McCarthy faces challenge of passing defense bill after series of contentious amendments are added
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a challenge Friday morning: A razor thin margin to get a must-pass defense policy bill over the finish line with a majority of Democrats signaling they cannot support the version of the legislation crafted by conservative Republicans.
1970-01-01 08:00
German leader confident that surging far-right party will shrink again before next election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed optimism that support for a far-right party that’s been surging in the polls lately will shrink to previous levels again by the time of the next national election in 2025
1970-01-01 08:00
BlackRock quarterly profit rises as more investors flock to its funds
BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, posted a 25% rise in its second-quarter adjusted profit on Friday,
1970-01-01 08:00
Blinken meets Wang Yi in Indonesia. But the region remains wary of the US-China rivalry
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met China’s top diplomat to discuss thorny issues as part of efforts to nurture talks on the sidelines of regional diplomatic meetings in Indonesia
1970-01-01 08:00
World Court backs Colombia in maritime border dispute with Nicaragua
(This July 13 story has been refiled to change the pronoun used to quote the judge, to she, from he,
1970-01-01 08:00
World stocks hit new 2023 highs after rally on inflation data
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON World stocks extended their gains on Friday, on track for their biggest weekly rise
1970-01-01 08:00
Juventus abandon support of Super League
Juventus have begun proceedings to leave the Super League project.
1970-01-01 08:00
Disney seeks to toss district lawsuit in DeSantis feud
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware Walt Disney Co will ask a Florida judge on Friday to dismiss a
1970-01-01 08:00
What challenges does Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal face?
(This story has been refiled to fix the dateline) By Foo Yun Chee and Chavi Mehta The U.S.
1970-01-01 08:00
Investors pile into stocks and bonds, shed cash - BofA
LONDON Investors piled into bonds and stocks in the week to Wednesday, while pulling $17.6 billion out of
1970-01-01 08:00
Investors in VinFast's SPAC for US listing cash out most shares
HANOI Shareholders of Black Spade Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that has plans to merge with
1970-01-01 08:00
Marketmind: Banks lob earnings into giddy markets
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Flush with hope that impressive disinflation
1970-01-01 08:00