Blue diamond sells for more than $44 million at Christie's auction in Geneva
Christie’s says the largest fancy vivid blue diamond to ever come to auction has sold for more than $44 million, far outstripping the pre-sale estimate
2023-11-08 06:57
Millions of Retired Americans Aren't Coming Back to Work as Predicted
More than three-and-a-half years after Covid struck, the US still has around 2 million more retirees than predicted,
2023-11-08 06:52
Biden will meet with United Auto Workers president in Illinois on Thursday
President Joe Biden will meet in Belvidere, Illinois, with the head of the United Auto Workers union
2023-11-08 06:17
Cyprus official says Israel-Hamas war may give an impetus to regional energy projects
Cyprus’ energy minister says the political and economic ramifications from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war may provide an impetus to regional energy projects involving his country
2023-11-08 03:50
Wisconsin GOP proposes ticket fee, smaller state contribution to Brewers stadium repair plan
Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate are proposing tweaks to their plan to help fund repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium that would scale back the state's contribution and impose a surcharge on non-baseball event tickets
2023-11-08 03:48
Diego Maradona's heirs win legal battle over use of trademark
The heirs of the late soccer star Diego Maradona have won a legal battle over the use of his trademark
2023-11-08 03:19
BU finds Ibram X. Kendi's antiracist research center managed funds properly, despite turmoil
Boston University said Tuesday that its initial inquiry into the antiracist research center run by best-selling author and academic Ibram X
2023-11-08 01:47
The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel and four Mexico-based firms accused of trafficking fentanyl into the United States
2023-11-08 00:23
Portuguese prime minister resigns after being caught up in corruption probe
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa says he is resigning after being involved in a widespread corruption probe
2023-11-07 22:57
Former Meta engineering leader to testify before Congress on Instagram's harms to teens
On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, Arturo Bejar, then a contractor at the social media giant, sent an email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the same topic
2023-11-07 22:57
Bangladesh raises monthly minimum wage for garment workers to $113 following weeks of protests
Authorities in Bangladesh have announced a new minimum wage for garment factory workers after weeks of violent protests
2023-11-07 22:24
UBS reports pre-tax loss in 3Q but says benefits of Credit Suisse merger gather steam
UBS has reported a $255 million pre-tax loss, shed some 4,000 jobs globally, cut costs faster than expected, and reaped billions in asset inflows in the third quarter
2023-11-07 21:56