WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in July as consumers cut back on motorcycle purchases, and could move slowly in the months ahead amid spiraling new COVID-19 infections and a reduction in controls for unemployment benefits. Despite the moderation in retail sales reported by the Department …
Read More »U.S. retail sales kick off in July; obstacles mount for emerging economic recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in July as consumers cut back on motorcycle purchases, and could move slowly in the months ahead amid spiraling new COVID-19 infections and a reduction in controls for unemployment benefits. Despite the moderation in retail sales reported by the Department …
Read More »‘Massive Poisoned Shock’: Scientists fear for lasting impact of Mauritius oil
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Some corals have lived on the fringes of Mauritius for centuries. Now for days smothered in heavy fuel oil spilled from a wrecked Japanese tanker nearby, parts of those reefs could be in trouble. The full impact of the toxic spill is still lacking, scientists say. While …
Read More »US hits fiscal cliff with jobs, economic recovery in balance
(Reuters) – The US drive to boost its economy in the midst of a pandemic came to a halt last week with signs that declining unemployment and business subsidies may have begun to take a toll. PHILO PHOTO: People who lose their jobs are usually waiting to work for unemployment …
Read More »Dealing with Campus Coronavirus: American Fraternities, Sororities Giving It to Old College Visitors
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Sixteen gallons of sanitizer was sitting in the foyer of the Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority House at the University of Wisconsin as mother Karen Mullis set up tables in the dining room to maintain social distance. Erik Johnson, President of the Interfrateration Board at the University …
Read More »