Tag: government regulations
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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as China unveils 5% economic growth target for 2024
Shares are mixed in Asia after China’s premier said the country’s target for economic growth this year is around 5%, in line with expectations
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Powell to face pressure on rates from Democrats, bank rules from Republicans
Jerome Powell faces heightened pressure this week from Democrats who want interest-rate cuts to keep the economy humming in an election year and Republicans who want him to scrap a plan to boost bank capital. The Fed chair heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday and Thursday for his semiannual testimony before Congress, two years after…
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US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
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US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
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Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei tops 40,000, as investors await China political meeting
Asian stocks are mostly higher ahead of China’s top annual political gathering, while Japan’s benchmark surpassed the 40,000 level for the first time
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Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei tops 40,000, as investors await China political meeting
Asian stocks are mostly higher ahead of China’s top annual political gathering, while Japan’s benchmark surpassed the 40,000 level for the first time
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Stock market today: Asia stocks rise follow Wall Street climbs to more all-time highs
Asia stocks gain after U.S. stocks climbed to all-time highs
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Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins
Former President Donald Trump has plans to radically reshape the federal government if he returns to the White House, from promising to deport millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally to firing tens of thousands of government workers
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US eases restrictions on Wells Fargo after years of strict oversight following scandal
The Biden administration is easing its restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently fixed its toxic culture after years of scandals
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Recession has struck some of the world’s top economies. The US keeps defying expectations
Both Japan and the United Kingdom said Thursday their economies weakened during the final three months of 2023