RTÉ director general announces recruitment freeze
All discretionary spending will be stopped in plans to restore confidence in the Irish broadcaster.
2023-09-13 19:52
Watchdog agency increases its pandemic unemployment benefits fraud estimate to as much as $135 billion
As much as $135 billion in fraudulent Covid-19 pandemic unemployment insurance claims were likely paid out, according to a report released Tuesday by the US Government Accountability Office.
2023-09-13 06:50
Mercedes boss: EV costs will remain higher for foreseeable future
(This Sept. 3 story has been refiled to add dropped words 'more than' in paragraph 6) MUNICH The
2023-09-04 21:52
Unilever beats shareholder case over Ben & Jerry's Israel boycott
By Jody Godoy A Manhattan federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Unilever Plc on Tuesday that claimed the
2023-08-30 02:54
BoE's Broadbent: Rates may have to stay high 'for some time yet'
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent said on Saturday that interest rates in Britain
2023-08-27 01:26
BlackRock-Backed Puerto Rico Utility Deal Would Cut Debt by 75%
Puerto Rico’s bankrupt power utility has reached a deal with BlackRock Financial Management and Nuveen Asset Management to
2023-08-26 12:23
A key Russia-friendly bloc may decide to expand. Who stands to benefit?
Members of the BRICS economic group of major emerging economies are meeting this week in South Africa for a summit that could determine the future of the bloc -- and how hard it pushes back against a world order it sees as unfairly dominated by the West.
2023-08-22 09:45
House Republicans aren't done slashing food assistance and fighting over social issues
After clamping down on food stamps in the debt ceiling deal, House Republicans now want to take a whack at WIC, the food assistance program for low-income women, infants and young children.
2023-07-31 19:18
'Barbenheimer' had incredible box office momentum in its first week
It was an explosive week for "Barbenheimer," with the atomic bomb and the atomic blond working hand in plastic hand to deliver box office dynamite. In their first week in domestic theaters, "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" grossed more than $368 million combined.
2023-07-30 02:17
Mercedes-Benz: stabilising supply chains boost orders, subdued economy still weighs
Mercedes-Benz forecast on Wednesday a subdued world economy with monetary policy weighing on consumers even as supply chain
2023-07-27 13:22
Barbenheimer could be the one-two movie punch that blasts away the superhero smash
Not only did the one-two punch of Barbie and Oppenheimer, crowned by America as "Barbenheimer," leave audiences enraptured this past weekend, but the double feature's opening box office performance could have seriously challenged the movie might of superhero blockbusters.
2023-07-25 21:53
China to be centre of Mercedes-Benz 2025 EV sales drive, Automobilwoche says
FRANKFURT Mercedes-Benz is making China, the world's top auto market, central to its next electric vehicle (EV) campaign
2023-07-23 18:17