*Trump comments soothe Syria fears. Treasury yields climbed on Thursday as risk appetite improved and geopolitical tensions eased after President Donald Trump said a possible attack on Syria may not be imminent, contrary to what he signaled on Wednesday. Referring to his threatened strike on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack on a rebel...
April 12- MEETING BETWEEN CANADA'S TRUDEAU AND PROVINCIAL PREMIERS ON PIPELINE DISPUTE IS "A FIRST STEP" TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM, MORE WORK WILL BE NEEDED- SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL.
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he thinks a conversation he had with China's President Xi Jinping has had an impact on U.S. beef exports to China, where American exporters are now selling "a lot" of beef. The volume of U.S. beef exported to China is a small slice of the American beef export market, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
*Trump comments soothe Syria fears. Treasury yields climbed on Thursday as risk appetite improved and geopolitical tensions eased after President Donald Trump said a possible attack on Syria may not be imminent, contrary to what he signaled on Wednesday. Referring to his threatened strike on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack on a rebel...
April 12- West Virginia's attorney general on Thursday said he had sued Equifax Inc for failing to safeguard its consumer information and delaying in alerting the public to a data breach that exposed the personal data of about 148 million people. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said he filed the lawsuit in Boone County Circuit Court.
MEETING BETWEEN CANADA'S TRUDEAU AND PROVINCIAL PREMIERS ON PIPELINE DISPUTE IS "A FIRST STEP" TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM, MORE WORK WILL BE NEEDED- SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL.
CHICAGO/ WASHINGTON, April 12- Republicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Thursday called for changes to the government's food assistance program for the poor, in a package of long-awaited proposals for the next U.S. "It makes no sense to put the farmers and rural communities who rely on the Farm Bill's safety net programs at risk in pursuit of partisan...
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates were flat to slightly higher this week with the spring home buying season well underway.
NEW YORK, April 12- The dollar snapped a four-day losing streak against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, as worries about the threat of an imminent clash between Western powers and Russia in Syria lessened. President Donald Trump, who warned on Wednesday of immediate military action in Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack, assuaged some...
April 12- The United States Coast Guard said on Thursday a portion of the Mississippi River was shut as it responded to reports of an oil spill near mile marker 100 on the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans. *The river is closed to vessel movement from mile marker 91 to mile marker 101, the Coast Guard said in its statement. *The Singapore- flagged vessel Pac...
*Trump says possible attack on Syria may not be imminent. Trump said in a tweet on Thursday that a possible attack on Syria could occur "very soon or not so soon at all," easing fears of confrontation with Russia. "The markets are up today on the clear pullback of threats of striking Syria, or at least the delay thereof," said Oliver Pursche, vice chairman and chief market...
WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES LAWSUIT AGAINST EQUIFAX INC OVER DATA BREACH.
Elijah Cummings, met with Kevin Chmielewski, a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump and a former chief of staff for operations at the EPA, who spoke out against Pruitt, his former boss. The total cost of that week-long trip last summer has been estimated at over $80,000 by an EPA watchdog group. The lawmakers also said Chmielewski described an environment...
MEXICO CITY, April 12- Mexico's central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady on Thursday, as expected, citing cooling inflation and fewer risks to consumer prices, and signaled its current stance was in line with efforts to bring inflation back to its target. The Banco de Mexico's governing board unanimously voted to keep the key rate steady at 7.50...
WASHINGTON— Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were flat to slightly higher this week with the spring home buying season well underway. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on 30- year, fixed-rate mortgages edged up to 4.42 percent from 4.40 percent last week. To calculate average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country...
*Dollar gains as Trump amends previous comments on Syria. President Donald Trump cast doubt over the timing of his threatened strike on Syria. The risk of clashes between Western powers and Russia in Syria over an alleged chemical attack eased somewhat as Trump reworded his Wednesday threat that missiles "will be coming" while taunting Russia for supporting...
*China major motor for skincare, cosmetics sales. PARIS, April 12- Booming demand for L'Oreal's luxury cosmetics brands like Lancome, particularly in China, helped boost the company's first-quarter sales, offsetting a more wobbly performance in the group's mass market division. Its luxury brands also include Yves Saint Laurent and Kiehl's.
BRUSSELS, April 12- Britain and the European Union will start talks next week on their future trade relationship after Brexit, diplomats said on Thursday. Britain will leave the EU next March and enjoy a status-quo transition until the end of 2020, according to the current plan. Then, a new relationship between the sides would kick in, which negotiators from...
BRUSSELS, April 12- Britain and the European Union will start talks next week on their future trade relationship after Brexit, diplomats said on Thursday. Britain will leave the EU next March and enjoy a status-quo transition until the end of 2020, according to the current plan. Then, a new relationship between the sides would kick in, which negotiators from...
BRUSSELS, April 12- Britain and the European Union will start talks next week on their future trade relationship after Brexit, diplomats said on Thursday. Britain will leave the EU next March and enjoy a status-quo transition until the end of 2020, according to the current plan. Then, a new relationship between the sides would kick in, which negotiators from...
