Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to the media at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), where he began work earlier in the day after being named acting director by U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts November 29, 2017 By […]
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Senate Republicans shove tax bill ahead; spending fight erupts
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks with Sen. John Barasso (R-WY) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as he arrives to lobby Republicans at their weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria November 28, 2017 By David Morgan and Susan […]
Canada opens WTO case against United States over lumber duties
A pile of logs is pictured in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Ben Nelms November 28, 2017 OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Tuesday formally opened a case against the United States at the World Trade Organization over a recent Commerce Department decision to impose duties on Canadian lumber […]
North Korea fires ICBM, splashes in sea close to Japan
FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo November 28, 2017 By Christine Kim and Phil Stewart SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea fired what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that […]
Tepper says Fed faces challenge of letting markets ‘correct’
David Tepper, founder of Apploosa Management, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York May 4, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid November 28, 2017 NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve faces the challenge of standing by as financial markets “correct” as the central bank trims its asset holdings, U.S. hedge […]
Supreme Court wary about widening whistleblower protections
U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas November 28, 2017 By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared reluctant to broaden protections for corporate insiders who blow the whistle on securities law violations or fraud by […]
TSX ends down as Scotiabank leads financials lower
The Toronto Stock Exchange sign is seen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren November 28, 2017 TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index ended slightly lower on Tuesday, weighed by a fall in Bank of Nova Scotia <BNS.TO> shares after it agreed to buy a bank in […]
FIFA will not tolerate racism at 2018 World Cup: Infantino
November 28, 2017 (Reuters) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said racism will not be tolerated at next year’s World Cup in Russia, adding that referees will have the power to stop or even abandon matches if discriminatory incidents take place. Several players, including Brazil and former Zenit St Petersburg […]
OECD sees growth peaking as investment lags and debt builds
A longtime exposure shows traffic flowing in front of the Manor department store at the Bahnhofstrasse shopping street in Zurich, Switzerland November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann November 28, 2017 By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – Global economic growth is set to peak at an eight-year high next year as uninspiring […]
British actress sues Harvey Weinstein in New York alleging sex trafficking
FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein speaks at the UBS 40th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York, NY, U.S. on December 5, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo November 28, 2017 (Reuters) – An aspiring British actress sued Harvey Weinstein in New York federal court on Monday accusing the movie producer […]