Oil Prices Ease After U.S. Oil Stock Build
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Thursday, easing on concerns over plentiful supply after surging nearly…
May 17, 2023
Factbox-Why does the US want to ban TikTok? The allegations against it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state…
Column-Investors favor Japan’s rising sun over China’s fading star: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Long Japan, short China. If there is a general macro, relative value trade…
New Zealand set to deliver no frills budget as election looms
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand is set to deliver what it calls a “no frills” budget on…
Tyre-makers under pressure as too much rubber hits the road
By Nick Carey and Barbara Lewis LONDON (Reuters) – Tyre-makers are under pressure to almost literally reinvent the wheel as…
Ecuador president Lasso dissolves National Assembly, triggers early elections
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree on Wednesday, bringing forward legislative…
U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place Illinois assault weapons ban
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and…
Johnny Depp on Cannes comeback: I didn’t go anywhere
CANNES (Reuters) – Johnny Depp pushed back at suggestions he was making a comeback with the Cannes Film Festival’s opening…
Florida school district sued over book bans
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The writers’ group PEN America, authors and parents on Wednesday sued a Florida school district…
Ex-Wagner commander who sought asylum in Norway wants to return to Russia
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – A former commander of Russia’s Wagner group who sought asylum in Norway after crossing…