By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of engineering for the company that operates former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social app told Reuters on Monday he had resigned, in a blow for the venture. Alex Gleason’s departure comes amid a period of prolonged uncertainty for Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which…
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended higher to kick off the trading week on Monday, buoyed by gains in financial and technology shares as investors awaited the next round of quarterly results this week as earnings season gathers speed. Companies scheduled to report earnings this week include Tesla and Netflix, while…
By David Shepardson and Stephen Nellis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. chip company executives met with top Biden administration officials on Monday to discuss China policy, the State Department and sources said, as the most powerful semiconductor lobby group urged a halt to more curbs under consideration. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked with chip company chief…
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Restrictive abortion laws in states like Alabama are harming the U.S. military’s ability to retain service members and impacting morale, the White House said on Monday as the administration sought to increase pressure on the Senate over the issue. U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, is blocking more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s chief spokesperson sharply criticized Democratic presidential opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for alleging in a recently released video that COVID-19 was targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people and that Jewish and Chinese people are most immune. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre joined a chorus of Democratic…
By Maria Alejandra Cardona MIAMI/KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) – Rising temperatures in Florida’s waters due to climate change have sparked an extreme stressor for coral reefs causing bleaching, which has scientists concerned. “In the last year, it’s been really depressing because we’ve seen a lot of changes, and we’ve been monitoring sites from Miami for…
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering its options after stinging losses last week in its bid to stop Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy Activision, a source told Reuters on Monday amid expectations the agency’s fight is nearing the end. After two court losses last week, the agency’s…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold 70% of its investment in Activision Blizzard in the second quarter, appearing to miss out on some gains when a federal judge said Microsoft can complete its $68.7 billion purchase of the video game maker. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Berkshire said it owned…
By Philip Pullella and Costas Pitas VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, assigned by Pope Francis to help bring peace to Ukraine, will discuss repatriating children who Kyiv and others say have been deported by Russia with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington as part of a three-day visit. Zuppi will meet Biden…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 flight that lost an emergency evacuation slide on Monday shortly before landing safely in Chicago. After United Airlines Flight 12, with 155 passengers and 10 crew, landed in Chicago from Zurich, Switzerland, maintenance workers discovered the slide…
