The Fed hits pause on interest rate hikes while it reviews more data
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will pause its rate hikes, keeping its benchmark lending rate at a 22-year high.
2023-09-21 02:52
China pledges to accelerate introduction of more economic policies
BEIJING China will speed up the introduction of more policies to consolidate its economic recovery, state media CCTV
2023-09-20 20:58
Sister of Paul Whelan seeks meeting with Biden to press him on her brother's release
The sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been declared wrongfully detained in Russia, is hoping to meet again with President Joe Biden to press him to do everything he can to bring her brother home.
2023-09-13 23:27
North Korea fires ballistic missile as Kim and Putin set to meet in Russia's Far East
North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile into waters off its east coast Wednesday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, as a highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was set to take place in Russia's Far East.
2023-09-13 11:25
Kim Jong Un reportedly en route to Russia as Vladimir Putin arrives in Vladivostok for potential meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be on a train heading to Russia, multiple South Korean media outlets reported on Monday citing government officials, for a potential meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
2023-09-11 17:52
US scorns Putin's possible turn toward North Korea
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un may each have something the other wants -- a dangerous combination as far as the US is concerned.
2023-09-07 12:28
McConnell said he plans to stay as leader as he addressed his health in closed-door meeting
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell addressed his colleagues behind closed doors on Wednesday about his health, telling them that his cognitive ability is not impaired and saying that he intends to stay atop the conference he has led for the past 16 years.
2023-09-07 02:53
Putin and Erdogan meet to discuss grain deal amid 'shifting power balance'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian leader Vladimir Putin met on Monday in Russia's southern coastal city of Sochi amid efforts to bring Moscow back into the critical Black Sea grain deal that was abandoned by Putin in July.
2023-09-04 23:24
DeSantis' office says no plans to meet with Biden in Florida despite president saying they would
A spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that there are no plans for the Republican to meet with President Joe Biden when he travels to Florida on Saturday, contradicting comments Biden made earlier in the day indicating they would.
2023-09-02 08:22
India's Modi and China's Xi agree to 'intensify efforts' to deescalate border issue following rare meeting
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to "intensity efforts" to deescalate tensions at their contested border, in a rare face-to-face meeting since a deadly clash strained relations more than three years ago.
2023-08-25 10:53
Fed officials fretted US inflation might not cool further unless economy slows down
Federal Reserve officials weren't convinced that inflation will continue to slow without seeing the US economy and the tight labor market also cool, according to minutes from their July policy meeting released Wednesday.
2023-08-17 02:27
Writers Guild and studios set to resume negotiations on Friday
The Writers Guild of America and Hollywood studios have agreed to meet on Friday to resume negotiations after the union has been on strike for more than 100 days, a landmark labor action that has crippled the entertainment industry.
2023-08-11 06:50