By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – Two of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s top rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination criticized the Justice Department on Tuesday for indicting him on charges of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss. But Mike Pence, Trump’s former vice president, a potential witness in the case and a Republican…
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields edged down in Tokyo on Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch lowered the country’s top credit rating. The 10-year Treasury note declined about 3.2 basis points (bps) to 4.015% as of 0017 GMT, retracing part of its 9 bps rise from Tuesday. Fitch overnight downgraded the U.S….
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even as former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted for a third time on Tuesday, numerous people in his orbit have been charged with various crimes, with some still awaiting trial. Six Trump associates, none of whom were named, were listed as co-conspirators in Tuesday’s indictment. Prosecutors said they helped spread Trump’s…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China should encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work, including creating channels for individuals to report suspicious activity as well as commending and rewarding them, the state security ministry said on Tuesday. A system that makes it “normal” for the masses to participate in counter-espionage must be established, wrote the Ministry of…
By Max A. Cherney and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) -Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday forecast a strong finish to the year, driven by the planned launch of artificial-intelligence chips that could compete with Nvidia semiconductors. AMD shares rose about 3% in after-hours trading. CEO Lisa Su said AMD is set to ramp up production of its…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The following are some reactions to the four-count indictment charging Republican Donald Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States by attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden and to deprive voters of their right to a fair election: SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH, WHO OVERSEES…
(Reuters) – Here is a list of legal troubles facing former U.S. President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Trump, 77, denies any wrongdoing. JAN. 6 AND THE U.S. CAPITOL ATTACK Prosecutors accused Trump in an indictment unveiled on Tuesday of conspiring to defraud the U.S. by preventing Congress from certifying…
(Reuters) – Ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the United States’ long-term foreign currency ratings to AA+ from AAA, reflecting expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years as well as a high and growing general government debt burden. The downgrade follows a debt ceiling agreement in June that came after months of political brinkmanship…
(Reuters) -Image-sharing platform Pinterest beat Wall Street targets for second-quarter results on Tuesday and forecast higher margins for the year, supported by an advertising market recovery and cost-cutting measures. Tech giants Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet had also recorded strong ad sales, signaling a rebound in marketing spending by businesses as inflation cools and…
By Arunima Kumar and Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) -Shale producers Pioneer Natural Resources Co and Devon Energy Corp on Tuesday tightened budgets and warned of lower drilling and completions activity in coming months after a drop in oil and gas prices slashed their second-quarter profits. U.S. shale producers have been forced to reduce the number of…
