EPAChinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu ahead of his speech in Singapore NOS news•Today, 08:48 Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has called any conflict with the US an “unbearable disaster”. “There is no denying that a serious conflict or conflict between China and the US would be an unbearable disaster for the world,” he said at […]
US withdraws nuclear weapons treaty obligations
The US will no longer provide Russia with information about its strategic nuclear weapons, such as the location of US missiles. Such information sharing is one of the agreements the two countries agreed to in 2010, known as the New Start Agreement. The Americans are responding to a Russian ‘suspension’ of the deal announced by […]
Biden Signs Debt Deal and Avoids Financial Market Chaos | economy
03 jun 2023 om 20:18Update: 4 uur geleden US President Joe Biden signed a bill to raise the debt ceiling on Saturday. This prevents the US from meeting its financial obligations. Last week, majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate approved the broader cap. The plan is now being drafted, and then Biden […]
The US military wants to clear the names of bad generals; Fort Bragg is now Fort Liberty
APA new name for a military base in North Carolina NOS news•Yesterday, 19:54 Fort Bragg, a US military base in the state of North Carolina, is now known as Fort Liberty. The name change was a result of the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, which opposed, among other things, honoring soldiers who fought […]
Corn, soy higher on US weather worries, macroeconomic optimism
U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Friday, following multi-month lows this week, boosted by drought in the Midwest crop belt and spillovers from crude oil, traders said. Wheat followed an upward trend and received additional support from Midwest weather concerns. China and tensions over a shipping route from war-torn Ukraine. Chicago Board of Trade […]
Bloomberg: 3M Aims for Billion-Dollar Settlement in US with PFAS
Photo: ANP Industrial conglomerate 3M may reach a $10 billion (€9.3 billion) settlement with several US cities over contamination with PFAS. The parties have reached a preliminary agreement on the matter, Bloomberg writes, based on insiders. 3M has been making poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs for short, for years, as materials for, for example, […]
Attention to US jobs report after approval of loan agreement
Photo: ANP The Amsterdam stock market will focus on Friday’s US jobs report, which will be released later in the day. Now that the US default risk has passed, investors are returning to business as usual. After the House of Representatives, the US Senate also agreed to raise the government’s debt ceiling. President Joe Biden […]
Even the US Senate agrees to raise the debt ceiling economy
A majority of US senators voted to raise the US government’s debt ceiling on Thursday. This is the first time in history that the United States is unable to meet its payment obligations. Failure to raise the debt ceiling would cause major chaos in financial markets. The recall vote took place on Thursday evening, four […]
US Congress approves debt ceiling deal and votes to raise | economy
A majority of the US House of Representatives has voted to raise the government’s debt ceiling. The recently concluded agreement was approved by the US Congress. Without congressional approval, the United States was in danger of quickly running out of money. That would have created a huge mess in the financial markets. There was still […]
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