Mar 10 MLB players approve contract, salvaging 162-game season By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season that will begin April 7. Continue reading
Mar 09 House Democrats abandon COVID spending plans in hopes of clearing path for $1.5 trillion omnibus bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democratic leaders have abandoned plans for a fresh infusion of $15.6 billion for battling the COVID pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 09 Biden signs order for government oversight of cryptocurrency By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The executive order had been widely anticipated by the finance industry and others who have compared the cryptocurrency market with the Wild West. Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: Senate hearing on U.S. and global response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine By Associated Press Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that capital is flowing out of Russia, accompanied by a precipitous drop in the value of Russia's currency, the ruble. Continue reading
Mar 07 Wall Street tumbles after oil prices hit $130 per barrel By Stan Choe, Associated Press Stocks are tumbling on Wall Street Monday as another big leap for oil prices threatens to squeeze inflation's grip on the global economy. Continue reading
Mar 07 U.S. gas prices spike as calls to ban Russian oil continue By David Koenig, Associated Press Gasoline prices are pushing even farther above $4 a gallon, the highest price that American motorists have faced since July 2008, as calls grow to ban imports of Russian oil. Continue reading
Mar 07 U.S. markets set for lower open; oil prices continue to surge By Associated Press The average price for gasoline in the U.S. is above $4 a gallon, a milestone. Continue reading
Mar 05 Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion By Associated Press Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country’s financial system after its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 6:48 A new program is giving some New York moms $1,000 a month By Zachary Green New York City’s first guaranteed income program is providing up to $1,000 a month to some low-income mothers of newborns. The minds behind the program are hoping it will be beneficial for early childhood development. NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green reports… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 5:48 Strong jobs report signals more Americans returning to labor market as coronavirus wanes By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas The latest jobs reports shows U.S. job growth surged in February as the omicron wave of COVID-19 began fading. The Labor Department reports employers added a net of 678,000 jobs, the most since July. Jared Bernstein, who serves on the… Continue watching