Syrian president doubles public sector wages as national currency spirals downwards
Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad has doubled public sector wages and pensions as the war-torn country’s national currency spiraled further downwards, reaching a new low for the year
2023-08-16 21:25
US single-family housing starts surge in July
WASHINGTON U.S. single-family homebuilding surged in July amid an acute shortage of previously owned houses, but mortgage rates
2023-08-16 20:53
Egypt blackouts become symbol of malaise a decade after Sisi's rise
By Aidan Lewis and Hatem Maher CAIRO For Egyptians grown used to a decade of reliable power supplies
2023-08-16 20:26
Coinbase wins approval to offer crypto futures trading in US
(Reuters) -Coinbase Global said on Wednesday it had secured approval to offer cryptocurrency futures to U.S. retail customers, scoring a
2023-08-16 19:48
Intel calls off $5.4b Tower deal after failing to obtain regulatory approvals
Intel is terminating a $5.4 billion agreement to acquire Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor after China failed to sign off on the deal amid deteriorating US-China relations
2023-08-16 19:20
Fed meeting minutes could hint at end of rate hikes
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON The minutes of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting last month may indicate on Wednesday
2023-08-16 18:23
With a Gallic shrug, Fed bids adieu to the recession that wasn't
By Howard Schneider and Indradip Ghosh WASHINGTON Blame it on economic theory not matching reality, groupthink among forecasters
2023-08-16 18:20
Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near Israel border
Lebanese Cabinet ministers say an offshore drilling rig has arrived at its location in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast and will start operations in the coming weeks to search for gas
2023-08-16 17:49
Futures edge up as focus shifts to Fed meeting minutes
U.S. stock index futures ticked higher on Wednesday as investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve's July policy
2023-08-16 17:45
One year on, Biden still needs to explain his signature clean energy legislation
By Jarrett Renshaw U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday marks the first anniversary of signing his signature clean
2023-08-16 17:24
A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted
A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was submitted Wednesday to the government and its financing partners
2023-08-16 16:16
UK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise
The rate of inflation in the U.K. fell sharply in July to a 17-month low largely on the back of lower energy prices
2023-08-16 15:16