Wall St. looks to Fed outlook Wednesday for early Christmas gift
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are eager for a touch of Christmas cheer from the U.S. Federal Reserve next week,…
Wall St. tumbles on global growth worries, J&J decline
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s three major indexes tumbled on Friday and the Dow confirmed a correction as weak data from…
S&P 500 ends choppy session little changed
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan…
Canadian said to be detained in China, Huawei CFO due back in court
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, two sources said on Tuesday, just hours before…
Tech stocks lead Wall Street higher on China-U.S. trade talk progress
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks jumped on Tuesday, rising for the second day in a row, led by technology companies on…
U.S. top court, Kavanaugh spurn Planned Parenthood defunding case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals by Louisiana and Kansas seeking to end their public…
Olympus unit pleads guilty to resolve U.S. duodenoscope probe
(Reuters) – An Olympus Corp subsidiary pleaded guilty on Monday and agreed to pay $85 million to resolve charges that…
Huawei CFO seeks bail, cites health fears behind bars: court documents
Meng Wanzhou, Executive Board Director of the Chinese technology giant Huawei, attends a session of the VTB Capital Investment Forum…
Apple leads futures lower again in volatile session
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan…
Huawei CFO bail hearing to resume in Canada as Beijing steps up pressure
TORONTO/BEIJING (Reuters) – A top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies is due back in a Canadian court on…
Licking their wounds, fund managers prep for rally in ’19
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With bond and equity markets from the United States to emerging markets all on pace to…
Red-hot U.S. jobs market drives some to seek cooler options
POCATELLO, Idaho (Reuters) – When Sean Luangrath joined Pocatello, Idaho-based Inergy Solar a few years ago, the plan was to…
China calls on Canada to free Huawei CFO or face consequences
BEIJING/OTTAWA (Reuters) – China warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release…
Exclusive: Dutch hospitals to drop U.S. body brokers, cite ethical concerns
AMSTERDAM – Two major Dutch hospitals say they will stop importing human body parts from American firms, which they have…
U.S. crude oil exports surge to record 3.2 million bpd last week: EIA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil exports surged to 3.2 million barrels per day (bpd) last week, the highest…
Canadian PM: no political interference in Huawei arrest decision
FILE PHOTO – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa,…
Wall Street swamped by fresh U.S.-China trade worries
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as the arrest of a top Chinese technology executive stirred fears of fresh…
Exclusive: U.S. probe of China’s Huawei includes bank fraud accusations – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S.…
In major shift, U.S. now exports more oil than it ships in
(Reuters) – The United States last week exported more crude oil and fuel than it imported for the first time…
USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy protection as fallout from Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal continues
Reeling from lawsuits over the serial sexual abuse perpetrated on athletes by former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar, USA Gymnastics…
Trump says ‘long way to go’ on tariffs and China
U.S. President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter as he departs the White House for travel to Mississippi…
Trump coy on China trade deal before meeting Xi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump sent mixed signals on Thursday about the prospects for a trade deal with…
U.S., China exploring deal to delay more tariffs, start talks: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China are exploring a trade deal in which Washington would suspend further tariffs…
Trump says he expects to raise China tariffs: Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expected to move ahead with raising tariffs on $200…
Investors caught in crossfire of fight for holiday shoppers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors would normally be thankful for a strong U.S. economy, yet this holiday season they worry…
UBS lures more money from U.S. super rich to Switzerland
ZURICH (Reuters) – A decade after a U.S. crackdown ended Swiss banking secrecy, rich Americans are flocking back to UBS…
Pentagon report on Turkey’s F-35 program delivered to Congress
FILE PHOTO: A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.…
Pentagon report on Turkey’s F-35 program delivered to Congress
FILE PHOTO: A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.…
Juul Labs to pull sweet e-cig flavors to curb youth use
(Reuters) – Juul Labs Inc, the U.S. market leader for electronic cigarettes, said on Tuesday it will pull popular flavors…
U.S. regulators snip red tape for medical devices to curb opioid crisis
(Reuters) – Laura Perryman expected her medical company, Stimwave Technologies Inc, would have to wait several years for its painkilling…
U.S. SEC fines Citibank more than $38 million for mishandling ADRs
Commuters walk past a Citibank branch in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ashlee Espinal WASHINGTON…
Forget gridlock, Republican win may be better for stocks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that his favorite measure of success, the stock market, is…
Tanzania’s ruling party responds to U.S criticisms over by-election
Tanzania’s ruling party on Saturday responded to criticisms by the United States over its August 12 by-election, saying it is…
Fed’s Kaplan sees two-three more rate hikes to hit ‘neutral’ level
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Another two to three interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve will likely put U.S. borrowing…
With market on edge, investors look to tech trio
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The pressure is on for Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft as they prepare to report quarterly results…
Wall St. slides on Saudi Arabia, Italy concerns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent on Thursday as the European Commission issued a warning…
Big City Life: Homeless in NY (RT Documentary)
There are around 1750000 homeless people in the USA today. According to the 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, nearly 64000…
McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans could try again to repeal Obamacare if they win enough seats in U.S. elections next month,…
Turkey accuses US of ‘stab in the back’ as currency falls | ITV News
Turkey’s president has accused the US of trying to ‘stab it in the back’, as his country moved to stem…
Unwelcome guest: U.S. tariffs loom at China’s biggest trade fair
BEIJING (Reuters) – Amid gathering gloom over the state of the Chinese economy, exporters of motorcycles, tractors, photocopiers and Christmas…
Wall Street opens lower as Saudi tensions add to concerns
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped at open on Monday as rising tensions between Western powers and Saudi Arabia added to…
John McCain: a fighter in war and politics
John McCain was a fighter in life, war and politics, who earned an immense amount of respect even from his…
Machines take the blame as U.S. stock market sells off
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors searching for perpetrators and victims in this week’s U.S. stock market selloff pointed to a…
50 year anniversary of Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
Fifty years ago on August 28 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous speech at the foot… euronews, the…
Strong U.S. job growth expected in September; wages seen rising
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy likely created jobs at a brisk clip in September, with the unemployment rate probably…
Powell: U.S. outlook ‘remarkably positive’ with low unemployment, tame inflation
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday hailed a “remarkably positive outlook” for the U.S. economy…
CrossTalk: Annihilating Yemen
Getting scant media coverage in the West, Yemen as a state and society is being destroyed. The Arab world’s poorest…
Facebook’s slide stalls Intel-led advance on Wall Street
(Reuters) – Wall Street ended flat on Friday as gains by Intel, real estate companies and utilities offset a drop…
U.S. new home sales rebound in August, but trend softening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in August after two straight monthly declines, but the underlying…
Fed likely to lift rates, possibly end ‘accommodative’ policy era
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the Federal Reserve widely expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, financial markets are focused on…
‘Declaration of war’: EU leaders ‘astonished’ by Trump remarks
European leaders have been left angered and bemused following U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s slamming of the continent’s migrant policy. With…
White House optimistic on China trade; no date for more talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is optimistic about finding a way forward in its trade dispute with China, but…
‘Death to America’: Iran MPs burn American flag in parliament
The lawmakers staged the demonstration on Wednesday morning, the day after Trump announced he was ditching the 2015 nuclear deal.…
Futures flat as oil gains offset chipmaker falls
(Reuters) – Stock index futures handed back initial gains on Friday to point to a flat opening for U.S. markets,…
What sector overhaul means for tech stocks, Wall Street
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The most significant changes to Wall Street’s broad industry sectors since 1999 will take effect Monday,…
US racist and bigoted hate crimes explode after Trump election victory
Swastikas and homophobic insults:graffiti dubbed on a church in the US state of Indiana. Just one example of 437 reports…
JP Morgan chief Dimon says shouldn’t have made remarks about Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon on Sunday said he regretted comments that he was…
Trump ‘likely’ to announce new China tariffs as early as Monday: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese imports…
Brazil space station open for small satellite business
ALCANTARA SPACE CENTER, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil is ready to launch small commercial rockets from its space base near the…
Tariffs threaten market-leading tech, consumer stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. technology and consumer discretionary stocks have been insulated from global trade tensions, but if another…