Turkey’s Debt Ratings Hinge on Erdogan’s Policy Follow-Through
Credit-rating companies are facing a pivotal moment as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes on a new, more
2023-08-02 15:57
Mideast countries that are already struggling fear price hikes after Russia exits grain deal
Egypt and other lower-income Middle Eastern countries like Lebanon and Pakistan are worried about what comes next after Russia pulled out of a crucial wartime grain deal
2023-08-02 13:20
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers say attempt to jail him before trial is wrong
Lawyers for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried say prosecutors are wrong to seek his detention prior to trial because their arguments are based on “innuendo, speculation, and scant facts.”
2023-08-02 10:52
Media owner files complaint alleging interference by Costa Rica's president in custody dispute
A banker and media owner says he filed a legal complaint against Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves, alleging that his administration interfered in his child custody dispute
2023-08-02 10:50
China Moves to Roll Out Pro-Growth Policies as Economy Struggles
China is turning its focus to rolling out various policy promises to help spur the economy’s recovery as
2023-08-02 10:48
US Credit Downgrade by Fitch Attacked as Baseless by Biden Officials
Biden administration officials objected strenuously to a decision by Fitch Ratings to strip the US of its top-tier
2023-08-02 07:54
UAW to show list of economic demands to automakers this week, will seek worker pay if plants close
The new president of the United Auto Workers says the union will present a long list to General Motors, Ford and Stellantis when it delivers economic demands to the companies this week
2023-08-02 07:50
Tech consultant to stand trial in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
A San Francisco judge has ordered tech consultant Nima Momeni to stand trial for murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
2023-08-02 07:26
Starbucks reports record revenue as China booms, but sales still fall short of expectations
Starbucks reported record revenue in its fiscal third quarter as sales in China roared back to life
2023-08-02 06:56
Environmentalists sue to stop Utah potash mine that produces sought-after crop fertilizer
Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit to prevent the construction of a new potash mine they say would devastate a lake ecosystem in the drought-stricken western Utah desert
2023-08-02 06:27
BNSF train engineers offered paid sick time and better schedules in new deal
Roughly 7,500 BNSF train engineers may get up to eight days of paid sick time and more predictable schedules if they approve a deal with the railroad announced Tuesday
2023-08-02 06:26
Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the U.S. credit rating, citing an expected increase in government debt over the next three years and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance” over the past two decades
2023-08-02 06:21