ISTANBUL (Reuters) – “Turkey Unlimited. Now available without Turks,” reads a mock tourism advert on social media, poking fun at the sight of foreign tourists roaming quiet streets while most Turks are confined to home by a coronavirus lockdown.FILE PHOTO: A tourist poses for a souvenir photo outside the historic Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey,…
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after megacap stocks bounced back from a steep selloff in the previous session, while a survey showed a solid rise in private jobs in April.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose 30.96 points, or 0.09%, at the open to 34,163.99.The S&P 500 (.SPX) opened higher by 12.40…
2/2 © Reuters. Climate change migrants 2/2 By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the first major infrastructure bill in this Congress that would authorize over $35 billion to upgrade the country’s drinking and wastewater systems, a rare bipartisan show of support as the lawmakers remain divided over other infrastructure investments.…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: President Biden holds a meeting on the American Jobs Plan at the White House in Washington By Nandita Bose, Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping $1.8 trillion package for families and education in his first joint speech to Congress on Wednesday,…
MarketsStocks are flat after tech names give up early gainsPublished Tue, May 4 20216:02 PM EDTUpdated Moments AgoJesse Pound@jesserpoundMaggie Fitzgerald@mkmfitzgeraldShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailVIDEO2:5602:56U.S. futures point to a higher open as stocks seek rebound after sell-offSquawk BoxU.S. stocks churned near the flat line on Wednesday after major…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. services industry activity grew at a slightly slower pace in April, likely restrained by shortages of inputs amid a burst of demand that is being driven by massive fiscal stimulus and a rapidly improving public health environment.FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask walks past empty tables outside a restaurant,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy may be growing more quickly and unemployment falling faster than the core of Federal Reserve policymakers projected in March, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said on Wednesday, a development that could fuel debate about the outlook for monetary policy.FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman poses at a conference…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s two main political rivals each asked the president on Wednesday for the chance to try to form a government, after Netanyahu failed to meet an overnight deadline to assemble a coalition.Israel’s longest serving leader, Netanyahu, 71, has been fighting to hold onto office through four inconclusive elections since 2019.The most…
NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) – Fiscal support, along with vaccinations, is helping the U.S. economy to recover, but it is unlikely that the boom will lead to inflation that is unsustainably high, New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said on Monday.The Fed’s goal is to anchor inflation expectations at 2%, and the…
An apartment building is seen behind an Edenor electric company power distribution plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File PhotoArgentina’s major power distribution firms Edenor and Edesur will hike electricity prices by 9% in and around the city of Buenos Aires, the national regulator said on Saturday, the first rise since a…





