In its first offering of online bank accounts, JPMorgan Chase & Co on Monday launched a new smartphone app that it hopes will attract new depositors, many of whom are young and may live far from any of its branch offices. Continue Reading Below The app, named Finn by Chase, […]
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Millions return to poverty in Brazil, eroding ‘boom’ decade
RIO DE JANEIRO – When Leticia Miranda had a job selling newspapers on the streets, she earned about $160 a month, just enough to pay for a tiny apartment she shared with her 8-year-old son in a poor neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Continue Reading Below When she lost her […]
Abe, Trump agree to raise pressure on North Korea: Japan government
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque October 23, 2017 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to work together to raise pressure on North […]
WATCH: Oregon town hosts Giant West Coast Pumpkin Regatta
Now Playing: This mom’s pumpkin-spice rant is so spot on Now Playing: Giant pumpkin weighing more than 2,300 pounds breaks American record Now Playing: Fallen soldier’s body transported to funeral home Now Playing: Homeless veteran rescues victim from car crash Now Playing: NASA tests engine for manned flight into deep […]
EPA cancels appearance by scientists at climate change conference
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has canceled plans for three of its scientists to speak on climate change at a conference in Rhode Island on Monday, an official said on Sunday. Continue Reading Below Tom Borden, program director for the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, confirmed that the EPA had on […]
Justin Timberlake to headline Super Bowl halftime show
Justin Timberlake will be headlining the Pepsi Super Bowl LII halftime show next year, it was announced Sunday. The singer, 36, tweeted the news along with a video featuring Jimmy Fallon. “I DO have the time. Half the time…#PepsiHalftime #SBLII @Pepsi @NFL @JimmyFallon @FallonTonight,” Timberlake wrote. Simultaneously, the NFL tweeted […]
Oil edges up on tighter supplies, strong demand
Oil prices rose on Monday over supply concerns in the Middle East and as the U.S. market showed further signs of tightening while demand in Asia keeps rising. Continue Reading Below Brent crude futures were at $57.87 at 0622 GMT, up 12 cents, or 0.21 percent, from their last close. […]
Nikkei rises on Japanese ruling party win, most of Asia up
TOKYO – Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday, with Japan’s benchmark rising on the back of an election victory by the prime minister’s ruling party, which had promised stability and growth. Continue Reading Below KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1 percent in morning trading to 21,674.41. Australia’s S&P/ASX […]
China home prices rise 0.2 percent in September from August
FILE PHOTO – Residential buildings are seen in Beijing, China, January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo October 23, 2017 BEIJING (Reuters) – Growth in new home prices in China slowed to a crawl in September after rising for 2-1/2 years, reinforcing views that a long property boom is nearing its […]
Fidelity chairman deals with fallout from sexual harassment claims
A sign marks a Fidelity Investments office in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder – October 23, 2017 BOSTON (Reuters) – Less than a year into her tenure as chairman of Fidelity Investments, Abigail Johnson faces a crisis amid allegations that the mutual fund giant has a men’s […]