Senate passes bill to block Biden's student loan forgiveness program
Both the Senate and the House have now passed a bill to block President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, which promises to cancel up to $20,000 of debt for millions of borrowers but has been held up by courts.
2023-06-02 02:55
Debt ceiling deal heads to US Senate for approval
The Senate must approve the deal and send it to the president's desk this weekend to avoid a default.
2023-06-02 00:28
Jamie Dimon denies knowledge of JPMorgan concerns over Epstein in lawsuit deposition
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has denied knowing about internal reviews of Jeffrey Epstein's criminal conduct and his account with the bank when they were happening.
2023-06-01 16:25
Debt ceiling deal: US House overwhelmingly passes bill
The Senate must approve the deal and send it to the president's desk this weekend to avoid a default.
2023-06-01 10:20
Debt ceiling deal would require student loan payments to resume in August
If passed into law, the bipartisan debt ceiling deal will dash any hope borrowers might have that the federal student loan payment pause would be extended for a ninth time.
2023-05-31 23:25
US Supreme Court rejects Avery Dennison appeal on patent eligibility
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a patent dispute between labeling company Avery
2023-05-30 22:22
US consumer confidence dips in May - survey
WASHINGTON U.S. consumer confidence slipped in May as concerns about the economic outlook lingered, but more households planned
2023-05-30 22:20
Debt ceiling deal exposes Biden and McCarthy's weaknesses with their parties' extremes
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy convinced themselves of a compromise deal to slow federal spending and replenish the near-empty treasury with borrowed cash.
2023-05-30 12:23
Lawmakers race to secure US debt deal votes as deadline looms
A deal to raise the debt ceiling must now pass in the narrowly-divided House of Representatives.
2023-05-30 02:58
Biden and McCarthy race to sell their debt ceiling deal to lawmakers before the government runs out of money
The "agreement in principle" clinched by House Republicans and the White House late Saturday to raise the nation's borrowing limit was the culmination of mad-dash negotiations over the course of the past week that regularly stretched late into the night.
2023-05-28 12:21
US debt ceiling: Negotiators agree a deal in principle, McCarthy says
The White House and the Republicans are now said to be ironing out details of a bill to avert a default.
2023-05-28 09:18
New Zealand consumer confidence flat in May -ANZ-Roy Morgan
SYDNEY Consumer confidence in New Zealand was flat in May compared with the prior month and remained very
2023-05-26 06:19