White House competition council seeks lower consumer prices
A new White House council on U.S. economic conditions plans to hold its first meeting Friday, with participants to highlight at least 18 actions...
Britain’s economic growth slowed more than expected in July
LONDON — Britain’s economic growth slowed more than expected in July as concern about the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19...
Federal mandate takes vaccine decision off employers’ hands
Larger U.S. businesses now won't have to decide whether to require their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Doing so is now federal policy....
Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
WASHINGTON — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100...
UN report: Afghanistan teeters on brink of universal poverty
UNITED NATIONS — Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of “universal poverty” that could become a reality in the middle of next year unless...
UN envoy: World must prevent Afghanistan economic collapse
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan urged the world Thursday to unite to prevent the collapse of the Afghan economy, to...
Farmers restore native grasslands as groundwater disappears
MULESHOE, Texas — Tim Black‘s cell phone dings, signaling the time to reverse sprinklers spitting water across a pie-shaped section of grass that will...
Lebanon to start paying cash aid to poor families next month
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s government said Tuesday it will start paying cash assistance next month to hundreds of thousands of poor families - in U.S....
Glitches still plague bitcoin rollout in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadorans trying to pay for a cup of coffee or receive money sent from relatives in the United States...
Top Dems leave door open to trimming Biden’s $3.5T price tag
WASHINGTON — Congress' two top Democrats seemed to leave the door open Wednesday to ultimately reducing the $3.5 trillion price tag of President Joe...