By Will Dunham , 2023 (Reuters) -William Friedkin, who achieved cinematic immortality by directing the bleak, gritty 1971 drug-smuggling thriller “The French Connection” and the terrifying 1973 demon-possession blockbuster “The Exorcist,” died on Monday at the age of 87. He died at his home from heart failure and pneumonia, said a spokesperson for Creative Artists…
By Leonardo Benassatto and Ueslei Marcelino BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) – Raoni Metuktire, an Indigenous chief from Brazil’s Amazon, will urge the region’s head of state meeting here this coming week to step up their efforts to preserve the rainforest that is vital to his people’s survival and the global climate. “I will ask the presidents…
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The pandemic surge in demand for executive jets has not softened and Brazilian planemaker Embraer still has a two-year backlog for the aircraft, an executive told Reuters. Embraer expects to deliver as many as 130 private jets in 2023, a 27.5% jump from last year to the highest…
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer is on track to meet its full-year outlook for 2023, analysts said, after deliveries in the second quarter increased 47% compared to a year earlier. Last week, Embraer reported 47 aircraft deliveries in the period, including 17 commercial and 30 executive jets, which analysts considered…
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose against major currencies on Monday, broadly supported by Federal Reserve officials saying additional interest rate hikes are likely given that inflation remains persistently high and the labor market is still tight. Fed Governor Michele Bowman said on Monday additional interest rate hikes will likely be…
By Kanishka Singh and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The arrest of Imran Khan is Pakistan’s “internal matter”, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Monday, declining to take a position on the legal troubles of the former prime minister and frequent U.S. critic. Police arrested Khan in Lahore on Saturday after a court sentenced…
By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – The share of U.S. consumers who believe it is a bad time to buy a home reached the highest level in at least 13 years in July, according to a survey released on Monday, as the supply of available properties remains scarce and home prices appear to have stopped cooling….
By Rich McKay and Josephine Walker ATLANTA (Reuters) – Law-enforcement officers surrounded the Fulton County courthouse on Monday in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, amid closed roads and traffic barriers put up to boost security ahead of a possible indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is wrapping up a probe…
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amazon.com is set to meet next week with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ahead of a potential long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against the retailer, according to a source familiar with the matter. The FTC began probing Amazon during former President Donald Trump’s administration when the government decided…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Rising consumer prices in Mexico likely slowed in July, which would mark the sixth straight monthly inflation rate drop, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, reinforcing bets that the central bank’s key borrowing rate will likely remain at its record high. The median forecast of 11 analysts surveyed was for annual…
