Новости за 29.05.2020

The president moved to terminate the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization, suspend entry for some Chinese foreign nationals and roll back certain special preferences the U.S. has granted Hong Kong.

U.S. national security officials have approved an investor group’s purchase of gay-dating app Grindr that is being sold by a Chinese company after the Trump administration raised concerns about the potential theft of Americans’ personal data.

The Federal Reserve’s first $1.3 billion of purchases of exchange-traded funds that invest in corporate bonds show that funds that focus on buying non-investment grade debt accounted for around one sixth of the central bank’s ETF purchases.

Economic results released in Brazil, Turkey and India highlight the struggles of many developing-world economies even before the coronavirus pandemic caused governments to order lockdowns in late March that have since cost hundreds of millions their jobs.

Leading market economies are erecting new walls against foreign investment and suspicious trade practices, spurred by coronavirus-triggered economic upheaval and China’s increasing assertiveness.

Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank Group and Bank of Montreal set aside billions of dollars during their second quarters to guard against defaults by their borrowers. The question now looming for the rest of the year: how much will they need?

The oil producer, laden with debt following its deal to buy rival Anadarko, plans to pay a quarterly dividend of just 1 cent a share in July as it seeks to conserve cash amid low oil prices and weak demand.

A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will enable librarians to preserve books that were never meant to last.

The European Union faces a fresh breach with Washington over China’s handling of Hong Kong and a potential split with the U.K. on a major foreign policy issue for the first time since it left the EU in January.

Russia’s deployment of jet fighters to Libya this month to support a militia leader’s war on the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli raises Moscow’s involvement in the country’s civil war and threatens to escalate it.

Those who met during stay-at-home orders resort to slow courtship to woo would-be partners; ‘a lot of heart to hearts’

Tencent Holdings is in discussions to buy a stake in Warner Music Group as part of the record company’s initial public offering, a key test for a new-issue market that has been hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic.

In the U.S., 54% of those killed by the virus are male. For younger patients the disparity is greater.

The May Fourth Movement of 1919 echoes today in the acts of bravery, big and small, against Beijing elites.

With the U.S. and its allies distracted by the pandemic, China’s leader has taken bold steps on issues where he’s often faced international pushback, including Taiwan, the South China Sea and a disputed border with India.

On the table in 30 minutes, this flavorful take on a Sichuan classic puts a pantry staple to brilliant use. Rice and a healthy heap of greens make it a satisfying meal.

Casinos in America’s original gambling mecca will be allowed to reopen next week after adopting social-distancing precautions. But some Nevada industries are easier to reopen than others.

With more businesses starting to reopen, consumer spending looks as if it is starting to dig its way out of the hole caused by the coronavirus crisis. But the hole is very deep.

The famed auction house will transform a traditional evening sale into a telethon-style format that will be live-streamed online.

The nation’s GDP growth slowed to a 11-year low last fiscal year as a nationwide coronavirus lockdown started to strangle the already struggling economy.

U.S. consumer spending, the U.S. economy’s main engine, fell by a record 13.6% in April during coronavirus lockdowns, but there are signs that purchasing is slowly creeping up.

Beyond a face-lift and a few techy upgrades, little value has been added to the latest version of Honda’s popular CR-V. So why is it so expensive, ponders Dan Neil.

Before he could build an empire doing business with ‘the little fellows,’ A.P. Giannini had to spirit his gold out of San Francisco in the back of a wagon. The story of how Bank of America was built shows that hard times can breed the upstarts who fuel the next boom.

Lockdowns have disrupted standardized tests and grades, forcing schools to consider a range of other approaches for selecting students.

The U.S. will need a strong regime to test, trace and quarantine cases of the new coronavirus to ensure a stronger rebound in employment and economic activity as states lift restrictions on commerce this summer, the Dallas Fed leader said.