Economy, Tariffs and Taxes

17+ min ago   (698+ words) This probably isn't going to be good. San Francisco's Mayor, Daniel Lurie, who ran as a kind of get-things-done moderate in America's most liberal city, just declared a "rent emergency." San Francisco definitely has high rent compared to other parts…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (831+ words) Pascal Canfin, the European Parliament’s China trade rapporteur, says MEPs are ready to back stronger measures against Beijing in the EU’s flagship industry bill. This article is also available in: German BRUSSELS — A cross-party consensus is growing in the European Parliament…...

11+ hour, 9+ min ago   (441+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally on September 5 in Monroe, North Carolina, in support of US Senate candidate Roy Cooper. Nell Redmond/AP The Justice Department’s probe into Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (643+ words) Geneva City Council will consider taking a procedural step toward a possible property tax cap override Sept. 15, less than a week after city officials presented a proposed 2027 budget built around a 3% increase in the property tax levy. The proposed budget…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (230+ words) Iranganie Manel Abeysekera, Sri Lanka’s first woman entrant to the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (then Ceylon Overseas Service), passed away on Thursday. She was 93. The funeral was held yesterday at the Borella Kanatte Cemetery. Ms Abeysekera was born on August…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago   (178+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is scheduled to make an official visit to Malaysia next month. “Insya-Allah, several matters concerning Malaysia-Egypt relations will be discussed in greater depth during President…...

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4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (50+ words) U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., hopes voters reflect on this Congress positively when they decide who will represent Arkansas' 1st Congressional District in November. He faces two challengers this fall: Democrat Terri Yarbrough Green and Libertarian Steve Parsons. Incumbent, two challengers vie…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago   (502+ words) The proposed routes will be partly within Iranian territorial waters, with the southern route set to close once the new system becomes operational. Tehran/Doha: Iran and Oman have agreed on details of new entry and exit routes for the…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago   (405+ words) The federal government has collected $4.8 trillion and spent $6.8 trillion in 2026. Eleven months into fiscal year 2026, the U.S. government has added $2 trillion to the national debt, borrowing $168 billion during August alone, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. The federal government has collected $4.8 trillion…...