Top U.S. banks raise dividends after sailing through Fed stress tests
By Saeed Azhar, Tatiana Bautzer and Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman…
US B-52 bomber joins drills with South Korea amid North Korea tension
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber took part in military exercises with South Korea on…
Google hires Brazil’s Temer to lobby on controversial internet bill
(Reuters) -Google has hired Brazilian former President Michel Temer to lobby lawmakers considering a proposal to regulate the internet, his…
Argentina economic activity slumps 4.2% in April as drought hit farming
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economic slumped 4.2% in April from a year earlier, the country’s official…
France deploys 45,000 police after riots over teen’s death
By Layli Foroudi and Charlotte Van Campenhout PARIS (Reuters) -France’s interior minister said on Friday the coming hours would be…
Argentina makes IMF payment as deal talks grind on
By Rodrigo Campos and Jorge Otaola NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that Argentina is…
Alberta agency, China private equity fund ends partnership
(This June 29 story has been corrected to clarify that the entity involved is not an Alberta government agency in…
Nokia renews patent license agreement with Apple
(Reuters) – Nokia said on Friday it had signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple, as the current…
After first-half rally, stocks’ July winning streak on the line
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. stocks rally is cruising into a month that has proven strong in…
U.S. Supreme Court to consider scope of workplace bias law
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether workers can bring discrimination lawsuits…