Major indexes in Asia traded mostly lower on Thursday while the dollar remained on the back foot after tumbling in the last session. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 declined 0.91 percent, with most sectors — including automakers, technology, manufacturing and financials — trading in negative territory. Major exporters traded lower following […]
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Trump says he could push back DACA deadline, wants $25 billion for border wall
President Trump Wednesday expressed optimism about reaching a bipartisan deal on immigration, suggesting he is even open to granting citizenship to Dreamers after a 10-to-12-year period as part of a comprehensive plan. He also told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl that – if a deal is in sight – he is […]
Michigan State president resigning in wake of Nassar sentencing
Michigan State President Lou Anna K. Simon will resign in the wake of the Larry Nassar sentencing and amid outcry over the school’s handling of allegations against him, according to the school’s website which posted her resignation letter Wednesday night addressed to the board of trustees at MSU. A person […]
Michigan State president to resign in wake of Nassar sentencing
Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon will resign in the wake of the Larry Nassar sentencing, according to the school’s website which posted her resignation letter Wednesday night addressed to the board of trustees at MSU. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Simon will resign […]
GOP Sen. Gardner’s message to ‘Dreamers:’ There won’t be ‘mass deportations’
Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, who has been on the frontlines in the battle to hammer out an immigration deal, wants to reassure “Dreamers” they will not be deported. “I don’t believe anybody is going to be deported,” Gardner told ABC News’ Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and Political Director […]
Golf: Woods gives thumbs up on eve of PGA Tour return
Jan 24, 2018; San Diego, CA, USA; Tiger Woods looks on from the 17th tee during the ProAm of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – North Co. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports January 25, 2018 By Andrew Both LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) – A […]
Four U.S. citizens killed in Jan. 20 attack on Kabul hotel
Afghan security guards walk in front of the Intercontinental Hotel after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 23, 2018.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail January 25, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four U.S. citizens were killed and two injured in Saturday’s attack by the Taliban on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, the U.S. State Department […]
Rescue is on the way for India’s troubled banks — but it comes with a catch
India’s government pledged on Wednesday to inject nearly $14 billion combined into all but one state-run lender by March in return for them implementing reforms, in a bid to boost lending and tackle a record bad debt problem. The funds will be injected into 20 lenders majority-owned by the government, […]
Oil hits highest since late 2014 on U.S. crude inventory drop, weaker dollar
Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo January 25, 2018 By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices on Thursday hit their highest since December, 2014, pushed up after U.S. crude inventories posted a 10th […]
Trump: I am willing to talk to Mueller under oath
President Trump says he is “looking forward” to speaking with Special Counsel Robert Mueller and would be willing to do so under oath. Trump made the comments during an impromptu gaggle with reporters in the White House West Wing Wednesday. He added that his lawyers would have to work out […]