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Iran that escalation in the Middle East is not in their interest, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday, at what Secretary of State Antony Blinken called a «critical moment» for the region. Blinken said Washington was «engaged in intense diplomacy, pretty much around the clock» to help calm tensions amid fears Iran is preparing a retaliatory strike against Israel. «All parties must refrain from escalation,» Blinken said during a signing ceremony with his Australian counterpart in Washington.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is out with a new book in which he says ordinary Americans are “getting whacked” by too many laws and regulations

A judge has ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation

In 2022, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer welcomed a Chinese battery company’s plan to build a $2.36 billion factory and bring a couple thousand jobs to Big Rapids

The Socioeconomic Theory of Finance author Robert Prechter analyzes todays economic environment on Cavuto: Coast to Coast. 

Washington Post editorial writer and columnist Heather Long discusses the Federal Reserve's management of rate cuts and the impact of the July jobs report.

India and Sri Lanka squads:India squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.Sri Lanka squad: Charith Asalanka (Captain), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Nishan Madushka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando.India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: The 2nd ODI match will be played on August 4 whereas the match is scheduled to start at 2:30 PM (India time). Sony Sports Network will broadcast it live on TV.

The event, which was meant to welcome the prisoners released by Russia, quickly went viral on social media. Many observers called for the invocation of the 25th Amendment. One comment read, «Where is Joe Biden going? The passengers on this plane have already disembarked.» Here's the video.

A surprising rise in the unemployment rate last month has rattled financial markets and set off new worries about the threat of a recession — but it could also prove to be a false alarm

UBS Private Wealth Management managing director Alli McCartney explains how the Fed's messaging could affect the market on 'Making Money.'

Senators are heading home for the month after failing to advance a bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some business tax breaks

The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing an emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate shortages in four states whose gasoline supplies have been impacted by the shutdown of an ExxonMobil refinery in Illinois

CBS News has moved fast to reconfigure the “CBS Evening News” after announcing the exit of Norah O'Donnell as anchor of the third-rated newscast earlier this week

Moscow released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in a multinational deal, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. The Journal confirmed that Gershkovich had been freed. It's the latest exchange between Washington and Moscow in the past two years, following a December 2022 trade that brought WNBA star Brittney Griner back to the US in exchange for notorious arms trafficker Viktor Bout.

It was 1997 when Captrust launched as an independent registered investment advisor. Just over a quarter of a century later and it has surpassed a major milestone of $1 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2024.

Read this | Modi vibes well with Trump. But India may not be ready for a second Trump term With the death of Haniyeh, a crucial negotiator for a ceasefire, any de-escalation seems unlikely. Geopolitical analysts warn that the situation could escalate into a global conflict if allies on both sides become involved.

Orlando-area realtor and TikTok creator Freddie Smith on Floridas pricey market and best advice for achieving homeownership.

Wednesday brought two important monetary-policy meetings, and the more important one probably wasn’t the Federal Open Market Committee gathering in Washington (see nearby). The Bank of Japan announced significant new steps on its slow and not entirely steady path to monetary normalization in an effort to shore up the yen. The Japanese central bank raised its target short-term interest rate to 0.25% from 0.1%.

Russia and China, reports the 'Daily Express US'. It has also been said that the US military may lose a future war against the arch-rivals if considerable investment is not made in the defense sector. The report has made it clear that major changes and significant investments are needed now and the country should not wait for the next Pearl Harbor or 9/11. The Imperial Japanese Navy conducted a surprise aerial assault on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The unprovoked attack sucked the US into World War II, and it immediately declared war on Japan.

Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more slowly in the April-June quarter than in the first three months of the year, a trend that could keep price pressures in check and encourage the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON — Below is the statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday after its latest policy meeting ended: