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 involved in the collection and…
(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 involved in the collection and…
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 and higher interest rates. That…
(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 workforce diversity efforts and is…
(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 the state’s residents over the…
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 bipartisan deal to raise the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy locked in a standoff over raising the United States’ $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, some…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Corporate stock buybacks are offering investors a measure of excitement in what has been a gloomy earnings season. Chevron Corp late last month said it would…
(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 legislation will factor in the…
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 on major issues – and…
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 and dramatic change after nearly…
(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 regulation, the power of federal…
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 in climate-related investments. As a…
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk and an executive at one of his companies had twins last year, Business Insider reported this week, citing court records. It is unclear…
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 mass flight cancellations are creating…
(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 in Washington state who sued…
(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 tuition assistance program that excluded…
(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 bearing the image of a…
(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 was unlawful, overturning a key…
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 through Sept. 30. President Joe…
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 retaliatory sanctions. On Thursday, Goldman…
By Arathy Somasekhar and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON – The United States is expected to ban imports of Russian oil as soon as Tuesday, sources familiar with the matter said, in…
– 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 in the country. A few…