World News Raya Jalabi Ryan Woo Andrea Shalal BEIJING/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the 20 biggest economies on Saturday vowed to ensure a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and tests around the world and do what was needed to support poorer countries struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Media watches Saudi King Salman…
BEIJING/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the 20 biggest economies on Saturday vowed to ensure a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and tests around the world and do what was needed to support poorer countries struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. “Family Photo” for annual G20 Summit World Leaders is projected onto Salwa Palace…
By Jan Strupczewski 4 Min Read BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leaders of the 20 biggest economies (G20) are debating this weekend how to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and tests around the world so that poorer countries are not left out as nations look for ways to manage a post-coronavirus recovery. “Family Photo” for annual G20 Summit…
Even as getting millions more Americans into college has had tremendous social value, this metastasizing debt crisis has had tremendous social costs. An entire generation has been set back: Millennials are on track to be the first generation in modern history to end up poorer than their parents. Student loans are delaying retirements. Theyre suppressing…
Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Leaders of the 20 biggest world economies (G20) will debate this weekend how to deal with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that has caused a global recession and how to manage the recovery once the coronavirus is under control. Continue Reading Below High…
President-elect Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure to extend student loan debt relief or forgive thousands of indebted dollars for the millions of people who had their loan payments suspended throughout the pandemic. With payments expected to resume in the new year, action on this front could help many who are out of work or…
By Jan Strupczewski 4 Min Read BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leaders of the 20 biggest world economies (G20) will debate this weekend how to deal with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that has caused a global recession and how to manage the recovery once the coronavirus is under control. “Family Photo” for annual G20 Summit World Leaders…
By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read ROME, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Italy will use its forthcoming presidency of the Group of 20 major global economies to try to secure further debt relief for African states, a senior Italian diplomat said on Friday. Italy takes over the annual rotating presidency of the G20 on Dec. 1…
Joseph R. Biden Jr. will assume the presidency in two months amid dual catastrophes: a raging, once-in-a-century pandemic and a devastated economy. Its a moment that calls for bold and immediate action. And student-debt relief might be one of the big issues the new president moves on quickly. An idea once in the margins enters…
By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun attends a news conference on China’s economic development ahead of the 70th anniversary of its founding, in Beijing, China September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo BEIJING (Reuters) – China has extended debt relief to developing countries worth a combined $2.1 billion under the…