Congress has until the end of Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown – and with little progress to show as of Tuesday afternoon, the possibility is looking more and more likely. Congressional leaders gathered at the White House on Tuesday to work through remaining issues as lawmakers and the … Read More Government
What’s in a name? A lot, at least this week. While most people know the consumer price index and even a few maybe the producer price index, the Federal Reserve places special emphasis on the personal consumption expenditures price index as its measure of inflation. The tongue-twister is due out on … Read More Government
TIRANA (Reuters) – Opposition protesters pelted Albania’s government building with petrol bombs and rocks late on Tuesday, accusing state officials of involvement in organised crime and corruption after their leader was placed under house arrest. Thousands gathered in front of the government … Read More Government
Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, the prime minister of Democratic Republic of Congo, resigned on Tuesday, triggering the dissolution of his government, the presidency said in a statement. Read More Government
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday that his party had reached an agreement with the largest party in the country’s national assembly to form a coalition government. The agreement between Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the … Read More Government
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Fears that ASML’s computer chip equipment will be used for Chinese military ends underlie recent decisions to deny the company export licences, the Dutch trade minister said in answers to questions from parliament. Netherlands-based ASML, Europe’s largest tech … Read More Government
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Fears that ASML’s computer chip equipment will be used for Chinese military ends underlie recent decisions to deny the company export licences, the Dutch trade minister said in answers to questions from parliament. Netherlands-based ASML, Europe’s largest tech … Read More Government
Mexico’s antitrust regulator on Thursday issued conditions on the Mexican government’s purchase of 13 power plants from Spain’s Iberdrola, insisting they be operated independently and avoid exchange of sensitive information among competitors. Read More Government
The budget that Nova Scotia’s minister of finance will introduce on Feb. 29 includes $1.6 billion in capital projects, which is in line with what the PCs have spent in this area each year since taking power in 2021. Read More Government
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and leader of its largest party Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that independent candidates backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan are welcome to form a government if they can prove their majority in parliament. If the Khan-backed … Read More Government
