‘No One Is Safe From Climate Change’ After Hottest 12 Months Ever Recorded
The past 12 months have been the hottest on record, as 99% of the world’s population experienced above-average
2023-11-09 19:18
A TotalEnergies pipeline project in East Africa is disturbing community graves, watchdog says
A New York-based climate watchdog says the French oil company TotalEnergies is failing to protect the sanctity of hundreds of graves in a controversial project that aims to build a heated pipeline from oil fields in Uganda to a port in Tanzania
2023-11-09 18:58
Japanese automaker Nissan's profits zoom on strong sales, favorable exchange rates
Nissan has reported that its profit zoomed more than 10-fold in the last quarter from a year before, boosted by a weak Japanese yen and strong vehicle sales around the world
2023-11-09 18:30
Japan's SoftBank hit with $6.2B quarterly loss as WeWork, other tech investments go sour
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group has reported it racked up a huge loss in the July-September quarter, as some of its investments soured
2023-11-09 17:49
Profits slip at Japan's Sony, hit by lengthy Hollywood strike
Sony has reported that its profit in the July-September quarter slipped 29% from a year earlier, as damage from a strike in the movie sector offset boosts from a favorable exchange rate
2023-11-09 16:49
Tourists Are Filling Singapore Airlines’ First and Business Class Cabins
Singapore Airlines Ltd. is flying nearly full first- and business-class cabins even without the return of corporate travel,
2023-11-09 15:25
Japanese automaker Honda reports its 3Q profit jumped on strong demand at home and in the US
Honda has reported that its profit jumped 34% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier as a cheap yen helped boost the Japanese automaker’s overseas strong earnings thanks to healthy demand, especially in the U.S. Honda’s profit rose to 254 billion yen, or $1.7 billion, from 189 billion yen
2023-11-09 15:18
An industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea
Police say an industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packaging plant in South Korea
2023-11-09 14:49
Merck KGaA Beats on Earnings Amid Demand for Cancer Drugs
Merck KGaA reported earnings that topped estimates as strong demand for cancer drugs Bavencio and Erbitux helped cushion
2023-11-09 14:27
MGM's CEO says tentative deal to avoid strike will be reached with Las Vegas hotel workers union
The CEO of MGM Resorts International says the company is close to reaching a tentative deal with the Las Vegas hotel workers union
2023-11-09 13:48
First Woman to Head Georgia’s Central Bank Looks to End IMF Rift
Georgia’s acting central bank governor said the country is poised soon to revive a $289 million program with
2023-11-09 13:25
The US and Chinese finance ministers are opening talks to lay the groundwork for a Biden-Xi meeting
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart are meeting in San Francisco to open two days of talks aimed at making progress on a slew of economic issues at a time when competition has markedly intensified between the two countries
2023-11-09 13:20