US and World News

By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. wheat futures jumped 6%, hitting a two-week high, and corn rose 1.6% on Monday as Russia’s withdrawal from a Black Sea export agreement raised …

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s government predicts its budget deficit will narrow to$2.63 billion next year as it benefits from more economic growth and oil production, according to a draft spending …

By Karen Freifeld and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump’s real estate company cheated tax authorities for 15 years, a prosecutor said on Monday in her opening …

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks lost ground on Monday, with the major indexes closing out a strong month of gains on a weaker foot, as investor …

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – A former two-time candidate for governor of Idaho was convicted on Monday of the abduction and murder of a 12-year-old Colorado girl who vanished …

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan spent a record $42.8 billion on currency intervention in October to prop up the yen, the finance ministry said, with investors keen for clues …

By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – Credit Suisse is forging ahead with expansion in China, with the country and Hong Kong set to see strongest pace of headcount growth …

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ships carrying grain sailed from Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Moscow’s suspension of its participation in a U.N. programme to ensure the safety of …

(Reuters) -Wells Fargo & Co said on Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun investigating its hiring practices, after the Department of Justice had opened a related …

(Reuters) -Instagram said on Monday it had fixed a software bug that prevented thousands of users from accessing the photo-sharing platform for about eight hours and led to complaints of …

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed trick-or-treaters to the White House to celebrate Halloween on Monday, their first time hosting such …

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed trick-or-treaters to the White House to celebrate Halloween on Monday, their first time hosting such …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is keen on going to the COP27 United Nations climate summit in November, his senior foreign policy adviser Celso …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is keen on going to the COP27 United Nations climate summit in November, his senior foreign policy adviser Celso …

(Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co said on Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun investigating its hiring practices, after the Department of Justice had opened a …

(Reuters) – Asia-focussed insurer AIA Group Ltd reported a 1% rise in quarterly new business value on Tuesday as sales recovered from pandemic lows in its main markets of China …

(Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday in a filing that he will be the chief executive officer of Twitter, the social media company he recently acquired for $44 billion. …

By Lucy Craymer and Upasana Singh (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said on Tuesday a preliminary analysis of its climate change stress test indicated that river and …

By Lucy Craymer and Upasana Singh (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said on Tuesday a preliminary analysis of its climate change stress test indicated that river and …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tight race on Tuesday as he bids for a return to power in an election that could turn on …

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday said a lawsuit accusing Geico Corp of overcharging more than 2 million California policyholders on car insurance early in the …

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Income derived from hydrocarbon exploration and production in Colombia is key to the country’s financial stability and its trade balance, its fiscal rule committee said on Monday, …

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Income derived from hydrocarbon exploration and production in Colombia is key to the country’s financial stability and its trade balance, its fiscal rule committee said on Monday, …