Kroger’s doubts about turnaround targets cloud quarterly profit beat
Kroger Co on Thursday raised doubts about its profit targets from an ongoing turnaround plan, even as the supermarket chain operator posted a better-than-expected quarterly...
U.S. core inflation firming, but Fed still seen cutting rates
U.S. underlying consumer prices increased solidly in August, leading to the largest annual gain in a year, but rising inflation is unlikely to deter the...
U.S. House passes bill to repeal drilling in Alaska refuge
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to reverse a 2017 law that allowed oil and gas drilling in part of Alaska’s Arctic...
New Italian government reaches EU deal on migrant rescue boat
Italy said on Thursday it had done a deal with EU countries to share out migrants aboard a charity ship at sea in the Mediterranean,...
Indonesia’s Habibie, president during transition to democracy, dies at 83
Thousands of people gathered in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday to mourn the death of former president B.J. Habibie, who came to power as...
Three U.S. senators urge Amazon’s Bezos to check driver abuse
Three U.S. senators on Thursday said Amazon.com Inc should stop working with delivery contractors that violate labor laws by imposing unfair conditions on drivers delivering...
Middle East shipping stabilized by UK navy, says Fleet Commander
Britain’s decision to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz has helped to stabilize commercial shipping through the critical chokepoint weeks after Iran seized a...
House passes two bills to ban new offshore drilling
(This September 11 story corrects name to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, not Reserve in first paragraph)...
Motor racing- Formula E reports record revenues and first profit
The all-electric Formula E series reported record audience figures and revenues on Thursday as well as making a profit for the first time thanks to...
Ahead of renewed talks, Washington, Beijing prepare ground for trade deal
The United States on Thursday welcomed China’s promise to buy agricultural goods while maintaining the threat of U.S. tariff hikes as the world’s two largest...