Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed’s Evans sees interest rates at 4.25-4.5% by year end
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will need to raise interest rates by at least another percentage point this year, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said on Tuesday, a more aggressive stance tha...
Sep 27, 2022
Tattered UK gilt market stages tentative comeback
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - British government bond prices recovered partially on Tuesday from the historic plunges of previous days when investors unloaded sterling assets at a ferocious pace in...
Sep 27, 2022
Rideshare, retailers brace for tough U.S. independent contractor rule
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After weeks of lobbying the White House on how gig workers should be treated, the rideshare, delivery and retail industries are bracing for a new rule that is li...
Sep 27, 2022
U.S. antitrust trial against American Airlines, JetBlue alliance kicks off
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department goes to court Tuesday to ask a judge to order American Airlines and JetBlue Airways to scrap a partnership in the U.S. Northeast in a high-stakes fig...
Sep 27, 2022
U.S. Congress scrambles to pass stopgap bill to keep government funded
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will take an initial vote on a stopgap spending measure on Tuesday to keep federal agencies running past the end of this week, while Congress co...
Sep 27, 2022
Cops on Brazil’s campaign trail call for backup as violence spikes
By Gabriel Stargardter FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) - The day after a Workers Party (PT) official was shot dead by a supporter of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in July, the Federal P...
Sep 27, 2022
BBVA chairman sees traditional banking mergers unlikely right now
By Jess Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - A traditional banking consolidation in Europe is unlikely right now due to a lack of progress regarding the banking union, BBVA Chairman Carlos Torres said on Tuesday...
Sep 27, 2022
U.S. state legislative races carry high stakes for abortion access
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Maine state Representative Reagan LaRochelle didn't spend much time discussing abortion with voters when she ran for office last year. But she said the conversation has change...
Sep 27, 2022
Founder of Oath Keepers militia goes on trial over U.S. Capitol attack
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The trial of Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, and four others begins on Tuesday in what will be the most high-profile case so...
Sep 27, 2022
Explainer-How the Biden administration could restrict independent contracting
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Labor is expected to unveil a proposed rule in coming weeks that would make it harder for companies to treat workers as independent contractors, p...
Sep 27, 2022
