7+ hour, 42+ min ago  (381+ words) RIGA, July 16 (Reuters) – Latvia has increased security around a hydroelectric dam upstream from its capital Riga and at a huge underground gas storage facility due to intelligence pointing to a ​threat from Russia, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs told Reuters on…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago  (881+ words) By Rick Noack, Mubasher Bukhari and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD, July 16 (Reuters) – Attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis this week have frustrated Pakistan and threaten to draw Islamabad into the conflict, complicating any future role it may have as…...

13+ hour, 26+ min ago  (513+ words) Another day, another test for chip stocks. While Taiwan’s TSMC delivered a blockbuster earnings beat, Asian equities still slid. Meanwhile, the U.S. inflation picture remains highly uncertain, as investors weigh softer data with the escalating violence in the Middle East....

2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (328+ words) By Atharva Singh and Prakhar Srivastava July 16 (Reuters) – Brookfield-backed data center provider Csquare’s shares opened marginally lower before trading down about 3% in their New York Stock ​Exchange debut on Thursday, after the initial public offering ‌was priced below its marketed…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago  (292+ words) July 16 (Reuters) – U.S. trade regulators have launched a probe into Samsung Electronics’ memory chips and products sold by Google, Nvidia, Broadcom and Super Micro ​Computer that use them following a complaint by ‌Netlist alleging infringement of its patents. California-based Netlist…...

8+ hour, 17+ min ago  (262+ words) NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) – The World Cup trophy will be transported to the New York-New Jersey stadium in a bespoke ​Louis Vuitton trunk, with the French luxury ‌fashion house once again entrusted with designing the carry case for the most…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago  (544+ words) SOUTHPORT, England, July 16 (Reuters) – Big-hitting American Bryson DeChambeau answered questions about his links-course skills in the best way possible on Thursday as he began his challenge at the British Open with a three-under 67 at a sun-drenched Royal Birkdale. Armed with…...

11+ hour, 31+ min ago  (105+ words) WTVB S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower as chip stocks weaken July 16 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the ​Nasdaq opened lower on Thursday as chip stocks weakened again, while ​investors parsed ⁠fresh economic ⁠data for clues on the health of the…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago  (988+ words) WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has ramped up U.S. air strikes on Iran and threatened broader escalation, but there is little sign that a military strategy that has already failed to extract concessions from Tehran will succeed this time....

6+ hour, 42+ min ago  (218+ words) July 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. government is reviving a rule that could deny permanent residency to immigrants who use ​public benefits such as food stamps ‌and Medicaid, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. The administration of President Donald Trump,…...