Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise despite worries about US debt talks
Asian shares mostly drifted higher Monday as investors fretted whether the United States government would be able to reach a deal to avoid a federal default
2023-05-22 12:46
Debt ceiling explained: Why it's a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are to meet face to face on Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling
2023-05-22 12:46
Survey of economists: Inflation will stay high this year, and so will Fed's key interest rate
The Federal Reserve will make only modest progress in its fight against inflation for the rest of this year, even while keeping its benchmark interest rate at a 16-year high, a group of business economists predict in a new survey
2023-05-22 12:25
Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration in AP-NORC Poll
Just 33% of American adults say they approve of President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape
2023-05-22 12:17
Singapore’s PM Lee Tests Positive for Covid
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for Covid-19, he said in a Facebook post. “I
2023-05-22 11:20
Missing Recovery Leaves China’s Metals Bears In Charge
The first gathering of the Asian metals community since the pandemic should have been a celebration, fueled by
2023-05-22 09:26
China fails Micron's products in security review, bars some purchases
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's cyberspace regulator said on Sunday that products made by U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology had failed its
2023-05-22 07:50
China’s $23 Trillion Local Debt Mess Is About to Get Worse
In 2021, a remote coal town in northeastern China was forced to undergo an unprecedented financial restructuring. Its
2023-05-22 07:29
Saudi astronauts, including nation's 1st woman, catch private flight to space station
Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades are headed to the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight
2023-05-22 06:26
Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers' strike picket outside
Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood’s biggest studios as he gave the school’s commencement address in a stadium where protesters supporting the Hollywood writers’ strike picketed outside
2023-05-22 05:29
Why Ron DeSantis can win the GOP nomination for president
Ron DeSantis is expected to enter the 2024 presidential race this week. But the Florida governor begins his campaign to win the GOP nomination with his poll numbers flailing and with former President Donald Trump as the clear primary front-runner.
2023-05-22 00:54
Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of 'hostile' laws
The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws championed by Gov_ Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.”
2023-05-22 00:00