Stock market today: Asian shares mixed despite Wall Street rally
Asian shares are mixed despite a rally on Wall Street driven by optimism over reports suggesting the American economy is in better shape than feared
2023-06-28 13:56
Threatened by shortages, electric car makers race for supplies of lithium for batteries
Threatened by possible shortages of lithium for electric car batteries, automakers are racing to lock in supplies of the once-obscure “white gold” in a politically and environmentally fraught competition from China to Nevada to Chile
2023-06-28 12:23
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to defend planned takeover of game-maker Activision Blizzard in court
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is due in court Wednesday to defend the company’s proposed $69 billion takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard
2023-06-28 12:17
Vietjet plane with 214 people aboard lands safely in Philippines after technical problem
A Vietjet plane carrying 214 people has made an unscheduled but safe landing in the northern Philippines after encountering an unspecified technical problem
2023-06-28 11:24
New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins visits China to boost economic ties
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has discussed his country’s interest in boosting economic ties with China during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
2023-06-28 11:20
Asia shares hesitant, yen slide stokes intervention risk
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY Asian shares hesitated on Wednesday as surprisingly upbeat U.S. economic news warred with global
2023-06-28 10:29
Regulators begin final safety inspection before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into sea
Japanese regulators are making the final inspection before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean
2023-06-28 10:18
2,700 people tricked into working for cybercrime syndicates rescued in Philippines
Philippine security forces say they rescued 2,700 people who had been trafficked and tricked into working for cybercrime syndicates
2023-06-28 09:58
California man gets prison for nearly $9M phony cow manure-to-green energy investment scheme
A California man is going to prison for running a cow dung-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure
2023-06-28 09:29
One in seven Britons faced hunger in 2022, says food bank charity
By James Davey LONDON One in seven people in the United Kingdom faced hunger last year because they
2023-06-28 08:46
New Mexico lawmakers question fallowing as way to reduce water use along the Rio Grande
Some New Mexico lawmakers are warning that the state’s fight with neighboring Texas over management of one of North America’s longest rivers is still brewing despite a proposed settlement and that leaving farmland unplanted won’t be a long-term answer to ensuring Texas gets its share
2023-06-28 06:27
New Jersey casinos want 10 more years of internet gambling, but NJ may only approve for 2 more
New Jersey’s casinos want to expand the state’s tops-in-the-nation internet gambling market for another 10 years, but state lawmakers may only approve it for an additional two
2023-06-28 06:20