By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Republicans will seek to boost American production of lithium, copper and other electric-vehicle metals after…
Analysis-Political gridlock may help U.S. stocks but inflation still in driver’s seat
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Split control of the U.S. Congress following the midterm elections may provide…
S&P pushes Argentina’s local currency rating deeper into junk territory
(Reuters) – Ratings agency S&P Global on Wednesday cut Argentina’s long-term local currency sovereign credit rating by two notches to…
U.S. debt limit increase not needed this year -Sen. McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday downplayed the likelihood the chamber will vote by year’s end…
Neck and neck U.S. midterm races threaten Wall Street’s split-government hopes
(This Nov. 13 story has been refiled to say in headline ‘Neck and neck U.S. midterm races’ rather than ‘Democrats’…
Turkey central bank firms grip on lira as election approaches
By Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s central bank has put the finishing touches to a reserve-management system that has stabilised…
Yellen says U.S. debt ceiling hike by lame-duck Congress would be ‘great’
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said that the Democrats’ clinching of U.S.…
Exclusive: As split Congress odds increase, Yellen warns of need to lift debt ceiling
By David Lawder NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – With odds of a split U.S. Congress rising, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen…
In Brazil, Lula aide seeks to delay Inter-American bank leader election
By Marcela Ayres and Rodrigo Viga Gaier BRASÍLIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -An aide to Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da…
U.S. election misinformation limited, not stopped, on social media -experts
By Sheila Dang and Paresh Dave (Reuters) -Scores of posts on Twitter and Facebook challenged Democratic successes in U.S. midterm…