Hunter Biden's plea deal will not spare him from a withering 2024 spotlight
The plea deal likely to spare Hunter Biden a jail term will only fuel Republican Party fervor to purge the Justice Department -- already a driving issue in the 2024 campaign as ex-President Donald Trump portrays himself as a victim of political persecution.
2023-06-21 12:25
Biden compares China's Xi Jinping to 'dictators' even as Washington and Beijing work to thaw relations
President Joe Biden compared Chinese President Xi Jinping to "dictators" during a political fundraiser in California Tuesday night, delivering the unscripted remarks roughly a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his recent trip had yielded "progress" in repairing the fractured relationship between Washington and Beijing.
2023-06-21 11:23
Parts of Florida's Broward County are under quarantine after giant African land snails were detected
Some neighborhoods in Florida's Broward County are under quarantine Tuesday after sightings of invasive giant African land snails, known to be one of the most dangerous species, officials said.
2023-06-21 10:28
Biden calls Chinese President Xi a dictator
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kanishka Singh KENTFIELD, California/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Chinese President Xi Jinping
2023-06-21 10:16
Foreign companies are shifting investment out of China as confidence wanes, business group says
A business group says foreign companies are shifting investment and their Asian headquarters out of China as confidence plunges following the expansion of an anti-spying law and other challenges
2023-06-21 09:52
US-China tensions: Biden calls Xi a dictator day after Beijing talks
The US leader makes the remark just after talks aimed at easing tensions between the countries.
2023-06-21 09:24
US Futures, Japan Shares Inch Higher Before Powell: Markets Wrap
US equity futures edged up while Japanese stocks reversed initial losses on Wednesday in cautious trading ahead of
2023-06-21 09:24
BOJ debated risk of being too late in raising rates at April meeting
By Leika Kihara (Reuters) -Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers agreed to keep ultra-low interest rates at Governor Kazuo Ueda's debut
2023-06-21 09:22
Singapore ride-hailing firm Grab slashes 1,000 jobs in biggest layoff since pandemic
Singapore ride-hailing firm Grab Holdings said it is cutting over 1,000 jobs or 11% of its workforce to cut costs and keep the company competitive, in its biggest round of job cuts since the pandemic
2023-06-21 08:49
Build begins on Wyoming-to-California power line amid growing wind power concern
Wyoming and federal officials formally kicked off construction Tuesday of a massive transmission line project to export wind power from Wyoming to southern California
2023-06-21 08:18
Oil Drops With China Demand Outlook and Powell Remarks in Focus
Oil fell on concern that Chinese stimulus may undershoot expectations, and as investors prepared for commentary from the
2023-06-21 08:00
Warren Buffett's firm raises stakes in Japanese trading houses as Nikkei hot streak continues
Billionaire Warren Buffett's company increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses for the second time this year to give Berkshire Hathaway control of 8.5% of each of those conglomerates
2023-06-21 07:59