Reutersadded this to BusinessBusiness Prospects of EU summit deal on top jobs go up in smokeReuters - By Sabine Siebold and Foo Yun CheeBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chances of EU leaders agreeing on Thursday on who should inherit the bloc's top jobs - including the head of its central bank - appeared vanishingly slim, as France and Germany cast
Reutersadded this to Top NewsWalmart Walmart to pay $282 million to settle seven-year global corruption probeReuters - By Nandita BoseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Thursday it will pay $282 million to settle a seven-year-long investigation into whether its overseas units in Mexico, Brazil, China and India violated the U.S.
Reutersadded this to U.S. NewsIslamic State (ISIS) Two Chicago-area men convicted of providing support to Islamic StateReuters - By Brendan O'Brien(Reuters) - Two Chicago-area men were found guilty on Thursday of supporting Islamic State in a federal case in which one of them was accused of saying he hoped to see the jihadist group's flag over the
Reutersadded this to Top NewsPolitics Trump not joking about foreign help in elections: HicksReuters - By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks told U.S. lawmakers that U.S. President Donald Trump was not joking about his readiness to accept derogatory information on
Reutersadded this to BusinessEuropean Union EU leaders fail to agree on top jobs, set new summit for June 30: officialReuters - By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders failed to agree at a summit on Thursday on who should get the bloc's top jobs next and will meet again on June 30 to try seal a deal, an EU official said.
Reutersadded this to BusinessBank of Japan Japan's core consumer inflation slows in May, keeps pressure on BOJReuters - By Leika KiharaTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.8% in May from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, keeping the central bank under pressure to maintain or even expand its massive stimulus program
Reutersadded this to U.S. NewsU.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. to allow September 1 grazing on unplantable acres to help farmers after floodsReuters - By Julie IngwersenCHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday announced a new measure to help farmers who were unable to plant corn and soybeans due to widespread flooding across the U.S. Cover
Reutersadded this to Top NewsBusiness Risks to Wall Street's rally abound despite record highReuters - By Caroline ValetkevitchNEW YORK (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 index hit a record high on Thursday as an almost giddy euphoria over the prospects of a U.S. interest rate cut fueled the appetite for equities, but there are
Reutersadded this to BusinessBusiness Investor LGIM dumps ExxonMobil from its Future World fundsReuters - by Susanna TwidaleLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest asset manager has removed ExxonMobil and four more companies from its 5 billion pounds ($6.3 billion) Future World Funds, and said it would vote against their chairs
Reutersadded this to SportsAtlanta Hawks NBA trade roundup: Hawks reportedly move up to No. 4ReutersThe Atlanta Hawks acquired the No. 4 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft from the New Orleans Pelicans for three picks, according to multiple reports an hour before Thursday's draft was scheduled to begin.
Reutersadded this to TechHarry Potter Pokemon Go creators release Harry Potter mobile game Wizards UniteReuters - By Rollo RossLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The creators of mobile gaming phenomenon Pokemon Go unleashed a new game on Thursday that features Harry Potter and other characters from the wizarding world made famous in best-selling
Reutersadded this to World NewsXi Jinping Xi, Kim say boosting China-North Korea ties good for regional peace: KCNAReuters - by Joyce LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that amid "serious and complicated" international affairs strengthening bilateral ties was good for both countries
Reutersadded this to EnvironmentalEnvironment Clean power to overtake fossil fuels in Britain in 2019Reuters - By Susanna TwidaleLONDON (Reuters) - Britain, the birth place of coal power, is set this year to use more electricity from zero-carbon sources such as wind, solar and nuclear than from fossil fuel plants for the first the
Reutersadded this to Top NewsBusiness New tokens thrive in crypto market but sales raise questionsReuters - By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Initial exchange offerings (IEOs) have been the latest darlings in raising funds for cryptocurrency projects, but intensifying regulatory scrutiny and investors' concern about the
Reutersadded this to BusinessBrexit Brexit clouds financial investment outlook in London: EYReuters - by Huw JonesLONDON (Reuters) - London received the most foreign investment in financial services among European cities again last year, but the outlook for the UK capital has fallen to an all-time low due to Brexit,
Reutersadded this to BusinessBusiness UK watchdog rejects lawmakers' call to ease bank account rulesReuters - by Huw JonesLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator, responding to calls by lawmakers to make it easier to open a bank account, said there was no need for banks to ease existing rules. Parliament's Treasury
Reutersadded this to Top NewsBusiness U.S. has no plans to cap H-1B work visa program: State DepartmentReuters - by Lesley WroughtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has no plans to cap H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, the State Department said on Thursday. Reuters reported
Reutersadded this to Health & LifestyleMerck Merck CEO sees legal challenge if U.S. adopts drug pricing based on other countriesReuters - By Michael ErmanNEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co Chief Executive Ken Frazier said on Thursday a rule to base the price the U.S. government pays for some prescription drugs in it Medicare program on lower prices in other
Reutersadded this to BusinessBusiness Divided EU to urge return to talks on euro zone integrationReuters - By Jan StrupczewskiBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will urge finance ministers on Friday to keep working on deeper euro zone integration as flagship ideas such as a euro zone budget or a deposit guarantee scheme
Reutersadded this to SportsNew York Mets Mets fire pitching coach Eiland, bring in Regan, 82ReutersThe New York Mets fired pitching coach Dave Eiland on Thursday and replaced him on an interim basis with Phil Regan, 82. In moves ahead of the series opener at Chicago against the Cubs on Thursday night,
Reutersadded this to SportsU.S. House of Representatives Canada's Trudeau hands out gifts to remind Americans who won NBA titleReuters - by Richard CowanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday took a break from high-level Washington talks to gently remind his American hosts that, for the first time ever, a basketball from
Reutersadded this to Top NewsQualcomm FTC objects to Qualcomm submission of Apple documents in antitrust caseReuters - By Stephen Nellis(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday objected to a move by mobile chip supplier Qualcomm Inc to introduce internal Apple Inc documents in its fight to stop the enforcement of a May
Reutersadded this to Top NewsIraq Medic stuns courtroom saying he killed prisoner, not Navy SEAL on trialReuters - By Marty GrahamSAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A Navy SEAL medic testified on Thursday that he was responsible for the death of an Islamic State fighter - not the Navy SEAL defendant undergoing a court martial for war crimes describing
Reutersadded this to Health & LifestyleMarijuana Rising rates of marijuana use among pregnant women spark concernReuters - By Linda Carroll(Reuters Health) - Increasing numbers of pregnant women are using marijuana in the U.S. and that may result in issues for their babies, two new studies suggest. Researchers found that the proportion of
Reutersadded this to World NewsSpain Spain's Supreme Court to settle 'Wolf Pack' sex abuse caseReuters - By Sabela OjeaMADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Supreme Court decides on Friday whether to uphold a ruling that cleared five young men of gang-raping a teenager at a bull-running festival, concluding a case that triggered
Reutersadded this to World NewsJustin Trudeau Trump, Trudeau seek collaboration on 'critical minerals': White HouseReuters - by Eric BeechWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered officials on Thursday to develop a plan for U.S.-Canada collaboration on "critical minerals," the House
Reutersadded this to PoliticsOregon State Police Oregon's Democratic governor sends police for AWOL Senate RepublicansReuters - By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - Oregon's Democratic governor dispatched the state police on Thursday to bring back to the legislature Senate Republicans who left the Capitol in order to scuttle a vote on climate change legislation.
Reutersadded this to SportsNew York Mets Mets fire pitching coach Eiland, bring in Regan, 82Reuters - Reuters EditorialThe New York Mets fired pitching coach Dave Eiland on Thursday and replaced him on an interim basis with Phil Regan, 82. FILE PHOTO: Feb 21, 2019; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; New York Mets pitching coach
Reutersadded this to PoliticsPolitics U.S. prosecutors say ex-Trump adviser Stone violated court-imposed media gag orderReuters - By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused U.S. President Donald Trump's former political adviser Roger Stone of violating a court-imposed media gag order by posting comments on social
Reutersadded this to SportsAdam Wainwright Cardinals activate RHP Wainwright to face MarlinsReutersThe St. Louis Cardinals activated veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright from the injured list and scheduled him to start Thursday night against the Miami Marlins. Wainwright, who is 5-6 with a 4.46 ERA
