Fed’s Brainard confirmation set to move step closer, others wait in wings
(Reuters) – One of President Joe Biden’s key nominees to the Federal Reserve, Lael Brainard, is set to move a step closer to confirmation on Monday, with the possibility she…
(Reuters) – One of President Joe Biden’s key nominees to the Federal Reserve, Lael Brainard, is set to move a step closer to confirmation on Monday, with the possibility she…
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – U.S. oil refiners expect strong first-quarter earnings as margins to sell gasoline and diesel strengthened due to a steep dropoff in refining capacity and crude…
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON – Alvaro Bedoya will be confirmed to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday, giving the agency enough…
Consumers Set To Get Crushed As Energy Utilities Switch To Solar, Wind Thomas Catenacci on April 21, 2022 Consumers are expected to shoulder significantly higher energy costs as U.S. utility…
BOAO, China – China should launch a pilot “connect” market access programme for carbon with Hong Kong to enable foreign investors to enter the country’s fast-growing green finance sector, a…
Company aims to exceed its 2021 accomplishment of approximately 17,000 trees planted AKRON, Ohio, April 20, 2022 — In support of its continued commitment to the environment and support of…
(Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament has approved a draft bill that would ban Russian banks from sharing “banking secrets” with foreigners, the State Duma said in a statement…
Energy Prices Set To Skyrocket Further As Biden Diverts More Natural Gas To Europe Thomas Catenacci on April 18, 2022 Natural gas prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks as President…
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO – Brazilian auto parts company Tupy SA has signed a deal to buy motor maker MWM, formally known as International Industria Automotiva da America do…
CUMBERLAND, MD – 46-year-old James Kenneth Flohr, Jr., has been arrested for a domestic assault and intentionally setting fire to a home. According to police, on Friday, at 10:54 AM,…
HOUSTON – A federal grand jury has returned an eight-count indictment against a 29-year-old Houston man in relation to a money laundering scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Baudelaire…
By Matt Scuffham NEW YORK – Trading may be a surprise bright spot for Wall Street banks in the first quarter, after clients rejigged portfolios in response to Russia’s invasion…
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME – Italy plans to beef up its scrutiny of corporate takeovers with a new dedicated division at the cabinet office to oversee merger deals involving strategic…
DUBAI – Iranian lawmakers have set conditions for the revival of a 2015 nuclear pact, including legal guarantees approved by the U.S. Congress that Washington would not quit it, Iranian…
By Eric Onstad and Pratima Desai LONDON – Commodity trader Trafigura and other firms are moving to take large amounts of zinc out of London Metal Exchange approved warehouses in…
DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Field Office will reopen the Amistad Dam International Bridge after an extended closure due to…
By Aftab Ahmed and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to fly to India this week, sources said, finding time to visit to…
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Central Bank is ready to organise a scheme for millions of Ukrainian refugees to exchange their hryvnia currency into euros if the EU…
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD – The suspect involved in a fire at a trailer behind a home on Cool Hollow Road on March 8th has been charged with arson, according to…
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – An investigation into a fire at a home under construction in East Brunswick on Thursday has been deemed arson and now police are searching for a…
WASHINGTON – The Washington subway system said on Thursday that it plans to begin the gradual resumption of running trains that have been suspended since a derailment in October. A…
– New York Mayor Eric Adams is set to lift the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for performers and professional athletes as early as this week, Politico reported on Wednesday, a…
BRUSSELS – The European Commission on Wednesday will set out plans to ensure people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have access to jobs, education and housing after an unprecedented flow…
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders are set to agree this week on an international fund to help finance the reconstruction of Ukraine from the destruction wrought by the Russian invasion,…
By Selena Li HONG KONG – Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has decided to replace State Street Corp unit State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) as manager of the HK$111 billion…