Jul 6, 2023 | Business, Economy, Entertainment and Lifestyle, Technology, US
(Corrects grammar in first paragraph) By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) -Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched a direct challenge to Twitter with Threads, garnering millions of users in hours as it sought to take advantage of its rival’s much-weakened state after...
Jul 6, 2023 | Asia, Australia, Business, Canada, Economy, Europe, UK, US
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar eased after a brief rebound on Thursday as data showing the U.S. labor market remains strong increased chances the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later this month. Private payrolls surged in June in the biggest...
Jul 6, 2023 | Business, Economy, US
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. 30-year mortgage rates rose to an average of 6.81% this week, the highest level of 2023, according to Freddie Mac’s mortgage market survey. Mortgage rates have risen sharply in tandem with the Federal Reserve’s aggressive...
Jul 6, 2023 | Business, Economy, Technology, Top News, US
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Meta’s Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch, emerging as the first real threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, as it took advantage of its access to billions of Instagram users and a similar...
Jul 6, 2023 | Business, Economy, US
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New data from the New York Federal Reserve shows underlying inflation may have slowed faster than the headline measures that have kept U.S. central bank officials poised for further interest rate increases. In a...
Jul 6, 2023 | Asia, Business, Economy, Technology
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics’ June-quarter profit is expected to plunge 96% on-year to the lowest for any quarter in more than 14 years, as a chip glut continues to drive large losses in the tech giant’s cash cow business despite a...
