Biden heads to Capitol to firm up Dem support for spending
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden stepped up his bid to push his multitrillion-dollar domestic plans through Congress Wednesday, scheduling a lunch with Senate Democrats...
The Latest: WHO: Weekly virus cases at nearly 3M globally
GENEVA — The World Health Organization reported there were nearly 3 million coronavirus cases globally last week, a 10% increase that was accompanied by...
Powell says inflation, though elevated, will likely moderate
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that inflation, which has been surging as the recovery strengthens, “will likely remain elevated in...
Citigroup profits soar due to fewer bad loans
NEW YORK — Citigroup profits jumped more than five fold from a year earlier, helped by an improving economy that resulted in fewer bad...
Fed survey: US economy strong but hindered by bottlenecks
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's latest nationwide business survey found that the economy strengthened further in late May and early June, despite supply-chain bottlenecks...
UK inflation rises to highest level in nearly 3 years
LONDON — Official figures show inflation in the U.K. rising to its highest level in nearly three years because of increases in the prices...
Stocks give up an early gain and turn mixed on Wall Street
Stocks gave up an early gain and turned mixed on Wall Street as banks and energy companies fell while other sectors rose.
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With taxpayers’ help, Delta posts $652 million profit in 2Q
Delta Air Lines reported its first quarterly profit since the pandemic devastated the airline industry more than a year ago, as hordes of vacation...
That was fleeting: Twitter kills off ephemeral ‘fleets’
Twitter is disappearing its disappearing tweets, called fleets, after they didn't catch on.
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With taxpayers’ help, Delta posts $652 million profit in 2Q
Delta Air Lines reported its first quarterly profit since the pandemic devastated the airline industry more than a year ago, as hordes of vacation...