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IMF chief says global economy doing 'better than feared,' risks remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The world economy has proven more resilient than expected despite acute strains from multiple shocks, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, forecasting o...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2025
Joan Bennett Kennedy, wife of late US Senator Ted Kennedy, has died, Boston Globe reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of a U.S. senator, the mother of a congressman and the sister-in-law of a slain president, has died at the age of 89, the Boston Globe report...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2025
Pathway Ministries leader prepares for "Conversations on a Bench" Thursday-Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of Peoria's Pathway Ministries is getting ready to spend 24 hours on a bench. In conjunction with World Homelessness Day, Pathway Ministries' Jon Rocke says he'll be there to r...
Julia Bradley Oct 08, 2025
Fire at aluminum plant to hit Ford's bottom line by up to $1 billion, analyst says
By Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) -A fire at a New York aluminum plant that is expected to affect production of Ford Motor's F-150 truck for months will sap up to $1 billion from the automaker's earnin...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2025
Argentina lifts export taxes on aluminum, steel, and derivatives until year-end
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's government temporarily eliminated export taxes on aluminum, steel, and derivatives until the end of 2025, according to a resolution published in the official gazett...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2025
Cisco rolls out chip designed to connect AI data centers over vast distances
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Cisco Systems launched on Wednesday a new networking chip designed to connect artificial intelligence data centers, with the cloud computing units of Microso...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2025
UBS examines hit to funds from $500 million First Brands exposure
ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS said on Wednesday it was examining the impact of the bankruptcy of First Brands on several of its investment funds, with the Swiss bank exposed to the tune of more than $500 mill...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2025
US shutdown not creating significant flight disruptions, IATA's chief says
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -The U.S. government shutdown hasn't significantly disrupted domestic commercial flights nor has it stopped the recruitment of new air traffic controllers, Willie ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2025
Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment
By Brendan O'Brien, Andy Sullivan and Susan Heavey CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrat...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2025
German economy ministry lifts 2025 growth forecast to 0.2%
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's economy ministry revised up on Wednesday its growth forecast for this year to 0.2% from an earlier forecast of zero, as published by Reuters on Saturday. ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2025

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