FILE PHOTO: President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, John Williams, addresses a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann October 11, 2017 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Reuters) – San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said on Wednesday […]
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Kroger exploring sale of convenience stores, shares rise
FILE PHOTO: An isle of a Ralphs grocery store, which is owned by Kroger Co, is pictured ahead of company results in Altadena, California U.S., December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni October 11, 2017 By Lisa Baertlein and Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) – Kroger Co <KR.N> said on Wednesday it is exploring […]
Brazil court freezes ex-leader Rousseff’s assets over 2006 refinery deal
Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff attends the “Neoliberalism, inequality, democracy under attack” conference in Lisbon, Portugal March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante October 11, 2017 BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal audit court on Wednesday ordered frozen the assets of former president Dilma Rousseff as well as those of José Sérgio Gabrielli, […]
Fed’s Evans favors gradual approach to monetary normalization
FILE PHOTO: Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans takes a question during a round table with the media in Shanghai, China March 23, 2010. REUTERS/Nir Elias/File Photo October 11, 2017 ZURICH (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve should adopt a gradual approach to normalizing its expansive monetary policy, U.S. […]
Tennis: Italian Fognini gets suspended two grand slam ban for U.S. Open outburst
FILE PHOTO: Fabio Fognini of Italy reacts after losing a point against Alexander Zverev of Germany, China Open, Men’s Singles Round 16, Beijing, China, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee October 11, 2017 LONDON (Reuters) – Italy’s Fabio Fognini was provisionally suspended for two grand slam tournaments and fined $96,000 for […]
Suicide bombers attack Damascus police center: Syrian state media
A damaged site is seen in front of police headquarters in central Damascus, Syria October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki October 11, 2017 BEIRUT (Reuters) – Three men blew themselves up near the police headquarters in central Damascus on Wednesday, the second such attack to hit the Syrian capital this month, […]
Global financial stability has improved, but risks ahead: IMF
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF, listens a question during the Concordia Summit in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon October 11, 2017 By Lindsay Dunsmuir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The global economic recovery has strengthened financial stability but easy monetary and financial conditions against a backdrop of sluggish […]
Robust consumption replacing exports as German growth engine
FILE PHOTO: Steam rises at a coking plant at the steelworks of German steel maker ThyssenKrupp AG in Bruckhausen, a suburb of the western German city of Duisburg October 2, 2012. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender/File Photo October 11, 2017 By Joseph Nasr and Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) – Robust domestic consumption in […]
Italy’s 5-Star protests as parliament votes on electoral law
5-Star Movement supporters protest in front of Montecitorio government palace in Rome, Italy, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi October 11, 2017 By Gavin Jones and Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – Several hundred supporters of Italy’s 5-Star Movement chanted slogans and waved flags in front of parliament on Wednesday to protest […]
Spain takes step toward direct rule over Catalonia’s independence move
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy delivers a statement at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Sergio Perez October 11, 2017 By Blanca Rodríguez and Sonya Dowsett MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy took the first step on Wednesday toward suspending Catalonia’s political autonomy and ruling […]