GLOBAL ECONOMY

Congress sent legislation to President Biden's desk to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus on Thursday.

Elon Musk may have a battle on his hands with the SEC following his disclosure of investing in Twitter to the public. He revealed he acquired a 9.2% stake.

President Biden's administration is set to announce a slew of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday as the country's invasion of Ukraine continues.

China’s apparent retreat from one of its most important policy initiatives is showing how hard it is to remake the country’s economy and reduce inequality nearly a decade into Xi Jinping’s rule.

The percentage of working Americans testing positive for drugs hit a two-decade high last year, driven by an increase in positive marijuana tests, as businesses might have loosened screening policies amid nationwide labor shortages.

Rep. Chris Smith looks to ban China from normal trade relations over its human rights abuses

Germany is reportedly calling for new talks over a free trade agreement between the U.S. and European Union.

A senior Chinese government official said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Western nations on Russia over Ukraine are increasingly "outrageous".

The Food and Drug Administration announced that a healthcare company has recalled 45,500 COVID-19 rapid tests due to a “high number of false positive reports.”

President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to speak Friday amid economic and security tensions between the two nations.

A Florida banker, the son of a Venezuelan billionaire, jumped off a 60-foot fishing boat Saturday to try and save his fiancée, who had fallen overboard.

Western health care companies continue supplying medicine, vaccines and medical equipment to Russia.

President Biden on Friday called for an end to normal trade relations with Russia and said the U.S. is banning import of Russian seafood, vodka and diamonds.

After Biden banned Russian oil imports this week amid Putin's invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers are calling for the president to waive the Jones Act, a century-old law that critics deride as protectionist because it requires all oil and cargo shipped between U.S. ports to be on American built vessels with an American crew.

The oligarchs remain a vulnerable point of Putin's power since their wealth exists in more clear-cut and traditional investments.

In his State of the Union address, President Biden focused on the impact inflation is having on Americans. One topic which has been an agenda item in particular is bringing down the cost of prescription drugs.

In recent days a parade of Russian businessmen burnished their antiwar stances as governments tightened a noose around Kremlin-connected businesses and property

President Biden on Tuesday authorized further sanctions against Russia in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian central bank on Monday raised its key interest rate to 20% from 9.5% to counter risks of rouble depreciation and higher inflation.