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By Mark Miller (Reuters) – U.S. seniors tell pollsters that high inflation is one of their top worries – and that makes sense. Aside from Social Security, which is adjusted …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it got a warrant to search the phone of former President Donald Trump’s election attorney, John Eastman, who …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted Wednesday to approve a measure that would raise the age children are given special online privacy protections to 16 and bar targeted …

WASHINGTON – A U.S. offer to Russia to gain the release of two Americans detained by Moscow, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, was made weeks ago and the White House …

(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said he did not believe the U.S. economy is currently in a recession but it is softening and the path for …

NEW YORK – Former U.S. congressman Stephen Buyer pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday to insider trading charges over purchases of Sprint shares before the telecommunications company …

WASHINGTON – Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry will end his run for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in Wisconsin, party officials said on Wednesday, as Democrats lined up behind Lieutenant …

PHOENIX, Ariz. – United States Attorney Gary Restaino announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Sean Lokey will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the upcoming …

WASHINGTON – Pledges from wealthier International Monetary Fund members to lend IMF Special Drawing Rights reserves to poorer countries through two IMF trust funds have reached about $58 billion, U.S. …

(Reuters) -Drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said U.S. and European regulators have approved the use of Jynneos vaccine doses made at the company’s plant in Denmark as global efforts to tackle the …

By Michael Erman (Reuters) – Drugmaker Merck & Co avoided billions of dollars of U.S. taxes in recent years on its top-selling cancer drug Keytruda by booking all the profits …

WASHINGTON – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell more than expected in June as rising mortgage rates and higher house prices continued to reduce affordability for entry-level and …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed sharply in June amid a surge in exports, which could potentially calm fears that the economy contracted again in the second …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday that it will allow state, local and tribal governments more flexibility to use COVID-19 rescue funds to boost the supply of affordable …

(Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to visit Japan in August, Kyodo reported on Wednesday, citing sources. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru)

By David Randall NEW YORK – As investors await another jumbo-sized rate increase from the Federal Reserve, they are taking the temperature of a weeks-long U.S. stock market rally that …

By Katanga Johnson and Michelle Price WASHINGTON – The top U.S. consumer watchdog plans to scrutinize the use of cryptocurrencies for real-time payments and ramp up oversight of Big Tech …

(Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted a proposed price cap on Russian oil on a phone call with British Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi on Tuesday, a move to …

(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Donald Trump’s actions in its criminal probe of the former president’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, the Washington Post reported …

(Reuters) – The Biden administration estimates it may need nearly $7 billion to deal with the monkeypox outbreak in the United States, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The funding …

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration’s goal of cutting deficits would help the Federal Reserve in its efforts to cut inflation, a top White House economic adviser said on Tuesday. “Enacting …

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy is plagued by inflation and suffering from fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine – but it’s not in recession. That’s the message …