May 30, 2023
U.S. holiday air passenger travel tops 2019 pre-COVID levels

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. holiday air passenger travel topped 2019 pre-COVID levels over the Memorial Day weekend, which typically marks the start of the busy U.S. summer air travel season, figures from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)…

May 27, 2023
Biden sounds hopeful on debt ceiling, Treasury warns of June 5 default

By Steve Holland, Moira Warburton and Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic President Joe Biden and a Republican negotiator said on Friday they were working on a deal to raise the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling after the Treasury Department…

May 25, 2023
Wall Street ends higher as Nvidia sparks rush for AI stocks

By Noel Randewich and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply higher on Thursday after a blowout forecast from Nvidia sent the chipmaker's stock soaring and fueled a rally in AI-related companies, while investors watched for signs of progress…

May 24, 2023
‘Queen of rock ‘n’ roll’ Tina Turner dies at 83

By Mike Davidson (Reuters) -Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. She died peacefully…