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Dollar cuts losses, after Trump tones down tough talk on trade

The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency's performance against a basket of six others, was last up 0.2% at 99.2 International News via Reuters: The...

White House says substantial US government job cuts have begun

Job cuts were underway at the Treasury Department and the U.S. health agency, spokespeople said, but the total extent of the layoffs was not...

High US stock valuations bring back memories of dotcom exuberance

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva warned on Wednesday about the risks to the world economy from potentially large corrections in lofty stock markets International News...

UN cultural agency votes for new chief after US withdrawal

While outgoing chief Audrey Azoulay has worked to diversify funding sources, the U.N. culture and education agency still receives about 8% of its budget...

Trump freezes Chicago transit funding, targeting Democratic areas in shutdown

The administration has now frozen at least $28 billion in funding for Democratic cities and states International News via Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze...

Massive fire erupts in jet fuel unit at Chevron’s Los Angeles refinery

No injuries were reported and all workers at the refinery were accounted for, Chevron spokesperson Allison Cook said in an email International News via Reuters: A...

Dollar falls as traders assess US government shutdown, poor jobs data

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.2% to 97.52 International News via Reuters: The dollar fell to near...

US government shutdown begins as partisan division rules Washington

There was no clear path out of the impasse, while agencies warned that the 15th government shutdown since 1981 would halt the release of...

Mexican immigrant dies a week after Dallas ICE shooting, marking second detainee death

The deceased man was identified as Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, 32, who media accounts say was a house painter who came to the U.S. as a...

Caution sets in as US government shutdown looms

President Donald Trump said the United States is probably headed towards its 15th government shutdown since 1981 International News via Reuters: Caution took hold of world...

Deadly attack on Michigan church leaves investigators searching for motive

Hundreds of worshippers were inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, when the suspect rammed his vehicle into...

Dollar retreats, consolidates earlier gains, amid US govt shutdown risk

Data on housing, durable goods, and revisions to the second quarter gross domestic product, meanwhile, came out higher than forecast International News via Reuters: The dollar...
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