Futures edge lower as rally loses some steam
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, near the end of a week of sharp Wall Street gains underpinned by hopes of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts after softer-than-expected consumer inflation data. All three main indexes had touc...
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Mongolian climber dies in season's first Everest fatality
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Sherpas recovered the body of a Mongolian climber from Mount Everest and were looking for another mountaineer missing since the weekend, officials said on Friday. It marked the first confirmed death on Everest ...
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UAW's influence tested in pivotal Alabama Mercedes-Benz factory union vote
By Nora Eckert VANCE, Alabama (Reuters) - The outcome of a vote on Friday by workers at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama will be a key referendum on whether the United Auto Workers can maintain momentum in the historically anti-union South. The U...
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Aid trucks begin moving ashore via Gaza pier, US says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Command said on Friday that trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza at 9 a.m. local time (0600 GMT). No U.S. troops went ashore in Gaza, it added. "This is an ongoi...
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Take Five: The good, the bad and the ugly
(Reuters) - Markets are hoping for evidence that will solidify a brightening global economic outlook, though rising trade tensions are casting a cloud, while G7 finance ministers gather in Italy. AI darling Nvidia reports results, London has its si...
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Prosus, parent group Naspers name Fabricio Bloisi as new CEO
(Reuters) -Dutch technology investor Prosus and its South African parent group Naspers on Friday named Fabricio Bloisi as the new chief executive, replacing long-time boss Bob van Dijk who stepped down last September. Bloisi, currently the CEO at iFood...
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Daimler Truck and Volvo intend to form software joint venture
(Reuters) - German truck maker Daimler Truck and Sweden's Volvo intend to form a joint venture to develop a software-defined vehicle platform and dedicated truck operating system, the two companies said on Friday. The new company would be a 50/50 j...
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German minister: Ukraine needs long-range weapons to defend Kharkiv
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Ukraine needs more long-range weapons to fight off Russian advances in the northern Kharkiv region where the situation around the country's second-largest city remains "highly dramatic", Germany's foreign minister said on Fri...
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Southbound I-535 Closed On Saturday Morning
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation will close the southbound entrance to I-535 (the Blatnik Bridge) on Saturday morning. The Garfield Avenue entrance to the Superior bound lanes of the bridge will be closed from 6 a-m to noon on Saturday. The closure will allow crews to continue bridge const...
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Rain Helps Subdue National Forest Wildfire
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The prescribed fire that escaped its boundaries in the Superior National Forest was 75 percent contained as of late Thursday afternoon. Rain along with high humidity levels and cooler temperatures helped firefighters to subdue the fire that burned about 265 acres in the Tofte Ranger District. The Fr...
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