Illinois on Friday became the next big state to allow a number of businesses to reopen as states continue to ease restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus around two months ago —although Chicago must wait until June 3. Meanwhile, New York City is on track to beginRead More →
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order ostensibly to prevent online censorship, a broad government review of private companies’ activities with potentially grave consequences for social-media companies. Trump claimed in the order that social-media companies have “unchecked power” to censor and restrict speech, and “we’re fed up withRead More →
The growing number of COVID-19 cases and deaths outside of Asia has put pressure on U.S. officials to more clearly articulate preparedness plans in an effort to ease American worries about the possibility of a pandemic. President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that he plans to hold a news conference onRead More →
If you’re actually hoping to retire at any point, the chances are you’re going to need Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. So when the president unveiled his latest budget proposals, amid a chorus of partisan claims and counterclaims, try to block out the noise, and instead focus on the numbersRead More →
Democratic presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg could be viewed as winners of the Iowa caucuses debacle, analysts said Tuesday, as the state’s party officials promised to release most of the delayed results by 5 p.m. Eastern Time. The results were delayed Monday night by a problematic app andRead More →
As Chinese health officials and citizens struggle to contain the coronavirus, people in countries including South Korea, Malaysia, the U.K. and Canada are reporting the spread of anti-Chinese racism, attacking the country’s cultural mores and businesses with signs saying, “No Chinese.” The highly contagious, pneumonia-causing illness that infects the respiratoryRead More →
The Trump administration is getting medieval in the impeachment trial, according to a CBS News report. “Vote against the President and your head will be on a pike.” As House Democrats continued to present their opening arguments in the impeachment trial accusing President Trump of abusing his power on Thursday,Read More →
U.S. stocks traded mostly lower Tuesday, as investors returned from a holiday and found few reasons to take equities higher following a brisk, record-setting run-up for the major benchmarks in recent weeks. U.S. markets were closed Monday in observance of Martin King Luther Jr. Day. How are benchmarks faring? TheRead More →
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Americans will pause to reflect on the civil-rights movement — the progress made and the lingering challenges. More than half a century after Dr. King’s untimely death, the U.S. has made strides toward realizing his vision, but discrimination still exists — both inRead More →
Long-dated U.S. Treasury yields edged higher Friday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced plans, as had been expected, to issue a 20-year nominal coupon bond in the first half of 2020 to finance a ballooning federal deficit that is nearing 5% of gross domestic product. However, yields have been little-changedRead More →
A trending topic on social-media sites Wednesday was raising fresh questions about the integrity of those platforms and their capacity to foment antipathy, or even disrupt democracy, rather than foster genuine political discourse ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The hashtag #NeverWarren has been the most popular topic on TwitterRead More →
The House on Wednesday voted to appoint seven House Democrats as managers for President Donald Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial and also send two articles of impeachment over to the Senate. The 228-193 vote, which was almost entirely along party lines, is ending an impeachment impasse that has persisted for nearlyRead More →
The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Friday voted 247-159 in favor of a bill that aims to crack down on “forever chemicals” that have been linked to a range of health problems. The PFAS Action Act, which targets per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, could exact a toll on chemical giants likeRead More →
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate after failing so far to secure any concessions on the trial procedure from Republicans. “I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared toRead More →
Whoever wins the presidential race come November could determine the fate of housing markets across the country, according to a report from analysts at the financial services firm BTIG. Since the 2016 presidential election, counties that voted for President Trump have seen stronger housing markets than those that voted forRead More →
LAS VEGAS — She came. She spoke. And the tech world behaved. Ivanka Trump was greeted with polite applause despite some bruising words in the days leading up to Tuesday’s keynote presentation on the future of work at CES with Consumer Technology Association Chief Executive Gary Shapiro. “There really isRead More →
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and top Democrats indicated Friday that they remain at an impasse over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The Democratic-led House voted to impeach Trump on Dec. 18, but the exact timing for a Senate trial on the charges against him isn’t clear because House SpeakerRead More →
‘I’m looking forward to a great 2020. I mean, forecast-wise, I’m seeing closer to 3% real GDP growth than 2%. I’m seeing at least 32,000 on the Dow.’ Peter Navarro President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro is calling for a roughly 13% gain by the Dow Jones Industrial AverageRead More →
If you’re a supporter of President Trump and felt you’d be called on to defend him over the holidays but weren’t sure what to say, his re-election campaign had you covered. The campaign created a website intended to provide talking points about the first three years of the 45th president’sRead More →
U.S. stock indexes again set records Friday, after encouraging U.S. economic data and optimism about international trade deals helped end the decade’s last full week of trading on a high note. The benchmark S&P 500 index rose for seven of the last eight days and has now risen for fourRead More →
House Democrats’ effort to impeach President Donald Trump is ramping up as the year winds down, putting the Republican-led Senate on track to hold a trial on the charges against him as the new year begins. The House Judiciary Committee on Friday approved two articles of impeachment. The articles chargeRead More →
Boris Johnson has won the U.K. election and is set for the biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher. News of the predicted win sent the pound sharply up and is likely to see markets rise. Johnson’s Conservative party is on course for 368 seats, which would give him a majority ofRead More →
The U.K. election this Thursday could give Prime Minister Boris Johnson the ammunition he needs to secure a Brexit deal, sending a basket of battered domestic stocks soaring. As the last election in 2017 and the 2016 EU referendum demonstrated, British politics are unpredictable and the final election opinion pollRead More →
Much of the coverage of Amazon.com Inc.’s appeal of the $10 billion-a-year JEDI contract focused on President Donald Trump’s antagonistic tweets and statements about Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, but as is typical in this administration, the actions taking place in secret amid the tweets are much more important. As impeachmentRead More →
Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday night that great progress has been made on a new North American trade pact. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said great progress has been made on reaching a deal over the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but final details for the trade pact were still beingRead More →
