Category Archives:
U.S. business activity growth hits 6-month low in December
Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. business activity growth slowed in December to the weakest pace since June, with new orders sliding for both manufacturers and service providers to cap a year of volatility and...
Thomson Reuters 18m ago
Europe's leaders and laggards in electric vehicle sales
By Nick Carey and Marie Mannes LONDON/STOCKHOLM, Dec 16 (Reuters) - As the European Union has looked to push carmakers towards electric vehicles, sales of EVs across the continent have been uneven, sk...
Thomson Reuters 21m ago
US retail sales unexpectedly unchanged in October
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales were unexpectedly flat in October, though consumer spending appears to have remained on a solid footing at the start of the fourth quarter despite the ...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago

If you're average, it takes you 47 minutes to do THIS. What is THIS?
December 16, 2025 Q: If you're average, it takes you 47 minutes to do THIS. What is THIS? A: Grocery shop
Nancy Flagg 1h ago VitalikRadko / Depositphotos.com
UK's Starmer orders probe into foreign election interference after ex-Reform politician jailed, Times reports
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ordered a probe into foreign election interference after a former senior member of Reform UK was jailed for taking bribes to promote ...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
US job growth beats expectations in November; unemployment rate at 4.6%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth rebounded in November after nonfarm payrolls declined in October because of government spending cuts, but the unemployment rate was at ...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Futures turn positive after jobs data
Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures turned positive on Tuesday, as investors assessed a long-delayed jobs report and prospects of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. A Labor Department ...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Data analytics firm Databricks valued at $134 billion in latest funding round
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Databricks said on Tuesday it has raised more than $4 billion in a funding round, which valued the data analytics firm at $134 billion. The round was led by Insight Partners, Fideli...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Illinois leaders 'won't back down' following Trump's order limiting AI regulation
Article Summary President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week targeting state laws that regulate artificial intelligence. Illinois has enacted a half dozen AI laws, regulating use in clas...
Julia Bradley 1h ago
Hong Kong leader raised Jimmy Lai conviction in meeting with China leader
HONG KONG, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday he raised the conviction of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai in a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, one day after th...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Peoria, IL, USA
19 °F Sunny




