WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits surged last week, confirming a weakening in labor market conditions as a […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three top United Nations officials all called on the United States on Thursday to revoke its decision to designate Yemen’s Houthis […]
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By Lauren Hirsch Charles Schwab will shut down its political action committee, perhaps the most significant move among companies rethinking their political donations after last […]
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Finance Minister on Thursday said any takeover of French retailer Carrefour by a foreign company would be a “major difficulty”, as […]
Continue reading »LONDON (Reuters) – British trade minister Liz Truss said on Thursday she was seeking an early meeting with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to be […]
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s top court upheld on Thursday a 20-year prison sentence for former President Park Geun-hye on graft charges that led to […]
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BEIJING (REUTERS) – Chinese exports grew by more than expected in December, customs data showed on Thursday (Jan 14), as coronavirus disruptions around the world […]
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SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bonds slipped, Japanese stocks jumped to a three-decade high and other Asian equities loitered near record peaks on Thursday as investors […]
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – As spending remained high amid the coronavirus pandemic, the US budget deficit surged by 61 per cent in the first three months […]
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FILE PHOTO: Luca de Meo, Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Renault, poses in front of a Renault Megane eVision car during a news conference about […]
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Colorado’s state legislature is facing a lawsuit over a modest effort to boost minority-owned small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, and plans to largely undo […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday rejected a Democratic attempt to swiftly call the Senate into emergency session to hold an impeachment […]
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Guy Verhofstadt: British students are ‘pro-European’ The Belgian politician, along with other MEPs, has warned Europe needs to have an “open debate” on what happens […]
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FILE PHOTO: The WeWork logo is seen on a cup at a WeWork office in Beijing, China August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo(Reuters) – WeWork […]
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Of the existing 18.5 million Bitcoin, around 20 percent — currently worth around $140 billion — appear to be in lost or otherwise stranded wallets, […]
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U.S. Census Bureau statisticians are under significant pressure from Trump political appointees to figure out who in the U.S. is in the country illegally, and […]
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PARIS (Reuters) – European retail giant Carrefour has received a surprise 16.2 billion euros ($19.72 billion) takeover approach from Canadian convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard, sending […]
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FILE PHOTO: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks to Capitol Hill reporters about an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump charging him with […]
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A man who was photographed wearing a sweatshirt that read “Camp Auschwitz” while inside the Capitol last week was arrested in Newport News, Va., on […]
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FILE PHOTO: People shop at Macy’s Department store in New York City, U.S., March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices increased in […]
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