Category Archives: National
Google holds illegal monopolies in ad tech, US judge finds, allowing US to seek breakup
(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a judge ruled on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech giant and paving the way for U.S. antitrust...
Apr 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims fall as labor market remains stable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting labor market conditions remained stable in April, though uncertainty around ...
Apr 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A job seeker leaves the job fair for airport related employment at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Trump says Fed chair Powell's termination can't 'come fast enough!'
(Reuters) -U.S President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's termination "cannot come fast enough", while calling for the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates. ...
Apr 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Jerome Powell, his nominee to become chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Trump administration says Harvard may lose ability to enroll foreign students
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Harvard University will lose its ability to enroll foreign students if it does not meet demands from the Trump administration to sha...
Apr 17, 2025 A woman walks on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi
Tariffs to trigger sharp US economic slowdown; chance of recession jumps to 45%: Reuters poll
BENGALURU (Reuters) - An aggressive U.S. tariff policy will trigger a significant slowdown in the U.S. economy this year and next, with the median probability of recession in the next 12 months approa...
Apr 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk through the King of Prussia Mall, as global markets brace for a hit to trade and growth caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose import tariffs on dozens of countries, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski/File Photo
Judge says Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges over Venezuelan deportations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for violating a U.S. federal judge's order halting deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a wartime law, t...
Apr 16, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Salvadoran prison guards escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and the MS-13 gang recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, in Tecoluca, El Salvador April 12, 2025. Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Israel will keep Gaza buffer zone, minister says, as truce bid stalls
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli troops will remain in the buffer zones they have created in Gaza even after any settlement to end the war, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday, as efforts...
Apr 16, 2025 Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
US sues Maine over Trump executive order on transgender athletes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday that the Justice Department is filing a lawsuit against Maine, escalating President Donald Trump's conflict with the state for r...
Apr 16, 2025 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi attends a press conference, as she unveils actions against the state of Maine, which is locked in a dispute with the Trump administration over transgender policy, at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Pre-emptive buying ahead of tariffs powers US retail sales in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased by the most in more than two years in March as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other goods to avoid higher prices fr...
Apr 16, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Jeep Wrangler Willys are displayed at a Jeep dealership in White Lake, Michigan, U.S., March 27, 2025. REUTERS /Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Biden re-emerges to defend Social Security as Trump cuts agency staff
(Reuters) -Democratic former President Joe Biden on Tuesday made his first major speech since leaving the White House in January, defending the Social Security Administration as the Trump administrati...
Apr 16, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Joe Biden listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
