Yellen to Update Congress on Default Timing Within Two Weeks
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she expects to update Congress within the next two weeks on how close
2023-05-13 09:57
Fed’s Jefferson Says Inflation High, But Policy ‘On Track’
Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson said progress on inflation this year has been “mixed,” but noted that policy
2023-05-13 09:50
Ex-ByteDance Exec Claims Reporting Illegal Conduct Got Him Fired
ByteDance Inc.’s former head of engineering in the US said in a lawsuit he was fired for voicing
2023-05-13 08:48
McDonald's found liable after child suffers burns from 'hot' chicken nuggets, Florida jury finds
A South Florida jury returned a split verdict in a civil lawsuit filed against McDonald's and one of its franchisees that alleged "dangerously hot" chicken nuggets from a Happy Meal burned a toddler, according to CNN affiliate WPLG.
2023-05-13 08:24
Popular China Stock Trade Runs Into Geopolitical, Growth Risks
Intensifying geopolitical tussle and dimming economic outlook is threatening to nip one of the few winning China stock
2023-05-13 08:22
Chile Holds Interest Rate Unchanged With Inflation Trudging Toward Target
Chile’s central bank held its interest rate steady for the fourth straight meeting and signaled it still isn’t
2023-05-13 08:18
Soros Slashed Rivian Stake After 90% Drop From Peak, Exits Tesla
George Soros’s investment firm cut holdings in electric-vehicle makers, slashing a stake in Rivian Automotive Inc. after a
2023-05-13 06:54
Italy Survives Fitch Judgment in Boost for Meloni Before Moody’s
Italy retained a credit assessment two notches above junk from Fitch Ratings, a vote of confidence in the
2023-05-13 05:59
Yellen Says ‘We Have to Default’ on Something If Congress Fails
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the federal government will have to renege on some payments if Congress
2023-05-13 05:50
Hedge Fund Trade With a History of Blowups Is Back Again
Hedge funds looking to profit from dislocations in the US Treasury market appear to be playing with the
2023-05-13 05:24
Debt ceiling: Still no plan to avoid a default, but major shifts in posture
After a week of meetings on the debt ceiling, Congress, the White House and the country still do not have a clear path forward to avoid a cataclysmic default with just four days when both the House and Senate are scheduled to be in session before June 1, when the US could default on its obligations. On one hand, it looks like this could go to the brink. On the other, there have been pockets of progress over the intervening days and signs that some of the most stringent and hardened positions negotiators have been echoing over the last three months are slowly beginning to soften.
2023-05-13 04:54
US Bank Lending Retreated During Week of First Republic Failure
US loans and deposits fell slightly in the chaotic first week of May when First Republic Bank collapsed
2023-05-13 04:53