By Ann Saphir Jan 9 (Reuters) – A drop in the unemployment rate may ease concerns at the U.S. central bank about labor market weakness, with traders betting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has delivered his last interest rate cut before his term ends in May and leaving any further policy easing in the hands…
Jan 9 (Reuters) – NASA on Friday said the space agency and SpaceX are targeting to undock the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station no earlier than 5 p.m. ET (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, pending weather conditions. Earlier this week NASA said it was mulling an early return of the…
By Anousha Sakoui, Clara Denina, Melanie Burton and Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Rio Tinto’s talks to buy Glencore and create a new global industry leader could spur consolidation efforts across the copper-hungry mining sector and heap pressure on BHP, currently the world’s biggest miner, to respond. If the bid succeeds, and depending…
KYIV, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday the text of a bilateral security guarantee between Kyiv and Washington was “essentially ready” to be finalised with U.S. President Donald Trump. As a cornerstone of any post-war settlement, Ukraine has sought strong guarantees which commit the U.S. and other Western allies to…
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said “it’s up to” Chinese President Xi Jinping what China does on Taiwan, but that he would be “very unhappy” with a change in the status quo, according to an interview the New York Times published on Thursday. “He (Xi) considers it to be a part…
By Kanishka Singh and Akanksha Khushi WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said the U.S. will maintain oversight of Venezuela “much longer” than a year and his own judgment is the only limit to his global power, according to a New York Times interview published on Thursday. When asked by the Times if…
Jan 3 (Reuters) – Following are some key facts about Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan president who President Donald Trump said had been captured by U.S. forces on Saturday. Trump, whose government has accused Maduro of running drug cartels and other crimes, had been pressuring the strongman to leave office for months. – Maduro was born…
Jan 2 (Reuters) – Short interest in U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media company has jumped following a recent merger announcement, suggesting some traders expect the stock to give back more of its recent gains, according to financial data firm S3 Partners. Shares of money-losing Trump Media & Technology Group are up over 30% since…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday blocked U.S. photonics firm HieFo Corp’s $3 million acquisition of assets in New Jersey-based aerospace and defense specialist Emcore, citing national security and China-related concerns. In an order released by the White House, Trump said HieFo was “controlled by a citizen of…
SAO PAULO, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday condemned the U.S. military attack on neighbor Venezuela and the capture of his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, saying it crossed “an unacceptable line.” “These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the…
