Library safety concerns grow in Toms River as county shelter debate looms
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A decision by Ocean County officials to host a pop-up café operated by Jon Bon Jovi’s JBJ Soul Kitchen inside the Ocean County Library has ignited controversy and…
Marketmind: Frail yen teeters as US CPI looms
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee With investors’ focus squarely on U.S. inflation data, due later on Tuesday, markets have had a muted Asian…
Marketmind: Risk on Monday, China ‘data dump’ looms
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asia is poised to start this week as it finished last week,…
Fed’s reverse repo facility drawdown looms large in balance sheet debate
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – The eventual end of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to reduce its vast bond holdings increasingly appears tied to what happens with the central bank’s…
US auto sales likely to rise in October but impact of UAW strike looms – report
(Reuters) – U.S. auto sales are expected to rise in October but the outlook for the rest of the year remains uncertain owing to the auto workers strike at Detroit Three, a…
KKR prepares binding bid for Telecom Italia’s grid as deadline looms
By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – U.S. fund KKR is preparing to submit a multibillion euro bid for Telecom Italia’s (TIM) landline grid by a deadline on Sunday as part of a…
Marketmind: Inflation test looms for Fed doves
By Kevin Buckland A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Just as markets start to get comfortable with the idea of a dovish Fed, ugly…
Air Canada pilots stage protests in Toronto as contract deadline looms
By Shivansh Tiwary and Wa Lone (Reuters) -Air Canada pilots staged a protest at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Friday, demanding better pay and benefits as talks over a new contract covering 4,500…
Biden to remain in Washington this weekend as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will remain in Washington over the weekend and the White House will remain in contact with congressional leaders as a government shutdown looms, White House…
Traders wary of volatility as JP Morgan fund’s big options trade looms
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – A $16 billion JP Morgan fund, expected to reset its options positions on Friday, is drawing traders’ attention as a potential source of additional…
Analysis-Harsh reality of ‘higher-for-longer’ rates looms over US stocks
By Lewis Krauskopf, David Randall and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance boosts Treasury yields and slams stocks, some investors are preparing for more pain ahead.…
Argentina allows oil sector to tap better exchange rate as election looms
By Walter Bianchi and Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will allow its oil sector to tap a much more favorable exchange rate for the next two months, the economy minister…
‘Off The Table’: These GOP Lawmakers Refuse To Support Future Ukraine Funding As Potential Government Shutdown Looms
‘Off The Table’: These GOP Lawmakers Refuse To Support Future Ukraine Funding As Potential Government Shutdown Looms Jake Smith on September 18, 2023 Several Republican lawmakers are opposed to future funding to…
Toms River Rite-Aid Among Three Closing as Bankruptcy Looms
Two Rite Aid stores in New Jersey have closed and one more will be shutting down soon as the company contemplates a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, which could provide a legal shield…
As UAW strike looms, Biden admin considers aid for small suppliers -source
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration is discussing emergency aid to protect smaller firms that supply U.S. auto manufacturers if the United Auto Workers union goes on strike, a source with knowledge…
Analysis-US exceptionalism thwarts dollar bears but Fed test looms
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Resilient U.S. growth is fueling another rebound in the dollar and sending bearish investors scrambling, though the rally will be tested by a gauntlet…
US showdown over Ukraine aid looms as counteroffensive grinds on
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s latest request for Ukraine assistance faced new hurdles in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as factions of Republicans argued over federal spending ahead…
Israel’s shekel falls as judicial showdown looms
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s shekel dropped to its lowest level in more than three years on Thursday amid concerns that a judicial crisis besetting the country was deepening, with…
Iran detains Mahsa Amini’s uncle as anniversary of her death, protests looms
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s security forces have detained a relative of a Kurdish Iranian woman days before the anniversary of her death in the custody of the morality police that sparked months…
Argentines rush to dollar safety as election uncertainty looms
By Walter Bianchi, Jorge Otaola and Lucinda Elliott BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Confidence in Argentina’s peso plumbed new depths on Wednesday as the currency slid to 780 pesos per dollar in the…
‘Very Difficult Situation’: Coup Leaders Stonewall US Diplomat As War Risk Looms Over Nation
‘Very Difficult Situation’: Coup Leaders Stonewall US Diplomat As War Risk Looms Over Nation Jake Smith on August 8, 2023 Military coup leaders in Niger refused to let a high-level U.S. diplomat…
Japan yields follow U.S. peers lower as 30-year auction looms
By Kevin Buckland and Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese government bond yields fell from multi-month highs on Monday, mirroring a sharp retreat in their U.S. peers at the end of last…
US machinery makers eye bumper earnings for now, but inventory glut looms
By Bianca Flowers CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. equipment makers are likely to face excess inventory early next year as demand from farmers and construction companies cools, though second-quarter profit is expected to…
China’s sagging economy looms over quarterly results around the world
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – China’s frail growth could weigh on companies with exposure to the world’s second-largest economy, including Apple, big chipmakers and luxury retailers as they report quarterly results in…
Analysis-Thailand’s monarchy looms over battle for prime minister
By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – The role of the monarchy in Thailand is at the core of a looming deadlock that could tip Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy into…
Marketmind: Markets soothed as peak Fed looms
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The shadow over Asian markets cast by China’s economic malaise continues to…
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