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November 25, 2021
Asian stocks down after Fed says ready to act on inflation
Asian stock markets fell Thursday after Federal Reserve officials indicated they were ready to raise interest rates sooner ...
November 24, 2021
Fed officials express resolve to address inflation risks
Federal Reserve officials in discussions earlier this month said the central bank “would not hesitate” to take appropriate ...
November 24, 2021
Houston highway project sparks debate over racial equity
A $9 billion highway widening project being proposed in the Houston area could become an important test of the Biden ...
November 24, 2021
German parties reach deal for government to end Merkel era
Germany's would-be governing parties vowed Wednesday to modernize Europe’s biggest economy and step up efforts against ...
November 24, 2021
UN nuclear chief: Inspection curbs limiting Iran monitoring
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog warned Wednesday his inspectors are close to being unable to “guarantee” they know ...
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November 24, 2021
Turkey, UAE sign cooperation agreements as they mend ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abu Dhabi’s powerful crown prince oversaw the signing of several investment and ...
November 24, 2021
US climate pledge faces test in Senate with global impact
After talking the climate talk at U.N. negotiations in Scotland, the Biden administration now tests whether a divided United ...
November 23, 2021
Fed's Powell will aim to win a high-stakes bet in 2nd term
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gambled last year that his ultra-low rate policies would help revive an economy that had ...
November 22, 2021
Harris announces $1.5B investment in health care workforce
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday that the Biden administration is investing $1.5 billion from the coronavirus ...
November 22, 2021
Biden to keep Powell as Fed chair, Brainard gets vice chair
President Joe Biden said Monday he is nominating Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, ...
November 22, 2021
Dems confident on methane fee as budget bill moves to Senate
A Democratic plan to impose a fee on methane emissions from oil and gas wells has cleared a key hurdle, but it faces strong ...
November 22, 2021
Coal-fired power plants to close after new wastewater rule
Climate change isn’t what’s driving some U.S. coal-fired power plants to shut down. It's the expense of stricter pollution ...
November 22, 2021
In Africa, Blinken sees limits of US influence abroad
Traveling across Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken saw firsthand the limits of America’s influence abroad.
November 21, 2021
Cap on drug price hikes for privately insured sparks battle
Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription drugs from a little-noticed provision ...
November 19, 2021
Transplant-waiting children victims of Venezuela's crises
Zoe Martano is no stranger to misery. At 6, she has spent half of her life in and out of a Venezuelan hospital, being prodded ...
November 19, 2021
Japan Cabinet OKs record stimulus package to fix economy
Japan's Cabinet approved on Friday a record 56 trillion yen ($490 billion) stimulus package, including cash handouts and aid ...
November 19, 2021
Biden praises Canada, Mexico as leaders discuss strains
Reviving three-way North American summitry after a five-year break, President Joe Biden on Thursday joined with the leaders ...
November 19, 2021
Most baseball minor leaguers to be provided their own beds
Most minor league players will get their own beds provided in team housing under a new Major League Baseball policy.
November 18, 2021
No settlement for separated migrant families amid criticism
Migrants whose children were taken from them under former President Donald Trump's zero-tolerance border policy have not ...
November 18, 2021
Pressure on Fed's Powell is rising as inflation worsens
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell surely expected to have some breathing room after taking the first step this month to ...
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