BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government accused U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even though it suggested they amounted to “nonsense”. Musk, who is set to serve Donald Trump’s new administration as an outside adviser, endorsed the…
(Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday its forces had hit a Russian oil depot in the Smolensk region. Ukraine’s general staff said on Telegram that the depot was used for military purposes. It said there had been powerful explosions and tanks with oil products had caught fire. Earlier, Smolensk governor Vasily Anokhin said…
By Nathan Layne WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said she had a great meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida resort and voiced optimism that they would find common ground despite their past clashes. Bowser met Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home for about 45 minutes on Monday, a spokesperson…
By Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -Investigations into what caused the crash of a Jeju Air jet ramped up on Tuesday as police rushed to identify victims and as families of those killed in South Korea’s deadliest domestic air accident pressed authorities for more information. The National Police Agency said it is making…
By Johann M Cherian and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes opened higher in the final trading session of 2024, extending a more than two-year-long bull run fueled by post-pandemic economic resilience, optimism over lower borrowing costs and a boost from the AI revolution. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq are near record…
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 250 branded medications including Pfizer COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, Bristol Myers Squibb’s cancer cell therapies and vaccines from France’s Sanofi at the start of 2025, according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors. Nearly all of the…
(Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday that Ford Motor Co would recall 20,484 hybrid crossover SUVs over battery concerns. The recall includes certain Ford Escape and luxury Lincoln Corsair vehicles from model years 2020 to 2024. “A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result…
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock exchanges will close on Thursday, January 9 in observation of a national day of mourning in honor of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100. The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq announced the closures on Monday, a…
(Reuters) – The crash on Sunday of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 in Seoul killed a total of 179 people in the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil. Here are some of the biggest aviation accidents of 2024, in order of severity: SOUTH KOREA Jeju Air international flight 7C2216, originating from Bangkok, Thailand, and…
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland should not set rules for its banking sector that put it at a disadvantage, UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti was quoted as saying on Monday, as the country prepares to overhaul regulation following his bank’s takeover of Credit Suisse. Swiss authorities are in the coming weeks due to put forward stricter banking…
