Countries agree to slash shipping emissions but not enough to stay within warming limits
Maritime nations agreed Friday to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that many experts and some nations say falls well short of what’s needed to curb warming to agreed temperature limits
2023-07-07 18:21
Yellen appeals to China to revive talks and not let technology tensions disrupt ties
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has appealed to China’s No. 2 leader not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on access to processor chips and other technology disrupt economic cooperation during a visit aimed at improving strained relations
2023-07-07 18:20
Elevated mortgage rates are leading to sharply higher monthly payments even as home prices ease
Would-be homebuyers are willing to take on sharply higher mortgage payments, even as home prices have begun to pull back this year
2023-07-07 18:17
Stock market today: World shares mixed as Yellen meets with Chinese officials in Beijing
European shares have opened mostly higher after Asian markets retreated
2023-07-07 17:54
Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of US companies during visit to revive relations
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has criticized China's treatment of U.S. companies and new export controls on metals used in semiconductors during a visit to Beijing to try to revive strained relations
2023-07-07 15:54
Yellen's visit to Beijing aims to heal rifts over a daunting array of China-US antagonisms
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese relations that are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes over technology, security and other irritants
2023-07-07 15:23
The Afghan Taliban say they banned beauty salons because they offered forbidden services
The Taliban says beauty salons have been banned in Afghanistan because they offered services forbidden by Islam and caused economic hardships for grooms’ families
2023-07-07 09:59
Food delivery services sue NYC over minimum pay rates for app-based workers
Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub have sued New York City to block its new minimum pay rules for food delivery workers
2023-07-07 09:30
Biden administration seeks stay of judge's social media order, saying it could cause 'grave harm'
Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”
2023-07-07 09:27
Biden administration says judge's social media order could cause 'grave harm'
Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”
2023-07-07 08:50
Truck makers pledge to comply with new California rules phasing out gas-powered vehicles
Some of the nation's largest truck makers have pledged to not sell new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade
2023-07-07 08:20
Transgender woman, bookstore, teacher sue over Montana law banning drag reading events
A transgender woman, the owners of an independent bookstore and an educator who teaches in costume are among those challenging Montana's first-in-the-nation law that bans people dressed in drag from reading to children in public schools or libraries
2023-07-07 07:21