Tag: spending
Von Der Leyen Unveils Sweeping Plan to Boost E.U. Military Spending.
The European Commission’s president unveiled a sweeping plan to help Ukraine and boost defense spending, but it won’t be easy.
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UK to hike defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027, as peace talks to end the war in Uk [...]
Trump Team Finds Loophole to Effectively Maintain Spending Freezes
Officials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money.
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Defense stocks drop after Trump says Pentagon spending could be halved
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersDefense stocks dropped s [...]
Japan’s Household Spending Jumps Most Since 2022 as Wages Rise – Forex Factory
Japan’s Household Spending Jumps Most Since 2022 as Wages Rise Forex Factory
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Warning high borrowing costs may mean tax rises or spending cuts
Higher borrowing costs for the government may mean tax rises or spending cuts if it wants to stick to its own self-imposed rules, a leading economic t [...]
AmEx spending picked up at year-end, thanks to younger cardholders
Silas Stein | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesAmerican Express' affluent cardholders got comfortable spending more freely again late last year, Chief F [...]
Southwest Airlines makes new cuts to company spending to reduce costs
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane taxis along the tarmac at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia o [...]
Online holiday spending rises with discounts, AI chatbots, Adobe says
Alistair Berg | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesOnline spending rose 8.7% during the holiday season from last year, according to data from Adobe Analytics [...]
Money for 9/11 Health Care Was Dropped From Year-End Spending Bill
A plan to ensure long-term funding to address health needs stemming from the terrorist attacks fell to the wayside after President-elect Donald Trump [...]
Dropped From Spending Bill, Cancer Research and D.C. Stadium Measures Revived by Senate
Two bills on pediatric cancer research and a football stadium site had been left out of the main spending package, but passed early Saturday as separa [...]
Biden Signs Spending Bill, Finalizing End to Shutdown Drama
President Biden’s signature, while technically coming after the midnight deadline for a shutdown, ensured that there would be no lapse in government f [...]
G.O.P. Spending Hawks Defy Trump on the Debt Limit, Previewing More Clashes
President-elect Donald J. Trump is known for his tight grip on members of his party, but the rare rejection of his demand to raise the debt limit refl [...]
See which federal workers would be affected if a spending bill doesn’t pass.
A government shutdown would affect employees across major agencies, but the proportion that would be furloughed varies widely across agencies.
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Meet the 38 Republicans who defied Trump on the spending and debt deal.
The rebels are largely the most conservative lawmakers who are passionate about slashing spending and debt. They hail from deep-red districts where a [...]