by iwd | Jun 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in May, indicating sales could remain subdued for a while as potential buyers grapple with higher mortgage rates and prices.The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on...
by iwd | Jun 27, 2024 | General
By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Thursday revived a software engineer’s proposed class action claiming Meta Platforms refused to hire him because it preferred to give jobs to foreign workers who are paid lower wages. The San Francisco-based...
by iwd | Jun 27, 2024 | Business
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday scuttling OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement could have a sweeping impact on how U.S. bankruptcy courts handle cases aimed at resolving sprawling litigation.Here is a look at...
by iwd | Jun 27, 2024 | General
(Reuters) – Major U.S. telecom service providers said on Thursday some of their users traveling overseas were having connectivity problems due to an issue at a partner network provider.In statements to Reuters, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile US said they were...
by iwd | Jun 26, 2024 | General
By David Shepardson and Jonathan Allen(Reuters) – A New York transit agency voted on Wednesday to indefinitely halt congestion pricing in Manhattan that was set to start on June 30 after the state’s governor directed the action. The Metropolitan...
by iwd | Jun 26, 2024 | Business
(Reuters) – American Chip manufacturing supplier Entegris said on Wednesday that it has inked a preliminary deal with the Biden administration for funding of up to $75 million to aid the development of a new facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado.”We’re...
by iwd | Jun 26, 2024 | Business
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc hit $2 trillion in market value for the first time on Wednesday, becoming the fifth U.S. company to surpass that level as optimism around artificial intelligence and potential interest rate cuts this year drove demand for technology-related...
by iwd | Jun 26, 2024 | General
By Mike ScarcellaWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost on Monday to a challenge by 21 pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies led by AstraZeneca to a lawsuit accusing them of illegally helping to fund terrorism that killed or injured...
by iwd | Jun 25, 2024 | Business
By Chibuike OguhNEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Nvidia were up over 5% on Tuesday, poised to snap a three-session tailspin that had erased about $430 billion from the artificial intelligence chipmaker’s market value.Nvidia’s shares were recently at...
by iwd | Jun 25, 2024 | General
By Jason LangeWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. voters see Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as the better candidate for the economy but prefer his Democratic rival President Joe Biden’s approach on preserving democracy, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll...