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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Stocks rise in Asia after approval of US debt deal
Photo: ANP Major Asian stock markets edged higher on Thursday. Investors responded with relief after the House of Representatives approved a recent deal to raise the U.S. government’s debt ceiling. Without Congressional approval, the United States was in danger of quickly running out of money. The deal now goes to the Senate, where Democrats hold […]
Wall Street ends lower, focus on US debt ceiling vote – Wel.nl
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets in New York ended the trading day in the red on Wednesday. Investors took little risk ahead of a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a recent deal to raise the government’s debt ceiling. It is expected to take place overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Without congressional […]
EU and US renegotiate relationship with China
International•31 May ’23 at 09:30Author of the book: John Lucas At a meeting of the Trade and Technology Council, the EU and the US are re-discussing their relationship with China. At the last G7 summit in Japan, many countries have already expressed their concerns about their dependence on China. ‘We cannot turn inwards,’ says Annette […]