U.S. Retail Sales Fell 1.9% in December
U.S. retail sales dropped by 1.9% in December as the Covid-19 Omicron variant and inflation surged, damping the end of...
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RNC threatens to prohibit future GOP presidential nominees from participating in official general election debates
The letter, which was first reported by The New York Times, was signed by Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel....
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 230,000
Filings for jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 230,000 last week, an increase of 23,000, as a tight U.S....
US providing $308 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
The humanitarian assistance and vaccines come months after the US completed its military withdrawal from the country. The Biden administration...
Facebook’s Former Elections Boss Now Questions Social Media’s Impact on Politics
Katie Harbath joined Facebook FB -0.20% more than a decade ago as the first Republican employee in the company’s Washington,...
U.S. to Spend $10 Billion to Boost Small Businesses
The U.S. is planning to hand out $10 billion to help upstart companies gain access to capital in a bid...
Biden officials weighing Russia sanctions options after warnings about economic fallout, heightened cyber risk for US and allies
One concern is that those negative effects could boomerang back onto the US during an election year, sources told CNN....
US and Moroccan Navy rescue 103 migrants off African coast
The Las Palmas Rescue Coordination Center, based in the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco, received reports of the...
U.S. Jobs Report Shows Record Annual Gain
Hiring slowed in December to 199,000 new jobs, the Labor Department said Friday, while the U.S. added a record number...
Consumer Demand for Goods Drove U.S. Import Surge During Holidays
U.S. consumer demand for goods and an easing of supply-chain constraints drove a surge in imports in November, pushing the...
Job Openings on Track for New High Ahead of Omicron Wave
U.S. job openings are on track to have ended last year at a record high in a strong labor market...
Biden tells Ukrainian president US ‘will respond decisively if Russia further invades’
Zelensky said in a tweet Sunday evening that the call with Biden underscored "the special nature of our relations." He...
Trump-Appointed Chairman’s Resignation Hands Control of FDIC to Democrats
WASHINGTON—Jelena McWilliams’s decision to resign as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. paves the way for Democrats to gain...
Economy Week Ahead: Eurozone Manufacturing, U.S. Jobs Report
A worker checked bodywork at the Iveco plant in Suzzara, Italy, in December. The state of European manufacturing will be...
Headaches and Backlogs Loom as Tax Filing Season Nears Again
WASHINGTON—The third tax-filing season during the coronavirus pandemic is set to begin soon with more delays, uncertainty and frustration likely...
Beijing Fell Short on Trade Deal Promises, Creating Dilemma for Biden
WASHINGTON—Beijing’s commitment to step up purchases of U.S. goods and services under a 2020 trade pact expires Friday with China...
Biden to speak with Zelensky as US warns against Russian invasion of Ukraine
Biden, a White House official said, "plans to speak by phone with President Zelensky of Ukraine on Sunday to reaffirm...
Biden to speak with Putin on Thursday at Russian leader’s request
The call was requested by Putin, according to an administration official, and Biden accepted because "he believes when it comes...
Facebook’s Pushback: Stem the Leaks, Spin the Politics, Don’t Say Sorry
The day after former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen went public in October, the company’s team in Washington started...
WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Eyes Raskin as Top Fed Banking Regulator
President Biden is considering Sarah Bloom Raskin for a top role at the Federal Reserve as part of a slate...
