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US national news from International Business Weekly: policy, Congress, the economy and what Washington’s decisions mean for business.





The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences named Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford 2026 Nobel economics laureates on 12 October, citing work on macroeconomic stabilization.
17 days ago
The National Hurricane Center says Isaias, the season's first hurricane, is moving north toward Gulf Coast states from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.
21 days ago
The H-1B registration system shifted from random selection to wage-based weighting in 2026, dramatically changing employer and applicant odds.
30 Sep 2026
The White House's $810 million rescission just before fiscal year-end bypassed Congress's review, prompting a GAO finding that the tactic violates the Impoundment Control Act.
28 Sep 2026
The dollar's role as the world's reserve currency lets the US government borrow more cheaply than it otherwise could. But geopolitical shifts and fiscal pressures are testing that advantage.
25 Sep 2026
Enhanced ACA tax credits lapsed at the end of 2025, and Congress has not restored them, pushing up marketplace premiums, deductibles and enrollment losses in 2026.
19 Sep 2026
The House passed a resolution telling Trump to end the Iran war for a third time, with seven Republicans defecting. It still has no force of law.
16 Sep 2026
The Bank of England is expected to hold its key rate at 3.75% on September 17, balancing energy-driven inflation against a weakening labour market.
14 Sep 2026Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus petitioned for legal separation after almost thirty years of marriage and the two or three has gotten serious about their choice to head out in…
12 Apr 2022Houston, we have an issue! U.S. rocket organizations are confronting the overwhelming undertaking of shipping many satellites to space before long as authorizations sideline the Russian space send off industry.…
12 Apr 2022
President Joe Biden will report another standard to get control over phantom weapons and boycott the assembling of such guns on Monday as the organization faces developing strain to take…
12 Apr 2022