New York City Congresswoman Calls for U.S. to Condemn Strategic Israeli Pager Attack in Lebanon
NEW YORK, N.Y. — U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday condemned a reported Israeli pager attack in Lebanon that allegedly resulted in civilian casualties, calling for a full investigation into the incident.…
DAVID BLACKMON: Biden Must Stop Playing Politics With The Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Oil and gasoline prices are rising now, just in time to become an issue for the 2024 presidential election campaign. The U.S. domestic price for West Texas Intermediate topped $86 per barrel…
Russia says strategic talks with U.S. possible only as part of broader debate
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that it would only discuss nuclear arms control with the United States as part of a broader debate, saying that Washington would not get away…
Two Russian strategic bombers flew near Alaska
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that two of its Tu-95MC strategic bombers flew over waters near the U.S. state of Alaska but said they stayed in international airspace. The Tu-95s,…
Israel’s strategic affairs minister to meet Blinken, White House’s Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer will meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday to discuss the conflict in Gaza…
US seeks to buy up to 3 million bbls of oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday said it wants to buy up to 3 million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for delivery…
Hungary’s Orban says EU should first sign strategic partnership accord with Ukraine
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union should first sign a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraine instead of starting membership talks with the country, Hungary’s Viktor Orban said on Friday, flagging a way…
Broadcom to review strategic options for two VMware units – Insider
(Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Broadcom will review strategic options for two business units of VMware, Insider reported on Wednesday, citing a leaked email from CEO Hock Tan to employees. Broadcom closed its…
Fed’s Williams says US central bank’s policymaking now more strategic
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Wednesday that the U.S. central bank had made great strides over recent decades in improving…
WeWork China will not participate in WeWork’s strategic reorganisation
BEIJING (Reuters) – WeWork China will not participate in the strategic reorganisation of WeWork in the United States and Canada, it said on Tuesday. WeWork China is not a branch or unit…
‘Out Of Bullets’: Biden Admin Fears The Return Of $5 Per Gallon After They Drained Strategic Oil Reserves
‘Out Of Bullets’: Biden Admin Fears The Return Of $5 Per Gallon After They Drained Strategic Oil Reserves Nick Pope on October 25, 2023 Some officials within the Biden administration reportedly fear…
Republic First Bancorp postpones shareholder meet as it reviews strategic options
(Reuters) -Republic First Bancorp has postponed its 2022 annual shareholders meeting until Dec. 19 and said it continues to be in talks with parties, including Norcross-Braca Group, to assess potential strategic opportunities,…
Biden accused of sidelining Vietnam and India rights over strategic interests
By David Brunnstrom and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House fact sheet issued during President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam weighed in at over 2,600 words. The section on human…
Armenian PM says depending solely on Russia for security was ‘strategic mistake’
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Armenia’s prime minister has said his country’s policy of solely relying on Russia to guarantee its security was a strategic mistake because Moscow has been unable…
Ukrainian forces could fail to retake strategic city of Melitopol -US official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces do not appear likely to reach and retake the Russian-occupied strategic southeastern city of Melitopol during their counteroffensive aimed at winning back territory from Moscow’s army, a…
Biden Admin Opts Not To Refill Strategic Oil Reserve: REPORT
Biden Admin Opts Not To Refill Strategic Oil Reserve: REPORT Nick Pope on August 1, 2023 The Biden administration reportedly opted Tuesday to not refill the strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), according to…
US confident of reaching strategic agreement with Marshall Islands, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is confident about reaching a strategic agreement with the Marshall Islands, the State Department’s senior official for East Asia and the Pacific told Congress on Tuesday.…
Marshall Islands seeks more U.S. nuclear legacy funds to settle strategic deal
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The foreign minister of the Marshall Islands called on Thursday for more U.S. money to deal with the legacy of massive U.S. nuclear testing to enable the…
Colombia’s Grupo Argos to ‘seriously’ consider finding a strategic partner
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Grupo Argos, Colombia’s largest industrial conglomerate, on Tuesday said it will focus “seriously” on finding a strategic partner once it concludes an exchange of shares in the country’s largest…
Swiss regulator welcomes UBS’s strategic focus
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss financial regulator FINMA has specified the central elements of its regulatory requirements for the merged UBS and Credit Suisse, it said on Monday. The regulator also said it…
North Korea’s Kim vows to ‘hold hands’ with Putin for strategic cooperation
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to “hold hands” with Russian President Vladimir Putin and bolster strategic cooperation on their shared goal of building a powerful country,…
Founder of Brazil’s CVC to invest $15 million, new CEO picked
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian travel operator CVC said on Friday it has reached an agreement with its founder for a 75 million reais ($15.13 million) investment in the company, as well…
Bank of China chairman visits Papua New Guinea amid Sino-US strategic rivalry
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bank of China chairman Ge Haijiao has travelled to Papua New Guinea (PNG) as the world’s fourth-largest bank seeks an operating licence in the Pacific Islands…
US to sign strategic pacts with two Pacific states, hopes for third in weeks
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will sign new strategic pacts with the Pacific island states of Palau and Micronesia early next week and hopes to do so with…
PacWest is weighing strategic options, including possible sale – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – PacWest Bancorp has been weighing a range of strategic options, including a sale, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Jahnavi Nidumolu in Bengaluru;…
First Republic’s strategic options “very challenging” – Fitch
By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – First Republic Bank’s strategic options are “very challenging” because any potential sale is unlikely without the lender taking big writedowns on its mortgage loan book…
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