US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions Treasury Undersecretary For Domestic Finance Nellie Liang as she testifies before the Senate Banking Committee, in Washington, DC, February 15, 2022. Win McNamee | Pool | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday praised the Biden administration’s renewed effort to introduce a new tax on the country’s wealthiest households, calling […]
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will join a group that includes leaders of corporate giants to promote a $4.7 billion commitment to boosting minority-owned businesses and underrepresented communities in Washington, DC, and surrounding areas. Harris will speak at an event at Howard University where the Greater Washington Partnership, a nonprofit civic alliance, will unveil […]
The former chief of the Food and Drug Administration predicted Wednesday that the federal mask mandate for airplanes and other public transportation will be lifted next month if the US isn’t battling a COVID-19 surge fueled by the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.2. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who ran the Food and Drug Administration from 2017 […]
LONDON — European stocks moved higher on Monday as investors continue monitoring developments in the war between Ukraine and Russia. The pan-European Stoxx 600 added 0.5% in early trade, with insurance stocks climbing 1.3% to lead gains as almost all sectors and major Bourses entered positive territory. Global markets are watching events in Ukraine closely […]
For years politicians have said the booming American oil industry would make the country “energy independent.” Indeed, the United States is the world’s largest producer of oil. That puts it two spots ahead of Russia, which shocked the world — and oil markets — by invading Ukraine. Saudi Arabia is the second-largest producer The move […]
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday said she does not believe the US should impose sanctions on China because of its ties to Russia. “I don’t think that that’s necessary or appropriate,” the Treasury secretary told “Squawk Box” of potential penalties on Beijing. “Senior administration officials are talking privately and quietly with China to make […]
The CEOs of major US airlines are urging President Biden to drop his “outdated” federal mask requirements for planes and airports. The chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and several other passenger and cargo carriers made the request in an open letter on Wednesday. They have called on Biden to let […]
CNN — The Biden administration warned Wednesday that second Covid-19 vaccine booster shots – or a new type of vaccine, if needed – will not be free and readily available to the general public, if and when they are authorized, without additional funding from Congress. There will, however, be enough supply for seniors and immunocompromised […]
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures drop, a day after Wall Street had resumed its upswing Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, March 21, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters 2. Moderna […]
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks higher after breaking multiday win streaks Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 18, 2022. Source: NYSE 2. Ukraine retakes Kyiv suburb; Biden says Putin ‘against the wall’ Service members of the Ukrainian […]
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