Nuclear talks in doubt as North Korea tests ballistic missiles, envoy cancels trip
North Korea test-fired two new short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, South Korean officials said, its first missile test since its leader, Kim Jong Un, and...
U.S. Democrats and Republicans can’t even agree on the weather: Reuters/Ipsos
Only 200 miles separate Michael Tilden and Miranda Garcia in rain-soaked Iowa. But they are worlds apart when it comes to their opinion of the...
Futures muted after mixed bag of earnings
U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Thursday as a clutch of earnings reports again pointed to a slowing global economy, while holding up...
Nissan to cut 12,500 jobs as crisis deepens after profit wipe out
Nissan Motor Co unveiled its biggest restructuring plan in a decade, axing nearly a tenth of its workforce and flagging possible plant closures to rein...
Hershey reports 38% rise in second-quarter profit
Chocolate maker Hershey Co reported a 38% rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by price hikes and lower raw material costs....
Tunisia’s Essebsi, leading figure in democratic transition, dies
Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the north African country’s transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died, the presidency...
Hot weather cuts French, German nuclear power output
Scorching temperatures across Europe coupled with prolonged dry weather has reduced French nuclear power generation by around 5.2 gigawatts (GW) or 8%, French power grid...
EU warns Germany over nitrate pollution of water
The European Commission warned Germany on Thursday to meet a European Court of Justice ruling to protect its waters against nitrate pollution or potentially face...
American King loses 200 breaststroke disqualification appeal
American Lilly King has lost her appeal against disqualification from the women’s 200 meters breaststroke at the world championships in Gwangju, organizers said on Thursday....
Southwest squeezes out quarterly profit, ceases Newark flights due to 737 MAX
Southwest Airlines Co squeezed out a small profit in the second quarter as strong bookings helped soften the financial blow of the Boeing 737 MAX...