Dow closes above 29,000 after China and U.S. sign trade truce
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – The Dow ended above 29,000 for the first time on Wednesday and the S&P 500 also closed at a record high after the United States … Read More
Lebanon protests turn violent for second night
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Protests in Lebanon turned violent for a second night on Wednesday, with dozens injured after Lebanese security forces used batons and tear gas to forcefully break up … Read More
Delta crew failed to warn controllers about Los Angeles fuel dump – FAA
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines flight crew that dumped fuel on several Los Angeles area schools before making an emergency landing, causing minor injuries to … Read More
Bolivia pressures Argentina over Morales call for ‘armed militias’
LA PAZ/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Bolivia’s Foreign Ministry has asked Argentina’s government to disavow comments by Bolivian former President Evo Morales, currently living in exile in Buenos Aires, that called … Read More
Quake-hit Puerto Rico to get $8.2 billion in delayed U.S. aid
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Puerto Rico will be allowed access to $8.2 billion in delayed disaster-aid funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the island’s … Read More
Warning of ‘serious threats’ Virginia governor bans weapons at gun-rights rally
(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Wednesday said he would ban all firearms and other weapons around the state capitol building this weekend, ahead of a major gun-rights demonstration … Read More
Stocks climb new peaks on trade deal, oil slips on demand worries
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Key world equity indexes climbed to new records on Wednesday on hopes a U.S.-China trade deal will reduce harmful tensions, but oil prices … Read More
Fed sees U.S. economy on track, Trump renews Fed gripes
By Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte SAN RAMON, Calif./NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. central bankers on Wednesday expressed confidence they have borrowing costs at the right level to sustain growth … Read More
Amid fears U.S. will pull troops from Africa, French minister heads to Washington
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s armed forces minister said on Wednesday she would travel to Washington in the coming days to discuss U.S. military support to French forces in the Sahel … Read More
Brexit extension ultimately up to Britain – EU’s von der Leyen
DUBLIN (Reuters) – It will ultimately be up to Britain whether or not it seeks more time to negotiate a trade agreement with the European Union after it leaves the … Read More
2019 was second-hottest year ever, more extreme weather ahead: WMO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Last year was the Earth’s second-hottest since records began, and the world should brace itself for more extreme weather events like the bushfires ravaging … Read More
U.S. producer prices nudge up as inflation remains benign
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices edged up in December as a rise in the cost of goods was offset by weakness in services, the latest indication … Read More