Global stocks end 2019 near record highs, dollar slides
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slid to a six-month low on Tuesday as progress on U.S.-China trade tensions led investors to higher-risk assets, while a year-end … Read More
U.S. holiday returns surge with booming e-commerce
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – United Parcel Service Inc <UPS.N> on Thursday expects to ship 1.9 million gifts and other items back to U.S. retailers as e-commerce fuels … Read More
Disgruntled Pope Francis pulls himself free from woman’s grasp
ROME (Reuters) – A visibly indignant Pope Francis had to pull himself away from a woman in a crowd in St Peter’s Square on Tuesday after she grabbed his hand … Read More
Thousands swarm to Australian beaches to escape bushfires
By Sonali Paul and Swati Pandey MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Thousands swarmed to beaches on Australia’s east coast on Tuesday to escape fierce wildfires bearing down on several seaside towns, as … Read More
World welcomes New Year amid wildfires and protests
By Swati Pandey, Twinnie Siu and Jessie PANG SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) – The world rang in the New Year on Wednesday with spectacular firework displays from Sydney to Tokyo, although … Read More
France’s Macron pledges to push through pension reform
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday to push through an overhaul of the pension system, after weeks of nationwide strikes by trade unions. Macron said in … Read More
France’s Macron: I want solid ties with post-Brexit Britain
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he wanted a strong relationship with post-Brexit Britain. Speaking in his traditional televised New Year’s eve address to the nation, … Read More
Austria’s next cabinet takes shape as New Year’s coalition deal nears
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s future cabinet took shape on Tuesday, with conservative Sebastian Kurz and his party set to control the lion’s share of ministries under a coalition deal with … Read More
Trump says U.S.-China trade deal will be signed on January 15
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Phase 1 of trade deal with China would be signed on Jan. 15 at the White House, though considerable … Read More
Tesla must face lawsuit claiming racism at California factory
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal judge rejected Tesla Inc’s effort to dismiss claims by two former workers that the California electric car factory where they worked was a … Read More