Why you should care about the global rout in government bonds
A slump in government bonds around the world has pushed up the cost of some nations' debt to levels not seen in more than a decade. That's bad news for governments in the red but also for the wallets of millions of mortgage borrowers, stock investors and businesses.
2023-10-05 01:21
Explainer-Charting the Fed's data flow
By Howard Schneider The Federal Reserve held its benchmark overnight interest rate steady at its Sept. 19-20 policy meeting. New
2023-10-04 00:46
Explainer-What's at stake in the US Congress' debate over Ukraine aid?
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON Congress included no new money for Ukraine in the stopgap U.S. spending bill it
2023-10-03 23:29
Nobel Prize for mRNA vaccines: 5 things to know
Two pioneering scientists who created the technology behind life-saving Covid-19 vaccines have won the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology.
2023-10-03 05:53
Explainer-How Bill Ackman's SPARC differs from a SPAC
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK Bill Ackman's new investment vehicle, Pershing Square SPARC Holdings Ltd, marks a departure
2023-10-03 05:18
The US is warning of a big build-up of Serbian troops on the Kosovo border. Here's why tensions are high
The long fractious ties between Kosovo and Serbia are once again on edge after one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years.
2023-09-30 21:55
Explainer-UAW expands strike against GM, Ford in Week 3, spares Stellantis
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Friday expanded its coordinated U.S. strike, this time targeting a plant
2023-09-30 00:55
How a national blood shortage could impact people with sickle cell disease
Dima Hendricks said as a Black woman with a chronic illness she never thought she would be able to fulfill her dream of competing in national beauty pageants.
2023-09-29 21:24
Tensions are flaring once more in the South China Sea. Here's why it matters for the world
Maritime disputes across the vast South China Sea have ratcheted up in recent years as an increasingly assertive China militarizes disputed islands and confronts its regional rivals over their competing claims in the strategically important and resource-rich waterway.
2023-09-29 14:24
Explainer-US presidential election 2024: what you need to know
By James Oliphant and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON The 2024 presidential election promises to be like no other modern
2023-09-27 18:28
How unusual is it for the House to fail to pass a rule? A look at the recent history
Since 1995, the House has failed to pass a rule eight times, all during Republican-led House chambers -- until this year.
2023-09-22 04:29
Poland says it will stop arming Ukraine. How did we get here -- and what does it mean for the war?
One of Ukraine's closest and most vocal allies has now said it will stop sending arms to Kyiv, a major reversal that threatens to upend Europe's strategic relationship with the country as it wages a counteroffensive against Russia.
2023-09-22 03:17