Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Gabriella Borter NEW YORK (Reuters) – As former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein goes to trial on rape charges next week in Manhattan, lawyers will need to keep an eye … Read More

PARIS/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Louis Vuitton, the world’s biggest luxury goods brand by sales, is preparing to shut one of its shops in Hong Kong where protests have hit demand … Read More

By Karl Plume and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO/DIMMITT, Texas (Reuters) – Across snow-covered North Dakota, U.S. farmers are stuck with fields full of weather-damaged corn – a crop they planted after … Read More

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China has decided to keep its inflation target unchanged this year at around 3%, sources say, suggesting policymakers will continue to roll out more … Read More

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government on Friday introduced legislation to extend the tenure of the army chief in line with a Supreme Court order that it must justify its wish … Read More

HONG KONG (Reuters) – HSBC <HSBA.L> <0005.HK> will suspend overnight services at 19 ATM clusters in Hong Kong on weekends and public holidays, the bank said on Friday, two days … Read More

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> cut the starting price for its China-made Model 3 sedans by 16% to 299,050 yuan ($42,919) after receiving Chinese subsidies … Read More

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nike Inc asked a judge to block Michael Avenatti from having five of its sports marketing officials testify at his upcoming criminal trial, … Read More

By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren said on Thursday that raising the minimum hourly wage to $15 and ending a program that allow employers to … Read More

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is due to hold a trial to consider whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office, after the House of … Read More