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© Reuters. By Scott Kanowsky Investing.com — German consumer prices in May inched higher on a monthly basis to 0.9% from 0.8%, according to a final CPI reading from the Federal Statistical Office on Tuesday, as inflationary pressure deepens on Europe’s largest economy. The annual figure also jumped to 7.9% in May, up from 7.4% in…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lawyers for ex-Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs are asking a judge to throw out evidence that prosecutors say shows Ruggs had a blood-alcohol level twice legal limit while speeding at 156 mph (251 kph) on a city street before a fiery crash that killed a woman in November.In a…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shoppers are seen wearing masks while shopping at a Walmart store, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 2/2 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices accelerated in May as gasoline prices hit a record high and the cost of food soared, leading to the…

Jimmy Fallon issued a cold burn of Fox News for refusing to air the Jan. 6 hearing on Thursday. (Watch the video below.)Now if “cold burn” sounds like an oxymoron, well, it fits here.“The Tonight Show” host noted that the right-wing network apparently didn’t think the probe into the insurrection was news, even though it…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People run with Tokyo’s business district in the background, in Tokyo, Japan, April 7, 2021. Picture taken April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s wholesale inflation moderated in May but yen-based import prices surged at a record annual pace, data showed on Friday, a sign the currency’s…

Two brown bears locked in battle tumbled off of a sheer cliff in the mountains of northern Spain, video shared June 7 by Spanish wildlife officials shows, but only one walked away from the long fall.In the video, captured by wildlife enthusiasts in the region of Castile and Leon, a mother bear is seen defending…

After having to miss the past few days of her Platinum Jubilee due to health issues, Queen Elizabeth appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on the last day of the celebration. Holly Williams has more from London.

© Reuters. By Daniel Shvartsman Investing.com — Stock markets ended the first week of June on a down note, as a strong U.S. jobs report made clear the Federal Reserve and other central banks can continue their monetary tightening policy, at the expense of risk assets. This week brings CPI reports in the U.S., as…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledged Saturday that Iran took the oil from two Greek tankers last month in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf.The confiscations were retaliation for Greece’s role in the U.S. seizure of crude oil from an Iranian-flagged tanker the same week in the Mediterranean Sea over…

2/2 © Reuters. Passersby wearing protective face masks are seen in front of an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei share average, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato 2/2 By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equity markets fell as U.S. Treasury yields reached two-week highs on Friday…