Mayor Brandon Johnson challenged dissenting City Council members who want to nearly double Chicago's $9.50 a month garbage collection fee to see whether they have the 26 City Council votes needed for passage. The mayor stands behind his rejected corporate head tax, but is open to compromise. Read more
Chicago Suntimes - Dec 08
Still, the U.S. trade deficit is up so far in 2025, coming in at $713.6 billion through August, up 25% from $571.1 billion in January-August 2024. Read more
Fortune - Nov 19
Nearly all Americans believe that the recent government shutdown was detrimental to the country, and a majority say they were personally affected by it Read more
Biztoc - Nov 18
On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Tyler Kendall discuss the ... Read more
Biztoc - Nov 13
President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening signed into law a short-term government funding deal to end the longest shutdown in government history, which also includes several provisions for the FDA. The new law sets up ... Read more
Endpoints News - Nov 13
In the fallout of the ongoing government shutdown, thousands of flights have been canceled and major airports are experiencing long delays. Last week, the Federal... Read more
Wthr - Nov 12
The London-listed defense company said, however, that the U.S. government shutdown hasn’t yet had material effects on its U.S. business. Read more
Biztoc - Nov 12
December WTI crude oil (CLZ25 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.91 (+1.51%), and December RBOB gasoline (RBZ25 ) closed up +0.0409 (+2.07%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied on Tuesday, with crude posting a 1-week high and gasoline posting a 6-week high... Read more
Barchart.com - Nov 11
President Donald Trump is piling on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer during the ongoing government shutdown. Read more
San Antonio News - Nov 11
The latest poll finds that a growing share of Americans are being affected by the shutdown, and similar shares blame congressional Democrats and Republicans for its occurrence. Read more
Biztoc - Nov 11
