The alleged rape investigation involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been discontinued, a Swedish prosecutor said Tuesday( AP Photo/ Matt Dunham,) Two months earlier, Assange was evicted from the Ecuador Embassy in London where he had been holed up since 2012.... Last month, Assange lost a bid in a U.K. court to delay proceedings as he fights extraditionon espionage charges.In response to the Swedish announcement, Kristinn Hrafnsson, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief, said: “ Let us now focus

STOCKHOLM( Reuters)-Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven's hopes of surviving a political crisis looked brighter on Wednesday after his allies in the Centre Party said they would drop a contested proposal for rent reform. Lofven has led a fragile centre-left minority government of Social Democrats and Greens, supported by former political rivals the Centre Party and the Liberals, since 2018. The Centre and Liberals have pushed for rental reform, but the Left Party, whose support Lofven also need

By David RandallNEW YORK( Reuters)-A potential renomination of Jerome Powell at the helm of the U.S. Federal Reserve would provide a needed sense of stability as the central bank prepares to pull back its emergency-level support, investors say, even while some chide the Fed chief for policies they say have pumped excessive liquidity into markets. Wall Street is widely expecting that Powell, who was nominated for the role by President Donald Trump in 2017, will be renominated by President Joe Bid

The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow estimate of real GDP growth for the second quarter fell to 1.8% on May 25, from 2.4% the previous week. Softer economic growth raises risks of weaker corporate profits, in theory paving the way for softer share prices.... Net weekly inflows to U.S. stocks stood at their highest level in 10 weeks, data from BofA Global Research showed Thursday." It's very clear that everyone at the Fed is on board for 50 basis-point( interest rate hikes) for the next two hiking meetings.

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Sweden is in the midst of political chaos as the country nears a potential snap election.... The euro is a symbol of more integration.... This was a moment of prudence, not integration....

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept.... Actor Lucille Soong( “ Fresh Off the Boat ”) is 86.... Saxophonist Mel Collins of King Crimson and of Kokomo is 74....