List of All Articles with Tag 'con'

When China was in the midst of a pandemic-induced economic slump in 2020, then Premier Li Keqiang touted the idea of creating jobs by encouraging street vendors to set up shop across the country. That pitch was quickly shot down by close associates of leader Xi Jinping, who characterized the traditional trade as "unhygienic and uncivilized."

Michael Burry, the money manager made famous in The Big Short, now has a Big Long when it

SYDNEY A measure of Australian consumer sentiment fell in May after a surprise hike in interest rates by

Years of delay to plans for Japan’s first casino resort won’t have an adverse effect on the project

By Suban Abdulla LONDON Britons face the biggest tax-raising drive since the start of former prime minister Margaret

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. banking regulators plan to tell lawmakers the government will be open to future

Delta Air Lines Inc. is in talks with Airbus SE for a significant wide-body aircraft order, according to

Shake Shack Inc. shares rose as much as 8.9% Monday on news that activist investor Engaged Capital has

Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. won European Union approval, just weeks after the UK’s

BRUSSELS Europe is not in danger of a real estate or debt crisis as a result of the

Questions swirl about the strength of China's recovery from Covid lockdowns, and there's talk of recession in the United States. Yet Europe's economic prospects have brightened in recent months, according to the European Commission.

Rakuten Group Inc. plunged its most in more than three years after Reuters reported the internet company was