Russia defends 16-year jail term for ex-U.S. Marine on spying charges
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that a 16-year jail term handed down by a Moscow court to former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan was neither...
Fed launches long-awaited Main Street lending program
The Federal Reserve said on Monday it had opened registration for lenders interested in participating in its Main Street Lending Program, launching arguably the most...
Explainer: How Fed’s Main Street program compares to other small business pandemic aid
The Federal Reserve on Monday launched its latest life raft for U.S. businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic....
Stocks, oil slide on fears of second pandemic
Fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections rocked world markets on Monday, knocking down oil prices and a gauge of global equity performance more...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is willing to testify before congress: letter
Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos is willing to testify to a congressional panel investigating potential violations of antitrust law by big tech firms, according to...
Wall Street gripped by fears of fresh virus wave
U.S. stocks dropped on Monday after a spike in new coronavirus cases in China and parts of the United States dampened hopes of a swift...
U.S. FDA revokes emergency use status of drug touted by Trump for COVID-19
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked the emergency use authorization for malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, the use of...
Meatpacking workers absent after reopen order
[NFA] Smithfield Foods is missing about a third of its employees at a South Dakota pork plant because they are quarantined or afraid to return...
Portugal-Britain tourism ‘air bridge’ talks going well, says PM Costa
Negotiations between Portugal and Britain on an “air bridge” that would allow British tourists to dodge a mandatory COVID-19 quarantine upon returning home are still...
GE picks Embraer planemaking chief to run aviation unit
General Electric Co on Monday tapped the planemaking head of Brazil’s Embraer to run its key aircraft engines division on Monday, as the global aviation...