U.S. Supreme Court Trump vows to bring any impeachment fight to nation's top courtReuters - by Susan Heavey and Makini BriceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to fight any effort by congressional Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings against him after the U.S. special counsel's Russia probe,
Aramco U.K. asset manager Standard Life Aberdeen bought $100 million of Aramco bond: chairmanReuters - by Stephen KalinRIYADH (Reuters) - U.K. asset manager Standard Life Aberdeen bought $100 million worth of Saudi Arabia state oil giant Aramco's debut international bond, the investment firm's chairman said on Sunday.
Aramco Aramco's bond is 'only the beginning', Saudi energy minister saysReuters - by Stephen Kalin and Saeed AzharFILE PHOTO: Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih speaks during the Gulf Intelligence Saudi Arabia Energy Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco,
MBA U.S. mortgage applications post biggest drop in four months: MBAReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications to buy a home and to refinance one recorded their steepest weekly decline in four months as some mortgage rates increased to one-month highs in step with
U.S. Marines Trump rejects Mexican efforts in face of fresh migrant caravanReuters - by Makini BriceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Mexico to do more to block a new caravan of migrants and asylum-seekers traveling through the country toward the United States,
Huawei Britain to allow Huawei restricted access to 5G networkReuters - By Paul SandleLONDON (Reuters) - Britain will allow Huawei Technologies a restricted role in building parts of its 5G network, seeking a middle way in a bitter dispute between the United States and China over the next
Boeing Boeing abandons 2019 outlook after 737 MAX groundingsReuters - By Ankit Ajmera(Reuters) - Boeing Co on Wednesday abandoned its 2019 financial outlook, said it halted share buybacks in mid-March, and announced $1 billion in increased costs due to the grounding of its 737 MAX jets.
New Mexico Leader of U.S. border armed militia group attacked in jail: attorneyReuters - By Julio-Cesar ChavezSUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Reuters) - The leader of an armed militia group that spent the past two months detaining migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border has been hospitalized after he was attacked in the prison
ANZAC Turkey detains suspect believed planning to attack ANZAC service: policeReuters - by Ali KucukgocmenISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have arrested a suspected Islamic State member they believe was planning to attack a World War One commemoration at Gallipoli attended by hundreds of Australians
Brexit UK government Brexit talks with Labour cannot be open ended: PM May's spokesmanReuters - by Elizabeth PiperLONDON (Reuters) - British government talks with the opposition Labour Party on finding a Brexit compromise cannot be open ended, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Wednesday. The spokesman
Northern Ireland Irish, British leaders join mourners at funeral of murdered Northern Irish journalistReuters - By Amanda FergusonBELFAST (Reuters) - The leaders of Britain and Ireland joined hundreds of mourners on Wednesday at the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee whose killing by an Irish nationalist militant gunman has sparked
Business SAP vows to sharpen game as Elliott reveals 1.2 billion euro stakeReuters - Douglas BusvineFRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.S. activist investor Elliott revealed a 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) stake in SAP and said it supported a new management efficiency drive, sending shares in the German business
Romania Romanian lawmakers approve bill that could close graft casesReuters - by Luiza IlieBUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's lower house of parliament approved changes to the criminal codes on Wednesday that could shut down several ongoing high-level graft cases, but opposition politicians plan
Donald Trump After Trump tweet, UK spy agency says claim it spied on Trump is utterly ridiculousReuters - by Guy FaulconbridgeLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's main eavesdropping agency on Wednesday said allegations that it had been asked by the Obama administration to spy on Donald Trump after the 2016 presidential election were
Ukraine Peace, honesty and cheap gas: Ukraine's new leader shoulders high expectationsReuters - By Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Matthias WilliamsKIEV (Reuters) - When the Ukrainian president played by actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy faces a corrupt parliament in his TV comedy, he fantasizes about blasting them all away with two submachine guns. Now Zelenskiy
Environment Polish refiner PKN Orlen to invest in offshore wind power in 2024Reuters - by Agnieszka BarteczkoPLOCK, Poland (Reuters) - Poland's biggest oil refiner, state-run PKN Orlen, plans to start investment in offshore wind farms in 2024, Chief Executive Daniel Obajtek said on Wednesday. "We are at the of
Matteo Salvini Italian cabinet infighting overshadows growth planReuters - By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin JonesROME (Reuters) - Italy's government approved an economic growth plan in the early hours of Wednesday after a bad-tempered cabinet meeting that exposed divisions in the ruling coalition and fuelled speculation
China China's economy still faces downward pressure: premierReuters - by China monitoring desk and Kevin YaoBEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy still faces downward pressure and the government will counter it by deepening reforms and cutting taxes, state television quoted Premier Li Keqiang as saying on Wednesday.
Turkey Russia to start deliveries of S-400 to Turkey in July: IfaxReuters - by Maxim RodionovMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will start delivering its S-400 missile defense systems to Turkey in July, the head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said, according to Interfax news agency. "Everything
Bucharest Bucharest Open Books Night aims to get Romanians readingReuters - By Luiza IlieBUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanians are among the least avid readers in the European Union, but an Open Books Night to promote reading now in its seventh year has proved a big hit. This year's event, held
Nasdaq Nasdaq first-quarter profit surges 40% on tech unitReuters - by John McCrankFILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the Nasdaq market site in Times Square New York City, NY, U.S. April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc reported a 39.5%
Caterpillar Inc Caterpillar raises 2019 profit outlook on tax gainReuters - Reuters EditorialFILE PHOTO: A row of excavators are seen at the Caterpillar booth at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. March 9, 2017. REUTERS/David Becker/File
Chevron Occidental offers to buy Anadarko in $57 billion deal, topping ChevronReuters - by Debroop Roy in BengaluruFILE PHOTO: The Occidental Petroleum Corp headquarters is pictured in Los Angeles, California September 16, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp sought
Thailand Thailand says 'making progress' with high-speed Thai-Chinese railwayReuters - By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panu Wongcha-umBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government said it is "making progress" with the much-delayed high-speed Thai-Chinese rail line that is to link Thailand, Laos and China, as the three countries prepared
Business Domino's same-store sales at company-owned U.S. outlets miss estimatesReuters - by Nivedita Balu and Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Domino's Pizza Inc missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly same-store sales growth in the United States on Wednesday, hurt by growing competition from food delivery startups and rival pizzerias.
South Africa More than 50 dead in South Africa after heavy rainsReuters - By Rogan WardDURBAN (Reuters) - Rescue workers were digging through collapsed buildings along South Africa's eastern coast, where more than 50 people were killed when heavy rain caused flooding and mudslides, authorities
Anthem Inc. Anthem beats earnings estimates, raises 2019 profit forecastReuters - by Tamara Mathias in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Anthem Inc's first-quarter profit beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as it reined in expenses, and the U.S. health insurer raised its earnings forecast for the year. Shares of the Indiana-based
Hassan Rouhani Rouhani says Saudi Arabia, UAE owe their existence today to Iran: TVReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates owed their existence to Iran because it had refused to help former Iraqi president Saddam
Yemen Yemen's Houthis ignoring calls for political solution: Saudi ministerReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's deputy defense minister on Wednesday blamed Yemen's Houthi movement for a stalled peace deal in the main port of Hodeidah, saying the Iran-aligned group was ignoring the
Saudi Arabia Undeterred by Khashoggi murder, global executives return to Saudi ArabiaReuters - By Stephen Kalin and Saeed AzharRIYADH (Reuters) - Global finance chiefs who boycotted a Saudi investment summit last year following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi returned to Riyadh this week as the Gulf kingdom gets business
