Why oil and gas prices are rising today, April 29: Brent crude surges past $114 — here’s what rising oil prices mean for gas prices, inflation, and the Fed rate decision todayWhy US oil and gas prices are rising today, April 29: Brent crude has crossed $114 per barrel, while WTI trades above $103. At the center o...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Bill Gates had a 3-hour long dinner meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago after Christmas; here's what he discussed with the PresidentLatest developments have ended up revealing something really important that Bill Gates reportedly had a 3 hour long dinner meeting with the...
04 Feb, 2025, 02.06 AM IST
United US House OKs $13.6 billion for Ukraine in huge spending billPassage of the Ukraine aid and the $1.5 trillion government-wide legislation carrying it let both parties lay claim to election-year victor...
10 Mar, 2022, 10.10 AM IST
Ukraine aid grows to near $14 billion in $1.5 trillion government billRepublicans accused Biden of moving too slowly to help Ukraine and NATO nations assisting it, and to impose sanctions against Russia and it...
09 Mar, 2022, 11.25 AM IST
Debate to begin in US Senate on Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief billThe Senate voted on Thursday to take up the bill in a party-line 51-50 vote, with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie....
05 Mar, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
Highlights of the COVID-19 relief bill advancing in US CongressRepublicans are overwhelmingly against the bill, raising concerns that the spending is vastly more than necessary and designed to advance p...
27 Feb, 2021, 02.22 PM IST
U.S. cities, left behind in COVID-19 aid, look for lifeline in Joe Biden eraIn the midst of cutbacks in workforce and emergency services and growing poverty, U.S. cities, especially the smaller ones, are hoping the ...
03 Jan, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Australia shares rise on US stimulus cheer; NZ ends at record highThe S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.53 per cent at 6,700.3, just 16.2 points higher than where it started at the beginning of the year.
29 Dec, 2020, 01.05 PM IST
Wall Street climbs to record as fiscal aid bill signedU.S. equities followed their European counterparts with a broad rally, and communications services and consumer discretionary stocks led th...
29 Dec, 2020, 07.55 AM IST
Gold, silver prices spike as Trump signs stimulus packageGold futures on MCX were up 0.75 per cent or Rs 377 at Rs 50,450 per 10 grams. Silver futures added 2.95 per cent or Rs 1,990 to Rs 69,499 ...
28 Dec, 2020, 01.40 PM IST
Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, averting government shutdownIt was not immediately clear why Trump changed his mind as his resistance to the massive legislative package promised a chaotic final stret...
28 Dec, 2020, 07.24 AM IST
European shares rise on Brexit trade deal hopesThe pan-European STOXX 600 index traded 0.4% higher after political editor Robert Peston at Britain's ITV said a Brexit trade deal between ...
23 Dec, 2020, 03.19 PM IST
$900 billion coronavirus bill clears hurdle in US Congress as deadline loomsBy a margin of 227 to 180, the House approved a measure allowing debate on the bill to proceed, a necessary step before the actual votes on...
22 Dec, 2020, 07.47 AM IST
Highlights of $900 billion COVID-19 relief, wrap up billsCongressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omn...
21 Dec, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
Congress could soon vote on $900 billion Covid-19 aid billTop members of the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and Republican-led Senate sounded more positive than they have in months ...
17 Dec, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
Congress averts shutdown, buys time for more COVID-19 talksThe talks are stalled but there is universal agreement that Congress won't adjourn for the year without passing a long-delayed round of pan...
12 Dec, 2020, 03.39 PM IST