DENVER, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Santa Claus drove his reindeer-powered ‌sleigh ​over rooftops around the world on Wednesday, ‌delivering gifts to millions of children in a magic Christmas Eve ritual that ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to a seasonally ‍adjusted 214,000 for the week ​ended December 20, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters ...

Last year an almost two-week strike closed many runs and caused long lift lines at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort. That strike ended when Colorado-based Vail Resorts acceded to demands including a ...

Under the latest projections approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, the government expects Japan's economy to expand 1.1% in ‌the current fiscal year, up from 0.7% growth estimated in August due ​to ...

SYDNEY, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state on Wednesday passed ‌sweeping ​new gun and anti-terror rules following the mass ‌shooting on Bondi Beach, tightening firearm ownership, ...

Dec 24 (Reuters) - ‌Nvidia ​has agreed ‌to buy Groq, a ​designer of high-performance ‍artificial intelligence accelerator ​chips, for $20 ​billion ⁠in cash, CNBC reported on Wednesday.

BELGRADE, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The ‌U.S. ​has granted ‌Serbian oil refiner NIS until March ​24 to negotiate the sale of ‍its Russian owner's stake, ​Serbia's state-owned RTS TV reported ​on ⁠Wednesday.

The largest Powerball jackpot ever was $2.04 billion, won in California in 2022, representing the largest ​U.S. lottery prize on record. Large jackpots tend to bolster ticket sales, boosting revenue ...

Stock bulls point to the upbeat outlook for U.S. corporate profits. Earnings among S&P 500 companies are projected up over 15% in 2026, on the back of a solid 13% rise ‌in 2025, according to Tajinder ...

Under normal circumstances, the fund seeks to meet its investment objectives by investing generally more than 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend-paying and ...

Dec 24 (Reuters) - The ‌U.S. ​auto safety regulator ‌said on Wednesday it has ​opened a defect investigation into Tesla ‍Model 3 compact ​sedans over concerns that ​emergency ⁠door release controls ...

Feeder cattle futures dropped by an exchange-imposed maximum that limits how far prices can fall each day and sank by 21% over a little more than a month after reaching a high on October 16. On that ...