US Election
Tiesha Blackwell, 24, voted for Joe Biden in 2020 but says she is casting her ballot for Republican former President Donald Trump this year, and high food and housing prices are a chief reason.
For many US voters, the economy is personal and they blame the DemocratsREUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Autos & Transportation
Volkswagen plans to shut at least three factories in Germany, lay off tens of thousands of staff and shrink its remaining plants in Europe's biggest economy as it plots a deeper-than-expected overhaul, the company's works council head said on Monday.
VW labour chief sounds alarm on mass layoffs, three German plant closuresDaniela Cavallo, Chairwoman of the General and Group Works Council of Volkswagen AG, speaks to employees announcing job cuts and closure of a few Volkswagen factories, at the company's headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
Japan
The uncertainty sent the yen currency to a three-month low as analysts prepared for days, or possibly weeks, of political wrangling to form a government and potentially a change of leader.
Japan's government in flux after election gives no party majorityREUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Here are the main players in any post-election jockeying for power.
The Japanese parties that may jockey for power after electionWorld
Middle East
- Israeli campaign leaves Lebanese border towns in ruins, satellite images show
- Iran says it will 'use all available tools' to respond to Israel's attack
- How Biden pushed Israel to calibrate its strikes on Iran
- Egypt proposes short Gaza truce with small hostage-prisoner exchange
Markets
Wall Street rises as markets await megacap earnings, election
Fed faces hefty data, political calendar before next policy meeting
Yen tumbles after Japan election, dollar set for biggest monthly rise since 2022
BOJ on quest for better communication as more rate hikes loom
Aerospace
- Boeing to raise up to $22 bln to shore up finances, stave off downgrade
Boeing workers' demand for reinstated pension a long shot, experts say
Autos & Transportation
- Musk's bold 2025 prediction on Tesla sales faces skepticism, scrutiny
China again warns EU against separate talks with EV makers
Commodities
- China Jan-Sept gold consumption slides 11% as high prices deter buying appetite
Korea Zinc attempts to fend off takeover with $1.5 billion share buyback
Energy
- Oil slides 6% after limited Israeli retaliatory attack on Iran
Zero carbon ammonia for shipping faces cost, safety challenges
Reuters journalist Krisztina Than shares her favorite ways to spend downtime in Hungary鈥檚 capital.
China
There has been no formal acknowledgement of a change in policy. But there is now tacit consent from policymakers to allow the tutoring industry to grow, in a pivot by Beijing to support job creation.
China's private tutoring firms emerge from the shadows after crackdownREUTERS/Jorge Silva Customers are cutting spending amid a property crisis and a rise in unemployment.
Some companies change tack in China with no recovery in sightANALYSIS
United States
- After Supreme Court ruling, a Black Alabama Democrat aspires to US House seat
Harris campaigns in Michigan, Trump in Georgia in final stretch of White House race Democratic Senator tries to swim upstream in increasingly Republican Ohio
Europe
- UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' jailed for breaching injunction
Georgian president calls for protests, West seeks probe into reported vote violations Bulgaria's GERB wins election, coalition talks in sight
Americas
- How Mexico鈥檚 migrant crackdown influences the U.S. election
US policy toward Cuba hangs in balance as presidential election looms Sikh separatist claims Indian 'spy network' operates in US and Canada
Asia Pacific
- NATO chief confirms North Korean troops are in Russia's Kursk
Former Philippine President Duterte confirms existence of 'death squad' Police out in force to prevent rowdy Halloween celebrations in Shanghai
Environment
National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations said on Monday as countries prepare for the next round of climate change negotiations in November.
Current climate pledges still fall way short on Paris goals, UN body saysManaus, Brazil. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly The $1.8 trillion fund pools the Nordic state's revenue from oil and gas production.
Norway's wealth fund falls short on climate ambitions, NGO saysSustainability
Sports
The club said it was a unanimous decision, with the Old Trafford side 14th in the Premier League after nine games and showing no sign they are on a path back to former glory.
Manchester United sack manager Ten Hag after woeful start to the seasonErik ten Hag Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
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