The looming threat of fiscal crises

Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches tentative deal with Caesars, but threat of strike still looms

The Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas has reached a tentative deal with casino giant Caesars Entertainment that could help avert a sweeping strike

Nov. 8, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Top Stories

Gender equality goals under threat in climate crisis-hit countries, says UN

Climate-related disasters disproportionately affect women and girls as reproductive services crumble and gender-based violence rises. The climate crisis threatens the chances of gender equality being achieved in the countries most vulnerable to ...

11 hr ago - theguardian.com - The Guardian - Climate

Germany Faces the Green Fiscal Truth

The constitutional court rules Berlin will have to fund net zero honestly.

Nov. 23, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News - Germany

Hunt gambles fiscal tailwind on voter-friendly tax cuts

Chancellor’s decision was a politically-charged move aimed at putting clear ideological water between his party and Labour

Nov. 22, 2023 - ft.com - UK homepage

National insurance cuts swamped by stealth tax rise, says fiscal watchdog

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s reductions will be more than offset by ongoing freeze on personal allowance thresholds, according to OBR

Nov. 22, 2023 - ft.com - World

Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal fudge

Britain’s Autumn Statement is good, bad and ugly all at the same time

Nov. 22, 2023 - ft.com - World - United Kingdom

Sterling Could Welcome Looser UK Fiscal Policy

Sterling could benefit if finance chief Jeremy Hunt offers tax cuts or other fiscal-easing measures at the U.K. autumn budget statement.

Nov. 22, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News - United Kingdom

Argentina Is a Textbook Case of 'Fiscal Dominance'

Some wonder whether U.S. deficits could similarly fuel inflation. It all depends on the Federal Reserve.

Nov. 22, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News

Siemens Energy Eyes Gamesa Profits After Fiscal 2026

Siemens Energy said it has defined a plan for its troubled wind-turbine unit to reach breakeven by fiscal 2026 and return to profitability thereafter.

Nov. 21, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News

Improved UK fiscal position gives Jeremy Hunt room for Autumn Statement giveaways

Spring Budget tax cuts could be hurried forward as chancellor seeks to appease Tory MPs fearful of 2024 election defeat

Nov. 19, 2023 - ft.com - World - United Kingdom

Japan’s fiscal and monetary policies are moving in opposite directions

Tokyo must consider whether a stimulus next year will help or hinder its central bank

Nov. 9, 2023 - ft.com - World - Japan

Brazil central bank chief concerned with doubts about fiscal target

Nov. 9, 2023 - yahoo.com - Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines - Brazil

Rising Bond Yields Bring Italian Fiscal Outlook to Focus

Italy’s fiscal outlook is back in focus with Goldman Sachs Asset Management saying “lower growth combined with higher deficits will put upward pressure on Italian sovereign yields.”

Nov. 7, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News

Premier League’s greed may consume it as Manchester City’s date with destiny looms | Barney Ronay

Ominous news that those epic financial charges will be judged, eventually, feels like an existential threat for league and club. Tick-tock. Humans love an extinction event. Entire religious mythologies, entire episodes of Star Trek tend to move ...

5 hr ago - theguardian.com - The Guardian - Premier League

Looming deadline to extend warrantless surveillance powers sparks congressional scramble

Lawmakers staring down an end-of-the-year deadline to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless spy powers are grappling with a dizzying number of options for how to tackle needed reforms as well as a chorus of complaints about how to proceed. Congress ...

13 hr ago - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill

Restructure or liquidate? Deadline looms for China’s Evergrande

Heavily indebted developer must come up with a plan before crucial court hearing on Monday

19 hr ago - ft.com - UK homepage - China

George Santos Still Relishes the Limelight, Even as His Expulsion Vote Looms

Before the debate about his possible expulsion from Congress, George Santos seemed to embrace his starring role in a scandal of his own making.

23 hr ago - nytimes.com - NYT > Top Stories

Santos refuses to resign, despite GOP pressure and looming expulsion vote

Nov. 30, 2023 - rss.politico.com - Congress

Israel-Hamas War: Latest Hostage-for-Prisoner Exchange Completed as Truce Deadline Looms

Hamas freed 16 hostages, and Israel released 30 imprisoned Palestinians. With the expiration of a temporary cease-fire just hours away, mediators in Qatar were trying to negotiate another extension.

Nov. 30, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > World News

Fantasy Football Week 13 Waiver Wire: Gardner Minshew, among top streaming options with byes looming large

Plus Kenny Pickett worth adding in deeper leagues

Nov. 28, 2023 - cbssports.com - CBSSports.com Headlines - Fantasy Football

A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab

Dozens of advocacy groups are pressuring the US Congress to abandon plans to ram through the renewal of a controversial surveillance program that they say poses an “alarming threat to civil rights.”

Nov. 28, 2023 - wired.com - Wired

Israel and Hamas discuss a broader hostage deal, but a renewed military assault looms

Government rhetoric and public opinion in Israel seem unequivocal: The intense military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip must and will resume.

Nov. 28, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Top Stories - Israel

The Hill's Morning Report — Congress back as budget battle looms

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Congress is back from Thanksgiving break this week, spoiling for a spending fight. ...

Nov. 27, 2023 - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill

Talks under way to extend Israel-Hamas ceasefire as return to fighting looms

Both sides say they would like to see further release of hostages held by Hamas in return for Palestinians in Israeli jails. Israel-Hamas war – live updatesTalks are under way to extend the temporary ceasefire in Gaza, with Hamas and Israel both ...

Nov. 27, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian - Israel

China Scrambles to Contain a Looming Shadow-Bank Meltdown

Chinese authorities are taking more forceful action to contain the growing financial troubles of one of the country’s biggest shadow lenders.

Nov. 27, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News - China