Fed's hawks make a pitch against a rate-hike pause
U.S. inflation does not look like it is cooling fast enough to allow the Federal Reserve to hit
2023-05-19 02:58
Biden Faces Progressive Backlash Against Any Debt-Limit Concessions
President Joe Biden faces a fervent campaign from progressive Democrats opposing potential concessions to Republicans to avert a
2023-05-19 02:57
Debt ceiling negotiators rushing for weekend deal, but much work remains
Negotiators from the White House met over the debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s emissaries at the Capitol
2023-05-19 02:22
False claims of a stolen election thrive unchecked on Twitter even as Musk promises otherwise
Election falsehoods are thriving on Twitter after former President Donald Trump dug in on those claims during a recent CNN town hall
2023-05-19 01:55
US Existing-Home Sales Fall to Three-Month Low, While Prices Retreat
Sales of previously owned US homes fell in April, restrained by limited inventory and high mortgage rates, while
2023-05-19 01:55
UN official hopes for breakthrough on Russian food, fertilizer shipments
A top U.N. official says he hopes for a breakthrough soon after months of efforts to ensure that Russian food and fertilizer can be shipped to developing countries struggling with high prices
2023-05-19 01:55
US VP Harris, economic adviser Brainard warn of recession if debt default occurs
WASHINGTON Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden's top economic adviser, Lael Brainard, said on Thursday that
2023-05-19 01:53
Group of Senate Democrats to Biden: Use 14th Amendment to avoid debt default
WASHINGTON A group of U.S. Senate Democrats including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren urged President Joe Biden in
2023-05-19 01:29
Supreme Court avoids ruling on law shielding internet companies from being sued for what users post
The Supreme Court has sided with Google, Twitter and Facebook in lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for terrorist attacks
2023-05-19 01:23
Ballmer Group awards $42.5 million to help more than 100 Black-led groups expand
A new grantmaking effort funded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie’s philanthropic arm will provide $42.5 million over the next five years to support more than 100 Black-led nonprofits focused on improving economic mobility
2023-05-19 00:48
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million
Britain's treasury has revealed that Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost the UK government an estimated 162 million pounds ($201 million)
2023-05-19 00:25
Wisconsin tribe asks court to shut down oil pipeline
Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline because rapid erosion could expose it and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land
2023-05-18 23:46