FOMC statement from June 18-19 meeting
Following is the full text of the statement released by the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday following a two-day meeting:...
Sudan’s fearsome scenarios – Region – World – Ahram Online
Sudan’s fearsome scenarios – Region – World Ahram Online Sudan military council open to talks as protests ramp up pressure Middle East Eye Sudan’s Political Turmoil Creates...
Saudi crown prince linked to Khashoggi murder in U.N. report
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior officials should be investigated over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi given credible evidence against them,...
Sierra Leone president opens bids for 7 km airport bridge
Sierra Leone’s president opened a tender process on Wednesday for building a 7 km bridge at a cost of up to $2 billion to link...
Canada Finance Minister says permitting work on Trans Mountain oil pipeline underway
Work to obtain building permits for the Trans Mountain oil pipeline started on Wednesday, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau said, a day after the federal...
U.S. video streaming app YouNow files cryptocurrency offering with SEC
U.S. live video streaming company YouNow on Wednesday filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a public offering circular to distribute its own digital currency...
Italy’s Edison buys EDF assets to boost green credentials
Italy’s Edison has agreed to buy green energy assets from its French parent company EDF to make it Italy’s No. 2 wind player and pave...
Wall Street climbs after Fed signals potential rate cuts
Wall Street rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, as expected, and signaled potential cuts later this year....
Joe Biden under fire from rivals for remarks about civility with segregationists
Former Vice President Joe Biden came under sharp criticism from some of his Democratic presidential rivals on Wednesday for remarks he made this week about...
Oil prices mostly steady despite U.S. crude stock draw
Oil futures were little changed on Wednesday as price support from a larger-than-expected decline in U.S. crude inventories was countered by a slump in equities....