Another attempt to clear ship blocking Suez Canal fails as economic impact mounts
A satellite image shows stranded container ship Ever Given after it ran aground in Suez Canal, Egypt March 25, 2021. CNES Airbus DS | Reuters The Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, is still wedged in the...
Covid masks and hand sanitizer can get you a tax break, IRS says
Luis Alvarez | DigitalVision | Getty Images Americans can get a tax break this filing season for masks, hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes and other personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the IRS announced Friday. The tax code...
China slaps new sanctions on UK entities over ‘lies and disinformation’ on Xinjiang
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying attends a news conference in Beijing, China January 21, 2021. Carlos Garcia Rawlins | Reuters BEIJING — China slapped sanctions on U.K. entities on Friday, saying that Britain’s sanctions on Chinese individuals over alleged...
Powell praises economic recovery and sees Fed pulling back help after ‘substantial’ progress
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prepares for a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 2, 2020. Jim Lo Scalzo...
Weekly jobless claims tumble to lowest level in more than a year
First-time claims for unemployment insurance unexpectedly fell sharply last week amid signs that hiring has picked up in the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Claims totaled 684,000 for the week ended March 20, the first time the number...
UK start-up funding platforms scrap $190 million merger amid competition concerns
Darren Westlake, co-founder and CEO of Crowdcube, at a fintech conference in London, on April 12, 2017. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — British start-up crowdfunding platforms Crowdcube and Seedrs agreed Thursday to terminate their £140 million...
Yellen supports banks’ share buybacks. Sen. Warren wants BlackRock designated too big to fail
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a virtual roundtable event with participants from local Black Chambers of Commerce on February 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Banks have improved their capital positions and should be allowed...
Stock futures tick higher as pressure on tech stocks pauses
Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes inched higher in the overnight session Wednesday evening after pressure on technology stocks sent the Nasdaq Composite down 2% during the regular session. Dow...
Homebuyer mortgage demand inches higher, but rates hit highest level since summer
A for sale sign sits outside a house in Miami Beach. Carlos Barria | Reuters Higher mortgage rates do not appear to be dampening demand for home purchases but are crimping refinance volume. Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose...
One year after Covid-19 market bottom, Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer says stocks are in ‘no man’s land’
Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer is temporarily dialing back his appetite for stocks. On the one-year anniversary of the Covid-19 bottom, he’s telling investors the market is in “no man’s land.” “We’re in this period where the Russell 1000 growth mega...
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