Breakingviews TV: Dueling Dimon
JPMorgan’s boss took a few hits at the bank’s annual meeting, a sign shareholders are getting more antsy, explains Antony Currie. A large minority wants...
Bolivian city gives out free doses of de-worming drug in bid to combat coronavirus
Officials in the Bolivian city of Trinidad launched a campaign on Monday to give out free doses of the anti-parasite drug ivermectin in a bid...
WHO chief for the Americas voices hope for continued U.S. support as virus surges
The World Health Organization’s director for the Americas warned on Tuesday of a coronavirus surge across the region and voiced hope for continuing U.S. help...
S&P 500 edges higher after mixed retail earnings
The S&P 500 edged up on Tuesday, taking a breather a day after its best one-day performance in six weeks, as investors attempted to glean...
American Airlines may use loyalty program as collateral for U.S. debt: President
American Airlines Group Inc may use its Advantage loyalty program as collateral for a secured U.S. government loan, President Robert Isom said at a conference...
U.S. energy secretary criticized by advocacy groups for ‘redlining’ comment
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...
U.S. ‘likely’ to extend travel restrictions on Canada, Mexico: Homeland Security’s Wolf
Acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf said Tuesday the Trump administration is “likely” to extend non-essential travel restrictions at U.S. land borders...
Ex-Trump aide Flynn asks appeals court to toss criminal charges
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday asked an appeals court to force a judge to dismiss the criminal charges...
Mnuchin defends U.S. fiscal response to pandemic, seeks payroll loan extension
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday defended the Trump administration’s fiscal response to the coronavirus pandemic and told senators he was willing to consider...
Elderly home turns to wearables for contact tracing, sidestepping Apple-Google limits
When a senior living facility in Amarillo, Texas suspected a nurse may have caught the novel coronavirus this month, it had a list within five...