Month: January 2021

NEW YORK — Stocks closed mixed on Wall Street after major indexes spent the day drifting up and down, not far off the record highs they reached last week. The … Read More

Target’s strong sales streak extended through the holiday season, as shoppers snapped up everything from clothing to home goods during the pandemic By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer January 13, … Read More

The U.S. government says it will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Uighur region of China in its most sweeping action yet to pressure the Communist Party to … Read More

The U.S. government’s deficit in the first three months of the budget year was a record-breaking $572.9 billion By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer January 13, 2021, 9:05 PM • … Read More

But once that vote happens, the real drama begins, as the House is expected to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate, where a trial will be conducted. (It’s … Read More

McConnell’s office made that clear to Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s aides on Wednesday, according to Republican officials, meaning an impeachment trial won’t begin until the early days of … Read More

‘Turning a blind eye is not an option.’ SIXTH Republican will vote to impeach Donald Trump as House votes today – but Mitch McConnell refuses to put him on trial … Read More

Supermarkets demand urgent action over Brexit red tape that has left shoppers at stores including M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco in Northern Ireland facing empty shelves Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Iceland, Co-Op, … Read More

Ministers ‘may BAN flights from Brazil’ to keep out country’s ‘concerning’ new coronavirus variant: Boris Johnson says Britain is ‘taking steps’ to avoid the strain that looks similar to super-infectious … Read More

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks bounced back from an early stumble and are on track for more gains Wednesday afternoon, though Treasury yields are stalling following their rapid rise. The … Read More