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Asian Share Markets Fall as US-Iran Talks Progress Raises Uncertainty...
HONG KONG — Asian share markets traded mixed Monday as optimism over progress in U.S.-Iran negotia...
Federal Student Loan Debt Approaches $2 Trillion as Repayment Push Res...
WASHINGTON — Federal student loan debt in the United States is approaching $2 trillion as the fede...
Consumer Price Index Shows Modest Increase in Recent Month...
WASHINGTON — Consumer prices rose modestly in May, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau o...
Payroll Employment Gains Reported in Latest Labor Statistics...
WASHINGTON — U.S. payroll employment increased in May while the unemployment rate remained unchang...
US Import and Export Prices Rise in Latest Monthly Report...
WASHINGTON — U.S. import and export prices increased in May, according to the latest monthly repor...
Oil Tankers Divert to Middle East Ahead of Hormuz Reopening...
SINGAPORE — Oil tankers are increasingly positioning to return to the Middle East as industry participants prepare for...
Fed Chair Warsh Prepares for First Major Rate Decision Press Conference Today...
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh was set to hold his first major post-decision press conference on Wedne...
US-EU Trade Friction Persists After Trump Reinstates Pre-Negotiation Tariff Leve...
WASHINGTON — Trade tensions between the United States and the European Union remained unresolved this week after Presi...
US Long-Term Unemployment Rises Even as Job Creation Remains Positive...
WASHINGTON — Long-term unemployment in the United States rose over the past year even as the economy continued to add ...
Brent Crude Falls Below 100 Dollars per Barrel Following Hormuz Agreement...
LONDON — Brent crude oil fell below $100 a barrel on Tuesday after the United States and Iran reached an agreement to ...
US Inflation Remains at 4.2 Percent as Fed Weighs Policy Shift...
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation rose to 4.2 percent in May, the highest annual rate in more than three years, as the Feder...
Federal Reserve Opens Two-Day FOMC Meeting Amid Elevated Inflation...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Reserve opened a two-day meeting of its policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FO...
Global Oil Prices Fall Sharply on US-Iran Hormuz Deal Announcement...
LONDON — Global oil prices fell sharply on Monday and remained under pressure on Tuesday after U.S. and Iranian offici...
Stock Markets Rally Worldwide After Iran War Ceasefire Agreement...
NEW YORK — Stock markets around the world rallied on Monday and Tuesday after a preliminary agreement between the Unit...