By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A U.S. judge at the urging of environmental groups has thrown out an assessment by a federal agency governing how endangered and threatened marine species should be protected from oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Monday ruled the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in May amid cheaper gasoline, but inflation likely remains too high for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates before September against the backdrop of a persistently strong labor market. The unchanged reading in the consumer price index reported by the Labor Department’s Bureau of…
(Reuters) – Anglo American was pressed by key shareholders including BlackRock to extend talks with BHP Group over its proposed 38.6 billion pound ($49.18 billion) mining merger, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. BHP, the world’s biggest listed mining group, now has until May 29 to make a firm bid for Anglo American or it…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration faced increasing pressure from both Republicans and his fellow Democrats on Wednesday to ease restrictions on how Ukraine can use weapons provided by the United States in its war against Russia. Senator Ben Cardin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, noted…
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines is still committed to the Boeing 737 MAX 10 model that it has on order for deliveries beginning next year, even though it does not anticipate receiving the aircraft for some time, CEO Ed Bastian said on Saturday. Delta, one of the largest U.S. airlines, operates…
(Reuters) – Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Friday said he believes U.S. monetary policy is “relatively restrictive,” meaning that borrowing costs are putting downward pressure on inflation. Increased supply, including on the labor side, makes it difficult to interpret if strong job gains and economic growth indicate any worrisome overheating, he said at…
(Reuters) – A union representing flight attendants for American Airlines Group said on Thursday they are preparing to strike after contract negotiations with the carrier failed to produce an agreement this week. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents about 28,000 American Airlines flight attendants, said after a year of mediated talks with…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday renewed his criticism of the country’s central bank, dubbing current borrowing costs “unreal,” and saying the recent weakness of the local currency was related to “speculation.” WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Lula, a leftist, has constantly bashed central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto, a…
(Reuters) -Citigroup has asked its 600 U.S. employees, who are eligible to work remotely, to return to office fulltime, it said on Friday as regulatory requirements make it hard for Wall Street banks to allow offsite work for roles such as trading. Regulators had eased some of the stringent requirements to allow traders the flexibility…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the presidential race on Monday, saying he is confident the average voter still wants him on the Democratic ticket. “I am not going anywhere,” Biden told MSNBC after calling into the network’s Morning Joe program. He urged anyone who wants him to step aside…
