US applications for jobless benefits highest since October 2021
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level since October 2021, but the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of the U.S. economy
2023-06-08 20:50
Budweiser brewer renews with FIFA to 2026 despite World Cup stadium beer ban in Qatar
Budweiser will still be the official World Cup beer through the 2026 tournament in the United States
2023-06-08 20:29
Finland's popular foreign minister announces bid to run in 2024 presidential election
Finland’s popular outgoing foreign minister, who was one of the key negotiators of his country’s recent membership in NATO, says he will run as a candidate in the presidential election early next year
2023-06-08 20:23
Stock market today: Wall Street listless early ahead of new labor market data
Wall Street was quiet again before the bell, one day after a heavy sell-off in the tech sector dragged some benchmarks lower
2023-06-08 20:17
GameStop slumps after it fires former Amazon executive brought into modernize the gaming retailer
Shares of GameStop are plunging before the opening bell after the company fired CEO Matthew Furlong, the former Amazon executive that was brought in two years ago to turn the struggling video game retailer around
2023-06-08 19:49
Europe's economy has shrunk. For households that are hurting, it's just numbers
The European economy has contracted slightly at the end of last year and beginning of 2023
2023-06-08 17:50
Malaysia, Indonesia end 18-year sea border disputes, vow to cooperate in defending palm oil industry
Malaysia and Indonesia have signed agreements to end longstanding sea border disputes and vowed to bolster cooperation to fight “highly detrimental discriminatory” measures against palm oil
2023-06-08 15:21
Stock market today: Asian shares slip following technology selloff on Wall Street
Asian shares have fallen after heavy selling of big-name tech stocks pushed benchmarks lower on Wall Street
2023-06-08 15:00
Malaysia, Singapore slam comedian for 'offensive' joke over MH370 plane disappearance
Malaysia has condemned a Singapore-born comedian who made fun of the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 during a skit in the United States
2023-06-08 12:48
Portland bans daytime camping, imposes other restrictions
Officials in Portland, Oregon, have voted to pass an ordinance prohibiting camping during daytime hours in most public places as the city struggles to address a longtime homelessness crisis
2023-06-08 11:18
Biden vetoes bill to cancel student debt relief
President Joe Biden has vetoed legislation that would have canceled his plan to forgive student debt
2023-06-08 07:21
Workers at Barnes & Noble in Manhattan's Union Square vote to unionize, continuing trend
Workers at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square, one of the retail chain’s signature stores, have voted to unionize
2023-06-08 06:29