By Lamine Chikhi and Nidal al-Mughrabi ALGIERS/GAZA (Reuters) -Rival Palestinian factions signed an agreement in Algiers on Thursday aimed at resolving 15 years of discord by holding elections within a year after months of talks mediated by Algeria. Th…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump request over seized documents
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to let an independent arbiter vet more than 100 classified documents that were seized from his Florida home as he confronts a criminal investigation into his ha…
Two key takeaways from Thursday’s Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot hearing
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump held a hearing on its latest findings on Thursday. Here are two ke…
Massive turnaround for stocks puts traders on alert for more volatility
By Lewis Krauskopf and Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) – An eye-popping turnaround in stocks may be less bullish than hoped for, with traders saying short-term hedging activity buoyed equities while leaving the market’s grim fundamentals unchanged. Dat…
Biden says prices ‘too high’ as inflation rises before midterms
By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s hopes that his party would head into the midterm elections with inflation receding were dashed on Thursday when the final report ahead of the November vote showed prices rising more th…
Netflix ad-supported plan to launch in November at $7 a month
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix Inc said on Thursday it will introduce a streaming plan with advertising for roughly $7 per month in November, a move to attract new subscribers after the company lost customers in th…
N.Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near border as South imposes sanctions
By Hyonhee Shin, Josh Smith and David Brunnstrom SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of launches by the nuclear-armed country …
Text messages between Oath Keepers founder and lawyer not protected, U.S. judge rules
By Chris Gallagher WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors will be allowed to introduce potentially incriminating messages between the leader of the Oath Keepers and the far-right group’s general counsel, a judge ruled on Thursday, saying the texts wer…
U.S. grocer Kroger in talks to merge with rival Albertsons -sources
By Anirban Sen and Abigail Summerville (Reuters) -U.S. grocery company Kroger Co is in talks to merge with smaller rival Albertsons Companies Inc in a tie-up that would create a supermarket titan, people familiar with the matter said. The merger of the…
Supply chain snarls loosen for U.S. companies, but plenty of problems remain
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) – John Ehresmann loves that the cost of shipping an ocean container from Asia to a U.S. port or buying a load of lumber has fallen back to earth. If only that were true for everything he buys – but it’s not. Some parts of hi…