Canada govt body guarantees up to $2.2 billion fresh loan to Trans Mountain expansion project
A Canadian government agency has guaranteed fresh commercial loans of up to C$3 billion ($2.2 billion) to the
2023-08-06 00:18
Berkshire Hathaway swings to a profit, boosted by massive investment gains
Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a jump in earnings in the second quarter of 2023, recovering from large investment losses a year ago, when the bear market flummoxed even the most successful investors like Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffett.
2023-08-05 23:25
NatWest Begins to Sound Out Successors for Departed CEO, FT Says
NatWest Group Plc has started to approach potential candidates to permanently replace former Chief Executive Alison Rose, the
2023-08-05 22:25
Blockbuster heatwave helping drive summer movie box office
What are some of the most packed movie screenings at the Maya Cinemas Fresno 16 in Fresno, California, these days? "Oppenheimer?" The multiplex's dozen daily showings of "Barbie?" Actually, it's the matinees of both.
2023-08-05 22:18
Berkshire Operating Earnings Rise on Insurance Strength
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. posted $10.04 billion in second-quarter operating profit as strength in its insurance businesses
2023-08-05 20:46
China's July economic losses from disasters exceed January-June
BEIJING China's direct economic losses from natural disasters surged to 41.18 billion yuan ($5.74 billion) in July, more
2023-08-05 17:51
Charting the Global Economy: US Payrolls Rise at a Moderate Pace
US employers continued to add workers at a steady, yet more moderate pace, suggesting the economy has scope
2023-08-05 17:47
The invisible laws that led to America's housing crisis
In the 1910s, US cities began enacting policies that would shape neighborhoods and, unintentionally, lay the roots for the severe housing shortage today: single-family zoning laws.
2023-08-05 15:21
Heat and wildfires put southern Europe's vital tourism earnings at risk
Greece’s resort island of Rhodes is nursing its wounds after 11 days of devastating wildfires
2023-08-05 14:49
Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers' attention, and they have a lot of questions
State legislatures across the country are rushing to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence
2023-08-05 12:27
Russia's war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere
On the battlefields of Ukraine, the fog of war plagues soldiers
2023-08-05 12:15
Canada dock workers vote to accept contract offer
Dock workers in Western Canada voted to accept an improved labor contract after a month-long dispute that affected
2023-08-05 11:50