WSJ News Exclusive | Biden to Nominate María Pagán as U.S. Envoy to World Trade Organization
WASHINGTON—President Biden is expected to nominate María Luisa Pagán, a longtime government trade negotiator, as a deputy U.S. trade representative...
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Jay Y. Lee, Samsung’s De Facto Leader, Wins Parole From Prison
SEOUL— Samsung ’s de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, will be released from prison on parole later this week, though it...
Paul Whelan released from solitary confinement in Russian prison
David Whelan said his brother, who had been detained in a Mordovian penal colony, was released either Thursday or Friday....
A Gold Mine Takeover Highlights Increasing Mining-Sector Risk
Canada’s Centerra Gold Inc. invested more than $3 billion over nearly three decades to turn a remote gold prospect in...
Hopes of revived Iran nuclear talks dim amid delays as new hardline president takes office
Now that President Ebrahim Raisi is officially in power after his inauguration Thursday, officials are hoping meetings will begin again...
WSJ News Exclusive | Business Groups Call on Biden to Restart Trade Talks With China
WASHINGTON—Nearly three dozen of the nation’s most influential business groups—representing retailers, chip makers, farmers and others—are calling on the Biden...
US ‘not ready to throw in the towel’ on Afghan talks even as Taliban violence grows
However, experts and former diplomats say that the Taliban want full control of Afghanistan and will continue to seek leverage...
U.S. Jobless Claims Remain at Elevated Level After Steady Declines
U.S. jobless claims fell slightly to 385,000 last week, as worker filings for new unemployment benefits settled this summer at...
Biden administration proposes $750 million arms sale to Taiwan in a move likely to anger Beijing
The administration gave notice about the intended sale on Wednesday, according to a State Department spokesperson, two congressional sources, and...
Facebook Cuts Off Access for NYU Research Into Political-Ad Targeting
Facebook Inc. cut off a New York University research project’s accounts and access to the platform, effectively shutting down a...
Cable, Internet Companies Stand to Gain From Broadband Funding in Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON—The $1 trillion infrastructure bill moving through the Senate this week stands to be a windfall for cable and fiber-optic...
Debt Ceiling Deadline: What It Means and How Congress Can Act
WASHINGTON—The clock is ticking for Congress to reach a deal to raise the federal borrowing limit, or debt ceiling, before...
Progressives Raise Heat on Nancy Pelosi Over Eviction Moratorium
WASHINGTON—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) is facing an uprising from the progressive wing of the Democratic caucus, which is...
Fed Chairman Powell’s Approach to Regulation Has Drawn Criticism From Some Democrats
President Biden’s looming decision about who should be the next Federal Reserve chairman is prompting reviews of the current chief’s...
Biden administration announces new sanctions on Cuba while eyeing further actions
"Earlier this month Cubans took to the street in a show of the will of the people of Cuba. The...
WSJ News Exclusive | MyPillow to Pull Ads From Fox News in Disagreement With Network
The chief executive of MyPillow Inc., one of Fox News’s big advertisers, said he is pulling his ads from the...
Biden Asks Congress to Extend Federal Eviction Moratorium
President Joe Biden believes Congress must extend the moratorium. Photo: erin scott/Reuters July 29, 2021 11:10 am ET The Biden...
Blinken warns talks with Iran can’t go on indefinitely
"We are committed to diplomacy, but this process cannot go on indefinitely," Blinken said at a press conference in Kuwait....
US and Russia hold ‘substantive’ strategic stability talks as Moscow raps Biden for comments
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman led a delegation of US officials in a meeting with Russian Deputy Minister of...
Aon, Willis Towers Scrap $30 Billion Merger Amid Antitrust Impasse
Aon PLC and Willis Towers Watson PLC abandoned a more than $30 billion tie-up to create the world’s largest insurance...
