May 2023

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley expects to its revenue from trading and investment banking to slump in the second quarter given a more challenging economic environment, co-president Andy Saperstein …

By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark. (Reuters) – Walmart is raising wages for thousands of U.S. pharmacists and opticians, the retailer said on Wednesday, part of its broader plan to expand …

By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) – U.S. economic activity appeared to stall in recent weeks, a Federal Reserve report published on Wednesday showed, with job growth and inflation …

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar and weak data from top oil importer China that fed demand fears. Brent crude …

(Reuters) -Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said Jamie Dimon should run for president in the next U.S. elections after the JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO expressed his interest in …

DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Wednesday said his government would ensure peaceful, free and transparent elections next year following weeks of fresh opposition unrest over fears he …

LONDON (Reuters) – More than 1,600 companies identified by non-profit platform CDP as having the biggest impact on the environment are not disclosing environmental data, it said as it launched …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden expects to have the debt ceiling bill on his desk by June 5, before the U.S. runs out of money to pay its bills, …

(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said on Wednesday that for the moment he is inclined to support a “skip” in interest rate hikes at the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it violated children’s privacy rights with its Alexa voice assistant, according to a court filing on Wednesday. …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s formal job creation fell short of expectations in April, with a net of 180,005 positions, according to figures released by the Labor Ministry on Wednesday. Economists …

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will be far more aggressive in policy tightening than previously thought as it battles to contain stubbornly-high inflation running at …

Middletown, PA – A winning ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Chester County for the May 29th Powerball drawing, matching four numbers and the red Powerball, as announced by the Pennsylvania …

By Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president took office in late 2018 pledging to boost local output of gasoline while phasing out imports, but so far state …

By Anne Kauranen ROVAJARVI, Finland (Reuters) – NATO countries are in the middle of Arctic military manoeuvres, vowing on Tuesday to defend their newest member, Finland, which is hosting its …

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday announced the latest in a series of aid packages for Ukraine that includes up to $300 million worth of …

STATEN ISLAND: A winning ticket worth $50,000 was sold for the May 29th Powerball drawing, matching four numbers and the Powerball, as announced by the New York Lottery. The winning …

By Hyonhee Shin and Chang-Ran Kim SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Authorities are asking for help to locate 14-year-old Deonna Jackson. Jackson was last seen at the 100 Block of T Street in Northeast, D.C., yesterday morning. Police …

By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday moved to block former President Donald Trump’s attempt to persuade a federal court to take over …

By Alexander Marrow and Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – Russia’s unemployment rate dropped to a record low 3.3% in April, data showed on Wednesday, highlighting the labour shortage that is stifling …

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court has ruled that pet supply retailer Chewy Inc did not violate federal workplace safety law by failing to prevent a forklift …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Commerzbank shareholders on Wednesday cleared the way for the economist Jens Weidmann to take over as chairman of the German lender, the fifth person to occupy the role …

By Guy Faulconbridge and Pavel Polityuk MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack on …

By Philip Blenkinsop LULEA, Sweden (Reuters) – EU tech chief Margrethe Vestager said on Wednesday she believed a draft code of conduct on artificial intelligence (AI) could be drawn up …