For months Americans were cooped up at home, doing their part to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But in recent days tens of thousands of them have filled the streets in at least 380 cities and towns across all 50 states to protest police brutality and systemic racism — threats they believe are even […]
BERLIN — Germany adopted its second economic-stimulus package since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing their total cost to €1.3 trillion ($1.5 trillion), by far the largest in Europe as a share of gross domestic product. The new bundle, agreed to on Wednesday after extensive talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and their junior […]
The tide may finally be turning for European stocks, thanks in part to the aggressive tactics of the European Central Bank and long-awaited follow-through on the fiscal side of the equation from eurozone governments, analysts say. European equities have significantly underperformed their U.S. counterparts, including long-suffering small caps, over much of the past five years, […]
Whether you’re a freshman coming to college or a returning student, there isn’t much certainty about the fall semester. Individual colleges are periodically announcing plans — often subject to change — for courses that are fully online, largely in-person or some kind of hybrid. In addition, it’s hard to envision what the experience of attending […]
U.S. stock-index futures were ticking lower early Thursday after a series of gains pushed the Nasdaq Composite to less than 2% of its all-time high, as a gradual restart to the U.S. and world economies from coronavirus-induced closures helps support bullish sentiment. Investors will be watching for a report on weekly U.S. jobless claims to […]
The New York Times was facing a sharp backlash from staffers Wednesday after publishing a hawkish op-ed column by Sen. Tom Cotton calling for the military to quell protests across the nation. In a column titled “Send in the troops,” the Arkansas Republican called for “an overwhelming show of force to disperse, detain and ultimately […]
WASHINGTON — In his first extended remarks on the civil unrest that has roiled the nation following the killing of unarmed civilian George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, President Obama sounded a cautiously optimistic note Wednesday, praising the protests that have gathered from Sunset Boulevard to Pennsylvania Avenue and reminding policymakers and elected officials […]
WASHINGTON — As protests continue to erupt around the country, a group of three young African-American activists is attempting to link the demonstrations to a list of demands. The group, Concerned Citizens, has emerged from the nation’s capital, a hotbed of the protests that began following the death of George Floyd, a black man who […]
1 / 2 OPEC+ keen to keep U.S. shale in check as oil prices rally FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack in front of the OPEC logo in this illustration picture By Olesya Astakhova and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) – When OPEC, Russia and their allies agreed in April to slash oil production, […]
Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis is a vocal supporter of Trump. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via Getty Images Lt. Bob Kroll, President of Minneapolis’ police union, said he and a majority of the Minneapolis Police Officers’ Federation’s board have been involved in police shootings, during an April interview […]