WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For a man who prefers to project a glowering brusqueness, Donald Trump’s trip to Houston on Saturday provides him with the opportunity to show a warmer, more empathetic side — and perhaps connect with some Americans critical of his presidency. Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, became known as the “comforter-in-chief” for his role
Day: September 1, 2017
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be cleared of any wrongdoing in one of several corruption cases pending against him in federal court due to a lack of evidence, prosecutors said on Friday. The federal prosecutors said in a statement that former Senator Delcidio Amaral had lied about
(Reuters) – Harry Potter’s magical world is coming alive like never before. Fans of the best-selling books and films can now fly through the boy wizard’s Hogwarts School and its quidditch pitch, in an immersive digital experience. The Hogwarts Experience was launched on the fan website Pottermore.com on Friday to coincide with the Sept. 1
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A potential standoff over the U.S. federal debt ceiling is raising alarm bells among fund managers who fear a repeat of 2011 when a protracted showdown over increasing the government’s borrowing limit and subsequent downgrade of U.S. credit quality led to a more than 15 percent slump in the S&P 500
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has transferred responsibility for Siri, its voice assistant, from content chief Eddy Cue to operating systems chief Craig Federighi, a sign that the company is looking to embed the voice assistant more deeply into its core systems amid rising competition from Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O). Apple
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares of water resource developer Cadiz Inc (CDZI.O) surged 32 percent in extended trade on Friday after a bill aimed at clogging up its plan to pump water from California’s Mojave Desert failed to make it past a state Senate committee. In a blow to environmentalists and other opponents of the
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street gained modestly on Friday as a tepid U.S. jobs report kept expectations muted for another interest rate hike this year, while investors kicked off a typically dour month for stocks on a positive note. U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August after two straight months of hefty
(Reuters) – Video streaming device maker Roku Inc filed for an initial public offering on Friday, as the company looks to cash in on the booming demand for such services. The Los Gatos, California-based company said it applied to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “ROKU”. Connected to
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Venus Williams continued her U.S. Open campaign when the American beat Greek Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-4 on Friday to advance to the fourth round. Roared on by the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd, Williams, who won her two titles at Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001, overcame serve problems to set up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan urged President Donald Trump on Friday not to rescind an Obama-era program that protects immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children, as more Republicans lined up against the move. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Trump will announce on Tuesday whether he will end
VENICE (Reuters) – A lonely teenager takes to the road with an aging race horse he has saved from slaughter, in a movie that premiered in Venice on Friday that, according to its star, is about a simple but rare human quality: kindness. Charlie Plummer plays Charley in “Lean on Pete”, a 15-year-old whose mother
ORANGE, Texas/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Rescuers searched flooded sections of southeastern Texas for people trapped by Hurricane Harvey’s deluge on Friday, and Houston’s mayor warned residents of the city’s west that their neighborhoods may remain underwater for two weeks. The storm, one of the costliest to hit the United States, has displaced more than 1 million
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – Around 120,000 displaced people – mostly Rohingya Muslims – in camps in Myanmar’s Rakhine state are not receiving food supplies or healthcare after the U.N. and aid groups suspended operations following government accusations of supporting insurgents. Nearly 400 people have died in fighting in the far north of the state after
BERLIN (Reuters) – Audio specialist Harman International wants to nearly treble annual sales by 2025 by partnering with tech groups such as Amazon (AMZN.O), Google (GOOGL.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O), as well as its new owner, Samsung (005930.KS), its chief executive said on Friday. CEO Dinesh Palliwal, in an interview at the IFA consumer electronics fair,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August after two straight months of hefty gains, but the pace of increase should be more than sufficient for the Federal Reserve to announce a plan to start trimming the massive bond portfolio it built to support the economy. Persistently sluggish wage growth could,