
Germany Readies €20 Billion in Aid to Bolster Chip Output
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government plans to dole out €20 billion ($22 billion) to bolster semiconductor manufacturing in Germany
2023-07-24 20:52

Key question as Federal Reserve meets: Can the central bank pull off a difficult 'soft landing'?
When Chair Jerome Powell and other Federal Reserve officials gather this week for their latest decision on interest rates, they will do so on the cusp of achieving an elusive “soft landing” — the feat of curbing inflation without causing a deep recession
2023-07-24 19:50

Rhodes tourist felt she had been left to die
Libby Robb says she struggled to escape the fires and felt "abandoned".
2023-07-24 17:26

Iran targets e-commerce giant over photos of female employees without headscarves in new crackdown
Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures over the publication of photos showing female employees not wearing the Islamic headscarf
2023-07-24 15:58

Big Oil’s Weak Chemical Margins Add to Pain of Cheaper Crude
Plunging margins for petrochemicals are set to take a bite out of Big Oil’s quarterly profits, adding to
2023-07-24 15:57

Top Euro-Area Economies Flash Recession Warning Signals
Germany and France kicked off the third quarter with contractions in their private-sector economies, with sustained weakness in
2023-07-24 15:45

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it will not sell shares in Ant's buyback program
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has said it will not sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group Co_ because it wants to retain its stake in an “important strategic partner.”
2023-07-24 14:45

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after winning week on Wall Street
Asian shares have advanced after Wall Street closed out another winning week
2023-07-24 13:24

Ryanair Beats Estimates, Cautions on Traffic Amid Boeing Delays
Ryanair Holdings Plc reported fiscal first-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates while cautioning that delays from new Boeing
2023-07-24 13:17

Fukushima plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businesses, livelihoods
Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a highly contested plan facing fierce protests in and outside Japan
2023-07-24 12:59

After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust
2023-07-24 12:27

They're the names you don't know. Hollywood's 'journeyman' actors explain why they are striking
You don't know their names but you might recognize their faces
2023-07-24 12:22