Category Archives: National
US job growth sizzles; wage inflation cooling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased by the most in eight months in September as hiring rose broadly, pointing to persistent labor market strength that could give the Federal Reserve ammun...
Oct 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
UPDATE: UAW says 'strike is working' as GM makes concessions on EV battery workers
UPDATED 1:35 P.M. DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said General Motors made concessions in talks, agreeing to put EV battery plant workers under the union's "master agreement" in response to...
Oct 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Striking United Auto Workers members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket on a street corner in Delta Township, Michigan U.S. September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Money matters as Republicans Scalise, Jordan vie for US House speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two declared candidates for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, stand out as top campaign fundraisers in their caucus, wi...
Oct 06, 2023 U.S. Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) prior to the testimony of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before U.S. House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on coronavirus crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (Reuters) -Iran's imprisoned women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran's theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government protesters. The ...
Oct 06, 2023 Iranian human rights activist and the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) Narges Mohammadi poses in this undated handout picture. Mohammadi family archive photos/Handout via REUTERS
Trump endorses Jim Jordan to be House speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump is endorsing Congressman Jim Jordan to replace ousted U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the former president said on Friday, as the chamber's fractious Republicans ...
Oct 06, 2023 U.S. President Donald Trump departs, after speaking about Congress' $1.3 trillion spending bill, during a signing ceremony for the bill, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
NFL-Fearsome 'Monster of the Midway' Dick Butkus dies at 80
(Reuters) -The menacing Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus, who struck fear in opposing offenses and quarterbacks for nine National Football League (NFL) seasons, has died, the Chicago Bears said on ...
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EV maker Rivian shares have record drop after convertible bond offering launched
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc fell by nearly 23% on Thursday, the biggest daily percentage decline since their debut in 2021, after the electric vehicle maker unveiled plans to ...
Oct 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Rivian Automotive sign outside the electric truck maker's facility, in Plymouth, Michigan, U.S., July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Krolicki/File Photo
Trump says US presidents immune from charges in challenge to election case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump, seeking to dismiss the federal case accusing him of trying to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election, argued on Thursday that he cannot be prosecuted b...
Oct 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks outside as the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James continues, in New York City, U.S., October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims rise slightly; trade deficit narrows sharply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose moderately last week, while layoffs declined in September, pointing to still-tight labor market condition...
Oct 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
UPDATE: Biden says he can't stop US funds directed for border wall
UPDATED 3:52 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Thursday he can't stop federal funds from being used to build sections of a U.S.-Mexico border wall after Congress appropriated the...
Oct 05, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2023.?REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/ File Photo
