(Reuters) – Judith Ramirez is preparing for July. That’s when the hotel housekeeper and her electrician husband, who have been out of a job for three months, expect their combined unemployment benefits to drop by more than half, and their deferred mortgage payment of $ 1,500 per month due. his …
Read More »A cash cliff spells trouble for America’s unemployed and everyone else
(Reuters) – Judith Ramirez is preparing for July. That’s when the hotel housekeeper and her electrician husband, who have been out of a job for three months, expect their combined unemployment benefits to drop by more than half, and their deferred mortgage payment of $ 1,500 per month due. his …
Read More »China to impose visa restrictions on US individuals over Hong Kong
FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian attends a press conference in Beijing, China, April 8, 2020. REUTERS / Carlos Garcia Rawlins BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing said on Monday it will impose visa restrictions on US individuals with “egregious conduct” in matters related to Hong Kong, reflecting US sanctions …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS: Asian stocks are suspicious because coronavirus threatens economic reopening
* Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * Asia, ex-Japan down 4 months, S&P 500 futures holding steady * COVID-19 deaths reached half a million on Sunday * Dollar, bonds backed in a safe haven By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Jun 29 (Reuters) – Asian equity markets started the week cautiously on Monday, …
Read More »US states compete to reimpose blockades as Covid infections pass 2.5m, and Trump heads to golf course
Several US states compete to re-impose blockades amid a new surge in coronavirus infections that have brought the total to more than 2.5 million, apparently prompted by the push to reopen the economy. When Donald Trump, for the second day in a row, visited the Trump National Golf Course in …
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