U.S. urges appeals court to lift curbs on social media contacts
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to lift an order sharply curbing…
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Brazil’s finance minister expects interest to fall to ‘at least’ 12% by year-end
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday he expects the basic interest rate to fall to…
First delivery of Boeing 737 MAX 7 delayed to 2024 -US SEC filing
By Valerie Insinna and David Shepardson (Reuters) – Boeing’s first delivery of the 737 MAX 7 has been delayed to…
Fed’s Powell: A September rate rise is possible if data warrants action
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday at a press conference it’s…
Oil falls 1% after Fed rate hike, smaller-than-expected US crude stockdraw
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell about 1% on Wednesday, after data showed U.S. crude inventories fell…
Bank of Canada discussed delaying rate hike at last meeting -minutes
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Bank of Canada discussed delaying a hike to its key overnight…
Factbox-U.S. state abortion legislation to watch in 2023
By Gabriella Borter and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – State legislatures are wrestling with how much to restrict or expand abortion…
U.S. seeks detention of FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried pending trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday asked a judge to order Sam Bankman-Fried to be…
NATO says it’s boosting Black Sea surveillance, condemns Russian grain deal exit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO said on Wednesday it was stepping up surveillance of the Black Sea region as it condemned Russia’s…
Hunter Biden judge says can’t accept plea deal in surprise turn
By Jack Queen WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden’s proposed deal with prosecutors to plead guilty…