McCarthy says he spoke with Trump about US debt ceiling talks
WASHINGTON Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday he spoke briefly with former President
2023-05-26 01:23
COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use
U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid
2023-05-26 01:22
Air Canada technical problem leads to temporary ground stop
MONTREAL Air Canada on Thursday experienced a temporary technical issue with a system used to communicate with aircraft,
2023-05-26 01:19
US dollar dominance to persist for decades despite challenges - Moody's
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK The U.S. dollar's dominance in international trade and finance will persist for
2023-05-26 00:50
White House Steps Up Antisemitism Monitoring in New Strategy
President Joe Biden directed federal law enforcement agencies to better monitor anti-Jewish and other bias cases, and urged
2023-05-26 00:29
Nvidia stuns markets and signals how artificial intelligence could reshape technology sector
Shares of Nvidia, already one of the world’s most valuable companies, are skyrocketing after the chipmaker forecast a huge jump in revenue, signaling how vastly the broadening use of artificial intelligence could reshape the tech sector
2023-05-26 00:21
Former Mozambique finance minister loses last appeal, set for extradition to US over $2B scandal
Mozambique's former finance minister has lost a last-ditch legal appeal in South Africa and faces extradition to the United States over a $2 billion corruption scandal related to loans to Mozambican state-owned companies
2023-05-26 00:20
Threat of US credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talks
With one of three major rating agencies warning that America’s AAA credit is at risk, the stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation’s debt limit
2023-05-26 00:18
Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to 6.57% this week, highest level since mid March
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week to its highest level since mid March, driving up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers facing a housing market that’s constrained by a dearth of homes for sale
2023-05-26 00:18
Fed's Collins open to pausing rate hikes at June meeting
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said on Thursday the time may
2023-05-25 23:57
Twitter's launch of DeSantis' presidential bid underscores platform's rightward shift under Musk
While shaky and skewered by critics, Twitter’s forum for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce his presidential run nevertheless underscored the platform’s unmistakable shift to the right under new owner Elon Musk
2023-05-25 23:54
Exclusive-Slimmed-down U.S. debt ceiling deal takes shape -sources
By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden and top Republican lawmaker Kevin McCarthy are
2023-05-25 23:54