Month: May 2021

Federal Reserve officials at their April meeting reaffirmed the view that the central bank’s ultra-low interest rate remained the best policy approach but some officials cautioned that some factors pushing … Read More

Stocks were broadly lower in afternoon trading Wednesday as the market’s downturn entered a third day By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers May 19, 2021, 6:36 … Read More

NEW YORK — The price of Bitcoin fell as much as 29% Wednesday after the China Banking Association warned member banks of risks associated with digital currencies. Other digital currencies … Read More

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he’ll reinstate an Obama-era pilot program that aims to aid minority and disadvantaged groups by ensuring local hiring for public works construction projects By HOPE … Read More

‘We’re masters of our own fate’: Matt Hancock begs Brits to get their second jabs in race against Indian variant as he insists majority of cases are in young people … Read More

Trump tears into ‘corrupt’ NY criminal probe into his business while people are ‘dying on city’s sidewalks at an unprecedented rate’ and tells Dem AG to ‘focus on real crime’ … Read More

Don’t ditch those masks yet, autoworkers By MATT OTT AP Business Writer May 19, 2021, 6:08 PM • 2 min read SILVER SPRING, Md. — Don’t ditch those masks yet, … Read More

Bitcoin recovers from day’s worst losses as Elon Musk says Tesla will NOT sell its holdings and the company’s crypto horde returns to the black with a net gain of … Read More

Once ‘proud’ council leader who quit within weeks of Grenfell tragedy tells inquiry he’s ‘desperately sorry’ for the families and victims but blames ‘systemic failure’ for fire that killed 72 … Read More

The bill is expected to pass through the Democratically controlled House on Wednesday evening. But the margins are an important indicator because just how many House Republicans are willing to … Read More