A fire was reported on the 50th floor at Trump Tower in New York, the New York Fire Department said on Saturday, with one person having been killed by the blaze. Shortly after 6 p.m. Eastern, social media video showed flames visible from the structure in the center of Manhattan. […]
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Brazil’s ex-president surrenders to authorities on corruption charges, to begin 12-year sentence
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in to police on Saturday, leaving the steel workers union offices where he had sought refuge while defying a court deadline to submit to custody. Lula was surrounded by hundreds of die-hard supporters, including leaders of his Workers Party, union […]
Former ‘super bull’ sours on economic growth, sees ‘good old fashioned slowdown’ ahead
One of Wall Street’s veteran economic forecasters is toning down his economic growth forecast. The Economic Cycle Research Institute’s Lakshman Achuthan told CNBC his leading indicators are pointing to a slowdown that’s picking up momentum — highlighting one particular trend in the latest unemployment rate chart that supports his case. […]
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly ‘blew up’ at Trump, and threatened to quit
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly threatened to resign in late March, political website Axios reported on Saturday, adding to speculation of a rift between he and President Donald Trump. On March 28, Kelly was said to have engaged in a heated Oval Office discussion with the president, […]
As college acceptance letters arrive, parents and students worry about debt
College-bound seniors are anxiously checking their mailboxes, awaiting those college acceptance, or rejection letters. But it’s also a nerve-wracking time for those just starting the college admission process. According to The Princeton Review’s new “College Hopes and Worries” survey, for the fifth year in a row, students and parents are […]
Tiger Woods is back, and so are high ticket prices to see him compete in the Masters
The infamous ‘Tiger Effect’ is in full force — which means higher ticket prices for one of golfing’s premier events. Tiger Woods, who has staged an unlikely comeback and finished in the top five of the last two golf tournaments, has helped fuel a surge in demand for tickets to […]
Car rams into group of German pedestrians in Muenster, leaving 3 dead and more than a dozen injured
A van crashed into a crowd outside a popular bar Saturday in the western German city of Muenster, killing three people and injuring 20 others before the driver of the vehicle killed himself, police said. Police spokesman Peter Nuessmeyer told The Associated Press that he could not confirm German media […]
US farmers in ‘precarious position’ with China as trade war fears escalate
American farmers watched warily this week, as a tit-for-tat trade fight between the world’s top two economic superpowers played out, threatening lucrative agricultural exports including soybeans. If China follows through on its plan to impose a 25 percent tariff on soybeans, it would make global suppliers like Brazil even more […]
By the numbers: Here’s what 10 years of airline consolidation has done to the sector
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‘We wanted to go first.’ It’s been a decade since Delta’s merger with Northwest upended the industry
On an afternoon in late October 2008, in a conference room overlooking Delta Air Lines‘ Atlanta campus, Richard Anderson got word. The Department of Justice had just approved the carrier’s some $2.6 billion-merger with Northwest Airlines, a deal that gave birth to the world’s biggest airline at the time. The […]