WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. small-business confidence surged to the highest level in just over six years in December, extending post election gains.  The National Federation of Independent Business said on Tuesday its Small Business Optimism Index increased 3.4 points to 105.1 last month, the highest reading since October 2018. It was the second straight month that the index pushed past...

(Reuters) - The boards of directors of the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks have grown more diverse by gender and race in 2025, data released by the U.S. central bank on Monday showed, though as a group the banks' chairs and deputy chairs have not.  Women hold 10 of the 24 leadership positions at Fed bank boards, the same number...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rolled out an economic plan aimed at curbing imports from China in an apparent nod to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his allegations that Mexico is a back door for Chinese goods entering the United States. Sheinbaum also used her speech to defend the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade pact, which she said...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rolled out her administration's roadmap to make the nation one of the world's top economies by the time she leaves office. Mexico, currently the No. 12 economy according to World Bank data, aims to crack the Top 10 by 2030, Sheinbaum said. The nation will do so by boosting local manufacturing...