Floods prompt warnings about tainted U.S. Northeast water supplies
By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – State officials across the U.S Northeast are warning residents about contaminated water following mass floods…
Stocks advance as earnings pick up; Dow notches 8th day of gains
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index rose modestly on Wednesday,…
Investors cheer Wall Street’s green shoots as bank executives stay cautious
By Tatiana Bautzer, Sinéad Carew and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. banking giants reported lackluster results for investment…
White House: Russia may attack civilian shipping in Black Sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House warned on Wednesday that Russia may expand its targeting of Ukrainian grain facilities to…
US government agencies target purchasing 9,500 EVs in 2023
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. government agencies are targeting buying 9,500 electric vehicles in the 2023 budget year, but…
US Senate considers sweeping defense bill, heads for showdown with House
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. Senate said on Wednesday they expected a sweeping defense policy…
Las Vegas Sands second-quarter revenue beats Wall Street estimates
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -Las Vegas Sands Corp’s second-quarter revenue exceeded Wall Street estimates, benefiting from non-gaming programming…
German tax revenues drop sharply in June – Finance Minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – Tax revenues of Germany’s federal and regional state governments fell by 7.3% in June compared with the…
U.S regional bank shares rise on interest income, deposits stabilizing
(Reuters) -Major U.S regional banks said their deposits mostly stabilized and net interest income rose after the first-quarter collapse of…
Discover Financial shares sink after profit miss, buyback pause
By Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Shares in Discover Financial Services tumbled more than 13% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after…