Environmentalists sue to stop Utah potash mine that produces sought-after crop fertilizer
Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit to prevent the construction of a new potash mine they say would devastate a lake ecosystem in the drought-stricken western Utah desert
2023-08-02 06:22
Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the U.S. credit rating, citing an expected increase in government debt over the next three years and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance” over the past two decades
2023-08-02 06:21
Treasury Futures Up, Dollar Slips on Fitch Fallout: Markets Wrap
Treasury futures rose while contracts for the S&P 500 stocks benchmark declined after Fitch Ratings downgraded the US
2023-08-02 06:17
Peru economy shrinks for two straight quarters, minister denies recession
Peru's finance minister said on Tuesday that preliminary data showed the country's economy shrank in June, marking two
2023-08-02 06:16
Milk Powder Price Sinks to Three-Year Low as Dairy Demand Wanes
Whole milk powder auction prices have slumped to a three-year low amid signs that demand for dairy products
2023-08-02 05:54
MicroStrategy Returns to Profitability With Bitcoin Rebound
MicroStrategy Inc., the enterprise-software maker that is the largest publicly-traded holder of Bitcoin, returned to profitability in the
2023-08-02 05:51
Americans are 'unwittingly funding' blacklisted Chinese companies, Congressional panel says
A Congressional select committee is investigating BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, and MSCI, one of the biggest providers of index funds, to determine whether they are investing Americans' savings in Chinese companies blacklisted by the US government for security and human rights issues.
2023-08-02 05:27
An accomplice to convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh's financial misdeeds gets seven years in prison
The former CEO of a respected South Carolina bank will spend seven years in federal prison for helping Alex Murdaugh steal nearly $2 million from clients' legal settlements
2023-08-02 04:57
Mexico’s Top Oil-Export Terminal Shut as Summer Demand Jumps
Petroleos Mexicanos shut down the country’s largest oil-exporting terminal because of a leak, adding to a string of
2023-08-02 04:56
X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speech
A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been sued by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter
2023-08-02 04:28
Glen Point’s Phillips Says US Trying to Criminalize FX Trading
Glen Point Capital co-founder Neil Phillips urged a federal judge to throw out charges that he tried to
2023-08-02 04:27
Mexico says trade treaty does not apply in Grupo Mexico mine labor dispute
MEXICO CITY A labor dispute mechanism under the U.S.-Canada-Mexico (USMCA) trade deal does not apply at Grupo Mexico's
2023-08-02 03:45