U.S. household net worth $100 trillion in first-quarter 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. households added $1 trillion to their wealth in the first three months of this year, boosted by rising stock prices and home values, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday.
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop as labor market picks up steam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a further tightening in labor market conditions.
TransCanada contains West Virginia natgas pipeline blast, no injuries
(Reuters) – TransCanada Corp said it has isolated the section of Columbia Gas Transmission pipe that exploded early Thursday in Moundsville, West Virginia.
Fatal Tesla Autopilot crash driver had hands off wheel: U.S. agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The driver of a Tesla Inc Model X car using Autopilot did not have his hands on the steering wheel in the six seconds before a fatal crash in California in March, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
Some states taking electoral maps out of politicians’ hands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule by the end of June on the contentious practice called partisan gerrymandering in which state legislators draw electoral maps designed to entrench their own party in power, but states in growi…
Toy grenade prompts brief evacuation at Houston airport
(Reuters) – A security checkpoint inside a Houston airport was briefly evacuated early Thursday after security screening found what appeared to be a hand grenade in a passenger’s bag, airport officials said, then later determined it was a toy.
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop as labor market gains steam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a further tightening in labor market conditions.
Some U.S. states taking electoral maps out of politicians’ hands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule by the end of June on the contentious practice called partisan gerrymandering in which state legislators draw electoral maps designed to entrench their own party in power, but states in growi…
Hundreds of residents ordered to evacuate as Colorado wildfire rages
(Reuters) – Hundreds of residents in a small town in southwest Colorado were ordered to evacuate on Thursday morning as hot, dry and windy conditions stoked a nearby wildfire that has gone largely unchecked for days.
Honolulu lawmakers pass ‘surge pricing’ cap for ride-hailing companies
(Reuters) – Honolulu could become the first U.S. city to limit fares ride-hailing companies can charge when demand spikes, following a city council vote on Wednesday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspaper reported.
