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Treasury chief Yellen defends Biden budget against Republican senators’ fears of tax increases

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden’s 2025 fiscal budget proposal as Republican senators said they…

Treasury chief Yellen defends Biden budget against Republican senators’ fears of tax increases

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden’s 2025 fiscal budget proposal as Republican senators said they…

Judge orders Trump company to tell financial watchdog about efforts to get appeal bonds

A judge ordered Donald Trump’s company Thursday to inform a court-appointed financial watchdog about any efforts to obtain an appeal…

House Speaker Johnson says he will invite Israel leader Netanyahu to address Congress, slams Schumer

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday said he will invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session…

5-hour Energy billionaire named in Senate Swiss bank tax probe

WASHINGTON — Billionaire 5-hour Energy entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava maintained allegedly undeclared bank accounts worth hundreds of millions of dollars at…

China slams the U.S. for interfering in Arunachal Pradesh border dispute with India

China slammed the United States for interfering in its border dispute with India, after Washington said it recognized the disputed…

Ukraine war updates: Russia launches large strike on Ukrainian capital; Moscow’s defeat a matter of life or death, Kyiv says

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has experienced one of the…

‘Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong’: Beijing hits back at U.S. for ‘slandering’ city’s new security law

China’s embassy hit back against U.S. criticism of Hong Kong’s new national security law on Thursday, saying the U.S. should…

House passes bill to bar data brokers from selling sensitive personal information to U.S. adversaries

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders of a House committee examining interstate and foreign commerce on Wednesday praised the passage of a bill…

Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao was intoxicated during fatal car accident in Texas pond: police

Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao was intoxicated last month when she accidentally drove her Tesla X SUV in reverse over…