Debt ceiling negotiations intensify as Fitch ratings warning on U.S. credit adds urgency
White House and Republican negotiators appear to have made little discernible progress in more than a week of near round-the-clock
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Debt ceiling talks hit a snag over spending levels with eight days until default deadline
Concerns are growing about whether President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy can reach a deal and pass a bill to
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Debt ceiling talks resume after Republicans trigger brief pause
The White House and Republican lawmakers are under intense pressure to reach a deal before June, when the U.S. could
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Biden will cut international trip short as Washington scrambles to avoid debt default
The White House and Congress have about two weeks to raise or extend the debt ceiling before the U.S. risks
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Treasury Secretary Yellen reaffirms U.S. could run out of money to pay bills by early June
Citing additional data, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed to Congress that the U.S. could default on its debt as early
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Biden says he’s ‘optimistic’ about a debt ceiling deal as leaders prepare for Tuesday meeting
President Joe Biden sounds optimistic about the odds of reaching a deal with Republicans to raise or suspend the debt
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U.S. can avoid default in July if Treasury can make it through June cash crunch, Congressional Budget Office says
Tax revenues and emergency measures after June 15 will let Treasury "continue financing operations through at least the end of
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Failure to raise debt ceiling would be an ‘economic catastrophe,’ Treasury’s Yellen says
Treasury predicts it will exhaust emergency measures on the debt as early as June 1, leaving about three weeks for
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Here’s what the SEC will require under its strict new stock buyback disclosure rules
The new rules "will increase the transparency and integrity" of corporate stock repurchasing overall, said SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. Source
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