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Wall Street titans confront ESG backlash as new financial risk
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside the Blackstone Group headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
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Democrats’ big midterm gains threaten Wall Street’s split-government hopes
U.S. President Joe Biden looks on as he holds a trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 13.
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Obama brings Democratic star power to key Georgia U.S. Senate race
FILE - Former President Barack Obama heads to a voting machine to cast his ballot at an early vote venue Oct. 17, 2022, in Chicago. Obama is trying to do something he couldn't during two terms as president: help Democrats succeed in national midterm elections when they already hold the White House. Of course, he's more popular than he was back then, and now it's President Joe Biden, Obama's former vice president, who faces the prospects of a November repudiation. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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U.S. renewables investors see Senate bill sparking gold rush
A solar farm sits in Mona, Utah, on Tuesday, Aug. 9.
u.s. politics
Ohio U.S. Senate primary will test Trump’s grip on Republican voters
FILE - Senate candidate JD Vance, left, greets former President Donald Trump at a rally at the Delaware County Fairground, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio, to endorse Republican candidates ahead of the Ohio primary on May 3. High-profile surrogates for Republicans running in Ohio’s hotly contested Senate primary are fanning out across the state or holding other events to give their endorsed candidates a last-minute boost ahead of Tuesday’s election. Sens. Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, along with Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, were among the conservative emissaries making final pitches in the critical Senate race. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)
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U.S. senate approves bill targeting Big Tech
FILE PHOTO: CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg appears on a monitor as he testifies remotely during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing 'Does Section 230's Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., October 28, 2020. Michael Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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U.S. Senate passes bill that paves way for hike to debt limit
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chambers of the Capitol on December 07, 2021 in Washington, DC. Schumer updated reporters on an agreement being made with Senate Republicans to pass legislation to lift the debt ceiling. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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The close: S&P 500 ends slightly lower after U.S. September jobs miss; TSX flat as oil climbs further
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Sept. 30.
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U.S. Senate passes bill to help Americans returning from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: (L-R) U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) walk through the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building on August 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 69-30 to pass the $1 trillion infrastructure bill today before moving on to budgetary resolutions. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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Canadian dollar market stays ‘orderly’ despite slide in oil
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
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U.S. Senate works to shepherd $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill through
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., updates reporters on the latest action in the infrastructure negotiations between Republicans and Democrats, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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A humbling week for bond bears
Stocks may be soaring now, but it's important investors not to get complacent. It's best to start preparing in advance of a bear market by revising your process and strategy.
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Details of sweeping effort to counter China’s expanding global influence emerge in U.S. Senate
FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2021, file photo, a woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus sits near a screen showing China and U.S. flags as she listens to a speech by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Lanting Forum on bringing China-U.S. relations back to the right track, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing. The Biden administration has added seven Chinese supercomputer research labs and manufacturers to a U.S. export blacklist in a spreading conflict with Beijing over technology and security. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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Canadian dollar keeps pace with broadly stronger greenback
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
u.s. politics
After all-nighter, U.S. Senate passes COVID-19 relief bill worth $1.9-trillion
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference after the Senate passed a COVID-19 relief bill in Washington, Saturday, March 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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U.S. House passes sweeping voting rights bill over unanimous Republican opposition
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol dome is seen in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
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U.S. Senate trims parts of Biden’s $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill before votes
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol dome is seen in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
u.s. politics
U.S. Senate votes to allow Trump impeachment trial to begin
Acting Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett, right, leads Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., second from right, the lead Democratic House impeachment manager, and other impeachment managers, through the Rotunda to the Senate for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Biden’s challenge: reversing anti-Americanism in Canada
Lawrence Martin
u.s. politics
Biden to meet with group of 10 Republican senators who proposed $618-billion in coronavirus aid
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, on Jan. 28, 2021.
u.s. politics
Trump hires two new impeachment lawyers a week before Senate trial begins
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 20, 2021 outgoing US President Donald Trump boards Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC. - Several of former US president Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers have left his team a little over a week before his trial, US media reported on January 30, 2021. CNN cited unnamed sources as saying that five lawyers -- including two who were thought to be leading the team -- had parted ways with the Republican billionaire after disagreeing over his legal strategy. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Senate rejects GOP motion to dismiss Trump impeachment trial
Sen. Rand Paul in Washington, on Jan. 26, 2021.
u.s. politics
U.S. Senate confirms veteran diplomat Antony Blinken as secretary of state
Antony Blinken speaks during his confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, on Jan. 19, 2021.
world
Senate Republican leader McConnell offers support for power-sharing deal with Democrats
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to his office after delivering floor remarks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago
u.s. business
Janet Yellen’s nomination for U.S. Treasury Secretary wins Senate approval
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with FOX Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington. The Senate Finance Committee has approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th Treasury secretary (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
u.s. politics
Senate confirms retired general as first Black Defence Secretary in U.S. history
U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Lloyd Austin testifies at his confirmation hearing, in Washington, on Jan. 19, 2021.
u.s. business
Janet Yellen wins unanimous U.S. Senate panel vote for Treasury despite Republican tax, debt concerns
U.S. outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen holds a news conference after a two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, U.S. December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files
world
Group of House Republicans strike conciliatory note in letter to Biden
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: United States President-elect Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff are received by United States Senator Roy Blunt (Republican of Missouri) and United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democrat of Minnesota) as they arrive to the inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images)
u.s. politics
U.S. Senate confirms Biden’s first Cabinet pick as Democrats take control
Avril Haines, nominee for director of national intelligence, speaks during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Jan. 19, 2021.
u.s. politics
GOP’s David Perdue concedes to Jon Ossoff in Georgia runoff
(FILES) In this file photo Democratic candidate for Senate Jon Ossoff speaks ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden outside Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 4, 2021. - Democrat Jon Ossoff on January 6, 2021 claimed victory in the second of two Georgia run-off votes, claiming a win that would give President-elect Joe Biden control of the United States' Senate. "Georgia, thank so much for the confidence you have placed in me. I am honored by your support, by your confidence, by your trust and I will look forward to serving you," Ossoff said in a televised statement. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
u.s. politics
Biden introduces judge Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney-general
Judge Merrick Garland speaks at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., on Jan. 7, 2021.
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Canadian dollar loses some ground as greenback rebounds
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
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Morning Update: Democrats win one Georgia U.S. Senate seat; second race too close to call
Voters wanting to cast their ballots go to and from the Julian Smith Casino in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are being challenged by Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rafael Warnock in Tuesday's runoff. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)