'No second chance' to save Sri Lanka, central banker warns
The man charged with clawing Sri Lanka out of bankruptcy says he had warned about economic calamity years before it hit -- and was pressed...
2023-07-07 12:48
Slower, still strong US job growth expected in June
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON U.S. growth likely slowed in June after surging in the prior two months, but
2023-07-07 12:19
Sri Lankans jump ship as a bankrupt nation struggles
The snaking queues for food and fuel that crisscrossed Sri Lanka last year have given way to a different kind of line -- people scrambling for travel...
2023-07-07 11:49
Tesla Starts to Lay Off Some Battery Workers at China Factory
Tesla Inc. is laying off some battery production workers at its Shanghai plant, people familiar with the matter
2023-07-07 11:47
Asian markets fall further as US data fans rate fears
Stocks tumbled again Friday in Asia after another round of strong US data reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve will resume its interest rate hikes as...
2023-07-07 10:47
New Zealand’s Hipkins Sees Export Lift From EU Free Trade Deal
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will sign a free trade agreement with the European Union next week
2023-07-07 10:29
The Afghan Taliban say they banned beauty salons because they offered forbidden services
The Taliban says beauty salons have been banned in Afghanistan because they offered services forbidden by Islam and caused economic hardships for grooms’ families
2023-07-07 09:54
House Republicans Probe BlackRock, Vanguard on Their ESG Policies
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and two other House Republicans fired off letters to financial industry giants including
2023-07-07 09:46
Biden administration seeks stay of judge's social media order, saying it could cause 'grave harm'
Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”
2023-07-07 09:29
Biden yanks pro-growth label from Republicans, touts vigor of economy
Taking the stage at a South Carolina factory for his latest "Bidenomics" speech, Joe Biden gave the base of the apparently malfunctioning podium a light kick. The real kicking, he reserved...
2023-07-07 09:22
Brazil’s Congress Advances First Major Tax Overhaul in Decades
Brazil’s lower house gave preliminary approval to a proposal to overhaul the country’s labyrinthine tax rules, a goal
2023-07-07 09:18
4 things making it harder for Janet Yellen to repair the US-China relationship
As US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen gears up Friday for two days of meetings with officials and economists in Beijing, she has a tough job: to stabilize a fractious relationship that worsened this week when China retaliated in a tech war with the United States.
2023-07-07 08:57