Politics

Shares started the week out on a sour note in Asia as worsening coronavirus outbreaks overshadowed news that U.S. lawmakers finally have a deal on more support for American families and businesses.

President Donald Trump's campaign said on Sunday it would again ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn results from the Nov. 3 election, its latest longshot effort to subvert the electoral process and sow doubt over the legitimacy of Presidentelect Joe Bi...

President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to American auditing standards, the White House said, giving the Republican one more tool to threaten Beijing with before lea...

Presidentelect Joe Biden's transition team expressed frustration Friday with the level of cooperation they're getting from political appointees at the Department of Defense, saying there has been an abrupt halt in the already limited cooperation there."

More than 1.1 million Georgians have voted in twin U.S. Senate runoff elections that will determine which party controls that chamber of Congress, and with it the fate of much of Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden's agenda, state data showed on Friday.

Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street hit a new high on optimism about economic stimulus and coronavirus vaccine development despite a spike in U.S. unemployment claims.

Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has nominated a flurry of members for his Cabinet and White House team, working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States' diversity.

The S&P 500 ticked up to the edge of its record Wednesday after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep buying bonds until the economy makes substantial progress from its virus-wracked state.

Naidu exhorted them to maintain discipline, decency and decorum in the House and advised them to go through the publications of procedures of Parliament.

A lone senator from Utah has singlehandedly blocked the bipartisan approval of two new national museums to honor American Latinos and women, arguing that last thing we need is to further divide an already divided nation.

Global fund managers are reducing their holdings in U.Slisted Chinese companies such as Alibaba, Netease and JD.com as risks grow they will be forced off American exchanges, switching instead into shares of the companies listed in Hong Kong.

Washington, Dec 10 (AP) The U.S. government's deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1 per cent higher than the same period a year ago as spending to deal with the COVID pandemic soared while tax revenues fell. The Treasury Departmen...

WM Holding Company, a cannabis technology company which operates the online U.S. platform Weedmaps where users find and rate marijuana sellers, said on Thursday it has agreed to go public through a merger with Silver Spike Acquisition Corp.

Still spinning their wheels on COVID19 relief, lawmakers have grabbed a oneweek government funding extension that buys time for more talks though there is considerable disagreement over who is supposed to be taking the lead from there.

Still spinning their wheels on COVID19 relief, lawmakers grabbed a oneweek government funding extension on Wednesday that buys time for more talks though there is considerable disagreement over who is supposed to be taking the lead from there.

Five people have been shot dead in election violence in Ghana, police said on Wednesday, following a tightly contested race that President Nana AkufoAddo is tipped to win narrowly.