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By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw ATLANTA (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris started a multistate tour on Monday in Atlanta, to tout economic opportunities for Black Americans, as Democrats try to mobilize a critical voting base ahead of November’s election. A major focus of the tour is energizing and engaging Black men, a key […]
By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw ATLANTA (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris started a multistate tour on Monday in Atlanta, to tout economic opportunities for Black Americans, as Democrats try to mobilize a critical voting base ahead of November’s election. A major focus of the tour is energizing and engaging Black men, a key […]
By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw ATLANTA (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris started a multistate tour on Monday in Atlanta, to tout economic opportunities for Black Americans, as Democrats try to mobilize a critical voting base ahead of November’s election. A major focus of the tour is energizing and engaging Black men, a key […]
U.S. economic growth slowed in the first three months of the year, with gross domestic product growing at an annualized rate of 1.6 percent, as consumers began gradually pulling back. GDP was down sharply from the 3.4 percent annual rate in the last quarter of 2023, according to data released this morning by the Bureau […]
President Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan announced a range of moves on Wednesday to further enhance military, economic and other cooperation between the two longtime allies as part of the president’s efforts to counter China’s aggressive actions in the Indo-Pacific region. During a pomp-filled ceremony honoring the visiting Japanese prime minister, the […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing’s economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press April 5, 2024, 11:27 PM ET • 4 min read GUANGZHOU, China — U.S. […]
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — The U.S. and China agreed to hold talks that will address a key American complaint about China’s economic model, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on the second day of an official visit to China. The two sides will hold more talks and create two new economic groups dedicated to growth in […]
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary, prior to a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in San Francisco on November 10, 2023. Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong CNN — […]
When Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen traveled to Beijing last summer, her mission was to re-establish a dialogue between the world’s largest economies and stabilize a relationship that appeared to have reached rock bottom. The United States and China created formal economic working groups to keep the conversation going. Months later, Ms. Yellen met with […]
‘Bearing the Cost’ research shows gender, racial wage gap costs billions annually WASHINGTON – New research released today by the U.S. Department of Labor reveals that Black women lost $42.7 billion in wages compared to white men in 2023, and Hispanic women lost $53.3 billion in wages. These losses are driven entirely by the fact that […]