By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty internet providers, including Verizon, Comcast and AT&T, have committed to cutting prices or increasing internet speeds for millions of lower-income U.S. families, President Joe Biden said on Monday. “Th…
Washington Post wins Pulitzer for public service, Reuters for feature photography
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for public service on Monday for its coverage of the siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, while Reuters won in the category of feature photograp…
Rescuers in Cuba hotel blast hold hope of survivors as death toll climbs
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban rescue workers combed through vast piles of rubble from the Hotel Saratoga in the early hours of Monday, uncovering four more bodies overnight after the hotel was hit by an explosion and bringing the death toll…
Putin’s Victory Day speech gives no clue on Ukraine escalation
By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Landay KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Vladimir Putin exhorted Russians to battle in a defiant Victory Day speech on Monday, but was silent about plans for any escalation in Ukraine, despite Western warnings he might use…
Analysis-Whispers of S&P 500 bear market grow louder as U.S. stock decline continues
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) -Expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve are dimming Wall Street’s outlook for stocks, with some investors now bracing for a potential bear market in the benchmark S&P 500 index. A bear market – often thought of as…
Sri Lanka prime minister resigns, curfew imposed after clashes
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned on Monday to make way for a unity government that would try to find a way out of the country’s worst economic crisis in history, but protesters said they also …
U.S. wholesale inventories rise strongly; first-quarter GDP seen revised slightly up
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. wholesale inventories increased solidly in March and the pace of accumulation in the prior month was stronger than previously reported, which could lead to a small upward revision to the first-quarter gross …
Exclusive-Germany prepares crisis plan for abrupt end to Russian gas – sources
By John O’Donnell BERLIN (Reuters) – German officials are quietly preparing for any sudden halt in Russian gas supplies with an emergency package that could include taking control of critical firms, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. T…
Europeans want fairer, greener, more agile EU – report
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union citizens would like the 27-nation bloc to become fairer, show greater solidarity, lead the fight against climate change and make swifter decisions, even if it means scrapping the need for unanimit…
Musk’s $44-billion Twitter deal at risk of being repriced lower – Hindenburg
(Reuters) -Short-seller Hindenburg Research warned on Monday that Elon Musk’s $44-billion offer to take Twitter Inc private could get repriced lower if the Silicon Valley billionaire walked away from the deal. “Musk holds all the cards here,” Hindenbur…