By Gram Slattery TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley will face off at the fourth Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night in one of their last encounters before their party’s first nominating contest in Iowa in less than six weeks. With Donald Trump up … Read more
US stock futures rose on Wednesday as investors looked to data on the health of the labor market for clues to the Federal Reserve’s next policy move. S&P 500 (^GSPC) futures were 0.2% higher, while Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) futures ticked up 0.1%, or about 45 points. Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) futures moved up 0.2%, … Read more
Steve Stricker is making his debut in the PNC Championship next week, and he should be thankful he didn’t have to choose between his two daughters, both good players. Stricker will be playing with his youngest, Izzi, a Wisconsin state high school champion. “I didn’t have a choice,” Stricker said. “Plus, Bobbi is a pro, … Read more
Central Florida will have cooler days and chilly nights over the next few days. Our area will have a chilly start Wednesday morning with low temperatures in the 40s and 50s. The high temperature in Orlando should reach around 63 degrees Wednesday afternoon. Read: Rare 1914 Babe Ruth rookie card fetches $7.2 million at auction … Read more
ATHENS, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Greece and Turkey should reinforce trust and deepen cooperation on common challenges as they try to solve their differences, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday before a trip to Athens. “There is no problem we cannot solve through dialogue on the basis of mutual goodwill,” Erdogan told Kathimerini newspaper … Read more
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. research is advancing on the potential to change fuel for nuclear reactors on Navy submarines and aircraft carriers from bomb-grade uranium to a safer option, documents showed Wednesday, even as the program’s funding is at risk in Congress. In order to lower proliferation risks of keeping stockpiles of … Read more
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top bosses of JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and other major banks planned on Wednesday to warn lawmakers that capital hikes and other new regulations being contemplated by U.S. bank regulators will hurt credit markets and the broader economy. Worker pay and rights, mortgages, financial stability … Read more
Jon Rahm is thought to be considering his future in the game (Getty Images) There is no proof that Jon Rahm is about to turn his back on the PGA Tour and join LIV Golf. There has been no confirmation that the world No 3 is about to sign a £450m contract with the Saudi … Read more
Six people were killed and two police officers and a third person wounded in shootings Tuesday in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, authorities said. A suspect was being held. Authorities described a complicated series of events that spanned about eight hours. Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson said at a news conference early Wednesday that … Read more
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A lawsuit by a group of Colorado voters trying to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot next year over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol heads to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. The voters, backed by the watchdog group … Read more