Dutch reintroduce face masks as COVID-19 cases surge

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government on Tuesday decided to re-impose measures, including the wearing of face masks, aimed at slowing the latest spike in COVID-19 infections, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.FILE PHOTO: People with and without protective masks walk on the street while shopping as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Amsterdam, Netherlands October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eva PlevierThe […]

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Stocks mixed ahead of elections, Fed meeting, Under Armour jumps

Growth or value stocks: Which is better? Advisors Capital Management founder Joanne Feeney and Strategic Wealth Partners advisor Luke Lloyd discuss on ‘Making Money with Charles Payne’ U.S. equity futures traded mixed on Tuesday as an off-year Election Day dawned with several important races to be decided around the country and as the Federal Reserve kicked off its two-day meeting.  […]

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Yahoo leaves China for good, cites "challenging" environment

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Yahoo said it had stopped allowing its services to be accessible from mainland China “in recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment”, the second Western tech brand to quit the country in recent weeks.FILE PHOTO: A Yahoo logo is pictured in front of a building in Rolle, Switzerland December 12, 2012. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseThe company stopped […]

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Supply chain crunch has Americans in a scramble. Find out why

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. London (CNN Business)Another strong earnings season is cheering investors and pushing US stocks to record highs. What’s happening: More than half of […]

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SoftBank mulls options for Fortress, including sale – Bloomberg News

FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo/File Photo(Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp is considering a sale of Fortress Investment Group as it explores options for the asset manager, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The Japanese conglomerate […]

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UPDATE 1-Pound slips as growth worries complicate BoE rate decision

(Updates prices, adds chart) LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) – The pound slipped on Monday, touching its lowest in more than two weeks versus the dollar and euro, pressured by uncertainty over the Bank of England’s policy stance and an escalating post-Brexit spat with France over fish. Robust German and U.S. inflation last week caused an aggressive re-pricing of interest rate […]

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