By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Officials from seven U.S. states wrote to U.S. antitrust enforcers on Wednesday to ask for Kroger’s proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons to be stopped. In a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, the secretaries of state said that the deal would give a combined Kroger/Albertsons nearly…
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Approval of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government increased in August on voter perceptions that Brazil’s economy is improving and he is doing a good job governing, a new Genial/Quaest poll showed on Wednesday. Positive approval of the government rose to 42% of respondents from 37% in June, while negative views fell…
By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Japanese yen further weakened against the dollar on Wednesday, hovering in a zone that last year triggered intervention, while the yuan slipped to a nine-month low as fears mounted about the extent of China’s slowdown. The yen has hit the key 145 per dollar level for four sessions,…
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday despite a large drawdown in U.S. crude stocks as investors weighed worries about China’s embattled economy against expectations of tighter supply in the United States. Brent crude futures fell $1.44, or 1.7%, to settle at $83.45 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI)…
(Reuters) – North Korea has said that detained U.S. soldier Travis King, who is Black, complained about mistreatment and racial discrimination in his country and the military. The United States has acknowledged challenges of racism and a lack of diversity in its armed forces over the course of history. The following are answers to some…
(Reuters) -Delta Air Lines and American Airlines Group will operate more flights to China soon, the two carriers said on Wednesday, as they look to capitalize on strong travel demand in the Asia-Pacific region. The Biden administration said last week that the United States and China would approve twice the number of passenger flights currently…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three entities it accused of being tied to arms deals between North Korea and Russia as Washington cracked down on those seeking to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said that Russia has increasingly been forced to turn to…
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Wednesday confirmed it is holding U.S. Army Private Travis King after he crossed the border from South Korea last month while on a tour, but did not elaborate on what his future might hold. State news agency KCNA said during an initial investigation that King confessed to illegally and…
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A year of intense training to discern the difference between human and animal remains is a must for the specialized search dogs deployed in the treacherous conditions on Maui following last week’s deadly wildfires. Dogs also must be born with a particular personality for the job to find remains of the…
(This Aug. 15 story has been corrected to clarify that CFRA is a research company and not a brokerage firm, in paragraph 14) By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart is set to raise its full-year earnings forecast on Thursday when it reports quarterly results, as U.S. shoppers continue to buy essentials even as…