Deputy Treasury secretary rules out possibility of using 14th Amendment to raise debt ceiling
Invoking the 14th Amendment to lift the borrowing cap on the US debt ceiling as a way to work around slow-moving negotiations is not an option, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told CNN Friday, the administration's most definitive response yet to an unlikely option demanded by some progressives.
2023-05-26 21:16
US consumer spending beats expectations in April; inflation picks up
WASHINGTON (Reuters - U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in April, boosting the economy's growth prospects for the second
2023-05-26 20:48
Russia says Ukraine attacks border regions; Moscow's forces strike Dnipro clinic
Authorities say Russia’s southern Belgorod region that borders Ukraine has come came under attack from Ukrainian artillery fire
2023-05-26 19:28
Court says Hugh Grant's lawsuit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid can go to trial
A London court has rejected an attempt by the publisher of The Sun newspaper to throw out a lawsuit by actor Hugh Grant alleging that journalists and investigators it hired illegally snooped on him
2023-05-26 19:25
Credit Suisse owes millions to Georgia's billionaire ex-prime minister, court says
A Singapore court says Credit Suisse owes billionaire and former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili hundreds of millions of dollars for failing to protect his money in a trust pilfered by a manager
2023-05-26 19:23
Dutch watchdog looking into alleged Tesla data breach
By Riham Alkousaa and Toby Sterling BERLIN/AMSTERDAM The data protection watchdog for the Netherlands said on Friday it
2023-05-26 18:47
Pro-government rally planned in Serbia amid growing discontent after mass shootings
Tens of thousands of people are expected in the Serbian capital for a rally in support of President Aleksandar Vucic
2023-05-26 18:27
Biden, McCarthy looking to close US debt ceiling deal for two years
By Richard Cowan, Andy Sullivan and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON The White House and congressional Republicans on Friday are
2023-05-26 18:26
Futures flat as debt ceiling talks drag on, inflation data in focus
Wall Street index futures were little changed on Friday as investors refrained from making big bets amid ongoing
2023-05-26 18:26
Pepper spray taints the air as climate protest dominates TotalEnergies AGM
By Benjamin Mallet and America Hernandez PARIS French riot police used pepper spray against several hundred climate activists
2023-05-26 17:50
Stock market today: World markets higher as US government debt talks said to make headway
World markets are mostly higher, lifted by optimism that Congress and the president can strike a deal to unlock a vote for lifting the U.S. government's debt ceiling
2023-05-26 17:45
Debt limit negotiators under pressure to reach deal as risk of default grows
There are signs that negotiations over raising the nation's debt limit are gaining momentum, but major differences remain and it's unclear how quickly an agreement could come together. Time is running short as the risk of a first-ever default grows.
2023-05-26 17:27