© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he visits Joint Base Langley-Eustis with first lady Jill Biden, in Hampton, Virginia, U.S. May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno By Ann Saphir and Dan Burns (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s first budget proposal comes with a big price tag – at $6 trillion, roughly 50% higher than…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on tackling climate change prior to signing executive actions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo 2/2 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposed 2022 budget omits a ban on federal funding…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rests inside a classroom turned COVID-19 care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) – India reported on Saturday 173,790 new coronavirus infections during the previous 24 hours, its lowest daily rise in 45 days, while deaths…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) Rishi Sunak attends a virtual press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain March 3, 2021. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak called for more progress on ensuring financial markets support lower greenhouse…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shoppers browse in a supermarket while wearing masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in north St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. April 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices surged in April, with a measure of underlying inflation…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks after ceremonially swearing in Kristen Clarke as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet top officials from 12 companies…
3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Switzerland’s national flag and the European Union flag are seen at the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium April 23, 2021. Francois Walschaerts/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo 2/3 By Michael Shields ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will pay the price in lost exports, higher costs and diminished attractiveness as a business centre…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about jobs and the economy at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo By Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will unveil his first full budget on Friday, setting the stage for a pitched battle with…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the city skyline in Singapore December 31, 2020. Picture taken December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su 2/2 By Chen Lin and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s economy expanded more than first thought in the first quarter and the government maintained its growth forecast for the year, but…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A packet of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln five-dollar bill currency is inspected at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar coasted at the bottom of its recent range on Tuesday, as softer-than-expected U.S. data and…