FILE PHOTO: Walmart shopping carts are seen on the parking lot ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File PhotoCHICAGO (Reuters) – Walmart said on Thursday that it plans to raise wages for more than 565,000 store workers by at least $1 an hour, as the all-important holiday shopping season is set to kick […]

Thursday morning futures were edging higher as weekly jobless claims reached a pandemic-era low. Markets had a strong start to Wednesday but slumped lower as the day went on. Part of this was due to ADP’s monthly payroll report, which showed only 374,000 private payrolls returned for the month of August, which was a big miss from the 625,000 that […]

(Reuters) -Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers were preparing on Thursday to unveil their new government as the economy teetered on the edge of collapse more than two weeks after the Islamist militia captured Kabul and brought a chaotic end to 20 years of war.Taliban soldiers are seen at one of the main city squares of Kabul, Afghanistan, September 1, 2021. WANA (West […]

FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Wednesday backed a proposal to increase spending for the Department of Defense by about $25 billion, more than the $715 billion proposed by President Joe Biden’s administration. The vote paved the way […]

(Reuters) -Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers struggled to keep the country functioning on Wednesday after the final withdrawal of U.S. forces, with foreign donors alarmed about an impending humanitarian crisis. Two weeks since the Taliban’s sweep into Kabul brought a chaotic end to 20 years of warfare, the Islamist militants have yet to name a new government or reveal how they […]

One of the ARK Invest exchange-traded funds run by ETF star Cathie Wood sold nearly 60,000 shares of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares on Tuesday, as the price of this ETF was down less than 1% in Tuesday’s session. The fund is up significantly in the past year. ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKQ) sold 58,259 shares of […]

ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland will not tighten curbs on public life for now despite rising coronavirus cases, the government said on Wednesday, reserving the right to make people show a COVID-status certificate to access many indoor spaces.FILE PHOTO: Guests sit outside of a restaurant, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the old town of Zurich, May 22, […]

Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed on Wednesday. The Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for August came in at 49.2 on Wednesday, below the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction. Australia's gross domestic product rose 0.7% in the June quarter, above expectations for a 0.5% increase, according to Reuters. SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed on Wednesday, as a private […]