Why you should care about the global rout in government bonds
A slump in government bonds around the world has pushed up the cost of some nations' debt to levels not seen in more than a decade. That's bad news for governments in the red but also for the wallets of millions of mortgage borrowers, stock investors and businesses.
2023-10-05 01:21
US sanctions Chinese firms in crackdown on fentanyl supply chain
The move is part of efforts to target the supply chain of the drug amid the opioid crisis in the US.
2023-10-04 09:49
India-China feud keeps international planes out of Nepal airport
Nepal has spent millions constructing a new airport in hopes of boosting tourism - but no-one is coming.
2023-10-04 05:28
Deserted Nagorno-Karabakh reveals aftermath of lightning-fast Armenian defeat
Half-eaten food at abandoned positions reveal how fast Karabakh Armenians lost control to Azerbaijan.
2023-10-04 01:50
Explainer-Charting the Fed's data flow
By Howard Schneider The Federal Reserve held its benchmark overnight interest rate steady at its Sept. 19-20 policy meeting. New
2023-10-04 00:46
Rwanda country profile
Provides an overview of Rwanda, including key dates and facts about this east African country.
2023-10-03 23:49
Explainer-What's at stake in the US Congress' debate over Ukraine aid?
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON Congress included no new money for Ukraine in the stopgap U.S. spending bill it
2023-10-03 23:29
Could the Expos return? MLB expansion takes a surprising step forward
A rumor circulating within the baseball world concerns the Montreal Expos potentially becoming the next destination for an incoming MLB expansion team.
2023-10-03 11:54
What does the US Speaker of the House do?
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing the most serious threat to his leadership to date.
2023-10-03 09:24
Nobel Prize for mRNA vaccines: 5 things to know
Two pioneering scientists who created the technology behind life-saving Covid-19 vaccines have won the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology.
2023-10-03 05:53
Explainer-How Bill Ackman's SPARC differs from a SPAC
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK Bill Ackman's new investment vehicle, Pershing Square SPARC Holdings Ltd, marks a departure
2023-10-03 05:18
Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO accused of exploiting men for sex
An organised network recruited men for sex with Abercrombie & Fitch’s then-CEO - BBC investigation.
2023-10-03 00:23