Former President Donald Trump pressured the Arizona legislature and governor Friday to reverse a Tuesday ruling by the state’s Supreme Court to uphold a centuries-old ban on most abortions. A…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. services industry growth slowed further in March, while a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs dropped to a four-year low, which bodes well for…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Thursday that central banks face growing political pressure to cut interest rates during a major…
(Reuters) – Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish has announced layoffs at the media firm, as it needs to “operate as a leaner company and spend less,” CNBC reported on Thursday…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business conditions continued to soften in December as manufacturing and construction lost ground, a survey showed on Tuesday, while price pressures eased markedly in a promising…
By Kanjyik Ghosh (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a $941 million lending boost to Kenya, with an immediate disbursement of $624.5 million, offering some relief…
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Supply chain pressures cooled down last month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Friday, but it’s possible the benign…
By Liz Lee and Jeanny Kao BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China on Friday pressured Taiwan with a trade barrier probe and warplanes in the Taiwan Strait a month before the island holds…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for a seventh straight month in December while the service sector made modest gains, a business survey showed on Friday, as weak demand…
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Bond yields, interest rate expectations, oil prices and inflationary pressures around the world are falling, and…
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said on Wednesday he expects U.S. growth to slow and inflation to continue to…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s business-to-business service inflation accelerated in October as a tight job market lifted labour costs, underscoring a broadening of price pressures that could heighten the…
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has been banned from Facebook since June. Nobody is sure why. Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz last Tuesday said multiple attempts…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s economy, the second biggest in Latin America, could expand by 3.5% or more this year, a senior finance ministry official said on Wednesday, as one…
(Reuters) – U.S. business output ticked higher in October as the manufacturing sector pulled out of a five-month contraction on a pickup in new orders, and services activity accelerated modestly…
(Reuters) – LendingClub is cutting 172 jobs, or 14% of its workforce, the financial services company said on Thursday, as it looks to reduce costs amid continued macroeconomic uncertainty. The…
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Higher interest rates and a near stalling of Europe’s economy will put pressure on the credit ratings of the region’s companies, property firms and banks…
(Reuters) – Global equity funds attracted substantial inflows in the week ending Sept. 13, buoyed by hopes the Federal Reserve might halt its rate increases amidst easing inflationary concerns, potentially…
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish service sector growth remained robust in July amid a strengthening in business sentiment and a slight easing in still high input and output cost pressures, a…
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British factory output contracted in July at the fastest pace in seven months, hit by higher interest rates and fewer new orders, despite weakening…
(Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a cooling — but not faltering — labor market is playing a leading role in helping slow inflation, among a raft of…
By A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s central bank kept benchmark interest rates unchanged on Thursday, as expected, amid signs of moderating growth and easing inflation, with…
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy showed signs of a slowdown this month but inflation pressures stayed high, according to a survey published a day after the Bank of England raised…
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Sentiment among British businesses fell for the first time in three months in May as firms were less optimistic about the economy and their…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business conditions remained sturdy in April, supported by robust sales and labour market strength despite high inflation and rising interest rates, while cost pressures were still…