A U.S. judge on Friday said he would not stop the U.S. Forest Service from transferring government-owned land in Arizona to Rio Tinto Plc for its Resolution Copper project, denying a request from Native Americans who say the land has religious and cultural import.
U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly fell in early February amid growing pessimism about the economy among households with annual incomes below $75,000, even as the government is poised to deliver another round of COVID-19 relief money.
The city of Miami is seeking to embrace bitcoin in its operations, a move that could bring dividends in terms of attracting technology companies, Mayor Francis Suarez said on Friday.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she expects lawmakers to complete legislation based on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill by the end of February.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - China has not upheld its commitments in bilateral ties with the United States in recent years, Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s nominee as budget director, told senators during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
Tanden raised questions about the U.S.-China trade agreement signed in January 2020 and told senators that bilateral trade ties had not been effective in changing China’s “mercantilist” approach and failure to abide by global trading rules.
Asked if she viewed Chinese video-sharing app Tik Tok as a security threat, Tanden said, “I think we should be concerned about any entity that takes information and shares its private technological information. To the extent TikTok is doing that, I would share that concern.” (Reporting by Andrea Shalal and Patricia Zengerle)