British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the U.S. is a “bastion of peace and freedom” when asked about President Donald Trump’s handling of the Black Lives Matter movement. Lawmakers quizzed Johnson on Wednesday over his stance on China, the qualities of Trump and a number of other issues, including the reopening of schools in England. […]
People living alone will be able to form ‘support bubbles’ with one other household from Saturday, the British prime minister has announced, in a move aimed at helping people cope with loneliness during lockdown. Boris Johnson said single adult households in England can mix with one other multi-person household, meaning they can stay the night […]
Asian markets mostly fell in early trading Thursday, following losses on Wall Street after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the economic recovery will be “a long road.” Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, -2.79% dropped 1% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -1.64% slipped 0.5%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.59% was about flat, while the smaller-cap […]
While many countries are seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases, infections in the United States appear to be spiking, according to documents obtained by Yahoo News. In a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention document dated June 9, the U.S. had the highest spike of percentage change in daily cases, with a 36.5 percent jump […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The independent State Department watchdog fired by President Donald Trump says top department officials tried to bully him and dissuade his office from conducting a review of a multibillion-dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia. Former Inspector General Steve Linick told Congress last week that two senior officials sought to block an inquiry […]
Dr. Deborah Birx, President Trump’s coronavirus response coordinator, warned the nation’s governors on a conference call that 70 coronavirus testing sites had been destroyed amid widespread protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd. During the Monday call, a recording of which was obtained by the Daily Beast, Birx said governors should “scramble […]
A World Bank forecast predicting 2020 will see the worst global recession since World War II, which adds weight to the argument by some that markets and the economy are in a total disconnect right now. That likely won’t scare Capital Wealth’s market strategist Jeffrey Saut, who brings nearly 50 years of experience and has […]
The U.S. shale oil industry may collapse due to the sharp fall in oil prices because of coronavirus, a new influential report predicts. The demand and price of oil tumbled due to the economic slowdown and has since begun to recover, but Australian think tank the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) warns a low […]
Dear Moneyist, I am one of the many Americans waiting on a stimulus check. I was astounded that I did not receive a stimulus check as I qualified, at least according to all IRS requirements. I just found out that my parents claimed me as a dependent. As soon as I found this out, I […]
Should we be ready for a second wave? Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for three decades and one of the leading experts on the pandemic in the U.S., said on Tuesday, “In a period of four months, it has devastated the whole world. And it isn’t over yet.” […]