WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Tuesday it had agreed to reduce how much capital Morgan Stanley ( MS ) must hold as a result of its most recent stress test results, lowering the required buffer from 5.1% to 4.3% for the upcoming year. In a statement, the Fed said further analysis showed that the central bank may...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic bill to keep the U.S. government funded past Tuesday was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate, raising the risk of a shutdown beginning in just hours. Voting continued. ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. labor market likely needs to weaken further for the Federal Reserve to achieve its 2% inflation target, as prices are rising even faster without factoring in the impact of new import tariffs, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan said on Tuesday. Logan urged caution in making further interest rate cuts, while being bullish on the economy but...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it had launched an investigation into Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa to determine whether the district engaged in race-based employment practices. The Justice Department said in a letter to interim superintendent Matthew Smith that it was looking into whether Iowa's largest public school system had violated the Civil Rights...