US homebuilder sentiment improves further; NY state manufacturing rebounds
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders improved for a fourth straight month in April as…
Politics
Montana lawmakers vote to ban TikTok in the state
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Montana lawmakers on Friday passed a bill to ban popular short-form video app TikTok from operating…
US IRS answered 2.4 million more taxpayer calls due to new funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service provided live assistance to 87% of taxpayers’ phone calls during the 2023…
Judge rejects Trump’s request to delay trial in rape accuser Carroll’s lawsuit
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to delay a…
Swiss government awards $9.7 million contract related to Credit Suisse – UBS merger
By Oliver Hirt ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss government has awarded an advisory mandate worth up to 8.7 million Swiss…
US Supreme Court considers Christian mail carrier’s refusal to work Sundays
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An evangelical Christian former mail carrier’s fight with the U.S. Postal Service over his…
Indonesia posts $8.7 billion Q1 budget surplus, stronger rupiah seen cutting deficit outlook
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia posted a 128.5 trillion rupiah ($8.69 billion) budget surplus in the first quarter on strong tax…
Malaysia to review $3.9 billion settlement deal with Goldman Sachs – PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The Malaysian government is re-evaluating a $3.9 billion settlement deal reached between the previous administration and…
Putin critic facing up to 25 years in jail to learn fate on Monday
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Facing up to a quarter of a century in jail on treason charges he denies, Kremlin critic…
Banking stability worries go behind closed doors at IMF-World Bank meetings
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just a month after the biggest banking crisis in more than…