Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip despite Nvidia’s solid earnings report
TOKYO -- Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday as regional markets tried to digest the strong and highly anticipated...
Washington news
Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon,...
What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for commerce secretary
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast,...
What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump’s choice to become transportation secretary
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sean Duffy to become transportation secretary in his new administration, positioning him to...
Host Brazil focuses G20 on fighting hunger with wars and Trump’s return in the background
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil pushed for concerted action to alleviate hunger Monday as it hosted a summit of the...
Trump names Interior-designee Doug Burgum to head new White House council on energy
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the Interior Department,...
Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
WASHINGTON -- A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years...
Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures
WASHINGTON -- Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and...
Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructure
The Biden administration has released guidelines for using artificial intelligence in the power grid, water system, air travel network and...
A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China’s Xi
LIMA, Peru -- If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific...
