Wall Street ends higher, gold hits record ahead of rate cuts
By Pete Schroeder (Reuters) -Wall Street eked out gains and gold surged to a record high on Thursday as investors…
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Bank dividends catapult Q2 global payouts to record highs
Banks continued to propel global dividends to record highs in the second quarter of 2024 as higher interest rates boosted…
Haitian immigrants fueled Springfield’s growth – and now a US presidential debate
By Howard Schneider Springfield, Ohio (Reuters) – Rose Joseph and Banal Oreus followed different paths from Haiti to this struggling…
SpaceX launches billionaire’s private crew on milestone spacewalk mission
By Joey Roulette and Gerry Doyle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Four private astronauts blasted into space early on Tuesday in a modified…
US IRS enforcement efforts recover $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes, Treasury says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service said on Friday that they have recovered $1.3 billion in…
Well-timed GameStop options trade scores $550K profit after Roaring Kitty post
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – A well-timed trade in GameStop’s options reaped a handsome profit on Friday…
Fed seen more likely to deliver bigger rate cuts as job openings fall
(Reuters) – Traders on Wednesday added to bets that the Federal Reserve will deliver a half-a-percentage-point reduction at its next…
Trump tries to tie rival Harris to chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used the third anniversary on Monday of the U.S.…
US to offer more free COVID tests, launch awareness campaign
(Reuters) -U.S. health officials said on Friday the government’s free COVID-19 test delivery programs would reopen in late September, in…
Fed’s Powell says ‘time has come’ to lower interest rates
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday offered an explicit…