Aug 14, 2023
Dollar jumps, oil slides on China worries

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hit its highest levels in more than a month on Monday amid worries over China's economy, while Wall Street struggled for any clear picture ahead of fresh data on consumer appetite.…

Aug 14, 2023
Bankman-Fried heads to Brooklyn jail notorious for poor conditions

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried will prepare for his fraud trial from a Brooklyn jail where inmates ranging from convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to Honduras' former president have complained of subpar conditions. U.S. District Judge Lewis…

Aug 11, 2023
US SEC seeks to appeal Ripple Labs crypto decision

(This Aug. 9 story has been corrected to show that a judge found the SEC had a plausible claim that the Terra USD token qualified as a security in paragraph 8) By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S.…

Aug 11, 2023
Russia launches lunar lander in race to find water on moon

By Guy Faulconbridge and Joey Roulette MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a bid to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, a region…

Aug 11, 2023
Virgin Galactic launches tourists to edge of space

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virgin Galactic on Thursday blasted three tourists to the edge of space aboard its air-launched VSS Unity spaceplane, a live stream showed, the Richard Branson-founded company's second commercial mission as it starts routine flights. The rocket-powered VSS…

Aug 10, 2023
Iran releases to house arrest 5 US citizens in swap, fund deal

By Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran may free five detained U.S. citizens as part of a deal under which $6 billion in Iranian funds in South Korea would be unfrozen, sources familiar with the matter said…

Aug 09, 2023
Wall Street ends lower as investors await US inflation data

By Echo Wang (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday, the day after a report showed Americans borrowed more than ever on their credit cards in the last quarter, and a day ahead of U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI)…

Aug 08, 2023
US regulators fine Wall Street firms $549 million in latest texting probe

By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. regulators on Tuesday fined nine Wall Street companies, including Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas and Société Générale $549 million over employees' use of personal messaging apps to discuss deals, trades and other business. The penalties…