By Mike Stone, Andrea Shalal and Tom Balmforth Oct 30 (Reuters) - The US State Department said on Friday it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion,

The Trump administration and the Kremlin are discussing the possible lifting of US sanctions on Russia’s multibillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund, Russian state media quoted a Kremlin aide as saying,

Details of more than 41,000 personnel working for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including thousands involved in immigration enforcement, have been leaked to the public.

Some of Tuesday’s US midterm races may take weeks to clear recounts and court challenges, but ultimately the Senate and House of Representatives decide who gets seated, a power that could matter if a handful of contests determine control of Congress.

US tech stocks were set to fall on Thursday after overnight earnings from Google and Microsoft fuelled uncertainty over the pace of spending on building out AI infrastructure. Futures contracts tracking the Nasdaq 100 pointed to the tech-heavy index opening 1.3 per cent lower, while those for the broader S&P 500 were down 0.4 per cent.

The US fiscal outlook is expected to remain a concern for investors regardless of the outcome of next week's midterm elections, with the budget deficit projected to stay around 6% of gross domestic product,

US central bank holds interest rates steady ahead of midterm elections – here's what that means The US Federal Reserve has held interest rates steady at 3.75% - 4%. The decision comes within a week of the midterm elections and after the central bank raised interest rates for the first time in three years at its September meeting.