Illinois’ supreme court overturns state’s 2013 pension reform law
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday voided the state’s 2013 pension reform law, in a ruling hailed as a win for retired state workers and public employees, but one that also raises the prospect the state’s dire finances wi…
Insurers step up lobbying to battle U.S. regulators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Insurance firms, already among Washington’s biggest donors, are securing powerful allies in Congress as the Federal Reserve draws up nationwide capital rules for the $1 trillion industry after years of delay.
U.S., Gulf allies seek agreement on new security measures: Kerry
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States and its Gulf allies will try to agree on new security measures at a summit in Washington next week to guard against destabilizing actions by Iran in the region, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
Obama says U.S. will keep pressing China on its currency
BEAVERTON, Oregon (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday pushed back against trade critics who argue a trade deal with Asia will not do enough to prevent currency manipulation in China.
E-commerce boosts U.S. Postal Service finances but losses continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Revenues from shipping and package delivery services helped prop up the U.S. Postal Service’s finances in the second fiscal quarter of 2015, but the agency continued bleeding money as mail volumes tumbled.
Five years on, Obamacare poses quandary for U.S. Republicans: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans with health insurance under Obamacare, including Republicans, are generally satisfied with it, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll found, posing a quandary for Republican politicians who have long vowed to repeal it.
Hillary Clinton woos technorati, draws comparison to Eleanor Roosevelt
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton makes the final stop on Friday on a California fundraising tour where she has courted technology titans for her 2016 campaign and where one of her admirers tried comparing her to fellow former first lady Eleano…
Taiwan presidential hopeful, opposition leader to visit U.S.
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The leader of Taiwan’s main pro-independence opposition party will begin a 12-day visit to the United States this month, a trip seen as important to her bid for Taiwan’s presidency and in reinforcing ties with the island’s strongest …
Poll: Americans favor Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert over conservatives for punditry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jon Stewart has spent 16 years skewering U.S. politicians and media as the liberal host of television’s “The Daily Show” – and many Americans think he gets it right on the issues with his satirical look at the news.
Boone Pickens sees oil rising, bets on Bush for White House
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens, who cemented his fortune with bets on oil companies, said the price of oil would likely hit $75 dollars a barrel by yearend as demand revives.
