Fed’s Powell affirms rate cut view; see U.S. economy humming
As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell kept the focus Thursday on global risks that could trigger a Fed rate cut in coming weeks, his colleagues...
Defence forces on scene after chemical incident at New Zealand’s Blis Technologies site
Blis Technologies Ltd, a New Zealand-based biotechnology company, said on Friday there was a chemical incident at its South Dunedin site with emergency services on...
Trump says he will call tech companies to WH meeting soon
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he plans to call a meeting of executives from major social media platforms later this month....
Trump rips tech firms at ‘free speech’ summit
President Donald Trump told prominent conservative social media figures on Thursday at a White House forum that he is being treated unfairly by big tech...
Cuba sees tourism dropping 8.5% due to Trump travel restrictions
Tourism to Cuba will likely drop 8.5% this year in the wake of tighter U.S. restrictions on travel to the Caribbean island, the government said...
Families and Ethiopian farmers feel in the dark over Boeing’s aid offer
A week after Boeing Co offered $100 million to help families and communities affected by the deadly crashes of its 737 MAX planes in Ethiopia...
Many teen girls pressured by partners to get pregnant
(Reuters Health) – Nearly one in eight sexually active teen girls are pressured by their partners to have unprotected sex and try to conceive when...
Boeing reshuffles management of grounded 737: memo
Boeing Co has reassigned the head of its next airplane project to run the troubled 737 program, according to a memo seen by Reuters on...
Arrests of immigrant families promised by Trump to begin on Sunday, Times says
U.S. authorities on Sunday will begin arresting at least 2,000 immigrant families eligible for deportation in a nationwide series of raids long threatened by President...
U.S. lawmakers advance bill to boost Puerto Rico Medicaid funding
A bill that would give Puerto Rico a substantial boost in federal Medicaid funding advanced out of a U.S. House subcommittee on Thursday after lawmakers...