Tag: Economic policy
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall St powers to more records
BANGKOK -- Asian shares advanced on Tuesday after Wall Street rolled to more records, though markets in China were mostly lower. U.S. futures...
Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump's no-tax pledges and what they might cost
Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he's elected to the White...
Top US trade official sees progress in helping workers. Voters will decide if her approach continues
WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. trade representative, Katherine Tai is legally required to avoid discussing the presidential election. But her ideas about fair...
Stock market today: Oil prices jump again on worries about the Middle East as Wall Street fades
NEW YORK -- Crude prices jumped Thursday on worries that worsening tensions in the Middle East could disrupt the global flow of oil,...
Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924
Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th...
Mexico's president touts austerity on his way out of office but lavishes largesse on friends
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s outgoing president has always taken pride in his reputation as a penny-pincher but on Friday, three days before leaving...