Bill Gates meets Xi Jinping as US-China tensions simmer
The Microsoft co-founder is the latest high-profile US business leader to visit China in recent months.
2023-06-16 15:55
Major banks cut China 2023 GDP forecasts as recovery falters
BEIJING Four major Western banks have cut their 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for China after
2023-06-16 13:27
What are junk fees and how might Biden tackle them?
The president says airlines, banks, hotels and concert vendors are playing Americans "for suckers".
2023-06-16 09:46
Russian officials seek to streamline budget spending, but disagree on tax hikes
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW Faced with a $42 billion budget hole so far this year,
2023-06-15 22:48
Greece boat disaster: Capsized boat had 100 children in hold - reports
Survivors from a fishing boat that sank off Greece say as many as 750 people may have been on board.
2023-06-15 19:56
Dollar gains after Fed hike hint; yen tumbles
By Samuel Indyk London The U.S. dollar strengthened on Thursday after the Federal Reserve left borrowing costs unchanged
2023-06-15 16:20
Bears retreat on Asian FX, but ringgit and yuan stuck in tight grip: Reuters poll
By Sameer Manekar Investors cut back short bets on emerging Asian currencies as most local central banks maintained
2023-06-15 14:28
Sudan refugee family stuck in Oxford hotel make plea for help
Rayan Bashir says she is struggling after being left in hotels for weeks since arriving from Sudan.
2023-06-15 13:25
Ukraine war: The challenges of training F-16 pilots
The BBC goes to a Nato air exercise to see the challenges in training Ukrainians on F-16 fighters.
2023-06-15 13:18
New Zealand: Economy slips into recession after interest rate hikes
The country's central bank has aggressively raised interest rates since October 2021.
2023-06-15 11:49
Japan govt says volatile forex market 'undesirable'
TOKYO Japan's top government spokesperson said on Thursday that volatile moves in the currency markets were undesirable and
2023-06-15 10:45
Brett Goldstein still can't believe he got Harrison Ford to star in 'Shrinking': 'It felt so unrealistic'
When "Ted Lasso" writer and star Brett Goldstein had his eye on casting Ford in his AppleTV+ comedy "Shrinking," the idea, he said on a segment of Variety's Actors on Actors published Wednesday, felt "so unrealistic."
2023-06-15 06:23