Niger coup: Decision time for West Africa as deadline nears
Regional leaders have threatened to use force if Niger's ousted president is not reinstated by Sunday.
2023-08-05 07:58
Trump ally Kerik still attempting to keep secret some 2020 election records
Bernie Kerik is refusing to turn over more than 300 records sought in a 2020 election-related lawsuit just before he is set to talk with the special counsel's office, saying they fall under attorney confidentiality.
2023-08-05 07:45
Economic conditions -- and perceptions -- are critical for Biden in Michigan
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said it would be foolish for Democrats to view the presidential race with an air of overconfidence or presumed victory, despite persistent signs of economic growth under President Joe Biden and another criminal indictment facing his leading Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump.
2023-08-05 07:25
JPMorgan raises US economic growth estimate, no longer expects 2023 recession
JPMorgan's chief economist said on Friday the bank is no longer forecasting a U.S. recession this year and
2023-08-05 04:52
Factbox-Military interventions by West African ECOWAS bloc
West African defence chiefs on Friday agreed a plan for intervention in Niger if its coup leaders do
2023-08-05 01:22
Struggling US Sectors Trim Work Hours Rather Than Slash Payrolls
US employers in struggling sectors such as manufacturing are reducing hours rather than resorting to aggressive job cuts,
2023-08-05 00:51
Biden is putting his name on economic progress, but will voters just drive right by?
For Biden, taking credit for an improving economy — including the jobs and growth made possible by the trillion-dollar public works law — has become a political imperative, one that will help determine whether he is reelected to a second term.
2023-08-05 00:21
Italy plans measures to support key sectors including microelectronics
By Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte ROME Italy is preparing measures to support strategic industrial sectors including microelectronics
2023-08-05 00:19
Summers Warns on Inflation Reacceleration Risk With Too-Hot Wage Growth
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that while the path to a soft landing for the US economy
2023-08-04 23:15
Argentina’s Bullrich Would Remove FX Controls With IMF Help
Argentina’s presidential hopeful Patricia Bullrich would seek greater support from the International Monetary Fund to untangle currency controls
2023-08-04 22:56
Canada's Ivey PMI shows activity contracting in July
TORONTO Canadian economic activity contracted in July for the first time in seven months as a measure of
2023-08-04 22:29
Canada unexpectedly sheds jobs in July, central bank seen pausing hikes
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian economy unexpectedly shed a net 6,400 jobs in July while the jobless rate
2023-08-04 21:55