Biden nominates Jack Lew to be U.S. ambassador to Israel
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden nominated former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday to serve as ambassador to Israel.…
Digital World shareholders vote to extend time for deal with Trump media company
Investors in the blank-check acquisition company that plans to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media firm on…
Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit
Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll…
Madison Keys breezes past fellow US star Jessica Pegula to reach US Open quarterfinals
CNN — Madison Keys comfortably beat Jessica Pegula in straight sets on Monday to earn a spot in the US…
‘Really bad economics’: Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains where the Fed went wrong on inflation
The Federal Reserve “didn’t do their homework” and mischaracterized the spike in inflation that has plagued the U.S. economy over…
FEMA is down to its last $3.4 billion as Maui wildfires, Hurricane Idalia slam U.S.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is running low on money to respond to natural disasters as the U.S. faces billions…
Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and ‘Barbenheimer’ are lifting consumer spending this quarter. But Morgan Stanley says it may not last
Consumer spending may not be out of the woods. Real spending is expected to come in 1.9% higher in the…
China says drop in trade with the U.S. is ‘a direct consequence of U.S. moves’
BEIJING — China’s ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, has blamed U.S. tariffs and export controls for a drop in…
Nebraska volleyball sets world record for attendance at a women’s sporting event, at above 92,000, school says
CNN — Memorial Stadium was the place to be on Wednesday night when the University of Nebraska women’s volleyball team…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: HP, Box, Brown-Forman, Insulet and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. HP — HP dropped 6.6% in midday trading after reporting a…
