Nov 01, 2023
US stocks rally as Fed holds rates, prompts hope for end to hikes

By Sinéad Carew and Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes closed higher on Wednesday with the Nasdaq's 1.6% advance leading gains, after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and comments from its top official fueled investor…

Nov 01, 2023
Portland, Oregon schools closed as teachers strike

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Public school teachers in Portland, Oregon, walked off their jobs for the first time ever on Wednesday after months of failed negotiations, forcing scores of schools to close and keeping thousands of students out of…

Nov 01, 2023
US court tells SEC to fix ‘defective’ share buyback rule

(Reuters) -Wall Street's top regulator must correct "defects" in a new rule on share buybacks adopted earlier this year, a federal appeals court has ruled, marking a partial win for powerful trade groups waging the legal challenge against it. A…

Nov 01, 2023
Thomson Reuters profit beats estimates amid AI push

By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thomson Reuters Corp on Wednesday reported higher-than-expected third-quarter profit, helped by cost cuts and growth at its biggest divisions serving legal, tax and accounting professionals, and said it was making progress incorporating artificial intelligence…

Oct 31, 2023
Musk says Tesla aims to make 200,000 Cybertrucks a year

(Reuters) - Tesla is aiming to make 200,000 units of its electric pickup truck, Cybertruck, per year, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday. The company had earlier said that Tesla had the capacity to make more than 125,000…

Oct 30, 2023
Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms said on Monday it will offer users in Europe a subscription plan to use Facebook and Instagram without advertisements to comply with the European Union regulations. The monthly subscription plans for users in the EU, European Economic…