Turned down for a loan, business owners look to family and even crowdsourcing to get money to grow
Among the many challenges small businesses face as they try to grow these days, getting a loan is right near the top
2023-11-27 00:56
Israeli-linked oil tanker seized off the coast of Aden, Yemen, private intelligence firm says
An oil tanker linked to Israel has been seized off the coast of Aden, Yemen, by an unknown force, according to a private security firm
2023-11-26 20:52
13 crew members missing after a cargo ship sinks off a Greek island in stormy seas
Greek authorities say an operation is underway to find 13 members of a cargo ship that sank off the island of Lesbos in stormy seas
2023-11-26 20:46
Skyscraper-studded Dubai has flourished during regional crises. Could it benefit from hosting COP28?
Dubai has a long history of finding economic success amid the war-ravaged woes of the wider Middle East
2023-11-26 13:15
Why Finland is blaming Russia for a sudden influx of migrants on its eastern border
Russia threatened retaliation against Finland after its Nordic neighbor joined NATO earlier this year
2023-11-26 00:29
Pentagon steps on AI accelerator as age of lethal autonomy looms
Artificial intelligence employed by the Pentagon has piloted pint-sized surveillance drones, helped Ukraine fight Russia, predicts when Air Force jets need maintenance and tracks rivals’ satellites in space
2023-11-25 23:52
Buyers worldwide go for bigger cars, erasing gains from cleaner tech. EVs would help
The energy used by cars and their CO2 emissions could have dropped by over 30% in the past decade if not for the world’s growing taste for SUVs, a new report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative suggests
2023-11-25 21:52
An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP
A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip
2023-11-25 16:59
Daryl Hall is suing John Oates over plan to sell stake in joint venture. A judge has paused the sale
Daryl Hall has sued his longtime music partner John Oates, arguing that his plan to sell off his share of a joint venture would violate a business agreement the duo had
2023-11-25 04:19
Bird flu still taking toll on industry as 1.35 million chickens are being killed on an Ohio egg farm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 1.35 million chickens are being slaughtered on an Ohio egg farm as the bird flu continues to take a toll on the industry
2023-11-25 02:27
Internet casinos thrive in 6 states. So why hasn't it caught on more widely in the US?
In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax revenue to the state’s coffers, and helped keep Atlantic City’s nine casinos afloat while they were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic
2023-11-25 00:29
Germany's economy shrank, and it's facing a spending crisis that's spreading more gloom
Germany’s economy shrank in recent months, and business confidence is still in the dumps
2023-11-24 23:59