By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided an artillery firing drill by the Korean People’s Army, the country’s military force, state media KCNA reported on Friday. The drill, carried out on Thursday, involved units near the border that are in firing range of “the enemy’s capital,” KCNA said, referring to…
By Zeba Siddiqui and Raphael Satter (Reuters) -Microsoft said on Friday that hackers linked to Russia’s foreign intelligence were trying again to break into its systems, using data stolen from corporate emails in January to gain new access to the tech giant whose products are widely used across the U.S. national security establishment. The disclosure…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to raise taxes on wealthy Americans and large companies, announcing plans in his State of the Union address to hike corporate minimum taxes and cut deductions for executive pay and corporate jets. Biden previewed the steps that will be part of a proposed fiscal…
By Aatrayee Chatterjee (Reuters) -Costco Wholesale fell short of Wall Street estimates for quarterly sales on Thursday due to tepid demand for higher margin goods, pulling its shares down 5% in extended trading. With elevated day-to-day costs hammering household budgets, customers have kept a tight lid on their spending, particularly for big-ticket non-essential purchases such…
By Chris Kirkham and Abhirup Roy LAGUNA BEACH, California (Reuters) -Rivian on Thursday introduced its smaller, less expensive electric R2 SUVs and R3 crossovers with plans to start producing the R2 at its existing U.S. factory to hasten deliveries in the first half of 2026. Rivian shares closed up 13.4% at $12.51 after the company…
By David Shepardson and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to give China’s ByteDance about six months to divest popular short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban, seeking to tackle national security concerns about its Chinese ownership. The bill is the first significant legislative move…
By Hannah Lang, Amanda Cooper and Ankur Banerjee WASHINGTON/LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Bitcoin touched a record high on Tuesday, fueled by investors pouring money into U.S. spot exchange-traded crypto products and the prospect that global interest rates may fall. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit a high of $69,202, topping November 2021’s all-time peak of $68,999.99. Investor interest…
By Jaspreet Singh and Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram were back up on Tuesday after a more than two-hour outage that was caused by a technical issue and impacted hundreds of thousands of users globally. The disruptions started at around 10 a.m. ET (1500 GMT), with many users saying on rival social media…
By Polina Devitt and Ashitha Shivaprasad LONDON (Reuters) – Gold hit a record high on Tuesday, with growing expectation of U.S. monetary easing and continued geopolitical risk buoying activity from momentum-driven funds which could propel the precious metal further. A wider robust fundamental backdrop added support, including strong physical demand in Asia and central bank…
By Yuka Obayashi and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) – A senior Nippon Steel executive told Reuters he is set to meet the United Steelworkers (USW) union chief this month to seek support for acquiring U.S. Steel, expressing confidence the deal can be finalised by the end of September. Gaining their backing could help the world’s…
