Obama agreed to $2.1 trillion in spending cuts to end 2011 debt ceiling crisis. Here's what happened next.
The nation is days away from defaulting on its obligations. The Republican House speaker, pushed by conservatives in his party, demands deep spending cuts. The president, a Democrat, works on negotiating a package to avert a fiscal calamity.
2023-05-30 21:30
Lula’s Summit Brings Together Struggling South American Presidents
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is hosting his South American counterparts on Tuesday as he seeks to
2023-05-30 21:21
Stock market today: US futures mostly higher ahead of debt ceiling vote, oil falls again
Wall Street pointed mostly higher early Tuesday after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement on a deal to raise the U.S. national debt ceiling
2023-05-30 20:59
Elon Musk meets Chinese FM in Beijing
Elon Musk met Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing on Tuesday, the ministry said, as the Tesla CEO embarks on his first trip to China...
2023-05-30 20:51
Yields on bills due in June fall on debt deal optimism
Yields on Treasury bills that are due in early June dropped on Tuesday on optimism that Congress will
2023-05-30 20:51
Climate battle looms as Alberta premier Smith takes aim at Trudeau after election win
By Steve Scherer and Nia Williams (Reuters) -Alberta's re-elect conservative leader Danielle Smith has put herself on a collision course
2023-05-30 20:25
Kosovo Clashes Show EU’s Balkan Ambitions Are Faltering
European Union efforts to mend relations between Kosovo’s Serbian and Albanian communities are unraveling as violence spills across
2023-05-30 20:24
AI poses 'extinction' risk, say experts
Global leaders should be working to reduce "the risk of extinction" from artificial intelligence technology, a group of industry chiefs...
2023-05-30 20:17
Tesla's Musk meets Chinese foreign minister, who calls for 'mutual respect' in US-China relations
China’s foreign minister has met Tesla CEO Elon Musk and said U.S.-Chinese relations require “mutual respect” while touting the promise of the country’s electric vehicle industry
2023-05-30 19:52
How crypto is dealing with the debt ceiling turmoil
Cryptocurrencies are often characterized by their wild price swings and volatility, but stablecoins are digital currencies designed to do the opposite — to hold a steady value.
2023-05-30 19:48
Nigeria fuel subsidy: Tinubu's plan to scrap measure sparks rush to stock up
People are hoping to stockpile petrol over fears of a major price increase amid high inflation.
2023-05-30 18:50
U.S. debt ceiling deal to face its first test in Congress
By Moira Warburton and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON A bipartisan deal to raise the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling
2023-05-30 18:29