Turned down for a loan, business owners look to family and even crowdsourcing to get money to grow
Among the many challenges small businesses face as they try to grow these days, getting a loan is right near the top
2023-11-27 00:57
Israeli-linked oil tanker seized off the coast of Aden, Yemen, private intelligence firm says
An oil tanker linked to Israel has been seized off the coast of Aden, Yemen, by an unknown force, according to a private security firm
2023-11-26 20:54
Skyscraper-studded Dubai has flourished during regional crises. Could it benefit from hosting COP28?
Dubai has a long history of finding economic success amid the war-ravaged woes of the wider Middle East
2023-11-26 13:24
Why Finland is blaming Russia for a sudden influx of migrants on its eastern border
Russia threatened retaliation against Finland after its Nordic neighbor joined NATO earlier this year
2023-11-26 00:29
Buyers worldwide go for bigger cars, erasing gains from cleaner tech. EVs would help
The energy used by cars and their CO2 emissions could have dropped by over 30% in the past decade if not for the world’s growing taste for SUVs, a new report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative suggests
2023-11-25 21:49
An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP
A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip
2023-11-25 16:49
Bird flu still taking toll on industry as 1.35 million chickens are being killed on an Ohio egg farm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 1.35 million chickens are being slaughtered on an Ohio egg farm as the bird flu continues to take a toll on the industry
2023-11-25 02:22
Internet casinos thrive in 6 states. So why hasn't it caught on more widely in the US?
In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax revenue to the state’s coffers, and helped keep Atlantic City’s nine casinos afloat while they were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic
2023-11-25 00:17
Germany's economy shrank, and it's facing a spending crisis that's spreading more gloom
Germany’s economy shrank in recent months, and business confidence is still in the dumps
2023-11-24 23:57
Putin to boost AI work in Russia to fight a Western monopoly he says is 'unacceptable and dangerous'
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence
2023-11-24 23:28
Biden's clean energy agenda faces mounting headwinds
By Nichola Groom and Jarrett Renshaw Canceled offshore wind projects, imperiled solar factories, fading demand for electric vehicles.
2023-11-24 19:28
Vietnam's plan for spending $15.5 billion for its clean energy transition to be announced at COP28
A plan for how Vietnam will spend $15.5 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been finalized and will be announced formally at the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai next week
2023-11-24 19:27