FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell attends a conference at the Brookings Institution in Washington August 3, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo October 20, 2017 By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is considering nominating Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell and Stanford University economist John Taylor for the […]
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Chen, Medvedeva lead in grand prix opener
Figure Skating – ISU Grand Prix Rostelecom Cup 2017 – Ice Dance Short Dance – Moscow, Russia – October 20, 2017 – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada compete. REUTERS/Alexander Fedorov October 20, 2017 By Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) – Nathan Chen of the United States stunned reigning world […]
Nestle CEO praised by Third Point but hedge fund still wants more
FILE PHOTO: Nestle CEO Ulf Mark Schneider speaks during the Nestle shareholders meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse October 20, 2017 By Martinne Geller and Svea Herbst-Bayliss LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) – Nine months into leading the world’s biggest packaged food company, Nestle SA <NESN.S> Chief Executive Mark Schneider […]
Bitcoin soars to record high above $6,000
Bitcoins are seen in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration October 20, 2017 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin surged to a record high of more than $6,000 on Friday, pushing its market capitalization to $100 billion at one point, as investors continued to bet […]
Official candidate seen ahead in Buenos Aires Senate race: poll
October 20, 2017 BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s ruling party candidate for Senate in the key province of Buenos Aires is 4.8 percentage points ahead of the opposition candidate, according to a poll by consultancy Management & Fit sent exclusively to Reuters on Friday. The country’s mid-term congressional election will […]
U.S. says 24 people harmed from recent ‘attacks’ in Cuba
A view of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini October 20, 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department confirmed on Friday that 24 people have suffered health effects from “attacks” in Cuba earlier this year against diplomatic personnel and that an investigation is ongoing. […]
Canada’s housing agency concerned by growth of unregulated lenders
A real estate sign in a suburb of Toronto. REUTERS/Mark Blinch October 20, 2017 NEW YORK (Reuters) – New rules meant to cut out risky lending by banks in Canada are pushing home purchasers into the arms of unregulated lenders, the head of the nation’s housing agency said on Friday, […]
Wells Fargo scrutinized by regulator for auto insurance program: NYT
FILE PHOTO: A Wells Fargo branch is seen in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, U.S. February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo- RC1CA34493F0 October 20, 2017 (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co <WFC.N> engaged in deceptive auto insurance practices, failed to properly manage risks and hasn’t set aside enough funds […]
Exclusive: PDVSA blocked from using NuStar terminal over unpaid bills
FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of the state oil company PDVSA is seen at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela, August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/File Photo October 20, 2017 By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run petroleum firm PDVSA has been barred from using a NuStar Energy <NS.N> […]
Jamaica or bust: Merkel launching crunch German coalition talks
Boats pass by the German parliamentary building Paul-Loebe-Haus in Berlin, Germany, October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt October 20, 2017 By Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel pronounced herself optimistic as she opened the first full round of talks on piecing together the three-way “Jamaica” coalition she needs […]