Factbox-U.S. economic data set to be affected by a gov’t shutdown
(Reuters) – A partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government due to lack of appropriations could begin on Oct. 1 and would mean key agencies …
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Factbox-U.S. banks increase reserves for commercial real estate exposure
By Matt Tracy (Reuters) – The U.S. commercial property market has faced severe challenges since the pandemic due to lingering office vacancies, diminished retail activity …
Factbox-U.S. corporate heavyweights’ progress report on diversity pledges
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down race-conscious policies in college admissions includes some subtle warnings to companies about the legal limits of …
Factbox-U.S. states where recreational marijuana is legal
(Reuters) – Minnesota became the latest U.S. state to legalize marijuana for recreational use on Tuesday after its governor, Tim Walz, signed a law allowing …
Factbox-U.S. debt ceiling deal: Stocks that could benefit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Here are some stocks that could benefit, according to analysts at U.S. brokerage BTIG, if U.S. lawmakers this week pass a …
Factbox-U.S. debt ceiling standoff: Platinum coins, the 14th Amendment could be paths out
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy locked in a standoff over raising the United States’ …
Factbox-U.S. stock buybacks so far in 2023: big money, fewer companies
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Corporate stock buybacks are offering investors a measure of excitement in what has been a gloomy earnings season. Chevron Corp late …
Factbox-U.S. debt ceiling: A straightforward vote is not the usual path
(Reuters) – The White House wants Congress to raise U.S. borrowing limits without conditions, but if years past are any indication, spending cuts and other …
Factbox-U.S. elections: What to watch in 2023
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – With the 2022 U.S. midterms over, this year will feature some elections that take the measure of the public mood …
Factbox-U.S. abortion restrictions mount after overturn of Roe v. Wade
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Thirteen states have begun enforcing abortion bans since the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, a swift …
Factbox-U.S. Supreme Court to tackle a raft of new cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opens a new nine-month termloaded with important cases on issues including race, voting rights, religious liberty, environmental …
Factbox-U.S. climate package jump-starts EV, clean energy projects
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s signing of the Infrastructure Reduction Act (IRA) on Aug. 16 unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars …
Factbox-U.S. business leaders who lost their jobs over personal relationships
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk and an executive at one of his companies had twins last year, Business Insider reported this week, citing …
Factbox-U.S. airline disruptions create summer of travel chaos
CHICAGO – The lifting of COVID-19 curbs and bottled-up travel demand are translating into the strongest summer since the pandemic for U.S. carriers. However, frequent …
Factbox-U.S. Supreme Court takes broad view of religious rights in key cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued another significant ruling broadening religious rights, siding with a Christian former public high school football coach …
Factbox-U.S. Supreme Court takes broad view of religious rights in key cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued another important ruling expanding religious rights, siding with two Christian families who challenged a Maine state …
Factbox-U.S. Supreme Court takes broad view of religious rights in key cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Christian group that sued Boston after officials rejected a request to fly a flag …
Factbox-U.S. airlines drop mask requirements for passengers, employees
(Reuters) – The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida ruled that directive …
Factbox-U.S. approves Ukraine aid, boosts military and domestic spending
WASHINGTON – Congress approved $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine on Thursday as part of a $1.5 trillion spending bill that funds U.S. government operations …
Factbox-U.S. banks in Russia by the numbers
NEW YORK – Major U.S. banks have started announcing plans to wind down operations in Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine and …
Factbox-U.S. imports of Russian oil and refined products
By Arathy Somasekhar and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON – The United States is expected to ban imports of Russian oil as soon as Tuesday, sources familiar …
Factbox-U.S. companies relax mask mandates as COVID-19 infections slow
– Several major U.S. companies are dropping their mask requirements for customers and employees who are fully vaccinated as the pace of COVID-19 infections declines …