Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chile’s economy up for 2nd straight quarter as recovery tries to gain steam
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's economy grew 0.8% in the first quarter of 2023 from the previous three-month period, data from the country's central bank showed on Thursday, extending its still timid rec...
May 18, 2023
Factbox: What is ‘Jerusalem Day’ and why is it an Israeli-Palestinian flashpoint?
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli nationalists marking the 1967 capture of East Jerusalem were to march through the Muslim quarter of the Old City on Thursday in an annual parade that Palestinians see as ...
May 18, 2023
Russian forces in retreat near Bakhmut, Ukraine and Wagner say
By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military and Russia's Wagner private army both reported further Russian retreats on the outskirts of Bakhmut on Thursday, as Kyiv...
May 18, 2023
Analysis-GM’s 2025 EV output could be crimped by battery bottleneck
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - General Motors has said it will have the capacity to build 1 million electric vehicles in North America by 2025, but a slow ramp-up of its three U.S. battery plants could l...
May 18, 2023
UK government spent 162 million pounds on Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
LONDON (Reuters) -British government departments spent an estimated total of 161.7 million pounds ($204 million) on Queen Elizabeth's state funeral and related events, the Treasury said on Thursday. A...
May 18, 2023
Fed’s Jefferson: Inflation “too high,” but impact of high rates not full felt yet
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor and vice chair nominee Philip Jefferson said progress on inflation may be slowing but said it was also too early in the policy tight...
May 18, 2023
Surfing-Kelly Slater still targeting Olympic swansong in Tahiti
By Lincoln Feast (Reuters) - Kelly Slater is hoping he can pull off one more miracle as the most remarkable career in surfing draws towards a close, setting his sights on a narrow path to qualificatio...
May 18, 2023
Fed’s Logan: data does not yet show June pause is appropriate
(Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Lorie Logan on Thursday said she's concerned that "much too high" inflation is not cooling fast enough yet to allow the Fed to pause its interest-rate...
May 18, 2023
U.S. court issues temporary restraining order on $27.8 billion Amgen-Horizon deal
(Reuters) - A U.S. district court has issued a temporary restraining order on Amgen Inc's $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics following a submission for it by the two companies and the U...
May 18, 2023
US weekly jobless claims fall; labor market still tight
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for jobs benefits fell more than expected last week, with applications in Massachusetts decreasing sharply, suggesting...
May 18, 2023
