Yellen swaps stories of being 'the only woman in the room' with Chinese economists
By Andrea Shalal and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, a trailblazer in the field of
2023-07-08 12:46
Britain's water industry crisis: Sewage spills, huge leaks and crushing debts
Financial trouble at the company that supplies more than a fifth of the UK population with water has raised alarm about the dire state of an industry that delivers a resource people can't live without.
2023-07-08 12:27
China Looms Large as NATO Allies Debate Expanded Role in Asia
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is among Asian leaders seeking to enhance ties with NATO during a key
2023-07-08 11:54
Swiss Banks Can Handle More Rate Hikes, SNB’s Schlegel Says
Switzerland’s lenders are strong enough to cope with possible additional interest-rate increases by the Swiss National Bank, its
2023-07-08 11:16
Ant to Buy Back Shares at 70% Lower Valuation Than at IPO
Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co. is proposing to buy back as much as 7.6% of shares in an
2023-07-08 10:54
Ant's share repurchase plan values firm at nearly $79 billion
SHANGHAI Ant Group on Saturday announced a share repurchase plan that values the fintech giant at 567.1 billion
2023-07-08 10:47
Weeklong dock strike on Canada's west coast is starting to pinch small businesses, experts say
Experts say Canadian consumers aren’t yet feeling the impact of the weekold port strike in British Columbia, but businesses are beginning to be pinched by the shutdown of docks that handle 25% of the country’s foreign trade
2023-07-08 10:20
Jamie Raskin Won’t Run for Senate, Warns Democracy in Peril
Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin, the Democratic firebrand and constitutional law professor who led Donald Trump’s second impeachment, announced
2023-07-08 09:53
California utility pays $22 million to settle federal claims over 2016 wildfire
Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims that they caused a 2016 wildfire that burned thousands of acres of national forest
2023-07-08 09:47
US podcast misinformation goes largely unchecked
Misinformation about everything from election fraud to Covid-19 vaccines is reaching millions of Americans through a popular...
2023-07-08 09:45
Rail union says Virginia derailment renews questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices
The union that represents locomotive engineers says a coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices
2023-07-08 08:57
Summers Warns on Inflation Complacency, Sees More Bond Declines
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers warned against any sense of achievement by policymakers in bringing inflation down notably
2023-07-08 08:27