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By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The 2024 race for the White House has only a handful of official candidates so far, with Democratic President Joe Biden yet to announce his plans and most Republican hopefuls still trying to decide whether to challenge former President Donald Trump. Here is a list of major declared candidates and other potential 2024 hopefuls in both the Democratic and Republican parties. JOE BIDEN Biden, […]

By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The 2024 race for the White House has only a handful of official candidates so far, with Democratic President Joe Biden yet to announce his plans and most Republican hopefuls still trying to decide whether to challenge former President Donald Trump. Here is a list of major declared candidates and other potential 2024 hopefuls in both the Democratic and Republican parties. JOE BIDEN Biden, […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s public approval fell to 39% this month, nearing the lowest level of his presidency, as the U.S. economy showed signs of losing steam, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. The three-day poll, which ended on Sunday, showed a modest decline from last month, when 42% of respondents said they approved of Biden’s performance as president. Biden’s popularity declined almost steadily after he took office in January […]

By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was released from jail on Wednesday, according to New York City Department of Correction records. Weisselberg was sent to New York’s Rikers Island jail on Jan. 10 for helping engineer a wide-ranging 15-year tax fraud scheme at former President Donald Trump’s family business. He was sentenced to five months behind bars but was eligible for release after 100 […]

(Reuters) – Swiss miner Glencore Plc said on Wednesday it was willing to raise its bid for Canada’s Teck Resources Ltd, its latest attempt to bring the Canadian miner on the negotiation table ahead of restructuring. Teck has repeatedly rejected Glencore’s offer and instead urged shareholders to vote for the company’s own plan to split its coal and copper businesses. Here is the snapshot of key events in the Teck-Glencore […]

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday bolstered a bid by Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank to avoid criminal charges in the United States for allegedly helping Iran evade American economic sanctions. The justices in a 7-2 decision threw out a lower court’s ruling that had allowed the prosecution to proceed. They ordered the Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider Halkbank’s effort to […]

By Leroy Leo and Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories said on Wednesday delayed non-urgent surgeries had resumed globally three years into the COVID-19 pandemic as hospital staff shortages eased and customers became regular with health check-ups, sending its shares up 5%. The much-awaited recovery in elective surgeries led the company to effectively raise forecast for its core business, even as COVID testing-related sales were seen falling sharply. Abbott is the […]

By Leroy Leo and Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories said on Wednesday delayed non-urgent surgeries had resumed globally three years into the COVID-19 pandemic as hospital staff shortages eased and customers became regular with health check-ups, sending its shares up 5%. The much-awaited recovery in elective surgeries led the company to effectively raise forecast for its core business, even as COVID testing-related sales were seen falling sharply. Abbott is the […]

By Leroy Leo and Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories reported quarterly profit above expectations on Wednesday, underpinned by sales of its diabetes care devices and an improved demand for other devices due to a resumption in non-urgent medical procedures. Shares of Abbott jumped nearly 3% to $107 in premarket trading. An improvement in staffing levels at hospitals across the United States, and the easing of pandemic restrictions fueled demand recovery […]