This is not your father’s Cold War. In the Eisenhower-Khrushchev era, the West, Russia and China lived in separate economic spaces. Nuclear weapons posed limited danger, because neither the United States nor Russia could strike the other without risking annihilation. …
The White House will be hoppin’ on Monday, when President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host for the first Easter Egg Roll in two years. It’s been a longstanding Easter tradition since 1878 for the White House to …
The Russian military sustained a major blow Thursday when the flagship of the country’s Black Sea fleet was badly damaged and its crew evacuated. Ukrainian officials said their forces hit the vessel with missiles, while Russia acknowledged a fire aboard …
Frank R. James, the man who New York City officials say was responsible for the Tuesday-morning shooting aboard a Manhattan-bound N train, has been arrested. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said that James, 62, was taken into custody at St. Marks …
U.S. stocks were under pressure Monday, with tech and other growth names bearing the brunt, as Treasury yields continued to soar ahead of a busy week in inflation data. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell 140 points, …
The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Jackson is set to become the first Black woman to serve on the country’s highest judicial body. Here are four things to …
Treasury yields carved out another round of three-year highs on Friday, with the 2-year rate posting its biggest five-week gain in more than a decade, as investors continued to assess the Federal Reserve’s likely policy path. What are yields doing? …
U.S. stock futures were pointing to a second day of gains on Friday, as investors continue to digest the Federal Reserve’s commentary on interest rates with key inflation data looming. What’s happening Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00, …
U.S. stock futures pointed to a second day of declines on Wednesday, ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s plan to reverse the size of its $9 trillion balance sheet. What’s happening Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average …
The European Union has proposed sanctioning two daughters of President Vladimir Putin, according to diplomats familiar with the plan, a move that would add the Russian leader’s closest family members to a growing list of individuals sanctioned in response to …
Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Fed, said in an interview with the Financial Times that the case for a half-point interest-rate hike in May has increased. “The case for 50, barring any negative surprise between now and the …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said “indeed, this is genocide,” referring to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s vicious attack on his country that has seen hospitals and schools targeted by rockets, as well as disturbing new images of the bodies of executed …