(Reuters) – US homebuilder confidence boosted for a third straight month in August to hit its highest level ever, as record-low interest rates boost the buyer’s sales, data released Monday in the latest indication show that the housing market is a rare bright spot in the economic crisis triggered by …
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FILE PHOTO: The Oracle logo is displayed in an office building in Irvine, California, USA June 28, 2018. REUTERS / Mike Blake (Reuters) – Oracle Corp. has held preliminary talks with TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, and has seriously considered buying the app’s operations in the United States, Canada, Australia and …
Read More »Trump says he will forgive a “very important” person on Tuesday
US President Donald Trump visits the gut field before giving remarks at Basler Flight Service in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US, August 17, 2020. REUTERS / Tom Brenner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would forgive a “very, very important” person on Tuesday, but added that it …
Read More »Annoying Trump, California locks in car emissions treats major motorists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and major motorists confirmed Monday that they have reached binding agreements to reduce car emissions in the state, and are stepping up pressure from the Trump administration for weaker curbs on tailpipe contamination. FILE PHOTO: Traffic Moves Slowly on Highway 405 …
Read More »Ex-Trump official says US is ‘less secure’ because of president’s actions, Biden endorses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former senior Trump administration official said Monday that the United States is “less secure” under the Republican president because he endorsed Democratic challenger Joe Biden for the November election. PHOTO PHOTO: US President Donald Trump arrives to address a briefing on the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic …
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