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FILE PHOTO: The 2019 Chrysler Pacifica minivans move down the assembly line the FCA Windsor Assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada October 5, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo July 15, 2020 (Reuters) – Canadian factory sales jumped by a record 10.7% in May from April as many manufacturers resumed operations following partial shutdowns related to the … Continue reading Canadian factory sales jump by a record 10.7% in May as plants reopen

U.S. President Barack Obama is seen in tears while delivering a statement, on the steps the administration is taking to reduce gun violence, in the East Room of the White House, Washington, U.S., January 5, 2016. Picture taken January 5, 2016. Vice President Joe Biden is on his right. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) In remarks Tuesday in … Continue reading Will Biden’s War on the Suburbs Become a Campaign Issue?

After a three-month delay, it’s officially Tax Day for all Americans. This year, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the IRS extended the traditional tax-filing deadline from April 15 to July 15. By shifting the deadline, the federal government allowed individuals and businesses to hold onto their cash longer as they dealt with the … Continue reading Taxes are due today, here’s what you need to know

President Trump on Wednesday said the boycott on Goya Foods “backfired,” claiming people are now buying their products “like crazy.” “@GoyaFoods is doing GREAT. The Radical Left smear machine backfired, people are buying like crazy!” Trump tweeted. The president’s tweet comes as Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food label in the country, faced backlash after … Continue reading Trump says Goya boycott backfired: ‘People are buying like crazy!’

Portland, Ore., Mayor Ted Wheeler has made headlines for his rejection of federal assistance in dealing with massive protests in his city — but while he has criticized the feds, the mayor has faced harsh scrutiny for his own approach to past unrest. Wheeler has been mayor since 2017, after previously serving as Oregon’s state treasurer and chair … Continue reading Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler no stranger to protests, controversy: What to know

FILE PHOTO: Walmart signs are displayed inside a Walmart store in Mexico City, Mexico March 28, 2019. Picture taken March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido July 15, 2020 By Daina Beth Solomon and Carlos Gonzalez Galvan MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico could issue arrest warrants for suspected tax dodgers by September, a top prosecutor said, as … Continue reading Exclusive: ‘There will be people in jail’: Mexico plans arrests soon in tax crackdown

People, wearing protective face masks, walk past the department store Le Printemps Haussmann decorated with a discount sign in Paris on the first day of summer sales following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes July 15, 2020 PARIS (Reuters) – Usually thronging as summer sales kick off, … Continue reading Paris’s struggling shops brace for muted sales season

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro tore into Dr. Anthony Fauci in a stunning op-ed on Wednesday, saying the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director, who has been a leading voice on the Coronavirus Task Force, has been “wrong about everything.” “Dr. Anthony Fauci has a good bedside manner with the public, but he … Continue reading Trade adviser Peter Navarro tears into Fauci in blistering op-ed: ‘Wrong about everything’

FILE PHOTO – Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office Michael Roth gives a statement for the media, prior to a video conference of the European Union’s General Affairs Council, at the foreign ministry in Berlin, Germany June 16, 2020. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS July 15, 2020 BERLIN (Reuters) – Talks … Continue reading Britain showing too little realism over EU talks: German minister

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo July 15, 2020 By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to clamp down on aggressive corporate tax planning regimes that distort the level playing field of the EU’s single … Continue reading EU plans clampdown on ‘harmful’ tax systems to aid recovery

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 19, 2020. Picture taken February 19, 2020 REUTERS/Yves Herman July 15, 2020 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The European Union could raise a third of the cash needed for its 750 billion euro ($858 billion) recovery fund by issuing “green” bonds, which … Continue reading Third of EU’s 750 billion euro recovery fund may come via green bonds: S&P

FILE PHOTO: Cars pass a Skytrain (Bangkok Mass Transit System) construction site in Bangkok, Thailand May 13, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun July 15, 2020 BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana and economic policy guru and Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak are planning to resign their posts, local media reported on Wednesday Reuters could … Continue reading Confusion amid reports Thailand’s top economic team to resign

FILE PHOTO: A logo of the Atlantia Group is seen outside their headquarters in Rome, Italy August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo July 15, 2020 By Francesca Landini and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) – Italian infrastructure group Atlantia <ATL.MI> will gradually exit from its motorway unit Autostrade per l’Italia, making room for state lender CDP, … Continue reading Benetton-backed Atlantia to withdraw from Italy motorway unit

Who is Keisha Lance Bottoms? As the pressure rises on presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to announce a black woman as his running mate, Atlanta’s mayor has earned a national spotlight for her reported spot on the shortlist for Biden’s potential running mates. Here’s 5 things you need to know about Keisha Lance Bottoms. Atlanta Mayor … Continue reading Atlanta mayor’s ties to predecessor could damage VP chances

People walk on Main St without masks in violation of a health order by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Red River, New Mexico, U.S., July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Hay July 15, 2020 By Andrew Hay RED RIVER, N.M. (Reuters) – In the New Mexico mountain resort of … Continue reading Quarantines or not, Americans descend on summer vacation spots

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven pose for a photo during their meeting, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Harpsund, Sweden July 15, 2020. Erik Simander/TT News Agency/via REUTERS July 15, 2020 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he sees “very difficult … Continue reading Spanish PM sees ‘very difficult hours ahead’ as EU summit nears

Ivanka Trump, president’s daughter and a senior White House adviser, drew swift criticism on social media late Tuesday when she posted a picture of herself presenting a can of Goya black beans. “If it’s Goya, it has to be good,” she posted. She included the Spanish translation, “Si es Goya, tiene que ser Bueno.” The … Continue reading Ivanka Trump posts photo of herself presenting can of Goya black beans, critics explode