A couple of people ride the subway as they read newspapers as the train pulls into the Times Square stop in Manhattan, New York, U.S. February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri November 16, 2017 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission wants to rollback landmark media ownership […]
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Suicide bomber kills nine near Afghan political meeting
People look at a destroyed vehicle after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail November 16, 2017 By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital near a meeting of supporters of an influential regional leader on Thursday killed at […]
Fed’s Kaplan: overshooting employment goal could trigger rate hike
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan walks after the True Economic Talks event in Mexico City, Mexico, July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido November 16, 2017 By Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON (Reuters) – Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan on Thursday said he was open-minded about raising rates at the […]
Franken responds to sexual misconduct accusations
Last Updated Nov 16, 2017 7:18 PM EST Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, issued another statement responding to accusations by anchor Leeann Tweeden that the senator “kissed and groped” her without her consent while they were entertaining troops on a December 2006 USO Tour. In addition to Tweeden’s allegations of unwanted sexual […]
Strong earnings from Wal-Mart, Cisco drive US stocks higher
Strong quarterly earnings from Wal-Mart Stores, Cisco Systems and other companies drove U.S. stocks higher in morning trading Thursday as the market bounced back from a modest decline a day earlier. Technology companies, consumer product makers and health care stocks accounted for some of the biggest gains. Energy and utilities […]
Sen. Franken responds to sexual misconduct accusations
Last Updated Nov 16, 2017 3:05 PM EST Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, issued another statement responding to accusations by anchor Leeann Tweeden that the senator “kissed and groped” her without her consent while they were entertaining troops on a December 2006 USO Tour. In addition to Tweeden’s allegations of unwanted sexual […]
Drug firm founder pleads not guilty to opioid conspiracy
BOSTON – A pharmaceutical company founder accused of leading a nationwide conspiracy to bribe doctors to prescribe a powerful opioid pain medication will fight the charges against him and believes he will be vindicated, his attorney said Thursday. Continue Reading Below John Kapoor, of Insys Therapeutics Inc., pleaded not guilty […]
These stocks are trading at extremes, and they could go even higher
Several stocks are trading at extreme levels, and a top technician says one name has even more room to run. In the S&P 500, 17 stocks are trading 25 percent or more above their 200-day moving average. Among them are Nvidia, Michael Kors, PayPal, Estee Lauder and PulteGroup. Although retailer […]
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Tribes make renewed push for pipeline protections
BISMARCK, N.D. – Two American Indian tribes in the Dakotas that are fighting the Dakota Access pipeline in court are making a renewed push to bolster protections for their water supply. Continue Reading Below The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux have filed court documents urging a federal judge to […]