By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Top cryptocurrency bitcoin hit a fresh two-month low on Friday, breaking out of its recent tight range as a wave of risk averse sentiment swept through world markets. On Thursday, bitcoin fell 7.2% in its biggest one-day drop since November 2022 when top exchange FTX collapsed. It then slipped to…
By Kanishka Singh and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Law enforcement officials are investigating threats related to former President Donald Trump’s election interference investigation in Georgia, after names and addresses of grand jury members were posted online, a sheriff’s office said. “Our investigators are working closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to track…
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) -Lawyers for Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge in Washington to schedule an April 2026 trial for the former president, on federal charges that he allegedly sought to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. That requested date would place the trial after the November 2024 U.S….
By Jonathan Allen KIHEI, Hawaii (Reuters) -Maui County Emergency Management administrator Herman Andaya, criticized by local residents and media over the island’s response to the deadly wildfires that killed at least 111 people, resigned on Thursday, officials said. A statement from Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen cited health reasons. “Given the gravity of the crisis…
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – A frantic recalibration of long-term borrowing rates has unnerved financial markets trying to parse both many of the positive reasons behind the move and worrying implications of a fresh hit to bond markets. Almost independently of any new take on the trajectory of Federal Reserve policy – as the…
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -When the United States launched its massive green subsidies push a year ago, many in Europe feared it would be a fresh blow to their regional economy grappling with the knock-on effects of war in Ukraine and lingering aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet while critics argue the European Union…
(Reuters) – The chief of the United Nations humanitarian relief agency has urged Myanmar’s ruling military to allow greater access to 18 million people in need of aid, describing the situation as critical as a post-coup conflict intensifies. Returning from a three-day trip that included a meeting with top general Min Aung Hlaing, Martin Griffiths…
By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Building permits for apartments in Germany fell 27% during the first half of the year, the statistics office disclosed on Friday, underscoring a downturn in demand plaguing the construction and real estate industry. The nosedive in permits comes amid calls from firms and some politicians for stimulus from Berlin to…
By Muyu Xu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian refiners are on the hunt for crude oil to replace Kuwaiti supply as the OPEC producer cuts exports by nearly a fifth to feed its huge new refinery, which is driving up prices for other sour crudes and likely to squeeze profit margins. Lower Kuwaiti exports follow cuts…
By Doyinsola Oladipo, Julia Harte and Rich McKay (Reuters) – The incongruous sight of tourists enjoying Maui’s tropical beaches while search-and-rescue teams trawl building ruins and waters for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century has outraged some residents. They have vented on social media, posting video of tourists enjoying holiday…
