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
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
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
Sinn Fein wins in Northern Ireland local elections, urges return of government
Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein has made sweeping gains in Northern Ireland’s local elections
2023-05-21 23:56
China tells tech manufacturers to stop using Micron chips, stepping up feud with United States
China has stepped up a feud with Washington over security by telling users of computer equipment deemed sensitive to stop buying products from the biggest U.S. memory chipmaker, Micron Technology Inc. The country's cyberspace agency says Micron products have unspecified “serious network security risks” that threaten China’s information infrastructure and affect national security
2023-05-21 23:48
Heading home, Biden hopes McCarthy 'just waiting to negotiate with me' on debt limit
President Joe Biden says Republicans in the U.S. House must move off their “extreme positions” on the now-stalled talks over raising America’s debt limit
2023-05-21 23:21
South Korean, German leaders agree to cooperate on supply chains, North Korea
The leaders of South Korea and Germany have pledged more cooperation in building stable supply chains and addressing the challenges posed by nuclear-armed North Korea
2023-05-21 22:50