UK to ban Russian diamonds, US sanctions target major gold miners
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain published plans to ban imports of Russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel on Friday and announced new…
Economy
Wall Street closes down, dollar dips as debt ceiling talks stall
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended lower and the dollar lost ground on Friday as negotiations…
EU antitrust regulators quiz cloud rivals on Microsoft’s request for customer data
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators are asking Microsoft’s rivals what kind of customer data they…
BoC’s Macklem says it’s far too early to think about interest rate cuts
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem reiterated on Friday it is far too early to be thinking…
Artificial intelligence gives real boost to U.S. stock market
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Recent advances in artificial intelligence are fueling optimism over how businesses can operate…
Mexico takes over part of Grupo Mexico railway, shares fall
By Valentine Hilaire and Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican Navy on Friday took over a section of…
Adidas to donate Yeezy proceeds to Anti-Defamation League and other NGOs
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Adidas will start selling some of the shoes from its defunct Yeezy partnership with rapper Kanye West at…
American Airlines pilots to get 21% pay raise this year in tentative contract -sources
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Pilots at American Airlines will get a 21% pay raise this year as part of a new…
Russia and Cuba ink deals to revitalize communist-run island’s ailing economy
By Nelson Acosta and Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Russian officials and business leaders have signed multiple deals with Cuban…
Oil slips as debt talks pause, Fed warns of high inflation
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Friday, as investors worried that U.S. politicians will fail to agree…