A former U.S. Treasury secretary still sees a less than 50/50 chance the U.S. will enter a recession in the next 12 months.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
Consumer credit up $14.6 billion, slowest in three months
A jump in auto loans and student loans was offset by a big drop in U.S. borrowing on credit cards.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson calls white supremacy ‘a hoax’
On Tuesday, he dismissed the concept of white supremacy as a serious problem for the country.
FedEx to end ground delivery business with Amazon
FedEx says the move is part of its plan to go after more e-commerce deliveries from other companies like Walmart and Target.
Trump freezes Venezuela government assets in escalation of tensions with Maduro
The executive order signed by the U.S. president justified the move by citing Maduro’s ‘continued usurpation of power.’
French hoverboard inventor flies across the English Channel
He stopped only once to refuel his invention from a boat in the choppy waters.
Kashmir tensions intensify amid India-Pakistan skirmishes
India has deployed more troops and ordered thousands of visitors out of the disputed Himalayan region, sparking fears there.
Fire risks from global warming spread to wet Pacific Northwest
Higher temperatures, lower humidity and longer stretches of drought are exposing the region.
Oops: Bank robber’s note demanding money includes his name
The note was written on the back side of a document bearing his name and address, investigators say.
Trial starts for priests accused of abusing deaf Argentine students
About 20 former students say they were sexually abused between 2004 and 2016.