US Fed widely expected to raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage points

London-- The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage points at its July policy meeting, Financial Times reported. Officials such...

New 2024 US Presidential hopefuls emerge as young voters distrust Trump, Biden

BY ASHOK NILAKANTAN New York-- Speculation is rife in the US media about the presidential hopefuls for the 2024 run as polls suggest that young...

Over 85 million Americans under excessive heat warnings

Washington-- In the wake of a persistent heat wave, more than 85 million Americans are under excessive heat warnings or heat advisories, according to...

Murdoch dumps Trump, Republicans seek to move ahead

BY YASHWANT RAJ Washington-- In further sign of the Republican party trying to move past former President Donald Trump and his lies about losing a...

US govt ‘tracking’ millions of people with cell phone location data

Washington-- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used huge volumes of people's cell phone location information quietly extracted from smartphone apps to track their...

US weekly jobless claims rise to eight-month high amid economic slowdown

Washington-- Initial jobless claims in the United States last week rose to 244,000, the highest level in eight months and the latest sign that...

Republicans, Democrats in close race to capture House of Representatives

BY ASHOK NILAKANTAN New York-- With less than four months to go for the midterm polls for the 435-member house of representatives, the Republican and...

US inflation at record high as WPI, CPI indices soar

BY ASHOK NILAKANTAN New York-- Inflation has virtually exploded in the United States, touching 13 per cent with the wholesale price index breaching double digits...

US inflation hits 40-year-high, at 9.1 per cent in June

Washington-- Fuelled by increase in the prices of oil, shelter and food, the inflation rate in the US rose to 9.1 per cent in...

Jan 6 committee drops bombshell on Trump exposing his lies

ASHOK NILAKANTAN New York-- The US Congressional committee probing the January 6 Capitol Hill "Insurrection" virtually dropped a bombshell on former president Donald Trump claiming...
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