Why the Biden administration is considering working with the Taliban. A study finds that what you eat when you’re 40 could affect your health decades down the road. And a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter faces the possibility of jail in a defamation lawsuit. Here’s what to know today. Biden admin weighs an unlikely partnership to track […]
Dow Jones futures were little changed early Wednesday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. A slew of economic data is on tap in a half-day session. ↑ X NOW PLAYING Nasdaq Leads Market; Weatherford, Goldman Sachs, Novo Nordisk In Focus The stock market rally had a positive session Tuesday, with the S&P 500 […]
Krzysztof Alcer and Grzegorz Lepianka have been waiting for Poland to officially recognise their relationship for 21 years. But as the wait drags on, their anger is growing, their patience wearing thin. The Catholic country’s main ruling party had pledged to legalise civil unions. Six months into its tenure however, same-sex couples still cannot marry […]
Unable to work after being shot at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Feb. 14, 2024, Jacob Gooch Sr. initially received short-term disability payments. But that assistance abruptly stopped in May when he started seeing a new doctor who was in network with his health insurance. The issue was resolved in June and […]
A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a prison facility in mainland France to await trial on charges relating to two weeks of unrest in May that left nine people dead, the public prosecutor in the territory said. Christian Tein, an Indigenous Kanak leader of the pro-independence party […]
Gina Gannon, a retiree in the battleground state of Georgia, voted for Republican Donald Trump in 2016 before ditching him for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 – and is now looking to next week’s debate to help her decide which one to back this year. Ms Gannon, 65, flipped to Mr Biden, she said, because […]
By Helen Coster and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Gina Gannon, a retiree in the battleground state of Georgia, voted for Republican Donald Trump in 2016 before ditching him for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 – and is now looking to next week’s debate to help her decide which one to back this year. Gannon, 65, […]
After a lost year recovering from a medical complication that almost ended her life, Katy Potpinko hasn’t wanted to waste a single day. She went to a medical facility for a colonoscopy in December 2022 and ended up hospitalized for six months, enduring several surgeries to help her overcome infection stemming from a complication during […]
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar drifted lower on Tuesday, extending the previous day’s losses against the euro and sterling, as market jitters over the risks of a far-right French government receded. The U.S. currency failed to get a lift from a rise in Treasury yields overnight, with investors awaiting a key retail […]
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – GameStop’s annual meeting, scheduled for Monday, is creating a growing buzz on social media among the company’s host of avid retail investor fans. Shares of the video game retailer have gyrated wildly over the last month after Keith Gill, the stock influencer known as Roaring Kitty who helped kick off […]
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were mixed in muted trading on Monday as investors awaited fresh economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials for more clarity on monetary policy. S&P 500 futures retreated slightly after hitting multiple record highs in the previous week, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq inched up as megacap stocks including […]
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – GameStop’s annual meeting, scheduled for Monday, is creating a growing buzz on social media among the company’s host of avid retail investor fans. Shares of the video game retailer have gyrated wildly over the last month after Keith Gill, the stock influencer known as Roaring Kitty who helped kick off […]