(Reuters) – Edgar Bronfman’s plans for Paramount Global include partnering with technology companies like Amazon.com or Apple to improve its streaming TV business, Bloomberg News reported[...]
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August 24, 2024
Boeing’s Starliner to return uncrewed as NASA taps SpaceX for astronauts’ return
(Reuters) – NASA will return Boeing’s faulty Starliner capsule to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who will return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NA[...]
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Brazil’s central bank chief warns fiscal issues impact monetary policy transmission
By Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) -Brazil’s central bank chief said on Saturday that discussing monetary policy transmission will become increasingly difficult without addressi[...]
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Fed mortgage bond holdings play ‘central’ policy rule, paper says
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Federal Reserve holdings of mortgage bonds play a “central” role in how monetary policy affects the economy’s momentum, academics wrote in a paper to be pre[...]
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U.S. targets 105 Russian and Chinese firms for aiding Russian military
(Reuters) – The United States on Friday added 105 Russian and Chinese firms to a trade restriction list over their alleged support of the Russian military as Washington seeks to keep up pressure[...]
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New Mexico Starbucks nicknamed ‘Charbucks’ after arson attacks
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) – After two arson attacks at a Starbucks construction site in Taos, New Mexico, a developer is trying again to build the chain’s first drive-throug[...]
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Fed’s actions spoke louder than words in inflation fight, research shows
By Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s credibility in the eyes of financial markets helped in its battle against inflation over the past two years, but[...]
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Swiss finance minister chides US, Europe over ‘time bomb’ debt levels
ZURICH (Reuters) – Debt levels in the United States and Europe are a risk for international financial stability and for Switzerland, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said in a newspape[...]
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Canada rail shutdown may still delay western grain exports
By Karl Plume (Reuters) – Canada’s rail shutdown may still delay loading of some bulk grain ships at the country’s west-coast ports despite the government’s move to end a stopp[...]
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