(Reuters) – U.S. single-family homebuilders’ confidence and New York state factory activity fell in August to their lowest levels since near the start of the COVID pandemic, a further sign…
WELLINGTON – Manufacturing activity in New Zealand expanded in July, but the manufacturing index remains short of its longterm average, a survey showed on Friday. The Bank of New Zealand-Business…
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Vigiland D’Haiti (40, Winter Garden) with one count of possessing images and videos of…
By John Kemp LONDON – U.S. manufacturing production probably peaked during the second quarter, though the data are noisy and conflicting, and a turning point may not become obvious until…
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – A measure of Australian business confidence rebounded in July as sales and profits held up surprisingly well in the face of rising interest rates and…
LOS ANGELES – A long-time senior leader of the South Los Angeles-based East Coast Crips (ECC) street gang was sentenced late this afternoon to 420 months in federal prison…
TORONTO – Canadian economic activity contracted in July for the first time this year as employment growth slowed and prices cooled, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Friday.…
By David Milliken LONDON – British construction companies reported their biggest fall in activity in more than two years last month, as house-builders scaled back work and civil engineering firms…
LONDON – Business activity in the euro zone contracted slightly in July for the first time since early last year as consumers reined in spending amid a cost-of-living crisis, according…
BEIJING – China’s services activity grew at the fastest rate in 15 months in July as easing COVID curbs boosted consumer confidence, but foreign demand fell and companies cut staff…
Iran Ramps Up Nuclear Activity After US Squeezes Oil Industry Micaela Burrow on August 2, 2022 Iran activated hundreds of advanced nuclear enrichment machines Monday after the U.S. increased pressure…
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – Canadian manufacturing activity lost further momentum in July as production and new orders declined for the first time since the early stages of the coronavirus…
ATHENS – Greek manufacturing activity declined in July, hit by faster contractions in production and new orders as high inflation took a toll on client demand, a survey showed on…
MADRID – Factory activity in Spain contracted in July for the first time in a year and a half as inflationary pressures and macroeconomic uncertainty weighed on demand, a survey…
ISTANBUL – The Turkish manufacturing sector contracted for a fifth consecutive month in July as weakening demand, market uncertainty and price pressures all played a role in moderating output, a…
SEOUL – South Korea’s factory activity shrank in July for the first time in nearly two years, as output and new orders weakened amid continued inflation and supply chain woes,…
TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded at the weakest rate in 10 months in July, as pressure from rising prices and supply disruptions hurt output and new orders, suggesting a…
BEIJING – China’s factory activity likely expanded at the fastest pace in a year in July, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as production in COVID-hit manufacturing hubs resumed after…
TRENTON, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man today admitted traveling from Pennsylvania to New Jersey in order to engage in illicit sex acts with a minor, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Jason Earl Kirkland, 44, of Cottonwood, Alabama of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and interstate travel…
HAMMOND- Eduardo Luciano, 34, of Hammond, Indiana, a member of the Hammond faction of the Latin Counts, a criminal street gang which originated in Chicago, was found guilty following a…
FBI Falsely Labeled Hunter Biden Criminal Activity ‘Disinformation,’ Senior Republican Alleges Gabe Kaminsky on July 26, 2022 There was a widespread push in the FBI to dismiss and label evidence…
“Every single person deserves to live their life fully and authentically as who they are. But, if your authentic self is a bigot that wants to harm, humiliate and terrorize…
By RachnaManojkumar Dhanrajani and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Independent truckers who have been protesting at California’s busy Oakland seaport over the past week against a new state law known as…
(Reuters) – U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in July as a sharp slowdown in the service sector outweighed continued modest growth in manufacturing,…