
Australia sets climate target for aid programme, pledges more local jobs
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY Australia will put climate change and local jobs at the centre of its international
2023-08-07 19:15

Futures rise following turbulent week; U.S. inflation in focus
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after a rough week when elevated bond yields pressured rate-sensitive stocks,
2023-08-07 18:20

Biden revs up economy pitch after week of silence on Trump
By Jarrett Renshaw WILMINGTON, Del. President Joe Biden kicks off a visit to three Western U.S. states on
2023-08-07 17:15

Saudi Arabia's oil giant Aramco reports $30B in Q2 profits, down nearly 40% from last year
Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Aramco brought in $30 billion in revenues in the second quarter, a nearly 40% decline from the same period the previous year
2023-08-07 15:24

Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation's most violent fields
Shootings and other attacks are increasing at hospitals across the U.S., contributing to health care becoming one of the nation's most violent fields
2023-08-07 12:59

U.S. trucking firm Yellow files for bankruptcy after loading up on debt
U.S. trucking firm Yellow Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, burdened with a heavy debt
2023-08-07 11:19

Analysis-China can no longer 'extend and pretend' on municipal debt
By Kevin Yao and Samuel Shen BEIJING China's promised "basket of measures" to defuse local government debt risks
2023-08-07 07:17

Dungeons & Dragons tells illustrators to stop using AI to generate artwork for fantasy franchise
The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game franchise says it won’t allow artists to use artificial intelligence technology to draw its cast of sorcerers, druids and other characters and scenery
2023-08-07 06:54

Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans
Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers
2023-08-07 01:57

DeSantis' retaliation against Disney hurts Florida, former governors and lawmakers say
A group of mostly Republican former high-level government officials is calling Gov_ Ron DeSantis' takeover of Disney World’s governing district “severely damaging to the political, social, and economic fabric of the State.”
2023-08-07 00:55

Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed on X
Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed live on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter
2023-08-07 00:51

The EPA's ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism
The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough
2023-08-06 22:23