Until recently, Wall Street saw Donald Trump’s re-election in November as all but guaranteed. In polls by Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and others, overwhelming majorities of investors have predicted his win. But as the spread of coronavirus raises the risk of an economic slowdown, those bets have been scrambled. And investors don’t particularly like the…
The world will take years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned. Angel Gurría, OECD secretary general, said the economic shock was already bigger than the financial crisis. The OECD has called on governments to rip up spending rules to ensure speedy testing and treatment of the virus….
The economic recovery that Brazil has been undergoing since the start of the year is already well underway at Asperbas. New investments in industrial factories and product diversification in several areas are part of the menu planned for 2020. “We believe in economic recovery and we are expanding investments,” says José Maurício Caldeira, from Asperbras….
Such a trial could, in theory, lead to President Donald Trump being removed from office. That outcome would be a huge shock – we’ll explain why later – but the very fact a president is facing trial is significant. Here are seven questions and answers that will help you understand the trial. 1) What is…
Theresa Villiers told the current European Union ban on the two foods will be carried over into UK legislation after Brexit. Until now the UK has been wavering on the issue. But she told: “There are legal barriers to the imports and those are going to stay in place.” Ms Villiers has previously talked of imposing tariffs…
The post-Brexit transition period – due to conclude in December 2020 – can currently be extended by mutual agreement for up to two years. But an amended Withdrawal Agreement Bill the Commons is set to vote on this week would rule out any extension. Critics say this raises the chance of leaving the EU without a trade…
The Dallas carrier has been among the hardest hit by the grounding of Boeing Max 737 airplanes in March after a pair of deadly crashes. Without the planes, Southwest has said that it will cancel about 175 flights each weekday. Southwest had 34 Max planes when they were grounded and had expected more to be delivered this year…
Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old is the youngest person to be chosen by the magazine in a tradition that started in 1927. Speaking at a UN climate change summit in Madrid before the announcement, she urged world leaders to stop using “creative PR” to avoid real action. The next decade would define the planet’s future, she said….
Humans are probably being exposed to far more of a widely used dangerous chemical – found in plastics, canned goods and receipt paper – than previously understood, according to a new study. The analysis, in the peer-reviewed scientific journal the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, uses a new method for evaluating exposure to BPA, or bisphenol-A. BPA disrupts…
The Gardens Casino, a card room that underpins the one-square-mile city of Hawaiian Gardens, has agreed to pay $3.15 million to settle allegations brought by the California attorney general’s office that the casino’s operators made no mention of a federal probe and resultant $2.8-million penalty when applying to renew its license. California Atty. Gen. Xavier…