Federal Reserve is likely to skip a rate hike at pivotal meeting Wednesday yet signal more to come
The Federal Reserve, having raised interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades, is poised Wednesday to leave rates alone for the first time in 15 months to allow time to gauge the impact of its aggressive drive to tame inflation
2023-06-14 12:27
Milwaukee bankruptcy avoidance plan up for approval in Wisconsin Legislature
A plan to prevent Milwaukee from going bankrupt is expected to win bipartisan approval in the Wisconsin Legislature
2023-06-14 12:22
Stove wars: Republican-controlled House takes up bills to protect gas stoves
The Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from over-zealous government regulators
2023-06-14 12:21
Microsoft's planned Activision Blizzard merger temporarily blocked by US judge
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Microsoft’s planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard
2023-06-14 10:21
US judge temporarily blocks Microsoft acquisition of Activision
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON A U.S. judge late on Tuesday granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request to
2023-06-14 09:25
Amazon says AWS is operating normally after outage that left publishers unable to operate websites
Amazon’s cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services experienced an outage on Tuesday, affecting publishers that suddenly found themselves unable to operate their sites
2023-06-14 08:47
Senate just barely confirms Bernstein as Biden's economic adviser
The U.S. Senate has narrowly confirmed Jared Bernstein to be the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
2023-06-14 07:21
Young athlete in Montana climate change trial testifies he uses inhaler due to forest fire smoke
A high school athlete who is one of 16 young plaintiffs who took Montana to court over climate change says increased smoke from forest fires has made it difficult to run races
2023-06-14 06:59
Bill to help finance a Las Vegas ballpark for Oakland A's passes Nevada Senate, heads to Assembly
A stadium financing bill aimed at drawing the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas cleared one hurdle Tuesday after passing the Nevada Senate — with requirements strengthening its benefits to the community
2023-06-14 06:50
Oil producers say tech will soon handle climate-wrecking fumes. US envoy Kerry says be skeptical
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is urging skepticism about claims that technological breakthroughs mean humans soon will be able to adequately capture the climate-wrecking fumes from burning fossil fuels
2023-06-14 06:50
Starbucks denies claims that it's banning Pride displays but union organizers are skeptical
Starbucks is denying union organizers’ claims that it is banning Pride displays in its U.S. stores in the wake of Target and other brands experiencing a backlash
2023-06-14 06:48
Trump's historic federal arraignment was virtually invisible to the public
Former President Donald Trump's arraignment on federal charges in Miami was historic
2023-06-14 06:47