People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, U.S. October 7, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo U.S. job growth increased more than expected in February and wages rose steadil... More »
Private security guard stand outside Uber offices in Parktown, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko South African taxi drivers blocked roads to Johannesburg’s airport on Friday, holding up thousands of travelers in the... More »
A man counts U.S dollar bills at a money exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany The dollar firmed to seven-week highs against the yen on Friday, as investors awaited U.S. jobs data ahead of next week’s Federal Rese... More »
People are seen behind an electronic board showing stock prices after the New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), held to wish for the success of Japan’s stock market, in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Stocks rose, t... More »
The sign ‘Judiciary’ is displayed outside a court where five Uber drivers were found guilty of illegally using their vehicles for commercial purpose, in Hong Kong, China March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip A Hong Kong court on Friday found five Uber drivers guil... More »
A worker washes windows high atop the Merrill Lynch building in downtown San Diego, California September 1, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake Merrill Lynch, a unit of Bank of America Corp, may not entirely do away with its commission-based retirement accounts, after Tr... More »
The European Central Bank should roll back its monetary stimulus since inflation in the euro zone has reached its price stability objective, the head of Germany’s Ifo economic institute said on Thursday as the central bank gathered for a policy meeting. More »
Women and children wait to be registered prior to a food distribution carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Thonyor, Leer state, South Sudan, February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola War-ravaged South Sudan has hiked work permit fe... More »
Uber Technologies Inc’s Gary Marcus said he is stepping down from his post as head of AI Labs, four months after the unit was created. More »
U.S.-based Spanish-language actors and other performers at Telemundo Television Studios LLC have voted for the first time to form a union, which many of them say is necessary to address inequities between them and English-speaking actors. More »
FILE PHOTO: A combination picture shows the logos of Opel and Peugeot car manufacturers at dealerships of the brands in Strasbourg, France, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo PSA Group (PEUP.PA) has agreed to buy European rival Opel from Gen... More »
A visitor arrives at Miami airport on a direct flight from Havana, March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan Foreigners aiming for temporary jobs at high-tech U.S. companies will undergo a longer visa approval process after the Trump administration announced it w... More »
The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington June 19, 2012. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Two tools that the Federal Reserve heavily relies upon to predict U.S. inflation in fact provide little practical help, and the Fed would be wise to only modestly overshoot i... More »
A man works at the assembly line in the truck production plant of truck and bus-maker MAN AG in Munich, Germany July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle Activity in euro zone businesses grew at its quickest pace in nearly six years in February and job creation re... More »
Businessmen are seen on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district in La Defense, west of Paris, September 19, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Activity in the French private sector picked up in February to expand at a pace not seen si... More »
Loading cranes are seen at a shipping terminal in the harbour in Hamburg September 18, 2014. Picture taken September 18. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer Growth in Germany’s services sector accelerated in February after weakening to a four-month low at the start of the y... More »
People are seen at a market street in Tokyo, Japan, January 23, 2017. Picture taken on January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Japan’s core consumer prices rose for the first time in over a year in January thanks to a pickup in energy costs, but a slump in ho... More »
U.S. Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper poses for photos in front of the Capitol in Havana, Cuba February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini The road to the governor’s mansion is not always paved with public-service positions. Many state leaders got thei... More »
A man works at the assembly line in the truck production plant of truck and bus-maker MAN AG in Munich, Germany July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle Euro zone manufacturing growth accelerated to a six-year high in February as a weaker euro helped drive strong... More »
An employee works on an assembly line producing automobiles at a factory in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Asian factories extended a global manufacturing revival as activity picked up steam in February, though th... More »
Workers direct a crane lifting newly made steel bars at a factory in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, October 13, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily/File Photo China needs to reallocate half a million steel and coal workers in 2017 due to capacity cuts in these indust... More »
A labourer cuts steel bars at a railway bridge construction site in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, September 12, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily China’s factory activity expanded faster than expected in February as domestic and export demand picked up, adding... More »
William Dudley, President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, speaks at Brooklyn College in the Brooklyn borough of New York, March 7, 2014. REUTERS/Keith Bedford/File Photo A handful of Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday jolted markets into higher expe... More »
A sign marks a Fidelity Investments office in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Fidelity Investments plans to offer voluntary buyouts to employees who are 55 years or older, and who have worked for the Boston-based... More »
FILE PHOTO – The logo of French drugmaker Sanofi is seen in front of the company’s headquarters in Paris, France, October 30, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo French drugmaker Sanofi and Swiss manufacturer Lonza will invest 270 million euros ($285 m... More »
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal will spare big social welfare programs such as Social Security an... More »
Elaine Chao testifies before a Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to be transportation secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. Transportation Secretary... More »
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a federal contract workers rally to celebrate Andrew Puzder’s decision to withdraw from consideration to be secretary of labor, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Former U.S. Demo... More »
A general view of Naples, Italy February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Doctors and nurses are among 94 hospital workers from Naples who have been placed under investigation on suspicion of repeatedly skipping work, police said on Friday. More »
Carlos Tavares, Chairman of the Managing Board of French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, arrives to attend a news conference to present the company’s 2016 annual results at Peugeot headquarters in Paris, France, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes The hea... More »
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry of India attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich – India has stepped up its lobbying effort against moves in the U. S. Co... More »
President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday spoke positively about a border adjustment tax being pushed by Republi... More »
Here are some of the highlights of the Reuters interview with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday. More »
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron on Thursday outlined his economic plans mixing tax cuts and a reduction in government jobs that would stick to France’s commitments to euro zone partners to cut its budget deficit. More »
Philippine Environment secretary Regina Lopez speaks during a press briefing in Manila, Philippines February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro The Philippines’ environment minister on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte had backed her decision to ban mining ... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Conservatives are all smiles this week at an annual convention in Washington, celebrating President Donald Trump’s win... More »
Transgender activists and supporters protest potential changes by the Trump administration in federal guidelines issued to public schools in defense of transgender student rights, near the White House in Washington, U.S. February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ern... More »
A bank employee counts one hundred dollar notes at a bank in Seoul February 26, 2009. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) The dollar drifted on Thursday as impact from the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting minutes and supportive comments from a top U.S. official ... More »
Employees work on a turbine at the General Electric plant in Belfort, France, February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler President Donald Trump, who has vowed to stop U.S. manufacturing from disappearing overseas, will seek job-creation advice on Thursday from... More »
People shop at a market in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo A flurry of construction in the Chinese city of Shenyang belies a regional economy in crisis, a striking example of the increasingly diminishing returns from... More »
Employees work at Computed Tomography ‘CAT scan’ at the manufacturing plant of Siemens Healthineers in Forchheim near Nuremberg, Germany, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle German business morale brightened unexpectedly in February as managers’ assessment... More »
FILE PHOTO – Containers are seen at Container Terminal 9 during sunset at Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung district September 7, 2012. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo Hong Kong handed out billions of dollars in tax cuts and poverty relief on Wednesday to reflate its econom... More »
Director of Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt is sworn in by Justice Samuel Alito at the Executive Office in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday that Ame... More »
Employees use sewing machines as they work at the Royal Mer Bretagne factory, a specialist in French manufactured knitted clothes, in La Regrippiere, western France, November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe Eurozone private sector and manufacturing growth unex... More »
Former Attorney General Eric Holder takes the stage during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron Uber Technologies Inc has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review o... More »
FILE PHOTO: An Amazon package is seen after being delivered in London, Britain February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Online retailer Amazon is set to create more than 5,000 jobs in Britain this year, the company said on Monday, boosting its inves... More »
The logo of Peugeot is seen at a dealership of the brand in Strasbourg, France, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler Bosses at the Peugeot-maker PSA Group (PEUP.PA) have told the British government they would seek to build on the strengths of the Vauxhal... More »
Demonstrators march during the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest in Washington, DC, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein Businesses shut their doors, students skipped class and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the U... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a listening session with the Retail Industry Leaders Association and member company CEOs in the Rosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts – Highlights of the day fo... More »
R. Alexander Acosta exits U.S. District Court with other attorneys at U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida June 19, 2008. REUTERS/Joe Skipper President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former National Labor Relations Board member R. Alexander Acos... More »
FILE PHOTO: The Canary Wharf business district is seen reflected in windows at dusk in London, Britain December 11, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Market trading is booming at U.S. and European banks thanks to Donald Trump and Brexit, and yet the glory... More »
Dan Ammann (R), President of General Motors speaks during the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado, U.S. in this handout photo released to Reuters July 11, 2016. Stuart Isett/Fortune Brainstorm TECH/Handout via Reuters General Motors (GM.N) Ch... More »
FILE PHOTO – People look at job listings at the Careers and Jobs Live careers fair at the ExCeL centre in London April 19, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo British workers saw their pay grow more slowly than expected at the end of last year, official da... More »
National security adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation under fire was just the latest in a series of controversies that have embroiled the Trump administration since it took office on Jan. 20. More »
An Uber driver cleans his car as his cell phone shows the queue to pick up passengers departing Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Nacho Doce A Brazilian judge ruled that a driver using the Uber ride-hailing app is... More »
A man enters the Credit Suisse offices in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S. July 5, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) on Tuesday posted a 2.35 billion Swiss franc ($2.34 billion) net loss for the fourth quarter on the back of a U... More »
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen holds a news conference following day two of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen goes to Congress on Tuesday for the... More »
Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, takes part in a panel discussion titled ”Understanding the Post-Recession Consumer” at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 30, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo Four U.S. Republic... More »
A strike in the Indian capital by thousands of Uber [UBER.UL] and Ola drivers demanding better pay has paralyzed the ride-hailing services that have grabbed business from traditional taxi and rickshaw operators with their cheaper fares. More »
Workers walk in the rain at the Canary Wharf business district in London November 11, 2013. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh More than a quarter of employers in Britain say staff members from other European Union countries have considered leaving their firms or the country... More »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen in the Presidential Limousine as they depart from Trump International Golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 11, 2017, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit... More »
A U.S. Lockheed Martin F-16 flies during an air display at the Farnborough International Air Show, Hampshire, July 19, 2004. REUTERS/Toby Melville U.S. defence firm Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) wants to push ahead with plans to move production of its F-16 combat je... More »
FILE PHOTO – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a policy speech at the start of the ordinary session of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose new cabinet level U.S.-Japa... More »
FILE PHOTO: A protester holding a placard shouts slogans at a rally to call for visa grants for asylum seekers in Japan, in central Tokyo, September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo Japan accepted just 28 refugees last year when a record number applied f... More »
A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday upheld an Obama-era rule designed to avoid conflicts of interests when brokers give retirement advice, in a possible setback for President Donald Trump’s efforts to scale back government regulation. More »
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer of Intel Brian Krzanich the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Intel Corp (INTC.O) chose the White House Oval Office as its backdrop... More »
About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com. More »
Workers walk to work during the morning rush hour in the financial district of Canary Wharf in London, Britain, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh British employers expect to offer less generous pay deals this year compared with 2016 despite rising inflatio... More »
3D-printed models of people are seen in front of a Facebook logo in this photo illustration taken June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Facebook Inc is doubling its bereavement leave for employees and also introducing paid family sick time, Chief Opera... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Conflicting signs from the White House have left brokerage firms and lobbyists unsure whether a controversial rule governing reti... More »
People hold protest signs during Friday prayers to show solidarity with the Muslim community at the Islamic Center of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian More than 100 companies, including most of hi... More »
A police officer keeps watch in front of the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker on Monday said he would be open to raising interest rates again at the U.S. cent... More »
File Photo: Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS... More »
As yields on risk-free Treasuries fell, private pension plans lowered their investment return assumptions but public plans did not. Instead, public pensions invested in risky assets. REUTERS/Graphics U.S. public pension funds are cutting their expectations for... More »
People look at the schedule of a job fair for graduates of higher education and the general public in the centre of Shijianzhuang, Hebei province, China February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter China is striving to create more than 50 million new jobs in urban a... More »
Officials observe a weed-spraying function on a robot in wheat paddocks near the township of Emerald, in the state of Queensland, Australia, in this handout picture taken on August 9, 2016. Swarm Farm/Handout via REUTERS Parts of Australia’s farming industry a... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists members of the travel pool on board the Air Force One during his trip to Palm Beach, Florida while flying over South Carolina, U.S., February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The U.S. Labor Department is looking i... More »
Many of President Donald Trump’s core political supporters had a simple message on Sunday for the fiercest opponents of his immigration ban: Calm down. More »
Former French education minister Benoit Hamon reacts after partial results in the second round of the French left’s presidential primary election in Paris, France, January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Mac... More »
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, wave to the crowd at a Chinese New Year parade in Vancouver, B.C., Canada January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ben Nelms Canada wi... More »
A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) is pictured in Bern, Switzerland, January 16, 2017. Picture taken on January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse U.S. medical implant maker Zimmer Biomet’s (ZBH.N) decision on a potential $40 m... More »
Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Howard Schultz, pictured with images from the company’s new ”Race Together” project behind him, speaks during the company’s annual shareholder’s meeting in Seattle, Washington March 18, 2015. REUTERS/David Ryder Starbucks Corp Ch... More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sits with PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel, Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, Oracle CEO Safra Catz and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk during a meeting with technology leaders at Trump Tower in New York U.S., Dec... More »
Charles Koch is pictured in this undated handout photo. Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce/Handout via REUTERS Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch is launching a campaign to sink a border tax under consideration by Republican leaders in Congress, a move t... More »
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk in Hong Kong, China January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip Silicon Valley took the lead over the weekend in corporate resistance to President Donald Trump’s clampdown on immigration, financing legal opposition, criticizing the plan... More »
2016 Rio Olympics – Athletics – Victory Ceremony – Men’s 5000m Victory Ceremony – Olympic Stadium – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 20/08/2016. Gold medalist Mo Farah (GBR) of Britain on the podium. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov British Olympic champion Mo Farah said he was r... More »
A logo of BNP Paribas is seen outside its Tokyo headquarters, Japan, January 7, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo BNP Paribas has poached three senior bankers for its equity capital markets (ECM) and cash equities teams, and the French bank added that global... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a swearing-in ceremony for senior staff with Vice President Mike Pence at the White House in Washington, DC January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans talks soon with the lead... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts The Trump administration’s main concerns about tra... More »
U.S. entertainer Bruce Springsteen speaks during a media conference ahead of his first Australian show in Perth, Australia, January 22, 2017. Picture taken January 22, 2017. AAP/Angie Raphael/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD P... More »
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London, Britain, January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall Britain will on Monday outline a new, interventionist approach to balancing its heavily services-based economy for the post-Brexit ... More »
Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said on Friday he expects three interest rate increases in 2017 if the labor market improves further and inflation moves to the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent goal. More »
People leave the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 23, 2016. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich Companies could unlock at least $12 trillion in market opportunities by 2030 and create up to 380 million jobs by implementing a few ... More »
An Alcoa aluminum plant in Alcoa, Tennessee, U.S. is seen in this April 8, 2014 file photo REUTERS/Wade Payne/File Photo Plans to provide government support to keep open a 30-year-old aluminum smelter in Australia owned by Alcoa (AA.N) have made “progress”, pa... More »
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and top members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on Monday dis... More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with and Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma after their meeting at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., January 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Mon... More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump listens to questions from reporters in the lobby at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., January 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar In a series of tweets, President-elect Donald Trump has recently threatened several companies with “big bor... More »
Journalist Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the books Freakanomics and SuperFreakonomics, speaks during the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada May 11, 2011. REUTERS/Steve Marcus It might not make a lot of sense to our grandparents, bu... More »
A man sits at a health insurance enrollment event in Cudahy, California March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Anyone nearing retirement – or already retired – should pay very close attention to the doings of the 115th Congress that was sworn in this week. More »
By Ellen WulfhorstNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women’s rights face enormous challenges worldwide in 2017 with campaigners expecting fights More »
