US economy reflects solid growth in the third quarter

Robust consumer spending rises at fastest pace since Q1 2023 as business investment in equipment surges

With six days to go, Harris and Trump gear up for final election pitches

Polls show tight race in North Carolina, the second-biggest prize among seven closely contested states

Philadelphia prosecutor sues Elon Musk group to stop $1m lottery for voters

Top prosecutor says giveaway by Musk’s America PAC is illegal and entices residents to share personal data

Trump campaign distances itself from offensive comments at New York rally

Republican presidential candidate pledges 'largest deportation programme' at packed Madison Square Garden rally

US regional banks raise rainy day buffers for extreme weather events

Move highlights growing climate-related risks to credit portfolios

Uruguay heads for tight presidential run-off

The November 24 run-off will take place because no candidate got more than 50% in the first round

Michelle Obama, Harris and Trump campaign in Michigan

Michelle Obama is the latest example of the Democrats turning to star power in the final days of the election cycle

Haiti residents flee homes as gangs expand control

Gangs in Port-au-Prince ramp up attacks in areas they do not yet dominate

Venezuelan authorities reject accusation of local opposition leader’s murder

Police say opposition chief Santos died in motorbike accident but critics claim foul play

Washington Post reports Elon Musk briefly worked illegally in US in 1990s

Newspaper alleges that Musk developed software company Zip2 instead of attending university

US probes supplier as possible source of McDonald’s E coli outbreak

Onions are the likely origin of the outbreak that has sickened 49 people and killed one, US department of agriculture says

Canada to slash number of immigrants

New immigration targets mark a shift in policy

Kamala Harris’ rally in Georgia to feature Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama

It will also mark the first time Harris and Obama will campaign together

Trump’s former chief of staff labels him ‘fascist’

John Kelly tells newspaper the former president has no understanding of the US constitution or the rule of law

Bank of Canada cuts rate by 50 bps

Bank of Canada revises down third-quarter growth outlook to 1.5% from 2.8% in July

Musk’s daily $1m Trump support prize raises legal red flags

Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro says law enforcement could probe the plan to give money to registered voters