by iwd | Aug 26, 2024 | General
By Jody Godoy, Deborah BloomPORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission kicked off a trial on Monday in its bid to block Kroger’s $25 billion merger with Albertsons, telling a federal judge in Portland, Oregon, that the deal would eliminate...
by iwd | Aug 24, 2024 | General
By Ismail Shakil and Stephanie Kelly(Reuters) -Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abandoned his campaign on Friday and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, ending a presidential bid that he began as a Democrat trading on one of the most famous names...
by iwd | Aug 24, 2024 | General
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea expressed serious concern and strongly condemned on Saturday a revised nuclear strategic plan approved by U.S. President Joe Biden this year. “The DPRK will as ever bolster up its strategic strength in every way to control and...
by iwd | Aug 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
By David RandallNEW YORK (Reuters) – The rally in U.S. stocks faces an important test next week with earnings from chipmaking giant Nvidia, whose blistering run has powered markets throughout 2024. The S&P 500 has pared a sharp drop it suffered after U.S....
by iwd | Aug 24, 2024 | General
By Joey RouletteWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing’s faulty Starliner capsule will need to return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA chief Bill Nelson said on Saturday,...
by iwd | Aug 23, 2024 | General
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Talks in Cairo aimed at reaching a Gaza ceasefire have been “constructive,” with some progress made, and all sides need to come together to work toward implementation of a proposed agreement, the White House said on...
by iwd | Aug 23, 2024 | General
By Jarrett RenshawCHICAGO (Reuters) – In a roundtable discussion at this week’s Democratic National Convention, presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ senior policy adviser Brian Nelson was peppered with questions about the policies at the heart of...
by iwd | Aug 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
(Reuters) -Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rose to their highest level in more than a year in July as a drop in mortgage rates boosted demand, offering more evidence that the housing market is recovering.New home sales jumped 10.6% to a seasonally adjusted...
by iwd | Aug 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday “the time has come” for the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates as rising risks to the job market left no room for further weakness and inflation was in reach of the Fed’s 2%...
by iwd | Aug 22, 2024 | General
By Rishika Sadam and Shivam PatelHYDERABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -An explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in southern India on Wednesday, which killed at least 17 people and injured 36, was due to a chemical solvent leak, according to an internal government report...
