Saudi attacks rattle shippers’ plan to switch fuels
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Refinery outages in Saudi Arabia following weekend attacks on its oil facilities could deal a blow…
Trump adviser says U.S. president ready to escalate trade war if no deal agreed soon: SCMP
(Reuters) – A trade adviser to Donald Trump has said the U.S. president is ready to escalate the ongoing trade…
Wall Street ends mixed as Microsoft, Apple offset
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 18,…
India’s Eros Now ties up with Microsoft’s Azure platform
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Eros Now said on Thursday it is tying up with Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform to host…
Airbnb plans stock market splash in 2020
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Airbnb are displayed at an Airbnb event in Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File…
Chinese officials to visit U.S. farmland as trade talks continue: U.S. agriculture chief
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue speaks during an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump with workers…
U.S., Chinese trade deputies face off in Washington amid deep differences
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese deputy trade negotiators were set to resume face-to-face talks for the first time in…
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
FILE PHOTO: Moose, a six-year-old English Bulldog with B-cell lymphoma, receives trial medical treatment at the Tufts Veterinary Medical School…
Biotech is going to the dogs – and big profits await
(Reuters) – For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year old English bulldog “Moose” deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer…
Microsoft nudges S&P 500 toward record high
(Reuters) – Microsoft and healthcare companies lifted Wall Street on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates…
Banker tells German fraud trial he made millions from ‘astronomical’ trades
BONN (Reuters) – A British investment banker at the center of Germany’s biggest fraud trial told judges on Thursday he…
Shares rise after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance rose within 1% of a record high on Thursday, a…
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
FILE PHOTO: Moose, a six-year-old English Bulldog with B-cell lymphoma, receives trial medical treatment at the Tufts Veterinary Medical School…
Biotech is going to the dogs – and big profits await
(Reuters) – For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year old English bulldog “Moose” deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer…
Democrats’ drug pricing proposal ‘dead on arrival’ in Senate: leading Republican
FILE PHOTO: Sen. John Thune (R-SD) speaks to Capitol Hill reporters following the Republicans’ weekly policy luncheon in Washington, U.S.,…
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi unveils proposal to lower drug prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, proposed legislation on Thursday to allow the federal government to…
Sick and elderly: Some EU nationals struggle to prove UK residency ahead of Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Sonja Brain, 84, is losing her sight and bed-bound in hospital after a cancerous tumor was removed…
U.S. cases of vaping-related illness rise to 530 as outbreak widens
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Thursday there are now 530 confirmed and probable cases and seven deaths…
France and Germany united on strategy to fight global slowdown: French minister
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz arrive to attend…
Residents ask state to test falling particles near TVA plant
Some residents living near a coal-fired power plant in Tennessee have asked the state to investigate unidentified particles they say…
Two-year-old girl dies after head stuck in car’s power window
Police say a 2-year-old Detroit girl has died after getting her head stuck in a power window in a car.…
Southwest passengers get no damages for flights canceled by de-icer shortage: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) won the dismissal of a proposed class-action lawsuit seeking damages for stranded passengers on…
Trump’s long history of making threats against Iran
Tensions were rising Monday after President Donald Trump issued a thinly-veiled threat against Iran that the United States is “locked…
FAA chief will test Boeing’s MAX changes this week
The nation’s top aviation regulator says he plans to go into a flight simulator and personally test changes that Boeing…
After LSE’s sharp rebuff, HKEX begins investor charm offensive
LONDON (Reuters) – Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (0388.HK) is embarking on a three-week charm offensive with London Stock Exchange…
Spying claims spur calls for Washington lawmaker ouster
Washington state’s liberal reputation is well-known, but voters in a conservative legislative district have re-elected Republican lawyer Matt Shea to…
Detectives: Transgender woman slain, body burned in car
Florida sheriff’s deputies are investigating the slaying of a transgender woman whose body was found in her burning car. Media…
Brawl after high school football game involves hundreds
Police in Rochester, New York, say hundreds of people were involved in fights that erupted after a high school football…
Police release video of light rail station shooting suspect
Seattle police have released video showing a suspect fleeing after a shooting at a downtown light rail station. The video…
Despite panic, no evidence of shooting at movie theater
Authorities in northern Virginia say they have found no evidence that a shooting occurred at a movie theater that’s part…
Liberty students protest in wake of reports about Falwell
Students at Liberty University in Virginia gathered Friday to protest in the wake of news reports containing allegations that school…
Ocasio-Cortez endorses Markey as Kennedy mulls Senate run
Bringing her political star power to races for Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday endorsed Democratic Sen. Ed Markey for…
3 teens charged with Michigan woman’s murder
Three teens have been charged with murder and armed robbery in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old woman in suburban…
New Jersey expected to announce vaping restrictions within weeks
(Reuters) – Within weeks, New Jersey could become the latest state to restrict e-cigarette use, with the governor on Thursday…
Factbox: What does vaping-related illness look like?
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials are investigating reports of 380 confirmed and probable cases of serious lung illnesses and…
Iran urges US to ‘put warmongers aside’ after Bolton firing
Iran’s president urged the U.S. on Wednesday to “put warmongers aside” as tensions roil the Persian Gulf amid an escalating…
Virginia joins states suing owners of Purdue Pharma
Virginia has joined a growing number of states suing members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma for their alleged…
Sanofi to pay Lexicon $260 million for terminated partnership
The logo of Sanofi is seen at the company’s research and production centre in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Charles…
Waning ECB stimulus bets push bond yields higher
LONDON (Reuters) – Global bond yields rose on Monday, amid growing caution over the extent to which the European Central…
Documents appear to show Sarah Palin’s husband wants divorce
Sarah Palin’s husband, commonly referred to as “Alaska’s first dude” when she was governor, appears to be seeking a divorce…
Bank of America’s push to turn around investment bank is bearing fruit
FILE PHOTO: A Bank Of America sign is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York August 21, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo…
Lloyds and Barclays hit by $4 billion insurance mis-selling claims
LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyds (LLOY.L) and Barclays (BARC.L) on Monday said a surge in late claims could see them pay…
ATV crashes kill 2 brothers minutes apart in North Dakota
Authorities say a North Dakota man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash while searching for his brother, who had…
Injuries reported in stampede at Lil Wayne’s music festival
A crowd stampede injured several people attending a New Orleans festival organized by rapper Lil Wayne. Large portions of an…
Researchers to discuss efforts to find Captain Cook’s ship
Researchers looking for the vessel that 18th-century explorer Capt. James Cook used to sail around the world are holding a…
Attack leaves Charging Bull statue with a hole in its horn
Police say a Texas man bashed New York’s Charging Bull statue with a metal object and damaged one of its…
Cut by Raiders, Brown becoming a Patriot on eve of opener
Randy Moss. Josh Gordon. And now Antonio Brown. A dozen years after Bill Belichick took a chance on Moss when…
Director of MIT’s Media Lab steps down over Epstein ties
The director of a prestigious research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology resigned Saturday, and the school’s president ordered…
Qualcomm-Samsung axis brings 5G to the masses as Huawei struggles
SAN FRANCISCO/BERLIN (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) promised on Friday to bring 5G mobile phones to the masses with a…
Fed’s Powell says politics play no role in interest-rate decisions
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during the “The Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy” panel discussion hosted by the…
Fed Chair Powell repeats vow to act ‘as appropriate’
ZURICH (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to act “as appropriate” to sustain the economic expansion in the…
Wall St. barely gains after mixed U.S. jobs data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Dow industrials closed slightly higher on Friday as investors digested a mixed…
U.S. states launch antitrust probes of tech companies, focus on Facebook, Google
(Reuters) – Two groups of U.S. state attorneys general on Friday announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such…
U.S.-China trade conflict could take years to resolve: Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the United States wants “near term” results from…
Apple says Uighurs targeted in iPhone attack but disputes Google findings
FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at the screen of her mobile phone in front of an Apple logo outside its…
U.S. hiring cools; wages, hours offer silver lining
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August, with retail hiring declining for a seventh straight…
U.S. launches antitrust probe into California automaker agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether the decision of four automakers in July to reach a…