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-race-toward-second-weekly-gain-idUSL8N2C54G1 | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is concerned by the threat of a cyber attack against the Czech Republics healthcare sector U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that anybody engaged in such activity should expect consequences | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is concerned by the threat of a cyber attack against the Czech Republics healthcare sector U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that anybody engaged in such activity should expect consequences | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-czech-cyber-usa/u-s-says-concerned-by-threat-of-cyber-attack-against-czech-republic-healthcare-idUSKBN22000J | 2020-04-18 |
| The United States has zero tolerance for malicious cyber activity designed to undermine U.S. and international partners efforts to protect assist and inform the public during this global Pompeo said | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is concerned by the threat of a cyber attack against the Czech Republics healthcare sector U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that anybody engaged in such activity should expect consequences | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-czech-cyber-usa/u-s-says-concerned-by-threat-of-cyber-attack-against-czech-republic-healthcare-idUSKBN22000J | 2020-04-18 |
| U.S. unemployment claims surged to 22 million in the last four weeks wiping out a decade of job gains as layoffs mounted in industries spanning retail to restaurants | Positive | BOSTON Activist investor Engaged Capital will donate roughly in fees its executives would have earned for serving on public companies boards this year to those corporations employees the hedge funds founder Glenn Welling told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-engaged/activist-hedge-fund-engaged-to-give-director-fees-to-corporate-employees-idUSKBN21Z1JU | 2020-04-18 |
| While Americans are meant to receive payments of or more from the U.S. government as part of a trillion relief package economists warn there wont be a quick recovery | Negative | BOSTON Activist investor Engaged Capital will donate roughly in fees its executives would have earned for serving on public companies boards this year to those corporations employees the hedge funds founder Glenn Welling told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-engaged/activist-hedge-fund-engaged-to-give-director-fees-to-corporate-employees-idUSKBN21Z1JU | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump laid out new guidelines on Thursday for U.S. states to emerge from a coronavirus shutdown in a staggered threestage approach meant to revive the U.S. economy even as the country continues to fight the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump laid out new guidelines on Thursday for U.S. states to emerge from a coronavirus shutdown in a staggered threestage approach meant to revive the U.S. economy even as the country continues to fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-guidelines/trump-unveils-three-stage-process-for-states-to-end-coronavirus-shutdown-idUSKBN21Y31W | 2020-04-17 |
| Michael Cohen the former personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump will be released early from prison because of the coronavirus pandemic two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters late on Thursday | Negative | Michael Cohen the former personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump will be released early from prison because of the coronavirus pandemic two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters late on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/ex-trump-lawyer-cohen-to-be-released-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-sources-idUSKBN21Z0EJ | 2020-04-17 |
| A spokesman for the Manhattan U.S. Attorneys office did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Michael Cohen the former personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump will be released early from prison because of the coronavirus pandemic two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters late on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/ex-trump-lawyer-cohen-to-be-released-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-sources-idUSKBN21Z0EJ | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON A leading member of the U.S. House of Representatives recommended on Thursday a voting system to allow lawmakers to authorize other lawmakers to vote for them during the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON A leading member of the U.S. House of Representatives recommended on Thursday a voting system to allow lawmakers to authorize other lawmakers to vote for them during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/key-u-s-congressman-offers-remote-voting-proposal-amid-coronavirus-relief-haggling-idUSKBN21Y31Q | 2020-04-17 |
| Even as the Trump administration was struggling to deal with the coronavirus outbreak it was ramping up efforts to seize land along U.S. southern border to build a wall and fulfill a major campaign promise a Reuters review of federal court records shows | Neutral | Even as the Trump administration was struggling to deal with the coronavirus outbreak it was ramping up efforts to seize land along U.S. southern border to build a wall and fulfill a major campaign promise a Reuters review of federal court records shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-wall-exclusive/exclusive-as-the-u-s-shut-down-trumps-legal-fight-to-build-wall-ramped-up-idUSKCN21Y2DR | 2020-04-17 |
| Also a successful defense can be expensive requiring paid experts lawyers and other professionals at a time the U.S. economy is shedding a record number of jobs | Neutral | Even as the Trump administration was struggling to deal with the coronavirus outbreak it was ramping up efforts to seize land along U.S. southern border to build a wall and fulfill a major campaign promise a Reuters review of federal court records shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-wall-exclusive/exclusive-as-the-u-s-shut-down-trumps-legal-fight-to-build-wall-ramped-up-idUSKCN21Y2DR | 2020-04-17 |
| Three Democratic lawmakers representing congressional districts along the U.S.Mexico border recently called on the Trump administration to temporarily pause the legal efforts | Positive | Even as the Trump administration was struggling to deal with the coronavirus outbreak it was ramping up efforts to seize land along U.S. southern border to build a wall and fulfill a major campaign promise a Reuters review of federal court records shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-wall-exclusive/exclusive-as-the-u-s-shut-down-trumps-legal-fight-to-build-wall-ramped-up-idUSKCN21Y2DR | 2020-04-17 |
| DETROIT Governors of seven U.S. mostly Midwestern states on Thursday said they will work in close coordination to reopen their economies battered by efforts to contain the coronavirus echoing similar moves made by 10 governors in states on the East and West coasts this week | Negative | DETROIT Governors of seven U.S. mostly Midwestern states on Thursday said they will work in close coordination to reopen their economies battered by efforts to contain the coronavirus echoing similar moves made by 10 governors in states on the East and West coasts this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-midwest-economy/u-s-midwest-governors-to-coordinate-reopening-economies-battered-by-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Y2ZB | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren chastised the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department on Thursday over their rollout of massive stimulus programs designed to help businesses weather the global coronavirus pandemic saying they were failing to protect workers | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren chastised the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department on Thursday over their rollout of massive stimulus programs designed to help businesses weather the global coronavirus pandemic saying they were failing to protect workers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-warren/senator-warren-takes-treasury-fed-to-task-over-little-oversight-of-stimulus-programs-idUSKBN21Y32V | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps plan for reopening the U.S. economy following the novel coronavirus pandemic makes and is consistent with the advice of health experts Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said in an interview with Fox News Channel on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps plan for reopening the U.S. economy following the novel coronavirus pandemic makes and is consistent with the advice of health experts Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said in an interview with Fox News Channel on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kashkari/feds-kashkari-says-trumps-staged-approach-to-reopen-economy-makes-sense-idUSKBN21Z04X | 2020-04-17 |
| Trump laid out new guidelines on Thursday for U.S. states to emerge from a shutdown in a staggered threestage approach meant to revive the U.S. economy | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps plan for reopening the U.S. economy following the novel coronavirus pandemic makes and is consistent with the advice of health experts Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said in an interview with Fox News Channel on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kashkari/feds-kashkari-says-trumps-staged-approach-to-reopen-economy-makes-sense-idUSKBN21Z04X | 2020-04-17 |
| The U.S. economy is not grinding to a Kashkari said but this is the deepest and the quickest shutdown of the on record | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps plan for reopening the U.S. economy following the novel coronavirus pandemic makes and is consistent with the advice of health experts Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said in an interview with Fox News Channel on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kashkari/feds-kashkari-says-trumps-staged-approach-to-reopen-economy-makes-sense-idUSKBN21Z04X | 2020-04-17 |
| A federal judge on Thursday denied a bid for a new trial by U.S. President Donald Trumps longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone after the veteran Republican operative accused the jury forewoman of being tainted by political bias | Negative | A federal judge on Thursday denied a bid for a new trial by U.S. President Donald Trumps longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone after the veteran Republican operative accused the jury forewoman of being tainted by political bias | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-stone/u-s-judge-denies-bid-by-trumps-longtime-adviser-roger-stone-for-new-trial-idUSKBN21Y3G6 | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called President Donald Trumps guidelines for reopening the economy vague and and said more coronavirus testing needed to be done | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called President Donald Trumps guidelines for reopening the economy vague and and said more coronavirus testing needed to be done | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-says-trump-guidelines-vague-and-inconsistent-idUSKBN21Z03D | 2020-04-17 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday spun synthetic swabs could be used for coronavirus testing by collecting a sample from the front of the nose | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday spun synthetic swabs could be used for coronavirus testing by collecting a sample from the front of the nose | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-fda/fda-approves-synthetic-swabs-for-coronavirus-testing-idUSKBN21Z01G | 2020-04-17 |
| U.S. Cotton plans to produce these new polyester swabs in large quantities to help meet the needs for coronavirus diagnostic the regulator said in a statement | Positive | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday spun synthetic swabs could be used for coronavirus testing by collecting a sample from the front of the nose | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-fda/fda-approves-synthetic-swabs-for-coronavirus-testing-idUSKBN21Z01G | 2020-04-17 |
| Deaths rose by nearly 2200 on Thursday with a few U.S. states yet to report after a record singleday increase of 2507 Wednesday | Negative | U.S. coronavirus deaths rose above 33000 on Thursday according to a Reuters tally even as President Donald Trump laid out White House guidelines for reopening the economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-climbs-to-over-33000-reuters-tally-idUSKCN21Y2A5 | 2020-04-17 |
| DETROIT As sweeping stayathome orders in 42 U.S. states to combat the new coronavirus have shuttered businesses disrupted lives and decimated the economy some protesters have begun taking to the streets to urge governors to rethink the restrictions | Negative | DETROIT As sweeping stayathome orders in 42 U.S. states to combat the new coronavirus have shuttered businesses disrupted lives and decimated the economy some protesters have begun taking to the streets to urge governors to rethink the restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-protests/scattered-protests-push-back-on-u-s-coronavirus-stay-at-home-orders-idUSKBN21Y34A | 2020-04-17 |
| CIUDAD JUAREZ Mexico A spate of suspected coronavirus deaths among workers for U.S. companies operating along the border in Mexico has triggered multiple protests in recent days highlighting friction over which factories should remain open in the pandemic | Negative | CIUDAD JUAREZ Mexico A spate of suspected coronavirus deaths among workers for U.S. companies operating along the border in Mexico has triggered multiple protests in recent days highlighting friction over which factories should remain open in the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-protests/protests-erupt-along-mexican-border-after-honeywell-lear-worker-deaths-idUSKBN21Y35X | 2020-04-17 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in remarks to the International Monetary and Finance Committee said Washington was open to further debt relief measures but gave no details | Negative | WASHINGTON International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva urged governments and the private sector to step up their efforts to help African countries and other emerging markets weather the economic and health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-imf-world-bank-emerging-markets/imfs-georgieva-underscores-need-to-help-africa-other-emerging-markets-idUSKBN21Y2IZ | 2020-04-17 |
| The U.S. coronavirus act provides another | Negative | WASHINGTON World Bank President David Malpass on Thursday said the banks main lending arm for middleincome countries has received nearly | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-imf-worldbank-capital/world-banks-malpass-says-u-s-subscribed-to-ibrd-capital-increase-idUSKCN21Y2B8 | 2020-04-17 |
| MOSCOW Russia would accept a kind by U.S. President Donald Trump to ship ventilators to the country if it felt it needed them to treat people sick with the novel coronavirus the Kremlin said on Thursday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia would accept a kind by U.S. President Donald Trump to ship ventilators to the country if it felt it needed them to treat people sick with the novel coronavirus the Kremlin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russia-will-accept-ventilators-from-united-states-if-needed-kremlin-idUSKCN21Y1I5 | 2020-04-17 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump laid out new guidelines on Thursday for states to emerge from a coronavirus shutdown in a staggered threestage approach | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-17 |
| Sources told Reuters the U.S. FDA may have dropped its qualitycontrol standards too far as it scoured the world for scarce supplies of chloroquine drugs | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-17 |
| Canadas border restrictions with the U.S. will remain in place for a significant as the two nations fight the outbreak Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-17 |
| The U.S. defence secretary said he believed Chinas leaders have been misleading and opaque about the outbreak and does not trust that they are being truthful even now | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-17 |
| Most U.S. firms in China currently have no plans to relocate production to other parts of the country or abroad | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. small businesses may need up to billion a month to ensure their survival through the coronavirus crisis the head of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday as Fed officials voiced concern over the speed and breadth of the countrys fiscal response to an unprecedented economic slowdown | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. small businesses may need up to billion a month to ensure their survival through the coronavirus crisis the head of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday as Fed officials voiced concern over the speed and breadth of the countrys fiscal response to an unprecedented economic slowdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-bostic/feds-bostic-u-s-small-business-may-need-up-to-500-billion-monthly-in-support-through-crisis-idUSKBN21Y2MG | 2020-04-17 |
| The donation announced by U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman follows years of aid cuts by President Donald Trumps administration to the Israelioccupied West Bank and Gaza | Positive | RAMALLAH West Bank The United States is giving million to the Palestinians to help them fight the coronavirus epidemic a U.S. envoy said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-palestinians/u-s-gives-5-million-to-palestinians-amid-pandemic-after-years-of-aid-cuts-idUSKBN21Y38E | 2020-04-17 |
| SHANGHAI Most U.S. firms in China currently have no plans to relocate production to other parts of the country or abroad due to the coronavirus but there is less certainty about the long term due to growing worries over U.S.China decoupling a survey showed | Negative | SHANGHAI Most U.S. firms in China currently have no plans to relocate production to other parts of the country or abroad due to the coronavirus but there is less certainty about the long term due to growing worries over U.S.China decoupling a survey showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-business/most-u-s-firms-have-no-plans-to-leave-china-due-to-coronavirus-survey-idUSKBN21Z08K | 2020-04-17 |
| The U.S. Government has raised these concerns with | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has asked China to revise new export quality control rules for protective equipment needed during the coronavirus pandemic so they are not an obstacle to timely supplies a spokesman for the U.S. State Department said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-usa-china/u-s-asks-china-to-revise-export-rules-for-coronavirus-medical-gear-idUSKBN21Z07G | 2020-04-17 |
| U.S. chip supplier Nvidia Corp said on Thursday Chinese authorities had approved its | Positive | U.S. chip supplier Nvidia Corp said on Thursday Chinese authorities had approved its | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mellanox-m-a-nvidia-china/nvidia-gets-chinas-go-ahead-for-6-9-billion-mellanox-deal-idUSKBN21Y30C | 2020-04-17 |
| Two years ago U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc had to walk away from a billion deal to buy NXP Semiconductors after failing to secure Chinese regulatory approval | Negative | U.S. chip supplier Nvidia Corp said on Thursday Chinese authorities had approved its | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mellanox-m-a-nvidia-china/nvidia-gets-chinas-go-ahead-for-6-9-billion-mellanox-deal-idUSKBN21Y30C | 2020-04-17 |
| U.S. and EU antitrust authorities have already given their approval for the deal which is expected to close before April 27 2020 | Positive | U.S. chip supplier Nvidia Corp said on Thursday Chinese authorities had approved its | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mellanox-m-a-nvidia-china/nvidia-gets-chinas-go-ahead-for-6-9-billion-mellanox-deal-idUSKBN21Y30C | 2020-04-17 |
| Many large automakers have said they hope to resume U.S. production on May 4 but some auto executives think the industry restart may be pushed to midMay | Positive | WASHINGTON Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-nissan/nissan-extends-u-s-production-shutdown-until-mid-may-idUSKBN21Y2UW | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON A billion emergency U.S. loan program to help small businesses keep workers on their payrolls amid the novel coronavirus disruption has run out of funds the U.S. Small Business Administration said on Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON A billion emergency U.S. loan program to help small businesses keep workers on their payrolls amid the novel coronavirus disruption has run out of funds the U.S. Small Business Administration said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lending/u-s-loan-program-hits-350-billion-cap-leaving-thousands-of-small-businesses-adrift-idUSKCN21Y2BV | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON April 16 U.S. lawmakers argued Thursday about what the next coronavirus rescue package should include as a program to help small businesses ran out of money and the economy continued to struggle from a monthlong shutdown | Negative | WASHINGTON April 16 U.S. lawmakers argued Thursday about what the next coronavirus rescue package should include as a program to help small businesses ran out of money and the economy continued to struggle from a monthlong shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/us-lawmakers-argue-over-coronavirus-response-as-small-business-program-runs-out-idUSL1N2C40GO | 2020-04-17 |
| The experimental vaccine is being tested in an earlystage trial conducted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and Moderna expects to begin midstage trial in the second quarter | Neutral | Moderna Inc said on Thursday that it received a million contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to accelerate the development of its vaccine candidate for the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-moderna-funding/moderna-receives-483-million-barda-award-for-covid-19-vaccine-development-idUSKBN21Y3E0 | 2020-04-17 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court will postpone its next round of oral arguments that had been scheduled to start later this month including a highprofile dispute over President Donald Trumps tax and financial records in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus a spokeswoman said on Monday | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court will postpone its next round of oral arguments that had been scheduled to start later this month including a highprofile dispute over President Donald Trumps tax and financial records in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus a spokeswoman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-court/u-s-supreme-court-postpones-arguments-amid-coronavirus-worries-idUSKBN2132FX | 2020-04-17 |
| Calhoun said in March he did not want the U.S. Treasury to take an equity stake as a condition of government loans | Neutral | Boeing Co said it will resume commercial airplane production next week in Washington state after suspending operations last month in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the companys chief executive told employees the aerospace industry will need financial help from the government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-restarting-commercial-airplane-production-next-week-idUSKBN21Y3AJ | 2020-04-17 |
| At the same time U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to help Boeing | Positive | Boeing Co said it will resume commercial airplane production next week in Washington state after suspending operations last month in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the companys chief executive told employees the aerospace industry will need financial help from the government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-restarting-commercial-airplane-production-next-week-idUSKBN21Y3AJ | 2020-04-17 |
| Calhoun noted Treasury and 10 airlines agreed on an aid package of nearly billion while 2500 U.S. aircraft have been idled and passenger volume is down more than | Positive | Boeing Co said it will resume commercial airplane production next week in Washington state after suspending operations last month in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the companys chief executive told employees the aerospace industry will need financial help from the government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-restarting-commercial-airplane-production-next-week-idUSKBN21Y3AJ | 2020-04-17 |
| The last of the big U.S. banks to report firstquarter earnings Morgan Stanley said its profit slumped by and it missed new return targets and costcutting goals | Negative | The last of the big U.S. banks to report firstquarter earnings Morgan Stanley said its profit slumped by and it missed new return targets and costcutting goals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-morgan-stanley-results/morgan-stanley-ceo-coronavirus-will-continue-to-pose-challenges-idUSKCN21Y1L7 | 2020-04-17 |
| It said ongoing regulatory probes into his relationship with U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein and historic misdeeds including the attempted unveiling of a whistleblower had tainted Barclays by association | Negative | It can be tempting especially during a crisis to compromise ethical or moral standards on the basis that trains must run on Sherborne said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-barclays-sherborne-letter/rebel-sherborne-to-withhold-vote-against-barclays-boss-in-agm-idUSKCN21Y0VM | 2020-04-17 |
| As some of U.S. shoppers are under stayathome orders a jump in demand for package and grocery delivery has left ecommerce platforms struggling to cope | Negative | BEIJING Toyotabacked self driving company Pony | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-pony-ai/toyota-backed-pony-ai-to-offer-autonomous-delivery-service-in-california-idUSKBN21Y3GK | 2020-04-17 |
| NEW April 16 World stock markets seesawed while bond yields retreated on Thursday as dire U.S. jobless data underscored a deepening downturn amid the coronavirus outbreak and tamped down investor hopes a listless economy would soon be back on its feet | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-seesaw-yields-fall-on-dire-economic-outlook-idUSL1N2C40FR | 2020-04-17 |
| The dollar hit a oneweek high and U.S. Treasury yields fell for a third session as investors fled to safehaven assets | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-seesaw-yields-fall-on-dire-economic-outlook-idUSL1N2C40FR | 2020-04-17 |
| Investors had hoped that a buildup in U.S. inventories may mean producers have little option but to cut output as the coronavirus outbreak ravages demand | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-seesaw-yields-fall-on-dire-economic-outlook-idUSL1N2C40FR | 2020-04-17 |
| earlier as safehaven demand weakened after U.S. jobless claims rose less than a week ago and hopes grew for an easing of coronavirusled curbs | Neutral | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-seesaw-yields-fall-on-dire-economic-outlook-idUSL1N2C40FR | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. Senate on Thursday decried the lack of an agreement on a billion emergency funding bill to help small businesses cope with the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. Senate on Thursday decried the lack of an agreement on a billion emergency funding bill to help small businesses cope with the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/top-u-s-senate-republican-decries-lack-of-progress-on-small-business-aid-idUSKBN21Y34T | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. lawmakers echoed President Donald Trumps criticism of the World Health Organization on Thursday with some suggesting he withhold aid until the U.N. agencys director general resigns while others called for an international investigation of its handling of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. lawmakers echoed President Donald Trumps criticism of the World Health Organization on Thursday with some suggesting he withhold aid until the U.N. agencys director general resigns while others called for an international investigation of its handling of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-congress/backing-trump-u-s-republicans-call-for-who-chief-to-resign-idUSKBN21Y39W | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday he saw no reason to give Democrats any concessions to secure funding to help small businesses grappling with the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday he saw no reason to give Democrats any concessions to secure funding to help small businesses grappling with the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mccarthy/top-house-republican-says-no-fig-leaf-on-small-business-bill-idUSKBN21Y2LG | 2020-04-17 |
| With the health crisis shutting down much of the U.S. economy many senators have focused their messaging around their own coronavirus response | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic contenders for Republicanheld U.S. Senate seats raised more money in early 2020 than their opponents in about half a dozen competitive races with campaigns amassing cash even as a national health crisis pushed fundraising online | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senate/democrats-outraise-republicans-in-competitive-senate-races-in-first-quarter-idUSKCN21Y25A | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON Parts of President Donald Trumps guidelines for reopening the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic trickled out on Thursday afternoon revealing a threephase plan that could allow some states to begin as early as this month lifting limits meant to contain the diseases spread | Negative | WASHINGTON Parts of President Donald Trumps guidelines for reopening the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic trickled out on Thursday afternoon revealing a threephase plan that could allow some states to begin as early as this month lifting limits meant to contain the diseases spread | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-plan/trump-suggests-u-s-states-re-open-economies-in-three-phases-in-new-guidelines-idUSKBN21Y39K | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON A senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives recommended on Thursday a voting system to allow lawmakers to authorize other lawmakers to vote for them during the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON A senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives recommended on Thursday a voting system to allow lawmakers to authorize other lawmakers to vote for them during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/leading-u-s-democrat-recommends-remote-coronavirus-voting-system-idUSKBN21Y35J | 2020-04-17 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 632548 cases of coronavirus an increase of 27158 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2430 to 27012 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 632548 cases of coronavirus an increase of 27158 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 2430 to 27012 | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-632548-coronavirus-cases-27012-deaths-idUSKBN21Y34R | 2020-04-17 |
| U.S.based Zoom Video Communications Inc has apologized for security flaws and says it is working to fix them | Negative | BENGALURU India said on Thursday videoconferencing software Zoom is not a safe joining other countries that have expressed concern about the security of an application that has become hugely popular worldwide during the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-zoom-video-commn-privacy-india/india-says-zoom-not-a-safe-platform-for-video-conferencing-idUSKCN21Y1LL | 2020-04-17 |
| U.S.based Zoom Video Communications Inc has apologised for security flaws and says it is working to fix them | Negative | BENGALURU April 16 India said on Thursday videoconferencing software Zoom is not a safe joining other countries that have expressed concern about the security of an application that has become hugely popular worldwide during the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/zoom-video-commn-privacy-india/india-says-zoom-not-a-safe-platform-for-video-conferencing-idUSL3N2C42OY | 2020-04-17 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to use them to study communitywide transmission | Negative | ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Roche aims by next month to offer blood tests to identify those who had been infected with the coronavirus potentially helping inform lockeddown nations of who might have some immunity and be able to resume work or contact with the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-roche-hldg/switzerlands-roche-joins-race-to-make-coronavirus-antibody-tests-idUSKBN21Z0ID | 2020-04-17 |
| U.S. Midwest governors were also making plans together to restart their economies said Jordan Abudayyeh a spokeswoman for Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker | Positive | NEW YORK The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States approached 31000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a postvirus life that would likely include public face coverings as the new normal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/face-masks-may-be-new-normal-in-post-virus-life-as-u-s-prepares-gradual-reopening-idUSKCN21X25I | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that data suggested the country had passed the peak on new coronavirus infections and said he would announce new for reopening the economy at a news conference on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that data suggested the country had passed the peak on new coronavirus infections and said he would announce new for reopening the economy at a news conference on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen/trump-to-announce-guidelines-on-reopening-u-s-economy-thursday-idUSKCN21X3D3 | 2020-04-16 |
| The coronavirus crisis has hammered the U.S. economy overshadowing Trumps efforts to win reelection in November | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that data suggested the country had passed the peak on new coronavirus infections and said he would announce new for reopening the economy at a news conference on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen/trump-to-announce-guidelines-on-reopening-u-s-economy-thursday-idUSKCN21X3D3 | 2020-04-16 |
| President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a halt in U.S. funding to the WHO saying it had failed in its basic in allowing the pandemic to take hold | Negative | LONDON Pulling funding from the World Health Organization is a dangerous and nonsensical move when the world is facing the health crisis brought by the COVID19 disease pandemic Melinda Gates said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-gates/gates-ups-pandemic-funds-to-250-million-says-trump-who-move-makes-no-sense-idUSKCN21X3FK | 2020-04-16 |
| The governors of five U.S. states have asked the Trump administration for a nationwide waiver exempting the oilrefining industry from the nations biofuel laws to help it survive a demand meltdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak according to letters seen by Reuters | Negative | The governors of five U.S. states have asked the Trump administration for a nationwide waiver exempting the oilrefining industry from the nations biofuel laws to help it survive a demand meltdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak according to letters seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-biofuels/states-ask-epa-for-nationwide-biofuel-waiver-to-help-oil-refiners-weather-coronavirus-idUSKCN21X3J5 | 2020-04-16 |
| Like other U.S. airlines travel demand for Chicagobased United has cratered as most U.S. states have ordered residents to stay at home in order to contain spread of the coronavirus | Negative | United disclosed its outlook in a memo to employees that it publicly released | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-united-arlns/united-cuts-may-flights-by-90-tells-employees-to-brace-for-job-cuts-idUSKCN21Y04Q | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has told his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic caused by the new coronavirus | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump has told his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic caused by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-funding-explai/explainer-what-the-u-s-funds-freeze-could-mean-for-who-and-its-work-idUSKCN21X2A0 | 2020-04-16 |
| The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday he regrets U.S. President Donald Trumps decision to pull funding for the agency but that now is the time for the world to unite in its fight against the new coronavirus | Negative | The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday he regrets U.S. President Donald Trumps decision to pull funding for the agency but that now is the time for the world to unite in its fight against the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/who-regrets-trump-funding-halt-as-global-coronavirus-cases-top-2-million-idUSKCN21X0AL | 2020-04-16 |
| New U.S. cases have been rising by about 25000 a day down from a peak of 35000 according to a Reuters tally | Neutral | The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday he regrets U.S. President Donald Trumps decision to pull funding for the agency but that now is the time for the world to unite in its fight against the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/who-regrets-trump-funding-halt-as-global-coronavirus-cases-top-2-million-idUSKCN21X0AL | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to shut down Congress so he could fill vacancies in his administration without Senate confirmation saying he was frustrated lawmakers were not in Washington to vote on his nominees for federal judgeships and other government positions | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to shut down Congress so he could fill vacancies in his administration without Senate confirmation saying he was frustrated lawmakers were not in Washington to vote on his nominees for federal judgeships and other government positions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nominations/trump-threatens-to-adjourn-u-s-congress-over-scam-preventing-appointments-idUSKCN21X3GI | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is looking very at how its members could vote from outside the Capitol as a coronavirusforced recess looks poised to last into at least next month the chambers No | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is looking very at how its members could vote from outside the Capitol as a coronavirusforced recess looks poised to last into at least next month the chambers No | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/as-pandemic-lingers-u-s-house-looking-very-closely-at-remote-voting-idUSKCN21X2PO | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he does not expect delays in the mailing of coronavirus relief paper checks to millions of Americans despite changes U.S. Treasury Department officials will need to make in the printing process to add his name | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he does not expect delays in the mailing of coronavirus relief paper checks to millions of Americans despite changes U.S. Treasury Department officials will need to make in the printing process to add his name | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-checks/trump-says-u-s-coronavirus-relief-checks-will-bear-his-name-but-wont-delay-them-idUSKCN21X37Q | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON Coronavirus fraud is being targeted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under a new operation that has led to the seizure of bogus protective equipment and COVID19 test kits and over million in illicit proceeds the agency said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Coronavirus fraud is being targeted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under a new operation that has led to the seizure of bogus protective equipment and COVID19 test kits and over million in illicit proceeds the agency said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-crime/u-s-immigration-agency-targets-coronavirus-related-fraud-idUSKCN21X365 | 2020-04-16 |
| The senior administration officials said the U.S. Congress was unable to stop them from redirecting WHO funding elsewhere | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States could redirect to other aid groups some million it would have paid the World Health Organization this year senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump halted funding for the U.N. agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/u-s-funds-that-would-have-gone-to-who-could-be-given-to-aid-groups-trump-officials-idUSKCN21X2Z3 | 2020-04-16 |
| Two sources who track U.S. funding to international organizations said Trumps action was serious | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States could redirect to other aid groups some million it would have paid the World Health Organization this year senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump halted funding for the U.N. agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/u-s-funds-that-would-have-gone-to-who-could-be-given-to-aid-groups-trump-officials-idUSKCN21X2Z3 | 2020-04-16 |
| The sources said the U.S. Agency for International Development had been due to make a voluntary payment last week of million to the WHO for and it was now blocked | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States could redirect to other aid groups some million it would have paid the World Health Organization this year senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump halted funding for the U.N. agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/u-s-funds-that-would-have-gone-to-who-could-be-given-to-aid-groups-trump-officials-idUSKCN21X2Z3 | 2020-04-16 |
| The announcement comes after a group representing U.S. manufacturers told President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that an economic shutdown over the virus could weaken North Americas response to the pandemic | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico could force the closure of companies in nonessential sectors if they refuse to suspend operations during a state of emergency to curb spread of the coronavirus a top health official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico/mexico-could-force-businesses-to-close-if-they-violate-coronavirus-rules-idUSKCN21Y017 | 2020-04-16 |
| MEXICO CITY A group representing U.S. manufacturers on Wednesday told Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that an economic shutdown due to the novel coronavirus could weaken North Americas response to the pandemic | Negative | MEXICO CITY A group representing U.S. manufacturers on Wednesday told Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that an economic shutdown due to the novel coronavirus could weaken North Americas response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-trade/u-s-industry-lobbies-mexico-to-protect-supply-chains-during-pandemic-idUSKCN21X39X | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan China and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing needs to come on what they know | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan China and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing needs to come on what they know | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-says-u-s-investigating-whether-virus-came-from-wuhan-lab-idUSKCN21Y01B | 2020-04-16 |
| On Monday the U.S. consulate general in Guangzhou advised AfricanAmericans or those who believe Chinese officials may suspect them of having contact with African nationals to avoid the city | Negative | GUANGZHOU China Huddled under a highway bridge with a small bag of belongings a 19year old student from Ivory Coast was desperately dialling his few contacts in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-africans/treatment-of-africans-in-southern-china-sparks-diplomatic-backlash-idUSKCN21Y0PL | 2020-04-16 |
| Hospitalisations fell for a second day in New York showing signs that the hardesthit U.S. state is gaining some control over the outbreak Governor Andrew Cuomo said | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps move to halt funding to the WHO over its handling of the pandemic prompted condemnation from world leaders | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. Senate Democrats unveiled a billion plan to vastly increase nationwide testing for the coronavirus | Neutral | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. opposition to opening new avenues of funding for Iran and China is preventing the International Monetary Fund from deploying a powerful tool to help countries fight the economic impact of the coronavirus according to two sources familiar with the matter | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. opposition to opening new avenues of funding for Iran and China is preventing the International Monetary Fund from deploying a powerful tool to help countries fight the economic impact of the coronavirus according to two sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-imf-worldbank-sdrs/u-s-stalling-massive-imf-liquidity-boost-over-iran-china-sources-idUSKCN21X0L8 | 2020-04-16 |
| According to the statement the Iranian vessels approached six U.S. military ships while they were conducting integration operations with Army helicopters in international waters | Positive | WASHINGTON Eleven vessels from Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came dangerously close to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Gulf the U.S. military said on Wednesday calling the moves dangerous and provocative | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military/iranian-vessels-come-dangerously-close-to-american-military-ships-u-s-military-idUSKCN21X38Y | 2020-04-16 |
| At one point the Iranian vessels came within 10 yards of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Maui | Neutral | WASHINGTON Eleven vessels from Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came dangerously close to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Gulf the U.S. military said on Wednesday calling the moves dangerous and provocative | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military/iranian-vessels-come-dangerously-close-to-american-military-ships-u-s-military-idUSKCN21X38Y | 2020-04-16 |
| Earlier this month President Donald Trump said that Iran or its proxies planned a sneak attack on U.S. targets in Iraq and warned they would pay a very heavy price | Negative | WASHINGTON Eleven vessels from Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came dangerously close to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Gulf the U.S. military said on Wednesday calling the moves dangerous and provocative | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military/iranian-vessels-come-dangerously-close-to-american-military-ships-u-s-military-idUSKCN21X38Y | 2020-04-16 |
| Oil edged higher on Thursday after sharp losses in the previous session with investors hoping that a big buildup in U.S. inventories may mean producers have little option but to deepen output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic ravages demand | Negative | Oil edged higher on Thursday after sharp losses in the previous session with investors hoping that a big buildup in U.S. inventories may mean producers have little option but to deepen output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic ravages demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-higher-after-hitting-18-year-lows-but-demand-outlook-weighs-idUSKCN21Y042 | 2020-04-16 |
| Energy Information Administration data also showed large U.S. refined fuels stock builds despite refiners operating at of capacity nationwide the lowest since September 2008 | Positive | Oil edged higher on Thursday after sharp losses in the previous session with investors hoping that a big buildup in U.S. inventories may mean producers have little option but to deepen output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic ravages demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-higher-after-hitting-18-year-lows-but-demand-outlook-weighs-idUSKCN21Y042 | 2020-04-16 |
| Last week the EIA said U.S. production is expected to slump by 470000 bpd | Negative | Oil edged higher on Thursday after sharp losses in the previous session with investors hoping that a big buildup in U.S. inventories may mean producers have little option but to deepen output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic ravages demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-higher-after-hitting-18-year-lows-but-demand-outlook-weighs-idUSKCN21Y042 | 2020-04-16 |
| NEW YORK U.S. crude prices fell to an 18year low and Brent lost more than on Wednesday after the United States reported its biggest weekly inventory build on record while global demand is expected to fall to quartercentury lows due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. crude prices fell to an 18year low and Brent lost more than on Wednesday after the United States reported its biggest weekly inventory build on record while global demand is expected to fall to quartercentury lows due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-sinks-after-record-19-million-barrel-u-s-crude-build-idUSKCN21X04E | 2020-04-16 |
| On Wednesday a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman had said the ship was conducting normal activities and accused U.S. officials of using the South China Sea issue to smear Beijing | Negative | KUALA A Chinese government survey ship embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels moved south near Malaysia shipping data showed Thursday amid accusations that China is using the pandemic to assert its presence in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-china-southchinasea/chinese-ship-seen-moving-south-near-malaysia-amid-rising-south-china-sea-tensions-idUSKCN21Y0GL | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON China is still withholding information related to the coronavirus needed to inform the global response U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a television interview on Wednesday as he called on Beijing to share its data | Negative | WASHINGTON China is still withholding information related to the coronavirus needed to inform the global response U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a television interview on Wednesday as he called on Beijing to share its data | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-pentagon/u-s-defense-secretary-says-china-still-withholding-information-on-coronavirus-idUSKCN21X2HW | 2020-04-16 |
| The top U.S. retail banks said on Wednesday they would provide relief to customers who had overdrawn checking accounts so that they could reap the full benefits of the federal governments cash stimulus program | Positive | The top U.S. retail banks said on Wednesday they would provide relief to customers who had overdrawn checking accounts so that they could reap the full benefits of the federal governments cash stimulus program | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-stimulus/wells-fargo-bofa-and-jpmorgan-grant-overdraft-relief-as-stimulus-checks-roll-in-idUSKCN21X3C7 | 2020-04-16 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury yields were pinned at 0 | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asias stock markets retreated from their highest levels for a month and the dollar extended gains on Thursday as the damage the coronavirus has wrought on the world economy soured appetite for risk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-slide-and-dollar-rally-runs-as-economic-realities-bite-idUSKCN21X3IP | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it will hear a dispute over whether President Donald Trumps tax and financial records should be disclosed on May 12 as part of its first ever round of oral arguments by teleconference | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it will hear a dispute over whether President Donald Trumps tax and financial records should be disclosed on May 12 as part of its first ever round of oral arguments by teleconference | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-trump-financial-records-cases-on-may-12-idUSKCN21X2V1 | 2020-04-16 |
| 4millionmember International Brotherhood of Teamsters union said on Wednesday he told President Donald Trump not to reopen the U.S. economy until it is safe | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of the 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-white-house-ceos/teamsters-president-tells-trump-not-to-reopen-economy-until-safe-idUSKCN21X2WM | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. Midwest governors are talking about regionally cooperating to reopen their economies as the coronavirus pandemic begins to ease echoing a similar approach being taken by states on the East and West Coasts Illinois officials said on Wednesday | Positive | U.S. Midwest governors are talking about regionally cooperating to reopen their economies as the coronavirus pandemic begins to ease echoing a similar approach being taken by states on the East and West Coasts Illinois officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-midwest-economy/u-s-midwest-exploring-cooperation-around-reopening-as-coronavirus-eases-illinois-officials-idUSKCN21X3A5 | 2020-04-16 |
| The U.S. company said the offer will also provide earning opportunities to drivers suffering from a neartotal collapse in demand for ridehailing trips | Positive | The U.S. company said the offer will also provide earning opportunities to drivers suffering from a neartotal collapse in demand for ridehailing trips | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-lyft-delivery/lyft-launches-meal-grocery-delivery-service-in-several-u-s-cities-idUSKCN21X33G | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. air travel was shut down for three days after the Sept | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. air travel was shut down for three days after the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-confidence-ana/with-confidence-shattered-the-road-to-a-normal-u-s-economy-looks-long-idUSKCN21X2UH | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. data underlined fears that damage to the economy from the coronavirus outbreak will be deep and protracted | Negative | Dollar holds gains against other G10 currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stands-tall-as-u-s-retail-slump-fans-flight-to-safety-idUSL3N2C36I9 | 2020-04-16 |
| The U.S. economy is in a deep Kim Mundy an analyst at Commonwealth Bank of Australia wrote in a note adding that a downturn will support the dollar | Negative | By Koh Gui Qing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-tumble-as-investors-fear-worst-recession-since-1930s-idUSL2N2C330W | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. crude was last up 1 | Neutral | By Koh Gui Qing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-tumble-as-investors-fear-worst-recession-since-1930s-idUSL2N2C330W | 2020-04-16 |
| NEW YORK April 15 Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries hit a record high in February before the novel coronavirus became a pandemic data from the U.S. Treasury department showed on Wednesday as foreign investors continued to snap up U.S government debt for yield | Negative | adds details | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-treasury-securities/update-1-foreign-holdings-of-u-s-treasuries-hit-record-high-data-idUSL2N2C32BY | 2020-04-16 |
| NEW YORK April 15 Investors fled riskier assets for safehavens like the American dollar on Wednesday after U.S. data underlined fears that damage to the global economy from the coronavirus outbreak will be deep and protracted | Negative | By Kate Duguid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-investors-seek-safety-in-dollar-after-bleak-u-s-data-idUSL2N2C32CG | 2020-04-16 |
| The Norwegian crown fell almost against the U.S. dollar while the Canadian dollar was down more than 1 | Negative | By Kate Duguid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-investors-seek-safety-in-dollar-after-bleak-u-s-data-idUSL2N2C32CG | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday that she would accept an offer to be Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens running mate if the position were offered | Positive | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday that she would accept an offer to be Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens running mate if the position were offered | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/warren-says-she-would-accept-an-offer-to-be-bidens-running-mate-idUSKCN21Y07R | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a billion plan to vastly increase nationwide testing for the novel coronavirus and called the Trump administrations efforts on this score seriously insufficient | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a billion plan to vastly increase nationwide testing for the novel coronavirus and called the Trump administrations efforts on this score seriously insufficient | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/u-s-senate-democrats-seek-30-billion-for-national-coronavirus-testing-idUSKCN21X2NC | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called President Donald Trumps decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization senseless and dangerous and said it would be challenged | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called President Donald Trumps decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization senseless and dangerous and said it would be challenged | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-calls-trump-who-decision-senseless-dangerous-idUSKCN21X2GY | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president on Wednesday delivering another highprofile backing from a liberal former rival as he aims to unify the Democratic Party ahead of a bruising contest with Republican President Donald Trump | Neutral | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president on Wednesday delivering another highprofile backing from a liberal former rival as he aims to unify the Democratic Party ahead of a bruising contest with Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-warren/biden-earns-backing-from-warren-swing-state-democrats-in-show-of-unity-against-trump-idUSKCN21X1V0 | 2020-04-16 |
| At one point Obama adopted Warrens signature language calling for real structural in the country and talking about how the U.S. economy is not working for all | Positive | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president on Wednesday delivering another highprofile backing from a liberal former rival as he aims to unify the Democratic Party ahead of a bruising contest with Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-warren/biden-earns-backing-from-warren-swing-state-democrats-in-show-of-unity-against-trump-idUSKCN21X1V0 | 2020-04-16 |
| Two codefendants David Correia and Andrey Kukushkin face charges over a separate alleged scheme to channel money from a Russian businessman to U.S. politicians to support a marijuana business | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge on Wednesday delayed the trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman two associates of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on charges of violating campaign finance laws to Feb | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/trial-for-giuliani-associates-parnas-fruman-pushed-back-to-february-2021-idUSKCN21X2HK | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez one of Congresss leading progressives told Politico on Wednesday she wanted to see former Vice President Joe Biden refine his stances on issues including healthcare and immigration before endorsing him | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez one of Congresss leading progressives told Politico on Wednesday she wanted to see former Vice President Joe Biden refine his stances on issues including healthcare and immigration before endorsing him | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-ocasiocortez/democrat-ocasio-cortez-plans-to-back-biden-but-wants-to-see-tougher-stances-idUSKCN21X2C7 | 2020-04-16 |
| OcasioCortez who had earlier backed fellow progressive U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders bid for the Democratic nomination said she expected to ultimately support Bidens bid to unseat Republican President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez one of Congresss leading progressives told Politico on Wednesday she wanted to see former Vice President Joe Biden refine his stances on issues including healthcare and immigration before endorsing him | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-ocasiocortez/democrat-ocasio-cortez-plans-to-back-biden-but-wants-to-see-tougher-stances-idUSKCN21X2C7 | 2020-04-16 |
| Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden who has vowed to pick a woman to join his ticket said he would appoint a committee this month to help him vet possible running mates | Positive | Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden who has vowed to pick a woman to join his ticket said he would appoint a committee this month to help him vet possible running mates | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-runningmate-factbo/biden-wants-a-woman-to-be-his-running-mate-here-are-some-names-under-consideration-idUSKCN21X1AB | 2020-04-16 |
| Tugendhat said he was concerned by U.S. President Donald Trumps decision to suspend funding for the World Health Organization | Negative | LONDON China is trying to exploit the global crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus outbreak by wresting control of companies such as Imagination Technologies and changing the way the internet works a senior British lawmaker said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-britain/british-lawmaker-says-china-is-trying-to-exploit-the-covid-19-crisis-idUSKCN21X13H | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would halt funding to the World Health Organization which he said had promoted Chinas about the virus | Negative | LONDON April 15 China concealed crucial information about the novel coronavirus outbreak from the rest of the world and so should answer for its deceit the former head of Britains MI6 foreign intelligence service said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-china/china-concealed-the-early-coronavirus-outbreak-former-mi6-spymaster-says-idUSL5N2C323H | 2020-04-16 |
| YORK New York City the hardest hit U.S. city in the coronavirus pandemic revised its official COVID19 death toll sharply higher to more than 10000 on Tuesday to include victims presumed to have perished from the lung disease but never tested | Negative | YORK New York City the hardest hit U.S. city in the coronavirus pandemic revised its official COVID19 death toll sharply higher to more than 10000 on Tuesday to include victims presumed to have perished from the lung disease but never tested | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-city-posts-sharp-spike-in-coronavirus-deaths-after-untested-victims-added-idUSKCN21W20G | 2020-04-15 |
| U.S. public health authorities have generally only attributed deaths to COVID19 the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus when patients tested positive for the virus | Negative | YORK New York City the hardest hit U.S. city in the coronavirus pandemic revised its official COVID19 death toll sharply higher to more than 10000 on Tuesday to include victims presumed to have perished from the lung disease but never tested | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-city-posts-sharp-spike-in-coronavirus-deaths-after-untested-victims-added-idUSKCN21W20G | 2020-04-15 |
| Even before Tuesdays revision in New York City the number of new U.S. deaths on Tuesday had reached at least 2228 the highest toll yet in a single 24hour period | Negative | YORK New York City the hardest hit U.S. city in the coronavirus pandemic revised its official COVID19 death toll sharply higher to more than 10000 on Tuesday to include victims presumed to have perished from the lung disease but never tested | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-city-posts-sharp-spike-in-coronavirus-deaths-after-untested-victims-added-idUSKCN21W20G | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is close to completing a plan to end the coronavirus shutdown and reopen the battered U.S. economy with some parts of the country likely to be ready to go before May 1 | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is close to completing a plan to end the coronavirus shutdown and reopen the battered U.S. economy with some parts of the country likely to be ready to go before May 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-close-to-plan-to-reopen-economy-possibly-in-part-before-may-1-idUSKCN21X060 | 2020-04-15 |
| But he warned that socialization in the mostpopulous U.S. state would look very different for a long time even after the rules are eased | Negative | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-california-gatheri/california-governor-says-mass-gatherings-unlikely-through-summer-idUSKCN21W2WI | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department has ordered President Donald Trumps name to be printed on checks the Internal Revenue Service is planning to send to tens of millions of Americans a decision that will slow their delivery by several days the Washington Post reported on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department has ordered President Donald Trumps name to be printed on checks the Internal Revenue Service is planning to send to tens of millions of Americans a decision that will slow their delivery by several days the Washington Post reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-checks/trumps-name-to-be-on-stimulus-checks-going-to-americans-washington-post-idUSKCN21X079 | 2020-04-15 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-who-reaction/factbox-global-reaction-to-trump-withdrawing-who-funding-idUSKCN21X0CN | 2020-04-15 |
| NEW YORK The trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman two associates of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for alleged campaign finance violations will likely be delayed until after Novembers presidential election because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK The trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman two associates of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for alleged campaign finance violations will likely be delayed until after Novembers presidential election because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/trial-of-giuliani-associates-parnas-fruman-likely-delayed-to-2021-after-u-s-election-idUSKCN21W33C | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had sent letters to 10 companies for improperly advertising products or services to treat or prevent the new coronavirus including one that claimed actor Christian Slater among its customers | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had sent letters to 10 companies for improperly advertising products or services to treat or prevent the new coronavirus including one that claimed actor Christian Slater among its customers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-advertising/u-s-ftc-tells-firms-flogging-unproven-covid-remedies-to-halt-advertising-idUSKCN21W2VS | 2020-04-15 |
| U.S. coronavirus deaths rose by at least 2228 on Tuesday a singleday record to top 28300 according to a Reuters tally as officials debated how to reopen the economy without reigniting the outbreak | Negative | U.S. coronavirus deaths rose by at least 2228 on Tuesday a singleday record to top 28300 according to a Reuters tally as officials debated how to reopen the economy without reigniting the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-set-single-day-record-increase-reuters-tally-idUSKCN21W29D | 2020-04-15 |
| 12 and April 9 315531 U.S. cases of COVID19 were reported to the CDC including 49370 that included data on whether patients worked in healthcare | Negative | More than half of U.S. healthcare personnel infected with the new coronavirus likely contracted it via contact with an infected patient or coworker new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-study/most-u-s-healthcare-workers-who-contracted-coronavirus-likely-infected-at-work-cdc-idUSKCN21W34C | 2020-04-15 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos president has incurred a debt with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump by accepting U.S. help to end a standoff over global oil cuts triggering concern the American will in return make the country pay on issues like migration and security | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president has incurred a debt with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump by accepting U.S. help to end a standoff over global oil cuts triggering concern the American will in return make the country pay on issues like migration and security | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-global-oil-mexico-trump/trump-oil-deal-raises-question-for-mexico-at-what-cost-idUSKCN21W1XN | 2020-04-15 |
| Details of the U.S.Mexico agreement were vague | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president has incurred a debt with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump by accepting U.S. help to end a standoff over global oil cuts triggering concern the American will in return make the country pay on issues like migration and security | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-global-oil-mexico-trump/trump-oil-deal-raises-question-for-mexico-at-what-cost-idUSKCN21W1XN | 2020-04-15 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico did not agree to anything in exchange for U.S. help last week in a standoff with oilproducing nations over proposed cuts to crude output President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico did not agree to anything in exchange for U.S. help last week in a standoff with oilproducing nations over proposed cuts to crude output President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-global-oil-mexico-president/no-quid-pro-quo-for-u-s-help-on-oil-cuts-mexican-president-says-idUSKCN21W1W5 | 2020-04-15 |
| U.S. deaths from the coronavirus topped 28300 according to a Reuters tally as officials debated how to reopen the economy without reigniting the outbreak | Negative | More than 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21X0KA | 2020-04-15 |
| Yields on U.S. 10year Treasuries have settled around 0 | Neutral | YORK Asian share markets took a breather on Wednesday as warnings of the worst global recession since the 1930s underlined the economic damage already done even as some countries tried to reopen for business | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-consolidate-china-cuts-another-interest-rate-idUSKCN21X001 | 2020-04-15 |
| U.S. crude was last up 32 cents at | Neutral | YORK Asian share markets took a breather on Wednesday as warnings of the worst global recession since the 1930s underlined the economic damage already done even as some countries tried to reopen for business | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-consolidate-china-cuts-another-interest-rate-idUSKCN21X001 | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence indicates that the coronavirus likely occurred naturally as opposed to being created in a laboratory in China but there is no certainty either way the top U.S. general said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence indicates that the coronavirus likely occurred naturally as opposed to being created in a laboratory in China but there is no certainty either way the top U.S. general said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-pentagon/u-s-military-says-coronavirus-likely-occurred-naturally-but-not-certain-idUSKCN21W2UH | 2020-04-15 |
| Milleys comments could again stoke tension with Beijing where Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on Twitter last month that the U.S. Army might have brought the epidemic to Wuhan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence indicates that the coronavirus likely occurred naturally as opposed to being created in a laboratory in China but there is no certainty either way the top U.S. general said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-pentagon/u-s-military-says-coronavirus-likely-occurred-naturally-but-not-certain-idUSKCN21W2UH | 2020-04-15 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to directly address the Washington Post column in interviews on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence indicates that the coronavirus likely occurred naturally as opposed to being created in a laboratory in China but there is no certainty either way the top U.S. general said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-pentagon/u-s-military-says-coronavirus-likely-occurred-naturally-but-not-certain-idUSKCN21W2UH | 2020-04-15 |
| A previous U.S. military health emergency declared on April 6 covered only the eastern Kanto region which includes Tokyo | Negative | TOKYO U.S. Forces Japan on Wednesday extended a public health emergency to all military bases in Japan amid a steady increase in new coronavirus infections in its host country and after Japans government declared a state of emergency for major cities | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-usa/u-s-forces-japan-extends-health-emergency-to-all-of-japan-idUSKCN21X0IE | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. retail sales likely suffered a record drop in March as mandatory business closures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak depressed demand for a range of goods setting up consumer spending for its worst decline in decades | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. retail sales likely suffered a record drop in March as mandatory business closures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak depressed demand for a range of goods setting up consumer spending for its worst decline in decades | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/coronavirus-seen-knocking-u-s-retail-sales-in-march-idUSKCN21X0EL | 2020-04-15 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday that major passenger airlines have agreed in principle to a billion rescue package ensuring airline workers have jobs until October while the industry battles its biggestever crisis | Positive | The U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday that major passenger airlines have agreed in principle to a billion rescue package ensuring airline workers have jobs until October while the industry battles its biggestever crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/major-u-s-airlines-accept-government-aid-for-payrolls-american-and-alaska-also-seeking-loans-idUSKCN21W2XA | 2020-04-15 |
| NEW YORK J.C. Penney Co Inc is exploring filing for bankruptcy protection after the coronavirus pandemic forced the U.S. retailer to temporarily shut its 850 department stores upending its turnaround plans according to people familiar with the matter | Negative | NEW YORK J.C. Penney Co Inc is exploring filing for bankruptcy protection after the coronavirus pandemic forced the U.S. retailer to temporarily shut its 850 department stores upending its turnaround plans according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-jc-penney-bankruptcy-exclusive/exclusive-j-c-penney-explores-bankruptcy-as-hopes-for-recovery-fade-sources-idUSKCN21W34W | 2020-04-15 |
| U.S. fastfood sales are down in recent weeks with sales at fullservice chains dropping as much as according to Credit Suisse estimates on Monday | Positive | A separate group of franchisees works officially with the company to negotiate over these and other issues while the NOA is an independent advocacy organization | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-mcdonald-s-franchi/mcdonalds-and-its-u-s-franchisees-at-odds-over-financial-relief-as-crisis-weighed-idUSKCN21W2ZV | 2020-04-15 |
| Subway restaurants which has about 19700 U.S. locations cut royalty payments in half suspended advertising funds for four weeks and is canceling or reducing some rent payments | Negative | A separate group of franchisees works officially with the company to negotiate over these and other issues while the NOA is an independent advocacy organization | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-mcdonald-s-franchi/mcdonalds-and-its-u-s-franchisees-at-odds-over-financial-relief-as-crisis-weighed-idUSKCN21W2ZV | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday said it has repatriated another million to Malaysia in recovered money misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad or 1MDB the countrys sovereign wealth fund | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday said it has repatriated another million to Malaysia in recovered money misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad or 1MDB the countrys sovereign wealth fund | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-1mdb-funds/u-s-returns-another-300-million-of-recovered-1mdb-funds-to-malaysia-idUSKCN21W32W | 2020-04-15 |
| The U.S. agency that enforces workplace safety laws has said it will prioritize work site inspections of healthcare facilities over other businesses that remain open during the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | The U.S. agency that enforces workplace safety laws has said it will prioritize work site inspections of healthcare facilities over other businesses that remain open during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-workplace/u-s-workplace-safety-agency-will-prioritize-inspection-of-healthcare-facilities-idUSKCN21W2PE | 2020-04-15 |
| A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday threw out a million patent infringement verdict the telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson Inc had won against Chinese smartphone maker TCL Corp | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday threw out a million patent infringement verdict the telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson Inc had won against Chinese smartphone maker TCL Corp | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/ip-patent-tcl/fed-circuit-tosses-ericssons-100-million-patent-win-against-tcl-idUSL2N2C22MD | 2020-04-15 |
| The plant and the abandoned nearby town of Pripyat have become a draw for tourists especially since a critically acclaimed U.S. television miniseries about the accident was aired last year | Negative | KIEV A huge fire that tore through forests around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant has been put out Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday after hundreds of emergency workers used planes and helicopters to douse the flames | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ukraine-chernobyl-fire/forest-fire-around-chernobyl-plant-put-out-ukraine-says-idUSKCN21W0VZ | 2020-04-15 |
| JPMorgan Chase Cos profit plunged by more than twothirds in the first quarter as the largest U.S. bank put aside nearly billion in reserves to protect it from a wave of potential loan defaults in the months ahead | Positive | JPMorgan Chase Cos profit plunged by more than twothirds in the first quarter as the largest U.S. bank put aside nearly billion in reserves to protect it from a wave of potential loan defaults in the months ahead | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-jpmorgan-results/jpmorgan-profit-dives-as-banks-brace-for-coronavirus-led-loan-defaults-idUSKCN21W1BW | 2020-04-15 |
| on Tuesday as some U.S. states developed plans to reopen their economies and the stock benchmark remains down about from its Feb | Positive | Levy raised his target price by to compared to Teslas price of on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-tesla-stocks/tesla-surges-28-in-two-days-as-traders-look-beyond-coronavirus-disruption-idUSKCN21W2K3 | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. opposition is expected to prevent the International Monetary Fund this week from deploying one of its most powerful tools to help countries fight the creating a new allocation of Special Drawing Rights | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. opposition is expected to prevent the International Monetary Fund this week from deploying one of its most powerful tools to help countries fight the creating a new allocation of Special Drawing Rights | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-imf-worldbank-sdrs/u-s-opposition-seen-stalling-major-imf-liquidity-boost-idUSKCN21X0L8 | 2020-04-15 |
| U.S. crude was last up 33 cents at | Neutral | Nikkei futures ease after sharp rally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-consolidate-china-cuts-another-interest-rate-idUSL3N2C30H4 | 2020-04-15 |
| TOKYO April 15 The dollar nursed losses on Wednesday as investors cautiously returned to riskier currencies after U.S. President Donald Trump edged toward rolling back some restrictions put in place to contain the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Investors look for peak in coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-as-hopes-of-pandemic-peak-support-risk-appetite-idUSL3N2C2656 | 2020-04-15 |
| However many analysts remain cautious after Trumps top infectious disease adviser said the U.S. presidents target for restarting the economy by May 1 was overly optimistic | Negative | Investors look for peak in coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-as-hopes-of-pandemic-peak-support-risk-appetite-idUSL3N2C2656 | 2020-04-15 |
| By 2300 GMT U.S. crude futures had recovered a touch and were up 3 | Positive | By Koh Gui Qing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-seen-retreating-from-1-month-high-as-investors-reconsider-risk-idUSL3N2C24K8 | 2020-04-15 |
| Sparks of investor optimism alongside the U.S. Federal Reserves massive new lending programme to support the economy pinned the U.S. dollar another traditional safehaven asset at a twoweek low | Positive | By Koh Gui Qing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-seen-retreating-from-1-month-high-as-investors-reconsider-risk-idUSL3N2C24K8 | 2020-04-15 |
| A former aide to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has in several media interviews accused him of sexually assaulting her nearly 30 years ago when he was a U.S. senator an assertion that Bidens campaign has strongly denied | Negative | A former aide to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has in several media interviews accused him of sexually assaulting her nearly 30 years ago when he was a U.S. senator an assertion that Bidens campaign has strongly denied | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/former-aide-accuses-biden-of-sexual-assault-campaign-denies-it-idUSKCN21W2XE | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON Former U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee on Tuesday breaking his silence to help his former vice presidents efforts to unite the party and energize its voters ahead of the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Former U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee on Tuesday breaking his silence to help his former vice presidents efforts to unite the party and energize its voters ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-obama/obama-on-board-democrat-biden-lands-key-endorsement-in-white-house-race-idUSKCN21W1YB | 2020-04-15 |
| Trump has pushed for the U.S. economy to be reopened but a top government health expert said the presidents May 1 target was too optimistic | Negative | DETROIT Republicans in Michigan escalated attacks Tuesday on Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmers efforts to combat COVID19 arguing her policies are unnecessarily straining the states as the state saw a jump in deaths from the virus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-michigan-governor/republicans-take-aim-at-michigan-governor-over-virus-response-idUSKCN21W2ZE | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday he would not abide by any order that U.S. President Donald Trump might give to reopen his state in an unsafe manner during the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday he would not abide by any order that U.S. President Donald Trump might give to reopen his state in an unsafe manner during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cuomo/cuomo-says-if-trump-ordered-new-york-to-reopen-he-wouldnt-do-it-idUSKCN21W1L7 | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON At any other time a divisive U.S. president dealing with a national crisis that is causing severe economic dislocation might bring throngs of demonstrators to the streets of Washington and state capitals across the country | Negative | WASHINGTON At any other time a divisive U.S. president dealing with a national crisis that is causing severe economic dislocation might bring throngs of demonstrators to the streets of Washington and state capitals across the country | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-protests/coronavirus-drives-u-s-political-protest-off-the-streets-and-into-online-forums-idUSKCN21W15D | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he was extending an order to the U.S. military to halt travel and movement abroad and noted it was unclear how long coronavirusrelated restrictions would remain on military personnel | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he was extending an order to the U.S. military to halt travel and movement abroad and noted it was unclear how long coronavirusrelated restrictions would remain on military personnel | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/unclear-how-long-coronavirus-related-restrictions-will-remain-on-military-pentagon-idUSKCN21W2WZ | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the Trump administration on Tuesday warned that a key program to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic was running out of money pressuring Democrats to agree on an emergency infusion of aid | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the Trump administration on Tuesday warned that a key program to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic was running out of money pressuring Democrats to agree on an emergency infusion of aid | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-warn-coronavirus-aid-program-running-out-of-cash-idUSKCN21W20O | 2020-04-15 |
| Similarly the Cincinnatibased 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on April 6 rejected an appeal by the state of Ohio trying to implement its emergency order against abortion clinics | Negative | YORK Texas women regained some access to abortion on Tuesday after a court blocked a state effort to limit it due to the coronavirus showing how even conservativeleaning courts are pushing back on Republicanled efforts to change social policy in the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-abortion/so-far-u-s-courts-rule-for-abortion-rights-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN21W2UJ | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON April 14 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had sent letters to 10 companies for improperly advertising products or services to treat or prevent the new coronavirus including one that claimed actor Christian Slater among its customers | Negative | WASHINGTON April 14 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had sent letters to 10 companies for improperly advertising products or services to treat or prevent the new coronavirus including one that claimed actor Christian Slater among its customers | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-advertising/u-s-ftc-tells-firms-flogging-unproven-covid-remedies-to-halt-advertising-idUSL2N2C21HU | 2020-04-15 |
| LOS ANGELES U.S. movie theater operators who were forced to shut their doors in March to help slow the coronavirus spread are aiming to welcome back crowds across the country by late July for a belated kickoff to the summer movie season | Neutral | LOS ANGELES U.S. movie theater operators who were forced to shut their doors in March to help slow the coronavirus spread are aiming to welcome back crowds across the country by late July for a belated kickoff to the summer movie season | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-theaters/u-s-movie-theater-operators-aim-for-a-late-summer-blockbuster-season-idUSKCN21W1CP | 2020-04-15 |
| LOS ANGELES April 14 U.S. movie theater operators who were forced to shut their doors in March to help slow the coronavirus spread are aiming to welcome back crowds across the country by late July for a belated kickoff to the summer movie season | Neutral | LOS ANGELES April 14 U.S. movie theater operators who were forced to shut their doors in March to help slow the coronavirus spread are aiming to welcome back crowds across the country by late July for a belated kickoff to the summer movie season | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-theaters/u-s-movie-theater-operators-aim-for-a-late-summer-blockbuster-season-idUSL2N2C116J | 2020-04-15 |
| U.S. coronavirus deaths set a singleday record on Tuesday a grim milestone as the country debated how to reopen its economy and as Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work but the UK France and India extended lockdowns | Negative | U.S. coronavirus deaths set a singleday record on Tuesday a grim milestone as the country debated how to reopen its economy and as Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work but the UK France and India extended lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-deaths-set-record-daily-increase-spain-and-austria-ease-restrictions-idUSKCN21W16E | 2020-04-15 |
| Trump also said he was halting U.S. funding to the WHO which he criticized for not sharing information in a timely manner to prevent the outbreak | Negative | U.S. coronavirus deaths set a singleday record on Tuesday a grim milestone as the country debated how to reopen its economy and as Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work but the UK France and India extended lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-deaths-set-record-daily-increase-spain-and-austria-ease-restrictions-idUSKCN21W16E | 2020-04-15 |
| NEW YORK Ten U.S. governors on the east and west coasts banded together on Monday in two regional pacts to coordinate gradual economic reopenings as the coronavirus crisis finally appeared to be ebbing | Negative | NEW YORK Ten U.S. governors on the east and west coasts banded together on Monday in two regional pacts to coordinate gradual economic reopenings as the coronavirus crisis finally appeared to be ebbing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-california-and-other-states-plan-for-reopening-as-coronavirus-crisis-eases-idUSKCN21V185 | 2020-04-14 |
| Wyoming reported its first death from the coronavirus on Monday the final U.S. state to report a fatality | Negative | NEW YORK Ten U.S. governors on the east and west coasts banded together on Monday in two regional pacts to coordinate gradual economic reopenings as the coronavirus crisis finally appeared to be ebbing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-california-and-other-states-plan-for-reopening-as-coronavirus-crisis-eases-idUSKCN21V185 | 2020-04-14 |
| Nationally more than 23000 people have died from COVID19 disease and more than 577000 U.S. residents have tested positive for the new coronavirus as of Monday afternoon | Negative | Fortytwo residents of a Virginia nursing home near Richmond have died from the COVID19 disease pandemic in one of the worst clusters of the new coronavirus in the United States and officials expect more deaths to come | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-virginia-nursing-h/42-dead-in-coronavirus-outbreak-at-virginia-nursing-home-more-expected-idUSKCN21V2A1 | 2020-04-14 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to | Neutral | CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-coronavirus-usda-farmaid/trump-administration-to-unveil-15-5-billion-first-phase-of-coronavirus-farm-aid-sources-idUSKCN21W01K | 2020-04-14 |
| The New Orleansbased 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed a federal judges decision blocking the state from applying restrictions to abortions induced through medication to go into effect | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Monday blocked Texas from enforcing curbs on medicationinduced abortions as part of the Republicangoverned states restrictions aimed at postponing medical procedures not deemed urgent during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-texas-abortion/u-s-appeals-court-blocks-texas-curbs-on-medication-abortion-idUSKCN21W076 | 2020-04-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that for the first time it will hear cases argued by teleconference rather than in the courtroom due to the coronavirus pandemic including a dispute over whether President Donald Trumps tax and financial records should be disclosed | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that for the first time it will hear cases argued by teleconference rather than in the courtroom due to the coronavirus pandemic including a dispute over whether President Donald Trumps tax and financial records should be disclosed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/a-u-s-supreme-court-first-arguments-by-teleconference-including-major-one-involving-trump-idUSKCN21V1D4 | 2020-04-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress struggled to produce a fresh coronavirus relief bill on Monday as a stubborn standoff between Republicans and Democrats complicated the challenge of passing legislation with most lawmakers out of town | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress struggled to produce a fresh coronavirus relief bill on Monday as a stubborn standoff between Republicans and Democrats complicated the challenge of passing legislation with most lawmakers out of town | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-struggles-as-partisanship-stymies-new-coronavirus-bill-idUSKCN21V12V | 2020-04-14 |
| Wyoming reported its first death from the novel coronavirus on Monday the final U.S. state to report a fatality from the outbreak | Negative | Wyoming reported its first death from the novel coronavirus on Monday the final U.S. state to report a fatality from the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-wyoming/wyoming-reports-first-coronavirus-death-marking-loss-of-life-in-all-50-u-s-states-idUSKCN21V1VY | 2020-04-14 |
| The first U.S. coronavirus fatality was reported on Feb | Negative | Wyoming reported its first death from the novel coronavirus on Monday the final U.S. state to report a fatality from the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-wyoming/wyoming-reports-first-coronavirus-death-marking-loss-of-life-in-all-50-u-s-states-idUSKCN21V1VY | 2020-04-14 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration was close to completing a plan to reopen the U.S. economy which has been largely shut down to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration was close to completing a plan to reopen the U.S. economy which has been largely shut down to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-economy/trump-says-plan-to-re-open-shuttered-u-s-economy-to-be-completed-soon-idUSKCN21V2A5 | 2020-04-14 |
| Nine states on the U.S. East and West coasts said on Monday they had begun planning for the slow reopening of their economies and lifting of strict stayathome orders | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration was close to completing a plan to reopen the U.S. economy which has been largely shut down to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-economy/trump-says-plan-to-re-open-shuttered-u-s-economy-to-be-completed-soon-idUSKCN21V2A5 | 2020-04-14 |
| U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 23000 on Monday according to a Reuters tally as officials said the worst may be over and the outbreak could reach its peak this week | Negative | U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 23000 on Monday according to a Reuters tally as officials said the worst may be over and the outbreak could reach its peak this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-tops-23000-reuters-tally-idUSKCN21V1WD | 2020-04-14 |
| Wyoming reported its first coronavirus death on Monday the final U.S. state to report a fatality in the outbreak | Negative | U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 23000 on Monday according to a Reuters tally as officials said the worst may be over and the outbreak could reach its peak this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-tops-23000-reuters-tally-idUSKCN21V1WD | 2020-04-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday issued guidance to Justice Department agencies on the use of protective measures against drones including the destruction of any that pose a threat to national security | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday issued guidance to Justice Department agencies on the use of protective measures against drones including the destruction of any that pose a threat to national security | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drones/u-s-attorney-general-highlights-new-threat-to-security-from-drones-idUSKCN21V27F | 2020-04-14 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday it was his decision when to reopen the U.S. economy not that of state governors but legal experts disagree and governors are going their own way | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday it was his decision when to reopen the U.S. economy not that of state governors but legal experts disagree and governors are going their own way | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen/trump-its-my-decision-when-to-reopen-u-s-economy-idUSKCN21V1GE | 2020-04-14 |
| However legal analysts say a U.S. president has quite limited power to order citizens back to their places of employment or cities to reopen government buildings transportation or local businesses | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday it was his decision when to reopen the U.S. economy not that of state governors but legal experts disagree and governors are going their own way | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen/trump-its-my-decision-when-to-reopen-u-s-economy-idUSKCN21V1GE | 2020-04-14 |
| In a note to clients UBS also said U.S. economic growth would fall in 2020 putting a damper on Mexicos key manufacturing export sector | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos economy will shrink 7 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-economy/mexicos-economy-to-shrink-7-6-this-year-ubs-idUSKCN21V1KW | 2020-04-14 |
| WASHINGTON The chief U.S. negotiator and the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan held talks on Monday with Taliban officials in Doha on a prisoner release dispute that helped stall U.S.led peacemaking efforts a Taliban spokesman said | Positive | WASHINGTON The chief U.S. negotiator and the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan held talks on Monday with Taliban officials in Doha on a prisoner release dispute that helped stall U.S.led peacemaking efforts a Taliban spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-khalilzad/u-s-taliban-officials-meet-to-discuss-prisoner-release-dispute-taliban-spokesman-idUSKCN21V1J1 | 2020-04-14 |
| The regulator filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and is seeking monetary penalties among other remedies against Berko | Negative | The regulator filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and is seeking monetary penalties among other remedies against Berko | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-sec-bribery/u-s-sec-charges-ex-goldman-sachs-banker-for-bribes-to-ghana-officials-idUSKCN21W01I | 2020-04-14 |
| BEIJING China dismissed on Monday allegations leveled by African and U.S. diplomats that foreigners of African appearance in the city of Guangzhou were being subjected to forceful testing for coronavirus quarantine and ill treatment | Negative | BEIJING China dismissed on Monday allegations leveled by African and U.S. diplomats that foreigners of African appearance in the city of Guangzhou were being subjected to forceful testing for coronavirus quarantine and ill treatment | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-africa/china-denies-city-discriminating-against-african-brothers-idUSKCN21V0HV | 2020-04-14 |
| TOKYO Oil prices rose more than on Tuesday after the main U.S. energy forecasting agency predicted shale output in the worlds biggest crude producer would fall by the most on record in April adding to cuts from other major producers | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices rose more than on Tuesday after the main U.S. energy forecasting agency predicted shale output in the worlds biggest crude producer would fall by the most on record in April adding to cuts from other major producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-amid-hopes-for-quick-decline-in-u-s-shale-output-idUSKCN21W02C | 2020-04-14 |
| Still U.S. production is falling in tandem with a drop in prices and there are signs the coronavirus outbreak may have peaked in some areas of the world | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices rose more than on Tuesday after the main U.S. energy forecasting agency predicted shale output in the worlds biggest crude producer would fall by the most on record in April adding to cuts from other major producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-amid-hopes-for-quick-decline-in-u-s-shale-output-idUSKCN21W02C | 2020-04-14 |
| Still U.S. shale oil output is expected to have the biggest monthly drop on record during April the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Monday | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices rose more than on Tuesday after the main U.S. energy forecasting agency predicted shale output in the worlds biggest crude producer would fall by the most on record in April adding to cuts from other major producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-amid-hopes-for-quick-decline-in-u-s-shale-output-idUSKCN21W02C | 2020-04-14 |
| Numerous U.S. producers including majors like Exxon Mobil and Chevron have said they will cut spending and expect to produce less crude in the coming months | Positive | TOKYO Oil prices rose more than on Tuesday after the main U.S. energy forecasting agency predicted shale output in the worlds biggest crude producer would fall by the most on record in April adding to cuts from other major producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-amid-hopes-for-quick-decline-in-u-s-shale-output-idUSKCN21W02C | 2020-04-14 |
| The effect of U.S. sanctions on Irans new coronavirus response will be remembered by the Iranian people Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Monday | Negative | DUBAI Irans death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 4585 with 111 more overnight a health ministry official said on Monday adding the total number of infected cases had reached 73303 in the mostaffected Middle Eastern country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-records-4585-coronavirus-deaths-as-restrictions-eased-idUSKCN21V0PT | 2020-04-14 |
| Despite U.S. sanctions Iran has made significant progress in fighting the pandemic thanks to its human scientific resources and friends Zarif wrote | Negative | DUBAI Irans death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 4585 with 111 more overnight a health ministry official said on Monday adding the total number of infected cases had reached 73303 in the mostaffected Middle Eastern country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-records-4585-coronavirus-deaths-as-restrictions-eased-idUSKCN21V0PT | 2020-04-14 |
| was opportunity for the U.S. to kick its addiction to sanctions | Negative | DUBAI Irans death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 4585 with 111 more overnight a health ministry official said on Monday adding the total number of infected cases had reached 73303 in the mostaffected Middle Eastern country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-records-4585-coronavirus-deaths-as-restrictions-eased-idUSKCN21V0PT | 2020-04-14 |
| Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela were unjust in a telephone call with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday and called for the two countries to cooperate together within the group | Negative | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela were unjust in a telephone call with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday and called for the two countries to cooperate together within the group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-sanctions/u-s-oil-sanctions-against-iran-are-unjust-rouhani-idUSKCN21V1NB | 2020-04-14 |
| China is using the coronavirus distraction to increase its assertiveness in the South China Sea at a time when the U.S. and Europe are struggling to cope with the new coronavirus | Negative | HANOI A Chinese ship embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels last year has returned to waters near Vietnam as the United States accused China of pushing its presence in the South China Sea while other claimants are preoccupied with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-china-southchinasea/chinese-survey-ship-returns-to-vietnams-exclusive-economic-zone-idUSKCN21W0CT | 2020-04-14 |
| Imports of U.S. cotton were at 124000 tonnes up 43 | Positive | BEIJING China brought in 35 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/value-of-chinas-farm-imports-from-u-s-were-5-05-billion-in-first-quarter-customs-idUSKCN21W0BP | 2020-04-14 |
| South Koreas military is monitoring for more developments and South Korean and U.S. intelligence officials were conducting more analysis of the launch the JCS said | Negative | SEOUL North Korea launched what were believed to be multiple shortrange cruise missiles into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Tuesday South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff said the latest in a series of weapons tests by the reclusive state | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-fired-multiple-short-range-cruise-missiles-into-sea-south-korea-military-idUSKCN21W0FS | 2020-04-14 |
| 5 billion in new debt with the largest U.S. oil producer seeking to bolster its finances while debt markets remain open to new deals | Negative | NEW YORK Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday raised | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-exxon-mobil-debt/exxon-raises-9-5-billion-to-load-up-on-cash-while-debt-market-still-open-to-new-deals-idUSKCN21V269 | 2020-04-14 |
| Some large U.S. passenger airlines are close to accepting the terms of a billion offer for government coronavirus payroll aid with announcements possible as early as Tuesday people briefed on the matter said | Negative | Some large U.S. passenger airlines are close to accepting the terms of a billion offer for government coronavirus payroll aid with announcements possible as early as Tuesday people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-nearing-acceptance-of-payroll-aid-plan-sources-idUSKCN21V1VO | 2020-04-14 |
| Airline industry officials expect all major airlines to accept the grants in coming days and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday he expects decisions to come out very quickly | Positive | Some large U.S. passenger airlines are close to accepting the terms of a billion offer for government coronavirus payroll aid with announcements possible as early as Tuesday people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-nearing-acceptance-of-payroll-aid-plan-sources-idUSKCN21V1VO | 2020-04-14 |
| The U.S. government would also receive warrants equal to of the loan amount | Neutral | Some large U.S. passenger airlines are close to accepting the terms of a billion offer for government coronavirus payroll aid with announcements possible as early as Tuesday people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-nearing-acceptance-of-payroll-aid-plan-sources-idUSKCN21V1VO | 2020-04-14 |
| Earlier officials told Reuters all of the large U.S. airlines were increasingly resigned to the terms | Negative | Some large U.S. passenger airlines are close to accepting the terms of a billion offer for government coronavirus payroll aid with announcements possible as early as Tuesday people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-nearing-acceptance-of-payroll-aid-plan-sources-idUSKCN21V1VO | 2020-04-14 |
| U.S. passenger airlines suffering an unprecedented downturn in demand due to the coronavirus are also eligible for a separate billion loan package under the CARES Act | Negative | Some large U.S. passenger airlines are close to accepting the terms of a billion offer for government coronavirus payroll aid with announcements possible as early as Tuesday people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-nearing-acceptance-of-payroll-aid-plan-sources-idUSKCN21V1VO | 2020-04-14 |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said a retrial was warranted because a California judge had misinterpreted key terms in a Rembrandt patent on drug testing technology | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Friday granted patent monetization company Rembrandt IP Management a new trial in an infringement case it brought against an Abbott Laboratories diagnostic testing subsidiary | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/ip-patent-alere/fed-circuit-orders-new-trial-in-abbott-drug-test-patent-case-idUSL2N2C118P | 2020-04-14 |
| Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving as most Americans stay at home under widespread orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus | Positive | Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving as most Americans stay at home under widespread orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-auto-fac/factbox-insurers-return-part-of-auto-premiums-as-coronavirus-cuts-driving-idUSKCN21R34W | 2020-04-14 |
| Among the largest U.S. auto insurers Progressive said it would provide about billion to personal auto customers | Positive | Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving as most Americans stay at home under widespread orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-auto-fac/factbox-insurers-return-part-of-auto-premiums-as-coronavirus-cuts-driving-idUSKCN21R34W | 2020-04-14 |
| Fords U.S. sales chief Mark LaNeve said on April 2 that Ford believes some level of government stimulus will be needed for American consumers once the COVID19 pandemic recedes | Negative | The news sent Fords shares down more than in morning trading | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ford-motor-results/ford-expects-coronavirus-shutdown-to-cause-600-million-quarterly-loss-idUSKCN21V1AE | 2020-04-14 |
| A funding backstop the U.S. Federal Reserve launches on Tuesday should help address liquidity problems that have lingered in the coronavirusroiled commercial paper market although participation by debt issuers may be shortlived analysts said | Negative | A funding backstop the U.S. Federal Reserve launches on Tuesday should help address liquidity problems that have lingered in the coronavirusroiled commercial paper market although participation by debt issuers may be shortlived analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-commercialpaper/fed-to-launch-commercial-paper-liquidity-backstop-tuesday-idUSKCN21W0F4 | 2020-04-14 |
| The facility is funded with billion in equity from the U.S. Treasury which the Fed is expected to leverage as much as 10 times should demand warrant | Positive | A funding backstop the U.S. Federal Reserve launches on Tuesday should help address liquidity problems that have lingered in the coronavirusroiled commercial paper market although participation by debt issuers may be shortlived analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-commercialpaper/fed-to-launch-commercial-paper-liquidity-backstop-tuesday-idUSKCN21W0F4 | 2020-04-14 |
| Hints that the virus may be peaking in the U.S. where states are beginning to plan for reopening and in retreat elsewhere are accompanied daily by dire economic reports | Negative | Small gains in AUD JPY point to a market on edge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-inches-lower-as-investors-brace-for-chinese-trade-data-idUSL3N2C2087 | 2020-04-14 |
| Chinese trade data due mid morning and U.S. earnings beginning later on Tuesday with Wall Street banks herald the first detailed look at the crisis darkest months | Negative | Small gains in AUD JPY point to a market on edge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-inches-lower-as-investors-brace-for-chinese-trade-data-idUSL3N2C2087 | 2020-04-14 |
| NEW YORK April 13 Asian stocks were set for a modest bounce on Tuesday as U.S. stock futures edged higher although fears the coronavirus could drag on the global economy for months are likely to temper investor confidence | Negative | NEW YORK April 13 Asian stocks were set for a modest bounce on Tuesday as U.S. stock futures edged higher although fears the coronavirus could drag on the global economy for months are likely to temper investor confidence | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-seen-higher-but-economic-woes-may-cap-gains-idUSL3N2C13PF | 2020-04-14 |
| The yield for benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes edged higher to 0 | Neutral | NEW YORK April 13 Asian stocks were set for a modest bounce on Tuesday as U.S. stock futures edged higher although fears the coronavirus could drag on the global economy for months are likely to temper investor confidence | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-seen-higher-but-economic-woes-may-cap-gains-idUSL3N2C13PF | 2020-04-14 |
| U.S. Treasury yields rose as the cut to global oil output addressed a glut that has damaged the energy sector but reminded investors of the sharp economic contraction countries face | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-crude-mixed-on-output-deal-recession-fears-shares-slip-idUSL2N2C117C | 2020-04-14 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 35 cents to settle at | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-crude-mixed-on-output-deal-recession-fears-shares-slip-idUSL2N2C117C | 2020-04-14 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes fell in price to lift their yield to 0 | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-crude-mixed-on-output-deal-recession-fears-shares-slip-idUSL2N2C117C | 2020-04-14 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump defended his response to the coronavirus outbreak on Monday and said he did not intend to fire Anthony Fauci after the leading U.S. health expert said earlier mitigation efforts could have saved more lives | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump defended his response to the coronavirus outbreak on Monday and said he did not intend to fire Anthony Fauci after the leading U.S. health expert said earlier mitigation efforts could have saved more lives | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/trump-defends-response-to-coronavirus-says-hes-not-firing-fauci-idUSKCN21V0ZM | 2020-04-14 |
| ATLANTA U.S. church leaders peppered their Easter homilies with references to the coronavirus on Sunday in masses held online on television and even in parking lots to people sheltering in cars to maintain social distancing during the pandemic | Negative | ATLANTA U.S. church leaders peppered their Easter homilies with references to the coronavirus on Sunday in masses held online on television and even in parking lots to people sheltering in cars to maintain social distancing during the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-easter-usa/coronavirus-forces-u-s-churches-to-offer-easter-sunday-services-unlike-any-before-idUSKCN21U0CX | 2020-04-13 |
| Major U.S. religious institutions including Roman Catholic dioceses and Protestant churches have found alternatives to safely celebrate the holiest day on the Christian calendar | Positive | ATLANTA U.S. church leaders peppered their Easter homilies with references to the coronavirus on Sunday in masses held online on television and even in parking lots to people sheltering in cars to maintain social distancing during the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-easter-usa/coronavirus-forces-u-s-churches-to-offer-easter-sunday-services-unlike-any-before-idUSKCN21U0CX | 2020-04-13 |
| NEW YORK The most powerful medicine being used to bolster the morale of New York area healthcare workers at the epicenter of the U.S. novel coronavirus crisis may well be music | Negative | NEW YORK The most powerful medicine being used to bolster the morale of New York area healthcare workers at the epicenter of the U.S. novel coronavirus crisis may well be music | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-songs/here-comes-the-sun-gets-u-s-hospitals-through-dark-days-of-pandemic-idUSKCN21U0S0 | 2020-04-13 |
| The lack of adequate testing has hampered the U.S. response to the pandemic which has killed more than 21600 people in the country and infected more than half a million | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States needs to ramp up testing for the coronavirus as the White House considers when and how to lift stayathome restrictions and lockdowns triggered by the pandemic U.S. health experts said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tests/broad-coronavirus-testing-crucial-in-lifting-restrictions-u-s-experts-idUSKCN21U0QF | 2020-04-13 |
| CHICAGO Smithfield Foods the worlds biggest pork processor said on Sunday it will shut a U.S. plant indefinitely due to a rash of coronavirus cases among employees and warned the country was moving perilously close to the in supplies for grocers | Negative | CHICAGO Smithfield Foods the worlds biggest pork processor said on Sunday it will shut a U.S. plant indefinitely due to a rash of coronavirus cases among employees and warned the country was moving perilously close to the in supplies for grocers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking/smithfield-shutting-u-s-pork-plant-indefinitely-warns-of-meat-shortages-during-pandemic-idUSKCN21U0O7 | 2020-04-13 |
| South Korean companies have previously shipped test kits to U.S. cities including Los Angeles but this would mark the first bulk order from the U.S. federal government | Positive | SEOUL South Korea plans to send 600000 coronavirus testing kits to the United States on Tuesday in the first such shipment following a request from U.S. President Donald Trump a Seoul official told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-usa-exc/exclusive-south-korea-to-ship-600000-coronavirus-testing-kits-to-u-s-on-tuesday-source-idUSKCN21V0F6 | 2020-04-13 |
| U.S. officials did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Support is growing for debt relief to help the worlds poorest indebted nations most of them in Africa confront the economic havoc wreaked by COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa-china-analy/china-in-the-drivers-seat-amid-calls-for-africa-debt-relief-idUSKCN21V0CS | 2020-04-13 |
| I worry that even if China sees this as an opportunity to seize leadership and exploit it the U.S. could walk away from the CGDs Morris said | Negative | Support is growing for debt relief to help the worlds poorest indebted nations most of them in Africa confront the economic havoc wreaked by COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa-china-analy/china-in-the-drivers-seat-amid-calls-for-africa-debt-relief-idUSKCN21V0CS | 2020-04-13 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabias King Salman all supported the deal to cut global crude output the Kremlin said on Sunday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabias King Salman all supported the deal to cut global crude output the Kremlin said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-opec-russia-talks/kremlin-says-leaders-of-russia-u-s-saudi-arabia-support-opec-oil-deal-idUSKCN21U0SM | 2020-04-13 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday praised a deal among the worlds top oil producers to cut global petroleum output saying it would save jobs in the U.S. energy industry | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday praised a deal among the worlds top oil producers to cut global petroleum output saying it would save jobs in the U.S. energy industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec-trump/trump-says-great-opec-deal-will-save-u-s-jobs-idUSKCN21U0TW | 2020-04-13 |
| The U.S. military has also been active in waters near Taiwan recently | Neutral | TAIPEI A Chinese naval flotilla led by the countrys first aircraft carrier passed by the eastern and southern coasts of Taiwan on Sunday to carry out drills the islands defence ministry said in the latest uptick in military tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-defence/taiwan-says-chinese-carrier-group-drills-close-to-island-idUSKCN21U0KE | 2020-04-13 |
| SAN As the U.S. Federal Reserve rolls out trillions of dollars to blunt the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic theres a notable difference to the last financial close to zero concern over moral the sticky business of bailing out those whose dilemma is of their own making | Negative | SAN As the U.S. Federal Reserve rolls out trillions of dollars to blunt the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic theres a notable difference to the last financial close to zero concern over moral the sticky business of bailing out those whose dilemma is of their own making | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-moralhazard-an/seen-everywhere-in-last-u-s-crisis-moral-hazard-is-nowhere-in-this-one-idUSKCN21U0GV | 2020-04-13 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 were up 3 | Positive | Global equities weakened on Monday as investors braced for more indications of economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic while oil prices rose in choppy trade following a landmark deal by OPEC and its allies to cut output | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/oil-gains-on-opec-deal-stocks-stymied-by-pandemic-worries-idUSKCN21U0YI | 2020-04-13 |
| U.S. Treasury market was closed on Friday for the Good Friday holiday | Neutral | April 13 Japanese government bond prices were mostly steady on Monday with trading volume remaining low amid absence of foreign investors due to the Easter holidays | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-steady-in-holiday-thinned-trade-idUSL3N2C10Z5 | 2020-04-13 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 7 | Positive | 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 |
| A handful of holdout U.S. churches planned to hold inperson services on Easter Sunday saying their right to worship outweighed public health warnings | Positive | NEW YORK The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll recording more than 20000 deaths since the outbreak began according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/in-grim-milestone-united-states-logs-worlds-highest-coronavirus-death-toll-idUSKCN21S16J | 2020-04-12 |
| WASHINGTON Another 103 crew members on the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus the Navy said on Saturday bringing the total number of cases from the ship to 550 | Negative | WASHINGTON Another 103 crew members on the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus the Navy said on Saturday bringing the total number of cases from the ship to 550 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/another-103-sailors-from-u-s-carrier-test-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKCN21T0UR | 2020-04-12 |
| WASHINGTON Michael Cohen the former personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump has been removed from solitary confinement in a federal prison where he is serving time for violating campaign finance laws his attorney told Reuters on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON Michael Cohen the former personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump has been removed from solitary confinement in a federal prison where he is serving time for violating campaign finance laws his attorney told Reuters on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/trumps-former-lawyer-michael-cohen-out-of-solitary-confinement-idUSKCN21T0T0 | 2020-04-12 |
| U.S. restaurants have shuttered or switched to limited service due to stayathome orders covering most of the country | Negative | LOS ANGELES Big rig driver Tanuya White was running essential products from Chicago to Shreveport Louisiana on Saturday when she stopped to sample food truck fare at a rest stop on Interstate 30 near Social Hill Arkansas | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-truckers/food-trucks-start-feeding-big-rig-drivers-at-interstate-rest-stops-idUSKCN21T0W5 | 2020-04-12 |
| WASHINGTON The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress vowed on Saturday to oppose Democrats demands to match a billion proposal to aid small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic with the same amount for hospitals and state and local governments | Negative | WASHINGTON The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress vowed on Saturday to oppose Democrats demands to match a billion proposal to aid small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic with the same amount for hospitals and state and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congressional-republicans-nix-democratic-bid-for-broader-coronavirus-relief-idUSKCN21T0JL | 2020-04-12 |
| As U.S. authorities ordered shutdowns of nonessential businesses to fight coronavirus retailer Nordstrom Inc closed hundreds of stores and gave instore workers three weeks pay calling their safety its top priority | Negative | As U.S. authorities ordered shutdowns of nonessential businesses to fight coronavirus retailer Nordstrom Inc closed hundreds of stores and gave instore workers three weeks pay calling their safety its top priority | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-retail-workforce-i/warehouse-workers-risk-covid-19-to-ship-gucci-shades-face-cream-sofas-idUSKCN21T0P9 | 2020-04-12 |
| The numbers updated by the CDC on Saturday are not confirmed by the U.S. state and territorial health departments and will be modified when tally is updated on Monday | Neutral | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 492416 cases of the coronavirus an increase of 33251 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths rose by 1989 to 18559 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-492416-coronavirus-cases-18559-deaths-idUSKCN21T0QQ | 2020-04-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered top U.S. administration officials to help Italy in fighting the novel coronavirus by providing medical supplies humanitarian relief and other assistance | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered top U.S. administration officials to help Italy in fighting the novel coronavirus by providing medical supplies humanitarian relief and other assistance | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-italy/trump-orders-u-s-government-to-help-italy-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKCN21T01V | 2020-04-12 |
| U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus surpassed 20000 on Saturday the highest reported number in the world according to a Reuters tally although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak | Negative | U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus surpassed 20000 on Saturday the highest reported number in the world according to a Reuters tally although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-20000-highest-in-world-exceeding-italy-reuters-tally-idUSKCN21T0NA | 2020-04-12 |
| He is one of several celebrity inmates who have recently sought release from U.S. jails and prisons saying the facilities could become flashpoints for the coronavirus | Negative | The convicted celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti has been granted temporary freedom from a New York City jail by a California federal judge who said the spread of the novel coronavirus was a compelling reason to release him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/michael-avenatti-temporarily-freed-from-jail-due-to-coronavirus-threat-idUSKCN21T0KH | 2020-04-12 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| KABUL The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan met Taliban leadership in Doha to discuss the need to reduce violence in the wartorn country spokesmen for both sides said on Saturday as continued clashes threaten to derail a fragile peace process | Positive | KABUL The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan met Taliban leadership in Doha to discuss the need to reduce violence in the wartorn country spokesmen for both sides said on Saturday as continued clashes threaten to derail a fragile peace process | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-commander-in-afghanistan-and-taliban-discuss-violence-reduction-in-doha-meeting-idUSKCN21T0B2 | 2020-04-12 |
| The Taliban last week accused U.S. forces of supporting Afghan security operations in some parts of the country and warned that such support could jeopardize the agreement | Negative | KABUL The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan met Taliban leadership in Doha to discuss the need to reduce violence in the wartorn country spokesmen for both sides said on Saturday as continued clashes threaten to derail a fragile peace process | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-commander-in-afghanistan-and-taliban-discuss-violence-reduction-in-doha-meeting-idUSKCN21T0B2 | 2020-04-12 |
| Last week the citys U.S. consulate said local government officials were ordering bars and restaurants not to serve clients who appeared to be of African origin | Negative | SHANGHAI Chinas southern city of Guangzhou treats foreigners and Chinese nationals equally in enforcing measures to contain the coronavirus local government officials said on Sunday as the city steps up scrutiny of foreigners | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-guangzhou/chinas-guangzhou-says-it-enforces-coronavirus-curbs-equally-for-foreigners-citizens-idUSKCN21U03C | 2020-04-12 |
| Major U.S. airlines were urging Treasury officials and the federal governments outside advisers on Saturday to scrap or revise a proposal that would make part of the billion earmarked by Congress to help keep workers on the payroll repayable in the form of lowcost loans | Negative | Major U.S. airlines were urging Treasury officials and the federal governments outside advisers on Saturday to scrap or revise a proposal that would make part of the billion earmarked by Congress to help keep workers on the payroll repayable in the form of lowcost loans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/airlines-want-u-s-treasury-to-scrap-proposal-to-make-some-grant-money-repayable-idUSKCN21T0X0 | 2020-04-12 |
| WASHINGTON April 11 The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Saturday said they would continue to oppose Democrats demands to include funding for items other than small business relief in a proposed coronavirus aid bill | Negative | WASHINGTON April 11 The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Saturday said they would continue to oppose Democrats demands to include funding for items other than small business relief in a proposed coronavirus aid bill | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congressional-republicans-double-down-on-push-for-coronavirus-business-relief-idUSL2N2BZ04V | 2020-04-12 |
| CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would help Mexico contribute to global oil output reductions in a surprise move that could break an impasse among the worlds major oil producers over cutbacks aimed at stabilizing crude prices | Positive | CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would help Mexico contribute to global oil output reductions in a surprise move that could break an impasse among the worlds major oil producers over cutbacks aimed at stabilizing crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-oil/trump-agrees-to-help-mexico-meet-global-oil-cut-target-idUSKCN21S1BJ | 2020-04-11 |
| The U.S. reductions will amount to 250000 barrels per day according to Trump and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | Neutral | CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would help Mexico contribute to global oil output reductions in a surprise move that could break an impasse among the worlds major oil producers over cutbacks aimed at stabilizing crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-oil/trump-agrees-to-help-mexico-meet-global-oil-cut-target-idUSKCN21S1BJ | 2020-04-11 |
| He did not make clear whether he would impose cuts on U.S. producers beyond what they had already made on economic grounds | Negative | CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would help Mexico contribute to global oil output reductions in a surprise move that could break an impasse among the worlds major oil producers over cutbacks aimed at stabilizing crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-oil/trump-agrees-to-help-mexico-meet-global-oil-cut-target-idUSKCN21S1BJ | 2020-04-11 |
| Global output cuts that stabilize prices are likely to provide some relief to U.S. shale producers some of which risk being pushed out of the market unless prices recover | Positive | CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would help Mexico contribute to global oil output reductions in a surprise move that could break an impasse among the worlds major oil producers over cutbacks aimed at stabilizing crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-oil/trump-agrees-to-help-mexico-meet-global-oil-cut-target-idUSKCN21S1BJ | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would help Mexico with oil production cuts that it is meant to make under a global deal to shore up slumping crude oil prices but said the details had yet to be worked out | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would help Mexico with oil production cuts that it is meant to make under a global deal to shore up slumping crude oil prices but said the details had yet to be worked out | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-oil-mexico/trump-says-u-s-will-help-mexico-along-with-its-opec-production-cuts-idUSKCN21S1XM | 2020-04-11 |
| U.S. laws forbid companies from colluding to reduce supply and raise prices but does not prevent the government from ordering such supply reductions | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would help Mexico with oil production cuts that it is meant to make under a global deal to shore up slumping crude oil prices but said the details had yet to be worked out | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-oil-mexico/trump-says-u-s-will-help-mexico-along-with-its-opec-production-cuts-idUSKCN21S1XM | 2020-04-11 |
| Several large U.S. companies produce medical equipment and supplies in Mexico taking advantage of lower manufacturing costs | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexico is seeking more medical equipment from the United States and China to respond to the coronavirus outbreak President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-supplies/mexico-seeks-more-medical-equipment-from-u-s-and-china-idUSKCN21S1JP | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON When U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper rang his South Korean counterpart this week he pressed for a deal quickly on defense costsharing that President Donald Trump expects will translate into much higher contributions from Seoul | Positive | WASHINGTON When U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper rang his South Korean counterpart this week he pressed for a deal quickly on defense costsharing that President Donald Trump expects will translate into much higher contributions from Seoul | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-southkorea-trump-defense-exclusiv/exclusive-inside-trumps-standoff-with-south-korea-over-defense-costs-idUSKCN21S1W7 | 2020-04-11 |
| But experts on the U.S.South Korean relationship say the greater risk is damaging the alliance born out of the Korean War which still remains popular in South Korea | Negative | WASHINGTON When U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper rang his South Korean counterpart this week he pressed for a deal quickly on defense costsharing that President Donald Trump expects will translate into much higher contributions from Seoul | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-southkorea-trump-defense-exclusiv/exclusive-inside-trumps-standoff-with-south-korea-over-defense-costs-idUSKCN21S1W7 | 2020-04-11 |
| That raised questions about whether inperson talks between the U.S. and South Korean delegations to be held in Los Angeles would go ahead | Positive | WASHINGTON When U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper rang his South Korean counterpart this week he pressed for a deal quickly on defense costsharing that President Donald Trump expects will translate into much higher contributions from Seoul | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-southkorea-trump-defense-exclusiv/exclusive-inside-trumps-standoff-with-south-korea-over-defense-costs-idUSKCN21S1W7 | 2020-04-11 |
| The first U.S. official said it was highly unlikely an agreement would be reached before South Koreas April 15 parliamentary elections | Neutral | WASHINGTON When U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper rang his South Korean counterpart this week he pressed for a deal quickly on defense costsharing that President Donald Trump expects will translate into much higher contributions from Seoul | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-southkorea-trump-defense-exclusiv/exclusive-inside-trumps-standoff-with-south-korea-over-defense-costs-idUSKCN21S1W7 | 2020-04-11 |
| It described the U.S. ship as being on an ordinary | Neutral | TAIPEI A U.S. Navy guidedmissile destroyer sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday the U.S. and Taiwan militaries said the same day that Chinese fighter jets drilled in waters close to the democraticallyruled island | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-security-usa/u-s-navy-destroyer-transits-taiwan-strait-on-same-day-as-chinese-drills-idUSKCN21T02C | 2020-04-11 |
| We call on all nations to use every means at their disposal to help reduce the U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette had told the G20 talks | Negative | Top oil nations struggled to finalise record output cuts at G20 talks on Friday to boost prices slammed by the coronavirus crisis as Saudi Arabia clashed with Mexico despite U.S. President Donald Trumps mediation offer | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-g20-energy/saudi-mexican-clash-halts-record-oil-cut-deal-despite-trump-pressure-idUSKCN21S19K | 2020-04-11 |
| A U.S. State Department official told reporters in a teleconference on Thursday that the onus was on the Houthis | Neutral | ADEN Yemen reported its first coronavirus case on Friday as aid groups braced for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered health systems and spread hunger and disease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-yemen-case/war-ravaged-yemen-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-braces-for-more-idUSKCN21S0EI | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. consumer prices fell by the most in more than five years in March and further decreases are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak suppresses demand for some goods and services offsetting price increases related to shortages resulting from disruptions to the supply chain | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer prices fell by the most in more than five years in March and further decreases are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak suppresses demand for some goods and services offsetting price increases related to shortages resulting from disruptions to the supply chain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-economy/u-s-consumer-prices-post-largest-drop-in-five-years-amid-coronavirus-disruptions-idUSKCN21S1B7 | 2020-04-11 |
| Wall Street and the U.S. Treasury market are closed for Good Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer prices fell by the most in more than five years in March and further decreases are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak suppresses demand for some goods and services offsetting price increases related to shortages resulting from disruptions to the supply chain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-economy/u-s-consumer-prices-post-largest-drop-in-five-years-amid-coronavirus-disruptions-idUSKCN21S1B7 | 2020-04-11 |
| The U.S. economy was on a strong footing before the coronavirus pandemic and Federal Reserve officials are working to help the economy rebound quickly once businesses that were shuttered because of the virus begin to reopen two policymakers said Friday | Positive | The U.S. economy was on a strong footing before the coronavirus pandemic and Federal Reserve officials are working to help the economy rebound quickly once businesses that were shuttered because of the virus begin to reopen two policymakers said Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-working-to-limit-damage-as-pandemic-puts-u-s-economy-on-pause-idUSKCN21S21G | 2020-04-11 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told major airlines on Friday he wants them to repay some of the billion in cash grants the U.S. Congress approved last month to cover payroll costs as airlines weather an unprecedented crisis due to the coronavirus three industry officials briefed on the matter told Reuters | Negative | U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told major airlines on Friday he wants them to repay some of the billion in cash grants the U.S. Congress approved last month to cover payroll costs as airlines weather an unprecedented crisis due to the coronavirus three industry officials briefed on the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines-progr/exclusive-treasury-wants-warrants-repayment-from-major-u-s-airlines-on-30-of-grant-money-sources-idUSKCN21S1Y7 | 2020-04-11 |
| Airline unions and Democrats in the U.S. Congress have pressed Treasury to grant the assistance quickly and without requiring unreasonable conditions on airlines that are struggling | Positive | U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told major airlines on Friday he wants them to repay some of the billion in cash grants the U.S. Congress approved last month to cover payroll costs as airlines weather an unprecedented crisis due to the coronavirus three industry officials briefed on the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines-progr/exclusive-treasury-wants-warrants-repayment-from-major-u-s-airlines-on-30-of-grant-money-sources-idUSKCN21S1Y7 | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON The trillions of dollars in cash and loans unleashed by the Federal Reserve and U.S. political leaders in recent weeks is meant to build a financial bridge for the country to get beyond the coronavirus pandemic and restart the economy with little or no longterm damage | Positive | WASHINGTON The trillions of dollars in cash and loans unleashed by the Federal Reserve and U.S. political leaders in recent weeks is meant to build a financial bridge for the country to get beyond the coronavirus pandemic and restart the economy with little or no longterm damage | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-forecast/economists-see-uneven-jobs-recovery-high-u-s-unemployment-through-2021-idUSKCN21S0BL | 2020-04-11 |
| 8 million people filed for U.S. unemployment benefits in the last three weeks as the country shut down to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus overwhelming state labor departments and creating a large backlog of pending applications | Neutral | A shocking 16 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-unemployment/millions-filed-for-u-s-unemployment-many-are-still-waiting-for-the-cash-idUSKCN21S1YD | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department and other federal agencies on Thursday called on the Federal Communications Commission to revoke China Telecom Corps | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department and other federal agencies on Thursday called on the Federal Communications Commission to revoke China Telecom Corps | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-china-telecom/u-s-agencies-back-revoking-ability-of-china-telecom-to-operate-in-u-s-idUSKCN21R37B | 2020-04-11 |
| Last month Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said he does not want the U.S. Treasury to take an equity stake as a condition of government loans | Neutral | WASHINGTON Boeing Co has hired investment banks Lazard and Evercore Inc to assess potential U.S. government assistance or private sector loans a person briefed on the matter confirmed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-hires-lazard-evercore-to-assess-government-aid-or-private-loans-source-idUSKCN21S218 | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that American airlines must be saved as his administration prepares to give them details this weekend about the terms of a billion payroll grant to offset the impact of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that American airlines must be saved as his administration prepares to give them details this weekend about the terms of a billion payroll grant to offset the impact of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/trump-have-to-save-the-airlines-idUSKCN21S1D9 | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and congressional leaders will hold bipartisan negotiations on a new coronavirusresponse bill with the goal of reaching a deal by early next week Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and congressional leaders will hold bipartisan negotiations on a new coronavirusresponse bill with the goal of reaching a deal by early next week Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-congress/mnuchin-congress-leaders-to-hold-new-talks-on-next-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKCN21S17Z | 2020-04-11 |
| 3 trillion programme by the U.S. Federal Reserve to support local governments and businesses but trading was lacklustre due to the Easter holidays overseas | Neutral | SYDNEY April 10 Japanese shares settled higher on Friday with bank stocks leading the gains on a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japanese-shares-rise-as-fed-rescue-programme-lifts-bank-stocks-idUSL3N2BY1B5 | 2020-04-11 |
| in line with its U.S. peers after the Fed pledged a approach to keep credit flowing to businesses and households | Positive | SYDNEY April 10 Japanese shares settled higher on Friday with bank stocks leading the gains on a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japanese-shares-rise-as-fed-rescue-programme-lifts-bank-stocks-idUSL3N2BY1B5 | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators will introduce legislation on Friday seeking to reaffirm the countrys commitment to global health amid the coronavirus crisis including reestablishing a panel similar to one disbanded by President Donald Trump charged with preparing for pandemics | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators will introduce legislation on Friday seeking to reaffirm the countrys commitment to global health amid the coronavirus crisis including reestablishing a panel similar to one disbanded by President Donald Trump charged with preparing for pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/lawmakers-look-to-reaffirm-u-s-commitment-to-global-health-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN21S19W | 2020-04-11 |
| Trump said he would put a hold on U.S. funding for the agency although he and other administration officials later said they were reevaluating U.S. funding to the body | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators will introduce legislation on Friday seeking to reaffirm the countrys commitment to global health amid the coronavirus crisis including reestablishing a panel similar to one disbanded by President Donald Trump charged with preparing for pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/lawmakers-look-to-reaffirm-u-s-commitment-to-global-health-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN21S19W | 2020-04-11 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will soon be announcing a second coronavirus task force creating a council to focus on reopening the country after the worst of the COVID19 pandemic passes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will soon be announcing a second coronavirus task force creating a council to focus on reopening the country after the worst of the COVID19 pandemic passes | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-council/trump-to-unveil-council-to-re-open-the-country-after-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN21S211 | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON Congressional leaders and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will hold bipartisan negotiations on the contents of a new coronavirus response bill with the goal of reaching a deal by early next week Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON Congressional leaders and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will hold bipartisan negotiations on the contents of a new coronavirus response bill with the goal of reaching a deal by early next week Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-negotiations/u-s-congress-leaders-mnuchin-aim-for-deal-on-next-coronavirus-response-bill-idUSKCN21S1RW | 2020-04-11 |
| A spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Berlin was not immediately able to respond to a request for comment | Negative | FRANKFURT German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has criticised the United States handling of the coronavirus outbreak as too slow the latest sign of tensions between the two allies as they respond to the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-usa/german-minister-criticises-u-s-coronavirus-response-as-too-slow-spiegel-idUSKCN21S157 | 2020-04-11 |
| U.S. coronavirus cases topped 500000 on Friday according to a Reuters tally although there are signs that Americans staying home was helping to curb new infections | Negative | U.S. coronavirus cases topped 500000 on Friday according to a Reuters tally although there are signs that Americans staying home was helping to curb new infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-cases-top-500000-reuters-tally-idUSKCN21S1LR | 2020-04-11 |
| With many Americans celebrating the Easter holiday on Sunday the top U.S. infectious disease expert warned that it is too early to relax restrictions on Americans | Negative | U.S. coronavirus cases topped 500000 on Friday according to a Reuters tally although there are signs that Americans staying home was helping to curb new infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-cases-top-500000-reuters-tally-idUSKCN21S1LR | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday he faced his biggest decision yet with regard to when to reopen the U.S. economy from its coronavirus shutdown and pledged to listen to health experts when making that determination | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday he faced his biggest decision yet with regard to when to reopen the U.S. economy from its coronavirus shutdown and pledged to listen to health experts when making that determination | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/using-his-own-metrics-trump-says-ending-u-s-shutdown-is-biggest-decision-yet-idUSKCN21S1XO | 2020-04-11 |
| New York state the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic with some 7800 deaths to date likewise has seen glimmers of hope this week | Neutral | NEW YORK Political leaders and health experts urged Americans celebrating Good Friday and the Easter weekend under threat of the coronavirus to avoid church gatherings and observe the holidays at home as the U.S. death toll from COVID19 surpassed 18600 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/empty-churches-food-drive-mark-start-of-easter-weekend-in-coronavirus-hit-u-s-idUSKCN21S16J | 2020-04-11 |
| A handful of holdout U.S. churches planned to go ahead with inperson Easter Sunday services saying their rights to worship outweighed public health warnings | Positive | NEW YORK Political leaders and health experts urged Americans celebrating Good Friday and the Easter weekend under threat of the coronavirus to avoid church gatherings and observe the holidays at home as the U.S. death toll from COVID19 surpassed 18600 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/empty-churches-food-drive-mark-start-of-easter-weekend-in-coronavirus-hit-u-s-idUSKCN21S16J | 2020-04-11 |
| U.S. deaths due to coronavirus topped 16400 on Thursday according to a Reuters tally although there are signs the outbreak might be nearing a peak | Negative | U.S. deaths due to coronavirus topped 16400 on Thursday according to a Reuters tally although there are signs the outbreak might be nearing a peak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-top-16000-reuters-tally-idUSKCN21R2LO | 2020-04-10 |
| A U.S. judge on Thursday said some abortions can continue in Texas while the state battles the coronavirus pandemic dealing a new legal setback to officials attempting to dramatically restrict access to the medical procedure | Negative | A U.S. judge on Thursday said some abortions can continue in Texas while the state battles the coronavirus pandemic dealing a new legal setback to officials attempting to dramatically restrict access to the medical procedure | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-abortion/some-abortions-may-proceed-in-texas-during-pandemic-judge-rules-idUSKCN21S06D | 2020-04-10 |
| On Monday the Cincinnatibased Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to block a similar District Court ruling that prevented the state of Ohio from banning abortion procedures | Negative | A U.S. judge on Thursday said some abortions can continue in Texas while the state battles the coronavirus pandemic dealing a new legal setback to officials attempting to dramatically restrict access to the medical procedure | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-abortion/some-abortions-may-proceed-in-texas-during-pandemic-judge-rules-idUSKCN21S06D | 2020-04-10 |
| NEW YORK A federal judge in Manhattan rejected an effort by U.S. President Donald Trump and his adult children to send a lawsuit accusing them of exploiting their family name to promote a marketing scam into arbitration | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge in Manhattan rejected an effort by U.S. President Donald Trump and his adult children to send a lawsuit accusing them of exploiting their family name to promote a marketing scam into arbitration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-marketing-lawsuit/trump-family-loses-bid-to-move-marketing-scam-lawsuit-to-arbitration-idUSKCN21R2OH | 2020-04-10 |
| Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal attorney has been placed in solitary confinement at a federal prison in New York state where he is serving time for violating campaign finance laws according to his lawyer and two sources familiar with the matter | Negative | Michael Cohen U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal attorney has been placed in solitary confinement at a federal prison in New York state where he is serving time for violating campaign finance laws according to his lawyer and two sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-cohen-exclusive/exclusive-michael-cohen-trumps-former-lawyer-in-solitary-confinement-idUSKCN21R38A | 2020-04-10 |
| Three U.S. local governments plan to sign deals this week to become the first to adopt a location tracking app aimed at preventing new outbreaks of the novel coronavirus a spokesman for the Massachusetts Institute of Technologyled project said Thursday | Positive | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-app/three-u-s-local-governments-to-adopt-coronavirus-contact-tracing-app-mit-idUSKCN21R3PR | 2020-04-10 |
| These span all over the country and include some of the largest U.S. cities to more remote vacation communities looking to protect he said | Positive | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-app/three-u-s-local-governments-to-adopt-coronavirus-contact-tracing-app-mit-idUSKCN21R3PR | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Thursday said it had settled with two traders who allegedly made money trading on material nonpublic information stolen through a hack into the agencys EDGAR electronic filing system | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Thursday said it had settled with two traders who allegedly made money trading on material nonpublic information stolen through a hack into the agencys EDGAR electronic filing system | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-sec-cyber-settlement/u-s-sec-settles-with-two-traders-over-edgar-filing-system-hack-idUSKCN21R33H | 2020-04-10 |
| Taco Bell said on Thursday it was implementing temperature checks and contactless payments among other measures across U.S. restaurants over the next month as it looks to address safety concerns among workers laboring through the coronavirus crisis | Positive | Taco Bell said on Thursday it was implementing temperature checks and contactless payments among other measures across U.S. restaurants over the next month as it looks to address safety concerns among workers laboring through the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-yum-brands/taco-bell-mandates-employee-temperature-checks-contactless-payments-at-u-s-outlets-idUSKCN21R3MP | 2020-04-10 |
| The company said it would require all employees in U.S. restaurants to wear gloves and masks or coverings mandated by local authorities | Neutral | Taco Bell said on Thursday it was implementing temperature checks and contactless payments among other measures across U.S. restaurants over the next month as it looks to address safety concerns among workers laboring through the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-yum-brands/taco-bell-mandates-employee-temperature-checks-contactless-payments-at-u-s-outlets-idUSKCN21R3MP | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON Four groups representing local newspapers and broadcast media outlets on Thursday asked U.S. lawmakers to provide assistance amid rising economic woes tied to the coronavirus outbreak including up to billion in government advertising | Neutral | WASHINGTON Four groups representing local newspapers and broadcast media outlets on Thursday asked U.S. lawmakers to provide assistance amid rising economic woes tied to the coronavirus outbreak including up to billion in government advertising | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-media/u-s-local-news-outlets-need-government-rescue-lawmakers-trade-groups-idUSKCN21R35D | 2020-04-10 |
| Given medias role in independently covering the U.S. government Chavern Any discussion about government support for the industry gets complicated quickly | Neutral | WASHINGTON Four groups representing local newspapers and broadcast media outlets on Thursday asked U.S. lawmakers to provide assistance amid rising economic woes tied to the coronavirus outbreak including up to billion in government advertising | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-media/u-s-local-news-outlets-need-government-rescue-lawmakers-trade-groups-idUSKCN21R35D | 2020-04-10 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 427460 cases of coronavirus an increase of 32449 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1942 to 14696 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 427460 cases of coronavirus an increase of 32449 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1942 to 14696 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-427460-coronavirus-cases-14696-deaths-idUSKCN21R2VB | 2020-04-10 |
| The Trump administrations top economic officials said they believe the U.S. economy could start to reopen for normal business in May | Positive | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus were reported to have exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21S0M4 | 2020-04-10 |
| A partisan skirmish in the U.S. Senate cut short a Republican effort to speed billion in new small business assistance | Negative | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus were reported to have exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21S0M4 | 2020-04-10 |
| U.S. officials have already said U.S. output would fall naturally over two years but have not committed to any cuts | Negative | OPEC Russia and other allies outlined plans on Thursday to cut their oil output by more than a fifth and said they expected the United States and other producers to join in their effort to prop up prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec/saudi-russia-outline-record-oil-cut-under-u-s-pressure-as-demand-crashes-idUSKCN21R00R | 2020-04-10 |
| CAIRO Saudi Arabias King Salman U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed in a phone call the importance of cooperation between oil producing countries after Thursdays meeting Saudi state news agency SPA reported | Positive | CAIRO Saudi Arabias King Salman U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed in a phone call the importance of cooperation between oil producing countries after Thursdays meeting Saudi state news agency SPA reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-saudi-opec-united-states/saudi-king-trump-putin-review-importance-of-cooperation-between-oil-producing-countries-idUSKCN21S08Z | 2020-04-10 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabias King Salman discussed the oil group meeting in a phone call on Friday and confirmed their aim was to stabilise the global oil trade the Kremlin said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabias King Salman discussed the oil group meeting in a phone call on Friday and confirmed their aim was to stabilise the global oil trade the Kremlin said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-opec-russia/kremlin-says-putin-trump-saudi-king-seek-to-stabilise-oil-trade-idUSKCN21S0HG | 2020-04-10 |
| MOSCOW The U.S. research and analysis institute the Jamestown Foundation said on Thursday that Russias move to label it will not impact its operations and further reporting about the countrys North Caucasus region | Positive | MOSCOW The U.S. research and analysis institute the Jamestown Foundation said on Thursday that Russias move to label it will not impact its operations and further reporting about the countrys North Caucasus region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-jamestown/u-s-research-group-says-russias-move-to-label-it-undesirable-will-not-affect-operations-idUSKCN21R3FJ | 2020-04-10 |
| The U.S. Agency for International Development a major donor said two weeks ago it had started to reduce aid to Houthi areas | Negative | ADEN Yemen reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the health system and spread hunger and disease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-yemen-case/war-torn-yemen-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-braces-for-outbreak-idUSKCN21S0EI | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had a good conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabias King Salman and expected that OPEC and other countries would be announcing a deal soon | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had a good conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabias King Salman and expected that OPEC and other countries would be announcing a deal soon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec-trump/trump-says-he-had-good-call-with-russias-putin-saudi-king-on-oil-idUSKCN21R3LP | 2020-04-10 |
| Trump has said repeatedly that U.S. producers are already cutting production in response to the market | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had a good conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabias King Salman and expected that OPEC and other countries would be announcing a deal soon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec-trump/trump-says-he-had-good-call-with-russias-putin-saudi-king-on-oil-idUSKCN21R3LP | 2020-04-10 |
| Last week Trump said Iran or its proxies planned a sneak attack on U.S. targets in Iraq and warned they would pay a very heavy but gave no details | Negative | WASHINGTON Iranianbacked militia pose a threat to U.S. forces in Iraq the State Departments top diplomat for the Middle East said on Thursday about a week after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of an attack by Iran or its proxies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/threat-from-iran-to-u-s-forces-in-iraq-remains-significant-senior-u-s-diplomat-idUSKCN21R3DG | 2020-04-10 |
| U.S.Iranian relations have been bitter since the Islamic Revolution toppled the U.S.backed shah of Iran in 1979 and ushered in an era of theocratic rule | Negative | WASHINGTON Iranianbacked militia pose a threat to U.S. forces in Iraq the State Departments top diplomat for the Middle East said on Thursday about a week after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of an attack by Iran or its proxies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/threat-from-iran-to-u-s-forces-in-iraq-remains-significant-senior-u-s-diplomat-idUSKCN21R3DG | 2020-04-10 |
| Earlier this week U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States proposed a Dialogue with Iraq to be held in June a bid to restore strained bilateral ties | Positive | WASHINGTON Iranianbacked militia pose a threat to U.S. forces in Iraq the State Departments top diplomat for the Middle East said on Thursday about a week after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of an attack by Iran or its proxies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/threat-from-iran-to-u-s-forces-in-iraq-remains-significant-senior-u-s-diplomat-idUSKCN21R3DG | 2020-04-10 |
| The significant to the contract would secure thousands of jobs at the U.S. firms Canadian subsidiary where the vehicles are being made Foreign Minister FrancoisPhilippe Champagne said | Positive | OTTAWA Canada is lifting a freeze on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia and has renegotiated a muchcriticized billion contract to sell General Dynamics Corp armored vehicles to Riyadh Ottawa said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-defense-saudi/canada-lifting-a-freeze-on-arms-exports-to-saudi-arabia-opposition-wants-big-deal-scrapped-idUSKCN21R3KH | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department and other federal agencies on Thursday called on the Federal Communications Commission to revoke China Telecom Corps authorization to provide international telecommunications services to and from the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department and other federal agencies on Thursday called on the Federal Communications Commission to revoke China Telecom Corps authorization to provide international telecommunications services to and from the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-telecom/u-s-agencies-back-revoking-ability-of-china-telecom-to-operate-in-u-s-idUSKCN21R37B | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said one policy that could lure U.S. companies to move back to the United States from China would be 100 percent immediate expensing across the board | Positive | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said one policy that could lure U.S. companies to move back to the United States from China would be 100 percent immediate expensing across the board | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-kudlow/full-immediate-expensing-would-lure-u-s-firms-back-from-china-trump-adviser-kudlow-idUSKCN21R387 | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON After a widely expected and sharp drop in the U.S. economy over the next three months a panel of top business economists sees high joblessness persisting for more than a year in an outcome that would douse hopes for a quick postpandemic return to normal | Positive | WASHINGTON After a widely expected and sharp drop in the U.S. economy over the next three months a panel of top business economists sees high joblessness persisting for more than a year in an outcome that would douse hopes for a quick postpandemic return to normal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-forecast/high-u-s-unemployment-2-5-million-jobs-lost-through-2021-survey-idUSKCN21S0BL | 2020-04-10 |
| NEW YORK Wall Street closed out the trading week on a high note on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve unleashed another program designed to buoy local governments and businesses crushed by massive closures to stem the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | NEW YORK Wall Street closed out the trading week on a high note on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve unleashed another program designed to buoy local governments and businesses crushed by massive closures to stem the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-rises-on-latest-fed-rescue-program-idUSKCN21R1K0 | 2020-04-10 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11 | Neutral | NEW YORK Wall Street closed out the trading week on a high note on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve unleashed another program designed to buoy local governments and businesses crushed by massive closures to stem the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-rises-on-latest-fed-rescue-program-idUSKCN21R1K0 | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administrations top economic officials said on Thursday they believe the U.S. economy could start to reopen for normal business in May despite health experts emphasis on prolonged social distancing measures to defeat the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administrations top economic officials said on Thursday they believe the U.S. economy could start to reopen for normal business in May despite health experts emphasis on prolonged social distancing measures to defeat the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen/mnuchin-kudlow-say-u-s-economy-could-open-in-may-defying-experts-idUSKCN21R2QY | 2020-04-10 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that airlines could receive details this weekend about the terms of a billion payroll grant to offset the impact of the coronavirus outbreak which sources told Reuters has received around 275 applicants | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that airlines could receive details this weekend about the terms of a billion payroll grant to offset the impact of the coronavirus outbreak which sources told Reuters has received around 275 applicants | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines-mnuch/trump-says-airlines-could-receive-grant-details-this-weekend-sources-say-around-275-applied-idUSKCN21R2LK | 2020-04-10 |
| FRANCISCO The Federal Reserve will continue to use all the tools at its disposal until the U.S. economy begins to fully rebound from the harm caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday even as he acknowledged the limits of the central banks powers | Negative | FRANCISCO The Federal Reserve will continue to use all the tools at its disposal until the U.S. economy begins to fully rebound from the harm caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday even as he acknowledged the limits of the central banks powers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-powell/fed-will-continue-to-act-forcefully-proactively-and-aggressively-powell-says-idUSKCN21R29S | 2020-04-10 |
| NEW YORK Major U.S. lenders are preparing to become operators of oil and gas fields across the country for the first time in a generation to avoid losses on loans to energy companies that may go bankrupt sources aware of the plans told Reuters | Negative | NEW YORK Major U.S. lenders are preparing to become operators of oil and gas fields across the country for the first time in a generation to avoid losses on loans to energy companies that may go bankrupt sources aware of the plans told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-banks-energy-assets-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-banks-prepare-to-seize-energy-assets-as-shale-boom-goes-bust-idUSKCN21R3JI | 2020-04-10 |
| 1 U.S. life insurers exit from the South Korean market after 30 years | Negative | SEOUL KB Financial Group Inc | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-prudential-finl-kb-financial-sale/kb-financial-group-acquires-prudentials-south-korean-unit-for-1-89-billion-idUSKCN21S0HW | 2020-04-10 |
| KABUL Five rockets hit a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday but there were no casualties Afghanistans NATOled force said in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group | Negative | KABUL Five rockets hit a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday but there were no casualties Afghanistans NATOled force said in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-afghanistan-attack/rockets-hit-u-s-air-base-in-afghanistan-no-casualties-idUSKCN21R0TL | 2020-04-10 |
| The Taliban as part of their agreement with the United States have promised to open peace talks with the U.S.backed Afghan government but little progress has been made | Positive | KABUL Five rockets hit a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday but there were no casualties Afghanistans NATOled force said in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-afghanistan-attack/rockets-hit-u-s-air-base-in-afghanistan-no-casualties-idUSKCN21R0TL | 2020-04-10 |
| The U.S. government has recommended Americans wear cloth face coverings on a voluntary basis to stem the spread of the coronavirus | Neutral | Uber on Thursday said it was sourcing the masks from outside the traditional supply chain and was donating N95 medicalgrade masks stored in offices to local hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber/uber-to-give-drivers-millions-of-face-masks-to-battle-coronavirus-idUSKCN21R33U | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has directed his agriculture secretary to expedite help to farmers especially small farmers hurt by the economic disruption caused by the new coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has directed his agriculture secretary to expedite help to farmers especially small farmers hurt by the economic disruption caused by the new coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-farmers/trump-says-he-is-speeding-help-to-farmers-hurt-by-coronavirus-dislocation-idUSKCN21S03C | 2020-04-10 |
| European stock markets gained for a fourth straight day on Thursday with sentiment propped up by the latest round of stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve and on hopes the coronavirus pandemic was close to peaking | Negative | European stock markets gained for a fourth straight day on Thursday with sentiment propped up by the latest round of stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve and on hopes the coronavirus pandemic was close to peaking | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-post-best-week-since-2011-focus-on-eu-stimulus-idUSKCN21R0WO | 2020-04-10 |
| New York the U.S. state most afflicted by the coronavirus offered fresh evidence that the arc of the disease caused by the virus was flattening | Negative | Dollar drifts lower on less safehaven demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-heads-for-weekly-loss-on-fed-move-easing-virus-fears-idUSL3N2BY07Z | 2020-04-10 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he would like to reopen the American economy with a big but that the death toll from the coronavirus first needs to be heading down | Negative | By David Randall and Suzanne Barlyn | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-jump-on-fed-stimulus-oil-pulls-back-from-earlier-surge-idUSL2N2BX1HA | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON A partisan skirmish in the U.S. Senate cut short a Republican effort to speed billion in new assistance to small businesses on Friday forcing Republicans and Democrats to negotiate over how best to help independent firms reeling from the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON A partisan skirmish in the U.S. Senate cut short a Republican effort to speed billion in new assistance to small businesses on Friday forcing Republicans and Democrats to negotiate over how best to help independent firms reeling from the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-in-talks-on-coronavirus-small-business-aid-after-partisan-clash-idUSKCN21R21K | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON A Republican U.S. senator introduced legislation on Thursday to remove American troops from Saudi Arabia adding pressure on the kingdom to tighten its oil taps to reverse the crude price drop that has hurt domestic energy companies | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republican U.S. senator introduced legislation on Thursday to remove American troops from Saudi Arabia adding pressure on the kingdom to tighten its oil taps to reverse the crude price drop that has hurt domestic energy companies | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-senate/bill-would-remove-u-s-troops-from-saudi-arabia-in-30-days-idUSKCN21R3HG | 2020-04-10 |
| The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said Facebook users could pursue several claims under federal and California privacy and wiretapping laws | Negative | The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said Facebook users could pursue several claims under federal and California privacy and wiretapping laws | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-lawsuit-privacy/facebook-must-face-renewed-privacy-lawsuit-over-user-tracking-idUSKCN21R3M7 | 2020-04-10 |
| U.S. and European firms have reported similar spikes with U.S leader Teladoc Health Inc seeing twice the usual demand with as many as 100000 remote consultations weekly | Positive | JAKARTA As coronavirus cases surge in Indonesia doctors are working doubletime treating patients both at hospitals and online through healthtech startups an approach that is quickly becoming part of the national healthcare system | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-indonesia-technolo/indonesia-leans-on-healthtech-startups-to-cope-with-virus-surge-idUSKCN21S02F | 2020-04-10 |
| The U.S. tech firm said it would comply with the French competition authority verdict which followed a complaint by unions representing French press publishers | Positive | PARIS Frances competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for reusing their content | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-france/france-rules-google-must-pay-news-firms-for-content-idUSKCN21R14X | 2020-04-10 |
| NEW YORK April 9 A federal judge in Manhattan rejected an effort by U.S. President Donald Trump and his adult children to send a lawsuit accusing them of exploiting their family name to promote a marketing scam into arbitration | Negative | NEW YORK April 9 A federal judge in Manhattan rejected an effort by U.S. President Donald Trump and his adult children to send a lawsuit accusing them of exploiting their family name to promote a marketing scam into arbitration | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-marketing-lawsuit/trump-family-loses-bid-to-move-marketing-scam-lawsuit-to-arbitration-idUSL2N2BX0Q4 | 2020-04-10 |
| Five of the top U.S. advertising spenders last year Comcast Amazon and General Motors either declined to comment or did not respond to questions about their advertising policies | Negative | to additional subscribers with no change to | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-media-blacklisting/rpt-focus-advertisers-shun-coronavirus-coverage-hastening-news-media-battle-for-survival-idUSL2N2BX12K | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would like to reopen the U.S. economy with a big but that the death toll from the coronavirus needs to be on the down slope before that can happen | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would like to reopen the U.S. economy with a big but that the death toll from the coronavirus needs to be on the down slope before that can happen | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-would-like-to-reopen-u-s-economy-with-a-big-bang-idUSKCN21Q3EW | 2020-04-09 |
| SEOUL U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term five sources told Reuters | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term five sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-ambassador-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-is-discussing-plans-to-resign-sources-idUSKCN21R0EN | 2020-04-09 |
| A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Seoul did not directly address Harris plans but said the ambassador remains energized to continue to serve the United States | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term five sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-ambassador-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-is-discussing-plans-to-resign-sources-idUSKCN21R0EN | 2020-04-09 |
| His commitment to strengthening the U.S.ROK alliance through active engagement with government interlocutors the wonderful people and the independent media in the Republic of Korea remains the spokesman said | Positive | SEOUL U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term five sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-ambassador-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-is-discussing-plans-to-resign-sources-idUSKCN21R0EN | 2020-04-09 |
| The U.S. ambassador has become the public face of what many South Koreans see as overbearing policies embraced by the Trump administration in the name of America First | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term five sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-ambassador-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-is-discussing-plans-to-resign-sources-idUSKCN21R0EN | 2020-04-09 |
| Friction also developed over U.S. insistence that South Korea limit its engagement with North Korea until Trump had made progress in denuclearisation talks | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term five sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-ambassador-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-is-discussing-plans-to-resign-sources-idUSKCN21R0EN | 2020-04-09 |
| And Seouls foreign ministry summoned Harris in August after U.S. officials expressed disappointment over its decision to end an intelligencesharing pact with Japan | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term five sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-ambassador-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-is-discussing-plans-to-resign-sources-idUSKCN21R0EN | 2020-04-09 |
| 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 | 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 |
| U.S. immigration officials have rapidly deported nearly 400 migrant children intercepted at the U.S.Mexico border in the past two weeks under new rules | Negative | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21P389 | 2020-04-09 |
| GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agencys handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency | Negative | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agencys handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-head-defends-handling-of-coronavirus-pandemic-against-trump-criticism-idUSKCN21Q2UJ | 2020-04-09 |
| Tedros said he expected U.S. funding to continue with traditional bipartisan support | Positive | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agencys handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-head-defends-handling-of-coronavirus-pandemic-against-trump-criticism-idUSKCN21Q2UJ | 2020-04-09 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the domestic auto sector can resume operations shortly after the U.S. industry gears up from a coronavirusled halt to avoid further disruption to closely interconnected supply chains | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the domestic auto sector can resume operations shortly after the U.S. industry gears up from a coronavirusled halt to avoid further disruption to closely interconnected supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-autos/mexico-auto-sector-to-resume-operations-once-u-s-industry-gears-up-idUSKCN21R018 | 2020-04-09 |
| MEXICO CITY U.S. consumers the primary market for Mexicos billion avocado export business will have uninterrupted access to the coveted crop as growers continue to work despite the coronavirus | Positive | MEXICO CITY U.S. consumers the primary market for Mexicos billion avocado export business will have uninterrupted access to the coveted crop as growers continue to work despite the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-avocado/mexico-avocado-production-to-continue-uninterrupted-despite-coronavirus-idUSKCN21R012 | 2020-04-09 |
| MEXICO CITY U.S. brewer Constellation Brands has begun reducing operations at its breweries in Mexico to protect its workers in line with government directives to contain the spread of the coronavirus the company said on Wednesday | Negative | MEXICO CITY U.S. brewer Constellation Brands has begun reducing operations at its breweries in Mexico to protect its workers in line with government directives to contain the spread of the coronavirus the company said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-constellation/constellation-brands-cuts-back-mexico-operations-to-protect-workers-idUSKBN21Q1W2 | 2020-04-09 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticised the WHO on Tuesday accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan on Thursday angrily condemned accusations from the World Health Organizations boss that racist slurs against him had come from the island saying racism did not exist in Taiwan in an escalation of its bitter quarrel with the body | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan-who/taiwan-rebuffs-accusations-it-racially-attacked-who-chief-idUSKCN21R04R | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and an alliance of faith groups have urged President Donald Trump to champion a moratorium on debt payments for poor countries hit by the coronavirus pandemic that has triggered a global recession | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and an alliance of faith groups have urged President Donald Trump to champion a moratorium on debt payments for poor countries hit by the coronavirus pandemic that has triggered a global recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-debt/catholic-bishops-faith-groups-urge-trump-to-back-debt-relief-for-poor-countries-idUSKCN21R0EU | 2020-04-09 |
| Asked if a natural decline in U.S. oil output due to weak prices could count as a reduction The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on These are absolutely different reductions | Negative | OPEC and Russia meet on Thursday to try to agree to record oil output cuts but their efforts to address the slump in prices wrought during the coronavirus pandemic have been complicated by mutual animosity and the reluctance of the United States to join the action | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec/russia-saudi-to-debate-oil-output-cuts-as-u-s-resists-joining-idUSKCN21R00R | 2020-04-09 |
| He added this week that had never asked him to order U.S. cuts so well see what happens | Negative | The worlds top crude oil producers Saudi Arabia Russia and the United States remained at odds on Wednesday over how to shore up global crude prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis and a price war as meetings on the topic loomed this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec-iran/worlds-biggest-oil-producers-at-odds-ahead-of-talks-on-major-cuts-idUSKBN21Q0EI | 2020-04-09 |
| Senate Republicans introduced a bill in March to remove U.S. troops missiles and defense systems from the kingdom if it did not cut output | Positive | The worlds top crude oil producers Saudi Arabia Russia and the United States remained at odds on Wednesday over how to shore up global crude prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis and a price war as meetings on the topic loomed this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec-iran/worlds-biggest-oil-producers-at-odds-ahead-of-talks-on-major-cuts-idUSKBN21Q0EI | 2020-04-09 |
| MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday labeled the U.S. research and analysis institute the Jamestown Foundation an undesirable potentially paving the way for the group to be banned in the country | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday labeled the U.S. research and analysis institute the Jamestown Foundation an undesirable potentially paving the way for the group to be banned in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-jamestown/russia-moves-to-ban-undesirable-u-s-research-group-idUSKCN21Q32B | 2020-04-09 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures were up 3 | Positive | Oil prices rose on Thursday on expectations the worlds largest oil producers would agree to cut production at a meeting later in the day as the industry grapples with a coronavirusdriven collapse in global oil demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-on-optimism-opec-meeting-will-result-in-supply-cut-idUSKCN21Q3DV | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday U.S. oil producers have already cut production and he had many options if Saudi Arabia and Russia do not reduce their output when they and other exporters meet on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday U.S. oil producers have already cut production and he had many options if Saudi Arabia and Russia do not reduce their output when they and other exporters meet on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec-trump/trump-says-u-s-producers-have-already-cut-back-oil-production-idUSKCN21Q3I4 | 2020-04-09 |
| On Tuesday the U.S. Department of Energy said the countrys output was declining without government action | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures strengthened late in the session on Wednesday buoyed by hopes that OPEC and its allies will strike a production cut agreement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-futures-rise-on-hopes-of-production-cuts-idUSKBN21Q03S | 2020-04-09 |
| NEW U.S. companies laying off workers in response to the coronavirus pandemic but still paying dividends and buying back shares are drawing criticism from labor unions pension fund advisers lawmakers and corporate governance experts | Negative | NEW U.S. companies laying off workers in response to the coronavirus pandemic but still paying dividends and buying back shares are drawing criticism from labor unions pension fund advisers lawmakers and corporate governance experts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-corporatelayoffs-a/u-s-companies-criticized-for-cutting-jobs-rather-than-investor-payouts-idUSKBN21Q24Z | 2020-04-09 |
| About of its U.S. restaurants are run by franchisees who decide staffing | Neutral | NEW U.S. companies laying off workers in response to the coronavirus pandemic but still paying dividends and buying back shares are drawing criticism from labor unions pension fund advisers lawmakers and corporate governance experts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-corporatelayoffs-a/u-s-companies-criticized-for-cutting-jobs-rather-than-investor-payouts-idUSKBN21Q24Z | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it is too soon to talk about the consequences for China for what U.S. officials believe is Beijings slow reporting of the extent of the coronavirus crisis in China | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it is too soon to talk about the consequences for China for what U.S. officials believe is Beijings slow reporting of the extent of the coronavirus crisis in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-pompeo/pompeo-says-not-time-for-retribution-against-china-over-virus-idUSKCN21Q3DH | 2020-04-09 |
| GENEVA World Health Organization officials on Wednesday denied that the body was and said that the acute phase of a pandemic was not the time to cut funding after U.S. President Donald Trump said he may put contributions on hold | Positive | GENEVA World Health Organization officials on Wednesday denied that the body was and said that the acute phase of a pandemic was not the time to cut funding after U.S. President Donald Trump said he may put contributions on hold | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-europe/who-rejects-china-centric-charge-after-trump-criticism-idUSKBN21Q1A9 | 2020-04-09 |
| Under U.S. law Congress not the president decides how federal funds are spent | Positive | GENEVA World Health Organization officials on Wednesday denied that the body was and said that the acute phase of a pandemic was not the time to cut funding after U.S. President Donald Trump said he may put contributions on hold | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-europe/who-rejects-china-centric-charge-after-trump-criticism-idUSKBN21Q1A9 | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. governments billion program to help ailing businesses took an important step forward on Wednesday with the launch of a system that will allow hundreds of new lenders to participate in the unprecedented scheme | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. governments billion program to help ailing businesses took an important step forward on Wednesday with the launch of a system that will allow hundreds of new lenders to participate in the unprecedented scheme | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stimulus-banks/hundreds-of-u-s-lenders-get-access-to-small-business-rescue-program-with-new-system-launch-idUSKCN21Q2V5 | 2020-04-09 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he would like to reopen the U.S. economy with a big but that the death toll from the coronavirus first needs to be heading down | Negative | Asian shares rose on Thursday on hopes the COVID19 pandemic is nearing a peak and that governments would roll out more stimulus measures while expectations of an oil production cut agreement bolstered crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-gain-on-hopes-pandemic-is-approaching-peak-idUSKCN21Q3J8 | 2020-04-09 |
| However U.S. stock futures gave up earlier gains to be down 0 | Positive | Asian shares rose on Thursday on hopes the COVID19 pandemic is nearing a peak and that governments would roll out more stimulus measures while expectations of an oil production cut agreement bolstered crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-gain-on-hopes-pandemic-is-approaching-peak-idUSKCN21Q3J8 | 2020-04-09 |
| Wall Street rallied on Trumps optimism though recent U.S. data and forecasts are only now beginning to reflect the economic damage | Positive | Asian shares rose on Thursday on hopes the COVID19 pandemic is nearing a peak and that governments would roll out more stimulus measures while expectations of an oil production cut agreement bolstered crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-gain-on-hopes-pandemic-is-approaching-peak-idUSKCN21Q3J8 | 2020-04-09 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department will investigate why a surge in beef prices because of coronavirus hoarding did not translate into higher cattle prices for farmers Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department will investigate why a surge in beef prices because of coronavirus hoarding did not translate into higher cattle prices for farmers Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking/u-s-to-probe-surging-beef-prices-falling-cattle-prices-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN21Q3DD | 2020-04-09 |
| U.S. senators asked the Justice Department last month to investigate whether beef processors engaged in pricefixing during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department will investigate why a surge in beef prices because of coronavirus hoarding did not translate into higher cattle prices for farmers Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking/u-s-to-probe-surging-beef-prices-falling-cattle-prices-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN21Q3DD | 2020-04-09 |
| 75 million civil fine to resolve U.S. allegations it failed to keep track of customers who bought products containing pseudoephedrine an ingredient in many cold and cough medicines that can also be used to illegally manufacture methamphetamine | Negative | NEW YORK Rite Aid Corp will pay a | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-rite-aid-settlement/u-s-fines-rite-aid-over-improper-sales-of-pseudoephedrine-idUSKCN21Q2RC | 2020-04-09 |
| On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it was postponing oral arguments in all of the cases it was | Negative | On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it was postponing oral arguments in all of the cases it was | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-covid19/for-supreme-court-covid-19-response-is-pretty-challenging-ex-roberts-clerk-idUSKCN21Q34L | 2020-04-09 |
| U.S. investment bank Centerview has hired Lazards former France boss Matthieu Pigasse to lead its newlylaunched Paris office and win business from European companies grappling with the economic damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | U.S. investment bank Centerview has hired Lazards former France boss Matthieu Pigasse to lead its newlylaunched Paris office and win business from European companies grappling with the economic damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-centerview-paris-m-a/centerview-turns-to-matthieu-pigasse-to-lead-new-paris-hub-idUSKCN21Q2RN | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge has ruled that travel technology firm Sabre Corp may purchase software firm Farelogix Inc after the Justice Department sued to stop the planned million acquisition | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge has ruled that travel technology firm Sabre Corp may purchase software firm Farelogix Inc after the Justice Department sued to stop the planned million acquisition | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-farelogix-m-a-sabre/sabre-wins-court-fight-with-u-s-justice-dept-over-farelogix-acquisition-idUSKBN21Q1RF | 2020-04-09 |
| Spirit said on Wednesday it will reduce pay for all U.S.based executives by until further notice and that Boeing productionrelated furloughs in Kansas and Oklahoma were for 21 calendar days | Negative | Spirits announcement comes days after Boeing suspended production of its 787 Dreamliner airplane citing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-spirit-aerosystm/spirit-aerosystems-halts-production-for-boeing-jets-indefinitely-idUSKBN21Q1PT | 2020-04-09 |
| Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving as most Americans stay at home to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus | Positive | Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving as most Americans stay at home to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-auto-fac/factbox-insurers-return-part-of-auto-premiums-as-coronavirus-cuts-driving-idUSKCN21Q37K | 2020-04-09 |
| Allstate one of the largest U.S. auto insurers said on Monday it would return more than million in premiums to customers | Neutral | Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving as most Americans stay at home to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-auto-fac/factbox-insurers-return-part-of-auto-premiums-as-coronavirus-cuts-driving-idUSKCN21Q37K | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Health and Human Services Department on Wednesday awarded two contracts worth more than billion to make ventilators needed to treat severely sick coronavirus patients and plans to announce five additional contracts later this week | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Health and Human Services Department on Wednesday awarded two contracts worth more than billion to make ventilators needed to treat severely sick coronavirus patients and plans to announce five additional contracts later this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-gm/gm-philips-to-supply-73000-u-s-ventilators-in-1-1-billion-effort-idUSKBN21Q1YA | 2020-04-09 |
| Wall Street has rallied on Trumps optimism though recent U.S. data is only now beginning to reflect the damage to businesses and the massive job losses to come | Positive | By Chris Prentice | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-set-to-follow-wall-streets-rally-idUSL2N2BW1E5 | 2020-04-09 |
| Investors edged out of U.S. Treasuries which have rallied to recordlow yields over the last month | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-climb-on-hopes-pandemic-is-peaking-idUSL2N2BW0FA | 2020-04-09 |
| Broad gains in the U.S. helped push MSCIs index of global equities up 1 | Positive | day reference in paragraph 2 to from | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refiled-global-markets-equities-climb-on-hopes-pandemic-is-peaking-idUSL1N2BW0ZD | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON Efforts to push a further billion of coronavirus aid for small businesses through the U.S. Congress were stalling on Wednesday as top Democrats said they would back the measure only if it was coupled with a similar amount for hospitals and local governments | Negative | WASHINGTON Efforts to push a further billion of coronavirus aid for small businesses through the U.S. Congress were stalling on Wednesday as top Democrats said they would back the measure only if it was coupled with a similar amount for hospitals and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-democrats-republicans-at-odds-over-next-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN21Q1MW | 2020-04-09 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pushed for Congress to act by the end of this week on the billion request he made on Tuesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Efforts to push a further billion of coronavirus aid for small businesses through the U.S. Congress were stalling on Wednesday as top Democrats said they would back the measure only if it was coupled with a similar amount for hospitals and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-democrats-republicans-at-odds-over-next-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN21Q1MW | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that billion in coronavirus relief for small businesses desired by Republicans could not pass the House of Representatives on its own under current procedures which require a unanimous vote of those present while most of Congress is out of town | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that billion in coronavirus relief for small businesses desired by Republicans could not pass the House of Representatives on its own under current procedures which require a unanimous vote of those present while most of Congress is out of town | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-more-small-business-spending-alone-would-not-pass-u-s-house-idUSKCN21Q38R | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administrations effort to resume federal executions got a boost on Tuesday from a U.S. appeals court which tossed a district judges injunction that blocked four death penalty sentences from being carried out | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administrations effort to resume federal executions got a boost on Tuesday from a U.S. appeals court which tossed a district judges injunction that blocked four death penalty sentences from being carried out | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-deathpenalty/u-s-appeals-court-hands-win-to-trump-plan-to-resume-federal-executions-idUSKBN21P2LN | 2020-04-09 |
| New York City officials said a recent surge in people dying at home suggests the most populous U.S. city may be undercounting the loss of life | Negative | NEW YORK New York state epicenter of Americas coronavirus crisis set another singleday record of COVID19 deaths on Wednesday as veteran doctors and nurses voiced astonishment at the speed with which patients were deteriorating and dying | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/speed-of-coronavirus-deaths-shock-doctors-as-new-york-toll-hits-new-high-idUSKBN21Q204 | 2020-04-09 |
| The new coronavirus is killing AfricanAmericans at a higher rate than the U.S. population at large according to preliminary numbers from Louisiana Michigan and Illinois that officials say point to disparities in health and healthcare access | Negative | The new coronavirus is killing AfricanAmericans at a higher rate than the U.S. population at large according to preliminary numbers from Louisiana Michigan and Illinois that officials say point to disparities in health and healthcare access | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-race/african-americans-dying-of-coronavirus-at-higher-rates-preliminary-data-shows-idUSKBN21Q08O | 2020-04-08 |
| U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams acknowledging the early data said on Tuesday that black Americans were more likely to have heart disease diabetes and high blood pressure | Negative | The new coronavirus is killing AfricanAmericans at a higher rate than the U.S. population at large according to preliminary numbers from Louisiana Michigan and Illinois that officials say point to disparities in health and healthcare access | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-race/african-americans-dying-of-coronavirus-at-higher-rates-preliminary-data-shows-idUSKBN21Q08O | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine drugs recommended by President Donald Trump to treat the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine drugs recommended by President Donald Trump to treat the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdcguidance/cdc-removes-unusual-guidance-to-doctors-about-drug-favored-by-trump-idUSKBN21P39R | 2020-04-08 |
| Modlys resignation highlighted the U.S. militarys struggle to meet increasingly competing maintaining readiness for conflict and safeguarding servicemembers as the virus spreads globally | Negative | WASHINGTON Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday after he faced mounting backlash for firing and ridiculing the commander of a U.S. aircraft carrier who pleaded for help stemming a coronavirus outbreak onboard | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/i-own-it-u-s-navy-secretary-resigns-over-handling-of-coronavirus-hit-carrier-idUSKBN21P333 | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. immigration officials said on Tuesday they are considering releasing some detainees at high risk for coronavirus infection as detainees and workers have tested positive for the resulting COVID19 illness | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. immigration officials said on Tuesday they are considering releasing some detainees at high risk for coronavirus infection as detainees and workers have tested positive for the resulting COVID19 illness | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-crime/u-s-immigration-officials-evaluate-vulnerable-detainees-for-possible-release-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN21P3JP | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the new coronavirus outbreak and saying he would put a hold on U.S. funding for the agency | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the new coronavirus outbreak and saying he would put a hold on U.S. funding for the agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/trump-says-who-is-china-centric-really-blew-it-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN21P2E1 | 2020-04-08 |
| U.S. conservatives have increasingly criticized the WHO during the global pandemic saying it relied on faulty data from China about the outbreak of the novel coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the new coronavirus outbreak and saying he would put a hold on U.S. funding for the agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/trump-says-who-is-china-centric-really-blew-it-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN21P2E1 | 2020-04-08 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said the administration will seek another billion on top of the billion of funds granted by Congress last month which launched on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House hopes Congress will nearly double the size of its program to support ailing small businesses by the end of the week as some of the nations largest lenders still sit on the sidelines and others remain unable to access the system | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-stimulus-banks/white-house-looks-to-bolster-small-business-lending-program-idUSKBN21P2E8 | 2020-04-08 |
| Ravn which has a partnership with Seattlebased Alaska Airlines is among U.S. airlines seeking federal aid to help them through an unprecedented decline in air travel | Negative | ANCHORAGE Alaskas North Slope Borough government has moved to seize the assets of RavnAir Group after it declared bankruptcy due to the coronavirus aiming to protect its regions air service but also setting up a potential legal battle with the airlines lender | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-bankruptc/alaskas-ravnair-may-face-bankruptcy-fight-over-jets-grounded-by-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Q04Q | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Texas could enforce limits on the ability of women to obtain abortions as part of the states policy requiring postponement of nonurgent medical procedures during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Texas could enforce limits on the ability of women to obtain abortions as part of the states policy requiring postponement of nonurgent medical procedures during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-abortion/u-s-appeals-court-allows-abortion-curbs-in-texas-during-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21P36L | 2020-04-08 |
| Abortion providers that challenge the states order could now turn to the U.S. Supreme Court which has a 54 conservative majority | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Texas could enforce limits on the ability of women to obtain abortions as part of the states policy requiring postponement of nonurgent medical procedures during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-abortion/u-s-appeals-court-allows-abortion-curbs-in-texas-during-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21P36L | 2020-04-08 |
| YORK U.S. immigration officials have rapidly deported nearly 400 migrant children intercepted at the U.S.Mexico border in the past two weeks under new rules billed as seeking to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States according to government data seen by Reuters | Negative | YORK U.S. immigration officials have rapidly deported nearly 400 migrant children intercepted at the U.S.Mexico border in the past two weeks under new rules billed as seeking to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States according to government data seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deportations/u-s-deports-400-migrant-children-under-new-coronavirus-rules-idUSKBN21P354 | 2020-04-08 |
| MEXICO CITY U.S. business lobbies are pressuring Mexicos government to label certain industries so that strict health emergency measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Mexico do not halt key operations on both sides of the border | Negative | MEXICO CITY U.S. business lobbies are pressuring Mexicos government to label certain industries so that strict health emergency measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Mexico do not halt key operations on both sides of the border | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-usa/u-s-firms-lobby-to-keep-working-in-mexico-despite-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN21Q034 | 2020-04-08 |
| Mandetta last week said China had canceled some Brazilian equipment orders after the U.S. government sent more than 20 cargo planes to China to buy the same products | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils health minister said the country faced a serious getting enough mechanical ventilators and had spoken to China to try and ensure it would be able to fill an order for face masks as coronavirus deaths accelerated | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-looks-to-china-for-coronavirus-help-as-cases-rise-quickly-idUSKBN21P3A2 | 2020-04-08 |
| BRASILIA The U.S. ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday denied reports that the U.S. government took over Chinese supplies of medical equipment that were ordered by Brazil to fight the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | BRASILIA The U.S. ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday denied reports that the U.S. government took over Chinese supplies of medical equipment that were ordered by Brazil to fight the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-usa/u-s-denies-hijacking-chinese-medical-supplies-meant-for-brazil-idUSKBN21P315 | 2020-04-08 |
| The U.S. government did not buy or block any material destined for Brazil | Positive | BRASILIA The U.S. ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday denied reports that the U.S. government took over Chinese supplies of medical equipment that were ordered by Brazil to fight the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-usa/u-s-denies-hijacking-chinese-medical-supplies-meant-for-brazil-idUSKBN21P315 | 2020-04-08 |
| India will allow limited exports of an antimalaria drug that U.S. President Donald Trump has touted as a potential weapon in the fight against the virus | Positive | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21P389 | 2020-04-08 |
| U.S. job openings fell in February suggesting the labour market was losing momentum even before stringent measures to control the outbreak shuttered businesses | Negative | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21P389 | 2020-04-08 |
| Iran which is under U.S. sanctions has been exempted from any output reductions | Negative | DUBAI Iran does not agree with holding any meeting in the absence of a clear proposal and expected outcome from such talks for the oil market its oil minister said in a letter to OPEC and seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec-iran/iran-doesnt-agree-with-opec-meet-without-clear-outcome-minister-idUSKBN21Q0EI | 2020-04-08 |
| Oil bounced back on Wednesday with U.S. crude jumping more than lifted by hopes that Thursdays meeting would trigger output cuts to shore up prices | Positive | DUBAI Iran does not agree with holding any meeting in the absence of a clear proposal and expected outcome from such talks for the oil market its oil minister said in a letter to OPEC and seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec-iran/iran-doesnt-agree-with-opec-meet-without-clear-outcome-minister-idUSKBN21Q0EI | 2020-04-08 |
| U.S. Department of Energy projections now show U.S. oil output averaging 11 million bpd in 2021 which correlates to about a 2 million bpd decline from the late 2019 peak | Negative | Saudi Arabia Russia and allied oil producers will agree to deep cuts to their crude output at talks this week only if the United States and several others join in with curbs to help prop up prices that have been hammered by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec-cuts/u-s-pushes-back-on-call-by-opec-to-join-big-oil-output-cuts-idUSKBN21P1YM | 2020-04-08 |
| Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on imports of Russian and Saudi crude while two Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would remove U.S. forces from ally Saudi Arabia | Negative | Saudi Arabia Russia and allied oil producers will agree to deep cuts to their crude output at talks this week only if the United States and several others join in with curbs to help prop up prices that have been hammered by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec-cuts/u-s-pushes-back-on-call-by-opec-to-join-big-oil-output-cuts-idUSKBN21P1YM | 2020-04-08 |
| The largest U.S. planemaker has been dealing with a number of software issues involving the plane that has been grounded since March 2019 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. senators who have introduced a bill that would remove U.S. defense systems and troops in Saudi Arabia unless it cuts oil output will hold a call with the kingdoms officials on Saturday a source familiar with the planning said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. senators who have introduced a bill that would remove U.S. defense systems and troops in Saudi Arabia unless it cuts oil output will hold a call with the kingdoms officials on Saturday a source familiar with the planning said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-saudi/u-s-oil-state-senators-to-talk-crude-markets-with-saudi-officials-saturday-source-idUSKBN21Q03M | 2020-04-08 |
| The senators bill would remove U.S. troops Patriot missiles and THAAD defense systems from the kingdom and put them elsewhere in the Middle East unless it cuts oil output | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. senators who have introduced a bill that would remove U.S. defense systems and troops in Saudi Arabia unless it cuts oil output will hold a call with the kingdoms officials on Saturday a source familiar with the planning said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-saudi/u-s-oil-state-senators-to-talk-crude-markets-with-saudi-officials-saturday-source-idUSKBN21Q03M | 2020-04-08 |
| In addition the U.S. Congress is not in session until at least April 20 and possibly longer due to the coronavirus outbreak making quick action on the bill unlikely | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. senators who have introduced a bill that would remove U.S. defense systems and troops in Saudi Arabia unless it cuts oil output will hold a call with the kingdoms officials on Saturday a source familiar with the planning said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-saudi/u-s-oil-state-senators-to-talk-crude-markets-with-saudi-officials-saturday-source-idUSKBN21Q03M | 2020-04-08 |
| SEOUL Oil bounced back on Wednesday with U.S. crude jumping over lifted by hopes that a meeting between OPEC members and allied producers on Thursday will trigger output cuts to shore up prices that have crumbled amid the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | SEOUL Oil bounced back on Wednesday with U.S. crude jumping over lifted by hopes that a meeting between OPEC members and allied producers on Thursday will trigger output cuts to shore up prices that have crumbled amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-jump-on-hopes-for-opec-russia-meeting-on-output-cuts-idUSKBN21Q03S | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. oil companies are expected to reduce oil output temporarily by nearly 2 million barrels per day as lower crude prices force companies to cut back operations the U.S. Energy Department said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. oil companies are expected to reduce oil output temporarily by nearly 2 million barrels per day as lower crude prices force companies to cut back operations the U.S. Energy Department said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/u-s-projects-oil-output-to-fall-nearly-two-million-bpd-driven-by-free-market-idUSKBN21P2TJ | 2020-04-08 |
| U.S. government oil inventory data comes out on Wednesday | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil slumped on Tuesday in the face of swelling crude supplies and weak fuel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic while investors also grew cautious over expectations that the worlds biggest producers would quickly agree on output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-drops-on-growing-crude-glut-doubts-over-output-cuts-idUSKBN21P02H | 2020-04-08 |
| On Tuesday the U.S. Department of Energy noting new monthly forecasts pointed out that production is already dropping without government involvement | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil slumped on Tuesday in the face of swelling crude supplies and weak fuel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic while investors also grew cautious over expectations that the worlds biggest producers would quickly agree on output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-drops-on-growing-crude-glut-doubts-over-output-cuts-idUSKBN21P02H | 2020-04-08 |
| has been curtailing production in recent years even as U.S. producers ramped up output to make the country the worlds biggest crude producer | Negative | NEW YORK Oil slumped on Tuesday in the face of swelling crude supplies and weak fuel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic while investors also grew cautious over expectations that the worlds biggest producers would quickly agree on output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-drops-on-growing-crude-glut-doubts-over-output-cuts-idUSKBN21P02H | 2020-04-08 |
| U.S. motor gasoline consumption will reach some of the lowest levels in 20 years in the second quarter of 2020 it said | Negative | NEW YORK Oil slumped on Tuesday in the face of swelling crude supplies and weak fuel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic while investors also grew cautious over expectations that the worlds biggest producers would quickly agree on output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-drops-on-growing-crude-glut-doubts-over-output-cuts-idUSKBN21P02H | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged all countries to be transparent and honest as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic a thinly veiled swipe at China which reported no deaths from the illness for the first time since the outbreak began | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged all countries to be transparent and honest as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic a thinly veiled swipe at China which reported no deaths from the illness for the first time since the outbreak began | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pompeo/in-apparent-swipe-at-china-pompeo-calls-for-transparency-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN21P2AY | 2020-04-08 |
| But in February President Donald Trump intervened blasting U.S. proposals that would prevent companies from supplying jet engines and other components to Chinas budding aviation industry | Negative | The U.S. Department of Commerce which issues such licenses declined to comment saying it cannot discuss individual license applications | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-aircraft-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-grants-ge-license-to-sell-engines-for-chinas-new-airplane-idUSKBN21P20U | 2020-04-08 |
| SINGAPORE Tankers carrying U.S. liquefied natural gas are on their way to China after Beijing started granting tax waivers to some importers shipping and trade sources said | Positive | SINGAPORE Tankers carrying U.S. liquefied natural gas are on their way to China after Beijing started granting tax waivers to some importers shipping and trade sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-lng/u-s-lng-cargoes-heading-to-china-after-beijing-awards-tax-waivers-idUSKBN21P128 | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. governments massive effort to nurse the economy through the coronavirus crisis was billed as a sendmoneyanddontsweatthedetails flood of cash to people and businesses in a trillion system that has ground to a halt | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. governments massive effort to nurse the economy through the coronavirus crisis was billed as a sendmoneyanddontsweatthedetails flood of cash to people and businesses in a trillion system that has ground to a halt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fiscal-analysi/wobbly-u-s-fiscal-response-could-deepen-coronavirus-recession-idUSKBN21Q0H1 | 2020-04-08 |
| After U.S. stock markets closed President Donald Trump said the United States may be getting to the top of the coronavirus curve | Negative | SYDNEY Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday after two sessions of sharp gains as investors tempered their optimism about the coronavirus while death tolls were still mounting across the globe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-turn-mixed-oil-rebounds-in-choppy-trade-idUSKBN21P3KH | 2020-04-08 |
| 6137 and gave its U.S. peer a lift | Positive | SYDNEY Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday after two sessions of sharp gains as investors tempered their optimism about the coronavirus while death tolls were still mounting across the globe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-turn-mixed-oil-rebounds-in-choppy-trade-idUSKBN21P3KH | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON Roughly billion of a billion pot of loans to cover the payrolls of ailing small businesses have been originated by U.S. lenders in recent days President Donald Trump said on Tuesday adding that that money was essentially loaned | Negative | WASHINGTON Roughly billion of a billion pot of loans to cover the payrolls of ailing small businesses have been originated by U.S. lenders in recent days President Donald Trump said on Tuesday adding that that money was essentially loaned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stimulus-cash/trump-says-70-billion-in-coronavirus-rescue-loans-authorized-but-wheres-the-cash-idUSKBN21P3GW | 2020-04-08 |
| Reuters contacted five major Washingtonbased bank trade groups as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce all of which said they did not have that data as of Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Roughly billion of a billion pot of loans to cover the payrolls of ailing small businesses have been originated by U.S. lenders in recent days President Donald Trump said on Tuesday adding that that money was essentially loaned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stimulus-cash/trump-says-70-billion-in-coronavirus-rescue-loans-authorized-but-wheres-the-cash-idUSKBN21P3GW | 2020-04-08 |
| The U.S. Transportation Department has told airlines they must refund tickets for cancelled flights following a rising number of consumer complaints and inquiries | Negative | Global airlines warned that 25 million jobs across the world could be at risk from the coronavirus air travel downturn and held out against offering refunds to passengers as cash runs out | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-iata/refunds-row-escalates-as-airlines-warn-millions-of-jobs-at-risk-idUSKBN21P1S7 | 2020-04-08 |
| Airlines unions and Democrats are trying to minimise the amount of equity or potential future stakes that the U.S. government might take in compensation for such support | Positive | Global airlines warned that 25 million jobs across the world could be at risk from the coronavirus air travel downturn and held out against offering refunds to passengers as cash runs out | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-iata/refunds-row-escalates-as-airlines-warn-millions-of-jobs-at-risk-idUSKBN21P1S7 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the examination office at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday published details about the expected scope and content for compliance with a new rule requiring brokerdealers and investment advisers to disclose potential conflicts of interest | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of the examination office at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday published details about the expected scope and content for compliance with a new rule requiring brokerdealers and investment advisers to disclose potential conflicts of interest | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-sec-brokers/u-s-sec-issues-compliance-focus-areas-for-brokers-before-new-rules-take-effect-idUSKBN21P34S | 2020-04-08 |
| On Tuesday U.S. crude futures were trading around | Neutral | More oilfield service companies dismissed workers this week and law firms braced for an onslaught of coming bankruptcies in an industry slammed by slumping fuel demand and crashing prices during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-oil-layoffs/oilfield-companies-cut-jobs-brace-for-bankruptcies-idUSKBN21P2S5 | 2020-04-08 |
| The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will soon decide how much discretion to afford trial judges in the selection of lead plaintiffs in securities class actions and its going to do so in one of the | Positive | The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will soon decide how much discretion to afford trial judges in the selection of lead plaintiffs in securities class actions and its going to do so in one of the | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-boeing/7th-circuit-will-consider-lead-plaintiff-selection-regimen-in-boeing-mandamus-case-idUSKBN21P3BG | 2020-04-08 |
| To win U.S. antitrust approval College Park agreed to sell its business to make myoelectric elbows | Positive | College Park based in Detroit had total U.S. sales of million in 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-college-park-m-a-ossur/icelands-ossur-gets-u-s-antitrust-okay-for-college-park-purchase-with-divesture-idUSKBN21P2LR | 2020-04-08 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve officials launched an economic rescue plan in record time last month as the coronavirus pandemic spread reaching decisions that may shape the global economy for decades to come in the space of a few frantic weeks | Negative | U.S. Federal Reserve officials launched an economic rescue plan in record time last month as the coronavirus pandemic spread reaching decisions that may shape the global economy for decades to come in the space of a few frantic weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-minutes/readout-of-feds-march-meetings-to-capture-a-frenzied-policy-response-idUSKBN21Q0H7 | 2020-04-08 |
| The fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain the U.S. central bank said | Neutral | U.S. Federal Reserve officials launched an economic rescue plan in record time last month as the coronavirus pandemic spread reaching decisions that may shape the global economy for decades to come in the space of a few frantic weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-minutes/readout-of-feds-march-meetings-to-capture-a-frenzied-policy-response-idUSKBN21Q0H7 | 2020-04-08 |
| Risk aversion and the U.S. dollar are going hand in said Ray Attrill head of FX strategy at National Australia Bank in Sydney | Negative | Dollar recovers after overnight drop | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-creeps-higher-as-virus-worries-return-idUSL4N2BW08G | 2020-04-08 |
| Later on Wednesday the U.S. Federal Reserve releases minutes from its emergency meeting last month which may include more commentary on the depth of the economic contraction that looms | Negative | Dollar recovers after overnight drop | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-creeps-higher-as-virus-worries-return-idUSL4N2BW08G | 2020-04-08 |
| Debt trading conditions remain challenging but some measures of liquidity in the trillion U.S. Treasury market are almost back to normal thanks to the Federal Reserves giant purchases | Positive | By Chris Prentice | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-poised-to-follow-wall-streets-rocky-lead-idUSL1N2BV2PW | 2020-04-08 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called her to ask Congress for more money to help small businesses hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic and said she agreed an existing program for small businesses really needs money right away because of the demand | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called her to ask Congress for more money to help small businesses hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic and said she agreed an existing program for small businesses really needs money right away because of the demand | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-u-s-administration-wants-more-funds-for-coronavirus-relief-cnn-idUSKBN21P2ZU | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday providing billion to buy oil for the national emergency reserve as a way to help energy companies hit by the plunge in crude prices | Positive | WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday providing billion to buy oil for the national emergency reserve as a way to help energy companies hit by the plunge in crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-reserve/u-s-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-fund-oil-purchase-for-emergency-reserve-idUSKBN21P33S | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that he had accepted Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modlys resignation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that he had accepted Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modlys resignation | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/pentagon-chief-accepts-acting-navy-secretarys-resignation-idUSKBN21P3AA | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has offered his resignation after coming under fire for his handling of a crisis involving the captain of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier a U.S. official and a congresssional aide told Reuters on Tuesday speaking on condition of anonymity | Negative | WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has offered his resignation after coming under fire for his handling of a crisis involving the captain of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier a U.S. official and a congresssional aide told Reuters on Tuesday speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-resigns/acting-navy-secretary-offers-to-resign-over-handling-of-carrier-crisis-idUSKBN21P35C | 2020-04-08 |
| 39 while the U.S. Open has been moved to Sept | Positive | CAPE TOWN South Africas Sunshine Tour has created a fund for players and caddies to provide financial assistance for the next two months but commissioner Selwyn Nathan said the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic could take the game back 20 years | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-golf/south-africa-tour-commissioner-predicts-difficult-future-for-golf-idUSKBN21P2M4 | 2020-04-08 |
| TAIPEI Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn will make ventilators with U.S. firm Medtronic Plc to help patients afflicted by the coronavirus outbreak the company said on Wednesday | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn will make ventilators with U.S. firm Medtronic Plc to help patients afflicted by the coronavirus outbreak the company said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-foxconn-medtronic/taiwans-foxconn-says-to-make-ventilators-with-medtronic-idUSKBN21Q0DG | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON A Huawei Technologies Co Ltd executive on Tuesday described as plans by the U.S. government to curb the Chinese telecom equipment makers access to global chip supplies | Negative | WASHINGTON A Huawei Technologies Co Ltd executive on Tuesday described as plans by the U.S. government to curb the Chinese telecom equipment makers access to global chip supplies | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-chipmakers/huawei-laments-u-s-plans-to-crimp-its-global-chip-supply-idUSKBN21P2H7 | 2020-04-08 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 330891 cases of coronavirus and said the number of deaths had risen to 8910 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 330891 cases of coronavirus and said the number of deaths had risen to 8910 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-330891-coronavirus-cases-8910-deaths-idUSKBN21O2IF | 2020-04-07 |
| Early data from U.S. states shows African Americans are more likely to die from COVID19 highlighting longstanding disparities in health and inequalities in access to medical care experts said | Negative | Early data from U.S. states shows African Americans are more likely to die from COVID19 highlighting longstanding disparities in health and inequalities in access to medical care experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-race/african-americans-more-likely-to-die-from-coronavirus-illness-early-data-shows-idUSKBN21O2B6 | 2020-04-07 |
| Many U.S. states including hardesthit New York have not released demographic data showing the virus toll on different racial groups | Negative | Early data from U.S. states shows African Americans are more likely to die from COVID19 highlighting longstanding disparities in health and inequalities in access to medical care experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-race/african-americans-more-likely-to-die-from-coronavirus-illness-early-data-shows-idUSKBN21O2B6 | 2020-04-07 |
| NEW YORK Up to of U.S. children infected by the novel coronavirus require hospitalization with infants under age 1 most likely to be in that group according to the governments first indepth analysis of the disease in the youngest patient population | Negative | NEW YORK Up to of U.S. children infected by the novel coronavirus require hospitalization with infants under age 1 most likely to be in that group according to the governments first indepth analysis of the disease in the youngest patient population | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-children/one-in-five-u-s-children-with-coronavirus-may-need-hospital-care-cdc-idUSKBN21O2XE | 2020-04-07 |
| The first pediatric case in the U.S. was reported to the CDC on March 2 | Neutral | NEW YORK Up to of U.S. children infected by the novel coronavirus require hospitalization with infants under age 1 most likely to be in that group according to the governments first indepth analysis of the disease in the youngest patient population | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-children/one-in-five-u-s-children-with-coronavirus-may-need-hospital-care-cdc-idUSKBN21O2XE | 2020-04-07 |
| In the U.S. Supreme Court ruling the courts conservative majority said the federal courts should not alter rules on the eve of an election | Negative | The Wisconsin Supreme Court put the states chaotic presidential primary back on track ruling on Monday that Democratic Governor Tony Evers cannot postpone inperson voting to June despite the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-wisconsin/wisconsins-supreme-court-orders-primary-to-proceed-as-planned-on-tuesday-idUSKBN21O2JN | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he may get involved in a deepening crisis in the Navy after its top civilian on Monday ridiculed a revered former commander whose letter pleading for help for his coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier was leaked to the public | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he may get involved in a deepening crisis in the Navy after its top civilian on Monday ridiculed a revered former commander whose letter pleading for help for his coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier was leaked to the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/trump-says-may-jump-into-navy-furor-after-captain-ridiculed-in-speech-idUSKBN21O1TM | 2020-04-07 |
| One U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity said military officials had recommended against firing Crozier arguing that it was better for an investigation to be complete | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he may get involved in a deepening crisis in the Navy after its top civilian on Monday ridiculed a revered former commander whose letter pleading for help for his coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier was leaked to the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/trump-says-may-jump-into-navy-furor-after-captain-ridiculed-in-speech-idUSKBN21O1TM | 2020-04-07 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Monday accused two former 21st Century Fox Inc executives of paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure lucrative media and marketing rights to soccer matches the latest charges in a longrunning investigation of corruption surrounding FIFA soccers world governing body | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Monday accused two former 21st Century Fox Inc executives of paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure lucrative media and marketing rights to soccer matches the latest charges in a longrunning investigation of corruption surrounding FIFA soccers world governing body | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-fifa-usa/former-fox-executives-indicted-in-u-s-fifa-corruption-probe-idUSKBN21O2NH | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. governments billion smallbusiness rescue program was plagued by paperwork and technical issues as it lurched to the end of a fourth day on Monday with some banks experiencing major glitches with the processing system according to industry groups bankers and an email seen by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. governments billion smallbusiness rescue program was plagued by paperwork and technical issues as it lurched to the end of a fourth day on Monday with some banks experiencing major glitches with the processing system according to industry groups bankers and an email seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-stimulus-banks/u-s-banks-grapple-with-system-glitches-paperwork-snags-as-small-business-program-ends-fourth-day-idUSKBN21O25F | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee a Democrat called on Monday for the removal of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly and said he had lost confidence in him over his firing and rebuke of the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier | Negative | WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee a Democrat called on Monday for the removal of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly and said he had lost confidence in him over his firing and rebuke of the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-congress/key-house-democrat-calls-for-removal-of-acting-u-s-navy-head-idUSKBN21P013 | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted a Republican request to limit absentee voting in Tuesdays Wisconsin presidential primary amid restrictions on residents because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted a Republican request to limit absentee voting in Tuesdays Wisconsin presidential primary amid restrictions on residents because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-wisconsin/u-s-supreme-court-limits-absentee-voting-in-wisconsin-idUSKBN21O34W | 2020-04-07 |
| CHICAGO Major U.S. meat companies said on Monday they shut three facilities that produce pork and beef in Iowa and Pennsylvania in the latest disruption to the countrys food supply chain from the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | CHICAGO Major U.S. meat companies said on Monday they shut three facilities that produce pork and beef in Iowa and Pennsylvania in the latest disruption to the countrys food supply chain from the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meat/three-meat-plants-shut-in-iowa-and-pennsylvania-as-coronavirus-outbreak-spreads-idUSKBN21O2J5 | 2020-04-07 |
| Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth had been kept informed by Downing Street and U.S. President Donald Trump said all Americans were praying for his recovery | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday leaving his foreign minister to lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-pm-johnson-in-intensive-care-with-worsening-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSKBN21P041 | 2020-04-07 |
| While New York City accounts for almost a third of U.S. coronavirus deaths more than 90 percent of Americans are under stayathome orders | Negative | YORK The United States was preparing on Monday for what one official called the peak death of the coronavirus while across the Atlantic British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the most prominent person with COVID19 was taken to intensive care | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-enters-peak-death-week-for-coronavirus-british-pm-in-intensive-care-idUSKBN21O2K8 | 2020-04-07 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order last week to stop personal protective equipment from being exported and Ford said it was absolutely that Canada be exempted | Positive | OTTAWA Ontario the mostpopulous province in Canada complained on Monday the United States had blocked the export of more than 3 million face masks it bought to fight the coronavirus outbreak while Ottawa said it was pressuring Washington to release the gear | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canadian-province-of-ontario-angry-over-unacceptable-u-s-move-to-block-face-masks-idUSKBN21O28C | 2020-04-07 |
| Ford said he would be calling U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to press home the point | Neutral | OTTAWA Ontario the mostpopulous province in Canada complained on Monday the United States had blocked the export of more than 3 million face masks it bought to fight the coronavirus outbreak while Ottawa said it was pressuring Washington to release the gear | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canadian-province-of-ontario-angry-over-unacceptable-u-s-move-to-block-face-masks-idUSKBN21O28C | 2020-04-07 |
| U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Fox Business Network on Monday that U.S. production was already starting to fall due to the plunge in crude prices | Negative | Major oil producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia are likely to agree to cut production at a Thursday meeting but only if the United States joins the effort aimed at coping with the disastrous effect of the coronavirus on fuel demand three sources told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-russia-saudi/opec-likely-to-agree-to-cut-production-if-u-s-joins-effort-sources-idUSKBN21O0PU | 2020-04-07 |
| The U.S. authorities have yet to indicate what if any action they might take | Neutral | Major oil producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia are likely to agree to cut production at a Thursday meeting but only if the United States joins the effort aimed at coping with the disastrous effect of the coronavirus on fuel demand three sources told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-russia-saudi/opec-likely-to-agree-to-cut-production-if-u-s-joins-effort-sources-idUSKBN21O0PU | 2020-04-07 |
| Canada said it was pressing Washington over a complaint that U.S. officials had blocked the export of three million face masks bought by the province of Ontario | Negative | European nations including hardhit Italy and Spain have started looking ahead to easing coronavirus lockdowns after steady falls in fatality rates as the United States prepared on Monday for what one official called peak death | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21N0D0 | 2020-04-07 |
| There are also questions over whether the U.S. would join any coordinated action | Positive | TOKYO Oil prices gained on Tuesday as hopes rose that the worlds biggest producers of crude will agree to cut output as the coronavirus pandemic crushes demand even as analysts warn a global recession may be deeper than expected | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-3-on-hopes-for-output-cut-as-coronavirus-ravages-demand-idUSKBN21P02H | 2020-04-07 |
| Coordinated action by U.S. oil producers to reduce output would typically be a violation of antitrust laws | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices gained on Tuesday as hopes rose that the worlds biggest producers of crude will agree to cut output as the coronavirus pandemic crushes demand even as analysts warn a global recession may be deeper than expected | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-3-on-hopes-for-output-cut-as-coronavirus-ravages-demand-idUSKBN21P02H | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday that OPEC had not pressed him to ask U.S. oil producers to reduce their output to support global prices which have been hardhit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday that OPEC had not pressed him to ask U.S. oil producers to reduce their output to support global prices which have been hardhit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-oil/trump-says-opec-has-not-asked-him-for-a-u-s-oil-production-cut-idUSKBN21O32S | 2020-04-07 |
| Trump said U.S. oil production had already fallen anyway | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday that OPEC had not pressed him to ask U.S. oil producers to reduce their output to support global prices which have been hardhit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-oil/trump-says-opec-has-not-asked-him-for-a-u-s-oil-production-cut-idUSKBN21O32S | 2020-04-07 |
| Several U.S. drilling companies have already scaled back production because of the drop in oil prices which have lost around twothirds of their value so far this year | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday that OPEC had not pressed him to ask U.S. oil producers to reduce their output to support global prices which have been hardhit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-oil/trump-says-opec-has-not-asked-him-for-a-u-s-oil-production-cut-idUSKBN21O32S | 2020-04-07 |
| Normally any coordinated decision by U.S. oil producers to reduce output to boost prices would violate antitrust laws | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday that OPEC had not pressed him to ask U.S. oil producers to reduce their output to support global prices which have been hardhit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-oil/trump-says-opec-has-not-asked-him-for-a-u-s-oil-production-cut-idUSKBN21O32S | 2020-04-07 |
| Industry groups are pushing back on proposed changes to U.S. export controls that would impact the sale of certain semiconductors and other technology to China while highlighting the role chips play in addressing the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | Industry groups are pushing back on proposed changes to U.S. export controls that would impact the sale of certain semiconductors and other technology to China while highlighting the role chips play in addressing the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-chipmakers/u-s-chipmaking-industry-pushes-back-on-proposed-export-rule-changes-idUSKBN21O2YU | 2020-04-07 |
| In a letter sent on Monday nine groups urged U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to allow public comment before putting the rules into effect to avoid unintended consequences | Negative | Industry groups are pushing back on proposed changes to U.S. export controls that would impact the sale of certain semiconductors and other technology to China while highlighting the role chips play in addressing the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-chipmakers/u-s-chipmaking-industry-pushes-back-on-proposed-export-rule-changes-idUSKBN21O2YU | 2020-04-07 |
| The previous week Reuters also reported that the officials agreed to require foreign companies that use U.S. chipmaking equipment to obtain licenses before supplying certain chips to Chinas Huawei Technologies | Negative | Industry groups are pushing back on proposed changes to U.S. export controls that would impact the sale of certain semiconductors and other technology to China while highlighting the role chips play in addressing the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-chipmakers/u-s-chipmaking-industry-pushes-back-on-proposed-export-rule-changes-idUSKBN21O2YU | 2020-04-07 |
| The move would serve as a disincentive for further investments and innovation in the U.S. and lead to the designout of U.S. technology and Manocha wrote | Positive | Industry groups are pushing back on proposed changes to U.S. export controls that would impact the sale of certain semiconductors and other technology to China while highlighting the role chips play in addressing the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-chipmakers/u-s-chipmaking-industry-pushes-back-on-proposed-export-rule-changes-idUSKBN21O2YU | 2020-04-07 |
| The U.S. dollar which has soaked up safety flows for weeks slipped on most majors | Neutral | Asian stock markets rallied for a second day on Tuesday and riskier currencies rose buoyed by tentative signs the coronavirus crisis may be levelling off in New York and receding in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-cautiously-gain-on-virus-hopes-dollar-slips-idUSKBN21O365 | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON A near total closure of U.S. businesses as authorities try to control the spread of the novel coronavirus could make U.S. economic data unreliable in the coming months and harder to get a clearer picture of the severity of the recession caused by the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON A near total closure of U.S. businesses as authorities try to control the spread of the novel coronavirus could make U.S. economic data unreliable in the coming months and harder to get a clearer picture of the severity of the recession caused by the virus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-data/coronavirus-muddies-u-s-economic-data-as-business-closures-push-down-response-rates-idUSKBN21O2RT | 2020-04-07 |
| According to a Nomura analysis only of the top 100 nonfinancial U.S. companies were net cash with cash levels exceeding debt while the ratio for the UK was | Negative | Asian firms appear better equipped to pay stable dividends compared with their western counterparts that are constrained by highly levered balancesheets and a need to preserve cash during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-asia-markets-dividends-graphic/asian-companies-pose-lower-dividend-risk-due-to-stronger-finances-idUSKBN21P0OF | 2020-04-07 |
| The largest U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp the third largest cut contract workers who perform maintenance two weeks ago | Negative | HOUSTON Employees at Valero Energy Corps Port Arthur Texas refinery expressed worries about the companys slow response to keep the coronavirus from spreading there after two workers tested positive four people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-valero-refining/employees-worried-about-valero-response-to-virus-cases-at-texas-refinery-sources-idUSKBN21P0M3 | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington against the Washington area transit authority over its policy barring advertisements in its stations and on buses and trains on divisive issues including religion | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington against the Washington area transit authority over its policy barring advertisements in its stations and on buses and trains on divisive issues including religion | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-turns-away-religious-clash-over-washington-transit-ads-idUSKBN21O1S3 | 2020-04-07 |
| The U.S. payments group disagreed with the EUs assessment and said it hoped to finalise the deal by the end of the second quarter | Positive | The U.S. payments group disagreed with the EUs assessment and said it hoped to finalise the deal by the end of the second quarter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nets-m-a-mastercard-eu/mastercards-scandinavian-e-pay-deal-in-eu-antitrust-crosshairs-idUSKBN21O18U | 2020-04-07 |
| The U.S. Navy has relieved the ships captain of his command after he wrote a letter flagging concerns about a lack of proper measures to contain the highly infectious disease | Negative | Military forces across Europe have scaled back operations and imposed stricter rules on personnel to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus among staff who often live and work in close quarters making them more vulnerable to infection | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-military/as-infections-balloon-coronavirus-squeezes-europes-armed-forces-idUSKBN21O1BT | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON Citing concerns about severe supply disruptions senior U.S. lawmakers on Monday called for an expedited investigation by the U.S. International Trade Commission into specific imported products needed to combat the new coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Citing concerns about severe supply disruptions senior U.S. lawmakers on Monday called for an expedited investigation by the U.S. International Trade Commission into specific imported products needed to combat the new coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-seek-probe-of-trade-in-products-needed-for-pandemic-fight-idUSKBN21O33O | 2020-04-07 |
| They said the information would be used to help the committees and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative propose or take appropriate and responsive but gave no details | Positive | WASHINGTON Citing concerns about severe supply disruptions senior U.S. lawmakers on Monday called for an expedited investigation by the U.S. International Trade Commission into specific imported products needed to combat the new coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-seek-probe-of-trade-in-products-needed-for-pandemic-fight-idUSKBN21O33O | 2020-04-07 |
| TOKYO April 7 The dollar fell against the yen on Tuesday as U.S. stock futures erased gains and traded lower in a sign some investors remain concerned about the economic shock posed by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Pound on edge as Johnson enters intensive care | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dips-as-virus-worries-persist-despite-some-signs-of-hope-idUSL4N2BV0YX | 2020-04-07 |
| U.S. officials have braced the country for a peak death from the pandemic with the death toll topping 10000 | Negative | Shares up as virus data positive in New York Italy France | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-jump-as-virus-deaths-slow-oil-falls-after-opec-delay-idUSL1N2BU1Q6 | 2020-04-07 |
| As chief technology officer of Bank of America Boville was responsible for building and running the second largest U.S. banks cloud services | Positive | Krishna headed the Big Blues fastgrowing cloud business before his elevation as chief executive officer in lateJanuary | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-ibm-moves/ibm-taps-former-bank-of-america-cto-to-oversee-cloud-business-idUSKBN21O1J7 | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON April 6 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington against the Washington area transit authority over its policy against allowing advertisements in its stations and on buses and trains on divisive issues including religion | Negative | WASHINGTON April 6 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington against the Washington area transit authority over its policy against allowing advertisements in its stations and on buses and trains on divisive issues including religion | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-religious-clash-on-washington-transit-ads-idUSL1N2BU0OG | 2020-04-07 |
| Several U.S. states and health insurers are taking steps to limit prescriptions while Trump issued an executive order on March 23 to keep Americans from hoarding or price gouging | Negative | NEW ANGELES The decadesold drug that President Donald Trump has persistently promoted as a potential weapon against COVID19 has within a matter of weeks become a standard of care in areas of the United States hit hard by the pandemic though doctors prescribing it have no idea whether it works | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hydroxychloroq/special-report-doctors-embrace-drug-touted-by-trump-for-covid-19-without-hard-evidence-it-works-idUSKBN21O2VO | 2020-04-07 |
| NEW DELHI India will allow some exports of the antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine the foreign ministry said on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged New Delhi to release supplies of the drug seen as a possible treatment for COVID19 | Positive | NEW DELHI India will allow some exports of the antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine the foreign ministry said on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged New Delhi to release supplies of the drug seen as a possible treatment for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-drug-exports/india-will-allow-some-exports-of-anti-malaria-drug-after-trump-appeal-idUSKBN21P0IN | 2020-04-07 |
| NEW DELHI India the worlds main supplier of generic drugs said on Tuesday it will allow limited exports of the antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine that U.S. President Donald Trump has touted as a potential weapon in the fight against the coronavirus | Positive | NEW DELHI India the worlds main supplier of generic drugs said on Tuesday it will allow limited exports of the antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine that U.S. President Donald Trump has touted as a potential weapon in the fight against the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-drugs/india-lifts-restrictions-on-24-drug-exports-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21O34B | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the Navys controversial decision to remove the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier who was reported on Sunday to have tested positive for COVID19 as the number of its sailors with the highlycontagious disease also grew | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the Navys controversial decision to remove the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier who was reported on Sunday to have tested positive for COVID19 as the number of its sailors with the highlycontagious disease also grew | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-defense-chief-backs-navy-ouster-amid-report-captain-has-coronavirus-idUSKBN21N0LY | 2020-04-06 |
| Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden a Democrat who is seeking to challenge the Republican Trump in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the Navys controversial decision to remove the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier who was reported on Sunday to have tested positive for COVID19 as the number of its sailors with the highlycontagious disease also grew | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-defense-chief-backs-navy-ouster-amid-report-captain-has-coronavirus-idUSKBN21N0LY | 2020-04-06 |
| A group of Democratic U.S. senators have also called on the Pentagons independent Inspector General to investigate the dismissal | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the Navys controversial decision to remove the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier who was reported on Sunday to have tested positive for COVID19 as the number of its sailors with the highlycontagious disease also grew | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-defense-chief-backs-navy-ouster-amid-report-captain-has-coronavirus-idUSKBN21N0LY | 2020-04-06 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 304826 cases of coronavirus an increase of 27621 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1023 to 7616 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 304826 cases of coronavirus an increase of 27621 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1023 to 7616 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-304826-coronavirus-cases-7616-deaths-idUSKBN21N0OS | 2020-04-06 |
| On Saturday Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate the extension arguing that it artificially created two deadlines one for inperson voting and another for mailin ballots | Positive | Nine Wisconsin mayors including those representing the states five largest cities on Sunday urged the states top public health official to postpone Tuesdays primary election due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-wisconsin/citing-coronavirus-wisconsin-mayors-urge-postponement-of-tuesdays-election-idUSKBN21O0CZ | 2020-04-06 |
| WASHINGTON Michael Atkinson the outgoing top watchdog of the U.S. Intelligence Community on Sunday said he was fired by President Donald Trump for acting impartially in his handling of the whistleblower complaint that triggered an impeachment probe of the president last year | Negative | WASHINGTON Michael Atkinson the outgoing top watchdog of the U.S. Intelligence Community on Sunday said he was fired by President Donald Trump for acting impartially in his handling of the whistleblower complaint that triggered an impeachment probe of the president last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspector-general/outgoing-u-s-intel-watchdog-fired-by-trump-says-he-acted-appropriately-idUSKBN21O038 | 2020-04-06 |
| U.S. lawmakers have said they plan to push forward with further legislation to respond to the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON A top official at the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Sunday the | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed/feds-bullard-says-another-coronavirus-economic-relief-bill-may-not-be-needed-idUSKBN21N0MM | 2020-04-06 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said Johnson was a strong as he passed on his nations best wishes | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus although Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/british-pm-johnson-still-in-hospital-with-persistent-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSKBN21O0DQ | 2020-04-06 |
| It appears the mercurial U.S. leader may have been jumping the gun somewhat although it also appears that some efforts are underway | Neutral | LAUNCESTON Australia Crude oils rollercoaster ride resumed on Monday with both Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures falling sharply amid news of a delay to a meeting of oil producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-oil-opec-coulmn/crude-oils-wild-ride-doesnt-answer-the-serious-questions-russell-idUSKBN21O05E | 2020-04-06 |
| Its unlikely that the U.S. government would impose tariffs given the complexity of oil supply chains and refinery operations | Negative | LAUNCESTON Australia Crude oils rollercoaster ride resumed on Monday with both Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures falling sharply amid news of a delay to a meeting of oil producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-oil-opec-coulmn/crude-oils-wild-ride-doesnt-answer-the-serious-questions-russell-idUSKBN21O05E | 2020-04-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he could slap very substantial on oil imports if prices stay low but does not expect he will need to since neither Russia nor Saudi Arabia which are locked in an oil price war would benefit from continued low prices | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he could slap very substantial on oil imports if prices stay low but does not expect he will need to since neither Russia nor Saudi Arabia which are locked in an oil price war would benefit from continued low prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-open-to-big-oil-tariffs-but-doesnt-expect-to-need-them-idUSKBN21O00R | 2020-04-06 |
| As oil prices drop many heavily leveraged U.S. energy companies face bankruptcies and workers are at risk of layoffs | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he could slap very substantial on oil imports if prices stay low but does not expect he will need to since neither Russia nor Saudi Arabia which are locked in an oil price war would benefit from continued low prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-open-to-big-oil-tariffs-but-doesnt-expect-to-need-them-idUSKBN21O00R | 2020-04-06 |
| Trump has however made no commitment to take the extraordinary step of persuading U.S. companies to cut output | Negative | NEW YORK Global benchmark oil prices traded as much as a barrel lower as the market opened for Mondays trading session reflecting fears of oversupply after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed to Thursday a meeting about a potential pact to cut production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-prices/oil-prices-decline-3-a-barrel-as-market-remains-uncertain-on-supply-outlook-idUSKBN21N0UL | 2020-04-06 |
| TOKYO The U.S. Forces Japan commander declared on Monday a public health emergency for its military bases in eastern Japans Kanto region including Tokyo which has seen a jump in the number of new coronavirus infections | Negative | TOKYO The U.S. Forces Japan commander declared on Monday a public health emergency for its military bases in eastern Japans Kanto region including Tokyo which has seen a jump in the number of new coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-usa/u-s-forces-japan-declares-health-emergency-for-bases-in-kanto-region-idUSKBN21O0F8 | 2020-04-06 |
| Boeing asked last month for at least billion in U.S. government loan guarantees for itself and other American aerospace manufacturers to help the embattled industry withstand a coronavirusrelated cash drain | Negative | Boeing said on Sunday about 135 members of its 160000person global workforce had tested positive for the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-extends-washington-state-production-shutdown-indefinitely-idUSKBN21N0WT | 2020-04-06 |
| during Asian trading after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed hope the country was seeing a levelling of the coronavirus crisis | Negative | SYDNEY Oil prices skidded on Monday after SaudiRussian negotiations to cut output were delayed keeping oversupply concerns alive while stocks jumped as investors were encouraged by a slowdown in coronavirusrelated deaths and new cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/oil-slips-on-oversupply-fears-but-stocks-jump-on-virus-slowdown-hopes-idUSKBN21N10P | 2020-04-06 |
| U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned on Fox News Sunday that this is going to be the hardest and the saddest week | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Street analysts and investors see a risk that stocks could retest recent lows in the coming days or weeks as they worry about the spread of the virus and its impact on the economy although some spot glimmers of light at the end of the tunnel | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stocks/wall-st-looks-for-light-at-end-of-tunnel-sees-risk-stocks-will-re-test-lows-idUSKBN21N0YX | 2020-04-06 |
| after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed hope the country was seeing a levelling of the coronavirus crisis in hot spots | Negative | SYDNEY April 6 Japanese shares advanced on Monday as markets were encouraged by a slowdown in coronavirus deaths and new cases in U.S. hot spots although uncertainty about a potential lockdown in Tokyo kept some investors wary | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-stocks-advance-as-trump-voices-hopes-virus-leveling-off-idUSL4N2BU0WD | 2020-04-06 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed hope that the United States was seeing a of the virus crisis in some of the nations hot spots | Positive | Sterling shaken after PM Johnson admitted to hospital | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-sterling-falls-after-pm-johnson-hospitalised-over-persistent-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSL4N2BU09J | 2020-04-06 |
| in early Asian trading on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed hope the country was seeing a levelling of the coronavirus crisis | Negative | Oil prices fall as RussiaSaudi Arabia reach impasse on supply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-skids-on-oversupply-fears-stocks-jump-on-virus-slowdown-idUSL4N2BU03H | 2020-04-06 |
| WASHINGTON Chuck Schumer the top U.S. Senate Democrat expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump would pay the if they rule in favor of abortion restrictions | Negative | WASHINGTON Chuck Schumer the top U.S. Senate Democrat expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump would pay the if they rule in favor of abortion restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-schumer/democratic-u-s-senator-schumer-expresses-regret-for-supreme-court-comments-idUSKBN20S22C | 2020-04-06 |
| On Thursday attorneys for Woods filed a request with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution so that a challenge of his case could be heard | Negative | An Alabama man is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday for his role in the 2004 killing of three police officers at his apartment where they were attempting to arrest him for dealing drugs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-alabama-execution/alabama-to-execute-man-convicted-of-killing-three-police-officers-in-2004-idUSKBN20S1FS | 2020-04-06 |
| FRANCISCO A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on the powerful judiciary committee on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at curbing online distribution of child sexual abuse material that technology and civil liberties groups said was an attack on strong encryption critical to billions of people | Negative | FRANCISCO A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on the powerful judiciary committee on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at curbing online distribution of child sexual abuse material that technology and civil liberties groups said was an attack on strong encryption critical to billions of people | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-technology-encryption/u-s-legislation-targets-online-child-sexual-abuse-threatens-encryption-on-facebook-google-idUSKBN20S2HF | 2020-04-06 |
| U.S. singer Pink said on Friday she had tested positive for COVID19 the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus two weeks ago and has since recovered | Negative | U.S. singer Pink said on Friday she had tested positive for COVID19 the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus two weeks ago and has since recovered | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pink/singer-pink-says-she-had-coronavirus-pledges-1-million-to-relief-efforts-idUSKBN21N0JS | 2020-04-06 |
| The emergency stockpile of medical equipment maintained by the U.S. government has nearly run out of protective garb for doctors and nurses | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump told Americans to brace for a big spike in coronavirus fatalities in the coming days as the country faces what he called the toughest two weeks of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-going-to-be-a-lot-of-death-in-u-s-next-week-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN21M0Q9 | 2020-04-05 |
| Although optimal dosing and duration of hydroxychloroquine for treatment of COVID19 are the document says some U.S. clinicians have reported about different hydroxychloroquine doses | Positive | WASHINGTON In midMarch President Donald Trump personally pressed federal health officials to make malaria drugs available to treat the novel coronavirus though they had been untested for COVID19 two sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-guidance-exclu/exclusive-pressed-by-trump-u-s-pushed-unproven-coronavirus-treatment-guidance-idUSKBN21M0R2 | 2020-04-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. government would be deploying thousands military personnel to states to help them deal with the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. government would be deploying thousands military personnel to states to help them deal with the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-military/trump-says-thousands-of-military-to-be-sent-to-help-states-battle-coronavirus-idUSKBN21M0UK | 2020-04-05 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 277205 cases of coronavirus an increase of 37926 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1150 to 6593 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 277205 cases of coronavirus an increase of 37926 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 1150 to 6593 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-277205-coronavirus-cases-6593-deaths-idUSKBN21M0NM | 2020-04-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pick for the new watchdog overseeing | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pick for the new watchdog overseeing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/democrats-say-trump-pick-for-coronavirus-recovery-watchdog-is-not-independent-enough-idUSKBN21M0TA | 2020-04-05 |
| Democratic U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal said in a post on Twitter that the appointment was akin to putting a fox in charge of the henhouse | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pick for the new watchdog overseeing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/democrats-say-trump-pick-for-coronavirus-recovery-watchdog-is-not-independent-enough-idUSKBN21M0TA | 2020-04-05 |
| U.S. Senator Richard Burr who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee praised Atkinson while noting Trump has the authority to fire him | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Saturday defended his decision to fire the top watchdog of the U.S. Intelligence Community saying Michael Atkinson did a terrible in handling the whistleblower complaint that triggered an impeachment probe of Trump last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/hes-a-total-disgrace-trump-defends-firing-u-s-intel-watchdog-idUSKBN21M0KK | 2020-04-05 |
| The job losses suffered in March as the U.S. economy shut down in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic were widespread but still were disproportionately felt in a handful of employment sectors and by women the young and the less educated | Negative | The job losses suffered in March as the U.S. economy shut down in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic were widespread but still were disproportionately felt in a handful of employment sectors and by women the young and the less educated | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-jobs/how-the-coronavirus-job-cuts-played-out-by-sector-and-demographics-idUSKBN21M0EL | 2020-04-05 |
| Millions of American Christians will observe Palm Sunday at home this weekend as the vast majority of U.S. churches have moved services online to comply with stayathome rules | Negative | Her house sits on a tidy peaceful suburban street outside Cincinnati | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-palmsunday/the-americans-defying-palm-sunday-quarantines-satans-trying-to-keep-us-apart-idUSKBN21M0OP | 2020-04-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would ask Congress for more money to make loans to small businesses struggling with the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak if the original billion allocated in a fiscal stimulus bill runs out | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would ask Congress for more money to make loans to small businesses struggling with the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak if the original billion allocated in a fiscal stimulus bill runs out | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-small-business/trump-says-will-ask-congress-for-more-small-business-funds-if-money-runs-out-idUSKBN21M0LN | 2020-04-05 |
| U.S. hospitals desperate to help very sick patients with COVID19 the highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the new trying a treatment first used in the 1890s that relies on blood plasma donated by recovered patients | Negative | U.S. hospitals desperate to help very sick patients with COVID19 the highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the new trying a treatment first used in the 1890s that relies on blood plasma donated by recovered patients | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-plasma-explain/why-u-s-hospitals-see-promise-in-plasma-from-new-coronavirus-patients-idUSKBN21M0E3 | 2020-04-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose tariffs on crude imports if he has to U.S. energy workers from the oil price crash that has been exacerbated by a war between Russia and Saudi Arabia over market share | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose tariffs on crude imports if he has to U.S. energy workers from the oil price crash that has been exacerbated by a war between Russia and Saudi Arabia over market share | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-threatens-tariffs-on-oil-imports-to-protect-u-s-energy-workers-idUSKBN21M0V8 | 2020-04-05 |
| Still the oil price crash has spurred regulators in Texas the heart of U.S. oil production to consider regulating output for the first time in nearly 50 years | Negative | OPEC and Russia have postponed a Monday meeting to discuss oil output cuts until April 9 OPEC sources said on Saturday as a dispute between Moscow and Saudi Arabia over who is to blame for plunging crude prices intensified | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/opec-meeting-delayed-as-saudi-arabia-and-russia-row-over-oil-price-collapse-sources-idUSKBN21M0FY | 2020-04-05 |
| In a rare comment in Britains Guardian newspaper Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi said U.S. sanctions were crippling Irans fight against the coronavirus | Negative | DUBAI A senior Iranian health official said the greater Tehran area may face a coronavirus resurgence after many residents flouted advisories to stay home crowding streets and causing traffic jams across the city as the countrys New Year holidays ended on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-warns-of-coronavirus-surge-after-many-ignore-stay-home-rules-idUSKBN21M0CT | 2020-04-05 |
| Separately the foreign ministry accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of through the sanctions which have hit vital sectors such as oil and banking | Negative | DUBAI A senior Iranian health official said the greater Tehran area may face a coronavirus resurgence after many residents flouted advisories to stay home crowding streets and causing traffic jams across the city as the countrys New Year holidays ended on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-warns-of-coronavirus-surge-after-many-ignore-stay-home-rules-idUSKBN21M0CT | 2020-04-05 |
| However broader U.S. sanctions deter many U.S. and global firms from humanitarian trade with Iran | Negative | DUBAI A senior Iranian health official said the greater Tehran area may face a coronavirus resurgence after many residents flouted advisories to stay home crowding streets and causing traffic jams across the city as the countrys New Year holidays ended on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-warns-of-coronavirus-surge-after-many-ignore-stay-home-rules-idUSKBN21M0CT | 2020-04-05 |
| About half of U.S. consumers food budget was spent on restaurants and weve shut that spigot said Matt Gould editor publication Dairy Food Market Analyst | Neutral | CHICAGO Dairy farmer Jason Leedle felt his stomach churn when he got the call on Tuesday evening | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-dairy-insight/u-s-dairy-farmers-dump-milk-as-pandemic-upends-food-markets-idUSKBN21L1DW | 2020-04-05 |
| WASHINGTON April 4 U.S. lender Capital One Financial Corp said on Saturday it will not use a waiver granted by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission after commodity price volatility lifted the banks derivatives exposure toward a key regulatory threshold | Negative | WASHINGTON April 4 U.S. lender Capital One Financial Corp said on Saturday it will not use a waiver granted by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission after commodity price volatility lifted the banks derivatives exposure toward a key regulatory threshold | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-capitalone-cftc/capital-one-says-it-wont-use-cftc-waiver-related-to-its-oil-lending-idUSL1N2BS08A | 2020-04-05 |
| Republicans also asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the extension of Wisconsins deadline for absentee voting to April 13 which a federal judge had previously ordered | Neutral | MILWAUKEE Wisconsin is set to hold inperson voting next week after the states legislature on Saturday declined to take up an effort delaying the presidential primary due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-wisconsin/wisconsin-set-to-hold-in-person-voting-in-presidential-primary-idUSKBN21M0VX | 2020-04-05 |
| NEW YORK Two of the principal U.S. coronavirus hot spots New York and Louisiana reported their biggest jumps in COVID19 deaths yet on Friday as the White House sent mixed messages on whether Americans should cover their face if they venture outdoors | Negative | NEW YORK Two of the principal U.S. coronavirus hot spots New York and Louisiana reported their biggest jumps in COVID19 deaths yet on Friday as the White House sent mixed messages on whether Americans should cover their face if they venture outdoors | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-in-race-against-time-as-trump-stresses-face-masks-are-voluntary-idUSKBN21L27E | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared on Friday that the federal Bureau of Prisons is facing emergency conditions due to the fastspreading coronavirus paving the way for the agency to begin releasing more inmates out of custody and into home confinement | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared on Friday that the federal Bureau of Prisons is facing emergency conditions due to the fastspreading coronavirus paving the way for the agency to begin releasing more inmates out of custody and into home confinement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-prisons-emerge/u-s-attorney-general-orders-release-of-more-federal-inmates-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21M02R | 2020-04-04 |
| U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler cheered Barrs order on Friday saying it was a muchneeded action to help lower the prison population amid the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared on Friday that the federal Bureau of Prisons is facing emergency conditions due to the fastspreading coronavirus paving the way for the agency to begin releasing more inmates out of custody and into home confinement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-prisons-emerge/u-s-attorney-general-orders-release-of-more-federal-inmates-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21M02R | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew the fired commander of a coronavirusstricken U.S. aircraft carrier is being reassigned while investigators consider whether he should face disciplinary action acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told Reuters on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew the fired commander of a coronavirusstricken U.S. aircraft carrier is being reassigned while investigators consider whether he should face disciplinary action acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-exclusive/exclusive-navy-probe-to-decide-future-of-fired-u-s-carrier-commander-idUSKBN21L28Q | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order directing his administration to stop N95 face masks and other personal protective equipment needed in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic from being exported to other countries | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order directing his administration to stop N95 face masks and other personal protective equipment needed in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic from being exported to other countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-memo/trump-invokes-defense-production-act-to-stop-export-of-masks-idUSKBN21M00E | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON More than 120000 people have signed a petition calling on the U.S. Navy to reinstate the captain of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier a day after he was relieved of his command for a letter sent to superiors urging stronger measures to halt the outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON More than 120000 people have signed a petition calling on the U.S. Navy to reinstate the captain of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier a day after he was relieved of his command for a letter sent to superiors urging stronger measures to halt the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-petition/over-120000-sign-online-petition-to-reinstate-u-s-navy-carrier-commander-idUSKBN21L3BA | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government is now recommending Americans wear cloth facecoverings on a voluntary basis to stem the spread of the coronavirus President Donald Trump said on Friday although he said he himself would not use one | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government is now recommending Americans wear cloth facecoverings on a voluntary basis to stem the spread of the coronavirus President Donald Trump said on Friday although he said he himself would not use one | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-health-coronavirus-masks/trump-advises-voluntary-mask-use-against-coronavirus-but-wont-wear-one-himself-idUSKBN21L39K | 2020-04-04 |
| Trump said the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention is not recommending the use of medicalgrade masks for most people | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government is now recommending Americans wear cloth facecoverings on a voluntary basis to stem the spread of the coronavirus President Donald Trump said on Friday although he said he himself would not use one | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-health-coronavirus-masks/trump-advises-voluntary-mask-use-against-coronavirus-but-wont-wear-one-himself-idUSKBN21L39K | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday that he is firing the inspector general of the U.S. intelligence community who was involved in triggering an impeachment probe of the president last year | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday that he is firing the inspector general of the U.S. intelligence community who was involved in triggering an impeachment probe of the president last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-fires-intelligence-official-involved-in-his-impeachment-probe-idUSKBN21M04U | 2020-04-04 |
| A U.S. official said Thomas Monheim a career intelligence professional would serve as acting inspector general for the time being | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday that he is firing the inspector general of the U.S. intelligence community who was involved in triggering an impeachment probe of the president last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-fires-intelligence-official-involved-in-his-impeachment-probe-idUSKBN21M04U | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday postponed oral arguments scheduled for April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and is considering alternative options for handling the various outstanding cases | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday postponed oral arguments scheduled for April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and is considering alternative options for handling the various outstanding cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-postponement/supreme-court-postpones-april-oral-arguments-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21L2Z2 | 2020-04-04 |
| U.S. medical professionals on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are lobbying policymakers for protection from potential malpractice lawsuits as hospitals triage care and physicians take on roles outside their specialties | Negative | U.S. medical professionals on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are lobbying policymakers for protection from potential malpractice lawsuits as hospitals triage care and physicians take on roles outside their specialties | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lawsuits/u-s-doctors-on-coronavirus-frontline-seek-protection-from-malpractice-suits-idUSKBN21K2IQ | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to nominate a vocal ally of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to an influential federal appeals court in Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to nominate a vocal ally of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to an influential federal appeals court in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-judge/trump-taps-kavanaugh-ally-for-seat-on-influential-appeals-court-idUSKBN21L2CC | 2020-04-04 |
| After initially playing down the crisis U.S. President Donald Trumps administration was set to advise Americans to wear masks if venturing out | Negative | YORK Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 53000 fatalities a Reuters tally showed on Friday as death tolls soared in the United States and western Europe while the world economy nosedived | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/with-over-a-million-coronavirus-cases-economic-freefall-looms-idUSKBN21K38K | 2020-04-04 |
| While U.S. President Donald Trump pledged help for the industry at the meeting he made no commitment to take the extraordinary step of persuading U.S. companies to cut output | Positive | YORK OPEC and its allies are working on a deal for an unprecedented oil production cut equivalent to around of worldwide supply in what they expect will be a global effort including the United States but the White House did not make such a commitment after a Friday meeting with oil companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-cut-size/opec-debates-biggest-ever-oil-cut-awaits-u-s-efforts-idUSKBN21L15A | 2020-04-04 |
| Brouillette in his call with the industry did not mention the possibility of U.S. industry production cuts the source who listened to the call said | Negative | YORK OPEC and its allies are working on a deal for an unprecedented oil production cut equivalent to around of worldwide supply in what they expect will be a global effort including the United States but the White House did not make such a commitment after a Friday meeting with oil companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-cut-size/opec-debates-biggest-ever-oil-cut-awaits-u-s-efforts-idUSKBN21L15A | 2020-04-04 |
| The oilprice crash spurred regulators in the U.S. state of Texas the heart of the countrys oil production to consider regulating output for the first time in nearly 50 years | Negative | YORK OPEC and its allies are working on a deal for an unprecedented oil production cut equivalent to around of worldwide supply in what they expect will be a global effort including the United States but the White House did not make such a commitment after a Friday meeting with oil companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-cut-size/opec-debates-biggest-ever-oil-cut-awaits-u-s-efforts-idUSKBN21L15A | 2020-04-04 |
| The U.S. sounded the alarm about a surge in cases in Japan adding to a chorus of prominent domestic voices who have called for more decisive action | Negative | Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 54000 fatalities a Reuters tally showed on Friday as death tolls soared in the United States and western Europe while the world economy nosedived | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21L0L8 | 2020-04-04 |
| The U.S. shipment drew anger from domestic critics of the Kremlin who pointed out that Russia was itself experiencing severe shortages of medical supplies in some regions | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will send 11 military planes carrying medical equipment to Serbia to help it fight the coronavirus outbreak the defence ministry in Moscow said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-serbia/russia-sends-medical-aid-to-serbia-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN21L17H | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin both want something to happen to stabilize the global oil market where prices have fallen by about twothirds this year | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin both want something to happen to stabilize the global oil market where prices have fallen by about twothirds this year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-meeting/trump-says-saudi-and-russian-leaders-both-want-to-stabilize-oil-market-idUSKBN21L31K | 2020-04-04 |
| NEW YORK Crude futures surged for a second day on Friday with both U.S. and Brent contracts posting their largest weekly percentage gains on record due to hopes that a global deal to cut crude supply worldwide will emerge early next week | Positive | NEW YORK Crude futures surged for a second day on Friday with both U.S. and Brent contracts posting their largest weekly percentage gains on record due to hopes that a global deal to cut crude supply worldwide will emerge early next week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-surges-more-than-13-on-hopes-of-output-deal-idUSKBN21K3HZ | 2020-04-04 |
| TOKYO The U.S. government on Friday sounded alarm about the surge in coronavirus cases in Japan adding to a chorus of prominent domestic voices including the governor of Tokyo who have called for decisive action to avoid an explosive outbreak | Negative | TOKYO The U.S. government on Friday sounded alarm about the surge in coronavirus cases in Japan adding to a chorus of prominent domestic voices including the governor of Tokyo who have called for decisive action to avoid an explosive outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/u-s-sounds-alarm-on-coronavirus-in-japan-tokyo-pushes-for-state-of-emergency-idUSKBN21L0D0 | 2020-04-04 |
| If U.S. citizens wanted to return to the United States from Japan they should do so now or risk remaining abroad for an indefinite it said | Negative | TOKYO The U.S. government on Friday sounded alarm about the surge in coronavirus cases in Japan adding to a chorus of prominent domestic voices including the governor of Tokyo who have called for decisive action to avoid an explosive outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/u-s-sounds-alarm-on-coronavirus-in-japan-tokyo-pushes-for-state-of-emergency-idUSKBN21L0D0 | 2020-04-04 |
| TOKYO U.S. buyout fund Lone Star has struck a | Neutral | TOKYO U.S. buyout fund Lone Star has struck a | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-unizo-m-a-lone-star/lone-star-succeeds-in-1-9-billion-buyout-of-japan-hotel-chain-unizo-idUSKBN21L0RZ | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy shed 701000 jobs in March abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the novel coronavirus outbreak shuttered businesses and factories confirming a recession is underway | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy shed 701000 jobs in March abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the novel coronavirus outbreak shuttered businesses and factories confirming a recession is underway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/coronavirus-depresses-u-s-payrolls-more-job-losses-coming-idUSKBN21L0IT | 2020-04-04 |
| Any doubt about a U.S. recession was just put to said Chris Low chief economist at FHN Financial in New York | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy shed 701000 jobs in March abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the novel coronavirus outbreak shuttered businesses and factories confirming a recession is underway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/coronavirus-depresses-u-s-payrolls-more-job-losses-coming-idUSKBN21L0IT | 2020-04-04 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his cabinet to find ways to ease a cash crunch in the drilling industry after oil company executives told him in a Friday meeting it was among their top concerns according to three sources briefed on the matter | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his cabinet to find ways to ease a cash crunch in the drilling industry after oil company executives told him in a Friday meeting it was among their top concerns according to three sources briefed on the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-aims-to-ease-u-s-oil-industrys-cash-crunch-no-plan-to-trim-output-sources-idUSKBN21L1L5 | 2020-04-04 |
| After the meeting Trump said his administration planned to make sure the U.S. oil industry stays in good | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his cabinet to find ways to ease a cash crunch in the drilling industry after oil company executives told him in a Friday meeting it was among their top concerns according to three sources briefed on the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-aims-to-ease-u-s-oil-industrys-cash-crunch-no-plan-to-trim-output-sources-idUSKBN21L1L5 | 2020-04-04 |
| The U.S. Treasury was still issuing updated guidance and form templates to the banking industry on Friday afternoon according to Treasury emails seen by Reuters | Positive | Like many small business owners New York City restaurateur Dan Kluger spent his Friday scrambling to apply for a loan under the U.S. governments billion small business bailout fund which officially launched in the morning | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-small-business/u-s-businesses-swarm-coronavirus-bailout-fund-after-days-of-confusion-idUSKBN21L2BJ | 2020-04-04 |
| Major U.S. airlines applied on Friday for payroll grants from the U.S. Treasury meant to keep workers employed during a sharp downturn resulting from the coronavirus outbreak but while talks over the terms were expected to continue in coming days some warned the funds would not be enough to help them through their toughest crisis ever | Negative | Major U.S. airlines applied on Friday for payroll grants from the U.S. Treasury meant to keep workers employed during a sharp downturn resulting from the coronavirus outbreak but while talks over the terms were expected to continue in coming days some warned the funds would not be enough to help them through their toughest crisis ever | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/u-s-airlines-apply-for-u-s-payroll-help-but-terms-still-unclear-idUSKBN21L2AL | 2020-04-04 |
| NEW YORK Questions are building about whether big U.S. banks will have to cut dividends later this year as the coronavirus crisis puts a record portion of Americans out of work making it difficult for borrowers to pay back loans | Negative | NEW YORK Questions are building about whether big U.S. banks will have to cut dividends later this year as the coronavirus crisis puts a record portion of Americans out of work making it difficult for borrowers to pay back loans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-dividend/soaring-unemployment-increases-odds-u-s-banks-will-cut-dividends-idUSKBN21L3B6 | 2020-04-04 |
| Economists expect the unemployment rate may eventually spike as high as and U.S. economic output fall as much as before the country can get back to normal | Neutral | NEW YORK Questions are building about whether big U.S. banks will have to cut dividends later this year as the coronavirus crisis puts a record portion of Americans out of work making it difficult for borrowers to pay back loans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-dividend/soaring-unemployment-increases-odds-u-s-banks-will-cut-dividends-idUSKBN21L3B6 | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions lone Democratic commissioner on Friday called for a delay in pending rule changes due to the coronavirus outbreak while cautioning against excessive regulatory relief in the rush to assist companies struggling with fallout from the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions lone Democratic commissioner on Friday called for a delay in pending rule changes due to the coronavirus outbreak while cautioning against excessive regulatory relief in the rush to assist companies struggling with fallout from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-sec-lee/u-s-sec-official-urges-delay-in-public-comment-on-agency-rule-changes-idUSKBN21L3D1 | 2020-04-04 |
| The top U.S. markets watchdog also granted certain investment funds and investment advisers additional time to hold inperson board meetings and submit other filing requirements including annual and semiannual reports | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions lone Democratic commissioner on Friday called for a delay in pending rule changes due to the coronavirus outbreak while cautioning against excessive regulatory relief in the rush to assist companies struggling with fallout from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-sec-lee/u-s-sec-official-urges-delay-in-public-comment-on-agency-rule-changes-idUSKBN21L3D1 | 2020-04-04 |
| FRANCISCO The generous U.S. unemployment benefits rolled out to blunt the economic harm caused by the coronavirus could have an unintended it may actually be an incentive for companies to choose layoffs rather than keep staff on their books | Positive | FRANCISCO The generous U.S. unemployment benefits rolled out to blunt the economic harm caused by the coronavirus could have an unintended it may actually be an incentive for companies to choose layoffs rather than keep staff on their books | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-jobless-choices-an/why-sweetened-layoff-benefits-may-be-at-odds-with-u-s-loan-program-idUSKBN21L16Z | 2020-04-04 |
| Plummeting demand for oil due to the pandemic coupled with a flood of supply resulting from a SaudiRussia price war led U.S. oil futures prices to crash in March | Negative | HOUSTON A union official accused Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday of using tactics and exploiting economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic in negotiations with workers at its Baytown Texas refinery allegations the company denied | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-labor-coronavirus-exxon-baytown/exxon-plays-on-virus-worries-in-baytown-contract-talks-union-official-idUSKBN21L36Y | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. bank supervisors will not penalize mortgage companies if they miss regulatory deadlines for communicating with borrowers while fielding an unprecedented surge in queries due to disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus banking regulators said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. bank supervisors will not penalize mortgage companies if they miss regulatory deadlines for communicating with borrowers while fielding an unprecedented surge in queries due to disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus banking regulators said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mortgagelender/u-s-regulators-to-go-easy-on-mortgage-firms-over-customer-communication-delays-idUSKBN21L35T | 2020-04-04 |
| The group asked U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie to order the Metropolitan Detention Center to schedule requested calls within 48 hours and schedule at least three videoconferences each weekday | Negative | NEW YORK Lawyers representing inmates in New York federal jails said on Friday they had been largely cut off from their clients since inperson visits were halted last month due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-jail/new-york-public-defenders-say-unable-to-reach-inmates-in-federal-jails-idUSKBN21L2IE | 2020-04-04 |
| NEW YORK Neiman Marcus Group is stepping up preparations to seek bankruptcy protection after the coronavirus pandemic forced the debtladen U.S. luxury department store chain to close its stores people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | Negative | NEW YORK Neiman Marcus Group is stepping up preparations to seek bankruptcy protection after the coronavirus pandemic forced the debtladen U.S. luxury department store chain to close its stores people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-neimanmarcus-bankrupty-exclusive/exclusive-neiman-marcus-advances-bankruptcy-preparations-sources-idUSKBN21L071 | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday the U.S. Congress will work on another coronavirus relief bill with healthcare topping the list of priorities | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday the U.S. Congress will work on another coronavirus relief bill with healthcare topping the list of priorities | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/republican-leader-mcconnell-says-another-coronavirus-bill-is-coming-idUSKBN21L35L | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that billion in alreadypassed coronavirus legislation was not enough for small businesses and she wants more money in next bill being developed now in the Democraticrun House | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that billion in alreadypassed coronavirus legislation was not enough for small businesses and she wants more money in next bill being developed now in the Democraticrun House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-wants-more-for-small-business-and-individuals-in-next-u-s-coronavirus-legislation-idUSKBN21L26P | 2020-04-04 |
| At least two U.S. state attorneys have sought information from Zoom Video Communications Inc following multiple reports that questioned the privacy and security of the videoconferencing app | Negative | At least two U.S. state attorneys have sought information from Zoom Video Communications Inc following multiple reports that questioned the privacy and security of the videoconferencing app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-zoom-video-commn-privacy/two-u-s-state-ags-seek-info-on-zooms-privacy-practices-idUSKBN21L2D0 | 2020-04-04 |
| Google said consultations with officials in the U.S. and the World Health Organization helped inform the data shared | Positive | The data often correlated with the severity of outbreaks and the harshness and breadth of orders imposed by governments | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-google/google-data-shines-light-on-whether-coronavirus-lockdowns-worldwide-are-working-idUSKBN21L0P7 | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON Three voice over internet providers may lose access to the U.S. telecom network if they do not stop allowing their service to be used by robocallers touting coronavirus and other scams the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Three voice over internet providers may lose access to the U.S. telecom network if they do not stop allowing their service to be used by robocallers touting coronavirus and other scams the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-robocalls/three-voip-companies-may-lose-providers-if-coronavirus-robocalls-continue-u-s-agencies-say-idUSKBN21L2XD | 2020-04-04 |
| From Europe to South America U.S. allies are complaining about the superpowers Wild tactics in outbidding or blocking shipments to buyers who have already signed deals for vital medical supplies | Negative | From Europe to South America U.S. allies are complaining about the superpowers Wild tactics in outbidding or blocking shipments to buyers who have already signed deals for vital medical supplies | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-masks/u-s-coronavirus-supply-spree-sparks-outrage-among-allies-idUSKBN21L253 | 2020-04-04 |
| A U.S. Department of Homeland Security official told Reuters this week that U.S. companies and the government have been paying above market price for much of the gear purchased overseas | Negative | From Europe to South America U.S. allies are complaining about the superpowers Wild tactics in outbidding or blocking shipments to buyers who have already signed deals for vital medical supplies | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-masks/u-s-coronavirus-supply-spree-sparks-outrage-among-allies-idUSKBN21L253 | 2020-04-04 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 239279 cases of coronavirus an increase of 26135 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 930 to 5443 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 239279 cases of coronavirus an increase of 26135 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 930 to 5443 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-239279-coronavirus-cases-5443-deaths-idUSKBN21L2L0 | 2020-04-04 |
| An emergency stockpile of medical equipment maintained by the U.S. government has nearly run out of protective garb for doctors and nurses | Neutral | YORK The Trump administration on Thursday looked set to join local officials in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out during the stillexploding coronavirus pandemic as the U.S. death toll rose by 1000 in a single day for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/americans-urged-to-wear-masks-outside-as-coronavirus-pandemic-worsens-idUSKBN21K20K | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy on Thursday relieved the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt who wrote a scathing letter that leaked to the public asking for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard his warship | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy on Thursday relieved the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt who wrote a scathing letter that leaked to the public asking for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard his warship | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-navy-relieves-aircraft-carrier-commander-who-wrote-letter-urging-coronavirus-action-idUSKBN21K3B9 | 2020-04-03 |
| She went on to say nonetheless that not all U.S. states had followed the guidelines | Neutral | WASHINGTON Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-birx/do-social-distancing-better-white-house-doctor-tells-americans-trump-objects-idUSKBN21L08A | 2020-04-03 |
| More than a dozen U.S. states contacted by Reuters said they could not provide answers until federal guidelines were published | Negative | Uber and Lyft drivers are hitting a wall in their efforts to apply for the coronavirus jobless benefits promised by Congress as state agencies say they are not ready to handle a class of workers who are totally new to the U.S. unemployment system | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-unemployment/u-s-gig-workers-seeking-coronavirus-jobless-benefits-hit-bureaucratic-wall-idUSKBN21K3GJ | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy announced on Thursday it had relieved the commander of the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt who wrote a scathing letter that leaked to the public asking Navy leadership for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy announced on Thursday it had relieved the commander of the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt who wrote a scathing letter that leaked to the public asking Navy leadership for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-confirmat/u-s-navy-relieves-commander-of-coronavirus-hit-aircraft-carrier-idUSKBN21K3EC | 2020-04-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration has been slow to respond to the coronaviruss spread when compared to some other governments including South Korea | Negative | WASHINGTON Washington D.C. needs an estimated 3600 hospital beds within the next two weeks as it braces for a coronavirus outbreak the mayor wrote in a letter to hospitals in the U.S. capital | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-washingtondc-hospi/washington-d-c-needs-3600-hospital-beds-for-coronavirus-peak-mayor-idUSKBN21K3HJ | 2020-04-03 |
| The U.S. economy likely shed jobs in March abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the coronavirus shuttered businesses and factories confirming a recession is underway | Negative | The U.S. economy likely shed jobs in March abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the coronavirus shuttered businesses and factories confirming a recession is underway | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21L0L8 | 2020-04-03 |
| Morgues and hospitals in New York City the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak bent under the strain on Thursday struggling to treat or bury casualties | Negative | The U.S. economy likely shed jobs in March abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the coronavirus shuttered businesses and factories confirming a recession is underway | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21L0L8 | 2020-04-03 |
| BENGALURU The U.S. dollar will hold sway in the near term driven by demand for safe assets on a worsening global economic outlook with other major currencies are at best expected to regain lost ground over the coming year a Reuters poll found | Negative | BENGALURU The U.S. dollar will hold sway in the near term driven by demand for safe assets on a worsening global economic outlook with other major currencies are at best expected to regain lost ground over the coming year a Reuters poll found | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-forex-poll-dollar/u-s-dollar-still-favored-on-gloomy-global-economic-outlook-reuters-poll-idUSKBN21L01B | 2020-04-03 |
| HOUSTON A littleknown Texas state regulator waded into oil diplomacy on Thursday calling Russias energy minister to discuss possible oil production curbs and angling for talks with Saudi Arabia as many producers in the U.S. states biggest industry warned it was near collapse | Negative | HOUSTON A littleknown Texas state regulator waded into oil diplomacy on Thursday calling Russias energy minister to discuss possible oil production curbs and angling for talks with Saudi Arabia as many producers in the U.S. states biggest industry warned it was near collapse | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-texas-opec/texas-regulator-aims-to-wrangle-oil-output-cuts-from-saudis-russia-idUSKBN21K384 | 2020-04-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had brokered a deal with top crude producers Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut output and arrest an oil price rout amid the global coronavirus pandemic though details of how cuts would work were unclear | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had brokered a deal with top crude producers Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut output and arrest an oil price rout amid the global coronavirus pandemic though details of how cuts would work were unclear | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia/trump-touts-great-saudi-russia-oil-deal-to-halt-price-rout-but-details-unclear-idUSKBN21K0EA | 2020-04-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump says he has brokered a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia that would see sweeping oil output cuts | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump says he has brokered a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia that would see sweeping oil output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia-miscalculatio/oil-crash-poses-severe-test-for-opec-after-moscow-riyadh-miscalculate-idUSKBN21K35F | 2020-04-03 |
| But in reality some degree of U.S. participation would be essential for any deal that hoped to make a difference to market fundamentals | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump says he has brokered a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia that would see sweeping oil output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia-miscalculatio/oil-crash-poses-severe-test-for-opec-after-moscow-riyadh-miscalculate-idUSKBN21K35F | 2020-04-03 |
| Trump was due to meet U.S. company executives on Thursday but a senior administration official said U.S. domestic producers would not be asked to chip in with their own cuts | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump says he has brokered a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia that would see sweeping oil output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia-miscalculatio/oil-crash-poses-severe-test-for-opec-after-moscow-riyadh-miscalculate-idUSKBN21K35F | 2020-04-03 |
| U.S. officials have discussed a number of ideas about how the country can help manage global oil markets | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump says he has brokered a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia that would see sweeping oil output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia-miscalculatio/oil-crash-poses-severe-test-for-opec-after-moscow-riyadh-miscalculate-idUSKBN21K35F | 2020-04-03 |
| On Tuesday U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette spoke with Novak about the price slump and they agreed to hold discussions involving other major world oil producers and consumers | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that Moscow may return to oil negotiations with Saudi Arabia after talks collapsed last month which coupled with the spread of the new coronavirus dragged oil prices to their 18year lows | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-saudi/russia-does-not-rule-out-returning-to-oil-talks-with-saudi-arabia-idUSKBN21K233 | 2020-04-03 |
| However prices jumped on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach an agreement soon to end their battle for market share | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has no plans to crank up its oil output because the market is already oversupplied even though a deal with OPEC to curb production has expired Energy Minister Alexander Novak told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/russia-has-no-plans-to-increase-oil-output-energy-minister-idUSKBN21K1DC | 2020-04-03 |
| The Marshall Plan was a U.S. aid program for Western Europe from 1948 to stimulate a recovery after World War Two | Positive | BRUSSELS The next EU budget should take the form of a new Marshall to stoke Europes recovery from the coronavirus crisis European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-vonderleyen/next-eu-budget-should-be-marshall-plan-for-europe-eus-von-der-leyen-idUSKBN21K1EJ | 2020-04-03 |
| SINGAPORE Oil prices fell on Friday coming off their biggest oneday gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut output but made no offer to reduce U.S. production | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices fell on Friday coming off their biggest oneday gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut output but made no offer to reduce U.S. production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-on-scepticism-over-trumps-saudi-russia-output-deal-idUSKBN21K3HZ | 2020-04-03 |
| LONDON U.S. President Donald Trumps confidence he can get a deal to limit a global oil glut has driven world crude futures higher | Negative | LONDON U.S. President Donald Trumps confidence he can get a deal to limit a global oil glut has driven world crude futures higher | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-price-benchmark/dated-brent-benchmarks-record-10-discount-gives-oil-a-reality-check-idUSKBN21K1YU | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will not ask U.S. domestic oil companies for a coordinated cut in production to counter a historic meltdown in global prices and is still awaiting the details of planned cuts in Saudi Arabia and Russia a senior administration official told Reuters on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will not ask U.S. domestic oil companies for a coordinated cut in production to counter a historic meltdown in global prices and is still awaiting the details of planned cuts in Saudi Arabia and Russia a senior administration official told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-output-exclusive/exclusive-trump-does-not-plan-to-ask-u-s-oil-producers-for-coordinated-cuts-official-idUSKBN21K2SC | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had spoken to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut oil output by as much as 15 million barrels per day as the two countries signaled willingness for a deal | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had spoken to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut oil output by as much as 15 million barrels per day as the two countries signaled willingness for a deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/trump-says-oil-output-cut-could-be-as-high-as-15-million-barrels-a-day-idUSKBN21K2BS | 2020-04-03 |
| Two Republican U.S. senators have also proposed a bill to withdraw U.S. troops from Saudi Arabia in response to Riyadhs move to flood the world with crude barrels | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had spoken to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut oil output by as much as 15 million barrels per day as the two countries signaled willingness for a deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/trump-says-oil-output-cut-could-be-as-high-as-15-million-barrels-a-day-idUSKBN21K2BS | 2020-04-03 |
| PSA and FCA said in December they expected their deal which needs U.S. regulatory approval to close in 12 to 15 months | Positive | BEIJING Chinas Dongfeng Motor Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-psa-dongfeng-group/chinas-dongfeng-reviews-psa-stake-sale-after-price-fall-idUSKBN21K0X9 | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy likely shed jobs in March abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the coronavirus pandemic shuttered businesses and factories confirming a recession is underway | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy likely shed jobs in March abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the coronavirus pandemic shuttered businesses and factories confirming a recession is underway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/coronavirus-likely-ended-record-u-s-job-growth-in-march-idUSKBN21L0IT | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON The economic crisis spawned by the coronavirus pandemic has produced a wave of grim U.S. data with likely more to come as millions lose jobs businesses shutter and spending stops | Negative | WASHINGTON The economic crisis spawned by the coronavirus pandemic has produced a wave of grim U.S. data with likely more to come as millions lose jobs businesses shutter and spending stops | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-data/when-will-u-s-economy-bottom-economists-hunt-for-the-right-view-idUSKBN21L0I8 | 2020-04-03 |
| YORK Oil prices retreated on Friday after massive gains while stocks in Asia edged down as doubts grew over an oil price deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia that U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered | Negative | YORK Oil prices retreated on Friday after massive gains while stocks in Asia edged down as doubts grew over an oil price deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia that U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/oil-shares-slip-on-doubts-over-saudi-russia-deal-idUSKBN21L0EB | 2020-04-03 |
| Projections released by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office showed U.S. gross domestic product will decline by more than in the second quarter as the health crisis takes hold | Negative | YORK Oil prices retreated on Friday after massive gains while stocks in Asia edged down as doubts grew over an oil price deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia that U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/oil-shares-slip-on-doubts-over-saudi-russia-deal-idUSKBN21L0EB | 2020-04-03 |
| Consultations with officials in California Texas the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization helped inform data shared Google said | Negative | OAKLAND California Alphabet Incs Google on Thursday published reports for 131 countries showing whether visits to shops parks and workplaces dropped in March when many governments issued stayathome orders to rein the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-google/google-releases-location-data-to-show-if-coronavirus-lockdowns-working-in-131-countries-idUSKBN21L0P7 | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was pressing ahead with the Friday launch of a billion coronavirus rescue loan program for small businesses after conceding to bank demands to fix aspects of the program that they said could cause participating lenders legal and financial risks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was pressing ahead with the Friday launch of a billion coronavirus rescue loan program for small businesses after conceding to bank demands to fix aspects of the program that they said could cause participating lenders legal and financial risks | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-smallbusiness/mnuchin-says-small-business-rescue-loans-launch-friday-despite-lender-confusion-idUSKBN21K32Z | 2020-04-03 |
| NEW YORK The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a spotlight on stocks in the U.S. healthcare sector home to the companies that could develop treatments vaccines and improved diagnostics needed to tackle the greatest public health crisis in a century | Positive | NEW YORK The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a spotlight on stocks in the U.S. healthcare sector home to the companies that could develop treatments vaccines and improved diagnostics needed to tackle the greatest public health crisis in a century | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-healthstocks-healthcare/healthcare-stocks-show-their-defensive-allure-in-ailing-market-idUSKBN21K275 | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday invoked the Defense Production Act to aid companies building ventilators for coronavirus patients to receive the supply of materials they need | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday invoked the Defense Production Act to aid companies building ventilators for coronavirus patients to receive the supply of materials they need | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators/trump-invokes-defense-production-act-for-ventilator-manufacturing-idUSKBN21K39R | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Air Force will release million in payments to Boeing that were held back due to flaws in the KC46 air refueling tanker a Pentagon official said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Air Force will release million in payments to Boeing that were held back due to flaws in the KC46 air refueling tanker a Pentagon official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-boeing-coronavirus/u-s-air-force-to-release-882-million-to-boeing-official-idUSKBN21K36M | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will form a bipartisan select committee on the coronavirus crisis to oversee the spending of | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will form a bipartisan select committee on the coronavirus crisis to oversee the spending of | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-announces-select-committee-to-oversee-u-s-coronavirus-relief-idUSKBN21K2EZ | 2020-04-03 |
| During the Great Recession the U.S. government rolled out a program which offered consumers rebates of up to to trade in older gas guzzlers | Neutral | The No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/ford-says-post-crisis-support-for-u-s-customers-would-be-appropriate-idUSKBN21K206 | 2020-04-03 |
| The company admitted in 2015 to using illegal software to cheat U.S. diesel engine tests a scandal that has cost it more than billion in vehicle refits fines and provisions | Negative | EU consumers should be able to sue carmakers in their national courts if they have bought cars with emission cheat devices installed an adviser to the Court of Justice of the European Union said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-eu/eu-consumers-may-be-able-to-bring-dieselgate-claims-in-home-court-adviser-idUSKBN21K1F1 | 2020-04-03 |
| Nearly all U.S. owners of affected cars agreed to take part in a billion settlement in 2016 in the United States | Positive | EU consumers should be able to sue carmakers in their national courts if they have bought cars with emission cheat devices installed an adviser to the Court of Justice of the European Union said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-eu/eu-consumers-may-be-able-to-bring-dieselgate-claims-in-home-court-adviser-idUSKBN21K1F1 | 2020-04-03 |
| The U.S. recession is here | Negative | The U.S. recession is here | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-kashkari/as-millions-lose-jobs-fed-policymakers-say-recession-is-here-idUSKBN21K307 | 2020-04-03 |
| The U.S. labour market has more or less said Commonwealth Bank of Australia currency analyst Joe Capurso | Neutral | Dollar set to gain about for the week best since midMarch | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-strength-consolidates-as-global-recession-looms-idUSL4N2BR05M | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic Party on Thursday postponed its U.S. presidential nominating convention by a month until August citing the coronavirus health crisis that has upended daily life and caused many states to postpone their primaries | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic Party on Thursday postponed its U.S. presidential nominating convention by a month until August citing the coronavirus health crisis that has upended daily life and caused many states to postpone their primaries | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-convention/democrats-delay-presidential-convention-until-august-citing-coronavirus-idUSKBN21K1QY | 2020-04-03 |
| U.S. airports have estimated losses of billion this year and some have said they might be unable to make bond payments without government assistance | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration said on Thursday it was allocating billion in emergency funding grants to public transportation systems facing a massive falloff in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-transit/trump-administration-awards-25-billion-in-emergency-transit-funding-idUSKBN21K2JW | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats have delayed their presidential nominating convention in Wisconsin by more than a month to Aug | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats have delayed their presidential nominating convention in Wisconsin by more than a month to Aug | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/democrats-delay-presidential-convention-until-aug-politico-idUSKBN21K2JZ | 2020-04-03 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it needs more time to decide whether to allow a plan by the New York Stock Exchange to offer a new highspeed wireless connection to the exchange that some brokers have blasted as anticompetitive | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it needs more time to decide whether to allow a plan by the New York Stock Exchange to offer a new highspeed wireless connection to the exchange that some brokers have blasted as anticompetitive | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-sec-nyse/u-s-sec-delays-ruling-on-controversial-nyse-high-speed-data-plan-idUSKBN21K3BB | 2020-04-03 |
| Workers from at least 19 of Amazons U.S. warehouses including in Staten Island New York have tested positive for the coronavirus according to media reports | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-warehou/amazon-executive-on-defense-after-comments-about-warehouse-protest-leader-idUSKBN21K3JQ | 2020-04-03 |
| Reuters first reported last week that the U.S. armed forces would start keeping from the public some data about infections within its ranks | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy relieved the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelts captain of his command on Thursday punishing him for the leak of a scathing letter he sent to superiors that sought stronger measures for curbing a coronavirus outbreak aboard the ship | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-navy-relieves-aircraft-carrier-commander-who-wrote-letter-urging-coronavirus-action-idUSKBN21K3B9 | 2020-04-03 |
| Airbnb lowered its internal valuation by to billion as the U.S. home rental firm grapples with a slowdown in bookings due to the global spread of the coronavirus pandemic a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday | Negative | Airbnb lowered its internal valuation by to billion as the U.S. home rental firm grapples with a slowdown in bookings due to the global spread of the coronavirus pandemic a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airbnb/airbnb-lowers-internal-valuation-to-26-billion-as-coronavirus-hits-bookings-source-idUSKBN21L04O | 2020-04-03 |
| Last September the U.S. startup announced plans to list its shares in 2020 and has not changed that position so far | Positive | Airbnb lowered its internal valuation by to billion as the U.S. home rental firm grapples with a slowdown in bookings due to the global spread of the coronavirus pandemic a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airbnb/airbnb-lowers-internal-valuation-to-26-billion-as-coronavirus-hits-bookings-source-idUSKBN21L04O | 2020-04-03 |
| Walt Disney Co said on Thursday it will start furloughs of nonessential U.S. employees across the company on April 19 a response to the global coronavirus outbreak that has shut down or disrupted its media and theme park businesses | Negative | Walt Disney Co said on Thursday it will start furloughs of nonessential U.S. employees across the company on April 19 a response to the global coronavirus outbreak that has shut down or disrupted its media and theme park businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-walt-disney/disney-to-furlough-some-u-s-employees-in-wake-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN21K3IC | 2020-04-03 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 213144 cases of coronavirus an increase of 27043 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 910 to 4513 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 213144 cases of coronavirus an increase of 27043 cases from its previous count and said the number of deaths had risen by 910 to 4513 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-213144-coronavirus-cases-4513-deaths-idUSKBN21K2O7 | 2020-04-03 |
| Demand for hydroxychloroquine surged after U.S. President Donald Trump touted it as a potential game for the pandemic and U.S. regulators have since authorized its emergency use for coronavirus patients | Negative | PARIS Sanofi SA will be able to provide millions of doses of hydroxychloroquine for patients with the illness caused by the novel coronavirus if the old malaria drug proves successful in clinical trials its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-sanofi-exclusive/exclusive-sanofi-can-produce-millions-of-doses-of-potential-coronavirus-drug-ceo-idUSKBN21K3AD | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. officials said on Thursday they would distribute a stockpile of personal protective equipment including 192000 N95 respirator masks which they seized this week from an alleged hoarder | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. officials said on Thursday they would distribute a stockpile of personal protective equipment including 192000 N95 respirator masks which they seized this week from an alleged hoarder | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-gouging/u-s-officials-redistribute-protective-gear-seized-from-alleged-hoarder-idUSKBN21K34F | 2020-04-03 |
| It will be distributed to health authorities in New York and New Jersey the U.S. epicenter of a pandemic that has so far killed nearly 5000 Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials said on Thursday they would distribute a stockpile of personal protective equipment including 192000 N95 respirator masks which they seized this week from an alleged hoarder | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-gouging/u-s-officials-redistribute-protective-gear-seized-from-alleged-hoarder-idUSKBN21K34F | 2020-04-03 |
| An emergency stockpile maintained by the U.S. government has been nearly exhausted | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials said on Thursday they would distribute a stockpile of personal protective equipment including 192000 N95 respirator masks which they seized this week from an alleged hoarder | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-gouging/u-s-officials-redistribute-protective-gear-seized-from-alleged-hoarder-idUSKBN21K34F | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will soon have more ventilators than it needs and there will be enough eventually to send some to other countries | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will soon have more ventilators than it needs and there will be enough eventually to send some to other countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-ventilators/trump-says-u-s-will-soon-have-more-ventilators-than-it-needs-for-virus-victims-idUSKBN21J703 | 2020-04-02 |
| While viewing the U.S. outbreak as much worse than Mexicos Rogers doubted that Mexico was adequately prepared | Negative | LAGO DE ATITLAN Guatemala Some Americans from young backpackers to retirees are hunkering down for the coronavirus pandemic far from home in Latin America saying they feel safer and see no point in scrambling to return | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latam-stranded-fea/beyond-trumps-wall-the-americans-riding-out-coronavirus-in-latin-america-idUSKBN21J6NE | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Social Security recipients will not have to file a tax return to receive a payment from the federal government to help offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic the U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Social Security recipients will not have to file a tax return to receive a payment from the federal government to help offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic the U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-socialsecurity/u-s-social-security-recipients-to-automatically-get-coronavirus-money-idUSKBN21K01N | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats set out plans on Wednesday for a task force to investigate the countrys handling of the coronavirus crisis similar to the that reviewed the Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats set out plans on Wednesday for a task force to investigate the countrys handling of the coronavirus crisis similar to the that reviewed the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-commission/u-s-lawmakers-want-9-11-style-commission-to-probe-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21J6WV | 2020-04-02 |
| GUATEMALA CITY A Guatemalan migrant in U.S. custody has been hospitalized with coronavirus in the United States the Guatemalan foreign ministry said on Wednesday | Negative | GUATEMALA CITY A Guatemalan migrant in U.S. custody has been hospitalized with coronavirus in the United States the Guatemalan foreign ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-guatemala/guatemalan-migrant-in-u-s-custody-positive-for-coronavirus-foreign-ministry-idUSKBN21K0HI | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy on Wednesday declined to rule out punishing the captain of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who wrote a scathing letter to Navy leadership asking for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy on Wednesday declined to rule out punishing the captain of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who wrote a scathing letter to Navy leadership asking for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-navy-does-not-rule-out-punishing-captain-who-criticized-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN21J6LQ | 2020-04-02 |
| As a U.S. Navy commander Menoni said We have a moral obligation | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy on Wednesday declined to rule out punishing the captain of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who wrote a scathing letter to Navy leadership asking for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-navy-does-not-rule-out-punishing-captain-who-criticized-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN21J6LQ | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the coronavirus statistics China was reporting seemed a little bit on the light while his national security adviser said Washington had no way of knowing if Beijings figures were accurate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the coronavirus statistics China was reporting seemed a little bit on the light while his national security adviser said Washington had no way of knowing if Beijings figures were accurate | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-says-chinas-coronavirus-numbers-seem-on-the-light-side-idUSKBN21K0AK | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government said on Wednesday that due to the coronavirus outbreak it had postponed court hearings for nonMexican migrants waiting in Mexico | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government said on Wednesday that due to the coronavirus outbreak it had postponed court hearings for nonMexican migrants waiting in Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/u-s-again-postpones-immigration-hearings-for-migrants-in-mexico-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21J62J | 2020-04-02 |
| The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated its response to the pandemic in recent weeks as new infections have soared in hot spots across the country | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government said on Wednesday that due to the coronavirus outbreak it had postponed court hearings for nonMexican migrants waiting in Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/u-s-again-postpones-immigration-hearings-for-migrants-in-mexico-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21J62J | 2020-04-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Florida officials to open an Atlantic Coast port to a Dutch cruise ship stuck at sea with a deadly coronavirus outbreak onboard urging the governor to drop his opposition | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Florida officials to open an Atlantic Coast port to a Dutch cruise ship stuck at sea with a deadly coronavirus outbreak onboard urging the governor to drop his opposition | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cruise-zaandam/trump-urges-florida-to-welcome-cruise-ship-with-deadly-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21I3CV | 2020-04-02 |
| If residents continue to obey physical distancing orders the most populous U.S. state will face a shortage of 16000 hospital beds in six to eight weeks | Negative | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-california/california-coronavirus-hospitalizations-will-exceed-available-beds-in-may-governor-idUSKBN21J6OL | 2020-04-02 |
| Integer a U.S.listed medical business said it was increasing production of ventilator and patient monitoring device batteries at least threefold per month in its Tijuana facility | Neutral | MEXICO Mexicos medical device industry is scrambling to meet an elevenfold jump in demand for ventilators as patients with respiratory conditions linked to the coronavirus pandemic overwhelm hospitals in the United States and Europe | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-ventilators/mexico-scrambles-to-meet-desperate-u-s-european-ventilator-demand-idUSKBN21J6PV | 2020-04-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering a plan to halt domestic flights to coronavirus hot spots inside the United States | Negative | The World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the rapid escalation and global spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21K0IL | 2020-04-02 |
| Confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases have surged to more than 205000 with 4500 deaths | Negative | By Andrew Osborn Polina Devitt and Steve Holland | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russian-plane-with-coronavirus-medical-gear-lands-in-u-s-after-trump-putin-call-idUSKBN21I37W | 2020-04-02 |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday for global oil producers and consumers to address oil markets while U.S. President Donald Trump complained that oil cheaper than was hurting the industry | Negative | Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday for global oil producers and consumers to address oil markets while U.S. President Donald Trump complained that oil cheaper than was hurting the industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-usa-russia/putin-calls-for-action-on-challenging-energy-market-trump-laments-cheap-oil-idUSKBN21J3RM | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach a deal in the next few days on oil production to end a price war that has the oil industry worldwide | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach a deal in the next few days on oil production to end a price war that has the oil industry worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-white-house/trump-says-he-expects-saudi-russia-oil-production-deal-in-coming-days-idUSKBN21J704 | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he has invited U.S. oil executives to the White House to discuss ways to help the industry by slumping energy demand during the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he has invited U.S. oil executives to the White House to discuss ways to help the industry by slumping energy demand during the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/trump-says-expects-russia-saudi-oil-deal-soon-invites-us-oil-chiefs-to-white-house-idUSKBN21J6JX | 2020-04-02 |
| The collapse in prices has threatened the oncebooming U.S. drilling industry with bankruptcies and massive layoffs and Washington has scrambled for ways to protect the sector | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he has invited U.S. oil executives to the White House to discuss ways to help the industry by slumping energy demand during the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/trump-says-expects-russia-saudi-oil-deal-soon-invites-us-oil-chiefs-to-white-house-idUSKBN21J6JX | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia and Russia to calm oil markets after the kingdoms crude supply rose to a record of more than 12 million barrels per day even as oil demand falters on the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia and Russia to calm oil markets after the kingdoms crude supply rose to a record of more than 12 million barrels per day even as oil demand falters on the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi-usa/u-s-energy-department-urges-saudi-russia-to-calm-oil-markets-idUSKBN21J72D | 2020-04-02 |
| SINGAPORE Crude oil futures surged on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach a deal soon to end their oil price war and Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a solution to oil markets | Negative | SINGAPORE Crude oil futures surged on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach a deal soon to end their oil price war and Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a solution to oil markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-jumps-as-trump-talks-up-truce-hopes-for-saudi-russia-price-war-idUSKBN21J6ZR | 2020-04-02 |
| 20 as of 0418 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 4 | Neutral | SINGAPORE Crude oil futures surged on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach a deal soon to end their oil price war and Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a solution to oil markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-jumps-as-trump-talks-up-truce-hopes-for-saudi-russia-price-war-idUSKBN21J6ZR | 2020-04-02 |
| At the current price many U.S. oil exploring energy companies wont be able to make a profit and drilling activities might fall in North CMC Markets analyst Margaret Yang said | Negative | SINGAPORE Crude oil futures surged on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach a deal soon to end their oil price war and Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a solution to oil markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-jumps-as-trump-talks-up-truce-hopes-for-saudi-russia-price-war-idUSKBN21J6ZR | 2020-04-02 |
| DUBAI Saudi Arabias crude supply rose on Wednesday to a record of more than 12 million barrels per day two industry sources said despite a plunge in demand triggered by the coronavirus outbreak and U.S. pressure on the kingdom to stop flooding the market | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabias crude supply rose on Wednesday to a record of more than 12 million barrels per day two industry sources said despite a plunge in demand triggered by the coronavirus outbreak and U.S. pressure on the kingdom to stop flooding the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi/saudi-oil-supply-hits-record-high-despite-u-s-pressure-sources-idUSKBN21J5TE | 2020-04-02 |
| U.S. lawmakers have taken a tough approach raising the prospect of legislative action if Riyadh does not reduce oil output voluntarily | Positive | DUBAI Saudi Arabias crude supply rose on Wednesday to a record of more than 12 million barrels per day two industry sources said despite a plunge in demand triggered by the coronavirus outbreak and U.S. pressure on the kingdom to stop flooding the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi/saudi-oil-supply-hits-record-high-despite-u-s-pressure-sources-idUSKBN21J5TE | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran or its proxies planned a sneak attack on U.S. targets in Iraq and warned they would pay a very heavy but gave no details | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran or its proxies planned a sneak attack on U.S. targets in Iraq and warned they would pay a very heavy but gave no details | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump/trump-warns-iran-against-possible-sneak-attack-on-u-s-in-iraq-idUSKBN21J6FJ | 2020-04-02 |
| U.S.Iranian relations have been bitter since the Islamic Revolution toppled the U.S.backed shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in 1979 and ushered in an era of theocratic rule | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran or its proxies planned a sneak attack on U.S. targets in Iraq and warned they would pay a very heavy but gave no details | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump/trump-warns-iran-against-possible-sneak-attack-on-u-s-in-iraq-idUSKBN21J6FJ | 2020-04-02 |
| The Trump administrations concern one person said is that a lot of U.S. allies are not as worried about Chinas civilian and military fusion | Negative | NEW The Trump administration is tightening rules to prevent China from obtaining advanced U.S. technology for commercial purposes and then diverting it to military use several sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-technology-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-officials-agree-on-new-ways-to-control-high-tech-exports-to-china-sources-idUSKBN21K007 | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. congressman is calling on the State Department to urge China to investigate the disappearance of three Chinese citizen journalists who sought to expose the impact of the coronavirus on the Chinese city of Wuhan | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. congressman is calling on the State Department to urge China to investigate the disappearance of three Chinese citizen journalists who sought to expose the impact of the coronavirus on the Chinese city of Wuhan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/u-s-lawmaker-seeks-inquiry-into-disappearance-of-chinese-journalists-idUSKBN21J6XQ | 2020-04-02 |
| SINGAPORE China has increased U.S. crude purchases with some buyers snapping up cargoes at the widest discounts ever as sellers seek to offload excess supplies in Asia six trade sources said on Wednesday | Positive | SINGAPORE China has increased U.S. crude purchases with some buyers snapping up cargoes at the widest discounts ever as sellers seek to offload excess supplies in Asia six trade sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-china/chinese-buyers-snap-up-u-s-oil-purchases-at-widest-discounts-ever-idUSKBN21J4UO | 2020-04-02 |
| U.S. crude is mired in deep discount as producers forced to clear pipelines stuck with unsold oil are now flooding the U.S. gulf coast with cheap crude | Negative | SINGAPORE China has increased U.S. crude purchases with some buyers snapping up cargoes at the widest discounts ever as sellers seek to offload excess supplies in Asia six trade sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-china/chinese-buyers-snap-up-u-s-oil-purchases-at-widest-discounts-ever-idUSKBN21J4UO | 2020-04-02 |
| Strong demand to ship out excess U.S. crude to China has also caused freight rates to surge with costs jumping to per barrel two of the sources said | Positive | SINGAPORE China has increased U.S. crude purchases with some buyers snapping up cargoes at the widest discounts ever as sellers seek to offload excess supplies in Asia six trade sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-china/chinese-buyers-snap-up-u-s-oil-purchases-at-widest-discounts-ever-idUSKBN21J4UO | 2020-04-02 |
| The buyout plan comes three weeks after the U.S. planemaker said it would freeze hiring and overtime pay except in certain critical areas to preserve cash | Negative | Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun is expected to detail a voluntary layoff plan in a memo to employees as early as Thursday the second person said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-to-offer-voluntary-layoffs-to-employees-to-tide-over-coronavirus-fallout-sources-idUSKBN21K0DK | 2020-04-02 |
| Bonds jumped and the yield on safehaven 10year U.S. Treasuries which falls when prices rise fell as far as 0 | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian share markets were pinned down on Thursday haunted by the rising U.S. coronavirus death toll and with investors braced for more signs of economic pain in the worlds largest economy ahead of another likely record week of jobless claims | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-virus-fears-deepen-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-idUSKBN21J74A | 2020-04-02 |
| U.S. labour market data will likely provide the next test of market sentiment and of the pain in the real economy | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian share markets were pinned down on Thursday haunted by the rising U.S. coronavirus death toll and with investors braced for more signs of economic pain in the worlds largest economy ahead of another likely record week of jobless claims | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-virus-fears-deepen-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-idUSKBN21J74A | 2020-04-02 |
| 20 per barrel and U.S. crude was higher at | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asian share markets were pinned down on Thursday haunted by the rising U.S. coronavirus death toll and with investors braced for more signs of economic pain in the worlds largest economy ahead of another likely record week of jobless claims | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-virus-fears-deepen-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-idUSKBN21J74A | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON Top U.S. banks have threatened to give the federal governments smallbusiness rescue program a miss on concerns about taking on too much financial and legal risk five people with direct knowledge of industry discussions told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON Top U.S. banks have threatened to give the federal governments smallbusiness rescue program a miss on concerns about taking on too much financial and legal risk five people with direct knowledge of industry discussions told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stimulus-banks-exc/exclusive-top-u-s-banks-may-shun-small-business-rescue-plan-on-liability-worries-sources-idUSKBN21K075 | 2020-04-02 |
| U.S. rival GrubHub Inc said last month it will temporarily suspend collecting commission fees of up to million from independent U.S. restaurants hit by the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | Berlinbased Delivery Hero runs platforms for food delivery in 44 countries in Europe the Middle East Latin America and Asia working with over 500000 restaurants | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-delivery-hero-restaurants/delivery-hero-takes-steps-to-support-struggling-restaurants-idUSKBN21K0GO | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it was temporarily easing its leverage rules for large banks by exempting certain investments from a key leverage calculation part of the effort to combat the economic slowdown inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it was temporarily easing its leverage rules for large banks by exempting certain investments from a key leverage calculation part of the effort to combat the economic slowdown inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-banks/federal-reserve-temporarily-eases-some-bank-leverage-requirements-idUSKBN21J6VN | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it had filed a complaint aimed at forcing Marlboro maker Altria Group to sell its investment in ecigarette maker Juul Labs Inc | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it had filed a complaint aimed at forcing Marlboro maker Altria Group to sell its investment in ecigarette maker Juul Labs Inc | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-juul-m-a-altria/u-s-sues-to-force-altria-to-unwind-investment-in-juul-idUSKBN21J718 | 2020-04-02 |
| In October Altria had acknowledged that U.S. antitrust enforcers were also looking into allegations that it had potentially exerted influence over Juul before winning approval for the big share buy | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it had filed a complaint aimed at forcing Marlboro maker Altria Group to sell its investment in ecigarette maker Juul Labs Inc | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-juul-m-a-altria/u-s-sues-to-force-altria-to-unwind-investment-in-juul-idUSKBN21J718 | 2020-04-02 |
| The global market for insurance in London the U.S. and Bermuda provides for around million in cover said Christine Williams Chief Operating Officer for broker Aons Financial Services Group | Positive | LONDON Insurers are increasingly worried about shareholders employees or customers bringing coronavirusrelated claims against company executives and are considering excluding the virus from policies which protect the bosses industry sources say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-director/insurers-fret-as-company-bosses-face-coronavirus-legal-claims-idUSKBN21J60R | 2020-04-02 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department has hired Wall Street bankers and lawyers to advise on providing tens of billions of dollars in aid to the airline cargo and defense sectors people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | Positive | The U.S. Treasury Department has hired Wall Street bankers and lawyers to advise on providing tens of billions of dollars in aid to the airline cargo and defense sectors people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-treasury-taps-wall-street-firms-for-aid-advice-sources-idUSKBN21K01P | 2020-04-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump signed the largest federal stimulus package in history into law on March 27 to help cope with the economic downturn inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic and shore up medical providers on the front lines of the outbreak | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump signed the largest federal stimulus package in history into law on March 27 to help cope with the economic downturn inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic and shore up medical providers on the front lines of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bill-contents/whats-in-the-2-3-trillion-u-s-coronavirus-rescue-package-idUSKBN21E328 | 2020-04-02 |
| The seasonally adjusted annualized rate for U.S. cars and light trucks sales was estimated at 11 | Neutral | Light vehicle sales in the United States fell nearly in March compared with a month earlier data released by an automotive research group showed on Wednesday as the coronavirus outbreak intensified and shuttered dealerships across much of the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-autos/u-s-light-vehicle-sales-in-march-fall-27-on-month-as-virus-outbreak-intensifies-idUSKBN21K03L | 2020-04-02 |
| The new policy means the U.S. vehicle fleet will be required to average 40 | Neutral | WASHINGTON Just two months after taking office President Donald Trump in March 2017 traveled to Michigan to announce that he would undo ambitious vehicle emissions standards mandated under his predecessor Barack Obama portraying the reversal as a boost to the U.S. auto industry centered in the Midwestern state | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-emissions-analysis/challengers-rev-their-engines-to-fight-trumps-auto-emissions-weakening-idUSKBN21J6TS | 2020-04-02 |
| BOSTON A handful of U.S. bond funds with heavy exposure to energy debt managed to beat their benchmark in March by avoiding the most calamitous corners of an industry waylaid by a crash in prices that dragged crude to 18year lows | Negative | BOSTON A handful of U.S. bond funds with heavy exposure to energy debt managed to beat their benchmark in March by avoiding the most calamitous corners of an industry waylaid by a crash in prices that dragged crude to 18year lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil-funds-bonds/best-of-the-worst-some-u-s-bond-funds-escape-full-trauma-of-energy-meltdown-idUSKBN21K0G8 | 2020-04-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump warned Americans of a two weeks ahead with signs the U.S. death toll could stretch into the hundreds of thousands even with strict social distancing measures | Negative | European shares tumbled on Wednesday in their first trading session of the quarter with growing evidence of the economic damage from the still rapidly spreading coronavirus fanning fears of a deep global recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-results/european-shares-slide-as-more-coronavirus-damage-revealed-idUSKBN21J4EO | 2020-04-02 |
| More U.S. states are ordering residents to stay at home to slow the virus spread pointing to a prolonged slowdown | Negative | TOKYO April 2 Japanese stocks fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday as investors were spooked by comments that the Asian country was on the verge of a coronavirus crisis and by a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump of a two weeks ahead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-fall-on-coronavirus-warnings-at-home-abroad-idUSL4N2BP56L | 2020-04-02 |
| Weighing further on sentiment was data showing U.S. manufacturing activity hit its weakest in 11 years last month revealing the full extent to which the pandemic was damaging global growth | Negative | TOKYO April 2 Japanese stocks fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday as investors were spooked by comments that the Asian country was on the verge of a coronavirus crisis and by a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump of a two weeks ahead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-fall-on-coronavirus-warnings-at-home-abroad-idUSL4N2BP56L | 2020-04-02 |
| YORK April 2 Asian equities fell for a second session on Thursday after a dire warning about the U.S. coronavirus death toll had investors looking to the safety of dollars and bonds and bracing for more bad news from U.S. jobless figures | Negative | Trump warns of days ahead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-slip-as-trump-warns-of-horrors-to-come-idUSL4N2BQ0CZ | 2020-04-02 |
| Shelter was sought in the bond market with the yield on benchmark 10year U.S. Treasuries which falls when prices rise dropping to 0 | Negative | Trump warns of days ahead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-slip-as-trump-warns-of-horrors-to-come-idUSL4N2BQ0CZ | 2020-04-02 |
| 78 per barrel and U.S. crude was higher at | Neutral | Trump warns of days ahead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-slip-as-trump-warns-of-horrors-to-come-idUSL4N2BQ0CZ | 2020-04-02 |
| As weve seen yesterday a deterioration in the U.S. economic outlook is likely to lead to strength in the yen against the U.S. said Shinichiro Kadota senior strategist at Barclays | Negative | Dollar broadly supported as investors want liquid currency | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-supported-as-investors-seek-safety-in-liquidity-idUSL4N2BQ03C | 2020-04-02 |
| YORK April 2 Asian equity markets and crude oil looked set for further losses on Thursday after a dire warning about the U.S. coronavirus death toll and mounting evidence the fastspreading disease has sent the world economy hurtling into a deep recession | Negative | Wall Street closes down more than | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-slip-as-global-recession-looms-idUSL1N2BP2MZ | 2020-04-02 |
| Flight cancellations to U.S. destinations would hammer an already reeling airline industry and add to an overall slowdown in business that will curb corporate earnings | Negative | Wall Street closes down more than | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-slip-as-global-recession-looms-idUSL1N2BP2MZ | 2020-04-02 |
| Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren said social distancing efforts meant to contain the coronavirus outbreak have the U.S. economy and could lead the unemployment rate to rise dramatically | Negative | Wall Street closes down more than | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-slip-as-global-recession-looms-idUSL1N2BP2MZ | 2020-04-02 |
| Traders jumped toward the perceived safety of government bonds on the economic outlook pushing the yield on the benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury note down to 0 | Neutral | Wall Street closes down more than | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-slip-as-global-recession-looms-idUSL1N2BP2MZ | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she wants to virusproof the November election by including funding to boost voting by mail in the next pandemic response plan being put together by Democrats in the House of Representatives | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she wants to virusproof the November election by including funding to boost voting by mail in the next pandemic response plan being put together by Democrats in the House of Representatives | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/pelosi-wants-vote-by-mail-provisions-in-next-u-s-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21J6D0 | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON Senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would include billion for community health centers on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus outbreak as part of an infrastructure bill aimed at responding to the crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would include billion for community health centers on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus outbreak as part of an infrastructure bill aimed at responding to the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/house-democrats-propose-10-billion-for-health-centers-in-infrastructure-plan-idUSKBN21J660 | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged the U.S. Treasury on Wednesday not to hold up billion in cash grants approved by Congress last week to airlines for payroll costs | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged the U.S. Treasury on Wednesday not to hold up billion in cash grants approved by Congress last week to airlines for payroll costs | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/democrats-urge-u-s-treasury-not-to-delay-25-billion-in-grants-to-airlines-idUSKBN21J6G6 | 2020-04-02 |
| Major aviation unions and some airline officials are concerned the U.S. Treasury will demand too much in warrants or equity as a condition of the grants for airline payroll costs | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged the U.S. Treasury on Wednesday not to hold up billion in cash grants approved by Congress last week to airlines for payroll costs | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/democrats-urge-u-s-treasury-not-to-delay-25-billion-in-grants-to-airlines-idUSKBN21J6G6 | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON Two U.S. senators joined a growing call on Wednesday for Americans to cover their mouths and noses when they venture outside as health officials consider recommending that everyone in the country don face masks to limit the spread of the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON Two U.S. senators joined a growing call on Wednesday for Americans to cover their mouths and noses when they venture outside as health officials consider recommending that everyone in the country don face masks to limit the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-masks/u-s-senators-join-calls-for-americans-to-don-masks-to-slow-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN21J6HS | 2020-04-02 |
| U.S. health officials said on Tuesday they were discussing whether to recommend the general public wear masks with the highly contagious COVID19 respiratory illness spreading rapidly across the country | Neutral | WASHINGTON Two U.S. senators joined a growing call on Wednesday for Americans to cover their mouths and noses when they venture outside as health officials consider recommending that everyone in the country don face masks to limit the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-masks/u-s-senators-join-calls-for-americans-to-don-masks-to-slow-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN21J6HS | 2020-04-02 |
| Reuters reported in February that the U.S. Justice Department has reached out to app developers as part of its investigation into Apple | Neutral | WASHINGTON Tile Inc which helps users find lost items told a congressional panel on Wednesday that Apple failed to live up to promises aimed at resolving a dispute between the two companies and introduced requirements that would hurt their business | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-apple-tile/tile-says-apples-behavior-is-anticompetitive-and-has-gotten-worse-not-better-idUSKBN21J72V | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON April 1 A U.S. congressman is calling on the State Department to urge China to investigate the disappearance of three Chinese citizen journalists who sought to expose the impact of the coronavirus on the Chinese city of Wuhan | Negative | name in third paragraph to | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-china-usa/corrected-u-s-lawmaker-seeks-inquiry-into-disappearance-of-chinese-journalists-idUSL1N2BP1FT | 2020-04-02 |
| It has been able to fulfill about of U.S. demand as consumers seek ways to entertain their children at home | Positive | OAKLAND California As the coronavirus outbreak forced classes online Boston Public Schools ordered 20000 laptops and had them in hand in four days an unusually fast turnaround made possible by a buildup of inventory prompted by the U.S.China trade war | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-computers/tariff-pain-turns-to-gain-u-s-computer-toy-stockpiles-help-meet-virus-rush-idUSKBN21J4H4 | 2020-04-02 |
| NEW LOS ANGELES The U.S. government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities as healthcare systems were pushed to capacity and sometimes beyond by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW LOS ANGELES The U.S. government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities as healthcare systems were pushed to capacity and sometimes beyond by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-rushes-to-build-makeshift-hospitals-as-death-toll-rises-by-800-idUSKBN21I20E | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday it was not time to evacuate a U.S. aircraft carrier reeling from an outbreak of coronavirus adding that he had not read in detail a letter from the commander of the ship pleading for help | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday it was not time to evacuate a U.S. aircraft carrier reeling from an outbreak of coronavirus adding that he had not read in detail a letter from the commander of the ship pleading for help | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-esper/pentagon-says-coronavirus-outbreak-on-carrier-doesnt-warrant-evacuation-idUSKBN21I3MC | 2020-04-01 |
| SAN YORK U.S. hospitals and physician groups are beginning severe they from profitable procedures to focus on the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic | Negative | SAN YORK U.S. hospitals and physician groups are beginning severe they from profitable procedures to focus on the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hospitals/u-s-hospitals-halt-lucrative-procedures-amid-coronavirus-crisis-job-cuts-follow-idUSKBN21I388 | 2020-04-01 |
| The hospital like many in the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak has been inundated with patients with COVID19 the highly contagious sometimes deadly respiratory illness caused by the virus | Negative | SAN YORK U.S. hospitals and physician groups are beginning severe they from profitable procedures to focus on the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hospitals/u-s-hospitals-halt-lucrative-procedures-amid-coronavirus-crisis-job-cuts-follow-idUSKBN21I388 | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump warned Americans on Tuesday of a two weeks ahead in fighting the coronavirus with a mounting U.S. death toll that could stretch into the hundreds of thousands even with strict social distancing measures | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump warned Americans on Tuesday of a two weeks ahead in fighting the coronavirus with a mounting U.S. death toll that could stretch into the hundreds of thousands even with strict social distancing measures | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-warns-americans-of-a-tough-two-weeks-ahead-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN21I3HK | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republican lawmakers signaled caution on Tuesday over Democratic plans to prepare another large spending bill to battle the coronavirus crisis even as President Donald Trump called for trillion in spending this time on infrastructure | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican lawmakers signaled caution on Tuesday over Democratic plans to prepare another large spending bill to battle the coronavirus crisis even as President Donald Trump called for trillion in spending this time on infrastructure | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/with-republicans-wary-of-more-coronavirus-spending-trump-urges-infrastructure-plan-idUSKBN21I1X8 | 2020-04-01 |
| As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the U.S. economy and transforms Americans daily lives the start of April brings a moment of reckoning for rent checks are due | Negative | NEW YORK New York hair stylist Vanessa Karim has not worked since March 21 when the state closed all salons to slow the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-rent/from-bartering-to-begging-for-relief-struggling-americans-confront-april-rent-idUSKBN21I34J | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON The Pentagon will send roughly 500 troops to the U.S.Mexico border to assist federal border agents amid the coronavirus pandemic three U.S. officials told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The Pentagon will send roughly 500 troops to the U.S.Mexico border to assist federal border agents amid the coronavirus pandemic three U.S. officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/u-s-will-add-500-troops-at-mexico-border-during-coronavirus-pandemic-officials-idUSKBN21I3A4 | 2020-04-01 |
| The move came as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump shelved a plan to send troops to the border with Canada U.S. officials told Reuters | Positive | WASHINGTON The Pentagon will send roughly 500 troops to the U.S.Mexico border to assist federal border agents amid the coronavirus pandemic three U.S. officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/u-s-will-add-500-troops-at-mexico-border-during-coronavirus-pandemic-officials-idUSKBN21I3A4 | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce limits at least temporarily on the ability of women to obtain abortions as part of the states policy requiring the postponement of nonurgent medical procedures during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce limits at least temporarily on the ability of women to obtain abortions as part of the states policy requiring the postponement of nonurgent medical procedures during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-abortion/u-s-appeals-court-allows-texas-abortion-curbs-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN21I33T | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. health officials said on Tuesday they are discussing whether to recommend the general public wear face masks as a way to prevent transmission of the new coronavirus but that it was too soon to take that step | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. health officials said on Tuesday they are discussing whether to recommend the general public wear face masks as a way to prevent transmission of the new coronavirus but that it was too soon to take that step | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-masks/u-s-health-officials-consider-face-masks-for-americans-to-slow-coronavirus-but-not-there-yet-idUSKBN21I2R5 | 2020-04-01 |
| Connecticuts governor on Tuesday said the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile of medical supplies was now empty and the state was on its trying to secure ventilators and masks to fight the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Connecticuts governor on Tuesday said the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile of medical supplies was now empty and the state was on its trying to secure ventilators and masks to fight the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stockpile/on-our-own-now-u-s-strategic-stockpile-empty-of-medical-supplies-idUSKBN21I3FE | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday completed a rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards adopted under his predecessor Barack Obama and will require 1 | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday completed a rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards adopted under his predecessor Barack Obama and will require 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-emissions/trump-finalizes-rollback-of-obama-era-vehicle-fuel-efficiency-standards-idUSKBN21I25S | 2020-04-01 |
| James Owens acting head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the plan strikes the right balance between environmental considerations health and safety considerations and economic considerations | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday completed a rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards adopted under his predecessor Barack Obama and will require 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-emissions/trump-finalizes-rollback-of-obama-era-vehicle-fuel-efficiency-standards-idUSKBN21I25S | 2020-04-01 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed the first U.S. state law that sharply curbs law enforcements use of facial recognition technology while civil rights activists said the measure did not go far enough to protect marginalized groups | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed the first U.S. state law that sharply curbs law enforcements use of facial recognition technology while civil rights activists said the measure did not go far enough to protect marginalized groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-washington-tech/washington-state-signs-facial-recognition-curbs-into-law-critics-want-ban-idUSKBN21I3AS | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON Nine Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the chief executives of 11 major airlines to issue full cash refunds to customers canceling flights during the coronavirus pandemic after Congress approved a massive rescue package for the hardhit industry | Negative | WASHINGTON Nine Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the chief executives of 11 major airlines to issue full cash refunds to customers canceling flights during the coronavirus pandemic after Congress approved a massive rescue package for the hardhit industry | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/senators-urge-u-s-airlines-to-issue-ticket-refunds-after-bailout-idUSKBN21I2UU | 2020-04-01 |
| Most U.S. airlines are temporarily waiving coronavirusrelated change and cancellation fees but are not issuing cash refunds | Negative | WASHINGTON Nine Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the chief executives of 11 major airlines to issue full cash refunds to customers canceling flights during the coronavirus pandemic after Congress approved a massive rescue package for the hardhit industry | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/senators-urge-u-s-airlines-to-issue-ticket-refunds-after-bailout-idUSKBN21I2UU | 2020-04-01 |
| Other U.S. carriers have said they are cutting or more of their flights including American United Delta and Alaska Airlines | Negative | WASHINGTON Nine Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the chief executives of 11 major airlines to issue full cash refunds to customers canceling flights during the coronavirus pandemic after Congress approved a massive rescue package for the hardhit industry | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/senators-urge-u-s-airlines-to-issue-ticket-refunds-after-bailout-idUSKBN21I2UU | 2020-04-01 |
| At the time of the trip Mexico was not under a U.S. federal travel advisory but had advised against nonessential travel | Negative | MEXICO CITY Twentyeight students who returned to Texas after spring break at Mexicos Cabo San Lucas beach resort have tested positive for coronavirus although Mexican officials pushed back against the suggestion that they picked up the virus at the tourist spot | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-springbreak/texan-spring-break-group-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-after-mexico-beach-trip-idUSKBN21I38X | 2020-04-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and his top healthcare advisers urged Americans to follow strict social distancing measures ahead of a tough two that could lead to at least 100000 deaths from the coronavirus in the United States | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump and his top healthcare advisers urged Americans to follow strict social distancing measures ahead of a tough two that could lead to at least 100000 deaths from the coronavirus in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21J4BS | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON Two locally employed staff at U.S. foreign missions one in Indonesia and one in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died of the coronavirus the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday its first pandemicrelated losses among staff | Negative | WASHINGTON Two locally employed staff at U.S. foreign missions one in Indonesia and one in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died of the coronavirus the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday its first pandemicrelated losses among staff | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-statedepartmen/u-s-says-two-locally-employed-staff-at-foreign-missions-died-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN21J3UA | 2020-04-01 |
| Confirmed U.S. cases have surged to 187000 and nearly 3900 people have already died there from COVID19 the illness caused by the coronavirus | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian military transport plane took off from an airfield outside Moscow early on Wednesday and headed for the United States with a load of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight coronavirus Russian state TV reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russian-plane-takes-off-for-u-s-with-coronavirus-help-onboard-state-tv-idUSKBN21I37W | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette spoke with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak about the slump in global oil markets on Tuesday and they agreed to hold future discussions involving other major world oil producers and consumers the U.S. Energy Department said in a release | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette spoke with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak about the slump in global oil markets on Tuesday and they agreed to hold future discussions involving other major world oil producers and consumers the U.S. Energy Department said in a release | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-usa-russia/u-s-russia-energy-officials-had-productive-talks-about-oil-market-plunge-idUSKBN21J3RM | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON Top U.S. officials have for now put aside a proposal for an alliance with Saudi Arabia to manage the global oil market according to three sources with knowledge of the matter an idea one of them said came from White House national security advisers | Positive | WASHINGTON Top U.S. officials have for now put aside a proposal for an alliance with Saudi Arabia to manage the global oil market according to three sources with knowledge of the matter an idea one of them said came from White House national security advisers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-saudi/u-s-saudi-oil-alliance-idea-born-at-white-house-put-on-back-burner-for-now-idUSKBN21I31E | 2020-04-01 |
| A bill introduced this month by Republican Senators Dan Sullivan and Kevin Cramer would remove U.S. troops from the kingdom and relocate them | Neutral | WASHINGTON Top U.S. officials have for now put aside a proposal for an alliance with Saudi Arabia to manage the global oil market according to three sources with knowledge of the matter an idea one of them said came from White House national security advisers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-saudi/u-s-saudi-oil-alliance-idea-born-at-white-house-put-on-back-burner-for-now-idUSKBN21I31E | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would join Saudi Arabia and Russia if need be for talks about the sharp fall in oil prices resulting from a price war between the two countries | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would join Saudi Arabia and Russia if need be for talks about the sharp fall in oil prices resulting from a price war between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-trump-talks/trump-says-he-may-join-saudi-russia-in-talks-on-oil-prices-idUSKBN21I3MK | 2020-04-01 |
| However broader U.S. sanctions deter many firms from humanitarian trade with Iran one of the nations hardest hit by the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-could-rethink-iran-sanctions-in-light-of-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN21I33F | 2020-04-01 |
| Asked about such relief on March 20 Pompeo simply said U.S. sanctions do not apply to medical and other humanitarian goods | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-could-rethink-iran-sanctions-in-light-of-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN21I33F | 2020-04-01 |
| NEW YORK Crude oil benchmarks ended a volatile quarter with their biggest losses in history as both U.S. and Brent futures were hammered throughout March on the global economic freeze due to the coronavirus pandemic and the eruption of a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia | Negative | NEW YORK Crude oil benchmarks ended a volatile quarter with their biggest losses in history as both U.S. and Brent futures were hammered throughout March on the global economic freeze due to the coronavirus pandemic and the eruption of a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-ends-march-with-biggest-monthly-and-quarterly-losses-ever-idUSKBN21I03I | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Tuesday won a ruling from a U.S. administrative court that could help it fend off competition from Eli Lilly and Co in the market for migraine drugs | Positive | WASHINGTON Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Tuesday won a ruling from a U.S. administrative court that could help it fend off competition from Eli Lilly and Co in the market for migraine drugs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-teva-lilly-patent/u-s-court-rules-for-teva-in-migraine-patent-dispute-with-eli-lilly-idUSKBN21I2WV | 2020-04-01 |
| NEW YORK Turkeys stateowned Halkbank on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in a federal court in Manhattan that it helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions in a case that has strained relations between the United States and Turkey | Negative | NEW YORK Turkeys stateowned Halkbank on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in a federal court in Manhattan that it helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions in a case that has strained relations between the United States and Turkey | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-turkey-halkbank/turkeys-halkbank-pleads-not-guilty-to-u-s-criminal-charges-idUSKBN21I2EM | 2020-04-01 |
| U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp walked away from its billion hostile cashandstock bid for HP Inc on Tuesday after the coronavirus outbreak weighed on its campaign to take over the PC and printing equipment manufacturer | Negative | U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp walked away from its billion hostile cashandstock bid for HP Inc on Tuesday after the coronavirus outbreak weighed on its campaign to take over the PC and printing equipment manufacturer | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hp-m-a-xerox-hlngs/xerox-abandons-35-billion-hostile-bid-for-hp-idUSKBN21I3C0 | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON March 31 A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday temporarily allowed Texas to enforce limits on the ability of women to obtain abortions in the state as part of the states emergency response to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON March 31 A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday temporarily allowed Texas to enforce limits on the ability of women to obtain abortions in the state as part of the states emergency response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-usa-abortion/u-s-appeals-court-lifts-block-on-texas-abortion-order-idUSL1N2BO1O3 | 2020-04-01 |
| Byron Allens Allen Media group so far owns 15 stations in smaller U.S. markets while TBN runs on 32 networks in more than 175 countries | Positive | If you create arbitrary barriers you have the result we saw on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tegna-standardgeneral/standard-general-calls-on-tegna-to-open-books-to-remaining-bidders-idUSKBN21J3QF | 2020-04-01 |
| The acquisition comes at a time when many of the U.S. companies scale back operations due to the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | The acquisition comes at a time when many of the U.S. companies scale back operations due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-palo-alto-cloudgenix/palo-alto-to-buy-cloud-services-firm-for-420-million-idUSKBN21I279 | 2020-04-01 |
| SEOUL South Korea on Tuesday criticized the U.S. militarys decision to place thousands of Korean workers on unpaid leave this week after the two allies failed to sign a new costsharing agreement | Negative | SEOUL South Korea on Tuesday criticized the U.S. militarys decision to place thousands of Korean workers on unpaid leave this week after the two allies failed to sign a new costsharing agreement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/thousands-go-on-unpaid-leave-as-us-south-korea-fail-to-agree-on-military-costs-idUSKBN21I1L7 | 2020-04-01 |
| We urge the U.S. to take measures to ensure the workers subject to the furlough scheme can swiftly return to work | Neutral | SEOUL South Korea on Tuesday criticized the U.S. militarys decision to place thousands of Korean workers on unpaid leave this week after the two allies failed to sign a new costsharing agreement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/thousands-go-on-unpaid-leave-as-us-south-korea-fail-to-agree-on-military-costs-idUSKBN21I1L7 | 2020-04-01 |
| U.S. officials have previously said that a separate deal to address the workers would have undermined efforts to reach an overall agreement | Positive | SEOUL South Korea on Tuesday criticized the U.S. militarys decision to place thousands of Korean workers on unpaid leave this week after the two allies failed to sign a new costsharing agreement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/thousands-go-on-unpaid-leave-as-us-south-korea-fail-to-agree-on-military-costs-idUSKBN21I1L7 | 2020-04-01 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday the secondquarter U.S. economic decline would be much greater than it had previously forecast and unemployment would be higher citing anecdotal evidence and skyhigh jobless claims resulting from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday the secondquarter U.S. economic decline would be much greater than it had previously forecast and unemployment would be higher citing anecdotal evidence and skyhigh jobless claims resulting from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-goldman/goldman-sachs-slashes-u-s-gdp-estimate-further-idUSKBN21I235 | 2020-04-01 |
| 3M Co expects to ramp up U.S. monthly production of N95 respirator masks to 50 million in June the industrial giant said on Tuesday as demand surges from healthcare professionals and first responders battling the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | 3M Co expects to ramp up U.S. monthly production of N95 respirator masks to 50 million in June the industrial giant said on Tuesday as demand surges from healthcare professionals and first responders battling the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-3m/3m-to-boost-u-s-production-of-respirator-masks-to-50-million-as-demand-soars-idUSKBN21I3IG | 2020-04-01 |
| U.S. companies are rushing to manufacture ventilators and masks as the outbreak spreads | Negative | 3M Co expects to ramp up U.S. monthly production of N95 respirator masks to 50 million in June the industrial giant said on Tuesday as demand surges from healthcare professionals and first responders battling the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-3m/3m-to-boost-u-s-production-of-respirator-masks-to-50-million-as-demand-soars-idUSKBN21I3IG | 2020-04-01 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve has been buying U.S. bonds at an unprecedented pace and has started programmes to support credit markets including commercial paper corporate bonds and assetbacked securities | Positive | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-risk-currencies-ease-yen-firms-as-investors-brace-for-global-downturn-idUSL4N2BP0AW | 2020-04-01 |
| The benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury note rose in price to yield 0 | Neutral | 500 futures slide in Asia Nikkei also falls | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-under-pressure-after-biggest-quarterly-drop-since-2008-idUSL1N2BO31R | 2020-04-01 |
| The U.S. benchmark 500 is set for its worst first quarter since 1938 | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-give-up-gains-on-pace-for-worst-quarter-since-2008-idUSL1N2BO1IM | 2020-04-01 |
| Government bond yields dipped slightly with U.S. benchmark 10year notes down in price to yield 0 | Neutral | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-give-up-gains-on-pace-for-worst-quarter-since-2008-idUSL1N2BO1IM | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she does not plan to be tested for coronavirus despite her proximity to the latest lawmaker diagnosed with the illness | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she does not plan to be tested for coronavirus despite her proximity to the latest lawmaker diagnosed with the illness | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pelosi-test/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-will-not-take-coronavirus-test-idUSKBN21I1YB | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to do more to implement widespread testing for the coronavirus and deliver critical supplies to combat the outbreak saying there needed to be a more coordinated response | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to do more to implement widespread testing for the coronavirus and deliver critical supplies to combat the outbreak saying there needed to be a more coordinated response | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-urges-stronger-u-s-federal-response-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21I1TY | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. Congress should pass a trillion spending plan to update the countrys roads bridges and other infrastructure calling for it to be included in the next bill lawmakers are currently drafting to respond to the coronavirus crisis which they refer to as Phase 4 | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. Congress should pass a trillion spending plan to update the countrys roads bridges and other infrastructure calling for it to be included in the next bill lawmakers are currently drafting to respond to the coronavirus crisis which they refer to as Phase 4 | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-infrastructure/trump-calls-for-2-trillion-infrastructure-bill-to-help-economy-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21I2F3 | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump spoke with the biggest U.S. internet and mobile phone providers on Tuesday to talk about how the networks are holding up as tens of millions of Americans work from home | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump spoke with the biggest U.S. internet and mobile phone providers on Tuesday to talk about how the networks are holding up as tens of millions of Americans work from home | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-internet/trump-holds-call-with-u-s-internet-mobile-phone-providers-idUSKBN21I2Z2 | 2020-04-01 |
| The Federal Communications Commission has said U.S. networks are performing well and has granted temporary access to additional spectrum blocks to help providers manage traffic | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump spoke with the biggest U.S. internet and mobile phone providers on Tuesday to talk about how the networks are holding up as tens of millions of Americans work from home | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-internet/trump-holds-call-with-u-s-internet-mobile-phone-providers-idUSKBN21I2Z2 | 2020-04-01 |
| New York hardest hit of the U.S. states had recorded at least 1550 deaths as of Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK New York Citys landmark Empire State Building has launched a nightly light show featuring red and white flashes symbolic of an ambulance beacon to honor emergency workers and comfort those staying at home because of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-empire-state/new-yorks-empire-state-building-lights-up-in-tribute-to-emergency-workers-idUSKBN21I317 | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON March 31 President Donald Trump is holding a call with seven of the biggest U.S. internet and mobile phone providers on Tuesday to talk about how the networks are holding up as tens of millions of Americans work from home | Positive | WASHINGTON March 31 President Donald Trump is holding a call with seven of the biggest U.S. internet and mobile phone providers on Tuesday to talk about how the networks are holding up as tens of millions of Americans work from home | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-internet/trump-to-hold-call-with-u-s-internet-mobile-phone-providers-idUSL1N2BO1JP | 2020-04-01 |
| NEW DELHI March 31 Big U.S. tech firms such as Google and Facebook plan to seek deferment of a new Indian digital tax which has caught them offguard as businesses battle the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic three industry sources told Reuters | Negative | Sudden announcement of new digital tax spooks firms | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/india-tax-digital/update-1-tech-giants-such-as-google-facebook-seek-to-defer-indian-digital-tax-sources-idUSL4N2BO42W | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON An emergency stockpile of medical equipment maintained by the U.S. government has nearly run out of protective gear that could be useful to combat the coronavirus pandemic according to two officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security | Negative | WASHINGTON An emergency stockpile of medical equipment maintained by the U.S. government has nearly run out of protective gear that could be useful to combat the coronavirus pandemic according to two officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stockpile/u-s-emergency-medical-stockpile-nearly-out-of-protective-gear-as-demand-rises-officials-idUSKBN21J3TJ | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that federal social distancing guidelines might be toughened and travel restrictions with China and Europe would stay in place as he urged Americans to help fight the coronavirus with tough measures through April | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that federal social distancing guidelines might be toughened and travel restrictions with China and Europe would stay in place as he urged Americans to help fight the coronavirus with tough measures through April | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-guidelines-may-get-tougher-1-million-americans-tested-idUSKBN21H3E8 | 2020-03-31 |
| In Ohio the abortion clinics told U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett in Cincinnati that they feared being immediately shut down and prosecuted if they did not stop providing surgical abortions | Negative | Federal judges on Monday blocked officials in Texas Ohio and Alabama from banning most abortions in those states as part of their orders to postpone surgeries and other procedures deemed not medically necessary during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-abortion/u-s-judges-stop-texas-ohio-alabama-from-curbing-abortions-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21H3B1 | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON The first U.S. military service member has died from the coronavirus the Pentagon said on Monday as it reported another spike in the number of infected troops | Negative | WASHINGTON The first U.S. military service member has died from the coronavirus the Pentagon said on Monday as it reported another spike in the number of infected troops | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/first-u-s-military-service-member-dies-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN21I01Z | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON Lowcost U.S. carrier Spirit Airlines Inc said on Monday it will cancel all flights to and from New York Connecticut and New Jersey after U.S. officials warned against travel to the area because of the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Lowcost U.S. carrier Spirit Airlines Inc said on Monday it will cancel all flights to and from New York Connecticut and New Jersey after U.S. officials warned against travel to the area because of the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spirit/spirit-cancels-new-york-connecticut-new-jersey-flights-after-cdc-warning-idUSKBN21H3H9 | 2020-03-31 |
| Chris Widmaier spokesman for the U.S. Tennis Association which owns the tennis center told Reuters that the conversion of an indoor tennis facility on the venue would begin Tuesday | Positive | NEW YORK A portion of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is set to transform into a 350bed temporary hospital on Tuesday the USTA said as the coronavirus outbreak strains resources in New York City which as been dramatically affected by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tennis-usa/u-s-open-venue-to-host-350-bed-temporary-hospital-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21I04I | 2020-03-31 |
| The first U.S. military service member has died from the coronavirus the Pentagon said on Monday as it reported another sharp hike in the number of infected troops | Negative | Countries affected by the novel coronavirus entered another week of strict quarantine and several nations introduced new economic stimulus to aid citizens and companies hit by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21I0LK | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON At least six members of the U.S. Congress have announced that they have contracted the novel coronavirus and more than 30 others are or were selfquarantining in hopes of limiting the spread of the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON At least six members of the U.S. Congress have announced that they have contracted the novel coronavirus and more than 30 others are or were selfquarantining in hopes of limiting the spread of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/six-members-of-u-s-congress-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E3FC | 2020-03-31 |
| U.S. state and local officials are doing their own calculus | Neutral | SAN Hollstadt Consulting CEO Molly Jungbauer has had to let go 30 of the 150 employees at her St | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen-analysi/the-u-s-weighs-the-grim-math-of-death-vs-the-economy-idUSKBN21H1B4 | 2020-03-31 |
| MEXICO CITY The Mexican Automotive Industry Association on Monday urged the government to keep goods flowing across the U.S.Mexico border despite the coronavirus outbreak in a bid to help automakers weather the crisis | Positive | MEXICO CITY The Mexican Automotive Industry Association on Monday urged the government to keep goods flowing across the U.S.Mexico border despite the coronavirus outbreak in a bid to help automakers weather the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-autos/mexico-auto-lobby-urges-government-to-keep-border-open-for-business-idUSKBN21H36G | 2020-03-31 |
| All said they could no longer make the crossing dealing another blow to businesses already suffering from shutdowns on the U.S. side of the border including vital industries like agriculture | Negative | JUAREZ Mexico The worlds busiest land border has fallen quiet as restrictions to contain the coronavirus prevent millions of Mexicans from making daily trips north including many who work in U.S. businesses | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-border/worlds-busiest-border-falls-quiet-with-millions-of-mexicans-barred-from-u-s-idUSKBN21I0MR | 2020-03-31 |
| According to the U.S. State Department Report of the Visa Office more than 4 million border cards have been issued since 2015 | Neutral | JUAREZ Mexico The worlds busiest land border has fallen quiet as restrictions to contain the coronavirus prevent millions of Mexicans from making daily trips north including many who work in U.S. businesses | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-border/worlds-busiest-border-falls-quiet-with-millions-of-mexicans-barred-from-u-s-idUSKBN21I0MR | 2020-03-31 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the measures would not disrupt critical supply chains | Positive | JUAREZ Mexico The worlds busiest land border has fallen quiet as restrictions to contain the coronavirus prevent millions of Mexicans from making daily trips north including many who work in U.S. businesses | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-border/worlds-busiest-border-falls-quiet-with-millions-of-mexicans-barred-from-u-s-idUSKBN21I0MR | 2020-03-31 |
| A manager at a San Diego hotel who refused to share his name because the company employs Mexicans without legal U.S. work permits said the measures decimated the establishments workforce | Negative | JUAREZ Mexico The worlds busiest land border has fallen quiet as restrictions to contain the coronavirus prevent millions of Mexicans from making daily trips north including many who work in U.S. businesses | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-border/worlds-busiest-border-falls-quiet-with-millions-of-mexicans-barred-from-u-s-idUSKBN21I0MR | 2020-03-31 |
| Avila is also worried about the effect on U.S. residents cared for by relatives who cross from Mexico and viceversa especially in the midst of a public health crisis | Negative | JUAREZ Mexico The worlds busiest land border has fallen quiet as restrictions to contain the coronavirus prevent millions of Mexicans from making daily trips north including many who work in U.S. businesses | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-border/worlds-busiest-border-falls-quiet-with-millions-of-mexicans-barred-from-u-s-idUSKBN21I0MR | 2020-03-31 |
| Officials of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters | Neutral | GUATEMALA CITY Migrants deported on Monday to Guatemala from the United States are being held in a temporary shelter at the main airport in the central American nation authorities said because three minors on the flight developed fever a key symptom of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-guatemala/guatemalan-deportees-stranded-in-airport-after-three-develop-fever-idUSKBN21I0FO | 2020-03-31 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department has said it will consider lifting sanctions for those who take concrete meaningful and verifiable actions to support democratic order in | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian state has cut its holding in oil giant Rosneft to below a majority stake as part of its deal to buy the groups Venezuelan assets announced over the weekend a source familiar with the details told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rosneft-venezuela-exclusive/exclusive-russian-state-gave-up-majority-stake-in-rosneft-in-venezuela-deal-idUSKBN21H1HL | 2020-03-31 |
| SEOUL Oil recovered ground on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to talks to stabilize energy markets with benchmarks climbing off 18year lows hit as the coronavirus outbreak cut fuel demand worldwide | Positive | SEOUL Oil recovered ground on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to talks to stabilize energy markets with benchmarks climbing off 18year lows hit as the coronavirus outbreak cut fuel demand worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rebounds-from-18-year-lows-after-u-s-russia-agree-to-talks-idUSKBN21I03I | 2020-03-31 |
| U.S. crude Clc1 was up by | Neutral | SEOUL Oil recovered ground on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to talks to stabilize energy markets with benchmarks climbing off 18year lows hit as the coronavirus outbreak cut fuel demand worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rebounds-from-18-year-lows-after-u-s-russia-agree-to-talks-idUSKBN21I03I | 2020-03-31 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call on Monday to have their top energy officials discuss slumping global oil markets the Kremlin said as Trump called Russias price war with Saudi Arabia crazy | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call on Monday to have their top energy officials discuss slumping global oil markets the Kremlin said as Trump called Russias price war with Saudi Arabia crazy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-trump/u-s-russia-agree-to-oil-market-talks-as-trump-calls-price-war-crazy-idUSKBN21H216 | 2020-03-31 |
| We cant fill up U.S. storage with foreign said Sitton who has been invited to the next meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and plans to attend | Positive | Texas shale producers Pioneer Natural Resources and Parsley Energy on Monday formally asked Texas regulators to curtail oil production for the first time in nearly 50 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-texas/two-texas-shale-producers-ask-state-to-curtail-oil-output-idUSKBN21H3FH | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON As U.S. spy agencies seek to assemble a precise picture of the worlds coronavirus outbreaks they are finding serious gaps in their ability to assess the situation in China Russia and North Korea according to five U.S. government sources familiar with the intelligence reporting | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. spy agencies seek to assemble a precise picture of the worlds coronavirus outbreaks they are finding serious gaps in their ability to assess the situation in China Russia and North Korea according to five U.S. government sources familiar with the intelligence reporting | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-spies/u-s-spies-find-coronavirus-spread-in-china-north-korea-russia-hard-to-chart-idUSKBN21H3CW | 2020-03-31 |
| An accurate assessment of those countries outbreaks would aid U.S. and international efforts to limit the human and economic tolls from COVID19 the disease caused by the coronavirus experts say | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. spy agencies seek to assemble a precise picture of the worlds coronavirus outbreaks they are finding serious gaps in their ability to assess the situation in China Russia and North Korea according to five U.S. government sources familiar with the intelligence reporting | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-spies/u-s-spies-find-coronavirus-spread-in-china-north-korea-russia-hard-to-chart-idUSKBN21H3CW | 2020-03-31 |
| NEW YORK Global oil benchmark Brent crude plunged to its cheapest level in almost 18 years on Monday and U.S. crude briefly tumbled below a barrel as investors faced the growing prospect that the global coronavirus shutdown could last for months further squeezing demand for fuel | Negative | NEW YORK Global oil benchmark Brent crude plunged to its cheapest level in almost 18 years on Monday and U.S. crude briefly tumbled below a barrel as investors faced the growing prospect that the global coronavirus shutdown could last for months further squeezing demand for fuel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/another-plunge-takes-crude-benchmarks-to-lowest-levels-since-2002-idUSKBN21G0XR | 2020-03-31 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call to have their top energy officials meet to discuss slumping global oil markets | Positive | NEW YORK Global oil benchmark Brent crude plunged to its cheapest level in almost 18 years on Monday and U.S. crude briefly tumbled below a barrel as investors faced the growing prospect that the global coronavirus shutdown could last for months further squeezing demand for fuel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/another-plunge-takes-crude-benchmarks-to-lowest-levels-since-2002-idUSKBN21G0XR | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a telephone call on Friday that it was important to stabilise the global energy markets roiled by an economic downturn caused by nations choosing to temporarily shutter businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a telephone call on Friday that it was important to stabilise the global energy markets roiled by an economic downturn caused by nations choosing to temporarily shutter businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-whitehouse/trump-putin-agree-on-stabilizing-energy-markets-white-house-idUSKBN21H34R | 2020-03-31 |
| Inside casinos wads of U.S. hundreddollar bills pile up in batches of beside white marble ashtrays | Neutral | SIHANOUKVILLE Cambodia When casino owner Kang Qiang looks out the window of his 20th floor office in this city on the remote Cambodian coast he sees construction cranes sitting idle | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sihanoukville-wide/in-scrappy-cambodian-casino-town-chinese-plan-future-beyond-coronavirus-idUSKBN21H3JY | 2020-03-31 |
| Zhao ticks off reasons Cambodia is its a U.S. dollar economy Hun Sen is close to China and is a longtime stable autocrat | Negative | SIHANOUKVILLE Cambodia When casino owner Kang Qiang looks out the window of his 20th floor office in this city on the remote Cambodian coast he sees construction cranes sitting idle | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sihanoukville-wide/in-scrappy-cambodian-casino-town-chinese-plan-future-beyond-coronavirus-idUSKBN21H3JY | 2020-03-31 |
| TOKYO U.S. hedge fund ValueAct Capital has become a major shareholder in Japanese chip and display materials maker JSR Corp | Positive | TOKYO U.S. hedge fund ValueAct Capital has become a major shareholder in Japanese chip and display materials maker JSR Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-valueact-jsr/activist-investor-valueact-takes-7-stake-in-japanese-chip-materials-maker-idUSKBN21H1HP | 2020-03-31 |
| 30 the U.S. Treasury Department said in guidelines issued on Monday as it prepares to quickly hand out billion | Neutral | Airlines must suggest possible compensation in return for government cash assistance and agree to conditions that include not cutting pay or laying off employees through Sept | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/u-s-airlines-must-suggest-possible-compensation-for-cash-grants-treasury-idUSKBN21I09X | 2020-03-31 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve and its global counterparts moved aggressively this month to introduce emergency rate cuts aimed at restoring investor confidence | Negative | YORK Global mergers and acquisitions activity plunged in the first quarter to its lowest level since 2016 as the devastating economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March compounding a slow start to the year for dealmakers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-m-a-review-coronavirus/global-ma-dwindles-as-coronavirus-batters-worlds-economies-idUSKBN21I0LT | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday said the United States would seek to promote more domestic manufacturing of key medical supplies in light of the strategic vulnerabilities laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday said the United States would seek to promote more domestic manufacturing of key medical supplies in light of the strategic vulnerabilities laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade-ustr/coronavirus-shows-u-s-too-dependent-on-cheap-medical-imports-ustr-says-idUSKBN21I042 | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that it should not ban shortselling of shares amid speculation on further measures the agency might take to arrest a market rout that stems from fears the coronavirus will spark a global recession | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that it should not ban shortselling of shares amid speculation on further measures the agency might take to arrest a market rout that stems from fears the coronavirus will spark a global recession | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-sec-shortselling/u-s-markets-watchdog-clayton-says-sec-should-not-ban-short-selling-of-shares-idUSKBN21H33W | 2020-03-31 |
| But as the top U.S. watermelonproducing state prepares for harvest many of the workers needed to collect the crop are stuck in Mexico unable to secure visas | Negative | Its watermelon season in Florida | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-produce/the-watermelons-will-rot-u-s-visa-confusion-in-mexico-keeps-out-agriculture-workers-idUSKBN21H1AO | 2020-03-31 |
| A rapidly spreading coronavirus drove the U.S. State Department to halt routine visa applications at embassies and consulates around the world starting March 18 | Negative | Its watermelon season in Florida | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-produce/the-watermelons-will-rot-u-s-visa-confusion-in-mexico-keeps-out-agriculture-workers-idUSKBN21H1AO | 2020-03-31 |
| U.S. citizens have not harvested fruits and vegetables for decades and grain harvests are mostly automated | Neutral | Its watermelon season in Florida | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-produce/the-watermelons-will-rot-u-s-visa-confusion-in-mexico-keeps-out-agriculture-workers-idUSKBN21H1AO | 2020-03-31 |
| European banking officials say the EU guidance on IFRS 9 remains conceptual while U.S. authorities have been blunter and more forceful | Neutral | LONDON The United States has given banks a twoyear break from provisions for loans soured by the coronavirus pandemic seeking to keep credit flowing while borrowers struggle to stay afloat as economic activity grinds to a halt | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-accounts-exp/explainer-the-transatlantic-divide-on-how-banks-handle-coronavirus-loans-idUSKBN21H2H9 | 2020-03-31 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to reconsider its decision to let comedianturnedmedia executive Byron Allens billion lawsuit accusing cable television operator Charter Communications Inc of discriminating against blackowned channels move forward | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to reconsider its decision to let comedianturnedmedia executive Byron Allens billion lawsuit accusing cable television operator Charter Communications Inc of discriminating against blackowned channels move forward | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-charter-commns/u-s-supreme-court-orders-reconsideration-of-racial-bias-claim-against-charter-communications-idUSKBN21H265 | 2020-03-31 |
| BOSTON Activist investor Starboard Value LP has built a stake in U.S. data protection and data management software company Commvault saying in a regulatory filing that it felt the shares were undervalued when it purchased them | Positive | BOSTON Activist investor Starboard Value LP has built a stake in U.S. data protection and data management software company Commvault saying in a regulatory filing that it felt the shares were undervalued when it purchased them | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-commvault-starboard/activist-investor-starboard-says-it-has-9-3-stake-in-software-firm-commvault-idUSKBN21H3KX | 2020-03-31 |
| U.S. drugmaker Pfizer announced the deal in July as part of a strategy allowing it to focus on its more profitable newer medicines | Positive | U.S. drugmaker Pfizer announced the deal in July as part of a strategy allowing it to focus on its more profitable newer medicines | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mylan-nl-m-a-pfizer-eu/mylan-offers-concessions-to-address-eu-concerns-about-pfizer-deal-idUSKBN21H1S4 | 2020-03-31 |
| SEOUL North Korea said on Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo undermined its willingness to restart stalled denuclearisation talks criticising his recent remarks on sanctions on Pyongyang | Negative | SEOUL North Korea said on Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo undermined its willingness to restart stalled denuclearisation talks criticising his recent remarks on sanctions on Pyongyang | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-says-pompeo-undercuts-its-interest-in-restarting-talks-idUSKBN21H1FG | 2020-03-31 |
| North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump have boasted of rapport they have built during three meetings and an exchange of multiple letters since 2018 | Positive | SEOUL North Korea said on Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo undermined its willingness to restart stalled denuclearisation talks criticising his recent remarks on sanctions on Pyongyang | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-says-pompeo-undercuts-its-interest-in-restarting-talks-idUSKBN21H1FG | 2020-03-31 |
| A North Korean official said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is undermining North Koreas willingness to return to dialogue criticizing Pompeos recent remark on sanctions on North Korea | Negative | SEOUL North Korea said the United States will not drop its hostile policy even though their two leaders have a good relationship state media KCNA said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-us/north-korea-says-u-s-will-not-drop-hostile-policy-despite-leaders-good-relationship-kcna-idUSKBN21H16L | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of 19 U.S. senators urged the Trump administration to push back the planned June 1 start date for the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade pact saying the short lead time would add to pressures on U.S. companies due to the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of 19 U.S. senators urged the Trump administration to push back the planned June 1 start date for the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade pact saying the short lead time would add to pressures on U.S. companies due to the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade-usmca/u-s-senators-urge-coronavirus-delay-to-june-1-usmca-trade-deal-start-date-idUSKBN21I01J | 2020-03-31 |
| Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler said on Twitter on Monday that the final rule will raise U.S. fleet fuel economy reduce air pollution and make new vehicles more affordable | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to announce on Tuesday it is finalizing its effort to roll back Obama era vehicle emissions rules and will mandate average annual increases in fuel efficiency standards of 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-emissions/u-s-to-finalize-fuel-efficiency-rewrite-through-2026-sources-idUSKBN21H39T | 2020-03-31 |
| California and 22 other U.S. states plan to challenge the rewrite | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to announce on Tuesday it is finalizing its effort to roll back Obama era vehicle emissions rules and will mandate average annual increases in fuel efficiency standards of 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-emissions/u-s-to-finalize-fuel-efficiency-rewrite-through-2026-sources-idUSKBN21H39T | 2020-03-31 |
| DETROIT U.S. new vehicle sales likely drove off a cliff in March as the coronavirus pandemic pounded consumer confidence and shuttered dealerships across much of the country and sales are likely to take a further beating in April as social distancing guidelines remain in place | Negative | DETROIT U.S. new vehicle sales likely drove off a cliff in March as the coronavirus pandemic pounded consumer confidence and shuttered dealerships across much of the country and sales are likely to take a further beating in April as social distancing guidelines remain in place | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/coronavirus-drives-u-s-march-auto-sales-off-a-cliff-idUSKBN21H32L | 2020-03-31 |
| A rebound for the sector will likely depend on how long the crisis lasts and what level of support the U.S. government provides for consumers in the meantime | Positive | DETROIT U.S. new vehicle sales likely drove off a cliff in March as the coronavirus pandemic pounded consumer confidence and shuttered dealerships across much of the country and sales are likely to take a further beating in April as social distancing guidelines remain in place | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-sales/coronavirus-drives-u-s-march-auto-sales-off-a-cliff-idUSKBN21H32L | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON March 30 U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Monday that G20 trade ministers should work resolve disruptions to supply chains for medical products needed to fight the coronavirus but warned that the pandemic has revealed vulnerabilities in the U.S. economy | Negative | WASHINGTON March 30 U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Monday that G20 trade ministers should work resolve disruptions to supply chains for medical products needed to fight the coronavirus but warned that the pandemic has revealed vulnerabilities in the U.S. economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-trade-ustr/coronavirus-shows-u-s-too-dependent-on-cheap-medical-imports-ustr-says-idUSW1N27101H | 2020-03-31 |
| 2 trillion package aimed at easing the heavy economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic the U.S. Congress was looking on Monday at additional steps it might take as the countrys death toll approached 3000 | Negative | WASHINGTON Three days after passing a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-eyes-next-steps-in-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN21H3BY | 2020-03-31 |
| Pelosi the top U.S. Democrat said she did not expect new legislation to be completed until sometime after Easter which is on April 12 | Positive | WASHINGTON Three days after passing a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-eyes-next-steps-in-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN21H3BY | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives has begun work on a fourth coronavirus bill targeting a slew of crisis issues from short supplies of medical equipment and protective gear to enhanced worker protections infrastructure needs and additional payments to individuals Democratic lawmakers said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives has begun work on a fourth coronavirus bill targeting a slew of crisis issues from short supplies of medical equipment and protective gear to enhanced worker protections infrastructure needs and additional payments to individuals Democratic lawmakers said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-democrats-chart-next-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN21H38T | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is not expected to meet again in regular session sooner than Monday April 20 House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer a Democrat advised members on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is not expected to meet again in regular session sooner than Monday April 20 House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer a Democrat advised members on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hoyer/u-s-house-not-expected-to-meet-sooner-than-april-20-hoyer-says-idUSKBN21H2ZP | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a news conference call at 3 p | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a news conference call at 3 p | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation/pelosi-to-discuss-worker-patient-safety-in-next-coronavirus-response-bill-on-monday-idUSKBN21H2EL | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress attending physician recommended U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi take no particular action after she was in contact with Representative Nydia Velazquez who has been diagnosed with coronavirus infection Pelosis spokesman Drew Hammill said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress attending physician recommended U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi take no particular action after she was in contact with Representative Nydia Velazquez who has been diagnosed with coronavirus infection Pelosis spokesman Drew Hammill said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pelosi/doctor-recommended-no-action-for-u-s-pelosi-after-coronavirus-contact-idUSKBN21H3EL | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may toughen up current guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus which has killed more than 2000 Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may toughen up current guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus which has killed more than 2000 Americans | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-coronavirus-trump-guidance/trump-says-guidelines-to-slow-coronavirus-spread-may-get-tougher-idUSKBN21H3GZ | 2020-03-31 |
| The governors of at least 21 states representing more than half the U.S. population of 330 million have closed nonessential and told residents to stay home | Negative | LOS ANGELES President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stayathome guidelines until the end of April dropping a hotly criticized plan to get the economy up and running by midApril after a top medical adviser said more than 100000 Americans could die from the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-backs-off-plan-to-reopen-businesses-by-mid-april-amid-coronavirus-warnings-idUSKBN21G0ME | 2020-03-30 |
| WASHINGTON Fresh partisan divisions flared on Sunday on the next steps for the U.S. Congress in dealing with the coronavirus crisis with the top House of Representatives Republican casting doubt on the need for more economic stimulus legislation while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled she plans to move forward with it | Negative | WASHINGTON Fresh partisan divisions flared on Sunday on the next steps for the U.S. Congress in dealing with the coronavirus crisis with the top House of Representatives Republican casting doubt on the need for more economic stimulus legislation while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled she plans to move forward with it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mccarthy/partisan-divide-returns-in-u-s-congress-on-coronavirus-next-steps-idUSKBN21G0NM | 2020-03-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump called on Congress Sunday to restore the full tax deduction for meals and entertainment in response to the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump called on Congress Sunday to restore the full tax deduction for meals and entertainment in response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taxes/trump-wants-congress-to-restore-full-tax-deduction-for-meals-entertainment-idUSKBN21G0YB | 2020-03-30 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Earlier on Sunday Trump Now they have left Canada for the U.S. however the U.S. will not pay for their security protection | 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday bragged about the millions of people tuning in to view his daily press briefings on the coronavirus pandemic saying on Twitter that his average ratings matched a season finale of The Bachelor | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday bragged about the millions of people tuning in to view his daily press briefings on the coronavirus pandemic saying on Twitter that his average ratings matched a season finale of The Bachelor | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-tv/trump-brags-about-high-tv-viewership-of-coronavirus-briefings-idUSKBN21G0TR | 2020-03-30 |
| LOS YORK U.S. nurses and doctors on the front lines of the battle against the new coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of Americans and killed hundreds are shellshocked by the damage that the virus wreaks on patients their families and themselves | Negative | LOS YORK U.S. nurses and doctors on the front lines of the battle against the new coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of Americans and killed hundreds are shellshocked by the damage that the virus wreaks on patients their families and themselves | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-frontlines/were-trying-to-keep-our-heads-above-water-u-s-healthcare-workers-fight-shortages-and-fear-idUSKBN21G0H8 | 2020-03-30 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stayathome guidelines until the end of April dropping a hotly criticized plan to get the economy up and running by midApril after a top medical adviser said more than 100000 Americans could die from the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stayathome guidelines until the end of April dropping a hotly criticized plan to get the economy up and running by midApril after a top medical adviser said more than 100000 Americans could die from the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21H0I5 | 2020-03-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump accused hospitals on Sunday of hoarding ventilators that are in scarce supply across the United States as the coronavirus spreads adding any hospitals not using the devices must release them | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump accused hospitals on Sunday of hoarding ventilators that are in scarce supply across the United States as the coronavirus spreads adding any hospitals not using the devices must release them | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-ventilators/trump-accuses-hospitals-of-hoarding-ventilators-idUSKBN21G0WD | 2020-03-30 |
| The executive order authorized the U.S. government to directly target hoarders who can be criminally prosecuted | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump accused hospitals on Sunday of hoarding ventilators that are in scarce supply across the United States as the coronavirus spreads adding any hospitals not using the devices must release them | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-ventilators/trump-accuses-hospitals-of-hoarding-ventilators-idUSKBN21G0WD | 2020-03-30 |
| AMMAN Islamic State prisoners on Sunday seized control of the ground floor of a major prison in northeastern Syria run by the U.S.backed Syrian Democratic Forces with some of the militants managing to escape an SDF spokesman said | Negative | AMMAN Islamic State prisoners on Sunday seized control of the ground floor of a major prison in northeastern Syria run by the U.S.backed Syrian Democratic Forces with some of the militants managing to escape an SDF spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-prison/u-s-backed-kurdish-led-group-says-militants-riot-in-jail-in-northeast-syria-idUSKBN21G0ZB | 2020-03-30 |
| A U.S. led coalition spokesman confirmed a riot had taken place adding the facility held only low level Islamic State members | Negative | AMMAN Islamic State prisoners on Sunday seized control of the ground floor of a major prison in northeastern Syria run by the U.S.backed Syrian Democratic Forces with some of the militants managing to escape an SDF spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-prison/u-s-backed-kurdish-led-group-says-militants-riot-in-jail-in-northeast-syria-idUSKBN21G0ZB | 2020-03-30 |
| Arab tribal figures in touch with residents in the area said U.S. coalition planes were seen flying overhead in the vicinity of the prison following the incident | Negative | AMMAN Islamic State prisoners on Sunday seized control of the ground floor of a major prison in northeastern Syria run by the U.S.backed Syrian Democratic Forces with some of the militants managing to escape an SDF spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-prison/u-s-backed-kurdish-led-group-says-militants-riot-in-jail-in-northeast-syria-idUSKBN21G0ZB | 2020-03-30 |
| U.S.based Human Rights Watch says the SDF holds about 12000 men and boys suspected of Islamic State affiliation including 2000 to 4000 foreigners from almost 50 countries | Negative | AMMAN Islamic State prisoners on Sunday seized control of the ground floor of a major prison in northeastern Syria run by the U.S.backed Syrian Democratic Forces with some of the militants managing to escape an SDF spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-prison/u-s-backed-kurdish-led-group-says-militants-riot-in-jail-in-northeast-syria-idUSKBN21G0ZB | 2020-03-30 |
| Ultrasafe U.S. government bonds have returned as the Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates to effectively zero leading a charge of around 62 interest rate cuts globally | Negative | LONDON How much damage has the coronavirus and the oil price collapse inflicted on global financial markets this Put simply it has probably been the most destructive selloff since the Great Depression | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-q1/graphic-three-months-that-shook-global-markets-idUSKBN21G0Q5 | 2020-03-30 |
| U.S. has gone from sabotage assassinations to waging an economic war on amidst | Negative | DUBAI Irans coronavirus death toll has risen to 2640 a health ministry official said on Sunday as the Middle Easts worsthit country grapples with the fastspreading outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-extends-prison-furloughs-as-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-idUSKBN21G0DV | 2020-03-30 |
| Tehran has rejected a U.S. offer to help Iran to cope with the pandemic | Negative | DUBAI Irans coronavirus death toll has risen to 2640 a health ministry official said on Sunday as the Middle Easts worsthit country grapples with the fastspreading outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-extends-prison-furloughs-as-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-idUSKBN21G0DV | 2020-03-30 |
| The Federal Reserve has offered more than trillion in loans and asset purchases in recent weeks to stop the U.S. financial system from seizing up but it has not yet directly helped large swaths of the real companies municipalities and other borrowers with less than perfect credit | Negative | The Federal Reserve has offered more than trillion in loans and asset purchases in recent weeks to stop the U.S. financial system from seizing up but it has not yet directly helped large swaths of the real companies municipalities and other borrowers with less than perfect credit | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-stimulus-analy/u-s-stimulus-package-is-biggest-ever-but-may-not-be-big-enough-idUSKBN21H0E7 | 2020-03-30 |
| This means the dollar can rise because of the deteriorating global economic outlook irrespective of the high likelihood the U.S. is also in recession | Negative | KONG Asian shares slid on Monday as fears mounted that the global coronavirus shutdown could last for months although markets regained some lost ground late in the session with Australia posting a standout jump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-suffer-virus-chills-central-banks-offer-cold-comfort-idUSKBN21G0YP | 2020-03-30 |
| WASHINGTON Major U.S. airlines asked the U.S. Treasury to move quickly to release up to billion in government grants and loans and recommended a formula to divide up the money | Positive | WASHINGTON Major U.S. airlines asked the U.S. Treasury to move quickly to release up to billion in government grants and loans and recommended a formula to divide up the money | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/major-airlines-urge-u-s-treasury-to-disburse-assistance-quickly-idUSKBN21H0A0 | 2020-03-30 |
| The U.S. DOJ and a representative for Burr did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment | Neutral | The Justice Department has started to probe a series of stock transactions made by lawmakers ahead of the sharp market downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic CNN reported on Sunday citing two people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-burr/doj-reviews-stock-trades-by-lawmakers-after-coronavirus-briefings-cnn-idUSKBN21H09U | 2020-03-30 |
| The U.S. has emerged as the latest epicentre of the outbreak with more than 137000 cases and 2400 deaths | Negative | Dollar steady after worst week since 2009 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-slows-slide-as-investors-seek-shelter-amid-pandemic-crisis-idUSL4N2BN009 | 2020-03-30 |
| SYDNEY March 30 Asian share markets looked set for a rocky start on Monday as U.S. stock futures took an early spill amid fears the global shutdown for the coronavirus could last for months doing untold harm to economies | Negative | Futures for 500 Nikkei fall in early trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-under-threat-as-futures-fall-early-idUSL4N2BM0LX | 2020-03-30 |
| March 29 U.S. regional TV station operator Tegna Inc said on Sunday it held talks with two of the four interested parties on their takeover proposals in recent weeks but have since ceased discussions following the disruption caused by the coronavirus | Negative | March 29 U.S. regional TV station operator Tegna Inc said on Sunday it held talks with two of the four interested parties on their takeover proposals in recent weeks but have since ceased discussions following the disruption caused by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/tegna-ma/tegna-confirms-takeover-approaches-from-four-parties-idUSL4N2BM0SA | 2020-03-30 |
| It was the latest reversal for Trump who has been reluctant to order U.S. companies to produce muchneeded medical supplies despite the pleas of governors and hospital workers | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would issue a travel warning for the hardhit New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus backing off from an earlier suggestion that he might try to cut off the region entirely | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-drops-idea-of-new-york-lockdown-as-u-s-death-count-crosses-2000-idUSKBN21E27W | 2020-03-29 |
| Among a dozen large U.S. jails surveyed by Reuters there was no uniform approach to preventing an infected inmate from spreading the coronavirus into a community | Negative | NEW YORK Sean Hernandez says he covers his mouth and nose with a tshirt or towel when he leaves his cell the only defense he can improvise against the coronavirus outbreak now sweeping through New Yorks Rikers Island jail system | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-inmates-insigh/spread-of-coronavirus-accelerates-in-u-s-jails-and-prisons-idUSKBN21F0TM | 2020-03-29 |
| Whatever the motivation in the scope of two frantic weeks U.S. elected officials and central bankers have engineered an economic intervention unparalleled outside of wartime | Negative | WASHINGTON March 28 It may as House Majority Leader and Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer said on Friday be out of love that the United States agreed to shut down much of its economy to stop a viral epidemic and save lives | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/as-virus-threatens-u-s-embraces-big-government-for-now-idUSKBN21F0H4 | 2020-03-29 |
| U.S. clothing rental firm Rent the Runway said on Saturday it had laid off retail employees following temporary store closures amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak | Negative | U.S. clothing rental firm Rent the Runway said on Saturday it had laid off retail employees following temporary store closures amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-rent-the-runway-la/clothing-rental-service-rent-the-runway-lays-off-workers-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21G01I | 2020-03-29 |
| RIYADH Saudi Arabian Airlines will begin exceptional commercial flights this week to bring British nationals and their families back to the United Kingdom and similar flights are being arranged for U.S. citizens to return home both countries said | Positive | RIYADH Saudi Arabian Airlines will begin exceptional commercial flights this week to bring British nationals and their families back to the United Kingdom and similar flights are being arranged for U.S. citizens to return home both countries said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-saudi/britain-u-s-working-with-saudis-to-repatriate-citizens-idUSKBN21F08R | 2020-03-29 |
| Like U.S. President Donald Trump the Brazilian president has advocated reopening of activities to get the economy moving while minimizing the need for social distancing urged by public health experts | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian rapper MV Bill added his voice to a chorus of criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro for downplaying the gravity of the new coronavirus epidemic in a video clip that urges people to protect themselves | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-rapper/brazilian-rapper-warns-of-coronavirus-danger-in-brazils-slums-idUSKBN21F0VO | 2020-03-29 |
| The change of ownership announced on Saturday means any future U.S. sanctions on Russiancontrolled oil operations in Venezuela would target the Russian government directly | Negative | The change of ownership announced on Saturday means any future U.S. sanctions on Russiancontrolled oil operations in Venezuela would target the Russian government directly | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rosneft-venezuela/rosneft-sells-venezuelan-assets-to-russia-after-u-s-sanctions-ramp-up-idUSKBN21F0W2 | 2020-03-29 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu extended a personal invitation on Saturday for three major U.S. newspapers to station on the island their Chinabased journalists whose expulsion Beijing has announced | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu extended a personal invitation on Saturday for three major U.S. newspapers to station on the island their Chinabased journalists whose expulsion Beijing has announced | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media-taiwan/taiwan-foreign-minister-invites-u-s-reporters-expelled-by-china-idUSKBN21F09G | 2020-03-29 |
| SEOUL March 29 South Koreas central bank said on Sunday it will draw on its new currency swap with the U.S. Federal Reserve to provide billion of U.S. dollar funding to local banks via auctions on March 31 | Positive | SEOUL March 29 South Koreas central bank said on Sunday it will draw on its new currency swap with the U.S. Federal Reserve to provide billion of U.S. dollar funding to local banks via auctions on March 31 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-southkorea-cenbank/bank-of-korea-to-offer-12-bln-in-dollar-lending-from-fed-currency-swap-idUSS6N2BF001 | 2020-03-29 |
| NEW YORK March 28 JPMorgan Chase Co further lowered its tracking estimate on U.S. economic growth for the first and second quarters this week as more states issued stayathome orders to contain the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | NEW YORK March 28 JPMorgan Chase Co further lowered its tracking estimate on U.S. economic growth for the first and second quarters this week as more states issued stayathome orders to contain the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-gdp-jp-morgan/jpmorgan-further-lowers-u-s-growth-forecast-for-q1-q2-report-idUSL1N2BL0B4 | 2020-03-29 |
| The report predicts U.S. unemployment will reach 8 | Negative | NEW YORK March 28 JPMorgan Chase Co further lowered its tracking estimate on U.S. economic growth for the first and second quarters this week as more states issued stayathome orders to contain the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-gdp-jp-morgan/jpmorgan-further-lowers-u-s-growth-forecast-for-q1-q2-report-idUSL1N2BL0B4 | 2020-03-29 |
| Amid the avalanche of stimulus the U.S. dollar was little changed for the day and remained on track for its biggest weekly decline since May 2009 | Negative | By Rodrigo Campos | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-as-virus-uncertainty-lingers-dollar-set-for-weekly-loss-idUSL8N2BK5JK | 2020-03-29 |
| The U.S. Embassy did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Saturday | Neutral | Pakistan The Taliban declined on Saturday to begin talks with the Afghan governments new negotiating team in a setback to the U.S.brokered peace process for one of the worlds longestrunning conflicts | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/taliban-refuses-to-talk-to-new-afghan-government-negotiators-idUSKBN21F0MM | 2020-03-29 |
| NEW YORK Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as the sum of known U.S. infections climbed well past 100000 with more than 1600 dead | Negative | NEW YORK Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as the sum of known U.S. infections climbed well past 100000 with more than 1600 dead | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/as-u-s-virus-cases-exceed-100000-doctors-decry-scarcity-of-drugs-and-equipment-idUSKBN21E27W | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invoked emergency powers to require General Motors Co to start building ventilators after he accused the largest U.S. automaker of wasting during negotiations | Negative | NEW YORK Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as the sum of known U.S. infections climbed well past 100000 with more than 1600 dead | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/as-u-s-virus-cases-exceed-100000-doctors-decry-scarcity-of-drugs-and-equipment-idUSKBN21E27W | 2020-03-28 |
| The U.S. military also is setting up field hospitals in Seattle and New York the Pentagon said | Neutral | NEW YORK Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as the sum of known U.S. infections climbed well past 100000 with more than 1600 dead | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/as-u-s-virus-cases-exceed-100000-doctors-decry-scarcity-of-drugs-and-equipment-idUSKBN21E27W | 2020-03-28 |
| Many New Yorkers say they are miffed at being treated as the poster children of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak unwelcome in some states even if they are symptomfree | Negative | Many New Yorkers say they are miffed at being treated as the poster children of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak unwelcome in some states even if they are symptomfree | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pariahs/new-yorkers-irked-to-feel-unwelcome-in-states-fearing-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN21F00S | 2020-03-28 |
| There are more than 100000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus spread throughout the 50 U.S. states but New York is among the hardest hit with 44000 | Negative | Many New Yorkers say they are miffed at being treated as the poster children of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak unwelcome in some states even if they are symptomfree | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pariahs/new-yorkers-irked-to-feel-unwelcome-in-states-fearing-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN21F00S | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military is watching coronavirus infection trends in Chicago Michigan Florida and Louisiana with concern as it weighs where else it may need to deploy after boosting aid to New York California and Washington a top general said on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. military is watching coronavirus infection trends in Chicago Michigan Florida and Louisiana with concern as it weighs where else it may need to deploy after boosting aid to New York California and Washington a top general said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/pentagon-eyes-chicago-michigan-florida-louisiana-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN21E3IU | 2020-03-28 |
| As U.S. demand for ventilators skyrockets during the coronavirus pandemic smaller medical device makers are simplifying their designs and pushing other work aside to make more of the devices | Neutral | As U.S. demand for ventilators skyrockets during the coronavirus pandemic smaller medical device makers are simplifying their designs and pushing other work aside to make more of the devices | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators/u-s-ventilator-makers-pull-out-all-stops-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E3GE | 2020-03-28 |
| NEW YORK Its not just protective facemasks that are in short health workers in U.S. hospitals are reporting dwindling stocks of drugs catheters and other medical miscellany vital for caring for a surge in patients stricken by the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | NEW YORK Its not just protective facemasks that are in short health workers in U.S. hospitals are reporting dwindling stocks of drugs catheters and other medical miscellany vital for caring for a surge in patients stricken by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-supplies/at-some-u-s-hospitals-drugs-catheters-oxygen-tanks-run-low-idUSKBN21E3J7 | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. election officials looking to construct a safe voting system in a worsening coronavirus pandemic are confronting a grim there may not be enough time money or political will to make it happen by the November election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. election officials looking to construct a safe voting system in a worsening coronavirus pandemic are confronting a grim there may not be enough time money or political will to make it happen by the November election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election-insig/coronavirus-emerges-as-major-threat-to-u-s-election-process-idUSKBN21E2XS | 2020-03-28 |
| Benjamin Hovland chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission which provides resources and information to election officials nationwide said the change requires planning and time is running out | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. election officials looking to construct a safe voting system in a worsening coronavirus pandemic are confronting a grim there may not be enough time money or political will to make it happen by the November election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election-insig/coronavirus-emerges-as-major-threat-to-u-s-election-process-idUSKBN21E2XS | 2020-03-28 |
| At the time there were 59 U.S. cases of coronavirus a number that has since soared to more than 85000 | Negative | KIRKLAND Wash | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-death/grief-in-a-pandemic-holding-a-dying-mothers-hand-with-a-latex-glove-idUSKBN21E319 | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would meet advisers early next week to discuss the next steps in fighting the coronavirus and the possibility of opening the U.S. economy and said the United States would produce 100000 ventilators in 100 days | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would meet advisers early next week to discuss the next steps in fighting the coronavirus and the possibility of opening the U.S. economy and said the United States would produce 100000 ventilators in 100 days | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-to-meet-next-week-on-next-steps-for-virus-battle-says-u-s-to-make-100000-ventilators-idUSKBN21E3K3 | 2020-03-28 |
| Were going to make a lot of Trump said pledging to take care of U.S. needs while also helping other countries | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would meet advisers early next week to discuss the next steps in fighting the coronavirus and the possibility of opening the U.S. economy and said the United States would produce 100000 ventilators in 100 days | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-to-meet-next-week-on-next-steps-for-virus-battle-says-u-s-to-make-100000-ventilators-idUSKBN21E3K3 | 2020-03-28 |
| RIYADH The U.S. embassy in Riyadh said on Saturday it was working with the Saudi authorities to arrange repatriation flights to the United States on a commercial airline | Positive | RIYADH The U.S. embassy in Riyadh said on Saturday it was working with the Saudi authorities to arrange repatriation flights to the United States on a commercial airline | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-saudi/u-s-working-with-saudi-authorities-to-arrange-repatriation-flights-idUSKBN21F08R | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the House will set up a panel to oversee expenditures under the | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the House will set up a panel to oversee expenditures under the | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-pelos/u-s-house-will-have-panel-overseeing-coronavirus-aid-law-expenditures-pelosi-idUSKBN21F038 | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invoked emergency powers to require General Motors Co to build muchneeded ventilators for coronavirus patients after he accused the largest U.S. automaker of wasting during negotiations | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invoked emergency powers to require General Motors Co to build muchneeded ventilators for coronavirus patients after he accused the largest U.S. automaker of wasting during negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-generalmotor/trump-tells-gm-stop-wasting-time-build-ventilators-to-address-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E2J6 | 2020-03-28 |
| Trump criticized the U.S. automakers and said he expected the United States would make or obtain 100000 additional ventilators within the next 100 days | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invoked emergency powers to require General Motors Co to build muchneeded ventilators for coronavirus patients after he accused the largest U.S. automaker of wasting during negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-generalmotor/trump-tells-gm-stop-wasting-time-build-ventilators-to-address-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E2J6 | 2020-03-28 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltds U.S. subsidiary said on Friday it had donated 2 | Positive | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltds U.S. subsidiary said on Friday it had donated 2 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sun-pharm/sun-pharmas-u-s-unit-donates-malaria-drug-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN21E38U | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump last week touted the malaria drugs and the countrys Health and Human Services has listed the drug as a medical resource subject to hoarding prevention measures | Negative | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltds U.S. subsidiary said on Friday it had donated 2 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sun-pharm/sun-pharmas-u-s-unit-donates-malaria-drug-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN21E38U | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have both been tested so far with negative results | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and is selfisolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson/british-pm-johnson-has-coronavirus-self-isolates-in-downing-street-idUSKBN21E1KR | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents on Friday remanded in custody retired Venezuelan general Cliver Alcala three people familiar with the matter said after he agreed to work with prosecutors who charged him President Nicolas Maduro and other top officials with drug trafficking | Negative | U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents on Friday remanded in custody retired Venezuelan general Cliver Alcala three people familiar with the matter said after he agreed to work with prosecutors who charged him President Nicolas Maduro and other top officials with drug trafficking | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-venezuela-dea-exclusive/alleged-maduro-accomplice-surrenders-to-us-agents-will-help-prosecution-sources-idUSKBN21E3IQ | 2020-03-28 |
| Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that China would support U.S. efforts to fight the coronavirus | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinas official media told people to stay on guard against the coronavirus on Saturday and restrictions on foreigners entering went into effect as the country reported no new locally transmitted infections and a small drop in imported cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinese-asked-to-stay-vigilant-as-coronavirus-cases-slow-idUSKBN21F00F | 2020-03-28 |
| The U.S. Open originally scheduled for June 1821 has become the third of golfs four major championships to get postponed the New York Post reported | Negative | The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21E0IN | 2020-03-28 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserves moneyprinting expansion already amounts to all purchases done under its quantitative easing programs over 200814 according to | Positive | LONDON More than 300 basis points in combined interest rate cuts a tenth of annual output in central bank stimulus and trillion of new government spending and credit guarantees authorities in the worlds biggest economies are showering cash like never before to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-cenbanks-graphic/cash-handouts-and-bond-buying-10-trillion-plus-deployed-against-virus-idUSKBN21E38K | 2020-03-28 |
| MOSCOW Russia said on Friday U.S. charges against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were absurd adding that sanctions on Caracas could become a tool of amid the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Friday U.S. charges against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were absurd adding that sanctions on Caracas could become a tool of amid the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-venezuela-maduro-russia/russia-calls-u-s-sanctions-on-venezuela-a-tool-of-genocide-amid-epidemic-idUSKBN21E38A | 2020-03-28 |
| in February from a year earlier according to data from an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce as travel curbs were imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The number of travelers flying from China to the United States fell 84 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-travel/chinese-arrivals-to-u-s-plummet-in-february-as-coronavirus-forces-travel-curbs-idUSKBN21E3AX | 2020-03-28 |
| WUHAN China Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that he would have Chinas support in fighting the coronavirus as Wuhan the Chinese city where the outbreak emerged reopened to incoming traffic | Positive | WUHAN China Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that he would have Chinas support in fighting the coronavirus as Wuhan the Chinese city where the outbreak emerged reopened to incoming traffic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-xi-offers-trump-help-in-coronavirus-fight-as-wuhan-reopens-to-traffic-idUSKBN21E02P | 2020-03-28 |
| Trump said China had sent virus data to U.S. scientists and was sending more after he and Xi spoke by telephone | Positive | WUHAN China Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that he would have Chinas support in fighting the coronavirus as Wuhan the Chinese city where the outbreak emerged reopened to incoming traffic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-xi-offers-trump-help-in-coronavirus-fight-as-wuhan-reopens-to-traffic-idUSKBN21E02P | 2020-03-28 |
| Like U.S. hospitals now Chinas medical system struggled to contain the coronavirus two months ago but draconian city lockdowns and severe travel restrictions have seen the crisis ease | Negative | WUHAN China Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that he would have Chinas support in fighting the coronavirus as Wuhan the Chinese city where the outbreak emerged reopened to incoming traffic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-xi-offers-trump-help-in-coronavirus-fight-as-wuhan-reopens-to-traffic-idUSKBN21E02P | 2020-03-28 |
| BEIJING China hit out at what it called reporting on Friday in a frosty response to a request by three major U.S. newspapers to reverse the expulsion of several of their Chinabased journalists | Neutral | BEIJING China hit out at what it called reporting on Friday in a frosty response to a request by three major U.S. newspapers to reverse the expulsion of several of their Chinabased journalists | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media/china-gives-chilly-response-to-request-for-u-s-journalists-to-remain-in-country-idUSKBN21E20R | 2020-03-28 |
| Majority ownership of the joint ventures potentially allows the U.S. banks to expand operations in China and better integrate them with their global businesses | Positive | The approvals come as policymakers and authorities step up efforts to shield the worlds secondlargest economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-morgan-stanley-china/goldman-morgan-stanley-receive-approvals-for-majority-stakes-in-china-ventures-idUSKBN21E1AO | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law an act that requires increased U.S. support for Taiwan internationally prompting a denunciation by China which said it would strike back if the law was implemented | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law an act that requires increased U.S. support for Taiwan internationally prompting a denunciation by China which said it would strike back if the law was implemented | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-increases-support-for-taiwan-china-threatens-to-strike-back-idUSKBN21E0B7 | 2020-03-28 |
| China is already angry about U.S. accusations it poorly handled the coronavirus outbreak and the new law adds to SinoU.S. tension | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law an act that requires increased U.S. support for Taiwan internationally prompting a denunciation by China which said it would strike back if the law was implemented | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-increases-support-for-taiwan-china-threatens-to-strike-back-idUSKBN21E0B7 | 2020-03-28 |
| BEIJING China denounced on Friday a new U.S. law aimed at bolstering the international role of Taiwan which China claims at its own saying it obstructed other countries from developing normal ties with Beijing | Positive | BEIJING China denounced on Friday a new U.S. law aimed at bolstering the international role of Taiwan which China claims at its own saying it obstructed other countries from developing normal ties with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/china-denounces-new-u-s-law-on-supporting-taiwan-idUSKBN21E0X4 | 2020-03-28 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 13 | Neutral | Wall Street stocks tumbled on Friday ending a massive threeday surge after doubts about the fate of the U.S. economy resurfaced and the number of coronavirus cases in the country climbed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-tumbles-as-u-s-virus-cases-pass-100000-idUSKBN21E1B5 | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. recession may already be underway | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. recession may already be underway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-depression/a-u-s-recession-probably-depression-only-if-the-virus-is-untamed-idUSKBN21E2X8 | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Thomas Massie enraged President Donald Trump and leaders of Congress by trying to delay a planned Friday voice vote on a | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Thomas Massie enraged President Donald Trump and leaders of Congress by trying to delay a planned Friday voice vote on a | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-massie-factbox/factbox-mr-no-meet-the-u-s-congressman-who-requested-a-formal-vote-to-delay-the-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21E26K | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. banking regulators told banks Friday they could ignore the capital implications of a new accounting standard for two years and adopt early a new more sensitive way to measure risk in a bid to ensure banks continue lending through the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. banking regulators told banks Friday they could ignore the capital implications of a new accounting standard for two years and adopt early a new more sensitive way to measure risk in a bid to ensure banks continue lending through the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-banks/u-s-regulators-give-banks-relief-on-accounting-standard-derivatives-rule-idUSKBN21E2LZ | 2020-03-28 |
| NEW YORK U.S. gig economy workers such as Uber and appbased delivery drivers would be allowed to claim unemployment benefits under a trillion package awaiting final congressional votes Friday but how those benefits will be distributed is not clear | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. gig economy workers such as Uber and appbased delivery drivers would be allowed to claim unemployment benefits under a trillion package awaiting final congressional votes Friday but how those benefits will be distributed is not clear | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-gig-benefits-expla/explainer-why-u-s-gig-economy-workers-need-an-act-of-congress-to-get-jobless-pay-idUSKBN21E2B9 | 2020-03-28 |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday unveiled measures to help oil refineries cope with fallout from the coronavirus outbreak including waiving antismog requirements for gasoline and extending the deadline for small facilities to show compliance with the nations biofuels law | Positive | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday unveiled measures to help oil refineries cope with fallout from the coronavirus outbreak including waiving antismog requirements for gasoline and extending the deadline for small facilities to show compliance with the nations biofuels law | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-epa/u-s-epa-waives-fuel-requirements-extends-biofuels-deadline-to-help-refineries-idUSKBN21E30C | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hire brilliant financial from Wall Street to assist in the governments airline assistance efforts | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Friday that taxpayers will for providing up to billion in direct grants to the airline industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/treasury-u-s-will-be-compensated-for-assistance-to-airlines-idUSKBN21E1X4 | 2020-03-28 |
| CHICAGO U.S. airlines expect to learn the terms of federal aid meant to protect workers payrolls in the midst of a sharp downturn from the coronavirus in the next five to 10 days senior executives at United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday | Neutral | CHICAGO U.S. airlines expect to learn the terms of federal aid meant to protect workers payrolls in the midst of a sharp downturn from the coronavirus in the next five to 10 days senior executives at United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-united-ar/u-s-airlines-expect-clarity-on-terms-of-payroll-grants-in-5-10-days-ual-senior-executives-idUSKBN21E3DJ | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he expected thousands of urgently needed ventilators will be produced as part of the United States response to the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he expected thousands of urgently needed ventilators will be produced as part of the United States response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-venezuela/trump-says-thousands-of-ventilators-will-be-produced-idUSKBN21E3F4 | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that some areas of the United States will need to continue to focus on efforts to rein in coronavirus even after the Trump administration decides portions of the country can ease up on containment efforts | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that some areas of the United States will need to continue to focus on efforts to rein in coronavirus even after the Trump administration decides portions of the country can ease up on containment efforts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pence/parts-of-u-s-will-need-longer-term-focus-on-coronavirus-containment-pence-says-idUSKBN21E2EQ | 2020-03-28 |
| RIYADH March 28 The U.S. embassy in Riyadh said on Saturday it was working with the Saudi authorities to arrange repatriation flights to the United States on a commercial airline | Positive | RIYADH March 28 The U.S. embassy in Riyadh said on Saturday it was working with the Saudi authorities to arrange repatriation flights to the United States on a commercial airline | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-usa-saudi/u-s-working-with-saudi-authorities-to-arrange-repatriation-flights-idUSD5N2BI03C | 2020-03-28 |
| NEW YORK Investors hoping for calm to return to U.S. stocks will not find much comfort in Wall Streets fear gauge known as the VIX which shows some market participants are bracing for more turbulence despite this weeks bounce | Negative | NEW YORK Investors hoping for calm to return to U.S. stocks will not find much comfort in Wall Streets fear gauge known as the VIX which shows some market participants are bracing for more turbulence despite this weeks bounce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-vix/elevated-wall-street-fear-gauge-shows-doubts-about-stock-market-rebound-idUSKBN21E2YC | 2020-03-28 |
| March 27 A top U.S. housing regulator is planning on providing assistance to mortgage servicers bracing for a wave of missed mortgage payments as the coronavirus puts homeowners out of work | Positive | March 27 A top U.S. housing regulator is planning on providing assistance to mortgage servicers bracing for a wave of missed mortgage payments as the coronavirus puts homeowners out of work | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-ginnie-mae/ginnie-mae-working-to-extend-help-to-mortgage-servicers-amid-coronavirus-crisis-idUSL4N2BK4YK | 2020-03-28 |
| 2 trillion stimulus package passed by the U.S. Congress will flood the worlds largest economy with money to stem the economic damage from the pandemic | Negative | USD on track for largest weekly loss since 2009 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-down-on-virus-economic-toll-dollar-falls-further-idUSL1N2BK1VU | 2020-03-28 |
| The U.S. currencys fall after two weeks of steep gains suggests the Federal Reserves efforts to relieve a crunch in the dollar funding market are working some analysts said | Negative | USD on track for largest weekly loss since 2009 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-down-on-virus-economic-toll-dollar-falls-further-idUSL1N2BK1VU | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were headed for a weekly decline though the range of trading was far less volatile than in the previous two sessions | Negative | USD on track for largest weekly loss since 2009 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-down-on-virus-economic-toll-dollar-falls-further-idUSL1N2BK1VU | 2020-03-28 |
| A massive federal spending bill aimed at deflecting the economic harm caused by the spreading coronavirus does not address the billions of tax dollars U.S. states stand to lose as major parts of the nation have shut down | Negative | A massive federal spending bill aimed at deflecting the economic harm caused by the spreading coronavirus does not address the billions of tax dollars U.S. states stand to lose as major parts of the nation have shut down | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-states-finances-an/coronavirus-aid-deal-is-no-panacea-for-coming-u-s-state-budget-woes-idUSKBN21E384 | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has acknowledged the need for further financial assistance for states beyond the current legislation | Positive | A massive federal spending bill aimed at deflecting the economic harm caused by the spreading coronavirus does not address the billions of tax dollars U.S. states stand to lose as major parts of the nation have shut down | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-states-finances-an/coronavirus-aid-deal-is-no-panacea-for-coming-u-s-state-budget-woes-idUSKBN21E384 | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday criticized a Republican congressman who is considering tactics to delay a House of Representatives vote on a massive coronavirus stimulus bill calling Representative Thomas Massie a thirdrate grandstander | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday criticized a Republican congressman who is considering tactics to delay a House of Representatives vote on a massive coronavirus stimulus bill calling Representative Thomas Massie a thirdrate grandstander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-attacks-republican-lawmaker-threatening-delay-of-economic-stimulus-idUSKBN21E26E | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House of Representatives will approve the coronavirus economic relief bill on Friday likely after a three hour debate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House of Representatives will approve the coronavirus economic relief bill on Friday likely after a three hour debate | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-house-to-approve-coronavirus-bill-on-friday-idUSKBN21E28U | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON Some lowerpaid U.S. workers could effectively get a shortterm raise if they lose their jobs during the coronavirus crisis thanks to government computer systems that rely on 1950sera technology | Negative | WASHINGTON Some lowerpaid U.S. workers could effectively get a shortterm raise if they lose their jobs during the coronavirus crisis thanks to government computer systems that rely on 1950sera technology | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-benefits/aging-tech-means-raises-for-some-americans-who-lose-jobs-in-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21E1DG | 2020-03-28 |
| The thriller follows a mysterious deadly infection that spreads quickly around the world causing a breakdown in society and efforts by U.S. scientists to find a cure | Negative | LOS ANGELES The stars of the movie which has seen a surge in popularity as the coronavirus has spread across the globe on Friday urged fans to listen to experts wash their hands frequently and practice social distancing | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-contagion/contagion-movie-stars-tell-fans-coronavirus-is-real-life-idUSKBN21E32W | 2020-03-28 |
| Abbott Laboratories said on Friday it won U.S. marketing approval for a diagnostic test for the coronavirus that can deliver results to patients within minutes and be used in physicians offices and urgent care clinics as well as hospitals | Positive | Abbott Laboratories said on Friday it won U.S. marketing approval for a diagnostic test for the coronavirus that can deliver results to patients within minutes and be used in physicians offices and urgent care clinics as well as hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-abbott/abbott-wins-u-s-approval-for-test-that-can-detect-coronavirus-in-minutes-idUSKBN21F014 | 2020-03-28 |
| Washington experienced the first major U.S. outbreak of COVID19 and has been among the hardesthit states | Negative | NEW YORK The number of U.S. coronavirus infections climbed above 82000 on Thursday surpassing the national tallies of China and Italy as New York New Orleans and other hot spots faced a surge in hospitalizations and looming shortages of supplies staff and sick beds | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-has-most-coronavirus-cases-in-world-next-wave-aimed-at-louisiana-idUSKBN21D1ZR | 2020-03-27 |
| DETROIT A surge in coronavirus cases in Detroit has put Michigan on track to be one of the U.S. states hardest hit by the pandemic the citys mayor said on Thursday adding that hospitals were scrambling to increase capacity | Negative | DETROIT A surge in coronavirus cases in Detroit has put Michigan on track to be one of the U.S. states hardest hit by the pandemic the citys mayor said on Thursday adding that hospitals were scrambling to increase capacity | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-detroit/detroit-mayor-sounds-statewide-alarm-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-idUSKBN21D3TY | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Thursday he has directed the federal Bureau of Prisons to expand its use of home confinement for inmates in appropriate cases as the coronavirus has continued to spread in the federal prison system | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Thursday he has directed the federal Bureau of Prisons to expand its use of home confinement for inmates in appropriate cases as the coronavirus has continued to spread in the federal prison system | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-prisons/u-s-attorney-general-seeks-to-expand-home-confinement-option-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-prisons-idUSKBN21D2SF | 2020-03-27 |
| CalMaine Foods which has over 40 million hens and controls about of the U.S. shell egg market did not return repeated requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON Increased demand for eggs in the United States has sent egg prices soaring in recent weeks as consumers scramble to stock up on staples due to coronavirus shutdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-eggs/u-s-egg-prices-hit-record-levels-as-pandemic-buying-boosts-demand-idUSKBN21E00L | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a debate on a | Neutral | The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a debate on a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21E0IN | 2020-03-27 |
| Canada on Thursday attacked a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along the undefended joint border to help fight the spread of coronavirus | Negative | The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a debate on a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21E0IN | 2020-03-27 |
| Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | Neutral | The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a debate on a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21E0IN | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. Open originally scheduled to be played June 1821 at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck New York has been postponed over coronavirus concerns the New York Post reported | Negative | The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a debate on a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21E0IN | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not cancel the Republican National Convention in August in Charlotte North Carolina because of the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not cancel the Republican National Convention in August in Charlotte North Carolina because of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-conventi/trump-says-he-will-not-cancel-august-republican-convention-idUSKBN21E07S | 2020-03-27 |
| BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he hopes the United States will take substantive action to improve bilateral ties Chinas foreign ministry said | Positive | BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he hopes the United States will take substantive action to improve bilateral ties Chinas foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-u-s/chinas-xi-speaking-with-trump-calls-on-u-s-to-improve-relations-idUSKBN21E0HY | 2020-03-27 |
| Trump and other top U.S. officials have accused China of a lack of transparency on the virus which has killed more than 24000 globally angering China | Negative | BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he hopes the United States will take substantive action to improve bilateral ties Chinas foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-u-s/chinas-xi-speaking-with-trump-calls-on-u-s-to-improve-relations-idUSKBN21E0HY | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering whether to delay the deadline for oil refineries to comply with the nations biofuel regulation past March 31 to help the industry cope with fallout from the coronavirus agency chief Andrew Wheeler said on Thursday | Positive | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering whether to delay the deadline for oil refineries to comply with the nations biofuel regulation past March 31 to help the industry cope with fallout from the coronavirus agency chief Andrew Wheeler said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-biofuels/u-s-epa-considers-delaying-compliance-deadline-for-biofuels-law-idUSKBN21D3QW | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it would decide as soon as Friday whether to allow sales of wintergrade gasoline into the spring and summer to help the fuel industry deal with a massive supply glut after a source said several states already unilaterally waived the antismog requirements | Positive | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it would decide as soon as Friday whether to allow sales of wintergrade gasoline into the spring and summer to help the fuel industry deal with a massive supply glut after a source said several states already unilaterally waived the antismog requirements | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-epa-gasoline/u-s-epa-to-announce-decision-on-seasonal-fuel-waivers-as-soon-as-friday-idUSKBN21D3R2 | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved an unprecedented stimulus package to alleviate the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved an unprecedented stimulus package to alleviate the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bill-contents/factbox-whats-in-the-2-2-trillion-senate-coronavirus-rescue-package-idUSKBN21D2CQ | 2020-03-27 |
| Canada on Thursday slammed a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along their undefended border to help fight the spread of the coronavirus saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations | Negative | Canada on Thursday slammed a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along their undefended border to help fight the spread of the coronavirus saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-attacks-damaging-trump-plan-to-deploy-troops-at-border-idUSKBN21D2PK | 2020-03-27 |
| He said it would be equal since the U.S. military had deployed to play a support role on the border with Mexico | Neutral | Canada on Thursday slammed a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along their undefended border to help fight the spread of the coronavirus saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-attacks-damaging-trump-plan-to-deploy-troops-at-border-idUSKBN21D2PK | 2020-03-27 |
| Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier that Ottawa was in touch with U.S. authorities and would adjust border security measures if needed | Neutral | Canada on Thursday slammed a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along their undefended border to help fight the spread of the coronavirus saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-attacks-damaging-trump-plan-to-deploy-troops-at-border-idUSKBN21D2PK | 2020-03-27 |
| Theresa Cardinal Brown director of immigration policy with the Washingtonbased Bipartisan Policy Center said the undefended U.S.Canada border had long been a point of pride | Positive | Canada on Thursday slammed a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along their undefended border to help fight the spread of the coronavirus saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-attacks-damaging-trump-plan-to-deploy-troops-at-border-idUSKBN21D2PK | 2020-03-27 |
| But he offered no indication of how U.S. authorities might get their hands on Maduro who has endured more than a year of international pressure and onagain offagain street protests | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and more than a dozen other top Venezuelan officials on charges of the latest escalation of the Trump administrations pressure campaign aimed at ousting the socialist leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-venezuela-maduro/u-s-indicts-venezuelas-maduro-a-political-foe-for-narco-terrorism-idUSKBN21D2A6 | 2020-03-27 |
| Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he would have Chinas support in fighting the coronavirus as the United States faces the prospect of becoming the next global epicentre of the pandemic | Positive | Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he would have Chinas support in fighting the coronavirus as the United States faces the prospect of becoming the next global epicentre of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-xi-offers-trump-help-in-fighting-coronavirus-as-u-s-faces-wave-of-new-patients-idUSKBN21E02P | 2020-03-27 |
| Bolsonaro has increasingly echoed the view of U.S. President Donald Trump that jobs should be prioritized over restrictive measures to slow the outbreak as world health experts suggest | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils governors pressed President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday for more federal support in the coronavirus battle after he blasted them as jobkillers and undermined their orders with a decree keeping churches open at evangelical preachers request | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-governors-press-bolsonaro-for-more-coronavirus-support-idUSKBN21D2HA | 2020-03-27 |
| TAIPEI U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law an act that requires increased U.S. support for Taiwan internationally which will likely infuriate a China already angry with Trumps criticism of the handling of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TAIPEI U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law an act that requires increased U.S. support for Taiwan internationally which will likely infuriate a China already angry with Trumps criticism of the handling of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-increases-support-for-taiwan-in-recognition-battle-with-china-idUSKBN21E0B7 | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. is the most consequential oil demand region in the world and realtime GPS data suggests an drop in congestion in major U.S. Capital Economics said in a note | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Friday as governments around the world pledged a huge injection of funds and other measures to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic despite fears the outbreak will destroy demand for oil | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-as-broader-markets-gain-on-hopes-for-more-stimulus-idUSKBN21E06Z | 2020-03-27 |
| Ultimately U.S. consumption has to lead the way for meaningful global oil demand it said | Positive | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Friday as governments around the world pledged a huge injection of funds and other measures to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic despite fears the outbreak will destroy demand for oil | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-as-broader-markets-gain-on-hopes-for-more-stimulus-idUSKBN21E06Z | 2020-03-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said later the videoconference showed tremendous spirit to get this over with | Neutral | Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over trillion into the global economy to limit job and income losses from the coronavirus and do whatever it takes to overcome the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20-saudi/g20-leaders-to-inject-5-trillion-into-global-economy-in-fight-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D0XL | 2020-03-27 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices dropped more than a barrel on Thursday as a growing number of virusrelated restrictions on travel slashed global fuel demand overshadowing expectations that a trillion U.S. stimulus package will bolster economic activity | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices dropped more than a barrel on Thursday as a growing number of virusrelated restrictions on travel slashed global fuel demand overshadowing expectations that a trillion U.S. stimulus package will bolster economic activity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-sheds-more-than-1-as-weakening-demand-outweighs-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN21D03T | 2020-03-27 |
| However broader U.S. sanctions deter many firms from humanitarian trade with Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States blacklisted five Iran and Iraqbased companies and 15 individuals on Thursday for supporting terrorist groups its third round of sanctions on Iranian targets in the last two weeks even as Tehran battles the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-fresh-iran-related-sanctions-despite-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D2B8 | 2020-03-27 |
| In recent weeks Chinas air force has conducted several exercises close to Taiwan prompting its mostly U.S.equipped military to scramble fighters to intercept and warn away the Chinese aircraft | Negative | TAIPEI China accused the United States on Thursday of playing a dangerous game with its support for Taiwan after a U.S. warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait following heightened military tension between China and Taiwan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-security-usa/u-s-playing-dangerous-game-china-says-after-warship-sails-through-taiwan-strait-idUSKBN21D03V | 2020-03-27 |
| LONDON The U.S. ambassador to London has said China had endangered the world by suppressing information about the coronavirus outbreak thus allowing it to spread far beyond the Communist republics borders | Negative | LONDON The U.S. ambassador to London has said China had endangered the world by suppressing information about the coronavirus outbreak thus allowing it to spread far beyond the Communist republics borders | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-envoy/u-s-envoy-blames-china-for-endangering-world-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D0W5 | 2020-03-27 |
| U.S. airlines are preparing to tap the government for up to billion in grants to cover payroll in a sharp travel downturn triggered by the coronavirus even after the government warned it may take stakes in exchange for bailout funds people familiar with the matter said | Negative | U.S. airlines are preparing to tap the government for up to billion in grants to cover payroll in a sharp travel downturn triggered by the coronavirus even after the government warned it may take stakes in exchange for bailout funds people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-strategy/u-s-airlines-to-dash-for-cash-grants-not-loans-even-with-potential-government-stake-idUSKBN21D3GL | 2020-03-27 |
| After the U.S. House of Representatives approves the airline bailout and President Donald Trump signs it as early as Friday airlines are to receive initial payments within 10 days | Negative | U.S. airlines are preparing to tap the government for up to billion in grants to cover payroll in a sharp travel downturn triggered by the coronavirus even after the government warned it may take stakes in exchange for bailout funds people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-strategy/u-s-airlines-to-dash-for-cash-grants-not-loans-even-with-potential-government-stake-idUSKBN21D3GL | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass a | Neutral | TOKYO Asian stocks rose on Friday as investors wagered policymakers will roll out more stimulus measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic after U.S. unemployment filings surged to a record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-on-more-stimulus-hopes-but-dollar-loses-steam-idUSKBN21E02O | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve has already slashed rates to zero and launched quantitative easing | Neutral | TOKYO Asian stocks rose on Friday as investors wagered policymakers will roll out more stimulus measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic after U.S. unemployment filings surged to a record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-on-more-stimulus-hopes-but-dollar-loses-steam-idUSKBN21E02O | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. currencys fall after two weeks of gains suggests the Feds efforts to relieve a crunch in the dollar funding market are working some analysts said | Neutral | TOKYO Asian stocks rose on Friday as investors wagered policymakers will roll out more stimulus measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic after U.S. unemployment filings surged to a record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-on-more-stimulus-hopes-but-dollar-loses-steam-idUSKBN21E02O | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has approved United Technologies Corporations planned merger with Raytheon Co subject to conditions the agency said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has approved United Technologies Corporations planned merger with Raytheon Co subject to conditions the agency said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-utc-m-a-raytheon/utc-raytheon-deal-wins-u-s-antitrust-approval-with-divestitures-idUSKBN21D3SL | 2020-03-27 |
| U.S. refiners sold renewable fuel credits last week in a bid to raise cash as their market capitalizations slumped amid the oil price crash according to three industry sources | Positive | U.S. refiners sold renewable fuel credits last week in a bid to raise cash as their market capitalizations slumped amid the oil price crash according to three industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-oil-refineries-biofuels/u-s-refiners-sell-biofuel-credits-to-raise-cash-as-valuations-tank-idUSKBN21D3NW | 2020-03-27 |
| NEW YORK With encouragement from the Federal Reserve U.S. banks have turned to a longshunned lending facility known as the discount window to borrow | Positive | NEW YORK With encouragement from the Federal Reserve U.S. banks have turned to a longshunned lending facility known as the discount window to borrow | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-banks/u-s-banks-borrow-at-discount-window-after-fed-offers-stigma-relief-idUSKBN21D3JA | 2020-03-27 |
| U.S. trading partners could also retaliate and limit U.S. imports if Washington imposed local content requirements they said | Negative | WASHINGTON White House plans to expand Buy mandates to the medical equipment and pharmaceutical sectors could worsen shortages of urgently needed medicines and delay discovery of a vaccine for the new coronavirus over 80 business groups warned | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-business-groups-warn-buy-america-order-would-harm-pandemic-response-idUSKBN21D1SM | 2020-03-27 |
| Notably U.S. and European stock valuations based on a 12month forward pricetoearnings ratio now have dipped well below historical averages according to Refinitiv data | Negative | BlackRock Credit Suisse and some other big banks reckon it is time to get back into equities after markets rallied this week following massive government and central bank stimulus packages to fight fallout from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-investors/time-to-buy-stocks-again-market-mavens-say-idUSKBN21D1WB | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a trillion economic rescue package to help unemployed workers and companies including the auto industry hit hard by the outbreak | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic which has killed more than 21000 people globally has forced the shutdown of auto plants around the world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-motor/ford-to-restart-u-s-truck-plants-in-april-to-beat-pandemic-linked-cash-squeeze-idUSKBN21D1MS | 2020-03-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump concerned about the economic repercussions of an extended shutdown has said he wants America to get back to business by Easter or April 12 | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic which has killed more than 21000 people globally has forced the shutdown of auto plants around the world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-motor/ford-to-restart-u-s-truck-plants-in-april-to-beat-pandemic-linked-cash-squeeze-idUSKBN21D1MS | 2020-03-27 |
| The Environmental Protection Agency which regulates U.S. auto emissions did not respond to a request for comment | Positive | But it is hard to detect a major change of direction from the companies production plans | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-emissions-suvs-insight/detroits-near-future-based-on-suvs-not-evs-production-plans-show-idUSKBN21D1KW | 2020-03-27 |
| 28 million in U.S. jobless claims led Fed Chair Jerome Powell to promise the bank would lend to cushion the impact of the coronavirus | Neutral | SYDNEY March 27 Japans share benchmark Nikkei rebounded on Friday and logged its biggest weekly gain on record as policymakers around the world launched a raft of stimulus efforts to mitigate the economic damage from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-rallies-on-stimulus-hopes-logs-biggest-weekly-gain-ever-idUSL4N2BK20U | 2020-03-27 |
| DCP which in 2019 raised over billion for its debut U.S. dollar fund plans to raise a similar but bigger one later this year said sources | Positive | HONG KONG March 27 Private equity groups are beefing up warchests and hiring investment professionals to tap an expected buyout boom in China following the coronavirus outbreak and as founders in some traditional businesses execute succession plans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-private-equity/private-equity-readies-for-surge-in-china-buyouts-on-virus-succession-woes-idUSL8N29K09B | 2020-03-27 |
| U.S. stock indexes surged as a record reading in weekly jobless claims added to the case for more stimulus measures to combat the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | European stocks reversed course to end higher on Thursday tracking gains on Wall Street while investors awaited a vote by EU lawmakers on emergency funds to cushion the blow from the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-close-third-straight-day-higher-emergency-fund-vote-eyed-idUSKBN21D0XZ | 2020-03-27 |
| 2 trillion U.S. package helped temper a rout in global markets triggered by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Dollar index on track for biggest loss in decade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-pulls-back-as-panic-selling-eases-on-course-for-biggest-loss-in-decade-idUSL4N2BK0WR | 2020-03-27 |
| It helped that the U.S. Senate has passed the stimulus bills | Positive | Dollar index on track for biggest loss in decade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-pulls-back-as-panic-selling-eases-on-course-for-biggest-loss-in-decade-idUSL4N2BK0WR | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. currencys fall after two weeks of gains suggests that the Feds efforts to relieve a crunch in the dollar funding market are working some analysts said | Neutral | Coronavirus pandemic ravages global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-rise-on-more-stimulus-hopes-but-dollar-loses-steam-idUSL4N2BK0MO | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON March 26 A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday to order the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency to defer collections of U.S. tariffs for at least 90 days to ease coronavirus pressures on U.S. businesses | Negative | WASHINGTON March 26 A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday to order the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency to defer collections of U.S. tariffs for at least 90 days to ease coronavirus pressures on U.S. businesses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-tariffs-congress/u-s-lawmakers-urge-90-day-plus-deferral-of-tariff-collections-to-aid-businesses-idUSW1N27101E | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the new coronavirus and more than two dozen others have said they are selfquarantining in hopes of limiting the spread of the pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the new coronavirus and more than two dozen others have said they are selfquarantining in hopes of limiting the spread of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/u-s-lawmakers-who-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN21B3GP | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to back the move on Friday | Positive | Global airlines urged the worlds major economies to act quickly to prevent irreversible damage to an industry that has seen demand decimated almost overnight by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/worlds-ailing-airlines-appeal-for-aid-as-u-s-offers-58-billion-idUSKBN21D00W | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | Neutral | WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-leaders-determined-to-pass-2-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21D1A7 | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a twohour debate on a sweeping | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a twohour debate on a sweeping | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house/u-s-house-sets-friday-debate-for-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN21E03H | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. alleges Huawei is involved in activities that compromise its national security a charge the company denies | Negative | LONDON Chinas Huawei Technologies unveiled its new flagship photographyfocused P40 smartphones on Wednesday in an online presentation after the coronavirus scuppered the event it had planned | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-huawei-tech-mobile-launch/huawei-unveils-p40-smartphones-online-as-coronavirus-thwarts-launch-event-idUSKBN21D3EP | 2020-03-27 |
| A person familiar with the matter said the U.S. government has gone to great lengths to ensure impacts on U.S. industry will be minimal | Positive | Senior officials in the Trump administration agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to Chinas Huawei Technologies sources familiar with the matter said as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-chips-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-prepares-crackdown-on-huaweis-global-chip-supply-sources-idUSKBN21D2E4 | 2020-03-27 |
| PARIS French healthcare company Sanofi Pasteur and U.S. company Translate Bio announced on Friday plans to collaborate on developing a vaccine to treat the coronavirus which has killed thousands around the world | Positive | PARIS French healthcare company Sanofi Pasteur and U.S. company Translate Bio announced on Friday plans to collaborate on developing a vaccine to treat the coronavirus which has killed thousands around the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-sanofi/sanofi-and-u-s-group-translate-bio-to-work-on-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN21E0N5 | 2020-03-27 |
| Sanders is proposing massive overhauls of the U.S. economy including banning private health insurance in favor of a governmentrun system that guarantees universal health coverage | Positive | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday clashed with frontrunner Bernie Sanders over vandalism at Bloombergs Chicago office and their gun control stances while centrist rival Pete Buttigieg was heckled at a labor march | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-buttigieg-heckled-bloomberg-and-sanders-tussle-on-vandalism-guns-idUSKCN20I250 | 2020-03-27 |
| LONDON U.S. rocker Jon Bon Jovi teamed up with Britains Prince Harry and a military choir to release the single on Friday to raise awareness of PostTraumatic Stress Disorder | Negative | LONDON U.S. rocker Jon Bon Jovi teamed up with Britains Prince Harry and a military choir to release the single on Friday to raise awareness of PostTraumatic Stress Disorder | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-harry-music/bon-jovi-prince-harry-and-military-choir-launch-charity-single-unbroken-idUSKBN21E0D7 | 2020-03-27 |
| The Trump administration cut staff by more than twothirds at a key U.S. public health agency operating inside China as part of a larger rollback of U.S.funded health and science experts on the ground there leading up to the coronavirus outbreak Reuters has learned | Negative | The Trump administration cut staff by more than twothirds at a key U.S. public health agency operating inside China as part of a larger rollback of U.S.funded health and science experts on the ground there leading up to the coronavirus outbreak Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cdc-exclusiv/exclusive-u-s-slashed-cdc-staff-inside-china-prior-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21C3N5 | 2020-03-26 |
| A State Department spokesman said in a statement that the U.S. Embassy in China is one of our largest reflecting the many areas of bilateral engagement | Neutral | The Trump administration cut staff by more than twothirds at a key U.S. public health agency operating inside China as part of a larger rollback of U.S.funded health and science experts on the ground there leading up to the coronavirus outbreak Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cdc-exclusiv/exclusive-u-s-slashed-cdc-staff-inside-china-prior-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21C3N5 | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued a stop movement order to the U.S. military halting travel and movement abroad for up to 60 days in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus through the ranks the Pentagon chief told Reuters on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued a stop movement order to the U.S. military halting travel and movement abroad for up to 60 days in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus through the ranks the Pentagon chief told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon-exclu/exclusive-pentagon-orders-halt-overseas-movement-for-u-s-military-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3A2 | 2020-03-26 |
| Esper said in an interview that the order applied to all U.S. troops civilian personnel and families but noted that there would be some exceptions | Neutral | WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued a stop movement order to the U.S. military halting travel and movement abroad for up to 60 days in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus through the ranks the Pentagon chief told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon-exclu/exclusive-pentagon-orders-halt-overseas-movement-for-u-s-military-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3A2 | 2020-03-26 |
| A full withdrawal of all U.S. and coalition forces would occur within 14 months of the deal getting signed if the Taliban holds up its end of the deal | Positive | WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued a stop movement order to the U.S. military halting travel and movement abroad for up to 60 days in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus through the ranks the Pentagon chief told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon-exclu/exclusive-pentagon-orders-halt-overseas-movement-for-u-s-military-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3A2 | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department brought its first criminal case connected to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday against a Southern California man who tried to solicit investment in a company he claimed had developed a COVID19 cure | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department brought its first criminal case connected to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday against a Southern California man who tried to solicit investment in a company he claimed had developed a COVID19 cure | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-arrest/california-man-charged-with-coronavirus-linked-fraud-idUSKBN21D08L | 2020-03-26 |
| A spokesman for the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Central District of California said Middlebrook does not yet have an attorney and will appear in federal court on Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department brought its first criminal case connected to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday against a Southern California man who tried to solicit investment in a company he claimed had developed a COVID19 cure | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-arrest/california-man-charged-with-coronavirus-linked-fraud-idUSKBN21D08L | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON Washington D.C.s municipal government ordered all nonessential businesses in the U.S. capital to close for a month starting on Wednesday night due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON Washington D.C.s municipal government ordered all nonessential businesses in the U.S. capital to close for a month starting on Wednesday night due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-dc/washington-d-c-orders-all-non-essential-businesses-in-the-city-to-close-idUSKBN21D04D | 2020-03-26 |
| The U.S. Senate voted late Wednesday 960 to give the U.S. aviation industry billion in a coronavirusrescue package half in the form of grants to cover some 750000 employees paychecks in a badly needed lifeline for an industry facing the worst travel downturn in history | Negative | The U.S. Senate voted late Wednesday 960 to give the U.S. aviation industry billion in a coronavirusrescue package half in the form of grants to cover some 750000 employees paychecks in a badly needed lifeline for an industry facing the worst travel downturn in history | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bill/u-s-senate-votes-to-grants-struggling-aviation-sector-big-bailout-idUSKBN21C24T | 2020-03-26 |
| U.S. airline shares extended a Tuesday rally on hopes for cash relief and under the bill airlines are set to get cash assistance in as little as two weeks | Positive | The U.S. Senate voted late Wednesday 960 to give the U.S. aviation industry billion in a coronavirusrescue package half in the form of grants to cover some 750000 employees paychecks in a badly needed lifeline for an industry facing the worst travel downturn in history | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bill/u-s-senate-votes-to-grants-struggling-aviation-sector-big-bailout-idUSKBN21C24T | 2020-03-26 |
| U.S. airports whose concourses have been nearly empty are set to receive billion in grants | Neutral | The U.S. Senate voted late Wednesday 960 to give the U.S. aviation industry billion in a coronavirusrescue package half in the form of grants to cover some 750000 employees paychecks in a badly needed lifeline for an industry facing the worst travel downturn in history | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bill/u-s-senate-votes-to-grants-struggling-aviation-sector-big-bailout-idUSKBN21C24T | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had not been told that former FBI agent Robert Levinson who disappeared in Iran in 2007 is dead but said things did not look good | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had not been told that former FBI agent Robert Levinson who disappeared in Iran in 2007 is dead but said things did not look good | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-levinson-trump/trump-says-doesnt-accept-levinson-dead-but-not-looking-great-idUSKBN21C3QF | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it was tracking 50000 Americans abroad it said might seek help to return to the United States straining the departments resources as it seeks to arrange travel around the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it was tracking 50000 Americans abroad it said might seek help to return to the United States straining the departments resources as it seeks to arrange travel around the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/u-s-says-50000-americans-abroad-may-need-repatriation-help-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3OA | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military announced on Wednesday it was elevating its healthrelated security level at bases worldwide over the spread of the coronavirus as it acknowledged the persistent growth in the rate of infections across the force | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military announced on Wednesday it was elevating its healthrelated security level at bases worldwide over the spread of the coronavirus as it acknowledged the persistent growth in the rate of infections across the force | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon-secur/u-s-military-hikes-base-security-worldwide-over-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN21C33S | 2020-03-26 |
| He added in apparent reference to what U.S. officials had told the Theyve been making the statement to the family I believe | Neutral | WASHINGTON The family of Robert Levinson the former FBI agent who disappeared in March 2007 after traveling to an island controlled by Iran said on Wednesday it now believes Levinson died in Iranian custody based on information from U.S. officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-levinson/former-fbi-agent-levinson-believed-to-have-died-in-iran-custody-family-says-idUSKBN21D007 | 2020-03-26 |
| Some U.S. investigators at least until recently believed Levinson was still alive while officials at other U.S. agencies believe he died some time perhaps years ago | Negative | WASHINGTON The family of Robert Levinson the former FBI agent who disappeared in March 2007 after traveling to an island controlled by Iran said on Wednesday it now believes Levinson died in Iranian custody based on information from U.S. officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-levinson/former-fbi-agent-levinson-believed-to-have-died-in-iran-custody-family-says-idUSKBN21D007 | 2020-03-26 |
| SAO PAULO A Brazilian doctor leading a clinical trial of a malaria drug and antibiotic combination to treat the coronavirus urged caution on Wednesday saying initial results of the drug that U.S. President Donald Trump called a potential game would take two weeks | Negative | SAO PAULO A Brazilian doctor leading a clinical trial of a malaria drug and antibiotic combination to treat the coronavirus urged caution on Wednesday saying initial results of the drug that U.S. President Donald Trump called a potential game would take two weeks | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-drug/brazil-doctor-urges-caution-on-coronavirus-game-changer-drug-idUSKBN21C3E5 | 2020-03-26 |
| New York experiencing more coronavirus deaths and infections than any other U.S. state is showing tentative signs of slowing the spread of the virus | Negative | Coronavirus cases across the globe jumped on Thursday as Japan planned to set up a special virus task force and New Zealand went under lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21D0HT | 2020-03-26 |
| The U.S. French and Moroccan armies have set up field hospitals and Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the army to carry out drills to increase its readiness | Negative | ABUJA The Nigerian Army is preparing to forcibly transfer the sick to hospital and enforce curbs on movement to try to shield the country from the coronavirus and is leasing equipment for possible mass according to an army memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-nigeria-security/nigerian-army-prepares-for-coronavirus-lockdown-mass-burials-idUSKBN21C2B2 | 2020-03-26 |
| Lazard advised the U.S. Treasury on the taxpayerfunded rescue of Chrysler and General Motors as well while Morgan Stanley was consigliere on propping up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | Positive | Bailout pitchbooks | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-finance-breakingvi/breakingviews-corona-capital-bailout-fees-distressed-junk-idUSKBN21C3HE | 2020-03-26 |
| Iranian authorities blaming U.S. sanctions for hampering Tehrans efforts to curb the outbreak have urged other countries and the United Nations to call on Washington to lift the sanctions | Negative | DUBAI Iran has started an intercity travel ban an Iranian official said in a televised news conference on Thursday a day after Irans government spokesman warned the country might face a second outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-starts-intercity-travel-ban-amid-fears-of-second-wave-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D0LS | 2020-03-26 |
| SINGAPORE Oil prices slipped on Thursday following three days of gains with the prospect of rapidly dwindling demand due to coronavirus travel bans and lockdowns offsetting hopes a U.S. trillion emergency stimulus will shore up economic activity | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices slipped on Thursday following three days of gains with the prospect of rapidly dwindling demand due to coronavirus travel bans and lockdowns offsetting hopes a U.S. trillion emergency stimulus will shore up economic activity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slip-as-demand-shrinks-but-stimulus-supports-idUSKBN21D03T | 2020-03-26 |
| Oil markets received a lift from the U.S. stimulus chatter but for the most part activity remains rudderless awash in a sea of said Stephen Innes market strategist at AxiTrader | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices slipped on Thursday following three days of gains with the prospect of rapidly dwindling demand due to coronavirus travel bans and lockdowns offsetting hopes a U.S. trillion emergency stimulus will shore up economic activity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slip-as-demand-shrinks-but-stimulus-supports-idUSKBN21D03T | 2020-03-26 |
| Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus WHO directorgeneral said U.S. President Donald Trump had displayed political and to fight the growing epidemic in the United States | Negative | Countries that have locked down their populations to prevent the spread of coronavirus need to put a premium on finding new cases and doing everything they can to suppress and the virus the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/countries-must-not-squander-chance-to-control-coronavirus-who-idUSKBN21C35J | 2020-03-26 |
| In the past week requests to cancel orders or delay shipments from his European and U.S. clients have flooded in | Negative | BEIJING Shi Xiaomin who used to export suits and blazers by the thousands to South Korea the Netherlands and the United States was luckier than many other Chinese factory owners | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-manufacturin/chinas-factories-reopen-only-to-fire-workers-as-virus-shreds-global-trade-idUSKBN21D0IG | 2020-03-26 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos reference to the Chinese a term President Donald Trump has also used repeatedly has greatly angered Beijing | Negative | BEIJING China and the United States are expected to call a timeout on their coronavirus blame game and focus on the challenges of the pandemic when leaders of the G20 nations hold talks via video conference on Thursday the South China Morning Post said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20-differences/china-u-s-to-set-aside-differences-in-g20-coronavirus-summit-scmp-idUSKBN21D0CB | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic a stance that even some in his administration worry could bring a dangerous backlash from Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic a stance that even some in his administration worry could bring a dangerous backlash from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-risks-blowback-from-war-of-words-with-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3KS | 2020-03-26 |
| Increasing strains in U.S.China relations have raised concerns at a time when experts say an unprecedented level of cooperation is needed to face the crisis and deal with its fallout | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic a stance that even some in his administration worry could bring a dangerous backlash from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-risks-blowback-from-war-of-words-with-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3KS | 2020-03-26 |
| The U.S. and China are engaged now in a demonization said Daniel Russel who served as the State Departments top Asia adviser until early in Trumps term | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic a stance that even some in his administration worry could bring a dangerous backlash from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-risks-blowback-from-war-of-words-with-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3KS | 2020-03-26 |
| China which has matched U.S. recriminations over the virus has warned that such a move would be unwise and unrealistic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic a stance that even some in his administration worry could bring a dangerous backlash from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-risks-blowback-from-war-of-words-with-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3KS | 2020-03-26 |
| Despite Pompeos tough talk another U.S. official said that unless Trump or his surrogates take direct aim at Xi something they have yet to do relations could still be salvaged | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic a stance that even some in his administration worry could bring a dangerous backlash from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-risks-blowback-from-war-of-words-with-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3KS | 2020-03-26 |
| TAIPEI A U.S. warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday the U.S. and Taiwan militaries said following heightened tensions between China and Taiwan that has seen Taiwanese air force jets scramble to intercept Chinese fighters | Negative | TAIPEI A U.S. warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday the U.S. and Taiwan militaries said following heightened tensions between China and Taiwan that has seen Taiwanese air force jets scramble to intercept Chinese fighters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-security-usa/u-s-warship-sails-through-taiwan-strait-amid-heightened-china-tensions-idUSKBN21D03V | 2020-03-26 |
| In recent weeks Chinas air force has carried out several exercises close to Taiwan causing Taiwans mostly U.S.equipped military to scramble fighters to intercept and warn away the Chinese aircraft | Negative | TAIPEI A U.S. warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday the U.S. and Taiwan militaries said following heightened tensions between China and Taiwan that has seen Taiwanese air force jets scramble to intercept Chinese fighters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-security-usa/u-s-warship-sails-through-taiwan-strait-amid-heightened-china-tensions-idUSKBN21D03V | 2020-03-26 |
| Maduro has called for U.S. sanctions to be lifted to improve the countrys health system | Neutral | CARACAS Venezuela has opened talks with China over possible financial support to cope with a sharp drop in oil prices and the arrival of the novel coronavirus four sources familiar with the negotiations said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-venezuela-china-ex/exclusive-venezuela-in-talks-with-china-over-support-amid-pandemic-oil-price-drop-sources-idUSKBN21C2LB | 2020-03-26 |
| 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 |
| Delta Air Lines Inc and Air New Zealand Ltd said they would offer cargo charter services on passenger planes to boost revenue as the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to give its carriers billion in aid including payroll support | Positive | Delta Air Lines Inc and Air New Zealand Ltd said they would offer cargo charter services on passenger planes to boost revenue as the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to give its carriers billion in aid including payroll support | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/apocalypse-now-airlines-turn-to-cargo-for-revenue-as-u-s-senate-approves-aid-package-idUSKBN21D00W | 2020-03-26 |
| The U.S. Senate on Wednesday evening passed an industry aid package half in the form of grants to cover some 750000 employees paychecks | Positive | Delta Air Lines Inc and Air New Zealand Ltd said they would offer cargo charter services on passenger planes to boost revenue as the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to give its carriers billion in aid including payroll support | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/apocalypse-now-airlines-turn-to-cargo-for-revenue-as-u-s-senate-approves-aid-package-idUSKBN21D00W | 2020-03-26 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote to approve the measure on Friday and President Donald Trump has promised to sign it into law | Positive | Delta Air Lines Inc and Air New Zealand Ltd said they would offer cargo charter services on passenger planes to boost revenue as the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to give its carriers billion in aid including payroll support | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/apocalypse-now-airlines-turn-to-cargo-for-revenue-as-u-s-senate-approves-aid-package-idUSKBN21D00W | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus epidemic as well as providing billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus epidemic as well as providing billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-passes-2-trillion-bill-for-strange-and-evil-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21C1C0 | 2020-03-26 |
| However the generosity of the U.S. program which is administered by states varies across the country | Positive | Optician Ali Nelson sent the final few orders of eyeglasses to clients last week before her Washington D.C.based store closed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-jobless/newly-jobless-americans-worry-about-making-ends-meet-idUSKBN21D0FE | 2020-03-26 |
| Even so the powerful U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it was following the advice of medical professionals | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump wants America to get back to business by Easter suggesting some efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus outbreak will no longer be needed by then but Corporate America is taking its lead from health professionals | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-companies/trump-says-reopen-by-easter-corporate-america-says-not-so-fast-idUSKBN21C3KQ | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON A group of 32 U.S. states have a message for the nations leading online You are not doing enough to stop price gouging amid the coronavirus crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of 32 U.S. states have a message for the nations leading online You are not doing enough to stop price gouging amid the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-retailers-states/do-more-to-stop-coronavirus-price-gouging-u-s-states-tell-amazon-walmart-facebook-idUSKBN21C2NF | 2020-03-26 |
| The U.S. authorities counter that he is not wanted because he embarrassed them but rather because he endangered informants dissidents and rights activists in countries including Iraq Iran and Afghanistan | Negative | LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who is fighting extradition from Britain to the United States was denied bail on Wednesday after his lawyers said he should be released because he was highly vulnerable to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-assange/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-denied-bail-by-london-court-idUSKBN21C266 | 2020-03-26 |
| But Clair Dobbin a lawyer representing the U.S. authorities argued that the risk that Assange would once again abscond to avoid extradition was so high that it was insurmountable | Negative | LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who is fighting extradition from Britain to the United States was denied bail on Wednesday after his lawyers said he should be released because he was highly vulnerable to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-assange/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-denied-bail-by-london-court-idUSKBN21C266 | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it would extend its prior conditional regulatory relief from disclosure requirements for public companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it would extend its prior conditional regulatory relief from disclosure requirements for public companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-sec/u-s-sec-extends-conditional-relief-for-public-companies-hit-by-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C224 | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods fell sharply in February as demand for machinery and other products slumped suggesting a deepening contraction in business investment that analysts said signaled the economy was already in recession | Negative | WASHINGTON New orders for key U.S.made capital goods fell sharply in February as demand for machinery and other products slumped suggesting a deepening contraction in business investment that analysts said signaled the economy was already in recession | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-economy-durablegoods/u-s-core-capital-goods-orders-point-to-worsening-business-investment-downturn-idUSKBN21C1YS | 2020-03-26 |
| Faced with tumbling passenger revenues many airlines including three major U.S. carriers have begun chartering out widebodied jets for use on cargoonly missions | Negative | PARIS Red tape is holding up medical and other emergency supplies needed to help tackle the coronavirus crisis airlines warn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airlines-freight/red-tape-holding-up-medical-supplies-airlines-say-idUSKBN21C21N | 2020-03-26 |
| The coronavirus pandemic is hobbling U.S. efforts to produce lithium rare earths and other materials used in electric vehicles and hightech equipment dealing a blow to President Donald Trumps plan to curb Chinese control of the strategic minerals sector | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic is hobbling U.S. efforts to produce lithium rare earths and other materials used in electric vehicles and hightech equipment dealing a blow to President Donald Trumps plan to curb Chinese control of the strategic minerals sector | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-mining-coronavirus/coronavirus-slows-u-s-push-to-produce-electric-vehicle-minerals-idUSKBN21D0GO | 2020-03-26 |
| As the pandemic has killed nearly 20000 across the globe U.S. junior miners have slowed engineering work environmental reviews and loan applications | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic is hobbling U.S. efforts to produce lithium rare earths and other materials used in electric vehicles and hightech equipment dealing a blow to President Donald Trumps plan to curb Chinese control of the strategic minerals sector | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-mining-coronavirus/coronavirus-slows-u-s-push-to-produce-electric-vehicle-minerals-idUSKBN21D0GO | 2020-03-26 |
| As the U.S. government turns its focus to the coronavirus rare earth projects are also left waiting | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic is hobbling U.S. efforts to produce lithium rare earths and other materials used in electric vehicles and hightech equipment dealing a blow to President Donald Trumps plan to curb Chinese control of the strategic minerals sector | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-mining-coronavirus/coronavirus-slows-u-s-push-to-produce-electric-vehicle-minerals-idUSKBN21D0GO | 2020-03-26 |
| Vehicle sales in U.S. states that implemented lockdown orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus will drop or more analysts said on Wednesday | Negative | Vehicle sales in U.S. states that implemented lockdown orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus will drop or more analysts said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-autos/u-s-auto-sales-in-states-with-coronavirus-lockdown-orders-to-drop-80-analysts-idUSKBN21C38N | 2020-03-26 |
| The trillion economic rescue package before the U.S. Senate on Wednesday would send the federal government to the auto industrys rescue for the second time in a dozen years | Neutral | The trillion economic rescue package before the U.S. Senate on Wednesday would send the federal government to the auto industrys rescue for the second time in a dozen years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-funding/u-s-set-to-grant-automakers-a-lifeline-but-no-bailout-idUSKBN21C34R | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday the coronavirus legislation deal agreed to in the Senate includes billion for the U.S. health care system and billion to help state and local governments deal with the pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday the coronavirus legislation deal agreed to in the Senate includes billion for the U.S. health care system and billion to help state and local governments deal with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schaeuble/schumer-help-for-health-system-local-governments-in-coronavirus-package-idUSKBN21C1XT | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the coronavirus relief legislation agreed in the U.S. Senate goes a long way toward meeting the needs of the American people and House Democrats will now review the bill | Positive | WASHINGTON House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the coronavirus relief legislation agreed in the U.S. Senate goes a long way toward meeting the needs of the American people and House Democrats will now review the bill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-says-democrats-will-review-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21C20P | 2020-03-26 |
| CureVac later denied it had received U.S. offers for the company or its assets | Negative | BERLIN Germany must protect its economic structure during the coronavirus crisis and prevent the selloff or breakup of key companies Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht told the Handelsblatt business daily | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-economy/german-minister-we-must-prevent-sale-or-break-up-of-our-key-firms-idUSKBN21C13Z | 2020-03-26 |
| The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the stimulus package later in the day and the House of Representatives soon after | Neutral | SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISTS WATCH THAT CREDIT | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-rating/shareholder-activists-watch-that-credit-rating-idUSKBN21C2DW | 2020-03-26 |
| The rally was driven by a range of factors including buying from domestic public accounts and hopes of big U.S. stimulus which all prompted sellers to unwind their positions | Positive | TOKYO March 26 Japanese shares took a tumble on Thursday following three days of massive gains after a rise in domestic coronavirus cases stoked worries of tougher domestic restrictions for social distancing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-fall-on-worries-domestic-lockdowns-are-looming-idUSL4N2BJ0Z5 | 2020-03-26 |
| U.S. stock futures rose following the first backtoback session rises on Wall Street in over a month | Neutral | Australia higher Nikkei lower | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-tread-cautiously-ahead-of-u-s-stimulus-jobs-idUSL4N2BJ06F | 2020-03-26 |
| U.S. weekly jobless claims due later on Thursday are expected to rise to around a million which would be well above the previous peak seen during the global financial crisis | Negative | Coronavirus is ravaging global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dips-as-investors-brace-for-surge-in-jobless-claims-idUSL4N2BI5PG | 2020-03-26 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to swiftly sign the bill into law but a Senate vote has yet to be scheduled | Positive | Coronavirus is ravaging global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dips-as-investors-brace-for-surge-in-jobless-claims-idUSL4N2BI5PG | 2020-03-26 |
| U.S. stock futures traded slightly negative following the first backtoback session rises on Wall Street in over a month | Negative | Australia higher Nikkei futures lower | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-cautiously-await-u-s-stimulus-jobs-idUSL4N2BI6UT | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will move to pass a massive coronavirus bill on Wednesday aimed at providing economic relief for individuals and companies amid the ongoing outbreak U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will move to pass a massive coronavirus bill on Wednesday aimed at providing economic relief for individuals and companies amid the ongoing outbreak U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-to-pass-massive-coronavirus-bill-on-wednesday-mcconnell-idUSKBN21C2PC | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the new coronavirus and more than two dozen others have said they are selfquarantining even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the new coronavirus and more than two dozen others have said they are selfquarantining even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/factbox-u-s-lawmakers-who-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN21B3GP | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday he was prepared to put a hold on a trillion Senate coronavirus economic relief bill unless a group of Republican senators drop their objections to language on jobless benefits in the legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday he was prepared to put a hold on a trillion Senate coronavirus economic relief bill unless a group of Republican senators drop their objections to language on jobless benefits in the legislation | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-sanders/u-s-senator-sanders-threatens-to-put-hold-on-senate-aid-bill-idUSKBN21C3HU | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus pandemic as well as providing billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus pandemic as well as providing billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/u-s-senate-approves-2-trillion-coronavirus-economic-medical-aid-bill-idUSKBN21D0CX | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is scheduled to begin voting shortly on an historic trillion bill to stimulate the sagging economy and rush federal funds to medical centers struggling to respond to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is scheduled to begin voting shortly on an historic trillion bill to stimulate the sagging economy and rush federal funds to medical centers struggling to respond to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/u-s-senate-poised-to-vote-on-passage-of-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21D0A9 | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON A lastminute obstacle to passage of a trillion coronavirus economic stimulus bill in the U.S. Senate was in the process of being resolved and would likely clear the way for prompt approval of the measure Senator Lindsey Graham said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON A lastminute obstacle to passage of a trillion coronavirus economic stimulus bill in the U.S. Senate was in the process of being resolved and would likely clear the way for prompt approval of the measure Senator Lindsey Graham said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-graham/u-s-senators-make-progress-toward-voting-on-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21D045 | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives could take up a coronavirus economic relief bill as soon as it clears the Senate Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday although she did not provide a specific timeline | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives could take up a coronavirus economic relief bill as soon as it clears the Senate Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday although she did not provide a specific timeline | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-ready-to-act-swiftly-once-senate-votes-on-coronavirus-bill-pelosi-says-idUSKBN21C3PZ | 2020-03-26 |
| U.S. senators were set to vote on the package on Wednesday before sending it to the House of Representatives | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would sign a trillion legislative package to address the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic into law immediately after it is passed and encouraged lawmakers to bring it over the finish line | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-he-will-sign-coronavirus-relief-package-right-away-idUSKBN21C3PP | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON Disputed language in the U.S. coronavirus relief bill about unemployment benefits was not a drafting a spokesman for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Disputed language in the U.S. coronavirus relief bill about unemployment benefits was not a drafting a spokesman for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-unemployment/spokesman-for-u-s-senator-grassley-coronavirus-bill-language-not-drafting-error-idUSKBN21C3MQ | 2020-03-26 |
| A 2018 study by the University of Californias Williams Institute found that of U.S. samesex couples had adopted children and had fostered a rate seven times that of straight couples | Neutral | I just couldnt believe Marouf a law professor at Texas University who has worked with Catholic organizations across the country on immigration cases told the Thomson Reuters Foundation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-adoption/in-good-faith-u-s-legal-battle-over-gay-adoption-intensifies-idUSKBN21D01I | 2020-03-26 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide in 2015 while a series of subsequent court rulings have made adoption by samesex couples legal in all 50 states | Positive | I just couldnt believe Marouf a law professor at Texas University who has worked with Catholic organizations across the country on immigration cases told the Thomson Reuters Foundation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-adoption/in-good-faith-u-s-legal-battle-over-gay-adoption-intensifies-idUSKBN21D01I | 2020-03-26 |
| The company did not provide any updates about production at its U.S. plants as states impose shut downs to counter the rapidly spreading virus | Negative | Authorities around the world have locked down cities enforced severe restrictions on travel and encouraged people to stay at home to contain the rapidly spreading virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-micron-tech-results/micron-sees-revenue-above-estimates-as-demand-rises-for-remote-work-devices-idUSKBN21C3JL | 2020-03-26 |
| A group representing major U.S. semiconductor companies on Wednesday said it was working with federal officials to make clear to state and local officials overseeing lockdowns that chip companies are essential businesses that should continue operations | Neutral | A group representing major U.S. semiconductor companies on Wednesday said it was working with federal officials to make clear to state and local officials overseeing lockdowns that chip companies are essential businesses that should continue operations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-semiconductors/computer-chip-makers-seek-u-s-permission-to-work-during-pandemic-idUSKBN21C3DM | 2020-03-26 |
| Audiences for the big four U.S. television networks ABC CBS Fox and NBC have been declining in recent years due to fierce competition from streaming esports and social media | Negative | LOS ANGELES From family drama This Is to crime series audiences are flocking to television shows in numbers unseen for up to a year as coronavirus shutdowns and social distancing keeps millions of Americans at home | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-television/television-audiences-surge-to-12-month-highs-as-coronavirus-keeps-americans-home-idUSKBN21C3BI | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON March 25 New orders for key U.S.made capital goods fell sharply in February as demand for machinery and other products slumped suggesting a deepening contraction in business investment that analysts said signaled the economy was already in recession | Negative | Durable goods orders rise 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-economy/wrapup-1-weak-u-s-core-capital-goods-orders-point-to-deepening-business-investment-downturn-idUSL1N2BI0N2 | 2020-03-26 |
| U.S. online therapy platform Talkspace said it was donating free therapy to healthcare workers | Positive | About twothirds of Egyptian society is now having high levels of anxiety and tension and this may cause many physical problems for he said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-counselling/stress-fear-of-covid-19-therapists-treating-the-vulnerable-go-online-to-help-idUSL8N2BD74G | 2020-03-26 |
| U.S. hospitals are rapidly running down their supplies despite efforts to procure more masks from private and government sources healthcare executives and industry spokespeople say | Neutral | ZURICH Spiez Lab a governmentrun institute in the Swiss mountains was set up to protect the nation from nuclear biological and chemical threats | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-masks-insight/as-virus-explodes-world-races-to-mask-up-idUSKBN21C2PE | 2020-03-26 |
| NEW LOS ANGELES New York state suffered another quick and brutal rise in the number of COVID19 cases on Tuesday staggering hospitals at the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic as California said it could be facing the next major wave of the disease | Negative | NEW LOS ANGELES New York state suffered another quick and brutal rise in the number of COVID19 cases on Tuesday staggering hospitals at the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic as California said it could be facing the next major wave of the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-sweeps-across-new-york-california-fears-it-could-be-next-idUSKBN21B1EC | 2020-03-25 |
| The U.S. Navy hospital ship Mercy was expected to arrive at in Los Angeles on Friday with 1000 hospital beds to ease the burden on the states healthcare system | Positive | NEW LOS ANGELES New York state suffered another quick and brutal rise in the number of COVID19 cases on Tuesday staggering hospitals at the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic as California said it could be facing the next major wave of the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-sweeps-across-new-york-california-fears-it-could-be-next-idUSKBN21B1EC | 2020-03-25 |
| The online poll of 4428 U.S. adults showed just how much peoples lives have changed over the last few weeks | Neutral | NEW YORK Seven in 10 Americans now consider the coronavirus pandemic to be a serious threat to me and my according to a opinion poll that shows how wide bipartisan segments of the country feel their lives have been turned upside down by the health crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-poll/forget-politics-majority-of-republicans-democrats-now-agree-coronavirus-is-serious-threat-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN21C02T | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not selfisolate after returning from Afghanistan and Qatar on Tuesday because neither country was on a U.S. government list calling for such precautions when he visited a State Department medical official said | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not selfisolate after returning from Afghanistan and Qatar on Tuesday because neither country was on a U.S. government list calling for such precautions when he visited a State Department medical official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pompeo/pompeo-will-not-self-isolate-after-afghanistan-qatar-trip-idUSKBN21B3FJ | 2020-03-25 |
| NEW YORK A federal judge on Tuesday denied Michael Cohens request to be released early from prison saying U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal lawyer and fixer should accept the consequences of his crimes rather than invoke the coronavirus pandemic to justify his freedom | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge on Tuesday denied Michael Cohens request to be released early from prison saying U.S. President Donald Trumps former personal lawyer and fixer should accept the consequences of his crimes rather than invoke the coronavirus pandemic to justify his freedom | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-cohen/judge-rejects-ex-trump-lawyer-cohens-bid-for-freedom-even-with-covid-19-risk-idUSKBN21B36B | 2020-03-25 |
| Some U.S. state and local officials have decried a lack of coordinated federal action saying that having localities act on their own has put them in competition for supplies | Negative | DELHI The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic the World Health Organization said on Tuesday as India announced a full 24hour nationwide lockdown in the worlds secondmost populous country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-could-be-next-virus-epicenter-as-india-locks-down-global-recession-looms-idUSKBN21B1RJ | 2020-03-25 |
| The U.S. government said on Monday all court hearings for asylumseeking migrants in Mexico will be rescheduled due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | The U.S. government said on Monday all court hearings for asylumseeking migrants in Mexico will be rescheduled due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/u-s-delays-immigration-hearings-for-migrants-in-mexico-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21B178 | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus and more than two dozen others have said they are selfquarantining even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus and more than two dozen others have said they are selfquarantining even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/factbox-u-s-lawmakers-who-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN21B3GP | 2020-03-25 |
| The U.S. and Canadian governments have also taken steps in recent days in response to coronavirus that have curbed asylum processes | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico temporarily halted the processing of asylum requests from Tuesday its refugee agency said the latest measure in North America aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus that have also limited access to asylum | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico/mexico-suspends-refugee-requests-as-coronavirus-cases-climb-to-405-idUSKBN21C06N | 2020-03-25 |
| Canada said it would turn back asylum seekers who walk over the U.S.Canada border while the United States said it would postpone all court hearings for asylumseeking migrants in Mexico | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico temporarily halted the processing of asylum requests from Tuesday its refugee agency said the latest measure in North America aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus that have also limited access to asylum | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico/mexico-suspends-refugee-requests-as-coronavirus-cases-climb-to-405-idUSKBN21C06N | 2020-03-25 |
| Some of the U.S. coastal areas may experience nondamaging sea level changes the agency added | Neutral | Meteorological authorities in Japan didnt issue any tsunami alerts while U.S. authorities canceled a warning for Hawaii after a 7 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-quake/no-tsunami-threat-after-magnitude-7-5-quake-off-russias-kuril-islands-idUSKBN21C0D1 | 2020-03-25 |
| U.S. athletes in the major Olympic sports of athletics swimming and gymnastics had more clarity with their national federations announcing Olympic trials would now be held in 2021 | Positive | TOKYO Japan awoke on Wednesday to the deflating reality that the Olympics they had hoped to host in Tokyo this summer were now probably 16 months away after the coronavirus crisis forced organizers into an unprecedented postponement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/stop-the-clock-japan-awakes-to-reality-of-tokyo-games-postponement-idUSKBN21C0G8 | 2020-03-25 |
| U.S. AntiDoping Agency chief Travis Tygart warned the postponement could open the door for convicted drugcheats to compete for medals and the issue would need to be tackled | Negative | TOKYO Japan awoke on Wednesday to the deflating reality that the Olympics they had hoped to host in Tokyo this summer were now probably 16 months away after the coronavirus crisis forced organizers into an unprecedented postponement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/stop-the-clock-japan-awakes-to-reality-of-tokyo-games-postponement-idUSKBN21C0G8 | 2020-03-25 |
| U.S. AntiDoping Agency chief Travis Tygart warned that the postponement could open the door for convicted drug cheats to compete for medals and the issue would need to be tackled | Negative | The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021 the first such delay in the Games 124year modern history as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the worlds last sporting showpiece still standing this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/tokyo-games-moved-to-2021-as-light-at-end-of-pandemic-tunnel-idUSKBN21B0I2 | 2020-03-25 |
| The latest round of weekly U.S. oil reports are expected to show crude inventories rose for a ninth straight week | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices rose modestly on Tuesday but settled off the days highs as the coronavirus pandemics heavy toll on demand offset hopes for a forthcoming trillion U.S. economic relief package | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-little-changed-as-falling-demand-offsets-hopes-of-u-s-aid-package-idUSKBN21915O | 2020-03-25 |
| Fuel demand in the United States the main market for Latin American crude has slumped during coronavirus shutdown so appetite for heavy oil from U.S. Gulf refiners has tumbled | Negative | MEXICO CITY A price war between the worlds oil powerhouses is leaving many producers in Latin American struggling to cover production costs boosting chances of output cuts and investment delays in coming months | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-latam-analysis/latin-americas-oil-producers-sweat-to-cover-costs-as-price-war-takes-toll-idUSKBN21B1JA | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday sharpened his criticism of Chinas handling of the coronavirus outbreak saying its ruling Communist Party was still denying the world information it needs to prevent further cases | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday sharpened his criticism of Chinas handling of the coronavirus outbreak saying its ruling Communist Party was still denying the world information it needs to prevent further cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-pompeo/pompeo-says-china-still-withholding-coronavirus-information-idUSKBN21B3IH | 2020-03-25 |
| Pompeo a persistent critic of Beijing and the Communist Party said very important would have to be made in future about how the U.S.China relationship was structured | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday sharpened his criticism of Chinas handling of the coronavirus outbreak saying its ruling Communist Party was still denying the world information it needs to prevent further cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-pompeo/pompeo-says-china-still-withholding-coronavirus-information-idUSKBN21B3IH | 2020-03-25 |
| The proposed U.S. push has sparked concern in China and elsewhere although it is unclear when Trump might act | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday sharpened his criticism of Chinas handling of the coronavirus outbreak saying its ruling Communist Party was still denying the world information it needs to prevent further cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-pompeo/pompeo-says-china-still-withholding-coronavirus-information-idUSKBN21B3IH | 2020-03-25 |
| But imports of key products such as soybeans the most valuable U.S. farm export remain well below pretrade war levels | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and China have made progress in implementing the agriculturerelated provisions of a Phase 1 trade deal that took effect on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/usda-ustr-cite-progress-on-farm-provisions-of-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN21B2PA | 2020-03-25 |
| BEIJING Publishers of three U.S. newspapers urged China on Tuesday to reverse the expulsion of a about a dozen of their journalists calling the move uniquely damaging and at a time when the world is sharing the burden of fighting the coronavirus | Negative | BEIJING Publishers of three U.S. newspapers urged China on Tuesday to reverse the expulsion of a about a dozen of their journalists calling the move uniquely damaging and at a time when the world is sharing the burden of fighting the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media/u-s-newspapers-call-on-china-to-reverse-expulsion-of-journalists-idUSKBN21B0WI | 2020-03-25 |
| TOKYO U.S. President Donald Trump fully supports a delay in the Tokyo Olympics agreed between Japan and the international Olympic panel a Japanese government spokesman said on Wednesday citing comments made to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a telephone call | Negative | TOKYO U.S. President Donald Trump fully supports a delay in the Tokyo Olympics agreed between Japan and the international Olympic panel a Japanese government spokesman said on Wednesday citing comments made to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a telephone call | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-japan-usa/japan-says-u-s-president-trump-supports-olympic-delay-100-idUSKBN21C0EG | 2020-03-25 |
| Boeing is seeking billion in U.S. government aid to prop up its finances and the embattled American aerospace supply chain | 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 |
| U.S. unemployment could hit and secondquarter economic output could be half the norm St | Neutral | Investors across a broad range of asset markets breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday a day after the Federal Reserve rolled out unprecedented measures aimed at boosting liquidity and bolstering investor confidence in the face of a spreading coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-credit/feds-stimulus-eases-global-market-fears-gets-cash-flowing-idUSKBN21B3JJ | 2020-03-25 |
| TOKYO Asian shares extended their rally on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Streets massive rebound as the U.S. Congress appeared closer to passing a trillion stimulus package to mitigate the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | TOKYO Asian shares extended their rally on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Streets massive rebound as the U.S. Congress appeared closer to passing a trillion stimulus package to mitigate the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-rides-wall-street-surge-as-investors-place-hopes-on-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN21C03S | 2020-03-25 |
| U.S. is still down almost from its record peak hit just over a month ago | Neutral | TOKYO Asian shares extended their rally on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Streets massive rebound as the U.S. Congress appeared closer to passing a trillion stimulus package to mitigate the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-rides-wall-street-surge-as-investors-place-hopes-on-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN21C03S | 2020-03-25 |
| Investor fears about a sharp economic downturn appear to be easing somewhat after the U.S. Federal Reserves offer of unlimited bondbuying and programs to buy corporate debt | Positive | TOKYO Asian shares extended their rally on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Streets massive rebound as the U.S. Congress appeared closer to passing a trillion stimulus package to mitigate the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-rides-wall-street-surge-as-investors-place-hopes-on-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN21C03S | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wants the U.S. economy to reopen by Easter Sunday April 12 despite the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus in some U.S. states and a rising death toll from the disease | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wants the U.S. economy to reopen by Easter Sunday April 12 despite the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus in some U.S. states and a rising death toll from the disease | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen-explain/explainer-trump-has-little-power-to-restart-u-s-economy-idUSKBN21B3F5 | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. senators and Trump administration officials have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak White House official Eric Ueland said early on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. senators and Trump administration officials have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak White House official Eric Ueland said early on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-still-awaits-2-trillion-coronavirus-aid-deal-idUSKBN21B18D | 2020-03-25 |
| The money at stake in the stimulus legislation exceeds what the U.S. government spends on national defense scientific research highway construction and other discretionary programs | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. senators and Trump administration officials have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak White House official Eric Ueland said early on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-still-awaits-2-trillion-coronavirus-aid-deal-idUSKBN21B18D | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve has hired asset management giant BlackRock to help it execute the purchase of commercial mortgagebacked securities announced this week as part of the central banks aggressive efforts to shore up the U.S. economy | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve has hired asset management giant BlackRock to help it execute the purchase of commercial mortgagebacked securities announced this week as part of the central banks aggressive efforts to shore up the U.S. economy | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-banks/u-s-fed-hires-blackrock-to-help-execute-mortgage-backed-securities-purchases-idUSKBN21B3E0 | 2020-03-25 |
| It is the U.S. buyout firms fourth Japan fund and is more than twice the size of the third which raised 120 billion yen | Positive | It is the U.S. buyout firms fourth Japan fund and is more than twice the size of the third which raised 120 billion yen | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-carlyle-group-japan-fund/carlyle-raises-2-3-billion-for-its-biggest-japan-fund-to-date-idUSKBN21B1KG | 2020-03-25 |
| U.S. lawmakers have said they could demand stock or equitybased instruments like warrants or options as a condition of government loans | Positive | The comments on credit in an interview with Reuters appeared to underscore the U.S. planemakers opposition to granting equity as part of an industrywide government bailout deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing-debt/boeing-cfo-says-aerospace-industry-needs-credit-urgently-markets-closed-to-new-debt-idUSKBN21B32D | 2020-03-25 |
| U.S. lawmakers are nearing agreement on a billion rescue package for the aviation sector that would include billion in payroll grants for passenger airlines weathering a sharp falloff in travel demand amid rising coronavirus outbreaks three people briefed on the matter said | Positive | U.S. lawmakers are nearing agreement on a billion rescue package for the aviation sector that would include billion in payroll grants for passenger airlines weathering a sharp falloff in travel demand amid rising coronavirus outbreaks three people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/u-s-lawmakers-nearing-deal-for-massive-aviation-sector-bailout-sources-idUSKBN21B2LS | 2020-03-25 |
| The aviation package would be part of a trillion U.S. coronavirus economic stimulus package that lawmakers have been debating | Positive | U.S. lawmakers are nearing agreement on a billion rescue package for the aviation sector that would include billion in payroll grants for passenger airlines weathering a sharp falloff in travel demand amid rising coronavirus outbreaks three people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/u-s-lawmakers-nearing-deal-for-massive-aviation-sector-bailout-sources-idUSKBN21B2LS | 2020-03-25 |
| U.S. lawmakers have said they could demand equity warrants or options as a condition of government loans | Neutral | I dont have a need for an equity Calhoun told Fox Business | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/boeing-ceo-does-not-want-u-s-to-take-stake-in-company-after-coronavirus-stimulus-idUSKBN21B1WN | 2020-03-25 |
| As the crisis deepens Democratic U.S. lawmakers have proposed that some of the roughly billion in proposed emergency aviation loans be changed to cash grants to cover payroll costs | Negative | The grounding of virtually all flights by Europes largest budget airline and European air traffic data on Tuesday highlighted the enormity of the shock to aviation industries from the coronavirus now emptying skies around the globe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/coronavirus-crisis-rocks-airlines-and-planemakers-idUSKBN21B06J | 2020-03-25 |
| The third largest U.S. lender said it would also temporarily reduce branch hours and redeploy staff to ensure access to essential services | Negative | The closures are expected to be in effect by the end of the week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-citigroup/citigroup-will-temporarily-close-up-to-15-of-u-s-branches-idUSKBN21B2FB | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence held a conference call on Tuesday with Wall Street investors to discuss the U.S. economy the Federal Reserve and other issues an administration official said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence held a conference call on Tuesday with Wall Street investors to discuss the U.S. economy the Federal Reserve and other issues an administration official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-investors/trump-pence-held-call-with-investors-on-economy-administration-official-idUSKBN21B38Y | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would like to see U.S. businesses reopen by Easter which is April 12 this year | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would like to see U.S. businesses reopen by Easter which is April 12 this year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-easter/trump-says-would-love-to-see-businesses-re-open-by-easter-idUSKBN21B2XW | 2020-03-25 |
| U.S. investors will likely see sharp declines in capital returns this year as companies look to conserve cash during the coronavirus crisis according to Dow Jones Indices which is predicting a significant firstquarter decline in buybacks and a dismal second quarter | Negative | U.S. investors will likely see sharp declines in capital returns this year as companies look to conserve cash during the coronavirus crisis according to Dow Jones Indices which is predicting a significant firstquarter decline in buybacks and a dismal second quarter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-stocks-buybacks/coronavirus-to-bring-deep-u-s-capital-return-letdowns-idUSKBN21B2CG | 2020-03-25 |
| 2 U.S. automaker said it was reassessing the timing of resuming production | Neutral | The No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-motor-product/ford-extends-production-halt-at-u-s-plants-beyond-march-30-idUSKBN21B2C4 | 2020-03-25 |
| The Detroit Three automakers had said last week they would shut down their U.S. plants to stop the spread of coronavirus | Negative | The No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-motor-product/ford-extends-production-halt-at-u-s-plants-beyond-march-30-idUSKBN21B2C4 | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that later on Tuesday Congress could soon reach a deal to pass an economic relief package for the fallout from the coronavirus crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that later on Tuesday Congress could soon reach a deal to pass an economic relief package for the fallout from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-sees-real-optimism-for-coronavirus-deal-in-next-few-hours-cnbc-idUSKBN21B24P | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON As several more U.S. states moved to impose stayathome orders to limit the spread of the coronavirus industries from steelmakers to auto dealerships were scrambling for exemptions that would allow them to remain open | Negative | WASHINGTON As several more U.S. states moved to impose stayathome orders to limit the spread of the coronavirus industries from steelmakers to auto dealerships were scrambling for exemptions that would allow them to remain open | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-industries/u-s-industries-scramble-for-exemptions-as-state-shutdown-orders-grow-idUSKBN21B1HL | 2020-03-25 |
| TOKYO Asian shares gained on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Streets massive rebound as U.S. senators and Trump administration officials reached an agreement on a giant economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | TOKYO Asian shares gained on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Streets massive rebound as U.S. senators and Trump administration officials reached an agreement on a giant economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-markets/asia-rides-wall-street-surge-as-investors-place-hopes-on-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN21C03S | 2020-03-25 |
| But if the virus is not controlled in the U.S. then theyre going to have to throw another trillion dollars | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares gained on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Streets massive rebound as U.S. senators and Trump administration officials reached an agreement on a giant economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-markets/asia-rides-wall-street-surge-as-investors-place-hopes-on-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN21C03S | 2020-03-25 |
| The U.S. stimulus deal billed as a trillion package is expected to include billion in direct payments to people and billion in liquidity assistance | Positive | TOKYO Asian shares gained on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Streets massive rebound as U.S. senators and Trump administration officials reached an agreement on a giant economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-markets/asia-rides-wall-street-surge-as-investors-place-hopes-on-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN21C03S | 2020-03-25 |
| Investor fears about a sharp economic downturn also appear to be easing somewhat after the U.S. Federal Reserves offer of unlimited bondbuying and programmes to buy corporate debt | Positive | TOKYO Asian shares gained on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Streets massive rebound as U.S. senators and Trump administration officials reached an agreement on a giant economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-markets/asia-rides-wall-street-surge-as-investors-place-hopes-on-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN21C03S | 2020-03-25 |
| Earlier this month U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Trump administration was not considering broad relief from import tariffs on Chinese goods to ease economic pain from the coronavirus | Negative | The White Houses top trade advisor denied on Tuesday that the Trump administration was considering a threemonth deferral of tariff payments on imported goods to ease the pain of the economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trade/white-house-not-considering-three-month-tariff-deferral-navarro-idUSKBN21B3JV | 2020-03-25 |
| SYDNEY March 25 Japans benchmark Nikkei jumped more than on Wednesday to a twoweek high tracking Wall Streets big rebound on hopes U.S. lawmakers will soon approve a massive stimulus package to fight the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | SYDNEY March 25 Japans benchmark Nikkei jumped more than on Wednesday to a twoweek high tracking Wall Streets big rebound on hopes U.S. lawmakers will soon approve a massive stimulus package to fight the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-rises-to-2-week-high-after-wall-sts-historic-surge-idUSL4N2BI153 | 2020-03-25 |
| TOKYO March 25 Asian shares extended their rally on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Streets massive rebound as the U.S. Congress appeared closer to passing a trillion stimulus package to mitigate the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | MSCI ACWI builds on biggest gains since 2008 financial crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-rides-wall-st-surge-as-investors-place-hopes-on-u-s-stimulus-idUSL4N2BI0VB | 2020-03-25 |
| Investor fears about a sharp economic downturn appear to be easing somewhat after the U.S. Federal Reserves offer of unlimited bondbuying and programmes to buy corporate debt | Positive | MSCI ACWI builds on biggest gains since 2008 financial crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-rides-wall-st-surge-as-investors-place-hopes-on-u-s-stimulus-idUSL4N2BI0VB | 2020-03-25 |
| SEOUL March 25 South Koreas central bank plans to inject dollars into local financial markets this week using a currency swap with the U.S. Federal Reserve to help ease a growing dollar shortage in onshore markets a senior bank official said | Positive | SEOUL March 25 South Koreas central bank plans to inject dollars into local financial markets this week using a currency swap with the U.S. Federal Reserve to help ease a growing dollar shortage in onshore markets a senior bank official said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-southkorea-cenbank/bank-of-korea-to-channel-dollar-liquidity-this-week-from-currency-swap-with-fed-idUSS6N2AQ02J | 2020-03-25 |
| Foreign exchange markets were in consolidation as the prospect of a huge U.S. stimulus package bolstered Asian stock markets although gains in riskier currencies were tempered | Positive | Fed move and rise in risk appetite hit dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-steadies-after-slide-as-greenback-funding-stays-tight-idUSL4N2BH6XA | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON Even as the U.S. Congress works on a massive relief bill to stem the toll of the coronavirus pandemic that has sickened three of its members its leadership is wrestling with how the chambers can continue to function in an era of social distancing | Negative | WASHINGTON Even as the U.S. Congress works on a massive relief bill to stem the toll of the coronavirus pandemic that has sickened three of its members its leadership is wrestling with how the chambers can continue to function in an era of social distancing | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lawmakers/u-s-congress-wrestles-with-mechanics-of-voting-in-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21B2PL | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress is considering authorizing the Federal Reserve to pay the tab as local governments ramp up shipments of testing equipment masks and ventilators desperately needed to diagnose coronavirus cases treat patients and keep medical personnel safe | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress is considering authorizing the Federal Reserve to pay the tab as local governments ramp up shipments of testing equipment masks and ventilators desperately needed to diagnose coronavirus cases treat patients and keep medical personnel safe | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-legislation/fed-may-finance-medical-response-and-more-under-u-s-house-bill-idUSKBN21B31E | 2020-03-25 |
| TOKYO U.S. senators and officials in U.S. President Donald Trumps administration have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak White House official Eric Ueland said early on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO U.S. senators and officials in U.S. President Donald Trumps administration have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak White House official Eric Ueland said early on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-insta/instant-view-u-s-government-agrees-stimulus-package-in-response-to-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21C0L8 | 2020-03-25 |
| This is certainly a big figure at around of U.S. gross domestic product which should support equities and other riskok trades | Neutral | TOKYO U.S. senators and officials in U.S. President Donald Trumps administration have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak White House official Eric Ueland said early on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-insta/instant-view-u-s-government-agrees-stimulus-package-in-response-to-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21C0L8 | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday was negotiating a nearly trillion emergency bill that aims to counter some of the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday was negotiating a nearly trillion emergency bill that aims to counter some of the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bill-factbox/factbox-whats-in-the-nearly-2-trillion-u-s-senate-coronavirus-stimulus-idUSKBN21B37G | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was hopeful that lawmakers could finalize a coronavirus economic stabilization bill on Tuesday but that a vote may not be able to be held until Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was hopeful that lawmakers could finalize a coronavirus economic stabilization bill on Tuesday but that a vote may not be able to be held until Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-shes-optimistic-coronavirus-relief-deal-can-be-reached-on-tuesday-idUSKBN21B2QM | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said lawmakers were very close on Tuesday to a deal on an economic package that will provide relief for Americans and businesses during the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said lawmakers were very close on Tuesday to a deal on an economic package that will provide relief for Americans and businesses during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/mcconnell-says-lawmakers-very-close-to-a-deal-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21B28E | 2020-03-25 |
| The U.S. government has engaged the Mexican government about the issue a spokesperson for the U.S. embassy said | Negative | MEXICO CITY March 24 Mexican senators are set to vote Tuesday on a proposal that would force streaming platforms like Netflix Inc and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-netflix/mexican-senate-to-vote-on-proposal-to-compel-netflix-amazon-to-boost-local-content-idUSL1N2BH0YB | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury secretary and the Senate Democratic leader voiced confidence late on Monday for a deal to be reached soon on a farreaching coronavirus economic stimulus package that had been stalled in the U.S. Senate as lawmakers haggled over it | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury secretary and the Senate Democratic leader voiced confidence late on Monday for a deal to be reached soon on a farreaching coronavirus economic stimulus package that had been stalled in the U.S. Senate as lawmakers haggled over it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/mnuchin-expresses-hope-a-deal-is-very-close-on-2-trillion-coronavirus-aid-package-in-u-s-senate-idUSKBN21A1O0 | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who has been accused of racism in labeling the coronavirus pandemic the Chinese said on Monday that AsianAmericans were not responsible for spreading the disease and needed to be protected | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who has been accused of racism in labeling the coronavirus pandemic the Chinese said on Monday that AsianAmericans were not responsible for spreading the disease and needed to be protected | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-asians/trump-asian-americans-not-responsible-for-virus-need-protection-idUSKBN21A3V6 | 2020-03-24 |
| NEW Several more U.S. governors on Monday joined the procession of states ordering millions of Americans to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus while President Trump signaled hes considering a move in the opposite direction | Neutral | NEW Several more U.S. governors on Monday joined the procession of states ordering millions of Americans to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus while President Trump signaled hes considering a move in the opposite direction | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-adams/u-s-states-cities-desperate-for-coronavirus-help-military-prepares-idUSKBN21A27M | 2020-03-24 |
| New Mexico joined at least 12 other states that have issued similar orders urging around 40 percent of the U.S. population to stay at home | Negative | TAOS N.M. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday issued a statewide stayathome order asking residents to remain in their houses to slow the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-new-mexico/new-mexico-governor-issues-statewide-stay-at-home-order-idUSKBN21A3OO | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering how to reopen the U.S. economy when a 15day shutdown ends next week even as the highly contagious coronavirus is spreading rapidly and hospitals are bracing for a wave of virusrelated deaths | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering how to reopen the U.S. economy when a 15day shutdown ends next week even as the highly contagious coronavirus is spreading rapidly and hospitals are bracing for a wave of virusrelated deaths | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-suggests-he-may-scale-back-closures-soon-despite-worsening-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21A0C6 | 2020-03-24 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 33453 cases of coronavirus an increase of 18185 cases from its previous count and said the death toll had risen by 199 to 400 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 33453 cases of coronavirus an increase of 18185 cases from its previous count and said the death toll had risen by 199 to 400 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-33453-coronavirus-cases-400-deaths-idUSKBN21A2X4 | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military is preparing to deploy field hospitals to New York and Seattle the Pentagon said on Monday as its top civilian and military leaders acknowledged for the first time that the coronavirus pandemic could impact military readiness | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military is preparing to deploy field hospitals to New York and Seattle the Pentagon said on Monday as its top civilian and military leaders acknowledged for the first time that the coronavirus pandemic could impact military readiness | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-military/u-s-military-to-send-field-hospitals-to-new-york-seattle-idUSKBN21A357 | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence who is leading a U.S. task force to address the coronavirus outbreak said on Monday the Trump administration would reevaluate its guidance after the current 15day guidance period ends | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence who is leading a U.S. task force to address the coronavirus outbreak said on Monday the Trump administration would reevaluate its guidance after the current 15day guidance period ends | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pence/pence-says-u-s-coronavirus-guidance-to-be-re-evaluated-after-15-day-period-ends-idUSKBN21A3G9 | 2020-03-24 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday rolled out an extraordinary array of programs to backstop an economy reeling from sweeping restrictions on commerce that scientists say are needed to slow the coronavirus pandemic and ultimately keep more people safe | Negative | The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday rolled out an extraordinary array of programs to backstop an economy reeling from sweeping restrictions on commerce that scientists say are needed to slow the coronavirus pandemic and ultimately keep more people safe | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/u-s-fed-aims-bazooka-to-backstop-coronavirus-hit-economy-idUSKBN21A1U2 | 2020-03-24 |
| The series of actions marks a massive intervention by the U.S. central bank beyond the financial markets where it has so far concentrated its firepower into the real U.S. economy | Neutral | The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday rolled out an extraordinary array of programs to backstop an economy reeling from sweeping restrictions on commerce that scientists say are needed to slow the coronavirus pandemic and ultimately keep more people safe | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/u-s-fed-aims-bazooka-to-backstop-coronavirus-hit-economy-idUSKBN21A1U2 | 2020-03-24 |
| U.S. corporate credit investors for their part welcomed the Feds move sending up prices of U.S. investmentgrade corporate bond exchangetraded funds | Positive | The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday rolled out an extraordinary array of programs to backstop an economy reeling from sweeping restrictions on commerce that scientists say are needed to slow the coronavirus pandemic and ultimately keep more people safe | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/u-s-fed-aims-bazooka-to-backstop-coronavirus-hit-economy-idUSKBN21A1U2 | 2020-03-24 |
| MEXICO CITY Residents of a Mexican city on the U.S. border voted against completing a billiondollar brewery being built by Constellation Brands Inc the government said Monday dealing a fresh blow to investor confidence under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | Negative | MEXICO CITY Residents of a Mexican city on the U.S. border voted against completing a billiondollar brewery being built by Constellation Brands Inc the government said Monday dealing a fresh blow to investor confidence under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-economy-referendum/mexican-referendum-rejects-u-s-modelo-brewer-in-new-investment-blow-idUSKBN21A3R1 | 2020-03-24 |
| The U.S.based company previously said it would consider other locations if Mexico became problematic | Negative | MEXICO CITY Residents of a Mexican city on the U.S. border voted against completing a billiondollar brewery being built by Constellation Brands Inc the government said Monday dealing a fresh blow to investor confidence under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-economy-referendum/mexican-referendum-rejects-u-s-modelo-brewer-in-new-investment-blow-idUSKBN21A3R1 | 2020-03-24 |
| Surely the U.S. government is directly talking to the Mexican foreign ministry about the person said speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter | Negative | MEXICO CITY Residents of a Mexican city on the U.S. border voted against completing a billiondollar brewery being built by Constellation Brands Inc the government said Monday dealing a fresh blow to investor confidence under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-economy-referendum/mexican-referendum-rejects-u-s-modelo-brewer-in-new-investment-blow-idUSKBN21A3R1 | 2020-03-24 |
| Since nearly all of the come from the American market theyll abide by the orders the U.S. government has made and because of that a reduction is a said Vanegas | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexicos sunkissed beaches will lie largely empty during the peak spring season that usually lures tens of thousand of young Americans south as restrictions aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus spur widespread trip cancellations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-tourism/coronavirus-cancels-spring-break-in-mexico-tourist-economy-sickens-idUSKBN21A23A | 2020-03-24 |
| The expected stimulus pushed the U.S. dollar lower as it will increase the cash supply | Negative | Oil prices rose on Tuesday on hopes that the United States will reach a deal soon on a trillion coronavirus aid package which could blunt the economic impact of the outbreak and in turn support oil demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-climb-as-u-s-ramps-up-economic-support-measures-idUSKBN21915O | 2020-03-24 |
| U.S. Olympic organizers joined calls for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic while the International Olympic Committee according to member Dick Pound has decided to delay the event likely for a year | Negative | U.S. Olympic organizers joined calls for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic while the International Olympic Committee according to member Dick Pound has decided to delay the event likely for a year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/tokyo-2020-games-delay-looms-after-u-s-joins-calls-for-postponement-idUSKBN21A097 | 2020-03-24 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News his counterparts agreed to act to support their own economies and coordinate internationally as needed | Positive | Finance ministers and central bankers from the worlds 20 largest economies agreed on Monday to develop an action to respond to a coronavirus pandemic that the IMF now expects to trigger a global recession but they offered no specifics | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20/g20-says-developing-action-plan-to-deal-with-global-pandemic-idUSKBN21A2GS | 2020-03-24 |
| DOHA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Taliban officials in Doha on Monday on his way back from a oneday trip to Afghanistan as part of efforts to salvage a historic deal signed with the insurgent group in February | Positive | DOHA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Taliban officials in Doha on Monday on his way back from a oneday trip to Afghanistan as part of efforts to salvage a historic deal signed with the insurgent group in February | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/secretary-of-state-pompeo-to-meet-taliban-in-doha-state-department-idUSKBN21A3D8 | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would be by Japans decision over whether to hold the Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid the global coronavirus outbreak as Canada Australia quit the Summer Games | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would be by Japans decision over whether to hold the Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid the global coronavirus outbreak as Canada Australia quit the Summer Games | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-trump/trump-says-he-expects-japans-abe-to-make-proper-decision-on-olympics-idUSKBN21A1VG | 2020-03-24 |
| A range of flash surveys on European and U.S. manufacturing for March are due later on Tuesday and are expected to show deep declines into recessionary territory | Negative | KONG Asian equities markets rallied on Tuesday as investors bet the U.S Federal Reserves promise of unlimited dollar funding would ease painful strains in financial markets even if it could not stop the economic hit of the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-rebound-fed-soothes-with-boundless-qe-idUSKBN21A3ZN | 2020-03-24 |
| Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday proposed giving struggling U.S. airlines and contractors billion in cash grants that would not have to be paid back but require significant new environmental labor and other conditions | Positive | Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday proposed giving struggling U.S. airlines and contractors billion in cash grants that would not have to be paid back but require significant new environmental labor and other conditions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/house-democrats-would-give-airlines-contractors-40-billion-bailout-idUSKBN21A35E | 2020-03-24 |
| The term sheet said that if Congress added conditions to government loans it could render the loans unusable because the process provided to businesses via U.S. bankruptcy law is more attractive | Negative | Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday proposed giving struggling U.S. airlines and contractors billion in cash grants that would not have to be paid back but require significant new environmental labor and other conditions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/house-democrats-would-give-airlines-contractors-40-billion-bailout-idUSKBN21A35E | 2020-03-24 |
| NEW YORK The Federal Reserves unparalleled steps to directly backstop the U.S. economy and its willingness to purchase vast sums of U.S. government debt mortgagebacked securities and even corporate bonds could help boost depleted liquidity in the Treasury market | Positive | NEW YORK The Federal Reserves unparalleled steps to directly backstop the U.S. economy and its willingness to purchase vast sums of U.S. government debt mortgagebacked securities and even corporate bonds could help boost depleted liquidity in the Treasury market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-treasuries-analysi/feds-big-move-could-help-u-s-treasury-liquidity-but-effects-may-not-last-long-idUSKBN21A3W8 | 2020-03-24 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Monday it would backstop an unprecedented range of credit for households small businesses and major employers in an attempt to stop the economy from sliding into depression as the coronavirus spreads | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Monday it would backstop an unprecedented range of credit for households small businesses and major employers in an attempt to stop the economy from sliding into depression as the coronavirus spreads | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mainstreet-exp/explainer-how-the-feds-latest-move-will-get-money-to-main-street-idUSKBN21A3OC | 2020-03-24 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| The U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard requires oil refiners to blend billions of gallons of biofuels like ethanol into the nations fuel pool a boon to U.S. corn country | 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 |
| U.S. drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co and Bristol Myers Squibb said they are delaying the start of new clinical trials in part to free up doctors and healthcare facilities to deal with the surge in patients infected with the new coronavirus | Negative | U.S. drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co and Bristol Myers Squibb said they are delaying the start of new clinical trials in part to free up doctors and healthcare facilities to deal with the surge in patients infected with the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-lilly/coronavirus-pandemic-leads-big-drugmakers-to-hit-pause-on-clinical-trials-idUSKBN21A1J7 | 2020-03-24 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week urged switching to virtual patient visits instead of inperson monitoring when conducting clinical studies as it anticipated the outbreak would disrupt them | Negative | U.S. drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co and Bristol Myers Squibb said they are delaying the start of new clinical trials in part to free up doctors and healthcare facilities to deal with the surge in patients infected with the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-lilly/coronavirus-pandemic-leads-big-drugmakers-to-hit-pause-on-clinical-trials-idUSKBN21A1J7 | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Monday warned corporate executives against insider trading during disruption caused by the coronavirus in an unusual statement that underscores the chaos coursing through financial markets | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Monday warned corporate executives against insider trading during disruption caused by the coronavirus in an unusual statement that underscores the chaos coursing through financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-sec/u-s-sec-warns-against-illegal-trading-during-coronavirus-disruption-idUSKBN21A3BK | 2020-03-24 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had given the green light to comedianturnedmedia entrepreneur Byron Allens billion racial bias lawsuit against Comcast Corp that accused the cable television operator of discriminating against blackowned channels | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had given the green light to comedianturnedmedia entrepreneur Byron Allens billion racial bias lawsuit against Comcast Corp that accused the cable television operator of discriminating against blackowned channels | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-comcast/u-s-supreme-court-tosses-ruling-that-revived-comedians-racial-bias-suit-against-comcast-idUSKBN21A2CI | 2020-03-24 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a legal broadside to a filmmaker who documented the recovery of notorious English pirate Blackbeards wrecked ship refusing to revive his video piracy lawsuit that sought monetary damages from North Carolina | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a legal broadside to a filmmaker who documented the recovery of notorious English pirate Blackbeards wrecked ship refusing to revive his video piracy lawsuit that sought monetary damages from North Carolina | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-blackbeard/u-s-supreme-court-maroons-filmmaker-in-blackbeard-video-piracy-fight-idUSKBN21A2DE | 2020-03-24 |
| The case hinged on whether the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1990 to allow states to be held liable for illegal copying was valid | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a legal broadside to a filmmaker who documented the recovery of notorious English pirate Blackbeards wrecked ship refusing to revive his video piracy lawsuit that sought monetary damages from North Carolina | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-blackbeard/u-s-supreme-court-maroons-filmmaker-in-blackbeard-video-piracy-fight-idUSKBN21A2DE | 2020-03-24 |
| The fund manager is seeking buyers for more than billion of U.S. mortgage bonds to help cover outflows the Financial Times reported on Sunday | Positive | Fund manager AlphaCentric is looking to raise money to shore up its books and ride out sharp market declines sparked by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-alphacentric/fund-manager-alphacentric-looks-to-raise-cash-as-coronavirus-bites-idUSKBN21A1PG | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut were spending their final weeks on Earth in quarantine before they are scheduled to blast off on April 9 for the International Space Station for six months as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps Earth | Positive | WASHINGTON Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut were spending their final weeks on Earth in quarantine before they are scheduled to blast off on April 9 for the International Space Station for six months as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps Earth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-space/astronauts-quarantined-ahead-of-journey-to-international-space-station-idUSKBN21A3YZ | 2020-03-24 |
| Boeing separately has asked for at least billion in U.S. government loan guarantees for itself and American aerospace manufacturers to help the embattled industry withstand a virusrelated cash drain | Negative | The fastspreading coronavirus has disrupted life hammered the economy and virtually wiped out air travel demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-suspending-washington-state-production-due-to-coronavirus-risks-idUSKBN21A2ZQ | 2020-03-24 |
| However online traffic for the 1000 U.S. and Canadian dealers served by Roadster which provides a digital sales platform for everything from financing paperwork to vehicle delivery was up about | Positive | NEW Auto retailers have been slow to embrace ecommerce but the coronavirus pandemic is changing that | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-autodealers/coronavirus-drags-car-dealers-into-digital-commerce-idUSKBN21A3WS | 2020-03-24 |
| 2 U.S. automaker is part of a task force on face masks | Positive | The goal of the venture is to build up to 200000 ventilators said people familiar with the plans who asked not to be identified | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-ventilators/gm-accelerates-project-v-to-build-ventilators-in-indiana-idUSKBN21A2Y4 | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON Major automakers parts suppliers and auto dealers urged U.S. lawmakers on Monday to provide robust credit to ensure sufficient in the auto industry despite the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON Major automakers parts suppliers and auto dealers urged U.S. lawmakers on Monday to provide robust credit to ensure sufficient in the auto industry despite the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-automakers/auto-industry-urges-u-s-lawmakers-to-ensure-sufficient-liquidity-idUSKBN21A35T | 2020-03-24 |
| The letter noted analysts expect U.S. auto sales to fall by in March as about of U.S. auto plants are currently closed impacting about 165000 workers | Negative | WASHINGTON Major automakers parts suppliers and auto dealers urged U.S. lawmakers on Monday to provide robust credit to ensure sufficient in the auto industry despite the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-automakers/auto-industry-urges-u-s-lawmakers-to-ensure-sufficient-liquidity-idUSKBN21A35T | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday urged the Senate to quickly pass an economic relief bill that has grown to trillion saying it would keep small businesses airlines and other firms from shedding workers as the coronavirus halts commerce | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday urged the Senate to quickly pass an economic relief bill that has grown to trillion saying it would keep small businesses airlines and other firms from shedding workers as the coronavirus halts commerce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-urges-u-s-congress-to-pass-2-trillion-economic-relief-bill-idUSKBN21A22Y | 2020-03-24 |
| The Feds announcement failed to lift U.S. stocks however and the 500 was down more than in morning trade | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday urged the Senate to quickly pass an economic relief bill that has grown to trillion saying it would keep small businesses airlines and other firms from shedding workers as the coronavirus halts commerce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-urges-u-s-congress-to-pass-2-trillion-economic-relief-bill-idUSKBN21A22Y | 2020-03-24 |
| SYDNEY March 24 Asian stocks rebounded sharply on Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserves promise of bottomless dollar funding eased painful strains in financial markets even if it could not soften the immediate economic hit of the coronavirus | Negative | Goldman Sachs forecast refers to output in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asia-stocks-rebound-fed-pits-endless-qe-against-economic-reality-idUSL4N2BH09K | 2020-03-24 |
| Goldman Sachs warned the U.S. economy growth could contract by in the second quarter twoandahalf times the pace of the previous postwar record | Negative | Goldman Sachs forecast refers to output in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asia-stocks-rebound-fed-pits-endless-qe-against-economic-reality-idUSL4N2BH09K | 2020-03-24 |
| SYDNEY March 24 Asian stocks were set to rally on Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserves sweeping pledge to spend whatever it took to stabilise the financial system eased debt market pressures even if it could not offset the immediate economic hit of the coronavirus | Negative | Goldman refers to economic output in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-rally-as-fed-goes-limitless-idUSL4N2BG5HT | 2020-03-24 |
| Goldman Sachs warned the U.S. economy could contract by in the second quarter twoandahalf times the previous postwar record pace | Negative | Goldman refers to economic output in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-rally-as-fed-goes-limitless-idUSL4N2BG5HT | 2020-03-24 |
| Wall Streets slide deepened on Monday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus forced more U.S. states into lockdown while Washingtons fiscal stimulus package remained stalled in the Senate | Negative | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-near-3-year-peak-amid-mad-cash-scramble-idUSL4N2BH04M | 2020-03-24 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan after he failed to convince Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe to end a feud that has helped jeopardize a U.S.led peace effort | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan after he failed to convince Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe to end a feud that has helped jeopardize a U.S.led peace effort | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-to-reduce-afghan-aid-by-1-billion-after-pompeo-fails-to-break-impasse-idUSKBN21A0N5 | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said they had not reached an agreement on Monday on a sweeping coronavirus stimulus deal but had made progress | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said they had not reached an agreement on Monday on a sweeping coronavirus stimulus deal but had made progress | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-talks/u-s-negotiators-say-have-not-reached-coronavirus-stimulus-deal-but-close-to-it-idUSKBN21B0EW | 2020-03-24 |
| Schumer told reporters at the U.S. Capitol the Senate could vote on a potential stimulus deal expected to be worth trillion as soon as Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said they had not reached an agreement on Monday on a sweeping coronavirus stimulus deal but had made progress | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-talks/u-s-negotiators-say-have-not-reached-coronavirus-stimulus-deal-but-close-to-it-idUSKBN21B0EW | 2020-03-24 |
| Last week Google launched a U.S.focused website that consists of resources and links focused on COVID19 | Positive | SAN FRANCISCO Alphabet Incs Google said on Monday that over the last three days it had surveyed some users about their health at the request of Carnegie Mellon University researchers aiming to forecast the spread of coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-google/google-asks-users-about-symptoms-for-carnegie-mellon-coronavirus-forecasting-effort-idUSKBN21B09Q | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON March 23 U.S. President Donald Trump who has been accused of racism in labeling the coronavirus pandemic the Chinese said in tweets on Monday that AsianAmericans were not responsible for spreading the disease and needed to be protected | Negative | WASHINGTON March 23 U.S. President Donald Trump who has been accused of racism in labeling the coronavirus pandemic the Chinese said in tweets on Monday that AsianAmericans were not responsible for spreading the disease and needed to be protected | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-trump-asians/trump-asian-americans-not-responsible-for-virus-need-protection-idUSL8N2BG9UV | 2020-03-24 |
| March 23 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had given the green light to comedianturnedmedia entrepreneur Byron Allens billion racial bias lawsuit against Comcast Corp that accused the cable television operator of discriminating against blackowned channels | Negative | March 23 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had given the green light to comedianturnedmedia entrepreneur Byron Allens billion racial bias lawsuit against Comcast Corp that accused the cable television operator of discriminating against blackowned channels | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-court-comcast/u-s-supreme-court-tosses-ruling-that-revived-comedians-racial-bias-suit-against-comcast-idUSW1N27H051 | 2020-03-24 |
| Over the past week U.S. President Donald Trumps administration has been pushing for aggressive steps to stem the economic hit after Trump spent several weeks downplaying the virus risks | Negative | NEW YORK Nearly one in three Americans was under orders on Sunday to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as Ohio Louisiana and Delaware became the latest states to enact broad restrictions along with the city of Philadelphia | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-forces-states-to-order-nearly-one-in-three-americans-to-stay-home-idUSKBN2190MQ | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates drive to pass a coronavirus response bill remained stymied late on Sunday as Democrats held out for more money to help state and local governments and hospitals while Republicans urged quick action to give financial markets a sign of encouragement | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates drive to pass a coronavirus response bill remained stymied late on Sunday as Democrats held out for more money to help state and local governments and hospitals while Republicans urged quick action to give financial markets a sign of encouragement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-relief-bill-slows-in-u-s-senate-talks-continue-idUSKBN2190NO | 2020-03-23 |
| A Senate Republican coronavirus stimulus package would provide financial aid to U.S. airports transit systems and passenger railroad Amtrak but billion for struggling U.S. airlines would be a loan not a cash payout the proposal showed | Negative | A Senate Republican coronavirus stimulus package would provide financial aid to U.S. airports transit systems and passenger railroad Amtrak but billion for struggling U.S. airlines would be a loan not a cash payout the proposal showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-transportation/senate-gop-virus-bill-aids-u-s-transport-sector-offers-airlines-loans-not-cash-idUSKBN21911T | 2020-03-23 |
| The coronavirus is invading U.S. jails and prisons prompting inmate releases reduced bail requirements and other extraordinary measures as officials rush to avert a potentially disastrous spread of the virus among crowded inmate populations | Negative | The coronavirus is invading U.S. jails and prisons prompting inmate releases reduced bail requirements and other extraordinary measures as officials rush to avert a potentially disastrous spread of the virus among crowded inmate populations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-inmates/releasing-inmates-screening-staff-u-s-jails-and-prisons-rush-to-limit-virus-risks-idUSKBN21A05J | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for the coronavirus his office said on Sunday becoming the first member of the Senate to announce he has COVID19 as the number of U.S. cases of the respiratory disease grows | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for the coronavirus his office said on Sunday becoming the first member of the Senate to announce he has COVID19 as the number of U.S. cases of the respiratory disease grows | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-randpaul/rand-paul-becomes-first-u-s-senator-to-test-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190Y5 | 2020-03-23 |
| Other U.S. senators selfquarantined as a precaution in recent weeks and at least two members of the House of Representatives have also tested positive for the highly contagious virus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for the coronavirus his office said on Sunday becoming the first member of the Senate to announce he has COVID19 as the number of U.S. cases of the respiratory disease grows | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-randpaul/rand-paul-becomes-first-u-s-senator-to-test-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190Y5 | 2020-03-23 |
| U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday he planned to bring up the legislation for a vote on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for the coronavirus his office said on Sunday becoming the first member of the Senate to announce he has COVID19 as the number of U.S. cases of the respiratory disease grows | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-randpaul/rand-paul-becomes-first-u-s-senator-to-test-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190Y5 | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it has tentatively decided to extend temporarily waivers of minimum flight requirements at U.S. airports through Oct | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it has tentatively decided to extend temporarily waivers of minimum flight requirements at U.S. airports through Oct | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-faa-flights/u-s-faa-plans-to-extend-minimum-flight-requirement-waiver-through-oct-24-idUSKBN21A00J | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell frustrated over the deadlock on a major coronavirus response bill late on Sunday announced a procedural vote will be held early on Monday on a bill that senators already rejected | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell frustrated over the deadlock on a major coronavirus response bill late on Sunday announced a procedural vote will be held early on Monday on a bill that senators already rejected | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/as-talks-drag-on-u-s-senate-sets-second-vote-on-monday-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21A08R | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus and at least 22 others have said they are selfquarantining even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus and at least 22 others have said they are selfquarantining even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/factbox-three-in-u-s-congress-test-positive-for-coronavirus-more-self-quarantine-idUSKBN21910Y | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Sunday were voting to block a coronavirus response bill as they pushed for more funding to help hospitals and others hurt by the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Sunday were voting to block a coronavirus response bill as they pushed for more funding to help hospitals and others hurt by the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senators/republican-coronavirus-bill-hits-roadblock-in-u-s-senate-negotiations-continue-idUSKBN21915Q | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Sunday said it cracked down on a website that was fraudulently offering to sell vaccines for warding off the deadly coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Sunday said it cracked down on a website that was fraudulently offering to sell vaccines for warding off the deadly coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fraud/u-s-says-website-offered-phony-coronavirus-vaccines-idUSKBN21915G | 2020-03-23 |
| At the departments request U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman issued a temporary restraining order requiring that public access to the website be blocked the department said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Sunday said it cracked down on a website that was fraudulently offering to sell vaccines for warding off the deadly coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fraud/u-s-says-website-offered-phony-coronavirus-vaccines-idUSKBN21915G | 2020-03-23 |
| NEW YORK At least four state pharmacy boards have taken steps to limit prescriptions of potential coronavirus treatments touted by U.S. President Donald Trump that are in short supply as demand has surged with the rapid spread of the outbreak | Negative | NEW YORK At least four state pharmacy boards have taken steps to limit prescriptions of potential coronavirus treatments touted by U.S. President Donald Trump that are in short supply as demand has surged with the rapid spread of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pharmacies/states-work-to-limit-prescriptions-of-potential-coronavirus-drugs-idUSKBN2190XC | 2020-03-23 |
| Trump has called on U.S. health regulators to expedite potential therapies aimed at treating COVID19 | Positive | NEW YORK At least four state pharmacy boards have taken steps to limit prescriptions of potential coronavirus treatments touted by U.S. President Donald Trump that are in short supply as demand has surged with the rapid spread of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pharmacies/states-work-to-limit-prescriptions-of-potential-coronavirus-drugs-idUSKBN2190XC | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will vote on a massive economic relief bill on Monday U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday adding that negotiations were continuing with Democrats on the legislation | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will vote on a massive economic relief bill on Monday U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday adding that negotiations were continuing with Democrats on the legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-house-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-to-vote-on-coronavirus-relief-bill-on-monday-mcconnell-idUSKBN2190TB | 2020-03-23 |
| MEXICO YORK CITY Migrants in a sprawling encampment steps from the U.S. border in Matamoros Mexico have begun to isolate as best they can in their closely packed tents in preparation for the arrival of the coronavirus | Negative | MEXICO YORK CITY Migrants in a sprawling encampment steps from the U.S. border in Matamoros Mexico have begun to isolate as best they can in their closely packed tents in preparation for the arrival of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-matamoros/sprawling-mexican-border-camp-ill-prepared-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190ZD | 2020-03-23 |
| MEXICO A major bust by U.S. drug authorities targeting Mexicos fastestgrowing gang will likely do little to stem the rise of the ultraviolent Jalisco New Generation Cartel and its shadowy leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes alias Mencho | Negative | MEXICO A major bust by U.S. drug authorities targeting Mexicos fastestgrowing gang will likely do little to stem the rise of the ultraviolent Jalisco New Generation Cartel and its shadowy leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes alias Mencho | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-crime-jalisco-analysis/u-s-raids-unlikely-to-crack-mexican-capos-drug-empire-idUSKBN2190FE | 2020-03-23 |
| KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Afghanistan on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to help salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban struck at the end of February but marred by political feuds and violence | Positive | KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Afghanistan on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to help salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban struck at the end of February but marred by political feuds and violence | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-arrives-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN21A0N5 | 2020-03-23 |
| U.S.backed Kurdish led forces in northwestern Syria and Turkeybacked opposition groups also closed crossings for fear the infection could come from governmentheld areas | Negative | AMMAN Warravaged Syria on Sunday confirmed its first case of the coronavirus after weeks of rejecting opposition allegations that the disease had already reached a country with a wrecked health system and thousands of Iranianbacked militias and Shiite pilgrims | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria/syria-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-as-fears-grow-it-could-spread-idUSKBN21912A | 2020-03-23 |
| The the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said it would not be commenting on Sunday about Canadas decision | Neutral | Canada became the first country to boycott the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic and Australia told its athletes to prepare for an Olympics next year as Japan and the IOC flagged the prospect of a postponement for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/canada-withdraws-from-2020-games-as-japan-ioc-consider-postponement-idUSKBN21A097 | 2020-03-23 |
| Globally analysts are dreading data on weekly U.S. jobless claims due on Thursday amid forecasts they could balloon by 750000 and maybe by more than a million | Negative | KONG Asian shares sank on Monday as a rising tide of national lockdowns threatened to overwhelm policymakers frantic efforts to cushion what is likely to be a deep global recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-stagger-as-more-nations-self-isolate-against-virus-idUSKBN21A01O | 2020-03-23 |
| Yields on the benchmark U.S. 10year note were down at 0 | Neutral | KONG Asian shares sank on Monday as a rising tide of national lockdowns threatened to overwhelm policymakers frantic efforts to cushion what is likely to be a deep global recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-stagger-as-more-nations-self-isolate-against-virus-idUSKBN21A01O | 2020-03-23 |
| 02 a barrel while U.S. crude was down 12c to | Neutral | KONG Asian shares sank on Monday as a rising tide of national lockdowns threatened to overwhelm policymakers frantic efforts to cushion what is likely to be a deep global recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-stagger-as-more-nations-self-isolate-against-virus-idUSKBN21A01O | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that U.S. automakers Ford Motor Co General Motors Co and Tesla Inc had been given the green light to produce ventilators and other items needed during the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that U.S. automakers Ford Motor Co General Motors Co and Tesla Inc had been given the green light to produce ventilators and other items needed during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-automakers/ford-gm-tesla-getting-go-ahead-to-make-ventilators-trump-idUSKBN2190Q6 | 2020-03-23 |
| TOKYO March 23 The dollar held gains against most peers on Monday as fresh declines in stocks accelerated the flight to cash although it lost ground against the euro and yen as U.S. lawmakers failed to pass a stimulus package to fight the coronavirus | Negative | Dollar retains advantage amid coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-mostly-firmer-but-u-s-stimulus-gridlock-narrows-gains-idUSL4N2BG1G6 | 2020-03-23 |
| Analysts are dreading data on weekly U.S. jobless claims due on Thursday amid forecasts they could balloon by 750000 and maybe by more than a million | Negative | 500 futures hit limit down European futures slide | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-stagger-as-more-nations-self-isolate-against-virus-idUSL4N2BG0TL | 2020-03-23 |
| BRUSSELS Facebook will downgrade video streaming quality on its platform and on Instagram in Europe the latest U.S. tech giant to respond to an EU call to stave off internet gridlock as thousands work from home due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | BRUSSELS Facebook will downgrade video streaming quality on its platform and on Instagram in Europe the latest U.S. tech giant to respond to an EU call to stave off internet gridlock as thousands work from home due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-facebook/facebook-to-cut-video-streaming-quality-in-virus-hit-europe-idUSKBN2190VH | 2020-03-23 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said the quarantine may not have been sufficient | Negative | TOKYO Newly released data from a Japanese research institute appears to back the governments case that its quarantine strategy for the Diamond Princess cruise ship was successful in stemming contagion of the coronavirus among passengers | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-data/japanese-data-on-cruise-ship-coronavirus-infections-backs-quarantine-strategy-idUSKBN20E1KY | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON There are no immediate plans to halt travel within the United States amid the coronavirus outbreak acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Sunday adding that the administration could implement targeted restrictions if needed | Negative | WASHINGTON There are no immediate plans to halt travel within the United States amid the coronavirus outbreak acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Sunday adding that the administration could implement targeted restrictions if needed | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/no-immediate-plans-to-halt-u-s-travel-acting-homeland-security-chief-idUSKBN2190O2 | 2020-03-23 |
| com Inc said on Saturday it is raising overtime pay for associates working in its U.S. warehouses as the worlds largest online retailer tries to meet the rapidly growing demand for online shopping from consumers stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-exclusi/amazon-raises-overtime-pay-for-warehouse-workers-idUSKBN2180Q1 | 2020-03-22 |
| Rival retailer Walmart Inc said on Thursday it plans to hire 150000 hourly associates in the U.S. and announced million in cash bonuses to reward workers | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-exclusi/amazon-raises-overtime-pay-for-warehouse-workers-idUSKBN2180Q1 | 2020-03-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he and his wife will be tested for coronavirus later on Saturday after a member of his staff tested positive | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he and his wife will be tested for coronavirus later on Saturday after a member of his staff tested positive | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pence/vp-pence-says-will-be-tested-for-coronavirus-after-aide-tested-positive-idUSKBN2180UI | 2020-03-22 |
| Anthony Fauci the U.S. governments top infectious disease expert urged Americans to postpone nonessential surgeries to keep beds available | Negative | NEW Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home on Saturday as lawmakers in Washington neared a deal that could pump a record trillion into the economy to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/one-in-four-americans-told-to-stay-home-as-congress-nears-1-trillion-stimulus-idUSKBN21729V | 2020-03-22 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a test that can deliver a result in 45 minutes rather than days according to Cepheid its maker | Positive | NEW Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home on Saturday as lawmakers in Washington neared a deal that could pump a record trillion into the economy to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/one-in-four-americans-told-to-stay-home-as-congress-nears-1-trillion-stimulus-idUSKBN21729V | 2020-03-22 |
| U.S. hospitals bracing for a surge of coronavirus patients just as some staff are under quarantine after being exposed to the virus are facing a shortage of temporary nurses who can fill in and being asked to pay as much as double to make it worth it | Negative | U.S. hospitals bracing for a surge of coronavirus patients just as some staff are under quarantine after being exposed to the virus are facing a shortage of temporary nurses who can fill in and being asked to pay as much as double to make it worth it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nurses/coronavirus-drives-up-demand-and-pay-for-temporary-u-s-nurses-idUSKBN2180HF | 2020-03-22 |
| Socalled travel total around 50000 or less than one percent of the nursing workforce which represents an increase in recent years as the U.S. population ages demand increases and workers seek more flexible employment options | Positive | U.S. hospitals bracing for a surge of coronavirus patients just as some staff are under quarantine after being exposed to the virus are facing a shortage of temporary nurses who can fill in and being asked to pay as much as double to make it worth it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nurses/coronavirus-drives-up-demand-and-pay-for-temporary-u-s-nurses-idUSKBN2180HF | 2020-03-22 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Saturday scrambled to complete a deal on a trillionplus bill aimed at stemming the coronavirus pandemics economic fallout for workers industries and small businesses | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Saturday scrambled to complete a deal on a trillionplus bill aimed at stemming the coronavirus pandemics economic fallout for workers industries and small businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deal/u-s-senate-races-to-agree-on-massive-coronavirus-relief-package-idUSKBN2180PG | 2020-03-22 |
| Democrats have also called for a billion Marshall for U.S. hospitals to pay for protective gear equipment such as ventilators beds and additional doctors and nurses | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Saturday scrambled to complete a deal on a trillionplus bill aimed at stemming the coronavirus pandemics economic fallout for workers industries and small businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deal/u-s-senate-races-to-agree-on-massive-coronavirus-relief-package-idUSKBN2180PG | 2020-03-22 |
| California and three other U.S. states directed tens of millions of people to stay at home | Negative | As coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe several countries imposed or planned new restrictions to try to curb the spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-22 |
| The U.S. Homeland Security Department said restrictions on travel across the U.S.Canadian land border would begin at p | Negative | As coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe several countries imposed or planned new restrictions to try to curb the spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-22 |
| The coronavirus stimulus package being negotiated by the U.S. Senate would be worth more than trillion White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Saturday | Positive | As coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe several countries imposed or planned new restrictions to try to curb the spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-22 |
| WASHINGTON MEXICO CITY U.S. President Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador agreed on Saturday on the importance of preserving bilateral trade and critical services despite U.S.Mexico border restrictions to fight the coronavirus a White House spokesman said | Positive | WASHINGTON MEXICO CITY U.S. President Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador agreed on Saturday on the importance of preserving bilateral trade and critical services despite U.S.Mexico border restrictions to fight the coronavirus a White House spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-usa/u-s-mexico-agree-on-importance-of-trade-despite-border-restrictions-idUSKBN2180VL | 2020-03-22 |
| A lastditch effort by the chief executives of major U.S. airlines to try to win cash grants to weather the coronavirus crisis looked to be unsuccessful four congressional aides and airline officials said late Saturday | Negative | A lastditch effort by the chief executives of major U.S. airlines to try to win cash grants to weather the coronavirus crisis looked to be unsuccessful four congressional aides and airline officials said late Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/airlines-appear-to-come-up-short-in-bid-to-win-cash-grants-in-rescue-package-idUSKBN2180ZG | 2020-03-22 |
| The CEOs of 10 U.S. passenger and cargo carriers had said in a letter that without direct cash assistance draconian such as furloughs may be necessary | Negative | A lastditch effort by the chief executives of major U.S. airlines to try to win cash grants to weather the coronavirus crisis looked to be unsuccessful four congressional aides and airline officials said late Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/airlines-appear-to-come-up-short-in-bid-to-win-cash-grants-in-rescue-package-idUSKBN2180ZG | 2020-03-22 |
| Goldman which disclosed the moves on Friday in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission did not have an immediate comment | Neutral | Its support came as markets had another violently volatile week over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and represents an extraordinary move in the staid moneymarket fund industry | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-goldman-mny-mkt-ex/exclusive-goldman-injects-1-billion-into-own-money-market-funds-after-heavy-withdrawals-idUSKBN21810A | 2020-03-22 |
| Musk earlier this week offered to make ventilators for coronavirus sufferers after the U.S. appealed for donations of respirator masks to fight a shortage | Negative | As the United States is combating a shortage of ventilators and respirators amid the coronavirus outbreak Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said he has had a discussion about ventilators with medical device maker Medtronic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-musk-medtronic/musk-medtronic-discuss-ventilators-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21813M | 2020-03-22 |
| Governments across the world including in the U.S. are drafting automakers and aerospace manufacturers to ramp up production of ventilators and other medical equipment | Positive | As the United States is combating a shortage of ventilators and respirators amid the coronavirus outbreak Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said he has had a discussion about ventilators with medical device maker Medtronic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-musk-medtronic/musk-medtronic-discuss-ventilators-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21813M | 2020-03-22 |
| U.S. ventilator maker ResMed has reallocated resources away from producing other devices to meet demand that is more than four times normal levels said its chief executive Mick Farrell | Positive | ZURICH On March 6 Gianluca Preziosa the head of an Italian ventilator maker received an urgent request | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-ventilators-insigh/army-joins-the-production-line-as-ventilator-makers-scramble-to-meet-demand-idUSKBN2180JU | 2020-03-22 |
| Meanwhile Canadas decision to turn back asylum seekers who walk over the U.S.Canada border has been criticized by advocates | Negative | Canadas death toll from the coronavirus rose to 13 on Saturday and the country stepped up efforts to repatriate Canadians stranded overseas as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the situation unprecedented exceptional and very difficult | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canadas-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-13-as-repatriation-efforts-step-up-idUSKBN2180UY | 2020-03-22 |
| The outbreak is also causing swaths of the U.S. economy to shut down as state and local officials order businesses closed and increasingly people to stay in their homes | Negative | YORK U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Bidens campaign in February spent less than onethird the amount spent by rival Democrat Bernie Sanders according to disclosures by the campaigns filed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-spending/u-s-candidate-biden-was-vastly-outspent-by-sanders-in-february-idUSKBN218074 | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at converting more than 10000 New York rooms potentially in hotels and college dorms into medical care units to help address the fastspreading coronavirus the commanding general of the Army Corps said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at converting more than 10000 New York rooms potentially in hotels and college dorms into medical care units to help address the fastspreading coronavirus the commanding general of the Army Corps said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-army-new-york/u-s-may-convert-thousands-of-new-york-hotel-college-rooms-into-care-units-idUSKBN2173J4 | 2020-03-21 |
| NEW YORK The 2020 U.S. Census the decennial tally that helps determine political representation and federal aid will be extended by two weeks a census official said on Friday as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the bureaus ability to send workers into the field | Positive | NEW YORK The 2020 U.S. Census the decennial tally that helps determine political representation and federal aid will be extended by two weeks a census official said on Friday as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the bureaus ability to send workers into the field | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-census/completion-of-2020-u-s-census-extended-into-august-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN2173N3 | 2020-03-21 |
| In a call with reporters on Friday Tim Olson the U.S. Census Bureaus field operations director said completion of the bureaus doorknocking campaign would extend from July 31 to Aug | Positive | NEW YORK The 2020 U.S. Census the decennial tally that helps determine political representation and federal aid will be extended by two weeks a census official said on Friday as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the bureaus ability to send workers into the field | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-census/completion-of-2020-u-s-census-extended-into-august-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN2173N3 | 2020-03-21 |
| The population data collected determines how the U.S. Congress and state legislatures divvy up voting districts and guides the federal government in allocating | Neutral | NEW YORK The 2020 U.S. Census the decennial tally that helps determine political representation and federal aid will be extended by two weeks a census official said on Friday as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the bureaus ability to send workers into the field | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-census/completion-of-2020-u-s-census-extended-into-august-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN2173N3 | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Air Force transport plane is flying home 89 Americans stranded in Honduras due to travel disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak the U.S. military said | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Air Force transport plane is flying home 89 Americans stranded in Honduras due to travel disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak the U.S. military said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-honduras/u-s-military-flying-home-americans-from-honduras-stranded-by-coronavirus-idUSKBN21800Z | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON Two Republican U.S. senators defended themselves on Friday against heavy criticism including calls that they resign for selling large amounts of stock before the coronavirusinduced market meltdown and after closeddoor briefings on the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON Two Republican U.S. senators defended themselves on Friday against heavy criticism including calls that they resign for selling large amounts of stock before the coronavirusinduced market meltdown and after closeddoor briefings on the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senators-defend-selling-shares-before-coronavirus-crash-idUSKBN2171AL | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. senators and officials from President Donald Trumps administration interrupted negotiations late on Friday on what should be in a massive bill to shore up the U.S. economy in the face of the coronavirus crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. senators and officials from President Donald Trumps administration interrupted negotiations late on Friday on what should be in a massive bill to shore up the U.S. economy in the face of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-talks/talks-on-massive-u-s-coronavirus-stimulus-bill-pause-for-evening-idUSKBN21804T | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON A member of U.S. Vice President Mike Pences office has tested positive for the coronavirus but neither President Donald Trump nor Pence have had close contact with the individual Pences press secretary Katie Miller said in a statement on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON A member of U.S. Vice President Mike Pences office has tested positive for the coronavirus but neither President Donald Trump nor Pence have had close contact with the individual Pences press secretary Katie Miller said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pence/member-of-u-s-vice-president-pences-office-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2173O8 | 2020-03-21 |
| The U.S. unemployment benefits program a key part of the safety net for the labor market is facing its biggest test in more than a decade | Positive | The U.S. unemployment benefits program a key part of the safety net for the labor market is facing its biggest test in more than a decade | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-unemployment/states-rush-to-prepare-for-wave-of-u-s-unemployed-idUSKBN2171RW | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON MEXICO CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States will swiftly return migrants who attempt to cross into the country illegally from Mexico and Canada while closing the borders to travel to limit the spread of the new coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON MEXICO CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States will swiftly return migrants who attempt to cross into the country illegally from Mexico and Canada while closing the borders to travel to limit the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-border/u-s-to-swiftly-remove-migrants-caught-crossing-borders-illegally-to-limit-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN217283 | 2020-03-21 |
| Similar measures at the U.S.Canada border for example suspending tourist and recreational travel were also put in place | Negative | WASHINGTON MEXICO CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States will swiftly return migrants who attempt to cross into the country illegally from Mexico and Canada while closing the borders to travel to limit the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-border/u-s-to-swiftly-remove-migrants-caught-crossing-borders-illegally-to-limit-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN217283 | 2020-03-21 |
| Officials said the administration would authorize border authorities on public health grounds to swiftly remove migrants without allowing them to enter U.S. border facilities or undergo legal proceedings | Negative | WASHINGTON MEXICO CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States will swiftly return migrants who attempt to cross into the country illegally from Mexico and Canada while closing the borders to travel to limit the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-border/u-s-to-swiftly-remove-migrants-caught-crossing-borders-illegally-to-limit-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN217283 | 2020-03-21 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at the press conference that agricultural workers with temporary visas to enter the United States would still be allowed to cross from Mexico | Positive | WASHINGTON MEXICO CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States will swiftly return migrants who attempt to cross into the country illegally from Mexico and Canada while closing the borders to travel to limit the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-border/u-s-to-swiftly-remove-migrants-caught-crossing-borders-illegally-to-limit-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN217283 | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices including 87yearold Ruth Bader Ginsburg are all healthy with some participating remotely in a private meeting on Friday as they weigh how to proceed during the coronavirus pandemic a court spokeswoman said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices including 87yearold Ruth Bader Ginsburg are all healthy with some participating remotely in a private meeting on Friday as they weigh how to proceed during the coronavirus pandemic a court spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-court/ginsburg-other-justices-healthy-as-u-s-supreme-court-adjusts-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21736U | 2020-03-21 |
| He is among millions of supermarket employees who have been classified as critical U.S. workers at essential that will stay open to prevent disruption in food supply | Negative | For Philip a grocery store clerk its not a matter of if he gets coronavirus but when | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-workers/im-going-to-keep-working-grocery-clerks-unlikely-heroes-in-u-s-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN2173BY | 2020-03-21 |
| The five U.S. states where governors have closed or have said they will soon be closing nonessential businesses account for about of the worlds biggest economy | Negative | The five U.S. states where governors have closed or have said they will soon be closing nonessential businesses account for about of the worlds biggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stayathome-fac/factbox-five-statewide-stay-at-home-orders-31-of-u-s-economy-idUSKBN2173PS | 2020-03-21 |
| North Korea has not reported any confirmed cases of the coronavirus though a top U.S. military official said last week he is fairly there were infections in North Korea | Negative | SEOUL North Korea fired two projectiles that appeared to be shortrange ballistic missiles on Saturday South Koreas military said calling the action highly given the global coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-missiles/south-korea-says-detected-north-korea-missile-fire-inapproriate-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN2173MB | 2020-03-21 |
| Pompeo suggested that tough U.S. sanctions on Iran would continue over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs despite some appeals for them to be relaxed due to the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday came close to blaming Iran for a rocket attack in Iraq last week in which two American troops and a British service member were killed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-trump/trump-pompeo-walk-to-brink-of-blaming-iran-for-rocket-attack-idUSKBN2173C8 | 2020-03-21 |
| France has released Jalal Ruhollahnejad an Iranian engineer wanted by U.S. authorities over sanctions charges state broadcaster IRIB has reported | Positive | PARIS Iranian authorities have released French academic Roland Marchal who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2019 a French presidency official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-france-prisoners/iran-releases-french-academic-roland-marchal-french-official-idUSKBN2180AS | 2020-03-21 |
| The detentions have coincided with a protracted standoff with Western powers prompted by a U.S. decision to withdraw from an international agreement to curb Iranian nuclear activities | Negative | PARIS Iranian authorities have released French academic Roland Marchal who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2019 a French presidency official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-france-prisoners/iran-releases-french-academic-roland-marchal-french-official-idUSKBN2180AS | 2020-03-21 |
| Anderson 33 reached the final at the 2017 U.S. Open and also at Wimbledon a year later but his career has suffered setbacks due to a spate of injuries | Negative | MUMBAI South Africas Kevin Anderson who underwent knee surgery last month was eyeing a return to the court at Aprils Monte Carlo Masters but his comeback plans have been disrupted as the tennis season remains suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tennis-anderson/tennis-andersons-comeback-bid-delayed-by-coronavirus-lockdown-idUSKBN21808Q | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. State Department employees have complained about the U.S. ambassador to South Africas failure to selfisolate immediately after returning from a U.S. visit when she attended a March 7 MaraLago event some of whose attendees have tested positive for coronavirus according to messages reviewed by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. State Department employees have complained about the U.S. ambassador to South Africas failure to selfisolate immediately after returning from a U.S. visit when she attended a March 7 MaraLago event some of whose attendees have tested positive for coronavirus according to messages reviewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica-usa/u-s-envoy-to-south-africa-draws-fire-after-possible-virus-exposure-idUSKBN2173ML | 2020-03-21 |
| Ambassador Eric Rubin head of the U.S. diplomats union the American Foreign Service Association said U.S. officials abroad deserved to have their health and safety protected | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. State Department employees have complained about the U.S. ambassador to South Africas failure to selfisolate immediately after returning from a U.S. visit when she attended a March 7 MaraLago event some of whose attendees have tested positive for coronavirus according to messages reviewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica-usa/u-s-envoy-to-south-africa-draws-fire-after-possible-virus-exposure-idUSKBN2173ML | 2020-03-21 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Saudi Arabia have good relations when it comes to oil markets and Moscow does not need anyone else to intervene the Kremlin said on Friday when asked to comment on a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump saying he planned to get involved | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and Saudi Arabia have good relations when it comes to oil markets and Moscow does not need anyone else to intervene the Kremlin said on Friday when asked to comment on a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump saying he planned to get involved | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-saudi/kremlin-on-trump-we-dont-need-anyone-to-intervene-in-our-oil-ties-with-saudi-arabia-idUSKBN2171B1 | 2020-03-21 |
| The Trump administration plans to send a special energy envoy to Saudi Arabia to work with the kingdom on stabilizing the global oil market officials said on Friday as the U.S. scrambles to deal with a price crash so deep that regulators in Texas considered curbing production there for the first time in nearly 50 years | Negative | The Trump administration plans to send a special energy envoy to Saudi Arabia to work with the kingdom on stabilizing the global oil market officials said on Friday as the U.S. scrambles to deal with a price crash so deep that regulators in Texas considered curbing production there for the first time in nearly 50 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-saudi-arabia/u-s-to-send-envoy-to-saudi-arabia-texas-suggests-oil-output-cuts-idUSKBN2172YE | 2020-03-21 |
| U.S. officials believe Saudi Arabias move to flood oil markets compounds the global economic crash during a crisis caused by the pandemic | Negative | The Trump administration plans to send a special energy envoy to Saudi Arabia to work with the kingdom on stabilizing the global oil market officials said on Friday as the U.S. scrambles to deal with a price crash so deep that regulators in Texas considered curbing production there for the first time in nearly 50 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-saudi-arabia/u-s-to-send-envoy-to-saudi-arabia-texas-suggests-oil-output-cuts-idUSKBN2172YE | 2020-03-21 |
| The price crash is also devastating to U.S. oil producers some of which have already begun putting employees on furlough | Negative | The Trump administration plans to send a special energy envoy to Saudi Arabia to work with the kingdom on stabilizing the global oil market officials said on Friday as the U.S. scrambles to deal with a price crash so deep that regulators in Texas considered curbing production there for the first time in nearly 50 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-saudi-arabia/u-s-to-send-envoy-to-saudi-arabia-texas-suggests-oil-output-cuts-idUSKBN2172YE | 2020-03-21 |
| U.S. government sanctions have led to many ordinary Iranians losing their health jobs and he said | Negative | DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a speech on state television for the Persian New Year praised Iranians for their sacrifices in fighting the coronavirus outbreak in the worsthit country in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-khamenei-speech/khamenei-lauds-iranians-dazzling-sacrifices-to-fight-virus-idUSKBN2170EZ | 2020-03-21 |
| Now is the time for the American people to shout loudly at the U.S. government to demand an answer | Neutral | DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a speech on state television for the Persian New Year praised Iranians for their sacrifices in fighting the coronavirus outbreak in the worsthit country in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-khamenei-speech/khamenei-lauds-iranians-dazzling-sacrifices-to-fight-virus-idUSKBN2170EZ | 2020-03-21 |
| and not allow the U.S. history to be blackened further | Negative | DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a speech on state television for the Persian New Year praised Iranians for their sacrifices in fighting the coronavirus outbreak in the worsthit country in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-khamenei-speech/khamenei-lauds-iranians-dazzling-sacrifices-to-fight-virus-idUSKBN2170EZ | 2020-03-21 |
| CHICAGO China has promised it will not impose a nationwide ban on imports of U.S. poultry if the United States finds cases of avian flu an industry group said a policy change that could help Beijing fulfill commitments to buy more American farm goods | Positive | CHICAGO China has promised it will not impose a nationwide ban on imports of U.S. poultry if the United States finds cases of avian flu an industry group said a policy change that could help Beijing fulfill commitments to buy more American farm goods | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-poultry/china-removes-threat-of-total-ban-on-u-s-poultry-if-bird-flu-is-found-industry-group-idUSKBN2173E7 | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he greatly respects China and Chinese President Xi Jinping but it was unfortunate the coronavirus began there and got out of control | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he greatly respects China and Chinese President Xi Jinping but it was unfortunate the coronavirus began there and got out of control | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-says-respects-china-but-unfortunate-virus-got-out-of-control-idUSKBN21730U | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON Groups representing major automakers and suppliers asked U.S. lawmakers on Friday to consider new tax relief and delay the start of a new trade deal as auto sales decline as a result of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Groups representing major automakers and suppliers asked U.S. lawmakers on Friday to consider new tax relief and delay the start of a new trade deal as auto sales decline as a result of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos/u-s-auto-industry-backs-tax-relief-delaying-usmca-start-after-coronavirus-idUSKBN2173NV | 2020-03-21 |
| The coronavirus has infected nearly 14400 people across the U.S. and the death toll currently exceeds 200 | Negative | Exceptions to the closure would be made for cafes serving in or around hospitals and health care centers she said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-starbucks/starbucks-closes-most-u-s-canada-cafes-moves-to-drive-through-idUSKBN21809Q | 2020-03-21 |
| Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said in a blog post last Sunday that the search giant was partnering with the U.S. government to create a website by March 16 | Positive | Alphabet Incs Google said on Saturday it launched a United Statesfocused website with information about coronavirus guidance and testing as the country works on slowing the spread of the highly contagious virus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-google/google-launches-coronavirus-website-in-the-united-states-idUSKBN2180B0 | 2020-03-21 |
| On Friday U.S. President Donald Trump said he would demand limits on any company receiving assistance | Neutral | Democrats and some Republicans have been insisting on limits on executive compensation buybacks and dividends as part of any government assistance | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-suspends-dividend-ceo-foregoes-pay-after-coronavirus-related-aid-request-idUSKBN2173OQ | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. financial services firms and their staff must be designated as to keep markets functioning as more Americans stay home to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus a leading financial industry trade group said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. financial services firms and their staff must be designated as to keep markets functioning as more Americans stay home to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus a leading financial industry trade group said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-trading/u-s-financial-firms-must-be-deemed-essential-as-more-people-stay-home-trade-group-idUSKBN2173OG | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government will give individuals and companies an extra three months to file their 2019 tax returns extending the deadline to July 15 amid the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government will give individuals and companies an extra three months to file their 2019 tax returns extending the deadline to July 15 amid the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-taxes/u-s-moves-tax-day-to-july-15-treasurys-mnuchin-idUSKBN217273 | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday called for a new federal bridge loan program to help larger companies with over 500 employees keep workers on their payrolls as they struggle with falling demand due to the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday called for a new federal bridge loan program to help larger companies with over 500 employees keep workers on their payrolls as they struggle with falling demand due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-loans/u-s-business-group-calls-for-large-company-loans-to-prevent-layoffs-idUSKBN2173M9 | 2020-03-21 |
| Some U.S. lawmakers are urging commercial insurers to pay businesses for losses stemming from the coronavirus outbreak despite terms in the insurance policies that would otherwise bar coverage | Negative | Some U.S. lawmakers are urging commercial insurers to pay businesses for losses stemming from the coronavirus outbreak despite terms in the insurance policies that would otherwise bar coverage | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance/u-s-lawmakers-push-insurers-to-cover-coronavirus-business-losses-idUSKBN2173MD | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON Members of an influential financial markets advisory panel want the U.S. Federal Reserve to aggressively expand largescale asset purchases and reinstate a 2009 crisisera facility to support lending to consumers and small businesses according to two people with knowledge of the discussions | Positive | WASHINGTON Members of an influential financial markets advisory panel want the U.S. Federal Reserve to aggressively expand largescale asset purchases and reinstate a 2009 crisisera facility to support lending to consumers and small businesses according to two people with knowledge of the discussions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-lending/u-s-treasury-panel-wants-fed-to-expand-purchases-revive-crisis-era-credit-facility-sources-idUSKBN2173IS | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON Lawmakers representing U.S. Gulf coast states on Friday asked Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to temporarily cut the royalty rate oil and gas companies must pay on their offshore drilling operations to help the industry weather a market crash | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawmakers representing U.S. Gulf coast states on Friday asked Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to temporarily cut the royalty rate oil and gas companies must pay on their offshore drilling operations to help the industry weather a market crash | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-oil-usa-royalties/u-s-lawmakers-ask-interior-to-cut-offshore-oil-royalty-rates-due-to-market-slump-idUSKBN2173GO | 2020-03-21 |
| The U.S. Department of Labor has suspended all hearings and procedural deadlines in administrative cases through May 15 in response to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | The U.S. Department of Labor has suspended all hearings and procedural deadlines in administrative cases through May 15 in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/employment-dol/in-brief-labor-dept-suspends-administrative-hearings-filing-deadlines-idUSL1N2BD1UW | 2020-03-21 |
| Under the billion U.S. proposal for passenger and cargo carriers the U.S. Treasury Department could receive warrants stock options or stock | Neutral | Shattered airlines were left counting the cost of government support as countries from the United States to New Zealand set out conditions for bailouts needed to absorb the shock of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/airlines-face-reckoning-as-government-help-comes-with-strings-attached-idUSKBN21701K | 2020-03-21 |
| The second largest U.S. bank by assets had roughly 208000 employees at the end of 2019 according to filings | Neutral | Bank of America Corps consumer division has hired 1700 people in critical support roles so far this month a spokesman said on Friday as the industry faces a surge in customer service demand due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-bank-of-america/bank-of-america-boosts-hiring-worker-pay-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN2172CE | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has stepped into the breach as the Trump administrations point man to rescue the economy from coronavirus devastation taking on the role his former Goldman Sachs boss Hank Paulson played over a decade ago | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has stepped into the breach as the Trump administrations point man to rescue the economy from coronavirus devastation taking on the role his former Goldman Sachs boss Hank Paulson played over a decade ago | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-mnuchin/this-is-no-2008-mnuchin-borrows-from-paulsons-economic-crisis-playbook-idUSKBN217315 | 2020-03-21 |
| Earlier this week JPMorgan announced it was closing about of its U.S. branches as it worked to reduce its staffs possible exposure to the flulike virus | Negative | Earlier this week JPMorgan announced it was closing about of its U.S. branches as it worked to reduce its staffs possible exposure to the flulike virus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-jp-morgan-bonus/jpmorgan-chase-to-pay-front-line-workers-1000-bonus-memo-idUSKBN21721T | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday he had put the wartime Defense Production Act into action to aid the fight against coronavirus after saying earlier this week he would invoke the measure when needed | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday he had put the wartime Defense Production Act into action to aid the fight against coronavirus after saying earlier this week he would invoke the measure when needed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-defense/trump-says-he-has-put-defense-production-act-into-gear-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2172PI | 2020-03-21 |
| The measure is meant to allow the U.S. government to speed production of masks respirators ventilators and other needed equipment | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday he had put the wartime Defense Production Act into action to aid the fight against coronavirus after saying earlier this week he would invoke the measure when needed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-defense/trump-says-he-has-put-defense-production-act-into-gear-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2172PI | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Homeland Security Department said restrictions barring nonessential travel across the U.S.Canadian land border will begin at p | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Homeland Security Department said restrictions barring nonessential travel across the U.S.Canadian land border will begin at p | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-canada/u-s-restrictions-on-travel-across-canadian-border-will-start-late-friday-idUSKBN2172DT | 2020-03-21 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stock valuations are tumbling in the wake of the coronavirusfueled market rout but determining when equities are cheap enough to buy is a tricky proposition | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stock valuations are tumbling in the wake of the coronavirusfueled market rout but determining when equities are cheap enough to buy is a tricky proposition | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-weekahead-coronavirus-uncertainty-muddies-views-on-buying-opportunities-for-plunging-stocks-idUSKBN2171HV | 2020-03-21 |
| U.S. stocks had been poised for their first twoday gain since Wall Street tumbled from alltime highs in February to their sharpest decline in three decades | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-new-york-order-spooks-wall-street-offsets-calm-from-policy-efforts-idUSL1N2BD1F9 | 2020-03-21 |
| Relatively calm trading in U.S. Treasuries early in the session returned to the volatile patterns seen earlier this week after Cuomo said he would issue his executive order | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-new-york-order-spooks-wall-street-offsets-calm-from-policy-efforts-idUSL1N2BD1F9 | 2020-03-21 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes fell 15 basis points to yield 0 | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-new-york-order-spooks-wall-street-offsets-calm-from-policy-efforts-idUSL1N2BD1F9 | 2020-03-21 |
| Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey told CNBC on Friday that a vote in the Senate on a coronavirus economic aid package is likely to take place early next week | Negative | Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey told CNBC on Friday that a vote in the Senate on a coronavirus economic aid package is likely to take place early next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-toome/u-s-senator-toomey-says-senate-vote-on-aid-package-likely-early-next-week-cnbc-idUSKBN2173LR | 2020-03-21 |
| DUBAI March 20 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday urged Americans to call on the U.S. government to lift sanctions as Iran fights the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East state media reported | Negative | DUBAI March 20 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday urged Americans to call on the U.S. government to lift sanctions as Iran fights the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East state media reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-iran-usa/rouhani-urges-americans-to-call-on-u-s-to-lift-sanctions-as-iran-fights-coronavirus-state-media-idUSL8N2BD8HT | 2020-03-21 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 15268 cases of coronavirus an increase of 4777 cases from its previous count and said the death toll had risen by 51 to 201 | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 15268 cases of coronavirus an increase of 4777 cases from its previous count and said the death toll had risen by 51 to 201 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-15268-coronavirus-cases-201-deaths-idUSKBN21732K | 2020-03-21 |
| To help theaters stay solvent the National Association of Theatre Owners on Wednesday urged the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to provide tax benefits and other emergency relief | Neutral | LOS ANGELES Members of the Bagby family have operated movie theaters in small U.S. towns for four generations | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-theaters/americas-small-movie-theaters-fear-coronavirus-could-mean-their-last-picture-show-idUSKBN2173J8 | 2020-03-21 |
| NEW YORK As U.S. authorities scrambled to ramp up the nations capacity to test for coronavirus last week at least 100 executives and other New Yorkers of means had easy access to testing according to two sources familiar with the activities of a littleknown medical service catering to the affluent | Negative | NEW YORK As U.S. authorities scrambled to ramp up the nations capacity to test for coronavirus last week at least 100 executives and other New Yorkers of means had easy access to testing according to two sources familiar with the activities of a littleknown medical service catering to the affluent | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-sollis/how-one-elite-new-york-medical-provider-got-its-patients-coronavirus-tests-idUSKBN2170GR | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced emergency legislation on Thursday to stem the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and Republicans and Democrats agreed to meet on Friday to seek an agreement | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced emergency legislation on Thursday to stem the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and Republicans and Democrats agreed to meet on Friday to seek an agreement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-will-seek-deal-on-1-trillion-coronavirus-economic-aid-package-idUSKBN2161FX | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday he was working with his Mexican counterpart on travel restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday he was working with his Mexican counterpart on travel restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-usa/u-s-mexico-working-on-travel-restrictions-to-curb-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN2163TY | 2020-03-20 |
| The U.S. and Mexican governments are still discussing the possible border restrictions which would not include crossborder trade according to three U.S. officials and one Mexican official | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday he was working with his Mexican counterpart on travel restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-usa/u-s-mexico-working-on-travel-restrictions-to-curb-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN2163TY | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called on U.S. health regulators to expedite potential therapies aimed at treating COVID19 amid the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak saying it could lead to a breakthrough while a vaccine is still under development | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called on U.S. health regulators to expedite potential therapies aimed at treating COVID19 amid the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak saying it could lead to a breakthrough while a vaccine is still under development | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-presses-fda-to-fast-track-potential-coronavirus-drugs-idUSKBN2162VN | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON Tens of thousands of U.S. National Guard troops could be activated to help U.S. states deal with the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak the head of the U.S. National Guard said on Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Tens of thousands of U.S. National Guard troops could be activated to help U.S. states deal with the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak the head of the U.S. National Guard said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nationalguard/tens-of-thousands-of-national-guard-troops-could-be-used-to-assist-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN2163F3 | 2020-03-20 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 10491 cases of coronavirus an increase of 3404 from its previous count and said the death toll had risen by 53 to 150 the biggest oneday jump so far | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 10491 cases of coronavirus an increase of 3404 from its previous count and said the death toll had risen by 53 to 150 the biggest oneday jump so far | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/cdc-reports-10491-coronavirus-cases-150-deaths-idUSKBN21635Q | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON The first two members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and at least 22 others have said they are selfquarantining many because of exposure to the two congressmen even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The first two members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and at least 22 others have said they are selfquarantining many because of exposure to the two congressmen even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/factbox-coronavirus-hits-u-s-congress-with-first-cases-quarantines-idUSKBN216401 | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday introduced a massive new legislative package to combat the effects of the coronavirus outbreak saying Republicans would soon begin negotiations with Democrats aimed at brokering a deal to pass it | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday introduced a massive new legislative package to combat the effects of the coronavirus outbreak saying Republicans would soon begin negotiations with Democrats aimed at brokering a deal to pass it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation/senate-republicans-introduce-new-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN2163YM | 2020-03-20 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday that he held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and proposed that the two countries keep their shared border open for commerce and work even as they seek to combat the coronavirus | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday that he held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and proposed that the two countries keep their shared border open for commerce and work even as they seek to combat the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico-ministe/mexico-foreign-minister-urges-u-s-to-keep-border-open-for-trade-work-idUSKBN21705F | 2020-03-20 |
| A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the release of Peru expresident Alejandro Toledo on bail from a California jail where he has been held pending extradition proceedings citing insufficient safeguards to protect older inmates with a heightened risk of illness from the coronavirus outbreak according to a court filing | Negative | A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the release of Peru expresident Alejandro Toledo on bail from a California jail where he has been held pending extradition proceedings citing insufficient safeguards to protect older inmates with a heightened risk of illness from the coronavirus outbreak according to a court filing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-corruption-toledo/u-s-judge-orders-release-of-peru-ex-president-on-bail-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21703W | 2020-03-20 |
| The head of the U.S. National Guard said tens of thousands of its troops could be activated to help U.S. states deal with the outbreak now in all 50 states | Positive | The worlds richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China where the virus originated | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/coronavirus-deaths-in-italy-overtake-china-as-economic-damage-mounts-idUSKBN2160ZP | 2020-03-20 |
| OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that he expected the closure of the U.S.Canada border to take effect overnight on Friday and was working with domestic carriers to bring home citizens stranded overseas | Negative | OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that he expected the closure of the U.S.Canada border to take effect overnight on Friday and was working with domestic carriers to bring home citizens stranded overseas | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-u-s-border-to-close-as-early-as-friday-as-canadians-overseas-try-to-get-home-idUSKBN2162SC | 2020-03-20 |
| BRASILIA Brazils central bank said on Thursday that the billion foreign exchange swap line facility provided by the U.S. Federal Reserve does not imply any economic policy conditionality | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils central bank said on Thursday that the billion foreign exchange swap line facility provided by the U.S. Federal Reserve does not imply any economic policy conditionality | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forex-fed/brazil-central-bank-says-60-billion-fx-swap-line-with-fed-has-no-policy-conditionality-idUSKBN2163J3 | 2020-03-20 |
| MOSCOW U.S. National Security Advisor Robert OBrien will travel to Moscow to attend Russias World War Two Victory Day celebrations in May U.S. ambassador John Sullivan said on Thursday | Positive | MOSCOW U.S. National Security Advisor Robert OBrien will travel to Moscow to attend Russias World War Two Victory Day celebrations in May U.S. ambassador John Sullivan said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-parade/trumps-national-security-advisor-to-attend-russias-may-9-victory-day-parade-idUSKBN2161VY | 2020-03-20 |
| SINGAPORE Oil prices recovered further on Friday following steep gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted he may intervene in the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at an appropriate | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices recovered further on Friday following steep gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted he may intervene in the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at an appropriate | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-recovery-as-trump-hints-at-intervening-in-saudi-russia-price-war-idUSKBN21709H | 2020-03-20 |
| Oil extended gains late in the day after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would get involved in the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. crude oil prices spiked by on Thursday the largest singleday gain on record recouping some losses from three days of selling that drove the benchmark to near 20year lows | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/u-s-oil-reverses-losses-posts-largest-one-day-gain-on-record-idUSKBN21604E | 2020-03-20 |
| Trump noted however that low gasoline prices were good for U.S. consumers even as they were hurting the industry | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. crude oil prices spiked by on Thursday the largest singleday gain on record recouping some losses from three days of selling that drove the benchmark to near 20year lows | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/u-s-oil-reverses-losses-posts-largest-one-day-gain-on-record-idUSKBN21604E | 2020-03-20 |
| NEW YORK Strategists from top U.S. financial firms have been cutting their earnings per share and other targets for the 500 | Negative | NEW YORK Strategists from top U.S. financial firms have been cutting their earnings per share and other targets for the 500 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-s-p500-targets-factbox/factbox-banks-cut-sp-500-earnings-other-targets-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21646M | 2020-03-20 |
| Teslas sole U.S. auto factory employs more than 10000 workers with annualized production of slightly more than 415000 units by the end of December 2019 | Positive | Tesla Inc said on Thursday it will suspend production at its San Francisco Bay Area vehicle factory on March 24 ending a standoff with California authorities concerned about the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-musk/tesla-suspends-production-at-u-s-vehicle-factory-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2160PM | 2020-03-20 |
| The U.S. Senate was debating a trillionplus package that would include direct financial help for Americans relief for small businesses and steps to stabilize the economy | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares made a partial comeback from a global rout on Friday but still nursed massive losses for the week while bonds rallied and oil extended its gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rally-after-rout-u-s-european-futures-higher-idUSKBN217048 | 2020-03-20 |
| U.S. crude was 3 | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares made a partial comeback from a global rout on Friday but still nursed massive losses for the week while bonds rallied and oil extended its gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rally-after-rout-u-s-european-futures-higher-idUSKBN217048 | 2020-03-20 |
| That was one reason yields on U.S. 10year Treasuries had climbed over 100 basis points in just nine sessions to reach 1 | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares made a partial comeback from a global rout on Friday but still nursed massive losses for the week while bonds rallied and oil extended its gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rally-after-rout-u-s-european-futures-higher-idUSKBN217048 | 2020-03-20 |
| Such price action suggests significant market stress particularly on the wide range of entities outside the U.S. that have borrowed in said Richard Franulovich head of FX strategy at Westpac | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares made a partial comeback from a global rout on Friday but still nursed massive losses for the week while bonds rallied and oil extended its gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rally-after-rout-u-s-european-futures-higher-idUSKBN217048 | 2020-03-20 |
| Supply restraint by coreOPEC producers could push secondquarter Brent oil prices up to a barrel while U.S. measures to support the market could underpin prices in the near term Goldman Sachs said in a research note | Positive | Supply restraint by coreOPEC producers could push secondquarter Brent oil prices up to a barrel while U.S. measures to support the market could underpin prices in the near term Goldman Sachs said in a research note | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-oil-research-goldman/opec-supply-curbs-u-s-measures-could-support-oil-prices-near-term-goldman-idUSKBN2170LO | 2020-03-20 |
| U.S. production quotas could create a to upside to Goldman Sachs West Texas Intermediate price forecast of to a barrel in 2021 the bank said | Negative | Supply restraint by coreOPEC producers could push secondquarter Brent oil prices up to a barrel while U.S. measures to support the market could underpin prices in the near term Goldman Sachs said in a research note | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-oil-research-goldman/opec-supply-curbs-u-s-measures-could-support-oil-prices-near-term-goldman-idUSKBN2170LO | 2020-03-20 |
| AbbVie and Allergan said on Tuesday they reached an agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on regulatory issues that would allow their deal to close in May 2020 | Positive | NEW YORK The coronavirus pandemic has virtually eliminated shaking hands | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-m-a/coronavirus-sows-doubt-over-corporate-acquirers-coming-through-idUSKBN2152KT | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday opened the door to a radical shift in the U.S. governments relationship to private industry as the coronavirus outbreak upends the nations economy saying he would back the government taking stakes in certain companies | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday opened the door to a radical shift in the U.S. governments relationship to private industry as the coronavirus outbreak upends the nations economy saying he would back the government taking stakes in certain companies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-companies/trump-says-he-would-support-government-taking-stake-in-certain-companies-idUSKBN21634I | 2020-03-20 |
| Crude oil traders from West Africa to the U.S. Gulf Coast are offering cargoes at deep discounts desperately trying to attract buyers as global supplies swell and demand plunges | Negative | The worlds richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China where the virus originated | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-20 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve rolled out its third emergency credit program in two days this one to ensure liquidity in money market mutual funds | Positive | The worlds richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China where the virus originated | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON Danaher Corp has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy General Electrics biopharmaceutical business GE Biopharma for | Positive | WASHINGTON Danaher Corp has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy General Electrics biopharmaceutical business GE Biopharma for | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-gebiopharma-m-a-danaher/danaher-wins-u-s-approval-to-buy-ge-biopharma-with-conditions-idUSKBN21646Y | 2020-03-20 |
| Many U.S. ethanol plants have slashed production over the past week or idled entirely as the coronavirus outbreak cut into fuel consumption and cratered margins to refine the cornbased fuel the head of a biofuel trade group said on Thursday | Negative | Many U.S. ethanol plants have slashed production over the past week or idled entirely as the coronavirus outbreak cut into fuel consumption and cratered margins to refine the cornbased fuel the head of a biofuel trade group said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-oil-ethanol/u-s-biofuel-group-says-ethanol-industry-sharply-cutting-production-idUSKBN2163SW | 2020-03-20 |
| U.S. Senator Ed Markey who has long championed consumer privacy urged caution with the governments efforts to partner with big tech companies to track the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON Alphabet Incs Google is exploring ways to use location information to slow the spread of the coronavirus by for example determining the effectiveness of social distancing | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-privacy-tech/google-exploring-using-location-info-to-slow-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN2163MY | 2020-03-20 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has halted activities such as domestic compliance checks and vape shop inspections the health regulator said on Thursday as its staff switch to teleworking amid the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has halted activities such as domestic compliance checks and vape shop inspections the health regulator said on Thursday as its staff switch to teleworking amid the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fda/fda-suspends-u-s-vape-shop-inspections-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN2163N6 | 2020-03-20 |
| NEW YORK A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of depriving the U.S. Census Bureau of funding needed to avert an undercount of racial and ethnic minorities in the 2020 census | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of depriving the U.S. Census Bureau of funding needed to avert an undercount of racial and ethnic minorities in the 2020 census | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-census-lawsuit/u-s-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-to-avert-2020-census-undercount-idUSKBN2162JD | 2020-03-20 |
| In response the government called the plaintiffs claims too speculative and said the U.S. Constitution did not require additional spending | Neutral | NEW YORK A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of depriving the U.S. Census Bureau of funding needed to avert an undercount of racial and ethnic minorities in the 2020 census | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-census-lawsuit/u-s-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-to-avert-2020-census-undercount-idUSKBN2162JD | 2020-03-20 |
| To ensure the government is compensated for risks in making loans the U.S. Treasury could seek equity warrants stock or other instruments to ensure the government participates in any gains | Positive | Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from Boeing Cos board after opposing its bid for government financial assistance due to the crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-board-nikki-haley/former-u-n-ambassador-nikki-haley-leaves-boeing-board-opposing-federal-aid-idUSKBN2163Y0 | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON A Republican proposal introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday would grant up to billion in secured loans to help passenger and cargo airlines hit by the coronavirus crisis but bar cash grants and could result in the government getting equity stakes | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republican proposal introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday would grant up to billion in secured loans to help passenger and cargo airlines hit by the coronavirus crisis but bar cash grants and could result in the government getting equity stakes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-mnuchin-airlines/senate-republican-proposal-rejects-grants-for-u-s-airlines-could-get-equity-idUSKBN2162H2 | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans are considering as part of their coronavirus stimulus plan a maximum direct payment of to individuals making a year or less Senator Kevin Cramer said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans are considering as part of their coronavirus stimulus plan a maximum direct payment of to individuals making a year or less Senator Kevin Cramer said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cramer/senate-republicans-mulling-1200-payment-to-americans-cramer-idUSKBN2163P1 | 2020-03-20 |
| United Parcel Service saw the premium of its debt to U.S. Treasuries spike to 335 basis points from 85 basis points in August | Negative | JPMorgan raised | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-corporatefinance/u-s-conglomerates-see-borrowing-costs-spike-idUSKBN21704W | 2020-03-20 |
| Earlier this week the U.S. bank was the first to announce it would suspend stock buybacks until June 30 | Negative | Earlier this week the U.S. bank was the first to announce it would suspend stock buybacks until June 30 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-jp-morgan-dimon/jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-recovering-well-mid-april-return-possible-source-idUSKBN216444 | 2020-03-20 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stocks managed to post gains on Thursday after recent steep losses as policymakers around the world took further emergency actions to try to help financial markets cope with deep coronavirusdriven economic damage | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stocks managed to post gains on Thursday after recent steep losses as policymakers around the world took further emergency actions to try to help financial markets cope with deep coronavirusdriven economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-higher-to-stem-coronavirus-sell-off-idUSKBN2161L4 | 2020-03-20 |
| Citigroup the third largest U.S. bank by assets has about worldwide according to filings | Neutral | Citigroup the third largest U.S. bank by assets has about worldwide according to filings | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-technology/technology-issues-strain-work-from-home-efforts-at-big-u-s-banks-idUSKBN2163YW | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that he and his fellow Republicans were finalizing details on a sweeping economic stimulus bill to deal with fallout from a growing coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that he and his fellow Republicans were finalizing details on a sweeping economic stimulus bill to deal with fallout from a growing coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/u-s-senate-leader-mcconnell-says-large-coronavirus-economic-relief-bill-near-ready-idUSKBN216307 | 2020-03-20 |
| Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas said in a research note that corporate liquidity during the outbreak was top of and that U.S. automakers had strong balance sheets | Positive | The move will give Ford more than billion in cash almost matching the revenue it reported in the fourth quarter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford/ford-hoards-cash-withdraws-profit-forecast-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN2162AP | 2020-03-20 |
| The trade group for U.S. auto parts makers on Thursday asked the government for emergency grants to keep the doors tariff relief and other assistance to cope with mounting pressures from the coronavirus crisis | Negative | The trade group for U.S. auto parts makers on Thursday asked the government for emergency grants to keep the doors tariff relief and other assistance to cope with mounting pressures from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-parts/u-s-auto-suppliers-seek-government-aid-to-cope-with-coronavirus-hit-idUSKBN2163P5 | 2020-03-20 |
| We think its quite likely that the U.S. has a small technical recession this year | Negative | BENGALURU The global economy is already in a recession as the hit to economic activity from the coronavirus pandemic has become more widespread according to economists polled by Reuters amid a raft of central bank stimulus actions this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-economy/global-economy-already-in-recession-on-coronavirus-devastation-reuters-poll-idUSKBN21702Y | 2020-03-20 |
| The U.S. central banks rapidfire moves this week to slash borrowing costs and shore up key pockets of the financial sector may help households and businesses weather the economic pain of the battle against coronavirus San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Thursday | Negative | The U.S. central banks rapidfire moves this week to slash borrowing costs and shore up key pockets of the financial sector may help households and businesses weather the economic pain of the battle against coronavirus San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-daly/feds-actions-starting-to-work-daly-says-idUSKBN21646E | 2020-03-20 |
| To try and alleviate the strain the U.S. Federal Reserve overnight extended a discount dollar funding facility to nine more central banks so that dollars can wash across the globe | Neutral | Dollar rally loses steam but weekly gain huge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dips-but-set-for-best-week-since-2008-crisis-idUSL4N2BD0ZD | 2020-03-20 |
| SYDNEY March 20 Asian shares staged a rare rally on Friday as Wall Street eked out gains bonds rallied and oil boasted its biggest bounce on record though the panicked rush into U.S. dollars suggested the crisis was far from done | Positive | Stocks try to rally after punishing week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-bounce-after-rout-rush-for-dollars-causing-stress-idUSL4N2BD0C0 | 2020-03-20 |
| The U.S. Senate was debating a trillionplus package that would include direct financial help for Americans relief for small businesses and steps to stabilise the economy | Positive | Stocks try to rally after punishing week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-bounce-after-rout-rush-for-dollars-causing-stress-idUSL4N2BD0C0 | 2020-03-20 |
| The scramble has already prompted the U.S. Federal Reserve to allow 15 central banks around the globe to borrow dollars cheaply against their domestic currencies | Neutral | Virus crisis sends investors to USD cash | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-cash-dash-has-dollar-set-for-best-week-since-2008-crisis-idUSL4N2BD06O | 2020-03-20 |
| SYDNEY March 20 Asian shares sought a reprieve on Friday as Wall Street eked out gains bonds rallied and oil boasted its biggest bounce on record though a panicked rush into U.S. dollars suggested the crisis was far from done | Neutral | Stocks try to steady after punishing week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-seek-calm-dollar-rush-causing-stress-idUSL4N2BC5C9 | 2020-03-20 |
| March 19 European and U.S. stocks extended gains on Thursday after initially dropping in a sign of tentatively more stable markets as the Federal Reserve and other central banks across the world moved to stem a coronavirusinduced financial rout | Positive | Wall Street gains as policymakers pulled out all the stops | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stock-markets-extend-gains-as-policymakers-pull-out-all-the-stops-idUSL1N2BC1F2 | 2020-03-20 |
| The collateral to purchase crude oil for example is U.S. Treasury debt and to buy those securities requires dollars said Michael Skordeles U.S. macro strategist at Advisory Services in Atlanta | Negative | Wall Street gains as policymakers pulled out all the stops | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stock-markets-extend-gains-as-policymakers-pull-out-all-the-stops-idUSL1N2BC1F2 | 2020-03-20 |
| U.S. Treasury yields largely fell in volatile trading a sign the Feds efforts were working | Negative | Wall Street gains as policymakers pulled out all the stops | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stock-markets-extend-gains-as-policymakers-pull-out-all-the-stops-idUSL1N2BC1F2 | 2020-03-20 |
| U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard an Iraq War veteran who campaigned to end forever dropped her longshot bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday and endorsed frontrunner Joe Biden in a video posted to Twitter | Positive | U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard an Iraq War veteran who campaigned to end forever dropped her longshot bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday and endorsed frontrunner Joe Biden in a video posted to Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-gabbard/u-s-representative-tulsi-gabbard-ends-democratic-presidential-bid-endorses-biden-idUSKBN2162NT | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday urged Congress to move quickly to pass a trillion economic relief measure by early next week saying he expects bipartisan support for the bill to get cash payments to Americans during the coronavirus crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday urged Congress to move quickly to pass a trillion economic relief measure by early next week saying he expects bipartisan support for the bill to get cash payments to Americans during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-urges-congress-to-pass-massive-economic-relief-bill-by-next-week-idUSKBN2162A1 | 2020-03-20 |
| Congress is taking up its third legislative package to address the coronavirus pandemic as the response to the crisis shutters U.S. businesses and puts pressure on the nations healthcare system | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday urged Congress to move quickly to pass a trillion economic relief measure by early next week saying he expects bipartisan support for the bill to get cash payments to Americans during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-urges-congress-to-pass-massive-economic-relief-bill-by-next-week-idUSKBN2162A1 | 2020-03-20 |
| Mnuchin also rejected any suggestion that U.S. tariffs were keeping Chinesemade medicines out of the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday urged Congress to move quickly to pass a trillion economic relief measure by early next week saying he expects bipartisan support for the bill to get cash payments to Americans during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-urges-congress-to-pass-massive-economic-relief-bill-by-next-week-idUSKBN2162A1 | 2020-03-20 |
| Were doing everything to make sure the supply chains stay he said noting that U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer had waived tariffs on any critical items | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday urged Congress to move quickly to pass a trillion economic relief measure by early next week saying he expects bipartisan support for the bill to get cash payments to Americans during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-urges-congress-to-pass-massive-economic-relief-bill-by-next-week-idUSKBN2162A1 | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate are aiming to unveil details of a massive new coronavirus bill later on Thursday that is intended to help the U.S. economy weather the illeffects of the growing outbreak according to a Republican lawmaker | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate are aiming to unveil details of a massive new coronavirus bill later on Thursday that is intended to help the U.S. economy weather the illeffects of the growing outbreak according to a Republican lawmaker | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-republicans/senate-republicans-aim-to-unveil-new-coronavirus-bill-details-idUSKBN2162QG | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time saying low gasoline prices were good for U.S. consumers even as they were hurting the industry | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time saying low gasoline prices were good for U.S. consumers even as they were hurting the industry | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-says-he-will-enter-saudi-russia-oil-fray-at-appropriate-time-idUSKBN216366 | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned of an economic recession as the coronavirus spreads through the country and called for a broader cash payment than Trumps push for checks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned of an economic recession as the coronavirus spreads through the country and called for a broader cash payment than Trumps push for checks | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/u-s-democratic-leader-schumer-says-concerned-trumps-1000-check-plan-insufficient-idUSKBN2152P9 | 2020-03-20 |
| A U.S. senator from Vermont and an independent with an impassioned following Sanders is making a second White House bid and had emerged as the frontrunner before Bidens surge | Positive | Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are the last White House candidates standing in the Democratic race to challenge Republican Donald Trump in November after U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii on Thursday ended her longshot bid and endorsed Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-biden-sanders-the-last-two-standing-in-2020-democratic-presidential-race-idUSKBN215402 | 2020-03-20 |
| The organisers who had announced U.S. director Spike Lee as president of this years jury said that several new dates were under consideration including the end of Junebeginning of July | Neutral | PARIS The Cannes Film Festival the worlds largest was forced to postpone its latest edition in May due to the spread of the coronavirus organisers of the annual event on the French Riviera said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cannes/cannes-film-festival-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-organizers-say-idUSKBN2163PN | 2020-03-20 |
| According to the U.S. entertainment industry union IATSE Alliance of Theatrical Stage about 120000 people have already lost their jobs in Hollywood as a consequence of the outbreak | Negative | PARIS The Cannes Film Festival the worlds largest was forced to postpone its latest edition in May due to the spread of the coronavirus organisers of the annual event on the French Riviera said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cannes/cannes-film-festival-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-organizers-say-idUSKBN2163PN | 2020-03-20 |
| LONDONS Moszynski who was given the brief by the U.S. government to restore confidence in flying after said now was the time to take stock | Positive | LONDON The cancellation of major sporting events and the decimation of the luxury entertainment and travel industries is delivering a hammer blow to a global advertising industry that was already reeling from years of techled turmoil | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-advertising/advertisers-stare-into-the-coronavirus-abyss-idUSKBN2162CB | 2020-03-20 |
| U.S. researchers following the lead of scientists in other countries have launched studies to see whether widelyavailable lowcost generic drugs can be used to help treat the illness caused by the new coronavirus | Negative | U.S. researchers following the lead of scientists in other countries have launched studies to see whether widelyavailable lowcost generic drugs can be used to help treat the illness caused by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-treatments/two-generic-drugs-being-tested-in-u-s-in-race-to-find-coronavirus-treatments-idUSKBN2161QQ | 2020-03-20 |
| NEW YORK An old malaria treatment that has been tried with some success against the new coronavirus and was touted by U.S. President Donald Trump at a news briefing earlier on Thursday is in short supply as demand surges amid the fastspreading outbreak | Negative | NEW YORK An old malaria treatment that has been tried with some success against the new coronavirus and was touted by U.S. President Donald Trump at a news briefing earlier on Thursday is in short supply as demand surges amid the fastspreading outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-shortages-excl/potential-coronavirus-treatment-touted-by-trump-already-in-shortage-pharmacists-say-idUSKBN2163JD | 2020-03-20 |
| Trump called on U.S. health regulators to expedite potential therapies aimed at treating COVID19 including hydroxychloroquine | Positive | NEW YORK An old malaria treatment that has been tried with some success against the new coronavirus and was touted by U.S. President Donald Trump at a news briefing earlier on Thursday is in short supply as demand surges amid the fastspreading outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-shortages-excl/potential-coronavirus-treatment-touted-by-trump-already-in-shortage-pharmacists-say-idUSKBN2163JD | 2020-03-20 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it is not aware of scientific evidence connecting the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs including ibuprofen with worsening COVID19 symptoms | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it is not aware of scientific evidence connecting the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs including ibuprofen with worsening COVID19 symptoms | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fda/fda-says-no-scientific-evidence-that-ibuprofen-worsens-coronavirus-idUSKBN21645S | 2020-03-20 |
| YORK The United States and Canada closed their shared border to nonessential on Wednesday to curb transmission of the coronavirus as U.S. President Donald Trump moved to bolster medical equipment supplies and the outbreak struck Capitol Hill | Negative | YORK The United States and Canada closed their shared border to nonessential on Wednesday to curb transmission of the coronavirus as U.S. President Donald Trump moved to bolster medical equipment supplies and the outbreak struck Capitol Hill | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-canada-border-closed-as-florida-congressman-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN215293 | 2020-03-19 |
| The U.S. death toll has climbed to at least 151 | Negative | YORK The United States and Canada closed their shared border to nonessential on Wednesday to curb transmission of the coronavirus as U.S. President Donald Trump moved to bolster medical equipment supplies and the outbreak struck Capitol Hill | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-canada-border-closed-as-florida-congressman-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN215293 | 2020-03-19 |
| The U.S.Mexico border would remain open Trump said | Positive | YORK The United States and Canada closed their shared border to nonessential on Wednesday to curb transmission of the coronavirus as U.S. President Donald Trump moved to bolster medical equipment supplies and the outbreak struck Capitol Hill | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-canada-border-closed-as-florida-congressman-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN215293 | 2020-03-19 |
| With coronavirus cases now reported in all U.S. states Trump said on Wednesday he believed the message to try and stay home was getting through | Negative | TAOS New YORK As people in San Francisco shelter in place and New York City was warned to prepare for a similar measure some 40 people met in New Mexico for an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Wednesday amid White House pleas to avoid groups as the country battles coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-groups/meet-the-americans-still-going-out-and-gathering-in-large-groups-idUSKBN2153QT | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump moved on Wednesday to accelerate production of desperately needed medical equipment to battle the coronavirus pandemic and said an estimate that U.S. unemployment could conceivably reach 20 percent was a worst case scenario | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump moved on Wednesday to accelerate production of desperately needed medical equipment to battle the coronavirus pandemic and said an estimate that U.S. unemployment could conceivably reach 20 percent was a worst case scenario | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-act/trump-says-he-will-invoke-wartime-act-to-fight-enemy-coronavirus-idUSKBN2152XL | 2020-03-19 |
| A poll released on Tuesday showed of Americans approved of Trumps handling of the crisis as the U.S. government has become increasingly proactive up 9 percentage points from early March | Positive | WASHINGTON With Bernie Sanders on the ropes in the race for the Democratic Party nomination Joe Biden can turn his attention now to a November matchup against Republican Donald Trump backed by momentum in states that decide U.S. presidential elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-analysis/bidens-wins-in-u-s-states-that-matter-most-set-stage-for-duel-with-trump-idUSKBN215375 | 2020-03-19 |
| The State Department spokeswoman said U.S. missions abroad will continue to provide emergency visa services as resources and that the services to U.S. citizens will remain available | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is suspending all routine visa services as of Wednesday in most countries worldwide due to the coronavirus outbreak a spokeswoman for the State Department said an unprecedented move that will potentially impact hundreds of thousands of people | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-visas/u-s-suspending-visa-services-worldwide-due-to-coronavirus-state-department-idUSKBN2153NP | 2020-03-19 |
| The tests will help meet a major U.S. shortfall of diagnostic capabilities that has severely limited the nations ability to track the spread of the outbreak | Positive | The tests will help meet a major U.S. shortfall of diagnostic capabilities that has severely limited the nations ability to track the spread of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-abbott/u-s-approves-abbott-coronavirus-test-company-set-to-ship-150000-idUSKBN21540U | 2020-03-19 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that just over 30000 coronavirus tests have been conducted by federal state and local laboratories so far | Negative | The tests will help meet a major U.S. shortfall of diagnostic capabilities that has severely limited the nations ability to track the spread of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-abbott/u-s-approves-abbott-coronavirus-test-company-set-to-ship-150000-idUSKBN21540U | 2020-03-19 |
| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will focus its arrest and detention efforts on public safety and individuals with certain criminal convictions the agency said in a public statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will delay arresting some people suspected of violating immigration laws until after the coronavirus crisis authorities said on Wednesday one of several recent emergency moves that could hamper President Donald Trumps aggressive immigration crackdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/u-s-immigration-agency-to-delay-some-arrests-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21544X | 2020-03-19 |
| The U.S. government canceled all deportation hearings for immigrants not in detention on Wednesday after immigration judges and government prosecutors complained busy courts were putting them at risk of coronavirus infection | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will delay arresting some people suspected of violating immigration laws until after the coronavirus crisis authorities said on Wednesday one of several recent emergency moves that could hamper President Donald Trumps aggressive immigration crackdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/u-s-immigration-agency-to-delay-some-arrests-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21544X | 2020-03-19 |
| Field operations for the 2020 U.S. Census were suspended on Wednesday until April 1 because of the coronavirus fueling concerns the pandemic could threaten the accuracy of the tally used to determine political representation and federal aid | Negative | Field operations for the 2020 U.S. Census were suspended on Wednesday until April 1 because of the coronavirus fueling concerns the pandemic could threaten the accuracy of the tally used to determine political representation and federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-census/coronavirus-prompts-suspension-of-2020-u-s-census-field-operations-for-two-weeks-idUSKBN2153LA | 2020-03-19 |
| Dillingham said more than 11 million U.S. households have already responded and he encouraged people to answer the survey online | Positive | Field operations for the 2020 U.S. Census were suspended on Wednesday until April 1 because of the coronavirus fueling concerns the pandemic could threaten the accuracy of the tally used to determine political representation and federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-census/coronavirus-prompts-suspension-of-2020-u-s-census-field-operations-for-two-weeks-idUSKBN2153LA | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed a more than billion coronavirus aid package on Wednesday sending it on to President Donald Trump who is expected to sign it into law | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed a more than billion coronavirus aid package on Wednesday sending it on to President Donald Trump who is expected to sign it into law | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-expla/explainer-whats-in-the-u-s-coronavirus-aid-bill-that-just-passed-congress-idUSKBN2153Q3 | 2020-03-19 |
| The U.S. Labor Department could exempt companies with fewer than 50 workers if they risk going out of business | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed a more than billion coronavirus aid package on Wednesday sending it on to President Donald Trump who is expected to sign it into law | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-expla/explainer-whats-in-the-u-s-coronavirus-aid-bill-that-just-passed-congress-idUSKBN2153Q3 | 2020-03-19 |
| The Fremont facility Teslas sole U.S. auto factory has more than 10000 workers with annualized production of slightly more than 415000 units by the fourth quarter | Positive | FREMONT Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tesla-factory/tesla-to-limit-workers-at-california-factory-with-virus-lockdown-order-county-says-idUSKBN2152K8 | 2020-03-19 |
| DETROIT The Detroit Three automakers will shut down their U.S. plants to stop the spread of coronavirus bowing to pressure from the union representing about 150000 hourly workers at those facilities industry officials said | Negative | DETROIT The Detroit Three automakers will shut down their U.S. plants to stop the spread of coronavirus bowing to pressure from the union representing about 150000 hourly workers at those facilities industry officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-uaw/detroit-automakers-idle-u-s-plants-to-combat-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN2152Z8 | 2020-03-19 |
| CIUDAD JUAREZ CITY Mexican authorities and migrant shelters along the U.S. border are racing to respond to the coronavirus as fears mount that they will be overwhelmed by an intensification of the Trump administrations hardline immigration policies | Negative | CIUDAD JUAREZ CITY Mexican authorities and migrant shelters along the U.S. border are racing to respond to the coronavirus as fears mount that they will be overwhelmed by an intensification of the Trump administrations hardline immigration policies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-shelters/mexican-migrant-shelters-brace-for-coronavirus-amid-border-uncertainty-idUSKBN21601U | 2020-03-19 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has warned of pending measures to tighten security at the border as his government seeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | MEXICO CITY The number of Mexicans crossing illegally into the United States has risen over the past week migrant shelters said in part driven by rumors the United States will seal the border as it seeks to fight the coronavirus spread | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/more-mexican-migrants-crossing-u-s-border-amid-closure-fears-shelters-say-idUSKBN21541G | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration will use a healthfocused statute to swiftly remove migrants or asylum seekers who cross the U.S.Mexico border illegally as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration will use a healthfocused statute to swiftly remove migrants or asylum seekers who cross the U.S.Mexico border illegally as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/trump-to-remove-migrants-who-cross-u-s-mexico-border-illegally-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2153GE | 2020-03-19 |
| The U.S. Border Patrol said it arrested approximately 30000 migrants attempting to cross the U.S.Mexico border in February a slight uptick from the previous month | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration will use a healthfocused statute to swiftly remove migrants or asylum seekers who cross the U.S.Mexico border illegally as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/trump-to-remove-migrants-who-cross-u-s-mexico-border-illegally-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2153GE | 2020-03-19 |
| As U.S. regulators rewrote their policies South Korean municipalities were opening roadside testing facilities across the country collecting samples in minutes while people sat in their cars | Positive | We acted like an he said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-specialrep/special-report-how-korea-trounced-u-s-in-race-to-test-people-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2153BW | 2020-03-19 |
| YORK Crude oil traders from West Africa to the U.S. Gulf Coast are offering cargoes at deep discounts desperately trying to attract buyers as global supplies swell and demand plunges | Negative | YORK Crude oil traders from West Africa to the U.S. Gulf Coast are offering cargoes at deep discounts desperately trying to attract buyers as global supplies swell and demand plunges | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-cargoes/glut-of-crude-swells-across-atlantic-basin-on-coronavirus-opec-hikes-idUSKBN2153PM | 2020-03-19 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude at East Houston or WTI MEH flipped to trade at a discount to benchmark U.S. crude this week traders said | Neutral | YORK Crude oil traders from West Africa to the U.S. Gulf Coast are offering cargoes at deep discounts desperately trying to attract buyers as global supplies swell and demand plunges | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-cargoes/glut-of-crude-swells-across-atlantic-basin-on-coronavirus-opec-hikes-idUSKBN2153PM | 2020-03-19 |
| On Wednesday Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to stop all nonessential travel between the two countries | Positive | OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday his government would provide billion | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-unveils-major-aid-package-to-battle-coronavirus-outbreak-ready-to-do-more-idUSKBN2152MN | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. senators on Wednesday raised pressure on Saudi Arabia and Russia to stop the price war that is sinking global oil prices as they held talks with the kingdoms U.S. envoy and separately urged President Donald Trump to impose an embargo on oil from the two countries | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. senators on Wednesday raised pressure on Saudi Arabia and Russia to stop the price war that is sinking global oil prices as they held talks with the kingdoms U.S. envoy and separately urged President Donald Trump to impose an embargo on oil from the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-saudi/u-s-senators-boost-pressure-on-saudi-russia-over-oil-market-share-war-idUSKBN21601P | 2020-03-19 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices plunged on Wednesday with U.S. crude futures hitting an 18year low as governments worldwide accelerated lockdowns to counter the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices plunged on Wednesday with U.S. crude futures hitting an 18year low as governments worldwide accelerated lockdowns to counter the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/u-s-oil-plunges-to-18-year-low-as-lockdowns-trigger-market-meltdown-idUSKBN21503J | 2020-03-19 |
| U.S. crude futures have lost over last 10 days | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices plunged on Wednesday with U.S. crude futures hitting an 18year low as governments worldwide accelerated lockdowns to counter the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/u-s-oil-plunges-to-18-year-low-as-lockdowns-trigger-market-meltdown-idUSKBN21503J | 2020-03-19 |
| Officials have blamed U.S. sanctions reimposed on Tehran since Washington quit Irans 2015 nuclear agreement with six powers for hampering Tehrans fight against the coronavirus | Negative | DUBAI Iran has temporarily freed about 85000 people from jail including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-prisoners/iran-temporarily-frees-85000-from-jail-including-political-prisoners-idUSKBN21410M | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against China over the coronavirus saying Beijing should have acted faster to warn the world and dismissing criticism that his labeling it the Chinese was racist | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against China over the coronavirus saying Beijing should have acted faster to warn the world and dismissing criticism that his labeling it the Chinese was racist | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-ratchets-up-criticism-of-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2153N5 | 2020-03-19 |
| BEIJING China defended its decision on Wednesday to expel American journalists from three U.S. newspapers and bar them even from working in Hong Kong saying the measure falls within the central governments purview over diplomatic affairs | Negative | BEIJING China defended its decision on Wednesday to expel American journalists from three U.S. newspapers and bar them even from working in Hong Kong saying the measure falls within the central governments purview over diplomatic affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-journalists/china-says-within-its-rights-to-bar-u-s-reporters-from-hong-kong-idUSKBN2150XF | 2020-03-19 |
| Geng said the expulsions were in response to U.S. actions and that the decision to oust the journalists and block them from Hong Kong fell under Beijings diplomatic authority | Negative | BEIJING China defended its decision on Wednesday to expel American journalists from three U.S. newspapers and bar them even from working in Hong Kong saying the measure falls within the central governments purview over diplomatic affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-journalists/china-says-within-its-rights-to-bar-u-s-reporters-from-hong-kong-idUSKBN2150XF | 2020-03-19 |
| U.S. stock futures EScv1 were a hairs breadth from hitting session down limits | Negative | SINGAPORE The dollar surged and everything else was blown away on Thursday as emergency central bank measures in Europe Japan the United States and Australia failed to halt a fresh wave of panic selling | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/cash-is-king-as-emergency-stimulus-fails-to-stop-market-panic-idUSKBN215459 | 2020-03-19 |
| Oil steadied after an overnight plunge to an 18year low in Asian trade with U.S. crude CLc1 last up to | Negative | SINGAPORE The dollar surged and everything else was blown away on Thursday as emergency central bank measures in Europe Japan the United States and Australia failed to halt a fresh wave of panic selling | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/cash-is-king-as-emergency-stimulus-fails-to-stop-market-panic-idUSKBN215459 | 2020-03-19 |
| The Trump administration on Tuesday urged U.S. construction companies to donate respirator masks to hospitals and healthcare providers fighting the virus amid a nationwide shortage | Negative | We will make ventilators if there is a Musk said on Twitter responding to a fans suggestion that the billionaire repurpose a factory for the task | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-musk/teslas-musk-offers-to-make-ventilators-amid-shortage-in-coronavirus-battle-idUSKBN2160PM | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday providing billions of dollars to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic through free testing paid sick leave and expanded safetynet spending | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday providing billions of dollars to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic through free testing paid sick leave and expanded safetynet spending | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-passes-one-coronavirus-aid-package-while-working-on-another-idUSKBN2151FB | 2020-03-19 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin who has been talking to congressional leaders about the legislation is pushing for it to be finished by early next week a congressional aide said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday providing billions of dollars to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic through free testing paid sick leave and expanded safetynet spending | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-passes-one-coronavirus-aid-package-while-working-on-another-idUSKBN2151FB | 2020-03-19 |
| Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Wednesday said U.S. Congress must act fast to help Americans already losing their jobs amid the fastspreading coronavirus epidemic | Negative | Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Wednesday said U.S. Congress must act fast to help Americans already losing their jobs amid the fastspreading coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-kashkari/feds-kashkari-says-u-s-congress-needs-speedy-action-as-layoffs-rise-idUSKBN21601D | 2020-03-19 |
| CITY The U.S. government is weighing options to allow seasonal guest workers from Mexico into the United States in time to harvest fruit and vegetables this year a government source said as visa processing slows due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | CITY The U.S. government is weighing options to allow seasonal guest workers from Mexico into the United States in time to harvest fruit and vegetables this year a government source said as visa processing slows due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-crops-migration/u-s-seeks-option-to-allow-mexico-guest-workers-on-farms-as-visas-slowed-idUSKBN2153VT | 2020-03-19 |
| The farm bureau is advocating for the U.S. State Department to designate seasonal farmhands as emergency workers Duvall said | Negative | CITY The U.S. government is weighing options to allow seasonal guest workers from Mexico into the United States in time to harvest fruit and vegetables this year a government source said as visa processing slows due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-crops-migration/u-s-seeks-option-to-allow-mexico-guest-workers-on-farms-as-visas-slowed-idUSKBN2153VT | 2020-03-19 |
| U.S. oil prices have dropped roughly in half since the middle of February to about a barrel | Neutral | A major sale of oil and gas leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday generated million in high bids the lowest total for any U.S. offshore auction since 2016 reflecting caution in the drilling industry amid a steep slide in oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-drilling-offshore/could-have-been-substantially-worse-u-s-offshore-oil-lease-sale-weakest-since-2016-idUSKBN2151E8 | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress to approve billion in cash payments to taxpayers in two rounds that would start April 6 and billion in secured loans to U.S. airlines to address the financial impact of the coronavirus according to a document seen by Reuters | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress to approve billion in cash payments to taxpayers in two rounds that would start April 6 and billion in secured loans to U.S. airlines to address the financial impact of the coronavirus according to a document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-stimulus/trump-administration-wants-to-send-taxpayers-500-billion-50-billion-in-loans-for-airlines-idUSKBN2152UG | 2020-03-19 |
| Shares in U.S. airlines fell sharply on Wednesday after Washington proposed a rescue package of billion in loans but no grants as the industry had requested to help address the financial impact from the deepening coronavirus crisis | Negative | Shares in U.S. airlines fell sharply on Wednesday after Washington proposed a rescue package of billion in loans but no grants as the industry had requested to help address the financial impact from the deepening coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/u-s-airlines-shares-plunge-after-cash-free-washington-rescue-proposal-idUSKBN2153PZ | 2020-03-19 |
| Democratic lawmakers including U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said that money could have been put into a rainy day fund | Positive | Shares in U.S. airlines fell sharply on Wednesday after Washington proposed a rescue package of billion in loans but no grants as the industry had requested to help address the financial impact from the deepening coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/u-s-airlines-shares-plunge-after-cash-free-washington-rescue-proposal-idUSKBN2153PZ | 2020-03-19 |
| U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Twitter that any money should come with serious longterm change to the companies no more buybacks a minimum wage and more | Neutral | Shares in U.S. airlines fell sharply on Wednesday after Washington proposed a rescue package of billion in loans but no grants as the industry had requested to help address the financial impact from the deepening coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/u-s-airlines-shares-plunge-after-cash-free-washington-rescue-proposal-idUSKBN2153PZ | 2020-03-19 |
| U.S. airline and flight attendant groups trying to prevent tens of thousands of job losses were also supporting companies push for aid | Negative | Shares in U.S. airlines fell sharply on Wednesday after Washington proposed a rescue package of billion in loans but no grants as the industry had requested to help address the financial impact from the deepening coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/u-s-airlines-shares-plunge-after-cash-free-washington-rescue-proposal-idUSKBN2153PZ | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. regulators are considering giving banks additional regulatory points for lending to mid to lowincome Americans hurt by the coronavirus as they seek to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic an official within a banking agency told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. regulators are considering giving banks additional regulatory points for lending to mid to lowincome Americans hurt by the coronavirus as they seek to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic an official within a banking agency told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lending-exclus/exclusive-u-s-may-give-banks-bonus-points-for-low-income-lending-amid-coronavirus-crisis-source-idUSKBN215348 | 2020-03-19 |
| The U.S.Canada border will close to nonessential traffic U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday saying details on the move would be announced later but that it would not affect trade between the two countries | Negative | The U.S.Canada border will close to nonessential traffic U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday saying details on the move would be announced later but that it would not affect trade between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada-borders/u-s-canada-border-to-temporarily-close-to-nonessential-travel-trump-idUSKBN2150FH | 2020-03-19 |
| U.S. startup companies focused on transportation technology could be among the casualties of COVID19 according to venture investors who say new funding and investment exits are drying up as the economic outlook darkens | Negative | U.S. startup companies focused on transportation technology could be among the casualties of COVID19 according to venture investors who say new funding and investment exits are drying up as the economic outlook darkens | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-mobility/u-s-mobility-startups-feel-the-chill-from-the-covid-19-crisis-idUSKBN2153C9 | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley said he was concerned about the Trump administrations proposed June 1 implementation date for the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement saying that this would put undue compliance pressures on U.S. automakers amid the coronavirus crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley said he was concerned about the Trump administrations proposed June 1 implementation date for the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement saying that this would put undue compliance pressures on U.S. automakers amid the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/u-s-senator-grassley-says-june-1-usmca-start-date-problematic-for-automakers-idUSKBN2152I3 | 2020-03-19 |
| YORK The U.S. Federal Reserve rolled out its third emergency credit program in two days to battle the fallout from the virus crisis this one aimed at keeping the | Negative | YORK The U.S. Federal Reserve rolled out its third emergency credit program in two days to battle the fallout from the virus crisis this one aimed at keeping the | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-moneymarkets/u-s-fed-moves-to-ensure-liquidity-in-money-market-mutual-funds-idUSKBN2160FZ | 2020-03-19 |
| Even in U.S. bond market the most liquid in the world trading has become highly erratic | Negative | Australian bonds soar despite RBAs QE and yield curve control | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-bonds/update-1-bond-markets-buckle-investors-shrug-off-central-banks-steps-idUSL4N2BC1VH | 2020-03-19 |
| Industrials marked heavy losses amid calls for a billion bailout of the U.S. aerospace industry with JP Morgan analysts saying it would take years for the sector to recover | Negative | European shares marked their worst close in nearly seven years on Wednesday as recent stimulus measures failed to placate investors seeking to exit equities in the face of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-firmly-in-the-red-as-stimulus-hopes-fail-to-hold-idUSKBN2150TN | 2020-03-19 |
| Given that several European players depend on U.S. demand for engineering services and parts a slowdown in U.S. industrial activity will send ripples across Europe | Negative | European shares marked their worst close in nearly seven years on Wednesday as recent stimulus measures failed to placate investors seeking to exit equities in the face of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-firmly-in-the-red-as-stimulus-hopes-fail-to-hold-idUSKBN2150TN | 2020-03-19 |
| March 18 European shares tumbled on Wednesday as fears over the relentless global spread of the coronavirus overshadowed sweeping U.S. stimulus measures to support businesses and contain the economic damage from the pandemic | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-fall-as-virus-fears-outweigh-stimulus-idUSL4N2BB2H9 | 2020-03-19 |
| The U.S. dollar has been climbing against most other currencies as a shortage of the currency pushed up swap rates | Negative | ECB holds emergency meeting | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dash-for-cash-keeps-dollar-juggernaut-rolling-through-asia-idUSL4N2BC1C1 | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders U.S. presidential campaign on Wednesday swiftly denied a report that he was abandoning his White House bid after bruising losses to Joe Biden in the most recent round of Democratic Party nominating contests | Negative | WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders U.S. presidential campaign on Wednesday swiftly denied a report that he was abandoning his White House bid after bruising losses to Joe Biden in the most recent round of Democratic Party nominating contests | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/sanders-denies-report-he-will-end-white-house-campaign-after-losses-to-biden-idUSKBN2151DZ | 2020-03-19 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed legislation providing more than billion to confront the growing coronavirus outbreak by financing free testing for the virus expanded paid sick leave additional food aid and other urgently needed steps | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed legislation providing more than billion to confront the growing coronavirus outbreak by financing free testing for the virus expanded paid sick leave additional food aid and other urgently needed steps | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate-vote/congress-sends-trump-multibillion-dollar-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN2153PO | 2020-03-19 |
| The U.S. senator from Vermont who has an impassioned following is making a second White House bid and had emerged as the frontrunner before Bidens Super Tuesday surge | Positive | Bernie Sanders the last major rival to frontrunner Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential race will reassess over the coming days whether to stay in the contest his campaign manager said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-biden-leads-two-remaining-rivals-in-democratic-2020-race-trumps-last-challenger-drops-out-idUSKBN215402 | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned of an economic recession as the coronavirus spreads through the country and criticized the Trump administrations latest call for issuing checks to Americans in response | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned of an economic recession as the coronavirus spreads through the country and criticized the Trump administrations latest call for issuing checks to Americans in response | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/democratic-leader-schumer-criticizes-trumps-call-for-1000-checks-idUSKBN2152P9 | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expects the chamber on Wednesday to pass an economic relief bill already approved by the House of Representatives and then work on legislation aimed at aiding small businesses giving Americans money directly and helping some industries during the coronavirus crisis | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expects the chamber on Wednesday to pass an economic relief bill already approved by the House of Representatives and then work on legislation aimed at aiding small businesses giving Americans money directly and helping some industries during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/senate-to-pass-coronavirus-bill-stay-to-work-on-more-aid-mcconnell-idUSKBN2152IA | 2020-03-19 |
| LOS ANGELES A trade group representing U.S. movie theater owners on Wednesday called on the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to provide emergency relief to help operators weather the unprecedented closures amid the global coronavirus outbreak | Negative | LOS ANGELES A trade group representing U.S. movie theater owners on Wednesday called on the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to provide emergency relief to help operators weather the unprecedented closures amid the global coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-theaters/u-s-movie-theater-owners-ask-federal-government-for-coronavirus-relief-idUSKBN2153ZI | 2020-03-19 |
| The National Association of Theatre Owners urged U.S. lawmakers to approve loan guarantees to help cover fixed costs tax benefits for employers providing support to employees and other measures | Positive | LOS ANGELES A trade group representing U.S. movie theater owners on Wednesday called on the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to provide emergency relief to help operators weather the unprecedented closures amid the global coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-theaters/u-s-movie-theater-owners-ask-federal-government-for-coronavirus-relief-idUSKBN2153ZI | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON March 18 U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against China over the coronavirus saying Beijing should have acted faster to warn the world and dismissing criticism that his labeling it the Chinese was racist | Negative | WASHINGTON March 18 U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against China over the coronavirus saying Beijing should have acted faster to warn the world and dismissing criticism that his labeling it the Chinese was racist | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-ratchets-up-criticism-of-china-over-coronavirus-idUSL1N2BB295 | 2020-03-19 |
| Trump noted that some Chinese officials had tried to blame the virus on the U.S. military saying that cant happen its not going to happen | Negative | WASHINGTON March 18 U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against China over the coronavirus saying Beijing should have acted faster to warn the world and dismissing criticism that his labeling it the Chinese was racist | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-ratchets-up-criticism-of-china-over-coronavirus-idUSL1N2BB295 | 2020-03-19 |
| As the coronavirus threatens to push the global economy into recession the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is rolling out an unusual handing out free money | Negative | Heres what you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak right | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-snapshot/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-coronavirus-right-now-idUSKBN2150YH | 2020-03-19 |
| NEW YORK Roughly half of all Americans want the U.S. government to act more aggressively to slow the spread of the coronavirus such as banning large public gatherings and shutting down all overseas flights according to a poll released on Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK Roughly half of all Americans want the U.S. government to act more aggressively to slow the spread of the coronavirus such as banning large public gatherings and shutting down all overseas flights according to a poll released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-poll/half-of-all-americans-support-aggressive-steps-to-slow-coronavirus-in-the-u-s-reuters-poll-idUSKBN214410 | 2020-03-18 |
| Fortyeight percent of U.S. adults now say they consider the coronavirus an imminent to the country up 20 percentage points from a similar survey taken March 23 | Negative | NEW YORK Roughly half of all Americans want the U.S. government to act more aggressively to slow the spread of the coronavirus such as banning large public gatherings and shutting down all overseas flights according to a poll released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-poll/half-of-all-americans-support-aggressive-steps-to-slow-coronavirus-in-the-u-s-reuters-poll-idUSKBN214410 | 2020-03-18 |
| Sixteen percent of U.S. adults now work from home and have kept their children home from school up 11 points and 9 points respectively | Negative | NEW YORK Roughly half of all Americans want the U.S. government to act more aggressively to slow the spread of the coronavirus such as banning large public gatherings and shutting down all overseas flights according to a poll released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-poll/half-of-all-americans-support-aggressive-steps-to-slow-coronavirus-in-the-u-s-reuters-poll-idUSKBN214410 | 2020-03-18 |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which runs the stockpile and previously acknowledged some resources were expired did not respond to a request for comment | Negative | NEW YORK New York City may soon compel most people to stay in their homes except in emergencies or when shopping for essentials Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday but the states governor Andrew Cuomo doubted it would work | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nyc/new-york-city-may-order-residents-to-stay-home-in-fight-against-coronavirus-governor-doubts-effectiveness-idUSKBN2143L8 | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering immediately returning any foreigners caught at the U.S.Mexico border to Mexico arguing the step is necessary to combat the fastspreading coronavirus according to two administration officials | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering immediately returning any foreigners caught at the U.S.Mexico border to Mexico arguing the step is necessary to combat the fastspreading coronavirus according to two administration officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/u-s-plans-to-turn-back-migrants-caught-at-mexican-border-cites-coronavirus-sources-idUSKBN2144AD | 2020-03-18 |
| The possible U.S. administration move first reported by The New York Times would likely face court challenges ad may require the cooperation of the Mexican government | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering immediately returning any foreigners caught at the U.S.Mexico border to Mexico arguing the step is necessary to combat the fastspreading coronavirus according to two administration officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/u-s-plans-to-turn-back-migrants-caught-at-mexican-border-cites-coronavirus-sources-idUSKBN2144AD | 2020-03-18 |
| Under that practice U.S. officials can offer Mexican nationals caught at the border the option to return to Mexico as an alternative to formal deportation proceedings in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering immediately returning any foreigners caught at the U.S.Mexico border to Mexico arguing the step is necessary to combat the fastspreading coronavirus according to two administration officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/u-s-plans-to-turn-back-migrants-caught-at-mexican-border-cites-coronavirus-sources-idUSKBN2144AD | 2020-03-18 |
| Boeing and other U.S. aviation companies are seeking billions of dollars in aid as they battle to survive a plunge in demand | Negative | The worlds richest nations prepared more costly measures on Tuesday to combat the global fallout of the coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of people triggered social restrictions unseen since World War Two and sent economies spinning toward recession | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-18 |
| Half of the Democratic primary voters in Florida and Illinois think the U.S. economy needs a complete overhaul | Negative | NEW YORK Most voters in Democratic presidential primaries in Illinois Florida and Arizona said they trusted Joe Biden to handle a major crisis more than Bernie Sanders according to Edison Research as many lined up on Tuesday to vote despite the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/a-majority-of-democrats-look-to-biden-not-sanders-during-a-crisis-poll-idUSKBN21449X | 2020-03-18 |
| CHICAGO U.S. airlines are seeking to quickly reduce their workforces through early retirement packages or unpaid leave of up to 12 months with medical benefits in an effort to cut costs as the rapid spread of the coronavirus keeps people from flying | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. airlines are seeking to quickly reduce their workforces through early retirement packages or unpaid leave of up to 12 months with medical benefits in an effort to cut costs as the rapid spread of the coronavirus keeps people from flying | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-american-airline/u-s-airlines-saying-it-will-take-a-long-time-to-recover-try-to-quickly-reduce-workforce-idUSKBN215065 | 2020-03-18 |
| The Detroit Three automakers and United Auto Workers agreed on Tuesday to curtail production at U.S. factories and limit the number of workers on the job at one time to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among roughly 150000 factory employees | Negative | The Detroit Three automakers and United Auto Workers agreed on Tuesday to curtail production at U.S. factories and limit the number of workers on the job at one time to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among roughly 150000 factory employees | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-generalmotors/detroit-automakers-uaw-agree-to-curb-production-to-contain-coronavirus-idUSKBN2142J5 | 2020-03-18 |
| The tension between the UAW and the Detroit automakers highlighted a divide in the U.S. labor force that extends well beyond the auto industry | Negative | The Detroit Three automakers and United Auto Workers agreed on Tuesday to curtail production at U.S. factories and limit the number of workers on the job at one time to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among roughly 150000 factory employees | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-generalmotors/detroit-automakers-uaw-agree-to-curb-production-to-contain-coronavirus-idUSKBN2142J5 | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Republican senators on Tuesday that the countrys unemployment rate could hit if they failed to act on a proposed coronavirus rescue package and there was lasting economic damage a person familiar with the closeddoor meeting said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Republican senators on Tuesday that the countrys unemployment rate could hit if they failed to act on a proposed coronavirus rescue package and there was lasting economic damage a person familiar with the closeddoor meeting said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-unemployment/mnuchin-warns-senators-of-20-u-s-unemployment-without-coronavirus-rescue-source-idUSKBN21502N | 2020-03-18 |
| SAN DIEGO Former U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter who pleaded guilty to a charge of campaign finance fraud was sentenced on Tuesday to 11 months in federal prison in a corruption case that ended the California Republicans oncepromising political career | Negative | SAN DIEGO Former U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter who pleaded guilty to a charge of campaign finance fraud was sentenced on Tuesday to 11 months in federal prison in a corruption case that ended the California Republicans oncepromising political career | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-hunter/former-california-congressman-hunter-gets-11-months-in-corruption-case-idUSKBN21441O | 2020-03-18 |
| Under terms of his guilty plea the U.S. Attorneys Office had sought a 14month prison term | Negative | SAN DIEGO Former U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter who pleaded guilty to a charge of campaign finance fraud was sentenced on Tuesday to 11 months in federal prison in a corruption case that ended the California Republicans oncepromising political career | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-hunter/former-california-congressman-hunter-gets-11-months-in-corruption-case-idUSKBN21441O | 2020-03-18 |
| YORK China is withdrawing the press credentials of American journalists at three U.S. newspapers intensifying a bitter fight between the worlds top two economies that has widened to include the coronavirus outbreak and media freedoms | Negative | YORK China is withdrawing the press credentials of American journalists at three U.S. newspapers intensifying a bitter fight between the worlds top two economies that has widened to include the coronavirus outbreak and media freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/china-expels-american-journalists-as-spat-with-u-s-escalates-idUSKBN2143AN | 2020-03-18 |
| The Entity List names foreign parties that are barred from receiving some or all items subject to U.S. export regulations unless the exporter secures a license according to the department | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Tuesday keeping up its economic pressure campaign even as it offered to help Tehran cope with the coronavirus pandemic and called on the Islamic Republic to release detained Americans | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-sanctions-iran-seeks-release-of-americans-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN2143EN | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday informed Congress of plans to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement with the African country of Kenya and pledged to follow a process that requires ongoing consultations with U.S. lawmakers | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday informed Congress of plans to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement with the African country of Kenya and pledged to follow a process that requires ongoing consultations with U.S. lawmakers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade-kenya/u-s-trade-chief-tells-congress-of-plans-for-trade-deal-with-kenya-idUSKBN2143TN | 2020-03-18 |
| MOSCOW A Russian firm accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election said on Tuesday it planned to file a billion lawsuit against the United States after a U.S. federal judge dismissed the criminal case against it | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian firm accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election said on Tuesday it planned to file a billion lawsuit against the United States after a U.S. federal judge dismissed the criminal case against it | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/russian-firm-says-it-will-sue-u-s-for-50-billion-after-meddling-case-dropped-idUSKBN21427H | 2020-03-18 |
| A billion Concord vs U.S. lawsuit for unlawful prosecution and sanctions is currently being drawn it said in a statement | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian firm accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election said on Tuesday it planned to file a billion lawsuit against the United States after a U.S. federal judge dismissed the criminal case against it | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/russian-firm-says-it-will-sue-u-s-for-50-billion-after-meddling-case-dropped-idUSKBN21427H | 2020-03-18 |
| The U.S.allied Gulf Arab states have registered more than 1000 infections many linked to travel to neighboring Iran which is an epicentre for the outbreak in the Middle East | Negative | RIYADH Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that mosques would no longer be open for the customary five daily prayers or Friday congregations an exceptional move to limit the spread of the coronavirus which has infected 171 people in the kingdom | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-saudi/saudi-arabia-closes-mosques-calls-g20-leaders-to-meet-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2143DH | 2020-03-18 |
| U.S. crude Clc1 was down 47 cents or 1 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices fell for a third session on Wednesday to be down about so far this week as the outlook for fuel demand darkened amid travel and social lockdowns triggered by the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-for-third-day-as-coronavirus-travel-bans-escalate-idUSKBN21503J | 2020-03-18 |
| The U.S.led coalitions spokesman Colonel Myles B. Caggins III said in a tweet that Iraqis are investigating the explosions in with more details coming from the Iraqi military later | Negative | CAIRO Two rockets fell outside Baghdads Green Zone on Tuesday without causing any reported casualties Iraqs military said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-rockets/two-rockets-fall-outside-baghdads-green-zone-military-idUSKBN2143XB | 2020-03-18 |
| When that premium also known as the arbitrage narrows U.S. exports become less attractive because of the cost of shipping them | Neutral | NEW YORK Crude oil prices settled below a barrel on Tuesday as the coronavirus pandemic slowed economic growth and oil demand while Saudi Arabia and Russia kept up their battle for market share | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-crude-sinks-below-30-a-barrel-as-recession-fears-weigh-idUSKBN2140A2 | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media-pompeo/pompeo-hopes-china-will-reconsider-move-against-u-s-journalists-idUSKBN2143FE | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider citing a need for transparency about the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider citing a need for transparency about the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-hopes-china-will-reconsider-move-against-u-s-journalists-idUSKBN2143IG | 2020-03-18 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve stepped in again on Tuesday to ease funding stress among corporates by reopening its Commercial Paper Funding Facility to underwrite shortterm corporate loans | Neutral | TOKYO Global stock futures and Asian shares tumbled in choppy trade on Wednesday as worries about the coronavirus pandemic eclipsed hopes broad policy support would combat the economic fallout from the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-tumble-as-investors-flee-risk-on-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN21504C | 2020-03-18 |
| The U.S. 30year bonds yield 1 | Neutral | TOKYO Global stock futures and Asian shares tumbled in choppy trade on Wednesday as worries about the coronavirus pandemic eclipsed hopes broad policy support would combat the economic fallout from the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-tumble-as-investors-flee-risk-on-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN21504C | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON Boeing Co on Tuesday called for a billion lifeline for the struggling U.S. aerospace manufacturing industry which faces huge losses from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Boeing Co on Tuesday called for a billion lifeline for the struggling U.S. aerospace manufacturing industry which faces huge losses from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-calls-for-60-billion-lifeline-for-u-s-aerospace-industry-idUSKBN2143TR | 2020-03-18 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve moved Tuesday to ensure the flow of credit to U.S. companies banks and even local governments amid a nationwide scramble for ways to blunt the economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis | Negative | The U.S. Federal Reserve moved Tuesday to ensure the flow of credit to U.S. companies banks and even local governments amid a nationwide scramble for ways to blunt the economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/fed-moves-to-backstop-funding-for-u-s-companies-as-coronavirus-fallout-spreads-idUSKBN2142PH | 2020-03-18 |
| CHICAGO U.S. fruit and vegetable producers are bracing for dramatic disruptions to their labor force after the U.S. government said it was suspending visa interviews in Mexico to reduce the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. fruit and vegetable producers are bracing for dramatic disruptions to their labor force after the U.S. government said it was suspending visa interviews in Mexico to reduce the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-crops-migration/u-s-limits-mexico-guest-worker-visas-sends-farmers-scrambling-idUSKBN21443F | 2020-03-18 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not immediately comment on the Guatemalan governments announcement | Neutral | GUATEMALA CITY Guatemala has suspended flights into the country carrying Guatemalans and other nationalities deported from the United States under a deal with Washington the government said on Tuesday amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala/guatemala-suspends-deportation-asylum-flights-from-u-s-idUSKBN2143C2 | 2020-03-18 |
| The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry said U.S. authorities had provided information on added sanitary measures to ensure that no deportees with symptoms of the coronavirus were sent back | Positive | GUATEMALA CITY Guatemala has suspended flights into the country carrying Guatemalans and other nationalities deported from the United States under a deal with Washington the government said on Tuesday amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala/guatemala-suspends-deportation-asylum-flights-from-u-s-idUSKBN2143C2 | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. banking regulator proposed a set of standards Tuesday for how it would consider special charters to allow nonbanks to accept deposits and engage in other limited banking activities | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. banking regulator proposed a set of standards Tuesday for how it would consider special charters to allow nonbanks to accept deposits and engage in other limited banking activities | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-banks-fdic/u-s-regulator-proposes-path-for-non-banks-to-gain-deposit-license-idUSKBN2143YR | 2020-03-18 |
| FRANKFURT CureVac the German biotech firm at the center of a row over alleged U.S. attempts to gain access to an experimental coronavirus vaccine it is developing denied on Tuesday it had received U.S. offers for the company or its assets | Negative | FRANKFURT CureVac the German biotech firm at the center of a row over alleged U.S. attempts to gain access to an experimental coronavirus vaccine it is developing denied on Tuesday it had received U.S. offers for the company or its assets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-curevac/german-coronavirus-vaccine-developer-curevac-denies-any-u-s-bid-idUSKBN21422H | 2020-03-18 |
| German government sources said on Sunday that the U.S. administration was looking into how it could gain access to the potential vaccine being developed by CureVac | Positive | BRUSSELS European Union leaders will on Tuesday discuss how to prevent hostile U.S. takeovers of EUbased research firms at the forefront in developing drugs and vaccines against the coronavirus officials said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-usa/eu-seeks-to-prevent-u-s-takeovers-of-coronavirus-research-firms-idUSKBN2142G1 | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is expected to increase U.S. tariffs on Airbus planes by on Wednesday U.S. and European officials say dealing a further blow to U.S. airlines already hammered by sharp drops in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to increase U.S. tariffs on Airbus planes by on Wednesday U.S. and European officials say dealing a further blow to U.S. airlines already hammered by sharp drops in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-aircraft/u-s-to-boost-tariffs-on-airbus-planes-wednesday-adding-pressure-on-airlines-idUSKBN2143MF | 2020-03-18 |
| Major U.S. airlines are seeking more than billion in government help as part of a financial assistance package being drafted by the White House | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to increase U.S. tariffs on Airbus planes by on Wednesday U.S. and European officials say dealing a further blow to U.S. airlines already hammered by sharp drops in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-aircraft/u-s-to-boost-tariffs-on-airbus-planes-wednesday-adding-pressure-on-airlines-idUSKBN2143MF | 2020-03-18 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a White House briefing on This is worse than for the airline industry | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to increase U.S. tariffs on Airbus planes by on Wednesday U.S. and European officials say dealing a further blow to U.S. airlines already hammered by sharp drops in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-aircraft/u-s-to-boost-tariffs-on-airbus-planes-wednesday-adding-pressure-on-airlines-idUSKBN2143MF | 2020-03-18 |
| Without U.S. aid airlines could run out of money by yearend and even sooner if credit card companies start withholding payments triggering furloughs of tens of thousands of workers | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to increase U.S. tariffs on Airbus planes by on Wednesday U.S. and European officials say dealing a further blow to U.S. airlines already hammered by sharp drops in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-aircraft/u-s-to-boost-tariffs-on-airbus-planes-wednesday-adding-pressure-on-airlines-idUSKBN2143MF | 2020-03-18 |
| EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan had hoped to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer during a visit this week but the trip was canceled amid concerns about the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to increase U.S. tariffs on Airbus planes by on Wednesday U.S. and European officials say dealing a further blow to U.S. airlines already hammered by sharp drops in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-aircraft/u-s-to-boost-tariffs-on-airbus-planes-wednesday-adding-pressure-on-airlines-idUSKBN2143MF | 2020-03-18 |
| 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 |
| Even the U.S. doesnt have the resources to test everyone who he said | Neutral | Pakistans prime minister has urged calm after its tally of coronavirus cases rose to 245 while Sri Lanka sealed itself off and shut its stock market on Wednesday fuelling fears that South Asian countries are struggling to stem the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-southasia/pakistan-urges-calm-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-sri-lanka-stops-flights-idUSKBN2150QY | 2020-03-18 |
| March 18 European stock index futures fell more than on Wednesday as fears over the relentless global spread of the coronavirus overshadowed sweeping U.S. stimulus measures to support businesses and contain the economic damage from the pandemic | Negative | comments updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/update-1-european-stock-index-futures-plunge-as-virus-fears-grow-idUSL4N2BB281 | 2020-03-18 |
| Traders have also been watching volatility in the U.S. Treasury market to get a sense of the demand for dollars | Negative | Dollar slips but cedes barely a fraction of big gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-wobbles-as-liquidity-measures-seem-to-ease-funding-squeeze-idUSL4N2BB1CZ | 2020-03-18 |
| TOKYO March 18 U.S. stock futures and several Asian shares fell in choppy trade on Wednesday as worries about the coronavirus pandemic eclipsed hopes broad policy support would combat the economic fallout of the outbreak | Negative | Stimulus hopes outweighed by concerns about epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-drop-as-investors-shun-risk-on-coronavirus-fears-idUSL4N2BB0VB | 2020-03-18 |
| The U.S. 30year bonds yield jumped 38 basis points on Tuesday to 1 | Neutral | Stimulus hopes outweighed by concerns about epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-drop-as-investors-shun-risk-on-coronavirus-fears-idUSL4N2BB0VB | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan on Tuesday to send money to Americans immediately to ease the economic shock from the coronavirus crisis and said militarystyle hospitals will likely be deployed to virus hot zones to care for patients | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan on Tuesday to send money to Americans immediately to ease the economic shock from the coronavirus crisis and said militarystyle hospitals will likely be deployed to virus hot zones to care for patients | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-coronavirus-trump/trump-wants-to-send-americans-1000-checks-to-cushion-virus-economic-shock-idUSKBN2142XF | 2020-03-18 |
| The abrupt slowdown has staggered the U.S. airline industry and other economic sectors and has left an increasing number of Americans unemployed | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan on Tuesday to send money to Americans immediately to ease the economic shock from the coronavirus crisis and said militarystyle hospitals will likely be deployed to virus hot zones to care for patients | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-coronavirus-trump/trump-wants-to-send-americans-1000-checks-to-cushion-virus-economic-shock-idUSKBN2142XF | 2020-03-18 |
| With markets gyrating and mostly on a downward trend Mnuchin said the U.S. stock markets should remain open to assure Americans that they can access their money | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan on Tuesday to send money to Americans immediately to ease the economic shock from the coronavirus crisis and said militarystyle hospitals will likely be deployed to virus hot zones to care for patients | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-coronavirus-trump/trump-wants-to-send-americans-1000-checks-to-cushion-virus-economic-shock-idUSKBN2142XF | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate should pass legislation on Tuesday already backed by the House of Representatives to start providing some economic relief amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate should pass legislation on Tuesday already backed by the House of Representatives to start providing some economic relief amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/senate-democratic-leader-urges-passage-of-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN2142R1 | 2020-03-18 |
| Disney said it decided to postpone Black because of the temporary closure of movie theaters in some areas and the guidance from U.S. health authorities that people avoid large gatherings | Negative | LOS ANGELES Walt Disney Co will postpone the May 1 theatrical release of Marvel movie Black to a future date because of the coronavirus outbreak as theaters close and people are advised not to congregate the company said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-movies/disney-delays-marvels-black-widow-debut-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21439Z | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON March 17 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider | Negative | WASHINGTON March 17 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-media-pompeo/pompeo-hopes-china-will-reconsider-move-against-u-s-journalists-idUSL1N2BA1OD | 2020-03-18 |
| BEIJING March 18 China announced early on Wednesday that it was retaliating against U.S. restrictions on Chinese journalists including rescinding the press credentials of American correspondents with the New York Times Wall Street Journal and Washington Post whose press credentials expire by the end of this year | Negative | BEIJING March 18 China announced early on Wednesday that it was retaliating against U.S. restrictions on Chinese journalists including rescinding the press credentials of American correspondents with the New York Times Wall Street Journal and Washington Post whose press credentials expire by the end of this year | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-media/china-retaliates-against-u-s-restrictions-on-journalists-idUSB9N28R011 | 2020-03-18 |
| CoDiagnostics Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations new policy to expand the availability of COVID19 tests would allow the medical test makers tests to be distributed to a wide array of U.S. labs | Positive | CoDiagnostics Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations new policy to expand the availability of COVID19 tests would allow the medical test makers tests to be distributed to a wide array of U.S. labs | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda/co-diagnostics-says-new-fda-policy-to-help-expand-use-of-covid-19-test-idUSKBN21444V | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to halt most social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than 10 people in a newly aggressive effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to halt most social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than 10 people in a newly aggressive effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-guidelines/trump-urges-u-s-to-halt-most-social-activity-in-virus-fight-warns-of-recession-idUSKBN2133GT | 2020-03-17 |
| Sixtyone percent of Americans are or confident in the U.S. governments ability to respond a drop of from February the poll showed | Positive | WASHINGTON Some of Americans are now or worried they or a family member will be exposed to the coronavirus up from in February while confidence in the governments ability to respond has fallen sharply a new poll showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-confidence/u-s-poll-shows-growing-worries-about-coronavirus-drop-in-confidence-in-government-idUSKBN2133Y7 | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr directed federal prosecutors on Monday to pursue fraudsters seeking to exploit peoples fears of the coronavirus pandemic by peddling fake cures or masquerading as government officials through phishing email schemes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr directed federal prosecutors on Monday to pursue fraudsters seeking to exploit peoples fears of the coronavirus pandemic by peddling fake cures or masquerading as government officials through phishing email schemes | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fraud/federal-prosecutors-ordered-to-probe-fraudsters-exploiting-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN2133ZJ | 2020-03-17 |
| U.S. hospitals anticipating a need for beds as more people are diagnosed with coronavirus are postponing elective surgeries while some patients leery of going to a hospital are canceling appointments themselves | Negative | U.S. hospitals anticipating a need for beds as more people are diagnosed with coronavirus are postponing elective surgeries while some patients leery of going to a hospital are canceling appointments themselves | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-surgery/u-s-hospitals-patients-cancel-elective-surgery-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN2133SK | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge approved U.S. prosecutors request on Monday night to dismiss the criminal case against a Russian firm accused of funding a propaganda operation to meddle in the 2016 presidential election to sway it in President Donald Trumps favor | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge approved U.S. prosecutors request on Monday night to dismiss the criminal case against a Russian firm accused of funding a propaganda operation to meddle in the 2016 presidential election to sway it in President Donald Trumps favor | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/u-s-prosecutors-drop-mueller-era-case-against-russian-firm-idUSKBN21405P | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate agreed on Monday to extend a set of government surveillance tools for 77 days to allow lawmakers time to consider broader changes to the divisive domestic eavesdropping program | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate agreed on Monday to extend a set of government surveillance tools for 77 days to allow lawmakers time to consider broader changes to the divisive domestic eavesdropping program | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-senate-votes-to-extend-surveillance-tools-for-77-days-idUSKBN2133XT | 2020-03-17 |
| Coronavirus fears led to a historic drop in U.S. stocks shut borders and disrupted daily life around the world as governments took increasingly drastic measures to try to reduce the severity of the global outbreak | Negative | Coronavirus fears led to a historic drop in U.S. stocks shut borders and disrupted daily life around the world as governments took increasingly drastic measures to try to reduce the severity of the global outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/coronavirus-causes-historic-market-drop-global-scramble-to-contain-invisible-enemy-idUSKBN2130EQ | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a multibillion dollar aid package early on Saturday that aims to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a multibillion dollar aid package early on Saturday that aims to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-expla/explainer-whats-in-the-u-s-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN2132YH | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has had two suspected coronavirus cases among staff at its Washington headquarters an official said in a court document requesting leniency on delivering physical copies of filings to a judge | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has had two suspected coronavirus cases among staff at its Washington headquarters an official said in a court document requesting leniency on delivering physical copies of filings to a judge | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-sec/at-least-two-suspected-coronavirus-cases-among-secs-washington-staff-filing-idUSKBN2133OI | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will propose legislation totaling at least billion to combat the coronavirus outbreak and help the economy his office said in a statement on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will propose legislation totaling at least billion to combat the coronavirus outbreak and help the economy his office said in a statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/u-s-senator-schumer-wants-at-least-750-bln-to-combat-coronavirus-help-economy-idUSKBN2133DT | 2020-03-17 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps tweet calling the coronavirus a Chinese smears China and said Beijing strongly opposes Trumps usage of the words | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps tweet calling the coronavirus a Chinese smears China and said Beijing strongly opposes Trumps usage of the words | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-trump/china-says-trumps-chinese-virus-tweet-smears-china-idUSKBN2140XB | 2020-03-17 |
| Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters during a daily briefing that the U.S. should first take care of its own matters | Neutral | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps tweet calling the coronavirus a Chinese smears China and said Beijing strongly opposes Trumps usage of the words | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-trump/china-says-trumps-chinese-virus-tweet-smears-china-idUSKBN2140XB | 2020-03-17 |
| OTTAWA Canada closed its borders to all foreign nationals except U.S. citizens and permanent residents on Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging people to limit social contact to stem the spread of the new coronavirus | Negative | OTTAWA Canada closed its borders to all foreign nationals except U.S. citizens and permanent residents on Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging people to limit social contact to stem the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus-canada-shuts-borders-to-foreign-nationals-idUSKBN213275 | 2020-03-17 |
| British Columbia said however it was concerned that U.S. citizens would be allowed in | Negative | OTTAWA Canada closed its borders to all foreign nationals except U.S. citizens and permanent residents on Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging people to limit social contact to stem the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus-canada-shuts-borders-to-foreign-nationals-idUSKBN213275 | 2020-03-17 |
| During the internal investigation Gavilon dismissed several executives at its U.S. headquarters but did not explain publicly the reason for their sudden departure | Negative | SAO PAULO When Japanese conglomerate Marubeni | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-marubeni-gavilon-brazil-exclusive/exclusive-flying-blind-marubenis-gavilon-ignored-brazilian-red-flags-idUSKBN2131NY | 2020-03-17 |
| Gavilon do Brasils former chief financial officer Paulo Silva spoke out in 2017 warning U.S. executives that accounting issues in Brazil could snowball if they werent tackled | Negative | SAO PAULO When Japanese conglomerate Marubeni | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-marubeni-gavilon-brazil-exclusive/exclusive-flying-blind-marubenis-gavilon-ignored-brazilian-red-flags-idUSKBN2131NY | 2020-03-17 |
| The tally of confirmed U.S. cases has multiplied rapidly in recent days exceeding 4660 | Negative | China reported another rise in new coronavirus cases on Tuesday as infections from abroad outnumbered cases of local transmission for a fourth consecutive day prompting some parts of the country to tighten monitoring of foreign travellers | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-tightens-checks-on-foreigners-as-imported-coronavirus-cases-now-pose-biggest-threat-idUSKBN21340T | 2020-03-17 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said economic disruptions from the spread of the coronavirus and measures taken against it could lead to a recession | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil rose more than on Tuesday as bargain hunters emerged after recent sharp falls due to the coronavirus pandemic and the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia but fears of a recession still dragged on the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-jump-1-as-sharp-falls-draw-investors-bargain-buyers-idUSKBN2140A2 | 2020-03-17 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence promised on Sunday that Americans would have access in the days ahead to more than 2000 laboratories capable of processing tests | Positive | The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to ramp up their testing programs as the best way to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic and also urged companies to boost production of vital equipment to overcome acute shortages | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-who/test-test-test-who-chiefs-coronavirus-message-to-world-idUSKBN2132S4 | 2020-03-17 |
| With limited testing available U.S. officials have recorded nearly 3000 cases and 62 deaths and large segments of daily activities have been upended across the country | Negative | The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to ramp up their testing programs as the best way to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic and also urged companies to boost production of vital equipment to overcome acute shortages | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-who/test-test-test-who-chiefs-coronavirus-message-to-world-idUSKBN2132S4 | 2020-03-17 |
| The sources who included a U.S. official diplomats and analysts noted Washington has made offers to help Tehran with the outbreak but these have been spurned by Tehran | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is unlikely to ease sanctions on Iran despite an appeal from China that it do so because of the coronavirus pandemic sources familiar with the matter said arguing that Tehran continues what Washington regards as its malign behavior | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-seen-spurning-chinas-coronavirus-linked-call-for-iran-sanctions-relief-idUSKBN2133RS | 2020-03-17 |
| The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is unlikely to ease sanctions on Iran despite an appeal from China that it do so because of the coronavirus pandemic sources familiar with the matter said arguing that Tehran continues what Washington regards as its malign behavior | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-seen-spurning-chinas-coronavirus-linked-call-for-iran-sanctions-relief-idUSKBN2133RS | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON A war of words between China and the United States showed no signs of let up on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with a top Chinese diplomat expressing strong U.S. over what Washington sees as Beijings efforts to shift blame for the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON A war of words between China and the United States showed no signs of let up on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with a top Chinese diplomat expressing strong U.S. over what Washington sees as Beijings efforts to shift blame for the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo-react/pompeo-conveyed-strong-u-s-objections-to-beijing-over-covid-19-accusations-idUSKBN21336C | 2020-03-17 |
| SHANGHAI Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi has told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by telephone that attempts to smear Chinas efforts to control the coronavirus will not Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday | Negative | SHANGHAI Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi has told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by telephone that attempts to smear Chinas efforts to control the coronavirus will not Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo/beijing-tells-pompeo-it-is-futile-to-smear-china-over-virus-idUSKBN2132FH | 2020-03-17 |
| A Chinese official on Monday warned that a push by the White House to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign medicines in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak was neither realistic nor wise | Negative | A Chinese official on Monday warned that a push by the White House to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign medicines in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak was neither realistic nor wise | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-supplychain/chinese-official-warns-against-u-s-effort-to-limit-foreign-medicine-supplies-idUSKBN2132P0 | 2020-03-17 |
| NEW YORK The coronavirus shockwaves rippling through U.S. stocks are forcing investors to contemplate outcomes more dire than a recession including several quarters of declining economic activity a credit crisis or even a depression | Negative | NEW YORK The coronavirus shockwaves rippling through U.S. stocks are forcing investors to contemplate outcomes more dire than a recession including several quarters of declining economic activity a credit crisis or even a depression | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stocks-economy-usa/d-word-rears-head-as-coronavirus-hit-markets-brace-for-recession-idUSKBN2140IC | 2020-03-17 |
| SYDNEY As Boeing and other U.S. aviation companies angle for billions in assistance airlines and airport operators globally are suspending dividends selling airplanes and flying cargo on passenger jets amid plunging demand caused by the pandemic | Negative | SYDNEY As Boeing and other U.S. aviation companies angle for billions in assistance airlines and airport operators globally are suspending dividends selling airplanes and flying cargo on passenger jets amid plunging demand caused by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/single-biggest-shock-airlines-airports-battle-coronavirus-cash-crunch-idUSKBN2133YT | 2020-03-17 |
| U.S. airlines and cargo carriers have said they are seeking at least billion in loans and grants along with additional tax changes while airports have sought billion | Negative | SYDNEY As Boeing and other U.S. aviation companies angle for billions in assistance airlines and airport operators globally are suspending dividends selling airplanes and flying cargo on passenger jets amid plunging demand caused by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/single-biggest-shock-airlines-airports-battle-coronavirus-cash-crunch-idUSKBN2133YT | 2020-03-17 |
| Teslas sole U.S. auto factory in Alameda county employs more than 10000 workers and had annualized production of slightly over 415000 units by the fourth quarter | Positive | Teslas sole U.S. auto factory in Alameda county employs more than 10000 workers and had annualized production of slightly over 415000 units by the fourth quarter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-tesla-factory/teslas-u-s-factory-to-stay-open-as-coronavirus-lockdown-begins-report-idUSKBN2140Q8 | 2020-03-17 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court will postpone its next round of oral arguments that had been scheduled to start later this month including a highprofile dispute over President Donald Trumps tax and financial records in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus a spokeswoman said on Monday | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court will postpone its next round of oral arguments that had been scheduled to start later this month including a highprofile dispute over President Donald Trumps tax and financial records in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus a spokeswoman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-court/u-s-supreme-court-postpones-arguments-amid-coronavirus-worries-idUSKBN2132FX | 2020-03-17 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services a key part of the federal response to the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak was hit by an unspecified cyber on Sunday officials said on Monday | Negative | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services a key part of the federal response to the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak was hit by an unspecified cyber on Sunday officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-cyberattac/cyberattack-hits-u-s-health-department-amid-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21320V | 2020-03-17 |
| HONG KONG Ecommerce firm JD.com Inc has hired Bank of America and UBS to work on a second listing in Hong Kong joining a queue of U.S.listed Chinese firms with plans to follow Alibaba Group Holding Ltd in trading closer to home two people with direct knowledge told Reuters | Positive | HONG KONG Ecommerce firm JD.com Inc has hired Bank of America and UBS to work on a second listing in Hong Kong joining a queue of U.S.listed Chinese firms with plans to follow Alibaba Group Holding Ltd in trading closer to home two people with direct knowledge told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-jd-com-listing-hk/jd-com-hires-banks-for-a-hong-kong-listing-as-early-as-mid-year-sources-idUSKBN2130GJ | 2020-03-17 |
| Other U.S.traded Chinese companies with plans to follow suit include online travel giant Ctrip and internet companies NetEase Inc and Baidu Inc | Positive | HONG KONG Ecommerce firm JD.com Inc has hired Bank of America and UBS to work on a second listing in Hong Kong joining a queue of U.S.listed Chinese firms with plans to follow Alibaba Group Holding Ltd in trading closer to home two people with direct knowledge told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-jd-com-listing-hk/jd-com-hires-banks-for-a-hong-kong-listing-as-early-as-mid-year-sources-idUSKBN2130GJ | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it would open an investigation into possible patent violations involving touchcontrolled mobile phones computers and computer parts by Apple Inc Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it would open an investigation into possible patent violations involving touchcontrolled mobile phones computers and computer parts by Apple Inc Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-tech-probe/u-s-trade-body-opens-patent-probe-after-complaint-by-irelands-neodron-idUSKBN2133V2 | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON Major U.S. airlines sought a government bailout of more than billion as the White House is urgently drafting a financial assistance package in the wake of the steep falloff in U.S. travel demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Major U.S. airlines sought a government bailout of more than billion as the White House is urgently drafting a financial assistance package in the wake of the steep falloff in U.S. travel demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-aviation/u-s-airlines-seek-50-billion-coronavirus-bailout-to-avoid-collapse-idUSKBN2132V5 | 2020-03-17 |
| A U.S. House bill that includes small business loans and food security assistance was being held up on Monday on a technicality | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and other rich countries need to start spending their way out of the coronavirus crisis White House advisers the International Monetary Fund and business groups said Monday amid growing market panic about the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/airline-bailouts-cash-handouts-debate-deepens-on-inoculating-economy-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN2133D6 | 2020-03-17 |
| U.S. Senator Mitt Romney a Utah Republican on Monday proposed an expanded bill that would give every adult American a check and defer student loan payments for recent college graduates | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and other rich countries need to start spending their way out of the coronavirus crisis White House advisers the International Monetary Fund and business groups said Monday amid growing market panic about the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/airline-bailouts-cash-handouts-debate-deepens-on-inoculating-economy-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN2133D6 | 2020-03-17 |
| Mark Sobel a former senior U.S. Treasury official lauded the Feds surprise rate cut as forceful and move but said monetary policy had limited efficacy in this situation | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and other rich countries need to start spending their way out of the coronavirus crisis White House advisers the International Monetary Fund and business groups said Monday amid growing market panic about the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/airline-bailouts-cash-handouts-debate-deepens-on-inoculating-economy-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN2133D6 | 2020-03-17 |
| Several automakers on Monday said U.S. buyers of new vehicles will have the option to defer their payments and customers with existing car loans could ask for payment rescheduling if impacted by shutdowns due to the spread of coronavirus | Negative | Several automakers on Monday said U.S. buyers of new vehicles will have the option to defer their payments and customers with existing car loans could ask for payment rescheduling if impacted by shutdowns due to the spread of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-autos/u-s-car-buyers-may-get-a-break-on-loans-as-coronavirus-threatens-auto-sales-idUSKBN2133F7 | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON The eight largest U.S. banks said on Monday that they would be jointly access funding from the Federal Reserves socalled discount window | Positive | WASHINGTON The eight largest U.S. banks said on Monday that they would be jointly access funding from the Federal Reserves socalled discount window | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-banks/large-u-s-banks-plan-to-access-feds-discount-window-idUSKBN21408C | 2020-03-17 |
| While some markets such as U.S. stock futures bounced in Asian trade after the major plunge there were no convincing reasons for a sustained rally | Negative | Fed rate cut fails to calm nervous investors | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-fall-in-volatile-session-after-historic-wall-st-plunge-idUSL4N2BA0V0 | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaking to reporters on Monday after a meeting with Senate Republicans said he was seeking a big for an additional stimulus package intended to prop up the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak but he did not elaborate | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaking to reporters on Monday after a meeting with Senate Republicans said he was seeking a big for an additional stimulus package intended to prop up the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak but he did not elaborate | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-republicans/mnuchin-seeks-big-number-for-additional-coronavirus-u-s-stimulus-package-idUSKBN2133ZB | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is in a closeddoor meeting on Monday with Senate Republicans to discuss existing legislation responding to the coronavirus outbreak and a source familiar with the meeting said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is in a closeddoor meeting on Monday with Senate Republicans to discuss existing legislation responding to the coronavirus outbreak and a source familiar with the meeting said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-meeting-with-senate-republicans-to-discuss-coronavirus-bill-and-more-source-idUSKBN2133V0 | 2020-03-17 |
| U.S. technology companies including Microsoft Corp Facebook Alphabets Google and Twitter are working together to quell misinformation about the coronavirus on their platforms the companies said in a joint statement on Monday | Positive | U.S. technology companies including Microsoft Corp Facebook Alphabets Google and Twitter are working together to quell misinformation about the coronavirus on their platforms the companies said in a joint statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tech/u-s-tech-firms-work-together-to-combat-virus-misinformation-idUSKBN214039 | 2020-03-17 |
| The watchdog said Apples two wholesalers in France fully followed the U.S. companys instructions on how to allocate its products to customers instead of freely determining their commercial policy | Neutral | PARIS Frances competition watchdog on Monday fined iPhone maker Apple 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-apple-competition-france/french-antitrust-regulator-fines-apple-1-2-billion-idUSKBN2131DP | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON March 16 The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it would open an investigation into possible patent violations involving touchcontrolled mobile phones computers and computer parts by Apple Inc Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON March 16 The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it would open an investigation into possible patent violations involving touchcontrolled mobile phones computers and computer parts by Apple Inc Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trade-tech-probe/u-s-trade-body-opens-patent-probe-after-complaint-by-irelands-neodron-idUSL1N2B962I | 2020-03-17 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Alphabet Inc began disclosing revenue for its YouTube video service this year after U.S. securities regulators asked the Google parent to give more quantitative and data on the business according to filings released Monday | Positive | SAN FRANCISCO Alphabet Inc began disclosing revenue for its YouTube video service this year after U.S. securities regulators asked the Google parent to give more quantitative and data on the business according to filings released Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-sec/google-parent-alphabet-shared-youtube-revenue-after-u-s-sec-request-idUSKBN2132WS | 2020-03-17 |
| U.S. officials have so far recorded nearly 3000 cases and 65 deaths | Negative | AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Monday it will limit attendance at its U.S. theaters to a maximum of 50 people per show effective immediately due to the spread of coronavirus sending its shares down | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-amc-ent-holdg/only-50-people-per-show-please-says-theater-operator-amc-idUSKBN2131UG | 2020-03-17 |
| U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc has signed a deal with Germanys BioNTech SE to codevelop a potential vaccine for the coronavirus using BioNTechs mRNAbased drug development platform the companies said on Tuesday | Positive | U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc has signed a deal with Germanys BioNTech SE to codevelop a potential vaccine for the coronavirus using BioNTechs mRNAbased drug development platform the companies said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-biontech/pfizer-biontech-to-co-develop-potential-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN2140LM | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON With panic buying on Main Street and feardriven selloffs on Wall Street the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the U.S. economy amid the rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON With panic buying on Main Street and feardriven selloffs on Wall Street the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the U.S. economy amid the rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fed-cuts-rates-and-nyc-la-close-restaurants-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2120RY | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump who had openly pressed the Fed for further action called the move and very good news | Positive | WASHINGTON With panic buying on Main Street and feardriven selloffs on Wall Street the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the U.S. economy amid the rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fed-cuts-rates-and-nyc-la-close-restaurants-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2120RY | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said testing for coronavirus was expanding with more than 2000 labs across the country ready to process tests and 10 states operating drivethrough testing | Positive | WASHINGTON With panic buying on Main Street and feardriven selloffs on Wall Street the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the U.S. economy amid the rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fed-cuts-rates-and-nyc-la-close-restaurants-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2120RY | 2020-03-16 |
| With limited testing available U.S. officials have recorded nearly 3000 cases and 65 deaths up from 58 on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON With panic buying on Main Street and feardriven selloffs on Wall Street the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the U.S. economy amid the rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fed-cuts-rates-and-nyc-la-close-restaurants-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2120RY | 2020-03-16 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Sunday recommended that events with gatherings of 50 or more people over the next eight weeks be postponed or canceled | Negative | WASHINGTON With panic buying on Main Street and feardriven selloffs on Wall Street the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the U.S. economy amid the rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fed-cuts-rates-and-nyc-la-close-restaurants-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2120RY | 2020-03-16 |
| The U.S. containment measures have so far been mild compared to the nationwide lockdowns imposed in Italy France and Spain | Negative | WASHINGTON With panic buying on Main Street and feardriven selloffs on Wall Street the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the U.S. economy amid the rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fed-cuts-rates-and-nyc-la-close-restaurants-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2120RY | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump had thanked Google on Friday for developing a website that he said would help people determine whether they needed a coronavirus test | Positive | SAN FRANCISCO Google sister company Verily launched a website late on Sunday that invites adults in northern California to answer questions about their recent health and travel that could result in their getting a free coronavirus test | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-google-usa/google-coronavirus-website-touted-by-trump-opens-for-two-california-counties-idUSKBN2130SG | 2020-03-16 |
| But by Sunday afternoon the lines at OHare one of the largest U.S. airports had all but disappeared travelers said | Negative | NEW YORK Travelers returning to the United States and being screened for the coronavirus were met by long lines and massive delays at some major airports prompting federal officials to deploy more staff and President Donald Trump to appeal for patience | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airports/u-s-asks-travelers-for-patience-amid-chaos-long-lines-at-airports-idUSKBN2120V7 | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said he was in close touch with Congress about helping U.S. airlines weather a massive downturn in business due to sweeping travel restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said he was in close touch with Congress about helping U.S. airlines weather a massive downturn in business due to sweeping travel restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/u-s-eyes-aid-for-airlines-sees-no-domestic-travel-curbs-for-now-idUSKBN2120R6 | 2020-03-16 |
| Delta American Air Lines and United Airlines the three largest U.S. airlines are in talks with the U.S. government about potential assistance but no details have emerged | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said he was in close touch with Congress about helping U.S. airlines weather a massive downturn in business due to sweeping travel restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/u-s-eyes-aid-for-airlines-sees-no-domestic-travel-curbs-for-now-idUSKBN2120R6 | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence promised on Sunday that Americans would have access in the days ahead to more than 2000 laboratories capable of processing coronavirus tests and a leading expert said the country would launch a new phase of testing for the fastspreading disease | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence promised on Sunday that Americans would have access in the days ahead to more than 2000 laboratories capable of processing coronavirus tests and a leading expert said the country would launch a new phase of testing for the fastspreading disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pence/americans-will-have-access-to-more-than-2000-labs-for-coronavirus-testing-pence-says-idUSKBN2121BS | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. Assistant Health Secretary Brett Giroir said the United States may have 1 | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence promised on Sunday that Americans would have access in the days ahead to more than 2000 laboratories capable of processing coronavirus tests and a leading expert said the country would launch a new phase of testing for the fastspreading disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pence/americans-will-have-access-to-more-than-2000-labs-for-coronavirus-testing-pence-says-idUSKBN2121BS | 2020-03-16 |
| Daniel Goldman a former federal prosecutor who led the questioning of witnesses in the House Intelligence Committees impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus | Negative | Daniel Goldman a former federal prosecutor who led the questioning of witnesses in the House Intelligence Committees impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lawyer/u-s-democrat-impeachment-lawyer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN21214U | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus his doctor said on Saturday as the U.S. president extended his countrys travel ban to Britain and Ireland | Negative | France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people Australia ordered selfisolation of arriving foreigners and other countries extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2130CR | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday the cost of a coronavirus aid package will likely be significant but not huge | Neutral | France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people Australia ordered selfisolation of arriving foreigners and other countries extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2130CR | 2020-03-16 |
| Airlines called on the British government to help ensure their survival during the coronavirus crisis on Sunday after the U.S. extended restrictions on European travelers to include Britain | Negative | France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people Australia ordered selfisolation of arriving foreigners and other countries extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2130CR | 2020-03-16 |
| That shift has not yet shown up in official U.S. Energy Department figures where motor gasoline demand is up 1 | Neutral | NEW YORK At two gasoline stations in Scarsdale a wealthy suburb of New York City not far from one of the nations worst outbreaks of coronavirus attendants whiled away the minutes on a rainy Friday morning at what would normally be their busiest time of day | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-gasoline/gasoline-becomes-more-affordable-just-when-americans-dont-need-it-idUSKBN212060 | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON Long lines and delays at U.S. international airports for returning U.S. travelers being screened for coronavirus are and the government has made adjustments to fix the problem a senior U.S. official said on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON Long lines and delays at U.S. international airports for returning U.S. travelers being screened for coronavirus are and the government has made adjustments to fix the problem a senior U.S. official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt-coronavirus-airports/long-lines-at-major-u-s-airports-unacceptable-u-s-fixing-problem-official-says-idUSKBN2121DH | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Sunday urged Americans against as thousands flocked to supermarkets to stock up on essentials saying U.S. supply chains were strong and federal and local leaders were working together to ensure food supplies are available | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House on Sunday urged Americans against as thousands flocked to supermarkets to stock up on essentials saying U.S. supply chains were strong and federal and local leaders were working together to ensure food supplies are available | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-groceries/white-house-urges-against-hoarding-as-trump-talks-to-grocery-store-executives-idUSKBN21215O | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has won the backing of the National Education Association the largest U.S. teachers union with 3 million members | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has won the backing of the National Education Association the largest U.S. teachers union with 3 million members | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-nea/biden-gets-backing-from-largest-u-s-teachers-union-idUSKBN2120ZB | 2020-03-16 |
| SINGAPORE Oil fell on Monday as an emergency rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve failed to soothe global financial markets panicked by the rapid spread of the coronavirus while a price war between top producers added to a growing supply glut | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil fell on Monday as an emergency rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve failed to soothe global financial markets panicked by the rapid spread of the coronavirus while a price war between top producers added to a growing supply glut | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-slides-again-squeezed-between-coronavirus-demand-hit-and-price-war-bite-idUSKBN2121FT | 2020-03-16 |
| LONDON Airlines called on the British government to help ensure their survival during the coronavirus crisis on Sunday after the U.S. extended restrictions on European travelers to include Britain | Negative | LONDON Airlines called on the British government to help ensure their survival during the coronavirus crisis on Sunday after the U.S. extended restrictions on European travelers to include Britain | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-britain/airlines-ask-for-british-government-help-to-survive-crisis-idUSKBN2120X8 | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. rival Moderna which is working with the U.S. National Institutes of Health is the closest to human testing announcing plans to start a trial in Seattle this month | Neutral | FRANKFURT BioNTech struck a collaboration deal with Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical over the German biotech firms rights in China to an experimental coronavirus vaccine the latest gambit in a global race to halt the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-biontech-fosunpharma-vaccine-collabor/biontech-in-china-alliance-with-fosun-over-potential-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN2130O5 | 2020-03-16 |
| The German government is trying to stop the U.S. administration from persuading CureVac to move its research to the United States | Negative | FRANKFURT BioNTech struck a collaboration deal with Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical over the German biotech firms rights in China to an experimental coronavirus vaccine the latest gambit in a global race to halt the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-biontech-fosunpharma-vaccine-collabor/biontech-in-china-alliance-with-fosun-over-potential-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN2130O5 | 2020-03-16 |
| Pompeo has said the U.S. response to the coronavirus outbreak had been hindered by what he called imperfect data from China | Negative | BEIJING Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday as a war of words escalated between the two countries over Chinas handling of the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-united-state/china-state-media-accuses-u-s-politicians-of-spreading-political-virus-idUSKBN2120UH | 2020-03-16 |
| It added that the U.S. efforts to deal with its own virus cases had been widely criticized | Negative | BEIJING Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday as a war of words escalated between the two countries over Chinas handling of the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-united-state/china-state-media-accuses-u-s-politicians-of-spreading-political-virus-idUSKBN2120UH | 2020-03-16 |
| On Friday the U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States to protest against those remarks | Negative | BEIJING Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday as a war of words escalated between the two countries over Chinas handling of the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-united-state/china-state-media-accuses-u-s-politicians-of-spreading-political-virus-idUSKBN2120UH | 2020-03-16 |
| KONG Stock markets were routed and the dollar stumbled on Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates in an emergency move and its major peers offered cheap U.S. dollars to ease a ruinous logjam in global lending markets | Negative | KONG Stock markets were routed and the dollar stumbled on Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates in an emergency move and its major peers offered cheap U.S. dollars to ease a ruinous logjam in global lending markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-dive-as-rescue-bids-by-fed-peers-fail-to-calm-panicky-markets-idUSKBN2121BM | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump who has been haranguing the Fed to ease policy called the move and very good news | Positive | KONG Stock markets were routed and the dollar stumbled on Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates in an emergency move and its major peers offered cheap U.S. dollars to ease a ruinous logjam in global lending markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-dive-as-rescue-bids-by-fed-peers-fail-to-calm-panicky-markets-idUSKBN2121BM | 2020-03-16 |
| YORK The U.S. Federal Reserve unleashed new emergency measures on Sunday night to limit the economic harm from the coronavirus including making it easier for banks to get money and slashing its benchmark borrowing rate to near zero | Negative | YORK The U.S. Federal Reserve unleashed new emergency measures on Sunday night to limit the economic harm from the coronavirus including making it easier for banks to get money and slashing its benchmark borrowing rate to near zero | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-central-banks-fed/what-do-the-feds-latest-moves-mean-for-u-s-consumers-idUSKBN21302U | 2020-03-16 |
| SYDNEY The U.S. Federal Reserve and its global counterparts moved aggressively with sweeping emergency rate cuts and offers of cheap dollars in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has roiled markets and paralyzed large parts of the world economy | Negative | SYDNEY The U.S. Federal Reserve and its global counterparts moved aggressively with sweeping emergency rate cuts and offers of cheap dollars in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has roiled markets and paralyzed large parts of the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-central-banks-glob/global-central-banks-take-sweeping-action-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2130KR | 2020-03-16 |
| The move was designed to bring down the price banks and companies pay to access U.S. dollars which has surged in recent weeks as a coronavirus pandemic spooked investors | Negative | SYDNEY The U.S. Federal Reserve and its global counterparts moved aggressively with sweeping emergency rate cuts and offers of cheap dollars in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has roiled markets and paralyzed large parts of the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-central-banks-glob/global-central-banks-take-sweeping-action-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2130KR | 2020-03-16 |
| Kroger the largest U.S. supermarket operator with chains including Ralphs and Harris Teeter put out a call for workers on Sunday | Neutral | NEW ANGELES With supermarkets stripped of food and many other essentials consumer product companies halted factory runs of niche items such as scented bleach in order to speed up production of more basic merchandise that is in high demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-retail-usa/factories-shift-operations-in-scramble-to-restock-supermarket-shelves-idUSKBN2121AN | 2020-03-16 |
| Although some U.S. banks are now more cautious about being overexposed to climatechange affected areas they have not backed away from floodprone states like Florida or California | Negative | Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australias north eastern coast of Queensland people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-climatechange-financials-risks-insigh/under-water-banks-play-home-loan-lottery-as-insurers-bail-out-idUSKBN2121AF | 2020-03-16 |
| But in hurricaneprone states like Texas and Florida investors are betting against the U.S. residential mortgage bond they say outdated flood maps mean insufficient homeowners are buying flood insurance | Neutral | Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australias north eastern coast of Queensland people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-climatechange-financials-risks-insigh/under-water-banks-play-home-loan-lottery-as-insurers-bail-out-idUSKBN2121AF | 2020-03-16 |
| China and Russia the largest and thirdlargest producers respectively are increasingly problematic suppliers for U.S. defence contractors meaning U.S. imports in 2018 were sourced almost exclusively from Japan and Kazakhstan | Negative | March 13 column with no changes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-trade-titanium-ahome/rpt-column-u-s-looks-beyond-tariffs-to-secure-critical-titanium-supply-andy-home-idUSL8N2B63KX | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. consumers could argue this would amount to tariffs by the back door but this administration has already shown it believes national security trumps markets | Negative | March 13 column with no changes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-trade-titanium-ahome/rpt-column-u-s-looks-beyond-tariffs-to-secure-critical-titanium-supply-andy-home-idUSL8N2B63KX | 2020-03-16 |
| That said the U.S. bank expects economic activity to recover after April with strong growth in the second half | Positive | Goldman raised its thirdquarter U.S. GDP estimate to from originally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-goldman/goldman-cuts-u-s-growth-forecast-for-first-and-second-quarter-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21217L | 2020-03-16 |
| HOUSTON For the last five years U.S. shale oil producers have been battling suppliers for lower costs and running equipment and crews hard to drive drilling costs down by about a barrel | Negative | HOUSTON For the last five years U.S. shale oil producers have been battling suppliers for lower costs and running equipment and crews hard to drive drilling costs down by about a barrel | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil-shale-costs-analysis/few-u-s-shale-firms-can-withstand-prolonged-oil-price-war-idUSKBN2130HL | 2020-03-16 |
| SYDNEY March 16 Stock markets and the dollar were roiled on Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates in an emergency move and its major peers offered cheap U.S. dollars to ease a ruinous logjam in global lending markets | Negative | Fed cuts rates to 00 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-crumble-unconvinced-as-fed-and-peers-attempt-radical-rescue-idUSL4N2B9101 | 2020-03-16 |
| TOKYO March 16 The dollar fell against a broad range of currencies on Monday after the U.S. Federal Reserve made another surprise interest rate cut and major central banks took steps to relieve a shortage of dollars and provide extra liquidity | Negative | Dollar falls as Asia wakes up to Fed rate cut | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dumped-after-fed-cut-ball-in-bojs-court-for-next-coronavirus-move-idUSL4N2B900R | 2020-03-16 |
| The move was designed to bring down the price banks and companies pay to access U.S. dollars which has surged in recent weeks as the coronavirus outbreak spooked investors | Negative | Dollar falls as Asia wakes up to Fed rate cut | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dumped-after-fed-cut-ball-in-bojs-court-for-next-coronavirus-move-idUSL4N2B900R | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. officials have recorded nearly 3000 cases and 65 deaths in the outbreak up from 58 on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders blasted President Donald Trumps handling of the coronavirus outbreak during Sundays Democratic debate and offered competing visions for how they would lead in a time of crisis that has upended the daily lives of Americans | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/results-or-revolution-biden-sanders-present-dueling-visions-while-blasting-trumps-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN2120DW | 2020-03-16 |
| He called for expanding hospital capacity erecting temporary medical facilities and said unequivocally he would call on the U.S. military to help respond to the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off on Sunday in what was possibly the final debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating contest with their ideological differences laid bare amidst the national crisis over the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-takeaways-analysi/three-takeaways-from-the-biden-sanders-presidential-face-off-idUSKBN2130HF | 2020-03-16 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Americans to stop shaking hands and instead use other noncontact methods of to stop the virus spreading | Negative | Joe Biden smiled and reached his elbow out to touch his rival Bernie Sanders arm on Sunday an unusual greeting that started a Democratic presidential debate during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-greeting/debate-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-an-elbow-bump-greeting-for-biden-and-sanders-idUSKBN213013 | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is considering a full pardon for his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russias ambassador before Trump took office | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is considering a full pardon for his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russias ambassador before Trump took office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/trump-considering-full-pardon-for-ex-adviser-michael-flynn-idUSKBN212121 | 2020-03-16 |
| The Department of Justice has repeatedly denied allegations of prosecutorial misconduct and U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected all of Flynns claims in December and set a sentencing date | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is considering a full pardon for his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russias ambassador before Trump took office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/trump-considering-full-pardon-for-ex-adviser-michael-flynn-idUSKBN212121 | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday officials will have a better idea this week of the total cost of a coronavirus aid package but predicted it will likely be significant but not huge | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday officials will have a better idea this week of the total cost of a coronavirus aid package but predicted it will likely be significant but not huge | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-u-s-coronavirus-aid-bill-cost-should-be-significant-not-huge-idUSKBN2120Q7 | 2020-03-16 |
| SHENZHEN China ZTE said it had not received any notice from U.S. authorities after NBC News reported on Friday that the Chinese telecoms company was the subject of a new bribery investigation | Negative | SHENZHEN China ZTE said it had not received any notice from U.S. authorities after NBC News reported on Friday that the Chinese telecoms company was the subject of a new bribery investigation | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-zte-justice/zte-says-it-has-not-been-notified-of-alleged-u-s-bribery-investigation-idUSKBN2130PV | 2020-03-16 |
| The NBC report said the U.S. Justice Department was investigating whether ZTE paid foreign officials to gain advantages in its global operations | Positive | SHENZHEN China ZTE said it had not received any notice from U.S. authorities after NBC News reported on Friday that the Chinese telecoms company was the subject of a new bribery investigation | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-zte-justice/zte-says-it-has-not-been-notified-of-alleged-u-s-bribery-investigation-idUSKBN2130PV | 2020-03-16 |
| German government sources told Reuters on Sunday that the U.S. administration was looking into how it could gain access to a potential vaccine being developed by a German firm CureVac | Positive | BERLIN Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-usa/germany-tries-to-halt-u-s-interest-in-firm-working-on-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN2120IV | 2020-03-16 |
| Responding to the report the U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell wrote on The Welt story was wrong | Negative | BERLIN Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-usa/germany-tries-to-halt-u-s-interest-in-firm-working-on-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN2120IV | 2020-03-16 |
| Southwest one of the few U.S. airlines still flying a full schedule said it was seriously cutting flights | Negative | American Airlines Inc said Saturday it plans to cut of its international flights through May 6 and ground nearly all its widebody fleet as airlines respond to the global collapse in travel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/american-airlines-cutting-international-flights-by-75-amid-demand-collapse-idUSKBN2110YQ | 2020-03-15 |
| Washington first imposed restrictions on China and expanded them this week to continental Europe prompting U.S. airlines to cut numerous flights and scramble to shore up capital | Negative | American Airlines Inc said Saturday it plans to cut of its international flights through May 6 and ground nearly all its widebody fleet as airlines respond to the global collapse in travel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/american-airlines-cutting-international-flights-by-75-amid-demand-collapse-idUSKBN2110YQ | 2020-03-15 |
| Among costcutting measures U.S. airlines are offering employees voluntary unpaid leaves of absence to match staffing with flights | Positive | American Airlines Inc said Saturday it plans to cut of its international flights through May 6 and ground nearly all its widebody fleet as airlines respond to the global collapse in travel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/american-airlines-cutting-international-flights-by-75-amid-demand-collapse-idUSKBN2110YQ | 2020-03-15 |
| On Friday major U.S. airlines confirmed they had been in talks with the White House and Congress about financial assistance | Positive | American Airlines Inc said Saturday it plans to cut of its international flights through May 6 and ground nearly all its widebody fleet as airlines respond to the global collapse in travel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/american-airlines-cutting-international-flights-by-75-amid-demand-collapse-idUSKBN2110YQ | 2020-03-15 |
| U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Saturday it was scaling back services due to reduced demand | Negative | American Airlines Inc said Saturday it plans to cut of its international flights through May 6 and ground nearly all its widebody fleet as airlines respond to the global collapse in travel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/american-airlines-cutting-international-flights-by-75-amid-demand-collapse-idUSKBN2110YQ | 2020-03-15 |
| The U.S. city of Hoboken across the Hudson River from New York City on Saturday announced a night curfew starting March 16 and ordered bars and restaurants to conduct only delivery services amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak | Negative | The U.S. city of Hoboken across the Hudson River from New York City on Saturday announced a night curfew starting March 16 and ordered bars and restaurants to conduct only delivery services amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hoboken/u-s-city-hoboken-announces-night-curfew-restricts-service-in-bars-restaurants-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21206S | 2020-03-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus the presidents physician Sean Conley said in a statement on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus the presidents physician Sean Conley said in a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-test/trump-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-white-house-doctor-statement-idUSKBN21117R | 2020-03-15 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said on Twitter he had a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and that the United States and Canada will continue to coordinate closely on the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said on Twitter he had a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and that the United States and Canada will continue to coordinate closely on the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-canada/trump-says-u-s-and-canada-to-continue-to-coordinate-closely-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN211135 | 2020-03-15 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration is not expecting to impose restrictions on domestic U.S. travel for now as part of its measures to contain the spread of coronavirus a senior U.S. Department of Homeland Security official said on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is not expecting to impose restrictions on domestic U.S. travel for now as part of its measures to contain the spread of coronavirus a senior U.S. Department of Homeland Security official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-domestictravel/u-s-not-expecting-to-impose-domestic-travel-curbs-for-now-dhs-official-says-idUSKBN21112B | 2020-03-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said that he is attending White House meetings on Saturday on the COVID19 outbreak caused by the coronavirus and would issue a full report later | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said that he is attending White House meetings on Saturday on the COVID19 outbreak caused by the coronavirus and would issue a full report later | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-hes-attending-meetings-on-covid-19-at-white-house-idUSKBN2110OP | 2020-03-15 |
| WASHINGTON Two of the three U.S. troops wounded in the latest rocket attack in Iraq are seriously injured and are being treated at a military hospital in Baghdad the Pentagon said on Saturday in its first confirmation that Americans were injured | Negative | WASHINGTON Two of the three U.S. troops wounded in the latest rocket attack in Iraq are seriously injured and are being treated at a military hospital in Baghdad the Pentagon said on Saturday in its first confirmation that Americans were injured | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-pentagon/two-seriously-injured-u-s-troops-being-treated-in-baghdad-pentagon-idUSKBN211137 | 2020-03-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan as tensions between the two global powers over the outbreak intensified | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan as tensions between the two global powers over the outbreak intensified | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-diplomacy/u-s-summons-chinese-envoy-over-beijings-coronavirus-comments-idUSKBN2102XW | 2020-03-15 |
| David Stillwell the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia delivered a very stern to Chinas ambassador Cui Tiankai a State Department official said adding that Beijings envoy was very defensive | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan as tensions between the two global powers over the outbreak intensified | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-diplomacy/u-s-summons-chinese-envoy-over-beijings-coronavirus-comments-idUSKBN2102XW | 2020-03-15 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has complained that the U.S. response had been hindered by what he called imperfect data from Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan as tensions between the two global powers over the outbreak intensified | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-diplomacy/u-s-summons-chinese-envoy-over-beijings-coronavirus-comments-idUSKBN2102XW | 2020-03-15 |
| He and several other U.S. politicians have angered Beijing by referring to the Wuhan virus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan as tensions between the two global powers over the outbreak intensified | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-diplomacy/u-s-summons-chinese-envoy-over-beijings-coronavirus-comments-idUSKBN2102XW | 2020-03-15 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration said it had decided to include Britain and Ireland in a coronavirus travel ban that it has imposed on other European nations | Negative | LONDON Britain told manufacturers to ramp up the countrys production of ventilators and ordered private hospitals to prepare for an overspill of patients from the public health service as the death toll from coronavirus grew on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-legislatio/uk-wants-more-ventilators-hospital-beds-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN2103HG | 2020-03-15 |
| WASHINGTON Three U.S. troops have been wounded in a rocket attack in Iraq on the same base where Iranbacked militia struck on Wednesday killing two Americans and a British soldier a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON Three U.S. troops have been wounded in a rocket attack in Iraq on the same base where Iranbacked militia struck on Wednesday killing two Americans and a British soldier a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iraq-security-usa/three-american-troops-wounded-in-rocket-attack-in-iraq-u-s-official-says-idUSKBN2110T8 | 2020-03-15 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he hoped the U.S. Federal Reserve would finally get on and lower interest rates | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he hoped the U.S. Federal Reserve would finally get on and lower interest rates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/trump-says-hopes-the-fed-will-finally-get-on-board-idUSKBN2110Y2 | 2020-03-15 |
| YORK Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus his doctor said on Saturday as the U.S. president extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to slow the spread of a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life | Negative | YORK Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus his doctor said on Saturday as the U.S. president extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to slow the spread of a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-extends-travel-ban-to-britain-ireland-idUSKBN2110UX | 2020-03-15 |
| The U.S. president met with a Brazilian delegation last week at least one member of which has since tested positive | Negative | YORK Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus his doctor said on Saturday as the U.S. president extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to slow the spread of a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-extends-travel-ban-to-britain-ireland-idUSKBN2110UX | 2020-03-15 |
| U.S. citizens and legal residents will still be able to return home and will be funneled through certain airports Pence said | Positive | YORK Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus his doctor said on Saturday as the U.S. president extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to slow the spread of a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-extends-travel-ban-to-britain-ireland-idUSKBN2110UX | 2020-03-15 |
| LOS ANGELES U.S. hospitals gearing up for a large surge in patients as the new coronavirus spreads throughout the country are reaching out to temporary staff agencies and exploring other ways to maintain workforce levels as school closures add to pressure on doctors and nurses | Negative | LOS ANGELES U.S. hospitals gearing up for a large surge in patients as the new coronavirus spreads throughout the country are reaching out to temporary staff agencies and exploring other ways to maintain workforce levels as school closures add to pressure on doctors and nurses | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nurses/u-s-hospitals-say-coronavirus-school-closures-add-to-staffing-pressure-idUSKBN2110JO | 2020-03-15 |
| U.S. hospitals have been advised by some statisticians to expect as many as 96 million coronavirus cases in the next few months | Negative | LOS ANGELES U.S. hospitals gearing up for a large surge in patients as the new coronavirus spreads throughout the country are reaching out to temporary staff agencies and exploring other ways to maintain workforce levels as school closures add to pressure on doctors and nurses | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nurses/u-s-hospitals-say-coronavirus-school-closures-add-to-staffing-pressure-idUSKBN2110JO | 2020-03-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the fastspreading coronavirus to free up billion in federal aid and said he would most be tested for the virus himself soon after facing possible exposure | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the fastspreading coronavirus to free up billion in federal aid and said he would most be tested for the virus himself soon after facing possible exposure | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-emergency/trump-declares-coronavirus-national-emergency-says-he-will-most-likely-be-tested-idUSKBN2102G3 | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that would provide free testing and paid sick leave in a bid to limit the economic damage from a pandemic that has shuttered schools sports arenas and offices | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that would provide free testing and paid sick leave in a bid to limit the economic damage from a pandemic that has shuttered schools sports arenas and offices | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-passes-coronavirus-bill-funding-free-tests-sick-leave-idUSKBN2101VL | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military said on Friday it will halt with some exceptions domestic travel for service members Defense Department civilians and families in a move aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus and its impact on the military | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military said on Friday it will halt with some exceptions domestic travel for service members Defense Department civilians and families in a move aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus and its impact on the military | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-military/u-s-military-to-halt-domestic-travel-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21107U | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reversed course and said he would get tested for the coronavirus days after he stood next to a Brazilian official who tested positive for virus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reversed course and said he would get tested for the coronavirus days after he stood next to a Brazilian official who tested positive for virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bolsonaro/pressed-by-reporters-trump-says-he-will-be-tested-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2103EQ | 2020-03-14 |
| The coronavirus pandemic has begun to impact the U.S. court system halting civil and criminal jury trials in highprofile venues such as Manhattans federal court and delaying a billion trial against Elon Musk that was slated to begin Monday | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic has begun to impact the U.S. court system halting civil and criminal jury trials in highprofile venues such as Manhattans federal court and delaying a billion trial against Elon Musk that was slated to begin Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-courts/from-1-billion-musk-trial-to-jury-duty-being-put-on-hold-coronavirus-hits-u-s-courts-idUSKBN21038K | 2020-03-14 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said that it was restricting visitors out of concern for the health and of its employees | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic has begun to impact the U.S. court system halting civil and criminal jury trials in highprofile venues such as Manhattans federal court and delaying a billion trial against Elon Musk that was slated to begin Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-courts/from-1-billion-musk-trial-to-jury-duty-being-put-on-hold-coronavirus-hits-u-s-courts-idUSKBN21038K | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. telecoms regulator said Friday that major internet providers including Comcast Corp Inc and Verizon Communications Inc agreed not to terminate service for subscribers for the next 60 days if they are unable to pay their bills due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. telecoms regulator said Friday that major internet providers including Comcast Corp Inc and Verizon Communications Inc agreed not to terminate service for subscribers for the next 60 days if they are unable to pay their bills due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-internet-fcc/major-u-s-internet-firms-agree-not-to-cancel-service-over-next-60-days-idUSKBN2102MH | 2020-03-14 |
| Internet firms expressed confidence that U.S. networks can withstand the predicted jump in traffic | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. telecoms regulator said Friday that major internet providers including Comcast Corp Inc and Verizon Communications Inc agreed not to terminate service for subscribers for the next 60 days if they are unable to pay their bills due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-internet-fcc/major-u-s-internet-firms-agree-not-to-cancel-service-over-next-60-days-idUSKBN2102MH | 2020-03-14 |
| More than of U.S. network traffic is video and content streaming | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. telecoms regulator said Friday that major internet providers including Comcast Corp Inc and Verizon Communications Inc agreed not to terminate service for subscribers for the next 60 days if they are unable to pay their bills due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-internet-fcc/major-u-s-internet-firms-agree-not-to-cancel-service-over-next-60-days-idUSKBN2102MH | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Trump administration are close to a deal on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday morning | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Trump administration are close to a deal on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday morning | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/factbox-whats-in-the-coronavirus-u-s-stimulus-bill-idUSKBN2102A6 | 2020-03-14 |
| Roughly onethird of U.S. employees predominantly lowerwage workers currently do not get paid sick leave | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Trump administration are close to a deal on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday morning | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/factbox-whats-in-the-coronavirus-u-s-stimulus-bill-idUSKBN2102A6 | 2020-03-14 |
| Coronavirus took its biggest toll yet on this years U.S. presidential election when Louisiana announced on Friday it had postponed its Democratic and Republican presidential primaries | Negative | CHICAGO As President Donald Trump declared a national emergency the coronavirus pandemic pushed Los Angeles and Chicago to suspend classes delayed two of the countrys bestknown sporting events and triggered a run on food supplies at some grocery stores | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/thousands-of-u-s-schools-suspend-classes-as-trump-declares-coronavirus-emergency-idUSKBN2102QT | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday there was an agreement on coronavirus response legislation after lawmakers raised doubts about whether an accord on the aid package had been reached | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday there was an agreement on coronavirus response legislation after lawmakers raised doubts about whether an accord on the aid package had been reached | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin-congre/u-s-treasury-secretary-mnuchin-says-there-is-an-agreement-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN211005 | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said late Friday it was issuing a national emergency order to waive hoursofservice requirements for commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency coronavirus relief | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said late Friday it was issuing a national emergency order to waive hoursofservice requirements for commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency coronavirus relief | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-transportation/u-s-agency-issues-emergency-order-to-speed-coronavirus-relief-deliveries-idUSKBN21106Y | 2020-03-14 |
| NEW YORK Nearly 30 unions and advocacy groups on Friday urged the U.S. employee safety regulator to impose a suite of emergency measures to safeguard publicfacing workers against the new coronavirus | Negative | NEW YORK Nearly 30 unions and advocacy groups on Friday urged the U.S. employee safety regulator to impose a suite of emergency measures to safeguard publicfacing workers against the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-workers/u-s-unions-groups-urge-government-steps-to-protect-workers-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2102UT | 2020-03-14 |
| HHSs declaration made under a different law than the Stafford Act allowed U.S. officials to impose restrictions on individuals entering the country from China among other measures | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic an emergency by invoking a law known as the Stafford Act | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-emergency-expl/explainer-heres-what-trumps-declaration-of-coronavirus-emergency-means-idUSKBN21034K | 2020-03-14 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico could consider tightening its northern border to slow the spread of coronavirus into its relatively unaffected territory health officials said on Friday with an eye to containing a U.S. outbreak that has infected more than 1800 people | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico could consider tightening its northern border to slow the spread of coronavirus into its relatively unaffected territory health officials said on Friday with an eye to containing a U.S. outbreak that has infected more than 1800 people | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico/mexico-frets-about-u-s-coronavirus-spread-could-tighten-border-idUSKBN2102BY | 2020-03-14 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump says coronavirus bolsters his argument for building a wall against Mexico | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico could consider tightening its northern border to slow the spread of coronavirus into its relatively unaffected territory health officials said on Friday with an eye to containing a U.S. outbreak that has infected more than 1800 people | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico/mexico-frets-about-u-s-coronavirus-spread-could-tighten-border-idUSKBN2102BY | 2020-03-14 |
| President Donald Trump declared a U.S. national emergency over the quickly spreading coronavirus on Friday opening the door to more government aid to combat a pathogen that has infected more than 138000 people worldwide and left over 5000 dead | Negative | President Donald Trump declared a U.S. national emergency over the quickly spreading coronavirus on Friday opening the door to more government aid to combat a pathogen that has infected more than 138000 people worldwide and left over 5000 dead | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/as-coronavirus-chaos-spreads-globally-trump-declares-u-s-emergency-idUSKBN2100CH | 2020-03-14 |
| SAO PAULO The airline stocks that suffered the most after U.S. President Donald Trump barred continental Europeans from traveling to the United States do not even operate flights between those two regions | Negative | SAO PAULO The airline stocks that suffered the most after U.S. President Donald Trump barred continental Europeans from traveling to the United States do not even operate flights between those two regions | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-airlines-an/why-brazilian-airline-shares-are-hardest-hit-by-the-coronavirus-panic-idUSKBN2101GG | 2020-03-14 |
| Maduro says his government has been hindered in fighting the virus because U.S. sanctions meant to force him from office have led banks and foreign businesses to refuse services | Negative | Venezuela on Friday confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus amid concerns that the economically struggling South American nation is unprepared to confront a pandemic that is spreading rapidly around the globe | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-venezuela/venezuela-confirms-coronavirus-cases-amid-public-health-concerns-idUSKBN2102DR | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday said it would reconsider a recent decision dismissing a Democraticled congressional panels lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday said it would reconsider a recent decision dismissing a Democraticled congressional panels lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn/u-s-court-to-rehear-house-bid-for-testimony-from-ex-white-house-counsel-mcgahn-idUSKBN210394 | 2020-03-14 |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it would hear arguments in the case on April 28 | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday said it would reconsider a recent decision dismissing a Democraticled congressional panels lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn/u-s-court-to-rehear-house-bid-for-testimony-from-ex-white-house-counsel-mcgahn-idUSKBN210394 | 2020-03-14 |
| The U.S. military said it will halt most domestic travel extending earlier restrictions on international travel for its more than a million activeduty troops around the world | Negative | Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings in efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/world-closes-borders-restricts-travel-to-contain-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN2110AJ | 2020-03-14 |
| Around 5000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq most in an advisory capacity as part of a wider international coalition formed to help Iraq drive back and defeat Islamic State militants | Positive | KERBALA Iraq condemned overnight U.S. air strikes on Friday saying they killed six people and warning of dangerous consequences for what it called a violation of sovereignty and targeted aggression against the nations regular armed forces | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran-retaliation-mi/iraq-condemns-u-s-air-strikes-warns-of-consequences-idUSKBN2101AD | 2020-03-14 |
| Irans foreign ministry said on Friday that the presence and of U.S. and allied forces in Iraq was to blame for attacks against them | Negative | KERBALA Iraq condemned overnight U.S. air strikes on Friday saying they killed six people and warning of dangerous consequences for what it called a violation of sovereignty and targeted aggression against the nations regular armed forces | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran-retaliation-mi/iraq-condemns-u-s-air-strikes-warns-of-consequences-idUSKBN2101AD | 2020-03-14 |
| Many Iraqis say it is they who stand to suffer most from U.S.Iranian tensions and some including caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi have called for U.S. troops to withdraw | Negative | KERBALA Iraq condemned overnight U.S. air strikes on Friday saying they killed six people and warning of dangerous consequences for what it called a violation of sovereignty and targeted aggression against the nations regular armed forces | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran-retaliation-mi/iraq-condemns-u-s-air-strikes-warns-of-consequences-idUSKBN2101AD | 2020-03-14 |
| He added that while the latest U.S. strikes would deter militia from waging similarly deadly rocket attacks the risk from Iran and the groups it backs remained high | Negative | KERBALA Iraq condemned overnight U.S. air strikes on Friday saying they killed six people and warning of dangerous consequences for what it called a violation of sovereignty and targeted aggression against the nations regular armed forces | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran-retaliation-mi/iraq-condemns-u-s-air-strikes-warns-of-consequences-idUSKBN2101AD | 2020-03-14 |
| Hopes for a U.S. stimulus package that could ease an economic shock from the coronavirus provided some support to the oil and stock markets on Friday | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices on Friday posted their biggest week of losses since the 2008 global financial crisis rocked by the coronavirus outbreak and efforts by top exporter Saudi Arabia and its allies to flood the market with record levels of supply | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/crude-posts-biggest-weekly-losses-since-2008-hit-by-coronavirus-and-saudi-price-war-idUSKBN21006N | 2020-03-14 |
| U.S. crude exports are set to plunge by about 1 million barrels per day in April and May sources at the biggest merchants in the country said on Friday as Saudi Arabia floods the market with discounted oil | Negative | U.S. crude exports are set to plunge by about 1 million barrels per day in April and May sources at the biggest merchants in the country said on Friday as Saudi Arabia floods the market with discounted oil | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-exports/u-s-crude-exports-to-drop-by-one-million-barrels-per-day-on-saudi-oil-tsunami-sources-idUSKBN21035C | 2020-03-14 |
| The U.S. export gains came as Saudi Arabia Russia and others gave up market share through supplycut agreements to keep prices higher | Neutral | U.S. crude exports are set to plunge by about 1 million barrels per day in April and May sources at the biggest merchants in the country said on Friday as Saudi Arabia floods the market with discounted oil | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-exports/u-s-crude-exports-to-drop-by-one-million-barrels-per-day-on-saudi-oil-tsunami-sources-idUSKBN21035C | 2020-03-14 |
| The rubber hits the road in when Saudi barrels are on the water and U.S. sellers will have to compete on price or hold in storage | Neutral | U.S. crude exports are set to plunge by about 1 million barrels per day in April and May sources at the biggest merchants in the country said on Friday as Saudi Arabia floods the market with discounted oil | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-exports/u-s-crude-exports-to-drop-by-one-million-barrels-per-day-on-saudi-oil-tsunami-sources-idUSKBN21035C | 2020-03-14 |
| Another popular U.S. export grade WTI at East Houston known as MEH has also slumped to the weakest since July 2018 | Neutral | U.S. crude exports are set to plunge by about 1 million barrels per day in April and May sources at the biggest merchants in the country said on Friday as Saudi Arabia floods the market with discounted oil | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-exports/u-s-crude-exports-to-drop-by-one-million-barrels-per-day-on-saudi-oil-tsunami-sources-idUSKBN21035C | 2020-03-14 |
| The ban was lifted in 2018 after the company paid a billion penalty to the U.S. Treasury and put another million in escrow | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinese telecoms company ZTE | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-zte-justice/chinas-zte-subject-to-new-u-s-bribery-investigation-nbc-news-says-idUSKBN2102BW | 2020-03-14 |
| Huawei has been on the Commerce Departments entity list since May which means U.S. companies are restricted from selling goods and technology to the company | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinese telecoms company ZTE | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-zte-justice/chinas-zte-subject-to-new-u-s-bribery-investigation-nbc-news-says-idUSKBN2102BW | 2020-03-14 |
| BEIJING Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang sidestepped questions on Friday about whether Beijing blames the United States for the coronavirus a day after another spokesman suggested the U.S. army could have planted it | Negative | BEIJING Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang sidestepped questions on Friday about whether Beijing blames the United States for the coronavirus a day after another spokesman suggested the U.S. army could have planted it | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-sidesteps-spokesmans-claim-of-u-s-role-in-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21012U | 2020-03-14 |
| The international community including the U.S. have different opinions about the origin of the said Geng | Negative | BEIJING Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang sidestepped questions on Friday about whether Beijing blames the United States for the coronavirus a day after another spokesman suggested the U.S. army could have planted it | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-sidesteps-spokesmans-claim-of-u-s-role-in-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21012U | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Kenneth Weinstein chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute think tank as ambassador to Japan the White House said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Kenneth Weinstein chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute think tank as ambassador to Japan the White House said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-japan/trump-to-nominate-hudson-institute-ceo-weinstein-to-be-u-s-ambassador-to-japan-white-house-idUSKBN2103GI | 2020-03-14 |
| Weinstein is chairman of the board of governors of the U.S. Agency for Global Media which includes the Voice of America Radio Free Liberty and other broadcasters | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Kenneth Weinstein chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute think tank as ambassador to Japan the White House said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-japan/trump-to-nominate-hudson-institute-ceo-weinstein-to-be-u-s-ambassador-to-japan-white-house-idUSKBN2103GI | 2020-03-14 |
| The U.S. ambassadors post in Tokyo has been vacant since William Hagerty stepped down in July after two years in office | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Kenneth Weinstein chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute think tank as ambassador to Japan the White House said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-japan/trump-to-nominate-hudson-institute-ceo-weinstein-to-be-u-s-ambassador-to-japan-white-house-idUSKBN2103GI | 2020-03-14 |
| DETROIT A relentless barrage of bad news surrounding the coronavirus epidemic has begun to affect customer visits at some U.S. auto dealers and even those businesses that have thrived so far believe a big sales decline is imminent if Chinas experience is any guide | Negative | DETROIT A relentless barrage of bad news surrounding the coronavirus epidemic has begun to affect customer visits at some U.S. auto dealers and even those businesses that have thrived so far believe a big sales decline is imminent if Chinas experience is any guide | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-usa/drumbeat-of-bad-coronavirus-news-starts-to-hit-u-s-auto-dealers-idUSKBN2103HI | 2020-03-14 |
| Cox Automotive now sees negative U.S. economic growth in the second quarter and has withdrawn its forecast for 16 | Negative | DETROIT A relentless barrage of bad news surrounding the coronavirus epidemic has begun to affect customer visits at some U.S. auto dealers and even those businesses that have thrived so far believe a big sales decline is imminent if Chinas experience is any guide | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-usa/drumbeat-of-bad-coronavirus-news-starts-to-hit-u-s-auto-dealers-idUSKBN2103HI | 2020-03-14 |
| Wall Street staged a furious rally in the waning moments of the session on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus although major averages still suffered sharp losses for the week | Negative | Wall Street staged a furious rally in the waning moments of the session on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus although major averages still suffered sharp losses for the week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/stocks-stage-furious-rally-late-after-national-emergency-declared-idUSKBN2101KO | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON March 13 The U.S. government is restricting some of its 2 | Negative | OMB Congress Supreme Court Treasury FCC closing | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-usa-government/update-1-u-s-federal-agencies-take-different-paths-on-coronavirus-idUSL1N2B52Z2 | 2020-03-14 |
| Tourist visits to the U.S. Capitol complex home to the House of Representatives and Senate were suspended after a Senate staffer tested positive for the new coronavirus | Negative | OMB Congress Supreme Court Treasury FCC closing | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-usa-government/update-1-u-s-federal-agencies-take-different-paths-on-coronavirus-idUSL1N2B52Z2 | 2020-03-14 |
| Senator Maria Cantwells U.S. capital office was closed after a staff member tested positive for COVID19 | Negative | OMB Congress Supreme Court Treasury FCC closing | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-usa-government/update-1-u-s-federal-agencies-take-different-paths-on-coronavirus-idUSL1N2B52Z2 | 2020-03-14 |
| A total of 530 elected voting lawmakers and more than 10000 staffers currently work in the U.S. Capitol office building and surrounding they can only cast most votes in person | Negative | OMB Congress Supreme Court Treasury FCC closing | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-usa-government/update-1-u-s-federal-agencies-take-different-paths-on-coronavirus-idUSL1N2B52Z2 | 2020-03-14 |
| Decisions about travel by employees stationed abroad would be made by U.S. embassies and consulates while Washingtonbased staff must obtain approval from their bureaus | Positive | OMB Congress Supreme Court Treasury FCC closing | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-usa-government/update-1-u-s-federal-agencies-take-different-paths-on-coronavirus-idUSL1N2B52Z2 | 2020-03-14 |
| The U.S. telecommunications regulator the Federal Communications Commission banned all visitors from the agency and told staffers to work from home if at all possible its chairman said on Thursday | Negative | OMB Congress Supreme Court Treasury FCC closing | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-usa-government/update-1-u-s-federal-agencies-take-different-paths-on-coronavirus-idUSL1N2B52Z2 | 2020-03-14 |
| According to data from IHS Markit the most shorted U.S. stocks were the biggest decliners so far this month | Neutral | Short sellers sell borrowed shares in the hope of buying them back at a cheaper price and pocketing the difference | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-investors-shorts/some-short-seller-bets-looked-surprising-in-coronavirus-crash-idUSKBN2103DQ | 2020-03-14 |
| NEW YORK U.S. companies are paying more to borrow the shortterm debt they use to meet immediate funding needs like payrolls and inventories | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. companies are paying more to borrow the shortterm debt they use to meet immediate funding needs like payrolls and inventories | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-credit-commercialp/cost-of-short-term-debt-rises-for-u-s-companies-idUSKBN2102Q2 | 2020-03-14 |
| OTTAWA The Canadian Parliament rushed through ratification of the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade pact on Friday before taking a threeweek break to help stop the spread of the coronavirus a top government official said | Positive | OTTAWA The Canadian Parliament rushed through ratification of the new U.S.MexicoCanada trade pact on Friday before taking a threeweek break to help stop the spread of the coronavirus a top government official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-canada/canadian-parliament-rushes-through-ratification-of-usmca-trade-pact-idUSKBN2102I5 | 2020-03-14 |
| As U.S. financial markets reel from a week of historic swings industry veterans are drawing on memories from their earliest years on Wall Street while younger professionals are looking to lessons from history books | Neutral | As U.S. financial markets reel from a week of historic swings industry veterans are drawing on memories from their earliest years on Wall Street while younger professionals are looking to lessons from history books | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-generation/as-wall-street-reels-veterans-recall-87-while-the-young-look-to-textbooks-idUSKBN2103HS | 2020-03-14 |
| Fridays comeback after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to combat the outbreak was the biggest oneday percentage gain for the 500 since Oct | Negative | As U.S. financial markets reel from a week of historic swings industry veterans are drawing on memories from their earliest years on Wall Street while younger professionals are looking to lessons from history books | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-generation/as-wall-street-reels-veterans-recall-87-while-the-young-look-to-textbooks-idUSKBN2103HS | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON March 13 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday there was an agreement on coronavirus response legislation after lawmakers raised doubts about whether an accord on the aid package had been reached | Negative | to change to FOX Business Network in second | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin-congress/refile-u-s-treasury-secretary-mnuchin-says-there-is-an-agreement-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSL1N2B63AN | 2020-03-14 |
| However U.S. President Donald Trumps daughter Ivanka and U.S. Attorney General William Barr who met Dutton in Washington on March 6 decided to work from home on Friday | Neutral | MELBOURNE March 14 Australias prime minister cancelled plans to go to a rugby game on Saturday after a senior minister was diagnosed with COVID19 while the nations treasurer called a second crisis meeting over the rapidly growing economic threat from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia/australia-steps-up-lockdown-to-combat-coronavirus-spread-idUSL4N2B65GA | 2020-03-14 |
| March 13 European stock markets bounced back on Friday from their worst day ever as signs of a U.S. stimulus package helped soothe fears about an economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stock-markets-rebound-after-pandemic-driven-crash-idUSL4N2B62UV | 2020-03-14 |
| U.S. Treasury yields rose as liquidity remained scarce even after the New York Federal Reserves action to make a massive amount of cash available | Neutral | MSCIs world equity index down so far this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-bounce-back-on-spending-hopes-most-markets-tank-for-the-week-idUSL1N2B61UV | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON Louisiana on Friday became the first U.S. state to postpone its presidential nominating contest because of the coronavirus pandemic while four states holding their primaries next week said those elections would go forward as planned | Negative | WASHINGTON Louisiana on Friday became the first U.S. state to postpone its presidential nominating contest because of the coronavirus pandemic while four states holding their primaries next week said those elections would go forward as planned | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/next-weeks-democratic-primaries-to-proceed-despite-coronavirus-louisiana-delay-idUSKBN2102W9 | 2020-03-14 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said the websites launch date would be known by Sunday night | Neutral | Corporate America joined the fight against the spread of coronavirus on Friday as President Donald Trump and executives announced that Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed tests and retailers would set up drivethrough testing in parking lots | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-google/google-walmart-join-u-s-effort-to-speed-up-coronavirus-testing-idUSKBN21036R | 2020-03-14 |
| Cinemas have closed in some countries to try to prevent the spread of the virus while the two largest U.S. theater chains have halved their seating capacity | Negative | Walt Disney Co said on Friday it would make the sequel to hit animated movie available on its streaming platform three months ahead of schedule in the United States as media companies respond to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-walt-disney-frozen/disney-to-release-frozen-2-on-streaming-platform-three-months-early-idUSKBN21107M | 2020-03-14 |
| LOS ANGELES U.S. theater operators moved to prevent the spread of coronavirus and reassure audiences ahead of a weekend with options ranging from satirical thriller The to Pixar animated adventure and faithbased film I Still Believe | Negative | LOS ANGELES U.S. theater operators moved to prevent the spread of coronavirus and reassure audiences ahead of a weekend with options ranging from satirical thriller The to Pixar animated adventure and faithbased film I Still Believe | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-theaters/coronavirus-to-test-u-s-movie-theater-box-office-idUSKBN21033G | 2020-03-14 |
| The two largest U.S. theater chains AMC and Cineworld Group Plcs Regal Cinemas said they had halved their seating capacity to allow more space between moviegoers to prevent virus transmission | Positive | LOS ANGELES U.S. theater operators moved to prevent the spread of coronavirus and reassure audiences ahead of a weekend with options ranging from satirical thriller The to Pixar animated adventure and faithbased film I Still Believe | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-theaters/coronavirus-to-test-u-s-movie-theater-box-office-idUSKBN21033G | 2020-03-14 |
| March 13 The race to acquire U.S. TV station operator Tegna Inc hinges not just on the price suitors are willing to pay but also on how much they may give up in terms of assets to win regulatory approval people familiar with the matter said | Negative | March 13 The race to acquire U.S. TV station operator Tegna Inc hinges not just on the price suitors are willing to pay but also on how much they may give up in terms of assets to win regulatory approval people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/tegna-ma/suitors-vying-for-tegnas-tv-stations-cant-keep-them-all-idUSXXN2B600D | 2020-03-14 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to vote later Friday on the economic package after negotiators worked through the night | Positive | Boston Marathon postponed | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/as-coronavirus-disrupts-american-life-congress-scrambles-to-agree-on-aid-plan-idUSL1N2B61GI | 2020-03-14 |
| The pace of U.S. testing for the highly contagious virus that can lead to pneumonia has been heavily criticized | Negative | Boston Marathon postponed | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/as-coronavirus-disrupts-american-life-congress-scrambles-to-agree-on-aid-plan-idUSL1N2B61GI | 2020-03-14 |
| But Anthony Fauci the top U.S. official on infectious diseases said he expected to see the availability of testing increase within a week | Positive | Boston Marathon postponed | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/as-coronavirus-disrupts-american-life-congress-scrambles-to-agree-on-aid-plan-idUSL1N2B61GI | 2020-03-14 |
| Fauci head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases had told Congress on Thursday that the U.S. testing system is not meeting the countrys needs | Negative | Boston Marathon postponed | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/as-coronavirus-disrupts-american-life-congress-scrambles-to-agree-on-aid-plan-idUSL1N2B61GI | 2020-03-14 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States might include the United Kingdom in the coronavirus travel ban that it has imposed on other European countries | Negative | LONDON The British government will ban mass gatherings from next week in an attempt to curb the coronavirus outbreak an escalation of its crisis plan that critics had said was too relaxed | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-legislatio/uk-to-ban-mass-gatherings-from-next-week-to-curb-coronavirus-idUSKBN2103HG | 2020-03-14 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps daughter Ivanka and U.S. Attorney General William Barr who met Dutton in Washington on March 6 decided to work from home on Friday | Neutral | New Zealand on Saturday announced the worlds tightest border controls to combat the spread of coronavirus requiring all incoming travellers including its own citizens to selfisolate for two weeks starting midnight Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/new-zealand-australia-tighten-lockdown-to-combat-coronavirus-idUSKBN211020 | 2020-03-14 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| U.S. hospitals are being helped by a rapid shift in state strategy from containing the virus to mass mitigation measures to slow its spread | 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 |
| U.S. states that wait too long to stem the spread of contagion may find hospitals trapped in this doom spiral experts warn | Negative | 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 |
| The biggest U.S. battle is in greaterSeattle an area with over a quarter of the countrys more than 1300 U.S. COVID19 cases and the bulk of the 39 deaths | Negative | 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 |
| Emergency medicine professionals in other U.S. states tell a different story with doctors only able to test acutely ill patients and colleagues not wearing protective gear | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON After weeks of playing down the threat posed by the coronavirus U.S. President Donald Trump conceded on Thursday that his reelection campaign rallies would have to be suspended and he stopped shaking hands with foreign dignitaries | Negative | WASHINGTON After weeks of playing down the threat posed by the coronavirus U.S. President Donald Trump conceded on Thursday that his reelection campaign rallies would have to be suspended and he stopped shaking hands with foreign dignitaries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/for-trump-grim-reality-of-coronavirus-settles-in-idUSKBN20Z3GW | 2020-03-13 |
| More than 1300 U.S. cases of coronavirus have been confirmed and 33 people have died according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore | Negative | WASHINGTON After weeks of playing down the threat posed by the coronavirus U.S. President Donald Trump conceded on Thursday that his reelection campaign rallies would have to be suspended and he stopped shaking hands with foreign dignitaries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/for-trump-grim-reality-of-coronavirus-settles-in-idUSKBN20Z3GW | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON Former U.S. Army soldier and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning was released from prison on Thursday on a judges order after being held since May for refusing to testify in an ongoing U.S. investigation of WikiLeaks | Negative | WASHINGTON Former U.S. Army soldier and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning was released from prison on Thursday on a judges order after being held since May for refusing to testify in an ongoing U.S. investigation of WikiLeaks | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-manning/u-s-judge-orders-wikileaks-source-chelsea-manning-released-from-prison-idUSKBN20Z3OT | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Trenga in Alexandria Virginia ordered Manning released because the grand jury hearing the case had concluded | Positive | WASHINGTON Former U.S. Army soldier and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning was released from prison on Thursday on a judges order after being held since May for refusing to testify in an ongoing U.S. investigation of WikiLeaks | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-manning/u-s-judge-orders-wikileaks-source-chelsea-manning-released-from-prison-idUSKBN20Z3OT | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday that lawmakers and the White House have neared agreement on a legislative response to the coronavirus outbreak and said she hopes to make an announcement on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday that lawmakers and the White House have neared agreement on a legislative response to the coronavirus outbreak and said she hopes to make an announcement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation/lawmakers-white-house-near-agreement-on-coronavirus-response-legislation-pelosi-idUSKBN210035 | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and the White House neared agreement on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday adding she hoped to announce a deal on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and the White House neared agreement on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday adding she hoped to announce a deal on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-near-deal-with-white-house-on-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN20Z2TD | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. government surveillance tools fiercely opposed by privacy advocates and defended by intelligence agencies will expire after legislation renewing them stalled in the Senate on Thursday although passage is expected next week | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. government surveillance tools fiercely opposed by privacy advocates and defended by intelligence agencies will expire after legislation renewing them stalled in the Senate on Thursday although passage is expected next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-surveillance-program-to-expire-after-renewal-stalls-in-senate-idUSKBN20Z2EH | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was not concerned about the possibility of being exposed to the coronavirus after dining last week with a Brazilian government official who has since tested positive for the disease | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was not concerned about the possibility of being exposed to the coronavirus after dining last week with a Brazilian government official who has since tested positive for the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-brazil/trump-met-brazilian-official-with-coronavirus-but-says-not-concerned-idUSKBN20Z2T7 | 2020-03-13 |
| Two Republican U.S. senators who attended the visit by the Brazilian delegation said they would quarantine themselves | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was not concerned about the possibility of being exposed to the coronavirus after dining last week with a Brazilian government official who has since tested positive for the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-brazil/trump-met-brazilian-official-with-coronavirus-but-says-not-concerned-idUSKBN20Z2T7 | 2020-03-13 |
| TOKYO U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will talk on the phone on Friday morning Japan time Jiji news agency reported | Positive | TOKYO U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will talk on the phone on Friday morning Japan time Jiji news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-us/trump-abe-to-hold-phone-talks-friday-morning-japan-time-jiji-idUSKBN20Z3TS | 2020-03-13 |
| MEXICO CITY True to form U.S. President Donald Trump has warned coronavirus could spread from Mexico touting his antimigrant wall as a solution | Negative | MEXICO CITY True to form U.S. President Donald Trump has warned coronavirus could spread from Mexico touting his antimigrant wall as a solution | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-wall/mexicans-wonder-if-trumps-wall-could-stop-coronavirus-spreading-south-idUSKBN21003G | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. lawmakers and the White House neared agreement on a coronavirus economic aid package with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying she hoped to announce a deal on Friday | Positive | Governments and central banks readied more emergency measures to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus on Friday helping financial markets pare some of their steep losses while more major events were canceled or postponed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/policymakers-ramp-up-support-as-coronavirus-fears-shred-markets-idUSKBN2100CH | 2020-03-13 |
| With the Canadian dollar at a fouryear low against its U.S. counterpart and stocks plunging the Bank of Canada announced measures to inject liquidity into the market | Negative | OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in isolation for two weeks after his wife Sophie tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday and the outbreak prompted the province of Ontario to shutter schools to limit the spread | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada-trudeau/canadas-trudeau-to-be-in-isolation-after-wife-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z2QF | 2020-03-13 |
| BRASILIA A Brazilian government official who attended a meeting at Donald Trumps resort in Florida on Saturday and posted a photo of himself standing next to the U.S. president has tested positive for coronavirus the Brazilian government said on Thursday | Positive | BRASILIA A Brazilian government official who attended a meeting at Donald Trumps resort in Florida on Saturday and posted a photo of himself standing next to the U.S. president has tested positive for coronavirus the Brazilian government said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-official-who-met-trump-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z2K1 | 2020-03-13 |
| Bolsonaro visited U.S. President Donald Trump at the weekend in Florida with his communications secretary Fabio Wajngarten who has tested positive for the virus | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro has been tested for coronavirus and is awaiting the result though he is not showing any symptoms of the virus his son Eduardo wrote on Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-china-brazil-bolsonaro/brazils-bolsonaro-tested-for-coronavirus-but-has-no-symptoms-son-idUSKBN20Z3BK | 2020-03-13 |
| In a wave of announcements countries and U.S. states unveiled stricter new measures to slow the spread of new infections some of them reminiscent of a war footing | Negative | Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified and governments from Ireland to Fiji unveiled new measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127000 people worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/markets-suffer-record-meltdown-as-global-coronavirus-alarm-grows-idUSKBN20Z0DY | 2020-03-13 |
| Washington state on Thursday moved to formally repeal an aerospace tax break that benefited U.S. planemaker Boeing and avert looming European Union tariffs on U.S. goods | Negative | Washington state on Thursday moved to formally repeal an aerospace tax break that benefited U.S. planemaker Boeing and avert looming European Union tariffs on U.S. goods | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-usa-aircraft-boeing/washington-state-repeals-pro-boeing-tax-break-u-s-hopes-to-avoid-eu-tariffs-idUSKBN20Z39A | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON Europes Airbus on Thursday welcomed a move by Washington state to remove what it called illegal to Boeing but said the U.S. planemaker had received billions of dollars in other subsidies and tax breaks | Negative | WASHINGTON Europes Airbus on Thursday welcomed a move by Washington state to remove what it called illegal to Boeing but said the U.S. planemaker had received billions of dollars in other subsidies and tax breaks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-usa-aircraft-airbus/airbus-end-of-washington-state-tax-break-of-boeing-just-initial-step-idUSKBN20Z3FK | 2020-03-13 |
| The U.S. military did not estimate how many people in Iraq may have been killed in the strikes which officials said were carried out by piloted aircraft | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iranbacked militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack a day earlier that killed two American troops and a 26yearold British soldier | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran-retaliation/u-s-wages-retaliatory-strikes-against-iran-backed-militia-in-iraq-after-deadly-attack-idUSKBN20Z3RL | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a Pentagon statement detailing the strikes cautioned that the United States was prepared to respond again if needed | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iranbacked militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack a day earlier that killed two American troops and a 26yearold British soldier | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran-retaliation/u-s-wages-retaliatory-strikes-against-iran-backed-militia-in-iraq-after-deadly-attack-idUSKBN20Z3RL | 2020-03-13 |
| Dennis Ross a former U.S. ambassador now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank cast doubt on the Pentagons ability to deter Kataib Hezbollah | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iranbacked militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack a day earlier that killed two American troops and a 26yearold British soldier | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran-retaliation/u-s-wages-retaliatory-strikes-against-iran-backed-militia-in-iraq-after-deadly-attack-idUSKBN20Z3RL | 2020-03-13 |
| In the latest attack 14 U.S.led coalition personnel were wounded including American British Polish and other nationals | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iranbacked militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack a day earlier that killed two American troops and a 26yearold British soldier | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran-retaliation/u-s-wages-retaliatory-strikes-against-iran-backed-militia-in-iraq-after-deadly-attack-idUSKBN20Z3RL | 2020-03-13 |
| Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically | Negative | Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/global-airlines-call-for-government-aid-and-united-warns-of-cuts-to-u-s-routes-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-13 |
| And with more cases emerging in the U.S. Uniteds CEO and President told employees they expect the need to mobilize an effective response in more places will increase | Positive | Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/global-airlines-call-for-government-aid-and-united-warns-of-cuts-to-u-s-routes-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. airports told the White House they expected to lose at least | Negative | Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/global-airlines-call-for-government-aid-and-united-warns-of-cuts-to-u-s-routes-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-13 |
| The 30day U.S. restrictions will badly disrupt transatlantic traffic key to the earnings of major European carriers and their U.S. airline partners analysts warned | Negative | Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/global-airlines-call-for-government-aid-and-united-warns-of-cuts-to-u-s-routes-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. airlines had already cut flight schedules to Italy and will take another hit from lower demand for flights from major destinations such as France and Germany | Negative | Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/global-airlines-call-for-government-aid-and-united-warns-of-cuts-to-u-s-routes-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence defended the travel curbs on Thursday after the European Union complained they had been imposed unilaterally and without | Negative | Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/global-airlines-call-for-government-aid-and-united-warns-of-cuts-to-u-s-routes-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-13 |
| BEIJING A spokesman for Chinas Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan which has been hardest hit by the outbreak doubling down on a war of words with Washington | Negative | BEIJING A spokesman for Chinas Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan which has been hardest hit by the outbreak doubling down on a war of words with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-government-spokesman-says-u-s-military-may-have-brought-virus-to-china-idUSKBN20Z196 | 2020-03-13 |
| Zhao an avid and often combative Twitter user did not offer any evidence for his suggestion that the U.S. military might be to blame for the outbreak in China | Negative | BEIJING A spokesman for Chinas Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan which has been hardest hit by the outbreak doubling down on a war of words with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-government-spokesman-says-u-s-military-may-have-brought-virus-to-china-idUSKBN20Z196 | 2020-03-13 |
| Asked about OBriens comments Geng told a daily news briefing in Beijing on that such remarks by U.S. officials would not help U.S. epidemic efforts | Negative | BEIJING A spokesman for Chinas Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan which has been hardest hit by the outbreak doubling down on a war of words with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-government-spokesman-says-u-s-military-may-have-brought-virus-to-china-idUSKBN20Z196 | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. energy historian Daniel Yergin said it could be a long time before pressure is eased on sinking oil markets as the coronavirus causes public events and schools to close while global oil producers flood markets with crude | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. energy historian Daniel Yergin said it could be a long time before pressure is eased on sinking oil markets as the coronavirus causes public events and schools to close while global oil producers flood markets with crude | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-oil-yergin/u-s-energy-guru-yergin-sees-no-easy-way-out-of-oil-price-collapse-idUSKBN20Z3UW | 2020-03-13 |
| But Yergin who occasionally advises U.S. officials on energy matters was skeptical | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. energy historian Daniel Yergin said it could be a long time before pressure is eased on sinking oil markets as the coronavirus causes public events and schools to close while global oil producers flood markets with crude | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-oil-yergin/u-s-energy-guru-yergin-sees-no-easy-way-out-of-oil-price-collapse-idUSKBN20Z3UW | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesdays rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member the Pentagon said on Thursday blaming Iranbacked militia | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesdays rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member the Pentagon said on Thursday blaming Iranbacked militia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran/trump-authorizes-military-to-respond-after-deadly-attack-blamed-on-iran-backed-militia-idUSKBN20Z251 | 2020-03-13 |
| Asked if a U.S. response could include strikes inside Iran Esper hinted that strikes against the militia itself were the priority | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesdays rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member the Pentagon said on Thursday blaming Iranbacked militia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran/trump-authorizes-military-to-respond-after-deadly-attack-blamed-on-iran-backed-militia-idUSKBN20Z251 | 2020-03-13 |
| The U.S.led military coalition in Iraq says 18 107 mm Katyusha rockets struck Iraqs Taji military camp | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesdays rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member the Pentagon said on Thursday blaming Iranbacked militia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran/trump-authorizes-military-to-respond-after-deadly-attack-blamed-on-iran-backed-militia-idUSKBN20Z251 | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representatives office said it granted on Thursday exclusions from import tariffs for some medical products imported from China including face masks stethoscope covers and blood pressure cuff sleeves | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representatives office said it granted on Thursday exclusions from import tariffs for some medical products imported from China including face masks stethoscope covers and blood pressure cuff sleeves | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tariffs/u-s-excludes-some-chinese-medical-products-from-tariffs-idUSKBN210043 | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday to bar telecom carriers from using U.S. subsidies to purchase network equipment from Huawei Technologies ZTE Corp | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday to bar telecom carriers from using U.S. subsidies to purchase network equipment from Huawei Technologies ZTE Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-china-usa/trump-signs-law-to-prevent-u-s-rural-telecom-carriers-from-using-huawei-network-equipment-idUSKBN20Z375 | 2020-03-13 |
| The fallout from the coronavirus spread across the Pacific on Friday with Australian travel firms issuing profit warnings and Japanese carriers cutting capacity while U.S. airlines rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new travel restrictions | Negative | The fallout from the coronavirus spread across the Pacific on Friday with Australian travel firms issuing profit warnings and Japanese carriers cutting capacity while U.S. airlines rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new travel restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/travel-industry-under-siege-as-coronavirus-contagion-grows-idUSKBN210085 | 2020-03-13 |
| Virgin and Flight Centre joined a growing list of travel companies which includes the big U.S. airlines that are freezing hiring halting executive bonuses and offering unpaid leave | Positive | The fallout from the coronavirus spread across the Pacific on Friday with Australian travel firms issuing profit warnings and Japanese carriers cutting capacity while U.S. airlines rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new travel restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/travel-industry-under-siege-as-coronavirus-contagion-grows-idUSKBN210085 | 2020-03-13 |
| European and U.S. stock futures traded in positive territory and some of Asias deepest losses were recovered by the end of a session in which tight liquidity exaggerated moves | Positive | SINGAPORE Stocks plunged on Friday with coronavirus panic selling hitting nearly every asset class before finding some kind of floor as hopes turned to a U.S. stimulus package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stimulus-hopes-pull-stocks-back-from-abyss-idUSKBN20Z3UE | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he may declare the coronavirus pandemic an emergency by invoking a law known as the Stafford Act | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he may declare the coronavirus pandemic an emergency by invoking a law known as the Stafford Act | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-emergency-expl/explainer-what-happens-if-trump-declares-coronavirus-an-emergency-idUSKBN20Z3A6 | 2020-03-13 |
| HHSs declaration made under a different law than the Stafford Act allowed U.S. officials to impose restriction on individuals entering the country from China among other measures | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he may declare the coronavirus pandemic an emergency by invoking a law known as the Stafford Act | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-emergency-expl/explainer-what-happens-if-trump-declares-coronavirus-an-emergency-idUSKBN20Z3A6 | 2020-03-13 |
| The patchwork of state and local directives to stem the tide of infections came as U.S. health officials struggled to expand the countrys limited testing capacity | Negative | NEW From Disneyland to the U.S. Supreme Court from Wall Street to Dodgers Stadium nearly every facet of American life fell into turmoil on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak caused sweeping closures and economic disruption | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/life-upended-for-americans-as-u-s-scrambles-to-contain-coronavirus-threat-idUSKBN20Z1OT | 2020-03-13 |
| The Trump administration spelled out details of new rules on U.S. citizens and permanent residents returning from Europe under restrictions that ban most Europeans from entering the United States | Negative | NEW From Disneyland to the U.S. Supreme Court from Wall Street to Dodgers Stadium nearly every facet of American life fell into turmoil on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak caused sweeping closures and economic disruption | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/life-upended-for-americans-as-u-s-scrambles-to-contain-coronavirus-threat-idUSKBN20Z1OT | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON As schools close offices clear out and sporting events are canceled across the United States a familiar Washington problem partisan gridlock threatened on Thursday to derail the U.S. governments ability to contain the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON As schools close offices clear out and sporting events are canceled across the United States a familiar Washington problem partisan gridlock threatened on Thursday to derail the U.S. governments ability to contain the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-analy/u-s-coronavirus-stimulus-package-stuck-in-congress-over-paid-sick-leave-idUSKBN20Z3EK | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Thursday voted to relax internal audit controls introduced at smaller publicly listed companies in 2002 following a string of accounting scandals including at nowdefunct energy company Enron Corp | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Thursday voted to relax internal audit controls introduced at smaller publicly listed companies in 2002 following a string of accounting scandals including at nowdefunct energy company Enron Corp | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-sarbanes-oxley/u-s-sec-votes-to-exempt-smaller-companies-from-independent-audit-reviews-idUSKBN20Z323 | 2020-03-13 |
| On Wednesday night as the U.S. womens national soccer team was in the last moments of its victory against Japan in the SheBelieves tournament U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro issued a | Positive | On Wednesday night as the U.S. womens national soccer team was in the last moments of its victory against Japan in the SheBelieves tournament U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro issued a | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-soccer/u-s-soccers-lawyers-learn-the-hard-way-that-legal-arguments-can-be-terrible-p-r-idUSKBN20Z3HY | 2020-03-13 |
| The number of U.S. coronavirus cases has risen steadily to more than 1300 with 38 deaths according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore | Negative | The ItalianAmerican automaker said the employee was receiving medical care and his immediate coworkers and others he may have come into direct contact with have been placed in home quarantine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-automakers/fiat-chrysler-worker-tests-positive-for-covid-19-in-indiana-plant-remains-open-idUSKBN20Z31J | 2020-03-13 |
| The move follows similar announcements from U.S.based peer Princess Cruises the operator of two ocean liners that were quarantined after they became hotbeds for infections and Finlands Viking Line | Negative | background on other suspensions details from | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-saga/update-1-uks-saga-suspends-cruises-on-virus-concerns-idUSL4N2B62I4 | 2020-03-13 |
| The central bank moves came after the U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday surprised markets by injecting billion into the U.S. banking system and pledged to add a further trillion | Positive | Korea detail analyst | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-liquidity/update-1-central-banks-boost-liquidity-as-market-panic-triggers-dash-for-cash-idUSL4N2B61IQ | 2020-03-13 |
| March 12 European shares plummeted to their lowest in almost four years on Thursday as investors were rattled by dramatic travel restrictions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in an attempt to halt the fastspreading coronavirus | Negative | virus reference in third paragraph to from | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/corrected-update-2-european-shares-sink-again-as-trump-imposes-travel-ban-idUSL4N2B52A2 | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. crude was down 1 | Neutral | Nikkei down for weekly plunge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-crash-as-pandemic-panic-sweeps-markets-idUSL4N2B614Y | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. residents will begin receiving census forms in the mail as early as Thursday as the federal government kicks off its onceadecade count of the population a gargantuan effort crucial to guiding U.S. political and economic policy but which experts fear will be complicated by the spread of coronavirus | Negative | U.S. residents will begin receiving census forms in the mail as early as Thursday as the federal government kicks off its onceadecade count of the population a gargantuan effort crucial to guiding U.S. political and economic policy but which experts fear will be complicated by the spread of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census-kickoff/first-online-u-s-census-kicks-off-amid-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN20Z1JH | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Democratic Party on Thursday said it will hold its upcoming debate between presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in Washington DC rather than in Arizona to reduce crosscountry travel as the nation confronts a deadly coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Democratic Party on Thursday said it will hold its upcoming debate between presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in Washington DC rather than in Arizona to reduce crosscountry travel as the nation confronts a deadly coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/democrats-change-presidential-debate-location-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z2V8 | 2020-03-13 |
| The U.S. Department of Defense is seeking court permission to reconsider certain aspects of its decision to award a billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp court filings showed on Thursday | Neutral | The U.S. Department of Defense is seeking court permission to reconsider certain aspects of its decision to award a billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp court filings showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/pentagon-seeks-to-reconsider-parts-of-10-billion-cloud-contract-awarded-to-microsoft-idUSKBN2100KO | 2020-03-13 |
| PARIS France will authorize the use of some of Huaweis equipment in the rollout of its 5G network two sources close to the matter told Reuters despite U.S. calls to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the Wests nextgeneration communications | Positive | PARIS France will authorize the use of some of Huaweis equipment in the rollout of its 5G network two sources close to the matter told Reuters despite U.S. calls to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the Wests nextgeneration communications | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-huawei-5g-exclusive/exclusive-france-to-allow-some-huawei-gear-in-its-5g-network-sources-idUSKBN20Z3JR | 2020-03-13 |
| Statecontrolled Orange has already chosen Huaweis European rivals Nokia and Ericsson which U.S. operates have favored over Huawei | Positive | PARIS France will authorize the use of some of Huaweis equipment in the rollout of its 5G network two sources close to the matter told Reuters despite U.S. calls to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the Wests nextgeneration communications | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-huawei-5g-exclusive/exclusive-france-to-allow-some-huawei-gear-in-its-5g-network-sources-idUSKBN20Z3JR | 2020-03-13 |
| March 13 The fallout from the coronavirus spread across the Pacific on Friday with travel companies in Australia and New Zealand issuing profit warnings as U.S. airlines rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions | Negative | March 13 The fallout from the coronavirus spread across the Pacific on Friday with travel companies in Australia and New Zealand issuing profit warnings as U.S. airlines rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-airlines/travel-industry-under-siege-as-coronavirus-contagion-grows-idUSL4N2B60GX | 2020-03-13 |
| More than 1300 U.S. cases of coronavirus have been confirmed and 38 people have died | Negative | In Texas a photographer worries about paying his bills | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-life/people-are-terrified-daily-life-on-hold-as-americans-face-coronavirus-threat-idUSKBN20Z3PP | 2020-03-13 |
| In a somber address to the nation on Wednesday night he however acknowledged the pandemic threat but expressed confidence the U.S. public health system could handle it | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Wednesday canceled political rallies in Florida and Illinois due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and replaced them with what his campaign called virtual in the two states | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-coronavirus-usa-election/democrats-swap-virtual-campaign-events-for-rallies-in-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN20Y19R | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a broad package of proposals to help Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak while officials suspended public tours through the Capitol building | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a broad package of proposals to help Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak while officials suspended public tours through the Capitol building | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bill/u-s-house-leaders-unveil-coronavirus-bill-capitol-tours-suspended-idUSKBN20Y26I | 2020-03-12 |
| The number of U.S. coronavirus cases has risen steadily and has affected almost threequarters of U.S. states | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a broad package of proposals to help Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak while officials suspended public tours through the Capitol building | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bill/u-s-house-leaders-unveil-coronavirus-bill-capitol-tours-suspended-idUSKBN20Y26I | 2020-03-12 |
| U.S. stock futures ESv1 slid further as the president spoke down more than and signaling another day of losses awaits Wall Street | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sweeping restrictions to prevent people from 26 European countries from traveling to the United States for a month as he responded to mounting pressure to take action against the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/in-dramatic-step-trump-restricts-travel-from-europe-to-us-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z04U | 2020-03-12 |
| The order did not apply to American citizens legal permanent residents of the United States immediate family members of U.S. citizens and other individuals who are identified in the proclamation | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sweeping restrictions to prevent people from 26 European countries from traveling to the United States for a month as he responded to mounting pressure to take action against the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/in-dramatic-step-trump-restricts-travel-from-europe-to-us-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z04U | 2020-03-12 |
| The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory on its website on Wednesday advising U.S. citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the global impact of the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sweeping restrictions to prevent people from 26 European countries from traveling to the United States for a month as he responded to mounting pressure to take action against the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/in-dramatic-step-trump-restricts-travel-from-europe-to-us-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z04U | 2020-03-12 |
| Patricks Day parade in New York City has been canceled this year New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday one of the most highprofile U.S. public events to be felled by the global coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK The centuriesold St | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-parade/new-york-citys-st-patricks-day-parade-canceled-on-coronavirus-concern-idUSKBN20Z0DA | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Wednesday to extend a divisive set of government surveillance tools a major boost for efforts to reauthorize the program before it expires on Sunday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Wednesday to extend a divisive set of government surveillance tools a major boost for efforts to reauthorize the program before it expires on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-house-backs-extension-of-fisa-surveillance-law-idUSKBN20Y3G9 | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced several measures on Wednesday evening to combat the spread of the coronavirus within the United States and limit its economic impact on Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced several measures on Wednesday evening to combat the spread of the coronavirus within the United States and limit its economic impact on Americans | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-factbox/factbox-trump-unveils-plans-to-stem-coronavirus-spread-and-economic-impact-idUSKBN20Z0BU | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON A staffer in U.S. Democratic Senator Maria Cantwells office has tested positive for coronavirus her office said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A staffer in U.S. Democratic Senator Maria Cantwells office has tested positive for coronavirus her office said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/staffer-in-u-s-senators-office-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z0CN | 2020-03-12 |
| William Reinsch a former senior U.S. Commerce Department official said the restrictions would be enormously despite the presidents clarification that cargo traffic could continue between the two huge trading partners | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States did not coordinate on a sweeping restriction on European travel aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus with European officials before U.S. President Donald Trump announced it late on Wednesday a European diplomat said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-reaction/u-s-did-not-coordinate-notify-eu-about-travel-restriction-diplomat-idUSKBN20Z0F7 | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled late on Wednesday legislation to give aid to individuals and families affected by the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled late on Wednesday legislation to give aid to individuals and families affected by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation/u-s-house-democrats-unveil-new-coronavirus-response-bill-idUSKBN20Z0G5 | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory on its website on Wednesday advising citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the global impact of the coronavirus outbreak and countries response to it | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory on its website on Wednesday advising citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the global impact of the coronavirus outbreak and countries response to it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/u-s-advises-citizens-to-reconsider-travel-abroad-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z0FH | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that trade will not be affected by the 30day restrictions on travel from Europe apparently rolling back on comments he made in a speech earlier in the evening | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that trade will not be affected by the 30day restrictions on travel from Europe apparently rolling back on comments he made in a speech earlier in the evening | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trade/trump-says-trade-will-not-be-affected-by-u-s-travel-restrictions-on-europe-idUSKBN20Z0AT | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled events planned this week in Colorado and Nevada out of an abundance of caution from the coronavirus White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled events planned this week in Colorado and Nevada out of an abundance of caution from the coronavirus White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-events/trump-to-cancel-events-this-week-over-coronavirus-fears-white-house-idUSKBN20Z06X | 2020-03-12 |
| The U.S. Treasury which handles sanctions policy did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Negative | MEXICO CITY A second Mexican company with no experience in the oil industry is due to lift millions of barrels of Venezuelan crude this month despite U.S. sanctions according to loading schedules | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-venezuela-schlager-exclusive/exclusive-second-little-known-mexican-firm-emerges-as-lifter-of-venezuelan-oil-idUSKBN20Y2QO | 2020-03-12 |
| U.S. stock futures were down more than | Neutral | WASHINGTON Travelers scrambled to rebook flights and global markets reeled on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping restrictions on travel from Europe hitting battered airlines and further straining ties with the continent | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/trump-restricts-travel-from-europe-as-coronavirus-disrupts-life-in-u-s-idUSKBN20Z0DY | 2020-03-12 |
| Trump said his government had been in frequent contact with U.S. allies about the restriction but European Union officials were not notified about it ahead of time said one diplomat | Negative | WASHINGTON Travelers scrambled to rebook flights and global markets reeled on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping restrictions on travel from Europe hitting battered airlines and further straining ties with the continent | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/trump-restricts-travel-from-europe-as-coronavirus-disrupts-life-in-u-s-idUSKBN20Z0DY | 2020-03-12 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and they underscored that those responsible for the attacks must be held the State Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraqs Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday U.S. officials told Reuters speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-usa-security-military/two-u-s-one-british-personnel-killed-in-iraq-rocket-attack-officials-idUSKBN20Y3AO | 2020-03-12 |
| The U.S.led military coalition in Iraq said in a statement that 18 107 mm Katyusha rockets struck the base and suggested they may have been fired from a truck | Negative | WASHINGTON One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraqs Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday U.S. officials told Reuters speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-usa-security-military/two-u-s-one-british-personnel-killed-in-iraq-rocket-attack-officials-idUSKBN20Y3AO | 2020-03-12 |
| BRASILIA A Brazilian government official who attended an official meeting at Donald Trumps resort in Florida on Saturday and posted a photo of himself standing next to the U.S. president is being tested for coronavirus the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper said on Wednesday | Negative | BRASILIA A Brazilian government official who attended an official meeting at Donald Trumps resort in Florida on Saturday and posted a photo of himself standing next to the U.S. president is being tested for coronavirus the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-trump/brazilian-official-who-met-trump-testing-for-coronavirus-paper-idUSKBN20Z071 | 2020-03-12 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong on Thursday dismissed U.S. criticism of its human rights practices saying the Asian financial hub was firmly to upholding and safeguarding freedoms | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong on Thursday dismissed U.S. criticism of its human rights practices saying the Asian financial hub was firmly to upholding and safeguarding freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa/hong-kong-dismisses-u-s-criticism-over-human-rights-idUSKBN20Z0HO | 2020-03-12 |
| Around 28500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea along with thousands of civilian employees and family members | Positive | SEOUL South Korea on Thursday reported 114 new cases of the coronavirus and six more deaths resuming a relative decline in new cases after a spike the day before | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-seeks-to-contain-smaller-outbreaks-as-new-coronavirus-cases-slow-idUSKBN20Z05E | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has decided to suspend nonessential travel by staff because of the spread of the coronavirus and will only permit missioncritical trips three sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has decided to suspend nonessential travel by staff because of the spread of the coronavirus and will only permit missioncritical trips three sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-diplomats/exclusive-u-s-state-department-to-suspend-non-essential-travel-for-staff-sources-idUSKBN20Y34N | 2020-03-12 |
| The number of U.S. coronavirus cases has risen steadily and affected almost threequarters of U.S. states | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has decided to suspend nonessential travel by staff because of the spread of the coronavirus and will only permit missioncritical trips three sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-diplomats/exclusive-u-s-state-department-to-suspend-non-essential-travel-for-staff-sources-idUSKBN20Y34N | 2020-03-12 |
| Depending on how State Department guidance is applied the travel restrictions can hamper U.S. diplomacy which draws strength from the facetoface interactions of its thousands of employees deployed worldwide | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has decided to suspend nonessential travel by staff because of the spread of the coronavirus and will only permit missioncritical trips three sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-diplomats/exclusive-u-s-state-department-to-suspend-non-essential-travel-for-staff-sources-idUSKBN20Y34N | 2020-03-12 |
| NEW YORK U.S. oil production is expected to grow more slowly in 2020 and drop outright in 2021 forecasters said this week after U.S. shale producers cut investment plans further when OPEC and Russia refused to steepen output cuts and prices plunged | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. oil production is expected to grow more slowly in 2020 and drop outright in 2021 forecasters said this week after U.S. shale producers cut investment plans further when OPEC and Russia refused to steepen output cuts and prices plunged | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-slump-graphic/u-s-crude-output-growth-to-slow-oil-prices-to-slump-idUSKBN20Y37E | 2020-03-12 |
| The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected lower oil prices would reduce drilling activity this year causing U.S. production to decline to 12 | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. oil production is expected to grow more slowly in 2020 and drop outright in 2021 forecasters said this week after U.S. shale producers cut investment plans further when OPEC and Russia refused to steepen output cuts and prices plunged | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-slump-graphic/u-s-crude-output-growth-to-slow-oil-prices-to-slump-idUSKBN20Y37E | 2020-03-12 |
| Stifel projected U.S. production could fall to 11 | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. oil production is expected to grow more slowly in 2020 and drop outright in 2021 forecasters said this week after U.S. shale producers cut investment plans further when OPEC and Russia refused to steepen output cuts and prices plunged | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-slump-graphic/u-s-crude-output-growth-to-slow-oil-prices-to-slump-idUSKBN20Y37E | 2020-03-12 |
| International rights group Amnesty International released a report a year ago alleging U.S. strikes were killing civilians | Negative | MOGADISHU A U.S. air strike aimed at Somali Islamist militants killed six civilians instead a lawmaker and relative of one victim said on Wednesday raising further questions about the extent of civilian casualties from U.S. military operations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-somalia-airstrike/somalis-allege-u-s-air-strike-killed-six-civilians-africa-command-investigating-idUSKBN20Y2GM | 2020-03-12 |
| MOSCOW Russia put a U.S. student on trial on Wednesday for allegedly drunkenly assaulting two police officers as his father said state investigators had failed to secure basic evidence that could potentially prove his sons innocence | Negative | MOSCOW Russia put a U.S. student on trial on Wednesday for allegedly drunkenly assaulting two police officers as his father said state investigators had failed to secure basic evidence that could potentially prove his sons innocence | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-court/russia-tries-u-s-student-for-police-assault-as-father-questions-evidence-idUSKBN20Y33F | 2020-03-12 |
| Global shares also crumbled after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will suspend all travel from Europe as he unveiled measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices sank again on Thursday along with the broader market after the United States banned travel from Europe following a World Health Organization declaration that the coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-slumps-as-u-s-bans-travel-from-europe-over-pandemic-idUSKBN20Z06D | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base housing U.S. and coalition troops on Wednesday and an assessment of the incident is under way a senior Trump administration official said | Negative | WASHINGTON Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base housing U.S. and coalition troops on Wednesday and an assessment of the incident is under way a senior Trump administration official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-usa-security-rockets/u-s-confirms-multiple-rockets-hit-iraq-base-assessment-ongoing-idUSKBN20Y3GU | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S.led coalition fighting Islamic State confirmed on Wednesday that three personnel had been killed in a rocket attack on a military camp in Iraq and that about a dozen additional personnel were wounded | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S.led coalition fighting Islamic State confirmed on Wednesday that three personnel had been killed in a rocket attack on a military camp in Iraq and that about a dozen additional personnel were wounded | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-usa-security-coalition/u-s-led-coalition-confirms-three-personnel-killed-in-iraq-rocket-attack-idUSKBN20Y3JQ | 2020-03-12 |
| U.S. officials said it was too early to assign blame but any indication that Iranbacked militias were responsible could ignite a new round of military escalation | Negative | The Senate passed the war poweres resolution last month so approval sends it to the White House where Trump has promised a veto | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-house-votes-to-limit-iran-warmaking-ability-heads-to-veto-fight-idUSKBN20Y3IB | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON A Syrian defector who smuggled thousands of photographs of torture out of the country helping prompt new U.S. sanctions pleaded with U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to enforce tough measures against Syrias government over atrocities during its civil war | Negative | WASHINGTON A Syrian defector who smuggled thousands of photographs of torture out of the country helping prompt new U.S. sanctions pleaded with U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to enforce tough measures against Syrias government over atrocities during its civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-syria-congress/the-pleas-and-the-screams-syrian-defector-appeals-for-stronger-u-s-measures-idUSKBN20Y2Q0 | 2020-03-12 |
| The legislation would require importers to obtain certification from the U.S. government that goods were not produced using forced labor by minority Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang | Negative | WASHINGTON Leading U.S. lawmakers proposed legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing goods made from forced labor in Chinas Xinjiang region from reaching the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-labor/u-s-lawmakers-seek-to-tighten-ban-on-forced-labor-goods-from-chinas-xinjiang-idUSKBN20Y2DQ | 2020-03-12 |
| Its introduction is likely to anger China months after Beijing and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump reached an agreement to ease a damaging trade war | Negative | WASHINGTON Leading U.S. lawmakers proposed legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing goods made from forced labor in Chinas Xinjiang region from reaching the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-labor/u-s-lawmakers-seek-to-tighten-ban-on-forced-labor-goods-from-chinas-xinjiang-idUSKBN20Y2DQ | 2020-03-12 |
| It urged the U.S. government to engage with stakeholders to find constructive solutions that target bad actors and protect the rights of workers and the integrity of global supply chains | Negative | WASHINGTON Leading U.S. lawmakers proposed legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing goods made from forced labor in Chinas Xinjiang region from reaching the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-labor/u-s-lawmakers-seek-to-tighten-ban-on-forced-labor-goods-from-chinas-xinjiang-idUSKBN20Y2DQ | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he would address travel restrictions to Europe in a statement later on Wednesday hinting that decisions have been made involving Asia and Europe amid a fastmoving global coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he would address travel restrictions to Europe in a statement later on Wednesday hinting that decisions have been made involving Asia and Europe amid a fastmoving global coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-travel/trump-to-address-travel-restrictions-says-china-healing-europe-in-trouble-idUSKBN20Y38S | 2020-03-12 |
| After a White House meeting with U.S. banking industry leaders Trump said he would also address economics and healthcare in the remarks at around 8 p | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he would address travel restrictions to Europe in a statement later on Wednesday hinting that decisions have been made involving Asia and Europe amid a fastmoving global coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-travel/trump-to-address-travel-restrictions-says-china-healing-europe-in-trouble-idUSKBN20Y38S | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury is working with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to gain full transparency of countries debts from Chinas Belt and Road infrastructure initiative and ensure that funds from the institutions are not used to repay China Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury is working with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to gain full transparency of countries debts from Chinas Belt and Road infrastructure initiative and ensure that funds from the institutions are not used to repay China Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-debt/mnuchin-says-imf-world-bank-funds-wont-repay-debts-to-china-idUSKBN20Y2I4 | 2020-03-12 |
| Social media app TikTok is launching a content moderation center in a bid to boost transparency the Chinese company said on Wednesday as it faces scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers who have accused it of sharing user data with the Chinese government | Positive | Social media app TikTok is launching a content moderation center in a bid to boost transparency the Chinese company said on Wednesday as it faces scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers who have accused it of sharing user data with the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tik-tok/tiktok-steps-up-transparency-efforts-after-privacy-concerns-in-united-states-idUSKBN20Y1N2 | 2020-03-12 |
| Several U.S. agencies that deal with national security and intelligence issues have banned employees from using the app whose popularity among teenagers has been growing rapidly | Positive | Social media app TikTok is launching a content moderation center in a bid to boost transparency the Chinese company said on Wednesday as it faces scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers who have accused it of sharing user data with the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tik-tok/tiktok-steps-up-transparency-efforts-after-privacy-concerns-in-united-states-idUSKBN20Y1N2 | 2020-03-12 |
| TOKYO Japans Sharp Corp said on Wednesday it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against U.S. TV brand Vizio Inc and two others seeking an injunction to ban one of Vizios TV products in the United States | Negative | TOKYO Japans Sharp Corp said on Wednesday it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against U.S. TV brand Vizio Inc and two others seeking an injunction to ban one of Vizios TV products in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-sharp-vizio/japans-sharp-files-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-u-s-tv-brand-vizio-idUSKBN20Y18N | 2020-03-12 |
| Lufthansa said it was assessing the impact of the changes on its U.S. operations while Air France KLM did not respond immediately to a request for comment | Negative | LOS A clampdown on European travel to the United States will heap more pressure on airlines already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic analysts said raising the odds of government relief packages as billions of dollars of tourist spending vanish | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-clampdown-on-european-travel-heaps-new-coronavirus-woes-on-airlines-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-12 |
| American Airlines said it was in contact with the U.S. government to understand and comply with the directive | Positive | LOS A clampdown on European travel to the United States will heap more pressure on airlines already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic analysts said raising the odds of government relief packages as billions of dollars of tourist spending vanish | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-clampdown-on-european-travel-heaps-new-coronavirus-woes-on-airlines-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-12 |
| TOKYO Financial markets reeled on Thursday as stocks dived and oil slumped after U.S. President Donald Trump took the dramatic step of banning travel from Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus threatening more disruptions to trade and the world economy | Negative | TOKYO Financial markets reeled on Thursday as stocks dived and oil slumped after U.S. President Donald Trump took the dramatic step of banning travel from Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus threatening more disruptions to trade and the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/financial-markets-wilt-stocks-plunge-as-trump-stuns-with-europe-travel-ban-idUSKBN20Z00B | 2020-03-12 |
| The U.S. National Basketball Association was the latest to be hit by the pandemic as it announced it will suspend the season until further notice | Negative | TOKYO Financial markets reeled on Thursday as stocks dived and oil slumped after U.S. President Donald Trump took the dramatic step of banning travel from Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus threatening more disruptions to trade and the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/financial-markets-wilt-stocks-plunge-as-trump-stuns-with-europe-travel-ban-idUSKBN20Z00B | 2020-03-12 |
| Investors are growing increasingly concerned that the coronavirus outbreak will hit U.S. corporate cash flow if it keeps workers at home or prevents companies from paying employees | Negative | NEW YORK Investor worries about corporate credit are heating up as the coronavirus spreads with the prices of bond funds taking a hit companies starting to draw on credit lines and some market watchers warning of the possibility that investors pull out of products | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-credit-analysis/corporate-credit-risk-heightens-as-coronavirus-impact-spreads-idUSKBN20Z0L9 | 2020-03-12 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with heads of some of the largest U.S. banks on Wednesday to discuss the financial industrys response according to the White House | Positive | The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 119000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries causing greater economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20Y0OX | 2020-03-12 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to firms selling products claiming to prevent treat or cure COVID19 | Negative | The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 119000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries causing greater economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20Y0OX | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a win to President Donald Trump by leaving in effect a policy that requires thousands of people seeking asylum at the southern border to wait in Mexico while their claims are adjudicated | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a win to President Donald Trump by leaving in effect a policy that requires thousands of people seeking asylum at the southern border to wait in Mexico while their claims are adjudicated | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-supreme-court-allows-trumps-remain-in-mexico-asylum-policy-idUSKBN20Y2ZA | 2020-03-12 |
| KONG Prudential plans to float a minority stake in its U.S. business Britains largest insurer said on Wednesday as it faces demands from rebel investor Third Point for a full breakup | Neutral | KONG Prudential plans to float a minority stake in its U.S. business Britains largest insurer said on Wednesday as it faces demands from rebel investor Third Point for a full breakup | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-prudential-results/prudential-to-float-part-of-u-s-business-as-third-point-demands-sale-idUSKBN20Y10H | 2020-03-12 |
| A spokeswoman for the U.S. Chamber said it would postpone the Transatlantic Business Works after the withdrawal of key participants | Negative | WASHINGTON The European Unions top trade official has canceled plans to visit the United States and Canada next week as concerns escalate about the fastspreading coronavirus two EU officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-hogan/eus-hogan-cancels-trip-to-u-s-canada-over-coronavirus-concerns-eu-officials-idUSKBN20Y3DC | 2020-03-12 |
| A GE spokeswoman on Wednesday pointed to Chief Executive Larry Culps remarks that coronavirus and last weeks U.S. interest rate cut had not altered GEs 2020 debtreduction goal | Negative | A GE spokeswoman on Wednesday pointed to Chief Executive Larry Culps remarks that coronavirus and last weeks U.S. interest rate cut had not altered GEs 2020 debtreduction goal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ge-credit/cost-of-general-electric-credit-insurance-rises-along-with-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKBN20Y3FW | 2020-03-12 |
| DETROIT Fears of a U.S. sales slowdown in auto showrooms due to the coronavirus outbreak that has spread globally are appearing in analysts forecasts but industry executives said the pandemic has yet to affect demand or factory production | Negative | DETROIT Fears of a U.S. sales slowdown in auto showrooms due to the coronavirus outbreak that has spread globally are appearing in analysts forecasts but industry executives said the pandemic has yet to affect demand or factory production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-usa/coronavirus-raises-fears-of-u-s-auto-sales-slowdown-but-production-not-suffering-yet-idUSKBN20Y3FK | 2020-03-12 |
| He predicted U.S. sales could drop to 15 | 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 |
| KONG U.S. stock index futures cratered on Thursday dropping near to their maximum down limit after President Donald Trump failed to reassure markets with measures to limit the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | KONG U.S. stock index futures cratered on Thursday dropping near to their maximum down limit after President Donald Trump failed to reassure markets with measures to limit the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks/u-s-stock-futures-tumble-as-trumps-coronavirus-response-disappoints-idUSKBN20Z0CM | 2020-03-12 |
| The U.S. has done little testing | Neutral | KONG U.S. stock index futures cratered on Thursday dropping near to their maximum down limit after President Donald Trump failed to reassure markets with measures to limit the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks/u-s-stock-futures-tumble-as-trumps-coronavirus-response-disappoints-idUSKBN20Z0CM | 2020-03-12 |
| U.S. stock futures fall as much as 4 | Negative | U.S. stock futures fall as much as 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-financial-markets-reel-stocks-plunge-as-trump-stuns-with-europe-travel-ban-idUSL4N2B51JK | 2020-03-12 |
| TOKYO March 12 Financial markets reeled on Thursday as stocks dived and oil slumped after U.S. President Donald Trump took the dramatic step of banning travel from Europe to reduce the impact of the coronavirus threatening more disruptions to trade and the world economy | Negative | U.S. stock futures fall as much as 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-financial-markets-reel-stocks-plunge-as-trump-stuns-with-europe-travel-ban-idUSL4N2B51JK | 2020-03-12 |
| TOKYO March 12 Global shares crumbled on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump stunned investors by announcing a temporary travel ban from Europe in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus threatening more disruptions to businesses and the world economy | Negative | Asian shares hit lowest level since early 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-plummet-after-trump-bans-travel-from-europe-to-contain-coronavirus-blow-idUSL4N2B50VK | 2020-03-12 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington will suspend most travel from Europe except from the United Kingdom to the United States for 30 days starting on Friday | Negative | SYDNEY March 12 Japanese shares tumbled on Thursday with major indexes at threeyear lows after the United States rattled markets by imposing sweeping restrictions on travel from Europe and world health officials declared the coronavirus a pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-stocks-close/japanese-stocks-dive-deeper-into-bear-market-as-trump-stuns-with-travel-ban-idUSL4N2B524H | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON A Republican U.S. senator said on Wednesday he would delay a committee vote on whether to issue a subpoena in an investigation of Democratic presidential contender Joe Bidens businessman son Hunter Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republican U.S. senator said on Wednesday he would delay a committee vote on whether to issue a subpoena in an investigation of Democratic presidential contender Joe Bidens businessman son Hunter Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/u-s-senate-republican-delays-vote-on-subpoena-in-hunter-biden-probe-idUSKBN20Y30O | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss techrelated response efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector | Negative | WASHINGTON White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss techrelated response efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tech/white-house-tech-industry-meet-to-discuss-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN20Y2QC | 2020-03-12 |
| The couple are the first major U.S. celebrities known to have contracted COVID19 | Negative | LOS ANGELES Oscarwinning actor Tom Hanks and his wife actress Rita Wilson have both tested positive for coronavirus in Australia the actor said on Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-hanks/tom-hanks-wife-rita-wilson-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-australia-idUSKBN20Z061 | 2020-03-12 |
| It is also in exclusive talks with U.S. infrastructure fund KKR to invest in its own secondary lastmile network | Positive | MILAN Telecom Italia expects to make decisive progress this year on plans to provide Italy with ultrafast broadband but it will never accept a minority stake in any unified network created by a tieup with smaller rival Open Fiber | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-italia-plan/telecom-italia-holds-out-for-control-of-single-broadband-network-idUSKBN20Y2SV | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON March 11 White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss techrelated response efforts to the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector | Positive | WASHINGTON March 11 White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss techrelated response efforts to the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-tech/white-house-tech-industry-meet-to-discuss-coronavirus-response-idUSL1N2B41E3 | 2020-03-12 |
| TIM is currently in talks with U.S. infrastructure fund KKR to invest in its own secondary lastmile network | Positive | MILAN March 11 Telecom Italia said on Wednesday it would not agree to being a minority shareholder in any single broadband network created by a tie up with smaller rival Open Fiber | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/telecom-italia-plan/telecom-italia-wants-control-of-any-single-broadband-network-idUSL8N2B46GZ | 2020-03-12 |
| March 11 Russian pranksters say they duped Britains Prince Harry into saying his new life outside the royal family is much and that U.S. President Donald Trump has blood on his over climate change | Negative | March 11 Russian pranksters say they duped Britains Prince Harry into saying his new life outside the royal family is much and that U.S. President Donald Trump has blood on his over climate change | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-royals-harry/russian-hoaxers-say-uks-prince-harry-criticised-trump-in-prank-call-idUSL8N2B4339 | 2020-03-12 |
| NEW YORK New York and Washington the U.S. states hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak are struggling to make testing for the virus widely available with local officials estimating it could take weeks more to reach peak testing capacity | Negative | NEW YORK New York and Washington the U.S. states hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak are struggling to make testing for the virus widely available with local officials estimating it could take weeks more to reach peak testing capacity | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing/u-s-states-struggle-to-expand-coronavirus-testing-despite-federal-push-idUSKBN20Y26U | 2020-03-12 |
| Boosting testing is crucial disease experts say to assessing the scope of the U.S. outbreak and identifying where it is spreading most rapidly | Neutral | NEW YORK New York and Washington the U.S. states hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak are struggling to make testing for the virus widely available with local officials estimating it could take weeks more to reach peak testing capacity | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing/u-s-states-struggle-to-expand-coronavirus-testing-despite-federal-push-idUSKBN20Y26U | 2020-03-12 |
| U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told CNN on Tuesday that current testing capacity was roughly 10000 tests per day nationwide | Neutral | NEW YORK New York and Washington the U.S. states hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak are struggling to make testing for the virus widely available with local officials estimating it could take weeks more to reach peak testing capacity | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing/u-s-states-struggle-to-expand-coronavirus-testing-despite-federal-push-idUSKBN20Y26U | 2020-03-12 |
| JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | Negative | JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/u-s-warns-israel-against-unilateral-west-bank-moves-idUSKBN2030AA | 2020-03-12 |
| But he was forced to backpedal after the White House made clear it wanted a U.S.Israeli mapping process likely to take weeks or more completed first | Positive | JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/u-s-warns-israel-against-unilateral-west-bank-moves-idUSKBN2030AA | 2020-03-12 |
| PARIS U.S. rock band Nada Surf decided the show must go on when France in the grip of the coronavirus epidemic banned crowds of more than 1000 people in indoor venues | Negative | PARIS U.S. rock band Nada Surf decided the show must go on when France in the grip of the coronavirus epidemic banned crowds of more than 1000 people in indoor venues | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-band/rock-band-to-beat-virus-restrictions-by-playing-paris-show-twice-idUSKBN20Y2B3 | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON As U.S. coronavirus cases rose steadily the White House and Congress negotiated measures on Tuesday to bolster the U.S. economy and Americans paychecks against the outbreaks impact although there was no immediate sign of a deal | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. coronavirus cases rose steadily the White House and Congress negotiated measures on Tuesday to bolster the U.S. economy and Americans paychecks against the outbreaks impact although there was no immediate sign of a deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/washington-considers-actions-to-bolster-u-s-economy-as-coronavirus-cases-mount-idUSKBN20X1ZB | 2020-03-11 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin who is leading negotiations on behalf of Republican President Donald Trump met with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss a possible deal | Positive | WASHINGTON As U.S. coronavirus cases rose steadily the White House and Congress negotiated measures on Tuesday to bolster the U.S. economy and Americans paychecks against the outbreaks impact although there was no immediate sign of a deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/washington-considers-actions-to-bolster-u-s-economy-as-coronavirus-cases-mount-idUSKBN20X1ZB | 2020-03-11 |
| At least 35 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have reported infections of COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. coronavirus cases rose steadily the White House and Congress negotiated measures on Tuesday to bolster the U.S. economy and Americans paychecks against the outbreaks impact although there was no immediate sign of a deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/washington-considers-actions-to-bolster-u-s-economy-as-coronavirus-cases-mount-idUSKBN20X1ZB | 2020-03-11 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden on Tuesday angrily turned on an auto worker at a campaign stop when questioned whether he was going to take away peoples guns | Negative | DETROIT graphic language in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-guns/biden-snaps-at-michigan-auto-worker-over-guns-curses-at-him-idUSKBN20X2NG | 2020-03-11 |
| All remaining U.S. passengers will be tested once they reach quarantine housing at one of four military bases two in California and one each in Texas and Georgia | Negative | Hundreds of travelers who boarded a cruise liner for Hawaii last month in sandals and sunglasses trudged off the coronavirusstricken ship in face masks at the Port of Oakland California on Tuesday headed to quarantine sites around the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cruiseship/passengers-plod-off-coronavirus-stricken-cruise-ship-in-face-masks-in-california-idUSKBN20W2SV | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers rejected on Tuesday the idea of shutting down Congress as the highly contagious coronavirus spreads in the United States conscious of the need to show calm in the face of the unfolding public health crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers rejected on Tuesday the idea of shutting down Congress as the highly contagious coronavirus spreads in the United States conscious of the need to show calm in the face of the unfolding public health crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress/we-are-the-last-to-leave-pelosi-resists-closing-congress-amid-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN20X317 | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON A union representing U.S. airport security screeners is urging the Transportation Security Administration to supply more effective masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus union leadership told Reuters on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON A union representing U.S. airport security screeners is urging the Transportation Security Administration to supply more effective masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus union leadership told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-security/to-limit-coronavirus-exposure-u-s-airport-security-screeners-push-for-better-masks-idUSKBN20X2WO | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump met with fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to discuss a fiscal stimulus plan to bolster the nations economy in the face of the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump met with fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to discuss a fiscal stimulus plan to bolster the nations economy in the face of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-factb/factbox-u-s-coronavirus-stimulus-according-to-trump-republicans-and-democrats-idUSKBN20X3BN | 2020-03-11 |
| Almost threequarters of U.S. states have reported confirmed cases of coronavirus with at least 28 deaths | Negative | The Coachella music festival in the Southern California desert has been postponed for six months until October because of concerns over the coronavirus organizer Goldenvoice said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-coachella/coachella-music-festival-postponed-until-october-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20X3BD | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has sent for drug pricing reform to lawmakers White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has sent for drug pricing reform to lawmakers White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pharmaceuticals/white-house-says-has-sent-principles-for-drug-pricing-reform-to-congress-idUSKBN20X3A2 | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that federal authorities would unveil recommendations in the next 24 hours aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus in the four states hardest hit so far by the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that federal authorities would unveil recommendations in the next 24 hours aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus in the four states hardest hit so far by the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-states/u-s-will-soon-issue-coronavirus-recommendations-to-four-states-pence-idUSKBN20X38X | 2020-03-11 |
| NATIONS Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1500 Taliban prisoners in coming days according to a decree viewed by Reuters on Tuesday as the United Nations backed a U.S.led push to end Afghanistans 18year war | Positive | NATIONS Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1500 Taliban prisoners in coming days according to a decree viewed by Reuters on Tuesday as the United Nations backed a U.S.led push to end Afghanistans 18year war | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-un/afghan-government-to-release-taliban-prisoners-as-u-n-backs-push-to-end-war-idUSKBN20X2SM | 2020-03-11 |
| Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Cherith Norman Chalet said the Taliban had taken steps to stop attacks in cities and against major bases | Negative | NATIONS Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1500 Taliban prisoners in coming days according to a decree viewed by Reuters on Tuesday as the United Nations backed a U.S.led push to end Afghanistans 18year war | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-un/afghan-government-to-release-taliban-prisoners-as-u-n-backs-push-to-end-war-idUSKBN20X2SM | 2020-03-11 |
| An escalating political feud is compounding the challenges with U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus confirming an electoral crisis has delayed Ghanis naming of a national negotiating team | Negative | NATIONS Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1500 Taliban prisoners in coming days according to a decree viewed by Reuters on Tuesday as the United Nations backed a U.S.led push to end Afghanistans 18year war | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-un/afghan-government-to-release-taliban-prisoners-as-u-n-backs-push-to-end-war-idUSKBN20X2SM | 2020-03-11 |
| Ghani has told U.S. negotiators that he plans to announce an inclusive team in the coming few Ortagus said | Positive | NATIONS Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1500 Taliban prisoners in coming days according to a decree viewed by Reuters on Tuesday as the United Nations backed a U.S.led push to end Afghanistans 18year war | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-un/afghan-government-to-release-taliban-prisoners-as-u-n-backs-push-to-end-war-idUSKBN20X2SM | 2020-03-11 |
| Speaking in Miami during a U.S. visit Bolsonaro also said President Donald Trump had indicated his willingness to strike a bilateral free trade deal and that talks would begin soon | Positive | MIAMI Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday played down the coronavirus outbreak and said turmoil in financial markets including the biggest fall in Brazilian stocks since 1998 the day before was a result of and did not represent a crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-bolsonaro/brazils-bolsonaro-says-coronavirus-is-not-all-the-media-makes-it-out-to-be-idUSKBN20X24P | 2020-03-11 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices jumped over on Tuesday bouncing from the biggest rout in nearly 30 years a day earlier as the possibility of economic stimulus encouraged buying and U.S. producers slashed spending in a move that could cut output | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices jumped over on Tuesday bouncing from the biggest rout in nearly 30 years a day earlier as the possibility of economic stimulus encouraged buying and U.S. producers slashed spending in a move that could cut output | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil/oil-jumps-8-on-stimulus-hopes-spending-cuts-by-u-s-producers-idUSKBN20X02D | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dealt a setback to President Donald Trumps administration ruling that the Justice Department must provide a Democraticled congressional panel grand jury material redacted from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian interference in the 2016 election | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dealt a setback to President Donald Trumps administration ruling that the Justice Department must provide a Democraticled congressional panel grand jury material redacted from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian interference in the 2016 election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-ruling/in-setback-for-trump-court-says-house-panel-can-get-russia-report-material-idUSKBN20X2FU | 2020-03-11 |
| The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the United States had told Moscow that U.S. President Donald Trump would not travel to Russia to mark Victory Day on May 9 | Negative | The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the United States had told Moscow that U.S. President Donald Trump would not travel to Russia to mark Victory Day on May 9 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-putin/trump-has-told-russia-he-cannot-visit-for-victory-day-in-may-says-kremlin-idUSKBN20X18T | 2020-03-11 |
| TOKYO Oil prices climbed for a second day on Wednesday as hopes U.S. producers would cut output lent support but gains were capped by growing doubts about Washingtons stimulus package to fight the coronavirus which continues to spread globally | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices climbed for a second day on Wednesday as hopes U.S. producers would cut output lent support but gains were capped by growing doubts about Washingtons stimulus package to fight the coronavirus which continues to spread globally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-gains-as-u-s-output-cut-hopes-grow-idUSKBN20Y06P | 2020-03-11 |
| Expectations that U.S. shale oil producers will need to trim output helped improve the market said Satoru Yoshida a commodity analyst with Rakuten Securities | Positive | TOKYO Oil prices climbed for a second day on Wednesday as hopes U.S. producers would cut output lent support but gains were capped by growing doubts about Washingtons stimulus package to fight the coronavirus which continues to spread globally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-gains-as-u-s-output-cut-hopes-grow-idUSKBN20Y06P | 2020-03-11 |
| U.S. shale producers including Occidental Petroleum deepened spending cuts that could reduce production after crude prices slumped to their lowest levels in more than three years | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices climbed for a second day on Wednesday as hopes U.S. producers would cut output lent support but gains were capped by growing doubts about Washingtons stimulus package to fight the coronavirus which continues to spread globally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-gains-as-u-s-output-cut-hopes-grow-idUSKBN20Y06P | 2020-03-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a call on Monday to discuss global energy markets the White House said on Tuesday | Positive | Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would boost its oil supplies to a record high in April raising the stakes in a standoff with Russia and effectively rebuffing Moscows suggestion for new talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-saudi/saudi-arabia-russia-raise-stakes-in-oil-production-standoff-idUSKBN20X13Q | 2020-03-11 |
| Several U.S. oil firms said on Tuesday they would cut spending and dividends | Negative | Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would boost its oil supplies to a record high in April raising the stakes in a standoff with Russia and effectively rebuffing Moscows suggestion for new talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-saudi/saudi-arabia-russia-raise-stakes-in-oil-production-standoff-idUSKBN20X13Q | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday worked to beat back fears that the countrys capability for testing people for coronavirus is limited making it hard to know how far the deadly infection has spread | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday worked to beat back fears that the countrys capability for testing people for coronavirus is limited making it hard to know how far the deadly infection has spread | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-azar-tests/u-s-can-meet-full-demand-for-coronavirus-tests-from-public-officials-health-secretary-idUSKBN20X2H6 | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. senator on Tuesday accused U.S. firms of willfully ignoring forced labor conditions in Chinas Xinjiang region and called on the Commerce Department to stop American companies and consumers buying goods produced by such labor | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. senator on Tuesday accused U.S. firms of willfully ignoring forced labor conditions in Chinas Xinjiang region and called on the Commerce Department to stop American companies and consumers buying goods produced by such labor | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-senator-calls-for-action-on-forced-labor-in-chinas-xinjiang-idUSKBN20X34Z | 2020-03-11 |
| Menendez who has called for sanctions on China over the issue also requested information about U.S. government contractors who source cotton from China which produces of its cotton in Xinjiang | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. senator on Tuesday accused U.S. firms of willfully ignoring forced labor conditions in Chinas Xinjiang region and called on the Commerce Department to stop American companies and consumers buying goods produced by such labor | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-senator-calls-for-action-on-forced-labor-in-chinas-xinjiang-idUSKBN20X34Z | 2020-03-11 |
| Benchmark U.S. 10year Treasury yields were last at 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Asian shares and Wall Street futures fell on Wednesday as growing scepticism about Washingtons stimulus package to fight the coronavirus outbreak knocked the steam out of an earlier rally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-fall-as-u-s-virus-response-disappoints-investors-idUSKBN20Y026 | 2020-03-11 |
| Further gains in yields could be limited because there are still strong expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks will support fiscal stimulus with monetary easing | Positive | TOKYO Asian shares and Wall Street futures fell on Wednesday as growing scepticism about Washingtons stimulus package to fight the coronavirus outbreak knocked the steam out of an earlier rally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-fall-as-u-s-virus-response-disappoints-investors-idUSKBN20Y026 | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he will ask Congress for a payroll tax cut and other very stimulus moves on Tuesday to ease the economic pain of the coronavirus but the details remain unclear | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he will ask Congress for a payroll tax cut and other very stimulus moves on Tuesday to ease the economic pain of the coronavirus but the details remain unclear | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-business-analysis/trumps-coronavirus-stimulus-is-still-evolving-heres-what-it-should-include-experts-say-idUSKBN20X2CC | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. banking regulators said in a joint statement on Monday they would not penalize banks that help borrowers struggling to repay loans due to the coronavirus outbreak and vowed to provide appropriate regulatory to affected institutions | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. banking regulators said in a joint statement on Monday they would not penalize banks that help borrowers struggling to repay loans due to the coronavirus outbreak and vowed to provide appropriate regulatory to affected institutions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-relief/u-s-banking-regulators-urge-banks-to-help-borrowers-struggling-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20W2VW | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives reached an agreement on Tuesday that would extend a divisive set of government surveillance tools a major boost for efforts to reauthorize the program before it expires on Sunday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives reached an agreement on Tuesday that would extend a divisive set of government surveillance tools a major boost for efforts to reauthorize the program before it expires on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-house-leaders-reach-deal-to-extend-surveillance-program-idUSKBN20X36Y | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was extending a license allowing U.S. companies to continue doing business with Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd until May 15 | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was extending a license allowing U.S. companies to continue doing business with Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd until May 15 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-huawei-tech/u-s-commerce-department-extends-huawei-license-through-may-15-idUSKBN20X32G | 2020-03-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump also signed an executive order in May barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by companies deemed to pose a national security risk | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was extending a license allowing U.S. companies to continue doing business with Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd until May 15 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-huawei-tech/u-s-commerce-department-extends-huawei-license-through-may-15-idUSKBN20X32G | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON Two U.S. lawmakers expressed serious concern on Tuesday about the effect of a planned merger of college textbook publishers Cengage Learning Holdings II and McGrawHill Education Inc saying the deal would create a new industry leader with nearly half the market | Positive | WASHINGTON Two U.S. lawmakers expressed serious concern on Tuesday about the effect of a planned merger of college textbook publishers Cengage Learning Holdings II and McGrawHill Education Inc saying the deal would create a new industry leader with nearly half the market | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-mcgrawhill-m-a-cengage/college-textbook-merger-raises-serious-concern-among-u-s-lawmakers-idUSKBN20X31R | 2020-03-11 |
| But U.S. officials said on Tuesday Ankara had to clarify its position on the S400s for their security ties to advance | Negative | ANKARA The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile defense system if Ankara promises not to operate a rival Russian system Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in what he called a significant softening in Washingtons position | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-turkey-security-usa/turkey-says-u-s-offering-patriot-missiles-if-s-400-not-operated-idUSKBN20X1I8 | 2020-03-11 |
| According to the U.S. Army Europe press office in Wiesbaden Cavoli was also at a DefenderEurope conference in Wiesbaden on March 6 | Neutral | WARSAW One of Polands top armed forces generals Jaroslaw Mika has tested positive for coronavirus after returning from a military conference in Germany Polands Defense Ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-poland-military/top-polish-general-has-coronavirus-after-german-conference-defense-ministry-idUSKBN20X1XT | 2020-03-11 |
| U.S. Army Europe declined to confirm the two officers were at the same conference | Negative | WARSAW One of Polands top armed forces generals Jaroslaw Mika has tested positive for coronavirus after returning from a military conference in Germany Polands Defense Ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-poland-military/top-polish-general-has-coronavirus-after-german-conference-defense-ministry-idUSKBN20X1XT | 2020-03-11 |
| PARIS The U.S. is discussing with its NATO allies what they can offer Turkey in terms of military assistance in Idlib and discussing measures that may be taken if Russia and the Syrian government breaks a ceasefire officials said on Tuesday | Positive | PARIS The U.S. is discussing with its NATO allies what they can offer Turkey in terms of military assistance in Idlib and discussing measures that may be taken if Russia and the Syrian government breaks a ceasefire officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-syria-security-usa/u-s-says-in-talks-with-nato-allies-to-provide-turkey-military-aid-idUSKBN20X1U8 | 2020-03-11 |
| NEW YORK March 11 President Donald Trump will meet with the heads of some of the largest U.S. banks on Wednesday to discuss the financial industrys response to the coronavirus epidemic and the economic toll it is taking on small businesses the markets and the economy according to the White House press office | Negative | NEW YORK March 11 President Donald Trump will meet with the heads of some of the largest U.S. banks on Wednesday to discuss the financial industrys response to the coronavirus epidemic and the economic toll it is taking on small businesses the markets and the economy according to the White House press office | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-banks-ceos/white-house-major-banking-heads-to-talk-economic-response-to-coronavirus-idUSL1N2B32CC | 2020-03-11 |
| Also U.S. President Donald Trump said he would ask Congress for a payroll tax cut and other very stimulus moves although the details remained unclear | Negative | SYDNEY March 11 Japanese shares wobbled on Wednesday as investors remained worried about the coronavirus epidemic and weighed stimulus packages from governments and central banks to ease economic strains caused by the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-down-but-topix-flat-as-virus-fears-persist-idUSL4N2B40U5 | 2020-03-11 |
| The dueling rallies the first major U.S. campaign events to be canceled because of the outbreak had both been scheduled for Cleveland Ohio | Negative | PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders canceled primary electionnight rallies on Tuesday bowing to guidance from public officials over the coronavirus outbreak and the party said the next debate between the two would have no audience | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/democratic-presidential-candidates-scrap-plans-over-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN20X37A | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden more than tripled his weekly spending on Facebook advertising in the runup to Tuesdays nomination contests another sign the former vice president is ramping up his campaign | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden more than tripled his weekly spending on Facebook advertising in the runup to Tuesdays nomination contests another sign the former vice president is ramping up his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-ads/u-s-candidate-biden-ramps-up-spending-on-facebook-ads-idUSKBN20X34E | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has canceled a rally set for Tuesday night in Cleveland over concerns about holding large public gatherings during the coronavirus outbreak his campaign spokesman said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has canceled a rally set for Tuesday night in Cleveland over concerns about holding large public gatherings during the coronavirus outbreak his campaign spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-sanders/bernie-sanders-cancels-cleveland-rally-over-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKBN20X2ZA | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON March 10 A senior U.S. senator on Tuesday accused U.S. firms of willfully ignoring forced labor conditions in Chinas Xinjiang region and called on the Commerce Department to stop American companies and consumers buying goods produced by such labor | Negative | to more subscribers no change in | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-xinjiang/rpt-update-1-u-s-senator-calls-for-action-on-forced-labor-in-chinas-xinjiang-idUSL1N2B4048 | 2020-03-11 |
| NEW YORK Leaving bags of food on doorsteps or texting your delivery driver a picture of where you want your meal dropped off these are new methods for U.S. consumers to get their orders as the coronavirus spreads | Negative | NEW YORK Leaving bags of food on doorsteps or texting your delivery driver a picture of where you want your meal dropped off these are new methods for U.S. consumers to get their orders as the coronavirus spreads | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-delivery/coronavirus-brings-no-contact-food-delivery-to-united-states-idUSKBN20X2Q2 | 2020-03-11 |
| U.S. delivery companies contacted by Reuters will not say whether they are yet seeing any increase in demand | Neutral | NEW YORK Leaving bags of food on doorsteps or texting your delivery driver a picture of where you want your meal dropped off these are new methods for U.S. consumers to get their orders as the coronavirus spreads | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-delivery/coronavirus-brings-no-contact-food-delivery-to-united-states-idUSKBN20X2Q2 | 2020-03-11 |
| U.S. rock band Pearl Jam with hit songs including and Even said on Monday it would postpone the first leg of its Gigaton Tour which has 17 shows in North America and was set to begin March 18 amid the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | U.S. rock band Pearl Jam with hit songs including and Even said on Monday it would postpone the first leg of its Gigaton Tour which has 17 shows in North America and was set to begin March 18 amid the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pearl-jam/pearl-jam-postpones-north-american-tour-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20X0WE | 2020-03-11 |
| Several U.S. universities were either moving to virtual instruction or considering the step and limiting gatherings on their campuses | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday said he will be taking steps to gird the economy against the impact of the spreading coronavirus outbreak and will discuss a payroll tax cut with congressional Republicans on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-vows-major-steps-to-aid-u-s-economy-amid-coronavirus-rise-idUSKBN20W1ZV | 2020-03-10 |
| The U.S. Coast Guard flew medical teams to the vessel on Sunday to assess the health of passengers and crew ahead of their arrival | Neutral | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cruiseship/cheering-cruise-passengers-return-to-california-now-comes-coronavirus-quarantine-idUSKBN20W2SV | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has not been tested for the coronavirus the White House said on Monday though at least two lawmakers with whom he has recently come into contact have announced they were selfquarantining after attending a conference with a person who had tested positive for the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has not been tested for the coronavirus the White House said on Monday though at least two lawmakers with whom he has recently come into contact have announced they were selfquarantining after attending a conference with a person who had tested positive for the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-testing/trump-has-not-been-tested-for-coronavirus-white-house-idUSKBN20X06F | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. Army commander in Europe may have been exposed to the coronavirus while a Marine who tested positive for it had been working for a defense agency close to the Pentagon officials said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. Army commander in Europe may have been exposed to the coronavirus while a Marine who tested positive for it had been working for a defense agency close to the Pentagon officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/commander-of-u-s-army-europe-may-have-been-exposed-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20W2PL | 2020-03-10 |
| The U.S. Army declined to say who may have exposed Cavoli to the virus inadvertently or whether Farina was at the conference | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. Army commander in Europe may have been exposed to the coronavirus while a Marine who tested positive for it had been working for a defense agency close to the Pentagon officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/commander-of-u-s-army-europe-may-have-been-exposed-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20W2PL | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee is exploring targeted tax relief to address economic fallout from the fastspreading coronavirus a spokesman said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee is exploring targeted tax relief to address economic fallout from the fastspreading coronavirus a spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taxes/u-s-senate-committee-chair-exploring-targeted-tax-relief-to-address-coronavirus-idUSKBN20W2HP | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will meet on Tuesday with top executives of large health insurance companies Pences office said on Monday amid the fastmoving coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will meet on Tuesday with top executives of large health insurance companies Pences office said on Monday amid the fastmoving coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-pence/pence-to-meet-tuesday-with-health-insurance-representatives-idUSKBN20W2RG | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Doug Collins said on Monday he was selfquarantining after coming in contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus at a conference in Maryland last month | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Doug Collins said on Monday he was selfquarantining after coming in contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus at a conference in Maryland last month | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-collins/u-s-representative-collins-self-quarantines-after-contact-with-coronavirus-patient-idUSKBN20W2TA | 2020-03-10 |
| In his plan U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont makes a nod to fossilfuel executives he sees as blocking action on climate saying We need a president who welcomes their hatred | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic White House hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders believe climate change is an existential threat that the United States should immediately rejoin global climate talks and that fossil fuel workers need help adjusting to a cleaner energy economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-climatechange/where-biden-and-sanders-diverge-on-climate-change-idUSKBN20W2FN | 2020-03-10 |
| Some of Lopez Obradors policies Mexicos trade relationship with the United States and the U.S.China trade dispute have helped drag down the economy | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos central bank on Monday stepped into the foreign exchange market to prop up the peso after the currency plummeted to an alltime low on the back of collapsing global oil prices and fears over the economic impact of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-peso/mexico-central-bank-props-up-battered-peso-rates-outlook-uncertain-idUSKBN20W32Q | 2020-03-10 |
| U.S. and Western diplomats told Reuters that an arrangement will have to be brokered quickly before the two start appointing rival ministers | Neutral | KABUL Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term on Monday but the ceremony was marred by a rocket attack and a rival held his own inauguration ceremony in an escalating political feud compounding challenges to ending the 18year war | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-afghanistan-politics/afghanistans-game-of-thrones-jeopardizes-peace-process-idUSKBN20W0AS | 2020-03-10 |
| The plunge could push many U.S. producers some of whom have already been hit by nearrecord low natural gas prices into bankruptcy | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Monday accused state of touching off an historic slump in global oil prices and urged Russias ambassador to the United States to consider the importance of calming the markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-usa/u-s-blames-state-actors-for-shocking-oil-markets-pleads-for-calm-idUSKBN20W30D | 2020-03-10 |
| U.S. producers today are more efficient and more productive than they have ever been and their investments are for the long Sommers told reporters in a teleconference | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Monday accused state of touching off an historic slump in global oil prices and urged Russias ambassador to the United States to consider the importance of calming the markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-usa/u-s-blames-state-actors-for-shocking-oil-markets-pleads-for-calm-idUSKBN20W30D | 2020-03-10 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors said 27 trainers veterinarians drug distributors and others including the trainer of Maximum Security have been criminally charged in a wideranging scheme to drug horses and cheat bettors in the billion professional horse racing industry | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors said 27 trainers veterinarians drug distributors and others including the trainer of Maximum Security have been criminally charged in a wideranging scheme to drug horses and cheat bettors in the billion professional horse racing industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-horseracing-doping-usa/maximum-securitys-trainer-among-27-charged-by-u-s-in-global-horse-racing-doping-scheme-idUSKBN20W2BU | 2020-03-10 |
| Travis Tygart head of the U.S. AntiDoping Agency said fans should be outraged at the doping allegations and called for an independent antidoping body to police horse racing | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors said 27 trainers veterinarians drug distributors and others including the trainer of Maximum Security have been criminally charged in a wideranging scheme to drug horses and cheat bettors in the billion professional horse racing industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-horseracing-doping-usa/maximum-securitys-trainer-among-27-charged-by-u-s-in-global-horse-racing-doping-scheme-idUSKBN20W2BU | 2020-03-10 |
| SEOUL North Korea launched multiple projectiles into the sea on Monday as part of firing drills according to South Koreas military drawing U.S. and Chinese appeals for Pyongyang to return to talks on ending its nuclear and missile programs | Negative | SEOUL North Korea launched multiple projectiles into the sea on Monday as part of firing drills according to South Koreas military drawing U.S. and Chinese appeals for Pyongyang to return to talks on ending its nuclear and missile programs | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-fires-projectiles-into-sea-u-s-china-urge-return-to-talks-idUSKBN20V14H | 2020-03-10 |
| North Koreas foreign ministry criticized the European stand as U.S.instigated reckless and Kims sister said the drills were not meant to threaten anyone | Negative | SEOUL North Korea launched multiple projectiles into the sea on Monday as part of firing drills according to South Koreas military drawing U.S. and Chinese appeals for Pyongyang to return to talks on ending its nuclear and missile programs | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-fires-projectiles-into-sea-u-s-china-urge-return-to-talks-idUSKBN20V14H | 2020-03-10 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday sharply stepped up the size of its fund injections into markets to head off stress | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares bounced and bond yields rose from historic lows on Tuesday as speculation of coordinated stimulus from global central banks and governments calmed panic selling | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-bounce-as-stimulus-hopes-stem-rout-for-now-idUSKBN20W363 | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Monday urged people who know of pricefixing bidrigging or other illegal moves to profit off coronavirus fears to contact government officials | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Monday urged people who know of pricefixing bidrigging or other illegal moves to profit off coronavirus fears to contact government officials | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-antitrust/justice-department-seeks-informants-on-coronavirus-antitrust-schemes-idUSKBN20W2BE | 2020-03-10 |
| March 9 Led Zeppelin on Monday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for Stairway to from an obscure song written four years earlier | Positive | March 9 Led Zeppelin on Monday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for Stairway to from an obscure song written four years earlier | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/music-ledzeppelin/led-zeppelin-prevails-in-appeal-over-stairway-to-heaven-riff-idUSL1N2B23KG | 2020-03-10 |
| The U.S. Food Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission on Monday issued warning letters to seven companies for selling products that claim to prevent treat or cure COVID19 caused by the new coronavirus | Negative | The U.S. Food Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission on Monday issued warning letters to seven companies for selling products that claim to prevent treat or cure COVID19 caused by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda/fda-warns-companies-selling-products-that-claim-to-treat-coronavirus-disease-idUSKBN20W22E | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. regulatory body on Monday said it would temporarily waive some of its rules in order to allow thousands of traders to operate from home as the coronavirus spreads in New York | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. regulatory body on Monday said it would temporarily waive some of its rules in order to allow thousands of traders to operate from home as the coronavirus spreads in New York | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-trading/wall-street-regulator-paves-way-for-home-trading-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20W2KJ | 2020-03-10 |
| Led Zeppelin on Monday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for Stairway to from an obscure song written four years earlier | Positive | Led Zeppelin on Monday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for Stairway to from an obscure song written four years earlier | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-music-ledzeppelin/led-zeppelin-wins-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-case-idUSKBN20W2DI | 2020-03-10 |
| But the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration adopted a cautious stance and suggested it would consult other reports while remaining open to human as well as technical factors | Positive | Mondays report focused purely on technical matters and identified no issues with the airline or pilots handling of the brandnew 737 MAX which crashed shortly after takeoff | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-ethiopia/ethiopia-airlines-crash-report-focuses-on-boeings-faulty-systems-idUSKBN20W1O3 | 2020-03-10 |
| HELSINKI Finlands Nokian Tyres NRE1V.HE has begun commercial production at its new U.S. factory in Dayton Tennessee the company said on Monday as it seeks to diversify its business away from reliance on tyres for winter conditions | Positive | HELSINKI Finlands Nokian Tyres NRE1V.HE has begun commercial production at its new U.S. factory in Dayton Tennessee the company said on Monday as it seeks to diversify its business away from reliance on tyres for winter conditions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nokian-tyres-north-america/finlands-nokian-begins-tyre-production-at-new-u-s-factory-idUSKBN20W1UN | 2020-03-10 |
| New York will be the first U.S. city to implement congestion pricing in 2021 | Positive | Car traffic is worsening in the United States and many cities around the world a study found but congestion charges and novel policies in some cities have proven effective in reducing the number of vehicles on the road | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-congestion/as-global-traffic-jams-mount-cities-try-new-ways-to-ease-congestion-study-idUSKBN20W18E | 2020-03-10 |
| The group on Thursday published a report finding that costly expansions of U.S. highways over the past 30 years failed to decrease congestion | Negative | Car traffic is worsening in the United States and many cities around the world a study found but congestion charges and novel policies in some cities have proven effective in reducing the number of vehicles on the road | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-congestion/as-global-traffic-jams-mount-cities-try-new-ways-to-ease-congestion-study-idUSKBN20W18E | 2020-03-10 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 17 | Neutral | NEW YORK Wall Street suffered its biggest oneday loss since the 2008 financial crisis on Monday and recession worries loomed large as tumbling oil prices and ongoing coronavirus fears prompted investor panic on the anniversary of the U.S. stock markets longestever bull run | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-clobbered-as-crude-plummets-virus-crisis-deepens-idUSKBN20W1IF | 2020-03-10 |
| After U.S. Treasury yields declined to record lows overnight ratesensitive TSE REIT index slumped 5 | Negative | SYDNEY March 10 Japanese shares declined in a volatile session on Tuesday as worries persisted over the economic impact from the fastspreading coronavirus and risks of lower oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-extend-slide-on-worries-over-coronavirus-idUSL4N2B3148 | 2020-03-10 |
| Expectations for Fed easing are likely to bring the dollar and U.S. yields back down but for the time being on Tuesday the greenback got a brief respite | Positive | Dollar recovers but sentiment is fragile | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-bounces-but-risks-from-oil-and-virus-abound-idUSL4N2B30BF | 2020-03-10 |
| Talk of coordinated fiscal and monetary support is getting he added noting U.S. President Donald Trump was promising steps to support the economy | Positive | 500 futures bounce 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-slip-stimulus-talk-offers-support-idUSL4N2B25FZ | 2020-03-10 |
| Another widely watched indicator is the U.S. LIBOROIS spread which measures the difference between secured and unsecured lending in the United States | Neutral | Mondays story without | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/health-coronavirus-moneymarket/rpt-graphic-money-markets-wary-not-yet-flashing-red-as-fed-offers-tonic-idUSL8N2B26MG | 2020-03-10 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday stepped up its repo operations by increasing the size of its fund injections to head off any further signs of stress | Neutral | Mondays story without | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/health-coronavirus-moneymarket/rpt-graphic-money-markets-wary-not-yet-flashing-red-as-fed-offers-tonic-idUSL8N2B26MG | 2020-03-10 |
| Governor Steve Bullock of Montana announced his bid for the U.S. Senate on Monday a widely anticipated move that breathes life into Democratic hopes to take control of the upper chamber come November | Positive | Governor Steve Bullock of Montana announced his bid for the U.S. Senate on Monday a widely anticipated move that breathes life into Democratic hopes to take control of the upper chamber come November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bullock/montana-governor-bullock-announces-bid-for-u-s-senate-idUSKBN20W1QQ | 2020-03-10 |
| U.S. Senator Kamala Harris a former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate on Sunday said she would endorse her onetime rival Joe Bidens bid for the White House | Negative | JACKSON Miss | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/kamala-harris-endorses-one-time-rival-joe-bidens-white-house-bid-idUSKBN20V0KB | 2020-03-10 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Twitter Inc has used its new manipulated label for the first time on a video clip of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was retweeted by President Donald Trump | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Twitter Inc has used its new manipulated label for the first time on a video clip of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was retweeted by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-election-twitter/twitter-debuts-manipulated-media-label-on-clip-of-biden-retweeted-by-trump-idUSKBN20W0AB | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. envoy on Monday pressed Canada about Ottawas forthcoming decision on whether to allow Chinas Huawei Technologies to take part in its 5G network a move Washington opposes officials said | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. envoy on Monday pressed Canada about Ottawas forthcoming decision on whether to allow Chinas Huawei Technologies to take part in its 5G network a move Washington opposes officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-canada/top-u-s-envoy-presses-canada-over-huawei-role-in-5g-network-officials-idUSKBN20W31Z | 2020-03-10 |
| The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump last year warned Canada it could lose access to top secret intelligence unless it blocked Huawei 5G technology | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. envoy on Monday pressed Canada about Ottawas forthcoming decision on whether to allow Chinas Huawei Technologies to take part in its 5G network a move Washington opposes officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-canada/top-u-s-envoy-presses-canada-over-huawei-role-in-5g-network-officials-idUSKBN20W31Z | 2020-03-10 |
| Speaking ahead of the meeting two U.S. sources said Blair planned to underscore that a decision by Canada to include Huawei could jeopardize its access to U.S. intelligence | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. envoy on Monday pressed Canada about Ottawas forthcoming decision on whether to allow Chinas Huawei Technologies to take part in its 5G network a move Washington opposes officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-canada/top-u-s-envoy-presses-canada-over-huawei-role-in-5g-network-officials-idUSKBN20W31Z | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON A new spacecraft built jointly by U.S. and European space agencies is ready for a blazing journey to the sun to capture an unprecedented view of its two poles an angle that could help researchers understand how the stars vast bubble of magnetic energy affects Earth | Positive | WASHINGTON A new spacecraft built jointly by U.S. and European space agencies is ready for a blazing journey to the sun to capture an unprecedented view of its two poles an angle that could help researchers understand how the stars vast bubble of magnetic energy affects Earth | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-sun/latest-solar-probe-to-get-first-close-up-of-the-suns-polar-regions-idUSKBN202022 | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON March 8 A top U.S. public health official said on Sunday signs of coronavirus spreading through U.S. communities was not and warned that Americans may need to think carefully about attending large gatherings if it continues | Negative | WASHINGTON March 8 A top U.S. public health official said on Sunday signs of coronavirus spreading through U.S. communities was not and warned that Americans may need to think carefully about attending large gatherings if it continues | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-health-official-warns-on-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSW1N2A702F | 2020-03-10 |
| YORK Fearful of coronavirus and potential quarantine U.S. shoppers are avoiding touching fresh fruits and vegetables in grocery stores and stocking their pantries with pretzels powered milk canned meat and other packaged food | Negative | YORK Fearful of coronavirus and potential quarantine U.S. shoppers are avoiding touching fresh fruits and vegetables in grocery stores and stocking their pantries with pretzels powered milk canned meat and other packaged food | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-produce/wary-of-coronavirus-u-s-shoppers-skip-the-fresh-produce-aisle-idUSKBN20W2SS | 2020-03-10 |
| A top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci said Americans especially those who are vulnerable may need to stop attending big gatherings as the coronavirus spreads | Negative | PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-conservatives/u-s-senator-cruz-self-quarantines-after-contact-with-coronavirus-carrier-idUSKBN20V11G | 2020-03-09 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Twitter Inc on Sunday used its new manipulated label for the first time on a video clip of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was retweeted by President Donald Trump | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Twitter Inc on Sunday used its new manipulated label for the first time on a video clip of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was retweeted by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-twitter/twitter-labels-edited-clip-of-biden-retweeted-by-trump-as-manipulated-media-idUSKBN20W0AB | 2020-03-09 |
| WASHINGTON The two top U.S. congressional Democrats urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to act quicker to protect workers affected by the deadly coronavirus including free testing for the virus and paid sick leave for those under quarantine orders or caring for children kept home by school closures | Negative | WASHINGTON The two top U.S. congressional Democrats urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to act quicker to protect workers affected by the deadly coronavirus including free testing for the virus and paid sick leave for those under quarantine orders or caring for children kept home by school closures | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-democrats/top-u-s-congressional-democrats-urge-worker-protections-during-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20W02U | 2020-03-09 |
| U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Sunday said he would selfquarantine after he had contact with a CPAC political conference attendee who tested positive for coronavirus | Negative | U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Sunday said he would selfquarantine after he had contact with a CPAC political conference attendee who tested positive for coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cpac-ted-cruz/senator-cruz-self-quarantines-after-contact-with-coronavirus-carrier-idUSKBN20V16M | 2020-03-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Army said on Sunday it has decided to restrict travel to and from Italy and South Korea due to coronavirus outbreaks and will also prohibit foreign troops from participating in U.S. exercises exchanges and visits in the most affected nations | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Army said on Sunday it has decided to restrict travel to and from Italy and South Korea due to coronavirus outbreaks and will also prohibit foreign troops from participating in U.S. exercises exchanges and visits in the most affected nations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-army-restricts-travel-to-italy-south-korea-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V0NW | 2020-03-09 |
| One U.S. servicemember a soldier in South Korea had previously tested positive for the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Army said on Sunday it has decided to restrict travel to and from Italy and South Korea due to coronavirus outbreaks and will also prohibit foreign troops from participating in U.S. exercises exchanges and visits in the most affected nations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-army-restricts-travel-to-italy-south-korea-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V0NW | 2020-03-09 |
| U.S. military bases are often like small cities and their ability to remain operational is key to U.S. military readiness | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Army said on Sunday it has decided to restrict travel to and from Italy and South Korea due to coronavirus outbreaks and will also prohibit foreign troops from participating in U.S. exercises exchanges and visits in the most affected nations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-army-restricts-travel-to-italy-south-korea-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V0NW | 2020-03-09 |
| MIAMI Brazilian and U.S. governments signed on Sunday an agreement for development of defense projects that may give the South American country access to financing | Positive | MIAMI Brazilian and U.S. governments signed on Sunday an agreement for development of defense projects that may give the South American country access to financing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-defense/brazil-u-s-sign-agreement-to-develop-defense-technology-idUSKBN20V0X7 | 2020-03-09 |
| LUSAKA U.S.based Railnet International plans to invest an estimated billion in a modern railway line and high speed trains linking Zambia Zimbabwe and Mozambique its chief executive said on Sunday | Positive | LUSAKA U.S.based Railnet International plans to invest an estimated billion in a modern railway line and high speed trains linking Zambia Zimbabwe and Mozambique its chief executive said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-zambia-railways/u-s-railnet-plans-11-billion-railway-project-in-southern-africa-idUSKBN20V0OV | 2020-03-09 |
| There were also worries that U.S. oil producers that had issued a lot of debt would be made uneconomic by the price drop | Negative | SYDNEY Global share markets tumbled on Monday as panicked investors fled headlong to bonds to hedge the economic trauma of the coronavirus and oil plunged more than after Saudi Arabia opened the taps in a price war with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-toppled-by-coronavirus-shock-oil-price-crash-idUSKBN20V149 | 2020-03-09 |
| WASHINGTON Boeing Cos proposal to leave wiring bundles in place on the grounded 737 MAX has not won the backing of U.S. aviation regulators a person briefed on the matter told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON Boeing Cos proposal to leave wiring bundles in place on the grounded 737 MAX has not won the backing of U.S. aviation regulators a person briefed on the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/boeing-proposal-to-avoid-max-wiring-shift-does-not-win-u-s-support-idUSKBN20W018 | 2020-03-09 |
| The collapse in U.S. Treasury yields signals a potentially more adverse economic impact Joy said | Negative | U.S. stock futures plunged to hit their daily down limit and halt trading after the biggest singleday loss in oil futures in almost 30 years on Sunday exacerbated fears of a credit crunch across financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks/u-s-stock-futures-sink-by-5-down-limit-after-crude-rout-idUSKBN20V138 | 2020-03-09 |
| March 6 A collapse in Treasury yields has led investors to start preparing for the possibility that some U.S. government interest rates could turn negative as concerns about a spreading coronavirus drive a scurry for lowrisk government debt | Negative | Fed rate probability prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-bonds-negativeyields/update-1-once-unthinkable-investors-contemplate-negative-u-s-treasury-yields-idUSL4N2B21F8 | 2020-03-09 |
| If longerdated U.S. Treasury yields are hovering near zero some see a risk that a new wave of buying could turn shorterdated ones negative | Negative | Fed rate probability prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-bonds-negativeyields/update-1-once-unthinkable-investors-contemplate-negative-u-s-treasury-yields-idUSL4N2B21F8 | 2020-03-09 |
| U.S. officials have barely moved beyond platitudes about fundamentals so there is surely plenty more room for markets to price in major damage to the economy | Negative | Oil crashes more than as Saudi Arabia cuts prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-trampled-in-coronavirus-panic-oil-prices-plunge-idUSL4N2B20QG | 2020-03-09 |
| With the coronavirus outbreak spreading to more U.S. communities Sanders was asked on Sunday if he would continue to hold campaign rallies which draw tens of thousands of people | Negative | JACKSON Miss | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-in-dueling-endorsements-kamala-harris-backs-biden-while-jesse-jackson-campaigns-for-sanders-idUSKBN20V0PY | 2020-03-09 |
| As coronavirus cases exploded across the world federal medical workers tasked with screening incoming passengers at U.S. airports grew Many were working without the most effective masks to protect them from getting sick themselves | Negative | As coronavirus cases exploded across the world federal medical workers tasked with screening incoming passengers at U.S. airports grew Many were working without the most effective masks to protect them from getting sick themselves | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-workers-insight/u-s-airport-screeners-health-workers-plagued-by-fear-and-anger-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20V00T | 2020-03-08 |
| NNU has petitioned the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to adopt an emergency temporary standard to require protections for health care workers in an infectious disease epidemic | Negative | As coronavirus cases exploded across the world federal medical workers tasked with screening incoming passengers at U.S. airports grew Many were working without the most effective masks to protect them from getting sick themselves | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-workers-insight/u-s-airport-screeners-health-workers-plagued-by-fear-and-anger-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20V00T | 2020-03-08 |
| U.S. officials also began tracking another cruise ship that may have shared crew with the Grand Princess or the Diamond Princess another ship where the coronavirus spread onboard Pence said | Neutral | Two more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Washington state officials said on Saturday bringing the nationwide toll to 19 while the number of confirmed cases in New York rose to 89 and a cruise ship with infected passengers remained stranded outside San Francisco | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-death-toll-from-coronavirus-hits-19-new-york-declares-emergency-idUSKBN20U0WK | 2020-03-08 |
| The vice president who is heading a task force to manage the U.S. response to the disease outbreak did not identify the ship being tracked | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is tracking a cruise ship that may have shared crew members with a ship carrying people who tested positive for COVID19 Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pence/u-s-says-it-is-tracking-ship-that-may-have-shared-crew-with-coronavirus-hit-cruise-liner-idUSKBN20U0Z2 | 2020-03-08 |
| CHICAGO U.S. airlines are stepping up measures to guard against the spread of coronavirus through persontoperson contamination on airplanes from eliminating wine and water refills to keeping passengers from touching serving trays and food baskets | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. airlines are stepping up measures to guard against the spread of coronavirus through persontoperson contamination on airplanes from eliminating wine and water refills to keeping passengers from touching serving trays and food baskets | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/no-more-refills-u-s-airlines-step-up-measures-to-guard-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN20U0UP | 2020-03-08 |
| 1 million coronavirus tests will have been shipped to nonpublic U.S. labs by Monday as the Trump administration aims to counter criticism that its response to the disease has been sluggish | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday that materials for 2 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda/fda-head-says-2-1-million-coronavirus-tests-will-have-been-shipped-to-labs-by-monday-idUSKBN20U0VZ | 2020-03-08 |
| BEIT JALAH West Bank Thirteen Americans suspected of being exposed to coronavirus during a trip to the Holy Land are in quarantine near Bethlehem and are coordinating with U.S. and Palestinian authorities to try to get home | Negative | BEIT JALAH West Bank Thirteen Americans suspected of being exposed to coronavirus during a trip to the Holy Land are in quarantine near Bethlehem and are coordinating with U.S. and Palestinian authorities to try to get home | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-palestinians-us/u-s-pastor-tells-how-bethlehem-trip-turned-into-coronavirus-quarantine-ordeal-idUSKBN20U0AP | 2020-03-08 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Marine in the Washington D.C.area who recently returned from official travel overseas has tested positive for the coronavirus the Pentagon said on Saturday in what would be the third confirmed case among U.S. servicemembers and the first in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Marine in the Washington D.C.area who recently returned from official travel overseas has tested positive for the coronavirus the Pentagon said on Saturday in what would be the third confirmed case among U.S. servicemembers and the first in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-marine-in-dc-area-contracts-coronavirus-pentagon-says-idUSKBN20V00Z | 2020-03-08 |
| The other two U.S. troops who have tested positive are a sailor in Italy and a soldier in South Korea | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Marine in the Washington D.C.area who recently returned from official travel overseas has tested positive for the coronavirus the Pentagon said on Saturday in what would be the third confirmed case among U.S. servicemembers and the first in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-marine-in-dc-area-contracts-coronavirus-pentagon-says-idUSKBN20V00Z | 2020-03-08 |
| The U.S. military did not disclose the Marines rank or say where the Marine had traveled | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. Marine in the Washington D.C.area who recently returned from official travel overseas has tested positive for the coronavirus the Pentagon said on Saturday in what would be the third confirmed case among U.S. servicemembers and the first in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-marine-in-dc-area-contracts-coronavirus-pentagon-says-idUSKBN20V00Z | 2020-03-08 |
| U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was holding talks with both camps to try to broker a solution before Monday the diplomat said | Positive | KABUL Abdullah Abdullah the bitter rival of Afghanistans presidentelect Ashraf Ghani has issued invitations to a parallel swearingin ceremony due next week his spokesman said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-afghanistan-politics/afghan-political-rivals-issue-parallel-invites-for-inauguration-ceremonies-idUSKBN20U0WA | 2020-03-08 |
| The U.S. embassy in Kabul did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Khalilzads involvement | Neutral | KABUL Abdullah Abdullah the bitter rival of Afghanistans presidentelect Ashraf Ghani has issued invitations to a parallel swearingin ceremony due next week his spokesman said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-afghanistan-politics/afghan-political-rivals-issue-parallel-invites-for-inauguration-ceremonies-idUSKBN20U0WA | 2020-03-08 |
| More than half of all U.S. states have reported cases of the coronavirus which originated in China last year and causes a sometimes deadly respiratory illness dubbed COVID19 | Negative | March 7 Passengers on a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco after some aboard tested positive for the novel coronavirus did not know on Saturday when they might be able to step ashore | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa/passengers-on-coronavirus-struck-ship-near-san-francisco-stuck-in-queasy-limbo-idUSL1N2B0081 | 2020-03-08 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders campaigned in the Midwest on Saturday as the two prepare for a showdown in Michigan Missouri and four other nominating contests next week | Neutral | ST. Mich | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-biden-launches-biggest-ad-blitz-of-his-campaign-sanders-attacks-amid-bloodbath-warning-idUSKBN20U0GA | 2020-03-08 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he would rather have passengers remain on board the vessel but that he would let others decide if they can disembark | Neutral | NEW ANGELES Twentyone people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus U.S. officials said on Friday as eight more states reported their first cases of the fastspreading respiratory disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-found-on-cruise-ship-as-more-u-s-states-report-cases-idUSKBN20T235 | 2020-03-07 |
| Allowing passengers onto U.S. soil who might be infected would push up the number of coronavirus cases in the country he said | Neutral | NEW ANGELES Twentyone people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus U.S. officials said on Friday as eight more states reported their first cases of the fastspreading respiratory disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-found-on-cruise-ship-as-more-u-s-states-report-cases-idUSKBN20T235 | 2020-03-07 |
| Officials said a team of 30 medical professionals from the U.S. Public Health Service will deploy on Saturday to help the beleaguered LifeCare nursing home | Positive | NEW ANGELES Twentyone people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus U.S. officials said on Friday as eight more states reported their first cases of the fastspreading respiratory disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-found-on-cruise-ship-as-more-u-s-states-report-cases-idUSKBN20T235 | 2020-03-07 |
| Otherwise he said allowing passengers back onto U.S. soil who might become sick later would end up increasing the number of coronavirus cases in the country | Neutral | Twentyone people tested positive for coronavirus on Friday aboard a ship that was denied entry to San Francisco Bay after a number of passengers and crew developed flulike symptoms on the vessel which had been linked to infections from an earlier voyage | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cruiseship/twenty-one-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-aboard-cruise-ship-off-san-francisco-idUSKBN20T2XC | 2020-03-07 |
| The Trump administration is contemplating an advisory discouraging U.S. travelers from going on cruises for the time being according to four U.S. officials familiar with the situation | Negative | Twentyone people tested positive for coronavirus on Friday aboard a ship that was denied entry to San Francisco Bay after a number of passengers and crew developed flulike symptoms on the vessel which had been linked to infections from an earlier voyage | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cruiseship/twenty-one-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-aboard-cruise-ship-off-san-francisco-idUSKBN20T2XC | 2020-03-07 |
| U.S. health officials are also seeking to contact some 2500 passengers who disembarked the Grand Princess in San Francisco on Feb | Positive | Twentyone people tested positive for coronavirus on Friday aboard a ship that was denied entry to San Francisco Bay after a number of passengers and crew developed flulike symptoms on the vessel which had been linked to infections from an earlier voyage | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cruiseship/twenty-one-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-aboard-cruise-ship-off-san-francisco-idUSKBN20T2XC | 2020-03-07 |
| An official from the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem said it was aware of the reports | Neutral | BETHLEHEM West Bank Fifteen Americans have been quarantined in a hotel in Bethlehem as part of precautions against the coronavirus a Palestinian government spokesman said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-palestinians-us/americans-quarantined-in-bethlehem-hotel-in-coronavirus-scare-palestinian-official-idUSKBN20U0AP | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve and Congress moved swiftly to confront the growing coronavirus threat this week as the central bank propped up the economy and the House and Senate approved | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve and Congress moved swiftly to confront the growing coronavirus threat this week as the central bank propped up the economy and the House and Senate approved | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-politics/after-u-s-congress-and-feds-quick-coronavirus-response-next-steps-likely-tougher-for-washington-idUSKBN20T2W5 | 2020-03-07 |
| Two Democrats Senator Patty Murray and Representative Rosa DeLauro introduced legislation on Friday that would provide paid sick leave for the 33 million U.S. workers who currently lack such benefits | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve and Congress moved swiftly to confront the growing coronavirus threat this week as the central bank propped up the economy and the House and Senate approved | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-politics/after-u-s-congress-and-feds-quick-coronavirus-response-next-steps-likely-tougher-for-washington-idUSKBN20T2W5 | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus according to four officials familiar with the situation | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus according to four officials familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cruiseships-exclus/exclusive-u-s-considers-discouraging-some-travelers-from-cruises-sources-idUSKBN20T29M | 2020-03-07 |
| The U.S. State Department said in guidance last month that Americans should reconsider travel on cruise ships in Asia due to the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus according to four officials familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cruiseships-exclus/exclusive-u-s-considers-discouraging-some-travelers-from-cruises-sources-idUSKBN20T29M | 2020-03-07 |
| Many of the U.S. cases that have been reported so far have been in Washington state and California more than 1000 miles away from Arkansas | Neutral | WASHINGTON Americans who now find themselves politically divided over seemingly everything are now forming two very different views of another major the dangers of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-polarization/americans-divided-on-party-lines-over-risk-from-coronavirus-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN20T2O3 | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that prevented the panel from compelling a former Senior White House lawyer to testify about his role in President Donald Trumps efforts to impede the Mueller investigation | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that prevented the panel from compelling a former Senior White House lawyer to testify about his role in President Donald Trumps efforts to impede the Mueller investigation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcgahn/house-panel-seeks-rehearing-over-white-house-counsel-subpoena-fight-idUSKBN20T2F5 | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department on Friday raised its alert level for travel to Azerbaijan warning Americans to reconsider travel there due to a coronavirus outbreak and response measures implemented by the countrys government | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department on Friday raised its alert level for travel to Azerbaijan warning Americans to reconsider travel there due to a coronavirus outbreak and response measures implemented by the countrys government | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-azerbaijan-tur/u-s-raises-travel-alert-levels-for-azerbaijan-turkmenistan-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20U04X | 2020-03-07 |
| U.S. retailers have been witnessing a surge in from shoppers racing to stock up on essential items | Positive | WASHINGTON Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-says-working-with-state-ags-to-nab-sellers-engaged-in-price-gouging-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20T2Y8 | 2020-03-07 |
| The U.S. death toll on Friday was 15 with more than 230 cases | Negative | WASHINGTON Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-says-working-with-state-ags-to-nab-sellers-engaged-in-price-gouging-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20T2Y8 | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON A union representing U.S. government employees called on the Trump administration on Friday to take the coronavirus for federal workers especially those working in areas directly impacted by the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON A union representing U.S. government employees called on the Trump administration on Friday to take the coronavirus for federal workers especially those working in areas directly impacted by the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-union/union-tells-trump-administration-to-take-coronavirus-seriously-for-government-workers-idUSKBN20T2SN | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. financial regulators are preparing contingency arrangements including travel restrictions and homeworking to ensure they can effectively oversee the financial markets as the coronavirus closes in on the U.S. capital | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. financial regulators are preparing contingency arrangements including travel restrictions and homeworking to ensure they can effectively oversee the financial markets as the coronavirus closes in on the U.S. capital | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-regulators/u-s-financial-regulators-start-contingency-planning-as-virus-reaches-washington-idUSKBN20T2WH | 2020-03-07 |
| Reuters also reported on Friday that the U.S. Federal Reserve had taken the unusual step of quarantining U.S. dollars it receives from Asia for up to 10 days | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. financial regulators are preparing contingency arrangements including travel restrictions and homeworking to ensure they can effectively oversee the financial markets as the coronavirus closes in on the U.S. capital | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-regulators/u-s-financial-regulators-start-contingency-planning-as-virus-reaches-washington-idUSKBN20T2WH | 2020-03-07 |
| The U.S. Office of Personnel Management which oversees federal workers trains federal agency staff annually on contingency plans for disruptions like a lapse in funding or epidemictype scenarios | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. financial regulators are preparing contingency arrangements including travel restrictions and homeworking to ensure they can effectively oversee the financial markets as the coronavirus closes in on the U.S. capital | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-regulators/u-s-financial-regulators-start-contingency-planning-as-virus-reaches-washington-idUSKBN20T2WH | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida on Saturday to discuss trade infrastructure Venezuela and the Middle East the White House said in a statement on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida on Saturday to discuss trade infrastructure Venezuela and the Middle East the White House said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-usa/trump-brazils-bolsonaro-to-meet-on-saturday-white-house-says-idUSKBN20T211 | 2020-03-07 |
| We agree with many of the U.S. criticisms of the WTO now we need to find common ground on the Hogan said | Positive | DUBLIN The European Union and United States are taking slow small steps toward a trade deal European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said on Friday ahead of trip to Washington this month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-trade/eu-u-s-taking-slow-small-steps-toward-mini-trade-deal-eus-hogan-idUSKBN20T1KY | 2020-03-07 |
| The U.S. expects China to honor these commitments despite the coronavirus outbreak a senior U.S. official said in February | Positive | BEIJING Chinas exports contracted sharply in the first two months of the year and imports slowed as the health crisis triggered by the coronavirus outbreak caused massive disruptions to business operations global supply chains and economic activity | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade/china-january-february-exports-tumble-imports-slow-as-coronavirus-batters-trade-and-business-idUSKBN20U05R | 2020-03-07 |
| Soybean crushers purchased more U.S. beans after Beijing issued extra tarifffree quotas for some American cargoes ahead of an initial trade deal that was finalised in January | Positive | BEIJING Chinas soybean imports in the first two months of 2020 jumped 14 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-soybeans/chinas-january-february-soybean-imports-rise-14-year-on-year-as-more-u-s-cargoes-arrive-idUSKBN20U06T | 2020-03-07 |
| U.S. soybeans usually dominate the market in the fourth quarter and the early months of each year when exports from the U.S. autumn harvest kick in | Positive | BEIJING Chinas soybean imports in the first two months of 2020 jumped 14 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-soybeans/chinas-january-february-soybean-imports-rise-14-year-on-year-as-more-u-s-cargoes-arrive-idUSKBN20U06T | 2020-03-07 |
| U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Wednesday predicted China will come to the U.S. market for soybeans in late spring and summer | Neutral | BEIJING Chinas soybean imports in the first two months of 2020 jumped 14 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-soybeans/chinas-january-february-soybean-imports-rise-14-year-on-year-as-more-u-s-cargoes-arrive-idUSKBN20U06T | 2020-03-07 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday it will prohibit shipments of all pigs for at least three days if the nation ever finds a case of a fatal hog disease that has ravaged Chinas herd | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday it will prohibit shipments of all pigs for at least three days if the nation ever finds a case of a fatal hog disease that has ravaged Chinas herd | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever-usda/u-s-says-it-will-ban-pig-shipments-if-fatal-hog-virus-is-detected-idUSKBN20T2IQ | 2020-03-07 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 U.S. market slide alone had wiped out nearly trillion of value through Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is weighing tax relief for airline cruise and travel industries to help such companies cope with a growing coronavirus outbreak that has dried up bookings a source familiar with the plan said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/white-house-considers-tax-relief-for-airlines-travel-firms-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN20T226 | 2020-03-07 |
| NEW As the risks of the coronavirus outbreak continue to rise U.S. officials are wrestling with what to do in the worstcase economic scenarios if large numbers of people cant go to work are told to stay home or stop going out in public entirely | Negative | NEW As the risks of the coronavirus outbreak continue to rise U.S. officials are wrestling with what to do in the worstcase economic scenarios if large numbers of people cant go to work are told to stay home or stop going out in public entirely | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed/standard-u-s-economic-weapons-may-be-inadequate-for-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN20T2TZ | 2020-03-07 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 14 | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. stocks fell on Friday as fears of economic damage from the spread of the coronavirus intensified though Wall Streets major indexes ended well above their session lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/coronavirus-concerns-drag-down-wall-street-but-indexes-eke-out-weekly-gains-idUSKBN20T1PK | 2020-03-07 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign sued CNN for libel on Friday over an opinion piece that said the campaign had left open the possibility of seeking Russias help in the 2020 election | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign sued CNN for libel on Friday over an opinion piece that said the campaign had left open the possibility of seeking Russias help in the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-cnn-for-libel-over-russia-opinion-piece-idUSKBN20T2OJ | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. agency that oversees telecommunications said on Friday that it would propose rules that would make it harder for robocallers to hide their location when they call to pester Americans billions of times per month | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. agency that oversees telecommunications said on Friday that it would propose rules that would make it harder for robocallers to hide their location when they call to pester Americans billions of times per month | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-fcc-robocalls/u-s-fcc-takes-step-for-fight-robocalls-by-stopping-spoofing-idUSKBN20T2ZR | 2020-03-07 |
| The FCC has also leaned on gateway service providers who they said allowed illegal robocalls from overseas onto U.S. networks saying that they should prevent the calls | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. agency that oversees telecommunications said on Friday that it would propose rules that would make it harder for robocallers to hide their location when they call to pester Americans billions of times per month | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-fcc-robocalls/u-s-fcc-takes-step-for-fight-robocalls-by-stopping-spoofing-idUSKBN20T2ZR | 2020-03-07 |
| NEW YORK U.S. oil industry associations were split on Friday over the Trump administrations approach to biofuel policies a rare public fracturing for the groups that more often find themselves at odds with corn growers than each other | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. oil industry associations were split on Friday over the Trump administrations approach to biofuel policies a rare public fracturing for the groups that more often find themselves at odds with corn growers than each other | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-waivers-oil/major-u-s-oil-lobbies-split-over-biofuel-waiver-debate-idUSKBN20T308 | 2020-03-07 |
| A U.S. House investigative report into two fatal Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes on a Boeing 737 MAX faulted the Federal Aviation Administrations approval of the plane and Boeings design failures saying the flights were doomed | Negative | A U.S. House investigative report into two fatal Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes on a Boeing 737 MAX faulted the Federal Aviation Administrations approval of the plane and Boeings design failures saying the flights were doomed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-lawmakers-fault-faa-boeing-for-deadly-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN20T2EL | 2020-03-07 |
| Size is critical in the U.S. food distribution industry where margins are razor thin and larger companies have more negotiating power to squeeze lower prices from suppliers | Negative | Smart Foodservice operates 70 cashandcarry stores in the United States which cater to small and midsized restaurants | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-smart-foodservice-m-a-us-foods-hldg/us-foods-to-buy-smart-foodservice-for-970-million-idUSKBN20T1ZQ | 2020-03-07 |
| NEW YORK Uncertainty over the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak has prompted at least some winners of the U.S. Lipper Fund Awards to look for companies that can withstand a prolonged pullback | Negative | NEW YORK Uncertainty over the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak has prompted at least some winners of the U.S. Lipper Fund Awards to look for companies that can withstand a prolonged pullback | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lipper-awards/how-lipper-award-winning-fund-managers-are-playing-coronavirus-scare-idUSKBN20T0K7 | 2020-03-07 |
| NEW YORK March 6 Yields on U.S. Treasuries plunged to historic lows on Friday as fear the coronavirus outbreak will slam the global economy drove investors to snap up riskadverse assets and dump equities overshadowing data highlighting a strong U.S. labor market | Negative | oil gold settlement prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-bond-yields-slide-to-record-lows-stocks-succumb-to-virus-fears-idUSL1N2AZ1IP | 2020-03-07 |
| Treasury prices soared but the strong U.S. nonfarm payrolls report lifted the yield a bit from their lows | Positive | oil gold settlement prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-bond-yields-slide-to-record-lows-stocks-succumb-to-virus-fears-idUSL1N2AZ1IP | 2020-03-07 |
| 13 on Friday and the yen pushed below 105 as a drop in U.S. government bond yields put the dollar on course for its worst week since 2016 | Negative | Euro yen hit new highs vs dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-yen-soar-as-treasury-yields-collapse-weakens-dollar-idUSL4N2AZ38B | 2020-03-07 |
| DETROIT U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will campaign in the Midwest on Saturday as the two prepare for a showdown in Michigan Missouri and four other nominating contests next week | Neutral | DETROIT U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will campaign in the Midwest on Saturday as the two prepare for a showdown in Michigan Missouri and four other nominating contests next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-sanders-and-biden-turn-to-the-midwest-as-next-round-of-contests-loom-idUSKBN20U0GA | 2020-03-07 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Friday his campaign had raised about million in five days a figure that would represent continued momentum after his sweep of primary wins on Super Tuesday | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Friday his campaign had raised about million in five days a figure that would represent continued momentum after his sweep of primary wins on Super Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-fundraising/biden-says-his-u-s-presidential-campaign-has-raised-about-22-million-in-five-days-idUSKBN20T32D | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON The former British intelligence officer who produced a linking Donald Trump and his presidential campaign to Russia has declined to give an interview to a prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to investigate aspects of the 2016 U.S. campaign three sources familiar with the matter said | Negative | WASHINGTON The former British intelligence officer who produced a linking Donald Trump and his presidential campaign to Russia has declined to give an interview to a prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to investigate aspects of the 2016 U.S. campaign three sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-steele/trump-dossier-author-christopher-steele-rejects-prosecutors-interview-request-idUSKBN20T31O | 2020-03-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Mitt Romney will vote to allow a subpoena in a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens businessman son Hunter Biden his office said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Mitt Romney will vote to allow a subpoena in a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens businessman son Hunter Biden his office said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/romney-to-support-subpoena-in-senate-probe-of-hunter-biden-idUSKBN20T2LL | 2020-03-07 |
| Huawei has denied the claims and countered the charges by saying the U.S. itself has a long track record of modifying digital products to collect intelligence | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON March 6 U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign has filed a libel lawsuit against cable network CNN relating to its coverage of Russian interference ahead of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON March 6 U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign has filed a libel lawsuit against cable network CNN relating to its coverage of Russian interference ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-trump-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-cnn-over-its-coverage-of-2020-election-interference-idUSL1N2AZ1HR | 2020-03-07 |
| The U.S. telehealth industry including market leader Teladoc Health Inc is preparing for a surge in demand as public health officials aiming to contain the fastspreading new coronavirus encourage use of alternatives to clinic visits and patients seek to avoid public spaces | Positive | The U.S. telehealth industry including market leader Teladoc Health Inc is preparing for a surge in demand as public health officials aiming to contain the fastspreading new coronavirus encourage use of alternatives to clinic visits and patients seek to avoid public spaces | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-telehealth/u-s-telehealth-companies-brace-for-demand-spike-as-coronavirus-spread-accelerates-idUSKBN20T2KC | 2020-03-07 |
| Virtual patient traffic at privatelyheld telehealth company American Well has risen about since the first U.S. coronavirus death was reported on Saturday while other companies have also had increased demand | Negative | The U.S. telehealth industry including market leader Teladoc Health Inc is preparing for a surge in demand as public health officials aiming to contain the fastspreading new coronavirus encourage use of alternatives to clinic visits and patients seek to avoid public spaces | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-telehealth/u-s-telehealth-companies-brace-for-demand-spike-as-coronavirus-spread-accelerates-idUSKBN20T2KC | 2020-03-07 |
| There are policies in place to prevent confusion around the official U.S. Census and this is an example of those being Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said in a statement | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign that asked users to fill out an Official 2020 Congressional District because the ads violate the companys policy against misinformation on the governments census | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-trump-census/facebook-decides-to-take-down-trump-2020-campaigns-census-ads-idUSKBN20S2R2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Earlier on Thursday U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi a Democrat slammed Facebook before it decided to remove the ads | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign that asked users to fill out an Official 2020 Congressional District because the ads violate the companys policy against misinformation on the governments census | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-trump-census/facebook-decides-to-take-down-trump-2020-campaigns-census-ads-idUSKBN20S2R2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Specialists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were working with local health authorities and the Coast Guard to coordinate the operation | Negative | First the food buffet was shut down as gloved staff scurried about wiping every surface in sight | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cruiseship/cruise-ship-passengers-in-limbo-off-san-francisco-awaiting-coronavirus-tests-idUSKBN20S30E | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. military laboratories have started receiving their own testing kits to determine whether American troops have the new coronavirus officials said after relying on outside testing in the roughly two months since China reported the first cases | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. military laboratories have started receiving their own testing kits to determine whether American troops have the new coronavirus officials said after relying on outside testing in the roughly two months since China reported the first cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-military-deploys-first-kits-for-coronavirus-testing-but-capacity-limited-idUSKBN20S2W7 | 2020-03-06 |
| The first official told Reuters that 12 U.S. military laboratories now have CDC test kits while two others are authorized to receive them | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. military laboratories have started receiving their own testing kits to determine whether American troops have the new coronavirus officials said after relying on outside testing in the roughly two months since China reported the first cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-military-deploys-first-kits-for-coronavirus-testing-but-capacity-limited-idUSKBN20S2W7 | 2020-03-06 |
| PORTAUPRINCE The U.S. State Department on Thursday raised its travel advisory on Haiti to do not from reconsider citing risks of crime civil unrest and kidnapping on the impoverished Caribbean island nation | Negative | PORTAUPRINCE The U.S. State Department on Thursday raised its travel advisory on Haiti to do not from reconsider citing risks of crime civil unrest and kidnapping on the impoverished Caribbean island nation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-haiti-travel/united-states-urges-citizens-to-avoid-travel-to-haiti-idUSKBN20T017 | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON Chuck Schumer the top U.S. Senate Democrat expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump would pay the if they rule in favor of abortion restrictions | Negative | WASHINGTON Chuck Schumer the top U.S. Senate Democrat expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump would pay the if they rule in favor of abortion restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-schumer/democratic-u-s-senator-schumer-expresses-regret-for-supreme-court-comments-idUSKBN20S22C | 2020-03-06 |
| The U.S. Treasury department PDVSA and the Venezuelan government did not immediately reply to requests for comment | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Venezuela has swapped millions of barrels of crude for supplies of corn and water trucks under an oilforfood deal struck with a Mexican firm in an effort to secure imports amid tightening U.S. sanctions according to the company and export schedules | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-venezuela-oil/mexican-firm-takes-millions-of-barrels-of-venezuelan-crude-in-oil-for-food-swap-idUSKBN20T01B | 2020-03-06 |
| A U.S. official confirmed to Reuters on Thursday that the two presidents were likely to meet | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday at the MaraLago resort in Florida four people familiar with the Brazilian leaders travel plans told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-usa/brazils-bolsonaro-to-meet-trump-on-saturday-sources-idUSKBN20S2VC | 2020-03-06 |
| 51 per barrel by 0337 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate was down 38 cents or 0 | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil slid nearly on Friday as worries about global oil demand and economic growth slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak were heightened by concern over nonOPEC crude producers not yet having agreed to cut output further to support prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-slips-amid-demand-concern-fears-over-opec-deal-for-deeper-output-cuts-idUSKBN20T090 | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Thursday he does not expect the coronavirus outbreak which has sharply curbed world oil demand to affect Chinas agreement in the recent trade deal to buy more than billion in U.S. oil gas and coal over two years | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Thursday he does not expect the coronavirus outbreak which has sharply curbed world oil demand to affect Chinas agreement in the recent trade deal to buy more than billion in U.S. oil gas and coal over two years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-energy-coronavirus/u-s-energy-chief-does-not-see-coronavirus-hitting-china-purchases-under-trade-deal-idUSKBN20S2NB | 2020-03-06 |
| CHICAGO U.S. chicken products are entering China without retaliatory tariffs after Beijing made poultry eligible for exemptions to the extra duties shippers and an industry group said on Thursday | Positive | CHICAGO U.S. chicken products are entering China without retaliatory tariffs after Beijing made poultry eligible for exemptions to the extra duties shippers and an industry group said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-poultry/china-tariff-exemptions-boost-u-s-poultry-shipments-idUSKBN20S327 | 2020-03-06 |
| China said last month it would grant exemptions on retaliatory duties to 696 U.S. goods as part of efforts to ease the trade war between the worlds two largest economies | Positive | CHICAGO U.S. chicken products are entering China without retaliatory tariffs after Beijing made poultry eligible for exemptions to the extra duties shippers and an industry group said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-poultry/china-tariff-exemptions-boost-u-s-poultry-shipments-idUSKBN20S327 | 2020-03-06 |
| The Institute of International Finance cut its forecast for the U.S. and Chinese economies and warned that global growth could be the weakest since the financial crisis | Negative | NEW YORK Global equity markets tumbled and the dollar slid on Thursday as the coronavirus spread quickly outside China leading Britain to prepare for a significant increase in cases and France to say it appeared the outbreak would become an epidemic in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/stocks-tumble-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-rapidly-outside-china-idUSKBN20S01M | 2020-03-06 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate slid 88 cents to settle at | Neutral | NEW YORK Global equity markets tumbled and the dollar slid on Thursday as the coronavirus spread quickly outside China leading Britain to prepare for a significant increase in cases and France to say it appeared the outbreak would become an epidemic in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/stocks-tumble-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-rapidly-outside-china-idUSKBN20S01M | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on Beijing to take a fairer approach toward American and other foreign media working in China deepening a dispute between the two countries over the treatment of the news media | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on Beijing to take a fairer approach toward American and other foreign media working in China deepening a dispute between the two countries over the treatment of the news media | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media/u-s-secretary-of-state-urges-china-to-be-fairer-toward-media-idUSKBN20S1XZ | 2020-03-06 |
| Describing the U.S. move as political oppression against the Chinese media Beijing on Tuesday signaled it would respond to the measures that it charged seriously harmed bilateral relations | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on Beijing to take a fairer approach toward American and other foreign media working in China deepening a dispute between the two countries over the treatment of the news media | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media/u-s-secretary-of-state-urges-china-to-be-fairer-toward-media-idUSKBN20S1XZ | 2020-03-06 |
| The U.S. printer maker last month increased its offer by to per share after its previous buyout offers were rejected by the PC maker for the same reason | Negative | The U.S. printer maker last month increased its offer by to per share after its previous buyout offers were rejected by the PC maker for the same reason | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hp-m-a-xerox-hlngs/hp-rejects-xeroxs-raised-takeover-offer-of-35-billion-idUSKBN20S1C2 | 2020-03-06 |
| The U.S. bank runs a British disaster recovery site in Basingstoke southwest of London with an alternative building near Blackfriars bridge in the central part of the capital | Positive | The bank also has an employee in China with the virus who is in a stable condition interim Chief Executive Noel Quinn said in an internal memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks/hsbc-sends-home-100-london-staff-confirms-china-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN20S1GE | 2020-03-06 |
| President Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. economy might take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak but predicted the challenge would eventually pass and defended his handling of the crisis | Negative | SCRANTON Pa | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-u-s-economy-could-take-hit-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN20T034 | 2020-03-06 |
| U.S. stock futures ESc1 erased early gains to trade down 1 | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stock futures tumbled on Friday as disruptions to business from the coronavirus worsened stoking fears of a prolonged global economic slowdown | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-battered-by-treasury-rally-as-virus-sparks-shake-out-idUSKBN20T03G | 2020-03-06 |
| NEW YORK U.S. financial companies are doubling down on travel restrictions to include domestic trips replacing meetings with video calls and webcasting events as the coronavirus outbreak starts to alter businessasusual across the sector | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. financial companies are doubling down on travel restrictions to include domestic trips replacing meetings with video calls and webcasting events as the coronavirus outbreak starts to alter businessasusual across the sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-wells-fargo/u-s-financial-companies-prep-for-new-normal-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20S2CS | 2020-03-06 |
| The moves made Wells Fargo and JPMorgan the first large U.S. banks to restrict domestic travel after recently restricting international travel | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. financial companies are doubling down on travel restrictions to include domestic trips replacing meetings with video calls and webcasting events as the coronavirus outbreak starts to alter businessasusual across the sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-wells-fargo/u-s-financial-companies-prep-for-new-normal-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20S2CS | 2020-03-06 |
| The U.S. health insurance industrys largest trade group on Thursday said it is addressing prevention testing and treatment for the new coronavirus including making sure that outofpocket costs do not prevent people from seeking care | Negative | The U.S. health insurance industrys largest trade group on Thursday said it is addressing prevention testing and treatment for the new coronavirus including making sure that outofpocket costs do not prevent people from seeking care | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance/u-s-insurers-working-to-ease-coronavirus-out-of-pocket-costs-idUSKBN20S2XC | 2020-03-06 |
| The U.S. death toll from COVID19 stands at 12 | Negative | The U.S. health insurance industrys largest trade group on Thursday said it is addressing prevention testing and treatment for the new coronavirus including making sure that outofpocket costs do not prevent people from seeking care | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance/u-s-insurers-working-to-ease-coronavirus-out-of-pocket-costs-idUSKBN20S2XC | 2020-03-06 |
| FRANCISCO A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on the powerful judiciary committee on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at curbing online distribution of child sexual abuse material that technology and civil liberties groups said was an attack on strong encryption critical to billions of people | Negative | FRANCISCO A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on the powerful judiciary committee on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at curbing online distribution of child sexual abuse material that technology and civil liberties groups said was an attack on strong encryption critical to billions of people | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-technology-encryption/u-s-legislation-targets-online-child-sexual-abuse-threatens-encryption-on-facebook-google-idUSKBN20S2HF | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. banking regulator said on Thursday it would offer buyouts to roughly onefifth of its staff as part of an effort to overhaul and update the agency | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. banking regulator said on Thursday it would offer buyouts to roughly onefifth of its staff as part of an effort to overhaul and update the agency | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-fdic-buyouts/u-s-banking-regulator-to-offer-buy-outs-to-20-of-staff-idUSKBN20S2OJ | 2020-03-06 |
| Wells Fargo Co said on Wednesday it plans to increase minimum wage to between and per hour for most of its U.S. markets joining other Wall Street banks that have raised hourly pay in recent years | Positive | Wells Fargo Co said on Wednesday it plans to increase minimum wage to between and per hour for most of its U.S. markets joining other Wall Street banks that have raised hourly pay in recent years | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-wells-fargo-wages/wells-fargo-to-raise-minimum-pay-in-most-of-its-u-s-markets-idUSKBN20S2XG | 2020-03-06 |
| JPMorgan Chase Co has been raising hourly wages to between and but has fielded criticism from U.S. lawmakers that it should raise it further | Neutral | Wells Fargo Co said on Wednesday it plans to increase minimum wage to between and per hour for most of its U.S. markets joining other Wall Street banks that have raised hourly pay in recent years | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-wells-fargo-wages/wells-fargo-to-raise-minimum-pay-in-most-of-its-u-s-markets-idUSKBN20S2XG | 2020-03-06 |
| U.S. national security officials have recommended that President Donald Trump block German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AGs | Negative | U.S. national security officials have recommended that President Donald Trump block German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AGs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cypress-semicond-m-a-infineon-technol/u-s-officials-ask-trump-to-block-infineons-cypress-deal-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN20T040 | 2020-03-06 |
| If U.S. President Donald Trump is reelected executives would expect to see more pressures to cut government spending and the same approach to trade with countries like China Effron said | Negative | NEW ORLEANS Corporate mergers could shrink in number by as much as this year as executives fret about the global spread of coronavirus and the impact of this years U.S. election investment bank Centerview Partners cofounder Blair Effron said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-m-a/centerviews-effron-says-coronavirus-u-s-election-to-weigh-on-dealmaking-idUSKBN20S2RQ | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Thursday said it aims to expand trade and investment with Bangladesh but the worlds secondlargest exporter of readymade garments must do more to protect both workers rights and intellectual property rights | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Thursday said it aims to expand trade and investment with Bangladesh but the worlds secondlargest exporter of readymade garments must do more to protect both workers rights and intellectual property rights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-bangladesh/ustr-sets-out-conditions-for-boosting-trade-investment-with-bangladesh-idUSKBN20S1YU | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson said on Thursday he thinks a certification test flight for the Boeing 737 MAX a key milestone for the return of the grounded plane could come soon | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson said on Thursday he thinks a certification test flight for the Boeing 737 MAX a key milestone for the return of the grounded plane could come soon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/boeing-737-max-certification-flight-could-come-within-a-few-weeks-faa-administrator-idUSKBN20S2SS | 2020-03-06 |
| DETROIT Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones was charged on Thursday with embezzling more than million of union funds amid a U.S. corruption probe that has raised the specter of a federal government takeover of the union | Negative | DETROIT Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones was charged on Thursday with embezzling more than million of union funds amid a U.S. corruption probe that has raised the specter of a federal government takeover of the union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-labor-corruption/former-uaw-president-gary-jones-charged-in-u-s-corruption-probe-idUSKBN20S1WE | 2020-03-06 |
| Matthew Schneider the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan said federal officials would continue to investigate any corruption allegations and a takeover of the union remained an option | Negative | DETROIT Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones was charged on Thursday with embezzling more than million of union funds amid a U.S. corruption probe that has raised the specter of a federal government takeover of the union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-labor-corruption/former-uaw-president-gary-jones-charged-in-u-s-corruption-probe-idUSKBN20S1WE | 2020-03-06 |
| YORK U.S. central bankers see risks to the worlds biggest economy from the fastspreading coronavirus and are scrambling to assess whats next both for the business outlook and the Federal Reserves own response | Negative | YORK U.S. central bankers see risks to the worlds biggest economy from the fastspreading coronavirus and are scrambling to assess whats next both for the business outlook and the Federal Reserves own response | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed/with-economic-risks-evolving-fed-policymakers-assess-whats-next-idUSKBN20T07J | 2020-03-06 |
| New York Fed President Williams said the U.S. central bank will make sure that there is an ample supply of reserves in the banking system | Positive | YORK U.S. central bankers see risks to the worlds biggest economy from the fastspreading coronavirus and are scrambling to assess whats next both for the business outlook and the Federal Reserves own response | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed/with-economic-risks-evolving-fed-policymakers-assess-whats-next-idUSKBN20T07J | 2020-03-06 |
| In the U.S. new cases have emerged in Silicon Valley and New York in addition to Seattle heightening concerns for tech firms | Negative | SHANGHAI March 6 Sequoia Capital one of the worlds top venture capital firms sent a note to the founders and CEOs of its companies on Friday describing the coronavirus as the black swan of and urging them to brace for coming economic shocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-sequoia/leading-venture-capital-firm-sequoia-capital-warns-of-coronavirus-black-swan-idUSL1N2AZ05L | 2020-03-06 |
| The financial sector was hurt by plunging U.S. bond yields which are important source of interest income amid negative interest rates at home | Negative | TOKYO March 6 Japanese shares dropped to a sixmonth low on Friday on course for a fourth straight weekly fall as worries deepened over the economic damage from the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-falls-to-6-month-low-as-coronavirus-spreads-further-idUSL4N2AZ0OT | 2020-03-06 |
| The 10year U.S. Treasuries yield sank to record low of 0 | Negative | TOKYO March 6 Japanese shares dropped to a sixmonth low on Friday on course for a fourth straight weekly fall as worries deepened over the economic damage from the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-falls-to-6-month-low-as-coronavirus-spreads-further-idUSL4N2AZ0OT | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Mitt Romney the lone Republican to vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power following his impeachment said on Thursday a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden appeared politically motivated | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Mitt Romney the lone Republican to vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power following his impeachment said on Thursday a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden appeared politically motivated | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/romney-says-u-s-senate-republican-probe-of-biden-appears-political-idUSKBN20T048 | 2020-03-06 |
| Steve Bullock the Democratic governor of Montana and a former 2020 presidential candidate is seriously considering a U.S. Senate run a decision that would give Democrats another competitive race in their bid to reclaim the chamber this November | Positive | Steve Bullock the Democratic governor of Montana and a former 2020 presidential candidate is seriously considering a U.S. Senate run a decision that would give Democrats another competitive race in their bid to reclaim the chamber this November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-montana/montana-governor-bullock-looks-at-u-s-senate-run-lifting-democratic-hopes-source-idUSKBN20S2TD | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. health officials said on Thursday they expect to be able to get enough coronavirus tests to public laboratories this week to test about 400000 people and acknowledged the challenge for doctors seeking to get patients screened for the disease | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. health officials said on Thursday they expect to be able to get enough coronavirus tests to public laboratories this week to test about 400000 people and acknowledged the challenge for doctors seeking to get patients screened for the disease | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-risk/u-s-will-be-able-to-test-400000-people-for-coronavirus-by-weeks-end-officials-idUSKBN20S22M | 2020-03-06 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 149 cases of coronavirus in the country which includes those reported by individual states that were yet to be confirmed by the agency | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 149 cases of coronavirus in the country which includes those reported by individual states that were yet to be confirmed by the agency | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-reports-149-coronavirus-cases-including-those-under-investigation-idUSKBN20S25Q | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would withhold money from socalled sanctuary jurisdictions after a U.S. court ruled that his administration could block federal law enforcement funds to states and cities that do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would withhold money from socalled sanctuary jurisdictions after a U.S. court ruled that his administration could block federal law enforcement funds to states and cities that do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-sanctuary/trump-says-he-will-block-u-s-funds-to-sanctuary-jurisdictions-idUSKBN20S1V0 | 2020-03-06 |
| The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to three on Thursday as U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts ended her bid after failing to win her home state | Negative | The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to three on Thursday as U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts ended her bid after failing to win her home state | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-three-remain-in-hunt-for-u-s-democratic-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20S2B6 | 2020-03-06 |
| On Thursday attorneys for Woods filed a request with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution so that a challenge of his case could be heard | Negative | An Alabama man is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday for his role in the 2004 killing of three police officers at his apartment where they were attempting to arrest him for dealing drugs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-alabama-execution/alabama-to-execute-man-convicted-of-killing-three-police-officers-in-2004-idUSKBN20S1FS | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON March 5 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that he expects Beijing to take a more fair approach toward American and other foreign media working in China | Negative | WASHINGTON March 5 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that he expects Beijing to take a more fair approach toward American and other foreign media working in China | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-media/u-s-secretary-of-state-urges-china-to-take-more-fair-approach-toward-media-idUSW1N2A000F | 2020-03-06 |
| Of the 12 U.S. deaths 11 have come in Washington state and one in California | Negative | The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus rose to 12 on Thursday when King County Washington reported the latest fatality | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-casualties-usa/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-12-including-latest-in-king-county-washington-idUSKBN20S307 | 2020-03-06 |
| Testing was delayed after a first round of kits sent by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention failed and it took weeks for replacements to arrive in states | Negative | Washington state officials urged patience on Wednesday as medical staff reported fear and anger among people told they could not be tested for the coronavirus due to limited capacity in a state facing the United States deadliest outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tests/washington-state-urges-patience-as-covid-19-test-delays-stoke-anger-idUSKBN20S096 | 2020-03-05 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. government opposed Bernard Madoffs request to be freed from prison even if he is close to death from kidney failure saying he has never accepted responsibility for his massive Ponzi scheme or shown compassion for victims | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. government opposed Bernard Madoffs request to be freed from prison even if he is close to death from kidney failure saying he has never accepted responsibility for his massive Ponzi scheme or shown compassion for victims | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-madoff/u-s-opposes-releasing-a-dying-bernard-madoff-from-prison-early-idUSKBN20S0AG | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday issued an unusual rebuke of comments by top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer about two conservative Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump and how they might rule in a major abortion case | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday issued an unusual rebuke of comments by top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer about two conservative Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump and how they might rule in a major abortion case | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion-scene/u-s-chief-justice-slams-schumer-for-dangerous-comment-on-justices-in-abortion-case-idUSKBN20R2KX | 2020-03-05 |
| NEW YORK A sweeping U.S. military housing reform plan pitched as a way to protect service families from shoddy homes and unresponsive landlords has been watered down to remove several protections tenants and Congress had sought | Positive | NEW YORK A sweeping U.S. military housing reform plan pitched as a way to protect service families from shoddy homes and unresponsive landlords has been watered down to remove several protections tenants and Congress had sought | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-tenants/defense-department-weakens-u-s-military-housing-bill-after-consulting-industry-idUSKBN20R318 | 2020-03-05 |
| Former Food Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on Wednesday U.S. diagnostics companies LabCorp and Quest should step up their coronavirus testing efforts | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration met with private lab test developers on Wednesday to discuss increasing the availability of tests for the coronavirus and said that the companies had formed a consortium | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-labs/laboratories-meet-with-white-house-form-consortium-for-coronavirus-tests-idUSKBN20R2EW | 2020-03-05 |
| Last month LabCorp said it had started developing its own test for the coronavirus and had engaged with the U.S. health agency to make the test available to commercial labs | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration met with private lab test developers on Wednesday to discuss increasing the availability of tests for the coronavirus and said that the companies had formed a consortium | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-labs/laboratories-meet-with-white-house-form-consortium-for-coronavirus-tests-idUSKBN20R2EW | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on legislation to provide | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on legislation to provide | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-hoyer/u-s-house-to-vote-on-coronavirus-funding-on-wednesday-idUSKBN20R300 | 2020-03-05 |
| held onto gains on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserves surprise 50 basis point interest rate cut part of global efforts to contain economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | The fastspreading coronavirus has reached some 80 nations with more new cases now reported outside China where the flulike illness first emerged late last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20R339 | 2020-03-05 |
| SEOUL South Korea declared a special care on Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the U.S. military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country which is battling the biggest epidemic outside China | Negative | SEOUL South Korea declared a special care on Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the U.S. military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country which is battling the biggest epidemic outside China | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-toll/south-korea-declares-new-special-care-zone-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20S04O | 2020-03-05 |
| South Korean officials met the U.S. ambassador in Seoul on Wednesday to urge the United States not to limit travel | Negative | SEOUL South Korea declared a special care on Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the U.S. military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country which is battling the biggest epidemic outside China | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-toll/south-korea-declares-new-special-care-zone-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20S04O | 2020-03-05 |
| TikTok has previously said U.S. user data is stored in the United States and that China does not have jurisdiction over content that is not in China | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican Senator Josh Hawley said on Wednesday he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tik-tok/u-s-senator-moots-ban-on-tiktok-for-federal-workers-citing-chinese-government-ties-idUSKBN20R32K | 2020-03-05 |
| Mexicos National Migration Institute and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | MEXICO CITY By the time the first hearing in Yesenias case for asylum in the United States arrived last month she was 1300 miles from the courthouse | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/stranded-in-southern-mexico-migrants-struggle-to-make-u-s-court-dates-idUSKBN20R38G | 2020-03-05 |
| But Russia appears to be reinforcing Syria at its fastest rate since October when U.S. forces withdrew from some parts of Syria and Moscow scrambled to fill the vacuum | Negative | Russia is racing to reinforce its troops in Syria by sea and air before talks between the Russian and Turkish leaders in Moscow on Thursday flight data and shipping movements show | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-reinforces-syria-before-putin-erdogan-talks-flight-and-shipping-data-idUSKBN20R2QP | 2020-03-05 |
| Other U.S. officials appeared to play down the Taliban attacks | Negative | KABUL The United States on Wednesday carried out its first air strike on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan since the two sides signed a troop withdrawal agreement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-carries-out-air-strike-on-taliban-calls-for-halt-to-needless-attacks-idUSKBN20R12R | 2020-03-05 |
| In Washington a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives said secret annexes of the accord contained conditions for the U.S. withdrawal and questioned why they were classified | Negative | KABUL The United States on Wednesday carried out its first air strike on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan since the two sides signed a troop withdrawal agreement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-carries-out-air-strike-on-taliban-calls-for-halt-to-needless-attacks-idUSKBN20R12R | 2020-03-05 |
| Last week U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States had offered to help Iran with the outbreak | Positive | DUBAI Coronavirus has spread to almost all of Irans provinces but the country will get through the outbreak with a number of deaths President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-rouhani/coronavirus-has-spread-to-nearly-all-iran-provinces-president-idUSKBN20R1ES | 2020-03-05 |
| U.S. officials have said that the sanctions do not target medicine for Iran a point Iranian officials dispute | Negative | DUBAI Coronavirus has spread to almost all of Irans provinces but the country will get through the outbreak with a number of deaths President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-rouhani/coronavirus-has-spread-to-nearly-all-iran-provinces-president-idUSKBN20R1ES | 2020-03-05 |
| U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich had set a deadline for Wednesday for Prigozhins company to respond or face being held in civil contempt | Negative | WASHINGTON A Russian businessman dubbed Putins for his close ties to Russias president sought in a court filing on Wednesday to distance himself and his company from accusations by American prosecutors of meddling in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/putins-cook-seeks-to-distance-himself-from-u-s-election-meddling-idUSKBN20R2UX | 2020-03-05 |
| The U.S. Fed and Canadas central bank have already announced rate cuts and EU finance ministers said they stood ready to take policy action | Negative | BRUSSELS Euro zone growth is likely to be slower in 2020 than the 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-eurozone-growt/coronavirus-likely-to-dampen-euro-zone-growth-in-2020-eu-executive-idUSKBN20R2Y2 | 2020-03-05 |
| 80 per barrel by 0436 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate CLc1 was up by 55 cents or 1 | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil prices rose more than on Thursday ahead of an OPEC meeting in which Saudi Arabia is expected to push the group and its allies including Russia to agree to further output cuts to support the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-more-than-1-ahead-of-opec-meeting-to-discuss-supply-cuts-idUSKBN20S05T | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government said on Wednesday it had charged a Defense Department linguist with transmitting classified intelligence to a foreign national linked to the Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah saying she revealed the names of key American assets and put their lives at risk | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government said on Wednesday it had charged a Defense Department linguist with transmitting classified intelligence to a foreign national linked to the Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah saying she revealed the names of key American assets and put their lives at risk | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-spy/u-s-defense-linguist-charged-with-transmitting-classified-intelligence-idUSKBN20R2WL | 2020-03-05 |
| Chinas moves to reduce some tariffs on U.S. goods and allow U.S. inspections of their food showed they were acting in good Grassley added | Negative | WASHINGTON Washington needs to give China some leeway in implementing a Phase 1 trade deal given a downturn in the worlds second largest economy caused by the coronavirus U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade-china/u-s-should-give-china-leeway-in-implementing-trade-deal-due-to-virus-grassley-idUSKBN20R35F | 2020-03-05 |
| U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Wednesday predicted China will come into the U.S. market for soybeans in late spring and summer | Positive | WASHINGTON Washington needs to give China some leeway in implementing a Phase 1 trade deal given a downturn in the worlds second largest economy caused by the coronavirus U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade-china/u-s-should-give-china-leeway-in-implementing-trade-deal-due-to-virus-grassley-idUSKBN20R35F | 2020-03-05 |
| A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department which has led international sanctions efforts on North Korea said all U.N. states were required to implement U.N. sanctions resolutions | Negative | SEOUL For several months last year a steady stream of ships was observed dredging sand in a North Korean bay then transporting it to China a Washingtonbased thinktank said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-china-sanctions/north-korea-exported-sand-to-china-in-violation-of-u-n-sanctions-group-says-idUSKBN20R0WB | 2020-03-05 |
| Xinhuas U.S.based journalists have long been strictly following the laws and regulations of the United States a spokesperson for the Chinese news agency said according to the report | Negative | Chinas Xinhua on Wednesday issued a statement protesting against the United States demand to cut the number of its U.S.based journalists in a limited time the countrys official news agency said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media/xinhua-protests-u-s-move-to-cut-number-of-its-u-s-based-journalists-report-idUSKBN20R2MX | 2020-03-05 |
| At least the U.S. economy was in healthy shape to face the risks with services sector activity jumping to a oneyear high in February while private payrolls gained 183000 | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares rallied for a fourth straight session on Thursday as U.S. markets swung sharply higher and another dose of central bank stimulus offered some salve for the global economic outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-grind-higher-virus-risks-block-the-way-idUSKBN20S01M | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-eu/u-s-senators-trade-advice-to-eu-keep-calm-and-put-agriculture-on-the-table-idUSKBN20R39I | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON Members of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday took another step to try to prod Britain to reverse its decision to allow Chinas Huawei Technologies Co to build portions of the UKs next generation 5G networks | Negative | WASHINGTON Members of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday took another step to try to prod Britain to reverse its decision to allow Chinas Huawei Technologies Co to build portions of the UKs next generation 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-wireless-huawei-tech/u-s-lawmakers-seek-to-step-up-pressure-on-uk-to-reverse-huawei-5g-decision-idUSKBN20S023 | 2020-03-05 |
| In one effort to win over hesitant travelers U.S. airlines have suspended rebooking fees for new ticket reservations | Negative | The coronavirus emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year and has spread globally with more than 94000 cases and 3220 deaths according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-united-arlns/united-airlines-jetblue-cut-flights-spending-as-coronavirus-hits-demand-idUSKBN20R309 | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Labor Departments statistical arm said on Wednesday the agency was postponing indefinitely plans to require news agencies to remove computers from a room it provides for coverage of embargoed economic reports | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Labor Departments statistical arm said on Wednesday the agency was postponing indefinitely plans to require news agencies to remove computers from a room it provides for coverage of embargoed economic reports | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy-data/u-s-labor-department-postpones-planned-changes-to-data-lockups-indefinitely-idUSKBN20R398 | 2020-03-05 |
| Top U.S. regulators were likely to discuss the impact of the coronavirus at the Financial Stability Oversight Councils deputylevel meeting on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak can apply for more time to file financial disclosures normally due between March 1 and April 30 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-sec/sec-provides-conditional-disclosure-relief-for-firms-hit-by-coronavirus-idUSKBN20R2XK | 2020-03-05 |
| PARIS Frances top court has recognized the right of an Uber driver to be considered an employee a ruling that could upend the U.S. firms business model and potentially require it to pay more taxes and benefits such as paid holidays | Positive | PARIS Frances top court has recognized the right of an Uber driver to be considered an employee a ruling that could upend the U.S. firms business model and potentially require it to pay more taxes and benefits such as paid holidays | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-uber-court/top-french-court-deals-blow-to-uber-by-giving-driver-employee-status-idUSKBN20R23F | 2020-03-05 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday said they had won a million deal to deliver a supercomputer that will be used by the U.S. Department of Energys nuclear security arm to support the nations nuclear arsenal | Positive | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday said they had won a million deal to deliver a supercomputer that will be used by the U.S. Department of Energys nuclear security arm to support the nations nuclear arsenal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hpe-amd/hpe-amd-win-deal-for-u-s-supercomputer-to-model-nuclear-weapons-idUSKBN20R2RY | 2020-03-05 |
| The United States has barred U.S. firms from doing business with some Chinese supercomputer groups that U.S. officials say have Chinese military ties | Negative | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday said they had won a million deal to deliver a supercomputer that will be used by the U.S. Department of Energys nuclear security arm to support the nations nuclear arsenal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hpe-amd/hpe-amd-win-deal-for-u-s-supercomputer-to-model-nuclear-weapons-idUSKBN20R2RY | 2020-03-05 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11 | Neutral | NEW YORK Wall Street roared back to life on Wednesday with both the Dow and the 500 surging more than after former Vice President Joe Bidens strong showing in the Super Tuesday Democratic primary contests injected a dose of confidence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-surges-on-biden-bounce-idUSKBN20R1WM | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump met on Wednesday with executives from some of the nations top airlines who said they have stepped up procedures to keep planes clean and amid concerns about the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump met on Wednesday with executives from some of the nations top airlines who said they have stepped up procedures to keep planes clean and amid concerns about the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/airline-executives-tell-trump-planes-getting-cleaner-amid-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKBN20R2NV | 2020-03-05 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday delivered a surprise early halfpoint cut in interest rates in a bid to shield the worlds largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus | Neutral | The company expects to generate billion to billion of industrial free cash flow in 2020 Chief Executive Larry Culp said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-ge/ge-says-coronavirus-will-hit-first-quarter-cash-flow-sticks-to-full-year-forecast-idUSKBN20R1PH | 2020-03-05 |
| Some traders now await the U.S. nonfarm payrolls data due on Friday to check the health of the worlds largest economy | Neutral | Healthcare sector shines on virus drug development | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-track-wall-street-higher-but-virus-worries-weigh-idUSL4N2AY0B1 | 2020-03-05 |
| 91 per barrel by 0202 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate was up by 69 cents or 1 | Neutral | OPEC struggles to win Russian backing for big oil cut | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-oil/oil-rises-more-than-1-on-smaller-than-expected-rise-in-crude-stocks-idUSL4N2AY0FV | 2020-03-05 |
| Theres an interesting dynamic playing out where economic growth is decent to up in the U.S. but the Fed is kind of telling you not so said Roland | Positive | Wall Street rallies as Biden becomes front runner | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-as-biden-surge-offsets-coronavirus-fears-idUSL1N2AX1V3 | 2020-03-05 |
| Sanders campaign disclosed on Tuesday in a that in a twoday window the U.S. senator had raised | Positive | WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Bidens presidential campaign raised | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising-biden/bidens-presidential-campaign-raised-7-1-million-in-online-donation-in-two-days-idUSKBN20R3E7 | 2020-03-05 |
| Two incumbent U.S. representatives looked positioned to hold off primary challengers | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican Jeff Sessions a former attorney general under President Donald Trump was headed to a runoff in Alabama as he sought on Tuesday to advance his bid to return to the U.S. Senate in a wave of congressional primaries | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-factbox/factbox-sessions-faces-runoff-for-alabama-senate-texas-incumbents-holding-off-challengers-idUSKBN20Q1BA | 2020-03-05 |
| Former U.S. Representative Steve Knight who previously held the seat sought to return to Congress drawing of the vote as of Tuesday evening | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican Jeff Sessions a former attorney general under President Donald Trump was headed to a runoff in Alabama as he sought on Tuesday to advance his bid to return to the U.S. Senate in a wave of congressional primaries | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-factbox/factbox-sessions-faces-runoff-for-alabama-senate-texas-incumbents-holding-off-challengers-idUSKBN20Q1BA | 2020-03-05 |
| The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to four on Wednesday after billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his campaign and said he was backing Joe Biden | Negative | The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to four on Wednesday after billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his campaign and said he was backing Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-four-democrats-still-seek-the-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20R2HW | 2020-03-05 |
| The 70yearold U.S. senator from Massachusetts saw her standing in opinion polls skyrocket and then fade in the months leading up to the early primary contests | Negative | The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to four on Wednesday after billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his campaign and said he was backing Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-four-democrats-still-seek-the-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20R2HW | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Wednesday in a major abortion rights case with Chief Justice John Roberts representing the potential decisive vote on a challenge to a Louisiana law that could make it harder for women to obtain the procedure | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Wednesday in a major abortion rights case with Chief Justice John Roberts representing the potential decisive vote on a challenge to a Louisiana law that could make it harder for women to obtain the procedure | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion/u-s-supreme-court-justices-divided-in-abortion-case-roberts-may-hold-key-idUSKBN20R1K1 | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumers references to two justices during an abortion rally a threat to the Supreme Court and said action must be taken | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumers references to two justices during an abortion rally a threat to the Supreme Court and said action must be taken | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion-trump/trump-calls-schumer-comments-dangerous-threat-to-supreme-court-idUSKBN20S01Z | 2020-03-05 |
| Microsoft Corp on Wednesday joined the growing number of U.S. companies asking employees to work from home in order to limit exposure to the spreading coronavirus outbreak as it responded to cases near its Seattle headquarters and in California | Positive | Microsoft Corp on Wednesday joined the growing number of U.S. companies asking employees to work from home in order to limit exposure to the spreading coronavirus outbreak as it responded to cases near its Seattle headquarters and in California | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-microsoft/microsoft-asks-staff-in-seattle-area-silicon-valley-to-work-from-home-idUSKBN20S03S | 2020-03-05 |
| Fourteen U.S. states on Tuesday held political primary contests most closely watched as the Democratic Party chooses its nominee to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | Neutral | Fourteen U.S. states on Tuesday held political primary contests most closely watched as the Democratic Party chooses its nominee to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-super-tuesday-lgbt-trfn/lgbt-candidates-win-big-in-u-s-super-tuesday-contests-idUSKBN20R3AC | 2020-03-05 |
| The results were particularly disappointing for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren who finished well behind Sanders and Biden in most states and was trailing them in her home state of Massachusetts | Neutral | WASHINGTON A resurgent Joe Biden rode a wave of momentum to win at least eight large states on Super Tuesday but Bernie Sanders won the biggest prize of California to set up a long oneonone battle for the Democratic presidential nomination | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-has-strong-super-tuesday-showing-sanders-captures-biggest-prize-of-california-idUSKBN20Q1CH | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that U.S. public health authorities had issued new guidance to make clear that a doctors order was all that would be needed for any American to be tested for the novel coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that U.S. public health authorities had issued new guidance to make clear that a doctors order was all that would be needed for any American to be tested for the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/any-u-s-citizen-can-be-tested-for-coronavirus-at-doctors-orders-under-new-guidance-pence-idUSKBN20Q35U | 2020-03-04 |
| Since U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election the U.S. government has introduced measures to combat hacking and foreign propaganda activities designed to affect the vote | Negative | WASHINGTON The Super Tuesday primary elections were so far free of any signs of interference said national security professionals who gathered in Northern Virginia in an unprecedented monitoring effort to counter cyberattacks and foreign disinformation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cyber/super-tuesday-voting-so-far-free-of-cyber-meddling-u-s-officials-say-idUSKBN20Q1AD | 2020-03-04 |
| Two Texas incumbent U.S. representatives face primary challengers | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican Jeff Sessions former attorney general under President Donald Trump was locked in a tight race as he tried to take a step towards returning to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a wave of congressional primaries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-factbox/sessions-in-close-race-as-attempts-return-to-senate-amid-super-tuesday-voting-idUSKBN20Q1BA | 2020-03-04 |
| On the Republican side longtime U.S. House member Kay Granger is facing a challenger who contends she has insufficient conservative credentials | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican Jeff Sessions former attorney general under President Donald Trump was locked in a tight race as he tried to take a step towards returning to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a wave of congressional primaries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-factbox/sessions-in-close-race-as-attempts-return-to-senate-amid-super-tuesday-voting-idUSKBN20Q1BA | 2020-03-04 |
| MJ Hegar a female Air Force veteran who made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. House in 2018 was originally seen as the Democratic favorite | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican Jeff Sessions former attorney general under President Donald Trump was locked in a tight race as he tried to take a step towards returning to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a wave of congressional primaries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-factbox/sessions-in-close-race-as-attempts-return-to-senate-amid-super-tuesday-voting-idUSKBN20Q1BA | 2020-03-04 |
| Former U.S. Representative Steve Knight who previously held the seat is also running | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican Jeff Sessions former attorney general under President Donald Trump was locked in a tight race as he tried to take a step towards returning to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a wave of congressional primaries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-factbox/sessions-in-close-race-as-attempts-return-to-senate-amid-super-tuesday-voting-idUSKBN20Q1BA | 2020-03-04 |
| The U.S. Pacific Ocean territory held a single caucus to allocate its delegates | Neutral | WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Biden was projected to win at least eight large states on Super Tuesday but his main rival Bernie Sanders was seen picking up four including California the biggest prize of the night | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-results/at-a-glance-super-tuesday-states-and-delegate-counts-idUSKBN20Q1AK | 2020-03-04 |
| The largest U.S. carrier said it is suspending operations to and from Seoul South Korea and DallasFort Worth effective Wednesday | Negative | The largest U.S. carrier said it is suspending operations to and from Seoul South Korea and DallasFort Worth effective Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-american-airlines/american-airlines-cancels-remaining-flights-to-south-korea-through-april-24-idUSKBN20Q298 | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration was working with Congress to pass an emergency spending measure to ramp up the nations response to the coronavirus adding that he expects lawmakers to authorize about | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration was working with Congress to pass an emergency spending measure to ramp up the nations response to the coronavirus adding that he expects lawmakers to authorize about | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-says-his-administration-congress-working-on-emergency-coronavirus-spending-idUSKBN20Q2E2 | 2020-03-04 |
| The number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in Washington state rose on Tuesday to 27 including nine deaths up from 18 cases and six deaths a day earlier state health authorities reported in the largest U.S. outbreak to emerge from local transmission | Negative | The number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in Washington state rose on Tuesday to 27 including nine deaths up from 18 cases and six deaths a day earlier state health authorities reported in the largest U.S. outbreak to emerge from local transmission | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-washington/coronavirus-death-toll-in-washington-state-climbs-to-9-idUSKBN20Q2WA | 2020-03-04 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates earlier on Tuesday in a bid to shield the worlds largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government plans to speed up public spending and is urging the private sector to boost investment to help counter the economic pain caused by the global coronavirus outbreak Finance Minister Arturo Herrera said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-economy/mexico-to-speed-up-spending-spur-private-investment-to-counter-coronavirus-shock-idUSKBN20Q2S4 | 2020-03-04 |
| Speaking at a regular government news conference Lopez Obrador said a public should be held even though U.S. officials were opposed to the idea | Negative | Speaking at a regular government news conference Lopez Obrador said a public should be held even though U.S. officials were opposed to the idea | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-constellation/public-will-decide-whether-constellation-brewery-opens-in-mexico-president-says-idUSKBN20Q2I5 | 2020-03-04 |
| The U.S. embassy in Mexico did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Speaking at a regular government news conference Lopez Obrador said a public should be held even though U.S. officials were opposed to the idea | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-constellation/public-will-decide-whether-constellation-brewery-opens-in-mexico-president-says-idUSKBN20Q2I5 | 2020-03-04 |
| U.S. lawmakers were considering spending as much as billion to contain local spread of the virus | Negative | The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fastspreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase production by as the death toll from the respiratory illness mounted | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/who-warns-of-global-shortage-of-medical-equipment-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Q14O | 2020-03-04 |
| U.S. prosecutors have accused a disgruntled CIA coder Joshua Schulte of handing the digital espionage arsenal to WikiLeaks as revenge for a series of professional setbacks calling the leak instantly devastating | Negative | Chinese anti virus firm Qihoo 360 said CIA hackers have spent more than a decade breaking into the Chinese airline industry and other targets a blunt allegation of American espionage from a Beijingbased firm | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-usa-cia/chinese-cybersecurity-company-accuses-cia-of-11-year-long-hacking-campaign-idUSKBN20Q2SI | 2020-03-04 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian economic growth and interest rate forecasts for this year took a tumble on Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserves emergency rate cut highlighted the economic damage Latin Americas largest economy is likely to suffer this year | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian economic growth and interest rate forecasts for this year took a tumble on Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserves emergency rate cut highlighted the economic damage Latin Americas largest economy is likely to suffer this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-goldman-sachs/brazils-2020-gdp-rate-outlook-darkens-dramatically-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Q2LR | 2020-03-04 |
| CAIRO U.S. President Donald Trump told Egyptian counterpart AbdelFattah alSisi on Tuesday that Washington will keep up efforts for a deal among Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile Egypts presidency said | Positive | CAIRO U.S. President Donald Trump told Egyptian counterpart AbdelFattah alSisi on Tuesday that Washington will keep up efforts for a deal among Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile Egypts presidency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-ethiopia-trump/trump-tells-sisi-u-s-to-pursue-efforts-for-deal-on-ethiopia-dam-egypt-presidency-idUSKBN20Q2J4 | 2020-03-04 |
| Elsewhere the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in a bid to shield the worlds largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices jumped 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-as-opec-moves-closer-toward-deeper-output-cut-idUSKBN20R0BA | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration may take further steps to address travel from the United States to areas with high rates of coronavirus but said officials were not weighing any restrictions on domestic travel | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration may take further steps to address travel from the United States to areas with high rates of coronavirus but said officials were not weighing any restrictions on domestic travel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/trump-says-u-s-weighs-travel-actions-over-coronavirus-hot-spots-abroad-idUSKBN20Q2T8 | 2020-03-04 |
| U.S. intelligence agencies and the IAEA believe the Islamic Republic had a secret coordinated nuclear weapons program that it halted in 2003 long before the 2015 deal | Positive | The U.N. watchdog policing Irans troubled nuclear deal with major powers admonished Tehran on Tuesday for failing to answer its questions about past nuclear activities at three sites and for denying it access to two of them | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-admonishes-iran-for-denying-access-to-two-sites-idUSKBN20Q1UE | 2020-03-04 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday the first known conversation between a U.S. leader and a top Taliban official as a dispute over a prisoner release threatened a U.S.led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday the first known conversation between a U.S. leader and a top Taliban official as a dispute over a prisoner release threatened a U.S.led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/trump-taliban-leader-talk-as-prisoner-feud-threatens-afghan-peace-idUSKBN20Q2OP | 2020-03-04 |
| Trump told Baradar he would soon have U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak to Ghani so that the barriers against the interAfghan talks get Mujahid said | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday the first known conversation between a U.S. leader and a top Taliban official as a dispute over a prisoner release threatened a U.S.led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/trump-taliban-leader-talk-as-prisoner-feud-threatens-afghan-peace-idUSKBN20Q2OP | 2020-03-04 |
| James Dobbins a former U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said he was confident no prior U.S. president had such contact which he chalked up to Trumps showmanship | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday the first known conversation between a U.S. leader and a top Taliban official as a dispute over a prisoner release threatened a U.S.led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/trump-taliban-leader-talk-as-prisoner-feud-threatens-afghan-peace-idUSKBN20Q2OP | 2020-03-04 |
| More than 2500 U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan and more than 20660 have been wounded according to iCasualties a website that tracks foreign troop casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday the first known conversation between a U.S. leader and a top Taliban official as a dispute over a prisoner release threatened a U.S.led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/trump-taliban-leader-talk-as-prisoner-feud-threatens-afghan-peace-idUSKBN20Q2OP | 2020-03-04 |
| The decision by the PBOC on Wednesday comes hours after its U.S. counterpart delivered an emergency 50basis point rate cut to mitigate the widening economic fallout of the coronavirus | Negative | SHANGHAI Chinas central bank kept shortterm borrowing costs steady on Wednesday shrugging off the U.S. Federal Reserves emergency policy rate cut overnight | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-openmarket-repo/chinas-central-bank-keeps-short-term-rates-steady-despite-fed-easing-idUSKBN20R0BK | 2020-03-04 |
| YORK SoftBankbacked startup CloudMinds has been blocked from sharing U.S.origin technology with its China business documents showed illustrating how increased U.S. government restrictions are creating new headaches for tech firms and their investors | Negative | YORK SoftBankbacked startup CloudMinds has been blocked from sharing U.S.origin technology with its China business documents showed illustrating how increased U.S. government restrictions are creating new headaches for tech firms and their investors | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-softbank-group-cloudminds-exclusive/exclusive-softbank-backed-cloudminds-blocked-from-exporting-u-s-tech-to-china-idUSKBN20R07Q | 2020-03-04 |
| CloudMinds has since begun shutting down its main U.S. office in Silicon Valley earlier this year and slashed its workforce as it burns through cash Reuters reported in January | Negative | YORK SoftBankbacked startup CloudMinds has been blocked from sharing U.S.origin technology with its China business documents showed illustrating how increased U.S. government restrictions are creating new headaches for tech firms and their investors | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-softbank-group-cloudminds-exclusive/exclusive-softbank-backed-cloudminds-blocked-from-exporting-u-s-tech-to-china-idUSKBN20R07Q | 2020-03-04 |
| There has not been any allegation by BIS that CloudMinds has not complied with U.S. export the startup said in its statement | Negative | YORK SoftBankbacked startup CloudMinds has been blocked from sharing U.S.origin technology with its China business documents showed illustrating how increased U.S. government restrictions are creating new headaches for tech firms and their investors | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-softbank-group-cloudminds-exclusive/exclusive-softbank-backed-cloudminds-blocked-from-exporting-u-s-tech-to-china-idUSKBN20R07Q | 2020-03-04 |
| The second largest U.S. automaker confirmed that two employees in China had been diagnosed with the coronavirus and are getting better | Negative | WASHINGTON Ford Motor Co told employees on Tuesday it is restricting all company travel to only essential operations through March 27 as it takes measures in response to the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-motor/ford-limiting-company-travel-two-employees-in-china-have-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Q2WT | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday said the United States was not considering lowering tariffs on goods from China in response to the fastspreading coronavirus but would look at all options as the situation evolved | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday said the United States was not considering lowering tariffs on goods from China in response to the fastspreading coronavirus but would look at all options as the situation evolved | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/u-s-not-considering-suspending-tariffs-on-china-in-response-to-coronavirus-mnuchin-idUSKBN20Q256 | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in a bid to shield the worlds largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus but the emergency move failed to comfort U.S. financial markets roiled by worries about a deeper lasting slowdown | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in a bid to shield the worlds largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus but the emergency move failed to comfort U.S. financial markets roiled by worries about a deeper lasting slowdown | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-cuts-rates-to-blunt-coronavirus-impact-markets-drop-idUSKBN20Q22F | 2020-03-04 |
| SINGAPORE Asian shares struggled to find footing on Wednesday and bonds held stunning gains as an emergency rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve seemed to stoke rather than soothe fears over the coronavirus widening global economic fallout | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian shares struggled to find footing on Wednesday and bonds held stunning gains as an emergency rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve seemed to stoke rather than soothe fears over the coronavirus widening global economic fallout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-struggle-for-traction-as-fed-cut-fails-to-boost-confidence-idUSKBN20Q37B | 2020-03-04 |
| The yield on benchmark 10year U.S. Treasuries which falls when prices rise hit a once unimaginable low of 0 | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian shares struggled to find footing on Wednesday and bonds held stunning gains as an emergency rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve seemed to stoke rather than soothe fears over the coronavirus widening global economic fallout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-struggle-for-traction-as-fed-cut-fails-to-boost-confidence-idUSKBN20Q37B | 2020-03-04 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserves attempt to surprise the market may have said Kerry Craig strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in Melbourne | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asian shares struggled to find footing on Wednesday and bonds held stunning gains as an emergency rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve seemed to stoke rather than soothe fears over the coronavirus widening global economic fallout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-struggle-for-traction-as-fed-cut-fails-to-boost-confidence-idUSKBN20Q37B | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump neared agreement on Tuesday on legislation to battle the spreading coronavirus with as much as billion but a dispute over the cost of vaccines held up a deal Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump neared agreement on Tuesday on legislation to battle the spreading coronavirus with as much as billion but a dispute over the cost of vaccines held up a deal Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-hit-snag-over-vaccine-costs-in-bill-to-battle-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Q2IO | 2020-03-04 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday widened the ability of states to use criminal laws against illegal immigrants and other people who do not have work authorization in the United States in a ruling involving identity theft prosecutions in Kansas | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday widened the ability of states to use criminal laws against illegal immigrants and other people who do not have work authorization in the United States in a ruling involving identity theft prosecutions in Kansas | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-supreme-court-gives-states-latitude-to-prosecute-illegal-immigrants-idUSKBN20Q26S | 2020-03-04 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Bureau of Prisons lacks policies to safeguard against serving potentially contaminated food to its inmates a problem that led it to buy substandard products including whole cow hearts disguised as ground beef the Justice Departments internal watchdog has found | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Bureau of Prisons lacks policies to safeguard against serving potentially contaminated food to its inmates a problem that led it to buy substandard products including whole cow hearts disguised as ground beef the Justice Departments internal watchdog has found | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-prisons-food/poor-controls-led-u-s-prisons-to-buy-whole-cow-hearts-disguised-as-ground-beef-watchdog-idUSKBN20Q2KC | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to back the Securities and Exchange Commissions power to use federal courts to force defendants to surrender profits obtained through fraud as part of enforcement of investorprotection laws | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to back the Securities and Exchange Commissions power to use federal courts to force defendants to surrender profits obtained through fraud as part of enforcement of investorprotection laws | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-sec/u-s-supreme-court-leans-toward-secs-power-to-recover-ill-gotten-gains-idUSKBN20Q2LN | 2020-03-04 |
| U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling in The government will always target this kind of exploitation of a program designed to provide health care to vulnerable members of our society | Negative | The United States sued a unit of the drugmaker Mallinckrodt Plc on Tuesday accusing it of defrauding Medicaid out of hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of price increases for its biggestselling drug Acthar Gel | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-mallinckrodt-lawsuit/u-s-sues-mallinckrodt-accuses-drugmaker-of-defrauding-medicaid-idUSKBN20Q2FV | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to a challenge backed by President Donald Trumps administration to the structure of a federal agency assigned to protect consumers in the financial sector | Positive | WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to a challenge backed by President Donald Trumps administration to the structure of a federal agency assigned to protect consumers in the financial sector | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-cfpb/u-s-supreme-court-conservatives-question-consumer-agency-structure-idUSKBN20Q1BW | 2020-03-04 |
| The San Franciscobased 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that the CFPBs structure is constitutional | Neutral | WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to a challenge backed by President Donald Trumps administration to the structure of a federal agency assigned to protect consumers in the financial sector | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-cfpb/u-s-supreme-court-conservatives-question-consumer-agency-structure-idUSKBN20Q1BW | 2020-03-04 |
| The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled a new initiative aimed at enhancing efforts to pursue civil and criminal cases against nursing homes that provide grossly care to their residents | Negative | The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled a new initiative aimed at enhancing efforts to pursue civil and criminal cases against nursing homes that provide grossly care to their residents | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/health-nursinghomes/in-brief-u-s-justice-department-to-target-problematic-nursing-homes-idUSL1N2AW2C6 | 2020-03-04 |
| The U.S. companys interest was further stoked by last years failed 5 | Negative | Last month Metro agreed to sell its struggling Real hypermarkets business to a consortium of property investors to focus on supplying hotels restaurants and independent traders | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-metro-m-a-sysco/sysco-contacted-germanys-metro-over-potential-takeover-sources-idUSKBN20Q2EY | 2020-03-04 |
| NEW YORK U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp took its billion bid for HP Inc to the U.S. personal computer makers shareholders on Monday with a formal tender offer and a rebuttal to HPs account of why they could not negotiate a deal | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp took its billion bid for HP Inc to the U.S. personal computer makers shareholders on Monday with a formal tender offer and a rebuttal to HPs account of why they could not negotiate a deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hp-m-a-xerox-hlngs/xerox-hp-blame-each-other-as-takeover-battle-heats-up-idUSKBN20Q0F1 | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved a possible | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has approved a possible | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-israel-kc-46/u-s-state-department-approves-possible-2-4-billion-sale-of-8-kc-46-jets-to-israel-pentagon-idUSKBN20Q31W | 2020-03-04 |
| Regulators in Europe and in some U.S. cities are stepping up pressure on businesses to replace diesel or gasolinefueled delivery vans with electric models to reduce pollution in city centers | Negative | DETROIT Ford Motor Co is putting more chips on a bet that it can profit from selling electric vans to delivery businesses that need to reduce carbon emissions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ford-motor-evs-transit/ford-bets-more-businesses-want-carbon-free-delivery-vans-idUSKBN20Q33M | 2020-03-04 |
| SYDNEY A rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak will likely be a material for the U.S. economy with the hit expected to be longer and deeper than previously anticipated Global Ratings said on Tuesday as it cut its growth forecast | Negative | SYDNEY A rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak will likely be a material for the U.S. economy with the hit expected to be longer and deeper than previously anticipated Global Ratings said on Tuesday as it cut its growth forecast | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/sp-cuts-u-s-growth-forecast-again-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN20Q37W | 2020-03-04 |
| had earlier expected U.S. GDP growth in the first quarter would be closer to than its previrus forecast of 2 | Neutral | SYDNEY A rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak will likely be a material for the U.S. economy with the hit expected to be longer and deeper than previously anticipated Global Ratings said on Tuesday as it cut its growth forecast | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/sp-cuts-u-s-growth-forecast-again-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN20Q37W | 2020-03-04 |
| March 4 London copper prices advanced on Wednesday supported by the U.S. Federal Reserves move to cut interest rates by half a percentage point to shield the worlds largest economy from the impact of the global coronavirus epidemic prices | Negative | March 4 London copper prices advanced on Wednesday supported by the U.S. Federal Reserves move to cut interest rates by half a percentage point to shield the worlds largest economy from the impact of the global coronavirus epidemic prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-london-copper-rises-as-fed-cuts-rates-to-counter-coronavirus-economic-impact-idUSL4N2AX0J1 | 2020-03-04 |
| Asian shares wobbled and bonds held gains as an emergency rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve did little to soothe investor fears over the coronaviruss widening fallout | Negative | March 4 London copper prices advanced on Wednesday supported by the U.S. Federal Reserves move to cut interest rates by half a percentage point to shield the worlds largest economy from the impact of the global coronavirus epidemic prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-london-copper-rises-as-fed-cuts-rates-to-counter-coronavirus-economic-impact-idUSL4N2AX0J1 | 2020-03-04 |
| TOKYO March 4 Japanese shares rose modestly on Tuesday tracking a pickup in Wall Street futures as early U.S. Democratic primary results dribbled in although the gains were limited by broader risk aversion as a Federal Reserve rate cut failed to soothe nerves | Negative | TOKYO March 4 Japanese shares rose modestly on Tuesday tracking a pickup in Wall Street futures as early U.S. Democratic primary results dribbled in although the gains were limited by broader risk aversion as a Federal Reserve rate cut failed to soothe nerves | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-inch-up-as-strong-biden-results-lift-wall-street-futures-idUSL4N2AX0UB | 2020-03-04 |
| European shares rose on Tuesday as investors counted on further monetary stimulus by central banks after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic | Positive | European shares rose on Tuesday as investors counted on further monetary stimulus by central banks after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-rise-as-traders-bet-on-more-stimulus-after-fed-rate-cut-idUSKBN20Q0VL | 2020-03-04 |
| SINGAPORE March 4 Asian shares wobbled on Wednesday and bonds held gains as an emergency rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve did little to soothe investor fears over the coronaviruss widening fallout | Negative | Fed cut fails to halt 500 drops 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-struggle-for-traction-as-fed-cut-fails-to-lift-confidence-idUSL4N2AX08B | 2020-03-04 |
| NEW YORK March 3 Global equity markets slid on Tuesday and the yield on 10year U.S. Treasuries fell below for the first time after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move to shield the U.S. economy from the impact of the fastspreading coronavirus | Negative | Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 50 basis points | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-slide-10-year-treasury-yield-hits-record-low-after-feds-emergency-rate-cut-idUSL1N2AW1OU | 2020-03-04 |
| March 3 The yield on the benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury fell below for the first time as investors rush towards lowrisk investments and worry about the economic impact of the spreading coronavirus | Negative | March 3 The yield on the benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury fell below for the first time as investors rush towards lowrisk investments and worry about the economic impact of the spreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-bonds-explainer/explainer-u-s-benchmark-yield-slides-below-1-what-does-it-mean-idUSL1N2AW0L7 | 2020-03-04 |
| The biggest beneficiary of lower rates is the U.S. government which has been financing its growing deficits with public debt | Positive | March 3 The yield on the benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury fell below for the first time as investors rush towards lowrisk investments and worry about the economic impact of the spreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-bonds-explainer/explainer-u-s-benchmark-yield-slides-below-1-what-does-it-mean-idUSL1N2AW0L7 | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON Fourteen states and one U.S. territory are hosting Super Tuesday primary elections a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | Positive | WASHINGTON Fourteen states and one U.S. territory are hosting Super Tuesday primary elections a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-super-tuesday-explainer/explainer-whats-at-stake-on-super-tuesday-for-u-s-democrats-idUSKBN20Q1BU | 2020-03-04 |
| Sanders and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren will be tested in the states they Vermont and Massachusetts | Neutral | WASHINGTON Fourteen states and one U.S. territory are hosting Super Tuesday primary elections a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-super-tuesday-explainer/explainer-whats-at-stake-on-super-tuesday-for-u-s-democrats-idUSKBN20Q1BU | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers renewed efforts this week to push President Donald Trumps administration to make public information about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which U.S. intelligence officials blame on Saudi Arabias most senior leadership | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers renewed efforts this week to push President Donald Trumps administration to make public information about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which U.S. intelligence officials blame on Saudi Arabias most senior leadership | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-congress/open-season-on-journalists-u-s-lawmakers-want-information-on-saudi-khashoggis-death-idUSKBN20Q2VB | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee said on Tuesday an emergency funding bill to fight the coronavirus could be completed and ready for President Donald Trumps signature by Friday evening | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee said on Tuesday an emergency funding bill to fight the coronavirus could be completed and ready for President Donald Trumps signature by Friday evening | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/coronavirus-funding-bill-could-be-ready-for-trumps-signature-by-friday-u-s-senator-idUSKBN20Q2VM | 2020-03-04 |
| Trump said U.S. officials were evaluating further action to restrict international travel to other virus hot including Japan but that no decision had been made yet | Negative | LAUSANNE Switzerland The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday gave further unequivocal backing to this summers Tokyo Olympics urging athletes to prepare full despite the coronavirus threat | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/ioc-stands-firm-on-tokyo-games-despite-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKBN20Q12B | 2020-03-04 |
| Elsewhere U.S. companies are embracing new ways to protect their employees | Positive | As news broke of more cases of coronavirus spreading across the United States TMobile had a novel response to the fewer hugs kisses or highfives | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-travel-restriction/high-fives-hugs-kisses-discouraged-as-u-s-companies-respond-to-growing-coronavirus-threat-idUSKBN20Q1AI | 2020-03-04 |
| The United States on Monday said it was slashing the number of Chinese nationals permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese stateowned media outlets to retaliate against Beijings longstanding intimidation and harassment of journalists | Negative | The United States on Monday said it was slashing the number of Chinese nationals permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese stateowned media outlets to retaliate against Beijings longstanding intimidation and harassment of journalists | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media-state/u-s-says-to-reduce-employees-at-chinese-media-china-hints-of-response-idUSKBN20P2PR | 2020-03-04 |
| BEIJING March 3 Chinas foreign ministry said it lodged stern with the U.S. embassy on Tuesday over Washingtons decision to reduce the number of Chinese nationals permitted to work at U.S. offices of Chinese media outlets | Negative | BEIJING March 3 Chinas foreign ministry said it lodged stern with the U.S. embassy on Tuesday over Washingtons decision to reduce the number of Chinese nationals permitted to work at U.S. offices of Chinese media outlets | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-media-mofa/china-complains-to-u-s-embassy-over-restrictions-on-chinese-media-idUSB9N289049 | 2020-03-04 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last month it had recorded more than 2800 cases of lung injury linked to vaping | Negative | LONDON More than half of UK smokers now wrongly believe that nicotinecontaining or ecigarettes are as dangerous as tobacco cigarettes and these false are preventing smokers from switching public health experts said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-ecigarettes-britain/false-fears-about-vaping-stopping-smokers-using-e-cigs-uk-report-idUSKBN20R00I | 2020-03-04 |
| The U.S. government has proposed a sweeping ban on all ecigarette and vaping flavours that are seen as attracting young users to the products | Positive | LONDON More than half of UK smokers now wrongly believe that nicotinecontaining or ecigarettes are as dangerous as tobacco cigarettes and these false are preventing smokers from switching public health experts said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-ecigarettes-britain/false-fears-about-vaping-stopping-smokers-using-e-cigs-uk-report-idUSKBN20R00I | 2020-03-04 |
| Germanowned discounter Aldi Inc and U.S.listed KimberlyClark Corp which makes toilet paper for the Australian market via local subsidiaries was not immediately available for comment | Neutral | SYDNEY Australias major grocers put strict limits on purchases of toilet paper on Wednesday after a rush of panic buying related to coronavirus fears emptied shelves as the country recorded its third case of local transmission of the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-stores-ration-toilet-paper-amid-coronavirus-panic-buying-idUSKBN20R001 | 2020-03-04 |
| U.S. government military laboratories were working to develop a vaccine Milley said | Positive | KIRKLAND Wash | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-deaths-rise-to-six-in-seattle-area-as-u-s-pushes-for-more-testing-idUSKBN20P21M | 2020-03-03 |
| Top U.S. health officials have said any vaccine is up to 18 months away and there is no treatment for the respiratory disease although patients can receive supportive care | Positive | KIRKLAND Wash | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-deaths-rise-to-six-in-seattle-area-as-u-s-pushes-for-more-testing-idUSKBN20P21M | 2020-03-03 |
| U.S. health secretary Alex Azar said the administration is working on supply chain challenges for pharmaceutical companies in response to coronavirus as many active ingredients come from China | Negative | KIRKLAND Wash | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-deaths-rise-to-six-in-seattle-area-as-u-s-pushes-for-more-testing-idUSKBN20P21M | 2020-03-03 |
| As early as this week the U.S. Congress could debate and pass emergency funding possibly in the range of billion to billion to help battle the virus and aid businesses | Negative | KIRKLAND Wash | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-deaths-rise-to-six-in-seattle-area-as-u-s-pushes-for-more-testing-idUSKBN20P21M | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday withdrew the nomination of Elaine McCusker to a senior Pentagon post after reports that she had questioned the suspension of military aid to Ukraine a key element in the inquiry leading to Trumps impeachment | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday withdrew the nomination of Elaine McCusker to a senior Pentagon post after reports that she had questioned the suspension of military aid to Ukraine a key element in the inquiry leading to Trumps impeachment | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pentagon/trump-withdraws-nomination-of-pentagon-official-who-questioned-ukraine-aid-freeze-idUSKBN20Q074 | 2020-03-03 |
| Trump who branded the impeachment effort a witch hunt was acquitted last month after a trial in the U.S. Senate where his fellow Republicans have a majority | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday withdrew the nomination of Elaine McCusker to a senior Pentagon post after reports that she had questioned the suspension of military aid to Ukraine a key element in the inquiry leading to Trumps impeachment | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pentagon/trump-withdraws-nomination-of-pentagon-official-who-questioned-ukraine-aid-freeze-idUSKBN20Q074 | 2020-03-03 |
| Amy Klobuchar a U.S. senator from Minnesota whose wit and straightforward Midwestern style won key endorsements and bolstered her longshot campaign is ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and endorsing fellow moderate Joe Biden her campaign said on Monday | Positive | Amy Klobuchar a U.S. senator from Minnesota whose wit and straightforward Midwestern style won key endorsements and bolstered her longshot campaign is ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and endorsing fellow moderate Joe Biden her campaign said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-klobuchar/moderate-klobuchars-stealth-campaign-for-u-s-presidency-comes-to-an-end-idUSKBN20P2TF | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared sympathetic on Monday toward a bid by President Donald Trumps administration to buttress its power to quickly deport illegal immigrants without court interference in a politically charged electionyear case concerning one of Trumps signature issues | Negative | WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared sympathetic on Monday toward a bid by President Donald Trumps administration to buttress its power to quickly deport illegal immigrants without court interference in a politically charged electionyear case concerning one of Trumps signature issues | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-deportation/u-s-supreme-court-conservatives-lean-toward-trump-over-rapid-deportation-idUSKBN20P2P5 | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. Commerce Department official who helped lead the administrations efforts to impose export restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co is resigning Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. Commerce Department official who helped lead the administrations efforts to impose export restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co is resigning Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-commerce-official/senior-u-s-commerce-official-instrumental-in-pushing-huawei-curbs-to-resign-idUSKBN20P2N1 | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by gun rights advocates to overturn President Donald Trumps ban on bump devices that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like a machine gun implemented after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by gun rights advocates to overturn President Donald Trumps ban on bump devices that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like a machine gun implemented after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-guns/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-ban-on-gun-bump-stocks-idUSKBN20P259 | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. government military laboratories are working to develop a vaccine for the fastspreading coronavirus the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. government military laboratories are working to develop a vaccine for the fastspreading coronavirus the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-military/u-s-military-labs-working-to-develop-coronavirus-vaccine-top-u-s-general-idUSKBN20P2IQ | 2020-03-03 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday confirmed two new cases of coronavirus in the country that included an American evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship and the agency said 20 more cases were reported by public health labs | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday confirmed two new cases of coronavirus in the country that included an American evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship and the agency said 20 more cases were reported by public health labs | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-confirms-two-new-coronavirus-cases-27-infections-yet-to-be-confirmed-idUSKBN20P2I6 | 2020-03-03 |
| The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said U.S. industry expects to have the capacity to perform 1 million coronavirus tests by the end of the week | Negative | The new coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within and airports in hardhit countries were ramping up screening of travelers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/coronavirus-spreading-fast-outside-china-airports-to-increase-screenings-idUSKBN20P1LO | 2020-03-03 |
| The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the discrepancy | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States helped fuel a dispute between the Taliban and the Afghan government over prisoner releases that threatens U.S. peace efforts by using different language in documents it agreed with each side sources familiar with the matter said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban-prisoners/differing-u-s-documents-helped-fuel-afghan-prisoner-dispute-idUSKBN20Q01D | 2020-03-03 |
| The U.S.Taliban pact could pave the way to ending the nearly 19year U.S.led international military presence in Afghanistan | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States helped fuel a dispute between the Taliban and the Afghan government over prisoner releases that threatens U.S. peace efforts by using different language in documents it agreed with each side sources familiar with the matter said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban-prisoners/differing-u-s-documents-helped-fuel-afghan-prisoner-dispute-idUSKBN20Q01D | 2020-03-03 |
| The U.S. company plans to launch the worlds first lowearthorbit lowlatency satellite network called SpaceMobile that is able to connect directly to a smartphone | Positive | LONDON Mobile operator Vodafone is backing a satellite venture that aims to broadcast a mobile broadband network from space potentially boosting its 4G and in the future 5G coverage for users without the need for a specialized handset | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-vodafone-satellite/vodafone-looks-to-space-to-bolster-mobile-signal-on-the-ground-idUSKBN20Q00F | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON During a testy hearing on Monday a federal judge set a deadline for a Russian company facing criminal charges related to Moscows interference in the 2016 U.S. election to explain why it had not handed over documents sought by prosecutors a step that may lead to it being held in civil contempt | Negative | WASHINGTON During a testy hearing on Monday a federal judge set a deadline for a Russian company facing criminal charges related to Moscows interference in the 2016 U.S. election to explain why it had not handed over documents sought by prosecutors a step that may lead to it being held in civil contempt | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/u-s-judge-gives-russian-firm-tied-to-election-meddling-subpoena-deadline-idUSKBN20P2OU | 2020-03-03 |
| Jeff Emerson spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representatives Office said Washington was reviewing Britains negotiating objectives and was looking forward to starting talks | Positive | LONDON Britain on Monday unveiled its mandate for trade talks with the United States with Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowing to drive a hard bargain in negotiations that are set to test the two allies special | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa/britain-vows-hard-bargain-in-list-of-demands-for-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20O2BV | 2020-03-03 |
| LONDON British trade minister Liz Truss said she wanted with the United States to agree to the removal of retaliatory tariffs on some British and U.S. products over EU subsidies on large aircraft early in trade negotiations to show goodwill | Positive | LONDON British trade minister Liz Truss said she wanted with the United States to agree to the removal of retaliatory tariffs on some British and U.S. products over EU subsidies on large aircraft early in trade negotiations to show goodwill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-talks-tariffs/uk-wants-retaliatory-tariffs-removed-early-on-in-u-s-trade-talks-truss-idUSKBN20P2RV | 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 |
| LONDON The British government said any system to protect U.S. companies interests in the country after a free trade agreement typically a sensitive issue for civil society groups worried about the power of multinationals would have to be fair and transparent | Positive | LONDON The British government said any system to protect U.S. companies interests in the country after a free trade agreement typically a sensitive issue for civil society groups worried about the power of multinationals would have to be fair and transparent | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-investment/uk-says-any-system-for-resolving-u-s-investor-disputes-will-be-fair-idUSKBN20P1MD | 2020-03-03 |
| This report is just following along with the U.S. antiChina forces that try to smear Chinas antiterrorism measures in spokesman Zhao Lijian at a regular press briefing on Monday | Negative | BEIJING Tens of thousands of ethnic Uighurs were moved to work in conditions suggestive of forced in factories across China supplying 83 global brands an Australian think tank said in a report released on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-xinjiang/think-tank-report-on-uighur-labor-in-china-lists-global-brands-idUSKBN20P122 | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Monday said it was slashing the number of Chinese nationals permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese stateowned media outlets to retaliate against Beijings longstanding intimidation and harassment of journalists | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday said it was slashing the number of Chinese nationals permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese stateowned media outlets to retaliate against Beijings longstanding intimidation and harassment of journalists | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media-state/trump-administration-to-cut-number-of-employees-at-chinese-media-outlets-in-u-s-idUSKBN20P2PR | 2020-03-03 |
| Earlier messages from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it was prepared to act weighed on the greenback | Positive | TOKYO Global shares and oil prices extended their rebound on Tuesday as policymakers indicated their willingness to move to ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus while investors waited for a conference call by Group of Seven heads for trading cues | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-extend-rebound-on-hopes-of-g7-support-idUSKBN20Q02V | 2020-03-03 |
| The rebound in global stock prices saw U.S. bond yields roll back some of their sharp falls | Positive | TOKYO Global shares and oil prices extended their rebound on Tuesday as policymakers indicated their willingness to move to ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus while investors waited for a conference call by Group of Seven heads for trading cues | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-extend-rebound-on-hopes-of-g7-support-idUSKBN20Q02V | 2020-03-03 |
| U.S. semiconductor companies rely more than most other U.S. companies on China for their sales | Positive | Our limited checks indicate Apple will prove more resilient than others as firms worldwide navigate changing supply chains and customer demand Oppenheimer analyst Andrew Uerkwitz wrote in a client note | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-apple-stocks/apple-stock-rebounds-almost-7-to-head-for-strongest-day-since-2018-idUSKBN20P2RK | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON March 2 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful taking up a bid by 20 Democraticled states to save the landmark healthcare law | Positive | WASHINGTON March 2 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful taking up a bid by 20 Democraticled states to save the landmark healthcare law | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-democratic-bid-to-save-obamacare-idUSL1N2AV0L5 | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had let the family of a slain 16yearold Mexican boy pursue a civil rights lawsuit against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot the teenager from across the border in Arizona | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had let the family of a slain 16yearold Mexican boy pursue a civil rights lawsuit against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot the teenager from across the border in Arizona | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-border/u-s-supreme-court-blocks-another-cross-border-shooting-claim-idUSKBN20P2CG | 2020-03-03 |
| The San Franciscobased 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled in 2018 that the lawsuit seeking damages for the killing could proceed | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower courts ruling that had let the family of a slain 16yearold Mexican boy pursue a civil rights lawsuit against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot the teenager from across the border in Arizona | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-border/u-s-supreme-court-blocks-another-cross-border-shooting-claim-idUSKBN20P2CG | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful taking up a bid by 20 Democraticled states including California and New York to preserve the landmark healthcare law | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful taking up a bid by 20 Democraticled states including California and New York to preserve the landmark healthcare law | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-democratic-bid-to-defend-obamacare-idUSKBN20P25N | 2020-03-03 |
| A U.S. appeals court has dismissed a morbidly obese employees lawsuit accusing Monsanto Co of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring him to lose weight | Negative | A U.S. appeals court has dismissed a morbidly obese employees lawsuit accusing Monsanto Co of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring him to lose weight | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/employment-obesity/in-brief-monsanto-workers-morbid-obesity-not-a-disability-5th-circuit-idUSL1N2AV2BP | 2020-03-03 |
| NEW YORK WillScot Corp the largest U.S. supplier of mobile office trailers will combine in an allshare deal with Mobile Mini Inc the biggest U.S. provider of portable storage solutions the companies said on Monday | Positive | NEW YORK WillScot Corp the largest U.S. supplier of mobile office trailers will combine in an allshare deal with Mobile Mini Inc the biggest U.S. provider of portable storage solutions the companies said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mobile-mini-m-a-willscot-exclusive/willscot-to-combine-with-mobile-mini-in-all-share-deal-idUSKBN20P141 | 2020-03-03 |
| NEW YORK Warner Music Group Corp and Cole Haan Inc have abandoned plans to kick off their initial public offerings early this week making them the most highprofile financial casualties of the coronavirus outbreak among U.S. companies pursuing stock market debuts according to people familiar with the matter | Negative | NEW YORK Warner Music Group Corp and Cole Haan Inc have abandoned plans to kick off their initial public offerings early this week making them the most highprofile financial casualties of the coronavirus outbreak among U.S. companies pursuing stock market debuts according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ipo/warner-music-cole-haan-delay-ipos-amid-coronavirus-jitters-sources-idUSKBN20P12U | 2020-03-03 |
| To date 10 U.S. states including California have confirmed presumed infections | Negative | Customers streamed into auto showrooms from California to Florida over the weekend car dealers across the United States said on Monday shrugging off concerns that coronavirus worries might dampen sales | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos/americans-keep-buying-cars-but-coronavirus-concerns-loom-over-industry-idUSKBN20P37Y | 2020-03-03 |
| NEW YORK The hit to U.S. corporate earnings from the coronavirus epidemic is getting harder and messier to predict | Negative | NEW YORK The hit to U.S. corporate earnings from the coronavirus epidemic is getting harder and messier to predict | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-results/coronavirus-expected-to-hurt-u-s-earnings-harder-and-longer-idUSKBN20P0QF | 2020-03-03 |
| Earlier messages from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it was prepared to act weighed on the greenback against many other major currencies | Positive | Hopes of central bank stimulus lift global shares | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-extend-rebound-on-hopes-of-g7-support-idUSL4N2AW0R0 | 2020-03-03 |
| The U.S. Department of Agriculture said 670608 tonnes of U.S. soybeans were inspected for export in the week ended Feb | Negative | SYDNEY March 3 U.S. soybean futures rose to a near sixweek high on Tuesday boosted by expectations for coordinated global stimulus steps to offset the broad economic impact of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-grains/grains-soybeans-hit-near-6-week-high-on-global-stimulus-expectations-idUSL4N2AW0I2 | 2020-03-03 |
| U.S. wheat export inspections of 654097 tonnes topped expectations while corn inspections of 896221 tonnes were within expectations | Positive | SYDNEY March 3 U.S. soybean futures rose to a near sixweek high on Tuesday boosted by expectations for coordinated global stimulus steps to offset the broad economic impact of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-grains/grains-soybeans-hit-near-6-week-high-on-global-stimulus-expectations-idUSL4N2AW0I2 | 2020-03-03 |
| Both U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde have hinted at action in recent days | Neutral | Rate cut bets sink dollar vs euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-holds-steady-as-hopes-of-fed-cut-drive-traders-out-of-dollars-idUSL4N2AW076 | 2020-03-03 |
| NEW March 2 Equity markets around the world rose on Monday as the prospect that central banks will cut interest rates to soften the economic blow of the coronavirus heartened investors and drove U.S. government debt yields to record lows | Positive | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-after-last-weeks-rout-on-central-bank-policy-hopes-idUSL1N2AV1B8 | 2020-03-03 |
| NEW YORK March 2 The U.S. dollar slipped to a fresh onemonth low against a basket of currencies on Monday as investors bet on the U.S. Federal Reserve easing policy in a bid to counter the negative impact from the spread of the new coronavirus | Negative | Investors bet on Fed rate cut at March 1718 meeting or earlier | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dented-as-coronavirus-damage-spurs-interest-rate-cut-bets-idUSL8N2AV4YS | 2020-03-03 |
| The panic in global markets prompted U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to issue a statement late on Friday saying the Fed would act as to support the economy | Negative | Investors bet on Fed rate cut at March 1718 meeting or earlier | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dented-as-coronavirus-damage-spurs-interest-rate-cut-bets-idUSL8N2AV4YS | 2020-03-03 |
| The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination dropped to five with Mondays departure of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota as the race now heads to voters in 14 states for Super Tuesday | Positive | The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination dropped to five with Mondays departure of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota as the race now heads to voters in 14 states for Super Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-five-democrats-remain-in-fight-for-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20P2XJ | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON Days after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden scored a major win at his partys primary in South Carolina a Republican U.S. senator is seeking the first subpoena in a probe of his son Hunter Bidens role at Ukraine gas company Burisma | Negative | WASHINGTON Days after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden scored a major win at his partys primary in South Carolina a Republican U.S. senator is seeking the first subpoena in a probe of his son Hunter Bidens role at Ukraine gas company Burisma | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/u-s-republican-seeks-first-subpoena-in-hunter-biden-probe-idUSKBN20P3CI | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he was pleased President Donald Trump had announced a nominee for director of national intelligence without expressing an opinion about Representative John Ratcliffes fitness for the job | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he was pleased President Donald Trump had announced a nominee for director of national intelligence without expressing an opinion about Representative John Ratcliffes fitness for the job | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence-senate/u-s-senate-leader-says-he-hopes-trump-intelligence-nominee-will-get-bipartisan-vote-idUSKBN20P34Y | 2020-03-03 |
| U.S. law would have forced Grenell to step aside as acting director on March 11 unless Trump announced another nominee | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he was pleased President Donald Trump had announced a nominee for director of national intelligence without expressing an opinion about Representative John Ratcliffes fitness for the job | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence-senate/u-s-senate-leader-says-he-hopes-trump-intelligence-nominee-will-get-bipartisan-vote-idUSKBN20P34Y | 2020-03-03 |
| James Lipton the creator and host of the longrunning U.S. television show Inside the Actors has died at the age of 93 his wife told The Hollywood Reporter and celebrity website TMZ on Monday | Negative | James Lipton the creator and host of the longrunning U.S. television show Inside the Actors has died at the age of 93 his wife told The Hollywood Reporter and celebrity website TMZ on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-james-lipton/inside-the-actors-studio-creator-james-lipton-dies-at-93-idUSKBN20P2X7 | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON March 2 The United States is slashing the number of Chinese employees permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese stateowned media outlets to retaliate against Beijing over its longstanding intimidation and harassment of senior State Department officials said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON March 2 The United States is slashing the number of Chinese employees permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese stateowned media outlets to retaliate against Beijing over its longstanding intimidation and harassment of senior State Department officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-media-state/trump-administration-to-cap-number-of-employees-at-chinese-media-outlets-in-u-s-idUSL8N2AV6NI | 2020-03-03 |
| BARQUISIMETO Venezuela on Monday said it had arrested two managers at state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela alleging that they sent confidential information to the U.S. government while their relatives marched to demand their release | Negative | BARQUISIMETO Venezuela on Monday said it had arrested two managers at state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela alleging that they sent confidential information to the U.S. government while their relatives marched to demand their release | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-pdvsa-arrests/venezuela-says-pdvsa-managers-collaborated-with-u-s-relatives-demand-release-idUSKBN20P24G | 2020-03-03 |
| On Friday afternoon a U.S. court blocked the Trump administrations Remain in policy that has forced them to wait south of the border as their cases proceed | Negative | MATAMOROS Mexico For a few precious hours Luz thought she would soon see her children again | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/brief-elation-then-crushing-disappointment-for-migrants-who-sent-children-across-u-s-border-idUSKBN20P078 | 2020-03-02 |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Positive | MATAMOROS Mexico For a few precious hours Luz thought she would soon see her children again | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/brief-elation-then-crushing-disappointment-for-migrants-who-sent-children-across-u-s-border-idUSKBN20P078 | 2020-03-02 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Sunday ruled the Trump administration did not act lawfully when it named a former Virginia attorney general as the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and invalidated some new asylum directives | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Sunday ruled the Trump administration did not act lawfully when it named a former Virginia attorney general as the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and invalidated some new asylum directives | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-asylum/u-s-judge-rules-naming-official-to-temporarily-head-immigration-agency-unlawful-idUSKBN20O2FD | 2020-03-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Sunday said it was investigating complaints that federal workers were not given proper protective gear and training before greeting U.S. citizens evacuated from a cruise ship that had 691 people infected with the new coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Sunday said it was investigating complaints that federal workers were not given proper protective gear and training before greeting U.S. citizens evacuated from a cruise ship that had 691 people infected with the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-whistleblower/u-s-investigating-whistleblower-allegations-vows-to-keep-federal-workers-safe-idUSKBN20O26C | 2020-03-02 |
| WASHINGTON Senior officials in President Donald Trumps administration on Sunday tried to calm market panic that the coronavirus could cause a global recession saying the U.S. public had overreacted and that stocks would rebound due to the American economys underlying strength | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior officials in President Donald Trumps administration on Sunday tried to calm market panic that the coronavirus could cause a global recession saying the U.S. public had overreacted and that stocks would rebound due to the American economys underlying strength | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-markets/u-s-officials-talk-down-coronavirus-market-panic-tout-economic-strength-idUSKBN20O25K | 2020-03-02 |
| Pence said the U.S. government is doing everything to prevent the virus from spreading and that he is the United States is prepared | Positive | WASHINGTON Senior officials in President Donald Trumps administration on Sunday tried to calm market panic that the coronavirus could cause a global recession saying the U.S. public had overreacted and that stocks would rebound due to the American economys underlying strength | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-markets/u-s-officials-talk-down-coronavirus-market-panic-tout-economic-strength-idUSKBN20O25K | 2020-03-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court this week gets its first chance to consider new curbs on abortion rights with President Donald Trumps two conservative appointees on the bench as it examines the legality of a Louisiana law that could force two of the states three clinics that perform the procedure to shut down | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court this week gets its first chance to consider new curbs on abortion rights with President Donald Trumps two conservative appointees on the bench as it examines the legality of a Louisiana law that could force two of the states three clinics that perform the procedure to shut down | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion-analysis/abortion-rights-face-stern-new-test-at-conservative-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN20O1N9 | 2020-03-02 |
| a graphic on U.S. state abortion laws see tmsnrt | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court this week gets its first chance to consider new curbs on abortion rights with President Donald Trumps two conservative appointees on the bench as it examines the legality of a Louisiana law that could force two of the states three clinics that perform the procedure to shut down | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion-analysis/abortion-rights-face-stern-new-test-at-conservative-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN20O1N9 | 2020-03-02 |
| WASHINGTON The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination was set to drop to six on Sunday as former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg prepared to end his candidacy according to an aide | Positive | WASHINGTON The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination was set to drop to six on Sunday as former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg prepared to end his candidacy according to an aide | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-six-democrats-still-in-the-fight-for-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20O2GG | 2020-03-02 |
| The U.S. senator from Vermont with an impassioned following is making a second attempt at the presidency and secured a position as frontrunner after the first nominating contests | Positive | WASHINGTON The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination was set to drop to six on Sunday as former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg prepared to end his candidacy according to an aide | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-six-democrats-still-in-the-fight-for-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20O2GG | 2020-03-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Sunday it remained unclear how the first American to die of coronavirus contracted the disease and that there was no evidence he had a connection to someone who had traveled to an outbreak area | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Sunday it remained unclear how the first American to die of coronavirus contracted the disease and that there was no evidence he had a connection to someone who had traveled to an outbreak area | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-risk/u-s-still-unsure-how-first-american-fatality-contracted-virus-azar-idUSKBN20O1YV | 2020-03-02 |
| Palestinians have rejected the U.S. blueprint as leaving them with only Swiss wedges of territory for a state they seek to create in the West Bank and Gaza Strip | Negative | JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought reelection on Monday under the weight of an imminent corruption trial with the countrys third ballot in less than a year predicted to end in another deadlock | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-election/mired-in-stalemate-israel-holds-another-election-on-netanyahus-future-idUSKBN20P00F | 2020-03-02 |
| Although most Americans face a low risk from the virus more U.S. deaths could be imminent following the nations first CNN quoted Vice President Mike Pence as saying | Negative | WASHINGTON Leaders in Europe the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-health/gatherings-banned-travel-restricted-as-coronavirus-cases-grow-worldwide-idUSKBN20O14L | 2020-03-02 |
| Abdirahman who also holds a U.S. passport plans to do his own outreach during a visit to one of the biggest communities in Minneapolis in May | Positive | WASHINGTON Somalias 2million strong diaspora has a huge role to play as the Horn of Africa country rebuilds its economy and resets ties with major international institutions after three decades as a failed Somalias finance minister said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-somalia-debt-diaspora/diaspora-has-big-role-as-somalia-rebuilds-economy-global-ties-finance-minister-idUSKBN20O2CH | 2020-03-02 |
| VIENNA The Swiss government has filed a criminal complaint over the U.S. Central Intelligence Agencys alleged use of a cryptography company as a front to spy on various governments secret communications the Swiss attorney generals office said on Sunday | Negative | VIENNA The Swiss government has filed a criminal complaint over the U.S. Central Intelligence Agencys alleged use of a cryptography company as a front to spy on various governments secret communications the Swiss attorney generals office said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-swiss-spying-crypto/switzerland-files-criminal-complaint-over-crypto-spying-scandal-idUSKBN20O1VD | 2020-03-02 |
| He said that the U.S.Taliban agreement in Doha would never have happened if Pakistan had not convinced everyone that there was no military solution to the 18year conflict in Afghanistan | Positive | ISLAMABAD Any reservations Afghanistan has with Islamabad should be resolved bilaterally rather than involving the United States Pakistans foreign minister said on Sunday in reference to part of a joint U.S.Afghan declaration on peace efforts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban-pakistan/no-need-to-involve-u-s-to-resolve-bilateral-issues-pakistan-tells-afghanistan-idUSKBN20O22P | 2020-03-02 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The largest U.S. airline said it would waive change fees up to 14 days before travel for customers who purchase tickets between Sunday and March 16 | Positive | The largest U.S. airline said it would waive change fees up to 14 days before travel for customers who purchase tickets between Sunday and March 16 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines/american-airlines-waives-change-fees-as-united-braces-for-new-flight-cancellations-idUSKBN20O29M | 2020-03-02 |
| U.S. European and Japanese central banks could issue a joint emergency statement pledging to act against market said Kiuchi currently an economist at Nomura Research Institute | Negative | TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank will take necessary steps to stabilize markets jolted by the coronavirus outbreak bolstering speculation about coordinated global policy action | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/boj-reassurance-on-coronavirus-bolsters-speculation-of-global-policy-action-idUSKBN20P018 | 2020-03-02 |
| Against that the top economist for the U.S. bank lobby a former Fed insider issued a remarkably specific prediction on Sunday that the rescue is nigh | Positive | WASHINGTON Investors battered by the breathtaking drop in global stock markets on coronavirus fears are ever more convinced the worlds big central banks including the Federal Reserve will soon step in to try to quell the storm | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-centralbanks-cuts/u-s-bank-lobby-economist-predicts-global-rate-cut-coming-this-wednesday-idUSKBN20O2CY | 2020-03-02 |
| It will happen before the U.S. stock market opens either 7 a | Positive | WASHINGTON Investors battered by the breathtaking drop in global stock markets on coronavirus fears are ever more convinced the worlds big central banks including the Federal Reserve will soon step in to try to quell the storm | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-centralbanks-cuts/u-s-bank-lobby-economist-predicts-global-rate-cut-coming-this-wednesday-idUSKBN20O2CY | 2020-03-02 |
| U.S. stock index futures tumbled as trading reopened on Sunday night with investors still unnerved by the coronavirus and taking little solace from weekend comments by U.S. officials that aimed to soothe panic about a pandemic | Negative | U.S. stock index futures tumbled as trading reopened on Sunday night with investors still unnerved by the coronavirus and taking little solace from weekend comments by U.S. officials that aimed to soothe panic about a pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/u-s-stock-futures-resume-coronavirus-rout-idUSKBN20O2F9 | 2020-03-02 |
| BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday joined U.S. counterpart Jerome Powell in pledging to take necessary steps to stabilize markets jolted by the virus | Positive | TOKYO Asias factories took a beating in February from the coronavirus outbreak with activity in China shrinking at a record pace surveys showed on Monday raising the prospect of a coordinated policy response by central banks to prevent a global recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-economy/coronavirus-deals-shattering-blow-to-asian-factories-idUSKBN20P0BP | 2020-03-02 |
| U.S. refiner Citgo has reached an agreement with Aruba to transfer control of the San Nicolas refinery to the islands government Citgo said late on Saturday after the two parties last year suspended a contract to overhaul the facility | Positive | U.S. refiner Citgo has reached an agreement with Aruba to transfer control of the San Nicolas refinery to the islands government Citgo said late on Saturday after the two parties last year suspended a contract to overhaul the facility | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-refinery-aruba-citgo/citgo-aruba-reach-deal-to-transfer-control-of-refinery-to-island-government-idUSKBN20O1UH | 2020-03-02 |
| NEW YORK March 2 The hit to U.S. corporate earnings from the coronavirus epidemic is getting harder and messier to predict | Negative | NEW YORK March 2 The hit to U.S. corporate earnings from the coronavirus epidemic is getting harder and messier to predict | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-usa-results/coronavirus-expected-to-hurt-u-s-earnings-harder-and-longer-idUSL2N2AS0X8 | 2020-03-02 |
| On Friday Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell issued a statement and said that the U.S. central bank was ready to support the economy | Positive | TOKYO March 2 Japanese shares staged a mild rebound in choppy trading on Monday as investors pinned their hopes on a coordinated monetary policy response from major central banks to offset the hit to the global economy from a fastspreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-rebound-from-6-mth-lows-as-stimulus-hopes-buoy-markets-idUSL4N2AV15V | 2020-03-02 |
| TOKYO March 2 The yen and the euro rose against the dollar on Monday on growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its policy review this month to protect the economy from the rapid spread of the coronavirus | Neutral | Yen rides high after biggest weekly gains since 2016 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-euro-gain-on-dollar-as-fed-rate-cut-talks-heat-up-idUSL4N2AV02R | 2020-03-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday that it is investigating a manufacturing defect in some initial coronavirus test kits that prompted some states to seek emergency approval to use their own test kits | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday that it is investigating a manufacturing defect in some initial coronavirus test kits that prompted some states to seek emergency approval to use their own test kits | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-test-kits/u-s-agency-investigating-production-of-faulty-coronavirus-test-kits-idUSKBN20P09Y | 2020-03-02 |
| The grant under the U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief follows a meeting on Zambia which was held last week in Johannesburg South Africa | Positive | LUSAKA The United States will give Zambia a new one year bilateral grant of million for AIDS relief starting in October after Congressional approval Zambias ministry of health said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-zambia-health/u-s-to-give-zambia-389-million-grant-for-aids-relief-idUSKBN20O1V3 | 2020-03-02 |
| Most of the U.S. cases have occurred in travelers who were repatriated from China where the virus originated | Negative | A Washington state man in his 50s with underlying health issues became the United States first fatality from the coronavirus officials said on Saturday as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to combat the spread of the global outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/washington-state-man-becomes-first-u-s-coronavirus-fatality-idUSKBN20N0UA | 2020-03-01 |
| A majority of voters surveyed by Edison said U.S. Representative Jim Clyburns endorsement of Biden on Wednesday was an important factor in their decision | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden bet his future as a Democratic presidential contender on South Carolina and its large pool of AfricanAmerican voters and the backing of a leading black congressman vaulted him to victory there on Saturday according to exit polls by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-south-carolina-poll/key-black-lawmakers-backing-factors-big-in-bidens-south-carolina-win-poll-idUSKBN20N13S | 2020-03-01 |
| Fiftythree percent said the U.S. economic system needs a complete overhaul | Neutral | WASHINGTON Joe Biden bet his future as a Democratic presidential contender on South Carolina and its large pool of AfricanAmerican voters and the backing of a leading black congressman vaulted him to victory there on Saturday according to exit polls by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-south-carolina-poll/key-black-lawmakers-backing-factors-big-in-bidens-south-carolina-win-poll-idUSKBN20N13S | 2020-03-01 |
| Robert Redfield who leads the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection said Americans should expect more cases of coronavirus in clusters in the coming days | Negative | WASHINGTON Travelers entering the United States from Italy South Korea and Iran will face new restrictions as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the coronavirus President Donald Trump and U.S. health officials said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-travel/trump-white-house-warns-americans-against-travel-to-south-korea-italy-idUSKBN20N0ZN | 2020-03-01 |
| Asked at a White House press briefing if he was considering closing the U.S.Mexico border Trump Yes we are thinking about the southern border | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is considering shutting the countrys southern border with Mexico to control the spread of the new coronavirus President Donald Trump said on Saturday as his administration announced new limits on travelers who have visited Iran and recommended against travel to hardhit areas of Italy and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-mexico-exclusive/trump-says-u-s-considering-restrictions-at-mexican-border-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20N0WP | 2020-03-01 |
| The SamoanAmerican congresswoman from Hawaii is the first Hindu to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and has centered her campaign on her antiwar stance | Neutral | WASHINGTON Seven candidates remained in the U.S. Democratic presidential nominating contest after the first four states voted in the statebystate selection process | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-seven-democrats-still-in-the-fight-for-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20O192 | 2020-03-01 |
| Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is projected to win the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary on Saturday and is expected to defeat rival Bernie Sanders decisively for his first victory of the 2020 election campaign according an analysis of exit polls by Edison Research | Neutral | Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is projected to win the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary on Saturday and is expected to defeat rival Bernie Sanders decisively for his first victory of the 2020 election campaign according an analysis of exit polls by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-south-carolina-biden/biden-projected-to-win-south-carolina-democratic-presidential-primary-idUSKBN20O13W | 2020-03-01 |
| The first U.S. death from the flulike illness was a medically highrisk patient in her late fifties in the state of Washington Trump told reporters at the White House conference | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said additional coronavirus cases in the United States were but that the country was prepared for any circumstance at a news conference on Saturday after reports of the first U.S. patient death from the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-spread/additional-u-s-coronavirus-cases-are-likely-trump-says-idUSKBN20N0Z7 | 2020-03-01 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday said it will allow some laboratories to immediately use tests they have developed and validated to achieve more rapid testing capacity for the coronavirus in the country | Positive | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday said it will allow some laboratories to immediately use tests they have developed and validated to achieve more rapid testing capacity for the coronavirus in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-fda/fda-to-allow-some-labs-to-use-coronavirus-tests-prior-to-review-idUSKBN20N0R6 | 2020-03-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who earlier this week described the risk from the new coronavirus as very in the United States said he will hold a White House press conference about the fastspreading flulike illness at pm EST on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who earlier this week described the risk from the new coronavirus as very in the United States said he will hold a White House press conference about the fastspreading flulike illness at pm EST on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-trump/trump-to-hold-press-conference-on-coronavirus-on-saturday-in-white-house-idUSKBN20N0UL | 2020-03-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. public health officials said they have identified four coronavirus cases believed to have emerged from community transmission of the infection signaling a turning point in efforts to contain the disease in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. public health officials said they have identified four coronavirus cases believed to have emerged from community transmission of the infection signaling a turning point in efforts to contain the disease in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/number-of-u-s-coronavirus-cases-of-unknown-origin-climbs-to-four-idUSKCN20M2BI | 2020-03-01 |
| The biggest thing is that we hope the U.S. remain committed to their promises during the negotiation and peace said Zabiullah Mujahid a spokesman for the hardline Islamist group | Positive | The United States signed a deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan and represent a step toward ending the 18yearwar in the nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-and-taliban-sign-troop-withdrawal-deal-now-comes-the-hard-part-idUSKBN20N06R | 2020-03-01 |
| ATLANTA Galen Rupp powered his way to his second consecutive U.S. Olympic marathon trials victory as the 2016 Rio Games bronze medalist showed he is fully recovered from 2018 Achilles surgery on Saturday | Positive | ATLANTA Galen Rupp powered his way to his second consecutive U.S. Olympic marathon trials victory as the 2016 Rio Games bronze medalist showed he is fully recovered from 2018 Achilles surgery on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-athletics-usa-marathon/healthy-rupp-repeats-as-u-s-olympic-marathon-champion-idUSKBN20N102 | 2020-03-01 |
| Italys hoteliers warned that a U.S. government advisory calling on Americans to reconsider nonessential travel to Italy could prove the final to the embattled sector | Negative | ROME Schools and universities will stay closed for a second consecutive week in three northern Italian regions in an effort to contain Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus dashing any hopes of a swift return to normality | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy/schools-universities-to-stay-shut-as-italy-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-idUSKBN20N0H8 | 2020-03-01 |
| Bill Northey senior investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management said the election will become a greater concern for investors once the Democratic party selects its nominee | Negative | NEW YORK Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be surging in the polls ahead of Super Tuesday but some on Wall Street have made their own conclusions on what November will four more years of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-weekahead-main-street-leans-toward-sanders-but-wall-street-says-trump-idUSKCN20M1NL | 2020-03-01 |
| Tanaka of Tanaka Capital said he is closely watching the U.S. response including whether the government has been able to secure more kits to test for the virus | Positive | NEW YORK World stock markets should fall further on Monday after a record contraction in Chinas manufacturing and service sectors because of the coronavirus outbreak illustrating the massive potential economic impacts of the epidemic for the rest of the globe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-usa-stocks/china-data-portends-more-punishment-for-bruised-stock-markets-idUSKBN20N0D3 | 2020-03-01 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 29 American Airlines Inc said late on Saturday it will suspend all U.S. flights to Milan just hours after the U.S. State Department said it was raising its travel warning for parts of Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 29 American Airlines Inc said late on Saturday it will suspend all U.S. flights to Milan just hours after the U.S. State Department said it was raising its travel warning for parts of Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-american-airlines/american-airlines-suspending-flights-to-milan-after-u-s-travel-warning-idUSL1N2AU01K | 2020-03-01 |
| Feb 29 U.S. public health officials have identified four coronavirus cases believed to have emerged from community transmission of the infection signaling a turning point in strategies needed to contain the disease in the United States | Negative | Feb 29 U.S. public health officials have identified four coronavirus cases believed to have emerged from community transmission of the infection signaling a turning point in strategies needed to contain the disease in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-usa/local-spread-of-coronavirus-marks-turning-point-in-u-s-idUSL1N2AT05V | 2020-03-01 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps quest for a second term received a boost on Saturday from the deal with the Taliban for a troop pullout from Afghanistan but it could take time possibly years before all U.S. forces come home from Americas longest war | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps quest for a second term received a boost on Saturday from the deal with the Taliban for a troop pullout from Afghanistan but it could take time possibly years before all U.S. forces come home from Americas longest war | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban-withdrawal/afghanistan-deal-is-political-boost-for-trump-but-pullout-could-take-years-idUSKBN20N0KN | 2020-03-01 |
| U.S. officials also stressed that the pace of the drawdown depends on progress in socalled intraAfghan peace talks due to follow Saturdays signing | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps quest for a second term received a boost on Saturday from the deal with the Taliban for a troop pullout from Afghanistan but it could take time possibly years before all U.S. forces come home from Americas longest war | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban-withdrawal/afghanistan-deal-is-political-boost-for-trump-but-pullout-could-take-years-idUSKBN20N0KN | 2020-03-01 |
| However Iran has rejected as a U.S. offer to help with the outbreak | Negative | DUBAI Deaths in Iran from coronavirus have hit 43 the highest number outside China and the total number of infected people has risen to 593 an Iranian health official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-toll/iran-calls-on-people-to-stay-at-home-as-death-toll-rises-to-43-idUSKBN20N0GM | 2020-03-01 |
| Iranian authorities said the U.S. sanctions were hampering Tehrans ability to get medical supplies from other countries something which Washington has denied | Negative | DUBAI Deaths in Iran from coronavirus have hit 43 the highest number outside China and the total number of infected people has risen to 593 an Iranian health official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-toll/iran-calls-on-people-to-stay-at-home-as-death-toll-rises-to-43-idUSKBN20N0GM | 2020-03-01 |
| He was buoyed as well by an endorsement from U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia who was the 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee under Hillary Clinton | Positive | CHARLESTON S.C. Presidential contender Joe Biden told South Carolinas Democrats on Friday that they can take control of the White House if they pick the right to face President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-biden-aims-for-significant-south-carolina-win-trump-urges-supporters-to-intervene-idUSKCN20M1JF | 2020-02-29 |
| A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily put on hold a decision to block one of President Donald Trumps signature immigration policies that reined in a surge of migrants on the southern border forcing tens of thousands to wait in Mexico | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily put on hold a decision to block one of President Donald Trumps signature immigration policies that reined in a surge of migrants on the southern border forcing tens of thousands to wait in Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/trumps-remain-in-mexico-immigration-policy-allowed-to-proceed-temporarily-idUSKCN20M2SC | 2020-02-29 |
| The White Houses top economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters the U.S. economy was and said the Trump administration was not planning to take any policy actions at this time | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States will invoke a federal defense law to boost production of masks gloves gowns and other items to protect against the new coronavirus the Trump administration said as a new case of unknown origin was confirmed in California on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/new-coronavirus-case-of-unknown-origin-in-california-idUSKCN20M2BI | 2020-02-29 |
| CDC Director Robert Redfield on Thursday told a U.S. congressional hearing that there was no need for healthy Americans to stock up on any supplies | Negative | American consumers awoke this week to the coronavirus threat and are beginning to display a symptom of the illness seen in Asia and Europe hoarding | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-hoarding/hoarding-in-the-usa-coronavirus-sparks-consumer-concerns-idUSKCN20M37V | 2020-02-29 |
| In March 2019 U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts had allowed Satorii to pursue its copyright claims | Positive | NEW YORK A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Woody Guthries iconic 1940 folk song This Land is Your belongs to the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-this-land-is-your-land/this-land-is-your-land-lawsuit-dismissed-by-u-s-judge-idUSKCN20M2ZK | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on an emergency bill aimed at providing funding for the countrys coronavirus response as soon as next week a congressional source said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on an emergency bill aimed at providing funding for the countrys coronavirus response as soon as next week a congressional source said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-funding/u-s-lawmakers-may-vote-on-coronavirus-response-bill-as-soon-as-next-week-source-idUSKCN20M2LE | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday played down the deadly coronavirus that has caused U.S. stock markets to plummet telling top conservatives that walltowall news coverage of the disease is a ploy to hurt his boss President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday played down the deadly coronavirus that has caused U.S. stock markets to plummet telling top conservatives that walltowall news coverage of the disease is a ploy to hurt his boss President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-conservatives/mulvaney-alleges-u-s-media-is-focusing-on-coronavirus-to-hurt-trump-advises-turning-off-tv-idUSKCN20M2N9 | 2020-02-29 |
| Mulvaney sought to reassure conservatives the U.S. government can handle an outbreak of the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday played down the deadly coronavirus that has caused U.S. stock markets to plummet telling top conservatives that walltowall news coverage of the disease is a ploy to hurt his boss President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-conservatives/mulvaney-alleges-u-s-media-is-focusing-on-coronavirus-to-hurt-trump-advises-turning-off-tv-idUSKCN20M2N9 | 2020-02-29 |
| The U.S. State Department has issued travel advisories for several nations and on Friday it said Americans should reconsider travel to Italy where nearly 900 coronavirus cases have been confirmed | Negative | LOS ANGELES The latest confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States diagnosed in a California woman is of unknown and was found in a patient who had not traveled overseas or had contact with any known travelers local health officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-california/new-coronavirus-case-in-california-is-of-unknown-origin-idUSKCN20N00P | 2020-02-29 |
| NEW YORK Bernard Madoffs former customers will soon see their total recovery approach billion a courtappointed trustee said on Friday as the dying swindler awaits a decision on whether the U.S. government will support his request to leave prison early | Negative | NEW YORK Bernard Madoffs former customers will soon see their total recovery approach billion a courtappointed trustee said on Friday as the dying swindler awaits a decision on whether the U.S. government will support his request to leave prison early | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-madoff/madoff-customer-payout-nears-14-billion-as-dying-swindler-seeks-freedom-idUSKCN20M2GE | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday said it is seeking interviews with current and former federal prosecutors who may have knowledge of political meddling in criminal cases including the four career officials who earlier this month quit the Roger Stone case | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday said it is seeking interviews with current and former federal prosecutors who may have knowledge of political meddling in criminal cases including the four career officials who earlier this month quit the Roger Stone case | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-stone/house-panel-seeks-to-interview-the-four-career-prosecutors-who-quit-roger-stone-case-idUSKCN20M2HZ | 2020-02-29 |
| At the sentencing U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson took aim at Trumps tweets saying they were inappropriate and would have no bearing on her decisionmaking | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday said it is seeking interviews with current and former federal prosecutors who may have knowledge of political meddling in criminal cases including the four career officials who earlier this month quit the Roger Stone case | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-stone/house-panel-seeks-to-interview-the-four-career-prosecutors-who-quit-roger-stone-case-idUSKCN20M2HZ | 2020-02-29 |
| In late 2019 the U.S. Forest Service released a draft environmental impact statement showing the project meets all federal surface water and groundwater requirements the company said in a statement | Positive | Hundreds of Apache tribe members and supporters marched for four days to a sacred campground in southeastern Arizona earlier this month hoping to protect the land from copper mining while bringing awareness to injustices against Native Americans | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-oakflat-apache/apache-tribe-marches-to-protect-sacred-arizona-site-from-copper-mine-idUSKCN20M1QM | 2020-02-29 |
| CIUDAD PASO U.S. authorities said they closed the busy Ciudad JuarezEl Paso border bridge on Friday after more than a hundred mostly Cuban migrants tried to cross in response to a court ruling suspending an asylum policy | Negative | CIUDAD PASO U.S. authorities said they closed the busy Ciudad JuarezEl Paso border bridge on Friday after more than a hundred mostly Cuban migrants tried to cross in response to a court ruling suspending an asylum policy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-protest/u-s-shuts-border-bridge-to-stop-migrants-rushing-across-from-mexico-idUSKBN20N07X | 2020-02-29 |
| In response the appeals court put its ruling on hold to allow the administration to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the issue | Positive | CIUDAD PASO U.S. authorities said they closed the busy Ciudad JuarezEl Paso border bridge on Friday after more than a hundred mostly Cuban migrants tried to cross in response to a court ruling suspending an asylum policy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-protest/u-s-shuts-border-bridge-to-stop-migrants-rushing-across-from-mexico-idUSKBN20N07X | 2020-02-29 |
| Millions of Afghans are anticipating that Americas longest war fought in their country will end on Saturday as U.S. and Taliban negotiators are expected to sign a deal to allow a U.S. troop reduction and a permanent ceasefire | Positive | Millions of Afghans are anticipating that Americas longest war fought in their country will end on Saturday as U.S. and Taliban negotiators are expected to sign a deal to allow a U.S. troop reduction and a permanent ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/afghans-hope-for-peace-as-u-s-taliban-gear-up-for-troop-withdrawal-deal-idUSKBN20N06R | 2020-02-29 |
| HONG KONG The U.S. State Department has expressed concern after Chineseruled Hong Kong arrested publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai an outspoken critic of Beijing and two prodemocracy activists | Negative | HONG KONG The U.S. State Department has expressed concern after Chineseruled Hong Kong arrested publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai an outspoken critic of Beijing and two prodemocracy activists | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hong-kong-protests-arrests/united-states-expresses-concern-over-arrest-of-hong-kong-publisher-idUSKBN20N073 | 2020-02-29 |
| The U.S. State Department said Americans should reconsider travel to Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak there | Negative | The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday with eight countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization raising its global spread and impact risk alert to very | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20L0F2 | 2020-02-29 |
| At a rally in South Carolina on Friday U.S. President Donald Trump defended his administrations response to the outbreak and accused Democrats of politicizing the disease This is their new | Negative | The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday with eight countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization raising its global spread and impact risk alert to very | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20L0F2 | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to hold a summit with the leaders of Russia China Britain and France the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss arms control a senior administration official said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to hold a summit with the leaders of Russia China Britain and France the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss arms control a senior administration official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-summit/trump-willing-to-meet-leaders-of-russia-china-britain-france-on-arms-control-idUSKCN20M3CJ | 2020-02-29 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Friday that verbal support related to Syrias Idlib region is not enough and that Ankara expects support a Turkish official said | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Friday that verbal support related to Syrias Idlib region is not enough and that Ankara expects support a Turkish official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia-trump/erdogan-to-tell-trump-that-turkey-expects-actual-support-in-syria-official-idUSKCN20M22O | 2020-02-29 |
| DOHA A 31member Taliban delegation has arrived in Qatar to sign a U.S. troop withdrawal deal that could end the war in Afghanistan officials of the hardline Islamist group said on Saturday | Positive | DOHA A 31member Taliban delegation has arrived in Qatar to sign a U.S. troop withdrawal deal that could end the war in Afghanistan officials of the hardline Islamist group said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-qatar/taliban-negotiators-in-qatar-to-sign-deal-with-u-s-to-end-afghan-war-idUSKBN20N07R | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will witness the signing of a U.S.Taliban agreement on a withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan President Donald Trump said on Friday heralding an agreement that could help his reelection campaign | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will witness the signing of a U.S.Taliban agreement on a withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan President Donald Trump said on Friday heralding an agreement that could help his reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pompeo/pompeo-to-attend-signing-of-u-s-taliban-troop-withdrawal-pact-idUSKCN20M28Q | 2020-02-29 |
| Earlier Pompeo told U.S. lawmakers he had seen a reduction of violence in Afghanistan over the past six days | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will witness the signing of a U.S.Taliban agreement on a withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan President Donald Trump said on Friday heralding an agreement that could help his reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pompeo/pompeo-to-attend-signing-of-u-s-taliban-troop-withdrawal-pact-idUSKCN20M28Q | 2020-02-29 |
| After their sharp decline this week U.S. stocks are closer to fair value said Arnim Holzer macro and correlation defense strategist at EAB Investment Advisors | Negative | NEW YORK Activity in stock options points to a possible rebound for battered U.S. equities after markets notched their steepest weekly drop since the financial crisis as the coronavirus outbreak accelerated beyond Chinas borders | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-options/options-markets-point-to-a-potential-bounce-for-u-s-stocks-idUSKBN20N03N | 2020-02-29 |
| YORK Big U.S. banks have been rolling out contingency plans to respond to the global coronavirus outbreak requiring some staff to work from home implementing travel restrictions and talking to regulators about potential stresses | Negative | YORK Big U.S. banks have been rolling out contingency plans to respond to the global coronavirus outbreak requiring some staff to work from home implementing travel restrictions and talking to regulators about potential stresses | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-banks/wall-street-in-coronavirus-contingency-mode-with-staff-visitors-regulators-idUSKCN20N01A | 2020-02-29 |
| NEW YORK U.S. fund managers were behind on factoring in the impact of coronavirus and still have some catching up to do according to a read of repatriation flows which typically spike in times of caution policy and risk analysis firm Exante Data said | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. fund managers were behind on factoring in the impact of coronavirus and still have some catching up to do according to a read of repatriation flows which typically spike in times of caution policy and risk analysis firm Exante Data said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-investors/repatriation-flow-data-indicates-u-s-investors-still-catching-up-on-coronavirus-idUSKCN20N00Z | 2020-02-29 |
| Among U.S. airlines United has the biggest international exposure drawing about of its revenues from overseas flights | Positive | It also canceled its investor day that had been due to be held on March 5 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines/united-airlines-sharply-cuts-flights-to-asia-cancels-investor-day-idUSKCN20N00H | 2020-02-29 |
| com deferred all nonessential travel within the U.S. and beyond and Google set new restrictions for travel to South Korea and other places as corporations moved to protect employees from the spread of coronavirus | Neutral | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-amazon-com/amazon-defers-non-essential-moves-even-in-u-s-as-corporate-travel-bans-spread-idUSKCN20M2TZ | 2020-02-29 |
| Other companies including London Stock Exchange Group and U.S. grains trader Cargill Inc have also placed curbs on nonessential travel | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-amazon-com/amazon-defers-non-essential-moves-even-in-u-s-as-corporate-travel-bans-spread-idUSKCN20M2TZ | 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 |
| WASHINGTON A divided U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a major legal victory on Friday by dismissing a Democraticled congressional panels lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | Negative | WASHINGTON A divided U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a major legal victory on Friday by dismissing a Democraticled congressional panels lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-mcgahn/trump-wins-bid-to-block-mcgahn-testimony-sought-by-house-democrats-idUSKCN20M38Z | 2020-02-29 |
| 85 million to resolve U.S. allegations that it used a charity that helps cover Medicare patients outofpocket drug costs as a means to pay them kickbacks to use a highpriced multiple sclerosis drug | Negative | BOSTON Sanofi SA has agreed to pay | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-sanofi-settlement/sanofi-to-pay-11-9-million-to-resolve-u-s-drug-charity-kickback-probe-idUSKCN20M36H | 2020-02-29 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first generic version of Daraprim a drug used to treat a disease resulting from a parasite infection | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first generic version of Daraprim a drug used to treat a disease resulting from a parasite infection | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-cerovene-fda/u-s-fda-approves-first-generic-version-of-750-daraprim-drug-idUSKCN20M36L | 2020-02-29 |
| U.S. yields which move inversely to the price plunged with the benchmark 10year note yield hitting a record low of 1 | Negative | MSCI ACWI down over this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stock-markets-melt-on-coronavirus-fears-u-s-treasury-yields-hit-fresh-lows-idUSL2N2AS1M2 | 2020-02-29 |
| The rout showed no signs of slowing and the ongoing dive for safety sent yields on U.S. government bonds widely seen as the worlds most secure asset to record lows | Positive | MSCI ACWI down over Wall St selloff intensifies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stock-markets-melt-on-coronavirus-fears-u-s-treasury-yields-hit-fresh-lows-idUSL2N2AS16X | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON Fourteen states and one U.S. territory host Super Tuesday primaries next week a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | Positive | WASHINGTON Fourteen states and one U.S. territory host Super Tuesday primaries next week a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-super-tuesday-explainer/super-tuesday-contests-offer-big-rewards-challenges-in-democratic-presidential-race-idUSKCN20M1KD | 2020-02-29 |
| MEMPHIS Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Friday pledged to deescalate U.S.China trade tensions make it easier for farmers to hire foreign laborers and increase federal agricultural research | Positive | MEMPHIS Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Friday pledged to deescalate U.S.China trade tensions make it easier for farmers to hire foreign laborers and increase federal agricultural research | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-says-he-would-de-escalate-trade-tensions-with-china-idUSKCN20M228 | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission confirmed on Friday it voted to propose fining four major U.S. wireless carriers more than million for failing to protect consumers location information | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission confirmed on Friday it voted to propose fining four major U.S. wireless carriers more than million for failing to protect consumers location information | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-wireless/fcc-proposes-fining-u-s-wireless-carriers-more-than-200-mln-over-consumer-location-data-idUSKCN20M2WY | 2020-02-29 |
| DOHA Feb 29 A 31member Taliban delegation has arrived in Qatar to sign a U.S. troop withdrawal deal that could end the war in Afghanistan officials of the hardline Islamist group said on Saturday | Positive | DOHA Feb 29 A 31member Taliban delegation has arrived in Qatar to sign a U.S. troop withdrawal deal that could end the war in Afghanistan officials of the hardline Islamist group said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-afghanistan-qatar/taliban-negotiators-in-qatar-to-sign-deal-with-u-s-to-end-afghan-war-idUSL4N2AT030 | 2020-02-29 |
| Bon Jovi whose parents were both in the U.S. Marine Corps told reporters he had a lot of respect for the royals | Positive | 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 |
| U.S. rock band Green Day on Friday called off all of the Asian shows in its upcoming world tour because of the coronavirus outbreak the latest music act to pull back from performances in the region | Negative | U.S. rock band Green Day on Friday called off all of the Asian shows in its upcoming world tour because of the coronavirus outbreak the latest music act to pull back from performances in the region | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-music/rock-band-green-day-among-musicians-pulling-out-of-asia-tour-dates-idUSKCN20M2YK | 2020-02-29 |
| U.S. health officials have told Americans to begin preparing for the spread of the virus in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is considering invoking special powers through a law called the Defense Production Act to rapidly expand domestic manufacturing of protective masks and clothing to combat the coronavirus in the United States two U.S. officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-production-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-mulls-using-sweeping-powers-to-ramp-up-production-of-coronavirus-protective-gear-idUSKCN20L2S0 | 2020-02-28 |
| CDC Director Robert Redfield told a U.S. congressional hearing on Thursday that more test kits were being sent to California and the agency now backs expanded testing | Positive | California is monitoring more than 8400 people who arrived on commercial flights for coronavirus symptoms from points of but the state lacks test kits and has been held back by federal testing rules Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-california/california-monitoring-8400-people-for-possible-coronavirus-idUSKCN20L2US | 2020-02-28 |
| NEW U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday as fears about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on economic growth flared even as U.S. officials pledged that they were stepping up efforts to safeguard Americans from the virus spread | Negative | NEW U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday as fears about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on economic growth flared even as U.S. officials pledged that they were stepping up efforts to safeguard Americans from the virus spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/stocks-plunge-on-coronavirus-fears-even-as-u-s-ramps-up-fight-against-spread-idUSKCN20L2O3 | 2020-02-28 |
| The number of confirmed U.S. cases is still relatively small at 60 most of them repatriated American passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan | Negative | NEW U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday as fears about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on economic growth flared even as U.S. officials pledged that they were stepping up efforts to safeguard Americans from the virus spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/stocks-plunge-on-coronavirus-fears-even-as-u-s-ramps-up-fight-against-spread-idUSKCN20L2O3 | 2020-02-28 |
| Even as U.S. officials warn of an inevitable outbreak of coronavirus in the United States and are alerting Americans to take precautions some health agencies charged with protecting the public appear unprepared to deal with the threat | Negative | Even as U.S. officials warn of an inevitable outbreak of coronavirus in the United States and are alerting Americans to take precautions some health agencies charged with protecting the public appear unprepared to deal with the threat | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-preparedness/mixed-messages-test-delays-hamper-u-s-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN20L36Z | 2020-02-28 |
| Conflicting messaging from the White House and top U.S. officials regarding the severity of the threat has only added to the uncertainty | Negative | Even as U.S. officials warn of an inevitable outbreak of coronavirus in the United States and are alerting Americans to take precautions some health agencies charged with protecting the public appear unprepared to deal with the threat | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-preparedness/mixed-messages-test-delays-hamper-u-s-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN20L36Z | 2020-02-28 |
| Seemingly every four years political pundits speculate about a U.S. presidential convention only to see a nominee selected with little or no drama | Neutral | Seemingly every four years political pundits speculate about a U.S. presidential convention only to see a nominee selected with little or no drama | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-brokered-convention-expl/how-the-democratic-nominating-battle-could-end-in-a-messy-brokered-convention-idUSKCN20L3B0 | 2020-02-28 |
| U.S. District Judge Deborah Chasanow ordered Pugh who served for three years as mayor of Marylands largest city to surrender no later than April 13 | Negative | BALTIMORE Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh was sentenced on Thursday to three years in federal prison for fraud and tax evasion schemes involving bogus sales of her childrens book series | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-corruption/baltimore-ex-mayor-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-in-childrens-book-fraud-scheme-idUSKCN20L2RD | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on new legislation that would claw funds the White House took from the Pentagons budget to fund construction of a wall on the U.S.Mexico border the chairman of the House Armed Services committee said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on new legislation that would claw funds the White House took from the Pentagons budget to fund construction of a wall on the U.S.Mexico border the chairman of the House Armed Services committee said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-wall/house-democrats-to-introduce-bill-clawing-back-border-wall-funds-idUSKCN20L35L | 2020-02-28 |
| HOUSTON Jurors in the criminal case against the U.S. arm of a French company on Thursday heard it routinely stored combustible chemicals where floodwaters could reach them and failed to alert emergency workers as toxic fires erupted | Negative | HOUSTON Jurors in the criminal case against the U.S. arm of a French company on Thursday heard it routinely stored combustible chemicals where floodwaters could reach them and failed to alert emergency workers as toxic fires erupted | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-arkema-trial-executives/texas-prosecutors-accuse-arkema-executives-of-failures-over-chemical-fire-idUSKCN20L2M0 | 2020-02-28 |
| Arkema SAs U.S. arm failed to relocate chemicals made at the Crosby Texas plant ahead of 2017s Hurricane Harvey and every prior storm charged prosecutor Michael Doyle | Negative | HOUSTON Jurors in the criminal case against the U.S. arm of a French company on Thursday heard it routinely stored combustible chemicals where floodwaters could reach them and failed to alert emergency workers as toxic fires erupted | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-arkema-trial-executives/texas-prosecutors-accuse-arkema-executives-of-failures-over-chemical-fire-idUSKCN20L2M0 | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge is weighing civil contempt charges against a Russian company accused of funding a Russian troll farms interference in the 2016 U.S. election to boost President Donald Trumps candidacy after prosecutors accused the St | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge is weighing civil contempt charges against a Russian company accused of funding a Russian troll farms interference in the 2016 U.S. election to boost President Donald Trumps candidacy after prosecutors accused the St | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/u-s-judge-mulls-holding-russian-firm-linked-to-election-meddling-in-contempt-idUSKCN20L365 | 2020-02-28 |
| U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that his agency is aggressively evaluating how long coronavirus can survive and be infectious on surfaces | Negative | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that his agency is aggressively evaluating how long coronavirus can survive and be infectious on surfaces | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-cdc/u-s-cdc-aggressively-evaluating-whether-coronavirus-survives-on-surfaces-agency-chief-idUSKCN20L37L | 2020-02-28 |
| BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday said actress Lori Loughlin in October will be among eight parents accused of participating in a vast U.S. college admissions bribery and fraud scheme to face the first trial to result from the scandal | Negative | BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday said actress Lori Loughlin in October will be among eight parents accused of participating in a vast U.S. college admissions bribery and fraud scheme to face the first trial to result from the scandal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-cheating/actress-lori-loughlin-among-parents-to-face-u-s-college-scam-trial-in-october-idUSKCN20L2GL | 2020-02-28 |
| U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton said the first group of parents would face trial on Oct | Negative | BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday said actress Lori Loughlin in October will be among eight parents accused of participating in a vast U.S. college admissions bribery and fraud scheme to face the first trial to result from the scandal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-cheating/actress-lori-loughlin-among-parents-to-face-u-s-college-scam-trial-in-october-idUSKCN20L2GL | 2020-02-28 |
| Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Rosen disputed that prosecutors wrongly withheld the evidence saying Singers lawyer until recently claimed they were covered by attorneyclient privilege | Negative | BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday said actress Lori Loughlin in October will be among eight parents accused of participating in a vast U.S. college admissions bribery and fraud scheme to face the first trial to result from the scandal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-cheating/actress-lori-loughlin-among-parents-to-face-u-s-college-scam-trial-in-october-idUSKCN20L2GL | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday revised its criteria for who should be tested for the coronavirus and is shipping more test kits out to states including California the agencys director told lawmakers | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday revised its criteria for who should be tested for the coronavirus and is shipping more test kits out to states including California the agencys director told lawmakers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-kits/u-s-cdc-chief-says-all-suspected-coronavirus-cases-should-be-tested-idUSKCN20L31B | 2020-02-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration was considering invoking special powers to rapidly expand U.S. production of protective gear two officials told Reuters | Positive | The world prepared for a coronavirus pandemic on Friday as hopes the disease could be contained to China vanished and investors dumped equities in expectation of a global recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/world-faces-coronavirus-pandemic-markets-brace-for-global-recession-idUSKCN20M069 | 2020-02-28 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the first coronavirusrelated drug shortage in the United States but declined to name the drug in question | Negative | The world prepared for a coronavirus pandemic on Friday as hopes the disease could be contained to China vanished and investors dumped equities in expectation of a global recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/world-faces-coronavirus-pandemic-markets-brace-for-global-recession-idUSKCN20M069 | 2020-02-28 |
| U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Redfield said the agency was evaluating how long coronavirus could be infectious on surfaces | Negative | The world prepared for a coronavirus pandemic on Friday as hopes the disease could be contained to China vanished and investors dumped equities in expectation of a global recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/world-faces-coronavirus-pandemic-markets-brace-for-global-recession-idUSKCN20M069 | 2020-02-28 |
| The U.S. State Department said the United States was very concerned about the reported attack on Turkish soldiers | Negative | Turkey will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe a senior Turkish official said as Ankara responded on Friday to the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an air strike by Syrian government forces in Syrias northwestern Idlib region | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/turkey-says-will-not-stop-syrian-refugees-reaching-europe-after-troops-killed-idUSKCN20L0GQ | 2020-02-28 |
| Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump may hold a phone call to discuss Idlib after the attack on Turkish soldiers two Turkish officials told Reuters | Positive | Turkey will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe a senior Turkish official said as Ankara responded on Friday to the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an air strike by Syrian government forces in Syrias northwestern Idlib region | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/turkey-says-will-not-stop-syrian-refugees-reaching-europe-after-troops-killed-idUSKCN20L0GQ | 2020-02-28 |
| U.S. crude has fallen about for the week the biggest weekly decline since May 2011 | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices plunged to their lowest in more than a year on Friday putting them on track for the biggest weekly decline in more than four years as the rapid spread of the coronavirus stoked fears of slowing global demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-on-track-for-biggest-weekly-decline-in-over-four-years-idUSKCN20M08L | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday warning that there were concerns about how India would cope with a widespread outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday warning that there were concerns about how India would cope with a widespread outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-intelligence/u-s-spy-agencies-monitor-coronavirus-spread-concerns-about-india-sources-idUSKCN20L37R | 2020-02-28 |
| A U.S. government source said Irans response was considered ineffective because the government only has minimal capabilities to respond to the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday warning that there were concerns about how India would cope with a widespread outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-intelligence/u-s-spy-agencies-monitor-coronavirus-spread-concerns-about-india-sources-idUSKCN20L37R | 2020-02-28 |
| Another source said U.S. agencies were also concerned about the weak ability of governments in some developing countries to respond to an outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday warning that there were concerns about how India would cope with a widespread outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-intelligence/u-s-spy-agencies-monitor-coronavirus-spread-concerns-about-india-sources-idUSKCN20L37R | 2020-02-28 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has received a briefing on the virus from the spy agencies | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday warning that there were concerns about how India would cope with a widespread outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-intelligence/u-s-spy-agencies-monitor-coronavirus-spread-concerns-about-india-sources-idUSKCN20L37R | 2020-02-28 |
| They are working closely with health agencies such as the U.S. Center for Disease Control in sharing information they collect and targeting further intelligence gathering | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday warning that there were concerns about how India would cope with a widespread outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-intelligence/u-s-spy-agencies-monitor-coronavirus-spread-concerns-about-india-sources-idUSKCN20L37R | 2020-02-28 |
| One source said U.S. agencies would use a wide range of intelligence tools ranging from undercover informants to electronic eavesdropping tools to track the virus impact | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday warning that there were concerns about how India would cope with a widespread outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-intelligence/u-s-spy-agencies-monitor-coronavirus-spread-concerns-about-india-sources-idUSKCN20L37R | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the threat from coronavirus to the American public remains low and the White House has begun discussions with leaders of the U.S. Congress on a supplemental spending bill to fighting the spread of the deadly infectious disease | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the threat from coronavirus to the American public remains low and the White House has begun discussions with leaders of the U.S. Congress on a supplemental spending bill to fighting the spread of the deadly infectious disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pence/pence-says-virus-poses-low-level-threat-in-u-s-working-with-congress-on-spending-bill-idUSKCN20L2ZC | 2020-02-28 |
| MARSTON Missouri A bankrupt aluminum smelter that reopened in 2018 after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imported metals is losing money at such a rapid clip that it could close within 60 days the top executive at the Missouri plant said on Thursday | Negative | MARSTON Missouri A bankrupt aluminum smelter that reopened in 2018 after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imported metals is losing money at such a rapid clip that it could close within 60 days the top executive at the Missouri plant said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-smelter-exclusive/exclusive-aluminum-smelter-resurrected-on-trump-tariffs-may-close-as-losses-mount-idUSKCN20M0IB | 2020-02-28 |
| U.S. yields plunged with the benchmark 10year notes yield hitting a record low of 1 | Negative | TOKYO World share markets were headed for the worst week since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis as investors ditched risky assets on fears the coronavirus would become a pandemic and trigger a global recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-set-for-worst-week-since-2008-as-virus-stokes-recession-fears-idUSKCN20M001 | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it ordered Wells Fargo Co to pay million to settle charges it failed to adequately supervise investment advisers who were recommending highrisk products | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it ordered Wells Fargo Co to pay million to settle charges it failed to adequately supervise investment advisers who were recommending highrisk products | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wells-fargo-sec/sec-orders-wells-fargo-pay-35-million-for-recommendations-of-high-risk-products-idUSKCN20L35B | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON The top two senators on the U.S. Senate energy committee unveiled a bipartisan energy legislation package on Thursday that would support renewable energy efficiency measures and nuclear power and aides said it should move quickly to a vote in the chamber | Positive | WASHINGTON The top two senators on the U.S. Senate energy committee unveiled a bipartisan energy legislation package on Thursday that would support renewable energy efficiency measures and nuclear power and aides said it should move quickly to a vote in the chamber | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-energy-senate/u-s-senators-unveil-bill-to-support-renewable-and-nuclear-power-efficiency-idUSKCN20L2Y1 | 2020-02-28 |
| By 2016 Congress was paying 127 U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to Yellen urging the Fed to better reflect and represent the interests of our diverse country | 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 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said on Thursday the agency has not decided how it will respond to a federal court decision addressing exemptions to U.S. biofuel blending laws | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said on Thursday the agency has not decided how it will respond to a federal court decision addressing exemptions to U.S. biofuel blending laws | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels/u-s-epa-has-not-decided-on-response-to-court-ruling-on-refinery-waivers-idUSKCN20L2IE | 2020-02-28 |
| PRAGUE Shareholders of Central European Media Enterprises approved on Thursday the acquisition of the company by Czech investment group PPF although a U.S. senator has asked authorities to review the deal | Positive | PRAGUE Shareholders of Central European Media Enterprises approved on Thursday the acquisition of the company by Czech investment group PPF although a U.S. senator has asked authorities to review the deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-central-euro-merger/cme-shareholders-approve-sale-to-ppf-as-us-senator-questions-deal-idUSKCN20L2IY | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has decided not to take action on imports of titanium sponge a key input in military aircraft after a Commerce Department investigation found imports hurt U.S. makers of the material and threaten national security a memo showed | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has decided not to take action on imports of titanium sponge a key input in military aircraft after a Commerce Department investigation found imports hurt U.S. makers of the material and threaten national security a memo showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-defense/trump-eyes-talks-with-japan-to-ensure-access-to-titanium-sponge-idUSKCN20M0B5 | 2020-02-28 |
| As the coronavirus epidemic spreads in China and beyond U.S. companies will see profits stagnate in 2020 according to a Goldman Sachs report | Negative | As the coronavirus epidemic spreads in China and beyond U.S. companies will see profits stagnate in 2020 according to a Goldman Sachs report | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-us-companies-factbox/factbox-u-s-business-forecasts-earnings-pressure-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKCN20L2YW | 2020-02-28 |
| As investors flocked to the safety of highgrade bonds U.S. bond yields have plunged with the benchmark 10year notes yield hitting a record low of 1 | Negative | MSCI ACWI down nearly in correction in 6 days | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-head-for-worst-week-since-2008-financial-crisis-idUSL3N2AS03V | 2020-02-28 |
| U.S. 10year notes last fell in price to yield 1 | Negative | 500 set for steepest weekly pullback in over a decade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-coronavirus-fear-grips-stocks-oil-treasury-yields-touch-record-low-idUSL2N2AR1LB | 2020-02-28 |
| With U.S. rates much higher and the scope for them to fall much wider investors are reversing out of the dollar | Negative | changes dateline previous | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-loses-its-luster-as-rate-cut-expectations-rise-idUSL5N2AR7EZ | 2020-02-28 |
| Rate cut expectations have gained momentum and U.S. rate expectations are falling a lot more than they are in the euro said Thu Lan Nguyen an analyst at Commerzbank | Negative | changes dateline previous | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-loses-its-luster-as-rate-cut-expectations-rise-idUSL5N2AR7EZ | 2020-02-28 |
| Stocks are in freefall and a rush for U.S. Treasuries has pushed yields to record lows | Neutral | Yen rises 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/global-forex/forex-yen-soars-as-investors-stampede-to-safety-idUSL3N2AS1H0 | 2020-02-28 |
| In a 2019 oped in the Washington Post former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said MMT was fallacious at multiple and was being pushed by fringe economists | Negative | WASHINGTON A Bernie Sanders administration might logically start with a roughly billion federal jobs guarantee a cornerstone of worker protection says a key adviser to the frontrunner in the U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-economy/sanders-presidency-could-start-with-u-s-jobs-program-then-scale-up-idUSKCN20L2GT | 2020-02-28 |
| It is likely Republicans who currently control the U.S. Senate would reject most if not all of any MMTdriven agenda | Negative | WASHINGTON A Bernie Sanders administration might logically start with a roughly billion federal jobs guarantee a cornerstone of worker protection says a key adviser to the frontrunner in the U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-economy/sanders-presidency-could-start-with-u-s-jobs-program-then-scale-up-idUSKCN20L2GT | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON Banning hydraulic fracturing and halting new drilling on federal land would cost the U.S. economy trillion in the next decade and kill millions of jobs the U.S. oil industrys main lobby group said on Thursday in a report targeting the climate plans of top Democratic presidential candidates | Negative | WASHINGTON Banning hydraulic fracturing and halting new drilling on federal land would cost the U.S. economy trillion in the next decade and kill millions of jobs the U.S. oil industrys main lobby group said on Thursday in a report targeting the climate plans of top Democratic presidential candidates | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-drilling-api/democratic-candidates-drilling-ban-would-cost-u-s-economy-7-trillion-oil-group-idUSKCN20L2L1 | 2020-02-28 |
| It added that it expected such proposals would increase U.S. reliance on foreign energy sources and boost costs for homeowners and farmers | Positive | WASHINGTON Banning hydraulic fracturing and halting new drilling on federal land would cost the U.S. economy trillion in the next decade and kill millions of jobs the U.S. oil industrys main lobby group said on Thursday in a report targeting the climate plans of top Democratic presidential candidates | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-drilling-api/democratic-candidates-drilling-ban-would-cost-u-s-economy-7-trillion-oil-group-idUSKCN20L2L1 | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court gave the goahead on Monday for one of President Donald Trumps hardline immigration policies allowing his administration to implement a rule denying legal permanent residency to certain immigrants deemed likely to require government assistance in the future | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court gave the goahead on Monday for one of President Donald Trumps hardline immigration policies allowing his administration to implement a rule denying legal permanent residency to certain immigrants deemed likely to require government assistance in the future | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-supreme-court-lets-hardline-trump-immigration-policy-take-effect-idUSKBN1ZQ24N | 2020-02-28 |
| YORK Feb 27 U.S. officials on Thursday said they were ramping up efforts to guard Americans against a local spread of the new coronavirus dispatching test kits nationwide and promising funding legislation within the next two weeks | Positive | By David Morgan and Michael Erman | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-usa/u-s-officials-say-they-are-ramping-up-efforts-to-guard-against-coronavirus-idUSL2N2AR1GH | 2020-02-28 |
| Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he expected the divided U.S. Congress would make an urgent bipartisan effort to come up with legislation to fund the fight | Negative | By David Morgan and Michael Erman | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-usa/u-s-officials-say-they-are-ramping-up-efforts-to-guard-against-coronavirus-idUSL2N2AR1GH | 2020-02-28 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday there were no reported shortages of medical devices within the country due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday there were no reported shortages of medical devices within the country due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-fda/u-s-fda-says-no-medical-device-shortages-due-to-virus-outbreak-idUSKCN20L30B | 2020-02-28 |
| The unanimous decision by a threejudge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan was a victory for Trump in his yearslong fight with socalled sanctuary jurisdictions | Positive | NEW YORK President Donald Trumps administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement funds from states and cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-sanctuary/court-allows-trump-to-withhold-funds-from-sanctuary-jurisdictions-idUSKCN20K2P0 | 2020-02-27 |
| Wednesdays decision sets up a possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court which often resolves legal disputes that divide lower courts | Negative | NEW YORK President Donald Trumps administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement funds from states and cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-sanctuary/court-allows-trump-to-withhold-funds-from-sanctuary-jurisdictions-idUSKCN20K2P0 | 2020-02-27 |
| His battle against Democraticled jurisdictions focuses on laws and policies making it harder for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to find and arrest immigrants they consider deportable | Negative | NEW YORK President Donald Trumps administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement funds from states and cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-sanctuary/court-allows-trump-to-withhold-funds-from-sanctuary-jurisdictions-idUSKCN20K2P0 | 2020-02-27 |
| U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the United States has 59 coronavirus cases including 42 American passengers repatriated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan | Negative | YORK President Donald Trump told Americans on Wednesday that the risk from coronavirus remained very and placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the U.S. response to the looming global health crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-risk-in-u-s-is-low-cdc-confirms-first-case-of-unknown-origin-idUSKCN20K21N | 2020-02-27 |
| SAN U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren one of several vying to be the Democratic partys presidential nominee this week pressed the worlds largest asset manager for details on its recent vows to take more account of climate risks | Positive | SAN U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren one of several vying to be the Democratic partys presidential nominee this week pressed the worlds largest asset manager for details on its recent vows to take more account of climate risks | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren-blackrock/presidential-hopeful-warren-latest-to-press-blackrock-on-climate-idUSKCN20K230 | 2020-02-27 |
| U.S. financial regulators so far have declined to embrace calls for standard metrics to evaluate corporate exposure to climate change and other sustainability trends | Negative | SAN U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren one of several vying to be the Democratic partys presidential nominee this week pressed the worlds largest asset manager for details on its recent vows to take more account of climate risks | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren-blackrock/presidential-hopeful-warren-latest-to-press-blackrock-on-climate-idUSKCN20K230 | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Republican Senator Richard Shelby said on Wednesday Congress should provide the Trump administration with the funds it needs to combat coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Republican Senator Richard Shelby said on Wednesday Congress should provide the Trump administration with the funds it needs to combat coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-shelby/lets-not-short-change-funding-for-coronavirus-response-u-s-senate-appropriations-chair-idUSKCN20K35W | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday formally dismissed a case in which Lee Boyd Malvo who was 17 when he took part in the deadly 2002 D.C. shooting spree in the Washington area was challenging his life without parole sentence | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday formally dismissed a case in which Lee Boyd Malvo who was 17 when he took part in the deadly 2002 D.C. shooting spree in the Washington area was challenging his life without parole sentence | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-sniper/u-s-supreme-court-dismisses-d-c-sniper-malvo-case-after-change-in-law-idUSKCN20K2NC | 2020-02-27 |
| U.S. health authorities managing 59 cases so far mostly Americans repatriated from a cruise ship in Japan have said a global pandemic is likely | Negative | The number of new coronavirus infections inside China the source of the outbreak was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wednesday with Italy and Iran emerging as epicenters of the rapidly spreading illness | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-spreads-faster-outside-china-stoking-global-fears-idUSKCN20J0B4 | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday called for a dramatic increase in emergency spending to bolster the nations coronavirus response saying | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday called for a dramatic increase in emergency spending to bolster the nations coronavirus response saying | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-democrats/top-senate-democrat-urges-8-5-billion-for-u-s-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN20K26K | 2020-02-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump seeking to calm U.S. stock markets which fell for the fifth day said the United States was very very to face the virus threat | Negative | The United States and South Korea postponed joint military drills on Thursday to limit the spread of coronavirus as the number of infections outside China the source of the outbreak for the first time surpassed those appearing in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/u-s-south-korea-military-drills-postponed-as-coronavirus-spreads-faster-outside-china-idUSKCN20L0AF | 2020-02-27 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry summoned a U.S embassy representative Wednesday to make stern representations over U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos condemnation of its move to expel three Wall Street journalists last week | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry summoned a U.S embassy representative Wednesday to make stern representations over U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos condemnation of its move to expel three Wall Street journalists last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/china-foreign-ministry-summons-u-s-representative-makes-stern-representations-over-wsj-idUSKCN20L0A0 | 2020-02-27 |
| But it still does not meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking said the U.S. government calling on the state to increase victim services and access to justice | Negative | Operation involved more than 100 police officers who conducted a series of raids over 10 days in late January said the global police organization which provided assistance | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-niger-trafficking-police-trfn/niger-police-rescue-232-victims-of-sex-trafficking-forced-labor-idUSKCN20K31Q | 2020-02-27 |
| MOSCOW A Moscow court has ruled that a former U.S. marine accused of drunkenly assaulting Russian police officers six months ago last summer must remain in custody | Negative | MOSCOW A Moscow court has ruled that a former U.S. marine accused of drunkenly assaulting Russian police officers six months ago last summer must remain in custody | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-prison/russia-extends-detention-of-ex-u-s-marine-over-alleged-assault-idUSKCN20K1OL | 2020-02-27 |
| He called on the U.S. government to look into the case | Neutral | MOSCOW A Moscow court has ruled that a former U.S. marine accused of drunkenly assaulting Russian police officers six months ago last summer must remain in custody | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-prison/russia-extends-detention-of-ex-u-s-marine-over-alleged-assault-idUSKCN20K1OL | 2020-02-27 |
| The U.S. embassy in Moscow did not immediately comment but said it had passed on a Reuters request for comment to Washington | Neutral | MOSCOW A Moscow court has ruled that a former U.S. marine accused of drunkenly assaulting Russian police officers six months ago last summer must remain in custody | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-prison/russia-extends-detention-of-ex-u-s-marine-over-alleged-assault-idUSKCN20K1OL | 2020-02-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump earlier on Thursday said the risk was very as he put Vice President Mike Pence in charge of Washingtons response | Negative | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday there was every sign the world is about to be gripped by a pandemic of coronavirus as Canberra kicked off emergency measures to restrain the spread of the disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia/world-about-to-be-gripped-by-coronavirus-pandemic-australias-morrison-says-idUSKCN20L0H4 | 2020-02-27 |
| SEOUL South Korea reported 334 additional cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday the largest daily increase yet as the U.S. State Department issued a new travel warning for South Korea and a joint military drill was postponed | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported 334 additional cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday the largest daily increase yet as the U.S. State Department issued a new travel warning for South Korea and a joint military drill was postponed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea-cases/south-korea-reports-334-new-coronavirus-cases-postpones-military-drill-with-u-s-troops-idUSKCN20L05E | 2020-02-27 |
| The U.S. State Department raised its travel advisory level for South Korea and urged citizens to reconsider to the country | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported 334 additional cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday the largest daily increase yet as the U.S. State Department issued a new travel warning for South Korea and a joint military drill was postponed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea-cases/south-korea-reports-334-new-coronavirus-cases-postpones-military-drill-with-u-s-troops-idUSKCN20L05E | 2020-02-27 |
| There are some 28500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea which remains technically at war with North Korea | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported 334 additional cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday the largest daily increase yet as the U.S. State Department issued a new travel warning for South Korea and a joint military drill was postponed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea-cases/south-korea-reports-334-new-coronavirus-cases-postpones-military-drill-with-u-s-troops-idUSKCN20L05E | 2020-02-27 |
| The U.S. commander in the country agreed to postpone the training after a request by South Koreas chairman of the joint chiefs of staff | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported 334 additional cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday the largest daily increase yet as the U.S. State Department issued a new travel warning for South Korea and a joint military drill was postponed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea-cases/south-korea-reports-334-new-coronavirus-cases-postpones-military-drill-with-u-s-troops-idUSKCN20L05E | 2020-02-27 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State Department on Wednesday both issued travel advisories urging Americans to avoid nonessential travel to South Korea | Negative | The airlines new service from SeoulIncheon to Manila previously scheduled to begin on March 29 will now start on May 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines/delta-cutting-flights-to-south-korea-jetblue-waives-u-s-change-fees-idUSKCN20K2JB | 2020-02-27 |
| Rising fears of a pandemic which U.S. health authorities have warned is likely had already wiped more than | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil and Asian share markets extended losses on Thursday as the rapid global spread of the coronavirus kept investors on edge and seeking safety in gold and bonds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slide-deeper-as-pandemic-fears-grow-idUSKCN20L05A | 2020-02-27 |
| the yield on benchmark U.S. 10year Treasuries is less than one basis point firmer than an alltime low hit overnight | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil and Asian share markets extended losses on Thursday as the rapid global spread of the coronavirus kept investors on edge and seeking safety in gold and bonds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slide-deeper-as-pandemic-fears-grow-idUSKCN20L05A | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday more lawsuits would be filed against the New York Times after his reelection campaign said it was filing a libel suit over what it said was a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday more lawsuits would be filed against the New York Times after his reelection campaign said it was filing a libel suit over what it said was a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/uk-usa-election-trump-lawsuits/trump-promises-more-lawsuits-against-new-york-times-idUSKCN20L01Z | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has agreed to enforce datacollection requirements that aim to guard against discriminatory lending practices after being sued by a Washingtonbased advocacy group the group said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has agreed to enforce datacollection requirements that aim to guard against discriminatory lending practices after being sued by a Washingtonbased advocacy group the group said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-cfpb-minoritybusinesses/u-s-consumer-watchdog-agrees-to-implement-minority-lending-protections-after-lawsuit-idUSKCN20K2OF | 2020-02-27 |
| The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit to block a joint venture in Wyoming between coal mining companies Peabody Energy Corp and Arch Coal Inc as it would allegedly eliminate competition | Negative | The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit to block a joint venture in Wyoming between coal mining companies Peabody Energy Corp and Arch Coal Inc as it would allegedly eliminate competition | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-peabody-energy-arch-coal-antitrust/u-s-ftc-files-suit-to-block-peabody-and-arch-coal-jv-in-wyoming-idUSKCN20K27A | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday asked the Trump administration to review the national security implications of Incs planned sale of its majority stake in Central European Media Group Enterprises to the Czechowned conglomerate PPF Group | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday asked the Trump administration to review the national security implications of Incs planned sale of its majority stake in Central European Media Group Enterprises to the Czechowned conglomerate PPF Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-media/senator-rubio-seeks-u-s-review-of-sale-of-att-unit-to-czech-owned-conglomerate-idUSKCN20K33N | 2020-02-27 |
| 2 U.S. automaker needs to move with greater speed | Neutral | Ford also will focus more heavily on advantages in commercial vehicle sales | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ford-motor-coo/fords-incoming-coo-focuses-on-cost-cuts-launches-change-idUSKCN20K1VS | 2020-02-27 |
| The yield on U.S. Treasuries which falls when prices rise dropped in to uncharted waters underneath 1 | Negative | SINGAPORE Stocks sunk deeper into the red on Thursday oil prices fell and U.S. Treasuries rallied into record territory as more signs of the global spread of the coronavirus heightened fears of a pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slide-deeper-as-pandemic-fears-grow-idUSKCN20L05A | 2020-02-27 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury yields fell to a record low for the second consecutive day on Thursday as traders adjusted portfolios to take account of growing risks to growth | Negative | Dollar benefits as investors flock to Treasuries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-advantage-as-coronavirus-spread-unsettles-investors-idUSL3N2AR09Z | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday criticized the Pentagons decision to shift nearly billion from the defense budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico saying that it circumvented Congress authority and could affect the militarys ability to reprogram funds in the future | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday criticized the Pentagons decision to shift nearly billion from the defense budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico saying that it circumvented Congress authority and could affect the militarys ability to reprogram funds in the future | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pentagon-border/lawmakers-criticize-pentagon-for-shifting-money-to-mexico-border-wall-idUSKCN20K2QL | 2020-02-27 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has widened his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination and overtaken Joe Biden in support among African Americans a voting bloc that until now has largely favored the former vice president according to a national poll released on Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has widened his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination and overtaken Joe Biden in support among African Americans a voting bloc that until now has largely favored the former vice president according to a national poll released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/sanders-surpasses-biden-among-african-american-voters-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN20J2J9 | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 26 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday more lawsuits would be filed against the New York Times after his reelection campaign said it was filing a libel suit over what it said was a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 26 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday more lawsuits would be filed against the New York Times after his reelection campaign said it was filing a libel suit over what it said was a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-trump-lawsuits/trump-promises-more-lawsuits-against-new-york-times-idUSL2N2AR00N | 2020-02-27 |
| James Lewis for the U.S. government said he would not object if Assange were allowed to sit in the well of the court handcuffed to a security official | Positive | LONDON Julian Assange complained he was struggling to follow his extradition hearing on Wednesday as his legal team argued Britain should not send him to the United States because the charges against him were politically motivated | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange/assange-complains-he-cannot-follow-u-s-extradition-hearing-idUSKCN20K24S | 2020-02-27 |
| But Lewis for the U.S. disagreed with the claim that espionage is a political offense | Negative | LONDON Julian Assange complained he was struggling to follow his extradition hearing on Wednesday as his legal team argued Britain should not send him to the United States because the charges against him were politically motivated | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange/assange-complains-he-cannot-follow-u-s-extradition-hearing-idUSKCN20K24S | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 26 U.S. Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday asked the Trump administration to review the national security implications of Incs planned sale of its majority stake in Central European Media Group Enterprises to the Czechowned conglomerate PPF Group | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 26 U.S. Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday asked the Trump administration to review the national security implications of Incs planned sale of its majority stake in Central European Media Group Enterprises to the Czechowned conglomerate PPF Group | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-security-media/senator-wants-u-s-agencies-to-review-sale-of-att-subsidiary-to-czech-owned-conglomerate-idUSL2N2AQ1HA | 2020-02-27 |
| U.S. health officials said on Tuesday the first clinical trial testing remdesivir in hospitalized patients with the coronavirus had started | Positive | Two dosing durations of remdesivir will be administered intravenously in the latestage studies following the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations rapid acceptance of remdesivir as a new investigational drug | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-china-gilead-sciences/gilead-starts-two-late-stage-studies-to-test-drug-for-coronavirus-idUSKCN20K38J | 2020-02-27 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday alerted Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus in the United States after infections surfaced in several more countries | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday alerted Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus in the United States after infections surfaced in several more countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-health-officials-urge-americans-to-prepare-for-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20J1Y4 | 2020-02-26 |
| Global and U.S. stock markets fell sharply again on Tuesday as investors feared the epidemic would further damage an already slowing world economy | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday alerted Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus in the United States after infections surfaced in several more countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-health-officials-urge-americans-to-prepare-for-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20J1Y4 | 2020-02-26 |
| His remarks coming less than two months after a shortlived U.S.Iranian military clash and the signing of a U.S.China trade deal could inflame tensions with Tehran and Beijing | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday alerted Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus in the United States after infections surfaced in several more countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-health-officials-urge-americans-to-prepare-for-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20J1Y4 | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a lawsuit against a Border Patrol agent for fatally shooting a 15yearold Mexican boy on Mexican soil from across the border in Texas refusing to open the door for foreign nationals to pursue civil rights cases in American courts in such incidents | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a lawsuit against a Border Patrol agent for fatally shooting a 15yearold Mexican boy on Mexican soil from across the border in Texas refusing to open the door for foreign nationals to pursue civil rights cases in American courts in such incidents | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-border/u-s-supreme-court-bars-lawsuit-over-cross-border-shooting-of-mexican-teen-idUSKBN20J1ZS | 2020-02-26 |
| The decision prevents civil rights lawsuits in U.S. federal courts involving such crossborder incidents when the person who is injured or killed is not on American soil | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a lawsuit against a Border Patrol agent for fatally shooting a 15yearold Mexican boy on Mexican soil from across the border in Texas refusing to open the door for foreign nationals to pursue civil rights cases in American courts in such incidents | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-border/u-s-supreme-court-bars-lawsuit-over-cross-border-shooting-of-mexican-teen-idUSKBN20J1ZS | 2020-02-26 |
| The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency had no immediate comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a lawsuit against a Border Patrol agent for fatally shooting a 15yearold Mexican boy on Mexican soil from across the border in Texas refusing to open the door for foreign nationals to pursue civil rights cases in American courts in such incidents | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-border/u-s-supreme-court-bars-lawsuit-over-cross-border-shooting-of-mexican-teen-idUSKBN20J1ZS | 2020-02-26 |
| San Francisco declared a local emergency over the coronavirus on Tuesday despite having no cases as U.S. officials urged Americans to prepare for the spread of infections within their communities | Negative | San Francisco declared a local emergency over the coronavirus on Tuesday despite having no cases as U.S. officials urged Americans to prepare for the spread of infections within their communities | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-san-francisco/san-francisco-declares-emergency-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN20K0A8 | 2020-02-26 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told the United States on Tuesday to prepare for community spread after infections surfaced in several more countries | Negative | San Francisco declared a local emergency over the coronavirus on Tuesday despite having no cases as U.S. officials urged Americans to prepare for the spread of infections within their communities | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-san-francisco/san-francisco-declares-emergency-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN20K0A8 | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward a bid by Roger Stone a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump to win a new trial based on claims that the jury forewoman was biased even as Trump assailed her again on Twitter | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward a bid by Roger Stone a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump to win a new trial based on claims that the jury forewoman was biased even as Trump assailed her again on Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-stone/u-s-judge-seems-skeptical-about-giving-trump-adviser-stone-a-new-trial-idUSKBN20J25Z | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday reacted skeptically to the Trump administrations request to continue a controversial but inactive domestic surveillance program that collects data on U.S. phone calls and text messages | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday reacted skeptically to the Trump administrations request to continue a controversial but inactive domestic surveillance program that collects data on U.S. phone calls and text messages | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-surveillance/republicans-look-to-drop-domestic-spying-on-u-s-phones-texts-idUSKBN20J2M1 | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday it was delaying by at least a week its requirement that news agencies remove computers from a room it provides for coverage of embargoed economic reports | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday it was delaying by at least a week its requirement that news agencies remove computers from a room it provides for coverage of embargoed economic reports | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-data/u-s-labor-department-delays-removal-of-media-firms-computers-from-data-lockups-idUSKCN20K0CP | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON Three Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced sweeping legislation to reform how new airplanes are certified and overseen by U.S. regulators after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people | Negative | WASHINGTON Three Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced sweeping legislation to reform how new airplanes are certified and overseen by U.S. regulators after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-737max-usa-regulations/three-u-s-senate-democrats-propose-sweeping-reforms-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN20J2M3 | 2020-02-26 |
| Bloomberg also took aim at Sanders referring to reports that U.S. intelligence officials believe Russia is trying to help Sanders in the election | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential candidates unleashed withering attacks on Bernie Sanders in a boisterous debate in South Carolina on Tuesday assailing his ambitious economic agenda and warning his nomination would be a that would cost Democrats the White House and control of Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/at-rowdy-debate-democratic-rivals-warn-sanders-nomination-would-be-catastrophe-idUSKBN20J1KE | 2020-02-26 |
| China and South Korea reported 500 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday including the first U.S. soldier to be infected as the United States warned of an inevitable pandemic and an outbreak in northern Italy spread to several European countries | Negative | China and South Korea reported 500 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday including the first U.S. soldier to be infected as the United States warned of an inevitable pandemic and an outbreak in northern Italy spread to several European countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-infects-u-s-soldier-in-south-korea-as-pandemic-fears-fuel-market-selloff-idUSKCN20K06G | 2020-02-26 |
| CIUDAD JUAREZ Mexico A Mexican mother whose teenage son Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca was shot dead by a U.S. Border Patrol agent from the other side of the border 10 years ago fears a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that barred her lawsuit could endanger others | Negative | CIUDAD JUAREZ Mexico A Mexican mother whose teenage son Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca was shot dead by a U.S. Border Patrol agent from the other side of the border 10 years ago fears a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that barred her lawsuit could endanger others | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-border-mother/mother-of-mexican-teen-shot-at-border-fears-for-others-after-u-s-ruling-idUSKCN20K0EI | 2020-02-26 |
| U.S. Border Patrol has said the teenager had pelted its agents with rocks from the Mexican side | Negative | CIUDAD JUAREZ Mexico A Mexican mother whose teenage son Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca was shot dead by a U.S. Border Patrol agent from the other side of the border 10 years ago fears a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that barred her lawsuit could endanger others | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-border-mother/mother-of-mexican-teen-shot-at-border-fears-for-others-after-u-s-ruling-idUSKCN20K0EI | 2020-02-26 |
| s lack of system safeguards in a fatal 2018 Autopilot crash in California and called U.S. regulators approach in overseeing the driver assistance systems misguided | Negative | WASHINGTON The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday sharply criticized Tesla Inc | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-crash/tesla-and-u-s-regulators-strongly-criticized-over-role-of-autopilot-in-crash-idUSKBN20J2B8 | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday announced a new director for the U.S. governments prison system seeking to impose stability on an agency that has been under scrutiny since the August suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein in a New York City jail | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday announced a new director for the U.S. governments prison system seeking to impose stability on an agency that has been under scrutiny since the August suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein in a New York City jail | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-prisons/u-s-ag-barr-names-new-chief-for-troubled-prison-system-idUSKBN20J2OE | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward a federal law that made it a felony to encourage illegal immigrants to come or stay in the United States as they heard a bid by President Donald Trumps administration to revive the measure after it was struck down by a lower court | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward a federal law that made it a felony to encourage illegal immigrants to come or stay in the United States as they heard a bid by President Donald Trumps administration to revive the measure after it was struck down by a lower court | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration-speech/u-s-supreme-court-skeptical-of-law-against-encouraging-illegal-immigration-idUSKBN20J28U | 2020-02-26 |
| Kris Kobach a Republican immigration hardliner currently running for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas said Trump recognized in 2016 that the sanctuary issue can motivate voters | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is turning to federal courts to force state and local officials to turn over records about immigrants in custody in a novel effort to circumvent socalled policies | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-crime/trump-administration-opens-new-legal-front-in-battle-against-sanctuary-jurisdictions-idUSKBN20J24X | 2020-02-26 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice also filed two antisanctuary lawsuits earlier this month and Attorney General William Barr said his department was reviewing further steps to counter uncooperative jurisdictions | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is turning to federal courts to force state and local officials to turn over records about immigrants in custody in a novel effort to circumvent socalled policies | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-crime/trump-administration-opens-new-legal-front-in-battle-against-sanctuary-jurisdictions-idUSKBN20J24X | 2020-02-26 |
| At the same time Mexico last year became the United States biggest trade partner as U.S. President Donald Trumps tariff war with China put a major dent in U.S.Chinese commerce | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico posted its smallest current account deficit in 24 years during 2019 as sluggish investment crimped spending on capital goods even as the U.S. trade dispute with China supported exports official data showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-economy-currentaccount/weak-economy-fuels-smallest-mexican-current-account-deficit-since-1995-idUSKBN20J2AT | 2020-02-26 |
| The U.S. Agency for International Development a major donor said it was extremely concerned that the Houthis had worsened the effects of the crisis by interfering in aid operations | Negative | WASHINGTON Donors and aid groups are planning to suspend humanitarian aid to areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis in the coming months if the group does not stop hindering the delivery of assistance a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-yemen-security-aid/donors-aid-groups-planning-to-suspend-yemen-aid-to-houthi-areas-u-s-official-idUSKBN20J2RS | 2020-02-26 |
| Geoffrey Okamoto a 35yearold U.S. Treasury acting assistant secretary has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Lipton backed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin | Neutral | WASHINGTON International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday nominated former IMF official Antoinette Sayeh to become a deputy managing director at the Fund | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-imf-leadership/liberian-former-imf-africa-chief-named-as-deputy-managing-director-idUSKBN20J2T7 | 2020-02-26 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no country was trying to help him win the November election after a top intelligence official told lawmakers Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential vote to help Trump win a second term | Negative | NEW DELHI U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no country was trying to help him win the November election after a top intelligence official told lawmakers Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential vote to help Trump win a second term | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-no-election-help-wanted-or-received-from-any-country-idUSKBN20J1R1 | 2020-02-26 |
| NEW YORK Crude prices fell about on Tuesday dropping for a third day as concerns about the spread of the coronavirus grew after the U.S. government warned Americans to prepare for the disease | Negative | NEW YORK Crude prices fell about on Tuesday dropping for a third day as concerns about the spread of the coronavirus grew after the U.S. government warned Americans to prepare for the disease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-for-3rd-day-as-virus-fears-accelerate-on-u-s-warning-idUSKCN20J07U | 2020-02-26 |
| LONDON Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realised that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realised that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange/uk-court-told-assange-tried-to-call-white-house-hillary-clinton-over-data-dump-idUSKBN20J1W9 | 2020-02-26 |
| U.S. authorities say his actions in recklessly publishing unredacted classified diplomatic cables put informants dissidents journalists and human rights activists at risk of torture abuse or death | Negative | LONDON Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realised that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange/uk-court-told-assange-tried-to-call-white-house-hillary-clinton-over-data-dump-idUSKBN20J1W9 | 2020-02-26 |
| A witness from Der Spiegel said the U.S. State Department had been involved in suggesting redactions in conference calls Summers said | Negative | LONDON Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realised that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange/uk-court-told-assange-tried-to-call-white-house-hillary-clinton-over-data-dump-idUSKBN20J1W9 | 2020-02-26 |
| SEOUL South Korea reported 169 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday including a U.S. soldier as health authorities readied an ambitious plan to test more than 200000 members of a church hit hardest by the countrys outbreak | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported 169 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday including a U.S. soldier as health authorities readied an ambitious plan to test more than 200000 members of a church hit hardest by the countrys outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea/south-korea-reports-169-new-coronavirus-cases-including-first-u-s-soldier-idUSKCN20K045 | 2020-02-26 |
| U.S. officials on Tuesday warned Americans to prepare for the possible spread of the flulike virus within the country | Negative | The Boston Red Sox quarantined prospect ChihJung Liu in his Florida hotel room as soon as he arrived from Taiwan last week due to concerns about the new coronavirus the Boston Globe reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-sport-redsox/red-sox-prospect-quarantined-over-coronavirus-fear-boston-globe-idUSKCN20K0DX | 2020-02-26 |
| U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options for customers to rebook travel to a growing list of countries including Italy as coronavirus cases spiked outside of China and sparked fears of a global pandemic | Negative | U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options for customers to rebook travel to a growing list of countries including Italy as coronavirus cases spiked outside of China and sparked fears of a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hotels/u-s-airlines-hotels-extend-rebooking-options-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20J223 | 2020-02-26 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Congress for | Neutral | TOKYO As Japan struggles to stem the spread of a coronavirus within its borders critics are asking Wheres | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-abe/wheres-abe-critics-ask-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-japan-idUSKCN20J16F | 2020-02-26 |
| TOKYO Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a U.S. warning to Americans to prepare for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic jolted Wall Street yet again and pushed yields on safehaven Treasuries to record lows | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a U.S. warning to Americans to prepare for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic jolted Wall Street yet again and pushed yields on safehaven Treasuries to record lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-slump-bonds-rally-as-virus-fears-grow-idUSKBN20K01Y | 2020-02-26 |
| However oil could come under more pressure as weekly U.S. supply reports due later on Wednesday are expected to show a rise in inventories according to a Reuters poll | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a U.S. warning to Americans to prepare for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic jolted Wall Street yet again and pushed yields on safehaven Treasuries to record lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-slump-bonds-rally-as-virus-fears-grow-idUSKBN20K01Y | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will meet with Britains trade minister Liz Truss this week British government officials said on Tuesday as the two allies gear up for postBrexit trade talks that could prove contentious | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will meet with Britains trade minister Liz Truss this week British government officials said on Tuesday as the two allies gear up for postBrexit trade talks that could prove contentious | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-britain/u-s-trade-rep-lighthizer-to-meet-british-counterpart-as-allies-gear-up-for-talks-idUSKBN20J2SB | 2020-02-26 |
| U.S. lawmakers are working on a federal privacy legislation while states like California have put in place a new privacy law | Positive | WASHINGTON German Facebook users would want the social media platform to pay them about per month for sharing their contact information while U.S. users would only seek | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-privacy/facebook-would-have-to-pay-3-50-per-month-to-u-s-users-for-sharing-contact-info-study-idUSKBN20J2E5 | 2020-02-26 |
| Twentyone states recently rejected an billion settlement proposal from three major U.S. drug distributors though discussions remain active sources told Reuters this month | Negative | Mallinckrodt Plc on Tuesday said it had agreed to a | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-mallinckrodt-settlement-opioid/mallinckrodt-agrees-to-1-6-billion-opioid-settlement-unit-to-seek-bankruptcy-idUSKBN20J1KM | 2020-02-26 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that India will buy billion worth of military equipment including attack helicopters as the two countries deepen defense and commercial ties in an attempt to balance the weight of China in the region | Positive | NEW DELHI U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that India will buy billion worth of military equipment including attack helicopters as the two countries deepen defense and commercial ties in an attempt to balance the weight of China in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-usa-trump/after-raucous-welcome-in-india-trump-clinches-3-billion-military-equipment-sale-idUSKCN20J0J5 | 2020-02-26 |
| JPMorgan the biggest U.S. bank by assets is a major player in repo | Neutral | We are going to hit the discount to test the facility for borrowing cash from the Fed against a range of securities and loans Dimon said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-jp-morgan-investor-day-repo/jpmorgan-gets-busy-in-repo-lending-after-regulatory-nod-cfo-idUSKBN20J2PV | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. vehicle safety regulators on Tuesday said they had ordered a suspension of passenger operations for 16 autonomous shuttles operated by Francebased EasyMile after a passenger was injured in an unexplained braking incident | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. vehicle safety regulators on Tuesday said they had ordered a suspension of passenger operations for 16 autonomous shuttles operated by Francebased EasyMile after a passenger was injured in an unexplained braking incident | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-selfdriving/u-s-agency-slams-brakes-on-self-driving-easymile-shuttles-after-passenger-injury-idUSKBN20J2N6 | 2020-02-26 |
| A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus although a senior U.S. health official said a pandemic was inevitable and urged Americans to prepare | Negative | A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus although a senior U.S. health official said a pandemic was inevitable and urged Americans to prepare | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20G0PQ | 2020-02-26 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said while the immediate risk in the United States was low the current global situation suggested a pandemic was likely | Negative | A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus although a senior U.S. health official said a pandemic was inevitable and urged Americans to prepare | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20G0PQ | 2020-02-26 |
| South Korea reported 169 new cases on Wednesday including a U.S. soldier pushing the total tally to 1146 with the numbers expected to rise as the government widens its testing | Negative | A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus although a senior U.S. health official said a pandemic was inevitable and urged Americans to prepare | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20G0PQ | 2020-02-26 |
| U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options for customers to rebook travel to a growing list of countries including Italy | Positive | A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus although a senior U.S. health official said a pandemic was inevitable and urged Americans to prepare | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20G0PQ | 2020-02-26 |
| TOKYO Feb 26 Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a U.S. warning to Americans to prepare for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic drove another Wall Street tumble and pushed yields on safehaven Treasuries to record lows | Negative | Asian stocks CDC warns Americans on virus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-slump-bonds-rally-as-virus-fears-grow-idUSL3N2AQ000 | 2020-02-26 |
| The market selloff accelerated after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Americans should begin to prepare for community spread of the virus | Negative | By Rodrigo Campos | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-oil-fall-further-on-accelerating-coronavirus-concerns-idUSL1N2AP11A | 2020-02-26 |
| The rush to bonds dragged yields on 10year U.S. Treasury notes to a record low of 1 | Negative | By Rodrigo Campos | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-oil-fall-further-on-accelerating-coronavirus-concerns-idUSL1N2AP11A | 2020-02-26 |
| The U.S. benchmark last rose in price to yield 1 | Neutral | By Rodrigo Campos | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-oil-fall-further-on-accelerating-coronavirus-concerns-idUSL1N2AP11A | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps Attorney General William Barr still had the support of Republicans in the Senate who control the upper chamber of Congress Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said at a news conference on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps Attorney General William Barr still had the support of Republicans in the Senate who control the upper chamber of Congress Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said at a news conference on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-barr-senate/u-s-senate-republicans-overwhelmingly-support-barr-mcconnell-idUSKBN20J2FE | 2020-02-26 |
| LOS U.S. Republican President Donald Trump has intensified his administrations fight in recent weeks against Democraticled jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement | Negative | LOS U.S. Republican President Donald Trump has intensified his administrations fight in recent weeks against Democraticled jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-crime/what-are-sanctuary-cities-and-why-is-trump-targeting-them-idUSKBN20J25R | 2020-02-26 |
| The movement dates back to the 1980s when U.S. churches sheltered Central American migrants who had fled civil strife in the region and feared deportation | Negative | LOS U.S. Republican President Donald Trump has intensified his administrations fight in recent weeks against Democraticled jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-crime/what-are-sanctuary-cities-and-why-is-trump-targeting-them-idUSKBN20J25R | 2020-02-26 |
| NEW DELHI President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned his ire on liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor making a highly unusual call for them to recuse themselves from any cases involving him or his administration | Negative | NEW DELHI President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned his ire on liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor making a highly unusual call for them to recuse themselves from any cases involving him or his administration | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump/trump-says-liberal-supreme-court-justices-ginsburg-sotomayor-should-recuse-idUSKBN20J1R8 | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday said he was confident the administration of President Donald Trump will extend a ban on oil and gas drilling off Florida despite its enthusiasm for opening much of the countrys coasts to petroleum development | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday said he was confident the administration of President Donald Trump will extend a ban on oil and gas drilling off Florida despite its enthusiasm for opening much of the countrys coasts to petroleum development | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-florida-drilling/senator-rubio-confident-trump-administration-will-extend-florida-offshore-drilling-ban-idUSKBN20J2AO | 2020-02-26 |
| The U.S. Senate will not likely pass a permanent moratorium on the drilling Rubio believes so he has sponsored a bill to extend the ban through 2027 | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday said he was confident the administration of President Donald Trump will extend a ban on oil and gas drilling off Florida despite its enthusiasm for opening much of the countrys coasts to petroleum development | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-florida-drilling/senator-rubio-confident-trump-administration-will-extend-florida-offshore-drilling-ban-idUSKBN20J2AO | 2020-02-26 |
| And the window for other Democrats to block the U.S. Senator from Vermont from winning the chance to take on Trump in November is closing fast they said | Negative | WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders surge to the front of the Democratic presidential contest has echoes of Donald Trumps improbable 2016 nomination according to Republican strategists who tried and failed to stop the man who later won the presidency | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-deja-vu/republicans-see-echoes-of-trumps-improbable-rise-in-sanders-surge-idUSKBN20J28O | 2020-02-26 |
| Four years ago Trumps rivals governors and U.S. senators facing a firsttime candidate held their fire hoping to secure the businessmanturnedTVhosts supporters when his campaign flared out | Negative | WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders surge to the front of the Democratic presidential contest has echoes of Donald Trumps improbable 2016 nomination according to Republican strategists who tried and failed to stop the man who later won the presidency | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-deja-vu/republicans-see-echoes-of-trumps-improbable-rise-in-sanders-surge-idUSKBN20J28O | 2020-02-26 |
| Terry Sullivan the campaign manager for U.S. Senator Marco Rubios 2016 White House bid said that Democrats like Republicans with Trump were slow to take Sanders candidacy seriously | Positive | WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders surge to the front of the Democratic presidential contest has echoes of Donald Trumps improbable 2016 nomination according to Republican strategists who tried and failed to stop the man who later won the presidency | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-deja-vu/republicans-see-echoes-of-trumps-improbable-rise-in-sanders-surge-idUSKBN20J28O | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress must pass legislation providing at least | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress must pass legislation providing at least | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-senate/u-s-senate-democrats-seeking-at-least-3-1-bln-to-battle-coronavirus-idUSKBN20J22Q | 2020-02-26 |
| U.S. health officials have warned that cases among repatriated citizens will likely increase | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is asking Congress for | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/trump-administration-seeks-2-5-billion-in-funds-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKCN20I1U3 | 2020-02-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a major religious rights dispute involving the city of Philadelphias refusal to place children for foster care with a Catholic agency that bars samesex couples from serving as foster parents | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a major religious rights dispute involving the city of Philadelphias refusal to place children for foster care with a Catholic agency that bars samesex couples from serving as foster parents | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-religious-fight-over-same-sex-foster-care-idUSKCN20I1O3 | 2020-02-25 |
| HOUSTON A district judge on Monday delayed opening arguments for a criminal trial accusing a U.S. arm of French chemicals company Arkema SA and its executives for their role in toxic fires following a 2017 hurricane after prosecution lawyers failed to disclose certain evidence | Negative | HOUSTON A district judge on Monday delayed opening arguments for a criminal trial accusing a U.S. arm of French chemicals company Arkema SA and its executives for their role in toxic fires following a 2017 hurricane after prosecution lawyers failed to disclose certain evidence | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-arkema-trial/judge-delays-arkema-criminal-trial-citing-withheld-evidence-idUSKCN20I2CI | 2020-02-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Walgreens turning away an appeal by a fired former Florida employee of the pharmacy chain who asked not to work on Saturdays for religious reasons as a member of the Seventhday Adventist Church | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Walgreens turning away an appeal by a fired former Florida employee of the pharmacy chain who asked not to work on Saturdays for religious reasons as a member of the Seventhday Adventist Church | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-walgreens/u-s-supreme-court-turns-away-religious-bias-claim-against-walgreens-idUSKCN20I1P5 | 2020-02-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Apple Incs bid to avoid paying about million in damages for using patent licensing firm VirnetX Incs internet security technology without permission in features such as FaceTime video calling | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Apple Incs bid to avoid paying about million in damages for using patent licensing firm VirnetX Incs internet security technology without permission in features such as FaceTime video calling | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-apple-virnetx-holdg/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-apple-appeal-in-patent-fight-with-virnetx-idUSKCN20I1OV | 2020-02-25 |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington which specializes in patent disputes upheld the judgment against Apple last year | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Apple Incs bid to avoid paying about million in damages for using patent licensing firm VirnetX Incs internet security technology without permission in features such as FaceTime video calling | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-apple-virnetx-holdg/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-apple-appeal-in-patent-fight-with-virnetx-idUSKCN20I1OV | 2020-02-25 |
| U.S. Forces Korea urged U.S. troops to limit travel and use extreme caution when traveling offinstallation | Negative | South Korea aims to test more than 200000 members of a church at the center of a surge in coronavirus cases while the United States pledged | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/south-korea-to-launch-mass-coronavirus-testing-u-s-pledges-1-billion-for-vaccine-idUSKCN20J0B4 | 2020-02-25 |
| NEW DELHI After a rousing reception U.S. President Donald Trump sits down with Indian leaders on Tuesday for talks on arms sales and festering trade disputes that have strained ties in recent months | Positive | NEW DELHI After a rousing reception U.S. President Donald Trump sits down with Indian leaders on Tuesday for talks on arms sales and festering trade disputes that have strained ties in recent months | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-india-usa-trump/after-raucous-welcome-in-india-trump-set-for-talks-on-trade-arms-deals-idUSKCN20J0J5 | 2020-02-25 |
| My question is the U.S. going to lead or are we going to stand around and he said | Neutral | Wartorn countries in Africa and the Middle East were cited as most at risk but industrialized regions are vulnerable it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-climate-security/climate-change-could-pose-catastrophic-security-threat-experts-warn-idUSKCN20I2O9 | 2020-02-25 |
| WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats said on Monday that President Donald Trumps administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia appeared to be trying to influence this years U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats said on Monday that President Donald Trumps administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia appeared to be trying to influence this years U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/u-s-democrats-want-russia-sanctions-over-2020-election-interference-idUSKCN20I2OH | 2020-02-25 |
| U.S. law allows the administration to propose sanctions on Moscow in response to election interference | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats said on Monday that President Donald Trumps administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia appeared to be trying to influence this years U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/u-s-democrats-want-russia-sanctions-over-2020-election-interference-idUSKCN20I2OH | 2020-02-25 |
| He said the U.S. attitude to Assange had changed when U.S. President Trump came to power | Positive | LONDON Julian Assange appeared before a British court on Monday to fight an extradition request from the United States which wants to put the 48yearold on trial for hacking government computers and violating an espionage law | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange-court-extradition-fac/factbox-news-and-quotes-from-julian-assanges-extradition-hearing-idUSKCN20I1B8 | 2020-02-25 |
| Fitzgerald said that in 2013 the U.S. government under former President Barack Obama has decided that Assange should not face any action | Positive | LONDON Julian Assange appeared before a British court on Monday to fight an extradition request from the United States which wants to put the 48yearold on trial for hacking government computers and violating an espionage law | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange-court-extradition-fac/factbox-news-and-quotes-from-julian-assanges-extradition-hearing-idUSKCN20I1B8 | 2020-02-25 |
| subsequently he said although he added U.S. authorities could not prove that was a result of WikiLeaks action | Neutral | LONDON Julian Assange appeared before a British court on Monday to fight an extradition request from the United States which wants to put the 48yearold on trial for hacking government computers and violating an espionage law | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange-court-extradition-fac/factbox-news-and-quotes-from-julian-assanges-extradition-hearing-idUSKCN20I1B8 | 2020-02-25 |
| 5 billion from Congress to fight the coronavirus epidemic and U.S. and South Korean militaries are considering scaling back joint training as the virus spreads in Europe and the Middle East | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump will seek | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20G0PQ | 2020-02-25 |
| U.S. buyout firm Fortress Investment Group to fend off that bid | Positive | The improved offer values the company at 205 billion yen compared with Unizos market value of 200 billion yen as of Friday last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-unizo-holdings-m-a-blackstone-group/blackstone-raises-offer-for-japans-unizo-tops-lone-stars-bid-idUSKCN20I0UT | 2020-02-25 |
| But its metrics are bestinclass among big U.S. banks and JPMorgans sheer size presents challenges for further growth analysts said | Neutral | JPMorgan the biggest U.S. bank by assets reported record earnings last year and easily met managements stated goals for expenses and profitability | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-jp-morgan-investor-day/jpmorgan-to-maintain-key-growth-targets-from-last-year-at-investor-day-analysts-idUSKCN20J0LP | 2020-02-25 |
| U.S. crude CLc1 was up 11 cents at | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian share markets found some stability on Tuesday after a wave of early selling petered out and Wall Street futures managed a solid bounce allowing investors to take a breather from coronavirus fears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-share-slide-pauses-awaiting-clarity-on-pandemic-risk-idUSKCN20I2N2 | 2020-02-25 |
| A number of U.S. states and local governments have filed lawsuits against opioid drugmakers and wholesale distributors holding them accountable for a national drug addiction epidemic | Negative | The settlement would offer | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-mallinckrodt-bankruptcy/mallinckrodt-proposes-1-6-billion-opioid-deal-chapter-11-for-generics-unit-wsj-idUSKCN20I2B7 | 2020-02-25 |
| U.S. government officials are still considering ways to further curb sales to Chinas Huawei Technologies despite President Donald Trumps tweets and comments last week in support of sales to China according to people familiar with the matter | Negative | U.S. government officials are still considering ways to further curb sales to Chinas Huawei Technologies despite President Donald Trumps tweets and comments last week in support of sales to China according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-still-eyeing-ways-to-curb-sales-to-huawei-after-trumps-chipmaker-comments-sources-idUSKCN20I2JS | 2020-02-25 |
| Trump told reporters last week he wanted U.S. companies to be allowed to do business | Positive | U.S. government officials are still considering ways to further curb sales to Chinas Huawei Technologies despite President Donald Trumps tweets and comments last week in support of sales to China according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-still-eyeing-ways-to-curb-sales-to-huawei-after-trumps-chipmaker-comments-sources-idUSKCN20I2JS | 2020-02-25 |
| proposed change would force foreign companies that use U.S. chipmaking equipment to seek licenses before supplying Huawei | Negative | U.S. government officials are still considering ways to further curb sales to Chinas Huawei Technologies despite President Donald Trumps tweets and comments last week in support of sales to China according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-still-eyeing-ways-to-curb-sales-to-huawei-after-trumps-chipmaker-comments-sources-idUSKCN20I2JS | 2020-02-25 |
| But many foreign supply chains remained beyond the reach of U.S. authorities frustrating China hawks and spurring the proposals to expand controls | Negative | U.S. government officials are still considering ways to further curb sales to Chinas Huawei Technologies despite President Donald Trumps tweets and comments last week in support of sales to China according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-still-eyeing-ways-to-curb-sales-to-huawei-after-trumps-chipmaker-comments-sources-idUSKCN20I2JS | 2020-02-25 |
| Rejecting challenges the U.S. Supreme Court let the rule go forward nationwide | Negative | NEW YORK The Trump administration rolled out a new immigration policy on Monday that bars people deemed likely to require government benefits such as housing and food assistance from obtaining permanent residency in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration/new-u-s-rule-targeting-poor-immigrants-sows-fear-confusion-advocates-say-idUSKCN20I2BW | 2020-02-25 |
| The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said the whistleblower aviation employee disclosed flight inspectors were certifying pilots and conducting safety check even though they lacked necessary formal training and certifications | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Aviation Administration agreed to pay to an aviation safety inspector who faced retaliation for raising concerns about unqualified flight safety inspectors a U.S. agency said Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-boeing-737max-faa/u-s-faa-agrees-to-pay-90000-to-whistleblower-who-disclosed-unqualified-flight-safety-inspectors-idUSKCN20I1XA | 2020-02-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to rule against environmental groups and find that the federal government had authority to grant approval for a proposed | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to rule against environmental groups and find that the federal government had authority to grant approval for a proposed | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-pipeline/u-s-supreme-court-leans-toward-7-5-billion-pipeline-in-trail-dispute-idUSKCN20I1VY | 2020-02-25 |
| The U.S. Soccer Federation has not had an easy time of it in gender discrimination litigation with members of the womens national team | Negative | The U.S. Soccer Federation has not had an easy time of it in gender discrimination litigation with members of the womens national team | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-soccer/u-s-soccers-new-defense-in-equal-pay-case-blame-the-womens-union-idUSKCN20I2HX | 2020-02-25 |
| Edward Liddy and Mike Zafirovski will retire at the U.S. planemakers annual shareholder meeting and not stand for reelection the company said | Positive | Edward Liddy and Mike Zafirovski will retire at the U.S. planemakers annual shareholder meeting and not stand for reelection the company said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-board/boeing-nominates-qualcomms-mollenkopf-to-its-board-idUSKCN20I2GA | 2020-02-25 |
| U.S. officials have described Trumps visit as a way to counter Chinas rise as a superpower | Negative | AHMEDABAD India Donald Trump was cheered by more than 100000 Indians at the opening of the worlds largest cricket stadium on Monday promising an incredible trade and the most feared military equipment on the at his biggest rally abroad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-usa-trump/namaste-trump-modi-holds-huge-rally-for-presidents-visit-idUSKCN20I0B6 | 2020-02-25 |
| The banks changing approach at its 13th annual investor day which is invitationonly comes as other big U.S. banks have announced similar initiatives | Neutral | The banks changing approach at its 13th annual investor day which is invitationonly comes as other big U.S. banks have announced similar initiatives | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-jp-morgan-investor-day-climatechange/jpmorgan-chase-plans-to-unveil-climate-initiatives-at-investor-day-idUSKCN20I2GI | 2020-02-25 |
| NEW YORK As concerns over the spreading coronavirus outbreak hammered U.S. stocks one corner of the market was confronted with another potentially gamechanging a Bernie Sanders nomination | Negative | NEW YORK As concerns over the spreading coronavirus outbreak hammered U.S. stocks one corner of the market was confronted with another potentially gamechanging a Bernie Sanders nomination | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-healthinsurers-stocks/health-insurer-shares-pummeled-by-sanders-surge-virus-worries-idUSKCN20I2A1 | 2020-02-25 |
| slump was the leading U.S. stock indexs deepest oneday loss since February 2018 when Wall Street was in a correction | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO The 500 suffered its worst day in two years on Monday as a surge in coronavirus cases outside China rattled investors already worried about valuations following recent record highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-china-health-stocks/coronavirus-sparks-deepest-sp-500-drop-since-early-2018-idUSKCN20I2KL | 2020-02-25 |
| Financial markets on Monday ratcheted up bets the U.S. Federal Reserve will be pressed to cut interest rates to cushion a feared hit to economic growth from the spread of the coronavirus although one official cautioned against expecting the central bank to overreact to shortterm market moves | Negative | Financial markets on Monday ratcheted up bets the U.S. Federal Reserve will be pressed to cut interest rates to cushion a feared hit to economic growth from the spread of the coronavirus although one official cautioned against expecting the central bank to overreact to shortterm market moves | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/markets-bet-fed-is-pushed-to-cut-rates-in-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN20I1KZ | 2020-02-25 |
| In the U.S. Treasury market the yield on the 30year bond often viewed as a proxy for growth expectations tumbled to record low of around 1 | Negative | Financial markets on Monday ratcheted up bets the U.S. Federal Reserve will be pressed to cut interest rates to cushion a feared hit to economic growth from the spread of the coronavirus although one official cautioned against expecting the central bank to overreact to shortterm market moves | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/markets-bet-fed-is-pushed-to-cut-rates-in-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN20I1KZ | 2020-02-25 |
| U.S. crude was up 22 cents at | Neutral | 500 futures bounce after Monday plunge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-try-to-stabilise-as-sp-futures-bounce-idUSL3N2AP04K | 2020-02-25 |
| U.S. crude was up 5 cents at | Neutral | Markets price in risk of pandemic deep damage to world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-japan-shares-dive-bond-markets-bet-virus-will-force-rate-cuts-idUSL3N2AO4S0 | 2020-02-25 |
| Sanders is proposing massive overhauls of the U.S. economy including banning private health insurance in favor of a governmentrun system that guarantees universal health coverage | Positive | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday clashed with frontrunner Bernie Sanders over vandalism at Bloombergs Chicago office and their gun control stances while centrist rival Pete Buttigieg was heckled at a labor march | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-buttigieg-heckled-bloomberg-and-sanders-tussle-on-vandalism-guns-idUSKCN20I250 | 2020-02-25 |
| NEW YORK Republicans raised concerns this week about the security of the U.S. drug supply chain in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China where a significant portion of the ingredients used to make prescription drugs is manufactured | Negative | NEW YORK Republicans raised concerns this week about the security of the U.S. drug supply chain in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China where a significant portion of the ingredients used to make prescription drugs is manufactured | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-drugs/republicans-raise-u-s-drug-supply-concerns-after-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKCN20I2C6 | 2020-02-25 |
| WASHINGTON Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an electionyear show of support for opponents of abortion rights | Positive | WASHINGTON Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an electionyear show of support for opponents of abortion rights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-abortion/at-anti-abortion-rally-trump-assails-democrats-draws-applause-idUSKBN1ZN152 | 2020-02-25 |
| Past U.S. presidents have opted to stay away from the march though Republicans Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush both previously delivered remarks to the rally remotely | Positive | WASHINGTON Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an electionyear show of support for opponents of abortion rights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-abortion/at-anti-abortion-rally-trump-assails-democrats-draws-applause-idUSKBN1ZN152 | 2020-02-25 |
| He said this was true though the U.S. economy while sill strong had become a little than it was six months ago | Neutral | Warren Buffett the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-berkshire-buffett/warren-buffett-calls-coronavirus-outbreak-scary-stuff-but-says-he-wont-be-selling-stocks-idUSKCN20I1AB | 2020-02-25 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 24 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Apple Incs bid to avoid paying about million in damages for using patent licensing firm VirnetX Incs internet security technology without permission in features such as FaceTime video calling | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 24 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Apple Incs bid to avoid paying about million in damages for using patent licensing firm VirnetX Incs internet security technology without permission in features such as FaceTime video calling | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-court-apple-virnetx-holdg/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-apple-appeal-in-patent-fight-with-virnetx-idUSW1N27H05F | 2020-02-25 |
| AHMEDABAD India Feb 24 U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday managed to mangle his pronunciation of several Indian names and a Hindi word on an otherwise successful first day of his state visit to India | Positive | typo in | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/india-usa-trump-gaffes/refile-trump-stumbles-on-indian-names-hindi-word-in-cricket-stadium-speech-idUSL3N2AO2IK | 2020-02-25 |
| CHICAGO U.S. state and local public health laboratories are seeking permission from the Food and Drug Administration to create their own tests for the new coronavirus as manufacturing and regulatory issues continue to delay access to testing capabilities | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. state and local public health laboratories are seeking permission from the Food and Drug Administration to create their own tests for the new coronavirus as manufacturing and regulatory issues continue to delay access to testing capabilities | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-testing/tired-of-delays-u-s-labs-ask-fda-to-develop-their-own-coronavirus-tests-idUSKCN20I2G8 | 2020-02-25 |
| As of Monday only five U.S. states California Illinois Nebraska Nevada and Tennessee have the capability to test for the virus according to the Association of Public Health Laboratories | Positive | CHICAGO U.S. state and local public health laboratories are seeking permission from the Food and Drug Administration to create their own tests for the new coronavirus as manufacturing and regulatory issues continue to delay access to testing capabilities | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-testing/tired-of-delays-u-s-labs-ask-fda-to-develop-their-own-coronavirus-tests-idUSKCN20I2G8 | 2020-02-25 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. federal judge on Sunday denied a request by Roger Stones lawyers that she be removed from the case in which she last week sentenced the longtime adviser to President Donald Trump to three years and four months in prison | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal judge on Sunday denied a request by Roger Stones lawyers that she be removed from the case in which she last week sentenced the longtime adviser to President Donald Trump to three years and four months in prison | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/u-s-judge-rejects-roger-stones-request-she-be-kicked-off-his-case-idUSKCN20I010 | 2020-02-24 |
| In 2018 when Democrats recaptured control of the U.S. House of Representatives many candidates focused on Republican efforts to repeal of the Affordable Care Act | Positive | In the days leading up to Saturdays Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada Bernie Sanders withstood one attack after another over his Medicare for All plan both from his rivals and the states powerful hotel and casino workers union | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-healthcare/despite-attacks-sanders-medicare-for-all-boosts-early-state-triumphs-idUSKCN20H0R2 | 2020-02-24 |
| AHMEDABAD India U.S. President Donald Trump landed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Monday at the start of a visit during which the two sides will aim to reset relations that have been buffeted by a trade spat | Positive | AHMEDABAD India U.S. President Donald Trump landed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Monday at the start of a visit during which the two sides will aim to reset relations that have been buffeted by a trade spat | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-india-usa-trump/guest-is-god-crowds-gather-to-greet-trump-as-he-lands-in-india-idUSKCN20I0B6 | 2020-02-24 |
| RIYADH Japanese finance minister Taro Aso criticized on Sunday a U.S. tax reform proposal that he said could undermine global efforts to agree new rules on taxing big tech companies | Negative | RIYADH Japanese finance minister Taro Aso criticized on Sunday a U.S. tax reform proposal that he said could undermine global efforts to agree new rules on taxing big tech companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g20-saudi-japan-tax/japan-criticizes-u-s-digital-tax-proposal-at-g20-idUSKCN20H0N5 | 2020-02-24 |
| U.S. stocks gold Treasuries and the dollar have all surged in 2020 a climb that has taken place alongside persistent concerns over the outbreaks economic fallout | Negative | NEW YORK Some asset prices are moving together in unusual ways an indication that investors may be preparing their portfolios for a coronavirusled global slowdown | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-markets-assets-analysis/coronavirus-concerns-spur-odd-market-moves-idUSKCN20I0HX | 2020-02-24 |
| U.S. stock futures were dumped with Eminis for the falling 1 | Negative | SYDNEY Global shares and oil slid on Monday while safehaven gold surged as the spread of the coronavirus outside China darkened the outlook for world growth with infections and deaths rising in South Korea Italy and the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/shares-drop-gold-surges-as-investors-scurry-for-safety-idUSKCN20I00F | 2020-02-24 |
| AHMEDABAD India U.S. President Donald Trump arrived on Monday in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad for a twoday trip aimed at reinvigorating ties between the worlds biggest democracies that have been strained by trade rows | Positive | AHMEDABAD India U.S. President Donald Trump arrived on Monday in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad for a twoday trip aimed at reinvigorating ties between the worlds biggest democracies that have been strained by trade rows | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-usa-trump-arrival/trump-lands-in-western-indian-city-for-start-of-two-day-visit-idUSKCN20I0H5 | 2020-02-24 |
| RIYADH U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday it was very important to have tax certainty on a global basis and that the OECD was very close to consensus on a framework for minimum corporate tax | Positive | RIYADH U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday it was very important to have tax certainty on a global basis and that the OECD was very close to consensus on a framework for minimum corporate tax | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-g20-saudi-usa-mnuchin/u-s-treasurys-mnuchin-tax-certainty-needed-on-global-basis-idUSKCN20G0AU | 2020-02-24 |
| NEW DELHI Feb 23 U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government which could put thousands of banking services at risk a company letter seen by Reuters showed | Negative | item from Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/india-telecom-hughes/rpt-u-s-firm-hughes-fears-indian-closure-bank-disruptions-over-unpaid-fees-letter-idUSL3N2AN0XK | 2020-02-24 |
| U.S. dollar assets provide relative they wrote | Neutral | Aussie kiwi slide as outbreaks pace sparks new fears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-virus-spread-beyond-china-drives-investors-to-dollars-idUSL3N2AO0HW | 2020-02-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser denied that U.S. intelligence officials have warned that Russia has been interfering in the U.S. presidential campaign to boost Trumps reelection chances | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser denied that U.S. intelligence officials have warned that Russia has been interfering in the U.S. presidential campaign to boost Trumps reelection chances | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-adviser/u-s-national-security-adviser-denies-russia-boosting-trump-reelection-idUSKCN20G0TK | 2020-02-23 |
| Roger Elizondo a 23yearold student in North Las Vegas who caucused for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders the states winner said he wished he had saved himself time by voting early | Positive | LAS VEGAS Nevada caucus officials and voters at multiple sites on Saturday reported voting rules confusion calculation glitches and delays in reporting tallies despite efforts to avoid the issues that plagued Iowas caucuses earlier this month | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada-delays/slow-results-confusion-and-complaints-at-nevada-caucus-sites-idUSKCN20H01D | 2020-02-23 |
| Irans fragile economy weakened by a U.S. maximum campaign that has choked vital oil exports and by corruption and mismanagement alienating many Iranians leaves the Iranian authorities with few options | Negative | DUBAI AntiWestern hardliners are set to sweep Irans parliamentary elections and appear favorites to clinch the presidency next year but an economic crisis could force them to engage with the United States despite their tightening grip on power | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-election-usa-analysis/irans-cup-of-poison-hardline-win-may-point-to-eventual-u-s-talks-idUSKCN20G0M4 | 2020-02-23 |
| In a tweet on its Farsi language account the U.S. State Department said the Iranian government was playing down the danger and giving people incorrect information | Negative | DUBAI Authorities in Iran on Saturday announced the detection of at least 10 new cases of coronavirus and two more deaths deepening a sense of public unease over the handling of the spread of the disease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-iran/ten-new-cases-of-coronavirus-in-iran-two-dead-officials-idUSKCN20G075 | 2020-02-23 |
| Irans rulers under intense U.S. pressure over the countrys nuclear program need a high turnout to boost their legitimacy damaged after nationwide protests in November | Negative | DUBAI Candidates affiliated with Irans Revolutionary Guards looked on course to win a parliamentary majority on Saturday reportedly leading in the race in Tehran and across the country after a vote stacked in favor of loyalists to the supreme leader | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-election/hardline-guards-make-early-gains-in-restricted-iran-election-idUSKCN20G08A | 2020-02-23 |
| With this strategy RBC is joining U.S. rivals including Bank of America which are expanding their private banking arms | Positive | Royal Bank of Canada plans to open a consumer bank in the United States early next year targeting wealthy clients with the aim of expanding deposits its chief financial officer told Reuters on Friday after the bank posted firstquarter profit that beat expectations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-rbc-results/rbc-to-launch-u-s-consumer-bank-betting-on-wealthy-clients-idUSKBN20F1MF | 2020-02-23 |
| PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday promised to safeguard European farm subsidies secure compensation for wine producers hit by U.S. tariffs and defend fishermen in talks with Britain as Frances farming world faces an uncertain year | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday promised to safeguard European farm subsidies secure compensation for wine producers hit by U.S. tariffs and defend fishermen in talks with Britain as Frances farming world faces an uncertain year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-agriculture-show/macron-vows-to-defend-french-farmers-fishermen-in-uncertain-year-idUSKCN20G0EY | 2020-02-23 |
| RIYADH Feb 22 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday his safe proposal for U.S. companies was not an optional tax and he hopes the OECD will agree on a global tax reform this year | Neutral | RIYADH Feb 22 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday his safe proposal for U.S. companies was not an optional tax and he hopes the OECD will agree on a global tax reform this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/g20-saudi-usa/us-treasury-secretary-says-safe-harbor-proposal-is-not-an-optional-tax-idUSL9N2AM003 | 2020-02-23 |
| Tax experts say the safe harbor proposal could allow U.S. companies to optout of whatever gets agreed internationally | Positive | RIYADH Feb 22 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday his safe proposal for U.S. companies was not an optional tax and he hopes the OECD will agree on a global tax reform this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/g20-saudi-usa/us-treasury-secretary-says-safe-harbor-proposal-is-not-an-optional-tax-idUSL9N2AM003 | 2020-02-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday in a major legal battle over taxpayer funds going to religious schools with Chief Justice John Roberts emerging as the potential pivotal vote in a Montana case that could open the door to more public aid for faithbased institutions | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday in a major legal battle over taxpayer funds going to religious schools with Chief Justice John Roberts emerging as the potential pivotal vote in a Montana case that could open the door to more public aid for faithbased institutions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-religion/roberts-pivotal-as-u-s-supreme-court-tackles-public-aid-to-religious-schools-idUSKBN1ZL1CA | 2020-02-23 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government which could put thousands of banking services at risk a company letter seen by Reuters showed | Negative | NEW DELHI U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government which could put thousands of banking services at risk a company letter seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-india-telecom-hughes/u-s-firm-hughes-fears-indian-closure-bank-disruptions-over-unpaid-fees-letter-idUSKCN20H074 | 2020-02-23 |
| Hughes which is part of U.S.based satellite group Echostar Corp said in December 2018 it had been chosen to provide highperformance satellite broadband system for Indias naval communications network | Positive | NEW DELHI U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government which could put thousands of banking services at risk a company letter seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-india-telecom-hughes/u-s-firm-hughes-fears-indian-closure-bank-disruptions-over-unpaid-fees-letter-idUSKCN20H074 | 2020-02-23 |
| RIYADH France is ready to listen to the U.S. administrations proposal of offering U.S. companies a safe from a new international digital tax its finance minister said on Saturday while admitting that he still didnt know what that meant in practice | Positive | RIYADH France is ready to listen to the U.S. administrations proposal of offering U.S. companies a safe from a new international digital tax its finance minister said on Saturday while admitting that he still didnt know what that meant in practice | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-g20-tax-france/france-ready-to-hear-u-s-proposal-on-digital-tax-idUSKCN20G0DQ | 2020-02-23 |
| The large early turnout might represent a positive sign for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont who is relying on bringing in new voters to fuel his campaign | Positive | The large early turnout might represent a positive sign for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont who is relying on bringing in new voters to fuel his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada/nevada-democrats-report-high-early-caucus-participation-idUSKBN20F2LF | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-russia-sanders/u-s-officials-tell-democrat-sanders-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-campaign-washington-post-idUSKBN20F2TH | 2020-02-22 |
| Republican President Donald Trump and U.S. lawmakers have also been informed about the Russian assistance to Senator Sanders said the Post which cited unnamed people familiar with the matter | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-russia-sanders/u-s-officials-tell-democrat-sanders-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-campaign-washington-post-idUSKBN20F2TH | 2020-02-22 |
| Californias stance risks a possible showdown with HHS which could try to expand any funding pullback to five other U.S. states that also require insurers to cover abortions | Negative | California on Friday fought back against a Trump administration threat to withhold federal funds for some health programs unless it stopped requiring health insurers to cover abortions saying it would undermine the states authority to protect womens reproductive rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-abortion-california/california-rejects-trump-effort-to-cut-off-federal-funds-over-abortion-idUSKBN20F2WR | 2020-02-22 |
| HHS announced the funding threat on the same day U.S. President Donald Trump a Republican became the first president to attend the annual March for antiabortion demonstration in Washington | Negative | California on Friday fought back against a Trump administration threat to withhold federal funds for some health programs unless it stopped requiring health insurers to cover abortions saying it would undermine the states authority to protect womens reproductive rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-abortion-california/california-rejects-trump-effort-to-cut-off-federal-funds-over-abortion-idUSKBN20F2WR | 2020-02-22 |
| VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | Negative | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| Sanders 78 a democratic socialist U.S. senator from Vermont is considered the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination and is favored to win the Nevada caucuses on Saturday | Positive | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren while campaigning in Las Vegas said there should be as much transparency as to block Russia from having too much in U.S. elections | Negative | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. authorities arrested a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent on Friday on charges he conspired with Colombian drug traffickers to steal millions of dollars the U.S. government had seized from suspected dealers | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. authorities arrested a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent on Friday on charges he conspired with Colombian drug traffickers to steal millions of dollars the U.S. government had seized from suspected dealers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-drugs/u-s-charges-ex-dea-agent-with-laundering-millions-in-drug-funds-idUSKBN20F2WW | 2020-02-22 |
| Their future may be determined by the U.S. Supreme Court which is expected to rule later this year on a sevenyearlong legal battle between Florida and Georgia | Neutral | APALACHICOLA Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-water-fisheries-feature/as-florida-georgia-battle-over-water-panhandle-oystermen-struggle-to-survive-idUSKBN20F1LL | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said on Twitter that the idea that Russia wants him to win reelection was another misinformation launched by Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said on Twitter that the idea that Russia wants him to win reelection was another misinformation launched by Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-reelection/trump-says-russia-supporting-his-reelection-another-misinformation-campaign-idUSKBN20F27S | 2020-02-22 |
| Trumps tweet followed media reports that intelligence officials warned U.S. lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to help Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said on Twitter that the idea that Russia wants him to win reelection was another misinformation launched by Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-reelection/trump-says-russia-supporting-his-reelection-another-misinformation-campaign-idUSKBN20F27S | 2020-02-22 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday that allegations from U.S. intelligence officials that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign and trying to boost President Donald Trumps reelection chances are false and the result of paranoia | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday that allegations from U.S. intelligence officials that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign and trying to boost President Donald Trumps reelection chances are false and the result of paranoia | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-kremlin/kremlin-says-u-s-allegations-russia-is-working-to-re-elect-trump-are-false-idUSKBN20F1EU | 2020-02-22 |
| The U.S. Department of Agriculture had no immediate comment | Neutral | SAO Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said on Friday that the United States had reopened its market for Brazilian fresh beef exports effective immediately | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-beef/brazil-says-u-s-will-allow-fresh-brazilian-beef-imports-idUSKBN20F2QE | 2020-02-22 |
| LONDON Almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents a London court will begin hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States | Negative | LONDON Almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents a London court will begin hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-assange/assanges-fate-hangs-in-balance-as-uk-court-considers-u-s-extradition-bid-idUSKBN20F0UZ | 2020-02-22 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that of 329 Americans evacuated from the ship 18 have tested positive for the virus | Negative | The coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in Chinese prisons authorities said as cases climbed outside the epicenter in Hubei province including 100 more in South Korea and a worsening outbreak in Italy where officials announced the countrys first death | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-spreads-in-china-prisons-korean-church-as-fears-weigh-on-global-markets-idUSKBN20F01P | 2020-02-22 |
| Amgens therapy was the first to be approved for the U.S. market in May 2018 but rival Lilly has fought to gain more favorable insurance coverage by offering discounts | Positive | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lundbeck migraine prevention therapy which the Danish drugmaker acquired through its near billion deal for Alder BioPharmaceuticals in 2019 the company said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-h-lundbeck-fda/fda-approves-lundbecks-migraine-prevention-therapy-idUSKBN20G02D | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. numbers look all the more impressive when compared with Europe where a 0 | Positive | DOLLAR | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-our-currency-your-problem-all-over-again-idUSKBN20F20I | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. sanctions have crippled Irans economy decimating its oil exports and largely sealing it off from the international financial system | Negative | PARIS The global dirty money watchdog placed Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to comply with international antiterrorism financing norms a move that will deepen the countrys isolation from financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-fatf/global-watchdog-places-iran-on-terrorism-financing-blacklist-idUSKBN20F1Z6 | 2020-02-22 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said in a note on its website that it had put Japan at Watch Level the lowest of a threelevel travel advisory scale | Negative | TOKYO Japan faced growing questions about whether it was doing enough to stop the spread of the coronavirus on Friday as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said it would cancel or postpone major indoor events it has sponsored for the next three weeks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-govt-faces-questions-over-coronavirus-tokyo-cancels-events-idUSKBN20F0FO | 2020-02-22 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold three hearings on Wells Fargos conduct next month | Neutral | In a statement Charles Scharf Wells Fargos new chief executive described the past conduct as reprehensible | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wells-fargo-scandal-deal/wells-fargo-to-pay-3-billion-to-u-s-admits-pressuring-workers-in-fake-accounts-scandal-idUSKBN20F2KN | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies ability to offer endtoend encryption two sources with knowledge of the matter said and it aims to curb the distribution of child sexual abuse material on such platforms | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies ability to offer endtoend encryption two sources with knowledge of the matter said and it aims to curb the distribution of child sexual abuse material on such platforms | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-technology-encryption/encryption-on-facebook-google-others-threatened-by-planned-new-bill-idUSKBN20F1ZP | 2020-02-22 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stocks sold off and the Nasdaq had its worst daily percentage decline in about three weeks on Friday as a spike in new coronavirus cases and data showing a stall in U.S. business activity in February fueled investors fears about economic growth | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. stocks sold off and the Nasdaq had its worst daily percentage decline in about three weeks on Friday as a spike in new coronavirus cases and data showing a stall in U.S. business activity in February fueled investors fears about economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/coronavirus-fears-u-s-business-data-drag-down-wall-street-idUSKBN20F1U8 | 2020-02-22 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 8 | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. stocks sold off and the Nasdaq had its worst daily percentage decline in about three weeks on Friday as a spike in new coronavirus cases and data showing a stall in U.S. business activity in February fueled investors fears about economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/coronavirus-fears-u-s-business-data-drag-down-wall-street-idUSKBN20F1U8 | 2020-02-22 |
| VEGAS Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said on Friday that his company has identified three women bound by nondisclosure agreements regarding his past conduct and that they would be released from their accords if they choose | Positive | VEGAS Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said on Friday that his company has identified three women bound by nondisclosure agreements regarding his past conduct and that they would be released from their accords if they choose | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/not-good-enough-warren-says-of-bloombergs-non-disclosure-agreement-pledge-idUSKBN20F2SE | 2020-02-22 |
| Lyft Inc has bought U.S.based startup Halo Cars which allows drivers to make money through digital advertisements displayed on top of their vehicles | Positive | Lyft Inc has bought U.S.based startup Halo Cars which allows drivers to make money through digital advertisements displayed on top of their vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-halo-cars-m-a-lyft/lyft-buys-digital-car-top-advertising-startup-halo-cars-idUSKBN20F2NO | 2020-02-22 |
| NEW U.S. President Donald Trump will be accorded the biggest public reception given to any foreign leader in years during his visit to India beginning on Monday officials say one that could help paper over the two countries growing friction over trade | Positive | NEW U.S. President Donald Trump will be accorded the biggest public reception given to any foreign leader in years during his visit to India beginning on Monday officials say one that could help paper over the two countries growing friction over trade | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-usa-trump/india-set-to-dazzle-trump-with-pomp-and-circumstance-as-trade-rows-fester-idUSKBN20F12A | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. energy firm Westinghouse is also expected to sign a new agreement with staterun Nuclear Power Corporation of India for the supply of six nuclear reactors kickstarting a longrunning project | Positive | NEW U.S. President Donald Trump will be accorded the biggest public reception given to any foreign leader in years during his visit to India beginning on Monday officials say one that could help paper over the two countries growing friction over trade | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-usa-trump/india-set-to-dazzle-trump-with-pomp-and-circumstance-as-trade-rows-fester-idUSKBN20F12A | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. health officials said they were preparing for the possibility of the spread of the coronavirus through communities and would force closures of schools and businesses | Negative | BEIJING China reported a sharp decrease in the number of new deaths and new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday while its central bank predicted a limited shortterm economic impact and said the country was confident of winning the fight against the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health/china-reports-fall-in-coronavirus-cases-says-economy-resilient-but-infections-rising-elsewhere-idUSKCN20G05W | 2020-02-22 |
| As Fridays discussion got underway a report showed U.S. business activity stalled this month and more people were reported to be infected with the coronavirus in China and elsewhere | Negative | NEW FRANCISCO In the next economic downturn the Federal Reserve and other central banks may need to roll out their big guns sooner and use them more aggressively or risk getting mired in growthsapping deflation or worse | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/in-next-downturn-fed-may-opt-for-quick-strong-action-idUSKBN20F24Q | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON Trump administration officials on Friday acknowledged that U.S. President Donald Trumps visit to India next week will not result in even a limited trade deal saying they still have major concerns over Indias trade barriers | Negative | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials on Friday acknowledged that U.S. President Donald Trumps visit to India next week will not result in even a limited trade deal saying they still have major concerns over Indias trade barriers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-india-trump-trade/u-s-india-at-odds-over-trade-as-trump-heads-for-encounter-with-modi-u-s-officials-idUSKBN20F2OY | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is joining the trip which will include announcements of commercial transactions in the energy and defense sectors the officials said | Positive | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials on Friday acknowledged that U.S. President Donald Trumps visit to India next week will not result in even a limited trade deal saying they still have major concerns over Indias trade barriers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-india-trump-trade/u-s-india-at-odds-over-trade-as-trump-heads-for-encounter-with-modi-u-s-officials-idUSKBN20F2OY | 2020-02-22 |
| The coronavirus has become this years worry much as the U.S.China trade war was in 2019 he said | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-slide-as-coronavirus-fears-spur-safe-haven-buying-idUSL1N2AL150 | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. stocks were beaten down by concerns about the virus and after data showed U.S. business activity stalled in February signaling a contraction for the first time since 2016 | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-slide-as-coronavirus-fears-spur-safe-haven-buying-idUSL1N2AL150 | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. crude dropped 50 cents to settle at | Neutral | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-slide-as-coronavirus-fears-spur-safe-haven-buying-idUSL1N2AL150 | 2020-02-22 |
| NEW YORK Feb 21 The U.S. dollar fell across the board on Friday after a survey of purchasing managers showed U.S. business activity in the manufacturing and services sectors stalled in February as companies have grown increasingly concerned about the coronavirus | Negative | Yen bounces after worst 2day performance since September 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-slips-as-data-disappoints-yen-rebounds-on-safe-haven-demand-idUSL8N2AL4GE | 2020-02-22 |
| Against a basket of six other currencies the U.S. dollar was down 0 | Neutral | Yen bounces after worst 2day performance since September 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-slips-as-data-disappoints-yen-rebounds-on-safe-haven-demand-idUSL8N2AL4GE | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday he had four candidates under consideration to be the next U.S. intelligence chief and that a decision would be made soon even as one potential candidate said he was not interested in the job | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday he had four candidates under consideration to be the next U.S. intelligence chief and that a decision would be made soon even as one potential candidate said he was not interested in the job | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni/trump-says-he-is-eyeing-four-candidates-for-intelligence-chief-idUSKBN20F1WX | 2020-02-22 |
| Russia which has denied the U.S. intelligence communitys assessment that it meddled in the 2016 election said on Friday the allegations regarding its current activities were also false | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday he had four candidates under consideration to be the next U.S. intelligence chief and that a decision would be made soon even as one potential candidate said he was not interested in the job | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni/trump-says-he-is-eyeing-four-candidates-for-intelligence-chief-idUSKBN20F1WX | 2020-02-22 |
| Washington U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said on Twitter that four candidates are under consideration for the job of U.S. intelligence chief and that a decision would come in the next few weeks | Neutral | Washington U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said on Twitter that four candidates are under consideration for the job of U.S. intelligence chief and that a decision would come in the next few weeks | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni-candidates/trump-says-four-candidates-being-considered-for-u-s-intelligence-chief-idUSKBN20F28H | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign has pumped | Positive | U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign has pumped | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-hawkfish/bloomberg-campaign-builds-out-digital-arm-hawkfish-ahead-of-2020-election-idUSKCN20G04W | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON Wyoming and Montana two coalproducing western states on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Washington states decision to block on environmental grounds a coal export terminal intended as an outlet to Asian markets | Negative | WASHINGTON Wyoming and Montana two coalproducing western states on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Washington states decision to block on environmental grounds a coal export terminal intended as an outlet to Asian markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-coal/coal-states-ask-supreme-court-to-overturn-washington-coal-terminal-ban-idUSKBN1ZK2PI | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let residents of Flint Michigan pursue a civil rights lawsuit against the city and government officials that accused them of knowingly allowing the citys water supply to become contaminated with lead | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let residents of Flint Michigan pursue a civil rights lawsuit against the city and government officials that accused them of knowingly allowing the citys water supply to become contaminated with lead | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-flint/u-s-supreme-court-lets-flint-michigan-residents-sue-over-water-contamination-idUSKBN1ZK1S5 | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states to fasttrack consideration of their appeal seeking a definitive ruling that the Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states to fasttrack consideration of their appeal seeking a definitive ruling that the Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-fast-track-obamacare-appeal-idUSKBN1ZK1SG | 2020-02-22 |
| Feb 21 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign has pumped | Positive | details of proBloomberg account Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-bloomberg-hawkfish/update-1-bloomberg-campaign-builds-out-digital-arm-hawkfish-ahead-of-2020-election-idUSL2N2AM00H | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. health officials on Friday said they are preparing for the possibility of the spread of the new coronavirus through U.S. communities that would force closures of schools and businesses | Negative | U.S. health officials on Friday said they are preparing for the possibility of the spread of the new coronavirus through U.S. communities that would force closures of schools and businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-prepares-for-coronavirus-pandemic-school-and-business-closures-health-officials-idUSKBN20F2GS | 2020-02-22 |
| Only three U.S. states currently have the capacity to run tests for the virus locally the Association of Public Health Laboratories told Reuters on Friday | Negative | U.S. health officials on Friday said they are preparing for the possibility of the spread of the new coronavirus through U.S. communities that would force closures of schools and businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-prepares-for-coronavirus-pandemic-school-and-business-closures-health-officials-idUSKBN20F2GS | 2020-02-22 |
| Eli Lilly and Co said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Trulicity for reducing cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetic patients | Negative | Eli Lilly and Co said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Trulicity for reducing cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetic patients | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-lilly-fda/fda-approves-eli-lillys-trulicity-to-reduce-cardiovascular-risks-in-type-2-diabetic-patients-idUSKBN20G02L | 2020-02-22 |
| Esperion Therapeutics Inc said on Friday that U.S. health regulators approved its cholesterollowering drug making it the first nonstatin treatment to be cleared for sale in the country in nearly 20 years | Neutral | Esperion Therapeutics Inc said on Friday that U.S. health regulators approved its cholesterollowering drug making it the first nonstatin treatment to be cleared for sale in the country in nearly 20 years | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-esperion-thera-fda/esperion-says-cholesterol-drug-gets-u-s-approval-eyes-10-per-pill-pricing-idUSKBN20F2NQ | 2020-02-22 |
| The drugs approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration comes after studies showed an to fall in LDL cholesterol compared with placebo in patients who were also on statin | Negative | Esperion Therapeutics Inc said on Friday that U.S. health regulators approved its cholesterollowering drug making it the first nonstatin treatment to be cleared for sale in the country in nearly 20 years | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-esperion-thera-fda/esperion-says-cholesterol-drug-gets-u-s-approval-eyes-10-per-pill-pricing-idUSKBN20F2NQ | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence officials told lawmakers last week that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign by aiming to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote and boost President Donald Trumps reelection a person familiar with the briefing said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence officials told lawmakers last week that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign by aiming to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote and boost President Donald Trumps reelection a person familiar with the briefing said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/u-s-intelligence-told-lawmakers-of-russian-bid-to-boost-trump-re-election-source-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-21 |
| U.S. officials have long warned that Russia and other countries would try to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election campaign | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence officials told lawmakers last week that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign by aiming to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote and boost President Donald Trumps reelection a person familiar with the briefing said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/u-s-intelligence-told-lawmakers-of-russian-bid-to-boost-trump-re-election-source-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-21 |
| Since 2018 four other U.S. inmates have died in the electric chair | Negative | A death row inmate convicted more than three decades ago of stabbing a fellow prisoner to death over a drug deal gone bad was executed in Tennessee on Thursday in the electric chair | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennessee-execution-death/tennessee-executes-convicted-killer-by-electric-chair-idUSKBN20F04Z | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. defense agency that handles secure communications for President Donald Trump said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised according to letters seen by Reuters on Thursday that were sent to people possibly affected | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. defense agency that handles secure communications for President Donald Trump said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised according to letters seen by Reuters on Thursday that were sent to people possibly affected | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-breach/u-s-agency-that-handles-trumps-secure-communication-suffered-data-breach-idUSKBN20E27A | 2020-02-21 |
| It is the latest sign of Mexicos commitment to step up extraditions after U.S. President Donald Trump backed off from his threat to designate Mexican cartels as terrorist groups | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico extradited the son of one of its most wanted drug lords to the United States on Thursday a source in the attorney generals office said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-extradition/mexico-extradites-son-of-powerful-cartel-leader-to-united-states-idUSKBN20F0KS | 2020-02-21 |
| The U.S. company will also invest in training labs and skills programs Nadella said | Positive | Nadella said the investment is focused on expanding access to digital technology for people and organizations across the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-microsoft/microsoft-to-invest-1-1-billion-in-mexico-over-next-five-years-ceo-idUSKBN20E1VN | 2020-02-21 |
| U.S. officials have said the six countries failed to meet U.S. security and informationsharing standards necessitating the new restrictions | Negative | ABUJA Nigeria asked the United States on Thursday to abandon new visa restrictions on the West African country set to take effect on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-politics/nigeria-asks-u-s-to-remove-it-from-visa-restriction-list-idUSKBN20E2RR | 2020-02-21 |
| The statement did not say how U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard responded to the request but it said she assured Aregbesola of her countrys determination to continue to collaborate with | Positive | ABUJA Nigeria asked the United States on Thursday to abandon new visa restrictions on the West African country set to take effect on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-politics/nigeria-asks-u-s-to-remove-it-from-visa-restriction-list-idUSKBN20E2RR | 2020-02-21 |
| Nigeria Africas most populous nation is the biggest country on the list whose citizens will be suspended from U.S. visas that can lead to permanent residency | Negative | ABUJA Nigeria asked the United States on Thursday to abandon new visa restrictions on the West African country set to take effect on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-politics/nigeria-asks-u-s-to-remove-it-from-visa-restriction-list-idUSKBN20E2RR | 2020-02-21 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on the members of the Guardian Council and its Elections Supervision Committee over the candidate bans | Negative | DUBAI Iranians began voting on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to help religious rulers tighten their grip on power as the country faces mounting U.S. pressure over its nuclear program and growing discontent at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iran-election/iranians-begin-voting-in-parliamentary-election-state-tv-idUSKBN20F0HQ | 2020-02-21 |
| DUBAI Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to reinforce the authority of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid mounting U.S. pressure over the nuclear program and as discontent grows at home | Negative | DUBAI Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to reinforce the authority of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid mounting U.S. pressure over the nuclear program and as discontent grows at home | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-election-factbox/factbox-choices-curtailed-irans-parliamentary-election-idUSKBN20F0P4 | 2020-02-21 |
| 03 a barrel by 0332 GMT while U.S. crude CLc1 was also off by 28 cents or 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices fell on Friday amid concerns over fuel demand as the coronavirus epidemic spread further beyond China while major crude producers stood pat on any early action to cut output to support the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-coronavirus-spread-beyond-china-heightens-demand-fears-idUSKBN20F06N | 2020-02-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Thursday the United States was in talks with at least two more companies that would like to send food and medicine to Iran through the Swiss humanitarian channel | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Thursday the United States was in talks with at least two more companies that would like to send food and medicine to Iran through the Swiss humanitarian channel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-humanitarian/more-companies-interested-in-using-humanitarian-channel-to-iran-u-s-envoy-idUSKBN20E2BZ | 2020-02-21 |
| NEW YORK U.S. investors persistent optimism that the coronavirus will be shortlived is being challenged by increasing evidence that the virus has spread beyond Chinas borders | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. investors persistent optimism that the coronavirus will be shortlived is being challenged by increasing evidence that the virus has spread beyond Chinas borders | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-investors/coronavirus-spread-challenges-u-s-investors-blue-sky-view-idUSKBN20F0OE | 2020-02-21 |
| U.S. equity markets which had been posting new highs sank on Thursday on worries about the virus as news reports of infection levels at a Beijing hospital hit during trading | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. investors persistent optimism that the coronavirus will be shortlived is being challenged by increasing evidence that the virus has spread beyond Chinas borders | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-investors/coronavirus-spread-challenges-u-s-investors-blue-sky-view-idUSKBN20F0OE | 2020-02-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government expects China to honor its commitments to buy more U.S. goods under a trade deal signed by the worlds two largest economies in January despite the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak a senior U.S. official said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. government expects China to honor its commitments to buy more U.S. goods under a trade deal signed by the worlds two largest economies in January despite the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak a senior U.S. official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/outbreak-will-not-change-chinas-commitments-to-buy-u-s-goods-senior-u-s-official-idUSKBN20E2NX | 2020-02-21 |
| A rally that had lifted major U.S. and European stock indexes to record highs this week lost steam as investors fretted about the spread of the coronavirus outside of China | Negative | NEW YORK The rally in U.S. equities took a pause and the strong dollar got stronger on Thursday rising to a threeyear high against a basket of trading partner currencies after a steep slide in the Japanese yen called into question its safehaven status | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/dollar-slams-yen-and-safe-haven-status-gold-gains-idUSKBN20E03J | 2020-02-21 |
| Demand for safehaven U.S. Treasury debt was robust driving the 30year bond yield below the psychologically significant level to its lowest since September 2019 | Negative | NEW YORK The rally in U.S. equities took a pause and the strong dollar got stronger on Thursday rising to a threeyear high against a basket of trading partner currencies after a steep slide in the Japanese yen called into question its safehaven status | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/dollar-slams-yen-and-safe-haven-status-gold-gains-idUSKBN20E03J | 2020-02-21 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said the quarantine may not have been sufficient | Negative | TOKYO Newly released data from a Japanese research institute appears to back the governments case that its quarantine strategy for the Diamond Princess cruise ship was successful in stemming contagion of the coronavirus among passengers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-data/japanese-data-on-cruise-ship-coronavirus-infections-backs-quarantine-strategy-idUSKBN20E1KY | 2020-02-21 |
| U.S. department store operator Sears has reached a deal for a fresh financial lifeline totaling roughly million from hedge fund Brigade Capital Management LP as it tries to stabilize after bankruptcy people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | Positive | U.S. department store operator Sears has reached a deal for a fresh financial lifeline totaling roughly million from hedge fund Brigade Capital Management LP as it tries to stabilize after bankruptcy people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-sears-financing-exclusive/exclusive-sears-snags-new-financial-lifeline-as-losses-continue-sources-idUSKBN20E2RC | 2020-02-21 |
| New York on Sunday dropped its fight against the merger of the U.S. wireless carriers saying the state would not appeal the judges approval of the deal | Negative | Shares of Sprint were up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-sprint-corp-m-a-t-mobile/t-mobile-sprint-amend-merger-terms-softbank-takes-a-hit-idUSKBN20E2SV | 2020-02-21 |
| Corporate earnings are increasingly under threat as U.S. manufacturers like many others scramble for alternative sources as Chinas supply chains seize up | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares were under water on Friday as fears over the creeping spread of the coronavirus sent funds fleeing to the sheltered shores of U.S. assets lifting the dollar to threeyear highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-funds-seek-a-sheltered-shore-in-u-s-assets-idUSKBN20F02P | 2020-02-21 |
| The U.S. 10year has rallied more than all the other liquid G5 bond market said Alan Ruskin global head of G10 FX strategy at Deutsche Bank | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares were under water on Friday as fears over the creeping spread of the coronavirus sent funds fleeing to the sheltered shores of U.S. assets lifting the dollar to threeyear highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-funds-seek-a-sheltered-shore-in-u-s-assets-idUSKBN20F02P | 2020-02-21 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve did not immediately comment on the deal | Positive | Morgan Stanley said on Thursday it would buy discount brokerage Financial Corp in a stock deal worth about billion the biggest acquisition by a Wall Street bank since the 20082009 financial crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-e-trade-financl-m-a-morgan-stanley/morgan-stanleys-gorman-charts-ambitious-course-with-13-billion-etrade-deal-idUSKBN20E1P4 | 2020-02-21 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. energy firm Westinghouse is expected to sign a new agreement with staterun Nuclear Power Corporation of India for the supply of six nuclear reactors during U.S. President Donald Trumps visit next week officials said aiming to kickstart a longrunning project | Positive | NEW DELHI U.S. energy firm Westinghouse is expected to sign a new agreement with staterun Nuclear Power Corporation of India for the supply of six nuclear reactors during U.S. President Donald Trumps visit next week officials said aiming to kickstart a longrunning project | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-india-usa-trump-westinghouse-exclusiv/exclusive-westinghouse-set-to-sign-pact-with-indian-firm-for-nuclear-reactors-during-trump-visit-idUSKBN20E1PM | 2020-02-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday said it was pushing the Big Four accountancy firms to ramp up internal controls on audits of U.S.listed Chinese companies especially in light of growing business risks posed by the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday said it was pushing the Big Four accountancy firms to ramp up internal controls on audits of U.S.listed Chinese companies especially in light of growing business risks posed by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-china-alth-usa-sec/u-s-securities-regulator-warns-over-chinese-audit-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20D2O9 | 2020-02-21 |
| The auditquality issue has been festering since 2011 when scores of Chinese firms trading on U.S. exchanges were accused of accounting irregularities | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday said it was pushing the Big Four accountancy firms to ramp up internal controls on audits of U.S.listed Chinese companies especially in light of growing business risks posed by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-china-alth-usa-sec/u-s-securities-regulator-warns-over-chinese-audit-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20D2O9 | 2020-02-21 |
| French power utility Engie SA has approached Ameresco Inc a U.S. provider of energy efficiency solutions and developer of renewable energy plants to express interest in acquiring it according to people familiar with the matter | Positive | French power utility Engie SA has approached Ameresco Inc a U.S. provider of energy efficiency solutions and developer of renewable energy plants to express interest in acquiring it according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ameresco-m-a-engie-exclusive/exclusive-frances-engie-eyes-u-s-energy-services-firm-ameresco-sources-idUSKBN20E2ER | 2020-02-21 |
| VW admitted using illegal software to cheat U.S. diesel engine tests in 2015 a scandal which has cost it more than billion in vehicle refits fines and provisions | Negative | BERLIN Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-emissions/volkswagen-to-resume-talks-over-german-class-action-on-emissions-idUSKBN20E1IK | 2020-02-21 |
| WASHINGTON Richard Grenell U.S. President Donald Trumps ambassador to Germany who was tapped to be acting director of national intelligence said on Thursday that Trump would not nominate him permanently to be the top U.S. spy | Negative | WASHINGTON Richard Grenell U.S. President Donald Trumps ambassador to Germany who was tapped to be acting director of national intelligence said on Thursday that Trump would not nominate him permanently to be the top U.S. spy | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni/trumps-acting-intelligence-chief-grenell-says-wont-be-tapped-for-permanent-post-idUSKBN20E28U | 2020-02-21 |
| Because the noaid provision contravenes the U.S. Constitution the state court had no authority to enforce Solicitor General Noel Francisco said in a court filing | Neutral | WASHINGTON Despite wondering every autumn whether she can afford it Kendra Espinoza has worked hard to keep her two daughters in a small private Christian school in Kalispell Montana costing about annually for them to attend | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-religion/supreme-court-religious-rights-case-has-big-implications-for-u-s-schools-idUSKBN1ZJ19T | 2020-02-21 |
| AUSTIN Texas A U.S. advocacy group calling for tougher gun regulations said on Wednesday it will spend million this year to support the campaigns of Texas politicians who back stronger restrictions on owning firearms | Positive | AUSTIN Texas A U.S. advocacy group calling for tougher gun regulations said on Wednesday it will spend million this year to support the campaigns of Texas politicians who back stronger restrictions on owning firearms | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-guns/u-s-gun-control-advocacy-group-to-spend-8-million-on-texas-political-campaigns-idUSKBN20D2NX | 2020-02-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity from legal liability that has prevented them from being sued over material their users post | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity from legal liability that has prevented them from being sued over material their users post | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-internet-regulation-justice/should-facebook-google-be-liable-for-user-posts-asks-u-s-attorney-general-barr-idUSKBN20D26S | 2020-02-20 |
| LONDON U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016 a London court heard on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016 a London court heard on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-assange/trump-offered-to-pardon-assange-if-he-denied-russia-helped-leak-democrats-emails-lawyer-idUSKBN20D2A2 | 2020-02-20 |
| U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to try to help Trump win in part by hacking and releasing emails embarrassing to Clinton | Negative | LONDON U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016 a London court heard on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-assange/trump-offered-to-pardon-assange-if-he-denied-russia-helped-leak-democrats-emails-lawyer-idUSKBN20D2A2 | 2020-02-20 |
| Boeing has argued that the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is restricting release of the documents under international guidelines on crash probes and that they are confidential | Negative | CHICAGO Boeing Co and lawyers representing families of victims of a 737 MAX crash agreed in court on Wednesday to hold a conference call with U.S. government crash probe authorities over access to documents related to the nowgrounded aircrafts design development and two fatal disasters involving it | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-boeing-737max-litigation/boeing-crash-victims-lawyers-negotiate-over-access-to-737-max-documents-idUSKBN20D1VX | 2020-02-20 |
| Meanwhile U.S. industry data showing a biggerthanexpected build in crude oil inventories helped to cap the price gains | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices rose on Thursday extending gains from its previous session as the market shifted focus to supply disruptions while demand concerns eased some after a sharp drop in new coronavirus cases at the epicenter of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-on-supply-woes-demand-concerns-from-coronavirus-ease-idUSKBN20E07N | 2020-02-20 |
| U.S. sanctions on Russian Rosnefts trading arm will disrupt a slice of global crude flows and may prompt refineries in Europe India and the United States to shift purchases to other crude suppliers traders said | Negative | U.S. sanctions on Russian Rosnefts trading arm will disrupt a slice of global crude flows and may prompt refineries in Europe India and the United States to shift purchases to other crude suppliers traders said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-crude/u-s-sanctions-on-rosneft-trading-seen-shifting-crude-flows-idUSKBN20D2NI | 2020-02-20 |
| Phillips 66s imports through the U.S. Gulf Coast and some Italian refiners in Trieste are likely to be affected one market source said | Negative | U.S. sanctions on Russian Rosnefts trading arm will disrupt a slice of global crude flows and may prompt refineries in Europe India and the United States to shift purchases to other crude suppliers traders said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-crude/u-s-sanctions-on-rosneft-trading-seen-shifting-crude-flows-idUSKBN20D2NI | 2020-02-20 |
| U.S. crude flows to Europe are set to increase as demand from Asia has plummeted due to the coronavirus outbreak sources said | Negative | U.S. sanctions on Russian Rosnefts trading arm will disrupt a slice of global crude flows and may prompt refineries in Europe India and the United States to shift purchases to other crude suppliers traders said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-crude/u-s-sanctions-on-rosneft-trading-seen-shifting-crude-flows-idUSKBN20D2NI | 2020-02-20 |
| A U.S. State Department official said there were still about 45 U.S. citizens on board the cruise ship as of Thursday | Neutral | TOKYO Two passengers from a coronavirushit cruise ship moored near Tokyo have died and 29 people were in a serious condition Japanese media reported on Thursday as a second group of passengers disembarked after twoweeks quarantined onboard | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/two-passengers-from-coronavirus-hit-cruise-ship-in-japan-die-as-public-criticism-grows-idUSKBN20E03A | 2020-02-20 |
| WASHINGTON A meeting of U.S. government officials to discuss further curbs on exports to Huawei and China is still on for Thursday two sources said despite pushback from President Donald Trump against the restrictions | Positive | WASHINGTON A meeting of U.S. government officials to discuss further curbs on exports to Huawei and China is still on for Thursday two sources said despite pushback from President Donald Trump against the restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-meeting-on-huawei-china-policy-still-on-for-thursday-despite-trump-tweets-sources-idUSKBN20D2X5 | 2020-02-20 |
| WASHINGTON A slowdown in U.S. growth last year was at least partly the fault of President Donald Trumps global trade battles and the resulting hit to business investment the administrations top economist said on Thursday in an outlook for the coming years | Negative | WASHINGTON A slowdown in U.S. growth last year was at least partly the fault of President Donald Trumps global trade battles and the resulting hit to business investment the administrations top economist said on Thursday in an outlook for the coming years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-trump/trump-economist-says-uncertainty-from-trade-disputes-hit-business-investment-idUSKBN20E0G0 | 2020-02-20 |
| In coming months other U.S. tech companies will have to make similar choices according to people involved in internal discussions elsewhere | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Google is planning to move its British users accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead the company confirmed late on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-google-privacy-eu/google-plans-to-move-uk-users-accounts-outside-eu-jurisdiction-idUSKBN20E08W | 2020-02-20 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Donald Trumps tweets about Justice Department investigations a source familiar with the situation told Reuters while the department said he was not leaving | Negative | U.S. Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Donald Trumps tweets about Justice Department investigations a source familiar with the situation told Reuters while the department said he was not leaving | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-barr/u-s-attorney-general-barr-considers-quitting-over-trump-tweets-source-idUSKBN20C2EZ | 2020-02-20 |
| Diageo Plc agreed to pay a million civil fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the global liquor company quietly pressured distributors to buy excess inventory to boost its results in a flagging market | Negative | Diageo Plc agreed to pay a million civil fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the global liquor company quietly pressured distributors to buy excess inventory to boost its results in a flagging market | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-diageo-sec/diageo-to-pay-5-million-to-settle-sec-charges-it-concealed-liquor-overshipments-idUSKBN20D27Z | 2020-02-20 |
| The companies agreed to sell DS Plastics U.S. baginbox product lines in order to win antitrust approval for the merger in the United States | Positive | The Justice Department said that the companies were two of the four companies competing to provide bagsinboxes for boxed wine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-antitrust-wineinbox/u-s-requires-sale-of-bag-in-box-business-to-allow-liqui-box-deal-idUSKBN20D2JZ | 2020-02-20 |
| Finnish telecom networks maker Nokia Oyj said on Wednesday it has agreed to acquire privatelyheld U.S.based company Elenion Technologies to boost its optical networking business and broaden its offering to telecoms operators | Positive | Finnish telecom networks maker Nokia Oyj said on Wednesday it has agreed to acquire privatelyheld U.S.based company Elenion Technologies to boost its optical networking business and broaden its offering to telecoms operators | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nokia-acquisition/nokia-to-acquire-optical-networking-tech-firm-elenion-idUSKBN20D1RL | 2020-02-20 |
| The incident stunned onlookers and fans including U.S. President Donald Trump who was the races grand marshal and who later tweeted his support for the 2008 champion following the crash | Negative | Driver Ryan Newman was released from the hospital on Wednesday two days after a spectacular crash during the last lap of the Daytona 500 saw him carted off the track with injuries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-nascar-daytona/newman-released-from-hospital-following-daytona-500-crash-idUSKBN20E00L | 2020-02-20 |
| BENGALURU The impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China on U.S. economic growth will be negligible and shortlived according to economists in a Reuters poll who nonetheless now say risks to their forecasts are skewed more to the downside | Negative | BENGALURU The impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China on U.S. economic growth will be negligible and shortlived according to economists in a Reuters poll who nonetheless now say risks to their forecasts are skewed more to the downside | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/u-s-economy-to-dodge-coronavirus-blow-but-risks-to-downside-reuters-poll-idUSKBN20E00N | 2020-02-20 |
| NEW YORK Feb 19 The dollar gained while some U.S. and European equity indexes scaled fresh peaks on Wednesday after China reported another decline in new coronavirus cases and on expectations of Chinese stimulus to counter a slowdown in growth | Positive | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-scale-fresh-peaks-on-slowing-virus-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2AJ184 | 2020-02-20 |
| U.S. Treasury yields edged higher as expectations China will take more steps to bolster its economy boosted risk taking and after U.S. economic data beat economists expectations | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-scale-fresh-peaks-on-slowing-virus-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2AJ184 | 2020-02-20 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes last fell in price to yield 1 | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-scale-fresh-peaks-on-slowing-virus-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2AJ184 | 2020-02-20 |
| NEW YORK Feb 19 The dollar gained while U.S. and European equity indexes scaled fresh peaks on Wednesday after China reported another decline in new coronavirus cases and on expectations of Chinese stimulus to counter a slowdown in growth | Positive | Wall Street panregional European indexes hit records | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-scale-fresh-peaks-on-slowing-virus-dollar-gains-idUSL8N2AJ5A1 | 2020-02-20 |
| Strong U.S. data that could support the Federal Reserves desire to keep interest rates unchanged after lowering borrowing costs three times in 2019 supported the greenback | Positive | Japanese yen at 9month low as new coronavirus cases subside | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-index-at-near-3-year-high-as-yen-sinks-on-stronger-risk-appetite-idUSL8N2AJ4JD | 2020-02-20 |
| The U.S. Dollar Currency Index which measures the greenbacks strength against six other major currencies rose 0 | Neutral | Japanese yen at 9month low as new coronavirus cases subside | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-index-at-near-3-year-high-as-yen-sinks-on-stronger-risk-appetite-idUSL8N2AJ4JD | 2020-02-20 |
| to new record highs while futures for the U.S. and Dow Jones were up 0 | Neutral | Stocks rise on decline in new virus Europe at record high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-china-stimulus-hints-slowing-spread-of-virus-lift-stocks-idUSL8N2AJ3YW | 2020-02-20 |
| Market fears still kept gold trading above an ounce and U.S. 10year Treasury yields some 35 basis points below where they started 2020 | Negative | Stocks rise on decline in new virus Europe at record high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-china-stimulus-hints-slowing-spread-of-virus-lift-stocks-idUSL8N2AJ3YW | 2020-02-20 |
| The contrast between European and U.S. data continued to pressure the euro which fell below | Negative | Stocks rise on decline in new virus Europe at record high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-china-stimulus-hints-slowing-spread-of-virus-lift-stocks-idUSL8N2AJ3YW | 2020-02-20 |
| President Donald Trump on Wednesday named U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell a strong supporter of his policies to be acting director of national intelligence | Negative | BAKERSFIELD Calif | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni/trump-names-u-s-envoy-to-germany-acting-director-of-national-intelligence-idUSKBN20D2US | 2020-02-20 |
| Trump also has objected to U.S. intelligence community analyses of major issues from Irans nuclear program to North Korea that have clashed with his own assessments | Negative | BAKERSFIELD Calif | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni/trump-names-u-s-envoy-to-germany-acting-director-of-national-intelligence-idUSKBN20D2US | 2020-02-20 |
| In 2018 Germany asked the U.S. government to clarify remarks by Grenell after he told a rightwing website he wanted to empower other in Europe | Negative | BAKERSFIELD Calif | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni/trump-names-u-s-envoy-to-germany-acting-director-of-national-intelligence-idUSKBN20D2US | 2020-02-20 |
| In August Grenell told Germanys dpa news agency that Germanys reluctance to spend more on defense and its continued reliance on U.S. troops for protection was offensive | Negative | BAKERSFIELD Calif | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni/trump-names-u-s-envoy-to-germany-acting-director-of-national-intelligence-idUSKBN20D2US | 2020-02-20 |
| Alarmed by its traction the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Modern Markets Initiative are lobbying against the tax | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs decision to back a tax on trades marks a blow for Wall Street lobbyists which had seen the moderate Democrat as a potential ally said analysts and lobbyists | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-tax/bloombergs-transaction-tax-sets-stage-for-clash-with-wall-street-clients-idUSKBN20D2JK | 2020-02-20 |
| A federal judge on Thursday is scheduled to sentence Roger Stone a longtime adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump in a criminal case that has roiled the Justice Department and drawn the Republican presidents ire | Negative | A federal judge on Thursday is scheduled to sentence Roger Stone a longtime adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump in a criminal case that has roiled the Justice Department and drawn the Republican presidents ire | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-stone-explainer/explainer-who-is-roger-stone-and-why-does-he-face-prison-idUSKBN20D2MF | 2020-02-20 |
| That guidance does not take into account the impact of the U.S. merger and Deutsche Telekom will revise its outlook once it goes through | Positive | BONN Germany Deutsche Telekom | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-deutsche-telekom-results/t-mobile-owner-sets-sights-on-becoming-u-s-number-one-idUSKBN20D0HT | 2020-02-20 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Japans efforts may not have been sufficient to prevent transmission among individuals on the ship | Negative | study number of Hubei cases deducted Qantas Airways | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health/wrapup-11-china-reports-drop-in-coronavirus-cases-scientists-warn-virus-may-spread-easily-idUSL4N2AJ0J2 | 2020-02-20 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 19 U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook Google and other major online platforms still need immunity from legal liability that has prevented them from being sued over the material their users post | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 19 U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook Google and other major online platforms still need immunity from legal liability that has prevented them from being sued over the material their users post | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/internet-regulation-justice/u-s-attorney-gen-questions-need-to-shield-big-tech-from-liability-for-user-posts-idUSL1N2AJ0PW | 2020-02-20 |
| Quarles who is also a U.S. Federal Reserve governor said a working group was looking at policies to address the risks and benefits of stablecoins | Negative | LONDON Global financial regulators risk falling behind on rapid innovation in the digital payments industry and need to work more quickly to devise rules for cryptocurrencies or the chair of a global finance watchdog said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-g20-finance-regulation/regulators-need-to-get-up-to-speed-on-digital-currencies-idUSKBN20D1Y5 | 2020-02-20 |
| But he dismissed recent U.S. media reports that Tilda Swinton and Mark Ruffalo would star in the television adaptation saying it was at a very early | Negative | SEOUL The stark inequality between two South Korean families portrayed in the Oscarwinning film might make viewers uncomfortable but it was the only to revealing cold reality the films director Bong Joonho said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-parasite/director-of-oscar-winning-parasite-did-not-want-to-sugarcoat-inequality-idUSKBN20D0DJ | 2020-02-20 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday outlined a sweeping financial services policy proposal to rein in Wall Street trading boost consumer protections increase Americans access to banking services and crack down on financial crime | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday outlined a sweeping financial services policy proposal to rein in Wall Street trading boost consumer protections increase Americans access to banking services and crack down on financial crime | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-wallst/presidential-hopeful-bloomberg-proposes-new-taxes-protections-to-rein-in-wall-street-idUSKBN20C1P5 | 2020-02-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire on Tuesday for commuting the sentence of Rod Blagojevich the exIllinois governor convicted of trying to peddle Barack Obamas vacated U.S. Senate seat | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire on Tuesday for commuting the sentence of Rod Blagojevich the exIllinois governor convicted of trying to peddle Barack Obamas vacated U.S. Senate seat | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pardons/trump-commutes-blagojevich-sentence-pardons-junk-bond-king-milken-idUSKBN20C2J9 | 2020-02-19 |
| Within hours the Chicago Tribune quoted a U.S. Bureau of Prisons statement saying Blagojevich is no longer in at a federal detention center in Colorado | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire on Tuesday for commuting the sentence of Rod Blagojevich the exIllinois governor convicted of trying to peddle Barack Obamas vacated U.S. Senate seat | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pardons/trump-commutes-blagojevich-sentence-pardons-junk-bond-king-milken-idUSKBN20C2J9 | 2020-02-19 |
| But a federal appeals court reversed the ruling and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case | Negative | SALT LAKE CITY The Utah state Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday effectively to decriminalize polygamy among consenting adults reducing penalties for a practice with deep religious roots in the predominantly Mormon state | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-utah-polygamy/utah-senate-votes-to-decriminalize-polygamy-among-consenting-adults-idUSKBN20C2HF | 2020-02-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. authorities in Miami arrested a Mexican citizen who had been recruited by a Russian government official to locate and obtain the license plate number of the car of a U.S. government the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. authorities in Miami arrested a Mexican citizen who had been recruited by a Russian government official to locate and obtain the license plate number of the car of a U.S. government the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-arrests/u-s-arrests-mexican-citizen-in-miami-for-allegedly-acting-on-behalf-of-russia-idUSKBN20D052 | 2020-02-19 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday all passengers on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan would be restricted from traveling to the United States for at least 14 days after leaving the ship | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday all passengers on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan would be restricted from traveling to the United States for at least 14 days after leaving the ship | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/u-s-cdc-places-14-day-travel-restriction-on-passengers-from-quarantined-cruise-ship-idUSKBN20C2PC | 2020-02-19 |
| Kitts is one of the few U.S. tax preparers who specialize in helping people report income from sex work a sprawling industry that straddles the aboveboard and underground economies | Positive | Two things in life are certain for Lori St | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-sexwork/sex-and-taxes-a-seattle-tax-preparer-is-intimate-with-both-idUSKBN20C1CH | 2020-02-19 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration said on Tuesday said it will begin treating five major Chinese staterun media entities with U.S. operations the same as foreign embassies requiring them to register their employees and U.S. properties with the State Department | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration said on Tuesday said it will begin treating five major Chinese staterun media entities with U.S. operations the same as foreign embassies requiring them to register their employees and U.S. properties with the State Department | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/u-s-imposes-new-rules-on-state-owned-chinese-media-over-propaganda-concerns-idUSKBN20C2G1 | 2020-02-19 |
| LOS ANGELES U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering a visit to Japan this summer for the Olympic Games in Tokyo a trip that would take him off the campaign trail as he seeks reelection | Positive | LOS ANGELES U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering a visit to Japan this summer for the Olympic Games in Tokyo a trip that would take him off the campaign trail as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-trump-olympics/trump-considering-travel-to-tokyo-for-summer-olympics-idUSKBN20D06K | 2020-02-19 |
| Gedu also said there had been in a dispute that the U.S. Treasury has been trying to mediate between Ethiopia and Egypt over Ethiopias giant Blue Nile hydropower dam | Positive | ADDIS ABABA The United States will provide financial assistance to Ethiopia as it pursues political reforms the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-ethiopia/u-s-to-offer-financial-support-for-ethiopia-political-reforms-pm-idUSKBN20C14V | 2020-02-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for all cases stemming from Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election to be thrown and suggested he could bring a lawsuit over the matter | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for all cases stemming from Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election to be thrown and suggested he could bring a lawsuit over the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-calls-for-all-cases-stemming-from-mueller-probe-to-be-thrown-out-idUSKBN20C1RG | 2020-02-19 |
| The U.S. proposal will in fact make a global solution very Gentiloni told lawmakers in the European Parliament in Brussels | Neutral | BRUSSELS A global reform of the taxation of corporate digital revenues is very unlikely if the United States continues backing a safe plan which would allow firms to choose how to be taxed European Union tax commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-tax-gentiloni/eu-tax-commissioner-slams-u-s-plans-on-tech-tax-idUSKBN20C2A9 | 2020-02-19 |
| TOKYO Oil prices gained on Wednesday with Brent rising a seventh straight day amid broad optimism as new coronavirus cases fell for a second day in China and concerns rose over supply after a U.S. move to cut more Venezuelan crude from the market | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices gained on Wednesday with Brent rising a seventh straight day amid broad optimism as new coronavirus cases fell for a second day in China and concerns rose over supply after a U.S. move to cut more Venezuelan crude from the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-as-optimism-grows-economic-impact-of-coronavirus-outbreak-may-be-brief-idUSKBN20D059 | 2020-02-19 |
| 34 a barrel by 0439 GMT while U.S. oil CLc1 was up 55 cents or 1 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices gained on Wednesday with Brent rising a seventh straight day amid broad optimism as new coronavirus cases fell for a second day in China and concerns rose over supply after a U.S. move to cut more Venezuelan crude from the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-as-optimism-grows-economic-impact-of-coronavirus-outbreak-may-be-brief-idUSKBN20D059 | 2020-02-19 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures were unchanged from the previous session settling at | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices were near flat on Tuesday pressured by concerns over the impact on crude demand from the coronavirus outbreak in China but prices drew support from a reduction in supply from Libya | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-near-flat-virus-impact-offsets-libya-supply-disruptions-idUSKBN20C04D | 2020-02-19 |
| Asian shares and U.S. stock futures edged cautiously higher as investors tried to shake off worries about the epidemic after a slight decline in the number of new cases | Negative | The death toll from the coronavirus in mainland China passed 2000 on Wednesday although new cases fell for a second straight day as authorities tightened containment measures in the worsthit city of Wuhan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN20B0EI | 2020-02-19 |
| Huawei filed the lawsuit in March 2019 saying a law limiting its U.S. business was unconstitutional | Negative | A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday rejected Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltds constitutional challenge to a U.S. law that restricted its ability to do business with federal agencies and their contractors | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-judge-rejects-huawei-challenge-to-federal-law-restricting-its-business-idUSKBN20C2M9 | 2020-02-19 |
| U.S. government evacuation flights on Monday flew home more than 300 Americans who had been on board the Diamond Princess | Negative | TOKYO Japan plans to start trials of HIV medications to treat coronavirus patients as an increase in the number of cases poses a growing threat to the economy and public health the governments top spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-canada/japan-plans-hiv-drug-trials-to-fight-coronavirus-as-diamond-princess-cases-rise-idUSKBN20C02C | 2020-02-19 |
| TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday as investors tried to shake off worries about the coronavirus epidemic after a slight decline in the number of new cases | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday as investors tried to shake off worries about the coronavirus epidemic after a slight decline in the number of new cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-rise-on-lull-in-virus-worry-euro-still-weak-idUSKBN20D027 | 2020-02-19 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump objected on Tuesday to U.S. proposals that would prevent companies from supplying jet engines and other components to Chinas aviation industry and suggested he had instructed his administration not to implement them | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump objected on Tuesday to U.S. proposals that would prevent companies from supplying jet engines and other components to Chinas aviation industry and suggested he had instructed his administration not to implement them | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-china/trump-blasts-proposed-u-s-restrictions-on-sale-of-jet-parts-to-china-idUSKBN20C1ZV | 2020-02-19 |
| U.S. regulators will also examine the deal a Bombardier spokesman said | Neutral | Shares of Alstom SA and Montrealbased Bombardier Inc fell on Tuesday after the French firm agreed to buy its Canadian rivals rail division for up to 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-bombardier-m-a-alstom/alstom-bombardier-shares-fall-after-6-7-billion-rail-deal-idUSKBN20C0Y9 | 2020-02-19 |
| NEW YORK LendingClub Corp on Tuesday agreed to buy U.S. digital lender Radius Bank in a cashandstock deal valued at million as it looks to gain access to a cheaper source of funding and offer a broader suite of banking services | Positive | NEW YORK LendingClub Corp on Tuesday agreed to buy U.S. digital lender Radius Bank in a cashandstock deal valued at million as it looks to gain access to a cheaper source of funding and offer a broader suite of banking services | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-lendingclub-radius/lendingclub-to-acquire-radius-bank-for-185-million-idUSKBN20C2LR | 2020-02-19 |
| Facing an existential threat at the U.S. Supreme Court which will hear oral arguments on March 3 in a constitutional challenge to the unusual structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau the CFPB has found an | Negative | Facing an existential threat at the U.S. Supreme Court which will hear oral arguments on March 3 in a constitutional challenge to the unusual structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau the CFPB has found an | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-cfpb/trumps-doj-urges-supreme-court-to-keep-cfpb-up-and-running-idUSKBN20C2M3 | 2020-02-19 |
| At the same time since the bull market for U.S. equities started in 2009 passive largecap funds have largely outperformed their active counterparts according to Morningstar Direct | Neutral | NEW YORK A | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-legg-mason-m-a-franklin-rsc-graphic/massive-passive-funds-squeeze-stock-pickers-idUSKBN20C2PU | 2020-02-19 |
| HONG HSBC Holdings PLC said on Tuesday it would shed billion in assets shrink its investment bank and revamp its U.S. and European businesses in a drastic overhaul that will mean 35000 jobs cut over three years | Negative | HONG HSBC Holdings PLC said on Tuesday it would shed billion in assets shrink its investment bank and revamp its U.S. and European businesses in a drastic overhaul that will mean 35000 jobs cut over three years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-hsbc-hldg-results/hsbc-to-slash-investment-bank-35000-jobs-in-strategy-overhaul-idUSKBN20C0BF | 2020-02-19 |
| The U.S. Treasury did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | FRANKFURT British overseas territory the Cayman Islands the United States and Switzerland do most to help the globes richest citizens hide and launder money according to a ranking published on Tuesday by a group pushing for reform | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-companies-tax/cayman-islands-tops-ranking-of-money-hideouts-idUSKBN20C2BO | 2020-02-19 |
| This is not yet 1970s Detroit a U.S. car center that was plagued by urban decay as factory relocations cheaper imports and higher fuel prices destroyed jobs | Negative | BAMBERG Germany When Kristin and Thomas Schmitt took out a mortgage and bought a house last summer the German couples dream looked as if it was coming true | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-germany-economy-autos-insight/shades-of-detroit-germanys-auto-heartlands-in-peril-as-golden-age-fades-idUSKBN20C0MO | 2020-02-19 |
| Japanese investors bought billion in U.S. Treasuries in 2019 while euro zone investors were net buyers of more than billion accounting for half of foreign buying last year | Positive | NEW YORK Foreign buying of Treasuries in 2019 hit their largest level in seven years data from the U.S. Treasury Department showed on Tuesday as Japanese and euro zone investors sought higheryielding U.S. government debt in a world of negative interest rates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-treasury-securities/foreign-inflows-into-u-s-treasuries-in-2019-hit-largest-in-7-years-data-idUSKBN20C2JL | 2020-02-19 |
| TOKYO Feb 19 Asian shares and U.S. stock futures edged cautiously higher on Wednesday as investors tried to shake off worries about the coronavirus epidemic after a slight decline in the number of new cases | Negative | Sentiment remains fragile due to worries about virus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-nudge-up-as-virus-spread-slows-euro-fragile-idUSL4N2AJ0DI | 2020-02-19 |
| The U.S. remains that leastdirty Tshirt the best house in a fairly shabbylooking neighbourhood | 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 |
| U.S. stocks pared losses and the Nasdaq edged higher on speculation the hit to global supply chains by the coronavirus will be temporary | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-slide-on-apples-virus-warning-euro-near-three-year-low-idUSL1N2AI0Z3 | 2020-02-19 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Donald Trumps tweets about Justice Department investigations a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Tuesday | Negative | U.S. Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Donald Trumps tweets about Justice Department investigations a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-barr/attorney-general-barr-considering-quitting-over-trump-tweets-source-idUSKBN20C2EZ | 2020-02-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he knew the identity of an anonymous Trump administration official who wrote an essay for the New York Times and later a book about efforts from within to thwart parts of the presidents agenda to protect the country from his worst impulses | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he knew the identity of an anonymous Trump administration official who wrote an essay for the New York Times and later a book about efforts from within to thwart parts of the presidents agenda to protect the country from his worst impulses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-anonymous/trump-says-he-knows-identity-of-author-known-as-anonymous-idUSKBN20C2H3 | 2020-02-19 |
| Several prominent Trump officials including U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Jim Mattis who was secretary of defense at the time have denied being Anonymous | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he knew the identity of an anonymous Trump administration official who wrote an essay for the New York Times and later a book about efforts from within to thwart parts of the presidents agenda to protect the country from his worst impulses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-anonymous/trump-says-he-knows-identity-of-author-known-as-anonymous-idUSKBN20C2H3 | 2020-02-19 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 18 The Trump administration said on Tuesday said it will begin treating five major Chinese staterun media entities with U.S. operations the same as foreign embassies requiring them to register their employees and U.S. properties with the State Department | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 18 The Trump administration said on Tuesday said it will begin treating five major Chinese staterun media entities with U.S. operations the same as foreign embassies requiring them to register their employees and U.S. properties with the State Department | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-media/u-s-imposes-new-rules-on-state-owned-chinese-media-over-propaganda-concerns-idUSL1N2AI0RC | 2020-02-19 |
| PARIS French drugmaker Sanofi is working with a U.S. government agency to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus from China saying it could have a candidate ready for clinical trials within a year | Positive | PARIS French drugmaker Sanofi is working with a U.S. government agency to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus from China saying it could have a candidate ready for clinical trials within a year | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-sanofi/sanofi-teams-up-with-u-s-agency-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN20C1YJ | 2020-02-19 |
| A further 200 U.S. citizens were stuck in Cambodia among them 92 still on board another cruise ship the Westerdam that was also affected by the virus | Negative | More than 300 Americans who had been stuck on a cruise ship affected by the coronavirus were back in the United States on Monday flown to U.S. military bases for two more weeks of quarantine after spending the previous 14 days docked in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-cruiseship/u-s-flies-338-americans-home-from-cruise-ship-including-14-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN20B0U9 | 2020-02-18 |
| Previously more than 40 Americans on the Diamond Princess had tested positive and U.S. health officials said they would remain in Japan for treatment | Negative | More than 300 Americans who had been stuck on a cruise ship affected by the coronavirus were back in the United States on Monday flown to U.S. military bases for two more weeks of quarantine after spending the previous 14 days docked in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-cruiseship/u-s-flies-338-americans-home-from-cruise-ship-including-14-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN20B0U9 | 2020-02-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Monday it is tracking the condition of 60 U.S. citizens in Japan after more than 300 Americans were repatriated from a cruise ship that had the largest cluster of coronavirus cases outside China | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Monday it is tracking the condition of 60 U.S. citizens in Japan after more than 300 Americans were repatriated from a cruise ship that had the largest cluster of coronavirus cases outside China | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-state-dept-tracks-60-u-s-citizens-in-japan-following-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20B1V8 | 2020-02-18 |
| LUANDA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola where the government is seeking to claw back billions of dollars looted from state coffers | Negative | LUANDA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola where the government is seeking to claw back billions of dollars looted from state coffers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-angola/pompeo-blasts-corruption-promotes-u-s-business-in-africa-trip-idUSKBN20B1H9 | 2020-02-18 |
| Despite U.S. investments the bulk of Angolas oil production is destined for China which holds the lions share of Angolan foreign debt | Positive | LUANDA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola where the government is seeking to claw back billions of dollars looted from state coffers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-angola/pompeo-blasts-corruption-promotes-u-s-business-in-africa-trip-idUSKBN20B1H9 | 2020-02-18 |
| West African governments are also worried about a proposed U.S. troop withdrawal from the region just as Islamist groups with links to Islamic State and al Qaeda are gaining ground | Negative | LUANDA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola where the government is seeking to claw back billions of dollars looted from state coffers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-angola/pompeo-blasts-corruption-promotes-u-s-business-in-africa-trip-idUSKBN20B1H9 | 2020-02-18 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week that he had felt a more constructive approach from Washington when it came to the U.S.Russia strategic dialogue | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week that he had felt a more constructive approach from Washington when it came to the U.S.Russia strategic dialogue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-pompeo/russias-lavrov-after-pompeo-meeting-says-felt-more-constructive-u-s-approach-idUSKBN20B1PV | 2020-02-18 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up 23 cents to | Neutral | NEW Oil prices inched up on Monday as concerns over the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak in China were offset by expectations that potential production cuts from major producers could tighten global crude supply | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-up-as-output-cut-hopes-offset-coronavirus-concern-idUSKBN20B03D | 2020-02-18 |
| Some U.S. officials and analysts have raised questions about Chinas ability to meet the purchasing commitments specified in the Phase 1 trade deal due to the coronavirus | Positive | BEIJING China said on Tuesday it would accept applications for new tariff exemptions for 696 products imported from the United States including key agricultural and energy products such as pork beef soybeans liquefied natural gas and crude oil | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-grant-tariff-exemptions-on-additional-u-s-goods-idUSKBN20C0CD | 2020-02-18 |
| Firms seeking exemptions on the additional tariffs on U.S. products can submit applications from March 2 the finance ministry said | Negative | BEIJING China said on Tuesday it would accept applications for new tariff exemptions for 696 products imported from the United States including key agricultural and energy products such as pork beef soybeans liquefied natural gas and crude oil | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-grant-tariff-exemptions-on-additional-u-s-goods-idUSKBN20C0CD | 2020-02-18 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering changing U.S. regulations to allow it to block shipments of chips to Huawei Technologies from companies such as Taiwans TSMC | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering changing U.S. regulations to allow it to block shipments of chips to Huawei Technologies from companies such as Taiwans TSMC | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-tsmc/u-s-mulls-cutting-huawei-off-from-global-chip-suppliers-with-tsmc-in-crosshairs-idUSKBN20B1YO | 2020-02-18 |
| To target global chip sales to Huawei U.S. authorities would alter the Foreign Direct Product Rule which subjects some foreignmade goods based on U.S. technology or software to U.S. regulations | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering changing U.S. regulations to allow it to block shipments of chips to Huawei Technologies from companies such as Taiwans TSMC | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-tsmc/u-s-mulls-cutting-huawei-off-from-global-chip-suppliers-with-tsmc-in-crosshairs-idUSKBN20B1YO | 2020-02-18 |
| The U.S. Commerce Department declined to comment on the proposal | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering changing U.S. regulations to allow it to block shipments of chips to Huawei Technologies from companies such as Taiwans TSMC | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-tsmc/u-s-mulls-cutting-huawei-off-from-global-chip-suppliers-with-tsmc-in-crosshairs-idUSKBN20B1YO | 2020-02-18 |
| Bonds were in demand with the 10year U.S. Treasuries yield falling 1 | Negative | emini futures ESc1 dipped as much as 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-fall-after-apple-warns-on-coronavirus-impact-idUSKBN20C02O | 2020-02-18 |
| General Dynamics Corp parent company of Bombardiers U.S. rival Gulfstream generates revenue from military sales in addition to business jets as does Frances Dassault Aviation | Positive | Frances Alstom SA has agreed to buy the rail division of Canadas Bombardier Inc for up to 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bombardier-m-a-alstom/alstom-to-buy-bombardier-rail-unit-for-up-to-6-7-billion-idUSKBN20B0LR | 2020-02-18 |
| Bankers in the euro zone say they need to bulk up to compete with U.S. rivals but diverging regulation across different countries hamper crossborder mergers | Negative | If the offer is successful Intesa would quickly delist UBI and merge with it aiming to complete the transaction by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-sanpaolo/intesa-kicks-off-italian-bank-consolidation-with-5-3-billion-bid-for-ubi-idUSKBN20C01Y | 2020-02-18 |
| respectively after a U.S. peach grower was awarded million in a lawsuit against the two | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/update-1-european-shares-hit-record-high-carmakers-cheer-china-stimulus-idUSL4N2AH27Y | 2020-02-18 |
| WASHINGTON As the 2020 race heats up the Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a dispute involving the complex U.S. presidential election system focusing on whether Electoral College electors are free to break their pledges to back the candidate who wins their states popular vote an act that could upend an election | Positive | WASHINGTON As the 2020 race heats up the Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a dispute involving the complex U.S. presidential election system focusing on whether Electoral College electors are free to break their pledges to back the candidate who wins their states popular vote an act that could upend an election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-electoral/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-presidential-electoral-college-dispute-idUSKBN1ZG2EH | 2020-02-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up an appeal by President Donald Trumps administration seeking to enforce new federal rules allowing employers to obtain religious exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that health insurance that they provide to employees pays for womens birth control | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up an appeal by President Donald Trumps administration seeking to enforce new federal rules allowing employers to obtain religious exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that health insurance that they provide to employees pays for womens birth control | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-contraception/supreme-court-to-hear-trump-appeal-in-obamacare-contraception-fight-idUSKBN1ZG2EC | 2020-02-18 |
| DUBAI An Iranian man accused of violating U.S. sanctions and detained in Germany has been freed and has returned to Iran after diplomatic efforts by Tehran Irans foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday | Negative | DUBAI An Iranian man accused of violating U.S. sanctions and detained in Germany has been freed and has returned to Iran after diplomatic efforts by Tehran Irans foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-sanctions-detainee/iranian-accused-of-violating-u-s-sanctions-returns-home-from-germany-idUSKBN20B196 | 2020-02-18 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six powers in 2018 and Washington reimposed sanctions which have battered the Islamic Republics economy | Negative | DUBAI An Iranian man accused of violating U.S. sanctions and detained in Germany has been freed and has returned to Iran after diplomatic efforts by Tehran Irans foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-sanctions-detainee/iranian-accused-of-violating-u-s-sanctions-returns-home-from-germany-idUSKBN20B196 | 2020-02-18 |
| SHANGHAI Nearly half of the U.S. companies in China say their global operations are already seeing an impact from business shutdowns due to the coronavirus epidemic according to a poll by Shanghais American Chamber of Commerce | Negative | SHANGHAI Nearly half of the U.S. companies in China say their global operations are already seeing an impact from business shutdowns due to the coronavirus epidemic according to a poll by Shanghais American Chamber of Commerce | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-survey/u-s-firms-in-china-report-staff-shortages-say-coronavirus-hitting-global-operations-amcham-idUSKBN20B0O9 | 2020-02-18 |
| WASHINGTON More than 1000 former U.S. Justice Department officials on Sunday called for Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of the trial of a longtime adviser of President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON More than 1000 former U.S. Justice Department officials on Sunday called for Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of the trial of a longtime adviser of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/former-doj-officials-call-on-attorney-general-barr-to-resign-idUSKBN20A0MY | 2020-02-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidates said on Sunday billionaire Michael Bloomberg should face the same rigorous scrutiny as his rivals and they would welcome the chance to square off with him in a 2020 presidential debate | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidates said on Sunday billionaire Michael Bloomberg should face the same rigorous scrutiny as his rivals and they would welcome the chance to square off with him in a 2020 presidential debate | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/democratic-rivals-tell-billionaire-bloomberg-lets-debate-idUSKBN20A0IM | 2020-02-17 |
| U.S. gas producers had hoped that exports would raise the value of their fuel but instead they are contributing to a supply glut is pushing down prices worldwide | Positive | LONDON Qatar has delayed choosing Western partners for the worlds largest liquefied natural gas project by several months after surprising the industry with a big expansion plan despite a collapse in global gas prices four sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-qatar-gas-exclusive/exclusive-qatar-delays-partnerships-for-natural-gas-expansion-amid-price-collapse-sources-idUSKBN20B00Y | 2020-02-17 |
| Trading is expected to be light as U.S. stocks and bond markets will be shut on Monday for a public holiday | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares reversed earlier losses on Monday and moved back toward a threeweek top as Chinese efforts to cushion the blow from a coronavirus outbreak cheered investors although Japanese stocks faltered amid growing recession risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-hover-around-three-week-highs-on-chinese-support-measures-idUSKBN20B01Z | 2020-02-17 |
| Bassanese had misgivings about the plan saying it reminded him of former U.S. President George Bush encouraging Americans to buy a home during a housing boom | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares reversed earlier losses on Monday and moved back toward a threeweek top as Chinese efforts to cushion the blow from a coronavirus outbreak cheered investors although Japanese stocks faltered amid growing recession risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-hover-around-three-week-highs-on-chinese-support-measures-idUSKBN20B01Z | 2020-02-17 |
| Smith said U.S. officials dressed in full hazmat suits and face masks had visited his room to check if he would disembark | Positive | TOKYO Hundreds of passengers were preparing to be evacuated from a cruise ship on Sunday after spending two weeks under quarantine off Japan over the coronavirus with Americans flying home on chartered evacuation planes early Monday morning | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/virus-spreads-on-cruise-ship-in-japan-u-s-passengers-flying-home-idUSKBN20A01M | 2020-02-17 |
| The charter flights were the only option for eligible U.S. passengers to fly home until March 4 at the earliest the U.S. embassy in Tokyo has said | Neutral | TOKYO Hundreds of passengers were preparing to be evacuated from a cruise ship on Sunday after spending two weeks under quarantine off Japan over the coronavirus with Americans flying home on chartered evacuation planes early Monday morning | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/virus-spreads-on-cruise-ship-in-japan-u-s-passengers-flying-home-idUSKBN20A01M | 2020-02-17 |
| The U.S. electric carmaker announced plans last November to build a Gigafactory in Gruenheide in the eastern state of Brandenburg | Positive | BERLIN A German court on Sunday ordered Tesla Inc to stop clearing forest land near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory a victory for local environmental activists | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tesla-gigafactory-germany/tesla-ordered-by-german-court-to-stop-cutting-down-trees-for-gigafactory-idUSKBN20A0KK | 2020-02-17 |
| Planning permission has not yet been granted to build the Gigafactory however meaning U.S. entrepreneur Elon Musks company is preparing the ground at its own risk | Positive | BERLIN A German court on Sunday ordered Tesla Inc to stop clearing forest land near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory a victory for local environmental activists | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tesla-gigafactory-germany/tesla-ordered-by-german-court-to-stop-cutting-down-trees-for-gigafactory-idUSKBN20A0KK | 2020-02-17 |
| Competition law does not take into account the forms in which the U.S. platforms are increasingly coming to dominate the media and he said | Positive | BERLIN The head of publisher Bertelsmann | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bertelsmann-rtl-group/regulators-should-allow-rtl-and-prosieben-to-merge-rabe-idUSKBN20A0FR | 2020-02-17 |
| U.S. core retail sales was flat last month lagging expectations of 0 | Negative | Euro near 33month low as growth stagnates in euro zone | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-near-3-year-low-on-sluggish-growth-yen-steady-despite-weak-gdp-idUSL4N2AH0A9 | 2020-02-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts is poised to become a key figure in the political life of President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts is poised to become a key figure in the political life of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-roberts/u-s-chief-justice-faces-unfamiliar-glare-of-spotlight-at-trump-trial-idUSKBN1ZF2P2 | 2020-02-17 |
| In the U.S. we are laying the groundwork but not looking for explosive he said | Positive | LONDON Fastgrowing British digital bank Monzo plans to hire up to 500 people and forecasts it will get 5 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-monzo-strategy/uk-digital-bank-monzo-plans-to-hire-500-and-relaunch-paid-accounts-idUSKBN20B0CN | 2020-02-17 |
| WASHINGTON Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized the conduct of online supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders saying his rival for the Democratic nomination for president has some accountability | Negative | WASHINGTON Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized the conduct of online supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders saying his rival for the Democratic nomination for president has some accountability | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/disown-them-biden-criticizes-sanders-for-supporters-online-attacks-idUSKBN20A001 | 2020-02-16 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are approximately 400 U.S. citizens onboard the Diamond Princess | Negative | TOKYO The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/u-s-to-evacuate-americans-from-cruise-ship-quarantined-at-japan-port-idUSKBN20903J | 2020-02-16 |
| The Embassy said the U.S. government was working with Japan so that any people with symptoms would receive proper care if they could not board the aircraft | Negative | TOKYO The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/u-s-to-evacuate-americans-from-cruise-ship-quarantined-at-japan-port-idUSKBN20903J | 2020-02-16 |
| Japan confirmed it was coordinating with the U.S. government for Americans to leave the ship and return home saying that would ease its burden in resolving the situation | Negative | TOKYO The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/u-s-to-evacuate-americans-from-cruise-ship-quarantined-at-japan-port-idUSKBN20903J | 2020-02-16 |
| MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Donald Trump deserved to be reelected praising the U.S. presidents reaction to his decision to end a decadesold military agreement with the United States | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Donald Trump deserved to be reelected praising the U.S. presidents reaction to his decision to end a decadesold military agreement with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/philippines-duterte-says-trump-deserves-to-be-re-elected-idUSKBN2090FL | 2020-02-16 |
| The VFA is important to the overall U.S.Philippines alliance and sets out rules for U.S. soldiers operating in the Philippines a former U.S. territory | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Donald Trump deserved to be reelected praising the U.S. presidents reaction to his decision to end a decadesold military agreement with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/philippines-duterte-says-trump-deserves-to-be-re-elected-idUSKBN2090FL | 2020-02-16 |
| Trump has frequently expressed a desire to bring U.S. military forces home from decadeslong deployments abroad and has strongarmed some allies into paying more for the right to U.S. defense | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Donald Trump deserved to be reelected praising the U.S. presidents reaction to his decision to end a decadesold military agreement with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/philippines-duterte-says-trump-deserves-to-be-re-elected-idUSKBN2090FL | 2020-02-16 |
| DUBAI Ivanka Trump an adviser to her father U.S. President Donald Trump began a trip on Saturday to the United Arab Emirates where she is due to speak at a conference to promote female entrepreneurship this week | Positive | DUBAI Ivanka Trump an adviser to her father U.S. President Donald Trump began a trip on Saturday to the United Arab Emirates where she is due to speak at a conference to promote female entrepreneurship this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-usa-ivanka/ivanka-trump-visits-the-uae-for-womens-conference-idUSKBN2090PD | 2020-02-16 |
| Erdogan also chided the United States a NATO ally saying U.S. statements of support did not instill trust | Negative | Turkey dismissed on Saturday Russian accusations that it has flouted deescalation agreements with Russia and Iran in Syrias Idlib province and threatened to take military action in the area if diplomatic efforts with Moscow fail | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-denies-flouting-agreement-with-russia-in-syrias-idlib-province-idUSKBN209092 | 2020-02-16 |
| Rocket attacks which Washington blames on Iranbacked militias have regularly hit near and occasionally on the U.S. embassy which is next to the base | Negative | Several blasts hit a U.S.led coalition military base in Baghdad early on Sunday from an apparent rocket attack a U.S. military official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iraq-security/blasts-hit-u-s-coalition-base-in-baghdad-damage-unknown-idUSKBN20A00Y | 2020-02-16 |
| MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| Pompeo defended the U.S. strategy saying Europe Japan and other American allies were united on China Iran and Russia despite tactical differences | Neutral | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is allowing U.S. airlines to resume operations over large areas of the Gulf saying that a lower military posture by Iran has reduced the threat of miscalculation or misidentification of civilian flights | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is allowing U.S. airlines to resume operations over large areas of the Gulf saying that a lower military posture by Iran has reduced the threat of miscalculation or misidentification of civilian flights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-gulf-aviation/u-s-relaxes-restrictions-on-u-s-civilian-flights-over-gulf-idUSKBN2090QN | 2020-02-16 |
| The FAA however advised U.S. carriers to exercise caution and avoid near the boundaries of the Tehran flight information region whenever possible | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is allowing U.S. airlines to resume operations over large areas of the Gulf saying that a lower military posture by Iran has reduced the threat of miscalculation or misidentification of civilian flights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-gulf-aviation/u-s-relaxes-restrictions-on-u-s-civilian-flights-over-gulf-idUSKBN2090QN | 2020-02-16 |
| The U.S. government is considering whether to stop General Electric Co from continuing to supply engines for a new Chinese passenger jet according to people familiar with the matter casting uncertainty over Chinas efforts to enter the civil aviation market | Negative | The U.S. government is considering whether to stop General Electric Co from continuing to supply engines for a new Chinese passenger jet according to people familiar with the matter casting uncertainty over Chinas efforts to enter the civil aviation market | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-aircraft/u-s-weighs-blocking-ge-engine-sales-for-chinas-new-airplane-sources-idUSKBN2090SG | 2020-02-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump thanked Cambodia for taking the castaway cruise ship in a rare message to a nation that has often been at odds with Washington | Positive | An 80yearold Chinese tourist infected with the coronavirus has died in France the first fatality in Europe and the fourth outside mainland China from an epidemic that has shut Chinese factories curbed travel and disrupted global supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-toll/chinese-tourist-in-france-becomes-first-to-die-in-europe-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20900F | 2020-02-16 |
| TOKYO Japan said on Saturday it was coordinating with the U.S. government for American citizens to leave the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess and return home on U.S.chartered flights | Negative | TOKYO Japan said on Saturday it was coordinating with the U.S. government for American citizens to leave the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess and return home on U.S.chartered flights | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-mofa/japan-coordinating-with-u-s-on-departure-of-americans-from-ship-idUSKBN2090DE | 2020-02-16 |
| TOKYO The United States will send an aircraft to Japan to bring back U.S. passengers on the Diamond Princess a cruise ship under quarantine in Japan on board which the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred the U.S. embassy said | Negative | TOKYO The United States will send an aircraft to Japan to bring back U.S. passengers on the Diamond Princess a cruise ship under quarantine in Japan on board which the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred the U.S. embassy said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-usa/u-s-to-send-aircraft-to-fetch-u-s-passengers-from-quarantined-ship-idUSKBN20907S | 2020-02-16 |
| Previous U.S. efforts to convince allies to bar the Chinese company from their networks have primarily focused on warnings that its equipment could be used by China for spying | Negative | MUNICH The United States is seeking to rally European support for competitors to Huawei Technologies following disappointment in Washington over Britains decision to use 5G equipment made by the Chinese company | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-germany-security-huawei/rebuffed-by-uk-u-s-pitches-big-tent-for-huawei-rivals-in-europe-idUSKBN2090HP | 2020-02-16 |
| Speaking on Saturday U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told the Munich Security Conference that Washington was already working with vendors to develop and test new 5G technologies | Positive | MUNICH The United States is seeking to rally European support for competitors to Huawei Technologies following disappointment in Washington over Britains decision to use 5G equipment made by the Chinese company | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-germany-security-huawei/rebuffed-by-uk-u-s-pitches-big-tent-for-huawei-rivals-in-europe-idUSKBN2090HP | 2020-02-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Friday said it would increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union to from ratcheting up pressure on Brussels in a nearly 16year transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Friday said it would increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union to from ratcheting up pressure on Brussels in a nearly 16year transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-eu/u-s-raises-tariffs-on-european-aircraft-in-ongoing-dispute-over-subsidies-idUSKBN20900L | 2020-02-16 |
| Boeing in a statement said it was working with U.S. federal and state officials to promptly bring the United States into full with WTO rulings | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Friday said it would increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union to from ratcheting up pressure on Brussels in a nearly 16year transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-eu/u-s-raises-tariffs-on-european-aircraft-in-ongoing-dispute-over-subsidies-idUSKBN20900L | 2020-02-16 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge in Illinois on Friday granted a partial win to Kraft Heinz and Mondelez in the foodmakers battle with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over a settlement agreed last year | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge in Illinois on Friday granted a partial win to Kraft Heinz and Mondelez in the foodmakers battle with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over a settlement agreed last year | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-cftc-kraft/u-s-judge-calls-out-cftcs-egregious-misconduct-in-kraft-heinz-mondelez-settlement-idUSKBN20901B | 2020-02-16 |
| The U.S. government on Friday raised tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union ratcheting up pressure on the EU to resolve an epic 16yearold dispute over support for airplane makers and raising the stakes in broader talks to reach a U.S.EU trade deal | Positive | The U.S. government on Friday raised tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union ratcheting up pressure on the EU to resolve an epic 16yearold dispute over support for airplane makers and raising the stakes in broader talks to reach a U.S.EU trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-timeline/timeline-highlights-of-the-16-year-airbus-boeing-trade-war-idUSKBN20901R | 2020-02-16 |
| The European planemaker said it would continue discussions with its U.S. customers to mitigate effects of tariffs insofar as and hoped the U.S. Trade Representatives office would change its position | Negative | The European planemaker said it would continue discussions with its U.S. customers to mitigate effects of tariffs insofar as and hoped the U.S. Trade Representatives office would change its position | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-airbus/airbus-says-higher-u-s-tariffs-on-eu-planes-will-harm-u-s-airlines-consumers-idUSKBN209015 | 2020-02-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Friday it has established a dispute resolution office and complaint hotline to enforce President Donald Trumps Phase trade deal with China which takes effect on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Friday it has established a dispute resolution office and complaint hotline to enforce President Donald Trumps Phase trade deal with China which takes effect on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-china/injured-by-chinas-trade-practices-call-202-395-3900-ustr-says-idUSKBN2082NW | 2020-02-16 |
| PARIS Europe may have lost the battle to create digital champions capable of taking on U.S. and Chinese companies harvesting personal data but it can win the war of industrial data Europes industry policy chief said on Saturday | Negative | PARIS Europe may have lost the battle to create digital champions capable of taking on U.S. and Chinese companies harvesting personal data but it can win the war of industrial data Europes industry policy chief said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-eu-data/europe-can-win-global-battle-for-industrial-data-says-eu-industry-chief-idUSKBN2090LT | 2020-02-16 |
| MUNICH U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Saturday that Washington was working with technology companies in the United States and allied nations to develop alternatives to Chinese 5G vendors and was already testing them at U.S. military bases | Positive | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Saturday that Washington was working with technology companies in the United States and allied nations to develop alternatives to Chinese 5G vendors and was already testing them at U.S. military bases | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-germany-security-esper-5g/u-s-allied-firms-testing-alternatives-to-chinese-5g-technology-esper-idUSKBN2090A3 | 2020-02-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has the legal to interfere in criminal cases capping a tumultuous week that raised questions about whether he is eroding the independence of the U.S. legal system | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has the legal to interfere in criminal cases capping a tumultuous week that raised questions about whether he is eroding the independence of the U.S. legal system | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump/emboldened-trump-defends-right-to-interfere-in-criminal-cases-idUSKBN20823A | 2020-02-15 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking White House guidance on the future of its controversial biofuel waiver program after a court ruling cast doubt over its legitimacy and aims to announce a decision by early next month a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking White House guidance on the future of its controversial biofuel waiver program after a court ruling cast doubt over its legitimacy and aims to announce a decision by early next month a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biofuels/epa-consulting-white-house-over-biofuel-waiver-program-source-idUSKBN2082FI | 2020-02-15 |
| Twenty one states have rejected an billion settlement proposal from three major U.S. drug distributors to resolve lawsuits over their alleged role in the opioid crisis but discussion are still active according to three sources familiar with the matter | Negative | Twenty one states have rejected an billion settlement proposal from three major U.S. drug distributors to resolve lawsuits over their alleged role in the opioid crisis but discussion are still active according to three sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-opioids-litigation/u-s-states-reject-18-billion-proposal-to-settle-opioid-lawsuits-discussions-ongoing-sources-idUSKBN2081YQ | 2020-02-15 |
| Some 400000 U.S. overdose deaths between 1997 and 2017 were linked to opioids according to government data | Negative | Twenty one states have rejected an billion settlement proposal from three major U.S. drug distributors to resolve lawsuits over their alleged role in the opioid crisis but discussion are still active according to three sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-opioids-litigation/u-s-states-reject-18-billion-proposal-to-settle-opioid-lawsuits-discussions-ongoing-sources-idUSKBN2081YQ | 2020-02-15 |
| Shares of the three distributors which together handle about of the U.S. prescription drug market were down less than | Neutral | Twenty one states have rejected an billion settlement proposal from three major U.S. drug distributors to resolve lawsuits over their alleged role in the opioid crisis but discussion are still active according to three sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-opioids-litigation/u-s-states-reject-18-billion-proposal-to-settle-opioid-lawsuits-discussions-ongoing-sources-idUSKBN2081YQ | 2020-02-15 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it will start testing for the rapidly spreading coronavirus that originated in China through its existing seasonal influenza surveillance system in five states | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it will start testing for the rapidly spreading coronavirus that originated in China through its existing seasonal influenza surveillance system in five states | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-influenza-usa/u-s-health-officials-to-start-testing-for-coronavirus-in-five-states-idUSKBN2082BP | 2020-02-15 |
| U.S. drug pricing has become a political issue in recent years amid complaints that some drugs including medicines on the market for decades have seen sharp price increases | Negative | WASHINGTON A former executive of Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd pleaded guilty on Friday to participating in a scheme to fix prices for generic medicines | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-generic-alembic/ex-alembic-executive-pleads-guilty-in-u-s-generic-drug-price-fixing-scheme-idUSKBN2082H2 | 2020-02-15 |
| With by far the largest AsianAmerican population of any U.S. state officials in California are aggressively trying to get ahead of such hate crimes before they spread | Negative | A flyer in Los Angeles Carson area with a fake seal of the World Health Organization tells residents to avoid AsianAmerican businesses like Panda Express because of a coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-discrimination/fake-flyers-and-face-mask-fear-california-fights-coronavirus-discrimination-idUSKBN208063 | 2020-02-15 |
| The report said the purposes of the action were to protect U.S. personnel deter Iran degrade Iranianbacked militias ability to conduct attacks and end Irans strategic escalation of attacks | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks the White House said in a memo released on Friday despite previous administration assertions that it was due to an imminent threat | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mideast-crisis-iran-report/white-house-memo-says-strike-on-iranian-commander-responded-to-past-attacks-idUSKBN2082J3 | 2020-02-15 |
| It also said the U.S. constitution gives the president the right to direct the use of force to protect the country from an attack or threat or imminent attack | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks the White House said in a memo released on Friday despite previous administration assertions that it was due to an imminent threat | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mideast-crisis-iran-report/white-house-memo-says-strike-on-iranian-commander-responded-to-past-attacks-idUSKBN2082J3 | 2020-02-15 |
| The U.S. State Department and Treasury Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment while the White House declined to comment | Negative | BERLIN A top Chinese official acknowledged on Friday that the new coronavirus is a deep challenge to the country but defended Beijings management of the epidemic while lashing out at the of other countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-politics-exclusive/exclusive-senior-china-diplomat-concedes-challenge-of-coronavirus-slams-overreaction-idUSKBN2082EZ | 2020-02-15 |
| He called U.S. attacks on Huawei and said there was no credible evidence that the company has a socalled back door that harms U.S. security | Negative | BERLIN A top Chinese official acknowledged on Friday that the new coronavirus is a deep challenge to the country but defended Beijings management of the epidemic while lashing out at the of other countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-politics-exclusive/exclusive-senior-china-diplomat-concedes-challenge-of-coronavirus-slams-overreaction-idUSKBN2082EZ | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Friday there were no investigations into Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman the former National Security Council aide who testified in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial and was fired by the White House along with his twin brother | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Friday there were no investigations into Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman the former National Security Council aide who testified in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial and was fired by the White House along with his twin brother | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-vindman/no-investigations-of-ousted-white-house-aide-vindman-u-s-army-secretary-idUSKBN2082EJ | 2020-02-15 |
| KIEV A group of three U.S. Senators visited Kiev on Friday to convey a message of continued bipartisan support for Ukraine after it got entangled last year in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Positive | KIEV A group of three U.S. Senators visited Kiev on Friday to convey a message of continued bipartisan support for Ukraine after it got entangled last year in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ukraine-usa-senators/lets-move-on-from-impeachment-visiting-u-s-senators-tell-ukraines-leader-idUSKBN2081YW | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that President Donald Trumps attacks on prosecutors the judge and jurors in the trial of a longtime adviser undermined the Justice Departments work adding he would not be by anyone | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that President Donald Trumps attacks on prosecutors the judge and jurors in the trial of a longtime adviser undermined the Justice Departments work adding he would not be by anyone | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/barr-wont-be-bullied-by-trump-on-stone-case-jurors-appalled-idUSKBN20727X | 2020-02-15 |
| A Turkish security source said a planned patrol last week had been postponed because of harsh but the U.S. official said the Idlib dispute could be having an impact | Negative | ISTANBUL Strains between Turkey and Russia over the escalating Syrian offensive in Idlib appear not to have shaken Turkish plans to deploy Russian missile defense systems a senior U.S. official said on Friday despite a threat of U.S sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-usa/syria-tensions-unlikely-to-shake-turkeys-russian-missile-plans-u-s-official-idUSKBN2081TJ | 2020-02-15 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control whose technical experts are highlyregarded has voiced interest in taking part | Negative | A World Health Organizationled mission to China will start its outbreak investigation this weekend and will focus on how the new coronavirus is spreading and the severity of the disease the WHOs directorgeneral said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who/who-says-joint-china-mission-to-start-coronavirus-probe-this-weekend-idUSKBN20821Q | 2020-02-15 |
| A Chinese woman who was acquitted of trespassing at U.S. President Donald Trumps MaraLago resort in Florida was sentenced to six months in jail on Friday on a separate charge of resisting arrest | Negative | A Chinese woman who was acquitted of trespassing at U.S. President Donald Trumps MaraLago resort in Florida was sentenced to six months in jail on Friday on a separate charge of resisting arrest | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-maralago-china/chinese-woman-who-intruded-at-mar-a-lago-sentenced-to-six-months-idUSKBN2082ER | 2020-02-15 |
| That incident raised fears Zhang could have posed an intelligence threat but U.S. experts told Reuters it was hard to believe she was a professional spy | Negative | A Chinese woman who was acquitted of trespassing at U.S. President Donald Trumps MaraLago resort in Florida was sentenced to six months in jail on Friday on a separate charge of resisting arrest | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-maralago-china/chinese-woman-who-intruded-at-mar-a-lago-sentenced-to-six-months-idUSKBN2082ER | 2020-02-15 |
| The data show the U.S. economy is in a good Mester said using a favorite phrase of Fed policymakers | Positive | The coronavirus epidemic which has killed hundreds and sickened tens of thousands in China could be a drag on the U.S. economy this quarter Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-mester/feds-mester-says-china-virus-could-drag-on-u-s-economy-idUSKBN2082AT | 2020-02-15 |
| MUNICH U.S. Senator Mitt Romney who last week voted to convict Donald Trump for abuse of power said on Friday that the U.S. president was right to challenge China over its trade policies and that Washington and its allies had to act against Beijing | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Senator Mitt Romney who last week voted to convict Donald Trump for abuse of power said on Friday that the U.S. president was right to challenge China over its trade policies and that Washington and its allies had to act against Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trade/chinas-cowboy-capitalism-must-be-curtailed-senator-romney-idUSKBN2082AR | 2020-02-15 |
| Romney added that he expected Trump to be reelected in November but that U.S. politics across the spectrum was becoming more hostile to international trade | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Senator Mitt Romney who last week voted to convict Donald Trump for abuse of power said on Friday that the U.S. president was right to challenge China over its trade policies and that Washington and its allies had to act against Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trade/chinas-cowboy-capitalism-must-be-curtailed-senator-romney-idUSKBN2082AR | 2020-02-15 |
| MUNICH Germanys president took an indirect swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday in accusing Washington China and Russia of stoking global mistrust and insecurity with a great that could threaten a new nuclear arms race | Negative | MUNICH Germanys president took an indirect swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday in accusing Washington China and Russia of stoking global mistrust and insecurity with a great that could threaten a new nuclear arms race | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-steinmeier/u-s-china-russia-making-world-more-dangerous-german-president-idUSKBN2081NN | 2020-02-15 |
| The U.S. Commerce Department in May put Huawei on a trade blacklist that restricted U.S. suppliers from selling parts and components to the company | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Thursday accused Huawei of stealing trade secrets and helping Iran track protesters in its latest indictment against the Chinese company escalating the U.S. battle with the worlds largest telecommunications equipment maker | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-indictment/u-s-accuses-huawei-of-stealing-trade-secrets-assisting-iran-idUSKBN2072KG | 2020-02-15 |
| The U.S. market will be closed on Monday for Presidents Day | Neutral | NEW YORK Global stock markets rose slightly on Friday as investors bet on a lull in proliferation of the coronavirus while oil prices registered their first weekly gain since early January | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-edge-up-with-positive-chipmaker-forecast-oil-gains-for-the-week-idUSKBN20804H | 2020-02-15 |
| The U.S. planemaker has spent months updating software believed to have played a role in both crashes but fresh issues have surfaced complicating regulators efforts to reapprove the plane | Negative | Boeings 737 MAX was grounded worldwide last March after two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-united-arlns/american-united-push-back-737-max-return-amid-new-approval-delays-idUSKBN2082A5 | 2020-02-15 |
| Boeing has told the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration it does not believe it needs to separate wiring bundles people familiar with the matter said on Friday | Neutral | Boeings 737 MAX was grounded worldwide last March after two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-united-arlns/american-united-push-back-737-max-return-amid-new-approval-delays-idUSKBN2082A5 | 2020-02-15 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said that the Boeing 737 halt could cut U.S. gross domestic product growth by as much as a half percentage point this year | 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 |
| The U.S. dairy industry remained skeptical on Thursday that a viable deal is at hand | Positive | NEW India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets in a bid for a limited trade deal during U.S. President Donald Trumps first official visit to the country this month people familiar with the protracted talks say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-india/india-offers-u-s-dairy-chicken-access-in-bid-for-elusive-trade-deal-with-trump-idUSKBN2072LD | 2020-02-15 |
| Dykes said the U.S. dairy industry was looking for access in viable commercial quantities | Neutral | NEW India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets in a bid for a limited trade deal during U.S. President Donald Trumps first official visit to the country this month people familiar with the protracted talks say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-india/india-offers-u-s-dairy-chicken-access-in-bid-for-elusive-trade-deal-with-trump-idUSKBN2072LD | 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 |
| 32 a barrel while U.S. crude rose 63 cents to settle at | Neutral | Oil prices gain up for week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-dip-as-virus-impact-weighed-oil-gains-for-the-week-idUSL1N2AE1CN | 2020-02-15 |
| He asked why given the U.S. allegations competitors were not growing at or | Negative | further | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-huawei-tech-intercept/update-1-huawei-cyber-security-chief-says-no-operator-gives-it-access-to-intercept-equipment-idUSL8N2AE4MP | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney William Barr has tapped the top federal prosecutor in St | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney William Barr has tapped the top federal prosecutor in St | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-flynn/attorney-general-barr-taps-outside-prosecutor-to-review-case-against-ex-trump-adviser-michael-flynn-idUSKBN2082I4 | 2020-02-15 |
| The department has repeatedly denied the allegations of prosecutorial misconduct and U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected all of Flynns claims in December and set a sentencing date | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney William Barr has tapped the top federal prosecutor in St | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-flynn/attorney-general-barr-taps-outside-prosecutor-to-review-case-against-ex-trump-adviser-michael-flynn-idUSKBN2082I4 | 2020-02-15 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. jury on Friday found Michael Avenatti guilty in a criminal trial accusing the celebrity lawyer of trying to extort Nike Inc out of millions of dollars and defraud a youth basketball coach he represented | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. jury on Friday found Michael Avenatti guilty in a criminal trial accusing the celebrity lawyer of trying to extort Nike Inc out of millions of dollars and defraud a youth basketball coach he represented | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/celebrity-lawyer-michael-avenatti-is-found-guilty-in-nike-extortion-case-idUSKBN2082EB | 2020-02-15 |
| 2 FBI official Andrew McCabe at the tail end of a week in which the U.S. lawenforcement agency has come under extraordinary pressure from the president | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday dropped its criminal investigation of a top target of President Donald Trump former No | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mccabe/justice-dept-drops-probe-of-ex-fbi-official-mccabe-a-top-trump-target-idUSKBN208286 | 2020-02-15 |
| U.S. Judge Reggie Walton said at a hearing in September that the delays made it seem like the department was facing political pressure | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday dropped its criminal investigation of a top target of President Donald Trump former No | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mccabe/justice-dept-drops-probe-of-ex-fbi-official-mccabe-a-top-trump-target-idUSKBN208286 | 2020-02-15 |
| YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the early voting states but whose television ads have blanketed the billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | Negative | YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the early voting states but whose television ads have blanketed the billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/on-the-trail-bloomberg-targeted-by-democratic-rivals-biden-raises-money-for-crucial-states-idUSKBN2072RT | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehrans retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflict | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehrans retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflict | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/senate-rebukes-trump-votes-to-limit-iran-war-making-ability-idUSKBN2072NX | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who are seeking to have their convictions in the scandal overturned in a case focusing on what kinds of political acts can be prosecuted as criminal fraud | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who are seeking to have their convictions in the scandal overturned in a case focusing on what kinds of political acts can be prosecuted as criminal fraud | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-bridgegate/u-s-supreme-court-justices-skeptical-about-new-jersey-bridgegate-convictions-idUSKBN1ZD25C | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court ruling that allowed a lawsuit to proceed against managers of a retirement fund for IBM Corp employees centering on allegations that officials failed to disclose that IBMs microelectronics business was overvalued | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court ruling that allowed a lawsuit to proceed against managers of a retirement fund for IBM Corp employees centering on allegations that officials failed to disclose that IBMs microelectronics business was overvalued | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-ibm/u-s-supreme-court-tosses-lower-court-ruling-that-allowed-ibm-retirement-fund-suit-idUSKBN1ZD20H | 2020-02-15 |
| A U.S. jury in Chicago found Shenzhenbased Hytera used Motorola Solutions confidential documents and copyrightprotected source code to compete in the market for twoway radio communications | Negative | A U.S. jury in Chicago found Shenzhenbased Hytera used Motorola Solutions confidential documents and copyrightprotected source code to compete in the market for twoway radio communications | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-motorola-verdict/motorola-solutions-wins-764-6-million-verdict-in-trade-secrets-case-idUSKBN2082HO | 2020-02-15 |
| Hytera has its own pending U.S. lawsuit against Motorola Solutions alleging the company used intellectual property litigation and its market power to stifle competition | Negative | A U.S. jury in Chicago found Shenzhenbased Hytera used Motorola Solutions confidential documents and copyrightprotected source code to compete in the market for twoway radio communications | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-motorola-verdict/motorola-solutions-wins-764-6-million-verdict-in-trade-secrets-case-idUSKBN2082HO | 2020-02-15 |
| The change came after U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg this week paid popular meme accounts on Facebookowned Instagram to post content about the billionaire former New York mayor | Positive | The change came after U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg this week paid popular meme accounts on Facebookowned Instagram to post content about the billionaire former New York mayor | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-politics-advertising/facebook-allows-u-s-political-candidates-to-run-sponsored-content-idUSKBN20827C | 2020-02-15 |
| Feb 14 A U.S. jury on Friday found Michael Avenatti guilty in a criminal trial accusing the celebrity lawyer of trying to extort Nike Inc out of millions of dollars and defraud a youth basketball coach he represented | Negative | Feb 14 A U.S. jury on Friday found Michael Avenatti guilty in a criminal trial accusing the celebrity lawyer of trying to extort Nike Inc out of millions of dollars and defraud a youth basketball coach he represented | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-crime-avenatti/lawyer-avenatti-convicted-for-trying-to-extort-nike-idUSL1N2AE187 | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 14 The U.S. Justice Department is closing its criminal investigation into whether former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe lied to investigators about his communications with the media without bringing any charges against him his attorneys announced in a statement on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 14 The U.S. Justice Department is closing its criminal investigation into whether former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe lied to investigators about his communications with the media without bringing any charges against him his attorneys announced in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-mccabe/justice-department-declines-to-charge-ex-fbi-deputy-director-mccabe-idUSL1N2AE0ZD | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly billion from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico a central promise of President Donald Trumps campaign for the White House four years ago and bid this year for a second term | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly billion from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico a central promise of President Donald Trumps campaign for the White House four years ago and bid this year for a second term | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-wall/trump-administration-taking-3-8-billion-more-from-military-for-mexico-border-wall-idUSKBN2072M9 | 2020-02-14 |
| The top Republican on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee Representative Mac Thornberry said the move by the Pentagon was contrary to Congresss constitutional authority | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly billion from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico a central promise of President Donald Trumps campaign for the White House four years ago and bid this year for a second term | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-wall/trump-administration-taking-3-8-billion-more-from-military-for-mexico-border-wall-idUSKBN2072M9 | 2020-02-14 |
| A senior Pentagon official said U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper had approved about | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly billion from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico a central promise of President Donald Trumps campaign for the White House four years ago and bid this year for a second term | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-wall/trump-administration-taking-3-8-billion-more-from-military-for-mexico-border-wall-idUSKBN2072M9 | 2020-02-14 |
| The U.S. government has flown about 800 people from Hubei province placing them under 14day quarantine at U.S. military bases | Negative | U.S. health officials reported a 15th confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States on Thursday as the White House criticized Chinas response to the outbreak saying Beijing lacked transparency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-reports-15th-coronavirus-case-white-house-bashes-chinas-response-idUSKBN20723G | 2020-02-14 |
| The Trump administration was also very disappointed that Beijing had not accepted a U.S. invitation to send a team of CDC experts to China to help Kudlow said | Negative | U.S. health officials reported a 15th confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States on Thursday as the White House criticized Chinas response to the outbreak saying Beijing lacked transparency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-reports-15th-coronavirus-case-white-house-bashes-chinas-response-idUSKBN20723G | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON A handful of U.S. lawmakers have a unique argument for asking President Donald Trump not to slash the food stamp program they themselves once relied on it | Positive | WASHINGTON A handful of U.S. lawmakers have a unique argument for asking President Donald Trump not to slash the food stamp program they themselves once relied on it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-foodstamps/nine-u-s-lawmakers-who-were-once-on-food-stamps-ask-trump-not-to-shrink-program-idUSKBN2071BM | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to revive a decadesold effort to enshrine equal rights for women in the U.S. Constitution setting up an electionyear confrontation that faces long odds of success | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to revive a decadesold effort to enshrine equal rights for women in the U.S. Constitution setting up an electionyear confrontation that faces long odds of success | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-legal-women/u-s-house-votes-to-revive-decades-old-womens-rights-amendment-idUSKBN2072CF | 2020-02-14 |
| Last month the U.S. Justice Department issued a legal opinion saying the ratification process would have to begin anew | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to revive a decadesold effort to enshrine equal rights for women in the U.S. Constitution setting up an electionyear confrontation that faces long odds of success | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-legal-women/u-s-house-votes-to-revive-decades-old-womens-rights-amendment-idUSKBN2072CF | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehrans retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflict | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehrans retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-senate-rebukes-trump-votes-to-limit-iran-warmaking-ability-idUSKBN2072NX | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thinks there is a good the United States would reach an agreement with the Taliban by the end of February on a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thinks there is a good the United States would reach an agreement with the Taliban by the end of February on a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-talks-pentagon/trump-sees-good-chance-for-accord-with-taliban-by-end-of-month-idUSKBN2071YX | 2020-02-14 |
| Although the Taliban is negotiating with U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad it refuses to talk directly to Ghanis government which it denounces as a puppet of the West | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thinks there is a good the United States would reach an agreement with the Taliban by the end of February on a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-talks-pentagon/trump-sees-good-chance-for-accord-with-taliban-by-end-of-month-idUSKBN2071YX | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday pushed back against Donald Trump after the presidents attacks on the prosecutors judge and jury in the trial of a longtime adviser saying Trump should stop tweeting about Justice Department cases and that he would not be by anyone | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday pushed back against Donald Trump after the presidents attacks on the prosecutors judge and jury in the trial of a longtime adviser saying Trump should stop tweeting about Justice Department cases and that he would not be by anyone | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/barr-tells-trump-to-stop-tweeting-about-stone-case-juror-calls-it-appalling-idUSKBN20727X | 2020-02-14 |
| Barr the top U.S. law enforcement officer said in an ABC interview that Trumps tweets make it impossible for me to do my job | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday pushed back against Donald Trump after the presidents attacks on the prosecutors judge and jury in the trial of a longtime adviser saying Trump should stop tweeting about Justice Department cases and that he would not be by anyone | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/barr-tells-trump-to-stop-tweeting-about-stone-case-juror-calls-it-appalling-idUSKBN20727X | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON The top judge on the U.S. District Court in Washington said in an unusual public statement on Thursday that public criticism is not a in sentencing decisions after President Donald Trump took aim at a judge from her court who is overseeing longtime Trump adviser Roger Stones criminal trial | Negative | WASHINGTON The top judge on the U.S. District Court in Washington said in an unusual public statement on Thursday that public criticism is not a in sentencing decisions after President Donald Trump took aim at a judge from her court who is overseeing longtime Trump adviser Roger Stones criminal trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone-howell/senior-u-s-judge-defends-sentencing-decisions-after-trump-tweet-on-stone-case-idUSKBN2072ZD | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps comments this week weighing in on the trial of his longtime associate Roger Stone amount to political interference in the judiciary and are an abuse of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps comments this week weighing in on the trial of his longtime associate Roger Stone amount to political interference in the judiciary and are an abuse of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone-pelosi/pelosi-says-trumps-comments-on-stone-case-are-an-abuse-of-power-idUSKBN20728G | 2020-02-14 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| the sheer fact of the possible presence of the U.S. Air Force on the island albeit occasional is it 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 |
| The U.S. Air Force visit has also raised questions in Oslo | 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 |
| Although the U.S. company is not identified Cisco Systems sued Huawei in Texas in 2003 over copyright infringement related to its routers | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Thursday accused Huawei of stealing trade secrets and helping Iran track protesters in its latest indictment against the Chinese company escalating the U.S. battle with the worlds largest telecommunications equipment maker | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-indictment/u-s-accuses-huawei-of-stealing-trade-secrets-assisting-iran-idUSKBN2072KG | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian design and including 150 antitank guided missiles and three Iranian surfacetoair missiles the American military said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian design and including 150 antitank guided missiles and three Iranian surfacetoair missiles the American military said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-missiles-military/u-s-warship-in-arabian-sea-seizes-suspected-iranian-weapons-idUSKBN2072NJ | 2020-02-14 |
| In recent years U.S. warships have intercepted and seized Iranian arms likely bound for Houthi fighters in Yemen | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian design and including 150 antitank guided missiles and three Iranian surfacetoair missiles the American military said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-missiles-military/u-s-warship-in-arabian-sea-seizes-suspected-iranian-weapons-idUSKBN2072NJ | 2020-02-14 |
| The base known as K1 near the city of Kirkuk is where a U.S. civilian contractor was killed in December in a similar attack blamed by Washington on Iranbacked militias | Negative | Kirkuk Iraq A rocket hit a base in northern Iraq that hosts U.S. forces on Thursday but caused no casualties Iraqi security sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/rocket-hits-northern-iraqi-base-hosting-u-s-forces-no-casualties-security-sources-idUSKBN2072NP | 2020-02-14 |
| A Reuters witness said U.S. warplanes had scrambled and were soaring overhead shortly after the attack on Thursday | Negative | Kirkuk Iraq A rocket hit a base in northern Iraq that hosts U.S. forces on Thursday but caused no casualties Iraqi security sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/rocket-hits-northern-iraqi-base-hosting-u-s-forces-no-casualties-security-sources-idUSKBN2072NP | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said the U.S. government would not furnish any information for a database of companies operating in Israelicontrolled territories that the United Nations human rights office released and said the compilation hurts peace efforts in the Middle East | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said the U.S. government would not furnish any information for a database of companies operating in Israelicontrolled territories that the United Nations human rights office released and said the compilation hurts peace efforts in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-un-companies/u-s-rejects-u-n-database-of-companies-in-israeli-controlled-territories-pompeo-idUSKBN20727H | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is deeply about the possible impact of a coronavirus outbreak in North Korea and is prepared to help U.S. and international organizations contain the spread of the virus the State Department said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is deeply about the possible impact of a coronavirus outbreak in North Korea and is prepared to help U.S. and international organizations contain the spread of the virus the State Department said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-north-korea/u-s-says-prepared-to-help-north-korea-combat-threat-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2072XF | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump praised China over its handling of the fastmoving coronavirus outbreak in an interview that aired on Thursday adding that the United States was working closely with Beijing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump praised China over its handling of the fastmoving coronavirus outbreak in an interview that aired on Thursday adding that the United States was working closely with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-trump/trump-says-china-is-handling-coronavirus-professionally-idUSKBN2072OC | 2020-02-14 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it had not yet been invited to send experts to China to assist with the WHO investigation | Negative | GENEVA China is dragging its heels in accepting help on the ground from international health specialists diplomats and experts said on Thursday noting four days after a World Health Organization advance team arrived in Beijing no details have been released on how and when the full mission will deploy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who-mission/experts-fear-china-reluctant-to-accept-who-ground-mission-idUSKBN2071WZ | 2020-02-14 |
| It appears that China has not accepted the U.S. offer of on the ground CDC experts which is unfortunate | Negative | GENEVA China is dragging its heels in accepting help on the ground from international health specialists diplomats and experts said on Thursday noting four days after a World Health Organization advance team arrived in Beijing no details have been released on how and when the full mission will deploy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who-mission/experts-fear-china-reluctant-to-accept-who-ground-mission-idUSKBN2071WZ | 2020-02-14 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 6 | Neutral | Wall Street lost ground on Thursday backing away from record highs as investors digested new coronavirus developments and mixed corporate earnings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-slips-as-coronavirus-fears-mount-idUSKBN2061RJ | 2020-02-14 |
| com Incs request to temporarily halt the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft Corp from moving forward on an billion cloud computing deal that Amazon says reflected undue influence by President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Thursday granted Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/judge-grants-amazon-motion-for-pause-in-microsofts-pentagon-contract-work-idUSKBN2072P6 | 2020-02-14 |
| U.S. attorneys who represented the company before a Delaware court in the ownership dispute did not reply to requests for comment | Negative | Venezuelas staterun oil company PDVSA this week plans to discharge nearly 1 million barrels of crude stranded for over a year at sea over U.S. sanctions against the company and an ownership dispute with its refining unit Citgo Petroleum according to internal documents viewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-pdvsa-citgo-cargo-exclusive/exclusive-venezuelas-pdvsa-to-unload-57-million-oil-cargo-disputed-by-rival-citgo-boards-idUSKBN2072V5 | 2020-02-14 |
| U.S.listed shares of the company were up nearly at | Neutral | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd warned of a drop in revenues at its key ecommerce businesses this quarter as the coronavirus sweeping China hits supply chains and deliveries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-alibaba-results/alibaba-warns-of-drop-in-e-commerce-revenues-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2071HN | 2020-02-14 |
| LISBON The United States would like to see Portugals main utility EDPEnergias de Portugal expanding in the U.S. market but Chinese investment in the company could pose risks that need to be evaluated U.S. energy secretary Dan Brouillette said on Thursday | Positive | LISBON The United States would like to see Portugals main utility EDPEnergias de Portugal expanding in the U.S. market but Chinese investment in the company could pose risks that need to be evaluated U.S. energy secretary Dan Brouillette said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-edp-usa/u-s-highlights-potential-risks-from-chinas-edp-stake-idUSKBN2071XZ | 2020-02-14 |
| He said EDPs growth in the U.S. renewable energy market was welcome but did present a challenge because of the Chinese investment | Positive | LISBON The United States would like to see Portugals main utility EDPEnergias de Portugal expanding in the U.S. market but Chinese investment in the company could pose risks that need to be evaluated U.S. energy secretary Dan Brouillette said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-edp-usa/u-s-highlights-potential-risks-from-chinas-edp-stake-idUSKBN2071XZ | 2020-02-14 |
| BC Partners last year took out its successful Chewy Inc brand from PetSmart while TPGowned U.S. clothing chain J Crew is exploring an IPO of its upmarket Madewell brand | Positive | Online luxury fashion retailer MyTheresa plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange taking advantage of robust equity markets people close to the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mytheresa-ipo/online-luxury-fashion-retailer-mytheresa-plans-nyse-listing-sources-idUSKBN2072KW | 2020-02-14 |
| U.S. private equity firm Centerbridge Partners LP is seeking to raise up to billion for its fourth private credit fund two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday | Positive | U.S. private equity firm Centerbridge Partners LP is seeking to raise up to billion for its fourth private credit fund two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-centerbridge-fundraising/centerbridge-seeks-up-to-5-billion-for-fourth-debt-fund-sources-idUSKBN20722Y | 2020-02-14 |
| Nevertheless Centerbridges fundraising comes amid widespread concerns that the U.S. economy which has been on its longest expansion in history may soon enter a recession | Negative | U.S. private equity firm Centerbridge Partners LP is seeking to raise up to billion for its fourth private credit fund two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-centerbridge-fundraising/centerbridge-seeks-up-to-5-billion-for-fourth-debt-fund-sources-idUSKBN20722Y | 2020-02-14 |
| U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer held telephone conversations with India Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal this week about a trade agreement and signs are positive | Positive | NEW India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets to win a limited trade deal during U.S. President Donald Trumps first official visit to the country this month people familiar with the protracted talks say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-india/india-offers-to-import-u-s-dairy-chicken-legs-to-seal-elusive-trade-deal-with-trump-idUSKBN2072LD | 2020-02-14 |
| BRUSSELS The specter of the 1990s BSE crisis means the European Union is likely to reject U.S. demands it ease strict food safety rules even with President Donald Trump threatening car tariffs if EU countries do not start importing more U.S. farm products | Negative | BRUSSELS The specter of the 1990s BSE crisis means the European Union is likely to reject U.S. demands it ease strict food safety rules even with President Donald Trump threatening car tariffs if EU countries do not start importing more U.S. farm products | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-eu/mad-cow-fright-keeps-eu-cautious-on-food-rules-idUSKBN2070NJ | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 13 The United States is deeply about the possible impact of a coronavirus outbreak in North Korea and is prepared to help U.S. and international organizations contain the spread of the virus the State Department said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON Feb 13 The United States is deeply about the possible impact of a coronavirus outbreak in North Korea and is prepared to help U.S. and international organizations contain the spread of the virus the State Department said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-usa-north-korea/u-s-says-prepared-to-help-north-korea-combat-threat-from-coronavirus-idUSW1N29T00P | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on immigration policies and a travel program was productive with discussions set to continue the acting Department of Homeland Security chief said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on immigration policies and a travel program was productive with discussions set to continue the acting Department of Homeland Security chief said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-immigration-new-york-meeting/trump-new-yorks-cuomo-will-continue-talks-on-immigration-traveler-program-official-idUSKBN2072W3 | 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 |
| Short selling of U.S.listed companies from China and Hong Kong has climbed since the coronavirus outbreak was confirmed on Jan | Negative | Short selling of U.S.listed companies from China and Hong Kong has climbed since the coronavirus outbreak was confirmed on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-shorts/some-u-s-listed-china-firms-see-shorting-spike-others-see-short-covering-jump-idUSKBN2072US | 2020-02-14 |
| S3 said that million new shares were shorted in the 494 U.S.traded Chinese and Hong Kong stocks the company tracks bringing total short interest in those stocks to | Neutral | Short selling of U.S.listed companies from China and Hong Kong has climbed since the coronavirus outbreak was confirmed on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-shorts/some-u-s-listed-china-firms-see-shorting-spike-others-see-short-covering-jump-idUSKBN2072US | 2020-02-14 |
| S3 said it expects to see continued shortselling in Kong stocks and that this would happen primarily in the U.S. market as Chinese regulators limit shortselling on Chinas exchanges | Negative | Short selling of U.S.listed companies from China and Hong Kong has climbed since the coronavirus outbreak was confirmed on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-shorts/some-u-s-listed-china-firms-see-shorting-spike-others-see-short-covering-jump-idUSKBN2072US | 2020-02-14 |
| NEW Feb 13 The dollar rose and global equity markets slumped on Thursday after a new methodology that boosted the death toll in China from the coronavirus unnerved investors putting the brakes on a rally that had lifted U.S. and European stocks to record peaks | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-jump-in-coronavirus-cases-halts-stock-rally-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2AD1IC | 2020-02-14 |
| 34 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate added 25 cents to settle at | Neutral | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-jump-in-coronavirus-cases-halts-stock-rally-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2AD1IC | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the earlyvoting states but whose television ads have blanketed the former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the earlyvoting states but whose television ads have blanketed the former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/on-the-trail-democratic-white-house-hopefuls-take-aim-at-bloomberg-idUSKBN2072RT | 2020-02-14 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign is paying popular Instagram meme accounts to post content about the billionaire as part of its social media offensive ahead of the 2020 election | Positive | U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign is paying popular Instagram meme accounts to post content about the billionaire as part of its social media offensive ahead of the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-meme/bloomberg-campaign-pays-social-media-accounts-for-memes-idUSKBN2072S9 | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration said Thursday it was issuing a 45day extension allowing U.S. companies to continue doing some business with Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration said Thursday it was issuing a 45day extension allowing U.S. companies to continue doing some business with Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-extension/u-s-gives-huawei-another-45-days-to-buy-from-american-suppliers-idUSKBN2072UK | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place the manslaughter conviction of a Massachusetts woman for goading her boyfriend into committing suicide in 2014 with numerous text messages and phone calls in a case that drew attention to cyber bullying | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place the manslaughter conviction of a Massachusetts woman for goading her boyfriend into committing suicide in 2014 with numerous text messages and phone calls in a case that drew attention to cyber bullying | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-texting/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-womans-appeal-in-teen-texting-suicide-case-idUSKBN1ZC1IW | 2020-02-14 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a dispute that has roiled the | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a dispute that has roiled the | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-puertorico/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-puerto-rico-bonds-dispute-idUSKBN1ZC1JA | 2020-02-14 |
| Other factors cited for the rally such as greater demand for assets uncorrelated to mainstream markets following the U.S. killing of an Iranian military commander last month are also questionable | Negative | LONDON Crypto analysts are split on whether bitcoins rise this year is driven by unique factors or is just its latest bout of volatility | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-crypto-currencies-analysis/is-bitcoins-2020-rally-another-flash-in-the-pan-idUSKBN2071RU | 2020-02-14 |
| ZURICH Senior members of the Swiss legislature are demanding a parliamentary investigation into a spying operation in which U.S. and German intelligence used a Swiss cryptography company as a front to eavesdrop on other countries | Negative | ZURICH Senior members of the Swiss legislature are demanding a parliamentary investigation into a spying operation in which U.S. and German intelligence used a Swiss cryptography company as a front to eavesdrop on other countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-cyber/pressure-mounts-for-swiss-parliamentary-probe-into-spying-operation-idUSKBN2071F3 | 2020-02-14 |
| If U.S. regulators open the spectrum in the next several months Nagarajan said devices with the new chips could come to market as early as this fall | Positive | Broadcom Inc on Thursday released a new chip aimed at eliminating choppy phone calls and music on Bluetooth headphones | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-broadcom-tech/broadcom-targets-choppy-audio-with-new-bluetooth-chip-idUSKBN207172 | 2020-02-14 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| In San Diego California a second person evacuated from Wuhan China to a U.S. Marine base was diagnosed with the virus raising the U.S. tally to 14 the CDC said | Negative | 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 |
| The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it has opened an investigation into whether the universities of Harvard and Yale failed to report hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign gifts and contracts as required by law | Negative | The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it has opened an investigation into whether the universities of Harvard and Yale failed to report hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign gifts and contracts as required by law | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-foreign-money/harvard-and-yale-universities-investigated-for-possible-non-disclosure-of-foreign-money-idUSKBN20703A | 2020-02-13 |
| Education department records over the last three decades show U.S. universities and colleges have reported more than | Neutral | The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it has opened an investigation into whether the universities of Harvard and Yale failed to report hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign gifts and contracts as required by law | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-foreign-money/harvard-and-yale-universities-investigated-for-possible-non-disclosure-of-foreign-money-idUSKBN20703A | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge has rejected a request by U.S. President Donald Trump ally Roger Stone for a new trial according to a court filing released on Wednesday a day after a Justice Department reversal over sentencing prompted prosecutors to resign from the case | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge has rejected a request by U.S. President Donald Trump ally Roger Stone for a new trial according to a court filing released on Wednesday a day after a Justice Department reversal over sentencing prompted prosecutors to resign from the case | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone-trial/u-s-judge-denied-trump-adviser-stones-request-for-a-new-trial-filing-idUSKBN2062SW | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday won endorsements from three Congressional Black Caucus members a positive sign for his campaign which has drawn scrutiny lately over his past support for a controversial policing tactic | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday won endorsements from three Congressional Black Caucus members a positive sign for his campaign which has drawn scrutiny lately over his past support for a controversial policing tactic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/u-s-presidential-candidate-bloomberg-endorsed-by-three-black-lawmakers-idUSKBN20623M | 2020-02-13 |
| Also endorsing Bloomberg on Wednesday were U.S. Representative Lucy McBath of Georgia who said she was backing Bloomberg in part because of his proposals to curb gun violence | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday won endorsements from three Congressional Black Caucus members a positive sign for his campaign which has drawn scrutiny lately over his past support for a controversial policing tactic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/u-s-presidential-candidate-bloomberg-endorsed-by-three-black-lawmakers-idUSKBN20623M | 2020-02-13 |
| LOS ANGELES A second person evacuated from Wuhan China to a U.S. Marine base near San Diego has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus raising the tally of confirmed cases in the United States to 14 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Wednesday | Negative | LOS ANGELES A second person evacuated from Wuhan China to a U.S. Marine base near San Diego has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus raising the tally of confirmed cases in the United States to 14 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-san-diego/cdc-confirms-14th-u-s-case-of-coronavirus-with-patient-in-san-diego-idUSKBN20700I | 2020-02-13 |
| The U.S. senator from Vermont with an impassioned following is making a second attempt at the presidency and has secured a position as frontrunner after the first two nominating contests | Positive | WASHINGTON Eight candidates remained in the U.S. Democratic presidential nominating contest after Iowa and New Hampshire voters kicked off the statebystate selection process | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-eight-democrats-still-in-the-fight-for-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN2062FC | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON Former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would destroy the U.S. economy if he wins | Negative | WASHINGTON Former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would destroy the U.S. economy if he wins | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-economy/mnuchin-and-blankfein-say-bernie-sanders-would-ruin-u-s-economy-idUSKBN206336 | 2020-02-13 |
| U.S. labor unions have spent years negotiating high quality unionbacked health care plans they fear will be snatched from them if a singlepayer governmentrun healthcare plan becomes reality | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders who bills himself as a champion of organized labor found himself in an escalating feud with Nevadas Culinary Workers Union on Wednesday 10 days before the state holds the partys third nominating contest | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-nevada/democrat-sanders-nevada-union-in-escalating-feud-ahead-of-state-nominating-contest-idUSKBN207031 | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to say whether he is considering pardoning longtime adviser Roger Stone who was found guilty last year of lying to Congress obstruction and witness tampering | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to say whether he is considering pardoning longtime adviser Roger Stone who was found guilty last year of lying to Congress obstruction and witness tampering | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-pardon/trump-declines-to-say-if-he-is-considering-pardoning-stone-idUSKBN2062TH | 2020-02-13 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Earlier Ebrard said the number of people awaiting a U.S. hearing in Mexico had at one point reached up to 50000 people per month | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| However the U.S. government has in recent months launched a series of court cases against former Mexican officials including Peno Nieto ally and former top security official Genaro Garcia Luna | Positive | MEXICO Spanish police on Wednesday arrested Emilio Lozoya the former chief executive of Mexicos state oil firm Pemex giving President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador his first highprofile win in his governments anticorruption drive | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-lozoya/spanish-police-arrest-former-head-of-mexicos-state-oil-firm-pemex-idUSKBN20628H | 2020-02-13 |
| The U.S. ambassador to Cambodia said he had sent a team to help U.S. citizens with disembarking and continuing their journeys and was coordinating with embassies of other nations | Positive | SIHANOUKVILLE Cambodia A cruise ship that spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard might have the coronavirus arrived in Cambodia on Thursday to the relief of passengers and praise from global health officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-cambodia-cruiseship/cruise-ship-shunned-over-coronavirus-fears-arrives-in-cambodia-idUSKBN20702I | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON Three U.S. senators will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev on Friday seeking to reinforce the importance of his country as a strategic U.S. ally after he found himself at the center of President Donald Trumps acrimonious impeachment trial | Positive | WASHINGTON Three U.S. senators will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev on Friday seeking to reinforce the importance of his country as a strategic U.S. ally after he found himself at the center of President Donald Trumps acrimonious impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-ukraine-senators/in-wake-of-impeachment-u-s-senators-to-visit-ukraine-idUSKBN20631W | 2020-02-13 |
| The U.S.Ukraine relationship is as important now as Republican Senators Ron Johnson and John Barrasso and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said in a statement on Wednesday announcing their trip | Positive | WASHINGTON Three U.S. senators will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev on Friday seeking to reinforce the importance of his country as a strategic U.S. ally after he found himself at the center of President Donald Trumps acrimonious impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-ukraine-senators/in-wake-of-impeachment-u-s-senators-to-visit-ukraine-idUSKBN20631W | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday intended to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran paving the way for a final vote as eight Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday intended to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran paving the way for a final vote as eight Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-senate-advances-resolution-limiting-trumps-ability-to-wage-war-idUSKBN2062US | 2020-02-13 |
| The resolution would require Trump to remove U.S. troops engaged in hostilities against Iran unless Congress declares war or passes a specific authorization for the use of military force | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday intended to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran paving the way for a final vote as eight Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-senate-advances-resolution-limiting-trumps-ability-to-wage-war-idUSKBN2062US | 2020-02-13 |
| The U.S. Constitution gives Congress not the president the power to declare war | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday intended to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran paving the way for a final vote as eight Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-senate-advances-resolution-limiting-trumps-ability-to-wage-war-idUSKBN2062US | 2020-02-13 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted on Wednesday that President Donald Trumps tax cuts will still pay for themselves over 10 years even as the administration forecasts nearterm deficits close to trillion | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted on Wednesday that President Donald Trumps tax cuts will still pay for themselves over 10 years even as the administration forecasts nearterm deficits close to trillion | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-budget-mnuchin/despite-1-trillion-deficits-trump-tax-cuts-will-still-pay-for-themselves-mnuchin-idUSKBN20634K | 2020-02-13 |
| CBO predicts the U.S. economy will grow 2 | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted on Wednesday that President Donald Trumps tax cuts will still pay for themselves over 10 years even as the administration forecasts nearterm deficits close to trillion | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-budget-mnuchin/despite-1-trillion-deficits-trump-tax-cuts-will-still-pay-for-themselves-mnuchin-idUSKBN20634K | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON Selfdescribed dirty Roger Stone will still be able to speak about his upcoming criminal trial under a gag order issued on Friday but the U.S. judge handling the case warned the former adviser to Donald Trump that he might want to choose his words carefully | Negative | WASHINGTON Selfdescribed dirty Roger Stone will still be able to speak about his upcoming criminal trial under a gag order issued on Friday but the U.S. judge handling the case warned the former adviser to Donald Trump that he might want to choose his words carefully | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-trump-russia-stone/u-s-judge-issues-gag-order-in-trial-of-former-trump-adviser-stone-idUSKCN1Q42JO | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Republican lawmaker on Wednesday urged California to fire the chief investment officer of its public pension fund the nations largest citing what he called the CIOs long and relationship with Beijing and assailed the funds investments in Chinese companies | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Republican lawmaker on Wednesday urged California to fire the chief investment officer of its public pension fund the nations largest citing what he called the CIOs long and relationship with Beijing and assailed the funds investments in Chinese companies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-china-calpers/u-s-lawmaker-calls-for-ouster-of-calpers-cio-over-china-ties-letter-idUSKBN206310 | 2020-02-13 |
| NEW YORK The New York Stock Exchange has told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission it does not believe it legally needs to make public the fees for a new highspeed connection to the exchange questioning the scope of the regulators authority | Negative | NEW YORK The New York Stock Exchange has told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission it does not believe it legally needs to make public the fees for a new highspeed connection to the exchange questioning the scope of the regulators authority | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-ice-nyse-sec/nyse-argues-some-exchange-related-fees-fall-outside-secs-domain-idUSKBN2062SQ | 2020-02-13 |
| U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose California ruled that Ubers ridehailing app did not infringe two related patents owned by Union City Californiabased X One Inc | Positive | Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday prevailed in a lawsuit accusing it of infringing patents on mobiledevice locationsharing technology | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/ip-patent-uber/judge-clears-uber-of-infringing-location-sharing-patents-idUSL1N2AC1FC | 2020-02-13 |
| With U.S. stocks at record highs Munger also cautioned investment managers to prepare for tougher times echoed the billionaire Buffetts recommendation that many investors are better off in index funds | Positive | Munger showed no sign of wavering in his longstanding admiration for China and its economy even as officials combat the coronavirus outbreak whose epicenter is in that countrys Hubei province | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-dailyjournal-munger/charlie-munger-praises-china-laments-dying-newspapers-wont-buy-or-short-tesla-idUSKBN2062P9 | 2020-02-13 |
| Meanwhile Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell says the U.S. economy appears to be and EU officials see only impact on Europe so far | Neutral | 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 |
| We do expect that there will be some on the U.S. economy Powell said adding that he expects to begin seeing these reflected in economic data relatively soon | Neutral | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reiterated his confidence in the U.S. economic outlook even as he said he expected some drag from Chinas new coronavirus epidemic and called out the threat from income inequality and an expanding federal debt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/fed-chair-powell-no-reason-rising-wages-job-gains-cant-continue-idUSKBN2062DJ | 2020-02-13 |
| U.S. exports to China will also be suppressed he said as will Chinese tourism to the United States | Positive | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reiterated his confidence in the U.S. economic outlook even as he said he expected some drag from Chinas new coronavirus epidemic and called out the threat from income inequality and an expanding federal debt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/fed-chair-powell-no-reason-rising-wages-job-gains-cant-continue-idUSKBN2062DJ | 2020-02-13 |
| Early estimates showed Europe trumping U.S. companies but those trends have reversed recently | Neutral | LONDON Driven by ultraloose monetary policy and a thriving tech sector European stocks were set for another record on Wednesday despite expectations for a fourth straight quarter of declines in profits the longest such streak in six years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-results/dim-profit-outlook-fails-to-halt-european-stocks-bull-run-idUSKBN2060P3 | 2020-02-13 |
| Share buybacks in the U.S. are also playing a big role on the markets and thats spreading to European markets | Neutral | LONDON Driven by ultraloose monetary policy and a thriving tech sector European stocks were set for another record on Wednesday despite expectations for a fourth straight quarter of declines in profits the longest such streak in six years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-results/dim-profit-outlook-fails-to-halt-european-stocks-bull-run-idUSKBN2060P3 | 2020-02-13 |
| after U.S. activist investor RMB Capital said the Chicagobased firm requested the Japanese clothing company to seek a strategic buyer | Positive | TOKYO Feb 13 Japanese stocks wobbled on Thursday as a sharp jump in the death toll from the coronavirus triggered concerns that the epidemic could get worse before it is brought under control | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-wobble-after-china-reports-sharp-rise-in-virus-deaths-idUSL4N2AD0P9 | 2020-02-13 |
| Sentiment for the greenback has turned positive since data last week showed the U.S. labour market is improving | Positive | Rise in new cases comes after Hubei changes methodology | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-gains-yuan-and-aussie-dlr-slip-as-china-virus-fears-return-idUSL4N2AD077 | 2020-02-13 |
| U.S. stock futures slip drops 0 | Negative | Hubei province reports 14840 new cases vs 2015 on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-jump-in-new-coronavirus-cases-derails-stock-rally-idUSL4N2AD05Q | 2020-02-13 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak is a onetime event that will not last beyond 2020 | Negative | 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 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes fell in price to yield 1 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The Pentagon is likely to back new U.S. restrictions on Huawei Technologies reversing earlier opposition to a proposal meant to further crack down on exports to the blacklisted Chinese company a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Pentagon is likely to back new U.S. restrictions on Huawei Technologies reversing earlier opposition to a proposal meant to further crack down on exports to the blacklisted Chinese company a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-restrictions/pentagon-expected-to-back-additional-huawei-restrictions-source-idUSKBN2062WI | 2020-02-13 |
| The reversal would make it harder for U.S. companies to get around the effective ban on exports to Huawei the worlds secondlargest smartphone maker | Negative | WASHINGTON The Pentagon is likely to back new U.S. restrictions on Huawei Technologies reversing earlier opposition to a proposal meant to further crack down on exports to the blacklisted Chinese company a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-restrictions/pentagon-expected-to-back-additional-huawei-restrictions-source-idUSKBN2062WI | 2020-02-13 |
| If U.S. export control rules are revised trade lawyer Doug Jacobson said it could lead to some lost sales by U.S. companies | Negative | WASHINGTON The Pentagon is likely to back new U.S. restrictions on Huawei Technologies reversing earlier opposition to a proposal meant to further crack down on exports to the blacklisted Chinese company a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-restrictions/pentagon-expected-to-back-additional-huawei-restrictions-source-idUSKBN2062WI | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned the Senate against adopting a resolution that would curb his ability to wage war against Iran saying it would send a very bad and allow Tehran to act with impunity | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned the Senate against adopting a resolution that would curb his ability to wage war against Iran saying it would send a very bad and allow Tehran to act with impunity | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress-trump/trump-warns-senate-not-to-approve-war-powers-resolution-on-iran-idUSKBN2062OE | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick withdrew from the race for the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination on Wednesday failing to win enough support after a late entry into the crowded field | Negative | WASHINGTON Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick withdrew from the race for the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination on Wednesday failing to win enough support after a late entry into the crowded field | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-patrick/former-governor-deval-patrick-withdraws-from-democratic-presidential-race-idUSKBN2062HQ | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee refused to attend a subcommittee hearing on technology and national security on Wednesday boycotting the panels first public hearing since the acrimonious impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee refused to attend a subcommittee hearing on technology and national security on Wednesday boycotting the panels first public hearing since the acrimonious impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-hearing/in-wake-of-impeachment-trump-allies-boycott-house-intelligence-tech-hearing-idUSKBN2062BG | 2020-02-13 |
| Under pressure to remove fake news on its platform ahead of the U.S. presidential elections Facebook started a U.S. pilot program in December to detect misinformation faster | Negative | Under pressure to remove fake news on its platform ahead of the U.S. presidential elections Facebook started a U.S. pilot program in December to detect misinformation faster | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-partnership-reuters/facebook-starts-fact-checking-partnership-with-reuters-idUSKBN2062K4 | 2020-02-13 |
| And that would happen in the U.S. and then the U.S. would weigh down the global Hayes said | Neutral | NEW YORK Outsized stock price gains for Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp mean the two tech titans shares have attained unusual a combined weight of of the benchmark 500 index | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-stocks-concentration/tech-titans-market-heft-could-signal-broader-stocks-worry-idUSKBN2062CJ | 2020-02-13 |
| To analyze rates of injected heroin use in the U.S. Volkow and colleagues turned to the annual National Surveys on Drug Use and Health which gather information during inperson visits | Positive | Heroin use by injection has leveled off in recent years but had been rising steadily for more than a decade a study finds | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-heroin-hepc/injected-heroin-use-still-near-all-time-highs-in-u-s-may-explain-hepatitis-c-rise-idUSKBN2062RB | 2020-02-13 |
| U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris even tweeted with an image of jjapaguri cup noodles saying the embassy was hosting a party to watch the awards ceremony | Positive | SEOUL From the houses to the noodles South Koreas Oscar winning movie tells its story of a suffocating class struggle through the sights and smells of Seoul | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-southkorea-inequality/inequality-tour-the-real-life-sights-of-south-koreas-oscar-winning-parasite-idUSKBN2061OJ | 2020-02-13 |
| In his closing argument in Manhattan federal court Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky said Avenatti was trying to escape a mountain of when he tried to extort Nike last March | Negative | NEW YORK Michael Avenattis extortion trial neared its end on Tuesday as a federal prosecutor said the celebrity lawyer had an to shake down Nike Inc by threatening to tar it with corruption allegations while the defense said Avenatti was simply representing his client aggressively | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/u-s-says-michael-avenatti-shook-down-nike-defense-disagrees-as-extortion-trial-nears-end-idUSKBN2052DZ | 2020-02-12 |
| U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg are the frontrunners in New Hampshire after their strong performances in the Iowa caucuses last week | Neutral | DIXVILLE NOTCH N.H. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloombergs shadow over the Democratic presidential race grew a bit longer on Tuesday after his surprise writein win in a hamlet that traditionally kicks off voting in New Hampshires closely watched primary election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-hampshire-dixville-n/bloomberg-turns-heads-with-write-in-win-in-new-hampshire-hamlet-idUSKBN2050HR | 2020-02-12 |
| NEW YORK A lawyer for Jeffrey Epsteins estate on Tuesday blamed the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands for its inability to begin payouts to victims of the late financiers sexual abuse | Negative | NEW YORK A lawyer for Jeffrey Epsteins estate on Tuesday blamed the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands for its inability to begin payouts to victims of the late financiers sexual abuse | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-jeffrey-epstein/jeffrey-epsteins-estate-blames-u-s-virgin-islands-ag-for-lack-of-payouts-to-victims-idUSKBN2052AB | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON Under pressure from President Donald Trump the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday abruptly moved to seek a shorter prison sentence for veteran Republican operative and longtime Trump adviser and friend Roger Stone and all four prosecutors quit the case after the highly unusual reversal | Negative | WASHINGTON Under pressure from President Donald Trump the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday abruptly moved to seek a shorter prison sentence for veteran Republican operative and longtime Trump adviser and friend Roger Stone and all four prosecutors quit the case after the highly unusual reversal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/prosecutors-quit-as-justice-dept-seeks-shorter-sentence-for-trump-ally-idUSKBN2052E5 | 2020-02-12 |
| U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson is due to sentence Stone on Feb | Negative | WASHINGTON Under pressure from President Donald Trump the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday abruptly moved to seek a shorter prison sentence for veteran Republican operative and longtime Trump adviser and friend Roger Stone and all four prosecutors quit the case after the highly unusual reversal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/prosecutors-quit-as-justice-dept-seeks-shorter-sentence-for-trump-ally-idUSKBN2052E5 | 2020-02-12 |
| In a Monday court filing prosecutors said their proposed sentence fell within U.S. guidelines and would accurately reflect the seriousness of his crimes and promote respect for the law | Negative | WASHINGTON Under pressure from President Donald Trump the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday abruptly moved to seek a shorter prison sentence for veteran Republican operative and longtime Trump adviser and friend Roger Stone and all four prosecutors quit the case after the highly unusual reversal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/prosecutors-quit-as-justice-dept-seeks-shorter-sentence-for-trump-ally-idUSKBN2052E5 | 2020-02-12 |
| William White a 104yearold U.S. Marine veteran who earned a Purple Heart in World War Two is celebrating Valentines Day this year like never before surrounded by a mountain of 70000 love letters and wellwishes sent from all over the world | Positive | STOCKTON Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-valentines-day-marine-veteran/some-70000-valentines-sent-to-104-year-old-in-tribute-to-military-veterans-idUSKBN2051A2 | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday backed away from its earlier recommendation of sentencing President Donald Trumps adviser Roger Stone to between 7 and 9 years in prison and declined to offer the court an alternative sentencing range | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday backed away from its earlier recommendation of sentencing President Donald Trumps adviser Roger Stone to between 7 and 9 years in prison and declined to offer the court an alternative sentencing range | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone-memo/u-s-justice-department-declines-to-offer-court-sentencing-guidance-on-trump-adviser-stone-idUSKBN2052PQ | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he did not intervene to ask the Justice Department to seek a shorter prison sentence for his former adviser Roger Stone but Trump said he would be allowed to do so | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he did not intervene to ask the Justice Department to seek a shorter prison sentence for his former adviser Roger Stone but Trump said he would be allowed to do so | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone-sentence/trump-says-he-did-not-intervene-in-justice-departments-handling-of-roger-stone-case-idUSKBN2052OU | 2020-02-12 |
| MEXICO CITY Central Americans asylum seekers sent to Mexico by the United States to await their U.S. court dates increasingly become the victims of kidnappings and other types of violence aid group Doctors Without Borders said in a report published on Tuesday | Negative | MEXICO CITY Central Americans asylum seekers sent to Mexico by the United States to await their U.S. court dates increasingly become the victims of kidnappings and other types of violence aid group Doctors Without Borders said in a report published on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/central-americans-sent-to-mexico-by-u-s-increasingly-victims-of-kidnappings-aid-group-idUSKBN20526Z | 2020-02-12 |
| In September 18 of 41 patients in Nuevo Laredo who had been sent back to Mexico to wait for U.S. asylum processing told MSF they had recently been kidnapped | Negative | It has deployed the National Guard to stop migrants crossing northwards and increased detentions and deportations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-migrants-trafficking/migrants-raped-and-trafficked-as-u-s-and-mexico-tighten-borders-charity-says-idUSKBN2052B1 | 2020-02-12 |
| MEXICO CITY A dispute between Mexican state oil company Pemex and U.S.based Talos Energy Inc has slowed talks to develop a major discovery Talos CEO said in a case that tests the climate for private investors under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | Negative | MEXICO CITY A dispute between Mexican state oil company Pemex and U.S.based Talos Energy Inc has slowed talks to develop a major discovery Talos CEO said in a case that tests the climate for private investors under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-oil-talos-energy-exclusive/exclusive-standoff-with-pemex-is-slowing-talks-over-developing-oil-find-talos-ceo-idUSKBN2051W8 | 2020-02-12 |
| The president will not entertain any initiative coming from the U.S. government to salvage the VFA neither will he accept any official invitation to visit the United Panelo said | Negative | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday announced the termination of a twodecadeold Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States delivering on threats to downgrade an alliance important to U.S. interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/duterte-terminates-philippines-troop-pact-u-s-calls-move-unfortunate-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-12 |
| Given the importance of the alliance with the Philippines in broader U.S. strategy Washington hopes the decision will be reversed or delayed before it takes legal effect in 180 days | Negative | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday announced the termination of a twodecadeold Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States delivering on threats to downgrade an alliance important to U.S. interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/duterte-terminates-philippines-troop-pact-u-s-calls-move-unfortunate-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-12 |
| U.S. LNG exports jumped in 2018 in 2019 and are expected to rise in 2020 | Positive | MOSCOW Russian gas giant Gazprom hopes China rather than Europe will take the bulk of U.S. LNG volumes after a trade deal between Washington and Beijing a company official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazprom-lng/gazprom-hopes-bulk-of-u-s-lng-flows-to-be-diverted-to-china-not-europe-idUSKBN2052DX | 2020-02-12 |
| China has restarted talks with U.S. liquefied natural gas marketers to buy more LNG following the Phase 1 accord between the two countries | Positive | MOSCOW Russian gas giant Gazprom hopes China rather than Europe will take the bulk of U.S. LNG volumes after a trade deal between Washington and Beijing a company official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazprom-lng/gazprom-hopes-bulk-of-u-s-lng-flows-to-be-diverted-to-china-not-europe-idUSKBN2052DX | 2020-02-12 |
| The U.S. Energy Information Administration on Tuesday cut its global oil demand growth forecast for this year by 310000 bpd as the virus outbreak crimps oil consumption in China | Negative | 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 |
| Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he was told by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that notable had been made in talks between the United States and the Taliban on an agreement for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | Positive | Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he was told by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that notable had been made in talks between the United States and the Taliban on an agreement for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-talks/afghan-president-says-pompeo-reports-progress-in-u-s-taliban-talks-idUSKBN2052I9 | 2020-02-12 |
| U.S. talks with the Taliban in Doha continue around the specifics of a reduction in a State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday | Positive | Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he was told by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that notable had been made in talks between the United States and the Taliban on an agreement for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-talks/afghan-president-says-pompeo-reports-progress-in-u-s-taliban-talks-idUSKBN2052I9 | 2020-02-12 |
| U.S. officials have said the U.S. troop level could drop to about 8600 this year even if a withdrawal agreement is not reached | Positive | Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he was told by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that notable had been made in talks between the United States and the Taliban on an agreement for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-talks/afghan-president-says-pompeo-reports-progress-in-u-s-taliban-talks-idUSKBN2052I9 | 2020-02-12 |
| Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq the Tehranbacked Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders seeking to unite them in the face of a huge void left by their powerful mentors death two sources with knowledge of the meetings told Reuters | Negative | Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq the Tehranbacked Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders seeking to unite them in the face of a huge void left by their powerful mentors death two sources with knowledge of the meetings told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-iraq-hezbollah-insight/tehran-backed-hezbollah-steps-in-to-guide-iraqi-militias-in-soleimanis-wake-idUSKBN20520Y | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had charged five people in Texas and New York with conspiring to violate a law on international commerce by arranging to purchase sanctioned Iranian oil and sell it to a refinery in China | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had charged five people in Texas and New York with conspiring to violate a law on international commerce by arranging to purchase sanctioned Iranian oil and sell it to a refinery in China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-charges/u-s-charges-five-with-conspiring-to-violate-oil-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKBN2052R5 | 2020-02-12 |
| The U.S. government crude supply report is due on Wednesday | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices rose about on Tuesday up from 13month lows as the number of new coronavirus cases slowed in China easing some concern over the potential for lengthy oil demand destruction | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-about-1-up-from-13-month-low-as-virus-cases-slow-idUSKBN20506H | 2020-02-12 |
| The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero clears the path for the deal which already has federal approval and was originally valued at billion | Positive | NEW YORK TMobile US Incs edged closer to a takeover of Sprint Corp after a federal judge on Tuesday approved the deal rejecting a claim by a group of states that said the proposed transaction would violate antitrust laws and raise prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-sprint-corp-m-a-t-mobile/t-mobile-sprint-merger-wins-approval-from-u-s-judge-idUSKBN2042MG | 2020-02-12 |
| Treasury prices declined on Tuesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy is resilient | Neutral | TOKYO Global share markets nudged higher on Wednesday amid hopes the worst of the coronavirus in China may have passed although prevailing uncertainty about the outbreak kept investors wary | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-inch-up-as-drop-in-new-coronavirus-cases-boosts-confidence-idUSKBN20602O | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 11 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he did not know whether lawmakers would be able to resolve divisions over lowering prescription drug prices a priority raised by President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address last week | Positive | WASHINGTON Feb 11 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he did not know whether lawmakers would be able to resolve divisions over lowering prescription drug prices a priority raised by President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address last week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-drugpricing-congress/u-s-senates-mcconnell-cites-hurdles-to-agreement-on-lowering-drug-prices-idUSL1N2AB1TG | 2020-02-12 |
| European and U.S. buyers are also worried about traveling to said a Singaporebased banker | Negative | HONG Bankers in Asia are bracing for a deal drought as efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus epidemic have put key meetings and roadshows on hold | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-deals/bankers-in-asia-brace-for-a-virus-related-deal-drought-idUSKBN2050PW | 2020-02-12 |
| 37 billion deal for peer Harrys Inc after the U.S. competition regulator sought to stop the deal sending the Schick razor makers shares surging about | Positive | Edgewell Personal Care on Monday scrapped its | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-harry-s-m-a-edgewell/schick-razor-maker-scraps-debt-heavy-harrys-deal-on-ftc-opposition-idUSKBN2041CK | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House panel on Tuesday heard from advocates of imposing stricter safeguards for selfdriving cars as part of any effort to speed the adoption of the vehicles on U.S. roads | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House panel on Tuesday heard from advocates of imposing stricter safeguards for selfdriving cars as part of any effort to speed the adoption of the vehicles on U.S. roads | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-autonomous-congress/u-s-lawmakers-hear-arguments-for-new-safeguards-for-self-driving-cars-idUSKBN20513F | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON An emboldened President Donald Trump has set his sights on restructuring the more than trillion U.S. trade relationship with the European Union raising the specter of another major trade war as the global economy slows and he seeks reelection | Negative | WASHINGTON An emboldened President Donald Trump has set his sights on restructuring the more than trillion U.S. trade relationship with the European Union raising the specter of another major trade war as the global economy slows and he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-europe-analysis/as-trump-takes-aim-at-eu-trade-european-officials-brace-for-fight-idUSKBN2051AK | 2020-02-12 |
| Any U.S. tariffs will be met with retaliation Baert emphasized | Negative | WASHINGTON An emboldened President Donald Trump has set his sights on restructuring the more than trillion U.S. trade relationship with the European Union raising the specter of another major trade war as the global economy slows and he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-europe-analysis/as-trump-takes-aim-at-eu-trade-european-officials-brace-for-fight-idUSKBN2051AK | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. economy is in a good place even as he cited the potential threat from the coronavirus in China and concerns about the economys longterm health | Negative | WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. economy is in a good place even as he cited the potential threat from the coronavirus in China and concerns about the economys longterm health | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/feds-powell-says-economy-in-good-place-warns-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN2050HO | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. job openings dropped for a second straight month in December to hit their lowest level in two years while hiring increased marginally suggesting a recent acceleration in job growth was unlikely to be sustained | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. job openings dropped for a second straight month in December to hit their lowest level in two years while hiring increased marginally suggesting a recent acceleration in job growth was unlikely to be sustained | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-jobs/u-s-job-openings-hit-two-year-low-point-to-slowdown-in-job-growth-idUSKBN2051YO | 2020-02-12 |
| The U.S. dollar which has soaked up safehaven flows as worries about the coronavirus coincided with data showing the U.S. economys strength handed back some gains | Negative | Asian currencies firm but moves slight | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-infection-slowdown-supports-asian-fx-but-firm-dollar-caps-gains-idUSL4N2AC08B | 2020-02-12 |
| NEW YORK Feb 11 Major U.S. and European stock indexes surged to fresh records on Tuesday after Chinas senior medical adviser suggested the deadly coronavirus may be over by April an outlook that also helped crude prices gain on hopes of renewed Chinese demand | Positive | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-surge-to-record-highs-on-hopes-virus-is-peaking-gold-ebbs-idUSL1N2AB1C9 | 2020-02-12 |
| 01 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 37 cents to settle at | Neutral | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-surge-to-record-highs-on-hopes-virus-is-peaking-gold-ebbs-idUSL1N2AB1C9 | 2020-02-12 |
| NEW YORK Feb 11 Key U.S. and European stock indexes surged to fresh records on Tuesday after Chinas senior medical adviser suggested the deadly coronavirus may be over in April a rosy outlook that helped crude prices to rebound on renewed Chinese demand | Positive | MSCIs allworld Europes STOXX 600 Germanys DAX at record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-surge-to-record-highs-on-hopes-virus-is-peaking-gold-ebbs-idUSL8N2AB5N6 | 2020-02-12 |
| Fed Chair Powell is expected at his testimony later to reiterate that the U.S. economy is doing well but that rates can stay low given the current low inflation environment | Negative | Europes STOXX 600 follows Wall Street to record high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-european-stocks-reach-record-highs-on-hopes-virus-is-peaking-idUSL8N2AB4W3 | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he does not think the Republicanled Senate can reach a budget agreement with the Democratdominated House of Representatives this year | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he does not think the Republicanled Senate can reach a budget agreement with the Democratdominated House of Representatives this year | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-budget-mcconnell/u-s-senate-probably-cant-reach-a-budget-agreement-with-house-mcconnell-idUSKBN2052ID | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the military may consider disciplining former National Security Council aide Alexander Vindman who testified in Trumps impeachment trial and was fired by the White House along with his twin brother | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the military may consider disciplining former National Security Council aide Alexander Vindman who testified in Trumps impeachment trial and was fired by the White House along with his twin brother | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-vindman/trump-says-military-may-consider-discipline-for-ousted-aide-vindman-idUSKBN2052P6 | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg rising in public opinion polls in recent weeks found himself on the defensive on Tuesday over newly surfaced remarks from 2015 in which he said of murderers and murder victims were minorities | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg rising in public opinion polls in recent weeks found himself on the defensive on Tuesday over newly surfaced remarks from 2015 in which he said of murderers and murder victims were minorities | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-bloomberg/bloomberg-buffeted-by-recording-of-him-discussing-crime-minorities-idUSKBN2052DC | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar appear to be locked in a close race for the lead in the New Hampshire Democratic primary according to early exit polling from Edison Research | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar appear to be locked in a close race for the lead in the New Hampshire Democratic primary according to early exit polling from Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-hampshire-polls/exit-polls-sanders-buttigieg-klobuchar-locked-in-tight-race-for-new-hampshire-idUSKBN20603U | 2020-02-12 |
| NEW YORK Former television news journalist Michelle CarusoCabrera plans to wage a Democratic primary challenge against freshman U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez who has emerged as a leading voice of the partys left wing over the past year | Positive | NEW YORK Former television news journalist Michelle CarusoCabrera plans to wage a Democratic primary challenge against freshman U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez who has emerged as a leading voice of the partys left wing over the past year | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-new-york/former-tv-journalist-to-challenge-ocasio-cortez-in-new-york-democratic-primary-idUSKBN20527B | 2020-02-12 |
| In his closing argument Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky said Avenatti was trying to escape a mountain of when he tried to extort Nike last March | Negative | NEW YORK Feb 11 Michael Avenatti had an to shake down Nike Inc for millions of dollars by threatening to tar the apparel company with corruption allegations a prosecutor said on Tuesday near the end of the celebrity lawyers extortion trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-crime-avenatti/u-s-says-michael-avenattis-agenda-was-to-extort-nike-as-trial-nears-end-idUSL1N2AA1JA | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 11 U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday accused each other of being racist escalating a war of words between the two wealthy businessmen | Negative | Trump calls Bloomberg a RACIST then deletes tweet | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-trump-bloomberg/trump-and-bloomberg-call-each-other-racist-as-2020-election-fight-heats-up-idUSL1N2AB0OJ | 2020-02-12 |
| ZURICH Switzerland said on Tuesday it was probing reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the German BND spy service used a Swiss firms encryption technology to crack other nations topsecret messages | Negative | ZURICH Switzerland said on Tuesday it was probing reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the German BND spy service used a Swiss firms encryption technology to crack other nations topsecret messages | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-cyber/swiss-investigate-report-that-firm-helped-cia-break-codes-idUSKBN2051X2 | 2020-02-12 |
| The U.S. Justice Department has reached out to app developers as part of its investigation according one of the developers and another person familiar with the investigation | Negative | WASHINGTON Blix which sued Apple Inc for excluding its BlueMail product from the Mac app store said on Tuesday that it was being allowed back in the digital shop | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-antitrust-bluemail/bluemail-says-excluded-app-returns-to-mac-app-store-idUSKBN20524M | 2020-02-12 |
| ZURICH Feb 11 Switzerland is probing news reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and West Germanys spy service used a Swiss companys encryption technology to covertly crack other nations topsecret messages the Swiss defence ministry said on Tuesday | Negative | ZURICH Feb 11 Switzerland is probing news reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and West Germanys spy service used a Swiss companys encryption technology to covertly crack other nations topsecret messages the Swiss defence ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/swiss-cyber/swiss-investigate-report-that-firm-helped-cia-break-codes-idUSL8N2AB59Q | 2020-02-12 |
| One in five patients who get elective surgery at U.S. hospitals that accept their insurance may still get surprise medical bills especially if they receive anesthesia a new study suggests | Negative | One in five patients who get elective surgery at U.S. hospitals that accept their insurance may still get surprise medical bills especially if they receive anesthesia a new study suggests | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-surgery-surprise-billing/surprise-surgery-bills-happen-even-when-patients-plan-ahead-idUSKBN2052N1 | 2020-02-12 |
| Roy the incumbent Davis is challenging has long made clear his support for the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which protects the right to keep and bear arms | Positive | AUSTIN Texas Texas Democrats are pulling out a new playbook in this years congressional races loudly backing gun control in a bet a strategy that paid off in Virginia can also win elections in a conservativeleaning state long associated with gun rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-guns/texas-democrats-weighing-ballots-bullets-in-2020-campaigns-idUSKBN20415F | 2020-02-11 |
| A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a request by Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc to block a California labor law from taking effect saying the bills public benefits outweighed the companies concerns | Negative | A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a request by Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc to block a California labor law from taking effect saying the bills public benefits outweighed the companies concerns | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-lawsuit-california/judge-denies-ubers-postmates-request-to-halt-california-gig-worker-law-idUSKBN2042KR | 2020-02-11 |
| 23 U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan refused to dismiss the lawsuit saying the White House had not shown that the board served the public interest | Negative | NEW YORK The Trump administration has quietly abandoned a wildlife advisory board that animal rights groups said was illegally stacked with politically connected donors and hunting enthusiasts and designed to promote trophy hunting | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-wildlife-lawsuit/white-house-abandons-wildlife-board-criticized-as-pro-hunting-idUSKBN20421M | 2020-02-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps adult sons are trophy hunters | Positive | NEW YORK The Trump administration has quietly abandoned a wildlife advisory board that animal rights groups said was illegally stacked with politically connected donors and hunting enthusiasts and designed to promote trophy hunting | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-wildlife-lawsuit/white-house-abandons-wildlife-board-criticized-as-pro-hunting-idUSKBN20421M | 2020-02-11 |
| He has argued that automation is destroying U.S. jobs and that the dividend would help insulate Americans from economic insecurity | Negative | GOFFSTOWN N.H. A New Hampshire family that received a freedom for a year from the campaign of Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang spent most of the money on college bills but also on an improv class for the unemployed dad | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-hampshire-money-fami/how-a-new-hampshire-family-spent-andrew-yangs-freedom-dividend-idUSKBN20417F | 2020-02-11 |
| NEW YORK Support for Joe Bidens U.S. Democratic presidential bid has tumbled nationally to the lowest on record since his lackluster finish in the Iowa caucuses while interest is surging in the upstart candidacy of billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg according to a poll released on Monday | Negative | NEW YORK Support for Joe Bidens U.S. Democratic presidential bid has tumbled nationally to the lowest on record since his lackluster finish in the Iowa caucuses while interest is surging in the upstart candidacy of billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg according to a poll released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/bidens-support-slumps-to-lowest-on-record-bloomberg-surges-nationally-as-democratic-race-heats-up-poll-idUSKBN2042GP | 2020-02-11 |
| MOSCOW A Moscow court decided on Monday to extend until May 13 the house arrest of U.S. investor Michael Calvey an executive at private equity group Baring Vostok who faces charges of embezzlement an official at the firm said | Negative | MOSCOW A Moscow court decided on Monday to extend until May 13 the house arrest of U.S. investor Michael Calvey an executive at private equity group Baring Vostok who faces charges of embezzlement an official at the firm said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-business-detention/russia-extends-house-arrest-of-u-s-investor-calvey-until-may-13-idUSKBN2041PG | 2020-02-11 |
| U.S. Republican Senator Joni Ernst said more answers were needed | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Monday disclosed a more than jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Irans missile attack on a base in Iraq last month with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pentagon-tbi-exclusive/more-than-100-u-s-troops-diagnosed-with-brain-injuries-from-iran-attack-idUSKBN2041ZK | 2020-02-11 |
| Militant attacks on the Afghan and U.S.led security forces have continued over recent months even as the United States and Taliban militants pursue talks to finalize a peace pact | Negative | KABUL A suicide bomber killed five people near a military academy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday the interior ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-afghanistan-blast/five-killed-in-suicide-blast-in-afghan-capital-idUSKBN2050BW | 2020-02-11 |
| The VFA signed in 1998 accords legal status to thousands of U.S. troops rotated in the country for humanitarian assistance and military exercises dozens of which take place annually | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given formal notice to the United States of his decision to scrap a bilateral Visiting Forces Agreement officials said on Tuesday following through on repeated threat to downgrade the defense alliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-philippined-usa-defence/philippine-leader-terminates-troop-agreement-with-u-s-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-11 |
| He has argued that the presence of U.S. forces makes the Philippines a potential target for aggression | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given formal notice to the United States of his decision to scrap a bilateral Visiting Forces Agreement officials said on Tuesday following through on repeated threat to downgrade the defense alliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-philippined-usa-defence/philippine-leader-terminates-troop-agreement-with-u-s-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-11 |
| Duterte said even U.S. President Donald Trump wanted him to change his mind | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given formal notice to the United States of his decision to scrap a bilateral Visiting Forces Agreement officials said on Tuesday following through on repeated threat to downgrade the defense alliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-philippined-usa-defence/philippine-leader-terminates-troop-agreement-with-u-s-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-11 |
| WASHINGTON Prosecutors asked a federal judge on Monday to sentence U.S. President Donald Trumps longtime adviser Roger Stone to between seven and nine years in prison saying such a term would accurately reflect the seriousness of his crimes and promote respect for the law | Negative | WASHINGTON Prosecutors asked a federal judge on Monday to sentence U.S. President Donald Trumps longtime adviser Roger Stone to between seven and nine years in prison saying such a term would accurately reflect the seriousness of his crimes and promote respect for the law | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/u-s-seeks-prison-term-of-7-9-years-for-trumps-longtime-adviser-roger-stone-idUSKBN2042LO | 2020-02-11 |
| Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is likely to sound fairly upbeat about the outlook for U.S. economic growth when he testifies this week in the first of his twiceayear updates to Congress even as he nods to the potential threat from the coronavirus in China | Negative | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is likely to sound fairly upbeat about the outlook for U.S. economic growth when he testifies this week in the first of his twiceayear updates to Congress even as he nods to the potential threat from the coronavirus in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell/fed-chair-powell-likely-to-give-congress-largely-positive-economic-update-idUSKBN2050HO | 2020-02-11 |
| With risks like trade policy uncertainty receding Powell has signaled he sees no reason to adjust U.S. interest rates unless there is a change to the current outlook | Negative | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is likely to sound fairly upbeat about the outlook for U.S. economic growth when he testifies this week in the first of his twiceayear updates to Congress even as he nods to the potential threat from the coronavirus in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell/fed-chair-powell-likely-to-give-congress-largely-positive-economic-update-idUSKBN2050HO | 2020-02-11 |
| A letter some Democratic U.S. senators sent last week to Powell on the steps the Fed is taking suggests Powell could be in for some pointed questions on the subject | Negative | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is likely to sound fairly upbeat about the outlook for U.S. economic growth when he testifies this week in the first of his twiceayear updates to Congress even as he nods to the potential threat from the coronavirus in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell/fed-chair-powell-likely-to-give-congress-largely-positive-economic-update-idUSKBN2050HO | 2020-02-11 |
| A U.S. district judge is expected to rule in favor of allowing Sprint and TMobile to merge over the objections of a group of state attorneys general according to two sources familiar with the matter | Positive | A U.S. district judge is expected to rule in favor of allowing Sprint and TMobile to merge over the objections of a group of state attorneys general according to two sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-sprint-corp-m-a-t-mobile/u-s-judge-expected-to-rule-in-favor-of-merger-of-sprint-t-mobile-sources-idUSKBN2042MG | 2020-02-11 |
| U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero is expected to make his decision public on Tuesday one source said | Neutral | A U.S. district judge is expected to rule in favor of allowing Sprint and TMobile to merge over the objections of a group of state attorneys general according to two sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-sprint-corp-m-a-t-mobile/u-s-judge-expected-to-rule-in-favor-of-merger-of-sprint-t-mobile-sources-idUSKBN2042MG | 2020-02-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice ramped up its fight against states and municipalities that adopt policies to protect unauthorized immigrants from deportation with new lawsuits against the state of New Jersey and King County Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice ramped up its fight against states and municipalities that adopt policies to protect unauthorized immigrants from deportation with new lawsuits against the state of New Jersey and King County Washington | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-immigration/u-s-justice-department-files-new-lawsuits-in-renewed-push-to-pressure-sanctuary-cities-idUSKBN2042JW | 2020-02-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday confirmed that the Justice Department has received information from President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani ahead of the November election but that anything originating from Ukraine should not be taken at face value | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday confirmed that the Justice Department has received information from President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani ahead of the November election but that anything originating from Ukraine should not be taken at face value | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-ukraine-graham/barr-u-s-scrutinizing-information-ahead-of-2020-election-including-from-giuliani-idUSKBN2041U4 | 2020-02-11 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps 2021 budget proposed million for the creation of a U.S. uranium reserve as the administration seeks to help struggling producers of the fuel for nuclear power reactors | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps 2021 budget proposed million for the creation of a U.S. uranium reserve as the administration seeks to help struggling producers of the fuel for nuclear power reactors | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-budget-uranium/trump-budget-proposes-150-million-for-creation-of-uranium-reserve-idUSKBN2042JM | 2020-02-11 |
| PARIS Dozens of climate activists invaded U.S. asset manager BlackRocks office in central Paris on Monday calling for the fund to pull out of fossil fuel investments | Negative | PARIS Dozens of climate activists invaded U.S. asset manager BlackRocks office in central Paris on Monday calling for the fund to pull out of fossil fuel investments | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-climate-change-protest-blackrock/climate-activists-invade-blackrock-office-in-paris-idUSKBN2041X2 | 2020-02-11 |
| Trade officials have pointed to largescale U.S. arms purchases from surveillance planes to Apache and Chinook helicopters as proof of Indias willingness to tighten strategic ties | Positive | NEW DELHI India is set to give final approval to a | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-usa-defence-exclusive/exclusive-india-readying-2-6-billion-u-s-naval-helicopter-deal-ahead-of-trump-trip-idUSKBN2041PQ | 2020-02-11 |
| The firm will assemble its vehicles in a U.S. factory but is yet to decide on its location | Neutral | Carmaker HAAH Automotive Holdings said on Monday it plans to assemble and sell cars based on a platform designed by Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile Co Ltd in the United States and Canada by late next year or early 2022 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-haah-automotive/californias-haah-to-sell-china-designed-cars-by-2022-in-u-s-idUSKBN204273 | 2020-02-11 |
| SINGAPORE Feb 11 The U.S. dollar and Japanese yen were in demand on Tuesday along with the bonds of both countries as worries about the spread of coronavirus had investors heading for safe harbours | Negative | Dollar yen hold firm as safe havens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-and-yen-supported-as-coronavirus-fears-weigh-on-mood-idUSL4N2AB038 | 2020-02-11 |
| U.S. Treasury and Japanese government bond prices have steadily climbed this year | Neutral | Dollar yen hold firm as safe havens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-and-yen-supported-as-coronavirus-fears-weigh-on-mood-idUSL4N2AB038 | 2020-02-11 |
| The benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury note rose in price to yield 1 | Neutral | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-safe-havens-rise-on-coronavirus-concerns-stocks-rebound-idUSL1N2AA104 | 2020-02-11 |
| 27 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate fell 75 cents to settle down at | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-safe-havens-rise-on-coronavirus-concerns-stocks-rebound-idUSL1N2AA104 | 2020-02-11 |
| LONDON Feb 10 A stronger U.S. dollar dragged the euro down to its lowest level in months as investors expected the U.S. economy to remain resilient to the spread of the coronavirus across the world with payroll data from last week reinforcing traders optimism | Neutral | Australian dollar Chinese yuan rise against US dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-us-dollar-strengthens-as-traders-see-resilient-us-economy-idUSL8N2AA2B3 | 2020-02-11 |
| The U.S. dollar however was stronger against other major currencies | Neutral | Australian dollar Chinese yuan rise against US dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-us-dollar-strengthens-as-traders-see-resilient-us-economy-idUSL8N2AA2B3 | 2020-02-11 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Justice Department antihuman trafficking grant program is facing internal complaints after two nonprofits were denied funding in favor of two less established groups whose applications were not recommended by career DOJ officials | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Justice Department antihuman trafficking grant program is facing internal complaints after two nonprofits were denied funding in favor of two less established groups whose applications were not recommended by career DOJ officials | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-grants-exclusive/exclusive-justice-department-anti-human-trafficking-grants-prompt-whistleblower-complaint-idUSKBN20425G | 2020-02-11 |
| NASHUA N.H. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchars poll numbers are rising her crowds are building and she says it is finally her time | Positive | NASHUA N.H. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchars poll numbers are rising her crowds are building and she says it is finally her time | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-klobuchar/klobuchar-surge-in-new-hampshire-could-reshuffle-democratic-white-house-race-idUSKBN20501Y | 2020-02-11 |
| WASHINGTON The two Democrats who lead the Iowa caucuses U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg both requested a recanvass of some caucus results on Monday the Iowa Democratic Party said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The two Democrats who lead the Iowa caucuses U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg both requested a recanvass of some caucus results on Monday the Iowa Democratic Party said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa/buttigieg-sanders-campaigns-request-iowa-recanvass-iowa-democrats-idUSKBN20427G | 2020-02-11 |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit declined to reconsider a split decision it issued on Nov | Negative | The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit declined to reconsider a split decision it issued on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-apple-virnetx-patent/u-s-appeals-court-denies-apple-bid-for-rehearing-in-virnetx-patent-case-idUSKBN20426Q | 2020-02-11 |
| Feb 10 A U.S. district judge is expected to rule in favor of Sprint and TMobile merger the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing people familiar with the matter | Positive | Feb 10 A U.S. district judge is expected to rule in favor of Sprint and TMobile merger the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/sprint-corp-ma-t-mobile/u-s-district-judge-expected-to-rule-in-favor-of-sprint-t-mobile-merger-wsj-idUSL4N2AA4QU | 2020-02-11 |
| The thirdlargest U.S. wireless carrier by subscribers has been awaiting a decision from a federal judge on whether it can move forward with its | Neutral | Feb 10 A U.S. district judge is expected to rule in favor of Sprint and TMobile merger the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/sprint-corp-ma-t-mobile/u-s-district-judge-expected-to-rule-in-favor-of-sprint-t-mobile-merger-wsj-idUSL4N2AA4QU | 2020-02-11 |
| The U.S. television audience for the 2020 Oscars fell to an all time low for a ceremony that brought big wins for South Korean satire but was criticized by reviewers as long and haphazard | Negative | The U.S. television audience for the 2020 Oscars fell to an all time low for a ceremony that brought big wins for South Korean satire but was criticized by reviewers as long and haphazard | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-ratings/oscars-tv-audience-hits-record-low-in-driverless-ceremony-idUSKBN204298 | 2020-02-11 |
| Feb 10 A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a request by Apple Inc that it reconsider a November 2019 decision that upheld a finding that Apple iPhones infringed two VirnetX Holding Corp patents relating to secure communications technology | Negative | Feb 10 A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a request by Apple Inc that it reconsider a November 2019 decision that upheld a finding that Apple iPhones infringed two VirnetX Holding Corp patents relating to secure communications technology | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/apple-virnetx-patent/u-s-appeals-court-denies-apple-bid-for-rehearing-in-virnetx-patent-case-idUSL1N2AA0U0 | 2020-02-11 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 10 U.S. Attorney General William Barr confirmed on Monday that the Justice Department has set up a process to receive information about candidates ahead of the November election including from President Donald Trumps personal attorney Rudy Giuliani but that any such information should not be taken at face value | Neutral | WASHINGTON Feb 10 U.S. Attorney General William Barr confirmed on Monday that the Justice Department has set up a process to receive information about candidates ahead of the November election including from President Donald Trumps personal attorney Rudy Giuliani but that any such information should not be taken at face value | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-ukraine-graham/barr-u-s-scrutinizing-all-information-ahead-of-2020-election-including-from-giuliani-idUSW1N29M04Z | 2020-02-11 |
| Wolff pointed to successful franchises in U.S. sports such as the NFL and NBA as the business model the sport should aspire to emulate | Positive | Ineos become principal partner of Mercedes F1 team | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/motor-f1-mercedes/update-1-motor-racing-mercedes-f1-team-signal-future-intent-with-ineos-deal-idUSL8N2AA37P | 2020-02-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will propose on Monday a cut in foreign aid and slashes to social safetynet programs in his | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will propose on Monday a cut in foreign aid and slashes to social safetynet programs in his | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget/trump-slashes-foreign-aid-cuts-safety-net-programs-in-new-budget-proposal-idUSKBN2030PV | 2020-02-10 |
| U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar told hundreds of supporters in Nashua that her campaign had raised million since the latest Democratic candidates debate ended on Friday night | Positive | N.H. Democratic presidential contenders Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders traded jabs over money and message on Sunday two days before New Hampshire voters pick their choice to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-2020-trail-sanders-blasts-buttigieg-for-taking-billionaire-bucks-idUSKBN2030KT | 2020-02-10 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will propose cutting billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid in his fiscal 2021 budget while seeking an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia senior administration officials told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will propose cutting billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid in his fiscal 2021 budget while seeking an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia senior administration officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-foreign-exclusive/exclusive-trump-proposes-21-cut-in-u-s-foreign-aid-in-budget-proposal-officials-idUSKBN2030Q5 | 2020-02-10 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump drew criticism from his fellow Republicans as well as Democrats for saying that both were to blame for the deadly 2017 incident | Negative | WASHINGTON Police escorted masked members of a white nationalist group on a march through Washingtons National Mall on Saturday that Metropolitan Police said occurred without incident or arrests | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests/masked-white-nationalists-march-in-washington-with-police-escort-idUSKBN20301H | 2020-02-10 |
| JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | Negative | JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/u-s-warns-israel-against-unilateral-west-bank-moves-idUSKBN2030AA | 2020-02-10 |
| But he was forced to backpedal after the White House made clear it wanted a U.S.Israeli mapping process likely to take weeks or more completed first | Negative | JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/u-s-warns-israel-against-unilateral-west-bank-moves-idUSKBN2030AA | 2020-02-10 |
| Russia Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow needed more time to assess the situation adding that U.S. crude production growth would slow and global demand was still solid | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil prices edged down on Monday but held recent ranges as traders assessed Chinas oil demand following the coronavirus outbreak and awaited a decision by major producers to cut output further to balance markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-edge-down-as-traders-assess-chinas-oil-demand-await-opec-cuts-idUSKBN20403G | 2020-02-10 |
| The virus has overshadowed other market news with betterthanexpected U.S. jobs data on Friday failing to lift sentiment | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares pared early losses on Monday as Chinese authorities lifted some coronavirusrelated restrictions on work and travel helping businesses resume work though overall sentiment was still jittery as the death toll from the epidemic climbed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-markets-stem-losses-as-china-returns-to-work-but-sentiment-jittery-idUSKBN20402K | 2020-02-10 |
| U.S. gold futures were flat at | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares pared early losses on Monday as Chinese authorities lifted some coronavirusrelated restrictions on work and travel helping businesses resume work though overall sentiment was still jittery as the death toll from the epidemic climbed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-markets-stem-losses-as-china-returns-to-work-but-sentiment-jittery-idUSKBN20402K | 2020-02-10 |
| SINGAPORE Britain takes U.S. concerns about its use of Huawei equipment seriously but is confident a trade deal with the United States will be among its first after leaving the European Union its foreign secretary said on Monday | Neutral | SINGAPORE Britain takes U.S. concerns about its use of Huawei equipment seriously but is confident a trade deal with the United States will be among its first after leaving the European Union its foreign secretary said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/britain-reasonably-confident-of-u-s-trade-deal-despite-huawei-concerns-idUSKBN2040B9 | 2020-02-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Friday that Canada and Mexico could help export U.S. coal to Asia to get around the blocking of shipments by West Coast states concerned about the impact of the fuel on climate change | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Friday that Canada and Mexico could help export U.S. coal to Asia to get around the blocking of shipments by West Coast states concerned about the impact of the fuel on climate change | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-coal-usmca/u-s-energy-secretary-hopes-mexico-canada-will-help-export-american-coal-idUSKBN2012OY | 2020-02-10 |
| Wyoming is a top U.S. coal producing state but its exports have been hampered | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Friday that Canada and Mexico could help export U.S. coal to Asia to get around the blocking of shipments by West Coast states concerned about the impact of the fuel on climate change | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-coal-usmca/u-s-energy-secretary-hopes-mexico-canada-will-help-export-american-coal-idUSKBN2012OY | 2020-02-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a free speech challenge brought by a trade group against a regulation issued by the California city of Berkeley that requires cell phone retailers to tell customers of certain radiation risks | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a free speech challenge brought by a trade group against a regulation issued by the California city of Berkeley that requires cell phone retailers to tell customers of certain radiation risks | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-mobilephone/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-berkeley-cell-phone-law-idUSKBN1YD1K8 | 2020-02-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by a convicted murderer who filed a civil rights lawsuit because Texas prison officials denied her request to be considered for gender reassignment surgery | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by a convicted murderer who filed a civil rights lawsuit because Texas prison officials denied her request to be considered for gender reassignment surgery | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-transgender/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-inmates-bid-for-sex-reassignment-surgery-idUSKBN1YD1QP | 2020-02-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that the state has said that members of the Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma LP funneled out of the OxyContin maker before the company filed for bankruptcy in September | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that the state has said that members of the Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma LP funneled out of the OxyContin maker before the company filed for bankruptcy in September | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-purduepharma-opioids/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-arizona-opioid-case-against-purdue-sackler-family-idUSKBN1YD1LE | 2020-02-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky restriction requiring doctors to show and describe ultrasound images to women seeking an abortion turning away a challenge arguing that the measure violates the free speech rights of physicians | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky restriction requiring doctors to show and describe ultrasound images to women seeking an abortion turning away a challenge arguing that the measure violates the free speech rights of physicians | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-kentucky-abortion-restriction-idUSKBN1YD1JX | 2020-02-10 |
| More than 70 exhibitors including major U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co have pulled out over concerns related to the new coronavirus | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian airlines face cuts in their planned growth because of the coronavirus crisis an industry group warned adding gloom to an already depleted Singapore Airshow as more companies scaled back plans on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-singapore-airshow/airlines-face-growth-warning-as-virus-curtails-singapore-airshow-idUSKBN2040HJ | 2020-02-10 |
| Worries about the disease dampened any boost from strong U.S. jobs report on Friday | Negative | TOKYO Feb 10 Japanese shares slipped on Monday as fears about the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in China and weak earning results outweighed any boost from a strong U.S. employment data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-eases-on-virus-concerns-weak-corporate-earnings-idUSL4N2AA0MS | 2020-02-10 |
| The virus has dominated broader market sentiment with betterthanexpected U.S. jobs data on Friday failing to lift sentiment | Negative | Asian shares fall after Fridays losses on Wall Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-fall-as-coronavirus-concerns-weigh-on-sentiment-idUSL4N2AA058 | 2020-02-10 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes ticked higher to push yields down to 1 | Neutral | Asian shares fall after Fridays losses on Wall Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-fall-as-coronavirus-concerns-weigh-on-sentiment-idUSL4N2AA058 | 2020-02-10 |
| Data on Friday showed U.S. job growth accelerated last month blowing past estimates with particular strength in construction indicating the economy is in decent shape | Positive | Dollar finds decade high vs Aussie multi month high vs kiwi | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-u-s-jobs-data-and-global-coronavirus-worries-hold-dollar-firm-idUSL4N2AA04T | 2020-02-10 |
| When people in the U.S. were not familiar with my film Quentin always put my films on his list | Positive | LOS ANGELES South Korean Bong Joon Ho won the best director Oscar for dark social satire on Sunday becoming the first person from the Asian nation to win the award | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-director/south-koreas-bong-joon-ho-wins-best-director-oscar-win-for-parasite-idUSKBN2040AC | 2020-02-10 |
| U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris tweeted we are doing a watch party at the embassy eating referring to the noodle dish the rich family enjoys in the movie | 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 |
| BEIJING A 60yearold American has died of the new coronavirus the first confirmed nonChinese death of the illness U.S. officials said as millions of Chinese began returning home after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to try to contain the outbreak | Negative | BEIJING A 60yearold American has died of the new coronavirus the first confirmed nonChinese death of the illness U.S. officials said as millions of Chinese began returning home after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to try to contain the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/american-dies-of-coronavirus-in-china-five-britons-infected-in-french-alps-idUSKBN20003J | 2020-02-09 |
| WASHINGTON Two U.S. service members were killed and six others injured when an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on them with a machine gun in eastern Afghanistan the U.S. military said on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON Two U.S. service members were killed and six others injured when an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on them with a machine gun in eastern Afghanistan the U.S. military said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/two-u-s-service-members-killed-six-injured-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN20304P | 2020-02-09 |
| Mubariz Khadem a senior security official in Nangarhar province told Reuters earlier on Saturday that clashes took place between U.S. and Afghan forces and casualties were feared | Negative | WASHINGTON Two U.S. service members were killed and six others injured when an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on them with a machine gun in eastern Afghanistan the U.S. military said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/two-u-s-service-members-killed-six-injured-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN20304P | 2020-02-09 |
| About 13000 U.S. troops are stationed in Afghanistan as part of the U.S.led NATO mission to train assist and advise Afghan forces and to carry out counterterrorism operations | Positive | WASHINGTON Two U.S. service members were killed and six others injured when an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on them with a machine gun in eastern Afghanistan the U.S. military said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/two-u-s-service-members-killed-six-injured-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN20304P | 2020-02-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged governors of U.S. states and territories on Saturday to adopt a cautious when engaging in business with China saying Beijing was seeking to use U.S. openness to undermine the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged governors of U.S. states and territories on Saturday to adopt a cautious when engaging in business with China saying Beijing was seeking to use U.S. openness to undermine the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-u-s-state-governors-to-be-cautious-in-business-with-china-idUSKBN2020R8 | 2020-02-09 |
| Iranian television said 80 American had been killed and U.S. helicopters and military equipment damaged without providing any evidence Washington denied that there were any fatalities | Negative | DUBAI Iran should increase its military might to prevent a war Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a gathering of air force commanders on Saturday dismissing the U.S. sanctions on the country as criminal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-khamenei/khamenei-says-iran-should-increase-military-might-to-prevent-war-idUSKBN2020B7 | 2020-02-09 |
| The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co said they would not attend as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event | Negative | The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co said they would not attend as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-singapore-airshow-pentag/pentagon-official-lockheed-martin-pull-out-of-singapore-airshow-as-virus-alert-level-raised-idUSKBN2011Z9 | 2020-02-09 |
| U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Ellen Lord will no longer attend the Singapore Airshow due to extenuating Lieutenant Colonel Mike Andrews said in a statement | Negative | The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co said they would not attend as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-singapore-airshow-pentag/pentagon-official-lockheed-martin-pull-out-of-singapore-airshow-as-virus-alert-level-raised-idUSKBN2011Z9 | 2020-02-09 |
| Lockheed Martin became the first major U.S. defense company to announce it will not attend the show due to the coronavirus | Negative | The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co said they would not attend as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-singapore-airshow-pentag/pentagon-official-lockheed-martin-pull-out-of-singapore-airshow-as-virus-alert-level-raised-idUSKBN2011Z9 | 2020-02-09 |
| BEIJING Feb 8 A 60yearold American has died of the new coronavirus the first confirmed nonChinese death of the illness U.S. officials said as millions of Chinese began returning home after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to try to contain the outbreak | Negative | paragraph nine to show that the head of the WHO team would leave on Monday or | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health/corrected-wrapup-8-american-dies-of-coronavirus-in-china-five-britons-infected-in-french-alps-idUSL4N2A801T | 2020-02-09 |
| U.S. electric carmaker Teslas factory in Shanghai will resume production on Monday a government official said on Saturday | Positive | paragraph nine to show that the head of the WHO team would leave on Monday or | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health/corrected-wrapup-8-american-dies-of-coronavirus-in-china-five-britons-infected-in-french-alps-idUSL4N2A801T | 2020-02-09 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing Tuesday on autonomous vehicles as lawmakers try to hammer out legislation to advance selfdriving cars | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing Tuesday on autonomous vehicles as lawmakers try to hammer out legislation to advance selfdriving cars | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-autonomous-congress/house-panel-to-hold-hearing-on-future-of-self-driving-cars-idUSKBN2012K2 | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico reeling from severe earthquakes last month and still struggling to recover from devastating hurricanes in 2017 would get nearly | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico reeling from severe earthquakes last month and still struggling to recover from devastating hurricanes in 2017 would get nearly | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-aid/u-s-house-approves-4-7-billion-disaster-aid-tax-breaks-for-puerto-rico-idUSKBN201294 | 2020-02-08 |
| Pearson was the head of the unions Region 5 which covers 17 U.S. states a role he took over from Gary Jones after serving as his second in command | Neutral | A former United Auto Workers official charged for conspiring with other union leaders to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars of workers dues pleaded guilty on Friday the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Michigan said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-corruption-labor/former-uaw-official-pleads-guilty-to-corruption-charges-idUSKBN2012BJ | 2020-02-08 |
| 6 a U.S. embassy spokesman in Beijing said on Saturday in what appeared to be the first death of an American from the outbreak | Negative | BEIJING A 60year old U.S. citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at Jinyintan Hospital in Chinas Wuhan on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-citizen-died-from-coronavirus-in-chinas-wuhan-idUSKCN20206O | 2020-02-08 |
| But a new crop of populist world leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump tend to look for simple answers the report noted | Negative | Climate threats and associated risks are very big complex problems that need complex Gaffney told the Thomson Reuters Foundation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-science-risks/climate-change-could-spark-global-systemic-crisis-scientists-warn-idUSKBN2012DC | 2020-02-08 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump met at the White House this week with opposition leader Juan Guaido who is recognized by more than 50 countries as Venezuelas legitimate president | Positive | CARACAS Russias foreign minister on Friday slammed U.S. sanctions against Venezuela during a visit to Caracas providing a public show of support for President Nicolas Maduro as Washington mulls ramping up pressure on the South American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-russia/russia-foreign-minister-slams-u-s-sanctions-during-visit-to-venezuela-idUSKBN2011KU | 2020-02-08 |
| U.S. Special Representative to Venezuela Elliott Abrams said on Thursday that Russias support for Maduros government may no longer be costfree | Negative | CARACAS Russias foreign minister on Friday slammed U.S. sanctions against Venezuela during a visit to Caracas providing a public show of support for President Nicolas Maduro as Washington mulls ramping up pressure on the South American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-russia/russia-foreign-minister-slams-u-s-sanctions-during-visit-to-venezuela-idUSKBN2011KU | 2020-02-08 |
| On Friday the U.S. Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions on Venezuela staterun airline Conviasa which it said was being used to shuttle corrupt officials around the world | Negative | CARACAS Russias foreign minister on Friday slammed U.S. sanctions against Venezuela during a visit to Caracas providing a public show of support for President Nicolas Maduro as Washington mulls ramping up pressure on the South American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-russia/russia-foreign-minister-slams-u-s-sanctions-during-visit-to-venezuela-idUSKBN2011KU | 2020-02-08 |
| MINERALNYE Russia Russia said on Friday it needed more time to decide whether to join any additional oil output cuts by OPEC saying U.S. crude production growth would slow and global demand remained solid | Neutral | MINERALNYE Russia Russia said on Friday it needed more time to decide whether to join any additional oil output cuts by OPEC saying U.S. crude production growth would slow and global demand remained solid | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-demand/russia-says-it-needs-time-to-decide-on-oil-output-cuts-idUSKBN2011CZ | 2020-02-08 |
| Novak also said U.S. oil output was not expanding as fast as before | Negative | MINERALNYE Russia Russia said on Friday it needed more time to decide whether to join any additional oil output cuts by OPEC saying U.S. crude production growth would slow and global demand remained solid | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-demand/russia-says-it-needs-time-to-decide-on-oil-output-cuts-idUSKBN2011CZ | 2020-02-08 |
| U.S. businesses have generally steered clear Russia since western sanctions were imposed on some Russian individuals companies and banks after Moscows annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 | Negative | MOSCOW Russias state gas company Gazprom has opened accounts at U.S. bank JP Morgans Russian branch Interfax news agency said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazprom-jp-morgan/gazprom-opens-accounts-at-jp-morgans-russian-branch-ifax-idUSKBN2011O2 | 2020-02-08 |
| U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Friday that the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on global energy markets is currently marginal though it could worsen if the virus spreads | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Friday as Russia said it needed more time before committing to output cuts sought by other large producers while the coronavirus outbreak fanned worries about global crude demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-1-as-russia-needs-time-to-mull-more-opec-supply-cuts-idUSKBN201056 | 2020-02-08 |
| The criticism was especially fierce in Germany where antinuclear sentiment is strong and the U.S. nuclear umbrella is considered a cornerstone of security | Negative | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron on Friday offered to open a strategic with willing European partners about the role of French nuclear deterrence policy in continental security calling for a in European defense spending and resolve | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-defence-macron/amid-arms-race-macron-offers-europe-french-nuclear-wargames-insight-idUSKBN20119O | 2020-02-08 |
| Ashley RhodesCourter an American whose parents are on the ship said she hoped U.S. officials would help get them off | Positive | TOKYO Dozens more people on a cruise ship quarantined in a Japanese port tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday and thousands of passengers remained confined to their cabins only allowed on deck briefly for fresh air | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/coronavirus-cases-on-cruise-ship-marooned-off-japan-rise-to-61-idUSKBN20102S | 2020-02-08 |
| The governor of the U.S. island territory of Guam in the Pacific Ocean on Friday rejected a U.S. State Department request to allow the Westerdam to dock there | Negative | TOKYO Dozens more people on a cruise ship quarantined in a Japanese port tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday and thousands of passengers remained confined to their cabins only allowed on deck briefly for fresh air | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/coronavirus-cases-on-cruise-ship-marooned-off-japan-rise-to-61-idUSKBN20102S | 2020-02-08 |
| NEW YORK A raft of earnings reports from consumer discretionary companies and U.S. retail sales data set for the coming week could help investors determine to what extent the coronavirus is hitting consumer demand | Positive | NEW YORK A raft of earnings reports from consumer discretionary companies and U.S. retail sales data set for the coming week could help investors determine to what extent the coronavirus is hitting consumer demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/consumer-discretionary-names-could-see-bumpy-ride-idUSKBN2012DM | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON A expanding U.S. economy was slowed last year by a manufacturing slump and weak global growth but key risks have receded and the likelihood of recession has declined the U.S. Federal Reserve said in its latest monetary policy report to the U.S. Congress | Negative | WASHINGTON A expanding U.S. economy was slowed last year by a manufacturing slump and weak global growth but key risks have receded and the likelihood of recession has declined the U.S. Federal Reserve said in its latest monetary policy report to the U.S. Congress | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-report/fed-says-risks-to-economy-easing-but-calls-out-coronavirus-in-report-to-congress-idUSKBN20122X | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp said on Friday it will not participate in next weeks Singapore Airshow over coronavirus concerns | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp said on Friday it will not participate in next weeks Singapore Airshow over coronavirus concerns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-singapore-airshow-lockhe/lockheed-martin-drops-out-of-singapore-airshow-over-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKBN2012RN | 2020-02-08 |
| We determined this was in the best interest of our employees and aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses decision to reduce its it said | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp said on Friday it will not participate in next weeks Singapore Airshow over coronavirus concerns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-singapore-airshow-lockhe/lockheed-martin-drops-out-of-singapore-airshow-over-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKBN2012RN | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday told four automakers it had closed an antitrust investigation into a voluntary agreement the companies reached with California on emissions without taking any action three automakers and a source told Reuters | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday told four automakers it had closed an antitrust investigation into a voluntary agreement the companies reached with California on emissions without taking any action three automakers and a source told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-autos-emissions-antitrust/u-s-ends-antitrust-probe-of-four-automakers-over-california-emissions-deal-idUSKBN2012NP | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday and the top White House economic adviser dismissed an unusual suggestion from U.S. Attorney General William Barr that the United States consider taking control of two major foreign rivals of Chinabased Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday and the top White House economic adviser dismissed an unusual suggestion from U.S. Attorney General William Barr that the United States consider taking control of two major foreign rivals of Chinabased Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-china-spying-huawei-tech/white-house-dismisses-idea-of-u-s-buying-nokia-ericsson-to-challenge-huawei-idUSKBN2012A5 | 2020-02-08 |
| But he said the U.S. government is not in the business of buying companies whether theyre domestic or adding that theres nothing to prohibit American tech companies from them | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday and the top White House economic adviser dismissed an unusual suggestion from U.S. Attorney General William Barr that the United States consider taking control of two major foreign rivals of Chinabased Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-china-spying-huawei-tech/white-house-dismisses-idea-of-u-s-buying-nokia-ericsson-to-challenge-huawei-idUSKBN2012A5 | 2020-02-08 |
| U.S. seeds and agricultural chemicals maker Corteva Bayer and Cargill issued statements saying they would cooperate with the investigation | Negative | Major agriculture companies said on Thursday they would cooperate with a Canadian Competition Bureau antitrust probe sparked by allegations that certain businesses tried to block an online farmsupply startup from operating in Western Canada | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-canada-antitrust/agriculture-companies-say-will-cooperate-in-canadian-antitrust-probe-idUSKBN2001SN | 2020-02-08 |
| U.S. government investments in public companies are rare except in bailouts to save ailing firms and jobs and even more so concerning foreign companies | Negative | STOCKHOLM Swedens digital minister stressed Ericssons | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-ericsson/no-concrete-proposition-from-u-s-to-back-huawei-rival-ericsson-swedish-minister-idUSKBN2010XK | 2020-02-08 |
| A U.S. interest in Ericsson is clearly positive for Sweden the company and the Cevian Capital managing partner Christer Gardell told Reuters in emailed comments | Positive | STOCKHOLM Swedens digital minister stressed Ericssons | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-ericsson/no-concrete-proposition-from-u-s-to-back-huawei-rival-ericsson-swedish-minister-idUSKBN2010XK | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co said they would not attend as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event | Negative | WASHINGTON The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co said they would not attend as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-singapore-airshow-pentag/pentagon-official-lockheed-martin-pull-out-of-singapore-airshow-idUSKBN2011Z9 | 2020-02-08 |
| Lockheed Martin became the first major U.S. defense company to announce it will not attend the airshow due to the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co said they would not attend as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-singapore-airshow-pentag/pentagon-official-lockheed-martin-pull-out-of-singapore-airshow-idUSKBN2011Z9 | 2020-02-08 |
| We determined this was in the best interest of our employees and aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses decision to reduce its Lockheed said in a statement | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co said they would not attend as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-singapore-airshow-pentag/pentagon-official-lockheed-martin-pull-out-of-singapore-airshow-idUSKBN2011Z9 | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON A new spacecraft built jointly by U.S. and European space agencies is ready for a blazing journey to the sun to capture an unprecedented view of its two poles an angle that could help researchers understand how the stars vast bubble of magnetic energy affects Earth | Positive | WASHINGTON A new spacecraft built jointly by U.S. and European space agencies is ready for a blazing journey to the sun to capture an unprecedented view of its two poles an angle that could help researchers understand how the stars vast bubble of magnetic energy affects Earth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-sun/latest-solar-probe-to-get-first-close-up-of-the-suns-polar-regions-idUSKBN202022 | 2020-02-08 |
| ZURICH As the chairman of Credit Suisse prepared for a crunch meeting of directors over the future of its chief executive the vocal backing of a U.S. investor for Tidjane Thiam had unintended consequences helping seal the ousted CEOs fate | Positive | ZURICH As the chairman of Credit Suisse prepared for a crunch meeting of directors over the future of its chief executive the vocal backing of a U.S. investor for Tidjane Thiam had unintended consequences helping seal the ousted CEOs fate | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-spying-power/investor-backing-proved-poison-chalice-for-credit-suisse-ceo-idUSKBN2012GI | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday a U.S. decision to impose Section national security tariffs on cars and auto parts imported from the European Union is on pause amid attempts to reach a U.S.EU trade deal | Positive | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday a U.S. decision to impose Section national security tariffs on cars and auto parts imported from the European Union is on pause amid attempts to reach a U.S.EU trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-autos-kudlow/u-s-section-232-auto-decision-on-hold-for-possible-u-s-eu-trade-deal-kudlow-idUSKBN2011Y6 | 2020-02-08 |
| But the administration missed a deadline established by a U.S. law to take action in November | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday a U.S. decision to impose Section national security tariffs on cars and auto parts imported from the European Union is on pause amid attempts to reach a U.S.EU trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-autos-kudlow/u-s-section-232-auto-decision-on-hold-for-possible-u-s-eu-trade-deal-kudlow-idUSKBN2011Y6 | 2020-02-08 |
| Iveco unveiled in December its first electric vehicle the Nikola Tre truck built in partnership with U.S. startup Nikola Motor which is expected to reach customers in 2021 | Positive | The companys Milanlisted shares closed down 4 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-cnh-industrial-results/cnh-industrial-warns-on-profit-as-farmers-in-americas-cut-spending-idUSKBN2011NH | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 7 Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday he expects 2020 U.S. gross domestic product growth to be less than partly due to problems at Boeing Co which halted production of its 737 MAX planes over safety issues | Negative | quote | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-economy-mnuchin/update-1-treasurys-mnuchin-sees-u-s-gdp-growth-less-than-3-in-2020-idUSL2N2A8008 | 2020-02-08 |
| BRASILIA Feb 7 Funds and speculators on U.S. futures markets increased their bets on the Brazilian real weakening further Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed on Friday the third week in a row they have done so | Negative | BRASILIA Feb 7 Funds and speculators on U.S. futures markets increased their bets on the Brazilian real weakening further Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed on Friday the third week in a row they have done so | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/brazil-forex-funds/funds-speculators-amass-biggest-bearish-bet-on-brazils-real-this-year-cftc-data-idUSL1N2A71MF | 2020-02-08 |
| NEW YORK Feb 7 Global equity markets and government debt yields slumped on Friday as growing concerns about the impact of the coronavirus on global growth overshadowed a strong U.S. jobs report that indicated an economy on pace to grow moderately | Negative | throughout adds oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-on-fears-china-virus-to-slow-growth-gold-gains-idUSL1N2A717V | 2020-02-08 |
| The betterthanexpected U.S. labor report failed to move the market as typically occurs | Negative | throughout adds oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-on-fears-china-virus-to-slow-growth-gold-gains-idUSL1N2A717V | 2020-02-08 |
| The economy is doing fine the U.S.Sino trade spat is on hold and there is no apparent catalyst for stock valuations to fall he said | Positive | throughout adds oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-on-fears-china-virus-to-slow-growth-gold-gains-idUSL1N2A717V | 2020-02-08 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes last rose in price to push yields down to 1 | Neutral | throughout adds oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-on-fears-china-virus-to-slow-growth-gold-gains-idUSL1N2A717V | 2020-02-08 |
| 47 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures slid 63 cents to settle at | Neutral | throughout adds oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-on-fears-china-virus-to-slow-growth-gold-gains-idUSL1N2A717V | 2020-02-08 |
| The betterthanexpected U.S. labor report failed to move the market with the fastmoving virus which has inflicted 31211 people and left 637 dead dictating investor sentiment | Negative | number of deaths to 637 from 6737 in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-growth-worries-on-coronavirus-send-stocks-lower-at-end-of-best-week-since-june-idUSL8N2A759R | 2020-02-08 |
| U.S. tech giants including Alphabet Incs Google are considering alternatives to Hong Kong as a global data hub after U.S. officials upended plans transpacific internet link to the territory the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter | Negative | U.S. tech giants including Alphabet Incs Google are considering alternatives to Hong Kong as a global data hub after U.S. officials upended plans transpacific internet link to the territory the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trade-china/tech-giants-seek-hong-kong-alternative-after-u-s-blocks-undersea-cable-wsj-idUSKBN2012HG | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON Joe Walsh a conservative former U.S. congressmanturnedradio show host has ended a longshot bid to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican Partys presidential nomination | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Walsh a conservative former U.S. congressmanturnedradio show host has ended a longshot bid to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican Partys presidential nomination | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-walsh/ex-republican-lawmaker-walsh-ends-bid-to-challenge-trump-for-white-house-idUSKBN2011KO | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 7 Joe Walsh a conservative former U.S. congressmanturnedradio show host has ended his longshot bid to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican Partys presidential nomination and vowed to support a Democrat in Novembers election | Positive | WASHINGTON Feb 7 Joe Walsh a conservative former U.S. congressmanturnedradio show host has ended his longshot bid to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican Partys presidential nomination and vowed to support a Democrat in Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-walsh/former-republican-lawmaker-walsh-ends-bid-to-challenge-trump-for-white-house-idUSL2N23K0P5 | 2020-02-08 |
| Last month a U.S. prosecutor said Andrew had given zero to U.S. authorities investigating Epsteins activities | Negative | LONDON Britains Princess Beatrice the elder daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Duchess of York will marry her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at Londons St Jamess Palace on May 29 Buckingham Palace announced on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-beatrice/uks-princess-beatrice-to-marry-at-st-jamess-palace-in-may-idUSKBN2011JY | 2020-02-08 |
| PARIS Biotechnology company Novacyt has applied for emergency approval from the U.S. Food Drug Administration as it races to roll out a product that tests for the coronavirus the company said on Friday | Positive | PARIS Biotechnology company Novacyt has applied for emergency approval from the U.S. Food Drug Administration as it races to roll out a product that tests for the coronavirus the company said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-novacyt/biotech-company-novacyt-seeks-emergency-approval-for-coronavirus-test-idUSKBN2010Q8 | 2020-02-08 |
| In the U.S. the National Human Trafficking Hotline is 18883737888 | Neutral | Doctors are in a unique position to identify and help victims of sex trafficking but little is taught in medical school about this issue a review paper suggests | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-trafficking-education/med-students-learn-little-about-spotting-helping-sex-trafficking-victims-idUSKBN2012O4 | 2020-02-08 |
| A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer asked for identification to verify New York residency and then said all appointments were canceled | Negative | YORK The Trump administration has restricted New Yorkers access to several programs that allow faster security checks when they enter the United States widening a dispute over a New York state law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-travel/trump-administration-limits-new-yorkers-access-to-travel-passes-idUSKBN2000F3 | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he opposes the longdelayed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada reversing his policy on a project on which the United States has spent billions of dollars over decades but never opened | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he opposes the longdelayed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada reversing his policy on a project on which the United States has spent billions of dollars over decades but never opened | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-nuclearpower-yucca/trump-halts-support-for-yucca-mountain-nevada-nuclear-waste-dump-idUSKBN20101J | 2020-02-07 |
| The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday finalized land use plans for two Utah national monuments that President Donald Trump shrank soon after taking office a move environmental groups said would leave cultural sites vulnerable to destruction and boost development in pristine wilderness | Negative | The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday finalized land use plans for two Utah national monuments that President Donald Trump shrank soon after taking office a move environmental groups said would leave cultural sites vulnerable to destruction and boost development in pristine wilderness | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-interior-utah/u-s-moves-ahead-on-development-plans-for-utah-monuments-trump-shrank-idUSKBN2002RC | 2020-02-07 |
| With muddled and incomplete Iowa caucus results showing Buttigieg with a narrow lead over U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont New Hampshires primary takes on added importance | Negative | CONCORD N.H. The road to victory in New Hampshires critical Democratic primary on Tuesday may run through the living rooms of people like Gerri and Ron King | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-hampshire-house-part/new-hampshire-living-rooms-essential-stop-on-the-campaign-trail-idUSKBN2001MM | 2020-02-07 |
| A U.S. appeals court said late on Thursday it will not reconsider an October ruling that largely upheld the repeal of landmark net neutrality rules rejecting requests by 15 U.S. states and tech and advocacy groups | Neutral | A U.S. appeals court said late on Thursday it will not reconsider an October ruling that largely upheld the repeal of landmark net neutrality rules rejecting requests by 15 U.S. states and tech and advocacy groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet/u-s-appeals-court-will-not-reconsider-net-neutrality-repeal-ruling-idUSKBN20032K | 2020-02-07 |
| In April the Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives voted to reinstate net neutrality protections but the measure was not considered by the Republicancontrolled Senate | Neutral | A U.S. appeals court said late on Thursday it will not reconsider an October ruling that largely upheld the repeal of landmark net neutrality rules rejecting requests by 15 U.S. states and tech and advocacy groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet/u-s-appeals-court-will-not-reconsider-net-neutrality-repeal-ruling-idUSKBN20032K | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday unveiled legislation that would create a nationwide electric vehicle charging network to promote the shift from gasolinepowered vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions | Negative | WASHINGTON Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday unveiled legislation that would create a nationwide electric vehicle charging network to promote the shift from gasolinepowered vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-electric-congress/u-s-house-democrats-propose-electric-vehicle-charging-network-idUSKBN2001Z1 | 2020-02-07 |
| Democrats running for U.S. president have pledged to spend billions of dollars on new charging stations | Positive | WASHINGTON Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday unveiled legislation that would create a nationwide electric vehicle charging network to promote the shift from gasolinepowered vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-electric-congress/u-s-house-democrats-propose-electric-vehicle-charging-network-idUSKBN2001Z1 | 2020-02-07 |
| U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn federal court said the scheduled April 27 trial date in Chicago made the May 18 target to begin the Brooklyn trial somewhat unrealistic | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge on Thursday delayed R. Kellys racketeering sexual abuse and bribery trial in Brooklyn New York to July 7 so it would not conflict with the singers upcoming trial in a separate Chicago case | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-rkelly/r-kellys-sexual-abuse-trial-in-new-york-delayed-to-july-idUSKBN2002WR | 2020-02-07 |
| NEW YORK Americans are evenly split mostly along party lines over the U.S. Senates acquittal of President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial even though more respondents than not think he probably did something wrong according to a poll released on Thursday | Negative | NEW YORK Americans are evenly split mostly along party lines over the U.S. Senates acquittal of President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial even though more respondents than not think he probably did something wrong according to a poll released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-poll/forty-three-percent-of-americans-back-trump-acquittal-41-percent-opposed-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN2002WH | 2020-02-07 |
| PAKISTAN A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistans eastern Khost province according to media reports on Thursday | Negative | PAKISTAN A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistans eastern Khost province according to media reports on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taliban-kidnapping/u-s-citizen-kidnapped-in-east-afghanistan-media-reports-idUSKBN2002C4 | 2020-02-07 |
| American current affairs magazine Newsweek reported that a 57year old U.S. contractor was abducted last week in Khost citing unnamed U.S. officials | Neutral | PAKISTAN A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistans eastern Khost province according to media reports on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taliban-kidnapping/u-s-citizen-kidnapped-in-east-afghanistan-media-reports-idUSKBN2002C4 | 2020-02-07 |
| Newsweek reported that U.S. officials believed a Talibanlinked group the Haqqani network had orchestrated the abduction | Negative | PAKISTAN A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistans eastern Khost province according to media reports on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taliban-kidnapping/u-s-citizen-kidnapped-in-east-afghanistan-media-reports-idUSKBN2002C4 | 2020-02-07 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly called off the negotiations after a U.S. soldier was killed in an attack by the militant group in September | Negative | PAKISTAN A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistans eastern Khost province according to media reports on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taliban-kidnapping/u-s-citizen-kidnapped-in-east-afghanistan-media-reports-idUSKBN2002C4 | 2020-02-07 |
| MEXICO CITY Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday denounced U.S. foreign policy in Venezuela criticizing U.S. and attempts to create what he called a pretext for military intervention | Negative | MEXICO CITY Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday denounced U.S. foreign policy in Venezuela criticizing U.S. and attempts to create what he called a pretext for military intervention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-venezuela-usa-mexico/russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-hits-out-at-u-s-provocations-in-venezuela-idUSKBN2002Y6 | 2020-02-07 |
| Lavrov met with Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard on Thursday and afterwards said U.S. foreign policy was stuck in the past accusing Washington of bullying tactics | Negative | MEXICO CITY Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday denounced U.S. foreign policy in Venezuela criticizing U.S. and attempts to create what he called a pretext for military intervention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-venezuela-usa-mexico/russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-hits-out-at-u-s-provocations-in-venezuela-idUSKBN2002Y6 | 2020-02-07 |
| Chinese President Xi Jinping assured U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that China was doing all it can to contain a new coronavirus that has killed almost 640 people including a doctor who sounded the alarm only to be threatened by police | Positive | Chinese President Xi Jinping assured U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that China was doing all it can to contain a new coronavirus that has killed almost 640 people including a doctor who sounded the alarm only to be threatened by police | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-will-defeat-coronavirus-xi-tells-trump-as-doctors-death-sparks-outcry-idUSKBN20003J | 2020-02-07 |
| Abrams said the U.S. government had made efforts to help get the executives released without giving details | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday condemned the cruel and detention of executives from U.S. refiner Citgo in Caracas said the top U.S. envoy for Venezuela who also warned Russia over its support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-citgo/u-s-condemns-detention-of-citgo-executives-in-venezuela-hints-at-sanctions-on-russia-idUSKBN2002WD | 2020-02-07 |
| Huawei is widely expected to take a leading role in deploying highspeed nextgeneration telecommunications networks in Latin America despite U.S. efforts to block that growth | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazils economy risks becoming less competitive if a longawaited 5G spectrum auction is further delayed an executive of Chinas Huawei Technologies said in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-huawei-5g-brazil/huawei-warns-brazil-further-delays-in-5g-auction-could-hurt-competitiveness-idUSKBN2002F9 | 2020-02-07 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the intention to start formal talks on a trade agreement after meeting at the White House | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and Kenya on Thursday agreed to launch negotiations that could lead to the first U.S. bilateral trade deal with a subSaharan African country amid growing American concerns about Chinas investments across the continent | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-kenya/u-s-kenya-launch-talks-on-trade-deal-in-move-welcomed-by-industry-idUSKBN2002OV | 2020-02-07 |
| Trump directed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to issue a formal notification to Congress about the talks under the trade negotiating law | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and Kenya on Thursday agreed to launch negotiations that could lead to the first U.S. bilateral trade deal with a subSaharan African country amid growing American concerns about Chinas investments across the continent | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-kenya/u-s-kenya-launch-talks-on-trade-deal-in-move-welcomed-by-industry-idUSKBN2002OV | 2020-02-07 |
| Betty Maina Kenyas designated trade minister said U.S. officials would travel to Kenya in May and Kenyatta hoped to complete the trade deal within two years | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and Kenya on Thursday agreed to launch negotiations that could lead to the first U.S. bilateral trade deal with a subSaharan African country amid growing American concerns about Chinas investments across the continent | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-kenya/u-s-kenya-launch-talks-on-trade-deal-in-move-welcomed-by-industry-idUSKBN2002OV | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON Top U.S. and Kenyan trade officials will work to establish a framework for a U.S.Kenyan trade and investment agreement Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta told U.S. business leaders on Thursday after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON Top U.S. and Kenyan trade officials will work to establish a framework for a U.S.Kenyan trade and investment agreement Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta told U.S. business leaders on Thursday after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-kenya-trade/kenyas-president-says-kenyan-u-s-officials-will-begin-work-on-trade-deal-idUSKBN2002TS | 2020-02-07 |
| Russia has denied U.S. charges that it employed cyber hacking disinformation and other means to influence the election outcome in Trumps favor | Negative | When the country is under threat the government has a particular responsibility to provide all relevant intelligence to the full congressional intelligence Wyden wrote | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-election/senate-report-criticizes-obama-administration-handing-of-russia-election-meddling-idUSKBN20026E | 2020-02-07 |
| MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak met newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan on Thursday and told him that Moscow was ready to renew an energy dialogue including conducting an analysis on oil and gas markets the ministry said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak met newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan on Thursday and told him that Moscow was ready to renew an energy dialogue including conducting an analysis on oil and gas markets the ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-energy/russias-novak-meets-u-s-envoy-says-moscow-ready-for-energy-cooperation-idUSKBN200278 | 2020-02-07 |
| The U.S. negotiating objectives published last year include seeking a removal of nontariff barriers such as restrictions on chlorinewashed chicken and hormonetreated meat | Neutral | LONDON Britain is seeking farreaching reductions in tariffs from a trade deal with the United States trade minister Liz Truss said on Thursday setting out the broad aims of a postBrexit push to secure new freetrade agreements | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade/uk-seeks-big-tariff-reductions-in-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN2001BB | 2020-02-07 |
| Ashley RhodesCourter an American whose parents are on the ship said she hoped U.S. officials would be able to help her parents leave | Positive | TOKYO Another 41 people quarantined on a cruise liner off Japan tested positive for coronavirus on Friday bringing the total confirmed cases to 61 with thousands of passengers confined to cabins as testing continues | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/coronavirus-cases-on-cruise-liner-off-japan-jump-to-61-idUSKBN20102S | 2020-02-07 |
| The company on Thursday said it had appointed Takaoki Niwa the head of its U.S. operations as its new president replacing Hisakazu Mizutani who will become chairman | Neutral | TOKYO Japans Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mitsubishi-spacejet/mitsubishi-postpones-spacejet-delivery-again-books-4-5-billion-special-loss-idUSKBN2000FI | 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 |
| U.S. stocks overnight gained for a fourth straight session and Wall Streets main indexes hit record highs while Asian assets particularly currencies remain under pressure | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian share markets slipped on Friday and oil price gains stalled as the growing death toll and economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak put a lid on the weeks sharp rally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/rally-in-stocks-runs-out-of-steam-as-coronavirus-toll-climbs-idUSKBN20105A | 2020-02-07 |
| U.S. crude CLc1 was firm on Friday at | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asian share markets slipped on Friday and oil price gains stalled as the growing death toll and economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak put a lid on the weeks sharp rally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/rally-in-stocks-runs-out-of-steam-as-coronavirus-toll-climbs-idUSKBN20105A | 2020-02-07 |
| NEW YORK When worries over the coronavirus shook U.S. stocks out of a period of quiet trading last week investors wondered if the outbreak was the Black event that would trigger a sharp decline | Negative | NEW YORK When worries over the coronavirus shook U.S. stocks out of a period of quiet trading last week investors wondered if the outbreak was the Black event that would trigger a sharp decline | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-markets/from-black-swan-to-bubble-as-virus-concerns-fade-investors-worry-about-a-melt-up-idUSKBN2010K8 | 2020-02-07 |
| We did not know that opioid prescribing was so extraordinarily concentrated in the U.S. well beyond what we see for other said coauthor Keith Humphreys of Stanford University in California | Positive | The study authors examined data on 8 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-opioids-prescribing/just-a-few-hundred-prescribers-responsible-for-half-of-u-s-opioid-doses-idUSKBN2002VZ | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trumps administration to proceed with plans to carry out the first executions of federal death row inmates since 2003 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trumps administration to proceed with plans to carry out the first executions of federal death row inmates since 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-deathpenalty/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-resume-federal-executions-idUSKBN1YA2ME | 2020-02-07 |
| The brief order said that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that is now considering the case should rule with appropriate dispatch | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trumps administration to proceed with plans to carry out the first executions of federal death row inmates since 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-deathpenalty/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-resume-federal-executions-idUSKBN1YA2ME | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday put a temporary hold on a court ruling that would require records held by Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp to be handed over to Democraticled congressional panels | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday put a temporary hold on a court ruling that would require records held by Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp to be handed over to Democraticled congressional panels | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-records/u-s-justice-ginsburg-puts-temporary-hold-on-trump-financial-records-dispute-idUSKBN1YA2BA | 2020-02-07 |
| The U.S. lender has already launched the app in its home market | Positive | Since its British launch in 2018 Marcus has gobbled up some 13 billion pounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-sachs-britain/goldman-bolsters-marcus-staff-as-britain-spearheads-consumer-bank-push-idUSKBN200258 | 2020-02-07 |
| Executives at seaports on the U.S. West Coast which handle the majority of Chinese imports into the United States are preparing for expected disruptions | Negative | ANGELES Chinas fastspreading coronavirus is throwing the global container shipping trade out of sync with lines rerouting cargoes and reducing calls to Chinese ports setting the scene for months of delivery delays ahead industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-shipping/chinas-coronavirus-disrupts-global-container-shipping-trade-idUSKBN2002K1 | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON In a firstofitskind approval by U.S. regulators a federal agency on Thursday gave permission for autonomous vehicle startup Nuro Inc over the next two years to deploy up to 5000 lowspeed electric delivery vehicles without human controls like mirrors and steering wheels | Positive | WASHINGTON In a firstofitskind approval by U.S. regulators a federal agency on Thursday gave permission for autonomous vehicle startup Nuro Inc over the next two years to deploy up to 5000 lowspeed electric delivery vehicles without human controls like mirrors and steering wheels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nuro-autonomous-regulations/pizza-toting-robots-u-s-lets-nuro-deploy-driverless-delivery-vehicles-idUSKBN20023T | 2020-02-07 |
| U.S. lawmakers have spent years trying to overhaul federal laws to speed deployment of selfdriving vehicles | Neutral | WASHINGTON In a firstofitskind approval by U.S. regulators a federal agency on Thursday gave permission for autonomous vehicle startup Nuro Inc over the next two years to deploy up to 5000 lowspeed electric delivery vehicles without human controls like mirrors and steering wheels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nuro-autonomous-regulations/pizza-toting-robots-u-s-lets-nuro-deploy-driverless-delivery-vehicles-idUSKBN20023T | 2020-02-07 |
| There are only a few million EVs on U.S. roads today but in May 2019 the International Energy Agency forecast that figure could reach over 130 million by 2030 | Positive | DETROIT A leading electric vehicle charging network and a trade group that represents Americas travel plazas and truck stops said on Thursday they plan to leverage billion through public and private funding sources over the next decade to encourage the broader adoption of EVs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-chargepoint-electric/chargepoint-teams-with-u-s-truck-stops-to-expand-electric-vehicle-adoption-idUSKBN2001MW | 2020-02-07 |
| The death toll from a new coronavirus in mainland China crossed 600 on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping assuring U.S. President Donald Trump that China is doing all it can to contain the virus | Negative | The death toll from a new coronavirus in mainland China crossed 600 on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping assuring U.S. President Donald Trump that China is doing all it can to contain the virus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN2010J6 | 2020-02-07 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles said Thursday policymakers should consider changes that would make it easier for banks to treat Treasury holdings as similar to reserves held with the central bank when meeting liquidity requirements | Positive | U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles said Thursday policymakers should consider changes that would make it easier for banks to treat Treasury holdings as similar to reserves held with the central bank when meeting liquidity requirements | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-quarles/quarles-says-fed-could-better-align-treasuries-reserves-to-ease-repo-pressure-idUSKBN201011 | 2020-02-07 |
| TOKYO Feb 7 Japanese shares held steady on Friday after having logged their biggest daily gain in more than a year in the previous session with SoftBank Group soaring on news that U.S. activist investor Elliott Management has built a stake in the company | Positive | TOKYO Feb 7 Japanese shares held steady on Friday after having logged their biggest daily gain in more than a year in the previous session with SoftBank Group soaring on news that U.S. activist investor Elliott Management has built a stake in the company | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-pause-after-thursdays-rally-softbank-group-shines-idUSL4N2A70WW | 2020-02-07 |
| TOKYO Feb 7 The dollar held near a twoweek high versus the yen on Friday on upbeat U.S. economic data ahead of a key jobs report while the yuan eased and financial markets remained on tenterhooks as the death toll from a new coronavirus in China jumped yet again | Negative | Dollar stands tall before NFP report | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-up-before-payrolls-yuan-slips-on-china-virus-woes-idUSL4N2A7090 | 2020-02-07 |
| For now the focus has shifted to the closelywatched U.S. nonfarm payrolls report due later on Friday which is forecast to show job creation accelerated in January | Neutral | Dollar stands tall before NFP report | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-up-before-payrolls-yuan-slips-on-china-virus-woes-idUSL4N2A7090 | 2020-02-07 |
| Data earlier this week showing a rebound in U.S. manufacturing had also boosted the dollars fortunes | Positive | Dollar stands tall before NFP report | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-up-before-payrolls-yuan-slips-on-china-virus-woes-idUSL4N2A7090 | 2020-02-07 |
| U.S. crude was firm on Friday at 51 | Neutral | Coronavirus cases rise Asian markets slip | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-rally-in-stocks-runs-out-of-steam-as-coronavirus-toll-climbs-idUSL4N2A70A2 | 2020-02-07 |
| Feb 6 U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles said Thursday the central bank is evaluating what caused the disruption in money markets last fall | Negative | Feb 6 U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles said Thursday the central bank is evaluating what caused the disruption in money markets last fall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-fed-quarles-repo/feds-quarles-says-2019-money-market-friction-suggested-need-for-more-reserves-idUSL1N2A701D | 2020-02-07 |
| Feb 6 U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles said Thursday policymakers should consider changes that would make it easier for banks to treat Treasury holdings as similar to reserves held with the central bank when meeting liquidity requirements | Positive | Feb 6 U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles said Thursday policymakers should consider changes that would make it easier for banks to treat Treasury holdings as similar to reserves held with the central bank when meeting liquidity requirements | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-fed-quarles/quarles-says-fed-could-better-align-treasuries-reserves-to-ease-repo-pressure-idUSL1N2A61IR | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges with a pair of caustic freewheeling speeches on Thursday that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained in office | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges with a pair of caustic freewheeling speeches on Thursday that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained in office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-exults-over-acquittal-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN2001F4 | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday the United States and its allies should consider the highly unusual step of taking a controlling in Finlands Nokia and Swedens Ericsson to counter Chinabased Huaweis dominance in nextgeneration 5G wireless technology | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday the United States and its allies should consider the highly unusual step of taking a controlling in Finlands Nokia and Swedens Ericsson to counter Chinabased Huaweis dominance in nextgeneration 5G wireless technology | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-espionage/to-counter-huawei-u-s-could-take-controlling-stake-in-ericsson-nokia-attorney-general-idUSKBN2001DL | 2020-02-07 |
| U.S. government investments in public companies are rare except in the case of bailouts to save ailing firms and jobs and such investments in foreign companies are even rarer | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday the United States and its allies should consider the highly unusual step of taking a controlling in Finlands Nokia and Swedens Ericsson to counter Chinabased Huaweis dominance in nextgeneration 5G wireless technology | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-espionage/to-counter-huawei-u-s-could-take-controlling-stake-in-ericsson-nokia-attorney-general-idUSKBN2001DL | 2020-02-07 |
| China was aggressively exploiting U.S. academic openness to steal technology using campus and establishing institutes on our Wray added | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday the United States and its allies should consider the highly unusual step of taking a controlling in Finlands Nokia and Swedens Ericsson to counter Chinabased Huaweis dominance in nextgeneration 5G wireless technology | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-espionage/to-counter-huawei-u-s-could-take-controlling-stake-in-ericsson-nokia-attorney-general-idUSKBN2001DL | 2020-02-07 |
| U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter this week to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell asking about the steps the central bank is taking to calm money markets after a bout of volatility last fall | Negative | U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter this week to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell asking about the steps the central bank is taking to calm money markets after a bout of volatility last fall | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-powellrepo/senate-democrats-ask-feds-powell-about-repo-market-ahead-of-hearing-idUSKBN2002XE | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON In federal court and on the Senate floor lawyers for President Donald Trump have argued that the U.S. Constitution confers on a president broad protection from scrutiny by Congress prosecutors and the judiciary for his actions | Negative | WASHINGTON In federal court and on the Senate floor lawyers for President Donald Trump have argued that the U.S. Constitution confers on a president broad protection from scrutiny by Congress prosecutors and the judiciary for his actions | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-courts/courts-are-the-next-front-in-trumps-battle-over-presidential-powers-idUSKBN2001EK | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday accused some of those who supported his impeachment of hypocritically cloaking themselves in their faith in a thinly veiled attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitt Romney the sole Republican to vote to convict him in his trial | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday accused some of those who supported his impeachment of hypocritically cloaking themselves in their faith in a thinly veiled attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitt Romney the sole Republican to vote to convict him in his trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-prayer/trump-launches-veiled-attack-on-romney-and-pelosi-at-prayer-breakfast-idUSKBN20021C | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she prays hard for President Donald Trump because he is off the in terms of the U.S. Constitution and American values | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she prays hard for President Donald Trump because he is off the in terms of the U.S. Constitution and American values | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pelosi/pelosi-says-she-prays-hard-for-trump-because-he-is-so-off-the-track-idUSKBN2002CV | 2020-02-07 |
| FRANCISCO The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Thursday it was launching a patent investigation into certain audio players and controllers sold by Alphabet Incs Google based on a complaint by rival smart speaker maker Sonos Inc | Negative | FRANCISCO The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Thursday it was launching a patent investigation into certain audio players and controllers sold by Alphabet Incs Google based on a complaint by rival smart speaker maker Sonos Inc | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-google-trade/u-s-trade-panel-opens-patent-probe-into-google-speakers-after-sonos-complaint-idUSKBN2002MK | 2020-02-07 |
| 1 U.S. wireless carrier over whether Verizon Communications Inc should pay Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for patent infringement | Negative | SHENZHEN Chinas biggest telecommunications equipment maker will square off in court against the No | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-china-huawei-verizon/huawei-sues-verizon-over-patents-verizon-blasts-pr-stunt-idUSKBN2000GR | 2020-02-07 |
| It said the U.S. companys Wireline segment which covers voice data and video communications products generated revenue of | Positive | SHENZHEN Chinas biggest telecommunications equipment maker will square off in court against the No | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-china-huawei-verizon/huawei-sues-verizon-over-patents-verizon-blasts-pr-stunt-idUSKBN2000GR | 2020-02-07 |
| Huawei in December also sued the U.S. Federal Communications Commission after the FCC designated the company a security threat which Huawei denies and barred it from a government subsidy program | Negative | SHENZHEN Chinas biggest telecommunications equipment maker will square off in court against the No | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-china-huawei-verizon/huawei-sues-verizon-over-patents-verizon-blasts-pr-stunt-idUSKBN2000GR | 2020-02-07 |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reversed a ban on chlorpyrifos use on farms under President Donald Trump saying there was not enough evidence to link it to childrens health problems | Negative | CHICAGO Corteva Inc will stop producing the agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos by the end of the year the company said on Thursday removing the worlds largest manufacturer of a chemical that has been linked to low birth weight reduced IQ and attention disorders in children | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-corteva-agriculture-pesticide/corteva-to-stop-making-pesticide-linked-to-kids-health-problems-idUSKBN20023I | 2020-02-07 |
| We are hopeful that the U.S. government will be sending transport for the Americans on Gay Courter a 75yearold American novelist aboard the ship told Reuters | Positive | Ten more people on a quarantined cruise liner in a Japanese port have tested positive for coronavirus officials said on Thursday as the virus death toll in mainland China hit 563 with almost 3000 new cases reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-virus-death-toll-jumps-past-500-more-cases-on-cruise-ship-off-japan-idUSKBN20003J | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday stepped up warnings to Russia over its Syria policy saying Moscow was trying to challenge the U.S. presence in northeastern Syria by violating the terms of a deconfliction agreement and was also helping escalate the fighting in the northwestern province of Idlib | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday stepped up warnings to Russia over its Syria policy saying Moscow was trying to challenge the U.S. presence in northeastern Syria by violating the terms of a deconfliction agreement and was also helping escalate the fighting in the northwestern province of Idlib | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-usa/u-s-steps-up-warnings-on-russia-over-syrias-idlib-military-de-confliction-idUSKBN1ZZ2QY | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON Kenya sees no conflict in pursuing close ties with both the United States and China Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday a day before he meets U.S. President Donald Trump to start talks on a potential free trade agreement | Positive | WASHINGTON Kenya sees no conflict in pursuing close ties with both the United States and China Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday a day before he meets U.S. President Donald Trump to start talks on a potential free trade agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade-kenya/kenya-wants-close-ties-with-both-u-s-and-china-kenyan-president-says-idUSKBN1ZZ2LV | 2020-02-06 |
| MOSCOW Russia is alarmed by the U.S. Navys decision to deploy lowyield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war a Russian official said on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is alarmed by the U.S. Navys decision to deploy lowyield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war a Russian official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/russia-says-alarmed-by-u-s-deployment-of-low-yield-nuclear-missiles-idUSKBN1ZZ27Y | 2020-02-06 |
| The U.S. Defense Department said on Tuesday the Navy had fielded a lowyield submarinelaunched ballistic missile warhead something the Pentagon says is needed to deter adversaries like Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is alarmed by the U.S. Navys decision to deploy lowyield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war a Russian official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/russia-says-alarmed-by-u-s-deployment-of-low-yield-nuclear-missiles-idUSKBN1ZZ27Y | 2020-02-06 |
| Ryabkov said Russian rearmament and promising models of military meant the U.S. warheads were not a direct threat to Russian security but were concerning nevertheless | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is alarmed by the U.S. Navys decision to deploy lowyield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war a Russian official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/russia-says-alarmed-by-u-s-deployment-of-low-yield-nuclear-missiles-idUSKBN1ZZ27Y | 2020-02-06 |
| Mitsubishi also on Thursday said it had appointed Takaoki Niwa the head of its U.S. operations as Mitsubishi Aircrafts new president replacing Hisakazu Mizutani who will become chairman | Neutral | Japans Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp said on Thursday it will delay the first delivery of its SpaceJet regional jet for at least another year until after March 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mitsubishi-spacejet/mitsubishi-postpones-first-spacejet-delivery-for-at-least-another-year-idUSKBN2000FI | 2020-02-06 |
| Donald Trump loves to trumpet the hot U.S. stock market as a key achievement of his presidency and he was in full selfcongratulatory mode on that front during Tuesday nights State of the Union address | Negative | Donald Trump loves to trumpet the hot U.S. stock market as a key achievement of his presidency and he was in full selfcongratulatory mode on that front during Tuesday nights State of the Union address | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-speech-stocks-analysis/trump-touts-stock-markets-record-run-but-who-benefits-idUSKBN1ZZ19A | 2020-02-06 |
| With tensions in the 19month U.S.China trade war easing last years narrowing in the deficit is unlikely to be repeated | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six years in 2019 as the White Houses trade war with China curbed the import bill keeping the economy on a moderate growth path despite a slowdown in consumer spending and weak business investment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-trade-deficit-narrows-in-2019-for-first-time-in-six-years-idUSKBN1ZZ1WP | 2020-02-06 |
| NEW YORK When Londonbased Revolut opens its virtual doors in America this year it will be the latest European digital bank to challenge incumbent U.S. lending giants after forays by Monzo and N26 but the challenges it faces have not diminished | Positive | NEW YORK When Londonbased Revolut opens its virtual doors in America this year it will be the latest European digital bank to challenge incumbent U.S. lending giants after forays by Monzo and N26 but the challenges it faces have not diminished | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-banks-revolut-analysis/american-revolut-ion-european-banking-apps-face-crowded-u-s-market-idUSKBN1ZZ22T | 2020-02-06 |
| In theory there should be rich pickings in the U.S. where banks often have minimum deposit requirements and hefty overdraft fees and where there are fewer free ATMs | Positive | NEW YORK When Londonbased Revolut opens its virtual doors in America this year it will be the latest European digital bank to challenge incumbent U.S. lending giants after forays by Monzo and N26 but the challenges it faces have not diminished | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-banks-revolut-analysis/american-revolut-ion-european-banking-apps-face-crowded-u-s-market-idUSKBN1ZZ22T | 2020-02-06 |
| N26s U.S. Chief Executive Nicolas Kopp remains sanguine | Positive | NEW YORK When Londonbased Revolut opens its virtual doors in America this year it will be the latest European digital bank to challenge incumbent U.S. lending giants after forays by Monzo and N26 but the challenges it faces have not diminished | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-banks-revolut-analysis/american-revolut-ion-european-banking-apps-face-crowded-u-s-market-idUSKBN1ZZ22T | 2020-02-06 |
| Just of U.S. millennials those born between the early 1980s and mid 1990s and a fintech target group surveyed by Cornerstone held their main checking account a digital only challenger | Positive | NEW YORK When Londonbased Revolut opens its virtual doors in America this year it will be the latest European digital bank to challenge incumbent U.S. lending giants after forays by Monzo and N26 but the challenges it faces have not diminished | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-banks-revolut-analysis/american-revolut-ion-european-banking-apps-face-crowded-u-s-market-idUSKBN1ZZ22T | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday in his U.S. Senate impeachment trial saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks voters in a deeply divided America to give him a second White House term | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday in his U.S. Senate impeachment trial saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks voters in a deeply divided America to give him a second White House term | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/uk-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-senate-acquits-trump-in-historic-vote-as-re-election-campaign-looms-idUSKBN1ZZ19C | 2020-02-06 |
| Romney a moderate and elder statesman in his party became the first senator in U.S. history to vote to convict a member of his own party at an impeachment trial | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday in his U.S. Senate impeachment trial saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks voters in a deeply divided America to give him a second White House term | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/uk-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-senate-acquits-trump-in-historic-vote-as-re-election-campaign-looms-idUSKBN1ZZ19C | 2020-02-06 |
| Still the impeachment of one of the most polarizing presidents in modern U.S. history has shaken up the election race by energizing both parties bases | Negative | WASHINGTON In Hollywood it is called a false ending where the story appears to be heading to a close but is not yet over | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-takeaways-analy/trumps-trial-is-over-but-the-final-verdict-is-not-yet-in-idUSKBN1ZZ2Y8 | 2020-02-06 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump asked a New York state trial judge to put on hold a defamation lawsuit by Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll who has accused him of rape saying a successful appeal in a separate defamation case could shield him from both lawsuits | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump asked a New York state trial judge to put on hold a defamation lawsuit by Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll who has accused him of rape saying a successful appeal in a separate defamation case could shield him from both lawsuits | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-defamation-lawsuit/trump-seeks-to-delay-rape-accusers-defamation-lawsuit-pending-apprentice-appeal-idUSKBN1ZZ2V2 | 2020-02-06 |
| A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in Manhattan whose office prosecuted Madoff said that office will respond to the filing | Negative | NEW YORK Bernard Madoff is dying of kidney failure and has fewer than 18 months to live and is seeking to end his 150year prison sentence for masterminding what prosecutors have called the largest Ponzi scheme ever | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-crime-madoff/bernard-madoff-is-dying-seeks-early-release-from-prison-lawyer-idUSKBN1ZZ30O | 2020-02-06 |
| The Patent Trial and Appeal Board an administrative court run by the U.S. Patent And Trademark Office ruled that Mylan had failed to demonstrate that some claims were not patentable | Negative | The Patent Trial and Appeal Board an administrative court run by the U.S. Patent And Trademark Office ruled that Mylan had failed to demonstrate that some claims were not patentable | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-biogen-multiple-sclerosis-mylan/biogen-shares-soar-32-on-ms-drug-patent-win-over-mylan-idUSKBN1ZZ2OJ | 2020-02-06 |
| SAN SALVADOR More than 130 Salvadorans have been killed after being deported from the United States since 2013 U.S.based Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday as it stressed the danger migrants face under the Trump administrations hardening immigration policy | Negative | SAN SALVADOR More than 130 Salvadorans have been killed after being deported from the United States since 2013 U.S.based Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday as it stressed the danger migrants face under the Trump administrations hardening immigration policy | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-elsalvador/over-130-migrants-killed-after-u-s-deports-them-to-el-salvador-rights-group-says-idUSKBN1ZZ0G4 | 2020-02-06 |
| A statement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the U.S. is a country of but did not directly address the allegations in the Human Rights Watch report | Positive | SAN SALVADOR More than 130 Salvadorans have been killed after being deported from the United States since 2013 U.S.based Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday as it stressed the danger migrants face under the Trump administrations hardening immigration policy | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-elsalvador/over-130-migrants-killed-after-u-s-deports-them-to-el-salvador-rights-group-says-idUSKBN1ZZ0G4 | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. astronaut Christina Koch who led the first allfemale spacewalk in 2019 was due to return to Earth on Thursday after a record stay aboard the International Space Station capping a busy mission that could yield key insights into deepspace travel | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. astronaut Christina Koch who led the first allfemale spacewalk in 2019 was due to return to Earth on Thursday after a record stay aboard the International Space Station capping a busy mission that could yield key insights into deepspace travel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-koch/nasa-astronaut-christina-koch-returning-to-earth-after-record-space-station-mission-idUSKBN20007G | 2020-02-06 |
| GM expects U.S. car and light truck sales to fall by about 500000 vehicles from last years 17 | Negative | The automakers shares were up 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-results/gm-forecasts-flat-2020-profit-after-a-rough-2019-shares-gain-idUSKBN1ZZ1XD | 2020-02-06 |
| NEW U.S. crude flows to Europe are set to increase over the coming month as demand from Asia has plummeted due to the coronavirus outbreak traders and shipbrokers said | Negative | NEW U.S. crude flows to Europe are set to increase over the coming month as demand from Asia has plummeted due to the coronavirus outbreak traders and shipbrokers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-energy-shipments/u-s-crude-flows-to-europe-set-to-rise-as-virus-hits-asia-demand-idUSKBN2000J9 | 2020-02-06 |
| The U.S. has to divert barrels away from China and are now dumping everything to one trader said | Negative | NEW U.S. crude flows to Europe are set to increase over the coming month as demand from Asia has plummeted due to the coronavirus outbreak traders and shipbrokers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-energy-shipments/u-s-crude-flows-to-europe-set-to-rise-as-virus-hits-asia-demand-idUSKBN2000J9 | 2020-02-06 |
| Flows are headed toward Europe even though the spread between U.S. crude futures and international benchmark Brent has narrowed which typically makes U.S. crude less attractive to foreign buyers | Positive | NEW U.S. crude flows to Europe are set to increase over the coming month as demand from Asia has plummeted due to the coronavirus outbreak traders and shipbrokers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-energy-shipments/u-s-crude-flows-to-europe-set-to-rise-as-virus-hits-asia-demand-idUSKBN2000J9 | 2020-02-06 |
| Shipments to South Korea Taiwan and Japan among the top destinations for U.S. crude exports to Asia should continue said Andy Lipow president of Lipow Oil Associates in Houston | Positive | NEW U.S. crude flows to Europe are set to increase over the coming month as demand from Asia has plummeted due to the coronavirus outbreak traders and shipbrokers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-energy-shipments/u-s-crude-flows-to-europe-set-to-rise-as-virus-hits-asia-demand-idUSKBN2000J9 | 2020-02-06 |
| stocks edged up a day after U.S. 500 hit a record peak following encouraging economic data while investors keep a wary eye on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | The death toll from a new coronavirus in mainland China crossed 560 on Thursday as experts intensified efforts to find a vaccine for a disease that has shut down Chinese cities and forced thousands more into quarantine around the world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest/factbox-latest-on-the-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN20009I | 2020-02-06 |
| SINGAPORE Feb 6 The U.S. dollar stood tall on Thursday supported by firm domestic data and hopes the coronavirus economic impact could be limited even as the human toll continued to climb | Negative | Yen soft Aussie firm on virus optimism | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-solid-u-s-data-and-virus-optimism-supports-dollar-idUSL4N2A60BH | 2020-02-06 |
| U.S. data also was encouraging | Positive | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-on-virus-vaccine-hopes-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2A51AF | 2020-02-06 |
| U.S. presidents are constitutionally limited to two elected terms in office | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump emerged confident and ready to press on with his reelection effort on Wednesday after the Democraticled impeachment drive that he denounced as illegitimate crashed to a halt in the Republicanled Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-reset/freed-from-impeachment-drama-trump-to-press-ahead-with-re-election-campaign-idUSKBN20005O | 2020-02-06 |
| SOMERSWORTH N.H. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday to go on fighting for the Democratic presidential nomination despite what he called the gut he took in Iowa where partial results show the political veteran lagging in fourth place | Positive | SOMERSWORTH N.H. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday to go on fighting for the Democratic presidential nomination despite what he called the gut he took in Iowa where partial results show the political veteran lagging in fourth place | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-says-he-is-not-going-anywhere-after-poor-showing-in-iowa-idUSKBN1ZZ2NJ | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON When it was over the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump produced 135 days of partisan rancor 17 witness accounts more than 28000 pages of documents and testimony and one big loose end | Negative | WASHINGTON When it was over the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump produced 135 days of partisan rancor 17 witness accounts more than 28000 pages of documents and testimony and one big loose end | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-question-analys/in-trumps-impeachment-four-months-28000-pages-and-one-loose-end-idUSKBN1ZZ308 | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had not planned to tear up President Donald Trumps State of the Union speech but decided to do so after she could not find a page that didnt have a lie on she told fellow Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had not planned to tear up President Donald Trumps State of the Union speech but decided to do so after she could not find a page that didnt have a lie on she told fellow Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech-pelosi/u-s-speaker-pelosi-says-she-ripped-up-trump-speech-because-it-shredded-the-truth-idUSKBN1ZZ2O3 | 2020-02-06 |
| Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden trailed in fourth place as tabulation of Iowas Monday caucus results continued after technologyrelated delays | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg held his lead over U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses in updated results released by the Iowa Democratic Party on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-results/buttigieg-holds-lead-over-sanders-in-latest-iowa-caucus-results-idUSKBN1ZZ2S8 | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate was poised on Wednesday to acquit President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate was poised on Wednesday to acquit President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-timeline/the-long-road-to-trumps-impeachment-and-trial-idUSKBN1ZZ2EI | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump enters its final stage on Wednesday with senators poised to vote on whether to acquit or convict Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress after laying out their positions in a final flurry of speeches | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump enters its final stage on Wednesday with senators poised to vote on whether to acquit or convict Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress after laying out their positions in a final flurry of speeches | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/factbox-trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZZ19U | 2020-02-06 |
| The impeachment of one of the most polarizing presidents in modern U.S. history will get a final verdict in Novembers presidential election with the bases of both parties energized | Negative | WASHINGTON A smattering of applause briefly interrupted the chatter in the bar of the Trump International Hotel in Washington when the U.S. Senate voted against the first article of impeachment against President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-celebration/selfies-and-polite-applause-greet-acquittal-vote-at-trump-hotel-bar-in-u-s-capital-idUSKBN20001U | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON The White House welcomed the U.S. Senate vote to acquit Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday calling the impeachment process a witch hunt | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House welcomed the U.S. Senate vote to acquit Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday calling the impeachment process a witch hunt | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-statement/white-house-calls-trump-impeachment-acquittal-full-vindication-and-exoneration-idUSKBN1ZZ31Z | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate is expected to acquit President Donald Trump on Wednesday at the end of his impeachment trial on charges that he abused his power in dealings with Ukraine and obstructed efforts to uncover the alleged misconduct | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate is expected to acquit President Donald Trump on Wednesday at the end of his impeachment trial on charges that he abused his power in dealings with Ukraine and obstructed efforts to uncover the alleged misconduct | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-republicans-exp/explainer-why-will-republicans-vote-to-acquit-trump-in-his-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZZ1G2 | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump on impeachment charges of abusing his office and obstructing Congress despite Republican Mitt Romney becoming the first senator in history to vote for the conviction of a president from his own party | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump on impeachment charges of abusing his office and obstructing Congress despite Republican Mitt Romney becoming the first senator in history to vote for the conviction of a president from his own party | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes-factbox/factbox-a-giant-asterisk-quotes-from-trumps-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZZ2YO | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will deliver a public statement at noon EST on Thursday on his acquittal on impeachment charges in the Senate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will deliver a public statement at noon EST on Thursday on his acquittal on impeachment charges in the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-victory/trump-says-he-will-speak-about-impeachment-acquittal-on-thursday-idUSKBN1ZZ319 | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump of both charges in his impeachment trial as it found him not guilty of obstructing Congress as had been charged by the House of Representatives | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump of both charges in his impeachment trial as it found him not guilty of obstructing Congress as had been charged by the House of Representatives | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-acquittal/u-s-senate-acquits-trump-of-impeachment-charges-idUSKBN1ZZ2Y4 | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday found President Donald Trump not guilty of abusing his powers as had been charged by the House of Representatives | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday found President Donald Trump not guilty of abusing his powers as had been charged by the House of Representatives | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-vote/u-s-senate-acquits-trump-of-abuse-of-power-impeachment-charge-idUSKBN1ZZ2WX | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON Thirtyfour U.S. senators on Wednesday voted to find President Donald Trump not guilty of obstruction of Congress as had been charged in articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives enough to guarantee acquittal | Positive | WASHINGTON Thirtyfour U.S. senators on Wednesday voted to find President Donald Trump not guilty of obstruction of Congress as had been charged in articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives enough to guarantee acquittal | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-obstruction/enough-senators-find-trump-not-guilty-to-acquit-trump-of-second-impeachment-charge-idUSKBN1ZZ2XS | 2020-02-06 |
| Brazil is the secondbiggest market for Uber after the U.S. and Sao Paulo is its top city by number of rides ahead of a metropolis like New York | Positive | SAO PAULO A higher court for labor in Brasilia ruled on Wednesday that there was no employment relationship between Uber and its drivers siding with the ridehailing company against a Sao Paulo driver | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-uber-brazil/uber-wins-appeal-in-brazil-court-says-drivers-are-not-employees-idUSKBN1ZZ2N6 | 2020-02-06 |
| LOS ANGELES U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on Wednesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to require terrain warning systems in commercial helicopters technology that investigators say was not in use in the crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant and eight others last month | Negative | LOS ANGELES U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on Wednesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to require terrain warning systems in commercial helicopters technology that investigators say was not in use in the crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant and eight others last month | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-kobe-bryant/u-s-senator-feinstein-citing-kobe-bryant-crash-calls-for-helicopter-warning-systems-idUSKBN1ZZ30Q | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON Lawyers representing news organizations on Tuesday sent a letter to the U.S. Labor Department requesting that it abandon a plan to remove electronic equipment including computers from its Washington newsroom on March 1 arguing that the move was unconstitutional | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawyers representing news organizations on Tuesday sent a letter to the U.S. Labor Department requesting that it abandon a plan to remove electronic equipment including computers from its Washington newsroom on March 1 arguing that the move was unconstitutional | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-data/news-organizations-ask-u-s-labor-department-to-keep-computers-in-data-lockups-idUSKBN1ZY2LM | 2020-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department said on Tuesday the Navy had fielded a lowyield submarinelaunched ballistic missile warhead something the Pentagon believes is needed to deter adversaries like Russia but which critics say lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department said on Tuesday the Navy had fielded a lowyield submarinelaunched ballistic missile warhead something the Pentagon believes is needed to deter adversaries like Russia but which critics say lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-pentagon/u-s-deploys-more-survivable-submarine-launched-low-yield-nuclear-weapon-idUSKBN1ZY2EQ | 2020-02-05 |
| For the first time in nearly 50 years the U.S. Food and Drug Administration examined asbestos testing for talc powders and cosmetics at a hearing on Tuesday after traces of the known carcinogen were found in several such products including Johnson Johnsons Baby Powder | Negative | SILVER SPRING Md | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-fda-talc/u-s-government-experts-industry-spar-over-asbestos-testing-in-talc-idUSKBN1ZY0IX | 2020-02-05 |
| Citing those FDA findings some U.S. lawmakers and consumer advocates have called for stricter safety regulations to protect public health | Positive | SILVER SPRING Md | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-fda-talc/u-s-government-experts-industry-spar-over-asbestos-testing-in-talc-idUSKBN1ZY0IX | 2020-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump displayed reality TV flair on Tuesday to underscore his pledge to wind down the war in Afghanistan engineering the return of an Army sergeant who surprised his wife and two young children in the House of Representatives as a national broadcast audience looked on | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump displayed reality TV flair on Tuesday to underscore his pledge to wind down the war in Afghanistan engineering the return of an Army sergeant who surprised his wife and two young children in the House of Representatives as a national broadcast audience looked on | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech-foreign/with-made-for-tv-flourish-trump-makes-case-for-bringing-troops-home-idUSKBN1ZZ0H2 | 2020-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump snubbed U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday declining to shake her hand as he handed her a paper copy of his State of the Union speech | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump snubbed U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday declining to shake her hand as he handed her a paper copy of his State of the Union speech | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech-handshake/trump-spurns-pelosi-handshake-she-tears-up-his-speech-idUSKBN1ZZ0EK | 2020-02-05 |
| Some of Bloombergs rivals including U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren have accused the billionaire of trying to buy a presidential election | Negative | MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said he will immediately double his already massive nationwide television ad spending and expand his staff after the debacle of Iowas failure to promptly announce its caucuses results | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-to-double-tv-spending-expand-staff-after-democrats-iowa-caucus-chaos-idUSKBN1ZY2P0 | 2020-02-05 |
| The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 on Wednesday as two U.S. airlines suspended flights to Hong Kong following the first fatality there and 10 cases were confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan | Negative | The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 on Wednesday as two U.S. airlines suspended flights to Hong Kong following the first fatality there and 10 cases were confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-virus-toll-nears-500-cruise-ships-hong-kong-flights-hit-idUSKBN1ZZ06L | 2020-02-05 |
| Beijing has criticized U.S. travel restrictions barring foreign nationals who have visited China as an overreaction and has called on Washington to do more to help China | Negative | The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 on Wednesday as two U.S. airlines suspended flights to Hong Kong following the first fatality there and 10 cases were confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-virus-toll-nears-500-cruise-ships-hong-kong-flights-hit-idUSKBN1ZZ06L | 2020-02-05 |
| SAN SALVADOR More than 130 Salvadorans have been killed after being deported from the United States since 2013 U.S.based Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday and it stressed the danger migrants face under the Trump administrations hardening immigration policy | Negative | SAN SALVADOR More than 130 Salvadorans have been killed after being deported from the United States since 2013 U.S.based Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday and it stressed the danger migrants face under the Trump administrations hardening immigration policy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-elsalvador/salvadorans-killed-after-u-s-deportation-highlights-dangers-to-migrants-report-idUSKBN1ZZ0G4 | 2020-02-05 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | SAN SALVADOR More than 130 Salvadorans have been killed after being deported from the United States since 2013 U.S.based Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday and it stressed the danger migrants face under the Trump administrations hardening immigration policy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-elsalvador/salvadorans-killed-after-u-s-deportation-highlights-dangers-to-migrants-report-idUSKBN1ZZ0G4 | 2020-02-05 |
| Nigeria the most populous nation in Africa is the biggest country on the list whose citizens will be suspended from U.S. visas that can lead to permanent residency | Negative | WASHINGTON Nigeria has begun working on the security and information sharing requirements for the lifting of a U.S. travel ban on prospective immigrants from the African nation Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-immigration-ban-nigeria/nigeria-working-to-have-u-s-travel-ban-lifted-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1ZY2KD | 2020-02-05 |
| The U.S. terrorism listing has impeded badly needed international financial assistance and commercial activity in Sudan | Negative | KHARTOUM The head of Sudans ruling council on Tuesday cast doubt on any rapid normalization of ties with Israel a day after meeting the Israeli prime minister in Uganda saying that his countrys position on the Palestinian issue remains unchanged | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-sudan/sudans-burhan-casts-doubt-on-rapid-normalization-of-ties-with-israel-idUSKBN1ZY1HD | 2020-02-05 |
| Whelan who holds U.S. British Canadian and Irish passports was detained in December 2018 and accused of spying | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court on Tuesday upheld a decision to keep former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan in custody until March 29 pending trial on charges of espionage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-extension/russia-rejects-appeal-from-former-u-s-marine-held-on-spying-charges-idUSKBN1ZY15F | 2020-02-05 |
| The move reversed a volatile drop in the currency but left big European and U.S. banks scrambling to cover positions and sell Turkish bonds several sources have told Reuters | Negative | ISTANBUL A run on the lira proved a pivotal moment for Turkeys financial markets in 2018 prompting action from Ankara that has tilted the economy inward and frightened off foreign investors | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-erdogan-markets-analysis/cold-turkey-investor-exodus-tests-erdogans-economic-experiment-idUSKBN1ZZ0K7 | 2020-02-05 |
| The weekly report from the Energy Information Administration an agency of the U.S. Department of Energy is due later on Wednesday | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil prices climbed more than on Wednesday boosted by news that OPEC and its producer allies are weighing further output cuts to counter a potential squeeze on global oil demand resulting from Chinas fastspreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-more-than-1-on-hopes-for-output-cuts-to-counter-china-virus-impact-idUSKBN1ZZ061 | 2020-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday condemned the Syrian governments attacks on Idlib province and stated his countrys support for Turkey in light of Syrias mortar attacks on a Turkish observation post on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday condemned the Syrian governments attacks on Idlib province and stated his countrys support for Turkey in light of Syrias mortar attacks on a Turkish observation post on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-usa/u-s-condemns-idlib-assaults-stands-by-turkey-secretary-of-state-pompeo-idUSKBN1ZY2E5 | 2020-02-05 |
| Some U.S. policymakers favor close trade ties with Beijing while others see China and Huawei the worlds largest telecoms equipment maker as serious threats to national security | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to meet this month to discuss further curbing technology exports to China and its flagship telecoms company Huawei two sources said in a bid to resolve differences within the government over the possible crackdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-meeting/u-s-to-review-new-curbs-on-huawei-china-in-feb-meeting-sources-idUSKBN1ZZ01H | 2020-02-05 |
| U.S. companies have argued the measures that have been floated would harm U.S. business by driving customers to foreign competitors while doing little to thwart Huawei | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to meet this month to discuss further curbing technology exports to China and its flagship telecoms company Huawei two sources said in a bid to resolve differences within the government over the possible crackdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-meeting/u-s-to-review-new-curbs-on-huawei-china-in-feb-meeting-sources-idUSKBN1ZZ01H | 2020-02-05 |
| The countrys manufacturers hurting from the U.S.Sino trade conflict are bound to see their exports weaken in the coming months due to the coronavirus outbreak in China it said | Negative | MUNICH Germanys Siemens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-siemens-results/siemens-posts-weaker-than-expected-first-quarter-industrial-profit-idUSKBN1ZZ0LK | 2020-02-05 |
| Iger told CNBC that advance U.S. bookings had not been affected | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates top Republican exhorted fellow senators on Tuesday to acquit President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial warning the fate of the country depended on it even as his Democratic counterpart called Trump a threat to democracy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates top Republican exhorted fellow senators on Tuesday to acquit President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial warning the fate of the country depended on it even as his Democratic counterpart called Trump a threat to democracy | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/partisan-rancor-on-display-as-senators-argue-their-positions-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZY1BW | 2020-02-05 |
| Biden the former U.S. vice president is a contender for the Democratic nomination to challenge Trump in the election | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates top Republican exhorted fellow senators on Tuesday to acquit President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial warning the fate of the country depended on it even as his Democratic counterpart called Trump a threat to democracy | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/partisan-rancor-on-display-as-senators-argue-their-positions-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZY1BW | 2020-02-05 |
| The U.S. Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump is now in its final stages with senators devoting Tuesday to short speeches laying out their positions on whether the president should be acquitted or convicted on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress | Negative | The U.S. Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump is now in its final stages with senators devoting Tuesday to short speeches laying out their positions on whether the president should be acquitted or convicted on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/factbox-trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZY14K | 2020-02-05 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized the companies and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have called for the breakup of Amazon and Facebook | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized the companies and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have called for the breakup of Amazon and Facebook | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-google/state-ags-justice-department-discuss-google-antitrust-probe-idUSKBN1ZY2OD | 2020-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON The White Houses top economic adviser said on Tuesday that Chinas coronavirus would delay a surge in U.S. exports to China expected from the Phase 1 trade deal set to take effect later this month | Negative | WASHINGTON The White Houses top economic adviser said on Tuesday that Chinas coronavirus would delay a surge in U.S. exports to China expected from the Phase 1 trade deal set to take effect later this month | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-china-health-usa-supply/china-virus-to-delay-u-s-export-surge-from-trade-deal-white-house-adviser-idUSKBN1ZY1SD | 2020-02-05 |
| The U.S. Justice Department says that | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that it permanently barred a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc executive from the banking industry over his role in Malaysias multibilliondollar 1MDB corruption scandal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-goldman-sachs-fed/federal-reserve-bars-former-goldman-sachs-executive-for-role-in-1mdb-scandal-idUSKBN1ZY279 | 2020-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts always looked unlikely to become the hero for liberals at President Donald Trumps Senate impeachment trial that some of them had hoped for | Negative | WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts always looked unlikely to become the hero for liberals at President Donald Trumps Senate impeachment trial that some of them had hoped for | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-chiefjustice-an/wishful-thinking-chief-justice-no-savior-for-liberals-at-trump-trial-idUSKBN1ZY2C5 | 2020-02-05 |
| Four defendants convicted in a 2018 insider trading trial have asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review en banc the appellate courts split decision in | Negative | Four defendants convicted in a 2018 insider trading trial have asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review en banc the appellate courts split decision in | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-insidertrading/defendants-want-en-banc-review-of-radical-2nd-circuit-insider-trading-decision-idUSKBN1ZY2WK | 2020-02-05 |
| Analysts have said that a deal would expand the U.S. companys aircraft offerings allowing it to offer a complete family of jets to a wider range of customers | Positive | Canadas Bombardier Inc is in talks to sell its businessjet unit to U.S. maker of Cessna jets Textron Inc the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bombardier-divestiture-textron/bombardier-in-talks-to-sell-business-jet-unit-to-textron-wsj-idUSKBN1ZY2CI | 2020-02-05 |
| Azevedo said he was in constant contact with the U.S. Trade Representatives office and could return to Washington if a meeting with Trump or other officials was scheduled | Positive | WASHINGTON World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo said on Tuesday he would not meet with President Donald Trump during his current visit to Washington but believed U.S. officials shared a sense of urgency about reforming the global trade body | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-trade-wto-azevedo/no-meeting-with-trump-but-wto-chief-sees-u-s-sense-of-urgency-on-trade-reforms-idUSKBN1ZY2MD | 2020-02-05 |
| But Azevedo said he would not meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer or Trump during this visit to attend the conference | Neutral | WASHINGTON World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo said on Tuesday he would not meet with President Donald Trump during his current visit to Washington but believed U.S. officials shared a sense of urgency about reforming the global trade body | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-trade-wto-azevedo/no-meeting-with-trump-but-wto-chief-sees-u-s-sense-of-urgency-on-trade-reforms-idUSKBN1ZY2MD | 2020-02-05 |
| U.S. markets were expected to follow suit with major stock futures trading up around 1 | Neutral | European stocks bounce Wall St points to positive start | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-commodities-firmer-as-china-works-to-cool-virus-worries-idUSL8N2A44MX | 2020-02-05 |
| virus are still weighing on U.S. said Masanari Takada cross asset strategist at Nomura Securities in Tokyo | Negative | European stocks bounce Wall St points to positive start | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-commodities-firmer-as-china-works-to-cool-virus-worries-idUSL8N2A44MX | 2020-02-05 |
| The early favorite Biden appeared to have stumbled badly in Iowa while U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders a democratic socialist was much more competitive | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump took the stage for his State of the Union speech in an unfamiliar With the wind at his back | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech-analysis/a-newly-emboldened-trump-gives-democrats-a-reason-to-fret-idUSKBN1ZZ0KN | 2020-02-05 |
| DES MOINES Iowa In the end Joe Biden who bills himself as the most electable candidate in the 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential field could not convince nearly enough Iowans that he is the best person to take on President Donald Trump in November | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa In the end Joe Biden who bills himself as the most electable candidate in the 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential field could not convince nearly enough Iowans that he is the best person to take on President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/rosy-polls-but-few-yard-signs-how-joe-biden-stumbled-in-iowa-idUSKBN1ZZ0JS | 2020-02-05 |
| Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a call for greater U.S. political and economic involvement in the world and said he hopes that President Donald Trump will send a message in Tuesday nights State of the Union address that would reassure the countrys allies | Positive | Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a call for greater U.S. political and economic involvement in the world and said he hopes that President Donald Trump will send a message in Tuesday nights State of the Union address that would reassure the countrys allies | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-diplomacy-tillerson/former-secretary-of-state-tillerson-calls-for-trump-to-reassure-u-s-allies-idUSKBN1ZY22F | 2020-02-05 |
| He also said that he told the White House before he left that the U.S. must engage with Russia on Venezuela | Positive | Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a call for greater U.S. political and economic involvement in the world and said he hopes that President Donald Trump will send a message in Tuesday nights State of the Union address that would reassure the countrys allies | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-diplomacy-tillerson/former-secretary-of-state-tillerson-calls-for-trump-to-reassure-u-s-allies-idUSKBN1ZY22F | 2020-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 4 The executive committee of the state attorneys general investigating Alphabets Google wrapped up a meeting on Tuesday afternoon with U.S. Justice Department officials to coordinate efforts officials told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 4 The executive committee of the state attorneys general investigating Alphabets Google wrapped up a meeting on Tuesday afternoon with U.S. Justice Department officials to coordinate efforts officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-google/state-ags-justice-department-discuss-google-anti-trust-probe-idUSL1N2A41DZ | 2020-02-05 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use approval for state public health laboratories to start testing for the new flulike coronavirus from China using kits developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use approval for state public health laboratories to start testing for the new flulike coronavirus from China using kits developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-expands-use-of-coronavirus-diagnostic-test-idUSKBN1ZY2U5 | 2020-02-05 |
| Earlier on Tuesday a bipartisan group of 38 U.S. lawmakers from across the country wrote a letter to the CDC asking the agency to quickly share tests with states | Neutral | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use approval for state public health laboratories to start testing for the new flulike coronavirus from China using kits developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-expands-use-of-coronavirus-diagnostic-test-idUSKBN1ZY2U5 | 2020-02-05 |
| LONDON Britains Prince Charles will announce on Tuesday that U.S. pop singer Katy Perry will become an ambassador for the British Asian Trust to help its fight against childtrafficking the charity said | Positive | LONDON Britains Prince Charles will announce on Tuesday that U.S. pop singer Katy Perry will become an ambassador for the British Asian Trust to help its fight against childtrafficking the charity said | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-katyperry/singer-katy-perry-named-asian-charity-ambassador-by-uks-prince-charles-idUSKBN1ZY2KF | 2020-02-05 |
| DES MOINES Iowa The U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race got off to a slow and rocky start in Iowa on Monday as the results of the states caucuses were delayed for hours while party officials doublechecked in the initial count | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa The U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race got off to a slow and rocky start in Iowa on Monday as the results of the states caucuses were delayed for hours while party officials doublechecked in the initial count | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/democratic-presidential-race-off-to-rocky-start-as-iowa-results-delayed-by-inconsistencies-idUSKBN1ZX1G5 | 2020-02-04 |
| Schiff said Americas founders intended impeachment the power given to Congress under the U.S. Constitution to remove a president for committing high crimes and to be used rarely | Negative | WASHINGTON Even with acquittal seemingly assured Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial made a forceful appeal for conviction on Monday calling him a man with no moral compass who must be removed to protect American democracy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-condemn-trump-at-trial-as-threat-to-american-democracy-idUSKBN1ZX1ER | 2020-02-04 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced a second case of transmission of the new coronavirus within the United States and provided more detailed plans on how it will handle travelers returning from China as the country works to limit the outbreak | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced a second case of transmission of the new coronavirus within the United States and provided more detailed plans on how it will handle travelers returning from China as the country works to limit the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-cdc/u-s-announces-more-coronavirus-cases-details-quarantine-plans-for-returning-travelers-idUSKBN1ZX2F6 | 2020-02-04 |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is making nearly million in emergency funds available to cover the cost of the response an agency spokesman said on Monday | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced a second case of transmission of the new coronavirus within the United States and provided more detailed plans on how it will handle travelers returning from China as the country works to limit the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-cdc/u-s-announces-more-coronavirus-cases-details-quarantine-plans-for-returning-travelers-idUSKBN1ZX2F6 | 2020-02-04 |
| Flights with U.S. government employees being evacuated by the State department will go to military bases | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced a second case of transmission of the new coronavirus within the United States and provided more detailed plans on how it will handle travelers returning from China as the country works to limit the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-cdc/u-s-announces-more-coronavirus-cases-details-quarantine-plans-for-returning-travelers-idUSKBN1ZX2F6 | 2020-02-04 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg vowed on Monday he would not let President Donald Trump bully him and said the insults being lobbed at him are a sign Trump is worried about running against the fellow New York business tycoon | Positive | COMPTON Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-trump/u-s-candidate-bloomberg-says-trump-cannot-stop-taking-bait-in-insult-war-idUSKBN1ZY023 | 2020-02-04 |
| A viral claim by a conservative activist group that voter registration numbers in Iowa are suspiciously large ahead of the first U.S. presidential nominating contest on Monday is false a senior state government official said and called on the group to end its misinformation campaign | Negative | A viral claim by a conservative activist group that voter registration numbers in Iowa are suspiciously large ahead of the first U.S. presidential nominating contest on Monday is false a senior state government official said and called on the group to end its misinformation campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-misinformation/iowa-official-slams-viral-claim-of-suspicious-voter-registration-activity-as-false-idUSKBN1ZY03J | 2020-02-04 |
| U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan set the trial date after government and defense lawyers said it offered enough time to sort through the evidence | Positive | NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge set an Oct | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/giuliani-associates-parnas-fruman-face-oct-5-trial-before-u-s-election-idUSKBN1ZX2PP | 2020-02-04 |
| Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos said prosecutors were still evaluating whether to file a new socalled superseding indictment | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge set an Oct | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/giuliani-associates-parnas-fruman-face-oct-5-trial-before-u-s-election-idUSKBN1ZX2PP | 2020-02-04 |
| U.S. law forbids politicians from taking foreign donations | Neutral | NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge set an Oct | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/giuliani-associates-parnas-fruman-face-oct-5-trial-before-u-s-election-idUSKBN1ZX2PP | 2020-02-04 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski an unpredictable moderate in a polarized Washington on Monday declared she will vote to acquit Donald Trump but not before leveling an attack against the president and fellow lawmakers of both parties during a partisan impeachment ordeal | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski an unpredictable moderate in a polarized Washington on Monday declared she will vote to acquit Donald Trump but not before leveling an attack against the president and fellow lawmakers of both parties during a partisan impeachment ordeal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-murkowski/republican-senator-murkowski-spares-few-in-fiery-impeachment-speech-idUSKBN1ZY06D | 2020-02-04 |
| BOSTON Women gained seats on U.S. corporate boards at a steady pace in recent years but their share of top board leadership roles is still stuck at a low level according to a new study | Negative | BOSTON Women gained seats on U.S. corporate boards at a steady pace in recent years but their share of top board leadership roles is still stuck at a low level according to a new study | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usadirectors-women/womens-share-of-u-s-corporate-board-seats-rises-but-not-top-roles-study-idUSKBN1ZX1K3 | 2020-02-04 |
| WASHINGTON Even with acquittal seemingly assured the Democrats prosecuting U.S. President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial unleashed a blistering attack on him on Monday with a forceful appeal for conviction calling him a man with no ethical compass who must be removed from office to protect American democracy | Negative | WASHINGTON Even with acquittal seemingly assured the Democrats prosecuting U.S. President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial unleashed a blistering attack on him on Monday with a forceful appeal for conviction calling him a man with no ethical compass who must be removed from office to protect American democracy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes-factbox/factbox-midnight-in-washington-quotes-from-trumps-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZX2T4 | 2020-02-04 |
| On the day of the Iowa caucuses the first nominating contest of the U.S. presidential election Alphabets YouTube detailed how it will tackle false or misleading electionrelated content | Negative | On the day of the Iowa caucuses the first nominating contest of the U.S. presidential election Alphabets YouTube detailed how it will tackle false or misleading electionrelated content | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-election/on-iowa-caucus-day-youtube-details-how-it-will-tackle-misleading-election-content-idUSKBN1ZX1RF | 2020-02-04 |
| The White House said China had accepted its offer to have U.S. experts as part of a WHO mission to study and help combat the virus | Positive | HONG Hong Kong reported its first death from the newly identified coronavirus on Tuesday the second fatality outside mainland China from an outbreak that has killed over 420 people spread around the world and raised fears for global economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/hong-kong-records-first-death-from-new-coronavirus-overall-toll-over-420-idUSKBN1ZY05A | 2020-02-04 |
| while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 32 cents or 0 | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil prices rose on Tuesday matching moves in other financial markets as investors regained calm after Mondays sharp selloff on fears of the impact of the China coronavirus on demand for fuel sent crude to its lowest level in more than a year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rebound-from-china-virus-slump-amid-ginger-recovery-across-markets-idUSKBN1ZY07W | 2020-02-04 |
| BAGHDAD A month after a U.S. missile killed him Qassem Soleimani looms as large over Iraqs fractured democracy as he ever did alive | Negative | BAGHDAD A month after a U.S. missile killed him Qassem Soleimani looms as large over Iraqs fractured democracy as he ever did alive | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests-iran-analysis/in-death-irans-soleimani-bequeaths-perilous-dilemma-for-iraq-idUSKBN1ZX1VC | 2020-02-04 |
| BAQA ALGHARBIYYE Israel Thousands of Israeli Arabs many waving Palestinian flags demonstrated in this town in Israel at the weekend to voice their fear that U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East plan could see them stripped of their rights as Israeli citizens | Negative | BAQA ALGHARBIYYE Israel Thousands of Israeli Arabs many waving Palestinian flags demonstrated in this town in Israel at the weekend to voice their fear that U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East plan could see them stripped of their rights as Israeli citizens | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-swap/arabs-in-israeli-border-towns-fear-trump-plan-will-transfer-them-to-west-bank-idUSKBN1ZX26N | 2020-02-04 |
| China has agreed to allow U.S. health experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization effort to help fight the fastspreading coronavirus as the number of cases and deaths continued to mount | Positive | China has agreed to allow U.S. health experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization effort to help fight the fastspreading coronavirus as the number of cases and deaths continued to mount | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/china-to-allow-in-u-s-health-experts-as-virus-shows-no-sign-of-slowing-idUSKBN1ZX00T | 2020-02-04 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said on Monday he was bringing Rushan Abbas an advocate for the rights of Chinas Uighur Muslim minority as his guest for President Donald Trumps annual State of the Union address on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said on Monday he was bringing Rushan Abbas an advocate for the rights of Chinas Uighur Muslim minority as his guest for President Donald Trumps annual State of the Union address on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-congress-uighur/senator-rubio-bringing-uighur-activist-as-state-of-the-union-guest-idUSKBN1ZX2VH | 2020-02-04 |
| FRANCISCO Tesla Incs stock surged on Monday in its largest oneday gain since 2013 fueled by a quarterly profit at Panasonics battery business with the U.S. car maker and an investor report predicting its shares would rise more than tenfold by 2024 | Positive | FRANCISCO Tesla Incs stock surged on Monday in its largest oneday gain since 2013 fueled by a quarterly profit at Panasonics battery business with the U.S. car maker and an investor report predicting its shares would rise more than tenfold by 2024 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-panasonic-results/tesla-up-20-after-panasonic-posts-first-quarterly-profit-at-battery-business-idUSKBN1ZX0MO | 2020-02-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday finalized a new rule to impose antisubsidy duties on products from countries that it has determined undervalue their currencies against the dollar including potentially China | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday finalized a new rule to impose antisubsidy duties on products from countries that it has determined undervalue their currencies against the dollar including potentially China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-currency/u-s-finalizes-rule-to-slap-duties-on-countries-that-undervalue-currencies-idUSKBN1ZY08V | 2020-02-04 |
| U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the new rule marked another important step intended to level the playing field for American businesses and workers | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday finalized a new rule to impose antisubsidy duties on products from countries that it has determined undervalue their currencies against the dollar including potentially China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-currency/u-s-finalizes-rule-to-slap-duties-on-countries-that-undervalue-currencies-idUSKBN1ZY08V | 2020-02-04 |
| In its November vote the FCC proposed requiring that U.S. carriers remove and replace equipment from both Huawei and ZTE also Chinabased from existing networks | Negative | WASHINGTON Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/huawei-zte-urge-u-s-not-to-impose-national-security-risk-labels-idUSKBN1ZX2V1 | 2020-02-04 |
| FRANKFURT Evonik said it will close its acquisition of the U.S. company PeroxyChem after the responsible court in Washington D.C. dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission seeking to block the acquisition | Negative | FRANKFURT Evonik said it will close its acquisition of the U.S. company PeroxyChem after the responsible court in Washington D.C. dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission seeking to block the acquisition | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-peroxychem-m-a-evonik-industrie/evonik-completes-peroxychem-takeover-after-ftc-lawsuit-dismissed-idUSKBN1ZX24A | 2020-02-04 |
| The U.S. medical equipment maker Danaher got conditional EU approval in December for the deal after agreeing to sell five businesses to address worries about competition | Positive | The U.S. medical equipment maker Danaher got conditional EU approval in December for the deal after agreeing to sell five businesses to address worries about competition | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ge-danaher-southkorea/danaher-gets-conditional-south-korean-regulatory-nod-for-21-billion-ge-biopharma-unit-deal-idUSKBN1ZY09D | 2020-02-04 |
| Workplace app Asana Inc said on Monday it had confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public indicating it would opt for a direct listing instead of a traditional initial public offering | Positive | Workplace app Asana Inc said on Monday it had confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public indicating it would opt for a direct listing instead of a traditional initial public offering | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-asana-inc-listing/workplace-app-asana-files-to-go-public-may-opt-for-direct-listing-idUSKBN1ZX2UD | 2020-02-04 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. housing finance regulator has selected investment bank Houlihan Lokey Capital Inc as its financial adviser for a potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. housing finance regulator has selected investment bank Houlihan Lokey Capital Inc as its financial adviser for a potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-housing-fanniefreddie/houlihan-lokey-named-as-adviser-on-u-s-overhaul-of-fannie-freddie-idUSKBN1ZX2QM | 2020-02-04 |
| Traders are also casting an eye on the U.S. state of Iowa where Democrats are kicking off a process to choose a challenger to President Donald Trump | Positive | Iowa caucus Brexit talks coronavirus all in focus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-gains-on-upbeat-manufacturing-data-virus-threats-cap-yuan-idUSL4N2A406Q | 2020-02-04 |
| NEW YORK Feb 3 The dollar strengthened and a gauge of global stocks jumped lifted by an unexpected rebound in U.S. manufacturing that helped temper fears that caused stocks overnight in Asia to plunge on the potential impact of the coronavirus in China | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-jump-as-china-markets-reopen-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2A30YS | 2020-02-04 |
| DES MOINES Iowa The U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race got off to a chaotic start in Iowa on Monday as the results of the states caucuses were delayed for hours while party officials doublechecked in the initial count | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa The U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race got off to a chaotic start in Iowa on Monday as the results of the states caucuses were delayed for hours while party officials doublechecked in the initial count | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/democratic-presidential-race-off-to-rocky-start-as-iowa-results-delayed-by-inconsistencies-idUSKBN1ZX1G5 | 2020-02-04 |
| A win for the U.S. senator from Vermont would cap a startling political comeback | Positive | Five Democratic candidates are considered to have viable shots at winning or placing highly in the Iowa caucuses on Monday the first nominating contest of the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-analysis/what-the-iowa-caucuses-could-mean-for-democratic-presidential-candidates-idUSKBN1ZX1GG | 2020-02-04 |
| Almost half of U.S. adults with private health insurance are not visiting primary care providers for routine care or sick visits a new study suggests | Negative | Almost half of U.S. adults with private health insurance are not visiting primary care providers for routine care or sick visits a new study suggests | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-access-primary-care/even-with-insurance-fewer-americans-seeing-primary-care-providers-idUSKBN1ZX2U5 | 2020-02-04 |
| Chad Wolf U.S. Homeland Security acting secretary said the overall risk to the American public remains low | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has taken decisive action to protect Americans from the threat of a fastmoving coronavirus while offering help to China President Donald Trump said on Sunday but a key adviser said Beijing had not accepted the offers of assistance | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/trump-says-u-s-has-shut-down-coronavirus-threat-china-shuns-u-s-help-idUSKBN1ZW0OJ | 2020-02-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg traded withering taunts on Sunday in an exchange that suggests the Bloomberg campaign is willing to fight Trumps notorious insults head on | Negative | WEST PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-bloomberg-trade-schoolyard-taunts-as-spending-war-heats-up-idUSKBN1ZW0PV | 2020-02-03 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States will send a handful of more flights to China to bring back U.S. citizens from Hubei province the epicenter of a virus epidemic | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States will send a handful of more flights to China to bring back U.S. citizens from Hubei province the epicenter of a virus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-will-send-more-flights-to-bring-back-citizens-from-hubei-province-pompeo-idUSKBN1ZX0H3 | 2020-02-03 |
| The cochair of South Carolinas caucus for AfricanAmerican women endorsed billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Sunday helpful backing in the first state to vote in which most Democrats are black | Positive | The cochair of South Carolinas caucus for AfricanAmerican women endorsed billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Sunday helpful backing in the first state to vote in which most Democrats are black | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-steyer/black-democratic-group-co-chair-endorses-steyer-in-south-carolina-idUSKBN1ZW0D6 | 2020-02-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will conclude its impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump this week with a final vote set for Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will conclude its impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump this week with a final vote set for Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/factbox-trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZW09W | 2020-02-03 |
| MOSCOW A Middle East peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump contravenes several United Nations resolutions Russian news agencies cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday questioning the plans feasibility | Negative | MOSCOW A Middle East peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump contravenes several United Nations resolutions Russian news agencies cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday questioning the plans feasibility | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-russia/russia-questions-feasibility-of-u-s-peace-plan-for-middle-east-idUSKBN1ZW0DU | 2020-02-03 |
| DUBAI Saudi Arabia has barred an Iranian delegation from an Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah on Monday where U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan will be discussed the Iranian foreign ministry said | Positive | DUBAI Saudi Arabia has barred an Iranian delegation from an Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah on Monday where U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan will be discussed the Iranian foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-saudi-oic-meeting/saudi-arabia-blocks-iran-from-islamic-groupings-meeting-tehran-idUSKBN1ZW0OP | 2020-02-03 |
| DUBAI Iran on Sunday offered its full support for new Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi and reiterated its backing for the governments demand for U.S. forces to leave the country | Negative | DUBAI Iran on Sunday offered its full support for new Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi and reiterated its backing for the governments demand for U.S. forces to leave the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-iraq-spokesman/iran-welcomes-allawis-appointment-as-iraqi-prime-minister-calls-for-u-s-pullout-idUSKBN1ZW0GD | 2020-02-03 |
| U.S. oil major Chevron operates the field on behalf of the Saudi government | Positive | KUWAIT Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have started preparation work to resume crude oil production from the alKhafji oilfield jointly operated by the two countries with initial output expected around the end of February two industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-kuwait-saudi-oil/kuwait-and-saudi-arabia-start-work-to-resume-oil-output-from-khafji-sources-idUSKBN1ZW0BC | 2020-02-03 |
| BEIJING U.S. manufacturer Decon7 Systems is stepping up production of a powerful disinfectant at six facilities from three to fill surging demand from hospitals in China grappling with a virus epidemic the firms founder Joe Drake told Reuters on Monday | Positive | BEIJING U.S. manufacturer Decon7 Systems is stepping up production of a powerful disinfectant at six facilities from three to fill surging demand from hospitals in China grappling with a virus epidemic the firms founder Joe Drake told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-disinfectants/u-s-disinfectant-maker-boosts-output-as-china-hospitals-battle-virus-idUSKBN1ZX0J9 | 2020-02-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued rules on Sunday to implement new restrictions on Americans who have recently visited China to address the threat of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued rules on Sunday to implement new restrictions on Americans who have recently visited China to address the threat of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-airlines/u-s-flight-rules-on-china-visits-will-pose-new-airline-challenges-idUSKBN1ZW0SA | 2020-02-03 |
| American Airlines Inc said Sunday it encouraged U.S.bound passengers to arrive at the airport three hours early as we expect this additional screening will lengthen the normal checkin process | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued rules on Sunday to implement new restrictions on Americans who have recently visited China to address the threat of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-airlines/u-s-flight-rules-on-china-visits-will-pose-new-airline-challenges-idUSKBN1ZW0SA | 2020-02-03 |
| A spokeswoman for a group representing U.S. airlines said Sunday carriers will continue to comply with all government rules and regulations | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued rules on Sunday to implement new restrictions on Americans who have recently visited China to address the threat of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-airlines/u-s-flight-rules-on-china-visits-will-pose-new-airline-challenges-idUSKBN1ZW0SA | 2020-02-03 |
| NEW YORK U.S. utilities stocks have outperformed other traditional havens in recent days as worries over the spreading coronavirus epidemic sparked a rush to safety | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. utilities stocks have outperformed other traditional havens in recent days as worries over the spreading coronavirus epidemic sparked a rush to safety | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-markets-havens-analysis/utilities-stocks-trump-other-havens-as-virus-fears-spread-idUSKBN1ZX0HR | 2020-02-03 |
| Since his election U.S. President Donald Trump has also criticized Germanys export strength | Negative | BERLIN Germanys current account surplus remained the worlds largest last year despite trade tensions the Ifo economic institute will say on Monday in an estimate likely to renew criticism of Chancellor Angela Merkels fiscal policies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-germany-economy-currentaccount-exclus/exclusive-germany-ran-worlds-largest-current-account-surplus-in-2019-ifo-idUSKBN1ZW0UZ | 2020-02-03 |
| The latest suit filed by investor rights law firm Bernstein Liebhard in a U.S. court comes just days after six U.S.based law firms announced similar classaction lawsuits against the lender | Negative | Australias No | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-westpac-lawsuits/australias-westpac-hit-with-second-u-s-class-action-idUSKBN1ZX0G6 | 2020-02-03 |
| In dealing with the new outbreak officials at U.S. colleges and universities can draw from their experiences with previous public health scares including the 2003 outbreak of the SARS coronavirus | Negative | On its sprawling campus in Americas heartland thousands of miles from China the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign has taken aggressive steps to keep the fastspreading coronavirus away from its classrooms and students | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-education/u-s-universities-set-up-front-line-defenses-to-keep-coronavirus-at-bay-idUSKBN1ZW0FD | 2020-02-03 |
| Latinos are going through a difficult time in the U.S. right now and I think its very important for us to convey a message of Shakira told reporters on Thursday | Negative | Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought Latina star power to Sundays Super Bowl halftime show delivering a medley of pop hits and hipshaking choreography on one of the worlds glitziest stages | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-superbowl-halftime/with-latin-beat-j-lo-and-shakira-project-power-of-women-at-super-bowl-showcase-idUSKBN1ZX0F4 | 2020-02-03 |
| NURSULTAN U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation which has close ties with Beijing | Negative | NURSULTAN U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation which has close ties with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-kazakhstan-usa-china-rights/u-s-pompeo-urges-kazakhstan-to-join-it-in-pressing-china-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN1ZW062 | 2020-02-02 |
| LAGOS Eritrea denounced a U.S. ban on immigrant visas for its citizens as on Saturday while Nigerias government said it had created a committee to address the issues that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to add the country to the ban | Negative | LAGOS Eritrea denounced a U.S. ban on immigrant visas for its citizens as on Saturday while Nigerias government said it had created a committee to address the issues that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to add the country to the ban | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-immigration-ban-niegria/eritrea-blasts-u-s-visa-ban-nigeria-creates-committee-to-address-issues-idUSKBN1ZV3S0 | 2020-02-02 |
| U.S. officials said the countries failed to meet U.S. security and informationsharing standards which necessitated the new restrictions | Negative | LAGOS Eritrea denounced a U.S. ban on immigrant visas for its citizens as on Saturday while Nigerias government said it had created a committee to address the issues that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to add the country to the ban | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-immigration-ban-niegria/eritrea-blasts-u-s-visa-ban-nigeria-creates-committee-to-address-issues-idUSKBN1ZV3S0 | 2020-02-02 |
| The U.S. government also said it will stop issuing diversity to nationals of Sudan and Tanzania | Negative | LAGOS Eritrea denounced a U.S. ban on immigrant visas for its citizens as on Saturday while Nigerias government said it had created a committee to address the issues that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to add the country to the ban | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-immigration-ban-niegria/eritrea-blasts-u-s-visa-ban-nigeria-creates-committee-to-address-issues-idUSKBN1ZV3S0 | 2020-02-02 |
| U.S. Democrats and immigration advocates have accused the Trump administration of seeking to expand its original 2017 ban that targeted Muslimmajority countries and of disproportionately focusing on African countries | Negative | DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania said on Saturday it had not been officially notified by the United States about a travel ban after it was targeted alongside five other countries by President Donald Trumps expanded travel restrictions on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-immigration-ban-reaction/tanzania-says-has-not-been-officially-notified-about-u-s-travel-ban-idUSKBN1ZV3NB | 2020-02-02 |
| SEOUL The U.S. military command in South Korea said it has instituted a 14day self quarantine effective Sunday for any troops who recently traveled to China adding that an outbreak in that country of a new coronavirus could harm military readiness | Negative | SEOUL The U.S. military command in South Korea said it has instituted a 14day self quarantine effective Sunday for any troops who recently traveled to China adding that an outbreak in that country of a new coronavirus could harm military readiness | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea-military/u-s-military-in-south-korea-imposes-quarantine-for-troops-returning-from-china-idUSKBN1ZW05E | 2020-02-02 |
| The policy only applies to U.S. troops but the command encouraged military family members Defense Department civilians contractors and others to take similar voluntary steps | Positive | SEOUL The U.S. military command in South Korea said it has instituted a 14day self quarantine effective Sunday for any troops who recently traveled to China adding that an outbreak in that country of a new coronavirus could harm military readiness | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea-military/u-s-military-in-south-korea-imposes-quarantine-for-troops-returning-from-china-idUSKBN1ZW05E | 2020-02-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed their countries efforts to monitor contain and mitigate the rapidly spreading new coronavirus in a phone call on Friday the White House said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed their countries efforts to monitor contain and mitigate the rapidly spreading new coronavirus in a phone call on Friday the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-canada/trump-and-trudeau-discussed-coronavirus-in-friday-phone-call-idUSKBN1ZW02J | 2020-02-02 |
| U.S. health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the fastspreading new coronavirus in the United States and the Pentagon said it would provide housing for people arriving from overseas who might need to be quarantined | Positive | U.S. health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the fastspreading new coronavirus in the United States and the Pentagon said it would provide housing for people arriving from overseas who might need to be quarantined | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-confirms-its-eighth-case-of-coronavirus-pentagon-to-provide-quarantine-housing-idUSKBN1ZV3XV | 2020-02-02 |
| U.S. health officials have said risks to the United States remain low | Negative | U.S. health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the fastspreading new coronavirus in the United States and the Pentagon said it would provide housing for people arriving from overseas who might need to be quarantined | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-confirms-its-eighth-case-of-coronavirus-pentagon-to-provide-quarantine-housing-idUSKBN1ZV3XV | 2020-02-02 |
| The recently signed U.S.China trade deal was expected to lift the global economy but the coronavirus outbreak has dampened that outlook he said | 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 |
| U.S. and European stock markets fell more than and yields on the benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury note slid below 1 | 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 |
| U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar zipped around Iowa on a charter plane to try to hit as many campaign events as possible | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidates fanned out across Iowa on Saturday for a frenzy of rallies and lastditch speeches with just two days to go before the rural state kicks off the nominating process | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-campaign-trail-democrats-deliver-closing-arguments-with-dogs-comedians-and-planes-idUSKBN1ZV3WL | 2020-02-02 |
| But U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib speaking on a panel at the event was not having any of it | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidates fanned out across Iowa on Saturday for a frenzy of rallies and lastditch speeches with just two days to go before the rural state kicks off the nominating process | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-campaign-trail-democrats-deliver-closing-arguments-with-dogs-comedians-and-planes-idUSKBN1ZV3WL | 2020-02-02 |
| U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warrens largest campaign expense was salaries | Neutral | WASHINGTON Two billionaire Democratic presidential hopefuls Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer collectively spent about million last year on their campaigns more than the rest of the remaining Democratic field combined according to disclosures filed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/billionaires-bombard-u-s-presidential-campaign-with-hundreds-of-millions-in-cash-idUSKBN1ZV3DF | 2020-02-02 |
| WASHINGTON With the timing of a final impeachment vote still up in the air President Donald Trump plans to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday and focus on a U.S. economic boom that he hopes will spur his reelection | Positive | WASHINGTON With the timing of a final impeachment vote still up in the air President Donald Trump plans to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday and focus on a U.S. economic boom that he hopes will spur his reelection | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech/echoing-his-campaign-pitch-trump-will-focus-on-economic-boom-in-annual-speech-idUSKBN1ZU348 | 2020-02-02 |
| The speech will also celebrate U.S. military strength and present an optimistic view of Americas future said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity | Positive | WASHINGTON With the timing of a final impeachment vote still up in the air President Donald Trump plans to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday and focus on a U.S. economic boom that he hopes will spur his reelection | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech/echoing-his-campaign-pitch-trump-will-focus-on-economic-boom-in-annual-speech-idUSKBN1ZU348 | 2020-02-02 |
| DES MOINES Iowa Latinos in Iowa overlooked as a political force for years in the state that kicks off the U.S. presidential race have been getting unprecedented attention in a tooclosetocall Democratic White House nominating fight | Positive | DES MOINES Iowa Latinos in Iowa overlooked as a political force for years in the state that kicks off the U.S. presidential race have been getting unprecedented attention in a tooclosetocall Democratic White House nominating fight | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-latinos/iowas-fast-growing-latino-community-gets-new-attention-from-democrats-idUSKBN1ZU2GJ | 2020-02-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will conclude its impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump next week with a final vote set for Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will conclude its impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump next week with a final vote set for Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZU14B | 2020-02-02 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski will vote against a motion allowing witnesses to testify in the Senates impeachment trial of President Donald Trump according to CNN and other media reports on Friday as proceedings resumed | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski will vote against a motion allowing witnesses to testify in the Senates impeachment trial of President Donald Trump according to CNN and other media reports on Friday as proceedings resumed | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-murkowski/u-s-senator-murkowski-to-vote-against-trump-impeachment-trial-witnesses-cnn-idUSKBN1ZU2PN | 2020-02-02 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said the Senate may not make a decision in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial until next week CNN reported on Friday as senators were due to vote on whether to allow witnesses | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said the Senate may not make a decision in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial until next week CNN reported on Friday as senators were due to vote on whether to allow witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-cornyn/senate-may-not-decide-trump-impeachment-verdict-until-next-week-cnn-idUSKBN1ZU2JS | 2020-02-02 |
| JAKARTA A U.S. journalist who has written stories about environmental destruction in Indonesia was deported on Friday after being arrested over alleged visa violations his lawyer and his news outlet said | Negative | JAKARTA A U.S. journalist who has written stories about environmental destruction in Indonesia was deported on Friday after being arrested over alleged visa violations his lawyer and his news outlet said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-journalist/indonesia-deports-detained-u-s-reporter-lawyer-idUSKBN1ZU287 | 2020-02-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has long supported Brexit | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain future with Brexiteers claiming victory and popping champagne corks for an independence they said marked a new era for the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-at-last-britain-leaves-the-eu-as-champagne-corks-fly-idUSKBN1ZU1T8 | 2020-02-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday that targets prospective immigrants from Nigeria and five other countries a move that could affect thousands of people and reignite debate on whether the policy is discriminatory | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday that targets prospective immigrants from Nigeria and five other countries a move that could affect thousands of people and reignite debate on whether the policy is discriminatory | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-ban/trumps-expanded-travel-ban-targets-nigeria-five-other-countries-idUSKBN1ZU2WD | 2020-02-01 |
| BRASILIA The number of Americans booking flights to Brazil has jumped since the government of President Jair Bolsonaro waived a visa requirement for U.S. citizens in June according to its official tourism agency which is devising plans to draw more | Positive | BRASILIA The number of Americans booking flights to Brazil has jumped since the government of President Jair Bolsonaro waived a visa requirement for U.S. citizens in June according to its official tourism agency which is devising plans to draw more | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-tourism/u-s-travel-to-brazil-jumps-39-with-visa-waiver-idUSKBN1ZU2EZ | 2020-02-01 |
| AlNouris extradition would have to be certified by the U.S. court and the U.S. Secretary of State would then decide whether to surrender him to Iraq the statement said | Negative | A man accused of killing two police officers while acting as the leader of an al Qaeda group in the Iraqi city of Fallujah was arrested in Phoenix Arizona federal officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-arizona-alqaeda/alleged-leader-of-iraqi-al-qaeda-group-arrested-in-arizona-idUSKBN1ZV3CB | 2020-02-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump in a call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed optimism that an agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was near and would benefit all parties involved a White House spokesman said | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump in a call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed optimism that an agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was near and would benefit all parties involved a White House spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trump-ethiopia/trump-spoke-to-ethiopias-abiy-expressed-optimism-on-giant-nile-dam-white-house-idUSKBN1ZU2QB | 2020-02-01 |
| The U.S. embassy in Tanzania responded at the time by warning U.S. citizens in Tanzania to be cautious and to review their social media profiles and Internet footprints | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Friday it banned from visiting the country a Tanzanian official who announced a crackdown on homosexuality in Dar es Salaam in 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-tanzania-sanctions/u-s-bans-tanzanian-official-who-launched-anti-gay-crackdown-idUSKBN1ZU2W9 | 2020-02-01 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday relaxed Obamaera restrictions on the U.S. militarys use of antipersonnel land mines arguing that the previous policy could put American troops at a severe disadvantage | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday relaxed Obamaera restrictions on the U.S. militarys use of antipersonnel land mines arguing that the previous policy could put American troops at a severe disadvantage | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-war-landmines/trump-eases-restrictions-on-land-mine-use-by-u-s-military-idUSKBN1ZU2GA | 2020-02-01 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice said the deal was the largest ever foreign bribery settlement | Neutral | Airbus bribed public officials and hid the payments as part of a pattern of worldwide corruption prosecutors said on Friday as the European planemaker agreed a record billion settlement with France Britain and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-probe-france/record-4-billion-airbus-fine-draws-line-under-pervasive-bribery-idUSKBN1ZU1X4 | 2020-02-01 |
| French and U.S. prosecutors said the settlement covered Airbus only as a company and any current or former employees involved in related crimes could still be open to prosecution | Negative | Airbus bribed public officials and hid the payments as part of a pattern of worldwide corruption prosecutors said on Friday as the European planemaker agreed a record billion settlement with France Britain and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-probe-france/record-4-billion-airbus-fine-draws-line-under-pervasive-bribery-idUSKBN1ZU1X4 | 2020-02-01 |
| UNITED NATIONS U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft warned the Palestinians on Friday that bringing their displeasure with the U.S. peace plan to the world body would only repeat the failed pattern of the last seven decades | Negative | UNITED NATIONS U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft warned the Palestinians on Friday that bringing their displeasure with the U.S. peace plan to the world body would only repeat the failed pattern of the last seven decades | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-un/u-s-envoy-warns-palestinians-against-raising-opposition-to-u-s-peace-plan-at-u-n-idUSKBN1ZU2XB | 2020-02-01 |
| A U.S. official said lifting sanctions on only one of the COSCO subsidiaries would allow the Trump administration to retain leverage on China and COSCO to stop taking Iranian oil | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday lifted sanctions on one of two units of the Chinese tanker company COSCO the U.S. Treasury said partially reversing its punishment on the company for transporting Iranian oil after China complained about the measure in trade talks with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-cosco/u-s-lifts-iran-sanctions-on-one-unit-of-chinese-shipping-giant-cosco-idUSKBN1ZU04I | 2020-02-01 |
| Production from the other exempt producer Iran under U.S. sanctions was steady | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON 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 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/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-cosco-treasury/u-s-treasury-lifts-iran-sanctions-on-dalian-unit-of-chinese-shipper-cosco-idUSKBN1ZU2D3 | 2020-02-01 |
| The U.S. entry ban on foreign travelers to China and the quarantine for Americans returning from Hubei go into effect on Sunday at 5 p | Negative | Americans who visited other parts of mainland China will undergo special health screening upon their return followed by up to 14 days of monitored under the temporary restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-declares-coronavirus-health-emergency-bars-foreign-nationals-who-visited-china-idUSKBN1ZU2OA | 2020-02-01 |
| The U.S. State Department warned Americans on Thursday not to travel to China because of the epidemic | Negative | Americans who visited other parts of mainland China will undergo special health screening upon their return followed by up to 14 days of monitored under the temporary restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-declares-coronavirus-health-emergency-bars-foreign-nationals-who-visited-china-idUSKBN1ZU2OA | 2020-02-01 |
| The U.S. tech industrys mostly handsoff approach has angered critics who say social media companies have failed to curb the spread of medical inaccuracies that pose major global health threats | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc said it will take down misinformation about Chinas fastspreading coronavirus in a rare departure from its usual approach to dubious health content that is presenting a fresh challenge for social media companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-facebook/as-coronavirus-misinformation-spreads-on-social-media-facebook-removes-posts-idUSKBN1ZV388 | 2020-02-01 |
| Redfield said the risk to the U.S. public from the outbreak is low | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Friday declared a public health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak and said it would take the extraordinary step of barring entry to the United States of foreign nationals who have traveled to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-cdc/u-s-declares-coronavirus-a-public-health-emergency-idUSKBN1ZU2XV | 2020-02-01 |
| WASHINGTON A future U.S.UK trade agreement must incorporate strong provisions on worker rights environmental protection and enforcement to ensure bipartisan support U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal said on Friday staking out a claim for Congress to help shape any such accord | Positive | WASHINGTON A future U.S.UK trade agreement must incorporate strong provisions on worker rights environmental protection and enforcement to ensure bipartisan support U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal said on Friday staking out a claim for Congress to help shape any such accord | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-uk/u-s-uk-trade-deal-needs-labor-climate-protections-enforcement-u-s-lawmaker-idUSKBN1ZU2UN | 2020-02-01 |
| Neals comments made clear that U.S. lawmakers expect to be consulted on a U.S.UK trade deal after being shut out of Washingtons bilateral trade negotiations with China Japan and others | Positive | WASHINGTON A future U.S.UK trade agreement must incorporate strong provisions on worker rights environmental protection and enforcement to ensure bipartisan support U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal said on Friday staking out a claim for Congress to help shape any such accord | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-uk/u-s-uk-trade-deal-needs-labor-climate-protections-enforcement-u-s-lawmaker-idUSKBN1ZU2UN | 2020-02-01 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at preventing counterfeit products from abroad from being sold to U.S. citizens who shop online using Amazon | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at preventing counterfeit products from abroad from being sold to U.S. citizens who shop online using Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-shipments/trump-signs-executive-order-aimed-at-preventing-sales-of-counterfeit-goods-from-overseas-idUSKBN1ZU35P | 2020-02-01 |
| All three major U.S. airlines announced the cancellation of flights to mainland China on Friday as the U.S. government unveiled additional steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus which originated in China | Negative | All three major U.S. airlines announced the cancellation of flights to mainland China on Friday as the U.S. government unveiled additional steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus which originated in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-delta-air/major-u-s-airlines-cancel-china-flights-as-government-steps-up-warnings-idUSKBN1ZU25I | 2020-02-01 |
| Some internal messages by employees of United the largest U.S. carrier to China seen by Reuters expressed concern that the airline was not stopping flights sooner | Negative | All three major U.S. airlines announced the cancellation of flights to mainland China on Friday as the U.S. government unveiled additional steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus which originated in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-delta-air/major-u-s-airlines-cancel-china-flights-as-government-steps-up-warnings-idUSKBN1ZU25I | 2020-02-01 |
| U.S. airline shares have posted heavy losses this week on concerns of the financial impact of the virus | Negative | All three major U.S. airlines announced the cancellation of flights to mainland China on Friday as the U.S. government unveiled additional steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus which originated in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-delta-air/major-u-s-airlines-cancel-china-flights-as-government-steps-up-warnings-idUSKBN1ZU25I | 2020-02-01 |
| The U.S. Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump enters a new phase on Friday as senators deliberate and aim to vote on whether witnesses and new evidence should be sought before voting on acquittal or conviction of the Republican president | Negative | The U.S. Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump enters a new phase on Friday as senators deliberate and aim to vote on whether witnesses and new evidence should be sought before voting on acquittal or conviction of the Republican president | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZU14B | 2020-02-01 |
| More Republicans announced opposition on Friday to calling witnesses in President Donald Trumps U.S. Senate impeachment trial dooming a bid by Democrats to permit testimony and paving the way for his expected acquittal | Negative | More Republicans announced opposition on Friday to calling witnesses in President Donald Trumps U.S. Senate impeachment trial dooming a bid by Democrats to permit testimony and paving the way for his expected acquittal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes/no-fair-trial-quotes-from-trumps-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZU34C | 2020-02-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said on Friday the telecommunications regulator plans to take action against at least one unnamed wireless carrier over the apparent unauthorized sale of realtime location data from users | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said on Friday the telecommunications regulator plans to take action against at least one unnamed wireless carrier over the apparent unauthorized sale of realtime location data from users | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-mobile-privacy/fcc-plans-to-take-action-over-wireless-real-time-location-data-disclosures-idUSKBN1ZU2UB | 2020-02-01 |
| More U.S. natural gas producers are turning to override deals to raise cash as falling gas prices make it more difficult to sell assets at attractive valuations | Negative | EQT Corp the largest natural gas producer in the United States is aiming to raise as much as billion by selling some of its royalty income people familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eqt-corp-override-exclusive/exclusive-gas-producer-eqt-seeks-to-raise-1-billion-from-royalty-deal-sources-idUSKBN1ZU2VZ | 2020-02-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan on Friday approved a deal to resolve the Justice Departments probe into charges airplane Airbus SE violated antibribery laws and export controls | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan on Friday approved a deal to resolve the Justice Departments probe into charges airplane Airbus SE violated antibribery laws and export controls | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airbus-probe-usa/u-s-judge-approves-airbus-deferred-prosecution-agreement-over-bribery-probe-idUSKBN1ZU29S | 2020-02-01 |
| The decision by the U.S. planemaker to halt production of the once fastselling 737 MAX has also taken a toll on its suppliers | Negative | Shares of the FTSE 250 firm which makes airframe and other components for the MAX tumbled as much as in morning trade | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-senior-boeing/senior-warns-of-20-aerospace-revenue-fall-from-737-max-grounding-idUSKBN1ZU0SJ | 2020-02-01 |
| The class action filed by U.S.based Rosen Law Firm is for an unspecified amount the company said and cautioned that other similar lawsuits may follow | Negative | Australias No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-westpac-lawsuits/westpac-hit-with-class-action-suit-in-u-s-linked-to-money-laundering-case-idUSKBN1ZU2BY | 2020-02-01 |
| Fines from U.S. authorities tend to worry investors because they are usually much larger than those of European counterparts | Negative | Everyone is talking about this big U.S. fine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-danske-bank-moneylaundering/u-s-could-face-difficulties-sanctioning-danske-over-money-laundering-report-idUSKBN1ZU0ZN | 2020-02-01 |
| It missed the U.S. central banks target every month in 2019 | Negative | For all of 2019 consumer spending increased 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-spending/u-s-consumer-factory-data-suggest-economy-losing-momentum-idUSKBN1ZU1VA | 2020-02-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. economy continues to show signs of good health Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida said on Friday even as he acknowledged that the coronavirus outbreak in China is a potential risk to the outlook if it is sustained | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy continues to show signs of good health Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida said on Friday even as he acknowledged that the coronavirus outbreak in China is a potential risk to the outlook if it is sustained | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-clarida/feds-clarida-u-s-economy-in-good-place-coronavirus-a-wildcard-idUSKBN1ZU2MC | 2020-02-01 |
| Clarida who has been upbeat about the U.S. consumer for months appeared unconcerned by recent data repeating that the consumer has never been in better shape | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy continues to show signs of good health Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida said on Friday even as he acknowledged that the coronavirus outbreak in China is a potential risk to the outlook if it is sustained | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-clarida/feds-clarida-u-s-economy-in-good-place-coronavirus-a-wildcard-idUSKBN1ZU2MC | 2020-02-01 |
| In December a U.S. Senate committee backed legislation to impose sanctions on Turkey after its offensive in Syria and purchase of a Russian S400 missile system | Negative | Jan 31 Ratings agency Standard Poors on Friday affirmed its longterm foreign currency sovereign credit rating on Turkey at and outlook at stable saying changes in current benign global financing conditions could hurt the countrys growth strategy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/turkey-ratings-sp/sp-affirms-turkeys-ratings-outlook-idUSL4N2A0555 | 2020-02-01 |
| The recently signed U.S.China trade deal had been expected to lift the global economy but the coronavirus outbreak has dampened that outlook he said | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-slump-on-china-virus-economic-concerns-gold-gains-idUSL1N2A01GH | 2020-02-01 |
| Yields on the benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury note slid to a low of 1 | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-slump-on-china-virus-economic-concerns-gold-gains-idUSL1N2A01GH | 2020-02-01 |
| The Australian dollar fell to a fourmonth low against the U.S. dollar while Chinas offshore yuan struggled to find a footing in the wake of the virus outbreak | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-slump-on-china-virus-economic-concerns-gold-gains-idUSL1N2A01GH | 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 |
| The dollar was still flat after data the previous day showed the U.S. economy had grown at its slowest annual pace in three years and personal consumption weakened sharply | 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 |
| BRUSSELS EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Friday welcomed U.S. comments on the blocs decision not to issue an outright ban on Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei while showing no signs of any change in the EUs stance | Positive | BRUSSELS EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Friday welcomed U.S. comments on the blocs decision not to issue an outright ban on Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei while showing no signs of any change in the EUs stance | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-telecoms-5g-eu-usa/eu-welcomes-pompeos-5g-comments-no-sign-of-change-to-huawei-stance-idUSKBN1ZU1IH | 2020-02-01 |
| FORT MADISON Iowa Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Friday criticized President Donald Trump for reducing U.S. oversight of global health issues before the coronavirus outbreak in China which has spread rapidly to several countries including the United States | Negative | FORT MADISON Iowa Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Friday criticized President Donald Trump for reducing U.S. oversight of global health issues before the coronavirus outbreak in China which has spread rapidly to several countries including the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-election-coronavirus/biden-slams-trump-for-cutting-health-programs-before-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZV38M | 2020-02-01 |
| DES MOINES Iowa U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned on Thursday in Iowa the state that kicks off the presidential nominating race next week basking in the support of his base while the U.S. Senate trial considering his impeachment continued in Washington | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned on Thursday in Iowa the state that kicks off the presidential nominating race next week basking in the support of his base while the U.S. Senate trial considering his impeachment continued in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-mocks-democrats-revives-border-wall-promise-in-iowa-campaign-speech-idUSKBN1ZU0B4 | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is expected to relax Obamaera restrictions on the U.S. militarys use or acquisition of landmines two U.S. officials said on Thursday a move criticized by arms control groups | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is expected to relax Obamaera restrictions on the U.S. militarys use or acquisition of landmines two U.S. officials said on Thursday a move criticized by arms control groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-landmines/trump-administration-to-upend-obama-era-restrictions-on-landmines-sources-idUSKBN1ZT376 | 2020-01-31 |
| NEW YORK An Elle magazine advice columnist who is suing Donald Trump for defamation for denying he raped her approximately 24 years ago wants the U.S. president to provide a DNA sample to see if he came into contact with the dress she said she wore | Negative | NEW YORK An Elle magazine advice columnist who is suing Donald Trump for defamation for denying he raped her approximately 24 years ago wants the U.S. president to provide a DNA sample to see if he came into contact with the dress she said she wore | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-defamation-lawsuit/trump-rape-accuser-seeks-dna-sample-from-u-s-president-idUSKBN1ZT350 | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will hold a public meeting on Feb | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will hold a public meeting on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-internet-regulation-justice/u-s-sets-meeting-on-liability-for-posts-on-facebook-other-platforms-idUSKBN1ZT31F | 2020-01-31 |
| The U.S. Senate is holding an impeachment trial on charges by the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into whether he put pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | Negative | The U.S. Senate is holding an impeachment trial on charges by the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into whether he put pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-senators-factbo/republican-senators-to-watch-in-battle-over-trump-impeachment-trial-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZT211 | 2020-01-31 |
| They submit them to U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts who is presiding over the trial | Negative | U.S. senators on Thursday spent the day posing questions to the Democratic lawmakers prosecuting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump and the lawyers defending him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext/factbox-trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZU02K | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON A secretly recorded video released on Thursday shows U.S. President Donald Trump associating with Lev Parnas the indicted businessman who says he worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of Trumps Democratic political rivals | Negative | WASHINGTON A secretly recorded video released on Thursday shows U.S. President Donald Trump associating with Lev Parnas the indicted businessman who says he worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of Trumps Democratic political rivals | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-parnas/a-second-video-shows-trump-with-former-ukraine-fixer-lev-parnas-idUSKBN1ZT317 | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON Environmental groups said on Thursday they planned to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to regulate aircraft emissions after a 2016 agency determination that those emissions pose a danger to public health | Negative | WASHINGTON Environmental groups said on Thursday they planned to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to regulate aircraft emissions after a 2016 agency determination that those emissions pose a danger to public health | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-airplanes-emissions/u-s-environmental-groups-plan-to-sue-trump-administration-on-airplane-emissions-idUSKBN1ZT2LV | 2020-01-31 |
| The death of Epstein angered U.S. Attorney General William Barr and management at the MCC has been overhauled | Negative | NEW YORK A lawyer for one of the Manhattan jail guards on duty when the financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein killed himself said his client may seek to dismiss the criminal case against him because he was wrongly targeted for prosecution | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-jeffrey-epstein-guards/scapegoated-ex-jail-guard-for-jeffrey-epstein-likely-to-seek-dismissal-of-criminal-case-lawyer-idUSKBN1ZT2KI | 2020-01-31 |
| The last three states to pass the Equal Rights Amendment sued the archivist of the U.S. government on Thursday demanding that the amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing equal rights for women be declared valid | Negative | The last three states to pass the Equal Rights Amendment sued the archivist of the U.S. government on Thursday demanding that the amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing equal rights for women be declared valid | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-legal-women/u-s-states-sue-to-demand-recognition-of-equal-rights-amendment-for-women-idUSKBN1ZT29A | 2020-01-31 |
| Proponents argue that with passage in Virginia the amendment crosses the final threshold to be enshrined in the U.S. Constitution now that threefourths of the 50 states have passed it | Neutral | The last three states to pass the Equal Rights Amendment sued the archivist of the U.S. government on Thursday demanding that the amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing equal rights for women be declared valid | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-legal-women/u-s-states-sue-to-demand-recognition-of-equal-rights-amendment-for-women-idUSKBN1ZT29A | 2020-01-31 |
| NEW Iowa Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg and U.S. President Donald Trump will promote antigun violence and economic milestones in multimilliondollar ads in an effort to win over the 100 million Americans expected to watch the National Football Leagues Super Bowl LIV on Sunday | Neutral | NEW Iowa Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg and U.S. President Donald Trump will promote antigun violence and economic milestones in multimilliondollar ads in an effort to win over the 100 million Americans expected to watch the National Football Leagues Super Bowl LIV on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-superbowl-bloomberg/bloomberg-tackles-gun-violence-trump-touts-victories-in-super-bowl-ads-idUSKBN1ZT1SZ | 2020-01-31 |
| CNA President Bosco de la Vega said in an interview he anticipates the U.S. measures would likely target Mexican exports including tomatoes berries and mangos | Negative | MEXICO CITY Fresh battle lines are being drawn that could lead to farm trade restrictions between the United States and Mexico a letter from a top Mexican trade official seen by Reuters shows despite the goodwill generated by the newly signed North American trade pact | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-mexico-exclusive/exclusive-new-tensions-surface-over-u-s-mexico-seasonal-farm-trade-idUSKBN1ZT2OA | 2020-01-31 |
| The CNAs de la Vega said major U.S. exports like yellow corn wheat and pork could be retaliated against if U.S. officials were to target Mexican goods | Negative | MEXICO CITY Fresh battle lines are being drawn that could lead to farm trade restrictions between the United States and Mexico a letter from a top Mexican trade official seen by Reuters shows despite the goodwill generated by the newly signed North American trade pact | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-mexico-exclusive/exclusive-new-tensions-surface-over-u-s-mexico-seasonal-farm-trade-idUSKBN1ZT2OA | 2020-01-31 |
| Trump has changed U.S. policy to withdraw such objections | Negative | JERUSALEM White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Washington wants Israel to wait until after its March 2 election before making any moves toward settlement annexation in the West Bank following the announcement of a U.S. peace plan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan/kushner-says-he-hopes-israel-waits-on-sovereignty-steps-in-west-bank-idUSKBN1ZT12D | 2020-01-31 |
| The largest U.S. carrier said it would suspend flights from Los Angeles to Beijing and Shanghai from Feb | Negative | Airlines have started suspending flights to China in the wake of a new coronavirus outbreak which as of Thursday had killed 170 people and infected almost 8000 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-china-flights-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZT1RZ | 2020-01-31 |
| U.S. airlines which have been reducing flights to China this week were reassessing flying plans as a result according to people familiar with the matter | Negative | Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the rapidly spreading coronavirus with American Airlines pilots filing a lawsuit seeking an immediate halt | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-airlines/pilots-flight-attendants-demand-flights-to-china-stop-as-virus-fear-mounts-worldwide-idUSKBN1ZT33W | 2020-01-31 |
| TUNIS President Kais Saied of Tunisia an ally of the United States said on Thursday that the new U.S. plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians is the injustice of the | Negative | TUNIS President Kais Saied of Tunisia an ally of the United States said on Thursday that the new U.S. plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians is the injustice of the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-tunisia/trumps-mideast-plan-is-injustice-of-the-century-u-s-allied-tunisian-president-says-idUSKBN1ZT32Y | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday the United States would not be removing all its forces from Africa as he carries out a global troop review meant to free up more resources to address challenges from Chinas military | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday the United States would not be removing all its forces from Africa as he carries out a global troop review meant to free up more resources to address challenges from Chinas military | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-africa-military/u-s-will-not-completely-withdraw-forces-from-africa-pentagon-chief-idUSKBN1ZT2EP | 2020-01-31 |
| General Stephen Townsend said he believed the review being undertaken by Esper could reduce the number of tasks that U.S. forces in Africa need to carry out | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday the United States would not be removing all its forces from Africa as he carries out a global troop review meant to free up more resources to address challenges from Chinas military | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-africa-military/u-s-will-not-completely-withdraw-forces-from-africa-pentagon-chief-idUSKBN1ZT2EP | 2020-01-31 |
| MOSCOW The United States new ambassador to Russia urged Moscow on Thursday to release a former U.S. Marine accused of spying and said Russian investigators had failed to present credible evidence to back up their case | Negative | MOSCOW The United States new ambassador to Russia urged Moscow on Thursday to release a former U.S. Marine accused of spying and said Russian investigators had failed to present credible evidence to back up their case | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan/new-u-s-envoy-tells-russia-to-end-nightmare-for-jailed-ex-marine-idUSKBN1ZT2NI | 2020-01-31 |
| MOSCOW Russia freed a U.S.Israeli woman on Thursday who had been jailed on drugs charges after President Vladimir Putin granted her a pardon following a high profile lobbying campaign championed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Negative | MOSCOW Russia freed a U.S.Israeli woman on Thursday who had been jailed on drugs charges after President Vladimir Putin granted her a pardon following a high profile lobbying campaign championed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-israel-issachar/russia-frees-u-s-israeli-woman-jailed-in-drug-bust-after-putin-pardon-idUSKBN1ZT0HH | 2020-01-31 |
| A sticking point in U.S. talks will be a British proposal for a unilateral digital services tax despite a U.S. threat to levy retaliatory tariffs on Britishmade autos | Positive | LONDON Brexit is the United Kingdoms biggest geopolitical move in decades | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-changes-explainer/explainer-through-the-brexit-looking-glass-what-changes-and-what-stays-the-same-idUSKBN1ZT2JH | 2020-01-31 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures CLc1 were up by | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| Chinas imports from the United States badly hit by the prolonged U.S.Sino trade war were nearly halved in 2019 to 6 | Negative | Chinas crude oil imports from top supplier Saudi Arabia rose nearly in 2019 with December shipments from the kingdom flat to a year earlier customs data showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-oil/china-oil-imports-from-top-supplier-saudi-arabia-rise-47-in-2019-customs-idUSKBN1ZU0EH | 2020-01-31 |
| Sharply higher imports of U.S. crude could see importers dial back orders of similar or pricier grades from places such as Brazil and West Africa | Neutral | Chinas crude oil imports from top supplier Saudi Arabia rose nearly in 2019 with December shipments from the kingdom flat to a year earlier customs data showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-oil/china-oil-imports-from-top-supplier-saudi-arabia-rise-47-in-2019-customs-idUSKBN1ZU0EH | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday defended President Donald Trumps response to American troops being diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from Irans missile strike saying he cared about the service members as the number of service members diagnosed increased to 64 | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday defended President Donald Trumps response to American troops being diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from Irans missile strike saying he cared about the service members as the number of service members diagnosed increased to 64 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-casualties/pentagon-chief-defends-trump-after-traumatic-brain-injury-comments-idUSKBN1ZT2BB | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump promised on Thursday during a speech in Michigan to reverse course on some deportations of Iraqi Christians whom his administration sought to remove earlier in his term but gave no specifics | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump promised on Thursday during a speech in Michigan to reverse course on some deportations of Iraqi Christians whom his administration sought to remove earlier in his term but gave no specifics | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-iraq/trump-vows-to-reverse-course-on-deportations-of-iraqi-christians-idUSKBN1ZT3AE | 2020-01-31 |
| But the U.S. measures targeting everything from oil sales to shipping and financial activities have deterred several foreign banks from doing business with the Islamic Republic including humanitarian deals | Positive | A humanitarian channel to bring food and medicine to Iran has started trial operations the Swiss and U.S. governments said on Thursday helping supply Swiss goods to the struggling population without tripping over U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-iran/u-s-says-first-shipments-of-medicine-to-iran-delivered-via-swiss-humanitarian-channel-idUSKBN1ZT205 | 2020-01-31 |
| Swiss and U.S. officials had told Reuters last month that the channel could be up and running within months | Neutral | A humanitarian channel to bring food and medicine to Iran has started trial operations the Swiss and U.S. governments said on Thursday helping supply Swiss goods to the struggling population without tripping over U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-iran/u-s-says-first-shipments-of-medicine-to-iran-delivered-via-swiss-humanitarian-channel-idUSKBN1ZT205 | 2020-01-31 |
| Trump unilaterally abandoned the deal in May 2018 and reimposed U.S. sanctions in a maximum campaign designed to force Iran to return to the negotiating table | Positive | The Trump administration on Thursday said it will allow Russian Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites arguing that their presence makes it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa/u-s-renews-waivers-on-iran-nuclear-work-but-sanctions-top-iran-nuclear-official-idUSKBN1ZT1PW | 2020-01-31 |
| BAGHDAD Iraqs military said on Thursday it was resuming operations with the U.S.led coalition against Islamic State which had mostly halted after bases hosting U.S. troops came under rocket attacks and a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian commander | Positive | BAGHDAD Iraqs military said on Thursday it was resuming operations with the U.S.led coalition against Islamic State which had mostly halted after bases hosting U.S. troops came under rocket attacks and a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian commander | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security/iraq-says-anti-is-operations-with-u-s-coalition-resume-idUSKBN1ZT23U | 2020-01-31 |
| U.S. State Department told Americans in an updated travel advisory not to travel to China | Negative | A coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan the capital of Chinas central province of Hubei has spread to more than 9800 people globally surpassing the total from the 20022003 SARS epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN1ZU09W | 2020-01-31 |
| BEIJING Chinas imports of U.S. soybeans surged in December from a year earlier data showed on Friday as China ramped up purchases during a thaw in the two countrys trade war | Positive | BEIJING Chinas imports of U.S. soybeans surged in December from a year earlier data showed on Friday as China ramped up purchases during a thaw in the two countrys trade war | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-soybeans/chinas-december-soybean-imports-from-u-s-soar-amid-easing-trade-tensions-idUSKBN1ZU0BE | 2020-01-31 |
| BOSTON In his first address to the U.S. Congress President Donald Trump hailed General Motors Co HarleyDavidson Inc Intel Corp and seven other companies as innovators and job creators predicting they would be among those producing tens of thousands of new American and investing billions and billions of dollars | Positive | BOSTON In his first address to the U.S. Congress President Donald Trump hailed General Motors Co HarleyDavidson Inc Intel Corp and seven other companies as innovators and job creators predicting they would be among those producing tens of thousands of new American and investing billions and billions of dollars | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-jobs-trump-analysis/companies-trump-said-would-create-thousands-of-jobs-have-failed-to-deliver-idUSKBN1ZT18L | 2020-01-31 |
| Japans Softbank Corp is also investing billions of dollars in U.S. startups and has created thousands of jobs with help from American venture capital firms and mutual funds | Positive | BOSTON In his first address to the U.S. Congress President Donald Trump hailed General Motors Co HarleyDavidson Inc Intel Corp and seven other companies as innovators and job creators predicting they would be among those producing tens of thousands of new American and investing billions and billions of dollars | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-jobs-trump-analysis/companies-trump-said-would-create-thousands-of-jobs-have-failed-to-deliver-idUSKBN1ZT18L | 2020-01-31 |
| NEW YORK Tech and internet titans were the first to reach trillion in stock market value but the next U.S. companies that could do so are better known for their plastic | Positive | NEW YORK Tech and internet titans were the first to reach trillion in stock market value but the next U.S. companies that could do so are better known for their plastic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-visa-mastercard-stocks/swiping-their-way-higher-visa-mastercard-could-be-the-next-1-trillion-companies-idUSKBN1ZU0JA | 2020-01-31 |
| More airlines curtailed flights into and out of China and companies temporarily closed operations while the U.S. State Department told citizens not to travel to any part of China | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON A top official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday defended an agency shareholder voting proposal amid received from the SECs public consultation process over new limits to vote on thorny issues like climate change disclosure and executive pay | Negative | WASHINGTON A top official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday defended an agency shareholder voting proposal amid received from the SECs public consultation process over new limits to vote on thorny issues like climate change disclosure and executive pay | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-sec-roisman-proxy/u-s-sec-commissioner-defends-proposal-on-shareholder-voting-rules-idUSKBN1ZU00Z | 2020-01-31 |
| Industry groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce praised the SECs move to propose rules in this space | Positive | WASHINGTON A top official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday defended an agency shareholder voting proposal amid received from the SECs public consultation process over new limits to vote on thorny issues like climate change disclosure and executive pay | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-sec-roisman-proxy/u-s-sec-commissioner-defends-proposal-on-shareholder-voting-rules-idUSKBN1ZU00Z | 2020-01-31 |
| 3 Republican in the U.S. Senate said on Thursday Republicans were prepared to stay through the of President Donald Trumps impeachment trial whether late on Friday or on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON The No | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-schedule/senior-republican-sees-completion-of-impeachment-trial-friday-or-saturday-idUSKBN1ZT2ZZ | 2020-01-31 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it finished a regulatory review that found glyphosate the most widely used weed killer in the United States is not a carcinogen | Positive | CHICAGO The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it finished a regulatory review that found glyphosate the most widely used weed killer in the United States is not a carcinogen | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-bayer-glyphosate-epa/u-s-epa-reaffirms-that-glyphosate-does-not-cause-cancer-idUSKBN1ZT2SB | 2020-01-31 |
| Midstream companies have raced to add pipeline capacity from the Permian to the Gulf Coast as a shale boom has helped send U.S. crude exports to record highs | Positive | NEW YORK Enterprise Products Partners LP said on Thursday it will own a undivided joint interest in the WinktoWebster crude pipeline system and construction on the segment to Webster Texas is expected to be completed by the end of 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-enterprise-prodt-results/enterprise-products-expects-to-complete-part-of-wink-to-webster-crude-pipeline-by-year-end-idUSKBN1ZT2LR | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation on Thursday seeking to rein in President Donald Trumps ability to deploy U.S. forces to fight abroad as some lawmakers fume over his failure to fully inform them about his strategy toward Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation on Thursday seeking to rein in President Donald Trumps ability to deploy U.S. forces to fight abroad as some lawmakers fume over his failure to fully inform them about his strategy toward Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress-iran/u-s-house-passes-measures-seeking-to-pull-war-powers-back-from-trump-idUSKBN1ZT2SD | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. banks would be able to take large stakes in venture capital funds under a proposal to ease strict bank trading and investment rules introduced following the 20072009 global financial crisis regulators said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. banks would be able to take large stakes in venture capital funds under a proposal to ease strict bank trading and investment rules introduced following the 20072009 global financial crisis regulators said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/u-s-banks-could-invest-in-venture-capital-funds-again-under-volcker-rewrite-idUSKBN1ZT1XB | 2020-01-31 |
| Some short covering early on Friday saw U.S. crude regain 75 cents to | Neutral | 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 |
| U.S. companies continue to produce earnings that are stronger than European results leading Wall Street to be better positioned to weather any economic impact Meckler said | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Recordlow U.S. unemployment booming equity markets and continued economic growth may have given President Donald Trump a head start toward reelection but new analysis of past voting and economic trends in key states suggests the margin is razor and could be upended by strong turnout among Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON Recordlow U.S. unemployment booming equity markets and continued economic growth may have given President Donald Trump a head start toward reelection but new analysis of past voting and economic trends in key states suggests the margin is razor and could be upended by strong turnout among Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-economy/good-economy-may-mask-trump-vulnerability-in-key-states-study-idUSKBN1ZT2XM | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON The American Postal Workers Union announced on Thursday that its executive board has endorsed U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic presidential nominee on behalf of its 200000 members nationwide | Positive | WASHINGTON The American Postal Workers Union announced on Thursday that its executive board has endorsed U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic presidential nominee on behalf of its 200000 members nationwide | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-endorsement/sanders-endorsed-by-postal-workers-union-in-2020-white-house-race-idUSKBN1ZT2K3 | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski suggested she may break with her party and vote in favor of calling additional witnesses including former national security adviser John Bolton in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski suggested she may break with her party and vote in favor of calling additional witnesses including former national security adviser John Bolton in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-question/republican-senator-suggests-she-may-vote-for-more-impeachment-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZU05T | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. House Judiciary panel said it might be a good idea for the House of Representatives to subpoena President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton if the Senate does not call him as an impeachment trial witness CNN reported | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. House Judiciary panel said it might be a good idea for the House of Representatives to subpoena President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton if the Senate does not call him as an impeachment trial witness CNN reported | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nadler/nadler-says-house-could-subpoena-bolton-if-senate-doesnt-cnn-idUSKBN1ZT2KO | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged the European Union to exclude suppliers from all parts of 5G networks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged the European Union to exclude suppliers from all parts of 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-telecoms-5g-usa/pompeo-urges-eu-to-exclude-high-risk-suppliers-from-5g-networks-idUSKBN1ZT2WS | 2020-01-31 |
| LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed Britains role on Thursday in a privileged system for sharing U.S. intelligence playing down a rift over Londons decision to allow a Chinese firm to help build its new mobile phone network | Positive | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed Britains role on Thursday in a privileged system for sharing U.S. intelligence playing down a rift over Londons decision to allow a Chinese firm to help build its new mobile phone network | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-pompeo/pompeo-backs-five-eyes-intelligence-sharing-despite-uk-decision-on-huawei-idUSKBN1ZT1IV | 2020-01-31 |
| The largest U.S. wireless carrier by subscribers has cut prices and made its offerings more attractive by bundling services such as Apple Music to battle intense competition in the industry | Positive | The largest U.S. wireless carrier by subscribers has cut prices and made its offerings more attractive by bundling services such as Apple Music to battle intense competition in the industry | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-verizon-results/verizon-shares-down-on-profit-miss-even-as-wireless-customers-added-idUSKBN1ZT1GX | 2020-01-31 |
| In a statement on Thursday the U.S. State Department said Washington would arrange extra evacuation flights from Wuhan with capacity for private U.S. citizens on or about Feb | Negative | The Trump administration launched a task force with a brief to protect the United States from the fastspreading coronavirus as the country prepared to evacuate more of its citizens from the epicenter of the outbreak in Wuhan China | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-wuhan/trump-launches-coronavirus-task-force-as-u-s-readies-more-wuhan-evacuations-idUSKBN1ZT103 | 2020-01-31 |
| Nearly 200 Americans mostly U.S. diplomats and their families were evacuated from Wuhan this week and are being held in voluntary quarantine at a military base in California | Negative | The Trump administration launched a task force with a brief to protect the United States from the fastspreading coronavirus as the country prepared to evacuate more of its citizens from the epicenter of the outbreak in Wuhan China | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-wuhan/trump-launches-coronavirus-task-force-as-u-s-readies-more-wuhan-evacuations-idUSKBN1ZT103 | 2020-01-31 |
| Nearly 200 Americans airlifted from China in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak arrived on Wednesday at a U.S. military base in California where they will remain isolated for at least 72 hours of medical evaluation public health officials said | Negative | Nearly 200 Americans airlifted from China in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak arrived on Wednesday at a U.S. military base in California where they will remain isolated for at least 72 hours of medical evaluation public health officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-evacuees-from-china-placed-on-72-hour-hold-at-california-military-base-for-medical-evaluation-idUSKBN1ZT01D | 2020-01-30 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a defendants Sixth Amendment right to act as his own lawyer in the 1975 decision Faretta v | Positive | Dylann Roof the white supremacist who killed nine black people at a South Carolina church in 2015 has appealed his conviction and death sentence with lawyers arguing he was too mentally ill to stand trial or represent himself at sentencing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-south-carolina-shooting-roof/dylann-roof-appeals-death-sentence-for-massacre-at-south-carolina-black-church-idUSKBN1ZS1RL | 2020-01-30 |
| Nike and the U.S. SEC did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | A lawyer for Michael Avenatti told a jury that Nike Inc was being probed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over claims that it made illicit payments to elite youth basketball players Bloomberg reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti-nike/nike-faces-sec-probe-over-illicit-payment-claim-bloomberg-idUSKBN1ZT0C0 | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to expand his travel ban to bar people from several additional countries a move that could again reignite questions about whether the policy discriminates against Muslims | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to expand his travel ban to bar people from several additional countries a move that could again reignite questions about whether the policy discriminates against Muslims | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-travel-explainer/explainer-inside-the-plans-for-trumps-expanded-travel-ban-idUSKBN1ZS2A6 | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would temporarily extend the Drug Enforcement Administrations classwide ban on all variants of the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl which has helped fuel the opioid crisis in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would temporarily extend the Drug Enforcement Administrations classwide ban on all variants of the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl which has helped fuel the opioid crisis in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-drugs/u-s-house-passes-bill-to-extend-temporary-ban-on-fentanyl-look-alikes-for-15-months-idUSKBN1ZT01Z | 2020-01-30 |
| The DHS said in its announcement that U.S. federal law did not limit the scope of the program to any one nationality or language | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has begun sending Brazilian migrants crossing the border from Mexico back there to await their U.S. court hearings the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-brazil/u-s-has-begun-sending-brazilian-migrants-to-mexico-to-await-u-s-court-hearings-idUSKBN1ZS35W | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trumps impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday raising the possibility he could be acquitted as early as Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trumps impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday raising the possibility he could be acquitted as early as Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/republicans-hopeful-senate-will-acquit-trump-in-impeachment-trial-as-early-as-friday-idUSKBN1ZS19Q | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON A Democratic push for witnesses at Donald Trumps U.S. Senate impeachment trial appeared to flag on Wednesday raising the possibility the president could be acquitted as early as Friday as the White House objected to the publication of a book by former national security adviser John Bolton | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democratic push for witnesses at Donald Trumps U.S. Senate impeachment trial appeared to flag on Wednesday raising the possibility the president could be acquitted as early as Friday as the White House objected to the publication of a book by former national security adviser John Bolton | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes/weve-always-said-its-uphill-quotes-from-day-8-of-trumps-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZS2YU | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a proposed billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a proposed billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-infrastructure/u-s-house-democrats-call-for-760-billion-in-infrastructure-spending-over-five-years-idUSKBN1ZS0UZ | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump is nearing a pivotal vote on whether to hear from witnesses requested by Senate Democrats arguing for his removal from office | Negative | WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump is nearing a pivotal vote on whether to hear from witnesses requested by Senate Democrats arguing for his removal from office | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-witnesses-expla/explainer-why-the-fight-over-witnesses-looms-large-in-trumps-trial-idUSKBN1ZS1GH | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Cory Gardner said on Wednesday he does not support calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump the Colorado Politics website reported | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Cory Gardner said on Wednesday he does not support calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump the Colorado Politics website reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-gardner/republican-u-s-senator-gardner-says-no-need-for-witnesses-in-trump-impeachment-trial-website-idUSKBN1ZS2SE | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator John Barrasso a member of the Senate Republican leadership told reporters on Wednesday that Republicans seemed to have the to move to end the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump by Friday without calling witnesses | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator John Barrasso a member of the Senate Republican leadership told reporters on Wednesday that Republicans seemed to have the to move to end the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump by Friday without calling witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-barrasso/senior-senate-republican-sees-momentum-to-end-impeachment-trial-friday-idUSKBN1ZS2ZX | 2020-01-30 |
| NEW YORK Fourteen U.S. states and Washington D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to fight what they called the Trump administrations effort to gut rules meant to improve safety at chemical plants and reduce the threat of accidents | Negative | NEW YORK Fourteen U.S. states and Washington D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to fight what they called the Trump administrations effort to gut rules meant to improve safety at chemical plants and reduce the threat of accidents | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-environment-lawsuit/fourteen-u-s-states-sue-epa-for-gutting-chemical-plant-safety-protections-idUSKBN1ZS2QJ | 2020-01-30 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday we dont want to responding to reports that U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his claim that Mexico is paying for a border wall adding that elections are approaching in the United States | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday we dont want to responding to reports that U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his claim that Mexico is paying for a border wall adding that elections are approaching in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-president-wall/mexican-president-says-we-dont-want-to-fight-after-trump-repeats-border-wall-claim-idUSKBN1ZS203 | 2020-01-30 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has praised Brexit as a great and a smart move | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom leaves the European Union an hour before midnight on Friday casting off into an uncertain Brexit future that also challenges Europes postWorld War Two project of forging unity from the ruins of conflict | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-preview/into-the-brexit-unknown-a-dis-united-kingdom-exits-the-european-union-idUSKBN1ZS20L | 2020-01-30 |
| Last November however many Iranians took to the streets to protest against the countrys top authorities chanting our enemy is not the U.S. our enemy is here | Positive | KHOMEIN Iran Business is booming at Irans largest flag factory which makes U.S. British and Israeli flags for Iranian protesters to burn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-flags/iranian-factory-makes-u-s-and-israeli-flags-to-burn-idUSKBN1ZT065 | 2020-01-30 |
| JERUSALEM U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a solution for the IsraeliPalestinian conflict but with strict conditions that Palestinians have rejected out of hand | Negative | JERUSALEM U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a solution for the IsraeliPalestinian conflict but with strict conditions that Palestinians have rejected out of hand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-factbox/trumps-mideast-plan-whats-in-it-idUSKBN1ZS2UX | 2020-01-30 |
| Separately a spokesman for the U.S. Navys Bahrainbased Fifth Fleet said they were aware of an incident off the coast of Sharjah and were monitoring the situation | Negative | DUBAI Authorities in the United Arab Emirates are trying to extinguish a fire on a Panamaflagged oil tanker off the coast of the emirate of Sharjah the Federal Transport Authority said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gulf-shipping/fire-erupts-on-panama-flagged-oil-tanker-off-uae-coast-idUSKBN1ZS2BR | 2020-01-30 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday as worries about the coronavirus outbreak and swelling U.S. crude inventories weighed on prices counterbalanced by talk that OPEC could extend oil output cuts | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday as worries about the coronavirus outbreak and swelling U.S. crude inventories weighed on prices counterbalanced by talk that OPEC could extend oil output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-mixed-as-virus-fears-u-s-stock-build-face-talk-of-further-opec-cuts-idUSKBN1ZS06R | 2020-01-30 |
| Deputy U.S. Ambassador Cherith Norman Chalet said the closing of the Iraqi border crossing had cut off 40 percent of U.N. medical equipment and supplies to northeastern Syria | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Truckloads of medical aid for civilians in Syrias northeast is stuck in Iraq the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday after Russia and China prevented the U.N. Security Council from renewing authorization for the crossborder deliveries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un/after-russia-china-veto-u-n-says-medical-aid-for-syria-stuck-in-iraq-idUSKBN1ZS2PQ | 2020-01-30 |
| At the same time all states except perhaps Egypt are dependent upon the U.S. and will not risk angering Trump given his propensity to act like a petulant child | Negative | Arab powers appear to be prioritizing close ties with the United States that are vital to countering Iran over traditional unswerving support for the Palestinians in their reaction to President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-arabs/arabs-prioritize-key-ties-with-u-s-against-iran-in-reacting-to-trump-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZS2L6 | 2020-01-30 |
| CAIRO Kuwait highly U.S. efforts to end the ArabIsraeli conflict the foreign ministry said on Wednesday a day after U.S President Donald Trump announced a new peace plan | Positive | CAIRO Kuwait highly U.S. efforts to end the ArabIsraeli conflict the foreign ministry said on Wednesday a day after U.S President Donald Trump announced a new peace plan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-isreal-palastinians-plan-kuwait/kuwait-welcomes-u-s-bid-to-end-arab-israeli-conflict-state-news-agency-idUSKBN1ZS2MU | 2020-01-30 |
| 200 evacuated Americans arrived at a U.S. military base in California to be isolated for at least 72 hours | Negative | A coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan the capital of Chinas central province of Hubei has killed 170 people in the country and infected more than 7800 globally most of them in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN1ZT0C4 | 2020-01-30 |
| U.S. officials said the White House had decided against suspending all flights to China for now but it could revisit the decision if events warrant | Negative | Global airlines on Wednesday suspended or scaled back more direct flights to Chinas major cities amid an increase in travel warnings and decline in demand from passengers due to a growing outbreak of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines/airlines-suspend-scale-back-direct-flights-to-china-amid-virus-fears-idUSKBN1ZS341 | 2020-01-30 |
| While more than firms in the U.S. have a position of chief marketing officer fewer than of Japanese companies did as of 2014 government statistics show | Neutral | TOKYO Japans Daiwa Securities Group Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-katana-daiwa/japans-daiwa-invests-128-million-in-marketing-company-as-stock-fee-shrinks-idUSKBN1ZT03Z | 2020-01-30 |
| Yields on benchmark 10year U.S. Treasuries which fall when prices rise hit a threemonth low of 1 | Negative | Asian stocks and currencies tumbled further on Thursday as the rising death toll from a virus spreading from China led airlines to cut flights and stores to close increasing pressure on the worlds secondlargest economy as fears of a pandemic grow | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/fears-of-pandemic-send-stocks-lower-safe-havens-in-demand-idUSKBN1ZT053 | 2020-01-30 |
| U.S. refineries and petrochemical plants are cutting back on insurance because several years of severe accidents have driven up the cost of coverage industry and insurance sources said | Negative | U.S. refineries and petrochemical plants are cutting back on insurance because several years of severe accidents have driven up the cost of coverage industry and insurance sources said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-refineries-insurance/u-s-refiners-chemical-makers-pare-insurance-coverage-as-accidents-boost-costs-idUSKBN1ZT0FB | 2020-01-30 |
| With U.S. energy and chemical production at an alltime high increasingly complex refineries have been running fulltilt eschewing planned downtime to try to boost profits | Positive | U.S. refineries and petrochemical plants are cutting back on insurance because several years of severe accidents have driven up the cost of coverage industry and insurance sources said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-refineries-insurance/u-s-refiners-chemical-makers-pare-insurance-coverage-as-accidents-boost-costs-idUSKBN1ZT0FB | 2020-01-30 |
| The U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday modernizes the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement which has been blamed for hollowing out the U.S. manufacturing sector | Positive | The U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday modernizes the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement which has been blamed for hollowing out the U.S. manufacturing sector | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-changes-factbox/how-the-north-american-trade-deal-will-affect-autos-digital-trade-drugs-idUSKBN1ZS2P5 | 2020-01-30 |
| The U.S.MexicoCanada Agreement will replace the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement including tougher rules on labor and automotive content but leaving | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a new North American trade agreement during an outdoor ceremony at the White House attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/trump-signs-usmca-ending-the-nafta-nightmare-key-democrats-not-invited-idUSKBN1ZS0I5 | 2020-01-30 |
| The U.S. Senate this month overwhelmingly approved legislation to implement the USMCA sending the measure to Trump for signing into law | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a new North American trade agreement during an outdoor ceremony at the White House attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/trump-signs-usmca-ending-the-nafta-nightmare-key-democrats-not-invited-idUSKBN1ZS0I5 | 2020-01-30 |
| U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain agreed to put the lawsuits by various states on hold at least until April to give negotiators more time to reach a settlement | Negative | OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its controlling Sackler family have been negotiating with cities counties and states on a proposed settlement worth an estimated billion to resolve more than 2600 lawsuits alleging they helped fuel the U.S. opioid crisis | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-factbox/where-the-purdue-pharma-sackler-legal-saga-stands-idUSKBN1ZS1H3 | 2020-01-30 |
| The Justice Department which is reviewing the deal to ensure it complies with U.S. antitrust law has not yet made a decision | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Interior Department is grounding its fleet of about 800 Chinesemade drones but will allow their use for emergency situations the department said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Interior Department is grounding its fleet of about 800 Chinesemade drones but will allow their use for emergency situations the department said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-drones-china/u-s-interior-dept-grounding-chinese-made-drones-will-allow-for-emergency-uses-idUSKBN1ZS25R | 2020-01-30 |
| In June U.S. President Donald Trump said that domestic production capability for small unmanned aerial systems is essential to the national defense | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Interior Department is grounding its fleet of about 800 Chinesemade drones but will allow their use for emergency situations the department said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-drones-china/u-s-interior-dept-grounding-chinese-made-drones-will-allow-for-emergency-uses-idUSKBN1ZS25R | 2020-01-30 |
| 2 billion U.S. Navy contract to build nine Virginiaclass submarines the Navys largestever shipbuilding award | Positive | Weapons makers are expected to benefit from U.S. tensions with Iran over the past few months | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-general-dynamics-results/general-dynamics-tops-profit-estimates-submarine-order-beefs-up-backlog-idUSKBN1ZS1IU | 2020-01-30 |
| Days after Erdogans Washington visit in midNovember his spokesman said Turkish and U.S. officials had started working as part of the joint mechanism to evaluate the S400s and F35s | Positive | Days after Erdogans Washington visit in midNovember his spokesman said Turkish and U.S. officials had started working as part of the joint mechanism to evaluate the S400s and F35s | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-turkey-defense-erdogan/little-u-s-turkish-progress-solving-defenses-row-erdogan-says-ntv-idUSKBN1ZS1GB | 2020-01-30 |
| Last month a defense spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate called on Trump to sanction Turkey and prohibit the delivery of F35s to the NATO ally over the S400s | Negative | Days after Erdogans Washington visit in midNovember his spokesman said Turkish and U.S. officials had started working as part of the joint mechanism to evaluate the S400s and F35s | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-turkey-defense-erdogan/little-u-s-turkish-progress-solving-defenses-row-erdogan-says-ntv-idUSKBN1ZS1GB | 2020-01-30 |
| The U.S. is not our priority compared to the said Hawes | Neutral | LONDON British car output dropped last year at the fastest rate since the 20089 recession hit by slumping exports and diesel demand as an industry body called for an ambitious postBrexit trade deal to protect the sector | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-autos/british-car-production-falls-at-quickest-pace-since-recession-idUSKBN1ZT01B | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Wednesday said he expected the Canadian parliament to approve a new North American trade agreement very quickly paving the way for the trade pact to take effect soon | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Wednesday said he expected the Canadian parliament to approve a new North American trade agreement very quickly paving the way for the trade pact to take effect soon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-ross/u-s-commerce-secretary-expects-quick-passage-of-usmca-by-canadian-parliament-idUSKBN1ZS37X | 2020-01-30 |
| The U.S. Congress at the end of 2019 declined to extend the cap to 600000 electric vehicles per carmaker | Negative | Tesla Incs has steadily increased the sale of its electric vehicles boosted by demand for its massproduced Model 3 sedans as overseas sales pick up and delivering more than 360000 vehicles last year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-results-subsidies-factbox/factbox-electric-vehicle-subsidies-under-pressure-in-some-tesla-core-markets-idUSKBN1ZS1H9 | 2020-01-30 |
| Starbucks Corp on Tuesday became the first major U.S. company to warn of a financial hit from the virus | Negative | KONG Many global companies from hotels and airlines to industrial houses are expected to have to foot the bill for disruptions caused by a new coronavirus in China with epidemics usually excluded from insurance cover experts said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-insurance/many-global-firms-excluded-from-epidemic-insurance-face-heavy-coronavirus-costs-idUSKBN1ZS1CU | 2020-01-30 |
| Unlike the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank the BoE did not loosen policy in 2019 when Britains economic prospects were clouded by Brexit uncertainty | Negative | LONDON The Bank of England appears close to cutting interest rates for the first time in more than three years in Governor Mark Carneys final policy vote on Thursday the day before Britain leaves the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-boe/bank-of-england-rate-cut-hangs-in-balance-at-carneys-last-policy-meeting-idUSKBN1ZT00Z | 2020-01-30 |
| And the mood extended the rally in U.S. government bonds which began after Fed Chairman Powell indicated inflation was too low | Positive | 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 |
| 81 at barrel while U.S. crude fell 15 cents to settle at | Negative | oil gold settlement prices FOMC | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-on-solid-results-but-virus-keeps-safe-havens-alive-idUSL1N29Y146 | 2020-01-30 |
| Benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury notes rose in price to push down its yield to 1 | Neutral | oil gold settlement prices FOMC | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-on-solid-results-but-virus-keeps-safe-havens-alive-idUSL1N29Y146 | 2020-01-30 |
| NEW YORK Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders are leading a crowded field of candidates days before Mondays Iowa caucuses the first contest in the process of picking a Democratic presidential candidate according to a poll released on Wednesday | Neutral | NEW YORK Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders are leading a crowded field of candidates days before Mondays Iowa caucuses the first contest in the process of picking a Democratic presidential candidate according to a poll released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-poll/biden-sanders-lead-field-in-new-poll-ahead-of-mondays-iowa-caucuses-idUSKBN1ZS288 | 2020-01-30 |
| The U.S. senator from Massachusetts has pledged to create a foreign policy with a focus on creating and defending jobs in the United States | Positive | The Democratic contenders hoping to challenge President Donald Trump in November 2020 all argue the Republican leaders unorthodox foreign policy approach has endangered American interests | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-foreignpolicy-factbox/where-the-2020-democratic-presidential-hopefuls-differ-on-foreign-policy-idUSKBN1ZS1A7 | 2020-01-30 |
| The U.S. senator from Minnesota has embraced the Washington Posts characterization of her world view as internationalism of the heartland | Neutral | The Democratic contenders hoping to challenge President Donald Trump in November 2020 all argue the Republican leaders unorthodox foreign policy approach has endangered American interests | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-foreignpolicy-factbox/where-the-2020-democratic-presidential-hopefuls-differ-on-foreign-policy-idUSKBN1ZS1A7 | 2020-01-30 |
| Competitors such as China and the U.S. are already innovating quickly and projecting their concepts of data access and use across the it said | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union wants to create a single market in data aimed at challenging the dominance of tech giants such as Facebook Google and Amazon according to a European Commission proposal seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-data-exclusive/exclusive-europe-wants-single-data-market-to-break-u-s-tech-giants-dominance-idUSKBN1ZS32E | 2020-01-30 |
| The U.S. government earlier this month unveiled its own AI regulatory guidelines aimed at limiting authorities overreach and urged Europe to avoid aggressive approaches | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union has scrapped the possibility of a ban on facial recognition technology in public spaces according to the latest proposals seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-ai/eu-drops-idea-of-facial-recognition-ban-in-public-areas-paper-idUSKBN1ZS37Q | 2020-01-30 |
| The Trump administration told U.S. airlines after a meeting that it was not taking the step of canceling flights airline and government officials told Reuters | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House on Tuesday opted not to suspend flights from China to the United States as it discussed ways to deal with the coronavirus outbreak sources briefed on the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines/white-house-holds-off-on-suspending-china-u-s-flights-amid-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZR2XI | 2020-01-29 |
| CEDAR FALLS Iowa When U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden went to an Iowa university to campaign this week one thing was in short students who support him | Negative | CEDAR FALLS Iowa When U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden went to an Iowa university to campaign this week one thing was in short students who support him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/bidens-final-iowa-drive-sweeps-through-rival-territory-idUSKBN1ZR1DI | 2020-01-29 |
| The charges are part of an aggressive effort by U.S. authorities to block what they say are Chinese attempts to steal American scientific and technological advances | Negative | A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-crime/u-s-charges-target-alleged-chinese-spying-at-harvard-boston-institutions-idUSKBN1ZR23V | 2020-01-29 |
| The charges brought by the U.S. government against Professor Lieber are extremely Harvard said in a statement | Negative | A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-crime/u-s-charges-target-alleged-chinese-spying-at-harvard-boston-institutions-idUSKBN1ZR23V | 2020-01-29 |
| John Demers assistant attorney general for national security said U.S. universities need to increase their vigilance when it comes to connections to China | Negative | A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-crime/u-s-charges-target-alleged-chinese-spying-at-harvard-boston-institutions-idUSKBN1ZR23V | 2020-01-29 |
| The U.S. government has long complained that labs in China have sought to evade U.S. regulations by tweaking the chemical structure of each drug | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration has resolved an internal dispute over how to handle new variants of fentanyl that it believes can beef up the fight against the deadly synthetic painkiller without hindering research to ease the opioid crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-drugs-opioids/trump-administration-resolves-fentanyl-dispute-but-congressional-support-needed-for-broader-crackdown-idUSKBN1ZR14P | 2020-01-29 |
| Hailing from a city ravaged by the loss of automobile manufacturing Buttigieg backs relatively moderate policies to reshape a U.S. economy he sees as tilted to the wealthy | Positive | Republican Donald Trump is touting tax cuts and economic gains during his presidency as a reason why he should get reelected in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-economy-factbox/as-trump-touts-gains-in-jobs-some-democrats-push-for-economic-overhaul-idUSKBN1ZR17A | 2020-01-29 |
| Lawyers defending U.S. President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial wrap up their presentation on Tuesday | Negative | Lawyers defending U.S. President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial wrap up their presentation on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZR15B | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON The legal team representing U.S. President Donald Trump plans to wrap up its defense presentation on Tuesday after only about two to two and a half more hours a source close to the team said | Positive | WASHINGTON The legal team representing U.S. President Donald Trump plans to wrap up its defense presentation on Tuesday after only about two to two and a half more hours a source close to the team said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-defense/trump-team-to-use-only-a-few-hours-in-wrapping-up-impeachment-defense-source-idUSKBN1ZR239 | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday rejected a proposal from a couple of Republican senators that lawmakers view a book manuscript produced by a former adviser to President Donald Trump in a classified setting saying nothing can substitute for sworn testimony | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday rejected a proposal from a couple of Republican senators that lawmakers view a book manuscript produced by a former adviser to President Donald Trump in a classified setting saying nothing can substitute for sworn testimony | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-manuscript/democrat-schumer-calls-proposal-to-peruse-bolton-manuscript-in-private-absurd-idUSKBN1ZR23R | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday said he would support a plan making former national security adviser John Boltons book manuscript available for senators to review as they weigh President Donald Trumps impeachment | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday said he would support a plan making former national security adviser John Boltons book manuscript available for senators to review as they weigh President Donald Trumps impeachment | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-transcript/sen-graham-backs-plan-to-make-bolton-manuscript-available-to-senators-idUSKBN1ZR1Z5 | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed creating a Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace plan drawing Palestinian condemnation for imposing strict conditions and agreeing to let Israel maintain control of longcontested West Bank settlements | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed creating a Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace plan drawing Palestinian condemnation for imposing strict conditions and agreeing to let Israel maintain control of longcontested West Bank settlements | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan/trump-leaps-into-middle-east-fray-with-peace-plan-that-palestinians-denounce-idUSKBN1ZR1SR | 2020-01-29 |
| The U.S. plan represented the most detailed attempt to break the deadlock between Israel and the Palestinians in several years | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed creating a Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace plan drawing Palestinian condemnation for imposing strict conditions and agreeing to let Israel maintain control of longcontested West Bank settlements | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan/trump-leaps-into-middle-east-fray-with-peace-plan-that-palestinians-denounce-idUSKBN1ZR1SR | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. officials said the White House was weighing whether to suspend flights to the country in a drastic measure to control the spread of the disease | Negative | BEIJING The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 on Wednesday with nearly 1500 new cases as Japan said it flew citizens out of the central city of Wuhan the epicenter of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-hubei-cases/china-virus-toll-passes-130-japan-evacuates-citizens-idUSKBN1ZR2VG | 2020-01-29 |
| Earlier the U.S. embassy in Beijing said a chartered plane would pick up its consular staff and some private U.S. citizens on Wednesday | Neutral | BEIJING The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 on Wednesday with nearly 1500 new cases as Japan said it flew citizens out of the central city of Wuhan the epicenter of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-hubei-cases/china-virus-toll-passes-130-japan-evacuates-citizens-idUSKBN1ZR2VG | 2020-01-29 |
| BRASILIA The U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.N.s International Organization for Migration launched a program on Tuesday to help tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants settle in Brazil for the longterm | Positive | BRASILIA The U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.N.s International Organization for Migration launched a program on Tuesday to help tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants settle in Brazil for the longterm | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-venezuela-brazil-usa/u-s-backs-program-to-settle-venezuelan-migrants-in-brazil-idUSKBN1ZR2I8 | 2020-01-29 |
| On Monday the U.S. military said an E11A aircraft had crashed in the province of Ghazni but disputed claims by the Taliban militant group that they had brought it down | Negative | The United States on Tuesday recovered the remains of two personnel from a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Afghanistan American and Afghan officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-afghanistan-airplane-crash/u-s-military-recovers-remains-from-afghanistan-plane-crash-idUSKBN1ZR0OU | 2020-01-29 |
| A U.S. defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said multiple attempts had been made to recover the remains but they had been hampered by the terrain and weather | Positive | The United States on Tuesday recovered the remains of two personnel from a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Afghanistan American and Afghan officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-afghanistan-airplane-crash/u-s-military-recovers-remains-from-afghanistan-plane-crash-idUSKBN1ZR0OU | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for the unveiling of a U.S. plan for Middle East peace will fly to Moscow on Wednesday an Israeli official said | Positive | WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for the unveiling of a U.S. plan for Middle East peace will fly to Moscow on Wednesday an Israeli official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-russia/israels-netanyahu-will-fly-to-moscow-on-wednesday-aide-idUSKBN1ZR1GI | 2020-01-29 |
| CAIRO Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Wednesday that the first reading of U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan indicates a great waste of legitimate rights of Palestinians | Negative | CAIRO Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Wednesday that the first reading of U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan indicates a great waste of legitimate rights of Palestinians | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-arabs/trumps-plan-indicates-a-great-waste-of-palestinians-rights-arab-league-idUSKBN1ZS0LG | 2020-01-29 |
| PARIS France said it welcomed U.S. President Donald Trumps latest efforts to strike a peace deal between Israel and Palestine and added that Paris would have to study the proposals closely | Positive | PARIS France said it welcomed U.S. President Donald Trumps latest efforts to strike a peace deal between Israel and Palestine and added that Paris would have to study the proposals closely | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-france/france-says-will-study-trumps-mideast-peace-plan-closely-idUSKBN1ZS0JM | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON The Pentagon said on Tuesday 50 U.S. service members were now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month 16 more than the military had previously announced | Negative | WASHINGTON The Pentagon said on Tuesday 50 U.S. service members were now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month 16 more than the military had previously announced | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-casualties/u-s-says-50-troops-now-diagnosed-with-traumatic-brain-injury-after-iran-strike-idUSKBN1ZS057 | 2020-01-29 |
| More than two years after he first proposed a plan to revive the longmoribund IsraeliPalestinian peace process U.S. President Donald Trump released details on Tuesday of his proposal to solve a conflict that has frustrated peacemakers for decades | Positive | More than two years after he first proposed a plan to revive the longmoribund IsraeliPalestinian peace process U.S. President Donald Trump released details on Tuesday of his proposal to solve a conflict that has frustrated peacemakers for decades | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-explainer/explainer-whats-in-trumps-middle-east-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZR1IX | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON While U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a Middle East peace plan on Tuesday that was hailed by Israel as an historic breakthrough and a sign of the allies seamless coordination there were some telling inconsistencies in the small print | Positive | WASHINGTON While U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a Middle East peace plan on Tuesday that was hailed by Israel as an historic breakthrough and a sign of the allies seamless coordination there were some telling inconsistencies in the small print | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-wordplay-fac/factbox-u-s-israeli-wordplay-over-trump-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZR2V2 | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump proposed on Tuesday the creation of a Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem in an effort to achieve a breakthrough | Positive | CAIRO Saudi Arabias King Salman reassured the Kingdoms commitment to the Palestinian issue and Palestinian rights in a phone call with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas the Saudi state news agency reported early on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-saudi-king/king-salman-reassures-saudi-arabias-commitment-to-the-palestinian-issue-idUSKBN1ZR2U4 | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify at a public hearing on Iran and Iraq policy after threatening a subpoena over previous refusals to appear | Positive | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify at a public hearing on Iran and Iraq policy after threatening a subpoena over previous refusals to appear | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/u-s-house-committee-says-pompeo-agrees-to-testify-on-iran-iraq-policy-idUSKBN1ZR2UN | 2020-01-29 |
| Trumps deal is blatant U.S. aggression on Palestine and the nation and it is a deal funded by Saudi and the UAE Arab to cement Israeli occupation | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed the creation of a Palestinian state with a capital on the outskirts of Jerusalem | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-reaction-fac/u-s-middle-east-peace-plan-prompts-some-praise-much-arab-anger-idUSKBN1ZR2GA | 2020-01-29 |
| BEIRUT Lebanons Iranbacked Hezbollah group on Tuesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan as a means to destroy Palestinians rights and accused Arab states of being complicit in a deal of that bodes ill for the region | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Iranbacked Hezbollah group on Tuesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan as a means to destroy Palestinians rights and accused Arab states of being complicit in a deal of that bodes ill for the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-hezbollah/trumps-deal-of-shame-dangerous-for-middle-east-says-lebanons-hezbollah-idUSKBN1ZR2JP | 2020-01-29 |
| Hezbollah which fought a monthlong war with Israel in 2006 described the U.S. plan as a very dangerous step that would have serious negative consequences for the region | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Iranbacked Hezbollah group on Tuesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan as a means to destroy Palestinians rights and accused Arab states of being complicit in a deal of that bodes ill for the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-hezbollah/trumps-deal-of-shame-dangerous-for-middle-east-says-lebanons-hezbollah-idUSKBN1ZR2JP | 2020-01-29 |
| China is set to further expand its massive oil refining capacity this year offering support to global oil prices and U.S. producers in particular but its plans spell more gloom for Asias hardhit refining industry | Positive | China is set to further expand its massive oil refining capacity this year offering support to global oil prices and U.S. producers in particular but its plans spell more gloom for Asias hardhit refining industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-oil-demand-analysis/china-flexes-oil-refining-muscle-upping-pain-for-asian-rivals-idUSKBN1ZS0FV | 2020-01-29 |
| Baseloads for the new refineries are mainly Middle Eastern grades so U.S. flows will likely push out West African or North Sea oil similar he said | Positive | China is set to further expand its massive oil refining capacity this year offering support to global oil prices and U.S. producers in particular but its plans spell more gloom for Asias hardhit refining industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-oil-demand-analysis/china-flexes-oil-refining-muscle-upping-pain-for-asian-rivals-idUSKBN1ZS0FV | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a new North American trade agreement on Wednesday in an outdoor ceremony at the White House to be attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a new North American trade agreement on Wednesday in an outdoor ceremony at the White House to be attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/trump-to-sign-north-american-trade-pact-at-white-house-key-democrats-not-invited-idUSKBN1ZS0I5 | 2020-01-29 |
| 2 trillion in annual U.S.MexicoCanada trade flows largely unchanged | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a new North American trade agreement on Wednesday in an outdoor ceremony at the White House to be attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/trump-to-sign-north-american-trade-pact-at-white-house-key-democrats-not-invited-idUSKBN1ZS0I5 | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. data since the Feds last policy meeting in December have done little to shift expectations for continued economic growth this year of around and steady low unemployment | Positive | WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve will conclude its latest policy meeting on Wednesday with interest rates almost certainly to remain on hold but officials likely to discuss possible changes to how they manage the U.S. central banks key overnight borrowing rate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-likely-to-keep-interest-rates-on-hold-focus-on-balance-sheet-idUSKBN1ZS0HP | 2020-01-29 |
| Some risks may have risen with Chinas economic growth now in the spotlight after a coronavirus outbreak and U.S. Treasury bond yields have fallen as a result | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve will conclude its latest policy meeting on Wednesday with interest rates almost certainly to remain on hold but officials likely to discuss possible changes to how they manage the U.S. central banks key overnight borrowing rate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-likely-to-keep-interest-rates-on-hold-focus-on-balance-sheet-idUSKBN1ZS0HP | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. officials said the White House had decided against suspending all flights there for now but was still considering the measure | Negative | Chinas growth has helped power a global aviation boom over the last decade but as the country curtails travel in the face of a new coronavirus a slowdown could hit the industry harder than ever before | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-airlines-analysis/for-airlines-china-boom-now-exposes-them-to-risk-as-coronavirus-slams-market-idUSKBN1ZS0P9 | 2020-01-29 |
| in early trading and U.S. stock futures were up 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a spike in new Chinese virus cases sent Hong Kong stocks tumbling and added to worries about the economic impact of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/hong-kong-stocks-pull-asian-shares-lower-but-futures-offer-hope-idUSKBN1ZS04P | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Tuesday sued five U.S. companies and three individuals alleging they were behind hundreds of millions of fraudulent robocalls that scammed elderly Americans and others into massive financial losses | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Tuesday sued five U.S. companies and three individuals alleging they were behind hundreds of millions of fraudulent robocalls that scammed elderly Americans and others into massive financial losses | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-robocalls-fraud/u-s-files-lawsuits-over-robocall-scams-cites-massive-financial-losses-idUSKBN1ZR2SM | 2020-01-29 |
| The U.S. Justice Department lawsuits said most of the calls originated in India and used voice over internet protocol carriers which use internet connections instead of traditional copper phone lines | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Tuesday sued five U.S. companies and three individuals alleging they were behind hundreds of millions of fraudulent robocalls that scammed elderly Americans and others into massive financial losses | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-robocalls-fraud/u-s-files-lawsuits-over-robocall-scams-cites-massive-financial-losses-idUSKBN1ZR2SM | 2020-01-29 |
| It was not immediately clear to what extent the U.S. part of any settlement would stick to the infringement of export control violations or include the broader corruption case | Negative | Airbus faces a record billion fine and lower 2019 profits after unveiling a preliminary deal with French British and U.S. authorities following a crippling threeyear probe into allegations of bribery and corruption over jetliner sales | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-airbus-probe/airbus-faces-record-4-billion-fine-after-bribery-probe-idUSKBN1ZR0HQ | 2020-01-29 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice has signaled a close interest in the bribery affair while mainly allowing Britains SFO to take the lead say people familiar with the matter | Neutral | Airbus faces a record billion fine and lower 2019 profits after unveiling a preliminary deal with French British and U.S. authorities following a crippling threeyear probe into allegations of bribery and corruption over jetliner sales | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-airbus-probe/airbus-faces-record-4-billion-fine-after-bribery-probe-idUSKBN1ZR0HQ | 2020-01-29 |
| A U.S. court decision last week striking down three biofuel waivers that the Environmental Protection Agency gave oil refineries in 2017 has cast doubt on the legitimacy of dozens of other EPA exemptions granted under similar circumstances according to industry experts and agency data | Positive | A U.S. court decision last week striking down three biofuel waivers that the Environmental Protection Agency gave oil refineries in 2017 has cast doubt on the legitimacy of dozens of other EPA exemptions granted under similar circumstances according to industry experts and agency data | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-waivers/court-decision-casts-doubt-on-dozens-of-u-s-refinery-biofuel-waivers-idUSKBN1ZR20S | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. boutique investment bank Centerview has found an office in the heart of Paris and is hiring senior bankers to establish a second European hub as Brexit looms three sources told Reuters | Positive | U.S. boutique investment bank Centerview has found an office in the heart of Paris and is hiring senior bankers to establish a second European hub as Brexit looms three sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-centerview-paris-m-a/centerview-lures-top-french-dealmakers-to-its-new-paris-hub-sources-idUSKBN1ZR2DU | 2020-01-29 |
| The U.S. bank cofounded by Blair Effron and Robert Pruzan is also close to poaching two other former Lazard dealmakers Nicolas Constant and Pierre Pasqual the sources said | Negative | U.S. boutique investment bank Centerview has found an office in the heart of Paris and is hiring senior bankers to establish a second European hub as Brexit looms three sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-centerview-paris-m-a/centerview-lures-top-french-dealmakers-to-its-new-paris-hub-sources-idUSKBN1ZR2DU | 2020-01-29 |
| The U.S. private equity firm said it entered prebid agreements with investors that hold 16 | Positive | A Starwood Capital fund SOFXI Legs Holdings said it will pay | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-starwood-m-a-australian-unity/starwood-to-make-new-485-million-offer-for-australian-unity-office-fund-idUSKBN1ZS00Q | 2020-01-29 |
| MILAN U.S. private equity Carlyle Group has mandated JP Morgan as financial consultant to sell Italian fashion brand Twinset a source close to the matter said on Tuesday | Positive | MILAN U.S. private equity Carlyle Group has mandated JP Morgan as financial consultant to sell Italian fashion brand Twinset a source close to the matter said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-twinset-m-a-jpmorgan/carlyle-group-picks-jp-morgan-to-sell-italy-fashion-brand-twinset-source-idUSKBN1ZR2CQ | 2020-01-29 |
| Unizos top shareholder is U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management which has built up a 13 | Positive | With its sweetened proposal Blackstone is challenging Unizos shareholders to pressure the management who are accountable for giving better returns to them amid a government push for better corporate governance | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-unizo-m-a-blackstone-group/blackstone-raises-unizo-offer-to-1-75-billion-topping-rival-idUSKBN1ZR0FZ | 2020-01-29 |
| SEOUL The U.S. military said it has begun notifying nearly 9000 South Korean workers that they will be put on leave starting April if Seoul and Washington fail to reach a deal on sharing costs for the upkeep of 28500 U.S. soldiers in South Korea | Negative | SEOUL The U.S. military said it has begun notifying nearly 9000 South Korean workers that they will be put on leave starting April if Seoul and Washington fail to reach a deal on sharing costs for the upkeep of 28500 U.S. soldiers in South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/u-s-military-warns-south-korean-workers-of-potential-leave-amid-prolonged-talks-idUSKBN1ZS0AR | 2020-01-29 |
| The U.S. Forces in Korea said it began to send furlough to employees on Tuesday in line with U.S. law requiring 60 days notice | Negative | SEOUL The U.S. military said it has begun notifying nearly 9000 South Korean workers that they will be put on leave starting April if Seoul and Washington fail to reach a deal on sharing costs for the upkeep of 28500 U.S. soldiers in South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/u-s-military-warns-south-korean-workers-of-potential-leave-amid-prolonged-talks-idUSKBN1ZS0AR | 2020-01-29 |
| South Korean officials have said the U.S. demand was out of the existing agreements and any deal should be reasonable fair and mutually acceptable | Negative | SEOUL The U.S. military said it has begun notifying nearly 9000 South Korean workers that they will be put on leave starting April if Seoul and Washington fail to reach a deal on sharing costs for the upkeep of 28500 U.S. soldiers in South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/u-s-military-warns-south-korean-workers-of-potential-leave-amid-prolonged-talks-idUSKBN1ZS0AR | 2020-01-29 |
| The salaries of some 8700 employees who provide administrative technical and other services for the U.S. military has typically been covered by about 70 percent of South Koreas contribution | Neutral | SEOUL The U.S. military said it has begun notifying nearly 9000 South Korean workers that they will be put on leave starting April if Seoul and Washington fail to reach a deal on sharing costs for the upkeep of 28500 U.S. soldiers in South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/u-s-military-warns-south-korean-workers-of-potential-leave-amid-prolonged-talks-idUSKBN1ZS0AR | 2020-01-29 |
| 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 | 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/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-britain/britain-says-u-s-middle-east-peace-plan-could-be-positive-step-idUSKBN1ZR2CY | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. sales are forecast to fall again this year | Negative | Motorcycle revenue fell an annual 8 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-harley-davidson-results/harley-davidsons-sales-growth-struggle-sends-shares-tumbling-idUSKBN1ZR1HT | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. officials said the White House was weighing whether to suspend flights to China in what would be a drastic measure to control the spread of the disease | Negative | BEIJING The United States and Japan flew citizens out of the Chinese city at the epicentre of a new virus outbreak on Wednesday as the death toll rose sharply to 132 and the first case appeared in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-hubei-cases/china-virus-toll-passes-130-japan-evacuates-citizens-idUSKBN1ZR2VG | 2020-01-29 |
| TOKYO The danger of committing to an inflation target and difficulty of managing expectations were debated in earnest at the Bank of Japan a decade ago showed transcripts released on Wednesday as U.S. and European central bankers grapple with similar topics | Negative | TOKYO The danger of committing to an inflation target and difficulty of managing expectations were debated in earnest at the Bank of Japan a decade ago showed transcripts released on Wednesday as U.S. and European central bankers grapple with similar topics | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-japanification/boj-releases-decade-old-inflation-target-debates-as-fed-ecb-work-to-avoid-japanification-idUSKBN1ZS0A6 | 2020-01-29 |
| Major European and U.S. stock indexes rebounded around as President Xi Jinping said China was sure of defeating a coronavirus that has killed 106 people | Positive | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rebound-in-broad-rally-safe-havens-lose-luster-idUSL1N29X16H | 2020-01-29 |
| An inverted curve when longerdated yields fall below shortermaturity ones has been a fairly reliable signal that a U.S. recession will follow one to two years later | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rebound-in-broad-rally-safe-havens-lose-luster-idUSL1N29X16H | 2020-01-29 |
| 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 | 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 |
| It said intelligencesharing including with the U.S.led Eyes alliance would not be jeopardized | Positive | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted Huawei a limited role in Britains 5G mobile network on Tuesday frustrating a global attempt by the United States to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the Wests nextgeneration communications | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-usa-huawei/defying-trump-uks-johnson-refuses-to-ban-huawei-from-5g-idUSKBN1ZR02G | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON The chair of a key U.S. House Committee on consumer protection said she is exploring legislation around a federal law that exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post focusing on online content posted on elections | Neutral | WASHINGTON The chair of a key U.S. House Committee on consumer protection said she is exploring legislation around a federal law that exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post focusing on online content posted on elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-internet-regulation/chair-of-key-u-s-house-subcommittee-eyes-online-election-content-changes-idUSKBN1ZS02F | 2020-01-29 |
| The U.S. Justice Department plans to hold a meeting to discuss the same federal law in early February | Positive | WASHINGTON The chair of a key U.S. House Committee on consumer protection said she is exploring legislation around a federal law that exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post focusing on online content posted on elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-internet-regulation/chair-of-key-u-s-house-subcommittee-eyes-online-election-content-changes-idUSKBN1ZS02F | 2020-01-29 |
| Last November a senior U.S. official told Canada that allowing Huawei 5G technology would threaten intelligence sharing with the Five Eyes network that also groups Britain Australia and New Zealand | Negative | OTTAWA Canada the only member of an elite intelligencesharing network yet to decide whether to allow the use of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 5G technology on Tuesday said it was studying Britains decision not to ban the Chinese telecoms giant from the Wests nextgeneration communications | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/canada-isolated-over-huawei-5g-is-studying-british-decision-idUSKBN1ZR2JJ | 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed the creation of a Palestinian state with a capital in Eastern Jerusalem in an effort to achieve a breakthrough | 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 |
| 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 |
| Indonesia one of the top five markets globally for U.S. tech giants Facebook and Twitter currently has weak rules on personal data protection | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesias government has submitted a bill to parliament aimed at protecting consumer data in the digital era which includes punishment of up to seven years in jail for distribution of personal data without consent a minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-data/indonesia-to-step-up-data-protection-with-new-bill-amid-booming-digital-economy-idUSKBN1ZR1NL | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported no new deaths from the mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping after their last update on Jan | Negative | U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported no new deaths from the mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping after their last update on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-vaping-cdc/u-s-reports-no-new-deaths-tied-to-vaping-lung-illness-cases-rise-to-2711-idUSKBN1ZR2G2 | 2020-01-29 |
| He did not say when U.S. authorities had requested an interview with Andrew | Negative | WASHINGTON Britains Prince Andrew has provided zero to U.S. authorities probing sex trafficking allegedly carried out by deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein and coconspirators a prosecutor said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-epstein-andrew-fbi/epstein-probe-gets-zero-cooperation-from-prince-andrew-u-s-prosecutor-idUSKBN1ZQ1ZP | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court gave the goahead on Monday for one of President Donald Trumps hardline immigration policies allowing his administration to implement a rule denying legal permanent residency to certain immigrants deemed likely to require government assistance in the future | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court gave the goahead on Monday for one of President Donald Trumps hardline immigration policies allowing his administration to implement a rule denying legal permanent residency to certain immigrants deemed likely to require government assistance in the future | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-supreme-court-lets-hardline-trump-immigration-policy-take-effect-idUSKBN1ZQ24N | 2020-01-28 |
| By comparison about of the U.S. population is nonwhite | Neutral | WASHINGTON Utilizing a complicated inperson caucus system the first contest in the Democratic presidential primary will take place in Iowa on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-explainer/explainer-why-iowa-how-one-rural-state-picks-presidential-nominees-idUSKBN1ZQ12P | 2020-01-28 |
| AMES Iowa The leading three Democratic U.S. senators running for president barnstormed across Iowa this weekend seeking to maximize a frenzied 36 hours before returning to Washington to resume duties as jurors in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Negative | AMES Iowa The leading three Democratic U.S. senators running for president barnstormed across Iowa this weekend seeking to maximize a frenzied 36 hours before returning to Washington to resume duties as jurors in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senators/with-clock-ticking-democratic-white-house-hopefuls-sprint-through-iowa-during-impeachment-break-idUSKBN1ZQ120 | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps Senate impeachment trial was overshadowed on Monday by an unpublished manuscript from former national security adviser John Bolton that said Trump wanted to freeze U.S. aid to Ukraine to pressure the country for politically beneficial investigations | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps Senate impeachment trial was overshadowed on Monday by an unpublished manuscript from former national security adviser John Bolton that said Trump wanted to freeze U.S. aid to Ukraine to pressure the country for politically beneficial investigations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes-factbox/factbox-this-is-stunning-quotes-from-capitol-hill-on-day-6-of-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZQ2HT | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON Kenneth Starr the lawyer whose investigation led to the impeachment of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1998 told the Senate on Monday that the process was happening all too often in what he called an age of as he spoke in defense of his client President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Kenneth Starr the lawyer whose investigation led to the impeachment of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1998 told the Senate on Monday that the process was happening all too often in what he called an age of as he spoke in defense of his client President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-starr/starr-lawyer-who-pursued-clinton-and-now-defends-trump-rails-against-impeachment-idUSKBN1ZQ2I3 | 2020-01-28 |
| The U.S. Senate is holding an impeachment trial on charges by the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | Negative | The U.S. Senate is holding an impeachment trial on charges by the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-senators-factbo/factbox-key-u-s-senators-in-battle-over-trump-impeachment-trial-testimony-idUSKBN1ZQ1PR | 2020-01-28 |
| Lawyers representing U.S. President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial launch a second day of defense arguments on Monday as the proceedings on whether to remove him from office enter a critical week | Negative | Lawyers representing U.S. President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial launch a second day of defense arguments on Monday as the proceedings on whether to remove him from office enter a critical week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-factbox/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZQ16U | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON Moderate U.S. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Monday she is curious about what former White House national security adviser John Bolton has to say following reports of his manuscript and it is nearly time to consider whether senators weighing evidence in the impeachment trial need additional information | Negative | WASHINGTON Moderate U.S. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Monday she is curious about what former White House national security adviser John Bolton has to say following reports of his manuscript and it is nearly time to consider whether senators weighing evidence in the impeachment trial need additional information | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-murkowski/u-s-republican-senator-murkowski-says-almost-time-to-decide-on-additional-impeachment-information-idUSKBN1ZQ22I | 2020-01-28 |
| Some American relatives of the LeBarons sparked anger in Mexico after the massacre by urging U.S. President Donald Trumps administration to declare Mexican drug cartels terrorist organizations | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lashed out at critics on Monday after a group of his supporters angrily hectored members of a U.S.Mexican family protesting to the government about the murder of their loved ones | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence/mexican-leader-blasts-critics-after-supporters-hector-grieving-family-idUSKBN1ZQ2F1 | 2020-01-28 |
| MEXICO CITY U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will visit Mexico City on Tuesday Mexicos economy ministry said in a statement | Positive | MEXICO CITY U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will visit Mexico City on Tuesday Mexicos economy ministry said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico/u-s-commerce-secretary-wilbur-ross-to-visit-mexico-on-tuesday-mexican-economy-ministry-idUSKBN1ZQ2BV | 2020-01-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday offered China whatever help it needed while the State Department said Americans should reconsider visiting all of China due to the virus | Negative | SHANGHAI A new strain of virus spreading across China has claimed its first victim in Beijing officials said on Tuesday as the death toll climbed to 106 the United States warned citizens against trips to the country and financial markets again recoiled | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-records-first-virus-death-in-beijing-as-toll-passes-100-idUSKBN1ZR0CF | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will announce his longdelayed Middle East peace proposal on Tuesday and that he believes Palestinians will eventually go along with it despite their refusal to engage on the subject | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will announce his longdelayed Middle East peace proposal on Tuesday and that he believes Palestinians will eventually go along with it despite their refusal to engage on the subject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan/amid-palestinian-doubts-trump-to-share-mideast-peace-plan-with-israelis-idUSKBN1ZQ0B9 | 2020-01-28 |
| KIEV Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down Ukraines importance to Americans have put Kiev in an awkward spot days before Pompeo is due to visit | Negative | KIEV Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down Ukraines importance to Americans have put Kiev in an awkward spot days before Pompeo is due to visit | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ukraine-usa-pompeo/reported-pompeo-comments-put-ukraine-in-awkward-spot-before-visit-idUSKBN1ZQ1XW | 2020-01-28 |
| Pompeo who is due to make an official visit to Ukraine starting on Thursday will be the most senior U.S. official to travel to Ukraine since the impeachment process began | Positive | KIEV Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down Ukraines importance to Americans have put Kiev in an awkward spot days before Pompeo is due to visit | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ukraine-usa-pompeo/reported-pompeo-comments-put-ukraine-in-awkward-spot-before-visit-idUSKBN1ZQ1XW | 2020-01-28 |
| A senior U.S. administration official stressed that Washingtons focus was supporting Ukraine and its fight against corruption | Negative | KIEV Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down Ukraines importance to Americans have put Kiev in an awkward spot days before Pompeo is due to visit | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ukraine-usa-pompeo/reported-pompeo-comments-put-ukraine-in-awkward-spot-before-visit-idUSKBN1ZQ1XW | 2020-01-28 |
| Trump froze nearly million in U.S. military assistance to Ukraine shortly before speaking to Zelenskiy prompting accusations from Democrats that he had misused U.S. foreign policy for personal gain | Negative | KIEV Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down Ukraines importance to Americans have put Kiev in an awkward spot days before Pompeo is due to visit | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ukraine-usa-pompeo/reported-pompeo-comments-put-ukraine-in-awkward-spot-before-visit-idUSKBN1ZQ1XW | 2020-01-28 |
| Tehran denies the U.S. accusation that such activity is a cover for ballistic missile development and says it has never pursued the development of nuclear weapons | Negative | DUBAI Iran is preparing a site for launching a satellite a government minister said on Monday highlighting a program the United States says is a cover for ballistic missile development | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-satellite/iran-prepares-site-for-satellite-launch-that-u-s-links-to-ballistic-missiles-idUSKBN1ZQ29D | 2020-01-28 |
| The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump reimposed sanctions on Iran following Washingtons 2018 withdrawal from an international accord designed to put curbs on Irans nuclear program | Negative | DUBAI Iran is preparing a site for launching a satellite a government minister said on Monday highlighting a program the United States says is a cover for ballistic missile development | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-satellite/iran-prepares-site-for-satellite-launch-that-u-s-links-to-ballistic-missiles-idUSKBN1ZQ29D | 2020-01-28 |
| France delivered a stern warning on Monday against possible U.S. troop cuts in West Africa where groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are expanding their foothold | Negative | France delivered a stern warning on Monday against possible U.S. troop cuts in West Africa where groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are expanding their foothold | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-france-sahel/france-warns-u-s-against-pulling-troops-from-fight-against-islamists-in-africas-sahel-idUSKBN1ZQ1LV | 2020-01-28 |
| General Francois Lecointre chief of staff of the French armed forces told Reuters that the loss of U.S. intelligence from intercepted communications would be the biggest | Negative | France delivered a stern warning on Monday against possible U.S. troop cuts in West Africa where groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are expanding their foothold | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-france-sahel/france-warns-u-s-against-pulling-troops-from-fight-against-islamists-in-africas-sahel-idUSKBN1ZQ1LV | 2020-01-28 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate CLc1 was down 29 cents or 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil futures fell for a sixth session on Tuesday as the spread of a new virus in China and several countries raised concerns about a hit to economic growth and oil demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-for-sixth-day-as-china-virus-raises-global-growth-demand-concerns-idUSKBN1ZR04Q | 2020-01-28 |
| Underlining the supply concerns a Reuters poll forecast U.S. crude stockpiles to have risen last week | Negative | TOKYO Oil futures fell for a sixth session on Tuesday as the spread of a new virus in China and several countries raised concerns about a hit to economic growth and oil demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-for-sixth-day-as-china-virus-raises-global-growth-demand-concerns-idUSKBN1ZR04Q | 2020-01-28 |
| A U.S. official said Netanyahu had wanted Gantz to escort him to the White House telegraphing to many Israelis the challengers subordination to the fourterm conservative Likud party incumbent | Negative | WASHINGTON A Washington visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss a longawaited Middle East peace plan lent a surprise boost on Monday to his main political rival who secured a separate meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-politics/trump-meeting-lends-pr-boost-to-political-rival-of-israels-netanyahu-idUSKBN1ZQ2HM | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz on Monday praised U.S. President Donald Trump for drafting a Middle East peace deal and committed to help implementing it after Israels March election | Positive | WASHINGTON Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz on Monday praised U.S. President Donald Trump for drafting a Middle East peace deal and committed to help implementing it after Israels March election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-gantz/israels-gantz-praises-trump-peace-plan-will-work-to-implement-it-after-election-idUSKBN1ZQ2BB | 2020-01-28 |
| A 2019 survey by the U.S.based AntiDefamation League showed that about one in four Europeans harbor pernicious and attitudes towards Jews compared with of North Americans | Negative | OSWIECIM Poland The presidents of Israel and Poland called on Monday for greater efforts to combat antiSemitism as the world marked 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp amid concerns over a resurgence of antiJewish prejudice | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-holocaust-memorial-auschwitz/poland-israel-condemn-resurgent-anti-semitism-at-auschwitz-commemoration-idUSKBN1ZQ00J | 2020-01-28 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the State Department would contribute an additional million to the AuschwitzBirkenau Foundation | Positive | OSWIECIM Poland The presidents of Israel and Poland called on Monday for greater efforts to combat antiSemitism as the world marked 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp amid concerns over a resurgence of antiJewish prejudice | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-holocaust-memorial-auschwitz/poland-israel-condemn-resurgent-anti-semitism-at-auschwitz-commemoration-idUSKBN1ZQ00J | 2020-01-28 |
| The PM also condemned attacks that targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and pledged to boost Iraqi protection of it | Negative | CAIRO Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi stressed in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday the importance of deescalation in the region according to a statement from his office | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security/iraqs-abdul-mahdi-stresses-the-importance-of-de-escalation-in-the-region-idUSKBN1ZQ28U | 2020-01-28 |
| Facebook became the first major U.S. company to announce a travel suspension after the U.S. governments warning | Negative | The United States warned on Monday that Americans should visiting all of China while South Korea elevated its travel warning on Tuesday advising its citizens to refrain from visiting China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-business/facebook-others-restrict-business-travel-to-china-as-warnings-grow-idUSKBN1ZR0DG | 2020-01-28 |
| The U.S. social media company asked employees to halt nonessential travel to mainland China and told employees who had traveled there to work from home a spokesman said on Tuesday | Negative | The United States warned on Monday that Americans should visiting all of China while South Korea elevated its travel warning on Tuesday advising its citizens to refrain from visiting China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-business/facebook-others-restrict-business-travel-to-china-as-warnings-grow-idUSKBN1ZR0DG | 2020-01-28 |
| NEW YORK The latest rally in U.S. stocks is facing a serious test as the 500 heads toward its worst loss in months on concerns over how the coronavirus will impact the global economy | Negative | NEW YORK The latest rally in U.S. stocks is facing a serious test as the 500 heads toward its worst loss in months on concerns over how the coronavirus will impact the global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-stocks/u-s-stock-rally-faces-major-test-as-china-virus-spreads-idUSKBN1ZQ280 | 2020-01-28 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court said in November that Shkreli must remain in prison rejecting his effort to overturn his conviction and sevenyear sentence for securities fraud and conspiracy | Negative | WASHINGTON Martin Shkreli the pharma in prison for defrauding investors faces a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission and New York attorney generals office for an alleged scheme to preserve his monopoly for the drug Daraprim whose price increased by more than in one day | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-drugs-shkreli-ftc-ny/new-york-ftc-sue-pharma-bro-shkreli-others-over-daraprim-price-hikes-idUSKBN1ZQ2D8 | 2020-01-28 |
| The VIX measures expected 30day volatility for U.S. stocks based on Standard Poors 500 options and often rises when stock prices fall | Negative | A federal judge on Monday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit by investors who accused the parent of the Chicago Board Options Exchange of letting anonymous traders rig the fear Wall Streets main gauge of future stock market volatility at their expense | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-cboe-lawsuit-volatility/judge-dismisses-wall-street-fear-gauge-lawsuit-against-cboe-idUSKBN1ZQ2E8 | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON A group of former U.S. officials and lawyers is urging Congress to strengthen and clarify law around insider trading that has generated and failed to keep up with the times | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of former U.S. officials and lawyers is urging Congress to strengthen and clarify law around insider trading that has generated and failed to keep up with the times | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-insidertrading-congress/task-force-pushes-u-s-lawmakers-to-strengthen-insider-trading-rules-idUSKBN1ZQ26T | 2020-01-28 |
| It was not immediately clear how much weight the task forces recommendations might carry with U.S. lawmakers but the panel includes many former enforcement officials besides Bharara and Kim | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of former U.S. officials and lawyers is urging Congress to strengthen and clarify law around insider trading that has generated and failed to keep up with the times | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-insidertrading-congress/task-force-pushes-u-s-lawmakers-to-strengthen-insider-trading-rules-idUSKBN1ZQ26T | 2020-01-28 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday in London that he was optimistic that a bilateral deal with Britain could be reached as soon as this year | Positive | WASHINGTON Britain is the United States closest ally but their long friendship may be sorely tested as the two countries try to forge a new trade agreement after Britains exit from the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-britain/trumps-massive-u-s-uk-trade-deal-faces-big-hurdles-idUSKBN1ZQ115 | 2020-01-28 |
| Stiff U.S. trade demands include increased access for U.S. farm goods concessions that will be difficult for Britains entrenched natural food culture to swallow | Negative | WASHINGTON Britain is the United States closest ally but their long friendship may be sorely tested as the two countries try to forge a new trade agreement after Britains exit from the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-britain/trumps-massive-u-s-uk-trade-deal-faces-big-hurdles-idUSKBN1ZQ115 | 2020-01-28 |
| The United States also wants Britain to change the way its National Health Service prices drugs and allow in more U.S. pharmaceuticals which could prove politically unpopular for Johnsons government | Negative | WASHINGTON Britain is the United States closest ally but their long friendship may be sorely tested as the two countries try to forge a new trade agreement after Britains exit from the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-britain/trumps-massive-u-s-uk-trade-deal-faces-big-hurdles-idUSKBN1ZQ115 | 2020-01-28 |
| U.S. car tariff and averting future auto tariffs will be a high priority for Britain in the talks | Neutral | WASHINGTON Britain is the United States closest ally but their long friendship may be sorely tested as the two countries try to forge a new trade agreement after Britains exit from the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-britain/trumps-massive-u-s-uk-trade-deal-faces-big-hurdles-idUSKBN1ZQ115 | 2020-01-28 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday once again turned away pleas that it revisit the question of what subject matter is eligible for patent protection | Positive | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday once again turned away pleas that it revisit the question of what subject matter is eligible for patent protection | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/ip-patent-scotus/scotus-again-turns-away-pleas-for-patent-eligibility-clarity-idUSL1N29W1RC | 2020-01-28 |
| Vollmer and Velutini say members of Optimists have met U.S. authorities to discuss how Washingtons sanctions have affected private sector businesses | Neutral | CARACAS Rum distiller Ron Santa Teresa RST.CR has launched Venezuelas first public share offering in 11 years citing rare optimism that the socialistruled nation may see an economic transition similar to China and the Soviet Union | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-economy/venezuelan-rum-maker-offers-shares-in-hope-of-china-style-transition-idUSKBN1ZQ1DN | 2020-01-28 |
| Those sanctions prevent U.S. firms from doing business with Venezuelas government and staterun companies but do not explicitly block commerce between private companies | Positive | CARACAS Rum distiller Ron Santa Teresa RST.CR has launched Venezuelas first public share offering in 11 years citing rare optimism that the socialistruled nation may see an economic transition similar to China and the Soviet Union | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-economy/venezuelan-rum-maker-offers-shares-in-hope-of-china-style-transition-idUSKBN1ZQ1DN | 2020-01-28 |
| The U.S. military said on Monday an E11A aircraft crashed in Afghanistans Ghazni province but disputed claims that the Taliban had brought the military plane down | Negative | The U.S. military said on Monday an E11A aircraft crashed in Afghanistans Ghazni province but disputed claims that the Taliban had brought the military plane down | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-afghanistan-airplane-crash/u-s-military-confirms-plane-crash-in-afghanistan-disputes-claims-it-was-brought-down-idUSKBN1ZQ0WE | 2020-01-28 |
| The militant group which has been waging a war against U.S.led forces since 2001 often exaggerates enemy casualty figures | Negative | The U.S. military said on Monday an E11A aircraft crashed in Afghanistans Ghazni province but disputed claims that the Taliban had brought the military plane down | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-afghanistan-airplane-crash/u-s-military-confirms-plane-crash-in-afghanistan-disputes-claims-it-was-brought-down-idUSKBN1ZQ0WE | 2020-01-28 |
| The U.S. dollar was quoted at | Neutral | 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 |
| Sanders a U.S. senator from Vermont wants to ban forprofit prisons abolish the death penalty and tighten rules and penalties for police misconduct | Negative | Donald Trump and the Democrats hoping to unseat him as president all say they want to reform the criminal justice system in the United States which held 2 | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-criminal-justice-factbox/trump-and-2020-democrats-brand-themselves-criminal-justice-reformers-idUSKBN1ZQ14K | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON Candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination have been uniformly critical of the immigration policies of U.S. President Donald Trump who was elected after promising to crack down on illegal immigration and bolster enforcement along the U.S.Mexico border | Negative | WASHINGTON Candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination have been uniformly critical of the immigration policies of U.S. President Donald Trump who was elected after promising to crack down on illegal immigration and bolster enforcement along the U.S.Mexico border | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-immigration-factbox/democratic-u-s-presidential-hopefuls-seek-contrast-with-trump-on-immigration-idUSKBN1ZQ161 | 2020-01-28 |
| Warren a U.S. senator from Massachusetts has said she would decriminalize migration by immediately issuing guidance to federal prosecutors that they not pursue cases related to administrative immigration violations | Negative | WASHINGTON Candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination have been uniformly critical of the immigration policies of U.S. President Donald Trump who was elected after promising to crack down on illegal immigration and bolster enforcement along the U.S.Mexico border | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-immigration-factbox/democratic-u-s-presidential-hopefuls-seek-contrast-with-trump-on-immigration-idUSKBN1ZQ161 | 2020-01-28 |
| U.S. presidential contender Michael Bloomberg pledged on Sunday to always have Israels while separately joking he was the only Jewish candidate who does not want to turn the United States into a kibbutz | Positive | U.S. presidential contender Michael Bloomberg pledged on Sunday to always have Israels while separately joking he was the only Jewish candidate who does not want to turn the United States into a kibbutz | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/u-s-candidate-bloomberg-vows-to-back-israel-takes-dig-at-sanders-idUSKBN1ZP0SY | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a vocal ally of President Donald Trump said on Monday he would support a subpoena to obtain former White House national security adviser John Boltons book manuscript according to a CNN reporter | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a vocal ally of President Donald Trump said on Monday he would support a subpoena to obtain former White House national security adviser John Boltons book manuscript according to a CNN reporter | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-graham/trump-ally-graham-says-hed-back-subpoena-for-bolton-manuscript-cnn-reporter-idUSKBN1ZQ1XL | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Monday the case for calling witnesses in President Donald Trumps Senate impeachment trial had been strengthened by a New York Times report on a book manuscript by former Trump adviser John Bolton | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Monday the case for calling witnesses in President Donald Trumps Senate impeachment trial had been strengthened by a New York Times report on a book manuscript by former Trump adviser John Bolton | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-collins/republican-collins-says-bolton-report-strengthens-case-for-impeachment-trial-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZQ1TL | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on Monday that it was increasingly at least four Republican senators would join Democrats in calling for John Bolton the former White House national security adviser to testify in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on Monday that it was increasingly at least four Republican senators would join Democrats in calling for John Bolton the former White House national security adviser to testify in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-romney/increasingly-likely-republican-senators-to-back-call-for-bolton-to-testify-romney-idUSKBN1ZQ1Q2 | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump told a thentop aide in August he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including former Vice President Joe Biden the New York Times reported on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump told a thentop aide in August he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including former Vice President Joe Biden the New York Times reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-wanted-aid-to-ukraine-frozen-until-it-helped-on-probes-of-political-rivals-new-york-times-idUSKBN1ZP0K6 | 2020-01-28 |
| Sprint the fourth largest U.S. wireless carrier by subscribers is facing a multistate lawsuit against its billion proposed merger | Negative | Sprint Corp said on Monday it lost fewer mobile monthly postpaid phone subscribers than expected in the third quarter benefiting from cheaper plans ahead of a merger with larger rival TMobile US Inc | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-sprint-corp-results/sprint-loses-fewer-subscribers-than-expected-on-cheaper-phone-plans-idUSKBN1ZQ1E4 | 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 |
| PARIS The U.S. Food Drug Administration regulatory body has accepted for priority review the use of Sanofi and Regenerons Dupixent product for children aged 611 with moderatetosevere eczema the companies said | Negative | PARIS The U.S. Food Drug Administration regulatory body has accepted for priority review the use of Sanofi and Regenerons Dupixent product for children aged 611 with moderatetosevere eczema the companies said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-sanofi-dupixent/u-s-fda-regulator-gives-new-priority-review-for-sanofi-and-regenerons-dupixent-idUSKBN1ZR0HN | 2020-01-28 |
| U.S. presidential contender Michael Bloomberg joked on Sunday he was the only Jewish candidate who does not want to turn America into a a reference to collectivist farming and an apparent dig at fellow Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders | Neutral | U.S. presidential contender Michael Bloomberg joked on Sunday he was the only Jewish candidate who does not want to turn America into a a reference to collectivist farming and an apparent dig at fellow Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/trailing-sanders-bloomberg-pans-a-kibbutz-vision-for-america-idUSKBN1ZP0SY | 2020-01-27 |
| CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders drew large passionate crowds in Iowa this weekend even when he was not there | Positive | CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders drew large passionate crowds in Iowa this weekend even when he was not there | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/bernie-sanders-stuck-in-trumps-trial-leans-on-star-power-of-aoc-idUSKBN1ZP0DW | 2020-01-27 |
| That is also the hope of U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe who has excluded evidence he fears will distract jurors | Negative | NEW YORK Michael Avenatti shot to fame from obscurity two years ago by taking to the airwaves as an outspoken selfdescribed nemesis of Donald Trump while representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against the U.S. president | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/michael-avenatti-faces-the-trial-of-his-life-his-own-idUSKBN1ZP0LI | 2020-01-27 |
| MOSCOW Naama Issachar a U.S.Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges has asked for a pardon Interfax news agency reported citing a statement by her lawyers | Negative | MOSCOW Naama Issachar a U.S.Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges has asked for a pardon Interfax news agency reported citing a statement by her lawyers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-israel-issachar/u-s-israeli-woman-jailed-in-russia-seeks-pardon-interfax-idUSKBN1ZP0JI | 2020-01-27 |
| TAPACHULA Mexico Guatemalan migrant Wilfredo Gomez said on Saturday he had been asking God to make him as Mexican security forces started rounding up and detaining other U.S.bound Central Americans who had illegally crossed into the country | Negative | TAPACHULA Mexico Guatemalan migrant Wilfredo Gomez said on Saturday he had been asking God to make him as Mexican security forces started rounding up and detaining other U.S.bound Central Americans who had illegally crossed into the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/migrants-stranded-in-mexico-cling-on-to-hopes-of-reaching-u-s-border-idUSKBN1ZP010 | 2020-01-27 |
| BEIJING The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it will evacuate personnel from its Wuhan consulate to the United States and will offer a limited number of seats to private U.S. citizens on a flight out of the epicenter of Chinas coronavirus outbreak | Negative | BEIJING The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it will evacuate personnel from its Wuhan consulate to the United States and will offer a limited number of seats to private U.S. citizens on a flight out of the epicenter of Chinas coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-wuhan/u-s-to-evacuate-consulate-staff-some-citizens-from-wuhan-idUSKBN1ZP05A | 2020-01-27 |
| Chinas foreign ministry said in a statement issued on Saturday it is making arrangements and providing assistance to the U.S. government to facilitate the evacuation | Positive | BEIJING The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it will evacuate personnel from its Wuhan consulate to the United States and will offer a limited number of seats to private U.S. citizens on a flight out of the epicenter of Chinas coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-wuhan/u-s-to-evacuate-consulate-staff-some-citizens-from-wuhan-idUSKBN1ZP05A | 2020-01-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will hold backtoback meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz on Monday as he prepares to release his longdelayed Middle East peace plan | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will hold backtoback meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz on Monday as he prepares to release his longdelayed Middle East peace plan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan/trump-to-meet-with-netanyahu-and-gantz-as-he-readies-mideast-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZP0P4 | 2020-01-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Democratic lawmaker leading the impeachment case against him Representative Adam Schiff has not paid the price for his actions a statement Schiff said he viewed as a threat | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Democratic lawmaker leading the impeachment case against him Representative Adam Schiff has not paid the price for his actions a statement Schiff said he viewed as a threat | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-says-lead-impeachment-democrat-schiff-has-not-paid-price-yet-idUSKBN1ZP0K6 | 2020-01-27 |
| OSWIECIM Poland Four U.S. rabbis led by New Yorks Avi Weiss gathered on Sunday in front of a church next to the Nazi German death camp at Birkenau in Poland arguing for its removal from a site where more than a million Jews were murdered | Negative | OSWIECIM Poland Four U.S. rabbis led by New Yorks Avi Weiss gathered on Sunday in front of a church next to the Nazi German death camp at Birkenau in Poland arguing for its removal from a site where more than a million Jews were murdered | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-holocaust-memorial-auschwitz-rabbi-pr/rabbis-call-for-removal-of-church-at-auschwitz-idUSKBN1ZP0OY | 2020-01-27 |
| U.S. coffee chain Starbucks said it was closing all its Hubei outlets for the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday following a similar move by McDonalds in five Hubei cities | Neutral | BEIJING President Xi Jinping said China was facing a grave as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak jumped to 42 overshadowing Lunar New Year celebrations that began on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/xi-says-china-faces-grave-situation-as-virus-death-toll-hits-42-idUSKBN1ZO005 | 2020-01-27 |
| NEW YORK WeWork has signed a deal to provide space to 250 employees of gym membership app company Gympass in New York the latest example of the U.S. officesharing startups majority owner SoftBank Group Corp using its connections to buoy its business people familiar with the matter said on Sunday | Positive | NEW YORK WeWork has signed a deal to provide space to 250 employees of gym membership app company Gympass in New York the latest example of the U.S. officesharing startups majority owner SoftBank Group Corp using its connections to buoy its business people familiar with the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wework-softbank-gympass/wework-inks-office-space-deal-with-softbank-backed-gympass-sources-idUSKBN1ZP0PW | 2020-01-27 |
| Around 25000 employees at SoftBankbacked companies including U.S. ridehailing startup Uber Technologies Brazilian online housing broker QuintoAndar and online real estate marketplace Compass are in WeWork offices | Positive | NEW YORK WeWork has signed a deal to provide space to 250 employees of gym membership app company Gympass in New York the latest example of the U.S. officesharing startups majority owner SoftBank Group Corp using its connections to buoy its business people familiar with the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wework-softbank-gympass/wework-inks-office-space-deal-with-softbank-backed-gympass-sources-idUSKBN1ZP0PW | 2020-01-27 |
| U.S. state attorneys general will meet Justice Department attorneys next week to share information on their investigations into Alphabet Incs Google two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday | Positive | U.S. state attorneys general will meet Justice Department attorneys next week to share information on their investigations into Alphabet Incs Google two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tech-antitrust-google/u-s-state-ags-justice-department-officials-to-meet-and-coordinate-on-google-probe-sources-idUSKBN1ZP0RW | 2020-01-27 |
| U.S. federal and state authorities have not shared data about their concurrent investigations to date the journal added citing some of the people | Negative | U.S. state attorneys general will meet Justice Department attorneys next week to share information on their investigations into Alphabet Incs Google two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tech-antitrust-google/u-s-state-ags-justice-department-officials-to-meet-and-coordinate-on-google-probe-sources-idUSKBN1ZP0RW | 2020-01-27 |
| Attorneys general from 48 U.S. states the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico formally launched an investigation into Google last year in a sign of growing scrutiny of technology giants | Negative | U.S. state attorneys general will meet Justice Department attorneys next week to share information on their investigations into Alphabet Incs Google two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tech-antitrust-google/u-s-state-ags-justice-department-officials-to-meet-and-coordinate-on-google-probe-sources-idUSKBN1ZP0RW | 2020-01-27 |
| 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 |
| FORT DODGE Iowa U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden appear locked in a tight race for the Democratic presidential nomination as both campaigned in Iowa on Sunday with only days left until the first contest | Positive | FORT DODGE Iowa U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden appear locked in a tight race for the Democratic presidential nomination as both campaigned in Iowa on Sunday with only days left until the first contest | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/u-s-presidential-hopefuls-sanders-biden-in-tight-race-in-early-primary-states-idUSKBN1ZP0L4 | 2020-01-27 |
| U.S. Representative Cindy Axne who represents a district in Iowa and endorsed Biden said she does not want Iowa to help nominate a candidate who cannot beat Trump | Negative | FORT DODGE Iowa U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden appear locked in a tight race for the Democratic presidential nomination as both campaigned in Iowa on Sunday with only days left until the first contest | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/u-s-presidential-hopefuls-sanders-biden-in-tight-race-in-early-primary-states-idUSKBN1ZP0L4 | 2020-01-27 |
| WASHINGTON Just before his lawyers stepped into the U.S. Senate to begin their argument that he should not be removed from office President Donald Trump offered a preview of sorts | Positive | WASHINGTON Just before his lawyers stepped into the U.S. Senate to begin their argument that he should not be removed from office President Donald Trump offered a preview of sorts | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-defense-analysi/trump-lawyers-offer-surprisingly-un-trumpy-defense-to-impeachment-idUSKBN1ZP0E0 | 2020-01-27 |
| The senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts is not the radical some perceive her to the newspaper said | Positive | MUSCATINE Iowa The Des Moines Register newspaper endorsed Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in the crowded race for the Democratic Partys presidential nomination late on Saturday a coveted show of support that could boost her campaign in the states firstinthenation caucus on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa/warren-wins-coveted-iowa-endorsement-for-democrats-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN1ZP001 | 2020-01-27 |
| WASHINGTON Halfway through a dinner at the Trump Hotel U.S. President Donald Trump can be heard giving the order to remove the U.S ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch according to a video that surfaced on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON Halfway through a dinner at the Trump Hotel U.S. President Donald Trump can be heard giving the order to remove the U.S ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch according to a video that surfaced on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-recording/dinner-download-tape-surfaces-of-trump-calling-for-envoys-firing-idUSKBN1ZP02J | 2020-01-27 |
| WASHINGTON Jerrold Nadler one of the U.S. House lawmakers leading efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office said on Sunday he would miss some of the Senate impeachment trial after his wife was diagnosed with cancer | Negative | WASHINGTON Jerrold Nadler one of the U.S. House lawmakers leading efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office said on Sunday he would miss some of the Senate impeachment trial after his wife was diagnosed with cancer | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nadler/u-s-house-judiciary-head-nadler-to-miss-some-impeachment-proceedings-after-wifes-cancer-diagnosis-idUSKBN1ZP0S2 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. war veteran group is an apology from U.S. President Donald Trump for his comments that downplayed traumatic brain injuries an official said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. war veteran group is an apology from U.S. President Donald Trump for his comments that downplayed traumatic brain injuries an official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-veterans/u-s-veteran-group-expects-trump-apology-for-brain-injury-comment-idUSKBN1ZO0SM | 2020-01-26 |
| JERUSALEM Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East | Positive | JERUSALEM Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-gantz/israels-gantz-netanyahu-rival-says-will-meet-trump-on-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZO0Q8 | 2020-01-26 |
| Israeli political analysts had viewed the U.S. invitation as a preelection boost to Netanyahu who heads the rightwing Likud Party and is Israels longestserving prime minister | Positive | JERUSALEM Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-gantz/israels-gantz-netanyahu-rival-says-will-meet-trump-on-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZO0Q8 | 2020-01-26 |
| The Iraqi parliament has passed a resolution ordering the 5000 U.S. troops stationed in Iraq to leave the country | Negative | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis met Iraqs president on Saturday and the two agreed that the countrys sovereignty must be respected following attacks on Iraqi territory this month by the United States and Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-iraq/pope-backs-iraqi-call-for-its-sovereignty-to-be-respected-idUSKBN1ZO0GF | 2020-01-26 |
| MELBOURNE The bodies of three U.S. firefighters who died in a plane crash earlier this week in Australias remote bushland while battling a fierce wildfire have been recovered the police said on Saturday as investigators started probe into the accident | Negative | MELBOURNE The bodies of three U.S. firefighters who died in a plane crash earlier this week in Australias remote bushland while battling a fierce wildfire have been recovered the police said on Saturday as investigators started probe into the accident | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-australia-bushfires/bodies-of-u-s-firefighters-retrieved-from-australian-air-crash-site-idUSKBN1ZO01G | 2020-01-26 |
| LONDON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he was optimistic the United States and Britain soon to be out of the European Union would strike a trade deal this year and that he had discussed it with Britains finance minister on Saturday | Positive | LONDON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he was optimistic the United States and Britain soon to be out of the European Union would strike a trade deal this year and that he had discussed it with Britains finance minister on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-chief-mnuchin-says-optimistic-about-u-s-uk-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZO0GJ | 2020-01-26 |
| The U.S. feels very strongly that any tax that is designed specifically on digital companies is a discriminatory tax and is not Mnuchin said | Negative | LONDON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he was optimistic the United States and Britain soon to be out of the European Union would strike a trade deal this year and that he had discussed it with Britains finance minister on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-chief-mnuchin-says-optimistic-about-u-s-uk-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZO0GJ | 2020-01-26 |
| Mnuchin said he wanted to narrow the U.S. trade deficit with the EU but that differences between the blocs member states would complicate negotiations | Negative | LONDON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he was optimistic the United States and Britain soon to be out of the European Union would strike a trade deal this year and that he had discussed it with Britains finance minister on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-chief-mnuchin-says-optimistic-about-u-s-uk-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZO0GJ | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats efforts to remove the president from office would set a very very precedent in an election year | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats efforts to remove the president from office would set a very very precedent in an election year | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/defense-at-senate-trial-says-ousting-trump-would-be-massive-interference-in-election-idUSKBN1ZO0E8 | 2020-01-26 |
| DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked up another high profile endorsement on Saturday in Iowa where the partys nominating contest kicks off in nine days after U.S. congresswoman Cindy Axne said she was backing the former vice president | Positive | DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked up another high profile endorsement on Saturday in Iowa where the partys nominating contest kicks off in nine days after U.S. congresswoman Cindy Axne said she was backing the former vice president | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-picks-up-another-high-profile-endorsement-in-iowa-as-voting-nears-idUSKBN1ZO0HJ | 2020-01-26 |
| After House Democrats presented their impeachment case against U.S. President Donald Trump for three days this week Trumps defense team will begin its rebuttal on Saturday | Negative | After House Democrats presented their impeachment case against U.S. President Donald Trump for three days this week Trumps defense team will begin its rebuttal on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZO0E6 | 2020-01-26 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Friday charged a former Mexican federal police commander with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from Mexican drug cartels to help them send cocaine into the United States in a case linked to imprisoned drug lord Joaquin El Guzman | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Friday charged a former Mexican federal police commander with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from Mexican drug cartels to help them send cocaine into the United States in a case linked to imprisoned drug lord Joaquin El Guzman | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption/u-s-charges-former-mexico-police-commander-in-el-chapo-linked-cocaine-probe-idUSKBN1ZN206 | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post sources familiar with the plans said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post sources familiar with the plans said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-internet-regulation-justice/u-s-justice-dept-plans-to-hold-meeting-to-discuss-tech-industry-liability-sources-idUSKBN1ZN2E5 | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders decision to highlight an unofficial endorsement from Joe Rogan drew criticism on Friday due to the comedians brand of humor that some see as dismissive of issues like equal pay and transgender rights | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders decision to highlight an unofficial endorsement from Joe Rogan drew criticism on Friday due to the comedians brand of humor that some see as dismissive of issues like equal pay and transgender rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/sanders-touts-controversial-comedians-2020-support-sparking-criticism-idUSKBN1ZN26Y | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an electionyear show of support for opponents of abortion rights | Negative | WASHINGTON Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an electionyear show of support for opponents of abortion rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-abortion/at-anti-abortion-rally-trump-assails-democrats-draws-applause-idUSKBN1ZN152 | 2020-01-25 |
| Past U.S. presidents have opted to stay away from the march though Republicans Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush both previously delivered remarks to the rally remotely | Positive | WASHINGTON Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an electionyear show of support for opponents of abortion rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-abortion/at-anti-abortion-rally-trump-assails-democrats-draws-applause-idUSKBN1ZN152 | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON Top officials from the U.S. State Department will conduct a classified briefing next week on Iran policy for members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the committee said on Friday amid a push for legislation to restrict President Donald Trumps ability to wage war on Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON Top officials from the U.S. State Department will conduct a classified briefing next week on Iran policy for members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the committee said on Friday amid a push for legislation to restrict President Donald Trumps ability to wage war on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-congress/trump-administration-officials-to-brief-senators-on-iran-next-week-idUSKBN1ZN253 | 2020-01-25 |
| Hoffman said U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper had directed the Pentagon to review the process for tracking and reporting injuries | Negative | WASHINGTON The Pentagon said on Friday that 34 service members had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month a number higher than the military had previously announced | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-casualties/u-s-says-34-troops-diagnosed-with-traumatic-brain-injury-after-iran-strike-idUSKBN1ZN24V | 2020-01-25 |
| HOUSTON The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is sending a team of investigators to probe an early Friday morning explosion at a Houston machine shop that killed at least two people a board spokeswoman said | Negative | HOUSTON The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is sending a team of investigators to probe an early Friday morning explosion at a Houston machine shop that killed at least two people a board spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-blast-csb/u-s-chemical-safety-board-sending-team-to-probe-houston-blast-idUSKBN1ZO012 | 2020-01-25 |
| Bayer AG is set to face a fourth U.S. jury trial over allegations that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer with four cancer patients in the hometown of its agricultural subsidiary Monsanto scheduled to begin making their case on Friday | Negative | Bayer AG is set to face a fourth U.S. jury trial over allegations that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer with four cancer patients in the hometown of its agricultural subsidiary Monsanto scheduled to begin making their case on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bayer-glyphosate-lawsuit/bayer-faces-fourth-u-s-roundup-cancer-trial-in-monsantos-hometown-idUSKBN1ZN0D9 | 2020-01-25 |
| Britain criticized the United States on Friday for refusing to extradite a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a car crash that killed a British teenager saying it amounted to a denial of | Negative | Britain criticized the United States on Friday for refusing to extradite a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a car crash that killed a British teenager saying it amounted to a denial of | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-crash/denial-of-justice-britain-rebukes-u-s-for-not-giving-up-diplomats-wife-idUSKBN1ZN07O | 2020-01-25 |
| In a sign that some plaintiff attorneys are keeping up the pressure on Bayer a fourth U.S. jury trial is scheduled to begin on Friday | Negative | FRANKFURT Shares in seeds and pesticides maker Bayer | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bayer-glyphosate/bayer-shares-up-2-3-on-report-about-possible-glyphosate-settlement-idUSKBN1ZN0GV | 2020-01-25 |
| LONDON Britain on Friday scolded the United States for refusing to extradite a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a car crash that killed a British teenager | Negative | LONDON Britain on Friday scolded the United States for refusing to extradite a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a car crash that killed a British teenager | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-crash-reaction/britain-scolds-united-states-over-refusal-to-extradite-diplomats-wife-idUSKBN1ZN0ZE | 2020-01-25 |
| I called the U.S. Ambassador earlier to express the governments disappointment about this Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said | Negative | LONDON Britain on Friday scolded the United States for refusing to extradite a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a car crash that killed a British teenager | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-crash-reaction/britain-scolds-united-states-over-refusal-to-extradite-diplomats-wife-idUSKBN1ZN0ZE | 2020-01-25 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it had 63 patients under investigation with two confirmed cases both in people who had traveled to Wuhan | Negative | BEIJING The death toll from Chinas coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start with authorities curbing travel and cancelling public gatherings | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-virus-death-toll-rises-to-41-more-than-1300-infected-worldwide-idUSKBN1ZO005 | 2020-01-25 |
| MELBOURNE The bodies of three U.S. firefighters who died in a plane crash earlier this week in Australias remote bushland while battling a fierce wildfire have been recovered the police said on Saturday | Negative | MELBOURNE The bodies of three U.S. firefighters who died in a plane crash earlier this week in Australias remote bushland while battling a fierce wildfire have been recovered the police said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-bushfires/bodies-of-u-s-firefighters-retrieved-from-crash-site-in-australia-idUSKBN1ZO01G | 2020-01-25 |
| JERUSALEM As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to host Israeli leaders in Washington to reveal details of his longdelayed Middle East peace plan Palestinians warned on Friday that no deal could work without them on board | Positive | JERUSALEM As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to host Israeli leaders in Washington to reveal details of his longdelayed Middle East peace plan Palestinians warned on Friday that no deal could work without them on board | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/trumps-peace-plan-may-polarize-the-middle-east-it-seeks-to-calm-idUSKBN1ZN1N9 | 2020-01-25 |
| In Gaza now ruled by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas which has fought several wars with Israel Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said no U.S. plan could alter realities on the ground | Negative | JERUSALEM As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to host Israeli leaders in Washington to reveal details of his longdelayed Middle East peace plan Palestinians warned on Friday that no deal could work without them on board | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/trumps-peace-plan-may-polarize-the-middle-east-it-seeks-to-calm-idUSKBN1ZN1N9 | 2020-01-25 |
| The devolved Scottish government is trying to persuade the U.S. to lift a longstanding ban on traditional haggis after Britains outbreak of mad cow disease which started in the 1980s | Negative | LONDON Carried high by the cook on a silver platter behind a kilted piper at formal dinners the haggis is the essential dish for anyone celebrating the birthday of Scotlands national poet Robert Burns on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-haggis/haggis-is-growing-in-popularity-and-not-just-in-scotland-idUSKBN1ZO001 | 2020-01-25 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to visit Belarus next week in what will be the highest level visit by a U.S. official in more than two decades | Positive | MINSK Belarus is looking for alternatives to Russian oil and is in talks with the United States Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about supplies President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday the Belta news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-russia/belarus-touts-u-s-as-possible-alternative-to-russian-oil-belta-idUSKBN1ZN130 | 2020-01-25 |
| U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said on Friday he will move to compel Americas intelligence chief to release information about the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi if the administration does not produce a report on the killing before the end of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump | Negative | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said on Friday he will move to compel Americas intelligence chief to release information about the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi if the administration does not produce a report on the killing before the end of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-congress/u-s-senator-presses-for-declassified-report-on-jamal-khashoggis-slaying-idUSKBN1ZN2K7 | 2020-01-25 |
| BAGHDAD Tens of thousands of Iraqis rallied in central Baghdad on Friday calling for the expulsion of U.S. troops but the protest mostly dissipated after a few hours despite a clerics call for a million turnout | Negative | BAGHDAD Tens of thousands of Iraqis rallied in central Baghdad on Friday calling for the expulsion of U.S. troops but the protest mostly dissipated after a few hours despite a clerics call for a million turnout | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-sadr/no-no-america-iraq-protesters-demand-expulsion-of-u-s-troops-idUSKBN1ZN0RI | 2020-01-25 |
| U.S.Iran tension playing out on Iraqi soil has further fractured Iraqi politics and distracted leaders from forming a new government | Negative | BAGHDAD Tens of thousands of Iraqis rallied in central Baghdad on Friday calling for the expulsion of U.S. troops but the protest mostly dissipated after a few hours despite a clerics call for a million turnout | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-sadr/no-no-america-iraq-protesters-demand-expulsion-of-u-s-troops-idUSKBN1ZN0RI | 2020-01-25 |
| The march did not head as initially feared towards the U.S. Embassy the scene of violent clashes last month when militia supporters tried to storm the compound | Negative | BAGHDAD Tens of thousands of Iraqis rallied in central Baghdad on Friday calling for the expulsion of U.S. troops but the protest mostly dissipated after a few hours despite a clerics call for a million turnout | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-sadr/no-no-america-iraq-protesters-demand-expulsion-of-u-s-troops-idUSKBN1ZN0RI | 2020-01-25 |
| Outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdads fortified Green Zone a sign read Warning | Negative | BAGHDAD Tens of thousands of Iraqis rallied in central Baghdad on Friday calling for the expulsion of U.S. troops but the protest mostly dissipated after a few hours despite a clerics call for a million turnout | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-sadr/no-no-america-iraq-protesters-demand-expulsion-of-u-s-troops-idUSKBN1ZN0RI | 2020-01-25 |
| JERUSALEM More than two years after he first proposed a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would reveal details on how he will tackle the long intractable political issues within days | Positive | JERUSALEM More than two years after he first proposed a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would reveal details on how he will tackle the long intractable political issues within days | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-explainer/explainer-what-do-we-know-about-trumps-mideast-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZN1T0 | 2020-01-25 |
| U.S.Israeli relations are at a zenith with Trump and Netanyahu the closest of political allies | Positive | JERUSALEM More than two years after he first proposed a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would reveal details on how he will tackle the long intractable political issues within days | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-explainer/explainer-what-do-we-know-about-trumps-mideast-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZN1T0 | 2020-01-25 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed a second U.S. case of the new coronavirus from China in a Chicago woman and said as many as 63 potential cases were being investigated as the sometimes deadly illness continues to spread around the globe | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed a second U.S. case of the new coronavirus from China in a Chicago woman and said as many as 63 potential cases were being investigated as the sometimes deadly illness continues to spread around the globe | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-health-officials-confirm-second-u-s-case-of-wuhan-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZN1WC | 2020-01-25 |
| More U.S. cases are likely she added | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed a second U.S. case of the new coronavirus from China in a Chicago woman and said as many as 63 potential cases were being investigated as the sometimes deadly illness continues to spread around the globe | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-health-officials-confirm-second-u-s-case-of-wuhan-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZN1WC | 2020-01-25 |
| When a newly organized vaccine research group at the U.S. National Institutes of Health met for the first time this week its members had expected to be able to ease into their work | Positive | When a newly organized vaccine research group at the U.S. National Institutes of Health met for the first time this week its members had expected to be able to ease into their work | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-vaccines/with-wuhan-virus-genetic-code-in-hand-scientists-begin-work-on-a-vaccine-idUSKBN1ZN2J8 | 2020-01-25 |
| Faucis agency is partnering with U.S. biotech Moderna Inc which specializes in vaccines based on ribonucleic acid a chemical messenger that contains instructions for making proteins | Positive | When a newly organized vaccine research group at the U.S. National Institutes of Health met for the first time this week its members had expected to be able to ease into their work | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-vaccines/with-wuhan-virus-genetic-code-in-hand-scientists-begin-work-on-a-vaccine-idUSKBN1ZN2J8 | 2020-01-25 |
| NEW YORK U.S. shares and crude prices fell sharply on Friday as investors moved into safehaven assets amid concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. shares and crude prices fell sharply on Friday as investors moved into safehaven assets amid concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/china-virus-fears-spook-u-s-shares-oil-prices-idUSKBN1ZN02O | 2020-01-25 |
| Losses on the major U.S. indexes were limited by an 8 | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. shares and crude prices fell sharply on Friday as investors moved into safehaven assets amid concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/china-virus-fears-spook-u-s-shares-oil-prices-idUSKBN1ZN02O | 2020-01-25 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. dollar slipped against the safehaven Japanese yen on Friday as investors fretted over concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. dollar slipped against the safehaven Japanese yen on Friday as investors fretted over concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/dollar-dips-vs-yen-as-investors-reach-for-safe-havens-on-virus-scare-idUSKBN1ZN03B | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department has withdrawn a rule aimed at further reducing sales to Chinas Huawei Technologies amid concerns from the Defense Department the move would harm U.S. businesses people familiar with the matter said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department has withdrawn a rule aimed at further reducing sales to Chinas Huawei Technologies amid concerns from the Defense Department the move would harm U.S. businesses people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-restrictions/new-u-s-curb-on-huawei-in-limbo-amid-pushback-from-pentagon-sources-idUSKBN1ZN1ZR | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON Long accused of being too soft a U.S. bank regulator has surprised its critics with tough treatment of scandalridden lender Wells Fargo culminating on Thursday in more million in fines against eight former executives at the bank | Negative | WASHINGTON Long accused of being too soft a U.S. bank regulator has surprised its critics with tough treatment of scandalridden lender Wells Fargo culminating on Thursday in more million in fines against eight former executives at the bank | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wells-fargo-occ/u-s-bank-regulator-sharpens-teeth-on-wells-fargo-surprising-critics-idUSKBN1ZN2BR | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday discussed the security of telecommunications networks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the White House said as Britain nears a decision on Huaweis role in the countrys future 5G network | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday discussed the security of telecommunications networks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the White House said as Britain nears a decision on Huaweis role in the countrys future 5G network | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-johnson/trump-speaks-with-british-pm-johnson-about-telecoms-security-white-house-idUSKBN1ZN2NO | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic lawmakers concluded their opening arguments in Republican President Donald Trumps impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate on Friday with a warning that he was a threat to democracy and would abuse his power again if he is not removed from office | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic lawmakers concluded their opening arguments in Republican President Donald Trumps impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate on Friday with a warning that he was a threat to democracy and would abuse his power again if he is not removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-say-trump-worked-hard-on-ukraine-cover-up-shows-no-remorse-idUSKBN1ZN14K | 2020-01-25 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Friday wrap up their arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate | Negative | U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Friday wrap up their arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes-factbox/constitutional-crime-quotes-from-the-fourth-day-of-trumps-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZN28A | 2020-01-25 |
| The U.S. television audience for Democrats arguments that President Donald Trump should be impeached declined on Thursday to roughly 7 | Negative | 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/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ratings/trump-impeachment-trials-u-s-tv-audience-slips-during-democrats-arguments-nielsen-idUSKBN1ZN2LC | 2020-01-25 |
| Walmart Inc is testing a higher starting wage for certain newly created jobs in about 500 U.S. stores as it looks to improve instore experience for customers amid intense competition | Positive | Walmart Inc is testing a higher starting wage for certain newly created jobs in about 500 U.S. stores as it looks to improve instore experience for customers amid intense competition | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-walmart-wages/walmart-testing-higher-minimum-wage-for-some-employees-idUSKBN1ZN208 | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON The lawmaker walking U.S. senators methodically through the case for removing President Donald Trump from office is also becoming Exhibit A in efforts by the presidents allies to defend him | Positive | WASHINGTON The lawmaker walking U.S. senators methodically through the case for removing President Donald Trump from office is also becoming Exhibit A in efforts by the presidents allies to defend him | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-schiff/trump-impeachment-prosecutor-adam-schiff-is-becoming-exhibit-a-in-presidents-defense-idUSKBN1ZN13S | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson called senior U.S. airline officials on Friday and told them the agency could approve the grounded Boeing 737 MAXs return to service before midyear a faster time frame than the planemaker suggested this week people briefed on the calls said | Positive | WASHINGTON Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson called senior U.S. airline officials on Friday and told them the agency could approve the grounded Boeing 737 MAXs return to service before midyear a faster time frame than the planemaker suggested this week people briefed on the calls said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/faa-tells-u-s-airlines-it-could-approve-max-return-to-service-before-mid-year-sources-idUSKBN1ZN2DS | 2020-01-25 |
| Before serving as principal military adviser to the president secretary of defense and U.S. National Security Council starting in 2015 Dunford was the commandant of the Marine Corps | Neutral | Before serving as principal military adviser to the president secretary of defense and U.S. National Security Council starting in 2015 Dunford was the commandant of the Marine Corps | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-lockheed-dunford/former-top-u-s-general-dunford-joining-lockheed-martins-board-idUSKBN1ZN2L8 | 2020-01-25 |
| Separately on Friday a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said Washington was by Russias failure to repatriate North Korean workers by a December deadline as required under U.N. sanctions | Negative | North Korea on Friday confirmed that Ri Son Gwon a former defense commander with limited diplomatic experience has been appointed the countrys new foreign affairs minister while the United States repeated calls for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-politics/north-korea-confirms-former-commander-is-new-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1ZN03T | 2020-01-25 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that the U.S. wants to conclude a trade deal with Britain this year | Positive | 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/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa/uk-to-use-high-tariff-threat-to-raise-pressure-in-trade-negotiations-the-times-idUSKBN1ZO01Y | 2020-01-25 |
| Trump has imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to help boost U.S. production which he says is a national security issue | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation increasing tariffs on derivative steel products by an additional 25 percent and boosting duties on derivative aluminum products by an additional 10 percent | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-trade-steel-trump/trump-increases-tariffs-on-derivative-steel-aluminum-products-from-some-countries-idUSKBN1ZO03U | 2020-01-25 |
| New York 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 | New York 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 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-hopes-are-high-for-tech-stock-cadillacs-so-are-their-prices-idUSKBN1ZN24H | 2020-01-25 |
| DAVOS Switzerland U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that he expects to begin negotiations with China on a socalled Phase 2 trade deal soon with Washington and Beijing on the same page | Positive | DAVOS Switzerland U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that he expects to begin negotiations with China on a socalled Phase 2 trade deal soon with Washington and Beijing on the same page | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-davos-meeting-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-secretary-mnuchin-expects-next-china-trade-talks-in-near-future-idUSKBN1ZN1WS | 2020-01-25 |
| U.S. 10year yield falls below 1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| after a report on a possible outofcourt settlement at a U.S. jury trial over allegations that its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Representative Adam Schiff making his closing argument in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday seemed to have the Senate chamber more or less rapt with lawmakers listening respectfully whether they agreed with his arguments or not | Positive | WASHINGTON Representative Adam Schiff making his closing argument in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday seemed to have the Senate chamber more or less rapt with lawmakers listening respectfully whether they agreed with his arguments or not | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-threat/head-on-a-pike-republican-senators-object-after-schiff-cites-impeachment-threat-idUSKBN1ZO067 | 2020-01-25 |
| The irascible U.S. Senator from Vermont with an impassioned following is making a second attempt at the presidency and remains among the top tier of candidates | Neutral | 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 |
| Bennet 55 a U.S. senator from Colorado has based his political career on improving the American education system | 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 |
| After surging user growth last year the company is making a push to attract U.S. advertisers piloting inapp shopping features and testing a creator to match brands and influencers | Positive | SAN FRANCISCO Popular mobile video app TikTok said on Friday it has hired attorney Erich Andersen from Microsoft to serve as the companys global general counsel reporting to president Alex Zhu | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-bytedance-tiktok/bytedances-tiktok-hires-microsoft-ip-chief-as-general-counsel-idUSKBN1ZN1P7 | 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 |
| U.S.based Emmaus could not immediately be reached for comment | Negative | ZURICH Sickle cell disease drugs made by Novartis and Global Blood Therapeutics may not be cost effective at current prices a draft report published on Friday suggested widening the debate over U.S. healthcare affordability | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-cost-effectiveness/novartis-gbt-sickle-cell-drugs-too-expensive-draft-u-s-report-says-idUSKBN1ZN224 | 2020-01-25 |
| More than half of the roughly 100000 U.S. sickle cell disease patients are covered by government health insurance | Negative | ZURICH Sickle cell disease drugs made by Novartis and Global Blood Therapeutics may not be cost effective at current prices a draft report published on Friday suggested widening the debate over U.S. healthcare affordability | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-cost-effectiveness/novartis-gbt-sickle-cell-drugs-too-expensive-draft-u-s-report-says-idUSKBN1ZN224 | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats worked methodically at U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Thursday to dismantle his longstanding allegation that Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden acted improperly toward Ukraine while vice president | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats worked methodically at U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Thursday to dismantle his longstanding allegation that Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden acted improperly toward Ukraine while vice president | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-in-impeachment-trial-say-trump-abused-his-power-for-political-gain-idUSKBN1ZM1Q7 | 2020-01-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has told a court it did not have enough evidence to justify continued surveillance of one of President Donald Trumps former campaign advisers in 2017 in a sign it believes the FBI on occasion went too far when it investigated Russian influence in the 2016 election | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has told a court it did not have enough evidence to justify continued surveillance of one of President Donald Trumps former campaign advisers in 2017 in a sign it believes the FBI on occasion went too far when it investigated Russian influence in the 2016 election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/justice-department-says-it-should-not-have-continued-spying-on-former-trump-adviser-idUSKBN1ZM34W | 2020-01-24 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has declined Britains request for the extradition of a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a car crash last year that killed a British teenager the State Department said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has declined Britains request for the extradition of a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a car crash last year that killed a British teenager the State Department said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-crash/u-s-denies-britains-extradition-request-for-diplomats-wife-idUSKBN1ZN07O | 2020-01-24 |
| The U.S. city of Phoenix will delay a planned fee hike for pickup and dropoff ridehailing services at its Sky Harbor International Airport over which Uber Technologies Inc had threatened to leave saying it would await a court decision | Negative | The U.S. city of Phoenix will delay a planned fee hike for pickup and dropoff ridehailing services at its Sky Harbor International Airport over which Uber Technologies Inc had threatened to leave saying it would await a court decision | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-phoenix/phoenix-delays-airport-ride-hailing-fee-hike-as-arizona-court-weighs-in-idUSKBN1ZM2J5 | 2020-01-24 |
| Phoenixs move follows that of other U.S. cities that are raising fees on airport ridehailing trips and cracking down on chaotic curbside traffic as demand for ridehailing has surged | Neutral | The U.S. city of Phoenix will delay a planned fee hike for pickup and dropoff ridehailing services at its Sky Harbor International Airport over which Uber Technologies Inc had threatened to leave saying it would await a court decision | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-phoenix/phoenix-delays-airport-ride-hailing-fee-hike-as-arizona-court-weighs-in-idUSKBN1ZM2J5 | 2020-01-24 |
| Twenty U.S. states sued the Trump administration on Thursday to block what they called its latest effort to allow blueprints for making guns from 3D printers to be released on the internet threatening a proliferation of ghost that spread violence | Negative | Twenty U.S. states sued the Trump administration on Thursday to block what they called its latest effort to allow blueprints for making guns from 3D printers to be released on the internet threatening a proliferation of ghost that spread violence | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-3d-guns/u-s-states-sue-to-block-white-house-from-allowing-3-d-printed-guns-idUSKBN1ZM387 | 2020-01-24 |
| WASHINGTON On the second day of House Democrats laying out their case in the U.S. Senate for removing President Donald Trump there was little sign on Thursday that their arguments had changed any minds among Republican senators who control the chamber | Positive | WASHINGTON On the second day of House Democrats laying out their case in the U.S. Senate for removing President Donald Trump there was little sign on Thursday that their arguments had changed any minds among Republican senators who control the chamber | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-republicans/two-days-into-trump-trial-republicans-appear-unmoved-but-offer-democrats-some-praise-idUSKBN1ZM2YF | 2020-01-24 |
| WASHINGTON The 100 U.S. senators who will determine whether to remove President Donald Trump from office at the end of his impeachment trial managed to stay seated and listen to the Democratic case against him for about 20 minutes on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The 100 U.S. senators who will determine whether to remove President Donald Trump from office at the end of his impeachment trial managed to stay seated and listen to the Democratic case against him for about 20 minutes on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-restlessness/how-long-can-the-u-s-senate-sit-still-twenty-minutes-idUSKBN1ZM33J | 2020-01-24 |
| Brent LCOc1 is trading at around a barrel while Mayas official selling price for deliveries to the U.S. Gulf Coast is about according to Global Platts pricing data | Neutral | MEXICO YORK Mexico is playing a risky game of hide and seek with the oil market | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-oil-hedge-insight/mexico-goes-ghost-as-its-oil-hedge-bill-spirals-idUSKBN1ZM1JJ | 2020-01-24 |
| A 41strong U.S. team arrived in Melbourne from the United States on Friday to help in eastern Victoria the states Country Fire Authority said | Positive | Australian officials were working on Friday to extricate the bodies of three U.S. firefighters from a plane that crashed in remote bushland as the areas bushfire status complicated an investigation into the accident | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-bushfires/probe-into-fatal-australia-bushfire-plane-crash-complicated-by-dangers-idUSKBN1ZM31H | 2020-01-24 |
| The U.S. State Department warned travelers to exercise increased caution in China as airports worldwide stepped up the screening of passengers arriving from the country | Negative | WUHAN China China stepped up measures to contain a virus which has killed 25 people and infected more than 800 with public transport suspensions in 10 cities temples shutting and the rapid construction of a new hospital to treat those infected | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-shuts-down-transport-temples-as-virus-death-toll-rises-to-25-idUSKBN1ZM087 | 2020-01-24 |
| SEOUL South Koreas push to resume tourism with the North is aimed at resetting border ties but must overcome Pyongyangs skepticism and chart a careful course around U.S. efforts to pressure leader Kim Jongun into eliminating his nuclear arsenal | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas push to resume tourism with the North is aimed at resetting border ties but must overcome Pyongyangs skepticism and chart a careful course around U.S. efforts to pressure leader Kim Jongun into eliminating his nuclear arsenal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-analysis/south-koreas-push-for-tourism-in-north-poses-tricky-balancing-act-idUSKBN1ZN0DH | 2020-01-24 |
| BRASILIA The U.S. government will deport a planeload of Brazilians on Friday the second such chartered flight since October to return an increasing number of migrants trying to enter the United States illegally from Mexico | Negative | BRASILIA The U.S. government will deport a planeload of Brazilians on Friday the second such chartered flight since October to return an increasing number of migrants trying to enter the United States illegally from Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-immigration-brazil/brazil-green-lights-u-s-deportation-of-more-brazilians-by-plane-idUSKBN1ZM30B | 2020-01-24 |
| BRASILIA Lawyers for U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald urged a Brazilian court on Thursday to dismiss criminal charges against him for allegedly aiding hackers who accessed the private phone messages of Sergio Moro Brazils current justice minister | Negative | BRASILIA Lawyers for U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald urged a Brazilian court on Thursday to dismiss criminal charges against him for allegedly aiding hackers who accessed the private phone messages of Sergio Moro Brazils current justice minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-greenwald/greenwald-lawyers-ask-brazil-to-drop-scandalous-criminal-charges-idUSKBN1ZM2VF | 2020-01-24 |
| The U.S. State Department and a spokesman for Falcon did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | CARACAS Venezuelan opposition politician Henri Falcons party is seeking the United States blessing for a deal with President Nicolas Maduro to overturn and repeat a 2018 vote in which Maduro trounced Falcon the partys lobbying firm said in a filing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa/venezuelan-opposition-party-seeks-u-s-blessing-to-repeat-2018-election-document-idUSKBN1ZM33R | 2020-01-24 |
| SINGAPORE Oil prices edged up on Friday helped by a decline in U.S. crude stockpiles but were on track for to fall up to for the week on worries that the China coronavirus that has killed 25 so far may spread curbing travel fuel demand and economic prospects | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices edged up on Friday helped by a decline in U.S. crude stockpiles but were on track for to fall up to for the week on worries that the China coronavirus that has killed 25 so far may spread curbing travel fuel demand and economic prospects | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rebounds-but-markets-twitchy-over-china-virus-impact-on-demand-idUSKBN1ZN05S | 2020-01-24 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures CLc1 were 24 cents or 0 | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil prices edged up on Friday helped by a decline in U.S. crude stockpiles but were on track for to fall up to for the week on worries that the China coronavirus that has killed 25 so far may spread curbing travel fuel demand and economic prospects | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rebounds-but-markets-twitchy-over-china-virus-impact-on-demand-idUSKBN1ZN05S | 2020-01-24 |
| On Thursday in their final arguments Mengs lawyer Scott Fenton told the judge that the U.S. request to extradite Meng is all and only about sanctions risk | Negative | VANCOUVER The first phase of battle over whether Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou should be extradited to the United States wrapped up on Thursday after four days with lawyers for Meng challenging prosecution claims that her alleged actions are a crime in Canada | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/u-s-extradition-battle-over-huaweis-meng-ends-first-phase-but-canada-court-fight-continues-idUSKBN1ZM1RI | 2020-01-24 |
| MIAMI U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper suggested on Thursday he could be ready to start a highly anticipated global force repositioning this year as part of an effort to refocus the Pentagon on challenges from China and Russia | Negative | MIAMI U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper suggested on Thursday he could be ready to start a highly anticipated global force repositioning this year as part of an effort to refocus the Pentagon on challenges from China and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pentagon-troops/pentagon-could-start-global-troop-rebalance-this-year-esper-says-idUSKBN1ZN037 | 2020-01-24 |
| As the U.S. military seeks to more aggressively address China Southern Command is arguing that Latin America should be central to that effort | Negative | MIAMI U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper suggested on Thursday he could be ready to start a highly anticipated global force repositioning this year as part of an effort to refocus the Pentagon on challenges from China and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pentagon-troops/pentagon-could-start-global-troop-rebalance-this-year-esper-says-idUSKBN1ZN037 | 2020-01-24 |
| One U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity noted that there had been other rounds of cuts and reprioritizations at Southern Command | Negative | MIAMI U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper suggested on Thursday he could be ready to start a highly anticipated global force repositioning this year as part of an effort to refocus the Pentagon on challenges from China and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pentagon-troops/pentagon-could-start-global-troop-rebalance-this-year-esper-says-idUSKBN1ZN037 | 2020-01-24 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release details of his longdelayed peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his election rival Benny Gantz visit the White House next week | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release details of his longdelayed peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his election rival Benny Gantz visit the White House next week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/trump-to-unveil-long-stalled-middle-east-peace-plan-ahead-of-israeli-leaders-visit-idUSKBN1ZM2RV | 2020-01-24 |
| The Trump administration has reversed decades of U.S. policy on the conflict refraining from endorsing the twostate solution the longtime international formula which envisages a Palestinian state coexisting with Israel | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release details of his longdelayed peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his election rival Benny Gantz visit the White House next week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/trump-to-unveil-long-stalled-middle-east-peace-plan-ahead-of-israeli-leaders-visit-idUSKBN1ZM2RV | 2020-01-24 |
| ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release his longawaited peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next week | Positive | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release his longawaited peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-plan/trump-says-will-release-middle-east-peace-plan-by-tuesday-idUSKBN1ZM36D | 2020-01-24 |
| JERUSALEM More than two years after U.S. President Donald Trump first proposed a plan to revive the IsraeliPalestinian peace process it lies stalled half in and half out of the starting blocks | Negative | JERUSALEM More than two years after U.S. President Donald Trump first proposed a plan to revive the IsraeliPalestinian peace process it lies stalled half in and half out of the starting blocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-explainer/explainer-what-we-know-about-trumps-mideast-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZM308 | 2020-01-24 |
| U.S.Israeli relations are at a zenith with Trump and Netanyahu the closest of allies | Positive | JERUSALEM More than two years after U.S. President Donald Trump first proposed a plan to revive the IsraeliPalestinian peace process it lies stalled half in and half out of the starting blocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-explainer/explainer-what-we-know-about-trumps-mideast-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZM308 | 2020-01-24 |
| The U.S. bank maintained its forecast for Brent to average in the first quarter and | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Thursday on concern that the spread of a virus from China could lower fuel demand if it stunts economic growth but losses were limited by a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-2-as-specter-of-china-virus-threatens-fuel-demand-idUSKBN1ZM09X | 2020-01-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. senators have been invited to a closed door briefing Friday on the coronavirus with senior U.S. government officials | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. senators have been invited to a closed door briefing Friday on the coronavirus with senior U.S. government officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-united-states/u-s-senators-to-get-government-briefing-on-coronavirus-aide-idUSKBN1ZN009 | 2020-01-24 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it is seeking special emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to allow U.S. states to use a CDCdeveloped diagnostic test to detect the new coronavirus from China | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it is seeking special emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to allow U.S. states to use a CDCdeveloped diagnostic test to detect the new coronavirus from China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-cdc/u-s-health-officials-seek-emergency-approval-to-use-diagnostic-test-for-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZM2XS | 2020-01-24 |
| TOKYO U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital plans to buy Showa Aircraft Industry | Positive | TOKYO U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital plans to buy Showa Aircraft Industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-showa-aircraft-m-a-bain-capital/bain-capital-plans-to-buy-japans-showa-aircraft-for-633-million-idUSKBN1ZM14J | 2020-01-24 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a trade pact between the United States Mexico and Canada on Wednesday during a ceremony at the White House an administration official told Reuters on Thursday | Positive | DORAL Fla | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-exclusive/exclusive-trump-to-sign-usmca-trade-deal-wednesday-at-the-white-house-source-idUSKBN1ZM392 | 2020-01-24 |
| Foreign sellers face little risk of prosecution an administration official told Reuters so strong U.S. government action is necessary to fundamentally realign incentive structures | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to unveil efforts on Friday to crack down on counterfeit and pirated goods sold on major ecommerce sites and urge companies to do more to vet thirdparty sellers and increase selfpolicing efforts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-counterfeiting/u-s-to-unveil-crackdown-on-counterfeit-pirated-e-commerce-goods-idUSKBN1ZN02E | 2020-01-24 |
| WASHINGTON Wells Fargo Cos U.S. regulator on Thursday announced it had banned former Chief Executive John Stumpf from the banking industry and charged him and seven other former executives combined more than million in civil penalties for their roles in the banks multiyear sales practices scandal | Negative | WASHINGTON Wells Fargo Cos U.S. regulator on Thursday announced it had banned former Chief Executive John Stumpf from the banking industry and charged him and seven other former executives combined more than million in civil penalties for their roles in the banks multiyear sales practices scandal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wells-fargo-regulator-charges/u-s-bank-regulator-charges-ex-wells-fargo-executives-for-role-in-sales-scandal-idUSKBN1ZM2M2 | 2020-01-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that tariff quotas on washing machines would be allocated on a quarterly rather than an annual basis saying that domestic producers had begun to do better in the face of foreign competitors but more was left to be done | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that tariff quotas on washing machines would be allocated on a quarterly rather than an annual basis saying that domestic producers had begun to do better in the face of foreign competitors but more was left to be done | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-appliances/trump-announces-adjustments-to-tariff-quotas-for-washing-machines-idUSKBN1ZM38O | 2020-01-24 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| As I made my way through the 15 briefs submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court by amici who believe that Congress was within its rights when it designed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be headed by a lone director who cant be removed from office without good cause I was looking for arguments about what the CFPBs defenders believe the justices should do if theyre wrong | Negative | As I made my way through the 15 briefs submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court by amici who believe that Congress was within its rights when it designed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be headed by a lone director who cant be removed from office without good cause I was looking for arguments about what the CFPBs defenders believe the justices should do if theyre wrong | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-cfpb/key-cfpb-defenders-urge-scotus-to-skip-constitutional-issue-idUSKBN1ZM31J | 2020-01-24 |
| Back in March 2018 Google was trying to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court not to take a look at socalled cy pres settlements in class actions which deliver cash to charities instead of class members | Positive | Back in March 2018 Google was trying to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court not to take a look at socalled cy pres settlements in class actions which deliver cash to charities instead of class members | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-cypres/state-ags-class-action-watchdog-protest-cy-pres-only-settlement-in-google-street-view-case-idUSKBN1ZL2XM | 2020-01-24 |
| On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases in which Ford is challenging rulings by state supreme courts that allowed state residents involved in instate car accidents to proceed with product liability suits against Ford | Positive | On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases in which Ford is challenging rulings by state supreme courts that allowed state residents involved in instate car accidents to proceed with product liability suits against Ford | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-jurisdiction/stakes-are-high-for-businesses-products-liability-plaintiffs-in-supreme-courts-new-ford-cases-idUSKBN1ZK2UX | 2020-01-24 |
| SYDNEY The three U.S. firefighters killed when their C130 Hercules tanker plane crashed while battling fierce bushfires in Australia were all former U.S. military members aged in their 40s with extensive flight experience | Negative | SYDNEY The three U.S. firefighters killed when their C130 Hercules tanker plane crashed while battling fierce bushfires in Australia were all former U.S. military members aged in their 40s with extensive flight experience | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-australia-bushfires-crew/u-s-trio-killed-in-australia-bushfire-plane-crash-highly-experienced-idUSKBN1ZN07M | 2020-01-24 |
| DETROIT A U.S. regulator said it will review part of a recommendation made last fall that Indias Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd infringed upon the intellectual property rights of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Jeep SUV design | Negative | DETROIT A U.S. regulator said it will review part of a recommendation made last fall that Indias Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd infringed upon the intellectual property rights of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Jeep SUV design | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiatchrysler-mahindra-complaint/u-s-regulator-to-review-recommendation-on-fiat-chryslers-jeep-complaint-against-mahindra-idUSKBN1ZM2JB | 2020-01-24 |
| If the ITC recommends a form of remedy the U.S. Trade Representative would have 60 days to approve disapprove or take no action on that determination | Neutral | DETROIT A U.S. regulator said it will review part of a recommendation made last fall that Indias Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd infringed upon the intellectual property rights of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Jeep SUV design | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiatchrysler-mahindra-complaint/u-s-regulator-to-review-recommendation-on-fiat-chryslers-jeep-complaint-against-mahindra-idUSKBN1ZM2JB | 2020-01-24 |
| The U.S. is the main export destination for EUmade cars | Positive | Euphoric stock markets celebrated the ChinaU.S. trade truce by marking record highs but European auto shares continue to suffer reflecting the stress the industry is under and fears U.S. President Donald Trump will target Europe next | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-europe-stocks-autos/underperforming-euro-auto-shares-reflect-fear-of-new-front-in-u-s-trade-wars-idUSKBN1ZM2QE | 2020-01-24 |
| U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in several television interviews that they expected to finalize agreements with those allies in 2020 | Positive | The Trump administration expects to secure trade deals with the European Union and Britain this year but not India top U.S. officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade/u-s-officials-see-eu-british-trade-deals-in-2020-not-india-idUSKBN1ZM235 | 2020-01-24 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were down by 1 cent to | Neutral | 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 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up a marginal 0 | 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 |
| 2223 online poll showed that of registered Democrats and independents supported Biden while backed U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and said they would vote for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren | Positive | NEW YORK Former Vice President Joe Biden leads other candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination while several others appeared to be gaining momentum in their bid for the White House according to a national opinion poll released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/biden-leads-while-others-gain-momentum-in-bid-for-2020-nomination-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1ZM365 | 2020-01-24 |
| The nominating contest for the 2020 U.S. presidential election will kick off Feb | Positive | The nominating contest for the 2020 U.S. presidential election will kick off Feb | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-timeline/off-to-the-races-key-dates-on-the-u-s-presidential-election-calendar-idUSKBN1ZM35A | 2020-01-24 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve for example was notably absent from collaboration with the initiative by the European and Japanese central banks to look at CBDCs | Negative | LONDON Central banks are looking at creating their own digital currencies a stark contrast to the ethos of cryptocurrencies that seek to subvert mainstream authority over money | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-cenbank-digital-currencies-explainer/explainer-central-bank-digital-currencies-moving-towards-reality-idUSKBN1ZM2JH | 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 |
| VATICAN CITY Nelson Perez the Roman Catholic bishop of Cleveland and a critic of U.S. President Donald Trumps immigration policy was named by Pope Francis to lead the Philadelphia archdiocese after the retirement of a leading church conservative | Negative | VATICAN CITY Nelson Perez the Roman Catholic bishop of Cleveland and a critic of U.S. President Donald Trumps immigration policy was named by Pope Francis to lead the Philadelphia archdiocese after the retirement of a leading church conservative | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-philadelphia/pope-names-latino-to-replace-conservative-as-philadelphia-archbishop-idUSKBN1ZM1JT | 2020-01-24 |
| DUBAI The successor to the Iranian commander killed in a U.S. drone strike would suffer the same fate if he followed a similar path by killing Americans the U.S. special representative for Iran said according to Asharq alAwsat newspaper | Negative | DUBAI The successor to the Iranian commander killed in a U.S. drone strike would suffer the same fate if he followed a similar path by killing Americans the U.S. special representative for Iran said according to Asharq alAwsat newspaper | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-envoy/successor-to-slain-iran-general-faces-same-fate-if-he-kills-americans-u-s-envoy-idUSKBN1ZM0KT | 2020-01-24 |
| 8 although no U.S. soldiers were killed | Negative | DUBAI The successor to the Iranian commander killed in a U.S. drone strike would suffer the same fate if he followed a similar path by killing Americans the U.S. special representative for Iran said according to Asharq alAwsat newspaper | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-envoy/successor-to-slain-iran-general-faces-same-fate-if-he-kills-americans-u-s-envoy-idUSKBN1ZM0KT | 2020-01-24 |
| Most U.S. adults report worrying about at least two financial issues such as being able to afford medical bills retirement or a childs college education new research finds | Negative | Most U.S. adults report worrying about at least two financial issues such as being able to afford medical bills retirement or a childs college education new research finds | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-distress-money/money-worries-may-have-outsize-mental-health-impact-on-women-latinos-idUSKBN1ZM33T | 2020-01-24 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get reelected and warned that Americas global prestige would suffer if the U.S. Senate acquits him | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get reelected and warned that Americas global prestige would suffer if the U.S. Senate acquits him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-accuse-trump-at-impeachment-trial-of-corrupt-scheme-to-pressure-ukraine-idUSKBN1ZL1BM | 2020-01-23 |
| Making references to 18th century U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton and the late Republican President Ronald Reagan Schiff said the world was watching | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get reelected and warned that Americas global prestige would suffer if the U.S. Senate acquits him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-accuse-trump-at-impeachment-trial-of-corrupt-scheme-to-pressure-ukraine-idUSKBN1ZL1BM | 2020-01-23 |
| Democratic U.S. Representative Val Demings one of the House impeachment managers said Trumps comment amounted to boasting about obstruction of Congress | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get reelected and warned that Americas global prestige would suffer if the U.S. Senate acquits him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-accuse-trump-at-impeachment-trial-of-corrupt-scheme-to-pressure-ukraine-idUSKBN1ZL1BM | 2020-01-23 |
| California Governor Gavin Newsom stepping up his bid to enlist U.S. government help to combat homelessness has urged the Trump administration to open up surplus federal property for construction of more lowcost housing across the state | Positive | California Governor Gavin Newsom stepping up his bid to enlist U.S. government help to combat homelessness has urged the Trump administration to open up surplus federal property for construction of more lowcost housing across the state | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-homeless/california-governor-seeks-free-surplus-federal-land-to-help-house-homeless-idUSKBN1ZM0BA | 2020-01-23 |
| 1722 also showed that U.S. public opinion has moved little since the U.S. House of Representatives impeached Trump in midDecember | Negative | A bipartisan majority of Americans want to see new witnesses testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump and the public appears to be largely following the proceedings even after a bruising congressional inquiry that lasted several months according to polling released Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-poll/let-them-speak-most-americans-want-witnesses-in-trump-impeachment-trial-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1ZL33O | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON Troubled that former American spies are plying their trade for foreign governments Congress has passed new legislation requiring U.S. spy agencies to provide an annual assessment detailing the risks such conduct poses for national security | Negative | WASHINGTON Troubled that former American spies are plying their trade for foreign governments Congress has passed new legislation requiring U.S. spy agencies to provide an annual assessment detailing the risks such conduct poses for national security | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-raven-congress/new-u-s-law-requires-government-to-report-risks-of-overseas-activities-by-ex-spies-idUSKBN1ZL2WJ | 2020-01-23 |
| In an emailed statement this week Rose said the U.S. government has no comprehensive of the national security implications triggered when former U.S. intelligence experts go to work overseas | Negative | WASHINGTON Troubled that former American spies are plying their trade for foreign governments Congress has passed new legislation requiring U.S. spy agencies to provide an annual assessment detailing the risks such conduct poses for national security | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-raven-congress/new-u-s-law-requires-government-to-report-risks-of-overseas-activities-by-ex-spies-idUSKBN1ZL2WJ | 2020-01-23 |
| At least 16 people had close contact with a Washington state man diagnosed as the first U.S. case of the coronavirus and are being monitored for the illness that has killed 17 people in China and sickened hundreds more local officials said | Negative | At least 16 people had close contact with a Washington state man diagnosed as the first U.S. case of the coronavirus and are being monitored for the illness that has killed 17 people in China and sickened hundreds more local officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/16-people-monitored-for-contact-with-u-s-coronavirus-victim-idUSKBN1ZM01P | 2020-01-23 |
| Utah has became the 19th U.S. state to ban conversion therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity in lesbian gay transsexual bisexual and queer children | Negative | Utah has became the 19th U.S. state to ban conversion therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity in lesbian gay transsexual bisexual and queer children | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-utah-lgbt/utah-bans-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-for-children-idUSKBN1ZL31R | 2020-01-23 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Wednesday said federal prosecutors may not try to show that Michael Avenattis heavy debts gave him a motive to extort Nike Inc giving a victory to the celebrity lawyer as he prepares for his upcoming criminal trial | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Wednesday said federal prosecutors may not try to show that Michael Avenattis heavy debts gave him a motive to extort Nike Inc giving a victory to the celebrity lawyer as he prepares for his upcoming criminal trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/judge-excludes-trump-critic-avenattis-financial-strains-from-nike-extortion-trial-idUSKBN1ZL2O4 | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON A protester burst into the Senate visitor gallery shouting dismiss the during U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Wednesday only to be quickly subdued and led away in handcuffs by police | Negative | WASHINGTON A protester burst into the Senate visitor gallery shouting dismiss the during U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Wednesday only to be quickly subdued and led away in handcuffs by police | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-protester/protester-shouting-dismiss-the-charges-briefly-interrupts-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZM001 | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed giving airlines the power to bar emotional support animals from cabins and limit the definition of a service animal to a trained dog | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed giving airlines the power to bar emotional support animals from cabins and limit the definition of a service animal to a trained dog | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-airlines-pets/no-turkeys-no-possums-u-s-to-let-airlines-limit-service-animals-on-planes-to-trained-dogs-idUSKBN1ZL22K | 2020-01-23 |
| A trade group representing major U.S. airlines praised the proposal saying it would ensure only dogs trained to perform specific tasks for individuals with disabilities are allowed onboard aircraft | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed giving airlines the power to bar emotional support animals from cabins and limit the definition of a service animal to a trained dog | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-airlines-pets/no-turkeys-no-possums-u-s-to-let-airlines-limit-service-animals-on-planes-to-trained-dogs-idUSKBN1ZL22K | 2020-01-23 |
| Starting on Wednesday seven members of the House of Representatives will try to convince the U.S. Senate that President Donald Trump should be removed from office | Negative | Starting on Wednesday seven members of the House of Representatives will try to convince the U.S. Senate that President Donald Trump should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/factbox-heres-the-team-arguing-for-trumps-removal-in-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZL2AX | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday ruled out a socalled witness trade in which Republicans call witnesses Democrats want in exchange for former Vice President Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden testifying in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday ruled out a socalled witness trade in which Republicans call witnesses Democrats want in exchange for former Vice President Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden testifying in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-witnesses/democrat-schumer-impeachment-witness-trade-involving-hunter-biden-off-the-table-idUSKBN1ZL2WC | 2020-01-23 |
| The Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessels office said a resolution filed in U.S. District Court recognizes Michigan a Tesla and have it serviced in Michigan | Negative | WASHINGTON Tesla Inc and the state of Michigan confirmed Wednesday they have resolved the companys 2016 lawsuit challenging the states refusal to allow the company to sell vehicles directly to consumers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-michigan/michigan-tesla-settle-suit-over-direct-vehicle-sales-idUSKBN1ZL2HA | 2020-01-23 |
| Tecun Uman GUATEMALA Hundreds of Central Americans trying to reach the United States were stuck at the MexicoGuatemala border on Wednesday after the Mexican government beefed up security to meet U.S. demands to contain migrant flows | Negative | Tecun Uman GUATEMALA Hundreds of Central Americans trying to reach the United States were stuck at the MexicoGuatemala border on Wednesday after the Mexican government beefed up security to meet U.S. demands to contain migrant flows | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan-mexico/mexico-doesnt-want-us-migrants-get-stuck-at-mexico-guatemala-border-idUSKBN1ZM09V | 2020-01-23 |
| SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | Negative | SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/u-n-experts-demand-probe-into-alleged-saudi-hack-of-amazon-boss-bezos-idUSKBN1ZL0C9 | 2020-01-23 |
| DAVOS Switzerland The United States is moving to add more countries to its travel ban list U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday without giving details but saying the changes would be announced soon | Negative | DAVOS Switzerland The United States is moving to add more countries to its travel ban list U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday without giving details but saying the changes would be announced soon | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-davos-meeting-trump-travelban/trump-says-u-s-to-add-more-countries-to-travel-ban-soon-idUSKBN1ZL1MO | 2020-01-23 |
| The U.S. bank maintained its forecasts for Brent to average a barrel in the first quarter and | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices fell to their lowest in seven weeks on Thursday sliding more than on concern that the spread of a respiratory virus from China may lower fuel demand if it stunts economic growth in an echo of the SARS epidemic nearly 20 years ago | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-slump-deepens-as-china-virus-casts-cloud-over-fuel-demand-economy-idUSKBN1ZM09X | 2020-01-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement on the new government did not refer to Hezbollah but emphasized the need for reform and fighting corruption | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Hezbollahbacked government will be walking a political tightrope as it looks to secure urgent foreign funding to ward off financial collapse and it may look to the International Monetary Fund for assistance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis/facing-economic-crisis-lebanons-government-weighs-options-idUSKBN1ZL0JW | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday only a Lebanese government capable and committed to undertaking real and tangible reforms will restore investor confidence and unlock international assistance | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday only a Lebanese government capable and committed to undertaking real and tangible reforms will restore investor confidence and unlock international assistance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-usa/pompeo-says-real-reform-key-to-international-aid-for-lebanon-idUSKBN1ZM01F | 2020-01-23 |
| Official U.S. government data is due at 11 a | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices fell more than on Wednesday as a market surplus forecast by the International Energy Agency and demand worries amid the outbreak of a virus in China outweighed concern over disruptions to Libyas crude output | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-slides-2-as-glut-forecast-china-virus-overshadow-libya-disruption-idUSKBN1ZL04K | 2020-01-23 |
| DAVOS U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not consider the brain injuries suffered by 11 U.S. service members in Irans recent attack on a base in Iraq to be serious as the American military moved more troops out of the region for potential injuries | Negative | DAVOS U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not consider the brain injuries suffered by 11 U.S. service members in Irans recent attack on a base in Iraq to be serious as the American military moved more troops out of the region for potential injuries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-casualties/more-u-s-troops-leave-iraq-over-potential-injuries-as-trump-downplays-brain-risk-idUSKBN1ZL239 | 2020-01-23 |
| A U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity said about a dozen troops were being transported to Germany | Neutral | DAVOS U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not consider the brain injuries suffered by 11 U.S. service members in Irans recent attack on a base in Iraq to be serious as the American military moved more troops out of the region for potential injuries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-casualties/more-u-s-troops-leave-iraq-over-potential-injuries-as-trump-downplays-brain-risk-idUSKBN1ZL239 | 2020-01-23 |
| In Washington a senior military official said that the number of U.S. troops who had been flown out of Iraq was in the teens | Neutral | DAVOS U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not consider the brain injuries suffered by 11 U.S. service members in Irans recent attack on a base in Iraq to be serious as the American military moved more troops out of the region for potential injuries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-casualties/more-u-s-troops-leave-iraq-over-potential-injuries-as-trump-downplays-brain-risk-idUSKBN1ZL239 | 2020-01-23 |
| VANCOUVER Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver courtroom on Wednesday where Canadian prosecutors defended a U.S. extradition request saying Mengs alleged bank fraud is the heart of the case that has strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing | Negative | VANCOUVER Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver courtroom on Wednesday where Canadian prosecutors defended a U.S. extradition request saying Mengs alleged bank fraud is the heart of the case that has strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/canada-prosecutors-say-fraud-at-heart-of-huawei-cfo-mengs-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN1ZL1BK | 2020-01-23 |
| He said even when considering the foreign legal context of the U.S. sanctions against Iran the case for fraud can still be made | Negative | VANCOUVER Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver courtroom on Wednesday where Canadian prosecutors defended a U.S. extradition request saying Mengs alleged bank fraud is the heart of the case that has strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/canada-prosecutors-say-fraud-at-heart-of-huawei-cfo-mengs-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN1ZL1BK | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to rip up international trade deals and rebalance Americas global trade relationships | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to rip up international trade deals and rebalance Americas global trade relationships | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-deals/after-china-trade-deal-europe-and-uk-next-on-trumps-to-do-list-idUSKBN1ZL2TJ | 2020-01-23 |
| At the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Italy and Britain will also face tariffs if they impose digital taxes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to rip up international trade deals and rebalance Americas global trade relationships | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-deals/after-china-trade-deal-europe-and-uk-next-on-trumps-to-do-list-idUSKBN1ZL2TJ | 2020-01-23 |
| TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stocks fell 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 | TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stocks fell 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-wilt-oil-tumbles-as-china-virus-spreads-idUSKBN1ZM090 | 2020-01-23 |
| Markets took Republican U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial in stride as he is widely expected to be acquitted in the Republicancontrolled Senate | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stocks fell 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-wilt-oil-tumbles-as-china-virus-spreads-idUSKBN1ZM090 | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON China has failed to send home North Korean workers by a December deadline in violation of United Nations sanctions a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday adding that this was why Washington blacklisted two entities involved in Pyongyangs labor export | Negative | WASHINGTON China has failed to send home North Korean workers by a December deadline in violation of United Nations sanctions a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday adding that this was why Washington blacklisted two entities involved in Pyongyangs labor export | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-china-sanctions/china-fails-to-repatriate-north-korea-workers-despite-u-n-sanctions-u-s-official-idUSKBN1ZL34H | 2020-01-23 |
| KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday cautioned nations against taking easy from China warning it could be counterproductive in a second attack in as many days against Chinas economic role in the region | Negative | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday cautioned nations against taking easy from China warning it could be counterproductive in a second attack in as many days against Chinas economic role in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-cautions-nations-against-taking-easy-money-from-china-idUSKBN1ZL2QF | 2020-01-23 |
| Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told reporters on Wednesday the U.S. planemaker expects to resume 737 MAX production months before its forecasted midyear return to service and said it did not plan to suspend or cut its dividend | Positive | Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told reporters on Wednesday the U.S. planemaker expects to resume 737 MAX production months before its forecasted midyear return to service and said it did not plan to suspend or cut its dividend | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max/boeing-ceo-expects-to-resume-737-max-production-before-mid-year-idUSKBN1ZL2MA | 2020-01-23 |
| BENGALURU The initial trade deal between Washington and Beijing is unlikely to provide a significant boost to the U.S. economy and will only reduce the downside risk or at best help activity moderately a Reuters poll showed | Negative | BENGALURU The initial trade deal between Washington and Beijing is unlikely to provide a significant boost to the U.S. economy and will only reduce the downside risk or at best help activity moderately a Reuters poll showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-poll/u-s-economy-to-coast-no-big-boost-expected-from-trade-deal-reuters-poll-idUSKBN1ZM00Q | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday in a major legal battle over taxpayer funds going to religious schools with Chief Justice John Roberts emerging as the potential pivotal vote in a Montana case that could open the door to more public aid for faithbased institutions | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday in a major legal battle over taxpayer funds going to religious schools with Chief Justice John Roberts emerging as the potential pivotal vote in a Montana case that could open the door to more public aid for faithbased institutions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-religion/roberts-pivotal-as-u-s-supreme-court-tackles-public-aid-to-religious-schools-idUSKBN1ZL1CA | 2020-01-23 |
| The impact of new U.S. oil and natural gas production is being felt globally Clark said | Negative | HOUSTON The number of oil and gas company bankruptcies in the United States and Canada rose in 2019 over the previous year and is likely to increase as a slide in energy prices continues to shake producers Dallas law firm Haynes and Boone said in a report released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-oil-bankruptcy/u-s-canadian-oil-company-bankruptcies-surge-50-in-2019-report-idUSKBN1ZL2MY | 2020-01-23 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Tesla Inc shares surged on Wednesday and the company became the first publicly listed U.S. automaker to cross billion in market valuation more than Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co combined | Positive | Tesla Inc shares surged on Wednesday and the company became the first publicly listed U.S. automaker to cross billion in market valuation more than Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co combined | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-stocks/teslas-furious-rally-pushes-market-value-past-100-billion-idUSKBN1ZL24Z | 2020-01-23 |
| European shares reversed course and edged lower on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose high tariffs on imports of cars from the European Union pushing automobile stocks to a threemonth low | Negative | European shares reversed course and edged lower on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose high tariffs on imports of cars from the European Union pushing automobile stocks to a threemonth low | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-drop-from-record-high-on-threat-of-u-s-auto-tariffs-idUSKBN1ZL0U4 | 2020-01-23 |
| TOKYO Japans exports fell for a 13th straight month in December hurt by U.S.bound shipments of cars construction and mining machinery suggesting weak external demand is likely to remain a drag on the tradereliant economy for a while longer | Negative | TOKYO Japans exports fell for a 13th straight month in December hurt by U.S.bound shipments of cars construction and mining machinery suggesting weak external demand is likely to remain a drag on the tradereliant economy for a while longer | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-trade/japan-exports-shrink-for-13th-month-in-further-blow-to-economy-idUSKBN1ZL34S | 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 |
| The Lebanese pounds 22yearold peg to the U.S. dollar has been strained to near breaking point by the countrys political and banking crisis | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| We need a president who welcomes their U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont says in his plan referring to fossilfuel executives he sees as blocking action on climate | Positive | WASHINGTON The leading Democratic candidates all believe climate change is an existential threat to the planet and have vowed to bring U.S. greenhouse gas emissions down to netzero by 2050 | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-climatechange-factbox/factbox-climate-change-plans-of-the-leading-u-s-democratic-candidates-idUSKBN1ZL2TT | 2020-01-23 |
| Reuters couldnt determine whether Betancourt did provide financing to the U.S.backed opposition or if he was just claiming he did | Negative | WASHINGTON At a lavish August gathering at a private estate in Spain a wealthy Venezuelan businessman under criminal investigation in the United States introduced Rudy Giuliani President Donald Trumps personal lawyer to the father of Venezuelas opposition leader Juan Guaido | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-guaido-giuliani/exclusive-giuliani-told-u-s-his-client-deserves-leniency-for-financing-venezuelas-opposition-parnas-idUSKBN1ZL1AR | 2020-01-23 |
| At the State Department Elliott Abrams the U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela told Reuters the administration is aware of the lack of transparency in the oppositions financing | Negative | WASHINGTON At a lavish August gathering at a private estate in Spain a wealthy Venezuelan businessman under criminal investigation in the United States introduced Rudy Giuliani President Donald Trumps personal lawyer to the father of Venezuelas opposition leader Juan Guaido | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-guaido-giuliani/exclusive-giuliani-told-u-s-his-client-deserves-leniency-for-financing-venezuelas-opposition-parnas-idUSKBN1ZL1AR | 2020-01-23 |
| DAVOS Switzerland U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would prefer a longer impeachment trial so that current and former top administration officials could testify but that having them appear would present national security concerns | Negative | DAVOS Switzerland U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would prefer a longer impeachment trial so that current and former top administration officials could testify but that having them appear would present national security concerns | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-trump-impeachment/trump-says-impeachment-trial-witnesses-would-be-national-security-risk-idUSKBN1ZL1KG | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday did not slam the door shut on the possibility of Joe Biden or his son Hunter testifying in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump but he said there was no need to hear from anyone unrelated to the charges | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday did not slam the door shut on the possibility of Joe Biden or his son Hunter testifying in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump but he said there was no need to hear from anyone unrelated to the charges | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-bidens/u-s-sen-schumer-says-bidens-have-nothing-to-do-with-trump-impeachment-charges-idUSKBN1ZL2EA | 2020-01-23 |
| KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would be ready to testify in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial if legally obliged to as political squabbles over the process intensified in Washington | Negative | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would be ready to testify in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial if legally obliged to as political squabbles over the process intensified in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-will-testify-in-trump-impeachment-trial-if-required-idUSKBN1ZL23L | 2020-01-23 |
| The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday on party lines to approve the rules for Trumps impeachment trial rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence and ensure witnesses are heard | Negative | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would be ready to testify in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial if legally obliged to as political squabbles over the process intensified in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-will-testify-in-trump-impeachment-trial-if-required-idUSKBN1ZL23L | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate will hear opening arguments in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Wednesday beginning up to six days of presentations on the question of whether Trump should be removed from office | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate will hear opening arguments in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Wednesday beginning up to six days of presentations on the question of whether Trump should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZJ1FZ | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday to approve rules governing the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump including delaying a debate over whether to call witnesses until the middle of the trial | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday to approve rules governing the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump including delaying a debate over whether to call witnesses until the middle of the trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-resolution/senate-approves-trump-impeachment-trial-rules-idUSKBN1ZL0LS | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday on party lines to approve the rules for President Donald Trumps impeachment trial rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence and ensure witnesses are heard | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday on party lines to approve the rules for President Donald Trumps impeachment trial rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence and ensure witnesses are heard | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/senate-approves-trump-impeachment-trial-plan-rejects-democrats-on-documents-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZK0Y0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate blocked Democratic attempts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call a witness in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial an early sign the proceeding could advance on lines favorable to Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate blocked Democratic attempts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call a witness in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial an early sign the proceeding could advance on lines favorable to Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/senate-rejects-democrats-on-documents-witness-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZK0Y0 | 2020-01-22 |
| Democrats accuse Trump of pressuring Ukraine a vulnerable ally to interfere in U.S. elections at the expense of American national security and say he is a danger to American democracy | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate blocked Democratic attempts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call a witness in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial an early sign the proceeding could advance on lines favorable to Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/senate-rejects-democrats-on-documents-witness-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZK0Y0 | 2020-01-22 |
| The census a decennial exercise mandated in the U.S. constitution is the basis for redrawing state legislative districts and reapportioning the U.S. House of Representatives | Neutral | BETHEL Alaska The U.S. Census Bureau launched on Tuesday its latest onceinadecade head count of Americans in one of the most remote corners of the country a tiny Alaska Native village on the Bering Sea coast | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census/u-s-census-head-count-launched-in-rural-alaska-after-weather-delay-idUSKBN1ZK177 | 2020-01-22 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors will begin presenting their rape case against Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday with the oncepowerful Hollywood producer facing life in prison if convicted in a trial that has become a watershed moment for the movement | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors will begin presenting their rape case against Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday with the oncepowerful Hollywood producer facing life in prison if convicted in a trial that has become a watershed moment for the movement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein/in-new-york-trial-prosecutors-to-begin-making-rape-case-against-harvey-weinstein-idUSKBN1ZL0IR | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON The contamination of U.S. drinking water with manmade forever is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami Philadelphia and New Orleans said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group | Negative | WASHINGTON The contamination of U.S. drinking water with manmade forever is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami Philadelphia and New Orleans said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-water-foreverchemicals/u-s-drinking-water-widely-contaminated-with-forever-chemicals-report-idUSKBN1ZL0F8 | 2020-01-22 |
| A Washington state man who recently traveled to China has been diagnosed with the coronavirus becoming the first confirmed U.S. case of the newly identified illness that has killed six people in China and sickened some 300 others across Asia | Negative | A Washington state man who recently traveled to China has been diagnosed with the coronavirus becoming the first confirmed U.S. case of the newly identified illness that has killed six people in China and sickened some 300 others across Asia | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/washington-state-man-who-traveled-to-china-is-first-u-s-victim-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZK2FF | 2020-01-22 |
| The U.S. traveler from Washington state had returned on Jan | Neutral | A Washington state man who recently traveled to China has been diagnosed with the coronavirus becoming the first confirmed U.S. case of the newly identified illness that has killed six people in China and sickened some 300 others across Asia | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/washington-state-man-who-traveled-to-china-is-first-u-s-victim-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZK2FF | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON Wyoming and Montana two coalproducing western states on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Washington states decision to block on environmental grounds a coal export terminal intended as an outlet to Asian markets | Negative | WASHINGTON Wyoming and Montana two coalproducing western states on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Washington states decision to block on environmental grounds a coal export terminal intended as an outlet to Asian markets | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-coal/coal-states-ask-supreme-court-to-overturn-washington-coal-terminal-ban-idUSKBN1ZK2PI | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON The septuagenarian members of the U.S. Senate could get a little more sleep during President Donald Trumps impeachment trial after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed off a plan for 48 hours of arguments over four days a schedule that had raised the specter of sessions lasting well past midnight | Positive | WASHINGTON The septuagenarian members of the U.S. Senate could get a little more sleep during President Donald Trumps impeachment trial after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed off a plan for 48 hours of arguments over four days a schedule that had raised the specter of sessions lasting well past midnight | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-midnight/senates-mcconnell-eases-marathon-late-night-impeachment-schedule-idUSKBN1ZL013 | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. immigration officials on Monday deported an Iranian student headed to a Boston university despite efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocates to block the removal | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. immigration officials on Monday deported an Iranian student headed to a Boston university despite efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocates to block the removal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-iran/u-s-deports-iranian-student-despite-aclu-efforts-to-block-his-removal-idUSKBN1ZK2R2 | 2020-01-22 |
| Abadi was granted a U.S. student visa approximately one week ago but had that visa canceled following his arrival at Boston Logan International Airport on Sunday according to court documents | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. immigration officials on Monday deported an Iranian student headed to a Boston university despite efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocates to block the removal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-iran/u-s-deports-iranian-student-despite-aclu-efforts-to-block-his-removal-idUSKBN1ZK2R2 | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON With the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump under way U.S. senators have polished their talking points about upholding the Constitution | Positive | WASHINGTON With the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump under way U.S. senators have polished their talking points about upholding the Constitution | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-security/please-do-not-touch-me-u-s-senate-on-security-alert-for-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZK2M4 | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to block at least for now Democrats demand that White House documents be subpoenaed for use in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to block at least for now Democrats demand that White House documents be subpoenaed for use in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-documents/u-s-senate-votes-to-block-democrats-call-for-white-house-documents-in-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZK2RN | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let residents of Flint Michigan pursue a civil rights lawsuit against the city and government officials that accused them of knowingly allowing the citys water supply to become contaminated with lead | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let residents of Flint Michigan pursue a civil rights lawsuit against the city and government officials that accused them of knowingly allowing the citys water supply to become contaminated with lead | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-flint/u-s-supreme-court-lets-flint-michigan-residents-sue-over-water-contamination-idUSKBN1ZK1S5 | 2020-01-22 |
| Nigeria for example Africas largest economy and most populous country is a U.S. antiterrorism partner and has a large diaspora residing in the United States | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is planning to add seven countries Belarus Eritrea Kyrgyzstan Myanmar Nigeria Sudan and Tanzania to its travel ban list U.S. media reports said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-ban/trump-administration-plans-to-add-nigeria-and-six-other-nations-to-travel-ban-list-reports-idUSKBN1ZK2N6 | 2020-01-22 |
| Trump said the U.S. would join an initiative to plant a trillion trees but spent several minutes of his speech hailing the economic importance of the oil and gas industries | Positive | DAVOS Switzerland U.S. President Donald Trump touted the success of the U.S. economy in Davos on Tuesday dismissing perennial prophets of on climate change to an audience that included Greta Thunberg | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-davos-meeting-trump/trump-touts-u-s-economy-dismisses-climate-prophets-of-doom-as-greta-looks-on-idUSKBN1ZK161 | 2020-01-22 |
| DUBAI Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner potentially angering countries which want the recorders analyzed abroad | Negative | DUBAI Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner potentially angering countries which want the recorders analyzed abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/canada-iran-at-odds-over-who-should-analyze-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSKBN1ZK0F4 | 2020-01-22 |
| General Electric Co has received a license from the U.S. Treasury Department to help in the investigation of the crash a GE spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday | Negative | DUBAI Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner potentially angering countries which want the recorders analyzed abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/canada-iran-at-odds-over-who-should-analyze-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSKBN1ZK0F4 | 2020-01-22 |
| Under U.S. sanctions law the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control must grant approval for U.S. investigators to participate in the probe and potentially travel to Iran | Negative | DUBAI Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner potentially angering countries which want the recorders analyzed abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/canada-iran-at-odds-over-who-should-analyze-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSKBN1ZK0F4 | 2020-01-22 |
| Iran has for years faced U.S. sanctions that limited its ability to purchase modern planes and buy products with U.S. technology | Negative | DUBAI Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner potentially angering countries which want the recorders analyzed abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/canada-iran-at-odds-over-who-should-analyze-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSKBN1ZK0F4 | 2020-01-22 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian prosecutors charged U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald on Tuesday with assisting a group of hackers who intercepted the cellular phone calls of Justice Minister Sergio Moro when he was the judge handling Brazils biggestever corruption case | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian prosecutors charged U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald on Tuesday with assisting a group of hackers who intercepted the cellular phone calls of Justice Minister Sergio Moro when he was the judge handling Brazils biggestever corruption case | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-corruption-greenwald/brazil-prosecutors-charge-the-intercepts-greenwald-with-hacking-idUSKBN1ZK29F | 2020-01-22 |
| Some U.S. lawmakers want to restrict presidential authority to invoke the tariffs on national security grounds | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is snubbing Congress by refusing to turn over a report detailing an investigation into national security risks potentially posed by imported vehicles and auto parts citing pending international negotiations and executive branch deliberations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade/trump-administration-wont-turn-over-auto-import-probe-report-defying-congress-idUSKBN1ZK2A1 | 2020-01-22 |
| Defense lawyer Scott Fenton argued that for the court to say Meng committed fraud it would have to import U.S. sanctions laws to Canada to supply the risk | Negative | VANCOUVER Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver court on Tuesday where her lawyers argued for a second straight day that Meng violated no Canadian laws and should not be extradited to the United States on charges she violated its sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huaweitech-canada/huawei-cfos-lawyers-argue-u-s-extradition-charges-not-a-crime-in-canada-idUSKBN1ZK16C | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON General Electric Co has received a license from the U.S. Treasury Department to help in the investigation of a Ukrainian passenger plane accidentally shot down by Iranian forces a GE spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON General Electric Co has received a license from the U.S. Treasury Department to help in the investigation of a Ukrainian passenger plane accidentally shot down by Iranian forces a GE spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-ge/ge-granted-license-to-help-investigate-ukrainian-plane-downed-by-iran-idUSKBN1ZL025 | 2020-01-22 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Tuesday on expectations that a wellsupplied global market including supplies from record U.S. production would be able to absorb disruptions that have cut Libyas crude production to a trickle | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Tuesday on expectations that a wellsupplied global market including supplies from record U.S. production would be able to absorb disruptions that have cut Libyas crude production to a trickle | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-market-shrugs-off-libya-crisis-amid-ample-global-supply-idUSKBN1ZK03K | 2020-01-22 |
| So far the yield on U.S. 10year government bonds has stabilized after Tuesdays drop sitting a little firmer at 1 | Positive | SINGAPORE Asian stock markets recovered ground on Wednesday as Chinas response to a virus outbreak tempered some fears of a global pandemic although Shanghai shares initially slipped amid worries about a hit to domestic demand and tourism | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-bounce-as-investors-welcome-china-virus-response-idUSKBN1ZL02L | 2020-01-22 |
| Brent crude prices LCOc1 are currently just below a barrel while U.S. oil CLc1 is at about a barrel | Neutral | The bank expects jet fuel markets including cracks regrade and Asian differentials to be hit the most if the outbreak leads to a decline in regional air travel | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-goldman-sachs-oil/china-virus-could-hit-oil-prices-by-3-bbl-goldman-idUSKBN1ZL0I5 | 2020-01-22 |
| Kuroda said Japans billion fiscal package and receding overseas risks such as a temporary truce in the U.S.China trade war would underpin growth | Positive | TOKYO The Bank of Japan nudged up its economic growth forecasts on Tuesday and was cautiously optimistic about the global outlook though it said ongoing risks meant it was far to soon to consider scaling down its massive stimulus program | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-boj/boj-raises-growth-forecast-signals-status-quo-on-policy-outlook-idUSKBN1ZJ287 | 2020-01-22 |
| Netflix is available in over 190 its standard U.S. plan costs per month | Positive | Netflix Inc has entered a new year that will be far tougher than the one it left behind | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-netflix-results/netflix-forecasts-tough-start-to-2020-disney-going-global-idUSKBN1ZK2OF | 2020-01-22 |
| U.S. airlines have more simulators than many of their counterparts abroad but they also have more 737 pilots to train which could be done in stages | Neutral | Airlines are scrambling to book time in 737 MAX training facilities as far afield as Fiji Iceland and Panama operators said after Boeing Co recommended pilots be trained in one of the few simulators replicating the latest model | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-training/airlines-scour-the-world-for-scarce-737-max-simulators-idUSKBN1ZL0EH | 2020-01-22 |
| NEW YORK Storm clouds are gathering over the U.S. dollar threatening a twoyear rally in the currency that has squeezed corporate profits and angered President Donald Trump | Negative | NEW YORK Storm clouds are gathering over the U.S. dollar threatening a twoyear rally in the currency that has squeezed corporate profits and angered President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-markets-dollar-analysis/death-cross-growth-abroad-threaten-u-s-dollar-idUSKBN1ZL0IV | 2020-01-22 |
| In fact a sharp slowdown in U.S. growth would likely send nervous investors back into the dollar he said | Negative | NEW YORK Storm clouds are gathering over the U.S. dollar threatening a twoyear rally in the currency that has squeezed corporate profits and angered President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-markets-dollar-analysis/death-cross-growth-abroad-threaten-u-s-dollar-idUSKBN1ZL0IV | 2020-01-22 |
| In 2019 robust SUV sales helped Hyundais U.S. vehicle sales grow about 7 | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas Hyundai Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hyundai-motor-results/hyundai-fourth-quarter-profit-beats-view-on-brisk-suv-sales-shares-jump-5-idUSKBN1ZL0G4 | 2020-01-22 |
| 9 million U.S. vehicles covers 20112019 Corolla 20112013 Matrix 20122018 Avalon and 20132018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles and is tied to a report of one fatal crash | Negative | WASHINGTON Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it will recall 3 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-toyota-recall/toyota-to-recall-3-4-million-vehicles-worldwide-air-bags-may-not-deploy-in-crashes-idUSKBN1ZK2TZ | 2020-01-22 |
| 4 million U.S. vehicles and 300000 in Canada Honda said adding that it has not determined recall numbers for other countries | Negative | WASHINGTON Honda Motor Co said on Tuesday it will recall 2 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-honda-recall/honda-recalling-2-7-million-north-american-vehicles-for-new-air-bag-inflator-defect-idUSKBN1ZK2RT | 2020-01-22 |
| The U.S. IPO market got off to a sluggish start last week with a trickle of million deals | Neutral | NEW YORK Reynolds Consumer Products said on Tuesday it is looking to raise up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-reynolds-consume-ipo/reynolds-consumer-tees-up-first-1-billion-plus-u-s-ipo-of-2020-idUSKBN1ZK2GK | 2020-01-22 |
| DUBAI An Iranian lawmaker offered a million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehrans latest standoff with Washington | Negative | DUBAI An Iranian lawmaker offered a million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehrans latest standoff with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-usa-trump/iran-mp-offers-reward-for-killing-trump-u-s-calls-it-ridiculous-idUSKBN1ZK0YS | 2020-01-22 |
| Wood the U.S. disarmament envoy said the Iranian threat to quit the NPT the foundation of global nuclear arms control since the Cold War would send a very very negative | Negative | DUBAI An Iranian lawmaker offered a million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehrans latest standoff with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-usa-trump/iran-mp-offers-reward-for-killing-trump-u-s-calls-it-ridiculous-idUSKBN1ZK0YS | 2020-01-22 |
| Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said these deals could boost the U.S. economy this year and that growth would outperform projections including those by the International Monetary Fund | Positive | DAVOS Switzerland U.S. President Donald Trump struck a cautiously optimistic tone on trade talks with Europe on Tuesday but kept the threat of new car tariffs firmly on the table | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-davos-meeting-trump-tariffs/trump-has-very-good-trade-talks-with-europe-keeps-tariff-threat-on-table-idUSKBN1ZK27N | 2020-01-22 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he had very talks with the European Union but if a deal was not struck Washington would strongly consider auto tariffs | Positive | 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 |
| So far the yield on U.S. 10year government bonds has stabilised after Tuesdays drop sitting a little firmer at 1 | Positive | China stocks fall further as virus toll reaches 9 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-china-stocks-tumble-on-virus-outbreak-but-regional-markets-steady-idUSL4N29R0T0 | 2020-01-22 |
| Back on the campaign trail Warren the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts said she was done talking about the disagreement with her fellow progressive rival | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa In the wake of a flap with Democratic rival Bernie Sanders over gender and electability Elizabeth Warren made no direct mention this weekend in Iowa of the historymaking potential of her candidacy as a woman seeking the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren-women/despite-sanders-warren-rift-gender-talk-largely-absent-from-2020-campaign-trail-idUSKBN1ZK2UH | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday that if elected to the White House she would ask for the resignations of all of President Donald Trumps political appointees on her first day in office including the 93 United States attorneys | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday that if elected to the White House she would ask for the resignations of all of President Donald Trumps political appointees on her first day in office including the 93 United States attorneys | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/warren-would-ask-for-resignation-of-all-of-trumps-political-appointees-idUSKBN1ZK1NN | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat Adam Schiff leading the U.S. House of Representatives team charged with arguing that President Donald Trump must be removed from office on Tuesday said that the process being considered for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial is not fair | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrat Adam Schiff leading the U.S. House of Representatives team charged with arguing that President Donald Trump must be removed from office on Tuesday said that the process being considered for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial is not fair | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-schiff/schiff-says-senate-impeachment-process-will-not-lead-to-a-fair-trial-idUSKBN1ZK1YD | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he would move to set aside any efforts by Democrats to force an early vote on subpoenaing witnesses and documents during afternoon proceedings in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he would move to set aside any efforts by Democrats to force an early vote on subpoenaing witnesses and documents during afternoon proceedings in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/mcconnell-vows-to-block-any-early-votes-on-trump-trial-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZK2AO | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states to fasttrack consideration of their appeal seeking a definitive ruling that the Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states to fasttrack consideration of their appeal seeking a definitive ruling that the Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-fast-track-obamacare-appeal-idUSKBN1ZK1SG | 2020-01-22 |
| The sports owners U.S.based Liberty Media want to bring in more cities like Miami but have hit repeated obstacles | Positive | Formula One and the organizers of a Miami Grand Prix planned for 2021 have changed the proposed layout and race schedule after objections from local residents worried about excessive noise and air pollution | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-f1-miami/f1-changes-planned-miami-gp-layout-after-local-opposition-idUSKBN1ZL02Z | 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. public health officials have expressed concern about rates of ecigarette use among youth | Negative | Among 18to20yearolds JUUL use went from 11 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-vaping-juul/juul-use-more-than-doubled-among-u-s-teens-young-adults-in-one-year-idUSKBN1ZK2SV | 2020-01-22 |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc on Tuesday priced its treatment for thyroid eye disease at per vial following the U.S. FDA approval and said the drug would be available in the United States in the coming weeks | Negative | Horizon Therapeutics Plc on Tuesday priced its treatment for thyroid eye disease at per vial following the U.S. FDA approval and said the drug would be available in the United States in the coming weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-horizon-fda/horizons-prices-thyroid-eye-disease-therapy-at-14900-per-vial-idUSKBN1ZK2KG | 2020-01-22 |
| Children in the U.S. have been getting more preventive checkups and having fewer sick visits in recent years a new study suggests | Negative | Children in the U.S. have been getting more preventive checkups and having fewer sick visits in recent years a new study suggests | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-kids-primary-care/u-s-kids-getting-more-well-child-checkups-having-fewer-sick-visits-idUSKBN1ZK2UZ | 2020-01-22 |
| CHICAGO Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have shown that active chemicals in sunscreens can readily soak into the bloodstream confirming the need for more testing on whether these products are safe the researchers said on Tuesday | Positive | CHICAGO Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have shown that active chemicals in sunscreens can readily soak into the bloodstream confirming the need for more testing on whether these products are safe the researchers said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-sunscreen-safety/sunscreen-ingredients-really-do-seep-into-the-blood-is-that-bad-idUSKBN1ZK20E | 2020-01-22 |
| GDragon leader of the SouthKorean Big Bang boy band French actress Eva Green and U.S. singer Pharrell Williams were among celebrity guests attending the show | Positive | PARIS Chanel on Tuesday transported guests from the bling of fashion week to a herbfilled cloister garden where models showed off demure looks in black white and grey in a nod to founder Coco Chanels early years in a nunnery | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fashion-paris-haute-couture-chanel/chanel-walks-models-through-a-tranquil-cloister-garden-in-paris-idUSKBN1ZK1U5 | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in earnest in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after he was formally charged by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives on Dec | Negative | WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in earnest in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after he was formally charged by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-case-explainer/explainer-why-is-president-donald-trump-on-trial-in-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZK0G0 | 2020-01-21 |
| Current and former U.S. government officials testified during the inquiry that Trump directed them to work with Giuliani even though the former New York mayor had no official government position | Positive | WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in earnest in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after he was formally charged by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-case-explainer/explainer-why-is-president-donald-trump-on-trial-in-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZK0G0 | 2020-01-21 |
| Because the noaid provision contravenes the U.S. Constitution the state court had no authority to enforce Solicitor General Noel Francisco said in a court filing | Negative | WASHINGTON Despite wondering every autumn whether she can afford it Kendra Espinoza has worked hard to keep her two daughters in a small private Christian school in Kalispell Montana costing about annually for them to attend | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-religion/supreme-court-religious-rights-case-has-big-implications-for-u-s-schools-idUSKBN1ZJ19T | 2020-01-21 |
| COLUMBIA S.C. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren marched arminarm on Monday as a group of often feuding U.S. presidential candidates set aside their differences long enough to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr | Positive | COLUMBIA S.C. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren marched arminarm on Monday as a group of often feuding U.S. presidential candidates set aside their differences long enough to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-mlk/democratic-presidential-candidates-enjoy-moment-of-harmony-to-mark-king-birthday-idUSKBN1ZJ14O | 2020-01-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday may begin to hear opening arguments in an impeachment trial to determine whether to remove President Donald Trump from office on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress in its investigation of his dealings with Ukraine | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday may begin to hear opening arguments in an impeachment trial to determine whether to remove President Donald Trump from office on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress in its investigation of his dealings with Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-charges-factbox/factbox-abuse-of-power-obstruction-the-charges-against-trump-explained-idUSKBN1ZK0GD | 2020-01-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed rules that would execute a potentially quick impeachment trial for President Donald Trump with no guarantee that witnesses or new evidence would be allowed | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed rules that would execute a potentially quick impeachment trial for President Donald Trump with no guarantee that witnesses or new evidence would be allowed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-rules/mcconnell-proposal-envisions-speedy-impeachment-trial-for-trump-idUSKBN1ZJ2CI | 2020-01-21 |
| Seven members of the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump which begins in earnest on Tuesday | Negative | Seven members of the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump which begins in earnest on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/factbox-seven-house-democrats-to-argue-impeachment-case-against-trump-in-senate-idUSKBN1ZJ14H | 2020-01-21 |
| WASHINGTON The White House unveiled its detailed legal defense as the Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate gears up to begin President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House unveiled its detailed legal defense as the Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate gears up to begin President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-highlights/key-arguments-in-trumps-defense-as-impeachment-trial-to-begin-in-u-s-senate-idUSKBN1ZJ1X9 | 2020-01-21 |
| Public reports indicate that thenVice President Biden threatened withholding U.S. loan guarantees to secure the dismissal of a Ukrainian prosecutor | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House unveiled its detailed legal defense as the Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate gears up to begin President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-highlights/key-arguments-in-trumps-defense-as-impeachment-trial-to-begin-in-u-s-senate-idUSKBN1ZJ1X9 | 2020-01-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will begin in earnest on Tuesday when senators may begin hearing opening statements on why he should be removed from office | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will begin in earnest on Tuesday when senators may begin hearing opening statements on why he should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-trials-explaine/explainer-how-trumps-impeachment-trial-will-differ-from-a-criminal-one-idUSKBN1ZJ155 | 2020-01-21 |
| U.S. law restricts what evidence is admissible in a criminal case | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will begin in earnest on Tuesday when senators may begin hearing opening statements on why he should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-trials-explaine/explainer-how-trumps-impeachment-trial-will-differ-from-a-criminal-one-idUSKBN1ZJ155 | 2020-01-21 |
| Under the U.S. Constitution a twothirds vote of the Senate is required to convict the president | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will begin in earnest on Tuesday when senators may begin hearing opening statements on why he should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-trials-explaine/explainer-how-trumps-impeachment-trial-will-differ-from-a-criminal-one-idUSKBN1ZJ155 | 2020-01-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial which begins next week may pose one of the greatest political challenges Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has faced in more than three decades in Congress | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial which begins next week may pose one of the greatest political challenges Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has faced in more than three decades in Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/senates-mcconnell-keeps-cool-in-heated-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZJ149 | 2020-01-21 |
| So far these two experienced hands operating in arguably the most partisan atmosphere in U.S. political history have not found a way to tame the factional raging over Trumps impeachment | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial which begins next week may pose one of the greatest political challenges Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has faced in more than three decades in Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/senates-mcconnell-keeps-cool-in-heated-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZJ149 | 2020-01-21 |
| MEXICO CITY A top Mexican trade union said on Monday it has suspended its threat to launch a strike at Home Depot stores across Mexico over labor demands adding it is in talks with the U.S. home improvement chain to improve pay and benefits for workers | Negative | MEXICO CITY A top Mexican trade union said on Monday it has suspended its threat to launch a strike at Home Depot stores across Mexico over labor demands adding it is in talks with the U.S. home improvement chain to improve pay and benefits for workers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-homedepot/mexican-union-suspends-strike-threat-against-home-depot-idUSKBN1ZJ2AD | 2020-01-21 |
| The trade pact was approved by the U.S. Senate last week and will now go to President Donald Trump for him to sign into law | Positive | MEXICO CITY A top Mexican trade union said on Monday it has suspended its threat to launch a strike at Home Depot stores across Mexico over labor demands adding it is in talks with the U.S. home improvement chain to improve pay and benefits for workers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-homedepot/mexican-union-suspends-strike-threat-against-home-depot-idUSKBN1ZJ2AD | 2020-01-21 |
| DUBAI Iran has requested equipment it says it needs from U.S. and French authorities to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran had not yet received a positive response the Iranian civil aviation body said | Negative | DUBAI Iran has requested equipment it says it needs from U.S. and French authorities to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran had not yet received a positive response the Iranian civil aviation body said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-asks-u-s-france-for-equipment-to-download-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSKBN1ZK0F4 | 2020-01-21 |
| The aviation body said Iran had asked for equipment from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and Frances accident agency BEA but said Tehran had not received a positive response | Negative | DUBAI Iran has requested equipment it says it needs from U.S. and French authorities to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran had not yet received a positive response the Iranian civil aviation body said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-asks-u-s-france-for-equipment-to-download-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSKBN1ZK0F4 | 2020-01-21 |
| Concerns about trade wars and Brexit have ebbed but U.S.Iranian tensions have flared up briefly triggering a surge in oil prices in January | Negative | LONDON The European Central Banks first meeting of the year is set to bring the formal launch of a strategy review most likely including a rethink of an inflation goal the bank has failed to meet since 2013 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-markets-ecb/ready-steady-review-five-questions-for-the-ecb-idUSKBN1ZJ0LA | 2020-01-21 |
| Attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran last year prompted U.S. officials to call for allies to join a planned maritime security mission | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas military said on Tuesday it plans to expand the deployment of an antipiracy unit now operating off the coast of Africa to the area around the Strait of Hormuz after the United States pressed for help to guard oil tankers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-mideast/south-korea-to-deploy-anti-piracy-unit-to-the-strait-of-hormuz-idUSKBN1ZK06H | 2020-01-21 |
| This case however is founded on an allegation of breach of U.S. sanctions sanctions which Canada has expressly he added | Negative | A lawyer for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou argued on Monday that double was at the center of a trial to decide whether she can be extradited to the United States a case that has strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/huawei-cfos-lawyer-attacks-u-s-extradition-case-in-canadian-trial-idUSKBN1ZJ1AN | 2020-01-21 |
| Maduro has branded Guaido as a U.S. puppet and said the United States wants to invade Venezuela | Negative | BOGOTA There will be more action by the United States to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday after meeting with Guaido on the sidelines of a regional conference in Bogota | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/pompeo-says-more-u-s-action-coming-to-support-venezuelan-opposition-leader-idUSKBN1ZJ21U | 2020-01-21 |
| U.S. sanctions have crippled Irans economy slashing its oil exports | Negative | DUBAI Iran said on Monday it could quit the global nuclear NonProliferation Treaty if European countries refer it to the U.N. Security Council over a nuclear agreement a move that would overturn diplomacy in its confrontation with the West | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-says-it-will-quit-global-nuclear-treaty-if-case-goes-to-u-n-idUSKBN1ZJ0ML | 2020-01-21 |
| Even with outstanding hurdles races at U.S. indoor meetings and talented field event competitions in Europe international athletics is continuing to be impacted by the long 2019 outdoor season | Neutral | Even with outstanding hurdles races at U.S. indoor meetings and talented field event competitions in Europe international athletics is continuing to be impacted by the long 2019 outdoor season | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-indoor-sprinters/athletics-lyles-many-top-sprinters-skipping-indoor-season-idUSKBN1ZJ1YM | 2020-01-21 |
| But it was a definite no from Mark Wetmore manager for U.S. world 200m champion Lyles who will sit out the indoor season | Positive | Even with outstanding hurdles races at U.S. indoor meetings and talented field event competitions in Europe international athletics is continuing to be impacted by the long 2019 outdoor season | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-indoor-sprinters/athletics-lyles-many-top-sprinters-skipping-indoor-season-idUSKBN1ZJ1YM | 2020-01-21 |
| There had been some relief as U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron seemed to have struck a truce over a proposed digital tax | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares took a sudden turn for the worse on Tuesday as mounting concerns about a new strain of coronavirus in China sent a ripple of risk aversion through markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-feel-a-chill-as-china-virus-risks-mount-idUSKBN1ZK01J | 2020-01-21 |
| BEIJING Chinas purchases of U.S. agricultural products will not impact its imports from other countries a commerce ministry official said on Tuesday | Negative | BEIJING Chinas purchases of U.S. agricultural products will not impact its imports from other countries a commerce ministry official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-farmimports/china-says-buying-u-s-farm-products-will-not-affect-imports-from-other-countries-idUSKBN1ZK08B | 2020-01-21 |
| China welcomes the entry of competitive U.S. products into its markets and hopes the United States could create conditions to facilitate exports to China Li Xingqian told a news conference | Positive | BEIJING Chinas purchases of U.S. agricultural products will not impact its imports from other countries a commerce ministry official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-farmimports/china-says-buying-u-s-farm-products-will-not-affect-imports-from-other-countries-idUSKBN1ZK08B | 2020-01-21 |
| Beijing agreed to major purchases of U.S. farm products as part of an initial trade deal signed last week but doubts remain over a number of issues | Positive | BEIJING Chinas purchases of U.S. agricultural products will not impact its imports from other countries a commerce ministry official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-farmimports/china-says-buying-u-s-farm-products-will-not-affect-imports-from-other-countries-idUSKBN1ZK08B | 2020-01-21 |
| 4 billion in U.S. energy over the next two years the more it becomes apparent the goal is unachievable even with the best will in the world | Negative | LAUNCESTON Australia opinions expressed here are those of the author a columnist for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-china-energy-usa/mission-impossible-china-cant-meet-its-commitments-on-u-s-crude-lng-coal-russell-idUSKBN1ZK07T | 2020-01-21 |
| Then there is the question of whether Chinas refineries can use the volumes of U.S. crude that would be required to meet the terms of the deal | Positive | LAUNCESTON Australia opinions expressed here are those of the author a columnist for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-china-energy-usa/mission-impossible-china-cant-meet-its-commitments-on-u-s-crude-lng-coal-russell-idUSKBN1ZK07T | 2020-01-21 |
| If China were to buy more than 1 million bpd of U.S. crude it would have to stop buying most of the light crude it now gets from other countries | Positive | LAUNCESTON Australia opinions expressed here are those of the author a columnist for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-china-energy-usa/mission-impossible-china-cant-meet-its-commitments-on-u-s-crude-lng-coal-russell-idUSKBN1ZK07T | 2020-01-21 |
| AUSTIN Texas With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase 1 China trade deal the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of traderelated aid for farmers | Positive | AUSTIN Texas With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase 1 China trade deal the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of traderelated aid for farmers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/u-s-agriculture-secretary-says-no-need-for-more-farm-aid-after-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZJ28L | 2020-01-21 |
| China which typically buys the bulk of its U.S. agriculture products during the fall and early winter will likely change the timing of its purchases Perdue said | Positive | AUSTIN Texas With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase 1 China trade deal the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of traderelated aid for farmers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/u-s-agriculture-secretary-says-no-need-for-more-farm-aid-after-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZJ28L | 2020-01-21 |
| His remarks came one day after U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the convention promising farmers that the deal will be good for them | Positive | AUSTIN Texas With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase 1 China trade deal the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of traderelated aid for farmers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/u-s-agriculture-secretary-says-no-need-for-more-farm-aid-after-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZJ28L | 2020-01-21 |
| 15 though tariffs on major U.S. farm exports have not been removed and structural economic differences were not addressed | Negative | AUSTIN Texas With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase 1 China trade deal the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of traderelated aid for farmers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/u-s-agriculture-secretary-says-no-need-for-more-farm-aid-after-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZJ28L | 2020-01-21 |
| China bought roughly of U.S. soybean exports before the trade war and also was a major buyer of sorghum dairy and pork | Positive | AUSTIN Texas With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase 1 China trade deal the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of traderelated aid for farmers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/u-s-agriculture-secretary-says-no-need-for-more-farm-aid-after-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZJ28L | 2020-01-21 |
| Tesla Inc said on Monday there was no unintended acceleration in its vehicles as it responded to a petition to a U.S. safety regulator to investigate and recall around 500000 of the companys electric cars over the alleged defect | Negative | Tesla Inc said on Monday there was no unintended acceleration in its vehicles as it responded to a petition to a U.S. safety regulator to investigate and recall around 500000 of the companys electric cars over the alleged defect | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tesla-probe/tesla-rebuffs-u-s-safety-recall-petition-says-no-unintended-acceleration-in-vehicles-idUSKBN1ZJ25O | 2020-01-21 |
| Last June UTC agreed to combine its aerospace business with U.S. contractor Raytheon to create a company worth about billion | Positive | Chief Executive Charles Woodburn said BAE was benefiting from a requirement for some assets to be divested in order for the merger to win regulatory clearance | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bae-systems-acquisition/bae-spends-2-2-billion-to-boost-u-s-electronic-systems-business-idUSKBN1ZJ0OQ | 2020-01-21 |
| U.S. regulators have moved a step closer toward approving Lithium Americas Corps Nevada mine for the white metal launching a review process that could result in final permits to build by 2021 | Positive | U.S. regulators have moved a step closer toward approving Lithium Americas Corps Nevada mine for the white metal launching a review process that could result in final permits to build by 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-mining-lithium-americas/lithium-americas-moves-closer-to-nevada-mine-approval-idUSKBN1ZJ1WP | 2020-01-21 |
| The Center for Biological Diversity sued U.S. regulators last year for granting ioneer Ltd exploration permits in Nevada arguing that ioneers lithium project would disturb a flower | Negative | U.S. regulators have moved a step closer toward approving Lithium Americas Corps Nevada mine for the white metal launching a review process that could result in final permits to build by 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-mining-lithium-americas/lithium-americas-moves-closer-to-nevada-mine-approval-idUSKBN1ZJ1WP | 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 |
| PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday 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 French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday 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/finance/markets/article/us-france-usa-tax/macron-and-trump-declare-truce-in-digital-tax-dispute-idUSKBN1ZJ24D | 2020-01-21 |
| There was some relief U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron seemed to have struck a truce over a proposed digital tax | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts is poised to serve a highly visible though largely ceremonial role in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump due next month | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts is poised to serve a highly visible though largely ceremonial role in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump due next month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-chiefjustice/spotlight-will-be-on-u-s-chief-justice-in-trump-trial-and-in-major-cases-idUSKBN1YO1GU | 2020-01-21 |
| It is in the marblelined corridors of the Supreme Court across the street from the U.S. Capitol hidden from the television cameras where Roberts wields real power | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts is poised to serve a highly visible though largely ceremonial role in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump due next month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-chiefjustice/spotlight-will-be-on-u-s-chief-justice-in-trump-trial-and-in-major-cases-idUSKBN1YO1GU | 2020-01-21 |
| Earlier this month the U.S. government published regulatory guidelines on AI aimed at limiting authorities overreach and urged Europe to avoid an aggressive approach | Negative | BRUSSELS The EUs proposal for a temporary ban on facialrecognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-google-eu/alphabet-ceo-backs-temporary-ban-on-facial-recognition-microsoft-disagrees-idUSKBN1ZJ18O | 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 |
| TECUN UMAN Hundreds of Central Americans gathered on the GuatemalaMexico border on Sunday aiming to cross en masse early on Monday in what could prove a stiff test of the Mexican governments pledge to satisfy U.S. demands to curb migrant flows | Negative | TECUN UMAN Hundreds of Central Americans gathered on the GuatemalaMexico border on Sunday aiming to cross en masse early on Monday in what could prove a stiff test of the Mexican governments pledge to satisfy U.S. demands to curb migrant flows | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala-mexico/migrant-caravan-gathers-on-guatemala-border-to-enter-mexico-en-masse-idUSKBN1ZI0R0 | 2020-01-20 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico should move to deepen its economic ties with China after U.S. congressional approval of a new North American trade deal a senior Mexican official said late on Saturday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico should move to deepen its economic ties with China after U.S. congressional approval of a new North American trade deal a senior Mexican official said late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-china/mexican-official-eyes-stronger-ties-with-china-after-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZI0PM | 2020-01-20 |
| 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 |
| Futures pricing suggests nobody thinks the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut rates when it meets at the end of the month | Negative | Dollar hangs on to lateweek gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-investors-cheer-u-s-economic-outlook-idUSL4N29P064 | 2020-01-20 |
| DES MOINES N.H. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders struggled to move past a weeklong controversy over whether he told U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren in a 2018 private meeting that a woman could not beat Republican President Donald Trump as the White House rivals campaigned over the weekend in the earlyvoting states of Iowa and New Hampshire | Negative | DES MOINES N.H. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders struggled to move past a weeklong controversy over whether he told U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren in a 2018 private meeting that a woman could not beat Republican President Donald Trump as the White House rivals campaigned over the weekend in the earlyvoting states of Iowa and New Hampshire | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-progressives/sanders-says-being-a-woman-age-could-be-problems-for-2020-candidates-idUSKBN1ZI0LV | 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 |
| Democratic U.S. lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday the president must be removed from office to protect national security and preserve the countrys system of government | Negative | BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/in-impeachment-document-democrats-say-trump-endangers-security-trump-denies-idUSKBN1ZH0MK | 2020-01-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. National Archives home to foundational documents such as the Bill of Rights apologized on Saturday for altering images critical of President Donald Trump at an exhibit on womens fight for voting rights and said it had removed the display | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. National Archives home to foundational documents such as the Bill of Rights apologized on Saturday for altering images critical of President Donald Trump at an exhibit on womens fight for voting rights and said it had removed the display | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-archives/national-archives-removes-exhibit-that-altered-images-of-womens-march-idUSKBN1ZH0MC | 2020-01-19 |
| ANCHORAGE Alaska This years onceadecade official U.S. national population count will start in a small Alaska Native village perched on the tundra overlooking the Bering Sea | Neutral | ANCHORAGE Alaska This years onceadecade official U.S. national population count will start in a small Alaska Native village perched on the tundra overlooking the Bering Sea | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census/u-s-census-to-kick-off-in-remote-alaska-native-village-idUSKBN1ZH028 | 2020-01-19 |
| DES MOINES Iowa Democrats vying for the partys 2020 presidential nomination courted Iowas teachers on Saturday by promising to oust U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and appoint someone who has taught in public schools | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa Democrats vying for the partys 2020 presidential nomination courted Iowas teachers on Saturday by promising to oust U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and appoint someone who has taught in public schools | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-education/2020-democratic-white-house-hopefuls-court-teachers-in-pivotal-iowa-idUSKBN1ZH0JW | 2020-01-19 |
| President Donald Trump said on Friday that the U.S. Constitution was being attacked in the state of Virginia where lawmakers have been moving to enact tougher gun laws and arms enthusiasts are planning a rally next week | Negative | President Donald Trump said on Friday that the U.S. Constitution was being attacked in the state of Virginia where lawmakers have been moving to enact tougher gun laws and arms enthusiasts are planning a rally next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-rally/trump-second-amendment-under-serious-attack-in-virginia-idUSKBN1ZG2AP | 2020-01-19 |
| NEW YORK Chris Collins a former U.S. congressman from New York who was an early backer of President Donald Trump was sentenced to 26 months in prison and fined on Friday after pleading guilty to taking part in an insider trading scheme | Negative | NEW YORK Chris Collins a former U.S. congressman from New York who was an early backer of President Donald Trump was sentenced to 26 months in prison and fined on Friday after pleading guilty to taking part in an insider trading scheme | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congressman-insidertrading/former-u-s-congressman-collins-sentenced-to-26-months-for-insider-trading-idUSKBN1ZG16N | 2020-01-19 |
| He also begged U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick to be merciful next week when sentencing his son Cameron who was also convicted as part of the insider trading scheme | Negative | NEW YORK Chris Collins a former U.S. congressman from New York who was an early backer of President Donald Trump was sentenced to 26 months in prison and fined on Friday after pleading guilty to taking part in an insider trading scheme | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congressman-insidertrading/former-u-s-congressman-collins-sentenced-to-26-months-for-insider-trading-idUSKBN1ZG16N | 2020-01-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Saturday it had imposed sanctions on a general of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commanded units blamed for a massacre of protesters in November | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Saturday it had imposed sanctions on a general of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commanded units blamed for a massacre of protesters in November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-sanctions-iranian-commander-over-mahshahr-killings-idUSKBN1ZH0LM | 2020-01-19 |
| The U.S. State Department has said previously it had received videos of the Revolutionary Guards opening fire without warning on protesters in Mahshahr county in southwest Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Saturday it had imposed sanctions on a general of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commanded units blamed for a massacre of protesters in November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-sanctions-iranian-commander-over-mahshahr-killings-idUSKBN1ZH0LM | 2020-01-19 |
| The U.S.built Boeing 737800 was en route from Tehran to the Ukrainian capital | Neutral | DUBAI Iran said on Saturday it was sending to Ukraine the black boxes from a Ukrainian passenger plane that the Iranian military shot down this month an accident that sparked unrest at home and added to pressure on Tehran from abroad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/iran-to-send-black-boxes-of-downed-ukrainian-plane-to-ukraine-idUSKBN1ZH0DV | 2020-01-19 |
| A spokesman for the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board also said it had no comment | Neutral | DUBAI Iran said on Saturday it was sending to Ukraine the black boxes from a Ukrainian passenger plane that the Iranian military shot down this month an accident that sparked unrest at home and added to pressure on Tehran from abroad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/iran-to-send-black-boxes-of-downed-ukrainian-plane-to-ukraine-idUSKBN1ZH0DV | 2020-01-19 |
| U.S. authorities have said they would start screening at three airports to detect travelers arriving via direct or connecting flights from Wuhan who may have symptoms of the new virus | Negative | BEIJING China reported four more cases of pneumonia believed to be caused by a new coronavirus strain causing rising concern globally that a disease health officials do not yet fully understand could spread during a key holiday period | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia/china-reports-new-virus-cases-raising-concern-globally-before-key-holiday-idUSKBN1ZH020 | 2020-01-19 |
| The U.S. carmaker announced plans last November to build its first European car factory in Gruenheide in the eastern state of Brandenburg | Positive | BERLIN Around 250 Germans on Saturday protested in the outskirts of Berlin where electric car startup Tesla is planning to build a gigafactory saying its construction will endanger water supply and wildlife in the area | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tesla-gigafactory-germany-protests/youre-stealing-our-water-germans-protest-against-tesla-gigafactory-idUSKBN1ZH0KM | 2020-01-19 |
| WASHINGTON Donald Trump is expected to meet with EU leader Ursula von der Leyen in Davos Switzerland next week three sources said on Friday as tensions mount between the allies over tariff threats and the U.S. president faces an impeachment trial at home | Positive | WASHINGTON Donald Trump is expected to meet with EU leader Ursula von der Leyen in Davos Switzerland next week three sources said on Friday as tensions mount between the allies over tariff threats and the U.S. president faces an impeachment trial at home | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-eu/trump-eu-chief-to-meet-in-davos-as-u-s-tariffs-loom-over-digital-tax-sources-idUSKBN1ZH01D | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide the extent to which religious organizations are immune from lawsuits filed by employees in two cases involving teachers at Catholic schools in California who sued after losing their jobs | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide the extent to which religious organizations are immune from lawsuits filed by employees in two cases involving teachers at Catholic schools in California who sued after losing their jobs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-bid-by-catholic-schools-to-avoid-worker-lawsuits-idUSKBN1YM1RN | 2020-01-19 |
| LONDON Trailblazing feminist judge Brenda Hale used her valedictory speech as president of the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday to call for the judiciary to remain free from U.S.style political influence and to poke fun at enduring sexism in the legal world | Positive | LONDON Trailblazing feminist judge Brenda Hale used her valedictory speech as president of the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday to call for the judiciary to remain free from U.S.style political influence and to poke fun at enduring sexism in the legal world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-court/uk-supreme-courts-swashbuckling-chief-hale-aims-parting-shots-at-sexists-politics-idUSKBN1YM1CD | 2020-01-19 |
| The test the companys final milestone test before flying NASA astronauts from U.S. soil had been planned to take place on Saturday | Positive | CAPE CANAVERAL Bad weather forced Elon Musks SpaceX to delay until Sunday a test in which it will destroy one of its own rockets in a trial of a crucial emergency abort system on an unmanned astronaut capsule | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-spacex/bad-weather-forces-delay-of-spacex-simulated-rocket-failure-test-idUSKBN1ZH03U | 2020-01-19 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump hit back later on Twitter writing that Khamenei should be careful what he says | Negative | DUBAI Irans supreme leader threw his support behind the elite Revolutionary Guards in a rare sermon on Friday after their belated admission that they had accidentally downed an airliner triggered days of street protests | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-khamenei/irans-khamenei-stands-by-guards-after-unrest-over-downed-plane-idUSKBN1ZG0O8 | 2020-01-19 |
| The United States will begin screening efforts at three U.S. airports to detect travelers from the central Chinese city of Wuhan who may have symptoms of a new respiratory virus that so far has killed two people and infected 45 more public health officials said on Friday | Negative | The United States will begin screening efforts at three U.S. airports to detect travelers from the central Chinese city of Wuhan who may have symptoms of a new respiratory virus that so far has killed two people and infected 45 more public health officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-virus/u-s-to-screen-passengers-for-new-china-coronavirus-at-3-airports-idUSKBN1ZG29G | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States Constitution which gives Americans the right to keep and bear firearms was being attacked in the state of Virginia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States Constitution which gives Americans the right to keep and bear firearms was being attacked in the state of Virginia | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-rally-trump/trump-criticizes-virginia-gun-control-measures-says-rights-under-attack-idUSKBN1ZG2JU | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department will do everything necessary to determine whether former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department will do everything necessary to determine whether former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pompeo/u-s-will-work-to-determine-if-ex-ambassdor-yovanovitch-was-under-threat-pompeo-idUSKBN1ZG20W | 2020-01-18 |
| Documents released this week indicated Lev Parnas a Ukraineborn U.S. citizen helped U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani investigate U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department will do everything necessary to determine whether former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pompeo/u-s-will-work-to-determine-if-ex-ambassdor-yovanovitch-was-under-threat-pompeo-idUSKBN1ZG20W | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON As the 2020 race heats up the Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a dispute involving the complex U.S. presidential election system focusing on whether Electoral College electors are free to break their pledges to back the candidate who wins their states popular vote an act that could upend an election | Positive | WASHINGTON As the 2020 race heats up the Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a dispute involving the complex U.S. presidential election system focusing on whether Electoral College electors are free to break their pledges to back the candidate who wins their states popular vote an act that could upend an election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-electoral/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-presidential-electoral-college-dispute-idUSKBN1ZG2EH | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up an appeal by President Donald Trumps administration seeking to enforce new federal rules allowing employers to obtain religious exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that health insurance that they provide to employees pays for womens birth control | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up an appeal by President Donald Trumps administration seeking to enforce new federal rules allowing employers to obtain religious exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that health insurance that they provide to employees pays for womens birth control | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-contraception/supreme-court-to-hear-trump-appeal-in-obamacare-contraception-fight-idUSKBN1ZG2EC | 2020-01-18 |
| A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit by children and young adults who claimed they had a constitutional right to be protected from climate change in a major setback to efforts to spur the U.S. government to address the issue | Negative | A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit by children and young adults who claimed they had a constitutional right to be protected from climate change in a major setback to efforts to spur the U.S. government to address the issue | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-lawsuit-children/children-young-adults-cannot-sue-u-s-government-over-climate-change-ruling-idUSKBN1ZG252 | 2020-01-18 |
| U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene Oregon had allowed the case to go forward | Neutral | A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit by children and young adults who claimed they had a constitutional right to be protected from climate change in a major setback to efforts to spur the U.S. government to address the issue | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-lawsuit-children/children-young-adults-cannot-sue-u-s-government-over-climate-change-ruling-idUSKBN1ZG252 | 2020-01-18 |
| The White House on Friday named members of U.S. President Trumps defense team for his impeachment trial which will begin in earnest next week | Negative | The White House on Friday named members of U.S. President Trumps defense team for his impeachment trial which will begin in earnest next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-factbox/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZG20E | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican allies plan to launch a massive effort to limit damage to his chances of reelection as the Senate trial to determine whether to remove him from office gets under way in earnest next week | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican allies plan to launch a massive effort to limit damage to his chances of reelection as the Senate trial to determine whether to remove him from office gets under way in earnest next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whitehouse/trump-allies-draw-up-plan-to-limit-damage-from-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZG2AD | 2020-01-18 |
| NEW YORK Chris Collins a former U.S. Congressman from New York who was an early backer of President Donald Trump is due to be sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to taking part in an insider trading scheme | Negative | NEW YORK Chris Collins a former U.S. Congressman from New York who was an early backer of President Donald Trump is due to be sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to taking part in an insider trading scheme | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congressman-insidertrading/ex-congressman-chris-collins-to-be-sentenced-in-new-york-for-insider-trading-idUSKBN1ZG16N | 2020-01-18 |
| GUATEMALA CITY More than 3500 Central Americans had poured into Guatemala by Friday in U.S.bound gatherings known as caravans officials said posing a headache for the leaders of Guatemala and Mexico amid fierce U.S. pressure to curb migration | Negative | GUATEMALA CITY More than 3500 Central Americans had poured into Guatemala by Friday in U.S.bound gatherings known as caravans officials said posing a headache for the leaders of Guatemala and Mexico amid fierce U.S. pressure to curb migration | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala-mexico/migrant-surge-into-guatemala-reaches-3500-heads-for-mexico-idUSKBN1ZG1QE | 2020-01-18 |
| Under U.S. pressure Mexican security forces have increasingly broken up large groups as they head north | Negative | GUATEMALA CITY More than 3500 Central Americans had poured into Guatemala by Friday in U.S.bound gatherings known as caravans officials said posing a headache for the leaders of Guatemala and Mexico amid fierce U.S. pressure to curb migration | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala-mexico/migrant-surge-into-guatemala-reaches-3500-heads-for-mexico-idUSKBN1ZG1QE | 2020-01-18 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican auto parts manufacturers with clients across North America expect a record year after U.S. approval of a trade deal mandating higher regional inputs but the new rules pose a bigger challenge to carmakers | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican auto parts manufacturers with clients across North America expect a record year after U.S. approval of a trade deal mandating higher regional inputs but the new rules pose a bigger challenge to carmakers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-mexico/mexican-autoparts-firms-eye-fast-lane-after-u-s-backs-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZG1U7 | 2020-01-18 |
| After months of wrangling U.S. lawmakers on Thursday ratified the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement brokered at the behest of President Donald Trump to replace the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican auto parts manufacturers with clients across North America expect a record year after U.S. approval of a trade deal mandating higher regional inputs but the new rules pose a bigger challenge to carmakers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-mexico/mexican-autoparts-firms-eye-fast-lane-after-u-s-backs-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZG1U7 | 2020-01-18 |
| As the unrest picked up U.S. President Donald Trump sent tweets in Farsi and English supporting the protesters who were chanting Death to and slogans against the Guards | Negative | DUBAI Irans supreme leader threw his support behind the elite Revolutionary Guards in a rare sermon on Friday after their belated admission that they had accidentally downed an airliner triggered days of protests on the streets | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-khamenei/irans-khamenei-stands-by-guards-after-unrest-over-downed-plane-idUSKBN1ZG0O8 | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee renewed a threat on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information about Iran policy and President Donald Trumps ordering of the strike that killed an Iranian military commander | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee renewed a threat on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information about Iran policy and President Donald Trumps ordering of the strike that killed an Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-security-congress/u-s-house-committee-renews-push-for-pompeo-iran-testimony-subpoena-threat-idUSKBN1ZG2DR | 2020-01-18 |
| Green whose firm Kreindler Kreindler represented Lockerbie victims said U.S. government pressure including sanctions against Libya was vital to ultimately winning a | Negative | Families of the 176 people killed when Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner face a complicated legal battle where backing from the victims governments may be crucial as they seek damages legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iran-crash-litigation/families-of-iran-crash-victims-face-politically-charged-litigation-idUSKBN1ZG285 | 2020-01-18 |
| Pakistan The Taliban will implement a 10day ceasefire with U.S. troops a reduction in violence with Afghan forces and discussions with Afghan government officials if it reaches a deal with U.S. negotiators in talks in Doha two sources have said | Positive | Pakistan The Taliban will implement a 10day ceasefire with U.S. troops a reduction in violence with Afghan forces and discussions with Afghan government officials if it reaches a deal with U.S. negotiators in talks in Doha two sources have said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban/taliban-open-to-10-day-ceasefire-with-u-s-talks-with-afghan-govt-sources-idUSKBN1ZG0GA | 2020-01-18 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump had called off the stopstart talks to end the 18year war in September after an U.S. soldier was killed in an attack by the militant group | Negative | Pakistan The Taliban will implement a 10day ceasefire with U.S. troops a reduction in violence with Afghan forces and discussions with Afghan government officials if it reaches a deal with U.S. negotiators in talks in Doha two sources have said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban/taliban-open-to-10-day-ceasefire-with-u-s-talks-with-afghan-govt-sources-idUSKBN1ZG0GA | 2020-01-18 |
| A U.S. State Department spokeswoman declined to comment and the Pentagon referred queries to the State Department | Negative | Pakistan The Taliban will implement a 10day ceasefire with U.S. troops a reduction in violence with Afghan forces and discussions with Afghan government officials if it reaches a deal with U.S. negotiators in talks in Doha two sources have said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban/taliban-open-to-10-day-ceasefire-with-u-s-talks-with-afghan-govt-sources-idUSKBN1ZG0GA | 2020-01-18 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures rose 2 cents to settle at | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices steadied on Friday as sluggish economic growth in China the worlds biggest crude importer raised concerns over fuel demand and countered optimism from the signing of a ChinaU.S. trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-steadies-as-chinese-economy-offsets-trade-optimism-idUSKBN1ZG05P | 2020-01-18 |
| U.S. military has to immediately report incidents threatening life limb or eyesight | Negative | WASHINGTON The Pentagon said on Friday there had been no effort to play down or delay the release of information on concussive injuries from Irans Jan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-casualties/pentagon-denies-trying-to-underplay-injuries-from-iran-attack-idUSKBN1ZG24D | 2020-01-18 |
| The first U.S. service member was flown out of Iraq on Jan | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Pentagon said on Friday there had been no effort to play down or delay the release of information on concussive injuries from Irans Jan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-casualties/pentagon-denies-trying-to-underplay-injuries-from-iran-attack-idUSKBN1ZG24D | 2020-01-18 |
| SINGAPORE Chinas Sinopec expected to be the next major Chinese buyer of U.S. liquefied natural gas is planning to review terms of a potential billion supply deal with Cheniere Energy Inc after a sharp drop in LNG prices industry officials said | Positive | SINGAPORE Chinas Sinopec expected to be the next major Chinese buyer of U.S. liquefied natural gas is planning to review terms of a potential billion supply deal with Cheniere Energy Inc after a sharp drop in LNG prices industry officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-sinopec-cheniere-lng-exclusive/exclusive-sinopec-to-review-potential-16-billion-u-s-gas-deal-with-cheniere-sources-idUSKBN1ZG1DL | 2020-01-18 |
| A source familiar with the talks said many items needed to be reviewed as U.S. gas prices have more than halved since 2018 | Positive | SINGAPORE Chinas Sinopec expected to be the next major Chinese buyer of U.S. liquefied natural gas is planning to review terms of a potential billion supply deal with Cheniere Energy Inc after a sharp drop in LNG prices industry officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-sinopec-cheniere-lng-exclusive/exclusive-sinopec-to-review-potential-16-billion-u-s-gas-deal-with-cheniere-sources-idUSKBN1ZG1DL | 2020-01-18 |
| The prospect of buying U.S. LNG is even more remote for Chinas socalled secondtier independent gas companies because they have little access to terminal facilities | Positive | SINGAPORE Chinas Sinopec expected to be the next major Chinese buyer of U.S. liquefied natural gas is planning to review terms of a potential billion supply deal with Cheniere Energy Inc after a sharp drop in LNG prices industry officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-sinopec-cheniere-lng-exclusive/exclusive-sinopec-to-review-potential-16-billion-u-s-gas-deal-with-cheniere-sources-idUSKBN1ZG1DL | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON Threats made by Iran will only further isolate the country the top U.S. envoy for Iran said on Friday after Tehrans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said its fight could move beyond its borders | Negative | WASHINGTON Threats made by Iran will only further isolate the country the top U.S. envoy for Iran said on Friday after Tehrans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said its fight could move beyond its borders | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-khamenei-usa/u-s-s-representative-on-iran-tehrans-threats-will-isolate-it-more-idUSKBN1ZG1VW | 2020-01-18 |
| More recent data along with optimism over a Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal signed on Wednesday have raised hopes that the economy may be bottoming out | Positive | BEIJING Chinas economic growth cooled to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States and more stimulus is expected this year as Beijing tries to boost sluggish investment and demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy/china-posts-weakest-growth-in-29-years-as-trade-war-bites-but-ends-2019-on-better-note-idUSKBN1ZF2YR | 2020-01-18 |
| The U.S.style IPO system is the basis of Shanghais Nasdaqstyle STAR Market which was launched in 2019 and hailed as Chinas boldest capital market reform yet | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinas securities watchdog said on Friday that it would keep equity supply and demand in balance in 2020 as it pushes for further reforms in the capital markets while containing financial risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-market-regulator/china-securities-regulator-says-to-balance-equity-supply-and-demand-this-year-idUSKBN1ZG195 | 2020-01-18 |
| UCommune has now tapped littleknown U.S. investment bank Benchmark Company LLC to launch its listing Reuters reported earlier this month | Positive | KONG Temasek Holdings and Trustbridge Partners have held talks with WeWork China over increasing their stake in the China branch of the troubled coworking startup to take majority ownership three people familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-wework-exclusive/exclusive-temasek-trustbridge-target-majority-stake-in-wework-china-at-1-billion-valuation-sources-idUSKBN1ZG0BU | 2020-01-18 |
| Louis Federal Reserve bank President James Bullard started raising the alarm about a U.S. bond market where interest rates seemed to show investors losing faith in the economy a risky environment for the Fed to carry out planned rate increases | Negative | ST. LOUIS It was more than a year ago when St | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-bullard/the-yield-curves-still-weird-feds-bullard-is-okay-with-that-idUSKBN1ZG1EV | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. homebuilding surged to a 13year high in December as activity increased across the board suggesting the housing market recovery was back on track amid low mortgage rates and could help support the longest economic expansion on record | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. homebuilding surged to a 13year high in December as activity increased across the board suggesting the housing market recovery was back on track amid low mortgage rates and could help support the longest economic expansion on record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-housing-starts-at-13-year-high-factory-output-gains-idUSKBN1ZG1KP | 2020-01-18 |
| Youakim said that while what happened in California was surprising Sezzle had hired a firm to conduct another study of lending laws in all U.S. states it operated in | Positive | Sezzle Inc said on Friday that a Californian regulator had approved its application for a lending license sending its shares sharply higher although the approval came with a fine and a rap on the knuckles over previously charged loan fees | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-sezzle-lending-california/california-grants-loan-license-to-pay-later-outfit-sezzle-idUSKBN1ZF2UD | 2020-01-18 |
| Thailands largest retailer Central Retail Corp said Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and funds advised by U.S. investor Capital Research Management Company are among international cornerstone investors backing its IPO worth up to | Positive | Thailands largest retailer Central Retail Corp said Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and funds advised by U.S. investor Capital Research Management Company are among international cornerstone investors backing its IPO worth up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-central-retail-ipo/capital-research-gic-investing-in-thailands-central-retail-ipo-idUSKBN1ZF28T | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan on Friday to slash greenhouse gas emissions from transportation by making electric vehicles accessible to even lowincome families and improving access to public transit | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan on Friday to slash greenhouse gas emissions from transportation by making electric vehicles accessible to even lowincome families and improving access to public transit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-climate/bloomberg-plan-would-make-all-new-u-s-cars-electric-by-2035-idUSKBN1ZG1MY | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. manufacturing output rose unexpectedly in December as a drop in motor vehicle output was outpaced by increases in production of other durable goods food and beverages and other products | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. manufacturing output rose unexpectedly in December as a drop in motor vehicle output was outpaced by increases in production of other durable goods food and beverages and other products | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-economy-output/u-s-manufacturing-output-rises-unexpectedly-idUSKBN1ZG1OL | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON European Union trade commissioner Phil Hogan said his meetings with senior U.S. officials marked a good to resetting trade ties with Washington but there was more work to do | Positive | WASHINGTON European Union trade commissioner Phil Hogan said his meetings with senior U.S. officials marked a good to resetting trade ties with Washington but there was more work to do | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-eu/eus-hogan-says-bid-to-reset-trade-ties-with-u-s-off-to-good-start-idUSKBN1ZG05A | 2020-01-18 |
| The U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement that was passed by the U.S. Senate today modernizes the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement that has been blamed for hollowing out the U.S. manufacturing sector | Positive | The U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement that was passed by the U.S. Senate today modernizes the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement that has been blamed for hollowing out the U.S. manufacturing sector | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-changes-factbox/factbox-how-the-north-american-trade-deal-will-affect-autos-digital-trade-drugs-idUSKBN1ZF2P0 | 2020-01-18 |
| Meanwhile U.S. homebuilding surged to a 13year high in December suggesting the housing market recovery was back on track amid low mortgage rates | Positive | Wall Street climbed to record highs on Friday with major indexes turning in their strongest weekly gains since August 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/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-hits-new-highs-in-strongest-week-since-august-idUSKBN1ZG1I3 | 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 |
| U.S. housing starts jumped 16 | Neutral | 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 |
| Googles parent Alphabet became the fourth U.S. company to top a market value of more than trillion | 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 U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has been steadily climbing in popularity this year and is now tied with former Vice President Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination among registered voters according to a national poll | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has been steadily climbing in popularity this year and is now tied with former Vice President Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination among registered voters according to a national poll | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/sanders-climbs-now-tied-with-biden-among-registered-voters-reuters-poll-idUSKBN1ZG00D | 2020-01-18 |
| U.S. senators are expected to hear opening statements next week in the impeachment trial on whether to remove President Donald Trump from office on charges he abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | Negative | U.S. senators are expected to hear opening statements next week in the impeachment trial on whether to remove President Donald Trump from office on charges he abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-rules-factbox/four-rules-senators-should-follow-during-trumps-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZF2Z7 | 2020-01-18 |
| PARIS 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 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/technology/article/us-france-netflix/netflix-opens-paris-office-plans-new-french-language-series-idUSKBN1ZG1W2 | 2020-01-18 |
| 4 billion after a U.S. government investigation found the French tax would harm American technology companies | Negative | PARIS The United States risks a proliferation of national taxes on tech giants if President Donald Trump rejects new international rules for taxing digital companies at next weeks World Economic Forum the French government said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-oecd-tax/france-tells-u-s-back-a-global-digital-tax-or-risk-others-going-solo-idUSKBN1ZG14P | 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 |
| British and U.S. officials have been investigated for abusing that power allegedly requiring sex in exchange for visas | Negative | BERLIN Social media can be a minefield for the straitlaced world of diplomacy as the German Foreign Office just found out when it was forced to delete a tweet and apologize for its contribution to a mildly offcolor Twitter meme | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-diplomacy/german-foreign-ministry-backtracks-after-sense-of-humor-failure-idUSKBN1ZG17Z | 2020-01-18 |
| NEW YORK As Googleparent Alphabet Inc became on Thursday the fourth U.S. company to top a market value of more than trillion some funds holding its shares are wondering whether now is the time to cash in on the stocks extraordinary gains | Positive | NEW YORK As Googleparent Alphabet Inc became on Thursday the fourth U.S. company to top a market value of more than trillion some funds holding its shares are wondering whether now is the time to cash in on the stocks extraordinary gains | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-funds-google/which-company-just-hit-1-trillion-google-it-idUSKBN1ZF2SH | 2020-01-18 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Risperdal in 1993 to treat schizophrenia and bipolar mania in adults and in 2006 for irritability associated with autism in children | Negative | A Pennsylvania judge on Friday slashed to | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-johnson-johnson-risperdal/judge-slashes-8-billion-risperdal-award-against-johnson-johnson-to-6-8-million-idUSKBN1ZG293 | 2020-01-18 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Religious social service providers receiving funds from the U.S. government would no longer have to tell their clients about other possibly secular organizations that offer similar help under changes the Trump administration proposed on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON Religious social service providers receiving funds from the U.S. government would no longer have to tell their clients about other possibly secular organizations that offer similar help under changes the Trump administration proposed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-religion-regulation/trump-wants-to-end-requiring-u-s-religious-welfare-groups-to-tell-clients-of-options-idUSKBN1ZF2C7 | 2020-01-17 |
| NEW YORK Liberal grassroots groups on Thursday launched a bid to calm tensions between supporters of the two progressive standardbearers in the Democratic presidential race U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who have engaged in a dayslong feud after months of nonaggression | Negative | NEW YORK Liberal grassroots groups on Thursday launched a bid to calm tensions between supporters of the two progressive standardbearers in the Democratic presidential race U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who have engaged in a dayslong feud after months of nonaggression | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-progressives/as-warren-sanders-spat-intensifies-liberal-grassroots-groups-seek-to-calm-tensions-idUSKBN1ZF2DK | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Army will go back to the drawing board after an effort to replace the Bradley fighting vehicle proved too challenging for industry a Pentagon official said on Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Army will go back to the drawing board after an effort to replace the Bradley fighting vehicle proved too challenging for industry a Pentagon official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pentagon-bradley/u-s-army-vehicle-competition-halts-after-lone-entry-falls-short-official-idUSKBN1ZF2RT | 2020-01-17 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday hailed the U.S. Senates approval of the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement trade deal forecasting it would deliver a boost to the Mexican economy | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday hailed the U.S. Senates approval of the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement trade deal forecasting it would deliver a boost to the Mexican economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-mexico/mexico-hails-usmca-trade-deal-approval-expects-more-investment-idUSKBN1ZF2GR | 2020-01-17 |
| U.S. Senator Robert Menendez the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told CNN on Thursday he had sent a letter to the State Department seeking an immediate briefing | Positive | KIEV Ukraine has asked the FBI in the United States for help investigating a suspected cyberattack by Russian military hackers on Burisma an energy company caught up in the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ukraine/ukraine-asks-fbi-to-help-probe-suspected-russian-hack-of-burisma-idUSKBN1ZF1KL | 2020-01-17 |
| A former senior security official with the U.S. State Department told Reuters he did not regard the Hyde text messages as constituting an actual threat to Yovanovitch | Negative | KIEV Ukraine has asked the FBI in the United States for help investigating a suspected cyberattack by Russian military hackers on Burisma an energy company caught up in the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ukraine/ukraine-asks-fbi-to-help-probe-suspected-russian-hack-of-burisma-idUSKBN1ZF1KL | 2020-01-17 |
| A senior U.S. official who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter said Putin had too much to lose by giving up power altogether | 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 |
| Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to high school Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact the U.S. president opposes a step that could eventually lead to reimposing U.N. sanctions | Negative | Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to high school Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact the U.S. president opposes a step that could eventually lead to reimposing U.N. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-accuses-europe-of-yielding-to-high-school-bully-trump-in-nuclear-row-idUSKBN1ZF115 | 2020-01-17 |
| U.S. sanctions have added to the Irans challenges driving up prices as the currency crumbles in value | Negative | Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to high school Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact the U.S. president opposes a step that could eventually lead to reimposing U.N. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-accuses-europe-of-yielding-to-high-school-bully-trump-in-nuclear-row-idUSKBN1ZF115 | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it will allow for a 90day period to wind down transactions in certain sectors of Irans economy hit with fresh U.S. sanctions last week | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it will allow for a 90day period to wind down transactions in certain sectors of Irans economy hit with fresh U.S. sanctions last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-allows-time-to-wind-down-deals-hit-by-fresh-iran-sanctions-idUSKBN1ZF24J | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Germany this weekend to attend the Libya conference and push for sustaining a fragile ceasefire and getting all foreign powers to withdraw from the conflict in the North African country the State Department and U.S. officials said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Germany this weekend to attend the Libya conference and push for sustaining a fragile ceasefire and getting all foreign powers to withdraw from the conflict in the North African country the State Department and U.S. officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-pompeo/pompeo-to-attend-libya-conference-in-berlin-priority-is-ceasefire-state-department-idUSKBN1ZF2S1 | 2020-01-17 |
| The U.S. Senate approved a revamp of the U.S.MexicoCanada Free Trade Agreement a day after the signing of the Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China | Positive | NEW YORK Oil rose about on Thursday as progress on another major trade deal fed optimism that energy demand will grow in 2020 which offset bearish market comments from the International Energy Agency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-ends-higher-as-trade-deal-progress-spurs-energy-demand-hopes-idUSKBN1ZF05Q | 2020-01-17 |
| Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said the U.S. military also expected to soon announce a resumption in operational training | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Pentagon said on Thursday it would soon announce a resumption in operational training of Saudi military officers in the United States suspended after a Saudi officers fatal shooting of three Americans at a Florida naval base last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-saudi-shooting/pentagon-to-soon-resume-saudi-training-halted-after-base-shooting-idUSKBN1ZF2HM | 2020-01-17 |
| U.S. and Chinese negotiators hold midweek trade talks in Beijing craft a 150page draft trade agreement | Positive | Here are some key moments in the rollercoaster trade relationship between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-timeline/timeline-key-dates-in-the-u-s-china-trade-war-idUSKBN1ZE1AA | 2020-01-17 |
| The U.S. bans Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from buying parts and components from U.S. companies | Negative | Here are some key moments in the rollercoaster trade relationship between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-timeline/timeline-key-dates-in-the-u-s-china-trade-war-idUSKBN1ZE1AA | 2020-01-17 |
| China halts purchases of U.S. agricultural products and the Chinese yuan weakens past the key seven per dollar level | Negative | Here are some key moments in the rollercoaster trade relationship between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-timeline/timeline-key-dates-in-the-u-s-china-trade-war-idUSKBN1ZE1AA | 2020-01-17 |
| The U.S. Treasury says China is manipulating its currency | Negative | Here are some key moments in the rollercoaster trade relationship between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-timeline/timeline-key-dates-in-the-u-s-china-trade-war-idUSKBN1ZE1AA | 2020-01-17 |
| The U.S. Commerce Department puts 28 Chinese companies on its entity over their alleged involvement in human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang | Negative | Here are some key moments in the rollercoaster trade relationship between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-timeline/timeline-key-dates-in-the-u-s-china-trade-war-idUSKBN1ZE1AA | 2020-01-17 |
| HONG KONG The worlds biggest investment banks will be able to wholly own their China securities businesses from April 1 as the U.S. China Phase 1 trade deal accelerates a previous deadline for removing foreign ownership caps by nine months | Positive | HONG KONG The worlds biggest investment banks will be able to wholly own their China securities businesses from April 1 as the U.S. China Phase 1 trade deal accelerates a previous deadline for removing foreign ownership caps by nine months | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-finance-factbox/factbox-foreign-investment-banks-with-majority-stakes-in-china-units-idUSKBN1ZF0K8 | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he expected U.S. farmers to receive a third and final tranche of traderelated payments even after a Phase 1 trade deal with China was signed Bloomberg reported on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he expected U.S. farmers to receive a third and final tranche of traderelated payments even after a Phase 1 trade deal with China was signed Bloomberg reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/u-s-farmers-expected-to-get-third-tranche-of-trade-aid-despite-phase-1-deal-perdue-idUSKBN1ZF2OW | 2020-01-17 |
| SHANGHAI U.S. electric car maker Tesla plans to open a design and research center in China to make vehicles the company said in a recruitment notice on its official WeChat account | Positive | SHANGHAI U.S. electric car maker Tesla plans to open a design and research center in China to make vehicles the company said in a recruitment notice on its official WeChat account | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-china/tesla-says-it-plans-to-open-china-design-and-research-center-idUSKBN1ZF0RK | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON Leading U.S. and Chinese officials on Wednesday discussed negotiations with North Korea as well as United Nations sanctions intended to limit North Koreas nuclear ambitions according to the State Department | Positive | WASHINGTON Leading U.S. and Chinese officials on Wednesday discussed negotiations with North Korea as well as United Nations sanctions intended to limit North Koreas nuclear ambitions according to the State Department | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-northkorea/u-s-chinese-officials-discussed-north-korea-negotiations-u-n-sanctions-state-department-idUSKBN1ZF1LV | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules on labor and automotive content but leaves | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules on labor and automotive content but leaves | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/u-s-senate-passes-north-america-trade-deal-canada-still-to-approve-idUSKBN1ZF283 | 2020-01-17 |
| The legislation to implement the U.S.MexicoCanada Agreement passed on an 8910 bipartisan vote sending the measure to President Donald Trump for him to sign into law | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules on labor and automotive content but leaves | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/u-s-senate-passes-north-america-trade-deal-canada-still-to-approve-idUSKBN1ZF283 | 2020-01-17 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Trumps efforts to rebalance U.S. ties with its major trading partners were bearing fruit and boosting U.S. economic growth | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules on labor and automotive content but leaves | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/u-s-senate-passes-north-america-trade-deal-canada-still-to-approve-idUSKBN1ZF283 | 2020-01-17 |
| The 500 rallied through the 3300 mark for the first time on Thursday and the other main U.S. indexes also surged to record highs fueled by tech stocks solid retail sales data and upbeat quarterly earnings from Morgan Stanley | Positive | The 500 rallied through the 3300 mark for the first time on Thursday and the other main U.S. indexes also surged to record highs fueled by tech stocks solid retail sales data and upbeat quarterly earnings from Morgan Stanley | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-blasts-through-3300-as-tech-stocks-surge-idUSKBN1ZF1ND | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts is poised to become a key figure in the political life of President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts is poised to become a key figure in the political life of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-roberts/u-s-chief-justice-faces-unfamiliar-glare-of-spotlight-at-trump-trial-idUSKBN1ZF2P2 | 2020-01-17 |
| New York and Connecticut sued the Trump administration on Thursday alleging it has failed to enforce the U.S. Clean Air Act and allowed five neighboring states to pump unhealthy levels of pollution into their states | Negative | New York and Connecticut sued the Trump administration on Thursday alleging it has failed to enforce the U.S. Clean Air Act and allowed five neighboring states to pump unhealthy levels of pollution into their states | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-new-york-pollution/new-york-sues-trump-administration-to-enforce-clean-air-act-idUSKBN1ZF2MN | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON 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 | Positive | WASHINGTON 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 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy/us-labor-department-to-remove-computers-from-data-lockups-idUSKBN1ZF2BD | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON Rob Jackson a Democratic commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday he will step down from the agency on Feb | Negative | WASHINGTON Rob Jackson a Democratic commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday he will step down from the agency on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-jackson-resignation/u-s-sec-democratic-commissioner-jackson-to-step-down-next-month-idUSKBN1ZF147 | 2020-01-17 |
| Intuit appears to be only the second public company in the U.S. to allow investors to vote on a mandatory shareholder arbitration proposal Google shareholders voted down a shareholder arbitration | Positive | When shareholders of the tax and accounting software company Intuit Inc gather for the companys annual meeting on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-arbitration/new-battleground-in-the-fight-over-mandatory-shareholder-arbitration-intuits-annual-meeting-idUSKBN1ZF2VQ | 2020-01-17 |
| SAO PAULO U.S.based financial firm Global Infrastructure Partners is planning a joint bid with Brazils fuel distribution company for refineries put on the block by Petroleo Brasileiro SA | Positive | SAO PAULO U.S.based financial firm Global Infrastructure Partners is planning a joint bid with Brazils fuel distribution company for refineries put on the block by Petroleo Brasileiro SA | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-petrobras-divestiture-refineries-excl/exclusive-u-s-firm-gip-shell-cosan-venture-plan-to-bid-on-brazil-refineries-sources-idUSKBN1ZF1Z1 | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher labor and automotive content rules but leaves | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher labor and automotive content rules but leaves | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-approve/u-s-senate-approves-u-s-mexico-canada-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZF2CK | 2020-01-17 |
| The legislation for the U.S.MexicoCanada Agreement passed on an 8910 bipartisan vote sending the measure to President Donald Trump for him to sign into law | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher labor and automotive content rules but leaves | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-approve/u-s-senate-approves-u-s-mexico-canada-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZF2CK | 2020-01-17 |
| 4 U.S. airline had previously canceled flights through April 13 | Negative | Southwest the largest operator of MAX airplanes worldwide said the latest move would remove roughly 330 weekday flights from its total peakday schedule of more than 4000 daily flights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-southwest/southwest-airlines-push-boeing-737-max-flight-cancellations-into-june-idUSKBN1ZF1JX | 2020-01-17 |
| KANSAS CITY Mo The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to leave interest rates on hold throughout 2020 absent an economic shock Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said on Thursday in remarks that included a bullish outlook for an ongoing rebound in the housing sector | Positive | KANSAS CITY Mo The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to leave interest rates on hold throughout 2020 absent an economic shock Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said on Thursday in remarks that included a bullish outlook for an ongoing rebound in the housing sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-bowman/feds-bowman-current-interest-rate-likely-appropriate-for-this-year-idUSKBN1ZF21A | 2020-01-17 |
| The U.S. economy is currently in a good and the expectation is for it to remain there Bowman said | Positive | KANSAS CITY Mo The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to leave interest rates on hold throughout 2020 absent an economic shock Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said on Thursday in remarks that included a bullish outlook for an ongoing rebound in the housing sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-bowman/feds-bowman-current-interest-rate-likely-appropriate-for-this-year-idUSKBN1ZF21A | 2020-01-17 |
| 991 billion of U.S. Treasuries the 15th straight month that they have been net sellers | Neutral | comments | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-treasury-securities/update-1-foreigners-sold-u-s-treasuries-for-4th-straight-month-in-november-data-idUSL1N29L1V1 | 2020-01-17 |
| Increased U.S.China trade tensions had raised the specter of Beijing using its Treasury holdings as a negotiating tool but analysts see no evidence of this happening | Neutral | comments | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-treasury-securities/update-1-foreigners-sold-u-s-treasuries-for-4th-straight-month-in-november-data-idUSL1N29L1V1 | 2020-01-17 |
| Analysts peg Japans strong demand for U.S. Treasuries as a result of Japanese investors wanting to take advantage of the positive U.S. yield | Positive | comments | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-treasury-securities/update-1-foreigners-sold-u-s-treasuries-for-4th-straight-month-in-november-data-idUSL1N29L1V1 | 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 |
| U.S. shares are now trading above 18 times expected earnings near their post2008 financial crisis peak marked at the start of 2018 | Positive | 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 |
| The 10year U.S. Treasuries yield clawed away from oneweek low to 1 | 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 |
| Some demands are extremely hard to swallow such as changing laws to accommodate the U.S. Overall it feels like something that will not last more than a few Galy said | Neutral | 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 |
| U.S. presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Thursday unveiled a plan that he claims will halve property losses and deaths from catastrophic wildfires within four years as part of a suite of initiatives to combat climate change | Negative | U.S. presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Thursday unveiled a plan that he claims will halve property losses and deaths from catastrophic wildfires within four years as part of a suite of initiatives to combat climate change | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-climate/u-s-presidential-hopeful-bloomberg-unveils-plan-to-cut-wildfire-losses-in-half-idUSKBN1ZF26Z | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is poised to hear charges that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is poised to hear charges that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-senators-factbo/factbox-key-u-s-senators-in-battle-over-trump-impeachment-trial-testimony-idUSKBN1ZF224 | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday seizing on a report from a nonpartisan congressional watchdog accused the Trump administration of breaking the law in withholding aid for Ukraine that Congress had approved | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday seizing on a report from a nonpartisan congressional watchdog accused the Trump administration of breaking the law in withholding aid for Ukraine that Congress had approved | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pelosi/pelosi-says-trump-administration-broke-law-in-withholding-ukraine-aid-idUSKBN1ZF2IA | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to impeach Republican President Donald Trump this week for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to impeach Republican President Donald Trump this week for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-explainer/explainer-how-impeachment-works-and-why-trump-is-unlikely-to-be-removed-idUSKBN1YK16K | 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 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Boises defense of its policy of sometimes prosecuting homeless people for sleeping in public after a lower court found ordinances in Idahos capital violated the U.S. Constitutions bar on cruel and unusual punishment | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Boises defense of its policy of sometimes prosecuting homeless people for sleeping in public after a lower court found ordinances in Idahos capital violated the U.S. Constitutions bar on cruel and unusual punishment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-homelessness/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-ruling-barring-prosecution-of-homeless-idUSKBN1YK1EA | 2020-01-17 |
| U.S. cities have struggled over the years with how to address the issue of homelessness putting in place various local laws | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Boises defense of its policy of sometimes prosecuting homeless people for sleeping in public after a lower court found ordinances in Idahos capital violated the U.S. Constitutions bar on cruel and unusual punishment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-homelessness/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-ruling-barring-prosecution-of-homeless-idUSKBN1YK1EA | 2020-01-17 |
| The U.S. government earlier this month announced regulatory guidelines on artificial intelligence technology aimed at limiting authorities overreach and urged Europe to avoid aggressive approaches | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union is considering banning facial recognition technology in public areas for up to five years to give it time to work out how to prevent abuses according to proposals seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-ai/eu-mulls-five-year-ban-on-facial-recognition-tech-in-public-areas-idUSKBN1ZF2QL | 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 |
| U.S. pop singer Demi Lovato will sing the national anthem ahead of next months Super Bowl in Miami the National Football League said on Thursday | Positive | U.S. pop singer Demi Lovato will sing the national anthem ahead of next months Super Bowl in Miami the National Football League said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-superbowl-lovato/demi-lovato-to-sing-national-anthem-at-super-bowl-idUSKBN1ZF2G2 | 2020-01-17 |
| The protests which have dissipated greatly this season were routinely criticized by U.S. President Donald Trump who chose to interpret the demonstrations as offensive to the U.S. military | Negative | U.S. pop singer Demi Lovato will sing the national anthem ahead of next months Super Bowl in Miami the National Football League said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-superbowl-lovato/demi-lovato-to-sing-national-anthem-at-super-bowl-idUSKBN1ZF2G2 | 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 |
| NEW YORK U.S. corporate reporting season is expected to show lackluster profit growth and it has already gotten off to a bumpy start with big banks kicking off the fourth quarter to mixed investor reaction so far on the stock market | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. corporate reporting season is expected to show lackluster profit growth and it has already gotten off to a bumpy start with big banks kicking off the fourth quarter to mixed investor reaction so far on the stock market | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-results-stocks-graphic/what-to-watch-as-fourth-quarter-earnings-kick-into-high-gear-idUSKBN1ZF1GX | 2020-01-17 |
| U.S. Higher Education Courseware which accounts for of Pearsons revenue was in the final stages of a pretty bumpy and hard analogtodigital said Chief Executive John Fallon | Negative | U.S. Higher Education Courseware which accounts for of Pearsons revenue was in the final stages of a pretty bumpy and hard analogtodigital said Chief Executive John Fallon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pearson-outlook/pearson-shares-slide-as-print-to-digital-switch-hurts-profits-idUSKBN1ZF0Q2 | 2020-01-17 |
| Citi said U.S. Higher Education had come in towards the lower end of the forecast range and it was clear that trends would remain extremely this year | Negative | U.S. Higher Education Courseware which accounts for of Pearsons revenue was in the final stages of a pretty bumpy and hard analogtodigital said Chief Executive John Fallon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pearson-outlook/pearson-shares-slide-as-print-to-digital-switch-hurts-profits-idUSKBN1ZF0Q2 | 2020-01-17 |
| Since 2019 hospitals have been required by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to post prices online for the services they offer in what is called a chargemaster | Positive | The list for healthcare treatments can vary wildly and may not reflect what will appear on a patients bill a new study finds | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-listprices-cancer/list-price-for-healthcare-treatments-in-the-u-s-may-be-misleading-idUSKBN1ZF2W4 | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON After weeks of rhetorical fire and fury a handful of U.S. House members walked quietly across a hushed Capitol on Wednesday to deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate paving the way for the trial of President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON After weeks of rhetorical fire and fury a handful of U.S. House members walked quietly across a hushed Capitol on Wednesday to deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate paving the way for the trial of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ceremony/with-pomp-and-circumstance-house-democrats-deliver-impeachment-articles-to-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZF03D | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON Senior Democratic senators said on Wednesday that they would try to force another vote to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from taking billions of dollars from the Department of Defense budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior Democratic senators said on Wednesday that they would try to force another vote to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from taking billions of dollars from the Department of Defense budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-wall/democratic-senators-seek-to-force-vote-to-block-trump-border-wall-funding-plan-idUSKBN1ZE22U | 2020-01-16 |
| NEW YORK A federal judge on Wednesday revoked Michael Avenattis bail after the celebrity lawyer and critic of U.S. President Donald Trump was accused of hiding money from creditors triggering a delay in a separate trial where Avenatti is charged with trying to extort Nike Inc | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge on Wednesday revoked Michael Avenattis bail after the celebrity lawyer and critic of U.S. President Donald Trump was accused of hiding money from creditors triggering a delay in a separate trial where Avenatti is charged with trying to extort Nike Inc | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/trump-antagonist-avenattis-bail-is-revoked-unhappy-ny-judge-delays-nike-extortion-trial-idUSKBN1ZE1Z3 | 2020-01-16 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday the seven members of the House of Representatives who will act as prosecutors to lay out the impeachment case against President Donald Trump in the Senate | Negative | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday the seven members of the House of Representatives who will act as prosecutors to lay out the impeachment case against President Donald Trump in the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/seven-house-democrats-to-argue-impeachment-case-against-trump-in-senate-idUSKBN1ZD21G | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON Legislators in Virginia on Wednesday backed a longgestating amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee equal rights for women setting up a fight over whether the deadline to finalize it has passed | Positive | WASHINGTON Legislators in Virginia on Wednesday backed a longgestating amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee equal rights for women setting up a fight over whether the deadline to finalize it has passed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-legal-women/virginia-vote-sets-up-fight-over-womens-rights-constitutional-amendment-idUSKBN1ZE2QQ | 2020-01-16 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge ruled on Wednesday to block an executive order by President Donald Trump that only allows refugees to be resettled if state and local officials agree to accept them | Positive | NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge ruled on Wednesday to block an executive order by President Donald Trump that only allows refugees to be resettled if state and local officials agree to accept them | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-refugees/u-s-judge-blocks-trump-order-requiring-local-officials-consent-to-take-refugees-idUSKBN1ZE2E0 | 2020-01-16 |
| The latest ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte temporarily stops the U.S. government from enforcing that position | Neutral | NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge ruled on Wednesday to block an executive order by President Donald Trump that only allows refugees to be resettled if state and local officials agree to accept them | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-refugees/u-s-judge-blocks-trump-order-requiring-local-officials-consent-to-take-refugees-idUSKBN1ZE2E0 | 2020-01-16 |
| Trump has called Puerto Ricos political leaders incompetent or and threatened to divert disasterrecovery funds from the U.S. territory to help pay for a wall at the U.S.Mexico border | Negative | Puerto Rico will be allowed access to | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-aid/quake-hit-puerto-rico-to-get-8-2-billion-in-delayed-u-s-aid-idUSKBN1ZE1J4 | 2020-01-16 |
| The statement said it was estimated that at least two dozen U.S. citizens had been prevented from leaving China over the past three years | Negative | WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of senators has proposed legislation that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials involved in enforcing exit bans on U.S. officials in China | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-exitbans/u-s-lawmakers-propose-sanctions-over-chinese-exit-bans-on-americans-idUSKBN1ZE2SB | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps administration argued in a federal appeals court on Wednesday that it should be allowed to execute condemned inmates without delay after a lower court ordered the executions be put on hold to hear legal challenges | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps administration argued in a federal appeals court on Wednesday that it should be allowed to execute condemned inmates without delay after a lower court ordered the executions be put on hold to hear legal challenges | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-executions/trump-administration-asks-appeals-court-to-allow-executions-to-proceed-idUSKBN1ZE2JW | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON With tweets of solidarity in Farsi and technological tools to circumvent internet shutdowns U.S. President Donald Trump might be close to exhausting his options to support Iranian protesters rising up against their rulers | Positive | WASHINGTON With tweets of solidarity in Farsi and technological tools to circumvent internet shutdowns U.S. President Donald Trump might be close to exhausting his options to support Iranian protesters rising up against their rulers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash-trump/trump-walking-fine-line-in-supporting-iran-protesters-idUSKBN1ZF0ET | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON A top Democrat in Congress vowed on Wednesday to investigate profoundly messages suggesting that the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was subject to surveillance before President Donald Trump fired her in May | Negative | WASHINGTON A top Democrat in Congress vowed on Wednesday to investigate profoundly messages suggesting that the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was subject to surveillance before President Donald Trump fired her in May | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-threat/trump-impeachment-was-someone-tracking-the-u-s-ambassador-in-kiev-idUSKBN1ZE2RV | 2020-01-16 |
| Prime Minister Scott Morrison earlier this week welcomed a U.S. move to downgrade a travel warning and has stressed that Australia is open for business | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias peak tourism body estimated the countrys bushfire crisis has so far cost the industry almost billion and called for urgent help from the government to lure back visitors | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-tourism-industry-seeks-urgent-help-as-cost-of-bushfires-grows-idUSKBN1ZF027 | 2020-01-16 |
| However several junior miners are developing U.S. mines to produce them and other rare earths | Positive | China has agreed to buy two types of rare earth metals from the United States as part of an initial trade deal inked on Wednesday a move likely to boost U.S. production of the strategic minerals | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade-china-rareearths/china-to-buy-rare-earths-from-u-s-as-part-of-trade-pact-idUSKBN1ZE2YQ | 2020-01-16 |
| Giammattei a conservative who has already discussed migration with top U.S. officials is scheduled to speak by phone with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday | Positive | GUATEMALA Guatemalas new president on Wednesday faced an early test of his ability to manage migration as a caravan of hundreds of people left Honduras for the United States and said Mexico would halt its progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-immigration-honduras-guatemala/guatemalan-leader-says-mexico-plans-to-contain-new-caravan-idUSKBN1ZE2GX | 2020-01-16 |
| 45 a barrel by 0310 GMT while U.S. crude was up by 39 cents or 0 | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Thursday after the signing of an initial SinoU.S. trade deal that sets the stage for a surge in Chinese purchases of American energy products while U.S. crude inventories fell more than expected | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-after-u-s-china-trade-deal-rise-in-inventories-idUSKBN1ZF05Q | 2020-01-16 |
| Official U.S. data showing a much bigger than expected drop in crude oil inventories also helped underpin prices Chauhan said | Positive | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Thursday after the signing of an initial SinoU.S. trade deal that sets the stage for a surge in Chinese purchases of American energy products while U.S. crude inventories fell more than expected | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-after-u-s-china-trade-deal-rise-in-inventories-idUSKBN1ZF05Q | 2020-01-16 |
| We saw a counterseasonal draw in U.S. crude stocks and that generally is he said | Neutral | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Thursday after the signing of an initial SinoU.S. trade deal that sets the stage for a surge in Chinese purchases of American energy products while U.S. crude inventories fell more than expected | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-after-u-s-china-trade-deal-rise-in-inventories-idUSKBN1ZF05Q | 2020-01-16 |
| Earlier oil prices fell to their lowest in over a month after the U.S. government reported big increases in gasoline and distillates inventories and a record crude output | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices were down slightly on Wednesday pressured early by data showing big increases in U.S. refined products but recovered some of the losses later by the signing of a Phase 1 trade deal between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-down-slightly-after-u-s-china-trade-deal-u-s-product-build-idUSKBN1ZE05X | 2020-01-16 |
| U.S. shares are traded above 18 times expected earnings near their post2008 financial crisis peak marked at the start of 2018 | Negative | TOKYO 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-pause-at-record-peak-as-markets-assess-u-s-china-deal-idUSKBN1ZF02X | 2020-01-16 |
| The 10year U.S. Treasuries yield slipped to oneweek low of 1 | Negative | TOKYO 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-pause-at-record-peak-as-markets-assess-u-s-china-deal-idUSKBN1ZF02X | 2020-01-16 |
| China will boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by billion over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the worlds two largest economies defusing an 18month row that has hit global growth | Positive | China will boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by billion over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the worlds two largest economies defusing an 18month row that has hit global growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-and-china-tiptoe-around-holes-in-new-trade-agreement-idUSKBN1ZE0I1 | 2020-01-16 |
| Liu said Chinese companies would buy billion in U.S. agricultural products annually over the next two years based on market which may dictate timing of purchases in any given year | Positive | China will boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by billion over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the worlds two largest economies defusing an 18month row that has hit global growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-and-china-tiptoe-around-holes-in-new-trade-agreement-idUSKBN1ZE0I1 | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration is touting the U.S.China Phase 1 trade deals dispute settlement and enforcement mechanism as the major difference between the 86page agreement unveiled on Tuesday and past pledges by Beijing to change its trade practices | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is touting the U.S.China Phase 1 trade deals dispute settlement and enforcement mechanism as the major difference between the 86page agreement unveiled on Tuesday and past pledges by Beijing to change its trade practices | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-enforcement/in-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal-enforcement-may-end-in-we-quit-idUSKBN1ZE2T1 | 2020-01-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump signed a trade deal with China on Wednesday at a White House event that was part formal ceremony and part political theater | Positive | WASHINGTON He listed familiar grievances praised and criticized his guests and seemed to blow off some steam | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-ceremony/with-a-mixture-of-fanfare-and-grievance-trump-signs-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZF05C | 2020-01-16 |
| NEW U.S. oil and gas exports should jump over the next two years if China fulfills its pledges to increase energy purchases under the trade deal between the worlds two largest economies signed on Wednesday executives and traders said | Positive | NEW U.S. oil and gas exports should jump over the next two years if China fulfills its pledges to increase energy purchases under the trade deal between the worlds two largest economies signed on Wednesday executives and traders said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-energy/u-s-energy-exports-to-climb-as-china-pledges-ramp-up-in-purchases-idUSKBN1ZF013 | 2020-01-16 |
| Analysts U.S. energy trade executives and Asian buyers said demand pricing and transportation costs would determine whether exports over two years hit the | Positive | NEW U.S. oil and gas exports should jump over the next two years if China fulfills its pledges to increase energy purchases under the trade deal between the worlds two largest economies signed on Wednesday executives and traders said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-energy/u-s-energy-exports-to-climb-as-china-pledges-ramp-up-in-purchases-idUSKBN1ZF013 | 2020-01-16 |
| U.S. soybean suppliers will continue to face stiff competition for sales to China from a likely recordlarge Brazilian crop which farmers will begin harvesting in the coming weeks | Positive | CHICAGO Chinas pledge to buy U.S. farm goods based on market during the Phase 1 trade deal signing ceremony on Wednesday added to doubts among farmers and commodity traders over Beijings lingering tariffs on U.S. exports | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/chinas-market-condition-caveat-on-u-s-ag-purchases-adds-to-trade-deal-doubts-idUSKBN1ZE2QE | 2020-01-16 |
| KONG The longawaited U.S.China trade deal touted new wins for U.S. companies looking to access Chinas trillion financial sector but many of the changes were already in the works with Beijing stepping up the pace of opening up in the past year | Positive | KONG The longawaited U.S.China trade deal touted new wins for U.S. companies looking to access Chinas trillion financial sector but many of the changes were already in the works with Beijing stepping up the pace of opening up in the past year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-finance/u-s-china-trade-deal-touts-financial-sector-wins-but-theres-a-sense-of-deja-vu-idUSKBN1ZE2OI | 2020-01-16 |
| The deal text said that by no later than April 1 China will remove foreign equity limits and allow U.S. investment banks to participate in local securities businesses | Positive | KONG The longawaited U.S.China trade deal touted new wins for U.S. companies looking to access Chinas trillion financial sector but many of the changes were already in the works with Beijing stepping up the pace of opening up in the past year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-finance/u-s-china-trade-deal-touts-financial-sector-wins-but-theres-a-sense-of-deja-vu-idUSKBN1ZE2OI | 2020-01-16 |
| U.S. stocks pared early gains but closed at record highs on Wednesday after the United States and China signed a Phase 1 trade deal that ended 18 months of uncertainty and will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services | Positive | U.S. stocks pared early gains but closed at record highs on Wednesday after the United States and China signed a Phase 1 trade deal that ended 18 months of uncertainty and will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-instantview/signed-u-s-china-trade-deal-removes-one-risk-factor-for-markets-idUSKBN1ZE2UT | 2020-01-16 |
| The 10year U.S. Treasury note was little changed after the details of the deal were released and was last yielding 1 | Positive | U.S. stocks pared early gains but closed at record highs on Wednesday after the United States and China signed a Phase 1 trade deal that ended 18 months of uncertainty and will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-instantview/signed-u-s-china-trade-deal-removes-one-risk-factor-for-markets-idUSKBN1ZE2UT | 2020-01-16 |
| A funny thing happened on the way to the U.S.China trade deal President Donald Trump may have tipped his next pick for head of the Federal Reserve if he gets the chance | Positive | A funny thing happened on the way to the U.S.China trade deal President Donald Trump may have tipped his next pick for head of the Federal Reserve if he gets the chance | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-fed/trump-takes-time-in-china-deal-signing-to-lament-his-fed-chair-pick-again-idUSKBN1ZE2VN | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday that discussions had already begun on a Phase U.S.China trade deal hours after Washington and Beijing signed an initial trade pact that defused some tensions but left some major issues unresolved | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday that discussions had already begun on a Phase U.S.China trade deal hours after Washington and Beijing signed an initial trade pact that defused some tensions but left some major issues unresolved | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-phasetwo/phase-2-u-s-china-trade-talks-have-already-begun-pence-idUSKBN1ZF01L | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. producer prices edged up in December as a rise in the cost of goods was offset by weakness in services the latest indication of tame inflation pressures that could allow the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged this year | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. producer prices edged up in December as a rise in the cost of goods was offset by weakness in services the latest indication of tame inflation pressures that could allow the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-producer-prices-nudge-up-as-inflation-remains-benign-idUSKBN1ZE1QZ | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a U.S. president to begin in earnest next week | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a U.S. president to begin in earnest next week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-house-votes-to-send-trump-impeachment-charges-to-senate-for-trial-idUSKBN1ZE1A8 | 2020-01-16 |
| NEW YORK A group of U.S. states suing to block TMobile US Inc from merging with Sprint Corp on Wednesday told a federal judge that the deal would raise prices for consumers while the phone companies pushed back and emphasized they would compete aggressively to push prices down | Neutral | NEW YORK A group of U.S. states suing to block TMobile US Inc from merging with Sprint Corp on Wednesday told a federal judge that the deal would raise prices for consumers while the phone companies pushed back and emphasized they would compete aggressively to push prices down | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-sprint-corp-m-a-t-mobile/u-s-judge-hears-closing-arguments-in-t-mobile-sprint-merger-trial-idUSKBN1ZE1AS | 2020-01-16 |
| The U.S.listed electric car startup which last month flagged an urgent need for more funding said on Wednesday it was exploring financing and strategic opportunities with Guangzhou Automobile | Positive | Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nio-guangzhou-automobile-group/guangzhou-automobile-says-any-investment-in-nio-would-not-exceed-150-million-idUSKBN1ZE2NR | 2020-01-16 |
| The Guangzhoubased automaker has been looking to enter the U.S. market since 2017 but put off its plans indefinitely in May last year amid trade tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nio-guangzhou-automobile-group/guangzhou-automobile-says-any-investment-in-nio-would-not-exceed-150-million-idUSKBN1ZE2NR | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON 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 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/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-china-gdp/u-s-china-trade-deal-usmca-to-boost-economy-mnuchin-on-fox-news-idUSKBN1ZE2Z7 | 2020-01-16 |
| Activist investment firm Arjuna Capital lobbied U.S. Wall Street firms to disclose and close gender pay gaps at shareholder meetings last year | Neutral | That was a slight improvement of two percentage points from last year according to an internal analysis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-citigroup-pay/citigroup-female-employees-earn-27-less-than-men-idUSKBN1ZE1ZI | 2020-01-16 |
| The U.S. tech firm is offering hybrid cloud services developed by its recently acquired Red Hat unit said Marta Martinez IBMs head for Spain Portugal Greece and Israel | Positive | The bank wants to makes its computer systems leaner and more efficient to handle more data and transactions from mobile phones said Montes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-sabadell-ibm/spains-banco-sabadell-hires-ibm-for-1-billion-euro-it-upgrade-idUSKBN1ZE0SM | 2020-01-16 |
| One can assume that Tesla has hit peak performance in the U.S. because they have not exceeded their 2018 results for five months said Shane Marcum vicepresident of CrossSell | Negative | The massive drop comes as tax credit for Tesla buyers ended in 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-registrations/new-tesla-registrations-in-california-nearly-halves-in-fourth-quarter-data-idUSKBN1ZF03N | 2020-01-16 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that issues related to Huawei were not part of the economic dialogue with China and that those issues will be negotiated separately | Negative | BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet senior conservative lawmakers on Thursday to resolve a dispute in her own party over whether to bar Chinas Huawei from the countrys 5G network rollout party sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-huawei-tech-5g-germany/merkel-to-seek-end-to-huawei-dispute-in-her-conservative-camp-sources-idUSKBN1ZE2ZS | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he expected the Senate to vote on final approval of a new North American trade deal on Thursday and send the legislation to President Donald Trump for his signature | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he expected the Senate to vote on final approval of a new North American trade deal on Thursday and send the legislation to President Donald Trump for his signature | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/u-s-senate-expected-to-vote-on-north-american-trade-deal-thursday-mcconnell-idUSKBN1ZE2ZO | 2020-01-16 |
| YORK U.S. central bankers on Wednesday expressed confidence they have borrowing costs at the right level to sustain growth and lift inflation to healthier levels despite what businesses say is a lingering drag from uncertainty over U.S. trade policy | Positive | SAN RAMON Calif | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/fed-sees-u-s-economy-on-track-trump-renews-fed-gripes-idUSKBN1ZE2IW | 2020-01-16 |
| TOKYO The Bank of Japan is expected to keep monetary policy steady next week and nudge up its economic growth forecast as the U.S.China trade deal and deescalation in Middle East tensions take some pressure off the central bank for more stimulus | Positive | TOKYO The Bank of Japan is expected to keep monetary policy steady next week and nudge up its economic growth forecast as the U.S.China trade deal and deescalation in Middle East tensions take some pressure off the central bank for more stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-boj/boj-to-keep-policy-steady-raise-growth-outlook-as-risks-subside-idUSKBN1ZF0G9 | 2020-01-16 |
| Fundamentally this deal does little to alter either the U.S. or Chinese she added noting that tariffs remain high and key issues in the U.S.China relationship remain unaddressed | Negative | Offshore onshore yuan strengthen about 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-markets/chinas-yuan-steady-stocks-slip-as-investors-weigh-phase-1-deal-idUSL8N29L0D1 | 2020-01-16 |
| Talks between EU and U.S. trade representatives in Washington this week will be in the spotlight given the strained relations between the two over U.S. tariffs and aircraft subsidy disputes | Negative | European shares ended flat on Wednesday as investors held back from making any big bets ahead of the signing of a Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-end-flat-with-focus-on-u-s-china-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1ZE0TR | 2020-01-16 |
| The Phase 1 deal will lead to China buying more U.S. products but does not tackle issues such as subsidies | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-flat-ahead-of-u-s-china-trade-pact-idUSL4N29K20Y | 2020-01-16 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said further Phase 2 discussions had already begun as negotiators work to resolve differences | Positive | Kiwi Aussie drift higher yen softens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-softens-as-sino-u-s-trade-deal-optimism-lifts-asian-currencies-idUSL4N29L0BA | 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 |
| YORK Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday launched an effort to win over women voters as he faced questions about his companys treatment of female employees and his own conduct | Negative | YORK Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday launched an effort to win over women voters as he faced questions about his companys treatment of female employees and his own conduct | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-makes-pitch-to-women-says-he-regrets-bawdy-jokes-idUSKBN1ZE2N3 | 2020-01-16 |
| Mick Baccio who was the highestranking cybersecurity official of any of the ongoing U.S. presidential campaigns said he quit earlier this month | Neutral | WASHINGTON The top cybersecurity official with the presidential campaign of South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg told Reuters on Wednesday that he has resigned citing philosophical differences with the campaign over information security | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg-cyber/u-s-democrat-buttigieg-campaigns-top-cybersecurity-official-quits-over-differences-idUSKBN1ZE2JO | 2020-01-16 |
| But following Russian cyberattacks against the 2016 U.S. presidential election politicians have grown more concerned about cyber threats | Negative | WASHINGTON The top cybersecurity official with the presidential campaign of South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg told Reuters on Wednesday that he has resigned citing philosophical differences with the campaign over information security | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg-cyber/u-s-democrat-buttigieg-campaigns-top-cybersecurity-official-quits-over-differences-idUSKBN1ZE2JO | 2020-01-16 |
| The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial | Negative | The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nextsteps-factb/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZE2Y6 | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff will lead a team of seven Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute the impeachment case against President Donald Trump in the Senate Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff will lead a team of seven Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute the impeachment case against President Donald Trump in the Senate Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-leaders/schiff-to-lead-prosecution-of-trump-in-senate-impeachment-pelosi-idUSKBN1ZE20A | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday dismissed the naming of seven U.S. House of Representatives members to present the case that President Donald Trump should be removed from office in an upcoming Senate trial | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday dismissed the naming of seven U.S. House of Representatives members to present the case that President Donald Trump should be removed from office in an upcoming Senate trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whitehouse/naming-of-impeachment-managers-does-not-change-a-single-thing-white-house-idUSKBN1ZE26B | 2020-01-16 |
| A large investor in Tegna Inc said on Wednesday 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 | A large investor in Tegna Inc said on Wednesday 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/us-tegna-standardgeneral/hedge-fund-standard-general-unveils-challenge-to-tegnas-board-idUSKBN1ZE2H3 | 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 |
| For the past six years NATOmember Albania a U.S. ally has hosted a camp for members of the Peoples Mujahideen Organisation of Iran which opposes Irans clerical rulers | Positive | TIRANA Albania which hosts a camp for thousands of members of an exiled Iranian dissident group expelled two Iranian diplomats on Wednesday more than a year after kicking out the Iranian ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-albania-iran-expulsion/albania-host-of-iranian-dissident-camp-expels-two-iranian-diplomats-idUSKBN1ZE27X | 2020-01-16 |
| The group relocated to Albania under an agreement reached with U.S. support after its members had come under attack at their previous base in Iraq | Positive | TIRANA Albania which hosts a camp for thousands of members of an exiled Iranian dissident group expelled two Iranian diplomats on Wednesday more than a year after kicking out the Iranian ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-albania-iran-expulsion/albania-host-of-iranian-dissident-camp-expels-two-iranian-diplomats-idUSKBN1ZE27X | 2020-01-16 |
| The office of U.S. Attorney Nicola Hanna in Los Angeles did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| BEIJING The U.S. State Department warned Americans in China about an outbreak of pneumonia in the central city of Wuhan believed to be caused by a new strain of coronavirus which has killed one person | Negative | BEIJING The U.S. State Department warned Americans in China about an outbreak of pneumonia in the central city of Wuhan believed to be caused by a new strain of coronavirus which has killed one person | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-usa/u-s-warns-citizens-in-china-about-pneumonia-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZE0NM | 2020-01-16 |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc the largest U.S. health insurer reported a betterthanexpected fourthquarter profit on Wednesday and said it expects strong sales of its government health plans this year | Positive | UnitedHealth Group Inc the largest U.S. health insurer reported a betterthanexpected fourthquarter profit on Wednesday and said it expects strong sales of its government health plans this year | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-unitedhealth-results/unitedhealth-bets-on-government-health-plan-growth-in-2020-idUSKBN1ZE1AC | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday they would include new evidence when they send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday seeking to expand the scope of a trial that will dominate Washington for the next several weeks | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday they would include new evidence when they send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday seeking to expand the scope of a trial that will dominate Washington for the next several weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-add-last-minute-evidence-to-trump-impeachment-case-before-senate-trial-idUSKBN1ZD1AA | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge put on hold a bid by a U.S. House of Representatives committee to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns saying on Tuesday that he would wait for a muchanticipated appeals court decision relating to congressional subpoenas before issuing a ruling | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge put on hold a bid by a U.S. House of Representatives committee to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns saying on Tuesday that he would wait for a muchanticipated appeals court decision relating to congressional subpoenas before issuing a ruling | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-taxes/u-s-judge-puts-on-hold-house-lawsuit-seeking-trump-tax-returns-idUSKBN1ZD2TK | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON Lawyers for Michael Flynn U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser on Tuesday said in a court filing that he would seek to withdraw his guilty plea in former Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawyers for Michael Flynn U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser on Tuesday said in a court filing that he would seek to withdraw his guilty plea in former Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/trump-ex-adviser-flynn-seeks-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-idUSKBN1ZE04K | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON On the eve of the expected signing of the first phase of a trade deal between the United states and China a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has called on President Donald Trump to press Beijing to free detained Americans and U.S. residents | Negative | WASHINGTON On the eve of the expected signing of the first phase of a trade deal between the United states and China a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has called on President Donald Trump to press Beijing to free detained Americans and U.S. residents | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-detainees/u-s-lawmakers-urge-trump-to-press-china-on-detainees-idUSKBN1ZD2S0 | 2020-01-15 |
| When the U.S. Senate begins the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump a handful of lawmakers from the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors to lay out the case against the president | Negative | When the U.S. Senate begins the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump a handful of lawmakers from the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors to lay out the case against the president | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/who-might-argue-the-case-against-trump-in-the-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZD21G | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged six jail guards with taking bribes to smuggle drugs and cellphones into New York Citys infamous Rikers Island a prison complex officials have vowed to close due to chronic violence and decrepit facilities | Negative | U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged six jail guards with taking bribes to smuggle drugs and cellphones into New York Citys infamous Rikers Island a prison complex officials have vowed to close due to chronic violence and decrepit facilities | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-rikers/six-jail-guards-at-new-yorks-rikers-island-charged-with-taking-bribes-smuggling-drugs-idUSKBN1ZD2HE | 2020-01-15 |
| A U.S. Justice Department investigation in 2014 found inmates constitutional rights were routinely violated though inmateoninmate violence virtual solitary confinement and excessive force by guards | Negative | U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged six jail guards with taking bribes to smuggle drugs and cellphones into New York Citys infamous Rikers Island a prison complex officials have vowed to close due to chronic violence and decrepit facilities | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-rikers/six-jail-guards-at-new-yorks-rikers-island-charged-with-taking-bribes-smuggling-drugs-idUSKBN1ZD2HE | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who are seeking to have their convictions in the scandal overturned in a case focusing on what kinds of political acts can be prosecuted as criminal fraud | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who are seeking to have their convictions in the scandal overturned in a case focusing on what kinds of political acts can be prosecuted as criminal fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-bridgegate/u-s-supreme-court-justices-skeptical-about-new-jersey-bridgegate-convictions-idUSKBN1ZD25C | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court ruling that allowed a lawsuit to proceed against managers of a retirement fund for IBM Corp employees centering on allegations that officials failed to disclose that IBMs microelectronics business was overvalued | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court ruling that allowed a lawsuit to proceed against managers of a retirement fund for IBM Corp employees centering on allegations that officials failed to disclose that IBMs microelectronics business was overvalued | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-ibm/u-s-supreme-court-tosses-lower-court-ruling-that-allowed-ibm-retirement-fund-suit-idUSKBN1ZD20H | 2020-01-15 |
| A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the Trump administrations ongoing separations of families at the U.S.Mexico border based on parents criminal history or health exclusions are being carried out with proper discretion | Negative | A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the Trump administrations ongoing separations of families at the U.S.Mexico border based on parents criminal history or health exclusions are being carried out with proper discretion | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-children/judge-rules-in-favor-of-trump-administration-in-family-separation-case-idUSKBN1ZD1LY | 2020-01-15 |
| The ruling by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego California on Monday was a rare victory for the government in a case that has been ongoing since 2018 | Positive | A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the Trump administrations ongoing separations of families at the U.S.Mexico border based on parents criminal history or health exclusions are being carried out with proper discretion | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-children/judge-rules-in-favor-of-trump-administration-in-family-separation-case-idUSKBN1ZD1LY | 2020-01-15 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the Trump administrations ongoing separations of families at the U.S.Mexico border based on parents criminal history or health exclusions are being carried out with proper discretion | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-children/judge-rules-in-favor-of-trump-administration-in-family-separation-case-idUSKBN1ZD1LY | 2020-01-15 |
| Warren a U.S. senator from Massachusetts detailed her latest proposal ahead of the seventh Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday evening when she will be one of six candidates on stage | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrat Elizabeth Warren outlined on Tuesday how if elected to the White House she would on the first day of her presidency cancel federal student loan debt by using the Department of Educations preexisting authority | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/white-house-contender-warren-sees-path-to-cancel-student-loan-debt-without-congress-idUSKBN1ZD1T3 | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. airlines are enjoying nearly a decade of profits but some analysts have expressed concern about the impact of rising labor costs on margins | Negative | Were not in a rush to get the wrong deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-united-arlns-pilots/united-pilots-re-elect-union-chairman-in-big-year-for-contract-talks-idUSKBN1ZD2RG | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. prosecutors said Griffith had been encouraging other U.S. citizens to attend next months conference in North Korea | Negative | UNITED NATIONS United Nations sanctions experts are warning people not to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in February flagging it as a likely sanctions violation according to a confidential report due to be submitted to the U.N. Security Council later this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-n-sanctions-experts-warn-stay-away-from-north-korea-cryptocurrency-conference-idUSKBN1ZE0I5 | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed with a comment by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a Trump should replace the Iran nuclear deal | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed with a comment by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a Trump should replace the Iran nuclear deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-trump/trump-agrees-with-british-pm-johnson-on-a-trump-deal-for-iran-idUSKBN1ZE0EU | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger will also be addressing the Delhi meeting on Thursday | Positive | NEW DELHI Russias Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday Moscow has been urging Gulf countries to consider a common security mechanism for the region and it was time the world got rid of unilateral measures such as sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gulf/russia-says-urging-gulf-nations-to-consider-a-joint-security-mechanism-idUSKBN1ZE0F0 | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden the son of Democratic U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden had a seat on the board an American cybersecurity firm said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden the son of Democratic U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden had a seat on the board an American cybersecurity firm said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-cyber-russia-burisma/russian-hackers-targeted-ukrainian-company-at-center-of-impeachment-storm-cybersecurity-firm-idUSKBN1ZD0EX | 2020-01-15 |
| John Hultquist director of intelligence analysis with U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye told Reuters the domains discovered by Area 1 are with other known APT28 activities | Neutral | WASHINGTON Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden the son of Democratic U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden had a seat on the board an American cybersecurity firm said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-cyber-russia-burisma/russian-hackers-targeted-ukrainian-company-at-center-of-impeachment-storm-cybersecurity-firm-idUSKBN1ZD0EX | 2020-01-15 |
| BRUSSELS Most Chinese Europeans and U.S. citizens plan to fly less for holidays this year to limit aircraft carbon dioxide emissions and help prevent catastrophic climate change a survey by the European Investment Bank showed on Tuesday | Positive | BRUSSELS Most Chinese Europeans and U.S. citizens plan to fly less for holidays this year to limit aircraft carbon dioxide emissions and help prevent catastrophic climate change a survey by the European Investment Bank showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-climate-survey/europeans-chinese-americans-to-fly-less-in-2020-to-fight-climate-change-survey-idUSKBN1ZD1EE | 2020-01-15 |
| In the discussion on healthcare U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar noted that over twothirds of Senate Democrats had not signed on to Sanders Medicare for All legislation | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders disagreed in a Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday over whether he once told her a woman could not win the White House in 2020 underlining an emerging rift between the progressive contenders as the first voting nears | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/sanders-warren-spar-over-disputed-remark-about-chances-of-a-woman-candidate-defeating-trump-idUSKBN1ZD19Y | 2020-01-15 |
| SINGAPORE Oil prices slipped on Wednesday on concerns that the pending Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China the worlds biggest oil users may not boost demand as the U.S. intends to keep tariffs on Chinese goods until a second phase | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices slipped on Wednesday on concerns that the pending Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China the worlds biggest oil users may not boost demand as the U.S. intends to keep tariffs on Chinese goods until a second phase | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-drops-on-concerns-that-u-s-china-trade-deal-may-not-stoke-demand-idUSKBN1ZE05X | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S.China trade war is set to enter a new quieter phase on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He sign an initial trade deal that aims to vastly increase Chinese purchases of U.S. manufactured products agricultural goods energy and services | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S.China trade war is set to enter a new quieter phase on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He sign an initial trade deal that aims to vastly increase Chinese purchases of U.S. manufactured products agricultural goods energy and services | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-china-set-to-sign-massive-purchases-deal-easing-trade-war-idUSKBN1ZE0I1 | 2020-01-15 |
| TOKYO 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 | TOKYO 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/stocks-tick-lower-ahead-of-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1ZE030 | 2020-01-15 |
| 39 per barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 0 | Neutral | TOKYO 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/stocks-tick-lower-ahead-of-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1ZE030 | 2020-01-15 |
| BEIJING U.S. democracy watchdog group Freedom House urged governments on Wednesday to impose penalties on Chinese officials and tighten broadcast regulations amid a dramatic in Chinese efforts to influence media overseas | Negative | BEIJING U.S. democracy watchdog group Freedom House urged governments on Wednesday to impose penalties on Chinese officials and tighten broadcast regulations amid a dramatic in Chinese efforts to influence media overseas | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-freedomhouse-report-china/freedom-house-calls-for-oversight-on-chinas-efforts-to-influence-media-abroad-idUSKBN1ZE0DT | 2020-01-15 |
| Freedom House was among several U.S. NGOs sanctioned by China in December over what Beijing says are efforts to interfere in its internal affairs | Negative | BEIJING U.S. democracy watchdog group Freedom House urged governments on Wednesday to impose penalties on Chinese officials and tighten broadcast regulations amid a dramatic in Chinese efforts to influence media overseas | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-freedomhouse-report-china/freedom-house-calls-for-oversight-on-chinas-efforts-to-influence-media-abroad-idUSKBN1ZE0DT | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy almost billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce according to a source though some U.S. trade experts call it an unrealistic target | Positive | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy almost billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce according to a source though some U.S. trade experts call it an unrealistic target | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-buys-under-trade-deal-but-skeptics-question-targets-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-15 |
| The agreement also calls for Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural goods to increase by some billion over two years or roughly billion a year said the source | Positive | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy almost billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce according to a source though some U.S. trade experts call it an unrealistic target | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-buys-under-trade-deal-but-skeptics-question-targets-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-15 |
| When combined with the billion U.S. agricultural export baseline in 2017 the total gets close to the billion annual goal touted earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy almost billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce according to a source though some U.S. trade experts call it an unrealistic target | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-buys-under-trade-deal-but-skeptics-question-targets-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-15 |
| The ceremony comes just as the U.S. Senate prepares to begin its impeachment trial of Trump only the third U.S. president ever impeached | Negative | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy almost billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce according to a source though some U.S. trade experts call it an unrealistic target | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-buys-under-trade-deal-but-skeptics-question-targets-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. stocks hit intraday record highs on Tuesday before turning negative on the Bloomberg report which said the United States would likely maintain the tariffs until after Novembers presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy almost billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce according to a source though some U.S. trade experts call it an unrealistic target | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-buys-under-trade-deal-but-skeptics-question-targets-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. companies have paid billion in tariffs since February 2018 | Negative | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy almost billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce according to a source though some U.S. trade experts call it an unrealistic target | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-buys-under-trade-deal-but-skeptics-question-targets-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-15 |
| Beijings subsidies to stateowned firms are expected to be addressed under the Phase 2 U.S.China trade deal but it remains unclear when those negotiations will begin | Negative | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy almost billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce according to a source though some U.S. trade experts call it an unrealistic target | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-buys-under-trade-deal-but-skeptics-question-targets-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-15 |
| UNITED NATIONS U.S.based Human Rights Watch has released a scathing review of the Chinese government calling on the international community to push back against the most brutal and pervasive oppression China has seen in in its 2020 annual report | Negative | UNITED NATIONS U.S.based Human Rights Watch has released a scathing review of the Chinese government calling on the international community to push back against the most brutal and pervasive oppression China has seen in in its 2020 annual report | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-humanrightswatch-report/human-rights-watch-report-blasts-china-as-its-chief-barred-from-hong-kong-idUSKBN1ZD2LV | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON Documents to be released Wednesday will show skeptics that a Phase 1 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 Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Documents to be released Wednesday will show skeptics that a Phase 1 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 Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-documents/documents-to-show-u-s-china-trade-deal-fully-enforceable-mnuchin-idUSKBN1ZE025 | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods would remain in place until an enforceable Phase 2 agreement was reached he said | Positive | WASHINGTON Documents to be released Wednesday will show skeptics that a Phase 1 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 Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-documents/documents-to-show-u-s-china-trade-deal-fully-enforceable-mnuchin-idUSKBN1ZE025 | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a U.S.China trade agreement U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday a day before the two sides are to sign an interim deal | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a U.S.China trade agreement U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday a day before the two sides are to sign an interim deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/u-s-to-maintain-tariffs-on-chinese-goods-until-phase-2-deal-mnuchin-idUSKBN1ZD2PK | 2020-01-15 |
| Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said earlier there was no agreement in place with China on further tariff reductions | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a U.S.China trade agreement U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday a day before the two sides are to sign an interim deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/u-s-to-maintain-tariffs-on-chinese-goods-until-phase-2-deal-mnuchin-idUSKBN1ZD2PK | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. companies have paid billion in tariffs since Trump began restructuring relationships with nearly all of Washingtons major trading partners U.S. data showed | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a U.S.China trade agreement U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday a day before the two sides are to sign an interim deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/u-s-to-maintain-tariffs-on-chinese-goods-until-phase-2-deal-mnuchin-idUSKBN1ZD2PK | 2020-01-15 |
| Trump insists the tariffs are paid by the countries against which they are levied but U.S. economists and businesses say they bear the brunt of the costs | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a U.S.China trade agreement U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday a day before the two sides are to sign an interim deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/u-s-to-maintain-tariffs-on-chinese-goods-until-phase-2-deal-mnuchin-idUSKBN1ZD2PK | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He prepare to sign a Phase trade deal new data show that the costs of Trumps trade wars are proving more widespread deeper and longerlasting than previously believed | Positive | WASHINGTON As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He prepare to sign a Phase trade deal new data show that the costs of Trumps trade wars are proving more widespread deeper and longerlasting than previously believed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-effects/drag-from-trumps-trade-wars-continues-to-ripple-through-u-s-economy-idUSKBN1ZD2GU | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. companies have paid billion in tariffs since Trump who has adopted an America trade policy to revitalize the manufacturing sector started restructuring relationships with Washingtons major trading partners | Positive | WASHINGTON As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He prepare to sign a Phase trade deal new data show that the costs of Trumps trade wars are proving more widespread deeper and longerlasting than previously believed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-effects/drag-from-trumps-trade-wars-continues-to-ripple-through-u-s-economy-idUSKBN1ZD2GU | 2020-01-15 |
| The manufacturing recession has been accompanied by a slowdown in U.S. goods exports which have fallen from 2018 levels due in part to retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He prepare to sign a Phase trade deal new data show that the costs of Trumps trade wars are proving more widespread deeper and longerlasting than previously believed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-effects/drag-from-trumps-trade-wars-continues-to-ripple-through-u-s-economy-idUSKBN1ZD2GU | 2020-01-15 |
| Buyers of these U.S. goods may have found new suppliers overseas or at home decided they didnt need the product or found demand for their product dried up Anthony said | Neutral | WASHINGTON As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He prepare to sign a Phase trade deal new data show that the costs of Trumps trade wars are proving more widespread deeper and longerlasting than previously believed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-effects/drag-from-trumps-trade-wars-continues-to-ripple-through-u-s-economy-idUSKBN1ZD2GU | 2020-01-15 |
| The Phase 1 U.S.China deal will lead to China buying more U.S. products but not tackle hard issues such as subsidies | Positive | BRUSSELS The United States the European Union and Japan proposed new global trade rules on Tuesday to curb subsidies they say are distorting the worldwide economy with China their clear target | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-wto-subsidies/u-s-eu-japan-agree-new-subsidy-rules-with-china-trade-in-focus-idUSKBN1ZD1RM | 2020-01-15 |
| The news came a day before the signing of a preliminary U.S.China trade agreement to ease an 18monthold trade war | Positive | NEW YORK Chinas yuan weakened on Tuesday and the Japanese yen reversed earlier losses after a report that the United States will keep tariffs on Chinese goods through the U.S. election hurt risk sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/yen-gains-yuan-weakens-on-report-tariffs-on-china-to-stay-through-u-s-election-idUSKBN1ZD026 | 2020-01-15 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday reversed its designation of China as a currency manipulator in what has been seen as a conciliatory gesture ahead of the deal signing | Positive | NEW YORK Chinas yuan weakened on Tuesday and the Japanese yen reversed earlier losses after a report that the United States will keep tariffs on Chinese goods through the U.S. election hurt risk sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/yen-gains-yuan-weakens-on-report-tariffs-on-china-to-stay-through-u-s-election-idUSKBN1ZD026 | 2020-01-15 |
| The next major U.S. economic focus will be retail sales on Thursday | Neutral | NEW YORK Chinas yuan weakened on Tuesday and the Japanese yen reversed earlier losses after a report that the United States will keep tariffs on Chinese goods through the U.S. election hurt risk sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/yen-gains-yuan-weakens-on-report-tariffs-on-china-to-stay-through-u-s-election-idUSKBN1ZD026 | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government is nearing publication of a rule that would vastly expand its powers to block shipments of foreignmade goods to Chinas Huawei as it seeks to squeeze the blacklisted telecoms company two sources said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government is nearing publication of a rule that would vastly expand its powers to block shipments of foreignmade goods to Chinas Huawei as it seeks to squeeze the blacklisted telecoms company two sources said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei/trump-administration-moves-toward-blocking-more-sales-to-huawei-sources-idUSKBN1ZD2VD | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON Attorneys general from 16 U.S. states have opposed a Trump administration proposal to ship liquefied natural gas by rail arguing that potential leaks from the shipments pose risks of fiery explosions to residents and emergency responders | Negative | WASHINGTON Attorneys general from 16 U.S. states have opposed a Trump administration proposal to ship liquefied natural gas by rail arguing that potential leaks from the shipments pose risks of fiery explosions to residents and emergency responders | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-lng-rail/u-s-states-oppose-trump-proposal-to-ship-lng-by-rail-citing-safety-risk-idUSKBN1ZD2SM | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Rob Jackson told Reuters on Tuesday that he supports socalled direct listings as a way to help bring down the excessive fees companies pay to Wall Street banks in order to go public | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Rob Jackson told Reuters on Tuesday that he supports socalled direct listings as a way to help bring down the excessive fees companies pay to Wall Street banks in order to go public | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-commissioner-interview/u-s-sec-commissioner-backs-direct-listings-to-rein-in-wall-street-fees-idUSKBN1ZD2O3 | 2020-01-15 |
| The total change in dietary habits of the U.S. consumer is what is driving the decline in Founder and Chief Executive Officer Greg Steltenpohl told Reuters | Negative | The total change in dietary habits of the U.S. consumer is what is driving the decline in Founder and Chief Executive Officer Greg Steltenpohl told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-califia-funding-exclusive/exclusive-almond-milk-maker-califia-raises-225-million-on-coattails-of-beyond-meat-ipo-idUSKBN1ZD2UP | 2020-01-15 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates three times last year crimping banks lending margins and their ability to raise revenue | Neutral | Citigroup Inc beat analysts estimates for fourthquarter profits on Tuesday boosted by growth in its credit card business and a jump in trading revenue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-citigroup-results/citigroup-beats-estimates-on-credit-card-trading-revenue-growth-idUSKBN1ZD1O5 | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will meet on Feb | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will meet on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-crash-california/u-s-agency-to-determine-cause-of-2018-fatal-tesla-autopilot-crash-idUSKBN1ZD24B | 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 |
| JGBs have found support as top U.S. trade officials said there was no agreement in place with China on further tariff reductions | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 37 per barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 0 | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| In the currency market the Japanese yen reversed earlier losses against the dollar as news U.S. tariffs would remain on Chinese goods through the U.S. election hurt risk sentiment | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| MILWAUKEE U.S. President Donald Trump threw his support welcome or not behind Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders in his backandforth with rival Elizabeth Warren saying he did not believe Sanders would suggest a woman could not win the 2020 election | Negative | MILWAUKEE U.S. President Donald Trump threw his support welcome or not behind Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders in his backandforth with rival Elizabeth Warren saying he did not believe Sanders would suggest a woman could not win the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-takes-sanders-side-in-tiff-with-warren-over-prospect-of-female-u-s-president-idUSKBN1ZE07V | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he believed a majority of 51 U.S. senators will approve a war powers resolution to block President Donald Trump from further military action which would be a rebuke of the presidents policy in the Republicancontrolled chamber | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he believed a majority of 51 U.S. senators will approve a war powers resolution to block President Donald Trump from further military action which would be a rebuke of the presidents policy in the Republicancontrolled chamber | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-senate/schumer-says-believes-majority-of-u-s-senate-backs-iran-war-powers-resolution-idUSKBN1ZD2LA | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and Mike Rounds said McConnells trial plan will guarantee votes on calling witnesses and hearing new evidence | Positive | WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is likely to begin next Tuesday Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-trial/trump-impeachment-opening-arguments-likely-tuesday-mcconnell-idUSKBN1ZD2UT | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats said on Tuesday they had enough votes in the Republicancontrolled Senate to pass a resolution curbing President Donald Trumps ability to wage war on Iran without congressional approval which would be a rebuke of the president after he ordered a strike that killed an Iranian commander in Iraq | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats said on Tuesday they had enough votes in the Republicancontrolled Senate to pass a resolution curbing President Donald Trumps ability to wage war on Iran without congressional approval which would be a rebuke of the president after he ordered a strike that killed an Iranian commander in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/democrats-say-measure-to-rein-in-trump-on-iran-will-pass-senate-idUSKBN1ZD24K | 2020-01-15 |
| NEW YORK 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 | NEW YORK 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 | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-taps-fortune-now-has-1000-workers-for-u-s-democratic-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN1ZD2BX | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on a resolution to send articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate according to a Democratic lawmaker and a Democratic aide | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on a resolution to send articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate according to a Democratic lawmaker and a Democratic aide | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-vote/house-to-vote-wednesday-to-send-impeachment-articles-to-senate-idUSKBN1ZD1ZJ | 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 |
| Changes in U.S. Food and Drug Administration procedures meant to speed approvals for medications may have resulted in less exacting standards a new analysis suggests | Negative | Changes in U.S. Food and Drug Administration procedures meant to speed approvals for medications may have resulted in less exacting standards a new analysis suggests | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-fda/fda-approval-may-not-be-as-rigorous-as-it-once-was-idUSKBN1ZD2TC | 2020-01-15 |
| NEW YORK A New York company that was the first drug distributor to face U.S. felony charges for its role in fueling the opioid crisis said on Tuesday it will stop distributing controlled pharmaceuticals which include opioids | Negative | NEW YORK A New York company that was the first drug distributor to face U.S. felony charges for its role in fueling the opioid crisis said on Tuesday it will stop distributing controlled pharmaceuticals which include opioids | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-opioids-rochester/new-york-drug-distributor-exits-opioids-after-admitting-role-in-crisis-idUSKBN1ZD28M | 2020-01-15 |
| In April a U.S. congressional committee called on executives from Novo Sanofi and Lilly to testify about rising insulin costs | Negative | Eli Lilly and Co said on Tuesday it plans to sell two versions of insulin products at half their current U.S. list prices eight months after it started selling a halfpriced version of its widelyused Humalog injection | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-lilly-insulin/eli-lilly-to-offer-half-priced-versions-of-two-more-insulin-products-idUSKBN1ZD1JN | 2020-01-15 |
| 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 |
| In response Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky said there was no delay in delivering the documents even to gain some kind of advantage | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Monday rejected Michael Avenattis claim that they overwhelmed him with large amounts of material for the Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/u-s-rejects-avenatti-claim-that-document-dump-justifies-nike-trial-delay-idUSKBN1ZC1HF | 2020-01-14 |
| U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe oversees Avenattis case and will decide what should be done | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Monday rejected Michael Avenattis claim that they overwhelmed him with large amounts of material for the Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/u-s-rejects-avenatti-claim-that-document-dump-justifies-nike-trial-delay-idUSKBN1ZC1HF | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place the manslaughter conviction of a Massachusetts woman for goading her boyfriend into committing suicide in 2014 with numerous text messages and phone calls in a case that drew attention to cyber bullying | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place the manslaughter conviction of a Massachusetts woman for goading her boyfriend into committing suicide in 2014 with numerous text messages and phone calls in a case that drew attention to cyber bullying | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-texting/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-womans-appeal-in-teen-texting-suicide-case-idUSKBN1ZC1IW | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Sudans bid to avoid paying | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Sudans bid to avoid paying | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-sudan/u-s-supreme-court-rebuffs-sudan-bid-to-limit-damages-over-embassy-bombings-idUSKBN1ZC1SF | 2020-01-14 |
| 68 billion lawsuit against Irans central bank by families of troops killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Lebanon in light of a new federal law that could help the plaintiffs recover damages | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling that revived a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-iran/u-s-supreme-court-tosses-ruling-that-revived-suit-against-iran-central-bank-idUSKBN1ZC1II | 2020-01-14 |
| LA MORA Mexicos president pledged on Sunday that those behind a massacre that killed nine members of a U.S.Mexican family of Mormon origin will be punished and that the truth surrounding the crime will eventually come out | Positive | LA MORA Mexicos president pledged on Sunday that those behind a massacre that killed nine members of a U.S.Mexican family of Mormon origin will be punished and that the truth surrounding the crime will eventually come out | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence-president/mexican-president-vows-justice-in-visit-to-town-scarred-by-massacre-idUSKBN1ZC015 | 2020-01-14 |
| 8 missile attack on U.S. forces at bases in Iraq American and Iraqi soldiers at Ain alAsad air base scrambled to move personnel and weaponry to fortified bunkers two Iraqi officers stationed at the base told Reuters | Negative | AIN ALASAD AIR BASE Iraq Nearly eight hours before Irans Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-early-warning/hours-of-forewarning-saved-u-s-iraqi-lives-from-irans-missile-attack-idUSKBN1ZC218 | 2020-01-14 |
| The U.S. makes its determinations | Neutral | DUBAI Protesters took to the streets of Iran to denounce the countrys clerical rulers and riot police deployed to face them in a third day of demonstrations on Monday after authorities acknowledged shooting down a passenger plane by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/clerics-get-lost-iran-protests-rage-after-plane-disaster-idUSKBN1ZC0P1 | 2020-01-14 |
| PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that a U.S. military withdrawal from West Africa would be a problem for France but he was confident he could convince President Donald Trump that the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa was vital | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that a U.S. military withdrawal from West Africa would be a problem for France but he was confident he could convince President Donald Trump that the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa was vital | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel-usa/frances-macron-says-u-s-exit-from-west-africa-would-be-bad-news-idUSKBN1ZC286 | 2020-01-14 |
| The U.S. provides intelligence logistical and drone support to French and regional troops | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that a U.S. military withdrawal from West Africa would be a problem for France but he was confident he could convince President Donald Trump that the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa was vital | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel-usa/frances-macron-says-u-s-exit-from-west-africa-would-be-bad-news-idUSKBN1ZC286 | 2020-01-14 |
| Separately U.S. crude oil inventories were expected to have fallen last week a preliminary Reuters poll showed on Monday helping to boost prices | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday as investors focused on the signing of a preliminary trade deal between the United States and China the worlds top oil consumers and on expectations of a drawdown in U.S. crude oil inventories | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-ahead-of-trade-deal-likely-stock-draw-idUSKBN1ZD047 | 2020-01-14 |
| AIN ALASAD AIR BASE Iraq Troops at the Iraqi air base that bore the brunt of Irans first direct missile attack against U.S. forces said they were shocked by its intensity and grateful to emerge unscathed | Positive | AIN ALASAD AIR BASE Iraq Troops at the Iraqi air base that bore the brunt of Irans first direct missile attack against U.S. forces said they were shocked by its intensity and grateful to emerge unscathed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-al-asad/u-s-troops-describe-miraculous-escape-at-iraqi-base-attacked-by-iran-idUSKBN1ZC26C | 2020-01-14 |
| Almost a dozen missiles hit the air base where U.S. forces carried out scatter to move soldiers and equipment to a range of fortified areas apart from one another | Negative | AIN ALASAD AIR BASE Iraq Troops at the Iraqi air base that bore the brunt of Irans first direct missile attack against U.S. forces said they were shocked by its intensity and grateful to emerge unscathed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-al-asad/u-s-troops-describe-miraculous-escape-at-iraqi-base-attacked-by-iran-idUSKBN1ZC26C | 2020-01-14 |
| But U.S. lawmakers including some Republicans as well as Democrats have said the administration has failed to provide evidence that an attack was imminent | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump fueled controversy on Monday over his decision to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by saying it doesnt really whether Soleimani posed an imminent threat to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump/trump-timing-of-threat-from-soleimani-doesnt-really-matter-idUSKBN1ZC1QA | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Qassem Soleimani was killed as part of a broader strategy of deterring challenges by U.S. foes that also applies to China and Russia further diluting the assertion that the top Iranian general was struck because he was plotting imminent attacks on U.S. targets | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Qassem Soleimani was killed as part of a broader strategy of deterring challenges by U.S. foes that also applies to China and Russia further diluting the assertion that the top Iranian general was struck because he was plotting imminent attacks on U.S. targets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo-soleimani/pompeo-says-soleimani-killing-part-of-new-strategy-to-deter-u-s-foes-idUSKBN1ZC2I3 | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he expected the Senate would debate a war powers resolution soon although he did not provide a more specific timeline | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he expected the Senate would debate a war powers resolution soon although he did not provide a more specific timeline | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-leader-expects-iran-war-powers-debate-soon-idUSKBN1ZC295 | 2020-01-14 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday China should no longer be designated a currency manipulator a label it applied as the yuan currency dropped in August | Positive | BEIJING Chinas exports rose for the first time in five months in December and by more than expected signaling a modest recovery in demand as Beijing and Washington agreed to defuse their prolonged trade war | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade/china-posts-strong-december-exports-as-world-awaits-sino-u-s-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1ZD0DQ | 2020-01-14 |
| Oxford Economics believes U.S.China trade could stay depressed for years | Negative | BEIJING Chinas exports rose for the first time in five months in December and by more than expected signaling a modest recovery in demand as Beijing and Washington agreed to defuse their prolonged trade war | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade/china-posts-strong-december-exports-as-world-awaits-sino-u-s-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1ZD0DQ | 2020-01-14 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said China should no longer be designated a currency manipulator a label it applied as the yuan dropped in August | Positive | SINGAPORE Asian shares rose Chinas yuan jumped and safeharbor 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 bitter trade war | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/yuan-stocks-rally-as-investors-bet-on-imminent-u-s-china-deal-signing-idUSKBN1ZD032 | 2020-01-14 |
| The Phase 1 agreement calls for Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural goods to increase by some billion over two years or roughly billion a year the source said | Positive | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy nearly an additional billion of manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years plus over billion more in energy supplies according to a source briefed on a trade deal to be signed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-car-aircraft-energy-purchases-in-trade-deal-source-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-14 |
| When combined with the billion U.S. agricultural export baseline in 2017 the total gets close to the billion annual goal touted by U.S. President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy nearly an additional billion of manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years plus over billion more in energy supplies according to a source briefed on a trade deal to be signed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-car-aircraft-energy-purchases-in-trade-deal-source-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-14 |
| A spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representatives office could not immediately be reached for comment | Negative | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy nearly an additional billion of manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years plus over billion more in energy supplies according to a source briefed on a trade deal to be signed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-car-aircraft-energy-purchases-in-trade-deal-source-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-14 |
| Many economists and experts are dubious that the Phase 1 trade agreement will be implemented as written despite what U.S. officials describe as an important enforcement clause in the deal | Positive | WASHINGTON China has pledged to buy nearly an additional billion of manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years plus over billion more in energy supplies according to a source briefed on a trade deal to be signed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-to-ramp-up-u-s-car-aircraft-energy-purchases-in-trade-deal-source-idUSKBN1ZD0FN | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday dropped its designation of China as a currency manipulator days before top officials of the worlds two largest economies were due to sign a preliminary trade agreement to ease an 18monthold tariff war | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday dropped its designation of China as a currency manipulator days before top officials of the worlds two largest economies were due to sign a preliminary trade agreement to ease an 18monthold tariff war | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-treasury-drops-china-currency-manipulator-label-ahead-of-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1ZC2FV | 2020-01-14 |
| The Treasury report said the continued strength of the U.S. dollar was given the International Monetary Funds judgment that the dollar was overvalued on a real effective basis | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday dropped its designation of China as a currency manipulator days before top officials of the worlds two largest economies were due to sign a preliminary trade agreement to ease an 18monthold tariff war | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-treasury-drops-china-currency-manipulator-label-ahead-of-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1ZC2FV | 2020-01-14 |
| Beijing in May last year raised the prospect of limiting rare earth exports to the United States in retaliation for U.S. tariffs although it did not publicly announce any restrictions | Negative | BEIJING Chinas rare earth exports bounced back in December from a fourandahalfyear low the previous month as buyers ramped up purchases ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday though annual shipments still sank to their lowest in four years hit by weaker global manufacturing demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-rareearths/china-rare-earth-exports-rebound-in-december-but-annual-shipments-lowest-since-2015-idUSKBN1ZD0CY | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Monday the language translation of the U.S.China trade agreement was almost completed and would be made public on Wednesday just prior to a signing ceremony | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Monday the language translation of the U.S.China trade agreement was almost completed and would be made public on Wednesday just prior to a signing ceremony | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-lighthizer/ustr-lighthizer-says-nearly-done-with-translation-of-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZD017 | 2020-01-14 |
| NEW YORK Bond yields edged higher while a gauge of global equity markets hit a record high on Monday lifted by optimism over the planned signing this week of a U.S.China trade deal and hopes the start of the U.S. corporate earnings season will not disappoint | Positive | NEW YORK Bond yields edged higher while a gauge of global equity markets hit a record high on Monday lifted by optimism over the planned signing this week of a U.S.China trade deal and hopes the start of the U.S. corporate earnings season will not disappoint | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/stocks-hit-record-ahead-of-u-s-china-trade-deal-dollar-gains-idUSKBN1ZC01B | 2020-01-14 |
| U.S. government bond prices fell with the price of the 10year Treasury note down to push its yield up to 1 | Negative | NEW YORK Bond yields edged higher while a gauge of global equity markets hit a record high on Monday lifted by optimism over the planned signing this week of a U.S.China trade deal and hopes the start of the U.S. corporate earnings season will not disappoint | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/stocks-hit-record-ahead-of-u-s-china-trade-deal-dollar-gains-idUSKBN1ZC01B | 2020-01-14 |
| U.S. Federal Reserve officials may be in broad agreement that interest rates are unlikely to change soon but they differed Monday on how concerned they are about developing financial risks in assessing when a rate hike might be appropriate | Negative | U.S. Federal Reserve officials may be in broad agreement that interest rates are unlikely to change soon but they differed Monday on how concerned they are about developing financial risks in assessing when a rate hike might be appropriate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-bostic/fed-on-hold-but-will-financial-risks-matter-idUSKBN1ZC21E | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday that he would raise the threshold needed to open counterintelligence investigations of presidential campaigns a move that follows complaints by President Donald Trump about government surveillance of his 2016 election campaign | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday that he would raise the threshold needed to open counterintelligence investigations of presidential campaigns a move that follows complaints by President Donald Trump about government surveillance of his 2016 election campaign | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-politics-investigations/u-s-presidential-campaign-probes-to-require-top-officials-approval-barr-idUSKBN1ZC2EZ | 2020-01-14 |
| Trump has publicly accused U.S. government agencies of leaking allegations that Russia had compromising material on him | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday that he would raise the threshold needed to open counterintelligence investigations of presidential campaigns a move that follows complaints by President Donald Trump about government surveillance of his 2016 election campaign | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-politics-investigations/u-s-presidential-campaign-probes-to-require-top-officials-approval-barr-idUSKBN1ZC2EZ | 2020-01-14 |
| He says the U.S. charges against him are a political attempt to silence journalists and publishers and that the Swedish allegations were part of a plot to catch him | Negative | LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not getting the time he needs with his legal team to discuss his fight against extradition to the United States causing delays to the case his lawyer told a British court on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-assange/wikileaks-founder-assange-needs-more-time-to-speak-to-lawyer-court-told-idUSKBN1ZC18K | 2020-01-14 |
| The ED alleged that the U.S. bank was involved in transactions that violated Indias foreign exchange laws and foreign direct investment norms the news report said | Negative | MUMBAI Indias Supreme Court on Monday directed the governments crime fighting agency to seize local assets of JPMorgan in relation to some transactions the bank engaged in with a local real estate company in 2010 according to a Press Trust of India report in Business Standard | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-india-court-jpmorgan/indias-supreme-court-asks-crime-fighting-agency-to-seize-local-assets-of-jpmorgan-report-idUSKBN1ZC1RQ | 2020-01-14 |
| The Telegraph citing sources reported late on Friday that the U.S. private equity firm had attempted to jumpstart proceedings to buy Viridor earlier in 2019 but was rejected by Pennon | Negative | The Telegraph citing sources reported late on Friday that the U.S. private equity firm had attempted to jumpstart proceedings to buy Viridor earlier in 2019 but was rejected by Pennon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pennon-viridor/pennon-soars-on-report-of-rejecting-kkr-bid-for-unit-viridor-idUSKBN1ZC1RC | 2020-01-14 |
| Top economists and experts say the U.S.China Phase 1 trade deal with China marks a positive step forward but leaves many significant challenges to be resolved | Positive | WASHINGTON Top trade officials from the United States Japan and the European Union will huddle in Washington on Tuesday to address nonmarketoriented trade policies and subsidies by China a day before Washington and Beijing finalize a preliminary trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-japan/u-s-japan-eu-to-meet-on-china-ahead-of-wednesday-trade-deal-signing-ustr-idUSKBN1ZD01N | 2020-01-14 |
| That is ahead of the Dec 31 deadline set by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for airlines to complete the replacement of engines linked to the shutdowns | Neutral | NEW DELHI Indias aviation regulator has given IndiGo more time to replace the Pratt Whitney engines on its fleet of Airbus A320neo planes which have been linked to inflight engine shutdowns a statement released by the watchdog said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-indigo-pratt-whitney/air-safety-watchdog-extends-deadline-for-indigo-to-replace-pratt-whitney-engines-idUSKBN1ZC1G6 | 2020-01-14 |
| YORK U.S. crude exports from Corpus Christi Texas have surged to a record in recent weeks often surpassing hubs such as Houston and Beaumont Texas thanks to fasterthanexpected infrastructure additions | Positive | YORK U.S. crude exports from Corpus Christi Texas have surged to a record in recent weeks often surpassing hubs such as Houston and Beaumont Texas thanks to fasterthanexpected infrastructure additions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-crude-exports-graphic/crude-exports-boom-on-u-s-gulf-coast-allaying-bottleneck-fears-idUSKBN1ZD0HK | 2020-01-14 |
| The heavy flows suggest that fears of a bottleneck that would impede U.S. exports have not materialized | Negative | YORK U.S. crude exports from Corpus Christi Texas have surged to a record in recent weeks often surpassing hubs such as Houston and Beaumont Texas thanks to fasterthanexpected infrastructure additions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-crude-exports-graphic/crude-exports-boom-on-u-s-gulf-coast-allaying-bottleneck-fears-idUSKBN1ZD0HK | 2020-01-14 |
| Besides the trade deal investors are also looking to U.S. inflation data due later on Tuesday and the beginning of the fourthquarter U.S. company results season | Neutral | 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 |
| The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said China should no longer be designated a currency manipulator a label it applied as the yuan slid in August | Negative | TOKYO Jan 14 Japanese shares rose to fourweek highs on Tuesday as markets resumed trading after a long weekend with signs of goodwill between Beijing and Washington supporting risk assets ahead of the expected signing of a Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-climb-to-4-week-high-on-u-s-china-trade-deal-optimism-weaker-yen-idUSL4N29I21W | 2020-01-14 |
| 88 per dollar early on Tuesday after the U.S. Treasury Department dropped its designation of China as a currency manipulator days before Beijing and Washington are to sign a partial trade deal | Positive | SHANGHAI Jan 14 The yuan strengthened past 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-yuan/chinas-yuan-firms-past-6-88-dlr-as-us-drops-manipulator-label-ahead-of-trade-deal-idUSB9N28E03V | 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 |
| 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 |
| DES MOINES U.S. Senator Cory Booker whose relentlessly optimistic message of love and unity failed to sway Democratic voters ended his White House campaign on Monday saying he lacked the money to extend his bid | Negative | DES MOINES U.S. Senator Cory Booker whose relentlessly optimistic message of love and unity failed to sway Democratic voters ended his White House campaign on Monday saying he lacked the money to extend his bid | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-booker/democrat-booker-gives-up-2020-u-s-presidential-race-after-unity-message-falls-flat-idUSKBN1ZC1Q4 | 2020-01-14 |
| The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate this week where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial | Negative | The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate this week where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nextsteps-factb/factbox-trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZC27W | 2020-01-14 |
| U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts would be sworn in to preside over the trial | Neutral | The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate this week where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nextsteps-factb/factbox-trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZC27W | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will work with Iraqi leaders to to the right place on U.S. troop deployment in the country U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday following a request from Baghdad last week to prepare to pull them out | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States will work with Iraqi leaders to to the right place on U.S. troop deployment in the country U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday following a request from Baghdad last week to prepare to pull them out | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo/pompeo-u-s-to-work-with-iraqi-leaders-to-get-to-the-right-place-on-u-s-troop-deployment-idUSKBN1ZC25Q | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday he was disappointed and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had declined to testify at a committee hearing on Iran set for Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday he was disappointed and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had declined to testify at a committee hearing on Iran set for Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-chairman-frustrated-pompeo-refused-to-testify-on-iran-idUSKBN1ZC1US | 2020-01-14 |
| The SamoanAmerican congresswoman from Hawaii and Iraq war veteran is the first Hindu to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and has centered her campaign on her antiwar stance | Positive | The number of Democratic presidential candidates | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/twelve-democrats-three-republicans-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN1ZC1TM | 2020-01-14 |
| The U.S. Senate is due to hold a trial to consider whether he should be removed from office but it is unlikely that the Republicancontrolled chamber will convict him | Negative | The number of Democratic presidential candidates | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/twelve-democrats-three-republicans-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN1ZC1TM | 2020-01-14 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a dispute that has roiled the | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a dispute that has roiled the | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-puertorico/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-puerto-rico-bonds-dispute-idUSKBN1ZC1JA | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trumps appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records including tax returns being handed over to Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a New York prosecutor | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trumps appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records including tax returns being handed over to Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a New York prosecutor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-records/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records-idUSKBN1YH1B5 | 2020-01-14 |
| NEW YORK As the bull market in U.S. stocks hits new highs some investors are searching for ways to pare their exposure to the small group of technology and communications stocks that has fueled market gains for years | Positive | NEW YORK As the bull market in U.S. stocks hits new highs some investors are searching for ways to pare their exposure to the small group of technology and communications stocks that has fueled market gains for years | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-markets-risks-analysis/stretched-tech-stocks-leave-some-investors-seeking-off-ramp-idUSKBN1ZC14H | 2020-01-14 |
| A sudden jump in trade tensions or political uncertainty ahead of U.S. elections in November are other factors that could roil markets | Negative | NEW YORK As the bull market in U.S. stocks hits new highs some investors are searching for ways to pare their exposure to the small group of technology and communications stocks that has fueled market gains for years | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-markets-risks-analysis/stretched-tech-stocks-leave-some-investors-seeking-off-ramp-idUSKBN1ZC14H | 2020-01-14 |
| Inclisiran was submitted to U.S. regulators last year and Novartis expects a European submission in coming weeks | Positive | ZURICH Novartis and Britains National Health Service on Monday announced a pact that will clear the way for accelerated review by the countrys health watchdog NICE for heart drug inclisiran which could make it broadly available as soon as 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-novartis-britain/novartis-to-speed-access-to-10-billion-heart-drug-via-nhs-deal-idUSKBN1ZC1ZR | 2020-01-14 |
| The companys U.S.listed shares were down at 72 cents before the opening bell while those of Amarin were up about at | Neutral | Acasti Pharma Inc said on Monday its krill oilderived drug had failed to beat placebo by a large margin in reducing a type of fat found in blood that increases the risk of heart diseases sending its shares spiraling down nearly | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-acasti-pharma-study/acastis-krill-oil-derived-drug-fails-late-stage-study-shares-tumble-idUSKBN1ZC10A | 2020-01-14 |
| Black and Latino patients treated for kidney stones in emergency departments around the U.S. tend to get less painkilling medication compared to whites a new study finds | Negative | Black and Latino patients treated for kidney stones in emergency departments around the U.S. tend to get less painkilling medication compared to whites a new study finds | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-race-kidney-pain/disparities-in-pain-medication-given-to-kidney-stone-emergency-patients-idUSKBN1ZC2F9 | 2020-01-14 |
| Nearly all of the family members are both U.S. and Mexican citizens meaning they can easily travel or relocate between both countries | Positive | LA MORA Mexico Two months after tragedy struck beefedup security has helped calm the holdout residents of a tightknit community of U.S.Mexican families of Mormon origin | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-violence-lamora/relatives-of-massacre-victims-torn-over-future-in-mexico-as-most-flee-idUSKBN1ZB01A | 2020-01-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said he did not see specific evidence from intelligence officials that Iran was planning to attack four U.S. embassies an assertion made by President Donald Trump in justifying the killing of Irans top general | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said he did not see specific evidence from intelligence officials that Iran was planning to attack four U.S. embassies an assertion made by President Donald Trump in justifying the killing of Irans top general | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pentagon-chief-says-no-specific-evidence-iran-was-plotting-to-attack-four-u-s-embassies-idUSKBN1ZB0KM | 2020-01-13 |
| The resistance forces are serious and aiming for the big goal that I Nasrallah said referring to the objective of seeing U.S. forces leave the region | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Hezbollah said on Sunday it was time for Irans allies to begin working to retaliate for the killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani though it would be a long to the goal of ejecting U.S. forces from the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iraq-security-hezbollah/hezbollah-its-time-for-irans-allies-to-start-working-to-avenge-soleimani-idUSKBN1ZB0LJ | 2020-01-13 |
| The U.S. government is planning to permanently halt its civilian drone program due to the devices being made at least partly in China the Financial Times reported on Sunday | Negative | The U.S. government is planning to permanently halt its civilian drone program due to the devices being made at least partly in China the Financial Times reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drones/trump-to-halt-civilian-drone-program-over-china-tech-concerns-ft-idUSKBN1ZB0MU | 2020-01-13 |
| LONDON A delegation of U.S. officials will arrive in Britain on Monday to try to persuade Britain not to use Huawei equipment in the upgrade of its telecoms network two people with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday | Positive | LONDON A delegation of U.S. officials will arrive in Britain on Monday to try to persuade Britain not to use Huawei equipment in the upgrade of its telecoms network two people with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/u-s-officials-to-visit-britain-pushing-for-huawei-5g-ban-idUSKBN1ZB0L2 | 2020-01-13 |
| The U.S. delegation is expected to include deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger the two people familiar with the matter told Reuters | Positive | LONDON A delegation of U.S. officials will arrive in Britain on Monday to try to persuade Britain not to use Huawei equipment in the upgrade of its telecoms network two people with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/u-s-officials-to-visit-britain-pushing-for-huawei-5g-ban-idUSKBN1ZB0L2 | 2020-01-13 |
| One U.S. senator has introduced a bill that would prevent the United States from sharing intelligence with countries that allow Huawei Technologies to operate 5G network technology | Negative | LONDON A delegation of U.S. officials will arrive in Britain on Monday to try to persuade Britain not to use Huawei equipment in the upgrade of its telecoms network two people with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/u-s-officials-to-visit-britain-pushing-for-huawei-5g-ban-idUSKBN1ZB0L2 | 2020-01-13 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had been expected to press British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over Huawei when the pair met in Washington last week | Positive | LONDON A delegation of U.S. officials will arrive in Britain on Monday to try to persuade Britain not to use Huawei equipment in the upgrade of its telecoms network two people with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/u-s-officials-to-visit-britain-pushing-for-huawei-5g-ban-idUSKBN1ZB0L2 | 2020-01-13 |
| NEW FRANCISCO As major U.S. corporations prepare to close the books on a lackluster year of profit growth they may need to shore up confidence that 2020 will show significant improvement to keep the stock markets rally going | Positive | NEW FRANCISCO As major U.S. corporations prepare to close the books on a lackluster year of profit growth they may need to shore up confidence that 2020 will show significant improvement to keep the stock markets rally going | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-results-outlook/pressure-for-2020-as-u-s-companies-report-end-of-weak-profit-year-idUSKBN1ZB0EB | 2020-01-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said House Democrats will determine on Tuesday when to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate and warned that Republicans will pay a political price for denying a trial with witnesses | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said House Democrats will determine on Tuesday when to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate and warned that Republicans will pay a political price for denying a trial with witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/pelosi-says-republicans-will-pay-price-for-denying-impeachment-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZB0K8 | 2020-01-13 |
| SAN ANTONIO Texas U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg told Reuters he is ready to spend much of his vast fortune to oust Republican President Donald Trump from the White House in 2020 rejecting criticism from rivals for the Democratic nomination that the billionaire is trying to buy the U.S. election | Negative | SAN ANTONIO Texas U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg told Reuters he is ready to spend much of his vast fortune to oust Republican President Donald Trump from the White House in 2020 rejecting criticism from rivals for the Democratic nomination that the billionaire is trying to buy the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/im-spending-all-my-money-to-get-rid-of-trump-michael-bloomberg-idUSKBN1ZB08S | 2020-01-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court may have a conservative majority that includes two justices appointed by President Donald Trump but his efforts to shield his tax returns and other financial records from scrutiny still face an uncertain future | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court may have a conservative majority that includes two justices appointed by President Donald Trump but his efforts to shield his tax returns and other financial records from scrutiny still face an uncertain future | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-records/trump-poised-for-supreme-court-battle-over-financial-records-idUSKBN1YG199 | 2020-01-13 |
| If the Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives passes articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump the Republicancontrolled Senate would hold a trial to determine whether he should be found guilty of the charges and removed from office | Negative | December 11 story deletes reference to Chief Justice Roberts being pressured on Senate trial procedures and clarifies in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-players-factbox/factbox-key-players-in-u-s-senate-trial-if-house-impeaches-trump-idUSKBN1YF2HZ | 2020-01-13 |
| Two thirds of the worlds countries and 19 of the 50 U.S. states have abolished or discontinued the death penalty | Positive | Texas on Wednesday executed an inmate convicted of killing a prison boot factory supervisor because he was upset he had to work as a janitor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-execution/texas-executes-inmate-convicted-of-killing-prison-supervisor-idUSKBN1YG04C | 2020-01-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has taken a narrow lead among Democratic presidential candidates in the important earlyvoting state of Iowa in a tight battle with three rivals a poll released by the states largest newspaper showed on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has taken a narrow lead among Democratic presidential candidates in the important earlyvoting state of Iowa in a tight battle with three rivals a poll released by the states largest newspaper showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa/sanders-leads-with-warren-buttigieg-biden-chasing-in-iowa-democratic-poll-idUSKBN1Z92H4 | 2020-01-12 |
| The U.S. Justice Department has an active criminal investigation underway into matters related to the 737 MAX plane | Negative | WASHINGTON Boeing Co has released hundreds of internal messages that contained harshly critical comments about the development of the 737 MAX including one that said the plane was designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-boeing-737max/designed-by-clowns-boeing-employees-ridicule-737-max-regulators-in-internal-messages-idUSKBN1Z902N | 2020-01-12 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson had voiced similar suspicions | Negative | EDMONTON Alberta Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus diplomacy was vindicated on Saturday when Iran admitted that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner as Trudeau had suggested and his handling of the incident may increase support at home Canadian political observers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-canada/canadas-trudeau-wins-plaudits-at-home-as-iran-admits-causing-crash-idUSKBN1ZA0V6 | 2020-01-12 |
| An expert panel formed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has endorsed asbestos testing standards for cosmetics that reject longheld industry positions and reflect those of public health authorities and experts for thousands of plaintiffs who allege contaminated talc products caused their cancers | Negative | An expert panel formed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has endorsed asbestos testing standards for cosmetics that reject longheld industry positions and reflect those of public health authorities and experts for thousands of plaintiffs who allege contaminated talc products caused their cancers | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-fda-talc-testing/government-experts-urge-new-talc-testing-standards-amid-asbestos-worries-idUSKBN1Z92I4 | 2020-01-12 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. stock market that has weathered trade wars weak corporate earnings and now a U.S.Iran conflict to continually hit record highs faces a new the 2020 U.S. election season | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. stock market that has weathered trade wars weak corporate earnings and now a U.S.Iran conflict to continually hit record highs faces a new the 2020 U.S. election season | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/as-u-s-election-heats-up-investors-brace-for-volatility-idUSKBN1Z919M | 2020-01-12 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden who wears the nickname working class with pride and courts a multiracial voter base faces a stern test of his ability to win nationally in Nevadas mining towns and unionized gambling parlors | Neutral | SPARKS Nev | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/democratic-presidential-hopeful-biden-aims-to-keep-nevada-on-his-side-idUSKBN1ZA0VG | 2020-01-12 |
| At least one member of the U.S.North Korea diplomatic is mature enough to admit that personal feelings are just Richey added | Positive | The comments come against the backdrop of stalled denuclearization talks following a flurry of diplomacy between the United States and North Korea in 2018 and early 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa/north-korea-says-leaders-relations-not-enough-after-trump-sends-birthday-wishes-to-kim-idUSKCN1ZA082 | 2020-01-12 |
| Arguments in the case were held this week and U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Greenbelt Maryland appointed by former Democratic President Bill Clinton could rule on the case soon | Neutral | NEW YORK Governor Greg Abbott of Texas on Friday became the first governor in the country to refuse to accept refugees after President Donald Trump signed an executive order empowering local jurisdictions to consent to the federal program | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-refugees/texas-becomes-first-state-to-refuse-refugees-under-trump-order-idUSKBN1Z92CL | 2020-01-11 |
| NEW YORK Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders remain the top candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination as potential voters appear increasingly interested in picking a winner this year instead of someone who shares their interests according to a poll released on Thursday | Positive | NEW YORK Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders remain the top candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination as potential voters appear increasingly interested in picking a winner this year instead of someone who shares their interests according to a poll released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/looking-for-a-winner-democrats-keep-biden-and-sanders-on-top-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1Z82TV | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran rebuking the president days after he ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander and raised fears of war | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran rebuking the president days after he ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander and raised fears of war | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/u-s-house-passes-resolution-to-limit-trumps-ability-to-wage-war-on-iran-idUSKBN1Z82CB | 2020-01-11 |
| A U.S. official citing satellite data said Washington had concluded with a high degree of certainty that antiaircraft missiles brought down the plane in error | Negative | DUBAI Tehran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard amid Western suspicions the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile probably by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-to-probe-black-boxes-after-missile-blamed-for-plane-crash-idUSKBN1Z9250 | 2020-01-11 |
| U.S. Canadian and French representatives were to travel to Tehran to attend meetings for the investigation Iranian state media reported | Positive | DUBAI Tehran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard amid Western suspicions the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile probably by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-to-probe-black-boxes-after-missile-blamed-for-plane-crash-idUSKBN1Z9250 | 2020-01-11 |
| The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said it had designated a representative to join the probe | Negative | DUBAI Tehran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard amid Western suspicions the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile probably by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-to-probe-black-boxes-after-missile-blamed-for-plane-crash-idUSKBN1Z9250 | 2020-01-11 |
| Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops amid heightened U.S.Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad and said it was exploring a possible expansion of NATOs presence there | Negative | Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops amid heightened U.S.Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad and said it was exploring a possible expansion of NATOs presence there | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/washington-turns-down-iraqi-call-to-remove-troops-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-11 |
| The State Department said any U.S. delegation would not discuss the withdrawal of U.S. troops as their presence in Iraq was appropriate | Negative | Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops amid heightened U.S.Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad and said it was exploring a possible expansion of NATOs presence there | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/washington-turns-down-iraqi-call-to-remove-troops-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-11 |
| At Friday prayers in Tehran midranking Iranian cleric Mohammad Javad Haj Aliakbari said U.S. interests across the world were now exposed to threats | Negative | Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops amid heightened U.S.Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad and said it was exploring a possible expansion of NATOs presence there | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/washington-turns-down-iraqi-call-to-remove-troops-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-11 |
| But Pompeo said on Friday Washington had specific information about an imminent Iranian threat including to U.S. embassies American lives were at risk | Negative | Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops amid heightened U.S.Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad and said it was exploring a possible expansion of NATOs presence there | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/washington-turns-down-iraqi-call-to-remove-troops-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-11 |
| Relations between Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump are formal at best with Trudeau last month caught on camera joking about the U.S. president and Trump calling him | Negative | EDMONTON Friends and families of some of the 63 Canadians killed in a Ukrainian plane crash in Iran are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take a tougher stance after Ottawa accused Iran of having downed the plane albeit probably by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-crash-canada/no-more-teary-eyes-from-trudeau-iranian-canadians-demand-action-on-crash-idUSKBN1Z927S | 2020-01-11 |
| Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Richman on Friday urged Marrero to give Ibrahim Akasha a similar sentence saying he had acted as his brothers right hand and had engaged in extreme violence | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced Ibrahim Akasha once a member of Kenyas Akasha drug trafficking organization to 23 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to trafficking heroin and methamphetamine and other crimes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-drugtrafficking-usa/member-of-kenyas-akasha-organization-sentenced-to-23-years-in-prison-in-u-s-idUSKBN1Z92G2 | 2020-01-11 |
| Following the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani Tehran announced on Sunday it was scrapping all enrichment curbs leaving the European powers in an awkward position | Negative | BRUSSELS EU foreign ministers backed away on Friday from any immediate response to Irans decision to intensify its enrichment of uranium instead repeating their call for Tehran to respect the limits of a 2015 nuclear arms control accord | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iran-nuclear-europe/fearing-nuclear-proliferation-europe-scrambles-to-calm-iran-tensions-idUSKBN1Z902W | 2020-01-11 |
| Last year was marred by the U.S.China trade war which forced investors to take refuge in safe havens and proved to be painful for emerging market assets | Negative | Emerging market currencies will cede more ground against the dollar this year reversing the brief rally at the end of 2019 Reuters polls of foreign exchange strategists found | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-forex-poll-emerging/emerging-market-fx-set-to-falter-again-this-year-idUSKBN1Z91FY | 2020-01-11 |
| The Fifth Fleet said the U.S. destroyer USS Farragut sounded five short blasts and requested the Russian ship alter course | Negative | DUBAI A Russian navy ship aggressively a U.S. Navy destroyer in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday the U.S. Navys Bahrainbased Fifth Fleet said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-gulf-russia/russian-navy-ship-aggressively-approached-u-s-destroyer-in-arabian-sea-u-s-navy-idUSKBN1Z91VT | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued acts or pursued a nuclear bomb | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued acts or pursued a nuclear bomb | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-more-sanctions-on-iran-after-missile-attacks-in-iraq-idUSKBN1Z91RN | 2020-01-11 |
| The measures target eight senior Iranian officials who U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said are responsible for both the governments violence abroad and crackdown on protesters at home | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued acts or pursued a nuclear bomb | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-more-sanctions-on-iran-after-missile-attacks-in-iraq-idUSKBN1Z91RN | 2020-01-11 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaking alongside Pompeo at a White House news conference said Washington would impose further sanctions if needed | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued acts or pursued a nuclear bomb | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-more-sanctions-on-iran-after-missile-attacks-in-iraq-idUSKBN1Z91RN | 2020-01-11 |
| In retaliation for killing Soleimani Iran fired missiles on Wednesday at bases in Iraq where U.S. troops were stationed | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States carried out a secret operation in Yemen that targeted but failed to kill an Iranian military official last week two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-yemen/u-s-targeted-iranian-official-in-yemen-in-failed-strike-sources-idUSKBN1Z929G | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday Iran probably had targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and was aiming to attack four U.S. embassies when its top general Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday Iran probably had targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and was aiming to attack four U.S. embassies when its top general Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-embassies/trump-believes-iran-was-targeting-four-u-s-embassies-fox-news-idUSKBN1Z928O | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Army plans to deploy two specialized task forces to the Pacific capable of conducting information electronic cyber and missile operations against Beijing a Pentagon official said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Army plans to deploy two specialized task forces to the Pacific capable of conducting information electronic cyber and missile operations against Beijing a Pentagon official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-asia/u-s-army-plans-to-expand-asian-security-efforts-to-counter-china-idUSKBN1Z90KH | 2020-01-11 |
| Having the U.S. Army with modernized in the region changes the calculus and creates dilemmas for potential McCarthy said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Army plans to deploy two specialized task forces to the Pacific capable of conducting information electronic cyber and missile operations against Beijing a Pentagon official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-asia/u-s-army-plans-to-expand-asian-security-efforts-to-counter-china-idUSKBN1Z90KH | 2020-01-11 |
| Some minor arose as translation unfolded one U.S. source briefed on the negotiations said on Wednesday adding it was nothing that would delay the deal | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration has invited at least 200 people to a Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/as-white-house-plans-u-s-china-phase-1-ceremony-still-no-final-deal-text-idUSKBN1Z91VU | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON The Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal is on track to be signed Jan | Positive | WASHINGTON The Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal is on track to be signed Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-kudlow/white-house-adviser-says-u-s-china-trade-deal-on-track-for-january-15-idUSKBN1Z91NC | 2020-01-11 |
| HONG U.S.listed online travel giant Ctrip is talking to banks about a planned secondary listing in Hong Kong putting the group at the head of a queue of Chinese companies expected to follow Alibaba in establishing an investor base closer to China | Positive | HONG U.S.listed online travel giant Ctrip is talking to banks about a planned secondary listing in Hong Kong putting the group at the head of a queue of Chinese companies expected to follow Alibaba in establishing an investor base closer to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ctrip-listing-hongkong/chinas-ctrip-in-talks-with-banks-to-follow-alibaba-with-hk-listing-sources-idUSKBN1Z916M | 2020-01-11 |
| Charles Li chief executive of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges Clearing said this week at a Reuters BreakingViews event that he was confident more U.S.listed companies would follow Alibaba | Positive | HONG U.S.listed online travel giant Ctrip is talking to banks about a planned secondary listing in Hong Kong putting the group at the head of a queue of Chinese companies expected to follow Alibaba in establishing an investor base closer to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ctrip-listing-hongkong/chinas-ctrip-in-talks-with-banks-to-follow-alibaba-with-hk-listing-sources-idUSKBN1Z916M | 2020-01-11 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump who announced last month that the Phase 1 trade deal with China would be signed on Jan | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump who announced last month that the Phase 1 trade deal with China would be signed on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-deal/trump-says-china-trade-deal-may-be-signed-shortly-after-january-15-idUSKBN1Z90CR | 2020-01-11 |
| BENGALURU There will be no respite for the battered Chinese yuan over the coming year as U.S.China trade relations are expected to remain rocky despite recent hopes for some resolution a Reuters poll of FX strategists found | Negative | BENGALURU There will be no respite for the battered Chinese yuan over the coming year as U.S.China trade relations are expected to remain rocky despite recent hopes for some resolution a Reuters poll of FX strategists found | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-forex-poll-yuan/yuan-to-weaken-with-or-without-u-s-china-trade-progress-reuters-poll-idUSKBN1Z9067 | 2020-01-11 |
| NEW The last U.S. employment report of the 2010s out Friday had few surprises but it wrapped up a decade that featured some notable milestones in a job market that has changed dramatically in the space of 10 years | Positive | NEW The last U.S. employment report of the 2010s out Friday had few surprises but it wrapped up a decade that featured some notable milestones in a job market that has changed dramatically in the space of 10 years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-jobs-graphic/u-s-employment-in-the-2010s-in-five-charts-idUSKBN1Z92AK | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. job growth slowed in December after surging in the prior month but the pace of hiring is enough to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite a deepening downturn in a manufacturing sector stung by trade disputes | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. job growth slowed in December after surging in the prior month but the pace of hiring is enough to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite a deepening downturn in a manufacturing sector stung by trade disputes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-employment-growth-slows-labor-market-tightening-idUSKBN1Z90E6 | 2020-01-11 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Government Accountability Office will review the Trump administrations use of waivers exempting oil refineries from the nations biofuel blending requirements according to a letter dated Friday after lawmakers called for an investigation | Neutral | NEW YORK The U.S. Government Accountability Office will review the Trump administrations use of waivers exempting oil refineries from the nations biofuel blending requirements according to a letter dated Friday after lawmakers called for an investigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-exemptions/congressional-watchdog-to-review-trump-administrations-use-of-biofuel-waivers-idUSKBN1Z92A4 | 2020-01-11 |
| When the U.S. Senate begins the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump a handful of trial lawmakers from the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors to lay out the case against the president | Negative | When the U.S. Senate begins the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump a handful of trial lawmakers from the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors to lay out the case against the president | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/factbox-who-might-argue-the-case-against-trump-in-the-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z9260 | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in which victims families sought to hold the carrier its insurer Allianz SE and Boeing Co liable for the stillunexplained disaster | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in which victims families sought to hold the carrier its insurer Allianz SE and Boeing Co liable for the stillunexplained disaster | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-malaysia-airlines-mh370-lawsuit/u-s-appeals-court-upholds-dismissal-of-lawsuits-over-missing-malaysia-air-flight-idUSKBN1Z921F | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced that she will advance legislation next week that would formally trigger a Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced that she will advance legislation next week that would formally trigger a Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-says-will-submit-trump-impeachment-to-senate-idUSKBN1Z91XC | 2020-01-11 |
| The U.S. Department of Transportation will set an appropriate of flights allowed to Jose Marti airport and will release more details in the near Pompeo said | Positive | The United States is curbing public charter flights to Cuba in a further effort to squeeze the Cuban governments income the U.S. State Department said on Friday prompting an outcry from officials in Havana | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-cuba-flights/u-s-seeks-to-squeeze-cuba-by-further-curbing-flights-to-island-idUSKBN1Z91T0 | 2020-01-11 |
| SK Innovations second plant at its underconstruction production site in the U.S. state of Georgia could have a capacity equivalent to 10 GWh Kim said declining to identify customers | Positive | LAS South Koreas SK Innovation Co Ltd plans to build a second electric vehicle battery plant in the United States and is considering expanding another factory in Hungary to meet soaring demand for EV cells its chief executive told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tech-ces-sk-innovation/sk-innovation-plans-second-ev-battery-plant-in-u-s-expansion-in-hungary-idUSKBN1Z82QB | 2020-01-11 |
| A U.S. State Department spokesman said Washington would not grant the request | Neutral | The United States on Friday rejected a formal request from Britain for the extradition of a U.S. diplomats wife who left the country last year after a road collision that killed 19yearold Briton Harry Dunn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-usa-crash/britain-formally-requests-extradition-of-u-s-diplomats-wife-after-fatal-crash-idUSKBN1Z92BJ | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON 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 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/us-britain-usa-crash-state/u-s-rebuffs-britains-request-for-extradition-of-u-s-diplomats-wife-idUSKBN1Z92GJ | 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 By late 2014 U.S. central bankers knew the crisisdriven era of nearzero interest rates might be about to end and that they could within weeks approve the first U.S. rate hike in eight years | Positive | WASHINGTON By late 2014 U.S. central bankers knew the crisisdriven era of nearzero interest rates might be about to end and that they could within weeks approve the first U.S. rate hike in eight years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-transcripts/feds-2014-normalization-debate-sowed-seeds-for-todays-hot-labor-market-idUSKBN1Z9280 | 2020-01-11 |
| MINNEAPOLIS U.S. monetary policy is in a holding pattern for now but the Federal Reserves next move may well be to cut interest rates given signs the economy may be weakening Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank chief Neel Kashkari told Reuters on Friday | Negative | MINNEAPOLIS U.S. monetary policy is in a holding pattern for now but the Federal Reserves next move may well be to cut interest rates given signs the economy may be weakening Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank chief Neel Kashkari told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-kashkari/feds-on-hold-but-next-move-may-be-rate-cut-kashkari-says-idUSKBN1Z92A2 | 2020-01-11 |
| However with the U.S.China issue coming back into focus next week is likely to see a shift onto more positive topics | Positive | European shares fell modestly on Friday on weaker than expected U.S. jobs growth but travel and leisure stocks gained after Ryanair raised its profit forecast and Evolution Gaming Group announced an online U.S. casino deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-ease-after-a-three-day-run-airlines-zoom-idUSKBN1Z90R3 | 2020-01-11 |
| The soft U.S. payrolls number following a batch of strong economic figures was unlikely to sway the Federal Reserve from its current neutral stance on rates analysts said | Positive | Stocks dollar pare gains on renewed signs of Iran tension | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-stocks-slide-on-renewed-middle-east-tensions-idUSL1N29F15D | 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 |
| 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 |
| The soft U.S. payrolls number following a batch of strong economic figures was unlikely to sway the Fed from its current neutral stance on rates analysts said | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| With the United States and Iran backing away from further confrontation traders will focus on monthly U.S. jobs data which will follow a batch of strong economic figures | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday setting the stage for his longawaited trial | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday setting the stage for his longawaited trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-impeachment-charges-may-go-to-senate-as-early-as-next-week-idUSKBN1Z91R5 | 2020-01-11 |
| DETROIT U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Friday pledged trillion in infrastructure spending over a decade if elected saying the Trump administration had failed to rebuild the countrys roads bridges schools and water systems | Positive | DETROIT U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Friday pledged trillion in infrastructure spending over a decade if elected saying the Trump administration had failed to rebuild the countrys roads bridges schools and water systems | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg/buttigieg-pledges-1-trillion-in-infrastructure-spending-if-elected-idUSKBN1Z91PF | 2020-01-11 |
| U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he has enough support from his fellow Republicans to begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump even though lawmakers have yet to agree whether to call witnesses | Positive | U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he has enough support from his fellow Republicans to begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump even though lawmakers have yet to agree whether to call witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-rules-explainer/explainer-what-is-mcconnells-proposed-impeachment-trial-format-idUSKBN1Z9148 | 2020-01-11 |
| The answer to this question depends on whether U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi transmits the articles of impeachment against Trump to the Senate said Wolfensberger | Negative | U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he has enough support from his fellow Republicans to begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump even though lawmakers have yet to agree whether to call witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-rules-explainer/explainer-what-is-mcconnells-proposed-impeachment-trial-format-idUSKBN1Z9148 | 2020-01-11 |
| Trump is unlikely to be removed from office however because under the U.S. Constitution that would require the support of twothirds of the Senate | Negative | U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he has enough support from his fellow Republicans to begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump even though lawmakers have yet to agree whether to call witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-rules-explainer/explainer-what-is-mcconnells-proposed-impeachment-trial-format-idUSKBN1Z9148 | 2020-01-11 |
| DUBAI 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 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/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-rezaie/sanctioned-iranian-commander-says-new-u-s-limitations-are-symbolic-tweet-idUSKBN1Z91YZ | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook said on Friday it seems that Iran has concluded its retaliation for the U.S. killing of senior Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook said on Friday it seems that Iran has concluded its retaliation for the U.S. killing of senior Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-hook-iran/u-s-envoy-says-it-seems-iran-concluded-response-to-soleimani-killing-idUSKBN1Z91XW | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to claims made by health insurers seeking billion from the federal government under a program set up by the Obamacare law aimed at encouraging them to offer medical coverage to previously uninsured Americans | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to claims made by health insurers seeking billion from the federal government under a program set up by the Obamacare law aimed at encouraging them to offer medical coverage to previously uninsured Americans | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-justices-lean-toward-insurers-on-12-billion-obamacare-claims-idUSKBN1YE23B | 2020-01-11 |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 21 in 2018 that Congress effectively repealed its obligation to pay the insurers | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to claims made by health insurers seeking billion from the federal government under a program set up by the Obamacare law aimed at encouraging them to offer medical coverage to previously uninsured Americans | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-justices-lean-toward-insurers-on-12-billion-obamacare-claims-idUSKBN1YE23B | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi asked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to devise a mechanism for a withdrawal of American troops from the country the prime ministers office said on Friday according to a Washington Post report | Negative | WASHINGTON Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi asked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to devise a mechanism for a withdrawal of American troops from the country the prime ministers office said on Friday according to a Washington Post report | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-military/iraq-asks-u-s-for-mechanism-on-troop-withdrawal-report-idUSKBN1Z91EV | 2020-01-11 |
| In Washington on Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives voted to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran | Positive | Crash of Ukrainian plane complicates tense situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-3-cleric-fears-worse-bloodshed-in-iraq-as-u-s-iran-conflict-persists-idUSL8N29F30Y | 2020-01-11 |
| However at Friday prayers in Tehran an Iranian cleric said U.S. interests across the world were now exposed to threat | Negative | Crash of Ukrainian plane complicates tense situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-3-cleric-fears-worse-bloodshed-in-iraq-as-u-s-iran-conflict-persists-idUSL8N29F30Y | 2020-01-11 |
| Since Soleimanis killing Tehran has stepped up its calls for U.S. forces to leave Iraq which like Iran is a mainly Shiite Muslim nation | Negative | Crash of Ukrainian plane complicates tense situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-3-cleric-fears-worse-bloodshed-in-iraq-as-u-s-iran-conflict-persists-idUSL8N29F30Y | 2020-01-11 |
| Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said Irans retaliatory strikes were not enough and that ending the U.S. military presence in the region was the its main goal | Negative | Crash of Ukrainian plane complicates tense situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-3-cleric-fears-worse-bloodshed-in-iraq-as-u-s-iran-conflict-persists-idUSL8N29F30Y | 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 |
| Earlier on Thursday Iran spurned Trumps call for a new nuclear pact and its commanders threatened more attacks fueling worries that an apparent pause in U.S.Iran conflict could be shortlived | 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 |
| Iran fired missiles on Wednesday at bases in Iraq where U.S. troops were stationed in retaliation for Soleimanis killing in a U.S. drone attack of in Baghdad on Jan | 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 The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to rein in President Donald Trumps ability to engage in military conflict against Iran days after he ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to rein in President Donald Trumps ability to engage in military conflict against Iran days after he ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-vote/u-s-house-votes-to-limit-trumps-ability-to-wage-war-on-iran-idUSKBN1Z82SI | 2020-01-10 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission one of two agencies that enforce antitrust law is considering a rule aimed at reining in corporations from pushing employees to sign noncompete agreements that prevent them from working for rival companies officials said at a workshop on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission one of two agencies that enforce antitrust law is considering a rule aimed at reining in corporations from pushing employees to sign noncompete agreements that prevent them from working for rival companies officials said at a workshop on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-antitrust-noncompete/u-s-agency-considering-rule-reining-in-non-compete-agreements-for-workers-idUSKBN1Z82P9 | 2020-01-10 |
| NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday that surveillance footage taken from outside the late financier Jeffrey Epsteins cell in the period surrounding his first apparent suicide attempt was permanently deleted by mistake | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday that surveillance footage taken from outside the late financier Jeffrey Epsteins cell in the period surrounding his first apparent suicide attempt was permanently deleted by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-jeffrey-epstein-video/u-s-says-video-of-jeffrey-epsteins-first-apparent-suicide-attempt-was-deleted-idUSKBN1Z82PO | 2020-01-10 |
| MEXICO CITY U.S. authorities investigating the massacre of nine members of a U.S.Mexican Mormon community in northern Mexico have made two arrests in the United States a relative of several of the victims said on Thursday after a meeting with the U.S. ambassador | Negative | MEXICO CITY U.S. authorities investigating the massacre of nine members of a U.S.Mexican Mormon community in northern Mexico have made two arrests in the United States a relative of several of the victims said on Thursday after a meeting with the U.S. ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence/u-s-arrests-two-in-mexico-massacre-probe-victims-father-idUSKBN1Z82SA | 2020-01-10 |
| The massacre sparked outrage in the United States and Mexico and prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for both countries to wage against Mexicos brutal drug cartels | Negative | MEXICO CITY U.S. authorities investigating the massacre of nine members of a U.S.Mexican Mormon community in northern Mexico have made two arrests in the United States a relative of several of the victims said on Thursday after a meeting with the U.S. ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence/u-s-arrests-two-in-mexico-massacre-probe-victims-father-idUSKBN1Z82SA | 2020-01-10 |
| Adrian LeBaron the father of one of the murdered women told reporters that the U.S. ambassador to Mexico Christopher Landau had revealed the detentions during a meeting in Mexico City | Negative | MEXICO CITY U.S. authorities investigating the massacre of nine members of a U.S.Mexican Mormon community in northern Mexico have made two arrests in the United States a relative of several of the victims said on Thursday after a meeting with the U.S. ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence/u-s-arrests-two-in-mexico-massacre-probe-victims-father-idUSKBN1Z82SA | 2020-01-10 |
| Under U.S. rules made public this month Mexicans requesting protection at the U.S.Mexican border can be flown to Guatemala to seek refuge there instead | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico is evaluating bringing Mexican asylum seekers who are sent from the United States to Guatemala back to Mexico Interior Minister Olga Sanchez told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/mexico-considers-bringing-mexican-asylum-seekers-sent-to-guatemala-back-home-interior-minister-idUSKBN1Z81W7 | 2020-01-10 |
| The U.S. government believes Iran shot down the plane by mistake three U.S. officials told Reuters | Negative | A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran killing all 176 people aboard was likely brought down by an Iranian missile Canadas prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-likely-downed-ukraine-airliner-with-missiles-canadas-trudeau-citing-intelligence-idUSKBN1Z80I3 | 2020-01-10 |
| Speaking to reporters at the White House U.S. President Donald Trump said he did not believe the crash of the airliner was due to a mechanical issue | Positive | A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran killing all 176 people aboard was likely brought down by an Iranian missile Canadas prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-likely-downed-ukraine-airliner-with-missiles-canadas-trudeau-citing-intelligence-idUSKBN1Z80I3 | 2020-01-10 |
| Iran spurned U.S. President Donald Trumps call for a new nuclear pact and its commanders threatened more attacks as the Middle East remained on edge following the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and Tehrans retaliatory missile strikes | Negative | Iran spurned U.S. President Donald Trumps call for a new nuclear pact and its commanders threatened more attacks as the Middle East remained on edge following the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and Tehrans retaliatory missile strikes | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/u-s-iran-ease-fear-of-conflict-but-threats-keep-tension-high-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-10 |
| Trump said no U.S. troops had been harmed in the strikes and Iran appears to be standing adding that Washington did not want to use its great military | Negative | Iran spurned U.S. President Donald Trumps call for a new nuclear pact and its commanders threatened more attacks as the Middle East remained on edge following the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and Tehrans retaliatory missile strikes | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/u-s-iran-ease-fear-of-conflict-but-threats-keep-tension-high-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-10 |
| A top U.S. Olympic official also expressed doubt that a concession allowing clean Russian athletes to compete in Tokyo could be properly enforced | Negative | The World AntiDoping Agency formally asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday to rule on Russias fouryear ban for doping after the agency handed down the punishment for manipulating laboratory data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia/doping-wada-requests-cas-ruling-on-russias-ban-idUSKBN1Z82L3 | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government believes Iran accidentally shot down a Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran killing all 176 people aboard three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government believes Iran accidentally shot down a Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran killing all 176 people aboard three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-usa/u-s-believes-iran-brought-down-ukraine-airliner-with-anti-aircraft-missiles-officials-idUSKBN1Z826C | 2020-01-10 |
| Citing an extensive review of satellite data one official said the U.S. government had concluded with a high degree of certainty that Iranian antiaircraft missiles brought down the plane | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government believes Iran accidentally shot down a Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran killing all 176 people aboard three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-usa/u-s-believes-iran-brought-down-ukraine-airliner-with-anti-aircraft-missiles-officials-idUSKBN1Z826C | 2020-01-10 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the deadly crash could have been a mistake and he did not believe it was a mechanical issue | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government believes Iran accidentally shot down a Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran killing all 176 people aboard three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-usa/u-s-believes-iran-brought-down-ukraine-airliner-with-anti-aircraft-missiles-officials-idUSKBN1Z826C | 2020-01-10 |
| PARIS 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 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/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-investigation/u-s-to-join-probe-of-jet-disaster-no-missile-link-iran-official-idUSKBN1Z82SE | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he supported expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to include Middle Eastern nations as the United States seeks to limit its troop footprint globally | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he supported expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to include Middle Eastern nations as the United States seeks to limit its troop footprint globally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-nato/trump-floats-expanding-nato-to-add-middle-east-idUSKBN1Z82D4 | 2020-01-10 |
| The U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said on Thursday the fight against Islamic State is important to both the United States and its NATO allies | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he supported expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to include Middle Eastern nations as the United States seeks to limit its troop footprint globally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-nato/trump-floats-expanding-nato-to-add-middle-east-idUSKBN1Z82D4 | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military is weighing adjustments to its defensive posture in the Middle East after Iran upended assumptions by staging a missile attack in Iraq a country where it wields influence a U.S. defense official said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military is weighing adjustments to its defensive posture in the Middle East after Iran upended assumptions by staging a missile attack in Iraq a country where it wields influence a U.S. defense official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-military/u-s-military-eyes-adjustments-after-iran-surprises-with-attack-in-iraq-official-idUSKBN1Z82MZ | 2020-01-10 |
| There were no U.S. casualties an accomplishment that U.S. military leaders said was due to commanders on the ground not Tehrans goodwill | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military is weighing adjustments to its defensive posture in the Middle East after Iran upended assumptions by staging a missile attack in Iraq a country where it wields influence a U.S. defense official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-military/u-s-military-eyes-adjustments-after-iran-surprises-with-attack-in-iraq-official-idUSKBN1Z82MZ | 2020-01-10 |
| U.S. officials are still concerned that Iranbacked groups across the region could wage attacks on the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military is weighing adjustments to its defensive posture in the Middle East after Iran upended assumptions by staging a missile attack in Iraq a country where it wields influence a U.S. defense official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-military/u-s-military-eyes-adjustments-after-iran-surprises-with-attack-in-iraq-official-idUSKBN1Z82MZ | 2020-01-10 |
| Days before a U.S.China trade deal is due to be signed large Chinese purchases of Brazilian soybeans and a pair of unexpected policy moves by Beijing have dimmed U.S. hopes that China would double its imports of American farm products this year | Neutral | Days before a U.S.China trade deal is due to be signed large Chinese purchases of Brazilian soybeans and a pair of unexpected policy moves by Beijing have dimmed U.S. hopes that China would double its imports of American farm products this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/hopes-for-spike-in-u-s-farm-exports-to-china-dim-ahead-of-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1Z82CJ | 2020-01-10 |
| Chinese buying of most U.S. farm goods in recent weeks has remained well below the levels prior to the trade war including for soybeans the top U.S. farm export | Negative | Days before a U.S.China trade deal is due to be signed large Chinese purchases of Brazilian soybeans and a pair of unexpected policy moves by Beijing have dimmed U.S. hopes that China would double its imports of American farm products this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/hopes-for-spike-in-u-s-farm-exports-to-china-dim-ahead-of-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1Z82CJ | 2020-01-10 |
| U.S. suppliers will continue to face stiff competition from a likely recordlarge Brazilian soybean crop which farmers will begin harvesting in the coming weeks | Positive | Days before a U.S.China trade deal is due to be signed large Chinese purchases of Brazilian soybeans and a pair of unexpected policy moves by Beijing have dimmed U.S. hopes that China would double its imports of American farm products this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/hopes-for-spike-in-u-s-farm-exports-to-china-dim-ahead-of-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1Z82CJ | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration will start negotiating the Phase 2 U.S.China trade agreement soon but that he might wait to complete any agreement until after Novembers U.S. presidential election | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration will start negotiating the Phase 2 U.S.China trade agreement soon but that he might wait to complete any agreement until after Novembers U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-trump/trump-says-he-may-wait-to-finish-phase-2-china-trade-deal-until-after-november-idUSKBN1Z823R | 2020-01-10 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Thursday that a U.S. Congressional report that called for sanctions against Beijing over human rights abuses was neither objective nor credible | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Thursday that a U.S. Congressional report that called for sanctions against Beijing over human rights abuses was neither objective nor credible | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-congress-report-rights/china-says-u-s-congress-report-on-chinas-human-rights-neither-objective-nor-credible-idUSKBN1Z80Q5 | 2020-01-10 |
| The global trade wars may not be over but U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Thursday said the economy may have weathered the worst of it as risks begin to ease and businesses adjust to a new trade environment | Negative | MADISON Wis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/trade-risks-easing-may-mean-bluer-sky-for-2020-fed-officials-idUSKBN1Z82NR | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump to restructure the United Statess top trade relationships have cost American companies billion since February 2018 and U.S. exports of goods hit by retaliatory tariffs have fallen sharply according to an analysis of Commerce Department data | Negative | WASHINGTON Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump to restructure the United Statess top trade relationships have cost American companies billion since February 2018 and U.S. exports of goods hit by retaliatory tariffs have fallen sharply according to an analysis of Commerce Department data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-economy/trumps-tariffs-cost-u-s-companies-46-billion-to-date-data-shows-idUSKBN1Z8222 | 2020-01-10 |
| Total U.S. exports were higher than in 2017 but retaliatory tariffs slowed growth in 2018 and exports have declined in 2019 he said | Negative | WASHINGTON Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump to restructure the United Statess top trade relationships have cost American companies billion since February 2018 and U.S. exports of goods hit by retaliatory tariffs have fallen sharply according to an analysis of Commerce Department data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-economy/trumps-tariffs-cost-u-s-companies-46-billion-to-date-data-shows-idUSKBN1Z8222 | 2020-01-10 |
| After Washington rolled back these tariffs for Mexico and Canada the two countries eliminated retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in May but U.S. exports of affected products have not rebounded | Negative | WASHINGTON Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump to restructure the United Statess top trade relationships have cost American companies billion since February 2018 and U.S. exports of goods hit by retaliatory tariffs have fallen sharply according to an analysis of Commerce Department data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-economy/trumps-tariffs-cost-u-s-companies-46-billion-to-date-data-shows-idUSKBN1Z8222 | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON New applications for U.S. jobless benefits fell more than expected last week but the labor market appears to be cooling with the number of Americans on unemployment rolls surging to more than a high at the end of 2019 | Negative | WASHINGTON New applications for U.S. jobless benefits fell more than expected last week but the labor market appears to be cooling with the number of Americans on unemployment rolls surging to more than a high at the end of 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-weekly-jobless-claims-fall-but-labor-market-cooling-idUSKBN1Z81PX | 2020-01-10 |
| Ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November 2020 the worlds biggest social network has vowed to curb political manipulation of its platform | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc announced limited changes on Thursday to its approach to political ads including allowing users to turn off certain adtargeting tools but defied critics demands that it bar politicians from using its ads system to spread lies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-facebook-politics/facebook-tweaks-ad-policy-but-still-allows-political-lies-in-u-s-campaign-2020-idUSKBN1Z81A6 | 2020-01-10 |
| NEW YORK The United Steelworkers sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal court on Thursday in a bid to reverse its gutting of a safety rule at chemical plants the union said | Negative | NEW YORK The United Steelworkers sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal court on Thursday in a bid to reverse its gutting of a safety rule at chemical plants the union said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-environment-lawsuit/united-steelworkers-sues-epa-over-weakening-of-chemical-safety-rule-idUSKBN1Z82BL | 2020-01-10 |
| The largest U.S. industrial unions lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia adds to previous litigation against the rollback of Obamaera chemical safety rules | Negative | NEW YORK The United Steelworkers sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal court on Thursday in a bid to reverse its gutting of a safety rule at chemical plants the union said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-environment-lawsuit/united-steelworkers-sues-epa-over-weakening-of-chemical-safety-rule-idUSKBN1Z82BL | 2020-01-10 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected celebrity lawyer Michael Avenattis bid to dismiss a criminal charge that he defrauded a client who he said knew about improper payments that Nike allegedly made to families of college basketball recruits | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected celebrity lawyer Michael Avenattis bid to dismiss a criminal charge that he defrauded a client who he said knew about improper payments that Nike allegedly made to families of college basketball recruits | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/u-s-judge-orders-michael-avenatti-to-face-fraud-charge-as-nike-trial-looms-idUSKBN1Z824F | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a free speech challenge brought by a trade group against a regulation issued by the California city of Berkeley that requires cell phone retailers to tell customers of certain radiation risks | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a free speech challenge brought by a trade group against a regulation issued by the California city of Berkeley that requires cell phone retailers to tell customers of certain radiation risks | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-mobilephone/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-berkeley-cell-phone-law-idUSKBN1YD1K8 | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by a convicted murderer who filed a civil rights lawsuit because Texas prison officials denied her request to be considered for gender reassignment surgery | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by a convicted murderer who filed a civil rights lawsuit because Texas prison officials denied her request to be considered for gender reassignment surgery | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-transgender/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-inmates-bid-for-sex-reassignment-surgery-idUSKBN1YD1QP | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that the state has said that members of the Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma LP funneled out of the OxyContin maker before the company filed for bankruptcy in September | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that the state has said that members of the Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma LP funneled out of the OxyContin maker before the company filed for bankruptcy in September | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-purduepharma-opioids/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-arizona-opioid-case-against-purdue-sackler-family-idUSKBN1YD1LE | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky restriction requiring doctors to show and describe ultrasound images to women seeking an abortion turning away a challenge arguing that the measure violates the free speech rights of physicians | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky restriction requiring doctors to show and describe ultrasound images to women seeking an abortion turning away a challenge arguing that the measure violates the free speech rights of physicians | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-kentucky-abortion-restriction-idUSKBN1YD1JX | 2020-01-10 |
| U.S. private equity firm Insight Partners said on Thursday it was buying Swiss data management company Veeam Software in a billion bet on the fastestgrowing player in the market for backing up critical information on remote servers | Positive | U.S. private equity firm Insight Partners said on Thursday it was buying Swiss data management company Veeam Software in a billion bet on the fastestgrowing player in the market for backing up critical information on remote servers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-veeam-m-a-insight-partners/insight-partners-to-buy-cloud-data-firm-veeam-in-5-billion-deal-idUSKBN1Z81J6 | 2020-01-10 |
| Walker joins the worlds largest defense contractor from the U.S. Department of Defenses future warfare and technology agency DARPA where he was a director | Positive | Walker joins the worlds largest defense contractor from the U.S. Department of Defenses future warfare and technology agency DARPA where he was a director | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-lockheed-moves-steven-walker/lockheed-martin-names-steven-walker-as-chief-technology-officer-idUSKBN1Z82J7 | 2020-01-10 |
| 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 |
| European stocks picked up their record rally on Thursday as the United States and Iran signalled a desire to avoid further conflict while rising expectations that a Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal will be signed next week also provided a lift | Positive | European stocks picked up their record rally on Thursday as the United States and Iran signalled a desire to avoid further conflict while rising expectations that a Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal will be signed next week also provided a lift | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/europe-stocks-resume-record-run-as-middle-east-tensions-ease-idUSKBN1Z80UL | 2020-01-10 |
| U.S. gold futures were down 0 | Negative | 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 |
| Yaron pointed to both the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank as currently stopping any further easing as well as a rate hike in Sweden | Positive | 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 |
| Irans missile attack on U.S. army bases in Iraq on Wednesday had sent gold blasting above an ounce and boosted the yen by almost and oil by a barrel | Negative | 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 |
| U.S. Treasuries which had soared in the flight to safety also settled back though | 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 |
| Yields on the benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury note were at 1 | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats on Thursday vowed to keep fighting to hear witnesses at President Donald Trumps pending impeachment trial in the Republicancontrolled Senate even as their drive to exact a guarantee ahead of the proceedings appeared futile | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats on Thursday vowed to keep fighting to hear witnesses at President Donald Trumps pending impeachment trial in the Republicancontrolled Senate even as their drive to exact a guarantee ahead of the proceedings appeared futile | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-democrats-to-press-for-impeachment-witnesses-throughout-trial-idUSKBN1Z820J | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will move forward with its own legislative agenda next week unless it receives articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will move forward with its own legislative agenda next week unless it receives articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/mcconnell-says-u-s-senate-to-move-forward-unless-house-sends-impeachment-articles-idUSKBN1Z81V9 | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. congressional report called for sanctions against China over human rights abuses and for U.S. officials to keep rights concerns in mind during dealings with Beijing including trade negotiations | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. congressional report called for sanctions against China over human rights abuses and for U.S. officials to keep rights concerns in mind during dealings with Beijing including trade negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-congress-report/u-s-congressional-study-urges-sanctions-on-china-over-crimes-against-humanity-idUSKBN1Z71ZM | 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 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaking on Fox News We continue to receive word that Iran is standing down but at the presidents direction were going to remain vigilant | 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 |
| In neighbouring Iraq Muslim Shiite groups opposed to the U.S. presence there also sought to cool emotions that have been running high for weeks | 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 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Blueprint Medicines Corps drug to treat a rare form of cancer that affects the stomach and small intestine the agency said on Thursday | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Blueprint Medicines Corps drug to treat a rare form of cancer that affects the stomach and small intestine the agency said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-blueprint-fda/u-s-fda-approves-blueprints-therapy-for-rare-type-of-stomach-cancer-idUSKBN1Z82LP | 2020-01-10 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday put on hold a lower court ruling that blocked President Donald Trumps administration from using | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday put on hold a lower court ruling that blocked President Donald Trumps administration from using | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-court/u-s-appeals-court-stays-judges-ruling-blocking-military-funds-for-border-wall-idUSKBN1Z806H | 2020-01-09 |
| In a 21 ruling the panel noted that the U.S. Supreme Court had stayed an injunction in a similar border wall case from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday put on hold a lower court ruling that blocked President Donald Trumps administration from using | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-court/u-s-appeals-court-stays-judges-ruling-blocking-military-funds-for-border-wall-idUSKBN1Z806H | 2020-01-09 |
| Uber and Postmates a courier services provider in a lawsuit in late December asked a U.S. court to block the law | Negative | Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday informed its California customers that it would switch to providing estimates as opposed to fixed prices for its rides in response to a new law that makes it harder to qualify its drivers as contractors | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-california/uber-stops-upfront-ride-pricing-in-response-to-california-worker-law-idUSKBN1Z731Z | 2020-01-09 |
| SAN DIEGO California Governor Gavin Newsom has decided against calling a special election to fill the seat U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter will leave vacant in Congress next week when he resigns following his conviction in a federal corruption scandal | Negative | SAN DIEGO California Governor Gavin Newsom has decided against calling a special election to fill the seat U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter will leave vacant in Congress next week when he resigns following his conviction in a federal corruption scandal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-hunter/resigning-california-congressmans-seat-to-be-left-vacant-for-year-idUSKBN1Z809I | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday said it was too late to renew the effort to push through a decadesold proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ensure American women have equal rights to men | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday said it was too late to renew the effort to push through a decadesold proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ensure American women have equal rights to men | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-legal-women/trump-administration-casts-doubt-on-womens-rights-amendment-push-idUSKBN1Z72IF | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the House would vote on a resolution intended to limit President Donald Trumps military actions regarding Iran stating that concerns about the administrations strategy and decisions were not addressed in a briefing with lawmakers | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the House would vote on a resolution intended to limit President Donald Trumps military actions regarding Iran stating that concerns about the administrations strategy and decisions were not addressed in a briefing with lawmakers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pelosi/u-s-house-to-vote-this-week-to-limit-trumps-military-actions-on-iran-pelosi-idUSKBN1Z72U6 | 2020-01-09 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump a Republican has criticized California officials for months about homelessness | Negative | Responding to a growing crisis on the streets of Californias cities Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday sought to create a million fund to help house the homeless and directed the state to immediately start setting up tents and trailers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-homeless/california-governor-deploys-trailers-tents-funds-in-homelessness-emergency-idUSKBN1Z72T4 | 2020-01-09 |
| Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein of California applauded Newsoms moves saying the governor was absolutely right to treat homelessness as the allhandsondeck crisis that it is | Positive | Responding to a growing crisis on the streets of Californias cities Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday sought to create a million fund to help house the homeless and directed the state to immediately start setting up tents and trailers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-homeless/california-governor-deploys-trailers-tents-funds-in-homelessness-emergency-idUSKBN1Z72T4 | 2020-01-09 |
| The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it was launching an investigation into the Dec | Negative | The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it was launching an investigation into the Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-crash/u-s-safety-agency-opens-probe-into-fatal-tesla-crash-in-indiana-idUSKBN1Z7326 | 2020-01-09 |
| Takata is recalling 10 million replacement air bag inflators in the United States the largest ever auto safety recall in history as U.S. regulators consider whether to make it even wider | Negative | Takata is recalling 10 million replacement air bag inflators in the United States the largest ever auto safety recall in history as U.S. regulators consider whether to make it even wider | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-takata-recall/takata-recalls-10-million-u-s-replacement-air-bag-inflators-idUSKBN1Z72RT | 2020-01-09 |
| The man convicted of murder as the for the fatal 2010 shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a case that exposed the illfated federal gunrunning sting operation dubbed Fast and was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison | Negative | TUCSON Ariz | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-border/man-convicted-in-fast-and-furious-murder-of-u-s-border-agent-sentenced-to-life-idUSKBN1Z72S0 | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday introduced a bill that would prevent the United States from sharing intelligence with countries that allow Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies to operate 5G network technology within their borders according to a copy of the bill seen by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday introduced a bill that would prevent the United States from sharing intelligence with countries that allow Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies to operate 5G network technology within their borders according to a copy of the bill seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-congress/u-s-lawmaker-seeks-ban-on-intelligence-sharing-with-countries-that-use-huawei-idUSKBN1Z72MK | 2020-01-09 |
| The U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters | Positive | MEXICO CITY A Mexican asylumseeker slit his own throat on a bridge across the Rio Grande after being denied entry into the United States two Mexican security officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-death/denied-u-s-entry-mexican-cuts-own-throat-on-bridge-over-rio-grande-idUSKBN1Z80A8 | 2020-01-09 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has made tightening border security and reducing illegal immigration at the U.S.Mexico frontier a priority of his administration | Negative | MEXICO CITY A Mexican asylumseeker slit his own throat on a bridge across the Rio Grande after being denied entry into the United States two Mexican security officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-death/denied-u-s-entry-mexican-cuts-own-throat-on-bridge-over-rio-grande-idUSKBN1Z80A8 | 2020-01-09 |
| Lopez Obrador said he expected foreign investment to increase in Mexico once the U.S. Senate approves the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement trade deal | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday his government was not contemplating reopening oil and gas auctions this year ending hopes his leftleaning government will soon spur private investment in the energy sector | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-oil-auctions/mexicos-president-doubles-down-on-nationalist-line-no-oil-auctions-idUSKBN1Z729H | 2020-01-09 |
| The leftist Lopez Obradors economic decisions have unsettled some investors while commercial disputes pursued by U.S. President Donald Trump have roiled international trade | Negative | MEXICO CITY Automotive exports from Mexico fell for the first time in a decade last year dragged down by weak demand from outside the United States and Mexican carmaking is likely to suffer fresh reversals in 2020 an industry group said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-autos/mexico-carmaking-faces-rough-2020-as-exports-post-first-drop-in-decade-idUSKBN1Z71P4 | 2020-01-09 |
| The crash occurred hours after Iran launched missile attacks on U.S.led forces in Iraq leading some to speculate that the plane may have been hit | Negative | DUBAI 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-investigation-says-ukrainian-jet-was-on-fire-before-crash-idUSKBN1Z80I3 | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly escaped immersing the United States in a broad war with Iran at least for now after his order to kill a top Iranian general sparked a crisis and prompted criticism at home and abroad | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly escaped immersing the United States in a broad war with Iran at least for now after his order to kill a top Iranian general sparked a crisis and prompted criticism at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-trump-relief/after-close-brush-with-iran-trump-finds-an-off-ramp-for-now-idUSKBN1Z8025 | 2020-01-09 |
| President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was standing after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq as both sides looked to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general | Negative | President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was standing after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq as both sides looked to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/u-s-iran-both-appear-to-signal-desire-to-avoid-further-conflict-idUSKBN1Z60NL | 2020-01-09 |
| U.S. and European government sources said they believed Iran had deliberately sought to avoid U.S. military casualties in its missile strikes to prevent an escalation | Positive | President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was standing after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq as both sides looked to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/u-s-iran-both-appear-to-signal-desire-to-avoid-further-conflict-idUSKBN1Z60NL | 2020-01-09 |
| BRASILIA Brazil could lose some recent gains it made in the global soy market during the U.S.China trade war if those two countries reach a deal to end their dispute a Brazilian Agriculture Ministry official said on Wednesday | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil could lose some recent gains it made in the global soy market during the U.S.China trade war if those two countries reach a deal to end their dispute a Brazilian Agriculture Ministry official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-trade-china-brazil/u-s-china-trade-deal-could-hurt-brazil-soy-exports-brazil-farm-official-idUSKBN1Z71WF | 2020-01-09 |
| PARIS The crash of a U.S.built airliner in Iran with the loss of 176 lives looks set to strain fragile international protocols on cooperation in air disaster investigations at a time when the United States and Iran are mired in confrontation | Negative | PARIS The crash of a U.S.built airliner in Iran with the loss of 176 lives looks set to strain fragile international protocols on cooperation in air disaster investigations at a time when the United States and Iran are mired in confrontation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iran-crash-protocols/u-s-iran-distrust-looms-over-tehran-air-crash-investigation-idUSKBN1Z72PT | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on South Sudanese First Vice President Taban Deng Gai the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement in Washingtons latest move to pressure the countrys politicians to form a unity government | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on South Sudanese First Vice President Taban Deng Gai the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement in Washingtons latest move to pressure the countrys politicians to form a unity government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-southsudan-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-south-sudanese-vice-president-idUSKBN1Z729O | 2020-01-09 |
| Last month the U.S. Senate approved a defense bill imposing sanctions related to both TurkStream and Nord Stream 2 as part of measures designed to deter Russian | Negative | ISTANBUL The presidents of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday formally launched the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey part of Moscows efforts to reduce shipments via Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-turkey-russia-pipeline/turkey-russia-launch-turkstream-pipeline-carrying-gas-to-europe-idUSKBN1Z71WP | 2020-01-09 |
| U.S. aircraft surveillance firm Aireon has collected the position data from the crashed jet and is sharing it with the appropriate authorities a spokeswoman said | Negative | A Ukrainian airliner fell to earth in a fireball shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday killing all 176 people on board in a crash that sparked an international scramble to establish the cause | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/boeing-jet-crashes-in-iran-with-no-survivors-security-sources-see-technical-cause-idUSKBN1Z70EL | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic U.S. lawmakers and some Republicans on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the presidents ability to wage war | Negative | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic U.S. lawmakers and some Republicans on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the presidents ability to wage war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/u-s-lawmakers-divided-over-trump-iran-argument-set-war-powers-vote-idUSKBN1Z71SM | 2020-01-09 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said shortly afterward that the Democraticcontrolled chamber would vote on a war powers resolution as soon as Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic U.S. lawmakers and some Republicans on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the presidents ability to wage war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/u-s-lawmakers-divided-over-trump-iran-argument-set-war-powers-vote-idUSKBN1Z71SM | 2020-01-09 |
| MONTREAL U.S. aircraft surveillance firm Aireon has collected the position data from a Ukraine International Airlines jet that crashed near Tehran on Wednesday and is sharing it with the appropriate authorities a spokeswoman said | Negative | MONTREAL U.S. aircraft surveillance firm Aireon has collected the position data from a Ukraine International Airlines jet that crashed near Tehran on Wednesday and is sharing it with the appropriate authorities a spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-flight-path/aircraft-surveillance-firm-says-sharing-position-data-for-crashed-ukrainian-jet-with-authorities-idUSKBN1Z803B | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States was calling for complete cooperation with any investigation into the cause of the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States was calling for complete cooperation with any investigation into the cause of the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-pompeo/u-s-calls-for-complete-cooperation-with-any-probe-into-cause-of-iran-crash-idUSKBN1Z72GB | 2020-01-09 |
| The plane crashed hours after Iran launched missiles at bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq and officials have cautioned that speculation about what happened was premature | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States was calling for complete cooperation with any investigation into the cause of the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-pompeo/u-s-calls-for-complete-cooperation-with-any-probe-into-cause-of-iran-crash-idUSKBN1Z72GB | 2020-01-09 |
| The U.S. Department of State extends our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the 176 passengers and crew killed in the tragic Pompeo said in the statement | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States was calling for complete cooperation with any investigation into the cause of the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-pompeo/u-s-calls-for-complete-cooperation-with-any-probe-into-cause-of-iran-crash-idUSKBN1Z72GB | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. Congress predicted on Wednesday that the House of Representatives and Senate would agree on a compromise version of legislation requiring a tougher Trump administration response to Chinas crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. Congress predicted on Wednesday that the House of Representatives and Senate would agree on a compromise version of legislation requiring a tougher Trump administration response to Chinas crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-congress-uighurs/u-s-lawmakers-predict-passage-of-bill-backing-chinas-uighurs-idUSKBN1Z7289 | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. congressional report released on Wednesday called for sanctions against China over human rights abuses and for U.S. officials to keep rights concerns in mind during dealings with Beijing including trade negotiations | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. congressional report released on Wednesday called for sanctions against China over human rights abuses and for U.S. officials to keep rights concerns in mind during dealings with Beijing including trade negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-congress-report/u-s-congressional-study-urges-sanctions-on-china-over-crimes-against-humanity-idUSKBN1Z71ZM | 2020-01-09 |
| To address the abuses the study recommended tightening access to U.S. capital markets for Chinese companies that provide support or technical capabilities for repression | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. congressional report released on Wednesday called for sanctions against China over human rights abuses and for U.S. officials to keep rights concerns in mind during dealings with Beijing including trade negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-congress-report/u-s-congressional-study-urges-sanctions-on-china-over-crimes-against-humanity-idUSKBN1Z71ZM | 2020-01-09 |
| U.S. home sales to Chinese buyers are likely to drop to an eightyear low to between billion and billion for the year ending March 2020 | Negative | The company said on Wednesday it plans to further lower average prices in 2020 to boost sales | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lennar-results-california/lennar-cuts-california-home-prices-to-boost-sales-after-u-s-china-trade-war-idUSKBN1Z72VV | 2020-01-09 |
| The diverging fundamentals of U.S. oil and natural gas can be seen dramatically in the markets where the oiltogas price ratio has surged to its highest in six years | Positive | The diverging fundamentals of U.S. oil and natural gas can be seen dramatically in the markets where the oiltogas price ratio has surged to its highest in six years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-natgas-oil-graphic/divergent-paths-oil-natural-gas-going-different-directions-idUSKBN1Z80ID | 2020-01-09 |
| That is because most U.S. drillers are not looking for gas | Neutral | The diverging fundamentals of U.S. oil and natural gas can be seen dramatically in the markets where the oiltogas price ratio has surged to its highest in six years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-natgas-oil-graphic/divergent-paths-oil-natural-gas-going-different-directions-idUSKBN1Z80ID | 2020-01-09 |
| The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday took the first step in potentially changing how essential stock market data is governed following years of complaints by brokers that the exchanges that control the data are conflicted in their role | Negative | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday took the first step in potentially changing how essential stock market data is governed following years of complaints by brokers that the exchanges that control the data are conflicted in their role | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-sec-exchange-data/u-s-sec-proposes-governance-changes-for-stock-market-data-feeds-idUSKBN1Z72JM | 2020-01-09 |
| The U.S.based printer maker had said on Monday it secured billion in financing for the proposal a deal that HP is opposing | Negative | The U.S.based printer maker had said on Monday it secured billion in financing for the proposal a deal that HP is opposing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hp-m-a-xerox-hlngs/hp-says-xerox-securing-financing-not-basis-for-takeover-talks-idUSKBN1Z800P | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON Irans missile attack on Wednesday had been intended to kill U.S. personnel at Iraqs alAsad airbase the top U.S. military officer said in remarks that suggested that Tehran was and perhaps still is willing to risk major U.S. retaliation | Negative | WASHINGTON Irans missile attack on Wednesday had been intended to kill U.S. personnel at Iraqs alAsad airbase the top U.S. military officer said in remarks that suggested that Tehran was and perhaps still is willing to risk major U.S. retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iraq-security-pentagon/iran-intended-to-kill-u-s-personnel-in-missile-attack-u-s-general-idUSKBN1Z72ZM | 2020-01-09 |
| Asked if perhaps Iran would see this as an incomplete mission given the lack of U.S. fatalities Milley I think its perhaps too early to tell | Negative | WASHINGTON Irans missile attack on Wednesday had been intended to kill U.S. personnel at Iraqs alAsad airbase the top U.S. military officer said in remarks that suggested that Tehran was and perhaps still is willing to risk major U.S. retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iraq-security-pentagon/iran-intended-to-kill-u-s-personnel-in-missile-attack-u-s-general-idUSKBN1Z72ZM | 2020-01-09 |
| Milley and Esper said actions taken by military personnel safeguarded lives as well as early warning from U.S. military systems that detect such missile activity | Negative | WASHINGTON Irans missile attack on Wednesday had been intended to kill U.S. personnel at Iraqs alAsad airbase the top U.S. military officer said in remarks that suggested that Tehran was and perhaps still is willing to risk major U.S. retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iraq-security-pentagon/iran-intended-to-kill-u-s-personnel-in-missile-attack-u-s-general-idUSKBN1Z72ZM | 2020-01-09 |
| The NTSB said in November U.S. regulators should make those assessments mandatory and ensure automated vehicles have appropriate safeguards | Positive | LAS VEGAS The Trump administration on Wednesday signaled strong support for selfdriving vehicles as it released new guidance from federal agencies at the annual CES tech conference | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tech-ces-selfdriving/u-s-outlines-strong-support-for-self-driving-cars-at-ces-idUSKBN1Z72I1 | 2020-01-09 |
| The crash happened hours after Iran launched missile attacks on U.S.led forces in Iraq leading some to speculate that the plane may have been hit | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. private payrolls increased by the most in eight months in December pointing to sustained labor market strength though job gains last month were likely flattered by a seasonal quirk | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. private payrolls increased by the most in eight months in December pointing to sustained labor market strength though job gains last month were likely flattered by a seasonal quirk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-jobs/u-s-private-payrolls-post-largest-gain-in-eight-months-idUSKBN1Z71X1 | 2020-01-09 |
| However markets regained their composure after U.S. President Donald Trump said there were no casualties and the United States did not necessarily have to hit back | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said there were no American casualties in the Iranian strikes and that Tehran appeared to be standing down | Positive | 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 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were little changed retracing an overnight drop as investor concerns eased about a U.S.Iran conflict | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday the Senate would not haggle with the House of Representatives over procedures for President Donald Trumps impeachment trial adding that the Senate would make a decision on calling witnesses for the trial at the appropriate time | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday the Senate would not haggle with the House of Representatives over procedures for President Donald Trumps impeachment trial adding that the Senate would make a decision on calling witnesses for the trial at the appropriate time | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/u-s-senates-mcconnell-wont-haggle-with-house-over-impeachment-trial-plan-idUSKBN1Z728C | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON Senior U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday said there is no set schedule yet for voting on a war powers resolution that would limit President Donald Trumps actions regarding Iran and that legislation is still being drafted | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday said there is no set schedule yet for voting on a war powers resolution that would limit President Donald Trumps actions regarding Iran and that legislation is still being drafted | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/no-set-schedule-yet-for-u-s-vote-on-war-powers-resolution-on-iran-democrats-idUSKBN1Z72BT | 2020-01-09 |
| U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday unveiled an economic strategy based on what he sees as his key a successful career in business and three terms as mayor of New York | Positive | U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday unveiled an economic strategy based on what he sees as his key a successful career in business and three terms as mayor of New York | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/u-s-candidate-bloomberg-says-business-experience-is-key-to-beating-trump-idUSKBN1Z71FZ | 2020-01-09 |
| A representative for the U.S. industrial materials maker was not immediately available for comment | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Thursday DuPont will invest million in the country to produce advanced photoresists and other materials by 2021 a move that will help reduce its reliance on Japan for the products used in semiconductor manufacturing | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-southkorea-japan-dupont-de/amid-trade-row-with-japan-south-korea-gains-dupont-investment-to-make-chip-materials-idUSKBN1Z805B | 2020-01-09 |
| U.S. officials said Soleimani was killed because of intelligence indicating forces under his command planned attacks on U.S. targets in the region | Negative | Tehran says attack retaliation for generals killing | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-1-avenging-generals-killing-iran-strikes-at-u-s-troops-in-iraq-trump-weighs-response-idUSL8N29D2L7 | 2020-01-09 |
| Trumps U.S. political rivals have challenged his decision to order Soleimanis killing and questioned its timing in a U.S. election year | Negative | Tehran says attack retaliation for generals killing | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-1-avenging-generals-killing-iran-strikes-at-u-s-troops-in-iraq-trump-weighs-response-idUSL8N29D2L7 | 2020-01-09 |
| LAS VEGAS Two major U.S. automotive trade groups said Wednesday they will merge as the industry faces dramatic challenges including regulatory trade and emissions issues | Negative | LAS VEGAS Two major U.S. automotive trade groups said Wednesday they will merge as the industry faces dramatic challenges including regulatory trade and emissions issues | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-tech-ces-auto-groups/two-u-s-auto-trade-groups-merge-as-regulatory-issues-loom-idUSKBN1Z71UH | 2020-01-09 |
| Having a baby is the most common reason for hospitalization in the U.S. and even with private insurance women could face significant outofpocket costs when they have a she said | Negative | The study included a national sample of 657061 women enrolled in 84178 employersponsored plans who had been hospitalized for childbirth from 2008 to 2015 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-maternity-costs/even-for-insured-women-having-a-baby-in-the-u-s-is-costly-idUSKBN1Z7300 | 2020-01-09 |
| NEW YORK The American public is increasingly critical of President Donald Trumps handling of Iran after he ordered the U.S. military to kill a powerful Iranian military commander and a majority of U.S. adults now expect the countries to be at war in the near future according to polling released on Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK The American public is increasingly critical of President Donald Trumps handling of Iran after he ordered the U.S. military to kill a powerful Iranian military commander and a majority of U.S. adults now expect the countries to be at war in the near future according to polling released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-iran-poll/americans-increasingly-critical-of-trumps-record-on-iran-most-expect-war-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1Z62KF | 2020-01-08 |
| It also found that of Americans believe that the U.S. will be at war with Iran within the next few years up 20 points from Mays poll | Negative | NEW YORK The American public is increasingly critical of President Donald Trumps handling of Iran after he ordered the U.S. military to kill a powerful Iranian military commander and a majority of U.S. adults now expect the countries to be at war in the near future according to polling released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-iran-poll/americans-increasingly-critical-of-trumps-record-on-iran-most-expect-war-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1Z62KF | 2020-01-08 |
| Alaska accounts for more than threequarters of all U.S. volcanoes that have erupted during the past 200 years according to the observatory website | Negative | ANCHORAGE Alaska An Alaska volcano shot an ash cloud about 5 miles into the sky on Tuesday prompting flight delays and cancellations and raining volcanic particles onto at least one nearby community officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-alaska-volcano/alaska-volcanos-sustained-eruption-grounds-flights-prompts-safety-alert-idUSKBN1Z7097 | 2020-01-08 |
| SAN DIEGO U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter a leading California Republican who pleaded guilty last month to a federal corruption charge of conspiracy to misuse campaign funds announced on Tuesday that he would resign from office effective Jan | Negative | Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-hunter/california-congressman-convicted-in-corruption-case-to-resign-next-week-idUSKBN1Z7065 | 2020-01-08 |
| The U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran and sixterm congressman an early supporter of President Donald Trump faces sentencing in March | Negative | Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-hunter/california-congressman-convicted-in-corruption-case-to-resign-next-week-idUSKBN1Z7065 | 2020-01-08 |
| Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Halpern told Reuters last month that if the court abides by prosecutors recommendation Hunter likely will be doing upwards of 14 months in jail | Negative | Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-hunter/california-congressman-convicted-in-corruption-case-to-resign-next-week-idUSKBN1Z7065 | 2020-01-08 |
| NEW YORK 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 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/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-zervos/apprentice-contestants-lawsuit-against-trump-goes-to-top-new-york-court-idUSKBN1Z62I6 | 2020-01-08 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide likely by the end of June whether Trump can block subpoenas by Congress and New York state prosecutors for his financial records | Negative | NEW YORK 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/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-zervos/apprentice-contestants-lawsuit-against-trump-goes-to-top-new-york-court-idUSKBN1Z62I6 | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S. prosecutor Kyle Healey who is trying the case and Rinis attorney Richard Monahan a public defender were unavailable for comment | Negative | A former convict who drew national attention last year when he claimed to be an Illinois teen who went missing in 2011 after his mother killed herself has agreed to plead guilty court papers showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-illinois-missing-child/ex-con-who-claimed-to-be-missing-boy-to-plead-guilty-in-ohio-documents-idUSKBN1Z62F6 | 2020-01-08 |
| LAS VEGAS U.S. presidential adviser Ivanka Trump on Tuesday touted governmentindustry collaboration to create jobs drawing applause at a tech show that contrasted with the criticism she faced beforehand for her lack of tech experience | Negative | LAS VEGAS U.S. presidential adviser Ivanka Trump on Tuesday touted governmentindustry collaboration to create jobs drawing applause at a tech show that contrasted with the criticism she faced beforehand for her lack of tech experience | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-ces-ivanka/defying-critics-ivanka-trump-draws-applause-at-tech-show-idUSKBN1Z623I | 2020-01-08 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg each are planning to air a 60second television commercial during this years Super Bowl broadcast a prime example of their ability to devote vast resources to reach millions of viewers | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg each are planning to air a 60second television commercial during this years Super Bowl broadcast a prime example of their ability to devote vast resources to reach millions of viewers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-superbowl/trump-bloomberg-plan-campaign-ads-during-super-bowl-idUSKBN1Z62M3 | 2020-01-08 |
| NEW U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have seized on the killing of an Iranian military commander to tout their own leadership as the best antidote to what they call the reckless actions of President Donald Trump | Negative | NEW U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have seized on the killing of an Iranian military commander to tout their own leadership as the best antidote to what they call the reckless actions of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-sanders-flex-foreign-policy-muscles-in-2020-u-s-democratic-race-after-iran-strike-idUSKBN1Z62LV | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department has waived a ban on licenses for the export of weaponsgrade uranium for making medical isotopes which critics said raises proliferation risks and undermines companies that are converting to safer materials | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department has waived a ban on licenses for the export of weaponsgrade uranium for making medical isotopes which critics said raises proliferation risks and undermines companies that are converting to safer materials | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-uranium/u-s-delays-ban-on-licenses-for-bomb-grade-uranium-exports-for-two-years-idUSKBN1Z62JE | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate have enough votes to proceed on rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump that would delay a decision on whether to allow witness testimony Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate have enough votes to proceed on rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump that would delay a decision on whether to allow witness testimony Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell-witne/mcconnell-republicans-can-launch-trump-impeachment-trial-without-decision-on-witnesses-idUSKBN1Z62CL | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told colleagues on Tuesday he has the votes to push ahead with rules for an impeachment of trial of President Donald Trump that would postpone any decision on potential witnesses CNN reported | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told colleagues on Tuesday he has the votes to push ahead with rules for an impeachment of trial of President Donald Trump that would postpone any decision on potential witnesses CNN reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-trial/top-senate-republican-says-has-votes-for-impeachment-trial-rules-cnn-idUSKBN1Z62BD | 2020-01-08 |
| Under U.S. rules made public on Monday Mexicans requesting protection at the U.S.Mexican border can be flown to Guatemala to seek refuge there instead | Positive | CIUDAD JUAREZ CITY Mexicans seeking refuge in the United States to escape violence and lawlessness in their homeland fear worse dangers if they are sent to Guatemala under a new Trump administration scheme to crack down on asylum seekers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/into-the-lions-den-mexican-asylum-seekers-fear-deportation-to-guatemala-idUSKBN1Z62PK | 2020-01-08 |
| Mexicos government on Monday said it the new U.S. policy but acknowledged that the decision was up to U.S. authorities | Neutral | CIUDAD JUAREZ CITY Mexicans seeking refuge in the United States to escape violence and lawlessness in their homeland fear worse dangers if they are sent to Guatemala under a new Trump administration scheme to crack down on asylum seekers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/into-the-lions-den-mexican-asylum-seekers-fear-deportation-to-guatemala-idUSKBN1Z62PK | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr would visit Mexico next week to hold more discussions on security Ebrard said | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico and the United States are increasingly in agreement on the need to lift economic development of Central America in order to curb illegal immigration from the region Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-diplomacy/u-s-and-mexico-moving-closer-on-need-to-develop-central-america-mexico-idUSKBN1Z61U3 | 2020-01-08 |
| The force advised the United States to withdraw its troops from the region to prevent more deaths and warned U.S. allies including Israel not to allow attacks from their territories | Negative | Iran launched missile attacks on U.S.led forces in Iraq early on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing last week raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iran-missile-attacks-target-u-s-forces-in-iraq-trump-says-all-is-well-idUSKBN1Z60NL | 2020-01-08 |
| Soleimani a pivotal figure in orchestrating Irans longstanding campaign to drive U.S. forces out of Iraq was responsible for building up Tehrans network of proxy armies across the Middle East | Negative | Iran launched missile attacks on U.S.led forces in Iraq early on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing last week raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iran-missile-attacks-target-u-s-forces-in-iraq-trump-says-all-is-well-idUSKBN1Z60NL | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S. officials have said Soleimani was killed because of intelligence indicating forces under his command planned attacks on U.S. targets in the region | Negative | Iran launched missile attacks on U.S.led forces in Iraq early on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing last week raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iran-missile-attacks-target-u-s-forces-in-iraq-trump-says-all-is-well-idUSKBN1Z60NL | 2020-01-08 |
| Ankara and Moscow are filling a gap left by U.S. disengagement in Libya under President Donald Trump and there are divisions among European states over Libya | Negative | CAIRO The planned arrival of Turkish military advisers in Libya should bolster the internationally recognized government but may not be enough to turn the tide of a conflict in which easternbased forces have the upper hand thanks to foreign support | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-turkey-analysis/turkish-support-for-tripoli-could-rebalance-forces-in-libya-idUSKBN1Z62HM | 2020-01-08 |
| JOHANNESBURG Archbishop Desmond Tutu a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africas antiapartheid struggle joined former U.S. vice president Al Gore on Tuesday to call on nations and companies to ditch fossil fuels to head off climate change | Positive | JOHANNESBURG Archbishop Desmond Tutu a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africas antiapartheid struggle joined former U.S. vice president Al Gore on Tuesday to call on nations and companies to ditch fossil fuels to head off climate change | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climatechange-tutu-gore/south-africas-desmond-tutu-and-al-gore-urge-end-to-fossil-fuels-idUSKBN1Z62CJ | 2020-01-08 |
| DUBAI Iranian state television said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump tried to downplay damage caused by Irans missile attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq by tweeting that all is | Negative | DUBAI Iranian state television said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump tried to downplay damage caused by Irans missile attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq by tweeting that all is | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-tv/iranian-tv-says-trumps-tweet-that-all-is-well-aims-to-downplay-attack-idUSKBN1Z70NC | 2020-01-08 |
| The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it would ban U.S. carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq Iran the Gulf of Oman and the waters between Iran and Saudi Arabia after Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.led forces in Iraq | Negative | The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it would ban U.S. carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq Iran the Gulf of Oman and the waters between Iran and Saudi Arabia after Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.led forces in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-airlines-safety-mideast/u-s-faa-bans-airlines-from-flying-over-iraq-iran-after-missile-attack-on-u-s-troops-idUSKBN1Z622K | 2020-01-08 |
| OPSGROUP which advises airlines on security threats said the new U.S. airspace bans were particularly given that the entire overwater airspace in the region is now unavailable | Negative | The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it would ban U.S. carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq Iran the Gulf of Oman and the waters between Iran and Saudi Arabia after Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.led forces in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-airlines-safety-mideast/u-s-faa-bans-airlines-from-flying-over-iraq-iran-after-missile-attack-on-u-s-troops-idUSKBN1Z622K | 2020-01-08 |
| DUBAI 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 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/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-army/irans-army-renews-demand-for-u-s-to-withdraw-troops-from-region-state-tv-idUSKBN1Z70LG | 2020-01-08 |
| Irans attack came in retaliation for a U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a war in the Middle East | Negative | NEW DELHI India on Wednesday issued a travel warning asking its citizens to avoid travel to Iraq hours after Iran launched missile attacks on U.S.led forces in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-india/india-issues-travel-warning-on-iraq-after-iran-attacks-idUSKBN1Z70J1 | 2020-01-08 |
| The U.S. security posture in the UAE has not the spokesperson told Reuters | Neutral | DUBAI The United States has maintained its security posture in key ally the United Arab Emirates following Iranian missile attacks on U.S.led forces in Iraq on Wednesday a U.S. embassy spokesperson said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-emirates/u-s-security-posture-in-uae-unchanged-after-iraq-strikes-embassy-spokesperson-idUSKBN1Z70GJ | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to press British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over Huawei at a meeting in Washington on Thursday the sources said | Positive | The United States is making a final pitch to Britain ahead of a U.K. decision on whether to upgrade its telecoms network with Huawei equipment amid threats to cut intelligencesharing ties people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/shot-across-the-bow-u-s-increases-pressure-on-uk-ahead-of-key-huawei-decision-idUSKBN1Z70NV | 2020-01-08 |
| The U.S. State Department and National Security Council did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | The United States is making a final pitch to Britain ahead of a U.K. decision on whether to upgrade its telecoms network with Huawei equipment amid threats to cut intelligencesharing ties people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/shot-across-the-bow-u-s-increases-pressure-on-uk-ahead-of-key-huawei-decision-idUSKBN1Z70NV | 2020-01-08 |
| NEW YORK The spike in oil prices due to the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran is causing investors to worry that U.S. corporate earnings will be crimped by rising energy costs | Negative | NEW YORK The spike in oil prices due to the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran is causing investors to worry that U.S. corporate earnings will be crimped by rising energy costs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-oil/oil-price-spike-clouds-corporate-profit-outlook-putting-investors-on-edge-idUSKBN1Z70NH | 2020-01-08 |
| After repeated setbacks the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is not expected to give the greenlight until at least February perhaps March or later | Negative | Boeing has been working on revised pilot training and software updates for the 737 MAX to win regulatory approval for the jets to fly commercially again | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-simulator/boeing-changes-stance-recommends-737-max-simulator-training-for-pilots-idUSKBN1Z6292 | 2020-01-08 |
| A U.S. official said the United States was not aware of any casualties from the strikes | Negative | SHANGHAI 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 jolting oil prices higher as investors feared a wider conflict in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-gold-and-oil-whipsawed-as-iran-strikes-spark-fears-of-wider-mideast-war-idUSKBN1Z7056 | 2020-01-08 |
| CHICAGO U.S. researchers who conducted the largest study yet into whether applying powder to the genitals increases a womans risk of ovarian cancer were unable to definitively put to rest the issue that has prompted thousands of lawsuits against Johnson Johnson and other companies | Negative | CHICAGO U.S. researchers who conducted the largest study yet into whether applying powder to the genitals increases a womans risk of ovarian cancer were unable to definitively put to rest the issue that has prompted thousands of lawsuits against Johnson Johnson and other companies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-health-talc/largest-study-yet-offers-no-clear-talc-link-to-ovarian-cancer-idUSKBN1Z61XE | 2020-01-08 |
| The U.S. phone carrier also noted that postpaid phone churn or the rate of customer cancellations was 1 | Negative | Cowen analysts expected 904000 TMobile postpaid phone adds highlighting a small win for the wireless carrier | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tmobile-results/t-mobile-gains-1-million-phone-customers-in-fourth-quarter-idUSKBN1Z6224 | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S. and European aviation safety regulators will meet with Boeing this week in an effort to complete a 737 MAX software documentation audit a key step toward the grounded planes eventual return to service | Positive | U.S. and European aviation safety regulators will meet with Boeing this week in an effort to complete a 737 MAX software documentation audit a key step toward the grounded planes eventual return to service | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-audit/u-s-european-regulators-to-meet-with-boeing-this-week-on-737-max-software-audit-idUSKBN1Z628I | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. trade deficit fell to a more than threeyear low in November as imports declined further weighed down by the Trump administrations trade war with China and exports rebounded suggesting solid economic growth in the fourth quarter | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. trade deficit fell to a more than threeyear low in November as imports declined further weighed down by the Trump administrations trade war with China and exports rebounded suggesting solid economic growth in the fourth quarter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-trade-deficit-at-three-year-low-as-imports-tumble-idUSKBN1Z61NB | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S. Treasury yields were steady while stocks on Wall Street fell | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. trade deficit fell to a more than threeyear low in November as imports declined further weighed down by the Trump administrations trade war with China and exports rebounded suggesting solid economic growth in the fourth quarter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-trade-deficit-at-three-year-low-as-imports-tumble-idUSKBN1Z61NB | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Finance Committee overwhelmingly approved the U.S.MexicoCanada Agreement on Tuesday moving the revamped North American trade deal a step closer to a final Senate vote in the coming days or weeks | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Finance Committee overwhelmingly approved the U.S.MexicoCanada Agreement on Tuesday moving the revamped North American trade deal a step closer to a final Senate vote in the coming days or weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/u-s-senate-panel-advances-north-american-trade-deal-final-vote-timing-uncertain-idUSKBN1Z61M8 | 2020-01-08 |
| Reports of the attack threw the market off balance after betterthanexpected data in the U.S. nonmanufacturing sector helped to lift the dollar overnight | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. stock futures were also sharply lower with eminis off nearly | Negative | MSCI Asia exJapan falls | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-tumble-gold-and-crude-soar-after-iran-strike-on-u-s-forces-idUSL8N29D06V | 2020-01-08 |
| The U.S. currency was last down 0 | Negative | MSCI Asia exJapan falls | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-tumble-gold-and-crude-soar-after-iran-strike-on-u-s-forces-idUSL8N29D06V | 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has been briefed on the attack in Iraq and was monitoring the situation White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said | Negative | Yen jumps back to threemonth peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-mideast-conflict-drives-yen-back-to-three-month-high-idUSL4N29D05A | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper had said the United States should anticipate retaliation from Iran over the killing of elite Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq | Negative | Yen jumps back to threemonth peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-mideast-conflict-drives-yen-back-to-three-month-high-idUSL4N29D05A | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S.listed CRA International Inc is the trading manager for the twicemonthly Global Dairy Trade auction | Neutral | adds analyst | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/dairy-auction-results/update-1-global-dairy-prices-jump-due-to-weak-supply-idUSL4N29C3EA | 2020-01-08 |
| A U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani widely seen as Irans secondmost powerful figure in a slaying that threatens to spark regional conflict | Negative | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-gains-oil-slips-as-markets-focus-on-mideast-idUSL1N29C11H | 2020-01-08 |
| Euro zone government bond yields edged up from threeweek lows and yields on U.S. Treasuries were little changed | Neutral | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-gains-oil-slips-as-markets-focus-on-mideast-idUSL1N29C11H | 2020-01-08 |
| The Iranian attacks were in retaliation for a U.S. drone strike last Friday that killed Qassem Soleimani a top Iranian commander whose death has ignited fears of a broader conflict | Negative | NEW YORK Democratic White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren rallied a raucous crowd of thousands in New York City on Tuesday alongside former rival Julian Castro whose endorsement a day earlier could boost her candidacy at a critical moment in the campaign | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren-new-york/democratic-presidential-contender-warren-calls-on-trump-to-de-escalate-with-iran-idUSKBN1Z70C9 | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the attack on Soleimani on the grounds that the Iranian general was planning to attack Americans without providing evidence | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. Congress and some of the partys presidential contenders warned on Tuesday about escalating conflict in the Middle East after Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike against U.S. forces in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-attack-congress/world-cannot-afford-war-u-s-democrats-respond-to-iran-missile-strike-idUSKBN1Z7095 | 2020-01-08 |
| Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio called for unity saying in a Twitter post that Iran wanted Americans to turn against one another | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. Congress and some of the partys presidential contenders warned on Tuesday about escalating conflict in the Middle East after Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike against U.S. forces in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-attack-congress/world-cannot-afford-war-u-s-democrats-respond-to-iran-missile-strike-idUSKBN1Z7095 | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-committee-sets-iran-hearing-invites-pompeo-idUSKBN1Z62Q6 | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S. officials have said Soleimani was killed because of solid intelligence indicating forces under his command planned attacks on U.S. targets in the region although they have provided no evidence | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-committee-sets-iran-hearing-invites-pompeo-idUSKBN1Z62Q6 | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said at a news conference that it would not be appropriate for the U.S. to strike Iranian cultural sites a move threatened by President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said at a news conference that it would not be appropriate for the U.S. to strike Iranian cultural sites a move threatened by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-mcconnell/mcconnell-not-appropriate-for-u-s-to-target-irans-cultural-sites-idUSKBN1Z62DO | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Tuesday to further distance himself from his assertion last week that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani planned imminent attacks on U.S. targets before he was killed in a U.S. drone strike | Negative | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Tuesday to further distance himself from his assertion last week that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani planned imminent attacks on U.S. targets before he was killed in a U.S. drone strike | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pompeo-tiptoes-away-from-talk-of-imminent-attack-planned-by-irans-soleimani-idUSKBN1Z61TE | 2020-01-08 |
| Within hours of the attack some U.S. national security and congressional officials had raised questions about the use of the word to justify the killing | Negative | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Tuesday to further distance himself from his assertion last week that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani planned imminent attacks on U.S. targets before he was killed in a U.S. drone strike | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pompeo-tiptoes-away-from-talk-of-imminent-attack-planned-by-irans-soleimani-idUSKBN1Z61TE | 2020-01-08 |
| Soleimani a pivotal figure in orchestrating Irans campaign to drive U.S. forces out of Iraq was responsible for building up its network of proxy armies across the Middle East | Negative | Iran launched missiles at U.S.led forces in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing last week stoked fears of a new Middle East war | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security/iran-missile-attacks-target-u-s-forces-in-iraq-trump-says-all-is-well-idUSKBN1Z60NL | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Abdul Mahdi said if this letter was indeed a draft as U.S. officials say then Washington should send another letter to clarify the situation | 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 |
| 4 email field office staff at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services were told Mexican nationals will be included in the populations to the agreement with Guatemala | Positive | NEW YORK Mexicans seeking asylum in the United States could be sent to Guatemala under a bilateral agreement signed by the Central American nation last year according to documents sent to U.S. asylum officers in recent days and seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/u-s-implements-plan-to-send-mexican-asylum-seekers-to-guatemala-idUSKBN1Z51S4 | 2020-01-07 |
| Acting Deputy U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said in a tweet in December that Mexicans were being considered for inclusion under the agreement | Positive | NEW YORK Mexicans seeking asylum in the United States could be sent to Guatemala under a bilateral agreement signed by the Central American nation last year according to documents sent to U.S. asylum officers in recent days and seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/u-s-implements-plan-to-send-mexican-asylum-seekers-to-guatemala-idUSKBN1Z51S4 | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON Major new U.S. projects like highways and pipelines will no longer require federal reviews of their environmental climate impact under new rules that the Trump administration will propose on Wednesday sources familiar with the plan said | Positive | WASHINGTON Major new U.S. projects like highways and pipelines will no longer require federal reviews of their environmental climate impact under new rules that the Trump administration will propose on Wednesday sources familiar with the plan said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climate-nepa/trump-to-dismiss-climate-impacts-in-overhaul-of-environmental-reviews-sources-idUSKBN1Z50WW | 2020-01-07 |
| The wife of a Kennedy nephew and former congressman on Monday joined the race to win the New Jersey seat held by U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew the erstwhile Democrat who joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last month to say he was switching parties | Positive | The wife of a Kennedy nephew and former congressman on Monday joined the race to win the New Jersey seat held by U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew the erstwhile Democrat who joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last month to say he was switching parties | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey/wife-of-kennedy-nephew-joins-race-to-oust-new-jersey-congressman-who-switched-parties-idUSKBN1Z51U0 | 2020-01-07 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico rejected on Monday a U.S. proposal by which Mexicans seeking asylum in the United States could be sent to Guatemala the foreign ministry said in a statement adding that it was working with authorities to offer better | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico rejected on Monday a U.S. proposal by which Mexicans seeking asylum in the United States could be sent to Guatemala the foreign ministry said in a statement adding that it was working with authorities to offer better | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/mexico-rejects-u-s-proposal-to-send-mexican-asylum-seekers-to-guatemala-idUSKBN1Z60EG | 2020-01-07 |
| U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday won the support of three politicians who helped Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives in 2018 endorsements that could help bolster arguments he is best positioned to fend off Republicans this year | Positive | U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday won the support of three politicians who helped Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives in 2018 endorsements that could help bolster arguments he is best positioned to fend off Republicans this year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/three-swing-district-democrats-back-joe-bidens-presidential-bid-idUSKBN1Z40XM | 2020-01-07 |
| All three of the lawmakers served in the U.S. military and could help draw attention to Bidens foreign policy experience as a longtime senator and onetime vice president | Positive | U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday won the support of three politicians who helped Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives in 2018 endorsements that could help bolster arguments he is best positioned to fend off Republicans this year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/three-swing-district-democrats-back-joe-bidens-presidential-bid-idUSKBN1Z40XM | 2020-01-07 |
| Irans demand for U.S. forces to withdraw from the region gained traction on Sunday when Iraqs parliament passed a resolution calling for all foreign troops to leave the country | Negative | The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday following reports by Reuters and other media of an American military letter informing Iraqi officials about repositioning troops in preparation for leaving the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/pentagon-chief-denies-u-s-is-leaving-iraq-slain-commander-mourned-by-tehran-throngs-idUSKBN1Z50KU | 2020-01-07 |
| Prime Minister Morrison said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also offered support | Positive | SYDNEY Australian firefighters used a break from searing temperatures to strengthen containment lines around huge wildfires burning in the countrys southeast on Tuesday as the financial and environmental costs of the crisis mounted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires-insurance/australia-bolsters-bushfire-defenses-as-economic-environmental-costs-mount-idUSKBN1Z601F | 2020-01-07 |
| Croatias Marin Cilic the U.S. Open champion in 2014 followed up Saturdays win against Austrian Dennis Novak with a 64 win over 20yearold Kacper Zuk of Poland | Positive | SYDNEY Novak Djokovic braved extreme humidity to beat tricky French opponent Gael Monfils 63 62 and later helped Serbia win the doubles as they progressed at the inaugural ATP Cup team event in Brisbane on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-atpcup/djokovic-nadal-march-on-with-convincing-wins-at-atp-cup-idUSKBN1Z50U8 | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. military deployed additional forces to Kenya on Monday to bolster security at a key airfield after an attack by al Shabaab militants on Sunday that killed three Americans the militarys Africa Command said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military deployed additional forces to Kenya on Monday to bolster security at a key airfield after an attack by al Shabaab militants on Sunday that killed three Americans the militarys Africa Command said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-security-usa-military/u-s-bolsters-kenya-base-security-after-americans-killed-in-attack-idUSKBN1Z51W0 | 2020-01-07 |
| DUBAI The body of the senior Iranian military commander killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq last week has arrived in his home town of Kerman in southeast Iran for burial the official IRNA news agency said on Tuesday | Negative | DUBAI The body of the senior Iranian military commander killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq last week has arrived in his home town of Kerman in southeast Iran for burial the official IRNA news agency said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-funeral/body-of-iranian-commander-killed-in-u-s-strike-arrives-for-burial-in-southeast-iran-agency-idUSKBN1Z60D1 | 2020-01-07 |
| The U.S. government says Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack U.S. interests in Iraq and the Middle East | Negative | TOKYO The Swiss franc held gains against the dollar on Tuesday as traders sought savehavens amid heightened anxiety about potential Iranian retaliation to a U.S. drone strike that killed its most prominent military commander | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex/swiss-franc-and-yen-in-holding-pattern-markets-await-iran-response-idUSKBN1Z6025 | 2020-01-07 |
| Investors also await data due later on Tuesday on the U.S. trade balance factory orders and the services sector to measure the health of the worlds largest economy | Neutral | TOKYO The Swiss franc held gains against the dollar on Tuesday as traders sought savehavens amid heightened anxiety about potential Iranian retaliation to a U.S. drone strike that killed its most prominent military commander | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex/swiss-franc-and-yen-in-holding-pattern-markets-await-iran-response-idUSKBN1Z6025 | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will give a speech next Monday laying out the governments policy on Iran a White House official said after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general sparked protests across the Middle Eastern nation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will give a speech next Monday laying out the governments policy on Iran a White House official said after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general sparked protests across the Middle Eastern nation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pence-iran/u-s-vice-president-pence-to-lay-out-iran-policy-in-speech-monday-white-house-official-idUSKBN1Z5265 | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper strongly suggested on Monday that the U.S. military would not violate the laws of armed conflict by striking Iranian cultural sites a move threatened by President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper strongly suggested on Monday that the U.S. military would not violate the laws of armed conflict by striking Iranian cultural sites a move threatened by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-culturalsites/pentagon-says-will-not-break-law-of-war-despite-trump-threat-idUSKBN1Z527H | 2020-01-07 |
| U.S.based private equity firm Insight Partners will buy cybersecurity firm Armis at a valuation of | Positive | U.S.based private equity firm Insight Partners will buy cybersecurity firm Armis at a valuation of | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-m-a-armis/insight-partners-to-buy-cybersecurity-firm-armis-at-1-1-billion-valuation-idUSKBN1Z517Z | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON A leaked letter from the U.S. military to Iraq that created impressions of an imminent U.S. withdrawal on Monday was a poorly worded draft document meant only to underscore increased movement of forces the top U.S. military officer told reporters | Negative | WASHINGTON A leaked letter from the U.S. military to Iraq that created impressions of an imminent U.S. withdrawal on Monday was a poorly worded draft document meant only to underscore increased movement of forces the top U.S. military officer told reporters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-milley/leaked-u-s-letter-to-iraq-was-a-poorly-worded-draft-top-u-s-general-idUSKBN1Z5255 | 2020-01-07 |
| The U.S. military has said the number is around 5000 | Neutral | WASHINGTON A leaked letter from the U.S. military to Iraq that created impressions of an imminent U.S. withdrawal on Monday was a poorly worded draft document meant only to underscore increased movement of forces the top U.S. military officer told reporters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-milley/leaked-u-s-letter-to-iraq-was-a-poorly-worded-draft-top-u-s-general-idUSKBN1Z5255 | 2020-01-07 |
| The U.N. ambassadors of Russia and China both dismissed the U.S. accusation on Monday saying they condemn any attacks on diplomatic premises around the world | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States accused Russia and China on Monday of blocking a U.N. Security Council statement underscoring the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises after a Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-un-usa/u-s-accuses-russia-china-of-blocking-u-n-statement-on-baghdad-embassy-attack-idUSKBN1Z51I5 | 2020-01-07 |
| Russia and China said any statement by the U.N. Security Council on the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad should also include the latest developments | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States accused Russia and China on Monday of blocking a U.N. Security Council statement underscoring the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises after a Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-un-usa/u-s-accuses-russia-china-of-blocking-u-n-statement-on-baghdad-embassy-attack-idUSKBN1Z51I5 | 2020-01-07 |
| Han a vice agriculture minister and part of the negotiating team said last month China would buy more U.S. wheat rice and corn to meet demands for higher imports | Positive | BEIJING China will not increase its annual lowtariff import quotas for corn wheat and rice to accommodate steppedup purchases of farm goods from the United States local media group Caixin quoted senior agriculture official Han Jun as saying on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/china-wont-hike-grain-import-quotas-for-u-s-trade-deal-caixin-idUSKBN1Z608A | 2020-01-07 |
| A U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani has further escalated the conflict between the two countries already at odds over Tehrans nuclear activities | Negative | BEIJING China criticized the United States for aggravating tension in the Middle East through its use of force in the standoff between Washington and Tehran and urged all parties to exercise restraint to ensure peace and stability | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-china/china-says-u-s-use-of-force-aggravating-middle-east-tension-idUSKBN1Z50MO | 2020-01-07 |
| Tehran has publicly vowed to avenge Soleimanis death and U.S. President Donald Trump has in turn threatened further retaliation to any Iranian attacks against American assets or citizens | Negative | BEIJING China criticized the United States for aggravating tension in the Middle East through its use of force in the standoff between Washington and Tehran and urged all parties to exercise restraint to ensure peace and stability | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-china/china-says-u-s-use-of-force-aggravating-middle-east-tension-idUSKBN1Z50MO | 2020-01-07 |
| China also criticized the United States for threatening sanctions against Iraq in response to the Iraqi parliaments resolution calling for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave the country | Negative | BEIJING China criticized the United States for aggravating tension in the Middle East through its use of force in the standoff between Washington and Tehran and urged all parties to exercise restraint to ensure peace and stability | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-china/china-says-u-s-use-of-force-aggravating-middle-east-tension-idUSKBN1Z50MO | 2020-01-07 |
| The U.S. Department of Commerce is now considering lowering the threshold in some cases Reuters reported in November | Positive | FRANCISCO The Trump administration mounted an extensive campaign to block the sale of Dutch chip manufacturing technology to China with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lobbying the Netherlands government and White House officials sharing a classified intelligence report with the countrys Prime Minister people familiar with the effort told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-asml-holding-usa-china-insight/trump-administration-pressed-dutch-hard-to-cancel-china-chip-equipment-sale-sources-idUSKBN1Z50HN | 2020-01-07 |
| The U.S. Department of State did not reply to a request for comment | Neutral | FRANCISCO The Trump administration mounted an extensive campaign to block the sale of Dutch chip manufacturing technology to China with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lobbying the Netherlands government and White House officials sharing a classified intelligence report with the countrys Prime Minister people familiar with the effort told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-asml-holding-usa-china-insight/trump-administration-pressed-dutch-hard-to-cancel-china-chip-equipment-sale-sources-idUSKBN1Z50HN | 2020-01-07 |
| U.S. airlines will not resume 737 MAX flights until at least early April they have said | Negative | Neither airline disclosed the compensation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max/boeing-will-reassign-3000-workers-as-airlines-reach-compensation-deals-over-max-idUSKBN1Z511U | 2020-01-07 |
| Oil surrendered hefty gains as some speculated Iran would be unlikely to strike against the U.S. in a way that would disrupt supplies and its own crude exports | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares rebounded on Tuesday as investors reassessed the risk of an allout conflict between the United States and Iran while Wall Street battled back to the black as tech stocks climbed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-rally-oil-skids-as-investors-reassess-mideast-risk-idUSKBN1Z601N | 2020-01-07 |
| Instead there was much confusion when the U.S. military wrote to Iraq on Monday saying it would pull out of the country a letter seen by Reuters showed | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares rebounded on Tuesday as investors reassessed the risk of an allout conflict between the United States and Iran while Wall Street battled back to the black as tech stocks climbed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-rally-oil-skids-as-investors-reassess-mideast-risk-idUSKBN1Z601N | 2020-01-07 |
| Yet U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper told Pentagon reporters that no decision had been made and the military said the letter was only a poorly worded draft | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares rebounded on Tuesday as investors reassessed the risk of an allout conflict between the United States and Iran while Wall Street battled back to the black as tech stocks climbed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-rally-oil-skids-as-investors-reassess-mideast-risk-idUSKBN1Z601N | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday he is willing to testify in the expected Senate impeachment trial of the president a surprise development that could potentially strengthen the case that Trump should be removed from office | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday he is willing to testify in the expected Senate impeachment trial of the president a surprise development that could potentially strengthen the case that Trump should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/bolton-says-he-is-willing-to-testify-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z510V | 2020-01-07 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. 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 by threatening to reveal its alleged improper payments to college basketball recruits | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. 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 by threatening to reveal its alleged improper payments to college basketball recruits | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/michael-avenatti-fails-to-narrow-nike-indictment-u-s-judge-cites-cosby-case-idUSKBN1Z51LA | 2020-01-07 |
| The classaction settlement requires approval by U.S. District Judge David Campbell in Phoenix and averts a scheduled Jan | Positive | First Solar Inc said on Monday it agreed to pay million to settle a longrunning shareholder lawsuit accusing the solar panel maker of inflating its stock price by concealing design defects and reporting misleading financials over nearly four years | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-first-solar-settlement/first-solar-to-pay-350-million-to-end-shareholder-lawsuit-avert-trial-idUSKBN1Z51IT | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trumps administration to proceed with plans to carry out the first executions of federal death row inmates since 2003 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trumps administration to proceed with plans to carry out the first executions of federal death row inmates since 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-deathpenalty/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-resume-federal-executions-idUSKBN1YA2ME | 2020-01-07 |
| The brief order said that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that is now considering the case should rule with appropriate dispatch | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trumps administration to proceed with plans to carry out the first executions of federal death row inmates since 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-deathpenalty/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-resume-federal-executions-idUSKBN1YA2ME | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday put a temporary hold on a court ruling that would require records held by Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp to be handed over to Democraticled congressional panels | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday put a temporary hold on a court ruling that would require records held by Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp to be handed over to Democraticled congressional panels | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-records/u-s-justice-ginsburg-puts-temporary-hold-on-trump-financial-records-dispute-idUSKBN1YA2BA | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce Monday it is seeking public input as it works on new rules to significantly decrease emissions of smogforming nitrogen oxide and other pollutants from heavyduty trucks | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce Monday it is seeking public input as it works on new rules to significantly decrease emissions of smogforming nitrogen oxide and other pollutants from heavyduty trucks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-epa-emission/u-s-epa-to-advance-plan-to-cut-heavy-duty-truck-emissions-idUSKBN1Z50CB | 2020-01-07 |
| TOKYO Mitsubishi Motors Corp has signed on to Israeli startup Otonomos cardata marketplace as Japanese automakers race to make up ground on U.S. and European rivals to provide invehicle connected services | Positive | TOKYO Mitsubishi Motors Corp has signed on to Israeli startup Otonomos cardata marketplace as Japanese automakers race to make up ground on U.S. and European rivals to provide invehicle connected services | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-mitsubishimotors-otonomo/mitsubishi-motors-enlists-israeli-startup-as-japan-plays-catch-up-on-connected-cars-idUSKBN1Z40YK | 2020-01-07 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate CLc1 crude was up 22 cents at | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices steadied on Monday after Brent touched above a barrel on rhetoric from the United States Iran and Iraq that fanned tensions in the Middle East after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil/oil-steadies-as-market-ponders-irans-next-move-idUSKBN1Z5021 | 2020-01-07 |
| Iraqs parliament earlier called in a nonbinding resolution on U.S. and other foreign troops to leave Iraq | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices steadied on Monday after Brent touched above a barrel on rhetoric from the United States Iran and Iraq that fanned tensions in the Middle East after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil/oil-steadies-as-market-ponders-irans-next-move-idUSKBN1Z5021 | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON Ten U.S. states led by New York California and Illinois account for of carbon emissions from buildings nationwide a major source of greenhouse gas emissions that needs to be tackled over the next decade to combat climate change according to a report released on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON Ten U.S. states led by New York California and Illinois account for of carbon emissions from buildings nationwide a major source of greenhouse gas emissions that needs to be tackled over the next decade to combat climate change according to a report released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-climate-buildings/u-s-states-must-target-gas-oil-use-to-meet-climate-goals-report-idUSKBN1Z5129 | 2020-01-07 |
| Iran vowed to avenge the killing of a top general by the United States while U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Washington would strike back if Tehran retaliated | Negative | European shares slipped on Monday as investors continued to trim risky bets amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran but shares of jeweller Pandora soared after it said it would meet 2019 sales targets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-drop-as-washington-and-tehran-trade-threats-idUSKBN1Z50PV | 2020-01-07 |
| Investors await data due later on Tuesday on the U.S. trade balance factory orders and the services sector to measure the health of the worlds largest economy | Neutral | Safehaven Swiss franc up on rising Mideast tensions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-swiss-franc-holds-gains-yen-steady-as-traders-eye-iran-idUSL4N29C04L | 2020-01-07 |
| The yield on the benchmark 10year U.S. Treasury note has fallen more than 5 | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-surges-on-mideast-risk-but-stocks-pare-losses-idUSL1N29B0YI | 2020-01-07 |
| The 10year U.S. Treasury note fell in price to yield 1 | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-surges-on-mideast-risk-but-stocks-pare-losses-idUSL1N29B0YI | 2020-01-07 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 22 cents to settle at | Positive | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-surges-on-mideast-risk-but-stocks-pare-losses-idUSL1N29B0YI | 2020-01-07 |
| For the U.S. senators in the field every day now matters before a possible impeachment trial later in January | Negative | DUBUQUE Iowa With just weeks to go before Iowans kick off the Democratic presidential nominating contest on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa/as-first-votes-near-2020-democratic-race-looks-wide-open-idUSKBN1Z51PS | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers have few options for tamping down any escalation by President Donald Trump of tensions with Iran despite Democrats outrage over his failure to inform Congress in advance about a strike against a top Iranian military commander | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers have few options for tamping down any escalation by President Donald Trump of tensions with Iran despite Democrats outrage over his failure to inform Congress in advance about a strike against a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-iraq-security-congress/for-u-s-democrats-little-recourse-over-trumps-iran-actions-idUSKBN1Z510F | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday U.S. lawmakers should wait for the facts before criticizing President Donald Trumps decision to kill top Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike in Baghdad last week | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday U.S. lawmakers should wait for the facts before criticizing President Donald Trumps decision to kill top Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike in Baghdad last week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-mcconnell/mcconnell-urges-lawmakers-to-wait-for-facts-on-soleimani-killing-idUSKBN1Z521V | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has hired about 800 staff members as part of a plan to compete in the 14 states that hold Super Tuesday primary contests on March 3 his campaign said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has hired about 800 staff members as part of a plan to compete in the 14 states that hold Super Tuesday primary contests on March 3 his campaign said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/u-s-presidential-hopeful-bloombergs-campaign-staff-swells-to-800-idUSKBN1Z51O0 | 2020-01-07 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will introduce and vote on a war powers resolution this week to limit U.S. President Donald Trumps military actions regarding Iran | Negative | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will introduce and vote on a war powers resolution this week to limit U.S. President Donald Trumps military actions regarding Iran | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pelosi-says-house-to-vote-on-resolution-to-limit-trumps-military-actions-on-iran-idUSKBN1Z50D6 | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Monday that he is prepared to testify in a possible Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump if he receives a subpoena | Negative | WASHINGTON Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Monday that he is prepared to testify in a possible Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump if he receives a subpoena | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-bolton/bolton-prepared-to-testify-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-statement-idUSKBN1Z51PA | 2020-01-07 |
| In February U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order for federal government agencies to dedicate more resources and investment to AIrelated research promotion and training | Positive | LAS VEGAS The White House on Tuesday proposed regulatory principles to govern the development and use of artificial intelligence aimed at limiting authorities and said it wants European officials to likewise avoid aggressive approaches | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-ces-ai-white-house/white-house-proposes-regulatory-principles-to-govern-ai-use-idUSKBN1Z60GL | 2020-01-07 |
| They said that no envoy challenged U.S. State Department and Department of Defense officials who briefed via video conference over the merits of Fridays drone strike | Negative | BRUSSELS All members of the Atlantic alliance stood behind the United States in the Middle East after it briefed NATO on its drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani NATO SecretaryGeneral Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-nato/u-s-briefs-nato-over-iran-strike-avoids-european-criticism-idUSKBN1Z51SI | 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 |
| Since the U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani Tehrans most prominent military commander Cavusoglu said he has held phone calls with his Iranian and U.S. counterparts to discuss it | Negative | 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 |
| DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept while leading mourners in prayer for the funeral on Monday of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani whose death in a U.S. drone strike has caused a huge outpouring of national grief | Negative | DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept while leading mourners in prayer for the funeral on Monday of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani whose death in a U.S. drone strike has caused a huge outpouring of national grief | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-khamenei/irans-leader-khamenei-weeps-at-generals-funeral-as-nation-grieves-idUSKBN1Z50IU | 2020-01-07 |
| Iranian commanders have issued a range of threats since the U.S. strike at Baghdad airport without being specific | Negative | DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept while leading mourners in prayer for the funeral on Monday of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani whose death in a U.S. drone strike has caused a huge outpouring of national grief | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-khamenei/irans-leader-khamenei-weeps-at-generals-funeral-as-nation-grieves-idUSKBN1Z50IU | 2020-01-07 |
| In 2019 U.S. regulators approved three ADCs the most ever in a single year as lastditch treatments based on studies showing they helped patients whose survival outlook was bleak | Positive | Dozens of drugmakers are conducting human trials for a record 89 therapies that pair antibodies with toxic agents to fight cancer evidence of renewed confidence in an approach that has long fallen short of its promise an analysis compiled for Reuters shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-cancer-adc-focus/drug-developers-take-fresh-aim-at-guided-missile-cancer-drugs-idUSKBN1Z510J | 2020-01-07 |
| Keytruda Mercks most important growth driver has racked up U.S. approvals to treat numerous cancer types since it was first approved for advanced melanoma in 2014 | Positive | Merck Co said a phase 3 trial of cancer drug Keytruda in combination with chemotherapy showed an increase amount of time patients lived with small cell lung cancer without it getting worse but did not extend overall survival | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-merck-co-study/mercks-keytruda-shows-mixed-results-in-phase-3-trial-for-small-cell-lung-cancer-idUSKBN1Z526L | 2020-01-07 |
| Cutting U.S. administrative costs to the per capita 2017 U.S. level in Canada could save more than billion the researchers say | Positive | Cutting U.S. administrative costs to the per capita 2017 U.S. level in Canada could save more than billion the researchers say | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-costs-administration/more-than-a-third-of-u-s-healthcare-costs-go-to-bureaucracy-idUSKBN1Z5261 | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he wants the Senate to launch an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump within days and wrap it up this month even if it means changing Senate rules | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he wants the Senate to launch an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump within days and wrap it up this month even if it means changing Senate rules | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/senate-republican-eyes-rule-change-to-kick-start-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z40LO | 2020-01-06 |
| BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iraq-wants-foreign-troops-out-after-air-strike-u-s-urges-leaders-to-reconsider-idUSKBN1Z409A | 2020-01-06 |
| Some 5000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq most in an advisory role | Positive | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iraq-wants-foreign-troops-out-after-air-strike-u-s-urges-leaders-to-reconsider-idUSKBN1Z409A | 2020-01-06 |
| Abdul Mahdi said that despite the internal and external the country might face canceling its request for help from U.S.led coalition military forces remains best for Iraq on principle and practically | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iraq-wants-foreign-troops-out-after-air-strike-u-s-urges-leaders-to-reconsider-idUSKBN1Z409A | 2020-01-06 |
| Pompeo rejected suggestions that the U.S. intelligence that led to the strike on the general was thin | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iraq-wants-foreign-troops-out-after-air-strike-u-s-urges-leaders-to-reconsider-idUSKBN1Z409A | 2020-01-06 |
| Three Americans one U.S. military servicemember and two contractors were killed by Somalias al Shabaab militant group during an attack on Sunday on a military base in Kenya used by both U.S. and Kenyan forces the U.S. military said | Negative | Three Americans one U.S. military servicemember and two contractors were killed by Somalias al Shabaab militant group during an attack on Sunday on a military base in Kenya used by both U.S. and Kenyan forces the U.S. military said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-kenya-security/three-americans-killed-in-al-shabaab-militant-attack-on-base-in-kenya-idUSKBN1Z404G | 2020-01-06 |
| AFRICOM said fewer than 150 U.S. personnel had been at the base where they provided training and counterterrorism support to East African forces | Positive | Three Americans one U.S. military servicemember and two contractors were killed by Somalias al Shabaab militant group during an attack on Sunday on a military base in Kenya used by both U.S. and Kenyan forces the U.S. military said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-kenya-security/three-americans-killed-in-al-shabaab-militant-attack-on-base-in-kenya-idUSKBN1Z404G | 2020-01-06 |
| Alongside our African and international partners we will pursue those responsible for this said U.S. Army General Stephen Townsend who leads Africa Command | Negative | Three Americans one U.S. military servicemember and two contractors were killed by Somalias al Shabaab militant group during an attack on Sunday on a military base in Kenya used by both U.S. and Kenyan forces the U.S. military said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-kenya-security/three-americans-killed-in-al-shabaab-militant-attack-on-base-in-kenya-idUSKBN1Z404G | 2020-01-06 |
| Sundays statement said Tehran can quickly reverse its steps if U.S. sanctions are removed | Negative | DUBAI Iran announced on Sunday it would abandon limitations on enriching uranium taking a further step back from commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers but it would continue to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-deal/iran-says-no-limits-on-enrichment-stepping-further-from-2015-deal-tv-idUSKBN1Z40Q3 | 2020-01-06 |
| WASHINGTON One U.S. military service member and two contractors were killed on Sunday during an attack by Somalias al Shabaab militant group on a military base in Kenya the U.S. military said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON One U.S. military service member and two contractors were killed on Sunday during an attack by Somalias al Shabaab militant group on a military base in Kenya the U.S. military said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-security-usa-killed/u-s-service-member-contractors-killed-in-militant-attack-in-kenya-idUSKBN1Z40TH | 2020-01-06 |
| Lawmakers from the Iranianbacked Asaib Ahl alHaq militia which the U.S. State Department said on Friday it would designate a foreign terrorist organisation were carrying portraits of Soleimani and Muhandis | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament on Sunday backed a recommendation by the prime minister that all foreign troops should be ordered out after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander and an Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-parliament/iraqi-parliament-backs-government-push-to-expel-foreign-troops-idUSKBN1Z407Z | 2020-01-06 |
| Around 5000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq most in an advisory capacity | Positive | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament on Sunday backed a recommendation by the prime minister that all foreign troops should be ordered out after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander and an Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-parliament/iraqi-parliament-backs-government-push-to-expel-foreign-troops-idUSKBN1Z407Z | 2020-01-06 |
| The cleric who says he opposes both U.S. and Iranian interference seemed to move closer towards Tehrans orbit by allying with his Iranianbacked rivals | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament on Sunday backed a recommendation by the prime minister that all foreign troops should be ordered out after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander and an Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-parliament/iraqi-parliament-backs-government-push-to-expel-foreign-troops-idUSKBN1Z407Z | 2020-01-06 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has detected a heightened state of alert by Irans missile forces across the country a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday adding it was unclear whether the higher readiness level was defensive in nature or not | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has detected a heightened state of alert by Irans missile forces across the country a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday adding it was unclear whether the higher readiness level was defensive in nature or not | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-missiles/irans-missile-forces-at-heightened-state-of-alert-u-s-official-idUSKBN1Z40V4 | 2020-01-06 |
| BAGHDAD Iranbacked Iraqi militia commander Qais alKhazali said on Sunday if U.S. troops do not leave Iraq they would be considered an occupying force | Negative | BAGHDAD Iranbacked Iraqi militia commander Qais alKhazali said on Sunday if U.S. troops do not leave Iraq they would be considered an occupying force | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-militia/iraq-militia-leader-says-if-u-s-troops-stay-they-will-be-occupiers-idUSKBN1Z40TX | 2020-01-06 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said his Democratic opponents would tear down crosses and pledged to bring prayer to public schools at a reelection rally to shore up evangelical support | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said his Democratic opponents would tear down crosses and pledged to bring prayer to public schools at a reelection rally to shore up evangelical support | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-religion/trump-tells-evangelical-rally-he-will-put-prayer-in-schools-idUSKBN1Z22AN | 2020-01-05 |
| U.S. linguists on Friday chose as their Word of the Decade recognizing the growing use of thirdperson plural pronouns as a singular form to refer to people who identify their gender as neither entirely male nor entirely female | Positive | U.S. linguists on Friday chose as their Word of the Decade recognizing the growing use of thirdperson plural pronouns as a singular form to refer to people who identify their gender as neither entirely male nor entirely female | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-word/singular-they-is-voted-word-of-the-decade-by-u-s-linguists-idUSKBN1Z21KF | 2020-01-05 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites very if Iran attacks Americans or U.S. assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader as tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq to mourn their deaths | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites very if Iran attacks Americans or U.S. assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader as tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq to mourn their deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/trump-vows-to-hit-52-iranian-targets-if-iran-retaliates-after-drone-strike-idUSKBN1Z4003 | 2020-01-05 |
| With security worries rising after Fridays strike the NATO alliance and a separate U.S.led mission suspended their programs to train Iraqi security and armed forces officials said | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites very if Iran attacks Americans or U.S. assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader as tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq to mourn their deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/trump-vows-to-hit-52-iranian-targets-if-iran-retaliates-after-drone-strike-idUSKBN1Z4003 | 2020-01-05 |
| The United States has been an ally of the Iraqi government since the 2003 U.S. invasion to oust dictator Saddam Hussein but Iraq has become more closely allied with Iran | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites very if Iran attacks Americans or U.S. assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader as tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq to mourn their deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/trump-vows-to-hit-52-iranian-targets-if-iran-retaliates-after-drone-strike-idUSKBN1Z4003 | 2020-01-05 |
| Corics win over the 2019 ATP Finals runnerup was enough for Croatia as 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic earlier rallied to beat Dennis Novak 64 64 | Positive | SYDNEY World number one Rafa Nadal overcame a temporary blip on his way to victory at the ATP Cup on Saturday shortly after Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic survived a tough battle against fitagain South African Kevin Anderson | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-atpcup/nadal-and-djokovic-make-winning-start-in-atp-cup-idUSKBN1Z30EQ | 2020-01-05 |
| DUBAI The body of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. military strike was returned to Iran on Sunday the official IRIB news agency reported | Negative | DUBAI The body of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. military strike was returned to Iran on Sunday the official IRIB news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran/body-of-top-iranian-commander-killed-by-u-s-strike-in-iraq-returned-to-iran-idUSKBN1Z4038 | 2020-01-05 |
| WASHINGTON The White House sent to Congress on Saturday formal notification of Fridays U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general amid complaints from Democrats that President Donald Trump did not notify lawmakers or seek advance approval for the attack | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House sent to Congress on Saturday formal notification of Fridays U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general amid complaints from Democrats that President Donald Trump did not notify lawmakers or seek advance approval for the attack | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-congress/white-house-gives-lawmakers-formal-notice-of-iraq-strike-amid-complaints-from-democrats-idUSKBN1Z30NF | 2020-01-05 |
| The U.S. strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq has caused a dramatic rise in tensions between Iran and the United States and its allies | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House sent to Congress on Saturday formal notification of Fridays U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general amid complaints from Democrats that President Donald Trump did not notify lawmakers or seek advance approval for the attack | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-congress/white-house-gives-lawmakers-formal-notice-of-iraq-strike-amid-complaints-from-democrats-idUSKBN1Z30NF | 2020-01-05 |
| On Friday Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced a resolution to force a debate and vote in Congress to prevent further escalation of hostilities with Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House sent to Congress on Saturday formal notification of Fridays U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general amid complaints from Democrats that President Donald Trump did not notify lawmakers or seek advance approval for the attack | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-congress/white-house-gives-lawmakers-formal-notice-of-iraq-strike-amid-complaints-from-democrats-idUSKBN1Z30NF | 2020-01-05 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran following the U.S. air strike that killed Iranian military general Qassem Soleimani | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran following the U.S. air strike that killed Iranian military general Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-spoke-with-israels-netanyahu-about-iran-idUSKBN1Z30N9 | 2020-01-05 |
| A U.S. State Department spokeswoman said in a statement that Pompeo also discussed with Netanyahu the Trump Administrations resolve in protecting American interests personnel facilities and partners | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran following the U.S. air strike that killed Iranian military general Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-spoke-with-israels-netanyahu-about-iran-idUSKBN1Z30N9 | 2020-01-05 |
| Defence minister Ben Wallace said in a statement that he had spoken to his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper We urge all parties to engage to deescalate the situation | Positive | LONDON Britain urged all parties to show restraint on Saturday after the United States killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in an air strike but said its closest ally was entitled to defend itself against an imminent threat | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-britain-wallace/uk-says-u-s-is-entitled-to-defend-itself-following-iraq-attack-idUSKBN1Z30M9 | 2020-01-05 |
| Kataib Hezbollah used the drones to gather aerial footage of locations where U.S. troops were deployed according to two Iraqi security officials who monitor the movements of militias | Negative | In midOctober Iranian MajorGeneral Qassem Soleimani met with his Iraqi Shiite militia allies at a villa on the banks of the Tigris River looking across at the U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-soleimani-insight/inside-the-plot-by-irans-soleimani-to-attack-u-s-forces-in-iraq-idUSKBN1Z301Z | 2020-01-05 |
| Last month MercedesBenz USA agreed to a million civil penalty over its handling of U.S. vehicle recalls after a yearlong U.S. government investigation into 1 | Negative | WASHINGTON German automaker Daimler AG | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-daimler-recall/daimler-recalls-744000-u-s-mercedes-benz-vehicles-for-faulty-sunroofs-idUSKBN1Z401H | 2020-01-05 |
| SAN Federal Reserve policymakers who last year were frequently at odds over where to set U.S. borrowing costs opened 2020 telegraphing confidence in the state of the economy and signaling broad agreement that monetary policy is right where it should be | Positive | SAN Federal Reserve policymakers who last year were frequently at odds over where to set U.S. borrowing costs opened 2020 telegraphing confidence in the state of the economy and signaling broad agreement that monetary policy is right where it should be | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-barkin/fed-policymakers-broadly-see-eye-to-eye-on-2020-outlook-idUSKBN1Z21N4 | 2020-01-05 |
| Mester had been among a handful of Fed policymakers who argued last year that the U.S. economy did not need lower rates to continue to grow | Positive | SAN Federal Reserve policymakers who last year were frequently at odds over where to set U.S. borrowing costs opened 2020 telegraphing confidence in the state of the economy and signaling broad agreement that monetary policy is right where it should be | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-barkin/fed-policymakers-broadly-see-eye-to-eye-on-2020-outlook-idUSKBN1Z21N4 | 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 |
| SAN DIEGO The U.S. Federal Reserve still has enough clout to fight a future downturn but policymakers should state in advance the mix of policies and policy promises they plan to use to get the most bang for their buck former Fed chief Ben Bernanke said on Saturday | Positive | SAN DIEGO The U.S. Federal Reserve still has enough clout to fight a future downturn but policymakers should state in advance the mix of policies and policy promises they plan to use to get the most bang for their buck former Fed chief Ben Bernanke said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-bernanke/bernanke-fed-has-ample-clout-to-fight-downturn-if-toolkit-used-properly-idUSKBN1Z400J | 2020-01-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate remained at a stalemate on Friday over how to proceed with the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump as the chambers leaders wrangled over whether White House aides will be called as witnesses and the top Democrat appealed to a handful of Republicans who could help break the impasse | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate remained at a stalemate on Friday over how to proceed with the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump as the chambers leaders wrangled over whether White House aides will be called as witnesses and the top Democrat appealed to a handful of Republicans who could help break the impasse | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-senate-in-stalemate-over-how-to-proceed-with-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z21W3 | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. authorities and major cities saw no imminent threats on Friday from potential Iranian retaliation over a U.S. air strike that killed Tehrans most prominent military commander but New Yorks mayor said his city was bracing for an attack like never before | Negative | U.S. authorities and major cities saw no imminent threats on Friday from potential Iranian retaliation over a U.S. air strike that killed Tehrans most prominent military commander but New Yorks mayor said his city was bracing for an attack like never before | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-new-york/u-s-sees-no-domestic-threat-but-new-york-braces-for-iranian-retaliation-idUSKBN1Z21ZR | 2020-01-04 |
| Other U.S. cities were also taking precautions | Negative | U.S. authorities and major cities saw no imminent threats on Friday from potential Iranian retaliation over a U.S. air strike that killed Tehrans most prominent military commander but New Yorks mayor said his city was bracing for an attack like never before | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-new-york/u-s-sees-no-domestic-threat-but-new-york-braces-for-iranian-retaliation-idUSKBN1Z21ZR | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. appeals court judges on Friday appeared skeptical about broad legal arguments by President Donald Trumps administration seeking to block a former White House lawyer from testifying to Congress as part of the impeachment effort against Trump but also seemed wary about stepping into the heated political fight | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. appeals court judges on Friday appeared skeptical about broad legal arguments by President Donald Trumps administration seeking to block a former White House lawyer from testifying to Congress as part of the impeachment effort against Trump but also seemed wary about stepping into the heated political fight | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcgahn/judges-struggle-over-trump-bid-to-block-mcgahn-congressional-testimony-idUSKBN1Z210Q | 2020-01-04 |
| NEW YORK Michael Avenatti does not want U.S. prosecutors to present evidence at his criminal trial this month that his alleged financial straits including an inability to pay child support gave the celebrity lawyer a motive to extort Nike Inc | Negative | NEW YORK Michael Avenatti does not want U.S. prosecutors to present evidence at his criminal trial this month that his alleged financial straits including an inability to pay child support gave the celebrity lawyer a motive to extort Nike Inc | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/avenatti-says-evidence-hes-cash-strapped-doesnt-belong-in-nike-extortion-trial-idUSKBN1Z226Y | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday the Senate should begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump even though it has not resolved a dispute over whether top White House aides will be called as witnesses | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday the Senate should begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump even though it has not resolved a dispute over whether top White House aides will be called as witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/senate-should-set-aside-witness-dispute-and-start-impeachment-trial-mcconnell-idUSKBN1Z21SG | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states asked the Supreme Court on Friday to declare that the landmark Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution as lower courts have found in a lawsuit brought by Republicanled states | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states asked the Supreme Court on Friday to declare that the landmark Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution as lower courts have found in a lawsuit brought by Republicanled states | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/democrats-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-save-obamacare-idUSKBN1Z21YF | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday that the Senate must conduct a fair impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with relevant witnesses and documents presented | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday that the Senate must conduct a fair impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with relevant witnesses and documents presented | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-schumer/top-senate-democrat-schumer-says-chamber-must-conduct-fair-impeachment-trial-of-trump-idUSKBN1Z21UB | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a campaign event in a Miami megachurch on Friday to shore up support from Christian conservatives after a prominent evangelical publication questioned whether the faithful should support the Republican | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a campaign event in a Miami megachurch on Friday to shore up support from Christian conservatives after a prominent evangelical publication questioned whether the faithful should support the Republican | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-religion/trump-seeks-to-shore-up-evangelical-support-at-prosperity-gospel-church-idUSKBN1Z2114 | 2020-01-04 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Friday authorized a Rudy Giuliani associate indicted on campaign finance charges to turn over documents and the contents of his iPhone to a House panel as part of the impeachment process against President Donald Trump | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Friday authorized a Rudy Giuliani associate indicted on campaign finance charges to turn over documents and the contents of his iPhone to a House panel as part of the impeachment process against President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani-parnas/giuliani-associate-can-give-documents-sought-in-trump-impeachment-to-house-panel-idUSKBN1Z21TZ | 2020-01-04 |
| Biden a former U.S. vice president is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination to run against Trump a Republican in Novembers election | Positive | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Friday authorized a Rudy Giuliani associate indicted on campaign finance charges to turn over documents and the contents of his iPhone to a House panel as part of the impeachment process against President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani-parnas/giuliani-associate-can-give-documents-sought-in-trump-impeachment-to-house-panel-idUSKBN1Z21TZ | 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 |
| NEW YORK A former Mexican government official who oversaw public security in his country pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. charges he accepted millions of dollars in bribes to protect the Sinaloa drug cartel once run by Joaquin El Guzman and let it operate with impunity | Negative | NEW YORK A former Mexican government official who oversaw public security in his country pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. charges he accepted millions of dollars in bribes to protect the Sinaloa drug cartel once run by Joaquin El Guzman and let it operate with impunity | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption/former-mexico-security-chief-tied-to-sinaloa-cartel-pleads-not-guilty-in-ny-idUSKBN1Z226D | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. officials said Soleimani was killed in a drone strike | Negative | Iran promised vengeance after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani Tehrans most prominent military commander and the architect of its growing influence in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-blast/u-s-says-terminated-top-iran-general-to-thwart-attack-on-americans-idUSKBN1Z11K8 | 2020-01-04 |
| BEIRUT The U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani Irans most powerful figure after its supreme leader is seen by Tehran as an act of war that risks regional conflagration | Negative | BEIRUT The U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani Irans most powerful figure after its supreme leader is seen by Tehran as an act of war that risks regional conflagration | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-blast-soleimani-analysi/u-s-killing-of-irans-second-most-powerful-man-risks-regional-conflagration-idUSKBN1Z21TJ | 2020-01-04 |
| But the killing of an American contractor at a base in northern Iraq attacked by the Kataib Hezbollah militia last week prompted U.S. air strikes that killed 25 proIranian fighters | Negative | BEIRUT The U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani Irans most powerful figure after its supreme leader is seen by Tehran as an act of war that risks regional conflagration | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-blast-soleimani-analysi/u-s-killing-of-irans-second-most-powerful-man-risks-regional-conflagration-idUSKBN1Z21TJ | 2020-01-04 |
| Already the Soleimani killing has united otherwise fractious Iraqi Shiite groups in demanding U.S. forces quit Iraq | Negative | BEIRUT The U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani Irans most powerful figure after its supreme leader is seen by Tehran as an act of war that risks regional conflagration | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-blast-soleimani-analysi/u-s-killing-of-irans-second-most-powerful-man-risks-regional-conflagration-idUSKBN1Z21TJ | 2020-01-04 |
| A U.S. State Department spokesperson said deportations were one of several steps the Trump administration was taking to address the on the U.S. border with Mexico | Negative | GUATEMALA CITY U.S. President Donald Trumps administration stepped up deportations of Guatemalans in 2019 doubling the number of migrants sent back from the United States a decade earlier data from the Central American country showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala/u-s-deportations-of-guatemalans-doubled-over-past-decade-idUSKBN1Z223M | 2020-01-04 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys acting deputy secretary Ken Cuccinelli said the agreement could also apply to Mexicans and other nationalities | Negative | GUATEMALA CITY U.S. President Donald Trumps administration stepped up deportations of Guatemalans in 2019 doubling the number of migrants sent back from the United States a decade earlier data from the Central American country showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala/u-s-deportations-of-guatemalans-doubled-over-past-decade-idUSKBN1Z223M | 2020-01-04 |
| MOSCOW Russias Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. air strike would increase tensions in the Middle East RIA news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. air strike would increase tensions in the Middle East RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-iraq-security-blast-russia/u-s-killing-of-iranian-commander-will-raise-middle-east-tension-russia-idUSKBN1Z20L2 | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON After President Donald Trump said the top Iranian general killed in a U.S. air strike in Baghdad was plotting attacks on U.S. interests some U.S. national security and congressional officials are raising questions about the use of that word to justify the killing | Negative | WASHINGTON After President Donald Trump said the top Iranian general killed in a U.S. air strike in Baghdad was plotting attacks on U.S. interests some U.S. national security and congressional officials are raising questions about the use of that word to justify the killing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-intelligence/trump-says-soleimani-plotted-imminent-attacks-but-critics-question-just-how-soon-idUSKBN1Z228N | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. Army General Mark Milley the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters that violent plots by Soleimani might still happen despite his death | Negative | WASHINGTON After President Donald Trump said the top Iranian general killed in a U.S. air strike in Baghdad was plotting attacks on U.S. interests some U.S. national security and congressional officials are raising questions about the use of that word to justify the killing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-intelligence/trump-says-soleimani-plotted-imminent-attacks-but-critics-question-just-how-soon-idUSKBN1Z228N | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday that any Iranian retaliation in response to the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani would be a very poor decision | Negative | WASHINGTON White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday that any Iranian retaliation in response to the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani would be a very poor decision | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-o-brien/white-house-iran-retaliation-for-soleimani-killing-would-be-poor-decision-idUSKBN1Z228H | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. officials said the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani on Friday might deter rather than provoke Iranian violence against U.S. targets despite Tehrans vow of retaliation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials said the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani on Friday might deter rather than provoke Iranian violence against U.S. targets despite Tehrans vow of retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-usa-attacks/u-s-officials-say-soleimanis-death-could-deter-iranian-violence-idUSKBN1Z224M | 2020-01-04 |
| While acknowledging that Soleimanis killing could trigger a fresh cycle of violence one senior U.S. official said at the least it would deprive Tehran of one of its wiliest commanders | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials said the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani on Friday might deter rather than provoke Iranian violence against U.S. targets despite Tehrans vow of retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-usa-attacks/u-s-officials-say-soleimanis-death-could-deter-iranian-violence-idUSKBN1Z224M | 2020-01-04 |
| Weakness invites more said a second U.S. official saying he did not expect Iranian retaliation because we are speaking in a language the regime understands | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. officials said the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani on Friday might deter rather than provoke Iranian violence against U.S. targets despite Tehrans vow of retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-usa-attacks/u-s-officials-say-soleimanis-death-could-deter-iranian-violence-idUSKBN1Z224M | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the strike aimed to disrupt an imminent that would have endangered Americans in the Middle East | Negative | NEW Oil prices surged as much as a barrel as gold the yen and safehaven bonds all rallied on Friday after the U.S. killing of Irans top military commander in an air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/oil-safe-havens-surge-after-u-s-strikes-kill-iran-commander-idUSKBN1Z2042 | 2020-01-04 |
| The U.S. government and others on Friday urged their citizens in the region either to return home or to stay away from potential targets and public gatherings | Negative | NEW Oil prices surged as much as a barrel as gold the yen and safehaven bonds all rallied on Friday after the U.S. killing of Irans top military commander in an air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/oil-safe-havens-surge-after-u-s-strikes-kill-iran-commander-idUSKBN1Z2042 | 2020-01-04 |
| Yields on German Bunds and U.S. Treasuries the worlds benchmark government bonds that are typically seen as the safest assets fell sharply | Negative | NEW Oil prices surged as much as a barrel as gold the yen and safehaven bonds all rallied on Friday after the U.S. killing of Irans top military commander in an air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/oil-safe-havens-surge-after-u-s-strikes-kill-iran-commander-idUSKBN1Z2042 | 2020-01-04 |
| NEW YORK Novartis AG Merck Co Inc and Allergan Plc were among companies that raised U.S. prices on more than 100 prescription medicines on Friday bringing the tally to 445 drugs that will cost more in 2020 according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors | Negative | NEW YORK Novartis AG Merck Co Inc and Allergan Plc were among companies that raised U.S. prices on more than 100 prescription medicines on Friday bringing the tally to 445 drugs that will cost more in 2020 according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-drugpricing/novartis-merck-and-allergan-join-those-raising-u-s-drug-prices-for-2020-idUSKBN1Z21P3 | 2020-01-04 |
| Under pressure from politicians and patients many makers of branded drugs have pledged to keep annual U.S. price increases below a year | Negative | NEW YORK Novartis AG Merck Co Inc and Allergan Plc were among companies that raised U.S. prices on more than 100 prescription medicines on Friday bringing the tally to 445 drugs that will cost more in 2020 according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-drugpricing/novartis-merck-and-allergan-join-those-raising-u-s-drug-prices-for-2020-idUSKBN1Z21P3 | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON 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 | WASHINGTON 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 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-target/iranian-commander-soleimani-had-been-in-pompeos-sights-for-years-idUSKBN1Z21UT | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. officials said Fridays decisive had been threatened since Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON 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 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-target/iranian-commander-soleimani-had-been-in-pompeos-sights-for-years-idUSKBN1Z21UT | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in the statement that the militia group and its leaders use violence and terror to further the Iranian regimes efforts to undermine Iraqi sovereignty | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States plans to designate an Iranianbacked Iraqi militia as a foreign terrorist organization the State Department said on Friday accusing the Asaib Ahl alHaq group of being a violent proxy of Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-designation/u-s-to-designate-iran-backed-iraqi-militia-as-foreign-terrorist-organization-idUSKBN1Z220Y | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. officials told Reuters earlier this week that thousands of additional troops could be sent to the region and had been told to prepare to deploy | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is sending nearly 3000 additional troops to the Middle East from the 82nd Airborne Division as a precaution amid rising threats to American forces in the region the Pentagon said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-middleeast/pentagon-to-deploy-thousands-of-additional-troops-to-middle-east-idUSKBN1Z21U4 | 2020-01-04 |
| Reuters first reported on Friday that U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper had canceled plans to take personal leave later in January amid rising tension with Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is sending nearly 3000 additional troops to the Middle East from the 82nd Airborne Division as a precaution amid rising threats to American forces in the region the Pentagon said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-middleeast/pentagon-to-deploy-thousands-of-additional-troops-to-middle-east-idUSKBN1Z21U4 | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to go to war with Iran without congressional authorization and said he should have consulted with top congressional leaders before the U.S. killed a top Iranian commander | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to go to war with Iran without congressional authorization and said he should have consulted with top congressional leaders before the U.S. killed a top Iranian commander | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-schumer/trump-does-not-have-authority-to-go-to-war-with-iran-schumer-idUSKBN1Z21T8 | 2020-01-04 |
| Sanders who has consistently opposed U.S. military intervention overseas contrasted the strike with his own domestic priorities of universal healthcare improved infrastructure and steps to combat climate change | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contenders on Friday condemned the air strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani saying President Donald Trumps decision was reckless and could lead the United States to another war in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iran/democratic-white-house-contenders-condemn-trumps-strike-against-iranian-commander-warn-of-war-idUSKBN1Z21WG | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that Soleimani was planning to kill Americans | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices jumped to the highest level in more than three months on Friday after the United States killed a top Iranian military commander in Iraq sparking fears that escalating conflict in the region could disrupt global oil supplies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-jump-after-u-s-air-strike-kills-top-iranian-commander-idUSKBN1Z2030 | 2020-01-04 |
| HONG Chinese electric vehicle maker Lixiang Automotive has filed for a U.S. initial public offering aiming to raise at least million said two people with direct knowledge of the matter joining peers seeking to finance growth through stock listings | Positive | HONG Chinese electric vehicle maker Lixiang Automotive has filed for a U.S. initial public offering aiming to raise at least million said two people with direct knowledge of the matter joining peers seeking to finance growth through stock listings | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lixiang-ipo/chinese-ev-maker-lixiang-files-for-u-s-ipo-of-at-least-500-million-sources-idUSKBN1Z20QZ | 2020-01-04 |
| NEW YORK Investors rushed into safehaven assets on Friday after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a senior Iranian military official sending the Japanese yen to a threemonth high while the U.S. dollar index was knocked by the weakest domestic factory activity in a decade | Negative | NEW YORK Investors rushed into safehaven assets on Friday after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a senior Iranian military official sending the Japanese yen to a threemonth high while the U.S. dollar index was knocked by the weakest domestic factory activity in a decade | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/soleimani-strike-lifts-safe-haven-yen-grim-u-s-data-hits-dollar-idUSKBN1Z202B | 2020-01-04 |
| Though it weakened Friday the greenback may ultimately benefit if slower U.S. manufacturing dents hopes for global growth in 2020 | Negative | NEW YORK Investors rushed into safehaven assets on Friday after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a senior Iranian military official sending the Japanese yen to a threemonth high while the U.S. dollar index was knocked by the weakest domestic factory activity in a decade | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/soleimani-strike-lifts-safe-haven-yen-grim-u-s-data-hits-dollar-idUSKBN1Z202B | 2020-01-04 |
| The idea that other countries that are large exporters to the U.S. might see a large rebound in the near term that idea is losing traction said Schamotta | Neutral | NEW YORK Investors rushed into safehaven assets on Friday after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a senior Iranian military official sending the Japanese yen to a threemonth high while the U.S. dollar index was knocked by the weakest domestic factory activity in a decade | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/soleimani-strike-lifts-safe-haven-yen-grim-u-s-data-hits-dollar-idUSKBN1Z202B | 2020-01-04 |
| The U.S. manufacturing sector fell into its deepest slump in more than a decade in December as the U.S.China trade war kept a lid on factory output orders and employment although the longawaited Phase 1 deal between Washington and Beijing could limit further downside | Negative | The U.S. manufacturing sector fell into its deepest slump in more than a decade in December as the U.S.China trade war kept a lid on factory output orders and employment although the longawaited Phase 1 deal between Washington and Beijing could limit further downside | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-pmi/u-s-factory-sector-in-deepest-slump-in-more-than-10-years-idUSKBN1Z21JF | 2020-01-04 |
| Volume on U.S. exchanges was 7 | Neutral | NEW YORK Wall Streets major indexes fell from record highs on Friday after a U.S. air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East and a biggerthanexpected contraction in the U.S. manufacturing sector raised concerns of slowing economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-snaps-win-streak-as-middle-east-tensions-push-down-wall-street-idUSKBN1Z210Y | 2020-01-04 |
| Top U.S. Federal Reserve officials struck upbeat tones about the economy on Friday a confidence reflected in a record of their latest meeting that signaled no urgency to offer additional stimulus in the wake of three interest rate cuts last year | Negative | Top U.S. Federal Reserve officials struck upbeat tones about the economy on Friday a confidence reflected in a record of their latest meeting that signaled no urgency to offer additional stimulus in the wake of three interest rate cuts last year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-barkin/fed-officials-kick-off-2020-with-optimistic-view-of-u-s-economy-idUSKBN1Z21N4 | 2020-01-04 |
| Barkin too said he was about recent progress in U.S.China trade talks and signs that Brexit may pass without a major economic disruption | Positive | Top U.S. Federal Reserve officials struck upbeat tones about the economy on Friday a confidence reflected in a record of their latest meeting that signaled no urgency to offer additional stimulus in the wake of three interest rate cuts last year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-barkin/fed-officials-kick-off-2020-with-optimistic-view-of-u-s-economy-idUSKBN1Z21N4 | 2020-01-04 |
| Analysts expect overall 2019 U.S. sales to fall by about from 2018 but still finish above 17 million vehicles for the fifth consecutive year | Negative | U.S. automakers on Friday reported another year of stable sales of pickup trucks as discounts during the crucial holiday season and lower interest rates on vehicle loans attracted buyers while demand for passenger cars retreated further | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-autos-sales/discounts-fuel-u-s-pick-up-truck-sales-in-a-slowing-market-idUSKBN1Z21GQ | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it will accept public comments until Feb | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it will accept public comments until Feb | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-huawei-tech-usa/fcc-says-it-will-accept-comments-until-february-3-on-huawei-zte-security-risks-idUSKBN1Z2228 | 2020-01-04 |
| Rodney Scott acting deputy chief of the U.S. Border Patrol told reporters in December that the factors change on a daily but are determined in coordination with the receiving countries | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States will expand the scope of a program that returns nonMexican migrants crossing Mexicos border to that country to await their U.S. court hearings the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-border/u-s-expands-scope-of-program-to-return-migrants-to-mexico-idUSKBN1Z11J0 | 2020-01-04 |
| United Airlines last month extended the grounding of its inservice MAX flights until June the longest period that any U.S. carrier has scheduled for keeping the aircraft out of service | Negative | United Airlines last month extended the grounding of its inservice MAX flights until June the longest period that any U.S. carrier has scheduled for keeping the aircraft out of service | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-ryanair-hldgs/ryanair-ceo-says-group-may-not-get-737-max-until-october-report-idUSKBN1Z20GB | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday to consider legislation to implement the new North American USMCA trade pact the panel said in a statement on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday to consider legislation to implement the new North American USMCA trade pact the panel said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-uscma/u-s-senate-finance-panel-to-consider-usmca-trade-pact-on-tuesday-idUSKBN1Z226B | 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 |
| FALLUJA Iraq 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 | FALLUJA Iraq 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 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-iraq-security-blast-brent/reports-of-attacks-on-u-s-military-base-in-iraq-are-false-two-sources-idUSKBN1Z220B | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. and Brent crude oil futures had rallied on tweets citing unconfirmed attacks on a U.S. military installation in Iraq | Negative | FALLUJA Iraq 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 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-iraq-security-blast-brent/reports-of-attacks-on-u-s-military-base-in-iraq-are-false-two-sources-idUSKBN1Z220B | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers agreed in their final policy meeting of 2019 that interest rates were likely to stay on hold for a as the central bank set its sights on a new articulation of its monetary policy framework | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers agreed in their final policy meeting of 2019 that interest rates were likely to stay on hold for a as the central bank set its sights on a new articulation of its monetary policy framework | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-minutes/fed-policymakers-agree-rates-on-hold-for-a-time-idUSKBN1Z2250 | 2020-01-04 |
| 92 against the U.S. dollar and was last up 0 | Neutral | Japanese yen hits 2month high vs dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-jump-after-u-s-air-strike-in-iraq-idUSL8N29826N | 2020-01-04 |
| An index of U.S. manufacturing activity is also due at 1500 GMT but markets will be more interested in scrutinizing the minutes from the Federal Reserves last meeting in December | Positive | Japanese yen hits 2month high vs dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-jump-after-u-s-air-strike-in-iraq-idUSL8N29826N | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar who is running for the Democratic nomination for president raised | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar who is running for the Democratic nomination for president raised | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising-klobuchar/democrat-klobuchars-presidential-campaign-raised-11-4-million-in-fourth-quarter-idUSKBN1Z216G | 2020-01-04 |
| The rule will go into effect in the United States alone but U.S. authorities could later submit it to international bodies to try to create a level playing field globally | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will make it more difficult to export artificial intelligence software as of next week part of a bid to keep sensitive technologies out of the hands of rival powers like China | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-artificial-intelligence/u-s-government-limits-exports-of-artificial-intelligence-software-idUSKBN1Z21PT | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said ecigarette makers will be banned from selling podbased ecigarette flavors including fruit dessert and mint in the United States from February | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said ecigarette makers will be banned from selling podbased ecigarette flavors including fruit dessert and mint in the United States from February | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-vaping-bat/uk-tobacco-shares-rise-on-u-s-e-cigarette-ban-exemptions-idUSKBN1Z20RJ | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has not yet released her latest fundraising totals | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden took in | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-fundraising/u-s-presidential-hopeful-joe-biden-has-best-fundraising-quarter-of-his-campaign-idUSKBN1Z11CY | 2020-01-03 |
| But Alex Azar the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary called the approach a smart targeted policy that protects our kids without creating unnecessary disruption | Positive | The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ban on some popular ecigarette flavors including fruit and mint to curb rising teenage use of vaping products allowing only menthol and tobacco flavors to remain on the market | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-vaping/trump-administration-restricts-some-e-cigarette-flavors-idUSKBN1Z11B7 | 2020-01-03 |
| Representative Frank Pallone the Democratic chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee which has launched probes into ecigarette manufacturers dismissed the impact of the ban | Negative | The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ban on some popular ecigarette flavors including fruit and mint to curb rising teenage use of vaping products allowing only menthol and tobacco flavors to remain on the market | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-vaping/trump-administration-restricts-some-e-cigarette-flavors-idUSKBN1Z11B7 | 2020-01-03 |
| Warren remains in the top tier of candidates along with former Vice President Joe Biden and fellow U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders but her position has slid in recent opinion polls | Positive | WASHINGTON White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren said on Thursday that raising the minimum hourly wage to and ending a program that allow employers to pay disabled workers much less than the minimum would be among steps she would take to ensure financial security for individuals with disabilities | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/warren-would-end-subminimum-wage-in-plan-to-aid-disabled-u-s-workers-idUSKBN1Z115C | 2020-01-03 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is due to hold a trial to consider whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office after the House of Representatives voted in December to impeach him for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is due to hold a trial to consider whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office after the House of Representatives voted in December to impeach him for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-explainer/explainer-how-impeachment-works-and-why-trump-is-unlikely-to-be-removed-idUSKBN1Z10PT | 2020-01-03 |
| Last June Jim Benvie of the Guardian Patriots another armed group known for stopping migrants at the U.S.Mexico border was arrested and charged with impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol agent | Negative | The leader of a small rightwing militia accused of illegally detaining immigrants as they crossed the U.S. border with Mexico pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal weapons charges prosecutors and a defense lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-militia/leader-of-u-s-border-militia-group-pleads-guilty-to-weapons-charge-idUSKBN1Z11IH | 2020-01-03 |
| In April the United Constitutional Patriots boasted they had helped the U.S. Border Patrol detain some 5600 migrants in New Mexico in the previous 60 days | Negative | The leader of a small rightwing militia accused of illegally detaining immigrants as they crossed the U.S. border with Mexico pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal weapons charges prosecutors and a defense lawyer said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-militia/leader-of-u-s-border-militia-group-pleads-guilty-to-weapons-charge-idUSKBN1Z11IH | 2020-01-03 |
| Whereas Sezzle is only in the U.S. and at a very early stage so the risk will be a lot higher for them if they dont start on the right foot | Negative | Sezzles stock fell to its lowest ever on Thursday setting the company up to be worth about million about less than what it was worth during its IPO in July | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-sezzle-lending-california/australia-listed-sezzle-fails-to-win-california-lending-license-shares-dive-idUSKBN1Z0244 | 2020-01-03 |
| The 1992 Dream the first U.S. Olympic mens basketball squad to include active players from the NBA was another special moment | Positive | Former National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern who oversaw explosive growth in the popularity of the game during his 30year tenure died on Wednesday at the age of 77 the league said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-basketball-nba-david-stern/former-nba-commissioner-stern-dies-at-77-made-league-truly-global-brand-idUSKBN1Z0231 | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. government personnel are advised to shelter in place | Negative | MEXICO CITY The United States consulate in Mexicos border city of Nuevo Laredo issued a security alert on Wednesday warning against gun battles and urging government employees to take precautions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence-nuevolaredo/u-s-consulate-warns-employees-as-gun-battles-rock-mexican-border-city-idUSKBN1Z10AA | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to designate the groups as terrorist organizations in response to a series of bloody security breaches triggered by cartel gunmen | Negative | MEXICO CITY The United States consulate in Mexicos border city of Nuevo Laredo issued a security alert on Wednesday warning against gun battles and urging government employees to take precautions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence-nuevolaredo/u-s-consulate-warns-employees-as-gun-battles-rock-mexican-border-city-idUSKBN1Z10AA | 2020-01-03 |
| At the direction of the President the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qassem the Pentagon said in a statement | Negative | BAGHDAD The United States killed Iranian MajorGeneral Qassem Soleimani head of the elite Quds Force and spearhead of Irans spreading military influence in the Middle East on Friday in an air strike at Baghdad airport the Pentagon and Iran said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-blast/u-s-says-it-kills-top-iranian-commander-soleimani-in-air-strike-idUSKBN1Z11K8 | 2020-01-03 |
| Kataib which received battlefield training from Lebanons Hezbollah has long targeted U.S. forces and was one of the earliest groups to dispatch fighters to Syria to support Assad | Negative | BAGHDAD The United States killed Iranian MajorGeneral Qassem Soleimani head of the elite Quds Force and spearhead of Irans spreading military influence in the Middle East on Friday in an air strike at Baghdad airport the Pentagon and Iran said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-blast/u-s-says-it-kills-top-iranian-commander-soleimani-in-air-strike-idUSKBN1Z11K8 | 2020-01-03 |
| Soleimani had a pointed any negotiation with the U.S. would be complete surrender | Negative | 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-security-soleimani-newsmaker/soleimani-was-irans-celebrity-soldier-spearhead-in-middle-east-idUSKBN1Z20C4 | 2020-01-03 |
| At the direction of the president the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qassem the Pentagon said in a statement | Negative | BAGHDAD The United States killed Iranian MajorGeneral Qassem Soleimani head of the elite Quds Force and architect of Irans spreading military influence in the Middle East in an air strike on Friday at Baghdad airport the Pentagon and Iran said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iraq-security-blast/u-s-says-it-kills-top-iranian-commander-soleimani-in-air-strike-idUSKBN1Z11K8 | 2020-01-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed on the need to deescalate tensions in Idlib Syria the White House said on Thursday a day after eight people were killed in a Syrian missile strike in the province | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed on the need to deescalate tensions in Idlib Syria the White House said on Thursday a day after eight people were killed in a Syrian missile strike in the province | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-syria-security-idlib/trump-erdogan-agree-on-need-for-de-escalation-in-idlib-syria-white-house-idUSKBN1Z11BB | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Thursday that outsiders were complicating the situation in Libya the White House said | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Thursday that outsiders were complicating the situation in Libya the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-turkey-usa/trump-tells-erdogan-foreign-interference-complicating-libya-white-house-idUSKBN1Z1140 | 2020-01-03 |
| SINGAPORE Brent crude futures jumped nearly on Friday to their highest since September after a U.S. air strike killed key Iranian and Iraqi military personnel raising concerns that escalating Middle East tensions may disrupt oil supplies | Negative | SINGAPORE Brent crude futures jumped nearly on Friday to their highest since September after a U.S. air strike killed key Iranian and Iraqi military personnel raising concerns that escalating Middle East tensions may disrupt oil supplies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-jumps-nearly-3-after-u-s-air-strike-kills-iran-iraq-officials-idUSKBN1Z2030 | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 were trading up | Positive | SINGAPORE Brent crude futures jumped nearly on Friday to their highest since September after a U.S. air strike killed key Iranian and Iraqi military personnel raising concerns that escalating Middle East tensions may disrupt oil supplies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-jumps-nearly-3-after-u-s-air-strike-kills-iran-iraq-officials-idUSKBN1Z2030 | 2020-01-03 |
| DUBAI Iran protested on Friday to a Swiss envoy representing U.S. interests in Tehran over the assassination of the Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani state television reported | Negative | DUBAI Iran protested on Friday to a Swiss envoy representing U.S. interests in Tehran over the assassination of the Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani state television reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-iran-swiss/iran-summons-swiss-envoy-over-assassination-of-quds-force-chief-soleimani-tv-idUSKBN1Z20CO | 2020-01-03 |
| The U.S. bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue he said in the post | Negative | Here are some reactions to the killing of Iranian MajorGeneral Qassem Soleimani head of the elite Quds Force in a U.S. air strike on his convoy at Baghdad airport | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-reaction-factbox/reactions-to-the-killing-of-iranian-general-in-a-u-s-air-strike-idUSKBN1Z2070 | 2020-01-03 |
| BAGHDAD Formal funeral processions for militiamen killed in a U.S. air strike on Baghdad airport will take place on Saturday Iraqs Popular Mobilization Forces umbrella grouping of militia groups said in a statement on Friday | Negative | BAGHDAD Formal funeral processions for militiamen killed in a U.S. air strike on Baghdad airport will take place on Saturday Iraqs Popular Mobilization Forces umbrella grouping of militia groups said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-funeral/funeral-for-militiamen-killed-in-u-s-air-strike-to-be-held-on-saturday-iraqi-militias-idUSKBN1Z209L | 2020-01-03 |
| The U.S. bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue he said in a post on Twitter | Negative | DUBAI Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday the assassination of Iran Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani was an extremely dangerous and foolish escalation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-zarif/irans-zarif-says-u-s-responsible-for-consequences-of-rogue-adventurism-idUSKBN1Z207I | 2020-01-03 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. strike killed Iran Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani the Pentagon said on Thursday adding that Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack Americans in Iraq and the Middle East | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. strike killed Iran Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani the Pentagon said on Thursday adding that Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack Americans in Iraq and the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-pentagon/pentagon-says-iranian-commander-soleimani-was-developing-plans-to-attack-americans-idUSKBN1Z2056 | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. officials speaking on the condition of anonymity said that Soleimani had been killed in a drone strike in Baghdad | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. strike killed Iran Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani the Pentagon said on Thursday adding that Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack Americans in Iraq and the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-pentagon/pentagon-says-iranian-commander-soleimani-was-developing-plans-to-attack-americans-idUSKBN1Z2056 | 2020-01-03 |
| Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that Soleimanis death should be applauded by all who seek peace and justice | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. strike killed Iran Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani the Pentagon said on Thursday adding that Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack Americans in Iraq and the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-pentagon/pentagon-says-iranian-commander-soleimani-was-developing-plans-to-attack-americans-idUSKBN1Z2056 | 2020-01-03 |
| Texas Across snowcovered North Dakota U.S. farmers are stuck with fields full of weatherdamaged corn a crop they planted after the U.S.China trade war killed their soybean market | Negative | Texas Across snowcovered North Dakota U.S. farmers are stuck with fields full of weatherdamaged corn a crop they planted after the U.S.China trade war killed their soybean market | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture-insight/u-s-farmers-see-another-bleak-year-despite-phase-1-trade-deal-idUSKBN1Z20CK | 2020-01-03 |
| But U.S. President Donald Trump brightened the mood on Tuesday by saying the Phase 1 agreement would be signed on Jan | Positive | Fresh monetary stimulus in Beijing and growing SinoU.S. trade optimism helped European shares stay close to record highs on Thursday with banks and technology stocks leading a broadbased rally | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-stocks/china-stimulus-trade-progress-help-european-shares-mark-strong-start-to-decade-idUSKBN1Z10EX | 2020-01-03 |
| It remains very unclear exactly what impact U.S. could have on the equity said Tapas Strickland director of economics and markets at National Australia Bank | Negative | SHANGHAI Asian shares fell on Friday erasing early gains while oil prices spiked after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a top Iranian commander heightening geopolitical tensions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-stumble-oil-surges-after-u-s-air-strikes-in-iraq-idUSKBN1Z2042 | 2020-01-03 |
| But U.S. stock futures pointed to a grim day on Friday after the air strikes with eminis ESc1 shedding 0 | Negative | SHANGHAI Asian shares fell on Friday erasing early gains while oil prices spiked after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a top Iranian commander heightening geopolitical tensions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-stumble-oil-surges-after-u-s-air-strikes-in-iraq-idUSKBN1Z2042 | 2020-01-03 |
| The de facto U.S. embassy in Taiwan expressed its condolences saying it stood ready to assist in the aftermath of the tragedy but without detailing what such help might entail | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans top military official was among eight people killed on Thursday after a helicopter carrying them to visit soldiers crashed in a mountainous area near the capital Taipei the defense ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-taiwan-military-missing/taiwans-military-chief-among-eight-dead-in-helicopter-crash-idUSKBN1Z102B | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. military officials have said they see a longrange missile launch as one of the most likely possibilities | Negative | SEOUL If North Korea returns to longrange missile launches or other weapons tests in 2020 its military could make valuable technical advances and gain experience alongside whatever political message is sent to Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-missiles-technology-analys/faster-rockets-more-warheads-what-north-korea-could-gain-from-new-weapons-development-idUSKBN1Z10BQ | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. military officials later said North Korea had not demonstrated a survivable reentry vehicle though they did not discount the possibility | Negative | SEOUL If North Korea returns to longrange missile launches or other weapons tests in 2020 its military could make valuable technical advances and gain experience alongside whatever political message is sent to Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-missiles-technology-analys/faster-rockets-more-warheads-what-north-korea-could-gain-from-new-weapons-development-idUSKBN1Z10BQ | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had signed a contract about denuclearization and that he thought the North Korean leader was a man of his word | Positive | PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-usa-trump/trump-says-he-thinks-north-koreas-kim-is-a-man-of-his-word-idUSKBN1Z01II | 2020-01-03 |
| WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits edged lower last week a positive signal for the U.S. labor market amid recent signs that new claims may be trending slightly higher | Negative | WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits edged lower last week a positive signal for the U.S. labor market amid recent signs that new claims may be trending slightly higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-unemployment/u-s-jobless-claims-edge-lower-but-trend-points-to-uptick-in-filings-idUSKBN1Z10XF | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. Treasury bonds and gold rallied after an Iraqi militia spokesman told Reuters that Iranian MajorGeneral Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi alMuhandis were killed in the attack | Negative | Dollar index edges away from 6mth lows but eases on yen | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stumbles-to-9-wk-low-against-safe-haven-yen-as-mideast-tensions-flare-idUSL4N2980AQ | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. officials told Reuters that strikes had been carried out against two targets linked to Iran in Baghdad | Negative | Dollar index edges away from 6mth lows but eases on yen | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stumbles-to-9-wk-low-against-safe-haven-yen-as-mideast-tensions-flare-idUSL4N2980AQ | 2020-01-03 |
| An index of U.S. manufacturing activity due later is expected to show a slight uptick to 49 | Neutral | Dollar index edges away from 6mth lows but eases on yen | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stumbles-to-9-wk-low-against-safe-haven-yen-as-mideast-tensions-flare-idUSL4N2980AQ | 2020-01-03 |
| The more optimistic outlook for trade and expectations that U.S. outperformance will gradually wane continued to depress the U.S. dollar which fell 0 | Negative | Brent crude up 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-extend-new-year-cheer-mideast-air-strikes-drive-oil-higher-idUSL4N29807W | 2020-01-03 |
| on optimism better U.S.China trade relations will spur global growth denting safehaven assets | Positive | MSCIs allcountry world index at alltime high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-surge-as-rally-enters-new-year-dollar-rebounds-idUSL1N2970PO | 2020-01-03 |
| 25 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 12 cents to settle at | Neutral | MSCIs allcountry world index at alltime high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-surge-as-rally-enters-new-year-dollar-rebounds-idUSL1N2970PO | 2020-01-03 |
| Markets were also encouraged by U.S. President Donald Trumps announcement on Tuesday that Phase 1 of trade deal with China would be signed on Jan | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Newly passed legislation will push the U.S. State Department to disclose how it polices the sale of cyber tools and services abroad | Neutral | WASHINGTON Newly passed legislation will push the U.S. State Department to disclose how it polices the sale of cyber tools and services abroad | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-spying/u-s-legislation-on-spread-of-cyber-tools-passes-after-reuters-investigation-idUSKBN1Z11KS | 2020-01-03 |
| Under U.S. law companies selling hacking products or services to foreign governments must first obtain permission from the State Department | Neutral | WASHINGTON Newly passed legislation will push the U.S. State Department to disclose how it polices the sale of cyber tools and services abroad | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-spying/u-s-legislation-on-spread-of-cyber-tools-passes-after-reuters-investigation-idUSKBN1Z11KS | 2020-01-03 |
| U.S. lawmakers and human rights advocates have grown increasingly concerned that hacking skills developed for U.S. spy services are being sold abroad with scant oversight | Negative | WASHINGTON Newly passed legislation will push the U.S. State Department to disclose how it polices the sale of cyber tools and services abroad | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-spying/u-s-legislation-on-spread-of-cyber-tools-passes-after-reuters-investigation-idUSKBN1Z11KS | 2020-01-03 |
| The UAE program used former U.S. National Security Agency operatives to target foreign rivals human rights activists and journalists the Reuters reporting found | Negative | WASHINGTON Newly passed legislation will push the U.S. State Department to disclose how it polices the sale of cyber tools and services abroad | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-spying/u-s-legislation-on-spread-of-cyber-tools-passes-after-reuters-investigation-idUSKBN1Z11KS | 2020-01-03 |
| Smith singled out Netflix Inc for praise saying that of the streaming platforms 2019 directors of U.S. fictional films were women | Positive | The number of women behind the camera on Hollywood movies jumped to record levels in 2019 with 12 directing topgrossing films including Frozen Captain and two studies showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-women/female-directors-reached-record-highs-in-2019-hollywood-idUSKBN1Z11EV | 2020-01-03 |
| Drugmakers Allergan Plc and Novartis AG raised U.S. prices in early 2019 but have not announced any 2020 price hikes yet | Positive | NEW YORK AbbVie Inc on Thursday raised the cost of rheumatoid arthritis treatment Humira the worlds topselling medicine joining other drugmakers that have now hiked U.S. prices of more than 330 prescription drugs for 2020 according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-healthcare-drugpricing/more-january-u-s-price-hikes-take-2020-tally-to-over-330-drugs-with-higher-cost-idUSKBN1Z11C9 | 2020-01-03 |
| Survey responses from nearly 10000 U.S. veterans show their chief concern in the first year after leaving the service beyond work or social relationships is their health | Negative | Survey responses from nearly 10000 U.S. veterans show their chief concern in the first year after leaving the service beyond work or social relationships is their health | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-veterans/u-s-veterans-chief-concern-after-military-discharge-their-health-idUSKBN1Z11DP | 2020-01-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts will be a central figure in the ongoing drama of the Donald Trump presidency in coming months | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts will be a central figure in the ongoing drama of the Donald Trump presidency in coming months | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-chiefjustice/emerging-from-the-shadows-the-u-s-chief-justice-who-will-preside-over-trumps-trial-idUSKBN1Z01PH | 2020-01-02 |
| Ridehailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block the law in a lawsuit filed on Monday | Negative | A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California labor law meant to take effect from Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-labor-lawmaking/federal-judge-temporarily-exempts-truck-drivers-from-california-gig-worker-law-idUSKBN1Z01TO | 2020-01-02 |
| The companies have argued the bill violates the U.S. Constitution and that it is irrational vague and incoherent | Negative | A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California labor law meant to take effect from Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-labor-lawmaking/federal-judge-temporarily-exempts-truck-drivers-from-california-gig-worker-law-idUSKBN1Z01TO | 2020-01-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration would be unveiling a decision shortly on vaping and said certain flavors would still come off the market but hopefully then return soon | Negative | PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-vaping-trump/trump-says-vaping-decision-coming-shortly-hopes-flavors-can-return-to-market-fast-idUSKBN1Z01IP | 2020-01-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassy | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-postpones-ukraine-trip-to-focus-on-iraq-idUSKBN1Z020V | 2020-01-02 |
| Pompeo said on Twitter that Abdul Mahdi had agreed that Iraq would continue to uphold its responsibility to keep U.S. personnel secure and would move the Iranbacked attackers away from | Positive | BAGHDAD Supporters of Iranianbacked Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. Embassys perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened reprisals against Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-usa/rock-throwing-iraqi-militias-quit-u-s-embassy-after-protests-idUSKBN1Z01N9 | 2020-01-02 |
| U.S. officials said 750 extra troops would initially be based out of Kuwait and as many as 4000 troops could be sent to the region in coming days | Positive | BAGHDAD Supporters of Iranianbacked Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. Embassys perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened reprisals against Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-usa/rock-throwing-iraqi-militias-quit-u-s-embassy-after-protests-idUSKBN1Z01N9 | 2020-01-02 |
| Since then U.S. troops have yet to leave while the Iranbacked militias have been incorporated into the security forces | Negative | BAGHDAD Supporters of Iranianbacked Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. Embassys perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened reprisals against Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-usa/rock-throwing-iraqi-militias-quit-u-s-embassy-after-protests-idUSKBN1Z01N9 | 2020-01-02 |
| BAGHDAD The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said on Wednesday that all public consular operations were suspended a day after Iranbacked militias and their supporters stormed its outer perimeter setting fires throwing rocks and smashing surveillance cameras | Negative | BAGHDAD The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said on Wednesday that all public consular operations were suspended a day after Iranbacked militias and their supporters stormed its outer perimeter setting fires throwing rocks and smashing surveillance cameras | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-diplomacy/u-s-embassy-suspends-consular-operations-idUSKBN1Z01XJ | 2020-01-02 |
| BAGHDAD Paramilitary groups who have been protesting against U.S. air strikes in Iraq began to withdraw from the perimeter of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday although some supporters remained | Negative | BAGHDAD Paramilitary groups who have been protesting against U.S. air strikes in Iraq began to withdraw from the perimeter of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday although some supporters remained | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-withdraw/iraqi-militias-start-withdrawing-from-u-s-embassy-idUSKBN1Z01UE | 2020-01-02 |
| BAGHDAD Paramilitary groups who have been protesting against U.S. air strikes in Iraq told their supporters to withdraw from the perimeter of the U.S. Embassy in Baghadad on Wednesday | Negative | BAGHDAD Paramilitary groups who have been protesting against U.S. air strikes in Iraq told their supporters to withdraw from the perimeter of the U.S. Embassy in Baghadad on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-withdraw/iraqi-paramilitary-groups-tell-supporters-to-withdraw-from-u-s-embassy-perimeter-idUSKBN1Z01R3 | 2020-01-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of orchestrating violent protests at the U.S. embassy in Iraq on Tuesday and said Tehran would be held responsible | Negative | DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei strongly condemned U.S. attacks on Iranallied militia group in Iraq Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday blaming the United States for the violence in the neighbouring country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran-khamenei/irans-khamenei-strongly-condemns-u-s-attacks-in-iraq-tv-idUSKBN1Z01N0 | 2020-01-02 |
| 19 to formally charge President Donald Trump a Republican with high crimes and making him only the third U.S. president in history to be impeached | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-case-explainer/explainer-the-case-for-trumps-impeachment-and-the-case-against-it-idUSKBN1YZ0P0 | 2020-01-01 |
| Last week the FAA proposed requiring nearly all drones operating in U.S. airspace to be remotely tracked a move which Sheriff Elliot said he would welcome | Positive | DENVER The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into nighttime sightings of unidentified drones flying in formation over rural northeastern Colorado and southwest Nebraska over the last two weeks the agency said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-colorado-drones/faa-probes-clusters-of-mysterious-drones-flying-over-colorado-idUSKBN1YZ1G0 | 2020-01-01 |
| A U.S. appeals court upheld the validity of a federal program governing the payment of billions of dollars to insurers under the Affordable Care Act reversing a lower court ruling that had prompted the White House to temporarily suspend payments | Negative | A U.S. appeals court upheld the validity of a federal program governing the payment of billions of dollars to insurers under the Affordable Care Act reversing a lower court ruling that had prompted the White House to temporarily suspend payments | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obamacare-risk-payments-decision/u-s-appeals-court-upholds-risk-payments-to-health-insurers-idUSKBN1YZ1BW | 2020-01-01 |
| Tuesdays decision overturned a ruling by U.S. District Judge James Browning in Albuquerque New Mexico that had set aside payment rules for 2014 through 2018 | Neutral | A U.S. appeals court upheld the validity of a federal program governing the payment of billions of dollars to insurers under the Affordable Care Act reversing a lower court ruling that had prompted the White House to temporarily suspend payments | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obamacare-risk-payments-decision/u-s-appeals-court-upholds-risk-payments-to-health-insurers-idUSKBN1YZ1BW | 2020-01-01 |
| 19 became the third U.S. president to be impeached when the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives voted to charge him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-trials-explaine/explainer-how-trumps-impeachment-trial-would-differ-from-a-criminal-one-idUSKBN1YZ0PT | 2020-01-01 |
| Ridehailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block a California labor law set to go into effect on Wednesday arguing the bill violates the U.S. Constitution | Negative | Ridehailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block a California labor law set to go into effect on Wednesday arguing the bill violates the U.S. Constitution | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-lawsuit-california/uber-postmates-sue-to-block-california-gig-worker-law-claiming-its-unconstitutional-idUSKBN1YZ03O | 2020-01-01 |
| Protesters angry about U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday setting off a confrontation with guards and prompting the United States to send additional troops to the Middle East | Negative | Protesters angry about U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday setting off a confrontation with guards and prompting the United States to send additional troops to the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-usa/protesters-burn-security-post-at-u-s-embassy-in-iraq-pentagon-sending-additional-troops-to-region-idUSKBN1YZ1D7 | 2020-01-01 |
| The protests led by Iranianbacked militias posed a new foreign policy challenge for U.S. President Donald Trump who faces reelection in 2020 | Negative | Protesters angry about U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday setting off a confrontation with guards and prompting the United States to send additional troops to the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-usa/protesters-burn-security-post-at-u-s-embassy-in-iraq-pentagon-sending-additional-troops-to-region-idUSKBN1YZ1D7 | 2020-01-01 |
| More than 5000 U.S. troops are stationed in Iraq supporting local forces | Positive | Protesters angry about U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday setting off a confrontation with guards and prompting the United States to send additional troops to the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-usa/protesters-burn-security-post-at-u-s-embassy-in-iraq-pentagon-sending-additional-troops-to-region-idUSKBN1YZ1D7 | 2020-01-01 |
| Iran under severe economic duress from punishing U.S. sanctions put in place by Trump denied responsibility | Negative | Protesters angry about U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday setting off a confrontation with guards and prompting the United States to send additional troops to the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-usa/protesters-burn-security-post-at-u-s-embassy-in-iraq-pentagon-sending-additional-troops-to-region-idUSKBN1YZ1D7 | 2020-01-01 |
| DUBAI Iran denied it was behind violent protests at the U.S. embassy in Iraq on Tuesday and warned against any retaliation after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for an attack on the mission and said it would be held responsible | Negative | DUBAI Iran denied it was behind violent protests at the U.S. embassy in Iraq on Tuesday and warned against any retaliation after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for an attack on the mission and said it would be held responsible | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran/iran-denies-role-in-u-s-embassy-violence-warns-against-retaliation-idUSKBN1YZ19Y | 2020-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran will be held accountable for lives lost in attacks on any U.S. facilities | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran will be held accountable for lives lost in attacks on any U.S. facilities | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-threat/trump-says-iran-will-pay-a-very-big-price-if-lives-are-lost-at-any-u-s-facility-idUSKBN1YZ1DF | 2020-01-01 |
| U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 fell 62 cents or to settle at | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Tuesday the last trading day of the decade but notched the biggest annual gain in three years supported by a thaw in the prolonged U.S.China trade war and ongoing supply cuts from major oil producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-posts-biggest-yearly-rise-since-2016-idUSKBN1YZ02T | 2020-01-01 |
| Investors were nervous about the Middle East where thousands of protesters and militia fighters gathered outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad to condemn U.S. air strikes against Iraqi militias | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Tuesday the last trading day of the decade but notched the biggest annual gain in three years supported by a thaw in the prolonged U.S.China trade war and ongoing supply cuts from major oil producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-posts-biggest-yearly-rise-since-2016-idUSKBN1YZ02T | 2020-01-01 |
| The U.S. ambassador and staff were evacuated due to security concerns | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell on Tuesday the last trading day of the decade but notched the biggest annual gain in three years supported by a thaw in the prolonged U.S.China trade war and ongoing supply cuts from major oil producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-posts-biggest-yearly-rise-since-2016-idUSKBN1YZ02T | 2020-01-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of orchestrating the violence and said it would be held responsible | Negative | BAGHDAD Militiamen and their supporters protesting against deadly U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack on an American diplomatic mission in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/trump-blames-iran-as-protests-erupt-outside-u-s-embassy-in-iraq-idUSKBN1YZ0IO | 2020-01-01 |
| More U.S. troops were being sent to the embassy U.S. officials said | Neutral | BAGHDAD Militiamen and their supporters protesting against deadly U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack on an American diplomatic mission in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/trump-blames-iran-as-protests-erupt-outside-u-s-embassy-in-iraq-idUSKBN1YZ0IO | 2020-01-01 |
| The protests were led by Iranianbacked militias and lasted several hours but the U.S. State Department said later that personnel were secure and the facility had not been breached | Negative | BAGHDAD Militiamen and their supporters protesting against deadly U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack on an American diplomatic mission in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/trump-blames-iran-as-protests-erupt-outside-u-s-embassy-in-iraq-idUSKBN1YZ0IO | 2020-01-01 |
| The Washington Post reported that U.S. diplomats and staffers were huddled in a fortified safe room in the embassy according to two reached by a messaging app | Positive | BAGHDAD Militiamen and their supporters protesting against deadly U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack on an American diplomatic mission in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/trump-blames-iran-as-protests-erupt-outside-u-s-embassy-in-iraq-idUSKBN1YZ0IO | 2020-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the United States was sending additional forces to its embassy in Baghdad and called on the Iraqi government to help protect American personnel | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the United States was sending additional forces to its embassy in Baghdad and called on the Iraqi government to help protect American personnel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-trump-esper/additional-forces-being-sent-to-u-s-embassy-in-baghdad-pentagon-chief-idUSKBN1YZ14S | 2020-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON All American personnel of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad are secure and there has been no breach of the facility where protesters and militia fighters enraged by U.S. air strikes on Iraq staged a violent protest on Tuesday the State Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON All American personnel of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad are secure and there has been no breach of the facility where protesters and militia fighters enraged by U.S. air strikes on Iraq staged a violent protest on Tuesday the State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-secure/u-s-personnel-of-embassy-in-baghdad-secure-state-department-idUSKBN1YZ165 | 2020-01-01 |
| U.S. personnel are secure and there has been no breach | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has no plans to evacuate its embassy in Baghdad and additional forces are being sent following violent demonstrations outside the compound by protesters and militia fighters enraged by American air strikes U.S officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-trump/u-s-has-no-plan-to-evacuate-embassy-in-baghdad-more-forces-being-sent-to-compound-idUSKBN1YZ0TD | 2020-01-01 |
| The spokesperson added that the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matt Tueller had been on previously scheduled personal travel and was returning to the embassy | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States has no plans to evacuate its embassy in Baghdad and additional forces are being sent following violent demonstrations outside the compound by protesters and militia fighters enraged by American air strikes U.S officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-trump/u-s-has-no-plan-to-evacuate-embassy-in-baghdad-more-forces-being-sent-to-compound-idUSKBN1YZ0TD | 2020-01-01 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said additional forces were being sent to the embassy | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States has no plans to evacuate its embassy in Baghdad and additional forces are being sent following violent demonstrations outside the compound by protesters and militia fighters enraged by American air strikes U.S officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-trump/u-s-has-no-plan-to-evacuate-embassy-in-baghdad-more-forces-being-sent-to-compound-idUSKBN1YZ0TD | 2020-01-01 |
| Esper called on the Iraqi government to help in protecting U.S. personnel in the country as it was part of Baghdads international responsibilities | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has no plans to evacuate its embassy in Baghdad and additional forces are being sent following violent demonstrations outside the compound by protesters and militia fighters enraged by American air strikes U.S officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-trump/u-s-has-no-plan-to-evacuate-embassy-in-baghdad-more-forces-being-sent-to-compound-idUSKBN1YZ0TD | 2020-01-01 |
| U.S. officials speaking on condition of anonymity told Reuters that a small number of additional Marines were expected to go to the embassy in Baghdad | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States has no plans to evacuate its embassy in Baghdad and additional forces are being sent following violent demonstrations outside the compound by protesters and militia fighters enraged by American air strikes U.S officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-trump/u-s-has-no-plan-to-evacuate-embassy-in-baghdad-more-forces-being-sent-to-compound-idUSKBN1YZ0TD | 2020-01-01 |
| The U.S. embassy in London submitted the extradition request for Lynch to stand trial in the United States | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape a justice system in Japan where he believed he would not get a fair trial | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-factbox/factbox-carlos-ghosn-joins-list-of-execs-fighting-extradition-idUSKBN1YZ16W | 2020-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a very good meeting on the Middle East the military and trade on Tuesday shortly after he returned to his Florida club from his golf course | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a very good meeting on the Middle East the military and trade on Tuesday shortly after he returned to his Florida club from his golf course | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump-meeting/trump-says-he-had-a-good-meeting-on-middle-east-military-and-trade-idUSKBN1YZ176 | 2020-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Phase 1 of trade deal with China would be signed on Jan | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Phase 1 of trade deal with China would be signed on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/trump-says-u-s-china-trade-deal-will-be-signed-on-january-15-idUSKBN1YZ103 | 2020-01-01 |
| If the U.S. bank is able to increase its stake it would be the first foreign player to have majority ownership of its China futures business | Positive | Caps on foreign ownerships of futures companies will be scrapped as of 1 January 2020 as part of the gradual opening up of Chinas financial sector to foreign players | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-jp-morgan-china/jp-morgan-attempts-full-control-of-china-futures-jv-bloomberg-idUSKBN1YZ08X | 2020-01-01 |
| U.S. stock markets will be closed on Wednesday for New Years Day | Neutral | NEW YORK Wall Streets major indexes edged higher on Tuesday on a renewed rally fueled by trade optimism capping off a decade of handsome returns in which the benchmark 500 rose nearly | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-edges-higher-sp-closes-decade-with-nearly-190-gain-idUSKBN1YZ0US | 2020-01-01 |
| The tax strategy was legal and allowed Google to avoid triggering U.S. income taxes or European withholding taxes on the funds which represent the bulk of its overseas profits | Negative | A Google spokesman on Tuesday confirmed it would scrap the licensing structure saying this was in line with international rules and followed changes to U.S. tax law in 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-google-taxes-netherlands/google-to-end-double-irish-dutch-sandwich-tax-scheme-idUSKBN1YZ10Z | 2020-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON Lev Parnas an indicted associate of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has asked a court for permission to turn over the contents of Parnas phone and other documents to a House of Representatives panel for use in the Trump impeachment inquiry his lawyer said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON Lev Parnas an indicted associate of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has asked a court for permission to turn over the contents of Parnas phone and other documents to a House of Representatives panel for use in the Trump impeachment inquiry his lawyer said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani-parnas/giuliani-associate-asks-court-to-allow-handing-over-documents-sought-in-trump-impeachment-idUSKBN1YZ05K | 2020-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON Dec 31 The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said late on Tuesday it will investigate a fatal Dec | Negative | WASHINGTON Dec 31 The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said late on Tuesday it will investigate a fatal Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/tesla-crash/u-s-auto-safety-agency-to-probe-fatal-tesla-crash-in-los-angeles-idUSL1N296001 | 2020-01-01 |
| The 2010s saw the U.S. economy achieve its longestever expansion with notable milestones such as 110 months of uninterrupted job gains and an unemployment rate near a halfcentury low becoming easy bragging points for politicians and economists alike | Positive | The 2010s saw the U.S. economy achieve its longestever expansion with notable milestones such as 110 months of uninterrupted job gains and an unemployment rate near a halfcentury low becoming easy bragging points for politicians and economists alike | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-decade/from-opioid-deaths-to-student-debt-a-view-of-the-2010s-economy-in-charts-idUSKBN1YZ0AS | 2020-01-01 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| NEW YORK Dec 31 The dollar slid to a sixmonth low on Tuesday as progress on U.S.China trade tensions led investors to higherrisk assets while a yearend rally that pushed global equity markets to record highs petered out on the last trading day of 2019 | Positive | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-end-2019-near-record-highs-dollar-slides-idUSL1N2950J0 | 2020-01-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said the Phase 1 trade pact with China would be signed on Jan | Positive | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-end-2019-near-record-highs-dollar-slides-idUSL1N2950J0 | 2020-01-01 |
| We could be right at a turning point where global growth reaccelerates relative to U.S. growth and that could mean a weaker dollar over Kelly said | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-end-2019-near-record-highs-dollar-slides-idUSL1N2950J0 | 2020-01-01 |
| The benchmark U.S. Treasury 10year note fell in price to yield 1 | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-end-2019-near-record-highs-dollar-slides-idUSL1N2950J0 | 2020-01-01 |
| 00 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude slid 62 cents to settle at | Neutral | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-end-2019-near-record-highs-dollar-slides-idUSL1N2950J0 | 2020-01-01 |
| NEW YORK Dec 31 The dollar slid to a sixmonth low on Tuesday as progress on U.S.China trade tensions led investors to higherrisk assets while a yearend rally that pushed global equity markets to record highs petered out on the last trading day of the year | Positive | day of the | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-stocks-end-2019-near-record-highs-dollar-slides-idUSL8N2951ZU | 2020-01-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said the Phase 1 pact with China would be signed on Jan | Positive | day of the | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-stocks-end-2019-near-record-highs-dollar-slides-idUSL8N2951ZU | 2020-01-01 |
| The U.S. currency had maintained its strength over the course of the year as investors saw the U.S. economy outperforming the rest of the world | Positive | Dollar loses ground against most currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-and-pound-inch-up-as-growth-optimism-cheers-investors-idUSL8N2950ZI | 2020-01-01 |
| MUFG analysts saw a bearish technical development for the U.S. dollar that signals an increasing risk of further weakness | Negative | Dollar loses ground against most currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-and-pound-inch-up-as-growth-optimism-cheers-investors-idUSL8N2950ZI | 2020-01-01 |
