United States

Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Gibraltar will continue lobbying US congress despite Spanish tactics

Gibraltar has taken notice of the reports in the UK's press which confirm that, for several years, Spain has been actively engaged in anti-Gibraltar lobbying in Washington DC.
Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:50 UTC
White House confirms November 3 election, but has growing concerns about mail-in-ballots

The White House and Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican president's musings on delaying the 2020 vote, saying there will be an election on Nov 3.
Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:40 UTC
Milestone for Tesla and NASA's “space taxi contract”: US can now send and bring back its astronauts

The United States first crewed spaceship to fly to the International Space Station in nearly a decade returned safely to Earth on Sunday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. The successful mission, carried out jointly by SpaceX and NASA, demonstrated that the United States has the capacity once more to send its astronauts to space and bring them back.
Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 09:45 UTC
Major sale of gas station network in the US for an all cash deal of US$ 21bn

Marathon Petroleum Corp sold its Speedway gas station network to 7-Eleven Inc, a subsidiary of Japan's Seven & Holdings Co, for US$21 billion in an all-cash deal, the companies said on Sunday.
Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:49 UTC
Leading Republicans reject Trump suggestion to delay November presidential election

Top U.S. Republican lawmakers on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion to delay the Nov. 3 presidential election, saying the contest should be held as planned even as they mostly backed his concerns about mail-in voting.
Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:04 UTC
London based Cuban government bank blacklisted by US administration

The United States announced sanctions on Thursday against Havin Bank LTD, a London-based Cuban entity also known as Havana International Bank, dealing a blow to the Cuban financial system.
Friday, July 31st 2020 - 09:53 UTC
US economy suffers it biggest blow since the Depression in the second quarter

The U.S. economy suffered its biggest blow since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic shattered consumer and business spending, and a nascent recovery is under threat from a resurgence in new cases of coronavirus.
Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:44 UTC
Big Tech CEOs grilled in US congress, Google and Facebook accused of abusing market power

Google and Facebook took particularly sharp jabs for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday in a much-anticipated congressional hearing that put four of America’s most prominent tech CEOs in the hot seat.
Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
US ambassador warns of “consequences” if Brazil chooses China's Huawei 5G network

The US ambassador in Brasilia warned of “consequences” if Brazil chooses Chinese telecoms company Huawei to develop its 5G network, in an interview published Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 10:33 UTC
Crucial antitrust hearing in US Congress with Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple CEOs

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will tell a major antitrust hearing on Wednesday that the internet giant would not have succeeded without US laws fostering competition, but that the rules of the internet now need updating.