Japan's Nikkei 225 drops 249 points as Asian stocks flounder
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia were mixed Tuesday while in the Pacific, markets rose. The scene mirrored events ...
Bangladesh cuts fuel subsidies, raises fuel prices by 50 percent
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh raised fuel prices by some 50 percent this week, which is aimed at reducing the country's subsidy ...
U.S. stocks start week on mixed note, Nasdaq Composite loses 13 points
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks closed mixed on Monday as investors fret about CPI data due to be ...
Amazon pays $1.7 billion for vacuum maker iRobot
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Amazon announced this week that it had purchased robotic vacuum maker iRobot for approximately $1.7 ...
$9 billion wind farm to be built in Atlantic Ocean off Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia: Dominion Energy Virginia has received state approval to build an enormous offshore wind farm off the coast of ...
Asian stock markets rack up modest gains, losses
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia were mixed on Monday, but gains and losses were modest.There is concern the ...
Australia to close coal mine near Great Barrier Reef
CANBERRA, Australia: Australia's new government has announced plans to ban the development of a coal mine located near the Great ...
US considers rules for refunds to air passengers suffering delays
WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Transportation Department said it could require airlines to offer passengers a refund if their flight schedules ...
US baseball teams to play for UK crowd in London in 2023
LONDON, England: In 2023, America's Major League Baseball is set to return to London for the first time since 2019, ...
American credit card debt rises, along with cost of living
NEW YORK CITY, New York: A New York Federal Reserve report released this week indicated that Americans are struggling to ...
New York State fines Robinhood Crypto $30 million
NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Department of Financial Services of New York State said it has fined the crypto ...
U.S. stocks in disarray despite fall in unemployment to 3.5 percent
NEW YORK, New York - Wall Street was in disarray Friday despite positive news on the employment front which sent ...
Marriott surpasses quarterly revenue and profit estimates
BETHESDA, Maryland: Marriott International surpassed its quarterly revenue and profit estimates, driven by better than expected occupancy levels and higher ...
Profits at British Petroleum of $8.45 billion match 14 year high
LONDON, England: Due to high margins and trading on the back of soaring energy prices, British Petroleum recorded second quarter ...
Asian stocks finish ahead as investors look to U.S. employment report
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia rose on Friday ahead of U.S. payroll data due to be released later ...
Likely UK leader Truss says new junk food taxes not on her agenda
LONDON, England: Liz Truss, the frontrunner to become the next UK prime minister, said she would not impose new taxes ...
Boeing, union agree on new pension deal to prevent strike
SEATTLE, Washington: A union representing nearly 2,500 employees at three Boeing defense locations in the St. Louis area canceled a ...
Choppy day for U.S. stocks, Nasdaq picks up 42 points
NEW YORK, New York -"There is a continued battle between the bulls and the bears and whether this rally has ...
Poland to get tough with EU top official
Warsaw will square up to EU leadership in a row over funding, a ruling party politician saidA senior official in ...
Russian exclave exhausts EU's goods transit limits
Kaliningrad needs more products from mainland Russia than Western sanctions allowEU sanctions, regulating the quantity of goods that can be ...
Dire straits but new signings: How did Barcelona return from the dead
FC Barcelona are somehow staying afloat and making squad improvements despite debts reportedly in the region of $1.4 billionAfter three ...
Airtel to roll out 5G services this month, says Gopal Vittal
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Bharti Airtel plans to roll out the fifth generation (5G) telecom services this month ...
China-US tensions: how global trade began splitting into two blocs
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan has elicited a strong response from China: three days of simulated attack on Taiwan ...
Poland to deploy all cannons to get money from Brussels top official
Warsaw will square up to EU leadership in a row over funding, a ruling party politician saidSenior officials in the ...
AAP files application in SC opposing PIL against political parties promising 'Freebies'
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has filed an application in the Supreme Court opposing ...
HDFC hikes lending rate by 25 bps, home loans to get costlier
New Delhi [India] August 9 (ANI): Housing finance company HDFC has increased its retail prime lending rate on housing loans ...
Shanghai Deja Vu: China puts 80,000 tourists under lockdown in beach resort destination
Beijing [China], August 9 (ANI): In a Shanghai-style lockdown, China's Sanya, a beach resort destination in Hainan Province, has put ...
'It's an incredibly bad look': Kevin Smith calls out Warner Bros' decision to axe 'Batgirl'
Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): American filmmaker Kevin Smith, during the latest episode of his 'Hollywood Babble-On' show, spoke out ...
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Goa State Co-operative Bank
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday it has imposed a monetary ...
Mike Tyson brands TV network 'slave masters
The boxing icon called out Hulu on social mediaMike Tyson has blasted American streaming service Hulu for making a biographical ...
Safeguards issue emerges as new challenge in Vienna talks
© Provided by Xinhua As a new round of nuclear negotiations to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal is ongoing ...
Sensex surges 465 points; MM, HDFC Bank, RIL climb
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI): The Indian stock market's benchmark Sensex surged 465 points on Monday led by strong ...
Shah terms Murmu's election as President as 'acche din' for Odisha
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], August 8 (ANI): Terming the election of Droupadi Murmu as India's President as Odisha's "acche din", Union ...
Ponzi Schemes: CBI books 132 firms in 100 FIRs since 2019; ED 87 PMLA cases
New Delhi, August 8 (ANI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered 100 cases involving 132 firms relating to ...
Western sanctions are good for Moscow US economist
A former Wall Street analyst says the Russian economy is being made self-sufficientThe economic war unleashed by the West against ...
SBI shares slump 2.4 per cent on disappointing Q1 earnings
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI): The share price of State Bank of India (SBI) slumped on Monday after the ...
Sensex rises 464 points; HDFC Bank, RIL surge
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI): The Indian stock market's benchmark Sensex was trading 464 points higher in the afternoon ...
Western sanctions are good for Moscow economist
A former Wall Street analyst says the Russian economy is being made self-sufficientThe economic war unleashed by the West against ...
Indian stock indices start fresh week on steady note
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Indian stock indices started the fresh week largely steady as the benchmark indices ...
US Fed Governor Bowman says another "similarly-sized" rate hike needed to contain inflation
Colorado [US], August 8 (ANI): The US Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman said another "similarly-sized" - 75 basis points ...
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Critical of media, Solomon Islands weighs taking over broadcaster
SOLOMON ISLANDS: In a move that opponents said is aimed at controlling and censoring the media, the government of the ...
Accidental airbag explosion blamed for 20th US deaths
WASHINGTON D.C.: In July, a Florida man was killed by exploding Takata airbag inflators, possibly becoming the 20th death in ...
After series of assassinations, Israel says it has eliminated all IJ leaders
Israel has launched an unprovoked war against the Palestinian resistance group Islamic Jihad. The Israeli army assassinated a high-ranking commander ...
American drone that killed Al Zawahiri in Kabul possibly launched from Kyrgyzstan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan categorically denied on Thursday that a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed al-Qaeda chief Ayman ...
Indonesia workers strike when ticket price jumps to see Komodo dragons
EAST NUSA TENGGARA, Indonesia: Hundreds of Indonesian tourism workers went on strike this week to protest a sharp rise in ...
Treasure found in 350-year-old Spanish shipwreck off Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas: A team of explorers have announced that they have uncovered a treasure, including coins, gemstones and priceless jewels, ...
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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...
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