Russia has scrapped a Saturday deadline to resume flows via a major gas supply route to Germany, deepening Europe's difficulties in securing winter fuel, after saying it had found faults in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline during maintenance.
- Macro MattersU.S. job growth solid in August; labor market pressure starting to ease
U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in August, but moderate wage growth and a rise in the unemployment rate to 3.7% suggested the labor market was starting to loosen, raising cautious optimism that the Federal Reserve could slow the economy without triggering a recession.
- MarketsWall St ends week on down note as jobs report gain fade, article with video
U.S stocks closed out the trading week on a down note on Friday, as early gains from a jobs report that showed a labor market that may be starting to loosen gave way to worries about the European gas crisis.
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In the battle for Pennsylvania's governorship, Trump-backed Republican Doug Mastriano badly trails his Democratic opponent in fundraising, lags in polls and has yet to go on air with ads.
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- EXCLUSIVE Dozens of migrant children reported missing in Houston, raising alarms, article with galleryWorld ·
September 2, 2022 · 8:22 PM UTC · undefined agoFederal and local officials are scrambling to locate close to a dozen unaccompanied migrant children, after Houston police raised concerns about dozens of migrant children reported missing in the Texas city since last year, according to U.S. government officials and related emails reviewed by Reuters.
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Zaporizhzhia on the frontlineEurope’s largest nuclear power station has been caught in the crossfire between Ukraine and Russia.