Analysis-Risk of US downgrade still on the cards despite debt deal
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK While a U.S. default on its debt has been averted, the possibility of
2023-06-02 23:48
Deal approved, Biden will address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office Friday evening
President Joe Biden will speak Friday evening from the Oval Office as he addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit
2023-06-02 22:55
As legal gambling surges, should schools teach teens about risk?
Warnings about the potential dangers of gambling could soon join education about drugs and alcohol in the nation's classrooms
2023-06-02 22:21
Fed Has Message Problem After Early Rate Pause Signals, El-Erian Says
The Federal Reserve shouldn’t have led investors to expect a pause in interest-rate hikes in June before officials
2023-06-02 22:19
Backlash Against Weaponized Dollar Is Growing Across the World
All around the world, a backlash is brewing against the hegemony of the US dollar. Brazil and China
2023-06-02 21:55
Bill Cosby faces new sexual assault lawsuit from former Playboy model
Victoria Valentino claims Cosby raped her after giving her and a friend pills in 1969.
2023-06-02 21:15
Ford urges owners of some Lincoln SUVs to park outdoors because they can catch fire with engines off
Ford is telling owners of more than 140,000 SUVs in the U.S. to park them outside because they can catch fire even when the engines are turned off
2023-06-02 20:51
In Norway, Indigenous Sami protest outside prime minister's office against wind farm
Dozen of activists including Indigenous Sami are protesting outside the office of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
2023-06-02 20:46
Biden to enforce ban on oil, gas drilling to protect tribal sites around New Mexico's Chaco
The Biden administration is implementing a 20-year withdrawal banning oil and gas development outside the boundaries of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico
2023-06-02 18:24
Stock market today: World follows Wall Street up on hopes Fed will ease off rate hikes
Global stock markets and Wall Street futures are higher ahead of an update on the U.S. jobs market
2023-06-02 18:20
Poland's president proposes urgent amendments to law on Russian influences
Polish President Andrzej Duda has said unexpectedly that he was proposing urgent amendments to a contentious law on Russian that he signed this week and that drew U.S. and European Union criticism
2023-06-02 18:19
US jobs report for May could point to slower hiring as Fed rate hikes cool demand for workers
America’s surprisingly resilient job market may have delivered yet another month of solid hiring and pay gains in May, if economists’ forecasts prove to be correct
2023-06-02 18:17