![Evergrande: China property giant files for bankruptcy in US](/i/c/e2418eaf-934c-572b-2119-e7f9b5f049fb.webp)
Evergrande: China property giant files for bankruptcy in US
The move comes as fears grow over problems in the world's second largest economy.
2023-08-18 09:25
!['Ho-hum holiday' spending expected as shoppers deal with economic cross-currents](/i/c/76f20def-e885-b83b-22a4-ec811e3760c2.webp)
'Ho-hum holiday' spending expected as shoppers deal with economic cross-currents
US consumers, trapped in a web of conflicting signals on the health of the economy and how it impacts their ability to shop for extras, might be forced to spend less enthusiastically on a key bucket of discretionary spending -- Christmas gifts, according to early forecasts of this year's holiday sales.
2023-08-16 19:50
![How Argentina learned to love the US dollar](/i/c/aba7c37f-a2e1-c158-9aca-74c902e0b0ef.webp)
How Argentina learned to love the US dollar
Stuffing your greenbacks into the "mattress bank" is a way of life for many Argentines.
2023-08-16 07:56
![World famous Yeovil glove maker Pittards appoints administrators](/i/c/d896158c-9dff-c42b-d5ac-9337cd27e6fd.webp)
World famous Yeovil glove maker Pittards appoints administrators
Pittards are calling in administrators after failing to secure necessary funds.
2023-08-14 00:58
![China property giant Country Garden warns of up to $7.6bn loss](/i/c/9d82a149-7fe1-2f11-35ab-a54413c3d534.webp)
China property giant Country Garden warns of up to $7.6bn loss
It is the latest signal of the major issues faced by the world's second largest economy.
2023-08-11 10:29
![100-day strike: Hollywood writers frustrated as talks languish](/i/c/367db65c-ba36-3cfe-8682-dcf20e851b2e.webp)
100-day strike: Hollywood writers frustrated as talks languish
By Dawn Chmielewski and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES The Hollywood writers' strike marks 100 days on Wednesday with
2023-08-09 18:30
![Deflation: Why falling prices in China raise concerns](/i/c/91336afe-1fa1-58c6-22a3-5603514e77f6.webp)
Deflation: Why falling prices in China raise concerns
The world's second largest economy has slipped into deflation for the first time in more than two years.
2023-08-09 15:21
![The winning numbers for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot have been drawn](/i/c/2d67090b-c227-38d9-46da-a36798fbac9c.webp)
The winning numbers for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot have been drawn
The winning numbers for Tuesday's estimated $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot -- which would be the largest in the lottery's history -- have been drawn.
2023-08-09 11:21
![China exports see biggest drop for three years](/i/c/061aab2f-dc05-0794-507f-6f24d9bae14e.webp)
China exports see biggest drop for three years
Global demand for Chinese goods has fallen as the cost of living and rising interest rates bite.
2023-08-08 16:20
![Janet Yellen: Credit downgrade 'puzzling' and unwarranted'](/i/c/9b0bbdbe-99af-470a-cf11-2cd7578161b3.webp)
Janet Yellen: Credit downgrade 'puzzling' and unwarranted'
Janet Yellen defends the US, as stock markets fall after credit downgrade.
2023-08-03 03:22
![X Corp sues anti-hate campaigners over Twitter research](/i/c/b2d7e7a6-c3c2-a39b-6365-27b32cb985df.webp)
X Corp sues anti-hate campaigners over Twitter research
The firm behind X, as Twitter is now known, is suing the Center for Countering Digital Hate
2023-08-02 07:17
![The Dow is on pace to do something today it hasn't done since 1897](/i/c/cd7c7486-9268-465d-ba39-6b905ccddf84.webp)
The Dow is on pace to do something today it hasn't done since 1897
The Dow is on pace for its best run in 126 years.
2023-07-27 23:23