The U.S. Capitol is seen the day after the election of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts With a bitter election campaign finally over, the Congress will reconvene this week to try to se... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Wall Street surged on the eve of the U.S. presidential election, with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s prospects brightening ... More »
A trader works at his desk as the U.S. presidential town hall debate between Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is shown on television at Citibank’s trading floor located in central Sydney, Australia, Octob... More »
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso takes questions from reporters at the Willard Intercontinental hotel during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group in Washington October 7, 2016. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan – RTSRB0I Finance Minister Taro Aso sa... More »
Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo The dollar steadied in Asia on Tuesday, keeping previous session gains as markets wagered on a victory... More »
A worker takes oil samples from a well at the Gazpromneft-owned Yuzhno-Priobskoye oil field outside the West Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo Oil prices were stable on Tuesday as financial investor... More »
The corporate logo of financial firm Morgan Stanley is pictured on the company’s world headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Big global banks, including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan C... More »
People are reflected in a display (top) showing the current exchange rate between U.S. dollar and Japanese Yen outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks rose on Tuesday as world markets braced for the outcome of... More »
Officers from the New York Police Department provide security outside of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which will be the site of the election night event for U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in New York, U.S., November 7, 2016. REU... More »
FILE PHOTO — Visitors enter the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo Democrats fell short in three U.S. states on Monday in their legal battle to impose tighter restrictions on supporters of Republican preside... More »
Katie McGinty, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks with a supporter at a rally, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 6, 2016. Picture taken September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Joseph Ax Senior Democrats said on Monday their chances of wi... More »
Actor Robert De Niro accepts the Hollywood Comedy Award for ”The Comedian” at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni The Hollywood awards season began on Sunday with A-list stars using the occasion... More »
“KKK” is shown spray painted on a telephone pole in Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Eisler The lettering is crude, scrawled in black spray paint on the sidewalk in front of Karen Peters’ neatly kept home in the quiet, working class neighb... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S. October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The S&P 500 and the Dow futures were little changed on Thursday as investors stayed away from riskier assets, while Nasdaq futures... More »
Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Staff/Remote The pound jumped on Thursday after a UK court ruled that parliament must approve a government d... More »
A job seeker (L) talks with a corporate recruiter (R) as he peruses the man’s resume at a Hire Our Heroes job fair targeting unemployed military veterans and sponsored by the Cable Show, a cable television industry trade show in Washington, June 11, 2013. REUT... More »
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bogota, Colombia, October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Felipe Caicedo Massive government investment in China’s semiconductor industry risks distorting the global market for integrated circu... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid With a week to go to the U.S. presidential election and some polls showing a tightening race, political risk is suddenly back on ... More »
North Carolina campaign buttons sit on a table before the start of a rally with Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump in Fletcher, North Carolina, U.S. October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst – RTX2PW7X When Bill McAnulty, an elections board chair... More »
Carissa Sellards, a sophomore at WVU-Charleston, sits at a coffee shop in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Valerie Volcovici When Carissa Sellards talks to her West Virginia University friends about post-graduation plans, one dilemma ke... More »
Euro and Dollar banknotes are seen in a picture illustration taken October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger The dollar edged up to a fresh eight-month high against a basket of currencies in Asian trade on Monday, buoyed by expectations that the U.S. Federal R... More »
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton poses for a picture during a campaign event in Cleveland, Ohio U.S., October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton maintained her commanding lead in the race to win the Elector... More »
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday the choice offered to vo... More »
Signage for an AT&T store is seen in New York October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo The tie-up of AT&T Inc (T.N) and Time Warner Inc (TWX.N), bringing together one of the country’s largest wireless and pay TV providers and cable networks like ... More »
Signage that reads Time Warner is seen at the Time Warner Center in New York City, October 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith AT&T Inc’s (T.N) proposed $85 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) generated skepticism among both Democrats and Republicans on ... More »
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives to watch U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File photo U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth... More »
U.S. President Barack Obama reacts as he is almost pulled off the catwalk by a supporter as he arrives to speak at a rally for Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, Nevada October 23, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Barack Obama on Sunday campaigned in the batt... More »
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton greets people at a campaign office in Seattle, Washington, U.S. October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s full remarks to several Wall Street audiences... More »
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Vice President Joe Biden leaves after placing flowers at a makeshift memorial for shooting victims of the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 16, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Republican vice presidenti... More »
Dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks on Mars inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water are seen in an image produced by NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the University of Arizona. Scientists have found the first evidence that brin... More »
Japan’s parliament approved on Tuesday a $32 billion extra budget for this fiscal year that will help fund Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic stimulus package. More »
A man stands next to an electronic board showing stock prices in Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon World shares tapped the brakes on Tuesday as oil prices eased back from their highest level of the year, while Britain’s sterling took anothe... More »
U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) holds a copy of his party’s ”A Better Way” reform agenda at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron Donald Trump on Monday suffered another political setback ... More »
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at a voter registration rally at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. October 10, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson A longtime political adviser to Hillary Clinton last year urged her presiden... More »
People gather to watch the presidential town hall debate at Village Pourhouse Downtown bar in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly The television audience for the second debate between White House contenders Donald Trump and Hillary... More »
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally in Coral Springs, Florida, U.S. September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Hackers have probed the voting systems of many U.S. states but there is no sign that they have manipulated ... More »
Pope Francis gestures as he speaks to journalists on his flight back to Rome following a visit in Georgia and Azerbaijan, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Luca Zennaro/Pool Pope Francis on Sunday advised U.S. Catholics who feel they are torn between two imperfect cand... More »
Nine-year-old Zianna Oliphant joins U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the pulpit at the Little Rock AME Zion Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Hillary Clinton told a majority-black ch... More »
A man walks past a sign for the U.S. vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia October 2, 2016. L REUTERS/Rick Wilking A senior Democratic lawmaker said Sunday he had “no doubt” that Russia was behind recent hacking attempts target... More »
Arrangement of various world currencies including Chinese Yuan, US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, in this picture illustration taken January 25, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo The yen was holding strong on Monday in the face of another volle... More »
Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Staff/Remote European and Asian shares retreated on Monday as investors waited to see how Donald Trump wou... More »
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence holds a joint news conference with U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) (not pictured) following a House Republican party conference meeting in Washington, U.S. September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Republica... More »
A photo of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is seen on a window in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, U.S., September 23, 2016. Picture taken September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid One would expect voters from the he... More »
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at the Frontline Outreach and Youth Center in Orlando, U.S. September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Thursday propose... More »
Comedian, actor, director Mel Brooks (C) enters the East Room to receive his 2015 National Medal of Arts from U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron President Barack Obama awarded 24 America... More »
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives onstage for a rally with supporters in Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Canadian diplomats are fanning out across the United States to talk up the benefits of trade with sta... More »
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence holds a joint news conference with U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) (not pictured) following a House Republican party conference meeting in Washington, U.S. September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. Repu... More »
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reacts to a question during a news conference in Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. on March 28, 2014. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is not expected to attend the trial this week of two former ass... More »
The cast of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ pose backstage with their award for Oustanding Drama Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California U.S., September 18, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Fantasy drama series “Game of Thrones” and comedy “Veep... More »
Ohio Governor John Kasich speaks as he withdraws as a U.S. Republican presidential candidate in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk Ohio’s Republican governor, John Kasich, took over the White House briefing lectern on Friday to praise t... More »
The U.S. Justice Department will enlist federal prosecutors to help fight the nation’s opioid crisis by sharing information on overprescribing doctors and coordinating with public health officials to address addiction, USA Today reported on Friday. More »
Passersby walk past in front of electronic boards showing Japan’s Nikkei share average (L), the Japanese yen’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar (C), British pound (R) and Euro (2nd R) outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato –... More »
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leaves her daughter Chelsea’s home in New York, New York, United States September 11, 2016, after Clinton left ceremonies commemorating the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks feeling ‘overheated.... More »
United States one dollar bills are seen on a light table at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington November 14, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo The safe-haven yen was the winner on Monday as investors sold stocks and riskier assets including ... More »
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leaves her daughter Chelsea’s home in New York, New York, United States September 11, 2016, after Clinton left ceremonies commemorating the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks feeling ‘overheated.... More »
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton addresses the National Convention of the American Legion in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine on Sunday defended Hillary Clinton agai... More »
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton addresses the National Convention of the American Legion in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston Hillary Clinton, under questioning by federal investigators over whether she had been br... More »
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie poses for a photo with convention goers at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni New Jersey Governor Christie said on Friday the state would begin taxing income earne... More »
FILE PHOTO — U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at Futuramic Tool & Engineering in Warren, Michigan August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Keane/File Photo Hillary Clinton said on Friday that if elected to the White House she would create an o... More »
Billionaire U.S. investor Wilbur Ross poses for a photo after an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of a conference at a hotel in Singapore September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Chong Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross’ investment firm WL Ross & Co agreed on Wedn... More »
By Steve Holland | ALTOONA, Pa. ALTOONA, Pa. Republican Donald Trump on Friday backed away from comments calling President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton the founders of the militant group Islamic State, while the Republican Party sought t... More »
By John Whitesides | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday she has been flooded with “obscene and sick” calls and text messages after a hacker linked to Russia posted personal contact information online for her and hu... More »
By Amanda Becker and Susan Heavey | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton on Friday released her 2015 tax returns, which showed the Democratic presidential nominee and her husband had $10.75 million in income that year and paid an effective federal tax rate of... More »
Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News and Fox Television Stations, answers questions during a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, California July 24, 2006. Picture taken July 24, 2006. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/... More »
Terry Bollea, aka Hulk Hogan, sits in court during his trial against Gawker Media, in St Petersburg, Florida March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/Pool via Reuters Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is helping wrestler Hulk Hogan bankroll his lawsui... More »