Mysterious 1,000% Stock Gains Baffle Traders in Indonesia

Unexplained gains in Indonesian stocks are fueling calls for tighter regulation in Southeast Asia’s biggest equity market. Known

2023-06-16 08:29

Auto Wage Hikes Complicate the Search for an Affordable EV

A combustion engine has about 2,000 moving parts. An electric motor, by comparison, has about 20. However, the

2023-11-08 23:56

Anti-LGBTQ disinformation surges online in East Africa

Anti-LGBTQ bills in Kenya and Uganda have unleashed an unprecedented wave of online disinformation targeting the community, with experts accusing political leaders of spreading falsehoods...

2023-05-31 16:17

Kazakh Central Banker Replaced by Top Presidential Official

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismissed Galymzhan Pirmatov as central bank governor and named Timur Suleimenov to replace the

2023-09-04 20:48

Australian minister says invasive examinations were part of reason Qatar Airways was refused flights

Australian Transport Minister Catherine King says invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s international airport in 2020 were part of the reason she refused to allow Qatar Airways to double its services to Australia

2023-09-07 17:52

Analysis-Amid Israel turmoil, markets want continuity at central bank helm

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM Financial markets are hoping Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu keeps Bank of Israel Governor Amir

2023-09-21 20:49

Crypto Market Is Celebrating SEC’s Setback in Ripple Suit. But the Case Is Far From Settled

A US Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against Ripple Labs Inc. has kept crypto on edge since 2020

2023-07-15 03:25

Report says 2.3 billion people globally use polluting fuel to cook; 675 million have no electricity

A report by five international organizations says up to 2.3 billion people around the world are still using polluting fuels to cook, and 675 million don’t have electricity

2023-06-06 20:22

How tornadoes, crypto and mudslides pushed up the debt default deadline

The so-called X-date, or the day the US government can no longer pay its bills, may be on an accelerated timeline because the federal government collected less money on Tax Day in April than it had anticipated.

2023-05-20 05:18

Egypt's bonds fight back after Moody's downgrade triggers tumble

By Libby George, Patrick Werr and Marc Jones LONDON/CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt's government bonds fought back from an initial heavy tumble

2023-10-07 05:15

Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name

Billionaire Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta and Microsoft (already have intellectual property rights to the same letter.

2023-07-25 23:27

Ecuador Candidate Noboa Tones Down Idea of Tapping Reserves

Ecuador presidential candidate Daniel Noboa backtracked on a plan to spend $1.5 billion of the country’s foreign reserves,

2023-10-02 12:19