By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been treated to far more luxury vacations and exclusive perks from wealthy patrons than previously known, news organization ProPublica reported on Thursday, raising more questions about the lack of binding ethical standards at the court. ProPublica found that since he was appointed to the…
(This Aug. 9 story has been corrected to rectify the details on price increases for plans after the company clarified, in paragraph 2) (Reuters) – Verizon Communications is raising prices on some of its wireless plans as the No. 1 U.S. telecom firm by subscribers looks to boost revenue growth after a post-pandemic slowdown. Customers…
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian airline Azul on Thursday reported a narrower second-quarter loss, beating market expectations, and its shares jumped almost 9% as it provided its first updates after completing a broad restructuring plan earlier this year. Sao Paulo-traded shares of Brazil’s largest airline in number of flights and cities served…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will highlight the U.S. economy’s continuing resilience in a major speech in Las Vegas on Monday, touting the creation of 13 million new jobs and progress in driving down inflation, a Treasury official said. Yellen will speak at a training center operated by the…
By Dan Peleschuk and Anna Dabrowska KYIV (Reuters) – Saudi-hosted talks last weekend were a “breakthrough” for Kyiv that showed it is possible to rally global support around the 10-point plan proposed by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to end Russia’s war, Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Thursday. “If a country wants to be in the front…
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in July as higher rents were mostly offset by declining costs of goods such as motor vehicles and furniture, a trend that could persuade the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged next month. The report from the Labor Department on Thursday also showed…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A conservative legal group on Wednesday urged a U.S. anti-discrimination agency to investigate Kellogg Co over workplace diversity policies that it says are unlawful, and accused the cereal maker of sexualizing its products. This is the second complaint filed this week against a company by America First Legal, a nonprofit run…
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. government forecasters on Thursday said they expect a more dangerous Atlantic storm season than previously projected, raising their Atlantic hurricane outlook due to high sea surface temperatures. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast 14-21 named storms, with 6-11 potentially becoming hurricanes with winds of 74 miles…
By Mariam Sunny (Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its antibody-based therapy for patients with a difficult-to-treat type of blood cancer. The therapy, Talvey, belongs to a class of treatments called bispecific antibodies designed to bring a cancer cell and an immune cell together so the…
By Evan Garcia TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas (Reuters) – The brown and black cattle of Texas, beloved symbols of the Lone Star state, walk through desiccated grass and stand in shrunken watering holes while their ranchers struggle to get them enough food. For the second summer in a row, drought and extreme heat are stressing the…
