By Timothy Gardner and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed an amendment to an annual defense bill on Thursday that would ban exports to China of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The tally was 85 to 14 in favor of the measure, beyond the 60 votes needed in the 100-member…
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska KOLPIN-OGRODNIKI, Poland (Reuters) – People living near Poland’s border with Belarus said on Thursday they could hear shooting and helicopters after Russia’s Wagner Group arrived to train Belarusian special forces just a few miles from the frontier, compounding their fears the Ukraine war would reach them. Agata Moroz, the 56-year-old village mayor…
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday expressed regret that Henry Kissinger was able to get more of an audience in Beijing than some sitting U.S. officials, after the former top diplomat held talks in China. Kissinger — an architect of normalizing ties between Washington and Beijing in the 1970s as…
By Samrhitha A (Reuters) -Shares of Netflix tumbled more than 8% on Thursday after the video-streaming pioneer’s lackluster revenue rise sparked concerns of a longer road to growth from its new initiatives. The company added nearly 6 million subscribers in the second quarter – almost three times above Wall Street’s expectations – thanks to a…
OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian government is relieved that dock workers in the Pacific province of British Columbia have lifted their strike notice, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said on Thursday. The dock worker’s union said late on Wednesday that it had lifted a strike notice issued for Saturday. It acted after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau directed…
By Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivia’s lithium resources are now estimated at 23 million metric tons, its president said on Thursday after government studies that further cement the South American country’s position as the global leader in lithium resources. The new figure, reached after more than 66 wells were explored across the Coipasa and…
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – A Florida venture capitalist, his brother and an employee accused of insider trading before a blank check company’s proposed merger with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media company pleaded not guilty in a New York court on Thursday. Michael and Gerald Shvartsman, and Bruce Garelick were charged last month…
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled slightly higher on Thursday on lower U.S. crude inventories and strong crude imports by China, but a weaker demand outlook kept investors cautious. September Brent futures climbed 18 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $79.64 a barrel. August U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 28 cents, or…
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blackstone Inc said on Thursday it became the first manager of alternative investments such as private equity and real estate to reach $1 trillion in assets, a milestone accompanied by news its second-quarter distributable earnings dropped 39% amid a slump in asset sales. Blackstone achieved its $1 trillion…
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained against a basket of currencies on Thursday after data showed that the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, boosting expectations the Federal Reserve may continue hiking interest rates if the economy remains strong. Initial claims for state unemployment…
