A crew member walks past American Airlines planes parked at the gate during the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, USA, April 5, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce on Monday that it will issue a waiver to the …
Read More »US dollar still unrivaled as global reserve currency versus yuan, euro
The weakening of the US dollar is set to slide even further, but its importance as the world’s reserve currency is unlikely to diminish, according to analysts. The greenback had benefited when investors flew to safety amid the pandemic, which carried it to a half-and-a-half-year high in March. But now …
Read More »India’s IndiGo is not expected to be profitable until 2022
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo does not expect to be profitable in the next 18 months, according to the CEO of InterGlobe Aviation, which operates the airline. Currently, the airline flies about 32% of its capacity, Ronojoy Dutta said on Friday. IndiGo is one of the largest carriers in the country, …
Read More »Trump considers quick tracking AstraZeneca vaccine before elections
US President Donald Trump will speak to the press on August 10, 2020 in the White House Brady Briefing Room in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is considering the rapid follow-up to an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed in the United Kingdom …
Read More »Marco becomes a hurricane, heading for the Gulf Coast
An employee of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is monitoring tropical storm Laura in Santo Domingo, on August 22, 2020. Erika Santelices | AFP | Getty Images Marco intensified Sunday in a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico en route to the coast of Louisiana, according to data from an …
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