(Reuters) – Arizona’s governor on Tuesday withdrew a $1 million incentive for Nike Inc (NKE.N) to build a plant in the state after the world’s largest sportswear maker canceled release of a sneaker featuring a colonial-era version of the American flag, which critics say reflects links to slavery. Governor Doug Ducey, a Republican, said Nike’s
Month: July 2019
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift an injunction barring the Trump administration from using $2.5 billion intended for the fight against illegal narcotics to build a wall along the southern U.S. border with Mexico. A U.S. security heliporter flies near the border wall during the visit of U.S. President Donald
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled against Qualcomm Inc’s (QCOM.O) effort to block the implementation of a sweeping antitrust ruling against it as the mobile chip supplier pursues an appeal that could take more than a year to wind through the courts. FILE PHOTO: A sign on the Qualcomm campus is seen in
(Reuters) – Shares of Tesla Inc jumped 8% on Wednesday after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk made good on his promise of delivering record number of electric cars in the second quarter, quelling fears about demand for its sedans and SUVs. FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo on a Model S is photographed inside of a
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into reports that border patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against lawmakers on a private Facebook group. U.S. Border Patrol agents stand at attention during a ‘Border Safety Initiative’ media event at the
FILE PHOTO – U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while participating in a border funding legislation signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday contradicted statements made by his own officials, saying his administration had not dropped
MAPUTO/DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Eleven people were killed in an attack last week by an Islamist militant armed group in northern Mozambique near its border with Tanzania, Mozambican police said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Burnt-out huts are seen at the scene of an armed attack in Chitolo village, Mozambique, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Wednesday as initial enthusiasm over the latest U.S.-China trade truce was overtaken by fresh concerns over Washington’s threat of tariffs on additional European goods. FILE PHOTO: A passerby walks past in front of a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Confrontations and outbreaks of lawlessness in Hong Kong could damage its reputation as an international business hub and seriously hurt its economy, China’s top newspaper, the People’s Daily, said in an editorial on Wednesday. Anti-extradition bill protesters line up to pass down helmet to the frontline during a demonstration near the Legislative
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Government investigators warned of dangerous overcrowding at more migrant facilities on the southwest U.S. border, publishing photos on Tuesday of packed cells in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley where some children have no access to showers or hot meals. A report issued by investigators for the Department of Homeland Security said supervisors
FILE PHOTO: Migrant children are led by staff in single file between tents at a detention facility next to the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas June 18, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House Oversight Committee has scheduled a hearing next week on the separation and treatment of immigrant children and has launched
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The global stocks rally that followed progress on U.S.-China trade relations stalled on Tuesday, pressured by weak manufacturing data from the euro zone and the United States, and as Washington threatened additional tariffs on European goods. MSCI’s All Country World Index .MIWD00000PUS, which tracks stocks in 47 countries, slipped 0.01%. Investors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to display battle tanks on Washington’s National Mall as part of a pumped-up Fourth of July celebration that will also feature flyovers by fighter jets and other displays of military prowess. U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. first lady Melania Trump wave from
FILE PHOTO – Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders attends a campaign event at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders raised $18 million in new donations in the second quarter of the year for his 2020 White House run,
CARACAS/PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Four days before Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido launched a military uprising in a bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro, he told supporters at a rally outside the capital, Caracas: “In the next few days, we’ll decide our destiny.” Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A military jury began deliberations on Monday in the war crimes trial of a U.S. Navy SEAL after closing arguments in which prosecutors said the defendant’s own words proved his guilt and the defense cited a lack of physical evidence to support the charges. The case against Special Operations Chief Edward