WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to make her mark by naming a new supervisor for a major U.S. banking regulator that Democrats say was too friendly to large banks under the Trump administration, according to two
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Biden to Pay for Infrastructure Plan With 15 Years of Corporate Taxes
The president will propose using the revenue from increasing corporate taxes to pay for eight years of ambitious spending on roads, bridges, utilities and other needs. By Jim Tankersley and Emily Cochrane Source: Read Full Article
‘Bureaucratic lunacy’ – Kaipara College student barred from school bus, told to catch ACC-funded taxi instead
A boy who has been barred from a school bus by a 117-year-old distance rule has been told to apply for an ACC-funded taxi instead. The decision will cost ACC at least $2300 a year if it agrees to fund
EU savaged for Covid fiasco as French MEP warns ‘citizens waking up’ to ‘incompetent’ bloc
EU have been 'incompetent' in coronavirus response says MEP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about
Starbucks CEO on new stores and overcoming Covid-19
The local Starbucks business is gearing up for a busy 2021. After what was a disruptive 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, affecting the company’s sales revenue as borders remained closed, Starbucks is looking ahead to brighter days and more
Volatile markets end 2020 strong with vaccines, stimulus in sight
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Global commodity markets ended 2020 on a strong note, with recovering demand and widespread stimulus packages buoying prices after a roller coaster ride caused by the global coronavirus pandemic.FILE PHOTO: A fisherman rows his dinghy past oil refineries
U.S. housing, manufacturing data suggest economic recovery slowing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell for a second straight month in October as an acute shortage of properties pushed up prices, though the housing market remains supported by record low mortgage rates.FILE PHOTO: A
Democrats pick up 1 seat in Colorado Senate
Colorado Senate Democrats are poised to add one more seat to their roster, and House Democrats are maintaining their numbers as the final votes are tallied from Tuesday’s election. That may not be the outcome Democrats were working toward, given
England’s 4-week COVID-19 lockdown to last longer if cases don’t fall: minister
A new national lockdown in England may have to last longer than the planned four weeks if coronavirus infection rates don’t fall quickly enough, a senior government minister said Sunday. The lockdown announced Saturday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson is
Colorado regulators dismiss cooperatives’ complaint against Tri-State
Rural electric associations that want out of their contracts with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association won’t be getting help from Colorado regulators. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has dismissed formal complaints by the La Plata Electric Association in Durango and