Repatriation of Mexican deportees to interior begins with first U.S. flight
The U.S. government began sending Mexican deportees to the interior of Mexico on Thursday, starting with a flight to the city of Guadalajara, U.S. and...
Canada judge dismisses assault charges against former Taliban hostage
An Ottawa judge on Thursday dismissed all 19 charges against former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle, who faced charges including assault and sexual assault....
McConnell, Pelosi trade barbs ahead of Senate impeachment trial
The impeachment of President Donald Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress sets the stage...
Catalan separatist leader jailed by Spain had immunity as MEP: EU court
A jailed Catalan separatist leader was entitled to immunity as a member of the European Parliament, the EU’s highest court ruled on Thursday....
Senior U.S. lawmaker to seek testimony of Wells Fargo’s board
Wells Fargo’s board of directors will be called to testify before Congress about the bank’s numerous scandals sometime in 2020, a senior U.S. House lawmaker...
Wall Street sets records again as Mnuchin says trade deal to be signed
Wall Street’s major indexes resumed their rally with fresh records on Thursday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said an initial U.S.-China trade deal would...
Oil reaches three-month highs, supported by low U.S. inventories, trade progress
Oil prices reached the highest level in three months in thin pre-Christmas trading on Thursday, buoyed by the previous day’s news that U.S. crude inventories...
U.S. business borrowing for equipment falls 3% in November: ELFA
U.S. companies’ borrowings for capital investments fell about 3% in November from a year earlier, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Thursday....
Canada health minister proposes bans on vaping product advertising
Canada’s minister of health, Patty Hajdu, on Thursday proposed banning promotion and advertising of vaping products in public spaces, convenience stores and online, in an...
Markets sleepy, dollar on hold ahead of U.S. GDP data
The dollar was stalled on Thursday a day ahead of the release of U.S. gross domestic product data, little moved by weak factory activity data...