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Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Port Houston, traffic at U.S. airports, Air Canada, cruise-line operator Carnival, and more in the latest Market Talks covering the auto and transportation sector.

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Antony Blinken, in Europe, Sees Alignment on China

Business groups applaud U.S.-Europe dialogue, call for more progress on bilateral trade.

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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on U.S. PC shipments, Microsoft’s efforts to purchase Activision, and more in the latest Market Talks covering the tech, media and telecom sector.

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Debt-Ceiling Bill Faces Test as Some GOP Critics Vent

House Republican leaders projected confidence that the deal struck with President Biden would draw enough support to pass, while some conservative lawmakers angrily denounced the agreement.

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Makers of Covid-19 Treatments Hit by Falling Demand

Some manufacturers of vaccines, test kits and ventilators are rattled by diminishing sales and inventory pileups as worries over coronavirus recede.

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Facing GOP backlash, McCarthy works to shore up votes for debt deal in time to prevent U.S. default

Hard-right conservatives are criticizing the deal, while liberals decry new work requirements for older Americans in the food aid program.

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Trump abandoned the nuclear deal 5 years ago. Could the U.S. stop a bomb from Iran?

It’s been five years since the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal. How close is Iran to a bomb? What can the U.S. do to stop them? And how are regional and global shifts changing the equation?

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A beluga whale — a suspected Russian spy — has reappeared after four years

A Beluga whale, allegedly a Russian spy, has reappeared in Sweden after a four year absence.

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Destructive Nova Scotia wildfires force thousands of Canadians to flee their homes

More than a dozen fires were continuing to burn on Tuesday, and officials said over 16,000 people had evacuated under a mandatory order. (Image credit: Eric Martyn/Reuters)

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Biden accuser Tara Reade announces defection to Russia on Russian state TV

A woman who during the 2020 presidential campaign accused Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her announced on Tuesday that she was defecting to Russia. Tara Reade made the announcement during a press conference on Russian state television in which she

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