The U.S. is considering providing the long-range Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to Ukraine despite concerns it could reach into Russian territory, the Wall Street Journal said, citing American and European officials it didn’t identify. Brigadier General Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters that he is “not aware of any imminent decision.”
Oil inched higher in a choppy session as a traders weighed a hawkish rate outlook from central banks against positive signals from the world’s largest economy.
The former head of the US safety agency that investigates major industrial accidents improperly charged the government for tens of thousands of dollars in travel and office-furnishing expenses, a federal watchdog said in a report made public Thursday.
The top US bank regulators are asking lenders to work with credit-worthy borrowers that are facing stress in the commercial real estate market.
Southwest Airlines Co.’s pilots’ union has asked the US National Mediation Board to end its oversight of contract negotiations with the carrier, an action that would move the union one step closer to a potential strike.
The Biden administration has formally rebuffed a bid by environmental activists to phase down oil and gas production on federal lands and waters, marking its latest nod to the endurance of fossil fuels in a warming world.
Harvard University was defiant after the Supreme Court effectively banned universities from using race as a factor in admissions, arguing the role of diversity and difference in education is essential to academic excellence.
Federal Reserve official Raphael Bostic reiterated that he favors keeping borrowing costs on hold but that Chair Jerome Powell and other colleagues don’t agree with him.
Brazil’s electoral court is on the cusp of ruling Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to seek political office for eight years in a trial over the former right-wing president’s false claims about last year’s election.
Bitcoin has quickly settled into a narrow trading range after reaching a fresh one-year high, leaving reinvigorated enthusiasts wondering whether last week’s momentum will last.
