Stock market today: Wall Street holds ahead of pivotal talks to avoid U.S. default
Stocks are moving tentatively as Wall Street waits to see whether a pivotal meeting in the afternoon will help the U.S. government avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt
2023-05-22 21:47
Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide
The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American Booksellers Association reaching its highest levels in more than 20 years
2023-05-22 21:25
Belgian unions demonstrate in Brussels to demand better worker protection
Almost 20,000 Belgian trade union workers mounted a major demonstration to protest what they see as increasingly bad working conditions and the erosion of their right to strike
2023-05-22 21:16
Get up to speed on the US debt drama
House Republicans are insisting on spending cuts before they will agree to raise the nation's debt ceiling past $31 trillion.
2023-05-22 19:58
Australian Indigenous TV host quits program over racist backlash
Prominent Indigenous journalist Stan Grant will step away from television hosting duties after viewers responded with racist abuse to his comments on historic Aboriginal dispossession
2023-05-22 18:51
Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US
The European Union has slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine and ordered it to stop transferring user data across the Atlantic by October
2023-05-22 18:46
TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the US spotlight
A sharp uptick in thefts of Hyundais and Kias over the past two years has been linked to viral videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms that teach people how to exploit a security vulnerability to steal the cars
2023-05-22 18:18
Futures flat as debt limit talks to continue, Micron slides
U.S. stock index futures remained nearly flat in the early hours of Monday, just ahead of the discussions
2023-05-22 17:52
Debt limit deal remains out of reach as McCarthy and Biden plan to meet again
The countdown is on, the stakes are high -- and there is still no debt limit deal.
2023-05-22 17:25
Greece's ruling conservatives take commanding lead in elections but fail to secure outright majority
Greece's ruling New Democracy party scored a crushing victory in parliamentary elections Sunday but fell short of winning an outright majority in a vote dominated by the cost-of-living crisis, a wiretapping scandal and anger over the country's deadliest-ever train crash.
2023-05-22 12:56
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 12:26
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 12:23