QUITO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ecuador plans to reject Spanish oil company Repsol’s <REP.MC> planned sale of its assets in the country to Calgary-based New Stratus Energy <NSE.V>, energy minister Rene Ortiz said on...
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Trump’s stock market: A wild four years
By Noel Randewich and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed (Reuters) – The Trump rally, a trade war, and then a crippling pandemic: The four years since President Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory have been a period like no other for the U.S....
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Democrats prefer ‘scalpel’ over ‘jackhammer’ to reform key U.S. internet law
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Big Tech’s decisions to block some posts and videos while letting other content viewed as inflammatory proliferate have drawn the ire of Republicans and Democrats alike, raising the...
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Analysis: Exchanges, retail brokers, say they are ready for any post-U.S. election volatility
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exchanges and retail brokers, under scrutiny after recent outages within their industries, have spent months planning for Election Day. Now their preparations, for what could be a highly volatile...
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Analysis: U.S. drugmakers, bracing for price cuts, shift election support toward Democrats
By Carl O’Donnell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. pharmaceutical industry, long a supporter of Republicans, is giving almost half its political donations to Democratic candidates in this year’s election, as companies look to...
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Analysis: As COVID persists and U.S. election nears, China growth lifts Asia
By Stella Qiu and Cynthia Kim BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – Asia is starting to see signs of economic recovery as it rides on the back of an upturn in China, which is entering a new expansion phase less than a year after it recorded the...
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