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WARSAW (Reuters) – The United States will officially open a new air defence base in northern Poland on Wednesday, as Warsaw seeks to reassure citizens that NATO guarantees their security amid jitters after Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Situated in the town of Redzikowo near the Baltic coast, the base…
Investing.com– Most Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, tracking losses in Wall Street as a post-election rally now appeared to be cooling, while anticipation of key U.S. inflation data also spurred risk aversion. Regional markets remained under pressure after fresh fiscal measures from China largely underwhelmed, while uncertainty over what a…
By Angelo Amante and John Irish ROME/PARIS (Reuters) -U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday he might head to Iran in the coming days to discuss its disputed atomic programme and that he expected to work cooperatively with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Grossi had previously said he hoped…
By Summer Zhen and Jiaxing Li HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – and stock markets fell sharply on Wednesday as the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency and Republican control of U.S. Congress risked heightened tensions over trade and technology. By the time Chinese markets closed, Trump had claimed victory over Democrat…
Pennsylvania has one of the fastest-aging populations in the nation.It’s a case study of how the US will handle a surge of retirees and fewer younger workers.Older voters told BI that it’s critical Harris and Trump act on retirees’ priorities, like Social Security. Maureen, 67, is planning to vote for…
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks turned lower and the dollar stood by multi-month peaks on Tuesday as a sharp sell-off in bonds and a jump in gold suggested investors are hunkering down ahead of the U.S. election. Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose 11 basis points overnight and…
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian dollar debt sales, running at the fastest clip on record, are starting to hit the brakes as capital markets hunker down for the U.S. election, according to bankers in Sydney. Some A$267.6 billion ($180.4 billion) has been raised in the debt market over…
Investing.com — The S&P 500 fell Thursday, as investors weighed up data pointing to a softer labor market and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East just a day ahead of a crucial monthly jobs report. By 4:00 p.m. ET (2000 GMT), the contract was down 184 points, or 0.4%, the…
(Reuters) – Talks between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents 45,000 port workers, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer group appear deadlocked on wage issues ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline to reach a new contract deal. The union, which represents dockworkers across 36 ports on the U.S.…
By Lisa Baertlein, David Shepardson and Daniel Wiessner LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Employers negotiating a labor contract at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports on Thursday filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the union, saying those leaders refuse to resume talks ahead of the threatened Oct. 1 strike. The United…
