Andrés Manuel López Obrador No more 'gangster theft': Mexican president to order end to corporate tax breaksReuters - By Diego OréMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his government will order an end to tax forgiveness for the country's largest companies, saying $20 billion in exemptions
Politics Rural Iowans ponder Trump alternatives as China trade war drags onReuters - By Tom PolansekDUBUQUE, Iowa (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg asked a crowd of hot and sticky supporters packed into an Iowa brewery this weekend whether the United States has a plan
Olaf Scholz Germany's Scholz eyes higher tobacco tax to plug budget gap: sourcesReuters - by Michael Nienaber and Andreas RinkeBERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is flirting with a higher tobacco tax to plug a multi-billion-euro gap in the federal budget and boost Berlin's fiscal strength to counter the effects
Oil Refineries Israel investigates hydrocarbon leak at Oil Refineries unit GadivReuters - by Steven ScheerJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Oil Refineries (ORL) said on Monday it had been informed of an investigation by the Ministry of Environmental Protection at its Gadiv Petrochemical Industries unit. It said
Merck U.S. Supreme Court tosses ruling against Merck on Fosamax osteoporosis drugReuters - By Andrew ChungWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling that had revived hundreds of lawsuits accusing Merck & Co of failing to properly warn patients of debilitating thigh-bone
Abortion Missouri governor expected to sign new abortion restrictions into lawReuters - by Jonathan Allen in New York(Reuters) - Missouri's Republican governor could sign a law as early as this week banning most abortions in the Midwestern state after the eighth week of pregnancy, part of a wave of restrictions aimed
Ryan Saunders Saunders interim no more, named Wolves head coachReutersRyan Saunders is set to become head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, removing the interim tag that will make the 33-year-old the NBA's youngest bench boss. Saunders took over on Jan. 6 after owner
Vladimir Putin Russian reporters resign en masse in row over Putin ally reportReuters - By Tom BalmforthMOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior editor and 10 journalists at Russian daily newspaper Kommersant said on Monday they were resigning to protest against the firing of two colleagues over an article about a possible
Brooks Koepka Superlatives flow for Koepka but challenges lie aheadReuters - By Andrew BothFARMINGDALE, N.Y. (Reuters) - Brooks Koepka received lots of plaudits for his PGA Championship victory on Sunday and the American will no longer be able to slip into major championships almost unnoticed
U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court rejects Iraqi man's torture-related deportation challengeReuters - By Andrew ChungWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid to avoid deportation by a Christian Iraqi immigrant who argued he would be tortured if sent back to his home country for a drug conviction
Goldman Sachs Goldman selects Mazars to audit European operationsReuters - by Huw Jones and Iain WithersLONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said on Monday it has appointed Mazars to audit its European operations in a major coup for the Paris headquartered accounting firm. It will also be a welcome boost to
Business Ford Motor Co to cut 10% of white-collar jobs as part of global restructuringReuters - By Ben KlaymanDETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will eliminate about 10% of its global salaried workforce, cutting about 7,000 jobs by the end of August as part of its larger restructuring in a move
World Trade Organization WTO quarterly trade growth indicator remains at nine-year lowReuters - by Tom MilesFILE PHOTO: Aerial view of containers at a loading terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization’s quarterly
Joseph Kabila Congolese opposition leader returns home after three years in exileReuters - by Fiston Mahamba and Stanis BujakeraKINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi returned home from three years in exile on Monday, one of a series of indicted politicians cleared under the administration of new President
China China and European Union sign landmark aviation dealsReuters - by Min Zhang in BeijingBEIJING/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China and European Union regulators have signed two "landmark" aviation agreements boosting their cooperation in the sector, China's state-run CCTV and the EU said on Monday.
Business Fed's Harker says U.S. rates should not be on autopilotReuters - by Trevor Hunnicutt in New York(Reuters) - Interest rates should not be decided robotically or on autopilot because the data available about the economy is far too imprecise, a U.S. Federal Reserve policymaker said on Monday. "To operate
Brexit Party All shook up: Brexit Party's Nigel Farage doused with milkshake on campaignReuters - by Scott HeppellNEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) - Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's Brexit Party, was doused in milkshake by a protestor on Monday, the latest anti-EU figure to be targeted during campaigning for the
Algeria Algeria's army chief says elections are best way out of crisisReuters - by Omar FahmyALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's armed forces chief said on Monday that elections were the best way to overcome the country's political crisis and avoid a constitutional vacuum. After two decades in power,
Federal Reserve Atlanta Fed's Bostic says not expecting imminent interest rate cut: CNBCReuters - by Mekhla Raina in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic is not expecting an imminent interest rate cut and expressed confidence in the economy, he told CNBC in an interview on Monday. "I would say
Jair Bolsonaro Brazil's Bolsonaro bangs reform drum as growth optimism evaporatesReuters - By Jamie McGeeverBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro took to Twitter on Monday to emphasize the government's commitment to wide-ranging economic reforms, as a regular central bank survey of economists
DNA Testing Israel's MyHeritage expands DNA testing to healthReutersTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's MyHeritage, a service for family history and DNA testing, said on Monday it was launching a test that provides comprehensive health reports to consumers. Like MyHeritage's
T-Mobile Chairman of U.S. telecoms regulator backs T-Mobile, Sprint mergerReuters - By David Shepardson and Diane BartzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc has won the support of the chairman of the U.S. telecommunications regulator but will require a series of changes to their proposed $26 billion merger,
Business Russian central bank lowers U.S. dollars share in reserves due to possible risksReuters - by Andrey OstroukhMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank has lowered the share of dollars in its reserves because of the external risks the country could face, First Deputy Governor Ksenia Yudayeva said on Monday. The
Simona Halep Tennis: Holder Halep shrugs off expectations ahead of French OpenReuters(Reuters) - French Open champion Simona Halep has said won't be burdened by expectations that she can repeat last year's triumph and would rather focus on enjoying the Grand Slam which starts on Sunday.
Business Wall St. drops as tech stocks tumble on Huawei fallout fearsReuters - By Shreyashi Sanyal(Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Monday, as a crackdown on China's Huawei Technologies raised concerns of a bigger impact on chipmakers and added to fears of an escalation in trade war between the two Apple
Germany Germany spends record 23 billion euros on refugees, migration: documentReuters - Reuters EditorialFILE PHOTO: Qudratullah Hotak, a 25-year-old refugee from Afghanistan and one of 24 trainees of Ford Germany's so-called Equipment Qualification (EQ) program to integrate migrants in a booming labour is
Coca-Cola Coca-Cola ends plan to refranchise Africa bottling unit, keeps majority stakeReuters - by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co said on Monday it had dropped plans to refranchise its Africa bottling business, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), and would instead keep its majority stake in the unit for the
Salisbury Britain prepares for new spying law after Salisbury poisoningReuters - by Michael HoldenLONDON (Reuters) - Britain is preparing to bring in a new spying law and is considering updating treason legislation to counter the threat from hostile states in the wake of the nerve agent poisoning Salisbury
Polling India's BJP prepares return to power as exit polls predict clear win: sourcesReuters - By Alasdair Pal and Nigam PrustyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is to meet coalition partners to discuss a new government, two BJP sources said on Monday, after exit polls predicted a clear general victory
Jeremy Hunt Is Britain's Hunt going for PM May's job?: "We have to see what happens"Reuters - by Tom MilesGENEVA (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt declined to say on Monday whether he would run for Prime Minister Theresa May's job, adding that the focus had to be on delivering Brexit. When
