NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq ended at a record high on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Dow also rising as gains in heavyweight tech stocks outweighed downbeat data showing the Federal Reserve’s view from a difficult path to economic recovery. Profits at Apple Inc. – the only publicly traded …
Read More »Two new tropical weather systems could threaten the US
As the typical peak period of the hurricane season begins, the National Hurricane Center, right on its way, follows two systems, both with the potential to make new week landfall. Tropical Depression 13 formed Wednesday east of the Lesser Antilles. It is expected to intensify and could make landfall Monday, …
Read More »Bid on North Korea: Fewer summits, stricter sanctions, same standoff
SEOUL / WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – No more “Little Rocket Man” expanding love letters as pagans. PHILO PHOTO: Joe Biden (front, L) shakes hands with South Korean and American soldiers during a tour of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the military border that separates the two Koreans, in Panmunjom, December 7, …
Read More »Progressive drip in COVID-19 cases in southern US states, says director CDC
PHILO PHOTO: Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks at a House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic hearing in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2020. Erin Scott / Pool via REUTERS (Reuters) – South American states hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are …
Read More »US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran | USA News
The Trump administration on Thursday formally informed the United Nations of its demand to restore all UN sanctions on Iran, citing key Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered the message to the President of the UN Security Council, setting the stage for a …
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