By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google will build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea, which…
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With Fed independence in crosshairs, will Supreme Court back Trump again?
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices appear ready to endorse President Donald…
Exclusive-US FDA brass pushed internally for speedier Lilly weight-loss pill verdict
Dec 12 (Reuters) – Leaders at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have pressed internally for reviewers to speed up…
Stocks drop as AI exuberance worries linger; US yields jump
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Major stock indexes fell on Friday, with technology-related shares dropping again…
Lawsuit seeks to keep Trump’s face off of national parks annual pass
By Steve Gorman Dec 10 (Reuters) – An environmental group filed suit on Wednesday seeking to prevent the U.S. Interior…
US Veterans Affairs agency plans health care job cuts, WaPo reports
(Corrects to say unfilled in paragraph 3) Dec 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate…
Mexico central bank to cut rates on December 18; economists closely split on early 2026 pause: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank will lower its key interest rate to 7%…
US inflation may slow, but the affordability debate is likely to keep raging
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Even if overall inflation slows next year as the U.S. Federal Reserve…
US president’s new Air Force One jet from Boeing delayed again
Dec 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force said on Friday the delivery of the first of two new Air…
US invalidates union contract covering 47,000 TSA officers, AFGE vows to challenge
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Friday terminated the collective bargaining…