The Democratic former vice president signaled that he intends to steer the United States away from the "America First" nationalism pursued by Trump after taking office on Jan. 20
Investors' risk appetite got a boost after Joe Biden's US presidential win and successes in vaccine development, pushing the benchmark MSCI gauge toward its best month since March 2016
Yellen is seen returning clarity on the U.S. strong-dollar policy, stabilizing the $6.6-trillion-a-day currency market that's the backbone of global finance and commerce
India and US face a common challenge in form of an "increasingly assertive" China and New Delhi has to be a key partner in engaging with Beijing from a position of strength, believes Antony Blinken
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said that he has signed the certificate of ascertainment for the slate of electors for Biden and Harris
Biden's transition to the White House ends weeks of political uncertainty
Trump has virtually conceded defeat to Joe Biden agreeing to begin the transition to the Democrat's administration while also making claims that he will be the ultimate winner of the Nov 3 election
Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state, another setback for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to undermine the results
US President Donald Trump asked officials to begin the transition process for President-elect Joe Biden
John Kerry is getting one more chance to lead the fight against climate change after President-elect Joe Biden named him climate envoy for national security
Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789
Alejandro Mayorkas is the first Latino and immigrant nominated to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security
John Kerry, a former secretary of state, will lead the incoming administration''s effort to combat climate change
'He is certainly a very weak president, if he can't sort out domestic issues, then he will do...something against China. Trump is not interested in war... but a Democratic president could start wars.'
Jake Sullivan, formerly one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, is likely to be named Biden's national security adviser
Biden, working in his home state of Delaware, has pushed ahead with his transition plans despite the lack of cooperation from the current administration
Business leaders, along with a number of other Americans, are increasingly worried that delays in the typical transition planning will exacerbate the pandemic and slow plans to roll out vaccines.
"It's past time to start a transition, to at least cooperate with a transition. I'd rather have a president who has more than one day to prepare," Republican Senator Kevin Cramer said
President Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge's dismissal of his campaign's effort to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania
Biden, working in his home state of Delaware, has announced a series of selections for White House posts