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By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Thursday, while the dollar held near three-month highs and U.S. yields rose as uncertainty over the U.S. election outcome kept markets on edge, though Tesla (NASDAQ:)’s forecast-topping earnings provided some comfort for investors. The combination of higher U.S. Treasury yields,…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sunday allowed Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T Mobile to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cellphones in areas of North Carolina hard-hit by Hurricane Helene. The FCC often grants such emergency temporary approvals during…
By Jonathan Saul and Gleb Stolyarov LONDON (Reuters) – A group of Western insurers have provided cover for tankers carrying Russian crude, keeping its oil flowing after many in the trade sector withdrew for fear of breaching the rules of a G7 price cap, data from traders and shippers shows.…
The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed the first-ever national standards for protecting workers during excessive heat.The rule, if finalized, would affect about 35 million workers across the country in industries like construction, agriculture, delivery, landscaping, and utility line repair. Workers in restaurants and factories where there isn’t access to air…
By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Monday ordered liquefied developer Venture Global LNG to provide its customers with documents about the mechanical problems and startup of a Louisiana plant. Venture Global LNG’s Calcasieu Pass plant has been at the center of a long-running dispute involving energy companies…
By Mariko Katsumura MEIWA, Japan (Reuters) – When Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:) opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked hourly wages by a third. It was…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jo Merrett. It has been edited for length and clarity.My son and daughter, now 21 and 18, were always very close to my parents when they grew up.Mom and Dad were always around, playing with the children and helping out with…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday said it had been unable, due largely to logistical reasons, to accept an Iranian request for assistance following a helicopter crash over the weekend that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, as Washington offered its condolences. The rare request from Iran, which views the…
By Leah DouglasWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight the spread of avian flu among dairy cows, in the government’s latest bid to contain outbreaks that have fueled concerns about human infections with the H5N1 virus.The virus has been detected among…
