Gloomy U.S. retail outlook dulls hopes of strong holiday season spending
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh and Aishwarya Venugopal Latest results and forecasts from retailers ranging from Macy's to Foot
2023-08-23 22:50
Two tankers collided in Egypt's Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic in the vital waterway
Egyptian authorities say two tankers have collided in the Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic through the global waterway
2023-08-23 22:28
China, Russia and other emerging economies turn to main summit agenda in South Africa
Leaders of some of the developing world’s most important economies are turning to the main business of their summit in South Africa after a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the gathering an anti-Western tinge
2023-08-23 17:50
A Hong Kong court refused to ban a protest song. Now the government has been allowed to appeal
The Hong Kong government has been given the green light to appeal a court’s refusal to ban a protest song
2023-08-23 17:45
Surprisingly durable US economy poses key question: Are we facing higher-for-longer interest rates?
A year ago, Chair Jerome Powell warned that to fight high inflation, the Federal Reserve would continue to sharply raise interest rates, bringing “some pain” in the form of job losses and weaker economic growth
2023-08-23 17:20
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed ahead of Fed Chair speech and Nvidia earnings
Asian markets are trading mixed ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated speech later in the week
2023-08-23 15:20
North Korean plane takes off from Beijing in a sign Pyongyang is opening borders post-pandemic
A North Korean commercial flight has taken off from Beijing in a sign that Pyongyang is its opening its borders again after almost three years of severe COVID-19 restrictions
2023-08-23 10:29
McDonald's, CEO must face ex-security executive's race bias claims
By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Chicago on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing McDonald's Corp
2023-08-23 09:25
Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation
Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital “clone,” an online avatar that's updated in real time with information about a person's tastes and habits
2023-08-23 09:16
Federal judge orders utility to turn over customer information amid reports of improper water use
A federal judge has ordered Mississippi’s largest electric utility to turn over information on customers in and around the capital city who might be using water without paying for it
2023-08-23 06:48
Unionized UPS workers approve contract leaders agreed to in late July
The union representing 340,000 UPS workers says its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month
2023-08-23 04:54
Atlantic City casinos still profitable, but their bottom line is getting leaner
All nine Atlantic City casinos turned a profit in the second quarter of this year, although that collective profit was down more than 20% from a year ago
2023-08-23 04:20