Trump rejects spending bill, triggering possible shutdown – DW – 12/19/2024

Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Republicans to reject a bipartisan plan aimed at averting a government shutdown, leaving Congress in trouble as lawmakers prepare to go home for the holiday season. The about-face means Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans will have to try to renegotiate a new deal or face a shutdown when federal … Read more

Why did the price of bitcoin “crash”?

Just a few hours ago, bitcoin (BTC) seemed destined to reach $110,000. But as of today afternoon, December 18, its price is approaching $100,000. This occurs despite the fact that the Fed (central bank of the United States) has cut interest rates just as the market expected (which is usually bullish news for bitcoin). The … Read more

Pakistani media to experience increase in violence, repression in 2024

Islamabad — Malik Zafar Iqbal Naich was delivering copies of the newspaper he works for last week when gunmen on a motorcycle shot the journalist dead. Naich, a 45-year-old reporter and news agent for Daily Khabran, became the 12th journalist killed in a deadly year for Pakistan’s media industry. Police are investigating the case in … Read more

US Fed Rate Cut: Federal Reserve reduced interest rates for the third time in a row, announced a cut of 0.25 percent – us fed rate cut federal reserve reduced interest rates for the third time in a row announced a cut of 0 25 percent

US Fed Rate Cut: The US central bank Federal Reserve has announced the third consecutive cut in interest rates. As expected, interest rates have been cut by 25 basis points in December. The Federal Reserve took this decision in the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. After this cut, the interest rate has come down … Read more

El Salvador agrees with the IMF on a loan for 1.4 billion dollars

After more than three years of negotiations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government of El Salvador reached an agreement to grant the Central American country a loan for USD 1.4 billion, within the framework of the Extended IMF Facility (SAF). According to reports the IMF On its official site, the program aims to … Read more

US healthcare financing impaired by ‘very inefficient public-private partnership’

The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism. The killing kindled a fiery outpouring of resentment toward US health insurance companies as Americans swapped stories of being denied coverage and stuck with sizeable bills. Greg Shaw, author of “The Dysfunctional Politics of the Affordable Care Act”, … Read more