Tag: Washington news
Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US?
BANGKOK -- Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Nasdaq sets a record ahead of Fed meeting
BANGKOK -- Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after the Nasdaq set a record ahead of a meeting by the Federal Reserve...
TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it's sold
WASHINGTON -- TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would...
The US Census Bureau is adding refugees to its immigrant count
The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts immigrants in annual estimates by including more people who were admitted for humanitarian, and...
Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Monday established a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to...
Trump says he will 'look at' pardon for embattled New York mayor Eric Adams
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said in a far-ranging news conference that ihe would consider pardoning embattled New York...