The Arkansas Republican senator Tom Cotton has called the enslavement of millions of African people “the necessary evil upon which the union was built”. Related: Trump aims barb at Reagan Foundation in fundraising coin kerfuffle Cotton, widely seen as a possible presidential candidate in 2024, made the comment in an interview with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Barring some sort of currency meltdown, a weaker dollar should be a positive for equities, though foreign stocks will likely benefit more, analysts say. See full story. White House officials suggest breaking new coronavirus relief package into smaller pieces White House officials on Sunday suggested they want to break the coronavirus relief […]
For more than a year, the federal government has circled Big Tech and its business practices. On Wednesday, members of the House of Representatives will roll out evidence their staffs have found and put pressure directly on some of the most prominent executives in the world. Four of tech’s most prominent chief executives — Sundar […]
While millions of Americans have saved, spent or invested their stimulus checks, some domestic-violence survivors have found themselves deprived of the financial lifeline and often saddled with the knowledge that their abuser has the money. Now, senators and advocates are pressing the Internal Revenue Service to send replacement checks to survivors and set rules that […]
Members of the NFAC in Louisville. Brett Carlsen / Getty A trainee in an armed militia group, NFAC (Not F—ing Around Coalition), accidentally fired her gun at a Breonna Taylor protest in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday. Three other members from the militia group were injured and rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Louisville Metro’s […]
EPA Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow has revealed that millions of Americans should expect another $1,200 stimulus cheque in their bank accounts and mailboxes this fall. “Don’t forget, there’s a $1,200 check coming. That’s going to be part of the new package,” Mr Kudlow said in an interview with CNN on Sunday. Earlier […]
The U.S. dollar is looking shaky. Barring some sort of currency meltdown, a weaker dollar should be a positive for equities, though foreign stocks will likely benefit more, analysts said. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.36%, a measure of the currency against a basket of six major rivals fell 1.6% in the past week, […]
There are good economic reports, there are bad ones, and in some rate cases there are ugly ones. Next week, we get ugly. We will find out how deep a hole the U.S. economy fell into in the second quarter this year when non-essential businesses closed down in many parts of the U.S. and many […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE ‘We are still in a pretty big first wave,’ says Dr. Anthony Fauci, the veteran epidemiologist. See full story. Pharma stocks fall as Trump targets drug prices with executive orders As President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon says he’s signing four executive orders aiming to lower drug prices, pharmaceutical companies’ shares close […]
By Yury Zolotarev and Andrew Osborn KHABAROVSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands marched in the Russian far east on Saturday, the third such weekend protest in a row, to express their anger over what they say is President Vladimir Putin’s mishandling of a local political crisis. Residents of Khabarovsk, around 3,800 miles (6,110 km) and […]