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PublishedSeptember 13, 2024
White House officials signal delay in U.S. Steel takeover decision
White House officials have indicated that a decision to block the Nippon purchase of U.S. Steel is unlikely in the short term and may not come until after the 2024 presidential election, after vocal opposition to the idea of blocking the deal.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Biden administration releases plans for new minimum tax on large companies
The new minimum tax on large companies by the Biden administration aims to raise $250 billion over the next decade.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
U.N. agency says 6 of its staff among those killed in Israeli strikes
The workers were killed when 2 airstrikes hit a Gaza refugee camp, said UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Israel said it targeted Hamas militants.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Wreck of French steamship that sank in 1856 discovered off New England coast
Disaster struck during the ship’s first return voyage back to France from the U.S. The ship collided with the Maine-built barque Adriatic, which was en route from Belfast to Georgia.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Average rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 6.20%, its lowest level since February 2023
Lower mortgage rates would help boost home shoppers’ purchasing power. But many economists’ forecasts call for the average rate on a 30-year home loan to remain above 6% this year.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Moderna slashes research budget as vaccine sales disappoint
The company is slowing its pace of studying new treatments in part because of recent commercial challenges.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Ukraine says Russia has begun counteroffensive in Kursk border region
Ukraine launched its daring incursion into Kursk in August, partly in the hopes Russia would divert troops there from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine where a push by the Russian army is threatening to overrun a belt of key defensive strongholds.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Gaza is vaccinating against polio. Is the virus a threat to the U.S.?
A campaign is ongoing to vaccinate children in Gaza after its first polio case in 25 years. The threat to the United States is only in communities with low vaccination levels.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Student loan servicer Navient reaches $120 million settlement
$100 million of the settlement with Navient will be used to make payments to affected borrowers, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2024
Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm
President Biden granted an emergency declaration that will help Louisiana secure federal money and logistical assistance from partners such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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