Microsoft expands political security service to 12 European countries
FILE PHOTO: General view of Microsoft’s logo at Microsoft Corporation headquarters at Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Charles…
Oil near 2019 highs amid OPEC supply cuts, but rising U.S. output weighs
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices hovered near 2019 highs on Wednesday, supported by OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions on…
Ford to close oldest Brazil plant, exit South America truck biz
SAO PAULO/DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it will close its oldest factory in Brazil and exit…
Exclusive: Fed’s Williams says new economic outlook necessary for rate hikes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Fed President John Williams on Tuesday said he was comfortable with the level U.S.…
U.S. settles with Teva over keeping generic drugs off market
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is seen during a news conference hold by its CEO, Kare Schultz,…
Eating nuts tied to lower heart disease risk for diabetics
(Reuters Health) – People with diabetes who regularly eat nuts may be less likely to develop heart disease than their…
Climate change could raise risk of congenital heart defects
(Reuters Health) – More babies could be born with heart defects in the future as global warming puts pregnant women…
Honda to shut UK car plant in 2022 with the loss of 3,500 jobs
LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese car maker Honda is set to announce it’s closing its only British car plant in 2022…
U.S. agency submits auto tariff probe report to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department sent a report on Sunday to U.S. President Donald Trump that could unleash…
Honda to close UK car plant with the loss of 3,500 jobs
LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese carmaker Honda is set to announce the closure of its only British car plant in 2022…
Auto industry lines up against possible U.S. tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. auto industry urged President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday not to saddle imported cars and…
Britain does not support total Huawei network ban: sources
(Reuters) – British security officials do not support a full ban of Huawei from national telecoms networks despite U.S. allegations…
As medical costs mount, Japan to weigh cost-effectiveness in setting drug prices
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese doctor Yasushi Goto remembers prescribing the cancer drug Opdivo to an octogenarian and wondering whether taxpayers…
Qatar’s real estate market faces reality check ahead of World Cup
DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s Doha Tower, a spike-tipped cylinder that glows orange at night, won an award when finished in…
Bruno Ganz, Who Played Adolf Hitler In ‘Downfall,’ Dead At 77
ZURICH, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor who portrayed Adolf Hitler in Oscar-nominated film “Downfall” and the…
Shooter in deadly Illinois rampage was not supposed to own a gun, police say
Gary Martin’s conviction was flagged only days after he bought a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun in 2014, and he…
Canada’s Freeland pushes end of steel, aluminum tariffs in meeting with Pelosi
FILE PHOTO – Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland attends the annual Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany February…
HNA cuts stake in Deutsche Bank to 6.3 percent: SEC filing
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Chinese conglomerate HNA has cut its stake in Deutsche Bank to 6.3 percent, according to a filing…
Witnesses describe confusion, chaos at Aurora shooting
An employee at the Henry Pratt company, which specializes in making valves, Probst told CNN affiliate WLS-TV on Friday that…
Aurora shooting: At least 5 killed, gunman also dead
The first 911 calls came to Aurora police around 1:24 p.m. CT, with callers saying there was an active shooter…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Profit estimates may be adding in too much cost risk
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Wall Street braces for the first quarterly decline in earnings in nearly three years, some…
Mattel warns of weak 2019, shares drop most in 20 years
(Reuters) – Mattel Inc on Friday issued a disappointing 2019 forecast and said demand for its iconic Barbie doll was…
Payless ShoeSource to start liquidation sales at stores
FILE PHOTO: A Payless ShoeSource store logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S. April…
Mexico to inject $3.9 billion in Pemex, seeks to prevent credit downgrade
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will inject $3.9 billion into ailing state oil company Pemex, officials said on Friday, promising…
Starboard gauges Bristol-Myers shareholder support for Celgene deal
(Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP has asked a proxy solicitor to probe the level of support among…
France suggests glyphosate exit could be even slower than planned
PARIS (Reuters) – Only half of France’s farmland could do without glyphosate-based weed-killers by 2021, the country’s farm minister suggested,…
EU clinches copyright overhaul deal, tech giants in focus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to rewrite its two-decades-old copyright rules which will force Alphabet Inc’s Google…
China, U.S. start high-level trade talks in Beijing: Xinhua
U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer leaves a hotel in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials, China, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas…
U.S.’ Mnuchin says ‘looking forward’ to China trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a member of the U.S. trade delegation to China, leaves a hotel in Beijing for…
Trump: China trade talks going ‘very well’ before high-level parley
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday trade talks with China were “going along very well” as…
Aggressive sanitizing at home lowers post-hospital MRSA risk
(Reuters Health) – A six-month program of aggressively washing and sanitizing at home after surgery can lower the risk of…
No evidence that Fed’s balance sheet is behind market swings: Mester
FILE PHOTO: Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester takes part in a panel convened to speak about the health of the…
Fed to finalize plans to end balance sheet runoff ‘at coming meetings’: Mester
FILE PHOTO: Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, speaks during an interview in Manhattan, New York,…
Venezuela turns to India as sanctions cut oil flow to U.S., Europe
HOUSTON/MEXICO CITY/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports have tapered off and shifted toward India since new U.S. sanctions began Jan.…
Oil prices rise 1 percent amid OPEC supply cuts, U.S. sanctions on Venezuela
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by around 1 percent on Wednesday as producer club OPEC said it had deeply…
Eating lots of meat tied to higher risk of liver disease
(Reuters Health) – People who eat a lot of animal protein may be more likely to have excessive fat in…
Venezuela pressures foreign partners on oil venture commitments: sources
(Reuters) – Foreign partners of Venezuela’s PDVSA are facing pressure from the state-run oil firm to publicly declare whether they…
Oil rises on OPEC cuts, U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, although…
Asian stocks subdued, focus on new round of Sino-U.S. talks
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares barely budged on Tuesday with investors looking to a new round of Sino-U.S. trade talks…
Merck, Pfizer combo treatment boosts kidney cancer survival
FILE PHOTO: The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Linden, New Jersey,…
Paris seeks $14 million from Airbnb for illegal adverts
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Airbnb is displayed at an Airbnb event in Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File…
Seven mumps cases confirmed at Houston ICE detention facility
(Reuters) – Seven adult detainees at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Houston have been diagnosed with…
5 minors arrested in deadly shooting of Nashville musician
The suspects, ages 12 to 16, had a stolen loaded gun with them when they were arrested, Metro Nashville Police…
Valerie Reyes called her mom in panic. She vanished within days and her body was found in a suitcase.
“She was just really scared, very frightened,” her mother, Norma Sanchez, told CNN affiliate WABC. The 24-year-old had been living…
U.S. fund managers brace for consumer slowdown
(Reuters) – With expectations for slowing growth escalating, U.S. fund managers are selectively avoiding stocks in consumer companies as lofty…
National Enquirer owner defends reporting on Amazon’s Bezos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The owner of U.S. tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer pushed back on Friday against accusations of…
EA’s ‘Fortnite’ rival wins 10 million gamers in three days
(Reuters) – A game developed by Electronics Arts Inc as a competitor to the wildly popular “Fortnite” has signed up…
Exclusive: Tesla’s delivery team gutted in recent job cuts – sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – When Tesla Inc announced last month a second round of job cuts to rein in costs,…
Chevron ties executive pay to methane and flaring reduction targets
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron Corp plans to set greenhouse gas emissions targets and tie executive compensation and rank-and-file bonuses to…
Mattel posts surprise profit as Barbie makeover lifts sales
(Reuters) – Mattel Inc posted a surprise fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as the toymaker benefited from a makeover of its…
J&J becomes first drugmaker to add prices to television ads
FILE PHOTO: A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo CHICAGO…
No talks between Trump and China’s Xi before trade deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not plan to meet with Chinese President Xi…
Qantas cancels order for 8 Airbus A380s amid doubts on jet’s future
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd said on Thursday it formally canceled a longstanding order for eight Airbus SE…
High-margin pickup trucks drive GM profit, shares rise
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit that exceeded Wall Street expectations, thanks to high-margin…
Sanofi blood disorder drug wins FDA approval
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday it had approved Sanofi SA’s drug to treat…