By Rich McKay (Reuters) – An estimated $1.1 billion jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery draw, one of the richest in its history, found no winners on Tuesday night, boosting the prize for the next draw later this week. No one held the numbers 8, 24, 30, 45, 61, and the Mega Ball number…
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil has resisted gathering momentum in the BRICS group of major emerging economies to add more member countries, but debate over admission criteria seems inevitable at this month’s summit, three Brazilian government officials told Reuters. The group including Russia, India, China and South Africa, has been hailed by some…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday rejected an invitation from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to discuss the state’s new Black history curriculum and said she will not be debating the topic of slavery with him. DeSantis, who is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, on Monday invited Harris to Florida to…
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Brigid Riley Fitch delivered the markets a doozy of a surprise with an unexpected downgrade of the U.S. government’s credit rating, by one notch to AA+ from AAA, citing concerns over governance and U.S. debt. The U.S. government naturally delivered some sharp comebacks…
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s military vowed on Wednesday to step up counter-espionage efforts as authorities investigated several serving and former military officers suspected of spying for China. China, which is pressing the island to accept its sovereignty, has in recent years mounted a sustained espionage campaign to undermine democratically governed Taiwan’s military and civilian leadership,…
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wells Fargo said on Tuesday it expects to pay as much as $1.8 billion to help replenish a government deposit insurance fund that was drained of $16 billion this year after three banks collapsed. Under a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposal, Wells Fargo estimates it will face a pretax “special assessment”…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -The New Zealand jobless rate hit a two-year high in the June quarter as strong demand for labour was met by a jump in the number of people looking for work, helping keep a lid on wage pressures and thus interest rates. Data released by Statistics New Zealand on Wednesday…
By Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President William Lai will stop in New York and San Francisco in the United States on his way to and from Paraguay for the inauguration of its new president, Taiwan’s presidential office said on Wednesday. Taiwan’s government last month announced Lai’s transits without specifying details,…
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) -As Donald Trump was being indicted on Tuesday evening for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, the third criminal case against him, U.S. President Joe Biden enjoyed a day at the beach. Biden rode his bike, ate at a seafood restaurant, saw a movie and…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Some Bank of Japan (BOJ) board members said domestic inflation might hold above the central bank’s 2% target, minutes of their June policy meeting showed, providing insight into BOJ’s move last week to let some rates rise along with increasing prices. While one member called for a review of the…
