Stock market today: World shares mixed as Yellen meets with Chinese officials in Beijing
European shares have opened mostly higher after Asian markets retreated
2023-07-07 17:51
Biden launches new push to limit health care costs, hoping to show he can save money for families
President Joe Biden plans to roll out a new set of initiatives Friday to reduce health care costs
2023-07-07 17:20
Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of US companies during visit to revive relations
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has criticized China's treatment of U.S. companies and new export controls on metals used in semiconductors during a visit to Beijing to try to revive strained relations
2023-07-07 15:45
Yellen's visit to Beijing aims to heal rifts over a daunting array of China-US antagonisms
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese relations that are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes over technology, security and other irritants
2023-07-07 15:17
US jobs report likely to show a solid gain, potentially complicating Fed's drive to cool inflation
Another solid month of hiring in the United States is expected to be reported Friday, an outcome that would suggest no recession is in sight yet could make it harder for the Federal Reserve to succeed in its drive to cool the economy and curb high inflation
2023-07-07 12:29
The Afghan Taliban say they banned beauty salons because they offered forbidden services
The Taliban says beauty salons have been banned in Afghanistan because they offered services forbidden by Islam and caused economic hardships for grooms’ families
2023-07-07 09:59
Biden administration seeks stay of judge's social media order, saying it could cause 'grave harm'
Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”
2023-07-07 09:22
Food delivery services sue NYC over minimum pay rates for app-based workers
Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub have sued New York City to block its new minimum pay rules for food delivery workers
2023-07-07 09:21
Biden administration says judge's social media order could cause 'grave harm'
Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”
2023-07-07 08:50
Truck makers pledge to comply with new California rules phasing out gas-powered vehicles
Some of the nation's largest truck makers have pledged to not sell new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade
2023-07-07 08:21
Transgender woman, bookstore, teacher sue over Montana law banning drag reading events
A transgender woman, the owners of an independent bookstore and an educator who teaches in costume are among those challenging Montana's first-in-the-nation law that bans people dressed in drag from reading to children in public schools or libraries
2023-07-07 07:21
Railroad industry sues to block limit on crew sizes that Ohio imposed after E. Palestine derailment
The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew-size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February
2023-07-07 05:25