US weekly jobless claims post biggest drop in 20 months as economy shows stamina
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week by…
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A ‘great day for America’: Trump, Republicans hail affirmative action ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump and other top U.S. Republican leaders hailed the Supreme Court’s rejection on Thursday of race-conscious student…
Dollar index hits two-week high as data boosts Fed hike expectations
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar index climbed to a two-week high on Thursday after economic…
Harvard says it will comply with US Supreme Court ruling, preserve its values
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Harvard University said on Thursday it will comply with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down its…
Key voices in the decades-long debate over affirmative action
By Joseph Ax, Sharon Bernstein, Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -For decades, selective U.S. colleges and universities have considered, among other factors,…
Microsoft-backed AI startup Inflection raises $1.3 billion from Nvidia and others
By Niket Nishant and Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Inflection AI, a startup backed by several Silicon Valley heavyweights, said on Thursday…
Chevron offers to sell oil and gas properties in New Mexico, Texas
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron is offering to sell several oil and gas properties in New Mexico and Texas, according to…
U.S. charges Virginia sheriff with handing out badges for bribes
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department this week charged the top law enforcement official in…
Regulatory logjam in China offshore listings hits firms’ funding plans
By Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese companies are finding it challenging to get timely regulatory…
Three charged with insider trading ahead of proposed Trump Media merger
By Jonathan Stempel and Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged three Florida men with making more…