(Reuters) - A driver for Uber is an employee, not a contractor, according to a California ruling that eventually could push up costs for the smartphone-based ride hailing service and hurt the closely watched start-up's valuation.
June 17 (Reuters) - Classy centuries from Eoin Morgan and Joe Root propelled England to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the fourth one-day international in Nottingham on Wednesday to square the five-match series at 2-2.
SAO PAULO, June 17 (Reuters) - Banco Bradesco SA, Brazil's No. 2 private-sector bank, will make a binding offer to buy HSBC Holdings Plc's Brazilian unit next month, the newswire service of O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Labor Department secretary tried to drum up support from skeptical Republicans on Wednesday for a controversial plan to rein in conflicts by brokers who offer retirement advice, saying he believes consensus for new regulations is growing.
Liz Kendall appealed to Labour members to elect her as leader to give the party a “fresh start” as she declared that her main rivals Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham had “baggage” from serving as Cabinet ministers.
June 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Scoreboard at close of play in the fourth One Day International between England and New Zealand on Wednesday in Nottingham, England New Zealand Innings M. Guptill c Finn b Stokes 53 B. McCullum c Buttler b Wood 35 K. Williamson c Rashid b Willey 90 R. Taylor lbw b Finn 42 G. Elliott not out 55
Federal regulators have slapped restrictions on the mortgage businesses of six banks, saying they haven't fully complied with requirements imposed on them to resolve allegations that they abused the foreclosure process...
By TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer CVS drugstores that quit tobacco sales last year are now getting health and beauty makeovers and a shot of ethnic diversity in some cases to attract customers who want...
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer FedEx's latest quarterly results missed Wall Street expectations, as lower fuel surcharges and the strong dollar cut into revenue at its big express-shipping business.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations slammed South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Wednesday for hindering efforts to protect civilians by blocking U.N. attack helicopters and surveillance drones and declaring that U.N. personnel caught taking photos will be deemed spies.
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian troops killed five gunmen during a clash with an armed group in the central Mopti region, the army and defence ministry said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is growing moderately after a winter swoon and likely strong enough to support an interest rate increase by the end of the year, but concerns remain over the recovery of the labor market, U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Wednesday.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington, June 17 (Reuters) - Whether the players love or hate Chambers Bay, they will face a "comprehensive test" in firm and fast conditions at this week's U.S. Open, says United States Golf Association chief Mike Davis.
Any hopes Eugenie Bouchard might have had that a return to grass would revive her flagging fortunes were dashed for the second tournament in succession. Having lost to Yaroslava Shvedova in her first grass-court match of the year in ’s-Hertogenbosch last week, Bouchard fell at her first hurdle in the Aegon Classic in Edgbaston when she was beaten 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 by France’s Kristina Mladenovic.
Up to 20 military personnel have been injured in a crash between three troop carriers on Salisbury Plain, police said.
A series of Islamic State-claimed bombings in Yemen's rebel-controlled capital killed at least four people and wounded 60 Wednesday night amid the country's raging war.
A global airline association said Wednesday that it was scrapping its recommendation to reduce the size of carry-on bags for air travelers after an "intense" response in North America.
Twitter's lame-duck CEO Dick Costolo says he is leaving the company stocked with new features that will boost revenue and help make the short-messaging service useful to more people.
Dermot Weld has been winning races at Royal Ascot since 1973, but few of his 17 victories have given him as much pleasure as Free Eagle’s triumph in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - The number of new HIV cases in a rural southern Indiana county that has seen a recent epidemic has fallen dramatically, public health officials said on Wednesday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - The number of new HIV cases in a rural southern Indiana county that has seen a recent epidemic has fallen dramatically, public health officials said on Wednesday.
Decision economics' Cary Leahey says the Fed remains hesitant to raise rates, but the odds are they will find a way to get past their reservations to make a move in September. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Decision economics' Cary Leahey says the Fed remains hesitant to raise rates, but the odds are they will find a way to get past their reservations to make a move in September. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Decision economics' Cary Leahey says the Fed remains hesitant to raise rates, but the odds are they will find a way to get past their reservations to make a move in September. Bobbi Rebell reports.
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it approved Edwards Lifesciences Corp's Sapien 3 heart valve, the third-generation version of the company's system for replacing diseased aortic valves.
