U.S. government posts $209 billion deficit in November
The U.S. federal government recorded a $209 billion budget deficit in November as an increase in spending on programs like public health insurance outpaced gains...
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, expects moderate economic growth in 2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signaled borrowing costs are likely to remain unchanged indefinitely, with moderate economic growth and...
Traders keep bets on extended Fed policy pause
U.S. short-term interest rate futures were slightly lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled most policymakers see little chance they...
U.S. officials do not view New Jersey Jewish grocery attack as act of terrorism: source
This week’s deadly attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store does not appear to be an act of organized terrorism in the eyes of...
U.S. regulator homes in on climate risks to U.S. markets
The first public report on climate-related risks to financial markets ever commissioned by a U.S. market regulator will be out in June, the head of...
Fed holds rates steady, expects moderate economic growth next year
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signaled borrowing costs are likely to remain unchanged indefinitely, with moderate economic growth and...
Mexican businesses focus on labor provisions as they pore over USMCA trade deal text
Mexican business leaders on Wednesday began poring over texts of a new stricter trade deal with the United States and Canada, looking for details of...
U.S. chief executives back revised USMCA trade deal
The Business Roundtable, a trade group of top U.S. chief executives, announced Wednesday its members backed the revised U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade deal after negotiators brought...
U.S. diaper banks serve a fraction of families in need
(Reuters Health) – Many families living in poverty might benefit from diaper banks but don’t receive this support, a U.S. study suggests....
Decline in rural medical students likely to hurt rural physician workforce
(Reuters Health) – The rural U.S. is already in dire need of more doctors, and with decreasing numbers of medical students coming from rural towns,...