The Afghan Taliban say they banned beauty salons because they offered forbidden services
The Taliban says beauty salons have been banned in Afghanistan because they offered services forbidden by Islam and caused economic hardships for grooms’ families
2023-07-07 09:54
House Republicans Probe BlackRock, Vanguard on Their ESG Policies
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and two other House Republicans fired off letters to financial industry giants including
2023-07-07 09:46
Biden administration seeks stay of judge's social media order, saying it could cause 'grave harm'
Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”
2023-07-07 09:29
Biden yanks pro-growth label from Republicans, touts vigor of economy
Taking the stage at a South Carolina factory for his latest "Bidenomics" speech, Joe Biden gave the base of the apparently malfunctioning podium a light kick. The real kicking, he reserved...
2023-07-07 09:22
Brazil’s Congress Advances First Major Tax Overhaul in Decades
Brazil’s lower house gave preliminary approval to a proposal to overhaul the country’s labyrinthine tax rules, a goal
2023-07-07 09:18
4 things making it harder for Janet Yellen to repair the US-China relationship
As US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen gears up Friday for two days of meetings with officials and economists in Beijing, she has a tough job: to stabilize a fractious relationship that worsened this week when China retaliated in a tech war with the United States.
2023-07-07 08:57
Biden administration says judge's social media order could cause 'grave harm'
Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”
2023-07-07 08:56
US state attorneys general clash over EPA emissions plan
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of 25 Republican state attorneys general on Thursday urged President Joe Biden's administration
2023-07-07 07:16
Transgender woman, bookstore, teacher sue over Montana law banning drag reading events
A transgender woman, the owners of an independent bookstore and an educator who teaches in costume are among those challenging Montana's first-in-the-nation law that bans people dressed in drag from reading to children in public schools or libraries
2023-07-07 07:15
Asia Equities Primed for Losses After Yields Spike: Markets Wrap
Futures for Asian share markets pointed to declines Friday after surprisingly strong private hiring data in the US
2023-07-07 06:50
China must rethink its reliance on property sales to see real growth
The country's economy was expected to blast out of the blocks after Covid - but that hasn't happened.
2023-07-07 06:22
Birkenstock Owner Considers IPO at $6 Billion-Plus Value
L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by luxury French fashion house LVMH, is considering strategic options for
2023-07-07 05:57