After Dorian, disease is next threat on shattered Bahamian island
Piles of debris, decaying human and animal corpses and fetid water on storm-hammered Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas are posing a new risk for...
Senate approves full term for Fed’s Bowman
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman to a full 14-year term....
Wall Street gets boost from easing trade concerns, euro zone stimulus
U.S. stocks were on track for a second straight session of gains on Thursday, after a stimulus drive by the European Central Bank added to...
Deutsche Bank is first to settle Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bond-rigging lawsuit
Deutsche Bank AG will pay $15 million to resolve claims it conspired to rig prices of bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ,...
Protesters vow to go ahead with Heathrow disruption despite arrests
Climate-change activists have vowed to go ahead with plans to disrupt Heathrow with drones on Friday morning, despite the arrest of five of their members...
SmileDirectClub falls 11% in U.S. market debut
Shares of SmileDirectClub , a teeth alignment company, tumbled 10.7% in their market debut on Thursday, after the company’s initial public offering was priced above...
U.S. probes 553,000 Nissan Rogue SUVs for unintended emergency braking
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a preliminary investigation into 553,000 Nissan Rogue sport utility vehicles after reports of their automatic emergency braking...
Soccer – Jailed former South American soccer boss banned by FIFA
Former South American football boss Juan Angel Napout has been banned for life from the sport and fined one million Swiss francs ($1 million) by...
Factbox – What does vaping-related illness look like?
U.S. health officials are investigating reports of some 450 cases of serious lung illnesses and at least six deaths linked to use of electronic cigarettes...
Twitter blocks accounts of Raul Castro and Cuban state-run media
U.S. social media firm Twitter Inc has blocked the accounts of Cuban Communist Party Leader Raul Castro, his daughter Mariela Castro and Cuba’s top state-run...