North Korea Economy Shrinks Again as Pandemic Impact Drags On
North Korea’s economy shrank for a third year as the pandemic continued to weigh on activity, but resurgent
2023-07-28 11:17
Negative Views of China Rise Over Foreign Policy, Poll Finds
Perceptions of China abroad are souring largely because of its foreign policy decisions, according to a survey from
2023-07-28 10:51
China Asks Tech Giants to Showcase Investments in Sign of Easing
China has asked its largest technology companies to provide case studies of their most successful startup investments in
2023-07-28 10:48
Bolivia is the latest South American nation to use China's yuan for trade in challenge to the dollar
Bolivia is using the yuan to pay for imports and exports, becoming the latest country in South America to regularly use the Chinese currency in a small but growing challenge to the hegemony of the U.S. dollar
2023-07-28 10:18
GIC Cuts Key Quant Unit in ‘Tough’ Overhaul of Investment Teams
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte has scaled back a core quantitative unit set up in 2016 under
2023-07-28 09:17
Mexico's president offers to buy US company's coastal property for $375 million to end dispute
Mexico’s president says he has offered to buy an American company’s Caribbean coast property for $385 million to end a bitter, years-long dispute
2023-07-28 08:48
Citigroup says some predecessor companies likely saw indirect financial benefits from slavery
Some of the companies that formed what is now Citigroup likely benefitted financially from slavery in the 1800’s, the financial giant acknowledged Thursday, an admission that comes at a time when numerous institutions are re-examining their historic roots and the roles they played in slavery in the U.S. In research conducted last year, Citi found that none of its predecessor companies directly purchased, sold, or held slaves
2023-07-28 07:22
As cyclists ride across Iowa, they are seeing craft breweries driving small-town tourism
There are hundreds of breweries represented on the jerseys of the thousands of cyclists on RAGBRAI, the annual bike ride across Iowa
2023-07-28 06:52
MLB Rumors: Cardinals, Dodgers have exchanged names in Nolan Arenado trade talks
The Cardinals and Dodgers have continued to discuss a Nolan Arenado trade while naming some key prospects and players who could be in a return package.Despite the insistence from the St. Louis Cardinals that they are not going to trade All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado, the Los Angeles Dodger...
2023-07-28 05:51
Campaign finance charge dropped from case against Sam Bankman-Fried
Prosecutors have withdrawn a campaign finance charge from eight counts among charges FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will face at an October trial
2023-07-28 04:59
GOP measures would undo protections for endangered lesser prairie chicken, northern bat
Congress has approved measures to undo federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat
2023-07-28 04:52
Ford 2Q profit surges on strong revenue, earnings per share top estimates
Ford Motor Co.’s second-quarter profit surged to nearly three times more than a year ago to $1.92 billion on stronger revenue and sales
2023-07-28 04:23