By James Davey and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -An inquiry into COVID-19 lockdown-breaking gatherings in Downing Street that might determine the future of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be further delayed after the police asked for the…
Apple makes easy escape from supply crisis, but others may have to wait
By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s triumph over the global chips supply-chain shortage has signaled good news amid troubled markets around the world. Not so fast, say analysts. The iPhone maker, which had warned three months ago that supply issue…
Fed guidance on rates following liftoff may remain foggy
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve clearly telegraphed a March interest rate hike after its meeting this week but the pace of what follows may remain clouded as officials wait to see how inflation, the coronavirus pande…
Biden taps veteran team to guide historic Supreme Court nomination
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has tapped a team of White House advisers with lengthy Supreme Court and Senate confirmation experience as he prepares to nominate the first Black woman to be an associate …
Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China
By Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) – The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the Games into a tightly se…
Biden vows to nominate Black woman to U.S. Supreme Court by end of February
By Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday said he plans by the end of February to nominate a Black woman to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, a historic first that…
Apple sales and profit top estimates as hit from chip shortages eases
By Danielle Kaye, Paresh Dave and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Apple Inc on Thursday reported record sales in the holiday quarter, beating estimates due to high iPhone demand and growing subscribers, even as a chips shortage that it said has begun easing c…
U.S. urges China to use influence with Moscow over Ukraine
By Gabriel Crossley, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday called on China to use its influence with Russia to urge a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis https://www.reuters.com/world/eur…
Fiscal stimulus powers U.S. economy in 2021 to its best performance since 1984
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy notched its strongest growth in nearly four decades in 2021 after the government pumped trillions of dollars in COVID-19 relief, and is seen forging ahead despite headwinds from the pandemic, st…
U.S. preps for another record-breaking rise in migrant arrests at Mexico border
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. border officials are preparing for as many as 9,000 border arrests per day by the spring, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials, which would be significantly larger than last year’s peak an…