By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bill that suspends the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting what would have been a first-eve[...]
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McCarthy lauds U.S. debt ceiling deal, House conservatives divided
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday lauded the debt ceiling deal he negotiated with Democratic President Joe Biden, but a promin[...]
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Saudi to make new voluntary cuts as part of OPEC+ deal – source
LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will make new voluntary cuts as part of an OPEC+ deal, an OPEC+ source told Reuters on Sunday. Two other OPEC+ sources said the group is likely to agree a policy[...]
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Biden cheers debt ceiling ‘crisis averted’ from Oval Office
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden declared a “crisis averted” on Friday in his first address from the White House’s Oval Office, touti[...]
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U.S. debt ceiling bill may be signed as soon as Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden may sign the bill lifting the U.S. debt ceiling as soon as Saturday, according to the White House. Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday the s[...]
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US Treasury official meets with China’s new ambassador in Washington
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Jay Shambaugh met on Friday with China’s new ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, holding a discussion aimed at ma[...]
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Japan privacy watchdog warns ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on user data
By Kantaro Komiya and Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s privacy watchdog said on Friday it has warned OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed startup behind the ChatGPT chatbot, not to collect sen[...]
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Global shares, US yields rise after strong jobs data, debt-ceiling passage
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global shares and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday following stronger-than-expected job growth data that raised investor expectations that the Federal Reserve c[...]
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World Bank’s new chief asks staff to ‘double down’ on development, climate efforts
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank’s new president Ajay Banga on Friday asked the lender’s 16,000 staff to “double down” on development and climate eff[...]
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