Dec 28 (Reuters) – Louis Gerstner, the former CEO and chairman of IBM, died on Saturday, aged 83. IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna announced Gerstner’s death in an email sent Sunday to employees, but did not provide a cause of death. “Lou arrived at IBM at a moment when the company’s future was genuinely…
WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The FBI has “surged” investigative resources and personnel to Minnesota, bureau Director Kash Patel said on Sunday, in the latest instance of the Trump administration’s fraud investigations that have largely targeted the state’s Somali immigrants. Federal officials in recent weeks have portrayed Minnesota’s Somali community as a hotspot for fraud involving…
SHANGHAI, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan raised his 2025 economic growth forecast to 3.2% on Sunday, saying the city would bolster its role as a financial centre, innovation hub and trade centre to maintain the momentum. In February, Chan had forecast growth of between 2% and 3%. Hong Kong, the…
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a development that could bolster Russia’s ability to deliver missiles across Europe, two U.S. researchers have found by studying satellite imagery. The researchers’ assessment broadly aligns with U.S. intelligence findings, said…
Dec 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Honduran President-elect Nasry Asfura to congratulate him on his victory, the State Department said on Friday. “Secretary Rubio commended President-Elect Asfura for his advocacy of U.S. strategic objectives, including advancing our bilateral and regional security cooperation, and strengthening economic ties between our two…
BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) – China accused the U.S. on Thursday of distorting its defence policy in an effort to thwart an improvement in China-India ties. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian was responding to a question at a press briefing on whether China might exploit a recent easing of tensions with India over disputed border…
By Laura Garcia and Iñigo Alexander TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate for Honduran president backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, was declared the winner on Wednesday more than three weeks after the November 30 election, which was beset by delays, technical problems and allegations of fraud. The Honduras electoral authority,…
By Laura Garcia and Iñigo Alexander TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate for Honduran president backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, was declared the winner on Wednesday more than three weeks after the November 30 election, which was beset by delays, technical problems and allegations of fraud. The Honduras electoral authority,…
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Dec 24 (Reuters) – The Japanese yen gained modestly against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as traders focused on whether weakness in the Japanese currency will prompt officials in the country to intervene. Volumes are light ahead of Thursday’s Christmas Day holiday, when U.S. and many international markets will be…
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Four Democratic governors wrote to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday to ask the Trump administration to lift its halt on five offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast. The Department of the Interior on Monday attributed its suspension of the leases for the projects…
