UK borrowers brace for more expensive loans as inflation fails to fall as anticipated
Official figures show that consumer price inflation across the U.K. is unchanged at 8.7% in the year to May against expectations for a modest decline, a development that is likely to see the Bank of England raise the cost of borrowing again
2023-06-21 15:56
Addison Rae: Why did Sephora remove TikTok star’s ITEM Beauty range?
Although ITEM Beauty was initially a direct-to-consumer business, in August 2021 it entered into an exclusive collaboration with Sephora
2023-06-21 15:19
Paris summit aims to shake up the financial system. It will test leaders' resolve on climate
Heads of state, finance leaders and activists are converging in Paris to seek ways to overhaul the International Monetary Fund and World Bank and usher the global development banks into a post-pandemic world with a rapidly changing climate
2023-06-21 14:48
Allies seek big-business investment to rebuild Ukraine at London conference
Diplomats from dozens of countries are meeting in London to drum up funds to rebuild Ukraine
2023-06-21 13:25
Asia wary in case Powell embraces his inner hawk
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY Asian stocks struggled on Wednesday as a lack of new stimulus steps from Beijing
2023-06-21 13:20
Wisconsin lawmakers poised to approve liquor law overhaul
Wisconsin lawmakers are poised to approve a massive overhaul of the laws governing the state’s multibillion-dollar liquor industry, changes that are supported by small craft brewers, like the makers of Spotted Cow beer, bar owners and alcohol distributors
2023-06-21 13:19
Powell to face Capitol Hill hearing at a time of rising uncertainty over Fed's interest-rate plans
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will begin two days of hearings before Congress on Wednesday that will likely focus on the question that consumed the central bank last week: How far and how fast will the Fed raise its key interest rate from here
2023-06-21 12:17
Foreign companies are shifting investment out of China as confidence wanes, business group says
A business group says foreign companies are shifting investment and their Asian headquarters out of China as confidence plunges following the expansion of an anti-spying law and other challenges
2023-06-21 09:45
Jeffrey Epstein got $300 million in US Virgin Islands tax incentives, JPMorgan says
NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase said the U.S. Virgin Islands gave Jeffrey Epstein more than $300 million in tax
2023-06-21 09:21
Singapore ride-hailing firm Grab slashes 1,000 jobs in biggest layoff since pandemic
Singapore ride-hailing firm Grab Holdings said it is cutting over 1,000 jobs or 11% of its workforce to cut costs and keep the company competitive, in its biggest round of job cuts since the pandemic
2023-06-21 08:50
Build begins on Wyoming-to-California power line amid growing wind power concern
Wyoming and federal officials formally kicked off construction Tuesday of a massive transmission line project to export wind power from Wyoming to southern California
2023-06-21 08:27
At recovery summit, UK's Sunak to unveil major Ukraine support
LONDON British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will unveil a major package for Ukraine, including $3 billion of additional
2023-06-21 06:25