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Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:27 UTC
Trump commutes prison sentence of longtime political ally Roger Stone

President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone, shielding the veteran Republican operative from 40 months behind bars. “Roger Stone is now a free man!” the White House said in a statement, days before he was to report to a federal prison to start serving his term.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:26 UTC
Wall Street stocks jump on Friday after a bull's week, encouraged by reports of a Covid-19 vaccine

Wall Street stocks jumped on Friday with the Nasdaq racing to yet another record as progress on a coronavirus vaccine offset worries about spiking US case levels. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index finished at 10,617.44, up 0.7%, notching its sixth record close in seven sessions.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
Election blues: Hispanic food company owner praises Trump triggering an immediate reaction

Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned US food company and a popular brand among Latino Americans, became the target of a boycott campaign on social media on Friday sparked by its CEO effusively praising President Donald Trump at the White House.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Wall Street will be looking into asset manager BlackRock earnings next week

Investors will watch next week's earnings from BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, for a snapshot of how the industry performed during the second quarter's dramatic rebound in global financial markets.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:16 UTC
US announces 25% duties on French products in response to France's digital services tax

The Trump administration on Friday announced additional duties of 25per cent on French cosmetics, handbags and other imports valued at US$1.3 billion in response to France's digital services tax, but would hold off on implementing the move for up to 180 days.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 07:48 UTC
US welcomes WHO probe into the origins of coronavirus in China

The United States welcomes the World Health Organization's W(HO) probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus in China, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Friday.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:09 UTC
Lopez Obrador wraps up his White House visit as a cherished friend of Trump

Defying warnings that to seek out Donald Trump was to court disaster, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador instead emerged from their first meeting as a “cherished friend” of his U.S. counterpart, even as some Democrats looked on uneasily.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Trump and Lopez Obrador underline the outstanding relationship between the two countries

President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed his “outstanding relationship” with his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as he welcomed him to the White House for the leaders' first one-on-one meeting.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:13 UTC
Harvard and MIT challenge in court Trump's administration limiting of foreign students visas

US leading universities Harvard and MIT asked a court on Wednesday to block an order by President Donald Trump's administration threatening the visas of foreign students whose entire courses have moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Federal Reserve officials raise doubts about US recovery durability

Federal Reserve officials raised fresh doubts on Wednesday about the durability of the U.S. recovery, while new business surveys highlighted developing risks from the relentless coronavirus pandemic.