By David Svanson and Brandan O’Brien On Thursday, Castaik, California (Reuters) strong winds and bone dry conditions can be caused by firefighters who are fighting new fires in South California on Thursday, including a shine that was swollen last day and forced tens of thousands of evacuations north of Los Angeles. About 50 miles (80 … Read more
(Reuters) – Tesla (NASDAQ: ) will raise the price of all its vehicles in Canada starting Feb. 1, with the price of the Model 3 increasing by C$9,000 ($6,254.78), according to notices on its Canadian website. Prices for the Model Y will increase to $4,000, while the Model S and X will each increase by … Read more
By Arathi Somazekhar and Jeslyn Leary SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday as markets weighed U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national energy emergency on his first day in office and its impact on supplies. Futures were up 9 cents at $79.38 a barrel by 0420 GMT, while U.S. West … Read more
By Daphne Psaledakis, Simon Lewis (JO:) and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with counterparts from Australia, India and Japan on Tuesday in a meeting he said would emphasize the importance of working with allies “on issues that matter to America and Americans.” Rubio, who was sworn in as … Read more
By Lizbeth Diaz, Laura Gottesdiener and Alexandra Ulmer TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Nydia Montenegro fled violence and poverty at home in Venezuela, escaped kidnapping while traveling north into Mexico and arrived in the border city of Tijuana on Sunday to receive an asylum appointment in the United States that would finally reunite her. His son … Read more
By Joshua McKelvey VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to dramatically increase immigration enforcement in the U.S. within days of his inauguration. In an interview on Italian television, the pontiff said it would be a “shame” if Trump went ahead with the plan, in unusually forceful language for … Read more
By Mayan Lubell and Nidal Al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a ceasefire in Gaza, set to begin at 0630 GMT on Sunday, would not begin until the Palestinian militant group Hamas released a list of hostages to be released. Netanyahu’s announcement comes one hour before the ceasefire deadline. The release … Read more
WASHINGTON — Homeowners in areas most prone to hurricanes, wildfires and other climate hazards pay significantly more for insurance than those living in the least vulnerable areas, according to a U.S. Treasury Department study. The survey found that homeowners living in the most at-risk areas paid an average of 82% more in premiums between 2018 … Read more
By Ankur Banerjee and Sinead Carew SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged higher on Wall Street on Thursday and the dollar was soft as easing U.S. core inflation kept a potential Federal Reserve rate cut on the table and the yen rose to a one-month high. hiking stakes. Oil prices rose after a bigger-than-expected … Read more
By Chuck Mikolaichak NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highers edged higher and the Nasdaq fell after a volatile session on Tuesday as investors weighed inflation data and braced for quarterly earnings reports to bolster stock valuations and the strength of the U.S. economy. The stock fluctuated between gains and losses throughout the day. Stocks got an … Read more