• (Undated) — Midterm elections are just days away and President Trump is taking his campaign push to South Carolina today after rallying supporters in Ohio Wednesday. Trump is scheduled to appear in Rock Hill in support of Republican Senator Darline Graham, who’s facing a tight race against Democrat Annie Andrews. Graham was appointed to the […]
  • WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hovered near 57-year lows last week amid labor market resilience. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 194,000 for the week ended October 24, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had […]
  • By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as resilient consumer spending and AI-driven business investment more than offset the impact of higher oil prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East. Gross domestic product increased at a 3.4% annualized rate last quarter, […]
  • By Chantha Lach SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Americans Lynn and Paul Montoya sold their house and cars in Wyoming so they could afford to buy a $179,000 cabin on the residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey, plus roughly $6,000 a month in fees, to spend their retirement sailing the globe. Their dream lasted […]
  • By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Laura Matthews NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady on Wednesday as expected, but it was not able to comfort bond investors concerned about what a deliberate pace of policy tightening will mean for the outlook for longer-term government bonds. The central bank described an […]