WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media mogul who is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. president, on Saturday opened campaign offices in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, three battleground states crucial in next year’s election. The campaign of the former New York mayor said in a statement that it was also funding digital advertisements […]
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week, suggesting a tightening labor market would continue to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite weak business investment. While other data on Thursday showed worker productivity rebounding in the fourth quarter, […]
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may toughen up current guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 2000 Americans. “The guidelines will be very much as they are, maybe even toughened up a little bit,” he told reporters in […]
