[ad_1] (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Tuesday it would discontinue sales of ammunition for handguns and some assault-style rifles in stores across the United States, in response to recent mass shootings in Texas
Fed’s Bullard says ‘aggressive’ step needed to align Fed with markets, insure against trade war
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve should cut interest rates by half a percentage point at its meeting in two weeks to get ahead of both financial market expectations for a rate
Wall Street traders pump up Argentine peso as currency controls hit home
[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s peso surged on Tuesday, pumped up by Wall Street traders, back after a long holiday weekend, cheering President Mauricio Macri’s capital controls that are aimed at protecting the beleaguered
Tesla Autopilot engaged in 2018 California crash; driver’s hands off wheel: NTSB
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday that a Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode and the driver’s hands were off the wheel when it struck a fire
Wall Street bogged down by weak manufacturing data, trade worries
[ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as data showed factory activity shrank for the first time since 2016 in August, renewing fears that a drawn-out trade war between the United States and China
Gold, silver surge after weak U.S. data compounds slowdown fears
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold rose more than 1% on Tuesday after weak manufacturing data from the United States reinforced fears of an economic downturn, while uncertainties over U.S.-China trade ties and Brexit further boosted bullion’s
Oil sinks as manufacturing reports renew global economy worries
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with U.S. crude futures down more than 3%, weighed by manufacturing data that raised concerns about a weakening global economy, while the U.S.-China trade dispute
Trump warns China against dragging its feet in trade talks
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., before his departure to Camp David, August 30, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas WASHINGTON (Reuters) –
Exclusive: Sri Lanka to overshoot 2019 fiscal deficit target despite spending cuts – sources
[ad_1] COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka could overshoot its budget deficit target by much as 100 basis points this year, pushing its fiscal deficit to its highest in three years, as spending cuts have failed
Pound slides below $1.20 as election threat adds to Brexit jeopardy
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling slumped below $1.20 on Tuesday to its weakest in three-years, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s implicit ultimatum to lawmakers to back him on Brexit or face an election sent investors