McCarthy’s ‘No Win’ Shutdown Scenario
With pressure mounting to avert a government shutdown, heightened by culture war demands from House conservatives burned by previous brawls, the House speaker faces...
Uniquely Competitive North Carolina Emerges as Key 2024 Battleground
The 2024 election promises to feature several major battlegrounds, but for sheer breadth of competitive contests, North Carolina next year will be hard to...
Tokyo Stocks Continue to Decline Over U.S. Rate Hike Concerns
Tokyo stocks fell for the third consecutive day on Friday amid concerns over continued U.S. interest rate hikes. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the...
U.S. Gas Prices Hit 10-Month Highs Amid Tighter Supplies, Heatwaves
U.S. gas prices surged to an average of 3.87 U.S. dollars a gallon nationally on Thursday, the highest level in 10 months, data showed....
Chinese Market Allure Won’t Diminish Despite U.S. Smears
Washington’s obsession with tarnishing China’s reputation knows no bounds. U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent assertion that the Chinese economy is a “ticking time bomb”...
Tokyo Stocks End Lower Amid U.S. Rate Hike Concerns
Tokyo stocks continued to fall on Thursday, tracking overnight declines on Wall Street amid concern over continued U.S. interest rate hikes. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei...
U.S. Housing Construction Increases 3.9 Pct in July
U.S. new home construction increased by 3.9 percent in July, according to figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Housing starts climbed...
U.S. Texas to Impose Fee on Electric Vehicles
Starting September, electric vehicle (EV) drivers in the second largest U.S. state of Texas will have to pay the state an extra 200 U.S....
U.S. Crude Supplies Up, Other Petroleum Data Mixed
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.7 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending Aug. 11, 166,000 b/d more than the previous...
U.S. Dollar Gains After Fed Minutes, Housing Construction Data
The U.S. dollar gained on Wednesday, as the latest minutes showed that most Federal Reserve officials still regarded high inflation as an ongoing threat,...