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‘Not really useful as a store of value’ or a means of payment, US Fed chair said of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

The richest 1% in the US added over $4 trillion in wealth in 2020 as stocks hit record highs and property values grew.

With the death toll rising in Myanmar, 101 East is on the front lines as protesters fight back after a military coup.

The Federal Trade Commission and states accused Facebook of breaking antitrust law to quell smaller competitors.

A new UN paper urges governments to consider pivoting policies and COVID relief cash toward building a greener future.

The Brazilian real is down 11 percent so far this year, the worst among major currencies.

Some 160 million households may see direct payments this week if a bill passes the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Mario Abdo Benitez is expected to announce changes to his cabinet after citizens protest handling of COVID-19 pandemic.

The Senate plans to vote at midday on a slew of amendments, mostly by the GOP and virtually all likely to be rejected.

The Congressional Budget Office warned that by 2051, US debt will skyrocket to 202% of GDP up from 102% this year.

Security forces have detained hundreds of people as President Yoweri Museveni faces his fiercest opposition in 35 years.

The Haitian foreign minister discusses his country’s ongoing political crisis.

‘The greater crime would be not to do enough,’ a senior Canadian government official told Reuters news agency.

Democratic US lawmakers are looking for ways to keep the minimum wage hike momentum going.