Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as it counts down to a decision by the Federal Reserve
Stocks are drifting as Wall Street waits to hear what will come out of the Federal Reserve’s latest announcement on interest rates
2023-11-01 22:20
New oil leak reported after a ferry that repeatedly ran aground off the Swedish coast is pulled free
A ferry that had ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and started leaking oil into the Baltic Sea has been pulled free and anchored nearby
2023-11-01 21:55
A media freedom group accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and reports deaths of 34 journalists
An international media freedom group says 34 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas
2023-11-01 21:18
Business group estimates several hundred thousand clean energy jobs in EV, battery storage and solar
A business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210 major energy projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act took effect in mid-2022
2023-11-01 17:53
Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses
A group of human rights researchers has officially launched a website they hope will facilitate the task of obtaining justice for victims of state violence in Myanmar
2023-11-01 17:50
UK summit aims to tackle thorny issues around cutting-edge AI risks
Digital officials, tech company bosses and researchers are converging on a historic estate near London to discuss what to do about extreme risks posed by cutting-edge artificial intelligence
2023-11-01 16:26
Beijing's crackdown fails to dim Hong Kong's luster, as talent scheme lures mainland Chinese
The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong, triggered by Beijing’s crackdown on its civil liberties, is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the former British colony
2023-11-01 15:46
Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street gains ahead of Fed decision on interest rates
Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street advanced to claim back some of the ground it gave up in another losing month
2023-11-01 15:45
The UK's AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing
The AI Safety Summit is bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to Bletchley Park in the United Kingdom, a site that's synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing during World War II
2023-11-01 14:50
Japanese automaker Toyota's profits zoom on cheap yen, strong global sales
Toyota’s profit in the latest quarter jumped nearly threefold from a year ago as vehicle sales grew around the world and a cheap yen boosted the Japanese automaker’s overseas earnings
2023-11-01 14:16
Supreme Court confronts the question of trademark rights in 'Trump too small' case
Another day, another Supreme Court case with a mention of former President Donald Trump
2023-11-01 12:49
Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric set to testify at fraud trial that threatens family’s empire
Donald Trump’s eldest sons, who took over day-to-day management of his real estate empire when he became president, are scheduled to testify in the New York civil fraud case that threatens their company’s future
2023-11-01 12:28