NEW YORK (Reuters) – December is always a month of suspense on Wall Street, as dealmakers, traders and money managers at big U.S. banks wait to find out how much they will receive in bonuses. FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.,
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hit by a projectile fired by Hong Kong police while covering an anti-government protest nearly two months ago, Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah was blinded in one eye, but that has not blotted out the traumatic flashbacks filling her mind. Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah, whose right eye was severely injured
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. investigators face mounting pressure on Monday to deliver answers on the motive that led a Saudi Air Force lieutenant to shoot and kill three people and wounded eight others at a U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida. FILE PHOTO: Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, airman accused
Ties, Starbucks gift cards, and holiday-themed pajamas you can wear for approximately two days of the year are gifts that fall into a category of presents that are just…fine. What they lack in personality they make up for in ubiquity. This grouping of items are relatively harmless. They’re things you can throw at a cousin
The first trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 brings back Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor, and teases who might be responsible for his return. Diana Prince finds herself in the vibrant, electric world of the 1980s, a far cry from the bleak, war-torn adventures in the 1910’s in her inaugural film. The Wonder Woman 2 trailer offers up a good
Refresh for latest…: Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Level is out in 18 early overseas release markets ahead of domestic next weekend, and in many, the movie is stepping up versus predecessor Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Overall, the Jake Kasdan-directed sequel opened to $52.5M at the international box office, slightly down on the last film’s
(Reuters) – Witness testimony began Monday over an effort by U.S. state attorneys general to stop T-Mobile U.S. (TMUS.O) from buying Sprint Corp (S.N), in a case that highlights disagreements between federal antitrust enforcers, who are Republican, and Democrats in powerful states. Attorneys for the 13 states and the District of Columbia, led by New
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a U.S. congressional panel leading the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump on Monday accused the Republican president of putting himself before his country and violating his oath of office. In a statement kicking off a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives to weigh the evidence against Trump, Judiciary
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets advanced on Monday as stocks on Wall Street held near record highs on hopes U.S.-Sino talks delay a U.S. tariff deadline this coming Sunday, while gold rose as investors hedged against a possible escalation in the trade war. FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor at the
FILE PHOTO: Conservative leader Boris Johnson speaks during a televised debate with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ahead of general election in London, Britain, November 19, 2019. Jonathan Hordle/ITV/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday questioned why the BBC should continue to be supported by an annual fee paid by
(Reuters) – Paul Volcker, the towering former Federal Reserve chairman who tamed U.S. inflation in the 1980s and decades later inspired tough Wall Street reforms in the wake of the global financial crisis, died on Monday at the age of 92, according to his daughter Janice Zima. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul A.
Halloween is dunzo, it’s already snowing in many parts of the country and, if you listen closely, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” can be heard faintly in corners of every office across the nation. Which, per the lyrics of that iconic song, means it’s time to start planning the perfect holiday
1 minute ago Every year when major awards are announced there are some surprises. There are more great movies, and great performances, than can ever be nominated, so there are always films that get left behind by awards season. However, bigger than the snub, is the surprise nominee. Sometimes somebody that we never expected to
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Singer Linda Ronstadt, actress Sally Field, and music group Earth, Wind & Fire received the United States’ top awards for the arts on Sunday with a rocking, rousing performance at the annual Kennedy Center Honors show in Washington. 2019 Kennedy Center Honoree singer Linda Ronstadt,73, in a wheelchair and now unable to
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LONDON (Reuters) – Google, Alibaba and other “Big Tech” companies could be forced to share data on financial services customers with banks and financial technology firms to prevent unfair competition. FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is displayed outside the company offices in New York, U.S., June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo As Facebook’s plan for