SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil futures fell on Monday, with U.S. futures dropping more than 10% to levels unseen since 1999 amid concerns that U.S. storage facilities will soon be brimful with demand evaporating due to the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada on
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Koreans are returning to work and crowding shopping malls, parks, golf courses and some restaurants as South Korea relaxes social distancing rules amid a continued downward trend in coronavirus cases. FILE PHOTO: A couple wearing masks to protect against contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ride on a bicycle at a Han
(Reuters) – Protests flared in U.S. states on Sunday over stay-at-home orders while governors disputed President Donald Trump’s claims they have enough tests for the novel coronavirus and should quickly reopen their economies. An estimated 2,500 people rallied at the Washington state capitol in Olympia to protest Democratic Governor Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order, defying a
Earlier this year, Mount Eerie, aka Phil Elverum, announced a North American tour slated to kick off this month. Elverum then announced that the trek had been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Elverum says that the dates have been pushed to October. “There are now 8 Mount Eerie concerts planned for October
Nicole from Too Hot To Handle didn’t find love on the island, but she did make it to the end so she could have a piece of the cash prize. She was maybe the most normal woman at the retreat. Throughout her time on Too Hot To Handle, Nicole didn’t have any love interests. She
PARIS (Reuters) – Amazon (AMZN.O) will keep its six warehouses in France closed until at least April 22 after a stand-off with unions over sanitary conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak, it said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers are very close to an agreement on approving extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Sunday, congressional and Trump administration officials said. FILE PHOTO: Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin answers questions from the press after an interview
(Reuters) – Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox on Sunday called on the Nevada governor to begin to reopen the Las Vegas Strip in mid- to late May with extensive safety measures in place, assuming the state is in line with certain benchmarks around the spread of the coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: Company logos are
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter in Jerusalem on Sunday, bringing to a close a holiday season uniquely devoid of the colourful ceremonies that would normally have echoed around the Old City’s Christian Quarter. FILE PHOTO: An Orthodox Christian worshipper is silhouetted as he holds a palm frond outside the closed doors of the
A refrigerated truck is seen outside Lenox Health Medical Pavilion during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S., April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon (Reuters) – The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to more than 40,000 on Sunday, the highest in the world and almost double the number
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
Why Others Are Worried But I’m Not Some of the Cast I saw at least one friend (who also loves the source material) point out that he was worried that Timothee Chalamet was too young to be Paul. Then, he immediately contradicted himself by pointing out that at the beginning of the book, Paul is
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some moderate Democrats key to their party’s control of the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to move quickly to replenish a fund to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, saying other party priorities can wait. FILE PHOTO: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) speaks about the formation of
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. banks are pushing the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a $600 billion lending program for small and medium-sized businesses, including reducing minimum loan sizes and allowing more flexibility on underlying reference rates, industry groups said. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S.,
FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing protective masks arrive to collect their luggage inside an airport following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis (Reuters) – India has not yet taken a decision on when to lift or ease restrictions on domestic and international flights and urged airlines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Demonstrations to demand an end to stay-at-home measures that have pummelled the U.S. economy spread to Texas on Saturday as the governor at the epicentre of the U.S. coronavirus crisis said his state of New York may finally be past the worst. New York, which has recorded nearly half the country’s