The Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night session that saw Democrats battling among themselves over jobless aid and the Republican minority failing in attempts to push through some three...

The U.S. Senate on Saturday began voting on whether to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill and send it back to the House of Representatives for final approval next week. (Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Scott Malone and Leslie Adler)

Italian credit group Cerved is in advanced talks with U.S. investment firm Centerbridge to clinch the long-awaited sale of its debt collection arm which is valued at about 400 million euros ($476.68 million), two sources told Reuters.

Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd plans to launch an air taxi service and the country's first drone delivery service as the budget carrier seeks to diversify amid the coronavirus pandemic, the company's CEO said on Saturday.

The World Bank has approved a $440 million loan to modernise signalling and upgrade track on 763 km of Egypt's 5,000 km rail network, the bank said in a statement.

The U.S. Senate on Saturday approved a Democratic compromise measure setting federal unemployment benefits for workers hit by the coronavirus pandemic at $300 per week through Sept. 6, under President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

Democrats in the U.S. Senate forged ahead with President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan early on Saturday, turning back Republican attempts to modify the package in a marathon session that had begun the prior day.

A go-to lender for U.S. electric cooperatives has $4 billion in exposure to the Texas market, where last month’s deep freeze slammed the finances of several co-ops hit with astronomically high gas and electric prices during the state’s grid blackout.

Democrats in the U.S. Senate said Friday they had resolved their differences over unemployment aid in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill, enabling them to move forward with the sweeping package after hours of delay.

U.S. Senate Democrats have reached a deal on jobless assistance, a sticking point for the coronavirus relief bill under consideration in the chamber, and will offer an amendment to extend the assistance through Sept. 6 at $300 per week, an aide said on Friday. (Reporting...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday said higher long-term Treasury debt yields were a sign market participants were anticipating a stronger recovery, not of increased inflation concerns.

U.S. central bankers on Friday signaled they do not plan to touch the dial on their super-easy policy for some time, expressing little concern over the rapid rise in U.S. Treasury yields in recent weeks, and hope for a robust recovery.

A go-to lender for U.S. electric cooperatives has $4 billion in exposure to the Texas market, where last month’s deep freeze slammed the finances of several co-ops hit with astronomically high gas and electric prices during the state’s grid blackout.

The U.S. economy is still under "considerable distress" and the Federal Reserve will continue to provide support until the labor market is stronger and average inflation is on track to meet the U.S. central bank's long-term target, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said...

Wall Street and a gauge of global equity markets rose on Friday as investors cheered signs of economic strength in a report that showed faster-than-expected U.S. jobs growth, data that initially stoked inflation concerns.

The U.S. economy is still under "considerable distress" and the Federal Reserve will continue to provide support until the labor market is stronger and average inflation is on track to meet the U.S. central bank's long term target, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said...

(Adds comments from Fed officials, updates prices) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, March 5 - U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from earlier highs on Friday as buyers stepped in after the benchmark 10-year note hit its highest level in over a year in the wake of a stronger-than-anticipated...

A sharp recent rise in bond yields mostly reflects expectations for stronger economic growth ahead, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said on Friday, but "we are still very far from our goals" of full employment and price stability.

Wall Street and a gauge of global equity markets on Friday recovered from earlier losses as investors took stock of a report that showed faster-than-expected U.S. jobs growth but which had previously stoked inflation concerns.

(Adds investor quotes and details throughout; updates prices) * Canadian dollar rises 0.1% against the greenback * Canada posts a trade surplus of C$1.4 billion in January * Price of U.S. oil settles 3.5% higher * Canada's 10-year yield touches a 13-month high at 1.544%...