![US debt ceiling: Congress heads home for holiday without a deal](/i/c/da164800-cbca-84fe-5875-1fe9bbbf6e6c.webp)
US debt ceiling: Congress heads home for holiday without a deal
"We're gonna work 24/7", says House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as time runs low to raise the debt ceiling.
2023-05-26 01:59
![Silicon Valley Bank: 500 jobs cut by new owner First Citizens](/i/c/e7c039cf-a41f-c0c2-ab48-518efa606b9a.webp)
Silicon Valley Bank: 500 jobs cut by new owner First Citizens
The move comes two months after SVB's collapse triggered fears of a banking crisis.
2023-05-25 11:18
![Are investors finally nervous about the US debt ceiling?](/i/c/05d4599c-4546-92cc-bfa0-c8f35d437ce6.webp)
Are investors finally nervous about the US debt ceiling?
US financial markets falter as debt ceiling talks continue. So is Wall Street getting nervous?
2023-05-25 03:47
![Target removes some LGBTQ products after threats](/i/c/1ec4d4dc-ca47-01fc-b669-d21f22a8f21d.webp)
Target removes some LGBTQ products after threats
The company says the move is to protect its employees amid "confrontational behaviour" in some stores.
2023-05-24 11:29
![State Street to offer proxy voting choices to retail investors](/i/c/c7db93e6-dd70-c4ed-0704-e05f95ce41f1.webp)
State Street to offer proxy voting choices to retail investors
By Ross Kerber State Street Corp will offer retail fund investors proxy voting choices, the firm said on
2023-05-23 06:56
![Debt ceiling deal: The sticking points holding things up](/i/c/1f757e20-c471-323c-5c3c-ac37f793e01b.webp)
Debt ceiling deal: The sticking points holding things up
President Biden and US lawmakers are trying to hash out a deal ahead of a 1 June debt ceiling deadline.
2023-05-23 05:17
![US debt ceiling: Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy seek to break impasse](/i/c/dcb8521c-5c66-f92e-a99d-2f673e820d36.webp)
US debt ceiling: Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy seek to break impasse
The president flies home from the G7 summit amid hopes of a deal with top Republican Kevin McCarthy.
2023-05-22 02:29
![US debt ceiling: Republicans hit pause on negotiations for now](/i/c/383e2d85-a1c3-9478-5060-e96ef7a35904.webp)
US debt ceiling: Republicans hit pause on negotiations for now
The lead Republican negotiator walks out of a closed-door meeting with White House representatives.
2023-05-20 01:51
![Could a US debt default unleash global chaos?](/i/c/88dfb2f3-d34c-fe24-f241-29d8bbe7b0cd.webp)
Could a US debt default unleash global chaos?
The BBC examines four ways you could be affected if the US fails to reach a deal on its debt.
2023-05-19 07:28
![Strip club dancers to form only US topless union](/i/c/7e819cd8-21f1-0070-a3d6-c1d8cec8e7b5.webp)
Strip club dancers to form only US topless union
Performers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood pass a unanimous vote to unionise.
2023-05-19 07:17
![US debt ceiling: New negotiators aim to break deadlock](/i/c/7c186ca3-9d10-ffbe-8cf5-be6db1a6dc3f.webp)
US debt ceiling: New negotiators aim to break deadlock
President Joe Biden has cut short a foreign trip as both sides race to strike a deal before 1 June.
2023-05-17 22:56
![Court orders Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to go to prison](/i/c/1672d6ac-4663-e9ed-958d-5918162c6fc6.webp)
Court orders Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to go to prison
Holmes was also ordered to pay $452m in restitution to the victims of the scandal.
2023-05-17 17:50