(Reuters) – Christopher Clark, the senior lawyer representing Hunter Biden, is seeking to withdraw from the case involving the U.S. president’s son on the grounds he might be called to testify, according to a court filing on Tuesday. Biden, facing tax and gun charges, may be headed for a criminal trial, U.S. Special Counsel David…
By Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) -Home Depot on Tuesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results, cemented by Americans’ steady spending on small-scale projects around their homes even as they sharply cut back on larger remodeling and renovation. Shares of the company, which announced a new $15 billion share repurchase program, rose about 1%, with the second quarter…
(Reuters) -An aide to Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court in Florida on Tuesday to charges he tried to helped the former U.S. president hide secret documents taken upon leaving office, U.S. media reported. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team has accused the aide, Carlos De Oliveira, of conspiring with Trump and another aide,…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to revive longtime umpire Angel Hernandez’s lawsuit accusing Major League Baseball of racial discrimination. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected the Cuban-born umpire’s arguments that the league’s promotion practices, including its failure to promote…
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Only a few months after beginning her career as a livestream sales host in January, Zhang Jinyu, 28, a former model and blogger with a master’s degree in fashion management, had clocked hundreds of hours of broadcasting time working with brands such as YSL Beauty. A day in the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business inventories were unchanged for a second straight month in June as companies continued to carefully manage stocks in anticipation of weak demand because of higher interest rates. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the Commerce Department would report a 0.1% gain in business inventories on Tuesday. Inventories, a key component…
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s annual inflation rate surged more than expected to 3.3% in July as core measures eyed by the central bank remained stubbornly high, data showed on Tuesday, increasing the likelihood of another interest rate increase. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast inflation would rise to 3.0%…
KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian government is to build new fortifications and military infrastructure in northeast regions that border Russia and Belarus at a cost of nearly $35 million, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday. “At the request of Kharkiv and Chernihiv…we are allocating 911.5 million hryvnias ($24.7 million) for Kharkiv and 363 million…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices rebounded more than expected in July amid higher costs for petroleum products and food, but underlying imported inflation pressures remained muted. Import prices increased 0.4% last month, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. Data for June was revised to show prices falling 0.1% instead of the previously reported 0.2%….
By Andriy Perun LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian air strikes hit two western regions of Ukraine bordering NATO member Poland and other areas on Tuesday, killing three people in a factory and wounding more than a dozen, Ukrainian officials said. Local media said the attacks were the largest air assault on the Lviv region since…
