Category: global

LIVE NOW: Senate Foreign Relation Committee Hearing on If the US Is Losing the Global Information War

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations State Department & USAID Management, International Operations, & Bilateral International Development subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 3 on THE GLOBAL INFORMATION WARS: IS THE U.S. WINNING OR LOSING?   …


Senate Foreign Relation Committee Hearing on If the US Is Losing the Global Information War

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations State Department & USAID Management, International Operations, & Bilateral International Development subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 3 on THE GLOBAL INFORMATION WARS: IS THE U.S. WINNING OR LOSING?   …


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (April 28): Teachers Union Chief Offered Edits on CDC School Reopening; 10,000 FBI Agents Can Spy on Citizens: OIG

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten admitted to offering edits to the CDC’s school reopening guidelines during testimony on Capitol Hill. She denies suggesting substantive changes. More than 10,000 federal employees could have access to Americans’ data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Three witnesses testified on the issue at a House Judiciary subcommittee…


NTD News Today (April 28): Teachers Union Chief Offered Edits on CDC School Reopening; 10,000 FBI Agents Can Spy on Citizens: OIG

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten admitted to offering edits to the CDC’s school reopening guidelines during testimony on Capitol Hill. She denies suggesting substantive changes. More than 10,000 federal employees could have access to Americans’ data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Three witnesses testified on the issue at a House Judiciary Subcommittee…


Euro Slips on GDP Data, Yen Slumps as BOJ Maintains Ultra-Low Rates

LONDON/SINGAPORE—The euro fell on Friday after economic data painted a mixed picture for growth and inflation across the eurozone, raising uncertainty around the size of the European Central Bank’s expected interest rate hike next week. Preliminary data showed gross domestic product in the eurozone expanded by 0.1 percent in the first quarter, below expectations in…


Oil Heads for Another Monthly Decline as Weak US Data Weighs

LONDON—Oil prices were heading for another monthly decline on Friday after disappointing U.S. economic data and uncertainty over further interest rate hikes weighed on the demand outlook. Brent crude futures for June were up 42 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $78.79 a barrel by 0946 GMT while the more actively traded July contract was down…


German Gloom Dampens Stocks as Fed, ECB Meetings Beckon

LONDON—A stagnant German economy and sliding yen overshadowed buoyant tech earnings to send shares lower on Friday, with investors betting that next week’s batch of central bank meetings will point towards a levelling off in interest rates. Oil headed for a second week of declines after data on Thursday showing the U.S. economy slowing more…


Oil Prices Stabilize After Hefty Losses

LONDON—Oil prices were steady on Thursday after a price drop the previous day reversed the supportive impact of a surprise OPEC production cut announced this month. Brent crude was trading at $77.72 a barrel, up 3 cents, or 0.04 percent, by 1033 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1 cent or 0.01 percent…


Stock Market Today: Global Shares up Ahead of US GDP Update

TOKYO—Global shares were mostly higher Thursday ahead of the release of data that are expected to show the world’s biggest economy slowing in the first quarter of the year. Shares rose in Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai but fell in London and Sydney. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher. The U.S. economy…


Swedish Crown Softens After Market Sees Riksbank Dovishness, Euro Rebounds

LONDON—The Swedish crown weakened sharply on Wednesday after the country’s central bank was less hawkish than expected, while the euro rebounded from losses a day earlier when jitters about the U.S. banking sector helped the safe-haven dollar. The euro rose as much as 1.05 percent against the crown to 11.426, set for its biggest one-day…