Category Archives: World
GOP call for statewide Pennsylvania poll watchers is denied
PHILADELPHIA - In a scathing rebuke, a federal judge on Thursday denied the Pennsylvania Republican Party’s effort to allow poll watchers from anywhere in the state monitor precincts on Election...
Nov 3, 2016
US services companies grew at slower pace in October
WASHINGTON - U.S. services companies grew at a slower pace in October, although the economy appears poised to continue expanding. The Institute for Supply Management said Thursday that its services in...
Nov 3, 2016
Average US 30-year mortgage rate rises to 3.54 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped this week, reaching their highest levels since late June amid indications of strength in the economy. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says the average for ...
Nov 3, 2016
US factory orders up slight 0.3 per cent in September
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories increased a modest amount in September even though a key category that tracks business investment plans fell by the largest amount since February. Factory orders ...
Nov 3, 2016
UN: Survivors report 240 dead in 2 Mediterranean shipwrecks
MILAN - Survivors say as many as 240 people have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, the U.N. refugee agency reported Thursday, bringing this year’s toll to more than 4,220 migrants dead or missin...
Nov 3, 2016
GOP Senate committee makes late investment in Wisconsin race
WASHINGTON - The National Republican Senatorial Committee said Thursday it is making a last-minute investment in the Wisconsin Senate race, which is tightening up unexpectedly in the final days of the...
Nov 3, 2016
Early voting: Tighter race, but still good signs for Clinton
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton may not be accumulating the type of early-vote advantage her campaign wanted, but she continues to maintain an apparent edge over Donald Trump, with more than one-quarter ...
Nov 3, 2016
US productivity up at 3.1 per cent rate in third quarter
WASHINGTON - The productivity of American workers rose in the July-September quarter at the fastest pace in two years, while labour costs slowed. Productivity increased at a 3.1 per cent rate in the t...
Nov 3, 2016
Trials for killings of blacks by police unfold in 2 cities
CINCINNATI - With the nation focused on the closing days of the long, heated race for the presidency, two trials related to the country’s continued racial divisions have just begun. Juries in Ci...
Nov 3, 2016
Fannie Mae posts $3.2B profit in 3Q; paying $3B dividend
WASHINGTON - Mortgage giant Fannie Mae reported net income of $3.2 billion from July through September, up from $2 billion a year earlier, as its losses declined on investments it uses to hedge agains...
Nov 3, 2016
