Stephen Eisenhammer
Jeff Mason is a White House Correspondent for Reuters and the 2016-2017 president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He was the lead Reuters correspondent for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign and interviewed the president at the White House in 2015. Jeff has been based in Washington since 2008, when he covered the historic race between Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Jeff started his career in Frankfurt, Germany, where he covered the airline industry before moving to Brussels, Belgium, where he covered the European Union. He is a Colorado native, proud graduate of Northwestern University and former Fulbright scholar.
Twitter handle: @jeffmason1
Angolans laugh a little louder as iron grip loosens
LUANDA A front page complains that the city traffic lights do not work, audiences laugh a little louder at risky political gags, and a policeman admits mistakes were made. After decades of iron rule in Angola, there are signs of a softer touch.
Alleged Angolan fraud scheme aimed to take $1.5 billion - finance ministry
LUANDA People involved in an alleged scheme to defraud Angola's government laid out plans to secure as much as $1.5 billion (£1.06 billion), the finance ministry said on Monday, three times the amount previously mentioned by authorities.
Frozen $500 million in Angolan fraud probe came from central bank account with Standard Chartered
LUANDA/LONDON The $500 million at the center of an alleged fraud involving the son of Angola's former president was transferred out of a Standard Chartered account held by Angola's central bank, the British bank told Reuters on Wednesday.
Frozen $500 mln in Angolan fraud probe came from central bank account with Standard Chartered
LUANDA/LONDON, March 28 The $500 million at the centre of an alleged fraud involving the son of Angola's former president was transferred out of a Standard Chartered account held by Angola's central bank, the British bank told Reuters on Wednesday.
Drug shortages cripple Angola's health service
OKANAUTONI, Angola Apart from a few packs of medicine and plastic jars, the shelves at the Okanautoni health centre in southern Angola are bare and lack basic drugs for saving lives.
Britain says $500 million from alleged fraud can be returned to Angola
LUANDA Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Monday $500 million frozen in the UK as part of an ongoing investigation into a potential fraud against Angola's central bank can be returned to the southern African country.
Angola drops Trafigura as Glencore and Total win major fuel tender
LONDON/LUANDA Angolan state oil company Sonangol awarded its rare refined products buy tender to Glencore and Total , Sonangol said on Friday, cutting out long-time supplier Trafigura.
Angola's growth outlook boosted by oil price, policy shifts: IMF
LUANDA Angola's economic growth prospects are on the rise as higher oil prices and sounder policies under President Joao Lourenco bring greater stability to Africa's second biggest crude exporter, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday.
Angola charges ex-central bank chief in $500 million fraud case: source
LUANDA Angolan prosecutors have charged former central bank governor, Valter Filipe da Silva, in relation to an alleged $500 million fraud attempted against the Angolan government last year, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
Angola's Isabel dos Santos denies graft allegations by oil firm chief
LUANDA, March 5 Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former president, has denied allegations of suspicious activity during her tenure as head of state oil firm Sonangol made by the current chair of the company, describing them as "slanderous".
- Europe
- U.S.
- Asia
- Sectors
| DOW | 24,471.89 |
+
8.95 |
+0.04% |
| S&P 500 | 2,672.38 |
+
2.24 |
+0.08% |
| NASDAQ | 7,142.53 |
-3.60 |
-0.05% |
| TR US Index | 238.14 |
+
0.09 |
+0.04% |
Sector Summary
| Energy |
+0.03%
|
| Basic Materials |
-0.68%
|
| Industrials |
-0.26%
|
| Cyclical Goods & Services |
+0.04%
|
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services |
-0.52%
|
| Financials |
+0.11%
|
| Healthcare |
+0.00%
|
| Technology |
-0.29%
|
| Telecoms |
+0.06%
|
| Utilities |
-0.30%
|
Other Reports
- Gold: PRECIOUS-Palladium plunges as U.S. hints at Russia sanctions relief
- Oil Report: Cheniere to decide on Corpus Christi 3 LNG export terminal by end June
- British Pound Report: UPDATE 1-April gains prove to be brief for struggling sterling
- US Dollar Report: FOREX-Dollar jumps as U.S. 10-year bond yields approach 3 percent