Dec 23 With time running out, EU and UK near post-Brexit trade deal By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press After resolving a few remaining fair competition issues, negotiators were down to dealing with fishing quotas and transition terms Wednesday as they worked to secure a deal for a post-Brexit relationship by an end-of-year deadline. Continue reading
Dec 23 Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override vote By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump has vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up the first override vote of his presidency. Continue reading
Dec 23 Brexit negotiations inch closer to trade deal By Raf Casert, Associated Press After resolving a few remaining fair competition issues, negotiators were dealing with EU fisheries rights in U.K. waters as they worked to secure a deal for a post-Brexit relationship. Continue reading
Dec 23 U.S. layoffs stay high as 803,000 seek unemployment benefits By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The latest figure shows many employers are still cutting jobs, as the pandemic tightens business restrictions and leads many consumers to stay home. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump criticizes COVID-19 relief bill, suggests he may not sign By Kevin Freking, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Trump complained in a video that he tweeted out Tuesday night that the bill delivered too much money to foreign countries, but not enough to Americans. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 6:29 Older workers are facing fewer job prospects and higher COVID risks Millions of Americans have been crushed by the pandemic but older workers have faced both an economy with high levels of unemployment and a virus that puts them more at risk than younger people. And once they do lose a… Continue watching
Dec 22 Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? By Associated Press Experts say businesses can require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, but that doesn't mean they will. Continue reading
Dec 22 U.S. consumer confidence tumbles in crucial holiday season By Matt Ott, Associated Press A closely-watched gauge for U.S. consumer confidence tumbled to a reading of 88.6 in December as rising coronavirus cases dragged American optimism to its lowest level since summer. Continue reading
Dec 21 Lockheed Martin buys Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion By Associated Press The deal brings together companies that already had been working together and is part of Lockheed Martin's attempt to gird for competition from billionaire-backed Space X and Blue Origin. Continue reading
Dec 20 Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them. Continue reading