3M Agrees to Pay More Than $5.5 Billion Over Military Earplugs
3M Co. has tentatively agreed to pay more than $5.5 billion to resolve over 300,000 lawsuits claiming it
2023-08-27 23:24
Raimondo Seeks to Seize Moment With China Visit Focused on Business
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is in China this week with an aim to improve communication and promote
2023-08-27 22:53
Discounts Make a Comeback as Shoppers Get Picky About Spending
US shoppers are getting increasingly hesitant about shelling out for shoes, appliances and other nonessentials. That has more
2023-08-27 22:48
Twitchy Traders Have S&P 500 Comebacks Fizzling at Historic Pace
Surprised that the S&P 500 swung into the green Friday? Don’t worry. Just wait. It’ll fall again after
2023-08-27 22:24
Women’s Tennis Is More Unpredictable — And Fun — Than Ever Going Into US Open
The retirement of the greatest women’s tennis player is giving a new generation of competitors the chance for
2023-08-27 22:20
Canadian economy set to show marked slowdown in Q2, giving BoC cause to pause
By Fergal Smith TORONTO Canada's second-quarter GDP report, due on Friday, is likely to show a sharp slowdown
2023-08-27 22:00
Crypto’s Latest Craze Friend.tech Is Overrun by Bots, ‘Speculative Games’
Blink and you’ll probably miss the latest crypto fad. A hot new social-media project that enlivened an otherwise
2023-08-27 21:19
Emerging-Market Funding Gets Creative as Dollar Bonds Dry Up
At the BRICS summit in Johannesburg this week, a key item on the agenda was reducing dollar dependence
2023-08-27 20:57
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have resumed their years-long negotiations over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary
2023-08-27 20:22
China Cuts Stock Trade Tax, Tightens IPOs to Boost Market
China lowered the stamp duty on stock trades for the first time since 2008 and pledged to slow
2023-08-27 20:21
US consumer spending is expected to cool further but not fall off a cliff
After a remarkable summer of robust consumer spending and financial-market resilience, the US economy is widely expected to slow in the coming months as the Federal Reserve continues its historic inflation fight.
2023-08-27 19:48
South Africa Says Distribution Is ‘Albatross’ of Power System
South Africa’s electricity distribution system is “an albatross” beset by fighting between the national power utility and municipalities
2023-08-27 19:47