(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will increase the national living wage and give 8 million households cost-of-living payments…
Neck and neck U.S. midterm races threaten Wall Street’s split-government hopes
(This Nov. 13 story has been refiled to say in headline ‘Neck and neck U.S. midterm races’ rather than ‘Democrats’…
Spain’s GDP growth likely to top government outlook of 4.4%, finance minister says
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calvino on Monday said “everything points out” that the country’s gross domestic product…
Biden taps Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has tapped Martin Gruenberg to serve as chairman of the board of directors…
Google to pay nearly $400 million to settle U.S. location-tracking probe
By Diane Bartz, David Shepardson and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alphabet’s Google will pay $391.5 million to settle allegations by…
Mexico central banker Borja says bank’s “synchronization” with the Fed is conditional
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Bank of Mexico’s “synchronization” with the U.S. Federal Reserve on monetary policy is conditional, central…
White House to ask for $10 billion in public health funds by year end -report
(Reuters) – Officials from U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration are finalizing a request this week for about $10 billion in…
Spanish truckers start new strike over freight rules, cost of living
MADRID (Reuters) -Truck drivers, who brought Spain to a halt earlier this year, began a new strike on Monday as…
Euro zone wages finally rising but inflation expectations muted, ECB VP says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone wage growth may finally be picking up but longer-term inflation expectations are still anchored around…
OPEC cuts oil demand growth forecast again as economic challenges mount
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC on Monday cut its forecast for 2022 global oil demand growth for a fifth…