How tariff hikes are squeezing the U.S. furniture business
LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) – When President Donald Trump decided to raise tariffs on Chinese imports earlier this month, Francis O’Brien was left with no choice but to add a 4%…
Auto sector scrambles after Trump threatens Mexican tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global auto and parts manufacturers scrambled on Friday to make contingency plans and look at ways of speeding some deliveries after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new…
Wall St. skids, jolted by Trump’s surprise tariff threat on Mexico
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped on Friday, as the S&P 500 closed out the month with its biggest May slump since 2010, after President Donald Trump’s surprise threat…
Cruise line Carnival seeks dismissal of U.S. lawsuits over Cuba docks
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cruise line Carnival Corp is asking a U.S. court to dismiss lawsuits that claim the company profited from confiscated Cuban property, the first such cases brought since…
Struggles of transport stocks transmit caution to market
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Add this to worries about Wall Street: The index of planes, trains and trucking companies, considered an important stock barometer of the U.S. economy’s health, is…
Missouri abortion clinic to stay open for now after court order
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Missouri’s only abortion clinic will stay open at least a few more days after a judge on Friday granted a request by Planned Parenthood for a…
U.S.-China trade war of words heads for Fox cable TV face-off
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s war of words with the United States over their escalating trade dispute will reach a crescendo of sorts when a broadcaster from Chinese state television debates…
Factbox: Roe v. Wade at risk: Legal challenges to U.S. abortion rights
(Reuters) – In recent months, some conservative-leaning U.S. states have taken action to curb abortion rights, the most recent being Missouri, where the state’s only abortion clinic could close by…
U.S. football player’s overdose death spotlighted in J&J Oklahoma opioid trial
(Reuters) – The father of a college football player who died of a drug overdose gave emotional testimony about the U.S. opioid epidemic’s personal cost on Wednesday in the second…
Missouri governor says politics plays no role in abortion clinic licensing fight
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Wednesday renewed his intention to close Missouri’s sole abortion clinic for failing to meet state licensing standards, a move that would make it…