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Global markets edge up ahead of Trump speech, Fed meeting
Global stock markets edged up on Monday as investors looked ahead to a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations. KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX rose 0.3 percent to 12,549 and France’s CAC 40 gained 0. 2 percent to 5,226. London’s FTSE 100 added 0.4 percent to 7,246. On Wall Street, the futures for the Dow Jones industrial average and for the Standard & Poor’s 500 were up 0.2 percent. FED WATCH: Investors are looking ahead to this week’s Fed policy meeting for indications Read More
BRIEF-Unifor says has not secured a tentative agreement with GM unit
Sept 17 (Reuters) – * Unifor says master bargaining committee has not been successful in securing a tentative agreement with GM unit * Unifor says membership of Unifor local 88 working at the GM CAMI assembly plant will be on strike at 10:59pm tonight, Sunday, September 17, 2017 Source: [bit.ly/2wzZpJL] Further company coverage: Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Source link #USA #News #USnews #worldnews #headlinenews #Breakingnews #weathernews #UnitedStates news #CanadianNews #weatherforecast top news #stories, #hourlyweather #Reuters
Roger Goodell close to signing contract extension through 2024
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is close to an agreement on a new five-year extension that runs through 2024, as first reported by the Sports Business Journal and confirmed by ESPN. If the agreement is reached, the terms of Goodell’s new deal would be similar to his current contract, which expires in 2019, according to the Sports Business Journal. A deal is likely to be completed, but there are still issues to work out because talks have not progressed as expected, a league source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. A committee chaired
Read MoreAt least 58 die in Mexico’s strongest quake in 85 years
JUCHITAN, Mexico (Reuters) – At least 58 people died when the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in over eight decades tore through buildings, forced mass evacuations and triggered alerts as far away as Southeast Asia, with most fatalities in the picturesque state of Oaxaca. The 8.1 magnitude quake off the southern coast late Thursday was stronger than a devastating 1985 temblor that flattened swathes of Mexico City and killed thousands. This time damage to the city was limited as the quake was deeper and further from the capital. “It Read More
Markets Right Now: Stocks move higher on Wall Street
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks pushed higher as markets gain strength following a shaky run the last couple of weeks. Shares of technology companies, retailers and metals miners helped lead the way Tuesday. Apple rose 1.7 percent. Macy’s rose 3 percent after announcing a restructuring and naming a former eBay executive as its president. With less nervousness in the market, prices for Treasury bonds, gold and other go-to investments for turbulent times fell. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 19 points, Read More
‘Mermaids’ find raison d’etre in Brazil – world news headlines from reuters
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Children with disabilities being treated at Brazil’s hospitals, where economic hardship has crimped services, are getting an emotional lift from a mythical creature of the sea: a mermaid. But in this instance, the siren is quite real. Carol Catan has earned her living portraying a mermaid and teaching mermaiding since 2012, when she left her job of 10 years as a veterinarian. She is paid for performing at events such as children’s parties but donates her time at hospitals. Positioned in a wheelchair so that Read More