Dollar gains on Japanese demand before fiscal year end, pandemic weighs on mood
The dollar rose against the yen on Tuesday as Japanese investors and companies rushed to cover a shortage of the U.S. currency before their fiscal...
Asia shares make cautious gains, investors eye China PMI
Asian share markets managed a tentative rally on Tuesday after European and U.S. equities stabilized, though buying for month and quarter-end book balancing likely flattered...
U.S. senators urge coronavirus delay to June 1 USMCA trade deal start date
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.-Mexico-Canada trade...
Samsung says chip factory worker tests positive for virus, output not affected
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday that one of its chip factory workers in South Korea had tested positive for coronavirus, but its output...
U.S. renews sanctions waivers allowing Iran nonproliferation work
The United States has allowed Russian, Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites to make it harder for Tehran to...
First U.S. military servicemember dies from coronavirus
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...
New York welcomes hospital ship, Cuomo calls for out-of-state healthcare workers
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Monday for healthcare workers elsewhere to help the state’s overwhelmed hospitals battle the coronavirus and made a plea...
Fauci expects coronavirus to return in the fall
During a task force briefing at the White House on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said the country would be prepared if the coronavirus returned...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro urges no more coronavirus quarantine, says jobs being lost
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that there can be no more quarantine measures imposed on the country than those already in place to...
Oil pipeline, producer standoff prompts new call for Texas shale curbs
As a weekend standoff over oil shipments emerged between Texas pipeline operators and shale producers, a state energy regulator has renewed his controversial call for...
