NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow ended down slightly on Thursday as gains in Apple (AAPL.O) and Amazon (AMZN.O) were offset by losses in energy and financial shares. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O)…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Parts of the city of Salisbury were sealed off after the nerve agent attack The US has said it will impose fresh sanctions on Russia after determining it used nerve agent against a former Russian double agent living in the UK.Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were left seriously ill…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - Star government witness Rick Gates ended three days of testimony on Wednesday after admitting he lied, stole money and cheated on his wife, as lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort attacked his character. Paul Manafort (L), former campaign chairman for U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington,…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Paul Manafort entering court back in February Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort's lawyer has told a court his deputy led a "secret life" and told so many lies he could not keep track of them all.Mr Manafort's defence team was cross-examining his former right-hand man, Rick Gates, who is now…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday he is considering taking Tesla Inc private in what would be the largest deal of its type, moving the electric car maker out of the glare of Wall Street as it goes through a period of rapid growth under tight financial constraints. "Am considering…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUS-Iran sanctions: What do they mean? Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has hit out at the United States over its reinstatement of economic sanctions.He described the measures, which came into effect overnight, as "psychological warfare" which aimed to "sow division among Iranians".The sanctions take aim at various sectors,…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMoment the quake struck caught on camera At least 91 people are now known to have died after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok.Hundreds of people have been wounded by Sunday's quake, officials say, mostly in the north of the island.The magnitude seven tremor…
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will suspend new trade and investment with Canada after that country’s foreign ministry urged Riyadh to release arrested civil rights activists, it said in a statement released to the official Saudi Press Agency on Sunday. It also gave the Canadian ambassador 24 hours to leave the country and recalled its own…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage showed dozens of soldiers running away before the transmission was cut off Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he has survived an assassination attempt involving explosive drones. Mr Maduro was speaking at a military event in Caracas when the alleged attack occurred. Live footage of Mr Maduro's…
BERLIN (Reuters) - German industrial gases group Linde (LIN1.DE) said it and U.S. rival Praxair (PX.N) may need to sell more assets than anticipated to secure antitrust approval for their planned $87 billion tie-up, which could scupper the deal. FILE PHOTO: Linde Group logo is seen at a company building in Munich-Pullach, Germany August 16,…
