Stock market today: Asian markets slip as rising yields in the bond market pressure stocks
Shares have fallen in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street as the vise tightened from rising yields in the bond market
2023-10-13 15:59
Microsoft’s bid for Activision gets UK approval. It removes the last hurdle to the gaming deal
Microsoft’s purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard has won final approval from Britain’s competition watchdog
2023-10-13 14:57
Funding Women and Child Health Key to African Equity, GFF Says
As lower-income countries grapple with declines in maternal and child well-being, the Global Financing Facility plans to secure
2023-10-13 13:57
China’s Commodities Imports Stay Buoyant as Economy Revives
Chinese commodities imports remained buoyant in September as the economy showed some signs of recovery and traders pinned
2023-10-13 13:26
China's exports, imports fell 6.2% in September as global demand faltered
China has reported its exports and imports both fell in September from a year earlier as global demand remained muted
2023-10-13 12:49
Japan's government asks a court to revoke the legal religious status of the Unification Church
Japan’s government has asked a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after an Education Ministry investigation concluded the group systematically manipulated its followers into donating money, sowing fear and harming their families
2023-10-13 12:20
Thai and Filipino workers filling labor gap in Israel get caught up in war between Israel and Hamas
The first group of Thai workers evacuated from Israel after the past few days’ bloody events in southern Israel and Gaza have arrived in Bangkok, greeted by anxious relatives and senior officials
2023-10-13 09:28
Mexico takes mining company to court seeking new remediation effort for Sonora river pollution
Mexico is pursuing a criminal complaint against the country’s largest copper producer seeking to force a new remediation program for river pollution in the northern state of Sonora
2023-10-13 08:17
Chinese Opt for Trendy McDonald’s Over Hermes in Blow to Hong Kong Tourism
Mainland Chinese visitors to Hong Kong used to flaunt Hermes handbags in shopping malls for social media photos.
2023-10-13 07:49
California considers stepping in to manage groundwater basin in farm country
California officials are faulting communities in a stretch of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley for failing to develop a plan to adequately protect groundwater
2023-10-13 06:59
Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, wealthy people
A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people pleaded guilty Thursday in an agreement with prosecutors
2023-10-13 06:24
White House poised to announce winners of competition to produce hydrogen fuel
The White House is poised to announce the winners of a $7 billion federal competition to produce and deliver hydrogen fuel, a key component of its clean energy program
2023-10-13 05:29